Kamen Rider TheBee

Publication Information

Kabuto : Kamen Rider TheBee
Japanese : 仮面ライダーザビー
Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
Type : ZECT Riders
Affiliation : ZECT
Gender : Male
HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto

Kamen Rider TheBee is one of the characters in Kamen Rider Kabuto. It is based on a bee/wasp motif. Similar to the Hopper Riders, both former users of TheBee, it relies on close-range combat because of the lack of any weapons. Kamen Rider TheBee form is been used by several identities in the Kamen Rider Kabuto Series. Kamen Rider TheBee may refer to any the following characters:

Sou Yaguruma

Main Article : Sou Yaguruma
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
Sou Yaguruma, a 27-year old agent of ZECT, was the first man to become Kamen Rider TheBee. Yaguruma, 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".

Arata Kagami

Main Article : Arata Kagami
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
Arata Kagami received the TheBee Zecter after it abandoned Yaguruma. Being easily angered, Yaguruma made Tendou's defeat a higher priority than protecting his subordinates. In turn, the TheBee Zecter went to Kagami who was desperate to protect the injured Shadow Troopers. However, Kagami relinquished his role as TheBee because of his respect for Tendou. Kagami later became Kamen Rider Gatack.

Shun Kageyama

Main Article : Shun Kageyama
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
Shun Kageyama was the third person to become Kamen Rider TheBee, but after losing those powers, he became Kamen Rider PunchHopper, alongside Sou Yaguruma, who became Kamen Rider KickHopper.

Masato Mishima

Main Article : Masato Mishima
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
- Known as : Gryllus Worm
Masato Mishima temporarily used the TheBee Zecter after Kageyama's transformation canceled in the fight against Formicaalubus Worm Maxilla in episode 16. Despite the Zecter's attempt to reject him, he did a superhuman jump into the air, caught the fleeing Zecter, and forced the transformation. He is the strongest of the TheBee Zecter's wearers, capable of taking out the Formicaalubus Worm with bare punches. After defeating the Worm, the Zecter returns to Kageyama.

Sou Otogiri

Main Article : Sou Otogiri
- Origin : Earth (World Of Kabuto)
- Version : Kamen Rider Decade Series
- Type : A.R.World Riders
- Known as : Phylloxera Worm
Sou Otogiri is an alias used by Phylloxera Worm that assumed the form of Souji before losing his eye to him as Kabuto. As Sou Otogiri, he is an Mobile Squad Leader of ZECT fights by transforming into TheBee. He hated Kabuto for the injury to his right eye during their fight. He developed the Clock-down system that will inhibit the clock-up.

History

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

Phylloxera Worm that assumed the form of Souji before losing his eye to him as Kabuto. As Sou Otogiri, he is an Mobile Squad Leader of ZECT fights by transforming into Thebee. He hated Kabuto for the injury to his right eye during their fight. He developed the Clock-down system that will inhibit the clock-up, and led the Kabuto Capture Operation by pulling Kabuto back into the normal time.

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

Kamen Rider TheBee 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.

Game appearances

Kamen Rider Kabuto video game

Kamen Rider TheBee appears (used by Yaguruma, Kagami, and Kageyama) with the other Kamen Riders in the Kamen Rider Kabuto video game, in his Masked and Rider Form.
Forms

TheBee is focused on boxing with both punching and kicking in terms of Kickboxing, focuses mainly on his legs and kicks, in terms of Tae Kwon Do.

Masked Form

TheBee Masked Form
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
- Form : Masked Form
- Announcement : Henshin!
- Height : 192cm
- Weight : 127kg
- Punching Power : 8t
- Kicking Power : 9t
- Maximum Jump Height : 21m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/8.6s
- Senses :
- Defense :
- Finisher :
- Armed :
- Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto
Masked Form is TheBee's strong, heavily armored, but less offensive form resembling a beehive. This is the default form until the rider rotates TheBee Zecter around the wrist to initiate the Cast Off command.

Equipment

Devices:

Rider Form

TheBee Rider Form
- Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Version : Kamen Rider Kabuto Series
- Type : ZECT Riders
- Form : Masked Form
- Announcement : Cast Off : Change Wasp!
- Rider Height : 192cm
- Rider Weight : 92kg
- Punching Power : 3t
- Kicking Power : 6t
- Maximum Jump Height : 39m
- Maximum Running Speed : 100m/5.6s
- Finisher Power : 17t
- Senses :
- Defense :
- Armed : Rider Sting
- Season : Kamen Rider Kabuto
Rider Form is TheBee's sleeker, faster, and more offensive form which merely resembles the wasp motif. In this form TheBee can initiate the Clock Up command to travel at near light speeds to match the speed of Worms. By pressing a button on TheBee Zecter, the Rider Sting tachyon-powered punch is activated, allowing the user to pierce through a Worm with the stinger on the TheBee Zecter.

Equipment

Devices:

Weapons:

Zecter Needle

Vehicles:

Machine Zectron

Legend Rider Device:

Kamen Ride : TheBee

Main Article : Kamen Ride : TheBee
- Origin : A.R.World
- Version : Kamen Rider Decade Series
- Type : Card
Kamen Ride : TheBee : A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider TheBee. Used by Kamen Rider Diend to summon Kamen Rider TheBee.