Maybe because it springs up so it's technically kicking back or something? I'm not sure.

yo imagine
the driver grow legs and kicks the opponents bey out of the stadium

LOOOOL! just imagine. Imagine if there’s a driver called hydra and had the gimmick of a hydra

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Unfortunately the Kick driver is like Just from the bottom. The same sharp tip.

Unfortunately the Kick driver is like Just from the bottom. The same sharp tip.

Actually it's looks more like a mini version of WD than the Just driver.

Can someone explain the hard rubber soft rubber thing to me? I'm kinda lost

Apparently in Low mode the rubber is "softer" meaning it is more absorptive, as in absorbing more spin. This is because the armor is below the ring and the rubber can bend inward more. In high mode, the 3 armor is more directly on the Blade part, so it can't bend inward as much because the armor is there to prevent it from doing so (like Cyclone Ragnaruk's wings). Of course, this is just what TT says about it, in actuality I don't think the difference will be noticeable, but we'll just have to wait and see. High mode is supposed to be the "hard" node while Low mode is supposed to be "softer".

I basically summarized all the info we know of about Vanish Fafnir in this video, and also gave some speculation and theories of mine.
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Dang, didn’t even credit me for the photo 

Time to put spammy watermarks on any picture I upload here

Anyways I’ll definitely be picking this release up, it looks spicy and also there’s no way I’m passing up a part that can bend

i don't understand tho it's not like the person who owns the pcs are special laterally every can take the pic and it would prob look the same

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Also yeah t might not make a difference but I like you're post for the meme

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Unfortunately the Kick driver is like Just from the bottom. The same sharp tip.

Actually it's looks more like a mini version of WD than the Just driver.

So, like Survive?

Actually it's looks more like a mini version of WD than the Just driver.

So, like Survive?

imagine "Just" but instead of a tiny sharp bottom it has a yielding shape, that's what kick looks like.

im hyped i like fafnir a ton

So, like Survive?

imagine "Just" but instead of a tiny sharp bottom it has a yielding shape, that's what kick looks like.

but yielding is the exact same shape as survive

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Was there really any need to make the gear in Fafnir's colours when Fafnir can't even use it? The colours don't fit Belial at all.

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Was there really any need to make the gear in Fafnir's colours when Fafnir can't even use it?  The colours don't fit Belial at all.

I think it looks good, it helps people remember it's from Fafnir.

Am I the only one, that didn't like the look from side view? it just looks like too many gap.

(videos deleted bc I am quoting you)

ngl I tought the green looked ugly at first in the pictures, but now irl it does not look as bad as I tought

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Damn. . . this boy is thicc. Look at that chunk.

I really like it. All new parts is a win for me, as well. Also, the DLC for Belial is fun and something fresh.

I changed my mind, at first I thought Vanish is problematic (bc it's too focused on spin stealing and not taking into account stamina loosing/burst risk against lefts and slow rights), now I realize Kick is the real worst part of this bey and maybe even of a whole DB gen so far...

Vanish looks quite cool, I like the parts and the gimmicks are neat. Definitely will pick it up eventually. Although I am curious why they chose to light launch it instead of hand spinning or leaving it in the stadium.

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If I get a little too annoyed by beyblade of all things then I apologize

Artist render of a Screw Fox avatar by Faith

(image from NoNotYou)
I wonder if the shape of tapered will either make it scrape especially with the the steeper centre of the DB standard type or if it will go really well with kick and have decent LAD. The driver shape remind of yielding with the universe ring around it, regardless I think Vanish fafnir looks cool and I hope some parts of it are useful. This also makes me curious about high they'll implement gimmicks with high and low mode as they've done with now Vanish and Cyclone where in high mode the armour somewhat restricts the gimmick that's directly outside of it.

I ordered Vanish yesterday!
I hope it lives up to the hype!

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(image from NoNotYou)
I wonder if the shape of tapered will either make it scrape especially with the the steeper centre of the DB standard type or if it will go really well with kick and have decent LAD. The driver shape remind of yielding with the universe ring around it, regardless I think Vanish fafnir looks cool and I hope some parts of it are useful. This also makes me curious about high they'll implement gimmicks with high and low mode as they've done with now Vanish and Cyclone where in high mode the armour somewhat restricts the gimmick that's directly outside of it.

The Tapered disk reminds me of Polish, I wonder if it'll have similar usage?

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If I get a little too annoyed by beyblade of all things then I apologize

Artist render of a Screw Fox avatar by Faith

Was there really any need to make the gear in Fafnir's colours when Fafnir can't even use it?  The colours don't fit Belial at all.

That's kinda what bothers me. Despite looking like part of Fafnir, it doesn't fit on Fafnir, which feels off. I wouldn't even mind this add on idea, if they made the ring black with red to fit Belial better, or if it's Fafnir coloured, worked on Fafnir too. I guess the reason why it's Fafnir coloured is so that Belial looks very clearly like a fusion of top bladers, I assume, like his bey becomes a "fusion of the legends" kinda bey.

Anyway, my thoughts on Vanish Fafnir is that it still looks cool and I'm just glad that Kick isn't as bad looking as Just, but I doubt it'll be nearly as good as Zn+Z' for LAD. The disk looks really cool, very armoured like a turtle shell in a way. The Vanish layer is kinda cool but the mode change is a bit underwhelming. I thought something would fill the gaps for the hard mode, but nope, and the mode changes hardly feel different.

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My Cho-Z Reaper Deathscyther .12.Cr concept render, click below to see!

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No I don't plan on doing more yet.

I should probably go back to making fan custom Zero G beyblade concepts again

Interesting look from the Kick driver, though like Jinbee said, I don't see it rivaling the major LAD powers such as Drift, Zn+Z', Destroy, and more. Vanish may be prone to breaking with that flexible rubber, but hopefully it's flexible enough to absorb well, but not wonky enough to cause product issues. Tapered does look like a good defensive disk if it's as heavy as Giga or even Nexus. Seems like a bit of a Mirage downgrade, but it's too early to truly say. Definitely the true evolution to Wizard Fafnir.

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Brave Valkyrie is my favorite bey, and Valt is my favorite character even if he's a bit overrated.

In upper mode, the bey actually looks very good. I see some potential in the driver but not a lot. Though my biggest concern is if rage is gonna rip right through the "bound defense" gimmick b/c it kinda looks fragile (also considering that TT made rage a literal combat knife).

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(image from NoNotYou)
I wonder if the shape of tapered will either make it scrape especially with the the steeper centre of the DB standard type or if it will go really well with kick and have decent LAD. The driver shape remind of yielding with the universe ring around it, regardless I think Vanish fafnir looks cool and I hope some parts of it are useful. This also makes me curious about high they'll implement gimmicks with high and low mode as they've done with now Vanish and Cyclone where in high mode the armour somewhat restricts the gimmick that's directly outside of it.

The Tapered disk reminds me of Polish, I wonder if it'll have similar usage?

oh cool point it does look somewhat like Polish, although I wonder how much the weight distribution differs versus polish since polish had an outer plastic casing whilst tapered is just fully metal

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Was there really any need to make the gear in Fafnir's colours when Fafnir can't even use it?  The colours don't fit Belial at all.

I heard that in the manga Bell made the gear based off of fafnir so I guess it makes sense if he just decided to copy the colours too?

The Tapered disk reminds me of Polish, I wonder if it'll have similar usage?

oh cool point it does look somewhat like Polish, although I wonder how much the weight distribution differs versus polish since polish had an outer plastic casing whilst tapered is just fully metal

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Was there really any need to make the gear in Fafnir's colours when Fafnir can't even use it?  The colours don't fit Belial at all.

I heard that in the manga Bell made the gear based off of fafnir so I guess it makes sense if he just decided to copy the colours too?

Tapered looks like it'll have a super-low center of gravity and good OWD, so I'm hoping it'll perform quite well.