Soji Kuruse

This article is about a villain in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and Kamen Rider Ghost.

Soji Kuruse
Robol Bugster
Gender	Male
Motif	Video Game, Robot, Fighting Robot Games
Villain Type	Scientist
Affiliation	Next Genome Institute
Series	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
First Appearance	Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
Latest Appearance	N/A
Number of Episode Appearances	1 (Movies) Full list of appearances
Actor	Hiroshi Tanahashi
Robol Bugster

Soji Kuruse (来瀬 荘司, Kuruse Sōji) was a former member of the Next Genome Institute, which conducted groundbreaking and innovative research on genomes, who has been missing for six years. He has resurfaced and was working alongside Dr. Pac-Man. Using the Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat, Soji is able to transform into the Robol Bugster (ロボルバグスター, Roboru Bagusutā).

History

Fittingly, the Robol Bugster was ultimately destroyed by Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron. ^{[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders]}

The stolen Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat would be recovered and returned to Kuroto Dan, who would provide it to a Collabos Bugster as part of his Ganbarizing project. ^{[Part. I: Legend Rider Stage]}

Personality

to be added

Powers and Abilities

to be added

Robol Bugster

Robol Bugster

Statistics

• Height: 202.5 cm
• Weight: 141.5 kg

By using the Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat, Soji can transform into the Robol Bugster.

Appearances: Heisei Generations

Equipment

• Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat - Transformation device.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Soji Kuruse was portrayed by NJPW wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi (棚橋 弘至, Tanahashi Hiroshi). As the Robol Bugster, his suit actor was Kenji Tominaga (富永 研司, Tominaga Kenji).

Notes

• His Robol Bugter suit is a repainted version of the Gekitotsu Robots Collabos Bugster suit (except of the red parts) with a different headpiece.
• According to the police report Shinnosuke Tomari retrieves for the Mysterious Phenomenon Institute, Kuruse was born on August 26, 1970 and was 40 years old when he went missing.
• Robol being Kamen Rider Drive's opponent is pertinent as both have mechanic traits, and Drive's enemies were robotic lifeforms.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
  • Episode 15: A New Challenger Appears! (flashback; archive footage only)
  • Episode 22: Engineered History! (flashback; archive footage only)
  • Episode 29: We're Me!? (flashback; archive footage only)
  • Episode 30: Strongest VS Strongest! (flashback; archive footage only)
  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending Kamen Rider Para-DX with Poppy (flashback; archive footage only)

See also

• Robots Gamer - Robol Bugster's counterpart.
• Collabos Bugster - The Bugster born from the data of the finalized Gekitotsu Robots.

External Links

• Uchusen Yearbook 2018 - Page 10