Paul Gekko's Other Modes

Mega Man ZX Shippuden is based on the events of Naruto Shippuden, Paul Gekko the Mega Man ZX Shippuden counterpart of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. Like Naruto, Paul Gekko has several different forms granting him increasing levels of power usually.

Progressive forms
These are Paul Gekko's primary forms and parallel Naruto's transformations.
 * Kyoji Masamune aka Samurai Mode: Kyoji Masamune is Paul Gekko's real name. Kyoji Masamune was the eldest son of Date Terumune in the Fourth Pescan War. Masamune is known for a few things that made him stand out from other daimyo of the time. In particular, his famous crescent-moon-bearing helmet won him a fearsome reputation. As a child, he saw the one of the Orochi who made his purple hair longer. The Date clan had built alliances with neighboring clans through marriages over previous generations, but local disputes remained commonplace. Formerly amicable alliances were cast aside as he began to attack and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. Chosokabe Motochika describes Masamune's army as a "biker gang." Date Masamune is presented as a cocky and ambitious warlord, usually wielding a single katana, though when fighting seriously he can use up to six swords at once. Prior to the Mega Man ZX Shippuden series, Kyoji Masamune died in the Grand Civil War and his spirit was reincarnated into a Kusanagi Gekko's child. This mode is based on Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara Anime and Video Game Series.
 * Super Paul Gekko: Super Paul Gekko is the Super State of Paul Gekko, achieved by harnessing the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds. This Transformation causes Paul Gekko's hair to grow longer similar to Super Sonic and the activation of the Eight Tailed Partial mode.
 * Treble Mode: By harnessing the power of Biometals Model X, Z and O through a bond of his friends and family using the word MEGA MERGE, Paul Gekko can enter his "Tailed Beast" State. As the name suggests, this version of Model ZX is vastly more powerful than Naruto's Six Tailed Form. This form is used in episode 6.
 * Divine Mode/God: Divine Mode is Paul Gekko's Final Transformation, achieved by harnessing the power of twelve Chaos Emeralds and Biometals Model X, Z and O through a bond of his friends and family using the word MEGA MERGE, Paul Gekko can enter this mode through the power of love since he was chosen as a Dragon Warrior. This form was used throughout the series.

Other forms

 * Pirate King Mode: Paul Gekko can't take this form but his Pirate Fleet's Flagship can take a form of the Mechanical Eight Headed Dragon.