Kamen Rider Ghost (仮面ライダーゴースト, Kamen Raidā Gōsuto) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 26th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the 17th entry in the Heisei era.
Main characters
Takeru Tenkūji Takeru Tenkūji (天空寺 タケル, Tenkūji Takeru) is the current heir to Daitenkū-ji who displays in an interest in historical figures after his ghost hunter father, Ryū, left him the tsuba from Miyamoto Musashi's katana, which the former wears as a necklace, and enjoys reading from a book titled Stories of the World's Greatest People (世界偉人伝, Sekai Ijinden). Wishing to follow in his father's footsteps despite being unable to see ghosts, Takeru receives a Ghost Eyecon (ゴースト眼魂, Gōsuto Aikon) on his 18th birthday, which allows him to see monstrous ghosts called Gamma before they kill him for other Eyecons. A mysterious hermit brings Takeru back to life as a ghost and grants him the ability to transform into Kamen Rider Ghost as the latter has 99 days to find 15 Eyecons based on famous historical figures to fully restore his life. After seeing his childhood friend Makoto Fukami become the cold Kamen Rider Specter as a result of his sister Kanon's body being trapped in the Gamma World, Takeru sacrifices the opportunity to revive himself to save Kanon instead and gains the ability to enter people's memories following his first trip to the Gamma World. Along the way, Takeru discovers he disrespected Ryū for involving him in the latter's ghost hunting expeditions, but his father did so because of his potential to bring peace between the human and Gamma Worlds. Additionally, Takeru's Eyecon was supposed to contain Ryū's soul and if he does not restore his original body within another 99 days, both Tenkūjis will disappear forever. While doing so, Takeru and his allies save the world from the Gammisers and he receives multiple wishes from the Great Eye in recognition of his good deeds. Using one to fully revive himself, Takeru returns to high school to finish his education. In the tie-in novel Novel: Kamen Rider Ghost: Memories to the Future, Takeru marries Chloe after sacrificing the Mugen Eyecon and half of his life force with the Great Eye's help, eventually having a son named Ayumu not long after. In the near future, the lack of his Mugen Eyecon prevents him from accessing his full potential and he is absorbed by the Great Demia. However, Takeru is rescued after Ayumu dons the mantle of Ghost and kills the Great Demia without endangering Takeru's life, allowing him to reunite with his family once more. Utilizing the Ore (オレ; Me) Eyecon, which contains his soul, in conjunction with the Ghost Driver (ゴーストドライバー, Gōsuto Doraibā) belt, Takeru can transform into Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii (オレ魂). While transformed, he gains levitation capabilities and can perform the Omega Drive (オメガドライブ, Omega Doraibu) finisher. He also wields the Gan Gun Saber (ガンガンセイバー, Gan Gan Seibā; Eye Gun Saber), which can be reconfigured into varying forms, such as its sword-like Blade Mode (ブレードモード, Burēdo Mōdo) for performing the Omega Break (オメガブレイク, Omega Bureiku) finisher or its double-bladed Naginata Mode (ナギナタモード, Naginata Mōdo) for performing the Omega Stream (オメガストリーム, Omega Sutorīmu) finisher. His personal vehicles are the Machine Ghostriker (マシンゴーストライカー, Mashin Gōsutoraikā) motorcycle and the ghost ship-like Captain Ghost (キャプテンゴースト, Kyaputen Gōsuto) aircraft, which can combine to form the Iguana Ghostriker (イグアナゴーストライカー, Iguana Gōsutoraikā) mecha. Additionally, Takeru possesses other Damashii (魂; "spirit or soul") forms, which are as follows:
Toucon Boost Damashii (闘魂ブースト魂, Tōkon Būsuto Damashii): The evolved form of Ore Damashii accessed from the Toucon Boost (闘魂ブースト, Tōkon Būsuto; Fighting Spirit Boost) Eyecon, which is powered by Ryū's soul, that allows Takeru to enhance any of his preexisting Damashii and grants pyrokinesis. In this and all subsequent forms, he wields the Sunglasseslasher (サングラスラッシャー, Sangurasurasshā), which has a Sword Mode (ソードモード, Sōdo Mōdo) for performing the (Mega) Omega Shine ((メガ) オメガシャイン, (Mega) Omega Shain) finisher and a Blaster Mode (ブラスターモード, Burasutā Mōdo) for performing the (Mega) Omega Flash ((メガ) オメガフラッシュ, (Mega) Omega Furasshu) finisher. His finisher in this form is the Boost Omega Drive (ブーストオメガドライブ, Būsuto Omega Doraibu). Initially, this form served as Takeru's sole means of accessing Goemon, Ryoma, and Himiko Damashii to keep up with their enormous power until his continuous development as a Kamen Rider allowed him to access their forms with Ore Damashii. This form first appears in the non-canonical crossover film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis. Grateful Damashii (グレイトフル魂, Gureitofuru Damashii): Takeru's super form accessed from the Eyecon Driver G (アイコンドライバーG, Aikon Doraibā Jī) belt, also known as the "Giant Eyecon" (デッカい眼魂, Dekkai Aikon), that allows him to utilize the powers of all 15 heroic Eyecons at once and grants the ability to summon their Hoodie Ghosts for combat assistance. However, the Eyecon Driver G can only function if Takeru assembles all 15 heroic Eyecons' spirits into a team, as he will lose access to this form if even one spirit does not cooperate with him. His finishers in this form are the Grateful Omega Drive (グレイトフル オメガドライブ, Gureitofuru Omega Doraibu) on his own and the (Mega) Omega Formation ((メガ) オメガフォーメーション, (Mega) Omega Fōmēshon) alongside the Hoodie Ghosts. Mugen Damashii (ムゲン魂): Takeru's final form accessed from the Mugen (ムゲン; Infinite) Eyecon, which is powered by his friends' emotions, that grants photokinesis and the ability to perform enhanced versions of the Gan Gun Saber's finishers. His finisher in this form is the God Omega Drive (ゴッドオメガドライブ, Goddo Omega Doraibu). Takeru Tenkūji is portrayed by Shun Nishime (西銘 駿, Nishime Shun). As a child, Takeru is portrayed by Hinata Yamada (山田 日向, Yamada Hinata).
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