Shinobidriver

This article is about a transformation device in Kamen Rider Shinobi.

Shinobidriver
Item Information
Type	Transformation Device Driver
User(s)	Kamen Rider Shinobi Kamen Rider Hattari
Series	Kamen Rider Zi-O
First Appearance	Happy New Woz 2019
Latest Appearance	Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi Full list of appearances

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"Dare ja? Ore ja! Ninja! Shinobi, kenzan! (誰じゃ？俺じゃ！忍者！シノ～ビ、見参！, Dare ja? Ore ja! Ninja! Shinobi, kenzan!)

Translation: Who is it? It’s me! Ninja! Shinobi, arrived!"

―Shinobi Transformation announcement^[src]

"Fundari? Kettari? Hattari! Kamen Rider Hattari! (踏んだり、蹴ったり、ハッタリ！仮面ライダーハッタ～リ！, Fundari? Kettari? Hattari! Kamen Rider Hattari!)
Translation: Step on it, kick it, Hattari! Kamen Rider Hattari!"

―Hattari Transformation announcement^[src]

"(Word) Ninpow!"

―Special attack announcement^[src]

"Ninpō kirisute!"

―Shinobi Ninjato summoning announcement^[src]

"Ninpō Tsumetai!"

―Hattari Ninjato summoning announcement^[src]

Shinobidriver (シノビドライバー, Shinobi Doraibā) is the main transformation device used by Kamen Rider Shinobi, Kamen Rider Hattari, and four other Riders through the usage of their own individual Menkyo Kaiden Plate on the Miraidriver.

Design

The Shinobidriver is composed of the following parts:

• Gama Element (ガマエレメント, Gama Eremento): The main body of the Shinobidriver. By using the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, the Gama Element is able to materialize armor and weapons through the Kurogane Oogama (クロガネオオガマ, Kurogane Oogama) toad robot. The Gama Element also creates Shinobi Energy (シノビエナジー, Shinobi Enajī), which drastically raises the user's physical abilities, giving them superhuman strength and agility.
• Shinobi Engine (シノビエンジン, Shinobi Enjin): The Shinobidriver's power source. When the Shuriken Starter is spun, the Gama Element's power flows into the Shinobi Engine, which amplifies it using the Super Hazumi Wheel (スーパーハズミホイール, Sūpā Hazumi Hoīru, lit. 'Super Inertia Wheel').
• Shuriken Starter (シュリケンスターター, Shuriken Sutātā): A starter key used to initiate the transformation into Kamen Rider Shinobi. When spun it collects the five elements necessary to transform from the surrounding environment.
  • Menkyo Kaiden Plate (メンキョカイデンプレート, Menkyo Kaiden Purēto): A purple device integrated into the Shuriken Starter. It identifies the user of the Shinobi Starter, presumably only allowing Rentaro to transform into Kamen Rider Shinobi. It also stores Shinobi's battle data.

Menkyo Kaiden Plate

Menkyo Kaiden Plate

Functionality

Shinobi Hyoutan

Gold Hyoutan

Other Ninja Riders Arsenal

When not in usage, the belts are liquified and stored within each of the Riders' own Hyoutans, all which have different names:

• Shinobi: Shinobi Hyoutan (シノビヒョウタン, Shinobi Hyōtan, lit. "Shinobi Gourd")
• Hattari: Gold Hyoutan (ゴールドヒョウタン, Gōrudo Hyōtan, lit. "Gold Gourd")

To transform, a user summons a Miraidriver by uncorking their Hyoutan and pouring its contents onto their waist. After performing a dance to the standby theme, they shout "Henshin!" before placing the Plate onto the Driver and spinning its shuriken. After spinning the plate again, the Rider can activate a finisher or some Ninja Techniques.

Shinobi belt summoning

Hattari belt summoning

Special Attacks

• Shinobi
• Hattari

• Techniques
• Finisher

• Ninpo Kirisute (忍法キリステ, Ninpō Kirisute): Shinobi summons a Ninjatō from the back of his belt, and slashes his enemy.
• Strong Ninpo (ストロング忍法, Sutorongu Ninpō): Fires a stream of purple flame from his hand.
• Megaton Ninpo (メガトン忍法, Megaton Ninpō): Summons a giant tornado to lift his targets in mid-air.
• Victory Ninjutsu (ビクトリー忍術, Bikutorī Ninjutsu): Shinobi does a series of slashes at the enemy.
• Flame Ninpo (フレイム忍法, Fureimu Ninpō): By initiating Ninpo: Katon no Jutsu (忍法: 火遁の術, Ninpō Katon no Jutsu, lit. "Ninja Art: Flame Technique"), he fires a large stream of flame from his hands. Shinobi can also coat his body in his flames to shield him from attacks. It’s also used to cover his body in a flame barrier.
• Ninpo: Bunshin no Jutsu (忍法: 分身の術, Ninpō Bunshin no Jutsu, lit. "Ninja Art: Replication Technique"): Shinobi creates three Clones of himself, and does a series of four elements energy slashes at the enemy.
• Sunshine Ninpo (サンシャイン忍法, Sanshain Ninpō): Shinobi combines his Flame Ninpo and Hattari's Ninpo Tsumetai in order to create a temperature contrast, this activates the high rank Ninjutsu ability Ninpo Echo: Koton no Jutsu (忍法エコ光遁の術, Ninpō Eko Kōton no Jutsu, lit. "Ninja Art Echo: Light Technique").

Ninpo Kirisute

Strong Ninpo

Megaton Ninpo

Victory Ninjutsu

Flame Ninpo (Fire shooting)

Flame Ninpo (Fire armor)

Ninpo: Bunshin no Jutsu (Prelude: Clone creation)

Ninpo: Bunshin no Jutsu

Sunshine Ninpo (Step 1: Ninpo Tsumetai activate)

Sunshine Ninpo (Step 2: Flame Ninpo activate)

Sunshine Ninpo (Step 3: Light releasing)

• Finish Ninpo (フィニッシュ忍法, Finisshu Ninpō): Attacks his opponents in high-speed movements while shrouded in a purple aura. Variations include:
  • In his first appearance, Shinobi does a combination of punches before doing a spinning kick.^{[Happy New Woz 2019]}
  • In his battle against Kamen Rider Hattari, Shinobi makes a combination of slashes with his Ninjatō before doing a spinning final slash.
• Seibai Ninpo (セイバイ忍法, Seibai Ninpō), which is a combination of Flame Ninpo, Megaton Ninpo and Ninpo: Bunshin no Jutsu, that sends the opponent flying, before summoning multiple clones of himself to attack the opponent all at once, using two clones to launch them even higher, and finally finishing with a bicycle kick shrouded in aura, sending his enemy crashing down to earth.

Finish Ninpo (Ver. 1) (Step 1: Combination of punches)

Finish Ninpo (Ver. 1) (Step 2: Spinning kick)

Finish Ninpo (Ver. 2) (Step 1: Combination of slashes)

Finish Ninpo (Ver. 2) (Step 2: Spinning)

Finish Ninpo (Ver. 2) (Step 3: Final slash)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 1: Flame Ninpo)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 2: Megaton Ninpo)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 3: Enemy send into sky

Seibai Ninpo (Step 4: Multiple clones creation)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 5: Attacking)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 6: Double clones kick)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 7: Bicycle kick)

Seibai Ninpo (Step 8: Crashing down to earth)

• Techniques
• Finisher

• Kachikochi Ninpo (カチコチ忍法, Kachikochi Ninpō) (or Ninpo Tsumetai (忍法ツメタイ, Ninpō Tsumetai, lit. "Ninja Art Chilling")): By initiating Ninpo: Hyouton no Jutsu (忍法: 氷遁の術, Ninpō Hyōton no Jutsu, lit. "Ninja Art: Ice Technique"), Hattari releases an Absolute zero degree icy gust from his hands which can freeze the enemy solid.
• Niagara Ninpo (ナイアガラ忍法, Naiagara Ninpō): By initiating Ninpo: Suiton no Jutsu (忍法: 水遁の術, Ninpō Suiton no Jutsu, lit. "Ninja Art: Water Technique"), Hattari creates a wave of water to wash away enemies.

Kachikochi Ninpo

Ninpo Tsumetai

Niagara Ninpo

• Fantastic Ninpo (ファンタスティック忍法, Fantasutikku Ninpō, lit. "Fantastic Ninja Art"): Hattari jumps into the air with a trail of wasps, initiating a Rider Kick with a swirling shuriken at his foot, before it being a bluff, transforming into a swarm of wasps as he appears behind the enemy and slashes at them.

Fantastic Ninpo (Step 1: Jumping)

Fantastic Ninpo (Step 2: Bluff Rider Kick)

Fantastic Ninpo (Step 3: Wasp transformation)

Fantastic Ninpo (Step 4: First slash)

Fantastic Ninpo (Step 5: Second slash)

Users (chronological order)

User	Kamen Rider	Episode Obtained	Description
Rentaro Kagura	Kamen Rider Shinobi	First NinPow! Volume: Hattari's Love is Unrequited (Pre-Series)	Rentaro received his Shinobi Hyoutan by Master Gamano after the latter saved him prior to the events of the series.
Isamichi Konjo	Kamen Rider Hattari		Isamichi received his Gold Hyoutan prior to the events of the series.
Various	Various	Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi	Many Hyoutans of various Riders were seen collected by Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

Kamen Riders

• Kamen Rider Shinobi (Zi-O Episodes 17-18, Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi, Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi)
• Kamen Rider Hattari (Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi, Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi)
• In the ending credits of the final episode, four ninja-themed Kamen Riders were added to expand on the show's potential mythology. The civilian identities of these four Riders remain unknown to this day, though all of them utilize Shinobidrivers as well.

Shinobi

Hattari

A green Rider with a kusarigama.

A brown Rider with a kunai.

A cyan Rider with a sai.

A magenta Rider with a bomb.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

The announcement of Shinobidriver is voiced by Kenya Hatsumura (初村 健矢, Hatsumura Kenya). He was credited as the Voice of Kamen Rider Shinobi's Belt (仮面ライダーシノビのベルト音声, Kamen Raidā Shinobi no Beruto Onsei) in Zi-O opening credits.

Notes

Hattaridriver name according to Kamen Rider Mook

• There are conflicting sources regarding the name of the Driver used by Hattari:
  • According to Kamen Rider Zukan, Hattari's belt is also referred to as the Shinobidriver, identical to the one used by Shinobi.
  • According to the Kamen Rider Official Mook published by Kodansha, however, it is instead uniquely referred to as the Hattaridriver (ハッタリドライバー, Hattaridriver).

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Zi-O
  • Episode 17: Happy New Woz 2019
  • Episode 18: Amazing! Era! Future! 2022
  • Kamen Rider Zi-O: Special Event
  • Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi
    • Episode 1: First NinPow! Volume: Hattari's Love is Unrequited
    • Episode 2: Next NinPow!! Volume: Yaminin's Assassin Plan
    • Episode 3: Last NinPow!!! Volume: Dead-end and Close Call
  • Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi

External links

• Kamen Rider Zukan page on the Shinobidriver.
• Kamen Rider Zukan page on the Shinobi Hyoutan.
• Kamen Rider Zukan page on the Menkyo Kaiden Plate (Shinobi).
• Kamen Rider Zukan page on the Gold Hyoutan.
• Kamen Rider Zukan page on the Menkyo Kaiden Plate (Hattari).
• Kamen Rider Zukan page on Hattari