Here's an idea I had about Kiva. It's kinda a prequel to the whole story, an origin to the Kiva armor. The story is kinda stupid, but it's just what I think could've happened in the Kiva universe.
Centuries ago, humanity was protected by what humans termed angels, beings who lived lived in the heavens. This species that protected humanity from itself was know as the Grifan race. The Grifan protected humanity from other species like the Wolfen, Merman, and Franken races. The Grifan kept humanity in check so that humanity would not destroy itself and go extinct. When wars arose, the Grifan were there to put an end to the conflict, the Grifan guided humanity towards new lands and gave humanity all it would need to survive. The Grifan were the beginning of humanity's many religions. The Grifan were ruled by a king, the most powerful of their kind. His armor was said to invoke both fear and awe in the hearts of humans and Grifan.
The King had two sons, one by the Queen of the of the Grifan and one by a human woman. It was customary in the Grifan race for the King to be succeeded by his son with human lineage, as the human blood made the Grifan stronger. Each King of the Grifan was half human, half Grifan, but stronger than both. His hybrid nature allowed him to be able to wear the armor of the Grifan King.
When the King's oldest (pure Grifan blood) son came of age, the pure Grifan son saw it as his right to have the throne of the Grifan. He thought his half-brother was too weak and would not be able to rule over the Grifan race. The King of the Grifan banished the oldest son to the deepest caves of Earth for eternity. This son was furious that his half brother would ascend to the throne of the Grifan. The eldest son wandered the caves of Earth until he eventually found a bat that spoke his language. The bat (Kivat I) told the son he could give him the power he wanted for his vengeance, if he was strong enough. Indeed, the son was strong enough to use Kivat's power, and he became the first Kiva of Earth. The eldest son then amassed an army of other Grifan who had too been banished from the Heavens for an attack upon his father.
These rogue Grifan, now calling themselves Fangire, traveled throughout Earth, feeding on humans to attract the attention of the Grifan King and his army. When the King could no longer let humanity suffer by the hand of his own son, the King descended to Earth to put an end to his son's actions. A war broke out between the two sides, Grifan and Fangire. The King of the Grifan and his son donned their respective armors and fought to the death. Unfortunately, the power of darkness won, and the King fell at his son's hand. The remaining Grifan were then slaughtered by the Fangire so that there would be no warrior Grifan left in the Heavens.
However, when the half-blood son saw his father die at his brother's hand, he could not stand by and allow his home to be destroyed. As he was now the King of the Griffan since his father was killed, he was able to don the armor of his race, called Tsubasa. He called for the hawk-like creature (Tsubasawk) that was able to grant him the power, then he called his brother out to a one-on-one duel to decide the fate of the Grifan and Fangire. Seven days and seven nights passed and the two were still battling each other. Mountains were leveled, volcanoes erupted, storms raged, and seas were shifted by the raw force of the two powerful beings fighting one another. On the morning of the eight day, the older son realized he could not defeat his brother. His brother's human bloodline gave him an advantage on the battlefield, one that the Kiva armor could not surpass. The older brother told the half-blood brother that he surrendered, but it was only a trick. When the half-blood brother took off the Tsubasa armor, the older brother struck him through the heart. The older brother then bound his brother and cast him and Tsubasawk in an iron coffin and tossed them into the deepest sea, never to be heard from again.
The pure-blood brother led his army of Fangire to the Heavens and destroyed every part of his former life as a protector of humanity. Any Grifan who would not swear allegiance to their new King, and take the title of Fangire was destroyed. The King of Fangire created rules for all Fangire to live by:
(1)Humankind is no longer to be protected.
(2)Humanity is now a source of food, that is the only reason they should be allowed to reproduce.
(3)Humanity is not allowed to become more advanced than the Fanigre in any way.
(4)No Fangire is to love a human as the unity between Fangire (Grifan) and human bloods will bring a threat to the King.
Here's the armor of the Grifan, Tsubasa, along with Tsubasawk.
The first Kiva suit, along with Kivat I.
Now both together, just for the hell of it.
So, it should be obvious why he's called Tsubasa (as it means "wing" in Japanese). I wanted to make something that was almost the complete opposite of Kiva. Since that would mean something, non-bat, I went with a bird. At first, I played around with "Tsume" (claw/talon) and Tsumeagle, Tsumek, but then Tsubasa and Tsubasawk were just a lot better. The chest piece is called "Heaven's Gate" rather than Kiva's "Hell's Gate". Tsubasa is based a little off of Den-O Wing Form.
-Taiko
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