 This article is about a villain who originally appeared in Kamen Rider, the original series.
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- For the version from the reboot in Kamen Rider The Next, see Great Leader of Shocker (The Series).
- For the version from the reboot in Shin Kamen Rider, see Ichiro Midorikawa.
- "Takeshi Hongo, welcome... to Shocker!"
- ―Shocker Leader's first words spoken to Takeshi[src]
The Shocker Leader (ショッカー首領, Shokkā Shuryō) is the main antagonist of the original Kamen Rider. He was the mysterious high ruler of the criminal organization Shocker and the first incarnation of the Great Leader. After the destruction of the original Shocker, he formed an alliance with the Geldam organization and became the Gel Shocker Leader (ゲルショッカー首領, Geru-Shokkā Shuryō). When he and Gel Shocker were finally defeated by the Double Riders, he went on to resurface and become the Great Leader of several more evil organizations.
History[]
First appearance of the Shocker Leader
Shocker Leader giving orders to Dr. Shinigami through a Golden variation of the typical Shocker Leader Communicator in Episode 46 of Kamen Rider
His ultimate goal is to turn the entire human race into monsters under his rule in order to unite the world as one being. He orders his subordinates via speakers on Shocker's emblem to destroy Kamen Riders Hongo and Ichimonji who are the obstacles of his conquest. The two Riders were able to severely weaken the Shocker organization by eliminating most of their key figures (Colonel Zol, Dr. Shinigami and Jigoku Taishi), this forced the Shocker Leader to reform Shocker by allying himself with General Black of the Geldam organization, thus creating Gel Shocker.
Seeing that old Shocker members were considered unfit for the new organization, the Shocker Leader had them all killed one by one. All Shocker secret bases were self-destructed and the remaining Shocker Combatmen were killed. The Riders were able to defeat Gel Shocker forces and its monsters, including General Black. The Riders were able to locate Gel Shocker's headquarters and finally confronted the Shocker Leader himself, the two riders uncloaked the Shocker Leader, revealing a snake-covered mask but still not buying for this trick and pulled again, revealing a Cyclopean face. He sets off the headquarters' self-destruct system in a final attempt to kill the Riders, but only resulted in him being killed instead and the two riders escaping, therefore ending Shocker's reign of terror. Or so they thought...
Reemergence[]
Shortly after, the Gel Shocker Leader resurfaced as the Great Leader of the Destron organization. Which resulted in the Double Riders creating the third Kamen Rider, V3. He would go on to create several more evil organizations to menace the ever-increasing amount of Kamen Riders. His last known appearance was as the Generalissimo of the Badan Empire, who disappeared shortly after he made himself known to the ten veteran Kamen Riders. He may have also been the Emperor Crisis of the Crisis Empire who was destroyed by Kamen Rider Black RX.
Alternate timelines[]
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders[]
Shocker Leader fighting with the Kamen Riders
The Shocker Leader makes a return in the movie OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, serving as the film's main antagonist. During a small conflict between the characters of Kamen Riders OOO and Den-O during their time travel in Japan during the 1970s, while hunting the Imagins, General Black discovered a Cell Medal that was accidentally dropped by Ankh during the conflict. General Black gave the medal to the Shocker Leader which he combines with the Shocker Medal in order to create Shocker's most powerful monster, Shocker Greeed. The monster was able to defeat both Hongo and Ichimonji, thus causing a time paradox that created a world where Shocker reigned supreme. Various evil organizations that would have manifested in the normal timeline after Shocker's destruction later affiliated with Shocker and the Shocker Leader such as, the Delzer Army, the Crisis Empire and the Government of Darkness. Shocker also gained control of both Hongo and Ichimonji via brainwashing.
OOO and Den-O returned to 1970s Japan in hopes of stopping Shocker Greeed from being created and returning the timeline back to normal. The Shocker Leader was confronted by the Riders but was able to create Shocker Greeed and the monsters manage to take down the Riders. Having failed to restore the timeline and the DenLiner destroyed, the Riders retreated back to the Shocker-ruled future and decided to confront Shocker, but were overwhelmed by the various monster forces. As the Riders were about to be publicly executed, Hongo and Ichimonji (having been faking their brainwashing in order to wait for the right time to fight Shocker) summoned all the other Riders and were able to defeat the monster army.
The Double Riders have a rematch with Shocker Greeed while the other Riders rushed toward Shocker Leader. Shocker Greeed is destroyed by the Rider Double Kick before Ankh takes the Shocker Medal. When the Riders are overpowered by the Shocker Leader's attacks, Ankh convinces OOO to use the Shocker Medal and an Imagin Medal from Momotaros in combination with the Taka Medal. With the three Medals, OOO changes into Tamashiy Combo and destroys the Shocker Leader with the Tamashiy Bomber. The attack, however, unleashes the Rock Great Leader (岩石大首領, Ganseki Daishuryō) - the true form of the Shocker Leader, who throws fireballs at the Riders and consumes the other Shocker leaders in an earthquake. The Riders are joined by Kamen Rider Birth and all of the extra Riders to battle the new menace. All of the Riders jump into their motorcycles to execute the All Rider Break, destroying the Rock Great Leader once and for all.
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3[]
The Super Hero Taisen GP prequel special has him as a belt for Roidmude 089, who assumes his late ally's form, Dr. Dee, then, allying with Kyuemon Izayoi
on behalf of Kibaoni Army Corps to create Youkai Buruburu. After the Youkai's demise, use the very remain of his corrupted Sealing Shuriken and Spider Viral Core for 089's upgrade into Shocker Buruburu.
Though he did die in a prequel event, however, in the movie event, Kamen Rider 3 had been sent to the past defeating the original Double Riders, causing a timeline alteration and having the Shocker Leader revived and rise to power in that altered timeline.
D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4[]
Following Shocker's failure in altering the timeline in Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3, the remaining members salvaged the History Modifying Machine and altered the timeline again. Thanks to the History Modifying Machine, Takumi Inui was kept alive, avoiding his genetic breakdown. The organization then took advantage of his desire to live by using his desire to avoid deaths to restart the time loops. Since their base and resources exist outside the timeline, Shocker can rebuild itself for as long as the loops exist, gaining more monsters and even evil Riders for allies, culminating in the creation of Kamen Rider 4.
When Takumi decides to sacrifice himself to save the world, killing all of Shocker's lieutenants, their best monsters and even Takumi's friend Naoya Kaido, the Shocker Leader reappears with an appearance identical to Takumi's and gains the ability to transform into Kamen Rider Faiz using the Signal Legend Faiz Signal Bike. He tempts Takumi into living and ruling the world alongside him, activating the Faiz Axel watch to restart time again. Takumi rejects, however, knowing that he would never be able to live in such a world. The Shocker Leader is finally defeated when Takumi fires at his Faiz Axel watch, restoring the timeline back to normal.
Appearances in other media[]
Video Games[]
Kamen Rider Club[]
The Shocker Leader appears as the boss of Shocker which is fought by the six Kamen Riders 1, 2, V3, X, Amazon, and Stronger in Kamen Rider Club.
Kamen Rider video game[]
The Shocker Leader appears in the PlayStation Kamen Rider video game. He is the boss the player fights in the "Kamen Rider Story" after defeating all the Shocker and Gel Shocker monsters.
Super Famicom[]
Kamen Rider vs. Death Paneater.
The Shocker Leader serves as the final boss of the Kamen Rider Super Famicom game, in which he assumes an exclusive true form known as Death Paneater.
Net Movies[]
Super Hero Taisen Otsu[]
The Shocker Leader was imagined by Kamen Rider Double as selling a bamboo stick to Kamen Rider Nadeshiko and getting mad when she protests the high price of it. [Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Otsu: Heroo! Answers]
S.I.C. Hero Saga[]
- Main article: Boss (OOO)
The Shocker Leader appears in the Kamen Rider OOO: OOZ and transformed into an OOO-like Kamen Rider by using the Showa villain group medals.
Forms[]
The Shocker Leader's appearance remained hidden for nearly the entire series, however he made his first physical appearance in episode 34 briefly in video footage. In his physical appearance, the Shocker Leader wore a red capirote that resembles the hood worn by the Ku Klux Klan and a black cloak. Over the course of the Kamen Rider series in the Showa Era, the Shocker Leader took on several forms and personas.
In the last episode of the original Kamen Rider series, the Double Riders unmasked him as a Cyclops, after pulling two layers of masks, the first is the Ku Klux Klan-themed capirote and the second one is snake themed. However in the OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, his snake mask had instead made as his true face and appearance, making him a possible descendant of the Gorgons, given by his ability to use snake on his hairs.
Rock Great Leader
The Rock Great Leader's height in comparison.
- Height: 4,000 m
- Weight: Undefined
Kamen Rider Faiz
- Rider Statistics
- Height: 186 cm
- Weight: 91 kg
- Ability Parameters
- Punching Power: 2.5 t
- Kicking Power: 5 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 35 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 5.8 seconds
Using the Legend Faiz Signal Bike, the Shocker Leader is able to transform into Kamen Rider Faiz. It is presumed that he possesses the same abilities as that of the original Faiz, with the added ability to reset time using his Faiz Axel watch. However, the watch is also his weak point, as shown when Takumi Inui defeated him by destroying the watch.
It should be noted that upon transforming into Faiz, he is surrounded by blue butterflies, which are usually associated with the Smart Lady. [Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader]
Kamen Rider 3
- Rider Statistics[1]
- Height: 179.0cm
- Weight: 74kg
- Ability Parameters[1]
- Punching Power: 15 t
- Kicking Power: 24 t
- Maximum Jump Height: 50 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 3.0 seconds
Possessing Kyoichiro Kuroi, the Shocker Leader is able to transform into Kamen Rider 3.
This form has two finishers:
- Rider Kick (ライダーキック, Raidā Kikku)
- Rider Punch (ライダーパンチ, Raidā Panchi)
Equipment[]
Devices[]
- Signal Legend Faiz - Transformation device
- SB-555B Faiz Driver - Belt
- SB-555W Faiz Axel - A stopwatch used to reset time
Lockseed[]
Shocker Leader Lockseed (ショッカー首領ロックシード, Shokkā Shuryō Rokkushīdo): Allows the user to transform into Shocker Arms. The core image depicts the Shocker Leader in unmasked form while the lid backside image depicts the Shocker's icon. Gaim/Kurokage/Bujin Gaim/Kamuro-styled Lockseed. It was the second of 3 unknown Lockseeds during the release of the Showa Rider Lockseeds.
- Transformation: Shocker Arms: Shihaisha of the World! Eeee! (ショッカーアームズ・支配者オブザワールド！イー！, Shokkā Āmuzu - Shihaisha obu za Wārudo! Ī!, lit. "Ruler of the World")
- Squash: Go, Inhumanoids of Shocker! Eeee! (ゆけ！ショッカーの怪人たちよ！イー！, Yuke! Shokkā no Kaijin-tachi yo! Ī!)
- Au Lait: We will Defeat the Kamen Rider! Eeee! (にっくき、仮面ライダーを倒すのだ！イー！, Nikkuki, Kamen Raidā wo Taosu no da! Ī!)
- Sparking: Long Live the Shocker Army! (ショッカー軍団、バンザイ！, Shokkā Gundan, Banzai!)
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Behind the scenes[]
Portrayal[]
In Kamen Rider, the original series, the Shocker Leader was voiced by Goro Naya (納谷 悟朗, Naya Gorō). He would go on to voice the Great Leader's various incarnations in the Showa Kamen Rider Series: the Great Leader of Destron, the Great Leader of Black Satan, the Great Leader of Delzer Army, the Great Leader of Neo Shocker, and The Generalissimo of Badan. When he made his physical appearance the final episode, the Gel Shocker Leader was portrayed by suit actor Hiroshi Namekawa (滑川 広志, Namekawa Hiroshi).[2]
Goro Naya reprised his role as the Shocker Leader in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011), and also voiced the Kamen Rider The First reboot version of the Great Leader in the movie Kamen Rider The Next (2007).
Following Naya's death in 2013, Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, Seki Tomokazu) voiced the Shocker Leader in Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (2015). While assuming Takumi Inui's form, he is portrayed by Kento Handa (半田 健人, Handa Kento).
Notes[]
- The Shocker Leader talking through a Shocker belt for Roidmude 089 is similar to Krim Steinbelt as the Drive Driver.
- The Shocker Leader actually becoming Takumi Inui makes some sense in that he is the only Rider who himself is also of the monster-group of a season (as opposed to just being a specially modified human or using technology associated with the villains), being both Faiz as well as the Wolf Orphnoch. It also makes sense as Takumi is the true source of the time loops, and the Shocker Leader likely took his form to prey on his desires of preventing deaths.
- His modified transformation into Faiz, being surrounded by blue butterflies akin to Smart Brain's, also makes sense as butterflies are heavily associated with death, a likely outcome for the world if Shocker takes over.
- Taking the form of another human also fits the Roidmude's abilities. It was in fact due to the use of the Signal Legend Faiz.
- The Great Leader's costume is based off the robes worn by members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist terrorist and hate group. Though widely known for its white robes, certain members can wear colored versions, some having a near exact look as the Great leader.
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
- 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 51: The Rock Monster Unicornos vs. Double Rider Kick
- 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?
- 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!!
- Episode 81: Kamen Rider Dies Twice!!
- Episode 82: The Monster Kurage Wolf, Terrifying Rush Hour
- Episode 83: The Monster Ino Kabuton, Defeat Rider With Insanity Gas
- Episode 84: Rider in Peril! Isoguin Jaguar's Hellish Trap
- Episode 85: The Sludge Monster, Terrifying Killer Smog
- Episode 86: The Monster Washi Kamaguilli's Human Hunt
- Episode 87: Gel Shocker Deliveryman of Death!
- Episode 88: Eerie, The Bloodthirsty Black Cat Paintings!
- Episode 89: The Terrifying Operation Pet, Send Rider to Hell!
- Episode 90: The Terrifying Operation Pet, Rider S.O.S.!
- Episode 91: Enroll in Gel Shocker Terror School!!
- Episode 92: Atrocity! Fake Kamen Rider
- Episode 93: The 8 Kamen Riders
- Episode 94: The True Form of Gel Shocker Leader!!
- Episode 95: The Monster Garaox's Flying Cars!!
- Episode 96: Takeshi Hongo, Becomes a Cactus Monster!?
- Episode 97: Takeshi Hongo, Cannot Transform!!
- Episode 98/Finale: Gel Shocker Destroyed! The Leader's End!!
- Kamen Rider X
- Episode 27: Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!! (archive footage only)
- Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
- 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: Beyond Generations
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/File:TriCyclone_Data.jpg
- ↑ 怪人大全集 1986, p. 55, 「ゲルショッカー首領」