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Kagero (カゲロウ, Kagerō) is Daiji Igarashi's inner demon who transforms into Kamen Rider Evil (仮面ライダーエビル, Kamen Raidā Ebiru).
History
Background
Kagero is the inner demon born from Daiji Igarashi's resentment towards his older brother, Ikki Igarashi. While Daiji admired Ikki, he felt outshined by his older brother and motivated him to enlist in Fenix. However, Ikki would go onto become a Kamen Rider when Daiji hesitated in equipping the Revice Driver. Eventually, the resentment grew stronger and his inner demon managed to take over Daiji's body.
Peril of Kamen Rider Evil
On the Fenix Skybase at night, the Kagero-possessed Daiji stole Hiromi Kadota's ID card to steal the Lion Vistamp, leading to the creation of the Lion Deadman. During a stakeout by Fenix, Kagero would be given the Two Sidriver by George Karizaki to become Kamen Rider Evil. The mysterious Rider attacked Kamen Riders Revi and Vice in his first transformation. Afterwards, Kagero later meets with the Deadmans and expressed to work together out of shared interests.
He would continue fighting Revice as Kamen Rider Evil, all while pretending to be Daiji to the rest of the Igarashis. Fenix caught wind of Kagero's presence and deployed Hiromi Kadota as Kamen Rider Demons to subdue him. During the Igarashi's family vacation, he attacked Aguilera who was trying to poision Ikki, and he wanted to do the deed himself. The next day, Kagero revealed himself in front of everyone and attacked Ikki. He transformed into Evil in order to kill Ikki in front of the Igarashi family, but was forced to retreat.
While Ikki was reluctant to fight him, Kagero created the Brachio Deadman by stamping a trio of scammers with the Brachio Proto Vistamp given to him by the Deadmans. When Ikki was deployed to fight him, Kagero revealed Daiji's resentment towards his brother taking away his chance at being a Rider. However, Daiji's consciousness has not completely disappeared and is waiting to fight back. Hearing this, Ikki motivated Daiji to overcome Kagero's shackles and forced the demon back into his body.
Following his defeat by Revice's Brachio Genome, Kagero would occasionally resurface to cause trouble to the Igarashi siblings. He made his return after Daiji was knocked unconscious from protecting Sakura Igarashi, though she was able to upturn him back with a Rider Kick. This phenomenon is later made known to Ikki, which he uses to summon Kagero. He would disclose the method to enter the Deadmans' base in exchange for Sakura's spicy curry.
Battle of Light and Darkness
After Hiromi's apparent demise, Kagero appeared to Daiji and offered to take over, which Daiji refuses. He temporarily takes over Daiji's body to help him fight Orteca, who became the second Kamen Rider Demons, reasoning that if Orteca kills Sakura, then Kagero can't taste her curry anymore. He boldly confronted Demons and was able to deal substantial damage to the latter. After Kagero was defeated, Daiji returned back to normal and is puzzled that his inner demon protected him.
With Giff's revival approaching, Kagero became more active all while Daiji begins to experience sharp headaches. When Kagero resurfaced for the last time, he confronted Karizaki to demand the Two Sidriver's enhancement item using Akemi Mikoshiba as a hostage. Director Akaishi decided to allow Kagero to take the Crow Vistamp, and he separates Daiji from himself in a battle for supremacy. The two transform and battle fiercely. However, Live gradually overwhelms Evil, and Evil strived not to hesitate despite his poor condition. After being defeated, Kagero gives Daiji the Holy Wing Vistamp before he seemingly vanished.
The Perfect Wing
Without Kagero to balance him out, Daiji would gradually become more brash and reckless, leading him to side with Akaishi and Giff for the sake of "justice". As Daiji attempted to form a contract with Giff, he was stopped numerous times. After Hiromi stepped in to bring Daiji back to his senses, the latter finally caved and tearfully called out to Kagero to come back to him. As it turns out, Kagero didn't completely disappear, but had himself sealed within the Holy Wing Vistamp until Daiji finally accepted his dark side. Kagero returned to Daiji's body again, as the two became Kamen Rider EvilytyLive and became the decisive blow to seal Giff back to his dimension.
When the battle was over, Ikki and Sakura warmly welcomed Kagero as part of the family. Since then, Kagero continues residing in Daiji's body and often teased his host. He would continue to operate as Kamen Rider Evil and fight alongside Ikki against Giff's demon forces. Kagero would guide Daiji as Kamen Rider EvilytyLive and ultimately join forces with the rest of the Igarashi siblings and their demons to completely destroy Giff and his forces.
Battle Familia
Price of Transformation
Several weeks have passed and the Igarashi family return to a peaceful life. When Daiji planned to rebuild Fenix, he finds the Demons Troopers had been ambushed. He learned that Hana and Tamaki were attacked by Kamen Rider Juuga, who turns out to be George Karizaki. Daiji and Sakura would also learn that Ikki is losing memories of their family and could no longer recognize their parents. The night before Daiji and Sakura fought Juuga, the three siblings and Vice were seen discussing Ikki's predicament and got harshly called out by Kagero, making Sakura cry and prompting Daiji to apologize to her sister. The next day, although they try to plead with Karizaki by surrendering their belts, Daiji and Sakura had to fight the scientist once the situation escalated but found themselves overwhelmed by Juuga's strength.
Forced with the option to have his brother confront Juuga, Daiji and Sakura visit Hana and Tamaki in the hospital. After a deep conversation, he decided to support Ikki's battle against Karizaki to solve the scientist's internal issue. He would anxiously watch Ikki and Vice's duel against Juuga with Sakura and Hiromi. When Juuga is defeated, Daiji and Sakura go to congratulate Ikki, but was saddened upon discovering his brother had lost the memories of his siblings as well.
With Ikki losing all memories of the entire family, Daiji is forced to watch his brother moving out of Happy Spa. However, he couldn't accept the fact that Ikki had forgotten his entire family. When Vice gathered the entire family and their friends, Daiji joins along his plan to trick Ikki into fighting him for the contract would end. However, doing this would result in Vice disappearing. While this plan appeared to have worked, Ikki began to realize something is wrong and easily deduced Vice and everyone had orchestrated their final battle.
Daiji 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, Daiji watched Ikki and Vice's final moments and with that, Ikki's memories of his family are restored. A few months later, Daiji would begin building a new organization called Blue Bird alongside Hiromi, Hana, and Tamaki while Kagero joked about calling it 'Black Bird'.
Final Stage
Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
Revice Forward: Live & Evil & Demons
Juuga VS Orteca
Personality
In contrast to Daiji, Kagero is blunt, cold, manipulative and amoral, often seen with a sadistic smile. He doesn't think highly of his host, calling him an idiot. He is cold in demeanor and shown to be a skilled manipulator.
Being born from Daiji's suppressed resentment towards his brother, Kagero's ultimate goal is to kill Ikki. He often mocks his "brother" for playing the hero, and mockingly addresses him as "Big Brother". Even so, Kagero has proven to be patient, as he was able to enjoy his stay with the Igarashi family for a moment and plan his reveal at the best possible moment. However, it is shown that he wants to be the one to kill Ikki, as he stopped Aguilera from poisoning his target, then later confronted her and the Deadmans for doing so.
Despite working with the Deadmans at first, Kagero was willing to aid the Igarashi siblings in some scenarios if it involved Sakura's spicy curry (which instantly becomes his favorite food), such as revealing the location of the Deadmans Base and even protecting Sakura from Demons. In his last moments, he gave his host the Holy Wing Vistamp so Daiji can defeat Orteca.
After resurfacing from the Holy Wing Vistamp, Kagero finally revealed that all he did so far was to free the doubt within Daiji's heart and showed his host how weak he was without his aid. After Daiji accepted Kagero to be a part of him, Kagero was no longer the vile demon as he was before, but he also teasingly warned his host to not be a wimp or he'll take over his body again. Humorously, he also demanded Sakura's curry right after Ikki and Daiji sealed Giff back into his dimension. Kagero retains his bluntness though, calling out the siblings regarding the harsh truth of certain situations whenever he needs to.
While active in Daiji's body, Kagero has a habit of flicking his index finger.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Demon Physiology: As a demon, Kagero possesses the following characteristics:
- Possession: Initially, Kagero was able to take control of Daiji's body completely, through the latter's hidden resentment towards Ikki, which was built up over time. After Daiji managed to gain control of his inner demon for the first time, the two were able to switch places whenever Daiji's physical body receives a strong enough force to knock him out and render the dominant personality unconscious. Ever since Kagero re-emerged after having been sealed into the Holy Wing Vistamp for a while, the two are now able to switch places whenever they wish. Kagero is also now able to speak from within Daiji even when he is not actively possessing his host.
- Enhanced Strength: Kagero is shown to be incredibly strong, as he was able to overpower Vice in battle and sent him flying in a single hit, and damaged Demons while Live was not able to. After resurfacing, his strength seems to have improved drastically, as shown when he was able to easily defeat several Deadmans and Gifftarians using the Livegun without breaking a sweat.
- Mind Accessibility: Similar to Vice, Kagero can enter the mind of someone else and explore their hidden thoughts and emotions by touching their forehead, as was done with Keiwa Sakurai to communicate with his inner demon.
- Vistamp Ability Enhancement: Kagero can stamp himself with a Vistamp to gain various powers:
- Bat: Separate himself from Daiji.
- Jackal: Gain a momentary burst of enhanced speed.
- Teleportation: Kagero briefly teleported behind Keiwa Sakurai to sneak up behind him and access his inner mind.
Abilities
- Skilled Acting: Kagero is shown to be a convincing actor, as he was able to deceive the Igarashi family into believing that he was Daiji.
- Expert Tactician: Kagero was able to formulate a plan to steal Hiromi Kadota's ID card, as well as the Lion Vistamp from Fenix.
Weaknesses
- Daiji Igarashi: Much like Vice, Kagero will die if his host, Daiji, is killed. Additionally, while Kagero's presence is strengthened by Daiji's hatred towards Ikki, the inverse can also happen as Kagero can also be weakened by Daiji's growing kindness and strength of will; this appears to have been nullified after Kagero's revival, with the two having agreed to fight together as one.
Forms
- "Versus Up! Madness! Hopeless! Darkness! Bat! Hehe! Kamen Rider Evil! Yeah-haha!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 207.0 cm
- Rider Weight: 106.8 kg
- Ability Parameters[1]
- Punching Power: 15.8 t
- Kicking Power: 37.5 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 45.1 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 3.1 seconds
Bat Genome (バットゲノム, Batto Genomu) is Evil's bat-based primary form accessed by using the Bat Vistamp in the Two Sidriver.
In this form, Kamen Rider Evil's statistics are generally superior to Kamen Riders Revi and Vice's main forms, though both Eagle Genomes and Revi Jackal Genome have higher jump height, Vice Lion Genome has higher running speed, both Kong Genomes have higher punching power, and both Brachio Genomes have higher punching and kicking power. Bat Genome also has excellent stealth capability, allowing Evil to sneak up on enemies without making a sound. Evil wields the Evilblade as his primary weapon, which he uses to perform teal energy slashes. He is able to release a series of multiple energy slashes with just a single swing. In his final battle against Live, Evil also briefly used the Livegun to fire teal energy blasts.
By stamping a Vistamp onto his body, Evil can use its abilities:
- Bat: Evil stamps the Bat Vistamp onto the emblem on his chest and fires green sonic waves from it that attack the enemy's hearing.
- Kong: Evil stamps the Kong Vistamp onto the Two Sidriver and covers the Evilblade with a smoking flame.
Bat Genome consists of the following parts:
- Evil Bat Head (エビルバットヘッド, Ebiru Batto Heddo): The head.
- Evil Bat Echo (エビルバットエコー, Ebiru Batto Ekō): The Bat Carabellad's radome. It reproduces echolocation utilizing the ultrasonic waves of bats and uses it as radar and flight control. The ultrasonic waves can also be used as a directed energy weapons and can disable the target's hearing.
- Bat Brachi Eye (バットブラチアイ, Batto Burachi Ai): The compound eyes. Making use of the irregular shape, the field of view can be flexibly expanded and slanted. In addition, even in situations where visibility cannot be secured, such as in the dark, it is possible to carry out activities like normal by visualizing the information obtained from the Evil Bat Echo.
- Bat Carabellad (バットカラベラード, Batto Karaberādo): The face armor. The strong armor that protects the face is composed of a combination of trapezoidal and inverted trapezoidal cross sections, and has extremely high stealth performance and ricochet performance.
- Versus Crusher (バーサスクラッシャー, Bāsasu Kurasshā): The oral cavity. By increasing the concentration of oxygen obtained by breathing and permeating it into every corner of the body, the motor functions of the user are dramatically improved and the speed of recovery from fatigue is accelerated.
- Bat Brandy Jacket (バットブランディージャケット, Batto Burandī Jaketto): The upper body armor. The unique ability engraved with the symbol mark makes the user a bat warrior. This makes him a dark hitman who specializes in covert operations by gaining high calmness and flying ability. In addition, it has a built-in Evil System (エビルシステム, Ebiru Shisutemu) that amplifies the negative energy of the user and converts it into power, creating powerful fighting strength.
- Versus Genomic Suit (バーサスゲノミックスーツ, Bāsasu Genomikku Sūtsu): The reinforced suit. Deployed at the same time as the Versus Up, the genetic information of the species supplied from the Two Sidriver is reconstructed, and by wearing it in an enhanced shape, the user is transformed into Kamen Rider Evil.
- Evil Bat Shoulder (エビルバットショルダー, Ebiru Batto Shorudā): The shoulders. By thinning and deploying the powerful energy Genome Power (ゲノムパワー, Genomu Pawā) supplied by the Two Sidriver, wings are formed and flight becomes possible.
- Evil Bat Arm (エビルバットアーム, Ebiru Batto Āmu): The arms. The Bat Brandy Jacket upper body armor that includes the arms has high stealth and appears suddenly in data such as in instruments, giving the illusion that it had disappeared suddenly.
- Evil Bat Glove (エビルバットグローブ, Ebiru Batto Gurōbu): The gloves. Special adjustments have been made to handle the Evilblade removed from the Two Sidriver and they are good at fighting with a sword.
- Evil Bat Leg (エビルバットレッグ, Ebiru Batto Reggu): The legs. Utilizing their high impact absorption ability, they not only receive the enemy's attacks with the legs, but are protected from the tremendous shock they themselves produce, such as in finishing moves. In addition, movement sounds such as footsteps are minimized by combining with the quiet ability of bats.
- Evil Bat Boots (エビルバットブーツ, Ebiru Batto Būtsu): The boots. Equipped with a sole that has strong suction power, it is possible to walk on walls or ceilings. In addition, by concentrating energy, the finishing move Darkness Finish can be activated.
This form has the following finishers:
- Two Sidriver finishers:
- Bat Darkness Finish (バットダークネスフィニッシュ, Batto Dākunesu Finisshu): Varies depending on which mode the Two Sidriver is in.
- Evilblade: This finisher has six variations.
- Evil forms a teal energy blade around the Evilblade and swings it, launching a large teal energy slash with copies of the energy blade embedded in it. This large slash is followed by a series of smaller, flickering slashes. After the slashes strike the target, Evil turns before charging and swinging the Evilblade again, launching more teal energy slashes at a second enemy.
- Evil covers the Evilblade in teal energy and swings it upward, creating a teal energy slash. When the slash strikes the enemy, it forms into a spinning circular energy blade that continually attacks the opponent.
- Evil forms a teal energy blade around the Evilblade and swings it, launching a series of flickering slashes of teal energy with copies of the energy blade embedded in them. The energy slashes fly forward before continually attacking the enemy.
- Evil forms a teal energy blade around the Evilblade and delivers a large teal energy slash with copies of the energy blade embedded in it to the enemy at close range. This large slash creates an explosion and is followed by is followed by a series of smaller, flickering slashes that launch the enemy away.
- Evil forms a teal energy blade around the Evilblade and separately attacks two enemies with teal energy slashes that have copies of the energy blade embedded in it. He then delivers a giant energy slash to one of the opponents. The large slash is followed by a series of smaller slashes, destroying the enemy and causing them to explode.
- A teal energy blade forms around the Evilblade as it is held against an enemy. Evil then delivers a series of energy slashes with copies of the energy blade embedded in it. Each large slash delivered by the Evilblade directly is followed by a series of smaller slashes and results in an explosion. The final attack is an upward slash that pushes the opponent away.
- Driver: This finisher has two variations.
- Teal energy from the Two Sidriver flows along the teal lines on Evil's suit before transferring to his lower leg. Evil then performs a spinning roundhouse kick while a rotating column of blue liquid appears behind him. The kick leaves behind a trail of teal liquid and creates a large teal energy slash upon impact. After the initial slash, several smaller teal energy slashes continue to attack the opponent
- Teal energy from the Two Sidriver flows along the teal lines on Evil's suit while wind and bats surround him before transferring to his lower leg, accompanied by a burst of green and purple energy. Evil leaps forward with his leg covered in the teal, green, and purple energy and a green radar-like projection of the Bat Vistamp's seal appears behind him. He then delivers a flying kick to the enemy, creating another burst of green and purple energy as well as teal sonic waves upon impact.
- Evilblade: This finisher has six variations.
- Bat Darkness Finish (バットダークネスフィニッシュ, Batto Dākunesu Finisshu): Varies depending on which mode the Two Sidriver is in.
- "Versus Up! Hya-haha! Feel a thrill! Spiral! Kamen Rider Evil! Jackal!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 197.6 cm
- Rider Weight: 108.4 kg
- Ability Parameters[2]
- Punching Power: 18.2 t
- Kicking Power: 39.2 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 49.6 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 2.7 seconds
Jackal Genome (ジャッカルゲノム, Jakkaru Genomu) is Evil's jackal and Kamen Rider Genm-based form accessed by using the Jackal Vistamp in the Two Sidriver.
Compared to Bat Genome, in this form all of Evil's statistics are slightly increased. Jackal Genome enables Evil to move at blinding speeds, leaving behind a trail of green and purple energy.
Jackal Genome consists of the following parts:
- Evil Jackal Head (エビルジャッカルヘッド, Ebiru Jakkaru Heddo): The head.
- Evil Jackal Ear (エビルジャッカルイヤー, Ebiru Jakkaru Iyā): The hearing device. It is equipped with a filtering function that blocks ambient noise, picks up only necessary sounds, and lets the user hear them. It is also equipped with a secret communication function for conducting voice conversations with a specific person.
- Jackal Brachi Eye (ジャッカルブラチアイ, Jakkaru Burachi Ai): The compound eyes. Making use of the irregular shape, the field of view can be flexibly expanded and slanted. In addition, like the nocturnal jackal, they have excellent night vision and dynamic visual acuity, and are able to perceive and identify dynamic reactions in the surroundings even in the dark. Furthermore, by stacking face goggles that function as a head mounted display, it is possible to display a VR map and recommended attack routes to achieve objectives. It is also equipped with a light-emitting device for night combat.
- Jackal Carabellad (ジャッカルカラベラード, Jakkaru Karaberādo): The face armor. By applying an explosion-proof coating agent to the strong armor surface, which has the rare metal Astmetalum (アストメタルム, Asutometarumu) as the main material, the strength is increased more than necessary.
- Versus Crusher (バーサスクラッシャー, Bāsasu Kurasshā): The oral cavity. By increasing the concentration of oxygen obtained by breathing and permeating it into every corner of the body, the motor functions of the user are dramatically improved and the speed of recovery from fatigue is accelerated.
- Jackal Brandy Jacket (ジャッカルブランディージャケット, Batto Jakkaru Jaketto): The chest armor. The unique ability engraved with the symbol mark makes the user a jackal warrior. This makes him a dark hunter who who hunts prey to the ends of the earth by gaining high agility and ability to search for the enemy. In addition, it has a built-in Evil System (エビルシステム, Ebiru Shisutemu) that amplifies the negative energy of the user and converts it into power, creating powerful fighting strength.
- Versus Genomic Suit (バーサスゲノミックスーツ, Bāsasu Genomikku Sūtsu): The reinforced suit. Deployed at the same time as the Versus Up, the genetic information of the species supplied from the Two Sidriver is reconstructed, and by wearing it in an enhanced shape, the user is transformed into Kamen Rider Evil.
- Evil Jackal Shoulder (エビルジャッカルショルダー, Ebiru Jakkaru Shorudā): The shoulder armor. By spraying an armor-strengthening agent so that the entire body is covered, the defensive power can be increased for a certain period of time.
- Evil Jackal Arm (エビルジャッカルアーム, Ebiru Jakkaru Āmu): The arms. The Bat Brandy Jacket upper body armor that includes arms has high agility and is suited for tactics that press with quick attacks. In addition, it is equipped with a function to increase the offensive power and defensive power in proportion to the level of physical ability and combat experience, and the strength increases with each fight.
- Evil Jackal Glove (エビルジャッカルグローブ, Ebiru Jakkaru Gurōbu): The gloves. Special adjustments have been made to handle the Evilblade removed from the Two Sidriver and they are good at fighting with a sword.
- Evil Jackal Leg (エビルジャッカルレッグ, Ebiru Jakkaru Reggu): The legs. Utilizing their high impact absorption ability, they not only receive the enemy's attacks with the legs, but are protected from the tremendous shock they themselves produce, such as in finishing moves. In addition, they have gained the agility and jumping ability of the jackal, enabling acrobatic behavior that easily clears complex terrain with dense buildings.
- Evil Jackal Boots (エビルジャッカルブーツ, Ebiru Jakkaru Būtsu): The boots. They have very high grip and can stand stably even on a small foothold. In addition, by concentrating energy, the finishing move Darkness Finish can be activated.
This form has the following finishers:
- Two Sidriver finishers:
- Jackal Darkness Finish (ジャッカルダークネスフィニッシュ, Jakkaru Dākunesu Finisshu): Evil moves at high speeds with his body covered in teal energy and leaving behind a trail of purple lightning-like energy. He appears in front of two enemies and delivers a green energy slash to each target, moving past them during the second slash before dashing away. Evil then reappears and delivers another energy slash to the first opponent, followed by a series of slashes to the second. Finally, Evil moves behind the two enemies and delivers a large crescent-shaped teal energy slash that strikes both opponents simultaneously and creates an explosion while launching them away.
- "Marvelous Up! Kagayaku hodo shining! Hageshiku naru darkness! Crossing crossing! Kamen Rider Live & Evil Marvelous!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 207.0 cm
- Rider Weight: 114.1 kg
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 77.5 t
- Kicking Power: 85.0 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 107.8 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 0.9 seconds
Kamen Rider Evil Marvelous (仮面ライダーエビルマーベラス, Kamen Raidā Ebiru Māberasu) is Evil's Mega Bat based final form accessed by using the Mega Bat Vistamp in the Revice Driver.
Evil Marvelous is analogous to Vice, as his stats have doubled from his base form, with his punching power slightly higher than EvilytyLive, but his kicking and jumping height are lower than Live Marvelous, and his running speed slightly faster. Due to the Two Sidriver being repaired, Evil uses the Revicelasher as his main weapon in his form, and the blade on his left arm for slashing as well.
This form has the following finishers:
- Revice Driver
- Marvelous Justis Finish (マーベラスジャスティスフィニッシュ, Māberasu Jasutisu Finisshu):
- Evil coats his right fist in turquoise energy and delivers a straight punch.
- Evil jumps into the air as green energy covers his right leg. A construct of the Mega Bat Vistamp appears as he does a flying kick.
- Marvelous Justis Finish (マーベラスジャスティスフィニッシュ, Māberasu Jasutisu Finisshu):
- Revicelasher
- Revi Vicelash (リバイバイスラッシュ, Ribaibaisurasshu):
- Mega Bat: Evil delivers a pink energy slash.
- Revi Vicelash (リバイバイスラッシュ, Ribaibaisurasshu):
- "Versus Up! Precious! Trust us! Justis! Bat! Kamen Rider Live!"
- ―Transformation Announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 195.7 cm
- Rider Weight: 110.2 kg
- Ability Parameters[4]
- Punching Power: 20.5 t
- Kicking Power: 48.6 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 42.8 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 3.3 seconds
Bat Genome (バットゲノム, Batto Genomu) is Live's bat-based primary form accessed by using the Bat Vistamp in the Two Sidriver. Kagero at one point temporarily took over Daiji as Live Bat Genome, before switching directly into Kamen Rider Evil Bat Genome.
All of Live's statistics exceed that of Revi and Vice's standard forms. Compared to Kamen Rider Evil, Live has higher punching and kicking power but slightly lower jumping height and running speed. Live wields the Livegun as his primary weapon, which fires golden energy projectiles. Despite the Livegun being a ranged weapon, Live is skilled at using it in close combat. Live is also able to perform kicks that launch blasts of spiraling golden energy.
According to George, as Evil grows stronger, Live's power will also be increased by the same factor.
Bat Genome consists of the following parts:
- Live Bat Head (ライブバットヘッド, Raibu Batto Heddo): The head.
- Live Bat Echo (ライブバットエコー, Raibu Batto Ekō): The antennae. It reproduces echolocation utilizing the ultrasonic waves of bats and uses it as radar and flight control. The ultrasonic waves can also be used as a directed energy weapons and can confuse the target.
- Bat Sacred (バットセイクリッド, Batto Seikuriddo): The face armor. The strong armor that protects the face is a combination of a radome and visual equipment. In addition, the special shape functions as an aileron during flight and aids attitude control in the air.
- Bat Dispel Eye (バットディスペルアイ, Batto Disuperu Ai): The compound eyes. Even in situations where visibility cannot be secured, such as in the dark, it is possible to carry out activities like normal by visualizing the information obtained from the Evil Bat Echo.
- Versus Crusher (バーサスクラッシャー, Bāsasu Kurasshā): The oral cavity. By increasing the concentration of oxygen obtained by breathing and permeating it into every corner of the body, the motor functions of the user are dramatically improved and the speed of recovery from fatigue is accelerated.
- Bat Brandy Cross (バットブランディークロス, Batto Burandī Kurosu): The chest armor. The unique ability engraved with the symbol mark makes the user a bat warrior. This allows him to carry out his own justice by gaining high survivability and flying ability. In addition, it has a built-in Live System (ライブシステム, Raibu Shisutemu) that doubles the positive energy of the user and turns it into power, creating tremendous fighting power.
- Versus Genomic Suit (バーサスゲノミックスーツ, Bāsasu Genomikku Sūtsu): The reinforced suit. Deployed at the same time as the Versus Up, the genetic information of the species supplied from the Two Sidriver is reconstructed, and by wearing it in an enhanced shape, the user is transformed into Kamen Rider Live.
- Live Bat Robe (ライブバットローブ, Raibu Batto Rōbu): The robe armor. It is possible to thin the powerful energy supplied by the Two Sidriver and deploy it as wings for aerial combat. In addition, by applying this to attitude control, three-dimensional combat similar to dancing in the air is performed.
- Live Bat Shoulder (ライブバットショルダー, Raibu Batto Shorudā): The shoulders. The pure white armor has positive energy and is effective in counteracting the power of evil beings such as Deadmen.
- Live Bat Arm (ライブバットアーム, Raibu Batto Āmu): The arms. The energy supplied from the Versus Genomic Suit enhances the physical ability of the user. In addition, the Libracelets (ライブレスレット, Raiburesuretto) on the wrists enhance grip strength, improving punching power and the handling of the weapon.
- Live Bat Glove (ライブバットグローブ, Raibu Batto Gurōbu): The gloves. Special adjustments have been made to handle the Livegun removed from the Two Sidriver and they are good at fighting with a gun.
- Live Bat Leg (ライブバットレッグ, Raibu Batto Reggu): The legs. Utilizing their high impact absorption ability, they not only receive the enemy's attacks with the legs, but are protected from the tremendous shock they themselves produce, such as in finishing moves. In addition, movement sounds such as footsteps are minimized by combining with the quiet ability of bats.
- Live Bat Boots (ライブバットブーツ, Raibu Batto Būtsu): The boots. Equipped with a sole that has strong suction power, it is possible to walk on walls or ceilings. In addition, by concentrating energy, the finishing move Justis Finish can be activated.
- "Fly High! Perfect Up! Hehehe-Hahaha! Kamen Rider EvilytyLive! I'm perfect! "
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 197.9 cm
- Rider Weight: 110.0 kg
- Ability Parameters[5]
- Punching Power: 77.3 t
- Kicking Power: 141.6 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 154.4 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 1.0 seconds
Kamen Rider EvilytyLive (仮面ライダーエビリティライブ, Kamen Raidā Ebiriti Raibu) is Live's crow-based final form accessed by using the Perfect Wing Vistamp in the Two Sidriver. It is the result of Holy Live fusing with Kamen Rider Evil. This form can be controlled by either Daiji or Kagero, though Daiji is the main user.
In this form, all of Live's statistics are increased from Holy Live, but he is still completely outclassed by Ultimate Revi and Ultimate Vice. In addition, every area except for jump height is lower than Kamen Rider Destream. This form retains many of Holy Live's abilities, such as flying with the Perfect Wings (パーフェクトウイング, Pāfekuto Uingu) on his back and using the wing extending from the Perfect Wing Vistamp as a blade to perform energy slashes. Live can also manifest an energy copy of Kamen Rider Evil to assist him in battle. By swinging his cape, Live can produce golden fire. EvilytyLive can also freely switch between the Livegun and Evilblade in battle.
EvilytyLive consists of the following parts:
- EvilytyLive Head (エビリティライブヘッド, Ebiriti Raibu Heddo): The head.
- EvilytyLive Top (エビリティライブトップ, Ebiriti Raibu Toppu): The head armor. The strong armor made mainly of the rare metal Astmetalum (アストメタルム, Asutometarumu) has a special shape that elegantly fends off any impact or resistance with holy light, and also has the effect of increasing the speed of flight.
- Binary Wing Sacred (バイナリーウイングセイクリッド, Bainarī Uingu Seikuriddo): The facial armor. The strong armor, which combines a radome and a visual device, collects various peripheral information and controls flight. Its special shape also functions as auxiliary wings when flying, improving stability during ultra-fast flight.
- Crosspell Eye (クロスペルアイ, Kurosuperu Ai): The compound eyes. They have excellent dynamic vision for high-speed combat and boast long-distance viewing capabilities to perceive targets even at high altitudes. In addition, even in situations where visibility cannot be secured, such as in the dark, they can negate all special abilities and discern the truth by visualizing the information obtained from the Binary Wing Sacred face armor.
- Agreecrusher (アグリークラッシャー, Agurīkurasshā): The oral cavity. By increasing the concentration of oxygen obtained by breathing and permeating it into every corner of the body, the motor functions of the user are dramatically improved and the speed of recovery from fatigue is accelerated. In addition, the air pressure during flight is adjusted to ensure normal breathing at high altitudes.
- Perfect Brandy Cross (パーフェクトブランディークロス, Pāfekuto Burandī Kurosu): The chest armor. The built-in EvilytyLive System (エビリティライブシステム, Ebiriti Raibu Shisutemu) uses both extremities of positive and negative energy to confront any target regardless of right or wrong, making the user a warrior of perfect harmony.
- Perfect Wing (パーフェクトウイング, Pāfekuto Uingu): The wings. By covering the powerfully flapping wings with holy light, they are able of fly at super-high speeds of up to Mach 4.2. Also, as each of the feathers has an extremely hard and sharp edge, they can attack while flying or wrap around the whole body in a defensive form to repel any attack.
- Serenity Mantle (セレニティーマント, Serenitī Manto): The cape. It has the function of discharging excess heat emitted by the EvilytyLive System which expends enormous amounts of energy, and is responsible for constantly cooling down the user.
- Duality Genomic Suit (デュアリティゲノミックスーツ, Deyuariti Genomikku Sūtsu): The reinforced suit. It has the role of efficiently supplying positive/negative energy to the whole body by reconstructing the genetic information of the species supplied from the Two Sidriver and wearing it in an enhanced shape.
- EvilytyLive Shoulder (エビリティライブショルダー, Ebiriti Raibu Shorudā): The shoulders. Attitude control in the air is performed using the radiation pressure of holy light, enabling three-dimensional maneuvering. It is also possible to blend the entire body into darkness, making it disappear from the target.
- Square Ring Arm (スクエアリングアーム, Sukuea Ringu Āmu): The arms. The ultra-fine energy path Duplex Line (デュプレックスライン, Dyupurekkusu Rain) wraps around the arm in a double helix. As a result, supernatural arm strength is produced by receiving the simultaneous parallel output of positive/negative energy.
- EvilytyLive Glove (エビリティライブグローブ, Ebiriti Raibu Gurōbu): The gloves. By charging the fist with positive/negative energy at the same time, all objects can be completely crushed. Special adjustments have been made to maximize the attack power of the weapon removed from the Two Sidriver, and they have an abundance of attack techniques regardless of range, from close to long distance.
- Square Ring Leg (スクエアリングレッグ, Sukuea Ringu Reggu): The legs. They easily dodge all attacks with supernatural leg strength and feather-like footsteps. They also have high stealth performance and behave so as to give the illusion of suddenly appearing and then disappearing without a trace on instruments and other data.
- EvilytyLive Boots (エビリティライブブーツ, Ebiriti Raibu Būtsu): The boots. With high adhesion and shock absorption, they enable walking on walls and upper surfaces, and boast ultra-fast running performance even in rugged mountainous terrain. In addition, by receiving the operation of the Two Sidriver and gathering high-density energy on the sole, the finishing move Evilyty Perfect Finish can be activated.
This form has the following finishers:
- Two Sidriver finishers:
- Evilyty Perfect Finish (エビリティパーフェクトフィニッシュ, Ebiriti Pāfekuto Finisshu): Varies depending on which mode the Two Sidriver is in.
- Evilblade: Live swings the Evilblade, creating a series of teal energy slashes with energy blades embedded in them. The energy slashes strike multiple enemies in succession, resulting in them exploding. Live then briefly transforms into Kamen Rider Evil and swings again while running, creating two back-to-back energy slashes to attack more enemies. Upon returning to normal, Live manifests a teal energy copy of Kamen Rider Evil beside him. The two Riders swing their Evilblades downward, causing a single energy slash to slice though a group of enemies. The copy of Evil disappears as the enemies explode.
- Livegun: Live covers the wing of the Perfect Wing Vistamp in teal energy and uses it to deliver a teal energy slash to the opponent. The attack leaves behind black and white feathers before causing the enemy to explode.
- Evilyty Perfect Finale (エビリティパーフェクトフィナーレ, Ebiriti Pāfekuto Fināre): Varies depending on which mode the Two Sidriver is in.
- Driver: This finisher has two variations.
- Live flies up to an airborne enemy while covered in green energy. He then performs a flying kick with his foot covered in cyan energy as he produces a large trail of multicolored energy. After the kick strikes the enemy, a teal energy copy of Kamen Rider Evil appears beside Live. The two kick the enemy again, producing cyan energy upon impact. The enemy is launched away as a result, leaving behind a a trail of multicolored energy themselves.
- Live jumps into the air and performs a flying kick with his wings extended. His entire body is surrounded by teal, green, and black energy, while additional strands of clear energy flow from his foot.
- Livegun: This finisher has three variations.
- Cyan light appears at the end of the Livegun's barrel before Live fires a sustained barrage of bladed projectiles made of black and white energy, with the barrel producing a cyan shockwave every time Live fires. He aims to the side while continuing to fire, attacking a line of enemies. The projectiles impale each opponent, causing them to explode.
- While flying through the air, Live disappears into a mass of feathers before reappearing in front of the enemy. He charges teal energy at the end of the Livegun's barrel before firing a large bladed projectile made of teal energy at close range. After the projectile strikes the enemy, it is followed by a beam of cyan energy fired from the Livegun.
- Waves of teal energy appear around the end of the Livegun's barrel before Live fires a volley of bladed projectiles made of teal energy. The projectiles are surrounded by semicircles of teal energy as they fly through the air before striking several enemies. Live then fires a cyan energy beam surrounded by additional black energy at a final target, producing a cyan shockwave upon impact. After striking the opponent, the beam traps them in a sphere of cyan energy covered by black and white feathers.
- Driver: This finisher has two variations.
- Evilyty Perfect Finish (エビリティパーフェクトフィニッシュ, Ebiriti Pāfekuto Finisshu): Varies depending on which mode the Two Sidriver is in.
Kamen Rider EvilytyLive's ending theme is entitled Mirage Mirror.
Appearances: Revice Episodes 44-47, Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale, Revice Forward: Live & Evil & Demons
- "Tornado Up! Sanmi ittai! Oretachi kyoudai! Waki agaru arashi wa mugendai! Kamen Rider Igarashi!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 205.0 cm
- Rider Weight: 117.1 kg
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 110.3 t
- Kicking Power: 193.3 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 172.3 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 0.8 seconds
Kamen Rider Igarashi (仮面ライダー五十嵐, Kamen Raidā Igarashi) is the fusion form of Kamen Riders Revi, Live, and Jeanne accessed by using the Fifty Gale Vistamp in the Revice Driver.
Compared to Ultimate Revi and Ultimate Vice, Igarashi possesses higher punching power but lower kicking power and jump height than both, alongside a running speed equivalent to Ultimate Revi. In addition to Revice's arsenal, Kamen Rider Igarashi can wield the Livegun as well as Jeanne's Genome weapons. Like Jeanne, the ponytail on the helmet can also be extended and used to attack opponents.
This form has the following finishers:
- Revice Driver finishers:
- Infinity 50 Strike (インフィニティ5 0ストライク, Infiniti Fifuti Sutoraiku): Igarashi's lower arm is surrounded by swirling magenta, green, and blue energy as they punch several enemies in succession, with each punch producing a spiraling shockwave composed of the same colors and causing the enemy to explode.
- Stamping Justis Liberal Finish (スタンピングジャスティスリベラルフィニッシュ, Sutanpingu Jasutisu Riberaru Finisshu): Igarashi jumps into their air with their right foot covered in magenta energy. A yellow energy construct of Jeanne, green construct of Live, and magenta construct of Revi then appear around them and each perform a flying kick motion, with the energy covering Igarashi's foot continually changing between those colors. The energy Riders then merge with Igarashi as they perform a flying kick themselves, causing them to be surrounded by swirling magenta, yellow, green, and blue energy. The kick passes through a group of enemies, causing all of them to explode.
- Fifty Gale Vistamp finishers:
- Igarush Tornado (イガラッシュトルネード, Igarasshu Torunēdo)
Equipment
Devices
- Two Sidriver - Main transformation device.
- Revice Driver - Transformation device as Evil Marvelous.
- Vistamps - Transformation trinkets.
- Vistamp Holder - Carrying straps for Vistamps.
Weapons
- Evilblade - Personal weapon as Kamen Rider Evil.
- Livegun - Personal weapon as (Evilyty)Live.
- Revicelasher - Personal weapon as Evil Marvelous
Legend Rider Devices
- "Two Sidriver."
- ―Insertion announcement in the Desire Driver[src]
- "Versus Up! Precious! Trust us! Justis! Bat! Kamen Rider Live! Ready, fight!"
- ―Standalone Transformation announcement in the Desire Driver[src]
- "Live & Evil Strike!"
- ―Standalone finisher announcement in the Desire Driver[src]
- "Dual On! (Raise Buckle name)! Versus Up! Precious! Trust us! Justis! Bat! Kamen Rider Live! Ready, fight!"
- ―Transformation announcement with a large Raise Buckle in the Desire Driver[src]
- "(Raise Buckle name) Live & Evil Victory!"
- ―Finisher announcement with a large Raise Buckle in the Desire Driver[src]
- "Boost Time! Boost Live & Evil Grand Victory!"
- ―Boost Time finisher announcement with the Boost Buckle in the Desire Driver[src]
- "Kamen Rider Tactical Blast!"
- ―Finisher announcement in the Magnum Shooter 40X[src]
Two Sidriver Buckle (ツーサイドライバーバックル, Tsū Saidoraibā Bakkuru): Allows any of the Geats Riders to access Live Form, which is equipped with the Livegun/Evilblade.[6] It is based on Kamen Riders Live & Evil, as well as their transformation belt, the Two Sidriver.
- Kamen Rider Evil (仮面ライダーエビル, Kamen Raidā Ebiru)
Relationships
Friends
- Blue Bird:
- Daiji Igarashi/Kamen Rider Live: Kagero's host. Although Kagero does not like Daiji, he is able to manipulate his host to fulfill his objectives. Ultimately, after Daiji regains control over his body and becomes Kamen Rider Live, they both resent each other. Eventually Daiji ends Kagero in their final battle as Live and Evil and gives Daiji his power, in using the Holy Wing Vistamp. Much later on, Daiji would agree that he would fight with him as one.
- Hiromi Kadota/Kamen Rider Demons (I): Kagero shows disinterest towards Hiromi, although the latter (as Demons) manage to fight equally with him. Hiromi witnesses Kagero fight alongside Daiji for the first time in their new form against Giff.
- Sakura Igarashi/Kamen Rider Jeanne: One of Kagero's enemies. Though Sakura has shown a dislike towards Kagero for posing as her brother, Kagero has come to develop a craving for her spicy curry, in contrast to Daiji who cannot stand spicy food. Kagero even protected her from Orteca on one instance.
- George Karizaki/Kamen Rider Demons (III)/Kamen Rider Juuga: A Fenix researcher and acquaintance of his host, Daiji, who gave him the Two Sidriver and the Bat Vistamp. He later forces George to give him the Crow Vistamp, so that Daiji and him can fight each other.
- Hana Natsuki/(Kamen Rider) Aguilera: Kagero sided with Hana as Aguilera once back with the Deadmans. Despite their mutual interest, when Aguilera attempted to poison Ikki, Kagero had to save him so he could destroy Ikki himself. Kagero took offense to this attack and warned her not to do it again, after assaulting her.
- Go Tamaki/Julio/Kamen Rider Over Demons (II): Kagero sided with Tamaki back as Julio at the time.
- Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi: As the manifestation of Daiji's repressed resentment towards his older brother, Evil's goal is to kill Ikki. When masquerading as Dajii, Kagero was often condescending or passively aggressive towards Ikki, mocking him for "playing the hero". Even so, Kagero did not hesitate to help him with the location of the Deadmans in exchange for food.
- (Kamen Rider) Vice: Even though both of them are demons, Kagero does not care about Vice at all, merely ignoring and pushing him away and is instead fixated on Ikki.
- Lovekov: Sakura's inner demon.
- Genta Igarashi/Kamen Rider Vail/Kamen Rider Destream: to be added
- Yukimi Igarashi: to be added
Enemies
- (Kamen Rider) Orteca/Demons (II): After learning that Kagero revealed his location, Orteca considers him his enemy. They later fought each other after Orteca became the new Kamen Rider Demons.
- Giff: Kagero's ancestor and creator through Daiji. Kagero helps Daiji against Giff with their newfound power as they send him back where he came from.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Kagero is portrayed by Wataru Hyuga (日向 亘, Hyuga Wataru), who also portrays his host Daiji Igarashi. As Kamen Rider Evil, his suit actor is Yuji Nakata (中田 裕士, Nakata Yūji). In episode 26 and Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons, his suit actor is Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉, Nawata Yūya).
Etymology
- Kagero's name comes from the Japanese word for Shadow (影, Kage), as well as the suffix Ro (郎, Rō), a common male suffix for Japanese forenames.
- Rather than the word's typical pronunciation, the pronunciation that is used for Evil (エビル, Ebiru) resembles the end of the Japanese pronunciation for the word Devil (デビル, Debiru).
- Evil could also be an anagram of Revi's name etymology, Levi (לוי ), as well as the English definition of Vice.
- Evilyty is derived from the word "evility", meaning the state or instance of being evil. EvilytyLive is a palindrome, combining the words "Evil" and "Live".
Memes
- The Japanese fanbase would sometimes romanize Kagero as "†Kagerou†", "†KAGEROU†", or "✞KAGEROU✞", adding crosses between the names. The meme became widespread that actor Wataru Hyuga later acknowledged this trend.[7]
Notes
- In the shooting scripts, Kagero pretending to be Daiji is referred as K-Daiji (K大二, Kei Daiji).[8]
- Series writer Hanta Kinoshita has stated that he based Kagero on a villain from a film he has yet to disclose, but was surprised to see the uncanny resemblance on-screen despite having not spoken to Hyuga regarding this.[9]
- Unlike Vice or Lovekov, Kagero does not appear to have his own form separate from his host; whenever he appeared separated from his host, he still took on Daiji's appearance. He is the first inner demon with this distinction, with the next being Devil Hana.
- Kagero was originally intended to permanently die in Episode 26 to close out Daiji's story arcs. However, the showrunners opted to continue Daiji's storyline and brought back Kagero as the plot culminated.[10]
- Despite EvilityLive being the combination of both (Holy) Live and Evil's powers, Kagero continues to exhibit a preference of switching back to Evil whenever he takes control in battle.
- For trivia, see Kamen Rider Evil#Notes.
Appearances
- Kamen Rider Revice
- 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 13: Fenix's Close Call!
- Episode 15: Eradicate! Showdown! Deadmans!
- Kamen Rider Revice: Koala VS Kangaroo!! Do you want to avoid love at the wedding?!
- 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 (Mentioned)
- Episode 26: Showdown! Farewell!? The End of Darkness and Light (Death)
- Episode 27: Stop It! Tyrant's Rampage and Violent Runaway (Flashback)
- Episode 28: Beyond Fear, Gale and Thunder! Believe In Yourself and Become One! (Flashback)
- Episode 29: Crank In! Memory of Hiromi! (Flashback)
- Episode 35: Unknown Threat, the Way We Should Go (Mentioned)
- Episode 41: Father's True Intention, Son's Determination! (Mentioned)
- Episode 43: The End of Eternity, Where Regret Leads (Flashback)
- Episode 44: Lay Down My Body and Soul, The Whereabouts of the Decision (Revival)
- 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 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: 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TV Asahi's page for Evil Bat Genome". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/evil/evil_batgenome/stand.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "TV Asahi's page for Evil Jackal Genome". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/evil/evil_jackalgenome/stand.html.
- ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/542232818785320960/1117016466563285062/image.png
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TV Asahi's page for Live Bat Genome". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/live/live_batgenome/stand.htmll.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "TV Asahi's page for Kamen Rider EvilytyLive". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/rider/live/evilyty_live/stand.html.
- ↑ File:TSD description in Geats simulator.png
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hyuga_wataru/status/1495190593706016772
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d74fd358b24144b74411a29ecc6e7ad329ab0c8d
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hanta_kinoshita/status/1454790718677864448
- ↑ https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/revice/45