“ | Now, count up your sins/crimes! | „ |
~ Kamen Rider Double's pre-battle catchphrase |
Background
The two in one detective and Kamen Rider from 2009 made up of Shotaro Hidari and Philip. They are capable of swapping forms using the eight Gaia Memories they possess in the Doubledriver in order to keep their opponents on their toes.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of the story of Kamen Rider W and some of Fuuto Tantei. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise! | ||
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In 2008, Sokichi and Shotaro went on a mission to retrieve the "Chosen Child" from a building controlled by the Sonozaki family by a woman known to them only as "Shroud". Sokichi gives him a attaché case and an order to wait for him to return as he fights off Sonozaki Dopants, but Shotaro disobeys and follows a mysterious man he sees that he deems to be the one they are looking for. The man reveals himself as the one who created the Gaia Memories with his ability to access the Gaia Library, during which Shotaro drops the case and reveals a mysterious device to which the mysterious man said it was designed to use his power. Shotaro accidentally pushed the man into a transportation device that took him to a crystalline structure in the center of the Gaia Tower. Sokichi and Shotaro both arrive at the tower where they free the mysterious man and Sokichi grants him the name of "Philip" after his favorite fictional character. The three of them begin to leave the tower, however the guards appear and open fire on the trio, Sokichi is shot down during this. Before his death, Sokichi gives Shotaro his torn hat and told him to finish the case. When the Taboo Dopant appeared, whom Sokichi had fought to a draw earlier which lead to his driver being damaged and his hat torn, Shotaro and Philip transformed into Kamen Rider Double for the first time. Soon after, the floor collapsed under them and after landing on the floor below the two transformed into Kamen Rider Double FangJoker for the first time, nearly went berserk, and escaped from the tower. This night would later become known as Begins Night. After their escape from the tower, the two worked as private detectives in Fuuto using technology created by Shroud under the Narumi Detective Agency. In 2009, Shotaro and Philip have been doing work as Kamen Rider Double for a while, however they are starting to run low on funds due to Shotaro's personality making him reluctant to take jobs that he doesn't consider "hard boiled". Shotaro has ownership of the the Narumi Detective Agency taken from him by the daughter of Sokichi, Akiko, who tries to evict him due to not taking jobs and not having the funds to keep the building going. After a run in with the Magma Dopant and Shotaro knowing how to handle it, and later defeating the Dopant, Akiko allows Shotaro and Philip to continue to work at the agency with her as the boss, something that Shotaro doesn't agree with but follows along anyway. In the following months the three of them deal with various cases with various Dopants. In this time, they learn of the Museum and their involvement with the Dopant cases in the city. In 2010, Shotaro and Philip transform into FangJoker for the first time since Begins Night after the Fang Memory tracks Philip down to protect him, but they are able to control it this time due to their relationship allowing Philip remain calm in the form. Later, they begin to work with Ryu Terui, chief of Fuuto Police and Kamen Rider Accel, on various cases involving Dopants. In one of their cases, involving a magician who has involuntarily become the Invisible Dopant, they discover the identity of Dr. Shinkuro Isaka, aka the Weather Dopant, who was the killer of Terui's family and a benefactor of Museum and attempt to take him down twice, however in both attempts he manages to get away. Some time later, Philip gets injured pretty badly in the fight with the Nightmare Dopant but is taken by the Xtreme Memory and brought to Shroud, who tells him that she still needs him for her plans, and that Shotaro is becoming too weak for Philip's growing strength in Double. Philip denies this and later accesses CycloneJokerXtreme with Shotaro, proving that they are true partners. Later on, Philip discovers his true identity as Raito Sonozaki, the youngest son of the Sonozaki family who is in control of Museum. Philip begins to be haunted in the Gaia Library by his older sister, Wakana Sonozaki, who had gained the power to access the Gaia Library by entering her own Xtreme form, Claydoll Xtreme. Shotaro, Philip, and Terui all learn of Shroud's true intentions to take down Ryubee Sonozaki, her ex-husband and the Terror Dopant and leader of Museum, and to have Philip and Terui become CycloneAccelXtreme to mix Philip's power with Terui's unique physiology that grants him a near immunity to mind based power such as the Terror Dopant's powers.
Following the events of The Gaia Memories of Fate, Shotaro takes on a case that involves getting back an object known as "The Devil's Tail" for an employee of Museum who said that Ryubee needed it for something, which was to commence the Gaia Impact. After obtaining The Devil's Tail, Shotaro and Philip are confronted by Ryubee. Shotaro begins to feel immense terror at the mere sight of Ryubee and freezes up due to the power of the Terror Dopant being so great that it works without him even needing to transform. After a talk with Philip, who had been taken by Ryubee to be used as a sacrifice so the Sonozaki family could become one with the Earth, Shotaro remembers the reason he became Kamen Rider W to begin with and overcomes the immense fear from the Terror Dopant and are able to stop him and his Gaia Impact, burning down the Sonozaki Estate and most inside, except for Wakana who was saved by a member of Foundation X, Kazu. Kazu explains to Wakana that Foundation X plan to do their own Gaia Impact, which would digitize Wakana and kill all humans on Earth that had low compatibility with Gaia Memories. Shotaro and Philip learn where Wakana is located due to a hint from Saeko, however they also know that if they transform again that Philip will "die" due to his body being unstable and degrading after being partially absorbed by Wakana. Shotaro meets Kazu and sees him turn into the Utopia Dopant, however Shotaro hesitates to turn into Double because he is afraid of Philip dying, which causes Terui to turn into AccelTrial to fight the Utopia Dopant, only to end up injured as he was no match for him. Shotaro, still untransformed, attempts to charge the Utopia Dopant as he drags Wakana away, only for Shotaro to end up greatly injured, which causes Philip grows distressed and in turn Wakana's powers to grow in response. Kazu, noticing this, attempts to kill Shotaro in front of Philip in order to get Wakana's powers to reach their maximum in order to proceed with his plans for the Gaia Impact, however the Taboo Dopant appears and stops Kazu and attempts to kill him, however it is revealed that Kazu is a Necro-Over like the soldiers of NEVER. Wakana is taken off by Kazu, along with the now untransformed Saeko. The next day, Shotaro arrives at where Wakana is being held and manages to use his wits to fight against the Utopia Dopant, holding him still long enough for the Memory Gadgets to break the machine Wakana was connected to. Shotaro and Wakana escape outside as the lab explodes, the Utopia Dopant inside, and the two are greeted by Philip who arrived after being carried by the Xtreme Dopant, however their reunion is cut short as the Utopia Dopant rises from the rubble of the lab. Shotaro declares that he will never let Fuuto suffer, as the two detectives tell the Dopant to count up his sins before turning into Double CycloneJokerXtreme and quickly defeating him. After the fight, Shotaro and Philip have an emotional moment, before Shotaro removes the Xtreme Memory and Philip is reduced to data. After returning to the office, Shotaro sees a gift from Philip, the Lostdriver he had used before and Philip's blank book which now possessed the message "Please take care of my beloved city, Kamen Rider Hidari Shotaro". A few days after, Wakana has her own Gaia Impact in order to bring Philip back to life, but at the cost of her own life. One year after Philip had become one with the True Gaia Memory once again, Shotaro takes up a case where a boy's sister had been missing for three days after dealing with a disgruntled pet shop owner. After investigating, he learns that she had been last seen with a group known as EXE, who had been buying Gaia Memories to get the attention of someone. After confronting their leader, as well as 5 other members, Shotaro turns into Kamen Rider Joker and quickly defeats the one that turned into the Anomalocaris Dopant, a Dopant Shotaro knows how to defeat even without his full arsenal to his disposal due to a much earlier meet up. Later, Shotaro follows the boy, after having placed a tracking device on his shoe, he is confronted by one of the EXE members turning into the Cockroach Dopant, another Dopant he had fought much earlier, and easily defeats them as Kamen Rider Joker. After the arrest of the EXE members, with the help of Terui, Shotaro is struck down by the Energy Dopant, who turned out to be the pet shop owner and the real leader of EXE, however it is soon revealed that the Xtreme Memory had taken the hit for him, which also possessed Philip inside of it. The two become Kamen Rider W once more to fight the Energy Dopant. A year later, the events of Fuuto PI begin. |
Statistics
Key: Normal and Fang combos | CycloneJokerXtreme
Tier: 9-B | At least 9-B
Name: Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider W, Shotaro Hidari, Philip/Raito Sonozaki
Origin: Kamen Rider W
Sex: Male
Age: 20s (When Shotaro's body is used), physically 17 (when Philip's body is used) | Unknown
Alignment: Neutral Good with Shotaro (Shotaro is a detective and is willing to follow the law and even help the police force, however he would rather work alone as he finds the police to get in his way more than not, often times working in places he doesn't have jurisdiction on because it has to do with a case he's working on. Shotaro prioritizes the safety of others when fighting which tends to lead to him taking hit for others, especially the clients for his jobs); Chaotic Good with Philip (Philip isn't held back by trying to be a lawful citizen like Shotaro is, often times not caring about trying to minimize the collateral damage caused by fights, which can cause him to fight with Shotaro. Philip will still try to protect and help others if he can.)
Classification: Kamen Rider, Two-in-one Detective, Detective
Dimensionality: 3D
Attack Potency: Wall level (Capable of fighting off Dopants, such as the T-Rex and Violence, that can casually cause bust through walls and the sides of buildings), higher with Finishers (their finishers can one shot Dopants that their normal attacks only stagger) | At least Wall level (Superior to the base forms; could easily defeat an opponent that CycloneJoker had trouble beating), higher with Finishers, even higher with CycloneJokerGoldXtreme (Superior in all regards to CycloneJokerXtreme) and Golden Xtreme
Durability: Wall level (can of brushing off attacks from | Placeholder, higher with CycloneJokerGoldXtreme
Striking Strength: Wall level, higher with Finishers | At least Wall level (Superior to the base forms), higher with Finishers, even higher with CycloneJokerGoldXtreme and Golden Xtreme
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human
Travel Speed: Athletic Human to Superhuman depending on form (Double's slowest form, HeatMetal, has a top speed of 100 meters per 11 seconds (32.727272724 km/h); Double's fastest form, FangJoker, has a top speed of 100 meters per 3.2 seconds (112.5 km/h)), Superhuman+ with Hardboilder (has a top speed of 580 km/h) | Superhuman running speed (Has a running speed of 100 meters per 4 seconds (90 km/h)), at least Superhuman in CycloneJokerGoldXtreme (Should not be slower than CycloneJokerXtreme), at least Transonic flight speed (capable of performing a sonic boom during flight casually) with CycloneJokerGoldXtreme
Combat Speed: At least Supersonic (Could attack the shots of the Anomalocaris Dopant while they were midflight towards them and couldn't pinpoint where they were coming from)
Reaction Speed: At least Supersonic (Can react to the Anomalocaris Dopant, which can fire it's teeth similar to how a gun fires a bullet and at similar speeds, as well as catch the shots it fires or hit them back despite not knowing where they were coming from.)
Stamina: High, possibly Very High when Shotaro's body is used (should not be less than Shotaro's normal stamina); Ranges from Average with early show to Above Average with post-show (Philip began the story unfit and would get tired from little physical work, as the series went on he began to get more physically fit and his stamina rose as well)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Metalshaft, at least Extended Melee Range with JokerLuna's Luna limbs, Hundreds of Meters with Triggermagnum, possibly Kilometers with Cyclone Memory (Changed the direction the wind was blowing in all of Futo by just transforming)
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Possesses Philip's intellect and Shotaro's detective skills, street smarts, and fighting ability) | Extraordinary Genius (Same as before but can instantly access the Gaia Library to get whatever relevant information is needed about the opponent)
Powers and Abilities
The same abilities as CycloneJoker but enhanced plus Light Manipulation, Forcefield Creation, Energy Projection (The Prismbicker is capable of generating beams of light that are able to do damage as well as generate a shield of light that can block most attacks), and Regeneration Negation (High-Mid; The Prismbicker is capable of negating the regernation of Dopants, some of which can be reduced to shards of their body and can still regenerate such as the Claydoll Dopant) with the Prismbicker, Information Analysis (Directly linked to the Gaia Library and is able to access all of it's information without a search),
Standard Equipment
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Doubledriver - transformation belt, has the Maximum Slot on the side, which is used to activate finishers without a weapon Gaia Memories - transformation gadgets Fang Memory - Autonomous Gaia Memory that can act on it's own when not being used to transform; actively tries to protect Philip Xtreme Memory - Autonomous Gaia Memory that can act on it's own when not being used to transform; actively tries to protect Philip; capable of flight Metalshaft - Weapon used when using a combo that uses the Metal Memory; an extendable quarterstaff, has a Maximum Slot Triggermagnum - Weapon used when using a combo that uses the Trigger Memory; a firearm that changes firing mode depending on the other Memory used, has a Maximum Slot Prismbicker - Weapon used when in CycloneJokerXtreme; a sword, the Prism Sword, and a shield, the Bicker Shield. The Prism Sword contains a single Maximum Slot while the Bicker Shield contains four. Hardboilder - Double's personal Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle; Can dock into the Revolgarry to change the back half to various things
Revolgarry - Double's garage-like tank vehicle that can be controlled remotely and contains the back halves of the Hardboilder
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Accel Memory - Kamen Rider Accel's Gaia Memory; can be used to perform a finisher Engineblade - Kamen Rider Accel's sword; can be used in place of the Prism Sword Gunner A - Kamen Rider Accel's support robot; can combine with the front half of the Hardboilder to form the Hardgunner.
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Notable Techniques
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Joker Extreme - Creates a controlled tornado to lift them into the air, then the body splits in half down the middle, then delivering a drop kick-like attack to the target; Activated by putting the Joker Memory in the Maximum Slot while in CycloneJoker. Metal Twister - Spins around swinging the Metalshaft creating an aura of wind to extend it's range; Activated by putting the Metal Memory in the Metalshaft
Trigger Aerobuster - Fires multiple shots of pressurized air at the opponent; Activated by putting the Cyclone Memory in the Triggermagnum
Trigger Storm Bomb - Fires multiple pressurized air blasts that then turn into a mini-tornado; Activated by putting the Trigger Memory in the Triggermagnum. Joker Grenade - Raising up into the air with flames, does a somersault mid-air, splits down the middle as they descend, and then the two halves land punches enhanced with energy. Activated by putting the Joker Memory into the Maximum Slot while in HeatJoker. Metal Branding - Ignites the two ends of Metalshaft and delivers a powerful blow to the target. Activated by putting the Metal Memory into the Metalshaft. Trigger Explosion - Fires a stream of flame from the Triggermagnum; activated by putting the Trigger Memory into the Trigger Magnum Joker Strange - Luna half copies itself four times, then delivers a flurry of punches with the Luna half, finishing with a punch with the Joker half. Activated by putting the Joker Memory into the Maximum Slot. Metal Illusion - Creates multiple rings of energy and then fires them at the target. Activated by putting the Metal Memory into the Metalshaft. Trigger Full Burst - Fires multiple charged homing shots at the opponent; Activated by putting the Trigger Memory in the Trigger Magnum
Fang Strizer - A flying roundhouse kick in which a projection of the Fang head "bites" the opponent when Double hits the opponent; activated by pressing the Fang Memory four times when in FangJoker Double Xtreme - A twister forms around Double to rise them up into the air and the same twister accelerates them down towards the opponent for a drop kick-like attack; activated by opening and closing the Xtreme memory.
Prism Break - A wave of energy or an energized slash while swinging the Prism Sword; activated by putting the Prism Memory into the Prism Sword and pressing the Maximum Starter button.
Bicker Finalusion: Shooting - A laser fired from the Bicker Shield; Activated by putting the Cyclone, Heat, Luna, and Joker Memories into the Bicker Shield
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Other
Standard Tactics: If given preperation time, will look up the opponent before the battle to learn the weakness or other means to defeat them. In combat, they will swap between their 9 normal forms to try and take an advantage in the fight. Fights animal-like when using Fang. When using Xtreme form, they will analyze the opponent and then try to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses if they have any.
Weaknesses: Shotaro and Philip act independently of each other even as Double, so causing one to argue with the other causes them to have trouble functioning; When using the Fang memory, Philip's body is used which isn't as physically fit as Shotaro's, however by the end of the main series he got over this weakness; to efficiently search the Gaia Library, Philip needs Keywords to narrow down the search | None notable | None Notable
Note: FangJoker, FangMetal, and FangTrigger all use Philip as the body and as such can't be swapped to or out of in the middle of battle without both Shotaro and Philip being present in the battle and first untransforming. CycloneJokerXtreme and CycloneJokerGoldXtreme have Philip and Shotaro merge into one body.
Explanation: The Gaia Library is the records of all memories of everything on Earth via the True Gaia Memory which appear as books on bookshelves, Philip can send his mind to the Gaia Library and project the information onto a blank book he possesses. When using the Xtreme Memory, Double is directly linked to True Gaia Memory and can access any information they need in an instant.
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