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4[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} "Those who inherit, the soul."]]'']]
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6->''Shocker.\
7An organization that manipulates society from the underworld.\
8The soldiers they create "Cyborgs", have superhuman abilities that they use for their dark operations.\
9They keep their feelings and identities secret no matter what.\
10Thus they wear a "mask".....''
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12In 2005, Toei's latest entry in its ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series, ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki'', fell victim to [[ExecutiveMeddling the conflicting desires of executives and storytellers.]]
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14Also in 2005, Toei decided to reintroduce the very first Rider to modern audiences. Thus, was born ''Kamen Rider: The First'', a theatrical remake of [[Series/KamenRider the first series]].
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16As per the series, motorcyclist and college student Takeshi Hongo is nabbed by agents of the evil Shocker organization. Without Prof. Midorikawa to save him this time, Hongo is [[BrainwashedAndCrazy inducted into Shocker's ranks]] as a SuperSoldier called "Hopper." He is instructed to kill all witnesses to Shocker's activities; however, after an encounter with a young woman and her fiancé, Hongo begins to resist his mental reconditioning. He is then double-crossed by Shocker and eventually leaves the organization; but then, he meets the fiancé, now named Hayato Ichimonji, AKA "Hopper 2"...
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18Followed by ''Film/KamenRiderTheNext'' in 2007.
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20See also ''Film/ShinKamenRider2023'' for a similar theatrical retelling of the original series.
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23!!This film features examples of:
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25* AdaptedOut: Professor Midorikawa and Kazuya Taki never appeared in this remake film.
26* AdaptationalJerkass: Hayato Ichimonji is noticeably a lot meaner than his counterpart in the original show.
27* AdaptationalWimp: The Cyclones in this remake are just conventional everyday mtorbikes unlike their original counterparts which they're more technological advance vehicles made by Shocker.
28* AllegedLookalikes: The woman only spots one of the two Hopper operatives in nighttime, making it harder to distinguish their PaletteSwap. On top of that, she's seen Hopper no. 1 without the helmet once, but because of aforesaid problems with color perception, she doesn't know that it him who saves her later since he keeps the helmet on this time, AND she comes across Hopper no. 2 in the daytime and thinks ''that's'' the one who saved her.
29* AlternateContinuity: Of the original TV series.
30* BattleCouple: Shocker’s Snake and Cobra were lovers prior to their transformation.
31* CallingYourAttacks: Averted by the Double Riders. Old fans can still name them by heart anyway.
32* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: The Kaijin must undergo regular blood transfusions to avoid their bodies fatally rejecting their implants. [[spoiler:Somehow, this trope is [[PlotArmor avoided with Hongo]], but played straight with Ichimonji.]]
33* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the original series, which was fairly dark to begin with...
34* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Cobra, who remembers who he really is after he and Snake are mortally wounded and dies after giving Snake a flower.]]
35* FakeShemp: Hideyo Amamoto posthumously reprises his role as Dr. Shinigami via archive footage.
36* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: The reason why Hayato maintains his new persona.
37* NotMyDriver: Spider's Modus Operandi at the beginning of the film, where he captures and kills his victims.
38* PragmaticAdaptation: The film renders aspects of the original series more realistically; for starters, rather than casting PeopleInRubberSuits as [[MonstersOfTheWeek the Kaijin]], they are now armored humans like the Riders.
39* RedStringOfFate: Literally, with Haruhiko inadvertently getting hooked on an unraveling thread from Miyoko's red sweater as he tries to run away.
40* RemakeCameo: Hiroshi Miyauchi (the original Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3) as Tobei Tachibana.
41* TragicMonster: The Hoppers/Riders, as well as [[spoiler:Shocker's agents Snake and Cobra.]]
42* TransformationSequence: Averted. When Hongo spins the wheel on his [[TransformationTrinket Typhoon]], we cut to the already-suited Rider as he puts his helmet on. You'll hardly even notice at that point that he ''is'' suited, as the suit is less spandexy than the {{Toku}} norm[[note]]Though it is, in fact, made of the same materials as the original Rider 1 suit[[/note]]. It fits the darker, more "realistic" film.
43* WhatIf: The film answers the question of what if Hongo didn't escape getting [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed by Shocker]]. Answer: He's still gonna break his own brainwashing and kick their ass anyway.

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