Story
He, for most of the series, operated as Kamen Rider TheBee, acquiring the TheBee Zecter after Kagami relinquished it. Prior to it, Kageyama was originally under Yaguruma's command and a good friend of his, believing deeply in his superior's philosophy of teamwork and "Perfect Harmony". After TheBee Zecter rejected Yaguruma and chose Kagami, Kageyama attempted to make Kagami understand his new responsibilities. He was baffled when Kagami rejected TheBee Zecter in favor of his friendship with Tendou, whom he developed a grudge against.
Becoming the new leader of Shadow, Kageyama turned his back on Yaguruma and used many methods that contradict his former mentor's beliefs of "Perfect Harmony", Tendou saw Kageyama unfit to be a leader. Overtime, Mishima also sees Kageyama as being unable handle the missions assigned to him. Eventually, Kageyama is defeated by a vengeful Yaguruma who relieved him of the TheBee Zecter which ended up in Tendou's possession. No longer qualified as TheBee, Kageyama was ousted from the Shadow elite and cast into humiliation and shame.
Publication Information
- Protagonist : Shun Kageyama
- Japanese : 影山 瞬
- Rider Users :
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto
- First Appearance : Kamen Rider Kabuto Episod 8 : Angry Tofu
- Last Appearance : OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Number of Appearances : 27 (Kabuto), 2 (Decade), 1 (Movie)
- Portrayer : Masato Uchiyama
After discovering the girl Kageyama saved early had become a Worm, PunchHopper along with Kick Hopper annihilate the Worms together, and they manifest in their own power. Kageyama once again questions the value of the light, but Yaguruma tells him that they live in a world of darkness, and that he should not seek the light.
Kamen Rider Decade : All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
Kageyama later appears in Kamen Rider Decade episodes 2 and 3 with his partner KickHopper appear in the World of Kuuga during a dimensional distortion caused by Narutaki to fight Decade.
Kamen Rider Decade
However, when they start focusing their rage on Kuuga, Narutaki causes another dimensional distortion that sends the two to another world where Kamen Riders Delta and Tiger appeared to be waiting.
OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider PunchHopper was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader.
Video Game appearances
- Kamen Rider Kabuto video game
Forms
Style
As either TheBee or PunchHopper, Kageyama uses a fighting style themed around punching attacks.
Originally, Shun fought as Kamen Rider TheBee, but after losing those powers, he became Kamen Rider PunchHopper, alongside Sou Yaguruma, who became Kamen Rider KickHopper.
TheBee Masked Form
- TheBee Masked Form
- Henshin! ― Transformation announcement
- Height : 192cm
- Weight : 127kg
- Punching Power : 8t
- Kicking Power : 9t
- Maximum Jump Height : 21m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/8.6s
- Masked Form : is TheBee's strong, heavily armored, but less offensive form resembling a beehive.
- This is the default form until the rider rotates TheBee Zecter around the wrist to initiate the Cast Off command.
TheBee Rider Form
- TheBee Rider Form
- Cast Off : Change Wasp! ― Transformation announcement
- Rider Height : 192cm
- Rider Weight : 92kg
- Punching Power : 3t
- Kicking Power : 6t
- Maximum Jump Height : 39m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/5.6s
- Finisher Power : 17t
- Rider Form is TheBee's sleeker, faster, and more offensive form which morely resembles the wasp motif.
- In this form, TheBee can initiate the Clock Up command to travel at near light speeds match the speed of Worms.
- By pressing a button on TheBee Zecter, the Rider Sting tachyon-powered punch is activated, allowing the user to pierce through a Worm with the stinger on the TheBee Zecter.
PunchHopper
- PunchHopper
- Henshin : Change PunchHopper! ― Transformation announcement
- Rider Height : 192cm
- Rider Weight : 93kg
- Punching Power : 3t
- Kicking Power : 6.5t
- Maximum Jump Height : 39m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/5.6s
- Finisher Power : 19t
- Unlike all of the other Riders in Kamen Rider Kabuto, the Kamen Rider Hopper Series Riders only have one form that they transform into.
- Kamen Rider PunchHopper has a black Acrida cinerea motif and by raising the legs on the Hopper Zecter, PunchHopper can jump high into the sky.
- By lowering the legs on the Hopper Zecter, the energy is concentrated into a tachyon-powered Rider Punch.
- The impact upon landing on the ground again powers up another punch.
Equipmenst
Device
- TheBee
- TheBee Rider Belt : Transformation Belt
- TheBee Zecter : Transformation device
- TheBee Rider Brace : Transformation Brace
- Punchhopper
- PunchHopper Zecter : Transformation device (uses the red side)
- PunchHopper Rider Belt : Transformation belt
- TheBee
- TheBee Zecter Needle : TheBee's prick-stinger used to perform Rider Sting attack
- Punchhopper
- Anchor Jack : The gold-joints installed onto the right arm of Punch Hopper
- Machine Zectron : TheBee's Rider Machine
- Kamen Ride : PunchHopper : A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider PunchHopper. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider PunchHopper.
- PunchHopper Ring : Which bears the likeness of Kamen Rider PunchHopper is exclusive to Kamen Rider Wizard's Wizard Ring toyline.
- Shun Kageyama is portrayed by Masato Uchiyama, he previously portrayed Ren Senjyu, one of the human hosts of Ultraman Nexus, who was also a J-hero with multiple users.
