is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the Japan

Japan

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ese tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 series Kamen Rider V3

Kamen Rider V3

is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider...

, the second in the famous Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider (franchise)

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...

franchise of tokusatsu programs. The primary protagonist

Protagonist

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 of the series, Kamen Rider V3 is a motorcycle

Motorcycle

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-riding superhero

Superhero

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 modeled upon a dragonfly

Dragonfly

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 and armed with a variety of powers. His name is an abbreviation for "Version Three" as he is the third Kamen Rider. In the original series, he was portrayed by Hiroshi Miyauchi

Hiroshi Miyauchi

is a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat...

. In the movie Kamen Rider The Next

Kamen Rider The Next

is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie...

, V3 is portrayed by Kazuki Kato

Kazuki Kato

is a Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is known most notably for his role as Daisuke Kazama aka Kamen Rider Drake in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Keigo Atobe in The Prince of Tennis musicals.- Drama :...

 and voiced by Hirofumi Tanaka in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

is the film adaptation of the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. The film was released in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, alongside the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger film, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War. The catchphrases for the movie are and...

.

The meaning for Kamen Rider V3's name was never clearly depicted in the series. The first meaning suggested it was a pun because both Ichigō and Nigō used their powers to energize V3's belt during Shirō Kazami's surgery, making him more powerful than its predecessors. However, in the 2007 remake movie Kamen Rider The Next

Kamen Rider The Next

is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie...

, V3's belt explains it stands for "Version 3" Kamen Rider.

Shiro Kazami

, born 3 November 1950, was a 22-year-old college student at Jōnan University with a major in biochemistry. But by chance, he accidentally witnessed the brutal murder of a road worker by a member of the secret terrorist society known only as Destron, which appeared after the destruction of Gelshocker and continues its predecessor's goal of world domination. To rid Destron of its witness, and taking no chances, they sent Scissors Jaguar to murder the entire Kazami family. Though he was forced to watch his family die before his eyes, Shiro was saved from the same grisly fate by the interference of Kamen Riders #1

Kamen Rider 1

is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle-riding...

 and #2

Kamen Rider 2

is a fictional character and secondary protagonist from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. Like Kamen Rider 1, he is a motorcycle-riding superhero modelled upon a grasshopper. In the original series, he is...

.

TV series

Bent on revenge for his family's deaths, Shiro pleads with the Kamen Riders to make him into a cyborg just like them. The two Kamen Riders refuse at first, but after Shiro is mortally wounded while saving them, the two had no choice but to respect his wishes. As the Double Riders performed the operation, the Destron outpost is attacked and destroyed by Turtle Bazooka. The Double Riders were at a major disadvantage until Shiro joined the battle, now known as Kamen Rider V3. V3 went on to destroy his family's murderer while the Double Riders fought Bazooka Turtle, who now had a nuclear bomb in his body with intentions to destroy Tokyo. The Double Riders, feeling that Kazami is a worthy successor, take Turtle Bazooka away from the city just before the bomb explodes, leaving V3 to protect Japan on his own.

Across the series, Shiro battled Destron's cyborg monsters, eventually uncovering his new found abilities while battling the likes of Doktor G, Baron Fang, and Archbishop Wing. When faced with Destron's strongest general, Marshal Armor, V3 was joined in his battle by ex-Destron scientist Jōji Yūki/Riderman

Riderman

is a fictional character, an anti-heroic protagonist from the tokusatsu television series, Kamen Rider V3. He was the first Kamen Rider to wield personal weapons, and the first Kamen Rider whose face is partially exposed...

 and the Double Riders. Eventually, V3 defeated the Destron Leader and departs on his motorcycle to parts unknown.

V3 would make appearances in most succeeding Kamen Rider TV series, last seen in the final episodes of Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider BLACK RX

is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series produced as part of the Kamen Rider Series. The ninth show in the franchise, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October...

.

Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu

V3 stars as the hero of the 1973 timeline in this crossover game and one of the game's main characters. In the game's storyline, Riderman's former teacher has become involved within a plot to utilize the powers of an unknown alien being discovered by Shocker years ago. Eventually with Riderman's help, he is able to travel to 1988, along with Kamen Rider 1

Kamen Rider 1

is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle-riding...

 and Kamen Rider Agito

Kamen Rider Agito

, is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002....

 to join Kamen Rider Black

Kamen Rider Black

, translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo...

 for the final battle. Hiroshi Miyauchi returns to voice V3. Although Riderman is present, he is a non-playable character.

THE NEXT

In the movie Kamen Rider The Next

Kamen Rider The Next

is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie...

, Kazami is rewritten the former president of the rising IT

Information technology

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 enterprise ExaStream, being among those in the building to be infected by the nanobots designed by Shocker to turn any infected person into a cyborg. Being one of the two surviving members, Kazami is enticed by the promise of power, code named Hopper Version 3. Unlike Riders #1 and #2, V3's body was modeled around using the nano-technology that grants greater abilities that far surpass the original Hopper design. Eventually, Shiro becomes so deeply corrupted by his new power to the point he has forgotten Chiharu. He encounters Takeshi Hongo when he and his student Kotomi Kikuma were investigating the disappearance of Chiharu, learning of his ties to Shocker after revealing the horrible events relating to his sister.

Though at a ceasefire, Kazami realizes that Chiharu was also exposed to the nanobots as she left ExaStream and suffered intense dibilitating side effects that lead to her supposed suicide, with her "ghost" murdering everyone who hears her final song "Plantium Smile" along with those trying to cover up her death. Deciding to honor his sister's wish for her fate not to be anyone else's, Kazami joins the Riders as V3 to stop Shocker's plans of remodeling all of Japan using nanomachines. But once he destroys the nanobots, Kazami encounters his sister Chiharu, who through a combination of the nanomachines and the severe damage from her attempted suicide had mutated into a horrific monster. Ultimately, as the process she underwent is irreversible, he has no choice but to free her from her pain, using his V3 Punch to end her life. Soon after, Shiro decides to start his life fresh like Hongo has.

Kamen Rider V3's 26 Secrets

At V3's disposal are 26 techniques and weapons that were designed to aid V3 in a variation of ways from enhancing his abilities to destroying certain enemies.

1. : Kamen Rider V3's first and foremost weapon - the Henshin belt "Double Typhoon". Shiro Kazami transforms into V3 by performing the "Henshin", a series of moves which activates the 2 revolving pistons of the Double Typhoon, and then converts the accumulated wind energy to transform Kazami into Kamen Rider V3. Kamen Rider V3 is powered by the right "Kamen Rider No.1 Typhoon" and the left "Kamen Rider No.2 Typhoon". This allows V3 to utilize both the "Skill" of No.1 and the "Strength" of No.2
2. : The communication device between Kamen Rider V3 and the Double Riders. It can be used to communicate with the Shonen Rider Squad Headquarters and the scouts' individual Pendants.
3. : A surveillance advancement built into V3 by the Double Riders. Residing in a holster on the left side of V3's Henshin Belt, this mini transmission satellite is rocket-propelled vertically into the air to allow V3 an extensive view of the surrounding terrains, or to track fleeing enemies. The images captured by the V3 Hopper are directed to V3's Matrix Eye.
4. : Spinning in mid-air, it allows the kick to generate massive centrifugal power.
5. : By calling upon the power of Double Typhoon, Special Hardened Muscles form a powerful resistance.
6. : A special technique that allows a devastating mid-air spinning kick to be dealt to an enemy's body.
7. : The spring muscles can withstand up to 10 times the force put against them.
8. : The counter-spinning attack used against opponent.
9. : A device which records and analysis enemies' attacks and weapons. The result: V3 learns from his battles and does not lose to a repeated attack/weapon.
10. : Draws in an outside energy directed at V3, and doubles it in return.
11. : 1,000,000 volts of electricity are run throughout the surface as an effective deflector.
12. : Kamen Rider V3's signature move. It allows a repeat kick, via springing off the monster, to the exact point of first
13. It expels the energy stored in the belt, causing a power concussion to the target. After performing the Reverse Double Typhoon, Kazami can only re-transform to V3 after a three-hour period.
14. : It concentrates all of V3's energy into the center vertical thorax, or "Red Bone", and then expel all the energy at once.
15. : A cellular strength device that causes the fusing of metal blades which come into contact with V3's body; best utilized through the crossing of hands, in order to block and damage metal weapons.
16. : It stores 3 hours of oxygen for marine battle.
17. : V3 executes the V3 Kick after throwing an enemy into mid-air.
18. : Located in a circuit box on the right the right of V3's Henshin Belt. It allows channeling or conversion of internal or external power sources - such as the Double Riders' pendant.
19. : Its special muscles allows arms to spin as a propeller, to deliver powerful blows.
20. : It can trace the undetectable footprints of kaijin.
21. : The X-rays can penetrate a mutant's body to locate its weak point.
22. : It pulls full internal power to focus a sub-zero effect on an opponent or object, shot from the antennae.
23. : The mufflers on the back assists in guiding V3 while flying, or gliding to earth.
24. : A 1,000,000-volt electrical charge fired from V3's antennae.
25. : It detaches from V3's body to form a rolling weapon.
26. : Nuclear-generated power is transferred into V3's foot to allow a burning and explosive kick.

Hurricane

The is V3's motorcycle

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which was used in his rider form. It can execute the and the in mid-air.