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Hanto Karakida

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Hanto Karakida (辛木田 絆斗, Karakida Hanto) is a freelance writer who transforms into Kamen Rider Valen (仮面ライダーヴァレン, Kamen Raidā Varen).[1][2]

History

Background

Hanto Karakida was born to his mother Sae Karakida. As a child, he was close with his mother and played with her until she was killed by a wolf-like Granute. After her death, Hanto went to live with his grandmother until her death as well.

By the time Hanto was in high-school, he had become a delinquent and often got into fights. Eventually he was taken in by a journalist named Soji Shioya, who inspired Hanto to follow in his footsteps and become a journalist to find the Granute who killed his mother,

As an adult, 18 years after his mother's death, he had become an experienced writer in his own right and had commissioned the help of Sachika Amane for her handyman services at least three times.

Searching for Gavv

After the arrival of Kamen Rider Gavv and the various Granutes, Hanto chased leads with people who had personally encountered them, such as Hajime Hiroi, who claimed that the "purple monster" saved him. At night, having read reports over social media with pictures of Gavv surfacing as well as having personally seen him, he exclaimed that he finally found the monster. Having named the purple monster "Kamen Rider", Hanto responded to a sighting of "Kamen Rider" and witnessed him destroy the Granute Bon before confronting him. Before Hanto is able to get answers, he is interrupted by Kenzo Suga, a Granute researcher who explains the origins of the Granutes and reveals his method of fighting them.

Continuing his reporting, Hanto responded to a call from Sachika, who reported that Agents were spotted. Hanto staked-out two Agents preparing to submit several Human Press back to the Granute World before they were interrupted by Kamen Rider Gavv. After Gavv freed the humans who then continued to be scared by him, Hanto advocated for him by calling him the superhero "Kamen Rider" who saved him and them from the real monsters.

A Bitter Vengeance

Hanto Becoming Valen

Hanto preparing to transform into Kamen Rider Valen.

After having helped Gavv free the victims of the Human Presses, he discovered that Soji had taken the stakeout job he was supposed to have taken, which resulted in his death by becoming a Human Press and then broken in half. Angered and blaming himself, he ran to Kenzo with full resolve on taking revenge, having realized he could no longer allow any more of his loved ones to be killed by the Granutes. Kenzo prepared the Valenbuster and Hanto underwent the required Granute surgery before he unleashed his new powers on the Granute Otake.


Personality

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Granute Organ Transplantation: After being transplanted with an organ acquired by Kenzo Suga from a Granute, it allows Hanto to harness the power of the Gochizo and transform into Kamen Rider Valen.

Abilities

  • Expert Combatant: Before Hanto became a Kamen Rider, he was caught with a lot of fights during his youth. The first time he became a rider, Hanto's reckless movements had helped him to win the fight.

Weakness

  • Gochizo Depletion: As Hanto is not a Granute and does not possess a Gavv to create his own Gochizo, Hanto must obtain more from external means such as using whatever supply Kenzo has or borrowing them from Shoma.

Forms

Chocodon Form
KRGav-Valenchocodon

Valen Chocodon Form

"Chocodon! Pakipaki!"
―Transformation announcement[src][src]
Rider Statistics[3]
  • Rider Height: 196.8 cm
  • Rider Weight: 79.6 kg
Ability Parameters[3]
  • Punching Power: 0.6 t
  • Kicking Power: 0.9 t
  • Maximum Jump Height: 3.0 m
  • Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 8.0 seconds

Chocodon Form (チョコドンフォーム, Chokodon Fōmu)[4] is Valen's chocolate-based primary form accessed by using the Chocodon Gochizo in the Valenbuster.

Being an ordinary human who was just recently enhanced, Valen's stats are inferior to Gavv Poppingummy Form, but he is still strong enough to fight against a Granute.

Chocodon Form consists of the following parts:

  • Chocodon Mask (チョコドンマスク, Chokodon Masuku): The head.
    • Protect Label (プロテクトラベル, Purotekuto Raberu): The top of the head. A very rigid skeleton is formed to protect the head.
    • O Indicator (Oインジケータ, Ō Injikēta): The autonomous hub. It regulates the transformation system and autonomously releases the transformation when the load on the body is exceeded its limits.
    • Chocodon Face Bar (チョコドンフェイスバー, Chokodon Feisu Bā): The face. The five human senses - sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell - are concentrated, and with an abundant supply of energy, all abilities are dramatically enhanced.
  • Nache Body (ナッシュボディ, Nasshu Bodi): The body. Valen acquired superhuman strength through transformation using Shoma's Gochizo.
  • Chocodon Chest Bar (チョコドンチェストバー, Chokodon Chesuto Bā): The chest. The biological tissue generated by using Chocodon Gochizo exhibits excellent endurance and athletic performance due to its high energy density.
  • Chocodon Grab Bar (チョコドングラブバー, Chokodon Gurabu Bā): The arms. Very high calorie consumption makes for a heavyweight punch.
  • Valenbuckle (ヴァレンバックル, Varenbakkuru): The special mechanism. The Granute organ transplanted in Hanto and the Valenbuster work together to make up the transformation system.
  • Bloom Boots (ブルームブーツ, Burūmu Būtsu): The legs. By concentrating the energy of his entire body in his legs, he unleashes a special kick that transcends human power.

This form has the following finishers:

  • Valenbuster finisher:
    • Chocodon (チョコドン, Chokodon): Valen thrusts the Valenbuster at the chest of a Granute, lifting them up while rapidly shooting at them to launch them in the air. He then charges the Valenbuster to conjure a red energy ball, which then turns into a giant chocolate ball that blasts the Granute. The chocolate ball then breaks apart and covers the Granute in chocolate, before they land and explode.
Appearances: Gavv Episodes 6-7

Doumaru Form
KRGav-Valendoumaru

Valen Doumaru Form

"Doumaru! Mofumofu!"
―Transformation announcement[src][src]
Rider Statistics
  • Rider Height:
  • Rider Weight:
Ability Parameters
  • Punching Power:
  • Kicking Power:
  • Maximum Jump Height:
  • Maximum Running Speed:

Doumaru Form (ドーマルフォーム, Dōmaru Fōmu)[5] is Valen's doughnut-based form accessed by using the Doumaru Gochizo in the Valenbuster.[6]

Doumaru Form consists of the following parts:

Appearances: Gavv Episode

Equipment

Devices

Weapons

Vehicles

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Relationships

Family

Friends & Allies

  • Kamen Rider Gavv: Hanto initially saw Gavv as a lead for his investigation into the Granute that ate his mother. However after seeing him fight for humanity on multiple occasions, he has come to respect him as the heroic "Kamen Rider", eventually coming to advocate for him in front of multiple people who saw Gavv as a monster.
    • Shoma: Currently, Hanto is not aware of Gavv's real identity, though Hanto did run into Shoma outside Hapipare once.
  • Sachika Amane: Hanto and Sachika are acquainted as he requested her services to assist him investigations on multiple occasions. Hanto trusts Sachika for her intel and paids for them accordingly.
  • Kenzo Suga: Hanto first met Kenzo after witnessing Gavv's victory against Granute Bon. Despite Kenzo's eccentric nature, the scientist was more than willing to divulge information about Granutes to Hanto, to the point that he ultimately created the Valenbuster to allow Hanto to carry out his acts of revenge against the Granutes as Kamen Rider Valen.
  • Soji Shioya : Hanto's mentor and father figure. His demise becomes Hanto motivation to wages war against Granute.

Enemies

Others

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

  • Hanto is portrayed by Yusuke Hino (日野 友輔, Hino Yūsuke). As a child, he is portrayed by Yura Kimura (木村 優来, Kimura Yura).
  • As Kamen Rider Valen, his suit-actor is Kotaro Kaji (鍜治 洸太朗, Kaji Kōtarō).[7]

Etymology

  • Valen's name is derived from Valentine (バレンタイン, Barentain), referencing the tradition of gifting chocolate on Valentine's Day.
    • The word valens is from Latin which means "strong, vigorous, healthy".
  • Hanto's surname contains the kanji for "spicy" (辛, Kara), which also describes acrid tastes such as bitterness. His given name contains "bond" (絆).

Concept Art

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Notes

  • Unlike most Kamen Riders, Valen does not possess transparent eyes.

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ https://x.com/HKR20_official/status/1819895430706327564
  2. ↑ https://x.com/GavvToei/status/1822445579537965176
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TV Asahi's page for Valen Chocodon Form". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/gavv/rider/valen/chocodon/. 
  4. ↑ https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/news_articles/2657
  5. ↑ https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000216923_6.jpg
  6. ↑ https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/rider/item/detail/14192/
  7. ↑ https://x.com/GavvToei/status/1822447089873523106?t=kRsISzsuSlnd7yfnpz6-NA&s=19

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Hapipare: Sachika Amane - Ritsu Sato
Civilians: Soji Shioya - Michiru Inoue - Sae Karakida - Hajime Hiroi - Kenzo Suga
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