Masked Rider

Masked Rider (仮面 ライダー) is the Talent of Shotaro Ishinomori.

Appearance
Kamen Rider is a manifested Talent upon activation. The Talent activates when Shotaro says "Transform (変身)", his body is then covered in an extremely durable armour.

Basic Form
In its basic form, Masked Rider is coloured black with two large red eyes on its eyes which lets Shotaro see his surroundings.

Ryūki Form
In its Ryūki form, the main armour turns red, additional armour is equipped on the suit's right arm in the style of a dragon's mouth.

Abilities
At its basic form, Masked Rider provides additional defence to its user, the armour covers the entire body of Shotaro and is extremely durable. Masked Rider is extremely versatile and responds to voice commands through Shotaro, he is also able to change the form of the armour to adapt to the battle which he is facing

Basic Form
Basic Form (通常版) is the basic form of the Masked Rider armour and has no special abilities.

Techniques

 * Rider Kick (ライダーキック): An attack commonly used by Shotaro to finish off his opponents, its usually a simple flying side kick directed towards his opponents.

Ryūki Form
Ryūki Form (龍騎版) is a form built for hand-to-hand combat, Ryūki is unique in that its able to manipulate Shotaro's kinetic energy by a limited amount.

Techniques

 * Ryūki Form: Ryūken (龍騎版：龍拳) is a powerful punch which increases the kinetic energy produced by Shotaro's punch twice.
 * Ryūki Form - Final Mode: Dai En'netsu Ryū・Zanka no Tekken (龍騎版 ー 最終形：大炎熱龍・残火の鉄拳) is the most powerful attack in the Ryūki form arsenal, often called an "on-hand nuclear bomb", a punch from Shotaro is able to obliterate through a person's body. The technique transfers 90% of Shotaro's energy to his fist, upon contact with a living being the attack then absorbs the energy from that person and converts it into more kinetic energy which Shotaro can utilize, weakening them and then dealing a massive amount of damage to them.

Derivation
Masked Rider, better known as is a mixed-media tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The series commonly features superheroes named "Kamen Riders" with an insect-like motif, usually seen riding a motorcycle. The series has gained its place in Japanese culture and reatly influenced the superhero genre in Japan.

Trivia

 * The base Kamen Rider is based on the original Kamen Rider 1 armor.
 * The Ryūki armor is named after.