Kamen Rider Leangle
Kamen Rider Leangle(仮面ライダーレンゲル, Kamen Raidā Rengeru) is the fourth and final Rider to appear in the Kamen Rider Blade TV series, the strongest rider in Ace Form and the third youngest Kamen Rider in the whole franchise at age 17. He is played by Takahiro Hōjō(北条 隆博, Hōjō Takahiro). The name "Leangle" is the pronunciation of "Liangle" which is a club/polearm type weapon, which is related to the Minor Arcana version of the Suit of Clubs: the Suit of Wands.
Fictional character biography
Kamen Rider Leangle is Mutsuki Kamijō(上城 睦月, Kamijō Mutsuki), a troubled teenage highschool boy who was selected to become Leangle by the evil will of the Spider Undead (Category Ace of Clubs). There was an instance, however, when Go Kiryu, the initial candidate to become Kamen Rider Garren, took it from him and, with the will of the Spider Undead's parasite spiders, used the system to assault Blade and Chalice. Although initially afraid of the dark when fighting the Mole Undead, Mutsuki overcame his fear when he saw the smiles on the peoples' faces he rescued.
Unlike Blade and Garren, the first BOARD-created Riders, he gets no Jack form, but unseals other Undead to aid him, especially in the battle against the Keroberos Undead. This ability was removed from him when Joker was the only remaining Undead.
Mutsuki's high-class Undead seem to be the kindest of all the high-class Royals. His Category King is a pacifist, his Category Queen has strong sense of honor and loyalty, and his Category Jack is really laid back, and sometimes lazy, only fighting to defend himself. All of them tend not to fight, unless it was necessary. And with the help of his Category King and Queen, only then he is able to suppress the power of the Spider Undead and properly seal him. Mutsuki's girlfriend Nozomi provided a significant amount of help as well; though she could not assist with fully suppressing the Spider Undead's power, her love for Mutsuki enabled him to at least partially resist the mind control over the course of the series.
Mutsuki was able to figure out that Kamen Rider Chalice is really the 53rd Undead: Joker Undead and that he will become the strongest enemy when the rest of the Undead are sealed. In episode 31, he says to Garren that he will defeat him before that happens. Mutsuki at one time had all of Kamen Rider Chalice's sealed cards because of the Category King Cacacus Undead (in episode 35, he uses Chalices Spinning Dance to defeat the Jelly Fish Undead). He tells Mutsuki that he should stop caring for his girlfriend if he really wanted to become stronger. He continued being controlled by the darkness of the Category Ace until episode 42 when he sealed the Tiger Undead who now encourages him to fight only for the sake of others.
Eventually, when Kenzaki is not able to defeat Joker/Hajime, Mutsuki decided that it was he who would seal the Joker. He battled Joker with all his might and despite that, he lost the battle. He was last seen with his girlfriend playing some basketball.
Missing Ace
After Joker/Hajime was sealed, four years have passed and Mutsuki has tried to forget about being a Kamen Rider, working to have a normal life again. This was abruptly put aside when he witnesses the Category Ace of Clubs and was compelled to transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. Together with Kenzaki, Tachibana, Kotaro, and Shiori, they figure out that Glaive is really the Joker that everyone is looking for. But he still manages to take the ancient power and use it on the Riders. But thanks to Hajime's sacrifice, he, Blade, and Garren were able to defeat the Albino Joker and save the world once again. He is last seen at Amane's fourteenth birthday party.
Transformations
The Leangle system was developed through tricks and manipulation by Isaka, the Peacock Undead, who needed the sealed Spider Undead to complete it. However, as later revealed, the Undead was not sealed properly and thus manipulated his users for his own agenda. For Mutsuki to change into Leangle, he has to insert the sealed Category Ace of Clubs (Change Spider) card into his Leangle Buckle and position his buckle in front of his waist. The belt would then expand automatically around his waist. Mutsuki makes a motion with his right hand across his face and says "Henshin!"(変身) and opens a portion of his buckle. The buckle would announce "Open Up!" at this point. This would also cause a violet projection with a spider image to come out before him. Unlike Blade and Garren's method of transformation (running into their projections), Mutsuki's projection comes to him. This will complete the transformation into Leangle. The same "Open Up" system will be used for the Rider Systems of the movie-only Riders Glaive, Lance and Larc.
Ace Form
The Ace Form is the default transformation of all Rider Systems. Rider System-03 harnesses the DNA of the Spider Undead sealed within the <big>♣</big>A: "Change Spider" Rouse Card and fuses that Mutsuki via the Leangle Buckle Rider System, transforming him into Kamen Rider Leangle. This Rider form has no distinguishing capabilities or attributes apart from any other Rider except its lancer-oriented design.
Tarantula Form
Leangle's "King Form(ジャックフォーム, Kingu Fōmu)" manifestation was the result of the collaborating consciousness of Hikaru Jō/Tiger Undead and the pacifist Noboru Shima/Tarantula Undead usurping control from the Spider Undead. 'Dark Mutsuki', attempting to initiate King Form with Garren's Rouse Absorber, inadvertently brought the combined presence of the Tiger and Tarantula Undead, Jō and Shima, to forefront and, with their combined wills, exorcised the Spider Undead from Mutsuki. In the ensuing battle without the Spider Undead, Mutsuki morphed between his human form and Shima's Undead form. With this form, along with Kenzaki's King Rouzer, enabled Shima-Mutsuki to defeat the Spider Undead and give it a 'Proper Seal'. According to Karasuma's theory of the "King Form", when Category King is used in the Rouse Absorber, it was only to enable the user to fuse with the Category King only, compared to the "King Form" Blade possessed, which fused Kenzaki with all 13 of his cards. This event was an example of Karasuma's theory.
Gear & Accessories
Leangle Buckle: Designated "Rider System 03", this transformation device was the second Rider System produced by Isaka/Peacock Undead with the aid of the B.O.A.R.D. scientists under his control (Chief Kei Karasuma among them). The Leangle was designed specifically for compatibility with the <big>♣</big>A: "Change Spider" Rouse Card. This Rider System model utilizes the "Open-Up" mechanism, to scan the Category-Ace Rouse Card; producing a transformation screen that attracts to the Rider (as opposed to the earlier systems which produced stationary screens). Coincidentally, the transformation screen itself can act as a deflective wall against assaults.
Leangle Rouzer: This is Leangle’s primary armament; an extendable staff weapon which doubles as a storage unit for Rouse Cards, including Proper Blanks. It has built-in 'Rouzer' technology, which enables Leangle to augment his capabilities with the powers of the sealed Undead for personal use.
Green Clover: The Green Clover is a special hyper-performance motorbike developed by Isaka (the Peacock Undead) with specified design aspects catering to the specifications of the Leangle Rider System. Developed by the captive B.O.A.R.D. scientists, the specs that Green Clover was based upon are virtually identical to the specs found on the blueprints used to constructed B.O.A.R.D's original bike series, and as such has limited Rouzer capability. This feature allows the Rider to further augment certain aspects of the bike's performance levels.
Performance Modes
Blizzard Clover
Cards Required: Blizzard Polar (<big>♣</big>6)
This special performance mode is activated with the use of the <big>♣</big>6: "Blizzard Polar" card. This augments the Clover's offensive capabilities with a deep-freezing barrier.
Rouse Cards: Club Suit
Rouse Combos
Blizzard Crush
'Cards Required:' Bite Cobra (<big>♣</big>'5') + Blizzard Polar (<big>♣</big>'6')
Leangle's signature card combo; The combo enables Leangle's signature scissors Rider Kick, coupling '<big>♣</big>5's "BITE"' effect imbued with the ice-attribute of the '<big>♣</big>6's "BLIZZARD"' effect. Blizzard Gale
'Cards Required:' Blizzard Polar (<big>♣</big>'6') + Screw Mole (<big>♣</big>'3')
The combo enables Leangle to throw a screw punch, freezing his opponent, coupling '<big>♣</big>3's "SCREW"' effect imbued with the ice-attribute of the '<big>♣</big>6's "BLIZZARD"' effect. Blizzard Venom
'Cards Required:' Rush Rhinoceros (<big>♣</big>'4') + Blizzard Polar (<big>♣</big>'6') + Poison Scorpion (<big>♣</big>'8')
The combo enables Leangle leaps into the air and strike with his rouser which is tipped with an icy poison; weakening his opponent to toss up, coupling '<big>♣</big>4's "RUSH"' effect imbued with both attributes of '<big>♣</big>6's "BLIZZARD"' and '<big>♣</big>8's "POISON"'. "Rush/Screw combo"
'Cards Required:' Rush Rhinoceros (<big>♣</big>'4') + Screw Mole (<big>♣</big>'3')
The combo enables Leangle to use Rouser as a drill while charging at his opponent, coupling both effects of '<big>♣</big>3's "SCREW"' and <big>♣</big>4's "RUSH"'. "Smog/Stab combo"
'Cards Required:' Smog Squid (<big>♣</big>'9') + Stab Bee (<big>♣</big>'2')
The combo enables Leangle to use shoot a smokescreen from his Rouser to catch his opponent off guard before impaling him, coupling '<big>♣</big>2's "STAB"' effect imbued with the smoke-attribute of the '<big>♣</big>9's "SMOG"' effect. "Smog/Poison combo"
'Cards Required:' Smog Squid (<big>♣</big>'9') + Poison Scorpion (<big>♣</big>'8')
The combo enables Leangle to use shoot a poisonous smoke from his Rouser to weaken his opponent, coupling both attributes of '<big>♣</big>9's "SMOG"' and '<big>♣</big>8's "POISON"'.
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