Beyblade (toy)
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Beyblade (ベイブレード Beibureido) is a spinning top 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 rollout 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 symbolizes a creature (known as a Bit-Beast) which 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.
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[edit] Basic System
Basic System tops are the first generation of Beyblade tops. The tops are made entirely of plastic, with the exception of Weight Disks and some tips. These Beyblades consist of five basic parts:
- Bit Chip: A decorative plate inserted into the Attack Ring of the Beyblade, adorned with a small icon of a mythical creature. In the anime, these creatures' souls were actually housed in the Beyblades themselves.
- Attack Ring: The Attack Ring 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 Weight Disk affects the power and speed of the Beyblade.
- Spin Gear: The Spin Gear determines the direction of the Beyblade's rotation; either clockwise (right) or counterclockwise (left). Also, the Spin Gear holds the Attack Ring in place on the top, preventing it from coming off mid-battle.
- Blade Base: The bottom part of the Beyblade which houses the Spin Gear.
- Tip: The tip determines how the Beyblade spins, and also affects its movement pattern. The tip and the Blade Base are commonly one single piece; alternately, the tip can be attached to the Spin Gear.
The first blades consisted of a four-layer part system: Bit Chip, Attack Ring, Weight Disk, and Blade Base; the Spin Gear would lock into the Blade Base, essentially making the top only four layers after initial construction. Upon the arrival of the S- and F-series Beyblades, Spin Gears were made to be removable and interchangeable, thus creating a five-layer blade system.
[edit] Magnacore system
The Magnacore line of Beyblade toys featured magnetic Spin Gears and Weight Disks to push or repel blades from each other. Additionally, one could purchase magnets that were affixed to the bottom of one's Beystadium, which affected the movement patterns of the Beyblades.
[edit] Engine Gear System
Engine Gear tops retain the same major design of a typical Beyblade, including a Bit Chip, an Attack Ring, a Weight Disk, and a Blade Base; Engine Gear tops, however, replace the typical Spin Gear with a more advanced Engine Gear, which affects the behavior of the top during the battle. 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.
[edit] Engine Gear Types
- Engine Gear: The default engine gear that comes with most beyblades, but their tip is varied.
- Turbo Engine Gear: First released with the left-spinning Dragoon GT, the Turbo Engine Gear gives an even more powerful release than that of the original engine gear. Comes with a larger turbo winder.
- Reverse Gear: The Engine Gear spins in the opposite direction of the rest of the top. This engine gear is only bundled with Dranzer GT, which uses this gear for a reverse zig-zag attack. Although this attack can be very effective, the beyblade loses spin when the gear kicks in. As with Dragoon GT, it comes with a larger turbo winder.
- Gyro Engine: This unique type allows the tip of the Beyblade to spin independently. Thus the beyblade can be launched without a launcher, as a rip cord can be inserted into the beyblade. Only used for Tourch and Thunder Pegasus (which are identical except for color).
[edit] Blade Base Types
- Instant Release or First Clutch: The Engine Gear triggers at the beginning of the battle, resulting in a large burst of speed almost immediately after launch.
- Steady Release: The Engine Gear triggers at the beginning of the battle, but releases earier because of the weight of the beyblade on the larger or wider revolving blade base, which is attached directly to the engine gear. Used in Rock Bison and Wolborg 4.
- Hit Release or Final Clutch: The Engine Gear triggers when the blade base collides with an object, or when the beyblade is running out of spin, and releases a quick burst of speed. The clutches must be pulled prior to winding the spin gear.
- Middle Clutch: Built exclusively for Dranzer GT, the middle clutch has a similar design to the final clutch base, but releases the engine gear in the middle of the match; earlier than a final clutch but not instant as in the First Clutch base.
[edit] Customizable Engine Weights
For the 2 GT Series Beyblades that were released, the Engine Gear that comes with them is intended for use with the Customizable Engine Weight of each top. The Engine Gears, 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 mostly metal. HMS Beyblades have a distinct advantage over previously released Beyblades, that being that their spin velocities are 1.5-2x faster.[1]
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] Cross Arms Series
These series of Beyblades are robot-like fighters. Cross Arms are a "spinning action figure." It is spun with a Dragon Winder. The stadium is the square cardboard box from Gyro Battle Challenge Set.
[edit] Differences between Takara and Hasbro Beyblades
There are several different differences between beyblades made by Takara and Hasbro:
- Takara has weaker adhesives for the Beyblade stickers
- Hasbro has changed names of some Beyblades
- There are no longer MagneCores in Hasbro V2 Beyblades (BBA Championship Series)
- Hasbro's version of Customize Clutch Base (Dranzer V2) has had the clutch removed and was originally fixed in the sharp position and could not 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.
- The initial version of Driger V made by Hasbro had a completely sharp metal tip on the blade base, while the Takara version had a semi flat tip. Many fans complained about Hasbro's change, and Hasbro later changed the metal tip to be semi-flat.
- 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.
[edit] The aim of the game
The aim of the game is to either: make the opposition stop spinning, knock the opposite player out of the BeyStadium or to destroy the other Beyblade(s).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.beywiki.com/index.php?title=HMS Heavy Metal System Article at Beywiki
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