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This article is about a villain in Kamen Rider Kiva.

Template:Characterinfo Bishop (ビショップ, Bishoppu), otherwise known as the Swallowtail Fangire (スワローテイルファンガイア, Suwarōteiru Fangaia) or known by his true name The Ascetic and a Left Foot Sock (禁欲家と左足だけの靴下, Kin'yokuka to Hidariashi dake no Kutsushita) was one of the Checkmate Four. He was from the Insect Class of the Fangire race.

History

The Bishop is the human form of the Swallowtail Fangire whose task as member of the Checkmate Four is to oversee the progress of all Fangires and their moral conduct, deeming those who are traitors to their aboslute laws such as having relations with humans. The Bishop can shoot blue flames from his hand while in human form. In his Fangire form he can exhale the cloud of explosive scale powder and teleport by dissolving into it.

In 1986, as the previous King's right hand, he oversees Taiga Nobori's development while not leaving Castle Doran to carry out his mission, even reporting to the King of Maya's actions.

In 2008, he appears before Mio Suzuki to have her embrace her destiny as the new Queen before searching for Taiga to complete the Checkmate Four prior to the Rook's demise, deeming Taiga as a better King than the last one. However, since learning that Kiva is Wataru Kurenai, the Bishop feels that he would cause another disruption in the Fangire hierarchy as his father had in the past. His fears come true when Mio attempts to kill Taiga so Wataru could be the new King. After proudly admitting that he had to kill her for it, letting Wataru believe he was responsible in order to rid their kind of him, the Bishop is forced to run for his life from a furious Taiga when Taiga tries to kill him.

The Bishop then sees Taiga unfit to bear the title of King and he swears to make him pay for turning on him by gathering a massive amount of Life Energy to set up a takeover. He resurrected an army of Fangires to gather Life Energy in order to resurrect the previous King to take Taiga's place, using his own soul after a mortal wound from Rising Ixa to become one with the previous King.

Kamen Rider Decade

World of Kiva

Decade-vi-bishop — The Swallowtail Fangire in the World of Kiva.

In the World of Kiva, ^{[Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva]} Bishop aids the Beetle Fangire when he regains his title as king, until he is shattered by Decade's Dimension Slash. ^{[The Biting King's Qualifications]}

World of the Rider War

The Swallowtail Fangire was among four Fangires who were part of a gathering of monsters which were revived by Super Apollo Geist in the World of the Rider War through a surplus of Life Energy which he had gained during his wedding to the Fangire Queen. These four Fangires were combined to create a copy of the strongest Fangire from the World of Kiva, Beetle Fangire. This Beetle Fangire is later destroyed by Kuuga's Mighty Kick. ^{[Destroyer of Worlds]}

Statistics

File:Swallowtail Fangire.png

Height: 245cm
Weight: 95kg

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

The Bishop is portrayed by Mitsu Murata (村田充, Murata Mitsu). He previously portrayed the Douji in Kamen Rider Hibiki and later guest starred in Kamen Rider Wizard as Naito in episode 30 and 31.

In the Korean dub of Kamen Rider Kiva (가면라이더 키바), Bishop is voiced by Jang Min-hyeok (장민혁).

Notes

In Kamen Rider Kiva: Final Stage, there is a Swallowtail Fangire that become the Neo Bishop. It is unknown whether Neo Bishop is the revived original Bishop or a different individual.

Appearances

Kamen Rider Kiva
- Episode 25: Fanfare: The Queen's Awakening
- Episode 26: Metronome: Miraculous Memory
- Episode 28: Request: Time-Altering Battle
- Episode 29: When the Saints Go Marching In: I Am King
- Episode 30: Curtain Raising: Kiva's Identity
- Episode 31: Applause: Motherly Dedicated Transformation
- Episode 32: New World: Another Kiva
- Episode 34: Noise: Melody of Destruction
- Episode 35: New Arrangement: Flying Rose
- Episode 36: Revolution: Sword Legend
- Episode 37: Triangle: Behead the King
- Episode 38: Erlking: Mother and Child Reunion
- Episode 39: Shout: Targeted Brother
- Episode 40: Encore: Nago Ixa Explosively Returns
- Episode 41: Lullaby: Release the Heart
- Episode 42: The Power of Love: The King's Anger
- Episode 43: Wedding March: Time of Parting
- Episode 44: Punk: Back to Father
- Episode 45: With You: Final Transformation
- Episode 46: Full Stop: Farewell, Otoya
- Episode 47: Break the Chain: Obey Me!
- Episode 48: Finale: The Inheritors of Kiva (Death)
Kamen Rider Decade
- Episode 4: Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva
- Episode 5: The Biting King's Qualifications
- Episode 31: Destroyer of Worlds

Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Riders
TV Series: Wataru Kurenai - Kamen Rider Ixa: (Otoya Kurenai - Keisuke Nago - Yuri Aso - Megumi Aso - Kengo Eritate) - Taiga Nobori - King - Masao Kurenai
Movie/Special-exclusive: Takato Shiramine - Takashi Sugimura/Lord - Unnamed boy
Arsenal
Kivats
Kivat-Bat the 3rd - Kivat-Bat the 2nd - Kivat-Bat the 4th - Rey Kivat - Arc Kivat
Sentient Allies
Demon Imperial Dragon Tatsulot - Castle Doran - Shoodoran - Zanvat Sword - Machine Kivaa - Sagarc
The Arms Monsters: Jiro - Ramon - Riki
Gears
Transformation Items: Kivat Belt - Tatsulot - Ixa Belt - Sagarc Belt - Dark Kivat Belt - Rey Kivat Belt - Arc/Mecha Kivat Belt
Driver-Compatible Transformation Devices: Fuestles - Ixa Knuckle - Jacorder
Weapons: Garulu Saber - Basshaa Magnum - Dogga Hammer - Zanvat Sword - Ixa Calibur - Ixariser - Jacorder - Gigantic Claw - Arc Trident - Anti-Fangire Rifle
Rider Machines: Machine Kivaa - Demon Statue Buroon - Ixalion - Powerd Ixer
The Wonderful Blue Sky Organization
2008: Mamoru Shima - Keisuke Nago - Kengo Eritate - Megumi Aso
1986: Otoya Kurenai - Yuri Aso
The Fangires
The Checkmate Four
1986: Bishop - Rook - Queen I - King I
2008: Bishop - Rook - King II - Queen II
Pawns: Horse Fangire - Octopus Fangire - Moth Fangire - Sheep Fangire - Ryo Itoya - Prawn Fangire - Frog Fangire - Earwig Fangire - Rhinoceros Fangire - Seastar Fangire - Ladybug Fangire - Chameleon Fangire - Grizzly Fangire - Shark Fangire - Crab Fangire - Cicada Fangire - Warthog Fangire - Tortoise Fangire - Moose Fangire - Horsefly Fangire - Rat Fangire - Mantis Fangire - Seamoon Fangire - Sungazer Fangire - Silkmoth Fangire - Polar Bear Fangire
Neo-Fangire
Legendorga
Lord
Takato Shiramine - Takashi Sugimura
Mummy Legendorga - Medusa Legendorga - Mandrake Legendorga - Gargoyle Legendorga - Antlion Legendorga
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-{{Nihongo|'''Bishop'''|ビショップ|Bishoppu}}, otherwise known as the {{Nihongo|'''Swallowtail Fangire'''|スワローテイルファンガイア|Suwarōteiru Fangaia}} or known by his true name {{Nihongo|'''The Ascetic and a Left Foot Sock'''|禁欲家と左足だけの靴下|Kin'yokuka to Hidariashi dake no Kutsushita}} is one of the Checkmate Four. He is of the Insect Class of the Fangire Race.
+{{Nihongo|'''Bishop'''|ビショップ|Bishoppu}}, otherwise known as the {{Nihongo|'''Swallowtail Fangire'''|スワローテイルファンガイア|Suwarōteiru Fangaia}} or known by his true name {{Nihongo|'''The Ascetic and a Left Foot Sock'''|禁欲家と左足だけの靴下|Kin'yokuka to Hidariashi dake no Kutsushita}} was one of the Checkmate Four. He was from the Insect Class of the Fangire race.
-==Bishop==
+==History==
-The Bishop is the human form of the Swallowtail Fangire whose task as member of the Checkmate Four is to oversee the progress of all Fangires and their moral conduct, deeming those who are traitors to their aboslute laws such as having relations with humans. The Bishop can shoot blue flames from his hand while in human form. In his Fangire form he can exhale the cloud of explosive scale powder and teleport by dissolving in it.
+The Bishop is the human form of the Swallowtail Fangire whose task as member of the Checkmate Four is to oversee the progress of all Fangires and their moral conduct, deeming those who are traitors to their aboslute laws such as having relations with humans. The Bishop can shoot blue flames from his hand while in human form. In his Fangire form he can exhale the cloud of explosive scale powder and teleport by dissolving into it.
-In 1986, as the previous [[King]]'s right hand, he oversees [[Taiga Nobori]]'s development while not leaving [[Castle Doran]] to carry out his mission, even reporting to the King of [[Maya]]'s actions.
+In 1986, as the previous [[King (Kiva)|King]]'s right hand, he oversees [[Taiga Nobori]]'s development while not leaving [[Castle Doran]] to carry out his mission, even reporting to the King of [[Maya]]'s actions.
 In 2008, he appears before [[Mio Suzuki]] to have her embrace her destiny as the new Queen before searching for Taiga to complete the Checkmate Four prior to the [[Rook]]'s demise, deeming Taiga as a better King than the last one. However, since learning that Kiva is [[Wataru Kurenai]], the Bishop feels that he would cause another disruption in the Fangire hierarchy as [[Otoya Kurenai|his father]] had in the past. His fears come true when Mio attempts to kill Taiga so Wataru could be the new King. After proudly admitting that he had to kill her for it, letting Wataru believe he was responsible in order to rid their kind of him, the Bishop is forced to run for his life from a furious Taiga when Taiga tries to kill him.
 The Bishop then sees Taiga unfit to bear the title of King and he swears to make him pay for turning on him by gathering a massive amount of Life Energy to set up a takeover. He resurrected an army of Fangires to gather Life Energy in order to resurrect the previous King to take Taiga's place, using his own soul after a mortal wound from [[Keisuke Nago|Rising Ixa]] to become one with the previous King.
+{{-}}
 ==Kamen Rider Decade==
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 [[File:Decade-vi-bishop.jpg|thumb|The Swallowtail Fangire in the World of Kiva.]]
 In the [[World of Kiva]], {{Storylink|Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva}} Bishop aids the [[Beetle Fangire]] when he regains his title as king, until he is shattered by [[Tsukasa Kadoya|Decade's]] [[Rider Slash|Dimension Slash]]. {{Storylink|The Biting King's Qualifications}}
+{{-}}
 ===World of the Rider War===
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 ==Statistics==
+[[File:Swallowtail Fangire.png|thumb|]]
 *'''Height''': 245cm
 *'''Weight''': 95kg
+{{-}}
 ==Behind the scenes==
 ===Portrayal===
-The Bishop is portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Mitsu Murata]]|村田 充|Murata Mitsu}}. He previously portrayed the [[Douji]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]] ''and later guest starred in ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]'' as [[Naito ]] in episode 30 and 31.
+The Bishop is portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Mitsu Murata]]|村田 充|Murata Mitsu}}. He previously portrayed the [[Douji]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]] ''and later guest starred in ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]'' as [[Naito]] in episode 30 and 31.
 In the Korean dub of ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' (가면라이더 키바), Bishop is voiced by [[Jang Min-hyeok]] (장민혁).
+==Notes==
+* In [[Kamen Rider Kiva: Final Stage]], there is a Swallowtail Fangire that become the '''Neo Bishop'''. It is unknown whether Neo Bishop is the revived original Bishop or a different individual.
 ==Appearances==
+{{Scroll box|
-*[[Noise: Melody of Destruction]]
+*[[File:Icon-kiva.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]''
-*[[New Arrangement: Flying Rose]]
+**Episode 25: [[Fanfare: The Queen's Awakening]]
-*[[Revolution: Sword Legend]]
+**Episode 26: [[Metronome: Miraculous Memory]]
-*[[Triangle: Behead the King]]
+**Episode 28: [[Request: Time-Altering Battle]]
-*[[Erlking: Mother and Child Reunion]]
+**Episode 29: [[When the Saints Go Marching In: I Am King]]
-*[[Shout: Targeted Brother]]
+**Episode 30: [[Curtain Raising: Kiva's Identity]]
-*[[Encore: Nago Ixa Explosively Returns]]
+**Episode 31: [[Applause: Motherly Dedicated Transformation]]
-*[[Lullaby: Release the Heart]]
+**Episode 32: [[New World: Another Kiva]]
-*[[The Power of Love: The King's Anger]]
-*[[Wedding March: Time of Parting]]
+**Episode 34: [[Noise: Melody of Destruction]]
+**Episode 35: [[New Arrangement: Flying Rose]]
-*[[Punk: Back to Father]]
+**Episode 36: [[Revolution: Sword Legend]]
-*[[With You: Final Transformation]]
+**Episode 37: [[Triangle: Behead the King]]
-*[[Full Stop: Farewell, Otoya]]
+**Episode 38: [[Erlking: Mother and Child Reunion]]
-*[[Break the Chain: Obey Me!]]
+**Episode 39: [[Shout: Targeted Brother]]
-*[[Finale: The Inheritors of Kiva]] (Death)
+**Episode 40: [[Encore: Nago Ixa Explosively Returns]]
-His fangire form, although used by a different character appears in the [[Kamen Rider Decade]] episodes:
+**Episode 41: [[Lullaby: Release the Heart]]
-*[[Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva]]
-*[[The Biting King's Qualifications]]
+**Episode 42: [[The Power of Love: The King's Anger]]
+**Episode 43: [[Wedding March: Time of Parting]]
-*[[Destroyer of Worlds]]
+**Episode 44: [[Punk: Back to Father]]
+**Episode 45: [[With You: Final Transformation]]
+**Episode 46: [[Full Stop: Farewell, Otoya]]
+**Episode 47: [[Break the Chain: Obey Me!]]
+**Episode 48: [[Finale: The Inheritors of Kiva]] (Death)
+*[[File:Icon-decade.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''
+**Episode 4: [[Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva]]
+**Episode 5: [[The Biting King's Qualifications]]
+**Episode 31: [[Destroyer of Worlds]]
+}}
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+[[Category:Generals]]
+[[Category:Kiva Characters]]