Beyblade, a game turned sport, turned hobby, turned business for some! Buy this,
you won't regret it! Buy this one! Yeah! Due to its longevity throughout 20 years on TV we're
bound to encounter all kinds of gimmicks; some of them are useful just like the burst Stoppers
were. Useful like the dash drivers too, which I'm not sure count as a gimmick. What about
the projectile gimmick from Phoenix? It was introduced in the manga then brought to life
on TV on the Beyblades themselves, but of course there are other gimmicks that just fail. I will
be taking a look at a few of these Beyblade gimmicks that for lack of a better word are a
little poop, and there's definitely not a lack of them as you pointed out in one of my recent posts,
"can you name any useless Beyblade gimmicks?". This is a little bit different because these
gimmicks actually backfired and didn't actually do what they intended to do. A perfect example of
this is the bound gimmick found on Genesis Valtryek- or Genesis Valkyrie if you're
into manga... Is it manga or no? I guess it's still in the in the show too so if you're into
watching the Japanese versions and getting the Takara Tomy beys... Whatever, this is by far one
of the most complained about gimmicks throughout Beyblade. It was introduced in Beyblade burst
Evolution and it features a layer, which in theory should be able to repel attacks from the same spin
Beyblades, (as we see in the show). This is by having a spring-loaded layer that can partially
rotate, (slightly) once hit. In theory it should be able to get a boost from the stadium as shown
in the anime, and with enough force would it be able to easily burst its opponents. We know how
that turns out... And that's because as a lot of you know, in practice it makes Valkyrie or
Valtryek more susceptible to being burst itself. This makes most Bladers believe that the gimmick-
the bound gimmick itself was never actually good. Takara Tomy has learned a lesson from this though,
which is one thing I admire from the company itself because the newest Beyblade to have a
bound gimmick, Gatling Dragon can effectively use the gimmick and not self burst. At least not that
I have seen anyways, but I do think it's because of the dash driver that comes included with
Gatling Dragon; it also has bigger teeth and a stronger spring that effectively does what we all
wish Genesis Valtryek would do. In Beyblade burst Evolution there were loads of gimmicks introduced
so I'll stay within this season for the next gimmick that you know really backfired. That's
of course the rollers. Wow! Who would have thought that putting wheels on a Beyblade layer would have
been a good idea? Who would have thought that putting wheels or even one wheel on the bottom
of rotating spin top would create more power? Beyblade Executive: "hey guys I have an idea
for the greatest gimmick of all! No other Beyblade will be able to hit this Beyblade because it has
wheels on it!".. "Okay okay but in order to make this not Over Powered we just got to make those
rollers tiny! This is by far one of the most useless gimmicks ever, and quickly backfires
on kinetic Satomb. both kinetic Satomb and Cursed Satomb or "Satan" were cursed with this gimmick.
Kinetic Satomb itself has two sets of wheels; some on the layer and some on the driver itself.
Not only do the wheels on the driver hinder wind resistance create friction or scraping when on
the tornado Ridge, the upper rollers do nothing for performance! Okay so if you've been on the
channel for a while you might know that I've made a video in slow motion seeing that the rollers
actually get grazed by another Beyblade. As you can see here on the screen, this isn't proof of
it being effective though; it proves that the rollers don't actually roll as they get hit from
another Bey. Moreover the biggest downfall for kinetic Satomb is the fact that the first thing
to break is these rollers themselves like what the heck!! It really doesn't make sense to me.
This does remind me of one of the most successful Beyblade gimmicks introduced which later was made
into trash by Takara Tomy, and that's the free Spin gimmick. "I wonder what it can do". The free
Spin gimmick layer was introduced with Tempest Wyvron or Tempest Wyvern, and like I mentioned
it was an actually op layer to have. Not allowing any pesky left spin Beyblades to spin steel from
the layer. A simple and elegant solution which got trashed in its super king or sparking season
of Beyblade burst. If you're not aware, or don't really watch the show Let Me Explain. Jet Wyvern
was released in 2021 as a single layer Bey purchase, since its Inception Bladers feared
the free Spin gimmick due to its Effectiveness. This time around Bladers around the world were
surprised, and that's because this gimmick was made useless by its ratcheting feature. Yeah
it's no longer free spinning as the outer layer only rotates freely counterclockwise then locks
up if rotated clockwise. Theory goes that this was made in order to actually effectively spin
steel from left spinning Beyblade, does it work though? In practice, hardly. Due to its just
driver jet Wyvern quickly became a lost cause. It's a Beyblade combo that will likely sit with
your collection Gathering dust due to its shitty performance overall from all the parts together;
definitely a sad way to end a Beyblade's Fame. Which brings me to the next gimmick that may
surprise you being in this list, and that's the rubber gimmick. Yeah, as we just saw just because
you have rubber on your layer does not mean you're going to be winning every battle. Fafnir fans are
no stranger to this effect, as rubber can be a double-edged sword. This is because it all
depends on the amount, the location, and the type of rubber that is used on the layer. In the Fafnir
family we have it all! A different position, a different composition and different amount of
rubber on different Evolutions. Some say that the vanish layer is the best one, and this is
confirmed in a community post I recently asked you guys. For me, the best rubber is soft like
with Drain Fafnir, and Geist Fafnir; at least when speaking of the TT version. Wizard Fafnir has a
stronger rubber which does allow it to spin steel but it makes it susceptible to self-ko. Not only
that though, when it comes to battling a same spin Beyblade like Bahamut or Longinus the use of the
rubber becomes a hazard to itself; this is because the impact of another Beyblade can easily cause a
burst finish. By far the worst use of rubber on Fafnir for me anyways is on the Mirage layer,
there's just not enough of it, and the rubber feels tough too. I really just don't trust Mirage
Fafnir for spin stealing, and believe me I've tried. In this video I heated up the rubber to
perhaps make it more sticky, if you follow the link below you'll find a video for the results;
it's called "Free de la cheater", but what is the best rubbered Fafnir in your opinion anyways? One
of the more counter-intuitive gimmicks that we all thought was ideal ends up not working at all!
That's the anti-burst feature; no I'm not talking about burst Stoppers though, those were good
in the Cho-Z or Turbo season. Nor am I talking about the mugen lock beys, those are some of my
favorite! I'm talking the anti-lock features like with Heaven Pegasus Dread Bahamut, and even World
Spriggan. Yeah, the idea is good but the execution of the gimmick is what makes them so impractical,
and I get it. Because if it was easy to engage this gimmick, it'd be nearly impossible to burst
them in battle. I'm no math whiz but I know that the chances of you hitting the little
triggers that activate the anti-burst mechanism are so low, like one in a million; it may as well
never happen. That's not all though because I've saved the best for last. A gimmick that backfires
so much that Hasbro just decided to get rid of it all together. That's the protrusions,
so gimmicks like variant wall from Variant Lucifer and even Glide Roktavor or even Berserk Roktavor,
in which both of these Beys sit at opposite sides of the spectrum. Variant's gimmick is such that
it makes it nearly impossible to use because of the pink tongues, or whatever the heck you call
them. They scrape should you tilt your launch ever so slightly, Roktavor's gimmick on the other hand
barely ever comes out through battle, (and to my knowledge they don't do a thing). Just for fun,
I'm gonna include one more Beyblade in this list, and that's of course greatest Raphael.
He's particularly in this category because the basket handles, (as I see them) are so easy to
break, and hardly do anything performance wise anyways. It's a gimmick that really backfires
making it easy to burst, but really some of the worst gimmicks aren't on the layers themselves;
they're on Forge discs, drivers and okay even some whack beystadiums released by Hasbro,
but really what do you think the worst gimmick on a Beyblade is?