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Ray Kon: our photograph of the Collision card #125, Ray, Skilled Athlete

Pictured: Collision #125

Character file · Original series

Ray Kon

Rei Kon · 金李

Ally Bladebreakers (formerly White Tigers)BladebreakersWhite Tiger X BeybladeBeyblade VForceBeyblade GRevolution
Bit-beast
Driger · Lightning · White tiger (Byakko, the White Tiger of the West)
Style
Balance
From
Chinese
First seen
Beyblade episode 4

3

series

140

episodes on record

6

Beyblades

13

special moves

19

cards across 4 games

Biography

Ray Kon — Rei in Japan — is the calm centre of the Bladebreakers, a technically gifted blader from a remote Chinese mountain village who left his clan, the White Tigers, to see how the rest of the world played. That choice haunts the Asian Tournament, where his old friends treat him as a traitor and Driger briefly abandons him; he rebuilds the bond, wins back the clan's respect and settles in as the team's most reliable finisher. Philosophical and yin-yang-coded, he balances real confidence against real humility, and he mentors the others while doubting himself once White Tiger X is his to lead in G-Revolution. Driger evolves repeatedly — S, F, V, V2, G and MS — and almost every new form arrives after a loss, including the second time the Saint Shields take the bit-beast off him. The claw moves that come with it, Tiger Claw and Gatling Claw among them, make him one of the franchise's outstanding attack bladers, and G-Revolution finally gives him his long-postponed one-on-one with Kai.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Black hair down to his calves, bound in a red and white wrap, and gold eyes with slit pupils. He wears a white changshan over a blue shirt with a red sash, a red headband carrying the yin-yang, and flat kung fu shoes. His eyes shift to copper in V-Force and back to gold in G-Revolution, where the animation leans further into the cat. The build stays lean and flexible, which the series puts down to training with the White Tigers.

Calm and open-minded, and the one the first season sends people to for advice. The yin-yang he wears is the fair description: collected and fiercely competitive at once, two halves that need each other rather than cancel out. He is polite and easy with strangers, and he refuses to look away from the difficult thing — Kai walking out in Russia, losing Driger, realising he cannot stay with the Bladebreakers. Where he and Lee split is doctrine: Lee holds that mastering the moves the village already has beats chasing new ones, and Ray left to learn new ones anyway.

Blader Profile

Ray Kon, rated

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

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

The most complete all-rounder on the team, with the composure to win long, punishing matches.

On file

The record

Blading style
Balance
Nationality
Chinese
English voice
Daniel DeSanto
Team
Bladebreakers
Beyblades
Driger S; Driger F; Driger V; Driger V2; Driger G; Driger MS; Driger Slash Heavy Fusion; Driger Fang 0 Xtend; Driger Vulcan 10Reach Weight
Bit-beast or avatar
Driger
Voice (Japanese)
Aya Hisakawa
First appearance
Beyblade episode 4
Japanese name
金李
Romaji
Kon Rei
Occupation
World-Class Blader
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
The Qualifier Begins
First manga appearance
Fierce Battle! The Newly Equipped Draciel
Voice (English)
Daniel DeSanto

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Driger, form by form

  1. Driger S S1 · ep 6
  2. Driger F S1 · ep 23
  3. Driger V S2 · ep 8
  4. Driger V2 S2
  5. Driger G S3 · ep 4
  6. Driger MS S3 · ep 40

Special moves

Called shots

Baihu ClawGatling ClawGatling Claw MaximumMountain Sage's White Tiger StrikeThunder SlashTiger FangVulcan ClawVulcan Power ClawDriger ShadowGatling FangNeo Tiger FangTiger ShootTiger Claw

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

Bladebreakers (formerly White Tigers)

A near-effortless win over Tyson using Driger's Tiger Claw announces Ray as a serious talent, and after conceding their decisive match out of respect he signs on with the newly formed Bladebreakers. The Asian Tournament turns personal: his old White Tiger teammates treat his departure as betrayal, a rattled battle with Kevin costs him Driger outright, and only a hard-fought win over Lee finally settles the grudge and mends the friendship. Russia is worse. Bryan's Falborg tears into him with an intensity none of the earlier fights matched, and though Driger saves him from the Demolition Boys, the bit-beast vanishes again and leaves Ray hospitalized until Tyson's own battle with Tala calls it back.

Beyblade V-Force (2002)

Bladebreakers

Teaching kids back in his home village, Ray gets blindsided by a cloaked Joseph of the Saint Shields before Team Psykick's threat pulls him back to the Bladebreakers. His fight with Salima turns into an argument about what Cyber Driger has corrupted in her beliefs, one he wins on both fronts. Dunga strips Driger from him a second time, shaking his confidence badly, and it takes fighting alongside Kai against Dunga and Joseph together to win the bit-beast back for good. Paired with Kai for the tag tournament, Ray ties Gordo in the semi-finals, but Zeo's win over Kai knocks them both out short of the final.

Beyblade G-Revolution (2003)

White Tiger X

Choosing his old clan over the Bladebreakers, Ray captains White Tiger X into the new tag format, and his long-deferred one-on-one with Kai finally happens, a battle that leaves both of them spent. Word that Tyson has defected to BEGA is enough to pull Ray away from his own team a second time, and he goes with Mystel to learn what BEGA actually is rather than take the rumor on faith. Uncovering Boris behind the new league sends him straight back to the reformed G Revolutions, and by the Justice 5 he is grinding out an attrition battle against Crusher as part of the alliance trying to bring BEGA down.

Briefing

What to know

  • Founding member of the Bladebreakers, alongside Tyson, Kai, Max and Kenny.
  • Later leaves to co-found and lead White Tiger X with childhood friends Lee, Mariah, Kevin and Gary.
  • Wields the sacred Bit-Beast Driger, one of the four Sacred Bit-Beasts alongside Dragoon, Dranzer and Draciel.
  • His Beyblade upgrades follow a fixed pattern: it always loses its last battle right before each new upgrade.
  • Turned down an offer to join BEGA's five-blader lineup, staying loyal to Tyson and the BBA instead.
  • Marries Mariah as an adult per the Beyblade: Rising manga, becoming Lee's brother-in-law.
  • Voiced by Aya Hisakawa in the original Japanese dub, who also voices Ms. Kincaid.
  • His signature moves — Tiger Claw, Tiger Fang, Vulcan Claw, Gatling Claw, Thunder Slash — are all Driger-powered claw attacks.

Notable battles

  • vs Tyson Granger in Beyblade episode 6 — forfeit after an earlier win
  • vs Mariah in Beyblade episode 12 — lose
  • vs Bryan Kuznetsov in Beyblade episode 49 — win
  • vs Joseph in Beyblade VForce episode 2 — lose
  • vs Dunga in Beyblade VForce episode 33 — lose, Driger reclaimed later
  • vs Gordo in Beyblade VForce episode 48 — draw
  • vs Lee, Mariah, Gary & Kevin in Beyblade GRevolution episode 4 — win
  • vs Crusher in Beyblade GRevolution episode 44 — lose

Quotes

In Their Own Words

  • I'm no expert at table manners, but something tells me that's not how you're supposed to eat in a fancy restaurant! Unbelievable!
  • For goodness sake, Tyson, use a fork!
  • Tyson, how did I do? Did I beat him?
  • Give me 100%
  • There You Are Max I've Been Looking Evreywhere for You.
  • Always a pleasure talking with you, Kai.
  • I am not coming back to you.
    to Mariah
  • Isn't it strange how the memories are? Even such a long time ago?
  • Me too. But, somehow it all came back to me.
  • No, not at all. It'll just take a whole lot of practice to get the hang of it.

Key episodes

Watch these first

  1. S1E06 Dragoon Storm Beyblade (2001) · Japanese Regional Tournament · Feb 12, 2001
  2. S1E11 Bye Bye Bit Beast Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Mar 19, 2001
  3. S1E16 My Enemy, My Friend Beyblade (2001) · Asian Tournament · Apr 23, 2001
  4. S1E49 A Wicked Wind Blows Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Dec 10, 2001
  5. S2E23 The Bigger the Cyber Driger... The Harder It Falls... Beyblade V-Force (2002) · The Battle Tower · Jun 17, 2002
  6. S2E33 Rock Bottom! Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Zagart's Rock · Aug 26, 2002
  7. S2E38 The Fate of the Spark Battle Beyblade V-Force (2002) · Saint Shields Showdown · Sep 30, 2002
  8. S3E12 When in Rome... Let It Rip! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Mar 24, 2003
  9. S3E23 Ray and Kai: The Ultimate Face Off! Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Tag Team World Championship · Jun 9, 2003
  10. S3E44 Refuse to Lose Beyblade G-Revolution (2003) · Justice 5 · Nov 10, 2003

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.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

  • Lee childhood friend and clan rival
  • Mariah childhood friend
  • Kai Hiwatari long-awaited rival
  • Tyson GrangerMax TateKenny Bladebreakers
  • Salima Shared philosophy about the sport draws Ray to Salima, and after her bit-beast turns Cyber, he fights not just to win but to talk her back from what it has done to her beliefs.
  • Bryan Bryan's Falborg is the most brutal opponent Ray faces in the original series, tearing into him badly enough to hospitalize him even though Driger ultimately pulls out the win.

Cross-references

Teams, places and more

Bit-beasts & avatars 1

Places 3

Teams 2

Tournaments 3

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • Loses his first match in every single season of the original trilogy.
  • Shares his Japanese voice actor, Aya Hisakawa, with the character Ms. Kincaid.
  • Has the longest hair of any Bladebreaker.
  • Metal Series creator Takafumi Adachi has named Ray his favorite Original Series character.
  • Shogun Steel's Baihu Xiao and the spin-off character Torakiba Mitora are both later homages to him.

In the card games

Ray Kon on cardboard

All card games

The character 4

Rare #125 Ray, Skilled Athlete
Promo Foil #144 Ray, Bladebreaker
Cards Inc. · #09 Ray Character
Kidys · #12 Ray 1500 Ataque · 1350 Defensa

Their bit-beast 2

Cards Inc. · #10 Driger Bit Beast
Kidys · #04 Driger 2200 Ataque · 2100 Defensa

Their Beyblades 10

Rare #007 Driger, Ray's Beyblade
Cards Inc. · #52 Driger F Top
Cards Inc. · #53 Driger S Top
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Character Card Game · 010 Driger Fang ドライガーファング
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Character Card Game · 011 Driger Slash ドライガースラッシュ
Character Card Game · CN-052 Driger Fang (Clear Purple Ver.) ドライガーファング(パープルクリアVer.)
Character Card Game · PP-004 Driger Fang ドライガーファング
Character Card Game · SP-004 Driger Fang ドライガーファング
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Character Card Game · SP-005 Driger Slash ドライガースラッシュ
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Character Card Game · SP-012 Driger Slash (Silver Plated Ver.) ドライガースラッシュ（シルバーメッキVer.）

Their moves 3

Character Card Game · 057 Byakko's Claw Strike (Tiger Claw) 白虎爪撃(タイガークロー)
Character Card Game · 061 Byakko's Fang Strike (Tiger Fang) 白虎牙撃(タイガーファング)
Character Card Game · 232 Tiger Fang (2002 Ver.) タイガーファング(2002Ver.)

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