List of Kamen Rider Kiva characters
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This is a list of characters of the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva. The cast of characters is mostly split among two years, 1986 and 2008, and both groups of characters affect one another in their actions and their battles with the vampiric Fangire.
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[edit] 2008 side
[edit] Wataru Kurenai
Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡 Kurenai Wataru?) is a shy young man who never lies, keeping to himself due to his hygiene obsession and belief that he was "allergic to the world." He works at an atelier to continue his father's legacy of violin making with a dream to create the ultimate violin, using strange methods to accomplish it. But, Wataru is destined from birth to become Kamen Rider Kiva (仮面ライダーキバ Kamen Raidā Kiba?) as his mother is a Fangire. He teams up with Kivat to fight the Fangire race and protect humanity from them, learning of his family legacy and nature as a dhampir.
[edit] Kivat-bat the 3rd
Kivat-bat the 3rd (キバットバットⅢ世 Kibattobatto Sansei?) is the 3rd generation of the Kivat-bat Family (キバットバット家 Kibattobatto Ke?), distinguished among the Kivat Race (キバット族 Kibatto Zoku?), possessing two heirlooms, the green Demon Emperor Stone (魔皇石 Makōseki?) on the forehead and the Kivat Persona (キバットペルソナ Kibatto Perusona?) on the face. Called "Kivat" for short, he is a solid character with dry wit, tending to have a bitter attitude. He has a technique called Kivat Cutter (キバットカッター Kibatto Kattā?) with the Kivat Wings (キバットウイング Kibatto Uingu?) which are ornamented with Lucifer Gold (ルシファーゴールド Rushifā Gōrudo?). He formed a partnership with Wataru to give him the power of Kiva, infusing the Active Force (アクティブフォース Akutibu Fōsu?) which is one of the Demon Emperor Powers (魔皇力 Makōryoku?) from the Active Fangs (アクティブファング Akutibu Fangu?) before attaching to the Kivat Belt (キバットベルト Kibatto Beruto?) to allow his human partner to transform by the Active Force, as well as blow the Fuestles to evoke their power. He likes Megumi because she reminds him of Amedeo Modigliani's masterpieces, particularly the man's works of long-necked women. Kivat also serves as a narrator of sorts, telling the viewer random historical facts while scenes from the previous episode play in the background.
[edit] Megumi Aso
Megumi Aso (麻生 恵 Asō Megumi?) is a famous model and the daughter of Yuri living in the year 2008, born on December 29, 1987. As a Fangire Hunter and as Yuri's daughter, Megumi makes it her duty to hunt down the Fangire as well as Kamen Rider Kiva. She meets Wataru and develops a liking towards him after helping him with his allergy issue, unaware that he is actually Kiva himself. She is also not afraid to tell him off whenever he acts strange. While Keisuke Nago has expressed his interest in her, Megumi cannot stand him and was reluctant to notify him of Kiva's reappearance. Her weapon is a rather small pistol that shoots slugs at high velocities, with an attachment which shoots out a chain that resembles her mother's Fangire Slayer. It seems that she shares her mother's cynophobia. Over time, she starts to see Kiva in a different light as he continues to fight the Fangire, rescuing her on more than one occasion in the process.
[edit] Keisuke Nago
Keisuke Nago (名護 啓介 Nago Keisuke?) is an elite member of the Fangire Hunters, working as a bounty hunter by capturing criminals and taking a button from them as a memento. He has an intense hatred towards Kiva, making him a loose cannon for his intent to kill Kiva. He also has a prejudice for certain people like Wataru, as he believes they are everything his ideology of "humanity's full potential" is against. Like Wataru, Nago has his own Rider System, becoming Kamen Rider IXA who is made to counter Kiva.
[edit] Shizuka
Shizuka Nomura (野村 静香 Nomura Shizuka?) is a preteen girl who able to get around the shyness of Wataru being a motherly figure to him as he teaches her how to play the violin, though she can be jealous of other women sometimes. Shizuka happens to be one of the few people to know about Kivat. She is also shown to be very adept at drumming.
[edit] Kengo Eritate
Kengo Eritate (襟立 健吾 Eritate Kengo?) is an independent rock guitarist and vocalist from Osaka. Although he formed a band called IKEMENS (イケメンズ Ikemenzu?), other members got tired of his character and dropped out. After that, he makes Wataru and Shizuka join and aims at the major debut as a new IKEMENS as part of his lifelong dream to be a rockstar. Though he learns that Wataru's lifelong dream is not like his, Kengo remains Wataru's friend as the two promise to help each other out with their dreams. However, when nearly devoured by the Rhinoceros Fangire, Kengo encounters Kiva and begins to idolize him.
[edit] 1986 side
[edit] Otoya Kurenai
Otoya Kurenai (紅 音也 Kurenai Otoya?) is Wataru's father who battles the Fangire menace in the year 1986, 22 years ago. Otoya is a ladies man who retires from being a professional violinist for reasons unknown. It is by accident that he interferes in Yuri's mission and is eventually brought into their group as a result. Though normally a casanova, Otoya cannot stand people getting married and others getting in his way. He is currently the only one who is aware that Jiro is actually a Wolfen, although no one believes him. When no one is around, it turns out he is a great fighter even out doing Jiro when he takes the IXA System from him. He is also capable of reasoning with Fangire, as he befriends Ōmura/Frog Fangire and convinces him not to harm others. During his battle with the Fangire Race, Otoya falls in love with a female Fangire. The only item he leaves behind for Wataru is the violin named the Bloody Rose that Otoya himself made.
However, by a strange term of events in 2008, Otoya makes his appearance when he suddenly finds himself in Wataru's body. During that time, he recognized Megumi and Kivat as the children of those from his time. He also starts building a new violin with Wataru unaware that his father is building it through him.
[edit] Yuri Aso
Yuri Aso (麻生 ゆり Asō Yuri?) is the founding member of the Fangire Hunters 22 years ago, meeting Otoya by sheer accident. She hates the Fangires with a passion, referring to them as "God's mistakes", as it was Rook who murdered her mother Akane Aso (麻生 あかね Asō Akane?), one of the founding members and designer of the IXA suit. Yuri seems to be cynophobic, which can be a hassle while she is working at the Café mald'amour. Her weapon is two bars that connect together to create a short snake sword named the Fangire Slayer (ファンガイアスレイヤー Fangaia Sureiyā?). The sword, despite its size, can elongate further than imagined. However, by 2008, Yuri is deceased and buried next to her mother.
[edit] Kivat-bat the 2nd
Kivat-bat the 2nd (キバットバットII世 Kibattobatto Nisei?) is the 2nd generation of the Kivat-bat Family (キバットバット家 Kibattobatto Ke?), and Kivat's father.
[edit] No side
These characters are the few that exist in both the 1986 and 2008 timelines, serving as a link between the 22 year gap.
[edit] Mamoru Shima
Mamoru Shima (嶋 護 Shima Mamoru?) is a mysterious millionaire who is the president of the Shima Foundation, a front for the Wonderful Blue Sky Organization (素晴らしき青空の会 Subarashiki Aozora no Kai?) that funds the Fangire Hunters, spending his spare time at a gym. He also gathers information on any new members of the Fangire Race that the Organization comes across, as well as seeing Kiva as a possible greater threat due to the original's ramapage in 1986.
[edit] Akira Kido
Akira Kido (木戸 明 Kido Akira?) is the owner of the Café mald'amour (カフェ・マル・ダムール kafe maru damūru?) and an acquaintance of Otoya's in the past, a rival with Shima in who can lose the most weight in 1985. He owns a Golden Retriever named Buruman (ぶるまん Buruman?), a puppy in 1986 and a fully grown dog in 2008. He is the first few to know that Wataru is Otoya's son. Akira and Otoya do not get along, although Buruman took an instant liking to the violinist.
[edit] Arms Monsters
The Arms Monsters (アームズモンスター Āmuzu Monsutā?) are beings like the Fangire Race that vowed revenge on the Fangire Race for the genocide of their races. They are considered Kiva's allies, though Kivat considers them as only Kiva's arsenal instead of actual living creatures. After making a Darkness Pledge (闇の盟約 Yami no Meiyaku?) with Otoya, their original abilities were sealed by Kivat and they are then placed inside Castle Doran as its caretakers and Kiva's supporters until Wataru dies. They allow Kiva to access other powerful forms, possessing their fighting skills and mentality. When in front of a mirror, their reflections show their monster forms. They also hate being associated with the Fangire Race.
[edit] Garulu
Garulu (ガルル Garuru?) is violent and impulsive in personality, the last surviving member of the Wolfen Race (ウルフェン族 Urufen Zoku?, the werewolf analog to the Fangire Race) that were decimated by the Fangire Rook. Like those of his kind, Garulu uses his claws to rip out human souls from their bodies before eating them. In the human guise of Jiro (次狼 Jirō?), Garulu sees the world as a place of utter corruption and usually prefers to be with Castle Doran as its lead caretaker, occasionally playing Dogga in Chess. In 1986, Jiro is a regular at the Café mald'amour as he enjoys the coffee there. Unbeknownst to the other workers, he begins attacking regulars in secret to feed on them, leaving Yuri alone as she's an "ideal wife" to revive the Wolfen Race through.
To that end, he joins the Fangire Hunters and becomes the first user of the IXA System, saving Yuri from the Earwig Fangire and also alerting Otoya to his true nature, with the two at odds with each other unless Yuri's in any danger. When in human form, Jiro battles a Fangire with either his fists or with his own Fangire Slayer. Eventually, Jiro makes a Darkness Pledge with Otoya and now aids Wataru in 2008, becoming the Garulu Saber (ガルルセイバー Garuru Seibā?) that Kiva uses to assume Garulu Form (ガルルフォーム Garuru Fōmu?).
While "garuru" (ガルル?) is a Japanese onomatopoeic sound representation of a wolf's howl, the last syllable in Jiro's name contains the kanji for "wolf" (狼 ōkami/rō?).
[edit] Basshaa
Basshaa (バッシャー Basshā?) is the 127 year old survivor of the Merman Race (マーマン族 Māman Zoku?, the Gill-man analog to the Fangire Race) with a cool yet childish attitude. He can shoot pressurized water bubbles from his mouth and his pupils turn into crosshairs to increase his aim. Basshaa is Castle Doran's housekeeper, assuming the form of a 13-year-old boy in a School Gakuran outfit named Ramon (ラモン?) while using his telekinetic abilities to mess with his housemates' chessgame from time to time. In 1986, he is living in human society as a shoeshine boy while aiding Jiro out of common interest, though confused by the Wolfen's methods as he should be in hiding and feeding off of humans in secret. Eventually, Ramon makes a Darkness Pledge with Otoya and now aids Wataru in 2008, becoming the Basshaa Magnum (バッシャーマグナム Basshā Magunamu?) that Kiva uses to assume Basshaa Form (バッシャーフォーム Basshā Fōmu?).
The word "basshā" (バッシャー?) is a Japanese onomatopoeic sound representation of a splashing effect.
[edit] Dogga
Dogga (ドッガ Dogga?) is the last surviving member of the Franken Race (フランケン族 Furanken Zoku?, the Frankenstein's monster analog to the Fangire Race) with unbeatable strength. He acts as Castle Doran's butler after assuming a human form named Riki (力（リキ）?). In 1986, he is living in human society as a masseur. He can only speak in a slow, monotone voice, thus he is not as talkative as Jiro or Ramon, usually having one of them speak for him. He made a Darkness Pledge with Otoya and now aids Wataru in 2008, becoming the Dogga Hammer (ドッガハンマー Dogga Hanmā?) that Kiva uses to assume Dogga Form (ドッガフォーム Dogga Fōmu?).
The word "dogga" (ドッガ?) is a Japanese onomatopoeic sound representation of a great thud, in the case, a hammer hitting while "Riki"'s name is spelled with the same kanji for "power" (力 chikara?).
[edit] Fangire Race
The Fangire Race (ファンガイア族 Fangaia Zoku?) are the series' antagonists, with the major members of the Fangire Race playing a part in the story.
[edit] Ryo Itoya
Ryo Itoya (糸矢 僚 Itoya Ryō?) is the human form of the Spider Fangire (スパイダーファンガイア Supaidā Fangaia?). He tangles with Yuri and Otoya in the past, stalking Megumi in the present due to his obsession with Yuri.
[edit] Rook
Rook (ルーク Rūku?), named after the Rook tattoo on his hand, is the human form of the Lion Fangire (ライオンファンガイア Raion Fangaia?) and one of the Checkmate Four. Rook is the one Yuri swore vengeance on for murdering her mother, as well as being the one who slaughtered nearly the entire Wolfen Race. Being one annoyed with boredom, Rook devised his own personal game: The "Time Play". In a Time Play, he feeds on a select group of people within a time limit, with failure to make the intended number resulting in self-punishment with a electric shock strong enough to kill a human. However if he manages to succeed the right amount of victims within his game, he rewards himself with ice cream.
By 2008, Rook has lost his memories while resting and possesses a child-like mentality, found by Wataru and Shizuka. Because he cannot remember his name, they call him Dai-chan (大ちゃん Daichan?) due to his size. Soon after, Dai-Chan regains all of his memories as Rook upon seeing one of his old battlefields, returning to his old habits.
[edit] Queen
Queen (クイーン Kuīn?), named after the Queen tattoo on her palm, is one of the Checkmate Four. She goes by the human name of Maya (真夜 Maya?) while in disguise. Though her true form is unknown, her powers are similar to Kiva as she can turn day into night as well as being the strongest of the Checkmate Four. Due to her status, Maya is in charge of executing any Fangire who betrays their kind, accompanied by a member of the Kivat Race who serves as her eyes and ears.
[edit] See also
| Kamen Riders: | Kiva • IXA | 牙 |
|---|---|---|
| Others: | Characters • Fangire | |
| Media: | List of episodes • TETRA-FANG • Climax Deka • The King of Hell Castle | |
