 This article is about a villain in Kamen Rider Kuuga.
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- For the Manga version, see La·Balva·De (2015 manga).
La·Balva·De (ラ・バルバ・デ, Ra Baruba De) was the first La Group Gurongi to appear, assuming the guise of a "Rose Tattooed Woman" (バラのタトゥの女, Bara no Tatu no Onna) and labeled "Unidentified Lifeform B#1" (未確認生命体Ｂ群１号, Mikakunin Seimeitai Bīgun Ichigō) by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[1]
She served as the judge for Xu and Me Group Gurongi, eventually bringing the Go into the game before making visits to Nagano. Her main job was to authorize any member of the Gurongi Tribe to start the Gegel. Later, she was accompanied by La·Doldo·Gu during the Go game. Her only known power was emitting rose petals that could induce hypnosis and dizziness.
Her manga incarnation could control humans using plant spores that embed in the brain, and takes a more central role as the main villain during the manga, as Daguva is seemingly absent.
History[]
Nothing much is known about her involvement in Riku's era. During the modern era, she acts as judge and strategist for the Gurongi tribe. She is one of the few seen speaking to Daguva on-screen without being killed by him, implying she is his lieutenant. The orders she gives usually comes from him, despite his absence, making her the de facto main antagonist of the series as Daguva is busy hunting for the rest of his power in the early arcs of the show.
Though glimpses of her true form were seen, she never assumed it before any human and was believed by Ichijo to be Unidentified Lifeform #0. However, when she realizes how far humans have changed after being wounded by Ichijo, Balva hints at the relation between Kuuga and Daguva before hospitalizing the detective, then warns the other Gurongi to no longer underestimate humans.
During Daguva's attack, she is confronted by Ichijo and remarks that humans have become just like the Gurongi before running off towards a pier, causing the detective to chase after her. He shoots her several times with Nerve-Breaking Bullets, mortally wounding her.
Before she dies, she tells him in the Gurongi language that she had grown a fondness for him and that she hopes she meets him again someday, then collapses lifelessly into the water.
Costumes[]
Behind the scenes[]
Portrayal[]
La·Balva·De is portrayed by Mie Nanamori (七森 美江, Nanamori Mié ), who later potrayed Lisa Teagle/Deka Bright
in Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger.
Notes[]
La·Balva·De's hand in her Rose Gurongi form.
- Her name is derived from the Japanese word for "rose" (薔薇, Bara) as an hint to her Rose Gurongi identity.
- Balva is the first Gurongi to speak the Japanese language on-screen.
- Her outfits often change throughout the season. In her first appearance, she wore a black dress with a red feather scarf. During the Xu and Me Gegel sessions, she wore a white dress with a white feather scarf. During the Go's turn, she wore a red dress. In her last appearance before being killed by Ichijou, she wore a white blazer.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Episode 3: Tokyo
- Episode 4: Sprint
- Episode 5: Distance
- Episode 6: Azure Dragon
- Episode 7: Grief
- Episode 8: Archer
- Episode 9: Siblings
- Episode 10: Fierceness
- Episode 11: Promise
- Episode 12: Teacher
- Episode 13: Suspicion
- Episode 14: Omen
- Episode 15: Armor
- Episode 16: Creed
- Episode 17: Preparation
- Episode 18: Loss
- Episode 19: Artifact
- Episode 20: Smile
- Episode 21: Secrets
- Episode 22: Game
- Episode 23: Uneasiness
- Episode 24: Strengthening
- Episode 25: Wandering
- Episode 26: Myself
- Episode 27: Ripple
- Episode 28: Clarification
- Episode 29: Crossroads
- Episode 30: Fate
- Episode 31: Retaliation
- Episode 32: Obstacle
- Episode 33: Cooperation
- Episode 34: Tremble
- Episode 35: Emotion
- Episode 36: Complication
- Episode 37: Approach
- Episode 38: Transition
- Episode 39: Goma
- Episode 40: Impulse
- Episode 41: Control
- Episode 42: Battlefield
- Episode 43: Reality
- Episode 44: Crisis
- Episode 45: Archenemy
- Episode 46: Indomitable
- Episode 46.5: Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream of the New Year
- Episode 47: Decision
- Episode 48: Kuuga