Michael Summers

Michael Summers (マイケル・ソマーズ Maikeru Somaazu) is a character in the Original Series, consisting of Beyblade and Beyblade: G-Revolution. He is the team captain of the All Starz.

Personality
Michael is the captain of his team and therefore tries to show that he is 'superior' to other bladers. Steve, Eddy and him often pick on their opponents.

Plot
Michael is an American baseball player who joined the PPB program to compete in Beyblade championships with team PPB All Starz.

Beyblade
His first appearance is in "Blading With the Stars" but only a brief moment. He really shows up more often is during the semi-finals, and then finally, the final battle between him and Max where Max defeats him.

Later on, around the Russia Tournament, he is seen along with his team. When the All Starz meet the White Tigers, Michael accepts Lee's challenge for a friendly team battle, which ends in a tie. In a much later scene, Kai single-handedly beats the All Starz and takes their bit-beasts. When Tyson defeats the Demolition Boys, they get their bit-beasts back.

Beyblade: G-Revolution
During G-Revolution, he is seen with a new haircut (long, straight blonde hair, with his right eye being covered by his bangs). He is defeated by Rick during the American eliminations of the Beyblade Championship, and confronts Judy by saying: "Now you have your team, so I guess you don't need us anymore."

At the end of the series, when Tyson had to choose the five members that would make the G Revolutions, Michael fought to get the fifth place with the other team captains.

Beyblades
In 2000 Michael's Beyblade Trygle was a large scale red/orange blade with a guarded base made for attack.

In G-Revolution, Trygle 2 has a normal large base orange blade with characteristics of a defensive type Beyblade. Michael's bit beast Trygle is a eagle type beast with agile speed and strength.

He launches his Beyblade, Trygle by throwing a ball, which divides into two pieces during its flight to shoot the blade forwards. This technique gives it a lot of power.

Trivia

 * Though he is right handed, he is able to pitch with either hand, though his right hand is his strongest pitch.
 * This is actually a baseball technique; a pitcher's weak hand pitches the ball faster while the dominate hand pitches with more control. Therefore many pitchers will spend time strengthening their weaker hand to take advantage of this to improve it for use.
 * His bit-beast is based on the Eagle, which is based on the bald eagle, a symbol that represents America.
 * A number of baseball teams also use the eagle to represent them.