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'''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#LegacyGeneration 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.
==Bakugan==
===Bakugan Battle Brawlers===
*[[Pyrus#LegacyGeneration 1|Pyrus]] [[Dragonoid (LegacyGeneration 1)|Dragonoid]] (Partner Bakugan)
**Pyrus [[Delta Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved in episode 22)
**Pyrus [[Ultimate Dragonoid]] (Evolution - Evolved in episode 37)
*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 (LegacyGeneration 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)
*Pyrus [[Clawsaurus]] 950 Gs
==TriviaTrading Card Game==*{{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).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%"
|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
|Win
|}
==Trivia==
*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==
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