Publication Information
- Kamen Riders : Monsters
- Japanese : 怪獣
- Version : All Kamen Rider Series
- Type : Main antagonists in every incarnation of Kamen Rider Series, sometimes the source of their powers, Whether they are controlled by evil organizations
- Season : All Kamen Rider Series
- Battled : All Kamen Rider
Monsters are the main antagonists in every incarnation of Kamen Rider, and sometimes the source of their powers. Whether they are controlled by evil organizations, attack humans to feed off them or become more powerful or are malicious creatures that wish to take over the world, they oppose the Kamen Riders. Oftentimes using the powers of the very monsters they fight against, Riders battle these monsters to protect the people.
Terminology
Kaijū is a Japanese word that literally translates to "strange creature," and is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment. Kaiju films usually showcase monsters of any form, usually attacking a major Japanese city or engaging another monster in battle. Related terms include kaijū eiga, a film featuring giant monsters or a single monster; kaijin; and daikaiju, specifically meaning the larger variety of monsters.
Subcategories:
- Amazonz
- Bugsters
- Crisis Empire Kaijin
- Delza Generals
- Destron Inhumanoids
- Dogma Kaijin
- Dopants
- Fangire
- G.O.D. Kaijin
- Gamma
- Gammaizers
- Gel-Shocker Kaijin
- Gigandeath
- Gorgom Mutants
- Greeed
- Gurongi
- Horoscopes
- Imagin
- Inves
- Lords
- Makamou
- Mirror Monster
- Neo-Shocker Kaijin
- Orphnochs
- Over Lord Inves
- Phantoms
- Roidmudes
- Shocker Kaijin
- Smash
- Undeads
- Worms
- Yummies
- Zodiarts
- Beastmen
- Proto Monsters
- Roid
- Ultraman Kaiju
- Venus Flytrap Monsters
- Kikkaijin
- Monsters by motif
- Strange Alien Lifeforms
- Strange Demon Supernatural Clan
- Sentai Kaijin
- Last Monster
- Insectovores
- Giant Monsters
- First Monster
- First Villain
Proto Monsters
Certain races of monsters in the Heisei Kamen Rider Series have a basic form from which they originate before evolving into their unique monster-of-the-week form. They can be considered a twist on the traditional combatman concept: Related Post : Source : wikipedia / kamenrider.wikia
