Beyblade: Metal Fusion - Episode 43

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The Deck is Stacked
Kanji	仕組まれた対戦
Romaji	"Shikumareta kaado"
Episode Number	43
Epicode	MF043
Series	Beyblade: Metal Fusion
Arc	Battle Bladers Arc
Chronology
Previous Episode	The Dragon's Punishment
Next Episode	Entrusted Emotions
Airdate
Japanese	January 31, 2010
English	January 15, 2011
Theme Music
Opening	Metal Fight Beyblade
Ending	Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
Episode Notes
Featured Bey	Dark Bull H145SD
Main Character Debuts	None

The Deck is Stacked is the 43rd episode of Beyblade: Metal Fusion. It aired on January 15, 2011.

Plot

The episode starts with Reiji finishing battling with Yu. Doji looks up after the big explosion that occurred. Then they found out that Yu had escaped. The next day, Kyoya and Benkei face each other in the quarter finals. Kyoya defeated Benkei after a good match and moved on to the semi-finals. In the next match, Gingka faced Ryutaro. Gingka had a tough time but finally he managed to defeat Ryutaro. Ryutaro realized how dangerous it could be if L-Drago wins over others, he also understood that only Gingka can stop Ryuga. So, he left the future in the hands of Gingka and stepped away. Later, when Gingka and Kenta were discussing about it, Yu appeared and was seriously injured. When Gingka and others went to the aid of Yu, he fainted suffering from his injuries.

Major Events

• Yu escapes from his battle with Reiji.
• The Quarter-Finals of Battle Bladers begins.
• Doji switches the battles around to lean more in favor of his plans, much to everyone's surprise.
  • The new battles are: Benkei vs. Kyoya, Gingka vs.Ryutaro, Kenta vs. Reiji, and Tsubasa vs. Ryuga.
• Kyoya defeats Benkei and advances to the semi-finals.
• Gingka defeats Ryutaro and advances to the semi-finals.
• Yu comes to Gingka and the others, but faints due to exhaustion.

Characters

• Gingka Hagane
• Kyoya Tategami
• Madoka Amano
• Kenta Yumiya
• Benkei Hanawa
• Tsubasa Otori
• Yu Tendo
• Ryuga
• Reiji Mizuchi
• Doji
• Ryutaro Fukami
• Blader DJ

Beyblades

• Storm Pegasus 105RF (Gingka's)
• Rock Leone 145WB (Kyoya's)
• Dark Bull H145SD (Benkei's; Featured)
• Thermal Pisces T125ES (Ryutaro's)

Featured Beybattles

Continued

• Yu Tendo (Flame Libra T125ES) vs. Reiji Mizuchi (Poison Serpent SW145SD) = No outcome (Yu ran away)

New Battles

• Benkei Hanawa (Dark Bull H145SD) vs. Kyoya Tategami (Rock Leone 145WB) = Kyoya and Leone
• Gingka Hagane (Storm Pegasus 105RF) vs. Ryutaro Fukami (Thermal Pisces T125ES) = Gingka and Pegasus

Special Moves Used

• Red Horn Uppercut (Dark Bull H145SD)
• Lion Wild Wind Fang Dance (Rock Leone 145WB)
• Maximum Stampede (Dark Bull H145SD; debut)
• King Lion Tearing Blast (Rock Leone 145WB)
• Distortion Drive (Thermal Pisces T125ES)
• Blazing Inferno (Thermal Pisces T125ES; debut)
• Storm Bringer (Storm Pegasus 105RF)

Trivia

• This is the only time Benkei uses Maximum Stampede.

Gallery

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