One of the two protagonists of the original series that kicked off the [[Kamen Rider]] franchise.

[[hongou takeshi|Takeshi Hongo]] is kidnapped by the terrorist organization, Shocker, and surgically altered into a cyborg. Hongo, however, manages to escape before being brainwashed to do Shocker's bidding and uses his new power to begin his war against evil as the first Kamen Rider.

To avoid confusion with [[kamen_rider_2|No. 2]], his gloves and boots are white. In Kamen Rider the First and the Next he is dark blue with a white belt.
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