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Strata Dragoon MS
Gaia Doragūn MS (Metaru Supaiku) · ガイアドラグーンＭＳ （メタルスパイク）
Also known as Gaia Dragoon MS / Strata Dragoon Metal Spike
- Bit-beast
- Strata Dragoon (Gaia Dragoon) · Earth · Earth dragon
- Spin
- Dual-Spin
- Code
- A-123
- Maker
- Takara Tomy
- Released
- August 2003 (Japan)
4
parts
2
forms in the Strata Dragoon line
2
special moves
2
notable battles
Description
Daichi's Hard Metal System blade, built for the Justice 5 showdown with BEGA. The metal ring turns his crude power into something that can crack a dish, and the Spike Saw drives the spinning edge straight through an opponent's guard. Strata Dragoon MS opens the Justice 5 series against Ming-Ming's Venus, a match Daichi loses to a shape-shifting opponent, and it fights beside Dragoon MS in the finale's team scenes.
Also known as Gaia Dragoon MS, Strata Dragoon MS is Daichi Sumeragi's fourth build, evolving from Strata Dragoon G into the Hard Metal System as a dual-spin Attack Type top. Its Flat Core running core is entirely level, and the community now considers it easy to outclass despite being among the earliest HMS releases.
Evolution
The Strata Dragoon line
Special moves
Called shots
Notable battles
Where it mattered
- Taming the HMS blades (S3 ep 40)
- Daichi vs. Ming-Ming, Justice 5 match 1 (S3 ep 43)
Debut
First seen
On file
The record
- Type
- Attack
- Spin
- Dual-Spin
- System
- Hard Metal System
- Series
- Beyblade: G-Revolution
- Takara Tomy code
- A-123
- Released in Japan
- August 2003
- Japanese name
- ガイアドラグーンＭＳ （メタルスパイク）
- Romaji
- Gaia Doragūn MS (Metaru Supaiku)
- Also known as
- Gaia Dragoon MS / Strata Dragoon Metal Spike
- First anime appearance
- Back to Basics
- Owner (in the story)
- Daichi Sumeragi
- Colours
- yellowgoldred
Takara name Gaia Dragoon MS; Hasbro name Strata Dragoon MS.
Parts
- Bit ProtectorStrata Dragoon Emblem
- Attack RingMetal Saucer14 Grams
- Weight DiskCircle Heavy16.3 grams
- Running CoreFlat Core2 g
Open in the builder Swap any part and watch the stats move.
Colours & Versions 11
4 recolours · 7 editions.
| Version | Kind | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| BlackReleased in the Beyblade Fukobako Lucky Box. | Recolour | — |
| BrownUnknown | Recolour | — |
| GoldReleased as a tournament prize for a limited time. | Edition | — |
| Gold PlatedReleased in the Heavy Metal System Award prize set. Up to 50 sets were given away to celebrate the "Beyblade 5th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign". | Edition | — |
| Light BlueReleased as a tournament prize for a limited time. | Edition | — |
| Proto GreyReleased in the 5 Saints Booster. | Recolour | — |
| Pure WhiteReleased as part of a limited-time campaign from Takara-Tomy. | Edition | — |
| SilverReleased as part of a limited-time campaign from Takara-Tomy. | Edition | — |
| SilverReleased as a tournament prize for a limited time. | Edition | — |
| WhiteReleased as a tournament prize for a limited time. | Edition | — |
| YellowReleased in the Twin Battle Bey Double Shooter Set. | Recolour | — |
In play and in the story
The community rates Strata Dragoon MS as one of the first Hard Metal System tops, but easily outclassed and low in collectible value even though it remains simple to find today.
- Released in proto grey as part of the 5 Saints Booster.
- A white version served as a limited-time tournament prize.
- A yellow version shipped inside the Twin Battle Bey Double Shooter Set.
- A silver version was given out during a limited-time Takara Tomy campaign.
- A gold version served as a limited-time tournament prize.
- A black version came in the Beyblade Fukobako Lucky Box.
- A light blue version served as a limited-time tournament prize.
- A gold-plated version, capped at 50 sets, marked the Beyblade 5th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign as a Heavy Metal System Award prize.
- A pure white version was given out during a limited-time Takara Tomy campaign.
- The origin of a brown version is unrecorded.
Community testing, 2009-07-10 — summarised
The competitive view
Gaia Dragoon MS carries an unresolved emblem name and comes in a number of limited colour releases still being catalogued. Its Metal Saucer bottom is noted for enabling Spin Stealing, similar in mechanism to Advance Averazer.
Core selection: Bearing Core 2 is recommended against attackers/older stadiums to prevent knockout, while Bearing Core suits Defense/Survival types and stadiums like Tornado Balance for better survival.
- Other versions listed by reviewers: Campaign Limited (Silver), Tournament Limited (Gold), HMS Fukobako Lucky Box 2004 Booster (Black), Tournament Limited (Light Blue), Tournament Limited (Metallic Gold), Campaign Limited (Pure White), plus a Proto Grey version from the 5 Saint Beasts Booster and an unidentified white version
Condensed from community testing; competitive opinions are the community's, not ours, and may be out of date.
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