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Dunga: our photograph of the Collision card #092, Dunga, Hothead

Pictured: Collision #092

Character file · Original series

Dunga

Dunga · ドゥンガ

Rival Saint Shields Beyblade (Original Series)Beyblade: V-Force
Bit-beast
Vortex Ape · Giant ape
Style
Attack
First seen
Beyblade: V-Force

2

series

37

episodes on record

1

Beyblade

1

special move

1

card

Biography

Dunga is the Saint Shields' heavy hitter, a huge, short-tempered blader whose ape bit-beast Vortex Ape fights on brute spinning force. The fury is the fuel and also the flaw: once he has lost his head he is easy to beat. He is the first of the clan to face Kai and the two draw twice, a stalemate that eats at both of them, and he is the one who finally seals Driger, beating Ray at the height of the Zagart arc before losing it back at the amusement park. He picks fights easily, including a gala brawl with King. Like the rest of the clan he set out to take the four sacred beasts home to their village, on the belief that nobody outside it deserves one; once Ozuma rules otherwise his loyalty holds anyway. He goes out of the World Championship to Gordo of Team Zagart.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Tall, tanned and heavily built, with blond hair and green eyes. He wears the men's Saint Shields uniform with the sleeves torn off, trousers instead of shorts, and a grey bandanna.

The muscle, with a temper to match the strength. He runs on fury and pushes it into the Beyblade for power, which works until it does not — once he has lost his head he is straightforward to beat. Like all the Saint Shields he means to take the holy beasts back to the village they were raised in, on the belief that nobody outside it deserves to hold one.

Blader Profile

Dunga, rated

  • Attack 8/10
  • Defense 6/10
  • Stamina 6/10
  • Technique 5/10
  • Spirit 7/10

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

Overwhelming power, limited patience.

On file

The record

Blading style
Attack
English voice
Tony Daniels
Team
Saint Shields
Beyblades
Vortex Ape
Bit-beast or avatar
Vortex Ape
First appearance
Beyblade: V-Force
Japanese name
ドゥンガ
Romaji
Dunga
Also known as
Gorilla
Occupation
Protector of The Sacred Bit-Beasts
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
Guess Who's Back in Town?
First manga appearance
Another Powerful Enemy!! The Holy Beasts Are Targeted
Voice (Japanese)
Yasuhiro Takato
Voice (English)
Tony Daniels

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Vortex Ape, form by form

  1. Vortex Ape S2 · ep 5

Special moves

Called shots

Spark Hammer

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade V-Force (2002)

Saint Shields

Storming Kai's prep school is how Dunga announces the Saint Shields' mission, and Kai comes out to meet him. Their first fight, after Dunga nearly costs Wyatt his life on a rooftop, ends in a tie that neither man can shake, and when Dunga comes back for a second try days later it's Wyatt — now wielding Cyber Dranzer — who beats him instead. He has better luck against Ray, sealing Driger away in an ancient rock at the height of the hunt, though the bit-beast comes back out once Ozuma decides the Bladebreakers deserve to keep what they have. His temper never really cools; he picks a brawl with King at a gala before the championship even starts, and once the tournament begins Gordo knocks him out easily.

Briefing

What to know

  • Muscle of the Saint Shields, drawing extra power from anger during battles.
  • Wields the Bit-Beast Vortex Ape, first made visible in V-Force Episode 16.
  • Initially attacks Kai Hiwatari and later seals Ray Kon's Driger in a rock as part of the Saint Shields' original mission.
  • Ties Kai in an early duel before losing decisively once Kai gains Cyber Dranzer.
  • Switches to protecting the Bladebreakers once Ozuma judges them worthy Bit-Beast owners.
  • Loses his opening World Championship match against Gordo of Team Zagart.

Notable battles

  • vs Wyatt in V-Force Episode 05 — Win
  • vs Kai Hiwatari in V-Force Episode 05 — Draw
  • vs Kai Hiwatari in V-Force Episode 12 — Draw
  • vs Wyatt in V-Force Episode 16 — Lose
  • vs Ray Kon in V-Force Episode 33 — Win
  • vs Kai & Ray (tag w/ Joseph) in V-Force Episode 38 — Lose
  • vs Gordo in V-Force Episode 45 — Lose

Key episodes

Watch these first

  1. S2E05 Guess Who's Back in Town? Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Mister X and the Men in Black · Feb 4, 2002
  2. S2E12 Bring Me Dranzer Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Doctor B's Island · Mar 25, 2002
  3. S2E16 Team Psykick's New Recruit Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Cyber Bit-Beasts · Apr 22, 2002
  4. S2E33 Rock Bottom! Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Zagart's Rock · Aug 26, 2002
  5. S2E38 The Fate of the Spark Battle Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Saint Shields Showdown · Sep 30, 2002
  6. S2E44 The Calm Before the Storm Beyblade V-Force (2002) · King, Queen and Zeo's Turn · Nov 11, 2002
  7. S2E45 Zeo vs. Ozuma Beyblade V-Force (2002) · World Championship Finals · Nov 18, 2002

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.

Also on record

Named elsewhere on this site

Tournament reports, testing threads, rules announcements, news and fake or leak checks carrying this name. Each link opens that section with the name already searched for.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

  • Kai Hiwatari two draws
  • Ray Kon Dunga hunts him down at the height of the bit-beast chase and beats him, sealing Driger away in rock until Ozuma decides the mission was wrong.
  • Wyatt Dunga nearly gets Wyatt killed going after Kai, then loses to him outright once Wyatt is the one holding Cyber Dranzer.
  • OzumaMariamJoseph Saint Shields
  • King Dunga's temper gets the better of him well before the championship starts, and the brawl he starts with King at a gala is pure bad blood, not strategy.

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Places 3

Teams 1

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • His name is said to mean peace.
  • His zodiac sign is given as Scorpio.

In the card games

Dunga on cardboard

All card games
Uncommon #092 Dunga, Hothead

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