Kuniteru Emoto

was a research associate in OSTO with Rokuro Utahoshi and Mitsuaki Gamou studying Cosmic Energy. After regretfully killing Utahoshi, he became the to stop Gamou. However as Gamou began to accumulate power, Emoto masqueraded as and recruited Ryusei Sakuta to become Meteor.
==History==
Emoto was once a good associate of both Rokuro Utahoshi and Mitsuaki Gamo studying Cosmic Energy. However, aiding Gamou and developing the same ability turn his eyes in a red color, Emoto stole the Zodiarts Switches from the OSTO space station and had a brief scuffle with Utahoshi, before escaping in a Lunar Module and leaving his former friend stranded on the moon. Soon after, becoming a professor at the Kyoto Space University to study The Hole above Kyoto, Emoto became one of the first members of the Horoscopes: Virgo. Emoto also used his powers to set up base in the M-BUS as Tachibana, training Ryusei Sakuta into becoming Kamen Rider Meteor to have him fight the Zodiarts and the other Horoscopes members under his guidance.
During Movie War Mega Max, in his Zodiarts form, Emoto attempted to capture Nadeshiko for Gamou before being forced to fall back after being hit with the Double Rider Rocket Punch. After the appearance of Kamen Rider Meteor, using his teleportation power to travel to and from Amanogawa High, Emoto proceeds to watch over Hayami's progress after banishing Ms. Sonoda for her failure to their cause, playing a part in Kijima's evolution into the Cancer Zodiarts, Meteor gaining the Storm Switch, and Kijima's unintended banishment as well.
After The Hole in Kyoto is negated, Emoto transfers to Miraikan where he becomes an instructor to Kengo, Yuki, and Tomoko. When Tomoko learned of his identity as the Virgo Zodarts, Emoto sent her to the Dark Nebula to conceal his secret. Emoto as the Virgo Zodiarts then proceeded to intimidate the Kamen Rider Club to halt any interference to the Horoscopes plan, effectively causing the club to dissolve. Kengo Utahoshi tries to send a Nugerover after the Virgo Zodiarts, the small robot tracking Emoto, but Virgo crushes it, saying he wouldn't find his identity so easily. Emoto as Tachibana then appears to Gentaro to show him to fight with ruthlessness instead of friendship. But Kengo interrupts and reveals that he has found Cosmic Energy readings, the same as the destroyed Nugerover, emitting from Tachibana's hands. Tachibana says he is not surprised of such cleverness coming from the son of Rokuro Utahoshi, and reveals himself as the Virgo Zodiarts. When Meteor attacks in a rage, Virgo banishes him to the Dark Nebula.
Emoto as the Virgo Zodiarts kept telling Fourze to fight with ruthlessness; but when the Kamen Rider Club reformed, not wanting to lose anymore friends, Emoto remembered his friendships with Rokuro and Gamou and realized that ruthlessness was not needed. Emoto then showed his real face and his intentions while bringing Tomoko and Ryusei back from the M-BUS, which he revealed was the true face of the Dark Nebula. Unfortunately he was seen by Gamou who then became the Sagittarius Horoscopes to attack him and the Riders. Emoto was mortally wounded in the fight. He teleported the Kamen Rider Club to safety and spirited Kengo away in order to tell him what really happened to his father. He begins explaining further, but they are interrupted by Libra and Leo, the latter of the two in a rage by Virgo's betrayal. Emoto tells Kengo the Horoscopes' goal before teleporting away with the Leo and Libra Zodiarts, fighting valiantly before dying by Leo's claws. He died with a smile on his face, happy that, in the end, he had friends once again.
His funeral was held on the moon by the Kamen Rider Club, with a collection placed outside the Rabbit Hatch in his memory, consisting of his cracked glasses, Tachibana's helmet, and a picture of him and Rokuro.
==Video Game Appearances==
===All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2===
The Virgo Zodiarts appears as a monster in the video game All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2.
===Kamen Rider Break Joker===
The Virgo Zodiarts and Tachibana appears as a playable character with other Riders and monsters in Kamen Rider Break Joker.
card_l_00467.png|Virgo Zodiarts Break Joker card
card_l_01277.png|Tachibana Break Joker card
==Personality==
Emoto appears to be a little air-headed and has a tendency to not pay attention to his surroundings. He once refers himself as the moon, only able to reflect the sun's glow, while explaining his relationship to Gamou and Rokuro. He however grew jealous of Rokuro being seen as the vibrant Earth. Since becoming Virgo, he loathes the moon due to two rather conflicting sentiments, one is due to him wanting take Rokuro's place as the Earth yet the other is due to the moon being the place that took his friend's life.
While not a die hard loyalist like Leo, he is rather close to Gamou thanks to the bonds they had forged during their days as part of the OSTO. He also appears to have thrown away his feelings of friendship in exchange for power as shown when he trains Fourze to fight with ruthlessness instead of friendship as Tachibana. But the Kamen Rider Club, currently unaware of Virgo's identity, note that there are times when Virgo indirectly aids them and appears to have an agenda of his own. In reality, Emoto actually seeks to subvert Gamou's plans, getting help from the Kamen Riders and the Club.
==Forms==
==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
Kuniteru Emoto is portrayed by , who later portrays Eiichi Todoroki in Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale.
The female voice of the Virgo Zodiarts is provided by , who also voices Shun's mother. 
The voice of Tachibana is performed by , who is also the series' narrator. As the Virgo Zodiarts, his suit actor is .
===Etymology===
His surname , when spelled backwards in English letters, becomes , which means "Maiden".
===Concept Art===
Virgo Zodiarts was designed by .
==Notes==
*Like fellow Horoscopes Sarina Sonoda, their monster forms are voiced an actor of their opposite gender most likely to conceal their true identities as such. 
*His Tachibana disguise was named after Tobei Tachibana, a long time friend of the Showa-Era Kamen Riders, but mainly to the Seven Legendary Riders, which seven members of the Kamen Rider Club have references to in their names.
*The Virgo Zodiart’s true identity has been foreshadowed several times in the series.
**Virgo personally called out Meteor to tell him that Cancer was Kijima, whom the latter would discover Ryusei’s identity, After Kijima was defeated and sent to the Dark Nebula, Virgo as Tachibana reassures Ryusei that his identity was safe and sound. 
**While speaking to Gamou and Hayami in Episode 30, Senior Useless, Virgo hears that Haru is a potential candidate to become the 7th Horoscope. He reports this to Ryusei as Tachibana, telling him that a sixth Horoscope is active at Subaruhoshi High School. 
**As Meteor is about to be defeated by Taurus, he is saved by Virgo no almost no reason except for that Meteor “might be useful.” 
**In Episode 40, Meteor begins to get suspicious about Virgo. In the same episode, Tomoko discovers that Virgo was Emoto. In the same episode where Virgo explains that the Dark Nebula can only hold dark Cosmic Energy, he showed no hesitation in sending Tomoko there, a first implication that the Dark Nebula is not actually in a different dimension. 
**After Tomoko’s capture, Tachibana warns the club and asks them to stop investigating Tomoko’s disappearance as he “believes that a Horoscopes was involved.” When they don’t listen, he threatens them as Virgo. 
**Kengo discreetly sends a Tsunegget after Virgo, but Virgo discovers it and crushes using his hand. Kengo later discovers the same residue on Tachibana’s hand, which forces him to reveal his identity as Virgo. 
**After Gentaro decides to retake Tachibana’s challenge, he is able to prove to him that friendships was his strength, which prompts Virgo to return Meteor and Tomoko, who later reveal that the Dark Nebula was actually onboard the M-BUS. Tomoko then reveals Tachibana’s identity as Emoto. 
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