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Character file · Beyblade Burst

Free De La Hoya

Furī De Ra Hōya · フリー・デラホーヤ

Protagonist BC Sol Beyblade BurstBeyblade Burst EvolutionBeyblade Burst TurboBeyblade Burst Rise
First seen
Beyblade Burst Evolution, Episode 2

7

series

65

episodes on record

5

Beyblades

10

special moves

Biography

Free De La Hoya is the tritagonist of Beyblade Burst Evolution, originally BC Sol's captain in Spain before briefly joining America's Raging Bulls and eventually becoming a member of the elite Big Five. Lazy, carefree, and long undefeated as the world's number-one blader, he rarely uses his launcher against teammates, preferring hand-spins, until an opponent proves genuinely challenging. His rivalry with Lui Shirosagi, mentorship of Valt Aoi and the Hizashi brothers, and eventual forfeit injury against Valt in the International Blader's Cup mark his arc, while later seasons see his Fafnir Beyblade evolve through Turbo, Surge, and QuadDrive.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

His hair runs long, messy and spiked, blond but for one red streak, above black eyes whose dark-grey rings all but swallow the pupils. In Evolution he dresses down in a loose yellow tank-top, a dark-teal arm gauntlet on a brown-and-gold belt, light-brown jeans, and dark brown shoes. Turbo adds height and swaps this for a turquoise-striped yellow shirt, a white-striped brown belt, blue boots trimmed red and white, and a fingerless glove over the gauntlet. Surge keeps the yellow shirt but adds a red sash, a stitched gamboge kilt, baggy light-brown trousers and red-marked blue boots; QuadDrive recolours the kilt and sash, prints the shirt in red and cyan, and adds a navy choker and ribbon earring. His eyes flash gold with visible veins when he fights in earnest, and his build fills out after the International Blader's Cup.

Free pairs a strong work ethic with a lazy, easygoing streak, rarely putting in much effort during Bey battles and usually spinning his Bey by hand rather than drawing his launcher, saving that for tougher opponents. Regarded as the strongest blader in the world before Valt and Lui, he reads a match easily and often looks bored, unimpressed since little challenges him. He dotes on the deer that watches him train, smiles more as the story goes on, and is fit enough to run a hundred sprints or haul a boulder without strain. He can be blunt or sarcastic, careless about punctuality, and walks away from anything unworthy of his time. His loss to Lui and his bout with Shasa Guten mark a shift toward respecting other bladers, and pushing to full power against Valt costs him an injured arm.

Blader Profile

Free De La Hoya, rated

  • Attack 9/10
  • Defense 9/10
  • Stamina 10/10
  • Technique 10/10
  • Spirit 7/10

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

The long-unbeaten world number one hand-spins Fafnir against most opponents, draining their spin to win, and only an injured arm costs him the ranking.

On file

The record

Team
BC Sol
Beyblades
Drain Fafnir 8 Nothing; Geist Fafnir 8' Absorb; Geist Fafnir 8'Proof Absorb; Mirage Fafnir Nothing 2S; Vanish Fafnir Tapered Kick-3
First appearance
Beyblade Burst Evolution, Episode 2
Japanese name
フリー・デラホーヤ
Romaji
Furī De Ra Hōya
Also known as
Golden Boy / The High School Prodigy / The Monster / The Prodigious Lone Wolf
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
Fighting Spirit! Berserk Roktavor! (Debut) / Super Dragon! Geist Fafnir! (Turbo) / Meet the Monster: Free De La Hoya! (Surge) / The Dark Prince! And Destruction Belfyre! (QuadDrive)
First manga appearance
All the World's a Stage!! All in the World Are My Rivals!!
Voice (Japanese)
Ryoko Shiraishi
Voice (English)
Sean Thomas (Evolution) / Khoi Dao (Turbo-QuadDrive)

Beyblades

Free De La Hoya's Beyblades

  1. Drain Fafnir 8 Nothing
  2. Geist Fafnir 8' Absorb
  3. Geist Fafnir 8'Proof Absorb
  4. Mirage Fafnir Nothing 2S
  5. Vanish Fafnir Tapered Kick-3

Special moves

Called shots

Drain SpinAbsorb BreakNothing BreakMirage ClawKick CounterGeist ClawGeist SpinGeist CounterVanish CounterTrue Drain Spin

Briefing

What to know

  • Started as BC Sol's captain, transferred to the Raging Bulls, then returned to BC Sol and later joined the elite Big Five.
  • Rarely uses his launcher, often hand-spinning Fafnir except against genuinely skilled opponents, signaling seriousness when his eyes glow gold and veins bulge.
  • Held the world's #1 ranking until forfeiting his Episode 50 match against Valt Aoi in Evolution due to a right-arm injury.
  • Long rivalry with Lui Shirosagi, whom he first loses to, then defeats twice, including with his signature move Nothing Break.
  • Evolves his Beyblade across seasons: Drain Fafnir (Evolution), Geist Fafnir (Turbo, destroyed by Phi), Mirage Fafnir (Surge), and Vanish Fafnir (QuadDrive).
  • Inspired young blader Fumiya Kindo (Beyblade Burst Rise) to build his own Fafnir-type Bey after seeing Free's Geist Fafnir on TV, despite the two never meeting.
  • Loses to Legendary Blader Lain Valhalla in New York, a defeat that visibly unsettles his usually carefree demeanor.
  • Frequently accompanied in quiet moments by an unnamed pet-like wild deer near his forest training stadium.

Notable battles

  • vs Valt Aoi in Episode 03 (Evolution) — Win (1-0)
  • vs Lui Shirosagi in Episode 37 (Evolution) — Lose (0-2)
  • vs Lui Shirosagi in Episodes 46-47 (Evolution) — Win (3-1)
  • vs Valt Aoi in Episodes 49-50 (Evolution) — Lose (2-1, forfeit due to injury)
  • vs Aiger Akabane in Episode 25 (Turbo) — Win (3-0)
  • vs Phi in Episode 43 (Turbo) — Lose (1-3)
  • vs Lain Valhalla (flashback) in Episode 09 (Surge) — Lose
  • vs Bel Daizora in Episode 11 (QuadDrive) — Lose (0-2)

Quotes

In Their Own Words

  • Let's be honest. If I use my launcher, the battle wouldn't last that long.
  • Spread your wings, Fafnir.
  • This is over.

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

Episodes that mention them

The name turns up in what happens in these episodes rather than in their cast lists, so read them as leads, not as a credit.

Also on record

Named elsewhere on this site

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Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Places 2

Teams 4

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • His surname echoes real boxer Oscar De La Hoya, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy,' matching Free's own nickname.
  • He placed second in both the 2018 and 2020 character popularity polls, behind Shu Kurenai.
  • Series creator Takafumi Adachi has named Free his favorite Beyblade Burst character.

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