 This article is about a villain in Kamen Rider, the original series as well as Kamen Rider Ghost.
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Urga (ウルガ, Uruga) was a cyborg monster, formerly among the many who served the evil organization, Shocker, before later establishing himself as the leader of his own Nova Shocker.
Character History[]
Ghost[]
- "How ridiculous. I will give rise to a new Shocker."
- ―Urga[src]
Former Shocker Urga
Urga first appears following the destruction of Shocker's Yamaarashi-Roid, and thus the thwarting of Shocker's plot to revive Jigoku Taishi, at the hands of Kamen Rider Ghost. Watching Takeru from a distance, Urga scoffs at the organization seeing it as outdated and obsolete, he once adhered to and vows to give rise to the new Shocker. At this point, he is still considered as a "Former Shocker" (元ショッカー, Moto Shokkā). [Appearance! The Mysterious Warrior!]
Kamen Rider 1[]
Urga leads Igura, Buffal, and a number of Shocker Combatmen into splitting from the main Shocker and forming a new group, Nova Shocker, this one focused not on dominating the world at large, but instead the world of business. Like Shocker, they are after Mayu Tachibana, knowing she contains the Alexander Eyecon. They use the Nova Energy System situated within a statue in their HQ's courtyard to suck all electrical power out of Japan, he and his generals fighting back Ghost and Specter when they try to intervene, and then force the prime minister to sign a contract for giving the country access to their "new energy source", the prime minister unaware they'd stolen it in the first place. They instead overload Japan's power grid with a sudden surge, blaming Japan's "outdated equipment" not being good enough.
Urga leads Nova Shocker to where a revived Jigoku Taishi is trying to extract the Alexander Eyecon from Mayu, having been lead there by a defecting Ganikoumoru. Urga fights the Ambassador as the armies clash, and is the one to claim the Eyecon when it separates. Claiming the power of Alexander the Great, he punches the ground and releases an energy shockwave, knocking Kamen Rider 1 into a cliff wall to protect Mayu and killing him.
Later, Specter attacks Nova Shocker's base, and Ghost soon arrives, but they can do nothing against Urga's new power. This power, however, becomes too much for him to handle and begins taking over him, to the point of savagely killing Igura when she tries to get him to give up the power to save himself. He and Buffal keep fighting Ghost and Specter until Jigoku Taishi arrives to help them (he wants to rule the world, so he doesn't want Nova Shocker ruining it before he can claim it). They still prove insufficient against Urga's power, but the tables turn with the sudden arrival of Takeshi Hongo, revived from death. Hongo fights Urga as the others face his troops, however Urga still proves too tough to beat. Jigoku Taishi tries restraining Urga's sword hand with his whip, but Urga switches hands and stabs the Ambassador. Taking this opportunity, Ghost and Specter use a Double Omega Drive Kick to shatter his sword energy projection and hit him before he is finished by 1's Rider Kick. [Kamen Rider 1 (film)]
Legendary! Riders' Souls![]
- "The grudges and spite of monsters defeated by the Kamen Riders, becomes Shocker's will!"
- ―Urga[src]
Urga is revived alongside Buffal by the power of the Alexander Eyecon, fighting with the Dark Mind against Kamen Riders Ghost and Specter. He is ultimately destroyed again when Ghost uses the Kamen Rider 45 Ghost Eyecon to assume Ichigou Damashii, finishing Urga with the Rider Kick Omega Drive. [Last Chapter: 1 & Heisei]
Game World[]
An iteration of Urga was part of the endlessly reviving army of Shocker in the amusement park Game World. Emerging as a result of Kuroto Dan's plot to revive himself, they would persistantly attack, no matter how many times defeated, the Kamen Riders he had gathered for this purpose. [Maze 2: Escape] Once the Game World was destroyed by Kazuma Kenzaki's Joker Undead power, the Shocker army was assembled one last time under Kamen Rider Genm Zombie Gamer and Totema, but was ultimately wiped out by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99 and the second Kamen Sentai Gorider. [Maze 3: Gorider Forever]
Forms[]
Urga
Statistics[1]
- Height: 190 cm
- Weight: 133 kg
Urga Alexander
Statistics[1]
- Height: 225 cm
- Weight: 145 kg
Urga adopts this Parka armament through the Alexander Gamma Eyecon, and transforms into Urga Alexander (ウルガアレクサンダー, Uruga Arekusandā). In this form, his is far more powerful than before, and is armed with a long sword Gordios (ゴルディオス, Gorudiosu), which can be expanded and contracted by extending the purple energy blade (at the end, this weapon was destroyed by Double Omega Drive of Ghost and Specter. However, using Alexander's power quickly corrupts and takes over him, making his actions governed by impulse and rage instead of any plan.
This form is exclusive to Kamen Rider 1.Behind The Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Urga is portrayed by Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 力, Abe Tsuyoshi). In Kamen Rider Ghost, Urga is voiced by Eitoku (永徳), who also portrayed as his kaijin form's suit actor[4]. The voice of the revived Urga as well as Buffal in Last Chapter: 1 & Heisei is provided by Tsuguo Mogami (最上 嗣生, Mogami Tsuguo).
Concept Art[]
Urga was designed by Takayuki Takeya (竹谷 隆之, Takeya Takayuki).
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kodansha <Kamen Rider Official Mook>. (2019). "Kamen Rider Heisei Vol. 17 Kamen Rider Ghost". pp. 24-25, "Eye Magic". ISBN 978-4-06-517496-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toei Business Promotion Department. (2016). "Kamen Rider 1" Pamphlet. "Nova Shocker".
- ↑ Tatsumi Publishing. (2016). "Toei Hero MAX" VOLUME 53 (2016 WINTER). p. 25. ISBN 978-4-7778-1651-4.
- ↑ Hobby Japan. (2016). "Kamen Rider Ghost Official Complete Reader". pp. 73-77, Interview/Composition Shinya Torimoto "KAMEN RIDER GHOST ACTION WORLD Takeshi Miyazaki × Seiji Takaiwa × Jun Watanabe × Eitoku". ISBN 978-4798613499.
