History Series / KamenRiderAmazon

Amazon, real name Daisuke Yamamoto, was raised in the Amazon after his parents were killed in a plane crash. His life is changed when the Jyumenki Golgos attacked and destroyed his adopted home village in search of the mystical Gigi Armlet, which would grant him the power to TakeOverTheWorld if combined with his own Gaga Armlet.[[note]]We're not going to make that comparison.[[/note]] A witch doctor inserts the Gigi Armlet into him, which allows him to transform into the warrior Amazon. He goes to Japan to meet a professor who knew his father, battles Golgos's minions after the professor is killed, and becomes the new Champion of Justice.

* DiskOneFinalBoss: Jyumenki Golgos was the leader of Geddon, Amazon's first enemy group. Amazon finally killed him in #14, only for Geddon to be replaced by the Garanda Empire lead by Zero the Great.

A new Heisei-era series, ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', is loosely based on this series that premiered on April 1st 2016 for the Amazon Prime streaming service. This one is set in [[AlternateContinuity a parallel continuity]] from the entire ''Kamen Rider'' franchise.

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* MemeticHandGesture: [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jUm1aaWSreo/Sn_qxN6ShwI/AAAAAAAACxw/tpaN0-1GdoQ/s1600-h/igablog007.jpg Amazon's hand signal of friendship]]

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* BigBad: Jyumenki Golgos, the leader of Geddon, for the first half and the Garanda Empire led by Zero the Great for the second half, both having the same goals of claiming Amazon's [=GiGi=] Armlet and using it to take over the world. [[spoiler:In the finale its revealed both answer to the mysterious [[TheManBehindTheMan Ruler]].]]

* FinishingMove: At first he didn't have one; it was just hack and slash until the MonsterOfTheWeek stopped moving. Eventually came his trademark Great Slice[[note]]Dai Setsudan[[/note]], a dramatic leap-and-slash move that results in HighPressureBlood and a dramatic fall (but still no 'boom,' the monster was just left in its own juices.) Last and least-used was the Amazon Kick, your standard Rider Kick ending in your standard {{Toku}} monster kaboom. The Super Great Slice is the Great Slice when he's got [[spoiler:both armlets, as seen once in Amazon and once in Decade]]. It's no different visually, but presumably its victims were tough enough to require it as opposed to lesser attacks.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: Both Geddon and Garanda have the Beastmen[[note]]Jūjin[[/note]], animal-themed monsters whom, compared to their predecessors, diverge more from the humanoid shape, with Snake Beastman being among the more extreme examples.
* {{Mooks}}: Geddon has the all-female Red Followers[[note]]Akajusha[[/note]]. Garanda has the Black Followers [[note]]Kurojusha[[/note]].

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:After Amazon retrieves both the Gigi and Gaga Armlets and the Garanda Empire is defeated, he leaves Japan to return to the Amazon rainforest because it is his true home.]]

Daisuke Yamamoto was raised in the Amazon after his parents were killed in a plane crash. His life is changed when the Jyumenki Golgos attacked and destroyed his adopted home village in search of the mystical Gigi Armlet, which would grant him the power to TakeOverTheWorld if combined with his own Gaga Armlet.[[note]]We're not going to make that comparison.[[/note]] A witch doctor inserts the Gigi Armlet into him, which allows him to transform into the warrior Amazon. He goes to Japan to meet a professor who knew his father, battles Golgos's minions after the professor is killed, and becomes the new Champion of Justice.

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Daisuke Yamamoto was raised in the Amazon after his parents were killed in a plane crash. His life is changed when the Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos attacked and destroyed his adopted home village in search of the mystical Gigi Armlet, which would grant him the power to TakeOverTheWorld if combined with his own Gaga Armlet.[[note]]We're not going to make that comparison.[[/note]] A witch doctor inserts the Gigi Armlet into him, which allows him to transform into the warrior Amazon. He goes to Japan to meet a professor who knew his father, battles Gorgos's minions after the professor is killed, and becomes the new Champion of Justice.

The series had a single theatrical release, a ReCut of episode 16 also titled ''Kamen Rider Amazon''.

* BigBad: Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos, the leader of Geddon, for the first half and the Garanda Empire led by Great Emperor Zero for the second half, both having the same goals of claiming Amazon's [=GiGi=] Armlet and using it to take over the world. [[spoiler:In the finale its revealed both answer to the mysterious [[TheManBehindTheMan Ruler]].]]

* FinishingMove: At first he didn't have one; it was just hack and slash until the MonsterOfTheWeek stopped moving. Eventually came his trademark Great Slice[[note]]Dai Setsudan[[/note]], a dramatic leap-and-slash move that results in HighPressureBlood and a dramatic fall (but still no 'boom,' the monster was just left in its own juices.) Last and least-used was the Amazon Kick, your standard Rider Kick ending in your standard {{Toku}} monster kaboom. The Super Great Slice is the Great Slice when he's got [[spoiler: both armlets, as seen once in Amazon and once in Decade]]. It's no different visually, but presumably its victims were tough enough to require it as opposed to lesser attacks.

** Great Emperor Zero, the legendary ruler of the Garanda Empire, is a title of those who inherited three sacred treasures of Garanda's ruling Zero House, all of which can be seen on his person. They are the Helmet of Flaming Wings, the Blood Cloak, and the spear Blue Thunder which he uses to enforce YouHaveFailedMe. Asserting his claim of descent from the ruling dynasty of the ancient Parthian Empire, the present Zero was said to have been born in 1938, and aged 37 when he fought Amazon in 1975. (''Kamen Rider 1971-1984'')

* BadBoss: Gorgos, who executes the first two Beastmen for their failures (Amazon doesn't have his first kill until #3); Gorgos roasts Spider Beastman alive with his fire breath, then has Vampire Bat Beastman fed to a swarm of vampire bats. Great Emperor Zero is no better, using his spear to execute failed Black Followers and the Salamander Beastman (#23).

* CurbStompBattle: The final battle with [[spoiler: Emperor Zero]] mainly consists of Amazon walking up to him and taking him apart like a roast chicken.
** Kinda justified as Amazon had [[spoiler: both the Gigi Armlet and the Gaga Armlet at the time, which are supposed to grant their wielder great power.]] Still, it's not the grand final battle people wanted.
* DecoyLeader: [[spoiler:The Emperor Zero we see throughout most of the series is revealed to be this.]]

* DiskOneFinalBoss: Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos was the leader of Geddon, Amazon's first enemy group. Amazon finally killed him in episode 14, only for Geddon to be replaced by the Garanda Empire lead by Great Emperor Zero.

** Snake Beastman swallows the science assistant whole in episode 7.
** Crocodile Beastman appears to eat a janitor in episode 8, and later in the episode the Mountain women admit to being excited about eating children.
** Sea Anemone Beastman in episode 21 turns humans into Man Eating Humans. He later freezes Amazon, procures a giant knife and fork, dons a monster bib and attempts to eat the frozen rider.

* MythologyGag: Just like the [[Series/KamenRider original series]], the first MOTW is a spider, followed by a bat. This is followed by [[Series/KamenRiderStronger a scorpion monster in episode 3 of the next series]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: As noted in HeroWithBadPublicity, Amazon's inability to communicate get's him into trouble early on. In episode 5, he's accosted by police, who are grateful that he stopped a violent criminal, and need him to go back to the station to make a statement. Amazon doesn't understand and thinks they're trying to attack him, and in the process get's subdued and sent to jail.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Amazon initially comes to Japan wearing only a loincloth playing this trope straight. Episode 9 features his friends making him more clothing, including a loose shirt with the same color pattern as his loincloth, which he wears for the rest of the series.

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull[=/=]PunctuatedForEmphasis: '''AAAAAAA-MAAAAAA-ZOOOON!'''

* BigBad: Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos, the leader of Geddon. After falling to the eponymous hero, Geddon is replaced by the Garanda Empire led by Great Emperor Zero, who himself answers to the mysterious cloaked Ruler. Ultimately, the Ruler is unmasked to reveal that he is infact the true Emperor Zero, with who we knew as Emperor Zero being a body double. Furthermore, the true Emperor Zero claims to have been TheManBehindTheMan to Geddon as well.

** Great Emperor Zero, the legendary ruler of the Garanda Empire, is a title of those who inherited three sacred treasures of Garanda's ruling Zero House, all of which can be seen on his person. They are the Helmet of Flaming Wings, the Blood Cloak, and the spear Blue Thunder which he uses to enforce YouHaveFailedMe. Asserting his claim of descent from the ruling dynasty of the ancient Parthian Empire, the present Zero was said to have been born in 1938, and aged 37 when he was slain by Amazon in 1975. (''Kamen Rider 1971-1984'')

* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding: In the end, after defeating the Garanda Empire and retrieving the Gigi and Gaga Armlets, Amazon [[ButNowIMustGo leaves Japan and returns to the Amazon Rainforest]], because he feels it's his true home. Tobei Tachibana, however, believes he will come back if evil terrorizes Japan again.]]

* DiskOneFinalBoss: Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos was the BigBad of Geddon, Amazon's first enemy group. Amazon finally killed him in episode 14, only for Geddon to be replaced by the Garanda Empire lead by Great Emperor Zero.

* MythologyGag: Just like the [[Series/KamenRider original series]], the first MOTW is a spider, followed by a bat. This is followed by [[Series/KamenRiderStronger]] a scorpion monster in episode 3 of the next series]].

* MythologyGag: Just like the [[Series/KamenRider original series]], the first MOTW is a spider, followed by a bat.

* ManBitesMan: One of the most preferred methods of Amazon. Parents actually complained about this, since it was easier for kids to imitate than the franchise's traditional [[FinishingMove Rider Kick]].