Kugai Kudo

Kugai Kudo is a former researcher in Yggdrasill Corporation who transforms into Kamen Rider Saver. His only appearance was in Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Duke.

History

Kugai was the predecessor of Ryoma Sengoku in the Yggdrasill Laboratory for Lockseeds. Ordered by Amagi Kureshima to test out his subordinate, Ryoma Sengoku's first functional Lockseed. Kugai was killed during the test and his body was destroyed. Kugai managed to enter Limbo, aware of the world and managed to gain a physical appearance due to the Sengoku Driver he was equipped with. Kugai also managed to keep the Zakuro Lockseed after his death and facilitated his own mass production laboratory with data stolen from Yggdrasill, creating blank pomegranate Zakuro Lockseeds that explodes upon activation.

Publication Information

Host : Kugai Kudo
Japanese : 狗道供界
Rider Users : Armored Rider Saver
Gender : Male
Season : Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Duke
Homeworld : Earth
First Appearance : Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Duke
Last Appearance : Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Duke
Number of Appearances : 1 (Movie)
Portrayer : Jun Toba
Main View : Full Movie (Torrent)

Intentionally making his actions aware to Yggdrasill, he taunts Ryoma Sengoku, proclaiming that he can guide him to the path of God alongside him, testing him to overcome his labors. Due to Sid's interference to stop brainwashed members of Black Bodhi and acquiring one of the blank Lockseeds, Ryoma and Takatora track his location, discovering his artificial Helheim factory.

Arms

Like his fellow Lockseed-using Armored Riders, Kamen Rider Saver's forms are called Arms. His Sengoku Driver plays Japanese horagai music and announces "Ha!" before every transformation, while his personal Lockseeds are styled with a mix of Japanese words and English words. By pressing the Sengoku Driver's Cutting Blade down on the Lockseed after transforming from one to three times, Saver can activate one of three finishing moves based on his current Arms form: Squash, Au Lait, or Sparking.

Saver Ride Wear

Saver Ride Wear
- Armored Rider Saver Ride Wear is Saver's default form undersuit, which is briefly seen during Saver's transformation sequence before the Armor Part attaches or when he changes Arms.
- Unique to Saver is that the Armor Part materializes around him and attaches unlike the usual Armor Part descending from a Crack and attaching onto the head of the user.

Saver Blood Zakuro Arms

Saver Blood Zakuro Arms
- Ha! Blood Zakuro Arms : Kuruizaki Sacrifice! Ha! Blood Orange Arms : Ja no Michi on Stage! ― Transformation announcement
Appeareance : Kamen Rider Duke
Blood Zakuro Arms is Saver's default pomegranate-based armored European Knight form, which is accessed through the simultaneous use of the Blood Zakuro Lockseed and Blood Orange Lockseed via the Genesis Core replacing his Sengoku Driver's Rider Indicator.
While assuming Blood Zakuro Arms, Saver dons the Blood Zakuro Armor Part and his Arms Weapons are the Saver Arrow and Daidaimaru (Bujin Gaim ver.).
The boost in strength from the Genesis Core is apparent, allowing Saver to take on the undefeated Zangetsu, who had back up from Duke. However, Saver's limitations are apparent as the boost in strength is not comparable (despite the Blood Orange Lockseed being comparable to that of an Energy Lockseed) to a finished Genesis Driver or a Sengoku Driver using an Energy Lockseed in the Genesis Core.

Zakuro Lockseed

Zakuro Lockseed
- Allows Saver to transform into Blood Zakuro Arms when used with the Blood Orange Lockseed, equipped with the Saver Arrow and Bujin Gaim's version of the Daidaimaru.
- Its code is LS-MESSIAH.
- It is a recolored version of the Suika Lockseed.
- There are also copies of these Lockseeds with blank codes used by brainwashed members of Black Bodhi, which when unlocked, would trigger a bomb function.

Blood Orange Lockseed

Zakuro Lockseed
- Allows Saver to transform into Blood Zakuro Arms when used with the Zakuro Lockseed, equipped with the Saver Arrow and Bujin Gaim's version of the Daidaimaru.
- Like the original Orange Lockseed, its number is LS-07 and it is Class A.
- However, this Lockseed's voice is distorted to make it sound much deeper than the others.
- This Lockseed is normally used by Kamen Rider Bujin Gaim.