Shiro Kazami (風見 志郎, Kazami Shirō) is the main protagonist of Kamen Rider V3. He is a college student who was later converted into a cyborg by the Double Riders, later taking over their place to fight Destron as Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3, Kamen Raidā Bui-Surī, Masked Rider V3). V3 is a cyborg modeled upon a hybrid of a grasshopper as well as a dragonfly and armed with a variety of powers, with his name being short for "Victory Three" or "Version Three".