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Character file · Beyblade Burst

Kurt Baratier

Kurutsu Baratie · クルツ・バラティエ

Villain Beyblade Burst EvolutionBeyblade Burst Turbo

2

series

9

episodes on record

1

Beyblade

3

special moves

Biography

Kurt Baratier, called Kurz in Japan, is a former World Number 1 Blader who retired from ranked competition after running out of worthy opponents, then formed an underground Bey club that steals Beyblades from bladers it defeats. Wielding Boom Khalzar, he crushes Rantaro Kiyama and beats Valt Aoi in their first meeting, nearly stomping on Valt's Beyblade layer out of contempt, but loses to Shu Kurenai's alter-ego Red Eye. A rematch with Valt in Turbo humbles him further: after losing the World Champion title fight, he becomes respectful, hands Valt a spare tip, and invites him to visit his underground domain any time.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

An unusually tall young man with an angular face reminiscent of Ghasem Madal, Kurt wears his spiked hair in a medium aquamarine broken by a yellow streak at the centre, along with red eyes, purple earrings, red eye-shadow and a purple tattoo on his right arm. A black bodysuit anchors his outfit, topped with a green-metallic, purple-strapped pauldron and matching gauntlets, both marked with purple patterning, plus a green-white fur scarf sewn into the strap. A red-orange cloth with a frilled white cuff wraps his waist on purple straps and carries his launcher holster, while green-metallic coverings run beneath his knees down to green-metallic shoes trimmed in purple. Later on, his hair grows bigger, his pauldron splits into three dark-green segments, and his scarf grows larger and turns lime-white.

Under his Red Eye persona, Kurt shows a mean, indifferent streak much like Shu Kurenai's. Facing Rantaro Kiyama, he lets loose his full strength and leaves Berserk Roktavor scarred by the end of it, and he has a habit of casual destruction, at one point nearly stamping Genesis Valtryek's Layer flat underfoot. That harshness eventually gives way to something gentler: he hands Valt Aoi the Ultimate Reboot tip without any of his earlier ruthlessness, and takes a real interest in him, going so far as to invite him to drop by his underground domain whenever he likes.

Blader Profile

Kurt Baratier, rated

  • Attack 9/10
  • Defense 7/10
  • Stamina 7/10
  • Technique 8/10
  • Spirit 6/10

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

A former world number one who flattens Rantaro and Valt on arrival, then is humbled by Red Eye and by Valt's title-match rematch.

On file

The record

Beyblades
Boom Khalzar 7Under Hunter
Japanese name
クルツ・バラティエ
Romaji
Kurutsu Baratie
Also known as
Kurz Baratier / The Emperor
Occupation
Blader / Number 1 Blader in the World (formerly) / Leader of Underground Bey Club
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
Emperor of the Underground! (Debut) / Land It! Z Breaker! (Turbo)
Voice (Japanese)
Genki Okawa
Voice (English)
James Kot (Evolution) / Roger Craig Smith (Turbo)

Beyblades

Kurt Baratier's Beyblades

  1. Boom Khalzar 7Under Hunter

Special moves

Called shots

Bolt AttackSkyscraper BoostThunder Attack

Briefing

What to know

  • Former World Number 1 Blader who gave up the title after finding no opponents who could match him.
  • Leads an underground Bey club (with second-in-command Bisuke) that steals Beyblades from bladers it defeats.
  • Wields Boom Khalzar 7Under Hunter across both Beyblade Burst Evolution and Turbo.
  • Loses to Shu Kurenai's villainous alter-ego, Red Eye, during the International Blader's Cup arc.
  • Battles Valt Aoi for the World Champion title in Turbo episode 4 but loses to a Burst Finish.
  • Shifts from cruelly stomping toward Valt's Beyblade layer to respectfully passing him a spare Ultimate Reboot tip after their rematch.
  • Mentioned in the manga's Superking arc as an A-Tier blader defeated by Lain Valhalla, ranked 17th in the world overall.
  • Shares initials with his evolved Bey (Boom Khalzar) along with eleven other Evolution-era characters.

Notable battles

  • vs 5 Underworld Bladers in Episode 39 — Win (10-0)
  • vs Rantaro Kiyama in Episode 39 — Win (2-0)
  • vs Valt Aoi in Episode 40 — Win (2-0)
  • vs Shu Kurenai (Red Eye) in Episode 43 — Lose (1-2)
  • vs Boa Alcazaba in Episode 44 — Win (2-0)
  • vs Cuza Ackermann in Episode 48 — Lose (1-2)
  • vs Valt Aoi in Episode 48 — Lose (0-2)
  • vs Valt Aoi in Turbo Episode 04 — Lose (1-3)

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

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.

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • His blood type is O and his zodiac sign is Virgo.
  • 'Kurtz' means 'short' in German, ironic given his tall stature; his first name is German and his surname is French in origin.
  • He flicks his earrings as a pre-battle habit.
  • The Superking manga places his A-Tier rank at number 2, or 17th in the world overall.
  • Shares the 'initials match evolved Bey' trait with eleven other Evolution characters, including Free De La Hoya and Cuza Ackermann.

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