Andrew

Andrew (original version: Akira) is a character in the anime, Beyblade. He is a friend of Tyson Granger.

Overview
Andrew is Tyson's friend. They are both around the same age and live in the same neighbourhood. Andrew is relatively well respected there (as mentioned by a random kid that says Andrew is a legend around these parts), meaning he has probably won many battles. However, he once met with Carlos, member of Blade Sharks, and got his Beyblade stolen by this stronger Blader. Learning this, Tyson challenged Carlos to a beybattle and defeated him, therefore regaining all the Beyblades Carlos had taken away. So, in a sense, Andrew losing to Carlos and losing his Beyblade is really what made Tyson progress and start the series at first. He was a key element.

Even though he was important at the beginning, he was completly forgotten afterwards since Tyson moved around the world to compete in tournaments. Andrew appeared in Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 18 and Episode 50.

Trivia

 * The name Akira means "intelligent" in Japanese, Andrew is Greek for "manly".
 * Andrew's chin resembles Cenotaph's.