List of Kamen Rider W characters
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This is a character list for the 20th Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider W (仮面ライダーW, Kamen Raidā Daburu), its manga sequel Fuuto PI (風都探偵, Fūto Tantei), and the latter's anime adaptation.
Main characters
Narumi Detective Office
The Narumi Detective Office (鳴海探偵事務所, Narumi Tantei Jimusho) is a private detective agency that specializes in Dopant activity and was founded by Sokichi Narumi, who was murdered while he and Shotaro were rescuing Philip and named Shotaro his successor.
Kamen Rider W
Kamen Rider W is the eponymous duo of Shotaro Hidari and Philip, who can fuse with each other and transform via the Double Driver (ダブルドライバー, Daburu Doraibā) belts and their own set of purified Gaia Memory (ガイアメモリ, Gaia Memori) USB flash drives. Their Double Drivers are linked, such that Philip's consciousness is transferred into Shotaro's body along with the former's Gaia Memory. As such, W's ability to function is dependent on the condition of its components, as any physical or mental disruption could affect the Kamen Rider's mobility or cancel the transformation entirely. W also possesses a modified Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle called the Hardboilder (ハードボイルダー, Hādoboirudā) and the mobile garage-like Revolgarry (リボルギャリー, Riborugyarī) truck for converting it into either the Hardturbuler (ハードタービュラー, Hādotābyurā) hovercraft or the Hardsplasher (ハードスプラッシャー, Hādosupurasshā) personal watercraft. Alternatively, the Hardboilder can assume Start Dash Mode (スタートダッシュモード, Sutāto Dasshu Mōdo) for increased speed.
W uses different combinations of two Gaia Memories to access various combinations of powers, weapons, strengths, and weaknesses through Half Change (ハーフチェンジ, Hāfu Chenji) forms, each of which possess a different Maximum Drive (マキシマムドライブ, Makishimamu Doraibu) finisher for them to destroy a Dopant's Gaia Memory through the Memory Break (メモリブレイク, Memori Bureiku) process. While they are also capable of performing a stronger Twin Maximum (ツインマキシマム, Tsuin Makishimamu) finisher via both of their active Gaia Memories, doing so proves severely harmful to the body.
Cyclone Joker (サイクロンジョーカー, Saikuron Jōkā): W's green/black-colored default form accessed from the Cyclone and Joker Memories that allows them to throw aerial kicks.
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