Ryuga Kishatu

Ryuga is a descendant of the Dragon Clan, an ancient group of people who guarded the star fragment power and built the Dragon Temple.

Ryuga is a major character in Beyblade first appearing as the main antagonist of Beyblade Metal Fusion using his bey Lightning L-Drago 100 HF to steal the power from Beybladers. As the series progresses, Ryuga largely remains independent of the main cast, although he often assists them against a common enemy.

In Beyblade Metal Masters, Ryuga returns with his newly evolved Meteo L-Drago LW105 LF, which he evolved on his own through intense training and mastery of L-Drago's power.

In Beyblade Metal Fury, Ryuga inherits one of the Star Fragments, becoming one of the Legendary Bladers and evolving his Bey into L-Drago Destructor F:S. He is also one of the Four Season Bladers, holding the power of the Summer Constellation. In the anime, he is joined by Kenta Yumiya, who attempts to convince him to join the main cast to defeat Nemesis.

Appearance

Ryuga has peach skin with a golden dragon headwear. He has white hair with a red streak on it and he wears his coat as a cape. He wears a red cuff on his right wrist. His eyes are normally ruthless and merciless and usually has an evil sneer on his face.

Originally, Ryuga wore a ripped T-shirt under a torn and battered cloak; when he changed, he began to wear a black and gold tank top underneath a white lab coat, which is hooked across the top of his chest so it stays on while he wears it. He never is seen wearing it with the sleeves in.

He wears black pants that match his tank top and are tucked into his boots, and also has a belt that has hooks for his equipment, including his Beyblade Launcher. Ryuga also has a unique gold Beyblade Holster in the shape of a dragon he wears on his arm for easier access to L-Drago.

Personality

He is portrayed to be pure evil and shows no mercy to his allies or enemies, he loves to attack the beys of his enemies until the bey is crushed. He also enjoys terrorizing other beybladers and has a power-hungry personality. He despised losing a battle as well. He was cocky, thinking that he had the power to beat anyone else before him. He even enjoyed making Ryo suffer and teased Gingka about it which made him go berserk. He even saw Doji trying to give more power as weak and beat him with no remorse. However he was shown to respect opponents who could give him a good fight as he complemented Tsubassa for making him use his full strength before beating him and when he complemented Kyoya for taking so many of his attacks without falling. Although in episode 51 it is revealed that Ryuga's behavior was caused by L-Drago's possession over him.(Ryuga Ryuga's eyes glow a piercing red, his veins bulge, his ears turn elf-like, his skin turns purplish-grey). Following his defeat by Gingka, Ryuga makes the Dark Power his own through training, and largely loses the crueler aspects of his personality. Although when he has Meteo L-Drago he has much more control over himself; this may be because he has full control over Meteo or that he is hiding its true power. Ryuga was now a stronger, prouder person who no longer stood as the face of evil. Instead, he decided to do simply whatever he liked instead of being on the wrong side of a conflict; he even decided to lecture Tsubasa in order to help him gain control of his dark power.

Even so, Ryuga still had plenty of rage on the inside, as he was not very fond of Hades Inc., or Julian Konzern's left-rotating Beyblade Gravity Destroyer AD145 WD. In the end, Ryuga stood with Gingka against Hades Inc. However, he wasn't doing what was right; instead, he just did what he wanted to get back at them. During Metal Fury, Ryuga still follows the same ideals he had in Metal Masters, initially not joining Gingka and the other Legendary Bladers' fight against Nemesis in favor of his own personal gains, all while displaying the standoffish personality he has had ever since the start of the series. He even wants to take Nemesis power for himself to become the strongest. However, he begins to become more empathetic, allowing Kenta to follow and challenge him and even giving him his Star Fragment once the young Blader gains his respect. With L-Drago Destroy, he won all the time. Considering how Ryuga treated Yu in Metal Fusion, ignoring him and basically leaving him to be destroyed by Reiji Mizuchi and his Poison Serpent SW145 SD, one can see that this is a huge change in his character.

History

Ryuga was a former member of Dark Nebula and the ultimate rival of Gingka Hagane. He was defeated by Gingka only once; for all of the other battles against him, Ryuga came out on top, making him legendary. He was the strongest member in the Dark Nebula, being the one who owned Lightning L-Drago 100 HF. He was one of the Legend Bladers as well, specifically part of the Four Season Bladers as the Blader of Summer, where the power of Gaia was separated into the four seasons of Earth and the four Bladers, Gingka Hagane, Kyoya Tategami, Chris, and Ryuga. Ryuga represents the Season of Summer. He later gave his Star Fragment to his new close friend, Kenta Yumiya. Introduced as the main antagonist of Beyblade Metal Fusion, Ryuga was affiliated with the Dark Nebula Organization, who aided him in the theft of Lightning L-Drago 100HF from Koma Village. This incident served as Gingka's character motivation when Ryuga abandoned Ryo Hagane in rubble after their first encounter. The power of the Forbidden Bey would start to influence Ryuga, making act sadsitic in battle and eventually consume him, draining his energy and turning Ryuga into a monster. But after being defeated by Gingka in battle Bladers, Ryuga would begin a journey of redemption and eventually tame Lightning L-Drago, becoming Meteo L-Drago LW105LF in the process. He mentored Tsubasa Otori during Metal Masters who was struggling with his dark power and even acted as a temporary reserve member during the Beyblade World Championships for Team Gan Gan Galaxy for their match against Jack of Team Star Breaker. He even helped Gingka stop the spiral core and save the world during the final fight with Hades inc.

During Beyblade Metal Fury, Ryuga was revealed as a Legendary Blader, specifically one of the Bladers of the Four Seasons representing summer. He finds a travelling companion in Kenta Yumiya, who would become Ryuga's closest and only friend. The two traveled for a few times, battling in tournaments and such as well as being present when Nemesis was revived.

History

The Beginning'

Not much of Ryuga's past is known, except he once joined the Dark Nebula Organization and became Doji's right-hand man.

Ryuga and Doji once heard of a forbidden Beyblade called L-Drago, hidden in a temple at Koma Village and flew to Mount Hagane. There they went inside the Volcano Ruins and, after getting past the booby traps with Doji using his Dark Wolf DF145 FS to help out, Ryuga acquires L-Drago and uses it to defeat Ryo Hagane and his Beyblade, Storm Pegasus 105 RF, with ease. Gingka yells at them to come back causing Doji to mock Gingka saying he should be glad L-Drago did not steal his power. However, as Ryuga fled the temple with Doji, L-Drago drained Ryuga of his power. Ever since then, Ryuga had to rest inside of a capsule until he regained his power.

When Ryuga first appeared in the anime, he is seen inside a capsule in a coma in order to regain his power with Doji watching over him and hoping Gingka's data will help Ryuga crush Gingka.

During Gingka's battle with Doji, Gingka and Pegasus' presence in the Dark Nebula Castle allowed him to wake up due to being the opposite of Gingka. As the battle rages on Ryuga's L-Drago awakens which causes the castle to shatter. After Gingka wins against Doji, Ryuga arrives outside to greet his old foe. In episode 13, Gingka challenged him to a bey battle when he confronted him. Doji then tells Kyoya Benkei, Kenta and Madoka how bey's are known to have a hidden power within them much to their shock. Ryuga and Gingka fought on the stadium often used by the Dark Nebula, Gingka hurries to the other side and they both launch their Blades while Kenta Yumiya, Benkei Hanawa, Kyoya Tategami, Madoka Amano and Doji watched. Immediately, it is clear that Lightning L-Drago became more powerful than Storm Pegasus 105 RF. Anytime the latter hits the opponent, it gets sent into the air. At the same time, Gingka is pushed back to the ground two or three times due to the purple shockwave that L-Drago emits every time there is an impact. Gingka does not give up though, because he is determined to avenge his father. Gingka's friends have trouble understanding what makes Ryuga's Beyblade so strong, so Doji explains that it is due to the fact that L-Drago is a left-spin blade. Benkei is confused by the concept of having two Beyblades with different spin rotations in the same battle, however. Gingka then uses L-drago's attacks to increase his spin speed. Kyoya notes it is the same as when he and Gingka battled for the second time. After one particular clash between the two Blades made at the perfect angle, Gingka uses his Pegasus Starblast Attack to hopefully defeat L-Drago, but it joins Pegasus up in the sky and succeeds in rendering Gingka's Beyblade almost useless: Pegasus falls back to the stadium floor, as if it had little life left in it.

Everyone except Doji and Ryuga are shocked by the fact that Lightning L-Drago was able to defend and attack so well against Pegasus Star Blast Attack. Apparently, L-Drago seems to gain more energy from every collision, and of course from the few lightning bolts that sporadically cross the sky. sometime into the battle, Ryuga insults Ryusei Hagane saying how he was not strong enough, which quickly changes Gingka: an angry red and black aura appears around him, and his eyes' brown coloration turns into a bloody red glare. Gingka officially loses his mind then: he viciously and furiously fights against Ryuga and he only has his father's death in mind, but mostly the fact that he wants to make Ryuga pay dearly for his crime.

While Storm Pegasus attacks with as much fury as Gingka can fuel himself, L-Drago still holds its ground slightly. Kenta starts crying at the sight of his friends near insane anger: a few days ago, Gingka had been the one to prone the Beyblade game for mere fun, not really for competition, and even less for personal gain. Seeing him so demented, so angry and dead-set on dealing with Ryuga once and for all that it pains him. He tries to call him back to reality, but Gingka remains in his world where he only knows of Ryo's death by Ryuga, and the latter standing right in front of him, at the other side of the stadium, with the Beyblade that destroyed his life spinning between them along with Storm Pegasus.

The negative energy casted from Gingka allowed Ryuga to replenish L-Drago's energy near-instantly; with his energy more than 100%, Ryuga finishes toying with Pegasis and makes a special move called Dragon Emperor Soaring Bite Strike where three Emperor Dragons (instead of only one, like before) cruelly assault Storm Pegasus. Once everything ends and that the blinding light from the attack vanished, Storm Pegasus is incrusted into the crushed part of the stadium floor. Shocked beyond belief that he could lose and not be able to avenge his father's death, Gingka falls to his hands and knees while Ryuga taunts Gingka saying how the sprit of a blader is it's favorite meal. Ryuga soon leaves, telling Doji that they have to prepare for Battle Bladers and Doji hurriedly agrees leaving Gingka in shock that he lost to Ryuga and Pegasus in scratches. Later on in a training room, he was shown training against Dark Nebula bladers, who owned all the different types of Beyblades, Attack, Defense, Stamina, and Balance. Ryuga says that it isn't enough and uses L-Drago power to blow away all the Dark Nebula Bladers. Ryuga then causes a huge explosion with L-Drago laughing at the power it has. Doji asks Ryuga how strong he plans to become only for the young Blader to smirk.

One day Doji takes Ryuga to meet a powerful, young blader named Yu Tendo in the desert. he uses his dark move and knocks Flame Libra T125 ES out of the arena. After he beats Yu the kid finds Ryuga to be super cool and gets invited to join the Dark Nebula which the kid accepts. Yu wins the survival battle and creates a tournament called Battle Bladers. Ryuga and the Dark Nebula arrive to the island where he confronts Gingka to let him know that the WBBA's Battle Bladers tournament is where Gingka will be able to receive his rematch if he makes it far enough to the finals. Doji also says that when Ryuga wins the tournament he will be the King of all Bladers. Gingka loads Pegasus and challenges Ryuga to a rematch for his first defeat at the hands of L-Drago. The two bladers fight an intense battle with the energy blowing Doji and Yu into the Helicopter. However Ryuga tells L-Drago to retreat knowing he will win so he tells Gingka that during Battle Bladers they will end their rivalry once and for all. Gingka accepts and vows to defeat Ryuga at Battle Bladers. On the ride back to Dark Nebula's base, Ryuga laughs at the power Gingka has saying that their next battle should be more interesting.

Ryuga starts to prepare L-Drago for it by smashing some rocks using all of L-Drago's power saying he needs more power and luaghing over his victory. Following this he laughs at the power L-Drago has feeling he can't be beaten. After Gingka beats Teru Saotome, Ryuga is shown at the Dark Nebula headquarters saying he understands Gingka's drive to win. He then launches L-Drago saying to himself Gingka needs to improve his moves to be a fitting opponent and launches L-Drago in the sky laughing at his power.

He later bords a helicopter with Yu Tendo and Tsubasa Otori to go to a battle royal in the mountains that Benkei Hanawa also takes part in. When Blader DJ asks who will battle Yu says that Ryuga is more than worthy to compete. Benkei does not get scared believing that he will beat L-Drago. The battle begins and Benkei has bull charge stright for Lightning L-Drago 100 HF using Bull upercut. Ryuga uses L-Drago to overwhelm Dark Bull H145 SD and survive Red Horn Uppercut. L-Drago's power becomes to much for the bladers causing Ryuga to win the one-hundred-way battle. Ryuga laughs at his victory while calling Benkei and the others ammeters while Tsubassa looks concerned at the power L-drago has. Blader Dj gives the audience information on Ryuga and how he is winning various challenge matches after having only appeared in the survival battle award ceremony. Ryuga later takes part in another challenge match where Tobio Oike and Ryutaro Fukami are competing. He uses the dark power in L-Drago to effortlessly win all his battles and moves onto the finals. When Tobio and Ryutaro are about to battle in the semi-finals Ryuga interrupts the match and tells them he wants to face both of them at the same time as part of the finals. Tobio and Ryutaro expect believing they will take him easily as a team. Ryutaro warns Ryuga that arrgont people don't last long. The fight begans and L-Drago starts to charge at Storm Capricorn M145 Q and Thermal Pisces T125 ES. Ryutaro uses his special move Distortion Drive and traps L-Drago in Pisces space. L-Drago however uses its left Rotation in inturupt the air flow causing it to change. L-Drago breaks free from Pisces space and absorbs its power causing Ryuarto to lose. Tobio then uses Capicorn's jumping ablity to help out, but Ryuga's dark move easily overpowers Capriconre causing Tobio to lose as well. Following his victory Ryuga invites Tobio and Ryutaro to join the Dark Nebula saying that they show promise. Tobio and Ryutaro expect his offer. When the Dark Nebula finds out that Tsubasa Otori is a traitor, he battles him after Tsubassa beats all the lower class bladers. During the fight he taunts Tsubassa about not having enough power to beat him. He is about to defeat Tsubasa with Dragon Emperor Soaring Bite Strike when the mysterious Phoenix saves Tsubasa and grabs both beys. When Doji demands to know who he is Phoenix says he will take over the battle and takes Tsubasa with him flying away into the night much to Ryuga's anger.

The tournament arrives in no time, Ryuga does not take part in the opening ceromancy. Rather he uses L-Drago to bust a wall and watches Gingka's first round battle with Yu, a match that Yu loses. His first match was with Hikaru Hasama causing her to feel scared when he appeared on stage. When the battle begins it is made clear that Storm Aquario 100 HF/S is no match for L-Drago dispite the fact that Hiaru used Aquario Infinite Assault and Ryuga promises to end it by using his Dark move. His dark move causes damage to the stadium and beats Hikaru leaving her injured. This infuriates Gingka who swears to defeat Ryuga even more, sick of his inconsiderate and cruel actions. Ryuga laughs at him and leaves the stadium saying he cant wait for his battle with Gingka. In the second round Ryuga is set to face Kyoya Tategami

Later he is seen defeating the Dark Nebula bladers who failed in the first round. He beats Dan Sodo and Reiki Sodo offscreen thus breaking their Evil Gemios DF145 FS. He then battles Kumasuke Kumade, Kumata Kumade, and Kumaji Kumade with L-Drago ramming into their Rock Orso D125 B's and breaking them. The Brothers look horrified as L-Drago blows them away. Ryuga laughs as he mocks the brothers power asking them if that's all they have. Ryuga then battles Tobio Oike and Tetsuya Watarigani with Tobio angrily berating Ryuga for treating them like food after only losing once. Ryuga then tells Tobio to keep hating him as hate is what L-Drago wants the most. Tobio falls into Ryuga's trap as he gets ready to launch. Tetsuya tries to tell Tobio not to fight but, the former tells him that wont work and that he must fight. They launch with Caporcorne using Spin screwdriver to attack. L-Drago uses its dark power to block the attack and defeat Capricorne. L-Drago then defeats Dark Gasher CH120 SF and blows Tobio and Tetsuya away. Ryuga laughs saying that the battle did not curb his hunger. Ryuga then watches Yu's battle with Reiji Mizuchi and ignores Yu's request for help leaving Libra to suffer by Poison Serpent SW145 SD. This causes Yu to learn that Ryuga never cared for him. The next day the second round is about to began only for Doji to change up the order where Ryuga will fight Tsubasa.

In the second round after Kyoya, Gingka and Rejij win their battles Ryuga battles Tubassa next to see which of them will move on to the semi-finals. In his locker room he grins at the Dark power L-Drago has within him. The two then arrive at the staduim and get ready for the battle. Right before they fight, Ryuga mocks Tsubasa and tells him that he’s all alone, alluding to how Phoenix cannot save him like he did the last time the two fought. Tsubasa defiantly says that he can defeat Ryuga on his own. The battle begins with an all-out clash. Ryuga is able to push Tsubasa back in spite of Eagle’s Wide Defense tip thanks to L’Drago’s extreme attack power. Tsubasa falls back and circles the outer edge of the stadium to preserve Eagle’s stamina. However, Ryuga’s L Drago begins circling as well and is about to intercept eagle thanks to its reverse rotation. Eagle dodges in the last moment saving its self from Ryuga's attack. Though Tsubassa gives Ryuga a hard time even beating his Dark move. The fight ends with the same outcome after transferring Ryuga's own Negative energy onto Tsubasa, cursing him with the Dark Power (though this would not be known until Metal Masters). Gingka then swears to avenge Tsubasa by beating Ryuga for good.

With such a close match with Tsubasa, Doji feels concerned that Ryuga may not be able to defeat Gingka. So, he kidnaps Yu and has Kenta and Hyoma try to give their power to Ryuga while Ryuga watches the semifinal battle between Gingka and Rejji. During the battle Ryuga smiles hoping Rejji will defeat Gingka. However he gets surpsied when he sees Gingka breaking free from Rejji's posion and dealing him a devsating defeat. Ryuga however smiles knowing that Gingka will be a strong foe in the finals. Meanwhile Doji gets beaten by Phoneix. So as a compromise after finding out why Doji did all this while assuming he thinks L-drago is weak, he beats Doji in battle and drains the negative energy from Doji's body instead, supposedly killing him. Doji falls to the ground and Ryuga laughs saying that once he gets the energy from Rock Leone 145 WB, L-Drago will be strong enough to beat Gingka.

In the semi-finals, he battles Kyoya Tategami and starts off by telling Kyoya that there is no chance that he will win. Kyoya tells him that he will defeat him quickly so he can fight and defeat Gingka. However, Ryuga uses L-Drago's power to taunt Kyoya by crumbling the stadium to pieces. They get ready their Beylaunchers and launch. Kyoya's Rock Leone 145 WB fights fiercely against Ryuga's Lightning L-Drago 100 HF. Ryuga uses a Dark Move Dragon Emperor Soaring Bite Strike, thinking he will defeat Kyoya in one shot. He's wrong as Rock Leone dodges it and uses a special move. Madoka learns that Kyoya is only slowing down L-Drago and if it stops, Kyoya could lose. Gingka cheers Kyoya on regardless. In spite of Ryuga attempting to defeat Kyoya easily, Kyoya stands up and fights back. Ryuga is surprised at this and keeps trying to defeat him. Leone jumps onto L-Drago as the beast's fight. Kyoya tells Ryuga he should fight the right way instead of using the power L-Drago gets when it defeats an opponent. Ryuga takes up Kyoya's challenge and accepts but tells him that he will regret it. The Bey's fight by using their own power and with each hit of the Bey, an explosion emerges. Madoka is worried as if Kyoya keeps fighting like this, Kyoya could possibly lose his energy. The battle is so fierce L-Drago seems not to have an effect on Leone. Kyoya then attempts to surprise-attack Ryuga and more explosions occurs. Ryuga turns insane that nothing is happening and tries to deliver a direct hit at Leone. Madoka tells Gingka that Leone and L-Drago are reaching the end of their Stamina. Kyoya tries to finish L-Drago but suddenly, the beast of L-Drago, Dragon Emperor comes out of the Bey and faces Ryuga. It transfers it's power into Ryuga and with this a huge explosion occurs. Ryuga turns insane and looks like a savage beast and with this L-Drago fights back against Leone. Kyoya holds nothing back in order to defeat L-Drago. In one final clash, the Beys heavily destroy the Battle Bladers stadium. Kyoya is determined to finish it once and for all as he and Ryuga get ready for one final clash to determine the winner. With this crash, both Kyoya and Ryuga unleash new special moves: King Lion Furious Blast Shot and Dragon Emperor Soaring Destruction. After the fierce clash and after being pushed into a conner by Kyoya taunting him about stealing power he eventually wins after an intense fight despite Kyoya's determination to beat Ryuga and win against Gingka.

With his energy replenished he mocks Gingka over letting his friends be beaten and brutally beats Benkei Hanawa in battle. Ryuga then tells Gingka that they will have their final battle in a special stadium prepared by Ryuga himself. He states that only the two of them will be there with no spectators to watch. He commands the audience and Blader DJ to get out of the stadium. The audience runs in fear of Ryuga. Ryuga leaves and tells Gingka that he will be waiting for him for their battle saying that once he wins the world that he wants will come to be while laughing. Later that evening Ryuga is in a damaged room of a heavily-damaged Dark Nebula building with Merci telling him that the plans for the battle are ready. He states that he will beat Gingka and nothing will be able to stop him. He then continues to his final match with Gingka Hagane. As Gingka searches for Ryuga, he finds a towering stadium. He climbs all the way to the top to find Ryuga there too. Gingka is surprised as this stadium is set high in the sky, in skyscrapers. Gingka tries to hold on without falling off to battle Ryuga. He and Ryuga ready their Beys and launch them. As Storm Pegasus 105 RF and Lightning L-Drago 100 HF hit each-other, an explosion occurs due to the two Beys power. Pegasus is getting hit so many times by L-Drago as L-Drago gets the upper hand. Gingka does not hold back and fights back in order to win. As L-Drago is dominating, Gingka watches in horror as he flinches at the sight. Just then, Gingka hears all Beybladers and his friends gathering at his and Ryuga's battle. The battle is being broadcast around the country as the audience cheers on Gingka to win. Ryuga gets distracted by these people and tells them to get away. Gingka becomes even more confident to win and Pegasus turns the tables on L-Drago. Ryuga gets the idea that he is losing and tries to hold on when just then, L-Drago's Beast comes out of the Bey and latches itself inside of Ryuga and starts taking him over. Ryuga asks why L-Drago is doing this, tries to fight it and gets brutally hurt in the process. Due to this, Ryuga transforms into a monstrous beast and uses a special move that changes L-Drago's mode. Pegasus gets knocked back and struggles to fight. Ryuga's negative energy overflows as L-Drago is able to possess Ryuga's body during the battle. Gingka's Pegasus sacrificed itself to destroy its dark counterpart using a new move Galaxy Nova, defeating Ryuga and destroying the Dark Power of the evil Bey. Ryuga then leaves to do some training.

After his final match with Gingka in battle Bladers, Ryuga went into rigorous training with Lightning L-Drago to rid himself of the dark Bey's control. He eventually figured out that L-Drago's evil was, in reality, created by its past owners. These owners were people filled with greed, malice, and hunger for nothing but power. Throughout time, these negative traits were formed into the dark power of L-Drago. Ryuga correctly deduced that because the dark power was created by humans such as himself, he should be able to overcome it. Through his training, he eventually became one with the Dark Power and both he and L-Drago were reborn.

Ryuga is convinced to return to the scene when he is visited by Hyoma and notified of Gingka's struggle to control the strength of Galaxy Pegasus. Ryuga finds out on his journey that his former Dark Power has infected Tsubasa, and interrupts Tsubasa's match with Sophie and Wales to reveal his new, stronger powers being able to overwhelm their Grand Cetus T125 RS beys.

Ryuga also finds out about the second Left-Rotating Beyblade, which was Julian Konzern's Gravity Destroyer AD145 WD. Irritated, Ryuga proclaims that he has the strongest and then proceeds to explain his rebirth to Tsubasa. Having enough of the European Team, he drags Tsubasa back to his teammates and confronts Gingka.

Ryuga challenges Gingka to a rematch since their last battle and they battle on the outskirts of town, forcing him to leave his team as they continue with their journey through the World Championships. Ryuga easily overwhelms Gingka; while declaring that Meteo L-Drago is the strongest left-rotation Bey in the world, he is disappointed that Gingka has yet to master Galaxy Pegasus W105R2Fs' power. As Gingka's match with Julian draws near, Ryuga calls back his L-Drago and commands Gingka to leave, but not before telling him that he needs to master Pegasus' power if he wants to defeat a left-rotating Beyblade, as he disappears. Eventually, Gingka beats Juilan thanks to Ryugas advice.

After Gang Gang Galaxy beat Team Garcia, Ryuga followed Team GanGan Galaxy into the United States to further study Tsubasa and Gingka's progress. During his travels however, he was threatened by several hooded Beybladers. Ryuga used his hand to spin his Bey and easily defeated the Bladers who claimed to be from HD Academy. Impressed by Ryuga's skills, a mysterious hooded man then confronts him.

This man is revealed to be Jack of Team Star Breaker (the US team), who leads Ryuga to HD Academy for "testing", which was viewing L-Drago's left spin capabilities. Even though he participated, Ryuga only desired to face Jack, interested through all his talk, but Jack tells him that his bey is not completed yet. As a compromise, Jack offers Ryuga a match with Zeo Abyss and his Flame Byxis 230 WD as the next best thing.

Ryuga decides to battle Zeo, but becomes unimpressed by his skills. Even though Zeo tries his hardest, Ryuga easily defeats him and prepares to leave. He is stopped by Dr. Ziggurat, who tells Ryuga to cooperate with the academy so they could learn more about L-Drago and help finalize the Arrangement System.

In order to win Ryuga's trust, Dr. Ziggurat reveals that he was working with the Dark Nebula and originally used Ryuga as a test subject. However, in that one final offer to join the Academy, Ryuga becomes infuriated by Ziggurat's comment about his past misdeeds and responds by fiercely blowing a hole in the building with L-Drago, leaving in the wake of his destruction.

Ryuga is later tracked down by Zeo and several HD Academy Bladers who want to apprehend him and force him to be tested by the Arrangement. Ryuga prepares to fend him off until they are interrupted by the arrival of Gingka and his teammate Masamune Kadoya. Masamune tries to help Zeo, but is stopped by Gingka, having realized that Ryuga is actually in the right; he then helps Masamune stop Zeo. Ryuga meanwhile beats serval HD bladers and then decides to leave the scene after warning Gingka to watch out for the US Team, already knowing that they're up to something.

Goals of the Dragon Emperor

During the World Championships, Gan Gan Galaxy was two members short, mainly due to Yu and Tsubasa's injuries sustained from the mysterious Damian Hart. Following Masamune's loss to Zeo, Gingka was prepared to step up in the second match to face Jack, hoping to win two battles in a row by himself.

However, Ryuga was ready to gain payback against Hades Inc., so he chooses to interrupt the tournament by stepping up as Gan Gan Galaxy's replacement member. Masamune worries about trusting Ryuga, but Gingka reassures him that they've made the right choice, knowing that Ryuga is doing this for his own goals. Ryuga reminds Jack about what he told him back in Hades city and says that now that Befaul is complete he wants to see the photo of Hades.

Because Ryuga is not of age and had yet to participate in the tournament, he is therefore eligible to step up and is thus given the green light to face Jack. Their match begins as Jack seems to already know what Ryuga is capable of. The latter is not moved by this, as he knows he has much in store for the artistic Blader.

Jack expresses his uncanny taste for art as he appears to unleash Evil Befall UW145 EWD's abilities upon Ryuga. Jack also claims that Ryuga is too much of a "brute" to understand his beauty, but Ryuga remains calm as he waits out Jack's attacks one after another even letting jack use Beautiful Dead on L-Drago. Everyone begins to fear Ryuga's self-destruction, but after Jack releases all of his powers, Ryuga reveals that he was merely testing him to measure his strength and kicks his L-Drago into top gear. Ryuga releases his counterattack against Jack, who he feels is no match for himself. Though Jack becomes furious and fights back with the rest of his might, Ryuga stays confident that he cannot lose to someone who uses "pet food" to get stronger rather than true training.

Using his Blader's Spirit, Ryuga overcomes the odds and makes Jack into his own work of art, defeating him with the Dragon Emperor Supreme Flight. After obtaining Team Gan Gan Galaxy's first victory for them he later shatters the glass to where Dr. Ziggurat was watching the match claiming that he will settle the score with him one day, Ryuga leaves without a word. He then watches as Gingka beats Damian thus winning the championships. He seemed impressed but does not join the ceremony for Gang Gang Galaxy.

Ryuga remains in America long enough to hear Ziggurat's announcement on the Spiral Force; interested, Ryuga moves in to stop him. Ryuga does not move quickly enough as he discovers the hard way that Hades City has already taken flight above the ocean, but this does not stop Ryuga who uses his L-Drago to infiltrate it saying that Zirguart is from a long line of confused humans and vows to stop him. This causes Masamune and Gingka to be free from Faust's trap. Once inside he meets with Gingka at the very core of the weapon, he uses his L-Drago to damage it while Gingka uses his Pegasus to transfer the energy lost into space, stopping the core and saving the world together. Afterword's, he watches as the city sinks in the ocean and leaves America feeling satisfed with Zigurarts death.

Beyblade Metal Fury

Ryuga is first seen approaching two guards in Zarkan Island. While the guards would not let him in, Ryuga had other reasons. He used the power of Meteo L-Drago to attack the guards ferociously. However, a light beam from the Star Fragment hit Meteo L-Drago, causing it to evolve into L-Drago Destructor F:S. The villagers were frightened of L-Drago's amazing power and thus banished Beyblades from their entire village.

During Kyoya and Benkei's travels to the Zarkan Island volcano, they were confronted by none other than Ryuga himself. Ryuga challenged Kyoya and pinned the Legend Bey against a Legend Bey. The two begin their battle where Kyoya has obviously improved his skills since the last time the two have battled back in Battle Bladers. Kyoya tries his best to push L-Drago into the volcano with his Fang Leone 130 W2D but fails and Ryuga easily overwhelms Kyoya saying he has not mastered his Beyblade.

After Kyoya's loss to Ryuga, Gingka battles him using Cosmic Pegasus F:D which he utilizes its new attack power and its Final Drive mode. But due to L-Drago's new mode change, Gingka is quickly defeated and knocked out. Ryuga then battles Yuki Mizusawa who shows off his skills to Ryuga saying he wont lose. Ryuga defeats Yuki after Yuki shows off his true power as a Legendary Blader. After he claims three wins in a row, Ryuga leaves in order to search for the Legendary Bladers and become the strongest blader in the world instead of joining Gingka's gang.

Afterwards he participated in a bey tournament and beats every blader including King Indess. After winning Ryuga was then confronted by Kenta Yumiya who told Ryuga that he is a Legendary Blader and challenged him to a battle. Ryuga easily defeated him, and seeing that Kenta was faking it, he left. Kenta asked him to help Gingka's gang, but Ryuga refused. However, Kenta followed him, and said that until he helps Gingka, he will keep following Ryuga. When Kenta was starving, he tried to catch a fish, but failed. To Kenta's surprise, Ryuga willingly gave him some food, but then told him to leave after eating. Kenta begins to cry loudly and begged him to help Gingka and the others. When Ryuga asked why he is doing this, Kenta said that it is the only way he can help them: to convince Ryuga to help them. Interested by this proposition, he then told Kenta to keep challenging him, and see if the latter can really make him serious.

Ryuga later participated in a "The Tower of Babel" Beyblade Tournament near the Mohenjo-Daro ruins. He randomly appeared in order to test his strength against several Beybladers at once. He was first confronted by Kenta, who he ignored.

Ryuga defeated several Bladers with ease until he reached the top of the tower when he was soon followed by the other Finalist, Tsubasa Otori. The two battled it out as Tsubasa tried his hardest to make Ryuga fight with all his power but failed. After Tsubasa uses his special move, Ryuga uses his Special Move, "Dragon Emperor Life Destructor", and surprisingly easily overwhelms Tsubasa's strongest special move, "Shining Tornado Buster". Thus wining the tournament. After this, Ryuga was given the winning prize, but he crushes it with his foot and leaves unsatisfied.

Ryuga and Kenta arrive at the Beystar Island tournament where they are met by several other Beybladers, including Gingka. Ryuga and Kenta separated and the two won many battles on their own, with Ryuga running into his first challenge: a Blader known only as King while Kenta faces Gingka. Ryuga and King battle ferociously, revealing that King is able to combat Ryuga on equal ground after revealing his Legend powers. An overwhelmed Ryuga only takes the win after using part of his full power and kocking out Variares D:D. Ryuga is then shown watching Kenta having a talk with Gingka and walks away. As the tournament reaches its close Ryuga wins battle after battle but fails to make it to the top as he is beaten by Chris who wins the tournament by beating Masmaune using Phantom Orion B:D's power. He later interrupts the battle at the end of the tournament by trying to steal Chris' Star Fragments power which he fails to do thanks to Johannes interfering much to Ryuga's anger. Ryuga then beats Johannes and his Beat Lynx TH170 WD causing the Nemesis bladers to retreat. Ryuga then tells Gingka he will get the fragment one way or another.

When Nemesis awakened, L-Drago began glowing. Interpreting this as the power of Nemesis calling to him, Ryuga started to head for its location. When Kenta realized what he was doing, he tried to stop Ryuga, who reminded him that he might fail like his time with Lightning L-Drago. Angered by this reminder, Ryuga throws him away, so Kenta challenges Ryuga. While he easily defeats Kenta without breaking a sweat, the latter's newfound durability allows him to stand up and challenge Ryuga once more.

Ryuga accepts and battles Kenta again, to the point where he becomes surprised by Sagittario's Diving Claw; he then counters with the Dragon Emperor - Supreme Flight. Ryuga wins, but he finds out that L-Drago's Face Bolt was cracked, revealing that Sagittario was strong enough to actually damage L-Drago. Ryuga leaves Kenta. but is surely followed by him soon after.

Confronting the Nemesis (Metal Fury)

Ryuga appears again, interrupting a battle between Johannes, Bao and the Beylin Fist against Zeo Abyss, Toby and Benkei Hanawa by using his L-Drago to clear a straight path into the ruins in Mexico and thus beating all of them in one move. He enters the ruins, and barges into the middle of Gingka and the Legendary Bladers's confrontation with Rago, Pluto, and Doji. While Gingka, Chris and Kyoya battle Rago, Ryuga enters the match and unknowingly creates Zeus' Barrier, which stops Rago in his tracks. Doji, an old enemy of Ryuga's, baits him into attacking Rago, destroying the barrier. Later as Nemesis becomes Diablo Nemesis X:D the bey makes an explosion that knocks Ryuga and the other bladers back causing him to lose for the first time since the battle bladers final. Afterwords the Legendary Bladers (except Aguma) battle Rago with Masamune Kadoya and Yu Tendo lending a hand. Ryuga does not battle until Doji angers him enough to join in the fight by saying that it is thanks to him that Nemesis is now revived. Although they all attack Nemesis and Rago do not feel pain. The ruins then collapsed, seemingly trapping Ryuga inside. Ryuga was later seen at a cliff near the ocean, revealing that he somehow managed to escape. After having a flashback about Doji trash talking him, Ryuga gets enraged and unleashes L-Drago on the ocean's waves, vowing vengeance against Nemesis.

Ryuga reappeared at the Lost Kingdom of Hades and challenged Rago to a battle. At first, Ryuga puts Rago on the defensive in their battle, but then Nemesis decided to retaliate. Despite Doji's many taunts, Ryuga refuses to give up and continued to battle Rago; soon enough, L-Drago was pushed to its limit, which forced Ryuga to use the rest of his energy, as well as his unwavering Blader's Spirit.

Ryuga summoned the ultimate move Dragon Emperor Life Destructor that he put his heart and soul into.

Due to only losing three official battles and having Six battles without an outcome, Ryuga is considered the strongest Blader throughout the entire Metal Saga, beating even Gingka Hagane twice, who is mainly called "the world's number-one Blader". His first loss came in the final round of the Battle Bladers tournament against Gingka. In Beyblade: Metal Fury, Ryuga’s talking style shifts from the frantic, unhinged insanity of Metal Fusion to a cold, calm, and deeply arrogant tone. He speaks with supreme self-confidence, absolute authority, and a raspy, dismissive edge that shows he views everyone else as beneath him. In the fight with Rago he sustained Sustained Physical InjuriesFacial Cuts: A prominent, deep diagonal laceration across his left cheek (visible in image 1).Body Scratches: Extensive linear cuts, bruising, and abrasions covering his chin, jawline, neck, and arms.Blunt Force Trauma: Extreme internal and external exhaustion from taking the raw impact of Nemesis's dark power, leaving him bleeding and repeatedly knocked to the ground.Clothing Tears and DamageLab Coat/Cape: His signature white coat (worn over his shoulders like a cape) is heavily shredded, featuring jagged, frayed tears along the collar and bottom hemline.Tank Top: His dark sleeveless top is scuffed and frayed with visible stress tears along the seams from the explosive pressure of the battle.Pants: His dark trousers feature jagged cuts and holes, most notably around the knees and shins, exposing his legs beneath.

If Ryuga had somehow managed to win his 1v1 battle against Rago and Diablo Nemesis, L-Drago Destructor still would have suffered massive, catastrophic damage, potentially leaving it permanently retired from battle.Because Diablo Nemesis represents the absolute peak of the Dark Power and possesses unmatched weight and energy-reversing mechanics, a victory for Ryuga would not have been a clean one. Instead, it would have been a mutual-destruction scenario where L-Drago survived just long enough to land the final blow.

In Beyblade: Metal Fury, Ryuga speaks with arrogant confidence and fierce independence, often refusing to join Gingka and the other Legendary Bladers while challenging anyone who stands in his way. An iconic piece of dialogue occurs when Ryuga dismisses Kenta or confronts opponents like Rago and Jack, embodying his core philosophy that true strength belongs only to those who earn it themselves.Example Dialogue: Ryuga vs. Kenta / General AttitudeRyuga: "Hmph. You still tag along, don't you? If you want to get stronger, stop whining and watch how a real king handles his power."Ryuga (To Kenta later on): "That time... it was only for a brief, shining moment I became serious. I promised... take it, Kenta!"

Key Traits of Ryuga's Speech in Metal FuryCold and dismissive tone toward weak opponents.Total self-reliance and rejection of teamwork.Dramatic declarations when launching L-Drago Destructor.

In Beyblade: Metal Fury, Ryuga and Kenta Yumiya developed the closest, most profound bond Ryuga ever shared with anyone in the entire series. Though their relationship started as a one-sided pursuit, they eventually formed a deeply respected mentor-protegé dynamic.

The Evolution of Their BondThe Relentless Stalker: Determined to recruit Ryuga to help Gingka defeat Nemesis, Kenta followed the isolated "Dragon Emperor" everywhere. Despite Ryuga’s constant threats and attempts to shake him off, Kenta refused to leave his side.Softening the Dragon: Over months of traveling together, Ryuga secretly developed a soft spot for Kenta. He began feeding Kenta when he was starving, letting Kenta sleep near him, waiting for him to wake up when injured, and quietly monitoring his training.Earned Respect: Kenta underwent the same grueling physical and blading training as Ryuga. When Kenta finally challenged him to a serious match, his growth and raw determination forced Ryuga to recognize him as a true blader.

The avatar (or Bit-Beast spirit) of L’Drago Destructor (also known as L-Drago Destroy) appears as a terrifying, crimson-orange Chinese dragon that embodies fierce draconic power. Unlike its earlier incarnations, which featured multiple heads or a dark purple aura, Destructor’s avatar represents Ryuga’s absolute mastery over L-Drago's power.Key Visual Features of the AvatarBody Shape & Anatomy: It has a long, serpentine body characteristic of a traditional Chinese dragon. It possesses four short legs, each ending in three sharp claws, and distinctive protruding spikes on its elbows.Color Scheme: Its primary color scheme is a vibrant mix of red and bright orange, contrasting with the dark purple hues of its original "dark power" form.The Mane & Head: The head features an aggressive, detailed design with a razor-sharp mane that looks like stylized, fiery spikes running densely down its back.The Tail & Flames: The end of its tail features a small flame that matches the color and texture of its spike-like hair. Fiery auras wrap around its paws, separating them visually from the rest of its body.Scales: Its body is covered in dual-textured scales. The upper body features small, densely packed scales, while its underbelly (running from the neck to the tip of the tail) features larger, brighter plates.Evolved Intelligence and Design ShiftIn the anime and manga, the avatar’s design also reflects its evolution into a more intelligent, methodical creature. Instead of the multi-headed, blind-rage monster seen in Lightning L-Drago, Destructor’s avatar uses a singular, imposing main dragon head alongside clawed arms. This design shift emphasizes that the beast uses strategy alongside its sheer physical power.

Ryuga talking style example: "You do remember what you said to me, don't you?" "It seems that your bey has been completed doesn't it? So how about showing me that personal picture of hades you are going to make for me." "Don't get all misty on me." "I just came to settle the score with a ghost from my past." "I'll make you hyenas regret what you did." "Go now, L-Drago!" "Hm! Well now, that's it, huh? At that level you won't even be a snack for L-Drago." "You're going to defeat me?" "No one's running away." "Don't kid yourself. Who would turn their back on a clown like you?" "The soul?" "Hey clown boy!" "You call this your greatest masterpiece, do you? Huh, are you sure you're all done?"

"Careful. You don't want to look even more ridiculous, do you?" "In the end you're nothing but a caged bird. Thinking you've become stronger from the pet food you were given and believing you can defeat the Dragon Emperor. It's just hilarious." "I alone managed to beat back the dark power and succeeded in drawing out L-Drago's ultimate ability and I harnessed a true power that I gained by putting my very life on the line to be the best I could be in my battles. Dragon Emperor: Supreme Flight!" "Don't think that's all I've got." "Gingka. I will not allow you to lose to those fake bladers in the next match. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Ryuga is not immortal; he is a human Blader in the Metal Fight Beyblade series.

Beyblade: Metal Fury (known as Metal Fight Beyblade 4D in Japan) does not state an explicit calendar year in the storyline, but the timeline places it around 2011 to 2012, following the events of Metal Fusion (2010) and Metal Masters (2011). Ryuga is at least 6’1” or 6’2”

In the Metal Fight Beyblade manga, Ryuto is stated to be the younger brother of Ryuga, which explains their identical facial features and similar hair designs. However, in the anime and official clan lore, they are members of the ancient Dragon Clan where junior members traditionally call senior figures or clan kings "brother" rather than denoting a direct biological sibling tie.

The howling gale finally began to splinter, its ferocious winds tapering into a hushed, ominous whistle as the yellow inflatable raft that you, Kenta, Gingka, and the others were on pierced the thick shroud of mist surrounding the island. Ahead lay the jagged, black shores harboring Diablo Nemesis—a place radiating pure, suffocating malice. Suddenly, tearing through the heavy atmosphere, a familiar, thunderous roar echoed from the island’s heart: “Dragon Emperor: Supreme Flight!”

Panic seized the group. Kenta’s face drained of color, his breath catching in a suffocating gasp. Ryuga was fighting alone.

The moment the hull scraped against the rocky shore, you and Kenta bolted, boots skidding on slick stone as you raced toward the looming, ancient temple. Before you could reach the threshold, the earth shuddered. The massive stone ziggurat groaned deeply, fracturing into violent webs of dust and debris as the entire structure imploded into a mountain of crushing rubble.

Then, through the swirling grey cloud of pulverized stone, a silhouette emerged.

Step by deliberate step, Ryuga walked out of the devastation like an immortal deity of battle. His clothes were singed, and shallow crimson scratches lined his arms, but his posture remained unbroken. L-Drago gleamed defiantly in his grip. Behind him, the temple was nothing but a silent, choked graveyard of fractured pillars, burying Rago and the dark forces beneath tons of inescapable stone.