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Masato Mishima (三島 正人, Mishima Masato) is the main antagonist of Kamen Rider Kabuto. He was the aide of ZECT HQ's leader, Riku Kagami and temporarily became Kamen Rider TheBee (仮面ライダーザビー, Kamen Raidā ZaBī, Masked Rider TheBee) after the defeat of Shun Kageyama. In the climax of the series, he became the Gryllus Worm (グリラスワーム, Gurirasu Wāmu).
Biography[]
At times he does communicate with So Yaguruma and Syuichi Tadokoro to brief the ZECT teams about the Worms. Eventually, he was upset with Yaguruma botching a mission and Tadokoro questioning him about ZECT's agenda. There's implication that he has no faith in Kageyama as TheBee, despite Kageyama being loyal to ZECT and was looked down upon by Kamishiro. He has no sense of taste, and finishes eating by taking a supplement. He forcefully became TheBee at one time despite the TheBee Zecter's attempt to reject him. He truly thinks Kageyama was an eyesore because he can only complain and has lost the TheBee Zecter. He also seems to have a connection to Rena Mamiya/Uca Worm and had always kept the Hyper Zecter with him. Renge manages to steal the case with the Hyper Zecter, but Uca Worm takes it back only to find that the case has been rigged with a bomb.
Mishima tries to destroy the Hyper Zecter with the bomb. After the explosion, he taunts Tendo for failing to obtain the Hyper Zecter. However, he doesn't realize the power of the Zecter as it manages to find its way to Tendo, much to his chagrin. He then tosses his glasses to the ground in anger. He gradually loses respect for Riku Kagami's servile manner toward the Natives. After realizing Negishi found out about the Red-Shoes system, he makes a pact with Negishi and overthrows Riku Kagami as leader of ZECT. Using the Natives' pendants, he gains the ability to turn into Gryllus Worm, the strongest Native. He was defeated by Hyper Kabuto's and Gatack's Rider Kick and then destroyed by the meteorite explosion that obliterated the studio set.
Other Events[]
Kamen Rider Decade[]
Rider War[]
Kamen Rider TheBee in the Rider War
Kamen Rider TheBee appears with the other Kamen Riders commanded by Wataru Kurenai, but all of them are murdered by Decade in episode 1 of Kamen Rider Decade in the dream of Natsumi Hikari. The dream concludes with Decade as the only Rider in the Rider War.
The Destroyer of Worlds[]
All the Riders killed by Decade.
In the special version of episode 31, Kamen Rider TheBee is seen as one of the many Kamen Riders who fought in the Rider War against Decade and were all destroyed. They were presumably restored after the destruction (and subsequent revival) of Decade at the end of the Rider War and the worlds were restored.
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders[]
Kamen Rider TheBee was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader. [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen[]
Gryllus Worm in Super Hero Taisen
The Gryllus Worm, resurrected again as one of the Great Commanders of the revived Dai-Shocker. Following the orders of Doctor G, Dai-Shocker's second in command, he engages Gokai Pink
in combat and they're evenly matched. The two evil organizations united and faced off against the combined forces of the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider Forces. It is unknown if Kabuto defeats him, but the battle does show him fighting against NinjaYellow and DekaBlue. [Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen]
Super Hero Taisen Z[]
The Gryllus Worm was one of the monsters in the Space Shocker army which fought a combined force of Kamen Riders, Super Sentai teams and Space Sheriffs as they approached the Genmu Castle. [Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z]
Kamen Rider Wizard[]
The Kamen Rider Rings[]
Gryllus Worm appears in the epilogue of Kamen Rider Wizard with the other monsters. Later, they found the Rider Rings and they meet later in the lair of Amadum alongside other Kaijin Monsters. [The Kamen Rider Rings]
Neverending Story[]
Gryllus Worm appears again summoned as among the monsters whom were destroyed a combination of Blade's Lightning Slash, OOO's OOO Bash, and Agito's Rider Kick.
Chou Super Hero Taisen[]
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever[]
Kamen Rider TheBee appears as a toy, when Sento Kiryu and Sougo Tokiwa they find Ataru Hisanagahe brings them to his room which is filled with Kamen Rider memorabilia, with Sougo and Sento stunned to see toys of themselves. Ataru reveals that Kamen Riders are fictional.
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: ~Let's Look! Only Your 48 Riders~[]
Type20. - Quietly Listen! Rare Rider Road[]
Kamen Rider TheBee Rider Form appears with Dark Kiva, OOO Gatarotaba Combo, and Kuuga Dragon Form. According to Sieg, TheBee is considered by Sieg a best friend of ZX. [Type20. - Quietly Listen! Rare Rider Road]
Type39. - Ice Pop! Your White Self Matures Later![]
Kamen Rider TheBee appears with Wild Chalice, Imperer, and Raia. According to Kivat-Bat the 3rd, TheBee is considered a best friend of Kuuga Growing Form. [Type39. - Ice Pop! Your White Self Matures Later!]
Type44. - Quietly Listen! Underwear, Myself and Underwear[]
Kamen Rider TheBee Masked Form appears with G4, X, and Kaixa. According to Sieg, TheBee is considered by Sieg a least compatible match.[Type44. - Quietly Listen! Underwear, Myself and Underwear]
Video Game Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride[]
Kamen Rider TheBee card
Kamen Rider TheBee appears as a playable character in the video game Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride.
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing[]
Mishima version of TheBee was added in Burst Rise Series 4 with Tomohisa Yuge reprising his role as the voice of Mishima. Despite his finisher being called Rider Sting, the move is a series of rapid punches that Mishima used to destroyed Formicaalubus Worm Maxilla.
Battle Spirits[]
Kamen Rider TheBee Masked and Rider Form appears with other Kamen Riders and Monsters in Battle Spirits.
Kamen Rider Riderbout[]
Kamen Rider TheBee and Gryllus Worm appear as playable characters with the other Heisei and Showa Kamen Riders in Kamen Rider Riderbout.
Kamen Rider Battle Rush[]
Kamen Rider TheBee appears as a playable and support character in the video game Kamen Rider Battle Rush using Rider Punch.
Kamen Rider Buttobasoul[]
Kamen Rider TheBee is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul.
Personality[]
Mishima was a no-nonsense, stoic and calculating individual as a devout member of ZECT. He shows no reluctance or resistance in dealing with the more shady business for ZECT. While he treats his superior with high regards, he treats the rest of the ZECT members, especially Kageyama beneath him. During the final stages of the series, he no longer treats Riku as his superior anymore, having become tired of his overly obedient manner towards the Natives. As a result, he shows no qualms in taking over his position as the leader of ZECT, and even goes along with Negishi's plan to turn everyone into Natives.
He has a habit of dropping his glasses into the ground and smashing them with his feet when he was agitated.
In the final episode, he admits that he has a deep hatred towards people who are righteous, like Kagami and Tendo.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
As the Gryllus Worm, Mishima is one of, if not the most powerful Native Worm ever. In this form, Mishima is able to casually swat away the likes of Dark Kabuto and Gatack without difficulty. In fact, he can even overpower Hyper Kabuto and Gatack at the same time (Kabuto's Maximum Hyper Typhoon fails to damage him). His stingers on the back are also so powerful, that they allow him to counter a Rider Kick from Dark Kabuto and knocks him out. However, the very same stingers are his vital weaknesses. When they are hit with enough force, such as with Gatack's caliburs, they render him weakened for a brief moment, and vulnerable to attacks. In fact, it is only after Gatack accidentally finds out this weakness that the two are able to win against the Gryllus Worm.
Abilities[]
- Expert Combatant: Despite not being in the fighting department of ZECT, he has proven himself to be excellent in combat. He is able to jump incredibly high to catch the TheBee Zecter and use it to soundly defeat the Formicaalubus Worm that even Shun, the primary user of TheBee, previously has trouble with, even without using the finishing attack. It is even more notable that he is able to do this in spite of the fact that the TheBee Zecter does not choose him as its owner.
Forms[]
He only used the TheBee Zecter for a short period. In episode 48 of Kamen Rider Kabuto, he assumes the form of the strongest Native Worm, Gryllus Worm.
Masked Form
- "Henshin!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Rider Statistics
Rider Senses:
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 8 t.[1]
- Lifting Power: 25 t.[1]
- Kicking Power: 9 t.[1]
- Maximum Jump Height: 21 m.[1]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 8.6 sec.[1]
Masked Form (マスクドフォーム, Masukudo Fōmu) is TheBee's strong, heavily armored, but less offensive form resembling a beehive. This is the default form until the rider rotates TheBee Zecter around the wrist to initiate the Cast Off command.
This form is exclusive to Kabuto Episode 16
Rider Form
- "Cast Off! Change Wasp!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Rider Statistics
Rider Senses:
- Eyesight: 2 km.[2]
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 3 t.[1]
- Kicking Power: 6 t.[1]
- Maximum Jump Height: 39 m.[1]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 5.6 sec.[1]
Special Attacks:
- Rider Sting: 17 t.[1]
Rider Form (ライダーフォーム, Raidā Fōmu) is TheBee's sleeker, faster, and more offensive form which morely resembles the wasp motif.
Mishima briefly transformed into this form in order to fight Formicaalubus Worm Maxilla, he defeats the Worm without any stress.
Appearances: Kabuto Episode 16
Gryllus Worm
Statistics
The form Mishima took on after using multiple necklaces to forcefully transform himself into the "strongest Native", able to contend with the likes of Dark Kabuto and Hyper Kabuto and overpower them. He had the ability to shoot electric tentacles from the protrusions on his shoulders, and was physically strong enough to swat away Gatack and Kabuto effortlessly. However, once Gatack destroyed his shoulder protrusions, he was severely weakened, and he was destroyed by Hyper Kabuto and Gatack's (Double) Rider Kick.
Appearances: Kabuto Episodes 48-49, Super Hero Taisen, Super Hero Taisen Z, Wizard Episodes 52-53Equipment[]
Devices[]
- Rider Brace: TheBee's transformation brace
- TheBee Zecter: TheBee's transformation device
- ZECT Buckle: Clock Up belt
Weapons[]
- Zecter Needle: TheBee's prick-stinger used to perform Rider Sting attack
Vehicles[]
- Machine Zectron: TheBee's Rider Machine
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Masato Mishima is portrayed by Tomohisa Yuge (弓削 智久, Yuge Tomohisa), who previously portray Goro Yura in Kamen Rider Ryuki and would later portray Kiyojiro Bando in Kamen Rider Gaim.
As Kamen Rider TheBee, his suit actors were Makoto Ito (伊藤 慎, Itō Makoto) and Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文, Oshikawa Yoshifumi).
Concept Art[]
Gryllus Worm was designed by Yasushi Nirasawa (韮沢 靖, Nirasawa Yasushi).
Notes[]
- Masato is the only user of TheBee who didn't become his own Rider after his TheBee powers were lost, instead turning himself into a Worm and becoming the final antagonist of the series. Thus, whenever TheBee appears in future crossovers, it is assumed that it is Masato who became TheBee since the previous TheBee users had their own Rider powers in their future appearances.
- Out of all Original Riders that returned in Decade, he is one of the numerous already deceased Riders in TV series to make a return in Decade, along with Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa, Shun Kageyama/Kamen Rider PunchHopper, and Tsurugi Kamishiro/Kamen Rider Sasword.
- Masato is the second rider to have a Wasp motif the first being Kazuya Oki/Kamen Rider Super-1 from Kamen Rider Super-1.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Episode 1: The Strongest Man
- Episode 2: The First Two-Step Transformation
- Episode 16: Unexpected Storm
- Episode 19: Scorpion Millionaire
- Episode 20: Eh, Jiiya?
- Episode 21: VS Stag Beetle
- Episode 22: Birth of a Special Compilation
- Episode 23: Riddle + Riddle = X
- Episode 24: The Ramen Way
- Episode 25: Arrogant Investigation
- Episode 26: Love That Shook the Earth
- Episode 27: Me!? A Murderer
- Episode 28: Why!? Death
- Episode 29: The Dark Kitchen
- Episode 31: Shocking Fact
- Episode 32: Puzzle Unraveled!!
- Episode 33: The Infatuating Adjutant
- Episode 34: Breaking Super Evolution
- Episode 36: Red Shoes' Recklessness
- Episode 41: The Strongest Defeated
- Episode 42: Worst Terror VS Worst Fear
- Episode 45: Christmas Earthquake
- Episode 46: Farewell, Tsurugi!!
- Episode 47: Rushing into the Last Chapter
- Episode 48: Tendo Dies!!
- Episode 49/Finale: Path of Heaven
- Kamen Rider Decade
- Episode 1: Rider War
- Episode 7: Super Trick of the Real Criminal (Flashback)
- Episode 14: Super Den-O Beginning (Flashback)
- Episode 31: The Destroyer of Worlds (Special Version only)
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
- Kamen Rider Wizard
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
- Episode 52: The Kamen Rider Rings
- Episode 53/Finale: Neverending Story
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen (Game World)
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (as a toy)
See Also[]
- Soh Otogiri - Phylloxera Worm and user of the Kamen Rider TheBee powers in Kamen Rider Decade.
- Gryllus Worm (Zi-O) - Second Gryllus Worm in Kamen Rider Zi-O.