Quake or Q is a Performance Tip released by Takara Tomy. It debuted in Japan with the release of the BB-50 Booster Storm Capricorne M145Q on October 24, 2009, and in western countries with the release of the BB-50 Starter Pack Storm Capricorn M145Q.
Description
Quake is a uniquely shaped Performance Tip; it is essentially a Wide Flat tip but with an elliptical shape. Due to this asymmetry, it performs similarly to a Wide Flat, albeit with small jumps. Due to this, Quake has poor stamina, and works best when paired with low Spin Tracks like 85.
Quake is intended to work with the Move 145 Spin Track that Quake was released alongside in with the Storm Capricorne M145Q Booster. The jumping frequency of Quake can be changed by using the Move 145 gimmick to move the position of the Performance Tip.
Mold Variations
Two molds of Q exist: the first mold has the most acute angle, leaving barely a milimeter of flat surface to the end of the tip. This sharp change creates a lot of erratic movements to an otherwise normal flat Bottom's pattern. When paired with M145, this mold therefore greatly accentuates the height of the jumps in both Large and Small Jump modes, decreasing the Beyblade's Stamina even more. The first mold is only available in Takara Tomy's Booster of Storm Capricorne M145Q.
The second mold leaves quite a few more milimeters of flat tip before cutting into a sharp angle. Logically, this less severe decline brings more calm to Q's movement pattern while still causing intermittent small jumps once in a while. All of Hasbro's Q and all of the later releases of Q by Takara Tomy and Sonokong are of this second mold.
Overall
While Quake has an interesting gimmick, especially when paired with the Move 145 Spin Track, it has poor stamina and little competitive use.
As such, Quake is recommended for collection purposes only.
Products
Takara Tomy
- BB-50 Storm Capricorne M145Q
- BB-56 Hybrid Wheel Custom Set Attack & Balance Type - Storm Aquario M145Q
- BBG-17 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 2 Archer Gargole SA165WSF - Guardian Saramanda W145Q
- BBG-17 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 2 Archer Gargole SA165WSF - Samurai Revizer SA165Q
Hasbro
- BB-50 Storm Capricorn M145Q
- BB-50 Duotron Launcher - Storm Capricorn M145Q
- B-110 Burning Fire Strike 2-Pack - Poison Scorpio M145Q (Beyblade: Metal Fusion)
- B-110 Burning Fire Strike 2-Pack - Poison Scorpio M145Q (Beyblade: Metal Masters)
- B-155 Howling Smash 2-Pack - Cosmic Leone 85Q
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Trivia
- Quake (Q) is similar in function and design to the Quake Performance Tip and its variants from the Burst Series.