#blindt devoy

valt - 3/21, self-explanatory on a surface level, mr beyblade was born on world beyblade day. 3/21 is also the start of spring equinox. this is gonna become important after you get to our next guy

shu - 9/23, the date of the autumnal equinox. throwback to shu's full name meaning "crimson autumn" (紅秋). spring/autumn bfs is an immaculate concept thank you hiro 🫶

wakiya - 9/8, mulberry day. fits right in with how purple he is

daina - 1/17, konodai tsujikiri festival in which evil spirits and plagues are warded off

ken - 6/20, peppermint day. self-explanatory for he is Green

aiga - 8/11, first ascent of the mountain peak "eiger" (probably what led to his name being localized as aiger) + mountain day in japan. he comes from the mountainous island of hokkaido so here's another win for research

fubuki - 12/22, birthday of the youngest emperor of japan (antoku). coming up right after shu's autumn equinox, december 22nd is the beginning of winter solstice

suoh - 9/9, chrysanthemun festival. the chrysantehemun is the symbol of the imperial family and japan itself. mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most traditionally japanese of them all? /j

free - 11/11, there's…..too many holidays present to properly match one w him. 11/11 is just That popular of a date for events and holidays. i guess that was the whole point of choosing that as free's birthday as he's also Incredibly popular

rantaro - 4/30, library day? i guess? he's shown to be incredibly skilled w his kanjis (cooked up advanced calligraphy that his friends couldn't read) and has books/manga on his outfits all the time

drum - 6/10, melon day. melon boy 🥹🥹

delta - 7/27, watermelon day. matching with his boyfriend. makes sense since he's red/green-ish

amane - 4/29, showa day. dedicated to giving blessings to nature. seeing as his surname is related to plants (kusaba (草葉) - blades of grass) this fits right in 🌱

pot - 7/6, the birthday of the 14th (and current) dalai lama. I CALLED IT, I KNEW IT-

blindt - 10/25, the birthday of pablo picasso. welcome back picasso i guess 😭

fumiya - 8/8, matching with free there's Way too many anniversaries on this day to pinpoint the perfect one for him. let's say pachinko / gachanko day as he's as obnoxious and flashy as them /j

hikaru - 6/22, the start of summer solstice. we finally have all four major solar terms!!

hyuga - 3/20, his birthday fits right at the start of the spring equinox alongside valt's + international day of happiness

bell - 7/1, celebrated as a "phantom day" all thanks to the watershield (junsei) plant. lemme know if you want the details im too lazy to type all that out LMAO

OKAY SO APPARENTLY THERE'S A 30 TAG LIMIT SO UH- moving everything i said in the tags onto the post itself.... i love doing the most random bullshit ever i Swear. me researching this: RANDOM BULLSHIT GO 💥💥💥 (jkjk ofc i do my best to look into things as much as possible) there's probably a lot of Niche references flying over my head at this time but i've accepted that i'll be figuring them out some other time

For @beybladeninja 's DTIYS

My character design enjoyer side avidly enjoyed my favs' designs from this au. Their colours and concepts are genuinely devine.

I started with Blindt, then Rurikawa and then the list increasing to 5 more with every design and character I wanted to draw, which I can't complete right now.

Just an example of why I'm late for deadlines, my goals aren't fixed lol, it keeps expanding inbetween the process.

wonky ahh audio and low quality gifs but here

1. Akira Yamatoga: This one happens in canon. Akira is a rising star in both the music and blading worlds, both of which Zac currently dominates. Akira is one of the few people that can challenge Zac in both fields. Zac is still more experienced however, and manages to convincingly defeat Akira in a battle (as far as music goes, we are never shown, but Zac probably stayed on top)

2. Orochi Ginba: I know they get along well in canon, but we are never shown how they met. Orochi is known for his hearing, being able to tell how close a bey is to bursting while in the crowd. Logically, he should be able to sense people’s heartbeats and breathing patterns. Zac puts up a fake personality because he cannot let people know his true intentions. Orochi senses his heartbeat accelerating and breathing getting faster when Zac feels threatened, but Zac might be able to play it off as excitement rather than fear

3. Valt Aoi: Another one that’s canon. Like Akira, Valt is a rising star that can take Zac on in a battle, but Zac can handle that. What makes Valt a threat is the exact opposite reason Orochi is a threat. Valt is oblivious to other people’s emotions. Zac needs to get rid of the threat without letting the public know he means to get rid of the threat, and Valt is simply too dense for Zac to do that. By the time Valt realizes what Zac is doing, everyone else already figured it out. Zac cannot get rid of Valt without letting his true intentions show very clearly

4. Joshua Burns: Joshua, like Zac, craves fame. Unlike Zac, Joshua is willing to sacrifice effectiveness for spectacle. Joshua throws the first round to up the tension so that when he wins, it’s more satisfying. If he faced Zac, Zac may or may not see through Joshua. If Zac does not, then Joshua loses the first round and Zac is caught off guard in the second. If Zac does see through Joshua however, Zac would freak out. Joshua is so confident he’s basically going “I can beat you with my eyes closed, and to prove it, I’ll put on this blindfold.” Zac would not be able to intimidate Joshua because Joshua’s ego is just that big. And to Zac, this means that Joshua is powerful enough that he can fight Zac while handicapped

5. Laban Vanot: Like Orochi, he’s too perceptive. Laban can look into people’s souls, and would be able to tell Zac’s not as pure as he presents himself. But since Zac is at worst, a massive dick, Laban probably wouldn’t care much. Laban doesn’t care about Kyle for example, despite Kyle being extremely shady. He only cares about Phi because Phi is downright evil and possibly not even human. I see Zac and Laban getting along after a while since Laban doesn’t want the spotlight

6. Hyde: Hyde is a showman, just like Zac and Joshua. Zac would see some guy that’s good at getting the crowd excited and would percieve him as a threat. Hyde and Zac have the same goal: Being the strongest while having fans because of it. Zac can handle losing if his image stays intact (look at his loss to Valt), but Hyde ridicules his opponents. Zac could not handle losing to Hyde because if he does, Hyde will taunt him on TV until Zac shuts him up in a rematch

7. Fumiya Kindo: Fumiya wants fame. That alone makes him a threat to Zac. Fumiya and Zac both tell the audience “look at how awesome I am,” albeit Zac is more subtle. Zac would probably deal with Fumiya like he dealt with Akira

8. Pheng Hope: Pheng, like Laban, can look into people’s souls. Laban can tell what kind of person someone is, while Pheng can tell what their current state is. This means that Pheng is more similar to Orochi, but replace “heartbeat and breathing” with “chi.” And ulike with Orochi, Zac cannot play it off as anything because Pheng’s perception of people’s states is even deepter than Orochi’s. But like Orochi and Laban, Pheng doesn’t care about fame so when Zac realizes that, he’ll stop worrying

9. Blindt DeVoy: Like Laban, Blindt can tell what your soul looks like. Like Laban, he does not care for fame. This would play out very similarly to how it would with Pheng since Blindt prefers to be away from crowds of fans