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“ | There are two kinds of people. Ones that make use of others, and ones that get used. Those who make use dedicate their minds to lofty goals, the likes of which the used could never comprehend. | „ |
~ Swartz to White Woz. |
“ | I don't care about your opinion. | „ |
~ Swartz's usual response when dismissing the opinions of everyone around him, friend or foe alike. |
Swartz is the leader of the Time Jackers and the main antagonist of Kamen Rider Zi-O. Though he originally appeared to share his cohorts' goal of choosing a new king to replace Oma Zi-O in the future, it is later revealed that Swartz is the one instigated the rise of Oma's Day and was simply using the Another Riders as a means to further along Zi-O's journey into the Demon King.
He was played by Kentarou Kanesaki.
Personality[]
Being the oldest member of the three Time Jackers, Swartz saw his fellow Time Jackers as his inferior underlings, and is far much cold, calculating, cruel and callous than Heure. Unlike his fellow Time Jackers who made deals with people to become Another Riders, Swartz forcibly made people into becoming Another Riders with no second thought. It was shown that Swartz is incredibly manipulative and cunning, being able to successfully hide his true goal of ensuring Oma Zi-O's rise from his subordinates. Swartz adapts quickly to abnormalities that affect his plan and is willing to temporarily ally with the 9 5 DO crew if it suits his goals, such as when he teamed up with Woz to stop Kamen Rider Ginga or when he gave Tsukuyomi the Fourze and Ginga Ridewatch to give to Sougo and Woz so they could stop the meteors carrying the Worms from colliding with Earth. Despite being a capable schemer, Swartz was not without a fatal flaw—his overinflated ego. This allowed his sister into taking advantage of his grandiose delusions by believing that she betrayed Sougo, only for him to be literally stabbed in the back.
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Trivia[]
- Due to his actions to destroy the Heisei Kamen Riders' legacy and lack of regards of killing his own allies to become king, he is considered the most vile and psychopathic antagonist of the Heisei era, perhaps even more psychopathic than Takeshi Asakura from Kamen Rider Ryuki.
- It is heavily rumored that the fact that Swartz got away with his actions could be one of the reasons for Shinichiro Shirakura's downfall as chief producer of series in the Kamen Rider franchise, since in addition to Kamen Rider Zi-O being a series that divided opinions, fans of the franchise wanted Swartz to be punished for his actions in the series (which ended up not happening), which generated heavy criticism from fans and the anger of Shirakura's superiors at Toei, which led to rumors that he was demoted at Toei (it is heavily speculated that he was demoted from chief producer to executive producer because of the problems that occurred in Kamen Rider ZI-O and because of the series' controversial ending).
External Links[]
- Swartz on the Pure Evil Wiki.