Emu Hojo

"I'm gonna clear this with No Continues!"

- Ex-Aid's proclamation before the battle

Emu Hojo (宝生 永夢) is one of the main characters and the main protagonist of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. He is a trainee in pediatrics working at Seito University Hospital and a genius video gamer who goes by the alias M. He was given a Gamer Driver and the Mighty Action X Gashat by Asuna Karino to become Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (仮面ライダーエグゼイド) and destroy the Bugster viruses, to save his patient's life.

Past
At the age of eight years old, Emu was left in critical condition after getting involved in an accident. After receiving emergency surgery, Emu was given a gamepad by one of the doctors as a reward for hanging on. This event would inspire Emu to become a doctor and help children like the doctor who saved him.

Under the gaming tag "M", Emu would win numerous gaming tournaments, earning the interest of Asuna Karino as a potential candidate for using the Gamer Driver.

Becoming Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Emu went on to become a pediatrics intern at Seito University Hospital. One of his patients, Sota Suyama, refused to be treated for his unknown illness and attempted to escape. It was later revealed that the boy was possessed by Bugster, a virus which was threatening humanity, and could only be stopped by the Chosen Prodigy Gamer who is able to destroy the virus by transforming into Kamen Rider Ex-Aid via Gamer Driver. Emu took the driver without permission and making a surprise that he was able to transform into Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

Team-Up with Ghost
Searching for the Shakariki Sports Gashat which he needed to save the world, Ex-Aid arrived to fight a pack of Bugster Viruses which were being fought by Kamen Rider Ghost in defense of Ayumu, the mysterious boy who held the Gashat. Mistaken for an enemy by Ghost, whose friends had been attacked by his doppelganger, Ex-Aid found himself attacked but was quickly able to reason with his fellow Rider as he explained that he wished to save lives - the most important thing of all - by changing fate, a sentiment which was respected by Ghost. Alongside Ghost, Ex-Aid tended to Ayumu as they were attacked by his doppelganger, Kamen Rider Genm, who took the Gashat before leaving as soon as he came. Ghost apologized but Ex-Aid assured him that it was alright for now as Ayumu was safe. After defeating a further horde of Bugster Viruses together, Ex-Aid predicted to Takeru that they would meet again soon before leaving him an Ex-Aid Ghost Eyecon as a gift as he took his leave, with Takeru noting that he had connected to another person's feelings.

Personality
Emu Hojo is a very clumsy and yet a serious doctor to take on his job. However, his thirst for playing video games has a problem of Emu being absentminded at times. An example of this is he sometimes fails to remember his work schedule properly and it makes the nurses scold him.

As "M", his alias that he uses when playing video games, he shows a completely different side of himself, his Grammatical person will change from 僕 (Boku) into 俺 (Ore), proving to be extremely skillful at video games, to the point where he has come to be known as the "genius gamer" who never leaves any game unfinished. This carries over to his battles as Ex-Aid, as his knowledge of video games has proven to be a definite advantage in his battles.

Devices

 * Gamer Driver - Transformation device.
 * Rider Gashat - Transformation trinkets.
 * Kimewaza Slot Holder - Carrier strap for the Rider Gashats.
 * Robot Game - Ex-Aid's Support Robot.

Weaopns

 * Gashacon Breaker - Standard sidearm weapon, can be a hammer or a sword.

Vehicles

 * Kamen Rider Lazer Bike Gamer Level 2 - Lazer's Rider Machine Mode that Ex-Aid can use to ride.

Ghost Eyecon
This Eyecon makes an appearance in the finale of Kamen Rider Ghost.

Portrayal
Emu Hojo is portrayed by Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎). As a child, Emu is portrayed by Rai Takahashi (髙橋 來). As Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, his suit actor is Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧) in Level 1 and Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二) in Level 2.

Appearances

 * Icon-ghost.png Kamen Rider Ghost
 * Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment
 * Episode 50/Finale: Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!
 * Icon-exaid.png Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
 * Episode 1: I'm a Kamen Rider!
 * Episode 2: Another Prodigy with No Thank You?
 * Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks": Virtual Operations
 * Episode 1: Ex-Aid Chapter
 * Icon-ghost.png Kamen Rider Ex-Aid x Kamen Rider Ghost: Movie War 2017