Koichi Kano

is a human police officer whose form was copied by Chase. He was originally in the traffic department until he was transferred into the Special Investigation Unit as a detective.
==Character History==
===Copied by Chase===
In 2014, unbeknownst to him, Koichi Kano's form was copied by the Roidmude Protozero. Having been instructed to take on a human form by Brain following his reprogramming, Protozero, later known as Chase, assumed Koichi Kano's appearance having observed him from a distance. Due to Koichi's stoic nature, Chase was unable to learn human emotions like other Roidmudes. 
===Meeting Shinnosuke and Kiriko===
In fall 2015, Koichi Kano stopped Shinnosuke and asked to check his driving license, as his sports car resembled a stolen vehicle. Shinnosuke and Kiriko were amused to see the face of their late friend again through this encounter. 
===Special Investigations Unit===
In 2017, two years following his meeting with Shinnosuke and Kiriko, Koichi Kano joined the Special Investigation Unit which had been reassembled in order to deal with the return of Koya Nishihori. 
By this time, Koichi had become a detective reporting under Shinnosuke, and no longer worked in the traffic police division. During Roidmude 005's revival, he appeared to assist Go Shijima by delivering Mach's arsenal. He was later possessed by Chase's data, appearing in front of Go to give him Shift Ride Crosser. After 005's defeat, he handcuffs Go for an earlier assault on him, though he is soon released. 
==Personality==
Similar to Chase, the Roidmude who copied his form, Koichi was a serious individual who focused on his task at hand, choosing to go by the book and follow the rules all the time. Koichi also preferred working alone, as he remarked that he didn't need any friends.
==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
Koichi Kano is portrayed by , who also portrays Chase.
==Notes==
*Like his actor, he has the Kanji and in his name, also the kanji .
*The sunglasses that Koichi wears is identical to the one Chase wears in episode 41.
*Chase/Protozero's copying of him, occurring following after his reprogramming by the first three, would retroactively contradict his prior depiction in Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze, in which Protozero/Protodrive's familiar voice can be clearly heard as he addresses Drive Driver while in Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser, he himself uses a different voice during his first transformation into Protodrive. Also, Chase himself has no awareness of his true Roidmude form despite having scanned Koichi sometime after his reprogramming.
==Appearances==
* Kamen Rider Drive
**Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser
**Episode 47: Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend?
**Novel: Kamen Rider Drive: ~Mach Saga~
**Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach
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