Paradox (パラドックス, Paradokkusu) is a Forge Disc released by Takara Tomy as part of the Burst System as well as the Gatinko Layer System. It debuted in Japan with the release of the B-156 Random Booster Vol. 18 on December 26th, 2019. It later debuted in western countries as Paradox-P with the release of Hasbro's Pro Series Starter Pack, Soul Balkesh Paradox-P Eternal Ten.
Description
Paradox is a rather wide disc, consisting of two components. The first component is a rather small disc, which holds the prongs that insert into the layer, and is entirely made of plastic. The second is a rather wide ring, containing metal on the outer parts, as well as 5 plastic blades. These two parts allow for the gimmick of Paradox: The outer ring can be placed on the inner disc so that the blades either point upwards or downwards. The upwards mode, additionally, is only compatible with the Naked Layer Base.
The unfortunate width of these blades means that Paradox scrapes often on the lower oriented mode. Additionally, it is rather light compared to other options. This can be used for your advantage on LAD centric drivers, such as Rise and Mobius, where they want to stay up in order to equalize. However, where it truly shines is on the Naked Layer Base. In the upward mode, it compliments it perfectly, in a way that allows the Naked Base to be hit less. However, this setup is rather light, even for a Gatinko Beyblade.
Recommended Combinations
Naked Longinus/Spriggan/Diabolos 2 Paradox Xtend+/Bearing Sen/Goku works as an equalizer combo, as it is able to work well against right-spinning Beyblades. It is a rather light combo, so any combo utilizing the Judgement or Zwei Layer Bases has the potential to Knock-Out this combo, but if it is not knocked out, it does very well among other Gatinko Layer System combos.
Overall
Paradox is rather light and bulky, leading to a lot of scraping and not much use in the downwards mode. It should exclusively be used with the Naked Layer Base in the Upwards mode. However, it is rather light for the current metagame.
Therefore, Paradox is recommended for collection purposes only.
Products
Takara Tomy
- B-156 Random Booster Vol. 18 - 01: Naked Spriggan Paradox Orbit Metal Ten
- B-156 Random Booster Vol. 18 - 03: Dread Fafnir Paradox Revolve Metsu
- B-00 Lord Achilles Paradox Quick' (wbba. Store Exclusive)
Hasbro
- F2329 Soul Balkesh Paradox-P Eternal Ten (as Paradox-P)
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