Bisharp is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon. It has a round red and black head, which resembles a helmet, that is topped with a golden, double-headed axe blade. Its face is primarily yellow with a black outline. Most of its face is shrouded by the "helmet". Bisharp has triangular eyes with dark outlines, giving the appearance of eyeliner. It has red tipped shoulders that resemble shoulder pads and its connecting torso and arms are black. It has white, metallic hands that resemble gloves, with retractable, blade-like appendages attached. On its torso are two blades, resembling a ribcage. Two dark lines run down and around to its back. Its thighs are red-coloured and circular, and progressively get thinner as they connect to the knee. Both of its feet are metallic and split down the middle, resembling ungulate hooves. These "hooves" are also similar to steel war boots, or possibly even leggings.
In the wild, Bisharp rules over a pack of Pawniard. Bisharp fights other Bisharp to become the alpha of the pack, with the loser being cast out. When hunting, the Pawniard allow the leader Bisharp to perform the finishing blow.
The types it has are also the two types that were introduced in Generation II.
Pawniard and Bisharp are the only Pokémon that can have Defiant as a non-Hidden Ability.
Origin
It looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit, and specifically that of the leader, bearing more formal samurai-esque armor and features. It may also have gained origin from the Kaijin style of Japanese monster movies, involving a humanoid creature that acts as a villain. There is also a resemblance to the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider Series' suited heroes.
Name origin
Bisharp is a combination of bishop (a piece in chess) and sharp (describing its metal blades); akin to Pawniard evolving into Bisharp, a pawn in chess can be promoted into a bishop piece (among other chess pieces classes) if it reaches the opponent's side of the board. It may also involve to bisect (to cut or split into two), referring to the lethality of Bisharp's cutting abilities. Its name could also refer to the twin blades on its torso (derived from the numerical prefix bi-, meaning "two" in Latin).
Kirikizan may be a combination of 切り刻む kirikizamu (to mince) and 斬 zan (to cut or slay).