Benkei puts Zyro through grueling training, and along the way Zyro meets the mischievous skateboarder Eight Unabara, who mocks a defeated opponent for laughs. Angered, Zyro challenges Eight to a battle in the swaying Cyclone Stadium and, after adapting to its motion, defeats him with a fiery new special move; Maru then gets petty revenge on Eight for his earlier prank.

What happens

• Benkei puts Zyro through a series of grueling training exercises
• Zyro meets and is angered by Eight Unabara mocking a defeated opponent
• Zyro challenges Eight to a battle in the Cyclone Stadium
• Zyro learns to exploit the Cyclone Stadium's swaying motion mid-battle
• Zyro defeats Eight with a new special move
• Maru draws on Eight's face in retaliation for his earlier prank
• Madoka tells Tsubasa about Zyro's unusually powerful Samurai Ifrit

Battles

• Eight Unabara (Pirate Orochi 145D) vs a Beypark blader — Eight wins
• Zyro Kurogane (Samurai Ifrit W145CF) vs Eight Unabara (Pirate Orochi 145D) — Zyro wins

First appearances

Character: Eight UnabaraSpecial move: Burning Uppercut

Places

Metal Bey City streetsCyclone StadiumBull Burger

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• This is the first Beyblade: Shogun Steel title card not to feature Samurai Ifrit W145CF, showing Pirate Orochi 145D instead.
• Zyro and Shinobu's friendship is likened to that of Tyson Granger and Daichi Sumeragi from the original series, though Zyro and Eight get along more easily.
• This is the first episode of the Metal Saga in which Gingka does not appear at all.