Kamen Rider Den-O (Character)

Kamen Rider Den-O
Japanese	仮面ライダー電王
Actor	Takaiwa Seiji (Suit actor)
Alt identity	Nogami Ryoutarou
Series	Kamen Rider Den-O
First appearance	Kamen Rider Den-O 01
Motif	Trains
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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) / Mizoguchi Takuya (溝口 琢矢)

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

The Den-O Rider Belt uses a "Contactless Smart Card" system. Den-O change forms by pressing one of the four buttons on the belt, then swipe the Rider Pass over of the Den-O Belt Buckle. The summoned 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. The rod can be used as a fighting staff or a fishing rod.

• 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 (デンカメンソード Denkamensōdo) - 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. DenGasher Sword Mode - 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 golden 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 is a bullet train that travels through time. A person in the real world can enter DenLiner's train station by holding DenLiner's pass or ticket and open any door when the time of hour, minute and second lines up (eg. 03:03:03 or 10:10:10). DenLiner is mostly white in color and is made up of eight cars, the first four cars being Sword Form's DenLiner Gouka, the rest are the cafeteria and living quarters. The Imagins often mentioned the train contains a bath, though is was never shown on screen. The train's control panel, the DenBird motorbike, is located inside the locomotive.

DenLiner is crucial to Den-O when fighting the Imagins. When the Imagin fly to the past, Den-O can give chase by putting that Imagins's ticket in the Rider Pass and then by inserting the pass into the DenBird, DenLiner can take Den-O into that specific time destination in the past. When the Imagins go out of control and become giant monsters, Den-O will also use the DenLiner to battle these monsters.

The DenLiner crew consists of Owner, Naomi and Hana. The Imagins stay on the train when they are not possessing Ryoutarou. The Imagins have a physical body while on the train compare to sandy form they have in the real world.

DenLiner Gouka

DenLiner Gouka (デンライナー ゴウカ Denrainā Gōka) has two large red peach-like "eyes" as the train's windscreen. The train's outlook and weapons design are based on Den-O Sword Form, which in turn is based on the Japanese Momotarō legend. It forms the first four cars of DenLiner. During battle, as shown in Episode 2, Gouka separates itself from the other train cars so as not to endanger the train's passengers.

Each train car contains a different weapon. The first car contains the GouCannon (ゴウカノン) which is a four-barreled laser cannon. The second car houses the Doggy Launcher (ドギーランチャー), it's shaped like a large dog head and can shoot rockets from its mouth. The third car contains the Monkey Bomber (モンキーボマー) which is able to haul large red bombs at the enemy, two bombs at a time. The fourth car is equipped with the Birdie Missile (バーディーミサイル). The missile launcher is shaped like the "tail" of the train and is able to fire bird-like missiles.

DenLiner Isurugi

DenLiner Isurugi (デンライナー イスルギ Denrainā Isurugi) is Rod Form's train. It can release a turtle-shaped, high-speed hovercraft from its back that can travel on water or fly in the air. Isurugi consists of one train car that can link up with DenLiner Gouka, with Isurugi acting as the locomotive and Den-O is able to control both trains with the DenBird. In this linked-up form, Isurugi can utilize Gouka's four weapons in battle. Isurugi itself can also generate two large beam swords that can cut through the enemy.

DenLiner Rekkou

DenLiner Rekkou (デンライナー レッコウ Denrainā Rekkou) is Ax Form's train. It is made up of only one car, but the DenLiner Gouka can link up from behind to form a larger train. In battle, five axes appear from the side of Rekkou (three on the left and two on the right, making it looks like an insect) and a large blade is also equipped on its head. The train is built for close combat, but it can link up with DenLiner Gouka for long range weaponry. Rekkou is able to "climb" on its enemy and attack with its axes "legs". For the finishing attack, it'll power up its large blade on its head and cut the enemy in half.

DenLiner Ikazuchi

DenLiner Ikazuchi (デンライナー イカヅチ Denrainā Ikatsuchi) is Gun Form's train. It is made up of two cars. Ryuutaros, being the most powerful of the four Imagins, is able to link up Ikazuchi with all the other three trains. With Ikazuchi's first car in the lead, then Rekkou, Isurugi, Gouka and Ikazuchi's second car in the rear. Den-O does not control the train from inside the locomotive. Instead, he docks the DenBird on top of the first car and take control from the outside. In battle, Ikazuchi's first car will become a dragon head while its second car in the rear will become a dragon tail, with all the other trains in the middle activating their respective weapons. The train will become a long dragon. The Ikazuchi dragon is able to fire a powerful laser beam from its mouth to destroy the enemy.

DenBird

DenBird is a motorcycle and the main control panel of DenLiner. It is located inside the locomotive. When a pass (with a ticket inside) is inserted into the DenBird, the DenLiner can go to that time destination specified by the ticket. There was once that DenBird was taken away by New Den-O, so Owner replace it temporary with a bicycle in order to move the train. Den-O sometimes ride the bike in the real world as a means of transportation.

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.

• Sword, Rod, Axe and Gun Form all form from the same armor plates, by turning the plates around to become different forms.

• 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.