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Character file · Original series

Bryan

Boris Kuznetsov · ボリス・クズネツォーフ

Rival Demolition BoysBlitzkrieg Boys Beyblade (2000, original series)Beyblade: G-Revolution

Bit-beast: Falborg · Wind · Falcon
Style: Attack
From: Russian
First seen: Beyblade: 2000

series

episodes on record

Beyblades

special moves

cards across 3 games

Bryan Kuznetsov — Boris Kuznetsov in Japan — is the most openly sadistic of the Demolition Boys, raised in the Abbey programme with Tala, Spencer and Ian and trained to treat an opponent as a target rather than a rival. His falcon Falborg controls the air, and in the World final he uses it to cut Ray with blades of wind until the crowd and the referees are begging for it to stop; Ray's refusal to fall is one of the trilogy's defining moments, and beating him visibly shakes Bryan. He rarely loses his temper and that match is the exception. Free of Boris and Voltaire he mellows a great deal in G-Revolution, training with Kai, helping confront BEGA and taking the same beating from Garland's Apollon as the rest — an arc that loses most of its key battles and still closes on genuine reform.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Average build, pale, with lavender hair, usually in maroon and navy winter clothes. G-Revolution turns the hair spiky grey and sharpens the eyebrows to match, with no reason given on screen.

Ruthless and close to unreadable. He attacks the blader rather than the Beyblade and will go a long way to break both. He rarely loses his temper; his battle with Ray Kon is the exception. After Biovolt falls he reforms with the rest of the Demolition Boys into something considerably more honourable.

Blader Profile

Bryan, rated

Attack 9/10
Defense 5/10
Stamina 6/10
Technique 7/10
Spirit 6/10

beybladewiki.com editorial rating — based on on-screen performance, not official stats.

Devastating offence with no interest in defence.

On file

The record

Blading style: Attack
Nationality: Russian
English voice: Craig Lauzon
Team: Demolition Boys / Blitzkrieg Boys
Beyblades: Falborg; Falborg 2; Falborg MS; Falborg Heavy Hunter
Bit-beast or avatar: Falborg
First appearance: Beyblade: 2000
Japanese name: ボリス・クズネツォーフ
Romaji: Borisu Kuzunetsuoufu
Occupation: Blader
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Live and Let Kai!
First manga appearance: Invasion of the Russian Army Corps, Borg!!
Voice (Japanese): Wasabi Mizuta
Voice (English): Craig Lauzon

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Falborg, form by form

Falborg S1 · ep 49
Falborg 2

Special moves

Called shots

Stroblitz AttackStroblitz

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

Demolition Boys

Bryan and Spencer jump Max's bus ahead of the finals and strip him of Draciel before he can even reach the dish. When his own turn comes against Ray, Bryan turns Falborg's wind into a weapon nobody can call foul on, slicing at both blade and blader and even kicking a chunk of the stadium into Ray's stomach to wind him. He shows no mercy and is comfortably ahead until Driger tears free to shield its master, shredding Falborg to pieces and leaving Bryan visibly rattled by the reversal. He loses the match, but the damage is already done — Ray ends the day in hospital.

Beyblade G-Revolution (2003)

Blitzkrieg Boys

Freed from Boris's orders, Bryan visibly softens, and though he wins his qualifiers in Russia he never quite beats Tala or Spencer for a place on the roster — he stays around the team anyway, watching Kai and Tala's battles from the sidelines. He later agrees to train alongside Kai and Spencer and pushes himself hard enough to collapse from exhaustion. When Boris resurfaces as BEGA, Bryan rejoins Tala and Spencer to tear the league down; the three make quick work of BEGA's water-themed recruits, but Bryan and Spencer are outmatched when Garland's Apollon meets them, and both lose with their beyblades badly damaged.

Briefing

What to know

Raised in the abusive Abbey program alongside Tala, Spencer, and Ian.
Prefers attacking the Blader directly rather than just their Bey, and rarely shows anger except against Ray Kon.
Puts Ray Kon in the hospital during their World Finals battle by weaponizing Falborg's wind and a broken stadium piece.
Reforms noticeably in G-Revolution once free of Boris and Voltaire's control.
Collapses from exhaustion after training with Kai and Spencer.
Fights Garland alongside Spencer and loses badly, their Beys severely damaged by Apollon's Radiant Thunder.

Notable battles

vs Max Tate (tag with Spencer) in Episode 46 — Win
vs Ray Kon in Episode 49 — Loss
vs Kai Hiwatari in G-Revolution Episode 28 — Lose
vs BEGA Training Squad in G-Revolution Episode 35 — Win
vs Garland Siebald (tag with Spencer) in G-Revolution Episode 35 — Lose

Quotes

In Their Own Words

Understood.
That's just my way of saying hi.
There's a lot more where that came from, Ray. And before I take your bit-beast, I'm gonna put you through the wringer.
Quit blowing hot air! ... And feel this breeze!
Aw, don't like the wind? Well, I have bad news for you! There's a tornado coming!
You must be a-gluten for punishment. ... Obviously, I didn't defeat you badly enough, because you came back for a second helping. Well, I can accommodate that.
Or maybe you don't want us to interrupt their ballet lesson.

Key episodes

Watch these first

S1E43 Live and Let Kai! Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Oct 29, 2001
S1E49 A Wicked Wind Blows Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Dec 10, 2001
S3E23 Ray and Kai: The Ultimate Face Off! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Jun 9, 2003
S3E35 Pros and Ex-Cons Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Rise of BEGA · Sep 1, 2003

Also on record

Where they first appear

Resolved against our own episode records, so the pointer the entry carries as text is a link you can follow.

Beyblade (2001) episode 43: Live and Let Kai! First anime appearance · 2001-10-29

Sightings

Episodes they appear in

Taken from the episode records rather than this entry’s own. A blader who appears once can have a full episode list here while their own entry runs to three lines.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

Ray Kon Bryan's World-final opponent, whom he tries to break with Falborg's wind attacks; Ray refusing to fall despite the pain is what finally shakes Bryan's confidence.
Tala Spencer Ian Demolition Boys
Kai Hiwatari Kai trains alongside Bryan and Spencer ahead of the BEGA showdown, pushing Bryan hard enough that the effort alone leaves him collapsed from exhaustion.
Boris Balkov The man who raised Bryan to see opponents as targets rather than rivals; once free of him, Bryan turns around and helps bring BEGA down.