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Encyclopedia > Kamen Rider Ryuga

Kamen Rider Ryuga (仮面ライダーリュウガ) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. Aside from a brief cameo in the TV Special 13 Riders, his only screen appearance was in the movie Episode: Final. Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, literally Masked Rider) is a very famous and successful Japanese superhero franchise created by Shotaro Ishinomori. ... Tokusatsu (特撮; sometimes just called Toku) is the Japanese word for special effects and often used to classify Japanese sci-fi/fantasy TV/movie productions. ... Kamen Rider Ryuki (Japanese 仮面ライダー龍騎, Masked Rider Dragon Knight) is a tokusatsu superhero TV series in the popular Kamen Rider saga. ... Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ...

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Biography

In the alternative continuity of Episode: Final, Yui Kanzaki had already met and befriended Shinji Kido (Kamen Rider Ryuki) when they were both very young children. As a result, the young and lonely Yui created a duplicate of Shinji in the imaginary Mirror World out of subconsciousness. Many year later, this Shinji clone would adopt the identity of Kamen Rider Ryuga and joined the Rider battle in order to pursue his goal of becoming a real person in the real world. Kamen Rider Ryuki (Japanese 仮面ライダー龍騎, Masked Rider Dragon Knight) is a tokusatsu superhero TV series in the popular Kamen Rider saga. ... Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ... Kamen Rider Ryuki (Japanese 仮面ライダー龍騎, Masked Rider Dragon Knight) is a tokusatsu superhero TV series in the popular Kamen Rider saga. ...


In terms of character, Ryuga was the exact opposite of his real world parallel. While the real Shinji was kind and innocent, the Mirror World version was cruel and scheming. He was responsible for the deaths of Kamen Rider Femme and Kamen Rider Ohja, either directly or indirectly. Near the end of movie, he met his own fate in the hands of his real world counterpart. Kamen Rider Femme (仮面ライダーファム) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...


The Mirror World Shinji Kido could survive indefinitely in his own universe without any extra protection, but could only stay in the real world for a short time before starting to vaporize. Evaporation is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the gaseous state. ...


Specifications

  • Sight: ~17km
  • Hearing: ~17km radius
  • Speed: 80km/h
  • High jump: 40m
  • Punch: 250 Attack Points
  • Kick: 400 Attack Points

Contract Monster

Dragblacker

  • Length: 6.15m
  • Breadth: 0.37m
  • Height: 0.55m
  • Weight: 210kg
  • Flight speed: 520km/h

Modelled after a Chinese dragon, Dragblacker was a black and stronger version of Ryuki's Dragredder. Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon (龍; pinyin: long2; Cantonese: loong; Hokkien: leng) is a mythical creature. ... Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...


Advent Cards

Blackdrag Visor

  • Ryuga's card reader was a black version of Ryuki's Drag Visor.

Dragblacker (6,000 Attack Points) Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

  • Summoned Dragblacker.

Sword Vent (3,000 Attack Points)
Drag Saber

  • A black and stronger version of Ryuki's Drag Saber.

Strike Vent (3,000 Attack Points)
Drag Claw Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

  • A black and stronger version of Ryuki's Drag Claw.

Guard Vent (3,000 Guard Points)
Drag Shield Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

  • A black and stronger version of Ryuki's Drag Shield. Did not appear in the movie.

Final Vent (7,000 Attack Points)
Dragon Rider Kick Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

References

  • Kamen Rider Ryuki (DVD) (http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/ryuki.html)

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*Mitsuru Sano / Kamen Rider Impalor (佐野満 / 仮面ライダーインペラー Sano Mitsuru / Kamen Raidā Inperā) - Takashi Hyuuga (日向崇 Hyūga Takashi)
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Kamen Rider Ryuga: Information from Answers.com (355 words)
Aside from a brief cameo in the TV Special 13 Riders, his only screen appearance was in the movie Episode: Final.
He was responsible for the deaths of Kamen Rider Femme and Kamen Rider Ohja, either directly or indirectly.
Is fundamentally the same as Kamen Rider Ryuki, merely different colored and stronger.
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