Takeshi (organization)

is a fictional secret organization in the Japanese tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Hibiki. It has been defending Japan against the threats imposed by an assortment of monstrous creatures called for the past few centuries.
== Organization ==
Headquartered in , , Takeshi has offices and agents all over Japan. Each office is assigned a number of combatant agents called and a backup team for intelligence, research, logistics, etc.
Takeshi has been around for nearly 200 years as stated in Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki. The group was originally started as a partnership between the original Oni warriors and humans. Today, the group is more of a training and support group for the Oni. The group was called "Takeshi" to honor the memory of Takeshi Adachi, student of the Hibiki of that time and brother to the founder of Takeshi, Asumu Adachi, who was killed in a rockslide.
== Personnel ==
*Ichiro Tachibana - The Current Head Official of TAKESHI's Higashitsukuba branch. A cheerful man who sends the Oni out on their missions and gives them thoughtful advice before they go into battle. He researches on the Makamou with the library at his disposal.
*Kasumi Tachibana - The elder of the Tachibana sisters. A very intelligent individual, like her father. She is usually acts as field support for the Oni providing supplies and extra disc animals.
*Hinaka Tachibana - The younger of the Tachibana sisters. Her cheerful demeanor makes up for her lack of intelligence like her older sister. She usually hangs around TAKESHI Headquarters to track the Makamou and rarely goes out into the field.
*Akira Amami
*Midori Takizawa - TAKESHI's Equipment and Weapons designer. She is responsible for creating the sound weapons for the Oni and the Disc Animals.
*Konosuke Kogure - The Head of TAKESHI's Weapon Design section and Midori's mentor, a former Oni who is said to defeated twenty Makamou single-handedly. Created the Ongekizofukuken Armed Saber, which allows Hibiki to transform into Armed Hibiki.
*Kyosuke Kiriya
== Disk Animals ==
Produced mainly for reconnaissance purposes, the or are an advanced version of the shikigami that Oni had used in the past. The Disk Animals can switch between their compact disc form and animal forms like origami, and can turn invisible at will. They record the noises made by Makamou and return to their master to reveal the monsters' location in the area.
== Takeshi Gear ==
The Takeshi Gear existed long before the human-Oni Kamen Rider alliance. It is not stated how the original Oni Kamen Riders received their transformation items and weapons. After the human-Oni Kamen Rider alliance known as "Takeshi" was formed, human science was used to help improve the usefulness of the Oni Kamen Rider weapons and transformation devices. These have gone on to be codenamed as Takeshi Gear after the original Ongekizofukuken Armed Saber crafted by Takeshi Asumu.
== Inventions ==
=== Armor of the Ogre ===
Armor of the Ogre was a specialized armor that could be utilized by humans to, at least match an Oni's power and only utilized a katana. However, it was a weapon rarely used in combat and was only used as a decorative piece by Takeshi. The armor's design pays homage to the Ishinomori tokusatsu, Henshin Ninja Arashi.
=== Ongekizofukuken Armed Saber ===
The is an ancient sword that was once wielded by the ancestor of Kamen Rider Hibiki. Over the years it was improved with the use of human technology, eventually becoming the sword that it is today. The Ongekizofukuken Armed Saber is equipped with a built in megaphone that allows for Hibiki to use stronger attacks. This weapon can also only be used by advanced Oni, anyone who tries to use it when not yet of the proper skill will lose their transformation abilities for usually an entire month.
== Vehicles ==
* Gaika - HONDA Valkyrie Rune
* Tatsumaki - HONDA Shadow 750
* Shiranui - HONDA Element Red
* Raijin - HONDA Element Green
* HONDA CR-V
==References==
Category:Kamen Rider Hibiki
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