Product · Metal Saga
Basic Fun!, a Florida-based toy company, built this keychain line during the Metal Series era rather than Hasbro handling it directly, clipping a miniature Ripcord Launcher and a small connectable Beyblade onto a keyring so a fan could carry a tiny battle-ready top everywhere. Its launcher design borrows from Takara Tomy's Light Launcher rather than anything in Hasbro's own launcher lineup. Seven numbered series shipped in total, several of them simply re-releasing the same three tops in chrome finishes: Series 1 and Series 3 both carry Storm Pegasus, Rock Leone, and Flame Sagittario, while Series 2 and Series 4 repeat Dark Wolf, Dark Bull, and Lightning L-Drago.
