The last syallable in Saga's name comes from the Japanese word for "Fang". Saga's only form is accessed by inserting the Jacorder into Sagarc after the Sagarc Belt is formed. It is with this same item that Saga performs the Snaking Death-break. Taiga then abandons his power as Saga to gain the power of Dark Kiva.
Taiga Nobori
Taiga Nobori was born prior to 1986 as the first-born son of Maya, the Queen of the Checkmate Four, and the Checkmate Four's original King. He would receive the title of King at infancy after his father's death, caused by him being weakened by Otoya as Dark Kiva and the present day Kiva then Taiga, as an infant, reflecting the King's attack back at him, destroying him. Afterwards, he was spirited away by Maya to be raised by Mamoru Shima as a human child, wearing a glove over his hand to conceal his Checkmate Four crest. It would be while as a boy that he encounters Wataru Kurenai (who in fact is his younger half-brother) and the two become good friends until Taiga was spirited off, his childhood being under heavy watch.
Publication Information
- Riders : Kamen Rider Saga
- Japanese : 仮面ライダーサガ
- Protagonist : Taiga Nobori
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Kiva
- First Appeareance : Kamen Rider Kiva Episod 27 : 80's: Angry Rising Blue
- Last Appeareance : OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
- Number of Appeareance : 16 (Kiva), 1 (Movie)
- Potrayer : Shouma Yamamoto
- Main View : Full Episod
By 2008, Taiga founded the funding company called Development & Pioneer (Ｄ＆Ｐ), which serves as a front to attract those who need funding for research of the betterment of mankind. After watching a corporate testing of a new metal, Taiga meets up with his old friend Wataru as the two catch up while he meets with his arranged fiancée Mio before introducing her to Wataru without realizing their relationship, having no idea of Mio's true feelings towards Wataru until overhearing her admit them to Wataru.
Kamen Rider Decade
The World of Kiva has its own version of Kamen Rider Saga. Though he was not seen in the Hikari Studio's original visit to the World of Kiva, Saga appears in the World of the Rider War alongside Wataru (Kiva) and Kamen Rider Rising Ixa. Fights in the initial battle and later kills Akira and Todoroki before being killed by Hibiki.
OOO, Den-O, All Riders : Let's Go Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider Saga was part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the powerful All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader.
Saga Users:
Form
Saga
- Saga
- Henshin! ― Sagarc's Transformation announcement
- Rider height : 205cm
- Rider weight : 110kg
- Punching power : 12t
- Kicking power : 35t
- Finisher Power (Snaking Death-Break) : 40t
- Maximum jump height : 90m
- Maximum running speed : 100m/2s
- Ending theme : Roots of the King
- Saga's only form is accessed by inserting the Jacorder into Sagarc after the Sagarc Belt is formed. It is with this same item that Saga performs the Snaking Death-break finishing attack, where he impales the target with the jacorder in whip mode, and hangs them until they are destroyed. Taiga then abandons his power as Saga to gain the power of Dark Kiva.
Dark Kiva
- Dark Kiva
- Gaburi! ― Dark Kivat's transformation announcement
- Rider Height : 205cm
- Rider Weight : 112kg
- Punching power : 20 t.
- Usual kicking power : 35 t.
- Maximum jump height : 250 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 1.2 sec.
- Ending theme : Supernova
- Dark Kiva only appears to have one form, similar to that of Kiva Emperor Form in black and red. However, Dark Kiva does not require the use of a being such as Tatsulot to achieve this form, and has no chains on his body as Kiva needs to control his power. As Dark Kiva, Taiga is pretty much like the King of the Checkmate Four, yet he retains his weapon, the Jacorder.
- As Maya would later explain, the Kiva power cannot be used by a normal human, as usage would ultimately result in death. This would prove to be true, as Otoya had used the Dark Kiva power a total of three times before finally dying due to the strain it put on his body. Shima also mentioned this when Wataru revealed his heritage to him.
Equipment
- Saga
- Sagarc Belt : Transformation belt
- Jacorder : Personal weapon
- Fuestles : Whistle-like devices that activate a function, depending on the Fuestle
- Dark Kiva
- Kivat-bat the 2nd : Taiga's Kivat partner
- Dark Kivat Belt : Transformation device that forms when Kivat bites Taiga
- Fuestles : Whistle-like devices that activate a function, depending on the Fuestle
- KamenRide : Saga
- A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Saga. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider Saga. First used in the World of Den-O to fight M-Yuusuke.
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Saga (A.R.World)
