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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Forcibly invoked in the North American release of the anime and toys. All promotional materials for the franchise render "Ginga" as "Gingka".
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* EvilLaugh: Kyoya does quite a good one in episode 10.
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** Kyoya does quite a good one in episode 10.
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* {{Expy}}: Metal Fight/Fusion's Blader DJ is a blatant expy of the original Blader DJ from the original series. While the two may seem similar, it's apparent that they're two different characters.
** Also, Masamune Kadoya is arguably this to Daichi Sumeragi from ''Beyblade: G-Revolution''.
** Also, Masamune Kadoya is arguably this to Daichi Sumeragi from ''Beyblade: G-Revolution''.
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** Metal Fight/Fusion's Blader DJ is a blatant expy of the original Blader DJ from the original series. While the two may seem similar, it's apparent that they're two different characters.
** %%zce** Also, Masamune Kadoya is arguably this to Daichi Sumeragi from ''Beyblade: G-Revolution''.
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* FourEyesZeroSoul: Doji.
** Dr. Ziggurat counts, as well.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In Gan Gan Galaxy, Gingka is the Phlegmatic, Masamune is the Choleric, Tsubasa is the Melancholic, and Yu is the Sanguine.
** Wang Hu Shong as well.
*** Meimei, the Sanguine, Chiyun, the Choleric, Da Shan, the Melancholic, and Chao Xin, the Phlegmatic.
** Dr. Ziggurat counts, as well.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In Gan Gan Galaxy, Gingka is the Phlegmatic, Masamune is the Choleric, Tsubasa is the Melancholic, and Yu is the Sanguine.
** Wang Hu Shong as well.
*** Meimei, the Sanguine, Chiyun, the Choleric, Da Shan, the Melancholic, and Chao Xin, the Phlegmatic.
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* HeroicBSOD Gingka, for one, almost loses his blader spirit after utterly losing to Ryuga, and in the immediate day after, it's blatant to his friends he's putting on a StepfordSmiler act, as he ultimately leaves to head to his home village to figure out what to do afterwards.
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* HeroicBSOD HeroicBSOD: Gingka, for one, almost loses his blader spirit after utterly losing to Ryuga, and in the immediate day after, it's blatant to his friends he's putting on a StepfordSmiler act, as he ultimately leaves to head to his home village to figure out what to do afterwards.
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* LipLock: Suffers from this quite badly.
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** MsFanservice: Selen of Team Garcia. It may be hard to ignore her, um... choice of wardrobe.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Benkei in general (non-romantic)
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* VerbalTic: Watarigani's constant interjections of "crab" and "snap-snap", etc.("gani" in the Japanese version)
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** Watarigani's constant interjections of "crab" and "snap-snap", etc.("gani" in the Japanese version)
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* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ryuga was directly responsible for the death of Gingka's father, Ryo. Later, it's revealed that while it didn't kill him, it gravely injured him.]]
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* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ryuga [[spoiler:Ryuga was directly responsible for the death of Gingka's father, Ryo. Later, it's revealed that while it didn't kill him, it gravely injured him.]]
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* DisneyDeath: In the aftermath of Benkei and Kenta's defeat to a Dark Nebula-trained Kyoya, an injured Benkei begs for Gingka to stop Kyoya, even calling it his final wish in the Japanese dub, before seemingly passing away... And it's only after Gingka, Kenta, and Madoka start mourning Benkei "death" that it's quickly revealed he just fell asleep if the snoring is any indication.
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* EvolvingCredits: After the thirteenth episode, the cheerful prologue was replaced by a dramatic introduction of the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. In addition, Madoka was added to the ensemble shot. Judging by the later inclusion of Hyoma and Yu, all the shadowed forms would be revealed as important characters as the series goes on. Then the credits change completely to accommodate the TournamentArc that follows!
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* EvolvingCredits: After In the Japanese dub, after the thirteenth episode, the cheerful prologue OpeningNarration was replaced by a dramatic introduction of the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. In addition, Madoka was added to the ensemble shot. Judging by the later inclusion of Hyoma and Yu, all the shadowed forms would be revealed as important characters as the series goes on. Then the credits change completely to accommodate the TournamentArc that follows!
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* HeroicBSOD Gingka, for one, almost loses his blader spirit after utterly losing to Ryuga. Poor guy.
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** Benkei's "B-b-b-bull!"
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* BilingualBonus: In the anime, Gingka grew up in a place called Koma Village, and this was kept in the dub. "Koma" is the Japanese word for spinning top, as well as what stemmed the word "Beigoma", which "Beyblade" is derived from, so it makes total sense that almost everyone in Koma Village is a Blader. While this is a minor example, it is significant nonetheless.
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* BilingualBonus: In the anime, Gingka grew up in a place called Koma Village, and this was kept in the dub. "Koma" is the Japanese word for spinning top, as well as what stemmed the word "Beigoma", which "Beyblade" is derived from, so it makes total sense that almost everyone in Koma Village is a Blader. While this This is a minor example, it is very significant nonetheless.as Koma Village is known as the birthplace of Beyblade in this world.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Hyoma. [[http://images.wikia.com/beyblade/images/5/55/Hyouma.png and]][[http://07.wir.skyrock.net/522/lisa22071998/pics/2974625005_1_7_8ZtrdoIK.jpg?w=211 HOW!]]
** Majority of the males in the cast may also count as this.
** Majority of the males in the cast may also count as this.
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* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ryuga was directly responsible for the death of Gingka'S father, Ryo. Later, it's revealed that while it didn't kill him, it gravely injured him.]]
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''Anime/MetalFightBeybladeZeroG'' or ''Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' is a sequel that takes place several years after this trilogy and focuses on a new generation of characters, though old characters do show up a lot and have a role to play. Please place any tropes referring to it in that page, not here.
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''Metal Fight Beyblade'' (known in the West as ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'') is the second incarnation of the ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'' franchise and co-produced by the company that dubs it, Creator/{{Nelvana}}. It's the story of Gingka Hagane, an apparent drifter with no home. One day, he rescues a boy named Kenta Yumiya from some members of the Face Hunters gang and the pair bond under the stars. The next day, Gingka's cornered by the entire Face Hunters gang and defeats them all. Then he has to go up against their leader Kyoya Tategami...
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''Metal Fight Beyblade'' (known in the West as ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'') is the second incarnation of the ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'' franchise and co-produced by the company that dubs it, Creator/{{Nelvana}}. It's the story of Gingka Hagane, an apparent drifter with no home. One day, he rescues a boy named Kenta Yumiya from some members of the Face Hunters gang and the pair bond under the stars. The next day, Gingka's cornered by the entire Face Hunters gang and defeats them all. Then he has to go up against their leader Kyoya Tategami...
The second season, known as ''Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion!'' in Japan and ''Beyblade: Metal Masters'' in the West, premiered on the U.S. Creator/CartoonNetwork on August 20, 2011. In this season, Gingka forms a competitive team with Tsubasa, Yu and newcomer Masamune, as they prepare to take on the world tournament.
The third season is called ''Metal Fight Beyblade 4-D'' or ''Beyblade: Metal Fury''. A star arrives on Earth and breaks into 10 pieces, which assimilate with certain Beyblades. The Bladers who wield them are known as Legendary Bladers and Gingka, Kyoya and Ryuga are part of this group, along with many new characters. They have the mission of fighting the Nemesis Bladers, who want to destroy the world.
There is also a movie called ''Metal Fight Beyblade VS The Sun: Sol Blaze The Scorching Hot Invader'', which premiered in Summer 2010, when the second season was airing in Japan. In it, Gingka and co. are enjoying the Summer when a Blader working for a group of people who claim to be the descendants of the inhabitants of Atlantida appears and defeats everyone with a mighty sun-based Beyblade. Gingka and everybody else have to stop his master's plans of destroying the world.
''Anime/MetalFightBeybladeZeroG'' or ''Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' is a sequel that takes place several years after this trilogy and focuses on a new generation of characters, though old characters do show up a lot and have a role to play. Please place any tropes referring to it in that page, not here.
The entire series is known in the west as ''Beyblade: Metal Saga''.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AbandonedWarehouse: The Face Hunters hideout is one.
* AbortedArc: ''Metal Fusion'' ends with [[spoiler:Pegasus using up all of its energy and leaving Gingka. Ryo says that one day, Pegasus would return when its energy is restored.]] ''Metal Masters'' opens up with Gingka getting [[spoiler:[[SuperPrototype Galaxy Pegasus]]]] in the first episode, diminishing any chance for [[spoiler:the original Pegasus]] to return.
* AdaptationExpansion: The characters and stories are much more fleshed out than in the manga.
* AdultsAreUseless: The only adults that have appeared so far that are useful to the plot in ANY way are Doji, [[spoiler: Ryo, Gingka's deceased dad ([[NotQuiteDead or so we thought]]) in a flashback]] and Dr. Ziggurat in ''Metal Masters''.
* AlmightyJanitor: Gingka, Kyoya, Tsubasa and Yu are all shown as insanely strong when they are introduced, given their shown experience.
** Masamune as well. Despite not having any real formal experience in Beyblade Tournaments, such as Battle Bladers, he is still ridiculously talented, and [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable manages to defeat GINGKA.]]
* AnimeHair: The characters have a wide range of hair colors.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Specifically, in the episode "Shine, Virgo!", they say that dancers put their arms out to go faster. In all actuality, you pull ''in'' to go faster. Try it with a simple rolling chair, or even spin around your room. You get the opposite effect by pushing out. This is actually shown with the Bey Jade Jupiter.
* BadassAdorable: Gingka, Kenta, and Yu.
* BatmanGambit: How Gingka [[spoiler:defeats Phoenix. He uses Pegasus' Starburst Attack to trick Phoenix into countering it. This was a trick to goad him into using his own finisher, leaving Phoenix wide open for Pegasus' Storm Bringer which finished the match.]]
* BattleAura: Happens in the anime. The auras are also [[ColourCodedCharacters color-coded for your convenience]].
%% * BerserkButton: Just mention Gingka's dad and something bad about him in the same sentence.
* BigBad:
** ''Metal Fusion'' has [[BigBadDuumvirate Doji and Ryuga]], [[spoiler:until Ryuga [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness disposes]] of Doji near the end of Battle Bladers.]]
** ''Metal Masters'' has Dr. Ziggurat along with Team Starbreaker.
** ''Metal Fury'' has Rago, the child of [[EldritchAbomination Nemesis]] who is aided by [[NumberTwo Pluto]] and [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead Doji]]]].
* BigEater: Gingka himself. And Benkei.
* BilingualBonus: In the anime, Gingka grew up in a place called Koma Village, and this was kept in the dub. "Koma" is the Japanese word for spinning top, as well as what stemmed the word "Beigoma", which "Beyblade" is derived from, so it makes total sense that almost everyone in Koma Village is a Blader. While this is a minor example, it is significant nonetheless.
* {{Bishonen}}: Hyoma. [[http://images.wikia.com/beyblade/images/5/55/Hyouma.png and]][[http://07.wir.skyrock.net/522/lisa22071998/pics/2974625005_1_7_8ZtrdoIK.jpg?w=211 HOW!]]
** Majority of the males in the cast may also count as this.
* BodyHorror: Occurs when [[spoiler:Ryuga is possessed by L-Drago. We actually see his face extend forwards into a dragon-like snout.]]
* {{Brainwashed and Crazy}}: Faust[[spoiler:/Toby]].
* {{Bulungi}}: The members of Wild Fang are decided in a tournament taking place in an unspecified African country, which seems to be a [[TheGeneralissimo military dictatorship]] to boot.
%%* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* CatchPhrase: Said by just about everybody in the show... "Let it rip!"
* DefeatMeansFriendship: This is Beyblade. You ''know'' this is invoked. Benkei's interesting in that he refuses to acknowledge this has happened to him. Even after he ''saves Gingka'' from a collapsing ceiling in episode 4.
* DemotedToExtra: Happens to Hikaru in the transition from seasons 1-2. She starts off as a recurring Blader like everyone else, but in the second season she becomes a member of the WBBA and doesn't show up as much
* DevourTheDragon: Ryuga made a habit of doing this by absorbing his underling's energy with L-Drago when they failed him. Doji didn't mind and quite a few times ''fed'' them to Ryuga. [[spoiler:[[KarmicDeath Doji ultimately meets this fate as well.]]]]
%%* DudeLooksLikeALady: Good luck comprehending some of them if you're a first time watcher.
* {{Eagleland}}: Gingka demonstrates that he thinks of America as a type 2, through a small exchange between him and Masamune.
-->'''Gingka:''' You came from America?\\
'''Masamune:''' Yeah.\\
'''Gingka:''' That explains [[BoisterousBruiser a]] [[MouthyKid lot]].
* EvilLaugh: Kyoya does quite a good one in episode 10.
** Ryuga is especially prone to this trope.
** [[spoiler: Tsubasa also indulges in this quite often when [[EnemyWithin he is possessed by his dark side.]]]]
* EvolvingCredits: After the thirteenth episode, the cheerful prologue was replaced by a dramatic introduction of the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. In addition, Madoka was added to the ensemble shot. Judging by the later inclusion of Hyoma and Yu, all the shadowed forms would be revealed as important characters as the series goes on. Then the credits change completely to accommodate the TournamentArc that follows!
* {{Expy}}: Metal Fight/Fusion's Blader DJ is a blatant expy of the original Blader DJ from the original series. While the two may seem similar, it's apparent that they're two different characters.
** Also, Masamune Kadoya is arguably this to Daichi Sumeragi from ''Beyblade: G-Revolution''.
** Kyoya too. Let's see: Great rivalry with the protagonist? Leader of a beyblade gang early on, but pulling a HeelFaceTurn later in the series? Changes sides a lot? Sounds a lot like Kai, huh?
** Madoka is one of Kenny: she has goggles, a laptop, provides most of the explanations concerning Beyblade in general and (apparently) has a Beyblade of her own which she'd rather not use.
** Star Breaker is one of the Psychics, from V-Force. There's a character named Zeo (who's pals with Masamune), although the real Zeo expies are [[spoiler: Toby]] and/or Damian. Additionally, Damian's Beyblade is based on Cerberus, which was Zeo's bit-beast. The BigBad is even named Dr. Ziggurat.
* FloatingContinent: Dr. Ziggurat uses [[spoiler:spiral energy to make Hades city fly. This ends up being the final battleground in ''Masters'']]. Hilariously, it looks exactly like a beyblade.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Doji.
** Dr. Ziggurat counts, as well.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In Gan Gan Galaxy, Gingka is the Phlegmatic, Masamune is the Choleric, Tsubasa is the Melancholic, and Yu is the Sanguine.
** Wang Hu Shong as well.
*** Meimei, the Sanguine, Chiyun, the Choleric, Da Shan, the Melancholic, and Chao Xin, the Phlegmatic.
* FullBoarAction: One of the few things that scares Benkei: a wild boar.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Kyoya
* GratuitousJapanese: The NA toys hope you'll "RETTO ITTO RIPPU!" (In Japan, as with the [[Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade previous incarnation]], the phrase for starting a battle is "Go Shoot!"). [[DudeNotFunny Not funny]], Hasbro.
* HandBehindHead: Gingka does this a lot. So does Kenta.
* HeelFaceTurn: Both Benkei and Kyoya become allies of Gingka by episode 11 despite being villains when first introduced. [[spoiler:So do Tsubasa, Yu, and Ryutaro by the conclusion of the first season.]]
* HeroicBSOD Gingka, for one, almost loses his blader spirit after utterly losing to Ryuga. Poor guy.
* InconsistentDub: Although most of the Beyblades retain their constellation-based names, Tsubasa's Aquila beyblade was renamed "Eagle". What makes this especially egregious is that the viewers can clearly see "Aquila" on the face bolt. While it's true that "Aquila" means "Eagle" in Latin, it's still the name of Tsubasa's beyblade in the original Japanese version.
** This was mainly to do with Hasbro's requirement of using the toy names, which were changed before dubbing began. Visual editing was considered an unnecessary expense.
* KarmaHoudini: Russia's national team who stole information used it to rig arenas to cripple their opponents and then call it fair since 'the conditions are the same' when called on their bullshit, oh, and they also almost KILLED Masamune. All this so they could realize their dream to get sponsors so they could go to space, in the end they are left unpunished and in fact don't even get yelled at, and no one holds a grudge not even the kid they, again, almost indirectly murdered. They DO lose to Team Japan but they end up getting sponsors and going to space anyway.
** The adult behind Russia's team faced punishment. ChildrenAreInnocent, perhaps?
* LargeHam: Even if the series is a WorldOfHam, filled with NamingYourAttacks, Masamune is still very prominent
-->'''Masamune:''' I'm number one!!!
* LimitedWardrobe: No one seems to be seen having a different set of clothes.
* LipLock: Suffers from this quite badly.
* LongBusTrip: Sora, who up and disappears after ''Metal Fusion''.
* LyingOnAHillside: Gingka and Kenta shared a sentimental moment here.
* MagicalComputer: Madoka has some type of computer/laptop.
* MarketBasedTitle: "Metal Fight Beyblade" in Japan is "Beyblade: Metal Fusion" in North America, with "Explosion" known as "Metal Masters".
* MerchandiseDriven: As always, the series mainly exists [[TabletopGame/{{Beyblade}} to sell toys]]. It generally did better than its predecessor. The low sales of the original caused a 6-year hiatus for the franchise. The revived toy line ended up as a top holiday kid's item for 2010.
* MouthyKid: Masamune and Yu are the two most prominent examples in this series. Chiyun as well.
* MrFanservice: Hyoma, Kyoya and Tsubasa. There's a shocking amount of new eye candy for the female fans in ''Metal Masters''. Da Shan Wang, Nile, Klaus, Wales, and Aleksei.
** Chaoxin is an in-universe example.
** MsFanservice: Selen of Team Garcia. It may be hard to ignore her, um... choice of wardrobe.
* MundaneWish: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. When the [=WBBA=] held a tournament promising to grant any wish to whoever won, Gingka commented he intended to wish for [[TrademarkFavoriteFood a hamburger]].
* NeverSayDie: '''Subverted.''' Unlike ''Bakuten Shoot Beyblade'', which tried to cover up the demise of certain characters and removed any clear mention lives were at stake, the ''Metal Saga'' allows the words "dead", "die" and even "death" on many occasions and have referenced death many times.
** After getting crushed by Ryuga and leaving his responsibilities to his son, he comes out alive and gives this response to Hokuto, after the latter asks why he's in hiding.
--->'''Ryo:''' It will be much better if the Dark Nebula thinks I'm already dead, do you understand me?
** During his battle against Masamune in Episode 92, Zeo specifically stated that if he loses against him then his friend Toby will '''die'''.
--->'''Zeo:''' If I lose, Toby will die!
** Rago's threat towards Kenta (a ''child'') is also pretty chilling...
--->'''Rago:''' It's fine. If you really want to die that badly, let me finish you first.
** In addition to this, beys like Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF and special moves such as "Beautiful Dead" were kept intact, which is ironic considering they renamed Killer Gemios to "Evil" Gemios.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Gingka's father Ryo who somehow survived Ryuga's assault, but was too injured to aid Gingka on his journey for a while. After he's healed he becomes ThePhoenix in order to guide his son from afar.]]
* NoYou: Gingka and Masamune...
* ParrotExposition: Benkei is especially prone to this.
* ThePhoenix: The mysterious blader Phoenix, who uses a Phoenix bey. [[spoiler:He is Gingka's NotQuiteDead father, Ryo.]]
* QuarterHourShort: 4D (Fury) adopted this format halfway through its Japanese run.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Gingka's eyes turn blood red when Ryuga insults his father.]]
** Averted with Sora. His eyes turn red when he activates his 'blade's special attack, but he's (apparently) a good guy.
** And played entirely straight with Ryuga [[spoiler:and Tsubasa]] when they're possessed by The Dark Power.
* ResetButton: After Gingka's first encounter and subsequent defeat at the hands of the mysterious blader Phoenix, Phoenix crushes his [=BeyPointer=], and he's forced to regain all of his points to enter Battle Bladers using his new Digital Power Launcher.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The Beylin Fist, a ruthless faction who splintered from the Beylin Temple.
* ScrewDestiny: Gingka versus the fortune-telling Ryutaro Fukami. Ryutaro says he knows Gingka's destined to lose. Gingka shouts back with confidence- "If that's my destiny then I'll just have to change it!!"
* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:Gingka gives a pretty epic rebuttal to Reiji in their battle. It's also extremely effective, causing Reiji to lose it and undergo a VillainousBreakdown.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Forcibly invoked in the North American release of the anime and toys. All promotional materials for the franchise render "Ginga" as "Gingka".
* SlasherSmile: Ryuga and Reiji love flashing them before they finish off their opponents.
* SeriousBusiness: Spinning tops are very serious business. Though in ''this'' world, they're also capable of causing massive destruction and, in L-Drago's case, sucking the life force out of people. Among other things, the visuals for one scene imply that in the Beyblade universe, ''Moses parted the Red Sea using a Beyblade''. Gingka's father, Ryo, claims that in ancient times the entire world was shaken by an evil army that used a meteor, fell from space millions of years before, to create the first prototype of beyblade that made them nearly invincible until they were stopped by a group of heroes that built a second proto-beyblade from the same meteor and saved the whole humanity. During the second season, it's stated that beyblades can shape reality, mold gravity, and move faster than light.
* SnakesAreEvil: Reiji's Beyblade and hair are styled after a snake and he's one of the antagonists.
* SoLastSeason: The WD performance tip Tsubasa's Earth Eagle was hyped as the ultimate performance tip and the rarest there was, with Tsubasa being the only one possessing it. It held true for the entirety of ''Metal Fusion'' and gave Tsubasa his own gimmick along with his refined technique. Then from ''Metal Masters'' onward, Alexei's Burn Wolf, Julian's Gravity Destroyer, Zeo's Flame Byxis, Motti's Flame Cancer and [[spoiler: Kenta's Flash Saggitario]] all have the same WD performance tip. Then there's Jack's Evil Befall's EWD performance tip and Kyoya's Fang Leone's [=W2D=] performance tip.
* SuperPrototype: Galaxy Pegasus is Storm Pegasus' prototype, but ''a lot'' more powerful. This is because it was ''too'' powerful for the ones who made it to control, so they sealed it away. Gingka manages to tame it though.
* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Guys]]: Osamu, Akira, and Takashi
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Hikaru and Madoka, though the latter's also a WrenchWench. They're also the only major female characters in the series.
* TournamentArc: ''Metal Masters'', having a World Championship that runs nearly the entire season.
* {{Tsundere}}: Benkei in general (non-romantic)
** Hikaru also qualifies.
* UnstoppableRage: In his battle with Ryuga, Gingka becomes increasingly enraged until [[spoiler: Ryuga insults his deceased father, which makes him completely snap. Subverted though, as Ryuga defeats Gingka because of that uncontrollable rage.]]
* VerbalTic: Watarigani's constant interjections of "crab" and "snap-snap", etc.("gani" in the Japanese version)
** Benkei's "B-b-b-bull!"
** Another, more subtle one: Madoka has a tendency to say "you following me?" when explaining something [[CaptainObvious that the viewers already know.]]
* WesternZodiac: In this show, the Beyblades are based on constellations. Hence, the presence of the 12 signs.
** Hyoma has Aries, Benkei has Taurus, Dan and Reiki have Gemini, Tetsuya has Cancer, Kyoya has Leo, Teru has Virgo, Yu has Libra, Busujima has Scorpio, Kenta has Sagittarius, Tobio has Capricorn, Hikaru has Aquarius and Ryutaro has Pisces.
* WhamLine:
** Episode 48: Ryuga asks Doji if he is trying to say that he can't win against Gingka without more energy. Doji insists that he only wants to make sure Ryuga is prepared just in case.
-->'''Ryuga:''' [[spoiler: Alright, then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness just give me your energy]].]]
** Episode 49: One fro Yu right after [[spoiler:L-Drago possesses Ryuga.]]
-->'''Madoka:''' What did I just see happen there!?
-->'''Yu:''' Don't tell me that [[spoiler:L-Drago has... done THAT to Ryuga!?]]
* WhamShot:
** Episode 49: After the supposed "final attack" of the battle, the 3-headed L-Drago appears from the smoke, looking much more demonic than it usually does [[spoiler:and then it [[DemonicPossession turns on Ryuga]].]]
* WorfBarrage: Hikaru's Bey's special move, Aquario Infinite Assault, never works against strong new opponents.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ryuga was directly responsible for the death of Gingka'S father, Ryo. Later, it's revealed that while it didn't kill him, it gravely injured him.]]
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''Metal Fight Beyblade'' (known in the West as ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'') is the second incarnation of the ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'' franchise and co-produced by the company that dubs it, Creator/{{Nelvana}}. It's the story of Gingka Hagane, an apparent drifter with no home. One day, he rescues a boy named Kenta Yumiya from some members of the Face Hunters gang and the pair bond under the stars. The next day, Gingka's cornered by the entire Face Hunters gang and defeats them all. Then he has to go up against their leader Kyoya Tategami...
The second season, known as ''Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion!'' in Japan and ''Beyblade: Metal Masters'' in the West, premiered on the U.S. Creator/CartoonNetwork on August 20, 2011. In this season, Gingka forms a competitive team with Tsubasa, Yu and newcomer Masamune, as they prepare to take on the world tournament.
The third season is called ''Metal Fight Beyblade 4-D'' or ''Beyblade: Metal Fury''. A star arrives on Earth and breaks into 10 pieces, which assimilate with certain Beyblades. The Bladers who wield them are known as Legendary Bladers and Gingka, Kyoya and Ryuga are part of this group, along with many new characters. They have the mission of fighting the Nemesis Bladers, who want to destroy the world.
There is also a movie called ''Metal Fight Beyblade VS The Sun: Sol Blaze The Scorching Hot Invader'', which premiered in Summer 2010, when the second season was airing in Japan. In it, Gingka and co. are enjoying the Summer when a Blader working for a group of people who claim to be the descendants of the inhabitants of Atlantida appears and defeats everyone with a mighty sun-based Beyblade. Gingka and everybody else have to stop his master's plans of destroying the world.
''Anime/MetalFightBeybladeZeroG'' or ''Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' is a sequel that takes place several years after this trilogy and focuses on a new generation of characters, though old characters do show up a lot and have a role to play. Please place any tropes referring to it in that page, not here.
The entire series is known in the west as ''Beyblade: Metal Saga''.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AbandonedWarehouse: The Face Hunters hideout is one.
* AbortedArc: ''Metal Fusion'' ends with [[spoiler:Pegasus using up all of its energy and leaving Gingka. Ryo says that one day, Pegasus would return when its energy is restored.]] ''Metal Masters'' opens up with Gingka getting [[spoiler:[[SuperPrototype Galaxy Pegasus]]]] in the first episode, diminishing any chance for [[spoiler:the original Pegasus]] to return.
* AdaptationExpansion: The characters and stories are much more fleshed out than in the manga.
* AdultsAreUseless: The only adults that have appeared so far that are useful to the plot in ANY way are Doji, [[spoiler: Ryo, Gingka's deceased dad ([[NotQuiteDead or so we thought]]) in a flashback]] and Dr. Ziggurat in ''Metal Masters''.
* AlmightyJanitor: Gingka, Kyoya, Tsubasa and Yu are all shown as insanely strong when they are introduced, given their shown experience.
** Masamune as well. Despite not having any real formal experience in Beyblade Tournaments, such as Battle Bladers, he is still ridiculously talented, and [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable manages to defeat GINGKA.]]
* AnimeHair: The characters have a wide range of hair colors.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Specifically, in the episode "Shine, Virgo!", they say that dancers put their arms out to go faster. In all actuality, you pull ''in'' to go faster. Try it with a simple rolling chair, or even spin around your room. You get the opposite effect by pushing out. This is actually shown with the Bey Jade Jupiter.
* BadassAdorable: Gingka, Kenta, and Yu.
* BatmanGambit: How Gingka [[spoiler:defeats Phoenix. He uses Pegasus' Starburst Attack to trick Phoenix into countering it. This was a trick to goad him into using his own finisher, leaving Phoenix wide open for Pegasus' Storm Bringer which finished the match.]]
* BattleAura: Happens in the anime. The auras are also [[ColourCodedCharacters color-coded for your convenience]].
%% * BerserkButton: Just mention Gingka's dad and something bad about him in the same sentence.
* BigBad:
** ''Metal Fusion'' has [[BigBadDuumvirate Doji and Ryuga]], [[spoiler:until Ryuga [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness disposes]] of Doji near the end of Battle Bladers.]]
** ''Metal Masters'' has Dr. Ziggurat along with Team Starbreaker.
** ''Metal Fury'' has Rago, the child of [[EldritchAbomination Nemesis]] who is aided by [[NumberTwo Pluto]] and [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead Doji]]]].
* BigEater: Gingka himself. And Benkei.
* BilingualBonus: In the anime, Gingka grew up in a place called Koma Village, and this was kept in the dub. "Koma" is the Japanese word for spinning top, as well as what stemmed the word "Beigoma", which "Beyblade" is derived from, so it makes total sense that almost everyone in Koma Village is a Blader. While this is a minor example, it is significant nonetheless.
* {{Bishonen}}: Hyoma. [[http://images.wikia.com/beyblade/images/5/55/Hyouma.png and]][[http://07.wir.skyrock.net/522/lisa22071998/pics/2974625005_1_7_8ZtrdoIK.jpg?w=211 HOW!]]
** Majority of the males in the cast may also count as this.
* BodyHorror: Occurs when [[spoiler:Ryuga is possessed by L-Drago. We actually see his face extend forwards into a dragon-like snout.]]
* {{Brainwashed and Crazy}}: Faust[[spoiler:/Toby]].
* {{Bulungi}}: The members of Wild Fang are decided in a tournament taking place in an unspecified African country, which seems to be a [[TheGeneralissimo military dictatorship]] to boot.
%%* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
* CatchPhrase: Said by just about everybody in the show... "Let it rip!"
* DefeatMeansFriendship: This is Beyblade. You ''know'' this is invoked. Benkei's interesting in that he refuses to acknowledge this has happened to him. Even after he ''saves Gingka'' from a collapsing ceiling in episode 4.
* DemotedToExtra: Happens to Hikaru in the transition from seasons 1-2. She starts off as a recurring Blader like everyone else, but in the second season she becomes a member of the WBBA and doesn't show up as much
* DevourTheDragon: Ryuga made a habit of doing this by absorbing his underling's energy with L-Drago when they failed him. Doji didn't mind and quite a few times ''fed'' them to Ryuga. [[spoiler:[[KarmicDeath Doji ultimately meets this fate as well.]]]]
%%* DudeLooksLikeALady: Good luck comprehending some of them if you're a first time watcher.
* {{Eagleland}}: Gingka demonstrates that he thinks of America as a type 2, through a small exchange between him and Masamune.
-->'''Gingka:''' You came from America?\\
'''Masamune:''' Yeah.\\
'''Gingka:''' That explains [[BoisterousBruiser a]] [[MouthyKid lot]].
* EvilLaugh: Kyoya does quite a good one in episode 10.
** Ryuga is especially prone to this trope.
** [[spoiler: Tsubasa also indulges in this quite often when [[EnemyWithin he is possessed by his dark side.]]]]
* EvolvingCredits: After the thirteenth episode, the cheerful prologue was replaced by a dramatic introduction of the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. In addition, Madoka was added to the ensemble shot. Judging by the later inclusion of Hyoma and Yu, all the shadowed forms would be revealed as important characters as the series goes on. Then the credits change completely to accommodate the TournamentArc that follows!
* {{Expy}}: Metal Fight/Fusion's Blader DJ is a blatant expy of the original Blader DJ from the original series. While the two may seem similar, it's apparent that they're two different characters.
** Also, Masamune Kadoya is arguably this to Daichi Sumeragi from ''Beyblade: G-Revolution''.
** Kyoya too. Let's see: Great rivalry with the protagonist? Leader of a beyblade gang early on, but pulling a HeelFaceTurn later in the series? Changes sides a lot? Sounds a lot like Kai, huh?
** Madoka is one of Kenny: she has goggles, a laptop, provides most of the explanations concerning Beyblade in general and (apparently) has a Beyblade of her own which she'd rather not use.
** Star Breaker is one of the Psychics, from V-Force. There's a character named Zeo (who's pals with Masamune), although the real Zeo expies are [[spoiler: Toby]] and/or Damian. Additionally, Damian's Beyblade is based on Cerberus, which was Zeo's bit-beast. The BigBad is even named Dr. Ziggurat.
* FloatingContinent: Dr. Ziggurat uses [[spoiler:spiral energy to make Hades city fly. This ends up being the final battleground in ''Masters'']]. Hilariously, it looks exactly like a beyblade.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Doji.
** Dr. Ziggurat counts, as well.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In Gan Gan Galaxy, Gingka is the Phlegmatic, Masamune is the Choleric, Tsubasa is the Melancholic, and Yu is the Sanguine.
** Wang Hu Shong as well.
*** Meimei, the Sanguine, Chiyun, the Choleric, Da Shan, the Melancholic, and Chao Xin, the Phlegmatic.
* FullBoarAction: One of the few things that scares Benkei: a wild boar.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Kyoya
* GratuitousJapanese: The NA toys hope you'll "RETTO ITTO RIPPU!" (In Japan, as with the [[Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade previous incarnation]], the phrase for starting a battle is "Go Shoot!"). [[DudeNotFunny Not funny]], Hasbro.
* HandBehindHead: Gingka does this a lot. So does Kenta.
* HeelFaceTurn: Both Benkei and Kyoya become allies of Gingka by episode 11 despite being villains when first introduced. [[spoiler:So do Tsubasa, Yu, and Ryutaro by the conclusion of the first season.]]
* HeroicBSOD Gingka, for one, almost loses his blader spirit after utterly losing to Ryuga. Poor guy.
* InconsistentDub: Although most of the Beyblades retain their constellation-based names, Tsubasa's Aquila beyblade was renamed "Eagle". What makes this especially egregious is that the viewers can clearly see "Aquila" on the face bolt. While it's true that "Aquila" means "Eagle" in Latin, it's still the name of Tsubasa's beyblade in the original Japanese version.
** This was mainly to do with Hasbro's requirement of using the toy names, which were changed before dubbing began. Visual editing was considered an unnecessary expense.
* KarmaHoudini: Russia's national team who stole information used it to rig arenas to cripple their opponents and then call it fair since 'the conditions are the same' when called on their bullshit, oh, and they also almost KILLED Masamune. All this so they could realize their dream to get sponsors so they could go to space, in the end they are left unpunished and in fact don't even get yelled at, and no one holds a grudge not even the kid they, again, almost indirectly murdered. They DO lose to Team Japan but they end up getting sponsors and going to space anyway.
** The adult behind Russia's team faced punishment. ChildrenAreInnocent, perhaps?
* LargeHam: Even if the series is a WorldOfHam, filled with NamingYourAttacks, Masamune is still very prominent
-->'''Masamune:''' I'm number one!!!
* LimitedWardrobe: No one seems to be seen having a different set of clothes.
* LipLock: Suffers from this quite badly.
* LongBusTrip: Sora, who up and disappears after ''Metal Fusion''.
* LyingOnAHillside: Gingka and Kenta shared a sentimental moment here.
* MagicalComputer: Madoka has some type of computer/laptop.
* MarketBasedTitle: "Metal Fight Beyblade" in Japan is "Beyblade: Metal Fusion" in North America, with "Explosion" known as "Metal Masters".
* MerchandiseDriven: As always, the series mainly exists [[TabletopGame/{{Beyblade}} to sell toys]]. It generally did better than its predecessor. The low sales of the original caused a 6-year hiatus for the franchise. The revived toy line ended up as a top holiday kid's item for 2010.
* MouthyKid: Masamune and Yu are the two most prominent examples in this series. Chiyun as well.
* MrFanservice: Hyoma, Kyoya and Tsubasa. There's a shocking amount of new eye candy for the female fans in ''Metal Masters''. Da Shan Wang, Nile, Klaus, Wales, and Aleksei.
** Chaoxin is an in-universe example.
** MsFanservice: Selen of Team Garcia. It may be hard to ignore her, um... choice of wardrobe.
* MundaneWish: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. When the [=WBBA=] held a tournament promising to grant any wish to whoever won, Gingka commented he intended to wish for [[TrademarkFavoriteFood a hamburger]].
* NeverSayDie: '''Subverted.''' Unlike ''Bakuten Shoot Beyblade'', which tried to cover up the demise of certain characters and removed any clear mention lives were at stake, the ''Metal Saga'' allows the words "dead", "die" and even "death" on many occasions and have referenced death many times.
** After getting crushed by Ryuga and leaving his responsibilities to his son, he comes out alive and gives this response to Hokuto, after the latter asks why he's in hiding.
--->'''Ryo:''' It will be much better if the Dark Nebula thinks I'm already dead, do you understand me?
** During his battle against Masamune in Episode 92, Zeo specifically stated that if he loses against him then his friend Toby will '''die'''.
--->'''Zeo:''' If I lose, Toby will die!
** Rago's threat towards Kenta (a ''child'') is also pretty chilling...
--->'''Rago:''' It's fine. If you really want to die that badly, let me finish you first.
** In addition to this, beys like Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF and special moves such as "Beautiful Dead" were kept intact, which is ironic considering they renamed Killer Gemios to "Evil" Gemios.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Gingka's father Ryo who somehow survived Ryuga's assault, but was too injured to aid Gingka on his journey for a while. After he's healed he becomes ThePhoenix in order to guide his son from afar.]]
* NoYou: Gingka and Masamune...
* ParrotExposition: Benkei is especially prone to this.
* ThePhoenix: The mysterious blader Phoenix, who uses a Phoenix bey. [[spoiler:He is Gingka's NotQuiteDead father, Ryo.]]
* QuarterHourShort: 4D (Fury) adopted this format halfway through its Japanese run.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Gingka's eyes turn blood red when Ryuga insults his father.]]
** Averted with Sora. His eyes turn red when he activates his 'blade's special attack, but he's (apparently) a good guy.
** And played entirely straight with Ryuga [[spoiler:and Tsubasa]] when they're possessed by The Dark Power.
* ResetButton: After Gingka's first encounter and subsequent defeat at the hands of the mysterious blader Phoenix, Phoenix crushes his [=BeyPointer=], and he's forced to regain all of his points to enter Battle Bladers using his new Digital Power Launcher.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The Beylin Fist, a ruthless faction who splintered from the Beylin Temple.
* ScrewDestiny: Gingka versus the fortune-telling Ryutaro Fukami. Ryutaro says he knows Gingka's destined to lose. Gingka shouts back with confidence- "If that's my destiny then I'll just have to change it!!"
* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:Gingka gives a pretty epic rebuttal to Reiji in their battle. It's also extremely effective, causing Reiji to lose it and undergo a VillainousBreakdown.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Forcibly invoked in the North American release of the anime and toys. All promotional materials for the franchise render "Ginga" as "Gingka".
* SlasherSmile: Ryuga and Reiji love flashing them before they finish off their opponents.
* SeriousBusiness: Spinning tops are very serious business. Though in ''this'' world, they're also capable of causing massive destruction and, in L-Drago's case, sucking the life force out of people. Among other things, the visuals for one scene imply that in the Beyblade universe, ''Moses parted the Red Sea using a Beyblade''. Gingka's father, Ryo, claims that in ancient times the entire world was shaken by an evil army that used a meteor, fell from space millions of years before, to create the first prototype of beyblade that made them nearly invincible until they were stopped by a group of heroes that built a second proto-beyblade from the same meteor and saved the whole humanity. During the second season, it's stated that beyblades can shape reality, mold gravity, and move faster than light.
* SnakesAreEvil: Reiji's Beyblade and hair are styled after a snake and he's one of the antagonists.
* SoLastSeason: The WD performance tip Tsubasa's Earth Eagle was hyped as the ultimate performance tip and the rarest there was, with Tsubasa being the only one possessing it. It held true for the entirety of ''Metal Fusion'' and gave Tsubasa his own gimmick along with his refined technique. Then from ''Metal Masters'' onward, Alexei's Burn Wolf, Julian's Gravity Destroyer, Zeo's Flame Byxis, Motti's Flame Cancer and [[spoiler: Kenta's Flash Saggitario]] all have the same WD performance tip. Then there's Jack's Evil Befall's EWD performance tip and Kyoya's Fang Leone's [=W2D=] performance tip.
* SuperPrototype: Galaxy Pegasus is Storm Pegasus' prototype, but ''a lot'' more powerful. This is because it was ''too'' powerful for the ones who made it to control, so they sealed it away. Gingka manages to tame it though.
* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Guys]]: Osamu, Akira, and Takashi
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Hikaru and Madoka, though the latter's also a WrenchWench. They're also the only major female characters in the series.
* TournamentArc: ''Metal Masters'', having a World Championship that runs nearly the entire season.
* {{Tsundere}}: Benkei in general (non-romantic)
** Hikaru also qualifies.
* UnstoppableRage: In his battle with Ryuga, Gingka becomes increasingly enraged until [[spoiler: Ryuga insults his deceased father, which makes him completely snap. Subverted though, as Ryuga defeats Gingka because of that uncontrollable rage.]]
* VerbalTic: Watarigani's constant interjections of "crab" and "snap-snap", etc.("gani" in the Japanese version)
** Benkei's "B-b-b-bull!"
** Another, more subtle one: Madoka has a tendency to say "you following me?" when explaining something [[CaptainObvious that the viewers already know.]]
* WesternZodiac: In this show, the Beyblades are based on constellations. Hence, the presence of the 12 signs.
** Hyoma has Aries, Benkei has Taurus, Dan and Reiki have Gemini, Tetsuya has Cancer, Kyoya has Leo, Teru has Virgo, Yu has Libra, Busujima has Scorpio, Kenta has Sagittarius, Tobio has Capricorn, Hikaru has Aquarius and Ryutaro has Pisces.
* WhamLine:
** Episode 48: Ryuga asks Doji if he is trying to say that he can't win against Gingka without more energy. Doji insists that he only wants to make sure Ryuga is prepared just in case.
-->'''Ryuga:''' [[spoiler: Alright, then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness just give me your energy]].]]
** Episode 49: One fro Yu right after [[spoiler:L-Drago possesses Ryuga.]]
-->'''Madoka:''' What did I just see happen there!?
-->'''Yu:''' Don't tell me that [[spoiler:L-Drago has... done THAT to Ryuga!?]]
* WhamShot:
** Episode 49: After the supposed "final attack" of the battle, the 3-headed L-Drago appears from the smoke, looking much more demonic than it usually does [[spoiler:and then it [[DemonicPossession turns on Ryuga]].]]
* WorfBarrage: Hikaru's Bey's special move, Aquario Infinite Assault, never works against strong new opponents.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ryuga was directly responsible for the death of Gingka'S father, Ryo. Later, it's revealed that while it didn't kill him, it gravely injured him.]]
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