 This article is about a villain in Kamen Rider, the original series.
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- "Glory to our Great Leader! (我が偉大なる首領に栄光あれ！, Waga idainaru Shuryō ni eikōare!)"
- ―General Black's last words[src]
General Black (ブラック将軍, Burakku Shōgun) was a Gel Shocker executive stationed in Africa with the ability to become a leech/chameleon monster named Hilchameleon (ヒルカメレオン, Hirukamereon).
History[]
Kamen Rider[]
Origin[]
He was once an army officer of former Imperial Russia who quickly rose to the position of General when he was still young due to his cruel but effective tactics while armed with a stick. Due to these tactics of torture and combat, he struck fear into enemies and farmers of his country. After the fall of Imperial Russia, he was approached by the esoteric Buddhist group Geldam. Joining them, he went to Africa where he continued his terror campaign while keeping his uniform and position from the Russian army.
Gel Shocker[]
He was later contacted by the Shocker Leader and went to Japan founding Gel Shocker. Becoming Hilchameleon who has the ability to sucking blood by hugging humans thanks to his body tubes, using drained blood to revive Gel Shocker monsters who were already defeated by the Double Riders, throwing leeches which cause the target to follow his order, and able to turn himself become invisible. Later he fought the Double Riders on a roller coaster and was defeated by their Rider Double Chop when turning invisible after being weakened. He reverts to his human form cursing the Double Riders and exploded.
V3[]
Along with Colonel Zol, Dr. Shinigami, and Jigoku Taishi, he was resurrected by Doctor G to initiate Operation: Japan Annihilation using a new toxic gas called Girard Gamma. His assigned region is the Chugoku region. When Jigoku Taishi is captured by V3, he states Jigoku Taishi is useless and waited for Jigoku Taishi's execution until Great Leader interferes, stating they cannot afford to lose even Jigoku Taishi. He then carried out their mission and let V3 go as he pleased. He died with the other revived commanders when Destron's base accidentally self-destructed.
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Movie War 2010[]
Hilchameleon was revived as part of the Dai-Shocker remnant, Super Shocker. He was part of the group led by Colonel Zol who witnessed the revival of the Super Crisis Fortress. When a newly revived Tsukasa, Natsumi, Yusuke, and Kaito arrived, he fought with Solospider against Yusuke as Kuuga but was quickly defeated. He was then destroyed alongside many Super Shocker monsters and soldiers by the four Riders' combined finishers. [Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story]
Let's Go Kamen Riders[]
In OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders after a Shocker Combatman found a Cell Medal dropped by Ankh, General Black presented it to the Shocker Leader where it became the Shocker Core Medal and created the Shocker Greeed. He is later defeated by Kamen Rider OOO.
Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai[]
Hilchameleon was resurrected as part of the revived Badan Empire. When the 15 Heisei Riders and 15 Showa Riders joined forces to defeat Badan, he was seen ffighting Decade and then Blade. [Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]
History Modifying Machine[]
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special[]
Hilchameleon appears to stop the Riders in their pursuit of Dr. Dee.
Hilchameleon was brought back at some point by the Shocker Leader. A high-ranking member of the remnant Shocker in 2015, Hilchameleon was present during the plot to use Roidmude 089, who had become the reincarnation of Shocker scientist Dr. Dee, as the History Modifying Machine to alter reality and ensure Shocker's victory.
He first appears in the ruined Eastern Kanto Institute of Science to stop Shinnosuke, Kiriko, and Takaharu
from pursuing "Dr. Dee" but is confronted by Kamen Rider Mach who, despite Hilchameleon briefly eluding the four with his power of invisibility, forces him off. Soon after, Hilchameleon has Kame Bazooka bombard the research facility and destroy it, seemingly eliminating Aka Ninger and the Kamen Riders. However, when their survival is revealed after uniting with the other Ninningers, Hilchameleon and Kame Bazooka join with "Dr. Dee", who has transformed into Shocker Buruburu, to back him up along with his force of Shocker Combatmen, Hitokarage, and Roidmude 076.
During the battle against the Ninningers and Kamen Riders, Hilchameleon fights Mach alongside Kame Bazooka. He has Kame Bazooka fire at Mach with his bazooka, only for Mach use Mazarl Signal Exchange to clog Kame Bazooka's cannon with cement. Putting both monsters into a panic, Hilchameleon tries to help Kame Bazooka only for him to quickly be destroyed by his own blast, with Hilchameleon being blown back by the explosion. Enraged, Hilchameleon warns Mach that he won't forget this, vowing that Shocker will reign supreme before he takes his leave. Shocker Buruburu is then destroyed, only for Kamen Rider 3 to reveal that 089's body was merely a test run for the History Modifying Machine as its true operation begins.[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special]
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3[]
General Black in Super Hero Taisen GP
In the altered world created by the change to history involving Kamen Rider 3 appearing to destroy the Double Riders after their defeat of the Shocker Leader in 1973, General Black is revived and is an executive of Shocker in the new present day.
The Tobee disguise shows his true form
To fool Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos, he disguised himself as a butler of Takeshi Hongo named Tobee Tachibana. After Yuto found the History Modifying Machine was housing the Shocker Leader's spirit, General Black emerged into his true form.
During the Kamen Riders' final battle against Shocker, he is destroyed by Mach Dead Heat's Full Throttle. [Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3]
D-Video: Kamen Rider 4[]
Due to the Shocker Scientists repairing the History Modifying Machine, Hilchameleon appeared again and attack the humans with Cheetahkatatsumuri and Arimammoth. During the second time loop, he's mortally wounded by Drive's Type Technic Braver Full Throttle but survives long enough to kill Go Shijima from behind.[Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!!] He was resurrected through the Modifying Machine only to be destroyed in the final loop by Faiz's Sparkle Cut.[Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader]
Game World[]
An iteration of Hilchameleon was part of the endlessly reviving army of Shocker in the amusement park Game World. In his first known appearance, Hilchameleon attacked Kamen Rider Ex-Aid under cloak but was fought off by Kiriya Kujo, who transformed into Kamen Rider Lazer Chambara Bike Gamer Level 3. Failing to overcome Lazer with his rapid strikes, Hilchameleon was destroyed by the Giri Giri Critical Finish. [Maze 1: Emu, is dead?] Emerging as a result of Kuroto Dan's plot to revive himself, however, Shocker's forces would persistently attack, no matter how many times defeated, the Kamen Riders he had gathered for this purpose. [Maze 2: Escape] Once the Game World was destroyed by Kazuma Kenzaki's Joker Undead power, the Shocker army was assembled one last time under Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer and Totema but was ultimately wiped out by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99 and the second Kamen Sentai Gorider. [Maze 3: Gorider Forever]
Disguises[]
As a chameleon monster, Hilchameleon is able to disguise himself as another person.
- Unnamed Shocker prisoner (episode 97）
- Tobee Tachibana (Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
)
Kamen Rider Spirits[]
General Black and Other Villains from Manga
Video game appearances[]
Kamen Rider Club[]
Hilchameleon appears as a boss of Shocker which is fought by the six Kamen Riders 1, 2, V3, X, Amazon, and Stronger in Kamen Rider Club.
Kamen Rider video game[]
Hilchameleon Saikyo Kaijin Form.
Hilchameleon is an unlockable character that appears in the PlayStation Kamen Rider video game. He is unlocked by completing the Kamen Rider Story mode. He is fought by the player in the "Kamen Rider Story". In the "Shocker Story" players play as Shocker monster which must defeat enemy Shocker monsters. If the player successfully passes the 8th round, the player's Shocker monster turns into Saikyō Kaijin (最強怪人) which is stronger and has a different appearance from his original form. The player can then upgrade his punching power, kicking power, or both or can summon six Combatmen to aid them. the player then must defeat Kamen Rider 1 before facing Kamen Rider 2.
All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation[]
Hilchameleon in All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation.
Hilchameleon appears as a monster in the video game All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation.
Personality[]
General Black is a stern yet highly charismatic figure, being determined to carry out Gel-Shocker's goals. Thus, he is not above risking his own life when needed, outright sacrificing himself in the end.
While ruthless in battle, General Black is surprisingly lenient towards his soldiers, having protected them against the Great Leader's wrath on several occasions.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Artificially Enhanced Physiology: General Black has superhuman abilities given by Geldam's scientists, being far stronger than a typical Gel-Shocker monster.
- Teleportation: In both human form and monster form, General Black can instantly teleport to another location.
- Leadership: General Black is a brilliant strategist, capable of creating complex plans to further Gel-Shocker's cause.
Forms[]
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- Weight:
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
In Kamen Rider the original series, General Black was portrayed by Matasaburō Niwa (丹羽 又三郎, Niwa Matasaburō). As Hilchameleon, he was voiced by Mahito Tsujimura (辻村 真人, Tsujimura Mahito). As the disguise of an unnamed Shocker prisoner, he is portrayed by Ryumei Azuma (東 龍明, Azuma Ryūmei).
When he returned in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, General Black was portrayed by Seizo Fukumoto (福本 清三, Fukumoto Seizo).
In Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3, General Black was portrayed by Nobuhiko Takada (高田 延彦 , Takada Nobuhiko). As the disguise of Tobee Tachibana, he is portrayed by Rakkyo Ide (井手 らっきょ, Ide Rakkyo).
In the movie's associated spin-offs, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special and D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4, Hilchameleon was voiced by Ryokan Koyanagi (小柳 良寛, Koyanagi Ryōkan).
Legacy[]
Notes[]
- The medals on his chest were given to General Black by Nicholas Il and the Gel Shocker Leader.
- Despite his original army being Gel Shocker, whenever he reappears, he is usually associated with its predecessor, Shocker.
- He possesses a unique trait for the generals in the original series: a facial tic. Many times throughout his appearances, his facial muscles will twitch.
Appearances[]
- Kamen Rider
- Episode 80: Gel Shocker's Debut! The Last Day of Kamen Rider!!
- Episode 81: Kamen Rider Dies Twice!!
- Episode 82: The Monster Kurage Wolf, Terrifying Rush Hour
- Episode 83: The Monster Ino Kabuton, Defeat Rider With Insanity Gas
- Episode 84: Rider in Peril! Isoguin Jaguar's Hellish Trap
- Episode 85: The Sludge Monster, Terrifying Killer Smog
- Episode 86: The Monster Washi Kamaguilli's Human Hunt
- Episode 87: Gel Shocker Deliveryman of Death!
- Episode 88: Eerie, The Bloodthirsty Black Cat Paintings!
- Episode 89: The Terrifying Operation Pet, Send Rider to Hell!
- Episode 90: The Terrifying Operation Pet, Rider S.O.S.!
- Episode 91: Enroll in Gel Shocker Terror School!!
- Episode 92: Atrocity! Fake Kamen Rider
- Episode 93: The 8 Kamen Riders
- Episode 94: The True Form of Gel Shocker Leader!!
- Episode 95: The Monster Garaox's Flying Cars!!
- Episode 96: Takeshi Hongo, Becomes a Cactus Monster!?
- Episode 97: Takeshi Hongo, Cannot Transform!! (as Hilchameleon only)
- Episode 98/Finale: Gel Shocker Destroyed! The Leader's End!!
- Kamen Rider V3
- Episode 27: Zol, Shinigami, Jigoku, Black Rise from the Grave
- Episode 28: The Five Commandants' All-Out Attack!!
- Kamen Rider X
- Episode 27: Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!! (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider Spirits
- Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story (as Hilchameleon only)
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (as Hilchameleon only)
- Kamen Rider Drive
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special (as Hilchameleon only)
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
- D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (as Hilchameleon only)
- Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!!
- Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone
- Episode 3/Finale: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader
- Kamen Sentai Gorider (as Hilchameleon only)
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