Monster: Orphnoch
Name: Hitsugawa Shinji
Age: 17
Appearance:
Combat Forms:
The Crocodile Orphnoch Ability: As with all Orphnochs, Shinji/The Crocodile Orphnoch has a variety of advantages over the average human, including having their senses enhanced to a superhuman level, the ability to hear, smell or see great distances and tuning out background noise to focus on their target. The Crocodile Orphnoch in particular has two special abilities, one being a sword which resembles a sharp tooth and the other being the ability to regenerate from death a number of times, although this regeneration will recreate him into human form. Shinji has some degree of control over when his regeneration will take place as it is possible that he could wait for his opponent to leave before regenerating in a safer location. Currently, he has two resurrections left.
As an Orphnoch, Shinji is also capable of "creating" new orphonchs by "siring" them not unlike what vampires and werewolves do to normal humans to create more of their own. However, the success rate of that process is extremely low - it probably has something to do with the fact that the process involves stabbing said human in the heart - and Shinji has never dared to try and perform that task.
As an Orphonch, Shinji is capable of operating a Faiz or Kaixa Kamen Rider Belt without death.
Personality: As an Orphnoch, Shinji is at all times one thing above all else: Frightened out of his mind. He constantly fears what he had become and often avoids large crowds, worrying that he might go berserk or have some other unknown effect of his transformation into an Orphnoch kick in and wreak havoc. He will often try to go back to the life he once lived, pretending that the incident had never happened and that he could still live a life as a normal human being, but often times fear of discovery and being branded a "monster" can suddenly seize him, causing him to instantly try to leave any situation he was in at the moment.
As a sentient Orphonch, Shinji still retains his humanity although he is often told by Foundation X that he was supposed to be "Superior". Rejecting the notion that he should be ruling over the humans he was once a part of, Shinji still tries to be the kind, helpful person he was before death. However, if push comes to shove and he absolutely requires his Orphnoch powers to help someone or himself, then he will gladly do so, no matter what someone may call him.
Backstory: Shinji was born and raised in Tokyo, generally spending his days surrounded by family and friends. He went to school, didn't become a truant, didn't get involved in anything dangerous and overall had no reason to expect that his life would be altered so drastically. He had heard of the Kamen Riders, yes, but had long since decided that such a thing was not for him.
When he was sixteen, he and his friends were in a park together when Foundation X attacked. As the people ran in fear and before the Kamen Riders could arrive, Shinji saw a young girl about to be killed by one of the Foundation's monsters. Not really thinking and admitting that he had no plan or no idea what he was doing whatsoever when later questioned about it, he tackled the monster, giving the girl a chance to escape. However, that set the monster's target to him, and there was no one willing to tackle a monster for him at the moment. The monster then raised it's weapon...
and slashed Shinji across the chest, killing him instantly.
Normally, that would be the end of him. Normally, that was where he would start ascending to the pearly gates, but to his surprise what he woke up on wasn't a cloud but instead it was a hospital bed - in the headquarters of Foundation X. They explained that he had become an "Orphnoch", a member of the next stage of human evolution, and that he had a birthright to reign over the normal humans - and that they would help him, if he served them for a short while. Shinji did serve Foundation X, but only for a brief moment - brief as in one single attack. Disoriented, frightened, scared out of his wits and not really acting as befitting as an evil monster of Foundation X, really only seeking to get out of this nightmare, Shinji was killed quickly by one of the Kamen Riders the first time he had been sent on an attack. However, that was the moment he discovered his special ability as the Crocodile Orphnoch.
Several hours after the rider had "defeated" him, Shinji regenerated in an alley and began limping home. To this day, his family and friends still consider it a miracle that he had survived, and all Shinji was willing to tell them was that he had "been saved by some passing people after the monsters had been defeated". However, he quickly moved out of the house and began living on his own, often moving from place to place in the fear that Foundation X may one day discover his survival and attempt to get him back - or eliminate him permanently.
Quote: "Sure, they call me a monster, but it's not like I'm a monster by choice."