In the early 1970s, TV superhero Kamen Rider battled a mind-boggling array of monsters unleashed by evil terrorist organizations (Shocker, Gel-Shocker and Destron) scheming to take over the world. These outlandish mutants usually incorporated a mixture of human and animal (and sometimes plant) DNA, along with the occasional cybernetic enhancement. Here are a few dramatic fight scenes (via KAMEKICHI1964, who has posted hundreds of these clips online).

+ Jellyfishdall (Kuragedaaru), an electrified jellyfish monster

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+ Isoginchakku, a man-eating sea anemone

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+ Newtgeth (Imorigesu), a poisonous newt with a powerful tongue

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+ Deadman-Bat (Shibito Kōmori)

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+ Shiracuras (Shirakyurasu), a blood-sucking louse with flesh-melting spit

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+ Lens-Ari, an ant-like creature that shoots deadly light beams from its eyes

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+ Girizamesu, a fire-breathing mutant shark

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+ Haetoribachi, who is part venus flytrap and part bee

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+ Owl Man (Fukurō Otoko), whose deadly X-rays turn people into skeletons

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+ Spider Napoleon (Kumo Naporeon), who is part spider and part Napoleon

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+ Egyptus, a fire-breathing Egyptian mummy

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+ Leechguerilla (Hirugerira), a savage leech

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+ Crabbubbler (Kanibabura), a crab monster that spits flesh-melting bubbles

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+ Mushroommolg (Kinokomorugu), a fungus that spits deadly spores

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+ Mukadetiger, a centipede/tiger mutant

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+ Jellyfish Wolf (Kurage Urufu), an electrified jellyfish/wolf hybrid

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+ Scorpion Man (Sasori Otoko), whose left hand is a deadly scorpion stinger