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The are the fictional antagonists in the Kamen Rider Series ''Kamen Rider W''. Dopants are normal humans who use Gaia Memories. The Gaia Memories are aspects of the true , the knowledge of everything on the Earth. These were originally accessed due to Philip's link to the Gaia Memory by means of the . But after he was taken from them, the Sonozaki Family uses a strange temple underneath their mansion to access the Gaia Memory. They then sell these to the highest bidder or to common criminals, both types used as guinea pigs to study the Gaia Memories as part of the Gaia Impact project. The name comes from the English words "dopant" and "doping". ==Gaia Memories== A is a mysterious device resembling a USB flash drive that contains all of the Earth's knowledge of what it represents. This enables its user to become a Dopant, or in some special cases a Kamen Rider. Every Gaia Memory is adorned with the first letter of its name, stylized to reflect the powers it imbues on its user. For example, the Injury Memory (acquired by Shotaro and Philip before the series begins) resembles a broken bone in the shape of the letter I. Each Memory also features a button which when clicked causes the Memory to loudly declare its name; while this is traditionally done immediately before inserting the Memory by Riders and Dopants alike, it is unclear if it is actually mandatory to activate the Memory's powers. In order to transform into a Dopant, the Gaia Memory is first inserted into a device called the L.C.O.G (), also called a , which then produces a USB port-like tattoo on the user's skin called a . Whenever the Gaia Memory is pressed onto the Living Connector, it enters the user's body and transforms the user into a Dopant. Use of a Gaia Memory without a Living Connector is possible, but the side effects of doing so are nearly fatal. This direct insertion will eventually drive its user insane from its addictive influence, which is why special belts called have been developed for use by high-ranking members of the museum to filter out these and other side effects. This weakens the Dopant visibly; high-ranking Museum members use some of the strongest Gaia Memories to more than compensate for this weakening. Kamen Riders utilize Gaia Memories that have been refined such that they can only be used in specialized Memory Driver belts. This refinement makes them resemble USB drives, rather than the ribcage design on Dopant Gaia Memories, but further weakens the power of the Memories, only allowing access to the Memory's full power during a Maximum Drive. However, despite their Memories not being as strong as unrefined ones, they are able to utilize multiple Gaia Memories at once, instead of only one like most Dopants. In some cases, a Gaia Memory may be compatible with its user which, in that case, direct insertion will not corrupt the user and may even make the Dopant even stronger. To defeat a Dopant, a Kamen Rider has to use one of his finishing attacks to forcefully eject and destroy the Gaia Memory, resulting in what is called a . Evolved Gaia Memories require a direct strike on its location within the Dopant's body to execute the Memory Break without the risk of killing the user. If the Dopant does not have a Living Connector, a Memory Break will not occur, however the Gaia Memory will still be ejected from the user's body. In order to defeat a Dopant that uses a Memory Driver, the belt must be broken in order to defeat the Dopant and cause the Memory Break. Other Gaia Memories seen, yet not used in the series and its related movies include , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dopant (Kamen Rider)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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