Kamen Rider Black episode 01

Kamen Rider Black episode 01


Kamen Rider Black (BLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku), translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider series of tokustasu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and was shown on MBS from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Rider having a tragic relationship with his arch-nemesis, the installment not only became very popular in Japan, but also in the several other countries where it was aired. The series is often regarded as a classic and is considered by many to be one of the best tokusatsu shows of the late 80's. Kamen Rider Black RX was a direct sequel to this series.

Plot summary
After being kidnapped by the cult Gorgom in the night of their 19th birthday, step-brothers Kotaro Minami and Nobuhiko Akizuki were submitted to a mutant surgery with the purpose of becoming the candidates for the next Gorgom's Creation King. Kotaro escaped before the brainwashing, with help from his foster father, and turned against Gorgom. He soon finds out the horrific truth from his step-father: Gorgom originally killed his true parents and, since both Kotaro and Nobuhiko were born on the day of a solar eclipse, referred as "Black Sun" and "Shadow Moon". Kotaro, taking on the name of Kamen Rider Black, was determined to rescue his step-brother from Gorgom while protecting Japan. However, later in the series, Nobuhiko emerged as Shadow Moon to fight Kotaro with the survivor becoming the next Creation King.

Characters
Main
Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black: The hero of this series. Became a cyborg after the Gorgom captured him and his step-brother Nobuhiko. Using the power of the Kingstone , he shouts "HENSHIN" and poses to become the mighty Kamen Rider Black. He is referred by Gorgom as "Black Sun".

Allies
Kyoko Akizuki - Nobuhiko's little sister
Katsumi Kida - Nobuhiko's girlfriend
Yoichi Daimon - Creator of Road Sector
Ryusuke Taki - a Special Agent from America, helps Kotaro in a few episodes.
Masaru Todo - Kotaro's senior at the university, owns a shop where Kyoko works part-time.

Gorgom
Creation King
Darom
Baraom
Beshium
Birugenia
Shadow Moon/Nobuhiko Akizuki: Kotaro's step-brother and archenemy. As Shadow Moon, he wears silver and black insect armor and wields the Satan Saber.

Rider Machines
(1)Battle Hopper
Introduced in the first episode, Battle Hopper is a living motorcycle created by Gorgom, made specifically for the upcoming Creation Kings Black Sun and Shadow Moon. Battle Hopper has the ability to heal its own wounds if damaged, and can stand on its own if knocked over.

Battle Hopper can travel at the maximum speed of 500Km/h with his 415 horsepower engine. His special move is Dynamic Smash, a body slam attack that is executed at full speed.

Battle Hopper is stolen by Shadow Moon and dies in the final episode, but would later ressurect as Acrobatter, in the sequel series Kamen Rider Black RX.

(2)Road Sector
Introduced in the twelfth episode, Road Sector is a motorcycle created by Yoichi Daimon for Gorgom. 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 first being Battle Hopper).

Road Sector has a special function called Attack Shield that shields the rider from harm. In this mode, Road Sector can perform its special ramming maneuver, the Sparkling Attack.

Road Sector can travel at the speed of 960Km/h with its 1,515 horsepower engine. The Attack Shield is activated at the speed of 800Km/h, which enables Road Sector to reach the maximum speed of 960Km/h to perform the Sparkling Attack.