Shiro Kanzaki

Evil-doer
Full Name	Shiro Kanzaki
Alias	Mirror Shiro
Origin	Kamen Rider Ryuki
Occupation	Master of the Rider War
Powers / Skills	Genius-level Intelligence Manipulation Expert strategist Vast resources Immortality Invisibility Intangibility Summoning Mind manipulation Soul manipulation Power mimicry Resilience Omniscience Knowledge of the Mirror World Control over Kamen Rider Odin
Hobby	Studying the Mirror World.
Goals	Have his own Rider win the Rider War and be granted his wish to revive Yui.
Crimes	Murder (Including murder incitement) Attempted murder Aiding and abetting Conspiracy Mutilation Theft
Type of Villain	Tragic Mastermind

Shiro Kanzaki is the mastermind behind the Rider War and the overarching antagonist of Kamen Rider Ryuki. He is the controller of Kamen Rider Odin and the one who set up the Rider War in order to revive his sister Yui.

He was portrayed by Kenzaburo Kikuchi.

Personality

Shiro is an apathetic man who only wishes to save his sister Yui. However, his obsession with granting Yui a new life clouds his better judgement, to the point where he intentionally lets the Riders fight each other, knowing full well that they would not survive the impending battle. His obsession to save Yui goes to the point where after she dies, he still declares that the battle shall continue, still believing that Yui can be saved despite seeing her die with his own eyes. He normally observes and gives advice to the Riders, though it normally is a demand to fight

Despite his villainous nature, Shiro was not with his redeeming qualities. He truly cared for Yui, and did his best to prevent her involvement in the war. In his youth, he was kind and caring, always doing his best to shield Yui from their abusive parents, knowing the risk he would be taking. His attempt to give Yui a new life was purely out of grief, as Shiro wanted Yui to live the life she couldn't.

By the end of the series, Shiro had changed for the better, finally realizing that his obsession with saving Yui only brought pain onto everyone Yui loved, most notably Ren Akiyama and Shinji Kido, two participants of the Rider battle, and that Yui could never live happily knowing of the lives he sacrificed for her. He decides to end the battle and make a world where he and Yui were truly happy, and the Rider War never happened, seemingly reverting back to his old self once again.

History

Kamen Rider Ryuki

Past

Shiro and his sister Yui lived in a household where they were abused by their parents and forced to stay in the attic. To pass the time, the two siblings would draw monsters and other worlds together.

However, one day, unable to endure the unhealthy conditions of the attic any longer, Yui passed away. Distraught, Shiro made contact with Yui's Mirror World self, who agreed to replace her on the condition that she disappear when she turned 20. As Yui exited the Mirror and merged with her other self however, the act caused an explosion that killed both of Shiro's parents.

Left orphaned, Shiro was adopted by a couple in America and separated from Yui. In the next 13 years, Shiro studied the Mirror World to find a way to resurrect Yui, creating the Mirror Monsters and the Advent Decks in order to set up the Rider War. In the process, Shiro at some point merged with the Mirror World and became a Mirror Being.

Rider War

When the time came, Shiro began the Rider War by finding users for all of the Advent Decks to have them fight it out until one remained and to then have his chosen Rider Kamen Rider Odin come in and kill the final Rider, allowing him to win the Rider War and claim the wish. However, Shiro faced an obstacle in the form of an undetermined variable, Shinji Kido, who entered into the Rider War despite never being chosen by him. Shinji's determination to end the Rider War was a hindrance to Shiro's plans, delaying the Rider War past the day of Yui's death and resulting in him using the Time Vent to reset the War each time. But no matter how many times Shiro rewound time, Shinji would always find a way to enter into the Rider War.

Eventually, Shiro would realize that his obsession with saving Yui only brought pain onto everyone and that Yui could never live happily knowing of the lives he sacrificed for her. Thus, Shiro used his Advent Deck to rewind the Rider War one last time and create a timeline where the Rider War never happened and the Mirror Monsters didn't exist. From then on, Shiro resided in the Mirror World and spent the rest of his time living happily with his sister.

Kamen Rider Zi-O

It is hinted that Shiro might have had some involvement the restarted Rider War in 2019 shown in Rider Time: Ryuki. After Kamen Rider Odin was defeated again, his final words were to say "Yui" before disintegrating.

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