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Character file · Original series

Michael

Michael · マイケル・ソマーズ

Rival All Starz (captain)PPB All Starz Beyblade: 2000Beyblade: G-Revolution

Bit-beast: Trygle · Eagle
Style: Attack
From: American
First seen: Blading With the Stars

series

episodes on record

Beyblade

special move

cards across 3 games

Michael Summers captains the All Starz, the American team assembled inside Judy Tate's research centre, and he blades the way he pitches: a wind-up, a fastball launch and a great deal of swagger. The baseball background is what gives his eagle bit-beast Trygle its speed and precision on the dive. He is arrogant enough to write the Bladebreakers off as amateurs and good enough to make a real contest of it, until Max's defence outlasts him in the American final and takes most of the arrogance with it. He returns in G-Revolution beside Rick and Emily, and fights alongside his old rivals to bring down Boris and BEGA.

Personality

How They Behave

Captain of the All Starz, and out to prove he is above the bladers he meets — he, Steve and Eddy tend to pick on an opponent before the match starts. Losing to the Bladebreakers takes most of it out of him.

Blader Profile

Michael, rated

Attack 8/10
Defense 5/10
Stamina 6/10
Technique 7/10
Spirit 6/10

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

A pure power launcher whose game plan rarely changes.

On file

The record

Blading style: Attack
Nationality: American
English voice: Lyon Smith
Team: PPB All Starz
Beyblades: Trygle; Trygle 2
Bit-beast or avatar: Trygle
First appearance: Blading With the Stars
Japanese name: マイケル・ソマーズ
Romaji: Maikeru Somaazu
Occupation: Blader / Baseball Player
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Blading With the Stars
First manga appearance: Arrival of USA's Ace, Michael!!
Voice (Japanese): Kappei Yamaguchi
Voice (English): Lyon Smith (2000 & G-Revolution Episode 4-11) / Tony Daniels (G-Revolution Episode 24-52)

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Trygle, form by form

Trygle S1 · ep 24

Special moves

Called shots

Fast Ball Attack

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

All Starz (captain)

Michael struts through the early PPB scenes with more swagger than respect, waving off the idea that skill beats science before Tyson quietly beats him off-screen. He captains the All Starz through the American Tournament, needling Max about winning instead of playing right up until the final, where Max's defense finally outlasts him and takes the fight out of him. In Russia he leads the team into a tense meeting with the White Tigers that ends in a draw, then watches Kai wield Black Dranzer to crush the All Starz outright and strip their bit-beasts — a beating Michael, Lee and Robert answer by rallying behind Tyson's stand against the Demolition Boys, and Trygle comes home once Tyson wins.

Beyblade G-Revolution (2003)

PPB All Starz

G-Revolution finds Michael knocked down a peg before the season even properly starts: Rick beats him in the American qualifiers, and losing his spot on the team he built stings enough that he snaps at Judy for no longer needing the old squad. He sticks around anyway, campaigning hard when Tyson has to pick the final five captains for the G-Revolutions, and once Boris and BEGA resurface he sets the rivalry aside to fight beside Emily and Rick for the same cause.

Briefing

What to know

Captain of the PPB All Starz, a top pitcher who launches Trygle by throwing a splitting ball
Loses the American Tournament final to Max Tate, which humbles his arrogance
Bit-beast Trygle is eagle-themed, based on the bald eagle as a symbol of America
Redesigned with long blonde hair and a new Trygle 2 blade in G-Revolution
Defeated by Rick Anderson in the American eliminations of G-Revolution
Rejoins Tyson's side with Emily and Rick to help stop Boris and BEGA

Notable battles

vs Pee Wee in Episode 24 — Win
vs Max Tate in Episode 28 — Win, then Lose, then Lose (series of matches)
vs Lee in Episode 41 — Draw
vs Rick Anderson in G-Revolution Episode 7 — Lose
vs Max Tate in G-Revolution Episode 40 — Win

Key episodes

Watch these first

S1E22 Blading with the Stars Beyblade (2001) · American Tournament · Jun 4, 2001
S1E24 Viva Las Vegas Beyblade (2001) · American Tournament · Jun 18, 2001
S1E28 Bottom of the Ninth Beyblade (2001) · American Tournament · Jul 16, 2001
S1E43 Live and Let Kai! Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Oct 29, 2001
S3E07 Take Your Best Shot! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · The Bladebreakers Split · Feb 17, 2003
S3E39 Rebel Alliance Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Rise of BEGA · Sep 29, 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 22: Blading with the Stars First appearance · 2001-06-04

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

Max Tate Michael dismisses Max's talk of playing over winning until Max's defense beats him in the American final, the loss that finally punctures his arrogance.
Judy Tate coach
Emily Eddy Steve Rick Anderson All Starz

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Bit beast · Original Trygle Trygle is the bit-beast riding Michael Summers's first Beyblade in the plastics-era Beyblade: 2000 line, an A…

Tournaments 1

Tournament · Original America Qualifier An in-story qualifying tournament in G-Revolution that decided which American bladers would advance, resolved…

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

Though right-handed, he can pitch with either hand but has never won on-screen using his right hand
His G-Revolution look resembles Kit Lopez from Beyblade Burst Turbo
Also resembles Billy from Bakugan Battle Brawlers, both using a pitching-style launch stance

In the card games