Kai vs. Brooklyn might be my favorite fight in the OG series. I do like the symbolism of this battle being the Death of the old Kai, and the rebirth of a new Kai, one that fully understands both himself and what Beyblade means to him. Brooklyn is also a really good antagonist, probably my favorite final boss in the original trilogy.
Yeah kai shoulda beat tyson before losing to brooklyn tho, tyson was always anoying does most things wrong always wins just by being the main character kai was training hard all the time.
Everyone always made such a big deal about Ryuga versus Rago, but I remember that during that fight, my mind ended up going back to this faint memory. This memory of Kai fighting Brooklyn. Insurmountable odds, power that made one of the halves of the final battle, the very battle that shook a Beystadium so big it took up nearly the entire tournament floor, shook the walls and actually vaporized the ceiling, but even after that shaking, that desire to fight still pushed them forward, after being worn to literally nothing but still matching that very power blow for blow that it even made the bladers transcend their bodies, power that made all of that look like nothing... But then battered, bruised, and even being attacked by the actual blader himself in the fight... Kai pushed through those insurmountable odds, and that's why I loved him, and so many rival characters. This is what drew me into Beyblade as a kid, and why I care so much for shows like Dragon Ball and Beyblade.
Season/Series 3 was unironically one of the best tournament arcs with the pressure of Tyson having 2 championships under his belt but no longer having the team that took him there. It was such a character driven arc that meant a lot because of what it built on. And then it led here, an arc about returning to the love of the game after years of focusing on prestige
Not to mention for the tournament, him being paired with a blader(Who also has a sacred beast. It's the center) he has no familiarity of. It feels a lot more relatable which is why I prefer the first half of G Revolution.
Kai vs brooklyn is definitely one of the best fights in the og series for sure. This man got brooklyn shook so bad despite being on the receiving of his attacks 😂
Respect to Hiro for doing this entirely to make Broklyn way more dangerous just to mess with his brother because he thought it would be fun. Dude gets a man killed to give his brother a better fight.
This fight was really peak Max vs Jim in V-Force deserves a video as well, that fight was so damn cool, the best in that season imo! For a blader with a defense bey, he goes *ham* against Cyber Draciel. Even if he loses, that battle is incredible, very intense
@@LunyLucy Max was great in GRev, as was everyone, & I enjoyed his and Rick’s partnership. Also he showed the power creep vs the American team by beating a matured Emily with his V-Force blade & techniques when he went to America, which was a cool scene to show that Max was the best American blader by far. Which is why Rick worked so well, he is to Max what Daichi is to Tyson. Also Max is the only other blader than Tyson with more than one championship.
OG Beyblade is a forgotten relic, bro. It's sad, it had so much drive & character development. I remember regularly visiting the Website a few times a week as a kid after the last episode just HOPING we'd get news about a continuation someday. Years later I see the new series & tried watching it, but it just had none of the charm. Also no awesome Nu-Metal OST.
Completely agree: Kai showing up and throwing down the gauntlet and then ACTUALLY defeating the main antagonist and sending him on a crazed spiral was so hype. Many animes are afraid of letting the protagonist get outshined by the supporting cast or, god forbid, having the MC lose. (It's also why I think the end of Vanilla Burst was one of the best in Beyblade).
To me the reason why this battle is one of the best in the franchise it's because, it felt PERSONAL. Kai was showing how much he worked and cared for the sport of beyblade
I watched this recently and it might be my bitterness on how naruto ended but I LOVED the fact the gifted from birth natural talent beyblader lost to someone who worked hard and won.
I think the reason it works here so well is because it’s natural born talent that does not feel the need to improve at all. Eventually, you’re gonna be caught slipping because of their own complacency, while someone who has experienced growth remains vigilant.
Kai vs Brooklyn was special haven't watched it since I was a child but it's cool to know that Brooklyn and Gingka share a voice so does Kai and tsubasa
You forgot to mention the heartwarming convo Kai has with his friends afterwards and how he collapses and with a smile on his face, thanks and releases dranzer from his beyblade and says his beyblading days are over😢🫡
Og gen battles had substance in them which most post og generation lacks... and It all started with kai vs ray battle , bey-battles become more brutal and cold.
Metal Fight saga was never gonna live up to the original trilogy. It’s inferior in every way. So stop apologising for stating the truth. “We don’t need to compare them” is just cope for people who can’t accept the truth.
Metal Fight is on par with the original if you take off the nostalgia glasses for a minute. Part of what made the OG good was that the main cast were relatively relatable and likable. On top of that, their battles felt personal and the bay blades themselves felt like they had a personality. Most of us also were the same age as the characters and got to watch them grow with each series, along with us irl. That said... Metal Fight does the exact same thing the first series does, only difference being the bey themselves have changed in shape and some function. The toyline and show were also marketed towards those of 13 and younger. I watched the anime both sub and dub, and can honestly say it moved me the same way the OG did. There shouldn't even be a comparison of the two because they're both top notch and I can't find too many people who disliked the series, more so than preferred the OG.
i dropped masters after kyoya vs ginka. ginka as the mc alone soils the show for me. he trained in his childhood and then keeps on winning and is never seen training. Just gets gifted more powers.@@SrWboi
@@raht9578To be a little fair. Tyson was kinda gifted too with Dragon being a sacred beast and some people didn't like that he won against Kai in G revolution.
2:48 at least in the dub (I haven't watched sub) Kai's reason for joining BEGA was to get another chance at battling Tyson. Also, a nitpick of mine, but the Plastic Gen were referred to as "Blades" ironically while the Metal Gen were called "Beys".
Kai vs Brooklyn is still one of the best battles in the entire bey blade history period, easily in the top 3 fights. Kai with Black Dranzer vs Ryuuga El drago would be epic.
I remember back in the G revolution days I had Gaia online profile all with Kai artwork from Google images on it. And watching frame by frame some of the crazy moments in the show lol. OG beyblade was the shit!
Hello, if it's not obvious by the name I am kinda a fan myself. I literally bumped to your video and I need to say as someone who can write a research paper on Kai at this point and on this battle I salute you. Your research is top notch and you seem to understand both the characters. Thanks for making my day!
Honestly I just really appreciate and love when people do good reseearch. I will suggest to check the manga and the novels about the russian team too. It will provide even more content. I swear sometimes I think Aoki is not ok XD
I also find it weird how much you use "the weight of life"; It is supposed to be used rarely so it seems a litle of to hear it in all of your videos. Especialy considering the fact that some battle tracks from xeno3 can be used as a replacement to keep its apearance feel special. My favourite one is fogbeast btw.@@TheLocalW
the real question is if dranzer is really gone for good or did kai get him back? seemed like he was gone for good but right at the end he has a friendly match with tyson and you see the 2 bitbeasts clash but that can also be just a symbolism thing, what are we thinking here? dranzer gone or nah?
The author of og Beyblade did intend for Kai to die but the amount of popularity he had, made him change decisions, so he killed dranzer instead. Notice how even if you see Kai and his Beyblade later in the episodes, we never get to see dranzer again
@@SharpAsRavenClaws that's what I am trying to say, he did have his bey, but dranzer the bit beast died, he fought Tyson with a bey without bit beast. Remember how driger went off before asian tournaments and ray had a bey without a beast.
even though i liked the metal series no doubt in my mind the og series did it way better peoples blades were send to oblivion kai was the very definition of him people think ryuga or kyoya are tough sons of guns neither compare to my boy kai who manage to beath tyson and draw with him a decent amount of times whilst kyoya just lost to everyone not to mention kai gave brooklyn the final villain his first defeat before tyson did showing how much of a badass he is mad respects for talking bout the og's my guy keep it rolling
@@TheLocalW if there's one thing the Original Generation has over the Metals, it's the soundtrack! Nelvana *REALLY* put out all the stops in their music department.
Kai was a generational character. My first introduction to that sort of Sasuke archetype. The fight was a great conclusion to his arc. I’d be interested in a full Brooklyn character analysis. I wasn’t very fond of him as a kid, found him annoying and arrogant. Hard to shake off that bias even now, but I’m open to seeing a different perspective on his character.
Kai vs. Brooklyn might be my favorite fight in the OG series. I do like the symbolism of this battle being the Death of the old Kai, and the rebirth of a new Kai, one that fully understands both himself and what Beyblade means to him. Brooklyn is also a really good antagonist, probably my favorite final boss in the original trilogy.
It is a fantastic fight and Brooklyn is the perfect antagonist for Kai to face.
@@TheLocalW 1:11 my guy? That’s burst. Just in case
there still remakes of v force beys tho @@alexmcphee8199
Yeah kai shoulda beat tyson before losing to brooklyn tho, tyson was always anoying does most things wrong always wins just by being the main character kai was training hard all the time.
@@declanosullivan8770Tyson is a very skilled blader his talent is using his opponents moves and improving on them
Kai gave his life for this get back, Dranzer is definitely going in the hall of fame
Hall of Fame Get Back!
Everyone always made such a big deal about Ryuga versus Rago, but I remember that during that fight, my mind ended up going back to this faint memory. This memory of Kai fighting Brooklyn.
Insurmountable odds, power that made one of the halves of the final battle, the very battle that shook a Beystadium so big it took up nearly the entire tournament floor, shook the walls and actually vaporized the ceiling, but even after that shaking, that desire to fight still pushed them forward, after being worn to literally nothing but still matching that very power blow for blow that it even made the bladers transcend their bodies, power that made all of that look like nothing... But then battered, bruised, and even being attacked by the actual blader himself in the fight... Kai pushed through those insurmountable odds, and that's why I loved him, and so many rival characters.
This is what drew me into Beyblade as a kid, and why I care so much for shows like Dragon Ball and Beyblade.
Season/Series 3 was unironically one of the best tournament arcs with the pressure of Tyson having 2 championships under his belt but no longer having the team that took him there. It was such a character driven arc that meant a lot because of what it built on. And then it led here, an arc about returning to the love of the game after years of focusing on prestige
Not to mention for the tournament, him being paired with a blader(Who also has a sacred beast. It's the center) he has no familiarity of. It feels a lot more relatable which is why I prefer the first half of G Revolution.
"It's not just a game to me" is a way better line than the frankly weird "Take my love".
The dialogue for this fight in the Dub and Sub is so different that it ends up being two completely different fights. Personally, I like the sub more.
It makes way more sense for him to say that when you watch the JP version(considering the stuff he went to.)
Kai vs brooklyn is definitely one of the best fights in the og series for sure.
This man got brooklyn shook so bad despite being on the receiving of his attacks 😂
Brooklyn realized that he wasn't built for this😭
Kai vs Brooklyn had Brooklyn so shook that he had to become a fucking demon against Tyson was so fucking epic
Respect to Hiro for doing this entirely to make Broklyn way more dangerous just to mess with his brother because he thought it would be fun.
Dude gets a man killed to give his brother a better fight.
Big Brother moment😭
@@TheLocalW classic ibg brother archetype in anime
This fight was really peak
Max vs Jim in V-Force deserves a video as well, that fight was so damn cool, the best in that season imo! For a blader with a defense bey, he goes *ham* against Cyber Draciel. Even if he loses, that battle is incredible, very intense
Yeah, I thought that battle was cool. Just a shame that Max lost Draciel, again!
The most work Max ever put in. At least he had a top two battle in that series right next to Tyson vs Zeo.
@@TheTdbj it hurts that you're right and this was Max's peak
@@LunyLucy Max was great in GRev, as was everyone, & I enjoyed his and Rick’s partnership. Also he showed the power creep vs the American team by beating a matured Emily with his V-Force blade & techniques when he went to America, which was a cool scene to show that Max was the best American blader by far. Which is why Rick worked so well, he is to Max what Daichi is to Tyson.
Also Max is the only other blader than Tyson with more than one championship.
@@LunyLucy The Mystel(?) fight of the Bega 5 was an amazing fight for Max. Hell the whole Bega 5 was fire except for Ming Ming vs Daichi
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution was PEAK Beyblade.
Thanks for showing the love to the OG Beyblade series. They need to know where it all began.
OG Beyblade is a forgotten relic, bro. It's sad, it had so much drive & character development. I remember regularly visiting the Website a few times a week as a kid after the last episode just HOPING we'd get news about a continuation someday. Years later I see the new series & tried watching it, but it just had none of the charm. Also no awesome Nu-Metal OST.
5:45 you know what darkness and light make together? Shadow. Something so much stronger
It’s a Jungian concept called integration of the shadow.
Completely agree: Kai showing up and throwing down the gauntlet and then ACTUALLY defeating the main antagonist and sending him on a crazed spiral was so hype. Many animes are afraid of letting the protagonist get outshined by the supporting cast or, god forbid, having the MC lose.
(It's also why I think the end of Vanilla Burst was one of the best in Beyblade).
That's what makes Kai so special. A shonen rival beating the main villain before the protagonist does is such a rare treat.
To me the reason why this battle is one of the best in the franchise it's because, it felt PERSONAL. Kai was showing how much he worked and cared for the sport of beyblade
I agree Beyblade the OG series was underrated i liked Ray growing up and his Asian arc
Also
You got the XBC3 music on lol
Extremely underrated. I'm glad you enjoyed the xenoblade music🙏🏾
I was waiting for this video!! It’s been bittersweet being a Beyblade fan of the OG and not seeing enough coverage of that era during the resurgence.
Ray vs crusher was also nearly as good.
I watched this recently and it might be my bitterness on how naruto ended but I LOVED the fact the gifted from birth natural talent beyblader lost to someone who worked hard and won.
I think the reason it works here so well is because it’s natural born talent that does not feel the need to improve at all. Eventually, you’re gonna be caught slipping because of their own complacency, while someone who has experienced growth remains vigilant.
Finally some love for the OGs
I had to change things up!
@@TheLocalW worded it like a poet, perfect explanation on why this fight is so great. Kai's character development is one of the best in the series imo
G-Revolution is easily my favorite season in all of beyblade
Finally, we are talking about the OG beyblade, people were talking about metal saga for too long now, time for the OG Beyblade to get more recognition
The best battle for me in the entire Beyblade series, it was a battle between hardwork and gifted talent. Thanks for covering this amazing battle!
Kai vs Brooklyn was special haven't watched it since I was a child but it's cool to know that Brooklyn and Gingka share a voice so does Kai and tsubasa
He put his life in the line for beyblades
There's no disrespect from me for Ryuga, but it bums me out that people hold him up as the best when Kai had an AWESOME arc in the og 3 seasons. 😭
You forgot to mention the heartwarming convo Kai has with his friends afterwards and how he collapses and with a smile on his face, thanks and releases dranzer from his beyblade and says his beyblading days are over😢🫡
The time beyblade was interesting as an anime
YES FINALLY! OG Bakuten shoot is goated.
The latter half of G-Revolution was nuts, them fights were DBZ level
It’s not just Kai vs Brooklyn tbh plenty of battles throughout the 3 seasons are serious af
It feels good to be back!
Og gen battles had substance in them which most post og generation lacks... and It all started with kai vs ray battle , bey-battles become more brutal and cold.
Metal Fight saga was never gonna live up to the original trilogy. It’s inferior in every way. So stop apologising for stating the truth. “We don’t need to compare them” is just cope for people who can’t accept the truth.
Metal Fight is on par with the original if you take off the nostalgia glasses for a minute. Part of what made the OG good was that the main cast were relatively relatable and likable. On top of that, their battles felt personal and the bay blades themselves felt like they had a personality. Most of us also were the same age as the characters and got to watch them grow with each series, along with us irl. That said...
Metal Fight does the exact same thing the first series does, only difference being the bey themselves have changed in shape and some function. The toyline and show were also marketed towards those of 13 and younger. I watched the anime both sub and dub, and can honestly say it moved me the same way the OG did.
There shouldn't even be a comparison of the two because they're both top notch and I can't find too many people who disliked the series, more so than preferred the OG.
i dropped masters after kyoya vs ginka. ginka as the mc alone soils the show for me. he trained in his childhood and then keeps on winning and is never seen training. Just gets gifted more powers.@@SrWboi
@@raht9578To be a little fair. Tyson was kinda gifted too with Dragon being a sacred beast and some people didn't like that he won against Kai in G revolution.
the OG was way more serious than metal for sure
but the metal series is indeed inspired by it
Idk why but Japanese dub beyblade just feels so odd. Imo the English version has another layer to it. IDK if it's the music or the VA it's crazy
It might be cause the English vas are much deeper than the Japanese vas
the 3 seasons of the OG beyblade were all GOAT
2:48 at least in the dub (I haven't watched sub) Kai's reason for joining BEGA was to get another chance at battling Tyson.
Also, a nitpick of mine, but the Plastic Gen were referred to as "Blades" ironically while the Metal Gen were called "Beys".
The peak battle that embodies Passion vs Apathy. Thanks for showing the battle that made us Kai fans crazy.
Kai vs Brooklyn is still one of the best battles in the entire bey blade history period, easily in the top 3 fights. Kai with Black Dranzer vs Ryuuga El drago would be epic.
I remember back in the G revolution days I had Gaia online profile all with Kai artwork from Google images on it. And watching frame by frame some of the crazy moments in the show lol. OG beyblade was the shit!
I love you my guy, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE YU YU HAKUSHO TIMING THE OG VLADERS HAD. SHIT KAI WAS HAVING HIEI MOMENTS😂
Hello, if it's not obvious by the name I am kinda a fan myself. I literally bumped to your video and I need to say as someone who can write a research paper on Kai at this point and on this battle I salute you. Your research is top notch and you seem to understand both the characters. Thanks for making my day!
@@kaihiwatari5476 Wow, this comment means a lot. I'm glad that managed to improve your day🙏🏾
Honestly I just really appreciate and love when people do good reseearch. I will suggest to check the manga and the novels about the russian team too. It will provide even more content. I swear sometimes I think Aoki is not ok XD
i always like your use of the xenoblade soudtrack even if it is restricted to the 3rd game for some reason
Maybe I need to start adding more Xenoblade tracks into my folder😭
I also find it weird how much you use "the weight of life";
It is supposed to be used rarely so it seems a litle of to hear it in all of your videos.
Especialy considering the fact that some battle tracks from xeno3 can be used as a replacement to keep its apearance feel special.
My favourite one is fogbeast btw.@@TheLocalW
what was the ost used in the intro? its amazing
Battlefield The Scramble of Life from Xenoblade 3
how was bro bleeding? 💀💀
Wish there was more 1-2 seasons to watch
Been watchin beyblade and readin since the 90s og fan
the real question is if dranzer is really gone for good or did kai get him back? seemed like he was gone for good but right at the end he has a friendly match with tyson and you see the 2 bitbeasts clash but that can also be just a symbolism thing, what are we thinking here? dranzer gone or nah?
Nah
Do you have in a manga English dub for plastic gen
Like physically? No.
Pretty sure this fight was at least a little inspired by Ikki vs Shaka in Saint Seiya. Kai as a whole seems to be an homage of Ikki.
If Kai meant to die, why is he showing up in the final episode of the show?
The author of og Beyblade did intend for Kai to die but the amount of popularity he had, made him change decisions, so he killed dranzer instead. Notice how even if you see Kai and his Beyblade later in the episodes, we never get to see dranzer again
@@godlarofthenether5165 what about the very last moment of the last episode? He wanted to battle Tyson again
@@SharpAsRavenClaws yes but even then we never seen the dranzer but beast, we do see his Beyblade though
@@godlarofthenether5165 how Kai battled Tyson without the bey and the beast together then?
@@SharpAsRavenClaws that's what I am trying to say, he did have his bey, but dranzer the bit beast died, he fought Tyson with a bey without bit beast. Remember how driger went off before asian tournaments and ray had a bey without a beast.
Brooklyn is the strongest out of the entire series
I'd say Tyson is
Omg the memories i haven't seen thiss in soo long btw one of the best episode ever
Let’s go finally the real goat my boy Kai drip god
Still the best and most passionate battle in the entire history of the franchise.
Love seeing the plastic gen gt some love.
Brooklyn is such a good character
even though i liked the metal series no doubt in my mind the og series did it way better peoples blades were send to oblivion kai was the very definition of him people think ryuga or kyoya are tough sons of guns neither compare to my boy kai who manage to beath tyson and draw with him a decent amount of times whilst kyoya just lost to everyone not to mention kai gave brooklyn the final villain his first defeat before tyson did showing how much of a badass he is mad respects for talking bout the og's my guy keep it rolling
tbh i feel like the english dub for this series might be better, especially kai's voice actor
Nice to see the original generation get some attention.
The OG Beyblade deserves some love🙏🏾
@@TheLocalW if there's one thing the Original Generation has over the Metals, it's the soundtrack!
Nelvana *REALLY* put out all the stops in their music department.
Inspirational battle
Agreed!
Kai was a generational character. My first introduction to that sort of Sasuke archetype. The fight was a great conclusion to his arc.
I’d be interested in a full Brooklyn character analysis. I wasn’t very fond of him as a kid, found him annoying and arrogant. Hard to shake off that bias even now, but I’m open to seeing a different perspective on his character.
That fight was amaizng
The best fight in the OG Series 💪🏿
@@TheLocalW I think one of thy e best in the franchise but Ryuga vs kyoya was more raw
Ok I’ll watch the OG Beyblade abain
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Let more people Know about Kai
Thank u
No problem❤️🙏🏾
Like your work
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Enjoy!