Quote:[Hasbro Name], known as God Valkyrie in Japan, is a God Energy Layer released as part of the Burst System. It debuted with the release of the B-73 Starter God Valkyrie 6Vortex Reboot on March 18th, 2017.
==Description==
God Valkyrie is an attack type Energy Layer, the center features a feathered, armored face facing forward, unlike previous iterations where the face was seen from a side profile, meant to represent the Layer's namesake; Odin's handmaidens of Norse mythology, albeit changed to match the anime's rendition; an armored knight. The perimeter is made up of a translucent layer with three upward slanting wings which act as the primary points of recoil and an opaque layer with three smaller sub-wings behind the main set. As part of the God Layer System, God Valkyrie features a gimmick; the translucent layer and primary wings are spring loaded to create "Bound Attack".
In theory the spring loaded Layer would increase Burst attack by moving upon impact and forcibly springing back. However, without a locking mechanism like that in a pen, in practice the Bound Attack gimmick fails to work, instead recoil is only produced when the Bound Layer is pushed as far as it will go and will only spring back after the opponent has been pushed away. Furthermore, the spring will render recoil null late in battle when spin velocity becomes too low to force the Bound Layer back to the limit, instead slowing the God Valkyrie combination down.
Despite this, God Valkyrie has comparable performance to its predecessor Valtryek V2 early in battle as the shape of God Valkyrie's wings is ideal for Knock-Out attack early in battle and the resistance of the Bound Layer is still enough to Burst a suitably weakened opponent towards the end of a battle. In addition, the Takara Tomy release of God Valkyrie features three teeth of high length, akin to its predecessor Valtryek V2, allowing this Layer is withstand its own recoil.
==Use in Attack Combinations==
God Valkyrie can be put to use in the attack combinations God Valkyrie Heavy/Gravity/4Vortex/6Vortex/8Vortex Accel/Zephyr/Xtreme. The heavy weight of Heavy/Gravity/4Vortex/6Vortex/8Vortex increases the inertia of the combination which is needed to force the Bound Layer back and the teeth of God Valkyrie can compensate for the increased Burst risk of heavy disks.
==Overall==
Due to the shape of this Layer's three wings, God Valkyrie is considered on par with Valtryek V2 and is thus a great choice for attack combinations and a great alternative if other Layers such as Valtryek and Xcalius are not available. As such, God Valkyrie is a welcome addition to any blader's collection.
==Product List==
==Takara Tomy====Hasbro==
- B-73 God Valkyrie 6Vortex Reboot (blue)
- B-76 God Entry Set (blue)
- B-00 Beyblade Premiere
Note: I will replace "God Valkyrie" with the Hasbro Name once it has been revealed
Information is based off of the currently ongoing testing with God Valkyrie, as such if anything new is discovered about it's performance, this Draft will change to suit it.
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