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Rinna Sawagami (沢神 りんな, Sawagami Rinna) is a scientist with the Special Investigation Unit.

History[]

Background[]

Rinna Sawagami is a scientist specializing in electronic physics and an honorary member of the Special Investigation Unit of the Metropolitan Police Department. Many years ago, she attended an American college, where she met Kisaburo Sasamoto, a fellow Japanese student who studyed abroad. The two developed a short relationship until Sasamoto was forced to leave her to focus on his studies, which saddened her.

At some point later down her life, Rinna was introduced to Krim Steinbelt and Harley Hendrickson, serving as their assistant involved in the development of the Drive System.

The Drive Pit Mechanic[]

Rinna was eventually employed in the service of the Special Investigation Unit in order to study the risdual sensation that produced density shifts, to which she scientifically coined "Heavy Acceleration". While she is single and is rather impatient on the inside, Rinna has a bright personality and is the mood maker of the Special Investigation Unit. She helps Shinnosuke's investigations as the person in charge of the mechanics by providing equipment that can detect Slowdown particles.

Unbeknownst to Shinnosuke Tomari initally, she was later revealed to be the resident technician of the Drive Pit, helping to develop and maintain Drive's equipment. Outside repairing the Shift Cars, she also invented Drive's weapons like the Handle-Ken and Door-Ju. Rinna had also assisted in developing the new Shift Cars that allowed Drive to advance to his latest Type Changes.

Rinna would eventually reunite with Kisaburo Sasamoto, who she hasn't seen since college. Eventually, it would turn out that Sasamoto had been colluding with the Voice Roidmude while researching his ability to produce a hypnotic sound. Rinna was left heartbroken as her former boyfriend got arrested but was cheered up after Harley Hendrickson gave a present for Rinna and Krim to share before he departed.

She continues to assist Kamen Riders Drive and Mach with their latest upgrades, Shift Deadheat and Shift Formula, in their ensuring fight against the Roidmudes. Eventually, the entire Special Investigation Unit would finally learn of the Drive Pit and their roles in the Kamen Riders' activities. Rinna would also help produce the Signal Bike Chaser and a second Mach Driver Honoh for Chase to become Kamen Rider Chaser. She carries on to invent the Shift Tridoron for Shinnosuke and Krim to advance as Drive Type Tridoron.

Eventually, the Special Investigation Unit have accomplished their mission of shutting down the 108 Roidmudes and ending Tenjuro Banno's reign of terror. With their mission complete, Krim locked himself and all Core Driviar equipments beneath the wrecked Drive Pit. After several parting words, Mr. Belt prepares the lockdown and all of the Unit members saluted for him. Following this, Rinna returned to academia and became an authority figure in the field of electronic physics. She would later go on to win a Nobel Prize in Physics.

Other Events[]

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle[]

The entire Special Investigations Unit become involved with the "Ultimate Lupin" case concerning the thief being actually a Roidmude. While Shinnosuke procceeded to investigate the case, he discovers that there is a mole amoungst the Special Investigations Unit. After gathering Kiriko, Rinna, Sanjo, Lt. Otta, and Chief Honganji, Shinnosuke exposed Kiriko to be Lupin undercover.

Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3Icon-crosswiki[]

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Rinna in the altered timeline

In the altered timeline created by Shocker's History Modifying Machine, Rinna and Kyu are still members of the Special Investigation Unit which as a police force serves Shocker which rules the world. They are later wanted by Shocker after they witnessed Jun Honganji's murder by Genpachiro Otta, who had been remodeled into the Shocker cyborg Cheetahkatatsumuri. Disguising themselves, they appear as spectators at the Rider Grand Prix where they cheer on the freed Kamen Rider, Drive. Their alternate lives in this world are unwritten when the destruction of the History Modifying Machine restores the timeline, returning them to their proper place in history.

Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future[]

When Kamen Rider Drive was engaging in a battle against a Giant Roidmude, he apparently fled the scene after the Trailer-Hou malfunctioned. This forced the Metropolitan Police Department to issue a nationwide manhunt for Shinnosuke, while the rest of the Special Investigations Unit were pleading his innocence. Upon discovering that the entire events have been orchestrated by Roidmude 108, the Special Investigations Unit convince the Metropolitan Police to assist Kamen Rider Drive to prevent the Eternal Global Freeze.

Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser[]

Sometime after the defeat of the Paradox Roidmude, Krim and Rinna were shown to be relaxing with drinks on a rooftop while enjoying a solar eclipse on the roof. When Chase asks Krim and Rinna to implant him with human emotions, they were too preoccupied by the enjoyment of the solar eclipse. However, they both tell him that it would be impossible to reprogram him witch such emotions as it would bring a risk to his programming. While they assure Chase that he's more just than a human ever could be, Chase still aspired for a human heart.

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis[]

Three months after Krim sealed the Drive technology in the Drive Pit, Rinna would reunite with most of the Special Investigations Unit in the Daitenku Temple as Shinnosuke is stranded in 2005 with Takeru Tenkuji. She would work alongside fellow scientist, Akari Tsukimura, regarding the butterfly effect that is affecting their timeline. When the Kamen Riders reunited to the present to battle Da Vinci Gamma's army, Rinna accompanied everyone else to battle against the army of Gamma Assaults.

After the battle ended, Rinna attended the wedding of Shinnosuke and Kiriko along with the rest of the former Special Investigation Unit as well as the Mysterious Phenomenon Institute team.

Kamen Rider Drive Saga 2[]

Two years after defeating the Roidmudes, Rinna cooperated with Go in his quest to ressurect Chase. They attempt an an experiment to revive their comrade by using a newly built Proto Body and a blank Drive System, but ends up reviving Heart, Brain, and Medic instead. It is also revealed around the two year interval, Rinna and Lt. Otta are in a relationship together and became engaged. Although Otta's job and Rinna's nagging briefly put a pause in their engagment, they both eventually made amends and intend to marry one day. Rinna, Otta, and Kyu would later spy on Go after he had finally gotten together with Reiko Nishihori.

Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca[]

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Personality[]

Rinna Sawagami is the master genius behind her successful inventions. She is eccentric, intelligent and interested in technology and machines. Although, she was capable of helping Shinnosuke Tomari and his allies in defeating Roidmudes, including Tenjuro Banno.

Abilities[]

  • Gifted Intellect:
  • Expert Scientist:
  • Expert Engineer:

List of Rinna's inventions[]

Relationships[]

Behind the scenes[]

Portrayal[]

Rinna Sawagami is portrayed by Rei Yoshii (吉井 怜, Yoshii Rei).

Notes[]

  • Her creations were sometimes treated as forms of cosplaying, due to her attributing random motifs to it. Additionally, she also shows a huge sense of pride when any of her creations aired on televisions.
  • Given the "Kamen Rider meets Knight Rider" aspect as told by the producers, Rinna would be the Bonnie Barstow analog of the show as she repairs and maintains the KITT-like Tridoron and develops weapons and gear for the Special Investigation Unit.

Appearances[]

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Kamen Riders
TV Series: Shinnosuke Tomari - Go Shijima - Chase - Tenjuro Banno - Kamen Rider Mach Production Model (Jun Honganji, Genpachiro Otta)
Movie/Special/Stageshow-exclusive: Zoruku Tojo - Kyoichiro Kuroi - Kamen Rider 4 - Paradox Roidmude - Heart - Brain
Arsenal
Transformation Devices
Drive Driver - Mach Driver Honoh (Production Model) - Lupin Gunner - Break Gunner - Kamen Rider 3's Typhoon - Kamen Rider 4's Typhoon - Banno Driver - Brain Driver
Transformation Gear
Shift Brace - Shift Cars - Signal Bikes - Viral Cores - Tridoron Key - Tokujo-ka Key
Weapons
Handle-Ken - Door-Ju - Trailer-Hou - Zenrin Shooter - Shingou-Ax - E-Circular - Blade Gunner - Brain Megane Blade
Tire Specific Items
Justice Cage - Cure Quicker - Ladder Expander - Rumble Smasher - 10-ton Weight - Drum Shields - Frostreamer - Monster - Capture Hook - Jacky Riser - Grasper Claw
Vehicles
Tridoron - Ride Booster Set (Red/Blue) - Proto Tridoron - NEXTridoron - Ride Macher - Ride Chaser - Ride Crosser - TriCyclone - Sky Cyclone - Ride Braiser
Miscellaneous
Core Driviars - Heavy Acceleration Particle Measuring Device - Heavy Acceleration Reducing Machine - Anti-Roidmude Bullets - Rear Cowl Boots -
Special Investigation Unit
Kiriko Shijima - Krim Steinbelt - Jun Honganji - Genpachiro Otta - Rinna Sawagami - Kyu Saijo
Unofficial Members: Roidmude 072 - Go Shijima - Chase - Mitsuhide Nira (defected)
Other allies
Akira Hayase - Harley Hendrickson - Kyoichiro Kuroi - Eisuke Tomari - Eiji Tomari - Ninningers - Ryu Terui - Takumi Inui - Yuto Sakurai - Sakuya Tachibana - Kamen Rider Blade - Kamen Rider Chalice - Kamen Rider Leangle
Roidmudes
Creator: Tenjuro Banno
Generals: Heart - Brain - Chase (defected) - Medic - Freeze - Krim Steinbelt (copy) - Roidmude 005 - Roidmude 006 - Tornado - Paradox
Minor Advanced Roidmudes: Reaper Legion - Iron Roidmude - Paint Roidmude - Crush Roidmude - Scooper Roidmude - Volt Roidmude - Gunman Roidmude - Voice Roidmude - Judge Roidmude - Shoot Roidmude - Shocker Buruburu - Angel Roidmude
Fusion Evolved State: Sword Roidmude - Seeker Roidmude - Open Roidmude - Cook Roidmude - Thief Roidmude
Unofficial: Mitsuhide Nira - Sigma Circular
Other villains
Zoruku Tojo - Imitation Drive - Kibaoni Army Corps - Shocker - Neo Shade - Gamma (Da Vinci Gamma)
Mu: Leader of Mu
Executive: Shocker Leader III
Kamen Riders: Kamen Rider Dark Kiva - Kamen Rider Poseidon - Kamen Rider Wiseman - Kamen Rider Duke - Kamen Rider Dark Ghost - Kamen Rider Another Para-DX
Monsters: Cancer Zodiarts - Gremlin - Demushu - Gamma Superior - Graphite
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Kamen Riders
Human Main Riders: Ikki Igarashi - Daiji Igarashi - Sakura Igarashi - Hiromi Kadota - Genta Igarashi - Kamen Rider Over Demons: (Go Tamaki - Hikaru Ushijima) - Hana Natsuki - Demons Troopers - George Karizaki - Orteca
Demon Main Riders: Vice - Kagero - Lovekov - Vail
Movie/Special-exclusive: Kamen Rider Century (Ryunosuke & Hideo Momose) - Ryu Mukai - Nozomu Otani - Azuma - Kamen Rider Igarashi (Ikki, Daiji, & Sakura Igarashi) - Devil Hana
Stageshow-exclusive: Shocker Combatman - Kamen Rider Blood Vade (Vade & Yuichiro Wakabayashi) - Vice (World of Memories) - Kagero (World of Memories)
Debatable Riders: Yuriko Kuroe
Clone Riders: Touma Kamiyama (1, Super-1, Accel), Rintaro Shindo (ZO, Kuuga, Blade), Yuri (Agito, Ex-Aid, Zero-One), Vice (Black RX, Fourze, Woz), Daiji Igarashi (Knight, Meteor, Ryugen), Sakura Igarashi (Nadeshiko, Poppy, Valkyrie)
Gear
Transformation Gear
Revice Driver - Two Sidriver - Libera Driver - Demons Driver - Vail Driver - Week Endriver - Cyclotron Driver - Destream Driver - Crimson Vistamp - Chimera Driver - Juuga Driver
Vistamp-related
Vistamps - Vistamp Holder - Vistamp Bar
Vistamp-related Weapons
Ohinbuster50 - Gundephone50 - Osutoderuhammer50 - Barid Shield - Rolling Vistamp - Evilblade - Livegun - Needle Kunai - Crimson Vistamp
Genome-exclusive Weapons
Revi: Mammoth Gasher - Divine Fin - Kong Revi Puncher - Kamakiric Arrow
Vice: Glacier Shield - Kong Geno Bracer - Barid Shield
Jeanne: Lovekov (Kujaku, Turtle, Hashibiroko, Tricera)
Aguilera: Needle Kunai - Unnamed Buffalo Genome Weapon
Genomix-exclusive Weapons
(Over) Demons: Demon Bottom Higher - Demon Digzon - Demon Rumblejoker - Demon Ridolstinger - Demon Bladior
Destream: Komodo Dragonic Heat - Croco Wizarolling - Kong Astro Breaker
Vehicles
Vice (Ptera, Jackal)
Headquarters
Fenix Skybase - Deadmans Base - Ararat - Area 666 - Devil City
Phenomenon
Rift in the Sky
Allies
Happy Spa: Yukimi Igarashi - Koshiro Igarashi
Legend Riders: Takeshi Hongo - Shinji Kido - Ren Akiyama - Takeshi Asakura - Dark Shinji - Ryu Terui - Hideyasu Jonouchi - Oren Pierre Alfonzo - Kanon Fukami - Poppy Pipopapo - Tsukuyomi - Is - Yua Yaiba - Touma Kamiyama - Rintaro Shindo - Kento Fukamiya - Ryo Ogami - Ren Akamichi - Tetsuo Daishinji - Sophia - Yuri - Reika Shindai - Ryoga Shindai - Ace Ukiyo - Keiwa Sakurai - Neon Kurama - Michinaga Azuma - Kaima Todoroki - Girori
Unnamed Inner Demons: Yukimi's Demon - Keiwa's Demon - Baby Devil
Others: Shozo Irabu - Genpachiro Otta - Naoya Kaido - George Karizaki (2071) - Rumi - Rinna Sawagami
Fenix
Director: Hideo Akaishi
Commanders: Yujiro Wakabayashi - "Yujiro Wakabayashi" - Hiromi Kadota
Squad Leaders: Daiji Igarashi - Tatsuhiko Tabuchi
Researchers: George Karizaki - Kosuke Kakishima - Akemi Shinbashi
Doctors: Akemi Mikoshiba
Weekend
Leader: Masumi Karizaki
Ushijima Family: Hikaru Ushijima - Tasuke Ushijima - Kimiko Ushijima
Other Members: Sakura Igarashi - Hana Natsuki - Go Tamaki
Demons Army: Hiromi Kadota - Demons Troopers
NOAH
Director: Agariyama
Researchers: Masumi Karizaki - Hideo Akaishi
Military: Shozo Irabu
Others: Junpei Shiranami - Imperfect Demons
Girls Remix
Founder: Akiko Narumi
Kamen Riders: Sakura Igarashi - Hana Natsuki - Reika Shindai - Is - Poppy Pipopapo - Tsukuyomi - Kanon Fukami
Other Members: Sawa Takigawa - Rinko Daimon - Lovekov
Blue Bird
Leader: Daiji Igarashi
Notable Members: Hiromi Kadota - Hana Natsuki - Go Tamaki - George Karizaki - Tatsuhiko Tabuchi
Deadmans
Demons: Giff
Notable Members: Hideo Akaishi - Orteca - Julio - Aguilera - Amahiko Haitani - Yasushi Kudo - Chameleon Deadman
Deadmen
Batta Deadman - Rex Deadman - Mammoth Deadman - Kamakiri Deadman - Megalodon Deadman - Kong Deadman - Lion Deadman - Spider Deadman - Daiouika Deadman - Wolf Deadman - Kangaroo Deadman - Cheetah Deadman - Brachio Deadman - Kurage Deadman - Harimogura Deadman - Oumu Deadman - Planarian Deadman - Chameleon Deadman - Sabertiger Deadman - Queen Bee Deadman - Koala Deadman - Orangutan Deadman - Shark Deadman - Elephant Deadman - Anomalocaris Deadman - Rafflesia Deadman - Mandrill Deadman - Octopus Deadman - Turtle Deadman - Ookami Deadman
Henchmen: Giff Junior
Gifftarians: Normal - TRUE - Hell
Others: Giffdemos - Deadman Clones
Deadman Contract Holders
Junpei - Tomoyuki Harada - Hiromi Kadota - Araki - Ibata - Ayaka Oketani - Unnamed Salary Man - Masao - Yasushi Kudo - Koji Maezono - Scamming Group - Amahiko Haitani - Seiko Omori - Taro Gondawara - Unnamed Comedian - Mayu Tominaga - Subaru Kimura
Named Gifftarian Hosts
Yosuke Okuda - Chigusa Yamagiri - Kanae Motomura
Shocker
Diablo
Crispers
Himiko Crisper - Khufu Crisper - Edison Crisper - Leonidas Crisper
Devil Rider Corps
Shocker Rider No.1 - Shocker Rider No.2 - Kamen Rider Ouja - Kamen Rider Eternal - Kamen Rider Sorcerer - Kamen Rider Duke - Kamen Rider 4 - Kamen Rider Barlckxs
Others
Shocker Executive
Area 666 Terrorists
Leader: Azuma
Notable Members: Minami - Hakim - Tony
Demons: Chic - Mandrill Deadman Phase 2 - Strange Demons - Giff Junior - Gifftarian (TRUE)
Alicorn
Leader/Mastermind: Kagetaka Ichimura - Shunichiro Somei
Transamzas
Shunichiro Somei - Yukio - Mariko - Muramasa
Black Satan
Mitsuko Fujimoto - Yuriko Kuroe - Black Satan Soldiers
Takata Research Institute
Director: Shou Takada
Notable Members: Isao Saikawa - Michiru Haruyama
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  1. They are seen getting together at the end of Drive, and Otta is sporting a wedding ring in Revice: The Mystery.
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