Ren Akamichi

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 is a swordsman of the Sword of Logos who transforms into . 
==History==
===Background===
Ren Akamichi trained in the ninja ways under an unnamed master who imparted him with the lesson to value strength to prevail justice, which was persuasive enough to make Ren blindly take this to heart. At some point, he joined the Sword of Logos and inherited the Fuusouken Hayate after Amane Kagami's death. 
At some point, he met Kento Fukamiya whom he deeply admired as an idol and swordsman.
===The Wind Swordsman===
Ren Akamichi arrived in the Northern Base after training in Liberation. He greeted Kento and later meets Touma Kamiyama. Ren developed a rivalry with the new Saber, cementing it with a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who uses the Kobuta 3Kyoudai Wonder Ride Book to which Touma wins. After Storious sealed Touma's powers, Ren is given the Wonder Ride Book to protect the city while Touma searched to reach Avalon. Kenzan fought against Desast and managed to force him to retreat using his acrobatic skills and the power of wind.
As Kamen Rider Kenzan, Ren fought under the belief that strength can ensure justice. He would continue to help fight alongside the Northern Base swordsmen on their battles against Kamen Rider Calibur and the Megid. Ren was noted by Touma to have perfect synchroncity with Kento when they usually fought together.
===Kamen Rider Saber: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin===
When the Immortal Swordsman, Bahato, unleashes his destruction to the world using the Book of Ruin, Ren joined with the Northern Base swordsmen to battle in Wonder World. Kamen Rider Kenzan engaged the Shimi horde as Saber fought Falchion personally. Ren, intent on fighting prove his strength, wiped out the Shimi army with his fellow Swordsmen before Falchion was sealed away by Saber Emotional Dragon.
===Final Showdown with Calibur===
While Ren pressed on to fight the Sword of Logos' traitor, Kento would eventually be lost into the darkness in battle. With Kento's disappearance, Ren's personality grew more erratic and short-tempered. As Kamijo enacted to seize the Almighty Book, Kenzan fought with Buster, Slash, and Blades to hold off the Megid generals while Saber chased after Calibur. Ren and the rest of the Northern Base swordsmen would warmly welcome Touma back once he returned from the in the realm of the Almighty Book.
===Sword of Logos Conspiracy===
Following the defeat of Calibur and Sophia's disappearance, Reika Shindai appeared to the Northern Base swordsmen to accuse Touma had betrayed the Sword of Logos. While Touma defended himself that there's a true enemy within the guild, Ren was the first to attack first but is pushed aside by Kamen Rider Saikou's intervention that forced the Northern Base swordsmen to draw back. While everyone is transferred back to the Southern Base, Ren became intent on hunting down Touma, angered by his apparent betrayal.
Due to Reika Shindai's instigation, Ren held a grudge against Touma for betraying the Sword of Logos. While other members were trying to find out the true meaning of Touma's actions, he was eager to overthrow Saber without hesitation. When Ren was instructed to retrieve Raimeiken Ikazuchi, he broke into Saber and Legeiel's battle, unintentionally fighting with Desast. While he battled Desast after the latter remarked they weren't different, Kenzan would lose to him and yelled in frustration afterwards.
After Kento's reemergence as the new Calibur, he was frustrated with Reika after she labelled Kento as an enemy. Wishing to fight alongside Kento once again, he left the Sword of Logos to confront Kento himself. During the battle, he was unable to separate his image of the Kento he knew with the Kento he was facing, leading to one of the Fusouken Hayate's blades being sealed, losing to Kento. Desast begins to follow him, who compares the both of them are similar which Ren ultimately denies.
===Soul Searching with Desast===
Ren continued to travel alone to train by himself, while Desast follows him around much to Ren's disgust. While his former Northern Base teammates fight against the Sword of Logos, Ren refused to join his old allies as he sought to find his true strength. After a nearly losing to a battle with Kamen Rider Sabela, Ren manages to escape and permits Desast to follow along on his pursuit to gain true strength enough to defeat Desast on day.
During the swordsmen's battle against Master Logos as he attempts a ritual to summon the Almighty Book, Ren arrived to battle Kento. However, when Falchion arrived to strike at Kenzan, Calibur took the full brunt of the attack. Seeing Kento getting hurt after protecting him caused Ren to charge after Master Logos, but loses Fusouken Hayate and the majority of his Wonder Ride Books in the process. While Touma managed to foil Master Logos' ritual to summon the Almighty Book, Ren regains his arsenal back in his hands. Afterwards, Ren left, unsure what his next move should be. 
When Touma and Rintaro searches for Kento who is attempting to sacrifice himself to seal Isaac, Ren appears in front of them to demands Touma to have a duel with him. The two then engage in an intense duel, but Ren was defeated by Touma much to his frustration. Touma declared that strength isn't always justice, much to Ren's uncertainty. As Solomon enacted his destruction to the world, Kenzan joined the Kamen Riders to stop the mad tyrant but is overwhelmed. Standing alongside the other swordsmen, Ren would bear witness to Haouken Xross Saber's creation and the arrival of Kamen Rider Xross Saber.
After witnessing Touma's growth with Haouken Xross Saber, Ren realized that Touma had a form of strength that he himself lacked. When approached by a reformed Kento who had rejoined Touma's team, Ren declines his offer to return to the Northern Base, instead deciding to set out on his own path to find his own meaning of true strength. He departs and rejoins Desast, expressing relief that the man he once admired was back and well.
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One day, Touma was sent to the world of with Mei Sudo and Yuri as a result of Asmodeus' awakening. As a result of Shotaro Ishinomori's unsatisfaction, Ren was among the heroes who vanished. When Asmodeus raised more monsters, Touma and Shotaro arrived with their latest creations. Touma unveils Super Hero Senki, while Shotaro unveils Kamen Rider 1 and , allowing the Kamen Riders and Sentai Rangers to remanifest. Ren as Kamen Rider Kenzan joins his fellow swordsmen, the Kamen Riders, and the Super Sentai to battle Asmodeus's forces, emerging victorious in the ensuing battle.
===Storious' Endgame===
Ren continues his soul searching while engaging in silly antics with Desast, such as eating cupped ramen together. As Storious began to enact his plan to destroy the world, Desast was on the brink of death after battling Storious and Charybdis. Ren is informed by Desast that they must duel. Whie the two battle, Ren refuses to fight at the last second, much to the Megid's fury. Ren finally knows Desast's desperation to duel him after seeing his wound, which failed to regenerate. After hearing that the Megid had little time left, Ren finally agreed to duel him as Kenzan.
While Kenzan struggled due to Desast's continuous barrage of attacks, he tried to employ Blades' techniques much to Desast's dismay. Once he was knocked out of transformation, Ren tried to run for his life much to further Desast's anger. Once cornered, Ren decided to stay true to himself as he still wants to see where'll his power lead him. Kenzan found the resolve to continue fighting causing Desast to be more eager than ever. In the end, Kenzan was able to land a powerful blow enough to finally defeat Desast. As the Megid starts to disintegrate, Desast tells him to add red pickled gingers to his ramen which Ren agrees and solemnly thanked Desast for everything. 
As the final battle approaches, Kamen Rider Kenzan joins the swordsmen as they storm Storious' Tower of Destruction. Daishinji engaged of a Lord of Wise, while covering for Touma as he reached Storious' chamber. Although he fought with Daishinji in defeating it, Kenzan employed Desast's Calamity Strike to defeat the Lord of Wise, with Desast's spirit fighting along side with him. With one of the Lords of Wise gone, Ren watches Desast's Alter Ride Book and scarf disintegrate in his hands. Ren then leaves behind Mumeiken Kyomu and runs off to aid Touma and Kento. 
Ren would work together with Kento against a Lord of Wise and defeated him, only to pass out from his injuries that were later healed by Yuri. As the world eventually disintegrated, Ren was among many lives that were affected by a wave of destruction. However, once Touma became the Guardian of Wonder World, Ren was among the populace resurrected in the restored Earth.
===One Year Later===
One year later, Ren continued to walk on his own path to search for his inner strength. Upon hearing word that the missing victims that were unaccounted for had suddenly returned, Ren joined up with most of Touma's friends as they reunited with their missing friend once more. Afterwards, Ren seems to have embarked on a warrior-training journey to pursue his own strength.
===Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations===
As the demon Diablo emerged to threaten the Earth's future, this leading to Fenix's Kamen Riders and the Sword of Logos joining forces. They would also encounter time-displaced Shocker scientist Ryunosuke Momose, who sought to make amends with Hideo, his young son he left behind in 1971, who is now an adult man in 2021.
While Touma, Rintaro, Yuri, Vice, Daiji, and Sakura go to the future, Ren stayed behind in the present to battle Edison Crisper on Easter Island with Kento, until he left to battle Himiko Crisper in Antarctica. He was fighting on his own until everyone was able to return. He would be assisted by Kamen Rider Jeanne to defeat Himiko Crisper.
===Sabela & Durendal===
Ren later fought Rui Mitarai, and called Ryoga Shindai to inform him of his treachery. 
===Project Outsiders===
In the time since peace was fully restored, Ren began to train less, though the memory of him defeating Desast still weighted heavily on his mind. His inner self told Ren that this due to Ren wanting to fight Desast again, despite having told himself that Desast was defeated for the sake of saving the world. Ren is then approached by Horobi, who wanted to recruit Ren into a faction led by Zein to fight an upcoming evil. After Horobi leaves unable to convince Ren, Ren finds that Desast had been revived somehow, and wanted to fight him. Believing Desast to be that "evil", Ren transformed into Kenzan to stop him. Mid-way, Horobi enters the battle to help Ren, but Ren ultimately turned on Horobi and saved Desast from a shot from Horobi. After Horobi became possessed by the Ark, Desast took an injured Ren to safety. Ren later then admitted that he wanted to fight Desast again as he had no purpose in life, calling him his lifelong rival. 
After Ark, as Ark-Zero caught up to them, Desast transformed into Kamen Rider Desast as Ren witnessed him fight the Ark. Although the Ark was defeated, and Horobi was restored to normal, Nico Saiba appeared saying that if Desast wanted to keep Ren safe, they should stay away from each other. Desast then tells Ren that if they want to fight again, then they'd have to defeat Zein first. 
===Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin===
Eight years after saving the world, Ren continues his solo training to become a stronger swordsman. Unbeknownst to him, the multiple swordsmen within the Sword of Logos have begun to disappear. Akamichi would be vanished from existence by Mamiya using Amazing Siren's power. However, he would be restored back to normal after Mamiya reset reality.
=== Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi ===
Kenzan and Fuma were summoned and appeared in front of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada. They both attacked Rentaro and Keiwa before ZX came to stop them. Sara noticed they were being brainwashed by his powers, so she tricked Amakusa by dancing then breaking his power. Kenzan and Fuma returned normal and questioned where they're at, with ZX explaining they were being controlled, so the three of them join with Shinobi and Tycoon as being Ninja Riders.
==Video Game Appearances==
==Personality==
Ren is a childish and hot-headed person, often smiling and laughing during a fight. He is very stubborn and ignores advice from others, even from those he admires or cares about. However underneath that childish personality is an unhealthy obsession with strength, believing that only the strong can bring justice. To this end, he loves to challenge people to duels out of the blue, as well as accepting them. This rashness is often exploited by his opponents. Ren also does not take into account any potential civilian danger during his battles.. These are traits Kento finds negative and worries that they would prove detrimental to Ren in the long run.
Due to his close relationship with Kento, he is blinded in trusting the Sword of Logos over Touma regarding Kento's sealing; his actions are guided by what he thinks Kento would have done. When Tetsuo and Ryo ultimately left the Sword of Logos, Ren was left confused on his next course of action. When Kento ultimately returned as Calibur, his extreme belief in his role model caused him to butt heads with him when Kento eventually returned as a completely different person with widely different goals from Ren. His inability to reconcile his past version of Kento and his current version eventually leads to one half of Hayate being sealed, causing Ren to break down emotionally. Even then he still believes that the strong bring justice, so he left the Sword of Logos to be by himself and to grow stronger, so that he can eventually defeat Kento. 
Ren's pursuit for strength stemmed from his mentor, who taught him that justice cannot be served without it. However, this mentality has only worked against him, as each conflict Ren gets involved in against other Riders on par with him results in his defeat. His latest duel with Touma revealed that this "might-makes-right" mentality only weakens him, as he has no other reason to be strong and only wants strength for the sake of it, therefore making his goal an empty one - something Ren vehemently refuses to admit. 
However, meeting and battling with Desast had finally opened Ren's mind about the other side of power he desperately seeks. After defeating the Megid, Ren still searches the path for him to get stronger. However, despite choosing a solitary path, he had matured enough to believe in his own potential and take pride in his duty as a swordsman once more. This conviction was ultimately proven as Ren manages to defeat one of the four sages using his own strength and skills.
==Abilities==
*Expert Swordsman: As a former member of the Sword of Logos, Ren is a trained swordsman who demonstrates mastery over Fuusouken Hayate when fighting his enemies. Initially, Ren was more used to handling two swords simultaneously rather than a single sword, because of which he wasn't able to fight well when Hayate was locked in Ittouryu mode. After Hayate was unsealed, Ren slowly develops more mastery over wielding it in Ittouryu mode. By the time of the final battle against Storious, Ren was easily able to wield the Mumeiken Kyomu and later Desast's Grudge Dent against Lord of Wise Spartan.
*Skilled Combatant: Similar to Desast, Ren is able to copy attacks from other fellow swordsmen. This was shown when he briefly copied Rintaro's swords-fighting style against his final battle against Desast.
*Expert Acrobat: In line with being a ninja, Ren has shown to be an expert acrobat in battle. Even when Ren was untransformed, he was able to dodge Kento's attacks when the latter was Calibur.
==Kamen Rider Kenzan==
==Summons==
*3 Little Pig Brothers
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Wonder Ride Books - Transformation trinkets.
*Sword of Logos Buckle - Belt and energy source.
*Sword of Logos Holder - Carrying straps for Wonder Ride Books.
*Gatrikephone - Communication device.
===Weapons===
*Fuusouken Hayate - Transformation device and personal weapon.
*Steppig Wise - Personal weapon via Kobuta 3Kyoudai Wonder Ride Book.
*Mumeiken Kyomu - Taken from Desast after his death.
*Grudge Dent - Summoned by Desast Alter Ride Book, later destroyed.
==Relationships==
===Friends===
* Kento Fukamiya/Kamen Rider Espada (II)/Kamen Rider Calibur (III): They both belong to the Sword of Logos. Ren admires Kento deeply, to the point of obsession. After his death, almost all of Ren's actions revolved on what he thought Kento would do, and to bring justice to him. Upon learning that Kento returned, Ren does not know what to do because he must face him. When he hoped that he and Kento could fight together again like the old days, Kento turns him down coldly, sealing half of Hayate but not without begging for forgiveness, leaving Ren crushed emotionally. This would eventually set Ren down his path to become stronger than anyone. After Kento joins Touma's team, Ren expresses his relief on Kento's condition, despite the former still treading on his solitary path. Before the final battle, Ren expresses that despite him still searching for his reason to become stronger, he found the reason for why the world can't be destroyed by Storious, much to Kento's joy.
* Desast/Kamen Rider Falchion (II): During their initial meeting, Ren asks Desast whether he's strong or not, in which Desast taunts him to find out himself. Ren exclaimed that Desast is pretty strong and entertaining to him, much to his dismay as Ren managed to defeat the Megid. After Desast gained his freedom Desast showed interest in Ren, touting him as being similar to him . After losing to Sabela and by saving his life, Ren decided to accept his offer by joining him and afterwards, made a promise that if he became strong, he will fight Desast as he pleased. Thus starting a rivalry between the two. Although initially Ren refuses in dueling the megid, during Desast last battle with Touma, Ren notices that Desast is no longer immortal, as his wounds failed to regenerate. As the result, Ren finally agreed to duel Desast one last time. Ultimately, Ren defeat Desast after founding new resolve to keep on living. After Desast demise, Ren solemnly thanked him for everything, and took his red scarf, Mumeiken Kyomu, and his broken Alter Ride Book in his honor. Ren also ended up performing Desast signature move, Calamity Strike to defeat one of the Four Wise Lords, signifying his bond with the late Megid.
===Allies===
*Ren Akamichi's Master: Ren's mentor. He's the one responsible for Ren "Strength is Justice" view.
*Sophia/Kamen Rider Calibur (IV): Sophia is Ren's mentor in Sword of Logos. Ren himself casually calls Sophia as "Sophia-chan", in which the latter doesn't mind.
*Hayato Fukamiya/Kamen Rider Calibur (I): Former comrade of the Sword of Logos. Hayato was initially thought to have betrayed the Sword of Logos as the current Calibur, until it was revealed that Daichi was the Calibur at the time all along.
*Touma Kamiyama/Kamen Rider Saber: Ren sees Touma as a rival because he was Kento's childhood friend. Due to Reika telling him that Touma will betray the Sword of Logos, Ren turned against him. Even when Touma reaches out to him, Ren's extreme stubbornness turns down all of his advances with hostility. It is possible that Ren hates Touma since due to his arrival, everything he once knew has changed so much and that he's the cause of it. However, as Touma gets stronger by each battle, Ren starts to evaluate his view about strength.
*Rintaro Shindo/Kamen Rider Blades (II): Former comrade of the Sword of Logos. After joining Touma's team, they have become allies once again. 
*Yuri/Kamen Rider Saikou: Ren's relationship is simply that he views him as an enemy. When Ren tries to kill Touma along with Mei, Yuri defends them from his wrath, causing Ren to want to defeat him as well. After joining Touma's team, they have become allies.
*Tetsuo Daishinji/Kamen Rider Slash: Former comrades and friends of the Sword of Logos. Their relationship becomes strained after Tetsuo defects from the Sword of Logos and aligns with Touma. However, after joining Touma's alliance, they have become allies once again.
*Ryo Ogami/Kamen Rider Buster (II): After Ryo leaves the Sword of Logos as well, Ren does not know what to do, being confused by what is happening. When Ryo went to find him and joins Touma's team against Isaac, Ren lashed out at him refusing to and wanted to be left alone. After joining Touma's team, they have become allies.
*Reika Shindai/Kamen Rider Sabela: She manipulates him by telling him that Touma still has Kento's Seiken and that he must retrieve it as well as the Sword of Light (Yuri). Ren later leaves the Sword of Logos on his own path for strength. After joining Touma's team, they have become allies.
*Ryoga Shindai/Kamen Rider Durendal: One of his enemies. After joining Touma's team, they have become allies.
===Enemies ===
*(Kamen Rider) Storious: Ren is enemies with Storious due to the other being a Megid general.
*Legeiel: Ren is enemies with Legeiel due to the other being a Megid general. Even then, Ren's anger somewhat skews his priorities as when he was battling against him and Touma, he prioritized beating Touma for personal reasons. .
*Zooous: Ren is enemies with Zooous due to the other being a Megid general.
*Daichi Kamijo/Kamen Rider Saber (I)/Kamen Rider Calibur (II): Former comrade of the Sword of Logos turned bitter enemies. As Daichi "killed" Kento, Ren grew very resentful of Daichi. This resentment extended to Touma when he resonated with what Daichi said about the Sword of Logos.
*Master Logos/Isaac/Kamen Rider Solomon: Ren, by proxy, once served under him but has now left on his own path for strength, effectively becoming his enemy.
*Bahato/Kamen Rider Falchion (I): One of his enemies.
==Behind the Scenes==
=== Portrayal===
Ren Akamichi is portrayed by . As Kamen Rider Kenzan, his suit actor is .
===Etymology ===
*As with the naming scheme of all the Saber Riders, Kenzan's name is a combination of the Japanese words for and , the striking motion of a sword. It is also a pun on the word 見参 (Kenzan), a phrase used to announce someone's arrival.
*As with the surname scheme of other members of Sword of Logos, Ren's surname, Akamichi, contains a homophone of the kanji meaning "god" or "deity".
===Concept Art===
To be added
==Notes==
*Kenzan is the first Rider in the series whose first onscreen transformation does not use the typical CGI background or effects of the series, instead going straight to its shortened version.
**His CGI background transformation is first shown in the Kamen Rider Saber: 7 Riders Transform! Finisher! special video on YouTube.
* Kenzan is the first and the only rider to use an Alter Ride Book, although for an attack rather than a form.
===Dub names===
* In the Korean dub of Kamen Rider Saber, which aired in South Korea, Ren Akamichi is renamed Gang Balam (강바람 gangbalam), while his Rider designation is Kamen Rider Swordsman (가면라이더 검참 gamyeonlaideo geomcham).
==Appearances==
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