 This article is about a kaijin in Kamen Rider Super-1.
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Fire Kong (ファイヤーコング, Faiyā Kongu, 1 & 2): A gorilla monster whose real name was Gosuke Saruwatari (猿渡 剛介, Saruwatari Gōsuke), a karate savant and Dogma agent.
Character History
Fire Kong of the Dogma Revenge Corps.
Learning of the Super-1 project while posing as a NASA scientist he kidnaps Dr. Henry to coerce him to work with the Dogma Kingdom and use Super-1 as their new weapon of mass destruction. Refusing cooperation he is tasked to destroy the project, assassinating all NASA members relevant to it including Dr. Henry himself. [The Remodelled Human's Great Transformation for the Planet]
He later travels back to Japan from the USA and establishes a martial arts dojo, forcefully seizing district property by intimidation from his dojo students. His students flee upon his monstrous identity being exposed from a beatdown by Kazuya Oki in human form. He is destroyed by Super-1's Whirlwind Super Kick. [The Time of Battle Has Come! The Move is the Sincere Shaolin Fist]
He was later revived as part of the Dogma Revenge Corps (ドグマ復讐兵団, Doguma Fukushū Heidan, movie) and destroyed by Kamen Rider Stronger.
Arsenal
His powers include super strength (exhibited in human form in being able to brake a moving car) and a volatile flamethrower attached to his head.
Behind the scenes
Portrayal
Fire Kong was voiced by Tetsuya Kaji. Gosuke Saruwatari was portrayed by the famous Masashi Ishibashi who also played CRIME's
boss Iron Claw from J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Egos' leader Commander Hedder from Battle Fever J, and General Kar of the Jashinka Empire in Kagaku Sentai Dynaman.
Appearances
- File:Icon-super1.png Kamen Rider Super-1
- Episode 1: The Remodeled Human's Great Transformation for the Planet
- Episode 2: The Time of Battle Has Come! The Move is the Sincere Shaolin Fist
- Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie
- Episode 47: Golden Rain! Doctor Ghost's Final Trap!! (archive footage only)
