Kamen Rider Chalice
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Kamen Rider Chalice is a character from the tokusatsu TV series Kamen Rider Blade, which aired in Japan in 2004/2005. His voice and his human form, Hajime Aikawa, was played by Japanese actor/singer, Ryoji Morimoto.
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[edit] Background
A Wild Card Rider who is actually the infamous Joker Undead, the most powerful of the Undeads; the 53rd Existence. The last of the undead must defeat him in final combat to determine the victor of the Battle Fight.
He became a Kamen Rider by using the power of Chalice the Legendary Undead, a Category Ace Undead and the most well known undead due to his fighting abilities, and began using the human form after capturing the Category 2 Human Undead. During a battle with the Giraffa Undead, an innocent bystander witnessed the battle and was accidentally killed in the skirmish. The photographer handed him a photograph of his family and Joker decide to protect his family in which he did to atone for his death. The Joker Undead adopted the name Hajime Aikawa, a free lance photographer, after this incident. He's been targeted by many Royal Type/High Class Undead because they deemed him the most dangerous of all Undead because his powers are capable of destroying the world. However, the Joker Undead soon realized that the humans were good beings and wished for himself to be human due to his interest of human emotion. Despite being cold to many people, he holds a heart for the young girl and the widow of the photographer that died, Kurihara Haruka and Amane. Haruka sees him as a brother figure to Amane, while Amane sees him as a father figure and close friend. Later on, he developed a respect for the other riders as well, including Leangle; who continuously attempted to seal him. It's unfortunate that the only way the High Class Undead, as well as the other Riders, have to use underhanded tactics to defeat him. In the end, Kamen Rider Blade is the only one to combat him head on because it seems that Blade is the only one who can equal him in power.
Hajime Aikawa draws his power from the Human Undead and Chalice the Legendary Undead to suppress the powers of the Joker and prevent him from destroying everything. According to Hajime, the Human Undead's compassion for life and the Mantis' Undead's fighting spirit is strong enough together to suppress the evil of the Joker's power. Besides turning into a Kamen Rider, he can adopt the forms and powers of other undead by swiping cards in his Chalice Rouse. However, he's not as strong as his "Rider" form according to him. Over the series, he became the Dragonfly Undead and Wolf Undead, when his Change Ace was stolen. And when he eventually gains all 13 of his category heart cards, Hajime is able to take full control of himself...that is until...near the end of the battle fight, he begins to lose control and his impulse as Joker Undead come forth with each Undead being captured until all of them are sealed. It took Kenzaki to save him by sacrificing his humanity for Hajime. In the end, he keeps his Human Undead image and stays with the Kurihara family for the rest of his life; but still remembers what Kenzaki has done for him for if he and Kenzaki cross paths, fate will step in and force them to fight.
[edit] Card List
- Category Ace of Hearts -Change Mantis -Rider Transformation
- Category 2 of Hearts -Spirit -Revert to Human Form
- Category 3 of Hearts -Chop Head -Rider Chop (Uses 600 AP)
- Category 4 of Hearts -Float Dragonfly -Flight (Uses 1000 AP)
- Category 5 of Hearts -Drill Shell -Rider Kick (Uses 1200 AP)
- Category 6 of Hearts -Tornado Hawk -Wind Element (Uses 1400 AP)
- Category 7 of Hearts -Bio Plant -Vine Whip (Uses 1600 AP)
- Category 8 of Hearts -Reflect Moth -Reflect Shield (Uses 1800 AP)
- Category 9 of Hearts -Recovery Camel -Recovers Injuries (Uses 2000 AP)
- Category 10 of Hearts -Shuffle Centipede -Allows reuse of cards (Uses 2200 AP)
- Category Jack of Hearts (Shinmei) -Fusion Wolf -Increases Rouse Power (Adds 2400 AP)
- Category Queen of Hearts (Miyuki) -Absorb Orchid -Increases Rouse Power (Adds 2000 AP)
- Category King of Hearts (Unknown) -Evolution Paradoxa -Upgrade to Wild Form (Adds 2800 AP)
- Wild Card -Created when all 13 Heart Type Cards combine, it initiates Final Attack in Wild form.
[edit] Card Combos
- Bio/Chop - Chalice uses a vine whip to bind his foe and pull the towards his hand extended and stabbing his hand into them.
[edit] Rider Attacks
- Spinning Wave (Chop Head + Tornado Hawk) -A Cyclone Chop
- Spinning Attack (Drill Shell + Tornado Hawk) -A Cyclone Corkscrew Kick
- Spinning Dance (Float Dragonfly + Drill Shell + Tornado Hawk) -Spinning Attack with increase speed and power
- Wild Cyclone (Wild Card) -A high intensity beam that is fired from the Chalice Arrow when the Wild Card is roused.
[edit] Weapons
- Chalice Arrow - Unlike the BOARD Rousers, the bow and rouser and two separate things. In this case, this weapon originally is used by Chalice the Legendary Undead. And only can combine with the Joker's buckle, only then can it become a Card Rouzer. On its own accord, the weapon can shoot endless amounts of energy arrows, plus the sides can fold inward to create a knuckle like weapon. The sides are bladed and act as a dual blade sword.
- Wild Slashers - When Hajime gains Wild Form, he gains these kama-like weapons which are shaped like mantis claws. When they are folded and inserted into the Chalice Arrow, it forms a new rouser and causes the 13 Sealed Cards to fuse into the Wild Card. The combo shoots out a beam of energy at its target.
[edit] Forms
- Ace Form-Hajime takes the form of Chalice the Legendary Undead when going into battle. Kamen Rider Leangle unsealed him using his Remote Tapir card. However, Hajime's Joker form easily defeated him. Chalice is pretty much Hajime's Rider form, but wears an Undead Belt rather than the Chalice Rouser.
- Float Dragonfly Form, used when Kougen/Eagle Undead stole his Change Ace. He used this card in case Kougen would turn it into an air battle because Float Dragonfly is the flight card. (Episode 23)
- Fusion Wolf Form, when King/Carcasus Undead stole his deck and gave it to Kamen Rider Leangle; originally, Kenzaki sealed Shinmei the Wolf Undead, but Kenzaki gave the card to Hajime; as a result, the Wild Jack turned into a Heart Jack confirming Fusion Wolf being part of Hajime's Chalice Deck. He used it to fight off Leangle. Unfortunately, Fusion Wolf didn't have enough power to suppress his Joker power. (Episode 34)
- Wild Form, debuted when Kenzaki had gotten all of Hajime's cards back at the cost of his own Rider Buckle and Rouse Absorber.
- Joker Form, Hajime's true identity(shown a little in episode 34); armed with a curved dagger which can seal Undead when struck by the blade. Hajime doesn't mean to destroy all life and implies that the Joker's power is beyond his control. However, he fights hard to suppress it; remembering the kindness of the Kurihara family and his vow to protect them etched into his heart. He even attacks the Dark Roach Army when he discovers that they attacked Amane.
[edit] Shadow Chaser
The Shadow Chaser is a motorbike specially designed for Chalice.
- Length = 2080 mm
- Height = 1370 mm
- Width = 830 mm
- Maximum speed: 410 km/h
[edit] Abilities
- Tornado Chaser
- Tornado Hawk
- Uses 1200 AP.
[edit] References
| Kamen Riders: | Blade • Garren • Chalice • Leangle • Glaive • Larc • Lance |
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| Others: | Episodes • Blade vs. Blade • Video game |
