Revivals

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The Revivals are a team in the sport of beyblading. While they take much of their origins from the BBA Revolution (formerly known as the Bladebreakers), the team seems to have its own identity. Other teams have been more focused on beyblading; the Revivals tend to focus on their real passions, letting those passions fuel and help control their beyblades during bouts. For each member, their passion is different: Takeshi's is kendo, Minoru likes the magical world and cooking (don't ask), Shinnen is an artist, Renji lives and breathes martial arts, Natsumi enjoys reading, and Kouun loves wiring computers (and anything electronical).

Kinomiya Takeshi

Born to Kinomiya Takao and his wife as a twin, Takeshi lives and breathes kendo. This is rather ironic, because his father was expected to be excellent at kendo, but failed and went to join beyblading instead - the exact opposite of what Takeshi turned out to be. While he's also the captain of the Revivals, he originally knew nothing about the sport, despite his father being a world champion, and his uncle being the head of the BBA. Over time, however, he's become almost (if not just as) good as his father with his beyblade. Takeshi's bitbeast is Seiryuu, inherited from his father. As a Renaldi, his weapon is a long broadsword which he uses rather skillfully for being fifteen; in the beyblading world, his beyblade is the Dragoon D-Merge. Generally, Takeshi is rather cheerful and upbeat, though he can be stubborn, rude, and rather proud of his kendo abilities.

Mizuhara Minoru

• see main article

Kon Renjiro

Showing off the beyblade, Renji?

Born to Kon Rei and Mao as their middle child, Renjiro (Renji for short) is the voice of reason within the Revivals. He's also the voice of reason within his family, for good reason - his older sister is a little too happy-go-lucky and cheerful for her own good, and his younger sister.. well, that's a different story. While he's not as skilled in the others when it comes to beyblading, he prefers balance and endurance, similarly to how he practices his passion: martial arts. He has been compared somewhat to the principles of Yin and Yang before - he can be calm, but be somewhat violent at the same time. His bitbeast, Byakko, was inherited from his father. As a Renaldi, he prefers to use his fists and feet in battle, though he has given in and uses claw gauntlets in battle once in a while. In the beyblading world, his beyblade is the Driger D-Merge.

Ironically, by the time H-Note comes into play, Renjiro and Minoru are the only members who join new teams for the love of beyblading. Takeshi goes to join a kendo tournament at first, Shinnen originally went back to Russia for art school, Makoto goes on a dig with his uncle, and Kouun gets delegated to ramen cooking. (Of course, this changes, as Takeshi, Shinnen [in the guise of Kaoru Tachibana], Natsumi, Makoto, and Kkoun all come together to form the New Revivals)

Hiwatari Shinnen

The middle child of Hiwatari Kai and Tachibana Hitomi, Shinnen was born and raised in Japan with his siblings, Gou and Risa, and parents. Two years ago, a little before the beginning of F-Start, Shinnen went out to Russia to boarding school to be closer to his father (and possibly to win his affection, as Kai was a CEO of a huge company and didn't have much time for his children as of late). During F-Start and D-Merge (around those not in the Revivals), Shinnen acted like his father, possibly to get his father's attention. However, at heart, 'Nen' is an artist who loves to draw the world around him and the people in his world. His bitbeast is Suzaku, and like the others, his beyblade is the Dranzer D-Merge. When in the mage world, Nen is a fire mage who fights with a paintbrush (yes, a paintbrush) or a whip, depending on the situation.

During the time of H-Note, Shinnen takes on the name of Kaoru Tachibana and pretends to be Risa's older brother. (While this may sound weird as one knows already that Risa and Nen are related, this was not revealed until H-Note) Since Makoto is a useless coach, Kaoru takes on the role as the official coach for the Revivals and teaches Takeshi the art of beyblading. As Kaoru, Nen is a kind-hearted soul who tends to be more out-spoken, open, cheerful, and slightly stubborn - ironically, this is his true personality.

Sumeragi Natsumi

Kinomiya Makoto

Kouun

Kouun, more commonly known as 'Koutan', is the mechanic for the team. While he doesn't often fight in the mage world or in the beyblading arena, his knowledge about both worlds has been indispensible to the team when they were in tight spots. When he's not researching, playing video games, hanging out with his friends, or wiring computers, Koutan often helps his mother in the ramen shop his family owns. His weapon of choice is his computer, but as a Renaldi, he holds his own with a wrench.

Trivia

• For those who actually follow BSB, correct me if I'm not following the correct procedure: the bitbeasts are named by their Japanese names, but the beyblades are called by the dub names of the bitbeasts.
• Gou, Makoto, and Rin are actually the canon kids in BSB. However, their story has ended by the time their siblings has come along (or in Rin's case, it's beginning with the other kids). Makoto is no longer Takao's kid in this universe, but became Hitoshi's only son.
• The plotlines of F-Start, D-Merge, and H-Note are indeed vital to understanding the team, but in a nutshell, they can be thought of as books, or seasons, in their lives. F-Start came first, then D-Merge a year later. H-Note would follow a year later as well (two years after F-Start)