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  • The Fangires in general. Essentially equivalent to vampires, except instead of just draining blood, they usually cause giant energy fangs to drain victims of life to the point the humans become transparent and shatter like glass after being being jolted.
  • Ryo Itoya/Spider Fangire. Sure, he has some comical quirks, but the way he stalks after Yuri in 1986 and Megumi in 2008 can come off as quite unsettling.
  • Keisuke Nago, at least in the first half. He would do whatever it takes to finish off Fangires and Kiva, unaware of the Rider's identity being Wataru, and has an extreme dislike of sin. Should anyone disagree with him, he would angrily shout that he's the one in the right. Despite fighting for the greater good, Nago had done some notable misdeeds that exemplify him being a Knight Templar such as his role in his father's suicide. It took finding out that Wataru was Kiva for him to mellow out.
  • Rook/Lion Fangire. He wiped out the Wolfen race, murdered Akane Aso, Yuri's mother, as well as Megumi and Mitsuhide's grandmother, and most importantly, his Time Plays - Essentially games where he feeds on a select group of people within a time limit, with failure to make the intended number resulting in self-punishment with an 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.
  • Maya's role within the Checkmate Four: Execute any traitor Fangires who fall in love with humans. The sky turns night as she removes her glove and reveals her symbolized hand, which then shatters whoever she targets. Good thing she met Otoya.
  • Saga's finisher involves impaling and hanging Fangires before ultimately causing the victim to explode in tremendous pain. One could actually feel sorry for the Tortoise and Horsefly Fangires for having to die in such a brutal way. Though Sagarc's squeaky chipmunk voice during the attack kind of kills the mood for some.

TV Series

    Episode 10: Saber Dance: Glassy Melody 
  • Nago deliberately provoking Omura and even damages the music he was listening to, prompting him to go berserk as the Frog Fangire due to all the noise he hears.
    Episode 12: First Live: Golden Speed 
  • Jiro suddenly collapsing and having to be hospitalized due to the Ixa System prototype's flaws.
    Episode 13: Unfinished: Daddy Fight 
  • Nago becoming crazy after his defeat from Kiva, to where he takes it out on a criminal, leading to him getting arrested instead.
  • Tohru Miyake/Rhinoceros Fangire. He poses as the Chief Manager of the Atelier Dreams talent agency, seeking young people working towards their dreams and taking their photo. Once he has them in his trap, he takes not only their Life Energy, but a cherished possession relating to their dreams as a trophy in his "Dream Graveyard" collection. Especially given how many he had.
    Episode 16: Player: The Rules Of Cruelty 
  • After gaining his memories back, Rook takes the Life Energy of Eriko, the girl who fell for his amnesiac state, as well as her father and a few customers.
    Episode 24: Emperor: Golden Fever 
  • As Yuri revealed her feelings for Otoya in front of Jiro, the latter in his transformed state attempts to off her, but thankfully doesn't go through with it.
    Episode 34: Noise: Melody Of Destruction 
  • Dr. Kanda in general. He's a Mad Scientist and former member of the Wonderful Blue Sky Organization who decided to experiment and research on Fangires. What he does to Kaede/Horsefly Fangire is keep her in a cell until it's time to forcibly empower her, with his method in doing so being to electrocute her as she shrieks in pain. He does this with no remorse whatsoever, even disregarding Shima's warnings to him to not toy with the Fangires.
    Episode 39: Shout: Targeted Brother 
  • Bishop awakening Wataru's Fangire blood, which causes him to go berserk and nearly kill Megumi as she screams for her life.
    Episode 40: Encore: Nago Ixa Explosively Returns 
  • Bishop pulverizing Kengo, having almost successfully killed him had Wataru not arrived at the nick of time to save him.
    Episode 42: The Power Of Love: The King's Anger 
  • After transforming back to normal and finding out he became a Sungazer Fangire, Shima screams in anguish.
    Episode 43: Wedding March: Time Of Parting 
  • A chained Otoya getting his Life Energy drained out of him by King.
  • Mio stabbing Taiga during the wedding.
  • King confiscating Maya of both her title and her Fangire powers.
    Episode 45: With You: Final Transformation 
  • After Bishop foolishly told him that he was the true murderer of Mio, not Wataru, Taiga aggressively beats up Bishop in a rather realistic manner. Sure Bishop had it coming, but still brutal regardless.
  • In the aftermath of the assault, Bishop then alters his appearance a bit with rather unsettling Fish Eyes and messed up hair. What he does next? Play on an organ and try to revive a swarm of Fangires to take the Life Energy of civilians to bring back King.
    Episode 47: Break The Chain: Obey Me! 
  • Taiga allegedly stabbing Maya when she stated she still loved him before taking Kivat-bat the 2nd with him. Thankfully she actually survived the attempt.

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    Kamen Rider Kiva: You Can Also Be Kiva 

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