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{{Infobox character
|name = Dan Kuso
|-|NV=[[File:Dan new vestroia.png|300px]]
|-|GI=[[File:Dan large.png|300px]]
|-|Castle& nbsp;Knight=[[File:Dan Castle Knight Shooter.jpg|350px]]|-|MS& nbsp;1=[[File:Dan in Mechtanium Surge.png|300px]]|-|MS& nbsp;2=[[File:Dan and Drago in Mechtanium Surge Arc 2.JPG|300px]]</tabber>
|first = [[BAKUGAN THE BATTLE BEGINS]]
|voiced by = [[File:20px-Japanese.png]] [[wikipedia:Yu Kobayashi|Yu Kobayashi]]<br />[[File:20px-English.png]] [[wikipedia:Scott McCord|Scott McCord]]|age = 12 <small>([[Bakugan Battle Brawlers|BB]])</small><ref>''[[Bakugan Official Handbook]]'', page 8</ref><br />15 <small>([[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|NV]])</small><ref name="NV age">{{tooltip|Official website|[[File:Dan_kuso_nv.JPG|250px]]}}</ref><br />
16 <small>([[Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders|GI]])</small><br />
17 and 18 <small>([[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|MS]])</small>
|gender = Male
|attribute = Pyrus
|guardian = [[Fusion Dragonoid]] <small>([[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]])</small><br />
[[Apollonir]] <small>(Temporary)</small> <small>(Deceased)</small><br />
[[Dragonoid Colossus]] <small>(Deceased)</small><br />
[[Reptak]] <small>(Temporary)</small>
|school =
|race = [[Human]]
|faction = [[Battle Brawlers]]<br />[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers Resistance]]<br />[[Order of the Castle Knights]] (Formerly)
'''Daniel "Dan" Kuso''' (Japanese: {{nihongo|Danma "Dan" Kūsō|空操 弾馬 (ダン)|Kūsō Danma (Dan)}}) is the main protagonist of the anime series ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers]]'' and its three following seasons: ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|New Vestroia]]'', ''[[Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders|Gundalian Invaders]]'', and ''[[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|Mechtanium Surge]]''.
He is partnered with a [[Pyrus (Legacy)#Generation 1|Pyrus]] [[Dragonoid (LegacyGeneration 1)|Dragonoid]] named [[Drago (Dan Kuso)|Drago]] (who eventually evolved into [[Fusion Dragonoid]]). After his actions in the first season, he has become a legend among brawlers from [[Earth]], [[Vestal]], [[Neathia]], and [[Gundalia]].
For the first two seasons, he lived in [[Wardington]] with his parents, [[Miyoko Kuso]] and [[Shinjiro Kuso]], near his friends [[Runo Misaki]], [[Marucho Marukura]] and [[Shun Kazami]]. He moved to [[Bayview]] in ''Gundalian Invaders'', as did [[Julie Makimoto|Julie]], who became his neighbor.
In the second arc, he wears a red jacket which has white-colored shoulders, black fingerless gloves, and dark red jeans. Under jacket Dan has a slim T-shirt in color black. On the foot he wears black and red sneakers which almost identical to the First Arc, except the white trim.
Occasionally, in the few episodes during his morning jog Dan wears a sporting outfit which mostly black with red-colored trims on the sides from the collar and down to shoes.
==Personality==
==Bakugan==
===Bakugan Battle Brawlers===
*[[Pyrus (Legacy)#Generation 1|Pyrus]] [[Dragonoid (LegacyGeneration 1)|Dragonoid]] (Guardian Partner Bakugan)
**Pyrus [[Delta Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved in episode 22)
**Pyrus [[Ultimate Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved in episode 37)
**Pyrus [[Perfect Dragonoid|Infinity Dragonoid]] (Evolution after Drago merged with the Infinity Core in episode 51)
*Pyrus [[Falconeer]]
*Pyrus [[Saurus]]
*Pyrus [[Siege]]
*Pyrus [[Gorem]] (never used)
*Pyrus [[Hydranoid]] (never used)
*Pyrus [[Centipoid]] (video game only)
*Pyrus [[Monarus]] (video game only)
===Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia===
*Pyrus [[Neo Dragonoid (Generation 1)|Neo Dragonoid]] (The Six [[Legendary Soldiers]] gave Drago a new body and separated him from the [[Perfect Core]] in episode 1)
**Pyrus [[Cross Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved when Neo Dragonoid received the Pyrus Attribute Energy from [[Apollonir]] in episode 27)
**Pyrus [[Helix Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved when [[Cross Dragonoid]] absorbed all the Attribute Energies from the B.T. System in episode 42)
*[[Maxus Dragonoid]]/[[Maxus Cross Dragonoid]]
**Pyrus [[Spyderfencer]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Mira in episode 23)
**[[Aquos (#Legacy)|Aquos]] [[Grafias]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Gus in episode 23)**[[Ventus (#Legacy)|Ventus]] [[Spitarm]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Gus in episode 23)
**[[Subterra]] [[Grakas Hound]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Mira episode 23)
**[[Haos (#Legacy)|Haos]] [[Brachium]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Gus in episode 23)**[[Darkus (#Legacy)|Darkus]] [[Dark Hound]] (Bakugan Trap- Taken from Mira in episode 23)
*Ventus [[Atmos]] (Taken from Lync in episode 1)
*Haos [[Freezer]] (Taken from Volt in episode 1)
===Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders===
*Pyrus [[Helix Dragonoid]] ([[Guardian Partner Bakugan]])
**Pyrus [[Lumino Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved after receiving [[The Element]] from [[Neo Ziperator]] in episode 12)
**Pyrus [[Blitz Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved after defeating [[Dragonoid Colossus]] in episode 29)
===Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge===
====Arc 1====
*Pyrus [[Titanium Dragonoid]] (Guardian Partner Bakugan)**Pyrus [[Fusion Dragonoid]] (Evolved Guardian Partner Bakugan)
*Gold [[Sonicanon]] ([[BakuNano]]) (Given by [[Rafe]])
*Pyrus [[Zenthon]] ([[Mechtogan]]) (Deceased)
*Pyrus [[Zoompha]] ([[Bakugan Mobile Assault]])
*Pyrus [[Rapilator]] (Second [[Bakugan Mobile Assault]])
*Pyrus/[[Darkus (#Legacy)|Darkus]]/[[Ventus (#Legacy)|Ventus]] [[Mercury Dragonoid]] ([[BakuMutant]] fused with [[Infinity Helios]] or [[Taylean]])
====Arc 2====
*Pyrus [[Fusion Dragonoid]] (Guardian Partner Bakugan)*Haos [[Reptak]] (Temporary [[Guardian Partner Bakugan]] - Reunited with [[Gunz]])
*Pyrus/Haos [[Aeroblitz]] ([[Baku Sky Raiders#Baku Sky Raiders Combinations|Baku Sky Raider Combination]] of [[Fusion Dragonoid]] and [[Reptak]]) (Shared with Gunz)
*Pyrus [[Dragonoid Destroyer]] ([[Mechtogan Destroyer]])
===[[Bakugan Dimensions]]===
*Pyrus [[Titanium Dragonoid]] 1200 Gs (Guardian Partner Bakugan)
*Pyrus [[Lumino Dragonoid]] 1200 Gs
*Pyrus [[Blitz Dragonoid]] 1200 Gs
*Pyrus [[Clawsaurus]] 950 Gs
==TriviaTrading Card Game==*He is the first and only one to use a [[Double Ability]] in ''Gundalian Invaders''.*{{Dan, Runo, and Julie are the second youngest out of the original Battle Brawlers.*He is the second person to use a [[Triple Ability]], after Spectra.*His goggles are similar to those worn by the main protagonists of Digimon seasons 1-4 and 6-9.*With a total of seven Bakugan Traps, he has the most Bakugan Traps.**He also has the most [[Battle Gear]], with six.**He also has the most [[Bakugan Battle Suit|Battle Suits]], with four.**He also has the most [[Fusion Abilities]],with nine.*In his Japanese name, 空操弾馬 (Kūsō Danma), his last name, Kūsō, consists of the kanji for "sky" (空) and "honor" (操). The first kanji in his given name, 弾 (dan), has a number of meanings: bullet, ball, pellet, and shell. The next one, 馬 (ma), is much simpler: it just means "horse."**There is a misconception with some English fans that "Kūsō" is pronounced the same way as the Japanese swear "kuso" (which is an equivalent of "damn"). However, in Japanese, the two words are quite distinct, as the [[wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]] for Kūsō would be spelled くうそう (the vowels are drawn out), while the swear word is くそっ (all vowels are short).Kuso Cardlog}}
==Battles==
Dan is a skilled brawler between Seasons 1-3, but takes a dip in his record in Season 4. He lost three brawls in ''Battle Brawlers'', three in ''New Vestroia'', two three in ''Gundalian Invaders'', and eight in ''Mechtanium Surge''.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="60%"
|[[Shun Kazami]] (Flashback) || [[Bakugan Stall|12]] || Win
|-
|[[Shun Kazami]]/[[Masquerade]] || [[Just For The Shun Of It|13]] || Win (vs. Masquerade)<br />Lose (vs. Shun)
|-
|[[Chan Lee]] || [[No Guts No Glory|16]] || Win
|[[Julio Santana]] (Tag with Runo) || [[Evolution Revolution|18]] || Win
|-
|[[Klaus von Hertzon]], [[Chan Lee]], and Julio Santana (Tag with Runo and Marucho) || [[My Good Friend|21]]-[[Drago's On Fire|22]] || Win
|-
|[[Joe Brown]] || [[Say It Ain't So Joe|23]] || No Outcome (Joe faints)
|Masquerade || [[Show Down|27]] || Lose
|-
|Illusionary Runo || [[You're Going Down Clown!|33]] || Win
|-
|[[Julie Makimoto]] || [[Dan's Last Stand|35]] || Win
|[[Volt Luster]] and [[Lync Volan]] (Tag with [[Mira Fermin|Mira]]) || [[Invasion of the Vestals|1]] || Win
|-
|[[Ace GritBaron Leltoy]] || [[Facing AceMarucho's Mission|24]] || No Outcome
|-
|[[Gus Grav]] || [[Taste of Defeat|5]] || Lose
|-
|[[Marucho Marukura]] and [[Baron Leltoy]] || [[Return of a Friend|6]] || Not Shown
|-
|[[Spectra Phantom]] and Gus Grav (Tag with Shun) || [[Return of a Friend|6]] || Win
|Spectra Phantom || [[Dude, Where's My Bakugan?|17]]-[[Gone, Gone Bakugan|18]] || Win
|-
|[[Mylene Farrow]] and [[Shadow Prove]] (Tag with [[Baron Leltoy|Baron]]) || [[Beta City Blues|20]] || Win
|-
|Gus Grav and Mira Fermin (Tag with Ace) || [[Wall To Wall Brawl|23]] || Win (Mira lost on purpose)
|Spectra Phantom || [[Volt's Revolt|46]] || Win
|-
|Zenoheld (Tag with the [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers Resistance|Resistance]]) || [[All for One|51]]-[[Final Fury|52]] || Win
|}
|-
|[[Gill]] and Zenet Surrow (Tag with Shun) || [[Partners 'Til the End|20]] || Win
|-
| Hypnotized Brawlers (Tag with the Battle Brawlers and the [[Order of the Castle Knights|Castle Knights]]) || [[Mobile Assault|22]] || Win
|-
|[[Koji Beetle]] (Tag with Fabia) || [[Mobile Assault|22]] || Win
|-
|Gundalian Forces || [[Sid Returns|23]] || Win (Tag with the Castle Knights)
|-
|Ren Krawler and Sid Arkale || [[Sid Returns|23]] || Win
|-
|Gundalian Forces || [[Colossus Dharak|24]] || Win (Tag with Shun and Jake)
|-
|Barodius || [[Colossus Dharak|24]]-[[Dragonoid Colossus (episode)|25]] || Lose
|-
|[[Dragonoid Colossus]] || [[Genesis|29]] || Win
|-
| Gundalian Bakugan (Tag with Marucho and Shun) || [[Infiltrated|30]] || Win
|-
|Barodius || [[True Evolution|31]] || Win
|-
|Kazarina (Tag with Fabia and Jake) || [[Broken Spell|35]] || No OutcomeLose
|-
|Gill, Kazarina, Stoica, and [[Airzel]] (Tag with the Battle Brawlers) || [[Gundalian Showdown|36]] || Win
|Barodius || [[Destiny Revealed|39]] || Win
|-
|Koji Beetle || Offscreen [[Destiny Revealed|39]] || Not Shown
|}
|Lose (Due to Mag Mel)
|-
|Anubias (Tag with [[Preyas (Marucho Marukura)|Preyas]] and Amazon)
|[[Chaos Control|9]]
|Win
|[[A Hero Returns|16]]
|Lose (Due to Mag Mel)
|-
|[[Chaos Bakugan]] (Tag with the Battle Brawlers)
|[[Gundalia Under Fire|17]]
|No Outcome
|-
|Mag Mel (Tag with the Battle Brawlers)
|[[Battle Lines|18]]
| Win
|-
|[[Cyclone Percival]] (Tag with [[Rafe]])
|[[Unlocking the Gate|19]]
|Win
|-
|Mag Mel, Anubias, and Sellon (Tag with the Battle Brawlers)
|[[Unlocking the Gate|19]]
| Win
|-
|Cyclone Percival
|[[True Colours (Mechtanium Surge)|20]]
|Win
|-
|Chaos Bakugan (Tag with the Battle Brawlers)
|[[True Colours (Mechtanium Surge)|20]]
|No Outcome
|-
|Anubias and Sellon (Tag with the Battle Brawlers)
|[[True Colours (Mechtanium Surge)|20]]
|Win
|-
|[[Flash Ingram]], [[Braxion]], [[Miserak]], and [[Rockfist]] (Tag with [[Paige]] and Rafe)
|[[Dangerous Beauty|21]]
|No Outcome
|-
|[[Iron Dragonoid]] (Tag with Shun)
|[[Unfinished Business|22]]
|Win
|-
|Cyclone Percival
|[[Unfinished Business|22]]
|Win
|-
|[[Unfinished Business|22]]
|No Outcome
|-
|Chaos Bakugan
|[[Behind the Mask|23]]
|Win
|-
|Mag Mel
|No Outcome
|-
|[[Chaos BakuganArmy]] Army (Tag with Spectrathe Battle Brawlers, [[Team Anubias]], and [[Team Sellon]])
|[[Interspace Armageddon|24]]
|Win
|-
|Razen Titan Chaos Army (Tag with the Battle Brawlers, Team Anubias, and Team Sellon)
|[[Dark Moon|25]]
|Win
|Lose
|-
|[[Gunz Lazar]] (Flashback)
|[[Gunz Lives|40]]
|Win
|}
==NavigationTrivia==*Dan is the first and only one to use a [[Double Ability]] in ''Gundalian Invaders''.*Dan, Runo, and Julie are the second youngest out of the original Battle Brawlers.**Dan's age differs on older TV Tokyo sites, being listed as one year younger than his canonical age of 12.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070510004845/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bakugan/ TV Tokyo Character page]</ref>*He is the second person to use a [[Triple Ability]], after Spectra.*His goggles are similar to those worn by the main protagonists of Digimon seasons 1-4 and 6-9.*With a total of seven Bakugan Traps, he has the most Bakugan Traps.**He also has the most [[Battle Gear]], with six.**He also has the most [[Bakugan Battle Suit|Battle Suits]], with four.**He also has the most [[Fusion Abilities]],with nine.*In his Japanese name, 空操弾馬 (Kūsō Danma), his last name, Kūsō, consists of the kanji for "sky" (空) and "honor" (操). The first kanji in his given name, 弾 (dan), has a number of meanings: bullet, ball, pellet, and shell. The next one, 馬 (ma), is much simpler: it just means "horse."**There is a misconception with some English fans that "Kūsō" is pronounced the same way as the Japanese swear "kuso" (which is an equivalent of "damn"). However, in Japanese, the two words are quite distinct, as the [[wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]] for Kūsō would be spelled くうそう (the vowels are drawn out), while the swear word is くそっ (all vowels are short). ==References=={{Reflist}} 
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{{Evo Tournament}}
{{NV main characters}}
{{GI main characters}}
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