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| “ | Kamen Rider! Black! | „ |
| ~ Kamen Rider! Black. |
| “ | I am the child of the sun! Kamen Rider! Black! RX! (Ore wa taiyou no ko, Kamen Rider Black! RX!) | „ |
| ~ Kamen Rider Black RX. |
Kotaro Minami (南 光太郎 Minami Kōtarō) is the main protagonist of Kamen Rider Black and it's sequel, Kamen Rider Black RX. He has appeared as the title character in both series.
He and his stepbrother Nobuhiko Akizuki, who were both born on the day of a solar eclipse, were abducted by the cult Gorgom to be brainwashed and converted into "Century King" cyborgs to duel to see who their next "Creation King" would be. However, after being converted into Century King Black Sun, Kotaro managed to escape and re-branded himself Kamen Rider Black to begin fighting Gorgom.
Later, when the Crisis Empire invades Earth, Kotaro undergoes yet another transformation after being exposed to the direct light of the sun, becoming Kamen Rider Black RX to repel the invaders.
Starting with Kamen Rider Decade and continuing onto the later crossover movies, there are two Kotaro Minamis who are independently Black and RX.
Kotaro is portrayed by Tetsuo Kurata.
Biography
Jotaro Minami is a young 19-year old man born during the solar eclipse who was captured and turned into their cyborg Century King, dubbed "Black Sun", alongside step-brother Nobuhiko Akizuki by the cult Gorgom but escapes the brainwashing process thanks to his step-father sacrificing his own well being for interfering the operation. Using the powerful King Stone grafted into his body, Kohtaro transforms into Kamen Rider BLACK in his quest to save Nobuhiko from Gorgom's clutches. He soon finds out the horrific truth from his stepfather: Gorgom originally killed his true parents. Later on, Kamen Rider Black must battle with his brother, who has become the trump card of Gorgom, Shadow Moon.
Powers and Abilities
- Rider Punch and Rider Kick: The primary killer moves in the entire series were the Rider Punch (ライダーパンチ, Raidā Panchi?) and Rider Kick (ライダーキック, Raidā Kikku?) which is charged with King Stone Energy at the right fist and the right foot. After delivering either one or both moves to any monsters, they would be engulfed in flames before finally destroyed. Kamen Rider Black discovered his weakness when he was fighting a Crab monster. His Rider Punch had no effect on the monster due to its strong shell. To increase his capabilities, Kamen Rider Black trained himself to find a new killer move to destroy the monster. While training, he discovered a new Rider Punch which was more effective and more deadly. These stronger variations of Rider Punch & Rider Kick gave out stronger force of light and were more blinding. The difference between the new and the old moves were that the new ones required Kamen Rider Black to touch his knees before hitting his enemies.
- Rider Chop: Though not used by Black for finishing off monsters, this move can slice through most materials, and the series mentions that it can cut through 100mm of solid steel.
- Multi-Eye: His eyes would glow and the functions were to see monsters' movements in the dark and to detect their weaknesses.
- Sensoring Ears: The triangular structures on both sides of his head would glow purple and the function was to hear voices and sounds from far away.
- Rider Sensor: Kamen Rider Black's antennas would move to detect monsters which were moving too fast to be seen.
- Power Stripes: His Yellow-Red-Yellow bands on his neck and wrists would glow to repel any monsters' sticky fluids or goo on his body.
- Dragon Shoot: A move only seen in episode 16. The Dragon Shoot was taught by the Interpol Agent, Ryusuke Taki. Ryusuke threw the Ultra Quartz (a wanted object in the episode) towards Kamen Rider Black where he quickly jumped and kicked it with one foot.
- King Stone Flash: Perhaps the most powerful technique. By shouting out "King Stone Flash", Kamen Rider Black could fire a burst of energy from his belt. It worked every time to fend off the villains; whether it's the High Priests or even the powerful Shadow Moon. In Kamen Rider Decade, however, it was shown that the King Stone Flash is able to take out several Crisis minions.
Equipment
King Stone
The King Stone is Kamen Rider Black's means of transformation. Embedded upon the center of his belt is the artifact called the Stone of the Sun.
In order to transform, Kotaro uses an arm twisting pose, then shouting "Henshin!" The King Stone is revealed in a red flash, materializing with the belt. With the intensity of several red & white flashes, Kotaro's body first evolves into a grasshopper-like mutant exoskeleton before refining itself into Kamen Rider Black. King Stone is also means of charging several energies to perform his signature attacks. Later Kotaro's King Stone evolved into Sunriser evolvin him into Kamen Rider Black RX
Satan Sabre
The Satan Sabre is a weapon created for use by the Century Kings. Initially used by Shadow Moon, Black, being a Century King himself, has the ability to use the weapon. Black used it in the finale to damage Shadow Moon's King Stone in their final confrontation and once again to ultimately kill the Creation King.
Battle Hopper
The Battle Hopper is a living motorcycle created by Gorgom, made specifically for the upcoming Creation Kings Black Sun and Shadow Moon. The Battle Hopper has the ability to heal its own wounds if damaged, and can stand on its own if knocked over. His special move is the Dynamic Smash, a body slam attack that is executed at full speed. Before the finale, Battle Hopper was later stolen by Shadow Moon and dies in the final episode, but would later be resurrected as Acrobatter in response to Black's evolution to Black RX.
Road Sector
The Road Sector is a motorcycle created by Yoichi Daimon for Gorgom. The Road Sector is a prototype made with the intention of making it a mass-produced vehicle for their mutant soldiers, but instead it became Kamen Rider Black's second Rider Machine. The Road Sector has a special function called the Attack Shield that shields the rider from harm. In this mode, the Road Sector can perform its special ramming maneuver, the Sparkling Attack. The Road Sector can travel at the speed of 500 kilometers per hour with its 1,515 horsepower engine. The Attack Shield is activated at the speed of 800 km/h, which enables the Road Sector to reach the maximum speed of 960 kilometers per hour to perform the Sparkling Attack.
Ridoron
is a high-speed car created by Kotaro based on the blueprints given to him by Prof. Walter, a scientist on one of the colonies the Crisis Empire set up. Though immobile at first, Kotaro brought Ridoron into the cave of the Kujira Mutant where he was brought back to life in Kamen Rider Black. Able to reach speeds up to 1500 km (932 mph), Ridoron can travel over land and sea and has two extendable mandibles on the front used to smash obstacles or ram into enemies. Like Acro Batter, it is highly intelligent and can speak.
Gallery
Images
Trivia
- Kotaro Minami is the icon of the Categories template.
See Also
- Dex Stewart - Kotaro's American counterpart in Saban's Masked Rider, the US adaption of Kamen Rider Black RX.
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