Beyblade, a game turned sport, turned
hobby, turned business for some! Buy this, you won't regret it! Buy this one! Yeah! Due to
its longevity throughout 20 years on TV we're bound to encounter all kinds of gimmicks; some
of them are useful just like the burst Stoppers were. Useful like the dash drivers too, which
I'm not sure count as a gimmick. What about the projectile gimmick from Phoenix? It was
introduced in the manga then brought to life on TV on the Beyblades themselves, but of course
there are other gimmicks that just fail. I will be taking a look at a few of these Beyblade
gimmicks that for lack of a better word are a little poop, and there's definitely not a lack of
them as you pointed out in one of my recent posts, "can you name any useless Beyblade gimmicks?".
This is a little bit different because these gimmicks actually backfired and didn't actually
do what they intended to do. A perfect example of this is the bound gimmick found on Genesis
Valtryek- or Genesis Valkyrie if you're into manga... Is it manga or no? I guess it's
still in the in the show too so if you're into watching the Japanese versions and getting the
Takara Tomy beys... Whatever, this is by far one of the most complained about gimmicks throughout
Beyblade. It was introduced in Beyblade burst Evolution and it features a layer, which in theory
should be able to repel attacks from the same spin Beyblades, (as we see in the show). This is by
having a spring-loaded layer that can partially rotate, (slightly) once hit. In theory it should
be able to get a boost from the stadium as shown in the anime, and with enough force would it be
able to easily burst its opponents. We know how that turns out... And that's because as a lot
of you know, in practice it makes Valkyrie or Valtryek more susceptible to being burst itself.
This makes most Bladers believe that the gimmick- the bound gimmick itself was never actually good.
Takara Tomy has learned a lesson from this though, which is one thing I admire from the company
itself because the newest Beyblade to have a bound gimmick, Gatling Dragon can effectively use
the gimmick and not self burst. At least not that I have seen anyways, but I do think it's because
of the dash driver that comes included with Gatling Dragon; it also has bigger teeth and a
stronger spring that effectively does what we all wish Genesis Valtryek would do. In Beyblade burst
Evolution there were loads of gimmicks introduced so I'll stay within this season for the next
gimmick that you know really backfired. That's of course the rollers. Wow! Who would have thought
that putting wheels on a Beyblade layer would have been a good idea? Who would have thought that
putting wheels or even one wheel on the bottom of rotating spin top would create more power?
Beyblade Executive: "hey guys I have an idea for the greatest gimmick of all! No other Beyblade
will be able to hit this Beyblade because it has wheels on it!".. "Okay okay but in order to make
this not Over Powered we just got to make those rollers tiny! This is by far one of the most
useless gimmicks ever, and quickly backfires on kinetic Satomb. both kinetic Satomb and Cursed
Satomb or "Satan" were cursed with this gimmick. Kinetic Satomb itself has two sets of wheels;
some on the layer and some on the driver itself. Not only do the wheels on the driver hinder wind
resistance create friction or scraping when on the tornado Ridge, the upper rollers do nothing
for performance! Okay so if you've been on the channel for a while you might know that I've made
a video in slow motion seeing that the rollers actually get grazed by another Beyblade. As you
can see here on the screen, this isn't proof of it being effective though; it proves that the
rollers don't actually roll as they get hit from another Bey. Moreover the biggest downfall for
kinetic Satomb is the fact that the first thing to break is these rollers themselves like what
the heck!! It really doesn't make sense to me. This does remind me of one of the most successful
Beyblade gimmicks introduced which later was made into trash by Takara Tomy, and that's the free
Spin gimmick. "I wonder what it can do". The free Spin gimmick layer was introduced with Tempest
Wyvron or Tempest Wyvern, and like I mentioned it was an actually op layer to have. Not allowing
any pesky left spin Beyblades to spin steel from the layer. A simple and elegant solution which
got trashed in its super king or sparking season of Beyblade burst. If you're not aware, or don't
really watch the show Let Me Explain. Jet Wyvern was released in 2021 as a single layer Bey
purchase, since its Inception Bladers feared the free Spin gimmick due to its Effectiveness.
This time around Bladers around the world were surprised, and that's because this gimmick was
made useless by its ratcheting feature. Yeah it's no longer free spinning as the outer layer
only rotates freely counterclockwise then locks up if rotated clockwise. Theory goes that this
was made in order to actually effectively spin steel from left spinning Beyblade, does it work
though? In practice, hardly. Due to its just driver jet Wyvern quickly became a lost cause.
It's a Beyblade combo that will likely sit with your collection Gathering dust due to its shitty
performance overall from all the parts together; definitely a sad way to end a Beyblade's Fame.
Which brings me to the next gimmick that may surprise you being in this list, and that's the
rubber gimmick. Yeah, as we just saw just because you have rubber on your layer does not mean you're
going to be winning every battle. Fafnir fans are no stranger to this effect, as rubber can be
a double-edged sword. This is because it all depends on the amount, the location, and the type
of rubber that is used on the layer. In the Fafnir family we have it all! A different position, a
different composition and different amount of rubber on different Evolutions. Some say that
the vanish layer is the best one, and this is confirmed in a community post I recently asked
you guys. For me, the best rubber is soft like with Drain Fafnir, and Geist Fafnir; at least when
speaking of the TT version. Wizard Fafnir has a stronger rubber which does allow it to spin steel
but it makes it susceptible to self-ko. Not only that though, when it comes to battling a same spin
Beyblade like Bahamut or Longinus the use of the rubber becomes a hazard to itself; this is because
the impact of another Beyblade can easily cause a burst finish. By far the worst use of rubber on
Fafnir for me anyways is on the Mirage layer, there's just not enough of it, and the rubber
feels tough too. I really just don't trust Mirage Fafnir for spin stealing, and believe me I've
tried. In this video I heated up the rubber to perhaps make it more sticky, if you follow the
link below you'll find a video for the results; it's called "Free de la cheater", but what is the
best rubbered Fafnir in your opinion anyways? One of the more counter-intuitive gimmicks that we
all thought was ideal ends up not working at all! That's the anti-burst feature; no I'm not talking
about burst Stoppers though, those were good in the Cho-Z or Turbo season. Nor am I talking
about the mugen lock beys, those are some of my favorite! I'm talking the anti-lock features like
with Heaven Pegasus Dread Bahamut, and even World Spriggan. Yeah, the idea is good but the execution
of the gimmick is what makes them so impractical, and I get it. Because if it was easy to engage
this gimmick, it'd be nearly impossible to burst them in battle. I'm no math whiz but I know
that the chances of you hitting the little triggers that activate the anti-burst mechanism
are so low, like one in a million; it may as well never happen. That's not all though because I've
saved the best for last. A gimmick that backfires so much that Hasbro just decided to get rid
of it all together. That's the protrusions, so gimmicks like variant wall from Variant Lucifer
and even Glide Roktavor or even Berserk Roktavor, in which both of these Beys sit at opposite sides
of the spectrum. Variant's gimmick is such that it makes it nearly impossible to use because of
the pink tongues, or whatever the heck you call them. They scrape should you tilt your launch ever
so slightly, Roktavor's gimmick on the other hand barely ever comes out through battle, (and to my
knowledge they don't do a thing). Just for fun, I'm gonna include one more Beyblade in this
list, and that's of course greatest Raphael. He's particularly in this category because the
basket handles, (as I see them) are so easy to break, and hardly do anything performance wise
anyways. It's a gimmick that really backfires making it easy to burst, but really some of the
worst gimmicks aren't on the layers themselves; they're on Forge discs, drivers and okay even
some whack beystadiums released by Hasbro, but really what do you think the
worst gimmick on a Beyblade is?
