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Encyclopedia > Kamen Rider Ryuki (character)
Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Ryuki

Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎 Kamen Raidā Ryūki?) is a fictional character in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. He is the second of the 13 Kamen Riders the story revolves around. He is the eponymous character, and one of the main protagonists. His true identity is Shinji Kido and is portrayed by Takamasa Suga Image File history File links Ryuki. ... Image File history File links Ryuki. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kamen Rider Ryuki ), translated as Masked Rider Dragoon, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...


Kamen Rider Ryuki is a "balanced" Rider with equally powerful melee and far-range fighting capabilities. His special element seems to be fire, given his dragon's augmentation to his armor. His most used weapon is his Sword Vent, modeled after a Chinese Dao sword, and his Final Vent is a drop kick called "Ryuki Kick", which is a playoff from the usual "Rider Kick" the original Kamen Riders used. His name, Ryuki (龍騎?), literally means "Dragon Knight" in Japanese. He received this name from Kamen Rider Knight after their first fight together. It also describes his appearance. The Rider Kick is finishing move from the Kamen Rider series. ... Kamen Rider Knight (仮面ライダーナイト) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...


He is one of the few main Kamen Riders in existence not to resemble an insect in his transformed state, though he still has the bug eyes. Like the other Kamen Riders in the entire franchise, he gains his power from a belt, and uses a kick as his final attack.

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Background

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Takamasa Suga as Shinji Kido
Takamasa Suga as Shinji Kido

Shinji is good-hearted, friendly, naive idealist. He is a journalist at the ORE news group. He came across his Vent deck while investigating a number of strange disappearances. Upon finding the deck he was attacked by Mirror World monster, Dragreder. After meeting Ren Akiyama, Kamen Rider Knight, and Yui kanzaki, he contracted with Drageder to become Kamen Rider Ryuki. Despite his happy-go-lucky attitude his life suffered many hardships since becoming Ryuki; he has been lost his apartment, fired once and could barely maintain his job afterwards. Image File history File links Shinjikidou. ... Image File history File links Shinjikidou. ...


He has no prize, his reason for fighting is to protect people from the Mirror World monsters. Upon learning of the reason behind the Rider war, he then tried to stop the Kamen Riders from fighting. After constant rejection from the other Riders, including from he Ren whom he considers his friend, Shinji eventually found a kindred spirit in Miyuki Tezuka, Kamen Rider Raia. The two tried to stop the Rider war together until Raia was killed by Kamen Rider Ohja. Kamen Rider Raia Kamen Rider Raia (仮面ライダーライア) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ... Kamen Rider Ohja (or Kamen Rider Ouja, both being phonetic translations of 仮面ライダー王蛇, Mask Rider King Snake) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...


At the end of the series, he was stabbed in the back by a monster before he could transform while protecting a little girl and died shortly afterwards. When Shiro Kanzaki reverted time back to normal after Yui died, Shinji returned to be a normal journalist.


In the 13 Riders Special, his role in the Rider war was the same, but his origin as Ryuki was much different. He came upon someone else who was Kamen Rider Ryuki and they died in his arms. He took the deck and became Kamen Rider Ryuki. Shinji still tried to prevent the other Riders from fighting. He was lured into the Mirror World by the others under the guise of a truce, but was ambushed. While fighting the other Riders, the Ryuki deck was destroyed by Kamen Rider Odin. After Kamen Rider Knight was killed by Kamen Rider Verde, Ren gave Shinji the Knight deck and he took the mantle of Kamen Rider Knight. Kamen Rider Odin (仮面ライダーオーディン) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ... Kamen Rider Verde Kamen Rider Verde (仮面ライダーベルデ) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ... Kamen Rider Knight (仮面ライダーナイト) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

Spoilers end here.

Forms

Blank Form

This is Ryuki's default form without a contract monster. It is much weaker than any of his other forms and any of the other Riders, though it is enough to keep him from disentigrating in the Mirror World. Shinji began the series in this form before he contracted Dragreder, and he also reverted back to this form when his contract card was stolen by Kamen Rider Gai. This form's specifications are: Kamen Rider Gai (仮面ライダーガイ) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

  • Sight: ~5 km
  • Hearing: ~5 km radius
  • Speed: 45 km/h
  • High jump: 10 m
  • Punch: 50 Attack Points
  • Kick: 100 Attack Points

Ryuki Form

This is Ryuki's standard form that he had throughout most of the series. He obtained this form by contracting with Dragreder. This form reflects the appearance and powers of his contract monster. This form's specifications are:

  • Sight: ~15 km
  • Hearing: ~15 km radius
  • Speed: 72 km/h
  • High jump: 35 m
  • Punch: 200 Attack Points
  • Kick: 400 Attack Points

Survive Form

This is Ryuki's Ultimate form. He can obtain this form by using his Survive card.

  • Sight: ~20 km
  • Hearing: ~20 km radius
  • Speed: 80 km/h
  • High jump: 45 m
  • Punch: 300 Attack Points
  • Kick: 500 Attack Points

Contract monster

Dragreder

Modelled after a Chinese dragon. A.k.a. Matchless dragon. Compare with Ryuga's Dragblacker. Its specifications are: The Chinese dragon (spelled Long, Loong or Lung in transliteration), is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. ... 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. ...

  • Length: 6.15 m
  • Breadth: 0.37 m
  • Height: 0.55 m
  • Weight: 210 kg
  • Flight speed: 500 km/h

Dragranzer

The "Survive" version of Dragreder. Dragreder transforms into this form after Ryuki uses his Survive card. A.k.a. Raging Flame/Wild Fire dragon. Dragranzer could also transform into a motorcycle that Ryuki could rider and also prefer their Final Vent. Motorcyclists take a break from the road A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ...

Dragranzer

  • Length: 10.55 m
  • Breadth: 1.10 m
  • Height: 0.99 m
  • Weight: 380 kg
  • Flight speed: 900 km/h

Motorcycle

  • Length: 6 m
  • Breadth: 1.10 m
  • Height: 1.22 m
  • Weight: 380 kg
  • Speed: 760 km/h

Advent cards

Blank Form

Ride Visor

  • Mounted on his left forearm, Ride Visor was Ryuki's card reader when he was still in Blank form.

Sword Vent (300 Attack Points) - Ride Saber

  • A fragile sword. Ryuki's only weapon when he was in Blank form.

Guard Vent (300 Guard Points) - Ride Shield


Ryuki Form

Drag Visor

  • Mounted on his left forearm, Drag Visor was Ryuki's card reader after he had signed contract with Dragreder. Compare with Ryuga's Blackdrag Visor.

Dragreder (5,000 Attack Points) 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. ...

  • Summoned Dragreder.

Sword Vent (2,000 Attack Points) - Drag Saber

Strike Vent (2,000 Attack Points) - Drag Claw 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. ...

Guard Vent (2,000 Guard Points) - Drag Shield Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ... 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. ...

  • Shields resembling Dragreder's body.

Final Vent (6,000 Attack Points) - Dragon Rider Kick This article is about the handheld defensive device. ...

Survive Rekka (right wing) 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. ...

  • Upgraded Ryuki to his Survive form and Dragreder to Dragranzer. Possessed the power of fire. Rekka (烈火?) roughly means "Raging Flame" or "Wild Fire".

Strange Vent

  • A generic card that could be used by any of the 13 Riders. Once activated, it changed itself into one of the Advent cards of the 13 Riders in a random manner. In the TV series, it had become the Trick Vent card of Kamen Rider Knight in one occasion and the Steal Vent card of Kamen Rider Odin in another. In the case of Ryuki, it seemed to follow a pattern: it consistently copied the next advent card that would be used by the opposing rider.

Random redirects here. ... Kamen Rider Knight (仮面ライダーナイト) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ... Kamen Rider Odin (仮面ライダーオーディン) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. ...

Survive Form

Kamen Rider Ryuki in Survive Form on his Dragranzer motorcycle
Kamen Rider Ryuki in Survive Form on his Dragranzer motorcycle

Drag Visor Zwei: Ryuki Survive's card reader which resembled a blaster with a dragon's head on the front. "Zwei" means "two" in German, which is used to refer to his visor being in its second form. Image File history File linksMetadata Ryukisurvive. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ryukisurvive. ...

  • Length: 0.66 m
  • Weight: 1.5 kg

Dragranzer (7,000 Attack Points)

  • Summoned Dragranzer.

Sword Vent (3,000 Attack Points) - Drag Blade

  • Drag Visor Zwei became a sword of 1.2 m long.

Shoot Vent (4,000 Attack Points) - Meteor Bullet

  • A fire breath attack from Dragranzer.

Guard Vent (4,000 Guard Points) - Fire Wall

  • Dragranzer circulated around Ryuki and acted as a barricade of protection. (NOT used in the show.)

Final Vent (9,000 Attack Points) - Dragon Firestorm

  • Ryuki drove a fire-spitting Dragranzer (in motorcycle form) into his target and would crush it.

Strange Vent

  • A generic card that could be used by any of the 13 Riders. See above Strange Vent description for details.

References

  • Masked Rider Ryuki (DVD)
  • Masked Rider Ryuki @ TV Asahi
  • Kamen Rider Ryuuki Spoiler Page
Kamen Rider Ryuki
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Kamen Riders: Knight • Ryuki • Scissors • Zolda • Raia • Gai • Ohja • Tiger • Imperer • Femme • Ryuga • Verde • Odin
Others: Alternative • Ryuki vs. Agito

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Kamen Rider Ryuki (character) at AllExperts (568 words)
Ryuki's only weapon when he was in Blank form.
In the case of Ryuki, it seemed to follow a pattern: it consistently copied the next advent card that would be used by the opposing rider.
* Kamen Rider Ryuki is one of the few main Kamen Riders in existence not to resemble an insect in his transformed state.
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The Kamen Rider series is a long time staple of the Henshin genre, and has set many standards as far as formula and scenarios throughout the years.
He’s about as pure a lead as one could imagine, and once he is bestowed his Rider powers, he does all in his power to try and stop the Rider’s from their fate of killing each other off.
More than just an excuse to market a Kamen Rider Ryuki card game (though I’m sure that was on the mind of someone during the series conception), it’s a cool facet of the series that makes the action differ from that of other Henshin shows.
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