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Character file · Original series

Lee

Rai · ライ・チェン

Rival White Tigers (captain)White Tiger X Beyblade (Original Series)Beyblade: G-Revolution

Bit-beast: Galeon · Lightning · Black lion
Style: Attack
From: Chinese
First seen: Beyblade (Original Series), Asian Tournament arc

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Lee — Lai Chen in Japan — leads the White Tigers, the mountain clan Ray grew up in, and takes Ray's departure as a personal betrayal: his best friend left to travel, and took with him the White Tiger's power Lee had wanted for himself. Proud and quick to anger, he spends the Asian Tournament proving the clan never needed its departed prodigy, and his black lion Galeon is more than strong enough to make the case. The final against Tyson forces him to count what the grudge has cost, and by the Russian arc — where Black Dranzer strips Galeon from him, and he only gets it back once Tyson beats Tala — he is cheering for his old friend. In G-Revolution he and Ray blade as partners for White Tiger X, which finally lays the quarrel to rest, though the temper still surfaces under pressure.

Personality

How They Behave

A hard competitor who keeps a grudge for years and uses it. He is respected in his village and respects it back, and he has mastered every attack the White Tigers know — which is his argument with Ray: Lee holds that perfecting what the village already has beats going off to learn something new. Wanting revenge never costs him his honour. When Kevin tries to steal a disk of the Bladebreakers' data, it is Lee who is furious, calls it a disgrace to the team and confiscates Kevin's Beyblade. G-Revolution cools the anger into something steadier, though he is emotional enough that it still gets away from him.

Blader Profile

Lee, rated

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

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

A ferocious attacker whose temper is both his fuel and his flaw.

On file

The record

Blading style: Attack
Nationality: Chinese
English voice: Peter Cugno
Team: White Tigers / White Tiger X
Beyblades: Galeon; Galeon 2; Galeon 2 (Engine Gear); Galeon MS; Galeon (Burst)
Bit-beast or avatar: Galeon
Voice (English): Peter Cugno
First appearance: Beyblade (Original Series), Asian Tournament arc
Japanese name: ライ・チェン
Romaji: Rai Chen
Occupation: Blader
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Showdown in Hong Kong
First manga appearance: To The Land of Legends!!
Voice (Japanese): Kouichi Nagano

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Galeon, form by form

Galeon S1 · ep 13
Galeon 2

Special moves

Called shots

Dark Lightning (Black Thunder)Spiral LightningDark Lightning

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

White Tigers (captain)

He goes into the Asian Tournament certain that Ray owes the clan an accounting, still raw over losing his childhood friend and, as he sees it, the White Tiger power that should have stayed his to carry. He tears through the early rounds behind Galeon's strength alone, but the deciding match against Ray forces the grudge into the open, and losing it finally lets him admit Ray's choice to leave was the right one rather than a betrayal. He and the clan patch things up enough that the elders start letting White Tigers travel freely. Weeks later in Moscow, Black Dranzer tears Galeon away from him entirely, and he only gets his bit-beast back once Tyson beats Tala in the final.

Beyblade G-Revolution (2003)

White Tiger X

Leading White Tiger X alongside Ray, he powers through the early rounds of the tournament, even getting to eliminate Tyson himself in one clash, before Miguel blinds him mid-match and knocks Galeon clean out of the stadium. A later meltdown against the eerie F-Dynasty pair leaves him out of control enough that Ray has to force him into submission just to end the match safely, costing the team a win. He claws back with a battle-royale victory over the All Starz, then loses his last tournament match to Tala and is eliminated soon after by Mariah in an exhibition. Once BEGA turns into an open threat, none of that stops him joining the rest of the bladers training to bring the new league down.

Briefing

What to know

Leader of the White Tigers, later White Tiger X, and older brother of Mariah and childhood best friend of Ray Kon.
His grudge against Ray stems from their grandfather giving Ray the White Tiger's power that Lee wanted for himself.
Loses Galeon to Kai's Black Dranzer during the Demolition Boys match, only recovering it after Tyson beats Tala.
Becomes Ray's official tag partner as leader of White Tiger X once Ray leaves the Bladebreakers in G-Revolution.
Suffers a mental breakdown against F-Dynasty that forces Ray to intervene, costing them the match.
Later becomes Ray Kon's brother-in-law when Ray marries Mariah.
Shares his English voice actor, Peter Cugno, with Spencer, Kane Yamashita, and Kyoya Tategami.

Notable battles

vs Tyson Granger in Episode 17 — Win
vs Tyson Granger in Episode 17 — Lose
vs Ray Kon in Episode 17 — Lose
vs Kai Hiwatari in Episode 44 — Lose
vs Tyson and Daichi (tag w/ Ray) in G-Revolution Episode 10 — Win
vs Miguel in G-Revolution Episode 12 — Lose
vs Tala in G-Revolution Episode 22 — Lose
vs Mystel in G-Revolution Episode 34 — Lose

Quotes

In Their Own Words

You dare to insult me?!
You forgot about me did you? I'll make sure you never forget me again!
It's good to see you, Tyson.
They've sent only one blader to fight? Now that's a real insult.
You've destroyed my partners' blades and now you will pay.
Ray's done a lot to make us proud. He's a world-class Beyblader. And judging here from the presence of the All Starz and the Majestics, he's made a lot of friends too.
I can't...watch a brother from my hometown suffer.
Lay off it you guys, alright? This is no time for an argument.
Rrrgh! Watch your lips, you two or I might just zip 'em for you!
Give your head a shake! They'd do anything to make sure BEGA wins the battle!

Key episodes

Watch these first

S1E09 Showdown in Hong Kong Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Mar 5, 2001
S1E13 Crouching Lion, Hidden Tiger Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Apr 2, 2001
S1E17 A Score to Settle Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Apr 30, 2001
S1E44 Losing Kai Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Nov 5, 2001
S3E10 It's a Battle Royale...! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Mar 10, 2003
S3E15 Sleepless in Madrid Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Apr 14, 2003
S3E19 One for All... Free for All Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · May 12, 2003
S3E23 Ray and Kai: The Ultimate Face Off! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Jun 9, 2003

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 9: Showdown in Hong Kong First anime appearance · 2001-03-05

Sightings

Episodes they appear in

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.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

Ray Kon childhood friend, rival, then partner
Tyson Granger Early on he can't stand Tyson, blaming him for pulling Ray away from the clan, but the Biovolt fight turns that resentment into real respect, and by G-Revolution the two are allies who back each other without a second thought.
Mariah Gary Kevin White Tigers
Kai Hiwatari Black Dranzer attack in Moscow

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Bit beast · Original Galeon Galeon is Lee's bit-beast and first Beyblade in Beyblade: 2000, a Balance-type top from the plastic generatio…

Places 2

Tournaments 1

Tournament · Original China Qualifier The China Qualifier is a regional qualifying tournament in Beyblade: G-Revolution, sparsely documented aside…

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

His Japanese name "Lai" is short for "Laion" (lion), deliberately mirroring Ray's Japanese name "Rei" to underline their lion-versus-tiger rivalry.
His color scheme in Season 1 was based on non-anime box-art sources and was corrected to the intended look in G-Revolution.
His zodiac sign is Aries.

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