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|fullname = <div style="background-color:#00c8ff"><font color=#fff000>'''Michal Minato'''</font></div> |
|fullname = <div style="background-color:#00c8ff"><font color=#fff000>'''Michal Minato'''</font></div> |
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|aliases = Kamen Rider Aqua<br>Kamen Rider Poseidon |
|aliases = Kamen Rider Aqua<br>Kamen Rider Poseidon |
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|series = Kamen Rider OOO |
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|type = Hero<br>Villain (Possessed by Poseidon) |
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|firstepisode = [[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]] |
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|cast = [[Atsushi Arai]] |
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|label = <div style="background-color:#00c8ff"><font color=#fff000>'''Kamen Rider Aqua'''</font></div><div style="{{linear-gradient|left|#00E1FF, #2B60DE, #961428}}"><font color=#ffff00>'''Kamen Rider Poseidon'''</font></div> |
|label = <div style="background-color:#00c8ff"><font color=#fff000>'''Kamen Rider Aqua'''</font></div><div style="{{linear-gradient|left|#00E1FF, #2B60DE, #961428}}"><font color=#ffff00>'''Kamen Rider Poseidon'''</font></div> |
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| − | {{nihongo|'''Michal Minato'''|湊 ミハル|Minato Miharu}} is a young man from the future who |
+ | {{nihongo|'''Michal Minato'''|湊 ミハル|Minato Miharu}} is a young man from the future who operates as the heroic {{nihongo|'''Kamen Rider Aqua'''|仮面ライダーアクア|Kamen Raidā Akua}}. He first appeared in "''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]]''" during the [[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max#OOO: Ankh's Resurrection, The Medal of the Future and The Leading of Hope|Kamen Rider OOO Chapter]] where he was introduced under possession by the [[:Category:Greeed|Greeed]] [[Poseidon]] and operated as the villainous {{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Poseidon]]'''|仮面ライダーポセイドン|Kamen Raidā Poseidon}}. |
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| − | He returns as a special guest star in [[Kamen Rider Zi-O]] shortly after the ramifications of [[Swartz]] becoming Another Decade had put his own timeline at risk, and was tasked with returning both [[Tsukuyomi]] and [[Geiz Myokoin]] back to their own timelines and prevent the rise of [[Sougo Tokiwa (future)|Oma Zi-O]], though he perished during a climatic battle between him and Swartz. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===[[Movie War Mega Max]]=== |
===[[Movie War Mega Max]]=== |
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+ | Hailing from the 2050s (possibly 2051 when adding 40 years to 2011), Michal gained the [[Aqua Driver]] and the [[Aqua Miraider]] to fight monsters that appeared in his time, but ironically couldn't transform at first because he was afraid of water and his overall fear of being too weak to become a Rider. Receiving the [[Poseidon Driver]] from the elderly [[Kosei Kougami]], Kougami believes that the Poseidon Driver can help Michal overcome his timidness and fear, and grant him more power. However this proved futile, and even as Poseidon, Michal couldn't win against the creatures of his time, lost, and Michal was knocked out of his transformation. Just as he was about to give up, the black hole that was created by [[Kiyoto Maki]]'s death appears, and the [[Core Medals]] and [[Cell Medals]] from the past entered his body, resulting in [[Poseidon|a Greeed]] forming inside the Poseidon Medals. This new Greeed develops an intense desire to fight, and Michal is almost instantly overwhelmed by the new being. With Michal's personality subdued, Kamen Rider Poseidon fights in their home time period for a brief while, but after a time anomaly forms as a result of a meteor containing [[SOLU]] crashing into the ocean in the present day, the Poseidon entity sees its chance and dives through, heading off to fight the [[Kamen Riders]] of the past. |
[[File:Oceanic Break.jpg|thumb|Aqua defeats Poseidon with Oceanic Break.]] |
[[File:Oceanic Break.jpg|thumb|Aqua defeats Poseidon with Oceanic Break.]] |
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During the final battle against Kannagi's forces, he returns to the present and gives Eiji the Super Core Medals. He then dashes off to aid the [[Seven Legendary Riders]] in battle against the eight [[Dummy Inhumanoids]], going up against a recreation of [[Greeed]] [[Kazari]] and destroying it with his Aqua Vortex. {{Storylink|Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory}} |
During the final battle against Kannagi's forces, he returns to the present and gives Eiji the Super Core Medals. He then dashes off to aid the [[Seven Legendary Riders]] in battle against the eight [[Dummy Inhumanoids]], going up against a recreation of [[Greeed]] [[Kazari]] and destroying it with his Aqua Vortex. {{Storylink|Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory}} |
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| − | Michal goes to the year 2019 in order to take [[Geiz Myokoin]] and [[Tsukuyomi (Zi-O)|Tsukuyomi]] back to 2068 due to a crisis caused by them, as well and the [[Time Jackers]]. He states that their staying in the present will cause a timeloop that is indirectly responsible for Oma Zi-O's advent. Initially, Geiz and Tsukuyomi are reluctant to believe him, the former even tries to assault him. Minato tells them that no matter how bleak a future is, one should never time travel and interfere with past events, beacuse such actions can lead to even more critical consequences. |
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| − | He also reveals to Tsukuyomi that her real name is "Alpina". As Another Drive is terrorizing the city, he transforms into Kamen Rider Aqua to battle the monster. |
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| − | After a crushing defeat at the hand of Swartz, Geiz decides to return to the future with Tsukuyomi, but Minato notes that Geiz and Tsukuyomi are from seperate timelines, and therefore cannot return together. Tsukuyomi still wishes to put and end to her brother's evil schemes, so Minato takes her to Swartz so that she can take her time power (and possibly his own power) back. |
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| − | {{Quote|I am from the future, and you are just a ghost from the past!|Aqua to Eternal|Kamen Rider Zi-O}} |
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| − | Minato encounters a Katsumi Daido - revived and summoned by Swartz - in battle. During the fight, he uses water to bind Swartz in place, creating an opening for Tsukuyomi to steal his power. However, his effort is for naught, as Swartz transforms into Another Decade, cancelling the absorption process. Aqua manages to take his fight with Eternal underwater to gain the upper hand. Nevertheless, Eternal generates a cyclone underwater to blow Aqua up on land. Aqua is then overpowered by the past Rider.{{-}} |
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| − | Minato continues his fight against Katsumi Daido, but is brutally defeated. Minato, using all of his courage, once again transforms into Aqua to aid Sougo against the Another World Riders. As Sougo fights against Swartz, he remembers Eiji's words of courage and unleashes all of his energy towards Swartz in his final attack, but gets tricked due to Swartz's powers. As Swartz's final attack hits Minato, Minato gets terribly injured. Moments before his death, he entrusts Sougo to defeat Swartz and bring everything in the timeline to normal, including Geiz and Tsukuyomi's return. |
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==Video Game appearances== |
==Video Game appearances== |
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| + | Kamen Rider Aqua appears as a playable character with other Riders and monsters in Kamen Rider Break Joker. |
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===Super Hero Generations=== |
===Super Hero Generations=== |
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[[File:Aaaaqua.jpg|thumb|244px]] |
[[File:Aaaaqua.jpg|thumb|244px]] |
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Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character with others Kamen Riders of the Neo-Heisei era in the video game. |
Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character with others Kamen Riders of the Neo-Heisei era in the video game. |
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===Kamen Rider Buttobasoul=== |
===Kamen Rider Buttobasoul=== |
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[[File:Gb-discex-276.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Aqua Medal]] |
[[File:Gb-discex-276.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Aqua Medal]] |
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Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character in [[Kamen Rider Buttobasoul]]. |
Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character in [[Kamen Rider Buttobasoul]]. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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Michal is a very timid young man who was chosen to become Aqua, but was actually afraid of the water that powered the Driver. Because of this, it sapped his confidence and made him fear monsters. When Kougami offered him the stronger Poseidon Driver in the hopes of overcoming the fear in Michal, it did not work as Michal and decided to call it quits after losing. That would eventually cause Poseidon to turn into a Greed and possess him into doing its evil work. |
Michal is a very timid young man who was chosen to become Aqua, but was actually afraid of the water that powered the Driver. Because of this, it sapped his confidence and made him fear monsters. When Kougami offered him the stronger Poseidon Driver in the hopes of overcoming the fear in Michal, it did not work as Michal and decided to call it quits after losing. That would eventually cause Poseidon to turn into a Greed and possess him into doing its evil work. |
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Coming into the past, he admited to Eiji about his fears and did not understand how Eiji was able to become so strong and wished to become stronger. In the end, Michal came to the conclusion that what he needed wasn't power, but the courage to fight, something he lacked when he first became a Rider. Using this newfound courage, he defeats Poseidon and the rest of the dummies created by Kannagi. |
Coming into the past, he admited to Eiji about his fears and did not understand how Eiji was able to become so strong and wished to become stronger. In the end, Michal came to the conclusion that what he needed wasn't power, but the courage to fight, something he lacked when he first became a Rider. Using this newfound courage, he defeats Poseidon and the rest of the dummies created by Kannagi. |
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| − | In the eight years following his last appearance, he has taken up Eiji's habits of carrying extra underpants with him for reminding himself of Eiji's words of courage to him and upholding Eiji's promise to help people find their tomorrow. |
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==Powers and Abilities== |
==Powers and Abilities== |
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| − | *'''Alternate Timeline Awareness''': Michal is aware of [[Tsukuyomi (Zi-O)|Tsukuyomi]]'s existence as from another timeline. However whenever he knew this before or someone else told him is currently unknown. |
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*'''Adept Waterbike Riding''': Michal is able to ride a motor waterbike with adeptness. |
*'''Adept Waterbike Riding''': Michal is able to ride a motor waterbike with adeptness. |
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*'''Height''': 198cm |
*'''Height''': 198cm |
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*'''Weight''': 80kg |
*'''Weight''': 80kg |
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*'''Kicking Power''': 18 t. |
*'''Kicking Power''': 18 t. |
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*'''Maximum Jump Height''': 80 m. |
*'''Maximum Jump Height''': 80 m. |
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*'''Maximum Running Speed''': 100 m. per 5.8 sec. |
*'''Maximum Running Speed''': 100 m. per 5.8 sec. |
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Aqua, unlike Poseidon, does not use Core Medals, but water as energy to transform. Through the Aqua Driver, a Driver that absorbs water from the surrounding environment to produce a substance called Manas Aqua, Michal transforms into Kamen Rider Aqua. Compared to to Poseidon who uses brute force in most of his attacks, Aqua utilizes Tai Ch'i Quan in his fighting style. His [[Rider Kick]]s are the {{nihongo|'''Oceanic Break'''|オシアニックブレイク|Oshianikku Bureiku}} slide kick and the {{nihongo|'''Aqua Vortex'''|アクアボルテックス|Akua Borutekkusu}} flying roundhouse kick. |
Aqua, unlike Poseidon, does not use Core Medals, but water as energy to transform. Through the Aqua Driver, a Driver that absorbs water from the surrounding environment to produce a substance called Manas Aqua, Michal transforms into Kamen Rider Aqua. Compared to to Poseidon who uses brute force in most of his attacks, Aqua utilizes Tai Ch'i Quan in his fighting style. His [[Rider Kick]]s are the {{nihongo|'''Oceanic Break'''|オシアニックブレイク|Oshianikku Bureiku}} slide kick and the {{nihongo|'''Aqua Vortex'''|アクアボルテックス|Akua Borutekkusu}} flying roundhouse kick. |
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*'''Maximum Running Speed''': 100 m. per 6.1 sec.<ref name=Poseidon-Data></ref> |
*'''Maximum Running Speed''': 100 m. per 6.1 sec.<ref name=Poseidon-Data></ref> |
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| − | Similar to OOO, Michal puts three Core Medals on the Poseidon Driver, and transforms into the evil Kamen Rider Poseidon. The chest design |
+ | Similar to OOO, Michal puts three Core Medals on the Poseidon Driver, and transforms into the evil Kamen Rider Poseidon. The chest design has an inverse triangular position, which is arranged in the order of the Same on the right, Kujira on the left, and Ookamiuo below the Same and Kujira, unlike OOO's vertical (on his chest) and diagonal (on his Driver) arrangement. Kamen Rider Poseidon is designed with the light blue Same Head, the dark blue Kujira Arms with a whale's head on right shoulder and whale's tail on the left shoulder, and the dark red Ookamiuo's legs. Kamen Rider Poseidon uses an extended spear, the {{nihongo|'''[[Deepest Harpoon]]'''|ディーペストハープーン|Dīpesuto Hāpūn}} as his weapon. |
| − | Kamen Rider Poseidon is actually a Greeed inside Michal's body. The Greeed overtook Michal's body and arrived in the present. It has the ability to create Waste Yummy, similar to how Uva did. The Greeed split from Michal, after losing some Core Medals to Eiji and Ankh. He was able to form his own body using Core Medals and Cell Medals, in the form of Kamen Rider Poseidon. Soon after, Poseiden was defeated at the hands of [[Eiji Hino|Kamen Rider OOO]] Tajadol Combo's Prominence Drop and Kamen Rider Aqua's Oceanic Break. However, Kamen Rider Poseidon's Core Medals are taken for [[Lem Kannagi]] to transform into the Super |
+ | Kamen Rider Poseidon is actually a Greeed inside Michal's body. The Greeed overtook Michal's body and arrived in the present. It has the ability to create Waste Yummy, similar to how Uva did. The Greeed split from Michal, after losing some Core Medals to Eiji and Ankh. He was able to form his own body using Core Medals and Cell Medals, in the form of Kamen Rider Poseidon. Soon after, Poseiden was defeated at the hands of [[Eiji Hino|Kamen Rider OOO]] Tajadol Combo's Prominence Drop and Kamen Rider Aqua's Oceanic Break. However, Kamen Rider Poseidon's Core Medals are taken for [[Lem Kannagi]] to transform into the Super GingaOh. |
'''Appearances:''' [[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]] |
'''Appearances:''' [[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]] |
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===Aqua=== |
===Aqua=== |
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*[[Aqua Driver]]: Transformation belt |
*[[Aqua Driver]]: Transformation belt |
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*[[Aqua Miraider]]: Rider Machine |
*[[Aqua Miraider]]: Rider Machine |
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| − | *[[Time Mazine]] (Early Model): Rider Machine used by Aqua to travel through time. |
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===Poseidon=== |
===Poseidon=== |
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===Portrayal=== |
===Portrayal=== |
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Michal Minato was portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Atsushi Arai]]|荒井 敦史|Arai Atsushi}}. As Kamen Rider Aqua, his [[suit actor]] was {{nihongo|[[Hisanori Ōiwa|Eitoku]]|永徳}} while his suit actor as [[Poseidon|Kamen Rider Poseidon]] was {{nihongo|[[Jun Watanabe]]|渡辺 淳|Watanabe Jun}}. |
Michal Minato was portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Atsushi Arai]]|荒井 敦史|Arai Atsushi}}. As Kamen Rider Aqua, his [[suit actor]] was {{nihongo|[[Hisanori Ōiwa|Eitoku]]|永徳}} while his suit actor as [[Poseidon|Kamen Rider Poseidon]] was {{nihongo|[[Jun Watanabe]]|渡辺 淳|Watanabe Jun}}. |
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+ | In Kamen Rider Zi-O, his suit actor was {{nihongo|'''Yasunari Tsukagoshi'''|塚越 靖誠|Tsukagoshi Yasunari}}. |
===Conception=== |
===Conception=== |
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*His first name, Michal, means "brook" or "stream, which could be a reference to Kamen Rider Aqua. |
*His first name, Michal, means "brook" or "stream, which could be a reference to Kamen Rider Aqua. |
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*The design of Kamen Rider Aqua's helmet is slightly similar to the design of [[Takumi Inui|Kamen Rider Faiz]]'s helmet. |
*The design of Kamen Rider Aqua's helmet is slightly similar to the design of [[Takumi Inui|Kamen Rider Faiz]]'s helmet. |
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| − | * Kamen Rider Aqua is the second movie Rider to return in ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]]'', the first being [[Dark Shinji|Kamen Rider Ryuga]]. |
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| − | *It is implied that Michal Minato might be a [[Singularity Point]] as he still remembers his encounter with Eiji Hino despite history of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' is altered as of [[Hawk, Tiger, and Grasshopper 2010|Episode 10]] of ''Kamen Rider Zi-O''. |
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| − | **Although this could be the result of space-time distortion as mentioned by [[Tsukasa Kadoya]]. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*[[File:Icon-fourze.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' |
*[[File:Icon-fourze.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' |
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**[[File:Icon-ooo.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]]'' |
**[[File:Icon-ooo.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]]'' |
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*[[Poseidon]] - Original Kamen Rider Poseidon |
*[[Poseidon]] - Original Kamen Rider Poseidon |
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Template:Characterinfo Michal Minato (湊 ミハル, Minato Miharu) is a young man from the future who operates as the heroic Kamen Rider Aqua (仮面ライダーアクア, Kamen Raidā Akua). He first appeared in "Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max" during the Kamen Rider OOO Chapter where he was introduced under possession by the Greeed Poseidon and operated as the villainous Kamen Rider Poseidon (仮面ライダーポセイドン, Kamen Raidā Poseidon).
History
Movie War Mega Max
Hailing from the 2050s (possibly 2051 when adding 40 years to 2011), Michal gained the Aqua Driver and the Aqua Miraider to fight monsters that appeared in his time, but ironically couldn't transform at first because he was afraid of water and his overall fear of being too weak to become a Rider. Receiving the Poseidon Driver from the elderly Kosei Kougami, Kougami believes that the Poseidon Driver can help Michal overcome his timidness and fear, and grant him more power. However this proved futile, and even as Poseidon, Michal couldn't win against the creatures of his time, lost, and Michal was knocked out of his transformation. Just as he was about to give up, the black hole that was created by Kiyoto Maki's death appears, and the Core Medals and Cell Medals from the past entered his body, resulting in a Greeed forming inside the Poseidon Medals. This new Greeed develops an intense desire to fight, and Michal is almost instantly overwhelmed by the new being. With Michal's personality subdued, Kamen Rider Poseidon fights in their home time period for a brief while, but after a time anomaly forms as a result of a meteor containing SOLU crashing into the ocean in the present day, the Poseidon entity sees its chance and dives through, heading off to fight the Kamen Riders of the past.
Aqua defeats Poseidon with Oceanic Break.
It arrives in the era of Kamen Rider OOO, and easily overwhelms a small troop of Kougami's soldiers, but is quickly intercepted by Ankh and Eiji Hino, who take some of his Cores in order to fight back. Poseidon flees to recuperate. Without the extra Cores to stabilize him, Michal is gaining control. Eiji confronts the dark Rider, and suppresses the Greeed's personality, but it soon resurfaces. After Kamen Rider Poseidon loses more of the Core Medals in his body to Eiji and Ankh, the Greeed splits apart with Michal, gaining his own body in the form of Kamen Rider Poseidon. Michal profusely apologizes to Eiji and Ankh, telling his story to the two to Ankh's amusement. But Eiji tells him the true meaning of being a Kamen Rider, having the courage to see tomorrow no matter what it may bring. Just as the battle with Poseidon seems bleak, Michal arrives on his Aqua Miraider, and realizes that what he needed was not power, but courage, and transforms into the heroic Kamen Rider Aqua. He turns the tides quickly, and uses his Oceanic Break together with OOOs' Prominence Drop to finish Poseidon off. He thanks OOO for all he has done for him, then leaps through the time anomaly on the Aqua Miraider, to protect his time as a Kamen Rider. [Kamen Rider OOO: Ankh's Resurrection, the Medals of the Future, and the Leading Hope]
Aqua defeats Kazari with Aqua Vortex.
During the final battle against Kannagi's forces, he returns to the present and gives Eiji the Super Core Medals. He then dashes off to aid the Seven Legendary Riders in battle against the eight Dummy Inhumanoids, going up against a recreation of Greeed Kazari and destroying it with his Aqua Vortex. [Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory]
Video Game appearances
Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride
Kamen Rider Aqua card
Kamen Rider Aqua appears as a playable character in this video game.
Kamen Rider Break Joker
Kamen Rider Aqua Break Joker card
Kamen Rider Aqua appears as a playable character with other Riders and monsters in Kamen Rider Break Joker.
Super Hero Generations
Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character with others Kamen Riders of the Neo-Heisei era in the video game.
Kamen Rider Buttobasoul
Kamen Rider Aqua Medal
Kamen Rider Aqua is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul.
Personality
Michal is a very timid young man who was chosen to become Aqua, but was actually afraid of the water that powered the Driver. Because of this, it sapped his confidence and made him fear monsters. When Kougami offered him the stronger Poseidon Driver in the hopes of overcoming the fear in Michal, it did not work as Michal and decided to call it quits after losing. That would eventually cause Poseidon to turn into a Greed and possess him into doing its evil work.
Coming into the past, he admited to Eiji about his fears and did not understand how Eiji was able to become so strong and wished to become stronger. In the end, Michal came to the conclusion that what he needed wasn't power, but the courage to fight, something he lacked when he first became a Rider. Using this newfound courage, he defeats Poseidon and the rest of the dummies created by Kannagi.
Powers and Abilities
- Adept Waterbike Riding: Michal is able to ride a motor waterbike with adeptness.
Rider Powers
Kamen Rider Aqua
- Height: 198cm
- Weight: 80kg
- Punching Power: 5.8 t.[1]
- Kicking Power: 18 t.
- Maximum Jump Height: 80 m.
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 5.8 sec.
Aqua, unlike Poseidon, does not use Core Medals, but water as energy to transform. Through the Aqua Driver, a Driver that absorbs water from the surrounding environment to produce a substance called Manas Aqua, Michal transforms into Kamen Rider Aqua. Compared to to Poseidon who uses brute force in most of his attacks, Aqua utilizes Tai Ch'i Quan in his fighting style. His Rider Kicks are the Oceanic Break (オシアニックブレイク, Oshianikku Bureiku) slide kick and the Aqua Vortex (アクアボルテックス, Akua Borutekkusu) flying roundhouse kick.
Appearances: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max
Kamen Rider Poseidon
- "Same, Kujira, Ookamiuo!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Height: 204cm[2]
- Weight: 89kg[2]
- Punching Power: 3.5 t.[2]
- Kicking Power: 7 t.[2]
- Maximum Jump Height: 45 m.[2]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 6.1 sec.[2]
Similar to OOO, Michal puts three Core Medals on the Poseidon Driver, and transforms into the evil Kamen Rider Poseidon. The chest design has an inverse triangular position, which is arranged in the order of the Same on the right, Kujira on the left, and Ookamiuo below the Same and Kujira, unlike OOO's vertical (on his chest) and diagonal (on his Driver) arrangement. Kamen Rider Poseidon is designed with the light blue Same Head, the dark blue Kujira Arms with a whale's head on right shoulder and whale's tail on the left shoulder, and the dark red Ookamiuo's legs. Kamen Rider Poseidon uses an extended spear, the Deepest Harpoon (ディーペストハープーン, Dīpesuto Hāpūn) as his weapon.
Kamen Rider Poseidon is actually a Greeed inside Michal's body. The Greeed overtook Michal's body and arrived in the present. It has the ability to create Waste Yummy, similar to how Uva did. The Greeed split from Michal, after losing some Core Medals to Eiji and Ankh. He was able to form his own body using Core Medals and Cell Medals, in the form of Kamen Rider Poseidon. Soon after, Poseiden was defeated at the hands of Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo's Prominence Drop and Kamen Rider Aqua's Oceanic Break. However, Kamen Rider Poseidon's Core Medals are taken for Lem Kannagi to transform into the Super GingaOh.
Appearances: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max
Equipment
Aqua
- Aqua Driver: Transformation belt
- Aqua Miraider: Rider Machine
Poseidon
- Poseidon Driver: Transformation belt
- O Medals: Transformation device
- Deepest Harpoon: Personal weapon
Behind the scenes
Portrayal
Michal Minato was portrayed by Atsushi Arai (荒井 敦史, Arai Atsushi). As Kamen Rider Aqua, his suit actor was Eitoku (永徳) while his suit actor as Kamen Rider Poseidon was Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, Watanabe Jun). In Kamen Rider Zi-O, his suit actor was Yasunari Tsukagoshi (塚越 靖誠, Tsukagoshi Yasunari).
Conception
Kamen Rider Aqua concept art
Notes
- Aqua is designed to resemble Kamen Riders #1 and #2, but powered by water instead of wind.
- Aqua's use of a Jet Ski and water theme could possibly be an homage to Sea Jetter Kaito
, a super hero from a theme park show in Ishinomaki, which is also home to the Ishinomori Manga Museum. - Michal is the second Rider who has no fighting spirit at first until being encouraged by someone, then casts away a good Rider form and assumes an evil one due to possession by an evil spirit from another time period, and eventually involves himself in defeating that spirit. The first is Ryotaro Nogami.
- Also like Ryotaro, the Rider form assumed to defeat the evil spirit surpasses the evil Form's stats and powers.
- The obscured monsters from the future briefly shown in his flashbacks are all actually Undead, namely the Tortoise Undead, Caucasus Undead, Paradoxa Undead, and a modified Trial F. However, it is unclear whether it is just a case of suit reuse or if they were meant to be the Undead unsealed again in the future.
- His first name, Michal, means "brook" or "stream, which could be a reference to Kamen Rider Aqua.
- The design of Kamen Rider Aqua's helmet is slightly similar to the design of Kamen Rider Faiz's helmet.
, a super hero from a theme park show in Ishinomaki, which is also home to the Appearances
References
See Also
- Poseidon - Original Kamen Rider Poseidon
