Shocker Leader

The is the main antagonist of the original Kamen Rider. He was the mysterious high ruler of the criminal organization Shocker and the first incarnation of the Great Leader. After the destruction of the original Shocker, he formed an alliance with the Geldam organization and became the . When he and Gel Shocker were finally defeated by the Double Riders, he went on to resurface and become the Great Leader of several more evil organizations.
==History==
His ultimate goal is to turn the entire human race into monsters under his rule in order to unite the world as one being. He orders his subordinates via speakers on Shocker's emblem to destroy Kamen Riders Hongo and Ichimonji who are the obstacles of his conquest. The two Riders were able to severely weaken the Shocker organization by eliminating most of their key figures (Colonel Zol, Dr. Shinigami and Jigoku Taishi), this forced the Shocker Leader to reform Shocker by allying himself with General Black of the Geldam organization, thus creating Gel Shocker.
Seeing that old Shocker members were considered unfit for the new organization, the Shocker Leader had them all killed one by one. All Shocker secret bases were self-destructed and the remaining Shocker Combatmen were killed. The Riders were able to defeat Gel Shocker forces and its monsters, including General Black. The Riders were able to locate Gel Shocker's headquarters and finally confronted the Shocker Leader himself, the two riders uncloaked the Shocker Leader, revealing a snake-covered mask but still not buying for this trick and pulled again, revealing a Cyclopean face. He sets off the headquarters' self-destruct system in a final attempt to kill the Riders, but only resulted in him being killed instead and the two riders escaping, therefore ending Shocker's reign of terror. Or so they thought...
===Reemergence===
Shortly after, the Gel Shocker Leader resurfaced as the Great Leader of the Destron organization. Which resulted in the Double Riders creating the third Kamen Rider, V3. He would go on to create several more evil organizations to menace the ever-increasing amount of Kamen Riders. His last known appearance was as the Generalissimo of the Badan Empire, who disappeared shortly after he made himself known to the ten veteran Kamen Riders. He may have also been the Emperor Crisis of the Crisis Empire who was destroyed by Kamen Rider Black RX.
===Alternate timelines===
====OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders====
The Shocker Leader makes a return in the movie OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, serving as the film's main antagonist. During a small conflict between the characters of Kamen Riders OOO and Den-O during their time travel in Japan during the 1970s, while hunting the Imagins, General Black discovered a Cell Medal that was accidentally dropped by Ankh during the conflict. General Black gave the medal to the Shocker Leader which he combines with the Shocker Medal in order to create Shocker's most powerful monster, Shocker Greeed. The monster was able to defeat both Hongo and Ichimonji, thus causing a time paradox that created a world where Shocker reigned supreme. Various evil organizations that would have manifested in the normal timeline after Shocker's destruction later affiliated with Shocker and the Shocker Leader such as, the Delzer Army, the Crisis Empire and the Government of Darkness. Shocker also gained control of both Hongo and Ichimonji via brainwashing.
OOO and Den-O returned to 1970s Japan in hopes of stopping Shocker Greeed from being created and returning the timeline back to normal. The Shocker Leader was confronted by the Riders but was able to create Shocker Greeed and the monsters manage to take down the Riders. Having failed to restore the timeline and the DenLiner destroyed, the Riders retreated back to the Shocker-ruled future and decided to confront Shocker, but were overwhelmed by the various monster forces. As the Riders were about to be publicly executed, Hongo and Ichimonji (having been faking their brainwashing in order to wait for the right time to fight Shocker) summoned all the other Riders and were able to defeat the monster army.
The Double Riders have a rematch with Shocker Greeed while the other Riders rushed toward Shocker Leader. Shocker Greeed is destroyed by the Rider Double Kick before Ankh takes the Shocker Medal. When the Riders are overpowered by the Shocker Leader's attacks, Ankh convinces OOO to use the Shocker Medal and an Imagin Medal from Momotaros in combination with the Taka Medal. With the three Medals, OOO changes into Tamashiy Combo and destroys the Shocker Leader with the Tamashiy Bomber. The attack, however, unleashes the - the true form of the Shocker Leader, who throws fireballs at the Riders and consumes the other Shocker leaders in an earthquake. The Riders are joined by Kamen Rider Birth and all of the extra Riders to battle the new menace. All of the Riders jump into their motorcycles to execute the All Rider Break, destroying the Rock Great Leader once and for all.
====Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3====
The Super Hero Taisen GP prequel special has him as a belt for Roidmude 089, who assumes his late ally's form, Dr. Dee, then, allying with on behalf of to create . After the Youkai's demise, use the very remain of his corrupted Sealing Shuriken and Spider Viral Core for 089's upgrade into Shocker Buruburu.
Though he did die in a prequel event, however, in the movie event, Kamen Rider 3 had been sent to the past defeating the original Double Riders, causing a timeline alteration and having the Shocker Leader revived and rise to power in that altered timeline.
====D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4====
Following Shocker's failure in altering the timeline in , the remaining members salvaged the History Modifying Machine and altered the timeline again. Thanks to the History Modifying Machine, Takumi Inui was kept alive, avoiding his genetic breakdown. The organization then took advantage of his desire to live by using his desire to avoid deaths to restart the time loops. Since their base and resources exist outside the timeline, Shocker can rebuild itself for as long as the loops exist, gaining more monsters and even evil Riders for allies, culminating in the creation of Kamen Rider 4.
When Takumi decides to sacrifice himself to save the world, killing all of Shocker's lieutenants, their best monsters and even Takumi's friend Naoya Kaido, the Shocker Leader reappears with an appearance identical to Takumi's and gains the ability to transform into Kamen Rider Faiz using the Signal Legend Faiz Signal Bike. He tempts Takumi into living and ruling the world alongside him, activating the Faiz Axel watch to restart time again. Takumi rejects, however, knowing that he would never be able to live in such a world. The Shocker Leader is finally defeated when Takumi fires at his Faiz Axel watch, restoring the timeline back to normal.
==Appearances in other media==
===Video Games===
====Kamen Rider Club====
The Shocker Leader appears as the boss of Shocker which is fought by the six Kamen Riders 1, 2, V3, X, Amazon, and Stronger in Kamen Rider Club.
====Kamen Rider video game====
The Shocker Leader appears in the PlayStation Kamen Rider video game. He is the boss the player fights in the "Kamen Rider Story" after defeating all the Shocker and Gel Shocker monsters.
===Super Famicom===
The Shocker Leader serves as the final boss of the Kamen Rider Super Famicom game, in which he assumes an exclusive true form known as Death Paneater. 
===Net Movies===
====Super Hero Taisen Otsu====
The Shocker Leader was imagined by Kamen Rider Double as selling a bamboo stick to Kamen Rider Nadeshiko and getting mad when she protests the high price of it. 
===S.I.C. Hero Saga===
The Shocker Leader appears in the Kamen Rider OOO: OOZ and transformed into an OOO-like Kamen Rider by using the Showa villain group medals.
==Forms==
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Signal Legend Faiz - Transformation device
*SB-555B Faiz Driver - Belt
*SB-555W Faiz Axel - A stopwatch used to reset time
==Lockseed==
: Allows the user to transform into Shocker Arms. The core image depicts the Shocker Leader in unmasked form while the lid backside image depicts the Shocker's icon. Gaim/Kurokage/Bujin Gaim/Kamuro-styled Lockseed. It was the second of 3 unknown Lockseeds during the release of the Showa Rider Lockseeds.
*Transformation: 
**Squash: 
**Au Lait: 
**Sparking: 
KRGa-Shocker Leader Lockseed.png|Shocker Leader Lockseed(locked & closed)
KRGa-Shocker Leader Lockseed opened.png|Shocker Leader Lockseed(locked & opened)
==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
In Kamen Rider, the original series, the Shocker Leader was voiced by . He would go on to voice the Great Leader's various incarnations in the Showa Kamen Rider Series: the Great Leader of Destron, the Great Leader of Black Satan, the Great Leader of Delzer Army, the Great Leader of Neo Shocker, and The Generalissimo of Badan. When he made his physical appearance the final episode, the Gel Shocker Leader was portrayed by suit actor .怪人大全集 1986, p. 55, 「ゲルショッカー首領」
Goro Naya reprised his role as the Shocker Leader in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011), and also voiced the Kamen Rider The First reboot version of the Great Leader in the movie Kamen Rider The Next (2007).
Following Naya's death in 2013, voiced the Shocker Leader in Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (2015). While assuming Takumi Inui's form, he is portrayed by .
==Notes==
*The Shocker Leader talking through a Shocker belt for Roidmude 089 is similar to Krim Steinbelt as the Drive Driver.
*The Shocker Leader actually becoming Takumi Inui makes some sense in that he is the only Rider who himself is also of the monster-group of a season (as opposed to just being a specially modified human or using technology associated with the villains), being both Faiz as well as the Wolf Orphnoch. It also makes sense as Takumi is the true source of the time loops, and the Shocker Leader likely took his form to prey on his desires of preventing deaths.
**His modified transformation into Faiz, being surrounded by blue butterflies akin to Smart Brain's, also makes sense as butterflies are heavily associated with death, a likely outcome for the world if Shocker takes over.
**Taking the form of another human also fits the Roidmude's abilities. It was in fact due to the use of the Signal Legend Faiz.
*The Great Leader's costume is based off the robes worn by members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist terrorist and hate group. Though widely known for its white robes, certain members can wear colored versions, some having a near exact look as the Great leader.
==Appearances==
==References==
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