Fun Facts about Kyoya Tategami
His given name means "divine shield," a direct reference to the fact that he owns defense-type Beyblades.
He is the first major character to battle Gingka Hagane in a duel while using a non generic bey.
The person he battled the most is Gingka.
At the end of Metal Fury, he stated that he would defeat the other Legendary Bladers before battling Gingka, in accordance with his original plan. At the end of the show, we see him and Gingka preparing to battle, which might signify that he managed to defeat the other Legendary Bladers.
Considering he reached the semifinals of Battle Bladers and scored the most points in the selection phase for the Japanese team, he can easily be considered one of the strongest Bladers in Japan.
Kyoya battled Ryuga only twice, and coincidentally, both times were before Gingka fougth the Dragon Emperor.
He got his scars after protecting his younger brother, Kakeru.
In Zero G/Shogun Steel, it is revealed that he inherited his father’s company, TC.
Kyoya’s father, Gaou appear in a small comic of Takafumi Adachi, and Kakeru appears in the manga, with the latter making a cameo at the end of the Zero G anime.
Interestingly, Kakeru’s Bey is named Chimera. In Greek mythology, the Chimera was defeated by Bellerophon and Pegasus. Coincidentally, Kyoya (Kakeru’s brother) has a strong rivalry with Gingka, the owner of Pegasus. Additionally, the Chimera was part lion, and Kyoya owns a lion-based Beyblade.
Kyoya’s main goal was to defeat Gingka, yet we never see him truly succeed. The closest he got was a draw in the World Championship. It is notable that draws are quite rare in Metal Fight Beyblade.
He is the first character to use the Rock Fusion Wheel in the anime, one of the most used wheels in the series.
Dashan Wang’s Rock Zurafa R145WB has a similar Fusion Wheel and tip to Kyoya’s Rock Leone 145WB.
In the beginning, Kyoya needed to rely on natural wind or high places to produce his special move, but he later managed to generate his own wind through friction.
The Lion Gale Force Wall was originally a more defense move, but as the series progressed, Kyoya adopted a more offensive stance. This is reflected in his second Bey, Fang Leone, which has a counter mode.
He has one of the highest number of special moves, with nine different special attacks.
Most of his special moves, if not all, use tornadoes and reference lions and wind.
He is the only character to lead a team representing a different country than his birthplace. Wild Fang technically represents the fictional country of Savannah, while Kyoya is Japanese.
Kyoya is also the only team leader in the World Championships who had previously fought Gingka back in Metal Fusion.
The name "Wild Fang" has been referenced later in the series: Kyoya named his evolved Bey "Fang Leone." Episode 100 of Beyblade also references this, as it is titled "The Wild Beast Unleashed" and primarily features Kyoya’s fight against Damian.
Kyoya’s Leone was damaged several times throughout the series:
Second by Kyoya himself when he overused his power in a battle royale.
Third during his battle with Gingka in the World Championship.
Fourth during his battle against Damian.
Fifth in the final stance against Nemesis.
Kyoya is the Legendary Blader of Spring. Coincidentally, he has green hair and aura, and green is often associated with spring as a color symbolizing regeneration.
In real life, Rock Leone is more green-blue, but in the anime, it is a darker shade of green. This color change was apparently made to help distinguish it from Storm Pegasus.
Leone’s motif shows a small star in the letter "O" for Leo. This alludes to the constellation Leo, which Leone is based on. For Fang Leone, it is bigger and placed on the paw.
Rock Leone is featured in the title card of the 100th episode of Metal Fight Beyblade.
Fang Leone’s colors match the real-life Bey.
In episode 112, in which he battled Lynx, Rock Leone can be seen instead of Fang Leone, likely due to an animation error.
Just like Gingka has similarities with Son Goku, Kyoya has parallels with Vegeta. Both started as antagonists before joining the protagonist group and becoming their main rivals. Both wish to defeat their strong rival, are very powerful and individualistic, have similar hairstyles, and come from important families (Vegeta is a royal, while Kyoya’s family owns a big company).
Kyoya also has similarities with Kenta Yumiya:
Both have green hair. Both use two of the most common Fusion Wheels (Rock and Flame).
They each only have two Beys, with one being an evolution due to their Legendary Blader status.
As part of the Four Seasons Legendary Bladers, they both represent a warm season (Spring and Summer).
They are the only two in this subgroup not to use driver; instead, they both use a gimmickless Track (130 and 230) and a variation of the Defense tip (WWD and WD).
Both have an important bond with Gingka and Benkei.
Both lost in Battle Bladers against a character using Dark Power after putting on an impressive performance.
They both became stronger after meeting Gingka.
Both participated in the selection stage but didn’t end up in Team Gan Gan Galaxy.
They went their own way in Metal Fury after temporarily joining Gingka's group.
Both use Beys based on the zodiac.
Both had a significant change of clothing in Metal Fury.
Kyoya is the only Legendary Blader of the Four Seasons to have a defense-type Bey and the only one with a unique type. Both Ryuga and Gingka have attack types, while Kenta and Chris both use stamina types.
In the manga, Kyoya had a less prominent role in Masters and Fury.
As Yu pointed out, Kyoya’s claim of being a "lone lion" isn’t very realistic since lions typically live in groups.
He is nicknamed "Tatekyo" (in Japanese) and "Yoyo" in the dub by Yu and later by Tithi as well.
He is the first major character we see as an infant and toddler, the only other being Tetsuya.
He had a small clash with Ian Garcia, who owns a Hercules-based Bey. In mythology, Hercules' first labor was to slay a lion.
When Kenta imagined his friends as sea creatures, he pictured Kyoya as a merman holding a trident. Ironically, in the movie, Kyoya battled Bakin and his Dark Poseidon, who is represented as a merman holding a trident.
Benkei revealed in Episode 6 of Masters that Kyoya really dislikes potatoes.
The character known as Captain Arrow from Zero G has the 145WB combo like Kyoya and can also produce wind, though Benkei states that it is nothing compared to the Lion Gale Force Wall.
Kyoya evolved his Bey at the same time as Gingka during their fight at the beginning of Metal Fury.
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