- This article is about the second Dragon Gatinko Chip. For the first Dragon Gatinko Chip, see Gatinko Chip - Dragon 1. For Hasbro's HyperSphere Chip, see GT Chip - Evo Dragon D5.
Dragon (ドラゴン, Doragon) is a Gatinko Chip 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-154 DX Booster, Imperial Dragon Ignition', on November 16th, 2019. It later debuted in western countries with the release of Hasbro's Pro Series Starter Pack, Command Dragon Vanguard-P Quick'.
Description
Dragon 2[1] (or simply Dragon) is a right-spin Gatinko Chip that features the side profile of the Gatinko Chip's namesake: a dragon and its claws. Dragon 2 has a standard weight for Gatinko Chips, and high Burst Resistance. Dragon 2 features three hard locks that give Dragon 2 high Burst Resistance, even when a Dash Driver is not used. When paired with the Goku Layer Weight, Dragon 2 is an ideal Gatinko Chip to use in right-spin Combinations.
Hasbro's Pro Series Dragon is virtually unchanged from Takara Tomy's Dragon 2, but manufactured with weaker materials.
Overall
Due to its high Burst Resistance, Dragon 2 is one of the best right-spin Gatinko Chips, on par with Achilles. Although a must-have among Gatinko Layer System parts, Gatinko Layer System Energy Layers are too light to be competitive in the current metagame.
As such, Dragon 2 is recommended for collection purposes only.
Due to its high Burst Resistance, Dragon 2 is a must-have if a Blader plans to use a right-spin Layer Base in the WBO's Burst Limited Format. However, as Gatinko Layers are not particularly competitive in this format, it is not a necessity.
As such, Dragon 2 is not a must have but is instead a welcome addition to a blader's collection.
Dragon 2 is not legal in the WBO's Burst Classic Format.
As such, Dragon 2 is recommended for collection purposes only.Products
Takara Tomy
- B-154 Imperial Dragon Ignition'
- B-154 Imperial Dragon Ignition' (Gold Turbo Ver.)
- B-173 Random Booster Vol. 22 - 04: Ace Dragon Wheel Rise Gen
- B-178 Random Booster Vol. 24 - 06: Imperial Dragon 7 Eternal (Black Ver.)
- B-00 Imperial Dragon Ignition' (Water Dragon Ver.) (CoroCoro Exclusive)
- B-00 Dragon 2 (Red Dragon Ver.) (World Hobby Fair Exclusive)
- B-00 Imperial Dragon (Black Dragon Ver.)
- B-00 Master Dragon Ignition' (Gold Turbo Ver.) (CoroCoro Exclusive)
Hasbro
- F2332 Command Dragon Vanguard-P Quick'
- F4549 Ace Dragon Drake-P Reboot Zan
- F4695 Mythic Beast Collection - Command Dragon Vanguard-P Quick'
Gallery
Takara Tomy
Hasbro
Trivia
- The Red Dragon Ver. Dragon 2 Gatinko Chip came from a World Hobby Fair Campaign in Japan. By battling motorized Beys in stadiums where the Mugen/Mugen-L Drivers are used, you could have a chance at winning this special Gatinko Chip recolor.
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