Defense
Defense, shortened to D, is a Performance Tip Takara Tomy put out in Japan on August 9, 2008 with the BB-04 Starter Leone 145D, making it the first Defense Type tip of the Metal Saga line.
Specification
| Classification | Performance Tip |
|---|---|
| System | Metal System |
| Series | Metal Fight Beyblade |
| Weight | 0.7 grams |
| Also known as | D |
| Japanese name | ディフェンス |
| Romaji | Difensu |
| Takara Tomy code | BB-04 |
| Released in Japan | August 9, 2008 |
Printed Stats
As printed on Metal Saga packaging, on its own scale: compare with other Metal Saga parts, not across generations. The bars are relative to this part's own highest figure.
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Tournament Legality
| Metal Fight Standard | Allowed |
|---|---|
| Metal Fight Limited | Allowed |
| Zero-G | Allowed |
| Metal Fight 4D | Allowed |
WBO formats as tabulated. Legality changes with the rulebook; the WBO's own document decides at an event.
Comes In 24 Beyblades
| Beyblade | Code | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries 125D | BB-13 | Defense | 2008 |
| Leone 145D | BB-04 | Defense | 2008 |
| Pegasis 145D | BB-05 | Defense | 2008 |
| Rock Aries 145D | BB-57 | Defense | 2009 |
| Aries 145D | BB-89 | Defense | 2010 |
| Libra 100D | BB-96 | Stamina | 2010 |
| Vulcan Horuseus 145D | BB-P01 | Defense | 2010 |
| Counter Leone 145D | BB-04 | Defense | 2011 |
| Counter Scorpio 145D | BB-86 | Defense | 2011 |
| Divine Crown TR145D | — | Defense | 2011 |
| Forbidden Eonis 130D | — | Balance | 2011 |
| Torch Aries 125D | BB-13 | Defense | 2011 |
| Grand Capricorn 145D | B-134 | Defense | 2012 |
| Pirate Orochi 145D | BBG-08 | Stamina | 2012 |
| Proto Nemesis AD145D | B-156 | Defense | 2012 |
| Spiral Fox 130D | B-136 | Balance | 2012 |
| Bull 105D | — | Defense | — |
| Killer Escolpio 100D | — | Defense | — |
| Proto Basalt Horogium ED145D | — | Defense | — |
| Quake Shielzam DF145D | — | Defense | — |
| Rock Aries ED145D | — | Defense | — |
| Rock Capricorne T125D | BB-60 | Defense | — |
| Rock Orso ED145D | — | Defense | — |
| Wind Wolf H145D | — | Balance | — |
About This Part
Defense, shortened to D, is a Performance Tip Takara Tomy put out in Japan on August 9, 2008 with the BB-04 Starter Leone 145D, making it the first Defense Type tip of the Metal Saga line. It shares its silhouette with Spike but is built wider, and that extra width gives it noticeably better Stamina retention than the Stamina-focused Spike tip, since it recoils less and recovers balance more readily after contact.
In Play
The wider contact surface also adds friction, which bleeds off Stamina during recovery, a trade-off the community weighs against Defense's low-recoil behaviour.
- Debuted in Japan on August 9, 2008 with the BB-04 Starter Leone 145D.
- Its low-recoil, high-recovery behaviour is considered the design ancestor of the Burst Series' Survive tip and its variants.