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Zyro Kurogane

Kurogane Zero · 黒銀ゼロ

Protagonist Beyblade: Shogun SteelBeyblade Zero-G
Bit-beast
Ifrit (fire-demon spirit)
First seen
Episode 1 - The Dawn of a New Era! (anime); Chapter 001 (manga)

2

series

26

episodes on record

3

Beyblades

3

special moves

Biography

Zyro Kurogane (Zero Kurogane in Japan) is the hot-headed, friendship-driven protagonist of Beyblade: Shogun Steel, wielding Samurai Ifrit W145CF. Inspired as a boy by watching Gingka Hagane defeat Nemesis, he chases 100 straight wins, loses to rival Shinobu Hiryuin, then trains under Benkei Hanawa to grow stronger. He assembles a loyal crew (Shinobu, Eight and Kite Unabara, Ren Kurenai, Maru), wins the Neo Battle Bladers tournament by out-lasting DNA's Kira Hayama, then storms DNA's Dark Fortress to stop Doji, ultimately redeeming Kira and helping launch the Bridge to the Future tournament.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

Zyro's hair is big, spiky and black with a flame-like orange-red streak. The manga gives him pale skin, thick spiked black eyebrows and dark blue eyes, while the anime warms his skin tone and brightens his eyes. His leather jacket carries a lined collar with lime-green zippers and details in the manga, redrawn in a different, indigo-toned shade with golden zippers and darker gloves for the anime. Underneath sits a grey shirt and a lime-green-backed white belt, worn over long, dark-red skinny jeans with spiked cuffs, and purple shoes with orange-red highlights that the anime renders mostly in black. As a young child he was smaller, with less hair, and wore a plainer open jacket, fingerless gloves, a tee-shirt, shorts and small shoes.

Enthusiasm and sheer determination drive Zyro, who dreams of climbing high enough in the sport to stand alongside bladers like Gingka Hagane. Losing does not sink his mood — he shrugs it off and stays glad simply to have fought. He also keeps his word to an unusual degree, honouring a wager in the manga that cost him everything he owned once he lost. His single-minded focus on reaching and battling Gingka leaves him fairly withdrawn socially. He eventually becomes the Neo Battle Bladers Champion and Japan's new top blader, growing stronger through fights against opponents like Sakyo Kurayami and Kira Hayama. Much like Gingka, he tries to turn rivals into better bladers rather than simply beating them, and even after hating Kira for hurting his friends, he set that aside, sought his friendship, and stepped in to save his life after their second battle.

Blader Profile

Zyro Kurogane, rated

  • Attack 9/10
  • Defense 6/10
  • Stamina 7/10
  • Technique 7/10
  • Spirit 10/10

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

A hundred-win streak, Burning Upper and a tournament title won by outlasting Kira, all built on stubborn spirit rather than polish; Gingka still beat him twice.

On file

The record

Beyblades
Training Beyblade (unnamed, childhood); Samurai Ifrit W145CF; Salamander Ifrit W145CF (Synchrom with Shinobu Hiryuin's Ninja Salamander SW145SD)
Bit-beast or avatar
Ifrit (fire-demon spirit)
Voice (Japanese)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
First appearance
Episode 1 - The Dawn of a New Era! (anime); Chapter 001 (manga)
Japanese name
黒銀ゼロ
Romaji
Kurogane Zero
Also known as
The Blader of Fire
Occupation
Blader / 1-Day Tournament Champion / Neo Battle Bladers Champion
Gender
Male
First anime appearance
The Dawn of a New Era!
First manga appearance
The Blader of Fire, Meet Zero Kurogane!!
Voice (English)
Brian West

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Zyro Kurogane's Beyblades

  1. Training Beyblade (unnamed, childhood)
  2. Samurai Ifrit W145CF
  3. Salamander Ifrit W145CF (Synchrom with Shinobu Hiryuin's Ninja Salamander SW145SD)

Special moves

Called shots

Burning UppercutBurning Tornado FireShooting Star Crush

Briefing

What to know

  • Main character of Beyblade: Shogun Steel (Zero-G), known as Zero Kurogane in the Japanese version.
  • Was personally handed his first Beyblade by his idol Gingka Hagane after witnessing the Gingka-vs-Nemesis battle as a child.
  • Opens the series with a 95-win streak, reaches 100 wins, then suffers his first real loss to Shinobu Hiryuin, the 'Invincible Salamander.'
  • Trains with burger-shop owner Benkei Hanawa and mechanic Maru to develop his signature move, Burning Uppercut, and later a rematch win over Shinobu.
  • Fuses his Samurai Ifrit with Shinobu's Ninja Salamander via Synchrom to create Salamander Ifrit W145CF.
  • Wins the Neo Battle Bladers tournament, beating Sakyo Kurayami and DNA operative Kira Hayama's Pegasus Bahamoote in the final with the combo move Burning Tornado Fire.
  • Leads a squad into DNA's Dark Fortress and helps defeat the resurrected villain Doji and his transforming mecha-Beyblade.
  • Saves and later befriends Kira Hayama, convincing him to leave DNA after their rematch.
  • Trivia distinctions: first Beyblade protagonist to use no rubber tip, first with a male Japanese voice actor, and the only protagonist who never battles Quinn Manju.

Notable battles

  • vs Shinobu Hiryuin in ZG002 — Lose
  • vs Eight Unabara in ZG003-ZG004 — Win
  • vs Shinobu Hiryuin (rematch) in ZG005-ZG006 — Win
  • vs Kite Unabara (Synchrom battle) in ZG008 — Lose
  • vs Sakyo Kurayami in ZG018 — Lose
  • vs Gingka Hagane in ZG036 — Lose x2
  • vs Kira Hayama (Neo Battle Bladers final) in ZG037-ZG038 — Win
  • vs Doji (tag with Gingka and Kira) in ZG045 — Win

Quotes

In Their Own Words

  • If you think you stop me and my Samurai Ifrit, then bring it!
  • G-Gingka-san... ...
  • No... I won't lose to him, no matter what!
  • True Bey battles are when Bladers' burning spirits clash and their bonds deepen.
  • Ifrit!
  • I'm not done yet. Run, Ifrit, run even faster!!
  • Gingka-san will battle...me?
  • 3.2.1 Go shoot!!/ Let it rip!!
  • I'll beat your rotten spirit into shape!
  • No more objections.

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

Bit-beasts & avatars 2

Places 1

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

  • First Beyblade protagonist to not use a rubber tip on any of his Beyblades.
  • His Japanese voice actor, Nobuhiko Okamoto, also voiced Teru Saotome in Metal Fusion and later Phelix Payne in Burst QuadDrive, making Zyro the first protagonist with a male Japanese voice actor.
  • In the manga he was born in Hanazono, a village across from Gingka's home village of Koma.
  • The only Beyblade protagonist who never has a Beybattle with Quinn Manju.
  • The first Beyblade protagonist shown fighting another Beyblade protagonist (Gingka Hagane) on-screen.

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