Emu Hojo

This article is about a rider in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

Template:Characterinfo Emu Hojo (宝生 永夢, Hōjō Emu) is the protagonist of the 2016-2017 series Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. He's a trainee in pediatrics working at Seito University Hospital and a video game specialist. Asuna will give him a Gamer Driver and the Mighty Action X Gashat to become Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (仮面ライダーエグゼイド, Kamen Raidā Eguzeido) and destroy the Bugster viruses.

History

^{[Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment]}

^{[Future! Connected Thoughts!]}

^{[I'm a Kamen Rider!]}

Profile

• Height: TBA cm
• Weight: TBA kg

LV

• LV1
• LV2
• LV3

Action Gamer LV1

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Action Gamer LV1

"Gashat! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name?! I'm a Kamen Rider!"

―Transformation Announcement^[src]

Action Gamer LV1 is Ex-Aid's default super deformed form, activated by inserting the Mighty Action X Gashat into the Gamer Driver. This form is used into enter a Bugster-infected human and extract the monster from the host.

Action Gamer LV2

File:Ex-AidLV2.jpg

Action Gamer LV2

"Gashan, Level up! Mighty jump! Mighty kick! Mighty, mighty Action X!"

―Transformation Announcement^[src]

Action Gamer LV2 is Ex-Aid's primary fighter form, activated by inserting the Mighty Action X Gashat and pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver. This form is based on fighting games.

Appearances: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment, Ghost Episode 50, Ex-Aid Episode 1

Robot Action Gamer LV3

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Robot Action Gamer LV3

Robot Action Gamer LV3

Appearances: Ex-Aid Episode TBA

Equipment

Devices

• Gamer Driver - Transformation device.
• Rider Gashat - Transformation trinkets
• Gashacon Breaker - Weapon

Ghost Eyecon

File:EX-AID Eyecon.png

Ex-Aid Ghost Eyecon.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Emu Hojo is portrayed by Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎, Iijima Hiroki). As Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, his suit actor is Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi) in LV1 and Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji) in LV2.

Notes

• Kamen Rider Ex-Aid's design pays homage to typical fighter game characters such as from Street Fighter.
• The name 'Ex-Aid' is a portmanteau word from 'Extreme' and 'Aid'.
  • The "Ex" in the name as well as the "X" in "Mighty Action X", may also be in reference to Kamen Rider X. Ironically when he returned in Kamen Rider Taisen, Keisuke Jin (X-Rider) had eventually taken a civilian job as a doctor.

Ex-Aid's "first" appearance on television.

• Chronologically, Ex-Aid's first appearance is on a Japanese talk-show named Ame Ta-lk (Aug 4th, 2016). Introduced by the show's special guest Shun Nishime (Takeru Tenkuji), Ex-Aid was appeared behind the staff and performed a short burlesque, extremely shocked the other guests of the show.
• The "Mighty jump! Mighty kick!" portion of his LV2 transformation announcement may be a reference to the "Rider Jump! Rider Kick!" lyrics of the theme song of the original Kamen Rider series.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Ghost
  • Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment
  • Episode 50/Finale: Future! Connected Thoughts!
• File:Icon-exaid.png Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
  • Episode 1: I'm a Kamen Rider!