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Naoya Kaido (海堂 直也, Kaidō Naoya), also known as the Snake Orphnoch (スネークオルフェノク, Sunēku Orufenoku) is the third member of Yuji Kiba's group in Kamen Rider 555. He briefly used the Riotrooper belt.
History[]
TV Series[]
He played the guitar in his younger days, but sabotage from his teacher destroyed some of the motor-skills in his left hand, forcing him to abandon his music. He is later made a 'sired' Orphnoch by Eiichi Toda as an example to Kiba and Yuka of how Orphnoch must make allies, using a snap of his finger to trigger his transformation into Snake Orphnoch (スネークオルフェノク, Sunēku Orufenoku). Learning of the changes after his enhanced ability to smell cost him a part-time job and being targeted by a corrupt employer, Kaido decides to abuse his power for personal gain when he encountered Faiz, with Kiba coming to his aid.
He greatly mistreats Yuka accidentally due to her crush on him. Continuing to struggle with his nature as an Orphnoch, Kaido ends up living with Kiba and Yuka, although he is the least concerned about protecting humans. At times he sides with Smart Brain over Kiba and Yuka, but his powerful and soft-hearted conscience often stops him from committing heinous acts at the last second. He eventually develops a partnership with Keitaro, which results in many harebrained schemes to win the respected woman of their desire, and bonded with Teruo. He briefly wore one of the six Riotrooper gears under Kiba's term in Smart Brain, the two switched roles, with Kaido throwing away his Riotrooper belt at Kiba out of disgust for his friend's new attitude.
Kaido would later save and befriend an orphaned boy, Teruo Suzuki, from a fire. Little did he know it's the future Orphnoch King. Eventually, Kaido's and his friends eventually figured out that Terou is the messiah the Orphnochs has been waiting for and the Kamen Riders face them in a final epic battle. Unfortunately, both Kaido (as Snake Orphnoch) and Mihara (as Delta) are powerless to stop the Arc Orphnoch as it took Faiz and all of the riders to stop him. After the final battle, Kaido watches the orphanage (now run by Mihara and Rina) before he departs for an unknown destination.
D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4[]
Faiz vs Snake Orphenoch
Before the last time looping after Shinnosuke died to prevent Go's fate from being killed in the first episode, Kaido was seen watching Drive's dead body while also watching Faiz and Zeronos battle three Shocker's remnants. [Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!!]
Not wishing for Takumi to die again, Kaido revealed himself to Takumi, asking him to stop interfering in Shocker's plans. With Takumi unable to comprehend Kaido's words, the latter decides to stop him as the Snake Orphnoch. Suddenly though, Go as Mach arrives to stop Kaido, attacking him several times. Immediately, Takumi stops Go's onslaught, with Kaido retreating.
Later, Kaido reveals to Yuto and Shinnosuke that the time loop was being caused by Takumi's feelings of grief; with it also allowing Takumi to remain alive. Through his conversation, Kaido asks the two Riders to stop their investigation, telling them that Takumi had fought enough, and did not deserve to die again.
Ultimately. in a last ditch effort, Kaido faces Takumi in battle, trying to stop him from destroying Shocker's time modifying machine. Despite his efforts, Kaido is killed by Takumi's Exceed Charge, with Kaido calling Takumi a fool in his last breath.
Once Takumi sacrificed his life to destroy the timeline modifier, Kaido is revived as well, acting as his usual quirky self. In a solemn voice though, Kaido speaks to Takumi, revealing that he still remembered everything.
Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery[]
Kaido was in Nijitenka Pension under the guise name of Naoto Kamiya (上屋 直人, Kamiya Naoto), teaching Suzu Saionji how to play the guitar. Unbeknownst to him however, he was secretly being targeted by the latter, who wanted a sample of his natural Orphnoch DNA in order to complete the Oblivian Vistamp. He tries to escape in the midst of the investigation into the murder of Taro Gondawara, but his true identity as an Orphnoch was outed by Vice.
After Suzu's true plans were revealed, Kaido decides to protect her from Vice's attack which nearly hit her. Having grown a soft spot for her, Kaido willingly allows Suzu to take his DNA. He collapses from the pain caused by the process, though it is revealed that he managed to survive. Later, as the case comes to a close with Suzu's arrest, Kaido watches the scene from afar as he leaves.
Kamen Rider 555 20th: Paradise Regained[]
At some point after the defeat of the Orphnoch King, Kaido turns the western shop of Keitaro’s laundromat business into a ramen restaurant, providing sanctuary for Orphnochs and helping them in controlling their powers. With Keitaro leaving for a long trip and Takumi mysteriously disappearing, Kaido coordinates the sanctuary operations with Mari, Kusaka and Keitaro’s nephew, Jotaro. Kaido eventually takes in the Orphnochs Kouta, Kei and Hisao, with the latter becoming the next Delta. Unfortunately, their operations become hard to handle as Smart Brain has been exterminating Orphnochs, by order of the Japanese government.
Years later, the group is attacked by Riotroopers led by Kamen Rider Muez, Rena Kurumi. Things turn for the worse when Takumi reappears and fights the group as Next Faiz. Kaido manages to save himself, Kei and Kouta from Next Faiz’ Axel attack, but they lose Hisao, forcing the group to retreat to the restaurant where Kaido vents out his frustration over Takumi’s betrayal.
The group is attacked again by Smart Brain the next day, this time due to Kouta’s betrayal. But the battle abruptly ends after Kouta is killed by Nozomi Kitazaki and Mari suddenly transforms into the Wildcat Orphnoch and goes berserk. After Mari runs away, Kaido, Jotaro and Kei find her and try to calm her down but to no avail, with her running away again after she almost kills Takumi.
The next day, Kaido, Kei and Kusuka find Takumi and Mari confronting Kitazaki again, with Kaido reluctantly making amends with Takumi and giving him back his Next Faiz gear. Kaido and Kei then charge at Kitazaki but are quickly overwhelmed by his android abilities. Even with Next Faiz joining the fight, they are still at a disadvantage due to Kitazaki becoming the new Muez. Kaido and Kei are eventually knocked out and Muez continues his pursuit of Next Faiz.
In the end, Takumi and Mari destroy both Muez and Next Kaiza, who is the traitorous Kusaka android. Having survived the fight, Kaido and Kei continue to work with Mari, Jotaro, and a renewed Takumi in running Keitaro’s laundromat business and standing against Smart Brain.
Video Game appearances[]
Kamen Rider 555 video game[]
The Snake Orphnoch is one of several Orphnoch who are playable in the Kamen Rider 555 video game.
Personality[]
He is a 22-year-old man with an overly eccentric personality prone to incredibly fast speeches and constant mood swings. Kaido is often inconsiderate and selfish, but he's always been straight-up and honest about his feelings with people in his life. His greatest past-time is to play his guitar, but due to his hand injury, it often reminds him of the regrets he had as a human.
Forms[]
Snake Orphnoch
- Statistics
In his Orphnoch form, he is themed after a viper. He has never revealed his second Orphnoch form, but he can spit acidic venom at his opponents. Kaido always assist Mihara on fighting Orphnochs in this form.
- Powers and Abilities
- Human Mode: As all his race, he can transform from human to Orphnoch.
- Creation of Orphnoch: As Orphnoch, he can used his tentacle or weapon for eliminated the hearts of the victims in burst of flames.
- Superhuman Strength: He has great physical strength.
- Superhuman Speed: He has great speed, used in the battles.
- Superhuman Smell: He can smell anything and know the past actions of his opponents within 2 km away.
- Body Flexibility: He can soften his body to slip through a gap of 5 cm. He can also stretch out his arms. However, it was never seen in the series.
- Sharp Nails: He can scratch diamonds with nails that can grow on his hands. However, it was never seen in the series.
- Poison: He can emit a deadly poison from his fangs that cause the victim to bleed and die. However, it was never seen in the series.
Arsenal
- Blades: He has two blades with handle as ring-form.
Kamen Rider Faiz
- "Complete!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Senses
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 2.5 t.[2]
- Kicking Power: 5 t.[2]
- Maximum Jump Height: 35 m.[2]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 5.8 sec.[2]
- Special Attacks
Once the transformation is completed, the Faiz Armor has several key features in its design to offer protection to the user. Like all Rider gears, the Faiz armor manifests when the Faiz Driver generates Photon Blood, a glowing substance generates the soft Sol Foam suit, Sol Metal armor, and Fullmetal Lung chest armor via traveling through the red Photon Streams that ends at the Photon Terminals at the gauntlets and Power Anklet greaves, the right Anklet having a Energy Holster that the Faiz Pointer can be connected to. The helmet is unique due to its Global Feeler antenna to link up to Smart Brain's networks and Ultimate Finder visor that gives Faiz incredible vision to see in darkness, giving the illusion of a glowing eye, and a limited amount of x-ray vision.
Appearances: 555 Episodes 9-10
Riotrooper
- "Complete!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 2 t.[7]
- Kicking Power: 4 t.[7]
- Maximum Jump Height: 25 m.[7]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 6.5 sec.[7]
The Smart Buckle generates armor with several key features:
- Full Metal Lung: The vest armor of the Rider provides the most protection, being able to withstand Anti-tank weaponry.
- Global Feeler: The antenna on the Rider’s head can be used to communicate with the Smart Brain Satellite and the Smart Brain computer network.
- Photon Blood: A glowing substance that provides all of the Rider’s powers and generates all of the physical features of the armor. The Photon Blood is generated from the Smart Buckle.
- Photon Streams: The path that the Photon Blood travels through the Rider’s armor. In all Riotroopers, this path is yellow when transforming, white after transformed.
- Photon Terminals: Where the Photon Streams connect with the gauntlets and greaves.
Arsenal[]
- Faiz
- SB-555B Faiz Driver - Faiz's transformation belt.
- SB-555P Faiz Phone - The control unit of the Faiz Gear.
- Faiz Mission Memory - A small metallic card key containing the information of the Faiz Armor.
- SB-555P Faiz Phone - The control unit of the Faiz Gear.
- SB-555C Faiz Shot - Digital camera-shaped knuckle-duster.
- SB-555L Faiz Pointer - A laser pointer which enables to produce an energy drill deathblow.
- SB-555B Faiz Driver - Faiz's transformation belt.
- Riotrooper
- Smart Buckle - Riotrooper's transformation belt.
- Axelaygun - A gun with a similar design to Faiz's SB-555H Faiz Edge and SB-555P Faiz Phone.
- SB-RTV Gyro Attacker - A motorcycle with the same design to SB-555V Auto Vajin.
Legend Devices[]
Orphnoch Stamp[]
Orphnoch Stamp
A Kaijin Stamp that contains the genetic information of the Orphnochs, it allows the user to transform into the Snake Orphnoch.
Relationships[]
Friends[]
- Yuji Kiba/Horse Orphnoch/Kamen Rider Faiz (VI)/Kamen Rider Kaixa (VI): After he is transformed into an Orphnoch, Kaido joins Kiba’s group to blend back into human society. Although Kaito tries several times to break away from Kiba, he comes back in one way or another. Kaido trusts Kiba, even when the latter becomes the new Smart Brain president. But when Kiba declares his intention to destroy humanity, Kaido turns on him as he’s not willing to go that far. Overall, Kaido is very loyal to Kiba but not to the point when his moral line has been breached.
- Yuka Osada/Crane Orphnoch: As fellow Orphnochs who are trying to live normal lives, Kaiba is close to Yuka, with her cheering him on with many of his antics. While he is pursuing a romance with Mari, Kaido is completely oblivious to Yuka’s own feelings for him. He is later saddened by her death.
- Keitaro Kikuchi: Kaido gets along very well with Keitaro, with the two of them carrying out hilarious plans together to make themselves cooler and get girls. Even when their plans fail, they don’t give up and try again. Some of their antics include setting up a double date with Yuka and Mari that ends terribly, and dying both of their hairs blonde and acting like gangsters.
Allies[]
- Mari Sonoda/Wildcat Orphnoch: At first, Kaido is smitten by Mari and tries to ask her out on a date several times. Even though he is always turned down by her, they’re allies by the end of the series. 20 years later, Kaido coordinates with Mari to provide sanctuary for Orphnochs who are targeted by Smart Brain. When Mari herself turns into an Orphnoch, Kaido tries to help her come to her senses when she becomes berserk.
- Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz (I)/Wolf Orphnoch: As Faiz was killing dangerous Orphnoch, Kaido is initially hostile to Takumi as he wears the Faiz belt, but they ultimately become allies, especially after Kaido rebels against Kiba and Smart Brain. 20 years later, Kaido is almost killed by Takumi and is angered with his betrayal. When Takumi and Mari are confronting Kitazaki, Kaido reluctantly accepts Takumi back but calls him Mr. “Who Knows What Freakin’ Side I’m On”.
- Syuji Mihara/Kamen Rider Delta (IV): After Kiba reveals his intention to destroy humanity, Kaido asks Mihara for help in fighting Smart Brain.
- Hisao/Kamen Rider Delta (VIII)/Mosquito Orphnoch, Kouta/Gecko Orphnoch and Kei/Kuina Orphnoch: After creating an Orphnoch sanctuary, Kaido takes in Hisao, Kouta and Kei with the former becoming the new Delta user. He teaches all three of them how to make ramen as a means to help them learn how to control their powers as Orphnoch. Kaido is saddened when Hisao is killed by Rena, and later Kouta by Kitazaki.
Enemies[]
- Teruo Suzuki/Orphnoch King: Kaido rescues Teruo from a fire and later visits the boy at the orphanage. Even though he is constantly pushed away by Teruo, Kaido continues to check on him to make sure he's okay. Kaido is saddened upon learning that Teruo is the Orphnoch King.
- Smart Brain: At first, Kaido has a questionable relationship with Smart Brain. He even tries to join the company with another Orphnoch by stealing the Faiz and Kaixa belts from Takumi and Kusaka. But President Murakami doesn’t reward them for their efforts. When Kiba becomes the new president, Kaido temporarily works at Smart Brain as a Riotrooper. But he defects after learning of Kiba’s genocidal plan against humans. Years later, Kaido runs an Orphnoch sanctuary, rebelling against Smart Brain again to protect his fellow Orphnochs.
- Lucky Clover: Although Kaido is sometimes intrigued in joining Lucky Clover, he doesn’t for various reasons. He does briefly fight with them as a Riotrooper, but later fights against them when he defects from Smart Brain.
- Rena Kurumi/Kamen Rider Muez (I): During their first fight, Kaido grabs Rena from behind but hilariously lets go after she fiercely orders him to do so. He holds a grudge against her after she kills Hisao.
- Nozomi Kitazaki/Kamen Rider Muez (II): As a co-runner of the Orphnoch sanctuary, Kaido stands against the new president of Smart Brain who hunts down Orphnochs. Kaido fights Kitazaki to avenge Kouta but to no avail.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Naoya Kaido is portrayed by Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充, Karahashi Mitsuru) who later played Juzo Fuwa
in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
and later Miyamoto Musashi in Kamen Rider Ghost and Hayato Fukamiya in Kamen Rider Saber. As the Snake Orphnoch, his suit actors were Hideki Hatsu (葉都 英樹, Hatsu Hideki) and Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三, Yabe Keizō).
Concept Art[]
Snake Orphnoch concept art
Snake Orphnoch was designed by Tamotsu Shinohara (篠原 保, Shinohara Tamotsu).
Notes[]
- Kaido's alias in Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery, "Naoto Kamiya", is combined with his name and Hayato Fukamiya from Kamen Rider Saber, a character that his actor recently portrayed.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider 555
- Episode 5: Original
- Episode 6: Trio × Trio
- Episode 7: The Power of Dreams
- Episode 8: The Protector of Dreams
- Episode 9: Enter, the President
- Episode 10: The Enigmatic Rider
- Episode 11: The Enigmatic Belt
- Episode 12: Ryusei School
- Episode 13: Friend of Foe?
- Episode 14: Takumi's Spirit
- Episode 15: The Fallen Idol ~ φ's vs. χ
- Episode 16: Human Heart
- Episode 17: Takumi, Revival
- Episode 18: Narrow Escape from Death
- Episode 19: Pure White Justice
- Episode 20: The Beautiful Assassin
- Episode 21: Accelerating Spirits
- Episode 22: Masato's Confession
- Episode 23: False Friendship
- Episode 24: The Door to Darkness
- Episode 25: The Dark Laboratory
- Episode 26: Enter, Delta
- Episode 27: Ryusei School Breaks Up
- Episode 28: Dark Clover
- Episode 29: Excellent Bike
- Episode 30: Masato's Trap
- Episode 31: Origami Tears
- Kamen Rider 555: Hyper Battle Video
- Episode 32: Intertwined Threads
- Episode 33: Mari Dies
- Episode 34: True Form
- Episode 35: The Resurrection Riddle
- Episode 36: Restoring Memories
- Episode 37: Kaixa's Justice
- Episode 38: The Wandering Spirit
- Episode 39: Faiz 2
- Episode 40: Proof of Humanity
- Episode 41: Capture Commences
- Episode 42: Broken Wings
Kamen Rider 555 Stage: Kyuukyoku Battle Kamen Rider Chou Kessen- Episode 43: Red Balloon
- Episode 44: Final Mail
- Episode 45: King's Awakening
- Episode 46: A New President Appears
- Episode 47: King's Appearance
- Episode 48: Masato, Dying A Glorious Death
- Episode 49: A Sign of Destruction
- Episode 50/Finale: My Dream
- Novel: Kamen Rider Faiz True Story: Deformed Flowers
Kamen Rider Chushingura
D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4
- Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!!
- Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone
- Episode 3: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader
Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery
Kamen Rider 555 20th: Paradise Regained
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TV Asahi. (2003). Snake Orphnoch.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 TV Asahi. (2003). Kamen Rider Faiz.
- ↑ Kodansha. (2003). Masked Rider 555: Illustrated Super Encyclopedia. p. 4, 16. ISBN 978-4063044935.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tokuma Shoten. (2003). Masked Rider Faiz 1. p. 7, 10. ISBN 978-4197605378.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shogakukan. (2003). Masked Rider 555: Complete Works. First Volume. p. 16. ISBN 978-4091014917.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kamen Rider Official Data/Perfect File.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 TV Asahi. (2003). Riotrooper.