Beyblade (toy)

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This article is about the toy. For the anime, see Beyblade.

Beyblade (ベイブレード Beibureido) is a spinning top toy developed and manufactured by Takara starting in 1999. The introduction of the toy in Japan corresponded with the broadcast of an anime television series of the same name. In 2002, Hasbro began to sell Beyblade toys internationally (under license from and produced by Takara) along with a coordinated country by country roll-out of localized versions of the TV series. The Beyblade toy line went on to be one of the most popular toy lines in the world from 2000-2005 and as of 2005 over 100 million units had been sold worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

In the basic rules of the game, one player wins by knocking the competitor's beyblade out of a dish (commonly called a Beystadium) or to outspin the competing top(s). Hasbro's version of the "Beystadium" is enclosed and has "penalty pockets" which are able to stop the Beyblade from spinning, but the top may come back out.

These Beyblades may have pictures on them, that if not writing, symbolize a creature (known as a Bit-Beast) that shows what the Beyblade does, or looks like.

Through the lifespan of Beyblade toy line, there are different generations of architectures that are being introduced in the TV series; Here we will talk about the different types, Techniques and parts.

Contents 1 Basic System 2 Magnacore system 3 Engine Gear System 3.1 Engine Gear Types 3.2 Customizable Engine Weights 4 Heavy/Hard Metal System 5 Hasbro vs Takara Differences

[edit] Basic System

Basic System is the first Beyblade tops and all tops up to the system are made mostly of plastic, save the Weight Disk and some Base tips. These blades all include five basic parts:

• Bit Chip: A decorative plate inserted into the Attack Ring of the Beyblade. This part displays a mythical creature.
• Attack Ring: It determines the blade's effect when it impacts against its opponent, as this is normally the first part to come into contact with the opposing blade.
• Weight Disk: The part located in the direct center of the Beyblade. This determines the blade's endurance and, most of the time, its central weight.
• Spin Gear: This determines the direction of the Beyblade; clockwise (Right) or counterclockwise (Left).
• Blade Base: The bottom part of the Beyblade. This houses the Spin Gear and is normally the first part of the blade to touch the Beystadium.
• Tip: To determine how the blade spins.It determines blade's movement pattern. Each blade has a different tip to make it spin differently.

The first blades are composed of a four-layer part system: Bit Chip, Attack Ring, Weight Disk, and Blade Base. In the Blade Base of a four-layer system blade the Spin Gear is permanently attached. Four-layers usually have six-sided Weight Disks.

Upon the arrival of the S- and F-series of blades a new system was introduced which included detachable and interchangeable Spin Gears, thus creating a five-layer blade system. Along with these Spin Gears, S- and F-series blades use eight-sided Weight Disks.

[edit] Magnacore system

Magnacore system is a line of Beyblade toys widely distributed during the Beyblade 2002 (V-Force) season, these blades use magnetic Spin Gears and Weight Disks to push or repel blades from each other or the stadium, which can have magnets added beneath the surface to manipulate the blades.The magnets beneath the stadium holds it one place or makes it move to a different magnet in the stadium. This makes it hard to attack.

[edit] Engine Gear System

The Engine Gear core is a special Spin Gear that produces super-speed burst of torque & speed to accelerate the top, giving it a superior speed and power. Each EG-compatible top, however, has a power flow chart that tells you when it will release its burst of speed.

The structure of each Engine Gear top is similar to previous Beyblade models, which includes Bit Chip, Attack Ring, Weight Disk, and Blade Base. But, with Engine Gear tops, the normal SG is replaced with an Engine Gear. Each Engine Gear includes a Turbo Winder to wind-up the engine core. When in action, the Blade Base releases the Engine Gear determined by the Blade Base's clutch lock system.

This improvement first debuts in the "Beyblade G-Revolution" anime series before being translated into an actual toy.

[edit] Engine Gear Types

• Type 1 - Instant Release: Commonly known as the "First Clutch EG"; This type triggers the Engine Gear right at the beginning of battle for a near instant release of super-speed.
• Type 2 - Steady Release: This type has large tip that causes the spin release to be slower and longer.
• Type 3 - Hit Release: When the top collides with a wall or another top, the Clutch Levers on the sides of the Blade Base will be pushed in, releasing a burst of speed.
• Type 4 - Gyro Gear: This is an internal engine that spins the tip of the top independently, depending on how hard your pull is. The design of the "Engine Stopper" base allows this unique engine to be launched in either Right or Left Spin, with or without a launcher.
• Type 5 - Turbo Left: A specialized spring gives the Left Spin top a shorter, but more powerful burst of speed.
• Type 6 - Hit Reverse: Unique internal Engine Gear spins in an opposite direction to the spin of the top, changing the way the top moves around the stadium and launching a surprise counter attack on the opponent.

[edit] Customizable Engine Weights

For the 4 GT Series Beyblades that were released, the EG that comes with them is able to have a slot for the Customizable Engine Weight(CEW), which is interchangeable with other CEWs.

The EG however can fit with the "Clutch" bases.

[edit] Heavy/Hard Metal System

Beyblade HMS (Heavy/Hard Metal System) is a line of Beyblade toys released after the Engine Gear line of blades in respect to the anime series. This series, unlike ones in the past, use smaller pieces of mainly metal.

These blades are composed of a four-layer part system:

• Bit Protector: This holds the parts together, unlike its plastic counterpart, the Bit Chip, which was merely decorative. With the release of the first 5 HMS, they were given 2 different stickers for the "BP", one of a "bit beast" and one of the emblem. The emblem stickers were the only ones that appeared in later beys.

• Attack Ring: This is composed of an inner metal part screwed to an outer ASB caul.

• Weight Disk: HMS Weight Disks are completely circular, unlike plastic Weight Disks which were shaped as hexa-, octa-, and decagons. There are also Customizable Weight Disks, which have plastic and metal parts, the plastic parts giving the Weight Disk a certain feature.
• Running Core: The Blade Base of HMS.

HMS blades do not use Spin Gears or Engine Gears, nor do they require them since the blade can be launched from both spin directions. This is possible through the HMS Neo Dual Launcher, which allows such spin-changing; also this launcher is superior to the classic launchers

[edit] Hasbro vs Takara Differences

• Hasbro has been known for Changing "Sparking" Beyblades
• Takara has weaker adhesives for the Beyblade stickers
• Hasbro has changed names of some Beyblades
• Takara Beyblade Stadiums are made better and work a lot better
• There are no longer MC in Hasbro V2 Beyblades
• Hasbro's version of Customize Clutch Base(Dranzer V2) has had the clutch removed. It has been fixed in the sharp position and cannot be changed. Later releases contain a properly working clutch.
• Hasbro's version of Uriel 2 was named Capricorn Strike G. It has a golden colored gyro(Flame Pegasus) instead of the original WD/SP/BB/SG.
• Hasbro changed Trypio's AR to not be able to fly.
• Hasbro changed the start of a battle from "3, 2, 1, Go Shoot" to "3, 2, 1, Let It Rip".
• Hasbro released many of the Random Booster blades not in Random Boosters, but in a different series.
• Hasbro's version of Driger V once had a completely sharp tip on the blade base, while the version had a semi flat tip. Many fans were upset at Hasbro's change so Hasbro changed the small tip to be semi-flat later on.
• Hasbro's versions of the "Hidden Spirit" beyblades had small joints for the "dragon parts" to attach to on the attack ring, making that mode just for show. Takara had the small joints on the blade bases, making the beyblade launchable in this mode.

Beyblade
Characters	Hiro Granger | Tyson Granger | Kai Hiwatari | Kenny | Ray Kon | Daichi Sumeragi | Hilary Tachibana | Max Tate | Others
Teams	Bladebreakers | Blade Sharks | White Tigers | All Starz | Dark Bladers | Majestics | Demolition Boys | Team Psykick | Saint Shields | King & Queen | Barthez Battalion | F-Dynasty | BEGA League
Media	Season 1-Beyblade 2000 | Season 2 - V-Force | Season 3 - G-Revolution | The Movie: Fierce Battle | Manga
Games	Beyblade (GBC) | Beyblade (PS) | Beyblade 2 | BeyBlade: Super Tournament Battle | Beyblade: GRevolution | Beyblade Ultimate Blader Jam | Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002: Takao Version, Daichi Version
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