Kamen Rider KickHopper

Kamen Rider KickHopper is the hopper riders in Kamen Rider Kabuto Series.

Sou Yaguruma

Sou Yaguruma, a agent of ZECT, is a Kamen Rider KickHopper and was the first man to become Kamen Rider TheBee. Yaguruma, In his first appearance, Sou Yaguruma assumed the form of Kamen Rider TheBee. Later on, he became Kamen Rider KickHopper and was the first man to become Kamen Rider TheBee. while TheBee, had his own personal army of ZECT Troopers called Shadow, which had yellow stripes on their uniform, indicating that they are an elite unit of ZECT Troopers.

He is a perfectionist, believing in a philosophy known as "Kanzen Chōwa" (Perfect Harmony). When he's calm, he's a caring person who possesses a strict code of teamwork and demands perfection. He cares deeply for his team members, and in battle he is a brilliant tactician. However, he's also impulsive, brash and quick to anger. It is interesting to note that during battle he primarily uses kicks, foreshadowing his later role as Kamen Rider KickHopper. In episode 48, Yaguruma realizes that Kageyama has become a Native Worm and can no longer control his form. As a show of pity, he uses a Rider Kick to end Kageyama's suffering. Holding his fallen partner, Yaguruma looks up to the stars in the night sky and says that he and Kageyama will always be partners and that they have to regain the light once again. His ultimate fate was left up to the viewer as he was given an ambiguous resolution.

Publication Information

Rider : Kamen Rider KickHopper)
Japanese : 仮面ライダーキックホッパー
Protagonist : Sou Yaguruma
Gender : Male
Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto
HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
First Appearance : Kamen Rider Kabuto Episod 6 : My Flower
Last Appearance : OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
Number of Appearances : 10 (Kabuto), 2 (Decade), 3 (Movie)
Portrayer : Hidenori Tokuyama

Kamen Rider Kabuto : God Speed Love

In the movie adaptation Kamen Rider Kabuto God Speed Love set in an alternate timeline, however, he appeared as a high-ranking ZECT official in league with Kamen Rider Ketaros and is still the wielder of the TheBee Zecter. He commanded the counterattack against Neo-ZECT and was able to annihilate a majority of the Neotroopers with his ZECT Trooper team (Shadow did not appear for some unknown reasons), calling it a "perfect mission". Despite this, he was killed on combat with Kamen Rider Hercus. His last words lamented having received a "perfect death."

Kamen Rider Decade

Yaguruma later appears in Kamen Rider Decade episodes 2 and 3 with his partner PunchHopper appear in the World of Kuuga during a dimensional distortion caused by Narutaki to fight Decade. However, when they start focusing their rage on Kuuga, Narutaki causes another dimensional distortion that sends the two to another world where Kamen Riders Delta and Tiger appeared to be waiting

Kamen Rider Decade : All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

Due to wanting to experience the hell that is Dai-Shocker, he sides with them. Diend summons PunchHopper, Gai, and Raia to fight him and Ouja. He fights PunchHopper and appears to have the upper hand. The results are not shown.

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Kamen Rider KickHopper was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader.

Video Game appearances

Kamen Rider Kabuto video game

Kamen Rider KickHopper appears with the other Kamen Riders in the Kamen Rider Kabuto video game.

All Rider Generation 2

Sou as KickHopper appeared as the boss and unlockable after the game cleared.

Form

Kamen Rider KickHopper

Kamen Rider KickHopper
- Henshin: Change KickHopper! ― Transformation announcement
- Rider Height : 192cm
- Rider Weight : 93kg
- Punching Power : 3t
- Kicking Power : 6.5t
- Maximum Jump Height : 39m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/5.6s
- Finisher Power : 20t
Unlike all of the other Riders in Kamen Rider Kabuto, the Kamen Rider Hopper Series Riders only have one form that they transform into.
Kamen Rider KickHopper has a green Acrida cinerea motif and by raising the legs on the Hopper Zecter, KickHopper can jump high into the sky.
By lowering the legs on the Hopper Zecter, the energy is concentrated into a tachyon-powered Rider Kick.
The impact upon landing on the ground again powers up another kick.