Kamen Rider V3

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Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3 Kamen Raidā Buisurī?), Masked Rider V3 in English, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second intallment in the popular Kamen Rider franchise, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on NET from February 17, 1973 to February 9, 1974, with a total of 52 episodes. This is also the first Kamen Rider show that is officially available on DVD in the west with English subtitles through JN Productions.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Shiro Kazami witnesses the murder of a man by Destron. This makes him a target for Destron. Shiro rescues a young woman named Junko Tama who is also a target for Destron, because she had stumbled on the location of Destron's base. When she faints, he takes her to his family's home.

A Destron mutant breaks into the Kazami home and stabs Shiro's father, mother, and sister to death. Shiro comes home in time to see his family murdered and is attacked. He is saved when his chemistry teacher, Takeshi Hongo, arrives and transforms into Kamen Rider 1. Kamen Rider 2 also arrives in the place. Looking for revenge, Shiro asks the Kamen Riders to make him into a cyborg, just like them. The Kamen Riders refuse.

The two Riders enter Destron's base but are trapped, with a laser pointed to them. Shiro also finds the location of the base and saves the Kamen Riders, but is fatally wounded by the laser. To save his life, the Kamen Riders have no choice but to change him into a cyborg. The Kamen Riders leave Shiro on the operating table to fight the mutant Bazooka Turtle who is firing on their location. During the battle a new Kamen Rider appears, Kamen Rider V3.

Kamen Riders 1 and 2 appear to be killed in a kamikaze explosion caused by Bazooka Turtle, but they return alive in episode 33.

In the early episodes, the forces of Destron are led directly by the Great Leader of Destron, who appears only as an unseen voice coming from a scorpion figure. In these episodes, V3 must learn to use his abilities; his inexperience and lack of knowledge about his own abilities is a key story element. Destron monsters are all cyborgs, named after a man-made item and an animal, such as Television Fly.

Soon, Doktor G is introduced as Destron's new general. The series does not change significantly, though the conflict between Shiro Kazami and Destron now turns into a more personal conflict between Kazami and Doktor G. After many of his plans are stopped by Kamen Rider V3, Doktor G is forced to fight V3 directly, in order to redeem himself in not only in the eyes of Destron's leader, but his own as well. He fights V3 in the form of Crab Laser and, despite putting up a heroic fight, is destroyed.

After Doktor G is killed, a new Destron general, Baron Fang, appears. He is a sorcerer, whose power comes from black magic. Baron Fang awakens various members of his family, the Fang clan, to fight V3. The monsters of the Fang clan are all based on animals which are known for having tusks or large teeth, such as Skull Warthog and Smilodon. The tone of the show is somewhat darker, involving story elements such as ritual sacrifice. When Baron Fang is in charge, the Destron headquarters is decorated with shields, painted in an African style. The Destron soldiers are armed with tusk-tipped spears and beat jungle drums. In the end, after all of his clan have been destroyed, Baron Fang is forced to fight Kamen Rider V3 directly. V3 fights Baron Fang, who appears in his true form, Bloodthirsty Mammoth.

After the destruction of Baron Fang, a new Destron general appears: Archbishop Wing, the leader of the Winged Corps. His monsters are all mutated versions of winged creatures (including one plant with large, wing-like leaves). Most of his monsters can fly, which causes great difficulties for V3, though he defeats him relatively quickly, His time ends when V3 destroys Deadman Bat, the true form of Archbishop Wing.

After Kamen Rider V3 destroys Archbishop Wing, Destron sends in a new general, Marshal Armor (or The Armored General). His monsters are based on armored animals and animals which are known for having tough skin. This begins the final story arc.

Joji Yuki is a Destron scientist, who is betrayed by Marshal Armor, and sentenced to death. He escapes, but not before his arm is destroyed. He replaces his lost arm with a mechanical arm, which gives him special abilities. He takes on the identity of Riderman. He vows vengeance on Marshal Armor, but is loyal to Destron leader, who he thinks is a good man. Eventually, V3 convinces Yuki that Destron is an evil organization, and Riderman fights Destron alongside Kamen Rider V3.

The series comes to a close when Crawganna, a cyborg based on a crayfish, appears. His plan is to use a missile to destroy Tokyo. Riderman is killed when he takes control of the missile and destroys it in mid-air. V3 declares Riderman to be Kamen Rider #4 as a tribute.

V3 continues to fight Crawganna, and eventually defeats him. Crawganna turns out to be the true form of Marshal Armor, who flees into a Destron base. He runs to the carved scorpion which used by the Great Leader of Destron to communicate. He begs Destron's Great Leader to save him, but the Great Leader of Destron kills him instead. V3 follows Marshal Armor. V3 breaks the carved scorpion and finds the hiding place of the Great Leader of Destron, who is revealed as a moving skeleton which contains a living heart. He claims to be the God of Death. V3 kills the skeleton by destroying its heart.

With Destron destroyed, the world is safe. Shiro Kazami, his mission now complete, is seen riding his motorcycle, alone. Tachibana and Junko do not know where he is, but Tachibana assures Junko that Shiro will return whenever he is needed.

[edit] Kamen Rider V3 26 Secrets

  • Double Typhoon, Red Lamp Power, Energy Converter, Super Antenna, O Signal, Special Hardened Muscles, Special Spring Muscles, Cellular Strength Device, Redbone Power, V3 Hopper, Scramble Hopper, V3 Centrifugal Kick, V3 Screw Kick, V3 Return Kick, V3 Drill Attack, V3 Barrier, Reverse Double Typhoon, Oxygen Cylinders, Electro Eye, Matrix Eye, Gliding Muffler, Propeller Chop, V3 Thunder, Freezer Shot, Redbone Ring, and Flame pillar Kick.

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Shiro Kazami and Allies

  • Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3 ("V3" or "Rider V3", for short) is a cyborg, who fights Destron. When he encounters a Destron monster, he performs a henshin V3, and transforms into Kamen Rider V3. V3 has 26 special powers that he uses to fight Destron; he does not know what all of his special powers are. Among his powers are Bulletproof Muscles, the V3 Hopper (that allows him to track enemies) and the V3 Thunder, one of his most powerful weapons. Over the course of the series, only a fraction of his powers are revealed. Others, including the V3 Thunder, were revealed in stage shows, manga and data books. His motorcycle is named "Hurricane"; it also has special powers.
  • Tobei Tachibana: Shiro's mentor and advisor. This character appeared in the original Kamen Rider series and also appeared in later Kamen Rider series'.
  • Junko Tama: A young woman who has a crush on Shiro. Shiro is aware of her crush, but refuses to let her get close to him, to protect her, because he lives such a dangerous life. Despite this, she assists Shiro, often watching the communications station, and eventually becomes a close friend to Shiro. She often enters into dangerous situations, requiring V3 to rescue her.
  • Shigeru Tama: Junko's kid brother and a member of the Boys' Kamen Rider Squad. He sometimes acts as Shiro's liaison with the Shonen Rider Scouts.
  • Joji Yuki/Riderman: A scientist who is betrayed by Marshal Armor. His arm is destroyed and replaced by a special mechanical arm, which gives him special powers. Initially, he distrusts V3, but eventually becomes an ally. V3 declares him to be "Kamen Rider #4" in tribute, after sacrificing his life to protect Tokyo from destruction. Riderman appears in some of the sequels. How he survived is not fully explained in the TV show, but it is explained in detail in the Kamen Rider Spirits manga.
  • The Boys' Kamen Rider Squad: They are young boys who assist Kamen Rider V3. They have members throughout Japan. They wear medallions which are shaped like the head of Kamen Rider V3. The medallions contain radios which allows them to report suspicious activity to Kamen Rider headquarters.
  • Ken Sakuma: A Destron Hunter, from Interpol, who helps V3 for a few episodes. He is Destron Hunter no. 5, and is the last surviving Destron hunter.

[edit] Destron

Main article: Destron (Kamen Rider)

[edit] Special guest stars

  • Kamen Rider 1/Takeshi Hongo from Kamen Rider
  • Kamen Rider 2/Hayato Ichimonji from Kamen Rider
  • Colonel Zol from Kamen Rider
  • Doctor Death from Kamen Rider
  • Ambassador Hell from Kamen Rider
  • Black Shogun from Kamen Rider

[edit] Cast

  • Shiro Kazami/Voice of Kamen Rider V3: Hiroshi Miyauchi
  • Kamen Rider V3: Tetsuya Nakayashiki (primary suit actor)
  • Kamen Rider V3: Tushiaki Kumasawa (motorycle stunts)
  • Tobei Tachibana: Akiji Kobayashi
  • Junko Tama: Hizuru Ono
  • Shigeru Tama: Hideki Kawaguchi
  • Joji Yuki/Riderman: Akira Yamaguchi
  • The Great Leader of Destron: Goro Naya (voice)
  • Doktor G: Jotaro Senba
  • Baron Fang: Eiji Go
  • Archbishop Wing: Fujino Sachio
  • Marshal Armor: Fumiya Nakamura
  • Ken Sakuma: Ken Kawashima
  • Narrator: Shinji Nakae

[edit] See also

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Episodes

  1. Rider #3, the Name is V3! (ライダー3号 その名はV3! Raidā Sangō Sono Na wa Buisurī!?)
  2. The Double Riders' Last Will and Testament (ダブルライダーの遺言状 Daburu Raidā no Yuigonjō?)
  3. V3 Sentenced to Death (死刑台のV3 Shikeidai no Buisurī?)
  4. V3's 26 Secrets!? (V3の26の秘密!? Buisurī no Nijūroku no Himitsu!??)
  5. The Snake-Man Who Had a Machine Gun (機関銃を持ったヘビ人間 Kikanjū o Motta Hebi Ningen?)
  6. Hammer Jellyfish Appears! Fire V3's Finishing Move!! (ハンマークラゲ出現! 放てV3の必殺わざ!! Hanmā Kurage Shutsugen! Hanate Buisurī no Hissatsu-waza!!?)
  7. Rider V3's Crash Course in Anger (ライダーV3 怒りの特訓 Raidā Buisurī Ikari no Tokkun?)
  8. Danger, V3! The Fear of the Approaching Electric Saw (危うしV3! 迫る電気ノコギリの恐怖 Ayaushi Buisurī! Semaru Denki Nokogiri no Kyōfu?)
  9. Destron, What is "Hell Corps"!? (デストロン、地獄部隊とは何か!? Desutoron, Jigoku Butai to wa Nani ka!??)
  10. Double Typhoon's Secret (ダブルタイフーンの秘密 Daburu Taifūn no Himitsu?)
  11. The Devil's Claw Aims at V3! (悪魔の爪がV3をねらう! Akuma no Tsume ga Buisurī o Nerau!?)
  12. Junko's Going to be a Monster's Bride!! (純子が怪人の花嫁に!? Junko ga Kaijin no Hanayome ni!??)
  13. The Chief Executive Of Terror, Doktor G! (恐怖の大幹部ドクトル・ゲー! Kyōfu no Daikanbu Dokutoru Gē!?)
  14. The Double Riders' Secret Memento (ダブルライダー秘密のかたみ Daburu Raidā Himitsu no Katami?)
  15. Rider V3's Deadly Weakness!! (ライダーV3 死の弱点!! Raidā Buisurī Shi no Jakuten!!?)
  16. The Gecko Monster That Carried a Missile on Its Back (ミサイルを背負ったヤモリ怪人! Misairu o Seotta Yamori Kaijin?)
  17. Devil Spray is the Grim Reaper's Weapon (デビルスプレーは死神の武器 Debiru Supurē wa Shinigami no Buki?)
  18. The Devil's Treachery; V3 in Danger? (悪魔の裏切り あやうしV3? Akuma no Uragiri Ayaushi Buisurī??)
  19. Needle Blowfish Apache's Torpedo Plan (ハリフグアパッチの魚雷作戦!! Hari Fugu Apatchi no Gyorai Sakusen!!?)
  20. Destron's Shikoku Occupation Operation (デストロン四国占領作戦 Desutoron Shikoku Senryō Sakusen?)
  21. The Double Riders Who Survived (生きていたダブルライダー Ikite Ita Daburu Raidā?)
  22. Fear Camp! The Riddle of the Underground Canal (恐怖のキャンプ! 地底運河のなぞ! Kyōfu no Kyanpu! Chitei Unga no Nazo!?)
  23. Bizarre! The Bloodsucking Man Who Came From the Graveyard (怪奇! 墓場から来た吸血男 Kaiki! Hakaba Kara Kita Kyūketsu Otoko?)
  24. Bizarre! Cockroach Mansion!! (怪奇! ゴキブリ屋敷!! Kaiki! Gokiburi Yashiki!!?)
  25. Bizarre!! Destron, Ranger Corps (怪奇!! デストロン、レインジャー部隊 Kaiki!! Desutoron, Reinjā Butai?)
  26. Demon Heater Cicada's Mummy Operation (怪人ヒーターゼミのミイラ作戦 Kaijin Hītā Zemi no Miira Sakusen?)
  27. Resurrected Sol - Grim Reaper - Hell - Black (生きかえったゾル・死神・地獄・ブラック Ikikaetta Zoru - Shinigami - Jigoku - Burakku?)
  28. The Five Executives' General Attack!! (五大幹部の総攻撃!! Go Daikanbu no Sōkōgeki!!?)
  29. Doktor G's Final Challenge! (ドクトル・ゲー最後の挑戦! Dokutoru Gē Saigo no Chōsen!?)
  30. Doktor G! The Devil's True Identity? (ドクトル・ゲー!悪魔の正体は? Dokutoru Gē! Akuma no Shōtai wa??)
  31. The Cursed Exectutive Baron Fang Appears!! (呪いの大幹部キバ男爵出現!! Noroi no Daikanbu Kiba-danshaku Shutsugen!!?)
  32. The Will-o'-the-Wisp Swamp's Mysterious Rider Team Annihilation (鬼火沼の怪 ライダー隊全滅!? Onibi Numa no Kai Raidā Tai Zenmetsu!??)
  33. V3 in Danger! The Returning Rider #1, #2!! (V3危うし! 帰ってきたライダー1号、2号!! Buisurī Ayaushi! Kaete Kita Raidā Ichigō, Nigō!!?)
  34. Close Call! Baron Fang Vs. Three Riders (危機一髪! キバ男爵対三人ライダー! Kikiippatsu! Kiba-danshaku Tai Sannin Raidā!?)
  35. Baron Fang's Last Transformation (キバ男爵最後の変身 Kiba-danshaku Saigo no Henshin?)
  36. The Sky's Majin, Wing Army (空の魔神 ツバサ軍団 Sora no Majin Tsubasa Gundan?)
  37. The Suspicious Temple; The Curse of the Flying Squirrel Tribe (怪しの寺 ムササビ族の呪い! Ayashi no Tera Musasabi Zoku no Noroi?)
  38. V3 Taking Children, Deadly Skydiving (子連れV3 死のスカイダイビング Kotsure Buisurī Shi no Sukaidaibingu?)
  39. Fear of the Man-Eating Banana Plant (人喰い植物 バショウガンの恐怖 Hitokui Shokubutsu Bashōgan no Kyōfu?)
  40. Deadly! V3 Mach Kick!! (必殺! V3マッハキック!! Hissatsu! Buisurī Mahha Kikku!!?)
  41. Ah! Humans are Melting! Enter Marshall Armor (あッ! 人間が溶ける! ヨロイ元帥登場 Ā! Ningen ga Tokeru! Yoroi-gensui Tōjō?)
  42. Snail Man's Experiments on People! (カタツムリ人間の人体実験! Katatsumari Ningen no Jintaijikken!?)
  43. Foe or Friend? The Mysterious Riderman (敵か味方か? 謎のライダーマン Teki ka Mikata ka? Nazo no Raidāman?)
  44. V3 Vs. Riderman (V3対ライダーマン Buisurī Tai Raidāman?)
  45. Destron's X-Mas Present (デストロンのXマスプレゼント Desutoron no Ekkusumasu Purezento?)
  46. Riderman! Where Will You Go? (ライダーマンよどこへゆく? Raidāman yo Doko e Yuku??)
  47. Ambushing! The Destron Leader!! (待ち伏せ! デストロン首領!! Machibuse! Desutoron Shuryō!!?)
  48. Seen! The Destron Leader's Face!! (見た! デストロン首領の顔!! Mita! Desutoron Shuryō no Kao!!?)
  49. One Gunshot! To Defeat Shirou Kazami!! (銃声一発! 風見志郎倒る!! Jūsei Ippatsu! Kazami Shirō Taoru!!?)
  50. A Small Friendship (小さな友情 Chiisa na Yūjō?)
  51. You are Rider #4!! (ライダー四号は君だ!! Raidā Yongō wa Kimi da!!?)
  52. Destron's Last Day (デストロン最後の日 Desutoron Saigo no Hi?)

[edit] Movies

  • 1973: Kamen Rider V3: Movie version for episode 2.

During a battle against Destron's forces, Shiro Kazami helps a priest who has been attacked by the evil organization's kaijin Hasami-Jaguar. Little does he know that the church where the priest resides is a front for a Destron hideout. After finding out the organization's latest motive, Kamen Rider V3, along with the Double Riders, must stop Destron from detonating a nuclear bomb in Tokyo.

  • 1973: Kamen Rider V3 Vs Destron Monsters

A physicist named Tetsuo Okita discovers a new mineral called "Satanium," which is more powerful than uranium and emits destructive effects to anyone exposed to it. However, Destron abducts Okita in hopes of finding the source of Satanium and collecting more of it to expedite their run for global domination. Kamen Rider V3 must act fast in rescuing Professor Okita and preventing Destron from collecting more of the deadly mineral.

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Preceded by
Kamen Rider		 Kamen Rider
1973 – 1974		 Succeeded by
Kamen Rider X
Classic Riders
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Kamen Riders: 1 • 2 • V3 • Riderman • X • Amazon • Stronger • Skyrider • Super-1 • ZX
Others: Shocker
Kamen Rider franchise
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Created by Shotaro Ishinomori and Toru Hirayama
TV series: Shōwa: Kamen Rider  • V3  • X  • Amazon  • Stronger  • Skyrider  • Super-1   • Black  • RX
Heisei: Kuuga  • Agito  • Ryuki  • 555  • Blade  • Hibiki  • Kabuto  • Den-O
Specials: Birth of the 10th! (ZX)  • Prologue (Shin)  • SD  • Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider  • Hyper Battle series
Original films: ZO  • J  • World  • First
Manga: Spirits  • Card Warrior
American series: Saban's Masked Rider  • Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
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