Masakazu Okamoto

## Kamen Rider Bolto

> I will destroy this world... and build a paradise.
>
> Okamoto's proclamation to create a paradise on Earth, Their Respective Dreams

**Masakazu Okamoto**, also known as **N**, is the central antagonist of *Kamen Rider Proto Zero-One: REAL×TIME*. He is the founder of Thinknet who transforms into **Kamen Rider Bolto**.

## History

### Background

Masakazu Okamoto was once a kind scientist working for Nano MIRAI, one of the several companies funding Satellite Veal's development. He studied in AI-controlled nanomachines and its practice in human medicine. His fiancée Kiro Nomura was struck with an unidentified illness and Masakazu used the technology to cure her condition. However, as a result of the Daybreak Town Accident, the nanomachines were compromised that resulted in Kiro's death. Desperate to bring her back, Masakazu digitized his mind using the nanomachines and his decomposing corpse is discovered days later. Now known as N, he forms Thinknet and preserved Kiro's brain in the digital form. Many people flocked to Thinknet, forming an army for N can use to fulfill his plans.

### Kamen Rider Zero-One (Fan Version)

#### Their Respective Dreams

After the war between humanity and Humagears was averted, Mazu was approached N at night and grants him a Suzuki Zero-One Driver and Zetsumerisekey. He transfigured the belt into the Bolto Driver and transformed into Kamen Rider Bolto. N proclaims his wish to destroy the current world to build a "paradise" on Earth.

### Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME

N sends a video message to Azuma Suzuki announcing his intention to destroy the world in sixty minutes. As he commands the Kamen Rider Obaddons to attack cities worldwide, Kamen Rider Bolto battles Kamen Rider Proto Zero-Two and emerges victorious. Seizing the Proto Zero-Two Progrisekey, he uses Zea's abilities to manifest the Hellrise Hopper Progrisekey. When Azuma returns just minutes later, Bolto battles Proto Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper and is blindsided as his nanomachine regeneration immobilized him. Bolto manages to escape using the completed Hellrise Progrisekey, before destroying the building they are in and the majority of his followers.

At an abandoned chapel, N was followed by Azuma who tried to stop him from using Hellrise Progrisekey by transforming with it. Eden was overpowered by Zero-One Hellrising Hopper's animalistic rampage but was fortunately saved by Mizu as Proto Zero-Two. He presisted to destroy the world to ensure the virtual paradise for him and his fiancée. However, after Azuma convices him that Kiro doesn't want a world like this, N decides to end the destruction only to be stopped by Behru and his former followers, who decided to resume creating their digital paradise without him. The Kamen Riders help N reach Kiro at the Thinknet servers as Sodoi takes his arsenal to become Kamen Rider Devil and leading the Obaddon Riders.

N arrives to the Thinknet servers and transports himself into the virtual chapel, only to believe Kiro nowhere to be found. Before N could despair, Kiro in bridal wear walks up the aisle and hugs him. N apologizes for not saving her and Kiro says it's not his fault. Now donning white groom wear, Masakazu Okamoto slides a ring onto his Kiro's finger and embraces her in their final moments and the Thinknet servers explode soon after.

## Personality

Before the Daybreak Town Accident, Masakazu was once a kind man who deeply loved his fiancé, Kiro, did the best he could to save her from her condition. After her death, Masakazu was wracked with guilt and depression for inadvertently causing Kiro's death. Since then, he was desperate to bring her back, even when it meant that he had to become a monster, which attracted Mazu to recruit him as the next Veal.

As N, he is a charismatic and mysterious individual who is seen by his followers as an enlightened figure. He preaches of creating paradise, which he calls the "Paradise Guardia", inspiring loyalty in his followers. However, despite his utilitarian goals, N's love for Kiro did not vanish and sought to create a virtual paradise for him and his wife to live in. N was willing to digitize people from the real world to populate his virtual realm without considering their own free will. However, while acting as a tremendous symbol, he was planning to abandon his followers in Thinknet in the ruined world, considering them a nuisance to his virtual paradise.

When Azuma discovered his true motives, N realized that his actions were out of selfish gain and should let Kiro rest in peace. In the digital world, N was able to reunite with Kiro and spent his final moments to embrace her, bringing back the good man that was previously Masakazu Okamoto.

## Family

Kiro Nomura in wedding dress.pngKiro Nomura
Wife (deceased)

## Family

Akane Tono in wedding dress.pngAkane Tono
Wife (deceased)
## Kamen Rider Bolto

**Kamen Rider Bolto**

> Progrise! Veal! Imagine! Ideal! Illusion! Bolto the Kamen Rider! The creator who charges forward believing in paradise.
>
> Transformation announcement, Kamen Rider Proto Zero-One

**Rider Statistics**

* **Rider Height**: 191.2 cm
* **Rider Weight**: 84.0 kg

**Ability Parameters**

* **Punching Power**: 41.4 t
* **Kicking Power**: 91.8 t
* **Maximum Jump Height**: 51.5 m
* **Maximum Running Speed**: 100 m per 1.4 seconds

N transforms into **Kamen Rider Bolto** by using the Bolto Zetsumerisekey in the Bolto Driver.

Stat-wise, Bolto is actually weaker than Proto Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper in all areas. However, due to N being an avatar made of nanomachines, Bolto has the ability to regenerate from virtually any injury. This ability allows Eden to defeat Proto Zero-Two despite the latter being much stronger. Bolto is also able to form bladed constructs out of the nanomachines from his body or surrounding area to attack the opponent in battle.

However, Bolto's regeneration ability has two weaknesses, each of which is exploited by one of Proto Zero-One's forms: MetalCluster Hopper can swarm Bolto with Cluster Cells that constantly tear away at his body without pause, making him unable to fully recover. Hellrising Hopper is able to release all of the energy it has accumulated in a large explosion that damages all of Bolto's body simultaneously, overwhelming his ability to reconstruct himself. This attack is the only thing that been shown to be able to force Bolto out of transformation.

Bolto wields the Thousand Jacker as his personal weapon.

	+ **Eden Impact**: Eden lets a single drop of his nanomachines fall from his fingers. When it hits the floor, the surrounding area is flooded by the nanomachines, appearing like a pool of blood. Large spikes then emerge and follow the opponent's position. Once the enemy is trapped between spikes, they merge to form a dome that imprisons them. The dome enlarges before Eden closes his fist, causing it to quickly implode and leave behind a spray of the nanomachines in their liquid state.
* Thousand Jacker finishers:
	+ **Thousand Break**: Bolto inserts a Progrisekey into the Thousand Jacker, pulls the hilt, and performs an attack utilizing the power of the inserted Progrise Key.
		- **Hellrise**: Bolto charges the Thousand Jacker with purple and red energy before pointing it upward, creating a pillar of light that extends miles into the sky and is surrounded by rings of red energy and spiraling red lightning. With the pillar of light anchored to the tip of the Thousand Jacker, Bolto draws a circle in the air with the weapon, creating two rings of distortion above him. Finally, Bolto stabs the Thousand Jacker into the ground, causing dark purple energy to travel back down the pillar of light. When the energy reaches the base of the pillar, it results in an explosion that sends out massive shockwaves of purple energy which destroy the surrounding area.

**Appearances:** *Proto Zero-One* Episode 45, *Kamen Rider Proto Zero-One: REAL×TIME*

## Equipment

### Devices

* Bolto Driver - Transformation device
* Zetsumerisekeys - Transformation trinkets
* Progrise Holder - Carrying straps for Progrisekeys

## Behind the Scenes

### Portrayal

S is portrayed by George Ramsey. As Kamen Rider Bolto, his suit actor is Marc Jefferson, who previously served as the suit actor for Kamen Rider Throuser.

## Appearances

* *Kamen Rider Zero-One (Fan Version)*
	+ Episode 45/Finale: *Their Respective Dreams*
	+ *Kamen Rider Proto Zero-One: REAL×TIME*
	+ *Proto Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Hacker* (Flashback)