User blog:Luigi777/Crush Gear characters with similarities to other heroes: Kouya Marino

Kouya Marino is the main protagonist of the Crush Gear Turboseries. He is a member of the Tobita Club and the younger brother of Yuhya Marino, a legendary Gear Fighter. Like many Gear Fighters, Kouya dreams of becoming a World Cup champion. Hence, the anime’s storyline revolves around his struggle to become the greatest Gear Fighter.

Kouya’s Crush Gear is Garuda Eagle which is inherited from Yuhya, and later on in the series, Garuda Phoenix. He is also seen using Battlehawk during the elimination match in the first episode. During his participation in Gear Pancratum as Sukiyaking, he uses Ark Cavalier which is given by Sean Firestone, a Gear Master whom he met in San Francisco.