The character appeared in five episodes of Kamen Rider (Skyrider), with Yamaguchi reprising the role in only one episode. In the subsequent four episodes, Riderman was portrayed by assorted suit actors, including Junichi Iwai, alongside various voice actors.
After Yamaguchi's death, Riderman returned in episodes 41-47 of Kamen Rider Black RX, where he was portrayed by suit actor Seiji Takaiwa and voiced by Kazuhiko Kishino. As the secondary Rider of Kamen Rider V3, Joji Yuki (Riderman) is labeled Kamen Rider #4 and Showa Rider #4. Takaiwa later reprised the role in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, in conjuction with Iwai Junichi. Musician Gackt portrayed an alternate reality version of Joji Yuki in All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, as well as in the music video for his single "The Next Decade". In 2009, Kyoto University students hacked the Dr. Orita Statue to resemble Riderman. They have performed other similar acts in the past to make the statue appear to be other figures of Japanese popular culture.
Publication Information
- Riders : Riderman
- Japanese : ライダーマン
- Known As : The Avenging Demon or Kamen Rider 4
- Protagonist : Joji Yuki
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider V3
- First Appeareance : Kamen Rider V3 Episod 43 : Friend or Foe? The Mysterious Riderman
- Last Appeareance : Super Hero Taisen GP : Kamen Rider 3
- Number of Appeareance : 10 (V3), 2 (Stronger), 6 (Skyrider), 7 (Black RX), 10 (Movie)
- Potrayer : Takehisa Yamaguchi, Ibuki (Voice in Let's Go Kamen Riders), Kento Handa (Voice in Kamen Rider Taisen), Hideo Ishikawa (Voice in Super Hero Taisen GP), Takayuki Masuda (Voice in Movie War Mega Max), Kazuo Hayashi (Voice in Super Hero Taisen)
- Main View : Full Episod
Joji Yuki
Joji Yuki is the Secondary Rider from the television series, Kamen Rider V3. He is a former member of the organization known as Destron who becomes Riderman to seek vengeance againts Marshall Yoroi. He is also known as The Avenging Demon or Kamen Rider 4. Joji Yuki is a loyal and selfless person at heart. Although originally blinded by his loyalty to his adoptive parent (despite nearly being killed by him through a pool of acid) for saving him, he eventually came to understand Destron`s true motive and selflessly risked his life to save the people of Japan. At first burning with revenge like Kazami, Joji later understood what it means to be a Kamen Rider and was inspired by him to fight for justice than revenge.
Sometime during his youth, Joji Yuki was abandoned and was considering suicide when The Great Leader personally intervened and adopted him. Yuki considered him his savior and willingly swore allegiance to Destron. He served loyally for Destron's cause as top scientist until a jealous Marshal Yoroi framed him for being a traitor of Destron to prevent Yuki from competing with Yoroi for a higher position. As a result, he was sentenced to be tortured to death by being dipped into a pool of acid, which resulted in the loss of his right arm. Yuki barely escaped with his life when his followers and assistants of the Destron Science Divison interrupted the execution and blew up the base with a bomb, allowing them to escape.
Kamen Rider X
Riderman, who's shown alive for the first time since his death, reveals that he had been in Tahiti. The 5 Riders, following one of the Franken Bat's bat spies head to one of G.O.D's bases. V3 faces Icarus, Cerberus, Neptune and Chronos before regrouping with the other Riders, when he took on and destroyed Icarus and Neptune. Afterwards, the five Riders face Franken Bat. The four Riders helped X execute the "Rider Super High Kick" technique, destroying Franken Bat. They invaded a G.O.D. base and faced King Dark, but the entire complex was merely an illusion, which disappeared while King Dark laughed at them.
Kamen Rider Stronger
Riderman, who had been fighting against Armored Knight in Greece and followed him to Japan comes into conflict with Stronger, believing that each other were helping Delza, but soon V3 appears and clears up the misunderstanding. V3 and Riderman leave and face the Delza Army troops who destroyed a dam, with Riderman facing Armored Knight and V3 taking on Commander Jishaku. However, Riderman is easily defeated and V3 is caught into a trap and is swallowed by a fissure.
Skyrider
The evil organization Neo-Shocker moved ahead with its plans of global genocide. Joji Yuki, Riderman, alongside the other Seven Legendary Riders fought around the world against it, leaving Japan's protecting to the new Kamen Rider, Hiroshi Tsukuba, Skyrider.
Kamen Rider Super-1
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.
Kamen Rider Black RX
Riderman, 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.
Kamen Rider Decade : All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
To Be Added
OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
A mishap caused by the Greeed Ankh unintentionally altered the timeline which enabled Shocker to utilize a Cell 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.
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO : Movie War Mega Max
A meteor shower hit various points of Earth, bringing with it time anomalies, monsters and the interest of the shadowy organization Foundation X. Kamen Rider V3 and Riderman head to a meteor landing site in the Mediterranean islands, where they find a large army of Pseudo Yummies, fighting against them alongside Riderman. Afterwards, V3 and Riderman gathered with the other Seven Legendary Riders in Japan and infiltrated a Foundation X secret airport to stop Lem Kannagi, who was leading a plan to control energy sources around the globe and also their operation regarding the meteors.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Super Hero Taisen
To Be Added
Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider : Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
As one of the 15 Showa Riders, Riderman fought in the battle against the 15 Heisei Riders in Zawame City. At the climax, Riderman is one of the surviving Riders in the battle between Heisei and Showa. He defeats OOO with his Rope Arm when the former attempts to perform his Tatoba Kick. He is then confronted by Wizard and the two Riders take each other out at the same time, transforming into Lockseeds. Gaim is soon left as the last Rider standing before Ambassador Darkness of the Badan Empire reveals himself to be Ryo Murasame (Kamen Rider ZX). Together, they restore the other Riders and all 30 Kamen Riders defeat the Badan Empire.
Super Hero Taisen GP : Kamen Rider 3
Due to the timeline alteration caused by Shocker, Riderman became one of the brainwashed Riders in that timeline. Later on, he aided the other Riders to combat Shocker after he, and the other Riders, were released from being brainwashed by the revived Double Riders.
Riderman (SD)
Riderman: A Kamen Rider in name only, Riderman is the only Rider whom actually has a face underneath his helmet. He has the Power-Arm equipped through the whole movie, although it seems to function like the rope arm too as demonstrated in the opening. He appears as Black RX is trying to court Hachi-Onna, managing to steal her from Black RX and send him running away in anger. He lacks a motorcycle in the movie, riding with Kamen Rider 2 on his New-Cyclone.
Video Game Appearances
- Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001
- Kamen Rider : The Bike Race
Riderman Users:
Abilities
Riderman
- Riderman
- About the strength of six men
- Transformation : Following the surgery by fellow Destron Scientists which replaced his arm, Joji Yuki was able to transform into Riderman. While a belt was part of his Riderman suit, it is not the source of his transformation unlike the first three Kamen Riders and indeed the majority of those that would follow. Instead, Joji Yuki transforms by raising his hands in the air, with his helmet materializing in his hands. He then puts the helmet on and then his gloves, belt, and the suit itself appears over him.
Equipment
- Device
- Transformation Belt : Following the surgery by fellow Destron Scientists which replaced his arm, Joji Yuki was able to transform into Riderman. While a belt was part of his Riderman suit, it is not the source of his transformation unlike the first three Kamen Riders and indeed the majority of those that would follow. Instead, Joji Yuki transforms by raising his hands in the air, with his helmet materializing in his hands. He then puts the helmet on and then his gloves, belt, and the suit itself appears over him.
- Cassette Arms : The equipment of a bionic arm was a necessity for Joji Yuki, whose right arm was destroyed after being dipped into a pool of acid during an execution attempt, having been framed by Marshal Armor. However, Yuki was rescued by his fellow Destron Scientists who performed the operation which not only replaced his arm but allowed him to transform into Riderman to get his revenge.
- Rope Arm
- Hook Arm
- Swing Arm
- Net Arm
- Power Arm
- Drill Arm
- Machine Gun Arm
- Operation Arm
- Spray Arm
- Octopus Arm
- Riderman uses a regular Suzuki 250cc motorbike, dubbed the "Riderman Machine". In The Next Decade Music Video, the new Joji Yuki uses a Silver version of Riderman Machine.
- Riderman Kick
- Rider Kick
- Rider Synchro
Legend Rider Devices
- KamenRide : Riderman
- KamenRide : Riderman : Kamen Ride Riderman is the Kamen Ride Card which contains the power of Riderman. 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.
- Riderman Switch
- Riderman Switch : An Astroswitch bearing the likeness of Riderman. In Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride, it can be used by Kamen Rider Fourze to arm him with the Rope Arm-like Riderman Module on his right arm, allowing him to hit targets multiple times or to esnare them, akin to the Winch Module.
- Riderman Lockseed
- Riderman Lockseed : A Lockseed bearing the likeness of Riderman, created when Riderman was defeated in the battle between the Showa Riders and Heisei Riders. The core image depicts Riderman's belt while the lid backside image depicts the Rope Cassette Arm.
- Riderman Ring
- Riderman Ring : Rider Ring which bears the likeness of Riderman is exclusive to Kamen Rider Wizard's Wizard Ring toyline. When used by a WizarDriver wearer, it would be able to summon Riderman.
