Metal Fight Beyblade - Episode 20

'''Begin! The Survival Battle''' is the twentieth episode of the Beyblade Metal Fusion anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: August 16, 2009
 * English Airdate: Flag of United States.png August 29, 2010
 * Opening Song: Metal Fight Beyblade ver.1
 * Ending Song: Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
 * English Dub Title: Begin! The Survival Battle
 * Kanji: 開幕！サバイバルバトル
 * Romaji: "Kaimaku! Sabaibaru Batoru"
 * Arc: Untitled.

Summary
Daidouji and Ryuga are flying in a helicopter where Doji wants Ryuga to meet a future Dark Nebula member in the desert he mentions that Merci hacked computers to find him. As they arrive, they are greeted by a mysterious Blader named Yu Tendo who challenges Ryuga to a Beybattle. Ryuga accepts and battles fiercely. Later at B pit Madoka Amano shows Gingka Hagane, Kenta Yumiya, Benkei Hanawa, Osamu, Takashi and, Akira a new tag-tournament sponsored by the WBBA called "The Survival Battle." In it, Bladers compete to become the best Blader and, whoever wins will get one wish. Benkei wants a steak while Gingka just wants a hamburger knowing he's already a great Blader. The gang arrive at the destination and discover that 1000 Bladers are competing in the tournament. They see Kyoya Tategami, Hyoma, Tetsuya Watarigani the Face Hunters and even Hikaru Hasama entering. Madoka enters but states she's just working with the WBBA to help repair Beys. The Bladers go into 5 planes while Blader DJ announces that they will arrive in Beyblade Island and the wish that will be granted to the one who wins the competition. He also tells that there are secret pieces on the island which will help the Bladers. He then tells them to ready their parachutes and they fall down to the island. Benkei talks to Kyoya to become teammates, but declines stating that it's time for Benkei to go on his own. Before Gingka arrives, has a quick chat to Hyoma, Hikaru and, Madoka. Gingka is amazed at the island and explores it. He challenges five different Bladers and beats them all in one hit. Meanwhile, Kyoya Beyblades fiercely with another opponent and wins while Hikaru Kenta and Benkei beat various bladers. The mysterious Blader is then seen defeating another Blader with an insane grin. Benkei, Osamu, Takashi and, Akira get stuck in a booby-trap. Tetsuya appears stating that he made those traps and will only let them out if they promise to be his team-mates and help him win Survival Battle. They refuse stating that he's a cheater and will do anything to win. Due to this, Tetsuya steals their Beys and threatens to drop them in the ocean if they won't be his teammates. Although they worry about their Blades, they refuse to be Tetsuya's teammates. Tetsuya proceeds to drop them but just then, Kenta's Flame Sagittario C145 S saves them and Benkei, Osamu, Takashi and, Akira from Tetsuya's trap. They then gang up on Tetsuya and hit him hard. Tetsuya battles fiercely but Kenta and Benkei's special moves defeat him along with Osamu, Takashi and Akira. Kenta tells him that being a cheater is not the way of Beyblade and that he needs to change. Tetsuya thinks about this but then runs as usual learning nothing. Gingka and the other Bladers in the island learn that there are less than 100 Bladers in the island so the competition gets harder.

Characters

 * Gingka Hagane
 * Kenta Yumiya
 * Madoka Amano
 * Benkei Hanawa
 * Kyoya Tategami
 * Osamu
 * Takashi
 * Akira
 * Hyoma
 * Hikaru Hasama
 * Tetsuya Watarigani
 * Blader DJ
 * Ryuga
 * Merci (mentioned)
 * Daidouji
 * Yu Tendo (debut)
 * Face Hunters

Beyblades

 * Storm Pegasus 105 RF (Gingka's; Featured)
 * Flame Sagittario C145 S (Kenta's)
 * Dark Bull H145 SD (Benkei's)
 * Mad Gasher CH120FS (Tetsuya's)
 * Lightning L-Drago 100 HF (Ryuga's)
 * Flame Libra T125ES (Yu's; Debut)
 * Rock Leone 145 WB (Kyoya's)
 * Wind Wolf 145SF (Osamu's)

Featured Beybattles

 * Yu Tendo (Flame Libra T125ES) vs. Ryuga (Lightning L-Drago 100 HF) = Not shown
 * 5 Unnamed Bladers (Generic Beys) vs Unknown blader (generic Bey)= Unknown Bladers and Generic beys
 * Gingka Hagane (Storm Pegasus 105RF) vs. 5 Unnamed Bladers (Generic Beys) = Gingka and Pegasus
 * Yu Tendo (Flame Libra T125ES) vs. 10 Unnamed Bladers (Generic Beys) = Yu and Libra
 * Kenta Yumiya (Flame Sagittario C145S) vs. Unnamed Blader (Generic Bey) = Kenta and Sagittario
 * Hikaru Hasama (Storm Aquario 100HF/S) vs. Unnamed Blader (Generic Bey) = Hikaru and Aquario
 * Kyoya Tategami (Rock Leone 145WB) vs. Unnamed Blader (Generic Bey) = Kyoya and Leone
 * Benkei Hanawa (Dark Bull H145SD) vs. 4 Unnamed Bladers (Generic Beys) = Benkei and Bull
 * Tetsuya Watarigani (Mad Gasher CH120FS) vs. Unknown Bladers (Generic Bey) = Tetsuya and Gasher
 * Face Hunters (Generic beys) vs Unknown Bladers (Generic beys) = Face Hunters and generic beys
 * Osamu (Wind wolf) vs Unknown Bladers (generic beys)= Osamu and Wolf
 * Takakshi (Clay Northern Cross 125FS) vs Unknown Bladers (generic beys)= Takashi and Cross
 * Kenta Yumiya (Flame Sagittario C145S), Benkei Hanawa (Dark Bull H145SD), Osamu (Wind Wolf 145SF), Takashi (Clay Northern Cross 125FS), and Akira (Rock Raven) vs. Tetsuya Watarigani (Mad Gasher CH120FS) = Kenta and Sagittario, Benkei and Bull, Osamu and Wolf, Takashi and Cross, Akira and Raven
 * Kyoya Tategami (Rock Leone 145WB) vs. Hikaru Hasama (Storm Aquario 100HF/S) = Battle continuned in the next episode

Special Moves used

 * Infinite Assault (Storm Aquario 100HF/S)
 * Lion Gale Force Wall (Rock Leone 145WB)
 * Sagittario Flame Claw (Flame Sagittario C145S)
 * Red Horn Uppercut (Dark Bull H145SD)

Differences in adaptions

 * In the original Japanese version, the original Japanese opening theme Song was used as an insert song in the actual episode, but in the English dub, Nelvana just used the instrumental instead.
 * In the Japanese version one guy got excited that Kyoya was in the tornment. In the dub he also gets excited that Gingka is there.

Triva

 * The survival battle starts in this epsiode.