Kurokage Troopers

Kurokage Troopers are an unknown group of Armored Riders that are the exact copy of Ryoji Hase's Kurokage suit, with the exception of the Rider Indicator and a silver belt strap as opposed to a yellow one. They are employed by the Yggdrasill Corporation. Megahex was able to bring the troopers back to life in a new form known as Mecha Kurokages.

Via the data of Ryoji Hase as Kurokage, these Rider troops appear where their mission is to silence everyone to the secrets which are hidden beyond Yggdrasill by destroying the lingering evidence of the Helheim forest. Later, in a holographic room, Kurokage Troopers were used to help Zangetsu Shin test his new power. The Kurokage Troopers appeared again and capture Baron after he is defeated by Zangetsu Shin, followed by Kouta moments later after Ryoji's death. With Baron and Knuckle fighting back the Overlord, Ryoma used this opportunity to send in three Dandeliner units to launch a fly-by aerial strike.

Publication Information

Gaim : Kurokage Troopers
Japanese : 黒影[クロカゲ]トルーパー
Version : Kamen Rider Gaim
Type : Black Shadow Troopers
Gender : Male
Origin : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
Season : Kamen Rider Gaim
First Appeareance : Kamen Rider Gaim 12 : New Generation of Riders Appear!
Last Appeareance : Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Knuckle
Number of Appeareance :
- 11 : Gaim
- 3 : Movies
Voice Actor : Yuki Anai
Main View : Full Episod

However, this only suceeded in getting the Riders off Demushu, allowing him to blast back and escape. With Yggdrasill no longer able to conceal their activities from the public, the Kurokage Troopers made patrols around Zawame to find Demushu while incinerating any Elementary Inves that they encountered. However, the situation took a turn for the worse when another Overlord, Redyue, arrived through the crack in Yggdrasill's HQ leading a massive army of Inves.

Kamen Rider Gaim : Transform! The Orange from the Sky!?

In a potential future, several Armored Riders who were presumably Kurokage Troopers appeared in Suika Arms among the Inves armies of Baron as well as Zangetsu and Ryugen in the Sengoku Rider War. Baron's Suika Arms Riders were in Gyro Mode as his army engaged Gaim and his army of Inves, while the Suika Arms Riders in Zangetsu and Ryugen's army, which stood neutral and observed, were in Yoroi Mode.

Kamen Rider Gaim : Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!

In this alternate world created by Lapis, the Kurokage Troopers still existed to serve Yggdrasill. After Takatora became influenced by the Golden Fruit, he assembled the army against Oren and Hideyasu's private militia. All Kurokage Troopers died after the battle with no surviving members.

Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Zangetsu

Several Kurokage Troopers were among the Yggdrasill personnel who were attacked by Kamen Rider Idunn.

Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden : Kamen Rider Knuckle

Two members of Neo Baron were given mass-produced Sengoku Drivers, allowing them to transform into Kurokage Troopers. They were eventually destroyed by Black Baron's Spear Victory finisher while battling Knuckle.

Video Game Appearances

Kamen Rider : Battride War Genesis

The Kurokage Troopers appear as Common Enemies in this game.

Arms

Like with the other Armored Riders, the Kurokage Troopers' forms are called Arms. Their Sengoku Driver plays Japanese horagai music and announces "Soiya" before every transformation, while their personal Lockseeds are styled with a mix of Japanese words and English words. By pressing the Sengoku Driver's Cutting Blade down on the Lockseed after transforming from one to three times, the Kurokage Troopers can activate one of three finishing moves based on their current Arms form: Squash, Au Lait, or Sparking.

Kurokage Troopers Ride Wear

Kurokage Troopers Ride Wear
- Kurokage Troopers Ride Wear is the Kurokage Troopers' default form undersuit, which is briefly seen during the Kurokage Troopers' transformation sequence before the Armor Part attaches or when they change Arms.
- However, this form is completely vulnerable to any incoming attacks when shot at directly in the suit rather than at the Arms that is descending down on the Rider.
- Unlike the original Armored Riders, the Kurokage Troopers' Ride Wear isn't identifiable through their Sengoku Driver's Rider Indicator faceplate due to using mass-produced Sengoku Drivers. As a result, the Rider Indicator is blank.
- However, it can be replaced with extensions such as the Genesis Core or Senyo Joint.

Kurokage Troopers Matsubokkuri Arms

Kurokage Troopers Matsubokkuri Arms
- Soiya! Matsubokkuri Arms : Ichigeki in the Shadows! ― Transformation announcement
- Height : 203 cm.
- Weight : 102 kg.
- Punching power : 6.0 t.
- Kicking power : 10.2 t.
- Maximum jump height : 26 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 6.0 sec.
- Appearances : Episodes 12, 14-16, 19, Gaim Gaiden: Zangetsu, 22, 23, 27, 30-32, Golden Fruits Cup!, Gaim Gaiden: Zangetsu
Matsubokkuri Arms is the Kurokage Troopers' default pinecone-based armored Japanese Ashigaru form. Accessed through the Matubokkuri Lockseed, this form bears the Matsu Kabuto helmet with the Comb Eye visor. This form debuts in episode 12.
While assuming Matsubokkuri Arms, the Kurokage Troopers don the Matsubokkuri Armor Part and their Arms Weapon is the Kagematsu. In this form, the Kurokage Troopers' punching power is on par with that of Gaim in Ichigo Arms, and can kick at the same power as Gaim in all of his Arms. They can also jump a tiny bit less, as well as run a tad bit slower, than Gaim in Orange Arms.

Matsubokkuri Lockseed

Matsubokkuri Lockseed
- Allows Kurokage to transform into Matsubokkuri Arms, equipped with the Kagematsu.
- Its code is LS-01 and it is Class C.
- One was shown in the possession of Zack. Hase has lost his first Matsubokkuri Lockseed to Team Gaim after he and Hideyasu beat Kaito, and had to buy another one from Sid, and lost that one to Bravo, which was most likely devoured by the Inves that became the Evolved Inoshishi Inves.
- He later obtains another one but it was later destroyed by Zangetsu, along with his Sengoku Driver.
- After that he got another one, but lost it when he was defeated by Baron in an Inves Game. Another one was later obtained by Jonouchi in the finale to honor Hase's death.

Kurokage Troopers Suika Arms

Kurokage Troopers Suika Arms
- Soiya! Suika Arms : Odama Big Bang! (Bowling pins falling) ― Transformation announcement
- Appearances : Episode 30
Suika Arms is the Kurokage Troopers' colossal mecha-like watermelon-based armored Japanese Samurai form. Accessed through the Suika Lockseed, this form bears the Suika Head helmet with an unspecified visor. This form debuts in episode 30. While assuming Suika Arms, the Kurokage Troopers don the Suika Armor Part and their Arms Weapon is the Suika Sojinto.
Suika Arms is the most massive Arms Change, and it shows by having the most monstrous punching and kicking power once in Yoroi Mode. Consequentially, it also has the worst jumping height in all of Rider history, and any Rider can practically outrun it. Though this is rendered moot thanks to Odama Mode and Gyro Mode. Also, after a utilization, the Suika Lockseed's color becomes grey, indicating that its energy is low and needs time to recharge back to its green color before it can be used again. Suika Arms is normally used by Kamen Rider Gaim.
This form can also interchange into three modes:
1. Yoroi Mode : Suika Arms' warrior mode, which equips the Kurokage Troopers with the Suika Sojinto for combat.
2. Odama Mode : Suika Arms' watermelon mode, which encases the Kurokage Troopers' entire bodies to use either for offensive/defensive purposes or as a mode of transportation.
3. Gyro Mode : Suika Arms' flight mode, which allows the Kurokage Troopers to fire seed-like bullets from the fingertips.

Suika Lockseed

Suika Lockseed
- Allows Gaim to transform into Suika Arms, a colossal mecha-like form that is capable of assuming 3 different modes (Yoroi, Odama, and Gyro) and equipped with the Suika Sojinto while in Yoroi Mode.
- Its code is LS-10 and it is Class A.
- This Lockseed was originally in possession of Takatora Kureshima until Mitsuzane stole it from him. Another one is obtained when Kouta got another Suika Lockseed in the Yggdrasill's base in Helheim Forest.
- After Kouta uses the Suika Lockseed, it loses its color and becomes unresponsive for a certain amount of time. In the toyline, the Suika Lockseed makes the sound of bowling pins being knocked down after its transformation call is announced.
- Kouta loaned his personal Suika Lockseed to Baron to fight Sigurd during a failed invasion into Yggdrasill, but has yet to get it back, while Ryugen has the one he stole from his brother.

Equipment