Thouser (dog)

is an A.I robotic dog from Gai Amatsu's childhood originally manufactured by Hiden Intelligence.
==History==
Thouser is a "" created by Hiden Intelligence long before the age of Humagear. He was owned by Gai Amatsu during his difficult childhood with his strict father, Ichikyo Amatsu. Gai's obsession with his pet prevented the boy from achieving perfect grades on his exam, disappointing his father. This forced Gai to reluctantly return Thouser. Gai's lack of companionship throughout the rest of his childhood hardened his heart into the ruthless capitalist seen in present day.
As an adult, Gai became the president of ZAIA Japan and Hiden Intelligence. He was in the midst of a downward spiral before conversing with the A.I. companion, Ai-chan. There responded to Gai's despair by recreating Thouser. His former pet reactivated and greeted Gai, the latter quickly reciprocating Thouser's affection after being separated for many years. This allowed Gai to see the error of his ways and join forces with Zero-One against Ark-Zero. Thouser was held by Gai as he apologized to Aruto, Fuwa, and Yaiba for their forgiveness.
In the epilogue, Thouser appears alongside four Dog-Gear named , , , and https://twitter.com/aibo_jp/status/1299877492388372486.
==Versions==
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Thouser is "portrayed" by an AIBO, specifically the ERS-111 model. The newer version of Thouser is "portrayed" by the ERS-1000.
==Notes==
*In real life, Thouser is a AIBO, a series of robotic canines designed and manufactured by Sony. The original Thouser is the early ERS-111 model and current Thouser is the modern ERS-1000 model.
**Coincidentally, the new model's codename is 1000, which is synonymous with Gai's usage of "thousand" in his personality and Rider gear.
*On the same day after the premiere of Episode 38, promoted a new miniature figure of AIBO available on Gachapon, jokingly recommending the customers to put it together with a suitable figure.https://twitter.com/takaratomytoys/status/1282125335899680768
*During Episode 39, Thouser had danced along to MetalCluster Hopper's transformation jingle. As of the episode, Sony updated all AIBO units to perform that specific dance upon detecting the usage of the DX MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey in the DX Zero-One Driver.
==Appearances==
* Kamen Rider Zero-One
**Episode 38: I Am 1000% Your Friend
**Episode 39: The Conclusion Cannot Be Predicted
**Episode 45: Their Respective Futures
==References==
==Navigation==
Category:Zero-One Characters
Category:Robots
Category:Hiden Intelligence
Category:Allies