 This article is about a recurring plot element in the Kamen Rider Series.
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In every installment of the Kamen Rider series in the Heisei era, at least one Kamen Rider gains a form that is statistically more powerful or thematically more important, called a Final Form. This is typically reserved for the titular Kamen Rider, but other, non-titular Riders have also obtained a Final Form.
The predecessor of the Final Forms came from the Showa era Rider, Kamen Rider Stronger, with his Charge Up form.
The name comes from Kamen Rider Decade, where Decade accessed the nine previous main Kamen Riders' (from Kuuga to Kiva) Final Forms in cards called "Final Kamen Ride" Cards while in his own Final Form.
In recent years, several Kamen Riders have gone on to, usually in movies, access forms that are even further advanced from the Final Form.
By Series
Kamen Rider Stronger
- Kamen Rider Stronger
- Charge Up
Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Ultimate Form
Kamen Rider Agito
Kamen Rider Ryuki/Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kamen Rider 555
- Kamen Rider Faiz
- Blaster Form
Kamen Rider Blade
Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Armed Hibiki
Kamen Rider Kabuto
Kamen Rider Den-O
Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Rider Decade
Kamen Rider W
Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Wizard
Kamen Rider Gaim
Kamen Rider Drive
Kamen Rider Ghost
Notes
- In the Showa era, instead of an accessible transformation, the Riders gain a permanent upgraded form in the middle of the series.
- The Final Forms of pre-Decade Primary Riders usually contain at least one of three colors (red, gold, or black), while every post-Decade Primary Rider uses any other possible color scheme for their's. The Secondary Riders' Final Forms usually have blue as a dominant color in their design (Chalice, Zeronos, and Birth are the only exceptions, while Mach only has the color blue on his Driver and visor).
- Kaixa and Ibuki are the only Secondary Riders without a Final Form.
- Baron is the odd one out of the bunch. While technically having an Over Lord form as his Final Form doesn't really count as such, ironically, it is counted to be one in Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis.
- There are moments towards the end of the series/last episode where Riders can transform directly from their civilian form to their Final Form which typically requires them to be in their rider form. This process is similar to Warp-Digivolution from Digimon, but has no official name.
- Both Wizard and Ghost share the same final form name, both being Infinity. However the only difference is that Ghost uses the Japanese word Mugen (ムゲン lit."Infinity"(无限)) instead to differentiate in between the two.
- The two forms are also crystalline in appearance and have robes.