History YMMV / KamenRiderKiva

* MemeticLoser: For almost a decade, Kiva himself was his, at least in the [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] side of the fanbase. Until October 2018, Kiva[[note]]his base form, anyways[[/note]] hadn't received an official Figuarts while almost every other Kamen Rider (Including ones from ''[[UpToEleven Kiva itself]]'') has already had one. Even one-off riders like [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Nadeshiko]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Sangou]] have already seen a Figuarts release before Kiva. It's common to see fans joking about how certain Riders and [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precures]] have received a Figuarts before Kiva[[note]]the most extreme example being that '''Music/MichaelJackson''' got a [[https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Figuarts-Criminal/dp/B00KMO124W Figuarts]] before Kiva - not [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Man In The Mirror]]; Michael Jackson himself![[/note]].

* MemeticMutation:
** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpmdxO8NPnE IXA-CISE!!!]]'''
** [[spoiler: '''DAD, NEO-FANGIRES!''']] [[labelnote:Explanation(SPOILERS)]] The abrupt reveal at the very end of the final episode about the Neo-Fangires by Wataru's son from the future is often joked by fans.[[/labelnote]]
** ''X'' got a [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] before Kiva![[labelnote:Explanation]] As explained in MemeticLoser, even 9 years after his series aired, Kiva ''still'' hasn't gotten a Figuarts whereas all other Riders have already gotten theirs; likely to become a DiscreditedMeme due to the fact that one's finally been confirmed[[/labelnote]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: the OP. Epic guitar riff is epic.

* EpilepticTrees: There were plenty, of course, but one of the most common got subverted surprisingly thoroughly. Since 1975's ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'', it's been standard operating procedure for seasons of ''Kamen Rider'' to have females who get powers to die. Since it's made clear very early on in ''Kiva'' that Yuri was going to die soon, most fans assumed that this would happen as a direct result of her getting and using the IXA powers. Come mid-season, she gets the powers, uses them in battle, kicks complete and utter enemy ass... and nothing happens. [[spoiler:The show never really explains how she died; many fans at this point assume something relatively mild, like a car accident.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Ep 27 opens with Kivat saying something about time travel being a possiblility, even stating 'I'd like to return to that day'. Creator/TomokazuSugita would later return for the second season of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', infamously known for ''Endless Eight''...

* MemeticMutation: '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpmdxO8NPnE IXA-CISE!!!]]'''

** Wataru's status as [[spoiler: a half human, half Fangire.]] He doesn't suffer any negative effects because of [[spoiler: his Fangire heritage]] until Taiga and Bishop stir it up ''once'' in an attempt to [[spoiler: get him to come to their side]]. He's also not very strong (at one point it is shown that he can't do more than ''ten'' push-ups) and does not possess any sort of unique ability born from [[spoiler: his monstrous heritage]] (when not transformed, that is). To be fair Wataru doesn't learn about his unique status until late in the series, but the writers could have made Wataru more interesting if they gave him some sort of weakness or problem that resulted from this and made him struggle with it until [[spoiler: he learned about his parents and learned to accept who he is.]] Wataru does accept [[spoiler: his heritage, but the only thing he has to show for it is Kiva, his status as the new King and a lot of painful memories.]] As it stands the only difference between [[spoiler: a human and a Fangire/Human mix is that the mixture can use things that would normally only be accessible to a Fangire (like Castle Dran) and would not have to worry about the negative effects of transforming with Kiva/Dark Kiva.]]
** The existence of [[spoiler: people with mixed heritage]] arose much earlier in the show - Jiro wanted to marry Yuri [[spoiler: so that she would bear his children and help repopulate his race.]] This plotline was dropped after [[spoiler: Jiro's true self was uncovered]] and Yuri revealed that she was in love with Otoya.

* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Yes, Bishop, do tell Taiga that ''you'' killed Mio instead of shutting up and letting Taiga continue to assume that Kiva did it, therefore getting rid of him without having to lift a finger. [[SarcasmMode No wonder you are an]] EvilGenius!]]
* WTHCostumingDepartment: Wataru wears a shirt that says "Stupid" in episodes 17 and 22.
** An example wherein RealLifeWritesThePlot, and the problem wasn't stupid appearance: Kiva's default form is perfectly fine on its own, but it and his Arms Monster forms were too heavy for Creator/SeijiTakaiwa to act in properly, and in fact he nearly died once due to the weight. This is why [[SuperMode Emperor Form]] was overused for the series, as it was far lighter and easier to work with. Unfortunately, it came at the cost of trashing the rest of Kiva's powers.

** Kamen Rider Saga; they could have done anything with it - have Taiga keep using it [[spoiler: after he gains the ability to become Dark Kiva, and use DK as a super mode]], introduce a new character who uses it to act as an antagonist/rival, give it to an existing character like Kengo [[note]]while the Sagarcs were created by the Fangires, it's never explicitly stated if a person had to be a Fangire to become Saga; for all we know, it could work like the [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Delta Gear]] and allow anyone to use it if they had linked with it[[/note]]...but no, as soon as [[spoiler: Taiga becomes Dark Kiva]], it's almost as if it never existed. To be fair, this upgrade was an 11thHourSuperpower introduced in the final episode, so it’s more forgivable.

** The ruthless [[BigBad Bat Fangire]]/[[VampireMonarch 1986 King]] is the lord of all Fangires, using his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races and persecute Jiro, the last of the Wolfen. Discovering his wife has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai, the King tries to force her to kill Otoya, and when she refuses to do so, the King offers the surviving members of the races he meant to exterminate a chance to live if they kill Otoya for him. Transforming them all into [[EmpathicWeapon conscious weapons]] for trying to escape from him, the King captures Otoya and torturously drains him of his life energy to feed his living castle. Threatening the life of [[OffingTheOffspring his own infant son]] to prevent his wife from seeing Otoya again after he escapes, the King's actions [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgust even his most loyal servant]] to the point that he aids Otoya, giving him the power to destroy the King.
** [[SinisterMinister Bishop, the Swallowtail Fangire]], is King's calm, psychopathic [[TheDragon right-hand man]]. A [[FantasticRacism firm believer in the superiority of Fangires]], Bishop informed the King of his wife's love for a human, resulting in Maya having her powers taken away from her. Trying to force Mio into embracing her fate as the new Queen, Bishop burns a Fangire in front of her when she refuses to kill him for having loved a human, later telling her that she must kill her LoveInterest if she wants to be a true Queen. Under Taiga's orders, Bishop uses his powers to awaken Wataru's Fangire blood, almost making him murder his own friends. Seeing Mio as a failure, Bishop assassinates her and pins the blame on Wataru, fully intending on leaving him depressed. Proudly confessing his crimes to Taiga, Bishop is kicked out of the Checkmate Four and uses a magical crystal ball to drain the souls of multiple people. Planning on bringing the previous King back, Bishop revives the defeated Fangires and orders them to murder every human they come across, sacrificing his own soul to complete the ritual just so he could become one with the King and "[[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]]".
** [[PsychopathicManchild Rook, the Lion Fangire]], is an excitement-seeking sociopath who murdered Yuri Aso's mother twenty years before the work takes place, leading to Yuri's hatred of Fangires. A genocidal maniac, Rook drove the Wolfen race to near-extinction, leaving Jiro as the sole survivor. To sate his boredom, Rook invents a game in which he must eat a selected group of people within a given amount of time, eating ice cream if he succeeds and punishing himself with electric shocks if he fails. Inventing a new game, Rook decides to do good deeds before getting himself killed, not out of a genuine interest in kindness but merely to keep himself entertained.
** [[KickTheDog The Rhino Fangire]] tricks young people into believing he'll help make their dreams come true to lure them in so he can steal their life force. After killing them, he takes an item from them that relates to their dream as a trophy to put in his "Dream Graveyard". His choice of prey is based solely on a love for [[HopeCrusher crushing the dreams]] of young people and nothing else. Even [[TheHero Wataru]], who had generally tried to find the good in everyone, even Fangires, found his actions unforgivable.

** Does [[spoiler: Wataru]] have a Fangire Form at all, and if so, what Fangire is he? Unlike [[spoiler: his half-brother]], who's heavily hinted to be [[spoiler: the Snake Fangire]], no hints are given[[note]]the Novel has [[spoiler: Kiva ''itself'']] as his form; however, the novel cannot be canon, due to contradicting the events of the show[[/note]].

%%* DracoInLeatherPants: King and, to an extent, Bishop.

%%* GameBreaker: Kiva's Emperor Form and Dark Kiva.

* DracoInLeatherPants: King and, to an extent, Bishop.
* EarWorm: The Zanbat's standby theme.

* GameBreaker: Kiva's Emperor Form and Dark Kiva.

** Kamen Rider Saga; they could have done anything with it - have Taiga keep using it [[spoiler: after he gains the ability to become Dark Kiva, and use DK as a super mode]], introduce a new character who uses it to act as an antagonist/rival, give it to an existing character like Kengo [[note]]while the Sagarcs were created by the Fangires, it's never explicitly stated if a person had to be a Fangire to become Saga; for all we know, it could work like the [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Delta Gear]] and allow anyone to use it if they had linked with it[[/note]]...but no, as soon as [[spoiler: Taiga becomes Dark Kiva]], it's almost as if it never existed.

* TheScrappy: Ryo Itoya, the Spider Fangire. He harassed both Yuri in 1986 and Megumi in 2008, and his creepy attitude doesn't help it either. [[spoiler:Fans cheered when Mio, of all people, [[TakeThatScrappy kills him in a spectacular way]].]]

** Keisuke Nago, for [[BrokenBase those who]] [[BaseBreakingCharacter see him]] as an {{Expy}} of [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Masato Kusaka]]. He has caused a lot of drama, and had gained little comeuppance to compensate. What makes it worse is that he feels 0% guilt over his actions, including [[SelfMadeOrphan playing the driving part]] in his father's [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]].

* MemeticLoser: Kiva himself is his, at least in the [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] side of the fanbase. As of 2017, Kiva[[note]]his base form, anyways[[/note]] ''still'' hasn't gotten an official Figuarts while almost every other Kamen Rider (Including ones from ''[[UpToEleven Kiva itself]]'') has already had one. Even one-off riders like [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Nadeshiko]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Sangou]] have already seen a Figuarts release before Kiva. It's common to see fans joking about how certain Riders and [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precures]] have received a Figuarts before Kiva[[note]]the most extreme example being that '''Music/MichaelJackson''' got a [[https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Figuarts-Criminal/dp/B00KMO124W Figuarts]] before Kiva - not [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Man In The Mirror]]; Michael Jackson himself![[/note]]. Fortunately, this one is likely to die down since ''Kiva's'' been confirmed to have a Figuarts scheduled as of October 2018.

* MemeticLoser: Kiva himself is his, at least in the [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] side of the fanbase. As of 2017, Kiva[[note]]his base form, anyways[[/note]] ''still'' hasn't gotten an official Figuarts while almost every other Kamen Rider (Including ones from ''[[UpToEleven Kiva itself]]'') has already had one. Even one-off riders like [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Nadeshiko]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Sangou]] have already seen a Figuarts release before Kiva. It's common to see fans joking about how certain Riders and [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precures]] have received a Figuarts before Kiva[[note]]the most extreme example being that '''Music/MichaelJackson''' got a [[https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Figuarts-Criminal/dp/B00KMO124W Figuarts]] before Kiva - not [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Man In The Mirror]]; Michael Jackson himself![[/note]].

** ''X'' got a [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] before Kiva![[labelnote:Explanation]] As explained in MemeticLoser, even 9 years after his series aired, Kiva ''still'' hasn't gotten a Figuarts whereas all other Riders have already gotten theirs.[[/labelnote]]

* CompleteMonster: While the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Fangire race]] are the major antagonists in the series, there are 3 specific members who crossed the ultimate lines:

* The ruthless [[BigBad Bat Fangire]]/[[VampireMonarch 1986 King]] is the lord of all Fangires, using his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races and persecute Jiro, the last of the Wolfen. Discovering his wife has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai, the King tries to force her to kill Otoya, and when she refuses to do so, the King offers the surviving members of the races he meant to exterminate a chance to live if they kill Otoya for him. Transforming them all into [[EmpathicWeapon conscious weapons]] for trying to escape from him, the King captures Otoya and torturously drains him of his life energy to feed his living castle. Threatening the life of [[OffingTheOffspring his own infant son]] to prevent his wife from seeing Otoya again after he escapes, the King's actions [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgust even his most loyal servant]] to the point that he aids Otoya, giving him the power to destroy the King.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Rook, the Lion Fangire]], is an excitement-seeking sociopath who murdered Yuri Aso's mother twenty years before the work takes place, leading to Yuri's hatred of Fangires. A genocidal maniac, Rook drove the Wolfen race to near-extinction, leaving Jiro as the sole survivor. To sate his boredom, Rook invents a game in which he must eat a selected group of people within a given amount of time, eating ice cream if he succeeds and punishing himself with electric shocks if he fails. Inventing a new game, Rook decides to do good deeds before getting himself killed, not out of a genuine interest in kindness but merely to keep himself entertained.
* [[KickTheDog The Rhino Fangire]] tricks young people into believing he'll help make their dreams come true to lure them in so he can steal their life force. After killing them, he takes an item from them that relates to their dream as a trophy to put in his "Dream Graveyard". His choice of prey is based solely on a love for [[HopeCrusher crushing the dreams]] of young people and nothing else. Even [[TheHero Wataru]], who had generally tried to find the good in everyone, even Fangires, found his actions unforgivable.

** [[BigBad The Bat Fangire]], more commonly known as the [[VampireMonarch 1986 King]], is a ruthless tyrant who fails to understand the concept of love. As the original lord of all Fangires, the King uses his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races, as well as persecute [[LastOfHisKind Jiro, the last Wolfen]]. When he finds out that his wife Maya has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai, he tries to force her to kill him with the logic that if he kills her for her infidelity it would mean he actually cared for her, so this is much better. When she does not go through with it, the King offers Jiro, as well as the sole surviving Merman and Franken, a chance to avoid extermination in exchange for killing Otoya. When they choose to escape instead, the King forcibly transforms them into {{Empathic Weapon}}s. He then kidnaps Otoya and attempts to use his life energy to feed Castle Doran, the King's living castle. When Otoya escapes, the King exposes his lack of any sense of love toward his own wife by threatening the life of [[OffingTheOffspring their own infant son]] as blackmail to prevent her from seeing Otoya again. This [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgusts Kivat-bat the 2nd]], who is meant to be the King's loyal TransformationTrinket, so much that he offers Otoya a chance to become Kamen Rider Dark Kiva in order to destroy the King.
** The Lion Fangire, also known as Rook, is an AxCrazy, merciless, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking easily bored]] {{Sociopath}} who treats the lives of humans and monsters alike as a game. Twenty years before Wataru becomes Kamen Rider Kiva, Rook murdered Yuri Aso's mother so traumatically that Yuri swore vengeance on all Fangires (including Wataru's mother Maya). He also was single-handedly responsible for driving the Wolfen race to near-extinction, leaving Jiro as the sole survivor of his genocidal rampage. As the flashbacks progress, Rook devises his personal game to combat boredom called the "Time Play," in which he hunts and eats a select group of people within a time limit. If he succeeds in killing the intended number of people, he rewards himself with ice cream; fail and he self-punishes himself with electric shocks. His already suspect sanity gets even worse when he reawakens and regains his memories in 2008. He proposes a new game which would have him do good deeds before getting himself killed not out of a change of heart but from boredom from constantly playing the "Time Play" game.
** The Rhino Fangire was rather nasty. He tricks young people into believing he'll help make their dreams come true to lure them in so he can steal their life force. After killing them, he takes an item from them that relates to their dream as a trophy to put in his "Dream Graveyard". His choice of prey is based solely on a love for crushing the dreams of young people and nothing else. Even [[TheHero Wataru]], who had generally tried to find the good in everyone, even Fangires, found his actions unforgivable.

** ''X'' got a [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] before Kiva![[labelnote:Explanation]] As explained in MemeticLoser, even 8 years after his series aired, Kiva ''still'' hasn't gotten a Figuarts whereas all other Riders have already gotten theirs.[[/labelnote]]

* CompleteMonster: While the Fangire race are the major antagonists in the series, there are 3 specific members who crossed the ultimate lines:

** [[BatOutOfHell The Bat Fangire]], more commonly known as the [[VampireMonarch 1986 King]], is a ruthless tyrant who fails to understand the concept of love. As the original lord of all Fangires, the King uses his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races, as well as persecute [[LastOfHisKind Jiro, the last Wolfen]]. When he finds out that his wife Maya has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai, he tries to force her to kill him with the logic that if he kills her for her infidelity it would mean he actually cared for her, so this is much better. When she does not go through with it, the King offers Jiro, as well as the sole surviving Merman and Franken, a chance to avoid extermination in exchange for killing Otoya. When they choose to escape instead, the King forcibly transforms them into {{Empathic Weapon}}s. He then kidnaps Otoya and attempts to use his life energy to feed Castle Doran, the King's living castle. When Otoya escapes, the King exposes his lack of any sense of love toward his own wife by threatening the life of [[OffingTheOffspring their own infant son]] as blackmail to prevent her from seeing Otoya again. This [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgusts Kivat-bat the 2nd]], who is meant to be the King's loyal TransformationTrinket, so much that he offers Otoya a chance to become Kamen Rider Dark Kiva in order to destroy the King.

* MemeticLoser: Kiva himself is his, at least in the [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] side of the fanbase. As of 2017, Kiva ''still'' hasn't gotten an official Figuarts while almost every other Kamen Rider (Including ones from ''[[UpToEleven Kiva itself]]'') has already had one. Even one-off riders like [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Nadeshiko]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Sangou]] have already seen a Figuarts release before Kiva. It's common to see fans joking about how certain Riders and [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precures]] have received a Figuarts before Kiva[[note]]the most extreme example being that '''Music/MichaelJackson''' got a [[https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Figuarts-Criminal/dp/B00KMO124W Figuarts]] before Kiva - not [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Man In The Mirror]]; Michael Jackson himself![[/note]].

* MemeticLoser: Kiva himself is his, at least in the [[Toys/{{SHFiguarts}} Figuarts]] side of the fanbase. As of 2016, Kiva ''still'' hasn't gotten an official Figuarts while almost every other Kamen Rider (Including ones from ''[[UpToEleven Kiva itself]]'') has already had one. Even one-off riders like [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Nadeshiko]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Sangou]] have already seen a Figuarts release before Kiva. It's common to see fans joking about how certain Riders and [[Franchise/PrettyCure Precures]] have received a Figuarts before Kiva[[note]]the most extreme example being that '''Music/MichaelJackson''' got a [[https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Figuarts-Criminal/dp/B00KMO124W Figuarts]] before Kiva - not [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Man In The Mirror]]; Michael Jackson himself![[/note]].

** [[BatOutOfHell The Bat Fangire]], more commonly known as the [[VampireMonarch 1986 King]], is a ruthless tyrant who fails to understand the concept of love. As the original lord of all Fangires, the King uses his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races, as well as persecute [[LastOfHisKind Jiro, the last Wolfen]]. When he finds out that his wife Maya has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai, he tries to force her to kill him with the logic that if he kills her for her infidelity it would mean he actually cared for her, so this is much better. When she does not go through with it, the King offers Jiro, as well as the sole surviving Merman and Franken , a chance to avoid extermination in exchange for killing Otoya. When they choose to escape instead, the King forcibly transforms them into {{Empathic Weapon}}s. He then kidnaps Otoya and attempts to use his life energy to feed Castle Doran, the King's living castle. When Otoya escapes, the King exposes his lack of any sense of love toward his own wife by threating the life of [[OffingTheOffspring their own infant son]] as blackmail to prevent her from seeing Otoya again. This [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgusts Kivat-bat the 2nd]], who is meant to be the King's loyal TransformationTrinket, so much that he offers Otoya a chance to become Kamen Rider Dark Kiva in order to destroy the King.

** The Bat Fangire, more commonly known as the 1986 King, is a ruthless tyrant who fails to understand the concept of love. As the original lord of all Fangires, the King uses his position to annihilate the Merman and Franken races, as well as persecute Jiro ([[LastOfHisKind the last Wolfen]]). When he finds out that his wife Maya has fallen in love with Otoya Kurenai (the original Kamen Rider Ixa), the King offers Jiro, as well as the sole surviving Merman and Franken (Ramon and Riki respectively), a chance to avoid extermination in exchange for killing Otoya. When they choose to escape instead, the King forcibly transforms them into {{Empathic Weapon}}s. He then kidnaps Otoya and attempts to use his life energy to feed Castle Doran, the King's living castle. When Otoya escapes, the King exposes his lack of any sense of love toward his own wife by using the life of his own son, Taiga Nobori (Kamen Rider Saga), as blackmail to prevent her from seeing Otoya again. This disgusts Kivat-bat the 2nd, who is meant to be the King's loyal TransformationTrinket, so much that he offers Otoya a chance to become Kamen Rider Dark Kiva in order to destroy the King.

* GameBreaker: [[color:gold:Emperor]] Form.