Wishing to follow in his father's footsteps as a ghost hunter, Takeru laments being unable to see ghosts, which neither Akari nor Onari believe exist, until he receives an item called a Ghost Eyecon on his 18th birthday, a gift meant for him should his father have truly died. This allows him to see the monstrous ghosts known as Gamma who then attack and kill him, as they are after the Eyecon themselves. He is brought back to life by a mysterious hermit who grants him the ability to transform into Kamen Rider Ghost to fight the Gamma.
Publication Information
- Ghost : Takeru Tenkuji
- Japanese : 天空寺 タケル
- Type : Heir to Daitenkū-ji
- Known as : Kamen Rider Ghost
- Related : Daitenku Temple
- Family : Tenkuji Family
- Gender : Male
- Season : Kamen Rider Ghost
- Homeworld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- First Appearance : Kamen Rider Drive : Surprise Future
- Last Appearance : Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Chou Super Hero Taisen
- Number of Appearances :
- Potrayer : Shun Nishime
- Suite Avtor : Seiji Takaiwa
- Main View : Full Episode
The hermit tells Takeru he has 99 days to gather the 15 heroic Eyecons of great men from history in order to fully come back to life through the monolith below Daitenkū-ji, as the hermit's magic is not powerful enough to truly restore him to life. However, after seeing his childhood friend Makoto Fukami become the cold Kamen Rider Specter as a result of his sister Kanon's body being trapped in the Gamma World. When all 15 heroic Eyecons are gathered by Chikara Saionji, Takeru's pure heart and willpower to be a Kamen Rider allows him to be uncorrupted by the monolith's magic and he passes on getting his life back so Kanon can be saved.
During his first visit in the Gamma World, Takeru gains the ability to enter a person's memories by touching them. After finishing an investigation of the Gamma's plot on turning most of the middle aged adults into kids with the help of Tutankhanum to restore the victims' actual ages, Takeru hears an unknown female voice, later revealed to be his mother, thanking him when he said something about motherhood. His mother is revealed to have died when Takeru was born, and thus, he is unable to remember her face. As a child before his father's death, Takeru used to disrespect his father for involving him with his so-called expedition.
When he later enters Igarashi's memories, he learns that his father kept him along on his expeditions as he saw a hidden infinite potential in him that would make peace with the Gamma World. The hermit also reveals to him that the Eyecon containing his soul was supposed to have contained his father's soul until his death at the hands of a Gamma, and that if he cannot restore his original body within another 99 days both his soul and his father's soul will disappear forever. When entering Adel's memories, Takeru finds out that Adel was the one who killed his father ten years ago, before he killed his own father Adonis years later in the present.
However, Takeru notes that Adel's madness was because his and Alain's mother Alicia died in illness, which is why he tells Alain not to blame himself for what happened ten years ago. Once Takeru and his allies discover the true mastermind to be the Gammisers, as they were the ones manipulating Adel and creating Makoto's clones, he manages to defeat them possessing Adel's Perfect Gammiser form with Mugen Damashii, and then the Great Eyeser with both Mugen Damashii and Ore Damashii, thus saving the world. As a debt from the Great Eye for freeing them from the Gammisers and ever since the Great Eye began eyeing Takeru for his heroic deeds since their first meeting, Takeru is granted more than one wish besides reviving himself.
Now that he's finally been revived, Takeru can continue his unfinished education in high school. Unfortunately, during Kamen Rider Heisei Generation: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid and Ghost with Heisei Riders, Takeru is afflicted with a Pac-Man based Bugster virus, causing him to die and be unable to transform into Ghost due to the virus in him disabling his Rider powers. He seeks CR's help at Seito University Hospital where Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is not only to save himself, but also the other victims infected by the Pac-Man Bugster virus, including his friend Akari, with help from Kamen Riders Drive, Gaim and Wizard.
Obtaining The Assistance Of Thomas Edison And Robin Hood
Days into his limited lifespan, Takeru learns how Eyecons are created in two ways, with one option killing the person who has a strong bond or connection with the aforementioned historic figure. Saving Yoshinori Sonoda from his manipulation of the Ganma, Takeru obtains the Edison Ghost Eyecon and destroys the Denki Ganma.
Kamen Rider Drive
Takeru appears as Kamen Rider Ghost in a dream, saving Shinnosuke Tomari from previously defeated Roidmudes as he experiences a near-death experience following the destruction of the Sigma Circular. Weeks later, Takeru encounters Shinnosuke once more as he searches for his lost Newton Eyecon. He temporarily allows Shinnosuke to borrow the Eyecon so that Shinnosuke can save Kiriko in an exchange deal with the terrorist group leader of Neo-Shade, Keisuke Okamura. After the ordeal, Takeru retrieves the Newton Eyecon once more, but would later be confiscated by Yurusen.
Prioritizing Human Lives Instead Of Eyecons
Taking a case and learning of Nobuyoshi Hashiba, a descendant of a poor family that served under Nobunaga, Takeru learns that he is being manipulated by someone. A huge portion of the city suspended in the air by one of the Book Ganma copies, starts to crash back down onto the city due to the death of the real Book Ganma by Takeru, subsequently destroying all copies.
Clash Of Specter
During his quest to collect Ghost Eyecons and killing the Ganma, he encountered another obstacle in his path in the form of Makoto Fukami, who possesses a Ghost Driver of his own and becomes Kamen Rider Specter. His goal is also to collect the Heroes' Eyecons for unknown reasons, and even goes so far by attempting to steal some of Takeru's Eyecons. This nearly shatters Takeru's confidence and gives him a paralyzing fear of Specter defeating him again until Akari's encouragement and support give him the resolve to regain faith in himself and the will to fight.
Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie : The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment
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Kamen Rider Drive : Surprise Future
In the Kamen Rider Drive summer movie, Takeru briefly appeared and aided the Special Unit by fighting and destroying one of the numberless Roidmudes. As Kiriko and Genpachiro watched in awe, Takeru strategically combated the foe, evading all of its attacks with graceful strides. After being heavily beaten, the Roidmude fired a powerful blast at Takeru, who transformed into Newton Damashii and finished the Roidmude off before fading away into the air.
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations : Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider
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Kamen Rider Ghost RE : BIRTH : Kamen Rider Specter
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Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive : Chou Movie War Genesis
An iteration of Ghost Mugen Damashii was summoned from the Game World as part of a team of five of the Strongest Kamen Riders alongside five of the Strongest Sentai Rangers by Kamen Rider Brave, helping to defeat the army of Shocker.
Kamen Rider Ghost : Ikkyu Eyecon Contention! Quick Wit Battle!!
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Kamen Rider Ghost : Ikkyu Intimacy! Awaken, My Quick Wit Power!!
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Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - Drive Chapter
Ghost and Specter make a surprising encounter with a non-Gamma monster, the Heart Roidmude, led by the mysterious Frey. Quickly overwhelmed by the new enemy, both Riders are robbed of the Ghost Eyecons beyond their personal ones by Frey and are left in a pinch until the arrival of Freya, who tells the Riders to gather the Rider Eyecons. Ghost goes first, and unlocks the Drive Eyecon to defeat Heart.
Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - Gaim Chapter
Soon after, Specter accesses the W Eyecon to defeat the Terror Dopant. W Chapter As Ghost gains the Gaim Eyecon in his fight against Lord Baron, the two start to get the feeling that the monsters' purpose was for them to collect the Rider Eyecons
Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - Fourze Chapter
After Specter acquires the Fourze Eyecon against Sagittarius Nova, the Riders confront Freya who they find to be working with Frey.
Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - OOO Chapter
Ghost and Specter are then met by Kamen Rider Wiseman and the Kyoryu Greeed as Frey tells them it will be revealed after they defeat them. After Specter's unlocking of the OOO Eyecon to defeat the Kyoryu Greeed leaves only one more to go, the scenario is interrupted by Xibalba, with the two Riders realizing that they were meant to destroy this monster as it absorbs Frey and Freya, enhancing its Gamma Ultima body.
Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - Wizard Chapter
As a greatly overwhelmed Specter barely holds off Xibalba, Ghost manages to unlock the Wizard Eyecon, defeating Wiseman. With all six Rider Eyecons in their hands, the two Riders use them as per intention, going through the Rider Damashii they have accessed to fight Xibalba, managing to free Frey and Freya as they wear him down to his original form before destroying him with a combined Omega Drive using the power of the Rider spirits. Ultimately, Takeru and Makoto get no answer as to who exactly Freya and Frey are, but have learnt through collecting the Rider Eyecons that they can overcome many challenges and that if any villain plans to make their world despair, they can fight to the very end to protect people as long as they have their friends and hold on to hope, that kind of heart being what makes a Kamen Rider.
Kamen Rider Ghost : Legendary! : Riders' Souls! - Last Chapter: 1 & Heisei
Later on, the Riders are led by the Rider Eyecon to the advent of the last enemy, a Gamma Ultima known as the Dark Mind who brings with him revived Nova Shocker generals Urga and Buffal. With Specter backing him up, Ghost makes use of the Kamen Rider 45 Ghost Eyecon, first accessing Ichigou Damashii to destroy Urga and Buffal before transforming into the combined Heisei Damashii to defeat the Dark Mind even after he enhances his form with the Alexander Gamma Eyecon. Their Rider quest finally over, the two Riders delight in their victory.
Kamen Rider 1
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Kamen Rider Ghost : The Legend of Hero Alain
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Kamen Rider Ghost : Commemoration! Short Stories
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Kamen Rider Ghost : Truth! The Secret Of Heroes' Eyecons!
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Game Appearances Ghost appears as the current hero and Protagonist in Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis.
Abilities:
- Limbo : Having been resurrected by Sennin through the Ghost Eyecon after his death at the hands of the Ganma, Takeru is granted a limited half-life, with the limit being 99 days. This limit will be lifted should Takeru assemble all 15 hero Eyecons, which would also complete his resurrection. However, should he fail in his objective, Takeru will die permanently. As a ghost, Takeru possesses a number of traits which distinguish him from living humans in addition to his use of the Eyecons to transform into Kamen Rider Ghost.
- Invisibility/Intangibility : Like the Ganma, the deceased Takeru is naturally both invisible and intangible to living people. He has the ability to make himself visible and solid at will, allowing him to interact with humans. However, as noted by Yurusen, this ability depends on his emotional state, with Takeru initially fluctuating between being visible and invisible before he soon masters the ability. Like any ghost in popular fiction, Takeru can use his intangibility to phase through solid objects such as walls or the ground and reemerge elsewhere.
- Indestructibility : According to Yurusen, due to Takeru already being dead, he cannot be killed a second time. However, as Takeru soon finds out, he can still feel pain as he experiences when he is attacked by the Ganma or feels a force of impact such as a fall from a building. This makes Ghost not a truly unstoppable obstacle to the Ganma, as an overwhelming sensation of pain can cause him to pass out or temporarily be unable to counterattack.
- Forcefield : Whenever Takeru wishes to be alone, he can generate a forcefield around himself to prevent others from disturbing him.
Form
Damashii
Ghost's forms are called Damashii ("Souls"), accessed using the Ghost Eyecons. He also bears a headpiece called the Persona ("Mask"), which gives off a glow effect with the rest of his body. The Persona changes with Ghost's numerous Damashii forms, as well as serving as a prefix title for all of the Damashii forms' helms.
Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Damashii : Ore Damashii (Ghost Default Orange Form)
- Announcement : Kaigan : Ore! Let's Go! Kakugo! Gho-Gho-Gho-Ghost! GO! GO! GO! GO!
- Height : 204 cm.
- Weight : 96 kg.
- Punching power : 5.5 t.
- Kicking power : 10 t.
- Maximum jump height : 42 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 5.8 sec
- Senses :
- Defense :
- Finisher : Omega Drive (Ore), Omega Break, Omega Stream
- Armed : Gan Gun Saber, Gan Gun Hand
- Appearances : Surprise Future, Special Preceding Video, Drive Episodes 47, 48, Ghost Episodes 1-8, Super Movie War Genesis, Ikkyu Eyecon Contention!, Ghost 9-11, Ikkyu Intimacy!, Ghost 12, 13, 16, 20, Legendary! Riders' Souls! (Drive, Gaim, Fourze, OOO, Wizard, Last: 1 & Heisei), Kamen Rider 1, Ghost 21, 23, Zyuohger Episode 7, Ghost 25, The Legend of Hero Alain, Ghost 29, 30, 36, 38, 40, The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment, Ghost 49, 50, Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider
- Ore Damashii is Ghost's default orange form. Accessed through the Ore Ghost Eyecon, this form bears the Persona Pantheon helmet with the Face Pantheon.
- While assuming Ore Damashii, Ghost dons the Pantheon Reflector where he is able to utilize his natural abilities as a ghost to briefly "float" and quickly levitate over short distances to and away from his opponent either for fast strikes or to evade enemy attacks.
- After his revival back as a human, it is unknown how he is able to still transform into Ore Damashii, since the Eyecon bonded with his soul when he was a ghost.
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Ghost Powers and Abilities
