Takeshi Hongo (本郷 猛, Hongō Takeshi) is one of the two main protagonists of Kamen Rider. He is a young student who was kidnapped by Shocker and turned into a Cyborg (改造人間, Kaizō-Ningen, "Remodeled Human"), later escaping and deciding to use his powers for good as the Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā, "Masked Rider"). Though he temporarily left Japan in the hands of his successor Hayato Ichimonji, he returned and retroactively bore the name Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号, Kamen Raidā Ichi-Gō, "Masked Rider 1", "Masked Rider #1", "Kamen Rider #1", or "Kamen Rider 1-go")[3].