Disk Animals

Publication Information

Device : Disk Animals
Japanese : ディスクアニマル
Type : Disk
Usage : Reconnaissance Purpose
Users : Oni
Season : Kamen Rider Hibiki
Main View : Full Episod

Produced mainly for reconnaissance purpose, the Disk Animals or Onshikigami are an advanced version of the shikigami that Oni had used in the past. The Disk Animals can switch between their compact discs form and animal forms like origami, and can turn invisible at will. They record the noises made by Makamou and return to their master to reveal the monsters' location in the area.

List of Disc Animals

Basic Disk Animals:

Akanetaka : Madder Hawk

Akanetaka : Madder Hawk
- One of the most used Disc Animals among the Oni. The falcon is light weight and suited for covering terrain from the air, with its sharp wings it is capable of cutting attacks in both of its forms. Its weak point is both its duty and recording time is cut short from the energy it consumes from flight. It is also noted that among the Disc Animals, this is the only one proven to have a former Shikigami incarnation, which is bigger and flies faster (based from the movie). Voiced in the Hyper Video special by Hiroshi Masuoka.

Ruriōkami : Azure Wolf

Ruriōkami : Azure Wolf
- With its four-legged design, it is best for ground terrain, especially dense brush and rock areas. When sent out in numbers they usually travel in packs. It has a sharp, fanged mouth for attacking targets. Has a long duty and recording time and is very durable. Voiced in the Hyper Video special by Bin Shimada.

Ryokuōzaru : Green Ape

Ryokuōzaru : Green Ape
- This disk animal has the special function of video recording images and sound because its intelligence is a little higher than normal. It is acrobatic and suited for swinging through branches in forested areas. It is very strong and delivers a power punch for attacking. Because of this, it can also guard and protect victims from danger.

Kihadagani : Yellow Crab

Kihadagani : Yellow Crab
- Is best for recording both above and below water and is suited for travel in wet areas (beaches, swamps, etc.) or underwater. Its large pincer claw is strong enough to cut a steel cable and can turn into a drill than can bore through a concrete wall. Its durable design can withstand falling rocks or powerful water currents. It was upgraded very recently from its old design.

Kiakashishi : Orange Lion

Kiakashishi : Orange Lion
- Is capable of video recording and has a very long duty and recording time. Can travel through dense brush and rocks. It has a sharp fanged mouth for attacking. Voiced in the Hyper Video special by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo.

Asagiwashi : Light Blue Eagle

Asagiwashi : Light Blue Eagle
- An updated version of the Akanetaka, it has greater duty and recording time, plus it can record videos as well. Because of its higher intelligence, it is capable of united formations with a group of Disk Animals when attacking a monster. It attacks with its sharp wings for cutting attacks in both forms.

Nibiirohebi : Black Cobra

Nibiirohebi : Black Cobra
- Is capable of amphibious travel and can record underwater. Because of its design its recording abilities is less than other disc animals. Is best suited for small, tight areas it can move through with its slender body. It can coil around the enemy and tightly squeeze them. Because of this it can be used as handcuffs or a rod, it also has a dangerous bite for attacking Makamou.

Seijigaeru : Celadon Frog

Seijigaeru : Celadon Frog
- Can function best underwater where it is able to travel up to speeds of nearly mach 1. When used in a battle underwater, this Disc Animal can slice almost anything in half within a matter of seconds. Voiced in the Hyper Video special by Taiki Matsuno.

Koganeōkami : Gold Wolf

Koganeōkami : Gold Wolf
- The upgraded version of Ruriōkami.

Movie Disk Animals:

Shikigami that were an ancestral basis for the design used for the Disk Animals. Unlike the present series counterparts, the Disk Animals used in the movies were gigantic in size, each being roughly as large as a tree.

Keshi Zumi Garasu : Crow

Disk Animals : Keshi Zumi Garasu
- Motif : Crow
- Meaning : Charcoal gray Crow

Iwa Beni Shishi : Lion

Disk Animals : Iwa Beni Shishi
- Motif : Lion
- Meaning : Rock crimson Lion

Shiro Neri Ōzaru : Ape

Disk Animals : Shiro Neri Ōzaru
- Motif : Ape
- Meaning : Snow white Ape

Fusion Disk Animals:

An armed cobra disk

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An armed cobra disk

These are the first Support Robots in Kamen Rider history.
In Eternal Bonds, Midori introduces to Tsutomu an Armed Cobra disk.
- In the same episode, Hibiki also creates a fusion between Light Blue Eagle and Madder Hawk to fix the image recorded.

Fusion of Light Blue Eagle and Madder Hawk

When Hibiki transforms into Armed Hibiki, all eight base Disk animals (uncounted Gold Wolf) fuse with him.
- His shoulders fuse with Madder Hawks.
- His arms fuse with Madder Hawks and Light Blue Eagles.
- His legs fuse with Celadon Frogs, Azure Wolfs and Black Cobras.
- His knees fuse with Yellow Crabs.
- His thighs fuse with Orange Lions.
- His chest fuses with a fiery Madder Hawk.

Armed Disk Animals:

These are stronger versions of Hibiki's Disk Animals. They come to him only when he is in Armed Form. They all have the same black and red coloring, unlike basic Disk Animals which are multi-colored.

Haganetaka : Hawk