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  • Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence: Because of the botched test of the first Lockseed, Kugai apparently became a higher being.
  • Big Bad: Kugai Kudo, of both Duke Gaiden and the Tie-In Novel for the series. He's also the Greater-Scope Villain for Knuckle Gaiden.
  • Cult: Kugai leads one called the Black Bodhi Tree. Specifically, he brainwashes them with copies of his Zakuro Lockseed and turns them into suicide bombers.
  • Call-Forward: Much like Tyrant's use of the Dragonfruits Energy Lockseed that had previously debuted in a crossover movie with Gaim's immediate successor, Saver's use of the Blood Orange Lockseed chronologically occurs before Bujin Gaim's reign of terror in the crossover movie with Gaim's immediate predecessor.
    • Aside from that, his use of the Genesis Core in place of an indicator faceplate to harness and combine the power of two Lockseeds at once chronologically predates Kōta's first use of the Jimber Arms forms, and uses nearly identical mechanics.
  • Double Feature: Was released as part of the second Gaim Gaiden set alongside Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden Kamen Rider Knuckle.
  • Dual Wielding: Saver uses both the Saver Arrow and Bujin Gaim's Daidaimaru.
  • Evil Counterpart: Kugai is, to a degree, one to Kouta. Both wanted to save the world and became more than human, and both used an Orange Lockseed alongside another Lockseed at some point.
  • Far East Asian Terrorists: Kugai uses brainwashed innocent people as suicide bombers for his operations against Yggdrasil.
  • Fashionable Asymmetry: Saver's armor is notably uneven due to incorporating parts from two different armors, presumably.
  • Godhood Seeker: Kugai wants this, but he needs Ryoma's help.
  • The Man Behind the Man: Kugai is likely one to Shura.
  • Meaningful Name: Saver can also be romanized as Savior, both fit Kugai's vision of saving the world.
  • Not Quite Dead: Kugai twice. First after the experiment that went wrong, and then Takatora thinks he has dealt with him some way into the Gaiden. Ryoma knows better and presumably finishes him off for good. The novel reveals he's still alive.
  • Obviously Evil: Despite his claims of being a saviour, there's something to be said about the fact that Kugai uses the Blood Orange Lockseed, which has a transformation call roughly translating to, "Path of evilnote , on stage!"
  • Red and Black and Evil All Over: Saver's armor is red and black primarily.
  • Saving the World: Kugai claims he wants to do this, presumably from Helheim.
  • Sequel Hook: The very end of Duke Gaiden has Kugai giving Shura a Banana Lockseed. In a weird twist of the trope, the sequel comes right away.
  • Teleporters and Transporters: Kugai has the ability to teleport.
  • Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: It seems like Takatora has killed Kugai at one point, but there are still ten minutes or so of the Gaiden left.

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