Kamen Rider Kuuga (character)
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Kamen Rider Kuuga is the title character of the Kamen Rider series released in 2000. He is portrayed by Joe Odagiri.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Hokkaidō on March 18, 1975, with a blood type of O, Yuusuke Godai is a happy-go-lucky and honest person that fights to protect everyone's smile. He and his younger sister, Minori, lost their mother while they were both young and their father when they were older, living with their father's friend Tamasaburo Kazari.
Yuusuke's life change the day that his friend led the archaeological finding of the Linto Tribe and found the Arcle, the belt of the original Kuuga. However, the founding also marked the unsealing on the Grongi lord N Daguba Za who murdered the archaeologists before releasing his kind into the world. When the Grongi Zu Gumun Ba attacked the city upon being revived, Godai puts on the belt to fight him, resulting with the Arcle fusing onto him as he assumes Kuuga's Growing Form. But due to his similarity to the Grongi, the police labeled Kuuga's Growing Form as "Unidentfied Lifeform 2". Eventually, during his 2nd fight with Gumun, Kuuga manages to assume fighting form, which the Police labeled as "Unidentfied Lifeform 4". Starting with inspector Kaoru Ichijou, Yuusuke eventually gains the trust of the police force by receiving the TryChaser 2000 from Ichijou. While brought to Doctor Shuichi Tsubaki for a confidential check-up, Yuusuke learns that the Arcle's fusion onto him is more complex is it had spread into his muscular and nervous systems. During his first battle with the Grongi Zu Bazu Ba, though Kuuga assumes Dragon Form, he was unable to properly use his abilities to defeat the Grongi and was heavily injured as a result. But thanks to Sakuraro's aid, Yuusuke manages to use Dragon Form properly to kill Bazu.
During his fight with the Grongi Me Bajisu Ba, Kuuga assumes Pegasus Form but was overwhelmed by his enhanced senses as Bajisu escapes, vowing revenge on Kuuga. Unable to change, Yuusuke decides to help Ichijou by finding Mika Natsume, the daughter of one of Daguba's victims who is on the verge of being suicidal when her father's murderer not yet caught. After talking Mika into letting things resolve themselves over time, Bajisu attacks and Yuusuke is able to effectively use Pegasus Form's power to kill the Grongi sniper. While dealing with the Grongi Me Giiga Gi, and his sister's apprehensive feelings for being Kuuga, Yuusuke is able to become Titan Form to defeat the Giiga after convincing his sister that it all be right.
Yuusuke later meets Junichi Shiina, a young man who lost his faith in humanity and though to be able to relate more the Unidentified Lifeforms. However, his encounter with the Grongi Me Biran Gi said otherwise when Kuuga saves the boy before killing the Grongi. During the fight however, Yuusuke felt the rewaking of the Gouram as it was excavated and whirled to life to make its way towards him.
[edit] Forms
[edit] Statistics & Performance Data
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Kuuga is the Kamen Rider with most forms to date, 11 in total. Aside from his first form, Growing Form, he had four base forms that he relied on and would upgrade throughout the series. His armor would change color depending on the form.
[edit] Growing Form
Growing Form is the weakest form of Kuuga and has white armor with small horns. In the first episode, Yuusuke wears the belt to fight Zu･Gumun･Ba but is unable to fully utilize its power. Kuuga will turn white if he is seriously injured and will not be able to transform for 2 hours. In the first few episodes, he is labeled as "Unidentified Being 2" and thought to be a different being from his other form. Although his power is weak in this form, he can still use the finisher "Growing Kick".
[edit] Mighty Form
Mighty Form is Kuuga's default form and has red armor. Yuusuke was first able to transform into this form while fighting Zu･Gooma･Gu. In this form, Kuuga uses his "Mighty Kick" attack to kill the monsters. Mighty Form was enhanced by the golden power into Rising Mighty Form, with golden trimmings. The Mighty Anklet is equipped in the right leg, upgrading Kuuga's attack to "Rising Mighty Kick". By episode 46, Kuuga's Mighty Form was advanced into the black-armored Amazing Mighty Form, with the Mighty Anklet equipped on both legs for use of the "Amazing Mighty Kick" dropkick attack.
[edit] Dragon Form
Dragon Form is a form that allows Kuuga to be more agile and quicker, although his physical strength drops from the level offered by Mighty Form. This armor grants Kuuga blue armor that offers somewhat less protection, but is better suited for quick movements. To make up for the lack of strength, he uses a the Dragon Rod staff as his weapon, using any pole or stick-like object to manifest it. His finishing move in this form is "Splash Dragon", an aerial thrust attack to the torso. Dragon was later upgraded by the golden power into Rising Dragon Form, gaining a golden trim with his weapon enhanced into the Rising Dragon Rod voulge and his finishing move improved into the "Rising Splash Dragon".
[edit] Pegasus Form
Pegasus Form is a more intricately green armored form where Kuuga's senses are heightened to extreme levels, enabling him to see and hear his opponents with deadly accuracy. The downside to this is that it can not be sustained for too long because of the enormous strain placed on the nervous system (only 50 seconds). Kuuga uses the Pegasus Bowgun crossbow that can be created out of any gun-like object, commonly Ichijo's hand gun. His finishing move with the bow gun is "Blast Pegasus", an arrow shot from the bowgun. Once upgraded to Rising Pegasus Form, Kuuga can hold the form for 30 seconds and uses the Rising Pegasus Bowgun for his "Rising Blast Pegasus" attack.
[edit] Titan Form
In Titan Form, Kuuga's defense is greatly increased, which allows him to withstand his opponents' attacks long enough to get in close range, despite sacrificing speed. This form has much larger armor that is mainly silver with large purple trims. He uses the Titan Sword that can be created out of pole or stick-like objects, normally the control handle of his bike. His finishing move is "Calamity Titan", a powerful sword thrust wherein Kuuga twists the blade as it is impaled. This was the first of Kuuga's forms to be upgraded by the Golden power, becoming Rising Titan Form. As a result, Kuuga uses the Rising Titan Sword for "Rising Calamity Titan". But Kuuga can create a second Rising Titan Sword to use in the stronger "Double Rising Calamity Titan" attack.
[edit] Ultimate Form
His most dangerous form, the Ultimate Form combines all the powers of the other forms, but the risk is that the user would lose control and become evil. It is black with gold trims all over his body and with 4 horns. Only used once in Episode 48, during the final battle with N･Daguba･Zeba.
[edit] Equipment
Arcle - This transformation belt is the source of Kuuga's power. While being attacked by the spider Grongi (Zu･Gumun･Ba), Yuusuke grabbed the belt and after putting it on, it immediately fused into his body. When he transforms it reappears around his waist and is always the same color as his current form. A stone called Amadam is embedded in the belt.
Gouram - A mysterious machine that is formed from fragments found at the original excavation site at the beginning of the story. After its initial formation, the Gouram assimilated various other objects in its search for Kuuga. It assists Kuuga in various capacities such as aerial transportation and becoming vehicle armor, however, after being used for a certain amount of time, it returns back to its shattered fragments until Yuusuke revives it. It is very maneuverable and capable of a top air speed of 500km/h (310.69mph)
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| Try Chaser 2000 | |
| Length | 2.4m (7.87ft) |
| Height | 1.25m (4.1ft) |
| Top Speed | 300km/h (186mph) |
| Try Gouram | |
| Length | 3.2m (10.49ft) |
| Height | 1.25m (4.1ft) |
| Top Speed | 400km/h (248.55mph) |
TryChaser 2000 (TRCS 2000) - A new model of police motorcycle designed to be faster and more powerful than the conventional bikes that were currently utilized by the police force. After Ichijo befriends Kuuga and believes that he is the only one capable of successfully fighting the Unidentified Beings, he gives one to Yuusuke.
- Try Gouram - When the Gouram finally finds Kuuga, it attaches itself to the TRCS 2000 as armor. While in this form the bike is faster and capable of ramming opponents in a similar manner to Kuuga's Mighty Kick.
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| Beat Chaser 2000 | |
| Length | 2.4m (7.87ft) |
| Height | 1.25m (4.1ft) |
| Top Speed | 420km/h (260.97mph) |
| Beat Gouram | |
| Length | 3.2m (10.49ft) |
| Height | 1.25m (4.1ft) |
| Top Speed | 570km/h (354.18mph) |
| Rising Beat Gouram | |
| Length | 3.2m (10.49ft) |
| Height | 1.25m (4.1ft) |
| Top Speed | 700km/h (434.95 mph) |
BeatChaser 2000 (BTCS 2000) - An upgraded model of the TryChaser 2000 that was designed specifically for Kuuga. It is faster and more durable than the TRCS model. Yuusuke utilized this bike in order to track down and defeat the 2nd grass hopper Grongi (Go･Badaa･Ba). The Police Department was hesitant to give this to Kuuga after his first transformation into Rising Mighty Form resulted in the destruction of a large area of the city. Like the TryChaser, this vehicle was also upgradable by the Gouram and even Kuuga's Golden Power.
- Beat Gouram - The combination of the BeatChaser 2000 and the Gouram results in an even more powerful vehicle for Kuuga.
- Rising Beat Gouram - This is the result of Kuuga combining the Golden power with the Beat Gouram. After this form, the Gouram returns back to the Police Science Division a different color and in one piece. It was used only once, in order to destroy the Buffalo Grongi (Go･Baberu･Da).
[edit] Notes
Considering Kamen Rider Agito is Kuuga's indirect sequel, there's a big possibility that Kuuga and Agito might have the same origin. In Kuuga's series, Sakurako finds out there were two ancient civilizations, the Linto (リント Rinto) tribe and the Grongi (グロンギ Gurongi) tribe. Books and mini-encyclopedias about Kamen Rider Agito stated that the Overlords (the God twin brothers - Light and Darkness - who created the world) were the highest force from the Linto tribe, as well as the Unknown were in fact, Linto warriors. Thus hinting Kuuga and Agito as historically enemies due to their similar origins as Linto-based warriors. However, Kamen Rider Agito was never mentioned as being a Linto warrior.
