Yoshio Iwayama

Biography

Yoshio Iwayama is a hulking, ruthless member of the villain group DNA in Beyblade: Shogun Steel, partnered with and fiercely loyal to Kira Hayama, whom he protects even at personal risk. He terrorizes young bladers and hunts for Kite Unabara while wielding the defense-type Bandit Golem, initially clashing with Kite's brother Eight (who impersonates Kite) before facing and defeating the real Kite despite the latter's late-game power surge. He is eventually bested by Zyro Kurogane's Samurai Ifrit and later by Shinobu Hiryūin and synchrome opponent Sakyo Kurayami as the DNA storyline escalates.

Bulk defines Yoshio: he is built on an enormous scale, with arms so heavily muscled that they look out of proportion next to his comparatively slim legs, and he towers over the rest of his team. His skin is tanned, and curly green hair — mostly hidden beneath a loose pilot's helmet and goggles — matches his thin green eyebrows above small pink eyes. He favours a torn purple t-shirt, rosewood fingerless gloves tucked into gold-trimmed wristbands, snug brown trousers held up by a belt and grey suspenders with matching gold buckles, and light brown boots that stop just below the knee.

Yoshio shows little mercy to anyone in his way, and his opening attack on the group of young bladers made that plain. At the same time he is willing to adapt his approach, chasing down Kite Unabara by whatever means present themselves, even squaring off against Eight after Eight claimed to be Kite. His deepest loyalty runs toward Kira, whom he shields closely and whose failures visibly trouble him. Raised alongside Kira after the pair were taken in and trained by the Garcias to fight for DNA, he later used that training to intimidate other bladers, and he carried out Kira's orders to wreck opponents' Beys without hesitation.

Team

DNA

Beyblades

Bandit Golem DF145BS; Behemoth Golem DF145BS

Bit-beast or avatar

Golem

First appearance

Beyblade: Shogun Steel, Episode ZG019

Japanese name

岩山美男

Romaji

Iwayama Yoshio

Occupation

BTF Member (currently) / DNA Member (formerly)

Gender

Male

First anime appearance

The Strongest Man Defense

Voice (Japanese)

Shintarou Oohata

Voice (English)

Kyle McDonald

1. 1 Bandit Golem DF145BS
2. 2 Behemoth Golem DF145BS

• Trained by the Garcias alongside partner Kira Hayama to become an elite DNA blader
• Wields the defense-type Beyblade Bandit Golem, later a synchromed Behemoth Golem with Kira
• Attacks numerous young bladers while searching for Kite Unabara
• Initially defeats Eight Unabara, who impersonates his brother Kite, then defeats the real Kite in a rematch
• Loses to Zyro Kurogane's Samurai Ifrit and later to Shinobu Hiryūin and Sakyo Kurayami
• Can launch his Beyblade by hand without a launcher, a rare feat shared only with Ryuga

• vs Eight Unabara in Episode ZG019 — Win
• vs Kite Unabara in Episode ZG020 — Win
• vs Akuya Onizaki and his gang in Episode ZG023 — Win
• vs Zyro Kurogane in Episodes ZG023/ZG024 — Lose
• vs Shinobu Hiryūin in Episode ZG031 — Lose
• vs Kira Hayama in Episode ZG033 — Lose
• vs Zyro Kurogane in Episode ZG040 — Lose
• vs Sakyo Kurayami (synchrome opponent) in Episodes ZG042-ZG043 — Lose

From our own episode records — the cast, Beyblade and debut lists we compiled show the name here.

• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 10: The Ironclad Golem 2012-08-12
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 12: The Ruthless Behemoth 2012-09-09
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 13: A Fierce Synchrome Battle 2012-09-23
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 14: Neo Battle Bladers 2012-10-07
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 15: The Best 8 Decided! 2012-10-21
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 16: Get Pumped for the Finals! 2012-11-04
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 17: A Fated Showdown Between Rivals 2012-11-17
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 19: A Spirit-Filled Attack! 2012-12-16
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 20: A New Fight 2013-11-23
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 21: The Legend and the Evil Combine 2013-11-30
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 22: Doji's Stronghold 2013-12-07
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 23: Entering the Trap 2014-01-04
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 24: Byakko's Roar 2014-01-11
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 25: The All-Out Mid-Air Battle! 2014-01-18
• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 26: The Bridge to the Future 2014-01-25

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• Beyblade: Shogun Steel episode 10 aired in Japan: The Ironclad Golem news item · 2012-08-12