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Character file · Original series
Voltaire Hiwatari
Soichiro Hiwatari · 火渡 宗一郎
- From
- Japanese
- First seen
- Beyblade: 2000 (original series)
2
series
9
episodes on record
Biography
Voltaire Hiwatari is Kai's grandfather, the financier behind Biovolt and the real power above Boris, the Demolition Boys and the whole Abbey. He is a shadow over Kai's life for most of the first season and steps fully into view in Moscow, where the training facility and Black Dranzer are both revealed as his. He brought Kai from Russia to Japan; in the manga he also forced Kai's father to choose between Beyblade and inheriting Hiwatari Enterprises, and the harsh, isolating upbringing that followed is what made Kai what he is. He regards his grandson as an investment rather than family, which is the wound at the centre of Kai's story. His defeat comes from no battle: he watches his instruments choose each other over him, and Mr Dickenson hands him to Interpol.
On file
The record
- Nationality
- Japanese
- English voice
- Allen Stewart-Coates
- Team
- BIOVOLT Corporation
- First appearance
- Beyblade: 2000 (original series)
- Japanese name
- 火渡 宗一郎
- Romaji
- Hiwatari Sōichirō
- Gender
- Male
- First anime appearance
- Bladin' in the Streets
- First manga appearance
- Fierce Battle Again!! Takao VS Kai
- Voice (Japanese)
- Kōji Ishii
- Voice (English)
- Allen Stewart-Coates
Story by season
Where the seasons take them
Beyblade (2001)
Biovolt (head)
For most of the season Voltaire stays out of sight, a name behind Boris and the Abbey rather than someone the Bladebreakers actually meet. Moscow finally puts a face to him: the training facility, Black Dranzer, and the entire Biovolt operation trace straight back to his money and his orders, all aimed at using his own grandson as a weapon. When Tala loses the World final and the Demolition Boys' plot collapses with him, Voltaire has nothing left to hide behind. Mr Dickenson hands him over to Interpol, and he vanishes from the story without ever having to answer to Kai directly.
Briefing
What to know
- Is Kai Hiwatari's grandfather and the true mastermind behind Boris and the Demolition Boys
- Runs the BIOVOLT Corporation used as a front for his plans
- Brought Kai from Russia to Japan as part of his scheme
- In the manga, forced Kai's father Susumu to choose Beyblading over inheriting the family company
- Handed over to Interpol by Mr. Dickenson after the Demolition Boys lose at the World Championships
Key episodes
Watch these first
- S1E18 A Star Is Born!
- S1E42 Drawn to the Darkness
- S1E46 First Strike
- S1E51 Final Showdown
Sightings
Episodes they appear in
From our own episode records — the cast, Beyblade and debut lists we compiled show the name here.
- Beyblade (2001) episode 18: A Star Is Born! 2001-05-07
- Beyblade (2001) episode 42: Drawn to the Darkness 2001-10-22
- Beyblade (2001) episode 43: Live and Let Kai! 2001-10-29
- Beyblade (2001) episode 46: First Strike 2001-11-19
- Beyblade (2001) episode 48: Victory in Defeat 2001-12-03
- Beyblade (2001) episode 49: A Wicked Wind Blows 2001-12-10
- Beyblade (2001) episode 51: Final Showdown 2001-12-24
- Beyblade (2001) episode 8
- Beyblade (2001) episode 50
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.
- Beyblade (2001) episode 8: Bladin' in the Streets First anime appearance · 2001-02-26
Rivals & bonds
Known associates
- Kai Hiwatari grandson
- Boris Balkov subordinate
- Mr. Dickenson Dickenson is the one who finally ends Voltaire's scheme, handing him over to Interpol the moment the Demolition Boys' defeat exposes the whole operation.
Attributed, not verified by us
Claims We Could Not Check
- His dub name Voltaire references the Enlightenment-era writer of the same pen name (real name François-Marie Arouet)