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Taruna Riders

These 5 Level 7 Riders are the strongest Riders in the battle royale, handpicked by Deus to be his vanguards after Mask/Krishna regained his memories and performed a heel-face turn. Their task in the battle royale is to kill off the other Riders who have started to realize the true purpose of the battle royale (thanks to Minh's intervention and the intel provided by Krishna to the good guys), as well as to ensure Deus' plan would go uninterrupted. These 5 youths were promised power and position as Deus' generals in his "new world," unaware that the mysterious AI has something sinister waiting for them...

The name Taruna is an ancient Sanskirt language for warriors. Each of these Taruna Riders were given code-names based on the royal flush in poker: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten.

1. George "Ace" Faraday
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Appearance: huge, athletic, and muscular, with light brown skin and black hair styled in a buzz cut. A huge and imposing person, he usually wears a Golden State Warriors tank-top with black cargo pants and white sneakers. Usually carries a black duffel bag that contains his RG Driver and Disk as well as his basketball equipment.
Rider type: Villain

The de-facto leader of the Taruna Riders, George Faraday is an up and coming basketball athlete playing for the local Beppu Heat Devils team with an arrogant attitude. Unfortunately his attitude got him into hot water. During a match, the coach decided to substitute him for another player. Dissatisfied at his coach's decision, an infuriated George beats him into a bloody pulp, earning him a permanent ban from the team. Frustrated that his career in the sport has been cut short, George vents his anger and frustration by playing CyberScape, his avatar resembling Jean-Paul Pohlareff of Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, with HoopsDude2011 as his username. Soon Deus approaches him, impressed by his ruthless fighting style and winning streak in the game, and offers him an RG Driver and RG Disk with the opportunity to become a God in a new world. A delighted George accepts, and he becomes Kamen Rider Megalania.

Kamen Rider Megalania

George's Rider form, Kamen Rider Megalania is a literal brute, his high attack and defense stats made him one of the strongest Riders in the battle royale, his speed and agility are surprisingly high for a huge, brutish Rider. His eponymous form, the Megalania Pack, relies solely in close range combat and hand-to-hand combat, lacking any ranged weapons whatsoever. But make no mistake - his strength alone is enough to take on the strongest of opponents.

Megalania Pack
Motif: Mecha/Roman gladiator/Komodo Dragon/Close-quarter combat
Based on: OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon, colored silver with crimson accents and without the wings.

Megalania's only form. It's stats are on par with Exige and Sengoku's Liberator Packs, making him a formidable opponent to face. It is armed with the RG Slayer chain-sword, capable of doing massive damage to an opponent's armor with its blood red blade. The RG Slayer is kept on the back when not in use. Fitted on its right wrist is the RG Talon claw, capable of clawing through the toughest of armor, while fitted on its left wrist is the RG Tempest heat rod, a whip-like weapon capable of discharging electrical shocks that causes great pain for the opponent. Megalania's finishing attack is the Draconic Wrath, where an aura of a silver and blood red Komodo Dragon envelopes Megalania's body, before he lunges forward with the RG Slayer in hand, slashing the opponent at the same time the Komodo took a huge bite of the opponent. In Trans-Am state Megalania's armor will emit a blood red hue.

2. Kazuki "King" Kitamura
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Nationality: Japanese
Appearance: average yet athletically build, with white skin and spiky black hair, as well as an Eurasian-looking face despite his Japanese descent. Usually wears a white T-shirt underneath a black leather jacket with a fearsome looking shark etched on the back, blue torn-up jeans and navy blue boots. Wears a necklace with a bronze anchor on it.
Rider type: Villain (first), Anti-Hero (later)

The second in command of the Taruna Riders. Kazuki is the team's newest recruit, yet his skills in battle impressed Deus and his teammates enough to earn him the second in command position with the code-name "King." The son of a pair of sailors, Kazuki's parents went missing a year before the story begins, after they had set out on their honeymoon to the Bahamas. To stave off his loneliness, Kazuki began to dedicate his life on CyberScape, slowly drifting away from reality and becoming more and more of a loner as he concentrates himself on his game. While he may look anti-social on the outside, Kazuki actually has a strong conscience and a strong sense of justice, both of them eventually making him realize that he's doing a huge mistake by accepting Deus' offer to participate in the battle royale as Kamen Rider Megalodon. He only wants to be reunited with his parents, and initially he thought the other Riders were the people who took his parents away from him. Once he has realized the truth, Kazuki starts to fight against Deus alongside the other Riders. His avatar is based on One Piece's Roronoa Zoro, and his username is AdventurerOfSevenSeas.

Kamen Rider Megalodon

Kazuki's Rider form, like Megalania, Kamen Rider Megalodon is a melee fighter who relies on ambush and quick attacks to disable opponents. His well-balanced stats means that he's not as brutish as Megalania and Gigant or as swift as Archaex and Scarlet, but still he's a force to be reckoned with. Like his teammates, he only has one form at his disposal, the eponymous Megalodon Pack.

Megalodon Pack
Motif: Mecha/Knight/Shark/Close-quarter combat
Based on: xvv-xc Zedas, colored black with silver accents and blood red lines on the torso, arms, and legs, as well as the head of xvm-fzc Gundam Legilis.

Megalodon's only form. A Jack of All Stats, it's stats are slightly improved compared to Exige Warrior Pack and Crossbones Dark Striker Pack, yet in numbers it's still quite balanced. It is armed with a pair of RG Scimitars, a pair of...well, scimitars stored on the hips when not in use. A pair of hidden RG Fins are stored on the elbows, these are a pair of fold-able blades capable of coming out for surprise attacks. Finally as a last resort piece of defense, the RG Caudal, mounted to the back thrusters and can be folded up to the front to be used as an impromptu sword. The RG Jaws fitted to the helmet can also open up to bite opponents at close range. Megalodon's finishing attack is the Poseidon Distress, a series of energized slashes from the RG Scimitars, before Megalodon was enveloped in a black and blood red shark aura as he stabs his opponent at the same time the shark bit down on the opponent's body. In Trans-Am state Megalodon's armor will emit a blood red hue.

3. Adisty "Queen" Kirana
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Nationality: Indonesian
Appearance: has a slim figure and a petite build, with white skin and shoulder length dark brown hair. Usually wears a pair of rectangle-shaped glasses, along with a floral patterned shirt, blue chinos, and brown sneakers. Like Kazuki, she usually wears a necklace, this time a locket with her brother's picture in it.
Rider type: Villain (first), Anti-Hero (later)

The "brains" of the Taruna Riders, Adisty Kirana lived alone with her brother Rangga in an apartment at downtown Beppu, their parents having died six months ago in an airplane accident. She devoted herself to both her studies and taking care of her brother, until one day Rangga was involved in a traffic accident that left him comatose. Shocked by her inability to protect her only family member, Adisty slowly drowns herself into depression, using CyberScape as a means to keep herself in control as doctors struggled to revive Rangga. One day she was approached by Deus, who offered to revive her brother in the exchange of Adisty serving for him as one of his Riders, an offer that Adisty accepts. Fighting as Kamen Rider Archaex, Adisty fights for the sake of her brother, her agile fighting style turning her into a nuisance for both Riders and Cybeasts alike. But eventually Adisty finds out about Deus' true intentions for the battle royale, and along with Kazuki they decided to turn against the AI, fighting against him alongside the other Riders. Adisty's avatar is based on Sakura Haruno of Naruto, while her username is AdisKirana.

Kamen Rider Archaex

Adisty's Rider form. A Chinese-themed spear warrior, Archaex fights with grace, using her Rider form's speed and agility stats to it's full potential. But Archaex also fights using trickery, using it's capability to break down into feathers of RG Particles and reforming somewhere else within seconds to trick her opponents, in a move similar to Exige Nirvana Pack and Crossbones Dark Berserker Pack's Trans-Quantum technique. Like her teammates, she only has one form at her disposal, the eponymous Archaex Pack.

Archaex Pack
Motif: Mecha/Chinese spear warrior/Phoenix/Close-quarter combat
Based on: xvb-xd Farsia, colored dark yellow with blood red lines on the torso, arms, and legs.

Archaex's only form, it is designed for high-speed combat with it's light armor and multiple thrusters on its back, elbows, and heels. It is armed with the RG Zwilling, a Chinese guandao decorated ornately with yellow feathers and golden accents, its silver blade capable of slicing air with it's RG Particles coating to create devastating energy slashes. It can also break down into feathers of RG Particles and reforming somewhere else within seconds, an ability similar to Exige Nirvana Pack and Crossbones Dark Berserker Pack's Trans-Quantum capability. Energy manipulators installed on the palm area enables it to drain energy from opponents upon touch, and expelling the excess energy in the form of explosive RG Particles feathers. Archaex's finisher is the devastating Fènghuáng Kòu Shā (Phoenix Smash), where Archaex spins the RG Zwilling at blinding speeds, creating an aura of a yellow and blood red phoenix around her. Once the phoenix is formed, Archaex charges forward, stabbing the RG Zwilling at the same time the phoenix made contact with the opponent's body. In Trans-Am state Archaex's armor will emit a blood red hue.

4. Mohd Sahrul "Jack" Chodri Kazzam
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Appearance: athletic and very muscular, with light brown skin and spiky dark brown hair. Sports a small scar below his left eye, and slight hints of a goatee. Usually wears a green T-shirt underneath a dark brown leather jacket, dark green cargo pants, and black military boots.
Rider type: Villain

The stereotypical jerk jock of the Taruna Riders. Sahrul was a small-time criminal, committing various acts of crime that ranged from simple pick-pocketing, to armed robbery. He is also a capable fighter and often does fights in the underground MMA scene. One day, while on the run from the police, Sahrul got a mysterious e-mail from Deus, who introduced him to the world of CyberScape. Styling his avatar after Street Fighter's Guile and using the username JackFighter220, Sahrul sets his sights on dominating the CyberScape scene, fueling his bloodthirsty nature even more. Deus then offers Sahrul a chance to satisfy his appetite even more, giving him an RG Driver and and RG Disk. Accepting the offer, Sahrul becomes Kamen Rider Gigant, the brute of the Taruna Riders. He works quite well along with George and Sarah, but he slightly distrusts Kazuki and Adisty because of their backgrounds - a hunch that was proven true when Kazuki and Adisty betrays the team. During his fight with Exige, Sahrul develops a one-sided infatuation for Minh, escalating into an unhealthy obsession as he stalks her around in both real life and the CyberScape world. Devolving into a sadistic yandere, Sahrul desires to become the last standing Rider of the battle royale, so he can have Minh all for himself.

Kamen Rider Gigant

Sahrul's Rider form, based on the ancient Greek warriors of the past. It boasts one of the strongest armor out of all the Riders in the battle royale, giving it nearly nigh-impenetrable defense. It doesn't shy in attacks too - it's brutal fighting style makes Gigant lives up to it's name, a giant who doesn't hesitate in tearing apart the opposition. Like his teammates, he only has one form at his disposal, the eponymous Gigant Pack.

Gigant Pack
Motif: Mecha/Greek warrior/Wild boar/Brutal melee combat
Based on: SYSTEM ∀-99 ∀ Gundam, with its iconic mustache being altered to resembled fangs sticking out from its mouth-plate. Colored dark green with blood red lines on the torso, arms and legs, it boasts AGE-1T Gundam AGE-1 Titus' arms and xvm-dgc Khronos' legs and shoulder cannons.

Gigant's only form. It is designed for brutal, head-on combat, with thick armor on its body and high attacking stats. It is however very slow, one of the slowest Riders in the battle royale, in fact. But it made up for its lack of agility with its RG Boomer hammer, a spiked war hammer capable of devastating even the strongest of opponents. Its shoulder cannons, the RG Khronos, are also capable of firing destructive blasts of plasma energy and RG Particles. It is tailor made to suit Sahrul's destructive fighting style - he doesn't care on how much damage he'd received, he only cares about how much damage he's inflicted. Gigant's finisher is the Apocalypse Now, firing a paralyzing blast from the RG Khronos, as an aura of a dark green and blood red wild boar envelopes Gigant's body. The boar aura then rams the paralyzed opponent, at the same time Gigant hits the RG Boomer on the opponent's chest or head. In Trans-Am state Gigant's armor will emit a blood red hue.

5. Sarah "Ten" Bilyatdenov
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Nationality: Russian
Appearance: athletic with white skin and chin-length messy black hair, with a red streak not unlike Ryuko Matoi's. Usually wears a black, slightly torn-up T-shirt and torn up blue denim jeans, with equally torn up black sneakers. She usually wore a chain necklace, and a brown leather bracelet on her right wrist.
Rider type: Villain

Sarah Bilyatdenov was once the Russian champion of CyberSpace, fighting with an avatar resembling Kill la Kill's Ryuko Matoi under the username ScarletTiger. Her skills impressed Deus so much to the point that the AI approached her personally, offering to fight in the battle royale as a Kamen Rider. Sarah refused, angering Deus to the point of kidnapping her and subjecting her into a huge variety of torture, breaking her mind and body and turning her into a bloodthirsty psycho unable to feel human compassion. By the time Mask abandoned Deus to resume his life as Krishna Sadhana, the torture process has been completed, and Sarah is now a twisted shadow of her former gentle self. Fighting as Kamen Rider Scarlet, Sarah's psychotic mind and her inability to feel fear made her one of the more if not the most dangerous Rider of the battle royale.

Kamen Rider Scarlet

Sarah's Rider form, based on a tiger and the African warriors of the Masai Mara. It specializes in close ranged melee combat as well as high speed sudden attacks. That, combined with Sarah's psychotic fighting style, makes fighting her a complete uphill battle due to her unpredictability. Like her teammates, she only has one form at her disposal, the eponymous Scarlet Pack.

Scarlet Pack
Motif: Mecha/African warrior/Tiger/Sudden attacks
Based on: MBF-P05LM Gundam Astray Mirage Frame in Gladiator Mode, colored in a permanent blood red glow with black tiger stripes.

Scarlet's only form, it is designed for sudden attacks with it's high speed thrusters installed on its back, along with a camouflage system that enables it to go invisible for 20 seconds. Thanks to the modification done by Deus on Sarah's RG Driver, Scarlet is in a permanent Trans-Am state, hence the permanent blood red glow. Weapons include the RG Drill, a drill-shaped sword capable of penetrating the strongest of armors, and the RG Switch Claws fold-able blades on the ankles and wrists, designed to resemble the claws of a tiger. Both weapons, along with the enhanced speed and agility given by the permanent Trans-Am state, aid Scarlet in her finisher, Brute Force Clash, where Scarlet slashes the opponents repeatedly with her RG Switch Claws, before using the RG Drill to ram through the opponent in a gory fashion, all of them done whilst being covered in an aura of a blood red tiger.