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Beyblade X Episode 45: You, Back Then

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haha. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha CHROME RYUGU I’M GOING TO PAY TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE FOR THIS EPISODE LET ME AT HIM LET ME AT HIM YOU CHROME RYUGU YOU

if you haven’t watched the episode already PLEASE WATCH IT even if I explain it or summarize it it won’t have the same effect or impact on you if you don’t watch it yourself because holy crap that was one hell of a time for 22 minutes and 40 seconds I’m

alright, so we start off with Takumi versus Blader Z, except Blader Z isn’t wearing the mask and we see his actual identity. And interestingly enough, Blader Z is using Cobalt Drake, the exact same bey Chrome uses. Then Blader Z loses, and we cut to the intro

I wanna talk about the intro and the title for this episode for a second.

If you‘ve not skipped the intro or if you’ve heard it, or even listened to the entire song way too many times (like me), you’ll notice the lyrics fit a lot of the characters in the series. The song title alone explains it. Prove. These Bladers are trying to prove something to someone or themselves. Keep that in mind for later on. And I’ve noticed we’ve gotten a lot of characters memories or backstories in a row. I like how it starts from a team —> family —> you. It slowly narrows down into categories, and also explains what the characters think of their relationships with others. In episode 43 we’re seeing this from all three perspectives, a team. In episode 44 we see this from two perspectives, two sisters, a family. Then in this episode, we see it from Blader Z’s perspective alone. Which is why the title uses “you” and not him. Directed to Chrome.

ALSO ALSO keep in mind how they don’t reveal Blader Z’s name until much later on (unless I have poor hearing skills)

ANYWAYS

in a similar fashion to Robin from our first episode, Blader Z barges into Xenon City excitedly, impatient to battle in the Amateur Cup. Blader Z then goes on to defeat every amateur, and in the final match he says he’s going to be like “him” (while thinking about Chrome) and he wins. Everyone notices his talent, and Number Zero asks if he has anything to say.

Blader Z just smiles and says Chrome Ryugu rules, and that Chrome’s the ideal Blader, and then says he’s going to be just like Chrome. Soooo right away we establish this is an idol-fan kind of relation for now.

Then we get shown the battle we saw in the intro, and Blader Z gets defeated pretty badly. Back in his little apartment he says he doesn’t want to lose anymore and realizes he needs to work harder. We then cut to a timeskip later, where Number One talks about Blader Z’s numerous wins and takes notice of how he uses the same bey as Chrome.

AFTER ANOTHER WON MATCH, WE FINALLY GET TO SEE AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO. (After Number Zero says the prize, which was probably the meeting with Chrome, which is rather… strange, wouldn’t you say?)

Blader Z obviously looks very surprised and happy, because he wasn’t expecting this. Chrome said he saw Blader Z’s match against Takumi, and Blader Z acknowledges he became arrogant during that match, and Chrome says “one’s strength in Blading is the strength in one’s heart” and moves Blader Z’s hand to his heart. Recognize something? If you said the first time Jaxon and Chrome fought, you’re right! Jaxon grabbed Chrome’s hand in a similar direction and position, except he didn’t purposefully put it against Chrome’s heart.

also, I’d like to point out how one-sided this seems and a few other odd things. Remember how Chrome viewed Jaxon, after Jaxon said Chrome should have fun, blading with him? A similar light is shown here. Except, Chrome was drawn into that light himself. Here, only Blader Z is viewing Chrome that way. And to be fair, yeah, it makes sense, seeing how much Blader Z looks up to Chrome. But Chrome doesn’t seem to be very, well, he is obviously putting effort in the interaction. But his wording is strange.

he ends up giving Blader Z Obsidian Shell, which Blader Z pretty much treasures immediately, but I don’t like how Chrome said it when he gave it. He said, “you have the power to master this bey, and with it, climb your way to the top of the X. At least that’s what I feel you’re capable of doing.” Giving expectations already, huh? HUH CHROME? IM GOING TO SCREAM

anyways we end up learning Blader Z’s real name, and it’s Ciel Kaminari. Chrome says he’ll remember that name and gives him a handshake and everything is all fine and dandy, right? RIGHT?

Ciel is seen rejecting sponsors left and right, not going pro unless he goes on Team Pendragon. We then timeskip and there’s a little detail to notice. On one of the screens, it’s the frame where Team Persona won against Team Yggdrasil (I dunno if that was intentional or not but I’m clinging onto it for some sort of timeline). So Ciel is pretty late to the scene, but not too late: He’s been getting noticed but Team Persona was pretty focused on beating Yggdrasil so they may have not noticed themselves.

Then, we get a rematch! Takumi versus Ciel, coincidence or not? And WHADDYA KNOW? Ciel wins this time! And Takumi isn’t salty about this, and he even raises Ciel’s hand which I think is 😭 so sweet. Takumi, yay! I’m glad you don’t break people’s beys anymore!

(let us ignore the fact Chrome is watching this match and looking as if his entire world is ending!)

A WHILE LATER OR PROBABLY THE NEXT DAY CIEL ENDS UP BEING SCOUTED FOR TEAM PENDRAGON!!! Look how happy he looks GAHHH, he’s finally made it, made it onto the team his idol is on, happily holding the bey his idol gave him, just overjoyed.

if you want him to have a happy time you should stop the episode there by the way, because this next half was an emotional rollercoaster I was not prepared to even experience.

Before the next few moments even occurred, I thought a few things. What happened for Ciel to suddenly harbor hatred against Jaxon? Why is he Blader Z? Something obviously happened. I expected something surprising.

what I was not expecting, was to get slapped in the face with Ciel entering the room already full of everything Jaxon related, with Chrome, with the music cutting off from soft to uneasy, to Chrome Ryugu’s dead-inside eyes.

Ciel is obviously surprised, and Chrome simply… stares.

the complete opposite of their first interaction. The room is dark. Ciel doesn’t look so enthusiastic anymore, in fact, he looks nervous. His voice is flat as he speaks to Ciel, asking how his match went. Ciel GRABS onto the topic, for something familiar. He said he was glad the match was set up like that before stepping forward. Something that will appear a few minutes later. He just quickly glances at it, but Chrome’s voice interrupts him and he gives Chrome his attention instead. Chrome reveals he made the commission set it up.

Ciel is absolutely baffled, and we can hear Chrome rummaging for something. Lo and behold…

It’s the mask. The Z mask. And judging by the sounds, it seems as if Chrome had been holding onto it for a while, storing it away. You can HEAR Ciel getting increasingly more panicked and confused as he steps back and Chrome steps forward, and oh my god I’ve never wanted to PUNCH Chrome Ryugu more than I have now. He looked down, with a smile, with an EXPECTANT look as he held that mask. The absolute, the look, the look alone was horrifying??? I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT? Then Chrome says “But if you are who I think you are, I want you to live up to your expectations.”

Excuse me, who YOU think Ciel is? A fan who was really happy to receive a bey from you and lived by your words and aspired to be like you and made it onto your team? Or a fan who could be manipulated into becoming what YOU want him to become?

and here comes the part where Ciel realizes. He steps back, the noise similar to earlier when he stepped on something, and recognized the photos of Blader X, next to a photo of Jaxon Cross.

It doesn’t take a genius to put the pieces together, though I don’t know how he didn’t see the gigantic photo of Jaxon earlier (we saw it in the background when they met again), and Ciel knows Jaxon Cross is Blader X. Jaxon Cross, who left Pendragon, who wears a mask— a mask that Chrome is now presenting in front of him—

Chrome says he doesn’t need Ciel Kaminari and puts the damn thing on Ciel without a second thought. He wants Ciel to “lose” that identity and become Blader Z. He wants Ciel to fill in Jaxon’s shoes, and makes the most normal smile we’ve seen him make so far within this entire interaction. Like this is the only thing that brings him comfort. Something related to Jaxon. Then he hands Ciel Buster Dran, and his use of it makes sense now. That’s why Chrome told him not to indulge himself when he used Obsidian Shell facing Jaxon. He wanted Blader Z, not Ciel Kaminari.

What makes this worse is that even the episode itself kinda foreshadows this. Remember how they held off on revealing Ciel’s name this episode? It’s his lost identity. And it delays the reveal, like how the other episodes featuring Ciel delay in his face reveal. Heartbreaking. What, you thought this was the worst of it? No. Chrome tells him to become Blader X, traces the DAMN letter on Ciel’s mask, and says, “you can, right?”

His expectations. He sets them, AGAIN, like earlier, when he gave Ciel Obsidian Shell. The way he words it so carefully, like he knows Ciel would dread the thought of not doing something “easy” Chrome would expect him to do. Disappointment from the pro Blader you look up to? That would be a nightmare, right?

instead of realizing he needs to get the fuck out of there after throwing a right hook at Chrome and live FAR FAR away from Chrome and hopefully erase these memories, Ciel instead, tries to EMPATHIZE with Chrome. He tries to feel the emotion Chrome feels.

and he ends up crying. SO, if Ciel is right, Chrome isn’t feeling loneliness, anger, or sadness. It’s different, but more painful. Painful enough to make Ciel cry. And Ciel declares he’ll do anything for Chrome. Chrome says that’ll do, and Obsidian Shell falls on the ground, forgotten.

We cut to Ciel on the rooftop basically telling himself he’s Blader Z, remembering past events, wanting to do better. But what’s interesting is that he says he’ll SURPASS Blader X, not be him. So, Ciel isn’t fully complying. He wants to be better than Blader X, and earn Chrome’s approval.

Ciel oh my god you deserve so much better what the fuck Chrome this certainly cannot get wo—

another timeskip! Chrome’s talking to himself when Ciel enters. Ciel says it’s him, Blader Z, but Chrome doesn’t accept/hear that answer. It’s not what he wants to hear. But when Blader Z says Chrome’s name, Chrome just LAUGHS and says “you answered. You answered me, didn’t you!?”

Ciel takes a noticeable step forward and Chrome whips his head around like an owl, saying oh, Ciel is here. Ciel, judging by his stutter and momentary pause, thinks this is a test and says “I’m not Ciel, I’m Blader Z.”

what Chrome said next made me want to go through the screen and PUNCH, just PUNCH that face of his.

“Oh, yes, right. But, I’ve had enough now. Ciel, your role is now over.”

Chrome Ryugu, may Jaxon Cross never reunite with you, and may Ciel Kaminari take his mask off and throw it off at your stupid feet and tell you to your face you’re horrible and you’ll never understand Jaxon Cross or this X you’re chasing. May Jaxon Cross tell you he never wants to see your face again! You manipulated your fan from day 1 to momentarily replace and fulfill that emotion you had with Jaxon/Blader X, and basically tell him that he, as he is, is not good enough unless he’s Blader Z. And now, that you’ve had “enough,” the one thing that he knows that kept your attention on him, is thrown away, how the fuck do you think he’s gonna feel?

Ciel’s face speaks for itself as Chrome basically says how Chrome was a fool for thinking he could replace “that X”. Chrome clutches at his heart and says “The only certain X is right here within me. There’s no possible way anyone other than me could understand him.”

him. HIM. This X? Him? JAXON??? Don’t make me laugh. If Jaxon saw you right now I don’t think he’d like this. He was already somewhat worried by Chrome’s behavior change, how this Chrome isn’t like the Chrome he knew. But it turns out he didn’t know you well enough either because you’ve been slowly getting worse by the time. Actually, what’s even the timespan??? IT COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN EVEN A YEAR, COULD IT??? Chrome’s mental state has declined faster than someone’s card out there. If it’s Jaxon, I’m going to scream. It reminds me of the ep from Zip and Zoom where Robin says no one knows Blader X (Jaxon) better than he does, no one in the entire world. I’m gonna scream.

Ciel has gotten dragged into this situation, and because of how he views Chrome, he directs the hatred to the wrong person, Jaxon. He asks out loud, “Jaxon Cross… did you know, about Chrome’s feelings? Did you even try to answer them at all? I’m the one who’s worthy of being on Team Pendragon! I’ll get you Jaxon Cross!”

I’m going to cry. Chrome and Jaxon have always been able to sense each other if one is thinking of the other, or seeing the other. Jaxon however, he doesn’t notice how Chrome is off, until he actually sees him in real life. That’s the only time when we hear him sound somewhat vulnerable, asking Multi (and probably Robin) to not get in the way of him and Chrome. But Jaxon doesn’t seem to get what’s exactly wrong. HE ISN’T GOOD WITH FEELINGS CIEL, HE LITERALLY TOLD ROBIN “so is that it” AFTER ROBIN TOLD HIM AND MULTI TO GO TO THE TOP OF THE X WITHOUT HIM IF THEY GOT CHOSEN IN THE PERSONAL VOTES AND MULTI HAD TO TRANSLATE BECAUSE ROBIN WAS BEWILDERED. But of course they haven’t met or interacted directly so Ciel doesn’t know this.

Ciel STILL has his mask on despite saying “I’m worthy”, so he might still be trying to salvage what’s left of his “role” to win Chrome’s approval and attention again. Or he might be also doing it for himself and his hard efforts, because he got smacked to the side. I have no clue how to interpret this because I’m just horrified. Is he saving a bit of his identity or still Blader Z for Chrome?

we then get footage of everyone, Chrome’s talking to himself again and smiling with his punchable face, Sigrid is on the car ride home, Team Persona is eating some sushi— WHAT THE HELL JAXON

we get this ominous moment where Jaxon turns and faces the viewer with an uncomfortable moment of eye to eye contact! Does he know more than he’s letting on? Does h— I CANT LIVE LIKE THIS PLEASE I NEED THE DISNEY XD CHANNEL PLEASE PLEASE I NEED THE NEXT EPISODE I NEED JAXON AND ROBIN BEING DUMB I NEED MY JOY AND WHIMSY IM TERRIFIED AND ANGRY AT CHROME PLEASE—

I could not keep my bias out of this analysis I am sorry

and last but not least! Prove, remember? Ciel is trying to prove that he can be better than Blader X and he deserves that spot on Team Pendragon more.

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Beyblade X Episode 44: Family, Back Then

not gonna lie this episode had me tearing up, Sigrid and Multi’s relationship progressively getting more strained like a rubber band before completely snapping off and hurting both parties has me BAWLING

im more normal about them than the other characters, but imma try my best to throw in my thoughts about this episode!

we start off with repeated scene from Episode 2, but get an extra little panel where Multi lowers her cap slightly down and frowns after she leaves Jaxon and Robin. It was a little ominous, especially since they don’t normal repeat whole scenes unless it’s for recap, and this is basically a Nanairo-focused episode, so I wonder what bothered Multi after Robin took Scythe Incendio

THENNN afterwards we cut off to Robin who’s training by himself and DOING THE BEST HE CAN! GO BABY BIRD! GO BABY BIRD! Though he doesn’t see the point of defeating himself since most Bladers before him can accomplish that much 😭 BUT MULTI ENDS UP BRINGING HIM A TOWEL AND SOME SORT OF (JUICE?) AND ASKS ROBIN IF HE WANTS TO TAKE A BREAK

Normally I’d just skim over this because everyone always ends up asking Robin if he’s gonna take a break at one point or the other, but it reminds me of the time Multi was working nonstop on crafting beys and Robin prepared a meal for her. It’s really sweet seeing how the two of them both take care of each other, it kinda parallels the past episode

we then get Multi and Robin going on the swings just chillaxing when Robin voices his frustrations about how Blader Y was able to defeat him so easily, and Multi telling him no matter what kind of Blader Chrome is, it’s up to the challengers, aka them, to beat him (I’m gonna bring this up later)

Robin then asks what the deal is with Scythe Incendio (aka the history), and Multi hesitates before telling Robin a story

Then DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU we get tiny Multi and Sigrid on screen again! Multi can be seen excelling at a bunch of stuff like sports, cheering, and music, and the teacher is praising her, while comparing Sigrid to her

Sigrid couldn’t take a step without tripping on her own two feet, though that was most likely because Multi didn’t tell her anything and just tugged at her arm but I also feel like something else is like trying to be told to us? Sigrid doesn’t react much or is expressive at all, and she talks in simple sentences and stuff. Or maybe they ARE just showing that Sigrid is the opposite of Multi and it’s that simple. I feel like I’m overlooking on this

This one kid comments and asks if Sigrid can even do anything and someone else calls her “Sigrid the klutz” to which I say THATS MEAN AND THE KID WHO SAID THAT NEEDS TO GO ON TIMEOUT

We then switch over to a bey just zooming around the stadium, and Multi can be seen just staring at it, before her eyes start shining and she finds Blading to be one of the things she loves the most

THEN SHE ENDS UP STAYING UNTIL LIKE SUNSET, and is covered in dirt and all, but that smile, that smile shows she’s genuinely enjoying herself and how much she loves Blading

At this stage, Multi is battling everyone and pretty much winning, and she’s considered really good at Blading, just like in all her other activities (aka the sports and music and cheer and stuff). She’s also obviously enjoying it a lot, smiling and not caring about anything else. I also wanna quickly point out how here, she’s not patched up or doesn’t even have a proper appearance, while in later episodes, she berates Jaxon and Robin for not having one. I find it funny, and also sad because I feel like it stemmed from what happened with Sigrid

Multi is then training in the stadium when Sigrid walks in. She asks if Sigrid wants Multi to teach her how to Blade, but Sigrid declines, looking like she doesn’t really feel like failing in another department, because she looks like she’s expecting it at this point. I really love how Multi just offered when Sigrid looked once though, it’s so sweet of her. Sigrid just ends up asking help for her homework though

Again, it’s nice. Multi helps her big sister, and it’s a bit different from a normal relationship, with Multi being the younger one but helping out Sigrid, who’s the older one. Though with how much we’ve seen this, I feel like Multi has gotten used to taking the role of the one who’s been helping Sigrid out all the time, and I’ll get to that point a bit later on

The scene switches and Multi challenges a kid who’s somewhat of a bully, and she tries to use one of the basic tactics, and tries to make it a stamina match, but the other kid doesn’t do follow this and attacks straight on. Multi isn’t expecting this and she loses for once, in an area she and others considered her to be great in. Sigrid then ends up coming onto the scene, and I NEARLY CRIED FROM WHAT SHE DID

We see from Sigrid’s POV how her eyes look from one place to another, then focus on her sister crying, and she narrows her eyes and walks over to take action. LIKE IT IMPLIED SHE WASN’T REALLY GONNA DO ANYTHING UNTIL SHE SAW MYLTI CRYING. Sigrid doesn’t even know how to Blade, and everyone, even Multi, don’t expect anything but failure— but Sigrid immediately one shots the kid’s bey with the balance type Multi was using. To that, I CHEER I CHEER I CHEER LETS GO SIGRID YOU BEAT THE KID AND YOU BASICALLY STOOD UP FOR YOUR SISTER

then Sigrid ends up carrying Multi back home, and Multi asks Sigrid how she can be stronger than Multi, and Sigrid says she doesn’t know. Multi has seen Sigrid basically KO the opponent’s bey she lost to, and seems to have mixed feelings about this. Like on one hand, it’s great that Sigrid found something she is a genius at. On another, it’s at something Multi loves doing, and she’s confused on how Sigrid could be so strong

Robin is tearing up at this pet (me too Robin, ME TOO) but it isn’t the end of the story, and Multi then talks about how Sigrid went on to be scouted as a model and as a pro Blader

Multi knew Sigrid was really strong but she thought with much effort and hard work, she’d be able to beat Sigrid

we cut to Multi with her beycrafting machine, and Sigrid looks absolutely puzzled. I LOVE THE LITTLE DETAIL WHERE SHE’S STILL CARRYING HER BLUE NOTEBOOK THING IMPLYING SHE STILL ASKS MULTI FOR HELP ON HER HOMEWORK

Multi then explains what it is and Sigrid compliments her for being so studious, but then Multi gives her a prototype balance type bey. Sigrid smiles and says it’s perfect for her

😭 the waterworks WAHHHHHHH Multi gives her this bey and is happy about it BUT DESPITE ALL HER STRATEGIES SHE KEEPS LOSING AND LOSING and it’s slowly sucking the life out of her

I like how they use like this repetitive sequence where we keep seeing Multi at her desk, first determined, then a little dispirited, until she’s sitting at her desk with fewer and fewer strategies coming up to her. She’s not having fun anymore, she’s trying so hard to win and it becomes more of a near impossible challenge than just a simple bey battle. During this sequence, Sigrid tells Multi she doesn’t know how she’s so strong and how Multi is still better than Sigrid in things outside of battling. I dunno Sigrid that well but I want to, so maybe that was her way to try to comfort Multi?

then Multi asks Sigrid if she likes Blading. Sigrid said “if I had to choose…” which confirmed it for Multi that Sigrid doesn’t love battling as much as her, and it hurt that her big sister could be a genius where she just couldn’t reach that peak no matter how hard she climbed. She talks about how she became jealous and slowly pushed Sigrid away

then we cut to Sigrid being asked to debut as a Pro, and the first question that comes outta her mouth is if she’d have to leave home. She goes to Multi straight away for advice (my heart is currently being ripped out of my chest when she did that), and then Multi says something that slapped me in the face later on. “But the thing is Sigrid, you take everything that people say at face value.” 😁💔 yes she will Multi, yes she will when this DIPSHIT OF CHROME’S SPONSOR SNATCHED HER BEY AFTER HER BATTLE WITH CHROME AND PRACTICALLY CALLED IT TRASH EVEN WHEN SIGRID SAID IT WAS MADE BY A FAMILY MEMBER. Sure, the bey is old and probably isn’t the best for climbing the X! BUT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO RUDE ABOUT IT ILL FIGHT YOU ILL FIGHT YOU SIGRID USED THAT BEY FOR PRESUMABLY YEARS AND SHE WAS STILL DOING GOOD AGAINST CHROME BUT HE JUST SAYS “if you’re gonna be in a top rate team, then you’re gonna need a top rate bey in a match!” FIGHT ME FIGHT ME YOURE SO NICE TO CHROME BUT YOURE SO MEAN TO SIGRID IM GONNA BARK AT YOU

Sigrid then goes home and tries to ask Multi something (I assumed it was her wanting Multi to make a bey for her) BUT Multi shooed her away and she took it as Multi didn’t want to be near her but Multi is just trying to make a bey for Sigrid I’m gonna bawl

Sigrid then makes a choice for herself and ends up leaving home on her birthday

Multi wakes up to go give the bey and letter to Sigrid, but Sigrid is already nearly at the door, and PH MY GOD IF YOURE GONNA MAKE THIS EPISODE SO HEARTBREAKING JUST KILL ME AT THIS POINT the bey shines because that’s the first thing Multi notices. Then, Sigrid repeats what her sponsor said, and Multi drops the letter and bey and runs to Sigrid and GUH this is a scene you need to watch on your own because you can literally feel the loneliness seep into the house as Sigrid leaves, RIGHT AFTER SIGRID SAYS “I think this is the right thing. I mean, Multi, lately when you’re Blading against me, you don’t seem like you’re having fun.”

Sigrid noticed everything and HER DECISION WAS FOR HER AND MULTI IM GONNA BASH MY HEAD AGAINST RHE WALL WHY WHY WHY DOES THIS HURT Sigrid might’ve not said much but she’s been observant since day one, seeing her sister laugh and smile being the best at things, and oh my spinning Sword Dran’s does this imply she left cuz she didn’t want to keep seeing Multi do that face whenever she lost because of Sigrid, IS THAT WHY SHE KEPT SUGGESTING REASONS WHY MULTI WAS WEAK WHEN SHE VISITED BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO HELP HER BUT IT FELT MORE LIKE A JAB THAN ANYTHING AND WHY SHE LEFT SO QUICKLY???

I kinda wanna know how Sigrid feels about this whole situation too. Like, does she genuinely seem to enjoy Blading but not as much as Multi, just to a point she feels happy being good at something? Or has she never cared for that sort of stuff? Does she feel obligated to continue on with Blading because she feels like, how do I word it, like she has to because of Multi? Maybe Sigrid feels some sort of guilt for being good at what her sister loves doing, so she needs to be on top of nearly everyone to somehow make up for it?

Sigrid-only focus episode when 💔 she keeps getting shunned to the side and I need to know more about her

I wonder if Sigrid also took Multi’s comment earlier when she came into her room to not come in without knocking as Multi shooing Sigrid away from her life. I mean, their relationship overall was running thin, and it could also explain why she says things she does in the present. I don’t think Sigrid is the type, but maybe after all that’s happened, she might be a little bitter with Multi, ever since Multi started pushing her away more and more. I mean when she was at home she knew she was stronger than Multi but never called her weak outright, but when she visited Komaba she said so and told Jaxon that battling with Persona was a waste of his talent. OR MAYBE SHE’S JUST BEING OVERLY BLUNT and her vocab expanded after she was exposed to the life of a pro (and Chrome, Sigrid I am so sorry you still have to be part of Pendragon when he’s spiraling)

Then Robin does the sweetest thing ever AND HE HOLDS MULTI’S HANDS AND SAYS HE’S GLAD HE MET HER AND SCYTHE INCENDIO AND THANKS HER, then Multi reciprocates and says she should be thankful and says she thinks of Scythe Incendio as a bey she made for Robin

starts spinning and doing backflips

do y’all think Multi saw herself in Robin at first and that’s why she called him lame and wasn’t too friendly with him at first (like he stuck with the basic knowledge and tactics like she did when she was a kid, and also never kept giving up) but slowly grew to see him as an actual person and how he was trying his best too, and she became fond of him which also represents how she’s now kinda healing from the memories she thinks about in a sort of sad way? And with her thinking of Scythe Incendio as a bey for Robin, like she made it for Sigrid first, right? So she obviously cares for Robin a LOT if the bey meant for her sister is now meant to be for her teammate.

genuinely gonna sob Multi Nana-iro and Sigrid Nana-iro I could never hate either of you PLEASE why can’t we have a happy ending where everyone lives in a house together and we talk it out ☹️ Sigrid and Multi didn’t find a solution because they never went further only than taking each others statements at face value WHYWHYWHYWHY

also I didn’t elaborate on it further and I kinda forgot what I was gonna say because I knocked out cold and am currently eating a singular chocolate donut but remember the first part where Robin was talking about Chrome? Yeah, I figured Multi could relate to that, because she said it’s up to the challengers to beat him, kinda like how it’s up to her to find a way to beat Sigrid and overcome her own struggles. Cries.

Andddddd because we can’t have nice episodes without someone ruining the peace, Blader Z took off his helmet! Staring out at the rooftop. Is that little hair thing on the side of his head the reason why he has that weird spike thing on his helmet 😭 like is it extra compartment space??? but this confirms he knows Blader X’s real identity as Jaxon and says Jaxon is the one person he’ll never forgive. Okay.

I wish they’d give us a little more time between episodes to process this info because we’re getting so much backstory one over the other and fans are either exploding from last week or exploding from this week because of their favorite characters

i still haven’t wore off the dose of Chrome they gave us 💀 otherwise I would’ve focused more and. I would’ve actually remembered past episodes more well. I feel like this analysis is a bit more meh than the others but oh well.

Oh and I’m not leaving before saying this. Both sisters have the photo frame in their room. Multi had the silver medal however, and Sigrid had nothing. Until she put her bey next to the frame on her desk, and I feel like that symbolizes that’s HER prize instead of the golden medal she won.

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