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Character file · Metal Saga

Sakyo Kurayami

Kurayami Sakyo · 暗闇 左京

Rival Beyblade: Shogun Steel
Bit-beast
Dark Knight Dragoon
First seen
Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode ZG015

1

series

11

episodes on record

1

Beyblade

Biography

Sakyo Kurayami is a mysterious, dragon-themed blader in Shogun Steel who positions himself as Ryuga's spiritual successor, wielding the left-spin Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF. After ambushing rivals across Metal Bey City, he suffers his only defeat to protagonist Zyro Kurogane at Neo Battle Bladers, undergoes a change of heart, drops his cold treatment of loyal follower Takanosuke Shishiya, and ultimately joins Zyro's team against the revived DNA organization.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Sakyo has light skin and wavy red hair worn long over his right eye, while the shorter left side leaves that eye exposed and rises into pointed spikes; the style continues past his ears and down his neck, with a spiky white-dyed patch behind his ears giving an olive-wreath impression. His eyebrows are thick, spiked and red, matching a pair of small red eyes that give him a mystical look, above a small pointed nose. His long red jacket is lined in white and yellow, plain white inside, with red diamonds set against white panels and yellow locks strung on black belts. Underneath he wears a black collared shirt with a small lightning bolt, black trousers with yellow highlights, black shoes, and a red belt centred on a golden dragon's hand cupping a sphere.

Sakyo takes Beyblading with total seriousness and carries an air of mystery, prone to appearing out of nowhere to interrupt other Bladers' battles. That unpredictability doesn't undercut his composure — he's shown to be genuinely powerful, brushing aside most opponents with little effort while a rare few actually test him. Away from battle he stays quiet, reserved and never boastful, though a darker edge can surface under pressure, turning his expression menacing and his manner rude. He keeps to himself almost entirely; only Takanosuke Shishiya comes close to being a friend, someone Sakyo first treats merely as a battle partner until a loss to Zyro shows him otherwise. As the next Dragon Emperor, he shares Ryuga's affinity for dragon-type Beyblades and claims Ryuga gave him his own.

Blader Profile

Sakyo Kurayami, rated

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

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

Left-spin Ronin Dragoon ends fights in a single hit, beating Zyro, Shinobu and Yoshio's Synchrome, with one tournament loss to Zyro as his only defeat.

On file

The record

Beyblades
Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF
Bit-beast or avatar
Dark Knight Dragoon
First appearance
Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode ZG015
Japanese name
暗闇 左京
Romaji
Kurayami Sakyo
Occupation
Blader
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
Assault! The Mysterious Blader
Voice (Japanese)
Shouma Yamamoto
Voice (English)
Elias Edraki

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Sakyo Kurayami's Beyblades

  1. Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF

Briefing

What to know

  • Wields Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF, the first left-spin Synchrome Beybattle Top, said to have been given to him by Ryuga himself.
  • Claims the Dragon Emperor successor title, sharing Ryuga's dragon Bey affinity and aloof, serious demeanor.
  • Ambushes and defeats multiple bladers unprovoked, including the Unabara Brothers and Ren Kurenai with Takanosuke Shishiya.
  • Suffers his only loss to Zyro Kurogane in the Neo Battle Bladers semifinals, prompting a genuine change in character.
  • Initially treats companion Takanosuke Shishiya merely as a 'Synchrome partner' before recognizing him as a true friend after losing to Zyro.
  • Defeats DNA's Yoshio Iwayama in a Synchrome battle, making Griffin Dragoon the only Synchrome combo shown beating a Behemoth Golem DF145BS Synchrome.
  • Joins Zyro's team representing Japan at the 'Bridge to the Future' after DNA's headquarters falls.

Notable battles

  • Won vs Ren Kurenai and Takanosuke Shishiya, individually and as spectators, episodes ZG015-ZG016
  • Won vs Shinobu Hiryuin, episodes ZG017/ZG018
  • Won vs Zyro Kurogane, episode ZG018
  • Lost to Zyro Kurogane in the Neo Battle Bladers semifinals, episodes ZG033/ZG034 (his only defeat)
  • Won vs Captain Arrow, episode ZG032
  • Won vs Yoshio Iwayama in a Synchrome battle, episodes ZG042/ZG043

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

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

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Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • His manga design includes a dragon-head emblem on the back of his coat that the anime version omits, tied to a Dragon Clan connection absent from the anime continuity.
  • Series creator Takafumi Adachi said the gold 'fluttering hem' on Sakyo's coat was inspired by a uniform from the 2000 film Bring It On.
  • He shares an identical battle-record pattern with Ryuga: undefeated except for one loss to the series' protagonist.

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