Takumi Katsuragi


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Takumi Katsuragi (葛城 巧) was a researcher at Touto Institute of Advanced Matter Physics who was murdered by Soichi Isurugi. Known among his friends as The Devil's Scientist (悪魔の科学者), he is the founder of Faust and the creator of the Build Driver, the Fullbottles, the Sclash Driver, the Sclashjellies and the Transteam system.

It is later revealed that he is in fact, still alive, under the identity of a different person who has no memory of his past.

Character History
The son of teacher Kyoka Katsuragi and researcher Shinobu Katsuragi, Takumi was a brilliant prodigy and among one of the best researchers at the Touto Institute of Advanced Matter Physics. Infamously called the "Devil's Scientist", the nickname stems from his extensive notes on the Pandora Box, as well as the mysterious Nebula Gas. As part of his Project Build, he harnessed the Nebula Gas and created the Fullbottles, and the Build Driver to filter out the raw power of the bottles without the dangers of becoming Smash. To find suitable candidates for the Build Driver, which was to be mass-produced for warfare, he founded the Faust organization in order to covertly engage in human experimentation, to see who was capable of not becoming Smash to use the Build Drivers.

He would later entrust Project Build's research to his mother.

At some point, Blood Stalk had killed Katsuragi in his home, however Taro Satou just so happened to have arrived, with his ultimate fate unknown. About an hour later, the murder was called in, which prompted Guardians to investigate and hopefully capture the assailant. At that same time, Ryuga Banjou had just arrived at the apartment and found Katsuragi dead, thus the act was blamed on him and he was sentenced to prison.

Shingo Kuwata has exclaimed to Build that Takumi Katsuragi is, in fact, still alive.

He had been accused of being the true identity of Blood Stalk, which was later proven false.

It is later revealed that he is still alive as Sento Kiryu.

Other Appearances
It is revealed that before Takumi's supposed murder, he had visited the world of Ex-Aid on two separate occasions as Kamen Rider Build.

Seeking a sample of Ex-Aid's essence, Build mistakenly intercepted Kamen Rider Genm while he was fighting through the Bugster Virus hordes of Gamedeus Cronus. Switching to the GorillaMond Form to engage him, only after eliminating one of Genm's lives did Build realize that he was not Ex-Aid and promptly took his leave after identifying himself to Kuroto. Inspired by this encounter, Kuroto created a Rider Gashat based on Build, the latest in his collection of those of the Heisei Riders, which Emu Hojo snatched from his hand and activate it.

In another occasion, Build successfully encountered Emu and absorbed Ex-Aid's essence into a Fullbottle. This led Emu to lose the ability to transform, with Parado following Build back into his native world in an attempt to track him down and get Emu's powers back. When Parado eventually confronted Sento Kiryu, the current Build, Sento claimed to have no recollection of the event, thinking of it as a dream.

Personality
As a researcher, Takumi has no qualms going to any lengths to complete his research, even going so far as to use brutal methods such as human experimentation. However, he is shown to still have a filial side towards his mother, although he does not seem to express it on the outside.

Devices

 * Build Driver - Transformation device.
 * Fullbottles - Transformation trinkets.
 * Fullbottle Holder - Carrier strap for Build's Fullbottles

Portrayal
Takumi Katsuragi is portrayed by Yukiaki Kiyama (木山廉彬).

Appearances

 * Icon-exaid.png Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
 * Episode 44: The Last Smile
 * Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending
 * Icon-build.png Kamen Rider Build
 * Episode 1: That One with the Best Match
 * Episode 3: Borderline of Justice
 * Episode 5: Dangerous Identity
 * Episode 7: The Devil's Scientist
 * Episode 8: Memory Starts To Talk
 * Episode 9: The Trap of Project Build
 * Episode 10: Technology of Destruction