Zoruku Tojo

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 is the main antagonist in Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge from Lupin. He was a legendary phantom thief who assimilated the body of the Roidmude and gained the ability to transform into .
==Profile==
*Motif basis:
**Plain: Human, (as Cyberoid ZZZ), Bat (as ghost)
*Human form/synchronize: Zoruku Tojo
*Destroyed by: Core damaged by Roidmude 100
==History==
===Background===
Zoruku Tojo was a legendary phantom thief who operated during the mid-20th century. However as time passed, he grew older and he was forced to retire from his famed career. Six months after the Global Freeze, he learnt of the Roidmudes and the Kamen Riders. The elder Tojo was led to Krim Steinbelt's castle and uncovered Cyberoid ZZZ, a Roidmude body originally went to be used by Krim intended to for him to combat the Roidmudes. Wanting to return to his glorious early days, Tojo transferred his consciousness into Cyberoid ZZZ.
===The Challenge from Lupin===
Zoruko Tojo began a new criminal career as Ultimate Lupin and took advantage of his ability to generate Heavy Acceleration. His actions had caught the attention of Kamen Rider Drive, Shinnosuke Tomari, and would often challenge the detective and the Special Investigation Unit with messages declaring the targets of his thefts. After creating the Lupin Gunner copied from the Roidmudes' data, he transforms into Kamen Rider Lupin and could summon replicant Roidmudes to his disposal.
Although he accomplished his objective to humiliate Drive, Shinnosuke manages to expose him for disguising himself as Kiriko Shijima. Despite Lupin trying to escape by threatening Kiriko's life, Shinnosuke pursues him and is able to reactivate the Drive Driver to become Kamen Rider Drive once more. Kamen Rider Lupin fought Drive undergoing several Type Changes, before defeated by Drive Type Speed Flare's Speedrop. Before his defeat, Lupin returned the Kamen Rider title to Drive. After Tojo's consciousness left Cyberoid ZZZ's burned out body, the Roidmude husk was absorbed by Megahex to become ZZZ Megahex.
After Drive defeated Megahex with Kamen Rider Gaim, Shinnosuke returned to the Drive Pit. Tojo's consciousness, resembling a Roidmude's Core, fused with a Bat Type Viral Core, allowing him to appear as a hologram. He tells Shinnosuke that he will be back in the future as he technically stole Kiriko's "smile".
===The Last Challenge===
Following their last encounter, Lupin was revealed to had frequent run-ins with Shinnosuke Tomari to the point of being considered a nuisance. He issued one last challenge, where Drive fought Lupin in battle until it was revealed Roidmude 100 had impersonated him. After reclaiming his Lupin Gunner, Kamen Rider Lupin fought together with Drive, Mach, and Chaser against Roidmude 100 and his Reaper Legion. After their victory, Lupin leaves his arsenal and a farewell letter behind to Shinnosuke. It was revealed that the night before, Roidmude 100 damaged his core to the point of slowly disintegrating and wanted to spend his final moments as a hero. The heroes decide to pay their final respects to Lupin.
===Post-mortem===
Since the destruction of Tenjuro Banno and the Sigma Circular, the Lupin Gunner and Blade Viral Core are among the Kamen Riders' arsenal locked beneath the Drive Pit alongside Krim Steinbelt himself.
==Personality==
In his younger years, Zoruku was an active thief with a strong moral code, stealing solely from malicious individuals, with no acts of murder committed during said thefts. Wishing to be recognized as a "hero" by the public, he made every heist known beforehand by the police, overcoming each challenge with precision and skill. In his elder years, Zoruku is shown to have retained his passion for thievery, leading to his "return" as Kamen Rider Lupin. From the effects of the Cyberoid ZZZ's body though, Zoruku began to lose his state of mind, becoming more ruthless with the passage of time. 
Initially looking up to Kamen Rider Drive, Zoruku became disappointed upon learning his secret identity, thus deciding steal the title of "Kamen Rider" from Shinnosuke. Upon his defeat and revival though, Zoruku regained his former persona, acting in a gentlemanly manner once more. Recognizing Shinnosuke as a worthy adversary, Zoruku returned the title of "Kamen Rider" to him, with a promise to return someday.
Having gained a liking towards Shinnosuke, Zoruku would later reappear to him on several occasions, mildly inconveniencing Shinnosuke with acts of harmless theft. From Roidmude 100's ambush though, Zoruku became mortally injured, having his identity stolen in the process. Teaming up with the Special Investigation Unit, Zoruku had a rematch against his doppelganger, not wishing for his reputation to be tarnished. After successfully defeating Roidmude 100, Zoruku thanked Shinnosuke and the others through one final letter, appreciating everything they did for him.
==Disguises==
Zoruku driver.png|Unnamed Truck Driver
Kiriko Shijima (Zoruku Tojo Disguise).png|"Kiriko Shijima"
==Forms==
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Lupin Gunner: Transformation device
*Viral Cores: Allow Lupin to use weapons
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Zoruku Tojo is portrayed by . Disguised as Kiriko, he is portrayed by . As both Kamen Rider Lupin and Cyberoid ZZZ, his suit actor is .Ending credits
===Etymology===
Zoruku's name and appearance are themed after the famous fictional French thief . Like Lupin, Zoruku was a master of disguise. 
===Concept Art===
Cyberoid ZZZ was designed by .
Cyberoid ZZZ concept art.jpg|Cyberoid ZZZ concept art
==Notes==
*Zoruku's Roidmude's Core was actually spells out the word "0L0" instead of "ZZZ", due to his Roidmude body being similar to 000's body.
**It is also possible that his existence only as a holographic Roidmude instead of a solid body was because of him only existing as a consciousness, but not only an actual Roidmude Core, due to its unintentional personality.
**His core also resembles the word "OLD", as a reference to his old age before taking over the body of ZZZ.
*Cyberoid ZZZ was repainted for Chase's Protozero Roidmude form, ironically mirroring his Lupin powers being copied from Mashin Chaser.
==Appearances==
* Kamen Rider Drive
**Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase The Mystery of The Super Thief! 
** Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle 
***Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge From Lupin
***Movie War Full Throttle
**Episode 11: Who Can Prevent the Dark Christmas Eve? 
**Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ 
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