Kamen Rider Kabuto - Masked Rider System

Masked Rider System

Zecters (ゼクター, Zekutā?), also known as the Masked Rider System (マスクドライダーシステム, Masukudo Raidā Shisutemu?), are a compilation of mobile systems that affect space/time. They were created by the Natives, a species of Worm that arrived on Earth 35 years ago. These Natives in turn gave the Zecters to humans so that they may protect them from alien Worms that would arrive later. The Zecters appear instantaneously from the ZECT headquarters to the selected personnel so that they may transform into the respective Rider to fight any Worms in the vicinity. Each Rider (except for the Hopper Riders and the Kabutech Riders) possesses two forms: the bulky armored cocoon-like Masked Form (マスクドフォーム, Masukudo Fōmu?) and the sleeker Rider Form (ライダーフォーム, Raidā Fōmu?) which can use the Clock Up (クロックアップ, Kurokku Appu?), a system that allows the Rider to move at high speed. They also have the ZECTroopers to help them. Worth note is the Zecters have a mind of their own and can reject their present user in search of another one if they so choose.

There are eight known Zecters within the Masked Rider System, each allowing the user to become a different Rider. The majority are based on insects but the Sasword Zecter is a scorpion.

• Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Kamen Rider TheBee
• Kamen Rider Drake
• Kamen Rider Sasword
• Kamen Rider Gatack
• Kamen Rider KickHopper
• Kamen Rider PunchHopper
• Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto

There also exist two other Zecters known as the Perfect Zecter and the Hyper Zecter. The Perfect Zecter serves as a primary weapon while the Hyper Zecter is a power-up device that enhances the powers of the original Zecter. Both were only used by Kabuto in the series, but Gatack got to use the Hyper Zecter in the Hyper Battle DVD.