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Icon-kamenriderThis article is about a monster in Kamen Rider, the original series.

For the villain from Kamen Rider Build, see Night Rogue.

The Bat Man (蝙蝠男, Kōmori Otoko) or Human Bat (人間蝙蝠, Ningen Kōmori) is a monster created by Shocker.

Character History



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The Terrifying Bat Man

Bat Man carries in his fangs a sentient virus engineered by Shocker, capable of turning people into vampire-fanged servants under his control. He used an apartment building as a laboratory until Kamen Rider 1 arrived to investigate one of the "live test subjects" who had attacked him. Bat Man is injured in a fight and puts himself under trance-like hypnosis along with the people his bites had infected. After Hongo had left and Ruriko Midorikawa arrived, he woke himself and infected her, in the process revealing that it was Shocker and not Hongo who had killed her father. He attempted to barter her life for Hongo, revealing that he has the antidote for the virus in his claws. Upon gaining this knowledge, Hongo attacked, and in the ensuing fight, Bat Man is destroyed by Rider 1's Rider Nage. Afterward, Hongo used its claws to cure infected people. [The Terrifying Bat Man]

Resurrection

He was later resurrected by Shocker as part of the Revived Monster Army against Rider 1 but is destroyed again along with his fellow revived Inhumanoids when Tokageron's Barrier Destruction Ball is used against them. [Tokageron and the Large Monster Army]

Bat Man also made a brief return appearance in the monster army of the Kamen Rider vs. Shocker movie but did not actually have an active participation there. [Kamen Rider vs. Shocker]

Appearances in other media

Manga

Kamen Rider Manga

Bat Man manga

Bat Man appeared in Shotaro Ishinomori's original Kamen Rider manga. His appearance greatly differs from his live-action counterpart, appearing more bat-like.

Spirits

In Kamen Rider Spirits, there exists a character similar to Bat Man who was once part of Shocker, Father Petrescu.

The First

Main article: Bat

In the remake movie, Kamen Rider The First, Bat Man's counterpart is referred to simply as Bat (バット, Batto) and is a field captain in Shocker's ranks. He is responsible for the "recruitment" (abduction) of potential Inhumanoid candidates, including Hongo, taking the said role from Man Spider's Combatmen in the original series. He is the only Shocker member depicted as being capable of flight. He is ultimately destroyed by Kamen Rider 1 and 2's Double Rider Kick.

Video Games

Hero Senki: Project Olympus

in Hero Senki: Project Olympus Bat Man are common enemeis.

Personality

to be added

Powers and Abilities

KRTOS-Bat Man
  • Height: 205 cm.
  • Weight: 115 kg.

Bat Man can turn his victims into vampire-fanged servants with a virus-transmitting bite; these servants are presumably also capable of transmitting the virus through bites. He is also able to fly and is armed with Razor Sharp Claws.

Arsenal

  • to be added


Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Bat Man is voiced by Eken Mine (峰 恵研, Mine Eken), who voiced various monsters in the Showa Kamen Rider Series, while the human form of Bat Man was portrayed by Yoshinobu Sano (佐野 房信, Sano Yoshinobu). His suit actor is unknown.

Legacy

Bat Man is the second ever monster in the entire Kamen Rider franchise. As a result, he and the first monster, Man Spider, are often referenced by the first monsters created or encountered in many later series sharing the same animal motifs. In these cases, the spider-based monster is the first to be encountered, while the bat-based monster appears second or alongside the spider monster. Together with Cobra Man, the first monster to attain a stronger form, the spider, bat, and cobra form a trio of reoocurring monster motifs.

Name's the same

Bat Man is not to be confused with the similarly named DC Comics character.

Notes

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