Kamen Rider Kuuga (character)

Kamen Rider Kuuga (character)

Kamen Rider Kuuga (仮面ライダークウガ, Kamen Raidā Kūga?) is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 2000 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kuuga. Unlike other Heisei Rider series that have at least 2 characters who are considered Kamen Riders, Kuuga is the only Kamen Rider appearing in the Kuuga series. In the series, he is referred simply as Kuuga. His motif is the stag beetle. Kuuga's name in Japanese comes from the readings for "clear-self" (空我, Kūga?)."Godai" translates to "five great" and is also one of the names for the five elements in Japanese philosophy. This relates to Kuuga's forms and their relations the five elements.

An alternate version of Kuuga appears as one of the main supporting characters in the 2009 series Kamen Rider Decade.