Doji

Daidouji · 大道寺

Villain Dark Nebula Beyblade: Metal FusionBeyblade: Metal FuryBeyblade: Shogun Steel

Bit-beast: Wolf
First seen: Beyblade: Metal Fusion Episode 02 - Leone's Roar

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Doji, Daidoji in Japan, is the recurring mastermind behind Dark Nebula across the Metal Saga, having stolen the Forbidden Bey Lightning L-Drago with Ryuga and raised him as a weapon under orders from his true boss, Dr. Ziggurat. Polished and condescending, he manipulates Kyoya, exploits Yu, and stages Battle Bladers purely to feed power to Ryuga's L-Drago, only for Ryuga to turn on him and shatter his Bey and soul. Crippled by that attack, he resurfaces in Metal Fury allied with Pluto's Nemesis cult, then returns a third time in Shogun Steel as a digitized consciousness leading DNA, finally destroyed after a special-move combo defeats his mech body.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Doji carries himself like a well-heeled executive, favouring a purple suit, red tie and hexagonal glasses that give him a polished, intelligent look. A comb rides in his breast pocket, brought out repeatedly to groom the single golden streak running through his otherwise dark hair. Metal Fury reworks the look considerably: the glasses give way to a monocle, a scar and stray hair cover his other eye, and he leans on a cane. His wardrobe turns old-fashioned, built around a long grey coat and a frilly white cravat, while his hair lightens from black to grey. When his hologram resurfaces in Shogun Steel, it reverts to his original season-one look.

Doji rarely drops his composure, even facing formidable rivals like Gingka, and he hides his true strength from children such as Kenta. Cruelty runs deep in him: he punishes failing members of the Dark Nebula by feeding their strength to Lightning L-Drago. Ambition never wavers either — he works every angle his intellect affords him, speaking with a courteous veneer that barely masks his contempt for those he considers beneath him, often calling people 'my friend' in a mocking tone. He delights in provoking rivals, laughing at Ryuga's fury after goading him, and he keeps nearly everyone at arm's length, reserving genuine respect only for the strongest bladers. Privately, an odd obsession with cacti hints at a man fixated on things forever out of reach, and he abandons allies the moment they stop being useful.

Blader Profile

Doji, rated

Attack 7/10
Defense 6/10
Stamina 6/10
Technique 8/10
Spirit 4/10

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

Dark Wolf handles an early Kyoya and later Kenta with Hyoma together, but he schemes better than he blades and folds against Gingka, Phoenix and Ryuga.

On file

The record

Team: Dark Nebula
Beyblades: Dark Wolf DF145FS; Phantom Fenrir T125JB
Bit-beast or avatar: Wolf
Voice (Japanese): Takehito Koyasu
Voice (English): Juan Chioran (replaced by Andrew Jackson after 31 episodes)
First appearance: Beyblade: Metal Fusion Episode 02 - Leone's Roar
Japanese name: 大道寺
Romaji: Daidouji
Also known as: Daidoji / Hades Monkey (Ryuga) / Big Road (Soul Burst) / Robo Doji (Shogun Steel)
Occupation: Former Dark Nebula Executive / Hades Inc Employee (near executive rank) / Master of DNA
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Leone's Roar

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Doji's Beyblades

Special moves

Called shots

Darkness Howling Blazer (Special Move)

Briefing

What to know

Orchestrated the Koma Village raid that stole the Forbidden Bey Lightning L-Drago and left Ryo Hagane for dead.
True boss is later revealed to be Dr. Ziggurat of Hades Inc., who used Doji to test L-Drago's dark power.
Organizes the Battle Bladers tournament as a scheme to feed opponents' power into Ryuga's L-Drago.
Manipulates Kyoya Tategami into training under Dark Nebula by threatening him and then flattering him.
Loses his soul and his Bey Dark Wolf when Ryuga turns on him at the end of Metal Fusion.
Returns in Metal Fury allied with Pluto and Rago's Nemesis cult, dying again after taunting Ryuga into a reckless attack.
Resurfaces a third time in Shogun Steel as a digitized personality preserved by Merci, leading the DNA organization from within Robo Doji.
Finally destroyed when Zyro, Gingka, and Kira combine their special moves against his final mecha-Bey form.

Notable battles

vs Kyoya Tategami in Metal Fusion Episode 03 — Win
vs Gingka Hagane in Metal Fusion Episode 12 — Lose
vs Kenta Yumiya & Hyoma in Metal Fusion Episode 46 — Win
vs Phoenix in Metal Fusion Episode 47 — Lose
vs Ryuga in Metal Fusion Episode 48 — Lose
vs Zyro Kurogane & Kira Hayama in Shogun Steel Episode 25 — Lose
vs Gingka Hagane, Zyro Kurogane & Kira Hayama in Shogun Steel Episode 26 — Lose

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: Metal Fusion episode 2: Leone's Roar First anime appearance · 2009-04-12

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.

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Motif · Metal Wolf Wolf is a Metal Saga motif drawn from Lupus, the wolf constellation, and is the theme behind Doji's Beyblades.

Organisations 3

Places 2

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

Japanese voice actor Takehito Koyasu also voices Phi and Hyde in Beyblade Burst.
English voice was recast from Juan Chioran to Andrew Jackson after 31 episodes.
Doji and Gingka are the only two returning characters who battle all the way through to Shogun Steel.
Metal Masters is the only Metal Saga season in which he never physically appears.
His Metal Fury facial scar is implied to stem from L-Drago's attack on him at the end of Metal Fusion.

In the card games