List of Kamen Rider Blade characters

This is a list of characters from the Japanese tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Blade".

Riders

Kazuma Kenzaki

nihongo|Kazuma Kenzaki|剣崎 一真 |Kenzaki Kazuma was chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization to uses the sealed "Category Ace of Spades" (Change Beetle) to become Blade. He has a good heart and believes in fighting to protect humanity.

akuya Tachibana

nihongo|Sakuya Tachibana|橘 朔也|Tachibana Sakuya was chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization to uses the sealed "Category Ace of Diamonds" (Change Stag) to become Garren. Was convinced the Rider System was flawed and would eventually kill him, but it turned out to be his fear which was killing him. When a close friend is killed by Isaka, the Category Jack of Diamonds, Tachibana overcomes his fear permanently.

Hajime Aikawa

nihongo|Hajime Aikawa|相川 始|Aikawa Hajime is a mysterious man who uses the sealed "Category Ace of Hearts" (Change Mantis) to become Chalice. He lives at Jacaranda Cafe with the Kurihara family and carries a dark secret, one which threatens all life on Earth.

Mutsuki Kamijō

nihongo|Mutsuki Kamijō|上城 睦月|Kamijō Mutsuki is a weak-willed 17-year-old high-school kid was chosen by the "Category Ace of Clubs" (Spider Undead) to become Leangle, though reluctantly at first. He gains a thirst for power as the Category Ace takes over his mind. But, later he is redeemed.

hiori Hirose

nihongo|Shiori Hirose|広瀬 栞|Hirose Shiori is a 20-year-old lady who is one of the few remaining BOARD members after it was attacked by the released Undead, helping the Riders by detecting the Undead on her Undead-searching computer.

Kotarō Shirai

nihongo|Kotarō Shirai|白井 虎太郎|Shirai Kotarō is an 23-year-old aspiring writer, helping Kazuma and Shiori's mission by giving them hospitality. He loves to drink milk.

Haruka Kurihara

nihongo|Haruka Kurihara|栗原 遥香|Kurihara Haruka is Kotarō's older sister, owner of a restaurant.

Amane Kurihara

nihongo|Amane Kurihara|栗原 天音|Kurihara Amane is Haruka's 9-year-old daughter. A rude girl who has feelings for Hajime, she is the reason he discovers what it means to be human. In the "Missing Ace" ending, a heart-broken Amane became a sukeban at age 13.

BOARD

Short for the "Board Of Archaeological Research Department", BOARD uncovered the seal Undead Cards and developed the first two Rider Systems.

*nihongo|Kei Karasuma|烏丸 啓|Karasuma Kei
The President of BOARD, 48-year-old Professor who created the Rider systems 01 and 02.
*nihongo|Yoshito Hirose|広瀬 義人|Hirose Yoshito
Shiori's father, the one responsible for breaking the Undead's seal in a fit of madness, dying in the process. He created the Trial-series Undead nihongo|Trial B|トライアルＢ|Toraiaru Bī in his image to protect Shiori, possessing all his creator's memories. However, Trial B was reprogrammed by Tennōji to continue to monitor the fixed Undead battle and remove potential threats before he sacrifices to protect Shiori from Trial G.

*nihongo|Hiroshi Tennōji|天王路 博史|Ten'nōji Hiroshi
The chairman of BOARD who intentionally set up the series of events in the fake Battle Fight and the creation of the Catergory Ace Keroberos, so that he could have his warped dream of a new world order with himself as its ruler. In the end, he was murdered by the Griffa Undead after he was defeated by the riders with his dreams shattered.

Undead

The nihongo|Undead|アンデッド|Andeddo are the series' antagonists, with the major members, the Royal Flush, among those who play a bigger part in the story.

*nihongo|Peacock Undead|ピーコックアンデッド|Pīkokku Andeddo|6-15: The first Jack Undead that appears and creator of the Leangle Buckle, assuming the form of nihongo|Isaka|伊坂|Isaka. He deceives Garren into working for him, until he killed Sayako for meddling in his affairs. His power in human form is telekinesis, as well as summoning fireballs and mass hypnosis he used to recuit humans to his aid in the creation of Leangle, with the Spider Undead's help in finding an ideal host for him to control. Sealed by Garren's "Burning Divide".

*nihongo|Eagle Undead|イーグルアンデッド|Īguru Andeddo|22-23: A Jack Undead posing as nihongo|Takahara|高原|Takahara, he made a pact with Chalice to fight as the two last Undeads standing 10,000 years ago. In the present day, he misidentifies Hajime as the Mantis Undead as he saw Hajime transform into Chalice. He took the Change Mantis card from him with intend on avenging his comrade. He summons feathers which he uses as throwing daggers. Sealed by Blade's "Lightning Sonic".

*nihongo|Capricorn Undead|カプリコーンアンデッド|Kapurikōn Andeddo|20-21: a Queen Undead posing as a young man named nihongo|Yazawa|矢沢|Yazawa. Despite the category name, Absorb Capricorn is male. He teams up with Orchid Undead to get Blay Buckle from Kenzaki but fails when Chalice interferes with the battle. He possesses a high pitch scream which can obliterate anything. Sealed by Blade's "Lightning Sonic".

*nihongo|Orchid Undead|オーキッドアンデッド|Ōkiddo Andeddo|20-25: A cunning Queen Undead who poses as nihongo|Miyuki Yoshinaga|吉永 みゆき|Yoshinaga Miyuki, using others to get what she wants; Kotaro, who has a crush on her, continues to befriend her despite what she has done to him and rescues her from Hajime. This resulted with her unable to cope with human emotion. She can summon vines to bind victims. Sealed by Chalice's "Head Chop".

*nihongo|Elephant Undead|エレファントアンデッド |Erefanto Andeddo|24-26: A Jack Undead under the guise of nihongo|Daichi|大地|Daichi. Though he's pacifistic, he has an enormous physical strength, which is also evident while he's human. He usually found sunbathing near a pool; he wants to lay low until the battle fight is complete, thus he being the winner by taking out the victor. He seems it pointless to fight an enemy unless he knew the limits of the opponent's ability. Sealed by Blade Jack Form's "Lightning Slash". He was unsealed by Leangle's "Tapir Remote" in episode 45 to aid him in fighting Keroberos, only to end being aborbed by the monster.

*nihongo|Tarantula Undead|タランチュラ アンデッド|Taranchura Andeddo|26-28, 42: The first King Undead encounter, assuming the guise of nihongo|Noboru Shima|嶋 昇|Shima Noboru. Shima is different from other Undead as he has a good heart and loves humanity, bringing the Rouse Absorber to Blade during his fight with the Elephant Undead. He helps Mutsuki to relinquish Spider Undead's influence by leaving himself be sealed by Leangle's "Blizzard Crush". It was only when the Tiger Undead sacrificed herself that Shima was able to finally lend his power to Mutsuki to help him defeat the Spider Undead. Unsealed in Missing Ace to be resealed by Lance's "Impact Stab".

*nihongo|Caucasus Undead|コーカサスアンデッド|Kōkasasu Andeddo|31-34: An annoying but strong King Undead, who poses as a teenage boy named nihongo|King|キング|Kingu. He loves to cause trouble and mess with everybody. He also steals Hajime's Rouse Cards to push him back into Joker form, giving the deck to Mutsuki in order to enjoy the "mess" to result. He uses telekinesis and can summon his shield by clapping his hands. Though he managed to take his deck from him, Blade managed to beat him and sealed Caucasus with Blay Rouzer.

*nihongo|Tiger Undead|タイガーアンデッド|Taigā Andeddo|35-42: A Queen Undead posing as nihongo|Hikaru Jō|城 光|Jō Hikaru, she has a great pride and fights with dignity. While in human form, she possesses uncanny speed and strength. Once learning the Battle Fight is fake, therefore fighting without purpose, she infiltrates BOARD, only to encounter Titan and learn of Hiroshi's intent. She attempted to hurt Nozomi out of rage of the Battle Fight being a fake. She asks Tachibana to borrow his Rouze Absorber, later fighting Leangle to have herself intentionally impaled on the Leangle Rouzer and taking the Proper Blank to seal herself. In Mutsuki's subconscious, she encourages him to continue to fight with both light and darkness.

*: A King Undead posing as a human named nihongo|Kanai|金居|Kanai, he is the first Undead to learn the truth about the fake Undead battle and the last Royal Club Undead to be sealed. He kills Tennōji, after using the Riders to fight for him, and steals the Keroberos card to possess the power to seal the Black Joker himself, black-mailing Hajime with the event of their fight tied to the death of Amane's father to finish the fight. Shot numerous times with the Garren Rouzer, but resisted being sealed until Garren grabbed him and both plunged off the cliff they battled on.

Others

*nihongo|Nozomi Yamanaka|山中 望美|Yamanaka Nozomi: The 17-year-old girlfriend of Mutsuki. She got indirectly involved with things through him, and though she didn't understand what was happening to him regarding the Spider Undead taking over his mind, she worried about and cared for him regardless. Her love was one of the main reasons he was able to resist the Spider's influence. After the influence is cleared and she learned the full truth of the situation, she continued to stand by him.
*nihongo|Sayoko Fukasawa|深沢 小夜子|Fukasawa Sayoko|1-14: Tachibana's girlfriend from college. Being a nurse, her office was open to Tachibana whenever he needed to rest. She attempted to help him before she was killed by Isaka/Peacock Undead for her interference in his plan. Because of her death, Tachibana's fear ceased, and she was avenged when he sealed Isaka.
*nihongo|Jin Ichinose|一之瀬 仁|Ichinose Jin|9-12: A young street musician who befriended Hajime after the latter had left Amane for personal reasons. Jin is a prodigal son of a prominent composer, who is a disciplinarian, who wants him to become a musician like his older brother, but Jin, being a misanthrope, wants to be independent and away from mankind on the boat he worked hard to get and ready. After seeing Hajime turn into Chalice, Jin eventually severed his ties with Hajime after his battle with the Shell Undead resulted with Jin's boat being burned down.
*nihongo|Go Kiryu|桐生 豪|Kiryū Gō|17-19: A former member of BOARD which was to be the first user of Garren, but was incompatible. Kiryu had a warped sense of justice, using his prosthetic hand to electrocute petty crooks. Eventually, upon the discovery of Leangle, he briefly used the Leangle belt, recognized by the Spider Undead as a more suitable vessel out of like-mindedness. But once defeated, Spider Undead abandoned Kiryu for Mutsuki as the Locust, Deer and Jaguar Undeads mauled Kiryu on command.
*nihongo|Rei Kamioka|神丘 令|Kamioka Rei|22-23: A photographer who is a close friend of the Kurihara Family who employs Hajime as an apprentice. When she examined the picture of the place where Amane's father had died, she found out that Hajime is in the picture. She at first thought that Hajime killed Mr. Kurihara but later realized his innocence. She also saw Hajime transform into Chalice, but she was saved by him when the Eagle Undead attacked her.
*nihongo|Ryo Mikami|三上 了|Mikami Ryō|29-30: Hajime's exact look-alike, who make "takoyaki" as a member of the Iroha clan, having a forbidden romance with Michi. Fed up with his life, he swapped identities with an amnesiac Hajime. However, he returns to reclaim his place, aiding Hajime in fighting the Serpent Undead.
*nihongo|Michi|未知|Michi|29-39: Ryo's girlfriend. Although she is a daughter of the rival clan, who makes taiyaki, she is also making takoyaki, supporting Ryo. When Ryo and Hajime changed their identities for a while, she discovers that her boyfriend (actually an amnesiac Hajime) has hidden abilities, and eventually fell in love with him for a second time. Through Hajime, she made the two rival clans reconciliate with each other. In the end, she and Ryo were married after they discovered that Ryo and Hajime were two different people.
*nihongo|Umi Ikuhara|生原 羽美|Ikuhara Umi|35-36: A young girl who saw Kenzaki transform into Blade. She made a lot of trouble to Kenzaki, because she wants Kenzaki to be her "superhero." Through Kenzaki, she learned the true meaning of protecting people, since she believes that no one will protect her, now that she is an orphan (her parents and her brother were killed in an earthquake).

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