- 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
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.jpg "Imperial Dragon.7.Et (B-178 06).jpg (249 KB)")
.png "IDr.Ig' (Water Dragon Ver.).png (46 KB)")
.png "Dragon II (Red Dragon Ver.).png (20 KB)")
.png "IDr (Black Dragon Ver.).png (2.66 MB)")
.png "MDr.Ig' (Gold Turbo Ver.).png (598 KB)")
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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