Tendou often spouts amazingly appropriate zen-like phrases he supposedly learned from his grandmother, prefacing them with "Grandmother said this". He also often does a 'point to the sky' pose, usually after he defeats a Worm or introduces himself. Tendou has no actual job and doesn't attend college because he believes that he is destined for something bigger (which is becoming Kabuto). Despite having many talents (from cooking to hairstyling to excelling at various sports to the extent that he can handle entire teams alone), he is usually uninterested in pursuing anything until his belt activates. He calls himself a "National Treasure" and "Universal Treasure".
Publication Information
- Kabuto : Souji Tendou
- Japanese : 天道 総司
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Known As : Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Formely Known As : Souji Kusakabe
- Relative :
- Soichi Kusakabe : Father
- Satomi Kusakabe : Mother
- Jyuka Tendou : Younger Sister
- Hiyori Kusakabe : Past Unborn Sister
- Affiliation : ZECT
- Gender : Male
- Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Homeworld : Earth (a href="http://adf.ly/1nTMGl">Souji Tendou's Timeline)
- First Appearance : Kamen Rider Kabuto Episod 1 : The Strongest Man
- Last Appearance : Super Hero Taisen GP : Kamen Rider 3
- Number of Appearances :
- Portrayer : Hiro Mizushima
- Voice Actor :
- Tsuyoshi Takishita : 2009-2013 Video Games
- Ibuki : Super Hero Taisen
- Hiroshi Kamiya : Kamen Rider Taisen / Super Hero Taisen Z
- Main View : Full Episode
History
- Main Article : a href="http://adf.ly/1nTMGl" title="Souji Tendou's Timeline">Souji Tendou's Timeline
Kamen Rider Kabuto : God Speed Love
Souji Tendou grew up as happy boy until his parents were killed by Worms that mimicked them. He was raised by his grandmother alongside Juka. When the Shibuya Incident occurs due to a Meteorite crashing onto Earth, drying up the Earth's ocean, Tendou attempts to reach out to his biological sister, Hiyori, but is unable to save her.
Kamen Rider Decade : All Riders Vs. Dai-Shocker
Kamen Rider Kabuto, Rider Form, appears in the final battle of the movie Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, alongside the other previous Riders rescuing Decade and facing Dai-Shocker's troops. During the large battle, Kabuto mostly fights alone, eventually defeating Longhorn Orphnoch, a Bakeneko, a Mole Imagin, a Ganikomol and a Shiomaneking while Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2, and Kamen Rider Black RX fight against Ambassador Hell in his Garagaranda form.
Kamen Rider Decade : The Destroyer of Worlds
Kamen Rider Kabuto, Rider form, appears in episode 31 of Kamen Rider Decade, as one of Wataru Kurenai's companions, who antagonize Decade after he failed in his mission of saving the worlds. In the special version of episode 31, Kabuto is one of the few Riders in the battlefield who isn't shown dying in the Rider War.
Kamen Rider OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider Kabuto's Rider Form appears yet again in OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, fighting against Worms that allied themselves with Shocker and other Kamen Rider villains from the 40 years of the franchise. Although his human form isn't shown in the movie itself and he doesn't speak, Kabuto is confirmed to be Souji Tendou by the movie's official website.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Super Hero Taisen
Kabuto is one of the Riders who answers what seemed like Kamen Rider 1's call and joins his force to attack the Super Sentai force led by Akaranger in order to preserve the existence of the Kamen Riders. Using his bike, the Kabuto Extender, alongside Double and Kiva, Kabuto attacks the Zyuranger and Megaranger. However, afterwards he attempts to engage Akaranger in combat only to be knocked down and seemingly destroyed by his next attack.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff : Super Hero Taisen Z
Kamen Rider Kabuto, Rider form, arrives alongside the reinforcements brought by Kamen Rider 1 and Akaranger to the final battle against the Space Crime Syndicate Madou. Kabuto, alongside BoukenBlack, is shown heading towards a Dogormin to help GokaiGreen.
Kamen Rider Wizard
Kabuto appears with all the Heisei Riders from Kuuga to Fourze, led by Decade, in a special two-parter after the finale, The Kamen Rider Rings and Neverending Story. Kabuto first appears alongside Faiz, summoned to the world within the Magic Stone through their Rider Rings by the alternate young Haruto, to chase down a duo of Salis Worms sent by Amadum, the evil wizard who ruled that world. The Worms having taken the Rider Ring chest along with the prime Haruto.
Heisei Rider Vs. Showa Rider : Kamen Rider Taisen Feat. Super Sentai
Kabuto was seen flying in as a falling meteor and crashed into a building in Masked Form, switches to Rider Form, then confronts Stronger, and used Clock Up to his advantage to avoid two swings and a Den Punch, then assails him at light speeds, stopping when Stronger used an Electro Fire to halt Kabuto in his tracks.
Super Hero Taisen GP : Kamen Rider 3
Due to the timeline alteration caused by Shocker, Souji became one of the brainwashed Riders in that timeline, donning the name of Shocker Rider Kabuto. He later volunteered in a Kamen Rider Grand Prix. During the race, in a moment, he had to fight against Faiz, who was aiding Drive. Later on, he aided the other Riders to combat Shocker after he, and the other Riders, were released from being brainwashed by the revived Double Riders.
35th Masked Rider Anniversary File
Tendou is one of a group of five characters from Kabuto who appear hosting the 35th Masked Rider Anniversary File, a collection of five featurettes shown during episodes 23 through 27 of Kabuto, this segment acted as a look back to the Kamen Rider franchise and an early advertisement for the God Speed Love movie.
Video Game Appearances
- Kamen Rider Kabuto Video Game
Stage Shows
- Boukenger Stage Show At Tokyo Dome City
- Kamen Rider Kabuto Stage Show At WAKAYAMA Marina-Cityble
Forms
The Kabuto Zecter allows Souji Tendou to transform into Kamen Rider Kabuto. As with all of the Zecters, Kabuto has two basic forms that he can transform into.
Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : Kabuto Rider Form
- Announcement : Cast Off : Change Beetle!
- Height: 195cm
- Weight: 95kg
- Punching Power : 3t
- Kicking Power : 7t
- Maximum Jump Height : 37m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/5.8s
- Clock Up Speed :
- Senses :
- Defense :
- Finisher : Rider Kick : 19t
- Armed : Kabuto Kunai Gun, ZECT Mizer
- Appeareance : Decade Episod 17-18
- In most of his appearances in Kamen Rider Decade, Souji used Kabuto's Rider Form. In Rider Form, Kabuto has access to the Clock Up System, which allows the user to travel at near light speeds to match the Worm's speedy metabolism. To destroy Worms, Kabuto has the Kabuto Kunai Gun, a versatile weapon that can be used as a gun, an axe, or a kunai, all of which allow him to perform the Rider Beat, or his roundhouse Rider Kick.
