Masked Rider Kuuga

*"Transformation!"*
―Godai Yuusuke[src]
**Masked Rider Kuuga** (仮面（かめん）ライダークウガ, ***Masked Rider Kuuga***) is the main Rider from the *Masked Rider Kuuga* TV series, appearing in the first episode, *Revival*.

In the *Masked Rider Decade* TV series, he is a Rider from a parallel world, the World of Kuuga (クウガの世界（せかい）, *World of Kuuga*), but is one of those who follow Masked Rider Decade in his journey.

It may refer to one of the following characters:

 Godai Yuusuke Ancient Warrior Onodera Yuusuke

## Form List

* Actual
* Warning
* Final FormRide

* Growing
* Normal
* Rising
* Amazing Mighty
* Ultimate

**Masked Rider Kuuga Growing Form**

*"I changed!"*
―Godai Yuusuke[src]
**Specs:**
* **Height:** 190.0 cm (6'2.80")
* **Weight:** 90.0 kg (198 lbs)
* **Power:** About half the power of the Red Kuuga (Mighty Form)

Godai Yuusuke, who inherited the transformation belt Arcle (アークル, *Arcle*), transformed into the warrior Kuuga (クウガ, *Kuuga*) for the first time, in its **Growing Form** (グローイングフォーム, ***Growing Form***).

Yuusuke's first transformation was into this form instead of the "Red Kuuga" (Mighty Form), because he was in a sort of incomplete state of mind, as he only wanted to fight to protect others temporarily, instead of actually willing to become a fully-fledged warrior, dedicated to fight the Gurongi.

The name he's given by the Nagano Police Department was however Unidentified Lifeform 2 (after a time, they figured out that he was the same person as the Unidentified Lifeform 4, the name generically given to Masked Rider Kuuga by the police).

Whenever Masked Rider Kuuga, in his other forms, consumes the Arcle's energy and stamina too much, his body would no longer be able to maintain the form, resulting in a regression into the incomplete form that is the Growing Form. In fact, when fighting N-Gamio-Zeda before Kadoya Tsukasa arrived, Onodera Yuusuke was forced back into Growing Form upon losing the fight to Gamio's lightning.

In combat, this form demonstrates about half the strength of the Mighty Form. During the battle against Me-Ginoga-De (Unidentified Lifeform 26), Godai, who was just resurrected from the brink of death, transformed into this form and performed three consecutive finisher kicks (Growing Form's Kick, as he's still recovering up towards Mighty Form) which ended up blowing him up.

**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 1: Revival* (Broadcasted on January 30, 2000)

* Mighty
* Dragon
* Pegasus
* Titan

**Masked Rider Kuuga Mighty Form**

*"If be, evil people, be warrior, wear, spirit stone, hope, like, flame, defeat, evil. ("If there are evil people, there will be a warrior, who, wearing the spirit stone of hope, will be able to defeat the evil like a tide of flames.")"*
―Sawatari Sakurako reading ancient messages[src]

*"Transformation!"*
―Onodera Yuusuke[src]
**Specs:**
* **Height:** 200.0 cm (6'6.74")
* **Weight:** 99.0 kg (218 lbs)
* **Punch Power:** Around 3.0 t
* **Kick Power:** Around 10.0 t
* **Jumping Ability:** 15.0 m (in one leap)
* **Running Ability:** 5.2 s (per 100 m)
* **Sight:** Dozens of times humans'
* **Hearing:** Dozens of times humans'
* **Weapon:** -
* **Finisher:** Mighty Kick (Blowing Power being around 30.0 t)

Godai Yuusuke, an adventurer, inherited the transformation belt Arcle (アークル, *Arcle*) from the legendary warrior called **Kuuga** (クウガ, ***Kuuga***), from the ancient Rinto tribe. He then used the belt's mystical powers to transform into Masked Rider Kuuga's **Mighty Form** (マイティフォーム, ***Mighty Form***). In the *Masked Rider Decade* TV series, Onodera Yuusuke also transforms into Masked Rider Kuuga with the Arcle. How he did obtain the belt is however unknown, he might have ended up with a similar story.

He is now a warrior with superhuman abilities, such as agility, senses and strength reaching dozens of times the human potential. Masked Rider Kuuga Mighty Form fights by making use of his heavy punches and kicks, contrary to other forms using various weapons.

The red-bodied Mighty Form is Kuuga's completed base form, in which Godai Yuusuke was able to transform into for the first time when he decided to become a (modern) warrior, unlike previously, when he only decided to fight temporarily to protect others. Onodera practically uses this form every time he transforms into Masked Rider Kuuga to help Decade and his allies.

Depending on the battle, he can perform a "Super Transformation" (超（ちょう）変身（へんしん）, *"Super Transformation"*) towards another form (Form Change), confronting the threat of the revived Gurongi tribe using this raw strengthened form, useful for hand-in-hand combat. In both versions of Masked Rider Kuuga, the police mistook Masked Rider Kuuga Mighty Form for a Gurongi, going officially by **Unidentified Lifeform 4** (未確認（みかくにん）生命体（せいめいたい）4号（よんごう）, ***Unidentified Lifeform 4***), eventually understanding he's actually human.

**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 2: Transformation* (Broadcasted on February 6, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Dragon Form**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 5: Distance* (Broadcasted on February 27, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Pegasus Form**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 7: Grief* (Broadcasted on March 12, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Titan Form**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 10: Fierceness* (Broadcasted on April 2, 2000)

* Mighty
* Dragon
* Pegasus
* Titan

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Mighty**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 30: Destiny* (Broadcasted on August 27, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Dragon**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 28: Solution* (Broadcasted on August 13, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Pegasus**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 25: Wander* (Broadcasted on July 23, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Titan**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 24: Strengthening* (Broadcasted on July 16, 2000)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Amazing Mighty**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 46: Persistance* (Broadcasted on December 31, 2000)

* Normal
* Dark Eyes
* Rising Dark Eyes
* Rising

**Masked Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 48: Kuuga* (Broadcasted on January 14, 2001)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form (Dark Eyes Ver.)**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Decade* Episode 2: *The World of Kuuga* (Broadcasted on February 1, 2009)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Ultimate (Dark Eyes Ver.)**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Decade The Movie: All Riders vs. Great Shocker* (Released on August 8, 2009)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Rising Ultimate**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Decade The Movie: All Riders vs. Great Shocker* (Released on August 8, 2009)

**Masked Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form (Warning from Spiritual Stone Amadam)**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Kuuga* *EPISODE 35: Love-Hate* (Broadcasted on January 14, 2001) \*Vision seen in the middle of the flames caused by a blown up Go-Jalaj-Da

* Normal
* Ultimate

**Kuuga Gouram**
**First Appeared:** *Masked Rider Decade* Episode 3: *Transcendence* (Broadcasted on February 8, 2009)

**Ultimate Gouram**
**First Appeared:** *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: MOVIE War 2010* (Released on December 12, 2009)
## Equipment

### Transformation Belt

* Arcle - Masked Rider Kuuga's transformation belt

### Weapons

* Dragon Rod - Masked Rider Kuuga's fighting rod, used in Dragon Form
	+ Rising Dragon Rod - The upgraded Dragon Rod, used in the Rising Dragon form
* Pegasus Bowgun - Masked Rider Kuuga's fighting rod, used in Pegasus Form
	+ Rising Pegasus Bowgun - The upgraded Pegasus Bowgun, used in the Rising Pegasus form
* Titan Sword - Masked Rider Kuuga's fighting rod, used in Titan Form
	+ Rising Titan Sword - The upgraded Titan Sword, used in the Rising Titan form

### Rider Machine

* TryChaser 2000 - A police motorbike used by Masked Rider Kuuga in his mission to help the Nagano Police Department
	+ TryChaser 2000A - Enhanced TryChaser 2000
	+ TryGouram - Enhanced TryChaser with Gouram
* BeatChaser 2000 - Masked Rider Kuuga's dedicated personal transforming motorbike, built by Nagano Police Department
	+ BeatGouram - Enhanced BeatChaser 2000 with Gouram
	+ Rising BeatGouram - Enhanced BeatGouram with Rising forms
* Gouram - Mystical mechanical beetle transforming into armor for the former bikes

## Relationships

### Family

Yashiro Ai.jpg Yashiro Ai
(Onodera Yuusuke's sister)
### Allies

Ichijou Kaoru.jpg Ichijou Kaoru
(Godai Yuusuke's ally)
## Trivia

* Masked Rider Kuuga was part of the 50th Anniversary Anthology Festival, and recieved the title of **"Unindentified Hero"** (未確認（みかくにん）の英雄（えいゆう）, ***"Unindentified Hero"***).
	+ The name Yuusuke (雄介（ゆうすけ）, *Yuusuke*) partly contains the word "hero" (英雄（えいゆう）, *"hero"*).
* Both modern Kuuga are named Yuusuke.
* Masked Rider Kuuga is the first Kamen Rider to have started the trend of multiple versatile forms.

## Other Heroes

* GoRed - Main character from partner series *Kyuukyu Sentai GoGo-V*
* Masked Rider Agito - Next main Rider from *Masked Rider Agito*
* TimeRed - Main character from partner series *Mirai Sentai Timeranger*

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