<sod>College student Takeshi Hongo is abducted into terrorist organisation [[Shocker (Kamen Rider)|Shocker]] (Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutional Realm), at the hands of a [[cyborg]] [[kaiju|Inhumanoid]] (Kaijin) known as the Bat. There, he undergoes painful [[reconstructive surgery]], turning him into an Inhumanoid himself. Unlike the original series, he does not escape prior to [[brain washing|mental condition]] by Shocker, and becomes one of their soldiers, nicknamed "Hopper". He carries out a mission successfully, and meets Shocker's Major Agents, including [[Dr. Shinigami]]. Hongo receives his orders&mdash; Kill those who have seen Shocker's Inhumanoid soldiers. However, what he doesn't realise is that the two witnesses are the journalist who had interviewed him prior to his kidnapping, Asuka Midorikawa ([[Rena Komine]]) and her fiancé Katsuhiko Yano ([[Hassei Takano]]). Attacking the two along with Shocker soldier Spider, it is here that Hongo remembers his humanity, and has an epiphany with regards to what he should do. Despite his efforts, Katsuhiko is killed by Spider, and Asuka finds Hongo next to the body. Blaming him for Katsuhiko's death, she begins to follow him, attempting to ascertain why who she thought was a normal college student is a murderer. <eod>
<sod>College student Takeshi Hongo is abducted into terrorist organisation [[Shocker (Kamen Rider)|Shocker]] (Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutional Realm), at the hands of a [[cyborg]] [[kaiju|Inhumanoid]] (Kaijin) known as the Bat. There, he undergoes painful [[reconstructive surgery]], turning him into an Inhumanoid himself. Unlike the original series, he does not escape prior to [[brain washing|mental condition]] by Shocker, and becomes one of their soldiers, nicknamed "Hopper". He carries out a mission successfully, and meets Shocker's Major Agents, including [[Dr. Shinigami]]. Hongo receives his orders&mdash; Kill those who have seen Shocker's Inhumanoid soldiers. However, what he doesn't realise is that the two witnesses are the journalist who had interviewed him prior to his kidnapping, Asuka Midorikawa ([[Rena Komine]]) and her fiancé Katsuhiko Yano ([[Hassei Takano]]). Attacking the two along with Shocker soldier Spider, it is here that Hongo remembers his humanity, and has an epiphany with regards to what he should do. Despite his efforts, Katsuhiko is killed by Spider, and Asuka finds Hongo next to the body. Blaming him for Katsuhiko's death, she begins to follow him, attempting to ascertain why who she thought was a normal college student is a murderer.<eod>