History Film / KamenRiderZO

The movie was also adapted into an InteractiveMovie video game by [[Creator/TelenetJapan Wolf Team]] for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD under the title ''[[TheForeignSubtitle The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO]]'', where it received a poor dub into English and also had scenes deleted. [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames It was not well received.]]

* ''Film/KamenRiderWorld'' (1994) - UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie {{crossover}} with ''Film/KamenRiderJ''

Kamen Rider ZO, the character, was voted #13 Kamen Rider in the Showa era, and #80 Kamen Rider overall in NHK's All Kamen Rider Popularity Vote.

* {{Homage}}: Of the original ''Series/KamenRider''. Most of the story elements, if you squint a little, are very similar to what was done in that show. There's even an instance of the spider-and-bat in joke.

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* MadScientist: Dr. Mochizuki. [[spoiler:The novelization gives his StartOfDarkness as being intense sadness when his wife died, with Neonoid being an attempt at a lifeform that would never need to feel such pain.]] [[spoiler:The manga adaptation amps this up even more by just outright having him work with Doras]].

* LighterAndSofter: In direct comparison to [[Film/ShinKamenRiderPrologue it's predecessor]], although admittedly, ''any'' entry barring manga works by Ishinomori' and season 2 of ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'' would be this in comparison to ''Shin''.
* MadScientist: Dr. Mochizuki. [[spoiler:The novelization gives his StartOfDarkness as being intense sadness when his wife died, with Neonoid being an attempt at a lifeform that would never need to feel such pain.]]

* UnwillingRoboticisation: Masaru Aso was turned into ZO by Dr. Mochizuki against his will.

The movie was also adapted into an InteractiveMovie video game by [[Creator/TelenetJapan Wolf Team]] for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD under the title ''[[TheForeignSubtitle The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO]]'' (not to be confused with ''Series/MaskedRider''), where it received a poor dub into English and also had scenes deleted. [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames It was not well received.]]

* {{Homage}}: Of the original ''Series/KamenRider''. Most of the story elements, if you squint a little, are very similar to what was done in that show.

* TheUnintelligible: In the American version of the video game Doras's voice was distorted so badly he's practically impossible to understand. Worse, responding incorrectly to some of his dialogue will instantly kill you.

* AdultFear: Hiroshi, a young child, being hunted down by Doras and the Neonoid.

Geneticist Dr. Mochizuki splices grasshopper DNA into his lab assistant, Masaru Aso, who stumbles from the lab and goes comatose in the middle of the woods. Mochizuki's next experiment has even more dire results: He creates the Neo Organism, a [[EldritchAbomination diabolical mutant life form]] that holds him hostage when he won't complete its development. It creates a separate body for itself, Doras[[note]]which can be called just that, or "Neo Organism Doras"[[/note]], and tries to kidnap Hiroshi, Mochizuki's son, to force him to do as it demands, but he sends a telepathic call for help to Masaru, who transforms into Kamen Rider ZO to battle Doras.

There is also a novelization (which greatly expands on both Dr. Mochizuki and Neo Organism's motivations) and a manga (which adds a character [[spoiler:and makes Dr. Mochizuki more of a traditional MadScientist]]).

''Kamen Rider Decade x Double: Movie Wars 2010'' only features Doras and the Neo Organism [[spoiler:as the true FinalBoss.]]

* AdultFear: Hiroshi, a young child, being hunted down by Doras and the Neo Organism.
* AllThereInTheManual: ZO is a prototype for Neo Organism, and wasn't supposed to be strong enough to win in a straight fight with Doras. However, Masaru absorbed enough energy from nature while asleep in the mountain for 4 years, and even gained certain abilities he didn't originally have, being able to return to his human form among them.

* BodyHorror: Neo Organism's true form.

* DarkReprise: The main song instrumental plays [[spoiler: after the Neo Organism absorbs ZO into it's body.]]
* GigglingVillain: Neo Organism, though in this case it comes off as it being too young to pull off an EvilLaugh. [[spoiler:The one it gives when ZO puts his fist into Doras during their last fight is extremely unsettling, with ''rising inflection''.]]

* MadScientist: Dr. Mochizuki. [[spoiler:The novelization gives his StartOfDarkness as being intense sadness when his wife died, with Neo Organism being an attempt at a lifeform that would never need to feel such pain.]]
* MechanicalMonster: The 'body' Neo Organism constructs out of junk is called Doras[[note]]again, it can be referred to as "Neo Organism Doras" as well[[/note]]. It is entirely unstoppable, and ZO has to settle for ramming it out a building from several stories up onto a sharp piece of metal, the first time they tangle. It doesn't seem to have any sapient intelligence at all until Neo Organism reveals itself at the factory - afterwards, Neo Organism appears to take direct control of Doras.
* MookMaker: The Neo Organism is not only capable of creating Doras, but other monsters as well.

* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: ZO is the prototype Neo Organism, while the Neo Organism is the perfected version. Played with, as ZO was given an upgrade by the earth itself.

Footage from the movie was used in Saban's ''Series/MaskedRider'', with ZO appearing only in faraway shots.

The movie was also adapted into a full-motion videogame by [[Creator/TelenetJapan Wolf Team]] for the Sega CD under the title ''[[TheForeignSubtitle The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO]]'' (not to be confused with Saban's ''Series/MaskedRider''), where it received a poor dub into English and also had scenes deleted. [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames It was not well received.]]

* MythologyGag: Doras' henchmonsters are based on a spider and bat. And killed in that order.

The movie was also adapted into a Full Motion Videogame by [[Creator/TelenetJapan Wolf Team]] for the Sega CD under the title ''[[TheForeignSubtitle The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO]]'' (not to be confused with Saban's ''Series/MaskedRider''), where it received a poor dub into English and also had scenes deleted. [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames It was not well received.]]

* ItsPronouncedTropay: Spoken as "zet oh", not "zee oh" or "zoh".

* LighterAndSofter: In direct comparison to [[Film/ShinKamenRiderPrologue it's predecessor]], although admittedly, ''any'' entry barring manga works by Ishinomori, [[Creator/GenUrobuchi Gen Urobuchi's]] ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' and season 2 of ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'' would be this in comparison to ''Shin''.

* UnwillingRobotisation: Masaru Aso was turned into ZO by Dr. Mochizuki against his will.