Attribute

Attributes (属性, ぞくせい, zokusei) are the "elemental" properties associated with Takara Tomy's Chrome Wheels and Crystal Wheels, part of the Synchrome System toyline. This gimmick featured special emblems on each Element Wheel which indicated their Attribute.

Overview

Attribute Correlation Diagram

With the introduction of the Synchrome System, Takara Tomy introduced the player community to new types of Wheels that featured elemental associations. The Synchrome System enabled player to combine a Warrior Wheel and Element Wheel which could be flipped over to utilize both sides. Element Wheels, in particular, featured a elemental Attribute crest. By the end of the toyline's production life, Takara Tomy released a total of 6 attributes: Fire, Water, Sky, Earth, Darkness, God. Most of Attributes were released in starter and booster packs, with only Darkness-type Crystal Wheels being released in special package sets.

In a game designed for competitive play, Attributes served no practical function in real-world Beyblade battles and became a novelty in the franchise overall. Under the Hasbro brand, the concept of Attributes were completely absent in their marketing, leaving many to speculate what Takara Tomy had planned for the concept.

Etymology

With the inclusion of the Japanese hiragana along with the kanji in the logos of each Attribute, readings for their transliteration is simplified. While some are easily translated, the original Japanese term for other Attributes cannot be translated neatly into English.

While terms such as "hi", "mizu", "ten", "chi" or "yami" can be translated and interpreted simply, "kami" usually means "deity" or "(a) god" in Japanese. But can also be used in slang, changing its meaning to "amazing", "great", "fantastic", or "awesome":

Japanese	火(ひ)	水(みず)	天(てん)	地(ち)	闇(やみ)	神(かみ)
Transliteration	Hi	Mizu	Ten	Chi	Yami	Kami
Literal translation	Fire, flame	Water, cold water	The sky; the heavens	Earth, land, ground	The dark; darkness	A deity; a god
Translation	Fire	Water	Sky	Earth	Darkness	God

Trivia

• The lightning bolt featured in the "Sky" logo led many to speculate that the attribute would be "Thunder".
• Water is the only element that did not introduce a Water-element Beyblade from a Random Booster; instead originating from a set.
• Takara Tomy promoted the Synchrome System with a "Correlation Diagram" (相関図, sōkanzu) for the Attributes. Given the structure, one could assume that a possible scoring system was devised but never implemented.