History Anime / BDamanCrossfire

* TheHero:
** Riki and Thunder Dracyan are the protagonists of the series. Though they start out lacking knowledge and memories about Dracyan's past and memories, the partnership leads them into Crossfire, where their develop more allies and rivalries on the search of the B-Daman and ancient B-Crystal that ties into Dracyan's path.
** This eventually continues with Kamon, the main protagonist in Fireblast. After an incident that caused his and Garuburn's amnesia, he decides to find answers to regain their lost memories.

''B-Daman Crossfire'' (known as ''Cross Fight B-Daman'' in Japan) is the fourth entry in the ''Franchise/BDaman'' franchise. It follows a boy named Riki Ryugasaki who gets ahold of a rare talking B-Daman, a blue dragon named Dracyan. This allows him to join an underground society of B-Shots and participate in their high level tournaments, as well as make a lot of friends in the process. However, some B-Shots are plotting to use their special B-Damans to rule the world, and only Riki and other B-Shots with dragon B-Damans can stop them.

''B-Daman Crossfire'' (known as ''Cross Fight B-Daman'' in Japan) is an anime series about a boy named Riki Ryugasaki who gets ahold of a rare talking B-Daman, a blue dragon named Dracyan. This allows him to join an underground society of B-Shots and participate in their high level tournaments, as well as make a lot of friends in the process. However, some B-Shots are plotting to use their special B-Damans to rule the world, and only Riki and other B-Shots with dragon B-Damans can stop them.

''B-Daman Crossfire'' is an anime series about a boy named Riki Ryugasaki who gets ahold of a rare talking B-Daman, a blue dragon named Dracyan. This allows him to join an underground society of B-Shots and participate in their high level tournaments, as well as make a lot of friends in the process. However, some B-Shots are plotting to use their special B-Damans to rule the world, and only Riki and other B-Shots with dragon B-Damans can stop them.

Was followed by ''B-Daman Fireblast'', which premiered in North America in 2015 through the official app.

* TheAce: Samuru, Novu, Yuki, were introduced as some of the strongest B-Shots in the series. Yuki for being the best of East B-Shots and remaining a calm and friendly presence as a leader, Samuru being raised to be the best B-Shot and eventually defeat Dragold, and Novu being an overwhelming force and a founding prodigy amongst the staff of the WBMA. Overtime, Riki developed to be the leading and most respected B-Shot to his growth and potential to the point he's one of 4 B-Shots that can defeat the {{Big Bad}}.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Though he puts on a friendly facade and is highly respected towards the WBMA committee [[spoiler: Novu reveals himself to be a manipulative power seeker willing to play everyone for fools and using any of his allies as pawns. Even when he returns in the second half, he claims to try and restore Dracyan's memories while using the scenario to unleash Dragold's power to control the world]].

* CatchPhrase: Riki's is "Mystery".

* CantCatchUp: Reggie's scores and capabilites amongst the Western B-Shots falls shorter and shorter, going from the second best member of the group, to falling lower and lower as he has to compete with [[TheAce Samuru]], [[LargeHam Hugo]] and [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Derek]]. Then he finds out about Novu and Derek's plans, gets a BreakingSpeech from Novu, and proceeds to have a FaceHeelTurn, disrespected until Yuki snaps him out of it with the PowerOfFriendship.
* TheChick: Sumi is Riki's best friend and both the compassionate and mood maker of his friends, but doesn't officially join the BadassCrew until she learns of Crossfire and is in the loop.
* ControlFreak: As it turns out, [[spoiler: Novu, control seems to be his favorite word and his major goal and follows all of his plans to the letter in order to control others and take legal control of the B-Daman organizations.]] However his plans of control tend to falter, especially after Riki's SpannerInTheWorks starts driving him on edge.

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Once the origins and Novu's manipulations are revealed and the two consider their darkness, Basara and Drazeros decide to turn good, performing HeelFaceTurn to help stop Dragold and preventing Rudy and Novu from sinking into the same darkness as the rest.]]

* DefrostingIceKing: Non-romantic example, Samuru starts out as an ineffectual loner throughout the series. Thanks to Riki he starts opening up and being the only person he frequently goes to for help and requests his double partners, even trying to warn him of the BigBad when he fears Riki is in a danger. He's also considerably nicer to the Western B-Shots and East B-Shots than dismissing them from the start.

%%* FieryRedhead: Basara

* FourGods: An interesting use of the legend, in the sense that they are all presented as dragons, but still have the colors combined with the cardinal directions. Dracyan, the blue dragon, is in the East block; Dravise, the white dragon, hails from the West block; Dragren, the red dragon, comes from the South block; and Drazeros, the black dragon, chooses his master in the North block. Dragold, the golden dragon in the centre and technical leader of the other dragons is the main villain. This eventually continues in Fireblast with Garuburn, the Vermillion bird of the South,Raydra, the White Tiger of the West,Dracyan the Blue dragon of the East and Tankshell the Black Turtle of the North.
* TheHero: Riki and Thunder Dracyan are the protagonists of the series. Though they start out lacking knowledge and memories about Dracyan's past and memories, the partnership leads them into Crossfire, where their develop more allies and rivalries on the search of the B-Daman and ancient B-Crystal that ties into Dracyan's path.
** This eventually continues with Kamon, the main protagonist in Fireblast who after an incident that caused his and Garuburn's amnesia [[spoiler: which turned out to be caused by his older brother being possessed and controlled by the [[{{BigBad}} Big bad]],Triple Gillusion]], decides to find answers to regain their lost memories

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Sumi and Akira have no knowledge or existence about Crossfire until about half-way through the series, when she accidentally eavesdrops on Riki and Dracyan talking. In the beginning of the second half, the WBMA informs them and the rest of the world about the truth about the talking B-Damans. However, only the East and West B-Shots, Basara, the staff, and [[spoiler: Novu]] know about the power contained within the B Crystal.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: In the final Crossfire event of season 1, Riki and Dracyan invoke the memories and experiences of the fun they've had thanks to all of their friends and rivals, when the power of the B-Cyrstal responds to their determination to beat Samuru and Dravise, using their friendship as a motivator to win and officially befriend Samuru as a rival B-Shot. By the finale [[spoiler: Riki and Samuru's friendships and allies helps them reach through some of their former cold blooded antagonists to in the final battle, where they're able to unite the four dragons and defeat Dragold once again]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: Riki and [[ThrowTheDogABone Simon]] end up derailing [[spoiler: Novu's manipulations in more ways than one]]. Simon initially derailed his first plans to force the East and West blocks into a Civil War where Derek would defeat Riki by Riki's own lack of skill with rapid-fire and Simon's personal grudge. After using Sumi to get Simon eliminated from the tournament, he expected Riki to lose and have Derek get control on his proxy, only for Riki's own desire to master rapid-fire screw that over. [[spoiler: When Dracyan's memories are lost, he plans to use Riki to be possessed by Dragold, but Rudy's admiration of

%%* UnknownRival: Simon to Riki, [[AvertedTrope until they battle in episode 9]].

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler: Novu seems like TheAce and a nice person at heart, but underneath that false smile is a white haired demon who wants nothing more than controlling, manipulative, and backstabbing anyone as his pawns]].

* YouTalkTooMuch: Samuru, being TheStoic and AloofAlly says this to Lightning Dravise frequently due to his partner explaining everything Samuru attempts to keep hidden: Samuru's silence, befriending Riki, explaining the B-Daman mysteries, going into Samuru's personal problems. This a beneficial example since Dravise is trying to get Samuru to have the courage to open his heart more to others, even if he lacks Dracyan's DeadpanSnarker to pull it off. It doesn't help that as Riki and Samuru become closer as friends, Samuru keeps saying to Dravise whenever his partner fixes his own emotional.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Many of the characters have bizarre colored hairstyles, but Riki's a prime example of following this trope straight with pure blue hair, the only B-Daman protagonist to never have red hair in the franchise.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did it Have to Be Girls]]: Simon has gynophobia, so the very affectionate Sumi scares the crap out of him, though he may have a secret crush on her. In the second series, we get to know why. His sisters used to force him to dress up like a girl.

* TheSmartGuy: Yuki is viewed as one of the best B-Shots thanks to his skill and intelligence. While he falls behind in Riki's rising potential, his intellect and knowledge make him the strategist in the FiveManBand. Kaito is a close second as his flashy nature hide how his mental strategies at playing his opponents in his straight forward attitude as a DitzyGenius.

* LargeHam: The moment Hugo Raidoh steps into any scene, he roars like a lion, chews the scenery and battles, emphasizing his love of B-Daman, food, Derek, and his CrazyAwesome potential to an extraordinary scale. Its only fitting that his B Daman is a [[PantheraAwesome Thunder Leo]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Rudy ends up brainwashed]] by Dragold's influence, essentially turning his meek and loveable personality into a psychopath warped only by his partner's desire to rule over all the B-Damans As the heroes find more and more ways to counter him, he ends up becoming more insane to the point he holds the tournament organizers as hostages and loses all empathy and sanity towards the final battle..

* BigEater: Yuki has a high level of metabolism. Cranked up to Eleven in Fireblast where he eats the entirety of Aona’s Restaurant. At least[[FatBestFriend Grizz]] shows quite a bit of restraint on-screen...

* BigEater: Yuki, and just like [[WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko Odd]] he has a high level of metabolism. [[FatBestFriend Grizz]] on the other hand shows quite a bit of restraint on-screen at least.

* TheAce: Samuru, Novu, Yuki, were introduced as some of the strongest B-Shots in the series. Yuki for being the best of East B-Shots and remaining a calm and friendly presence as a leader, Samuru being raised to be the best B-Shot and eventually defeat Dragold, and Novu being an overwhelming force and a founding prodigy amongst the staff of the WBMA. Overtime, Riki developed to be the leading and most respected B-Shot to his growth and potential to the point he's one of 4 B-Shots that can defeat the Big Bad

%%* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Riki's, Samuru's, Novu's, Basara's, and later [[spoiler:Rudy]]'s B-Damans. According to Yuki and Takakura, they are strongest and oldest types of B-Daman.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Rory's B-Shot outfit is Grade B style with short shorts being closed off by a long pair of socks. Her later outfits go for lower grades.

* FourGods: An interesting use of the legend, in the sense that they are all presented as dragons, but still have the colors combined with the cardinal directions. Dracyan, the blue dragon, is in the East block; Dravise, the white dragon, hails from the West block; Dragren, the red dragon, comes from the South block; and Drazeros, the black dragon, chooses his master in the North block. Dragold, the golden dragon in the centre and technical leader of the other dragons is the main villain. This eventually continues in Fireblast with Garuburn, the Vermillion bird of the South,Raydra, the White Tiger of the Eest,Dracyan the Blue dragon of the East and Tankshell the Black Turtle of the North.

** This eventually continues with Kamon, the main protagonist in Fireblast who after an incisent that caused his and Garuburn's amnesia [[spoiler: which turned out to be caused by his older brother being possessed and controlled by the [[{{BigBad}} Big bad]],Triple Gillusion]], decides to find answers to regain their lost memories

** This eventually continues with Kamon, the main protagonist in Fireblast who after an incisent that caused his and Garuburn's amnesia [[spoiler: which turned out to be caused by his older brother being possessed and controlled by the [[{{BigBad}} Big bad]],Triple Gillusion,]] decides to find answers to regain their lost memories

** This eventually continues with Kamon, the main protagonist in Fireblast who after an incisent that caused his and Garuburn's amnesia [[spoiler: which turned out to be caused by his older brother being possessed and controlled by the [[{{BigBad}} Big bad]],Triple Gillusion.]] ,decides to find answers to regain their lost memories

* FourGods: An interesting use of the legend, in the sense that they are all presented as dragons, but still have the colors combined with the cardinal directions. Dracyan, the blue dragon, is in the East block; Dravise, the white dragon, hails from the West block; Dragren, the red dragon, comes from the South block; and Drazeros, the black dragon, chooses his master in the North block. Dragold, the golden dragon in the centre and technical leader of the other dragons is the main villain.

%%* TheAce: Samuru, Novu, Yuki, and eventually Riki.
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Both the opening and ending songs are changed for Western releases.
%%* BigBrotherMentor: While he appears to be in his early 20s, Akira Saiga is this to the B-Shots, most notably Riki and Kaito.

%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:As it turns out, Novu]].
%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Rudy]] by Dragold.

%%* BurningWithAnger: Everyone in the East Block except for Riki and Rory when they heard about Novu's reputation from Takakura.

%%* CantCatchUp: Reggie starts to feel this once he realizes he has to compete with [[TheAce Samuru]], [[LargeHam Hugo]] and [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Derek]]. Then he finds out about Novu and Derek's plans, gets a BreakingSpeech from Novu, and proceeds to have a FaceHeelTurn until Yuki snaps him out of it with the PowerOfFriendship.
%%* TheChick: Sumi once she learns of Crossfire.
%%* ControlFreak: As it turns out, none other than Novu Moru. Control seems to be his favorite word. That his plans of control tend to falter, especially after meeting Riki and friends, it tends to drive him on edge.
%%* DarkIsEvil: Basara and Double Drazeros.
%%* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:They pull a HeelFaceTurn to help stop Dragold.]]
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Thunder Dracyan.
%%* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Dragold]]
%%* DefrostingIceKing: Non-romantic example, Samuru towards Riki.

%%* DynamicEntry: Derek has a [[RunningGag bad habit of jumping in the air to do simultaneous backflips before falling]].

%%* FatBestFriend: Grizz. Unlike most [[TheBigGuy big guys]], he tends to be [[GeniusBruiser smart]].

%%* TheFightingNarcissist: Asuka Kami.

%%* TheHero: Riki and Thunder Dracyan.
%%* HotBlooded: Kaito is this, which is [[{{Irony}} ironic]] since his B-Daman is [[MakingASplash Lightning Fin]].
%%* HotTeacher: Riki and Sumi have one.

%%* LargeHam: Hugo Raidoh. Its only fitting that his B Daman is a [[PantheraAwesome Thunder Leo]]
%%* LarynxDissonance: Samuru due to being voiced by Creator/WendeeLee.
%%* TheLancer: Yuki fits this role to Riki in the East block. Later he's overshadowed by Samuru.
%%* LightIsNotGood: Dragold, [[spoiler:though he reforms at the very end.]]
%%* LightningBruiser: The dragon B-Damans are both versatile and powerful.
%%* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Sumi until about half-way through the series, when she accidentaly eavesdrops on Riki and Dracyan talking.
%%* LovelyAssistant: Rory to her grandfather. And everyone, even Riki has a crush on her.
%%* MagicSkirt: One part of the first episode, Sumi's skirt briefly became hoopy as [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose's dress]].

%%* NaiveNewcomer: Riki starts out as one when first introduced to Crossfire, but grows out of it eventually.
%%* PluckyGirl: Sumi

%%* ThePowerOfFriendship: In the final Crossfire event of season 1, Riki and Dracyan invoke this when the power of the B-Cyrstal responds to their determination to beat Samuru and Dravise.
%%* RichBitch: Simon, said to come from a wealthy family, is a male version.
%%* TheRival: Asuka eventually declares Riki to be his eternal Rival, even using that as a reason to help him and his friends out.

%%* ShipTease: Riki/Rory, as well as Riki/Sumi and Simon/Sumi, which leads to…
%%* TheSmartGuy: Yuki
%%* SpannerInTheWorks: [[TheRival Sam]][[AloofAlly uru]], Riki, and even [[ThrowTheDogABone Simon]] were this to [[spoiler:Novu]].
%%* SpeedBlitz: Simon and Kaito have rapid-fire type B-Damans.

%%* TournamentArc: Every Crossfire event is one, but the notable ones are the East vs. West Block Battle, the battle to crown the overall champion of Crossfire at the end of the first half of the series, and the East GP, West GP etc..

%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Novu

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Riki
%%* YouTalkTooMuch: Samuru says this to Lightning Dravise frequently.

%%* ZettaiRyouiki: Rory wears this with short shorts.

* TheAce: Samuru, Novu, Yuki, and eventually Riki.
** BrokenAce: Samuru’s is an IneffectualLoner who couldn’t make friends since his dad had to travel all the time - Riki being the only person he could be “friends” with.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Simon Sumiya. He’s a gynophobic with signs of being only slightly interested in girls.

* BadassAdorable: More than 90% of the cast are under the age of 18 and are adorable while [[MundaneMadeAwesome battling with marbles in heated battles]].
* BigBad: Derek appears to be this, [[spoiler: but he’s TheDragon to Novu from episodes 7-11]] and in the second half of the series, [[spoiler: Rudy becomes this under the influence of the Golden Dragon]].
* BigBrotherMentor: While he appears to be in his early 20s, Akira Saiga is this to the B-Shots, most notably Riki and Kaito.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:As it turns out, Novu]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Rudy]] by Dragold.

* BurningWithAnger: Everyone in the East Block except for Riki and Rory when they heard about Novu's reputation from Takakura.

* CantCatchUp: Reggie starts to feel this once he realizes he has to compete with [[TheAce Samuru]], [[LargeHam Hugo]] and [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Derek]]. Then he finds out about Novu and Derek's plans, gets a BreakingSpeech from Novu, and proceeds to have a FaceHeelTurn until Yuki snaps him out of it with the PowerOfFriendship.
* TheChick: Sumi once she learns of Crossfire.
* ControlFreak: As it turns out, none other than Novu Moru. Control seems to be his favorite word. That his plans of control tend to falter, especially after meeting Riki and friends, it tends to drive him on edge.
* DarkIsEvil: Basara and Double Drazeros.
** DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:They pull a HeelFaceTurn to help stop Dragold.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Thunder Dracyan.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Dragold]]
* DefrostingIceKing: Non-romantic example, Samuru towards Riki.
* {{Delinquents}}: Derek and Basara. Derek enjoys causing trouble for the lulz and Basara has some anger issues due to not being able to wield a B-Daman without smashing it.
* TheDragon: Ostensibly [[spoiler:Novu to Dragold.]]
* DubNameChange: Kakeru to Riki, Subaru Shirogane to Samuru Shigami, Gouichiro Tsukiwa to Grizz Sukino, Yukihide to Yuki, Shumon Katsumiya to Simon Sumiya, Reiji Maki to Reggie Mak, Ouga Raidou to Hugo Raidoh, Naoya Homura to Novu Moru, Daiki to Derek, Kurofuchi to Kurochi, Kamiougi to Kami, Gun to Gunner, Ruri to Rory. It seems this practice is still very much in vogue, unfortunately.
* DynamicEntry: Derek has a [[RunningGag bad habit of jumping in the air to do simultaneous backflips before falling]].

* {{Expy}}: Yuki's personality and appearance are similar to [[Anime/MetalFightBeyblade Aleksei]].
* FatBestFriend: Grizz. Unlike most [[TheBigGuy big guys]], he tends to be [[GeniusBruiser smart]].

* FieryRedhead: Basara
* TheFightingNarcissist: Asuka Kami.

* TheHero: Riki and Thunder Dracyan.
* HotBlooded: Kaito is this, which is [[{{Irony}} ironic]] since his B-Daman is [[MakingASplash Lightning Fin]].
** Hugo and Basara qualify as well.
* HotTeacher: Riki and Sumi have one.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Riki's, Samuru's, Novu's, Basara's, and later [[spoiler:Rudy]]'s B-Damans. According to Yuki and Takakura, they are strongest and oldest types of B-Daman.
* LargeHam: Hugo Raidoh. Its only fitting that his B Daman is a [[PantheraAwesome Thunder Leo]]
** Don’t forget Derek. That guy is hammier than [[WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko Jim Morales]].
* LarynxDissonance: Samuru due to being voiced by Creator/WendeeLee.
* TheLancer: Yuki fits this role to Riki in the East block. Later he's overshadowed by Samuru.
* LightIsNotGood: Dragold, [[spoiler:though he reforms at the very end.]]
* LightningBruiser: The dragon B-Damans are both versatile and powerful.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Sumi until about half-way through the series, when she accidentaly eavesdrops on Riki and Dracyan talking.
* LovelyAssistant: Rory to her grandfather. And everyone, even Riki has a crush on her.
* MagicSkirt: One part of the first episode, Sumi's skirt briefly became hoopy as [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose's dress]].

** Just about everybody else has names that refer to their B-Animals, a lot of which were lost in the dub.

* MsFanservice: Sumi. Not only that she wears a plad skirt and has beautiful long hair, she's also voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessy.
** Then there's Rory in a cute blue dress.
* MultipleHeadCase: Double Drazeros supposedly has two heads, though it talks as one individual.
* NaiveNewcomer: Riki starts out as one when first introduced to Crossfire, but grows out of it eventually.
* PluckyGirl: Sumi

* ThePowerOfFriendship: In the final Crossfire event of season 1, Riki and Dracyan invoke this when the power of the B-Cyrstal responds to their determination to beat Samuru and Dravise.
** Yuki tries to invoke this on Reggie to convince him to stop following Novu. [[Awesome/BDamanCrossfire It worked awesomely, even if he did lose]].
* RichBitch: Simon, said to come from a wealthy family, is a male version.
* TheRival: Samuru to Riki, later the feelings are returned. Also, Asuka eventually declares Riki to be his eternal Rival, even using that as a reason to help him and his friends out.

* ShipTease: Riki/Rory, as well as Riki/Sumi and Simon/Sumi, which leads to…
** ShipToShipCombat: [=Riki/Rory=] vs. [=Riki/Sumi=] or [=Simon/Sumi=] vs. [=Riki/Sumi=].
* TheSmartGuy: Yuki
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[TheRival Sam]][[AloofAlly uru]], Riki, and even [[ThrowTheDogABone Simon]] were this to [[spoiler:Novu]].
* SpeedBlitz: Simon and Kaito have rapid-fire type B-Damans.

* TournamentArc: Every Crossfire event is one, but the notable ones are the East vs. West Block Battle, the battle to crown the overall champion of Crossfire at the end of the first half of the series, and the East GP, West GP etc..
* UnknownRival: Simon to Riki, [[AvertedTrope until they battle in episode 9]].
* UnskilledButStrong: Basara. He's so physically strong that every time he tried to use a B-Daman, it couldn't handle his strength. When he gets Double Drazeros, he has no understanding of the rules, so he gets schooled by Kaito and nearly loses for it too. Riki was also this in the beginning.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Novu

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Riki
* YouTalkTooMuch: Samuru says this to Lightning Dravise frequently.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Rory wears this with short shorts.

The English version, which combined two quarter-hour episodes into one half-hour show, was first aired on [[Creator/TheCW The CW's]] {{Vortexx}}. It was the franchise's second chance in America since [[Anime/BattleBDaman the other series that made it to the states]] did rather poorly there.

The English version, which combined two quarter-hour episodes into one half-hour show, was first aired on [[Creator/TheCW The CW's]] {{Vortexx}}. It was the franchise's s second chance in America since [[Anime/BattleBDaman the other series that made it to the states]] did rather poorly there.

This is ''B-Daman'''s second chance in America since [[Anime/BattleBDaman the other series that made it to the states]] did rather poorly there.

The series airs on CW {{Vortexx}}. Sumi also appeared in a Echidna Ninja [[http://tommypezmaster.deviantart.com/art/Echidna-Ninja-Jolly-the-Viacom-Employee-395877146 comic]], being repersented as one of the shows that should be on the 2014 upfront for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/{{Nicktoons}} and Series/The90sAreAllThat.