Phoenix (Wizard Rider)

Phoenix (フェニックス) is a Greater Phantom that was born from the body of a youth named Yugo Fujita (藤田 雄吾), whom he killed and assumed his form. More overbearing than Medusa, Phoenix pressures their subordinates into following their orders.

Profile

 * Gate: Yugo Fujita (藤田 雄吾)
 * Mythological Basis:
 * Destroyed by:
 * Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Dragon's Dragon Breath (9)
 * Kamen Rider Wizard Water Dragon's Dragon Tail (16)
 * Kamen Rider Wizard Hurricane Dragon's Hurricane Slash Strike (22)
 * Kamen Rider Wizard All Dragon's Strike Dragon (23)
 * Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Dragon's Dragon Breath &amp; Hurricane Dragon's Dragon Wing (Magic Land)
 * Height: 246cm
 * Weight: 162kg

Background
Phoenix came into being the day that Yugo Fujita, a kind, quiet and hard-working florist, was abducted as a sacrifice for the Sabbath ritual. As a result, Yugo died with Phoenix assuming his original self's form. However, Phoenix is very hot-blooded and violent, a stark contrast to the Gate he was born from. That mindset and berserker habit had also got him to be an observer with Medusa after he killed an assigned Gate by mistake. From there, he observed the other Phantoms as they attempt to create more Phantoms from despairing humans.

Battling Against Wizard
But after Minotauros, Hellhound, Caitsìth, and Gnome were all killed by Kamen Rider Wizard who foiled their plans, Yugo loses his cool and begins to rage because of Haruto's interferences. When Medusa turned down his offer to handle a young Gate named Hiroki Itoh, Pheonix talks Wiseman into letting him do it and is given directions to go after the boy's parents. Though he used his chance to overpower Wizard, Phoenix is quickly destroyed by Wizard's Flame Dragon yet revived at nightfall with much of his mana depleted. Phoenix later confronts Wizard to prevent his interference in a Phantom's attack, introducing himself.

2nd Battle Against Wizard
During Christmas Eve, Phoenix goes after a Gate named Tatsuro and sends him into despair by burning the presents that Tatsuro was going to give to the children of the orphanage he grew up in. Though he overwhelms Flame Dragon, Phoenix is destroyed by Water Dragon and revived only after Wizard undid the Phantom's handiwork.

Movie War Ultimatum
He along with Medusa were order from Wiseman to work with the Akumaizer, but they have no interest of them. They let Wizard enters one of the Gates' Underworld to stop the Akumaizer.

3rd Battle Against Wizard
When Wiseman orders him to not meddle in Medusa's affairs or attack Wizard, Phoenix took his anger out on some drunkards by picking a fight with them. It was at that time that Phoenix learns he is being followed by Rinko Daimon, who learned of Yugo yet was not fully aware of his true identity other than being a Phantom. After being amused by her determination, he gave her intel on Beelzebub's method of controlling people and won her trust. Eventually, the two got into discussion about his reluctance to make people despair before Rinko convinces Phoenix to make his own decisions. Taking her words to heart, Phoenix reveals his true form to a shocked Rinko before knocking her out, planning on using her as a hostage for his scheme to settle things with Haruto on Sora's advice.

Phoenix then takes Rinko to a warehouse and waits for Haruto to come. Sora then comes to check up on Phoenix. After Sora tells Haruto to come to the warehouse, Rinko regains consciousness and Phoenix thanks her for her advice. Medusa arrives to deliver punishment to Phoenix for his disobedience, and the two Phantoms engage in a battle, ending with Medusa outsmarting him and using her ability to turn Phoenix into stone. Medusa leaves Phoenix thinking that she had finished her job, but the stunned Phantom doesn't stay a stone statue for long and breaks free from the ocular curse, shocking Medusa and forcing her to flee. When Haruto arrives to save Rinko, Phoenix was already waiting for him, still having the energy to fight. Haruto then changes into Wizard to battle Phoenix. Wizard changes to Water Dragon due to Flame Style working poorly against Phoenix, knowing that water can put out fire and uses the Blizzard Ring against the firebird Phantom. However, Phoenix's heat now can now withstand and overpower the Dragon Freeze attack, much to the mage's shock. Wizard then changes to Hurricane Dragon and using the Hurricane Dragon Strike Wizard then Dragon Slash Strike and successfully destroy Phoenix. However, much to Wizard's dismay, Phoenix instantly resurrected with no delay and grew more powerful. Wizard then use Land Dragon's Dragon Levitate only for Phoenix to break free from the imposed gravity with little effort. With Wizard exhausted from the fight, Phoenix continues beating Wizard without mercy.

Final Battle
Thanks to a distraction in the form of Kamen Rider Beast, Wizard changes to Hurricane Dragon, takes Rinko and escapes, letting Beast keep Phoenix busy. After defeating Beast, Phoenix starts wreaking havoc across the city in order to call out Wizard so they can finish out their fight at the place where it all started. Haruto steels himself to face Phoenix for their last battle and changes to Kamen Rider Wizard in Flame Dragon form. The two battle with both on equal footing but Phoenix then quickly overpowers Wizard, even when he summons the Dragon Styles clones via the Drago Timer.

However, remembering that he is everyone's final hope to give him resolve, Wizard unleashes All Dragon. Phoenix is quickly overpowered by the combined might of Wizard utilizing WizarDragon's powers at its very limit. Though he confidently reminds Wizard that he will still resurrect, Phoenix realizes that the magician has no intent to kill him before being sent out of the stratosphere by the Strike Dragon and hurtling toward the Sun. As a result, Phoenix's resurrection ability now becomes a curse as he is trapped in an endless and agonizing loop of rapid death and rebirth, all so he will have no finale.

Magic Land
An alternate version of Phoenix was present along with Medusa and Gremlin in a altered version of the world called Magic Land. They appeared before the young Gate Shiina, easily overpowering the boy when he transformed into Kamen Rider Mage and forcing him into despair. They were then met by Haruto and Kosuke who proceeded to face them as Wizard and Beast. Wizard used the Drago Timer to split himself into his four Dragon Styles while Beast Hyper took on Medusa. As Water Dragon and Land Dragon dealt with Gremlin, Flame Dragon and Hurricane Dragon faced Phoenix, manifesting their Dragon parts to destroy him. Unlike his counterpart, this version of Phoenix is not immortal and therefore does not have the ability to regenerate after being destroyed.

Kamen Rider: Battride War
Phoenix appears in the video game Kamen Rider: Battride War, with Atsumi reprising his role. He appears in the mission "Like the Phoenix", which is loosely based on the events of the Kamen Rider Wizard episode "Dragon's Cry". By reliving the memory of this past battle, Wizard is able to regain his sense of self and escape from his imprisonment, which allows him to help his fellow Riders do the same. Phoenix in the game has ability to create a huge fireballs that can deal huge damage. He also can create a fire barrier which he uses to create fire tornado. Phoenix can perform a slashing combo with his Catastrophe.

Kamen Rider Travelers Record
Phoenix appears as an enemy in Kamen Rider Travelers Record.

Kamen Rider Batton-Line
Phoenix appears as an enemy in Kamen Rider Batton-Line.

Abilities
In his true form, Phoenix can control fire and wields the Catastrophe (カタストロフ) broadsword, whose blade is wreathed in flame. He can regenerate from any injury he suffers from an opponent. He can also revive from any attack that would be fatal to other Phantoms, but it takes a lot of energy to do so. Phoenix also developed the ability to fly with flame-wreathed wings after being strengthened by resurrection.

Once back at full power after reviving, he's stronger than he was in his past life. Also the more times Phoenix resurrects himself, the faster his resurrection is, to the point where he can resurrect with no delay.

Portrayal
Yugo is portrayed by Atsumi (篤海). As Phoenix, his suit actor is Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳), whom among the majority of his various roles, are Kamen Riders. He is also the suit actor for Kamen Rider Beast.

Appearances

 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 1, The Ringed Magician
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 2, I Want to Be a Magician
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 3, Transform! Live Broadcast
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 4, The Doll and the Pianist
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 5, The Ringed Magician
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 6, To a Beautiful Flower
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 7, Buying Memories
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 8, A New Magic Stone
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 9, Dragon's Cry
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 10, National Security Agency's Section Zero
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 11, The Promise to Defend
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 12, The Wagashi of Hope
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 13, Heir to the Dream
 * Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 14, The Film Director Came Back
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 15, After the Last Scene is...
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 16, The Miracle of Christmas
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 17, Another Magician
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 18, The Magic of Food
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 19, Today's Life, the Life of Tomorrow
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 20, Learning the Truth
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 21, The Dragons' Wild Dance
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 22, The Phoenix's Rampage
 * Kamen Rider Wizard episode 23, The Decisive Battle
 * Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (Magic Land counterpart)