Ronnie

Rajū · ラジュー

Commentator Beyblade: 2000

First seen: Beyblade: 2000, Asian Tournament arc

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Ronnie — Raju in Japan — is a Charming Princes blader who gives Tyson a hard match in the Asian Tournament before losing, and returns later as a supporter, watching the battle with Tala on television. Collision card 126 bills a Ronnie as the Annoying Announcer, apparently a tournament MC from the dub's V-Force run; nothing in the episode records places this Ronnie behind a microphone, so whether the card names the same person is unsettled and left that way until somebody watches the run through.

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The record

Team: Charming Princes
First appearance: Beyblade: 2000, Asian Tournament arc
Japanese name: ラジュー
Romaji: Rajū
Also known as: Raju
Occupation: Blader
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Crouching Lion, Hidden Tiger
Voice (Japanese): Yuu Asakawa
Voice (English): Julie Lemieux

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Where the seasons take them

Beyblade V-Force (2002)

Raju in the Japanese cut, Ronnie meets Tyson during the Asian Tournament and pushes the match further than most of the region's bladers manage, holding his own before Tyson finally breaks through. That result doesn't end his part in the story: once the Demolition Boys surface, Ronnie turns up again on Tyson's side of the crowd, watching from among the supporters as Tyson faces Tala for the deciding battle. He never blades again on screen, but the arc turns him from opponent to someone rooting for the team he almost beat.

Briefing

What to know

Known as Raju in the Japanese version
Loses a hard-fought match against Tyson Granger in the Asian Tournament
Later cheers Tyson on as an ally against Tala of the Demolition Boys
Uses an oversized elephant-themed Beyblade called Charmer, said to be at the legal size and weight limit, though the actual model was never released as a toy