- This article is about Hasbro's Pro Series release. For Hasbro's HyperSphere release, see Zone Luinor L5 Drake Spiro-H. For the Takara Tomy release, see Zwei Longinus Drake Spiral' Metsu.
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Zwei Luinor Blitz-P Xtend+ Metsu, stylized as Zwei Lúinor Blitz-P Xtend+ Metsu, is a Balance Type Beyblade released by Hasbro as part of the Burst System as well as the Pro Series System. It was released in western countries as a Pro Series Starter Pack for USD$19.99 in the United States.
GT Chip - Lúinor
- Main article: GT Chip - Luinor
Longinus is a left-spin Gatinko Chip that features two dragon heads representing the Gatinko Chip's namesake. Longinus has a standard weight for Gatinko Chips, and high Burst Resistance. Its high Burst Resistance is due to its two hard locks, akin to Valkyrie. This gives Longinus high Burst Resistance, even when a Dash Driver is not used. Its symmetrical shape also gives it good balance, and making it one of the best options for left-spin Layer Bases. When paired with the Goku Layer Weight, it can even rival Diabolos 1 in terms of sheer weight, and additionally has much better balance, making it an ideal choice for left-spin Layer Bases.
Hasbro's Pro Series Lúinor is virtually unchanged from Takara Tomy's Longinus. but manufactured with weaker materials.
Layer Weight - Metsu
- Main article: Layer Weight - Metsu
Metsu is a Layer Weight with four hexagons, two on each side, resulting in a Z shape. Its weight is distributed at each of these hexagons, allowing it to synergize well with two-sided Layer Bases such as Judgement and Zwei. However, it is not as heavy as the Goku Layer Weight, and thus is outclassed in Attack Combinations. While it is lighter than the Ten Layer Weight, Metsu has a superior weight distribution for Attack Combinations, and thus can be used as a second choice Layer Weight if Goku is unavailable.
Layer Base - Zwei
- Main article: Layer Base - Zwei
Zwei is a four-bladed Layer Base with two small blades and two larger blades with the signature metal dragon heads of the Longinus line of Energy Layers. These downward sloping blades result in an extremely hard-hitting and heavy Layer Base, with high amounts of Smash Attack. It is this design that makes Zwei one of the only viable Left-Spin Attack Type Layer Bases. Zwei, along with Judgement, ensures that Stamina Type Combinations do not dominate the use of Layer Bases. While Zwei does not have a Burst Stopper like Judgement, Zwei does not wear and makes an ideal option for Left-Spin Attack Combinations. Furthermore, unlike Judgement, Zwei is almost exclusively used in conjunction with rubber Attack Type Performance Tips, and cannot use plastic Performance Tips such as Spiral' well due to its heavy weight.
Hasbro's Pro Series Zwei is virtually unchanged from Takara Tomy's Zwei. but manufactured with weaker materials.
Forge Disc - Blitz-P
- Main article: Forge Disc - Blitz-P
Blitz is a three-sided Forge Disc with a plastic piece riveted to the bottom that has three protruding flaps. These flaps are meant to rise upwards during high spin velocity, theoretically creating better weight distribution for Attack Combinations at high speeds. In practice, this gimmick has a negligible effect. Blitz is a well-rounded Forge Disc overall, with uses in Attack, Defense, and Stamina Combinations. However, due to its shape, it is best suited for Attack Combinations due to its three-sided weight distribution. Among Gatinko Layer System Discs, Blitz is one of the heaviest, and does not have the scrape risk that other Forge Discs such as Convert have.
Performance Tip - Xtend+
- Main article: Performance Tip - Xtend+
Xtend+ is a variant of the Xtend Performance Tip featuring a new tip add-on. Unlike its predecessor, Xtend+ does not have a manual height change gimmick but instead features the adjustable Xtend Chip (エクステンドチップ, Ekusutendo Chippu) tip at a standard height with three modes: Attack, Defense and Stamina.
The Attack Mode features a wide, hollow flat tip, wider than Assault and akin to Zephyr at the standard height of most Performance Tips. Due to the surface area of this mode, Xtend+ will create a highly aggressive movement pattern with speeds greater than Assault. However, the wide diameter of the tip makes it difficult to maintain a banking pattern and creates relatively low Stamina, making the mode poorly suited for both traditional Attack and Tornado Stalling Combinations.
The Defense Mode features a low angle, stepped cone tip, at the standard height of most Performance Tips. Due to the stepped cone, when an Xtend+ Combination is struck and reaches higher on the Stadium's slope, the flat edge of the tip will create a second point of contact, briefly increasing friction and aggression to both slow down the Combination and counter attack. However, due to the edge of the tip being made of plastic rather than rubber like in Unite and smooth rather than tabbed like in Defense, the effect of the second point of contact is minimal, creating poor Knock-Out Resistance.
The Stamina Mode features a low angle cone tip, akin to Trans' Stamina Mode at a lower height than most Performance Tips. Due to the low friction, Xtend+ creates excellent Stamina. Of the three modes, Stamina has the best performance.
In all three modes, the tip's low angled base and wide diameter grant Xtend+ high Life-After-Death potential, comparable to Eternal, Atomic and Bearing.
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Trivia
- Instead of being called "Zone Lúinor" like it is in the English anime, the Base name "Zone" is replaced with "Zwei", referencing the Takara Tomy counterpart of the Beyblade, Zwei Longinus.
- The parts in this starter are based off of the following parts from multiple Takara Tomy releases:
- The Longinus Chip, the Zwei Base, and the Metsu Weight from the Zwei Longinus Drake Spiral' Metsu Booster.
- The Blitz Disc from the Slash Valkyrie Blitz Power Retsu Booster.
- The Xtend+ Tip from the Union Achilles Convert Xtend+ Retsu Booster.