Daisuke Kazama

"Yes, yes. That, that."

- Daisuke when Gon completes his sentence for him.

Daisuke Kazama (風間 大介) is Kamen Rider Drake (仮面ライダードレイク), one of the characters of Kamen Rider Kabuto.

Kamen Rider Kabuto
He is a new and inexperienced Rider, lacking the knowledge about Worms. He is not a member of ZECT and is often a target of their attacks because of this. He also acts rather impulsively. Daisuke does not wish to be a Rider. He only transforms in order to protect himself, Gon, or women. When Gon is kidnapped by Shun Kageyama (the third Kamen Rider TheBee), Daisuke goes to all lengths trying to save her. He was blackmailed into fighting Kabuto, and became the first Rider who managed to deal some trouble to Kabuto. He eventually is helped by Tendou, Kagami, Hiyori and Yuzuki. During his quest to save Gon, he meets a woman whom he later discovers is Gon's mother. Daisuke meets the woman to return Yuriko Takayama (Gon's real name) to her mother Junko, but was interrupted by the Viella Worm, the same Worm that attacked Junko and Yuriko, causing the amnesia. Daisuke protects the mother and daughter, but was separated from Gon during the commotion. Daisuke defeats the Viella Worm, but only before Gon regains her memories as Yuriko, completely treating Daisuke as a stranger. He leaves for an unknown destination after the Gon incident, and after a long absence, returns in Episode 25.

Drake, along with Kageyama as Kamen Rider TheBee, was the first Rider to utilize the full body Put On system. They both performed this to try and defeat the Uca Worm, but she still defeated them. It is revealed that he is suspected of being the murderer of a rival make-up artist and is being pursued by the police. In addition, there are multiple clones of him running around the city. A Worm imitating Daisuke fakes its death in human form to convince the other Riders that the real Daisuke is a Worm. After losing to the other four Riders, Daisuke lost the Drake Grip. Kageyama made it look like he was returning the Grip to Daisuke, but the Acarina Worm Amber instead takes the Drake Grip while disguise as Kazama and transforms with it. After Kabuto knocks the Drake Zecter Gun out of the Worm's hand, the Zecter flees, undoing the transformation, and Gon retrieves the Grip, returning it to the real Daisuke, who defeats the Worm. With this incident, Drake joins the battle against the Worms and acknowledges Gon as his "aibo" (translated into "partner" even though he couldn't remember the term). The Worm was left-handed while the real Daisuke was right-handed.

Gon gave the Drake Grip to Tendou during episode 33. At first Tendou thought that Daisuke had given up the Drake Grip without a fight, but Gon reveals that she took it without permission. If "the man who walks the path of heaven" says it must be done, then it must be done. Tendou then uses the grip to call upon the Drake Zecter, catching it with one finger. After Tendou released the Zecters he had once collected, Daisuke returns after a long absence and meets Rena Mamiya after her memory was erased by Tendou due to the Hyper Sting attack. He meets Rena several times, and they seemingly fall in love, with Daisuke helping her all the time. Even after remembering that Rena was a Worm, he says that the Rena currently is not a Worm, but a changed person. His fury driving him, he brings out his reacquired Drake Grip and assaults Tendou, only to be disturbed from their fight when another Worm attacks Rena. Although Daisuke strives to protect Rena from the Riders and Worms after her, he ultimately fails after saving her from Kamen Rider Punch and Kick Hoppers. Their extended battle triggered Rena's Worm memories once again, returning her to the evil creature she once was. Her human half fights for control however, and so she injures Daisuke but heals him back all the same.

Daisuke, having a kind heart, asked what was her dream when she was a human, hoping to make it come true. He knows Rena is a Worm, but decides to protect her all the same, saying that she isn't pure evil. Working together, Daisuke manages to get Rena to perform on stage, making her dream of holding a concert come true, albeit not having an audience. Rena then tells Daisuke, after all this is over, he needs to make the right choice and destroy her, for she can no longer live as a human without endangering others. Daisuke, faced with a tough decision, makes a heart-paining choice and destroys Uca Worm by shooting a Clocked Up Rider Shooting at her, sending her to a regular speed Rider Shooting that he fired earlier. He held her in his hands as she died, once again with a human heart.

Drake makes a brief appearance in episode 45, fighting the massive onslaught of Worms that have begun to appear all over the city. Daisuke makes one final appearance in the epilogue, and although no longer a Rider, he is still the same outgoing person he always was. Daisuke continues to travel with Gon, who now insists on being called by her real name, Yuriko.

Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love
In 1999, an enormous meteor crashed onto Earth carrying extraterrestrial creatures known as Worm within it. These creatures took on the identities of real humans and then killed them. In order to counter this new threat, ZECT was formed, who in turn created the Masked Rider System to combat the Worms. The battles lasts over seven years, depleting Earth's resources and turning it into a barren wasteland. By present time, power struggles in ZECT have caused a new group, known as Neo-ZECT, to be created by Hidenori Oda. Daisuke Kazama and Shura Hokuto are also part of Neo-ZECT. With three groups in existence (Neo-ZECT, ZECT and the Worms), Souji Tendou has decided to sell his power to either Neo-ZECT or ZECT, but his intentions are unclear.

Later Daisuke has been killed at the hands of Shura who has betrayed Neo-ZECT.

The World of Kuuga
Kamen Rider Drake with the other Riders appears when Natsumi remenber your dream of the Rider War ,the dream ends shock of fists between Decade and Kuuga.

Reunion: Project Agito
Kamen Rider Diend summon Kamen Rider Drake and Delta to fight the Gurongi,later Diend uses Cross Attack to ambush Kamen Rider Exceed Gills but interfere Tsukasa at the end of the episode.

Awakening: Tornado of Souls
After Yusuke saves Tsukasa from Delta's attack, Gills is about to fight when he is overcome by pain when the Taurus Ballista ,Formica Regia and Lords appears to try to kill him,easily defeating Kamem Rider Drake and Delta.

The Destroyer of Worlds
In the special version of episode 31, Kamen Rider Drake is seen as one of the many Kamen Riders who fought in the Rider War against Decade and were all destroyed. They were presumably restored after the destruction (and subsequent revival) of Decade at the end of the Rider War and the worlds were restored.

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider Drake was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader.

Kamen Rider Kabuto video game
Kamen Rider Drake appears with the other Kamen Riders in the Kamen Rider Kabuto video game, in his Masked and Rider Form.

Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes
Kamen Rider Drake appears only in his Rider Form alongside Zecter Riders in Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes with his Double Rider Shooting during his last encounter with Rena as his finisher. He also performed his Make Up skill when using Clock Up as one of his attack.

Kamen Rider Buttobasoul
Kamen Rider Drake is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul.

Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride
Kamen Rider Drake appears as a playable character in this video game Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride.

Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis
Kamen Rider Drake appears as Rider summoned by Kamen Rider Diend.

Kamen Rider Battle Rush
Kamen Rider Drake appears as a playable and support character in the video game Kamen Rider Battle Rush using Rider Shooting.

Personality
Daisuke is a free-spirited and eccentric man. He idolizes women, describing them as flowers and jumping at any opportunity to help a woman. This trait, however, has caused him to make false decisions and has almost cost him his own life on more than one occasion. At one point, Tendou, and even Gon has to call him out on being so naive on women. Daisuke views himself as the wind, refusing to be tied down to anything. As a result, he sleeps in parks and refuses to join any organizations, like ZECT.

Despite his womanizing ways, he is shown to be a generous person, as shown when he first meets Gon, who continues to accompany him ever since and often completes his sentences. Daisuke is willing to go any lengths trying to save her, as shown when Kageyama kidnaps her and blackmails him to fight Kabuto, who would eventually become the first Rider for him to ally with. He and Gon share a strong bond, as even after Gon remembers her past and reunites with her mother, she still comes to his assistance, and he still stops at nothing to protect the young girl.

Although he comes into contact with women regularly, the only time he actually loves is when he meets an amnesiac Rena Mamiya (who is also the Executive Uca Worm). His generosity even  helps her secure her dreams. Upon discovering her identity as a Worm, his love for her does not change, he even says he does not care whether she is human or Worm. Daisuke eventually has to face a tough decision to kill Rena, who is willing to die by Drake's hands, to not endanger anymore lives. When she dies, he holds her in his arms in grief and sorrow.

Abilities

 * Cosmetology: Daisuke is a skilled make-up artist.
 * Perfect Marking Skill: Even in his human form, Daisuke is able to throw things with impeccable accuracy, as shown when he once throws his cosmetic brushes and it lands between the glasses and eyes of a robber when he is driving. This allows him to stop the robber. As Kamen Rider Drake, his specialty is marksmanship. He often combines gunplay with gentle movements to attack and defeat his enemies.

Devices

 * Drake Zecter: Transformation device
 * Drake Grip: Transformation gun
 * ZECT Buckle: Clock Up belt
 * ZECT Mizer: A device that uses drones

Vehicle

 * Machine Zectron: Drake's Rider Machine

Rider Cards

 * KamenRide: Drake: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Drake. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider Drake. First used in the World of Agito to fight the Gurongi.

Portrayal
Daisuke Kazama is portrayed by Kazuki Kato (加藤 和樹). Kazuki Kato later portrayed Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3 in Kamen Rider The Next. Interestingly, both V3 and Drake follow dragonfly motifs. As Kamen Rider Drake, his suit actor was Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文).