#Bladers

[ladyryukyo]

(Its curedeity) top 5 most maligned characters in beyblade. Which have gotten it worst?

oh god i'm no good at character analysis like that, why do you give me the hard questions deity??

pls no judgement i'm winging this in a completely subjective and tailored to me specifically manner (meaning this is only about characters i already care about, sorry your fave probably isnt in this lol)

1. yu

i loved yu to death in fusion and then he was soo boring in masters and fury. what happened man i wanted to see him be cool in the world championships and instead he had to learn a lesson in humility or sth?? fuck that. let him beat up older and more experienced bladers until they regret ever having challenged this feral gremlin of a child.

2. benkei

i think benkei had potential to be so much more than just kyoya's sidekick but they never explored this. they never gave benkei merit on his own, only as someone's (usually kyoya's) best friend, and even as part of team wildfang he was more a mascot than an actual player tbh. they say he's gotten stronger but then he gets flattened in every fight he enters ever. i'm so sad about this

3. hikaru

yes ofc hikaru is in this list, we all hate what they did with hikaru. one of the few female bladers, very competent in a very badass way and then they make her basically a secretary who never has narrative weight again. it would have honestly been so cool if hikaru had been a legendary blader, not just to have a woman at all in that lineup or simply see her fighting again (although those are part of it), but also to explore her thoughts about why she gave up blading and what she thinks about having to take it up again, basically being forced to do it. i do have an AU for this but it's pretty old. gotta think about this more.

4. hyoma

another character i was sad to see shelved after he fulfilled his purpose in his single arc in fusion. especially as a childhood friend of gingka's he originally brought in a whole new dynamic to the main cast. plus, his rivalries with other people would have been cool i bet, esp since there already was a foundation with kyoya. then, the show made such a huge deal about koma village and that could have been really well executed with hyoma's help as well. just,, what other mysteries does koma village have? what is it like living there? what kind of people live there? etc. etc.

5. ryuga

fuck off yes i'm mad that they killed him at the end of fury. they just couldnt handle having a character that was stronger than their protagonist around. they gave him character development for a micro second and then immediately crushed him to dust i mean wtf!! and kenta had to watch it happen!! thats not okay!!

a few honorary mentions: kyoya (fury destroyed all his character development since fusion for what??), madoka, the garcias

[downthetubes]

Next Week's Rebellion Releases: Regened Returns to 2000AD

It’s the last 2000AD “Regened” issue of the year, with another new thrill to enjoy, “Bladers”, launching this week

Just two Rebellion releases next week, commencing 31st October 2022 – and one is 2000AD Prog 2306, an enjoyable “Regened” edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, intended as an “entry point” for younger readers. While I enjoy these editions, I still can’t help wondering if the “Regened” gambit works in terms of driving sales and gaining you get readers. Don’t get me wrong – without attracting…

[ricky-mortis]

Hatchetfield @femslashfortnight Day 2: Retro

[adriabun]

this is the future woke bladers want

[maukiki1]

im sosick of pretending like the mfb blader dj aint the coolest character in beyblade history im so serious hes so awesome and epic dont argue wit me

Alsoe Watch my epix blader dj limp bizkit amv that looks like its from 2012 #epicvideo

[copperpipes]

💚Him💚

Spots has consumed my brain so ya'll are getting little brother au propaganda for some time (3 more doodles/ this kinda thing)

Man do I like drawing the turtles being casual

For you, @sharkfinn :D

[seraphbutch]

did u know that if your "friends" treat u badly u can just cut them off and get new friends?? The best realization in life is that there are so many people in the world willing to give u love and support you just need to go outside and start talking to strangers I promise u it will also make their day as well

[andro-dino]

schniff schniff

[baylardian-1]

MONTY HUNTY

[maukiki1-but-cringefail]

Happy pride month to these two and these two specifically

[hoperaypegasus]

The gay DJs<3

[beyblade-e]

Why they hit the little teapot pose so much in the 3ds game

[kamenstrikerace]

[maukiki1]

the silly brothers

[yugiohcardsdaily]

Bull Blader

"When an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent's monster: You can activate this effect; during this battle involving this monster, neither player takes any battle damage, also destroy the opponent's monster after damage calculation."

[marukrawler]

some additional thoughts that i had about this point in my rewrite is that the rivalry between mira and spectra could've been used in conjunction with one of the central conflicts of season 2, namely how organic bakugan were experimented on, and even deemed obsolete, in order to create mechanical bakugan. even if spectra wasn't using mechanical bakugan like the rest of the vexos, he was still relying on a shortcut (forbidden cards) to make his bakugan stronger instead of making them evolve naturally through battles.

the old keith used to chastise mira for her impatience because it would make her predictable in battle, emphasizing the importance of never letting your opponent know your next move. the current keith clearly seems to forego this way of thinking in favor of dominating his opponent through sheer power and strength.

spectra and mira's parallel journeys could've been tied in with the aforementioned conflict and highlighted the importance of growing stronger the right way. mira and wilda would constantly improve through training, losing and growing from those experiences, whereas spectra would remain stagnant in his growth as a battler because he relies so much on artificially enhancing his bakugan that power ends up taking priority over adaptability and strategy.