Prana

is an omnipresent source of energy that resides in the bodies of all living creatures, even being present in Earth's atmosphere in the world of Shin Kamen Rider.
==History & Characteristics==
Prana was first discovered by scientist Hiroshi Midorikawa when he worked for Shocker. He and the organization later developed different types of applications of prana-human fusion technology and created the Augments by incorporating it into the organization's enhancements that they had beforehand, with the first subject implanted with Prana being Hiroshi's son Ichiro Midorikawa following the events that led to Ichiro's hospitalization. The usage of Prana was also implemented to improve upon the brainwashing methods devised by Ivan Tawanovitch, whose previous methods had been stated to drive the subjects to insanity. 
Augments use Prana to maintain their bodies, eliminating their need for food and water as it directly sustains their lifeforce. They replenish it by absorbing the condensed Prana that exists in the atmosphere or by sapping it from other living creatures. The Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider No.2 are able to return to human form by releasing the extra Prana in their transformed body by using their Typhoon belt. Using too much Prana will result in death, causing their bodies to dissolve into foam. 
If all the Prana is siphoned from one's body, they will die, but there will be no trauma to their physical bodies left behind. This was demonstrated when a special ops unit had decided to raid Ichiro's lair, where all their Prana had been siphoned from their bodies, which had been left with peaceful smiles on their faces without even knowing that they had died. Once extracted, the Prana of a living thing cannot be returned to its original body, but its sequence which makes up the soul can be maintained if stored in a secure place, such as Hongo's mask (which had been modified by Ruriko to survive the self-destruct function) or the Habitat World.
==Notes==
*The term "Prana" is directly borrowed from the Sanskrit and Hindi word , which refers to life force, energy and vital principle.
==Appearances==
* Nulla in mundo pax sincera -SHIN MASKED RIDER SHOCKER SIDE-
* Shin Kamen Rider
**Shin Kamen Rider × Crayon Shin-chan
==Navigation==
Category:Rider Powers