Kamen Rider Zangetsu

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|-|Zangetsu Shin=
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==Summary==
Takatora Kureshima (呉島 貴虎 Kureshima Takatora) is Mitsuzane's older brother who is a project leader in the Yggdrasill Corporation's Research and Development branch. Though a realist willing to commit horrible acts if for the greater good of humanity, Takatora has a bad habit of trusting the dishonest and dearly loves his younger brother Mitsuzane with a desire for him join the family business. Despite his questionable methods, he actually wants to save as many people as he can. Takatora wields a Sengoku Driver and transforms into Kamen Rider Zangetsu (仮面ライダー斬月 Kamen Raidā Zangetsu) to deal with the Inves in Helheim Forest. After the development of the Genesis Drivers, he transforms into Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin (仮面ライダー斬月・真 Kamen Raidā Zangetsu Shin). Later, Takatora finds himself betrayed by Ryoma's group as he is left in Helheim Forest to die. Once back in his world, he learns of Mitsuzane's actions and ultimately defeated by his brother. He was found on the riverside and taken to the hospital. Having been in a coma for three months, he has a dream where Kouta asks him to help Mitsuzane, Takatora regains conscious, and is happy to see his younger brother at his bedside.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin | as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin, far higher with Kachidoki Arms | At least 
Key: Takatora Kureshima | Pre-The Betrayal of Zangetsu | Post-The Betrayal of Zangetsu | Saver System
Name: Takatora Kureshima, Kamen Rider Zangatsu, Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin
Origin: Kamen Rider Gaim
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Classification: Human, Armored Rider, New Generation Rider
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Civilian Abilities=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Weapon Mastery, Martial Arts, Acrobatics, Analytical Prediction (Perfectly timed a counterattack to an ambush from Idunn that utilized dimensional tears to her advantage), Transformation, Supernatural Willpower (When Saver made all humanity's minds and souls become one with him, Takatora was able to maintain his ego and not melt with the rest of the worldKamen Rider Gaim novel; Chapter 4)
|-|Base Forms=All previous abilities Enhanced Senses (Should be comparable to Kamen Rider Gaim due to being in the system: Pulp Eye is a myriad of small camera eyes is arranged radially and can be caught far beyond the human visual range. Byakugo Signal has a property of reacting to electromagnetic waves, magnetic force, various radio waves, and acts as a sensor), Information Analysis (Peak Stem measures the wearer's biological information including heart rate, physical and mental damage), Damage Reduction (The armor absorb impact from jumping and the recoil of kicking, it can also reduce damage by repelling each other through electromagnetic force), Purification (Type 1; The mouth purify toxic substances from outside for clean air), Energy Manipulation and Energy Projection (Many of his attack are energy-based), Dimensional Travel with Sakura Hurricane (Can leap over several meters into the air casually), Summoning (Can summon and control Inves from another dimension via Lockseeds initially), Magnetism Manipulation (Melon Shield can form an electromagnetic shield), Explosion Manipulation (Can cause enemy to exploded via various Finishers), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (The mouth serves as purificator which remove toxic substances from the air), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (The mouth serves as purificator which remove toxic substances from the air), Resistance to Mind Manipulation & Soul Manipulation (Sengoku Driver offers protection against the Saver System which brings the entire human population's spirit and mind to a higher dimension. Armored Riders were still able to maintain their ego and did not melt with the rest of the world)
|-|Fourze Arms=All previous abilities, plus Flight (Can fly with the Rocket Module), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Fourze Arms is strong enough to withstand atmospheric entry and heat) and all the powers of Fourze Basestates (Fourze Lockseed contains the power of Bujin Fourze, which should have the same powers that of the original Fourze Basestates)
|-|Zangetsu Shin=All previous abilities enhanced, Enhanced Senses (With Jimber Signal the updated Byakugou Signal acts as a sensor on multiple signals), Homing Attack (Can fire energy arrows that track enemies after being fired)
|-|Kachidoki Arms=All former abilities enhanced, Gravity Manipulation (Should be comparable to Gaim's Kachidoki Arms which can project a field of anti-gravity with the flags on his back)
|-|Saver System=All Base and Zangetsu Shin abilities, Higher-Dimensional Existence and Abstract Existence (type 1; Saver System brings one's spirit into a higher dimension while their body gets extinguished), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (type 2), Immortality (Type 4 and 5; Scaling to Kamen Rider Saver, who are said to transcended life and death and keep resurrecting even after killed by Armored Riders for countless timesGaim Gaiden:Kamen Rider Duke), Transduality (Type 1: Destruction & Creation. He had transcended the duality of destruction and creation, which in turn transcended the cycle of life itself. As a result, he is immune to physical destruction, and when he is destroyed, he isn't re-created by the natural system), Non-Physical Interaction (Can interacted with incorporeal/abstract beings like himself), Cosmic Awareness and Nigh-Omniscience (Through salvation by the Saver System, one would be able to perceive all existence at once. They are said to have achieved omniscience after the enlightenmentKamen Rider Gaim novel; Intermission), Fusionism and Omnipresence (Scaling to Kamen Rider Saver, who integrated all of existence into himself), Possibly Acausality (Type 2 and 4; Scaling to Kamen Rider Saver, who was stated that he possessed no future due to transcending space-time, and he was also freed from the cycle of destruction-creation, which is an absolute fate imposed on all life), Large Size (Type 10; Become one with a higher plane where all existence is just an infinitesimal part of it), Reality Warping (Can presumably control all existences that have become a part of him), Avatar Creation (Can possibly create a physical body similar to Saver), Portal Creation (Can possibly create Cracks that lead to another dimensionKamen Rider Gaim novel; Chapter 3), Insect Manipulation and Life Creation (Scales to Saver, who has the ability to control a swarm of insects and create life from them), Teleportation (Can appear in various location at will), Transmutation (If an Overlord breaks the skin of a human being in an attack, their victims will have the plants from Helheim sprout from their wounds, causing intense pain, and likely mutates them into Inves), Plant Manipulation (All Overlords can control Helheim flora and use nearby Helheim vines to attack their enemy)
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Attack Potency: Wall level (Comparable to Mitsuzane Kureshima) | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu (Defeated the likes of Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, and Bravo in their base forms), higher as Zangetsu Shin | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu (Dominated his brother who was fighting him as Zangetsu Shin, only losing as he could not bring himself to kill his own sibling), higher as Zangetsu Shin, far higher with Kachidoki Arms (Would be comparable in power to Kachidoki Gaim prior to becoming the Man of the Beginning) | At least Low Complex Multiverse level (Fought on par with Kamen Rider Saver who became one with all existence, of which there are an infinite number of worlds and the higher dimensional world of Ideon, and further transcended to a higher plane above it)
Speed: Peak Human | Massively FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Can easily take on Base Armored Riders), higher as Zangetsu Shin | Massively FTL+ combat speed and reactions (Avoided attacks from his brother fighting him as Zangetsu Shin), higher as Zangetsu Shin, far higher with Kachidoki Arms | Omnipresence (He has become one with all existence)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human | At least Class T | At least Class T | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Wall level | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin, far higher with Kachidoki Arms | At least Low Complex Multiverse level
Durability: Wall level (Survived a long fall down a cliff) | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin | Low Multiverse level as Zangetsu, higher as Zangetsu Shin, far higher with Kachidoki Arms | At least Low Complex Multiverse level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range; Extended Melee Range with melee weaponry; Hundreds of Meters with projectiles | Low Complex Multiversal (Fought against Saver in his own realm where all existence are integrated inside)
Standard Equipment:
*Transformation devices:
**Sengoku Driver: Primary transformation device for Zangetsu.
**Genesis Drive: Secondary transformation device for Zangetsu Shin. (Stole by Micchy and later, disabled by Professor Ryoma's self-destruct fail-safe).
*Lockseeds 
**Melon Lockseed: Zangetsu's primary Lockseed, arming him with the Melon Defender shield.
**Watermelon Lockseed: A prototype version of the Suika Lockseed, arming Zangetsu with with the Watermelon Gatling Gun shield.
**Melon Energy Lockseed: Kamen Rider Zangetsu's Energy Lockseed that Takatora uses to assume his Zangetsu-Shin with use of the Sonic Arrow.
*Lock Vehicles: 
**Sakura Hurricane: A motorcycle that enables the rider dimensional travel to Helhiiem Forest, able to be move at Subsonic speed (top speed is 245.0 km/h via movie data)
Intelligence: Genius (Was the research leader of Yggdrasill Corporation alongside Ryoma Sengoku. Takatora stands as the most skilled combatant amongst the Armored Riders, trained by Yggdrasill to fight against the Inves, and having easily defeated Gaim and Baron. His skill was so great that it was superior to that of Oren, the latter of which was an ex-soldier in the Parachute Regiment that outskilled several other Riders and was impressed with Takatora's combative displays to the point of adoring them. Furthermore, Oren claimed that Mitsuzane was nowhere near as elegant in combat when the latter was posing as Zangetsu. When fighting agains Idunn, who was taking advantage of dimensional tears to successions of sneaks attacks, Zangetsu was capable of effectively countering in time. Has no trouble adjusting to new styles in battle, easily using Fourze Arms the first time he attained the form despite it being drastically different in terms of application in combat compared to his previously shown fighting styles. Had no trouble matching attacks from Bujin Gaim, an alternate version of himself that viewed as the strongest amongst the other feudal lords known as Bujin Riders, having dominated them to achieve his goal of conquering the world), Nigh-Omniscient with the Saver System's enlightenment
Weaknesses: Nothing notable
==Gallery==
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Zangetsu_Watermelon1.png|Watermelon Arms
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仮面ライダー斬月 変身集の必殺技集【仮面ライダー鎧武】
==Notable Matchups==
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