Faust (Kamen Rider Build)

Faust is a mysterious organization that creates the Smash monsters and the main antagonists of the first half of Kamen Rider Build.

The organization began as an unsanctioned Touto government military research program conducted by Gentoku Himuro, head of Touto's Institute of Advanced Matter Physics. The organization also receives backing from the arms manufacturer Namba Heavy Industries Ltd.

Following their apparent dissolution, Faust abandons their original purpose of making Touto the dominant region of Japan and instead allies with whoever is willing to fund their research, including Touto's rival nations.

History
Faust was first founded by Gentoku Himuro, Soichi Isurugi and Takumi Katsuragi. They intended to use the technology of the Pandora Box to engineer advanced weapons for the Touto military and trigger an all-out war between the three regions of Japan so Touto could emerge out ontop.

After Gentoku was made Prime Minister of Touto, he chose to disband the organization and staged a confrontation between it and the Touto military where Faust was finished off.

However, the organization was rebuilt by Blood Stalk in Hokuto where it began conducting research on the Hard Smash, Smash capable of retaining their human consciousness while transformed. They allied with the Hokuto government and assisted them in their invasion of Touto. Faust conducted experiments on three voluntary test subjects, turning them into Hard Smash. These three would later come to be known as the Hokuto Three Crows. Faust also provided the Hokuto government with a Sclash Driver allowing them to have a Kamen Rider.

Following the downfall of Hokuto, Faust was incorporated into the Seito government and military.

Known Members

 * Gentoku Himuro/Night Rogue - Co-Founder / Leader (formerly)
 * Evolt/Soichi Isurugi/Blood Stalk - Co-Founder / Second-In-Command (formerly) / Leader
 * Takumi Katsuragi - Co-Founder / Top Scientist (formerly)
 * Nariaki Utsumi (formerly)
 * Masahiro Nabeshima/Mirage Smash/Square Smash (formerly)
 * Shingo Kuwata/Flying Smash
 * Eita Kawai/Press Smash Hazard