 This article is about a rider in Kamen Rider Gaim.
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Template:Characterinfo Shura (シュラ) is a former member of Team Baron and also the leader of Neo Baron who finds a Sengoku Driver and becomes Kamen Rider Black Baron (仮面ライダーブラックバロン, Kamen Raidā Burakku Baron). His first and only appearance was in Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Knuckle. [1]
History
Pre-Gaim series
Kaito exiled Shura for his coward attack against him from behind while Shura's allies have been defeated by Kaito before Kaito took over and created Team Baron
Shura was formerly a member of a dance team led by Zack (which this team will be Baron later on). During his dance with the others, Kaito, when in this time not join the team yet joining the fray. Zack, impressed, asked Kaito to join in which he did but on the condition to become the leader which made Shura angry. He was exiled by Kaito Kumon from the original Team Baron for attacking Kaito from behind with an iron pipe during the team's brawl fight against Kaito. Kaito became disgusted and refused to have a coward like Shura continue to remain on the team.
Shura meets Kugai
After the end of the Duke portion, Kugai meets Shura in a dark space where he presents Shura with a Banana Lockseed.
Gaim Gaiden: Knuckle
Shura made his own team named Neo Baron with the reason to inherit Kaito's will to build the world where the strong exist and the weak shall perish. He forces Peko to join later when Peko failed to stop him and soon fights against Zack after he revealed of continuing a project.
It is revealed that he stole data on Yggdrasill to obtain Lockseeds and Sengoku Drivers after his troops as Kurokage Troopers failed to take Zack down. During his first battle against Zack as Black Baron (Zack as Knuckle), he was outmatched by Zack's skill despite gaining better strength and cowardly calling his henchmen as Kurokage Troopers in to help them. But, he is soon defeated in the second battle against powered up Zack as Knuckle Jimber Maron Arms. However, it is unknown of what will happen next afterwards alongside himself except the fact that he is still alive with his Sengoku Driver still functioning.
Arms
Like his fellow Lockseed-using Armored Riders, Kamen Rider Black Baron's forms are called Arms (アームズ, Āmuzu). His Sengoku Driver plays European Trumpet music and announces "Come On" (ソイヤ, Kamon) before every transformation, while his personal Lockseeds are styled in pure English that is sung in a chorus-like manner.
By pressing the Sengoku Driver's Cutting Blade down on the Lockseed after transforming from one to three times, Black Baron can activate one of three finishing moves based on his current Arms form: Squash (スカッシュ, Sukasshu), Au Lait (オーレ, Ōre), or Sparking (スパーキング, Supākingu).
Ride Wear
The Ride Wear (ライドウェア, Raido Uēa) is Black Baron's default form undersuit, which is briefly seen during Baron's transformation sequence before the Armor Part attaches or when he changes Arms. However, this form is completely vulnerable to any incoming attacks when shot at directly in the suit rather than at the Arms that is descending down on the Rider.
The Ride Wear that Black Baron's Sengoku Driver has is easily identifiable through its Rider Indicator (ライダーインジケーター, Raidā Injikētā) faceplate. The Rider Indicator only identifies what Ride Wear a Sengoku Driver contains for simplicity and can be replaced with extensions such as the Genesis Core or Senyo Joint.
Unlike other Armored Rider, this Rider Wear is covered by a dark mist during its transformation sequence.
Banana Arms
- "Come On! Banana Arms: Knight of Spe~ar!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
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Banana Arms (バナナアームズ, Banana Āmuzu) is Black Baron's default banana-based armored European Knight form. Accessed through the Banana Lockseed, this form bears the Burn Casque (バーンカスク, Bān Kasuku, a pun on "Banana") helmet with the Burn Sight (バーンサイト, Bān Saito, see "Burn Casque") visor.
While assuming Banana Arms, Black Baron dons the Banana Armor Part (バナナアーマーパート, Banana Āmā Pāto) and his Arms Weapon is the Banaspear.
Black Baron's preferred finisher is Spear Victory (スピアビクトリー, Supia Bikutorī), which can be done by these followings:
- Au Lait: Black Baron charges the tip of the Banaspear and charges towards the enemy.
- Sparking: Black Baron stabs the Banaspear onto the ground, creating multiple banana-shaped projections which hit an opponent several times from below. Unlike normal ones, Black Baron's variant produces purple energy bananas instead.
Banana Arms is normally used by Kamen Rider Baron.
Equipment
Devices
- Sengoku Driver - Transformation device
- Lockseeds - Gives access to Black Baron's Arms changes, depending on which lock is used
Weapons
- Arms Weapons - Weapons that come with the Arms:
- Banaspear - Black Baron Banana Arms' personal weapon
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
Shura is portrayed by Ryusuke Nakamura (中村 龍介, Nakamura Ryūsuke).[2]
As Kamen Rider Black Baron, his suit actor is Eitoku (永徳).
Notes
- Black Baron is the second black recolor of a Rider in the Kamen Rider Gaim series, the first being Gaim Yami.
- Although, some of Black Baron's parts are recycled from Kamen Rider Tyrant, whose suit was recycled from Kamen Rider Mars.
- Just as Kaito's Rider name and color were a reference to the infamous Red Baron, Black Baron's name and color is most likely a reference to the real-life Black Baron Michael Wittmann, a German Waffen-SS tank commander during World War II.
- He's the first Dark Rider based after a secondary since Kamen Rider G4.
- Black Baron's color scheme is an allusion to the discoloration of a banana as it ripens, which then becomes rotten when it becomes all black. This also makes it a pun, as Shura is a "rotten" person for committing evil acts.
- He is the only villain Rider on Gaim Gaiden to not be killed by the protagonist Rider.