Duo Uranus 230WD
| Duo Uranus 230WD | |
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| Number: | BB-121 |
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| System: | Metal Fight Beyblade |
| Type: | Stamina |
Contents
Face: Uranus
An eery impression is given with this Face: as a matter of fact, we can clearly distinguish a masked head, whose left half is also a skull. It's uncertain how exactly this relates to Uranus however. What is sure is that the Face mark is voluntarily divided in two, which can imply a split personality that is malevolent in both cases.
4D Clear Wheel: Uranus
- Weight: grams
4D Metal Wheel: Duo
- Weight: grams
Duo is formed by series of spirals seemingly emitted by the centre. This design directly refers to Duo's gimmick, which is the flow of air in the 4D Metal Wheel that is made possible by a special mode change.
Metal Frame
This part is simply circular with some relief here and there due to the spirals in its upper design. However, what is interesting about Duo's Metal Frame is the way it makes the mode change work. On its underside, there is a wall that can either cover the air vent of the overall 4D Metal Wheel, or overlap another regular part of the Core to leave the vent open.
When in Attack Mode, the vents are open to allow a certain flow of air to be made between the inside of Duo and the outside. In theory, this is supposed to lure the opponent towards Duo Uranus, or repel it.
In Stamina Mode, the air vents are closed and Duo is almost completely circular, indeed confering the 4D Metal Wheel impressive Endurance abilities. Since the walls on the underside of the Metal Frame are also then covering the holes, this mode ensures a more equal distribution of the weight along the whole perimetre of Duo, instead of concentrating all the weight at some specific locations on the circumference and leaving much lighter portions at a few places.
Core
The Core is the heaviest part of the Duo 4D Metal Wheel. It carries all the structure of the air vents. The regions surrounding those empty rectangular prisms in Duo are much more dense. There are four empty regions acting as air vents when the Metal Frame and Core are assembled and placed in Attack Mode.
Track: 230
Bottom: Wide Defense
- Weight: 0.7 grams
Wide Defense, as its name implies is the widest of the “Defense” series of Bottoms (D, SD, and now WD). This brings numerous advantages, but also some disadvantages when compared to the other “Defense” Bottoms. Because of its massive width that reaches the edge of the Bottom's perimeter, it is able to wobble at a significantly larger angle for a longer period of time than D or SD, and at a much lower spin rate. This can be advantageous in many battles, particularly those between two Stamina types when they are about to topple over; however, if you happen to have a weaker shot than your opponent who is using something such as Virgo DF145SD, WDs low spin rate towards the end of the battle will make it extremely easy for the opponent to knock it completely over. This low spin rate towards the end of the battle is created because in the process of wobbling at such a large angle, more friction is made with the stadium floor, thus decreasing its Stamina. This is all avoidable however if your shot is at least as powerful as your opponent, as the extra time it is able to spin on an angle will allow you to narrowly outspin your D or SD based opponent.
WD has significant defensive capabilities as well, but because it still uses a form of sharp tip, its friction with the stadium floor is decreased, which as a result makes it easier to knock around than something like RS which has much more friction with the stadium floor. WD does of course offer superior Stamina to RS which in rare cases would be an advantage, but RS more often than not has enough Stamina to outlast Attack types.
Use in Defense Customization
WD is arguably the best of the “Defense” series of Bottoms, and its effectiveness can be utilized in the custom Earth Bull AD145WD.
