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Kamen
Rider translated as Masked Rider, is a weekly sci-fi
story created by renowned Japanese mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori. It
debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran
until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System
and NET TV (now TV Asahi).
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Kamenrider
v3
Shiro Kazami
was a 22-year-old college student at Jonan University with a major
in biochemistry. But by chance, he accidentally witnessed the brutal
murder of a road worker by a member of the secret terrorist society
known only as Destron, which appeared after the destruction of Gelshocker
and continues its predecessor's goal of world domination. To rid Destron
of its witness, and taking no chances, they sent Scissors Jaguar to
murder the entire Kazami family.
Though he was forced to watch his family die before his eyes, Shiro
was saved from the same grisly fate by the interference of Kamen Riders
1 and 2. Bent on revenge for his family's deaths, Shiro pleas the
Kamen Riders to make him into a cyborg just like them. The two Kamen
Riders refuse at first, but after Shiro was fatally wounded while
saving them, the two had no choice but to respect his wishes. As the
Double Riders performed the operation, the Destron outpost is attacked
and destroyed by Turtle Bazooka. The Double Riders were at a major
disadvantage until Shiro joined the battle, now known as Kamen Rider
V3. V3 went on to destroy his family's murderer while the Double Riders
fought Bazooka Turtle, who now had a nuclear bomb in his body with
intentions to destroy Toyko. The Double Riders, feeling that Kazami
is a worthy successor, take Turtle Bazooka away from the city just
before the bomb explodes, leaving V3 to protect Japan on his own.
Across the series, Shiro battled Destron's cyborg monsters, eventually
uncovering his newfound abilities while battling the likes of Doktor
G, Baron Fang, and Archbishop Wing. When faced with Destron's strongest
general, Marshal Armor, V3 was joined in his battle by ex-Destron
scientist Joji Yuki/Riderman and the Double Riders. Eventually, V3
defeated the Destron Leader and departs on his motorcycle to parts
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Kamenrider v4
His real name is Joji Yuki , a former member
of the organization known as DESTRON. He served loyally for DESTRON's
cause as top scientist until a jealous Marshall Armor framed him
for being a traitor of DESTRON to cover up his failures of defeating
Kamen Rider V3 [2]. As a result, he was sentenced to be tortured
to death by being dipped into a pool of acid, which resulted in
the loss of his right arm. At first, he only sees Marshall Armor
as his enemy and not the DESTRON Organization itself; furthermore,
to prove his innocence to DESTRON, he seeks out to defeat Kamen
Rider V3. However, he learns the truth about DESTRON and eventually
joins Kamen Rider V3's cause. Near the end of the series, he supposedly
died in a Pluton Rocket explosion. Kamen Rider V3 cried out that
he is Kamen Rider number 4
In reality, he manages to survive. In the
Kamen Rider Spirits manga, it explains how he survived the explosion
and landed in Tahiti where he lost his memory, but regained it when
fighting a crab kaijin who was really a resurrected Marshall Armor. |
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