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Flash Leopard

Furasshu Reoparudo · フラッシュレオパルド

Balance type Ozuma Magnacore System 2002

Bit-beast: Flash Leopard · Fire · Leopard
Code: A-47
Maker: Takara Tomy
Released: January 2002 (Japan)

parts

special move

notable battles

The blade of the Saint Shields' leader, first seen when a hooded 'Mister X' takes Tyson apart in the V-Force premiere. Flash Leopard is a blur of an attacker whose flame-wreathed cat outpaces Dragoon V for most of the season, and Ozuma uses it less to win than to test whether the Bladebreakers deserve their bit-beasts. Tyson's first victory over it is a turning point, and their later tie marks the moment Ozuma accepts that the four sacred beasts are in the right hands.

Ozuma's first top, Flash Leopard, is a Balance Type build from the Magnacore System that later evolves into Flash Leopard 2. Its Flash Leopard bit chip sits over a 5-gram Panther Claw attack ring, a 17-gram Ten Heavy weight disk, a 4-gram Neo Right SG spin gear and a 5-gram SG Semi-Flat Base, and Takara Tomy issued it in numerous colourways, including a blue Fukubako 2003 exclusive with a metal weight core in place of the usual Magnecore.

Special moves

Called shots

Sacred Fire

Notable battles

Where it mattered

Tyson vs. Mister X (S2 ep 1)
Tyson vs. Ozuma, first win (S2 ep 14)
Tyson vs. Ozuma, tie (S2 ep 39)
Zeo vs. Ozuma (S2 ep 45)

Debut

First seen

S2 episode 1: Shot Down in Flames!

On file

The record

Type: Balance
System: Magnacore System
Series: Beyblade: V-Force
Takara Tomy code: A-47
Released in Japan: January 2002
Japanese name: フラッシュレオパルド
Romaji: Furasshu Reoparudo
First anime appearance: Shot Down in Flames
Manga: Beyblade Vol. 7 - Chapter 1: "A Powerful New Enemy! The Holy Beasts are Targeted..."
Owner (in the story): Ozuma
Colours: redorangeblack

Flash Leopard 2 followed as A-54 (2002).

Parts

Bit ChipFlash Leopard
Attack RingPanther Claw14 Grams
Weight DiskTen Heavy16.4 grams
Spin GearNEO Right SG5.6 grams
Blade BaseSG Semi-Flat Base5 grams

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Part by part

Parts in detail

Base Takara release, later followed by a Hasbro Magnacore variant that swaps in a different Spin Gear core.

Slot	Part	Weight	Spin	Note
Attack Ring	Panther Claw	4.5 g	Right	Compact but wider than Wide Survivor, with an aggressive design and a large wing gap that rule it out for defense/stamina use; offers only modest right-spin Smash Attack and is generally outclassed by the more balanced Tiger Defenser.
Weight Disk	Ten Heavy	16.1 g		The heaviest legal weight disk, with a compact distribution that's excellent for sustaining RPM in defense, grinding, force-smash, and upper-attack builds, though not useful for pure attack; considered a versatile, near-must-have part.
Spin Gear	Neo Right SG (Metal Weight Version)	1.15 per shell (2.3 total) / 2.5 (Metal Weight Core) g	Right	The Neo shell gives broad base compatibility; its Metal Weight Core is slightly lighter than the Magnecores, which keeps it from clearly standing out in most attack builds, though the practical performance gap is usually small.
Blade Base	SG Semi-Flat Base	4.7 g		A shallower-angled Semi-Flat variant that wears quickly but gives predictable, easy-to-use performance; outclassed by Metal Change Base for attack/defense/survival and by a worn Metal Ball Base for tip behavior, but still a competitive option for compact customizations.

Weights are single copies weighed on their own; a part can vary by a few tenths of a gram.

Colours & Versions 7

6 recolours · 1 edition.

Version	Kind	Colours
Army Green	Recolour	Random Booster 9 Version
Blue (Fukobako 2003 Version)	Recolour	Comes with no Weight Disk and a Metal Weight Core instead of the standard Magnecore.
Blue Green	Recolour	Random Booster 9 Version
Chic Red	Recolour	Random Booster 8 Version
Deep Blue	Recolour	Random Booster 8 Version
Grey Metallic Limited Edition Version	Edition	With Red Metallic Plated Weight Disk
Wild Green	Recolour	Random Booster 8 Version

In play and in the story

Community comparison places Panther Claw alongside Tiger Defenser as a similarly balanced attack ring, giving up a little stamina to its heavier build and longer points in exchange for a touch more upper-attack potential, and it still sees use today swapped onto a Metal Change Base for an aggressive Compact-style launch.

Issued in several colourways, including Random Booster 8 and 9 assortments, a grey metallic limited edition, and a blue Fukubako 2003 exclusive.

Community testing, 2008-12-31 — summarised

The competitive view

Flash Leopard is a plastic-generation Beyblade whose Panther Claw attack ring shares its overall shape and balanced playstyle with Driger S's Tiger Defenser, though it is heavier, larger, and outclassed by it in most roles while performing passably as a Balance-type build.

Panther Claw gives some right-spin Smash Attack and performs adequately in Endurance, Defense and Compact combos, and can approximate a 10-sided-Bistool-style Balance build, but underperforms Driger S's Tiger Defenser and true Balance-type builds like 10bBistool in each of those roles.

Verdict as the draft gives it: Judged outclassed by Tiger Defenser (Driger S) as a general attack ring, and by 10bBistool as a Balance build, but usable as a substitute for either when unavailable.

Attack Ring: Panther Claw
Weight Disk: 10 Heavy
Spin Gear: (Hasbro) Neo Right SG North Core Version / (Takara) Neo Right SG Metal Weight Version
Blade Base: SG Semi-Flat Base

Condensed from community testing; competitive opinions are the community's, not ours, and may be out of date.

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