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In certain Kamen Rider Series, there are Riders who have access to a default form before they alternate between their Main Forms. Usually the Rider's default form is commonly used along with the other Main Forms, while some other riders include a base that gives access to alternate forms that offer slight advantages over the base form, such as added strength in return for lowered speed, etc.
The combat capabilities of Base Forms vary. While some riders (Agito, ZECT Riders, Ixa, Accel, Fourze, and Beast) are perfectly capable of holding their own in their Base Forms, other Riders' (Den-O) Base Forms are rather weak in comparison to their other forms.
Kamen Rider Agito[]
- Kamen Rider Agito
- Ground Form - Must be assumed before Flame, Storm, and Trinity Forms.
- Burning Form - Accessed before Shining Form
Kamen Rider Kabuto[]
- Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
- Kamen Rider Gatack
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
- Kamen Rider TheBee
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
- Kamen Rider Drake
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
- Kamen Rider Sasword
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
- Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
- Masked Form - Must be accessed before Rider Form.
Kamen Rider Den-O[]
- Kamen Rider Den-O
- Plat Form - Den-O's base suit prior to armor attaching. It can also be accessed on its own by swiping the Rider Pass on the Den-O Belt without selecting a form.
- Kamen Rider Zeronos
- Plat Form - Zeronos' base suit prior to his chest armor and mask attaching
- Kamen Rider New Den-O
- Plat Form - New Den-O's base suit prior to his armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Mini Den-O
- Plat Form - Mini Den-O's base suit prior to armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Gaoh
- Plat Form - Gaoh's base suit prior to his armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Nega Den-O
- Plat Form - Nega Den-O's base suit prior to his armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Yuuki
- Plat Form - Yuuki's base suit prior to armor attaching
- Kamen Rider G Den-O
- Plat Form - G Den-O's base suit prior to his armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Shin-O
- Plat Form - Shin-O's base suit prior to his armor attaching
- Kamen Rider Pretty Den-O
- Plat Form - Pretty Den-O's base suit prior to his armor attaching
Kamen Rider Kiva[]
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Kiva Form - Acts as a base for Arms Monster forms and must be assumed before accessing them.
- Emperor Form - Must be assumed before accessing DoGaBaKi Emperor Form
- Kamen Rider Ixa
- Save Mode - Ixa's default form before activating Burst Mode or accessing Rising Ixa
Kamen Rider Fourze[]
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- Basestates - Fourze must transform into this form before activating any Astroswitches to access other forms.
- Kamen Rider Meteor - Meteor must transform into this form before accessing Meteor Storm.
Kamen Rider Wizard[]
- Kamen Rider Wizard
- Flame Dragon - Acts as a base for All Dragon and must be assumed before accessing it.
- Infinity Style - Acts as a base for Infinity Dragon and must be assumed before accessing it.
- Kamen Rider Beast - Beast must assume this form before summoning a Mantle or accessing Hyper Beast.
Kamen Rider Gaim[]
- Kamen Rider Gaim
- Kachidoki Arms - Must be assumed before accessing Kiwami Arms.
Kamen Rider Drive[]
- Kamen Rider Drive
- Type Speed - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
- Type Wild - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
- Type Technic - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
- Type Dead Heat/Dead Heat Drive - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
- Type Formula - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
- Kamen Rider Mach - Must be assumed before performing a Signal Exchange or Tire Exchange.
- Dead Heat Mach - Must be assumed before performing a Signal Exchange or Tire Exchange.
- Kamen Rider Chaser - Must be assumed before performing a Tire Exchange.
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid[]
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
- Action Gamer Level 1 - Must be assumed before accessing a Level 2-5, Level 0, or Legend Game form.
- Double Action Gamer Level X - Must be assumed before accessing a Level XX.
- Maximum Gamer Level 99 - Must be assumed before accessing Muteki Gamer.
- Kamen Rider Brave
- Quest Gamer Level 1 - Must be assumed before accessing a Level 2-5 or Legend Game form.
- Kamen Rider Snipe
- Shooting Gamer Level 1 - Must be assumed before accessing a Level 2-5 or Legend Game form.
- Kamen Rider Lazer (Turbo)
- Bike Gamer Level 1 - Must be assumed before accessing a Level 2-5 form
- Bike Gamer Level 0 - Must be assumed before accessing other Level 0 forms
- Kamen Rider Genm
- Action Gamer Level 1 - Must be assumed before accessing a Level 2, 3 or 0 form.
Kamen Rider Build[]
- Kamen Rider Build
- RabbitTank Hazard Form - Acts as a base for RabbitRabbit and TankTank Forms and must be assumed before accessing them.
Kamen Rider Zi-O[]
- Kamen Rider Zi-O - Acts as a base for all Armor forms.
- DecadeArmor - Acts as a base for Forms accessed by inserting another Ridewatch into the Decade Ridewatch.
- Kamen Rider Geiz - Acts as a base for all Armor forms.
- Kamen Rider Woz - Acts as a base for all Futurering forms.
Kamen Rider Zero-One[]
- Kamen Rider Zero-One
- Rising Hopper - Acts as a base for other main forms.
Kamen Rider Saber[]
- Kamen Rider Saber
- Brave Dragon - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Primitive Dragon - Acts as a base for Elemental Dragon.
- Xross Saber - Acts as a base for other forms using the Haouken Xross Saber.
- Kamen Rider Blades
- Lion Senki - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Kamen Rider Espada
- Lamp Do Alangina - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Kamen Rider Buster
- Genbu Shinwa - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Kamen Rider Kenzan
- Sarutobi Ninjaden - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Kamen Rider Slash
- Hanselnuts to Gretel - Acts as a base for other main forms and Wonder Rider forms.
- Kamen Rider Saikou
- Saikou Shadow - Acts as a base for X Sword Man.
Kamen Rider Revice[]
- Kamen Rider Revi
- Rex Genome - Acts as a base for Ultimate Revi
- Barid Rex Genome - Acts as a base for Volcano Rex Genome
- Kamen Rider Vice
- Rex Genome - Acts as a base for Ultimate Vice
- Kamen Rider Revice
- Jack Revice - Acts as a base for Revice
Kamen Rider Geats[]
- Kamen Rider Geats
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Raising Form - Acts as a base for Command Form and must be assumed before accessing it.
- Boost Form MarkII - Acts as a base for LaserBoost Form.
- Kamen Rider Tycoon
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Raising Form - Acts as a base for Command Form and must be assumed before accessing it.
- Kamen Rider Na-Go
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Buffa
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- RaisingJyamato Form/Raising Form - Acts as a base for Command Form and must be assumed before accessing it.
- Kamen Rider PunkJack
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Shirowe
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Ginpen
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Mary
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Da·Paan
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Keilow
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Letter
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Nadge-Sparrow
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Lopo
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Seeker
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Groovy
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Hakubi
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Bucchii
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Turbon
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Brali
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Gya-Go
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Chuta
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
- Kamen Rider Gessy
- Entry Raise Form - Acts as a base for forms accessed using Raise Buckles.
Kamen Rider Gotchard[]
- Kamen Rider Gotchard
- Steamhopper
- Kamen Rider Valvarad
- Kamen Rider Valvarad - Acts as a base for Custom forms
- Kamen Rider Dread
- Type Zero - Acts as a base for forms