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Character file · Original series
Carlos
Carlos · 蛭田マコト
- Style
- Attack
- From
- Japanese
- First seen
- Beyblade Episode 1
2
series
6
episodes on record
Biography
Carlos — Makoto Hiruta in Japan — is the first opponent of the series, a Blade Sharks bully who takes the Beyblades of everyone he beats, under Kai's protection, until Tyson calls him out in the opening episode. He blades a Spin Cutter off an outlawed triple-launcher rig and has nothing resembling a bit-beast. Tyson beats him, makes him return everything he has taken, and embarrasses him in front of his own captain — the spark for the whole rivalry with Kai. He turns up again in the regional qualifier and loses on an obstacle dish. Years later, in the Metal Fight manga, an older Carlos is a respected local blader who mentors a rising Daichi Sumeragi, loses to him twice, and starts to think the boy might finally beat his idol.
Appearance
What They Look Like
Long black hair, tanned, with heavy eyebrows. He wears a mahogany bandanna and brown leather wristbands, a black shirt carrying a bat-skull, blue jeans, brown motorcycle boots and a denim overshirt with white puff sleeves and collar.
On file
The record
- Blading style
- Attack
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Beyblades
- Spin Cutter; Zephyr XJ
- First appearance
- Beyblade Episode 1
- Japanese name
- 蛭田マコト
- Romaji
- Hiruta Makoto
- Occupation
- Blader / Blade Sharks Member (Former)
- Gender
- Male
- First anime appearance
- The Blade Raider
- First manga appearance
- Go Shoot! Battle Start!!
- Voice (Japanese)
- Chiaki Morita
- Voice (English)
- Rob Stefaniuk
Story by season
Where the seasons take them
Beyblade (2001)
Blade Sharks
Carlos opens the series already running a small racket for the Blade Sharks, taking Andrew's beyblade off him and stuffing a bag full of other kids' prizes. Tyson calls him out over it, and their riverside battle is winner-take-all: Tyson's new jumping launch catches him off guard and Carlos tries to bolt with the bag anyway. He freezes when Kai appears on the hill above them, and Kai's response — calling him weak and knocking him down with a slap — does more damage to Carlos than the loss itself. He resurfaces later in the Japanese regional qualifier running an illegal blade rigged with hidden blades, and loses to Tyson again just the same.
Briefing
What to know
- Former Blade Sharks member who steals opponents' Beys as trophies, betraying his own team out of spite.
- Loses to Tyson Granger, who forces him to return all the stolen Beys.
- Uses an illegal triple-launcher rig capable of launching three Beyblades simultaneously.
- Grows to deeply respect Tyson after their battle, later appearing in the manga years on as a mentor figure.
- Twice defeated by an up-and-coming Daichi Sumeragi in the manga, ultimately believing Daichi may be the one to finally beat Tyson.
- Objects to Daichi naming his own Bey "Dragoon," seeing it as disrespectful to the original.
Notable battles
- vs Andrew in Beyblade Episode 1 — Win
- vs Tyson in Beyblade Episode 1 — Lose
- vs The Blade Sharks in Beyblade Episode 2 — Lose
- vs Battle Royale in Beyblade Episode 4 — Lose
- vs Daichi Sumeragi in Metal Fight Beyblade manga (with ball-bearing loaded Bey) — Win
- vs Daichi Sumeragi (rematch, vs Gaia Dragoon) in Metal Fight Beyblade manga — Lose
Key episodes
Watch these first
- S1E01 The Blade Raider
- S1E04 The Qualifier Begins
Sightings
Episodes they appear in
From our own episode records — the cast, Beyblade and debut lists we compiled show the name here.
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 1: The Blade Raider First anime appearance · 2001-01-08
Rivals & bonds
Known associates
- Tyson Granger Tyson beats Carlos twice, first over a bag of stolen beyblades and then in the regional qualifier, and both losses start reshaping how Carlos sees himself as a blader.
- Kai Hiwatari Blade Sharks leader
Cross-references
Teams, places and more
Places 2
Attributed, not verified by us
Claims We Could Not Check
- His name is the Spanish form of "Charles," meaning "free man."
- His stolen-Bey bag reportedly includes a Bump King and recolors of Spark Knight, visible in a background image.
- According to Carlos, Tyson wasn't the first person to lengthen a ripcord for extra launch power.
The Blader Profile is our own reading of how the character performs on screen or on the page, not a figure from the makers.