Bugster Union

A is the monster form of a Bugster-infected patient when the virus first flares up.
==Overview==
Bugster Unions are formed when a Bugster-infected patient experiences enough stress, the Bugster viruses inside multiplying rapidly and overtaking the patient's body, forming a giant orange virus form around it; the Union's shape seems largely irrelevant to the Bugster's appearance. Bugster Unions can only be defeated by a Kamen Rider in Level 1; the reason why is unexplained, though it may be because other Levels are too strong and may injure the patient inside the Union.
The Bugster Union stage is bypassed for Bugsters in Level 3 or more.
==History==
===Salty Bugster Union===
A golem-like Bugster Union emerges from Sota Suyama's infection, rampaging at the release event for the game Mighty Action X. It is defeated by Ex-Aid Action Gamer Level 1 using a Speeding-Up Energy Item and the Gashacon Breaker, releasing the Salty Bugster. 
===Aranbura Bugster Union===
A bacteriophage/wall torch Union emerges from Rensuke Natori's infection at a public fountain, being fought by Brave and Ex-Aid Quest and Action Gamers Level 1. It is cut in half by Brave's initial sword, releasing the Aranbura Bugster. 
===Revol Bugster Union===
A floating pistol Union emerges from Yuki Kitami's infection in a park, quickly being destroyed by Snipe Shooting Gamer Level 1's body-bullet attack, releasing the Revol Bugster. 
===Motors Bugster Union===
A spiked wheel Union emerges from Yoshitaka Nishiwaki's infection, fighting Snipe and Lazer Shooting and Bike Gamers Level 1. It is destroyed by Lazer, releasing the Motors Bugster. 
===DoReMiFa Collabos Bugster Union===
A floating aquatic creature Union emerges from Yoko Horiuchi's second infection, fighting and being defeated by Brave Level 1 with a rapid flaming attack, releasing the DoReMiFa Collabos Bugster. 
===Giri Giri/Jet Collabos Bugster Union===
A massive two-headed Ouroboros serpent Union emerges from Yoshio Okada's double infection in the CR patient ward, fighting Ex-Aid and Brave Level 1 after being Stage Selected to a rocky shoreline. It is destroyed by the Riders, releasing the Giri Giri and Jet Collabos Bugsters. 
===Hunter Gamer Union===
A dragon Union emerges from Kyotaro Hinata's infection from the Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat, separating from him to form instead of taking him over. It easily overpowers Ex-Aid and Brave Level 1, growing stronger before being challenged by Snipe Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3, eventually being destroyed by Ex-Aid Action Gamer Level 2 with a dual Mighty/Taddle Critical Finish, releasing the pieces for the Hunter Gamer to complete the Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat. 
The dragon Union is briefly summoned again by Genm Zombie Gamer Level X while using a dual Taddle/Drago Knight Critical Finish against Brave Fantasy Gamer Level 50, but it is easily destroyed by Brave's counterattack. 
===Combined Union===
Genm Level 10 merged a horde of zombie Bugster Viruses into a Bugster Union form combined from the first several, with the body of Salty's golem, Aranbura's wall torch for a tail, Revol's pistol for a right hand armament, and a pair of Motors' spikes wheels for shoulder pads. It is destroyed by Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99 before being immediately reformed by Genm, but is reverted to the crowd of zombie Viruses by Maximum Mighty Critical Finish. 
===Gamedeus Bugster Union===
Para-DX and Graphite went to the world of Kamen Rider Chronicle to obtain a virus sample of Gamedeus as a quick countermeasure on Cronus. Here, they meet a sliver Bugster Union which appears in the shape of Gamedeus. The Bugster Union rampages and attacked the Bugster duo, until Graphite eventually obtained a sample with his Bugvisor and the duo left the game. 
===Super Gamedeus===
Upon entering the second phase of his boss fight, Gamedeus Cronus transformed into Super Gamedeus and wreaked havoc on the city. The Riders’ most powerful forms seemed helpless to stop it, until Emu realized that Super Gamedeus was essentially a powerful Bugster Union. Ex-Aid, Brave, Snipe, Lazer, and Genm all assumed their Level 1 forms and attacked Super Gamedeus, eventually succeeding in excising Masamune Dan’s body from the giant Bugster Union and depriving him of his Gamedeus Cronus form, though he retained access to Gamedeus’s weapons. The remaining virus of the Super Gamedeus Bugster Union was subsequently neutralized by the sacrifice of Kamen Rider Para-DX using the Doctor Mighty XX Gashat. 
==Gallery==
KREA-Bugster Union1.png|Golem-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union2.png|Wall Torch/Bacteriophage-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union3.png|Revolver-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union4.png|Spiked Wheel-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union5.png|Sea Animal-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union6.png|Ouroboros-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Bugster Union7.jpg|Dragon-like Bugster Union 
KREA-Combined Bugster Union.png|Combined Bugster Union 
Bugster Union in 2011.png|A Bugster Union 
KREA-Gamedeus Bugster Union.png|Gemndeus' Bugster Union form 
==Behind the Scenes==
Like most giant monster forms, all Bugster Unions are completely CGI. Likely as a result and to minimize the budget, Bugster Union battles are often short or the audience is given only a limited view of the action to reduce the Unions' onscreen time.
==Notes==
*It is unknown how Ex-Aid was able to defeat the Dragon Bugster Union in Level 2 when Asuna Karino stated that a Kamen Rider can only defeat a Bugster Union in Level 1, though because it separated from the infected patient instead of consuming them, it may have been a different type of Union.
**Alternatively, only defeating a Union in Level 1 may have been because stronger forms would risk injuring the patient trapped inside, and since the Dragon Union had no patient inside, there was no risk.
*The nature of how to deal with the Bugster Virus being dependent on its form is similar to how certain viruses require different procedures or methods of treatment even if similar in nature. If true, then the stability of Unions may be such that only the lowest levels are able to safely eliminate them without taking the patient with it.
**This theory would explain how Bugsters of higher Levels pose less of a risk to the patient when using sufficient force to eliminate them, especially when possessing their bodies while active.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
* - Page 9
==References==
Category:Bugsters
Category:Giant Monsters