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|quote = Only one star in the sky can shine the brightest.
|speaker = Delta Zakuro, Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 7}}

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|Name = Delta Zakuro
|JPName = 茜デルタ
|RomajiName = Akane Deruta
|AKA = Scarlet Lightning Bolt<br>Demon Blader
|Hair = Sea Green
|Eyes = Red
|Gender = Male
|Birthday = July 27th
|Age = 11<ref>https://ibb.co/jR5Bzjz</ref>
|Occupation = Blader<br>Member of Risen 3<br>[[Battle Island Tournament]] Contender<br>[[Legendary Bladers (Burst)|Legendary Blader]]
|Beyblade = [[Hell Salamander 0 Unite|Heat Salamander 0 Unite]]<br>[[Venom Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Venom Devolos Vanguard Bullet]]<br>[[Erase Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Erase Devolos Vanguard Bullet]] (Destroyed)<br>[[Master Diabolos Generate|Master Devolos Generate]] (Current; anime)<br>[[Death Diabolos 4Turn Merge' 1D|Demise Devolos 4Turn Merge' 1D]] (Current; manga only)<br>[[Abyss Diabolos 5 Fusion' 1S|Abyss Devolos 5 Fusion' 1S]] (Current; manga only)
|Equipment = [[Light Launcher LR (Burst)|Light Launcher LR]] (Current; anime)<br>[[Launcher Grip (Burst)|Launcher Grip]] (Current)<br>[[BeyLogger PLUS]] (Current; anime)<br>[[Superking BeyLauncher]] (Current; manga)<br>[[Superking BeyLauncher L]] (Current; manga)
|Ranking = Number 10/S-Tier #10 (As of Surge ep. 16)
|Team = [[BC Sol]] (Formerly)<br>[[Victories]]
|JpVoice = [[wikipedia:Kensho Ono|Kensho Ono]]
|EnVoice = Brian Timothy Anderson
|AppearAnime = [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 01|Ace Dragon! On The Rise!]]
|AppearManga = [[Beyblade Burst - Chapter 65]]}}
'''Delta Zakuro''', known as {{translation|'''Delta Akane'''|茜デルタ|Akane Deruta}} in Japan, is the deuteragonist of the anime/manga series, ''[[Beyblade Burst Rise]]''. He is ranked as one of the [[Risen 3]], and fought with his Beyblades, [[Venom Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Venom]]/[[Erase Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Erase Devolos Vanguard Bullet]] until its destruction by the hands of [[Arthur Peregrine]]. After overcoming his despair, Delta built his new Beyblade: [[Master Diabolos Generate|Master Devolos Generate]].

Delta returned in the ''[[Beyblade Burst Surge]]'' manga as a Legendary Blader with his Beyblades, [[Death Diabolos 4Turn Merge' 1D|Demise Devolos 4Turn Merge' 1D]] and [[Abyss Diabolos 5 Fusion' 1S|Abyss Devolos 5 Fusion' 1S]] with the rank of S-Tier #9.

==Appearance==
Delta is a tall boy with pale skin, red eyes, and half-smooth/half shaggy sea-green hair with long bangs over the left side of his face. His attire includes a white dress shirt with a deep crimson tie, a black buttonless vest, long grey pants, black loafers, a red jacket with a pink interior, dark-red borders and cuffs, and a cerulean belt around the waist band.

When Delta resonates with Venom/Erase Devolos, his left eye lights up in a crimson aura. His left eye is normally visible underneath his hair, but after Devolos' destruction, his eye disappears behind it. His eye reappears after Valt helps to restore his confidence.

==Personality==
Delta is shown to have a calm and reserved demeanor, much like [[Shu Kurenai|Shu]] and [[Fubuki Sumiye|Fubuki]]. However he also seems to be detached when he just walks off when Valt shows him Dante's evolved Glyph Dragon. Delta is a dedicated Blader who takes his training very seriously.

He's also rather dismissive and cold. He tends to not smile much, however, when resonating with his bey he’ll smirk after defeating or witnessing a powerful Bey.

After obtaining Devolos, he was rather annoyed when Dante picked up Devolos to check its unique features and Delta snatched it out of his hands, though this could simply mean that he is protective of his Bey.

Delta also develops an arrogant side. He often saying that the sky only needs one star (being him), thinking that he is the only one who deserves to shine, he battles stronger opponents like Aiger and the other Risen 3 members as well as Bladers that are beyond his league to prove it. That leads to Devolos' destruction when having a rematch with Apocalypse.

After Devolos was destroyed, Delta became heartbroken at the loss of his partner. With his pride and ambition shattered, he wandered the streets in despair, showing just how attached he was to his Bey.

After being cheered up by Valt Aoi and evolving Devolos into Master Devolos, he changed to a nicer person, and showed his happy smile. In addition, he also came to accept Dante and became more appreciative of him. This is further evidenced when he (albeit begrudgingly) let Dante hug him when in the past he would’ve ignored him.

After joining the Victories, while still retaining his reserved demeanor, Delta has begun to warm up to his new teammates and even helping Arman connect with Ashindra. By the time of the Inferno vs. Victories battle, however, Delta has completely opened up and has begun regarding Dante and Arman as his friends, which is shown when the three share a laugh together.

Delta is also able to resonate with his Bey, just like [[Valt Aoi|Valt]], [[Phi]], [[Aiger Akabane|Aiger]], [[Lui Shirosagi|Lui]], [[Dante Koryu|Dante]], and [[Arman Kusaba|Arman]].

== Biography ==

=== Background ===
=== ''[[Beyblade Burst Rise]]'' ===
[[File:Burst Rise E1 - Delta Surprised by Sword Valtryek's Hyper-Flux.png|left|150px]]
Delta made his debut along with Dante as one of Valt's students at BC Sol, when he revealed his brand-new Gamma Beyblade, [[Slash Valkyrie Blitz Power Retsu|Sword Valtryek]], and his achievement, [[Hyper-Flux]]. Inspired by Valt's Hyper-Flux, Delta creates his own Gamma Beyblades, [[Venom Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Venom]] and [[Erase Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Erase Devolos]] and sets out on his own journey.

[[File:Beyblade Burst Gachi Venom-Erase Diabolos Vanguard Bullet avatar 27.png|right|150px]]
In the sixth episode of the season, Delta returns as a participant and the champion of the European Championships, which lead to him becoming a member of the [[Risen 3]] and now forming a bond with Devolos. After his victory in the European Championships, Delta finds his fellow teammate from BC Sol, Dante Koryu, participating in the finals of the [[Beyblade Carnival]]. After discovering that Dante had achieved Hyper-Flux, Delta informs Valt that he was leaving BC Sol and challenges and easily defeats Dante with a Hyper-Flux of his own, believing that Dante would be good "prey" for Devolos.

[[File:Burst Rise E14 - Heated Up Delta 2.png|left|150px]]
After defeating Dante, Delta strives even more to achieve the "world's best Hyper-Flux", and takes on Blindt DeVoy and masters the technique. With a chance to take on the World Champion, Aiger Akabane, Delta enters the [[Battle Island Tournament]], with him becoming one of the three bladers to make it to the finish and becoming eligible to battle Aiger, but as Delta gets his chance, Arthur Peregrine interrupts the tournament, announcing that he was the new "King of Beyblade" and defeats Aiger with his [[Dark-Flux]].

[[File:Burst Rise E18 - Dante Giving Delta His Shattered Erase Devolos.png|right|150px]]
Wanting to defeat the so-called king who defeated the World Champion, Delta takes on Arthur but loses, with his Erase Devolos being shattered in the process, along with confidence and his blading carrer.

[[File:Burst Rise E20 - Delta Watching His Master Base Being Printed.png|left|150px]]
After his defeat, Delta returns to BC Sol where he reunites with his old mentor, Valt, who inspires Delta into evolving his shattered Bey into [[Master Diabolos Generate|Master Devolos]] and tells him "whatever you need is always right by your side, you just need to reach out for it", which was who he had been rejecting the entire time, Dante.

[[File:Burst Rise E25 - Delta Sacrificing Himself for Dante.png|right|150px]]
Becoming encouraged by Valt's words, Delta defeats Arthur and finally accepts Dante as a friend. After Arthur and his team [[Inferno]] challenged the [[Victories]] to a team battle that will decide the "fate" of the blading world, Delta decides to assist the Victories and becomes the third member in the team battle, with the Victories winning the showdown.

=== [[Beyblade Burst Surge]] ===
Delta never made a physical appearance in the ''Beyblade Burst Surge'' anime, but in the manga, he returns as a Legendary Blader with the rank of S-Tier #9, and now owns his own Lightning Beyblades, [[Death Diabolos 4Turn Merge' 1D|Demise]] and [[Abyss Diabolos 5 Fusion' 1S|Abyss Devolos]].

He was found walking around at BC Sol by Hikaru and Hyuga, who asked him for a battle, but got rejected them due to them not having strategies. Valt showed up encouraged Delta to teach the brothers about strategies, in which he succeeded in helping Hikaru, but not Hyuga.

== Beyblades ==
* '''[[Hell Salamander 0 Unite|Heat Salamander 0 Unite]]''': Delta's primary Bey in the ''[[Beyblade Burst Rise]]'' anime before obtaining Venom Devolos.
* '''[[Arc Bahamut 2Bump Atomic|Arc Balkesh 2Bump Atomic]]''': Delta's primary Bey in the ''Rise'' manga before obtaining Venom Devolos.
* '''[[Venom Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Venom Devolos Vanguard Bullet]]''': Delta's primary Gamma Beyblade in ''Rise'' with the right-spinning Venom Layer Base until the Devolos Gatinko Chip was destroyed by [[Arthur Peregrine]].
* '''[[Erase Diabolos Vanguard Bullet|Erase Devolos Vanguard Bullet]]''': Delta's primary Gamma Beyblade in ''Rise'' with the left-spinning Erase Layer Base until the Devolos Gatinko Chip and the base itself were destroyed by [[Arthur Peregrine]].
* '''[[Master Diabolos Generate|Master Devolos Generate]]''': Delta's upgraded Beyblade in ''Rise''.
* '''[[Death Diabolos 4Turn Merge' 1D|Demise Devolos 4Turn Merge' 1D]]''': Delta's primary right-spinning Lightning Beyblade in the ''Beyblade Burst Surge'' manga.
* '''[[Abyss Diabolos 5 Fusion' 1S|Abyss Devolos 5 Fusion' 1S]]''': Delta's primary left-spinning Lightning Beyblade in the ''Surge'' manga.

=== Special Moves ===
* {{Special Move|Hyper-Flux}}
* {{Special Move|Dual Phantom}}
* {{Special Move|Clone Attack}}
* {{Special Move|Clone Cannon}}
* {{Special Move|Shining Launch}}
* {{Special Move|Shining Crux}}
* {{Special Move|Clone Impact}}
* {{Special Move|Master Launch}}
* {{Special Move|Master Upper}}
* {{Special Move|Master Smash}}
* {{Special Move|Death Upper}}
* {{Special Move|Abyss Smash}}

== Beybattles ==
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#36badf; color:white;" |Beyblade Burst Rise
|-
!Opponent
!Episode
!Result
|-
|[[Dante Koryu]]
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 07|07]]-[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 08|08]]
|Win (6-0)
|-
|[[Blindt DeVoy]]
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 09|09]]-[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 10|10]]
|Win (3-1)
|-
|[[Fumiya Kindo]]
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 12|12]]
|Win (2-0)
|-
|[[Pheng Hope]]
|12
|Win (2-1)
|-
|[[Aiger Akabane]]
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 14|14]]
|No Contest (0-0)
|-
|[[Arthur Peregrine]]
|14
|Lose (0-2)
|-
|Arthur Peregrine (with Dante Koryu)
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 15|15]]
|Lose (0-4)
|-
|Arthur Peregrine
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 17|17]]
|Lose (0-2)
|-
|Arthur Peregrine
|20
|Win (3-0)
|-
|Dante Koryu
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 21|21]]
|Win (2-0)
|-
|Dante Koryu
|21
|Win
|-
|[[Arman Kusaba]]
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 22|22]]
|Win
|-
|Arman Kusaba
|22
|Win (1-0)
|-
|Blindt DeVoy
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 23|23]]
|Win (2-0)
|-
|[[Gwyn Reynolds]] and Arthur Peregrine (with Dante Koryu)
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 24|24]]
|Lose (4-0)
|-
|Gwyn Reynolds and Arthur Peregrine (with Dante Koryu)
|[[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 25|25]]
|Win (2-0)
|}

== Official Description ==
=== [[Beyblade Burst Rise]] ===
Delta Zakuro is one of BC Sol’s top Bladers and widely regarded as Valt Aoi’s successor. Few can rival Delta’s passion for Blading, but this very passion causes Delta to be overly harsh on himself and others. He believes there’s only room for one star in the Blading sky, and it’s going to be him.

== Anime Appearances ==
=== [[Beyblade Burst Rise]] ===
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 01|''Episode 01 - Ace Dragon! On The Rise!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 03|''Episode 03 - Dragon vs. Fafnir!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 06|''Episode 06 - The Final Hand!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 07|''Episode 07 - Bey Carnival! Epic Final!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 08|''Episode 08 - Dante vs. Delta!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 09|''Episode 09 - Flying High! Harmony Pegasus!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 10|''Episode 10 - Flash of Light! Shining Crux!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 11|''Episode 11 - Battle in The Skies!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 12|''Episode 12 - Spin! Advance! Survive!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 13|''Episode 13 - The Final Stage! Facing Aiger!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 14|''Episode 14 - Shining Bright! Hyper-Flux!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 15|''Episode 15 - Invasion! The New King!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 17|''Episode 17 - Genesis in Motion!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 18|''Episode 18 - Dragon vs. Apocalypse!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 19|''Episode 19 - Dragon vs. Genesis!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 20|''Episode 20 - Rebirth! Master Devolos!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 21|''Episode 21 - Ultimate Creation! Eclipse Genesis!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 22|''Episode 22 - Shining Ashindra!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 23|''Episode 23 - Dragon's Ultimate Awakening!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 24|''Episode 24 - Rising Ferocity! Tag Battle!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 25|''Episode 25 - The Greatest Tag Battle Ever!'']]
* [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 26|''Episode 26 - Rising Friendship! Master Dragon!'']]

=== [[Beyblade Burst Surge]] ===
* [[Beyblade Burst Surge - Episode 09|''Episode 09 - Is This a Dream?! Or Is It a Nightmare?!'']] (pictured)

=== [[Beyblade Burst QuadStrike]] ===
* [[Beyblade Burst QuadStrike - Episode 26|''Episode 26 - Elemental Battle! Ultimate Showdown!'']]

== Relationships ==

=== [[Dante Koryu]] ===
Delta and Dante were both understudies of Valt’s at BC Sol. However, Delta is shown to resent the former, likely due to the fact that, despite having more experience at BC Sol, Valt seemed to favor Dante (who had only recently joined) over him. Delta would usually reject Dante’s attempts to be friendly with him, and his dislike for him is shown when he called him a nuisance, snatched his Bey away when Dante wanted to examine it, and refused to let him help during their 2 on 1 battle with [[Arthur Peregrine]]. Even so, Dante felt sorry for Delta after his Bey was destroyed by Arthur and Apocalypse, and, not wanting him to abandon his partner, handed him the broken parts of his Devolos before letting him go off on his own, knowing that Delta would eventually come back even stronger.

When Delta returned with his newly evolved Master Devolos after having been lifted out of his funk by Valt, he finally learned to accept Dante as a worthy Blader as well as acknowledging him. During the match between the Victories and Inferno, Delta fully came around to viewing Dante as a friend, even going as far as to protect Dragon from being pushed out of the stadium by Gwyn's Genesis, as well as lending his Master Layer Base to Dante to use in the final battle.

===[[Arman Kusaba]]===
After joining team [[Victories]], he became fast friends with Arman and a loyal teammate. After battling Arman, Delta helped Arman in connecting with Ashindra, ultimately unlocking Arman's Hyper-Flux. They always strategize and find a way to lead them to victory. They both shared a laugh with Dante during the final match. After Dante's victory, they even shared a handshake together.

=== [[Devolos]] ===
The spirit inside Devolos often demands that Delta battle opponents in order to consume the “Bey’s light”. After evolving into Master Devolos, his relationship with Devolos became much more warmer and more bright.

=== [[Valt Aoi]] ===
He was one of Valt's pupils in [[BC Sol]], after the destruction of Devolos, Valt cheered Delta up and regained his confidence. In addition, he was inspired to create Master Devolos thanks to Valt's bright heart.

Valt alongside with Aiger cheered for Delta, Arman, and Dante.

===[[Blindt DeVoy]]===
He and Blindt have different tastes in each other, although Blindt sees him as a model for his art, Delta sees him as a different person.

=== [[Arthur Peregrine]] ===
Delta has shown to have a detestation towards Arthur and was stubborn enough to tell Dante that he wants to face him alone; this might be due to the former's interference in the Title Match.

=== [[Aiger Akabane]] ===
Delta shows passion on beating Aiger Akabane to become the very best and become the champion. He takes Aiger very seriously and believes he can give it his all to beat him. However, after Arthur easily defeated Aiger, Delta seems to have lost interest in him.

== Quotes ==
* "Out of all the Bladers he could've chosen to battle him, he picks Dante?" -questioning why Valt chose Dante to battle his new Sword Valtryek Bey.
* "Why would I want to see that when you can't even land a proper launch. Don't waste my time."
* "If this is his best, he's still got a long way to go."
* "Consume him!"
* "Devolos will consume all of your light!"
* "Not enough, we need more!"
* "And you are nothing more than food for Devolos!" - to Blindt DeVoy in [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 10]].
* "If you can't win here, your Hyper-Flux will never evolve." - while watching Dante's match with Blindt in [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 11]].
* "Dante, you can't defeat Aiger Akabane, that right is reserved for me!"
* "I am the shining star, not Valt, and certainly not Dante!" - before the second battle in his match with Aiger in [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 14]].
* "I don't care if you're from Inferno or outer space, none of that matters. You'll still lose." - Before battling Arthur in [[Beyblade Burst Rise - Episode 17]].
* Definitely not - to [[Dante Koryu]]
*"I'm not the same as I once was." -preparing for his rematch against Arthur.

== Videos ==
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BEYBLADE BURST RISE Meet the Bladers Delta
BEYBLADE BURST RISE Meet the Bladers The Risen 3
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== Gallery ==
For a full gallery of images of Delta, see [[Delta Zakuro/Gallery]].

== Trivia ==
* Delta's blood type is A.<ref>https://ibb.co/47bmZZd</ref>
* His Japanese surname, "Akane" means "deep red". Likewise, his English surname means "pomegranate", which is also a shade of red.
* He is the second Burst character after [[Phi]] to be named after a letter in the Greek alphabet (Δ).
* Delta is the first left-handed character in Beyblade Burst Rise, the second being [[Fumiya Kindo]].
* Delta is one of seven Bladers in Burst to use a ripcord launcher instead of a string launcher; the others being Hoji and Koji Konda, Haruto Aota, Hae-jin Oh, Phi, and Dante Koryu. If one counts the Sword and Digital Sword Launchers as ripcord launchers, that would make Delta the eighth Blader to use a ripcord launcher; the sixth Blader being [[Xander Shakadera]].
* Delta is so far the only member of the [[Risen 3]] to use Hyper-Flux.
** He is also the only member to not have a numbered Forge Disc nor a Disc Frame.
** He is also the only member to own a Beyblade without a Forge Disc.
** He is also the only member that owns a driver fused with the Forge Disc that's non-electric.
* It took Delta 2001 tries to perfect his launch, as revealed in a flashback of episode 8 of ''Rise''.
* He has a habit of talking to his bey, much like Valt, Lui, Phi, Aiger and Dante.
* Delta is the first character in ''Beyblade Burst Rise''' '''''whose English initials are different from their Japanese initials, the second being [[Joe Lazure]].
* Delta is the third Burst character to have a dual-spinning Beyblade; the first two being [[Count Nightfell]] and [[Shu Kurenai]].
* Delta is the second character to defeat Arthur Peregrine in a battle after he lost three times to the latter.
* He's the only member of the [[Victories]] whose last name does not start with the letter K.
* Delta is the third character to use Hyper-Flux but the second character to master it.
* Delta is the only character in the [[Risen 3]] that hasn't been defeated by Dante.
** He is also the only character to debut in Rise that has not been defeated by Dante.
* In the Japan popularity poll in 2020, Delta placed 8th as the most popular ''Rise'' character.
** Delta is also the third character to be more popular than the main character of his respective season, first being [[Shu Kurenai]] and second being [[Free De La Hoya]].
* Delta is the only character to use Hyper-Flux to not have yellow in their clothing.
* Delta is the first and only Blader to own a generic left-spinning beyblade.
* He is the third to character to own a Beyblade without a Forge Disc and is also the first character to own a Beyblade that is a not part of the Power Core System, as the Generate driver is non-electric.
* Delta is the first of two characters to own manga-exclusive evolutions in the ''Beyblade Burst Surge'' manga, the other being [[Daigo Kurogami]].
* Delta is one of two ''Surge'' characters whose initials are the same as his Bey: '''A'''byss '''D'''evolos, although this is just for his Japanese initials, the other being [[Lain Valhalla]].
** Delta is the only character whose Japanese initials are the same as his Bey.
* Delta is the only character to debut in ''Rise'' who doesn't have a brand new ''Beyblade'' English voice actor, as Brian Timothy Anderson voiced additional characters in ''Turbo'' before voicing Delta.
*Delta's Zodiac is a Leo.

== References ==
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