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Phantom Orion B:D
Number:	BB-118
System:	Metal Fight Beyblade
Type:	Stamina

Face: Orion

The Face of this Beyblade depicts the Orion constellation, a mighty hunter in Greek Mythology.

4D Clear Wheel: Orion

• Weight: 3.0 grams

Orion is a four-sided 4D Clear Wheel that has two sharper contours and two broad edges. The two sharper sides of the 4D Clear Wheel represent the top of Orion's forehead, and create a distinct face when used in conjunction with Phantom. It contains the iron powder that all 4D Clear Wheels have, however this does not add significant weight.

Use in Attack Customization

The Orion 4D Clear Wheel works well with the Flash 4D Metal Wheel in combinations such as MF-H Flash Orion GB145RF: Orion's weight distribution is synergetic with Flash's, and it exposes its contact points perfectly, the broader sides complimenting Flash's oval shape in Attack Mode.

4D Metal Wheel: Phantom

• Weight: 44.50 grams

Phantom is structured with both a Metal Frame and a Core, like most 4D Metal Wheels. The Core is located in the center of the Metal Wheel, and is made of clear polycarbonate, akin to Clear Wheels. The Core is the base of the Metal Wheel, as it is where the rest of the Beyblade's parts connect to. The Metal Frame surrounds the Core, and this construction provides many positive attributes, the most prominent being the increased Flywheel Effect due to the higher concentration of weight on the circumference.

Like all 4D Metal Wheels, Phantom features a manual mode-changing gimmick which creates varying performance.

• Stamina Mode

Stamina Mode is when the Metal Frame displays Orion's "Smirk", four blue stars represented by the stickers, and two prominent smooth curves.

• Attack Mode

This mode is achieved when the Metal Frame is removed from the Core and flipped to reveal a more rigid and indented frame with block designs.

Globally, Phantom's Stamina Mode is preferred since this 4D Metal Wheel performs the best in top-tier Stamina combos and that its design is much smoother.

The Cancer, Orion and Hades Clear Wheels are considered to have the best synergy with Phantom, with Cancer being able to spin around 2 minutes longer than Aquario on it, another widely-used Stamina Clear Wheel.

Metal Frame

• Weight: 42.0 grams

The Metal Frame is what mostly affects the 4D Metal Wheel's performance, as well as what constitutes the mode change. The outward weight distribution provided by the Metal Frame gives Phantom great balance and stamina.

Core

• Weight: 2.50 grams

This Core is originally a translucent purple color, and has four small, upward-facing protrusions that allow Phantom to switch Modes. It is made of the light-weight Polycarbonate material that almost all plastic components of MFB are made of, and is relatively thin. Thankfully, its purpose at creation was definitely only to focus Phantom's weight on the outside, therefore it never really gets hit.

Use in Stamina Customization

Phantom's Stamina Mode demonstrates the best endurance in combos such as Phantom Cancer W145WD or Phantom Cancer TH170/230D.

Use in Tornado Staller Customization

Phantom's Attack Mode has been shown to work well in the Tornado Staller combo MF-L Phantom Hades/Cancer 85MF, which it circles the Tornado Ridge of the stadium until the end, where it dives into the center for a finishing strike. This combination is functional partly due to Phantom conveying it all of its stamina, and its block-filled design in Attack Mode helps add force to the last few hits when the other Beyblade might already be wobbling.

Mold Variation: Hasbro Metal Fury Version

Like all of Hasbro's Metal Fury releases, that company's original Phantom release was fused into one piece, stuck in its default mode (Stamina Mode). The PC Core area of the Metal Fury Phantom is made completely out of metal. However, this apparent increased weight becomes nullified by another feature of Hasbro's version of the Metal Wheel: the Metal Fury Phantom is also, unfortunately, around 10 grams lighter than its original 4D counterpart because of changes in its underside. This fact, combined with the reduced Flywheel Effect from the PC Core being made of metal, makes Phantom no better than Earth and Burn, which are completely outclassed even in Hasbro BeyStadiums by Basalt, Hell, and (Hyperblade) Phantom, out of all the good Stamina Metal Wheels distributed by Hasbro. The Metal Fury version of this 4D Metal Wheel is thoroughly useless, and the original 4D (Hyperblade) version of it has been made available to Hasbro Bladers subsequently.

4D Bottom: Bearing Drive (B:D)

B:D has a unique, tall shape, and a height comparable to the TH170 (170 height) Track without a Bottom associated to the latter. It is also of a translucent yellow color which allows a faint view of the internal workings of the Bearings. This metal ball bearing mechanism allows the Beyblade to spin for long periods of time with minimal amounts of friction. Indeed, B:D paired with its release parts Phantom Orion is one of the only combinations able to spin up to 7 minutes.

Bearing Drive features, inside its plastic casing, a metal shaft connected to the middle of the 4D Bottom, a metal casing that is connected to the tip of B:D, and metal spheres in between them. Sometimes, the bearing is able to stop the shaft from spinning, resulting in less friction between the stadium floor and itself. These factors increase Stamina, but there exists many mold variations even within the same distributing company and general inconsistencies that can make this rarely happen. B:D's solo spin time often ranges between 2-5 minutes.

This interesting 4D Bottom reminescent of HMS' Bearing Cores however has considerable issues. Firstly, since all it focuses on is stamina, it remains very easy to knock out of the stadium, with its tip being similar to other vulnerable Stamina Bottoms such as WD. Secondly, while its height isn't a huge mistake and still allows the customization it is part of to be balanced with a decent center of gravity, the fact that this height is fixed becomes a disadvantage against the more varied assortments of Attack combinations.

Use in Stamina Customization

While B:D has many issues in a BeyStadium Attack Type, it has proven to work extremely well in Zero-G Stadiums, such as the combo Gargole/Revizer/Killerken Dragooon B:D. In fact, B:D does not appear to suffer the same vulnerability issues as in the traditional metagame, due to Zero-G's wild, swaying gimmick that give new angles of stadiums for B:D to embrace.

Other Versions

• Phantom Orion B:D Skeleton Ver. - CoroCoro Magazine (Translucent White with Black Metal Frame)
• Phantom Orion B:D - Legend Beyblade Set (Gold with black Clear Wheel and Face)
• Phantom Orion 145ES - Hasbro Metal Fury (Printed Face, yellow Track and Bottom)
• Phantom Orion B:D - Hasbro Hyperblade Series (Printed Face, orange and green Clear Wheel, orange Metal Wheel Core, opaque Track)

Gallery

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  Phantom Orion B:D parts

Overall

Phantom Orion B:D is an extremely versatile Beyblade that contains many useful parts: Phantom's Stamina is roughly equal to that of Duo, albeit performing better in different competitive situations; B:D is considered one of the best parts to use in Zero-G Stadiums, especially with beginners. Every Blader should own at least one of this Beyblade.