Biography:
A student at Jyounan University with an IQ of 600. Also Hongo excels at sports as well as motorcycle racing. Hongo lost his parents when he was a student.
While training on his motorcycle he was abducted by Spider-Man. Hongo regained his consciousness a week later in a Shocker base. There he learned that he was being made into an Altered-Human (kaizo-ningen) and was to be Shocker�s greatest warrior. However with the help of Professor Midorikawa he escaped before his brain was altered.
To follow Shocker�s other plans Hongo left Japan to Ichimongi Hayato (Rider No. 2) and left the country. He then continued fighting through Europe and Africa, returning several times to fight Shinigami Hakase.
At one point Hongo purposefully got captured by Shinigami Hakase to go under the table again. By means of self-hypnosis he was able to stay conscious through the alteration and escaped before the brain alteration again.
Soon after he went to South America to assist Rider No. 2 in his battles and finally returned to Japan to defeat Gelshocker.
After the destruction of Gelshocker Rider No. 1 and No. 2 assisted Maksed Rider V3 in his battles. However they sacrificed themselves to save Japan from the Deathtron monster Kame-Bazooka. Together they took the monster over the Pacific Ocean and exploded.
However later it was discovered that they managed to survive and reached Australia.
Transformation Process
Masked Rider uses the power of the wind to fight. To transform Rider speeds on his bike and leaps into the air, creating wind-pressure against his belt. The pressure spins the wheel in the center of his belt which then activates the micro-nuclear engine and allows him to transform.
The �old� Rider did not have a shout or a pose when he transforms.
�Rider, Henshin!�
Hongo shouts �Rider, Henshin!� (�Rider, Transform!�) and throws his right arm at a diagonal to his right then rotates it clock-wise until it�s a diagonal to his left, then he retracts it to his waist and thrusts out his left arm at a diagonal to his right. After that pose Hongo leaps into the air where the wind-pressure activates his transformation.
Abilities:
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Jumping Power:
high jump: 15.3 m
long jump: 18.7 m
Other:
Because he was meant to be Shocker�s greatest altered human Masked Rider No. 1 has the ability to hear at distances of 4 kilometers. He can break a meter thick tree trunk, a metal rod 10 cm thick with his Rider Chop. Rider Kick has enough power to bend steel supports of buildings.
Notable Special Attacks:
Rider Kick
Leaping high into the air Rider No.1 kicks the enemy with a tremendous force. Rider Kick is Rider No. 1�s staple attack (also the staple attack for most Riders)
Denkoh Rider Kick (Electric Light Rider Kick)
An upgraded version of Rider Kick obtained through training.
Rider Punch
A powerful punch.
Rider Chop
A powerful chop.
Rider Gaeshi (Rider Counter)
Rider No. 1 grabs hold of the enemy and leaps into the air, throwing the enemy over his shoulder towards the ground.
Rider Nage (Rider Throw)
Rider No. 1 grabs hold of the enemy and leaps into the air, throwing the enemy behind him.
Rider Scissors
Rider No. 1 grabs the enemy around the torso with his legs and spins in the air throwing the enemy.
Rider Jump
A vertical jump.
Notable Special Attacks: (after upgrade to New Rider No. 1)
Rider Hanten Kick (Rider Reversal Kick)
Rider No. 1 jumps into the air to perform a kick, but kicks off a near by wall to perform the kick at a different angle.
Raider Inazuma Kick (Rider Lightning Kick)
Like the Hanten Kick however Rider No. 1 kicks off several walls before performing the kick.
Rider Getsumen Kick (Rider Moon Surface Kick)
Rider No. 1 leaps and performs a moon-sault in the air before performing the kick.
Rider Screw Kick
Rider No. 1 spins himself in the air like a drill and performs the kick.
Rider Hammer Kick
Rider No. 1 throws the enemy over his shoulder before performing a kick.
Rider Point Kick
A Rider Kick aimed specifically for the enemy�s weak point.
Rider Knee Block
Rider No. 1 slams his knee into the enemy�s torso in mid-air.
Rider Kirimomi Shoot (Rider Spinning Shoot)
Rider No. 1 grapples the enemy and jump into the air with them. In mid-air he turns them upside down and throws them while spinning them at a high speed. This became one of his well-known attacks.
Rider Head Crusher
Similar to Rider Scissors but grabs the enemy by the head rather than the torso.
Rider Hammer
Rider No. 1 swings and then throws the enemy by a limb.
Rider Screw Block
After swinging the enemy for a few moments Rider No. 1 hurls them into an obstacle.
Rider Crusher
Rider No. 1 turns his body in mid-air and rams the enemy.
Rider Power
Rider No. 1 raises the amount of his strength temporarily by pressing a power switch on his left side.
Machine: Cyclone
Maximum Speed: 400 km/h
Jump Power: 30 m (40 m after alteration)
Engine: Nuclear Engine, 200 horsepower.
Designer: Midorikawa Hiroshi
A machine given to Masked Rider by Professor Midorikwa. Cyclone takes the form of an off-road bike and can be ridden by people other than Hongo. When Hongo transforms into Masked Rider the switch for the bike is also activated and the bike becomes an on-road bike.
In episode 40 when Rider No. 1 goes to save Rider No. 2 the Cyclone has a similar form to Rider No. 2�s Cyclone. It�s assumed that the Cyclone was upgraded while he was overseas.
Attacks using the Cyclone
Cyclone Crusher
An attack where Rider No. 1 rams an enemy while riding the Cyclone.
Machine: New Cyclone
Maximum Speed: 500 km/h
Jump Power: 50 m
Engine: Nuclear Engine, 250 horsepower.
Designer: Hongo Takeshi, Taki Kazuya, Tachibana Tobe
A new machine designed by Hongo, Taki and Tachibana. New Cyclone transforms automatically when Hongo does.
Attacks using the Cyclone
Cyclone Attack
An attack where Rider No. 2 rams an enemy while riding the Cyclone while the Cyclone Cutters are exposed.
Enemy Organization: Shocker
As noted in the narration Shocker is a mysterious organization who seeks global domination. The organization was led by the mysterious �Great Leader.�
Shinigami Hakase (Professor Death)
The former Shocker executive officer over Japan. He had returned home to Japan three times from his South American base to defeat Masked Rider No. 1.
Jigoku Taishi (Hell Ambassador)
He came after Shinigami Hakase�s death. Among all of the member of Shocker his loyalty to the leader is the greatest. After he learned about the leader abandoning them Jigoku Taishi challenged Hongo for the final time. Upon his death he screamed �Shocker Banzai!!�
Shocker Monsters
Humans altered in the motif of animals or plants. Their names include the animal or plant their based off of.
Shocker Legionnaire
Shocker�s general soldiers.
Shocker Legionnaires wore black bodysuits as uniforms (Black Legionnaires). Legionnaires with black and red two-tone bodysuits (Red Legionnaires) lead the black legionnaires.
The Leader of Shocker
Shocker�s leader.
The leader gave his commands to his generals through his voice alone from his secret base.
Enemy Organization: Gelshocker
The leader of Shocker abandoned his organization and started a new organization named Geldam based on the Congo River. After Hell Ambassador�s death the great leader slaughtered the previous Shocker�s members and merged the two organizations into Gelshocker. It�s full name is �GeldamShocker.�
Black Shogun (General Black)
A Gelshocker executive officer who came to Japan from the deserts of Africa.
Gelshocker Monsters
Gelshocker�s altered humans have the cells of two different plants or animals. They are stronger than Shocker�s monsters. Their names have the animals/plants� name included in theirs.
Gelshocker Legionnaire
Gelshocker�s general soldiers. They have 4 times the abilities of a normal human. Because they need to consume the Gelber Drug every 3 hours there�s no fear of betrayal.
Shocker Rider
Altered humans made mimicking looks and abilities of the New Rider No. 1. The difference in appearance being a different colored scarves. There were six Shocker Riders created from No. 1 to No. 6.
The Leader of Gelshocker
Gelshocker�s leader, the same individual as Shocker�s Leader. Self-detonated himself after being cornered by the Double Riders.
Acquaintances:
Tachibana Tobe
Hongo�s trainer as a racer, as well as an avuncular.
Normally he runs the coffee shop Amigo.
He is one of the few individuals who knows that Masked Rider is actually Hongo Takeshi. Tachibana also assisted him in training.
Hongo always called him �Oyassan.�
Midorikawa Ruriko
Professor Midorikawa�s daughter. She was also a student at Jyounan University.
She believed Masked Rider killed her father, once she realized that he didn�t she attempts to help Rider. At the end of Episode 13 she leaves for Europe.
Nohara Hiromi
Also a student at Jyounann University as well as Ruriko�s classmate. She also worked with Ruriko at Amigo.
Shiro
Amigo�s bartender.
Professor Midorikawa Hiroshi
A professor at Jyounann University as well as Hongo�s mentor.
He was captured by Shocker and forced to help them. After performing the operation on Hongo he escapes with him before his brain is altered. While escaped he was killed by Spier-Man.
Taki Kazuya
Hongo�s rival as an motorcycle racer and always seems to get involved in trouble.
His identity is a secret agent for the FBI. Kazuya came to Japan to investigate Shocker�s activities.
After the destruction of Gelshocker Kazuya returned home with his mission complete.
Ichimonji Hayato (Masked Rider No. 2)
Hongo�s partner in his battles against Shocker and Gelshocker. Together they have been called the �Double Rider.�
Appears in:
Kamen Rider
(Masked Rider)
aired: 4/03/1971 � 2/10/1973
Total 98 Episodes
Appearances:
Kamen Rider V3
Kamen Rider X: 5 Riders vs. King Dark
Kamen Rider Stronger
Shin Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider Super 1: The Movie
Kamen Rider ZX
Kamen Rider BLACK RX
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