Ukio Kibuki

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People know me as the 'Shadow Walker.'

— Ukio Kibuki, Beyblade Burst

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Ukio Kibuki, known as Ukyo Ibuki (雪吹右京, Ibuki Ukyo; Ibuki Ukyo) in Japan, is a character appearing in the anime/manga series, Beyblade Burst. His Beyblade is Über Unicrest Down Needle.

Appearance[]

Ukio is tall with light blue hair in a long ponytail and green blue eyes. He wears a long indigo hoodie with violet accents and sleeves, deep-blue fingerless gauntlets, a light lavender t-shirt, and black sweatpants with gray stripes on the sides. His shoes are tall red Vans with a white stripe down the middle and white straps. He also wears two pink earrings in his right ear.

Personality[]

Much like Daigo and Shu, Ukio has a rather cool, calm and collected personality. He is generally soft-spoken, friendly and polite towards his friends and rivals, but is not above taunting them in order to rile them up in battle. Alongside his bey, Über Unicrest, Ukio is confident, and uses logical arguments to break his opponent's concentration, causing them to doubt that they will win the battle against him.

He believes that the hand of the Blader is sacred, and that bladers should take care to respect their form. This is demonstrated when he refused a handshake from Valt upon meeting him. However, he did once shake hands with Daigo after their battle in episode 33.

Several times throughout the series, Ukio has demonstrated the ability to hide in plain sight and then appear when people least expect it. It's for this very reason that people call him the "Shadow-Walker." It's hinted that he likes to sneak up on people just to mess with them. According to Yugo, Ukio doesn't usually show himself, so they don't always know where he is.

Ukio seems to act as the voice of reason for his team, such as when he calmed Yugo before he harmed Daigo Kurogami in episode 26 after the latter admitted to cheating in their battle.

Biography[]

Background[]

Beyblade Burst (anime)[]

Beyblades[]

Über Unicrest Down Needle: Ukio's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst.

Special Moves[]

Alicorn Launch: After getting hit with a hard attack, Unicrest uses its Needle Performance Tip to hold its ground, then counterattacks with the sharp horn on its Energy Layer.

Battles[]

Beyblade Burst (anime)
Opponent	Episode	Result
Daigo Kurogami	18	Win (2-1)
Rantaro Kiyama	19	Win (2-1)
Ken Midori	20	Lose (1-2)
Valt Aoi	22	Lose (1-2)
Daigo Kurogami	33	Lose (0-1)

Manga Appearances[]

Valt Arc[]

Relationships[]

Daigo Kurogami[]

Daigo was the first opponent whom Ukio went up against during their team battle in episode 18. Due to the fact that Ukio that had been spying on his friends, Daigo offered to take him on, thinking the former knew nothing of his abilities. He is also not affected by Ukio's attempts to rile him up.

When Daigo later admitted to cheating in his battle with Yugo, rather than showing anger, Ukio instead appeared concerned for Daigo and seemed disappointed that the latter had seemingly decided to quit Beyblade altogether. However, when the two had their next match in episode 33, Ukio admitted that he was glad that Daigo was still in the game, and by the end of the episode, the two have come to respect one another.

Yugo Nansui[]

Ukio joined the dojo not long after Quon left, but nonetheless, he and Yugo have since become good friends with one another. The two are often seen talking together, and at one point Yugo also told Ukio about Quon and how he and Xander had been through a lot together. In episode 26, Ukio was able to get Yugo to calm down from his anger after Daigo admitted to cheating in their battle.

Xander Shakadera[]

Xander has clear respect for Ukio, but the two of them also have a friendly relationship. Xander often teases him and tells him not to scare others too much with his stealth. Meanwhile, Ukio feels comfortable enough around Xander to loosen up and laugh with him and is proud of being a part of the Shakadera Dojo and Xander's team, the Sword Flames.

Quon Limon[]

Quon and Ukio aren't seen much together, but it's implied that they became good friends after Quon's return to the dojo. He seemed to get excited with the rest of the group when Quon asked if anyone wanted to train with him (which was really him announcing his return), offered to fix his skateboard, and wanted to know more about him.

Quotes[]

"So, it would seem you haven't noticed me yet. I've been here all along."
"I'm what you might call the dojo's 'secret weapon'."
"This is fun. I love it when I get to creep out of the shadows and give people a reality check."
"Are those dogs? I'm more of a cat person myself. Why would you want a slobbering mutt on your hand all day?" - Ukio asking about Ken's puppets.
"This kid doesn't know what's about to hit him."
"You're one of a kind. I'll give you that."
"The hand of the Blader is a sacred thing. I accept your handshake in my mind, and I thank you for it."
"People know me as the 'Shadow-Walker'." - To Beigoma Academy BeyClub.

Gallery[]

For a full gallery of images of Ukio, see Ukio Ibuki/Gallery.

Trivia[]

In Quon's debut appearance, it was revealed that Ukio has some knowledge of handy work (including fixing skateboard wheels) and joined Xander's dojo team sometime after Quon left.
Ukio is one of the few left-handed bladers in Beyblade Burst.
- He is also the only member of the Sword Flames to be left-handed.
Ukio is the third Beyblade character to use a unicorn-based Beyblade; the others are Oliver from the Original Series and Masamune Kadoya from the Metal Saga.
Ukio's surname contains the kanjis, "雪吹", which means 'snowstorm' or 'blizzard', possibly referring to his chill personality, his arctic blue hair and eyes, and how his bey appears to be snow/ice based.
Ukio's zodiac is Aquarius.