MASKED RIDER KABUTO
Kamen Rider Kabuto
Masked Rider Kabuto (Kamen Rider Kabuto) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television
series.
It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs.
It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei.
The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and
with the final episode airing on January 21, 2007, completing the series with 49 episodes.
The series represents the 35th anniversary of the Masked Rider Series,
as indicated by a notice at the beginning of the pilot episode reading,
in Japanese, 'Kamen Rider 35th Anniversary Production'
Kamen Rider Kabuto is the 1st Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in high-definition format.
The series' catchphrases are "Walking the path of heaven, to rule everything !"
(Ten no michi o iki, subete o tsukasadoru !) and "I am justice" (Ore ga seigi)
Story of Masked Rider Kabuto
The story revolves around a man named Souji Tendou. He has trained seven years while waiting
for the Kabuto Zecter so that he may properly take up the respondibility name of Kamen Rider Kabuto.
Making many enemies while at the same time meeting other Riders with mysterious origins of
how they got there, Tendou attempts to accomplish his goal at all costs : destroying all
Worms that otherwise threaten humanity.
He meets Arata Kagami, who later becomes Kamen Rider Gatack. They work together to save
humanity from the alien Worms that arrived from a meteorite seven years ago.
Masked Rider System : Zecter
Kabuto Zecter & Gatack Zecter
Zecters, also known as the Masked Rider System, are a compilation of mobile systems that
affect space/time. They were created by the Natives, a species of Worm that arrived on
Earth 35 years ago. These Natives in turn gave the Zecters to humans so that they may
protect them from alien Worms that would arrive later. The Zecters appear instantaneously
from the ZECT headquarters to the selected personnel so that they may transform into the
respective Rider to fight any Worms in the vicinity.
Each Rider (except for the Hopper Riders and the Movie-exclusive Riders) possessed two forms
such as the bulky armored cocoon-like Masked Form and the sleeker Rider Form which can use
the Clock Up, a system that allows the Rider to move at high speed. While take of their armor,
the Rider System will says, "Cast Off"
They also have the ZECTroopers to help them. Worth note is the Zecters have a mind of their
own and can reject their present user in search of another one if they so choose.
Eight Riders in Masked Rider Kabuto Series
8 Riders in Masked Rider Kabuto
There are eight known Zecters within the Masked Rider System, each allowing the user to
become a different Rider. All are based on insects except the Sasword Zecter is a
scorpion.
Kamen Rider Kabuto
Kamen Rider TheBee
Kamen Rider Drake
Kamen Rider Sasword
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Kamen Rider Gatack
Kamen Rider KickHopper
Kamen Rider PunchHopper
Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
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Perfect Zecter & Hyper Zecter
There also exist two other Zecters known as the Perfect Zecter and the Hyper Zecter.
The Perfect Zecter serves as a primary weapon while the Hyper Zecter is a power-up device
that enhances the powers of the original Zecter.
Both were only used by Kabuto in the series, but Gatack got to use the Hyper Zecter in the
Hyper Battle DVD.
The Allusions
The series made some allusions to the whole Kamen Rider series. Masked Rider Project as
mentioned in the course of the series was said to be started on 3 April 1971.
The Worm species known as Natives also first arrived on Earth on the same year.
In real-life, it was the date the first Kamen Rider show aired for the first time.
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