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is a fictional superhero who serves as the primary and eponymous protagonist of the Japanese television series 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series ''Kamen Rider W''. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film ''Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker'' where he faces off against Shadow Moon. ==Shotaro Hidari== is a self-proclaimed "hardboiled detective", though considered "halfboiled" by all others around him to his chagrin. He constantly tries to act cool, but given his caring, extroverted and talkative nature, he appears most of the time to be a klutz instead. Unlike his mentor, he is incapable of making cold, hard and seemingly cruel yet necessary decisions most of the time due to his kindhearted nature, which is the main reason why he is considered to be halfboiled by most around him. He dresses in the style from the 1940s and wears a black fedora/trilby made by the Windscale design house. He attempts to emulate famous pulp fiction private eye characters, even monologuing in a similar fashion. He has a sharp intuition and may even figure out the culprit behind a crime before having Philip confirm his suspicions with evidence. Vowing to ensure that no one ever feels sad, Shotaro took on the job as the protégé of Futo's private investigator Sokichi Narumi after admiring his work as a child. However, during the incident, an investigation into a mysterious organization led to Shotaro meeting Philip prior to Narumi's death, leaving Shotaro to continue in his stead, Narumi passing on his white fedora to Shotaro, his final words telling Shotaro to "grow into a man worthy of wearing it". A year later, refusing to let his mentor's death be in vain, Shotaro works to stop the Dopant crime wave by being the man on the street, contacting his various informants and transforming into Kamen Rider Double by providing his body for the formation. Shotaro takes the role of Kamen Rider Double very seriously and with great pride as the name "Kamen Rider" was given to them by the citizens themselves. As such, he tries hard to make a good name for Kamen Rider Double, and would not forgive anyone who dares bring disgrace to the "Kamen Rider" name. Shotaro's body, however, was never meant to handle Gaia Memories and he was never the one intended to be partnered with Philip, which is why he initially had trouble maintaining their Rider form when Philip's power was evolving. However, he proved to be able to overcome these obstacles to become worthy of being the true Kamen Rider Double. Another goal he has throughout the series is to live up to Narumi's expectations, which he finally does in the battle with the Utopia Dopant. During the battle, he wears Sokichi Narumi's white fedora, having finally believed in himself that he had become worthy of wearing it. In the movie ''Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'', when Philip abducted and all non T2-Gaia Memories disabled by the T2-Eternal Memory, Shotaro receives his mentor's Lost Driver. With the T2 Joker Memory, Shotaro can become allowing him to fight on his own, using the powers of the Joker Memory to their full potential. He is capable of two distinct Maximum Drives, the and the , when the T2-Joker Memory is placed into the Maximum Slot.〔''Hyper Hobby Magazine'', July 2010〕〔''Televi Magazine'', July 2010〕 Before Philip becomes one with the Earth after saving Wakana and defeating the Utopia Dopant, he came across the Lost Driver and gives it to Shotaro as a farewell gift, allowing Shotaro to continue fighting as Kamen Rider Joker after his disappearance using the standard Joker Memory. About a year later, Shotaro continues to fight doing the best he can to protect the city of Futo when a gang of kids calling themselves EXE, using leftover Gaia Memories to assume Dopant forms and proclaim themselves to be successors of Museum, becomes a threat. However, he is soon reunited with Philip when the later is done reconstructing his body. Together, they once again protect the city as Kamen Rider Double. He can be Kamen Rider Joker anytime he want if just in case if Phillip isn't available. His surname is literally translated as and his Gaia Memories provide the left side of any Kamen Rider Double formation.〔''Toei Hero Max'' vol. 30〕〔''Newtype The Live'' September 2009〕 Shotaro also shares his First name with the creator of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, Shotaro Ishinomori. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kamen Rider Double (character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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