Shocker (Kamen Rider)

Shocker is an organization that features in Kamen Rider.

History

Shocker (Japanese: ショッカー, Hepburn: Shokkā) were a secret terrorist organisation that operated from Japan and had a great deal of influence around the world.

Overview

Shocker's scientists performed surgical alterations that gave the subject superhuman fighting abilities. Even the most basic Shocker soldier was tougher, stronger and faster than the average human civilian. The most powerful of their forces were the kaijin, modified humans who were combined with animal DNA and cybernetics to create living weapons.

Ruthless and merciless, Shocker would often kidnap prominent scientists and force them to work for the organization, then kill them when their usefulness was at an end.

Shocker Combatmen (ショッカー戦闘員, Shokkā Sentōin, 1-80) were troopers used by Shocker in their goal for world domination. While some are slightly modified humans, others are said to be creations of the Shocker Leader who are not really alive but are instead puppets that follow every command of him. Combatmen were slowly enhanced with time, with their final version proving much stronger than their original counterparts.

Members

• Great Leader (ショッカー首領, Shokkā Shuryō) : high ruler of the organisation and main antagonist of the series. He appears for the first time in a short video footage shown in episode 33, although his appearance there is mostly hidden by shadows. He talks with his followers through speakers on Shocker's emblems in the multiple outposts. The Great Leader is a cruel being who does not have qualms in sacrificing his minions during moments of crisis or failure.
• Colonel Zol (ゾル大佐/狼男, Zoru Taisa/Ōkami Otoko, 26-39, Rider vs Shocker, V3 27-28) : from Shocker's German branch, his true form was a wolf monster. He was also a disguise specialist, able to mimic Taki's appearance almost perfectly using only make up during his debut. His personal mark, worn by the soldiers of his own Shocker outpost and used in his official correspondence, was the Shocker emblem, but with the bird's head replaced by a wolf's.
• Doctor Shinigami (死神博士/イカデビル, Shinigami Hakase/Ikadebiru, 40-52, Rider vs Shocker, 61, 63, 68, V3 27-28, Decade: All Riders vs Great-Shocker) : from Shocker's branch in Switzerland, he took over Japan's command after Zol's death until Ambassador Hell appeared. However, he returned to Japan in episode 61, working together with Ambassador Hell and also attempting his own plans. He had a cold and calculating behavior. In episode 68, he captured Tobei Tachibana to help training him for his battle with Kamen Rider #1, but that only resulted in Tachibana learning about his weakness. Discarding his cape when he faced Hongo for the last time, Shinigami assumed the form of Ikadevil to fight Rider #1 with his tentacle whip, while Ichimonji was held off by the Shocker Combatmen. With Tobei's guidance, Rider #1 managed to overpower Ikadevil and weaken him with a Rider Chop before sending Ikadevil falling to his death with his Rider Tailspin Shoot. Ikadevil tried to rise once more, only to fall down and explode.
• Ambassador Hell 地獄大使/ガラガランダ, Jigoku Taishi/Garagaranda, 53-79, Rider vs Ambassador Hell, V3 27-28, Decade: All Riders vs Great-Shocker) : summoned from Shocker's branch in West Coast USA, he took command of the organization in Japan.

Notes

• Shocker was created by Shotaro Ishinomori and featured in the setting of the Kamen Rider universe.

Alternate Versions

• In Kamen Rider: The First, the Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutional Realm (S.H.O.C.K.E.R.) was an organization in the setting of the reboot universe.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider:

External Links

• Kamen Rider Wiki Entry

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