The Bat Man (蝙蝠男 Kōmori Otoko), also referred to as Human Bat (人間蝙蝠 Ningen Kōmori), is a kaijin created by Shocker and an antagonist in Kamen Rider.
He was voiced by Eken Mine and portrayed by Yoshinobu Sano in his human form. He'd also voiced HH Washoishoi in 1996 TV series called Gekisou Sentai Carranger.
Biography[]
Kamen Rider[]
First Encounter[]
Bat Man was turning people into vampires when he encountered Kamen Rider 1. In their fight, he is destroyed by Rider 1's Rider Throw. Afterwards, Rider #1 used its own claws to cure the people infected by it.
Resurrection[]
He was later resurrected by Shocker as part of the Revived Kaijin Army against Rider 1 but is destroyed again along with his fellow revived Inhumanoids when Tokageron's Barrier Destruction Ball is used against them. Bat Man also made a brief return appearance in the monster army of the Kamen Rider vs. Shocker movie, but did not actually have an active participation there
Manga[]
In the original manga, Bat Man got impaled with a cross by Kamen Rider #1.
Spirits[]
In Kamen Rider Spirits, there exists a character similar to Bat Man who was once part of Shocker, Father Petrescu.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The name "Bat Man" is presumably a reference to the DC comics superhero of the same name.
- Bat Man has inspired many iconic bat-themed monsters in Kamen Rider history:
- Burner Koumori in Kamen Rider V3
- Franken Bat in Kamen Rider X
- Vampire Bat Beastman in Kamen Rider Amazon
- Bat Kikkaijin in Kamen Rider Stronger
- Komorujin in Skyrider
- Cassette Gomoru in Kamen Rider Super-1
- Koumori Man in Kamen Rider ZO
- Xu·Goma·Gu in Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Darkwing in Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Bat Orphnoch in Kamen Rider 555
- Bat Undead in Kamen Rider Blade
- Aracnea Worm Rubor, Aracnea Worm Flavus and Aracnea Worm Nigritia in Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Bat Imagin in Kamen Rider Den-O
- Bat Fangire in Kamen Rider Kiva
- Bat Dopant in Kamen Rider W
- Bat Type Roidmude in Kamen Rider Drive
- Bat Amazon in Kamen Rider Amazons
- Onycho Magia in Kamen Rider Zero One
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