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

Pictured: Battle Card Collection #031 · Rock Leone

Character file · Metal Saga

Kyoya Tategami (Manga)

Tategami Kyōya · 盾神キョウヤ

Protagonist Metal Fight Beyblade (manga)
Bit-beast
Leone
First seen
Metal Fight Beyblade manga, Volume 1, Chapter 1 – Pegasus Has Landed!

1

series

61

episodes on record

3

Beyblades

9

cards

Biography

This is the manga continuity's version of Kyoya, covering the same arc as the anime but compressed and reordered. He starts as the Face Hunters' leader, loses to Gingka in their first duel, and hands over his Leone in a show of respect that begins their friendship. He customizes his bey into Rock Leone for Battle Bladers, is crippled fighting Ryuga in the semifinals, and rallies everyone's spirit to help Gingka evolve Pegasus into Galaxy Pegasis. After Big Bang Bladers he tires of always supporting Gingka from the sidelines and enters the solo Ultimate Bladers tournament to prove himself, evolving into Fang Leone but still losing to his rival.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Slim but muscular for his average height, he spikes his hair high with a trailing ponytail, and a cross-shaped scar marks the skin beneath each sharp eye. His first look pairs a tattered black shirt, torn open at the stomach, with three necklaces strung from stolen Beyblades, reduced to two once Doji's attack on the hideout costs him one. After the Face Hunters disband and he starts over, the necklaces go, swapped for a ripped sleeveless jacket over a shirt with its own sleeves torn off, plus baggy ripped jeans and boots. Following the events of Big Bang Bladers the hairstyle stays but the clothes change again: an unzipped sleeveless hoodie over a cropped tank top, fingerless gloves and a signature necklace kept on, a new left armband, and fresh unripped jeans worn with a double belt.

Cruelty and swagger define his first chapter as leader of the Face Hunters, a gang built around dominating beyblading in his city. Losing to Gingka and rediscovering what fans call his Blader's Spirit turns that around: he disbands the gang and retrains, coming out fiercer in battle but far more deserving of respect, driven now by genuine love of the sport rather than conquest. Trust comes easier afterwards, and he has no patience for anyone who hurts people close to him — the old temper still simmers, but he learns to direct it instead of letting it run wild. His bond with Gingka never wavers, yet he still wants his own identity, eventually stepping out of that friendship to lead on his own terms, earning the nickname King of Beasts.

Blader Profile

Kyoya Tategami (Manga), rated

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

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

Ferocious pride and a Leone rebuilt arc after arc keep him near the top, yet Ryuga, Masamune and Gingka all beat him when it counts.

On file

The record

Beyblades
Leone 145D; Rock Leone 145WB; Fang Leone 130W2D
Bit-beast or avatar
Leone
First appearance
Metal Fight Beyblade manga, Volume 1, Chapter 1 – Pegasus Has Landed!
Japanese name
盾神キョウヤ
Romaji
Tategami Kyōya
Occupation
Former Leader of the Face Hunters
Gender
Male
First manga appearance
Metal Fight Beyblade - Chapter 01:Pegasus Has Landed!

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Kyoya Tategami (Manga)'s Beyblades

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

Briefing

What to know

  • The manga-only "Ultimate Bladers" arc has Kyoya competing solo to step out of Gingka's shadow, unlike the anime.
  • Loses his Battle Bladers semifinal against Ryuga only when the collapsing stadium lets L-Drago claw its way free.
  • Rallies the beaten bladers' collective spirit to power Gingka's Pegasis into Galaxy Pegasis for the final battle with Ryuga.
  • Inherits his father's industrial company in the Zero-G/Shogun Steel manga, mirroring Kai's original-series ending.
  • His special move "Mountain-Slicing Breaker" (獅子崩山破) is manga-exclusive, developed while training in the mountains with Benkei.
  • Ends the Ultimate Bladers arc crying alone after losing to Gingka despite his full reinvention.

Notable battles

  • vs Gingka Hagane in Chapter 2 — Lose
  • vs Mawashi in Chapter 6 — Loss
  • vs Tetsuya Watarigani in Chapter 10 (Battle Bladers) — Win
  • vs Tsubasa and Yu (tag w/ Gingka) in Chapter 12 — Win
  • vs Ryuga in Chapter 16 — Loss
  • vs Sora Akatsuki in Chapter 19 (Big Bang Bladers) — Win
  • vs Masamune Kadoya in Chapter 19 — Loss
  • vs Gingka Hagane in Chapter 31 (Ultimate Bladers) — Loss

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.

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • Unlike the anime, the manga has Kyoya befriend Gingka immediately after their very first battle, skipping the slower rivalry build-up.
  • The manga adds an entire "Ultimate Bladers" singles tournament not present in the anime, giving Kyoya his own definitive arc.

In the card games

Kyoya Tategami (Manga) 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.