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Skyrider (Kamen Rider)
Hiroshi Tsukuba
Gender:	Male
Series:	Kamen Rider (Skyrider)
Motif:	Locust
Rider Type:	Hero
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	An Cyborg Flies in the Sky
Last Appearance:	Farewell, Hiroshi Tsukuba! Eight Heroes Forever....
Number of Episode Appearances:	54
Actor:	Hiroaki Murakami
Skyrider (Kamen Rider)

Skyrider (スカイライダー, Sukairaidā^?) is the main protagonist of the 1979 Kamen Rider Series installment Kamen Rider, more commonly referred to as Skyrider or The New Kamen Rider.

Contents 1 Hiroshi Tsukuba 1.1 Super-1 1.2 ZX 1.3 Black RX 1.4 All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker 1.5 Movie War 2010 1.6 OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders 1.7 Super Hero Taisen 2 Kamen Rider SD 3 Video Game appearances 3.1 Kamen Rider: The Bike Race 4 Skyrider 5 Techniques 6 Equipment 6.1 Tornado 6.2 Sky Turbo 7 Kamen Ride Card 8 Behind the scenes 8.1 Portrayal 9 References 10 External Links

Hiroshi TsukubaEdit

Hiroshi Tsukuba (筑波　洋, Tsukuba Hiroshi^?) is a young man who hang glides for fun and studied karate under Ryoichi Miyoshi. Three years prior, he lost his parents and sister in a car crash. While on a picnic with his friends, Tsukuba witnessed Professor Keitarō Shido being pursued while hang gliding and saves him from a gang of Air Commandos. Soon after, Tsukuba finds his friends have been all murdered for his meddling before being approached by Midori Kanō, who takes him to Shido as the man informs Tsukuba of the terrorist organization Neo-Shocker.

While finding Imata Tonda snooping around Shido's safe house, Tsukuba finds the scientist abducted by Gameleojin, the monster who murdered his friends. But when the pursuit resulted with Tsukuba critically wounded, Shido by convinces General Monster, who realized the young man's potential, to allow him to convert Hiroshi into a cyborg. Coming to, Hiroshi wanders out of the NeoShocker complex and learns of his new nature before he accidentally transforms into SkyRider. Using his new found ability, SkyRider destroys Gameleojin and embraced his new-found existence as a means to stop Neo-Shocker's evil. To keep a low profile in his search for Neo-Shocker's base, Tsukuba founded the Shido Hang Glide Club with Shido.

Eventually, after Neo-Shocker Plus-Alpha Bomb on Tokyo, Shido takes his leave without warning to join the Anti-Neo-Shocker Commitee overseas. However, Shido arranged for Tsukuba to supported by his old friend Genjiro Tani, who happened to be a mentor to Tsukuba in the past. For the first 19 episodes of New Kamen Rider the hero is known as "Kamen Rider", but in episode 20 Kamen Rider Stronger addresses him as "Skyrider". All of the previous Kamen Riders call him Skyrider and the Neo-Shocker kaijin do so as well after episode 20. Towards the end of the series comic relief is provided by the bumbling, superhero-wannabe, GanGan G. In episode #48 Skyrider has to fight 3 fake Skyriders (Dororingo). As usual the evil Riders wear yellow scarves. In The Finale, The Riders fought The Great Boss of Neo-Shocker. The Leader and Neo-Shocker itself is destroyed at the hands of Skyrider & The Original 7 Riders.

Super-1Edit

Kazuya Oki, Kamen Rider Super-1, fought against the Dogma Kingdom to stop them from awakening an ancient weapon. However, in his way stood the Dogma Revenge Corps, troops of rebuilt cyborgs from Dogma Kingdom and Neo-Shocker. When he seemed overwhelmed by his enemies, Rider 1 suddenly reappeared, followed by the other 8 previous Riders, all alive. V3 tells Super-1 to let that battle in their hands, and soon they fight against Dogma's troops to open way for Super-1. V3 briefly faces Dogma Fighters, Gyosutoma, ArigiThunder. Fighting alongside Riderman, V3 finishes off Zombieda with a throw while his partner does the same to Ganigannii. V3, Riderman and X go on to use a triple Revolving Kick to finish off, respectively, Kamagirigan, Snakecobran and ArigiThunder. Thanks to the help of the Riders, Super-1 reaches Dogma's troops on time and stops them. After the battle, the Riders show themselves to Super-1 and his friends, and promise to fight for humanity's future together. Kamen Rider Super-1 (film)

ZXEdit

The Badan Empire, led by Ambassador Darkness, spread its claws around the world, and, to face it, the nine Riders came together. When Badan initiated its Space Break System, a destructive dimensional weapon, all 9 Riders gathered in Japan to stop them.

Badan's base was located, and all 10 Riders went towards it. Ambassador Darkness welcomed them and sent all of Badan's troops against the Riders. V3 faced Dokuga-Roid and his Combat-Roids again, and after a long battle managed to destroy him by throwing him onto a fallen Yamaarashi-Roid. Afterwards, V3 and Rider 2 teamed up against Jūjin Ōmukade, a revived Geddon monster. however, before the battle could be finished, Ambassador Darkness attempted to use hostages to make the Riders surrender. His plan fail due to Super-1's interference and Ambassador Darkness decides to use the Space Break System, only to destroy Badan's remaining troops. After V3's call, the ten Riders gather their power with Rider Syncro, weakening Ambassador Darkness and allowing ZX to finish him off. After Darkness is defeated, evil energy gathers in the shape of a giant skull, The Generalissimo of Badan, giving farewell to the Riders and laughing at them.

V3 bestows upon ZX the official name Kamen Rider 10 and soon all Riders part ways again to continue their battle against evil around the world. Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!

Black RXEdit

Skyrider, alongside the other Ten veteran Kamen Riders, fought against secret forces of the Crisis Empire spread throughout the world, defeating them in each country. However, Crisis' main forces, in Japan, still remained and they prepared a final offensive. Rider 1 called all Riders to a meeting in a secret facility in Arizona in the United States, to prepare for the upcoming battle, where they'd go to help Kamen Rider Black RX, the Kamen Rider that was defending Japan at the time. The 10 Riders split into two groups, which fought against each other. Group 1: Rider 1, Rider 2, V3, Riderman and X; and Group 2: Amazon, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1 and ZX. During the training, V3 and Riderman often could be seen fighting together. After Crisis made a public announcement regarding its invasion of Japan, the 10 Riders finally left to the final battle. Terror Of The 100 Eyed Hag The Four Commanders Are Banished Defeated!! RX

After Crisis' war declaration, they immediately sent Gran Zairus, which landed on Earth like a meteor, destroying an entire island. Naval Commander Bosgun moved to attack Black RX, soon receiving help from Gran Zairus, who could resist all of RX's attacks. When Gran Zairus is about to finish him off, the 10 Riders finally arrive, rescuing RX and quickly escaping. Skyrider and the others introduce themselves to Kotaro Minami, Black RX. Bosgun finds them, and proposes a duel against Black RX, however, Kotaro's friend, Kyoko Matoba, V3, Skyrider and Super-1 soon notice Chaps hiding around the area to prepare an ambush, finishing them off. Following Rider 1's words, Kotaro decides to face Bosgun in a fair match while the other Riders watch, and finishes him off.

Meanwhile, Gran Zairus easily rips through the Japanese defense forces and brings down the city with his unmatched power. Kotaro leaves to fight him again, and, after some hesitation, Stronger and the other Riders follow him. Fight! All Riders

The 11 Riders face Gran Zairus, but even a combined Rider Punch with the power of the 11 Riders is useless against him. Gran Zairus transforms into a flaming rock, burning above 1000ºC, and easily knocks out Skyrider and the other Riders. In the end, Black RX takes the battle and manages to destroy Gran Zairus, forcing it to self-destruct, but seemingly explodes with it.

Afterwards, Skyrider and the other Riders helped evacuate the city's population and started to plan defensive measures for the next battles. However, soon the 10 Riders saw themselves facing Spirit World Demons, resurrected Crisis warriors. V3 faced the Harmful Imp and Ant Runt alongside Rider 1, successfully counter attacking, and later defeated Erigitron by himself, but they soon recovered from their attacks with no damage. When the battle seemed hopeless, Colonel Maribaron, the one behind this attack, revealed that the monsters wouldn't die as long as she kept a set of golden feathers with her, but Black RX returned, alive, stealing the feathers, stopping and destroying the monsters by himself.

After Black RX returned, the 10 Riders decided to spread themselves to observe and take on the Crisis forces, while Black RX protected his friends. Like usual, V3 and Riderman left together. False Rider's Last Days

Wanting revenge against Black RX, a powered up General Jark, commander of the Crisis forces, Jark Midler, kills Sunkichi and Utako Sahara, who had helped Kotaro in the past, while taking their children as hostages. However, Kamen Rider Amazon saves the children and is quickly followed by V3, Riderman and X. V3 orders Amazon and X to take the children to Kotaro, while V3 himself and Riderman face Jark Midler. However, there's an overwhelming difference in power between them, and V3 can't even damage him. Some time later, V3 and Riderman are launched through the air, falling downtown, near a combat zone where Kotaro was helping. In a fair duel, Black RX ends up victorious over Jark, destroying him while the other Riders watch in amazement. The Riders' All Out Charge

The Emperor Crisis calls Kotaro for a personal meeting. However, Skyrider and the others decide to follow him too. The emperor offers Kotaro the chance of becoming the commander of Crisis' invasion forces, however, after Kotaro refuses, General Dasmader appears alongside a group of Chaps and attacks Kotaro. Skyrider and the other Riders arrive and face the Chaps troops, but soon the entire cave is destroyed by the Crisis Fortress called by Dasmader. Black RX boards the fortress and destroys Dasmader, the Emperor and even Crisis itself. Meanwhile, the other Riders managed to survive the attack and meet RX after the battle was over. Following Rider 1's words, they all decide to part ways and fight evil around the world. A Shining Tomorrow!

All Riders vs. Dai-ShockerEdit

To stop the fusion and destruction of worlds, Tsukasa Kadoya, announced a tournament gathering all Riders to learn who was the strongest. Skyrider participated in the tournament fighting against Kamen Rider Ixa. Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

In the manga adaptation, Skyrider fought against Kamen Rider Blade Jack Form rather than IXA.

Movie War 2010Edit

Kazuya along with Tendou (Kamen Rider Kabuto) form a team with Tsukuba (Skyrider) to fight against Tsukasa (Kamen Rider Decade). But they failed and were defeated by Decade and sealed away in his cards. After Decade were defeated, it is assumed that Hiroshi along with the other riders were restored in the alternate world and its riders were also restored. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen RidersEdit

A mishap caused by the Greeed Ankh unintentionally altered the timeline which enabled Shocker to utilize the Core Medal to create the Shocker Greeed which defeated the Double Riders and seemingly erased the legacy of the Kamen Riders from history. In 2011, after Kamen Rider New Den-O's attempt to repair the damage, he along with Kamen Rider OOO and M-Ankh awaited execution. However, it was revealed the Double Riders had their brainwashing removed by a Shocker scientist.

The Double Riders joined with New Den-O and OOO to fight Shocker's forces, but were eventually defeated. When the order was given to kill everyone, V3 suddenly appeared, asserting that there were more than four riders. V3 was soon followed by all the other revived riders that came after him, including Skyrider, as even though Rider history was changed, the people's memories haven't changed.

After the riders were united, they faced off against Shocker's Great Leader. Later, when joined by a force of extra riders, Skyrider and all the other riders got on their motorcycles and performed the "All Rider Break", ramming into the Rock Great Leader and defeating it once and for all. OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Super Hero TaisenEdit

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Kamen Rider SDEdit

Main article: Skyrider (SD)

SkyRider: Rather than travelling with a squad, this Kamen Rider is apparently on his own. With his ability to fly, he serves as a "lookout" for the other Kamen Riders, often carrying around a video camera and broadcasting it on "Sky Rider Television." He is last seen being knocked off of a football goal by a stray football during GranShocker's attack on a sports arena. Skyrider lacks a motorcycle in the movie, riding with Amazon on his Jungler.

Video Game appearancesEdit

Kamen Rider: The Bike RaceEdit

Skyrider appears riding Skyturbo in Kamen Rider: The Bike Race, a racing game featuring the majority of Kamen Riders and Rider Machines up to Kamen Rider Agito.

SkyriderEdit

TechniquesEdit

At first Skyrider has only two special combat techniques, "Sky Kick" and "Sky Punch". He also the special power, "Sky Drill", using his hand to drill through solid rock. Using his motorycle Sky Turbo he can smash through walls with "Sky Break". In episode 21 Kamen Rider Stronger helps Skyrider to learn "Revolving Sky Kick". After the charge up Skyrider gains "Mid-air Sky Kick", "Gun Drop", "Sky Screw Kick", "Rider Spin", "Sky Chop", Sky Flying Saucer", "Sky Double Kick" etc.

• Sky Kick (スカイキック, Sukai Kikku^?): His signature attack.

  Used to destroy Gameleojin. An Cyborg Flies in the Sky

  Used to destroy Kumonjin. Bizarre! Kumojin

  Used to destroy Komorujin. Fly, Ride on a Girl's Dreams

  Used to destroy Dokubachijin. Fly, Ride on a Girl's Dreams

  Used to destroy Kinokojin. Kinokojin! The Devil's Hands are Cold

  Used to destroy Kamagirijin. Kamagirijin! The Dreadful Ceremony

  Used to destroy Mukadenjin. Mukadenjin's Trap! The Mysterious Operating Room

  Used to destroy Cobranjin. Cobranjin's Murder Army

  Used to destroy Kaningerjin. Seen! Kaningerjin's Secret

  Used to kick Sanshojin onto one of his electric hurdlers, vaporizing him. Sanshojin! Escape from Hell Valley

  Used to destroy Namekujin. Dark Santa Claus; Ah, Transformation Impossible

  Used in combination with Centrifugal Throw to destroy Arijigokujin. Arijigokujin, Tokyo Explodes Before 3:00

  Used to destroy Haejigokujin. Haejigokujin, Kamen Rider Close Call

  Used to destroy Aokabijin. Dreadful Aokabijin's Big Tokyo Earthquake

  Used to destroy Gokiburijin. What is the Immortal Gokiburijin's G-Monster's True Identity?

  Used to defeat General Monster/Yamorijin. You Did It! The End of G-Monster

  Used to destroy Shibirayjin. Admiral Majin's Great Electric Hell Operation

  Used to destroy Okamijin. Cover Your Ears Too! Okamijin's Murderous Cry

  Used to destroy Kogoensky. Kogoensky Froze Tokyo 5 Seconds Ago

  Used with Kamen Rider V3's V3 Kick to destroy Musasabader Brother Bader. Monster Flying Squirrel Brothers and Two Riders

  Used to destroy Musasabader Brother Beder. Monster Flying Squirrel Brothers and Two Riders

  Used to destroy Madarakajin. Madarakajin, Fear of Poison Gas

  Used to destroy Zogameron. Heavy! Heavy! The 50-ton Baby

  Used to destroy Dokuganba. Three Riders vs. Neoshocker's School Fortress

  Used to destroy Golden Jaguar. Thank You, Keisuke Jin! Leave the Final Blow to Me!!

  Used to destroy Tako Gang. Kazami Senpai! I'll Get the Tako Gang!!

  Used to destroy Kiginger. The Mystery of Hyakki Village! Is Hiroshi also Caught in a Tree?

  Used with Kamen Rider 2's Rider Kick (2 Rider Kick and Sky Kick) to destroy Dragon King. The Mystery of Hyakki Village! Is Hiroshi also Caught in a Tree?

  Used to destroy Okappa Priest. Chase, Hayato! The Kappa's Bowl Flies Through the Sky

  Used to destroy Kuchi Yurei. Ghost Story Series - The Secret of the Phantom Building

  Used to destroy Doronyango. Ghost Story Series - The Werecat Wants Children's Blood!

  Used to destroy Hebinger. Ghost Story Series - The Snake Woman Curses Hiroshi Tsukuba!

  Used to destroy Dororingo. Four Skyriders, Who is the Real One?

  Used to destroy Zanyoju. Rocket Launch! Hiroshi Tsukuba Goes to the Space Graveyard

  Used to destroy Ring Bear. Neoshocker Red & White, Great Decisive Battle of Death

  Used while fighting against Kamen Rider Ixa in the Rider Battle tournament as Ixa fired at him with the Ixa Calibur (Gun Mode). The outcome of this is unknown. Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

• Big Revolving Sky Kick (大回転スカイキック, Dai Kaiten Sukai Kikku^?)

  Used to destroy Sai Dump. Enter Stronger; Two Riders vs. Two Formidable Monsters

• Big Return Sky Kick (大反転スカイキック, Dai Hanten Sukai Kikku^?)
• Sky Screw Kick (スカイスクリューキック, Sukai Sukuryū Kikku^?)

  Used to destroy Hikarabeeno. First Appearance! Strengthened Skyrider's Finishing Move

• Sky Flying Saucer (スカイフライングソーサー, Sukai Furaingu Sōsā^?)

  Used to destroy Zombieda. Ghost Story Series - Zombie! The Monster is Revived

  Used to destroy Tagameras. You, Also Enlist in the Ari Commando Boys' Squad!?

• Sky Double Kick (スカイダブルキック, Sukai Daburu Kikku^?)

  Used to destroy Abunger. Skyrider's Greatest Weakness! Attack the 0.5 Second Blind Spot

• Sky Big Circle Kick (スカイ大旋回キック, Sukai Dai Senkai Kikku^?)

  Used to destroy Kagami Tokage. Ghost Story Series - The Breakable Human! Fear of the Mirror's Center

• Sky Punch (スカイパンチ, Sukai Panchi^?)
• Sky Chop (スカイチョップ, Sukai Choppu^?)
• Cross Chop (クロスチョップ, Kurosu Choppu^?)
• Horizontal Spin Chop (水平回転チョップ, Suihei Kaiten Choppu^?)
• Centrifugal Throw (遠心投げ, Enshin Nage^?)

  Used in combination with Sky Kick to destroy Arijigokujin. Arijigokujin, Tokyo Explodes Before 3:00

• Pinwheel Three-step Throw (風車三段投げ, Fūsha Sandan Nage^?)
• Bamboo-copter Shoot (竹とんぼシュート, Taketonbo Shūto^?)
• Rock Drop (岩石落し, Ganseki Otoshi^?)
• Three-point Drop (三点ドロップ, Santen Doroppu^?)

  Used to destroy Gurand Bazarmy. Eight Riders' Great Training of Friendship

• Finishing Mid-air Lightning Drop (必殺空中稲妻落とし, Hissatsu Kūchū Inazuma Otoshi^?)

  Used to destroy Obakuron. He Eats Dreams? The Strange Boy Who Came From the Amazon

• Rider Moonsault (ライダームーンサルト, Raidā Mūnsaruto^?)

  Used to destroy Dobunezugon. Hello! Riderman, be Careful of Nezura Man

• Sky Arms Drop (スカイアームスドロップ, Sukai Āmusu Doroppu^?)

  Used to destroy Gamagiras. Please, Shigeru Jō! There's the Ari Commando Training School With a Million Yen Monthly Salary

• Sky Back Drop (スカイバックドロップ, Sukai Bakku Doroppu^?)
• Fūjin Hell Drop (風神地獄落とし, Fūjin Jigoku Otoshi^?)

  Used to destroy Miminger. Ghost Story Series - Hōichi the Earless's 999 Ears

• Sky Running Strom (スカイランニングストーム, Sky Ranningu Sutōmu^?)
• Rider Typhoon Head Drop (ライダータイフーン脳天落とし, Raiā Taifūn Nōten Otoshi^?)
• Pile Drop (パイルドロップ, Pairu Doroppu^?)

  Used to destroy Suddendas. Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King

• Rider Octopus Hold (ライダー卍固め, Raidā Manji Gatame^?)
• Sky Drill (スカイドリル, Sukai Doriru^?)
• Psychokinesis Reversal Rider Spin (念力返しライダースピン, Nenriki Gaeshi Raidā Supin^?)
• Spear Walk Heat Shimmer Technique (槍渡り陽炎の術, Yari Watari Kagerō no Jutsu^?)
• Finishing Steppingstone Crash (必殺飛び石砕き, Hissatsu Tobiishi Kudaki^?)

EquipmentEdit

TornadoEdit

Main article: Tornado

The Tornado (トルネード, Torunēdo^?) is Skyrider's transformation belt and can give off the Super Light Wave (スーパーライトウェーブ, Sūpā Raito Wēbu^?) from the Tornado. Skyrider can perform the Sailing Jump (セイリングジャンプ, Seiringu Janpu^?) flight ability using the Gravity Reduction Equipment (重力低減装置, Jūryoku Teigen Sōchi^?) system on his belt. Like his predecessors, this belt is powered by wind.^[1] The Tornado can also emit a bright flash used in the Super Lightwave attack.

Sky TurboEdit

Main article: Sky Turbo

The Sky Turbo (スカイターボ, Sukai Tābo^?) is Skyrider's motorcycle and can perform the Rider Break (ライダーブレイク, Raidā Bureiku^?). It also features high-powered jet-boosters that are activated by a switch.

Kamen Ride CardEdit

Kamen Ride Skyrider (カメンライドスカイライダー, Kamen Raido Sukairaidā^?) is the Kamen Ride Card which contains the power of Skyrider. In All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, Decade Complete Form Jumbo Formation performed the Final Dimension Kick, a variation of the Dimension Kick, transforming the Shōwa Riders, including Skyrider, and Heisei Riders into Kamen Ride cards for Decade to travel through as opposed to Final Attack Ride cards before hitting the target.

In theory, this card would allow Kamen Rider Decade to transform into Skyrider.

Behind the scenesEdit

PortrayalEdit

Hiroshi Tsukuba was portrayed by Hiroaki Murakami (村上 弘明, Murakami Hiroaki^?). As Skyrider, his suit actor was Tetsuya Nakayashiki (中屋敷 哲也, Nakayashiki Tetsuya^?).

• In Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, his suit actor was Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji^?).
• In Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story, he was voiced by Kenji Akabane (赤羽根 健治, Akabane Kenji^?) and portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.
• In OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, Skyrider was voiced by an unidentified voice actor and portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.
• In Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, Skyrider was portrayed by an unidentified suit actor.

ReferencesEdit

Though in practice he is able to fly, the explanation given for this ability is his transformation belt is able to "reduce gravity".

External LinksEdit

Kamen Rider Series
Shōwa TV series:	Kamen Rider | V3 | X | Amazon | Stronger | Skyrider | Super-1 | ZX | BLACK | BLACK RX
Heisei TV series:	Kuuga | Agito | Ryuki | 555 | Blade | Hibiki | Kabuto | Den-O | Kiva | Decade | W | OOO | Fourze | Wizard
Original films:	Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue | ZO | J | World | The First | The Next
Other Media:	Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider | Hyper Battle | G | Battle: Ganbaride | Climax Heroes
Manga & Books:	Kamen Rider Spirits | BLACK | Eve -Masked Rider Gaia-
American Series:	Saban's Masked Rider | Dragon Knight

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