Kane

Biography

Kane Yamashita leads the bladers the Bladebreakers meet at Hilary's barbecue, and his first match with Tyson ends in an exact draw — their styles are close enough that the others compare them to brothers. Loyalty to Psykick's scientists pulls him and his friends into piloting cyber copies, and Kane is the one who genuinely believes a blader can wield Cyber Dragoon without being taken over by it. The three-episode duel at the top of the Battle Tower proves him wrong as the copy overwhelms him mid-battle; Tyson's win frees him and restores the friendship. The manga drops the arc entirely and makes him an arrogant genius who dismisses his rivals from the start. He and his friends turn up to cheer the team on at the World Championship.

Spiky blue-black hair and blue eyes. He first appears in a green shirt and torn jeans with white shoes, then in the Team Psykick uniform, launching from a white pod worn on the wrist like the rest of his team. By the end of the season he is in a dark green undershirt under a white coat, with black trousers, a red cloth tied at one ankle and black shoes.

A passionate blader, and good enough that his first match with Tyson ended level. Why he works for Psykick is never explained, but his belief that battles turn on spirit rather than force reads as genuine. Where he parts company with Salima is the Cyber bit-beasts: he thought they could be used without being taken over by them, and he was wrong. The manga draws him almost inside out — a genius with an IQ of 200 who calls Tyson, his friends and the Saint Shields simpletons and fools, and is loudly proud of his own team.

Blading style

Attack

Nationality

Japanese

English voice

Peter Cugno

Team

Team Psykick

Beyblades

Cyber Dragoon

Bit-beast or avatar

Cyber Dragoon (artificial copy of Dragoon)

First appearance

Beyblade: V-Force

Japanese name

ケイン山下

Romaji

Kane Yamashita

Occupation

Blader / Captain of Team Psykick (formerly)

Gender

Male

First anime appearance

Hilary's Bey-B-Cue

First manga appearance

A New Assassin!!

Voice (Japanese)

Yuuki Tai

Voice (English)

Peter Cugno

1. 1 Cyber Dragoon S2 · ep 25

• Leads Team Psykick alongside Salima, Goki, and Jim.
• His V-Force debut battle with Tyson ends in an exact draw.
• Falls under Cyber Dragoon's mind-control during the Battle Tower climax against Tyson.
• Cyber Dragoon's special move is called Perfect Delete.
• Manga version is vicious and boastful from the start, unlike the anime's gradual descent.
• Reunites with Tyson as friends once Team Psykick's Cyber Bit-Beasts are defeated.

• vs Tyson Granger in V-Force Episode 17 — Draw
• vs Salima in V-Force Episode 20 — Draw
• vs Tyson Granger in V-Force Episode 27 (started Episode 25) — Lose
• vs King & Queen (tag w/ Jim) in Episode 46 — Lose

• Go Cyber Dragoon!

• My name is Kane.

• We are back home.

• I told you to be quiet! Cyber Dragoon!

  To Salima

• I think you must be a little confused Salima.

• Okay Salima, let's show the freaky doctor we're good as his new made monsters!

• Oh man! She is starting to annoy me!

• We need to control the Beyblade, not the Cyber bit-beast inside of it.

• So,give me that Beyblade, come on.

• Time to get serious Dragoon!

1. S2E17 Hilary's Bey-B-Que Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Cyber Bit-Beasts · Apr 29, 2002
2. S2E18 When Friends Become Foes Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Cyber Bit-Beasts · May 6, 2002
3. S2E25 Raising Kane!! Beyblade V-Force (2002) · The Battle Tower · Jul 1, 2002
4. S2E26 Cyber Dragoon Takes Control! Beyblade V-Force (2002) · The Battle Tower · Jul 8, 2002
5. S2E27 Building the Perfect Bit-Beast! Beyblade V-Force (2002) · The Battle Tower · Jul 15, 2002
6. S2E43 Kai's Royal Flush Beyblade V-Force (2002) · King, Queen and Zeo's Turn · Nov 4, 2002

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.

• Beyblade: V-Force episode 17
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 18
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 19
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 20
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 21
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 22
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 23
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 24
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 25
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 26
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 27
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 43
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 46
• Beyblade: V-Force episode 50

• Tyson Granger friend and mirror
• SalimaGokiJim Team Psykick
• GideonDoctor B handlers