Ryoji Hase

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 was the leader of Team Raid Wild who transformed into before his transformation into an Inves.
==Biography==
===Beat Riders Saga===
Ryoji Hase, a young man in the Inves Game challenges Kaito Kumon to gain territory for Team Raid Wild, however, he is swiftly defeated by Kaito's three summoned Inves. Later, Hase along with Hideyasu Jonouchi join Kaito's team alliance, with Kaito being their Lockseed supplier. However, Hase and Jonouchi quickly realize that they are Kaito's pawn and break off the alliance after revealing the fact that they received a Sengoku Driver. Hase, now known as Armored Rider Kurokage backstabs Armored Rider Baron, defeating him with Armored Rider Gridon. Though their victory is short-lived as Gaim manages to gain the upper hand against Kurokage. Ultimately, Hase loses and along with his Matsubokkuri Lockseed. After gaining another Matsubokkuri Lockseed, he trains with Jonouchi to become stronger, while enacting tactical strategies against a dummy. However, this training is proven useless as Oren Pierre Alfonzo challenges the two, defeating them without breaking a sweat.
Hase and Jonouchi become promotional sellers, having no income due to their losing streak in the Inves games. Suddenly, Hase gets a call from Kouta to participate in a new event that Team Gaim is hosting. The next day, Hase enters the Helheim Forest during the event and clashes with the "White Armored Rider", losing to him after the latter erupts in a rage due to Hase's persistent interference. As a result, Hase's Driver is damaged.
===Yggdrasill Saga===
After the Helheim Forest event, Hase attempts to transform but discovers his Driver no longer works. After suffering a defeat to Kaito and losing the respect of his team members, Hase begins to feel powerless and paranoid and starts to suffer from paranoid hallucinations of several Inves, Zangetsu, and Bravo. The paranoid Hase runs from these hallucinations before reaching the inside of a construction site. There, Hase happens upon a battle between Armored Riders Zangetsu-Shin, Gaim, Baron, and an Inves, which evolved after consuming one of the fruits nearby. Seeing the power the Inves gained after consuming the fruit of Helheim, he is drawn to the dangerous flora. Desperate for the power he once had, Hase bites into the fruit and painfully transforms into the Hekija Inves.
Hase's fate would have been swift if not for the intervention of Kouta Kazuraba, who stopped New-Generation Rider Zangetsu-Shin from putting the now-Inves Hase down. Hase ultimately becomes feral, however; after assuming his human form after a talk with Kouta, Hase charges into Drupers, and tries to satiate his now-ravenous appetite. Characteristic to all Inves, the fruit of Earth now tastes appalling, and Hase goes on a rampage, injuring Team Gaim member Rat in the process. He eventually re-assumes his Inves form and Kouta decides to put Hase out of his misery, but cannot bring himself to kill someone he still sees as human. Yggdrasill decides to make the decision for Kouta, and Hase meets his end at the hands of Sid, the Genesis Armored Rider Sigurd.
===Legacy===
His legacy along with Yuya's becomes a reference by most of the casts. Three months after the Earth is saved from Helheim invasion, his picture is soon stapled by Jonouchi, on the wall where the Yggdrasill Tower was being demolished, along with the pictures of Yggdrasill's casualties. His Kurokage form is soon used by Jonouchi to honor his death four months after.
==Other Events==
===Gaim Gaiden: Knuckle===
Hase briefly appears in a flashback, as Team Raid Wild approaches Team Gaim dancing on a stage.
===Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever===
Kamen Rider Kurokage appears as a toy, when Sento Kiryu and Sougo Tokiwa they find Ataru Hisanagahe brings them to his room which is filled with Kamen Rider memorabilia, with Sougo and Sento stunned to see toys of themselves. Ataru reveals that Kamen Riders are fictional. 
===Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo===
The spirit of Ryoji Hase appears to stop Jonouchi's last resort decision to eat newly mutated Helheim Fruit. He converts it into the Lychee Lockseed in order for Jonouchi to transform into Gridon Lychee Arms, before his spirit fades away.
==Video Game Appearances==
===Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing===
Kurokage is among the vast majority of Kamen Riders that are available in this arcade game. Notably, he is shown to use the Legend Rider Lockseed to assume Blade Arms.
==Personality==
Unlike his former ally Jonouchi, Hase was much more hot-headed. This was shown when he battles Team Gaim, despite having no chance to win and almost declining Team Baron's offer for an alliance, with only Jonouchi stopping him.
However, in battle as Kurokage, Hase was much more confident and experienced than Jonouchi. However, he made rash decisions in battle like using Gridon as a human shield and pushing him toward the opponent to make an opening. Hase also had a bad habit of fighting whoever he saw, regardless of their fighting prowess (which ultimately caused the loss of his powers)
Hase also had some selfish traits; he gave Gridon his name (much to Jonouchi's irritation, who stated that he wanted a cooler one) and often abuses Jonouchi with his combat strategies. Although, Hase revealed that he wanted Jonouchi to be more confident in battle, showing that he did care somewhat about Jonouchi as a friend.
Upon his dance team abandoning him after his belt was destroyed by Zangetsu, Hase went insane, having hallucinations created by his fear and a delusional lust to regain the power he lost. He then decided the only way to regain his power was to eat one of the Lockseeds, resulting in his mutation into an Inves.
==Arms==
Like with the other Armored Riders, Kamen Rider Kurokage's forms are called . His Sengoku Driver plays Japanese horagai music and announces 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, Kurokage can activate one of three finishing moves based on his current Arms form: , , or .
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Sengoku Driver - Transformation device, destroyed by Zangetsu
*Lockseeds - Gives access to Kurokage's Arms changes, depending on which lock is used
===Weapons===
*Arms Weapons
**Kagematsu - Kurokage Matsubokkuri Arms' personal weapon
**Donkachi - Kurokage Donguri Arms' personal weapon
**Kurumi Bombers - Kurokage Kurumi Arms' personal weapons
**Blay Rouzer - Kurokage Blade Arms' personal weapon
===Vehicles===
*Lock Vehicles - Vehicles that unfold from special Lockseeds:
**Sakura Hurricane - Kamen Rider Kurokage's Rider Machine
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Ryoji Hase is portrayed by .
As Kamen Rider Kurokage, his suit actor is , who is also the suit actor for Kamen Rider Bravo.
As Hekija Inves, he was voiced by .
https://twitter.com/IBUKI_VOICE/status/424782795320213504
===Concept Art===
The Hekija Inves was designed by Akihiro Yamada, the designer of the Green-type Inves in Kamen Rider Gaim.
Descaw26rga (3).jpg|Kamen Rider Kurokage Matsubokkuri Arms concept art
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Descarga2532563.jpg|Hekija Inves concept art from Kamen Rider Gaim: Official Perfect Book
Hekija Inves concept art.jpg
==Notes==
*Kurokage and Gridon are the first Armored Riders in the series who are the leaders of Beat Rider teams to not be named after their teams.
*Hase as a Rider is very ironic as his Driver announces "Ichigeki (Single Attack) in the Shadow" when he transforms, yet he tends to jump head-first into battle and keeps fighting even when losing. Additionally, despite his strong desire for power, the Matsubokkuri Lockseed he uses is ironically the weakest usable Lockseed compared to those used by the other Riders, even Jonouchi's Donguri Lockseed.
*Kurokage is the only Armored Rider with the "Soiya!" standby sound who isn't armed with a Musou Saber.
*The costume for the Hekija Inves, Hase's mutated form, is modified from Byakko Inves.
*Hase is the only Gaim Rider that does not have a solo transformation in the series, as he only transforms two times together with Jonouchi, Armored Rider Gridon, and once with the other Beat Riders (Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, and Gridon)
**However, he has a transformation solo in the summer movie.
*As seen in his missing person poster, Hase's height is said to be 176 cm, which is also the height of his actor, Atsushi Shiramata.
*According to his actor's blog, Atsushi was told by Urobuchi that Ryoji's death acts in a similar story telling position as Mami from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.https://web.archive.org/web/20140203081615/https://ameblo.jp/atushi-shiramata-we/entry-11753221844.html
===Legend Rider Lockseeds===
*The following Legend Rider Lockseeds are styled for Kurokage, as well as Gaim, Bujin Gaim, and Kamuro:
**1 - "Waza no Ichigō, Let's go!"
**2 - "Chikara no Nigō, Let's go!"
**Riderman - "Kagakusha Met On!"
**ZX - "Jūgō Cyborg Ninja!
**Black - "Seiki Oh Black Sun!"
**Shin - "Kaizou Heishi Level 3!"
**J - "Shingeki Jumbo Formation!"
**Shocker - "Jigoku no gundan on Parade! Eeeee!"
**Great Leader - "Shihaisha of the World!"
**Shocker Rider No.1 - "Nise no Hero, Dead Go!"
**Kabuto - "Ten no Michi My Way!"
**Decade - "Hakaisha on the Road!"
**Skull - "Otoko-michi Hardboiled!"
**Fourze - "Seishun Switch On!"
**Wizard - "Shabadoobi Showtime!"
***Wizard Infinity Style - "Kirakira Infinity!"
**Gaim - "Fruits Yoroi Musha on Parade!"
**Drive - "Hitoppashiri iza Together!"
==Appearances==
==References==
==External links==
*"TV Asahi's page on the Hekija Inves"
*Ryoji Hase on Kamen Rider Official
*Kamen Rider Kurokage Matsubokkuri Arms on Kamen Rider Official
*Hekija Inves on Kamen Rider Official
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