[Product]  G0188 Booster Steel Samurai 4-80T

G0188 Booster Pack for Beyblade X. Contains one Beyblade, BX-ORG01 Steel Samurai 4-80T (aka SamuraiSteel 4-80T).
MSRP is $9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD. Will release as part of wave 1 in Summer 2024.
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The "Steel Samurai" Blade appears to be a variant of the "LeonClaw" Blade.
I am afaid it will be hollowed out like Leon CLaw already is.
If it ends up being a better Leonclaw, this will put a smile on my face. I hate Leonclaw
W future release
Steel Samurai and the other Hasbro-exclusive Blades feel more interesting to me as creative design prompts rather than as actual Beyblade parts. It's cool seeing them work under the constraints of what plastic underframes they already have and give new identities to existing shapes... but I don't see them being terribly impactful. Hasbro's always skimped out when it comes to their all-original diecast tooling for Beyblades, and Tusk Mammoth being a gram lighter than HellsScythe is not promising on that front. But I'd be happy to be wrong if they do turn out some Blades that are actually worth using!
This is going to be hard to believe but the correct pronunciation of the "Samurai" part of the Blade's name is the same as the English phrase of "saw moo rye".

If you still don't believe me, you can ask a native Japanese speaker if they're okay with verifying or debunking the accuracy of this reply.
Weight seems to be the same as LeonClaw weight.
(Apr. 04, 2024  1:13 PM)RalfBalf Wrote: If it ends up being a better Leonclaw, this will put a smile on my face. I hate Leonclaw

You gotta admit Point is a great bit and 5-60 is just good too. Leonclaw can go down the garbage disposal though, but I think I'll gift it to my enemies instead.
This Bey, along with the rest of wave 1, has begun showing up at Australian retailers. Hopefully North America soon.
Anyone know the blade weight specifically and if the site lists its whole build weight or just blade?