[MaskedRiderAsakura]

We know that one of the main influences behind this show was Kamen Rider Ryuki, so I thought it'd be interesting to discuss character comparisons.


Shinji/Kouta: Pretty obvious. Main characters, idealists, technical pacifists, wants to use their powers to protect others.

Ren/Kaito: Another one that's obvious. Both are secondary Riders, both are obsessed with obtaining more power (for different reasons, obviously), brooding badasses with longcoats, and both are themed after European Knights.

Micchy/Kitaoka: I can see comparisons between these two, but they do differ quite a bit still. Both are primarily green-colored, gun-toting Riders. Both are strategists and both don't shy away from being manipulative and taking advantage of a situation. Micchy (at least for now) is more heroic than Kitaoka though.

I know that it's commonly been stated that Zangetsu is an Ouja expy, but I feel like the title of "Gaim's Ouja" belongs to Sigurd, with a hint of Kamen Rider Tiger. Sigurd has, at least from the perspective of the heroes, a twisted sense of what it means to be a 'hero' but he also has the bloodlust that Ouja has as well that contrasts with Kouta's own want to have the Riders band together.

Bravo, to me, seems like a more happy-go-lucky Ouja. He loves the thrill of fighting but isn't necessarily as psychotic about it. For him, it's more about the passion of it.