Beyblade: Metal Masters - Episode 04

is the fourth episode of Beyblade: Metal Masters and 55th Episode of the Metal Saga.

Synopsis
The World Beyblade Championships, a competition hosted by the WBBA is beginning. The Japanese qualifier for the tournament starts and the majority of the rounds are over very quickly with Masamune, Tsubasa, Yu and Kyoya all making it to the semi-finals. Yu desparately tries to face Masamune but Kenta battles him instead and loses. Yu then proceeds to face Masamune but time is up before they can even start. Because Gingka won Battle Bladers he is automatically selected as Japan's first representative. Gingka doesn't know this until Kenta tells him. He goes to his father and pleads with him to let him battle. Gingka then launches Galaxy Pegasus and it goes around a chair leg and Gingka says that battling alone isn't fun. In the first semi-final match, Yu faces off with Masamune. Their Beys clash in battle as Yu gains the upper hand with his Flame Libra against Masamune's Ray Striker. Despite this, Masamune fights back and eventually defeats Yu, making Masamune one of Japan's representatives to the World Beyblade Championships. Despite the loss, Yu still has a chance to become a sub for the team.

Major Events

 * A qualifier begins for the Japanese team in the Big Bang Bladers tournament.
 * Gingka is automatically selected to represent Japan as he is the winner of the Battle Bladers tournament held earlier.

Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Masamune Kadoya
 * Madoka Amano
 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Benkei Hanawa
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Tsubasa Otori
 * Yu Tendo
 * Chi-yun Li
 * Mei Mei
 * Blader DJ
 * Tobio Oike
 * Teru Saotome
 * Ryutaro Fukami
 * Tetsuya Watarigani
 * Kumaji Kumade
 * Kumasuke Kumade
 * Kumata Kumade
 * Sora Akatsuki (Cameo)
 * Busujima (Cameo)

Beyblades

 * Galaxy Pegasus W105R2F (Gingka's)
 * Ray Striker D125CS (Masamune's)
 * Flame Sagittario C145S (Kenta's)
 * Dark Bull H145SD (Benkei's)
 * Storm Capricorn M145Q (Tobio's)
 * Earth Virgo GB145BS (Teru's)
 * Earth Eagle 145WD (Tsubasa's)
 * Thermal Pisces T125ES (Ryutaro's)
 * Flame Libra T125ES (Yu's; Featured)
 * Dark Gasher CH120SF (Tetsuya's)

Featured Beybattles

 * Masamune (Ray Striker D125CS) vs Yu (Flame Libra T125ES) = Masamune and Ray Striker

Special Moves used

 * Smashing Claw

Differences in adaptations

 * This episode is the first Metal Masters dub episode not to include any cuts.

Video
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