Kamen Rider: Shocker

Shocker

Shocker symbol

Formed by former Nazi's Shocker's goal was world domination. Though Shocker's headquarters was in Japan it had branches in many other countries.Initually the monster ran their own operations (episodes 1-25). But after repeated failures high ranking Shocker officers from other countries would be assigned to Japan in attempt to get it back on schedule.

Shocker Soldier (beret type, red & black suit) episodes 1-13 Shocker Soldier (beret type, black suit) Shocker Soldiers (female) episodes 1-3

Shocker mutants were assisted by the Shocker Soldiers.
For the first three episodes there were both male and female soldiers.

Kumo-Otoko (Spider-Man) - episodes 1 and 13 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Komorii-Otoko (Bat-Man) - episode 2 and 13 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Spider-Man is the Shocker Mutant that abducted
Hongo, Takeshi so that Shocker could change him.
Bat-Man's bite turned people into vampires.

Sasori-Otoko (Scorpion-Man) - episodes 3, 13 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Sarasenian episodes 4, 13, 27 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie [played by Nakamura, Bunya]
Kamakiri Otoko (Praying Mantis Man) - episodes 5 and 13

Shinigami Chameleon (Death Chameleon) - episodes 6, 7, 13 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Hachi-Onna (Bee Woman) - episodes 8 and 13
Cobra-Otoko (Cobra-Man) - episode 9
Revived Cobra Man - episodes 10, 13 [played by Nakamura, Bunya]

Gebacondor - episodes 11, 13, 27 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Yamogeras (yamori=gecko) - episodes 12 and 13, and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Tokageron (tokage=lizard) - episode 13
Tokageron was played by Shinzo, Hotta who would later play
General Monster of Neo Shocker in New Kamen Rider

Tokageron is assisted by revived versions of all 10 of the previously defeated Shocker monsters.

Episode 13 was shown as the movie "Go Go Kamen Rider" (July 18. 1971), so all monsters in episode 13 were also in the movie.

Shocker Soldier (mask type) episodes 14-52 Shocker Soldier (Africa branch) episodes 14-52

Episode 14 introduced two new versions of the Shocker Soldiers.
Types 3 and 4 wore symbols of the mutants they served on their foreheads.

Sabotenguron (saboten=cactus) - episodes 14, 15 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Phirasaurus (combination of pirannah and dinosaur) - episodes 16 and 17
Hitodanger (hitode= starfish) - episode 18
Sabotenguron was from Shocker's base in Mexico.
It was the first Shocker mutant Kamen Rider 2 had to face.

Dokuganda or Dokugander

Kanibubbler (kani=crab) - episodes 19, 37 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Dokuganda (dokuga=poison moth), caterpillar form - episodes 20 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Dokuganda (dokuga=poison moth), moth form - episodes 21 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie

Amazonia (Amazonian pirannah) - episode 22
Musasabedorl (musasabi= Japanese Flying Squirrel) - episode 23, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador"
Kinokomorgu (kinoko=mushroom) - episodes 24 and 25 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movies

Colonel Zol - episodes 26 through 39 and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28
Shocker's first Eminent Chief
Played by Miyaguchi, Jiro.

Born in Germany, a former NAZI, running Shocker's Middle East branch
Colonel Zol is sent to take control of the Japanse branch
which keeps failing in its missions because of Kamen Rider.

Hellthunder (antlion) - episode 26 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Mukaderas (mukade = centipede) - episodes 27, 37 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Mogurang (mogura= mole) - episodes 28, 37, 41 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie

Kuragedoll (kurage=jellyfish) - episode 29
Zanburonzo (Trilobite) - episode 30, Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador"
Arigabaril (anteater) - episode 31 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker"

Dokudhalian (doku= poison, dhalia is a flower) - episode 32, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28
Arumajirongu (arumajiro=armadillo) - episode 33 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Gamagirah (gama=toad) - episode 34 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie

Egyptus

Archimedes (ant) - episode 35 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Egyptus (Egyptian) - episode 36 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie

Torigubti (an African plant) - episode 37 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Stingray King - episode 38, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador"

Okami-Otoko (Wolf-Man) - episode 39 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Colonel Zol's monster form, used against Kamen Rider 2 (ts not Colonel Zol in the movie, just an extra monster to be killed by the Double Riders)

Shinigami Hakase (Doctor Death) - episodes 40 through 52, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie, episodes 61, 63, 68 and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28
Shocker's second Eminent Chief, from Switzerland. Played by Amamoto, Eisei.

Snowman Goster

Snowman (yeti) - episode 40 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie - from Shocker Switzerland
Magma Human Ghoster - episode 41, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador"
Hae-Otoko (Fly-Man) - episode 42 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie

Pranodon (from Pteranodon, a flying dinosaur) - episode 43, "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador"

Gabibinga (mold) - episode 44
Namekujira (slug) - episode 45 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Bearkonger - (from bear and couger) - episode 46

No.2 vs. Hiru-Guerilla

Totogira (sea lion) - episode 47 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Hiru-Guerilla (hiru=leech) - episode 48
Isoginchak (isoginchaku=sea anemone) - episode 49 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie - from Shocker Africa

Kamestone (kame=turtle) - episode 50 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Unicornos (unicorn) - episode 51 and "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie
Gilgaras (garas=crow) - "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" movie and episode 52

Zanjio Shocker Soldier (bone type) ,

(The short film "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" introduced the new monster "Zanjio as well as the fifth version of the Shocker Soldier.
Zanjio reappears in episode 66 as well as in the "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie.

After the events shown in the move, Doctor Death leaves Japan for South America
and is replaced as the commander of Shocker's Japanse branch.
He will return to try to kill Kamen Rider, Hongo, Takeshi three times.

Jigoku Taishi (Hell Ambassador) - episodes 53 through 62, 64 through 67, 69 through 79 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28
Shocker's third and final Eminent Chief, from Souteast Asia.
Played by Ushio, Kenji.

Jagarman (Jaguarman) - episodes 53, 66 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Umi Hebi Ototoko (Water Snake Man) - episode 54 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Gokiburi-Ototoko (Cockroach-Man) - episode 55 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie

Kirira

Kirira (butterfly) - episode 56 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie - one of the few female monsters
Dogumondo (Trapdoor Spider) - episode 57 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Frilltokage-Otoko (Frilled-Lizard-Man) - episodes 58, 66 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie

Mimizu-Otoko (Worm-Man) - episode 59 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Furou Otoko (Owl Man) - episode 60
Namasukiller (namas=catfish) - episode 61
(After a long abscence Doctor Death returns to Japan, from South America, with his new creation, an electric catfish monster
Hell Ambassador pretends to be pleased to see Doctor Death, but actually he is jealous and worried
that he has returned to take back command of Shocker's Japanese branch but Doctor Death
after handing the monster over to Hell Ambassador returns to South America)

Harinesras (harinesumi=porcupine or hedgehog) - episodes 62, 66 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie

Saiking Zemiminga Kaburong Shocker Junior Solders

Saiking (sai=rhinoceros) - episodes 63, 66 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
(Doctor Death returns to Japan again and uses a motorcycle riding rhincoeros monster from Africa, to set a trap for Hongo, Takeshi.
Doctor Death will not be seen again until his final appearance in episode 68.
Hell Ambassador does not appear in this episode.)

Zemiminga (zemi=cicada) - episode 64 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Kaburong (Kabuto=elephant beetle) - episodes 65, 68 and "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie
Shocker Junior Solders - episode 65 (children brainwashed into serving Shocker)

Harinesras Saiking Zanjio (lungfish) and Kamen Rider 1

Kamikiri-Kid (Paper Cutter Beetle Man) - "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie and episode 66
(The Great Leader [Dai Shuryou] revives 5 previously killed monsters by sacrifcing one human to the devil:
Harinesra. Jagarman, Saiking, Frilltokage-Otoko and Zanjio. Kamikiri-Kid is already alive during the ceremony.)

(The "Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador" movie came out 15 days after episode 66 was aired, dialogue in the movie treats Kamikiri-Kid as a new Shocker monster never seen before despite his appearance in episode 66. If he had been brought back from the dead with the others then the movie could have been said to take place before episode 66, but he is already alive before the other 5 in the episode are restored. Tis a puzzlement.)

Girisames (shark) - episode 67
after murdering FBI Shocker Investigator Pierre Andre in the Alps,
Girisames goes to Japan, where Taki Kazuya is waiting to avenge his friend

Shocker Soldier type 6 Shocker scientists/technicians

episode 67 also featured the 6th type of Shocker Soldier, a combination of type 3 and type 5,
besides the 6 types of Shocker soldiers there were also the white clad
Shocker scientist/technicians who appeared in various episodes.

Shinigami Hakase

Ikadevil (ika=squid) - episode 68

Doctor Death returns to Japan for one last attempt to kill Kamen Rider 1 uisng his monster form Ikadevil
(Hell Ambassador does not appear in this episode)

Killer-Coroki (Cricket Man) - episode 69
Elekiboddle (firefly?) - episode 70
Abugomens (Amazonian Fly Man) - episode 71

Mosquiras (mosquito) - episode 72

Shioraneking (King Fiddler Crab) - episodes 72 (briefly at end), 73 and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28 (height 187cm, weight 86kg)

Shirakiras (tick) - episode 74
Bararanga (bara=rose) - episode 75 - one of the few female monsters
Sea Dragon - episode 76 - there were actually three of these

Kamen Rider 1 and Unidogma

Newt Gesu - episode 77 and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28 (height 176cm, weight 87kg)
Unidogma (uni=sea urchin) - episode 78 and Kamen Rider V3 episodes 27 & 28 (height 192cm, weight 87kg)

Jigoku Taishi (Hell Ambassador)

Garagaranda (Garagarabebi = rattlesnake) - episode 79
Hell Ambassador's monster form, used against Kamen Rider 1.

After Hell Ambassador's many failures to kill Kamen Rider and implement Shocker's conqeust of Japan, the Great Leader turns over the task of killing Kamen Rider to another organization altogether, Geldam, which sends Kani-Koumorii (Crab-Bat) (episodes 78 through 80) to Japan to kill Kamen Rider. Hell Ambassador comes up with one last scheme in attempt to kill Kamen Rider and redeem himself in the eyes of his leader but dies in the attempt (episode 79). Despite Hell Ambassador's final words "Shocker Banzai!" (Shocker is Forever), immediatly after his death the Great Leaders announces to Kamen Rider that "Shocker Japan is herby disbanded. I will create an even more fearsome orgnization". He does so by merging Geldam with Shocker to form Gel-Shocker.

Shocker symbol

"The Devil's Shocker" Lyrics "Oh! Shocker" Lyrics "Song Of The Kaijin" Lyrics

Mutant names provided by Shadomoon, James Sullivan and .
Some photos provided by Igadevil.