History Series / KamenRiderDouble

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[[caption-width-right:300:"We are two detectives in one."]]

* MythArc: [[spoiler:The final arc seems to be setting one up for future ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series, with the revelation that Foundation X is researching all kinds of unusual artifacts, including [[Series/KamenRiderOOO the O-Medals]].]]
* MythologyGag: Thanks to the two-men-into-one Rider System, we have the first Franchise/KamenRider to use ''both'' the best-known methods of donning the Rider Belt: Shotaro wears it manually (first done by [[Series/KamenRiderV3 Riderman]] and [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz]]), and the belt materializes around Philip (started by [[Series/KamenRider the original Kamen Rider]]).
** With the introduction of the Fang Memory, it plays homage to another relatively popular Belt gimmick: The Fang Memory is capable of attacking enemies on its own, briefly stunning them, a trait first introduced in ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' with the Zecters and later also used with Kivat in ''Series/KamenRiderKiva''.
*** Speaking of Fang, activating the Maximum Drive requires Double to hit the horn 3 times as done by [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Kabuto]].
** It should also be noted that Double isn't exactly [[Series/KamenRiderDenO the first Rider to share a body as a gimmick.]] All the colored halves of Double are colored similarly to the Taros, Deneb and Sieg, with the purple areas on Joker corresponding to Ryuta, and Metal silver representing Teddy. And Double uses his hoverbike for the first time against an aquatic monster much like Rod Form used the Radome in his debut.
*** Crosses into FunnyAneurysmMoment with the Liar Dopant, who interprets Kintaros' CatchPhrase AND use of actual papers a little differently.
*** And Shotaro going into full hero mode, [[spoiler:at the potential risk of his own life]], seems to also homage Kintaros taking over as Den-O at the sight of a person crying.
*** Akiko inherited Momotaros' shouting fits (her reaction to Xtreme Form even mirrors Momo's reaction to getting Climax Form).
---> (In ep. 3) "I'm pissed!...[[CallingYourAttacks part two.]]"
** And [[color:green:Cyclone]][[color:purple:Joker]] form carries notable elements of [[Series/KamenRider Kamen Rider-1 (Hongo Takeshi)'s]] design: metallic green and black as main colors, red eyes, the scarf, and double silver stripes (only down the middle and not the sleeves and legs.) In a similar vein, [[color:red:Heat]][[color:gray:Metal]] colors are similar to Series/KamenRiderX (who incidentally was the first Rider to wield a rod). Also, [[color:gold:Luna]][[color:blue:Trigger]] has the colors associated with the alternate forms of Series/KamenRiderBlackRX (blue for Prince of Wrath/Biorider, yellow for Prince of Sorrow/Roborider). It should be noted that Roborider's weapon was a gun and Biorider's ability to become a viscous liquid predates the Luna half's bizarre flexibility.
*** It's probably worth noting here that Kamen Rider-'''2''' (Hayato Ichimonji) also carried those colors. Both of them are usually referred to as: wait for it: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Double Riders.]]
*** Cyclone form is the only one with a scarf. Fitting, considering that the original three Riders were powered by wind and that Cyclone was the name of the {{Cool Bike}}s used by the original Double Riders.
*** The spinning circle on [=CycloneJokerXtreme=]'s belt references the one on [[Series/KamenRider the very first Kamen Rider's]] belt, Typhoon. Not only does it look similar, but it's even named Xtyphoon. The fact that Xtreme Memory takes the form of a bird also references the eagle motif on Shocker belt buckles.
*** The TrainingFromHell that Shroud puts Terui through in ep. 36 is something that Ichigo and most Showa Riders would already be familiar with, courtesy of Tachibana Tobei.
*** Perhaps the Masquerade Dopants could also count in as upgraded and glorified Shocker mooks (in suits, no less!) They also get scramblers in ''Forever A to Z''.
** Double's asymetrical color scheme is reminiscent of ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'', another Ishinomori series. And when in [[color:red:Heat]][[color:blue:Trigger]] form, he has the exact same colors as Kikaider 01.
** In "The Girl...A", a small girl carries a soft toy that resembles [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Kamen Rider Knight]].
** The "Joker Extreme" kick order is quite reminding of the leg position of the sideway Rider Kicks.
** Skull is pretty clearly an homage to another Ishinomori creation serving as a proto-Kamen Rider of sorts, the Manga/SkullMan.
*** Alternatively, it could be a ShoutOut to the manga ''Manga/KamenRiderSpirits'', namely to Interpol agent Taki Kazuya, who pretty successfully attempts to become a Kamen Rider himself [[BadassNormal despite lacking any kind of augmentation]]. And to compensate for his lack of cybernetics, Skull Rider uses guns.
*** Similarly, Accel carries many visual similarities to an Ishinomori tokusatsu hero called Series/KaiketsuZubat.
** The Arms Dopant not only borrows the [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Trial Undead's]] pastiche of mimicking Kamen Riders, but some design aspects as well (skull-like features and cybernetics).
** Watcherman is a very subtle one: His appearance is based on Ishinomori.
** There's also a parallel between the main characters of ''Double'' and [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger another detective-themed Toei tokusatsu]]:
*** Shotaro is Ban ([[HotBlooded impulsive]] [[IdiotHero hero]]) and Hoji (obsessed with being a pro/hardboiled, likes to act cool).
*** Philip is Sen (BunnyEarsLawyer, TheSmartGuy) and Jasmine ([[PsychicPowers supernatural powers]], [[IOweYouMyLife formerly saved by their mentor]]).
*** Akiko is Umeko ([[{{Kawaiiko}} childish]], TheNapoleon).
*** Terui is Tetsu (bike-themed SixthRanger, joins the story due to [[YouKilledMyFather vengeance on his family's murderer]]).
*** Sokichi is Doggy (Mentor character with a darker themed transformation.)
** From ''Double Forever: A to Z'', [[spoiler:Kamen Rider Eternal]] not only draws upon [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki elements of Oni design]] (banded armor instead of chestplates, and two-colored flaming motif), but is colored the same as Oni-form Kiriya.
*** Before that though, [[spoiler:Bird Dopant]] can be heard repeating the phrase "''oni''i-san, kochira" (normally heard from Douji and Hime) in ep. 18.
** When we first meet Dr Isaka, he's in a tuxedo and bowler hat, playing a piano - referencing the old man who'd been forgotten by everyone except his only friend, the young piano genius [[spoiler:who'd been in a coma for some time, causing the old man to lose his place in time]] from ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''.
** The Hopper Dopant, who [[ExtremityExtremist fights exclusively using kicks]] not unlike [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Kamen Rider]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Kick Hopper]] (especially with the sparks from the heels just like Yaguruma and his spurs)
*** Who in turn was a ShoutOut to the original Kamen Rider 1.
*** In ''Film/KamenRiderTheFIRST'' Hongo Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1 was referred to as Hopper.
*** Furthermore in human form, she uses boots with stun gun heels - just like [[Manga/KamenRiderSPIRITS Taki Kazuya]].
** Mikio Jinno is an {{Expy}} of Okubo Daisuke, the ORE Journal chief from Series/KamenRiderRyuki.
** Kamen Rider Joker looks remarkably similar to Series/KamenRiderBlack, and even strikes the same pose as him.
*** This can count as an {{Homage}}, as Renn Kiriyama/Shotaro has stated he is a huge fan of Series/KamenRiderBlack.
** [[spoiler:The Utopia Dopant]] rather resembles [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Kamen Rider Gaoh]], including the way the [[TransformationTrinket trinket]] is dropped to start the transformation
*** And he uses [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Garren's]] backflipping-drop kick Rider Kick [[spoiler:during the final battle, where it's countered by Double's Double Prism Xtreme]].
** In the crossover movie set with ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', we are shown Soukichi Narumi's first case as Kamen Rider Skull. Who does he fight? The Spider and Bat Dopants.
** In ''A to Z: The Gaia Memory of Fate'', several sound effects first used in ''Series/KamenRider'' are used a couple times.
*** Speaking of which, the sound of the [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki Ongeki drum]] can be heard during the JidaiGeki dream in "The Nightmarish H" (the moment Terui shows up).
** The Weather Dopant describing the sight of a Kamen Rider sleeping in the open as 'surreal'...did he catch the ED for Series/KamenRiderKuuga?
** The net-exclusive comedy shorts released alongside ''Double Forever'' manage two Shout Outs to previous ''Franchise/KamenRider'' shows. When discussing the Feudal Japan Memories from the Nightmare arc, Jinno suggests that the Feudal version of Fang would be "Kiba", followed by saying "[[CatchPhrase Kivatte ikuze!]]". Makura interrupts, saying, "That's from [[Series/KamenRiderKiva that Kouji Seto show]]!" In another short, Shroud tells Akiko that they're going to go on a journey to learn as much as they can about all the Riders; Akiko protests "But it's not like I'm [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Decade]] or anything!"
** Accel has two {{Super Mode}}s, [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz one which gives super speed, and the other which allows him to fly.]]
*** Also from ''W Returns: Accel'', the Commander Dopant's {{Mooks}} have [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Zectrooper body armor]], which had previously been recycled for the [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Lion Imagin's]] minions.
*** The location of the final battle is [[Series/KamenRiderV3 Kazami]] Quarry, which may serve as a LampshadeHanging on the fact that V3 and Accel have similar backstories (losing their parents and little sister to a Kaijin).
*** Another nod to Manga/KamenRiderSpirits. The way Double used the wheel of Accel's bike form to give his Rider Kick an added boost for the battle against the Liar Dopant? Series/KamenRiderV3 did the same thing with his bike to beat the Eagleroid kaijin.

* NiceHat: Shotaro's fedora of awesome. Also Terror Dopant, whose oversized headgear gets special attention during his TransformationSequence, and even has its own curtains, which obscured his true appearance during his EarlyBirdCameo in "The W Search".
** Not to mention the Boss' wonderful fedora in both human ''and'' rider forms...
** Weatherman's bowler cap of evil.

* NoSell: The entire point of the Jewel Dopant. Taking a Bicker Charge Break ([=CycloneJokerExtreme=]'s strongest attack to date) without so much as flinching is rather hilarious. While it displays no real offensive powers, it is not like it gives a rat's ass about anything everyone else has to offer. That is, until [[spoiler:[[AttackItsWeakPoint Philip finds out its weak point]], its "belt buckle", and hits said weak point with another Bicker Charge Break]].

* PlugNPlayTechnology: The same Memories that turn Shotaro into Double can be used to give the Memory Gadgets a power boost if need be. Dopant Memories work with or without their own Driver gear, but with significantly different results. ([[spoiler:Gaia Memories used without a Driver "consume" their user, causing addiction and rapid personality degeneration]].) And "The S Terror" is the first time a Memory Gadget attaches to one of Double's weapons.
** "Farewell, N!" shows that if you don't have a bio-port to plug into, you shouldn't be playing the Memory game.
*** Which leaves us with the question, what if a Rider tried to use a Dopant or [[http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a323/aaronhong/Kamen%20Rider/DoubleDeuce01.png Memory Gadget]] memory?

** Weatherman's habit of licking his lips references [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs the best-known psychotic doctor of all]].

[-Note-]: [-The name of the show in Japanese uses the English letter W and reads it as "''Daburu''"/"Double". Depending on who is subbing the show, the name of the show may be referred to as ''Kamen Rider Double'' (the English name given in the logo) or ''Kamen Rider W'' (the literal reading of the show's title).-]

* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought To You By The Letter W]]: The titular rider might be the most {{egregious}} use of this trope ever; to wit:

A {{manga}} series titled ''Kamen Rider Double: Futo Detectives'' began weekly publication in 2017. It is a sequel taking place after the events of the television series, and reunites the Head Writer (Riku Sanjo) and Creature Designer (of the Dopants, Katsuya Terada) from the show.

* AllYourPowersCombined: The Bicker Shield's [[FinishingMove Memory Breaks]], the Bicker Finallusion and Bicker Charge Break, are powered by the [[color:green:Cyclone]], [[color:red:Heat]], [[color:gold:Luna]], and [[color:purple:Joker]] Memories all at once. The Finallusion, a rainbow BeamSpam attack, also counts as AllYourColorsCombined.
** A varition of the Bicker Finallusion is where the [[color:gray:Metal]] Memory is used in place of the [[color:purple:Joker]] Memory, creating a [[DeflectorShields defensive energy shield]].

** The [[spoiler:fake]] Jewel Dopant's dress style is akin to that of CarmenSandiego.

A {{manga}} series titled ''Kamen Rider Double: Futo Detectives'' will begin weekly publication in 2017. It is a sequel taking place after the events of the television series, and reunites the Head Writer (Riku Sanjo) and Creature Designer (of the Dopants, Katsuya Terada) from the show.

[[XMeetsY Shows strong influence]] from 1972 {{Manga}}-turned-{{Toku}} ''Manga/ChoujinBarom1'', HardboiledDetective fiction, CyberPunk, and madcap comedy-- making the series as much a matter of fusion as its Rider.

* XMeetsY: It's a toku meets cyberpunk meets film noir, with the idealism bumped up.

Together with their landlord and self-proclaimed "chief" Akiko Narumi, they operate the Narumi Detective Agency in the "Windy City", Futo. Their speciality is solving supernatural crimes committed by [[MonsterOfTheWeek Dopants]], people who transform into monstrous forms using [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil corruptive]] {{Transformation Trinket}}s called Gaia Memories.

A {{manga}} series titled ''Kamen Rider Doubble: Futo Detectives'' will begin weekly publication in 2017. It is a sequel taking place after the events of the television series, and reunites the Head Writer (Riku Sanjo) and Creature Designer (of the Dopants, Katsuya Terada) from the show.

The second ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series of 2009 and the eleventh entry of the franchise's Heisei Era.

Aired alongside ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' shows ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' and then ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' in the ''Series/SuperHeroTime'' block.

There is now a [[Characters/KamenRiderDouble Character Sheet]] and a [[Recap/KamenRiderDouble recap]] page. Please put tropes specific to recurring characters on the character sheet, not this page.

[-Note-]: [-The name of the show in Japanese uses the English letter W and reads it as "''Daburu''"/"Double". Depending on who is subbing the show, the name of the show may be referred to as ''Kamen Rider Double'' (the English name given in the logo) or ''Kamen Rider W'' (the literal reading of the show's title).-] Double's feature movie ''Double Forever'' was produced [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie in 3D,]] though not in all cinemas.

A manga sequel has been confirmed. It takes place after the show has ended, and will not be an alternate universe. It is being written and overseen by the same writers and producers that worked on the show.

* ActorExistenceFailure: Minoru Tanaka, who played the villain of the Kamen Rider Accel DTV movie, committed suicide four days after the movie was released.

* EvilLaugh: Ryubee has one of these.

** Shotaro's first name may be based on the creator of ''Kamen Rider'', ShotaroIshinomori. Notably, though, the Kanji for "''Sho''" is different.

* BreakingSpeech: Isaka to Ryu in "The D Was Seen", leading Shotaro to [[spoiler:attempt a potentially fatal Twin Maximum Drive]] when Ryu breaks down in tears. [[spoiler:Shroud]] also tries this on Ryu in "The O Chain", but he's a little wiser by then.

* BreakingSpeech: Isaka to Ryu in "The D Was Seen", leading Shotaro to [[spoiler:attempt a potentially fatal Twin Maximum Drive]] when Ryu breaks down in tears. [[spoiler:Shroud]] also tries this on Ryu in "The O Chain", but he's [[GenreSavvy a little wiser]] by then.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: In "The L on the Lips", Shotaro is [[GenreSavvy the first]] [[LampshadeHanging to realise]] that [[MeadowRun running after another guy on a beach]] complete with DisturbedDoves [[HoYay could be easily misread...]]

** In ''Begins Night'', Sokichi says [[CodeGeass "Those who shoot should be prepared to be shot at."]]

** In ''Double Returns: Accel'', Jinno gets an entire fight scene to himself, homaging classic JackieChan. Director Koichi Sakamoto is on record as being a huge fan of Jackie's work.

** The Hyper Battle Video features an IronChef segment, complete with the camera angles and commentating done by none other than Shinichiro Ota (the actual commentator of IronChef).

** The Hyper Battle video where they're dealing with a Donburi Dopant has Shotaro, Akiko, and Ryu go at it a'la ''IronChef'' in order to solve the case as Philip was too hungry to even go into the Bookshelves. To wit: Kitchen Garage instead of Kitchen Stadium, Philip dressing up in glittery clothes as the Chairman (although not as flashy as Kaga's wardrobe), and banging a gong.
*** And the Frog Pod doing the "battle commentary" with the voice of Shinichiro Ohta, ''IronChef''[='s=] floor reporter.

** In the first episode, Shotaro pulls out a copy of Creator/RaymondChandler's ''The Long Goodbye'', one of the quintessential hard-boiled detective novels.

** In the final battle, Jun/Utopia tries to drain the power of W [=CycloneJokerXtreme=], but is physically harmed by the power being too much for him to absorb, much like in {{Kinnikuman}} when Buffaloman is burning up inside from absorbing Kinnikuman's Burning Inner Strength.

*** Akiko's dream about turning into Double has the transform FX changed to say "Naniwa no Bishojo Kamen (Who Is that Beautiful Kamen)", a reference to ''Series/BishoujoKamenPoitrine''.

** The "Futo Irregulars" seem to be an analog to the Baker Street Irregulars from the ''SherlockHolmes'' series.

** If using Western naming order, Shotaro Hidari shares the initials of SherlockHolmes.

Shows strong influence from 1972 {{Manga}}-turned-{{Toku}} ''Manga/ChoujinBarom1'', HardboiledDetective fiction, CyberPunk, and madcap comedy-- making the series as much a matter of fusion as its Rider.