Graphite

1="Cultivate."

- Graphite's pre-battle catchphrase before transforming into his true Bugster form

2="Fine with me. I'll smash you all up."

- Graphite's message to the four Riders before his final battle

3="I will never be defeated!"

- Graphite's last words before his final attack and defeat

Graphite (グラファイト) is one of the main villains of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. As a Bugsters executive alongside Parad, his main goal is to annihilate the human race. Armed with the Gashacon Bugvisor, it is Graphite who is responsible for spreading the Bugster virus to infect victims.

Origin
Graphite was one of the Bugsters who spawned as a result of Zero Day, born from the Drago Knight Hunter Z game and Saki Momose. During the Zero Day, Graphite faced Taiga Hanaya as Kamen Rider Snipe and successfully defeated him. By defeating the Doctor Rider, Graphite finally gained his perfect (Permanent) form, draining Saki's life force in the process.

Spreading the Bugsters
Graphite reported a new Bugster infection to Parad, proclaiming that they would soon be joined by an influx of comrades.

Continuing the spread, Graphite asked Parad if he was sure that they should not be acting directly, to which Parad conceded that he may as well introduce himself as he set off.

Catching up with his old nemesis, Taiga Hanaya, Graphite was stopped short of settling what began five years ago by Parad, who dared Taiga to clear the most games and become the strongest Kamen Rider before the two departed.

To create the next Bugster, Graphite infected coroner Yoshitaka Nishiwaki, kidnapping Niskiwaki's sister Riko to aggravate his stress.

Graphite was a central part of the Bugster's next scheme. In his human form, he "stole" the four Level 3 Gashats from Genm Corp. and infected Yoko Horiuchi with both the Gekitotsu Robots and DoReMiFa Beat Bugster strains.

Personality
Unlike Parad, Graphite likes battle more than anything else and prefers to approach things more directly than Parad. However, he has no problem to follow his lead, showing great discipline and self-control. But strangely enough, he is later shown to be extremely impatient with Parad and his battle hungry traits become more prominent although that could be attributed to the Riders constant interference wearing out his patience. Unlike Parad, he's loyal to his race, and was upset when a Bugster was destroyed by the Kamen Riders. Eventually, his impatience resulting him in stealing Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat, use it to become Dark Graphite, and destroyed by the Kamen Riders.

Equipment

 * Gashacon Bugvisor - Transformation & virus infection device
 * Bugster Buckle
 * Graphite Fang (グラファイトファング) - Graphite's double-bladed pole-arm weapon.
 * Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat - Secondary transformation & virus infection device

Portrayal
Graphite is voiced, and later portrayed, by Shouma Machii (町井 祥真). As Graphite Bugster, his suit actor is Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也).

Etymology
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