Akane Egusa

is a middle school girl and daughter of Master of Barber Kaze, selected by Saeko Sonozaki to test the limits of one of the newest Gaia Memories: the Bird Memory. In addition to the fact that no one under the age of 20 is allowed to use a Gaia Memory (a rule Kirihiko steadfastly adheres to), the Bird Memory can also be used by those without a Living Connector and it has an addictive side effect.
==History==
When Akane runs away from home, her friend Touma Fujikawa is the first to test the true powers of the Bird Memory out and decides to use it for fun with friends Yuichi Kanamura and Yayoi Kubota until Touma decides to use it to attack people as the . They are stopped by Kamen Rider Double, and the two boys are taken into the hospital after suffering from some of the negative side effects of using a Gaia Memory without a Living Connector.
Later, Akane is overpowered by withdrawal from the Bird Memory and attacks Philip who gets in her way of obtaining it. Consumed completely by the Gaia Memory, Akane is able to access the Bird Dopant's , only to be defeated after the Nasca Dopant assists Kamen Rider Double in finding the Bird Dopant's weak spot for a direct strike on the Bird Memory by means of CycloneTrigger's Trigger Bat Shooting Maximum Drive.
==Forms==
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*Height: 278 cm
*Weight: 119 kg
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Gaia Memories - Transformation trinket
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Akane Egusa is portrayed by .
===Concept Art===
Bird Dopant was designed by .
Bird Dopant concept art.jpg|Bird Dopant concept art
Bird Dopant (Strengthened Form) concept art.jpg|Bird Dopant (Strengthened Form) concept art
==Appearances==
* Kamen Rider W
**Episode 17: Farewell N/Memory Kids
**Episode 18: Farewell N/The Friend with the Wind
**Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
==External links==
*Kamen Rider Zukan page on Akane Egusa.
*Kamen Rider Zukan page on Bird Dopant.
==Navigation==
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