Archer Gargoyle SA165WSF or Archer Gargole SA165WSF (アーチャーガーゴルSA165WSF, Āchā Gāgoru SA165WSF) is a Sky Element Attack Type Beyblade that appears in the anime and manga series Beyblade: Shogun Steel. It is owned by Akuya Onizaki. It was released by Takara Tomy in the Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 2 Archer Gargole SA165WSF on July 21st, 2012 in Japan, and later in western countries as a Starter Pack (SS-17).
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Shogun Face Bolt - Gargoyle
- Main article: Shogun Face Bolt - Gargoyle
This Shogun Face Bolt depicts a "Gargoyle", a carved or formed grotesque.
As with all Shogun Face Bolts, the Hasbro release of Gargoyle is cross-shaped rather than the round diamond shape of its Takara Tomy Stone Face counterpart.
Warrior Wheel - Gargoyle
- Main article: Warrior Wheel - Gargoyle
Gargole is most intriguing in that it is the first Chrome Wheel that is not asymmetrical. Compromised with five bumps, Gargole's two sides typically see six dents and gaps acting as holes with small spikes beneath them; possibly to allow for improved air flow and overall better Stamina. The gaps are somewhat large with thin walls to support them. Another interesting aspect is of the gargoyles chomping the hole created for the Crystal Wheel while Gargole's gaps and dents act as the body and quite possibly, its own skeleton. It finally ends with two claws meeting each other at the bottom, probably the footed claws of the gargoyles.
Element Wheel - Archer
- Main article: Element Wheel - Archer
Archer has large curves from a bow protruding around one half of its circumference, with some fancy string details engraved in the rest of the design, notably where the crystal is located. Like any other Crystal Wheel, Archer is however too light to be effective versus all Synchrom customizations as well as most 4D combinations.
Spin Track - Switch Attack 165
- Main article: Spin Track - SA165
Reminiscent of Armor 145, SA165 also has a wide, parabolic shape around its core which is completely hollow except for the rigid sides forming the parabola. This latter piece can be removed, flipped, and inserted back on the core of the Track to build another mode which is more likely to touch the stadium floor, especially in Zero-G Stadiums. The parabolic part is not perfectly smooth however, as it has linear ridges going towards the core, and its outermost circumference is full of small spikes, much like GCF. Its diameter is considerable though.
- Defense Mode
When the parabola is ascending, with its diameter increasing toward the top, SA165 is in Defense Mode. Its wide perimeter is closest to the Metal Wheel or Chrome Wheel and offers a reinforcement to it.
- Attack Mode
If the parabolic piece is flipped so that it forms a skirt that hangs over the Bottom rather than embraces the Chrome Wheel or Metal Wheel above, this Track is in Zero-G Attack Mode since it reproduces the wide diameter of efficient Zero-G Attack Bottoms such as GCF and CF.
Performance Tip - Wide Semi-Flat
- Main article: Performance Tip - WSF
Wide Semi-Flat (WSF) is simply a Semi Flat Bottom with a slightly wider flat section and a wider base. In other terms, it forms a bigger cut cone than SF was. Two sets of spiky shapes are also on either side of the main tip part, possibly to create a relation with Archer Gargole, the Beyblade this Bottom was introduced with.
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External links
- Beyblade.co.jp Zero-G index
- WBBA Archer Gargole SA165WSF page
- WBO Archer Gargole SA165WSF thread
- Archer Gargole SA165WSF article stub
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