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13 RidersThe notion of 13 Riders is apparently a homage to the original Kamen Rider manga published in 1971, which contains a chapter called The 13 Kamen Riders. Ironically only 10 Riders were featured in the TV series. Femme, Ryuga and Verde appeared exclusively in the movie Episode: Final and/or the TV special 13 Riders.* Kamen Rider Knight * Kamen Rider Ryuki - main protagonist * Kamen Rider Scissors * Kamen Rider Zolda * Kamen Rider Raia * Kamen Rider Gai * Kamen Rider Ohja * Kamen Rider Tiger * Kamen Rider Imperer * Kamen Rider Femme - officially the first female Kamen Rider * Kamen Rider Ryuga * Kamen Rider Verde * Kamen Rider Odin The show also featured two Kamen Rider clones, called Alternatives: * Alternative Zero * Alternative Cast*Shinji Kidou / Kamen Rider Ryuuki (城戸真司 / 仮面ライダー龍騎 Kidō Shinji / Kamen Raidā Ryūki) - Takamasa Suga (須賀貴匡 Suga Takamasa)*Ren Akiyama / Kamen Rider Knight (秋山" / 仮面ライダーナイト Akiyama Ren / Kamen Raidā Naito) - Satoshi Matsuda (松"悟志 Matsuda Satoshi) *Yui Kanzaki (神崎優衣 Kanzaki Yui) - Ayano Sugiyama (杉山彩乃 Sugiyama Ayano) *Shirou Kanzaki (神崎士郎 Kanzaki Shirō) - Kenzaburo Kikuchi (菊地謙三郎 Kikuchi Kenzaburo) *Shuuichi Kitaoka / Kamen Rider Zolda (北岡秀一 / 仮面ライダーゾルダ Kitaoka Shūichi / Kamen Raidā Zoruda) - Ryouhei (涼平 Ryōhei) *Gorou Yura ("良吾郎 Yura Gorō) - Tomohisa Yuge ("削智久 Yuge Tomohisa) *Takeshi Asakura / Kamen Rider Ouja (浅倉威 / 仮面ライダー王蛇 Asakura Takeshi / Kamen Raidā Ōja) - Takashi Hagino (萩野崇 Hagino Takashi) *Masashi Sudou / Kamen Rider Scissors (須藤雅史 / 仮面ライダーシザース Sudō Masashi / Kamen Raidā Shizāzu) - Takeshi Kimura (木村剛 Kimura Takeshi) *Miyuki Tezuka / Kamen Rider Raia (手塚海之 / 仮面ライダーライア Tezuka Miyuki / Kamen Raidā Raia) - Hassei Takano (高野 八誠) *Jun Shibaura / Kamen Rider Gai (芝浦淳 / 仮面ライダーガイ Shibaura Jun / Kamen Raidā Gai) - Satoshi Ichijou (一條俊 Ichijō Satoshi) *Satoru Toujou / Kamen Rider Tiger (東條悟 / 仮面ライダータイガ Satoru Tōjō / Kamen Raidā Taiga) - Jun Takatsuki (高槻" Takatsuki Jun) *Mitsuru Sano / Kamen Rider Impalor (佐野満 / 仮面ライダーインペラー Sano Mitsuru / Kamen Raidā Inperā) - Takashi Hyuuga (日向崇 Hyūga Takashi) *Kamen Rider Odin & Visor (Voice) (仮面ライダーオーディン ＆ バイザー (声) Kamen Raidā Ōdin & Baizā (Koe)) - Tsuyoshi Koyama (小山剛志 Koyama Tsuyoshi) *Daisuke Ookubo (大久保大介 Ōkubo Daisuke) - Kanji Tsuda (津"寛治 Tsuda Kanji) *Reiko Momoi (桃井令子 Reiko Momoi) - Sayaka Kuon (久遠さやか Kuon Sayaka) *Nanako Shimada (島"奈々子 Shimada Nanako) - Hitomi Kurihara (栗原瞳 Kurihara Hitomi) *Megumi Asano (浅野めぐみ Asano Megumi) - Chisato Morishita (森下千里 Morishita Chisato) *Sanako Kanzaki (神崎沙奈子 Kanzaki Sanako) - Kazue Tsunogae ('替'枝 Tsunogae Kazue) *Eri Ogawa (小川恵里 Ogawa Eri) - Mahiru Tsubura (つぶら まひる Tsubura Mahiru) *Hajime Nakamura / Alternative (仲村創 / オルタナティブ Nakamura Hajime / Orutanatibu) - Junichi Mizuno (水野"一 Mizuno Jun'ichi) *Hideyuki Kagawa / Alternative Zero (香川英行 / オルタナティブゼロ Kagawa Hideyuki / Orutanatibu Zero) - Satoshi Jinbo (神保悟志 Jinbo Satoshi) *Miho Kirishima / Kamen Rider Femme (霧島美穂 / 仮面ライダーファム Kirishima Miho / Kamen Raidā Famu) - Natsuki Katou (加藤夏希 Katō Natsuki) *Itsurou Takamizawa / Kamen Rider Verde (高見沢逸郎 / 仮面ライダーベルデ Takamizawa Itsurō / Kamen Raidā Berude) - Arthur Kuroda ('"アーサー Kuroda Āsā) *Kouichi Sakakibara (榊原耕一 Sakakibara Kōichi) - Keiichi Wada ('"圭市 Wada Keiichi) Notes*Some fans consider Ryuki the black sheep of the Kamen Rider franchise, even when compared to Kamen Rider Hibiki. Ryuki has the first series in the franchise to take such a different turn in what it would do and how it's characters are treated. Even more are fustrated with the Gainax-like Ending, but that was due to Ryuki's low TV ratings and producer's assumption that the series wouldn't last long.*At a conceptual level, the series is more adult and character driven that the earlier series, considering the nature of time, predestination, whether fighting can be morally justified, what price people must pay for personal catharsis and the redemption of those they love, etc. *Some of the Monsters in this series are portrayed as hungry creatures which prey on humans and other Riders for survival, rather than as the evil kaijins of the preceding shows. But the majority of the Monsters are contracted allies and the power source for most of the thirteen Riders, building their power by absorbing the energy of those who are defeated. * Despite the idea of 13 Riders facing each other, all 13 Riders never really faced each other in one huge battle. The most number of Riders in one battle is 6, in the TV series, where Knight, Ryuki, Zolda, Ohja, Tiger, and Alternative fought each other, only to be interupted by Imperer's advent monsters, and 11, at the 13 Riders Special. Kamen Rider Raia was killed earlier by Kamen Rider Verde's Death Vanish Final Vent. Despite activating the Guard Vent, Kamen Rider Scissors was killed by Kamen Rider Ouja's Veno Crash Final Vent. The remaining 11 Riders fought on the final match of the special, with Kamen Rider Ryuki and Kamen Rider Knight facing off against the remaining 9, led by Kamen Rider Odin. * Takashi Hagino, who plays Asakura/Ouja, also starred in Choukou Senshi Changèrion. Changèrion's suit actor was Jiro Okamoto, who also plays Ouja in-suit. This is one of the rare cases where both the actor and their suit actor played different characters together. * Hassei Takano is famous for being the first actor to play two different Kamen Riders. He played Kamen Rider Raia in Kamen Rider Ryuki in 2002 and in 2005 he portrayed Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Rider Nigo in Kamen Rider THE FIRST, which was a remake of the original comic book and series. His first Tokusatsu role was in Ultraman Gaia as Ultraman Agul. * Hassei Takano is not the only Rider in Kamen Rider Ryuki that was previously an Ultraman. Jun Takatsuki played Ultraman Neos in 2000 who later on played Kamen Rider Taiga in Ryuki. * Takeshi Kimura, who plays Masashi/Scissors, is in a band called The Lantern. Theme songsOpening theme songs#Alive A Life by #Alive A Life (Advent Mix) by - Episode Final ThemeEnding theme songs#Hatenaki Inochi by Hiroshi Kitadani#Hateshinai Honoo no Naka e by RIDER CHIPS featuring Keiko Terada#Revolution by Hiroshi KitadaniMovies & Special* Kamen Rider Ryuki-Episode Final (Theatrical Movie)* Kamen Rider Ryuki-Episode Special: 13 Riders (TV Special) References* Official website from TV Asahi* Official website from Toei TV * Kamen Rider Ryuki on DVD * Kamen Rider Ryuuki Spoiler Page
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