Souji Tendou/God Speed Love

In an alternate timeline, Souji Tendou (天道 総司) is Kamen Rider Kabuto (仮面ライダーカブト).

God Speed Love
Souji (born "Souji Kusakabe") lived a typical, happy childhood with his parents until they were murdered and impersonated by mimetic, extraterrestrial creatures known as Worms. He would eventually find himself under the care of his grandmother who would continued to raise him as "Souji Tendou " alongside his step-sister Jyuka. Through unknown means, Tendou would discover that his family survived through a previously unknown sister named Hiyori. In an attempt to meet her, Souji was caught in the calamity caused by the Shibuya Meteor Strike. Amidst the devastation, Tendou would briefly meet his sister, but the two would become buried under the rumble of a collapsing building, with Hiyori suffering severe injuries.

The two would survive and, years later, the landscape of the Earth had drastically changed. The meteor strike had evaporated a vast majority of the planet's surface water, creating areas of desolation around the globe. The meteor also carried other Worms which further threatened human life. With water becoming the most precious resource, organizations such as ZECT and its rival faction, Neo-ZECT, have used their influence to regulate what remains and to combat the Worm threat. Now an adult, Tendou has been working as the mercenary Kamen Rider Kabuto for some time; using his work to keep watch over an ailing Hiyori, who had become critically-ill from the injuries she suffered during the Shibuya Meteor Strike.

As the conflict between the three factions (ZECT, Neo-ZECT and the Worms) reached it climax, Tendou would be instrumental in the Jacob's Ladder incident, which attempted to replenish the Earth's water with an water-bearing asteroid using a space station powered by Clock Up technology. With the help of Kagami (Kamen Rider Gatack), Tendou uncovered a secret conspiracy between ZECT and the Worms: using the space station to bring more Worms to Earth from a second asteroid. The two would infiltrated the space station and defeat Issei Kurosaki, ZECT's Kamen Rider Caucasus; acquiring the Hyper Zecter which enabled Tendou to alter history by transporting the Worm-infected meteorite seven years into the past and colliding it with the original Shibuya meteor, preventing the catastrophe of his present timeline.

Before vanishing, Tendou visits his past, younger self and gives him his Zecter belt and encourages him to persevere and save his sister Hiyori to continue on in the altered timeline.

Kamen Rider Kabuto
The Kabuto Zecter (カブトゼクター) allows Souji Tendou to transform into Kamen Rider Kabuto. As with all of the Zecters, Kabuto has two basic forms that he can transform into.

Device

 * Kabuto Zecter - Kabuto's transformation device
 * Rider Belt - Kabuto's transformation belt
 * Hyper Zecter - Kabuto's transformation device to become Hyper Form

Weapons

 * Kabuto Kunai Gun - Kabuto's personal weapon

Vehicle

 * Kabuto Extender - Kabuto's Rider Machine

Portrayal
Souji Tendou is portrayed by Hiro Mizushima (水嶋 ヒロ). The younger Tendou from seven years prior to the series is portrayed by Sean Wiig (ショーン・ウィーグ). As Kamen Rider Kabuto, his suit actor is Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二), who has been the suit actor for the majority of leading Heisei Kamen Riders (except Kuuga and Hibiki).

Appearances

 * Icon-kabuto.png Kamen Rider Kabuto
 * Icon-kabuto.png ''Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love