Line #53 Characters/KamenRiderKuugaMinorSupportingCast


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3	!!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''. Visit [[Characters/KamenRiderKuuga here]] for the main character index. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/KamenRiderKuuga YMMV page]].
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7	!Police
8	[[folder:Morimichi Sugita]]
9	!!'''Morimichi Sugita'''
10	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morimichi_sugita.png]]
11	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TakashiMatsuyama
12	The older coworker of Ichijo who is his comrade in the battle against the Grongi. Though initially skeptical of Kuuga, he is saved by the hero and becomes a supporter, [[spoiler:to the point he learns his true identity]]. His daughter Hazuki goes to Minori's daycare.
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14	* FriendOnTheForce: When Ichijo is working to get the [=BeatChaser=] for Yusuke, Sugita takes over for him in working with Yusuke while fighting #41, discussing attack strategies and granting Yusuke his sidearm for use in Pegasus Form.
15	* IOweYouMyLife: Initially he shows no reluctance in firing upon Kuuga, who was in the middle of fighting Unidentified Lifeform #5. Later, Kuuga saves his life from #5 and asks him if he's OK, much to Sugita's surprise. When the rest of the police converge on the battle, Sugita joins Ichijo in convincing their fellow officers to stand down and let Kuuga fight #5 uninterrupted.
16	** From then on, Sugita becomes more open to working with "Unidentified Lifeform #4". When Ginoga knocks "#2/the white #4" (Growing Form Kuuga) down, Sugita immediately orders the force to support Kuuga, buying him time to draw the battle away. When Kuuga and a Grongi start fighting after falling into the middle of a police deployment, Sugita calls out not to shoot with Kuuga in being in the line of fire.
17	%%* TheLancer: To Ichijo.
18	* PoliceAreUseless: Expresses frustration that they cannot directly stop the Grongi on their own. And while grateful that #4 (Kuuga) is on their side, he points out that they can't expect to rely on his help forever.
19	[[/folder]]
20	[[folder:Sadao Matsukura]]
21	!!'''Sadao Matsukura'''
22	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sadao_matsukura.png]]
23	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Yudai Ishiyama
24	The Metropolitan Police Department security department head. He is the man who Ichijo goes to in order to request further assistance for Kuuga.
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26	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Matsukura eventually becomes more open to assisting Kuuga, at one point agreeing with Ichijo that the Gouram should be placed in the police's safekeeping for Kuuga's benefit.
27	%%* CoolOldGuy
28	%%* AFatherToHisMen
29	[[/folder]]
30	[[folder:Tsuyoshi Sakurai]]
31	!!'''Tsuyoshi Sakurai'''
32	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsuyoshi_sakurai.png]]
33	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Nobuyuki Yoneyama
34	A coworker of Ichijo's, and a comrade in the battle against the Grongi. Initially suspicious of "No. 4", he decides to trust Sugita about Kuuga, [[spoiler: eventually learning his true identity]].
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36	* HotBlooded: A young police detective who displays commitment in stopping the Unidentified Lifeforms.
37	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:When he witnesses Sugita granting a civilian use of a mass-produced [=TryChaser=] and a handgun--both actions that would be in violation of expected police behavior--Sakurai realizes that the civilian in question was Unidentified Lifeform #4.]]
38	[[/folder]]
39	[[folder:Nozomi Sasayama]]
40	!!'''Nozomi Sasayama'''
41	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Eri Tanaka
42	The policewoman part of the Grongi team who runs police dispatch[[spoiler:, and becomes one of the people who knows Kuuga's true identity]]. Has a bit of a crush on Ichijo, who politely doesn't return her feelings.
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44	* ADayInTheLimelight: In #15-16 where she learns Ichijo's backstory as she tries to become closer with her colleague.
45	* MissionControl: Rather than go out into the field, she stays behind at HQ to give info to those out in the field and help organize and coordinate.
46	[[/folder]]
47	!Civilians
48	[[folder:Mika Natsume ('''UNMARKED NOVEL SPOILERS''')]]
49	!!'''Mika Natsume/Kamen Rider Kuuga (Prototype)'''
50	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mika_natsume.png]]
51	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Yuka Takeshima
52	Daughter of one of the professors murdered by Unidentified Lifeform #0. She acts out in grief that her father's killer has yet to be caught, and how to her, no one seems to care. This puts her and Yusuke in danger of the Vagis. She makes up for this by joining Jean's investigation group in Nagano. Once that concludes, she decides to take up the flute.
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54	However, in the sequel novel, a new tribe of Grongi spring up and start attacking once again. With Yusuke no longer around to protect people's smiles due to traveling the world, Mika finds a prototype Arcle and becomes the Prototype Kuuga. Due to the incomplete nature of the device, she has a more uphill battle against the Grongi compared to her predecessor ...
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56	!!!Tropes exclusive to her as Kamen Rider Kuuga (Prototype)
57	* DarkIsEvil: Unlike the main Kuuga, Prototype Kuuga lacks any stabilization for the user. If the user loses their temper, they will turn into Ultimate form with black eyes.
58	* FinishingMove:
59	** Growing Form: ''Growing Kick''[[note]]A kick with a third of Mighty Kick's power.[[/note]]
60	** Ultimate Form: ''Ultimate Kick''[[note]]A Rider Kick said to be so insanely strong, it could cause an EarthShatteringKaboom if used at full power! Obviously, this attack is [[AllThereInTheManual only mentioned, never shown]].[[/note]]
61	* MultiformBalance:
62	** She has 2 forms.
63	*** '''Growing''': Due to being a Prototype, [[NerfArm Growing form]] is the only basic form she can use. Unlike the main Kuuga's Growing form, she can turn other objects into a cannon,[[LethalJokeCharacter so it's not entirely useless]] [[JokeCharacter unlike Yusake's.]]
64	*** '''Ultimate''': Unlike Yusake, Mika's Prototype Arcle lacks a stabilization stone, and so will become Black Eyes Ultimate Form.
65	* SuperMode: Ultimate Form, the unquestionable best form and the best at everything. It even has the ability ([[AllThereInTheManual So sayeth the side materials]][[note]]The [[http://www.microforever.com/Rider/kuugaultimate.htm 2000 Japanese edition]] of Kuuga Ultimate Form's ''Souchaku Henshin'' toy figure (i.e. the predecessor to ''Toys/SHFiguarts'') even included "Ultimate" versions of Kuuga's Rising Forms' weapons[[/note]]) to use the weapons and powers of all the other forms with zero drawbacks. However, due to the Prototype Arcle lacking a stabilization stone, [[DarkIsEvil this]] [[TheCorruption is not]] [[UnstoppableRage a good thing.]]
66	* {{Transmutation}}: Unlike Yusuke's Growing Form, Mika's can alter any object into cannons.
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68	[[folder:Shoji Kanzaki]]
69	!!'''Shoji Kanzaki'''
70	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shoji_kanzaki.png]]
71	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Takashi Inoue
72	Yusuke's elementary school teacher. He has a moment of personal crisis when he believes he could no longer teach. Sakurako and Yusuke help him overcome that, and Kanzaki occasionally returns as a recurring character.
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75	[[folder:Junichi Chono]]
76	!!'''Junichi Chono'''
77	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junichi_chono_2.png]]
78	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Daisuke Uchida
79	A man with a life-threatening disease and troubled lot in life. He was a supporter of the Grongi, believing that they were killing "useless" people, until Kuuga saved him from Me·Byran·Gi. He briefly returned, revealing to have a personal crisis after having his entry rejected from an ad contest.
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81	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Claims that only Unidentified Lifeforms could possibly understand him. An encounter with Byran proves to him that they don't care for what "prey" have to say to them. More embarrassing is that the Unidentified Lifeform who saves him during Episode 14 is #4, who changes back to [[NiceGuy Yusuke]] (whom Chono finds irritating).
82	* TheBusCameBack: Returns to the show much later to showcase the lessons he's learned from watching Yusuke's struggles.
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85	!Others
86	[[folder: The Previous Kuuga]]
87	!!'''Riku/Kamen Rider Kuuga (I)'''
88	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kenji Tominaga
89	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riku_2.png]]
90	A young member of the Linto tribe, who took on the Amadam in the face of the Grongi threat in ancient times. The majority of his story is told in the novelization, and he's only ever referred to as "the previous Kuuga" in the show. Can be assumed to have had the same abilities as the modern Kuuga.
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92	* BatmanGambit: Riku became Kuuga as a result of the Grongi setting him up for it, on the theory that he was the ''least'' warrior-like choice for being their worst enemy. ''It backfired spectacularly''.
93	* BewareTheNiceOnes: As with Yusuke, Riku wasn't a warrior from the get-go. [[TookALevelInBadass He became one anyway]].
94	* BigBrotherInstinct: Became Kuuga to protect his little sister and only relative, Mio. (That's probably her hand touching the sarcophagus, at the very beginning of the first episode.)
95	* MidSeasonUpgrade: {{Averted}} in Riku's case. He apparently did '''not''' unlock anything past the five basic forms. (Between this and the generally sparser population density of the time, there's a good chance he avoided reaching the modern Kuuga's level of DestructiveSavior.)
96	* NiceGuy: Had to be, given the nature of the power he had. [[spoiler:Whether it was to the extent of controlling Ultimate Form or not is unknown.]]
97	* ReluctantWarrior: Wasn't much of a warrior at all before becoming Kuuga.
98	* SealedGoodInACan: If you need any proof that he's a NiceGuy and a hero to boot, note that he sealed ''himself'' in that sealing sarcophagus while he was [[BuriedAlive still alive]], ''[[{{Determinator}} just in case]]'' the Grongi overcame the fatal case of death he'd given them. [[spoiler:Sadly, Daguva apparently forced him to revert to his aged human form in the present day...which didn't stop him, as he appeared to be getting up to fight anyway.]]
99	* ShroudedInMyth: We don't know a whole lot about him--just that he was at minimum Yusuke's equal as a good man and warrior.
100	* TheStraightAndArrowPath: Unlike Yusuke's Pegasus Bowgun in the present, Riku's Kuuga probably used an actual bow and arrows while in Pegasus Form.
101	** Then again, #1 shows Riku as Pegasus Form Kuuga using the Pegasus Bowgun. It's possible that either a bow or a gun would be a suitible subject for the weapon to be based on.
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