Kenta Yumiya

Kenta Yumiya (湯宮ケンタ / 湯宮健太, Yumiya Kenta) is one of the protagonists of the Metal Saga and arguably the tritagonist of the saga overall.

He is one of Gingka Hagane's friends and goes to many lengths to support him. He is also friends with Madoka Amano, Benkei Hanawa, Yu Tendo, Tsubasa Otori, Kyoya Tategami and Ryuga. Kenta was formerly the owner of Flame Sagittario C145S and currently owns Flash Sagittario 230WD.

Initially poorly skilled in battle, as the series progressed, he gained confidence and become a very strong and competent Blader. Through his continuous effort, he even earned the respect of the Legendary Blader Ryuga, who later passed his Star Fragment to Kenta, evolving his Bey.

In the Beyblade: Shogun Steel manga, Kenta is shown to be the store manager of B-Pit. This is due to Madoka Amano not appearing in the manga.

Appearance
Kenta has bright green hair with brown eyes. He wears a yellow t-shirt with a blue stripe running across the chest and a pair of blue shorts with blue and white trainers and white socks. He is not very tall-slightly shorter than Yu Tendo. He has a big bey spirit.

Personality
Since Kenta is a beginner beyblader, he doesn't have that much confidence in his skills. This was shown when he was up against Benkei and the gang, he didn't want to battle them because he knew he was going to lose. That changed when he met Ginga and soon Kenta wanted to be as strong as he was. He seems to see Ginga as a kind of idol.

Kenta is very kind and caring and if ever he notices something wrong with his friends, he would always be concerned for him/her and asks what's wrong. He was upset when he thought that Ginga left town without telling him since he believes that they are very good friends. Kenta is always there for his friends. He is one loyal blader who never gives up in whatever he does.

History
Not much is known about Kenta's past or who his relatives are. But in the first episode, it was indirectly mentioned that he's been in to beys for some time.

Synopsis (Anime)
In episode 1, Kenta got to the quarter-final of a Beyblade tournament. When he was out of the tournament building, he was forced to fight a Beybattle against Benkei Hanawa while four other Face Hunters watched. Benkei kept on smashing Sagittario, not allowing it to hit the ground. However, Gingka appeared and saved Kenta by beating the Face Hunters with his bey Pegasus. Gingka and Kenta later get to know each other. The Face Hunters then force Gingka to fight in a 1 vs. 100 Bey match! As Kenta rushes to watch Gingka fight, Gingka is victorious using his Storm Pegasus to defeat every single Bey. They rejoice until they find the leader of the Face Hunters, Kyoya Tategami.

In episode 2, his beyblade was captured by Benkei, who told him if he wanted it back, Gingka would have to defeat the Face Hunter Kyoya. Gingka won the battle and Sagittario was returned to Kenta.

In episode 3, He thought Gingka was going to leave the town so he challenged him to a battle. Since he used a Stamina type Beyblade, he held on for a while, but lost to Gingka. Gingka decided to stay in town.

In episode 4, He and Madoka observed Gingka's battle with Benkei.

In episode 5, He battled Tetsuya, despite Gingka's orders not to challenge him without backup, and lost when Tetsuya threw a rock at Sagittario.

In episode 6, Gingka was sick, so Kenta took his place to battle Hikaru. However, he was defeated and lost all of his Beypoints.

In episode 7, He received special training from Benkei and a metal face from Madoka, and was able to develop a special move to defeat Hikaru in a rematch.

In episode 9, He battled Benkei and won, for Benkei was preoccupied. later, they teamed up to battle Kyoya, and lost to his new special move.

In episode 10, He, Madoka, Benkei, Hikaru, Tetsuya, Osamu, Takashi, and Akira watched Gingka's battle with Kyoya, which Gingka won.

In episode 11 and 12, He, Benkei, Kyoya, Madoka, and Gingka invaded the Dark Nebula's castle, but he and Benkei were held up by Dark Nebula bladers.

In episode 13, he watched Gingka's battle with Ryuga.

In episode 14, Gingka told him about his past in Koma village, and how he got Pegasus. Kenta challenged him to a battle, but it was getting late, and Kenta went home.

In episode 15, He, Madoka, Benkei, and Kyoya traveled to Koma village, but after an argument about some sandwiches, He and Madoka split up with Kyoya and Benkei. Later, they fell of a cliff, but were saved by a stranger named Hyoma. He later led them around a mountain to find Benkei and Kyoya, and started to lead them to the village.

In episode 16, He battles Hyoma and loses, although he and Benkei proved they had enough blader spirit to enter Koma Village.

In episode 17, they meet Hokuto and he hays that only the chosen may enter Koma village, and after that, very few can climb the mountain where a scroll that contains secrets of beyblades is. Determined to follow Gingka up the mountain, he, Benkei, and Kyoya combine their powers to open the door. they meet Gingka as he was climbing down.

In episode 18, He tried several bey challenges in the Bey Forest, such as launching across a river by using stepping stones, or aiming and then launching through a hole in a rock. He then watched as Gingka defeated Hyoma for the first time ever.

In episode 19, He and Benkei learned how to switch parts on their Beyblades after some experimenting from Madoka. With their newfound skill, they taught Osamu, Takashi, and Akira how to do the same, and then entered a tag team tournament, which they won.

In episode 20, He entered the survival battle on Beyblade Island and defeated several unnamed bladers before rescuing Osamu, Takashi, Benkei, and Akira from Tetsuya's traps. They all ganged up on Tetsuya and defated him, even after he tried to scuttle away. After saving him from falling into the sea, Tetsuya pretended to have changed for the better, but then tricked Kenta and his friends and made them fall in the water. He and Benkei were separated from the others, and Kenta's arm was hurt.

In episode 21, He and Benkei met Yu Tendo, a friendly blader who led them to the first-aid tent to get Kenta's arm fixed up. not long after, the trio encountered Hikaru and they had a four way battle. Even after working together with Benkei and Hikaru, they could not defeat Yu and were eliminated from the survival battle.

Beyblade: Metal Masters
Kenta and Hyoma were there, when Gingka obtained Galaxy Pegasus from Komba Village and when Gingka had his very first battle with Masamune Kadoya; Kenta even met Masamune and became friends. Kenta also faced Masamune in a Beybattle to try out for a spot in the Japanese representational team, Team Gan Gan Galaxy; yet Kenta lost. However, when Gingka and the others had to leave for China to begin the World Beyblade Championship, Kenta wished Gingka good luck and hoped that Gan Gan Galaxy would win.

Throughout the battles, Kenta would always be there to cheer for Team Gan Gan Galaxy, even if he wasn't with Gingka and Co. In the end ,Gan Gan Galaxy won the World Beyblade Championship after beating Team Star Breaker. Kenta even played a minor role, in helping the Team train for their match against Team Wild Fang, where he and Masamune, had a match of their own. He later helps the teams fight Hades Inc to stop the Spiral core. Although getting left behind he wishes his friends well. After Gingka and Massamune beat Faust he joins Benkei to congratulate them and says that no mater what he will get stronger.

Beyblade: Metal Fury
Kenta joins Gingka, Kyoya, Yuki and the others on their search to find the Legendary Bladers. Kenta is eager to help and is much more mature than the previous seasons. After they land on the island, he battles with Sala many times, teaching her how to become stronger.

After Gingka, Kyoya and Yuki lose to Ryuga, who refuses to join them, Kenta decides to go after Ryuga himself and make him listen and join them. He follows him to many tournaments, and is determined to make him listen. For this, he trains hard day-and-night and learns how to survive in the wild.

In the Beyster Island tournament, Kenta follows Ryuga, but comes across Gingka at one point of time. He battles him fiercely, but since he has not perfected his special move, he loses.

After days of training, Kenta finally challenges Ryuga again after perfecting his new special move, Diving Claw. Ryuga crushes this with his Dragon Emperor Supreme Flight, but learns that this has cracked his face bolt. This makes him take Kenta seriously, and even though he doesn't listen to him, he starts to respect him as a Blader.

After Ryuga loses to Rago and falls unconscious, Kenta is angered and attacks Nemesis and refuses to give up. Nemesis breaks Flame Sagittario's claws, but suddenly, Ryuga emerges and gives Kenta his star fragment's power. Kenta's Bey evolves into Flash Sagittario 230WD.

Pluto is not ready to accept this, and as Rago creates a barrier around his bey, Diablo Nemesis, Pluto engages Kenta with his Firefuse Darkhelm. Kenta masters the new power of his bey during this, and uses his new special move, Diving Arrow to defeat him. He helps the Bladers of the 4 Seasons form Zeus' Barrier, as the ruins collapse.

It is revealed that Nemesis survived (since a section of Fusion Hades AD145SWD landed in the barrier), and as the Bladers launch their beys against it, they are stopped and broken one-by-one. Kenta is one of the last ones to survive, but Nemesis uses Ryuga's power to destroy Kenta's Flash Sagittario. In the end, Kenta lends his power to Gingka who defeats Nemesis on his and the Legendary Bladers' behalf.

Gingka Hagane
Kenta's relationship with Gingka is ever-growing because of the fact that Gingka has been always there whenever he needed him, in fact in the first time they met, Gingka saved Kenta from the Face Hunters which showed how much Kenta owes Gingka. It was because of Gingka, that Kenta became such a strong Beyblader. When Gingka arrived in Metal Bey City, Kenta was his immediate friend. Gingka gave much advice to Kenta about Beyblading and this is the main reason why Kenta has become so strong through out the Metal Saga.

Ryuga
Although Kenta and Ryuga did not have much of a relationship in either Metal Fusion or Metal Masters. In Metal Fury, Kenta, who was determined to become a Legendary Blader, left Gingka and Co. and went to Ryuga to ask him to come and help Gingka and his friends find the Legendary Bladers. At first, Ryuga disagrees but due to Kenta's strong determination which showed Ryuga how much Kenta cared about his friends, he accepts.

During their travels, Ryuga has helped Kenta to become stronger by breaking big boulders along with other exercises. Throughout, their relationship increases as they have begun to understand each other better. With this, Ryuga has started to help Kenta, to become a Legendary Blader.

Kenta also cares about Ryuga just like how he does with Gingka. This is evident in Sagittario's Blow, in which he relentlessly battled Ryuga in order to ensure, Ryuga would not be corrupted by Nemesis' power as he was with Lightning L-Drago 100HF. Despite losing and L-Drago Destroy's Face Bolt being cracked as a result, Kenta was successful. He cared alot about Ryuga in Metal Fury.

This is further seen in 4D039, in which after Nemesis' "Armageddon" Special Spin Move was activated, Kenta clinged to Ryuga to have Ryuga come with him and the others to escape the destruction of the temple. Ryuga refused and Gingka grabbed Kenta to safety. Ryuga was trapped in the temple's rubble as a result.In Episode 40 of Metal Fury, it was seen that Ryuga was alive but angry and wanted revenge. Later, onNemesis vs L-Drago, Ryuga loses against Rago and Nemesis and L-Drago seems to be badly damaged. Also Ryuga is knocked unconscious groaning in pain. On An Inherited Light, after L-Drago and Ryuga disintegrate after giving Kenta and Flame Sagittario the star fragment , Kenta bursted into tears and sorrow , telling Rago he will not go down again. And so, Kenta Got A New Bey: Flash Sagittario 230WD.

Beybattles
Initially, Kenta was a blader with very poor skills. However through training with Gingka and Benkei, Kenta managed to reach a high state of power and eventually managed to draw out the potential of Flame Sagittario's claws to make his own special move, which had enabled him to defeat the likes of Hikaru and her Aquario. He participated in many tournaments, even if he did not win, like in a survival battle. In Stormy Battle Royale, he makes it to second place, outlasting other opponents, including Gingka, even though Kenta was defeated by Kyoya, who called him too slow to win. Kenta had earnt 50,000 points to get into the Battle Bladers, where he had easily defeated Tetsuya, but loses in a tough fight with Reiji, who broke his bey. Despite the defeat, Kenta fought considerably very well, being the first one to bring out Reiji's full power, after bringing the latter to a hysterical state using his power.

Kenta later tried to get into the Team GanGan Galaxy, however he had finished in sixth place during the nomination tournament, due to losing against Masamune, making him ineligible to join the the World Championships. However after hearing the plans about Nemesis' revival, Kenta had trained extremely hard, reaching to absolutely high levels of through training with Ryuga. In attempts to force Ryuga to take him seriously so he would go with them to fight Nemesis. Kenta had reached such a high level of sheer power that he was even able to keep up with the likes of Gingka and his Cosmic Pegasus, which forced forced him to use all of his power to defeat Kenta. Although Kenta never won a match against Ryuga, during the battle he broke his L-Drago's facebolt, which no one had done before. During the battle with Nemesis, Ryuga gives him a star fragment and Kenta becomes the new Legendary Blader of the summer season.

Beyblades
Flame Sagittario C145S : Kenta's First Beyblade. It is a Stamina Type. It was destroyed in episode 44, but later repaired by Madoka. In episode 44, it borrowed Yu's ES Performance Tip for the battle against Mizuchi. It also used many different spin track and performance tip combinations for the tag team battle.

Clay Leone 125D: Sagittario was still broken, so Kenta used this Beyblade temporarily while rescuing Yu from the Dark Nebula. He captured it from a defeated Blader and then used it to defend himself from Daidouji.

Flash Sagittario 230WD: Kenta's second Beyblade in Beyblade: Metal Fury. It is a stamina type Beyblade that evolved from Flame Sagittario when Ryuga enchanted his Star Fragment within it, giving it the power of L-Drago Destructor. It has incredibly powerful attack power with great endurance and speed as well.

Beast/Finishing Moves

 * is the beast inside Kenta Yumiya's Beyblade.

Flame Ablaze: Kenta's finishing move in Metal Fight Beyblade DS is

Flame Claw: Kenta's first finishing move is. Kenta first used this attack in Episode 7 (anime)

Diving Claw: Derived from Sagittario's Flame Claw, Sagittario extends it's Claws and wraps itself in flames while in mid air, using the air resistance to fuel it's fire. It was difficult to control due to the content of the air and its overwhelming power, which cost Kenta his match with Gingka.

Flash Sagittario

Diving Arrow: With control of the diving claw added with Ryuga's Star Fragment, Flash Sagittario could easily manipulate flames and heat while in mid air, covering itself in a glowing ball of fire. As if an archer were firing it, Saggitario flies at the opponent, diving down and exploding the field into flames.


 * Flame_Sagittario_Flame_Claw

Quotes

 * - "Go Go Go Sagittario!" 


 * - "Sagittario Flame Claw!"


 * - "Fighting spirit ! Fighting Spirit ! Fighting spirit !"


 * "SAGITTARIO"

Trivia

 * He is the shortest character in the series. Yuu is approximately 1-2 inches taller.
 * " Ken" means sword in japanese.
 * Kenta is the only Legendary Blader to not get hit by a Star Fragment, instead having been given one by Ryuga.
 * In the Shogun Steel manga, Kenta disguises himself as "Masked Blader X" and challenges Zyro to a battle. This was because he was influenced by Ryo's costume as Phoenix.
 * Kenta is the only Legendary Blader who uses a ripcord launcher instead of a string launcher.
 * He is the only Legendary Blader who doesn't use either a 3 segment launcher grip or a string launcher.
 * Kenta uses his ripcord laucher with or without a laucher grip at times.
 * Kenta is the only main character from the Metal Saga who wasn't part of an official team. This does not include the Legendary Bladers of the Four Seasons.
 * Kenta is also the name of a Japanese professional wrestler with a move similar to Flame Claw, where he spins with his fists out. This could merely be a coincidence, though.
 * Kenta is the second Legendary Blader to use two official special moves, which are different, in Metal Fury: Diving Claw and Diving Arrow, the first being Tithi and his special moves Ishidal Impact and Ascent Spark.
 * In Metal Fury, Kenta has a yellow aura even before he was a Legendary Blader. These were also the cases to Gingka, Kyoya and Ryuga before Metal Fury.
 * He and Gingka were the only four season bladers who were never antagonists.
 * He once had a dream about being the worlds number one blader.
 * Kenta shares simlateries to Thihi.
 * They have the similar primary color, yellow.
 * They are the shortest Legendary Bladers.
 * They both are very good friends with Yu Tendo.
 * There is some confusion on who is older between Kenta and Yu but in the biographical information Kenta was 12. By the end of Metal Fury and Yu was only 11 at the time so meaning Kenta is in fact older than Yu.

Gallery
See Kenta Yumiya / Gallery.