Laban Vanot (ラバン・ヴァノ, Raban Vano) is a character of the anime Beyblade Burst Turbo. He fights with his Beyblade Vice Leopard 12Lift Destroy, which was destroyed by Phi, and repaired afterward.
Appearance[]
Laban is a short, tan-skinned boy with dark-blue, wild hair, and light teal-blue markings under both lime-green eyes. Laban's attire is Egyptian-style, with a large gold and silver collar with a cerulean stripe in the middle and blue string tied around the rib cage to the back, a golden arm band on each upper arm, a golden belt with a gold-rimmed blue and white kilt tied around electric-blue pants, and brown shoes with collars around the ankles and openings exposing both feet's bridges.
Personality[]
Laban Vanot has a personality slightly similar to Aiger Akabane, which means he is always ready to take on any opponent and makes friends easily. He also has the ability to predict the future with the help of stones as shown in Beyblade Burst Turbo - Episode 13. He also can communicate with animals, as shown with a leopard and a lizard. Even his launching style shows how much wild and catlike he is.
Biography[]
Background[]
Beyblade Burst Turbo[]
Beyblades[]
- Vice Leopard 12Lift Destroy: Laban's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst Turbo.
Special Moves[]
- Howling Bite: Leopard uses the powerful fangs on its Layer to bite down and grab the opposing Beyblade, then spins around at greater speed, creating a miniature cyclone before tossing the Bey at the Beystadium's floor or wall, or another opposing Bey to deal massive damage.
Battles[]
| Beyblade Burst Turbo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Episode | Result |
| Aiger Akabane & Suoh Genji (Battle Royale) | 16 | Win (2-0-0) |
| Xavier Bogard | 17 | Lose (0-2) |
| Aiger Akabane, Ranjiro Kiyama, Fubuki Sumiye, Hae-jin Oh, Suoh Genji, Phi, Xavier Bogard & Kyle Hakim (Battle Royale) | 20 | Lose (0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-16) |
| Aiger Akabane & Fubuki Sumiye (With Hae-jin Oh) | 21 | Lose (0-4) |
| Fubuki Sumiye & Xavier Bogard (Battle Royale) | 22 | Win (4-0-0) |
| Aiger Akabane | 23 | Lose (1-2) |
| Phi | 24 | Lose (0-2) |
| Aiger Akabane | 45 | Lose (1-2) |
Official Description[]
Beyblade Burst Turbo[]
The Turbo 4 Blader, Laban Vanot, dominated African tournaments with his Bey’s ferocious attacks. He treats all of the beasts and birds of the world as friends and can even understand their speech. Laban’s a master fortune-teller and, thanks to his harmony with nature, he has the ability to see things others cannot.
Anime Appearances[]
Beyblade Burst Turbo[]
- Episode 13 - Lúinor Cup! Final Battle!
- Episode 14 - Raging Dragon! Brutal Lúinor!
- Episode 15 - Trial By Fire! Defeat Lui!
- Episode 16 - Epic Voyage! Battleship Cruise!
- Episode 17 - Sword of The Legendary Hero!
- Episode 18 - Ghost Ship! Adventure of The High Seas!
- Episode 19 - Super Rumble! Beyathlon!
- Episode 20 - Explosive Flames! Revive Phoenix!
- Episode 21 - Cooperation! Tag-Team Battle!
- Episode 22 - Three-Way Stand-Off!
- Episode 23 - Operation: Protect The Bey Stars!
- Episode 24 - Achilles Vs. Xcalius!
- Episode 26 - The Battleship Cruise! Final Voyage! (image)
- Episode 27 - Road to Glory!
- Episode 29 - Dark Prince! Dread Hades!
- Episode 36 - The Darkness Within!
- Episode 45 - Turbo Training! Survival on the Savanna!
- Episode 46 - Take Flight! Aerial Showdown!
- Episode 49 - Aiger Vs. Phi!
- Episode 51 - Bonding! Aiger Vs. Valt!
Beyblade Burst QuadStrike[]
- Episode 15 - Chivalry Unbound! Whirl Knight! (flashback)
- Episode 26 - Elemental Battle! Ultimate Showdown!
Relationships[]
Aiger Akabane[]
He and Aiger both had competitive personalities and were really good friends, especially when he, Aiger and Xavier were trapped on an island. Aiger later supported him when Leopard was destroyed by Phi.
Quotes[]
- "I'm the most powerful fortune teller in the world" - When meeting Aiger in Beyblade Burst Turbo - Episode 13.
Video[]
Gallery[]
For a full gallery of images of Laban, see Laban Vanot/Gallery.
Trivia[]
- Laban's Japanese Voice Actor (Mutsumi Tamura) also voiced King from Beyblade: Metal Fury. Interestingly, both characters have dark skin tones and similar competitive personalities.
- Laban owns a gold Level Chip on his bey.
- Laban is the second Blader to use a Leopard-based Beyblade, the first one is Ozuma.
- Laban uses a blue feline-themed Beyblade, which was released in a random booster, just like Ren Wu Sun and his Beyblade, Shelter Regulus 5Star Tower. Also, both characters are from the "elite bladers" of their respective seasons, the Turbo 4 and the Big Five, respectively.
- Laban is one of three Burst characters who had their destroyed Beyblade repaired instead of replaced with a newer version; the others being Shu and Ranjiro.
- He is the first to repair his destroyed Beyblade.
- Laban is one of four Beyblade Burst Turbo characters whose initials are the same as their evolved bey: Vice Leopard, the others being Xavier Bogard, Evel Oxford, and Kyle Hakim.
- The word "Laban" means "fight" in Tagalog, the native language of the Philippines.
- Laban's zodiac is a Leo.
References[]
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