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|image = [[File:KREA-Bugster Virus.png|250px]]
 
|name = Bugster Virus
 
|name = Bugster Virus
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|season = [[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]
 
|season = [[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]
 
|firstepisode = [[Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!]]
 
|firstepisode = [[Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!]]
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|lastepisode = [[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER]]
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The {{nihongo|'''Bugster Virus'''|バグスターウイルス|Bagusutā Uirusu}} are the foot soldiers of the [[:Category:Bugsters|Bugsters]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]''.
 
The {{nihongo|'''Bugster Virus'''|バグスターウイルス|Bagusutā Uirusu}} are the foot soldiers of the [[:Category:Bugsters|Bugsters]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]''.
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The Bugster Virus initially start off as a micro-sized virus infecting humans. Bugster-infected may either show symptoms akin to normal human illnesses, or even show no symptoms at all. The Bugster Virus begins to develop inside an infected human as they begin to get stressed out, until the human is physically taken over and covered by the virus, transforming them into a gigantic virus-like [[Bugster Union]].
 
The Bugster Virus initially start off as a micro-sized virus infecting humans. Bugster-infected may either show symptoms akin to normal human illnesses, or even show no symptoms at all. The Bugster Virus begins to develop inside an infected human as they begin to get stressed out, until the human is physically taken over and covered by the virus, transforming them into a gigantic virus-like [[Bugster Union]].
   
Once a Kamen Rider in a [[Level 1]] form extracts the virus from its human host by defeating the Union, the human host is released, while the extracted virus becomes a person-sized [[Bugster]] monster accompanied by a few Bugster Virus foot soldiers. The human host's body will gradually become transparent until he or she is "treated" by destroying the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses. If the Riders fail to defeat the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses fast enough, the human host will disappear completely like what happen to [[Saki Momose]] when Taiga fails to defeat [[Graphite]]. {{Storylink|A Hollow Beating in the Heart!}} This process can be sped up by causing the host additional stress.
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Once a Kamen Rider in a [[Level 1]] form extracts the virus from its human host by defeating the Union, the human host is released, while the extracted virus becomes a person-sized [[Bugster]] monster accompanied by a few Bugster Virus foot soldiers. The human host's body will gradually become transparent until he or she is "treated" by destroying the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses. If the Riders fail to defeat the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses fast enough, the human host will disappear completely (this is shown by [[Saki Momose]] when Taiga fails to defeat [[Graphite]].) {{Storylink|A Hollow Beating in the Heart!}} This process can be sped up by causing the host additional stress. A similar case if the Riders fail to defeat the Bugsters who are at [[Level 30]] or above, the Bugsters will instead completely taking over their hosts' body while destroying their hosts' mind as well.
   
 
It appears that some games, like [[Bakusou Bike]], also employ neutral Bugster Viruses.
 
It appears that some games, like [[Bakusou Bike]], also employ neutral Bugster Viruses.
   
 
Large-sized versions of Bugster Virus cells are seen in the [[Mighty Action X]] game as enemies that [[Mighty]] faces.
 
Large-sized versions of Bugster Virus cells are seen in the [[Mighty Action X]] game as enemies that [[Mighty]] faces.
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It was first discovered by [[Kuroto Dan]] back in 2000, the same year where the future Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Emu Hojo had a special surgery led by [[Kyotaro Hinata]] when they were still young. {{Storylink|Chasing the Mystery!}}
   
 
==Character History==
 
==Character History==
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===Taiga's Initiation===
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{{Quote|Targeting affected areas is part of being a radiologist. This is no different.|[[Taiga Hanaya]]|Trigger of Destiny}}
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Concluding a series of tests he was made to undergo at [[CR]] after discovering the Bugster Virus, [[Taiga Hanaya]] was entered into a [[VR]] simulation by [[Asuna Karino|Poppy Pipopapo]] on [[Kuroto Dan]]'s order. Provided with the [[Gashacon Magnum]], Taiga was faced with a succession of five Bugster Virus grunts whom he expertly terminated due to his experience in radiology, proving himself to be an ideal candidate for Kamen Rider Snipe. {{Storylink|Trigger of Destiny}}
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===Salty Bugster Virus===
 
===Salty Bugster Virus===
 
[[File:Bugster_Virus.png|thumb|The Bugster Virus in its microscopic state.]]
 
[[File:Bugster_Virus.png|thumb|The Bugster Virus in its microscopic state.]]
 
A group of Bugster Viruses form with the [[Salty Bugster]] from small viruses that jumped off of [[Sota Suyama|Sota's]] giant virus form, many of them taking on chef/cook costumes. They fight against [[Emu Hojo|Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]] Action Gamer [[Level 2]], but are quickly destroyed by the [[Gashacon Breaker]]. {{Storylink|I'm a Kamen Rider!}}
 
A group of Bugster Viruses form with the [[Salty Bugster]] from small viruses that jumped off of [[Sota Suyama|Sota's]] giant virus form, many of them taking on chef/cook costumes. They fight against [[Emu Hojo|Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]] Action Gamer [[Level 2]], but are quickly destroyed by the [[Gashacon Breaker]]. {{Storylink|I'm a Kamen Rider!}}
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===Ex-Aid's Simulation===
 
A single Bugster Virus faced [[Emu Hojo]] in a [[virtual reality]] simulation conducted by [[Kuroto Dan]] to record his specs in the [[Action Gamer]]. Guided by [[Poppy Pipopapo]] into transforming first to [[Level 1]] then to [[Level 2]], Ex-Aid was finally instructed to activate his [[Critical Strike]] finisher using the [[Kimewaza Slot Holder]], ending the simulation as he terminate the Bugster Virus. {{Storylink|Ex-Aid Chapter}}
   
 
===Aranbura Bugster Virus===
 
===Aranbura Bugster Virus===
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===Revol Bugster Virus===
 
===Revol Bugster Virus===
 
The [[Revol Bugster]] summons a group of Viruses when confronted by the Kamen Riders. Because of [[Yuki Kitami]]'s high stress level, it can continue to summon more and more Viruses as the Riders defeat those present, even being able to turn them into copies of itself. However, when Yuki recovers from his stress, it loses the ability to summon more, and it is revealed that the Revol Bugster summoning the Viruses was itself a Virus copy of the real original a split second before it is destroyed. {{Storylink|BANG, That Jerk is Coming!}}
 
The [[Revol Bugster]] summons a group of Viruses when confronted by the Kamen Riders. Because of [[Yuki Kitami]]'s high stress level, it can continue to summon more and more Viruses as the Riders defeat those present, even being able to turn them into copies of itself. However, when Yuki recovers from his stress, it loses the ability to summon more, and it is revealed that the Revol Bugster summoning the Viruses was itself a Virus copy of the real original a split second before it is destroyed. {{Storylink|BANG, That Jerk is Coming!}}
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===Snipe's Simulation===
 
Likewise, a Bugster Virus was faced by [[Taiga Hanaya]] in a [[virtual reality]] simulation of the [[Shooting Gamer]] he blackmailed Dan to conduct. After transforming himself, Snipe too performed his Critical Strike to finish the Bugster Virus. {{Storylink|Snipe Chapter}}
   
 
===Motors Bugster Virus===
 
===Motors Bugster Virus===
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===Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z===
 
===Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z===
 
[[File:Black Bugster Virus.png|thumb|Black microscopic Bugster Viruses]]
 
[[File:Black Bugster Virus.png|thumb|Black microscopic Bugster Viruses]]
A cloud of black-colored microscopic Bugster Viruses are released from the [[Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z]] Gashat by Graphite to infect [[Kyotaro Hinata|Deputy Director-General Hinata]] and others. The [[Bugster Union]] released from Hinata's infection behaves differently from any other before, separating from his body instead of taking him over. {{Storylink|Beat Up the Dragon!}}{{-}}
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A cloud of black-colored microscopic Bugster Viruses are released from the [[Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z]] Gashat by Graphite to infect [[Kyotaro Hinata|Deputy Director-General Hinata]] and others. The [[Bugster Union]] released from Hinata's infection behaves differently from any other before, separating from his body instead of taking him over. {{Storylink|Beat Up the Dragon!}}
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===Next Genome Institute Virus===
 
{{Storylink|Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider}}
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===Famista Virus===
 
{{Storylink|Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage}}
   
 
===Salty Bugster and Dangerous Zombie Viruses===
 
===Salty Bugster and Dangerous Zombie Viruses===
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{{Storylink|A Sudden Fantasy!?}}
 
{{Storylink|A Sudden Fantasy!?}}
   
{{Storylink|Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!}}<!--
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{{Storylink|Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!}}
 
{{Storylink|Chasing the Mystery!}}-->
 
   
 
===Return of Dangerous Zombie Virus===
 
===Return of Dangerous Zombie Virus===
{{Storylink|Engineered History!}}<!--
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{{Storylink|Engineered History!}}
   
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===Endless Virus===
{{Storylink|Extreme Dead or Alive!}}
 
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Countless Bugster Viruses made up the vast majority of a perpetually reviving army of [[Bugsters]] which emerged in the real world as a result of [[Kuroto Dan]]'s plot to revive in the [[Game World]]. This endless horde was held off by Kamen Riders Brave and Snipe, sharing the [[Gashat Gear Dual β]] and [[Hunter Gamer]] between each other, while Emu was sent from [[CR]] to the Game World to stop Dan. {{Storylink|Maze 2: Escape}} Ultimately, the Bugster horde was suddenly dissipated in an instant as the destruction of the Game World brought about by [[Kazuma Kenzaki]] thwarted Dan's ambition to revive. {{Storylink|Maze 3: Gorider Forever}}
 
{{Storylink|Ambitious Go Together!}}-->
 
 
==Other Events==
 
==="Tricks": Virtual Operations===
 
A single Bugster Virus faced [[Emu Hojo]] in a simulation conducted by [[Kuroto Dan]] to record his specs in the [[Action Gamer]]. Guided by [[Poppi Pipopapo]] into transforming first to [[Level 1]] then to [[Level 2]], Ex-Aid was finally instructed to activate his [[Critical Strike]] finisher using the [[Kimewaza Slot Holder]], ending the simulation as he terminate the Bugster Virus. {{Storylink|Ex-Aid Chapter}}
 
 
Likewise, a Bugster Virus was faced by [[Taiga Hanaya]] in a simulation of the [[Shooting Gamer]] he blackmailed Dan to conduct. After transforming himself, Snipe too performed his Critical Strike to finish the Bugster Virus. {{Storylink|Snipe Chapter}}
 
 
===Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider===
 
{{Storylink|Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider}}
 
 
==="Tricks": Kamen Rider Genm===
 
{{Storylink|Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage}}<!--
 
 
{{Storylink|Part. III: Final Legend Stage}}-->
 
   
 
==Arsenal==
 
==Arsenal==
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**The flagman Bugster Virus from the Bakusou Bike game holds a checkered flag.
 
**The flagman Bugster Virus from the Bakusou Bike game holds a checkered flag.
 
**As baseball players, the [[Famista]] Bugster Viruses wield baseball equipment.
 
**As baseball players, the [[Famista]] Bugster Viruses wield baseball equipment.
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**As [[Gamma Commando]]s, the [[Ghost Bugster]]'s Bugster Viruses wield short blade weapons.
   
 
==Costumes==
 
==Costumes==
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Aranbura Bugster's Bugster Viruses.jpeg|[[Aranbura Bugster]]'s position (Monk)
 
Aranbura Bugster's Bugster Viruses.jpeg|[[Aranbura Bugster]]'s position (Monk)
 
Revolve Bugster's Bugster Virus.jpeg|[[Revol Bugster]]'s position (Soldier)
 
Revolve Bugster's Bugster Virus.jpeg|[[Revol Bugster]]'s position (Soldier)
KREA-Revolve_Bugster.png|Fake Revol Bugster
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Dummy Revols.png|Dummy Revol Bugsters
 
Bugster Virus Bike Mode.jpeg|[[Motors Bugster]]'s position (Motors Viper)
 
Bugster Virus Bike Mode.jpeg|[[Motors Bugster]]'s position (Motors Viper)
Motors riding Bugster Virus.jpeg|[[Motors Bugster]] riding on Motors Viper
 
 
Motors Bugster's Bugster Viruses.jpg|[[Bakusou Bike]]'s flagman (Mechanic)
 
Motors Bugster's Bugster Viruses.jpg|[[Bakusou Bike]]'s flagman (Mechanic)
 
(DoReMiFa Beat) Collabus Bugster's Bugster Virus.jpeg|[[Collabos Bugster (DoReMiFa Beat)]]'s position (Street Dancer)
 
(DoReMiFa Beat) Collabus Bugster's Bugster Virus.jpeg|[[Collabos Bugster (DoReMiFa Beat)]]'s position (Street Dancer)
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DKHZ Viruses.png|[[Kazushige Ryuzaki|Doral Bugster]]'s position (Magician and medieval knight)
Bugster Virus Zombies.png|[[Dangerous Zombie]]'s Viruses (Zombie)
 
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GGC Visuses.png|[[Ageha Takeda|Giril Bugster]]'s position (Samurai)
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GR Viruses.png|[[Soji Kuruse|Robol Bugster]]'s position (Engineer)
 
Bugster Virus Zombies.png|[[Dangerous Zombie]]/[[Kuroto Dan|Kamen Rider Genm]]'s Viruses (Zombie)
 
Brave_and_His_Bugster_Virus.jpg|[[Hiiro Kagami|Kamen Rider Brave]]'s position (Monk)
 
Brave_and_His_Bugster_Virus.jpg|[[Hiiro Kagami|Kamen Rider Brave]]'s position (Monk)
 
Famista Game Play.png|[[Famista]]'s players with Kamen Riders OOO and Brave
 
Famista Game Play.png|[[Famista]]'s players with Kamen Riders OOO and Brave
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Lovrica's_Lovely_Girls.jpg|[[Ren Amagasaki|Lovrica Bugster]]'s {{nihongo|Lovely Girls|ラヴリーガールズ|Ravurī Gāruzu}}
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Another Ex-Aid Bugster Viruses.png|[[Another Ex-Aid]]'s position
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Bugster Virus Gamma Commandos.jpg|thumb|[[Ghost Bugster]]'s [[Gamma Commandos]].
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*The Bugster have a similarity to the [[Imagin]] in that if their host dies, they will die too. A Bugster will die alongside their host if he or she dies before the Bugster is able to grow sufficiently, as shown in what happened to [[Jungo Aihara|Jungo]] when he died (because of an accident) along with the Bugster inside of him. Similarly, as an Imagin's physical body is locked to the memory of their Contract Holder, if their host dies, at least before they can travel to the past, they will cease to exist as well.
 
*The Bugster have a similarity to the [[Imagin]] in that if their host dies, they will die too. A Bugster will die alongside their host if he or she dies before the Bugster is able to grow sufficiently, as shown in what happened to [[Jungo Aihara|Jungo]] when he died (because of an accident) along with the Bugster inside of him. Similarly, as an Imagin's physical body is locked to the memory of their Contract Holder, if their host dies, at least before they can travel to the past, they will cease to exist as well.
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*Although the Bugster Virus are not the first [[Tokusatsu]] Foot Soldier to wear clothes they are the first to continue wearing clothes throughout the show.
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*The Bugster Virus' have wore costumes for only eight of the ten original Rider Gashats. The only ones that don't haves are [[Jet Combat]] and [[Shakariki Sports]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
{{Scroll box|
 
{{Scroll box|
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*[[File:Icon-exaid.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[Trigger of Destiny]]''
 
*[[File:Icon-ghost.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]''
 
*[[File:Icon-ghost.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]''
 
**Episode 50: ''[[Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!]]''
 
**Episode 50: ''[[Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!]]''
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**[[File:Icon-ghost.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider]]''
 
**[[File:Icon-ghost.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider]]''
 
**''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks": Kamen Rider Genm]]''
 
**''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks": Kamen Rider Genm]]''
***Episode 2: ''[[Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage]]''<!--
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***''[[Part. I: Legend Rider Stage]]'' {{c|flashback; archive footage only}}
***Episode 3: ''[[Part. III: Final Legend Stage]]''-->
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***''[[Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage]]''
 
**Episode 12: ''[[Christmas Special: Targeting the Silver X mas!]]''
 
**Episode 12: ''[[Christmas Special: Targeting the Silver X mas!]]''
 
**Epiosde 15: ''[[A New Challenger Appears!]]''
 
**Epiosde 15: ''[[A New Challenger Appears!]]''
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**Episode 18: ''[[The Truth Exposed]]''
 
**Episode 18: ''[[The Truth Exposed]]''
 
**Episode 19: ''[[A Sudden Fantasy!?]]''
 
**Episode 19: ''[[A Sudden Fantasy!?]]''
**Episode 20: ''[[Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!]]''<!--
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**Episode 20: ''[[Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!]]''
**Episode 21: ''[[Chasing the Mystery!]]''-->
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**Episode 22: ''[[Engineered History!]]''
**Episode 22: ''[[Engineered History!]]''<!--
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**''[[Kamen Sentai Gorider]]''
**Episode 23: ''[[Extreme Dead or Alive!]]''
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***''[[Maze 2: Escape]]''
**Episode 24: ''[[Ambitious Go Together!]]''-->
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***''[[Maze 3: Gorider Forever]]''
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*[[File:Icon-zi-o.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]]''
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**''[[No Continue 2016]]''
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**[[File:Icon-build.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER]]''
 
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==Sources==
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*''{{TK|Uchusen Yearbook 2018}}'' - Page 9
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 21:29, 12 August 2019

Icon-ex-aidThis article is about a group of foot soldiers in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

Template:Characterinfo The Bugster Virus (バグスターウイルス, Bagusutā Uirusu) are the foot soldiers of the Bugsters in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

The Bugster Virus initially start off as a micro-sized virus infecting humans. Bugster-infected may either show symptoms akin to normal human illnesses, or even show no symptoms at all. The Bugster Virus begins to develop inside an infected human as they begin to get stressed out, until the human is physically taken over and covered by the virus, transforming them into a gigantic virus-like Bugster Union.

Once a Kamen Rider in a Level 1 form extracts the virus from its human host by defeating the Union, the human host is released, while the extracted virus becomes a person-sized Bugster monster accompanied by a few Bugster Virus foot soldiers. The human host's body will gradually become transparent until he or she is "treated" by destroying the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses. If the Riders fail to defeat the Bugster monster and the Bugster Viruses fast enough, the human host will disappear completely (this is shown by Saki Momose when Taiga fails to defeat Graphite.) [A Hollow Beating in the Heart!] This process can be sped up by causing the host additional stress. A similar case if the Riders fail to defeat the Bugsters who are at Level 30 or above, the Bugsters will instead completely taking over their hosts' body while destroying their hosts' mind as well.

It appears that some games, like Bakusou Bike, also employ neutral Bugster Viruses.

Large-sized versions of Bugster Virus cells are seen in the Mighty Action X game as enemies that Mighty faces.

It was first discovered by Kuroto Dan back in 2000, the same year where the future Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Emu Hojo had a special surgery led by Kyotaro Hinata when they were still young. [Chasing the Mystery!]

Character History

Taiga's Initiation

"Targeting affected areas is part of being a radiologist. This is no different."
Taiga Hanaya[src]

Concluding a series of tests he was made to undergo at CR after discovering the Bugster Virus, Taiga Hanaya was entered into a VR simulation by Poppy Pipopapo on Kuroto Dan's order. Provided with the Gashacon Magnum, Taiga was faced with a succession of five Bugster Virus grunts whom he expertly terminated due to his experience in radiology, proving himself to be an ideal candidate for Kamen Rider Snipe. [Trigger of Destiny]

Salty Bugster Virus

Bugster Virus

The Bugster Virus in its microscopic state.

A group of Bugster Viruses form with the Salty Bugster from small viruses that jumped off of Sota's giant virus form, many of them taking on chef/cook costumes. They fight against Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Action Gamer Level 2, but are quickly destroyed by the Gashacon Breaker. [I'm a Kamen Rider!]

Ex-Aid's Simulation

A single Bugster Virus faced Emu Hojo in a virtual reality simulation conducted by Kuroto Dan to record his specs in the Action Gamer. Guided by Poppy Pipopapo into transforming first to Level 1 then to Level 2, Ex-Aid was finally instructed to activate his Critical Strike finisher using the Kimewaza Slot Holder, ending the simulation as he terminate the Bugster Virus. [Ex-Aid Chapter]

Aranbura Bugster Virus

A group of Bugster Viruses form with the Aranbura Bugster after Rensuke's giant virus form is defeated, some of them taking on the same cook costumes as Salty's followers, but many becoming hooded monks; they escape the scene after Kamen Rider Genm's interference. The regular and monk Viruses later fight and are defeated by Ex-Aid and Brave and their Gashacon Breaker and Sword (the cook Viruses presumably changed costume prior to this). [Another Prodigy with No Thank You?]

Revol Bugster Virus

The Revol Bugster summons a group of Viruses when confronted by the Kamen Riders. Because of Yuki Kitami's high stress level, it can continue to summon more and more Viruses as the Riders defeat those present, even being able to turn them into copies of itself. However, when Yuki recovers from his stress, it loses the ability to summon more, and it is revealed that the Revol Bugster summoning the Viruses was itself a Virus copy of the real original a split second before it is destroyed. [BANG, That Jerk is Coming!]

Snipe's Simulation

Likewise, a Bugster Virus was faced by Taiga Hanaya in a virtual reality simulation of the Shooting Gamer he blackmailed Dan to conduct. After transforming himself, Snipe too performed his Critical Strike to finish the Bugster Virus. [Snipe Chapter]

Motors Bugster Virus

One Bugster Virus becomes the Motors Bugster's motorcycle, the Motors Viper. Another is seemingly summoned by the Bakusou Bike Gashat, acting as the race's checkered flag waver, and does not need to be fought and defeated to achieve a Game Clear. [An Operation Called Dash!]

Ex-Aid Team Up with Ghost

A pack of Bugster Viruses manifested to advance on Ayumu, the mysterious boy who carried the Shakiri Sports Gashat. Moving to defend the boy, Takeru Tenkuji engaged the Bugsters as Kamen Rider Ghost before being joined by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid as the Viruses were soon enough destroyed by the two Kamen Riders. After the Gashat was swiped by Kamen Rider Genm, a second pack of Bugster Viruses appeared but were quickly destroyed by the two Riders, with Ghost performing his Omega Drive Rider Kick while Ex-Aid utilized his Gashacon Breaker. [Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!]

DoReMiFa Collabos Bugster Virus

The DoReMiFa Collabos Bugster summons a group of Bugster Viruses dressed as street dancers in hoodies and jeans to fight Ex-Aid and Brave. They are eventually defeated by the Beat Gamer's Sound Trap Attack. [A Hollow Beating in the Heart!]

Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z

Black Bugster Virus

Black microscopic Bugster Viruses

A cloud of black-colored microscopic Bugster Viruses are released from the Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat by Graphite to infect Deputy Director-General Hinata and others. The Bugster Union released from Hinata's infection behaves differently from any other before, separating from his body instead of taking him over. [Beat Up the Dragon!]

Next Genome Institute Virus

[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider]

Famista Virus

[Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage]

Salty Bugster and Dangerous Zombie Viruses

[Christmas Special: Targeting the Silver X mas!]

Return of Revol Bugster Virus

[A New Challenger Appears!]

[The Paradox Who Defeated M]

Return of Motors Viper

[The Truth Exposed]

Taddle Fantasy Virus

[A Sudden Fantasy!?]

[Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!]

Return of Dangerous Zombie Virus

[Engineered History!]

Endless Virus

Countless Bugster Viruses made up the vast majority of a perpetually reviving army of Bugsters which emerged in the real world as a result of Kuroto Dan's plot to revive in the Game World. This endless horde was held off by Kamen Riders Brave and Snipe, sharing the Gashat Gear Dual β and Hunter Gamer between each other, while Emu was sent from CR to the Game World to stop Dan. [Maze 2: Escape] Ultimately, the Bugster horde was suddenly dissipated in an instant as the destruction of the Game World brought about by Kazuma Kenzaki thwarted Dan's ambition to revive. [Maze 3: Gorider Forever]

Arsenal

  • Tridents: By default, Bugster Viruses without costumes are armed with trident weapons.
  • Costume-themed Weapons: When they take on a costume, they become armed with weapons/tools/objects relevant to their costume.
    • As Japanese monks, the Bugster Viruses wield wooden rods.
    • As chefs/cooks, the Salty Bugster's Bugster Viruses wield whisks, large metal bowls, and/or staff-sized wooden spoons.
    • As hooded monks, the Aranbura Bugster's Bugster Viruses wield mace staffs.
    • As soldiers, the Revol Bugster's Bugster Viruses wield military guns.
    • The Motors Bugster's Virus takes the form of a motorcycle with a Virus head mounted in front of the handlebars.
    • The flagman Bugster Virus from the Bakusou Bike game holds a checkered flag.
    • As baseball players, the Famista Bugster Viruses wield baseball equipment.
    • As Gamma Commandos, the Ghost Bugster's Bugster Viruses wield short blade weapons.

Costumes

Bugster Viruses may equip themselves with various weapons and costumes during battle relevant to the Bugster they serve beside.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

  • The Bugster Viruses are portrayed by various suit actors.

Notes

  • The Bugster have a similarity to the Imagin in that if their host dies, they will die too. A Bugster will die alongside their host if he or she dies before the Bugster is able to grow sufficiently, as shown in what happened to Jungo when he died (because of an accident) along with the Bugster inside of him. Similarly, as an Imagin's physical body is locked to the memory of their Contract Holder, if their host dies, at least before they can travel to the past, they will cease to exist as well.
  • Although the Bugster Virus are not the first Tokusatsu Foot Soldier to wear clothes they are the first to continue wearing clothes throughout the show.
  • The Bugster Virus' have wore costumes for only eight of the ten original Rider Gashats. The only ones that don't haves are Jet Combat and Shakariki Sports.

Appearances

Sources

References

Icon-ex-aid Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Kamen Riders
TV Series: Emu Hojo - Hiiro Kagami (Game World) - Taiga Hanaya - Kiriya Kujo - Kuroto Dan - Parado - Asuna Karino/Poppy Pipopapo - Masamune Dan - Ride-Players (Nico Saiba - Haima Kagami)
Movie-exclusive: Genm (Bakusou Treasure) - Kagenari Nagumo - Ninja-Player - Black Parado
Stageshow-exclusive: Gamedeus Muteki
Gear
Game Scope - Gamer Driver - Kimewaza Slot Holder - Rider Gashat - Energy Items - Buggle Driver (II) - Bugster Buckle - Gashat Gear Dual (β - Another) - Rider Gauges - Rider Gashat Case - Energy Item Holder
Gashacon Weapons
Gashacon Breaker - Gashacon Sword - Gashacon Magnum - Gashacon Sparrow - Gashacon Bugvisor (II - G) - Gashacon Key Slasher - Gashacon Parabragun
Other Weapons
Front/Rear Armed Units - Flamber Saber - Ride Weapon - Fuma Sozanto - Genin Weapon - Deuslasher - Deus Rampart
Gamers
Robot Gamer - Beat Gamer - Combat Gamer - Chambara Gamer - Sports Gamer - Hunter Gamer - Bike Gamer - Burger Gamer - Fantasy Gamer - Simulation Gamer - Maximum Gamer - Safari Gamer - Tank Gamer - Legacy Gamer - Pac Gamer - Famista Gamer - Xevious Gamer - Galaxian Gamer
Other
Gashatrophies
Allies
Asuna Karino - Haima Kagami - Kyotaro Hinata - Ginko Yumita - Nico Saiba - Satsuki Ogimachi - Mizuki Nishikikoji - Tsukuru Koboshi
Others: Saki Momose - Sakurako Dan - Eight Kirino - Saiko Yaotome
Locations: Seito University Hospital - CR - Ministry of Health - Hanaya Game Illness Clinic - Genm Corp. - Game World - Machina Vision - Next Genome Institute
Bugsters
Generals: Parado - Graphite - Ren Amagasaki - Gamedeus
Movie-exclusive: Michihiko Zaizen - Pac-Man Virus - Hatena Bugster - Soji Kuruse - Kazushige Ryuzaki - Ageha Takeda - Johnny Makishima - Nebula Bugster
Stageshow-exlusive: Futago Bugster
Regular Bugsters: Bugster Virus - Bugster Union - Salty Bugster - Aranbura Bugster - Revol Bugster - Motors Bugster - Collabos Bugsters (Gekitotsu - DoReMiFa - Giri Giri - Jet - Kamen Rider Genm series) - Burgermon Bugster - Gatton Bugster - Vernier Bugster - Kaiden Bugster - Charlie Bugster
Games
Regular Games: Mighty Action X - Taddle Quest - Bang Bang Shooting - Bakusou Bike - Gekitotsu Robots - DoReMiFa Beat - Giri Giri Chambara - Jet Combat - Shakariki Sports - Drago Knight Hunter Z - Dangerous Zombie - Mighty Brothers XX - Perfect Puzzle - Knock Out Fighter - Perfect Knock Out - Ju Ju Burger - Night of Safari - Bang Bang Tank - Taddle Fantasy - Bang Bang Simulations - Taddle Legacy - Maximum Mighty X - Kamen Rider Chronicle - Toki Meki Crisis - Hyper Muteki - Doctor Mighty XX - Mighty Creator VRX - Hurricane Ninja - God Maximum Mighty X - Knock Out Fighter 2 - Zombie Chronicle - Mighty Novel X - Genm Musou
Legend Rider Games: Let's Go Ichi Gou! - Adventure Guy Kuuga - Agito of the Sun - Mirror Labyrinth Ryuki - Moshi Moshi Faiz - King of Poker Blade - Taiko Master Hibiki - Insect Wars Kabuto - Time Express Den-O - Doki Doki Makai Castle Kiva - Barcode Warrior Decade - Detective Double - Jungle OOO - Space Galaxy Fourze - Magic the Wizard - Toukenden Gaim - Full Throttle Drive - Kaigan Ghost - Kamen Rider Build - Ganbarizing
Legend Games: Pac Adventure - Famista - Xevious - Taiko no Tatsujin - Galaxian
Other Games: Hatesate Puzzle - Buddhist Priest of Temple - Chou Super Hero Taisen - Chou Shocker Taisen - Bakusou Treasure - WayoseTUNE - Nazo Toki Labyrinth - Cosmic Chronicle - Kamen Rider Carnival
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