Kamen Rider ZX (仮面ライダーZX (ゼクロス) Kamen Raidā Zekurosu?)is the tenth fictional superhero in the Kamen Rider
franchise to bear the eponymous title. ZX holds the distinction of
being the first Rider who did not star in his own television series. The
character debuted in an eponymous manga series which began
serialization on the July 1982 issue of the Japanese publication
Television Magazine. ZX was then featured in a short radio drama
broadcast during a special episode of All Night Nippon hosted by Shotaro
Ishinomori on August 14, 1982 commemorating the character's official
debut, before making his live-action television debut in the special Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
Shun Sugata As Ryo Murasame
Ryo Murasame (村雨 良 Murasame Ryō, voiced by Akira Kamiya in the radio drama and portrayed byShun Sugatain the TV special) and his sister were shot down while flying in the Amazon jungle by a terrorist organization known as the Badan Empire and had both of them captured. Later, Badan kills his sister and turns Murasame into a cyborg
warrior named ZX and brainwashes him; however, an accident enables him
to regain his memory. Murasame becomes a Kamen Rider to avenge his
sister. His first encounter with the past Kamen Riders is when he
mistakes both Kamen Rider Super-1 and Riderman as soldiers of Badan.
ZX has the most cybernetic body out of any Kamen Rider created thus
far. His body has many hidden abilities reminiscent of a ninja,
including shuriken and chain-sickles. His finishing attack is a Rider
Kick called the ZX Kick (ZX(ゼクロス) キック, Zekurosu Kikku), in
which ZX's body glows red before delivering a devastating kick.
Interestingly, it does not always cause the target to explode like other
Rider Kick finishers. The Kamen Rider Spirits story also made changes
to the original film's description of ZX's power. While the original
story only describes ZX's abilities as similar to a ninja, in the manga
ZX also has a regeneration ability, a smokescreen, jet boots, a Virtual
Image Projection Unit in his belt buckle that creates illusionary copies
of him, a katana, and a dagger called Electro-Knife that he stores in
his right thigh. This difference in ZX's abilities left some fans
confused. It has been officially confirmed that ZX's true abilities are
exclusively the ones shown in Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! <citation needed>
Equipment
ZX Belt
ZX Belt
The ZX Belt (ZX(ゼクロス)ベルトZekurosu Beruto?) is Ryo's transformation belt that allows him to transform into ZX.
Helldiver
Helldiver
The Helldiver is ZX's personal motorcycle.
Cross Shuriken
A shuriken pulled from ZX's forearm guard. Functions as a normal shuriken. First used against Riderman and Super-1.
Focus Bomb
A hand-grenade pulled from ZX's shin guard. When it is thrown, it
will explode upon contact. He shown first used against Tiger Roid in the
special, and later shown used against Ryuki in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.
Micro Chain
A small black chain sickle-like object with a long, thin chain
attached to it. This may be thrown to lasso enemies and to send an
electrical shockwave through the chain, stunning the foe in preparation
for a finisher. First used against Tiger Roid.
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