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Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF

Dāku Naito Doragūn Refuto Uingu Ichi Roku Maru Burēdo Semi Furatto · ダークナイトドラグーンLW160BSF

Also known as Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF / The Jet Black Dragon (anime)

Attack type Sakyo Kurayami Synchrome System 2012
Spin
Left-Spin
Code
BBG-16
Maker
Takara Tomy / Hasbro
Released
July 21, 2012 (Japan)

5

parts

1

card

Description

Sakyo pilots this Sky Element Attack Type top across the Beyblade: Shogun Steel anime and manga, known in Japan as Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF. Takara Tomy released it as Starter BBG-16 on July 21, 2012, with Hasbro following as Starter Pack SS-16 in the west in August 2013, built from a Dragoon Shogun Face Bolt, a Dragoon Warrior Wheel, a Ronin Element Wheel, a Left Wing 160 Spin Track and a Blade Semi-Flat tip.

On file

The record

Type
Attack
Spin
Left-Spin
System
Synchrome System
Series
Beyblade: Shogun Steel
Takara Tomy code
BBG-16
Hasbro code
SS-16
Price as printed
997円 / USD$7.99
Released in Japan
July 21, 2012
Released in the US
August 2013
Japanese name
ダークナイトドラグーンLW160BSF
Romaji
Dāku Naito Doragūn Refuto Uingu Ichi Roku Maru Burēdo Semi Furatto
Also known as
Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF / The Jet Black Dragon (anime)
Element
Sky
First anime appearance
The Jet Black Dragon
Manga
Clash! The Dragon of Reverse Rotation!
Owner (in the story)
Sakyo Kurayami

Parts

  • Shogun Face BoltDragoon1.2 grams
  • Warrior WheelDragoon30.9 grams
  • Element WheelRonin3.9 grams
  • Spin TrackLW1602.4 grams
  • Performance TipBSF1.2 grams

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Colours & Versions 3

2 recolours · 1 edition.

VersionKindColours
Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF Gold VersionWorld Hobby Fair 2012 Summer exclusive recolor.Edition—
Gryph Dragooon SA165WSF Coro Dragon ModelTakara Tomy-exclusive Synchrome variant released in a CoroCoro Comic magazine lottery.Recolour—
Ronin Dragoon SA165WSFHasbro-exclusive variant, included in the Griffin Dragoon Air Synchrome 2-Pack. Color scheme and combo based on Gryph Dragooon SA165WSF.Recolour—

In play and in the story

  • Released by Takara Tomy as Starter BBG-16 in Japan on July 21, 2012.
  • Released by Hasbro as Starter Pack SS-16 in western countries in August 2013.
  • A gold recolour was distributed as a World Hobby Fair 2012 Summer exclusive.

Community testing, Feb. 10, 2013 — summarised

The competitive view

The only left-spin Zero-G Beyblade, Dark Knight Dragooon (renamed Ronin Dragoon by Hasbro), has a Stone Face and the left-rotating Dragooon Chrome Wheel, including a documented two-mold weight variation and use as both top and bottom Synchrom wheel. Unsupported claims and informal shorthand notation are removed from the coverage.

  • Item: BBG-16
  • Stone Face Dragooon: 1.22g
  • Chrome Wheel Dragooon: 30.90g, Full Width 47.30mm, Max Height 6.34mm, Min Height 3.1mm
  • Mold weight variance: ~29g (light mold) vs 30-31g (heavy mold)

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

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