Kamen Rider G3

This article is about a rider form used by several identities in the Kamen Rider Series.

Kamen Rider G3 (仮面ライダーＧ３, Kamen Raidā Jī Surī, lit./short for "Masked Rider Generation 3") may refer to any the following characters.

G3 Operators

G3 Double — G3-X (Toru Hojo) and G3 (Takahiro Omuro) standing side by side.

From Kamen Rider Agito:

Makoto Hikawa
Toru Hojo (Creator of the Victory One System)
Shouichi Tsugami (Kamen Rider Agito)
Takahiro Omuro (Kamen Rider G3 Mild ► G3)

From Kamen Rider Decade:

Shouichi Ashikawa (Exceed Gills/Agito)
Takahiro Furuya from Kamen Rider Decade episode 12
Daiki Kaito (Kamen Rider Diend)
Yusuke Onodera (Kamen Rider Kuuga)
Urataros (Possessed Diend-summoned Kamen Rider G3 in Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Battleship)

From Kamen Rider Zi-O:

G3 Team (Various)

Novel

In the novel reimagination of Kamen Rider Agito, the G3 System is originally created to fight the Lords/Unknown, not the Gurongi/Unidentified Life Form.

Kamen Rider G3

G3

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Kamen Rider G3

Rider Statistics:^[1]

Rider Height: 192 cm
Rider Weight: 150 kg

Rider Senses:^[1]

Eyesight: 5 km
Hearing: 5 km

Ability Parameters:

Punching Power: 1 t^[1]
Lifting Power: 20 t with GA-04 Anthares^[2]
Kicking Power: 3 t^[1]
Maximum Jump Height: 10 m^[1]
Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 10 seconds^[1]
Defense: 8^[1]

The Generation-3 System was developed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Squad Against Unidentified Lifeforms division. SAUL had received funding from the city government to develop a reinforced exo-suit to combat the Gurongi, which were known to the police as Unindetified Lifeforms. Their design was based on Kuuga, who was thought to be the fourth Unidentified Lifeform to appear. However, because the Gurongi were eliminated before its completion, research on the project was postponed indefinitely. By this time, the data acquired from the first two phases of the project had been implemented into the Generation-3 System, which was entering its final phase of development and ready for deployment. With the emergence of the Lords, the police's G3 unit was commissioned to contend with the threat.

By the time of Kamen Rider Zi-O, the G3 System has been mass-produced, presumably using data from G3 Mild.

Despite using advanced technology, G3 is vastly outclassed by the Lords and those that possess a Seed of Agito, leading to it being overwhelmed in its first battles.

G3 is equipped with conventional ballistic weapons. His primary armament is the GM-01 Scorpion, which is holstered on his right hip. The Scorpion can be augmented with the GG-02 Salamander grenade launcher, which serves as G3's main method of destroying Lords. For close combat, he can equip the GS-03 Destroyer on his left arm. The Guard Acceler, which is used to access the Guard Chaser or can function as a backup weapon, is stored on the left thigh.

G3-X

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Kamen Rider G3-X

Rider Statistics:^[1]

Rider Height: 192 cm
Rider Weight: 176 kg

Rider Senses:^[1]

Eyesight: 15 km
Hearing: 15 km

Ability Parameters:

Punching Power: 2.5 t^[1]
Lifting Power: 20 t with GA-04 Anthares^[2]
Kicking Power: 7.5 t^[1]
Maximum Jump Height: 20 m^[1]
Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 8 seconds^[1]
Defense: 10^[1]

Special Attacks:

GX Launcher: 30 t^{[note 1]}

The Generation-3 Extension is an upgrade to the G3 System developed by Sumiko Ozawa in order to address G3's failure to effectively combat Lords. G3-X offers a drastic improvement in combat ability, allowing it to fight on more even ground. However, its most notable addition is an on-board AI to assist the operator. However, the AI's implementation was revealed to be seriously flawed. The AI's calculations, though perfect, required precise coordination and synchronization with the suit's motor functions. If the operator could not coordinate with the AI, G3-X would act erratically by itself and damage the user's body in the process. To address this issue, a new control chip with a less advanced AI was installed to make the suit less demanding.

In addition to the standard GM-01 Scorpion, G3-X's main armament is the new GX-05 Cerberus, a powerful vulcan gun that allows for modular customization. It can be equipped with a scope or docked with the Scorpion and converted to a missile launcher. For close combat, G3-X replaces the Destroyer with the GK-06 Unicorn, an electromagnetic combat knife stored on the left arm.

G3 Mild

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Kamen Rider G3 Mild

Rider Statistics:^[2]^[5]^[6]^[4]

Rider Height: 185 cm
Rider Weight: 125 kg

Rider Senses:

Eyesight: 1 km^[5]^[4]^{[note 2]}
Hearing: 1 km^[5]^[4]

Ability Parameters:

Puching Power: 1 t^[2]^[5]^[6]^[4]
Kicking Power: 2 t^[2]^[5]^[6]^[4]
Maximum Jump Height: 5 m^[2]^[5]^[6]^[4]
Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 13.5 seconds^[2]^[5]^[6]^[4]
Defense: 6^[5]

G3 Mild is a test unit for a mass-production model of the G3 System. It incorporates parts from both the standard G3 System and G3-X. However, funding was inadequate, causing the development of mass-produced G3 forces to stall. The suit is still in its early prototype stage, resulting in it being even weaker than the standard G3 System. The automatic fitting function from the G3 System was adapted so that anyone could equip it. To test this function, Takahiro was chosen to use the system.

Equipment

Guard Acceler: An electromagnetic jutte, stored on left leg, hand-carried or inserted into Guard Chaser throttle port in use
GM-01 Scorpion: A modular magnum pistol, stored on right hip, hand-carried in use. Compatible with the GG-02 Salamander module attachment
GG-02 Salamander: A grenade launcher module that could be attached to barrel of the GM-01 Scorpion.
GS-03 Destroyer: A high-frequency sword, mounted on left arm when in use.
GA-04 Anthares: A wire-anchor hook, mounted on left arm when in use.
GX-05 Cerberus: A multi-mode Gatling gun, hand-carried in use; modular attachment include GM-01 “Scorpion” and tracker scope; exclusive only to the G3-X
GK-06 Unicorn: An electromagnetic combat knife, stored left arm, hand carried in use.
Guard Chaser: G3's motorcycle that was served as the successor to the TryChaser series of motorcycles, which stores his primary weapons, based upon the designs of Kuuga's TryGouram/BeatGouram bikes.
G-Trailer: G3's base of operations which was operated by Ozawa and Omuro.

Rider Cards

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KamenRide: G3

KamenRide: G3: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider G3. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider G3. First used to battle the Onigashima brothers , G3 is quickly possessed by Urataros. In Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Diend was able to summon G3's Complete Form - G3-X.

Behind the scenes

Conception

G3-X with Riot Shield — G3-X concept with riot shield.

During the planning of G3-X's design by PLEX, he was originally going to be equipped with a riot shield. For some unexplained reason, this idea was scrapped from the final design. This concept, while never used in the series, would be featured on the dust jacket of the book Kamen Rider Art Collection Hero Hen.