This is an article about the anime character. For the manga counterpart of the same name, see Daigo Kurogami (manga).
"I don't care who my opponent is. It makes no difference."
Daina Kurogami (黒神ダイナ, Kurogami Daina), known as Daigo Kurogami in the English version, is a character in the anime series, Beyblade Burst. His Bey is Doomscizor D3 2Vortex Hunter.
Appearance
Daigo has black eyes and spiky black hair with a red bandana to hold it up. He is usually seen wearing a black jacket with purple stripes, and an orange t-shirt underneath. Daigo wears a variety of accessories with skull designs, including two beaded chains with skulls on them, a skull necklace and a skull belt. These are all references to his Bey, Doomscizor, which is based on the Grim Reaper.
He is usually seen with a frown, although he smiles a bit more later on.
Personality
Daigo has a dark personality, suiting his appearance. He usually keeps a cool, calm, and collected demeanor, and tends to not show his emotions a lot. While he is shown to be confident in his battles, he remains open-minded about some opponents and competitors, being able to see hidden potential in them and not underestimating them should he end up facing them. Along with Shu, he usually acts as a voice of reason for Valt and the others.
Despite usually being cold and distant, Daigo revealed a much softer side to him in episode 5, when it is revealed that his younger brother is in a hospital. Upon joining the Beyblade Club, he becomes friendlier and much more expressive.
Daigo has also been shown to be very observant, such as when he picked up on Valt's concern over Shu's shoulder injury and when he realized that Ken was upset over having to move away.
Whenever Daigo does something wrong or makes a mistake, such as when he defeated Yugo by using an illegal move for his launch, he'll do whatever it takes to make things right. Due to his past experience with cheating and dishonesty, he also has little tolerance towards others using cheap tricks, like when Naoki used Valt as a test subject through manipulation and later blind-sided Shu in the Individual Tournament much like how the former did with Yugo.
Daigo is shown to be willing to give others the benefit of the doubt if they are wronged in some way. For example, when Valt and Rantaro believed that Jin Aizawa attempted to sabotage Shu during their battle, Daigo was able to successfully prove Jin's innocence by revealing that he had spoken to him right before the match. When Jin firmly stated that he would never stoop so low as to cheat, Daigo knew right away that he was telling the truth.
Several episodes show Daigo acting as the peacekeeper between Rantaro and Wakiya whenever the two get into arguments.
Biography
Background
Beyblade Burst
Daigo was first introduced in Let's Go! Valtryek!!, where he watched Valt Aoi's debut tournament battle against Rantaro Kiyama. Despite Valt's questionable performance, Daigo remained confident that there was more to Valt than meets the eye.
In Guard Dog of the Underworld! Kerbeus!!, Daigo observed Valt's next battle against Ken Midori, making the same comments as he did previously, despite his friend Wakiya Murasaki mocking Valt.
When the battle concluded in Blast-Off! Rush Launch!!, Daigo asserted that he will beat Valt in the next round of the tournament, even in an Attack-type showdown. He then had his second round battle against Melos Nekota, where he won the match within five seconds due to a Burst Finish.
Beyblades
- Doomscizor D2 Force Jaggy: Daigo's primary Bey in Beyblade Burst.
- Doomscizor D3 2Vortex Hunter: Daigo's primary Bey in Beyblade Burst Evolution.
Special Moves
- Quake Launch: Doomscizor coats itself in a dark purple aura and uses its unpredictable movements to overwhelm the opposing bey.
- Double Strike: This technique is used by Doomscizor D3 and allows a part of its layer to hit opponents after making contact with the bey, giving the attack more power and a higher chance of bursting the opposing bey. This technique can be incorporated into other attack strategies such as an aerial attack and hitting the beystadium to prevent getting thrown out.
Battles
| Beyblade Burst (anime) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Episode | Result |
| Melos Nekota | 03 | Win (2-0) |
| Valt Aoi | 05 | Lose (On-purpose) |
| Valt Aoi | 05 | Lose (2-1) |
| Shu Kurenai | 11 | Lose (0-2) |
| Ukyo Ibuki | 18 | Lose (1-2) |
| Ken Midori | 21 | Unknown |
| Valt Aoi | 22 | Lose (0-2) |
| Unknown Blader | 22 | Win (2-0) |
| Valt Aoi | 23 | Lose (0-2) |
| Valt Aoi | 23 | Win |
| Rantaro Kiyama | 23 | Unknown |
| Yugo Nansui | 23 | Win (2-1) |
| Hoji Konda | 27 | Lose (0-2) |
| Valt Aoi | 27 | Win (2-0) |
| Ukyo Ibuki | 33 | Win (1-0) |
| Gabe Brunai | 37 | Lose (0-1) |
Relationships
- Ryota Kurogami - Ryota is Daigo's younger brother, and the two boys have a strong relationship with each other. Ryota idolizes and worships Daigo, calling him the "best big brother ever" and always supporting him in beyblade tournaments. Likewise, Daigo is very devoted to his little brother and wants nothing more than for him to get better one day.
- Valt Aoi: Even before they officially became friends, Daigo was usually confident that Valt was much stronger than he seemed. However, in episode 5, after discovering that Valt's hotheadedness is what causes him to mess up his Rush Launch, he started to intentionally provoke his anger to throw him off his game before their match. By the end of the episode, however, Daigo befriended Valt for real and later joined the Beyblade Club.
- Wakiya Murasaki: Prior to becoming apart of the BeyClub, Daigo was often seen with Wakiya at the District Tournament. Both were fine about his ominuos plans, and this suggested that they known eachother for quite some time.
Gallery
For a full gallery of images of Daigo, see Daigo Kurogami/Gallery.
Trivia
- Daigo, like other characters in the Burst cast, shares some similarities with his Beyblade, Dark Doomscizor.
- His Japanese name, Daina, is a name of Greek origin. It means "Power" while his family name Kurogami means Black God and altogether, his name means "Power of the Black God."
- His name, Daigo, and his bey, Doomscizor share the same initials, hinting at the letter D in the center of his bey.
- He share same last name kanji with Medaka Kurokami from Medaka Box. Furthermore, Daigo's seiyu, Ayahi Takagaki, and Medaka's seiyu, Aki Toyosaki, are two members of Sphere, a Japanese pop idol group.
- Furthermore, he also share "黒" with Christina Kuroda that voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro; which both Ayahi and Miyuki are also casts in Sword Art Online, while Ayahi voiced Rika Shinozaki (Lisbeth), Miyuki voiced Shino Asada (Sinon). Also, Haruka Tomatsu, other Sphere member beside Ayahi herself is voiced Asuna Yuuki.
- Daigo is the only character in the Burst series to have more than one voice actor in a certain language.
- Daigo is currently the only character in the Burst series to cheat during a beybattle.
References
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