Beyblade (toy)

Beyblade (ベイブレード Beiburedo) is a line of high-performance spinning top toys originally developed and manufactured by Takara starting in 2000. The toys include a 'launcher' - a device for bringing the spinning top up to speed, with either a separate or integral rip-cord. This 'ripping' action causes the tops to be ejected, at the end of the movement. Players eject the tops into a plastic arena, with a slightly-dished base, where they subsequently strike each other. The last top still spinning wins. Skill can be used in the deployment of the tops, which significantly influences the way they move around the arena, and subsequently interact. The different styles of device respond differently to the collisions, so advantage might be gained from using a particular type of top against a particular opponent.

Both the toys and their name were inspired by "Beigoma", a traditional spinning top. The concept is similar to Battling Tops. The introduction of the toy corresponded with the broadcast of the Beyblade 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. In August 2008, Takara Tomy released a new generation of Beyblade with a metal outer layer; the first incarnation of the toy in three and a half years. from the Basic System through the Heavy/Hard Metal System, Beyblades were categorized as Attack, Defense, Combination, or Endurance Types, but when the Hybrid Wheel System was introduced, the Combination and Endurance Types were renamed as Balance and Stamina Types, respectively. 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. In Beyblade Metal Fusion, they have symbols on them that represent one of the 88 known constellations in space, while in the 4D series, beyblades are named after planets and constellations.

Contents

Basic System

The "Basic System" tops are the first generation of Beyblade tops. They are made entirely of plastic, with the exception of Weight Disks and some tips. These Beyblades consist of four basic parts:

The first tops 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, Sub-Attack Rings were introduced that were removable and interchangeable, thus creating a five-layer system.

Magnacore System (MG)

Introduced with the V-series, the "Magnacore" line of Beyblade toys featured magnetic Spin Gears and Weight Disks to attract 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.

Engine Gear System (EG)

Engine Gear tops were introduced with the G-series, and retain the same major design of a typical Beyblade, including a Bit Piece, 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. This series of beyblades were the last ones to be made of plastic parts with the exception of the weight disks. The later ones were semi metal or completely metal.

Engine gear types

Blade base types

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.

Hard Metal System (HMS)

Beyblade HMS (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 made mostly of metal. HMS Beyblades have a distinct advantage over previously released Beyblades, that being that their spin velocities are 1.5-2x faster.[1]

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

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.These beyblades were the last ones corresponding to the Original series. A few years later, a new show under the name Metal Fight Beyblade, (Beyblade: Metal Fusion in North America) with new characters and Beyblades made in the same scale as HMS Beyblades, but with a completely different structure, was introduced.

Hybrid Wheel System (HWS)

This system was released in 2008 in Japan and in 2010 worldwide. It introduces new components making the Beyblades more complex including a wheel made of polycarbonate and more technically advanced bottoms. These kinds of Beyblades are part of Metal Fusion.

Names of Beyblades can now be determined by their parts. For example, Storm Pegasus 105RF has a 'Pegasus' Energy Ring, 'Storm' Fusion Wheel, '105(10.5mm)' Spin Track, and a 'RF (Rubber Flat)' bottom/performance tip.

Beyblade/Metal System(Pre-HWS)

Beyblades have 4 different parts(instead of 5 from the Hybrid Wheel System):

4D System

4D system beyblades are the newest series of beyblades to be released on 28th March 2011. There are several differences between this and the HWS beyblade. Firstly,The Metal Wheel of this series is divided into multiple parts. Second, the clear wheels are made of a heavier, stronger material.[2] Third, it uses a piece that is a fusion of the track and bottom, known as the 4D Bottom. An example is Big Bang Pegasis F:D. F:D stands for Final Drive, the name of the part.

Face(Facebolt) - Keeps the whole Beyblade together

4D Clear Wheel - Part used to connect to the launcher

PC Frame - Exclusively only for a few beyblades, is a layer on that sits on the Metal Frame and Core. It is made of Polycarbonate plastic. The speculation for it describes it as a shock absorber to deliver Upper Attack. The strength of Metal causes extreme recoil, so the PC Frame will prevent destabilisation.[3]

Metal Frame - Primarily just a Metal Wheel, except, it is more of an "outline" to the core, since it has big hole to sit on top of the core, aligning it in place. It may be flipped for a mode change.[4]

Core - Supplies the holes and indents for the Track to be placed under and Clear Wheel and Metal Frame to sit on top. It has support parts for an extra add on.

4D Bottom - Some are fused for gimmickal purposes (F:D/Final Drive, F:S/Final Surive, D:D/Delta Drive, B:D/Bearing Drive,etc). Fang Leone comes with a normal Track and Bottom that are separated, like the other beyblades before BB-105 (Big Bang Pegasis) is released, thus meaning that not all parts will contain 4D bottoms.[5]

However, with L Drago-Destroy, which is left-spinning, its Clear Wheel will be placed on the bottom instead of on top, and it features a Rubber Disk. [6][7][8]

METAL FACES Takara tomy has released Metal faces which work with HWS and 4D beyblades. Metalfaces make the beyblade lighter or heavier.

Differences between Tomy and Hasbro Beyblades

There are several differences between Beyblades made by Tomy and Hasbro:

See Also

Notes

  1. ^ http://wiki.worldbeyblade.org/index.php/HMS Hard Metal System Article at Beywiki
  2. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10797502724-11041212148.html
  3. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10797502724-11041211452.html
  4. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10797502724-11041211351.html
  5. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10797502724-11041211650.html
  6. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10797502724-11041211957.html
  7. ^ http://ameblo.jp/otenki2010/image-10831254497-11108651050.html
  8. ^ http://ameblo.jp/ginta-mixx8/image-10830916760-11108300412.html

References

1. Bey Wiki

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