 This article is about a Rider in Kamen Rider Ryuki.
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- For the A.R. World version from Kamen Rider Decade, see Kamen Rider Raia (A.R. World).
- "My predictions are never wrong."
- ―Tezuka on his fortune telling ability[src]
- "When I made that prediction, the next Rider to go was actually you. But fate has changed."
- ―Tezuka revealing to Shinji that he was supposedly to die in his place according to his prediction.[src]
Miyuki Tezuka (手塚 海之, Tezuka Miyuki) is a fortune-teller who becomes Kamen Rider Raia (仮面ライダーライア, Kamen Raidā Raia) in an effort to stop the Rider Fight and change the fates of the Kamen Riders.
History[]
Kamen Rider Ryuki[]
He is a very accurate fortune-teller that believes in predestination. He fights to stop the Rider Fight and change their fates, similar to Shinji/Kamen Rider Ryuki, making him among the few honorable and noble Riders in the series. Though he was given the left Survive card, Tezuka gave it to Kamen Rider Knight, even though that could have made him stronger. Tezuka was not the original deck holder that was chosen to become a Rider. The real chosen one was Yuichi Saito, an excellent pianist and dear friend to Tezuka, who had lost his ability to play when a mugger (later revealed to be Takeshi Asakura) broke his hands and ruined his ability to play. Kanzaki later appeared before Yuichi to offer the restoration of his hands if he becomes a Rider, but Yuichi refused to sacrifice anyone's life and was eaten by the monster GuldThunder. Taking Yuichi's Card Deck, Tezuka later contracted Evildiver and became a Rider to honor his friend's decision by ending the Rider War.
While at a square performing Coin Fortune Telling, Tezuka notices Ren and reads his future before revealing himself as a Rider. Though he overpowered Knight but not intent on dealing the deathblow, Raia is shocked with Knight's suicidal counterattack. But after the fight, Tezuka tells Ren that he cannot win the Rider War because of the doubt in his heart. After seeing a vision of Knight being defeated by Kamen Rider Gai, Tezuka prods at Ren to know the truth behind him when he meets Shinji, who also intends to stop the fighting among the Riders. Tezuka aids Ryuki and Knight in dealing with Gai before he (Gai) is killed off by Ouja.
Changing Destiny[]
- "At last...I changed fate..."
- ―Tezuka before his death[src]
Raia's death at the hands of Ouja
Raia died during a fight against Ouja. When Ouja performed his Final Vent against Ryuki, Raia pushed him out of the way and took the attack instead. He died shortly afterwards due to his wounds. Being a very accurate fortune teller, he knew Ryuki was the one to be killed and let himself take the blow instead. Before he was about to die, Tezuka sensed something off with Yui but he never got the chance to tell Shinji before dying in his arms.
Timeline reset[]
After Shiro restored time to its proper course after Yui's death, Tezuka was given a second chance in life with no memory of being a Rider and was seen doing tarot card readings on the corner of the street. Tezuka briefly encounters Shinji, telling him that misfortune was coming his way. Immediately afterwards, Shinji's bike was kicked by an annoyed Asakura, much to Shinji's dismay. [A New Life]
Other Events[]
Kamen Rider Decade[]
The Arrival of the Samurai Sentai[]
Kamen Ride Raia & Scissors in the World of shinkenger
Kamen Rider Diend summoned Kamen Rider Raia and Scissors, who was armed with his Evil Whip, to fight Shinken Gold
in the World of Shinkenger. He was later easily defeated by Chinomanako.
[The Arrival of the Samurai Sentai]
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker[]
Kamen Rider Diend summoned Kamen Rider Raia, Gai, and PunchHopper in the World of Decade to fight KickHopper and Ouja. Armed with the Evil Whip, he and Gai fought against Ouja, but the result of the fight was not shown. [Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker]
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders[]
Kamen Rider Raia was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader. [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a toy, when Sento Kiryu and Sougo Tokiwa they find Ataru Hisanagahe brings them to his room which is filled with Kamen Rider memorabilia, with Sougo and Sento stunned to see toys of themselves. Ataru reveals that Kamen Riders are fictional. [Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever]
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: ~Let's Look! Only Your 48 Riders~[]
Type21. - Get it! Can You Ready the Muffler Too!?[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears with Drake, Dark Kiva, and Double. According to Kivat-Bat the 3rd,
Raia is considered for marriage. [Type21. - Get it! Can You Ready the Muffler Too!?]
Type24. - I'll Investigate This Match![]
Kamen Rider Raia participated in the Poker Battle alongside General Shadow, Kamen Rider Garren, and Kamen Rider Chalice without a strategy to have the victory. Raia's hand is very weak unlike General Shadow, Garren, and Chalice's. He lines the cards up and points to General Shadow to choose the card. After flipping the bad luck card, General Shadow, being enraged, tells him to play well but he ends up dropping a metal bowl from above, knocking him out, implying that Raia's prediction was always right. [Type24. - I'll Investigate This Match!]
Video Game Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Ryuki (Video Game)[]
Raia as seen in the Videogame
Kamen Rider Raia appears as playable character in the PS1 game. Like the other Ryuki Riders, he summons his Contract monster EvilDiver and uses his Advent cards with his finisher being Hide Venom.
Climax Heroes Series[]
Kamen Rider Climax Heroes OOO[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears in the video game with other Heisei Riders, in Kamen Rider Climax Heroes OOO.
Kamen Rider Climax Heroes Fourze[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears in the video game with other Heisei and Showa Kamen Riders, in Kamen Rider Climax Heroes Fourze.
Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears in the video game with the other Kamen Riders in Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes.
Kamen Rider Riderbout[]
Raia as seen in Kamen Rider Riderbout
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a playable character with the other Heisei and Showa Kamen Riders in Kamen Rider Riderbout.
Kamen Rider Break Joker[]
Kamen Rider Raia Break Joker card
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a playable character with other Riders and monsters in Kamen Rider Break Joker.
Masked Rider Expansion[]
Kamen Rider Raia Masked Rider Expansion card
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a playable character in the trading card game with the other Heisei and Showa Riders, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, and other Heroes.
Kamen Rider Battle Rush[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a playable and support character in the video game Kamen Rider Battle Rush using Hide Venom.
Kamen Rider Transcend Heroes[]
Kamen Rider Raia appears as a playable character with other Kamen Riders in the video game, performing his Hide Venom against his enemies Kamen Rider Transcend Heroes.
Kamen Rider Buttobasoul[]
Kamen Rider Raia Medal
Kamen Rider Raia is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul, among other Kamen Riders.
Battle Spirits[]
Kamen Rider Raia in Battle Spirits
It is the tenth collaboration pack and the fifth collaboration with the Kamen Rider franchise. CB10 was released in Japan on December 21st, 2019. This set includes spirit, magic, and nexus cards in all six colorKamen Rider Raia appears with other Kamen Riders and Monsters in Battle Spirits.
Raia Battle Spirits Cards Included
- Kamen Rider Raia (Common)
Personality[]
In strong contrast to most other participants of the Rider War, Miyuki is a benevolent figure, fighting as a Kamen Rider solely to protect the innocent. Having lost his close friend Yuichi Saito from a Mirror Monster, Miyuki became determined to fight for justice, allying himself with Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki.
Being an incredibly skilled fortune teller, Miyuki has astute reasoning, bordering onto supernatural. Though confident in his predictions, Miyuki strongly believes the future to be in constant flux, encouraging others to overcome any misfortunes he predicted.
Though normally a calm individual, Miyuki's grief from Yuichi's death can cause him to become hot-headed and violent, acting recklessly when facing GuldThunder in battle. Upon GuldThunder's defeat though, Miyuki quickly regained his normal persona, explaining to Shinji the reason for his aggressive behavior.
Not wishing for any of his rival participants to die, Miyuki does not actively compete against them, to the point of giving the Survive Shippu card to Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight as a means of self-protection. Even when faced with certain death, Miyuki unregrettingly sacrificed himself to save Shinji's life, asking his friend to stop the Rider War in his stead.
Kamen Rider Raia[]
Kamen Rider Raia
- Rider Height: 190 cm
- Rider Weight: 92 kg
- Rider Senses
- Eyesight: 10 km
- Hearing: 10 km
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 10 t (200 AP)
- Kicking Power: 15 t (300 AP)
- Maximum Jump Height: 40 m
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 5 seconds
- Special Attacks
- Evilwhip: 100 t (2000 AP)[note 1]
- Hide Venom: 250 t (5000 AP)[note 1]
- Advent: Evildiver: 200 t (4000 AP)[note 1]
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Tezuka can transform into Kamen Rider Raia using his Card Deck and V Buckle upon forming a contract with Evildiver. His Visor, the Evilvisor (エビルバイザー, Ebiru Baizā), is small shield mounted on his left arm. Raia's punching power, kicking power, and jump height are identical to Knight's, but he is slightly slower.
Through the use of the Swing Vent Advent Card, Raia can arm himself with the Evilwhip (エビルウィップ, Ebiru Wippu), a whip derived from Evildiver's tail. Raia can also use the Copy Vent to summon a copy of his opponent's weapon
By using his Final Vent, Raia can execute his finisher, Hide Venom (ハイドベノン, Haido Benon), in which he rides on Evildiver's back and rams into the enemy.
Appearances: Ryuki Episodes 13-14, 16-17, 19-23, 28, Decade Episodes 24, All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, Heisei Generations FOREVER (as a toy).
Raia Survive
Special Attacks:
Kamen Rider Raia Survive (仮面ライダーライアサバイブ, Kamen Raidā Raia Sabaibu) is Raia's Survive Form, assumed by using the Survive Shippu Advent Card. It never appeared in any media but can be seen in concept art. Its first appearance is in the "妄想戯画" (Tamotsu Shinohara's Giga Fancy) part of Uchusen (宇宙船) tokusatsu magazine Vol.104. The design is later included in artbook ICON: Tamotsu Shinohara Character Art Works. Moreover, Megahouse released a figure "ART WORKS LIMITED Kamen Rider Raia Survive" based on the concept art.
In this form, Raia's Rider Visor transforms into a bow-like weapon called the Evilvisorzwei (エビルバイザーツバイ, Ebiru Baizā Tsubai).Contract Monster[]
- Main article: Evildiver
Equipment[]
- Card Deck - Transformation device and Advent Card holder
- V Buckle - Transformation belt
- Advent Cards - Trinkets that enable a Rider to summon Contract Monsters, access equipment, and use special abilities
- Evilvisor - Raia's Visor and personal weapon that enables him to use Advent Cards
- Evilvisorzwei - Upgraded version of the Evilvisor used by Raia Survive
- Evil Whip - Raia's personal weapon
Vehicles[]
- Rideshooter - Motorcycle used by any Rider to enter the Mirror World
Rider Card[]
KamenRide: Raia
- KamenRide: Raia (カメンライドライア, Kamenraido Raia): A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Raia. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider Raia armed with Swing Vent. First used in the World of Shinkenger to fight Shinken Gold
. Diend uses it again in the World of Decade to fight Ouja and KickHopper. Also available to be summoned by Diend in Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Miyuki Tezuka is portrayed by Hassei Takano (高野 八誠, Takano Hassei). As Kamen Rider Raia, his suit actor was Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三, Yabe Keizō).
Miyuki's actor, Hassei Takano, previously portrayed Hiroya Fujimiya in Ultraman Gaia. He later portrayed as Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 in the movie Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next.
Etymology[]
Kamen Rider Raia's name and appearance are derived from the Latin word "Raia", which is used in the scientific terms for Rajiformes and Raja, the genera that relate to rays and skates.
Concept Art[]
Kamen Rider Raia concept art
Notes[]
- Aside from Ryuki, Raia is the only one who has been a hero in both Ryuki's series and movies. (Knight and Zolda were once anti-heroes while Femme was a villain in 13 Riders.)
- Ironically, his arsenals and his contract monster's names contain the word "evil".
- In Kamen Rider Zi-O Spin-off: Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki however, Miyuki is an outright villain during most of the special, caused by his amnesia.
- Strangely, when sacrificing himself to save Shinji, Miyuki noted this as his first incorrect prediction, despite his earlier prediction of Ren's death also being prevented by Shinji's hands[6].
Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Episode 13: That Man, Zolda
- Episode 14: Revival Day
- Episode 15: Iron Mask Legend
- Episode 16: Card of Destiny
- Episode 17: The Grieving Knight
- Episode 18: Jailbreak Rider
- Episode 19: Rider Gathering
- Episode 20: The Traitorous Ren
- Episode 22: Raia's Revenge
- Episode 23: Changing Destiny
- Episode 28: Time Vent
- Episode 50/Finale: A New Life
- Kamen Rider Ryuki (comic)
Kamen Rider Decade
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (as a toy)
Kamen Rider Outsiders
- ep.1 Mirror World Treasure and Ouja's Return (flashback)
See also[]
- Chris Ramirez - counterpart in Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. See comparison page.
- Quinn - counterpart in Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. See comparison page.
- Kamen Rider Raia (A.R. World) - The user of the Kamen Rider Raia powers in Kamen Rider Decade.
References[]
- ↑ Zukan's page on Miyuki Tezuka
- ↑ TV Asahi. (2002). Kamen Rider Raia.
- ↑ Zukan's page for Raia
- ↑ Advent Card: Final Vent.
- ↑ Advent Card: Exodiver.
- ↑ Iron Mask Legend
Footnotes[]
External Links[]
- Kamen Rider Ryuuki Spoiler Page
- Miyuki Tezuka on Kamen Rider Official
- Kamen Rider Raia on Kamen Rider Official