Thouser

This article is about an ally in Kamen Rider Zero-One.

Thouser
Gender	N/A
Ally Type	Pet
Affiliation	Gai Amatsu
Homeworld	Earth
Series	Kamen Rider Zero-One
First Appearance	I Am 1000% Your Friend
Latest Appearance	Their Respective Futures
Number of Episode Appearances	3 (Zero-One) Full list of appearances
Actor	AIBO (ERS-1000) (Current) (ERS-111) (Original)

For the eponymous Rider with the same name, see Gai Amatsu.

Thouser (さうざー, Sauzā) is an A.I robotic dog from Gai Amatsu's childhood originally manufactured by Hiden Intelligence.

History

Gai being told by his father to return Thouser

Thouser is a "Dog-Gear (ドッグギア, Doggugia)" created by Hiden Intelligence long before the age of Humagear. He was owned by Gai Amatsu during his difficult childhood with his strict father, Ichikyo Amatsu. Gai's obsession with his pet prevented the boy from achieving perfect grades on his exam, disappointing his father. This forced Gai to reluctantly return Thouser. Gai's lack of companionship throughout the rest of his childhood hardened his heart into the ruthless capitalist seen in present day.

Thouser recreated by Zea's 3D Printing System

As an adult, Gai became the president of ZAIA Japan and Hiden Intelligence. He was in the midst of a downward spiral before conversing with the A.I. companion, Ai-chan. There responded to Gai's despair by recreating Thouser. His former pet reactivated and greeted Gai, the latter quickly reciprocating Thouser's affection after being separated for many years. This allowed Gai to see the error of his ways and join forces with Zero-One against Ark-Zero. Thouser was held by Gai as he apologized to Aruto, Fuwa, and Yaiba for their forgiveness.

Thouser with Milli, Billi, Tri, and Quad

In the epilogue, Thouser appears alongside four Dog-Gear named Milli (みりー, Miri), Billi (Biri, Billi), Tri (とりー, Tori), and Quad (くわっど, Kuwaddo).

Versions

• Old Model
• New Model

Thouser (Old Model)

Statistics

• Height: 26.6 cm
• Weight: 1.4 kg

Thouser (Old Model) is a robotic dog distributed by by Hiden Intelligence. It is designed to be an intelligent and trainable robot companion. It walks, barks, whines, growls, wags its tail, and plays with its owners.

Thouser (New Model)

Statistics

• Height: 29.3 cm
• Weight: 2.2 kg

Thouser (New Model) is the new model of Thouser created by Satellite Zea through the Three Dimensional Printing System. It was created when Gai Amatsu during his moment in despair and seeing Thouser for the first time in 30 years finally shook his closed heart. Like the original, the new model is built with the same functionality.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Thouser is "portrayed" by an AIBO, specifically the ERS-111 model. The newer version of Thouser is "portrayed" by the ERS-1000.

Notes

• In real life, Thouser is a AIBO, a series of robotic canines designed and manufactured by Sony. The original Thouser is the early ERS-111 model and current Thouser is the modern ERS-1000 model.
  • Coincidentally, the new model's codename is 1000, which is synonymous with Gai's usage of "thousand" in his personality and Rider gear.
• On the same day after the premiere of Episode 38, Takara Tomy promoted a new miniature figure of AIBO available on Gachapon, jokingly recommending the customers to put it together with a suitable figure.
• During Episode 39, Thouser had danced along to MetalCluster Hopper's transformation jingle. As of the episode, Sony updated all AIBO units to perform that specific dance upon detecting the usage of the DX MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey in the DX Zero-One Driver.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Zero-One
  • Episode 38: I Am 1000% Your Friend
  • Episode 39: The Conclusion Cannot Be Predicted
  • Episode 45: Their Respective Futures