Sunday, July 25, 2010

Kamen Rider Onyx


Kamen Rider Onyx is a copy of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight armed with a black Japanese Dragon Advent Deck. His Rider appearance resembles Dragon Knight, but with a black look ripped all over and is similar to Dragon Knight's Blank Form. Onyx is a newly created Kamen Rider, which is why no other Rider recongnized the armor, thus increasing the total number of Kamen Riders to 13. He first appeared to ambush Kit Taylor and knock him into Ventara. When Kit is taken down by Onyx, it turns out to be a nightmare. The next time Onyx shows up is actually Kit (as Dragon Knight) retransforming into the black-armored Onyx venting Wing Knight and confronting Siren. However, it turns out to be just another nightmare.

Onyx originally represented the struggle that Kit was going through, confronting Onyx when he was feeling useless because of his jealousy towards Kase and using Onyx's power when confronted by Xaviax about his father. This was due to a phenomenon that Chance and Price refer to as the Advent Beast's rage imposing its will on the rider's mind.

When Kit is taken out of the Advent Void, Eubulon tries to give Kit the Onyx Advent Deck. Kit initially refuses to use it due to
his nightmares, but accepts it when Eubulon and Kase reassure him that those events were only nightmares. Kit uses its power to help Len and the other Riders. He later confronts Adam, who has the Dragon Knight deck, and fights him until Eubulon interrupts the battle. Kit joined forces with the Ventaran Riders, and worked with them to defeat Xaviax, first by defending Earth from attacking Mirror Monsters and also working to render Xaviax's teleporters useless via the virus used to negate them. Kit is present when the team travels en masse into Ventara to storm Xaviax's headquarters, and also joins the other twelve Riders in using the Link Vent to destroy the alien tyrant.

Kit retains the Onyx armor until the final episode of the series, when he reclaims the Dragon Knight deck/armor when Eubulon gives him the choice of which deck to use. The current whereabouts and user of the Onyx deck, if one exists, are unknown.


Fighting Style

Being an exact copy of
Dragon Knight, Onyx is a "balanced" Rider with equally powerful melee and far-range fighting capabilities, with a variety of cards at his disposal using his own dragon to help fight. Because Onyx is exactly the same as the Dragon Knight armor, Kit has no trouble using it. The Onyx deck is unique amongst the Advent Decks as the dragon emblem on the deck is black rather than gold.


Visor and Advent Deck

Like Dragon Knight, Onyx slots his cards on the dragon-like slot on his left arm called the Black Drag Visor.
  • Attack Vent (AP: 6000): Summons Dragblacker to directly attack his opponents. Dragblacker is essentially a black version of Dragredder.
  • Sword Vent (AP:3000): Conjures a black dragon-designed broadsword, modeled after Dragblacker's tail.
  • Strike Vent (AP: 2000): Attaches a black dragon-like gauntlet on his right hand to shoot a burst of black flames assisted by Dragblacker.
  • Guard Vent (AP: 3000): Attaches black dragon-like guards on his arms.
  • Final Vent (AP: 7000): Summons Dragblacker for Onyx'sFinal Vent. It consists of Onyx jumping into the air to emit dark energy that paralyzes the opponent's legs and then deliver a flying side kick with Dragblacker flying behind to boost the attack's power with its dark flame.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Kamen Rider Wrath


Kamen Rider Wrath is a fictional character in Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He possesses incredible strength, the ability to teleport around the battlefield, and many powerful Advent Cards such as Time Vent and Survive (centre). His Contract Monster is Goldphoenix, who possesses the highest Attack Points of any monster in the Rider War.
Kamen Rider Odin is app
arently named after "Odin" the chief god in Norse Mythology. Aside from his ability to turn back time in conjunction with Xaviax's abilities using Time Vent, Odin had the ability to traverse time and warp to any location he choose. Even compared to Kamen Rider Dragon Knight and Wing Knight in their Survive Forms, Kamen Rider Odin is easily the most powerful of the 13 Riders.

Vic Frasier is a powerfully-built construction worker who was in a coma due to a construction accident. Xaviax drains his life energy like he did with Kit's father and uses his body to transform into Kamen Rider Wrath, a Kamen Rider with a phoenix Advent Deck. Xaviax decides to use Vic's body as he decides that eliminating Len, Kase and Kit are more important. During his first fight using Wrath's body, Xaviax and JTC easily overpower Len and Kase forcing them to retreat. They give chase but lose them. Later, they find Kit and introduce him to the gold armored Wrath. After a long battle, Wrath ends up distracting Kase as Strike vents her. He fights Kit, but is unable to make it to Strike in time to save him. He then fights Kit and Len in their Survive Modes but overpowers them. Readying his Final Vent, he is attacked by Kit's Final Vent, but dodges via teleport and aims his own Final Vent at Kit, venting him. However, the impact ends up venting Wrath as well, making him the eleventh and final rider vented immediately following Kit. Even when vented, however, only the body of Vic Frasier is sent to the Advent Void, leaving Xaviax intact. Soon after, Vic was rescued from the Advent Void and was possibly healed from his coma.

Nol
an is the original Kamen Rider Wrath and was Len's mentor, similar to how Len currently mentors Kit. Because of this, Len despises how Xaviax is using the new Wrath's body, especially since Xaviax also uses his human form. During the final battle, Nolan was rescued from the Advent Void and joined forces with the other Riders to destroy Xaviax.


Fighting Style
Wrath is one of the most powerful Riders, easily taking on stronger Riders, especially when Xaviax uses the body. He is a balanced Rider, relying more on magic than physical ability or firearms, although he did possess melee weapons. Wrath's lack of concern towards living left him fearless, which was his most intimidating factor against the other Riders.
As a fighter, Wrath was observant, methodical, silent, and usually only moved when using a card or attacking, otherwise relying heavily on his ability to teleport, and his opponent's brashness. He can easily overpower others with two swords for Sword Vent. He is also the only Kamen Rider who can teleport in a flash, leaving behind a cloud of gold feathers which he can use even when preparing his Final Vent. These technique does not require a card to perform. In addition, he can also teleport with others.


Visor and Advent Deck
Wrath slots his cards in his staff called the Gold Visor, tipped with a Phoenix ornament.
  • Attack Vent (AP: 8000): Summons Goldphoenix (a mechanical phoenix) to directly attack his enemies.
  • Sword Vent (AP: 4000): Conjures dual Gold Sabers in the shape of a phoenix's wings.
  • Guard Vent (AP: 4000): Conjures a Gold Shield in the shape of a phoenix's tail.
  • Steal Vent: Steals any equipment (weapon, defense object) that the target rider has conjured.
  • Time Vent: Allows Kamen Rider Wrath to reverse time.
  • Final Vent (AP: 10000): Summons Goldpheonix for Wrath's Final Vent. Goldphoenix lifts Kamen Rider Wrath into the air and enables him to do a body slam upon an opponent while engulfed in flames. Unlike other Final Vents, Wrath's Final Vent is suicidal as he can possibly vent himself in the process if he's not careful.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Kamen Rider Siren


Kamen Rider Siren
is one of the 13 Riders featured in the story, and the only female Kamen Rider. Kase is the original Kamen Rider Siren, with a swan Advent Deck, and is a fellow survivor of Ventara like Len. She is eager hunter who acts the complete opposite of Len, who was unaware that she had survived. During the time Adam betrayed the other Riders, she quickly took herself and Len out of suspended animation and managed to throw him into a mirror and is thought to have been lost by both Len and Xaviax. Before escaping, she managed to steal two Survive Mode cards for Dragon Knight and Wing Knight (unable to get her own in time). She battles Xaviax's monsters in secret and slowly makes her way back to Len.

Maya Young is a young woman who is investigating the mysterious disappearances and believes in conspiracies, getting caught up in the Kamen Rider battle. She is a member of the website WayAboveTopSecret.com, w
hich is themed around conspiracy theories and strange anomalies, especially those centering around the Mirror Monsters. To this end, she enlists Kit's help in uncovering the mysteries surrounding Ventara and the Mirror Monsters, although Lacey thinks she's just trying to ask him out. Due to her attempted abduction by one of the Newt Monsters, she is able to see the Mirror Monsters when no one else can.

While discussing how to counter Xaviax's plans, Eub
ulon reassigns the Siren deck to Maya to help Len while he goes to retrieve the other Riders. He gives her the ability to fight by installing the memories of the previous Siren owner, Kase, making her the second Kamen Rider Siren. She later meets Chance, Price, and Hunt, some of the original Riders. Due to her past experiences with JTC, she feels uneasy around Price, despite his attempts to befriend her. During a confrontation against several Mirror Monsters, Maya meets up with Adam who attempts to befriend the Earth Rider since he failed with the Ventaran Riders. She is put off by his attempts, though not once did he attack her. Kit later shows up, and after arguing, Kit and Adam fight each other, though Maya wants them both to stop.

After Kase comes back from the Advent Void, Maya returns the Advent Deck back to her saying that fighting as a Kamen Rider was one of the best experiences in her life, but her journalistic career comes first.
She also manages to patch the bad relations with Price realizing that Price and JTC, though they look the same, are two different people.


Fighting Style

Though they share similarities in appearance and visor, Siren and Wing Knight have opposing combat styles. While
Wing Knight specializes in chivalrous one-on -one combat, Siren leans more on multiple combat, using her Sword Vent to take down multiple enemies. She also has a set for on-on-one combat, using her Blanc Visor in conjuction with her Guard Vent. While Siren is more agile and forceful than Wing Knight, she is physically weaker, and she doesn't enjoy the use of Wing Knight's special vents (Trick Vent, Nasty Vent). But because Siren and Wing Knight have very similar styles, they work very well together. The Siren deck is the only deck that passes from two different people of two different DNA structures due to Eubulon's influence.


Visor and Advent Deck

Because of her appearance, Siren is often compared to Kamen Rider Knight as both have similar designs, contract monsters but in opposing color schemes and that Siren's cape is feathery. With her Blanc Visor rapier, she can conjure her Wing Slasher or execute her Final Vent Misty Slash.
  • Advent (AP: 4000): Summons Blancwing, a white mechanical swan whose name is derived from the French word "blanc", meaning "white", being combined and "wing".
  • Sword Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures Wing Slasher, a twin-bladed naginata.
  • Guard Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures Wing Shield, modeled after Blancwing's wings.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Executes Misty Slash. Blancwing attacks the enemy from behind by producing a gust with it's wings sending them flying into the path of Siren's Wing Slasher.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Kamen Rider Spear


Kamen Rider Spear is one of the 13 Riders the story revolves around. His original name 'Imperer" is based on "Impala", a medium-sized antelope from Africa. His true identity is Chase from Ventara, and his Earth counterpart is Albert Cho.

Albert Cho is Danny's younger brother who will always fight by his side. Like his brother, he was approached by Xaviax who of
fered him and Danny a big paycheck in exchange for participating in "the biggest heist on Earth." He ends up becoming Kamen Rider Spear, a Kamen Rider with a gazelle Advent Deck. He likes being a Kamen Rider, as it makes him feel much tougher. He is extremely inexperienced in fighting with Len quickly stealing his Advent Deck while transforming. Like Drew and JTC, he is completely aware of Xaviax's true nature and will go along with him to get what he wants. After Sting is vented, Albert and Danny ambush Kit along with JTC, but Kit repels them and uses his Final Vent on Spear thus sending him to the Advent Void. His Advent Deck is claimed by Kit but is then given to Len. Soon after, Eubulon rescues Albert from the Advent Void and erases his memories to return him to normal life. Chase is also rescued from the Advent Void and joins forces with the other Riders to destroy Xaviax.


Fighting Style

Kamen Rider Spear is a melee based Rider. He utilizes Muay Thai - Style attacks such as knee strikes enhanced by his Gazelle Visor. He also uses Spin Vent as his primary weapon. However, his biggest fighting advantage is in numbers, since h
is Contract Monster Gigazelle is accompanied by Megazelle and Omegazelle (later additions were Magazelle and Negazelle). His significant number of Contract Monsters can easily overwhelm other Riders.

H
owever, Spear's numbers strategy can be disrupted, forcing Spear to fight Riders by himself. Another weakness is that the accompanied Contract Monsters are not really Spear's, since they just follow Gigazelle, and often prove to be inconsistent, either helping or attacking Spear.


Visor and Advent Deck

Spear is unique among the other Riders because unlike the rest of them, his color scheme is inconsistent with his respective monster (his color scheme is brown, but Gigazelle is purple in color). Moreover, he is the only Rider to have more than one Advent Monster from the start (unlike Kamen Rider Strike, who had to vent Kamen Rider Thrust and Kamen Rider Sting to gain Metalgelas and Evildiver). Being melee-based with Muay Thai-style attacks, Spear doesn't have much fighting experience, using the Gazelle Visor on his right knee to use his Spin Vent card which gives him a double-drill Gazelle Stab guantlet. Aside from his Spin Vent, Imperer relies on his mass amount of Zelles to do the fighting for him, after which he lands the final blow.
  • Advent (AP: 4000): Summons Gigazelle along with copies of Omegazelle and Magazelle (due to the fact that these Gazelle-type Mirror Monsters travel in groups). Although these monsters have aided Spear time and again, he possessesd no cards for the others, save for the primary Gigazelle; this sometimes results in Megazelle and Omegazelle attacking Spear.
  • Spin Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures Gazelle Stab, modeled after Gigazelle's horns.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Executes Drive Divider. The Zelles stampede a target before Spear unleashes a powerful knee strike to the enemy's head.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Kamen Rider Axe


Kamen Rider Axe is one of the 13 Kamen Riders that the story revolves around. His Earth counterpart is Danny Cho, a money-hungry thief who always puts his family first. He lived a harsh life with only his brother Albert to help support him and vice-versa. Following a recent motorcycle heist, he was approached by Xaviax who offered him and his brother a big paycheck in exchange for participating in "the biggest heist on Earth." Danny becomes Kamen Rider Axe, a Kamen Rider with a tiger Advent Deck.

Hunt is the original Ventaran Kamen Rider Axe. He was rescued by Master Eubulon from the Advent Void. He's a lone wolf type person who tends to fight on his own rather than with the other Riders. This serves as a strong contrast to his Earth counterpart, Danny Cho, who would often be with his brother Albert during jobs. He continues to fight as a Kamen Rider from remnants of Xaviax's army and helps to rebuild Ventara.


Fighting Style
Similar to Kamen Rider Incisor and Kamen Rider Thrust, Axe relies on brute force to win his battles, using his Dest Visor battle axe as his weapon. As an alternate weapon, his Strike Vent equips him with his Dest Claws; arm-claws which he can use to hack and slash away at an enemy. He also relies on his contract monster Destwilder to assist him in battle. Additionally he has the Freeze Vent card, which allows him to immobilise an opponents monster in battle.


Visor and Advent Deck

Axe slots his cards in his axe through the tiger like top called the Dest Visor. The axe can be used as a weapon if he's not using his Strike Vent.
  • Advent (AP: 5000): Summons Destwilder, a Mirror Monster that resembles an armored humanoid white tiger.
  • Strike Vent (AP: 3000): Equips Axe with 2 Dest Claw gauntlets, modeled after Destwilder's claws.
  • Freeze Vent (AP: 1000): Axe uses this card to freeze the opponent for a certain period of time. In the series, the Freeze Vent froze Kamen Rider Torque's Contract Monster to an advantage, preventing Torque from executing his Final Vent.
  • Final Vent (AP: 6000): Executes Crystal Break. Destwilder drags the target across the floor and lets Axe finish his prey with a Dest Claw-based stab in the torso.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Kamen Rider Camo


Kamen Rider Camo is one of the Riders the story revolves around. His true identity is Van of Ventara, whose Earth counterpart is Grant Staley, a devious underground martial artist who cheats in his karate fights by hiding a wrench in his glove. Grant was recruited by Xaviax in the form of Race Mattock to take on more challenges and becomes Kamen Rider Camo armed with a chameleon Advent Deck given to him by Xaviax. He ran into Kit and Drew and fought them before being hit by Torque's Launch Vent. As Kamen Rider Camo, Grant used his Clear Vent to turn invisible and escape. He ran into Drew and Kit again where Grant and Drew engaged each other in battle. He ended up being sent to the Advent Void upon being hit by Torque's Final Vent. Thus, he was the second Kamen Rider in the series to be vented. His Advent Deck is claimed by Len. Grant is rescued from the Advent Void by Eubulon and erased his memories returning him to his normal life. During the final battle, Eubulon rescues Van, the Ventaran Camo, and all the 13 Riders use their Link Vents to destroy Xaviax.


Fighting Style
Kamen Rider Camo's primary Weapon is the Bio-Winder, a type of whip which Camo uses to constrict his enemies.


Visor and Advent Deck
Resembling the head of Biogreeza, the Bio Visor was mounted on Kamen Rider Camo's left thigh and included a clip attached to a cord (resembling a chameleon's tongue). A card is placed in the clip and the cord retracts back into the card reader.
  • Advent (AP: 4000): Summons Biogreeza, a humanoid chameleon monster that possessed camouflage ability and could extend its tongue to 600 m long.
  • Clear Vent: Renders the user invisible, like a chameleon.
  • Hold Vent (AP: 2000): Binds the opponent using the Bio-Winder, a yoyo-like device modeled after Biogreeza's eyes.
  • Copy Vent: Copies a target Kamen Rider's appearance, as opposed to Kamen Rider Sting's Copy Vent, which could only copy a target Rider's weapon.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Executes Death Punish. Biogreeza wraps his extended tongue around Camo's legs and swings him towards an opponent where Camo grabs the enemy and does a piledriver on the enemy after being thrown.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Kamen Rider Strike


Kamen Rider Strike is the sixth of the 13 Kamen Riders the story revolves around, and he can be considered one of the primary antagonists. The kanji for Ohja translates out in Japanese as "King Snake" or "Cobra".

Strike's Earthern counterpart is James Trademore, nicknamed JTC, a hacker and UFO specialist who is wanted by the US government for stealing some of their files. When JTC was caught, he was offered a deal by the No-Men: work for them and have his crimes overlooked or spend his time in jail. He declined their offer and, consequently, was sent to jail. There he was approached by Xaviax who reveals himself to be an alien to James and breaks him out of jail. James joined up with Xaviax to be on the winning side, as well as knowing the truth, and becomes Kamen Rider Strike armed with a cobra Advent Deck.

Price is the original Ventaran Kamen Rider Strike. He was rescued by Master Eubulon from the Advent Void. Similar to James Trade
more, his mirror twin, Price is very charismatic and friendly. But as JTC has more of a snake-like personality, using that charisma for his own goals, Price is a lot more trustworthy and trusting, as well as being a lot more open. In addition he can read others really well often stating when something's wrong about someone. Due to the actions of JTC, Maya Young, who is currently using the Siren deck, does not trust Price very much, with Price stating that she was giving off an odd energy. Later he manages to find out from Maya that she's having trouble with him because of his Earth counterpart JTC. He reassures her that although he and JTC look alike, they are not the same person. Maya realizes this, and during the Epilogue, they begin dating each other.


Fighting Style
Strike is a melee based Rider like majority of the Kamen Riders. However, he is extremely sadistic, showing no mercy as well as superior tactics over his opponents. He fights relentlessly, but only if he is sure he will win, and isn't hesitant to use other Riders as factors or p
awns in his battles. His Sword Vent is his most frequently used weapon. He becomes even more powerful when he forms Contracts with Metalgelas and Evildiver. This allows him access to Thrust's Strike Vent and Sting's Swing Vent, making him a more versatile as well as a more deadly force. His Contract Monster Venosnaker participates in his battles, and is often seen as Dragredder's evil equivalent in the series.

However, Strike is weaker against far range opponents, and his own unstable nature outclasses his fighting potential, hence he rarely uses his special card Steal Vent (possibly because he is comfortable with his choice of weapon, as well as only using it to disarm Riders, which is an ineffective strategy). Also, he rarely takes advantage of the more powerful Genocider, using the united Contract Monster as a more menacing or intimidating distraction in the battlefield. This may also prove that the united Contract Monster is difficult to control, but is restrainable.


Visor and Advent Decks

Strike's fighting style helped him in his victories more often than any of his Advent cards, using the Veno Visor scepter to conjure his spiral-bladed Veno Saber.


Kamen Rider Strike is the only Rider who has the most Advent Cards out of any of the Riders. This was because he has two extra Contract Cards which he uses to contract with two of the Mirror world monsters that were previously contracted with Riders he defeated, namely
Metalgelas and Evildiver.

Strike's own cards
  • Advent (AP: 5000): Summons Venosnaker, a giant mechanical cobra.
  • Sword Vent (AP: 3000): Conjures Veno Saber, a spiral saber modeled after Venosnaker's tail tip.
  • Steal Vent: Steals a target Rider's weapon.
  • Final Vent (AP: 6000): Executes Veno Crash. Venosnaker launches Strike at the opponent where Strike performs a devastating bicycle kick on the opponent.

Metalgelas-Based Advent
  • (AP: 4000): Summons Metalgelas.
  • Strike Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures Metal Horn.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Executes Heavy Pressure. Strike rides on Metalgelas' with the Metal Horn extended in front of him to pierce through the opponent.
Evildiver-Based
  • Advent (AP: 4000): Summons Evildiver.
  • Swing Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures Evil Whip.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Executes Hide Venom. Strike rides on Evildiver's back and rams straight into the enemy.
Genocider-Based
  • Advent: Summons Genocider, a Chimeric Contract Monster with the head armor, lower neck, and body of Metalgelas, the head and tail of Venosnaker, and Evildiver's body mounted on its back.
  • Unite Vent: The card used to combine Venosnaker, Metalgelas and Evildiver into Genocider.
  • Final Vent (AP: 8000): Executes Doomsday. Strike corkscrew kicks his opponent into a vortex that materializes on Genocider's torso.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Kamen Rider Sting


Kamen Rider Sting is one of the 13 Kamen Riders the series revolves around. His original name and appearance are derived from the Latin word "Raia", which is used in the scientific terms for Rajiformes & Raja, the genuses that relates to Rays and Skates.

His true identity is
Quinn from Ventara, whose Earth counterpart is named Christopher Ramirez. Chris was originally supposed to be a Marine like his father, to uphold a family tradition (four generations of Ramirez men have been marines since WWI). Unfortunately, he was discharged for having asthmatic complications that would endanger his life as a soldier, leaving Chris and his father Sergeant Daniel Ramirez's relationship strained. While Chris' father and the doctor argued, he was approached by Xaviax in the form of Special Agent Simons who gave Chris an Advent Deck under the assumption that he is fighting evil aliens from another dimension, and becomes Kamen Rider Sting armed with a stingray Advent Deck and Advent Beast Evildiver.

Chris is the fifth Kamen Rider to be vented in the series, but the first one that was fighting for Earth and Ventara as opposed to their own interests. Kit and Len both vow to find a way to bring Chris is back when they claim his Advent Deck. Eubulon later rescues Chris from the Advent Void and erased his memories as well as curing his asthma. During the Epilogue, he returns to the Marines to fight for his country once more.


Fighting Style

Kamen Rider Sting is a melee-based fighter who primarily uses the stingray-like slot on his left forearm as a shield along with his Swing Vent as a whip. Sting also possesses a Copy Vent which allows Sting to copy other Advent Cards and use them as his own, like Dragon Knight's Strike Vent.


Visor and Advent Deck

Sting slots his cards on the stingray-like slot on his left arm called the Evil Visor.
  • Attack Vent (AP: 4000): Summons Evildiver to attack his enemies directly. Modeled after a stingray, Evildiver later came into the possession of Kamen Rider Strike when it tried to avenge it's master in vain. Together with Venosnaker and Metalgelas, became one of the building blocks of the composite Monster Genocider.
  • Swing Vent (AP: 2000): Conjures a stingray-tail to use as a whip, modelled after Evildiver's tail.
  • Copy Vent: Copies the last Advent Card slotted by the opponent and obtains a copy as if it was his own.
  • Final Vent (AP: 5000): Summons Evildiver for Sting's Final Vent, "Hide Venom". Kamen Rider Sting rides on Evildiver's back as he rams straight into the enemy.