This article is about a set of power-up devices in Kamen Rider Super-1. |
The Five Hands (ファイブハンド, Faibu Hando) are 5 super-powered, glove-like prosthetic arms that possessed by Kamen Rider Super-1. To change arms, he does a circular motion with his hands and says "Change-(name of hand)".
List of Five Hands[]
- Super Hands (スーパーハンド, Sūpā Hando): The default silver arms that allow Super-1 to perform a super punch with a force of 30 tons. The Super Hands are equipped with a “super molecular vibration” function to amplify the power of Super-1’s hand chops and are reinforced with shock absorption to protect the internal mechanisms from the recoil of impact.[1]
- Power Hands (パワーハンド, Pawā Hando): Red arms that allow Super-1 to lift up to 50 tons (though one bio says they can lift a maximum limit of 500 tons) of weight, as well as initiate the Megaton Punch (メガトンパンチ, Megaton Panchi) of 300 tons.
- Elec Hands (エレキハンド, Ereki Hando): Blue arms that allow Super-1 to channel up to 10,000 volts of electricity, as well as fire the Elek Beam (エレキ光線, Ereki Kōsen). As a power generator, the Elec Hands can produce up to 300,000,000 volts of electricity and the gloves can be continuously upgraded with newer technology to increase their effectiveness through the Check Machine. It is also possible for Super-1 to utilize a double Elek Beam attack with both gloves.[2]
- Thermal Hands (冷熱ハンド, Reinetsu Hando): Green arms where the left one has a cryogenic sprayer while the right one has a flamethrower.
- Radar Hands (レーダーハンド, Rēdā Hando): Gold arms that allow Super-1 to shoot missiles that emit radar waves, allowing him to see further from the radar screen on his gloves with a maximum distance of 10km in range. The missiles can also be used as a projectile or modified with explosives to strike an enemy target.[3]
Notes[]
- The different powers of the Five Hands, as well as being the second example of Rider attachments after the Cassette Arms used by Riderman, can be considered a prototype of the form changes which would become common place in the Heisei period Kamen Rider Series, first appearing in Kamen Rider Black RX.
- A heavily expanded evolution would later appear with the Heisei Rider, Fourze, an Astronaut Rider like Super-1, who uses Astroswitches to assume various Module attachments, with 10 of them being assigned to a single limb for a total of 40. Coincidentally, both Fourze and Super-1 are space-themed.
- Despite being weapons later on, each of the Five Hands has a practical application for space travel with some functions even stated in the first episode:
- Super Hands were designed for use in self-defense from possible hostile alien threats.
- Power Hands were designed to lift heavy obstacles out of the way or heavy cargo, also useful in high gravity environments for lifting.
- Elec Hands were designed to quickly generate power to ship or planetary base systems or drain a viable source of electricity to power something else in an emergency such as a power outage.
- Thermal Hands were designed for various applications. The Hot Hand could be used to weld damaged ship parts or burn away obstacles while the Cold Hand could be used as a fire extinguisher.
- Radar Hands were designed to survey the surface of planets or a hazardous region of space, scouting ahead so a crew could handle a mission by knowing what was in the environment.
Appearances[]
- 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
- Episode 3: Go! The Ends of the Earth, Dogma's El Dorado
- Episode 4: Run, Kazuya! Dogma's Wedding March of Death
- Episode 5: Jump, Kazuya! The Demonic Machine Race
- Episode 6: Help, The Lovers of the Spider's Nest Mansion
- Episode 7: Dogma Equation, the Living Computer
- Episode 8: Fight, Kazuya! Dogma's Trial of Death
- Episode 9: Seen!! The Secret of the Dogma Monster Remodelling Factory
- Episode 10: Danger!! The Demonic Christmas Present
- Episode 11: SOS! Kazuya! Cooperate with Dogma!!
- Episode 12: A Formidable Enemy Appears! The Sincere Shaolin Fist is Defeated
- Episode 13: Discovered! The Deadly "Plum-blossom" Technique
- Episode 14: Dogma Annihilation? The Demon Doctor's Laughing Gas
- Episode 15: Genius Monster vs. Rider in a Contest of Wits
- Episode 16: Help! The One-Eyed Monster Comes to Attack!
- Episode 17: I Want Kazuya's Blood! The Strange Sword Calls
- Episode 18: Five Hands Change Impossible!!
- Episode 19: The Demonic Tutoring School!! The Dreadful Radio-Cassette Monster
- Episode 20: To Your House! Dogma's Phone Rings Tonight
- Episode 21: Emergency Order! Steal the Five Hands!!
- Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie
- Episode 22: Duel at the Monster Graveyard! The End of General Megirl
- Episode 23: Immortal Emperor Terror Macro's True Identity?
- Episode 24: Let's Go!! Junior Rider Squad
- Episode 25: It Even Attacts Airplanes!! The Strong Magnet Monster
- Episode 26: In the Care of a Clock? Jin Dogma's Trap
- Episode 27: A Friend of Children! Child X's Identity?
- Episode 28: The Bizarre Video Monster Who Makes Copies of People
- Episode 29: Rain, Rain, Fall, Fall! The Bizarre Umbrella Man!!
- Episode 30: The Evil Super Express! Rollerskate Monster
- Episode 31: It Sucks up Humans! Fear of Spray Monster
- Episode 32: Bait the Rider! Fishing Rod Monster Appears
- Episode 33: Let's Fight Everyone! The Dreadful RC Monster
- Episode 34: The Magic Red Light That Masaru Found
- Episode 35: The Bizarre Chair Human! The Execution Room!
- Episode 36: Scissors Monster's Snip-snap Operation!!
- Episode 37: Big Arm Top Monster! Deathmatch at the Lighthouse!!
- Episode 38: Dangerous! Don't Enter Where Refrigerator Monster is In!!
- Episode 39: Where is Powerful Lighter Monster's Weak Point!!
- Episode 40: Oh, Humans are Melting! Soap Monster Appears
- Episode 41: Kazuya in the Zoo, Escape from the Underwater Cage Impossible?
- Episode 42: Marshal Demon's Great Costume Party
- Episode 43: The World is Freezing!? Electric Fan Monster's Might!
- Episode 44: Lengthening Ladder Monster's Evil Influence
- Episode 45: Most Excellent Monster ShokaKing That You Considered
- Episode 46: Marshal Demon Gets Angry! Transform, Onibi! Princess!!
- Episode 47: Golden Rain! Doctor Ghost's Final Trap!!
- Episode 48/Finale: Farewell, Earth! Kazuya Heads Off to Space!!
- Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
- Kamen Rider Black RX
- Episode 41: Terror of the 100 Eyed Hag
- Episode 42: The Four Commanders Are Banished
- Episode 43: Defeated!! RX
- Episode 44: Fight! All Riders
- Episode 45: False Rider's Last Days
- Episode 46: The Riders' All Out Charge
- Episode 47/Finale: A Shining Tomorrow!
- Kamen Rider Decade
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3