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Character file · Original series

Cenotaph

Kairona · カイロナ

Villain Dark Bladers Beyblade (2000, original series)
Bit-beast
Sarcophalon · Mummy / sarcophagus spirit
Style
Attack
First seen
Beyblade: 2000 Episode 31

1

series

6

episodes on record

1

Beyblade

Biography

Cenotaph is the Dark Bladers' mummy and the first of the four to strike, cornering Kai in London before the rest of the team knows the group exists. His bit-beast Sarcophalon is fittingly tomb-themed and he fights with the patient, suffocating style of something with all the time in the world. He is the schemer of the group on the grounds that he does the work nobody else will, and he has an unpleasant voice he enjoys using to frighten people, Kenny above all. Losing to Enrique is what turned him into a mummy. Kai handles him, but the encounter announces that the European leg will be no holiday; he is back for the tunnel and the Eiffel Tower, and at Robert's castle at the end.

Personality

How They Behave

Nominally the brains of the Dark Bladers, on the grounds that he does the work nobody else will. He has an unpleasant voice and enjoys using it to frighten people, Kenny above all.

Blader Profile

Cenotaph, rated

  • Attack 6/10
  • Defense 6/10
  • Stamina 6/10
  • Technique 5/10
  • Spirit 5/10

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

Methodical and eerie, but no match for Kai.

On file

The record

Blading style
Attack
English voice
Robert Tinkler
Team
Dark Bladers
First appearance
Beyblade: 2000 Episode 31
Japanese name
カイロナ
Romaji
Kairona
Occupation
Blader
Gender
Male
Beyblades
Sarcophalon
First anime appearance
London Calling
Voice (Japanese)
Kenichi Sakaguchi
Voice (English)
Robert Tinkler

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Sarcophalon, form by form

  1. Sarcophalon S1 · ep 31

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

Dark Bladers

Cenotaph strikes first, cornering Kai alone on a London street before anyone else on the team knows the Dark Bladers exist. His fight is patient and suffocating rather than fast, Sarcophalon closing a match the way a tomb closes over something, and he spends as much of it frightening Kenny with his voice as actually blading. Kai beats him, but the ambush does its job: it tells the Bladebreakers that Europe will not be easy. Cenotaph returns for the Channel Tunnel fight and again under the Eiffel Tower as part of the full group attack, losing both times, and he is still at Sanguinex's side when the Dark Bladers gather at Robert's castle. Losing to Enrique made him a mummy, and the grudge behind it never leaves him.

Briefing

What to know

  • Member of the antagonist group the Dark Bladers, styled as a mummy/pharaoh.
  • Functions as the "brains" of the team, doing behind-the-scenes dirty work.
  • Enjoys frightening people, especially Kenny, with his creepy voice.
  • Was defeated by Enrique in the past, an event that turned him into a mummy.
  • Loses his tag-team battle against the Bladebreakers alongside Sanguinex, Lupinex, and Zomb.

Notable battles

  • vs Bladebreakers in Episode 31 — No Outcome
  • vs Enrique in Episode 33 (flashback) — Lose
  • vs Bladebreakers (tag with Sanguinex, Lupinex, Zomb) in Episode 33 — Lose

Key episodes

Watch these first

  1. S1E31 London Calling Beyblade (2001) · European Tour · Aug 6, 2001
  2. S1E32 Darkness at the End of the Tunnel... Beyblade (2001) · European Tour · Aug 13, 2001
  3. S1E33 Last Tangle in Paris Beyblade (2001) · European Tour · Aug 20, 2001
  4. S1E39 A Majestic Battle... a Majestic Victory? Beyblade (2001) · European Tour · Oct 1, 2001

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.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

  • Kai Hiwatari Cenotaph ambushes him alone in London before the rest of the team knows about the Dark Bladers, and loses the fight that first proves how far Kai's reach goes.
  • SanguinexLupinexZomb Dark Bladers

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Teams 1

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • A "cenotaph" is a monument honoring someone buried elsewhere, tying his name to his mummified, undead theme.

The Blader Profile is our own reading of how the character performs on screen or on the page, not a figure from the makers.