List of Kamen Rider Ryuki characters
This is a list of characters of the 2002 Kamen Rider Series . 13 Kamen Riders. The are the central characters of the series. Thirteen were created for thirteen Kamen Riders. The Riders make Contracts with monsters from the mysterious , a parallel dimension opposite to our own in which only the Kamen Riders can exist. The Riders draw on their monsters' strength in exchange for feeding them the life force of the creatures they destroy. The creator of the has only one rule: that there can be only one Kamen Rider. The others must be  killed, and the sole victor will be granted a single wish, which leads to a conflict known as the Rider War. Each Rider possesses their own Rider deck that contains the Advent Cards, the belt which manifests whenever they put the deck up against the reflective surface before sliding the deck into the belt to complete the transformation, and the motorcycle which serves as the Rider's transportation between the real world and the Mirror World. In battle, the Riders uses their Advent Cards in conjunction with their personal card readers called to invoke various abilities that draws their strength  from their contract monsters. Shinji Kido. is a 23-year-old good-hearted, friendly, simple, and naive idealist who works at the ORE Journal as a journalist trainee. He investigates a man named Koichi Sakakibara, whom disappeared, and finds a card deck in Koichi's apartment and eventually encounters a dragon named Dragreder which attacked him but was then mysteriously repelled. Later that day, he falls into a car window and ends up being dragged to the Mirror World. He was attacked by Dispider then was saved by Ren Akiyama, Kamen Rider Knight. Shinji was told to stay out of  the Rider conflict, but he decides to become a Kamen Rider to prevent Mirror World monsters from devouring humans and eventually, he contracts Dragreder and becomes Kamen Rider Ryuki to protect people's lives and stop the Rider War. With the card, the card he received from Shiro Kanzaki, he eventually gains the ability to transform into . Although he died protecting civilians from a pack of Raydragoons, Yui's death convinces Shiro to negate the Rider War and avert all of the deaths that took place; with most of the former participants, including himself, living normal lives afterwards. In "Kamen  Rider Zi-O" and its "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Shinji developed a fear of mirrors when his grudge towards the ORE Journal's clients for not supporting his former workplace created Mirror Shinji and attempted to end his life before Kamen Rider Zi-O helped him accepts his other self and finally move on. Soon after, Shinji ends up being drafted into a new Rider War while slowly regaining his memories as he wins the Rider War and fights Another Ryuki before leaving him to Zi-O and Geiz while honoring Ren's final request to check  on Eri. Shinji Kido is portrayed by . Ren Akiyama. is a 24-year-old cold loner who fights constantly and is frequently unemployed. He received his Rider deck before the start of the series. He accepted Kanzaki's offer to join the Rider war to give his fiancé, Eri Ogawa, a full recovery as she was in a mysterious coma ever since an encounter with Darkwing. Ren later contracted with Darkwing and became . With the card, he eventually gains the ability to transform into . In "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Ren ends up being  drafted into a new Rider War while slowly regaining his memories before dying defeating Takeshi Asakura, asking Shinji to check on Eri. Ren Akiyama is portrayed by . Kamen Rider Zolda. is a Kamen Rider specialized in long-range combat with Magnugiga as their Contract Monster. Shuichi Kitaoka. is a 30-year-old self-proclaimed "super-lawyer" who tends to only help someone if he has something to gain. Because he has a terminal case of cancer and has been given only a few months to live, he accepted Kanzaki's offer to join the Rider War. His prize is to  be immortal so that he could continue his extravagant lifestyle. Because of his illness, he suffers from frequent dizzy spells and fainting. He fights as the first Kamen Rider Zolda, though he eventually had Goro take his place during the final day of the Rider War. Though he died, his death was temporary averted once the Rider War ran its course. In "Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final", Shuichi forfeited due to his health. In the "13 Riders" special, Shuichi is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. In "13 Riders", Shuichi visited Takeshi in prison noting that he knows about  his status as a Kamen Rider. He is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji and Ren. During "Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen", the Game World's Shuichi was chosen by the said world's Masato Jin/Beet Buster into Emu Hojo/Kamen Rider Ex-Aid's team, in term of his contract service. Shuichi temporarily assumes the form of the green-colored , a hybrid of Green Ranger and the Double Riders, once he and his team prevail in the Game World's Ultra Super Hero Taisen tournament. In this form, he rides the Gokaigers' Gokai  Galleon against the Xevious fleet. By the events of "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" storyline, Shuichi passed on with Goro as succeeding him as Zolda. Shuichi Kitaoka is portrayed by . Goro Yura. is Shuichi's 25-year-old loyal secretary who is highly skilled with household work and hand-to-hand combat. He is also aware of Shuichi's activities as a Rider and helps as much as he can. Goro was once Shuichi's client. Because of that, Shuichi's condition was not diagnosed in time. Feeling in debt, Goro decided to be his loyal  secretary and bodyguard forever. He would later serve as the second Zolda, taking over for a dying Shuichi as he died fighting Takeshi before being brought back to life when the Rider War's events were averted. In "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Goro is being drafted into a new Rider War and feigns having no memory of the previous Rider War while posing as Takeshi's secretary until an opportunity to kill him presents itself. Goro gets his chance, but dies inflicting the death wound on Takeshi. Goro Yura is portrayed by . Takeshi  Asakura. is a 25-year-old sadistic and bad-tempered criminal who murdered his entire family during childhood, gaining a reputation for having a love to fight and kill in his random fits of rage. As a result of his sadistic nature, prior to becoming a Rider, Takeshi was personally responsible for both ending the piano career of Miyuki Tezuka's friend Yuichi Saito and the murder of Miho Kirishima's older sister. His arrogant personality resulted with his defense attorney Shuichi Kitaoka refusing to represent him and leaving him to rot in jail. Because he was in prison and  could not feed his destructive nature, Takeshi gladly accepted Shiro's offer to join the Rider War and forms a pact with Venosnaker, using his newfound powers as to break out of jail and get his revenge on Shuichi, learning of his identity as a Kamen Rider. Over the series, thanks to Ren helping him fake his death to ensure no interference, Ouja manages to kill off both Gai and Raia, taking their contract monsters as his own. But once the police learn he is still alive, Takeshi was once more wanted as he attempts to settle things with Shuichi . By the end of the series, Takeshi finally has his showdown with Zolda and defeats him. However, Takeshi finds out seconds later that "Zolda" was actually Goro, resulting with him in utter disarray of being denied the right to kill the man he hated the most as he is gunned down by the police before his demise was averted. When time is reset, he was last seen maintaining a low profile. In the movie's alternate ending due to Ryuga's intervention during his fight with Femme in the Mirror World, Takeshi ends up being dissolved into nothingness after Femme  destroys his deck. In the "13 Riders" special, Takeshi is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji after Venosnaker springs him from prison. In "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Takeshi is being drafted into a new Rider War and is the only one to retain his memories of the previous Rider War. After being fatally wounded by Goro, Takeshi dies after killing Ren. Takeshi Asakura is portrayed by . Kamen Rider Odin. is a mysterious golden entity who fights with his contract monster Goldphoenix. Being a sentient Rider deck that Shiro Kanzaki created, provided with  host bodies to control, Odin serves as the man's representative in the Rider War while watching over Yui. His powers include teleportation and his ability to rewind time to the beginning of the Rider War via his Time Vent card. Odin possesses incredible strength, the ability to teleport short distances, and the ability to shoot a gust of golden feathers. Odin also possesses powerful cards, namely the Time Vent card that allows him to reverse time to the beginning of the Rider War and the card which makes him invincible when used with the Survive Shippu and Survive Rekka  cards. Throughout the Rider War, Odin makes brief appearances and fights the other Kamen Riders before he and Knight Survive are left. But after a climactic battle, Odin disappears after Kanzaki sees the pointlessness of the Rider War as it was rendered null and void upon Yui's death. In the "13 Riders" special, Kamen Rider Odin is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. During the events of "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Odin resurfaces and turns Tatsuya Kanō into Another Ryuki to establish a new Rider War for his agenda of resurrecting  Yui. Odin battles Kamen Riders Zi-O and Geiz after they defeated his Another Rider, destroyed for good after the Time Riders used the Ryuki and Knight Ride Watches to negate his Survive card combo. Kamen Rider Odin is voiced by who also provides the voice of the 13 Rider's Visors. Masashi Sudo. is a 28-year-old corrupt police officer using his job to cover up his illegal activities disposing of any witnesses to his acts. He had a partner, the older who owned the antique and collection shop, until the older man's demand for a bigger  cut in the profit made Sudo kill him, plastering him into the wall of his own shop seconds before Kanzaki appeared and offered him a Rider deck explaining the terms of accepting it. Sudo took it gladly and made his contract with the Mirror World monster Volcancer, becoming and playing a part in the disappearances as he feeds his victims to Volcancer. He and Kamen Rider Knight confronted each other once prior to the series, neither aware of each other's identity. Reiko's investigating of Kaga's shop after finding a link between it and some of the missing  people made her a target of Sudo as he manages to hospitalize her. Shinji is then sent to continue in her place, confronting Scissors in the Mirror World before Ren saves him. Though both believed Scissors to be Kaga, Shinji acts against Ren's wishes to befriend Scissors. This results in Sudo tricking Shinji into giving his name, Knight's human identity and Yui's address as he attempts to kill the Riders while kidnapping Yui to have leverage over her brother. By then, both Ren and Reiko realized the truth behind Kaga's death as Sudo decides to kill  everyone to cover his tracks. In the course of his battle with Knight, Scissor's Rider deck, contract card included, cracked as a result of the two using their Final Vents on each other, after Knight hits his deck first. This resulted with Volcancer devouring its master in an ironic death by betrayal. In the "13 Riders" special, Sudo is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji by pretending to be an ally. He is slain by Takeshi due to his issue with police officers. While Sudo's death is later averted once the Rider War comes to an end , he is succeeded as Scissors by Ishibashi in "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story. Masashi Sudo is portrayed by . Miyuki Tezuka. is a 24-year-old mysterious and enigmatic fortune-teller who believes in predestination, another Kamen Rider that Kanzaki did not personally pick to have a Rider deck. The real chosen one was his friend , an excellent pianist who lost ability to play when a mugger (later revealed to be Takeshi Asakura) broke his hands. After his friend was devoured by a Guldthunder after refusing Kanzaki's offer to fight in the Rider War , Miyuki takes the Rider deck on his behalf and becomes to avenge his friend by ending it. While trying to convince Ren that he has no chance of winning due to his self-doubt, Miyuki meets Shinji and becomes their ally. Shiro would later attempt to escalate the battle by giving Miyuki one of two Survive cards, but he passes it to Ren instead. Miyuki would later avenge Yuichi by destroying Guldthunder before being killed by Ouja later on after taking a fatal hit meant for Ryuki in an act of defying fate. In the "13 Riders" special, Tezuka is  slain by Itsuro. Miyuki Tezuka is portrayed by . Jun Shibaura. is a 21-year-old 2nd year college student at Meirin University, extremely well-versed in computers and programming to be in the Matrix gaming club. Being the son of a company president, Jun is arrogant in personality and toys with other people's lives for nothing more than a good laugh. He joined the Rider War simply to be the winner as it was all a game to him, transforming into . Manipulating his fellow members into killing each other in a game, Jun meets Shinji and later steals his  contract card from him to use both it and the virus he uploaded to the ORE Journal mainframe to become the head of their company. But Shimada's own hacking skills and Miyuki foiled Jun's plans as he is arrested soon after. However, his father was able to bail him out with Shuichi's aid. After learning the other Riders' identities, Jun kidnaps Yui to start a "Rider party" between him, Knight, Raia, and Ryuki. However, in the middle of the fight, their battle gets intertwined with the one between Zolda and Ouja, who used Gai as a shield  to take the brunt of Zolda's Final Vent before killing him with his own hands. In the "13 Riders" special, Shibaura is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. He is later eaten by a Despider. Jun Shibaura is portrayed by . Itsuro Takamizawa. is the main antagonist of "Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders", which takes place in one of the alternate continuities in the "Ryuki" timeline, a 38-year-old rich and charismatic businessman of the Takamizawa Group who is able to transform into the chameleon-themed with the aid of his Contract Monster Biogreeza. He joined the  Rider War to add to his already massive wealth so he could take control of the world. He killed Raia and then fatally wounded Ren before being killed by Ren. In "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story, Takamizawa is absent with Kimura taking his place as Verde. Itsuro Takamizawa is portrayed by . Satoru Tojo. is a 25-year-old disturbed man with a twisted moral background; a social outcast determined to do whatever it takes to be accepted. However, Tojo also seemed to have a great amount of respect for his teacher, Hideyuki Kagawa, adopting  his theories on the concept of heroism, although Tojo develops a hero syndrome due to his bloodthirsty nature. Due to Tojo's history of mental instability, he came to believe that he needed to kill those he loved or cared about to become a hero, as his grief would make him fight harder. Becoming , Tojo aided Kagawa on the goal to close the Mirror World. However, killing Kagawa because of his ideologies, Tojo joined the Rider War to prove himself as a true hero and to prove that his twisted version of Kagawa's ideals is correct. However, these actions  result in a downward spiral of contradictions for Tojo as he tries to win by any means, from betraying Sano to an attempt to trap the other Riders in the Mirror World by destroying their only way out. But as he runs off from committing the latter, Tojo saw a father and son, briefly reminding him of Kagawa and his own child. However, a truck was about to crash into the two, and Tojo sacrificed himself to save them at the cost of his own life. Ironically, the following day, a newspaper featured an article on Tojo's good deed  and labeled a hero. When time is reset, Tojo is restored to life, though he does apologize to Shinji for bumping into him. In the "13 Riders" special, Satoru is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. While Tojo's death is later averted once the Rider War comes to an end, he is succeeded as Tiger by Totsuka in "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story. Satoru Tojo is portrayed by . Mitsuru Sano. is the 21-year-old son of a wealthy businessman who worked in a parking garage, occasionally cleaning rich people's cars , although he came from an affluent family. His father sent him out into the world so that he could learn the hardships of life and not be spoiled by a rich upbringing. Because of his poor lifestyle, he believed friendship, respect, and love could be bought, and thus accepted Shiro Kanzaki's proposal to become in order to become rich and lead a happy life. He became a mercenary of sorts, attempting to sell his strength as a Kamen Rider to the various factions within the remaining Riders. After seeing he cannot worm out of being a Kamen Rider  after finally inheriting his father's business and having no longer any need to fight, Sano decides to buy the services of the other Riders to fight his battles for him. However, the attempts ended in failure before he decides to team up with Tojo and befriended him. However, after being literally back-stabbed by Tojo and left for dead, Sano attempted to get back to the real world when he was ambushed by Ouja, who destroys his Rider deck. Unable to leave the Mirror World, Sano screams for help as he dissolves within minutes. In the "13 Riders" special , Sano is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. While Sano's death is later averted once the Rider War comes to an end, he is succeeded as Imperer by Ishida in "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" side story. Mitsuru Sano is portrayed by . Miho Kirishima. is a character who only appeared in one of the alternate continuities detailed in "", an 18-year-old con artist who seduces wealthy men in order to steal their money and/or valuables. Miho accepted Shiro's proposal to join the Rider war for two reasons: she wanted to resurrect her  sister and take revenge on her killer Takeshi Asakura. She fights as to reach this goal, in which she succeeds in defeating Takeshi, but is killed by Mirror Shinji when he exploited her love for Shinji. She is the first official female Kamen Rider. In the "13 Riders" special, Miho is among the Kamen Riders that attack Shinji. Miho Kirishima is portrayed by . Mirror Shinji Kido. In the alternate continuity of the "Ryuki" timeline depicted in "", Yui Kanzaki had already met and befriended Shinji Kido when they were still both very young. As a result, the young and lonely Yui  subconsciously created a duplicate of Shinji in the imaginary Mirror World. The Mirror World version of Shinji Kido, referred as , could survive indefinitely in his own universe without any extra protection, but could only stay in the real world for a short time before starting to disintegrate, just like how a normal human would in the Mirror World. Several years later, the doppelganger adopts the identity of and joins the Rider War in order to pursue his goal of becoming a real person in the real world. After killing Miho, the Mirror Shinji attempts to merge with Shinji in order  to survive, but the real world Shinji forces him out and fights him, resulting in his death due to a match between their long duel, and a clash of two Final Vents. In "Kamen Rider Zi-O" and its "Rider Time Ryuki" side story, a main universe version of Mirror Shinji was created as an embodiment of Shinji's darkest aspects when he constantly blamed readers of the ORE Journal for their part in his workplace's disbandment. While briefly employed by the Time Jackers until Shinji accept him, Mirror Shinji becomes his universe's version of Kamen Rider Ryuga  and attempts to absorb Shinji and before Ren and Shinji forced him out of the latter's body with Ryuki defeating him. Takamasa Suga portrays Mirror Shinji Kido as well as Shinji Kido in a dual role. Kanzaki family. Yui Kanzaki. is a 19-year-old woman who had been aiding Ren prior to the series. Yui's purpose for joining Ren is to find clues about her long-lost brother Shiro Kanzaki. But unbeknownst to her, she has a mysterious connection with Mirror World and its monsters. Yui Kanzaki is portrayed by . Sanako Kanzaki. is Shiro's and Yui 's 45-year-old aunt who is the owner of coffee shop . She took an immediate dislike for the hard as nails Ren, but welcomed the clumsy Shinji with open arms. Sanako considers herself to be a wise woman and says that her intuition is never wrong. Sanako Kanzaki is portrayed by . Shiro Kanzaki. is the 25-year-old mysterious man and scientific genius who created the Kamen Riders for the purpose of creating the Rider War, with Kamen Rider Odin as his right-hand man. He is Yui's older brother, who was taken to live with his relatives  in America thirteen years prior to the start of the series. While researching the Mirror World, Kanzaki was claimed to be killed, but in reality, he merged with his Mirror World double to survive in the Mirror World, then he created the Kamen Riders and developed the ability to reverse the flow of time. Though cruel, Kanzaki's intent for the Rider War was to prevent Yui from dying on her twentieth birthday. At the end of the series, Kanzaki honors his sister's wishes and uses his chrono kinesis to change history so that Yui remains dead, thus negating  the Mirror World and Rider War and all the deaths that occurred because of them. Shiro Kanzaki is portrayed by . ORE Journal. ORE Journal, stands for "Open Resource Evolution", is an online journal resource where Shinji Kido worked as a journalist trainee. Daisuke Okubo. is the 36-year-old editor and Shinji's senior. He can be a bit silly at times. Daisuke Okubo is portrayed by . Reiko Momoi. is a 24-year-old no-nonsense journalist whose goal is to uncover the truth behind the disappearances that are inextricably linked to the Rider War. She also became Shuichi's  target for unwanted affections. Reiko Momoi is portrayed by . Nanako Shimada. is a 25-year-old systems operator who works for the ORE Journal. Nanako Shimada is portrayed by . Megumi Asano. is a 25-year-old woman who used to be Shuichi's secretary. She returned into his life claiming that the two of them were to be married. Megumi is a strong individual and quite capable in a fight, which is why Shuichi hired her as his bodyguard. However, she is quite clumsy, which was why Shuichi had fired her. She would later be hired by Okubo as a  journalist for ORE. Megumi Asano is portrayed by . Alternatives. The Alternatives are created by Hideyuki Kagawa and based on Shiro Kanzaki's blueprints of the 13 Kamen Riders; their purpose is to close the Mirror World. Satoru Tojo, Kamen Rider Tiger, then joined the duo only to betray and kill them. Hajime Nakamura. is a 27-year-old graduate student at Seimeiin University. He was originally one of the staff under Professor Ejima at Lab 401, but he was sick the day Kanzaki and Ejima began their experiments. Upon learning what occurred, Nakamura never forgave Kanzaki and his sister, for  the events that occurred. Nakamura studiously avoided any questions about the lab, Kanzaki and what happened there, when encountered by Yui when she came to Seimeiin University to learn more about her brother's actions and later Reiko and Shinji (though Kagawa had given him some superficial explanation). Nakamura eventually joined Professor Kagawa to stop the Rider War as . However, Nakamura's reasons were for vengeance and thus was killed by Tojo because of those reasons. Hajime Nakamura is portrayed by . Hideyuki Kagawa. is a 37-year-old professor at Seimeiin University who has his wife and son . Prior to  Kanzaki's experiment, Kagawa wandered into Lab 401 one day and happened to see Shiro Kanzaki's notebook lying on the floor. He scooped it up, opened it and gave every intriguing page a once-over glance before Kanzaki snatched it from him. However, Kagawa had photographic memory and remembered what he had read. After learning the severe nature of Kanzaki's experiments, yet by his own admittance does not fully understand what is happening, Kagawa began to duplicate Kanzaki's work in order to close the Mirror World. To that end, he formed a relationship with Satoru Tojo and  Nakamura. Kagawa eventually created the Alternative Decks, eventually using one himself to become . Hideyuki Kagawa is portrayed by . Mirror World monsters. The are entities from the Mirror World that were created by Yui as childhood drawings she and her brother Shiro Kanzaki made which were given life by Yui's mirror-self. As these creatures have no true life of their own, they prey on humans to survive on their lifeforce by dragging them into the Mirror World to feed. Most Mirror World monsters normally do not harm Yui, but some that make the attempt are dispatched by Kamen Rider  Odin or a Mirror World monster loyal to Kanzaki. Contract monsters. The used by the Kamen Riders are also Mirror World monsters, serving as their respective rider's power source in return for absorbing the energy of a defeated Mirror World monster. But if the energy is not absorbed, it reforms into a new Mirror World monster. Despite some contract monsters willing to attack their Kamen Riders if not properly fed or the contract become null and void, some display a sense of loyalty in avenging their master by going after their killer. Other Mirror World monsters. The following monsters  might appear to be their own monster classes, being the only ones of their kind to appear with no variations: Spiders. Though one type of Spider monster appeared in the show, three human-like types appeared in the "13 Riders" special (though they made cameos in the show). Zelles. Zelles are humanoid gazelle monsters that usually attack in groups, sneaky and blindingly fast with the ability to jump distances. Despite being rogue Mirror World monsters, they usually travel with Kamen Rider Imperer because of his contract to Gigazelle even appearing when he uses his Final Vent. Zebraskulls. Zebraskulls are zebra  monsters able to stretch their bodies, using the blades on their forearms to slice and dice prey. Voiced by Yoshimasa Chida. Boarders. Boarders are wild boar-like Mirror World monsters that use their bodies as weapons in charge attacks. Voiced by Yoshimasa Chida. Biters. Biters are longhorn beetle-like monsters armed with boomerang sabers. Krakens. Krakens are squid-like monsters that have different weapons and the tops of their heads are octopus-shaped. Voiced by Yoshimasa Chida. Gulds. Gulds are Kanzaki's bird-like Mirror World monsters, serving him in maintaining the Rider War by eliminating those who refuse to  fight and those who get too noisy in his affairs. Guld means "Gold" in Danish. Voiced by Katsumi Shiono. Abyss. Abysses are shark-like Mirror World monsters that, in "Kamen Rider Decade", are contracted to Kamen Rider Abyss. They are capable of shooting water at enemies. Voiced by Katsumi Shiono. Buzzstingers. Buzzstingers are humanoid bee monsters that usually attack in groups. A trio of Buzzstingers first appear to target Mika, the only survivor of their attack on an ocean liner after being saved by Asakura to be used by him in order to feed his monsters. The trio used the  Trinity attack to counter any Final Vent attack until they were all destroyed by Ouja's and Knight's Final Vents with one of Zolda's Shoot Vents from all three directions at once. Their essence was soon devoured by Venosnaker, Metalgelas, and Evildiver despite the prevention attempts from Darkwing and Dragreder. A pair of Buzzstingers appeared in episode 37 to target Eri after she came out of her coma. Voiced by Katsumi Shiono. Sheerghosts. are Dragonfly Mirror World monsters that make their presence known in the Rider War end-game in the TV series (41 and after) and "Episode  Final", where Yui's new life is almost used up. They are actually larval Mirror World monsters, able to shoot silk from their mouths to escape or capture prey. The first two were encountered in episode 41, where one was destroyed by Kamen Rider Ryuki Survive's Shoot Vent, while the second one was destroyed by Impaler's Final Vent. From the end of episode 43 to the beginning of episode 44, some Sheerghosts were among the Mirror World monsters that converged on Yui only to be repelled by the Mirror World monsters on Kanzaki's side while one helped  to protect Yui. In episode 45, three Sheerghosts tried to attack Yui only to be destroyed by Knight's Final Vent and Ryuki Survive's Shoot Vent. At the same time, a bunch of them were destroyed by Zolda's Final Vent. In episode 46, a bunch of them crashed the fight between Kamen Rider Knight, Kamen Rider Zolda, and Kamen Rider Ouja. The ones that engaged Kamen Riders Ouja and Zolda were destroyed by a Final Vent/Shoot Vent combo. The ones that fought Kamen Rider Knight were destroyed by his Final Vent, while the others were destroyed by  Ryuki's Strike Vent. In episode 47, a bunch of them attacked Ryuki Survive and Knight Survive, but they managed to give the Sheerghosts the slip. Those Sheerghosts then crouched down on the ground and evolved into Raydragoons. Voiced by Hiroyuki Shibamoto. . Yoshimasa Chida. Katsumi Shiono. Others. Eri Ogawa. is the 24-year-old fiancé of Ren Akiyama who ended up in a coma when attacked by Darkwing the moment Kanzaki opened a link to the Mirror World, with Ren participating in the Rider War so he can reawaken her while making regular visits to her hospital room. Ren succeeds  in reviving Eri once named the winner of the Rider War by default, though he died from his injuries soon after with the Rider War's events are averted soon after. By the events of "Kamen Rider Zi-O"s "Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki" storyline, Eri works as a nurse in the hospital she was placed at during her coma. Eri Ogawa is portrayed by . Hitoshi Ejima. is a former professor at Seimeiin University, he was the one who help Kanzaki perform the experiment that resulted with Eri's coma. Since then, Ejima left the university and wandered the city  with a Seal card in hand to protect himself from the Mirror World monsters. But once he loses the card, Ejima ran back to his lab to plea Kanzaki to help him as he's attacked by a Terabiter. Though saved from the monster, Ejima dies of a heart attack as he sees Yui and laments that she should have never been born. Hitoshi Ejima is portrayed by . Koichi Sakakibara. is a 28-year-old man who lives in an apartment where Shinji found a Rider deck that leads him to become Kamen Rider Ryuki. He disappeared prior to the  start of the series, eaten by Dragreder. In "Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders", Sakakibara is the original Ryuki before the latter passes his deck to Shinji as he dissolves inside the Mirror World. Koichi Sakakibara is portrayed by .