Kevin (character, Original) · beybladewiki.com

Kevin — Kiki in Japan — is the smallest and sneakiest White Tiger, a green-haired trickster who ambushes the Bladebreakers on the streets of Hong Kong before the tournament has even started. His monkey bit-beast Galman fights in unpredictable bouncing attacks that mirror him, and the taunting is tactical: he is the team's distraction, verbal and physical. He is distrustful and slow to forgive, holding Ray's departure against him longest of anyone, and he is the one who goads Ray into the battle that costs him Driger — a stunt his own captain scolds him for. Underneath it he is fiercely loyal, and he is the only White Tiger to keep his bit-beast when Black Dranzer takes the rest. He briefly hedges by allying with the Majestics against the Demolition Boys, and returns in a quieter role with White Tiger X in G-Revolution.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

The shortest of the White Tigers, with green hair tied back in a ponytail and his left eye always behind it. He wears a blue shirt and shorts with a yellow belt and brown boots.

Fast on the launch and faster with his mouth. The taunting is tactical: facing another team, Kevin is the one supplying the distraction, verbal and physical. He is not much respected and is easy to misread. He cares about his teammates, but betrayal loses them his trust outright, which is what happens with Ray. He will go a long way on stealing and dirty tricks to get even, and he forgives more readily than that suggests. The one thing he will not gamble is his bit-beast.

Blader Profile

Kevin, rated

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

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

Clever and erratic rather than powerful.

On file

The record

Blading style: Balance
Nationality: Chinese
English voice: Ari-Paul Saunders / Lyon Smith
Team: White Tigers / White Tiger X
Beyblades: Galman
Bit-beast or avatar: Galman
Voice (English): Ari-Paul Saunders and Lyon Smith (dual-voiced in season 1; Saunders solo in G-Revolution)
First appearance: Beyblade: 2000, Episode 9
Japanese name: キキ
Romaji: Kiki
Occupation: Blader
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Bladin' in the Streets
First manga appearance: To The Land of Legends!!
Voice (Japanese): Junko Shimakata

Etymology

Where the Name Comes From

Like Mariah's and Gary's, his Japanese name is an animal sound: Kiki, for a monkey.

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Galman, form by form

Galman S1 · ep 8

Special moves

Called shots

Crazy Monkey AttackCrazy Monkey

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

White Tigers

Kevin picks a fight with Ray the moment the Bladebreakers land in Hong Kong, working with Bruce to ambush the team before the Asian Tournament even starts, and his taunting later needles Ray into a battle that costs him Driger, a stunt Lee scolds him for. A boulder rolled into the Bladebreakers' path fails to keep them from the semi-final, and once Ray beats Lee and the truth about his leaving comes out, Kevin drops the grudge. In Russia he watches Kai's Black Dranzer strip the All Starz of their bit-beasts and refuses Mariah's plan to challenge Kai, the last holdout even after Lee and Gary agree; when Black Dranzer takes the rest of the Tigers too, Kevin alone keeps Galman and briefly sides with the Majestics against the Demolition Boys.

Beyblade G-Revolution (2003)

White Tiger X

Back with White Tiger X in G-Revolution, Kevin spends far less time on the dish and far more time trailing Gary, the pair rarely apart as the team settles into a supporting role. When the BEGA League and the Justice 5 Tournament put Boris and his organization back in play, Kevin lines up alongside Lee, Mariah and Gary behind Tyson and the G-Revolutions, helping the team train rather than chasing the spotlight himself — the loud provocateur from Hong Kong settling into someone who shows up for his friends instead.

Briefing

What to know

Japanese name Kiki references the sound a monkey makes, following the team's animal-sound naming pattern.
Only White Tiger to retain his bit-beast, Galman, after the Demolition Boys battle.
Temporarily allies with the Majestics as a backup plan against Kai and the Demolition Boys.
English dub voice was split across two actors, Ari-Paul Saunders and Lyon Smith, in season one.
Only White Tiger without displayed stats in the English dub.

Notable battles

vs Tyson Granger in Episode 09 — Win
vs Tyson Granger in Episode 09 (rematch) — Lose
vs Ray Kon in Episode 11 — No Outcome
vs Tyson Granger in Episode 11 — Lose
vs Ray Kon (tag w/ Lee, Mariah, Gary) in G-Revolution Episode 04 — Lose

Quotes

In Their Own Words

You're a disgrace!

Key episodes

Watch these first

S1E08 Bladin' in the Streets Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Feb 26, 2001
S1E09 Showdown in Hong Kong Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Mar 5, 2001
S1E11 Bye Bye Bit Beast Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Mar 19, 2001
S1E14 The Race Is On! Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Apr 9, 2001
S1E44 Losing Kai Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Nov 5, 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.

Beyblade (2001) episode 8: Bladin' in the Streets First anime appearance · 2001-02-26

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.

Beyblade G-Revolution episode 34 aired in Japan: The Mysterious Mystel news item · 2003-08-25
Beyblade episode 11 aired in Japan: Bye Bye Bit Beast news item · 2001-03-19
Beyblade episode 9 aired in Japan: Showdown in Hong Kong news item · 2001-03-05

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

Ray Kon Kevin nurses the deepest grudge over Ray's defection, needling him into the battle that costs Ray Driger, but drops it the moment Ray beats Lee and proves his intentions were never traitorous.
Tyson Granger Tyson beats Kevin and Bruce during their ambush in Hong Kong, and Kevin later queues up for his own shot at Tyson once the World Championship is won — respect earned the hard way.
Lee Mariah Gary White Tigers