Takeshi Hongo

Takeshi Hongo is Kamen Rider #1, the very first Kamen Rider in existence. He first appeared in the television show Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programs. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider #1 is a motorcycle-riding superhero modeled upon a Grasshopper. One of the most recognizable and iconic characters in Japanese entertainment, Kamen Rider #1 is as irrecoverably burnt onto to the cultural subconscious as the series itself. However, this is a different version of the original character idea, for the original version go here: http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Takeshi_Hongo

The First
Takeshi Hongo was born on August 15, 1950, growing up he was an intelligent young man who enjoyed the fun parts of life one of which was riding a motorcycle. On May 28th, 1967 he graduated High School and on September 10th, 1967 he started collage as a biochemistry student. It was three years later that his life would change forever. Late one night he was captured by Shocker’s Inhumanoid cyborg agent the Bat because he was an ‘ideal’ candidate for their experiment. After being captured Takeshi was forced to undergo a procedure that transformed him into a super-powered Inhumanoid cyborg code-named Hopper, whose purpose was to eliminate any witnesses to Shocker's actions.

Hopper later proves to be Shocker's finest work as he lacks the need for transfusion to survive like other Shocker Inhumanoids. 'Hopper's' first mission was to assassinate two witnesses who coincidentally were the journalist who had interviewed him prior to his kidnapping, Asuka Midorikawa, and her fiancé Katsuhiko Yano. It was during the assault that Hongo reclaimed his sense of humanity, though it was too late to save Katsuhiko as Asuka finds Hongo next to Katsuhiko's lifeless body, believing he was the murderer as she attempts to uncover how a seemingly normal college student could become a murderer. The incident left Hongo with an epiphany, deciding to use his new found power to stop Shocker's evil and protect all that he holds dear from them. Meanwhile, Shocker uses the body of Katsuhiko to create a second Hopper known as Ichimonji Hayato to destroy the traitorous "Hopper I". The two Riders eventually team up to save Asuka, when she uncovered the existence of Shocker itself. In the end, Hongo and Asuka confessed their love for each other.