Taiga Nobori

is the current king of the Fangire and . He later becomes . Initially the fiance of Mio Suzuki, he learns that she becomes willing to abandon her Fangire heritage and her future as Queen of the Fangires to be together with his half-brother, Wataru Kurenai, resulting in conflict between the brothers.
==History==
===Early Life===
Taiga was born around 1986 as the first born son of Maya, the Queen of the Checkmate Four, and the Checkmate Four's original King. Recieving the title of King at infancy after his father's death, Taiga was spirited away from Maya and raised as a human by Mamoru Shima, wearing a glove over his hand to conceal his Checkmate Four crest.
During his childhood, Taiga befriended Wataru Kurenai, having saved him from two bullies. The two regularly played with one another until Taiga mysteriously disappeared, being kept under a watchful eye by his guardians. 
Growing angered by Mamoru's xenophobic attitude, Taiga developed a disdain for humans, scarring his foster father's back as an adult. Nonetheless, Taiga ultimately spared Mamoru's life in the attack, opting to leave quietly afterwards.
Ascending his throne as the ruler of Fangires, Taiga became the company president of a major funding company called .
The company being a front to steal or destroy any technology used to further humanity, Taiga and the other top ranking members executed any scientists that prove to be a threat for their race, doing so discretely. Whenever a fellow Fangire is revealed to be assisting in such technological advancements, Taiga will personally carry out the executions, saying to them beforehand, .
In 2008, after watching corporate testing of a new metal, Taiga witnesses meets up with his old friend Wataru as the two catch up while he meets with his arranged fiancée Mio before introducing her to Wataru without realizing their relationship, having no idea of Mio's true feelings towards Wataru until overhearing her admit them to Wataru.
Though he acts calm, it is a cover as he sees his marriage to Mio as absolute and is devastated to learn of her relation to his best friend. Although told by the Bishop to kill Wataru, Taiga refuses and instead gives Wataru an invitation to the wedding between him and Mio, explaining that he's too weak to protect her. However, tensions rise more as he and Mio learn that Wataru is the one who inherited his father's power as Kiva. After learning his mother's location, Taiga learns from her his biological relationship to Wataru as his half-brother.
With this information, Taiga decides instead of killing Wataru, he wants his brother to become their ally, having the Bishop awaken the Fangire blood within Wataru for that purpose. Believing he will succeed in winning Wataru on his side as his right-hand man, Taiga sees marrying Mio as the final step to his ideal life being realized with Maya giving him his birth-right as his father's successor to Kiva's power. When Wataru informs him that he wishes to live as himself and not as either human or Fangire, Taiga is shocked and infuriated to the point of conjuring up a Mother Sagarc and her offspring to educate Wataru unsuccessfully, before confronting his half-brother. He makes several more unsuccessful attempts to bring Wataru to his side, and when refused each time, he is forced to fight him.
After an incident in which Shima is critically injured by the Sungazer Fangire, Taiga opts to save him. However, this is a front as he instead transfuses Fangire power into Shima's body, fully healing him in the process while making him into another Sungazer Fangire. At the same time, Mio accepts Taiga's marriage proposal (unaware of her own plans), and undergoes the marriage ritual with her, refusing to accept that she made an attempt on his life. When Shima confronts Taiga to fight, he fakes the fight to make it seem like he killed his stepfather in order to provoke Wataru into fighting him. After Kiva gains the upper hand on Saga, he goes in for the kill, only for Mio to intervene and take the final blow in Saga's place. The sudden interference and Mio's subsequent death leaves Taiga to vow on killing Wataru.
However, Taiga learns that it was actually the Bishop, not Wataru, who killed Mio. Enraged, Taiga beats the Bishop to a bloody pulp before the Fangire runs off, now seeing Taiga unworthy to be his King. Later, Taiga encounters Wataru when dropping off flowers at Mio's gravesite, revealing the truth to him before he accepts Wataru's challenge. However, the battle is interrupted by the Bishop who brings an army of revived Fangires to ambush Saga in an act of vengeance.
After he was defeated by Kiva, Taiga loses his standing among his Fangire peers as Wataru becomes the new King of the Fangires in his place. Refusing to let this happen, Taiga knocks out Maya in a fit of rage in an attempt to acquire the power of Dark Kiva. He would then use said power to settle things with Wataru once and for all, but in the end, he learns the truth from Shima of Wataru's actions and helps him fight the revived Bat Fangire. Taiga and Wataru eventually fight each other one last time with the title the Fangire King after defeating the Bat Fangire at the behest of Maya who turned out to be alive. The outcome of their battle was not shown. After regaining his position as D&P's president and presenting a plan to find an alternate source of energy for the Fangires to thrive on, Taiga meets up with Wataru and his future nephew Masao as they join up with the others to fight the Neo-Fangire.
==Other Events==
===King of Vampire===
The story is based on Kamen Rider Kiva. The story follows the life of the characters following the finale while expanding on other instances in the history of the 1986 storyline.
At Nago and Megumi’s wedding, Kivat’s sister, Kiva-la suddenly arrives warning them that the Lion Fangire has become a giant Six Pillars Sabbath. And so as Wataru become Kiva Emperor, Nago Ixa Rising and Taiga Dark Kiva, Kiva-la agrees to help Megumi fight, transforming her into Kamen Rider Kiva-la to fight the Six Pillars Sabbath.
===Kamen Rider Decade===
====Super Den-O Beginning====
Kamen Rider Saga was summoned by Kamen Rider Diend as support in the fight against Momotaros as Den-O sword form, Saga armed with his Jacorder among Kamen Rider Sasword, make Den-O focus successfully. 
====Here Comes Super Momotaros!====
Kamen Rider Saga reappears with Sasword and Diend continuing the battle, dominating Den-O, finished Diend with Final Attack Rider to Den-O Sword Form defeating him.
===OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders===
Kamen Rider Saga was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the powerful All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader. 
===Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders Super Spin-off===
====That One! Eitoku: Beware of Eito-kun?====
Kamen Rider Saga appears along with Rey, KickHopper, Diend, and Den-O Rod Form, cited as examples of the costumes worn by Eitoku. Later in the beginning of the questionnaire, when Kenichi asks which Rider is Eitoku, referring to those Riders, it is finally discovered that it is Saga.
==Video Game Appearances==
===All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution===
Kamen Rider Saga appeared as Rider summoned by Diend in All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution.
===Kamen Rider Super Climax Heroes===
Kamen Rider Saga is an unlockable and playable character with the other Kamen Riders in Super Climax Heroes.
===Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride===
Kamen Rider Saga appears as a playable character in this video game Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride.
===Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing===
Taiga as Kamen Rider Saga and Kamen Rider Dark Kiva is a playable character in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing with other Kamen Riders.
Saga Battle Ganbarizing.jpg|Kamen Rider Saga in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing
Dark Kiva Battle Ganbarizing.jpg|Kamen Rider Dark Kiva in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing
===Kamen Rider Riderbout===
Kamen Rider Saga appears as a playable character with the other Heisei and Showa Kamen Riders in Kamen Rider Riderbout.
===Kamen Rider: Battride War series===
====Kamen Rider: Battride War====
Kamen Rider Dark Kiva appears as a boss in the video game Kamen Rider: Battride War.
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====Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis====
Kamen Rider Dark Kiva made his debut in Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis, as a tag partner rather than a playable character.
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===Masked Rider Expansion===
Kamen Rider Saga appears as a playable character in this trading card game with other Kamen Rider Kamen Rider Heisei-Era, Showa-Era, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, and other Heroes.
===Kamen Rider Break Joker===
Taiga as Kamen Rider Saga and Dark Kiva appears as a playable character with other Riders and monsters in Kamen Rider Break Joker.
9621c0436a2bb1f6fa123e9c9ab8c2d5.jpg|Kamen Rider Saga Break Joker card
darkvika(taiga).jpg|Kamen Rider Dark Kiva Break Joker card
===Kamen Rider Battle Rush===
Taiga as Kamen Rider Saga and Dark Kiva appears as a playable and support character in the video game Kamen Rider Battle Rush using Snaking Death-break in his two forms.
Dark Kiva Snaking Death-break Battle Rush.png|Kamen Rider Dark Kiva using Snaking Death-break
===Kamen Rider Buttobasoul===
Kamen Rider Saga is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul, among other Kamen Riders.
===Battle Spirits ===
It is the sixth collaboration pack and the second collaboration with the Kamen Rider franchise. CB06 was released in Japan on September 29th, 2018. Kamen Rider Saga appears with other Kamen Riders and Monsters in Battle Spirits.
Saga Battle Spirits Cards Included
*Kamen Rider Saga (Common)
==Personality==
Having a strong sense of responsibility for his race, Taiga displays an authoritative demeanor in general. However, he treats his loved ones very kindly, regardless of social status. Like his father though, Taiga can be rather self-righteous at times, to the point of unintentional selfishness. 
Upset at his abused childhood, Taiga felt animosity toward humanity in general, if capable of making exceptions. Stemming from this hatred, Taiga does not consume food in general, solely drinking water at restaurants. 
While patient, Taiga is vulnerable to fits of anger and jealousy. Combined with haughtiness, Taiga can make rash decisions at times, being manipulated by Bishop on several occasions. Thus, he is ruthless to almost any who cross him, executing them as an afterthought. 
Deep down though, Taiga is plagued with emotions of loneliness. Desiring a family of his own, Taiga made several attempts to convince Mio and Wataru to join him. Likewise, despite his anguish, Taiga still feels some love for Maya and Shima, sparing them from death. 
Ultimately, Taiga would learn the importance of forgiveness and humility, and now seeks to assist Wataru in ensuring peace among the Demon Races.
==Powers ==
* Fangire Physiology: Taiga possesses powers beyond his subjects, with potential that exceeds even his own father. In human form alone, Taiga can easily subdue high-ranking Fangires.
*Psychic Powers: If needed, Taiga is able to conjure an intense aura, create barriers, and summon shadowed snakes. 
*Snake Manipulation: Possessing serpentine based-powers, Taiga has the called and multiple giant Sagarc under a larger as support.
*Teleportation: Like his father, Taiga showed himself able to teleport in an instantRevolution: Sword Legend.
==Forms==
==Giant Monsters==
*Mother Sagarc
**Sagarc
*Kukulcan
==Equipment==
===Devices===
*Sagarc Belt - Saga's transformation belt
*Kivat-Bat the 2nd -Dark Kiva's Kivat partner
*Dark Kivat Belt - Dark Kiva's transformation device that forms when Kivat bites Taiga
*Fuestles - Whistle-like devices that activate special abilities
===Weapons===
*Jacorder - Saga's personal weapon
==Legend Rider Devices==
*: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Saga. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider Saga. First used in the World of Den-O to fight M-Yuusuke.
==Family==
File:Wataru Kurenai.png|Wataru Kurenai (Half-Brother)
File:Fangire King.png|King (Father)
File:Maya 1986.png|Maya (Mother)
File:Otoya Kurenai.png|Otoya Kurenai (Step-Father)
File:Masao Kurenai.png|Masao Kurenai (Future Half-Nephew)
File:Mamoru Shima 2008.png|Mamoru Shima (Foster Father)
*Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva - Half-brother
*King/Kamen Rider Dark Kiva - Father
*Maya - Mother
*Otoya Kurenai - Step-father
*Masao Kurenai - Half-Nephew
*Mamoru Shima - Foster father
===Love Interest===
*Mio Suzuki: to be added
===Allies===
*Sagarc: to be added
*Kivat-Bat the 2nd: to be added
*Rook: to be added
===Enemies===
*Bishop: to be added
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
Taiga Nobori is portrayed by . Yamamoto also portrayed Takato Shiramine/Kamen Rider Rey in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World, later he portrayed in and in . As a child, he was portrayed by .
As both Kamen Rider Saga and Kamen Rider Dark Kiva, his suit actor is .
===Concept Art===
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==Notes==
*Due to his usage of Sagarc, Taiga is never shown transforming into Fangire form, with the only clue to its identity being his snake-based powers.
*Taiga and Wataru Kurenai are the first two Riders who are blood brothers, later followed by Takatora and Mitsuzane Kureshima who become the first two Riders to be full brothers.
*Whereas a regular Fangire shares the same blood color as humans, Taiga's blood is shown to be blue.
*Taiga's date of birth is registered as of 1986, making him three years younger than his actor, Shouma Yamamoto.
==Appearances==
==See also==
*Kamen Rider Saga (A.R. World) - User of the Kamen Rider Saga powers in Kamen Rider Decade
==References==
==External Links==
*Kamen Rider Zukan page on Taiga Nobori.
*Kamen Rider Zukan page on Kamen Rider Saga.
*Kamen Rider Zukan page on Kamen Rider Dark Kiva.
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