List of Kamen Rider Gavv characters

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Kamen Rider Gavv (仮面ライダーガヴ, Kamen Raidā Gavu) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that is the 35th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the sixth entry in the Reiwa era.

Shoma Stomach (ショウマ・ストマック, Shōma Sutomakku) is a human-Granute hybrid and former member of the Stomach Family who turned against them after they killed his human mother Michiru. Upon arriving in the human world, he renames himself Shoma Inoue (井上 ショウマ, Inoue Shōma) to honor the memory of his mother and vows to protect humanity from his former family and the Granutes.^[1][2]

Utilizing the Poppingummy Gochizo in conjunction with his belt-like Gavv (ガヴ, Gavu) organ,^[a] also known as the "Aka Gavv" (赤ガヴ, Aka Gavu, Red Gavv), attached to his abdomen, Shoma can transform into Kamen Rider Gavv Poppingummy Form (ポッピングミフォーム, Poppingumi Fōmu). While transformed, he gains viscoelastic and regenerative armor. He also wields the Gavvgablade (ガヴガブレイド, Gavugabureido) sword, which can be used in conjunction with the Gochispeeder (ゴチスピーダー, Gochisupīdā) projectile to launch Gochizo as a feint attack. His personal vehicle is the Vrocan Buggy (ブルキャンバギー, Burukyan Bagī) ATV, which is summoned from the Vrocan Gochizo and has an alternate motorcycle form.^[1] Shoma later receives the Gavvphone (ガヴフォン, Gavufon), which allows him to project a Gochizo's memories, from his great-uncle Dente.^[3] Additionally, he can assume a variety of forms and/or enhanced Assist (アシスト, Ashisuto) versions using other Gochizo, which are as follows:

• Kickingummy Assist (キッキングミアシスト, Kikkingumi Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Poppingummy Form accessed from the Kickingummy Gochizo that equips Shoma with the Range Kicking (レンジキッキング, Renji Kikkingu) sabaton.^[1]
• Zakuzakuchips Form (ザクザクチップスフォーム, Zakuzakuchippusu Fōmu): An auxiliary form accessed from the Zakuzakuchips Gochizo that grants proficiency in sword fighting. In this form, Shoma dual wields the twin regenerative ZakuzakuchipSlasher (ザクザクチップスラッシャー, Zakuzakuchippusurasshā) scimitars.^[2]
  • Hirihirichips Assist (ヒリヒリチップスアシスト, Hirihirichippusu Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Zakuzakuchips Form accessed from the Hirihirichips Gochizo that grants pyrokinesis.^[4]
• Punchingummy Assist (パンチングミアシスト, Panchingumi Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Poppingummy Form accessed from the Punchingummy Gochizo that equips Shoma with the Schwa Punching (シュワパンチング, Shuwa Panchingu) gauntlet.^[5] This form first appears in the film Kamen Rider Gotchard: The Future Daybreak.^[6]
• Fuwamallow Form (ふわマロフォーム, Fuwamaro Fōmu): An auxiliary form accessed from the Fuwamallow Gochizo that grants bouncing capabilities and proficiency in hand-to-hand combat.^[7]
  • Marumallow Assist (まるマロアシスト, Marumaro Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Marumallow Form accessed from the Marumallow Gochizo that grants size alteration capabilities.^[7]
• Chocodan Form (チョコダンフォーム, Chokodan Fōmu): An auxiliary form accessed from the Chocodan Gochizo that grants proficiency in sharpshooting. In this form, Shoma wields the Chocodan Gun (チョコダンガン, Chokodan Gan).^[3]
  • Chocodon Assist (チョコドンアシスト, Chokodon Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Chocodan Form accessed from the Chocodon Gochizo that grants the use of the Chocodon Gun (チョコドンガン, Chokodon Gan) to dual wield alongside the Chocodan Gun.^[8]
• Gurucan Form (グルキャンフォーム, Gurukyan Fōmu): An auxiliary form accessed from the Gurucan Gochizo that grants the use of an exosuit, which renders Shoma immune to heat-based attacks.^[9]
  • Vrocan Assist (ブルキャンアシスト, Burukyan Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Gurucan Form accessed from the Vrocan Gochizo that transforms the Vrocan Buggy into the double-barreled Vrocan Gatling (ブルキャンガトリング, Burukyan Gatoringu) rotary cannon.^[9]
  • Bakucan Assist (バクキャンアシスト, Bakukyan Ashisuto): An enhanced version of Gurucan Form accessed from the Bakucan Gochizo that equips Shoma with the twin shoulder-mounted Rock Bakucannons (ロックバクキャノン, Rokku Bakukyanon).^[10]

Shoma is portrayed by Hidekazu Chinen (知念 英和, Chinen Hidekazu). As a child, Shoma is portrayed by Haru Takagi (高木 波瑠, Takagi Haru).

Hanto Karakida (辛木田 絆斗, Karakida Hanto) is a freelance writer investigating Shoma and the Granutes.^[1] He was orphaned at a young age, having lost his mother Sae (早恵) who was turned into an ingredient for Dark Sweets by an unidentified canine-themed Granute when he was a child and his grandmother passed away sometime afterwards. In high school, he was taken under Shioya's wing and became his assistant. After being implanted with a Granute organ by Suga, Hanto gains the ability to transform into Kamen Rider Valen (仮面ライダーヴァレン, Kamen Raidā Varen).^[2][11]

Utilizing the Chocodon Gochizo in conjunction with the Valen Buster (ヴァレンバスター, Varen Basutā) firearm, Hanto can transform into Kamen Rider Valen Chocodon Form (チョコドンフォーム, Chokodon Fōmu). While transformed, he gains superhuman senses.^[11]

Hanto Karakida is portrayed by Yusuke Hino (日野 友輔, Hino Yūsuke). As a child, Hanto is portrayed by Yura Kimura (木村 優来, Kimura Yura).

Sachika Amane (甘根 幸果, Amane Sachika) is the CEO of the jack of all trades Hapipare (はぴぱれ) shop where Shoma works and lives.^[2]

Sachika Amane is portrayed by Nozomi Miyabe (宮部 のぞみ, Miyabe Nozomi).

The Granutes (グラニュート, Guranyūto) are a race of monsters from the Granute World (グラニュート界, Guranyūto-kai) that, like Shoma, have Gavv mouths on their abdomens.^[1] They possess the ability to turn humans into Hito Press (ヒトプレス, Hito Puresu, Human Press) plates using long tongues from their Gavv. In order to save the trapped victims from having their happiness being used as the Dark Sweets' ingredients, the Hito Press' strings must be cut without breaking the victims' plate-like state. Utilizing a Mimic Key (ミミックキー, Mimikku Kī) USB flash drive in conjunction with their Gavvs, or specialized belts in the case of the Stomach Family members, the Granutes can assume human forms.^[2]

The Stomach Family (ストマック家, Sutomakku-ke) is an upper-class family who run the Stomach Inc. (ストマック社, Sutomakku-sha) confectionery company in the Granute World where they begin manufacturing the Dark Sweets (闇菓子, Yamigashi) illegally as part of their plan to take over the Granute World after the death of their father Bouche. As human happiness is an ingredient needed for their Dark Sweets, the siblings kidnap happy humans to process them into ingredients.^[2]

Lango Stomach (ランゴ・ストマック, Rango Sutomakku) is the goat-themed eldest son of the Stomach Family and the CEO of Stomach Inc.^[2]

Lango Stomach is portrayed by Takashi Tsukamoto (塚本 高史, Tsukamoto Takashi).

Glotta Stomach (グロッタ・ストマック, Gurotta Sutomakku) is the squid-themed eldest daughter of the Stomach Family, who is in charge of product manufacturing and fights with a scythe.^[2] She is also the murderer of Shoma's mother.^[7]

Glotta Stomach is portrayed by Machi Chitose (千歳 まち, Chitose Machi).

Nyelv Stomach (ニエルブ・ストマック, Nierubu Sutomakku) is the piranha-themed second son of the Stomach Family, who is in charge of technology development, and formerly his great-uncle Dente's disciple.^[2] Upon learning of Dente's Kamen Rider system surgery through modifying Shoma's Gavv, followed by Kenzo Suga's Kamen Rider system compatible surgery on humans proving to be successful, Nyelv becomes interested in gathering the Kamen Riders' combat data. He is directly responsible for Hanto becoming a Kamen Rider, having sent Otake to kill his mentor Shioya and steal the lower half of his Hito Press before Hanto found the upper half.^[11]

Nyelv Stomach is portrayed by Ryo Takizawa (滝澤 諒, Takizawa Ryō).

Siita Stomach (シータ・ストマック, Shīta Sutomakku) is the wolf-themed youngest daughter of the Stomach Family and the twin sister of Jiip, who is in charge of ingredient procurement and dresses like a boy.^[2]

Siita Stomach is portrayed by Honoka Kawasaki (川﨑 帆々花, Kawasaki Honoka).

Jiip Stomach (ジープ・ストマック, Jīpu Sutomakku) is the wolf-themed third son of the Stomach Family and the twin brother of Siita, who is in charge of ingredient procurement and dresses like a girl.^[2]

Jiip Stomach is portrayed by Ruito Koga (古賀 瑠, Koga Ruito).

Dente Stomach (デンテ・ストマック, Dente Sutomakku) is the whale-themed great-uncle of Shoma and a researcher from the Stomach Family. At the behest of his nephew, Bouche, Dente was responsible for Shoma's transformation into a Kamen Rider through surgically modifying his Gavv, and is directly responsible for the Gochizo's existence. After the surgery was a success, he went to live as a recluse in the human world's mountains.^[4]

Dente Stomach is voiced by Yōhei Tadano (多田野 曜平, Tadano Yōhei).

Bouche Stomach (ブーシュ・ストマック, Būshu Sutomakku) was the father of the Stomach siblings and the former CEO of Stomach Inc. He fell in love with Michiru and took her to live with him in the Granute World. The reason he pretended to be abusive towards Shoma and Michiru was to protect them from having their identities being exposed to the Stomach siblings, and ultimately entrusted his uncle Dente to modify Shoma's Gavv so that he may transform him into a Kamen Rider and surpass his former siblings. Following Bouche's death at some point, his relationship with Michiru has been exposed, leading to his wife's death at the hands of the Stomach children and Shoma's escape to the human world.^[4]

Bouche Stomach is voiced by Ryota Takeuchi (竹内 良太, Takeuchi Ryōta)

The Agents (エージェント, Ējento) are servants of the Stomach Family and the in-person link between Stomach Inc. and their part-timers blending in with human society. Each Agent is created by a Stomach Family member in a similar fashion to how Shoma creates the Gochizo. They give Dark Sweets to the company's part-timers in return for the humans they kidnapped.^[1][2]

The Agents are voiced by Kōki Sakurai (櫻井 皓基, Sakurai Kōki) and Ayu Shōji (東海林 亜祐, Shōji Ayu).

The part-timers are Stomach Inc.'s minions whose job is to kidnap humans for their happiness to make Dark Sweets.^[1]

• Hound (ハウンド, Haundo): A hound-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed man. He is destroyed by Kamen Rider Gavv.^[1] His human form is portrayed by Jin Katagiri (片桐 仁, Katagiri Jin).
• Whiple (ウィップル, Wippuru): An octopus-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed jogger. He is destroyed by Kamen Rider Gavv.^[2] His human form is portrayed by Yoshiyuki Tsubokura (坪倉 由幸, Tsubokura Yoshiyuki).
• Bon (ボン): A porcupinefish-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed female food truck employee. He is destroyed by Kamen Rider Gavv.^[5] Voiced by Akihiko Ishizumi (石住 昭彦, Ishizumi Akihiko) while his human form is portrayed by Kana Takanashi (小鳥遊 可奈, Takanashi Kana).
• Otake (オタケ): A mushroom-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed street illusionist performer. He occasionally uses a "disappearing act" stunt by covering himself and his victims in his robe to avoid his identity being noticed, until Shoma exposes his Gavv to the public. His upper body contains a mucus that allows him to survive Kamen Rider Gavv's Gummy Gochizo-themed finishers. Outside of his false street performances, he was hired by Nyelv to kill Hanto's mentor Shioya and steal his Hito Press' lower half for Nyelv before Hanto found the upper half. In retaliation for murdering Shioya, he is destroyed by a vengeful Hanto, who had finished undergoing surgery to become Kamen Rider Valen.^[4][11] His human form is portrayed by Junichiro Nishino (西野 純一郎, Nishino Jun'ichirō).
• Dean (ディーン, Dīn): A sardine-themed Granute whose human forms are a gallery manager named Katsumi Iwashimizu (岩清水 克美, Iwashimizu Katsumi) and an Italian art dealer named Amant Sardina (アマント・サルディーナ, Amanto Sarudīna). He is modified by Nyelv with the ability to clone himself. Thanks to Sachika's interference, both Kamen Riders Gavv and Valen destroy the real Dean.^[3][8] His human forms of Katsumi Iwashimizu and Amant Sardina are portrayed by Yōhei Kaneshige (金重 陽平, Kaneshige Yōhei) and Kourosh Amini respectively.
• Yard (ヤード, Yādo): A hermit crab-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed cake shop owner. He is destroyed by Kamen Rider Gavv.^[9][10] His human form is portrayed by Ryotaro Akazawa (赤澤 遼太郎, Akazawa Ryōtarō).
• Early (アーリー, Ārī): An alligator-themed Granute whose human form is an unnamed elementary school student.^[12] Voiced by Miou Tanaka (田中 美央, Tanaka Miō) while his human form is portrayed by Gaku Katō (加藤 岳, Katō Gaku).

The Gochizo (ゴチゾウ, Gochizō) are Shoma's tiny snack-themed familiars who are born from his Gavv after he consumes human world snacks and grant him access to his Rider powers. Their species' namesake is coined by Sachika. Certain Gochizo have a limited lifespan, as they will pass away after being used as transformation items.^[1][11]

Each Gochizo is based on one of five subspecies categories; Gummy (グミ, Gumi), Snack (スナック, Sunakku), Marshmallow (マシュマロ, Mashumaro), Choco (チョコ, Choko), and Candy (キャンディ, Kyandi).

• Poppingummy (ポッピングミ, Poppingumi): A grape-themed Gummy subspecies.^[1]
• Vrocan (ブルキャン, Burukyan): A lollipop-themed Candy subspecies.^[1]
• Kickingummy (キッキングミ, Kikkingumi): An orange-themed Gummy subspecies.^[1]
• Zakuzakuchips (ザクザクチップス, Zakuzakuchippusu): A salt-themed Snack subspecies.^[2]
• Punchingummy (パンチングミ, Panchingumi): A soda-themed Gummy subspecies.^[5]
• Fuwamallow (ふわマロ, Fuwamaro): A vanilla-themed Marshmallow subspecies.^[7]
• Marumallow (まるマロ, Marumaro): A strawberry-themed Marshmallow subspecies.^[7]
• Hirihirichips (ヒリヒリチップス, Hirihirichippusu): A spice-themed Snack subspecies.^[4]
• Chocodon (チョコドン, Chokodon): A white chocolate-themed Choco subspecies.^[11]
• Chocodan (チョコダン, Chokodan): A milk chocolate-themed Choco subspecies.^[3]
• Gurucan (グルキャン, Gurukyan): A swirl lollipop-themed Candy subspecies.^[9]
• Bakucan (バクキャン, Bakukyan): A drop-themed Candy subspecies.^[10]

The Gochizo are voiced by Kōki Sakurai and Ayu Shōji.

Soji Shioya (塩谷 壮士, Shioya Sōji) is a freelance writer, and Hanto's mentor and father figure.^[1] He is assassinated by Otake, who was sent by Nyelv to break his Hito Press into two halves, with his lower half falling into Nyelv's hands while Hanto secures his upper half.^[11]

Soji Shioya is portrayed by Toshimasa Komatsu (小松 利昌, Komatsu Toshimasa).

Michiru Inoue (井上 みちる, Inoue Michiru) is Shoma's human mother. After discovering the truth behind how the Stomach Family makes Dark Sweets, she made Shoma promise never to eat their products.^[1] The Stomach Family later turned Michiru into a Hito Press for their Dark Sweets and was killed by Glotta in front of Shoma, causing her son to defect from them and adopt her maiden name.^[2][7]

Michiru Inoue is portrayed by Arisa Nakajima (中島 亜梨沙, Nakajima Arisa).

Kenzo Suga (酸賀 研造, Suga Kenzō) is a mysterious Granute researcher.^[5] At some point, he acquired a Granute organ for his Kamen Rider system compatible surgery on humans. Following Shoma's appearance as Kamen Rider Gavv, Suga took one of the Chocodon Gochizo and used their sample to create the Valen Buster. After Hanto loses his mentor Shioya at the hands of Otake, Suga accepts Hanto's request to transform the latter into a Kamen Rider by implanting the acquired Granute organ into him.^[11]

Kenzo Suga is portrayed by Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎, Asanuma Shintarō).