RYUGA (part 1)

Ryuga, also known as the famous Dragon Emperor,was the deuteragonist during the Metal Saga.Ryuga was a former member of Dark Nebula and the ultimate rival of Gingka Hagane.He was the one who had owned the Forbidden Bey.He was a Legendary Blader as well, specifically part of the Bladers of the Four Seasons,where the power of Gaia was separated into the four seasons of Earth and thus four bladers, Gingka Hagane, Kyoya Tategami, Chris and Ryuga; with Ryuga representing the season of summer.He later gave his star fragment to his close friend, Kenta Yumiya .Ryuga was also known for owning various L-Drago's.With him having owned Lightning L-Drago 100 HF, Meteo L-Drago LW105LF, and finally, L-Drago Destructor F:S.


Introduced as a villain character in Metal Fusion, Ryuga was affiliated with Dark Nebula organization, who aided him in the theft of the Lightning L-Drago 100 HF from Koma Village.This incident served as the character motivation for Gingka when Ryuga abandoned Gingka's Father in rubble after the first encounter.


The power of the Forbidden Bey would influence Ryuga and consume him, draining his energy and turning Ryuga into a monster. But after being defeated by Gingka, Ryuga would begin a journey of redemption and eventually tame the Lightning L-Drago, becoming the Meteo L-Drago LW105LF in the process. He mentored Tsubasa Otori during Metal Masters who was struggling with his dark power and even acted as a temporary reserve member during the Beyblade World Championships for Team Gan Gan Galaxy for their match against Jack of Team Star Breaker.


During Metal Fury, Ryuga was revealed as a Legendary Blader, specifically one of the Bladers of the Four Seasons representing summer. He finds a traveling companion in Kenta Yumiya, who would become Ryuga's closest (if not only) friend. This bond would ultimately convince Ryuga to cooperate with Gingka and the group in locating the remaining Legendary Bladers. Ryuga and Kenta traveled much, battling in tournaments and such as well as being present when Nemesis was revived.


The battle became a living hell where the confrontation with Nemesis would become a struggle as it went on. Yet Ryuga did not despair, and with the remaining power of the Fragment of the Star he contained, he gave it to Kenta to inherit. Kenta became the Legendary Blader to represent Summer for Ryuga. This caused Ryuga to semminly die in an act of self sacrifice to give hope to destroy Nemesis.
His death came to a shock to many Bladers, especially Kenta and Gingka. Ryuga was Kenta's close friend and Ryuga had taught a lot to Gingka. In the end, after Gingka and Pegasus destroyed Nemesis forever, he gave thanks to a very special ally, mentor, and overall, a friend for helping him in their journey. And that friend, is Ryuga. His death was never confirmed