Hiroshi Tsukuba

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 is the main protagonist of the 1979 Kamen Rider series. He is a young man who chances upon the activities of Neo Shocker, and is forcibly converted by the evil organization into a cyborg known as the . After teaming up with his predecessors, he is bestowed the title of .
==History==
Hiroshi is a young man who hang glides for fun and studied karate under Ryoichi Miyoshi. Three years prior, he lost his parents and sister in a car crash. While on a picnic with his friends, Hiroshi witnessed Professor Keitaro Shido being pursued while hang gliding and saves him from a gang of Ari Commandos. Soon after, Hiroshi finds his friends have been all murdered for his meddling before being approached by Midori Kano, who takes him to Shido, as the man informs Hiroshi of the terrorist organization Neo Shocker.
While finding Imata Tonda snooping around Shido's safe house, Hiroshi finds the scientist abducted by Gameleojin, the monster who murdered his friends. But when the pursuit resulted with Hiroshi critically wounded, Shido convinces General Monster, who realized the young man's potential, to allow him to convert Hiroshi into a cyborg. Hiroshi wanders out of the Neo Shocker complex and learns of his new nature before he accidentally transforms into Skyrider. Using his new found ability, Skyrider destroys Gameleojin and embraced his new-found existence as a mean to stop Neo Shocker's evil. To keep a low profile in his search for Neo Shocker's base, Hiroshi founded the Shido Hang Glide Club with Shido.
Eventually, after Neo Shocker Plus-Alpha Bomb on Tokyo, Shido takes his leave without warning to join the Anti-Neo Shocker Committee overseas. However, Shido arranged for Hiroshi to be supported by his old friend Genjiro Tani, who happened to be a mentor to Hirsohi in the past. For the first nineteen episodes of New Kamen Rider, the hero is known as "Kamen Rider", but in the twentieth episode, Kamen Rider Stronger addresses him as "Skyrider". All of the previous Kamen Riders call him Skyrider and the Neo Shocker kaijin do so as well after episode 20. Towards the end of the series comic relief is provided by the bumbling, superhero-wannabe, GanGan G. In episode 48, Skyrider has to fight three fake Skyriders (Dororingo). As usual the evil Riders wear yellow scarves. Later on, Hiroshi meets his parents who turned out to be alive and held hostage by Neo Shocker only to sadly part with them for good. This served as a huge maturity point for him. In the finale, the Riders fought the Great Boss of Neo Shocker. The Leader and Neo Shocker itself is destroyed at the hands of Skyrider and the original seven Riders.
===Super-1===
Kazuya Oki, Kamen Rider Super-1, fought against the Dogma Kingdom to stop them from awakening an ancient weapon. However, in his way stood the Dogma Revenge Corps, troops of rebuilt cyborgs from Dogma Kingdom and Neo Shocker. When he seemed overwhelmed by his enemies, Rider 1 suddenly reappeared, followed by the other eight previous Riders, all alive. V3 tells Super-1 to let the battle in their hands, and soon they fight against Dogma's troops to open way for Super-1. V3 briefly faces Dogma Fighters, Gyosutoma, and ArigiThunder. Fighting alongside Riderman, V3 finishes off Zombieda with a throw while his partner does the same to Ganigannii. V3, Riderman and X go on to use a triple Kaiten Kick to finish off, respectively, Kamagirigan, Snakecobran and ArigiThunder. Thanks to the help of the Riders, Super-1 reaches Dogma's troops on time and stops them. After the battle, the Riders show themselves to Super-1 and his friends, and promise to fight for humanity's future together. 
===ZX===
The Badan Empire, led by Kurayami Taishi, spread its claws around the world, and, to face it, the nine Riders came together. When Badan initiated its Spacetime Rupture System, a destructive dimensional weapon, all nine Riders gathered in Japan to stop them.
Badan's base was located, and all ten Riders went towards it. Kurayami Taishi welcomed them and sent all of Badan's troops against the Riders. V3 faced Dokuga-Roid and his Combat-Roids again, and after a long battle managed to destroy him by throwing him onto a fallen Yamaarashi-Roid. Afterwards, V3 and Rider 2 teamed up against Large Centipede Beastman, a revived Gedon monster. however, before the battle could be finished, Kurayami Taishi attempted to use hostages to make the Riders surrender. His plan fail due to Super-1's interference and Kurayami Taishi decides to use the Spacetime Rupture System, only to destroy Badan's remaining troops. After V3's call, the ten Riders gather their power with Rider Syncro, weakening Kurayami Taishi and allowing ZX to finish him off. After Darkness is defeated, evil energy gathers in the shape of a giant skull, The Generalissimo of Badan, giving farewell to the Riders and laughing at them.
V3 bestows upon ZX the official name of Kamen Rider 10 and soon all of the Riders part ways again to continue their battle against evil around the world. 
===Black RX===
Skyrider, alongside the other Nine veteran Riders, fought against the secret forces of the Crisis Empire spread throughout the world, defeating them in each country. However, Crisis' main forces, in Japan, still remained and they prepared a final offensive. Rider 1 called all of the Riders to a meeting in a secret facility in Arizona, to prepare for the upcoming battle, where they would go help Kamen Rider Black RX, the Kamen Rider that was defending Japan at the time. 
The 10 Riders split into two groups, which sparred with each other. Group 1: Riders 1, 2, V3, Riderman, and X; and group 2: Amazon, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1, and ZX. Before Crisis declares a public announcement regarding its invasion of Japan, the ten Riders finally leave for the final battle. 
After Crisis' war declaration, they immediately sent Gran Zairus, which landed on Earth like a meteor, destroying an entire island. Naval Commander Bosgun moved to attack Black RX, soon receiving help from Gran Zairus, who could resist all of RX's attacks. When Bosgun is about to finish him off, Rider 1 arrives, blocking his attack and kicking him away. The nine Riders arrive shortly afterwards, rescuing RX and quickly escaping. Skyrider and the others introduce themselves to Kohtaro Minami. Bosgun finds them, and meeting Kohtaro and Rider 1, proposes a duel against Black RX. However, Kohtaro's friend, Kyoko Matoba soon notices a Chap hiding behind some crates to prepare an ambush and flushes it out. As the 10 veterans fight them off, Black RX faces Bosgun in a fair match and destroys him.
Meanwhile, Gran Zairus easily rips through the Japanese defense forces and brings down the city with his unmatched power. Kohtaro decides to fight, but Riders 1 and 2 argue that even Black RX's attacks are ineffective against Gran Zairus and they need a strategy before facing it again. Kohtaro decides to fight anyway, even if he dies trying. He leaves to fight again, and Skyrider and the other Riders follow him. 
The 11 Riders face Gran Zairus, but even a combined Rider Punch with the power of the 11 Riders is useless against him. Gran Zairus transforms into a flaming rock, burning above 1000°C, and easily knocks out Skyrider and the others. In the end, Black RX becomes Biorider and manages to destroy Gran Zairus from the inside out, but seemingly explodes with it.
Afterwards, Skyrider and the other Riders help evacuate the city's population and start to plan defensive measures for the next battle. However, a second Rider 1 appears during their meeting. The real Rider 1 accuses the impostor and punches it, making it reveal its true form, Gynaninpo. The ten Riders face Spirit World Demons, resurrected Crisis warriors. Unfortunately when the monsters knocked down, they quickly get up again. When the battle seems hopeless, Intelligence Staff Officer Maribaron, the one behind this attack, reveals that the monsters don't die as long as she keeps a set of golden feathers with her, but Biorider returns, alive, stealing the feathers. Rider 1 receives one of the golden feathers, and V3 holds Gynaninpo while he uses the feather to stop it. Biorider then destroys the monsters all by himself.
With Kohtaro alive, the 10 Riders decide to spread themselves to observe and take on the Crisis forces, while Black RX protects his friends. 
Wanting revenge against Black RX, a powered up General Jark, commander of the Crisis forces, gains a new form called Jark Midler, kills Sunkichi and Utako Sahara and faces V3 and Riderman while X and Amazon bring their kids to Kohtaro. Meanwhile, Crisis' forces start a human hunt. Riders 1 and 2 arrive to help Kohtaro face the Chaps' troops. Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1 and ZX soon follow. X and Amazon show up with the kids and Inform Kotaro on what happened. V3 and Riderman are launched through the air, falling downtown, near the combat zone where Skyrider, alongside the other Riders, were assisting Kohtaro. Jark challenges Kohtaro to a duel, and he accepts, rejecting the help of the other Riders. Black RX ends up victorious over Jark, destroying him while the other Riders watch in amazement. 
Emperor Crisis calls Kohtaro for a personal meeting. However, Rider 1 tells Amazon to follow them, and all the other Riders go too. The emperor offers Kohtaro the chance of becoming the commander of Crisis' invasion forces, however, after Kohtaro refuses, Colonel Dasmader appears alongside a group of Chaps and attacks Kohtaro. Skyrider and the other Riders arrive and face the Chaps, but soon the entire cave is destroyed by the Crisis Fortress called by Dasmader. Black RX boards the fortress and destroys Dasmader, the Emperor and even Crisis itself. Meanwhile, the other Riders survive the attack and meet RX after the battle is over. Following Rider 1's words, they all decide to part ways and fight evil around the world. 
===All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker===
To stop the fusion and destruction of the worlds, Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade) announced a tournament gathering all Riders to find who was the strongest. Skyrider participated in the tournament fought against Kamen Rider Ixa, though he did not make it to the final where Decade emerged victorious. Skyrider and the other defeated Riders disappeared into a dimensional wall and were taken for dead, leading Dai-Shocker to initiate its offensive.
Eventually, Decade turned against Dai-Shocker and faced its troops alone. However, a large dimensional wall appeared in the battlefield, and from it, all Riders thought to be dead reappeared. Skyrider marched on foot with the other Riders as 1, 2, and V3 rode in on their motorcycles. United, all the Riders proceeded to face off against Dai-Shocker's army. When Shadow Moon was thrown onto the Dai-Shocker Castle, Skyrider participated in the All Rider Kick, using his standard kick alongside the other Riders to destroy Shadow Moon and the Dai-Shocker castle.
Soon after, Dai-Shocker's final weapon, Kingdark, emerged from the ruins of the Dai-Shocker Castle and attacked. Decade was transformed into Final Form Ride Jumbo Decadriver and merged with Kamen Rider J summoned by Diend to face it. To help Decade, Skyrider, alongside the other Riders, turned into giant Kamen Ride Cards to power up the giant Decade's Final Dimension Kick, destroying Kingdark. After the battle was over, Skyrider and the other past Riders bid goodbye to Decade and his friends before leaving through a dimensional wall. 
In the manga adaptation, Skyrider fought against Kamen Rider Blade Jack Form rather than IXA.
===Movie War 2010===
Hiroshi, along with Sohji (Kamen Rider Kabuto), formed an alliance with Kazuya Oki (Super-1) to fight against Tsukasa (Kamen Rider Decade). But they failed and were defeated by Decade and sealed away in his cards. After Decade was defeated, it is assumed that Hiroshi along with the other riders were restored in the alternate world and its riders were also restored. 
===Let's Go Kamen Riders===
A mishap caused by the Greeed Ankh unintentionally altered the timeline which enabled Shocker to utilize a Cell Medal to create the Shocker Greeed which defeated the Double Riders and seemingly erased the legacy of the Kamen Riders from history. In 2011, after Kamen Rider New Den-O's attempt to repair the damage, he along with Kamen Rider OOO and M-Ankh awaited execution. However, it was revealed the Double Riders had their brainwashing removed by a Shocker scientist.
The Double Riders joined with New Den-O and OOO to fight Shocker's forces, but were eventually defeated. When the order was given to kill everyone, V3 suddenly appeared, asserting that there were more than four riders. V3 was soon followed by all the other revived riders that came after him, including Skyrider, as even though Rider history was changed, the people's memories haven't changed.
After the riders were united, they faced off against Shocker's Great Leader. Later, when joined by a force of extra riders, Skyrider and all the other riders got on their motorcycles and performed the "All Rider Break", ramming into the Rock Great Leader and defeating it once and for all. 
===Super Hero Taisen===
Skyrider was among the Kamen Riders caught up in the 'Super Hero Taisen' incident. He was presumably sent to the dimensional rift, under the pretense of being defeated, by while he was apparently hunting the Riders. When his and Tsukasa's ruse was revealed, Skyrider and the other Riders appeared through the dimensional wall. Skyrider then fought alongside all the other Kamen Riders and against Dai-Shocker and Shocker-Zangyack Alliance. 
===Kamen Rider Taisen===
Skyrider ambushes an exhausted Kabuto and defeats him with a Sky Flying Saucer, only to fight against Fourze in Rocketstates in a dogfight and lost.
Skyrider was later released with all the other sealed Riders by Kamen Riders Gaim and ZX. United, all 30 Kamen Riders teamed-up to take down the revived Badan Empire.
After Badan was defeated, Skyrider fought with the Showa Riders in a final showdown against the Heisei Riders. Skyrider took on Kabuto. The battle was ended when Rider 1 and Gaim reconciled on the differences of the two sides of Kamen Riders. 
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Due to the timeline alteration caused by Shocker, Skyrider became one of the brainwashed Riders in that timeline. Alongside Super-1, ZX and the Shocker Combatmen, Skyrider attacked the rebel Kamen Rider Zeronos and double agent Kamen Rider, swooping past them with his Sailing Jump. Joined by Decade, Hibiki and Agito Burning, the Shocker Riders overwhelmed Rider 3 as he allowed Mach to escape.
The next day, following the Rider Grand Prix in which Drive emerged victorious over Rider 3, who was promptly integrated into the Great Leader of Shocker's Rider Robo form, Skyrider was among the Riders who attacked the trio of Black RX, Faiz and Mach. Ultimately, the Double Riders 1 and 2 made their appearance having survived their apparent demise from within the Rider Robo, and broke Shocker's brainwashing on the fallen Riders, enabling all Riders to unite in a final battle against Shocker.
Unfortunately, Skyrider was among the Riders whose existence was erased by the Rider Robo. This fate, however, was rendered moot when the Rider Robo was finally destroyed by , restoring Skyrider's place in history.
===Chou Super Hero Taisen===
An iteration of Skyrider was selected to take part in the Chou Super Hero Taisen tournament as a member of Team Flying to try and win the right to become the Goriders (With Skyrider trying to become Mido-Rider). Skyrider and his team beat Team Woman in the first round and Team Highspeed in the second round but were ultimately beaten by Team Ex-Aid in the third and semi-final round.
=== Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki ===
Though he was seemingly erased as a result of Asmodeus’ manipulations, he was restored back into existence once Touma Kamiyama had helped Shotaro regained his passion in drawing out the superheroes that he wants to draw out.
During the climatic final battle itself, he can be seen fighting alongside Red Falcon, Red Hawk and Zyuoh Eagle.
==Appearances in other media==
===Kamen Rider SD===
SkyRider: Rather than traveling with a squad, this Kamen Rider is apparently on his own. With his ability to fly, he serves as a "lookout" for the other Kamen Riders, often carrying around a video camera and broadcasting it on "Sky Rider Television." He is last seen being knocked off of a football goal by a stray football during Grand Shocker's attack on a sports arena. Skyrider lacks a motorcycle in the movie, instead riding with Amazon on his Jungler.
===Super Hero Taihen===
Skyrider appears in the net movie, Super Sentai Murder Mystery! You’re the Great Detective! as one of the suspects for the murders of , , and , as the evidence collected suggests a "Hopper"-themed rider is behind it.
When it's revealed that net movie director Hiroyuki Kato was the murder culprit, Skyrider is seen holding a and as one of several Riders and Rangers holding Super Sentai and Kamen Rider merchandise respectively, when the explain to the Kato that all the Riders love Super Sentai and vice versa.
==Video Game appearances==
===Kamen Rider (FM-7)===
Skyrider is the player character of the FM-7 Kamen Rider game. The game is an old text based computer RPG, as such the player must input commands via typing a command word and hitting "Enter". Players must navigate a building while fighting Neo Shocker monsters and leveling up to be able to defeat stronger enemies. Key commands in a battle are Fight to attack, do an Action or Run to flee.
===Kamen Rider: The Bike Race===
Skyrider appears riding Skyturbo in Kamen Rider: The Bike Race, a racing game featuring the majority of Kamen Riders and Rider Machines up to Kamen Rider Agito.
===Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis===
Skyrider is among the Showa Riders who make their Battride War debut in this game. Skyrider is considered one of the most difficult characters to learn for beginners, such as to his limited ground normals are mostly followed by jumping attacks and the use of Sailing Jump Mode's playstyle. Sailing Jump Mode can be used in the air or cancel from the attack quickly and has a powerful Dash Attack as Beast Falco Mantle, but lack of Rider Cancel, Rider Glide and Guardings, as well as being vulnerable that cause Skyrider be easily juggled and revert back to his default ground playstyle.
His only finisher is the Rider Break.
== Personality ==
A kind person with a fascination for the sky, Hiroshi was constantly helping others in both Rider and human forms. While he lost his family at an early age, he managed to live life and tried to enjoy every little bit of it. Even after being altered into a cyborg, Hiroshi decided to help others with his new powers by fighting Neo Shocker. While at times troubled by the situation, he was helped by others around him like his predecessors. Later on Hiroshi shows his parenting side when he took care of Bongo when he was a baby while humorously being called "mama" by him. While Hiroshi stated that he would kill Bongo when he grew up, in the end when Bongo died after he showed how much Hiroshi meant to him, Hiroshi cried tears of sadness. After learning that his parents were still alive, Hiroshi somewhat showed an obsession with finding them which ended tragically. While he was saddened when his parents were killed, he still did his best and defeated Neo Shocker, along with his predecessors, for the innocent people showing how much he has matured as a person.
==Abilities==
Hiroshi is a skilled man who was talented in karate and hand gliding. Aside from defeating most of Neo Shocker's cyborgs, Hiroshi managed to survive being kicked by all of his predecessors at once despite being much weaker than most of them before his power up (Aside from Riderman) showing a lot of willpower. Although he is a capable fighter on land, Hiroshi seems to be a greater fighter in his domain, the sky. Neo Shocker's Abunger's analysis on Hiroshi reveals that he needs a daily intake of 100 kilocalories to maintain his body and a fifth of it is used to power his Rider Kick.
==Skyrider==
==Techniques==
At first Skyrider has only two special combat techniques, "Sky Kick" and "Sky Punch". He also the special power, "Sky Drill", using his hand to drill through solid rock. Using his motorycle Skyturbo he can smash through walls with "Sky Break". In episode 21 Kamen Rider Stronger helps Skyrider to learn "Revolving Sky Kick". After the charge up Skyrider gains "Mid-air Sky Kick", "Gun Drop", "Sky Screw Kick", "Rider Spin", "Sky Chop", Sky Flying Saucer", "Sky Double Kick" etc.
*: His signature attack. Originally had 500 kg power as stated by a Neo Shocker scientist. Now has 10 ton's worth of power after Skyrider's upgrade.
*:Used to destroy Gameleojin. 
*:Used to destroy Kumonjin. 
*:Used to destroy Komorujin. 
*:Used to destroy Dokubachijin. 
*:Used to destroy Kinokojin. 
*:Used to destroy Kamagirijin. 
*:Used to destroy Mukadenjin. 
*:Used to destroy Cobranjin. 
*:Used to destroy Kaningerjin. 
*:Used to kick Sanshojin onto one of his electric hurdlers, vaporizing him. 
*:Used to destroy Namekujin. 
*:Used in combination with Centrifugal Throw to destroy Arijigokujin. 
*:Used to destroy Haejigokujin. 
*:Used to destroy Aokabijin. 
*:Used to destroy Gokiburijin. 
*:Used to defeat General Monster/Yamorijin. 
*:Used to destroy Shibirayjin. 
*:Used to destroy Okamijin. 
*:Used to destroy Kogoensky. 
*:Used with Kamen Rider V3's V3 Kick to destroy Musasabader Brother Bader. 
*:Used to destroy Musasabader Brother Beder. 
*:Used to destroy Madarakajin. 
*:Used to destroy Zogameron. 
*:Used to destroy Dokuganba. 
*:Used to destroy Golden Jaguar. 
*:Used to destroy Tako Gang. 
*:Used to destroy Kiginger. 
*:Used with Kamen Rider 2's Rider Kick (2 Rider Kick and Sky Kick) to destroy Dragon King. 
*:Used to destroy Okappa Priest. 
*:Used to destroy Kuchi Yurei. 
*:Used to destroy Doronyango. 
*:Used to destroy Hebinger. 
*:Used to destroy Dororingo. 
*:Used to destroy Zanyoju. 
*:Used to destroy Ring Bear. 
*:Used while fighting against Kamen Rider Ixa in the Rider Battle tournament as Ixa fired at him with the Ixa Calibur (Gun Mode). The outcome of this is unknown. 
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*:Used to destroy Zombieda. 
*:Used to destroy Tagameras. 
*:Used to defeat Kamen Rider Kabuto, turning him into a Lockseed. 
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*:Used to destroy Abunger. 
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*:Used to destroy Kagami Tokage. 
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* Rider Kick: Used alongside his predecessors.
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Tornado - Transformation belt
===Vehicles===
*Skyturbo - Skyrider's Rider Machine
==Legend Rider Devices==
==Relationships==
===Family===
Yotaro Tsukuba.png|Yotaro TsukubaFather(deceased)
Toshiko Tsukuba.png|Toshiko TsukubaMother(deceased)
No Image Character Profile.png|Unamed SisterYounger Sister(deceased; later retconned)
*Yotaro Tsukuba: to be added
*Hisako Tsukuba: to be added
*Unamed Sister: Hiroshi mentions to Professor Keitaro Shido that he had a younger sister who died alongside his parents in Episode 1. This would be later retconned in Episode 54, as only Hiroshi's parents were mentioned to have been killed and the sister is never seen or mentioned again.
===Allies===
====Shido Hang Glide Club====
*Keitaro Shido: to be added
*Midori Kano: to be added
*Yumi Nozaki: to be added
*Michi Sugimura: to be added
*Shigeru Kano: to be added
====Blanca Coffee Shop====
*Genjiro Tani: to be added
*Jiro Numa: to be added
*Aki Ozawa: to be added
*Naoko Ito: to be added
====Others====
*Imata Tonda: to be added
*Other Kamen Riders: to be added
===Enemies===
*Great Leader of Neo Shocker: to be added
*General Monster/Yamorijin: to be added 
*Admiral Majin: to be added 
*GingaOh: to be added 
==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
Hiroshi Tsukuba was portrayed by . As Skyrider, his suit actor was .
*In Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, his suit actor was .
*In Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story, he was voiced by and portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.
*In OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, Skyrider was voiced by an unidentified voice actor and portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.
*In Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, Skyrider was portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.
*In Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai, he was voiced by .
===Rider No.===
As the leading Rider protagonist of Kamen Rider (Skyrider), Hiroshi Tsukuba (Skyrider) is labeled and . 
===Recognition===
Skyrider is featured as #35 in the 1986 archive compilation video .
==Notes==
*Starting with episode 9 of his series, next episode trailers would be introduced by Hiroaki Murakami in character as Tsukuba, he is the only leading Rider to do this.
*Since Skyrider's Sky Kick originally had 500 kg power, that would mean Skyrider had one of the weakest Rider Kicks in the franchise.
*Although Skyrider's series showed Hiroshi's parents were alive until later on, it was unknown what ever happened to Hiroshi's lost sister.
*Skyrider is said to have 99 techniques. Despite this impressive number of abilities, only about a third of them have ever been seen or listed.
*An error shown in Kamen Rider Taisen was that Skyrider could fire energy blasts while in the air at Kamen Rider Kabuto during their battle. This is incorrect and a fault on the writing team's part as Skyrider has never displayed or used any ranged projectile abilities. It is possible this is part of his 99 Techniques, but it has never been stated.
*As of yet, Hiroaki Murakami is the only Showa television series Rider actor to never reprise his role in any form following the end of his starring series.
*Initially, Toru Hirayama considered Giant Robo star Mitsunobu Kaneko for the role of Hiroshi Tsukuba but ultimately declined citing job reasons. Had he played the role, he would have been the second Kamen Rider star actor to have died, after a car wreck in 1997 ended Mitsunobu's life at age 39.
*Though Toei officially identifies Skyrider as the first Kamen Rider with flight capabilities, this is not true. The Double Riders possess airborne powers as wellLast Testament of the Double Riders, with V3 also being capable of flight via his Glide MufflersV3's 26 Secrets!?.
==Appearances==
===Footnotes===
==See also==
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