Bridget Carpenter

Bridget Carpenter, originally named ???, is Kamen Rider Kapol, one of the characters in Kamen Rider Musca.

## General Information

Series: Kamen Rider Musca

Motif:

* Mosquito

## History

Bridget was born into a wealthy family that treated her kindly. Bridget loved her childhood life, as she loved to play around in their family's large house. Her older brothers liked to politely tease Bridget for being smaller and weaker than them. At the time, Bridget played off these words as a joke. But these words did in fact hurt Bridget and she vowed to someday become the strongest ??? of all.

Two years prior to the events of the series, a group of Worms attacked Bridget's home. The Worms killed her parents and two older brothers, with Bridget only survived only by hiding in her mother's bedroom. While there, she saw one of the Worms transform into her mother and killing her. She managed to escape as the Worms started a fire to cover-up their attack. The fire department managed to rescue Bridget's "mother" and put out the fire by morning, but the house was destroyed. Instead of rebuilding it, the mother fake requested to move into a nearby mansion by claiming that living in the old location would haunt her with memories of the fire. This mansion became a major base of operations for the Worms, who masqueraded as the house's various butlers and maids. Meanwhile, a traumatized Bridget was adopted by the Carpenter family. She began dying her hair and using makeup to disguise herself in case the Worms searched for her.

Still haunted by the tragedy, Bridget joined her new school's poetry club so she could release her guilt. This unintentionally gave her a reputation as the school's "goth girl". Bridget didn't mind the accusations, as this could allow her to hide her identity even more.

One day, she overheard other members of the poetry club talking about Kamen Riders who were fighting against the Worms. Bridget investigated the rumors and learned that the kids calling themselves the ZECT were in fact the Kamen Riders. Deciding to join them and gain the power to avenge her family, she seduced one of its members by pretending to have a crush on him. To her delight, the plan worked and she was granted the Kapol Zecter to become Kamen Rider Kapol.

## Forms

#### **Masked Form**

*"Henshin!"*

Kapol's Masked Form is a heavily armored form and the default form that Kapol transforms into, until Bridget activates the spring-load on the Kapol Yaripoon, initiating the **Cast Off** command.

### **Rider Form**

*"Cast Off: Change Mosquito!"*

Kapol's Rider Form is the sleeker form of Kapol who more resembles the mosquito, Kapol's theme. It is in this form that Kapol has access to the Clock Up command that grants near-light speed. By activating the spring-load on the Kapol Yaripoon in this form, Kapol activates the **Rider Thrust** attack.

## Equipment

**Devices**

* Kapol Zecter: Transformation device

**Weapons**

* Kapol Yaripoon: Personal weapon and transformation spear
* ZECT Buckle: Clock Up Belt

## Etymology

Bridget: Irish (Power, Strength, Valor)

Carpenter: Occupational name for a carpenter

## Notes

* Bridget's Rider alias is a combination of *ka* (Japanese for mosquito) and *pole* (as in a pole-arm, which spears are).
* Originally, Kapol's finishing attack was called **Rider Stab**. This was changed because the name was considered too generic and unfitting for a spear-based attack.