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The Armor Machine Gouram (装甲機 ゴウラム, Sōkō-ki Gōramu) is a mysterious stag-beetle-like entity formed from fragments found at the original excavation site at the beginning of the story of Kamen Rider Kuuga. To the Linto, these beetles were considered servants of the gods. After its initial formation, the Gouram assimilated various other metals as it made its way to Tokyo in its search for the current Kuuga.
"When the warrior is faced with a great trial, the messenger of the gods appears."
"A familiar that becomes armor for a steed." It assists Kuuga in various capacities such as aerial transportation and becoming Barding for Yusuke Godai's bike, however, after being used for a certain amount of time, it returns back to its shattered fragments until Yusuke revives it by touching its Amadam. It is very maneuverable and capable of a top airspeed of 500km/h (310.69mph). However, since being exposed to the golden power, Gouram returns back to the Police Science Division in a different color and in one piece. On Gouram's claw, the following is inscribed: "The warrior and his servant join hands, giving rise to a grand future." Kuuga grabs onto Gouram's claw and is lifted into the air, allowing flight.
According to the Rinto scriptures, Gouram was known as a horse armor, which means that the previous Kuuga used a horse in combat. Sakurako Sawatari also found out from the scriptures that the Gouram has a fail-safe program which causes it to crumble into sand if Kuuga ever transforms into Ultimate Form. However, from Yusuke Godai's successful control over said form, the Gouram remained intact after the final battle, being spared from destruction.
Statistics[]
- Length: 270 cm
- Width: 120 cm
- Length of Mandibular (Horn): 101 cm
Bike Forms[]
- Statistics
- Length: 3.2 m
- Height: 1.25 m
- Width: 1.1 m
- Top Speed: 400 km/h
- Statistics
- Length: 3.2 m
- Height: 1.25 m
- Width: 1.1 m
- Top Speed: 570 km/h
- Statistics
- Length: 3.2 m
- Height: 1.25 m
- Width: 1.1 m
- Top Speed: 700 km/h
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Final Form Ride[]
The Kuuga Gouram (クウガゴウラム, Kūga Gōramu) Final FormRide Card (ファイナルフォームライドカード, Fainaru Fōmuraido Kādo) transforms Kuuga into a creature similar to the Gouram, giving him the ability to fly.[1]
- In Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010, Kuuga gains a new stronger Final FormRide form called the Ultimate Kuuga Gouram (アルティメットクウガゴウラム, Arutimetto Kūga Gōramu), which he assumed on his own while in Ultimate Form. Decade later gained the ability to have Yusuke assume this form in the battle against the Super Crisis Fortress.
- In the novel Kamen Rider Decade: The World of Tsukasa Kadoya ~The Garden Inside the Lens~, which is the reimagination of the TV series, Decade uses it on Godai while becoming Kuuga into an alternate version of Gouram where it is a rhinoceros beetle despite it traditionally being a stag beetle, which is also the same insect Kuuga is based on.
- Alternatively, in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride, Decade uses the Kuuga Ball (クウガボール, Kūga Bōru) card to change Kuuga into a dodgeball-like form to perform the Decade Dodge (ディケイドドッジ, Dikeido Dojji) attack.
Zi-O[]

Gouram in Zi-O
The Gouram is one of many Legend Rider Weapons that can be summoned by Kamen Rider Zi-O after assuming GrandZi-O form, it was riden by a copy of Kamen Rider Kuuga Pegasus Form which was summoned to help in his fight against Another Den-O. [2017: Grand Climax!]
References[]
- ↑ "TV Asahi's page on the Kuuga Gouram". http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/rider/kuugagouram.html. Retrieved 2009-02-08.