No.

Smart Lady from Kamen Rider 555.

Seriously, we never find out if she is really an Orphenoch or not (at least on TV though my money is she’s the butterfly Orphenoch) but she is incredibly loyal to whoever is currently in charge of the Smart Brain Corporation.  She doesn’t care who that is, she just serves the Company itself without any real question.

She’s adorable but in kind of a weird, plasticy, fake and cloying way as if she is just going through the motions of what is expected by a corporate mascot.  

I don’t know why she’s my favorite villain of that Era other than how cute she is and how mysterious.  We know so little about her background and her motivations other than being so loyal to Smart Brain that it makes one wonder if she’s not somehow a product of theirs

Anyone who knows me will tell you I have a weakness for beautiful, evil women and Smart Lady checks off all three of those criteria.  She stands out a singularly unique villain without ever posing a physical threat to anyone.  She’s just the living embodiment of the attractive but ultimately fake and heartless nature of Corporations.  They pretend to care about you and be your friend but all they want is to use you for all you are worth and could care less about you once you are no longer of use to them.

Period Drama Appreciation Week 2024 Day 3 ❥ Favorite Costumes

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (costume design by Dominique Borg)

MARIE ANTOINETTE (costume design by Milena Canonero)

THE HANDMAIDEN (costume design by Jo Sang-gyeong)

CRIMSON PEAK (costume design by Kate Hawley)

LITTLE WOMEN (costume design by Jacqueline Durran)

THE WHITE PRINCESS (costume design by Phoebe de Gaye)

THE GILDED AGE (costume design by Kasia Walicka-Maimone)

SHERLOCK HOLMES (costume design by Jenny Beavan)

CHEVALIER (costume design by Oliver Garcia)

“Let him die, and you can stop all that I will do.”