Goro Izumi

1="My wings are the embodiment of justice!"

- G7 Icarus's first pre-battle catchphrase

2="Now, you are marked for judgment!"

- G7 Icarus XYZ's pre-battle catchphrase

3="XYZ Change!"

- G7 Icarus XYZ's call whenever he changes forms

4="Checkmate!"

- G7 Icarus (XYZ)'s proclamation after defeating an enemy

Goro Izumi (泉 五郎) is the main protagonist of Metroid: Kamen Rider Generations Vol. 3: Fates Intertwined. He is the 27-year old CEO of ZETA Technology Industries, a company that is known for their innovative gadgetry and weapons manufacturing being provided to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and JSDF with their G7 Battle Armor series. Goro is also the younger brother of Anzu Izumi, formerly known as the Kamui Tribe ninja Rakurai, whom he is unaware of her relation to him at first until a revelation from his father via video diary.

He transforms into a unique form of Kamen Rider G7 by using the G7 Paralyzer with the Striker Key as Kamen Rider G7 Icarus (仮面ライダーG 7イカルス). He then upgrades with a to become Kamen Rider G7 Icarus XYZ (仮面ライダーG 7イカルスXYZ).

Later, during Hokuto's invasion of Touto, he joins with the government's attack forces as an undercover agent going by the pseudonym Kuroba (黒羽)

Past
Goro was born sometime in 1990. He and his parents were hit by a truck while driving in the midst of the pitch-black night. During the incident, he was saved by a mysterious individual who whispered to him to "live on" and promises to protect him. Goro miraculously survived the accident, but he sustained a massive scar in his abdomen. Unfortunately, his parents died two days after.

He was later taken in and raised by his grandfather Takagi Izumi, all while inheriting his family's inheritance. Growing up, Goro became a child prodigy inventor, and is recognized by his peers because of his formidable genius. As a teen, Goro is very ambitious with the intent of recognizing the world of his intelligence.

At the age of 21, Goro graduated with a master's degree in Computer Science in Tohoku University. The following four years marked him becoming the new CEO of ZETA Technology Industries, under the guidance of mentor Natsuki Nakajima.

Personality
Goro is a polite and hard-working man who values hard work and perseverance above all else, being a CEO of a multinational company, he proves to be a stubborn workaholic and is well-respected authority figure of ZETA Technology Industries. He is quite arrogant, ego-centric, and self-absorbed considering his reputation and good publicity. Also, he is also a prodigy since his teenage years establishing many accomplishments in his life with his superhumanly genius-level intellect, and eventually becoming the self-made man that he is now.

But, Goro is not without a dark and troubled side, as his true personality is that of a textbook Byronic hero. Having lost his parents to a car accident which left him miraculously survived, Goro grew up in a life of loneliness; becoming antisocial and insecure of himself, prefering to be isolated under his mansion's workshop. Despite all his accomplishments, Goro is desperate in looking for a purpose in his life besides being a hard-working corporate boss. Unlike any of the Space Explorers, Goro is very cold and tactical, he is more willing make decisions that are morally questionable even if by means necessary and is very aware of the consequences of his actions.

After learning his father's secret about his older sister, Goro seems to be both saddened and disappointed by his father's actions at the same time due to the fact that he is unaware of Anzu's disappearance before his birth. It is likely that his parents want to pressure him on being made an heir to his father's company above all else. Regardless of that, it was revealed the reason his father had to keep a secret from him, is for Goro to find Anzu in his coming of age. After reuniting with his sister, Goro is determined to do whatever he can to make up for the 27 years she missed, even though that their parents are long gone.

After learning his sister's motives in taking revenge against, Goro is against her agenda due to the fact that her actions will not only bring harm to those she cares (including Goro himself), but also to innocent lives. This is because he believes that revenge is a pointless concept, and a product of endangering innocent people.

Despite his superficial pride, bravado, and flaws, Goro deeply cares for other people and is willing to help them in need. This is likely after meeting notable people like Taki, a kunoichi from the past who ends up settling into his home along with her student and, a scientist from Touto whose level of intellect rivals his to the point they develop an odd friendship. Eventually, that goal in life he was seeking after was actually protecting humanity.

After finding out Sento's past identity as, who is responsible for experimenting on his sister, his friendship with Sento is strained to the point Goro attempts to kill him in revenge for his sister. However, Anzu stops him from doing so. Because if he did kill Sento, Goro would have become as vengeful as his sister. He forgives Sento in a begrudging way out of respect as he knows that a Kamen Rider has a responsibility to protect people, regardless of how he got his powers.

It is also implied that Goro is fond of mechas in anime, more particularly . It is the reason why he christened Taki's powered-up form as the Tengen Toppa Evolution.

Family

 * Toshihiro Izumi - Father
 * Honoka Izumi - Mother
 * Anzu Izumi/Rakurai - Elder sister
 * Takagi Izumi - Grandfather

Powers And Abilities

 * Genius-Level Intellect: Goro's defining trait is his formidable intelligence, rivaling that of Sento Kiryu and Kuroto Dan. As a child prodigy, he is recognized for inventions that is known to ZETA Tech. Similarly, Goro has built the majority, if not all, of the G7 System's arsenals on his own.
 * Genius-Level Strategist: Paired with his intelligence is his ability to formulate plans of any kind; be it convoluted or precisely adjustable methods.
 *  50: After gaining access to Archangel Armor, Goro is injected by Anzu's internal Nebula Gas through the Arc-Winger. At this point he gains superhuman abilities much like her sister did during the time she was experimented by Faust. Goro can now transform with the Build Driver without any restrictions, while he remains unaffected by anti-Nebula Gas reactors of his suit.
 * Delayed Reaction Attacks: Goro was somehow trained with a fighting style that emphasizes a time-delayed effect. This is shared with his sister, Anzu.

Weakness

 * Narcissism: Much like Sento, Goro suffers a case of textbook narcissism. He has overwhelming confidence in his own skills, so he tends to be proud of his own achievements and look down on others (especially anyone who relies on his inventions), which contributes to his prideful personality. This also applies to his fighting skills, he is often blinded by his ego in the middle of the battle to the point he is caught off guard, according to Taki.

Armors
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Devices

 * XGM-01 G7 Paralyzer - Primary weapon and transformation device
 * - Secondary transformation device for accessing StealthCrow, PteraDrill, and Archangel Armors
 * G7 Armor Keys - Transformation trinkets compatible with the G7 Paralyzer
 * - Transformation trinkets compatible with the Build Driver.
 * Arc-Winger - Slot adapter for Build Driver to access Archangel Armor and personal familiar.
 * Nova Bracer - G7 Icarus XYZ's stopwatch device acquired from Nova the Archdragon.

Weapons

 * G7 Paralyzer
 * XGR-02 Artemis - G7 Icarus's semi-automatic laser sniper rifle.
 * XGS-03 Yoshiyuki - G7 Icarus's electromagnetic-bladed katana weapon.
 * XGK-04 Blitzenschneider - G7 Icarus's electromagnetic combat knife.
 * Build Driver
 * XGM-01II G7 Sky Buster - Primary side-arm weapon. G7 Icarus XYZ's upgraded version of the XGM-01 G7 Paralyzer.
 * XGR-02II Neo Artemis - Bolt-action laser sniper rifle. G7 Icarus XYZ's upgraded version of the XGR-02 Artemis.
 * XGS-03II Yoshiyuki Shin - Electromagnetic katana. G7 Icarus XYZ's upgraded version of the XGS-03 Yoshiyuki.
 * XGMWR-05 Requiem - G7 Icarus XYZ's modular weapon with three attachments:
 * XGMWR-05+XAR-06 Warhammer - Requiem's pulse laser rifle attachment.
 * XGMWR-05+XAS-07 Kagekiri - Requiem's chainsaw attachment
 * XGMWR-05+XAD-08 Yoroitoshi - Requiem's spear attachment
 * Tengeki Drillancer -  G7 Icarus XYZ's drill like weapon in conjuction with the Drill Full Bottle.
 * Silver Fang - One of G7 Icarus XYZ's auxiliary weapons obtained from Jushin Tiger.
 * Inferno Missile - One of G7 Icarus XYZ's auxiliary weapons obtained from Ifrit the Firebird.
 * Genbu Shield - One of G7 Icarus XYZ's auxiliary weapons obtained from Cagnazzo of the Raging Torrents.
 * Shadow Winger - Personal familiar.

Vehicles

 * Ride Winger - G7 Icarus (XYZ)'s personal Rider Machine.

Relationships

 * Family
 * Anzu Izumi: At first, Goro was unaware that he had an older sister. This is because months before he was born, Anzu mysteriously disappeared due to an accident in the beach, following that fateful incident, her sudden disappearance was kept secret from him. Fast forward the following 27 years, it is his father's video diary that Goro indeed discovers that he has an older sister, and his parents bear the sin of keeping it a secret. He later begins to suspect that Rakurai (Anzu's ninja identity) is connected to Anzu herself, when Rakurai encounters Goro in the Hoko Memorial Pillar visiting his parents' graves, Rakurai denies of being Anzu. That is until during the siege of the Touto Institute by Faust, Rakurai reveals herself to be Anzu, his older sister. Anzu would later join his brother's side all while manipulating the Kamui Tribe to get revenge against Faust in regards to her history against the evil organization. Upon hearing this, Goro disapproves her agenda because he points out that not only her actions will endanger those she cared for (namely Goro himself), she would have innocent people involved, albeit indirectly, by allowing Shingetsu kill a lot of people, among her victims includes those were Touto Prime Minister, and later his son , who is also revealed to be Night Rogue, the leader of Faust. After Anzu decided to return home to her younger brother, both siblings develop their familial relationship after the 27 years she missed.
 * Allies
 * Kasumi Kiriyama: His loyal maid. Although Goro has known Kasumi back in their childhood days, Kasumi has ever since very dedicated so much to Goro and is the latter's only close friend and companion. Kasumi has been doing all the household work whenever her master is out working.
 * Taki: Though their first meeting was a rocky start, he later decided to bring Taki and Natsu to his mansion and ended up living with him. Taki was initially cold towards him at first, until Goro reveals his tragic past to her as a means of reaching out to her. Eventually, Taki falls in love with Goro due to him having a resemblance to a certain ninja Taki looked up to in her teens and Goro himself guides Taki in terms of trying to adapt into the modern era.
 * Natsu:
 * Natsuki Nakajima:
 * Space Explorers
 * Samus Aran:
 * Ange and friends
 * Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi
 * Tusk
 * Momoka Oginome
 * Hilda
 * Salamandinay
 * Hokuto government
 * Enemies
 * Space Demon Clan Kamui Tribe
 * Shingetsu: Goro and Shingetsu already became bitter rivals in their first encounter. The latter sees him as a worthy opponent who can match his strength. Their rivalry grew worse once Shingetsu's insanity went off the deep end because of his lust for the Pandora Box's power.
 * / Night Rogue: Although they have interacted in rare occasions, Goro is revealed to have a respect for Gentoku. But, this is proven to be false due to his suspicions about the Touto government; Goro looks down on Gentoku with disdain because of his negative personality. This has become apparent when he discovered that he is also Night Rogue. Unfortunately, Goro never had the chance to fight Rogue due to Shingetsu immediately killing Gentoku after his identity exposed; in which his sister Anzu is responsible for.
 * / Blood Stalk: Goro sees Blood Stalk as a major threat ever since he saw his G7 suits used by Guardians under his control, which prompted him to self-destruct the G7 suits worn by the Faust Guardians. Ironically, Faust using the G7 suits for their objective leads to their undoing: Soichi's defeat at Goro's hands and subsequently killed by Shingetsu.
 * Super Sentai
 * Others
 * Though his meeting with Sento was a bit formal, having learned of his genius-level intellect Goro begins to admire Sento very much, especially after learning the former that he is Kamen Rider Build. In turn, Sento would present him a Build Driver and the Crow and Stealth Full Bottles to upgrade his prototype armor. Despite mocking Sento for his actions after helped an  escape from the authorities, Goro still respects him. Their friendship was temporarily strained after he finds out that Sento is also revealed to be, the founder of . Regardless, Goro begrudgingly decided to accept Sento even if he was once Katsuragi, reminding him that the most important thing about being a Kamen Rider is to protect people.
 * Enemies
 * Space Demon Clan Kamui Tribe
 * Shingetsu: Goro and Shingetsu already became bitter rivals in their first encounter. The latter sees him as a worthy opponent who can match his strength. Their rivalry grew worse once Shingetsu's insanity went off the deep end because of his lust for the Pandora Box's power.
 * / Night Rogue: Although they have interacted in rare occasions, Goro is revealed to have a respect for Gentoku. But, this is proven to be false due to his suspicions about the Touto government; Goro looks down on Gentoku with disdain because of his negative personality. This has become apparent when he discovered that he is also Night Rogue. Unfortunately, Goro never had the chance to fight Rogue due to Shingetsu immediately killing Gentoku after his identity exposed; in which his sister Anzu is responsible for.
 * / Blood Stalk: Goro sees Blood Stalk as a major threat ever since he saw his G7 suits used by Guardians under his control, which prompted him to self-destruct the G7 suits worn by the Faust Guardians. Ironically, Faust using the G7 suits for their objective leads to their undoing: Soichi's defeat at Goro's hands and subsequently killed by Shingetsu.
 * Super Sentai
 * Others
 * Though his meeting with Sento was a bit formal, having learned of his genius-level intellect Goro begins to admire Sento very much, especially after learning the former that he is Kamen Rider Build. In turn, Sento would present him a Build Driver and the Crow and Stealth Full Bottles to upgrade his prototype armor. Despite mocking Sento for his actions after helped an  escape from the authorities, Goro still respects him. Their friendship was temporarily strained after he finds out that Sento is also revealed to be, the founder of . Regardless, Goro begrudgingly decided to accept Sento even if he was once Katsuragi, reminding him that the most important thing about being a Kamen Rider is to protect people.
 * Others
 * Though his meeting with Sento was a bit formal, having learned of his genius-level intellect Goro begins to admire Sento very much, especially after learning the former that he is Kamen Rider Build. In turn, Sento would present him a Build Driver and the Crow and Stealth Full Bottles to upgrade his prototype armor. Despite mocking Sento for his actions after helped an  escape from the authorities, Goro still respects him. Their friendship was temporarily strained after he finds out that Sento is also revealed to be, the founder of . Regardless, Goro begrudgingly decided to accept Sento even if he was once Katsuragi, reminding him that the most important thing about being a Kamen Rider is to protect people.
 * Others
 * Though his meeting with Sento was a bit formal, having learned of his genius-level intellect Goro begins to admire Sento very much, especially after learning the former that he is Kamen Rider Build. In turn, Sento would present him a Build Driver and the Crow and Stealth Full Bottles to upgrade his prototype armor. Despite mocking Sento for his actions after helped an  escape from the authorities, Goro still respects him. Their friendship was temporarily strained after he finds out that Sento is also revealed to be, the founder of . Regardless, Goro begrudgingly decided to accept Sento even if he was once Katsuragi, reminding him that the most important thing about being a Kamen Rider is to protect people.
 * Though his meeting with Sento was a bit formal, having learned of his genius-level intellect Goro begins to admire Sento very much, especially after learning the former that he is Kamen Rider Build. In turn, Sento would present him a Build Driver and the Crow and Stealth Full Bottles to upgrade his prototype armor. Despite mocking Sento for his actions after helped an  escape from the authorities, Goro still respects him. Their friendship was temporarily strained after he finds out that Sento is also revealed to be, the founder of . Regardless, Goro begrudgingly decided to accept Sento even if he was once Katsuragi, reminding him that the most important thing about being a Kamen Rider is to protect people.

Portrayal
Goro Izumi is portrayed by Taishi Nakagawa (中川大志). As Kamen Rider G7 Icarus, his suit actor is Watanabe Jun (渡辺 淳), who would later on go to portray in the story and in . As Kamen Rider G7 Icarus XYZ, his suit actor is Iwakami Hirokazu (岩上 弘数).

Etymology

 * Goro's name translates as "fifth rookie", referencing as the author's first original character being an experienced newcomer as a Kamen Rider. His alias of Kuroba while with the Hokuto Three Crows translates to "black wings", hence his rider form being black. Ironically, he is often compared to, another black-colored Rider.