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Term · Beyblade Burst

Burst System

Takara Tomy introduced this system as the backbone of the Beyblade Burst toyline, built around a layer that can burst into its separate parts mid-battle for an extra way to win a match. Layer, Disc and Driver form the standard three-piece structure, with the Layer carrying the contact points and, in Takara Tomy's releases, an NFC chip readable at BeyTerminal arcades in Japan. Six subsystems followed on the Japanese side (Dual Layer, God Layer, Cho-Z, Gatinko, Superking and Dynamite Battle Layer, plus the Burst Ultimate Layer Series), each paired with a Hasbro-exclusive counterpart such as SwitchStrike, SlingShock, HyperSphere, SpeedStorm, QuadDrive and QuadStrike. Hasbro's Burst mechanism relies on friction against a smooth surface rather than plastic teeth, and its colour palettes, paint finishes and sticker-versus-tampograph choices shifted repeatedly across sublines.

What to know

  • Three core components: Layer (Energy Layer), Disc (Forge Disc), Driver (Performance Tip)
  • Six Takara Tomy subsystems: Dual Layer, God Layer, Cho-Z, Gatinko, Superking, Dynamite Battle Layer, plus the Burst Ultimate Layer Series
  • Hasbro counterparts: SwitchStrike, SlingShock, HyperSphere, SpeedStorm, QuadDrive, QuadStrike, and the Pro Series repackaging line
  • Takara Tomy Layers carry an NFC chip readable at BeyTerminal arcade machines in Japan

Where it comes up

  • Beyblade Burst toyline
  • Beyblade Burst anime

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Dual Layer SystemGod Layer SystemCho-Z Layer SystemSlingShock SystemHyperSphere SystemSuperking Layer SystemSpeedStorm SystemDynamite Battle Layer SystemQuadDrive SystemQuadStrike SystemPro Series System

Claims We Could Not Check

Attributed, not verified by us

  • The Pro Series System began putting the Takara Tomy logo on Hasbro packaging starting with 2023's Superking Layer System reissues.
  • Hasbro's Rise and Surge sublines paint plastic to imitate the metal and gimmicks their Japanese counterparts actually contain.