| “ | It's the Blader's Spirit that is strong! | ” |
—Phoenix | ||
Phoenix (フェニックス, Fenikkusu) is a recurring character in the Metal Saga, making his debut in Beyblade: Metal Fusion.
He is the mysterious alter ego of Ryo Hagane, who watched over Gingka's gang. Even so Phoenix is a powerful Beyblader who turns his enemies into ashes with his Burn Fireblaze 135MS.
Appearance
Phoenix is always dressed in a red coat, reaching down to his knees. He also constantly wore a metal mask and wig that appear to symbolize a phoenix, to hide his identity. He wears a black/brown shirt and long pants for the time being and carries Burn Fireblaze on his belt. He wears black boots with red designs on them.
He is the tallest character in the show, even among the adults as he towers over Benkei Hanawa.
Biography
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
Phoenix appears out of nowhere to Gingka and his friends, thoroughly as he watched the battle royal in MF032. He later appears conforting Tetsuya Watarigani and giving Gingka the pointer the crab blader stole. Phoenix and Gingka have a battle and Phoenix crushes Gingka's Beypointer after beating him. He later saved Tsubasa Otori from Ryuga when the latter was going to beat Tsubasa. He then talks with him, becoming his ally. He tells Tsubasa to get to know Gingka's friends. After Tsubasa beats Hyoma, Kenta, Benkei, and Hikaru Hasama, he tells Tsubasa he won't understand and beats him. Phoenix battles Gingka, who managed to win with his growing strength. Phoenix is impressed with Gingka and returns his Beypoints. Nearing the Finale, Phoenix is shown to be Gingka's father when he saved Hyoma and Kenta from chandelier shards and one of the shards chipped off his mask.
Beyblade: Metal Masters
Phoenix makes a short appearance in Metal Masters when Team Wang Hu Zhong were battling members of GanGan Galaxy to be a member. Phoenix interrupts the battle with his Burn Fireblaze and easily wins.
Beyblades
Burn Fireblaze 135MS: (Burn Phoenix 135MS in the Japanese version) is Phoenix's Beyblade in both the anime and manga.
Special Moves
Burning Fire Strike: Phoenix's first and only finishing move. Phoenix first used this attack in Episode 33.
Beybattles
| Beyblade: Metal Fusion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Episode | Result |
| Gingka Hagane | MF033 | Win |
| Tsubasa Otori | MF039 | Win |
| Gingka Hagane | MF039 | Lose |
| Doji | MF047 | Win |
| Beyblade: Metal Masters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Episode | Result |
| Team Wang Hu Zhong, Gingka Hagane, Masamune Kadoya and Kenta Yumiya | MM040 | Win |
Trivia
- This is very similar to when Hiro Granger disguised himself as Jin of The Gale in order to test Tyson.
- Much like Hiro, his Bey, Burn Fireblaze, has metal in it (Fusion Wheel - Burn) while Metal Driger also has metal in it (Spin Gear - Heavy Metal Core).
- Phoenix resembles Spectra Phantom from the Bakugan series.
- Much like Nile he only lost one battle.
- Phoenix has a habit of appearing out of noware and beating a powerful blader that had beaten Gingka's friends in a earlier episode. For example he beats Tsubassa in episode 39 who had beaten Kenta Benkei Hyoma and Hikaru in episode 38 and he beats Doji in episode 47 who had beaten Kenta and Hyoma in episode 46.
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