Takeshi Hongo

Takeshi Hongo

Series	Kamen Rider
Age	67
Birthday	Unknown
Sex	Male
Species	human (cyborg)
Height	6'0" \| 183 cm
Weight	152 lbs \| 68 kg
Alignment	Lawful Good

Takeshi Hongo, better known as either Kamen Rider Ichigo or Kamen Rider 1, is the main character and first of the Kamen Rider series.

Background[]

Takeshi Hongo was a prodigy in biochemistry as a student at Jounan University's Biochemical Department and was also a motorcycle fanatic. The terrorist group Shocker had wanted someone smart enough to be their minion in their thirst for conquering the world. During a motorcycle ride, Takeshi was taken hostage and transformed into someone stronger, faster, and tougher than the average man. Yet Shocker was betrayed by the scientist working on him, who also happened to be Takeshi's professor. The professor told him that the enhancements placed upon him were permanent and would remain until his death (of which was prolonged by his enhancements).

With nothing left to point to, Takeshi decided to use his newly designed body against Shocker as he fought them and their own creations for the sake of humanity as Kamen Rider Ichigo. He was successful for many years, taking down numerous enemies and perfecting his newfound skills. However, Shocker managed to capture Takeshi once again in an attempt to keep him for good. They upgraded his suit with new and more powerful technology, but their plans to keeping him failed yet again as he escaped but now even stronger. To this day, Takeshi still fights for humanity along with other Kamen Riders for the sake of peace and the safety of humanity.

Powers & Abilities[]

Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Hongo has superhuman abilities augmented far beyond the most gifted athletes. With each battle, Hongo continues to grow stronger, possessing unlimited potential.
- Hyper Strength: In human form, Hongo can break apart metal objects in an instant. By transforming into Kamen Rider 1, Hongo damaged Shocker's armored bus, severely wounded Shadow Moon with a Rider Punch, and finished off the godlike Creation King through a Double Rider Kick.
- Hyper Durability: Hongo has easily withstood oxygen deprivation, absolute zero freezing, a nuclear bomb, and an explosion which blasted him into outer space.
- Light Speed Reflexes: Hongo can react to dangers that move at the speed of light, skillfully dodging Owl Man's x-ray eye beams in their battle.
- Appearance Duplication: Like Shocker's other cyborgs, Hongo possesses the ability to change his appearance into other individuals.
- Mind Link: From their similar cyborg designs, Hongo is able to telepathically link with Hayato and/or Kazami; said link powerful enough to undo Shocker's brainwashing.
- Instant Healing: Through receiving a strong gust of wind, Hongo can recover from any physical injuries.

Rider Kick: The most recognizable and powerful move out of all. Takeshi will exclaim the move's name before doing a flying kick to an opponent. If a hit lands successfully, the opponent is more than likely to then completely explode.
- Denko Rider Kick: A more powerful version of Rider Kick.
- Rider Hanten Kick:
- Rider Inazuma Kick:
- Rider Drop Kick:
- Rider Screw Kick:
- Rider Fusha Sandan Kick:
- Rider Point Kick:
- Rider Getsumen Kick:
- Rider Double Kick: A Rider Kick along with Kamen Rider Nigo.
- Rider Triple Kick: A Rider Kick along with Kamen Rider Nigo and Kamen Rider V3. Used to defeat multiple enemies at once
- X Rider Super Five Kick: A Rider Kick along with Kamen Rider Nigo, Kamen Rider V3, Riderman, and Kamen Rider X.

Rider Nage: Kamen Rider 1 can throw monsters hard enough to kill them.
- Rider Gaeshi: It is a version of Rider Nage where Kamen Rider 1 throws his enemy during a jump.
Rider Chop: A strong chop that can cut through metal bars and thick wood. Takeshi's hand will radiate a red aura before the attack is performed.
- Rider Flying Chop:
- Rider Double Chop:
Rider Sharin:
Rider Punch: An extremely powerful punch, but nothing particularly special. It can be used in a variety of ways, featuring haymakers, jabs, and uppercuts that will send foes flying into the air.
Rider Head Crusher:
Rider Jump: Rider Jump is a long and/or high jump into the air, as high as 50 feet (15.3 meters) and as far as 60 feet (48.7 meters) into the air. It is usually used as an evasive move or to kickstart a follow-up attack.
Rider Back Jump:
Rider Hammer:
Rider Crash:
Rider Knee Block:
Rider Screw Block:
Rider Throw: An enemy will be grabbed and thrown high into the sky overhead by Takeshi.
Rider Synchro/Syndrome: By combining his might with other Kamen Riders, Hongo can somehow warp reality itself.
Genius-Level Intellect: Hongo has an IQ of 600, with his expertise being biochemistry. Some of his most impressive feats include: creating antidotes for rare and exotic poisons, co-designing the New Cyclone, and converting Shiro Kazami into Kamen Rider V3.
Exceptional Leadership: As the first Kamen Rider, Hongo normally takes command when fighting alongside his successors, providing not only insight and wisdom, but also strategy and tact to outwit their foes.
Expert Detective: In contrast to his somewhat eccentric nature, Hongo displays surprising focus when investigating Shocker's activities, using given clues to figure out their secret plans. If required, Hongo will go undercover to spy on his foes, disguising himself to fool others.
Master Bike Race: Since he was trained by Tachibana, Hongo is an excellent bike racer. When transformed into Kamen Rider 1, Hongo swiftly defeated several Shocker Combatmen on their own modified bikes. Among all the Kamen Riders in the franchise, Hongo's racing technique may very well be the best.
Master Combatant: Befitting his title as "First Rider", Hongo is essentially unmatched in pure skill. In Kamen Rider Stronger, Hongo easily overwhelmed several of the Delzer Army's generals in combat, despite their powers alone rivaling Stronger in Charge-Up Form.
Weapon Mastery: While normally a hand-to-hand fighter, Hongo is also a master weapon user, usually stealing weapons from Shocker Combatmen and using them to his advantage.

Equipment[]

Typhoon Belt: The most important piece to Takeshi's equipment. It was previously used to even start his transformation in the first place since it had to be fueled by any form of wind to transform into a Kamen Rider. Ever since his second upgrade, Takeshi has no need for the Belt, but still uses it because it holds the switch to activating his Rider Power. It can also act as an anemometer.
Suit:
- Head:
  - Ultrasensitive Antennae: A tactile antennae that can catch radio waves in 4km square. It can also be used for radio communication.
  - Cat Eye: A compound-eye detector with three times the eyesight of a normal person. It emits infrared rays and can catch the movement of the enemy even in the dark.
  - O Signal: The danger detector. When an enemy monster approaches within a radius of 100m, it catches the special wavelength emitted by them and the lamp blinks.
  - Super Auditory Device: A sound collector that has 40 times the hearing of ordinary people. Kamen Rider 1 can hear the sound of the surrounding area in 4km.
  - Crusher: A jaw-shaped cutting device with sharp fangs that can even bite through steel chains.
- Converter Lung (コンバーターラング, Konbātā Rangu): The wind power sent from the wind turbine dynamo is converted into energy and stored in the energy converter. At the same time, activates an ultra-small nuclear reactor and generates the power of artificial muscles throughout the body.
- Rider Grip (ライダーグリップ, Raidā Gurippu): Fingers that grab the target and doesn't let go. His grip strength is 10 times more than that of a normal person.
- Pulmonary Converter: Catches wind power to convert it to energy, also acts as a radiator.
- Power Converter: A set of capsules on the Typhoon belt that can store energy.
- Artificial Muscle: These give Takeshi the strength to jump as high and far as he can go.
- Jump Shoes: Shoes that possess elastic-like springs on the soles.
Cyclone: A machine given to Kamen Rider by Professor Midorikawa. Cyclone takes the form of an off-road bike and can be ridden by people other than Hongo. When Hongo transforms into Kamen Rider the switch for the bike is also activated and the bike becomes an on-road bike.
New Cyclone: The New Cyclone is a powerful motorbike that can go at record breaking speeds and has the ability to leap great heights. It's top speed is 310 mph. It's leaps go as high as 164 feet (or 50 meters) in the air. It runs off of a nuclear engine and has 250 horsepower.
- Cyclone Cutters: Red blades that can be retraced from the front sides of the vehicle. They alone have the same power to kill any monster in the same way Kamen Riders can.
- Rider Power: By activating a switch in the belt, Takeshi would activate his Rider Power. This raises his strength in general to an unspecified amount. Using this makes him most likely the strongest out of all of Shocker's creations.

Alternate Forms[]

Original[]

Sakurajima[]

New 1[]

Power Up[]

Feats[]

Strength[]

Taken on and defeated enemies meant to take him down permanently.
His Rider Chop has been able to cut through thick metal bars and tree trunks.
Without an explosive outcome, his Rider Kick can bend support beams.
Is ranked higher than several Kamen Riders in power, whom one had caused a city-sized blast with a Rider Kick.
With Rider Kick, he broke a bolder into two pieces.

Speed[]

Is fast enough to create miniature tornadoes by running around in circles.
In the manga, is comparable to Kamen Rider Nigo, who caught machine gun fire and blitzed through tank shots.

Durability[]

Tanked a nuke point blank that sent him flying all the way towards Australia, without a scratch!
Can easily resist a 100,000 volt shock, even without a transformation.
Survived in sub-zero temperature.

Skill[]

Has an IQ of 600
After tanking the nuke that sent him to Australia, Takeshi learned how to fly... somehow.
Is one of if not the most experienced out of all the Kamen Riders.
Have taken on and defeated armies of Shocker soldiers multiple times without being harmed a majority of the times.

Weaknesses[]

Takeshi needs to shout and pose if he wants to transform.
Screams some attack names, which could make his moves predictable.

Fun Facts[]

If Takeshi Hongo when unmasked looks familiar to you, that is because the actor who played him has also been known for acting as SEGA's Segata Sanshiro.