Metal Fight Beyblade - Episode 41

The Serpent's Terror is the forty-first episode of the Metal Fight Beyblade anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 17, 2010
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Metal Fight Beyblade
 * Ending Song: Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
 * Kanji: サーペントの恐怖
 * Romaji: "Saapento no kyoufu"
 * Arc: Battle Bladers

Summary
Kyoya Tategami easily beats Kumasuke Kumade, and Tsubasa Otori defeats Reiki Sodo in seconds. Gingka Hagane, Kenta Yumiya Benkei Hanawa and Madoka Amano congratulate him and talk about Hikaru Hasama and Hyoma's upcoming battles against Ryuga and Reiji Mizuchi respectively and they all seem confident with Hikaru even stating that Ryuga wont be any match for her. Gingka then wonders why Ryutaro Fukami joined the Dark nebula Suddenly, Hyoma feels that somebody is staring at him, but also like some danger is lurking. He does not have time to see that it was Reiji who was spying on him. Hyoma goes to his match, and this odd individual that is Reiji stands in front of him, on the other side of the stadium. He reveals his Beyblade Poison Serpent, but he simply smirks, snickers, and continues to look downwards, his back hunched forward. Daidouji laughs and says Rejji will be a sight to fear. During the fight, Hyoma struggles to make any effect on Reiji's Poison Serpent SW145 SD. Reiji still looks down and swings his body left and right, laughing, while Hyoma uses all his special attacks. Whatever Hyoma attempts, it seems Reiji is trapping him by effortlessly retaliating with both strong attack and defense. Kids in the audience start complaining about the match and realize that Hyoma is not as strong as they thought. In fact, they are very bored with the lack of action in the game. Hyoma's friends understand that there is something really wrong and strange about the match, like some sort of bad aura. All the pressure on Hyoma and his apparent inability to strike Reiji's Poison Serpent effectively makes Hyoma go slightly insane, which eventually leads him to his defeat as Reiji uses his special attack, a devastating Serpent Venom Genocide. Rock Aries ED145 B is sent in several pieces on the ground next to Hyoma, who collapses to his knees and yells out and cries, afraid and shocked at the battle. but Rock Aries is still lucky, it's not destroyed like Kenta's Flame Sagittario will in the future. Gingka and the others run to his side, but Hyoma pushes Gingka back, not wanting to confront them or get their help after his shattering loss while Reiji just laughs, revealing his sadistic side. This only infuriates Gingka and strengthens his determination to overthrow Ryuga and Dark Nebula forever. Then, it is Hikaru's turn to battle. As soon as she stands in front of Ryuga, she starts shaking from his dark aura and intense stare and smirk. She shakly struggles to take her launcher and Bey. The fight begins, however Ryuga does not even mess with her: he uses his strongest special attack and sends a beam right towards her which instantly knocks her out and destroys a huge part of the stadium. Her Storm Aquario 100HF/S is not destroyed, but she fainted and looks hurt. Gingka 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. Gingka gets angry.

Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Madoka Amano
 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Benkei Hanawa
 * Hikaru Hasama
 * Hyoma
 * Tsubasa Otori
 * Ryuga
 * Yu Tendo (mentioned)
 * Ryutaro Fukami (flashback)
 * Reiji Mizuchi
 * Kumasuke Kumade
 * Reiki Sodo
 * Dan Sodo
 * Daidouji
 * Blader DJ
 * Butler

Beyblades

 * Storm Pegasus 105RF (Gingka's)
 * Rock Leone 145WB (Kyoya's)
 * Storm Aquario 100HF/S (Hikaru's)
 * Rock Aries ED145B (Hyoma's)
 * Earth Eagle 145WD (Tsubasa's)
 * Lightning L-Drago 100HF (Ryuga's)
 * Poison Serpent SW145SD (Reiji's; Featured; Debut)
 * Rock Orso D125B (Kumasuke's)
 * Evil Gemios DF145FS (Dan Sodo and Reiki's)

Featured Beybattles

 * Kyoya Tategami (Rock Leone 145WB) vs. Kumasuke Kumade (Rock Orso D125B) = Kyoya and Leone
 * Tsubasa Otori (Earth Eagle 145WD) vs. Reiki Sodo (Evil Gemios DF145FS) = Tsubasa and Eagle
 * Hyoma (Rock Aries ED145B) vs. Reiji Mizuchi (Poison Serpent SW145SD) = Reiji and Serpent
 * Hikaru Hasama (Storm Aquario 100HF/S) vs. Ryuga (Lightning L-Drago 100HF) = Ryuga and L-Drago

Special Moves Used

 * Lion Gale Force Wall (Rock Leone 145WB)
 * Metal Wing Smash (Earth Eagle 145WD)
 * Wind Storm Assault (Rock Aries ED145B)
 * Horn Throw Destruction (Rock Aries ED145B)
 * Venom Strike (Poison Serpent SW145SD
 * Dragon Emperor Soaring Bite Strike (Lightning L-Drago 100HF)

Trivia

 * This is the only time we see Reiki battle without Dan.