Kamen Rider Kiva
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 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.
Publication Information
- Host : Bishop
- Japanese : ビショップ
- Known As : Swallowtail Fangire
- Type : The Ascetic and a Left Foot Sock
- Type :
- Related : Checkmate Four
- Gender: Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Kiva
- First Appearance : Kamen Rider Kiva Episod 34 : Noise - Melody of Destruction
- Last Appearance : Kamen Rider Decade Episod 31 : Destroyer of Worlds
- Number of Appearances :
- Portrayer : Mitsu Murata
- Voice Actor : Tomohiro Tsuboi
- Main View : Full Episod
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.
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.
World of Kiva
In the World of Kiva, Bishop aids the Beetle Fangire when he regains his title as king, until he is shattered by Decade's Dimension Slash.
Swallowtail Fangire
- Main Article : Swallowtail Fangire
- Height : 245cm
- Weight : 95kg
- 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.
