Ronin Dragoon LW160BSF

Unreleased

Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF (Japanese: ダークナイトドラグーンLW160BSF, Dāku Naito Doragūn LW160BSF) is an unreleased Attack-Type Beyblade, part of the Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G series. It will be released as a Starter on July 21, 2012 in Japan and will retail for ¥997. It is owned by Sakyo Kuroyami in both the Anime and Manga versions of Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G.

It is the first Zero-G Beyblade capable of Left-Spin, and as such, will be the first Beyblade to include a Left-Spin Zero-G Compact Launcher.

Stone Face: Dragooon
Dragooon depicts a dragon, a legendary creature appearing in various mythologies. Generally, it shows the head of a dragon facing left. The dragon's head is different from how dragons are normally depicted as, because its snout is short; giving it the appearance of a lion or a tyrannosaurus. Its mouth is opened with sharp teeth appearing on each jaw. There's also a curved protrusion on its nose and a similar one on top of its head. One eye is shown, in an angry-like manner colored in solid yellow. Finally, four wavy details appear to the dragon's right. The dragon's head is solid black with silver and red highlighting on a ruby-red Stone Face.

Appearance
Dragoon is influenced by the mythical dragon and it's shown throughout it. Firstly, there is a dragon's head looking left with bright-red eyes, a long snout, with seemingly terrifying teeth, where three are larger than the rest, and protrude to the opposing jaw; a bumped nose is also seen at the top of its jaw. It follows this with a neck curving down with scales. The dragon's right arm lines down and "holds" the white crystal from its Crystal Wheel; four fingers with four claws. Its right wing appears to start with a sharp but small horn and two gaps for flame-like details.

Customizations:
Gryph Dragooon SA165MB: 

Gryph Dragooon SA165WSF

Appearance
The wheel is a clear white; design crystal wheel has a variation of designs on its underside. On one side, it contains a straight like design that looks similar to a sharp spike. On the opposite side, it contains what appears to be a chain of spikes.

Spin Track: Left Wing 160 (LW160)
LW160 is a different variation of its original starting spin track, LW105 (Left Wing 105) and the 160 Track. This extremely different in height, and because of more of the height change it means that there would be a bit more speed but also a terrible smash attack. It is similar to the Wing 145 Track but the wings are on the opposite side. It is colored varsity red.

Performance Tip: Blade Semi Flat


The Blade Semi Flat Performance Tip is a variant of MFB's Semi Flat Performance Tip. As its name speculates, it contains eight blades pointing out of of the upper rim of the tip. This bottom is designed for attack purposes and also it grips the stadium when swaying. It is coloured in a Varsity Red.

Other Versions:

 * WBBA Dark Knight Dragooon Gold Version: A limited release gold variant sold at the World Hobby Fair.
 * Gryph Dragooon SA165WSF: A recoloured Synchrom Bey. It is a CoroCoro special and only 10 authentic versions exist.

Trivia

 * Prior to being confirmed as Dark Knight Dragooon, it was originally known as Dark Knight Dragoon and caused much speculation with the main protagonist's Beyblade from the Original series.
 * The fact that "Dark Knight" is part of its name and how it's being released the day after the English release of the film, "The Dark Knight Rises" may have been created to pay homage to the DC Comics superhero, Batman.
 * This is the first Zero-G Beyblade whose Crystal Wheel's name is made up of two words.
 * This is similar to Big Bang of the 4D System.

Origin
Dark Knight Dragooon is based on the legendary creature, the dragon. Dragons are very popular and as such, have appeared in many different mythologies and stories, i.e. European and Asian. The most well-known ones were European and Chinese dragons. Today, dragons are known as winged creatures with serpentine and reptilian-like traits incorporated into their design. They are seen in much of media as well as stories and much more.

Name origin
The term "Dark Knight" can refer to either one of two meanings. One would be the popular, Batman who is known as "The Dark Knight" because as a symbol, he is the modern-day knight who fights as a vigilante and for the greater good of humanity; especially if it means working against the authorities.

The other meaning and the most probable, is the black knight. The black knight is a character appearing in various stories, mostly from Arthurian literature who is the counterpart of a white knight. As such, the black knight could sometimes be affiliated with death or at least something considered dark or of evil nature.

Dragooon is derived from dragon; though more as a nod to the popular Original series series of Beyblades: Dragoon. Like Dark Knight Dragooon, the original Dragoon was based on a dragon; specifically, the Azure Dragon of the East, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It was called "Qinglong" in Chinese and for Japanese: Seiryū.