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Takeshi Hongo (本郷 猛 Hongō Takeshi) is Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー１号 Kamen Raidā Ichigō, Masked Rider 1), the very first Kamen Rider in existence. Hongo is a young man who was kidnapped by the secret organization Shocker and forced to undergo a procedure that turns him into a super-powered cyborg, but escapes before he can be brainwashed to do Shocker's bidding, becoming the first Kamen Rider, fighting for humanity's freedom against the forces of Shocker. Each episode sees Hongo meeting another of Shocker's soldiers, interacting briefly with supporting characters, such as his mentor Tachibana Tobei, and ultimately defeating the enemy, often with trademark "Rider Kick" or "Rider Punch" attacks.
History[]
Takeshi Hongo was a prodigy college biochemistry student at Jounan University's Biochemical Department, in which he also worked alongside Professor Midorikawa. Born on August 15, 1948, Hongo was a young man with an abnormal IQ of 600 as well as amazing physical prowess which attracted the attention of the secret organization Shocker, which planned to bring about a new order to the world, where artificially enhanced beings, both cybernetically and organically, stood at the top of the world. During his younger years, Hongo lost both his parents (his father was a shipwright and his mother was a teacher) thus making him have some tough times in his life until helped by Tachibana and others. Hongo enjoyed riding motorcycles, and during a practice, he ends up attacked and captured by Shocker`s minions. Hongo was turned into a cyborg by Shocker, but he isn't brainwashed, due to the intervention of Professor Midorikawa, who allows his escape. The Shocker monster Spider Man (Kumo Otoko), pursued them.
Professor Midorikawa had been forced to work for Shocker, and was also the one who (unwillingly) recommended Hongo to them. He explains the situation to Hongo, who after breaking a faucet without even trying becomes mortified as he asks Midorikawa if he will remain like this until his death (tragically Hongo will presumably live much longer than a average human because of his cybernetic enhancements) which Midorikawa sadly confirmed. After deciding to use his new found powers for good Spider Man soon catches up with them and kills Professor Midorikawa, leading Ruriko Midorikawa, the professor's daughter who had just arrived there, to believe that it was Hongo who killed him. Spider Man immediately appears to kill both of them, knocking out Ruriko and taking her to use as a bait for Hongo. Hongo transforms, calling himself "Kamen Rider", while riding a customized bike made by the Tachibana Racing Club, the Cyclone. He catches up with Kumo Otoko, rescues Ruriko and kills Spider Man along with all of his Shocker cohorts.
Shortly afterwards, another Shocker member, Bat Man, goes after Hongo. He implants a virus that transforms his victims into vampire-like creatures under his control. Ruriko is involved in the battle again, with the virus implanted in her blood, and, before she loses consciousness, Komori Otoko reveals to her that her father was killed for betraying Shocker. Hongo defeats Komori Otoko, and, using his own body, cures his victims. Tobei Tachibana, from the Tachibana Racing Club, learns about what happened to Hongo and his battle against Shocker during these events and decides to support him. Meanwhile, Ruriko sees that Hongo wasn't the one who killed her father, and in fact, was fighting against the ones responsible for his death. However, she doesn't learn about his identity as Kamen Rider.
Hongo and Tachibana together soon study the limits of Hongo's new body. Hongo tries to keep Ruriko away from the battle, hiding the modifications done to him and his identity as the Kamen Rider, in hopes of keeping her away from danger. He soon stumbles on an odd case about an old man, supposedly being taken for psychiatric treatment, while asking for help and mentioning Shocker. Suspicious of those events, Hongo soon goes in pursuit, rescuing the man. He was Mr.Ito, who had escaped from a Shocker base, but was immediately pursued in an attempt to stop Shocker's existence from being revealed to the world. Tachibana asked for Ruriko's help to protect Mr. Ito, alongside Goro Hayase, Takeshi's old friend and rival in racing. However, Shocker troops soon surround them, and a strange scorpion kills Mr. Ito. Going in pursuit of the troops, Hongo and Hayase eventually get to a Shocker base, where Hayase reveals that he voluntarily joined Shocker and became a cyborg, Scorpion Man, in order to get a change to best Hongo. Hongo tries to reason with Hayase, who refuses to back down, and is forced to fight against and eventually kill him.
Hongo goes on to fight against many of Shocker's creations, stopping their various plans. Takeshi also often spends his free time and coordinates his battle against Shocker with Tachibana in the "Snack Amigo", which is also frequented by Ruriko. Eventually, studying the various monsters defeated by Hongo, and combining their strongest traits, Shocker created Gebacondor. However, to awaken their superior creation, they needed to blood of young women, and, to obtain that, they start killing women who are about to marry in a certain chapel. Meanwhile, Kazuya Taki, winner of 1970's "All-Japan Championship" racing competition, another great rival of Hongo, sends a letter to the Snack Amigo, announcing his upcoming marriage, before the next tournament. Hongo had learned about the assassinations and was investigating them, and so he doesn't go to his friend's marriage. After the marriage of Kazuya and Yoko Taki, they're attacked by Shocker troops led by Gebacondor. Taki demonstrates an incredible fighting prowess against Shocker's troops, but Yoko is about to be taken, until Hongo arrives and fights as Kamen Rider to stop them. Taki rescues Yoko, but the Kamen Rider's attacks have little effect on Gebacondor, which ends up hitting Hongo with an attack which buries him underground. Gebacondor leaves, believing that he had killed the Rider. Gebacondor continues its attacks, this time not limited to the chapel. Tobei Tachibana prepares a plan involving a fake marriage to attract Shocker's attention, and Taki decides to help. When the Gebacondor reappears, so does Hongo, who recovered from his earlier defeat. However, he still couldn't match the new Shocker creation physically. Following Tachibana's words, however, he uses the Cyclone at max speed to run into Gebacondor, destroying it.
Shocker revives the 11 monsters killed by the Kamen Rider, starting a large operation to invade the Toyo Atomic Energy Research Laboratory. However, Bat Man and Scorpion Man fail to break through the powerful electromagnetic wave barrier surrounding it. The Weapons Research Division, however, soon presents a Barrier Wrecking Ball. Shocker captures, modified and brainwashed the arrogant Soccer Player, Ken Nomoto, creating the Tokageron, a powerful lizard monster. Taki returns to the Snack Amigo, wanting to contact Hongo, however, he yet again was focused on his battle against Shocker, already working to stop their newest operation. Ruriko and Taki also had their own suspicious and investigate by their own, following a suspicious car to a Shocker base. Ken Nomoto, now a brainwashed Shocker agent, convinces Taki to forget the investigation. However, he was preparing a surprise attack against them, causing a rock slide that wounds Taki. The Kamen Rider appears to face him, but he's also defeated. Hongo trains with Tachibana to become stronger, and the result is the creation of a more powerful Rider Kick, the Lightning Rider Kick.
In spite of being wounded, Taki quickly goes back to his Shocker investigation. Tachibana finds an FBI badge left by Taki in the hospital, discovering his reason for involving himself in the battle against Shocker. Taki invades a secret base of Shocker, but Shocker's Great Leader welcomes him through audio-only communication, revealing that they also already knew his identity. He's surrounded by Shocker soldiers, but is saved by the Kamen Rider. Hongo returns to the Research Institute, where he faces all 12 cyborgs at once. Kamen Rider steals and uses the Wrecking Ball that was to be used to destroy the Lab's barrier to destroy the monster army itself.
In spite of their international activities being mostly successful, Shocker's plans weren't progressing in Japan. After the previous attempts at killing Hongo, they decide to create a second Kamen Rider, superior to the original. However, Hongo uncovers their plan and rescues the subject before he's brainwashed. He was Hayato Ichimonji, a freelancer cameraman, who decides to help in Hongo's battle against Shocker. Hongo leaves Japan in Hayato's hands, and travels overseas to fight against Shocker around the world. Ruriko Midorikawa also leaves with him, although eventually they part ways.
Through accepting himself and various battles that strengthened him, Hongo gained a new form known as Sakurajima Ichigou which allowed him to fight more evenly against some of Shockers newer soldiers eventually leading him to Doctor Shinigami, commander of Shocker's Swiss branch. He receives help from Emi, a martial artist who also had skills in decrypting Shocker transmissions, and Mika, a fortuneteller also able to use cards in combat. Shocker discovers about their operations and attempts to kill them, but they're saved by Hongo, who protects them as Kamen Rider. Hongo faces the powerful Shocker cyborg, Snowman, but can't best him in combat. Emi discovers about a large Shocker operation to bring chaos in Japan through an artificial eruption of the Mount Kyushu volcano, with the participation of Doctor Shinigami himself. Hongo tells them to travel there and contact Hayato Ichimonji. Hongo also follows them to Japan, and soon joins Hayato Ichimonji. The two Riders, fighting together, destroy Snowman and move to stop Shocker's operation.
Shocker starts kidnapping many people in the area of Sakurajima to work in their operation, including the members of the Tachibana Racing Club. After finding a young boy whose mother was taken from him, Hongo leaves him under Ichimonji's protection while he goes on to face Shocker alone. Armadillong and Mogurang, two Shocker cyborgs previously defeated by Hayato, are rebuilt and face Hongo, who manages to stop them, however, he soon has to face Ghoster, Shocker's newest creation. Heat resistant and with an enormous strength it defeats Hongo Takeshi, who is captured by Shocker. Intending to proceed with their original plans for Hongo, Doctor Shinigami brainwashes him into becoming a loyal soldier of Shocker, and sends him to kill the second Kamen Rider. Hongo is sent to face Ichimonji and apparently kills him. With his mission done, Ghoster decides to kill Hongo, only to see Hayato getting up just fine. Their minds are linked, and can communicate doesn't matter the distance, as a result, the brainwashing had been undone. Hongo easily destroys Armadillong and, together, the Double Riders kill Ghoster, and free the people enslaved by Shocker. The Double Riders also go after Doctor Shinigami, but he escapes. Hongo leaves Emi and Mika in Japan, going back to Europe to continue fighting by himself. However, Doctor Shinigami stays leading Shocker's operations in Japan.
Sometime later, Hongo recovered Kenzou Nakayama who had been left to die by Shocker Combatmen after discovering a diamond mine. Hongo brought Kenzou back to Japan where he would use the fortune to make a home for him and his grandson as well as other orphans, ruining the ambitions of Shocker who intended to acquire the wealth for their own use. It was thanks to an antidote provided by Hongo beforehand Hayato was able to save the life of Kazuya Taki who had been struck by Shocker's Africa blowdart. Hongo fought alongside Hayato and Taki against the Shocker force led by Isoginchak. After defeating the cyborg monster with his fellow Rider, Hongo left Japan once more for a new mission in Europe. Cannibalistic Monster, Isoginchack
Not long after, in Europe, an Unicorn fossil is discovered, but mysteriously disappears. It's taken by Shocker to be used in the creation of their new monster, Unicornos. Hongo sends a letter to Hayato and soon follows to help him. While Hayato protected people and investigated Shocker, Hongo infiltrated their base of operations and faced Unicornos and Doctor Shinigami. Doctor Shinigami escapes, but the two Riders fighting together destroy Unicornos.
Soon afterwards, Doctor Shinigami and Gilgalass started an operation involving a brainwashing gas. Hayato attempts to stop them, but he's defeated by Shocker's troops with Gilgalass help. Hongo appears to face Gilgalass, who recognizes his fame as stopping many Shocker operations in Europe. Gilgalass seemingly beats him, but it was just a trick to infiltrate Shocker's base. Hongo contronts Doctor Shinigami, but Gilgalass escapes. Hayato joins in the battle against Gilgalass, while Doctor Shinigami escapes from Hongo, who decides to help Hayato. Hongo and Hayato destroy Gilgalass with a Double Rider Kick. After the battle was over, Hayato decides to leave Japan in Hongo's hands, leaving to fight against Shocker abroad, while Hongo stayed in Japan. Hayato also gives Hongo his camera to keep it until their battle was finished.
Hongo is captured once again by Shocker, which proceed to enhance his body even further than originally and brainwash him into a loyal servant, however, by using self-hypinosis, Hongo avoids the brainwashing and returns as a more powerful Kamen Rider. This is the origin of the original Rider's famous design with silver gloves and boots that would go on to appear in all of his appearances starting from this point.
While training for a racing competition, Hongo is attacked by Shocker troops led by Jaguarman. Their battle is spied onto by Ambassador Hell, the new commander that takes over Shocker's activities in Japan. Using Jaguarman's powers, Shocker controls animals to attack humans. Hongo and Taki investigate the reports about animals attacking humans and soon run into Shocker troops, and are welcomed by Ambassador Hell, through an hologram. Hell introduces himself and reveals that Hongo's companions of the Tachibana Racing Club had been kidnapped. Hongo exchanges their freedom with his, and was crucified and about to be executed, when Taki returns and rescues him. Hongo transforms into the new Rider 1 and easily destroys Jaguarman with a new air grappling technique, the Rider Head Crusher.
After Ambassador Hell's operations fail several times against Hongo, Doctor Shinigami returns from America to cooperate with Ambassador Hell in Japan. Doctor Shinigami brings with him a new cyborg made in the USA, Namazugiller, based on an electric catfish, able to release powerful electric shocks and take over victims with them. Ambassador Hell captures Goro Ishikura, a young member of the Tachibana Racing Club. Hongo and Taki, while investigating Shocker's activities, run into Namazugiller and Hongo briefly faces the new cyborg, which soon escapes. Goro Ishikura is sent back to the Racing Club members, but brainwashed and releasing electric shocks against them. However, after the charge runs out, he goes back to normal. Afterwards, Taki becomes his next target and attacks Hongo, but Hongo knocks him out and then destroys Namazugiller, alongside the Shocker base in the region, bringing everyone back to normal.
Doctor Shinigami soon brings a monster from Shocker's African branch, Saigang. Isao Katsumaru, a fellow racer friends with Hongo, is captured and brainwashed by Shinigami. During a racing competition, Hongo and Taki are attacked, but Hongo manages to fight away Katsumaru and the Shocker troops. Katsumaru is left dizzy afterwards, and uses the sabotaged fuel that was meant to be used for Hongo's bike. Katsumaru's bike blows up, but he survives and is recovers his senses. Hongo catches up with him, defeats the Shocker troops, and destroys Saigang. Hongo and Taki quickly get back into the race and manage to win.
Kamikirikid, a longhorn beetle monster, attacks people who approach the Shocker graveyard, where dead monsters are taken after being killed. They sacrifice Kato, a captured human, in front of a skull adorned cross from where the Great Leader communicated with his followers. Afterwards, several monsters were brought back to life, Jaguarman, Saigang, Poison Lizard Man, Harinezuras and Zanjioh. Led by Kamikirikid, they started an operation to bring vengeance upon the first Kamen Rider and his friends, aiming to sacrifice them for an even greater ritual. Kato miraculously appears alive in the Tachibana Racing Club, asking for help, but it's just an appearance taken by Kamikirikid, who leads Hongo away from his friends while the other monsters capture them. However, Hongo returns and defeats all monsters together by himself, destroying the Shocker Graveyard.
A couple sees a meteorite falling and heads to see it from up close. They find a red glowing stone, but, when Katsuo approaches it, the rock explodes and covers him in sparks. It was all just the beginning of an operation led by Doctor Shinigami to destroy all of Japan with meteorites. Meanwhile, Hongo tests a remodeled New Cyclone. During his training, Hongo's ambushed by Shocker troops led by a squid cyborg, Ikadevil. His Rider Kick fails against it, and he's severely wounded. Shortly afterwards, Tachibana is captured by Doctor Shinigami, who wants him to work as a trainer for Shocker's cyborgs. Meanwhile, Hongo trains with Taki's help to surpass the new enemy. Hongo faces Shinigami, who reveals his true form as Ikadevil. Kamen Rider faces Ikadevil, and, during the battle, Tachibana, who manages to escape, tells Hongo that Ikadevil's weakness was his head. Ikadevil reveals that soon the meteorties will fall and Japan will be destroyed. Kamen Rider uses the Rider Tailspin Shoot, sending him crashing onto a montain. After Ikadevil is defeated and explodes, the meteorites fall out of control around him, destroying one of Shocker's bases and stopping their own operation.
The Tachibana Racing Club travels to take a little summer vacation from their encounters with Shocker, but little they knew that they were just stepping into one of their newest operations. Mosquiras was testing its poison that reduces people to bones, and Tachibana watches him in action. It moves to silence him, but he's soon interrupted by a Kamen Rider with red gloves and boots. Mosquilas escapes, and the Rider is revealed to be Hayato, who had followed Mosquilas back to Japan after fighting against Shocker in the Amazon. However, in spite of his efforts, the members of the Tachibana Racing Club are kidnapped and used as hostages by Ambassador Hell. After the trouble comes up, Hongo and Taki soon join to rescue them. The two Riders together, rescue the Tachibana Racing Club members and destroy Mosquilas with a Rider Double Kick. However, Ambassador Hell still didn't give up, moving ahead with a new attack led by Shiomaneking.
Ambassador Hell planned to build a large underwater base for Shocker, and, for that project, Shiomanking captured professor Sakai, who was forced to work for Shocker. He refused though, and so Shiomaneking proceeded to attempt to hold his wife and child as hostages in order to force him to work for Shocker. Taki, and soon, Hongo got in Shiomaneking's way, protecting the professor's family. The battle between Hongo and Shiomaneking ended in a stalemate, but soon Shocker launched a second attack to capture Sakai's family. Hongo attempted to face them, but was unable to take care of the Shocker soldiers, Shiomaneking and Ambassador Hell, all at once, even with Taki's help. However, Ichimonji soon arrived to help, taking on Shiomaneking while Hongo took care of the Shocker troops and Taki rescued the hostages. With a Rider Double Kick, Shiomaneking was destroyed and Shocker's operation fell apart. Soon afterwards, Ichimonji left Japan again to continue his fight abroad.
Naoki and Mitsuru, two boys who had been following the adventures of the Tachibana Racing Club are gifted with Rider themed uniform and pendants with transmitters, becoming the first two members of The Boys' Kamen Rider Squad, prepared by Tachibana and the Racing Club. They also received trained birds for communication. Shortly afterwards, more children join them. The monster Shiracuras, following orders from Ambassador Hell, starts an operation to brainwash children. The brainwashed children brought more children to become Shocker followers. However, they soon run into Tatsuo Itou, a new Rider Squad member, who refuses to join them. He finds his father and asks for his help, but his father had been brainwashed too. He sends a bird to ask for help, but isn't unable to write any message. However, Hongo, Taki and the Tachibana Racing Club members, by analyzing who had received the bird, soon track down the location where trouble was brewing. They soon face the people controlled by Shiracuras, including Tatsuo, and Shiracuras himself. The Kamen Rider had advantage against it, but Taki is hurt in combat, and the monster uses the opportunity to retreat. Afterwards, the Rider Squad spreads all over the city, looking for any signs of Shocker, until Naoki finds a suspicious car, calling for help. The Kamen Rider thanks them and silently follows the car to their hideout. Hongo destroys their base and easily defeats Shiracuras.
Alongside the Boys' Kamen Rider Squad, Hongo continues his battle against Shocker defeating several cyborgs. One night, in the Otake village, a child sees a plane being destroyed in the middle of its flight, and decides to go near the area. He wanders into a graveyard, where Shocker soldiers were messing with a grave. After they live, the child approaches, only to see a strange Sea Urchin. Unidogma soon appears, telling him that he couldn't let him escape after seeing his form. The child escape to his parents who just melt when he approaches them. In spite of being in panic, the child still manages to escape. Ambassador Hell was furious at his troops for allowing a mere child to slip from their hands. The child runs into Tachibana, and tells him everything that he saw. However, when they go check his home, his parents are there, seemingly alive. After initially leaving the child behind, Tachibana signals to Hongo and Taki back in Tokyo that something was wrong, and returns for the child, rescuing him from Shocker. Hongo and Taki head there, but, in the way, run into a thick fog and a mysterious monster. Hongo tells Taki to go ahead and faces the new monster. He's impressed by the strength of the new Shocker cyborg, but receives a puzzling answer from the monster, who tells Hongo that the Shocker monster is Unidogma in the Otake village. The Kamen Rider is unable to do any damage to the monster and is punched to the ground before it disappears in a blink. After the interruption, Hongo soon manages to arrive and destroy Unidogma. The Great Leader tells Ambassador Hell that he's responsible for all their failures, and shows him the mysterious monster, although he refuses to reveal its identity. Feeling pressured, Ambassador Hell promises to win next time.
Garagaranda attacks people who live close to the ocean, but his attack is soon interrupted by the Kamen Rider. Confused by how Hongo could have learned about his plans, Hongo reveals that he received information from someone who betrayed Shocker. Garagaranda refuses to accept that and attacks, but he's defeated by the Kamen Rider with a powerful kick. Back in his command center, Ambassor Hell is chained by his own soldiers, the Great Leader accuses him of betraying Shocker, since only two people knew about Garagaranda's operation - Ambassador Hell and Shocker's leader himself. In the Rider Squad control room, Tobei Tachibana receives a messager bird that wasn't one of the ones given to the Rider Squad members. In fact, it was a voice message from the Great Leader of Shocker, talking about the execution of Ambassador Hell, and inviting Hongo for it. Although they couldn't trust Shocker, Hongo choses to take that chance, while making some preventive measures of his own. Takeshi Hongo goes to the meeting place and is about to see Hell's execution when, with Taki's help, they rescue Ambassador Hell. Hongo stays facing the Shocker troops, while Taki takes Ambassador Hell. Hell wonders if Hongo would be fine staying behind, telling Taki about the existence of the mysterious monster. After Hongo defeats the Shocker soldiers, the mysterious monster appears again, and disappears flying into the sky after knocking down Rider 1.
Ambassador Hell tells the Tachibana Racing Club about Ganikomol, the true name of the monster, and about how he had been fooled by Shocker's promises of world domination, and that's why he chose to help them stopping Garagaranda. He reveals that Garagaranda's next target was in the Japanese desert. Hongo decides to investigate, while leaving Ambassador Hell with Tachibana and the girls of the Racing Club. However, soon Ambassador Hell reveals that he is Garagaranda, taking all of them as prisoners. When Taki and Hongo arrive in the desert, they see Ambassador Hell with them as hostages, buried under the sand. Taki rescues them, while the Kamen Rider faces Garagaranda. After receiving a Rider Kick, Ambassador Hell returns to human form before exploding, screaming that the Shocker Army is eternal. However, the voice of the Great Leader soon echoes, telling the Rider that Shocker was finished, but an even more menacing organization soon would appear. Following the leader's speech, Ambassador Hell's base in Japan self destructs.
Shocker soldiers around Japan are killed by Ganikomol, meanwhile, Hongo and Taki are ambusshed by new soldiers. Hongo can still keep up with them, but they easily dodge and counter Taki, while also showing strange abilities, like disappearing and turning into paper sheets to fly. Soon, Ganikomol appears before them, announcing that the name of the new organization is Gel-Shocker. Hongo watches it completely destroy the body of a dead Shocker soldier. Hongo works with Taki and captures one of the new soldiers. The soldier tells them that their Japanese hideout is in the Sarushima island, and that their leader is General Black. He also reveals that they all had to return before 3 o'clock, but he's immediately self destructed remotely. Hongo and Taki investigate the island, and find a completely immobile Tachibana lying down under a blanket. Ganikomol appears, and they're surrounded by Gel-Shocker soldiers who capture them. Afterwards, Tachibana stands up, only to reveal that it was just a disguise by General Black, the leader of Gel-Shocker's Japanese invasion, who had come from Africa. The Gel-Shocker troops raise a flag for the beginning of their invasion, while General Black talks about how Shocker now also had Geldam's strength and with that they'll certainly conquer Earth. However, Kamen Rider reappears and faces Ganikomol once again. Taki goes after General Black, but he's stopped by the Gel-Shocker soldiers. Meanwhile, Kamen Rider and Ganikomol clash and seemingly explode together in the skies of Sarushima.
Taki and all the Racing Club members mourn the Rider's loss. They soon receive a message from Gel-Shocker, which turns out to be a time bomb. Taki gets rid of it, but is still hurt. Sasoritokages proceeds with the execution of surviving Shocker scientists, but one of them, Shintaro Mine, escapes. Gel-Shocker troops immediately head towards his home, only to be surprised by Hongo, still alive. Hongo's survival is revealed to the Rider Squad communication room, but Tachibana, who wasn't with them, doesn't learn about it. Tachibana's attacked by Sasoritokages, who reveals that Hongo is alive, right before attempting to kill Tobei. However, the Kamen Rider arrives and rescues Tachibana. He faces the Gel-Shocker troops and Sasoritokages, who is destroyed by the Rider Return Kick.
The Kamen Rider goes on to face and stop many Gel-Shocker cyborgs and operations in Japan, like Shocker before them. However, Gel-Shocker's monsters were stronger and his battles harsher. Mukadetiger, a centipede and tiger monster, brainwashed and kidnapped children around Japan. The Rider Squad headquarters receive a message addressed from a wasteland, and Hongo decides to investigate, alongside Taki. There, Mukadetiger shows that the Rider Squad children now are Gel-Shocker Scouts. Hongo avoids hurting them and faces Mukadetiger, but his Rider Kick is defeated by its Mukade Punch. When Taki returns to the base after battle, he soon notices that Tachibana and everyone else had been brainwashed. Taki himself also is poisoned and can't do anything. Hongo is found and rescued by a Rider Squad member that hadn't been brainwashed alongside his sister, Yumi. However, Gel-Shocker soon attacks them, and, using him as a hostage, forces Yumi to give Hongo's location. Mukadetiger burns Hongo's hideout, which explodes, but the hot wind makes the typhoon belt spin, transforming him and saving his life. Regretful for her actions, Yumi looks at the destroyed cabin in desolation, but Kamen Rider appears and tells her that her actions weren't wrong. Peace and justice aren't as important as human life. He promises that he'd save her brother and leaves to face Mukadetiger again. The Kamen Rider invades the Gel-Shocker school and takes on Mukadetiger. The fight reaches the top of a dam, from where the Rider and Mukadetiger fall, seemingly exploding together. General Black decides that it's an unique opportunity and calls forth another Gel-Shocker members, a Kamen Rider with yellow gloves, boots and scarf. Taki and the Rider Squad search for the original Kamen Rider near the explosion, but find no traces left.
Haetoribachi, a venusflytrap/bee monster goes after two men, who he describes as human guineapigs for Gel-Shocker's cyborgs, before easily killing them with an acid spit. However, Hongo's voice challanges Haetoribachi, who looks up to see the yellow Rider. They start fighting, but soon General Black interrupts them, revealing that it was just a training session for the Shocker Rider. Their goal is to eliminate the Anti-Shocker Alliance before they can join with the Rider Squad. Gel-Shocker's computers detect that the Anti-Shocker Alliance have information regarding the Great Leader's real identity, and move to destroy it. Tobei Tachibana is contacted by the Anti-Shocker Alliance, and meets their leader, Seichiro Komura. Seichiro tells Tobei about how they're a worldwide organization, and many members have personal grudges against Shocker, like how his son had been killed by them, while his assistant, who contacted Tobei, Ishigami Chie, had lost her mother. Their compute had obtained information about the identity of the Leader of Gel-Shocker and wanted to give it to the Kamen Rider.
The Shocker Rider appears in the Rider Squad base, speaking with Hongo's voice, and assuring them that he was fine and would obtain the information. Taki goes with him, and, right after the disguised Shocker Rider receives the data in a suitcase, they're attacked by Gel-Shocker combatents. Meanwhile, Ishigami Chie was attacked by Haetoribachi, who tells her that he knew where to find her because they had given the information to the Kamen Rider, their ally. However, she's rescued in the last moment by Takeshi Hongo, who was still alive. He transforms into Kamen Rider and rescues Ishigami, allowing Haetoribachi to escape. The original Kamen Rider notices that there must be a Shocker Rider identical to him, and promises her that he'd stop it. Tachibana and Taki meet the Shocker Rider, who, mimicking Hongo's voice, refuses to give them the Anti-Shocker Alliance's data about the Great Leader and attacks them both. However, soon the original Rider returns and steals the data. The Shocker Rider drops the voice change, and fights against the original Kamen Rider. They're perfectly matched, and the Shocker Rider even has his own Cyclone. However, soon the Shocker Rider reveals his own tricks, like a blade build into his leg, that could be detached and wielded as a knife. Haetoribachi reappears, and, fighting alongside the Shodker Rider, easily defeats the original one, who's left hanging on rocks to avoid falling into the sea.
The original Kamen Rider grabs onto Haetoribachi's leg, falling and disappearing into the sea with it. The Shocker Rider commemorates the original Riders' death, proclaiming himself the only Kamen Rider now. The Shocker Rider attempts to destroy the data about the Great Leader, but he's stopped by Eidokugar, a batoidea/poisonous moth monster. There was a change of plans, and Gel-Shocker wanted the information, while they should give a false device to the Anti-Shocker Alliance that would kill them all. Taki and Tachibana approach the battle's location and receive the false suitcase, while the Shocker Rider and Haetoribachi act like they're fighting against each other. The Shocker Rider claims that the false Rider has been destroyed, when a group of Gel-Shocker soldiers appears. He tells Tachibana and Taki to take the suitcase, while he'd stay behind. The Great Leader receives the Anti-Shocker Alliance data and tells General Black to analyze it to understand the scale of their organization. However, it turns out that they had obtained false data. The Great Leader decides that the Anti-Shocker Alliance must be immediately destroyed. The Shocker Rider, mimicking Hongo's voice, returns to the Anti-Shocker Alliance base, and warns them about the bomb in the device they had received. He tells them to leave the base and activates the bomb, although it does no damage to himself. Hayato Ichimonji arrives with the real data, but the Shocker Rider insists on getting it. Hayato wonders about that yellow muffler and soon his drops his guise and they fight. Hayato destroys the Shocker Cyclone, seemingly alongside the Shocker Rider and recovers the suitcase with the data.
However, soon afterwards, a Rider with a white scarf and Hongo's voice appears in the Rider Squad base. It was actually the Shocker Rider Number 2, alongside Eidokugar, who proceed to kidnap the children and women left in the base. Hongo returns, and transformed into Kamen Rider, faces Eidokugar and Shocker Rider 2, but he's knocked out by Shocker Rider 2 and the hostages are taken away. Soon afterwards, Ichimonji, Taki and Tachibana find a wounded Hongo. General Black contacts them, using the hostages to obtain the computer data in the hands of the Anti-Shocker Alliance. Seichiro Komura refuses to handle the data to them, saying that they need to look at the bigger picture, but Ishigami Chie gives them the suitcase with the data device, asking them to carry on the revenge for her mother. Hongo recovers and goes alongside Hayato and Ichimonji for the negotiations. They give the suitcase to an helicopter, but they don't give the hostages, and so Taki grabs onto a cord following it. Meanwhile, Shocker Riders Number 1 and Number 2 reappear, quickly followed by four others, Shocker Rider Number 3, Shocker Rider Number 4, Shocker Rider Number 5 and Shocker Rider Number 6. Hongo and Ichimonji transform into Kamen Rider 1 and Kamen Rider 2 and prepare for the battle.
In addition to the Shocker Riders, more combatents appear, and the Shocker Riders show their own unique abilities, like a micro-missile barrage. While the fight goes on, Tachibana acts and rescues the hostages. Seichiro Komura returns and uses a gas weapon to allow the Riders to escape. They jump to the helicopter and immobilize Eidokugar, recovering the suitcase. Seichiro decides to lock the data device into a safe to keep it away from Gel-Shocker. Eidokugar is captured, but remains in complete silence, not giving any information. Meanwhile, Tachibana decides to train Hongo and Ichimonji to develop a new technique against the Shocker Riders. Namekujikinoko is sent as General Black's last ace in the mission. He kills Seichiro Komura and possesses his body. At the same time, Eidokugar starts moving again, breaking from his prison and killing agents of the Anti-Shocker Alliance. Gel-Shocker soldiers appear and possess their bodies too. However, Hongo's presence stopped them from acting openly. The data finally is seemingly analyzed, revealing that Gel-Shocker's leader's hideout is in Japan and giving its coordinates. Dokugar appears and tries to stop the Rider Squad and Anti-Shocker Alliance members from heading there, but Rider 1 and 2 together destroy it.
They head into the Gel-Shocker hideout, but it was a trap, false information planted into the Anti-Shocker Alliance's computer to trap the two Kamen Riders and kill all of their enemies. Komura reappears, holding Chie as a hostage, and reveals the real Komura is dead, and he's actually Namekujikinoko. Taki rescues Chie and the Riders start their counterattack. The 2 Riders are surrounded by the Shocker Riders, and, although they can beat them individually, as a group the Shocker Riders still are stronger. However, they use the Rider Wheel - running in circles and jumping to create a destrutive force that pushed the Shocker Riders against each other, exploding them. Afterwards, with a Rider Double Kick, they quickly destroyed Namekujikinoko. Afterwards, Ichimonji leaves to continue fighting abroad.
Hongo and the Rider Squad face a few more Gel-Shocker cyborgs stopping their operations again and again. A couple is attacked by a Gel-Shocker monster, Hiruchameleon. The man attempts to hold the monster, while the girl escapes. She soon runs into boys from the Rider Squad, who report the Gel-Shocker sighting. Meanwhile, using human life force absorbed by Hiruchamelon, the Gel-Shocker scientists were able to ressurect Ganikomol, and planned to bring even more of them back to life. Hongo and Taki find a Gel-Shocker base close to the place reported by the Rider Squad and infiltrate it, disguising themselves as Gel-Shocker soldiers. Entering there, they find Ganikomol. Kamen Rider 1 beats it easily enough this time, but it wasn't the monster reported by the kids, which suggested that there was something else out there. Meanwhile, Ganikomol studies Hongo's transformation and how to stop it.
Prisoners escape from Gel-Shocker's base, but are both killed before escaping. Later that night, Hongo is attacked by Hiruchameleon, who disappears after his surprise attack fails. However, he's followed by Rider 1, who fights against him briefly before it escapes. Right after the battle, a man who claims to have escaped from a Gel-Shocker base meets Hongo. He tells the Rider Squad the location and takes Hongo and Taki there, but as soon as they leave the base, Tachibana and the other members are struck and left unconscious by Gel-Shocker. Taki is attacked by their guide, while Hongo is caught into a trap. Their guide was actually Ganikomoru himself, mimicking one of the dead prisoners. Hiruchameleon uses all of the Rider Squad as hostages against Hongo, telling that their life will be used for monsters. Hongo attempts to transform, but his belt is stopped by a substance emitted on it.
Rider 2 returns and defeats the Gel-Shocker troops, rescuing the Rider Squad members and Hongo himself. They proceed to capture Hiruchameleon and ask him about General Black's location, but he refuses to speak. General Black's voice through the speakers tells them to bring Hiruchamelon to him and so the Double Riders follow their only lead, taking Hiruchameleon to the arranged place, only to see themselves surrounded by revived Gel-Shocker monsters. General Black's voice comes from Hiruchameleon himself, who leads them to that trap and reveals itself to be General Black himself. However, to his surprise, the two Riders were already expecting that. Hongo and Hayato go after General Black, while Taki tells them that he'll handle the monsters, which escape in a truck.
Hiruchameleon can't keep up with the Riders, and attempts to escape by using his invisibility. However, Rider 1 and 2 sense his presence and hit him with a double chop, which finishes off the Gel-Shocker commander. Taki catches up with the monsters, just to be captured. Using a digital voice mimicking Taki's, the Great Leader sends Rider 1 and 2 towards Gel-Shocker's headquarters. They're surrounded by the Gel-Shocker monster troops, but managed to destroy all of them once again. Afterwards, the Rider Squad members are used by the Great Leader as hostages, and the Riders run through a minefield to reach them.
The Riders seemingly fall, only to surprise the Great Leader by appearing in his command room. The Great Leader was covered by a mantle, and Rider 2 grabs it, only to reveal a head full of snakes. Promising to send them to hell for destroying Gel-Shocker, the Riders are hit by powerful waves of energy, but managed to run through them and grab the Great Leader's head, and pulling the sneaks, only to reveal a palid featureless cyclops undernearth. The Great Leader tells thems that this is the end of Gel-Shocker, and they'll all die together, before falling on the ground just as the explosions start. Hayato notices the Great Leader's supposedly real form fallen on the ground, and attempts to approach it, but when they're about to do that the explosions just increase and the entire underground headquarters, and even the lake above it, explode.
With Gel-Shocker destroyed, Taki's mission is complete, and he returns to the USA. Hongo and the others watch his plane's departure, believing for a moment that peace has returned and the days of fighting finally ended.
Takeshi Hongo and Hayato Ichimonji next appeared in the sequel Kamen Rider V3. During a certain night, Shiro Kazami, a junior of Hongo's, watches as a monster kills a construction worker. Immediately afterwards, a car attempts to run over him, and after arriving home, when he drinks a cup of coffee, and accidentally drops it after a playful fright from his sister, he watches as the coffee starts burning the floor. He takes the coffee's remains to be analyzed by Takeshi Hongo, who concludes that it's Tibetan poison. Later, Hongo talks with Tobei Tachibana about the possibility of some organization marking witnesses of their activities to death. Shortly afterwards, Shiro Kazami, who was practicing in the Tachibana Racing Club is hit by an explosion. Hongo goes to rescue him, and soon is joined by Hayato, who's called by Tobei to help.
Hongo leaves Hayato to take care of Shiro, while Hongo heads out to find the source of the explosion. He finds a macabre procession, where people covered in black robes muttering the word "Destron". They leave flowers next to a cross, with "Grave of Hongo Takeshi" written there. Shiro is sent by Hayato in an ambulance, but when Hongo arrives, so does a second ambulance. They go after Shiro Kazami, who just suffered another attempt against his life. Hongo then decides to keep a close eye on Kazami to protect him from any further threats. Later that day, Shiro tells the Racing Club Members about how he had saved the life of a woman, Junko Tama, and Hayato concludes that she likely was attacked because she saw something too, warning Shiro about his family too. Hongo heads out there right after Shiro, arriving just after Scissors Jaguar killed his entire family and was about to finish off Shiro and Junko.
Takeshi transforms into Rider 1, revealing his identity to Shiro, who recognizes the Kamen Rider, and defeats the black clad Destron soldiers, while Scissors Jaguar escapes. Rider 2 soon joins him and both mourn the loss of Shiro's family. They sadly see what their mistakes have cost and decide to go stop Destron and their ambitions. Shiro then begs them to turn him into a Kamen Rider for vengeance, but they tell him that revenge is not the right way and that living as a human but not a human as well fighting against other cyborgs should be a burden only carried by them.
With Junko's help, Rider 1 and 2 locate Destron's base, easily defeating the soldiers protecting it. However, they're welcomed by the Great Leader of Gel-Shocker's voice who turned out to be alive. The Great Leader claims to have created now Destron, the ultimate organization. Immediately afterwards, Rider 1 and 2 are hit by a Cyborg Disruptor Ray, created especially to kill them. When they're about to fall, Shiro Kazami arrives, destroying the machine, but being mortally wounded by it. Hongo decides that there's only one way to save his life, and the two Riders worked together to transform him into Kamen Rider V3, possessing both Kamen Rider 1's "skill" and Rider 2's "strength". However, the entire base is bombed and destroyed by another cyborg, the Turtle Bazooka. Rider 1 and 2 emerge undamaged and face the Destron troops outside. Meanwhile, the main building of the Rider Squad starts sinking underground due to Turtle Bazooka's attacks. Soon, Shiro Kazami emerges as Kamen Rider V3, taking on Turtle Bazooka.
Rider 1 and 2 leave V3 to defend the Rider Squad's headquarters while they take on Turtle Bazooka. Meanwhile, Hongo gives instructions to V3 while he battles through long range communication. Shiro Kazami is told about the 26 secrets in his body, special abilities that give him various advantages. In the same way, when V3 learns that Turtle Bazooka had an atomic bomb in his body that was about to be used to destroy Tokyo, he warns the Double Riders. The Double Riders quickly reach Turtle Bazooka, but presumably due to to adding a portion of their powers to V3 (which may have temporarily weakened them), they were unable to stop him.
Deciding to protect the city at all costs, they charge up their maximum energy together, releasing an energy blast that stuns Turtle Bazooka for a moment. Then they grab him and jump with enormous strength, launching themselves towards the sea while holding onto Turtle Bazooka. They keep holding onto it, until the bomb explodes over the sea. V3 watches the explosion, screaming for Hongo and Ichimonji. The two Riders talk with V3 telepathically, telling V3 that they won't die, but, for now, everything will rest in his hands.
The Double Riders continue their battle in secret, taking on Destron's forces around the world. However, before leaving Japan, they rescue Dr. Okajima, a nuclear physicist, who had been forced to work for Destron. George Kamamoto, an Interpol agent, finds a vial made by the Double Riders with a secret information about a weakness in V3's structure. The secret was supposedly held in a box left in Japan. Following the instructions, Shiro Kazami meets Dr. Okajima and his daughter, Tamami, who tell him about how Okajima had been saved by the Double Riders. V3 finds the box left behind by the Riders, containing instructions about his powers and their weakness.
V3's battle in Japan takes him to Shikoku, where he receives a mysterious medallion at a hotel. When V3 was about to be defeated by the Guillotine Dinosaur, he hears Hongo's and Ichimonji's voices transmitted to his mind through the Medallion, telling him to cross his arms and activate one of his 26 secrets, the Cellular Strength Device, allowing V3 to ignore Guillotine Dinosaur's attack. V3 finally realizes that the Double Riders truly still are alive.
In Shikoku, Nuclear physicist Tetsuo Okita discovers the rare element Satanium, which had capacity to generate energy much higher than Uranium. Destron moves an entire army of cyborgs to capture him and obtain the element. Tetsu Okita dies, but Shiro Kazami moves to protect the scientist's family. At the time, Rider 1 and 2 were fighting in Australia, but return to Japan upon learning about Destron's plans. Rider 1 and 2 join with V3 and the three Riders face Destron's cyborg troops. Rider 1 takes on Missile Gecko and Burner Bat, while Rider 2 faces Spray Mouse and Lens Ant, and, after defeating them, punches Pickel Shark off a cliff, jumping from it to Rider Kick Toad Boiler. Poison Needle Spider attempts to escape from V3, just to run into Rider 1 and stay surprise in place, allowing V3 the chance to hit it with his V3 Return Kick.
In spite of most Destron troops still being alive, Doktor G orders Cannon Buffalo to fire on the battlefield. Rider 1 and V3 dodge the first attack, which just destroys Poison Needle Spider. Rider 1 takes on Burner Bat, while Rider 2 faces Lens Ant and Chain-Sickle Ladybug together. Pickel Shark attempts to attack Rider 1 from behind, but he's just kicked away. Doktor G orders Cannon Buffalo to attack again, in spite of the cyborgs still fighting against the Riders. An explosion covers the battlefield, but the three Riders emerge unarmed from it, while all Destron cyborgs had been destroyed. Rider 1 and 2 hit Cannon Buffalo with their Rider Double Kick, followed by V3 with his V3 Kick. Buffalo Cannon explodes, and Doktor G runs away from Shikoku. After the battle, Shiro Kazami tells Tobei Tachibana about how the Double Riders had returned to Australia to fight against Destron's forces there. Tachibana realizes that Hongo and Ichimonji only will return to live in Japan when peace, real peace, can be achieved throughout the whole world.
Baron Kiba, the leader of Destron's Fang Clan, who originally operated in Africa, moves to head Destron's operations in Japan after Doktor G is killed by V3. He uses black magic through Doovoo rituals, and is considered a fearsome enemy by the first two Riders, who, after learning about him moving to Japan, also head back there. And, like they had foreseen, Shiro Kazami was paralyzed and defeated by Snow Wolf, while Baron Kiba captured Tachibana and other Rider Squad members. However, Takeshi Hongo had come from Australia to stop his plans, allowing the Rider Squad members to escape. When Snow Wolf attempts to stop Tachibana from escaping, Ichimonji Hayato reveals himself, having just arrived from America. The double Riders transform and destroy one of Baron Kiba's bases. All three Riders take on Snow Wolf, who still was strong enough to stand up against them. However, after Rider 1's Rider Reversal, it's stunned and hit by Rider 2 and V3, who finish it off with V3 Spinning Chop. Baron Kiba promises vengeance against the 3 Riders.
Baron Kiba resurrects the Primordial Tiger, ancestor of all Fanged Beasts, and mother of the Fang Clan, Smilodon. Hongo tells Tobei that after hearing about Baron Kiba's activties, he contacted Hayato in America and both returned to Japan. Meanwhile, Hayato attempts to search for Baron Kiba's hideout alone. Smilodon, taking the name Anekoji, visits the Rider Squad's base, and gives them a cursed doll. Hongo touches it and immediately falls due to the strong poison within. Hongo is taken to a hospital, but the doctors were actually Destron agents that capture him. V3 soon falls before Smilodon's power. Hayato returns to meet Tachibana and the others, only to see a suspicious letter, once open, poison is spilled out. However, he avoids it and notices Anekoji outside, pursuing her. He transforms into Rider 2 while chasing her on a custom fang bike, and soon she transforms too to reveal her real form as the Primordial Tiger.
Smilodon uses a blast of fire that soon becomes an explosion, engulfing Rider 2, who is taken for dead. She returns to Baron Kiba's side and together they prepare to torture the captured Shiro Kazami and Hongo Takeshi. However, Hongo and Shiro had already recovered, and were just playing along to get to Baron Kiba's hideout, however, they soon find themselves unable to transform in their cell. Meanwhile, Hayato was silently following Smilodon and frees the other two Riders. The 3 Riders together face Smilodon and Baron Kiba. Baron Kiba soon retreats, leaving Smilodon behind. Even with the Primordial Tiger is unable to beat the united Riders, however. Rider 1 and 2 board their Cyclones, while V3 stands on top and they use their new Rider Triple Power charge attack, destroying Smilodon. With her death, Baron Kiba's altar of Doovoo also was destroyed and the Fang clan lost its power.
After that victory, Hongo and Ichimonji leave Japan in Shiro's hands, while they return to fighting against Destron's evil around the world. It is likely that after defeating Destron, Hongo and the others rescued Riderman in Tahiti.
G.O.D.'s forces attack various points of Tokyo, and to fight against his threat, the previous four Riders return from various points of the globe. Rider 1 returns from New York. A little boy called Masaru hears voices from bellow his home, and believes that they're from G.O.D.'s forces, in spite of his family's disbelief. The boy leaves his home looking for Kamen Rider X, but the one he finds right after stepping out is actually Kamen Rider 1. Rider 1 thanks the boy for the information and reveals that he had been investigating about G.O.D. However, when he asks about what he had heard, the boy couldn't remember anything. The 5 Riders gather afterwards with Tobei Tachibana. After Masaru is attacked by G.O.D. and escapes, he returns to Rider 1 and reveals G.O.D.'s plan. They needed blood for their newest monster.
X follows one of the Franken Bat's bat spy cameras to one of G.O.D's bases, and all Riders go with him. Rider 1 faces Cyclops and Chronos, followed by Cadeus and Alseides. Cadeus manages to put pressure on Rider 1, but it's thrown from the top of a tower afterwards. Rider 1 regroups with the other Riders when Franken Bat attempts to escape. In this second battle, Rider 1 takes on Atlas and Pannic, defeating Atlas with an aerial throw, and finished off Cerberus with a kick. Afterwards, the five Riders face Franken Bat. Rider 1 and Rider 2 hit Franken Bat with their Rider Kicks, destroying its wings. The four Riders helped X execute the Rider Super High Kick technique, destroying Franken Bat. They invade G.O.D.'s base and face King Dark, but the entire complex is merely an illusion, which disappears while King Dark laughs at them.
By the time of Stronger, Rider 1 and 2 were considered mere urban legends by unknowing people. However, following the movement of the Delza Army troops, Rider 1 and 2 return to fight in Japan again. Rider 1 comes back from the United States, alongside Rider 2 from India, and rescue Shigeru Jo, Kamen Rider Stronger, who had been hanged on a waterfall by Marshal Machine, Commander Jishaku, and Armored Knight. They take on Marshal Machine and his troops while Tobei Tachibana takes care of an unconscious Shigeru. After subduing Marshal Machine, they force him to take them to where V3 and Riderman, were being held by the Delza Army. They're taken to a Delza Army base, but are caught in a trap room. However, Stronger soon breaks in to rescue them, and Rider 1 discovers plans for Delza's operations. They leave to stop them, but are caught into a trap, and disappear in an explosion. However, they soon reappear alive, stopping Delza's plans. Rider 1 takes on Armored Knight, while Rider 2 fights against Marshal Machine and Stronger fights against Commander Jishaku.
Rider 1 and Stronger easily defeat and capture Commander Jishaku and Armored Knight, and use them as hostages to make Marshal Machine release both Kamen Rider V3 and Riderman. Marshal Machine tells them to release his subordinates, otherwise, his troops would kill both V3 and Riderman. However, Kamen Rider X and Kamen Rider Amazon appear, and reveal that they had already rescued V3 and Riderman. The Seven Legendary Riders surround the three Delza Army commanders. However, a monstrous rocky face appears in a nearby mountain and from its eyes release destructive beams. Using the explosions created by the attack, the Delza commanders escape. A voice in the skies announces that Tobei Tachibana is in the Delza Army's hands. Afterwards, the head in the mountain awakens again, and orders the Delza Army to revive, restoring several Delza and Black Satan members.
The Riders march against the Delza Army troops in a final battle. Rider 1 takes on and easily subdues Commander Jishaku again, along with a revived Kikkaijin Mecha-Gorilla, which explodes after Rider 1 throws it at the ground, alongside all other Delza troops. Finally, Stronger finishes off Marshal Machine and frees Tobei Tachibana. The Riders reunite with Tachibana, but soon a familiar voice welcomes them, Great Leader. The Great Leader reveals that he had been behind not only Shocker, Gel-Shocker and Destron, but also G.O.D. and Geddon. The Great Leader stands up from the mountain, taking the form of a rock giant, impervious to the attacks of the Riders. However, the Riders combine their powers and fly into his body. There, they find a giant alien brain who self-destructs in an attempt to kill all seven Riders, however, they all escape successfully and leave, reminiscing everything they've gone through so far.
Tobei Tachibana tells children about the adventures of the Seven Legendary Riders. The children are excited by the stories, and so he takes them to watch a stage show homaging the heroes. While watching the actor portraying Rider 1, he reminisces about Hongo's battle against Shocker, up to Shocker's destruction with Ambassador Hell's death, only to be surprised by the arrival of Takeshi Hongo himself, alongside Hayato Ichimonji, Shiro Kazami and Joji Yuki. They had missed Japan and Tachibana and so had returned. They continue talking about various past battles while the other Riders also arrive. Suddenly, the Rider actors on the stage start being beaten up by the supposedly fake monsters. Shigeru Jo realizes that those are real monsters, and all Riders start guiding the people to outside of the area.
They all transform and take on the Delza troops on stage, before following them to inside the backstage. The Great General Darkness, a Delza Army commander, appears before V3, alongside a revived Commanding Officer Frank and General Wolf. He announces the conquest of Japan and the monsters attack. Rider 1 takes on a revived Kikkaijin Mecha-Gorilla once again, before, alongside the other 6 Riders turning his attention to the General Darkness. The 7 Riders unite their powers into a destructive wave which completely destroy General Darkness. After the battle, the seven Riders reunite once more with Tachibana and give him their farewells.
The evil organization Neo-Shocker moved ahead with its plans of global genocide to create a new world order. Hongo Takeshi, Kamen Rider 1, alongside the other Seven Legendary Riders fight around the world against it, leaving Japan's protection to the new Kamen Rider, Hiroshi Tsukuba, Skyrider. Eventually, Neo-Shocker gathers an army of Second Generation Cyborgs in Japan, led by Gurand Bazarmy, known as the Strongest Cyborg on Earth, and also plans to launch a direct offensive with an experimental tank, the Varithium Cannon, led by Hirubiran. To save Japan, the seven Riders return and, alongside Skyrider, destroy the experimental Varithium Cannon and Hirubiran. However, they are soon challenged by Gurand Bazarmy and his troops.
Neo-Shocker troops start kidnapping many people around Japan in order to work as slaves in their operation to bring about a large volcanic eruption in Japan. The seven Riders spread around Japan to fight against various attacks from Neo-Shocker. Rider 1, Rider 2 and Amazon intercept the troops led by the second generation cyborgs Jaguar Van, Shibirayjin, Gokiburijin, Madarakajin and Dokuganba. Rider 1 faces Shibirayjin, but soon the battle is interrupted by Gurand Bazarmy's arrival. Gurand Bazarmy challenges the three Riders to fight against him by himself, while the other cyborgs continue taking the people away.
Moving with great speed, it easily dodges Amazon's Great Slice and the Double Riders' Rider Double Kick, before disappearing with an incredible speed. In a later battle, Skyrider is easily wounded and left unconscious while trying to face Gurand Bazarmy. While he recovers, the Riders communicate telepathically with the unconscious Hiroshi Tsukuba. Rider 1 watches his determination to fight again, in spite of his defeat, and tells him that he expected no less from Skyrider. The Riders tell Skyrider that he should go through an intense training where he'd receive their powers, multiplying his strength 20 times to fight against Gurand Bazarmy again.
After Skyrider's training is finished, all Riders leave to face Neo-Shocker again. Skyrider faces Gurand Bazarmy, while the Legendary Seven fight against Neo-Shocker's Second Generation Cyborgs troops. Rider 1 faces the 2nd generation Sai Dump, countering his attacks and destroying it with a Rider Kick, and Kogoensky, which is destroyed with a simple throw attack. Finally, a second Rider Kick was used to destroy Yamorijin. Gurand Bazarmy and his army quickly fall before the Riders. After the battle is over, the Seven Riders leave Japan again, to fight Neo-Shocker all over the world, while Skyrider remains to protect Japan.
Neo-Shocker makes an alliance with an alien, the self proclaimed Galaxy King, and starts an operation to explode Mount Fuji. When Skyrider is ambushed by another troop of second generation Second Generation Cyborgs led by Jaguar Van, all seven Riders arrive to face their forces and allow Skyrider to proceed. Rider 1 takes on Shibirayjin and Kumonjin, but still catches up with Skyrider when Jaguar Van attacks him. Rider 1 takes the battle against the Neo-Shocker commander by himself. Rider 1 destroys Kumonjin with a Rider Kick, meanwhile Riderman and the new Neo-Shocker cyborg, Armadig, join the battle too. Rider 1 takes on Armadig, breaking him out of his defense mode and destroying him with a Rider Kick. Riderman has problems fighting alone against Jaguar Van's sword and shield, but Rider 1 disarms Jaguar Van, and with Riderman's help, finishes him off with another Rider Kick. After the battle, all 8 Riders leave to fight Neo-Shocker elsewhere.
Answering the call of Stronger and Rider 2, who had located Neo-Shocker's main headquarters, in Japan, Rider 1 travels from Mexico, joining up with V3, Riderman and Amazon who return from various countries around the world. Rider 1 takes leadership of the group, and they head to Neo-Shocker's underwater base, only to be faced with a giant dragon, the Great Leader of Neo-Shocker himself. The attacks of all Riders prove to be infective against the Great Leader, however, Stronger and Rider 2 motivate the others to continue fighting and they hold on long enough for Skyrider to arrive. Skyrider stuns the Great Leader by shooting his foot with a bowgun he stole from a Neo-Shocker member, and, using the opportunity, all Seven Legendary Riders hit the Great Leader with their Rider Kicks, knocking down the giant. However, he was still alive, and decides to detonate the Oxygen Destruction Bomb, which would destroy Earth's atmosphere completely. The eight Riders combine their powers and use Skyrider's Sailing Jump together, holding the Great Leader inside an energy barrier that contains the explosion's blast. However, all eight Riders seemingly perishing alongside it (In reality being blasted to space where they eventually regroup).
Kazuya Oki, Kamen Rider Super-1, fought against the Dogma Kingdom to stop them from awakening an ancient weapon. However, in his way stood the Dogma Revenge Corps, troops of rebuilt cyborgs from Dogma Kingdom and Neo-Shocker. When he seemed overwhelmed by his enemies, Rider 1 suddenly reappeared, followed by the other 8 previous Riders, all alive. V3 tells Super-1 to let that battle in their hands, and soon they fight against Dogma's troops to open way for Super-1. Rider 1 faces a resurrected Golden Jaguar, initially, before being surrounded by Dogma Fighters, Fire Kong, Ganigannii and ChameleKing. Kamagirigan also attempts to attack Rider 1, only to retreat after one attack. Spiderbaban and Golden Jaguar attempt to take on Rider 1 again, only to be defeated and destroyed with a single Rider Kick. Thanks to the help of the Riders, Super-1 reaches Dogma's troops on time and stops them. After the battle, the Riders show themselves to Super-1 and his friends, and promise to fight for humanity's future together.
The Badan Empire, led by Ambassador Darkness, spread its claws around the world, and, to face it, the nine Riders came together. When Badan attempts to initiate its Space Break System, a destructive dimensional weapon, all 9 Riders gather in Japan to stop them. Rider 1 and Amazon infiltrate a port with ships carrying Badanium 84, an element necessary for Badan's secret weapon. Their presence aborts Badan's operation there. However, there were multiple transports of Badanium. Rider 1 and Rider 2 team up again and stop one of the trucks carrying Badanium. Taka-Roid was responsible for the transport, but quickly retreats, leaving Rider 1 and 2 to defeat Combatroids and destroy the truck with a Double Kick. In spite of the efforts of the Riders, one truck with Badanium still arrives to their base. However, Rider 1 locates Badan's Japanese headquarters and calls the other Riders telepathically.
All 8 Riders meet up with Rider 1, and are joined by ZX, a Badan cyborg who turned against them. Ambassador Darkness welcomes the 10 Riders and sends all of Badan's troops. Bara-Roid takes on Rider 1, soon joined by Yamaarashi-Roid, however, Rider 1 blocks their weapons and destroys Bara-Roid with a Rider Kick. Yamaarashi-Roid attempts to face Rider 1 again, only to be beaten up and thrown next to Dokuga-Roid, which was defeated by V3, and both blow up together. Jigoku-Roid and Rider 1 fight against each other, but before the battle could be finished, Ambassador Darkness attempted to use hostages to make the Riders surrender.
His plan fails due to Super-1's interference and Ambassador Darkness decides to use the Space Break System, only to destroy Badan's remaining troops. After V3's call, the ten Riders gather their power with Rider Syncro, weakening Ambassador Darkness and allowing ZX to finish him off. After Darkness is defeated, evil energy gathers in the shape of a giant skull, The Generalissimo of Badan, giving farewell to the Riders and laughing at them.
V3 bestows upon ZX the official title Kamen Rider 10 and soon all Riders part ways again to continue their battle against evil around the world.
Kamen Rider 1, alongside the other Ten veteran Kamen Riders, fought against secret forces of the Crisis Empire spread throughout the world, defeating them in each country. However, Crisis' main forces, in Japan, still remained and they prepared a final offensive. Rider 1 called all Riders to a meeting in a secret facility in Arizona in the United States, to prepare for the upcoming battle, where they'd go to help Kamen Rider Black RX, the Kamen Rider that was defending Japan at the time. The 10 Riders split into two groups, which sparred with each other. Group 1: Rider 1, Rider 2, V3, Riderman and X; and Group 2: Amazon, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1 and ZX. Rider 1 trains alongside Rider 2, even using a Rider Double Kick. After Crisis makes a public announcement regarding its invasion of Japan, the 10 Riders finally leave to the final battle.
After Crisis' war declaration, they immediately sent Gran Zairus, which landed on Earth like a meteor, destroying an entire island. Naval Commander Bosgun moved to attack Black RX, soon receiving help from Gran Zairus, who could resist all of RX's attacks. When Bosgun is about to finish him off, Rider 1 arrives, blocking his attack and kicking him away. The 9 Riders arrive shortly afterwards, rescuing RX and quickly escaping. Rider 1 and the others introduce themselves to Kohtaro Minami, Black RX. Bosgun finds them, and, meeting Kohtaro and Rider 1, proposes a duel against Black RX, however, Kohtaro's friend, Kyoko Matoba, V3, Skyrider and Super-1 soon notice Chaps hiding around the area to prepare an ambush, finishing them off. Rider 1 tells Kohtaro to fight while the other Riders watch. Black RX faces Bosgun in a fair match and finishes him off.
Meanwhile, Gran Zairus easily rips through the Japanese defense forces and brings down the city with his unmatched power. Kohtaro decides to fight, but Rider 1 and 2argue that even Black RX's attacks are ineffective against Gran Zairus, and they need a strategy before facing it again. Kohtaro decides to fight anyway, even if he dies trying. He leaves to fight again, and Rider 1 and the other Riders follow him.
The 11 Riders face Gran Zairus, but even a combined Rider Punch with the power of the 11 Riders is useless against him. Gran Zairus transforms into a flaming rock, burning above 1000°C, and easily knocks out Rider 1 and the others. In the end, Black RX takes the battle and manages to destroy Gran Zairus, forcing it to self-destruct, but seemingly explodes with it.
Afterwards, Rider 1 and the other Riders help evacuate the city's population and started to plan defensive measures for the next battles. However, a second Rider 1 appears during their meeting. The real Rider 1 accuses the impostor and punches it, making it reveal its true form, Harmful Nimp. The 10 Riders face Spirit World Demons, resurrected Crisis warriors. Antront and Harmful Nimp attack Rider 1, but V3 comes to his help. However, when Rider 1 and V3 defeat the monsters, they quickly get up again. When the battle seems hopeless, Colonel Maribaron, the one behind this attack, reveals that the monsters don't die as long as she keeps a set of golden feathers with her, but Black RX returns, alive, stealing the feathers. Rider 1 receives one of the golden feathers, and V3 holds Harmful Nimp while he uses the feather to stop it. Meanwhile, Black RX stops the other monsters and destroys all of them by himself.
After Black RX returns, the 10 Riders decide to spread themselves to observe and take on the Crisis forces, while Black RX protects his friends.
Wanting revenge against Black RX, a powered up General Jark, commander of the Crisis forces, Jark Midler, kills Sunkichi and Utako Sahara and faces some Riders. Meanwhile, Crisis forces start a human hunt. Rider 1 and 2 arrive to help Kohtaro face Chaps troops. Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1 and ZX soon follow. V3 and Riderman are launched through the air, falling downtown, near the combat zone where Rider 1, alongside the other Riders, were helping. Jark challenges Kohtaro to a duel, and he accepts, rejecting the help of the other Riders. Black RX ends up victorious over Jark, destroying him while the other Riders watch in amazement.
The Emperor Crisis calls Kohtaro for a personal meeting. However, Rider 1 tells Amazon to follow them, and all the other Riders go too. The emperor offers Kohtaro the chance of becoming the commander of Crisis' invasion forces, however, after Kohtaro refuses, General Dasmader appears alongside a group of Chaps and attacks Kohtaro. Rider 1 and the other Riders arrive and face the Chaps troops, but soon the entire cave is destroyed by the Crisis Fortress called by Dasmader. Black RX boards the fortress and destroys Dasmader, the Emperor and even Crisis itself. Meanwhile, the other Riders survive the attack and meet RX after the battle is over. Following Rider 1's words, they all decide to part ways and fight evil around the world.
When Shocker's new kaijin Dokusasori Otoko began threatening the Tokyo's citizens, Kamen Rider 1 soon mounted his bike and took down the road into action as Ultraman flew overhead to confront the kaiju Gadoras, who was also ravaging the city at the same time. Kamen Rider confronted Dokusasori-Otoko, battling the demon with a flurry of martial arts, blocking his strikes and fighting back with his own. However, Dokusasori-Otoko grabbed the masked hero with his claw and sprayed him with his gas, but Kamen Rider broke free and leapt to a nearby building, leaping off and dealing his signature Rider Kick.
Dokusasori-Otoko was badly hurt, but then merged with Gadorasu to form Sasori Gadoras and attacked Ultraman, Kamen Rider dodging an explosion from its horn lightning. Kamen Rider watched the creature attack Ultraman and realized the Ultra hero wasn’t strong enough to defeat the hybrid kaiju alone. Kamen Rider used the Cyclone, dodging several of Sasorigadorasu’s assaults before flying the machine straight through the monster’s shoulder, then grew to giant size for the first time ever to aid Ultraman.
Ultraman then used his force field while Kamen Rider used the Rider Punch to shatter the horn but was forced back by its tail, which Ultraman quickly removed with an Ultra Slash. The two heroes charged and grabbed Sasorigadorasu, giving him a double Suplex. As Ultraman’s timer began to blink, the two heroes nodded to one another, Kamen Rider leaping into the air and coming down with the Rider Kick as Ultraman fired the Specium Ray, both finishing attacks strike Sasori Gadoras simultaneously and destroying him in a huge explosion.
Following the battle, Kamen Rider and Ultraman approached one another and shook hands out of respect. Kamen Rider returned to human size and rode off into the sunset, his new ally Ultraman flying off along with him, both sworn to defend the Earth at all costs.
The multi-universal organization Dai-Shocker believes that all Kamen Riders were dead, and only their own former Great Leader, Kamen Rider Decade stands in their way. However, a large dimensional wall appears in the battlefield next to their headquarters, and from it, all Riders thought to be dead reappear. Rider 1 arrives with his New Cyclone alongside Riders 2 and V3 in their New Cyclone and Hurricane. Opening the counterattack, Rider 1 uses a Rider Kick to destroy a Rat Fangire and Mole Imagin.
Afterwards, he takes on one of Dai-Shocker's mass produced Ganikomoru, Dai-Shocker Combatmen, the Longhorn Orphnoch and the worm leader Cassis Worm Gladius, joining up with Rider 2 to take on the army of monsters around them. A Ganikomoru attempts to attack Rider 1, only to be taken out. Rider 1 and 2 reach the Dai-Shocker commander Ambassador Hell in his Garagaranda form. With Black RX's and Kabuto's help, who slice throw Garagaranda's tentacle attacks and stun him, Rider 1 and 2 to destroy the Dai-Shocker commander with a Rider Double Kick.
When A.R. Shadowmoon is thrown onto Dai-Shocker's casle, Rider 1 participates in the All Riders Kick, using his standard Rider Kick alongside the other Riders to destroy Shadowmoon and the Shocker castle. Afterwards, Dai-Shocker's final weapon, King Dark, appears from the rubbles of the castle, and Decade merges with the Kamen Rider J summoned by Diend to face it. To help Decade, Rider 1, alongside the other Riders, turn into giant Kamenride cards to power up the giant Decade's final attack, destroying King Dark. After the battle is over, Rider 1 silently gives a goodbye to Decade alongside Riders 2 and V3, and leaves through a dimensional wall with all the other Riders.
Rider 1, along with Rider 2 and V3, rescue the ToQger from Badan's powerful warrior, Kamen Rider Fifteen before the enemy retreats. ToQ 1gou asks him if they were Kouta's comrades as Rider 1 tells him that they, the Showa Riders, are not working alongside the Heisei Riders before leaving.
Kamen Rider 1 leads the Showa Riders to stop Badan's newest operation in Zawame City. Hongo meets Kouta Kazuraba when he attempts to protect Shuu Aoi, and demands him to hand the boy to him, saying that he doesn't acknowledge Gaim as a Rider. However, Badan's Combatroids arrive, and Hongo decides to face them as Kamen Rider, telling Kouta to escape with the boy. When Gaim is taken to his limit by Badan's troops, Rider 1 soon returns, alongside Kamen Rider 2 and V3, taking on Kamen Rider Fifteen and Yamaarashi-Roid while Gaim escapes with the boy. Rider 1 tells Gaim that he should stay out of the battle and leave Badan to them, but he refuses.
Soon, the Showa Riders start attacking the Heisei Riders, saying that they needed to be eliminated since Badan's return was their fault. Rider 1 appears leading the last 6 remaining Showa Riders, Rider 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon and Black confronting Kamen Riders Gaim, Faiz, Decade, Joker, Wizard, Kiva and OOO. Hongo reveals that Badan is actually the Kingdom of the Dead. They gained power to invade the surface due to the attachment of the Heisei Riders to the dead. Refusing to throw away their feelings the Heisei Riders fought against them. In the end, Rider 1 is defeated by Gaim, and All Riders, except for Gaim himself, are seemingly killed during the battle.
However, it's eventually revealed that it was all a plan formulated by Takeshi Hongo and ZX. ZX recovers the Rider Lockseeds that Badan had obtained after each Rider seemingly died and used them with Gaim's help to bring all Riders back from the Helheim Forest. While Badan activates their Mega Reverse machine, which would reverse the living and dead worlds, killing everyone alive, Rider 1 and the other Riders set out to defeat them and destroy their machine. Rider 1 and Gaim briefly face Fifteen together in the beginning of the battle but later all three go in separate ways. Later during the battle, while Rider 1 faces Combatroids, the ToQger reappear, led by Right who claims to want to help another Number 1.
When Gaim takes on Fifteen again, while Rider 1 faced more Combatroids and Shocker Combatmen, Rider 1 gives Gaim the Showa Rider Lockseed. Using the new power, Gaim easily defeats Fifteen. After the Mega Reverse machine and the Generalissimo of Badan are destroyed, the fifteen Showa Riders, led by Rider 1 use the power of Rider Syndrome to allow Shuu Aoi to meet his mother one last time before his soul leaves the world of the living.
After everything is over, however, Rider 1 admits that, even though the in fighting was just part of the plan to stop Badan, the differences between the Showa and Heisei Riders were real. Takeshi Hongo claims that the Heisei Riders, with their half-hearted kindness could be considered as bringing the last crisis to themselves. The Heisei Riders hesitate for a moment, but soon they all start fighting. Rider 1's opponent in the battle is Gaim.
Gaim and Rider 1 are seemingly matched, but, right before unleashing a powerful attack, Gaim gives up, claiming defeat. Narutaki, who watched the battle, comments that Rider 1 had many chances to counterattack, but chose to wait, doing everything to draw out more power from Gaim. Gaim noticed what Rider 1 had done and gave up, realizing that Rider 1's kindness is real strength. In turn, Rider 1 acknowledges him as Kamen Rider Gaim.
Rider 1 says that the ones who'll build the future and cross generations are the youth. Gaim doesn't know where they'll get, but they'll try, and everyone will fight together for the future. Afterwards, Takeshi Hongo leaves alone in his New Cyclone.
Personality[]
Although he is by far more human than most of Shockers experiments, he knows fully well of his less than human nature and initially expressed self-loathing until later in the series, where he accepted himself for who he is and gained a new form upon said acceptance. While originally somewhat distant to those around him aside from Tobei, Hongo does care deeply to the people that are close to him as he treated Taki and Ichimonji as his best friends and brothers. He also acted as an older sibling to his junior Kazami. Later on in the series as his character developed further, Hongo has become more lighter in terms of personality, and while he works just as hard to defeat his foes, has become much more cheerful. He also became more sociable than he initially was. This maturity has increased even more by V3's series as he mentored V3 as well and tried to protect him.
Form[]
- Height: 190 cm
- Weight: 175 kg
- Ability Perimeters:
Kamen Rider Ichigo
- Punching Power: 20 tons
- Kicking Power: 50 tons
New 1 (新１号 Shin Ichigō) is the third form of Kamen Rider 1. Takeshi Hongo is captured by Shocker and taken for a second reconstruction surgery, which gives him abilities far surpassing his original ones. Hongo uses self-hypnosis to escape Shocker's brainwashing, turning their own power against them once again.
The upgrade allows Hongo to transform instantly, without needing external wind sources, gives him enough power and durability to survive a subzero trap and even a nuclear bomb close range with no apparent damage, and gives Hongo the versatility for different techniques that can satisfy demands otherwise unattainable in his previous forms, giving Takeshi the nickname "Skill of #1" (技の１号 Waza no Ichigō); this capability was later passed to Kamen Rider V3.
This form also gives Hongo access to Rider Power, a temporary boost in Rider 1's battle power, triggered with a switch in his new Typhoon belt, that greatly increases his strength, making Rider 1 much stronger than most (if not all) of Shocker's creations.
Trivia[]
- Despite being the leader of the Kamen Riders, and being considered by many to be a mentor, he is not the first to use the "Henshin" phrase. That honor belongs to his partner, Hayato Ichimonji, Kamen Rider Nigo.