 This article is about a kaijin in Kamen Rider, the original series.
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Kusaka as Satan Mask.
Noboru Kusaka (草鹿昇, Kusaka Noboru) was a pro-wrestler who was modified by Shocker into the second Pirazaurus (ピラザウルス, Pirazaurusu, 16), after the prehistoric creature he was modeled on, becoming a piranha-dinosaur Shocker cyborg.
History[]
Following the death of the first Pirazaurus who sucuumbed to his own "Death Fog" during his test run, Shocker commander Maya (マヤ, Maya) quickly looked for a stronger person to be altered. Kusaka was captured, brainwashed and had his body altered, becoming the perfect Pirazaurus. The new Pirazaurus was able to match and defeat Kamen Rider #2 with his Ultra Kick. Brainwashed, Kusaka returned to the wrestling world as Satan Mask, sporting a red lucha libre wrestling mask similar to the Shocker Combatmen. He attacked his own little brother, Kiyoshi when he tried to speak with him. He eventually faced Rider #2 in a wrestling ring. During the battle, he accidentally killed his commander Maya with his poisonous gas. In the end, Kamen Rider #2 and Pirazaurus exchanged a Rider Kick and a Ultra Punch. Afterwards, both fell on the ring, and Kusaka returned to human form, recovering his memories and reuniting with his brother.
Profile[]
The Pirazaurus's main ability, engineered from the prehistoric Pirazaurus, was releasing a poisonous breath. Appearing as a powerful mist, the Pirazaurus' poison was said to be able to kill a dinosaur in seconds. During its test run, the poison of the first Pirazaurus was able to kill a bus full of humans, however, the poison was so potent it resulted in the Pirazaurus dying immediately after, thus a stronger human, Kusaka, was needed to be modified. As the second Pirazaurus, Kusaka had an unbelievably strong body, able to shrug off rounds of a cannon, and special techniques called Ultra Punch and Ultra Kick, similar to the Rider Punch and Rider Kick.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider
- Episode 16: The Devil Wrestler, Pirazaurus
- Episode 17: Deathmatch in the Ring, Defeat! Pirazaurus
Kamen Rider X
- Episode 27: Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!! (archive footage only as Pirazaurus)
