Takeshi Hongo

Height: 180cm The original Kamen Rider. He was altered into a cyborg by the evil Shocker organization but retained his humanity choosing to fight evil in the name of justice. While practicing for the grand prix Hongo followed a group of bikers who were calling him out only to fall into a trap sent up by terrorist organization Shocker as they convert him into a superpowered cyborg before he woke up a week later as they are about to complete the process with brain washing. However Hongo manages to escape Shocker039s base by chance due to his college professor Midorikawa who has been working for Shocker and was the man who selected Hongo to join the organization. The two are pursued by the Shocker Inhumanoid Spider Man and his forces as they hide out at warehouse 55 at the habor. Unfortunately Spider Man managed to track Ruriko to their location and kills the Professor as Ruriko arrives blaming Hongo for her father039s death before Spider Man takes her. Pursuing them Rider 1 fights through Spider Man039s minions before battling the Inhumanoid killing him with a Rider Kick. As the Kamen Rider Hongo battles Shockers monsters before learning that Shocker recreated the original Kamen Rider cyborg design on Ichimonji Hayato in an effort to combat the threat that Hongo posed to their organization. Hongo helped Ichimonji escape from Shocker leaving him to fight Shocker as Kamen Rider 2 while he left the country to fight Shocker039s other branches around the world. Eventually Hongo returns to Japan and as Kamen Rider 1 joins forces with Ichimonji as the Double Riders to finish Shocker and then destroy the GelShocker organization that formed soon after.