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Ishinomori Skull Man — Skull Man's debut

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"Whether the Kamen Rider or the Skull Man, I want to draw a Manga to "frighten" the children."

―Shotaro Ishinomori^[src]

Skull Man (スカルマン, Sukaru Man) is a fictional character created by Shotaro Ishinomori, first appearing in Ishinomori's 100 page one-shot manga of the same name in 1970, which was later continued by the manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto in 1998, and then followed by a separate storyline anime in 2007. The original Skull Man is credited as manga's first anti-hero and Skull Man's design was adapted for the creation of Kamen Rider and its characters Kamen Riders 1 and 2, with the grasshopper motif supposedly chosen by Ishinomori's son.

As homages,some characters in the Kamen Rider Series were based on Skull Man or having skull motifs:

Creation and Concept

Kamen Rider x Skull Man early concept — "Kamen Rider Skull Man" concept

While Kamen Rider was still in development, Ishinomori created his one-shot manga as his own personal version of the TV series which was edited to avoid the dark, gruesome, and cerebral content before Kamen Rider was released.

Nods to Kamen Rider in 1990 Manga

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ZO&JInSkullMan — "Kamen Rider" awakening

Rider1InSkullMan — Tsuyoshi Hioka as "Kamen Rider 1"

ChameleonmanInSkullman — "Chameleon Man"

Kazuhiko Shimamoto's 1990 "requel" manga have multiple references and homage characters of Kamen Rider. A detective named Tsuyoshi Hioka (飛岡剛, Hioka Tsuyoshi) was pursuing Skull Man until he was captured by the manga's antagonist group, Syndicate and turned into a grasshopper mutant that looked similar to Kamen Rider ZO and J. (Hioka's face was designed after Hiroshi Fujioka). Hioka was then rescued and reconstructed by Skull Man after the Syndicate self destructed their base, and was made into a more advanced grasshopper mutant that looked similar to Kamen Rider 1. But the data used on Hioka was used for the creation of similar cyborg such as the Rider Girls who could perform their own version of the Rider Double Kick of Riders #1 and #2. Some of the mutants in the manga are also reference to the monsters such as Spider Man, Scorpion Man, Sarracenian, Chameleon Man, Bee Woman, Cobra Man and Gebacondor that were first featured in Kamen Rider.

Character

Manga

Skull Man's true identity is a young man named Tatsuo Kagura (神乐達男, Kagura Tatsuo) who in early life was put through many experiments by his parents (and the leader of a Syndicate, Rasputin) that gave him amazing powers and skills. By the time his sister Maya (麻耶, Maya) was born, his grandfather Kogetsu Chisato (千里虎月, Chisato Kogetsu) killed his parents and was about to do the same to Tatsuo until his future partner Garo (ガロ, Garo) rescued him and Tatsuo was adopted by the yakuza family, the Kagura Clan. Over the last 15 years Tatsuo would master his powers while on the run from a public conspiracy and uses his power to begin his quest for revenge as Skull Man. When he was saved by Garo by one of Chisato's traps Skull Man then proceeded to battle the Syndicate. Seeing himself as just a regular killer, Skull Man changed his name to Ryusei Chisato (千里竜生, Chisato Ryusei)in order to not forget his sins by taking his grandfather's surname (a man he always hated). He is also able to communicate telepathically with Maya from their base the Tiger Moon. Upon finding out that his parents were in fact the true leaders of the Syndicate, and upon giving him the advice to take the path he believed in, Ryusei gathered people to fight against the Syndicate.

2007 Series

In this incarnation, Skull Man is not a person but a suit that grants the user superpowers and deadly weapons at the expense of becoming a ruthless killer. The suit was created by Tatsuo Kagura's father as a part of a religious group that worshiped it. After Tatsuo's father was killed along with presumably Tatsuo himself the suit was found and used by a priest named Yoshio Kanzaki (神崎芳生, Kanzaki Yoshio) to combat the religious organization, Byakureikai (白鈴會, Byakureikai lit."White Bell Association") and its experiments on humans for its goals to create a new humanity assisted by a werecat and a werewolf who were experiments. When Yoshio is killed, his childhood friend and reporter Hayato Mikogami (御子神隼人, Mikogami Hayato) takes his place as Skull Man. Hayato is highly speculated to in fact be Tatsuo Kagura, as visually and personality wise he resembles the original character, his ties to the man responsible for the fire that killed Tatsuo's father Gozo Kuroshio (黒潮豪蔵, Kuroshio Gozo), the detective Kyoichiro Tachigi (立木恭一郎, Tachigi Kyoichiro) guessing that Hayato could be Tatsuo, Hayato's greater control over the Skull Man suit than Yoshio, and the fact that Maya Kuroshio (黒潮真耶, Kuroshio Maya) (based on the original Maya) revealed that Hayato is her brother. The anime series ends with the suit taking control of Hayato's body and the revelation that he is now the leader of Brain Gear called Skull (スカル, Sukaru) and an infant (probably Hayato's son) who resembles Joe Shimamura, setting up a possible precursor to the events of Cyborg 009.

Personality

OriginalSkullManKilling — Skull Man killed a defenseless man.

As Tatsuo Kagura, he is portrayed as a carefree individual most of the time even as Skull Man. However, in more serious times especially as Skull Man, he is ruthless, cunning, and willing to sacrifice innocent lives in his quest for vengeance. He has however shown mercy on his grandfather when Maya revealed their origins. When it comes to eliminating enemies, Skull Man is never hesitant to kill them, seeing them as steps to achieving his goal. He is also close to his childhood protector Garo as he never leaves his side.

After almost dying from Chisato's trap, Tatsuo started to hate himself and took it so far that he changed his name to match the man he always hated. He also becomes more social to the point of forming bonds with some enemies like psychic Maria and the wasp woman Yuka Kuroki where they became his allies.

The 2007 Skull Man is much darker and brutal than the original, usually portrayed as a strong silent type and never shows hesitancy to kill others for means of his goals.

Powers and Abilities

Due to the vast experiments used on him Tatsuo gained many powers. In the 1998 Manga & 2007 Anime, Skull Man is more of a weapons user than his earlier counterpart.

The most of his several abilities relate to ESP like telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and hypnosis which he uses to take advantage over others and find their weaknesses. Skull Man also able to possesses the ability to shift his consciousness into other beings, which in turn influences the victim.

In Shimamoto's manga, Skull Man have a psychic finisher ability called Cross Fire (十字砲火 (クロスファイヤ), Kurosufaiya)

Skull Man's strength and agility are higher than most humans, able to hit a regular human into a machine while causing damage to said machine and evade attacks from enemies easily ,also the high-speed moving and electric shock.

In Shimamoto's manga, Skull Man have a physical finisher ability called Skull Screw Kick (スカル反転キック, Sukaru Hanten Kikku)

In the original manga, Skull Man is an expert marksman occasionally using a pistol to kill people. In the 2007 series, Skull Man uses a larger assortment of weapons like daggers and rods.

In the 2007 series, Skull Man uses a motorcycle called Skull Machine (スカルマシン, Sukaru Mashin) as his primary transportation. However, in the prologue, Skull Man's motorcycle is named Dragon God (龍神, Ryujin).

Like a ghost, Skull Man can phase through objects in order to surprise enemies. He can absorb the energy from an explode. He also appears to be immortal, being killed or mortally wounded only to return another day.

In the 2007 anime, when the 'teeth' of the mask close, Skull Man moves at a speed so fast that everything around him freezes. This is similar to Cyborg 009 as Joe Shimamura activated his Acceleration Mode by clicking a switch on his back molar.

Maria, Ryusei Chisato's girlfriend, had became a female "Skull Woman" in the 1990 manga.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

The live-action Skull Man was portrayed by suit actor Makoto Ito (伊藤慎, Itō Makoto). In the 2007 anime series, Skull Man was voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida (土田大, Tsuchida Hiroshi), who portrayed Saizou/NinjaBlue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

External Links

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-{{Quote|Whether the Kamen Rider or the Skull Man, I want to draw a Manga to "frighten" the children.|Shotaro Ishinomori|Shotaro Ishinomori}}
+|<tabber>
-[[File:Ishinomori_Skull_Man.jpg|thumb|Skull Man's debut]]
-[[File:Theskullman.jpg|thumb|right|A statue of Skull Man]]
+=[[File:Ishinomori_Skull_Man.jpg|thumb|center|Skull Man's debut]]
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-{{nihongo|'''Skull Man'''|スカルマン|Sukaru Man}} is a fictional character created by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]], first appearing in Ishinomori's 100 page one-shot manga of the same name which was later continued by the mangaka {{W|Kazuhiko Shimamoto}} and then followed by a separate storyline anime in 2007. The original Skull Man is credited as manga's first anti-hero and was adapted for the creation of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' and its characters Kamen Riders [[Takeshi Hongo|1]] and [[Hayato Ichimonji|2]].
+=[[File:1990SkullManManga.jpg|thumb|center|The 1990s Skull Man's debut]]
+|-|
+=[[File:Theskullman.jpg|thumb|center|A statue of Skull Man in the [[Ishinomori Manga Museum]]]]
+</tabber>
+|
+|}
+{{Quote|Whether the Kamen Rider or the Skull Man, I want to draw a Manga to "frighten" the children.|Shotaro Ishinomori|Skull Man}}
-==Kamen Rider==
+{{nihongo|'''Skull Man'''|スカルマン|Sukaru Man}} is a fictional character created by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]], first appearing in Ishinomori's 100 page one-shot manga of the same name in 1970, which was later continued by the manga artist [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]] in 1998, and then followed by a separate storyline anime in 2007. The original Skull Man is credited as manga's first anti-hero and Skull Man's design was adapted for the creation of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' and its characters Kamen Riders [[Takeshi Hongo|1]] and [[Hayato Ichimonji|2]], with the grasshopper motif supposedly chosen by [[Jo Onodera|Ishinomori's son]].
-As noted above, the original Skull Man's costume was adapted for the creation of the original Kamen Riders, with the grasshopper motif supposedly chosen by Ishinomori's son. Also in Shimamoto's manga a man named Detective Tsuyoshi Hioka was pursuing Skull Man until he was captured by the manga's antagonist group, Syndicate and turned into a grasshopper Reconstructed Human that looked similar to Kamen Riders [[Masaru Aso|ZO]] and [[Kouji Segawa|J]]. Hioka was then rescued and reconstructed by Skull Man after the Syndicate self destructed their base, and was made into a more advanced grasshopper mutant that looked similar to [[Takeshi Hongo|Kamen Rider 1]]. But the data used on Hioka was used for the creation of similar Reconstructed Human such as the Rider Girls who could perform their own version of the [[Rider Kick|Rider Double Kick]] of Riders #1 [[Double Riders|and]] [[Hayato Ichimonji|#2]]. Some of the mutants in the manga are also similar to the monsters that were first featured in Kamen Rider. Two characters in the ''[[Kamen Rider Series]]'' were created as homages of Skull Man, the one-time alter-ego of [[Kazuya Taki]], Skull Rider in ''[[Kamen Rider Spirits]]'' and the ''[[Kamen Rider W]]'' character [[Soukichi Narumi|Kamen Rider Skull]].
+As homages,some characters in the ''[[Kamen Rider Series]]'' were based on Skull Man or having skull motifs:
+*[[Kazuya Taki|Skull Rider]] - ''[[Kamen Rider Spirits]]''
+*[[Soukichi Narumi|Kamen Rider Skull]] - ''[[Kamen Rider W]]''
+*[[Plain Roidmude]] - ''[[Kamen Rider Drive]]''
+*[[Takeru Tenkuji|Kamen Rider Ghost]] -''[[ Kamen Rider Ghost]] ''
+*[[Kuroto Dan|Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer&nbsp;]]-'' [[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]] ''
+*[[Another 1|Another New 1]] - ''[[Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation]]''
 ==Creation and Concept==
+[[File:Kamen_Rider_x_Skull_Man_early_concept.jpeg|thumb|"Kamen Rider Skull Man" concept]]
-While Kamen Rider was still in development, Ishinomori created his one-shot manga as his own personal version of the TV series which was edited to avoid the dark, gruesome, and cerebral content before Kamen Rider was released.
+While Kamen Rider was still in development, Ishinomori created his one-shot manga as his own personal version of the TV series which was edited to avoid the dark, gruesome, and cerebral content before Kamen Rider was released.{{-}}
+==Nods to Kamen Rider in 1990 Manga==
+{|style="width:40%;float:right;"
+|<tabber>
+=[[File:ZO&JInSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|"Kamen Rider" awakening]]
+|-|
+=[[File:Rider1InSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|Tsuyoshi Hioka as "Kamen Rider 1"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:DRKickInSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|"Double Rider Kick"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:SpidermanInSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|"Spider Man"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:ScorpionmanInSkullman.jpg|thumb|center|"Scorpion Man"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:SarracenianInSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|"Sarracenian"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:ChameleonmanInSkullman.jpg|thumb|center|"Chameleon Man"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:BeewomanInSkullman.jpg|thumb|center|"Bee Woman"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:CobramanInSkullMan.jpg|thumb|center|"Cobra Man"]]
+|-|
+=[[File:GebacondorInSkullman.jpg|thumb|center|"Gebacondor"]]
+</tabber>
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+|}
+Kazuhiko Shimamoto's 1990 "requel" manga have multiple references and homage characters of ''Kamen Rider''. A detective named {{nihongo|'''Tsuyoshi Hioka'''|飛岡 剛|Hioka Tsuyoshi}} was pursuing Skull Man until he was captured by the manga's antagonist group, '''Syndicate''' and turned into a grasshopper mutant that looked similar to Kamen Rider [[Masaru Aso|ZO]] and [[Kouji Segawa|J]]. (Hioka's face was designed after [[Hiroshi Fujioka]]). Hioka was then rescued and reconstructed by Skull Man after the Syndicate self destructed their base, and was made into a more advanced grasshopper mutant that looked similar to [[Takeshi Hongo|Kamen Rider 1]]. But the data used on Hioka was used for the creation of similar cyborg such as the Rider Girls who could perform their own version of the [[Rider Kick|Rider Double Kick]] of Riders #1 [[Double Riders|and]] [[Hayato Ichimonji|#2]]. Some of the mutants in the manga are also reference to the monsters such as [[Spider Man]], [[Scorpion Man]], [[Sarracenian]], [[Chameleon Man]], [[Bee Woman]], [[Cobra Man]] and [[Gebacondor]] that were first featured in Kamen Rider.
+{{-}}
 ==Character==
 ===Manga===
-Skull Man's true identity is a young man named {{nihongo|'''Tatsuo Kagura'''|神乐 辰男|Kagura Tatsuo}} who in early life was put through many experiments by his parents (and the leader of a Syndicate, Rasputin) that gave him amazing powers and skills. By the time his sister {{nihongo|'''Maya'''|真耶|}} was born, his grandfather {{nihongo|'''Kogetsu Chisato'''|千里 虎月|Chisato Kogetsu}} killed his parents and was about to do the same to Tatsuo until his future partner {{nihongo|'''Garo'''|ガロ|}} rescued him and Tatsuo was adopted by the yakuza family, the Kagura Clan. Over the last 15 years Tatsuo would master his powers while on the run from a public conspiracy and uses his power to begin his quest for revenge as Skull Man. When he was saved by Garo by one of Chisato's traps Skull Man then proceeded to battle the Syndicate. Seeing himself as just a regular killer, Skull Man changed his name to {{nihongo|'''Ryusei Chisato'''|千里 竜生|Chisato Ryusei}}in order to not forget his sins by taking his grandfather's surname (a man he always hated). He is also able to communicate telepathically with Maya from their base the Tiger Moon. Upon finding out that his parents were in fact the true leaders of the Syndicate, and upon giving him the advice to take the path he believed in, Ryusei gathered people to fight against the Syndicate; many of which being characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
+Skull Man's true identity is a young man named {{nihongo|'''Tatsuo Kagura'''|神乐 達男|Kagura Tatsuo}} who in early life was put through many experiments by his parents (and the leader of a Syndicate, Rasputin) that gave him amazing powers and skills. By the time his sister {{nihongo|'''Maya'''|麻耶|}} was born, his grandfather {{nihongo|'''Kogetsu Chisato'''|千里 虎月|Chisato Kogetsu}} killed his parents and was about to do the same to Tatsuo until his future partner {{nihongo|'''Garo'''|ガロ|}} rescued him and Tatsuo was adopted by the yakuza family, the Kagura Clan. Over the last 15 years Tatsuo would master his powers while on the run from a public conspiracy and uses his power to begin his quest for revenge as Skull Man. When he was saved by Garo by one of Chisato's traps Skull Man then proceeded to battle the Syndicate. Seeing himself as just a regular killer, Skull Man changed his name to {{nihongo|'''Ryusei Chisato'''|千里 竜生|Chisato Ryusei}}in order to not forget his sins by taking his grandfather's surname (a man he always hated). He is also able to communicate telepathically with Maya from their base the Tiger Moon. Upon finding out that his parents were in fact the true leaders of the Syndicate, and upon giving him the advice to take the path he believed in, Ryusei gathered people to fight against the Syndicate.
 <gallery>
 IshinomoriMangaSkullMan.jpg|Tatsuo Kagura as Skull Man (Ishinomori version)
 ShimamotoMangaSkullMan.jpg|Tatsuo Kagura as Skull Man (Shimamoto version)
-BonesAnimeSkullMan.jpg|Tatsuo Kagura as Skull Man in 2007 series opening
+BonesAnimeSkullMan.jpg|Tatsuo Kagura as Skull Man in the 2007 series' opening
 </gallery>
-=== 2007 Series===
+===2007 Series===
-In this incarnation, Skull Man is not a person but a suit that grants the user superpowers and deadly weapons at the expense of becoming a ruthless killer. The suit was created by Tatsuo Kagura's father as a part of a religious group that worshiped it. After Tatsuo's father was killed along with presumably Tatsuo himself the suit was found and used by a priest named {{nihongo|'''Yoshio Kanzaki'''|神崎 芳生|Kanzaki Yoshio}} to combat the religious organization, Byakureikai and its experiments on humans for its goals to create a new humanity assisted by a werecat and a werewolf who were experiments. When Yoshio is killed, his childhood friend and reporter {{nihongo|'''Hayato Mikogami'''|御子神 隼人|Mikogami Hayato}} takes his place as Skull Man. Hayato is highly speculated to in fact be Tatsuo Kagura, as visually and personality wise he resembles the original character, his ties to the man responsible for the fire that killed Tatsuo's father {{nihongo|'''Gozo Kuroshio'''|黒潮 豪蔵|Kuroshio Gozo}}, the detective {{nihongo|'''Kyoichiro Tachigi'''|立木 恭一郎|Tachigi Kyoichiro}} guessing that Hayato could be Tatsuo, Hayato's greater control over the Skull Man suit than Yoshio, and the fact that {{nihongo|'''Maya Kuroshio'''|黒潮 真耶|Kuroshio Maya}} (based on the original Maya) revealed that Hayato is her brother. The anime series ends with the suit taking control of Hayato's body and the revelation that he is now the leader of Black Ghost and an infant who resembles Joe Shimamura, setting up a possible precursor to the events of [[Cyborg 009]].
+In this incarnation, Skull Man is not a person but a suit that grants the user superpowers and deadly weapons at the expense of becoming a ruthless killer. The suit was created by Tatsuo Kagura's father as a part of a religious group that worshiped it. After Tatsuo's father was killed along with presumably Tatsuo himself the suit was found and used by a priest named {{nihongo|'''Yoshio Kanzaki'''|神崎 芳生|Kanzaki Yoshio}} to combat the religious organization, {{nihongo|'''Byakureikai'''|白鈴會||lit."White Bell Association"}} and its experiments on humans for its goals to create a new humanity assisted by a werecat and a werewolf who were experiments. When Yoshio is killed, his childhood friend and reporter {{nihongo|'''Hayato Mikogami'''|御子神 隼人|Mikogami Hayato}} takes his place as Skull Man. Hayato is highly speculated to in fact be Tatsuo Kagura, as visually and personality wise he resembles the original character, his ties to the man responsible for the fire that killed Tatsuo's father {{nihongo|'''Gozo Kuroshio'''|黒潮 豪蔵|Kuroshio Gozo}}, the detective {{nihongo|'''Kyoichiro Tachigi'''|立木 恭一郎|Tachigi Kyoichiro}} guessing that Hayato could be Tatsuo, Hayato's greater control over the Skull Man suit than Yoshio, and the fact that {{nihongo|'''Maya Kuroshio'''|黒潮 真耶|Kuroshio Maya}} (based on the original Maya) revealed that Hayato is her brother. The anime series ends with the suit taking control of Hayato's body and the revelation that he is now the leader of '''[[w:c:Cyborg009:Black Ghost|Brain Gear]]''' called {{nihongo|'''[[w:c:Cyborg009:Skull (Manga)|Skull]]'''|スカル|Sukaru}} and an infant (probably Hayato's son) who resembles Joe Shimamura, setting up a possible precursor to the events of ''[[Cyborg 009]]''.
 <gallery>
 Skullman_07_1.jpg|Yoshio Kanzaki as Skull Man
 Skullman_07_2.jpg|Hayato Mikogami as Skull Man
-Black_Ghost.png|Black Ghost origin
+Black_Ghost.png|Hayato Mikogami as Skull
 </gallery>
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 The 2007 Skull Man is much darker and brutal than the original, usually portrayed as a strong silent type and never shows hesitancy to kill others for means of his goals.
-==Abilities==
+==Powers and Abilities==
 Due to the vast experiments used on him Tatsuo gained many powers. In the 1998 Manga & 2007 Anime, Skull Man is more of a weapons user than his earlier counterpart.
-====Psychic Powers====
+<tabber>
-The most of his several abilities relate to ESP like telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and hypnosis which he uses to take advantage over others and find their weaknesses. In [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]]'s manga, Skull Man possesses the ability to shift his consciousness into other beings, which in turn influences the victim.
+Psychic Powers=
+The most of his several abilities relate to ESP like telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and hypnosis which he uses to take advantage over others and find their weaknesses. Skull Man also able to possesses the ability to shift his consciousness into other beings, which in turn influences the victim.
+In Shimamoto's manga, Skull Man have a psychic finisher ability called {{nihongo|'''[[Cross Fire]]'''|<ruby><rb>十字砲火</rb><rp> (</rp><rt>クロスファイヤ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>|Kurosufaiya}}
 <gallery>
 OriginalSkullManTelepathy.jpg|Telepathy/Telekinesis (Ishinomori version)
+OriginalSkullManConsciousnessShifting.jpg|Consciousness Shifting and killing a guard with his pistol. (Ishinomori version)
+NewSkullManShiftconsciousness.jpg|A female victim's hallucination when Skull Man shifting she.(Shimamoto version)
 NewSkullManPyrokinesis.jpg|Pyrokinesis (Shimamoto version)
 NewSkullManHypnosis.jpg|Hypnosis (Shimamoto version)
+SkullManPLUSCrossofFire.jpg|Cross Fire
-NewSkullManShiftconsciousness.jpg|Consciousness Shifting (Shimamoto version)
 </gallery>
+|-|
-====Physical Abilities====
+Physical Skills=
 Skull Man's strength and agility are higher than most humans, able to hit a regular human into a machine while causing damage to said machine and evade attacks from enemies easily ,also the high-speed moving and electric shock.
+In Shimamoto's manga, Skull Man have a physical finisher ability called {{nihongo|'''Skull [[Corkscrew Kick|Screw Kick]]'''|スカル反転キック|Sukaru Hanten Kikku}}
 <gallery>
 SkullManJump.jpg|Skull Man jumped from high place (Ishinomori version)
 NewSkullManHighspeed.jpg|High Speed (Shimamoto version)
 NewSkullManElectricShock.jpg|Electric Shock (Shimamoto version)
+SkullManScrewKick.jpg|Skull Man Screw Kick
 </gallery>
+|-|
-====Weapons Use====
+Weapons=
 In the original manga, Skull Man is an expert marksman occasionally using a pistol to kill people. In the 2007 series, Skull Man uses a larger assortment of weapons like daggers and rods.
 <gallery>
-SkullManDagger.png|Dagger
+SkullManDagger.png|Skull Knife
-SkullManRod.png|Rod
+SkullManRod.png|Skull Spear
-Skullman Weapon.png|Brass Knuckle
+Skullman Weapon.png|Skull Knuckle
 </gallery>
+|-|
-====Motorcycle Use====
+Motorcycle Use=
-In the 2007 series, Skull Man uses a motorcycle as his primary transportation.
+In the 2007 series, Skull Man uses a motorcycle called {{nihongo|'''Skull Machine'''|スカルマシン|Sukaru Mashin}} as his primary transportation. However, in [[w:c:tokusatsu:The Skull Man: Prologue of Darkness|the prologue]], Skull Man's motorcycle is named {{nihongo|'''Dragon God'''|龍神|Ryujin}}.
 <gallery>
 Skull Man Motorcycle.png
 Skull Man Motorcycle 2.jpg
 Skull Man Motorcycle 3.jpg
+Skull_Man_Tokusatsu_Motorcycle.jpg
 </gallery>
+|-|
+Others=
-====Other Powers====
-Like a ghost, Skull Man can phase through objects in order to surprise enemies. He can instill fear into people to the point where they can't move. He also appears to be immortal, being killed or mortally wounded only to return another day.
+Like a ghost, Skull Man can phase through objects in order to surprise enemies. He can absorb the energy from an explode. He also appears to be immortal, being killed or mortally wounded only to return another day.
 In the 2007 anime, when the 'teeth' of the mask close, Skull Man moves at a speed so fast that everything around him freezes. This is similar to Cyborg 009 as Joe Shimamura activated his Acceleration Mode by clicking a switch on his back molar.
+'''Maria''', Ryusei Chisato's girlfriend, had became a female "Skull Woman" in the 1990 manga.
 <gallery>
 NewSkullManInvisible.jpg|Invisible
+NewSkullManAbsorbingEnergy.jpg|Skull Man absorbing the explosion energy.
 MangaMaskTeeth.jpg
 SkullManMaskShowingTeeth.png
+SkullManSuit.jpg|A Skull Man suit in [[w:c:tokusatsu:The Skull Man: Prologue of Darkness|the prologue]] of the 2007 series
+Skullwoman.jpg|Skull Woman
 </gallery>
+</tabber>
+==Behind the Scenes==
-==Links==
+===Portrayal===
-*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Man
+*The {{TK|The Skull Man: Prologue of Darkness|live-action}} Skull Man was portrayed by [[suit actor]] {{nihongo|[[Makoto Ito]]|伊藤 慎|Itō Makoto}}. In the 2007 anime series, Skull Man was voiced by {{nihongo|{{PR|Hiroshi Tsuchida}}|土田 大|Tsuchida Hiroshi}}, who portrayed {{PR|Saizou|Saizou/NinjaBlue}} in ''{{PR|Ninja Sentai Kakuranger}}''.
+==See Also==
-*http://www.igadevil.com/2012/07/ishinomori-week-skull-man.html
+*[[Cross Fire]]
+==External Links==
+*[[w:c:cyborg009:Skull Man|Skull Man in Cyborg 009 Wiki]]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Man Skull Man in Wikipedia]
+*http://www.igadevil.com/2012/07/ishinomori-week-skull-man.html
 *http://www.comixology.com/Skullman/comics-series/9276
 [[Category:Shotaro Ishinomori]]