 This article is about a Kaijin in the Kamen Rider Series.
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- For the child of Fog Mother with the same monster title from Kamen Rider J, see Zu.
Wasp Woman (蜂女, Hachi Onna, 8, 13 & Kamen Rider: Seigi No Keifu) is a female wasp monster of Shocker.
History[]
Kamen Rider[]
Wasp Woman used her ultrasound emitter in her rapier to hypnotizes people who wearing the receiver sunglass, sold at the Kagemura Optician Store run by Shocker. Wasp Woman was abducting people to use as workers in her poison gas factory, she was destroyed by Kamen Rider 1's Rider Kick. [Creepy! Wasp Woman]
She was later resurrected by Shocker as part of the Revived Monster Army before being destroyed by Tokageron's special bomb. [Tokageron and the Large Monster Army]
Appearances in other media[]
Manga[]
Kamen Rider (manga)[]
Wasp Woman briefly appeared in Shotaro Ishinomori's original Kamen Rider manga.
Video Games[]
Kamen Rider on Super Famicom[]
Wasp Woman is among the Shocker enemies in the Super Famicom Kamen Rider game.
Hero Senki: Project Olympus[]
in Hero Senki: Project Olympus Wasp Woman are common enemeis.
Kamen Rider on PlayStation[]
Hachi Onna Saikyo Kaijin Form.
Wasp Woman is one of several Shocker and Gel Shocker monsters that appear in the PlayStation Kamen Rider video game. They are fought by the player in the "Kamen Rider Story". In the "Shocker Story" players play as Shocker monsters which must defeat enemy Shocker monsters. If the player successfully passes the 8th round, the player's Shocker monster turns into Saikyō Kaijin (最強怪人) which is stronger and has a different appearance from the original form. The player can then upgrade punching power, kicking power or both or can summon 6 Combatmen to aid them. the player then must defeat Kamen Rider 1 before facing Kamen Rider 2.
Powers, Weapons & Abilities[]
Wasp Woman (Showa)
Statistics[]
- Height: 157 cm.
- Weight: 46 kg.
Powers[]
- Superhuman Strength: Wasp Woman has strength greater than any human.
- Superhuman Durability: Wasp Woman is durable enough to survive hits from Kamen Rider 1 that could easily destroy her Shocker Combatmen.
- Gliding: Using her Bee wings, Wasp woman can glide, allowing her slow down her fall. One of her wings were cut off during her confrontation with Kamen Rider 1.
- Hypnotic Ultrasonic Waves: She can emit a low range ultrasonic wave that can hypnotize others. This power does not work at long range which is why she uses devices to enhance her powers.
- Superhuman Vision: She possesses vision greater than any mortal man.
- Special Kill: Whenever she kills someone or her or her minions die, they die via a green acid dissolving their bodies.
Weapons[]
- Rapier: A rapier, the end of which contains an ultrasound emitter that hypnotizes sunglass-wearing victims.
- Paralyzing Injection: Wasp Woman has a ranged injection which causes it's victims to paralyzed for an unknown period of time. This sufficiently stopped Takeshi Hongo for hours.
- Hypnotic Glasses: Glasses which possess a ultrasonic wave emitter to mind control victims. This is done via amplifying her powers.
- Hypnotic Earring: Another ultrasonic wave emitter which was used on Ruriko Midorikawa.
- Toxic Gas Chamber/Canister: A Toxic gas which takes many hours to fully kill, was used on her victims to see whom of which were worthy of becoming Shocker Monsters. She also carries a small canister of this stuff around if it need be.
Abilities[]
- Leadership: Wasp Woman was the most assertive Shocker Monster at the time.
- Swordsmanship: She is quite skilled with her rapier.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
A make-up artist transforming Yoshiko Iwamoto into Wasp Woman (1971).
Wasp Woman was originally portrayed by Yoshiko Iwamoto (岩本 良子, Iwamoto Yoshiko).
Legacy[]
Trivia[]
- Wasp Woman is the first female monster in the Kamen Rider franchise.
See also[]
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider
- Episode 8: Creepy! Wasp Woman
- Episode 13: Tokageron and the Large Monster Army (theatrically screened as Go Go Kamen Rider)
- Kamen Rider (manga)
- Kamen Rider X
- Episode 27: Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!! (archive footage only)
- Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (archive footage only)
