 This article is about a crossover character who appeared in an anniversary movie in the Kamen Rider Series.
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- For the reboot version from the Kikaider REBOOT film, see Kikaider (REBOOT).
- "Let's go, brother!"
- ―Kikaider to Kikaider 01 as the allies of justice start their attack.[src]
Kikaider (キカイダー, Kikaidā) is a hero from one of Shotaro Ishinomori's other works. Kikaider has a cameo in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders where he teams up with Kikaider 01, Inazuman and Zubat to destroy General Shadow as he attempted to escape from the riders.
Profile[]
Kikaider & Kamen Rider 1.
Kikaider, otherwise known as Jiro in human form, is an android created by Professor Komoyoji to combat the evil Professor Gill and his robotic servants of DARK. To ensure that DARK cannot corrupt Jiro, Komyoji attempted to install him with an advanced circuit known as the "Conscience Circuit", so as to give Jiro complete focus on his mission. Circumstances however, forced Komyoji to leave the Conscience Circuit incomplete, resulting in Jiro`s battle form as Kikaider becoming half blue and half red in design, symbolizing his incomplete state as an individual.
Personality[]
Much like a Kamen Rider, Jiro is shown to be a a kind and courageous hero, determined to stop evil from triumphing. Due to being created with an incomplete Conscience Circuit, Jiro inadvertently became sentient, fully identifying himself as more than simple machinery. Therefore, similar to Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1, Jiro initially felt troubled by his unique condition, alongside some reluctance towards fighting DARK's soldiers.
Over time though, Jiro began truly embracing himself for who he is, recognizing that his nature as an incomplete android is what allows him to be a good person, as it gives him the choice to be one. This would ultimately result in Jiro choosing to remain incomplete, being content as himself.
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride[]
Kikaider in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride.
Kikaider appears as a guest character in the arcade game Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride.
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders[]
Amidst the grand battle between the Kamen Riders and Shocker's forces, Owner revealed that the Riders are not the only heroes to fight evil, with Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Inazuman and Zubat suddenly appearing to help their allies.
In quick succession, all four heroes used their finisher attacks on General Shadow. Kikaider was the first to go, using his "Denji End" attack,. Their combined attacks proved too much for General Shadow to withstand, causing his defeat.
Behind the scenes[]
A promotional image of Kikaider with Kikaider 01, Inazuman, and Zubat.
Appearance[]
While OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders primarily commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, the film also marked the 60th Anniversary of the Toei Company and to commemorate it, the film featured characters from other works of Shotaro Ishinomori: Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Inazuman, and Zubat.
Portrayal[]
Kikaider's new suit
In his appearance in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, Kikaider was voiced by Tomokazu Seki in place of Daisuke Ban, the original actor who played the tokusatsu Kikaider. Tomokazu Seki previously voiced the anime incarnation of the character in Android Kikaider: The Animation. Tomokazu Seki has had several voice roles in both the Kamen Rider Series and Super Sentai, recently he has taken to voicing older characters in the place of their original actors, this includes past Kamen Riders and Sentai heroes, in Let's Go Kamen Riders alone, along with Kikaider, he also voiced Ika Devil, Kamen Rider Amazon, and Kamen Rider Stronger.
In this brief appearance, Kikaider's suit actor was Eitoku.
Origin[]
Kikaider originated in Android Kikaider (人造人間キカイダー, Jinzō Ningen Kikaidā), a tokusatsu superhero TV series. Created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, the show was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from July 8, 1972 to May 5, 1973, the same time as the second half of the original Kamen Rider and the early days of Kamen Rider V3, with a total of 43 episodes. A week after the finale of Android Kikaider emerged a sequel series, Kikaider 01, the titular hero being a second Kikaider. Kikaider also appeared in a manga series which was released alongside the tokusatsu show, and later appeared in an anime series in the early 2000s.
Kikaider & Kamen Riders in Sentai[]
Kikaider was previously mentioned, along with Kamen Riders V3 and Amazon, in the crossover between Shotaro Ishinomori's original two Sentai series, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Goranger
(1978).