Spider Man (蜘蛛男 Kumo Otoko) is the first Kaijin of the Shocker organization to appear and an antagonist in the original 1971 Kamen Rider series, appearing in the first episode.
He later reappears as Space Spider Man (スペース蜘蛛男 Supēsu Kumo Otoko), a commander of the Space Shocker organization, and a major antagonist in the film Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z.
In the original series, he was voiced by Ryuji Saikachi. As Space Spider Man in Super Hero Taisen Z he was voiced by Keiko Sakai.
History[]
Kamen Rider[]
While Takeshi Hongo was practicing with Tobei Tachibana for the motorcycle Grand Prix, Spider Man and a team of Shocker Combatmen appeared to kidnap Hongo so he could be converted into a cyborg supersoldier for Shocker. After the Combatmen knocked Hongo off his bike, Spider Man abducted Takeshi Hongo and brought him to Shocker to go through the process of being converted into the first Kamen Rider. However, Takeshi Hongo escaped along with ex-Shocker scientist Professor Midorikawa and Spider Man was sent to track them both down.
He killed Midorikawa and pinned his death on Hongo before abducting the professor's daughter Ruriko. After being chased down by Takeshi Hongo as Kamen Rider, he was killed by Kamen Rider 1 with his Rider Kick.
Spider Man later reappeared as a part of the Revived Kaijin Army assembled to assist Tokageron in battling Kamen Rider. In the ensuing fight between the kaijins and Kamen Rider, Spider Man was destroyed again inadvertently by Tokageron's special bomb.
Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff x Super Hero Taisen Z[]
Spider Man was later revived as Space Spider Man and a commander of the Space Shocker organization. He attempted to capture Psycholon so he could be used for Space Shocker's domination of the universe. He was destroyed by Kamen Rider Fourze and Inazuman.
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Trivia[]
- The name "Spider Man" is presumably a reference to the Marvel comics superhero of the same name.
- Spider Man has inspired many iconic spider-themed monsters in Kamen Rider history:
- Dokubari Gumo in Kamen Rider V3
- Spider-Napoleon in Kamen Rider X
- Spider Beastman in Kamen Rider Amazon
- Spider Kikkaijin in Kamen Rider Stronger
- Kumonjin in Skyrider
- Spiderbaban in Kamen Rider Super-1
- Spider Mutants in Kamen Rider Black
- Kumo Woman in Kamen Rider ZO
- Xu·Gmun·Ba in Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Dispider, Mispider, Respider and Solospider in Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Spider Orphnoch in Kamen Rider 555
- Spider Undead and Tarantula Undead in Kamen Rider Blade
- Tsuchigumo in Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Brachypelma Worm Aurantium, Brachypelma Worm Viridis, Aracnea Worm Rubor, Aracnea Worm Flavus and Aracnea Worm Nigritia in Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Spider Imagin in Kamen Rider Den-O
- Spider Fangire in Kamen Rider Kiva
- Spider Dopant in Kamen Rider W
- Spider Type Roidmude in Kamen Rider Drive
- Spider Amazon in Kamen Rider Amazons
- Spider Megid in Kamen Rider Saber
- Spider Deadman in Kamen Rider Revice
- Spider Malgam in Kamen Rider Gotchard
