Dragoon
Dragoon, sometimes spelled Dragooon, is the only Warrior Wheel that spins left, a trait it can only use when placed on top in a Synchrome pairing.
Specification
| Classification | Warrior Wheel |
|---|---|
| System | Synchrome System |
| Series | Beyblade: Shogun Steel |
| Type | Attack |
| Spin | Left-Spin |
| Weight | 30.9 grams |
| Also known as | Dragooon |
| Japanese name | ドラグーン |
| Romaji | Doragūn |
| Takara Tomy code | BBG-16 |
| Hasbro code | SS-16 |
| Released in Japan | July 21, 2012 |
| Released in the US | August 2013 |
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.
Try it in the builder Build a top around it and see the stats.
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 5 Beyblades
| Beyblade | Code | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gryph Dragooon SA165WSF | — | Attack | 2012 |
| Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF | BBG-16 | Attack | 2012 |
| Ronin Dragoon SA165WSF | SS-103 | Attack | 2013 |
| Griffin Dragoon LW160BSF | — | Attack | — |
| Takafumi Dragooon LW160TA | — | Attack | — |
About This Part
Dragoon, sometimes spelled Dragooon, is the only Warrior Wheel that spins left, a trait it can only use when placed on top in a Synchrome pairing. Three dragon heads make up its design: two wrap around the sides at the same height, while a third sits flat on top, its lower jaw and teeth forming an upward slope, and a pair of webbed wings and claws frame the central hole. It weighs 30.90 grams, measures 47.30 mm across and stands between 3.1 and 6.34 mm tall, and reached Japan on July 21, 2012 inside the BBG-16 Starter Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF, with a western release as the SS-16 Starter Pack Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF.
In Play
Dragoon is regarded as a top-tier Synchrome piece across Attack, Balance, Defense and Stamina builds; its protrusions are smaller than rival Attack wheels so it isn't the hardest hitter, but its left-spin sidesteps the "Zero-G Attack" tactic that tries to tilt the stadium against right-spin tops. Its weight makes it a strong choice as the lower wheel against recoil in Defense builds, and the same left-spin can be turned toward spin absorption in Zombie Stamina setups. Two production molds exist with a roughly 1-gram weight gap between them, but the difference has little bearing on how either performs.
- Released in Japan on July 21, 2012 as the BBG-16 Starter Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF.
- Released in western countries as the SS-16 Starter Pack Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF.
- Hasbro's box lists Dragoon at 7 Attack, 0 Defense, 0 Stamina, whereas Takara Tomy's original figures read 6 Attack, 0.5 Defense, 0.5 Stamina.