Characters / Kamen Rider V3

A list of characters from Kamen Rider V3.

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Protagonists

Riders

Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3

Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3

Portrayed by: Hiroshi Miyauchi

The primary Rider. He wanted revenge against Destron for the death of his family. After witnessing his predecessors seemingly performing a Heroic Sacrifice, he moves pass wanting revenge and decides to fight Destron to protect people.

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Tropes in general

• Badass Biker: As is traditional for Kamen Riders, he rides a bike and is a badass cyborg.
• Cyborg: Was turned into one as an Emergency Transformation to save his life by the Double Riders, Kamen Riders 1 (Ichigou) and 2 (Nigou).
• Big Brother Instinct: He cherished his sister Yukiko deeply. Likewise, he is always willing to protect any children from danger.
• Breakout Character: In their human forms, Kazami has the most appearances in sequels among the Showa Riders.
• Character Development: Was actually quite weak-willed at times, to the point of outright despairing. Needless to say, Kazami has fully outgrown this by the end.
• Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: His victory against the Great Leader is this. For bonus points, the latter even referred to himself as "the god of death".
• Forgot About His Powers: He regularly forsakes his 26 abilities against Destron's monsters, even when at a disadvantage. One of the biggest example is when faced with Archbishop Wing's soldiers, where Kazami laments not being able to fly, despite having his Gliding Mufflers. For extra context, the Double Riders used a variation of said ability in the second episode.
• Genius Bruiser: While his scientific prowess isn't usually shown compared to Joji Yuki/Riderman, Kazami counts as this. To note, he has even upgraded Keisuke Jin/Kamen Rider X with the Mercury Circuit.
• The Hero: Shiro is the main character this time around, and the main fighter against Destron. Notably, even when faced with mortal danger, his primary focus is protecting the innocents.
• Heroes' Frontier Step: His selfless sacrifice to save the Double Riders from a trap was what led to his reconfiguration as a Kamen Rider.
• It's Not You, It's My Enemies: He's aware of Junko's crush on him, but keeps her at a distance to prevent her from getting killed by Destron.
• My Greatest Failure: Regards his family's demise as this, thus aspiring to protect others from evil.
• Nice Guy: He is an easygoing man in general, with a soft spot for women and children. It makes sense, given how he had a younger sister.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The death of his entire family at the hands of Destron is the very reason why he desired to become a Kamen Rider.
  • Subverted after witnessing the Double Riders' heroism. From then on, Kazami decided to focus on fighting for justice, just like his predecessors. He would even go on to convince Riderman and ZX to join their cause as heroes.
• Unskilled, but Strong: Despite being an upgraded version of the Double Riders, V3 initially struggled against Destron's monsters, suffering several defeats in-series. Experience and time eventually remedied this though.
  • To note, he has fought monsters armed with NUCLEAR ENERGY and/or mystical powers, and defeated the Great Leader in a duel, the latter of which no other Rider has done in their respective series.
• Took a Level in Badass: Compared to his mediocre fight record in-series, V3 took a very big leap in prowess from X to Stronger, proving one of the strongest Kamen Riders throughout the Showa period.
• Worf Effect: Starting with Skyrider's series, Kazami began to suffer from this trope pretty frequently. In fact, even with extra help, he has outright been defeated by General Jark, Kamen Rider Decade, and Kamen Rider 3 in their respective series.

Tropes as a Rider.

• All Your Powers Combined: He inherited the techniques of Kamen Rider 1 and the strength of Kamen Rider 2. Was somewhat an Informed Attribute at first, since he was often outmatched by Destron's monsters, usually winning via a Deus ex Machina.
• Animal Themed Super Being: A mix between a grasshopper and a dragonfly. Granted with the former, since he was derived from the Double Riders.
• Achilles' Heel: He has four deadly weaknesses. Only one was noted, while the other three were shown onscreen but never made explicit.
• Elemental Powers: While not shown in-series, V3 can use several elements, such as: wind, electricity, heat, and ice.
• Instant Expert: His O Signal allows him to record and analyze things in seconds.
• Scarf of Asskicking: It has two white scarves attached to the suit itself and it also enables him to glide through the air.

Joji Yuki/Riderman

Joji Yuki/Riderman

Portrayed by: Takehisa Yamaguchi

The second main Rider. A scientist of Destron and the adoptive son of The Great Leader of Destron. Became a Rider to exact revenge on Marshall Armor for nearly killing him but was still loyal to Destron until learning the truth and sides with V3.

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Tropes in general

• Anti-Hero: The first morally grey character in Kamen Rider.
• Artificial Limbs: Has a prosthetic right arm. He is the first Rider with minimal cybernetics as his predecessors 1, 2 and V3 are full body cyborgs.
• Badass Biker: Like V3, Riderman has his own Rider Machine.
• Bash Brothers: With V3 after they join forces.
• Evil Genius: Was the head Mad Scientist for Destron during his time as a part of it, for a given definition of "evil".
• A Father to His Men: As a member of Destron, he cared strongly for his colleagues, even considering Marshal Armor as an ally.
• Heel–Face Turn: Goes from heel to Nominal Hero to straight up hero by the end.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Seemingly gives his life to stop Destron from nuking Japan. He gets better...
• Japanese Pronouns: Uses "boku", in keeping with his polite demeanor.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Before fully siding with Kazami and the others, Joji is this as Riderman. While desiring for revenge from being betrayed, he still saved innocent lives when needed, being gentle towards children and women.
• My God What Have I done: Once fully recognizing the Great Leader's true colors, he has this reaction, hence his Heroic Sacrifice later on.
• Nominal Hero: In the beginning, he fought for revenge against Marshal Armor and frequently clashed with V3, but eventually he grows out of this and becomes a straight up hero.
• Obliviously Evil: He was unaware of Destron's more sinister dealings during the time he worked there.
• Older Than They Look: In modern installments, Riderman continues to have the jawline of a young man, whereas the other Riders grow older in their human forms. Unsurprising, since his original actor Takehisa Yamaguchi passed away long ago and he's been portrayed by much younger stuntmen ever since.
• Sharp-Dressed Man: After defecting from Destron and ditching their uniform, he always dresses very properly, in contrast to Kazami's more laid-back style.
• Small Role, Big Impact: Despite the familiar idea of Riderman being the deuteragonist, he was actually not introduced until over 40 episodes into the show and only appeared in 9 episodes. However, he is still deemed as a member of the Legendary Seven Riders.
• Strong as They Need to Be: Even among all Kamen Riders, he is this. At times, he will struggle against a typical Kaijin, while other times he can overpower his Heisei successors in a fight.
• Undying Loyalty: To the Great Leader, who saved him from suicide and became a surrogate father. Joji's loyalty is so great that, even after departing from Destron, he still saw him as his savior and once stopped V3 from killing him.
• Weak, but Skilled: Compared to Destron's monsters, he is this.

Tropes as a Rider

• Animal Motifs: Purportedly a grasshopper though with his prosthetic arm weapons he could be mantis based instead.
• Non-Standard Character Design: His helmet reveals the lower half of his face, a rarity for suit design in Kamen Rider.
• The Rival: Starts off with an enmity towards V3, but the two eventually become allies.
• Transformation Sequence: His is initiated by putting on his helmet.
• Ur-Example: He is the first Rider with an arsenal of weapons (the previous Riders primarily fought barehanded and occasionally use weapons they pilfered from the enemy).

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Double Riders

Portrayed by Hiroshi Fujioka and Takeshi Sasaki

Takeshi Hongo and Hayato Ichimonji, Kamen Riders #1 and #2. They are the ones responsible for converting Shiro Kazami into Kamen Rider V3 after he was critically injured. They initially disappear saving Tokyo from Bazooka Turtle, but later show up to help Kazami in his time of need.

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• Genius Bruiser: They're badass Cyborg warriors that converted Kazami into V3, as well as tanked an ATOMIC BOMB without any apparent damage.
• Worf Effect: Defied. While they did struggle against Bazooka Turtle, both are still capable of fighting Destron's monsters without trouble. Hongo has even outfought Yuki Ookami, the latter strong enough to overpower V3.

Allies

Junko Tama

Junko Tama

Portrayed by: Hizuru Ono

A young woman on the run from Destron who is taken in by Shiro's family. She is Shiro's main ally and has a crush on him.

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Tobei Tachibana

Portrayed by Creator/Akiji Kobayashi

The mentor for the Double Riders and Kazami/V3. He plays a role similar to the previous series.

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Destron

In General

A secret organization desiring to Take Over the World that serves as Gel-Shocker's successors. They are the ones responsible for murdering Shiro's family.

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• Create Your Own Hero: Of a different sort than in the original Kamen Rider. While they aren't directly responsible for Shiro becoming a Cyborg, their murder of his family was what drove him to become a Kamen Rider and fight him in the first place.
• Cult: Destron has members who treat the organization as their religion, to the point of praying to Destron.
• Interservice Rivalry: Between Destron's combat division, headed by Marshal Yoroi, and its science division, headed by Joji Yuki.
• Meet the New Boss: They have few general differences from Gel-Shocker, except with more creepy Cult vibes to replace Gel-Shocker's Nazi vibes.
• Monster of the Week: The Destron Inhumanoids, Mix-and-Match Critters that are mashups of animals and inanimate objects.
• Nebulous Evil Organization: Like their predecessors Shocker, they're a shadowy organization that carries out operations over a vast scope and whose goal is to conquer the world.
• Religion of Evil: One of Destron's many facets is a cult whose Mooks dress in robes and hold Destron as their religion.
• Scary Scorpions: The Destron logo is modeled on a scorpion.

The Great Leader of Destron

The Great Leader of Destron

Voiced by: Gorō Naya

^{Click here to see the Great Leader unmasked.}

^{Click here to see the Great Leader's true form.}

The mysterious high leader of Destron, who previously led the Shocker and Gel-Shocker organizations.

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• A God Am I: After revealing his true form, he declares himself to be a "God of Death".
• Bad Boss: The Great Leader is not kind to his subordinates. Failing will get you executed. Succeeding will have you kept around for as long you are useful and disposed of once you are not.
• Big Bad: He's the leader of Destron and the one responsible for all of their nefarious activities.
• Decoy Leader: Hinted at. V3 breaking his skull reveals a tape player with recording from the Great Leader, hinting the real Great Leader may still be at large.
• Dem Bones: His true form is a living skeleton.
• Non-Action Big Bad: Even moreso than his Shocker incarnation, who used psychic powers to briefly disorient the Double Riders. The Great Leader of Destron offers no resistance to V3, who breaks him apart. Justified in that this form is implied to actually be a decoy.
• Returning Big Bad: The Great Leader is yet again making another go at world domination.
• Shinigami: Declares himself a "God of Death" when V3 finally meets him.
• The Voice: As usual, he communicates with his subordinates via a speaker and isn't fully seen until late into the series.

Doktor G

Doktor G

Portrayed by: Jotaro Senba

The first Destron executive to face V3, he is called from Germany to take command of Destron's Japanese branch.

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• Animal Motif: Scorpions. His armor and shield are decked out in scorpion imagery and his Inhumanoid form is scorpion-themed.
• Expy: As a mystical scientist from central/eastern Europe, he definitely takes a few cues from Dr. Shinigami from the preceeding series.
• Genius Bruiser: Even in human form, Doktor G was capable of matching V3 in combat, only being defeated once V3 gained enough experience to use his powers more effectively.
• Herr Doktor: He's from Germany and is at least nominally a doctor, even having "doktor" as his title.
• Hero Killer: While he obviously never kills V3, he was single-handedly responsible for wiping out all except one of Interpol's "Destron Hunters".
• Scorpion People: His One-Winged Angel form, Kani Laser.

Baron Tusk

Baron Tusk

Portrayed by:" Eiji Gō

The second Destron general to face V3. He leads a Religion of Evil called the "Tusk Tribe".

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• A Father to His Men: To his Tusk Tribe, whom he treats well and mourns when he die in battle. The only exception is Witch Smilodon, who is actually ranked above him as the Tusk Tribe's religious leader. He revers her as well.
• It's Personal: The deaths of his Tusk Tribe lead him to take the fight with V3 much more seriously.
• Our Vampires Are Different: His One-Winged Angel form, Vampiric Mammoth
• Religion of Evil: Heads one within Destron called the Tusk Tribe, who practice a form of mysticism called "Doovoo" and worship Witch Smilodon.
• Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Wears a great big skull atop his head.
• The Juggernaut: In monster form, he is capable of creating earthquakes with one blow.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: He lasts for a grand total of 5 episodes, the shortest of any Destron general.

Archbishop Wing

Archbishop Wing

Portrayed by: Sachio Fujino

The third general of Destron to face V3, a mystic from Tibet who heads Destron's "Wing Unit".

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• Degraded Boss: His Zombie Bat form is later revived by Marshal Armor to fight V3 again, only to be defeated with just a few punches.
• Lightning Bruiser: In his monster form, he outright defeated V3 in their first battle, proving so powerful that the former fell into despair. After Tachibana helped V3 train though, he was defeated in a rematch.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: Lasts 6 episodes, just one more than Baron Tusk.

Marshal Yoroi

Marshal Yoroi

Portrayed by: Bunya Nakamura

The fourth and final general of Destron, an armored warrior from Mongolia.

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• The Dragon: The highest ranked and most powerful of the four Destron generals, effectively serving as the Great Leader's second-in-command.
• Epic Flail: Wields a spiked ball on stick in his regular form.
• The Heavy: Marshal Yoroi is the highest-ranking Destron executive we see and the one advancing their operations in the final arc.
• I Have Your Wife: One of the ways he gets a scientist to work for him is by kidnapping his family and threatening their lives if he doesn't help build a nuclear bomb for Destron.
• Insane Admiral: Marshal Yoroi is the definitely the most psychopathic person in Destron, which is really saying something. He'll kill and mutilate people for no reason other than to amuse himself.
• Interservice Rivalry: With Destron's science division, to the point where he sabotaged their work and framed their leader for treason because he saw them as a threat to his position.
• Hate Sink: His Insane Admiral tendencies proves that he's evil to the core alongside the Great Leader.
• Sadist: The Marshal really seems to revel in causing others pain.
• Villains Want Mercy: Begs the Great Leader to spare him in his final moments, to no avail.

Destron Combatmen

Destron Combatmen

The footsoldiers of Destron.

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• Doom Troops: Compared to the Shocker Combatmen, Destron Combatmen are built for intimidation much more, with masks that fully conceal their faces and eerie scorpion-theming.
• Faceless Goons: The Destron Combatmen's facial features are fully concealed, making them appear much more inhuman than their Shocker Combatmen predecessors.
• Mooks: The low-level grunts of Destron.

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