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Free de la Hoya (フリー・デラホーヤ, Furii Derahooya) is a character appearing in the anime/manga series, Beyblade Burst Evolution. Free was initially the leader of Spanish team BC Sol. until he left and became a member of the American team, the Raging Bulls. He eventually returned to Spain and rejoined BC Sol as its leader. His Beyblade is Fafnir F3 8 Nothing. He was the world's Number 1 Blader until he had his first and only loss to Lui Shirasagi.

Appearance

Free has a fair complexion, and spiked and messy orange hair with a red streak running through it. His eyes are dark and his pupils aren't visible. Free dresses casually with a loose yellow tank-top and light brown jeans, showing how he doesn't care much about what he wears. On his left arm, he wears a long, dark teal finger-less glove that is fastened with a brown belt and golden buckle. Attached to the belt of his pants is a small brown satchel, as well as his white and black launcher.

Personality

Free is very lazy and carefree, and because of this he doesn't do much of anything in beybattles. Free also doesn't use his launcher against the other members of BC Sol very often, preferring to use his hand; although he uses his launcher when facing skilled bladers.

As the strongest blader in the world, he has the knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of beyblade. This is shown when he points out what Roktavor R3 is capable of doing, and suggests ways to improve Rantaro Kiyama's skills. Free is often seen with a bored expression and his head tilted to the left slightly, and is uninterested in most things since he is the most powerful blader and doesn't see them as challenging.

In his spare time, Free often sits around throwing his beyblade up and catching it, or visiting an old bey stadium in the forest with a deer nearby. He has a noticeable fondness for animals, as he smiles more often when he spots the deer curiously watching him. He also noticeably smiles more later on in the series.

It is noted by Rantaro Kiyama and Valt Aoi that Free can be sarcastic or rude occasionally, ignoring what his teammates are saying or throwing slight insults towards his opponents. He also doesn't care about being late to important events.

Free is shown to have never shaken hands with anyone until his battle with Shasa Guten, showing how his attitude about blading is slowly changing.

In the manga, Free is shown to make himself angry to fight more fiercely. In his battle with Valt he bites himself to get enough anger to battle at 100% strength. However, he uses too much energy, and ends up injuring himself.

Plot

Beybattles

Beyblade Burst Evolution
Opponent Episode Result
Valt Aoi 3 Win (1-0)
Rantaro Kiyama 3 Win (1-0)
Rest of BC Sol 3 Win
Silas Karlisle 5 Win (2-0)
Cuza Ackerman 9 Win (2-0)
Valt Aoi 10 Win (2-1)
Christina Kuroda 20 Win (Flashback)
Joshua Boon 24 Win
Daigo Kurogami 31 Win (2-0)
Valt Aoi 33 Win
Silas Karlisle 35 Win (2-0)
Shu Kurenai 36 Win (Flashback) (2-0)
Lui Shirasagi 37 Lose
Valt Aoi 38 Win
Shasa Guten 38 Win

Relationships

Gallery

Trivia

  • Free is a variant of Freyr (which was later modernized to Frey) who was a vanir from Norse mythology and the god of agrarian culture in some communities and also the god of fertility like most vanir. Free is also a shortening of the old English name Freeman.
  • His eyes are dark and appear to lack pupils, similarly to L from Death Note.
  • His name is named after Oscar De La Hoya, a professional boxer that nicknamed "The Golden Boy".
  • Free, like Kai, is often depicted as a bored, yet skilled Beyblader with a strong sense of leadership, a high regard for honor, and an appreciation for nature. Unlike Kai however, Free doesn't take Beyblading as seriously until later on in the series.
  • Free's habit of launching his bey with his hand may be a reference to Ryuga from the Metal Saga, who also tended to launch his Meteo L-Drago LW105LF with his hand as well, especially in Metal Masters.
    • Coincidentally, both Free's and Ryuga's beys are dragon beys that use reverse rotation and the spin stealing technique.

References

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