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Kyoya Tategami: our photograph of the Battle Card Collection card #031, Rock Leone

Pictured: Battle Card Collection #031 · Rock Leone

Character file · Metal Saga

Kyoya Tategami

Tategami Kyōya · 盾神 キョウヤ

Rival Team Wild Fang Beyblade: Metal FusionBeyblade: Metal MastersBeyblade: Metal Fury
Bit-beast
Leone
First seen
Beyblade: Metal Fusion, Episode 1 – Pegasus Has Landed

3

series

85

episodes on record

2

Beyblades

7

special moves

9

cards

Biography

Kyoya Tategami is Gingka Hagane's chief rival across the Metal Saga, introduced as the arrogant leader of the bullying Face Hunters gang before back-to-back losses to Gingka send him seeking greater power. He trains under the villain Doji's Dark Nebula, briefly turning cold and destructive with Rock Leone before breaking free and rejoining Gingka's side. He later leads Africa's Team Wild Fang at the World Championships, and becomes a Legendary Blader of the Four Seasons once his bey evolves into Fang Leone. Fiercely proud and blunt, he never quite beats Gingka outright but grows into a trusted, still-competitive friend.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Tall and tanned with a muscular build, he carries sharp blue eyes set with notably small irises and spiky dark green hair gathered into a shoulder-length ponytail. Fang-like teeth and matching X-shaped scars beneath each eye complete a distinctly leonine look. Through Metal Fusion and Metal Masters he wears a sleeveless-armed army-green coat over a tattered black shirt baring his midriff, with a wide silver-buckled brown belt, fingerless gloves, boots, beige cargo trousers and a round pendant. By Metal Fury the coat becomes a sleeveless black jacket over a cropped green tank, the belt and gloves carried over, light grey trousers tucked into the boots, and the pendant swapped for a grey fang charm.

Early on he plays the cocky antagonist, throwing himself into every fight without hesitation and holding rivals to the same all-or-nothing standard of honour he sets for himself. Falling under Doji's sway hardens him further, turning him cold and destructive and fixed on making Gingka suffer, before a second defeat snaps him out of it. Freed from that alliance he mellows into someone steadier and more thoughtful, forming a loyal, if prickly, friendship with Benkei and gradually easing his guard around former rivals. Pride and a fierce independence never fully leave him — he resists leaning on anyone and bristles at being praised or filmed — yet genuine care for his bey and, eventually, for the people around him breaks through the harder edges.

Blader Profile

Kyoya Tategami, rated

  • Attack 8/10
  • Defense 9/10
  • Stamina 7/10
  • Technique 8/10
  • Spirit 9/10

beybladewiki.com editorial rating — based on on-screen performance, not official stats.

Leone's wind walls and his ferocious pride beat Tsubasa and Damian and hold Gingka to draws, though the outright win over his rival never comes.

On file

The record

Team
Team Wild Fang
Beyblades
Rock Leone 145WB; Fang Leone 130W²D
Bit-beast or avatar
Leone
Voice (English)
Peter Cugno
First appearance
Beyblade: Metal Fusion, Episode 1 – Pegasus Has Landed
Japanese name
盾神 キョウヤ
Romaji
Tategami Kyōya
Also known as
Tatekyo (By Yu Tendo, Japanese) / Mr. Kyoya (By Yuki Mizusawa, English) / Yo-Yo (By Yu Tendo and Tithi, English) / The Lion (Battle Fortress)
Occupation
Former Leader of the Face Hunters / Former Leader of Team Wild Fang / Legendary Blader (Four Seasons: Spring) / World-Class Blader / Owner of TC
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
Pegasus has Landed
Voice (Japanese)
Satoshi Hino

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Kyoya Tategami's Beyblades

  1. Rock Leone 145WB
  2. Fang Leone 130W²D

Special moves

Called shots

King Lion Tearing BlastLion Gale Force WallLion Wild Wind Fang DanceKing Lion Crushing FangKing Lion Reverse Wind StrikeKing Lion Furious Blast ShotLion 100 Fang Fury

Briefing

What to know

  • Former leader of the bullying Face Hunters gang before reforming after losing twice to Gingka.
  • Trained under Doji and the Dark Nebula, temporarily turning ruthless and nearly abandoning care for his own bey.
  • Led Africa's Team Wild Fang alongside Nile, Demure, and Benkei (as the Masked Bull) at Big Bang Bladers.
  • Became a Legendary Blader representing Spring after a Star Fragment evolved Rock Leone into Fang Leone 130W2D.
  • Best friends with Benkei Hanawa, who idolizes him and shouts "That's my Kyoya!" during his big moments.
  • Never scores an on-screen win over Gingka after their very first meeting; later rematches mostly end in draws.
  • Wears matching X-shaped scars on both cheeks, earned protecting his younger brother Kakeru.
  • Shares his English voice actor, Peter Cugno, with Lee from the Original Series, a deliberate lion-motif pairing.

Notable battles

  • vs Gingka Hagane in MF002 — Lose
  • vs Doji in MF003 — Lose
  • vs Ryuga in MF049 — Lose
  • vs Tsubasa Otori in MM005 — Win
  • vs Gingka Hagane in MM021 — Draw (both collapsed)
  • vs Damian Hart in MM049 — Win
  • vs Ryuga in 4D004-4D005 — Lose
  • vs Gingka Hagane in 4D001 — Draw (beys evolved)

Sightings

Episodes they appear in

From our own episode records — the cast, Beyblade and debut lists we compiled show the name here.

Also on record

Episodes that mention them

The name turns up in what happens in these episodes rather than in their cast lists, so read them as leads, not as a credit.

Also on record

Where they first appear

Resolved against our own episode records, so the pointer the entry carries as text is a link you can follow.

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Places 3

Teams 3

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • His surname Tategami plays on the Japanese word for "mane," fitting his lion motif, and can also read as "divine shield."
  • He, Ryuga, and Kenta are the only Legendary Bladers who never use a 3-Segment Launcher.
  • Fans have compared him to Kai Hiwatari from the Original Series as the stoic rival archetype.
  • He reappears in the Zero-G manga inheriting his father's company, paralleling Kai's ending in the original manga.
  • Concept art shows an early design with a single scar and an earring that was cut before the final look.

In the card games

Kyoya Tategami on cardboard

All card games
Battle Card Collection · #031 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #032 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #033 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #125 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #145 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #146 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #153 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 1
Battle Card Collection · #185 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 2
Battle Card Collection · #218 Rock Leone Beyblade · series 2

The Blader Profile is our own reading of how the character performs on screen or on the page, not a figure from the makers.