 This article is about a rider form used by several identities in the Kamen Rider Series.
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Kamen Rider 3's appearance in Kamen Rider: Rider 3 vs. The Demon of General Black
Kamen Rider 3's appearance in Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
- For Kamen Rider V3, see Shiro Kazami.
Kamen Rider 3 (仮面ライダー3号, Kamen Raidā Sangō) may refer to any the following characters.
Design variations[]
In the forms of media that Kamen Rider 3 has appeared, his appearance was quite different. The original Kamen Rider 3 was designed by Shotaro Ishinomori, he continued to use his "Double Riders style" design and then added some red line between two white lines on Rider 3's body side. But the rebooted version, designed by Hideki Tajima, not only changed the main color but also used a racer motif and made him looks wilder.
Concept Arts[]
By Shotaro Ishinomori
By Hideki Tajima
Notes[]
- Like the Double Riders, Kamen Rider 3 also has a nickname "#3 of Fantasy" (幻の3号, Gen no Sangō).
Concept Art of Kamen Rider 3.
- Kamen Rider 3's suit was designed by Hideki Tajima, who also designed Kamen Rider 4's suit.
- Combining a racer motif, Kamen Rider 3's suit colors are similar to that of the original Kamen Rider 1 suit, with differently colored eyes, scarf and belt.
- Also, to homage the Kamen Rider 1 in Shotaro Ishinomori's original manga, 3 has a pair of broken shackles around his wrists and ankles with the Shocker logo carved on it, and has two jetting devices on both sides of the Typhoon.
- His golden scarf also homage to Shocker Rider No.1, the first Shocker Rider who wore a yellow scarf.
- An earlier version of Kamen Rider 3 appeared in one of Shotaro Ishinomori's mangas, Kamen Rider 3 vs. General Black.
- A possible foreshadowing of Kamen Rider 3 appeared in Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special, the prologue TV special for the previous spring movie. When the first three Showa Riders (1, 2, and V3) make their appearance to help the ToQgers, they perform a roll call. ToQger Mio (ToQ 3gou) questions why V3 isn't just called Kamen Rider 3.
- Kamen Rider 3 is the one of the only two Riders who's labeled as a Showa and Heisei Rider, at the same time, with Kamen Rider 4 being the second one.
Rider 3 with his helmet off
- His design is similar to the Kamen Rider designs in the reboot films. Coincidentally, Rider 3 is also able to take off his helmet like them.
- His Shocker Rider title is listed as "Shocker Rider 3". This is not to be confused with Shocker Rider No.3 from the original Kamen Rider series.
