Bat Imagin

This article is about an Imagin in Kamen Rider Den-O.

Bat Imagin
Monster Information
Motif	Bat
Monster Type	Imagin
Affiliation	Imagin
Height	190 cm
Weight	117 kg
Series	Kamen Rider Den-O
First Appearance	I Have Arrived!
Latest Appearance	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen Full list of appearances
Voice Actor	Kiyoyuki Yanada
Gigandeath Heaven

The Bat Imagin (バットイマジン, Batto Imajin) was the first evil Imagin that appeared in the Kamen Rider Den-O series.

Profile

• Motif basis: Bat
• Fable Basis: The Bat, The Bird and the Beasts
• Contract holder/host: Tetsuo (テツオ, Tetsuo)
• Rider Ticket date: December 24, 2004
• Destroyed by: DenLiner Gouka

Bat Imagin's Rider Ticket

Forms

• Bat
• Gigandeath

Bat Imagin

• Height: 190 cm
• Weight: 117 kg

Abilities

• Contract Creation: Like all Imagin, the Bat Imagin can form a contract with a person in order to gain a physical form.
• Time Travel: Like other Imagin, once his contract was completed he could travel to a point in time precious to his host.
• Superhuman agility: His move of attacks are fast and can pursue and achieve to his enemies.
• Superhuman Flying: Possesses ability to create wings to fly.
• Superhuman strength: He thrown to Den-O at a great distance.
• Sonic Blast: The bat imagin use sonic blasts as weapon.

Arsenal

• Claws The monster uses his claws to attacks to his opponents and when fly, can destroy the concrete.
• Jinglebell Keyholder The bat imagin use a umbrella-form sword and attacks in mele.

Weakness

• Death of contract host: Due to the greatly delicate nature of the contract, if the contract holder forgets or dies before the contract is completed, the Imagin bound to him or her will fade away.

Gigandeath Heaven

Gigandeath Heaven (ギガンデスヘブン, Gigandesu Hebun) is an aerial Gigandeath, Heaven resembles a bird with elements of a bat and a wasp.

• Myth/legend: Ziz
• Height: 1800 cm
• Weight: 860 kg

Abilities

• Superhuman Size: It attacks to its enemies with a enormous size.
• Superhuman Flying: It can fly and attacks to its enemies in the sky.
• Stings: It can thrown multiple stingers in its abdomen.

History

Possesses ability to create wings to fly and use sonic blasts as weapon, the Bat Imagin fulfills his contract with the Tetsuo for return of his jinglebell keyholder. Attacking everyone with a jinglebell keyholder. The Bat Imagin battled Den-O Sword Form, but the fight ended with him being defeated. However, he is revealed to still be alive. When he travels to the past, the Bat Imagin possesses Tetsuo's body and begins causing havoc until Den-O appears and forces him to abandon Tetsuo. And he is destroyed by Den-O, he then becomes Gigandeath Heaven and is ultimately defeated by DenLiner Gouka.

Kamen Rider Decade

A Bat Imagin appeared as one of several Imagin that attempted to get Natsumi Hikari to tell them her wish while she was trapped in shifting dimensions during the destruction of the worlds. ^{[Rider War (episode)]}

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen

He is revived in Super Hero Taisen. He is seen fighting GekiChopper.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Bat Imagin is voiced by late Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之, Yanada Kiyoyuki), who previsouly voiced El of the Water in Kamen Rider Agito and Spider Undead in Kamen Rider Blade.

Concept Art

Bat Imagin was designed by Yasushi Nirasawa (韮沢 靖, Nirasawa Yasushi).

Bat Imagin concept art

Jinglebell Keyholder concept art

Notes

• As pointed out in the design book Imagin: Say Your Wish..., the first few enemy Imagin correspond to Riders from Kamen Rider Ryuki, with the Bat Imagin corresponding to Kamen Rider Knight.
• His fable basis is The Bat, The Bird and the Beasts, due his motif of a bat, the asymmetrical appearance on his shoulders, ability of flying as a bird and his beastly form.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Den-O
  • Episode 1: I Have Arrived!
  • Episode 2: Ride on Time
• Kamen Rider Decade
  • Episode 1: Rider War
• Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
• Kamen Rider Zi-O
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (flashback only)