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Chinese Grasshopper Man (ショウリョウバッタ男, Shōryōbatta Otoko) is an original Chinese grasshopper Shocker monster in the video game Masked Rider File of Tactics 1.

Identities[]

Ryo Kitazawa[]

Ryo Kitazawa (北沢 亮, Kitazawa Ryō) is a 26 year old Joto University researcher. He has a wife, Yoko (洋子, Yōko) age 25, and son Tsubasa () age 2. His parents died when he was young, and he has no siblings or relatives. He's good at all sports. Kitazawa, who has a strong sense of justice, is extremely difficult to control without brainwashing. Undergoing brainwashing surgery may result in the loss of growth potential. However, as one might expect from the fact that he is a close friend of Hongo and Ichimonji, it is quite possible that the effect of reducing the Kamen Riders' will to fight is quite strong. Even if he loses his growth potential, there is a good chance that the improved mechanism will be able to defeat the Riders.

Shuichi Yazaki[]

Shuichi Yazaki (矢崎 修一, Yazaki Shūichi) is a 24 year old former Self-Defense Forces officer. He is all alone in the world and grew up in an orphanage. After being discharged from the military, he formed the criminal group Yazaki-gumi. He aspires to be a leader by making full use of his cool-headed intellect and blessed physical strength. He is believed to be the mastermind behind the 5 billion yen theft from Tozai Bank, which was praised as an artistic crime. He is currently at large and his whereabouts are unknown.

History[]

Powerful Monster Creation Plan[]

Chinese Grasshopper Man was a cyborg created by improving on Kamen Rider's blueprints, his power and speed exceed those of Kamen Rider. The player may choose either Ryo Kitazawa or Shuichi Yazaki to be modified into Chinese Grasshopper Man. Both of them have brains and physical strength equal to or greater than Hongo and Ichimonji.

Kitazawa Route[]

Kitazawa, who lost his parents early in life, has a strong love for his family. Killing his wife and child would create an opening in Kitazawa's heart, which Shocker can exploit. The organization has the Fake Riders sent to brutally murder his wife and son and staged a rescue by the Shocker Combatmen posing as an "Anti-Rider Alliance", relatives of victims who were killed by the Riders. They tell Kitazawa that the Riders have been brain-altered by an evil organization and have now become pawns of evil.

Kitazawa was scouted and underwent remodeling surgery to fight the Riders. However the brain modification may result in the loss of his growth potential. The only way to compete with a growing remodeled human was with a growing remodeled human. Fortunately, Kitazawa completely trusted the organization. Kitazawa's brain modification was postponed to after defeating the Riders.

But no matter how powerful Chinese Grasshopper Man was, it was too risky to take on the Double Riders at the same time. Therefore, Shocker planned to split up the two riders when executing the operation. The two planned locations are as follows: Miura Beach (Kamen Rider 1) and Naganuma Dam (Kamen Rider 2). Chinese Grasshopper Man was deployed to Miura Beach to ensure the elimination of Kamen Rider 1 while Fake Double Riders were deployed to Naganuma Dam to eliminate Kamen Rider 2. Chinese Grasshopper Man can defeat the Kamen Rider 1 by himself, but if two fake Riders were present, there was a high probability that they can also beat Kamen Rider 2.

A death struggle between Rider No. 1 and Chinese Grasshopper Man unfolded. During the fight, Rider 1 realized that the monster was Kitazawa and claimed that he was Takeki Hongo. The Chinese Grasshopper Man was perplexed. Chinese Grasshopper Man, who believed that the Combatmen were his friends, was convinced that the Riders have become pawns of evil after all, when he saw the powerless "humans" being beaten to death. Hearing the screams of the humans and remembering the cruel death of his wife and son, the Chinese Grasshopper Man attacks Kamen Rider 1 in a fit of rage. His anger accumulated and became even more powerful, and drove Kamen Rider 1 into a corner.

Although Kamen Rider 1 had been on the defensive up to that point, he decided to fight and defeat Kitazawa, who has an unshakable faith in the Combatmen, and headed toward the Chinese Grasshopper Man. However, the damage he has sustained so far was unexpectedly great, and in the end, his body exploded into four pieces when Chinese Grasshopper Man unleashed his special kick. Meanwhile, the Fake Riders, having received the news of the successful elimination of Hongo Rider, told Kamen Rider 2 the news and lured him to Miura Beach, while he himself goes into hiding to observe what happens. However, Chinese Grasshopper Man confronted Kamen Rider 2.

During the battle, Rider No. 2 realized the true identity of Chinese Grasshopper Man, just as Hongo did, but this was his undoing, and he was unable to exert his strength as he would like, and was hit by a series of attacks from Chinese Grasshopper Man, finally disappearing into the sea. However, the Chinese Grasshopper Man, who was supposed to have finished the battle, muttered "I'm surprised to see four Kamen Riders...". He had detected the Fake Riders lurking in the shadow of a rock. Taken by surprise, the Fake Riders try to escape somehow, but are defeated by the power of Chinese Grasshopper Man. Sensing danger, the Combatmen, posing as Anti-Rider Alliance members, approached the Chinese Grasshopper Man, and took him back to the secret base to give him the brain modification. However, just before the surgery, Kitazawa became suspicious of the scientists and their actions and escaped from the scene.

Yazaki Route[]

Yazaki's whereabouts were unknown. The number of defense personnel at the base was reduced to a minimum and were deployed to search for Yazaki. With the increased number of people, the search area was expanded and they succeeded in finding Yazaki's hideout. They scouted Yazaki for his physical strength and had him undergo the remodeling surgery.

But no matter how powerful Chinese Grasshopper Man was, it was too risky to take on the Double Riders at the same time. Therefore, Shocker planned to split up the two riders when executing the operation. The two planned locations are as follows: Miura Beach (Kamen Rider 1) and Naganuma Dam (Kamen Rider 2). Chinese Grasshopper Man was deployed to Miura Beach to ensure the elimination of Kamen Rider 1 while Fake Double Riders were deployed to Naganuma Dam to eliminate Kamen Rider 2. Chinese Grasshopper Man can defeat the Kamen Rider 1 by himself, but if two fake Riders were present, there was a high probability that they can also beat Kamen Rider 2.

Chinese Grasshopper Man continued to gain the upper hand in the fight. He dodged the numerous special moves, and Kamen Rider 1, sensing danger, rushed towards Cyclone to retreat, but the Cyclone was destroyed by a special missile fired from Chinese Grasshopper Man's arm. It blew into flames and exploded. Kamen Rider 1 then asked Kamen Rider 2 in Naganuma Dam for help, but Kamen Rider 2 was also struggling against the two Fake Riders and was in no condition to rush to Miura Beach.

With no other options, Kamen Rider 1 decided to use his Rider Power as a last resort. He releases all of his energy and uses the Rider Discharge to electrocute Chinese Grasshopper Man, then took advantage of the opportunity to try to escape into the sea. However, Yazaki, who had been a member of the Self-Defense Forces' special forces, successfully avoided the attack. Rider Power depleted Kamen Rider 1's energy all at once, and he run out of strength, and exploded under a barrage of punches from Chinese Grasshopper Man.

The Fake Riders received news of Rider 1's death from a combatman monitoring the scene, and immediately informed Kamen Rider 2 of the fact, which led him to Miura Beach where he faced off against Chinese Grasshopper Man. However, faced with such overwhelming power, Kamen Rider 2 had no choice but to meet the same fate as Kamen Rider 1, and Chinese Grasshopper Man succeeded in eliminating the Double Riders.

Rider Elimination Plan[]

Successfully Defeat Kamen Rider[]

Kamen Rider 1 managed to defeat Archerfish Man underwater but it seemed that Kamen Rider had signs of fatigue. The Chinese Grasshopper Man was immediately deployed. He slowly approached Kamen Rider. Kamen Rider backs away. Chinese Grasshopper Man shoots a stream of dissolving fluid at Kamen Rider, but the Rider was unable to avoid it. Sparks shoot out from his body and he was in tatters. Chinese Grasshopper Man bids him farewell as he jumped into the air and landed his Sky Kick directly on Kamen Rider 1's body.

Kamen Rider 1 is dead. The simulated operation was a success.[1]

Birth of Rider No.3[]

As He, Orcondor, and Archerfish Man were to defeat the Double Riders, Chinese Grasshopper Man screamed in pain confusing the two other executive Shocker Kaijin. Chinese Grasshopper Man fainted and stopped moving. Orcondor was about to attack Kamen Rider 1 with a shock wave, but Chinese Grasshopper Man grabbed his arm and stopped him. He chops Orcondor in the back of the head and Orcondor rolls to the ground. Kamen Rider 1 and 2 noticed that Chinese Grasshopper Man was also a modified grasshopper, so they telepathically entered his mind and removed the brainwashing. The executive Shocker Kaijin were all annihilated. With the smoke from the explosion behind him, the Chinese Grasshopper Man stood there in shock. The Double Riders held out their hands. The three grasshopper cyborgs stared at each other. The Grasshopper Man reaches out his hand to the Double Rider's outstretched hands.

The simulated operation had failed. In fact, it caused the worst possible outcome for Shocker as you had created Rider No.3.[2]

Chinese Grasshopper Man[]

KRTOS-Chinese Grasshopper Man

Chinese Grasshopper Man

Statistic[3]
  • Height: 190 cm
  • Weight: 90 kg

The Chinese Grasshopper Man is superior to Kamen Rider in every respect, especially in terms of his jumping ability. He has particularly good jumping ability, and his "Sky Kick" from high in the air is powerful. It is very difficult to get him to obey your orders. One wrong move and he will betray you.[4][5]

Arsenal
  • Missiles: The Chinese Grasshopper Man is equipped with special missiles in his arms.
  • Motorcycle: Chinese Grasshopper Man rides his own motorcycle, presumably another model of Cyclone.
Abilities
  • Dissolving Liquid: The Chinese Grasshopper Man can spray a dissolving liquid from the protrusions on its shoulders.
  • Human Disguise: The Chinese Grasshopper Man can transform into the human form it is based on by using the dissolving liquid.
  • Enhanced Lung Capacity: He can stay underwater for up to 5 hours using the oxygen tank Aqua Lung (アクアラング, Akua Rangu), while the Kamen Riders' limit is 3 hours.
Techniques
  • Sky Kick (スカイキック, Sukai Kikku)

References[]

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