Kamen Rider Accel
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is a fictional character in the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider W, and is the series second Kamen Rider after the titlular Kamen Rider Double
. The name comes from the English word "acceleration
" and his motif is that of the letter A
as well as a motorcycle
.
appointed to the Futo Police Department's , and is Jinno and Makura's superior. He usually wears a jacket with the Buddhist phrase "spiritual state of nothingness makes even fire itself cool" on the back. Prior to arriving in Futo, Ryu lost his family when they were murdered by a Dopant with a Gaia Memory symbolized by the letter W, driving him to seek revenge against this man. The mysterious woman known only as Shroud assists him, providing him with the Accel Memory and Engine Blade. He also develops a hatred for the city of Futo, seeing it as a gathering place of all kinds of scum. Prior to his series debut, Ryu makes a cameo appearance in a post-credits scene
in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 proclaiming that Kamen Rider Double is not the only Kamen Rider in Futo. From then, Ryu watches Shotaro and Philip from afar before formally introducing himself to them just as Shroud provides him with the Accel Driver.
Though he and Shotaro clash at first, Ryu becomes an ally to the Narumi Detective Agency when it comes to investigating the Dopant crime wave, as well as picking up some of Shotaro's habits in dealing with Dopants even after losing it upon finally finding his family's killer: the Weather Dopant Shinkuro Isaka. After obtaining the Trial Memory from Shroud and learning to use it, Ryu is able to finally take his revenge on the Weather Dopant, using the Trial Maximum Drive to destroy his Gaia Memory, after which Isaka dissolved as a result of his long term abuse of Gaia Memories. After Isaka's death, Ryu becomes more open to the others and continues his role as a Kamen Rider to fight off the Dopant crime wave prior to learning that it was Shroud who gave Isaka the Weather Memory, though she had no idea that his family would suffer as a result. Furthermore, Ryu learns he has a unique physiology, enabling him to withstand the intense power of certain Gaia Memories and was selected by Shroud because he can resist the Terror Dopant's Terror Field. Because of this, Shroud wants him to assume Shotaro's place as Double using his hatred to enable Double to reach full power. However, Ryu has shown Shroud that he can fight with compassion and does not need to be Double to fight. Furthermore, after Philip's disappearance after Jun Kazu's defeat, Ryu had grown to love Futo with a desire to protect it, overall a complete turnabout from his initial personality.
While settling into married life with Akiko, Ryu is brought onto a case with involving a woman named Aoi Katsuragi, a member of a pick-pocketing ring with most of her team mates murdered. In the process, by the Commander Dopant's actions, Ryu finds himself on the lam and his marriage on the verge of a divorce. But once learning the Dopant's identity to be Captain Hiroshi Sagami, Ryu saw in the man same revenge-driven impulse he was under before and refuses to go back there even when Akiko, the reason for his turnabout, is placed in mortal danger. After using the Gaia Memory Enhancement Adapter to save his wife and bring Sagami to justice, Ryu is able to start anew with Akiko.
, Ryu Terui transforms into Kamen Rider Accel through the use of Gaia Memories. However, Kamen Rider Accel only has access to a single, default form with which he fights through the use of the Accel Memory which he inserts into the Accel Driver. Like Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider Skull
, Kamen Rider Accel can perform finishing attacks which are necessary to destroy a Dopant's Gaia Memory in a . Kamen Rider Accel's standard Maximum Drive is the Rider Kick
, after charging up power to a point where Accel's body is engulfed in orange flames, he executes a jumping spinning heel kick which releases energy in the form of tread
marks. While armed with the Engine Blade, Kamen Rider Accel has additional Maximum Drives.
Ryu tends to say whenever he assumes his Rider forms and states and upon executing a Maximum Drive attack.
-like form called . This form is accessed by removing the Accel Driver buckle from the belt when the lights up and when transformed, it allows Kamen Rider Accel to reach speeds of 920 km/h. In Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate, Bike Form has its own Maximum Drive after the Engine Memory is inserted in the Accel Driver and Accel switches to Bike Form: a super-powered dash through the target.: Kamen Rider Accel Bike Form can combine with the RevolGarry's Turbuler unit to become the AccelTurbuler. Not only does Accel have use of the guns, he can also transform his upper body back out of Bike Form to execute a Maximum Drive in which he pierces through his target in the shape of a burning letter A.
off-road bike.
While transforming from into Kamen Rider Accel Trial, Kamen Rider Accel changes colors from red, to yellow, and then finally to blue as Accel Trial. The yellow colored form has been labeled as in the toy line.
DVD releases. This yellow-colored form of Kamen Rider Accel uses the Gaia Memory Enhancing Adapter stolen from the Commander Dopant, which is attached over the top of the Accel Memory to increase its power output threefold. Kamen Rider Accel Booster's most notable feature is its additional armoring compared to Kamen Rider Accel Trial, which hides a plethora of jet boosters enabling Kamen Rider Accel Booster to fly with great mobility, leaving large contrails of fire due to the tripled thermal energy output. Like Kamen Rider Accel's other forms, it can utilize the Engine Blade and perform the Maximum Drive, where the Engine Blade project a large golden energy blade to slice through the target.
s. By inserting the Accel Memory into the and revving the on the right handlebar, Ryu transforms into Kamen Rider Accel. By squeezing the on the left handlebar and revving the Power Throttle, Kamen Rider Accel initiates his finisher attack.
-like goes from red to blue (with a 3-second countdown sound effect). While in its stop watch-like , once the timer button is pressed, Kamen Rider Accel Trial has 10 seconds to perform as many kicks as possible before pressing the Maximum Switch again to activate the Maximum Drive. If the Maximum Switch is not pressed within 10 seconds, the Maximum Drive fails and Kamen Rider Accel's transformation is forcibly and painfully reverted. To handle this, Kamen Rider Accel normally tosses the Trial Memory into the air as the Maximum Drive begins, pressing the Maximum Switch as soon as it is caught and declaring the time received.
motorcycle. It also has a holder for the Engine Blade. Ryu does not ride it as Accel, likely because of his ability to exceed its speed when transformed. Its name comes from the Italian words "Diablo" and "Rosso" (meaning "Red Devil").
's HardBoilder and the front unit can also combine with the Gunner A to become the HardGunner.
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
Kamen Rider W, and is the series second Kamen Rider after the titlular Kamen Rider Double
Kamen Rider Double (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
. The name comes from the English word "acceleration
Acceleration
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" and his motif is that of the letter A
A
A is the first letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is similar to the Ancient Greek letter Alpha, from which it derives.- Origins :...
as well as a motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
.
Ryu Terui
is a superintendentSuperintendent (police)
Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
appointed to the Futo Police Department's , and is Jinno and Makura's superior. He usually wears a jacket with the Buddhist phrase "spiritual state of nothingness makes even fire itself cool" on the back. Prior to arriving in Futo, Ryu lost his family when they were murdered by a Dopant with a Gaia Memory symbolized by the letter W, driving him to seek revenge against this man. The mysterious woman known only as Shroud assists him, providing him with the Accel Memory and Engine Blade. He also develops a hatred for the city of Futo, seeing it as a gathering place of all kinds of scum. Prior to his series debut, Ryu makes a cameo appearance in a post-credits scene
Post-credits scene
A post-credits scene is a short clip that appears after some or all of the closing credits of a film have run...
in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 proclaiming that Kamen Rider Double is not the only Kamen Rider in Futo. From then, Ryu watches Shotaro and Philip from afar before formally introducing himself to them just as Shroud provides him with the Accel Driver.
Though he and Shotaro clash at first, Ryu becomes an ally to the Narumi Detective Agency when it comes to investigating the Dopant crime wave, as well as picking up some of Shotaro's habits in dealing with Dopants even after losing it upon finally finding his family's killer: the Weather Dopant Shinkuro Isaka. After obtaining the Trial Memory from Shroud and learning to use it, Ryu is able to finally take his revenge on the Weather Dopant, using the Trial Maximum Drive to destroy his Gaia Memory, after which Isaka dissolved as a result of his long term abuse of Gaia Memories. After Isaka's death, Ryu becomes more open to the others and continues his role as a Kamen Rider to fight off the Dopant crime wave prior to learning that it was Shroud who gave Isaka the Weather Memory, though she had no idea that his family would suffer as a result. Furthermore, Ryu learns he has a unique physiology, enabling him to withstand the intense power of certain Gaia Memories and was selected by Shroud because he can resist the Terror Dopant's Terror Field. Because of this, Shroud wants him to assume Shotaro's place as Double using his hatred to enable Double to reach full power. However, Ryu has shown Shroud that he can fight with compassion and does not need to be Double to fight. Furthermore, after Philip's disappearance after Jun Kazu's defeat, Ryu had grown to love Futo with a desire to protect it, overall a complete turnabout from his initial personality.
While settling into married life with Akiko, Ryu is brought onto a case with involving a woman named Aoi Katsuragi, a member of a pick-pocketing ring with most of her team mates murdered. In the process, by the Commander Dopant's actions, Ryu finds himself on the lam and his marriage on the verge of a divorce. But once learning the Dopant's identity to be Captain Hiroshi Sagami, Ryu saw in the man same revenge-driven impulse he was under before and refuses to go back there even when Akiko, the reason for his turnabout, is placed in mortal danger. After using the Gaia Memory Enhancement Adapter to save his wife and bring Sagami to justice, Ryu is able to start anew with Akiko.
Kamen Rider Accel
Like Kamen Rider DoubleKamen Rider Double (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
, Ryu Terui transforms into Kamen Rider Accel through the use of Gaia Memories. However, Kamen Rider Accel only has access to a single, default form with which he fights through the use of the Accel Memory which he inserts into the Accel Driver. Like Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider Skull
Kamen Rider Skull
is a fictional character who appears in the films of the 2009-2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Skull first appears in the film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 in the portion Kamen Rider W: Begins Night, and then makes appearances in the Movie War 2010 portion,...
, Kamen Rider Accel can perform finishing attacks which are necessary to destroy a Dopant's Gaia Memory in a . Kamen Rider Accel's standard Maximum Drive is the Rider Kick
Rider Kick
The is the finishing move from the Kamen Rider Series. It has traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and is used against the monster/kaijin after it has been weakened from fighting with the Rider. Throughout the various Kamen Rider series, it has taken many different forms and has become...
, after charging up power to a point where Accel's body is engulfed in orange flames, he executes a jumping spinning heel kick which releases energy in the form of tread
Tread
The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can often be retreaded. The word tread is often used incorrectly to refer to the...
marks. While armed with the Engine Blade, Kamen Rider Accel has additional Maximum Drives.
Ryu tends to say whenever he assumes his Rider forms and states and upon executing a Maximum Drive attack.
Bike Form
The power of the Accel Memory allows Kamen Rider Accel to assume a motorcycleMotorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
-like form called . This form is accessed by removing the Accel Driver buckle from the belt when the lights up and when transformed, it allows Kamen Rider Accel to reach speeds of 920 km/h. In Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate, Bike Form has its own Maximum Drive after the Engine Memory is inserted in the Accel Driver and Accel switches to Bike Form: a super-powered dash through the target.: Kamen Rider Accel Bike Form can combine with the RevolGarry's Turbuler unit to become the AccelTurbuler. Not only does Accel have use of the guns, he can also transform his upper body back out of Bike Form to execute a Maximum Drive in which he pierces through his target in the shape of a burning letter A.
- Bike Form can also combine with Kamen Rider Double's Boilder or Splasher units to become the or the respectively.
Accel Trial
is the powered up form of Kamen Rider Accel. It is much faster than Kamen Rider Accel's normal form, but its armor and overall power is weaker as a result. It makes up for its weakness by being able to punch and kick much faster, as well as increasing his overall movement speed (running, dodging, etc.) to a great degree. Once the Maximum Drive is initiated, Kamen Rider Accel Trial can only be used for another 10 seconds before being forcibly reverted to human form, but the transformation is retained if the Trial Maximum Drive is successfully executed in under 10 seconds. This form's Maximum Drive is the Rider Kick, a series of multiple kicks in a row which leave a series of energy treadmarks in the form of a T. The power of this Maximum Drive is only limited by how many kicks Accel Trial can perform within the 10 second time limit. When Kamen Rider Accel Trial combines the Engine Maximum Drive with the Trial Maximum Drive, he can perform the Maximum Drive, repeatedly slashing the target in the time limit rather than kicking. Accel Trial's motif also includes the motocrossMotocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
off-road bike.
While transforming from into Kamen Rider Accel Trial, Kamen Rider Accel changes colors from red, to yellow, and then finally to blue as Accel Trial. The yellow colored form has been labeled as in the toy line.
Accel Booster
is a powered up form of Kamen Rider Accel that appears in Kamen Rider Accel's version of the Kamen Rider W ReturnsKamen Rider W Returns
is a set of two V-Cinema releases that serve as spin-offs of characters from the Kamen Rider W television series and films. These films focus on the characters of Ryu Terui as Kamen Rider Accel and Katsumi Daido as Kamen Rider Eternal...
DVD releases. This yellow-colored form of Kamen Rider Accel uses the Gaia Memory Enhancing Adapter stolen from the Commander Dopant, which is attached over the top of the Accel Memory to increase its power output threefold. Kamen Rider Accel Booster's most notable feature is its additional armoring compared to Kamen Rider Accel Trial, which hides a plethora of jet boosters enabling Kamen Rider Accel Booster to fly with great mobility, leaving large contrails of fire due to the tripled thermal energy output. Like Kamen Rider Accel's other forms, it can utilize the Engine Blade and perform the Maximum Drive, where the Engine Blade project a large golden energy blade to slice through the target.
Accel Driver
The is Kamen Rider Accel's transformation belt. It is a third generation Memory Driver given to Ryu Terui by the mysterious woman known only as "Shroud". The Accel Driver resembles a set of motorcycle handlebarMotorcycle handlebar
Motorcycle handlebar refers to the steering mechanism for motorcycles. Handlebars often support part of the rider's weight, and provide a mounting place for controls such as brake, throttle, clutch, horn, light switch, and rear view mirrors....
s. By inserting the Accel Memory into the and revving the on the right handlebar, Ryu transforms into Kamen Rider Accel. By squeezing the on the left handlebar and revving the Power Throttle, Kamen Rider Accel initiates his finisher attack.
Gaia Memories
Like Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Accel possesses his own set of . Compared to Dopant Gaia Memories, Kamen Rider Accel's Gaia Memories are refined in appearance, a fact that Shinkuro Isaka claims to be indicative of the limits placed on their powers.: The Accel Memory, or , is Kamen Rider Accel's primary Gaia Memory. This enables Ryu to transform into Kamen Rider Accel and access his primary Maximum Drive, as well as allow him to assume Bike Form.: The Engine Memory is a Gaia Memory that gives the Engine Blade its various powers. It is not a true Gaia Memory however, and its powers are linked to those of the Accel Memory. This allows it to have more than one ability, each based on a different type of engine: , which creates a wave or wall of hot steam; , which allows the Engine Blade to execute super heated slashes or fire a bladed energy wave; and , which allows the Engine Blade to perform electrically charged slashes or fire a bolt of electricity.: Ryu is briefly lent Philip's Cyclone Memory to battle the Weather Dopant. When inserted into the Engine Blade, it allows Kamen Rider Accel to perform a wind-powered Maximum Drive strong enough to wound even the Weather Dopant.Trial Memory
The , also known as the , is a special Gaia Memory that allows Kamen Rider Accel to become Kamen Rider Accel Trial. While in , the Trial Memory enables Kamen Rider Accel to transform; the transformation is complete once the light on the traffic lightTraffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
-like goes from red to blue (with a 3-second countdown sound effect). While in its stop watch-like , once the timer button is pressed, Kamen Rider Accel Trial has 10 seconds to perform as many kicks as possible before pressing the Maximum Switch again to activate the Maximum Drive. If the Maximum Switch is not pressed within 10 seconds, the Maximum Drive fails and Kamen Rider Accel's transformation is forcibly and painfully reverted. To handle this, Kamen Rider Accel normally tosses the Trial Memory into the air as the Maximum Drive begins, pressing the Maximum Switch as soon as it is caught and declaring the time received.
Engine Blade
The is Kamen Rider Accel's main weapon. The weapon can be wielded outside of Accel's transformation, though it is extremely heavy. Through the use of the Engine Memory, Kamen Rider Accel can use the Engine Blade's different elemental abilities by pulling the trigger. It also allows Accel to perform two unique Maximum Drive finishers with the Engine Blade through the Engine Memory. The first is the in which a concentration of energy in the shape of the letter A is sent out from the Engine Blade. The second is called the where Kamen Rider Accel performs three consecutive slashes that form the letter A in a horizontal or vertical plane, slashing through the Dopant to destroy it. The Engine Blade can also be used with any of Double's Memories, as Kamen Rider Accel has used the Cyclone Memory to unleash a series of wind-powered slashes.Gaia Memory Enhancing Adapter
The is a special device that increases a Gaia Memory's power output threefold. Though the Museum attempted to place Gaia Memory Enhancing Adapters on the market, only one was made before the organization fell apart in the aftermath of Ryubee's demise. It was also used by the Commander Dopant before it was taken by Aoi Katsuragi who gives it to Kamen Rider Accel to become Kamen Rider Accel Booster. The Gaia Memory Enhancing Adapter was used on the Unicorn Memory by a yakuza leader, however the Memory is destroyed by Ryu before it can be used.Memory Gadgets
Like Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Accel has his own , an item powered by an artificial Gaia Memory called a that allows it to switch between its and its .- The is a mobile phoneMobile phoneA mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
that switches between and with the use of the . It looks similar to the Stag Phone, except it has a blue Japanese rhinoceros beetleJapanese rhinoceros beetleThe Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Japanese horned beetle, or , Allomyrina dichotoma, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China...
design. Prior to its appearance in the series, Ryu Terui used the Beetle Phone to spy on the Narumi Detective Agency.
Diablossa
The is Ryu's personal Ducati 999Ducati 999
The Ducati 999 superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916, Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes in 2003, and was produced through 2006...
motorcycle. It also has a holder for the Engine Blade. Ryu does not ride it as Accel, likely because of his ability to exceed its speed when transformed. Its name comes from the Italian words "Diablo" and "Rosso" (meaning "Red Devil").
Gunner A
The is a robotic tank that serves as Kamen Rider Accel's support droid. Its AI allows it to operate on its own from Accel. The technology is similar to Kamen Rider DoubleKamen Rider Double (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
's HardBoilder and the front unit can also combine with the Gunner A to become the HardGunner.