Shinji Kido/Episode Final

is a journalist trainee working for ORE Journal drafted into the ongoing Rider Fight as into . He fights to stop the Riders from killing each other and protect people from the Mirror Monsters.
As the final days of the war approaches, Shinji comes face to face with his dark counterpart from the Mirror World, who briefly possesses him as .
==History==
===Episode Final===
Shinji continued trying to stop the battle despite Shiro's rule to fight. He appears to be deceived by Miho Kirishima while maintaining a relation to her. Later, Shinji also finds out that Yui had already met him during their childhood and he feels that it was because of him that Yui is dying. Shinji also soon finds his mirror counterpart Kamen Rider Ryuga, where the latter tricks him into letting him absorb him under the assumption that it would save Yui. But Shinji breaks free and defeats Ryuga before he and Knight assume Survive form to defeat the horde of Hydragoons.
==Forms==
Shinji transforms into Kamen Rider Ryuki through his Card Deck and his V Buckle. After becoming possessed by his Mirror World counterpart, Shinji briefly became the host body to Kamen Rider Ryuga, until breaking free on his own.
==Contract Monster==
==Equipment==
*Card Deck - Transformation device and Advent Card holder
*V Buckle - Transformation belt
*Advent Cards - Trinkets that enable a Rider to summon Contract Monsters, access equipment, and use special abilities
*Dragvisor - Ryuki's Visor that enables him to use Advent Cards
**Dragvisorzwei - Upgraded version of the Dragvisor used to transform into Ryuki Survive
*Blackdragvisor - Ryuga's Visor that enables him to use Advent Cards
==Vehicles==
*Rideshooter - Motorcycle used by any Rider to enter the Mirror World
*Dragranzer Bike Mode - Serves as Ryuki Survive's bike
==Relationships==
=== Friends ===
*Yui Kanzaki: Shinji and Yui had actually met each other during their childhood. Shinji's guilt stems from his regret of not fulfilling his promise to Yui when they were younger, being the indirect cause of the Rider Fight in the first place.
*Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight: Continuing on from their relationship in the TV series, Shinji and Ren remained as uneasy allies. After Ryuga's defeat, Ren finally admitted that Shinji was the only one whom he could consider a true friend. Shinji then reaffirmed his friendship with Ren despite the circumstances of the Rider Fight as they went on to fight the remaining horde of Hydragoons to finish off the war.
*Miho Kirishima/Kamen Rider Femme: In the movie, despite initially having a rocky start due to Miho being a con artist, Shinji eventually became friendly with Miho through his attempts to save her, not wishing for her to become another victim in the Rider War. The two acted like an old married couple, bickering with each other in a caring manner. It is hinted that Miho had feelings for Shinji, which may have been mutual. The novel version confirms this, with the two becoming physically intimate with each other. Even near death, Miho continued to act normally in front of Shinji, so that he did not feel grief when she died. Official material hinted that Miho would have actually dropped her vendetta and survived had she met Shinji earlier, showing that his influence towards her was very significant.
=== Enemies ===
* Kamen Rider Ryuga/Dark Shinji: Shinji's Mirror World doppelgänger.
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Shinji Kido is portrayed by . As Kamen Rider Ryuki, his suit actor was , who has been the suit actor for the majority of leading Heisei Kamen Riders (except Kuuga and Hibiki), with acting as Takaiwa's substitute. As Kamen Rider Ryuga, his suit actors were and .
==Notes==
==Appearances==
* Kamen Rider Ryuki
**Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final
* Kamen Rider Zi-O
**Episode 21: Mirror World 2019 
==See also==
===Footnotes===
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