History Series / KamenRiderBlackRX

* WeaponOfChoice: RX has a different weapon for each form.
** Black RX: [[LaserBlade Revolcane]]
** Roborider: [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Vortech Shooter]]
** Biorider: [[CoolSword Bio Blade]]

* RefrainFromAssuming: The ending theme, "Dareka ga Kimi wo Aishiteru" (Someone Out There Loves You), is sometimes known as "Lonely Heart".

Followed by ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''.

* MultiformBalance: Black RX was the first Kamen Rider to be a SwissArmyHero, which would become a series staple. His selection of forms was rather simple compared to future Riders: his normal form was [[JackOfAllStats rather balanced, stat-wise]], and he could switch to the [[MightyGlacier stronger-but-slower]] Roborider form or the [[FragileSpeedster faster-but-weaker]] Biorider form.

* {{Crossover}}: RX teams up with his [[Series/KamenRiderBlack past self]] (along with Biorider and Roborider) in the short movie ''Running Around the World''. He also teams up with all the other past Riders (from [[Series/KamenRider Kamen Rider I]] through [[Film/KamenRiderZX ZX]]) in the final episodes of the series.

* DiscardAndDraw: After dropping the Satan Saber to Kotaro at the end of ''BLACK'', Shadow Moon wield the [[DualWielding Shadow Sabers]] as its replacements.

** None of the actors for the first ten Kamen Riders reprised their roles when they return in the later episodes. Thus, they are all voiced by substitute voice actors and remain TheFaceless.
* IdiotBall: Crisis grabs it pretty hard whenever they try to trap RX while forgetting that he can just turn into Bio Rider and escape in his liquid form. [[spoiler: This even gets Gatezone killed.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Maribaron uses her feather on her helmet as a weapon.

* InformedAttribute: A great many monsters are described as the "best" of their respective unit, and then quickly meet their doom on the end of the Revolcane.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: By the end of the series, all older Kamen Riders before Black join forces with RX to defeat the Crisis Empire.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Odds are, Black would've been outclassed by the Crisis Empire, but the villain decided to throw the ''Child of the Sun'' into space where he'd be directly exposed to sunlight, causing him to evolve into the much stronger Black RX.

* PutOnABus: Kasumi no Joe after some extensive injuries. He comes back after a while.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: Kotaro is a lot spacier and more happy-go-lucky since [[Series/KamenRiderBlack last time we saw him]]. It helps that the Sahara family doesn't induce the same guilt or tension Kotaro had during the last battle with Nobuhiko/Shadow Moon (with Kyoko being his sister, and Katsumi being his girlfriend), and they really took good care of Kotaro, allowing him to show more of his more cheerful/joking side that he occasionally showed to Kyoko and Katsumi.
* SuperpowerLottery: The upgrades Roborider and Biorider

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Maribaron attempts to do this in the final episode when she was deadly wounded by Crisis. She failed.]]

Six months after being practically left alone at the end of ''BLACK'', Kotaro Minami has finally gotten on the road to a normal life. He's been adopted by the Sahara family and has a steady job as a helicopter pilot.

Six months after being practically left alone at the end of ''Black'', Kotaro Minami has finally gotten on the road to a normal life. He's been adopted by the Sahara family and has a steady job as a helicopter pilot.

The sun's radiation, however, resurrected Kotaro's Kingstone and split it into two. Thus, Kamen Rider Black evolved into ''Kamen Rider BLACK RX''. It also resurrects the destroyed Battle Hopper, upgrading it into Acrobatter. Now, Kotaro must use his new powers to defend Earth from the Crisis Empire, consisting of General Jark, Colonel Maribaron, Naval Commander Bosgan, and Captains Gatenzone and Gedorian.

The LighterAndSofter tone of the show clashed horribly with the DarkerAndEdgier ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'', and fans did not approve. However, it's quite wrong to label it a FranchiseKiller, as the series had pretty good ratings (it performed better than ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'', the ''Series/MetalHeroes'' series that aired during the same season, and actually scored a slightly higher series average than ''Black''[[note]]To elaborate, ''Black'' scored a 9.2% series average, while ''Black RX'' scored a 9.3% series average.[[/note]]). It's also notable as the first ''Kamen Rider'' series to introduce the concept of [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands form changes]], which became a staple of the Heisei era. ''Black RX'' still remains popular amongst the older franchise, and like its predecessor, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff it enjoys massive popularity in the overseas market]].

* FinishingMove
** Black RX: Two of them:
*** ''RX Kick''
*** ''Revolcrash''
** Roborider: ''Hard Shot''
** Biorider: ''Spark Cutter''

* MultiformBalance: Black RX was the first Kamen Rider to be a SwissArmyHero, which would become a series staple. His selection of forms was rather simple compared to future Riders: his normal form was [[JackOfAllStats rather balanced, stat-wise]], and he could switch to the [[MightyGlacier stronger-but-slower]] Roborider form or the [[FragileSpeedster faster-but-weaker]] Biorider form.

* WeaponOfChoice: RX has a different weapon for each form.
** Black RX: [[LaserBlade Revolcane]]
** Roborider: [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Vortech Shooter]]
** Biorider: [[CoolSword Bio Blade]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Shadow Moon, who told Black RX the details of Crisis' EvilPlan before going out in a blaze of glory by saving two chained-up kids.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Shadow Moon wants to get back at Kotaro for his previous defeat in ''BLACK''.

* AmnesiacVillain: Shadow Moon lost his memories related to Gorgom and spends the next six months looking for Kotaro to avenge his defeat.

* HeelFaceTurn: Shadow Moon, who immediately follows with HeroicSacrifice.

->''"I am the child of the sun! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Kamen Rider! BLACK! R! X!!]]"''

This show was adapted by Saban Entertainment (the guys behind ''Franchise/PowerRangers'') into ''Series/MaskedRider''.

Oh, and this show also received an "adaptation" by Saban (the guys behind ''Franchise/PowerRangers''), called ''Series/MaskedRider''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Wake up, Hero!]]

The LighterAndSofter tone of the show clashed horribly with the DarkerAndEdgier ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'', and fans did not approve. However, it's quite wrong to label it a FranchiseKiller, as the series had pretty good ratings (it performed better than ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'', the ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' series that aired during the same season, and actually scored a slightly higher series average than ''Black''[[note]]To elaborate, ''Black'' scored a 9.2% series average, while ''Black RX'' scored a 9.3% series average.[[/note]]). It's also notable as the first ''Kamen Rider'' series to introduce the concept of [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands form changes]], which became a staple of the Heisei era. ''Black RX'' still remains popular amongst the older franchise, and like its predecessor, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff it enjoys massive popularity in the overseas market]].

* BittersweetEnding: As much as the earlier LighterAndSofter tone, the shows ends in this note, though less so than ''Black''. [[spoiler:Crisis Empire has been destroyed by Kotaro and the past Riders. However, in process, the Sahara parents were KilledOffForReal, orphaning their children.]]

* BittersweetEnding: As much as the earlier LighterAndSofter tone, the shows ends in this note, though less so than ''Black''. [[spoiler:Crisis Empire has been destroyed by Kotaro and the past Riders. However, in process, the Sahara parents were KilledOffForReal, orphaning their children.