 This article is about a monster in Kamen Rider Gavv.
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Granute Early (グラニュート・アーリー, Guranyūto Ārī)[1] is a part-timer working for Stomach Inc..
History[]
Granute Early ran a fake social media account with the nickname Niwa (ニワ, Niwa) or @loveearth_niwa628, using Hanto Karakida's photo as his picture, to lure in the women he met on the internet and turn them into Human Press. His human disguise is that of a little boy, which lets him catch his targets by surprise and allows him to avoid suspicion from pursuing enemies. One of his victims was Emi Torigaya, whom he lured into a trap and kidnapped at a cafe. Early then proceeded to leave, bumping into Shoma, Sachika Amane, and Emi's little sister Hana, who arrived to check in on Emi. He met up with one of Lango Stomach's Agents in an alley to deliver Emi, but Shoma found them and mistook Early for a victim, who then revealed his nature and proceeded to revert into his true form while mocking Shoma for not looking imposing. After Shoma transformed into Kamen Rider Gavv, Early engaged the Rider with two of Lango's Agents as Lango himself watched from afar, leading to Early leaving with the Human Press while the red Agents overwhelmed Gavv.
Early made it to an empty road, but was spotted by Hanto, who proceeded to transform into Kamen Rider Valen and attacked the Granute in an attempt to save Emi. Early managed to overpower Valen and delivered a devastating blow, but Valen took the attack in order to retrieve Emi and toss her to Gavv, infuriating Early. Enraged at the loss of his payment in Dark Snacks, Early weakened Valen and executed a fireball attack before Gavv could intercept. Early's fireball struck Valen hard, cancelling his transformation and exposing his identity to Gavv after the Rider struck Early. [Beware of Sweet Words!]
With Hanto injured, Early made a move to finish him off but was stopped by Gavv, who managed to escape with Hanto on the Vrocanbuggy while dodging Early's attacks. Early resumed his plan of luring women under the name Getarou (ゲタロウ, Getarou), who was found by Sachika and made a plan to have herself get caught by Early to alert the Kamen Riders, but was exhausted having done research the prior night, leaving the plan to be done by Shoma. With "Sachika" arriving at the cafe, Early attempted to transform his victim into a Human Press and was surprised when she easily dodged and revealed herself to actually be Shoma.
Early attempted to escape only to be cornered by him and Hanto, who forced the Granute to remove his human disguise. Transforming into Kamen Riders Gavv and Valen, Early took the fight with both Riders to an area below the cafe. Gavv transformed into his Zakuzakuchips Form and attempted to attack with the Zakuzakuchipslashers, but Early used his jaws to break the weapons, which gave Valen the idea to coat the blades with chocolate from his Valenbuster. After Gavv returned the favor by lending Valen the Doumaru Gochizo, Early found himself forced into a corner by Valen's new Doumaru Form, becoming subdued by Valen's Doumaru Rings and was slain by Gavv Gurucan using the Bakucan/Vrocangatling finisher combo. His defeat was filmed by Valen, who later presents the footage to Hana and Emi to put their fears to rest. [A Bond Connected by Doughnuts]
Granute Early[]
Granute Early
- Statistics[1]
- Height: 209.8 cm
- Weight: 113.6 kg
- Arsenal
- Jaws: Early possesses a giant set alligator jaws on his torso that he can use to crush opponents, weapons, or incoming projectiles.
- Abilities
- Human Disguise: Due to being modified by Stomach, Early can adopt a human form by inserting a Mimic Key into his gavv. He is able to return to his original form by removing the Mimic Key.
- Human Press Transformation: As a part-timer, Early has been modified to be able to turn humans into Human Press by grabbing them with his gavv's tongue. This can be accomplished in either his original form or human disguise.
- Spitting Projectiles: After swallowing objects with the mouth on his torso, Early can spit them back out as projectiles.
- Fireball: Early can launch a giant fireball from the mouth on his torso that is powerful enough to cancel Valen's transformation. He also combined this with his projectile spitting ability by eating metal beams and heating them using the fireball before spitting them out.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Granute Early is voiced by Miou Tanaka (田中 美央, Tanaka Miō), while his human disguise is portrayed by Gaku Kato (加藤 岳, Katō Gaku). His suit actor is Shogo Teramoto (寺本 翔悟, Teramoto Shōgo).
Etymology[]
- Early's name is a pun, as the English word "early" (アーリー, ārī) is similar to the beginning of the Granute's animal motif, "alligator" (アリゲーター, arigētā), just elongated.
- Early's first fake name, "Niwa", is an anagram of the Japanese word for alligator, wani (ワニ). His second name, "Getarou" (ゲタロウ) is also derived from the English word "alligator" (アリゲーター, arigētā).
Notes[]
- Early's torso and arms are modified from Granute Hound. The tops of the hands are recolored green and feature more spikes, a large spike is added to each shoulder, and an alligator jaw is added on top of the torso.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Gavv
- Episode 11: Beware of Sweet Words!
- Episode 12: A Bond Connected by Doughnuts