Ken Midori

, also known as Ken Midori in the English version is a protagonist in the anime and manga series, Beyblade Burst. His Beyblade is Kerbeus K2 Limited Press.

Appearance
Ken has long, spiky black hair, green eyes, and a sharp fang sticking out on the left side of his mouth. He is dressed in a green coat with lighter green accents and a pink chain circle on the chest, darker green pants, black shoes, and a green and pink scarf.

Both of his hands are often gloved by his two dog sock puppets: a blue one named Keru, who has sharp teeth; pointy ears and a scary expression, and a brown one named Besu, who has square teeth; longer, floppier ears; and an overall more approachable appearance.

Personality
Initially Ken seems to have an intimidating and eccentric personality, however it is revealed later that he is actually very shy and soft-spoken, when he uses his real voice to speak. Despite his shy attitude, he is shown to be very friendly and supportive.

Because his parents travel often for their jobs, Ken never had an opportunity to stay in the same school for a long time, which resulted in him not being able to have many friends. He is also shown to get nervous under pressure easily.

He is extremely talented as a ventriloquist, being able to speak as his hand puppets even in battle mode. He uses his two puppets, Keru, who is the more aggressive and outspoken one, and Besu, who is the kinder and more gentle one, to portray his feelings on two spectrums. Because of this, it is difficult for others to figure out what Ken is thinking.

Over the course go the series, however, Ken becomes more confident and assertive, as well as speaking without the use of his puppets.

Beyblades

 * Kerbeus Central Defense: Ken's Beyblade in the manga.
 * Kerbeus K2 Limited Press: Ken's primary Beyblade in Beyblade: Burst.

Special Moves

 * Chain Launch:

Trivia

 * Ken, like other characters in the Burst cast, shares some similarities with his Beyblade, King Kerbeus.
 * His Japanese family name Midorikawa means Green River. The Japanese character "Ken" in his first name means "canine"
 * His name, Ken, and his bey Kerbeus share the same initials, hinting at the letter K in the center of the bey.
 * For some reason, he is similar to Yoshino from Date A Live anime series.
 * His two puppets, named Ker (Keru) and Beus (Besu), make up the name of his bey, Kerbeus.
 * Unlike other bladers Ken usually pulls his cord up,in the middle,or down.
 * Ken bears a striking resemblance to Gajeel from Fairy Tail.
 * He, Rantaro, and Gabe are the only characters from this Beyblade anime series which their names are written in kanji fully.
 * Ken is one the few characters in the Burst series to undergo a name change in the English dub.