 This article is about an organization in Kamen Rider 555.
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- "Life is frail. Life is limited. So, why don't you think about true life? Be smart! True life is your start!"
- ―Smart Brain's commercial slogan[src]
Smart Brain, Inc. (スマートブレイン社, Sumāto Burein-sha) is a conglomerate that is a front for a group of Orphnoch that sees themselves as the master race and are dedicated to the genocide of the human race and increase of the Orphnoch population. They experiment in making their race even more powerful and developing weapons that only Orphnoch can use, resulting in the development of the Rider Gears.
Overview[]
Smart Brain is a major corporation with a corporate philosophy of "creating the future" based in Tokyo. The company deals with everything ranging from home appliances to food. On the surface, it appears to function as a "public body of society." It is one of Japan's leading large firms with high social recognition, such as the image ads that are frequently displayed. But the actual operations is unknown to the general public, such as the products that have been developed not being delivered to the market.
In reality, it is a secret society of Orphnochs who seek to conquer the world by replacing mankind with Orphnochs. Many of the employees and executives are awakened Orphnoch, and the related companies have extremely advanced scientific and medical capabilities, such as the Rider's Gear and related tools and machines. When they discover someone who has recently awakened as an Orphnoch, they will dispatch an agent to contact them, accept them as their own kind, and provide them with knowledge and guidance concerning Orphnoch, all while attempting to manage and control them. However, those who refuse to obey will be treated as targets for elimination without mercy.
Since the start of the series, the original president has vanished, along with three Rider's Gears. Meanwhile, Murakami has been appointed as the next president. Since then, he has increased his efforts to reclaim the Rider Gears, eliminating Orphnoch traitors, and searching for the Orphnoch King. However, numerous Orphnoch were defeated in a series of battles against Takumi Inui and others who control the Rider Gears.
Following the emergence of the Arch Orphnoch, Murakami was forced to resign after Hanagata nominated Yuji Kiba as the new president. Murakami died after sacrificing his life to the Arch Orphnoch. Kiba initially intends to overthrow the Arch Orphnoch, but for the sake of the Orphnoch's future, Kiba embraces the Orphnoch's ruler. In his final moments, Kiba sacrifices himself to defeat it as he still believed in the potential of coexistence between humans and Orphnochs. Smart Brain eventually shut down after losing several important figures in the company, as it became difficult to keep the company running.
In the movie Paradise Lost they seem to have formed a de-facto world government after the Orphnoch revolution, only having the resistance faction known as Human Liberation Army as their sole opposition.
Members[]
- Wirepullers of Smart Brain
- Kyouji Murakami: Second CEO. He defected after Hanagata returned and was deceased for sacrificing himself towards the Orphnoch King.
- Hanagata: First CEO. He self-defected and was deceased due to an Orphnoch's life limit.
- Smart Lady: The secretary/mascot.
- Leo: Ace soldier. The user of Emperor Gear, Psyga in Paradise Lost only. Deceased in the hands of Takumi Inui as Faiz.
- Riotroopers: Troopers created by Hanagata on purpose to stop the birth of Orphnoch King and entrusted to Yuji Kiba. Unfortunately, Hanagata was unaware that Yuji had self defected himself from humanity and the troops were used as Smart Brain's intended.
- Eiichi Toda: Temporary CEO. Deceased after fatally injured by Faiz's Crimson Smash.
- Yuji Kiba: Initially a renegade. Later become the third CEO to be chosen by Hanagata in purpose to change the goal of Smart Brain to purely help humanity. Unfortunately, Hanagata didn't notice that Yuji had discarded his humanity until Takumi restored Yuji's faith in humanity back and was killed in the climatic fight against the Orphnoch King. Yuji becomes an ace soldier to use the strongest Emperor Gear, Orga, after being deceived by Kyoji and Smart Lady that humanity had deceived him in Paradise Lost.
Subsidaries[]
- Smart Brain Finance
- Smart Brain Entertainment
- Smart Brain Beverage
- Smart Brain Distribution
- Smart Brain Motors
- Smart Brain Material
- Smart Brain Computing
Behind the scenes[]
Notes[]
- Kamen Rider Gaim director Ryuta Tasaki noted in an interview with Uchusen magazine that the Yggdrasill Corporation is a homage to Smart Brain, one of several references to past Heisei Rider series in the show.[1]
Gallery[]
.png "Yuji Kiba (Smart Brain).png (2.18 MB)")
.png "Naoya Kaido (Smart Brain).png (1.79 MB)")
.png "Kyouji Murakami (Paradise Lost).png (2.34 MB)")
.png "Smart Lady (Paradise Lost).png (1.93 MB)")
Leo
.png "Arch Orphnoch (Outsiders).png (1.4 MB)")
(Current leader)
_(Smart_Brain).png "Masato Kusaka (Paradise Regained) (Smart Brain).png (2.01 MB)")
.png "Smart Lady (Paradise Regained).png (3.18 MB)")
.png "Takumi Inui (Paradise Regained).png (2.4 MB)")
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