Beyblade: Metal Fury

Before and after commercial breaks, a brief image of ten shooting stars represents the ten Legendary Bladers.

Cosmic Pegasus is silhouetted in its debut episode, mirroring how Galaxy Pegasus was silhouetted in Metal Masters' premiere

This is the first episode besides Pegasus and Leone to feature a two-mode Beyblade since Metal Masters

The dub incorrectly states Leone is in Counter Mode when it is shown in Defense Mode

This is the debut of L-Drago Destructor

This is the first Metal Fury episode with a decisive battle outcome

Ryuga defeats three Legendary Bladers in a single episode

This episode aired on Mother's Day 2011 in America

An animation error briefly shows Fang Leone appearing as Rock Leone

This episode reintroduces Special Moves from prior seasons, including Flame Sagittario's Flame Claw

Ryuga shows unusual care for Kenta by waiting for him rather than abandoning him

The dub misstates which mode-change mechanism Gingka and Madoka describe during the match

This episode aired in North America the day after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

Scythe Kronos is mentioned in battle but not physically shown on screen

The German dub has Kyoya mistakenly say "Crimson Flash" instead of Hades Crown's German-dub name

Several noted dub goofs involve Scythe Kronos's mode changes and Cosmic Pegasus's Final Drive Mode motif

This is the third time Tsubasa has battled Kenta and Ryuga since Metal Fusion

This is the fifth time the opening card has featured two Beys together

Zeo and Toby make their debut in the 4D (Metal Fury) era

Cartoon Network aired this, the previous, and the next episode as a three-part "Destroyer Dome" movie before the series began airing normally

This is the Garcias' only appearance in Metal Fury

This episode aired alongside Destroyer Dome and I am the Champion! as a three-part Cartoon Network movie

Jack returns with a new look, described as a counterpart to Tobio Oike as a surprise returning character

Gingka and co. depart for Africa at the episode's end

Omega Dragonis is the first Bey based on the constellation Draco since L-Drago

Team Wild Fang makes its debut in the 4D (Metal Fury) era

This episode marks Aguma's first battle loss in the series.

Ninth Metal Saga episode titled after a character's name, and the second in Metal Fury after 'Kenta's Determination.'

First time since Metal Fusion that Gingka and Kyoya are shown bickering.

Tithi is the only Legendary Blader named before actually appearing on-screen.

Dynamis references the Orichalcum of Atlantis, a nod to a related Beyblade movie.

The episode's working title before airing referenced 'Warriors' rather than 'Bladers' of the Four Seasons.

Madoka floats Tetsuya Watarigani as a possible seasonal Legendary Blader.

The tournament's name and setting are a pun on Easter Island.

It reuses the last-blader-standing format of the Survival Island arc from Metal Fusion.

First time King is shown using Variares' D:D tip-change.

First time Kenta uses a special move other than Flame Claw.

Kenta's design in the closing credits changes from this episode onward.

Nine Legendary Bladers are now known as of this episode.

Yuki Mizusawa never appears in an on-screen battle during this tournament.

Third time in the series a character is possessed by dark power.

The episode was skipped on first Australian broadcast and aired a day after the season finale instead.

First half-episode in the series not to feature Gingka.

After this episode Metal Fury moved to a 15-minute timeslot as B-Daman Crossfire took the other half.

The Japanese dub calls Kyoya's move 'King Lion Exploding Waves'; the English dub renamed it 'King Lion Crushing Fang.'

Only episode to show Tithi's Legendary Aura.

Second episode titled after a planet's associated god, after 'The God of Saturn: Kronos.'

First episode where Dynamis speaks almost nothing beyond battle calls.

Marks the second time Ryuga is described as overwhelmed by dark energy.

First time L-Drago Destructor's Face Bolt is cracked by an opponent's special move.

Most Legendary Bladers to appear together in one episode up to this point, with eight present.

Has the most unresolved battles of any episode in the franchise, with five.

Second time Dynamis is shown electrocuted by the Curse of Hades.

First time Dynamis addresses Gingka by his real name.

First episode where all ten Legendary Bladers appear together.

First episode with two villain Beys debuting simultaneously (not counting the Twin Gemios).

Nemesis is shown able to mimic the form of whichever Beast it battles.

A noted plot inconsistency: L-Drago is intact and Ryuga at full strength despite Nemesis supposedly absorbing it the prior episode.

Aired on Christmas Day, 2011 in Japan.

Last episode to feature Johannes.

Kyoya and Benkei train at the same location where they first met and fought back in Metal Fusion.

On the Metal Series' official YouTube channel, the English upload of this episode was mislabeled with Episode 43's title.

Kenta is shown taller than or level with Yu from this point onward.

Second time Ryuga suffers a battle loss, 96 episodes after his first.

Second time Ryuga is implied to have 'killed' Doji.

First episode of the pair where Doji narrates the next-episode preview.

An animation error shows Aguma's mouth failing to move while he scares Kenta, Masamune and Yu.

Marks Ryuga's second and final battle loss.

Second-to-last episode in which Ryuga appears.

First episode where Diablo Nemesis uses its Ultimate Balance Mode.

The page records Kenta's anguished cry of Ryuga's name and Ryuga's parting line as he passes on his power.

First time Pluto is defeated in battle.

First and only time Dynamis's Legend Aura is shown in the anime.

Third Metal Fury episode titled after a Beyblade, following L-Drago Destructor and Diablo Nemesis.

An animation error shows Diving Arrow striking Diablo Nemesis instead of Firefuse Darkhelm; corrected for the English dub.

Marks the point where Rago and Pluto physically merge with Nemesis.

Parallels the ending of Beyblade: G-Revolution, where Tyson receives his friends' bit-beast power for a final battle.

Yuki and Dynamis are the first two Legendary Bladers eliminated by Nemesis's renewed attack and appear to take heavier damage than the others.

Unlike Ryuga, the Legendary Bladers who give up their star fragments here do not disappear afterward, a point the wiki flags as inconsistent.

Noted as the ninth time Dynamis is shown smiling across the series.

In Japan, Metal Fury ran 52 episodes, one longer than the usual 51, mirroring G-Revolution.

Pegasus uses the older special move Starblast Attack, unseen since roughly 90 episodes earlier.

The Japanese broadcast shows every Legendary Blader's aftermath; the English dub cuts straight to Gingka vs Kyoya.

Hikaru is shown holding her Bey despite having retired from active blading.

The closing Gingka-vs-Kyoya battle echoes Tyson vs Kai's final battle in Beyblade: G-Revolution.

Gingka's closing pose launching Pegasus against a starfield mirrors the Metal Fusion prologue and the Metal Fury season prologue.