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George Karizaki (ジョージ・狩崎, Jōji Karizaki) is a Fenix (now Blue Bird) scientist who created the Revice System. He briefly transformed into the third Kamen Rider Demons (仮面ライダーデモンズ, Kamen Raidā Demonzu) and became Kamen Rider Juuga (仮面ライダージュウガ, Kamen Raidā Juuga) in his own right.
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History
Background
A young George Karizaki performing science experiments.
George Karizaki was born as the son of scientist Masumi Karizaki around 1993. Sometime in his youth, his father was responsible for the creation of the Vistamps during a breakthrough in separating humans from their inner demons. Due to his father's influence with Fenix, Karizaki was given the researcher position over Shogo Ueshima out of nepotism. Karizaki created the Revice Driver to counterattack the Deadmans after his father supposedly died.
George Karizaki releasing the Revice Driver.
During the Deadmans' raid at the Fenix Genome Laboratory, Karizaki was present that night as the majority of Vistamps were being seized. While a fellow scientist tells Karizaki to evacuate, he doesn't at the moment as he unveils the Revice Driver and Rex Vistamp. Believing the power of Kamen Rider Revice is necessary to combat the Deadmans, he declares it is time to fight fire with fire.
The Deadmans Crisis
Karizaki witnessing the debut of Kamen Rider Revice.
Sometime after the Deadmans raided the Fenix Genome Laboratory, Karizaki reports to commander Yujiro Wakabayashi to deploy the Revice Driver, as he voices Daiji Igarashi to a potential candidate. During the Fenix commencement ceremony to unveil the Revice Driver, the Deadmans launch a big assault. Despite Karizaki's protests, Hiromi Kadota attempted to use the belt and fails. Although Karizaki tells Daiji to use the Revice Driver, Ikki Igarashi would use the belt to fight in his place. Karizaki was present to watch and christening the debut of 'Kamen Rider Revi' and 'Kamen Rider Vice'.
Once Ikki agreed to become a full-time Kamen Rider with Fenix, Karizaki continues providing them additional Vistamps in their fight against the Deadmans. After noticing Daiji was possessed by his inner demon, Kagero, Karizaki gave him the Two Sidriver. He developed a petty grudge on Vice after he insulted his original Jackal Genome design, taking great offense to his remarks. Karizaki later authorized Hiromi Kadota with the Demons Driver to become Kamen Rider Demons to keep an eye on Daiji until he regained control of his body. After learning that Sakura Igarashi has the scrapped Libera Driver in her possession, Karizaki was notably angered on how she retrieved the belt in the first place. With all ten Vistamps collected, he developed the Barid Vistamp for Ikki to harness the powers of the previous Genomes and Remixes.
Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
Hiromi and Karizaki becoming aware of Diablo
In 2021, Karizaki would take notice of Diablo's resurgence after tipping to Daiji about the Deadmans' break-in at the abandoned Shocker base. He and Fenix's Kamen Riders would join forces with the Sword of Logos to stop Diablo as it emerges to threaten the Earth's future. They would also encounter Kamen Rider Century, revealed to be a time-displaced Shocker scientist Ryunosuke Momose, who sought to make amends with Hideo, his young son he left behind in 1971, who is now an adult in 2021.
It would be revealed that his future self in 2071 is still alive and assists some of the Kamen Riders who arrived in the future to protect Ryunosuke. The Karizaki of the present would stay behind the Fenix Skybase with Mei Sudo to observe the Kamen Riders' battle to stop Diablo and the Crispers.
Dismantling the Deadmans' Operations
Following the Deadmans' raid in the Fenix Skybase, Karizaki grew suspicious of commander Wakabayashi. It would turn out that the Chameleon Deadman had murdered and impersonated the commander. He surrendered the Giff Stamp to the Chameleon Deadman, but not before slipping a tracking device. During the raid at the Deadmans Base, he gave Sakura a new Vistamp before turning his attention on Giff's coffin.
Following the destruction of the Deadmans' base, Fenix had recovered Giff's casket. Karizaki kept it in his lab for analysis. After congratulating Hiromi for becoming Fenix head commander, he is shocked to learn that Genta Igarashi has no heart during a medical check-up.
Revice: The Mystery
Karizaki asks for Ryu Terui's autograph.
While Ikki and Hiromi were investigating a murder mystery at Pension Nijitenka, Karizaki was at Futo meeting with the police superintendent, Ryu Terui, who is more famously known as Kamen Rider Accel. He was sent down to Futo regarding a Vistamp found at a crime scene. They both go to Zawame to meet with Oren Pierre Alfonzo and Hideyasu Jonouchi, learning that a Vistamp is dropped whenever a monster is defeated.
Karizaki and Ryu enter the lab of Shogo Ueshima, a Fenix scientist on the verge of creating a Vistamp based on ten indvidiual monsters that past Kamen Riders fought. The two later head to the Pension Nijitenka lodge just as Ikki was outing Suzu Saionji as the true culprit behind the monster attacks. It was revealed Suzu was Shogo Ueshima's fiancé and blamed Karizaki for the latter's death. Suzu transformed into Oblivian intending to destroy Ikki, but ultimately was defeated. Afterwards, Karizaki is later shown secretly copying the data of the Oblivian Vistamp into a flash drive.
Rise of the Gifftarians
With the rest of the Deadmans generals now scattered, Karizaki's workload was no lesser than before as all Fenix's efforts prioritized finding Orteca, who was now in possession of the Giff Stamp to unleash the Gifftarians. Karizaki grants him the Volcano Vistamp for Ikki to separate the Deadmen from their demons, although this could not be done with the Gifftarians. Although Ikki initially struggled withstanding the Volcano Genome's recoil, Karizaki made adjustments and warned him to be careful.
With Hiromi's health steadily on the decline, Karizaki was questioned regarding that the Demons Driver was harboring a demon inside. He simply replied that Hiromi wasn't the intended to use the belt. Karizaki went on to say that Hiromi was just an lab rat for his own experiments and his goals was to create the strongest Kamen Rider. He continued to analyze Giff's casket under Director Hideo Akaishi's supervision. Orteca would also blast Hiromi off a cliff after defeating the Igarashi siblings as the second Kamen Rider Demons.
The Fenix Conspiracy
With Hiromi missing, the incident intensified the Igarashi siblings' distrust towards Fenix, along with Karizaki to some extent. After learning that Ikki transformed into Kamen Rider Jack Revice, Karizaki was angered of the existence of the Rolling Vistamp, which he did not create. He solved restoring Ikki and Vice back to normal, which took the latter some time of convincing. At the same time, Karizaki also became suspicious of the Ushijima family. He deduced that his father, Masumi Karizaki, is still alive and working for an organization that Hikaru Ushijima works for.
Karizaki after becoming Kamen Rider Demons.
- "Daddy! Watch as I surpass you! Come on!"
- ―Karizaki as he transforms into Kamen Rider Demons.[src]
Karizaki reunites with his father, Masumi.
Wondering what his father's true intentions were, Karizaki researched the Igarashis and discovered Genta Igarashi was Kamen Rider Vail, meaning the reason to why siblings could transform is because they carry Giff's genes. After recovering the Demons Driver from Orteca, he became the third Kamen Rider Demons to assist Daiji and Sakura to subdue a rampant Jack Revice with the Thunder Gale Vistamp. While he was out of commission due to the Demons Driver's limitations, Karizaki was proud to witness Ikki and Vice becoming Kamen Rider Revice to defeat Orteca once and for all. Karizaki would finally reunite with his father Masumi at Weekend's base but leaves without answering any offer to fight together.
The Giff Uprising
Having grown suspicious towards Director Akaishi, Karizaki would assist the Igarashi to put a stop to his schemes. In time, he uncovers Akaishi's relationship with Giff and became more determined to stop him. Karizaki was tasked to modify the Demons Driver without the need of Vail but decided to let Hikaru Ushijima become Kamen Rider Over Demons. Akaishi proved to be many steps ahead of the heroes after turning Akemi into a Giffdemos and depleting most of Fenix's forces. After the destruction of Fenix Skybase, Karizaki moves into Happy Spa to continue his research.
He would later begin the development on Giffard Rex Vistamp and initially devised a plan to capture Akemi and extract Giff's cells from her body. However, the plan failed after Akaishi killed her before the extraction could be made. To complete the Giffard Rex Vistamp, Genta elected to provide Giff's cells to his body. While Karizaki and his father performed the surgery, the operation itself was nearly killing him until Ikki was able to stop it just in time. When Giffard Rex Vistamp flew away to Giff's domain, Karizaki hands Ikki a second Revice Driver for Vice to use.
George sincerely apologizing to Hiromi.
After Ikki and Vice evolved into Ultimate Revice, Karizaki would continue to provide technical assistance for Weekend. Once he finally reunited with Hiromi, Karizaki made a heartfelt apology to him for using him as the Demons Driver's lab rat. He would unveil the mass-production Kamen Rider Demons Troopers and complete the upgrade of Vail Driver upon Genta's request. He would later be present on Genta's duel with Vail. Karizaki is then applauded by his father for the Destream Driver's creation before the later collapsed.
Karizaki realized he missed his father's death.
Back in Weekend base, Karizaki is shocked after learning Masumi revealed he transferred his inner demon when the former was only a child. Feeling betrayed, Karizaki would remain confined in a private lab expressing his frustrations of being his father's pawn and coldly brushed off Masumi's declining condition. By the time he decided to visit Masumi, Karizaki was shocked to discover his father had passed away before he can say goodbye. Karizaki resolves to create a new Rider System that does not need demons while a dark influence looms behind him.
Birth of Chimera
Karizaki tests out the Chimera Driver.
While performing experiments with the Chimera Driver, Karizaki attempted to transform into Kamen Rider Chimera. However, the transformation failed and caused Chic, the demon that was transplanted from his father, to materialize. One of the two Giff eyes under his possession was stolen from him. This forced him to create a second Chimera Driver in order to get revenge on Chic.
Battle Familia
George temporarily recruits Orteca to save the Igarashi family from Azuma's group in Area 666, in exchange for reduced jail time.
Price of Transformation
Karizaki after transforming into Kamen Rider Juuga.
Several weeks have passed and Karizaki commenced his mission to destroy every Rider System harnessing the power of demons. After attacking the Demons Troopers, Karizaki assaults Hana and Tamaki as Kamen Rider Juuga, destroying their belts in the process. He announced his intent to bring about true peace by destroying all demon-powered Rider Systems, as well as those with Giff's DNA, believing that the Juuga Driver is the power needed to achieve peace. Although the Igarashis tried to reason with him, Karizaki was intent to threaten the family.
Karizaki breaks down in tears.
He would demand Ikki to fight him, despite the risk pose to the latter's memories. The following day, Ultimate Revi and Ultimate Vice fought Juuga and were evenly matched. Despite Karizaki's objections, Ikki asserts that he simply misses his late father Masumi and were able to save Karizaki's broken heart. Despite Karizaki having the upper hand at first, Ultimate Revice proves to be the strongest Rider and defeats Juuga. Ikki and Hiromi show Karizaki the drawings he made as a child and made him reminisce the times with Masumi. Finally receiving the closure he needed, Karizaki breaks down in tears, admitting that he misses his father.
Ikki's family and friends watch his final battle with Vice.
As a consequence of their final battle, Ikki loses memories of his entire family. Karizaki would apologize to Ikki for his actions, which spurs him to look for a way to restore them back to normal. After helping Ikki and Vice relocate to a former Fenix dormitory, Karizaki would then talk with Vice, telling him that his contract with Ikki should have been completed since Ikki no longer has a family to be remembered. This led the two to realize that there was one family member Ikki still needed to forget - Vice himself. Sometime later, Karizaki would later be approached by Vice to concoct a plan to fully restore Ikki's memories.
Karizaki receiving a bouquet to visit Masumi's grave.
Karizaki watched as Ikki and Vice transformed into Ultimate Revice, deciding to battle on much friendlier terms. Everyone present was able to tearfully laugh in happiness and cheer on for the both of them. As the battle concluded, Karizaki watched Ikki and Vice's final moments and with that, Ikki's memories of his family are restored. A few months later, Karizaki would visit Orteca in his jail cell, the latter being sentenced for 666 years. He would reunite with Hiromi, who hands him a bouquet so he could visit his father's grave.
Post-Series & Other Events
Kamen Rider Saber
George Karizaki recording Revice fighting alongside Saber and Espada
Karizaki appeared to record Kamen Riders Revi and Vice fighting alongside Kamen Riders Saber and Espada as they fought against the Batta Deadman. He complemented how he was in the presence in the fight with modern Reiwa Era Riders. After the Batta Deadman was vanquished, Ikki collected the Batta Vistamp which was given to Karizaki. Although elated, Karizaki admitted it was not part of the ten Vistamps that he was looking for, but nevertheless counted on Ikki to continue gathering them.
Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
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Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons
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Juuga vs Orteca
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Kamen Rider Outsiders
Sometime later, Karizaki became a supporter of Zein. He and several armed Blue Bird guards appeared in front of Nico Saiba when she was at the Genm Corp. parking lot. The scientist showed her the Zein Driver and instructed her to deliver it to Sakuya Tachibana of BOARD after installing Kamen Rider Chronicle into it. Tachibana revealed that Karizaki had convinced various Kamen Riders to lend their powers for the creation of Zein Cards. [Ep.3 The Battle Fight Resumes and Zein's Birth]
- "Actually unexpectable."
- ―George's comment towards Zein's action[src]
However, Zein possessed Yuto Sakurai's body and manipulated Tsukuru Koboshi by using Nico's voice, relaunching Kamen Rider Chronicle. From afar, George, after realizing there was no other way, he pulled out his Juuga Driver. [ep.4 The Mad Flow of Time and Zein's Identity]
After a series of events, George calmly sat down in the lounge of a tea shop and drank tea, looking at a dimensional crack in the sky. When Ziin approached him, George welcomed him and said that the world was about to end. Ziin replied that he will start a new Desire Royale. [ep.6 Love & Peace and the Dimension's Savior]
Personality
Karizaki's pride hurt after Vice insulted his designs.
Karizaki is a cool-headed scientist who is quick-witted on handling a dire situation. He is also a Kamen Rider super-fan (especially Kuuga), and though seemingly childish, is also part of what he sees as an experiment in order to create the ultimate Kamen Rider. Due to this, he will do anything to achieve his agenda that involves Revice and the Vistamps as a whole. This is most evident with him handing over the Two Sidriver to Daiji Igarashi, knowing that Kagero was a danger and withheld this knowledge because of his curiosity. However, he is not without compassion, as shown when Karizaki ultimately decides to give the Giff Stamp to the Chameleon Deadman in order to save both Daiji's and Hiromi's lives. He even revealed that he was forced to hide the truth about the Demons Driver from Hiromi under director Akaishi's orders, and later apologized to Hiromi for how he used him as a lab rat. After learning about the Igarashi Family's past and their intertwined relations with Giff, his compassion continues to extend towards them as he becomes well concerned for their safety, to the point of assisting them in his best capacity to repent for his mistakes.
Karizaki likes to insert English into his speech, mainly to express his surprise over unexpected things (this is also evidently in how he addresses his father; he always refers to him as "daddy" in English). Karizaki is also extremely petty and can easily be angered, holding a slight grudge against Vice for openly mocking his Jackal Genome concept. Out of spite, he changed Vice's Jackal Genome into a skateboard, and deliberately excluded Vice from getting an upgrade with Barid Rex, much to Vice's shock and annoyance. This attitude would apparently carry into the future, as he designs the Kangaroo Vistamp to turn Vice into a toy-like form to serve as the "joey" of the Kangaroo Genome's Remix, and the theoretical forms for the Kirin, Niwatori, and Funkorogashi Genomes for Vice appear just as ridiculous. On a more serious note, Karizaki holds a bitter grudge towards his father. However, he did not let it get the better of him, as he would continue to assist Weekend for the sake of protecting humanity.
George temporarily turns to the dark side.
However, Karizaki's pride on his achievements ultimately served to be his downfall. After learning that Masumi secretly transferred his own demon inside him, George lost self-hope and considered himself to be none other than a lingering shadow of his father. As his father was no longer alive, Karizaki's anger and resentment towards his father ultimately resulted in the manifestation of Chic. This revelation made him arrogantly create a version of the Rider System that didn't rely on inner demons, particularly the Chimera Driver, which he later perfected into the Juuga Driver. After becoming Juuga, Karizaki temporarily descended into madness and began to show several psychopathic tendencies, examples include when he attacked his former allies without remorse in his twisted mission to protect the world, even when others tried to present other solutions like Daiji handing him the other Drivers. However, all that madness actually stemmed from Karizaki's inability to accept his father after the revealation that he transferred Chic into him. Karizaki finally managed to let go of his anger and resentment once he learned that Masumi truly loved him and properly mourned his death.
Abilities
- Genius-Level Intellect: George was not only able to create the majority of the Revice System but was also able to conclude that a Rider Kick is effective in both separating a contract holder from a Phase 2 Deadman and forcefully suppressing Kagero from Daiji. George also has great attention to detail, being able to deduce the Chameleon Deadman's identity based on two small slips. He was also able to deduce the existence of Weekend and figure out that it was led by his own father Masumi Karizaki.
- Master Engineer: George created many of the Riders' gear, with the Revice Driver and the Vistamps to name a few. He also admitted that he created the scrapped Libera Driver, which was supposed to have been destroyed.
- Rider Knowledge: George is well versed in all aspects of Kamen Rider, as evident with his knowledge of Riders and their secret identities, past techniques such as the Rider Kick, and several Kaijin groups, and uses said knowledge as inspiration for Revice's various Genomes. He is also a die-hard Kamen Rider fan, having amassed a large collection of toys (which are real world Bandai collectibles such as S.H. Figuarts, CSM belts and Rider helmet busts).
- Bilingualism: George speaks his native Japanese and enjoys inserting English words at times, though his actual level of fluency is unknown.
- Adept Combatant: Even before acquiring the Demons Driver, George often exercised in his office and displayed an adequate level of hand-to-hand combat proficient enough to briefly hold off a Gifftex like Orteca. His increased combat proficiency was also shown when he defeated various Riders as Kamen Rider Juuga, even EvilytyLive, Invincible Jeanne & Evil.
- Peak Human Condition: George has six-pack abdominals and is shown with a home gym.
Forms
Spider Genome
- "Decide Up! Deep. (Fukaku) Drop. (Ochiru) Danger. (Kiki) Kamen Rider Demons!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 202.3 cm
- Rider Weight: 109.8 kg
- Ability Parameters[2]
- Punching Power: 19.2 t
- Kicking Power: 42.1 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 42.5 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 3.4 seconds
Spider Genome (スパイダー ゲノム, Supaidā Genomu) is Demons' spider-based primary form accessed by using the Spider Vistamp in the Demons Driver.
All of Demons' statistics exceed that of Revi and Vice's standard forms. Compared to Kamen Rider Evil, Demons has higher punching and kicking power but lower jumping height and running speed. Demons can produce string from his hands to restrain an enemy or fire a blast of webbing at the opponent's face to blind them.
Demons' power when used by George is seemingly more in line with Hiromi Kadota's usage rather than Orteca's. Although he is able to perform a Genomix with a single Vistamp, he was forced out of transformation shortly after doing so for the first time.
Spider Genome consists of the following parts:
- Demon Geno Head (デモンゲノヘッド, Demon Geno Heddo): The head.
- Demon Facetringer (デモンフェイストリンガー, Demon Feisutoringā): The special face armament. It is armed with spider's characteristic abilities from the genetic information of the Spider Vistamp.
- Genomuscle Met (ゲノマッスルメット, Genomassuru Metto): The helmet. Part of the Demons Genomic Suit, the head is wrapped in Genomuscle, an artificial muscles that draws out unlimited power by receiving an energy supply. In addition, up to 99% of the user's potential can be drawn out by stimulating the brain from a device on the back of the head .
- String Eye (ストリングアイ, Sutoringu Ai): The six visual sensors. Six are lined up on the left and right like a spider, with two beautifully shining large ones at the center. Each functions independently to secure a nearly 360 degree field of vision without gaps. Conversely, by cutting off all vision, it is possible to sharpen the senses and acquire a super sense.
- String Crusher (ストリングクラッシャー, Sutoringu Kurasshā): The oral cavity. It is highly resistant to poisonous substances, and poisons that are taken in are quickly neutralized regardless of condition. In addition, it is equipped with a discharge port for the adhesive special sticky fiber Demon String, and can release poisonous substances outside of the body at the same time as the Demon String.
- Demon Breastringer (デモンブレストリンガー, Demon Buresutoringā): The special chest armor. It is armed with spider's characteristic abilities from the genetic information of the Spider Vistamp. In addition, the R-Factor incorporated into the Spider Vistamp was developed exclusively for the Demons system and is based on the Spider Genome, which has excellent control.
- Demons Genomic Suit (デモンズゲノミックスーツ, Demonzu Genomikku Sūtsu): The reinforced suit. Deployed at the same time as the Decide Up, it uses the powerful energy supplied by the Demons Driver to expand the potential of human physical abilities to the utmost limit.
- Demon Geno Arm (デモンゲノアーム, Demon Geno Āmu): The arms. Genomuscle (ゲノマッスル, Genomassuru), an artificial muscle that draws infinite power from energy supplied by the Demons Driver, is stretched around the whole body, strengthening the physical ability of the user to the utmost limit.
- Demon Geno Hand (デモンゲノハンド, Demon Geno Hando): The hands. It is equipped with a discharge port for the adhesive special sticky fiber Demon String (デモンストリング, Demon Sutoringu). The Demon String is highly elastic and has both excellent strength and heat resistance. By making use of this feature, it can be widely used for offense and defense, such as capturing a target and fixing in place or moving the body in the air. In addition, multiple such discharge ports are provided throughout the body.
- Demon Geno Leg (デモンゲノレッグ, Demon Geno Reggu): The legs. The Demons Genomic Suit is equipped with a mechanism to arm each part based on the ability obtained from the Vistamp's genetic information. As a result, switching armaments according to the battle situation enables a wide variety of tactics and demonstrates high responsiveness.
- Demon Geno Foot (デモンゲノフット, Demon Geno Futto): The feet. By receiving the operation of the Demons Driver and gathering high-density energy on the sole, it is possible to activate the finishing move Demons Finish, which converts the Vistamp's genetic information into an attack.
Batta Genomix
- "Dominate Up! Batta! Genomix!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 216.9 cm
- Rider Weight: 115.4 kg
- Ability Parameters[3]
- Punching Power: 19.2 t
- Kicking Power: 58.4 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 71.8 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 3.1 seconds
Batta Genomix (バッタゲノミクス , Batta Genomikusu) is Demons' grasshopper and Kamen Rider 1-based form accessed by using the Batta Vistamp in the Demons Driver.
Compared to Spider Genome, this Genomix grants Demons higher kicking power, jumping height, and running speed. In this form, Demons can jump large distances and perform powerful kicks.
Batta Genomix adds the following part:
- Demon Bottom Higher (デモンボトムハイアー, Demon Botomu Haiā): The lower body special armament. It is armed with the grasshopper's unique ability from the genetic information grasped by the Dominate Up of the Batta Vistamp. The artificial muscle Genomuscle (ゲノマッスル, Geno Massuru) produces super-jumping power, maximizing the power of jumps and kicks. In addition, the finishing move Demons Requiem with the grasshopper's power can be activated by receiving the operation of the Demons Driver.
Kamen Rider Juuga
- "Scramble! Jusshu no idenshi! Tsuyoki kokorozashi! Hazero, hoero, chouetsu seyo! Kamen Rider Juuga! Go over."
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 204.9 cm
- Rider Weight: 120.8 kg
- Ability Parameters[4]
- Punching Power: 92.5 t
- Kicking Power: 240.6 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 188.6 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 0.6 seconds
Juuga's primary form is accessed by using the Juuga Vistamp in the Juuga Driver.
Juuga's statistics are roughly on par with Ultimate Revi and Ultimate Vice, with higher punching power and running speed but lower kicking power and jump height. This enables him to easily defeat all other Riders, even EvilytyLive and Invincible Jeanne. Juuga can empower his strikes with golden energy or launch energy slashes by swinging his arm. He can also generate a three-pointed shield of golden energy to protect himself from enemy attacks.
Juuga consists of the following parts:
- Juuga Crown (ジュウガクラウン, Juuga Kuraun): The head.
- Amazing Black (アメイジングブラック, Ameijingu Burakku): The head armor. It is a high-density sintered substance made by blending the rare metal Astmetalum (アストメタルム, Asutometarumu) with carbon and other materials, and has a hardness comparable to that of diamond while also having high shock absorption.
- Juuga Point (ジュウガポイント, Juuga Pointo): The adjuster. It is responsible for constantly checking the health on the user's body and various devices, and cancels the transformation if an abnormal load is detected.
- Crown Eye (クラウンアイ, Kuraun Ai): The extremely strong compound eye. It allows simultaneous operation of visual equipment with 10 different functions, including ultra-wide angle, ultra-long-distance viewing, and night vision. In addition, special filtering and image processing can capture any target.
- Trigorizer (トライゴウライザー, Toraigouraizā): The analyzer. When necessary, it comprehensively analyzes and calculates the surrounding environment and enemy fighting power, etc., to derive the most appropriate balance of mixed genetic information. This information is directly connected to the Juuga Driver's genome blender, the Tri Geno Blender (トライゲノブレンダー, Torai Geno Burendā).
- Armouth (アーマウス, Āmausu): The oral cavity. The multi-layered armor allows normal breathing even at high altitudes and in the deep sea, and by efficiently absorbing highly concentrated oxygen, it compensates for intense exhaustion in battle.
- Titan Blocker (ティターンブロッカー, Titān Burokkā): The chest armor. Unique abilities engraved with symbolic details make the user a fearsome warrior with the power of 10 kinds of organism.
- Amazing Armor (アメイジングアーマー, Ameijingu Āmā): The reinforced suit. The ultra-thin and flexible armor enhances the user's physical strength and increases hardness. In addition, it receives an enormous supply of energy from the Juuga Driver to maximize their athletic ability.
- Pegas Blocker (ペガスブロッカー, Pegasu Burokkā): The shoulder armor. By deploying a special energy field, it can reproduce the flying ability of Eagle Genome and the high-speed swimming of Megalodon Genome.
- Rising Arm (ライジングアーム, Raijingu Āmu): The arms. They freely changes their reach with the ability of Brachio Genome, and boast the powerful arm strength of Kong Genome. Furthermore, by receiving the operation of the Juuga Driver, it unleashes the power-type finishing move Powered Genome Finish.
- Drado Arm Blocker (ドラドアームブロッカー, Dorado Āmu Burokkā): The forearm armor. It excels in techniques such as continuous attacks using the sharp, red-hot claws of Lion Genome and Kamakiri Genome's ability to launch slashes with the hand. Furthermore, by receiving the operation of the Juuga Driver, it unleashes the technical-type finishing move Crash Genome Finish.
- Rising Leg (ライジングレッグ, Raijingu Reggu): The legs. They combines human leg strength with the super acceleration ability of Ptera Genome and the three-dimensional mobility of Jackal Genome. Furthermore, by receiving the operation of the Juuga Driver, it unleashes the speed-type finishing move Impulse Genome Finish.
- Mighty Leg Blocker (マイティレッグブロッカー, Maiti Reggu Burokkā): The foot armor. It is equipped with the ferocious kicking power of Rex Genome, and by receiving the operation of the Juuga Driver, the super finishing move Juuga Amazing Finish that gathers all of the abilities of 10 kinds of Genome can be unleashed.
This form has the following finishers
- Juuga Driver finishers:
- Impulse Genome Edge (インパルスゲノムエッジ, Inparusu Genomu Ejji): This finisher has two variations.
- A yellow energy construct of a jackal appears from the Juuga Driver and combines with Juuga's leg, causing it to glow the same color. The energy then expands to cover the rest of Juuga's body, granting him super speed. Juuga rapidly attacks the enemy while moving at extreme speeds, producing a shockwave with each strike. The series of attacks ends with a side kick that launches the opponent away.
- Purple energy flows from the Juuga Driver and covers Juuga's lower leg. A giant purple energy construct of a T-Rex's head then appears in front him and bites the enemy as Juuga performs a side kick motion, producing an explosion.
- Juuga summons a purple nervy Brachiosaurus tail to attack with, striking them multiple times.
- Juuga encases his arms and legs in orange flames, and uses them to punch and kick his opponents.
- Crash Genome Edge (クラッシュゲノムエッジ, Kurasshu Genomu Ejji): This finisher has five variations.
- Juuga covers his arm in green energy and raises it into the air, creating a green tornado that immobilizes two opponents. He then swings both arms, launching two jagged slashes of magenta energy. One of the slashes strikes each enemy, launching them away.
- Juuga's right forearm glows orange while his left glows blue. By swinging his left arm, he delivers a claw-shaped orange energy slash to the enemy that produces a blast of fire upon impact. This is followed by two cyan energy slashes that produce water using the left arm before Juuga finally delivers another fire slash.
- Juuga performs a roundhouse kick motion with his lower leg covered in magenta energy, producing a pair of jagged magenta energy slashes that strike two enemies. His arms are then equipped with blue energy blades, which he uses to perform a series of crescent-shaped slashes of light purple energy. He first performs a spinning slash using both arms, then an upward slash using both arms, and finally another spinning slash while jumping backward. Juuga then crouches and swings his arms, producing a 360 degree wave of magenta and blue energy slashes.
- Large fists made of orange energy appear on Juuga's arms before he uses them to punch the ground, creating a tremor that moves in the direction of two enemies. A giant red energy construct of a mammoth's foot then appears to the side of the enemies. When Juuga performs a roundhouse kick, the energy foot mirrors his movement and swipes horizontally. Another energy mammoth foot then appears in the air above one of the enemies and attempts to crush them when Juuga stomps the ground. Juuga does the same for the second opponent before performing another roundhouse kick.
- Golden energy covers Juuga's hand while crimson electricity appears around his arm. He then performs a punch surrounded by gold and black energy, producing additional red energy upon contact with the enemy
- Powered Genome Edge (パワードゲノムエッジ, Pawādo Genomu Ejji)
- Amazing Finish (アメイジングフィニッシュ, Ameijingu Finisshu): This finisher has two variations.
- Juuga sprouts Pteranodon wings made of red energy from his back before setting his body on fire and flying into the enemy. He then performs an uppercut motion, causing a magenta energy construct of a Brachiosaurus head to appear from the ground beneath the enemy, launching them into the air. When Juuga next performs a downward punch motion, the head slams the enemy downward, causing them to crash into the ground and bounce a short distance into the air. A red energy construct of a mammoth's foot then appears above the enemy before Juuga performs a stomping motion, causing it to crush the opponent.
- Different types of energy cover Juuga's leg each time he pulls the Juuga Vistamp. First, his foot glows bright gold. Next, light gold energy flows from the Juuga Driver and down his leg. After that, black particles then surround the leg. Finally, a silver double helix flows down the leg as its footsteps create waves of gold energy. Swirling black and gold energy then appears around Juuga as he performs a spinning roundhouse kick. His foot creates an arc of black and gold energy before striking the enemy, launching them away.
- Juuga's lower leg is surrounded by black and gold energy before a large shockwave of gold and crimson energy emanates from him. As a result, the rest of his body is surrounded by black energy as well and lightning is continually produced from his leg. Juuga then jumps high into the sky and performs a flying kick, producing a sonic boom as he descends. The kick pushes the enemy across the ground after striking them.
- Legend Rider attacks: through the use of the Rider Absorber, Juuga can perform an attack based on what Rider a Vistamp is based on.
- Planarian Itteiyo Attack (プラナリアイッテイーヨアタック, Puranaria Itteīyo Atakku): Juuga scans the Planarian Vistamp to summon the Break Gunner to shoot an opponent, and then summons the Shingou-Ax to perform Chaser's Across Breaker finisher.
- Octopus Full Throttle Attack (オクトパスフルスロットルアタック, Okutopasu Furu Surottoru Atakku): Juuga scans the Octopus Vistamp to run at high speeds.
- Impulse Genome Edge (インパルスゲノムエッジ, Inparusu Genomu Ejji): This finisher has two variations.
Equipment
Devices
- Demons Driver - Transformation device as Kamen Rider Demons
- Juuga Driver - Transformation device as Kamen Rider Juuga
- Vistamps - Transformation trinkets
- Vistamp Holder - Carrying straps for Vistamps
Known Creations
- Vistamps
- Revice Driver
- Gundephone50
- Ohinbuster50
- Osutoderuhammer50
- Two Sidriver
- Libera Driver (discarded; later salvaged and completed by Weekend)
- Mass Production Type Demons Driver
- Destream Driver
- Chimera Driver
- Juuga Driver
- Zein Driver
Relationships
Family
Father (deceased)
- Masumi: George holds a bitter grudge towards his father for faking his death, as well as his past actions. Although he later becomes aware that Masumi had paid a high price for his sins and is currently working out of repentance, George still has a hard time forgiving his father because of the repercussions his father's actions have had on many other people. Despite this, both father and son still hold a mutual level of respect for each other's work. Eventually, George would slowly let go of his bitterness, as he began working together with his father along with Weekend in the war against Giff. The two eventually reconcile, with Masumi being proud of his son for having surpassed him. However, Masumi revealed that he gave his own demon to George, which reopened the rift between them. This resulted in George obsessing over his work instead of meeting with his dying father, who subsequently passes without his son by his side. He soon targets the Riders who used his father's creations, namely the Week Endriver and the Demons Driver, damaged it and threw it on his fake grave to mock his late father. The rift between them finally closed off for good once George learned that Masumi truly loved him.
Friends
- Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi: George helped Ikki become Revice in order to keep Vice under control. To that end, he became his support when battling the Deadmans (and later Giff) in mastering his powers and becoming the hero the world needs. In return, Ikki grows to put his faith into George as a reliable ally. However, their relationship would regress into hostility when George becomes Kamen Rider Juuga and seeks to eliminate everyone with Giff's genes. Once George got closure from him and Hiromi, their relationship returns to back to normal.
- (Kamen Rider) Vice: George and Vice have a very cheeky relationship. While Vice dislikes George's designs of several Genomes which make him look ugly, George is also petty over Vice's dislike of his work, denying Vice an upgrade to Barid Rex initially as payback. For a period of time, Vice became suspicious of George as well as Fenix, due to what happened with Hiromi. However, Vice learns to trust George with Ikki's guidance, while George also becomes more of an accepting ally towards Vice as he realizes how Revice's power grows with the bond between Ikki and Vice. Like his relationship with Ikki, it regresses into hostility when George becomes Kamen Rider Juuga and specifically targets demons like Vice. However, once George got closure from Ikki and Hiromi, their relationship returns to back to normal.
- Blue Bird:
- Daiji Igarashi/Kamen Rider Live: Initially, George gave Daiji the Two Sidriver out of curiosity to see how Daiji's relationship with his inner demon Kagero would affect their power as a Kamen Rider. After learning about the Igarashi family's past, however, George becomes more concerned with Daiji's well-being. Though Daiji initially held a level of anger towards George over what happened with Hiromi, he eventually forgives him. As Akaishi's evil schemes begin to take root within Fenix, George has also taken note of its effect on Daiji's behavior, and advises him not to let his emotions get the better of him. However, they would regress into enemies temporarily when George becomes Kamen Rider Juuga and seeks to destroy everyone with Giff's genes. However, once George got closure from Ikki and Hiromi, their relationship returns to back to normal.
- Hiromi Kadota/Kamen Rider Demons (I): Due to their conflicting personalities, both George and Hiromi have had somewhat of an uneasy relationship at work. Though George gave the Demons Driver to Hiromi as an experiment, he would later feel guilty in retrospect over withholding details about the Driver's effects on Hiromi. Even with Hiromi being furious with George over this matter, the two still respected each other, with George feeling relieved for Hiromi after the latter's initial decision to leave Fenix.
- Hana Natsuki/(Kamen Rider) Aguilera: to be added
- Go Tamaki/Julio/Kamen Rider Over Demons (II): to be added
- Sakura Igarashi/Kamen Rider Jeanne: George was frustrated and flustered on how Sakura got the Libera Driver, since he threw it out. However, he decides to let her use it as Jeanne, recognizing her skills in karate, and also as a Rider. Their relationship would regress into hostility temporarily once George becomes Kamen Rider Juuga and seeks to destroy everyone with Giff's genes. However, once George got closure from Ikki and Hiromi, their relationship returns to back to normal.
Allies
- Akemi Mikoshiba: George had worked together with Akemi to analyse Giff, even as they eventually realized the corruption that was taking root within Fenix. When Akemi was kidnapped and later turned into a demon by director Akaishi, George worked together with Daiji in an attempt to rescue her, only for Daiji to work under Akaishi to preserve the peace and Ikki's plan to save the Fenix doctor went south.
- Genta Igarashi/Kamen Rider Vail/Kamen Rider Destream: George was curious about the Igarashi siblings' father and how his children are able to transform, believing there's a connection. The more time moved, the more George discovered how the children can be become riders and how Genta had no heart. George recreates the Vail Driver into the Destream Driver for Genta to use in his final fight with Vail.
- Yukimi Igarashi: to be added
- Hikaru Ushijima/Kamen Rider Over Demons (I): When George was injured by Hideo Akaishi, Hikaru offered to become Over Demons in his place when he came to save the Igarashi siblings from Akaishi.
- Kagero/Kamen Rider Evil: to be added
- Lovekov: to be added
Enemies
- Deadmans:
- (Kamen Rider) Orteca/Demons (II): Orteca kidnapped George to demand him to unlock Demons' full powers, though George managed to take full advantage of the situation. As fellow geniuses in their domains, George and Orteca have developed somewhat of a frenemy relationship, with George taking pleasure in feuding with someone whom he could consider as his equal.
- Hideo Akaishi: On the surface, it would appear that George and director Akaishi had some sort of cooperation over Fenix's efforts to study Giff. However, in reality, Akaishi himself had absolute power and authority over Fenix's operations; even George had no choice but to comply with Akaishi's orders until he made up his resolve to defect from Fenix and fight for good.
- Giff: At first, George's curiosity was stimulated upon having the opportunity to study Giff's coffin. However, once he realized the true dangers that Giff posed to humanity, George would later contribute to assisting Weekend and the Kamen Riders to destroy Giff.
- Vail: to be added
- Chic: George's inner demon, who was given to him by his father.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- George Karizaki is portrayed by Noritaka Hamao (濱尾 ノリタカ, Hamao Noritaka). As a child, he is portrayed by Jin Hiraga (平賀 仁, Hiraga Jin).
- His suit actor as Kamen Rider Demons and Kamen Rider Juuga is Takuma Komori (小森 拓真, Komori Takuma).
Etymology
- Kamen Rider Juuga's name is a combination of the Japanese word for ten (十, Jū) and Kuuga (クウガ). Juuga uses the genetic information of 10 animals, and Kamen Rider Kuuga was the 10th installment of the Kamen Rider Series. It also forms the phrase "ten fangs" (十牙, Jūga)[5], and may also be derived from "beast fangs" (獣牙, Jūga).
- Noritaka Hamao was previously nicknamed "Kuuga Boy" due to his birth date being near the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga.
Notes
- During the montage of the show’s opening, Karizaki can be seen in his lab with what appear to be Kamen Rider-like humanoids resembling Black[6], 1, and Kuuga in stasis tanks.
- A scene in Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations would later mirror this short sequence, as the Clone Rider System developed by Karizaki's future self consists of various Kamen Rider suits being kept in similar-looking stasis tanks.
- Karizaki uses each of these Rider's transformation poses:
- Karizaki used Kuuga's transformation pose when transforming into Kamen Rider Demons.
- Karizaki used 1's transformation pose during his failed attempt to transform into Kamen Rider Chimera.
- Karizaki uses Black's transformation pose when transforming into Kamen Rider Juuga.
- Series writer Hanta Kinoshita rewrote Karizaki's character to more resemble the actor that portrays him, Noritaka Hamao. Hamao is himself a super-fan of Kamen Rider like Karizaki, and ad-libs many his lines. Furthermore, as Hamao believes that Karizaki is half-Japanese due to the character's English name, he inserts English words into his dialogue, but ultimately had to dial it down due to the words being too difficult for Japanese children to pronounce.[7]
- Karizaki was originally meant to be the first user of Kamen Rider Demons,[8] though he would later transform into Demons for a single episode, before becoming a unique Rider of his own towards the end of the series.
- The black and gold color scheme specifically resembles Ultimate Form.
- The shape of the right eye mimics one of Kuuga's horns.
- Juuga's transformation announcement includes a sound effect that resembles Kuuga's transformation into Mighty Form.
- The names of the different parts Kamen Rider Juuga is comrpised of reference Kuuga's various forms and arsenal.
- The Mighty Leg Blocker references the Mighty Form and the Mighty Anklet.
- The Drado Arm Blocker references the Dragon Form and the (Rising) Dragon Rod.
- The Pegas Blocker references the Pegasus Form and the (Rising) Pegasus Bowgun.
- The Titan Blocker references the Titan Form and the (Rising) Titan Sword.
- The Rising Arm and Rising Leg reference the Rising forms.
- The Amazing Black and Amazing Armor reference the Amazing Mighty Form.
- The Trigorizer is a reference to the Trychaser 2000.
- The Amazing Finish attacks references Kuuga's Amazing Mighty Kick.
Appearances
Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail- Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider Revice
- Episode 1: Family! Contract! The Demon Whispers!
- Episode 2: The Demon Is Just a Bad Guy!?
- Episode 3: Hostage Trouble, What Will the Brothers Do!?
- Kamen Rider Revice: The Movie
- Kamen Rider Revice: Transformation Lessons
- Episode 4: Not Enough Love! A Dangerous Demon Is Born!
- Episode 5: The World Reforming Rider! Who Is the Traitor!?
- Episode 6: Evil's True Identity! Shocking Showtime!?
- Episode 7: Theft!? Skateboard!? I'm Kagero!
- Episode 8: Family Rest, Heaven and Hell!?
- Episode 9: Runaway Kagero! Igarashi Brothers... Collapse!?
- Episode 10: Older and Younger Brother, the Heart That Believes
- Episode 11: Invincible Sakura, Power for What Purpose
- Episode 12: Weakness Is Strength!? The Invincible Jeanne!
- Episode 13: Fenix's Close Call!
- Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
- Episode 14: The Commander Is...a Deadman!?
- Episode 15: Eradicate! Showdown! Deadmans!
- Episode 16: Desire to Protect... The Time of the Three Igarashi Siblings!
- Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery
- Kamen Rider Revice: Koala VS Kangaroo!! Declare Your Love Right Smack in the Middle of the Wedding?!
- Episode 17: Deepening Betrayal, The True Value of Buddies
- Episode 18: Buddy's Trajectory, A Miracle of Fire And Ice
- Episode 19: Demons' Warning, Hiromi's Siege!?
- Episode 20: Ruthless and Temporary, The Price of Transformation
- Episode 21: Lay Down My Life, Entrust My Feelings
- Episode 22: Slam-Bang... Kukikaidan!?
- Episode 23: Vice Takes Over... Betrayal After All!?
- Episode 24: Bring Back Dr. Karizaki! Inverse Operation!
- Episode 25: Revive! Vail!? Memories of The Igarashi Family
- Episode 26: Showdown! Farewell!? The End of Darkness and Light
- Episode 27: Stop It! Tyrant's Rampage and Violent Runaway
- Episode 28: Beyond Fear, Gale and Thunder! Believe In Yourself and Become One!
- DEAR GAGA (Flashback)
- Episode 29: Crank In! Memory of Hiromi!
- Episode 30: Seiyu! Say Me! The Aftermath of Youth
- Episode 31: Illusionary Guidance, Dream Afterwards
- Episode 32: Lost Whereabouts, Queen's Pride
- Episode 33: Lovekov's Rebellion!? Sakura's Resolution
- Episode 34: The Demon Is Calling the Demon
- Episode 35: Unknown Threat, the Way We Should Go
- Episode 36: Humanity at the Crossroads, Their Determination
- Episode 37: Inevitable Fierce Battle! The Do-Or-Die Demon Recapture Mission!
- Episode 38: Father and Child Weaving Together! The Ultimate Revice!
- Episode 39: Hope and Despair, The Conflict Between Three Siblings
- Episode 40: Family or the World... Brothers Quarrel of the Soul!
- Episode 41: Father's True Intention, Son's Determination!
- Episode 42: Fierce Battle! Crimson Vail and Destream
- Episode 43: The End of Eternity, Where Regret Leads
- Episode 44: Lay Down My Body and Soul, The Whereabouts of the Decision
- Kamen Rider Revice: Becoming Rider No. 2~♪
- Episode 45: Never-Ending Nightmare, Protectors and the Protected
- Episode 46: Courage to Face Each Other... What Should You Really Protect?
- Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix (Flashback)
- Kamen Rider Revice Movie Spin-Off Delivered Drama: Birth of Chimera
- Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia
- Episode 47: Karizaki's Rebellion, The Price of Transformation
- Episode 48: Proof of Determination! This is... Japan's No. 1 Busybody!
- Episode 49: At the End of the Battle... Only the Demon Remains
- Episode 50/Finale: Family to the End, Until the Day We Meet Again
- Kamen Rider Revice: Final Stage
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
- Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons
- Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca
- Kamen Rider Outsiders
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References
- ↑ Tyrannosaurus rex, Megalodon, Eagle, Mammoth, Pteranodon, Lion, Jackal, Gorilla, Praying mantis, Brachiosaurus
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "TV Asahi's page for Demons Spider Genome". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/demons/demons_spidergenome/stand.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TV Asahi's page for Demons Batta Genomix". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/demons/demons_battagenomix/stand.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TV Asahi's page for Juuga". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/juuga/stand.html.
- ↑ https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/revice/weekly_items/47
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Spacecraft 176 2022 , pp. 34–35, "[Interview] Hamao Noritaka"
- ↑ Spacecraft 176 2022 , pp. 34–35, "[Interview] Hamao Noritaka"
- ↑ 『OFFICIAL PERFECT BOOK 仮面ライダーリバイス公式完全読本 HERO×DEVIL'S SCRIPTURE』〈ホビージャパンMOOK〉、ホビージャパン、2023年2月28日。ISBN 978-4-7986-3090-8。
- ↑ 『OFFICIAL PERFECT BOOK 仮面ライダーリバイス公式完全読本 HERO×DEVIL'S SCRIPTURE』〈ホビージャパンMOOK〉、ホビージャパン、2023年2月28日。ISBN 978-4-7986-3090-8。