- This article is about the Takara Tomy release. For the Hasbro release, see Driger Fang Knuckle Powerful-S.
Driger Fang 0 Xtend (ドライガーファング・ゼロ・エクステンド, Doraigā Fangu Zero Ekusutendo) is a Balance Type Beyblade released by Takara Tomy as part of the Burst System. It was released in Japan on February 16th, 2019 for 993円 as the prize Beyblade in Random Booster Vol. 14 Driger Fang.0.Xt.
Energy Layer - Driger Fang[]
- Main article: Energy Layer - Driger Fang (Takara Tomy)
Takara Tomy's Driger Fang is a Burst System adaptation of the Cross Fang Attack Ring and Driger Bit Chip from the Original Series' Spin Gear System. As such, it features four symmetrical tiger heads with short stubby blades that form the main points of contact and an image of the Bit Beast Driger in the center. The only differences between the Energy Layer and the original Attack Ring is that the Layer is much thicker overall and the "Bit Chip" is non-removable.
Forge Disc - 0[]
- Main article: Forge Disc - 0
0 is a symmetrical Forge Disc that's elliptical in shape in order to facilitate a Disc Frame. Each side features one protrusion, each wide and smooth enough to almost make the Forge Disc perfectly circular if not for the notches needed to add a Disc Frame and a molded "0" on each side. The protrusions extend further and are thicker than most other Forge Discs which makes 0 one of the heaviest Forge Discs and implies high Outward Weight Distribution (OWD) and Stamina potential. In reality however, more weight is focused towards the center, which creates Centralized Weight Distribution (CWD) that reduces its Stamina to that of 2's. As such, 0 is outclassed by 7 for Stamina Combinations but 0's greater weight makes it ideal for Attack and Defense Combinations. Furthermore, the round shape of 0 creates high Life-After-Death, even without the use of Disc Frames such as Cross. While the weight can increase the risk of Bursts, the weight of most SwitchStrike/God Layers and Cho-Z Layers can compensate.
Performance Tip - Xtend[]
- Main article: Performance Tip - Xtend
Xtend is a Performance Tip with a manual height-change gimmick, and a wide flat base that has a small sharp tip protruding in its center, akin to a wider Fusion. Like Fusion, when launched straight down into the stadium, the protrusion in the center will keep the Beyblade stable and still in the center, preventing Stamina loss. When Xtend is either knocked off balance by an opponent or launched at an angle, the flat base will make contact with the stadium, creating an aggressive movement pattern with speeds equal to Assault. However this aggressive movement is unreliable as the protrusion can slow the Combination down in the center of the stadium or stop the movement entirely and the greater surface area makes it difficult to maintain a banking pattern.
By pulling and twisting the tip, Xtend's height can be changed between two modes. When using Xtend's lower mode, it is the height of a standard Performance Tip, allowing the Layer of the Xtend Combination and the opponent to impact each other directly. When using Xtend's higher mode, in theory, its height would increase contact between the Xtend Combination's Disc and Frame and the opponent's Layer. Such contact would prevent the Xtend Combination from Bursting and instead cause the opponent to Burst. In practice however, the height of most Layers and the minimal change in height means that there will be contact between the Layers regardless. Furthermore, Xtend's height change is less than that of Tower, a Performance Tip that already has performance issues due to too little height change.
When combined with the Xtend+ Chip, Xtend is classified as a different Driver and as such, any differences in performance will be listed on the Xtend+ page.
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Trivia[]
- The Random Booster Vol. 14 release of Driger Fang 0 Xtend also includes a Layer Weight, Zan, and a paper which gave the release date of the Beyblade Burst Rise toyline.
- Product images of the Random Booster Vol. 14 release depict the Energy Layer and Performance Tip with a bright white color, but the final product retains the grey color associated with Driger.
- The Korean Youngtoys release of this Beyblade was renamed to Claw Tiger.