Kamen Rider Den-O (Character)

The titular character from Kamen Rider Den-O series

Kamen Rider Den-O

仮面ライダー電王

Character Name: Nogami Ryoutarou (野上 良太郎)

Actor: Satou Takeru (佐藤 健)

Suit Actor: Takaiwa Seiji (高岩 成二)

Different Forms

Den-O can turn into different forms when possessed by different Imagins.

All forms has the DenGasher hoisted on the belt. It is a four-pieces equipment that can be combined into different weapon modes depending on the form Den-O has taken.

Standard Forms

Den-O change forms by pressing one of the four buttons on the belt, then the swipe the Rider Pass over of the Den-O Belt Buckle. The respective Imagin will be in control of Den-O instead of Ryoutarou.

When performing the finisher, Den-O swipe the Rider Pass over of the Den-O Belt Buckle, charging up the Rider and his weapons with energy.

Plat Form

Plat Form is basic form of Den-O, all other forms form on top of it. It is used when Ryoutarou henshin without summoning any of the Imagins

• First appearance: Episode 1

• Imagin: None

• Armor: This form is mainly black with no armor. The helmet has large black bug-like eyes, with a railway pattern extend from between the eyes all the way to the occiput

• Weapon: Though usually fight with bare hands, Plat Form is sometimes seen using the DenGasher Sword Mode

• Finisher: None

Sword Form

Sword form is the main form of Den-O.

• First appearance: Episode 1

• Imagin: Momotaros

• Armor: Mainly red and black. Two red, peach-like pieces run on the Plat Form helmet's railway pattern and transform into the face mask

• Weapon: DenGasher Sword Mode

• Finisher charge: Full Charge

• Finisher:

1. The belt charges up the DenGasher Sword with energy
2. Perform Hissatsu Waza Parts 1 / 2 / 2-dash / 3 / 5 / Special Version (used in "Ore, Tanjou!") / Final Version (used in Ep 49)
3. Den-O can either charge and slash at the enemy, or the blade can fly from the sword handle and slash at the enemy

Rod Form

• First appearance: Episode 6

• Imagin: Urataros

• Armor: Mainly blue and black. A blue turtle run on the Plat Form helmet's railway pattern and transform into the face mask

• Weapon: DenGasher Rod Mode

• Finisher charge: Full Charge

• Finisher:

1. The belt charges energy into the DenGasher Rod
2. Throw the rod towards the enemy
3. The rod turn into a turtle shell patterned energy field, holding the enemy in place
4. Den-O will finish up with a Rider Kick.

Axe Form

• First appearance: Episode 10

• Imagin: Kintaros

• Armor: Mainly yellow and black. A yellow axe run on the Plat Form helmet's railway pattern and transform into the face mask

• Weapon: DenGasher Axe Mode

• Finisher charge: Full Charge

• Finisher:

1. The belt charges the DenGasher Axe with energy
2. Throw the axe high up into the air
3. Jump high up and catch the axe
4. Perform a vertical chop on the enemy
5. Announce the finisher's name, Dynamic Chop, after performing the move.

Gun Form

• First appearance: Episode 13

• Imagin: Ryuutaros

• Armor: Mainly purple and black. A purple dragon head run on the Plat Form helmet's railway pattern and transform into the face mask

• Weapon: DenGasher Gun Mode

• Finisher charge: Full Charge

• Finisher:

1. The belt charges the DenGasher Gun and the dragon orbs on the armor with large amount of energy
2. When firing in gun, the energy in the orbs will be released at the same time, combining into a powerful energy blast

Wing Form

Wing Form is a special form of Den-O. It uses a special golden Wing Buckle instead of the standard Den-O buckle to henshin. Seig, being born together with his contract holder's son in 2007, is different from other Imagins that came from the future. He is able to possess Ryoutarou despite he already has another contract holder and has no relation to Ryoutarou.

• First appearance: Episode 24

• Imagin: Seig

• Armor: Mainly white and gold. A swan run on the Plat Form helmet's railway pattern and transform into the face mask

• Weapons: DenGasher Handaxe Mode & Boomerang Mode

• Finisher charge: Full Charge

• Finisher (first used in the "Ore, Tanjou!" movie):

1. The belt charges up both the DenGasher Handaxe and Boomerang
2. Both weapons are thrown towards the enemy
3. The weapons will fly around and repeatedly attack the enemy
4. Den-O will catch the weapons when they circle back

Super Forms

Super forms are the strongest forms of Den-O. The K-Taros cellphone is required for accessing these forms, it is to be attached on top of the Den-O Belt buckle.

Climax Form

A super form that involves all of Ryoutarou's four Imagins. It can only be accessed when the four Imagins are in sync and are able to work together as one, which is difficult at first since they have been bickering with each other ever since they met. When the number 3-6-9-# is dialed from the K-Taros cellphone, all the four Imagins can possess Den-O at the same time. Momotaros is mainly in charge, but the other Imagins are in control of their respective limb and are able to take control over the whole body when needed.

• First appearance: Episode 28

• Imagins: Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros, Ryuutaros

• Armor: On the helmet, Sword Form's red mask peels to the sides to reveal the golden mask below. It also puts a blue hexagon, a yellow diamond and a purple triangle between the golden visors. Rod Form mask forms on the right shoulder, Axe Form on the left shoulder and Gun Form on the chest. The body armor is red and black, and is covered by railway patterns that link up the arms and legs.

• Weapons: Climax Form is strong even when fighting with bare hands, but is also seen using the DenGasher Sword Mode and Gun Mode

• Finisher charge: Charge and Up

• Finishers:

The finisher is activated by pressing the "Charge and Up" button on the K-Taros cellphone and then swipe the Rider Pass over of the cellphone belt buckle.

• Sword Form Finisher:
  1. The belt charge up the DenGasher Sword with energy
  2. Den-O can either charge and slash at the enemy, or the blade can fly from the sword handle and slash at the enemy

• Rod Form Finisher (Rider Kick):
  1. Using the railways, the face masks are transferred and lined up on the right leg in the sequence of Rod Form, Gun Form and Axe Form.
  2. The energy is charged into the right leg
  3. The "horns" of Rod Form's mask will reach forward when performing the Rider Kick

• Axe Form Finisher (Rider Punch):
  1. Using the railways, the face masks are transferred and lined up on the left arm in the sequence of Axe Form, Gun Form and Rod Form.
  2. The energy is charged into the left arm
  3. When performing the Rider Punch, the axe on the Axe Form mask will impact directly on the enemy

• Gun Form Finisher:
  1. The belt charge up the Gun Form mask on the chest with energy
  2. The mask opens like a dragon's mouth
  3. The missile launcher inside the mouth will shoot a dozen of homing missiles at the enemy

Liner Form

Due to the Imagins losing the ability to possess Ryoutarou when they reach the past, Den-O is unable to change into fighting forms. As a result, the Imagins created the DenKamen Sword so Ryoutarou is able to continue the fight alone. The sword allows Ryoutarou to tap into the Imagins' power despite not being possessed. In Plat Form, Ryoutarou can summon the DenKamen Sword by attaching the K-Taros cellphone onto the Den-O belt. And by putting the Rider Pass into the slot at the back of the sword, he can henshin into Liner Form.

• First appearance: Episode 36

• Imagin: None

• Armor: The mask is similar to Sword Form, expect that it other than red, it also includes the color of the other Imagins (purple, blue and yellow). The helmet has an antenna at the top, possibly used for connecting to the Imagins in DenLiner. The chest armor design is similar to the locomotive of KingLiner.

• Weapons:

1. DenKamen Sword - The DenKamen Sword is made up of a large long blade and a spinning wheel that contains the mask of Sword Form, Rod Form, Axe Form and Gun Form. Ryoutarou can change the sword's mode and select a different Imagin by pulling the lever at the end of the sword. When selected, Ryoutarou can communicate with said Imagin and utilize the Imagin's fighting style (such as Ryuutaros' breakdancing). The four modes of the sword are Momo Sword, Ura Rod, Kin Axe and Ryu Gun.
2. Liner Form can also be seen using the DenGasher Sword if he loses access to DenKamen Sword

• Finisher (Densha Giri):

Densha Giri (Densha = Train, Giri = Slash) is activated by first pulling the lever on DenKamen Sword to go through all four sword modes, then push the level in. The sword will then generate an aura train tracks. Den-O can jump on the tracks and slide straight to the enemy similar to when a train runs on tracks. The finishing attack depends on the final mode selected on the sword.

• Momo Sword Mode:
  1. Den-O will be engulfed in the aura of Momotaros' DenLiner Gouka while on the aura train tracks
  2. When Den-O reaches the enemy, he will slash the charged DenKamen Sword at the enemy

• Ura Rod Mode:
  1. Den-O will be engulfed in the aura of Urataros' DenLiner Isurugi while on the aura train tracks
  2. When Den-O reaches the enemy, he will thrust the charged DenKamen Sword forward like a spear to stab through the enemy

• Kin Axe Mode:
  1. Kin Axe Densha Giri is never seen used by Den-O, neither in the TV series or in any of the movies

• Ryu Gun Mode:
  1. Den-O will be engulfed in the aura of Ryuutaros' DenLiner Ikazuchi while on the aura train tracks
  2. Before reaching the enemy, Den-O will throws the charged DenKamen Sword at the enemy like a projectile
  3. When Den-O reaches the enemy, he will catch the sword that is still stuck in the enemy and perform the finishing slash

• Fullthrottle Break (All Modes):
  1. Activated by pulling the lever on DenKamen Sword to rotate the sword's modes several times and finally stopping on Momo Sword Mode
  2. Pushing the lever in generates the aura tracks Den-O jumps on. On top of that, it also generates all four Imagin aura trains that flanked Den-O from both sides when attacking
  3. When Den-O reaches the enemy, he will slash the charged DenKamen Sword at the enemy

• Finisher (Full Charge):

Pressing the "Charge and Up" button on the K-Taros cellphone while using the DenGasher Sword will activate the Den-O Belt Full Charge Mode, charging the DenGasher Sword with energy similar to when in Sword Form. Den-O can then performing the finishing slash.

Movie Forms

Super Climax Form

• First appearance: Chou Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: Warship of Onigashima

• Imagins: Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros, Ryuutaros, Seig

• Armor: Looks exactly the same as Climax Form, with the golden Sword Form mask for the helmet, Rod Form mask on the right shoulder, Axe Form on the left shoulder and Gun Form on the chest. The body armor is also covered in railway patterns. The difference is that, the Wing Form mask is attached onto the back, acting as wings for Climax Form. Between the golder visors on the helmet, a white wing-shaped polygon is also added below the blue hexagon, yellow diamond and purple triangle.

• Weapon: Though Super Climax Form fight mostly with his bare hands, he can still use the DenGasher attached on his belt if he choose to

• Finisher:

1. The finisher is activated by swiping the Rider Pass over of the K-Taros cellphone belt buckle
2. Energy is charged into Den-O's right leg
3. Den-O will leap high up into the air using his wings and perform a Rider Kick on the enemy

DenLiner

DenLiner Gouka

デンライナー ゴウカ

DenLiner Isurugi

デンライナー イスルギ

DenLiner Rekkou

デンライナー レッコウ

DenLiner Ikazuchi

デンライナー イカヅチ

Trivia

• The name Den-O (電王), is derived from Train (電車 Densha) + King (王 Ō),

• Den-O has a habit of throwing away the Rider Pass after charging up the finishing attack.

• Plat Form and Liner Form are the only two forms that are controlled by Ryoutarou himself.

• The design of Sword, Rod, Axe, Gun and Wing Form are based on the respective Imagin's motif of peach, turtle, golden axe, dragon and swan.