Jake Russo

*"Now, let's rock the house!"*

Metal's Pre-Battle catchphrase

Jake Russo is a wandering loner who befriended the Phantom Metallic Chupacabra and became Kamen Rider Metal. Referred to as "the Unbreakable Wizard" due to his tougher demeanor, he destroys Phantoms to absorb their mana and become strong enough to defeat his rival, Kamen Rider Ritual.

## General Information

Aliases:

* Kamen Rider Metal
* The Unbreakable Wizard

Motif:

* Punk Rock Magician
* African Wild Dog
* Chupacabra
* Jewelry

## Biography

When Jake was a child, he encountered a wandering Kaiju Phantom who his mean parents insulted for how lame he slow and stupid he looked. The response was Kaiju killing them in retaliation, but leaving Jake alone because he saw him as too pathetic to be worth his time.

Stewing in anger over his parents death, he met the wandering Phantom Metallic Chupacabra. Offering himself as Chupacabra's host in exchange for magical abilities, the two bonded and agreed to kill their common enemy: the Kaiju Phantom.

The two wandered the US for almost a decade, growing into a formidable force. Eventually, they finally met Ritual being defeated by a Phantom. They decided to save him just this once, since they wanted to be the one's to end the life of Kaiju. After consuming the Phantom, they threatened Ritual that they would not be so gracious the next time they met.

## Personality

Unlike Lincoln, Jake is a less gracious person. He fights Phantoms to build his own power, not to save people like Lincoln. Kaiju's ruthless murder of his parents broke his spirit and left him obsessed with killing Kaiju, being willing to kill his host if necessary.

## Forms

Unlike Ritual, Metal doesn't switch between different forms. Instead, he equips single shoulder capes called **Mantles** to gain additional abilities.

#### **Metal**

*"Set, Open! M-E-T-A-L! Me-tal! (angry jaws snapping)"*

Metal has the power to consume Phantoms, which Chupacabra converts into mana to permanently increase its power. Metal wields the inner Phantom Chupacabra. When the Metal Ring is set into the Metal Driver and turned the opposite way he used to transform, he can initiate the **Strike Metal** finisher.

### **Monkey Mantle**

*"Monkey, Go: Mo-Mo-Mo-Monkey! (monkey sounds)"*

The Monkey Ring allows Metal to gain the grey **Monkey Mantle**, which allows him to cling onto any surface. It also allows him to perform attacks faster.

### **Beetle Mantle**

*"Beetle, Go: Be-Be-Be-Beetle! (beetle clicking)"*

The Beetle Ring allows Metal to gain the crimson Beetle Mantle, which allows him to produce force fields that block attacks.

Croc, Swan, Snake

### **Metal Royal**

*"Royal, Go: Ro-Ro-Ro-Royal! (angry jaw snapping)"*

Metal Royal is the ultimate form of Kamen Rider Metal, which is accessed through the Chrome Ring.

This form wields a pair of doberman pincher-shaped cannons on his back, which can bite opponents at close range or fire silver energy beam projectiles from a distance.

His weapon in this form is the ???. When Metal Royal rotates the Royal Ring sideways and inserts it into the ???'s ring slot, he can initiate the ??? finisher.

## Equipment

**Devices**

* Metal Driver - Transformation device
* Null Wizard Rings - Gives access to Metal's Rider forms and mantles
* PlaMonster

Weapons

* ??? - Kamen Rider Metal's weapon
* ??? - Kamen Rider Metal Royal's weapon

## Legend Rider

**KamenRide: Metal**: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Metal. Used by E-Vade to summon Kamen Rider Metal.

#### **Tropical Lockseed**

Normally used by ?, the **Metal Lockseed** is used in the Sengoku Driver or Genesis Driver to access Metal Arms.

* Squash: "*Perfect Ending!"*
* Au Lait: *"Great Ending!"*
* Sparking: *"Good Ending!"*

**Metal Ridewatch**: Based on Kamen Rider Metal, this Ridewatch would provide access to the MetalArmor. It is dated 2012.

**Metal Royal Ridewatch**: Based on Kamen Rider Metal Royal, this Ridewatch would provide access to the MetalRoyalArmor. It is dated 2012

## Etymology

Jake is a English name that is a variant of Jack. (behindthename.com)

Russo is a Italian surname that is a variant of Rossi. (behindthename.com)

## Notes

* In addition to the Chupacabra, Metallic Chupacabra is also meant to reference MechaGodzilla.
* Metal Royal's design is based on Cereberus from Greek mythology and Mecha King Ghidorah.