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Kamen Rider ZO
Masaru Asou was the lab assistant of geneticist
Doctor Mochizuki, and was used as one of his experiments, enabling
him to transform into grasshopper-like being called Kamen Rider
ZO. He fled into the woods and went into a coma before Dr. Mochizuki
sent him a telepathic call for help; he had created the Neo Organism,
too powerful for him to control. Masaru must protect Mochizuki's
child, Hiroshi, from the creatures made by the Neo Organism.
Masaru Asou / Kamen Rider ZO :
The hero of the story. He was originally an assistant to Doctor
Mochizuki, the doctor conducted experiments on him, turning Asou
into a grasshopper-like cyborg. He was devastated by his horrible
transformation and went into hiding. Years later, he dreamt of a
boy named Hiroshi, the music from a gold pocket watch, and his mission
to protect Hiroshi. He awoke as ZO.
Hiroshi Mochizuki
:
A young boy targeted by the Neo Organism. Hiroshi longed to be with
his father, who had gone missing years ago. As a memento, Doctor
Mochizuki gave Hiroshi a pocket watch that played music. Hiroshi
was at first afraid of ZO, but as ZO proved he truly was a friend,
Hiroshi affectionately referred to ZO as 'Rider'.
Doctor Mochizuki:
A mad scientist who turned Masaru into ZO and then created the Neo
Organism. His dream was to create the "perfect lifeform",
but instead it turned on him and was held captive by his creation.
Neo Organism Doras
:
A pool of living fluid that relies on the very container its dwells
in as its lifesupport. It took on the appearance of a deformed little
boy in Hiroshi's likeness. The Neo Organism orchestrated the events
in the movie, and even overpowered its creator, Doctor Mochizuki
who tried to reason with it. It soon assumed the grotesque grasshopper
humanoid form of Doras to find Hiroshi to force Dr. Mochizuki to
complete its evolution into the "Perfect Lifeform" so
it can destroy the "inferior" human race. Doras is capable
of regenerating itself from severe injuries, absorbing inorganic
and organic materials to upgrade itself or alter its form into an
orb or a bladed projective. When Doras manage to absorbed ZO, it
became a red fleshy version of itself. It then went for Hiroshi,
but the music from the pocket watch managed to give ZO the strength
to break free from Doras' body after Mochizuki destroyed its power
source. Reverted to its normal state, Doras was finally killed.
Spider Woman: A Neo-Lifeform created by Doras, she was large 4-legged
inhuman spider woman who shot strong webbing to entangle Hiroshi.
She also has a set of spider legs on her back and two spider legs
for a left arm. During combat with the monster, ZO snapped one of
Spider Woman's legs and used it to impale and instantly kill her.
She was the only Kamen Rider monster to be claymated & be a
large Puppet.
Bat Man: A Neo-Lifeform created by Doras, he was a black bat-like
entity. Bat Man was black, had small-but-long bat wings for ears
that covered its head (unless he's flying), and an eye on each hand
much like Doras. Bat Man could extend its fingers to form wings
for flight. It could also disguise itself is as any human. It took
on the likeness of Mochizuki to trick Hiroshi. Bat Man took the
boy to its master's hideout. ZO killed Bat Man easily by impaling
his fist into the monster's stomach.
Bat Man and Spider Woman are not to be confused with DC Comics hero
Batman and Marvel Comics heroine Spider-Woman. |
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Kamen Rider Den-O
Ryotaro Nogami is a young man with a lot
of bad luck. One day, he finds a strange pass and things got stranger
from a mysterious girl and a large time-traveling train to being
possessed by an entity called an Imagin, beings from an alternate
future whose kind are attempting to change the past. Though slightly
confused about the nature of the crisis, Ryotaro, along with the
aid of the hot-headed Imagin, dubbed Momotaros, becomes Kamen Rider
Den-O, traveling to different times on the DenLiner to battle the
evil Imagin to prevent them from altering the past to affect the
present and future. During his adventure, Ryotaro is joined by other
Imagin who aid him as well; the womanizing Urataros, the herculean
(and narcoleptic) Kintaros, and the childish yet powerful Ryutaros.
He later meets the mysterious Yuto Sakurai and his bumbling Imagin
partner Deneb. Yuto is not only Kamen Rider Zeronos but is the younger
incarnation of Ryotaro's older sister Airi's fiance, Sakurai, who
mysteriously disappeared and is tied to the mysteries revolving
the Imagin and the Junction Point.
The cast members of Kamen Rider Den-O range from
the shy and meek Ryotaro Nogami, who is drafted into being Kamen
Rider Den-O, to the insane Kai, who seeks to destroy time as we
know it in order for the Imagin to rule the future
Imagin are creatures from the future who have come
to the year 2007 in hopes of changing the past to alter their future
to their liking. To reach this goal, Imagin grant the wishes of weak-hearted
humans and then go back in time to that individual's most precious
memory. When they lose control of their humanoid forms, Imagin grow
into massive proportions known as Gigandeath.
Singularity Point
:
Some of the humans in Kamen Rider Den-O are called a "Singularity
Point" . The primary ability of Singularity Points is that
they are able to exist outside of time itself, such that changes
in their past timeline will not alter their current state. In some
instances, Singularity Points have had their timelines destroyed
by the actions of the Imagin, yet still exist in a physical form
with their memories intact, unaffected by the changes. The Singularity
Points revealed are Ryotaro, Hana, Kai, and the Owner of the DenLiner.
These individuals also have the ability to resist the Imagin's ability
to use their body as a host, even control them if powerful enough.
Ryotaro and Yuto allow their Imagin to sometimes
possess and utilize their bodies depending on circumstances. The
possession makes the Imagin's personality dominant, and also causes
a physiological change in the host. The change is evident in the
physical structure, where the eyes and a streak of hair change color
to that of the dominant color of the possessing Imagin merged with
the host. The possession also allows the host to use the Imagin's
fighting style while battling the evil Imagin as Kamen Riders. Ryotaro's
Imagin are also capable of possessing him all at once. However,
if not transformed into Climax Form, this multi-possession is incredibly
unstable, leaving the Imagin unable to coordinate themselves and
causing Ryotaro intense pain.
The Rider Pass ( Raida Pasu ):
The Rider Pass is a card-like pass that is used for granting access
to the train known as the DenLiner. This process only works when
the hour, minute, and second are the same, such as 12:12:12.
Rider Tickets ( Raida Chiketto ):
Rider Tickets are tickets that store information on Imagin. The
tickets keep a record of the past date in which the Imagin has ventured
and a figure of the Imagin when swiped over a person whose past
has been violated by the Imagin.
Kamen Rider Den-O uses the Den-O System, and
can swipe the Rider Pass across the Terminal Buckle (Taminaru Bakkuru
) of the Den-O belt, specifically the SetTouch ( Setacchi ), to
activate a transformation. He can also do this to achieve Form Switches
( Fomu Suicchi ), and while transformed to perform a Full Charge
( Furu Chaji , finishing attack). Up to four Imagin can be summoned
by using the Rider Pass, and each allows for Den-O to change into
a specific form. The red button allows for Momotaros and Sword Form.
The blue button allows for Urataros and Rod Form. The yellow button
allows for Kintaros and Ax Form. The purple button allows for Ryutaros
and Gun Form. It is shown that Imagin that are used for the form
changes temporarily take over a hosts' personality. With the Keitaros
cellphone, all four Imagin can be summoned for Den-O to assume Climax
Form. Den-O's Liner Form is accessed by inserting the Rider Pass
into the designated slot in the DenKamen Sword. Another form from
the Swan Imagin Sieg, Wing Form, is accessed by using the Wing Buckle,
but Sieg's place in time prevents the normal use of this form.
Kamen Rider Zeronos uses the Up Set ( Apusetto
) system that functions by sliding a Zeronos Card ( Zeronosu Kado
) into the Zeronos Belt ( Zeronosu Beruto ), allowing him to Form
Change ( Fomu Chenji ) into either of his two forms. When the Zeronos
Belt is turned into the green position, the Zeronos Card is inserted
with the green side facing front, and Zeronos becomes Altair Form.
When it is turned into the yellow position, the Zeronos Card is
inserted with the yellow side facing front, and Zeronos becomes
Vega Form, which is powered by Deneb. An alternate version of the
Zeronos Card replaces the green side with a red side. When the first
of these cards is used, the red side turns Altair Form into Zero
Form, rusting its normal appearance. The transformation leaves Zeronos
unable to assume Altair or Vega Form afterwards.
Kamen Rider Gaoh uses the Rider Pass and SetTouch
system, just like Den-O, but uses a Golden Master Pass stolen from
the Denliner's Owner that allows time-travel to the distant past.
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