Category:Fangire

The Fangire Race (ファンガイア族) are a race of vampire-like monsters in the Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Kiva. They are stained glass-based vampires who feed off of the Life Energy (ライフエナジー) of humans to survive. By using glass shard-like Life-Sucking Fangs (吸命牙) to drain the Life Energy to maintain their souls, members of the Fangire Race can assume human forms to hide within everyday society to feed in secret, revealing their forms when their skin takes a uniquely variant stained glass pattern.

When a human's Life Energy is stolen by their Fangs, the victim becomes transparent like glass; and in some cases the body will shatter when touched. Each Fangire belongs to a specific class based on the animal form it takes, and each Fangire has a true name. A Fangire can live up to three times longer than a human, barring being killed. Upon a natural death, the monster's physical body shatters like glass and collapses in a heap.

The members of the Fangire Race destroyed by Kiva have their bodies destroyed, with their souls sealed within the Castle Doran's body before they can escape and eventually reform into a new body or clump with other Fangires' souls to form a giant aura monster called a Sabbat (サバト). Ixa, Kiva in Emperor Form, Saga, and Dark Kiva are able to destroy both body and soul. The Fangire Race is most prosperous of the 13 Demon Races (十三魔族), while also playing a role in the near-extermination of the Wolfen, Merman, and Franken races.

World of Kiva
The Fangire Race also exist in the A.R. World of Kiva. Similar to the originals, are vampiric creatures that resemble stained glass, originally feeding off of the Life Energy of humans until they are commanded by their king to coexist with them. However, some of these Fangires are unable to follow this law due to their instincts. Each Fangire belongs to a specific class based on the animal form it takes. Several Fangires also appear in the first episode when Natsumi is trapped within the changing dimensions. They include the Shark, Moose, Horsefly, Rat, Mantis, and Seamoon Fangires. The Mantis Fangire later appears fighting the Beetle Fangire.
 * Ryo Itoya (糸矢 僚) is a strange young man who is in actuality the Spider Fangire (スパイダーファンガイア). He is the first Fangire that Tsukasa and Natsumi encounter, and reveals to them the truce that exists between Humans and Fangires while posing for a photo in the Hikari Studio. Sohto (創斗) reprises his role as Ryo Itoya from Kamen Rider Kiva.
 * The Beetle Fangire (ビートルファンガイア), whose true name is Attonement of the Garden Divided, the International Dateline (贖罪の園を分断する、日付変更線), is the previous King of the Fangire Race and a member of Insect Class (インセクトクラス) Tribe. He was exiled for loving a human woman who gave birth to his half-breed successor, Wataru. Seeing the coexistence and peace between the two races as nothing more than a farce for his son's sake, the Beetle Fangire breaks the peace by attacking humans to gather their Life Energy and reclaim his title, even stealing Kivat from Wataru. His actions of removing the law to restart past conflicts between the two races provide the motivation for Wataru to step up and truly claim his place as King of the Fangires. In the end, he is weakened by Decade's Kiva Arrow, then fatally wounded by a Dimension Kick/Darkness Moon Break combo. Revealing that he knew of the Fangire's true identity and intent before he dies, Tsukasa plays a final song for him before the man shatters. The Beetle Fangire and his human form are respectively voiced and played by Mansaku Ikeuchi (池内 万作).
 * Swallowtail Fangire (スワローテイルファンガイア): A Fangire with the title of Bishop (ビショップ), his task is to oversee the progress of all Fangires and their moral conduct, deeming those who are traitors to their king's laws. When the Beetle Fangire regains his title, the Swallowtail Fangire aides his master until he is shattered by Decade's Dimension Slash. The Swallowtail Fangire is voiced by Tomohiro Tsuboi (坪井 智浩).
 * Lion Fangire (ライオンファンガイア): A Fangire with the title of Rook (ルーク), he is chasing after a renegade Fangire when Tsukasa interferes and destroys him with the Ride Booker's Decade Slash. The Lion Fangire is voiced by Toshitsugu Takashina (高階 俊嗣).

Dai-Shocker
As one of the races of the Nine Worlds, the Fangire are part of the Dai-Shocker alliance, a coalition of all villain organizations fought by the Kamen Riders, who have ambitions to conquer the multiverse.

The Rat, Fangire, and Bat Fangire, were part of the Dai-Shocker army that was fought and wiped out by a gathering of 25 Kamen Riders in the World of Decade after Dai-Shocker started their invasion of the worlds.

The Seamoon and Mantis Fangire accompanied Apollo Geist in the World of Black RX. They were destroyed by Decade using Agito's Rider Kick and Faiz Axel's power respectively.

The Sungazer Fangire was a member of the Dai-Shocker remnant, Super Shocker, that appeared in the World of the Rider War.

Subordinate - Pawns

 * Spider Fangire
 * Horse Fangire
 * Octopus Fangire
 * Moth Fangire
 * Sheep Fangire
 * Prawn Fangire
 * Frog Fangire
 * Earwig Fangire
 * Rhinoceros Fangire
 * Seastar Fangire
 * Ladybug Fangire
 * Chameleon Fangire
 * Grizzly Fangire
 * Shark Fangire
 * Cicada Fangire
 * Crab Fangire
 * Warthog Fangire
 * Moose Fangire
 * Tortoise Fangire
 * Horsefly Fangire
 * Rat Fangire
 * Mantis Fangire
 * Seamoon Fangire
 * Silkmoth Fangire
 * Sungazer Fangire
 * Polar Bear Fangire

Checkmate Four
The Checkmate Four (チェックメイト・フォー) are the four most powerful members of the Fangire race, each bearing a tattoo of the chess piece they are named after. These four Fangires receive the titles of Rook, Bishop the keeper of Fangire laws, Queen (クイーン), and King (キング), the rulers of Fangires. In 1986, the Checkmate Four were based in Castle Doran. By 2008, only Bishop and Rook remained as they recruit a new Queen and King.


 * Lion Fangire
 * Pearlshell Fangire
 * Pearlshell Fangire
 * Swallowtail Fangire
 * Bat Fangire

Movie Fangires
Two Fangire Race members appear in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World.


 * Antlion Fangire
 * Zebra Fangire

Other Fangire
In Kamen Rider Decade other Fangires exist.


 * Beetle Fangire
 * Thorn Fangire
 * Super Apollo Geist
 * Super Apollo Geist is a result of marrying the Thorn Fangire, Apollo Geist becomes half-Fangire.

Neo-Fangire
Main Article: Neo-Fangire