The protagonist of the [[Kamen Rider BLACK (series)|eighth]] [[Kamen Rider]] television series.

After suffering a body-altering surgery and barely escaping, Kotaro Minami becomes Kamen Rider Black to begin his battle against the forces of Golgom and save his adopted brother.

As his name suggests, Black is mostly black in color with yellow and red accents. Like [[Kamen Rider 1|No. 1]] and [[Kamen Rider 2|No. 2]], his design is based on a grasshopper.

He eventually got upgraded in the [[Kamen Rider BLACK RX (Series)|next series]] as [[Kamen Rider BLACK RX|BLACK RX]]
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