Quotes / Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

Eliminate all traitors. That is my task.

—Kumo Aug.

Kumo Aug: You truly are Midorikawa's masterpiece. You are less damaged than I expected, Batta Aug.
Hongo: That's not my name. My name is…Rider.
[Brief flashback to Ruriko putting the red scarf on Hongo's neck in the abandoned house; then to his scarf right now]
Kamen Rider: Call me "Kamen Rider"!

—Kumo Aug and Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, with the latter declaring his rejection of the name "Batta Aug" and his new identity as "Kamen Rider"

Hongo: What I did…it pains me.
Ruriko: "Pain" and "happiness" are almost identical when you write them in kanji characters. "Happiness" is just a stroke away from "pain". At least when you endure the pain, you make someone happy. That's what it means to protect others.

—Takeshi Hongo and Ruriko Midorikawa, after Kamen Rider defeats Kumo Aug

I see… You show self-control, even with the mask? I'm impressed. Or, it was your kindness showing? Hmm… I guess I like kind people, but there's a fine line between kind and weak.

—Hayato Ichimonji

Your prana belongs to you. Take control of your soul again.

—Ruriko Midorikawa

Ichimonji: Hongo? Can you feel it?
Hongo: Yeah. My prana, my soul, may reside inside the mask, but I can feel force of the wind, the sound of the exhaust, and the smells. I feel everything you feel. Go faster, Ichimonji! Let me savor the new Cyclone!
Ichimonji: Okay! Let's go, Hongo! From now on, we are not alone. It's you and me. We'll fight SHOCKER together!

—Hayato Ichimonji and Takeshi Hongo, Kamen Rider No. 2+1.