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Niramu (ニラム)[1] is the Game Producer of the Desire Grand Prix who transforms into Kamen Rider Gazer (仮面ライダーゲイザー, Kamen Raidā Geizā).
History[]
Background[]
Niramu was designed to serve as a Game Producer for the Desire Grand Prix, a position with the authority to monitor whether the tournament is being held fairly and had Samas appointed as his assistant. He began his first activities by going to the Sengoku period, through which he would introduced the tournament to a sponsor of that time and elect a Game Master. Afterwards, he would be introduced to Miiru, sharing both of their will to experience "reality" and to his predecessor Nemeru.
As Miiru was leaving and recruiting another chosen one as a Kamen Rider for Ziin, Niramu began to worry due to her being late to come back. In the meantime, Samas would report him from Suel that Nemeru has been dismissed and "any further malpractice by him should be met with erasure". His worries, combined with Suel's orders, would prove to be justified as he would later confront Nemeru trying to feed Miiru to a Rook Jyamato as a way to create the "strongest villain" for entertainment.
Remembering his previous conversation with Miiru about Kamen Riders not being pawns, but beings trying their hardest for happinness, Niramu would rebel against his predecessor's ideal of the Desire Grand Prix being mere fiction, claiming that her time spent as a navigator is real, leading both Niramu and Nemeru to clash first with their swords and then as Kamen Rider Gazer and Kamen Rider Gazer Zero respectively. During their fight, Niramu became distressed as Miiru died, consumed by the Rook Jyamato, but was then able to turn the tide on his side with Ziin's help to defeat Nemeru and killing the Rook Jyamato who killed Miiru.
Following those events, Niramu designated the 21st century era of Japan as the locale for his next Desire Grand Prix. He designed Miiru' successor Tsumuri and taught her the importance to learn about the realism of each era and produced many DGP to achieve his ideal of reality. He also appointed Kousei Kurama as one of the sponsors in exchange for the latter's wish to bring back his daughter Akari Kurama as Neon Kurama.
Conspiracy Arc[]
While monitoring the games, Niramu noticed Girori's suspicious actions, who has started to use his Game Master powers to openly intervene, overthrow, and eliminate Ace Ukiyo from the game. Through his secretary Samas, he secretly supported Ace by granting him access to the Command Twin Buckle.
After Girori found out, Niramu contacted and told him that a Game Master should be impartial to the players, though Girori ignored the advice and told Niramu to not interfere with his game.
Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale[]
Niramu does not make much appearance in this film. At the end of the film, Girori reports to Niramu that Ace may not be a human exist in this period, causing Niramu starting to investigate and observe more on Ace.
Fox Hunting[]
When Girori initiated the Fox Hunt interim round in a bid to kill Ace, Neon Kurama used her father's position as a major DGP sponsor to establish contact and file a complaint with Niramu regarding Girori's violations. Niramu was later physically present in the battlefield, bearing witness to Geats and Tycoon's ploy to expose Girori's interference and abuse of authority as Kamen Rider Glare. Once Girori had been defeated by the Riders, Niramu revokes Girori's position as the Game Master and erases his presence from the DGP, confiscating the Vision Driver as he congratulates the Riders.
Later, as yet another new round of the DGP begins, Niramu is among those seen in the audience, sitting together with Samas and Kousei Kurama, the latter of which comments on the "extra-dimensional" entertainment that Niramu had created.
Divergence Arc[]
At an outdoor ramen shop, Samas asks why Niramu chose not to reject Ace's wish. Niramu states if they let him do as he please, he might reveal his true colors like why Mitsume is Ace's mother. While Niramu is fine as Ace lies as a fox, the latter might change the principles of the world as they know if Ace wasn't lying.
Later on, Niramu and Samas encounter Michinaga Azuma, dumping him back into Archimedel's garden, fearing the realism of the Desire Grand Prix would be disrupted by return of the eliminated player. However, Niramu had a high hope that Azuma would be reborn as a Jyamato to make the show more entertaining. He was later informed about Michinaga and Jyamato's Sponsor Beroba and said he will take responsibility and was interested about the world's "realism."
Lamentation Arc[]
Niramu as a general during the Jyamato Grand Prix.
After the Jyamato Grand Prix had been started by Beroba, Niramu was considered the "Final Boss" of the JGP, with the Jyamato to claim Niramu's Vision driver the winner. After the end of the first round and Ace gaining access to Boost Mkll, Niramu was shown holding several desire cards from Ace's previous reincarnations, stating that Ace is a person who should not exist.
Niramu was being force to fight the Jyamato during the Sengoku game portion of the JGP due to the game designed by Beroba, which changes him into a general armor, though he has been stopped to engage in battle directly by Keiwa and Neon. During the break, Ziin starting to suspect something was fishy about Ace's past, he approached Niramu and questioned the producer if one of the wish of a former Dezashin, Yakumo Eisu's has been granted. While Niramu replies affirmative ,confirming Ziin's suspicions. Later, when the game restarts again, the riders finally accept for Niramu to join the battle, with him cutting down dozens of Pawn Jyamatos with ease using a katana only.
During the Heaven and Hell portion of the JPG, Niramu was questioned by Ace to see the Goddess of Genesis, to which Niramu refused to allow, saying that if Ace were to retrieve the Vison Driver from Michinaga Azuma, then he could. When further pressed by Ace about why Niramu couldn't just lend his, Niramu answered by stating that it would be Ace's reward for his contributions to world peace. After Ace successfully retrieved the Vison driver and visited the Goddess of Genesis, Niramu appeared to congratulate Ace before asking for the retrieved driver. Ace refused to comply, demanding answers about what happened to his mother, as well as why and how she became the Goddess of Genesis. Niramu simply stated that the reality of the world was how the Goddess willed it, to which Ace accused him of lying. After Ace realized that the DGP had forcibly turned his mother into the Goddess, Niramu dropped the charade and transformed into Kamen Rider Gazer to take the Vision driver and reset the world. Likewise, Ace transformed into Boost Mkll form and the two began fighting. Just as the two were about to use their respective finishers, Buffa appeared and took both Niramu and Ace by surprise, attacking and feeding the two to the Goddess and retrieving both Vision drivers alongside Beroba.
Yearning Arc[]
Niramu and Win confirm to Tsumuri that they are alive.
Having been resurrected by Suel, Win and Niramu approached Tsumuri and announced the initiation of the Grand End, the evacuation of DGP from the present timeline. [Yearning III: A Sister's Wish, A Brother's Wish]
Later, he visits Ziin in the audience viewing room and requests his assistance in retrieving the two Vision Drivers, the latter accepting under conditions that he learns of information of Ukiyo Ace's mother Mitsume. After Ace took one of the Vision Drivers that Ziin retrieved and used it to enter the temple holding the Goddess of Genesis, he witnessed said goddess rejecting Suel wish of a world without Ace.
Later on a rooftop while the Grand End commences, Niramu asks Suel if he wants to get rid of the Goddess, the latter replying that they have a successor to the goddess, confusing him. As Ace comes on the rooftop, Niramu is ordered by Suel to eliminate him. He comments that he and Ace now stand at a precipice, he asks Ace why he chose to walk the path of thorns, with Ace replying that he has no choice to forget about his mother Mitsume. As he transforms into Gazer, he tells Ace that the only path of happiness for him is to give up as he proceeds to fight him.
Initially having the upper hand as Ace lost his composure upon seeing the Goddess break down in front of him, Niramu bore witnessed to Ace's anger, the birth of the Mark IX buckle and Geats Mark III form. [Yearning V: Pure White Destruction]
Later, Niramu meets Suel in the Desire temple as he asks about the 'Successor' of the Goddess of Genesis. Samas then proceeds to declare that Suel has succeeded in creating and replicating the goddess's power, confusing Niramu. As he hears about how Tsumuri is created to become the second Goddess of Genesis, he asks Suel about the whereabouts of realism, stating that he exploited Mitsume's power from her earnest wishes and mangled it into the fictitious tale of the goddess, further adding that Suel intends to pull Tsumuri as the next goddess, declaring that a Desire Grand Prix which is built upon a foundation of lies has no merit. As he walks to Suel intending to attack him, he is being shot in the stomach by Samas, fatally wounding him as he watches his former assistant taking his Vision Driver.
Later, before he vanishes, Niramu hid from Ace on a rooftop while observing him. With his final breath, Niramu stated that in his many years of overseeing the world, Ace's reality is something that transcends an eternity of time and is something he would have liked to see to an end as he finally disappeared. [Yearning F: The Nine-Tailed White Fox!]
Jyamato Awaking[]
After Suel's death, Niramu actually returned to the future era, with no memories of his past and was greeted by Ziin. Following his encounter, Niramu began to remember his time as the Game Producer of the Desire Grand Prix and witnessed the God Jyamato wreaking havoc in the digital world. Realizing that the God Jyamato is the "strongest villain" Nemeru spoke about, Niramu could only witness in terror Ziin's demise at the hands of the God Jyamato and claimed that humanity's doom is now an unescapable reality before a future version of Ace Ukiyo proposed a permanent solution to save the future. Just then, Beroba appeared and Niramu was mortally wounded. But before his death, Niramu entrsuted his Vision Driver to Beroba, hoping to change humanity's fate.
Niramu recorded a post-mortem video message explaining the origins of the Future People, the Desire Grand Prix and the Jyamato, revealing that humanity is doomed in the future and hoping the humans from the past would ensure humanity's survival.
Considering Ace's statement to his present self that the future is safe now with the God Jyamato never born, it can be assumed that Niramu and every victim of the God Jyamato were resurrected.
Personality[]
Niramu is shown to be calm and level-headed, rarely lashing out in anger unlike Girori. As per the DGP's role to stay neutral, Niramu doesn't harbor any malicious intent towards the players and wishes the game to be fair for them, even remotely granting Ace the Command Jet Buckle to help him. When consulting Girori for the last time, Niramu is shown to let out a sigh of disappointment, implying he had expected the former Game Master to be fair to all players.
Behind the scenes, Niramu is shown to have an obsession with making the Desire Grand Prix as "real" as possible, notably shown when he commented Ace's return as "realism", throwing Michinaga back into Archimedel's garden, and willingly attack his superiors to prevent any disruption towards the "realism" of the games. His obsession of Realism is also the sole reason why he let Beroba do as she pleased, and also the drive for him to stand up to Suel, albeit he was soon betrayed and mortally wounded by Samas.
A more comedic side to Niramu involves him eating several foods during his free time, to the point that he defines 'Happiness' to Kousei Kurama using the analogy of simply enjoying them. It's later revealed that this trait of Niramu is his way to honor Miiru legacy, whom birthed this idea so that Niramu could experience reality better.
Kamen Rider Gazer[]
Kamen Rider Gazer's theme song is "Non-fiction".
- "Install. Innovation and Control. Gazer."
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Rider Height: 213.0 cm
- Rider Weight: 92.7 kg
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 43.8 t
- Kicking Power: 88.7 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 118.7 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 1.8 seconds
Gazer's primary form is accessed by authenticating the Providence Card with the Vision Driver.
Compared to the others, Gazer has even higher stats than the Desire Driver Riders and Kamen Rider Glare. Gazer mainly fights using the Dominion Ray (ドミニオンレイ, Dominion Rei) drones to create energy shields to block enemy attacks.
Kamen Rider Gazer consists of the following parts:
- Gazer Mask (ゲイザーマスク, Geizā Masuku): The head.
- Gazer Antennae (ゲイザーアンテナ, Geizā Antena): The dimensional observer. It performs dimensional observation within an observation range with a radius of 70 km, and is responsible for acquiring detailed information about the surrounding environment and objects before sending it to the Glare Vision. It also has advanced drone control functions.
- Gazer Vision (ゲイザーヴィジョン, Geizā Vijon): The visual device. High-dimensional images processed in real time from cameras on various parts of the body are displayed on an internal hemispherical monitor to provide a seamless view of the real and virtual worlds.
- Dimension Signal (ディメンションシグナル, Dimenshon Shigunaru): The detection device. By continuously monitoring the state of space-time, it detects events that may interfere with the stable operation of Kamen Riders, such as fluctuations in space-time, and issues a warning. At that time, the transformation may be canceled.
- Head Pedestal (ヘッドペデスタル, Heddo Pedesutaru): The head device. It is responsible for expanding the functionality of the user's head, and by means of an unknown armor material called metamaterial, it has both high hardness that surpasses diamond as well as excellent toughness to repel all impacts.
- Gazer Crusher (ゲイザークラッシュ, Geizā Kurasshā): The mouth section. It maintains the breathing of the user by preventing the entry of toxic substances, etc., allowing for the extraction of oxygen underwater and breathing for short periods of time in oxygen-free environments.
- Division Armor (ディヴィジョンアーマー, Divijon Āmā): The armor. By means of an unknown armor material called metamaterial, it has both high hardness that surpasses diamond as well as excellent toughness to repel all impacts.
Dominion Ray
- Dominion Ray (ドミニオンレイ, Dominion Rei): The combat support drone. It is a part of the Division Armor that separates and functions as a combat support drone equipped with powerful optical weapons. It can also attach to a Kamen Rider's head to put them under command.
- Deflect Suit (デフレクトスーツ, Defurekuto Sūtsu): The suit-type combat power strengthening device. Using energy supplied from the Vision Driver, it dramatically raises the output of the player's physical abilities. It also boasts impregnable defensive power by deploying Circle Deflector (サークルデフレクター, Sākuru Defurekutā) electromagnetic deflection shields from the circular Deflect Pits (デフレクトピット, Defurekuto Pitto) arranged throughout the body.
- Gazer Arm (ゲイザーアーム, Geizā Āmu): The arms. Using super-high-pressure energy supplied from the Vision Driver, it realizes super-speed combat motions.
- Absolute Manipulator (アブソリュートマニピュレーター, Abusoryūto Manipyurētā): The gloves. They demonstrate enough combat power to dominate the area solo by enhancing punch power and grip strength. A debuff program can also be applied to the target at the moment of impact to adjust the relative power balance.
- Gazer Leg (ゲイザーレッグ, Geizā Reggu): The thighs. Using the super-high-pressure energy supplied from the Vision Driver, a finishing move that boasts overwhelming destructive power can be activated.
- Absolute Leggers (アブソリュートレガース, Abusoryūto Regāsu): The boots. They demonstrate enough combat power to dominate the area solo by enhancing kicking and jumping power. In addition, by deploying Circle Deflectors on the soles of the feet, they create a foothold in the air to secure an advantageous position.
This form has the following finishers:
- Vision Driver finishers:
- Delete (デリート, Derīto): has several variations:
- Gazer hovers above the enemy utilizing the Dominion Ray, with them releasing a golden burst of energy to mimic digital wings. Gazer then shoots the Dominion Ray down at the enemy like meteors, exploding them while Gazer floats back down.
- Gazer charges his fist with gold energy and delivers several air punches.
- Gazer delivers a straight punch in golden energy.
- Gazer detaches his Dominion Ray drones to fire multiple lasers at an enemy, as he delivers a punch.
- Shut Down (シャットダウン, Shatto Daun): has two variations:
- Gazer summons a ball of golden energy and launches it at an enemy.
- Rider Kick: Gazer charges his legs with golden energy, delivering numerous kicks to counter, before delivering one final roundhouse kick.
- Delete (デリート, Derīto): has several variations:
Appearances: Geats Episodes 21, 23, 32, 37-38, Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Gazer
Equipment[]
Devices[]
- Vision Driver - Main transformation device
- Providence Card - Transformation trinket
Legend Rider Devices[]
- Kamen Rider Gazer (仮面ライダーゲイザー, Kamen Raidā Geizā)
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Kousei Kurama: A major DGP sponsor. Niramu is often seen with Kousei while they observe DGP Participants, especially Neon while the latter fights. It's later revealed that Niramu is the one who turns Kousei into a DGP sponsor by giving him a Desire Card after the untimely demise of Akari, Kousei's biological daughter.
- Neon Kurama/Kamen Rider Na-Go: The daughter of Kousei Kurama, who contacted Niramu to file a complaint regarding Girori's violations. It's later revealed that Niramu is the one who partially responsible in Neon's birth circumstances, as the aforementioned person is the one giving Kousei the desire card to revive Akari into Neon.
- Keiwa Sakurai/Kamen Rider Tycoon: to be added
- Miiru: A DGP Navigator before the conception of Tsumuri during the Sengoku Era. Niramu and Miiru is shown to have an Amicable relationship with each other, with Miiru introducing him of the idea of consuming food to experience 'Reality' during the said era, something which Niramu follows to the heart after Miiru demise.
- Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats: Niramu temporarily aided Ace by granting him the Command Twin Buckle, which wasn't in rotation for a DGP rider to use at the time, After Ace learns the truth about Mitsume, Niramu later considered him as an enemy. However, after learning about Suel’s crimes, Niramu acknowledged Ace as someone real that transcends time in his last moments in the current era. By the time God Jyamato attacks the Future Era, Niramu trust Ace enough to send him to the current era to eliminate the God Jyamato before his awakening.
- (Kamen Rider) Ziin:
Enemies[]
- Girori/Kamen Rider Glare: Initially, Niramu warned Girori to be impartial towards the players, though Girori refused to listen and cut him off. Niramu later fired Girori after witnessing the unfair Fox Hunt, the latter attempting to attack Niramu for erasing him.
- Jyamato: to be added
- Michinaga Azuma/Kamen Rider Buffa: Initially, Niramu sees Michinaga as nothing more than a fiction after the latter numerous attempts to join the Desire Grand Prix after his elimination. However, after Michinaga survives despite suffering another defeat during their battle, Niramu acknowledged Michinaga’s absurd survival rate as something real before leaving, effectively allowing Michinaga to do as he pleases. Michinaga latter pitted Niramu and Ace with each other in the last round of the Jyamato Grand Prix, allowing him to effortlessly eliminate both of them in a single swoop, thus earning him the title of Jyamashin.
- Suel: Niramu's employer and the executive producer of DGP. Upon realizing that Suel is the one behind Tsumuri's machinations, artificially creating her as the next Goddess of Genesis succeeding Mitsume after the Grand End, Niramu showed his disdain and attempted to attack him as it conflicts with his views of realism.
- Samas: Niramu's ex-secretary, who later betrays and fatally shoots him during the Grand End.
- Nemeru/Kamen Rider Gazer Zero: A veteran Producer at the moment Niramu take said role. Nemeru has a oposite view over the DGP, to Niram's realism, seeing it as pure "fiction".
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Niramu is portrayed by Ryo Kitamura (北村 諒, Kitamura Ryo). As Kamen Rider Gazer, his suit actor is Takuma Komori (小森 拓真, Komori Takuma), who also portrayed Kamen Riders Mary and Glare.
Etymology[]
Niramu's name is derived from "gaze" (睨む, Niramu) in Japanese. Likewise, Gazer's name is defined as someone who gazes at someone or something.
Notes[]
- Niramu's transformation pose is a homage to Takumi Inui's transformation into Kamen Rider Faiz.[3][4]
- Scenes featuring Niramu were intended to be standard office conversations. However, director Shojiro Nakazawa began implementing scenes of Niramu eating, including visits to ramen stalls. This change was intended to create an exciting atmosphere. As Niramu hails from the future, he grapples with a fascination for modern cuisine but lacks knowledge of proper dining etiquette and table conversation.[5][6]
Appearances[]
- Kamen Rider Geats
- Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack
- Episode 13: Conspiracy IV: Recapture the Driver!
- Episode 14: Conspiracy V: Glare of Anger
- Episode 15: Conspiracy VI: Kamen Rider Qualifications
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale
- Episode 16: Conspiracy IR: Fox Hunting
- Episode 17: Divergence I: Welcome! To the New Season!
- Episode 19: Divergence III: Vote! Who Is the Dezastar!
- Episode 20: Divergence IV: Delivery From the Jyamato!
- Episode 21: Divergence V: Gazer's Hammer!
- Episode 23: Divergence T: Now! For the One You Support
- Episode 24: Divergence SP: Emergency Special! All About the DesiGra!
- Episode 25: Lamentation I: Jyamato Grand Prix♡
- Episode 26: Lamentation II: The Scarlet Boost!
- Episode 27: Lamentation III: A Fun Sengoku Game♡
- Episode 28: Lamentation IV: Bonding LaserBoost!
- Episode 29: Lamentation V: Surprise! Bullfighting Game♡ (Flashback)
- Episode 30: Lamentation VI: The Prince Within the Letter
- Episode 31: Lamentation VII: Heaven and Hell Game♡
- Episode 32: Lamentation F: The Last Judgment
- Episode 33: Yearning I: Buffa Unrivaled! (Flashback)
- Episode 35: Yearning III: A Sister's Wish, A Brother's Wish
- Episode 36: Yearning IV: Temporary Co-Op
- Episode 37: Yearning V: Pure White Destruction
- Episode 38: Yearning F: The Nine-Tailed White Fox!
- Episode 39: Genesis I: My DesiGra (Flashback)
- Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Gazer
- Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awaking
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References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "TV Asahi's page for Gazer". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/rider/gazer/stand.html.
- ↑ 『宇宙船』vol.180（SPRING 2023.春）、2023年4月1日、ISBN 978-4-7986-3133-2。
- ↑ 『仮面ライダーギーツ キャラクターブック OUR DESIRE』東京ニュース通信社〈TOKYO NEWS MOOK 1056号〉、2023年4月7日。ISBN 978-4-86701-600-8。
- ↑ 宇宙船180 2023, pp. 37–39, 「[インタビュー]北村諒」
- ↑ キャラクターブック 2023, pp. 52–55, 「ニラム役 北村諒」
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