Rentaro Tachibana

This article is about a/an monster in Kamen Rider Zero-One .

Rentaro Tachibana
Crushing Buffalo Raider
Gender:	Male
Series:	Kamen Rider Zero-One
Motif:	Buffalo Taurus Pipes Steam technology Spacecraft propulsion
Villain Type:	Villain (formerly) Monster (unwillingly) Ally (currently)
Affiliation:	ZAIA Japan (formerly) Raiders (temporarily)
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	I am the Only President and Kamen Rider
Last Appearance:	Kamen Rider Saber Prologue
Number of Episode Appearances:	2 (Zero-One) 1 (Special) Full list of appearances
Actor:	Wakato Kanematsu
Crushing Buffalo Raider

Rentaro Tachibana (立花 蓮太郎, Tachibana Rentaro) is a florist who is hired by ZAIA Japan to compete against Sakuyo Ichirin but is given a Raidriser and Progrisekey by Naki to transform into the Crushing Buffalo Raider (クラッシングバッファローレイダー, Kurasshingu Baffarō Reidā).

History

to be added

Forms

Crushing Buffalo Raider

Crushing Buffalo Raiser

"Raidrise! Crushing Buffalo! This charge attack will send you flying."

―Transformation announcement via Raidriser

Statistics

• Height: 206.8 cm
• Weight: 163.1 kg

Rentaro transforms into the Crushing Buffalo Raider (クラッシングバッファローレイダー, Kurasshingu Baffarō Reidā) by using the Crushing Buffalo Progrisekey in the Raidriser.

Arsenal

• Red Bruiser (レッドブルーザー, Reddo Burūzā): The red-colored horns on the head. It fights by charging at the enemy with the Red Bruiser lowered.
• Buffablow (バッファブロウ, Baffaburou): The hoof-shaped gauntlets on each arm.
• Thruster: The vernier thruster located on the back that grants the Crushing Buffalo Raider increased speed.

Appearances: Zero-One Episode 18

Equipment

• Raidriser - Transformation device
• Crushing Buffalo Progrisekey - Transformation trinket
• ZAIA Spec

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Rentaro Tachibana is portrayed by Wakato Kanematsu (兼松若人, Kanematsu Wakato).

Concept Art

Crushing Buffalo Raider concept art

Notes

• The Crushing Buffalo Raider is the first monster in Kamen Rider Zero-One to use a Progrisekey to transform rather than a Zetsumerisekey. He is also the first monster transformed from a human instead of a Humagear.
• Crushing Buffalo Raider's Buffablow and white humanoid legs are likely a reference to Taurus being known for missing its lower body.
• Rentaro is the only ZAIA representative to have his methods of cheating exposed and had his victory initially revoked. However, Rentaro was able to win purely during the rematch.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Zero-One
  • Episode 17: I am the Only President and Kamen Rider
  • Episode 18: This is My Floristry
• Kamen Rider Saber
  • Episode 0: Kamen Rider Saber Prologue (Archive footage)