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The Shocker Combatmen (ショッカー戦闘員, Shokkā Sentōin, 1-80) are troopers used by Shocker in their goal for world domination. While some are slightly modified humans, others are said to be creations of the Shocker Leader who are not really alive but are instead puppets that follow every command of him.
Throughout the series, the Shocker Combatmen are slowly enhanced with time, with their final version proving much stronger than their original counterparts. However, extremely skilled individuals such as Kazuya Taki and Tobee Tachibana are still shown capable of defeating them in battle, with Gel Shocker's Combatmen also far outclassing them in overall capabilities.
The Shocker Combatmen also appear in the Kamen Rider Decade series and movies (see Dai-Shocker and Super Shocker Combatmen), along with other media, such as the Let's Go Kamen Riders, Pretty Den-O Appears! movies or some stageshows.
Overview[]
The first brand of Shocker Shocker Combatmen were people dressed in black clothing and berets with red scarves and a belt with Shocker's insignia. As the series moved on new types were introduced. When the Shocker commander Sabotegron arrived the iconic image of Shocker Combatmen still seen today, people dressed in black clothes and wearing gray makeup, wearing masks similar to Lucha libre fighters, that have an insignia on the forehead, while the more elite Combatmen had red designs to their normal black clothes. The most recognizable costumes are the Combatmen in black clothes with white spine and ribcage designs on the shirt and a mask with the Shocker emblem.
All Shocker Combatmen give out a "Yee!" cry, which is usually the most they say. They also occasionally use this cry with the "Sieg Heil" salute used by WWII Nazis. Dai-Shocker and Super Shocker's Combatmen have the special ability to transform into missiles to attack enemies.
Types[]
- Shocker Combatmen (Black Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(黒戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Kuro Sentōin))
- Shocker Combatmen (Red Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(赤戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Aka Sentōin))
- Shocker Combatmen (Female Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(女性戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Josei Sentōin))
- Shocker Combatmen (Beret Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(ベレー帽戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Berē-bō Sentōin))
- Shocker Combatmen (Red Beret Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(赤ベレー帽戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Aka Berē-bō Sentōin))
- Shocker Combatmen (Bone Combatman) (ショッカー戦闘員(骨戦闘員), Shokkā Sentōin (Hone Sentōin))
Arsenal[]
- Colt M16A1 [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
- Colt M4A1 [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
- FAMAS G1 [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
- Heckler and Koch G36C [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
Off-shoots[]
Gel Shocker Combatmen[]
- Main article: Gel Shocker Combatmen
When Shocker merged with Geldam to become Gel Shocker, the Shocker Combatmen were replaced by the Gel Shocker Combatman (ゲルショッカー戦闘員, Geru Shokkā Sentōin). They wore bright purple and yellow costumes, covering their entire bodies from head to toe. Aside from the Shocker Combatmen' standard disguise abilities, they were also capable of traveling from one place to another by transforming into sheets that would drop down onto unsuspecting victims and turning themselves invisible. This version of Combatmen also was physically superior to their predecessors, able to take more blunt violent abuse without lowering combat performance.
Dai-Shocker Combatmen[]
- Main article: Dai-Shocker Combatmen
The Dai-Shocker Combatmen (大ショッカー戦闘員, Dai Shokkā Sentōin) are footsoldiers of Dai-Shocker, resembling the Shocker Combatmen and tending to scream out "Yeee" (イーッ, Ī). They are able to assume missile-like forms.
Super Shocker Combatmen[]
- Main article: Super Shocker Combatmen
The Super Shocker Combatmen (スーパーショッカー戦闘員, Sūpā Shokkā Sentōin) are remodeled versions of the Dai-Shocker's footsoldiers, resembling the Shocker Combatmen and tending to scream out "Yeee" (イーッ, Ī). Like the Dai-Shocker Combatmen they are also able to assume missile-like forms.
Combatman Yummy[]
The product of Sendo's desire for like-minded allies to defeat the Kamen Riders, the Combatman Yummy (戦闘員ヤミー, Sentōin Yamī) based on the grunts from past villainous groups who fought against Kamen Riders, whom Sendo refers to as the "past generation Combatmen" (歴代戦闘員, Rekidai Sentōin). The Combatman Yummy include, among many others, the Shocker Combatman Yummy (ショッカー戦闘員ヤミー, Shokkā Sentōin Yamī), consisting of an initial male trio and a pair of red-scarved female Combatmen who stay behind and ultimately "go home".
Space Shocker Combatmen[]
- Main article: Space Shocker Combatmen
The Space Shocker Combatmen (スペースショッカー戦闘員, Supēsu Shokkā Sentōin) are remodeled versions of the Dai-Shocker's footsoldiers, resembling the Shocker Combatmen and tending to scream out "Yeee" (イーッ, Ī).
Later history[]
Kamen Rider OOO[]
In episodes 27 and 28 of Kamen Rider OOO (which were incidentally the 999th and 1000th Kamen Rider episodes), a Shocker Combatman named In Sendo appeared who had a long grudge against the Kamen Riders for always defeating his comrades. But he was not entirely evil as he saved Eiji Hino from falling crates and later realized he was only being used as a pawn by Kazari to create the Ikajaguar Yummy. The soldier's desire for strength in numbers allowed the Yummy to duplicate itself into a small army of various Combatmen, but he became disillusioned upon discovering that these were merely made of medals.
Kamen Rider Fourze[]
A trio of Shocker Combatmen was seen fighting Rider 1 in old recorded video footage that Tomoko Nozama found on the internet, along with other clips of past Kamen Riders, who are now known as urban legends. [Space Superiority]
Underground Empire Badan[]
The Shocker Combatmen served as a secondary foot soldier force for the Underground Empire Badan. They were all defeated by the 15 Heisei Riders and 15 Showa Riders when they united to take down Badan. [Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]
Shocker remnants[]
History Modifying Machine[]
Ninninger Vs. Drive[]
A force of Shocker Combatmen fought alongside a batch of Hitokarage as part of a combined Shocker/Roidmude/Yokai army led by Shocker Buruburu/"Dr. Dee" with Roidmude 076. They were ultimately all destroyed by the combined power of Kamen Riders Drive and Mach alongside the Ninningers. [Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special]
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3[]
A near-endless force of Shocker Combatmen spans the globe in a rewritten history created by Shocker's History Modifying Machine. They are part of the Shocker army which is destroyed in the final battle with the Kamen Riders. [Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3]
D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4[]
In the resulting twisted timeline of time loops, the Shocker Combatmen served as pilots of the Shocker Air Force, led by Kamen Rider 4 in his Sky Cyclone, which was all destroyed by Booster Tridoron and ZeroLiner. [D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4]
Reviving Jigoku Taishi[]
Spring Vacation Combining Hero Festival[]
A pack of Shocker Combatmen was called by Yamaarashi-Roid, who was working to revive Jigoku Taishi, to back him up against Takeru Tenkuji and Yamato Kazakiri, only to be destroyed by Ghost Grateful Damashii and Zyuoh Eagle's respective swords. [Appearance! The Mysterious Warrior!]
Kamen Rider 1[]
Game World[]
Chou Super Hero Taisen[]
A pack of Shocker Combatmen was among the Shocker army of the Game World led by Shocker Leader III, the boss of the Chou Shocker Taisen bonus stage. The army was ultimately wiped out by a combined force of Kamen Riders and Sentai Rangers. [Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen]
Kamen Sentai Gorider[]
A seemingly limitless number of Shocker Combatmen were part of the endlessly reviving army of Shocker in the amusement park Game World. [Maze 1: Emu, is dead?] Emerging as a result of Kuroto Dan's plot to revive himself, they would persistently attack, no matter how many times defeated, the Kamen Riders he had gathered for this purpose. [Maze 2: Escape] Once the Game World was destroyed by Kazuma Kenzaki's Joker Undead power, the Shocker army was assembled one last time under Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer and Totema, but was ultimately wiped out by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99 and the second Kamen Sentai Gorider. [Maze 3: Gorider Forever]
Kamen Rider Zi-O: Special Event[]
Due to Shocker's defeat all over the world, its Combatmen were now leaving it and settling at different occupations. One of them was an unnamed Combatman who met Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O and was discussing idleness in the society. Later, a Time Shocker Combatman with Future Note from 2068 A.D. arrived in 2019 A.D. and revealed that the same Combatman destined to become Ohma Shocker and help Shocker rule the world. However, both Ohma Shocker and the future Combatman were defeated by Zi-O, Geiz, and Woz.
Kamen Rider Den-O: Pretty Den-O Appears![]
To be added
Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki[]
Numerous Shocker Combatmen would be recreated by Asmodeus himself in order to serve as part of his army. They would be seen as part of a large gathering of recreated villains and monsters that Asmodeus himself had created as part of his trap against the heroes themselves that would serve to erase them all out of existence. However, thanks to Touma Kamiyama managing to help Shotaro Ishinomori regain his passion for drawing out superheroes, all of the Kamen Riders and all of the Super Sentai teams had been restored back into existence who had, in turn, wiped out the entire army itself. [Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki]
Individual Combatmen[]
- Combatman No. 3 (戦闘員 No. 3, Sentōin Nanbā Surī)
- In Sendo
- Akagi
- Kuroda
Appearances in other media[]
Manga[]
Kamen Rider (manga)[]
The Shocker Combatmen appeared in Shotaro Ishinomori's original Kamen Rider manga. Unlike their live-action counterpart, they wear helmets partially concealing their faces and are equipped with machine guns.
Film[]
Kamen Rider The First & The Next[]
The Shocker Combatmen appear in both reboot films Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next, serving as Shocker's henchmen. They wear black clothes with white ribcage design, similar to their original TV series counterpart in addition to their gas masks.
- Main article: Shocker Combatmen (The Series)
Good Theater Manners From Kamen Rider Zero-One and Kamen Rider Saber[]
The shocker Combatmen made an appearence in the Good Theater Manners From Kamen Rider Zero-One and Kamen Rider Saber anime short for the Kamen Rider Splendid Double-Feature where they are portrayed as rule breakers for the movie going experience.
Video Games[]
Kamen Rider Club[]
The Shocker Combatmen appear as the grunts of Shocker which is fought by the six Kamen Riders 1, 2, V3, X, Amazon, and Stronger in Kamen Rider Club.
Hero Senki: Project Olympus[]
in Hero Senki: Project Olympus Shocker Combatmen are common enemeis.
Kamen Rider on Super Famicom[]
The Shocker Combatmen appear as grunts in the Super Famicom Kamen Rider game.
Kamen Rider on PlayStation[]
The Shocker Combatmen, along with Gel Shocker Combatmen, appear in the PlayStation Kamen Rider video game. A group of six Combatmen is fought by the player in the "Kamen Rider Story" before fighting a Shocker or Gel Shocker monster. In the "Shocker Story" where you play as a monster, you can upgrade to Saikyō Kaijin with the ability to summon six Combatmen or 3 Combatmen if upgrade punching power, kicking power or both. They are used to hurt the Rider 1 before facing the player when all of them are defeated.
Kamen Rider: Seigi no Keifu[]
The various iterations of the Shocker Combatmen appear as minor-enemies in the game, the types differing by era despite having no true differences in strength. Kamen Riders 1 and 2 fight the Black costumed Combatmen in 1971, while V3 fights the red-costumed variety in 1973. In 1988, Kamen Rider Black battles Gel Shocker Combatmen, while Kamen Rider Agito battles the more traditional black and bone pattern Combatmen in 2004. All four varieties of CombatmenComb dissolve into green liquid upon being defeated.
Two types of empowered Shocker Combatmen was developed by Dr. Shinigami.
All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation[]
Shocker Combatmen appear as regular enemies in the video game All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation.
Kamen Rider Battride Wars[]
Shocker Combatmen appear as Common Enemies in the video game Kamen Rider Battride Wars. Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis features Takeshi Hongo in a Combatman disguise as a playable "joke character", who can be obtained with a download code contained in the game's first print run.
Kamen Rider Atsume[]
Shocker Combatmen appear when there are citizens on items. Unlike other games, this Shocker Combatman shows a more caring personality. When the Combatman scares the citizen for a while, it starts to frown.
Music Videos[]
Kaizou ~We are SHOCKER~[]
The Shocker Combatmen sang their own song Kaizou ~We are SHOCKER~, based on Jōnetsu ~We are Brothers~, the theme song of Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, where they appeared as part of Dai-Shocker. It was released alongside Jōchaku ~We are Brothers~, the theme song of Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z, where they appeared as part of Space Shocker.
Shocker Girls[]
Shocker Combatmen appear with Kamen Rider Girls in their single "SSS ~Shock Shocker Shockest~", where they are known as the Shocker Girls (ショッカーGIRLS, Shokkā Gāruzu)), with outfits based on those of the Shocker Combatmen.
Behind the Scenes[]
In popular culture[]
- Shocker Combatmen have appeared in other franchises, either as homages or parodies.
- In the SEGA arcade game, Spider-Man: The Arcade Game, the grunts used by Doctor Doom let out the trademark "Yii!" cry, despite resembling the grunts used by the Hellfire Club.
- In the anime, Heartcatch Pretty Cure, the grunts used by the Desertian Apostles are known as "Snackey", lanky sand creatures who wear costumes similar to the Shocker Combatmen, but also have their own cry - "Kii!" - which is also their language.
- Alien Magma from the Ultra Series franchise bears a slight resemblance to Shocker Combatmen.
- The Foot Ninja Bots from the second season of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cry out "EEE!" and "Yii!" when they attack or pursue the Turtles.
- The Clawed Soldiers from Shadow Hearts: Covenant closely resembles the Shocker Combatmen from Kamen Rider The First with their black attires and gas masks. They also let out a high-pitched "Yii!" when they attack as well when they're defeated.
- The Combatmen seen in fight scenes of the Super Sentai parody Kanpai Senshi After V is reminiscent of the Shocker Combatmen, wearing similar black suits and Lucha libre masks. Lower members of the evil organization also greet their superiors with "Eee!" like Shocker.
- Several Shocker Combatmen appear to fight the Japanese comedian, Razor Ramone Hard Gay as he dressed up as Kamen Rider 1 and sang the theme to it, dubbing him Kamen Rider HG. HG took them out with a concentrated pelvic thrust beam.
- In Jessica Jones Season 3 Episode 2, Trish Walker is seen wearing a Shocker Mask.
Appearances[]
- Kamen Rider
- Episode 1: The Eerie Man Spider
- Episode 2: The Terrifying Bat Man
- Episode 3: The Monster Scorpion Man
- Episode 4: The Man-Eating Sarracenian
- Episode 5: The Monster Mantis Man
- Episode 6: The Shinigami Chameleon
- Episode 7: The Shinigami Chameleon, Showdown! Old World's Fair
- Episode 8: Creepy! Wasp Woman
- Episode 9: The Terrifying Cobra Man
- Episode 10: The Reborn Cobra Man
- Episode 11: The Blood-Sucking Monster Gebacondor
- Episode 12: The Murderous Yamogerus
- Episode 13: Tokageron and the Large Monster Army (theatrically screened as Go Go Kamen Rider)
- Episode 14: The Devil Sabotegron Attacks
- Episode 15: Sabotegron Strikes Back
- Episode 16: The Devil Wrestler, Pirazaurus
- Episode 17: Deathmatch in the Ring, Defeat! Pirazaurus
- Episode 18: Fossil Man Hitodanger
- Episode 19: The Monster Kanibubbler Appears in Hokkaido
- Episode 20: The Fire-Breathing Caterpillar Monster Dokugander
- Episode 21: Dokugander Battle at Osaka Castle!
- Episode 22: The Monstrous Merman Amazonia
- Episode 23: The Soaring Monster Musasabeedle
- Episode 24: The Poisonous Monster Kinokomorgue Sortie!
- Episode 25: Defeat Kinokomorgue!
- Episode 26: The Terrifying Antlion Pit
- Episode 27: Mukadelas Monster Classroom
- Episode 28: The Underground Monster Mogurang
- Episode 29: The Electric Monster Kuragedarl
- Episode 30: The Reborn Fossil, Bloodsucking Trilobite
- Episode 31: Deathmatch! The Ant-Eating Devil Arigabari
- Episode 32: The Man-Eating Flower Dokudalian
- Episode 33: The Steel Monster Armadillong
- Episode 34: Japan in Peril! Gamaguiler's Invasion
- Episode 35: The Killer Queen Ant Alikimedes
- Episode 36: The Revived Mummy Monster Egyptas
- Episode 37: The Poison Gas Monster Torikabuto's Operation G
- Episode 38: The Lightning Monster Eiking's Operation Worldwide Blackout
- Episode 39: The Monster Wolf Man's Big Muder Party
- Episode 40: Deathmatch! The Monster Snowman vs. The Two Riders
- Episode 41: The Magma Monster Goaster, Great Decisive Battle at Sakurajima
- Episode 42: The Devil Messager, The Eerie Fly Man
- Episode 43: The Monstrous Bird Pranodon Attacks
- Episode 44: The Graveyard Monster Kabibinga
- Episode 45: The Monster Namekujira's Operation Gas Explosion
- Episode 46: Showdown!! The Snowy Mountain Monster Bearkonger
- Episode 47: The Deadly Ice Devil Todoguiler
- Episode 48: The Blood-Sucking Swamp Hilguerrilla
- Episode 49: The Man-Eating Monster Isoguinchack
- Episode 50: The Monster Kamestone's Murder Aurora Plan
- Episode 51: The Rock Monster Unicornos vs. Double Rider Kick
- Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
- Episode 52: My Name is Monstrous Bird Guilgaras!
- Episode 53: The Monster Jaguarman, Decisive Deadly Autobike Battle
- Episode 54: The Ghost Village Sea Snake Man
- Episode 55: Cockroach Man!! The Terrifying Germ Ad Balloon
- Episode 56: The Poison Butterfly Gilliera of Amazon
- Episode 57: The Tsuchigumo Man Dokumonde
- Episode 58: The Monster Beaded Lizard, Deathmatch in Fear Valley!!
- Episode 59: The Monster Worm Man of Bottomless Swamp!
- Episode 60: The Eerie Owl Man's Killer X-Rays
- Episode 61: The Monster Namazuguiller's Electric Hell
- Episode 62: The Monster Harinezras, Murder Skull Plan
- Episode 63: The Monster Saigang, Deadly Auto Race
- Episode 64: The Monster Semiminga, Song of Slaughter!
- Episode 65: The Monster Dr. Insect and the Shocker School
- Episode 66: The Shocker Graveyard, The Revived Monsters
- Episode 67: The Shocker Leader Appears!! Rider in Danger
- Episode 68: Dr. Shinigami, The Terrifying Truth Form?
- Kamen Rider vs. Jigoku Taishi
- Episode 69: The Monster Guiller Koorogi, Nails of Death
- Episode 70: The Monster Eleki Botaru, Fireball Attack!!
- Episode 71: The Monster Abugomes, Mount Rokko Great Pursuit!
- Episode 72: The Blood-Sucking Mosquiras vs. The Two Riders
- Episode 73: Double Riders, Defeat!! Siomaneking
- Episode 74: The Deadly Blood-Sucking Devil, Give It Your All!! Rider Kid Corps
- Episode 75: The Poison Flower Monster Bararanga, Secret of the Terrifying House
- Episode 76: Three of Power Generation Monster Sea Dragon!!
- Episode 77: The Monster Imorigues, Showdown at Hell Ranch!!
- Episode 78: The Terrifying Unidogma + Ghost Monsters
- Episode 79: Jigoku Taishi!! The Terrifying True Form?
- Episode 80: Gel Shocker's Debut! The Last Day of Kamen Rider!!
- Kamen Rider X
- Episode 27: Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!! (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider Stronger
- Episode 39/Finale: Goodbye! The Glorious Seven Riders! (archive imagery only)
- Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider OOO
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- Episode 2: Space Superiority
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
- Kamen Rider Drive
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
- D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4
- Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!!
- Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone
- Episode 3: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader
- Kamen Rider Ghost
- Episode 24: Appearance! The Mysterious Warrior!
- Kamen Rider 1
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
- Kamen Rider Build: Special Event
- Kamen Rider Zi-O: Special Event
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Pretty Den-O Appears!
- Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki
- Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations