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[sky-of-dusk]

Funny how battling a bull all day makes you hungry for beef.

– Ginga, episode 4

His sense of humor is so underrated.

[sky-of-dusk]

I'm travelling around the whole country. I search for stronger rivals in order to become the very strongest blader.

– Ginga, episode 1

I'll say it as many times as I want: it's not my habit to battle weak opponents.

– Kyouya, episode 4

[sky-of-dusk]

It's so interesting how Kyouya is haunting the narrative at the beginning of Beyblade Metal Fusion, when he's training with the Dark Nebula and doesn't have screentime anymore.

Episode 4:

The episode is focused on Benkei. We have a flashback about him meeting Kyouya. Kyouya seemed to be travelling to face strong bladers (like the Ginga). Benkei fights Ginga and, at the end of the episode, saves him. Madoka and Kenta are surprised by it, Ginga not so much. The end of the episode focuses on maybe the Face Hunters aren't that bad. And Ginga saying a blader training hard is an honorable opponent… with the episode starting on Kyouya training hard.

Episode 5:

Tetsuya cheats heavily and actually damages the beys. What Kyouya did against Ginga (using the Wind at the top of the Metal Tower) is shown as strategy. The Face Hunters threatened Sagittario, Kenta pictured them destroying it, but it did not happen. Contrary to the several scenes in which Tetsuya is shown damaging and destroying beys.

Moreover, having battled Kyouya allows Ginga to win against Tetsuya.

Episodes 6 and 7:

Hikaru appears. She isn't a villlain, but she respects less efforts than Kyouya. There's a very blatant parallel between them.

Episode 8:

Ginga and the others talk about Kyouya like he belongs to their group. He asks Benkei if Kyouya ordered him to keep challenging him, without a single hint of judgement in his voice.

Conclusion:

The scenarists are totally preparing the audience for Kyouya to come back and be with the good guys. Worst, they're preparing the audience for him being a good, skilled and honorable blader despite how it started XD

[sky-of-dusk]

Why Ginga doesn't tell jokes

Episode 4

Madoka: My advice: we turn around and don't have anything more to do with those guys.

Kenta: I agree.

Ginga: If I don't show up, they'll come looking me. They mean business.

Madoka: That's true, but-

Ginga: They might even come to you next Madoka.

Madoka: AAAAAAAAH!

Ginga: Relax, I'm just kidding.

Madoka: Yeah.

Next episode:

[sky-of-dusk]

A scene of episode 4

Madoka: My advice : we turn around and don't have anything more to do with those guys.

Kenta: I agree.

Ginga: If I don't show up, they'll come looking me. They mean business.

Madoka: That's true, but-

Ginga: They might even come to you next Madoka.

Madoka: AAAAAAAAH!

Ginga: Relax, I'm just kidding.

Madoka: Yeah.

-Beyblade metal fusion, episode 4

When the hero of a child-friendly show likes dark humor (displaying the fitting smile).

No wonder Ginga and Kyouya get along well. All the others are so nice xD

[sky-of-dusk]

Benkei: Shinobu, how long are you going to worry about something so unimportant?

Shinobu: Unimportant you say?

Benkei: Yes. Who someone received their bey from doesn't matter at all. Not one little bit. (...) The important thing is what they do with that bey, right Shinobu?

- episode 146, Beyblade Shogun Steel

This dialog is especially interesting when we look back at the beginning of the series, at episode 4 exaclty, when Benkei got his bey from Daidouji.

He knows what he’s advising Shinobu.