A villain's origin so tragic you'll root for the guy who literally called himself 'Rogue'.
20 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestThe third and final episode of ROGUE, released on Kamen Rider Build Blu-ray Collection 3. Chronologically, this episode is the first ever appearance of Gentoku as Kamen Rider Rogue, before his first televised appearance seven months before in Episode 23 of the Kamen Rider Build TV series.
The dark secrets behind Himuro Gentoku's machinations and eventual redemption... Three years ago, Gentoku, head of the Touto Institute of Advanced Matter Physics, tries to convince his old friend and Touto Prime Minister aide Koji Hotei that Touto needs to strengthen their military in order to face the threat Hokuto and Seito represent. After Hotei dismisses him, Gentoku is made aware of a certain researcher.
Acting
Kensei Mikami's descent from smug politician to broken man.
Costume
That RIDER SUIT. Blue crocodile aesthetic committed fully.
Direction
Suzumura frames Gentoku's isolation like a noir tragedy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rogue directly addresses Japan's post-WWII pacifist constitution debates, with Gentoku's militarization arguments mirroring real conservative political discourse.
The 'Sclash Driver' and crocodile motif were deliberately designed to evoke 1980s American action movie villains—Gentoku's transformation pose even references Schwarzenegger's gun-loading moment in Terminator 2.
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