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2002 in Beyblade
80 dated items: 27 releases, 53 anime.
December 2002
Monday December 30, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 51 aired in Japan: Destiny of the Final Battle 宿命のラストバトル (The Fated Last Battle)
Zeo explains where he came from and what Zagart promised him if he could win Dragoon, then attacks with the power of Dranzer and Draciel feeding Cerberus. English airing 28 March 2004.
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Monday December 23, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 50 aired in Japan: Clash of the Tyson 史上最大の決勝戦 (The Greatest Final in History)
The championship final opens with Tyson overpowering Gordo's Orthrus through sheer connection with Dragoon. English airing 27 March 2004.
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Monday December 16, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 49 aired in Japan: The Enemy Within タカオVSカイ 友情の戦い (Takao vs. Kai: A Battle of Friendship)
Zeo's insistence that champions fight alone gets under Tyson's skin, and he starts treating Max like dead weight until Hilary knocks some sense into him. English airing 20 March 2004.
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Monday December 9, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 48 aired in Japan: Phoenix Falling 激震のバトルノイズ (Earth-Shaking Battle Noise)
Kai and Ray meet Zeo and Gordo in the other semi-final, and Ray discovers Orthrus has been programmed with the Bladebreakers' own tactics. English airing 14 March 2004.
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Monday December 2, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 47 aired in Japan: Deceit from Above 解き放たれた悪意 (Malice Unleashed)
Kai and Ray dispatch Sanchez and Marcos, then Max and Tyson take on King and Queen. English airing 13 March 2004.
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Day not stated
- Blizzard Orthrus released in Japan
Magnacore System · Attack
- Dark Gaia Dragoon released in Japan
Magnacore System · Stamina
- Dragoon G released in Japan (A-89), 980円
Engine Gear System · Attack · Left-Spin
November 2002
Monday November 25, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 46 aired in Japan: Black & White Evil Powers 黒と白の魔の手 (The Evil Hands of Black and White)
King and Queen ambush Kane and Jim on the beach and destroy their blades, forcing the pair out of the tournament in tears. English airing 7 March 2004.
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Monday November 18, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 45 aired in Japan: Zeo vs. Ozuma 開幕！ゼオVSオズマ (Opening Match! Zeo vs. Ozuma)
The finals open with eight pairs and a crowd that loudly hates King and Queen. English airing 6 March 2004.
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Monday November 11, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 44 aired in Japan: The Calm Before the Storm 波乱の世界戦前夜 (Turbulent Eve of the World Tournament)
Zagart resurfaces to confront Mr. English airing 29 February 2004.
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Monday November 4, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 43 aired in Japan: Kai's Royal Flush カイのリベンジバトル (Kai's Revenge Battle)
Kenny builds Kai a new blade, Dranzer V2, and Kai goes hunting for King and Queen, while Dr. English airing 28 February 2004.
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Day not stated
- Beystadium Magne Dome DX Set released in Japan (A-80), 5060円
The battle set the Magne Dome stadium came in: the stadium itself with its overhead magnet bridge, a Hyper Red Dranzer V, a red and yellow winder launcher and the three magnets the gimmick needs.
- Draciel V2 released in Japan (A-85)
Magnacore System · Defense
- Magne Dome Beystadium released in Japan (A-80), 500円
A V-Force era stadium for the Magnecore system that works the opposite way round to the rest of the line: instead of magnets under the floor pulling a top down, a plastic bridge spans the rim and carries a tray of…
October 2002
Monday October 28, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 42 aired in Japan: Fortunes Dear and Dire 悪のパーツ狩り (The Evil Parts Hunt)
With Hilary's fortune-telling as a tiebreaker, the Bladebreakers settle their tag pairs for the tournament: Tyson with Max, Kai with Ray. English airing 22 February 2004.
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Monday October 21, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 41 aired in Japan: Who's Your Daddy? 突然のサヨナラ… (A Sudden Goodbye...)
Zeo storms through the World Championship preliminaries and gladly accepts Tyson's offer to train together. English airing 21 February 2004.
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Monday October 14, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 40 aired in Japan: Squeeze Play 友情の証 (Proof of Friendship)
Kenny unveils a new weight disk that Ray tests against Max, and Zeo arrives with an invitation to the upcoming World Championship. English airing 7 February 2004.
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Monday October 7, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 39 aired in Japan: The Bit-Beast Bond 絆とプライド (Bonds and Pride)
Ozuma draws on years of his clan's training to push Tyson harder than ever, even letting Flash Leopard burn to gain the edge. English airing 1 February 2004.
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Day not stated
- Burning Cerberus released in Japan (A-82)
Magnacore System · Stamina
- Dranzer V2 released in Japan (A-81)
Magnacore System · Balance · Right-Spin
September 2002
Monday September 30, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 38 aired in Japan: The Fate of the Spark Battle 因縁のスパークバトル (The Fated Spark Battle)
Dunga takes Kai onto the rails of an abandoned roller coaster, and when Joseph joins in, Ray launches a bit-beast-less blade to even the odds. English airing 1 February 2004.
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Monday September 23, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 37 aired in Japan: Beybattle at the Bit-Beast Corral 戦場の遊園地 (Amusement Park Battlefield)
The Saint Shields summon the Bladebreakers to a deserted amusement park for a final reckoning over the four bit-beasts. English airing 1 February 2004.
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Monday September 16, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 36 aired in Japan: Friends and Enemies マックスとマリアム (Max and Mariam)
A blader named Dennis and his rock bit-beast Tyranno corner Max while Kenny field-tests his new Bit Finder. English airing 13 December 2003.
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Monday September 9, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 35 aired in Japan: See No Bit-Beast, Hear No Bit-Beast 姿なき刺客 (The Unseen Assassin)
A blade carrying an invisible, wind-riding bit-beast attacks Kai during a solo workout and later tears through the BBA gym, slicing Zeo's blade Zeronix in two. English airing 7 December 2003.
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Monday September 2, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 34 aired in Japan: Itzy Bey-Itzy Spider 物陰からスパイダー (A Spider from the Shadows)
Acting on her own, Dr. English airing 6 December 2003.
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Day not stated
- Random Booster 8 released in Japan
Random Booster 8 headlines four evenly-odds (1-in-12) "Dark" and "Uriel" prize colorways plus a rarer Secret Beyblade, Saizo, alongside further colorways of Trypio, Flash Leopard, Driger V, Metal Dranzer, and Seaborg 2.
- Uriel 2 released in Japan
Magnacore System · Balance · Right-Spin
August 2002
Monday August 26, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 33 aired in Japan: Rock Bottom! セント・シールズ (Saint Shields)
Mr. English airing 16 November 2003.
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Monday August 19, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 32 aired in Japan: Lots of Questions... Few Answers 忘れかけた魂 (The Spirit Almost Forgotten)
Worn down by attack after attack, Tyson throws himself into a brutal training setup and brushes off a boy named Zeo who wants to spar. English airing 16 November 2003.
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Monday August 12, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 31 aired in Japan: Attack of the Rock Bit-Beast 石版聖獣襲撃！ (Attack of the Stone-Tablet Bit-Beast!)
Dr. English airing 16 November 2003.
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Monday August 5, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 30 aired in Japan: Get a Piece of the Rock! よみがえる石版の力 (The Stone Tablet's Power Revived)
Back in Japan with Judy, the team visits an abandoned research facility where Mr. English airing 16 November 2003.
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Day not stated
- Dark Dragoon released in Japan
Magnacore System · Stamina
- Driger V2 released in Japan (A-75)
Magnacore System · Balance
July 2002
Monday July 29, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 29 aired in Japan: Bad Seed in the Big Apple マックス 友の叫び (Max: A Friend's Cry)
Max tracks Alan down and challenges him in a New York tournament, and Alan agrees to explain himself if he loses. English airing 15 November 2003.
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Monday July 22, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 28 aired in Japan: Hot Rock ニューヨーク 謎の石版 (New York: The Mysterious Stone Tablet)
Judy invites the team to New York, where her lab is studying an ancient rock said to hold secrets about bit-beasts. English airing 9 November 2003.
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Monday July 15, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 27 aired in Japan: Building the Perfect Bit-Beast! 暴走タワーの最期 (The End of the Runaway Tower)
Dragoon finally destroys Cyber Dragoon, but the drained Kane collapses and the Battle Tower begins to fall apart around everyone inside. English airing 8 November 2003.
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Monday July 8, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 26 aired in Japan: Cyber Dragoon Takes Control! 戦慄のサイバー (Cyber Terror)
Cyber Dragoon studies Dragoon's attacks and throws improved versions back at Tyson, and as it grows it takes over Kane's mind completely. English airing 2 November 2003.
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Saturday July 6, 2002
- Beyblade begins in English
First episode of 51 airs.
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Day not stated
- Cyber Dragoon Battle SPEC released in Japan
Magnacore System · Balance
- Dragoon V2 released in Japan (A-69)
Magnacore System · Attack · Left-Spin
Monday July 1, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 25 aired in Japan: Raising Kane!! 電撃聖獣NO.4 (Lightning Bit-Beast No. 4)
Tyson reaches the top floor, where Kane is waiting on a stage rigged to recharge Psykick's blade during the fight. English airing 1 November 2003.
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June 2002
Monday June 24, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 24 aired in Japan: Ghost in the Machine 霧の中の幻 (Phantom in the Mist)
On a fog-shrouded floor, Kai faces Goki, whose Cyber Dranzer has been programmed with attack patterns lifted from the Bladebreakers' own battles. English airing 26 October 2003.
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Monday June 17, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 23 aired in Japan: The Bigger the Cyber Driger... The Harder It Falls... 約束のバトルフィールド (The Promised Battlefield)
Ray's match with Salima takes place in a wind-blasted arena that throws both blades around, but the harder fight is watching a friend consumed by Cyber Driger. English airing 25 October 2003.
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Monday June 10, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 22 aired in Japan: Max Takes One for the Team ドラシエルの危機 (Draciel in Crisis)
Max keeps knocking Cyber Draciel down, and the arena keeps rebuilding it, turning the match into a war of attrition he cannot win. English airing 18 October 2003.
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Day not stated
- Gabriel released in Japan, 680円
Magnacore System · Attack
May 2002
Monday May 27, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 21 aired in Japan: The Battle Tower Showdown バトルタワーの陰謀 (The Battle Tower Conspiracy)
A helicopter carries the Bladebreakers, Kenny, Hilary and Mr. English airing 11 October 2003.
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Monday May 20, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 20 aired in Japan: The Power Half Hour!! 明日への決意 (Resolve for Tomorrow)
Kenny hands Tyson a Dragoon loaded with illegal modifications, and the extra power proves impossible to control. English airing 5 October 2003.
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Monday May 13, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 19 aired in Japan: Their Own Private Battles それぞれの戦い (Each of Their Own Battles)
With the rematch looming, Tyson swears to win by any means, while Ray wrestles with whether it is worth bending the rules against a team that already cheats. English airing 4 October 2003.
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Thursday May 9, 2002
- Vortex Ape released in Japan (A-77)
Magnacore System · Defense
Monday May 6, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 18 aired in Japan: When Friends Become Foes 再会のケイン (Reunion with Kane)
Kane's crew reports to Doctor B's lab, where Jim receives Cyber Draciel and shreds a room full of automated blades, though the power visibly gets under his skin. English airing 28 September 2003.
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Day not stated
- Cyber Dragoon released in Japan (A-64)
Magnacore System · Balance
April 2002
Monday April 29, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 17 aired in Japan: Hilary's Bey-B-Que 宿命のプレリュード (Prelude to Destiny)
Fed up with the endless drills, Tyson quits the team, so Hilary tries to patch things up with a riverside barbecue. English airing 27 September 2003.
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Monday April 22, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 16 aired in Japan: Team Psykick's New Recruit サイバーブレーダーの悲劇 (Tragedy of the Cyber Blader)
Wyatt turns up at the Bladebreakers' door begging Kai to train him and is turned away again. English airing 21 September 2003.
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Monday April 15, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 15 aired in Japan: Show Me the Bit-Beasts! 聖獣を見てみたい！ (I Want to See a Bit-Beast!)
Kenny works out that Gerry's cyber creature was stitched together from data on Dragoon and the team's other bit-beasts, and he puts everyone through a punishing training program. English airing 20 September 2003.
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Monday April 8, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 14 aired in Japan: Gideon Raises Gerry! 作られた聖獣 (The Man-Made Bit-Beast)
Tyson finally beats Ozuma at the Saint Shields' warehouse hideout, only to be told he still has not learned to truly work with his bit-beast. English airing 14 September 2003.
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- Dranzer V released in Japan (A-47)
Magnacore System · Balance
Monday April 1, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 13 aired in Japan: Testing One, Two, Three 掟やぶりのベイバトル (A Beybattle That Breaks the Rules)
Joseph slips into Psykick's laboratory and discovers digital copies of the Bladebreakers' bit-beasts being grown from stolen data. English airing 13 September 2003.
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March 2002
Monday March 25, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 12 aired in Japan: Bring Me Dranzer 吠えろ！ドランザー (Roar, Dranzer!)
Tyson is laid up in hospital and using it as an excuse to dodge homework, until Hilary shows up with assignments from Ms. English airing 31 August 2003.
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Monday March 18, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 11 aired in Japan: The Evil Island of Dr. B 孤島の大決戦 (Decisive Battle on the Lonely Island)
Doctor B offers a deal: beat his remaining bladers and the bracelets come off. English airing 30 August 2003.
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Monday March 11, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 10 aired in Japan: The Island of No Return 暗闇の激突 (Clash in the Dark)
The Bladebreakers split up: Kenny, Hilary and Kai head for a lighthouse to signal for help, while Tyson, Max and Ray push into a cave where the next Psykick blader waits. English airing 24 August 2003.
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Monday March 4, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 9 aired in Japan: La Isla Bey-Nita 密林のバトルスタジアム (Battle Stadium in the Jungle)
The team wakes up on a remote island wearing electronic bracelets, prisoners of Doctor B, who intends to harvest their bit-beasts one battle at a time. English airing 23 August 2003.
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- Flash Leopard 2 released in Japan (A-54)
Magnacore System · Balance
February 2002
Monday February 25, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 8 aired in Japan: Return of the Bladebreakers! 復活！BBAチーム (Revival! The BBA Team)
Max and Ray rejoin Tyson and Kai, and Max's mother Judy sends over a magnetic MG Core system that promises to match the Magtram's edge. English airing 17 August 2003.
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Monday February 18, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 7 aired in Japan: The Reunion Begins 仕組まれた挑戦 (A Rigged Challenge)
Kenny digs into Snakey's blade and identifies the Magtram technology, while Kai's prickly return to the group has Hilary convinced he is a spy. English airing 16 August 2003.
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Monday February 11, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 6 aired in Japan: The Magtram Threat 脅威のマグトラム (The Menace of Magtram)
Gideon and his scientist Doctor B hand a cocky local blader named Snakey a device called the Magtram, which bends the dish's magnetic field in his favor. English airing 9 August 2003.
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Monday February 4, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 5 aired in Japan: Guess Who's Back in Town? よみがえる、カイ (Kai Returns)
Piecing the clues together, Tyson and Kenny realize that at least two different groups are hunting the Bladebreakers' bit-beasts, which puts the retired Kai next in line. English airing 9 August 2003.
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- Driger V released in Japan (A-53)
Magnacore System · Attack
- Uriel released in Japan
Magnacore System · Attack · Right-Spin
January 2002
Monday January 28, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 4 aired in Japan: Searching for Dragoon 恐るべきIQブレーダー (The Fearsome IQ Blader)
A trail of instructions from the kidnappers leads Tyson to an abandoned ship, where he must clear a series of challenges to reach his friends. English airing 9 August 2003.
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Monday January 21, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 3 aired in Japan: Unseen and Unleashed 見えない聖獣 (The Invisible Bit-Beast)
The rematch goes no better for Tyson, because Dragoon refuses to emerge and Mister X, now revealed as Ozuma, walks away with a second win. English airing 9 August 2003.
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Monday January 14, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force episode 2 aired in Japan: The Search for Mr. X 謎のブレーダーハンターたち (The Mysterious Blader Hunters)
Still reeling, Tyson learns from Kenny and Dizzi that Max in America and Ray in China were each ambushed and defeated by hooded bladers on the very same day. English airing 9 August 2003.
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Monday January 7, 2002
- Beyblade V-Force begins in Japan
First episode of 51 airs.
On this site → - Beyblade V-Force episode 1 aired in Japan: Shot Down in Flames! 新たなる敵 (A New Enemy)
Months after the World Championship, the Bladebreakers have gone their separate ways and Tyson is back in a classroom, where his swagger earns him detention and the wrath of class president Hilary. English airing 9 August 2003.
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2002, month not stated
- Beyblade C.C.G. Ver.3.0 Emperor of the Glacier — 20-pack box
20 booster packs
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7 cards per pack; 72 kinds in the version; ¥200 (as printed)
On this site → - Beystadium Attack Type (Tornado Type) released in Japan (A-93)
Nicknamed the Tornado Attack Stadium, this G-Revolution-era stadium succeeded the earlier A-26 Beystadium Attack Type.
January 2002
Day not stated
- Flash Leopard released in Japan (A-47)
Magnacore System · Balance
2002, month not stated
- Megalo Arm released in the US
4 Layer System · Attack
- Top Blade C.C.G. (Korea) — Original Set booster pack
7 cards per pack; 99 kinds in the set; ₩500 (as printed); marked as not for sale outside Korea
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