Metal Fight Beyblade - Episode 42

The Dragon's Punishment is the forty-second episode of the Beyblade Metal Fusion anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 24, 2010
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Metal Fight Beyblade
 * Ending Song: Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
 * Kanji: ドラゴンの制裁
 * Romaji: "Doragon no seisai"
 * Arc: Battle Bladers

Summary
After losing the battle with Gingka Hagane in the first round, Yu Tendo complains to Daidouji that the battle had ended without any fun. Doji says that all who have lost in the first round must make up for it and that the same goes for Yu as well. The losers in the first round must battle Ryuga and give him more power. Yu says that Ryuga was his friend and he wouldn't do such a thing. Meanwhile, Ryuga is battling with Tetsuya, Tobio and others who had lost. He wins it and gets more power by absorbing the other Bey's energy. Doji says that if Yu wins a battle with Reiji, he can be free from Dark Nebula. Yu agrees and battles. He uses a lot of attacking moves but they don't seem to have any effect on Poison Serpent. He slowly loses all his stamina and Poison Serpent grinds the fusion wheel of Libra. Ryuga comes at the top floor and watches the battle. Yu turns to Ryuga for help, but Ryuga turns away. Yu thinks of Gingka and then uses all of his power for one last finishing move there's a huge explosion.

Major Events

 * Blader DJ announces the battles for the quarter-finals.
 * Gingka is set to battle Reiji.
 * Kenta is set to battle Benkei.
 * Tsubasa is set to battle Ryutaro.
 * Kyoya is set to battle Ryuga.
 * Ryuga defeats Dan Sodo, Reiki, Kumasuke, Kumata, Kumaji, Tobio, and Tetsuya.
 * Yu battles Reiji.
 * Ryuga betrays Yu.

Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Madoka Amano
 * Tsubasa Otori
 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Benkei Hanawa
 * Hikaru Hasama (mentioned)
 * Ryuga
 * Daidouji
 * Yu Tendo
 * Reiji Mizuchi
 * Reiki Sodo
 * Dan Sodo
 * Kumasuke Kumade
 * Kumata Kumade
 * Kumaji Kumade
 * Tetsuya Watarigani
 * Ryutaro Fukami
 * Tobio Oike
 * Blader DJ

Featured Beybattles

 * Dan Sodo and Reiki Sodo (Evil Gemios DF145FS) vs. Ryuga (Lightning L-Drago 100HF) = Ryuga and L-Drago (offscreen)
 * Kumasuke Kumade, Kumata Kumade, and Kumaji Kumade (Rock Orso D125B) vs. Ryuga (Lightning L-Drago 100HF) = Ryuga and L-Drago
 * Tobio Oike (Storm Capricorne M145Q) and Tetsuya Watarigani (Dark Gasher CH120SF) vs. Ryuga (Lightning L-Drago 100HF) = Ryuga and L-Drago
 * Yu Tendo (Flame Libra T125ES) vs. Reiji Mizuchi (Poison Serpent SW145SD) = Battle continued in next episode

Special Moves used

 * Spin Screwdriver (Storm Capricorne M145Q)
 * Sonic Buster (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Sonic Wave (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Inferno Blast (Flame Libra T125ES)
 * Venom Strike (Poison Serpent SW145SD)

Trivia

 * The initial battle lineups made by the WBBA foreshadow the match ups for the semi-finals.