#mfb quote

[mrcompass]

I love that the show stayed consistent about Gingka and Masamune not knowing or understanding a single thing about Einstein and physics.

Episode 64

Aleksei: Yes, in Einstein's general theory of relativity, superstring theory is—

Masamune: Oh, Frankenstein.

Gingka: You say Frankenstein is a relative of yours?

Episode 101

Ziggurat: According to the theory of relativity proposed by the greatest physicist, Einstein, said that an object with mass can bend light and space. Within that area, even the flow of time will stop. I have used that theory to create the greatest Bey of all time—a Bey that will change the world as we know it for the rest of eternity.

Gingka: Is he speaking English?

Masamune: I think he's having a stroke.

[fatoomie2801]

Kiara: *Screams*

Kyoya: *Screams louder to assert dominance*

Demure: Should we do something?!

Nile, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

[sky-of-dusk]

Kenta: Name a way to be nice to others.

Ryuuga: Don't kill them.

Kenta: Setting the bar a little bit low but okay.

[hoperaypegasus]

*In Wild Fang’s Team Room during their match with Gan Gan Galaxy*

Nile: You fainted, do you remember anything?

Kyoya: Only the ambulance ride.

Demure: That wasn’t an ambulance ride, we carried you.

Kyoya: But I heard a siren?

Nile: That was Benkei.

Benkei: Sorry, I got nervous.

[color-coded-cryptid]

guys look out tsubasa just said the n word

/j

[qloof]

Hey, sorry to disturb you but I came across a post saying Ryuga and Gingka were supposed to be originally brothers and I am livid and I'm asking whether or not you know about this or if you can confirm legiteness even if you don't post about Ryuga often, but are an active and prominent part of mfb community and more likely to come across this than me.

hi hi !! ryuga and gingka being brothers (or adjacent) was an idea in the character/story creation phase that didn't end up becoming a thing.

i think it was mentioned on takafumi adachi's twitter before but i can't find the tweet so i'm going to quote a patreon post from 2023 (though the article was originally posted to fanbox in 2019)

"First, The character Ryuga is a counterpart to Ginga; I designed him as a rival to Ginga. Ryuga design rough. Not too many left. I didn't stray too much. Initially, there was an idea to make him the 'brother who forgot'. However, this idea was not accepted. However, as a remnant of this, Ryuga's visual design is very similar to that of Ginga. Bandana and circlet. Horse and dragon symbol in the centre of the forehead. Red and white hair colouring is reversed. Eyebrows are also bilateral. Etc. So he has no surname, the rhythm and sound of his name is similar."

Here's the link to the patreon post, though people who aren't subscribed can't see it.

If anyone else else has more to share on this please share as well !! :]

[johannepetereric]

STORYTIME!

So it was seventh or eight grade art class. One of my classmates asked how many times have I had sex, and I had watched MFB so many times that I basically quoted Gingka almost word-for-word, “I had sex as many times as there are stars in the sky.”

But all I knew at the time was like "No, but does that include kisses?" so that prose-y sentence is what I replied.

[mrcompass]

Doji vs Ziggurat: Beyblade Characters Comparison

"I see now. You're the same as that piece of trash, Doji." "Oh no, don't put me together with that Doji [...]"

Ryuga and Dr. Ziggurat in "The Plot Thickens."

Hello, MFB fandom. I wanted to talk about the most terrible adults in the Beyblade Metal Saga ever produced: Doji (Daidoji in the Japanese dub) and Ziggurat. The quotes I just cited are characteristic of how, in the show, characters like Ryuga and Ginga tend to see them as the same (people in real life tend to do that as well). However, despite some common points, they are much more different than they seem.

Same Way, Different Goals

The reason why they're often said to be the same is because of one major thing: the way they achieve their goals. To do that, they abuse the power of Beyblade and also children. Doji gives the Dark Nebula (DN) Bladers as a sacrifice to L-Drago despite their loyalty, as pointed out by Ryutarou. Ziggurat uses the students of HD Academy as test subjects, not only the members of team StarBreaker (SB). Of course, the amount of trauma and abuse they inflict is more complex than that, but it can give you an idea that they don't seem to care about the innocence and vulnerability of children. Ziggurat, in particular, seems to despise children for the former.

One thing that can be said is that they have very different end goals and visions. Doji wants to dominate the Beyblade world and the world in general through Ryuga. This fits particularly well with his character since he always used someone with more power than him to get what he wants: he is like a wolf that can survive without its pack. Doji's idea is not really original; with Ryuga's first appearance in episode 13 and his following fight with Ginga, we directly understood what he wants to do: use the dark and evil artifact to steal everyone's power and use this to rule the world. Ziggurat's worldview is more subtle; he says he wants to use Beyblade in order to take control of pre-existing institutions like governments. He is a CEO after all, who just wants to further increase his wealth and control over society. The spiral force he created (assuming everything went according to plan) could have changed the world forever, a world he could have controlled. Of course, those plans weren't safe at all. Doji had no way of containing Ryuga, and we all know what happened in the end. Faust was obedient as long as he was ordered to make Tempo spin. But imagine if they needed him to stop making the energy for maintenance (because buildings and nuclear reactors need that sometimes)...

The Scales and the Compass

To highlight better their capacity, we can see a little interaction they have. For Ziggurat, he has the most interaction with Zeo, who will defeat him in the end. For Doji, it would be Ryuga, but he was way too formal with him; in a way, he was closer to Yu Tendo. What is more interesting is that Yu and Zeo have parallels between them or rather they mirror each other. Yu is a prodigy, Zeo is not. Yu joined DN for fun and to be with his new friend Ryuga, Zeo joined HD Academy out of desperation for his oldest friend Toby. Yu seemingly had a nice relationship with Doji and in Masters, grew closer to Masamune. Zeo has a terrible working relationship with Ziggurat, and his friendship with Masamune was torpedoed during the SB arc. Kid Zeo looks similar to Yu, and Flame Libra and Byxis both represent objects. You could argue I'm off-topic, but Yu and Zeo are the best characters to understand the psychology of Doji and Ziggurat.

Doji gave various things to Yu, and he rarely gives something to people except false promises and punishment. Yu got an enviable position in DN, along with a room full of toys, the right to recruit and command other DN Bladers, and spend time with Doji. They even share an evil laugh together. And it appears Doji's behavior was beginning to influence Yu. Kenta even thought that they were friends. In reality, they were not. Doji is just a wolf in sheep's clothing. With every character, he acts nice and polite (it's especially true in the Japanese dub) but it is just a facade he made in order to deceive people. At the moment Yu stepped out of line, he changed his attitude. Look at his face right after Ginga and Yu's shake hands.

He threw the poor kid right into Reiji's fang, even though Yu opened his heart to him by telling him how he felt about Beyblade. He understood that his corruption of Yu was eventually going to wear off. He did not even "offer Yu" to Ryuga; no, he was just being petty.. For him, it was as if Ginga had stolen one of his best toys, and so Yu had to be disposed of in the cruelest way possible. To me, their relationship was the most sinister in the whole show because it reflects something real: people pretending to be what they aren't to trap teens/children.

Ziggurat took advantage of Zeo. The way he appeared on a rainy day close to a road is for me reminiscent of the Devil. In fact, he could be inspired by the biblical devil. His Bey represents Capricorn, a goat who was commonly associated with the devil. He leads Hades Inc., has a child named Damian at his service (like the antichrist of The Omen movie), and most importantly of all, he makes contracts and deals. He made a deal with Zeo: "Do my experiment and I will cure your friends." In a way, he did; he cured Toby. Zeo even got stronger, participated in the World Championship, and got a new shiny Bey. But like a contract with the devil, it's all fake: Toby became someone else, Zeo didn't really bond with Flame Byxis, he became crazy because of a painful process that worked half the time for him... Unlike Doji, Ziggurat seemingly gives a lot to those who work with him, but he takes more in return. Ziggurat doesn't hide this; he was even proud of what he did to Toby. He also doesn't shy away from putting down Zeo and even taunted Ryuga about his loss of control to the dark power. And that's because, unlike Doji, he has something for himself. Doji needs other people to get what he wants, Ziggurat has money and his intellect; he can choose who he is working with. That is why Doji recruits Tetsuya; even if he loses, he can still use him to make L-Drago stronger. The doctor recruited only powerful Bladers he could control (blackmail for Julian and money for the Garcias) and threat them and Zeo as pawn.

In the end, these men work very differently with very different objectives. Doji is a power-hungry man who lives only for power and himself. He uses others to gain as much as possible, and if they are not enough, he squeezes the (orange) juice out of them. Ziggurat is an evil scientist and billionaire seeking to enrich himself and gain more influence. Both were corrupted by the power of Bey, and no wonder they were part of the Hades cult.

[sky-of-dusk]

Aguma: Hang on. You and I are tied with one win each. Our score isn't settled yet. Kyouya: Okay. That's fine. I'll crush you as many times as you want.

– Beyblade Metal Fury, episode 141

This is Kyouya being a supportive and respectful blader [unironically] 🤣

[phaeroh]

Just let them battle will you...

[hoperaypegasus]

Ryuga, walking away from a disaster: Okay. I get it. You've had a really hard time lately, you're stressed out, seven people died- 

Kenta, hurrying after him: Twelve, actually. 

Ryuga: Not the point. Look, they're dead now and really whose fault is that? 

Kenta: Yours! 

Ryuga: That's right: no one's.

[artichow]

[incorrectmetalfightbeyblade]

Jack: u guys can use he / him prns on me but dont get it twisted bc i am still a pretty pretty princess.

[inovantyyy]

"What game would you like?"

Kenta: One copy of DOOM ETERNAL please!

Benkei:...Animal Crossing: New Horizons, please....

[candycrypt1d]

hyoma being a menace is my favorite hc

[curedeity]

Tsubasa: yknow, youre my favorite kid, and youd be my favorite kid even if you werent perfect.

Yu: so you admit that im perfect!