Earth Eagle 145 WD

Earth Eagle 145WD is a Balance Type Beyblade released as part of the Hybrid Wheel System. It was released in Japan as Earth Aquila 145WD in September 2009 for 893円.

Face: Aquila / Eagle
The Face on this Beyblade depicts Aquila, one of the 88 constellations in space. In mythology, Aquila represents an eagle, which is featured on this Beyblade's Face Bolt. The medieval style flag held in it's beak has "AQUILA" written in a medieval font. The Hasbro one either remains blank or has Eagle written on it.

Clear Wheel: Aquila / Eagle

 * Weight: 2.9 grams

Aquila was first released in a translucent purple colour. Each side of this Clear Wheel represents an Eagle's pair of wings, with the notches on either side representing its head. It was clearly designed to fit with the aesthetic of the Earth Metal Wheel with its two spikes/notches fitting nicely over the small notches on the inner section of Earth.

Metal Wheel: Earth

 * Weight: 30.8 grams

Earth has four thick, textured wings surrounding its perimeter, with each pair facing each other on a slight incline. The space created between the wings is quite small, and the resulting effect is similar to any Wheel that has no spaces: minimal recoil. Though it is on the lighter side of Metal Wheels, its almost unperturbed circular design, and minimal recoil made it one of the best, Defense-oriented Wheel available for competitive play. However, it has since been severely outclassed by the extremely heavy 4D Metal Wheels and Zero-G Chrome Wheels paired in Synchrom, such as Duo, Revizer and Genbull.

IMPORTANT: Mold Variations
Earth Metal Wheel (second mold) Earth has two different molds. The first mold was released in BB-47 Starter Earth Aquila 145WD, and the second in both the purple WBBA "Event Special" MF Earth Aquila 105HF/S, and SonoKong manufactured Earth Metal Wheels. However, TAKARA-TOMY has since ceased production on the first mold, thus making it a difficult part to obtain. The second mold addressed breaking problems that the original mold faced by modifying the inside of each of Earth's wings. The new mold is up to three grams heavier than the old mold (30-31 grams versus 33 grams on the new mold), which makes it significantly more effective for Defense customizations. Therefore, the new mold is the preferred choice for Defense customs using Earth, while the original mold would be the best for Stamina.

Use in Defense Customization
Earth is best utilized in the top-tier Defense customization, MF-H Earth Bull / Kerbecs BD145CS. Earth's low recoil can be put to good use in combination with BD145 which prevents many KO's by top-tier low track attackers and adds a fair amount of weight making it difficult to knock around. CS, being the tallest defense tip currently, is the only suitable choice in combination with a BD145 in normal mode and due to BD145's weight, it makes up for CS' lesser defensive prowess compared to the completely rubber tip, RS. When you add Bull or Kerbecs for extra weight along with MF-H you essentially have a very low recoil, decently heavy defensive beyblade which can withstand attackers from all heights. Nevertheless, even Basalt outclasses it due to its sheer weight, rendering Earth completely useless in the metagame.

Use in Stamina Customization
Earth also has exceptional Stamina capabilities because of its low recoil and good weight distribution. Earth can be utilized in the top-tier Stamina custom, Earth Bull AD145WD. Bull is chosen due to it being one of the heaviest Clear Wheels with with a great distribution of weight.

Track: 145

 * Weight: 1.47 grams

145, along with its variants (C145, DF145, etc.), was once the highest Track available, until the 230 Track was released with Flame Byxis. It can be used in Stamina customs to great effect due to its tall height, which allows for more wobbling as the Beyblade loses its spin velocity. However, gimmick-paired Tracks like BD145 have immensely outclassed their original bare variant, on top of several taller gimmick Tracks surpassing 145 as well against heavy, mid-height Attackers. Even in Stamina battles, 145 does not offer enough balance: Tracks like AD145 and W145 provide a good center of gravity, and aid with a slight downforce to maintain stability.

Tip: WD (Wide Defense)

 * Weight: 0.7 grams

Wide Defense, as its name implies is one of the widest of the “Defense” series of Bottoms (D, SD, WD, PD, EWD). This brings numerous advantages, but also some disadvantages when compared to the other “Defense” Bottoms, specifically D. The advantages include its ability for abnormally long precession times due to its massive width that reaches the edge of the Bottom's perimeter. This allows it to wobble at a significantly larger angle for a longer period of time than D, and at a much lower spin rate. However, depending on the position of the Beyblade using WD and the spin rate of the opponent, this can be disadvantageous because of how easy it becomes to knock over the processing WD custom. 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. Nevertheless, this more often an advantage than it is a disadvantage.

Newer parts such as CS, EDS and B:D have overshadowed WD to some degree: CS and EDS due to their ability to be paired with the popular BD145 Track without scraping, and B:D because of its height and even longer precession times, but WD is still one of the best pure Stamina Bottoms available. However, when selecting high Tracks such as TH170 and 230, WD's tendency to wobble at larger angles should be kept in mind, as its extreme precession can often become problematic.

Although the name suggests Defensive characteristics, WD does not possess any inherent defensive qualities. However, its proficiency can be increased significantly when facing left-spin Attackers through the utilization of the Weak Shooting technique.

Use in Stamina customization
WD is arguably the best of the “Defense” series of Bottoms, and its effectiveness can be utilized in the custom Phantom Bull AD145WD.

Anime
It first appeared to defeat a group of Beybladers who were ganging up on Ginga. In the next Tournament, it faced Storm Pegasus in the finals, but lost (on purpose). Later on, it battled Rock Orso and other Beyblades in a different Tournament. When Tsubasa left the Dark Nebula, Eagle defeated Dark Cancer, Rock Orso, and other Dark Nebula Beyblades. In the Battle Bladers tournament, It faced off against Evil Gemios and won, but lost to Lightning L Drago 100HF the semifinals.

In Beyblade MF Explosion episode 91 it appears when blader dj defeats an Earth Eagle 145WD, But is alternate colors, with the energy Ring Being orange and The Spin Track and Performance tip being Translucent Blue.

Special Moves:

 * Metal Wing Smash: Eagle attacks the foe with hard-edged wings.
 * Counter Stance: Eagle Counterattacks the foe's special move.
 * Counter Smash: Eagle blocks the opponents attack/special move and repels it at the same time.
 * Smashing Claw: Eagle slashes the opponent with it's claws.
 * Diving Crush: Eagle smashes its opponent with its talons from above.
 * Stream Slash: Eagle Slams down on the opponent from above/or releases special waves that can cancel out invisibility as shown in Beyblade 4D episode 16.
 * Shining Tornado Buster: Eagle is engulfed in flames as it spirals down on to the opponent, attacking it with extreme and incredible force/Eagle turns in to a purple tornado and smashes down on to the opponent from the sky.

In Combat
Earth Eagle was released in wave 2 along with Storm Capricorn, Flame Libra, Rock Orso, Lightning L Drago, and Evil Gemios. It is a classified by the makers as a Balanced type, but it is prominent in Stamina, and both Earth and WD (Wide Defense) are top tiered defense parts so it is considered as a Defense Type.

Stats

Notable versions

 * Storm Aquila 145HF - Random Booster Vol.4 Mirage Virgo (Green)
 * Flame Aquila 100ES - Random Booster Vol.4 Mirage Virgo (Red)
 * MF Earth Aquila 105HF/S - WBBA Exclusive, later released with Mani DVD Set (Clear Aquila, Purple Earth)
 * Earth Aquila 145WD Mitsuya Cider Ver. - Promotion for Mitsuya Cider Drink. 3 Versions:(Blue Aquila, Blue Earth),(Red Aquila, Magenta Earth), (Clear Aquila, Green Earth)
 * Earth Eagle 145WD - Faceoff: Metal Wing Smash
 * Earth Eagle 145WD - Hasbro Ultimate Gift Set (Gunmetal Grey Earth, Pearlescent Indigo Aquila)

Overall
Earth Aquila 145WD uncustomized is a quite strong Stamina type by itself, and, taken separately, Earth used to be top-tier in Defense, and 145 serves no purpose anymore due to its lack of gimmick. Even if WD remains top-tier, it has been released in many subsequent Beyblades and Sets. There is little or no reason to buy this Beyblade, aside from collection purposes.

Trivia

 * The WBBA exclusive Earth Eagle 105HF/S is the second Beyblade with the HF/S Performance Tip, the first being Storm Aquario 100HF/S.
 * Aquila, the constellation that Earth Eagle is based on, is also shown on Jade Jupiter S130RB.
 * Earth Eagle 145WD is the first Beyblade released with the Earth Fusion Wheel.