Kamen Rider X


Kamen Rider X, translated as Masked Rider X, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET, now known as TV Asahi. It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It starred Ryo Hayami in the title role.

Plot summary

scientist Keitaro Jin and his son Keisuke become caught up in the campaign of terror by an evil organization known as "G.O.D.". They are attacked and the professor's technology gets stolen, but before Keitaro dies, he is able to perform surgery on his son. With the last of his robotics technology, he transforms his son into "Kamen Rider X". To avenge his father's death and ensure the safety of the entire world, Keisuke uses this technology as he battles the monstrous minions of G.O.D..

Characters

The G.O.D. Secret Organization, short for the Government of Darkness, is the evil organization that X battles against.
  1. X-X-X-Rider is Born!!
  2. Run, Cruiser! X-Rider!!
  3. Assassination Dark Spider Operation!!
  4. G.O.D., the Shadow of Fear!!
  5. The One-Eyed Monster's Kidnapping Operation!
  6. The Japanese Islands Fragmentation Plan!
  7. The Terrible Genius Human Project!
  8. Mystery!? Little Earth - Middle Earth - Big Earth
  9. X-Rider's Great Deadly Training
  10. G.O.D. Secret Police! Apollo Geist!!
  11. The Invulnerable Water Snake Monster Hydra!
  12. Sweep the ESPer Girl Away!
  13. Godradamus' Great Prophecy!
  14. Apollo Geist, Mad Insect Underworld
  15. G.O.D.'s Secret Base! X-Rider Sneaks In!!
  16. Counterattacking Apollo Geist! X-Rider in Danger!!
  17. Scary! Humans are Turning into Trees!!
  18. Scary! It's G.O.D.'s Cat Disguise Operation!!
  19. The Corpses at the Ghost Mansion Call!!
  20. A Ghost!? The Mysterious Snake Man Appears!!
  21. Apollo Geist's Last General Attack!!
  22. The Terrible Great Giant! King Dark Appears!!
  23. King Dark! The Demon's Invention!!
  24. Revenge Demon Geronimo! The Silent Attack!!
  25. The Mysterious Thief, Rhinoceros Beetle Lupin!!
  26. Underworld's Dictator, Starfish Hitler!!
  27. Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!!
  28. Look! X-Rider's Great Transformation!!
  29. Deathmatch!! X-Rider vs. X-Rider!!
  30. I Want Blood! The Monster of the Corpse Swamp!!
  31. Stand! King Dark!!
  32. Showdown! King Dark vs. X-Rider
  33. Fear! King Dark's Revenge!!
  34. The Weapon of Terror Aims at Three Riders!!
  35. Farewell, X-Rider

    Movies

;Kamen Rider X: Reedited episode 3. A little girl named Sayoko witnesses the murder of an Interpol agent by the G.O.D. kaijin Hercules. Keisuke Jin saves her before Hercules disposes of her. Sayoko tells Keisuke that G.O.D. is targeting an important official named Kibara. Kamen Rider X has his hands full when G.O.D abducts Kibara and takes Sayoko and her mother hostage.
;Five Riders vs. King Dark: During a motocross practice, Keisuke Jin is ambushed by two of G.O.D.'s kaijin warriors. He transforms into Kamen Rider X, but little does he know that his battle is recorded and analyzed by King Dark to create a super kaijin. Meanwhile, other G.O.D. kaijin are attacking children all over Tokyo. But before the other Riders intervene, the kaijin mysteriously disappear. Upon learning about King Dark's latest plans, Kamen Rider X joins forces with the four Riders to stop G.O.D. and their revived kaijin.

S.I.C. Hero Saga

The S.I.C. Hero Saga story for Kamen Rider X was published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine in its July to September 2009 issues. The story was titled Masked Rider X: Son of Zeus.
;Chapter titles
  1. Ocean Floor Temple
  2. King Dark
  3. Dr. Noroi

    Cast

;Opening theme
;Ending theme