 This article is about an actor in Kamen Rider Drive.
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Christopher "Chris" Daniel Peppler (クリス・ペプラー, Kurisu Pepurā), is a Japanese-American radio jockey, TV presenter, and actor who portrayed scientist Krim Steinbelt and provides the voice of his invention and Krim's current form, the Drive Driver. He also voices all of Drive's arsenal including the Shift Tridoron car.
Chris has also portrayed the few doppelgangers of Krim Steinbelt, namely Roidmude 004 who copies Krim's appearance and an evil antagonistic version of Krim in a possible future seen in Kamen Rider Drive: Movie Roadshow Commemoration! 1 Minute Stories and the summer movie Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future. He also voices the autopilot version of Kamen Rider Dark Drive in the movie.
In 2019, he and his Drive castmate Yuu Inaba returned in Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer and portray as their respective roles.
Bio
Peppler was born to a German-American father and a Japanese mother in Seibo Hospital. There isn't any Japanese in his name due to the request of his mother, who wanted to name her son Chris. Through his grandmother, he is a descendant of Akechi Mitsuhide.
After graduating from St. Mary International School, he moved to California. He later moved back to Japan to begin his DJ career. Shortly after in 2006, he met and married fellow DJ Yukari Kimishima.
Personal life
- Peppler is trilingual and can speak English, Japanese, and French.
Filmography
Film
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (December 13, 2014) - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice
- Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge from Lupin
- Movie War Full Throttle
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (March 21, 2015) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
- Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (August 8, 2015) - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice, Evil Krim Steinbelt, Kamen Rider Dark Drive (autopilot)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis (December 12, 2015) - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (December 10, 2016) - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice
- Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer - Krim Steinbelt
TV
- Kamen Rider Drive - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice, Narrator, and Roidmude 004 (disguise as "Krim Steinbelt")
- Episode 1: Why Did My Time Stop? (October 5, 2014)
- Episode 2: What is a Kamen Rider? (October 12, 2014)
- Episode 3: Who Stole the Woman's Smile? (October 19, 2014)
- Episode 4: What is That Prideful Chaser Thinking? (October 26, 2014)
- Episode 5: What Are the Steel Robbers After? (November 9, 2014)
- Episode 6: Who Does the Warrior Fight For? (November 16, 2014)
- Episode 7: How Was That Decisive Moment Captured? (November 23, 2014)
- Episode 8: What is the Secret That Dwells in the Heart? (November 30, 2014)
- Episode 9: How Can I Get Used to the Cool Body? (December 7, 2014)
- Episode 10: What is in the Belt's Past? (December 14, 2014)
- Episode 11: Who Can Prevent the Dark Christmas Eve? (December 21, 2014)
- Episode 12: Where Did That White Kamen Rider Come From? (December 28, 2014)
- Episode 13: Why Won't My Little Brother Put On the Brakes? (January 11, 2015)
- Episode 14: Who Is the Black Shadow Chasing Her? (January 18, 2015)
- Episode 15: When Will These Feelings Reach You? (January 25, 2015)
- Episode 16: Why is Rinna Sawagami Nervous? (February 1, 2015)
- Episode 17: Who Will Control Deadheat? (February 8, 2015)
- Episode 18: Why is Lt. Otta Following That Guy? (February 15, 2015)
- Episode 19: What Can Judge the Police? (February 22, 2015)
- Episode 20: When Did Kyu Saijo Become a Roidmude? (March 1, 2015)
- Episode 21: What Can Be Spoken About the Irregular Dead? (March 8, 2015)
- Episode 22: How Can I Use the F1 Body to Fight? (March 15, 2015)
- Episode 23: Who Can Stop the Hoax Smile? (March 22, 2015)
- Episode 24: What Can Keep Mach Running? (April 5, 2015)
- Episode 25: Why Has a New Battle Started? (April 12, 2015)
- Episode 26: Where is Chaser Going? (April 19, 2015)
- Episode 27: What's Go Shijima's Reason to Fight? (April 26, 2015)
- Episode 28: Why Were the Families Targeted? (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 29: What Really Happened in the Robbery? (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 30: Who Reveals the Real Criminal? (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 31: Why Did the Important Memories Disappear? (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 32: What is Waiting At the End of Evolution? (May 41, 2015)
- Episode 33: Who Claimed the Life of Shinnosuke Tomari? (June 7, 2015)
- Episode 34: Who Claimed the Life of Eisuke Tomari? (June 14, 2015)
- Episode 35: Why Did the Siege Happen? (June 28, 2015)
- Episode 36: Where Will the Bullet Guide Justice? (July 5, 2015)
- Episode 37: Who is Aiming for the Ultimate Taste? (July 12, 2015)
- Episode 38: Why is the Devil Still Seeking Evolution? (July 19, 2015)
- Episode 39: When Will the Whirlwind Kidnapper Attack? (July 26, 2015)
- Episode 40: Why Are the Two Genius Scientists Having a Conflict? (August 2, 2015)
- Episode 41: How is the Golden Drive Born? (August 9, 2015)
- Episode 42: Where is the Truth About the Goddess? (August 16, 2015)
- Episode 43: When Will the Second Global Freeze Start? (August 23, 2015)
- Episode 44: Who Loves Heart the Most? (August 30, 2015)
- Episode 45: What is a Roidmude's Last Dream? (September 6, 2015)
- Episode 46: Why Must They Fight? (September 13, 2015)
- Episode 47: Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend? (September 20, 2015)
- Episode 48: Final Story (Special Edition): The Case of Ghost (September 27, 2015)
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special (March 29, 2015, TV Asahi) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
Original video
- Kamen Rider Drive Secret Mission (2014-2016, Toei) - Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice
- Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the Mystery of the Super Thief! (November 29, 2014)
- Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze (December 13, 2014)
- Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born! (2015)
- Secret Mission Type TOKUJO (2015)
- Episode 1: How Were the Special Investigation Unit Selected? (April 8, 2015)
- Episode 2: Just What is the Anima System? (July 8, 2015)
- Episode 3: Who Killed Professor Odagiri? (October 7, 2015)
- Episode 4: Why Was Professor Banno Targeted during the Global Freeze? (January 6, 2016)
- Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ (October 1, 2015)
- Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser (April 20, 2016) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
Web drama
- D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (2015, Toei) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
- Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!! (March 21, 2015)
- Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone (March 28, 2015)
- Episode 3: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader (April 4, 2015)
- Kamen Rider Drive Vs. the Terrifying Zunbo Ganbo Roidmude (March 25, 2015) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
- Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (2019) - Crystal Peppler
Game
- Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing (2014, Bandai) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
- Kamen Rider Summonride (2014, Namco Bandai Entertainment) - "Mr. Belt" (voice)
Roles
As Krim Steinbelt in Kamen Rider Drive (2014-2015)
As Drive Driver (as well as Drive's arsenals) in Kamen Rider Drive (2014-2015)
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As Kamen Rider Dark Drive (voice) in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015)
As Roidmude 004's disguise form (Krim Steinbelt) in Kamen Rider Drive (2015)
As Crystal Peppler in Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (2019)
Notes
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