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* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' is full of examples of meaningful names.
** ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'' has a couple of characters whose [[Catch Phrase]] contains the kanji of their own name. This includes protagonist Souji Tendou ("Walking the path of heaven, ruling over all") and [[The Rival]] Tsurugi Kamishiro ("The man who replaces the gods with a sword's slash"). Parodied in the Hyper Battle video, when [[The Lancer]] Arata Kagami asks for a [[Catch Phrase]] of his own, and Tendou suggests "The man who washes his face in front of a mirror (kagami) every day."
** ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'': Protagonist Tsukasa's name contains the kanji for "gate", befitting his status as a dimensional wanderer; Kamen Rider Decade is the tenth main Rider of the Heisei era of the franchise (from 2000
*** [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Yuusuke Onodera]] is named for ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' creator [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] (birth name: Shotaro Onodera).
*** [[Kamen Rider Agito|Shoichi Ashikawa]]'s name is a combination of the names of the three ''Agito'' Riders: '''Shoichi''' Tsugami (Agito), Ryo '''Ashi'''hara (Gills), and Makoto Hi'''kawa''' (G3). {{spoiler|The ''Decade'' version of Shoichi was once G3, evolved into Gills before Tsukasa arrived, and became Agito by the end of the arc.}}
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