Kamen Rider - Main Characters

Main Characters

Riders

• Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 (本郷 猛/仮面ライダー1号, Hongō Takeshi/Kamen Raidā Ichigō?) - protagonist in episodes 1-13, 53-98. He is a biochemist at Jounan University, who also races motorcycles as part of the Tachibana Racing team.
• Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 (一文字 隼人/仮面ライダー2号, Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Raidā Nigō?) - protagonist in episodes 14-52, partner 53-98

Allies

• Tōbei Tachibana (立花 藤兵衛, Tachibana Tōbee?) - Hongo's racing mentor and confidant. He is often called "Sensei" by other members of his racing club.
• Kazuya Taki (滝 和也, Taki Kazuya?) (episodes 11, 13-98) - An FBI agent assigned to investigate Shocker activities in Japan. While not himself a cyborg, Taki was skilled in martial arts, and often used them alongside both Kamen Riders to battle the foot-soldiers who invariably accompanied a Shocker agent.
• Professor Hiroshi Midorikawa (緑川博士, Midorikawa Hakase?, 1) - A former Shocker who freed Hongo and was killed by Shocker agent Spider Man.
• Ruriko Midorikawa (緑川 ルリ子, Midorikawa Ruriko?) (episodes 1-13) - The daughter of Prof. Midorikawa, she initially blames Hongo for her father's death, but eventually learns the truth and becomes his ally. In episode 14, it is revealed that she accompanied Hongo on a quest to defeat Shocker activities in Europe.
• Hiromi Nohara (野原 ひろみ, Nohara Hiromi?) (episodes 1-25): Ruriko's friend, who works as a waitress at Snack Amigo.
• Kishimori (episodes 2, etc.) - Hongo's fellow biochemist at Jounan University.
• Snack Amigo - a small café where Hongo and other members of Tachibana's racing club gather, in early episodes. Its employees include Hiromi and the bartender Shiro, who occasionally assist Hongo in countering Shocker's plans.
• Mari (episodes 14- ), Yuri (episodes 14- ), and Michi (episodes 14-25) - Female members of the Tachibana Racing Club, who join after Hongo's departure. Michi is a small-displacement rider, Yuri is a martial artist, and Mari has experience in fencing.
• Goro (episodes 14- ) - Yuri's kid brother, and a junior member of the racing club.