Growing up under the Kureshima family as a first-born, Takatora was placed with a heavy burden to be successful and powerful like his father, Amagi Kureshima. Takatora also learned of Helheim's existence and started to develop Sengoku Drivers alongside Ryoma Sengoku. Though a finalized Sengoku Driver was complete, Takatora was scarred from the dangers it posed. As a result, Takatora raised his younger brother, Mitsuzane Kureshima in hopes that Mitsuzane would be led down a different path unaware of Helheim. Takatora is seen as the mediator of the Helheim Forest, destroying numerous Inves to protect his R&D researchers and allowing them to continue their research.
Publication Information
- Gaim : Takatora Kureshima
- Japanese : 呉島 貴虎
- Version : Kamen Rider Gaim
- Alter Ego : Kamen Rider Zangetsu
- Type :
- New Generation Armored Riders
- Yggdrasill Corporation Research, Development project leader and overseer
- Leader Of Team Genesis
- Affiliation :
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Gaim
- First Appearance : Kamen Rider Gaim Episod 2 : Certain Kill! Pine Kick!
- Last Appearance : Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Chou Super Hero Taisen
- Number of Appearances :
- 37 : Gaim
- 7 : Movies
- 1 : TV Special
- Portrayer :
- Main View : Full Episode
Takatora clashes toe to toe against Kouta Kazuraba and reveals to him the cruelty of the world. Takatora would later defeat all of the Sengoku Driver users in a different encounter to prevent them for lurking within the Helheim Forest, accidentally destroying a Sengoku Driver in the process. Takatora learns that Mitsuzane was a Sengoku Driver user and the two forge a bond to oversee humanity's safety.
The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle
Takatora was alerted about the existence of another world and followed the other Armored Riders into that world. He unintentionally helps a red-colored version of Gaim to defeat Kamen Rider Bujin Double, and retrieves the Joker Gaia Memory, which was later passed to Ryugen allowing him to access Double Arms. Takatora also retrieved the Rocket Astroswitch belonging to Kamen Rider Bujin Fourze, allowing him to become Zangetsu Fourze Arms during the final battle. At the end of the movie, Takatora tests out the newly created Genesis Driver made by Ryoma Sengoku.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Super Hero Taisen
In the movie event prequel show Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kamen Rider Gaim, he was informed by his little brother that a multiple monster organization called the Badan Empire is attacking Zawame, also feels concerned why there wasn't any data about them in Yggdrasill's record. Takatora was called by some citizens about there being a giant Lion Inves attacking the city and battling a giant robot (a Ressha Gattai ToQ-Oh piloted by ToQgers), he disbelieves that Inves can grow large and of a giant robot however, he wasn't aware that the giant Inves and the robot did fight in front of Yggdrasill Tower in a few minutes disappeared before Takatora turned around.
Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!
In this world, the Inves Invasion is no longer present. This Takatora is married with a sick wife, paralleling him with Rosyuo and his queen. Takatora becomes influenced to destroy the other Riders and after learning of Sid's betrayal, slashes him off an elevator pit. He later fights Armored Rider Bravo and Baron with Takatora and Oren both dying in the fight. He is brought back to life by Kouta who shoots down Mars' horse and joins the other Riders to defeat Armored Rider Mars.
Hyper Battle DVD
Sometime before the Lockseed Gathering games, Takatora enters the Helheim Forest to test New Arms, comedically calling Ichigo Arms too cute for him and disregards Budou Arms as he prefers katanas instead of guns. He eventually settles to test out Mango Arms. Sacrificing his defenses and agility granted by the Melon Lockseed in favor for pure strength, Takatora finds himself wide open numerous times to Kouta's attacks and eventually is defeated when he activates a Fresh Orange Sparking on him, knocking him out in disbelief that he was defeated.
Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim : Movie War Full Throttle
While on the job restoring Zawame, he and his construction crew bears witness of Megahex's invasion onto Earth, and Kazuraba's valiant efforts in preventing the robotic assimilator from getting his servos on Earth, only to die in a explosive manner. Megahex lands near Takatora, Kiwami Lockseed in hand, and divulges his plan to Takatora, who is helpless to even sway Megahex's opinion.
Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Duke
Takatora and Ryoma investigate the reappearances of Kugai Kudo, a former researcher of Yggdrasill who was killed during an early test for the Sengoku Driver. As Takatora saves Ryoma from a group of suicide bombers under Kugai's control, both of them recall their past and how they met together in the first place.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Chou Super Hero Taisen
An iteration of Zangetsu-Shin from the Game World was part of a Sentai-Rider team which was led by Kiriya Kujo/Kamen Rider Lazer.
Game Appearances To be added
Arms
Kamen Rider Zangetsu
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Zangetsu Characters
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Gaim
- Type : New Generation Armored Riders
- Arms : Melon
- Alter Ego : Takatora Kureshima
- Announcement : Soiya! (or Iyo!) Melon Arms : Tenka Gomen!
- Height : 206 cm.
- Weight : 109 kg.
- Punching power : 10.2 t.
- Kicking power : 13 t.
- Maximum jump height : 24 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 6.1 sec.
- Appearances : Kamen Rider Gaim
- Melon Arms is Zangetsu's default honeydew-melon-based armored Japanese Samurai form. Accessed through the Melon Lockseed, this form bears the Melo Kabuto helmet with the Pulp Eye visor.
See More:
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Zangetsu Characters
