A Bit Chip (ビットチップ Bitto Chippu) is a circular part held in place by the Attack Ring. While Bit Chips were optional for the most part, it would usually come with decals that could be placed on it of it for aesthetic purposes. These stickers would usually portray a Bit-Beast from the Anime. Since Bit-Chips were short in length in their early stages, old Chips will not fit without Bit Chip Covers.
Overview[]
All Bit-Chips on the Japanese versions of the Beyblades had codes imprinted on them. These codes could be used to unlock the Bit in the game, Beyblade Fighting Tournament. These represented mythical beasts or animals. Two bit chips came with a beyblade, one with the symbol of the beyblade and one with either an additional symbol or a bird.
One of the rules in the early versions of Beyblade, was that should a chip be knocked off or broken during battle, the battle was instantly over and the player who lost their chip also lost the game. This is why many Beyblades came with a spare chip to replace broken chips. The reason this was considered a victory was because breaking the chip was considered extremely hard to achieve or rare.
Metal Bit Chips[]
Takara and Hasbro both produced bit chips made of metal. These gave a significant boost to performance and were widely used in both Compact and Defense combinations.
Hasbro Metal Bit Chips[]
The Hasbro version of the metal bit chip had a significant difference from the Takara mold. It had a small protrusion in the middle that was made of plastic, though this did not offer any advantages or disadvantages it was made to hold a 'Power Spirit', and it came in packs of four with said power spirit.
Takara Metal Bit Chip[]
This mold was made completely out of metal and so had a huge advantage over normal bit chips. However this part is extremely rare and commands an immense price on the secondary market, making it even more valuable. It was available only has an official BBA tournament participation prize, and displayed the CoroCoro Comic dragon mascot.
Overall[]
Bit chips were nice to look at, and allowed a small more amount of customizing, although they can be crucial in matches, the metal bit chips are so rare that they are not taken into account when customizing.
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