Max Tate

Max Tate
Max, as he appears in the third season.
Voiced by	Ai Orikasa (Japanese) Gage Knox (English)
Japanese name	Max Mizuhara
Bit-beast	Draciel (Genbu)

Max Tate (Max Mizuhara (水原 マックス, Mizuhara Makkusu) in the Japanese version) is a fictional character in the popular manga and anime series of Beyblade.

Max is a happy, good-natured kid who always sees the best in everything and everyone. He's like a brother to Tyson and loves to laugh at whatever life throws at him. Max is a highly skilled Beyblader specializing in a defensive style. Max strongly believes that the key to beyblading lies in the player, and not the beyblade. For Max, beyblading is a family affair. He lives with his Dad who runs a local hobby shop specializing in beyblades and his Mom is a research scientist at a top-secret BBA facility. His father is Japanese, and his mother, Judy, is American. Judy is the coach of the American Beyblade team, the All Starz.

His perky, upbeat nature and Beyblading skills have won him many friends throughout the series. His bit-beast is Draciel, the water turtle (derived from the ancient Chinese turtle God of the North, Genbu).

He was voiced by Ai Orikasa in the Japanese version and Gage Knox in the North American version.

Beyblades and Attacks

• Spin Gear
  • Draciel Max (Max Defense)
  • Draciel Shield (Metal Ball Defense)
  • Draciel Fortress (Fortress Defense)

• MG Core
  • Draciel Viper (Viper Wall)
  • Draciel Viper 2 (Heavy Viper Wall)

• Engine Gear
  • Draciel Gravity (Gravity Control) (Ultra Gravity Control) (Heavy Viper Wall/Tidal Wave)

• Hard Metal System
  • Draciel Metal Shield (Aqua Shield)

Teams

• Beyblade
  • Bladebreakers

• V-Force
  • Bladebreakers

• G Revolution
  • PPB All Starz
  • G Revolutions

First season

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One sees Max, in the first season, as a blader full of energy. Max was the first to befriend Tyson and Kenny. He meets them by the river when Tyson attempts to save a drowning dog, but fails; thus leading Max into the rescue. At first, Kenny is jealous because he showed up out of the blue with great beyblading skills and was also somewhat jealous of his relationship with Tyson, but this soon passes. Max, along with Tyson and Kenny, agree to enter the Japan qualifying tournament being hosted by the BBA, and comes in first place in Block A. In the semi-finals, he faces Kai and loses. Even though he lost, he offers Kai his hand in order to congratulate him, but Kai scoffs and walks off; a sign of his disregard for Max's skills at the time. Once Tyson beats Kai and he and becomes the national champion, Mr. Dickenson forms them into a team, named "Bladebreakers" by Tyson (Team BBA in the original version). They then go off to compete in the championships.

Throughout the season, Max is a usual battler for the team, and wins most of his battles. After the tournament, he moves back to America with his mom until a little later in Beyblade V-Force. Max uses 4 Beyblades in season 1: Draciel Max, Draciel Metal Ball, Draciel Shield, Draciel Fortess

Second season (Beyblade V-Force)

Max as he appears in Beyblade V-Force.

After the end of the Beyblade World Championships, Max moves back to America with his mother Judy to help her with beyblade research (most likely for the American BBA). Max is first seen walking in a parking lot listening to music when he is approached by a mysterious cloaked female beyblader (who is later revealed as Mariam) who challenges him to a battle. Max tells her he won't go easy on her just because he's a champion. When it looked like it was time for Max to go on the offensive, the female beyblader charges for Draciel and wins the battle. Stunned by his loss, Max emails Kenny about the incident and learns Tyson, Ray, and Kai have also been targeted by cloaked beybladers. They all lost their matches except Kai, who tied his match with his opponent, Dunga. This and another organization known as Team Psykick targeting the Bladebreakers prompts Mr. Dickenson to have the team reunite.

The Bladebreakers have their falling-outs this season, with Max trying to be somewhat of a voice of reason when others lose their way. He also grows a bond with the Saint Shield member, Mariam. At the end of the second championships, he and Tyson are crowned the winners.

Max has 3 Beyblades in this season: Draciel Fortress, Draciel Viper, Draciel Viper 2. Max loses his bit beast to Zeo, getting it back after Tyson defeats Zeo.

Third season (Beyblade G-Revolution)

Bright, cheerful and always ready to take on a new Beyblade challenge, Max returns in G-Revolution. He is the first to hear about the new tag-team format of the Beyblade World Championships and alerts the rest of the team. Like Ray and Kai, Max realizes there is a chance he might not be able to compete if he fights with Tyson, so he leaves the Bladebreakers to join the PPB All Starz and gains a new partner, Rick Anderson. Max and his team ties with White Tiger X for fourth place. He seems to be a bit more serious this season.

After the tournament, Daichi Sumeragi takes a liking to Max and sees him as sort of a "person to beat" in order to become world champion, getting tired of being associated with Tyson. At the Justice Five tournament, Max faced Mystel in the third match. Their match ended in a draw.

Max's last 3 blades this season were: Draciel Viper 2, Draciel Gravity, Draciel Metal Shield.

Trivia

• Max likes to put mustard on noodles which he then eats with great relish. In the North American version, mayonnaise has been translated as mustard.
• In the original and manga series, Max occasionally speaks American English along with Japanese.
• Max is somewhat of a flirt in the series, as stated by Kenny when he calls Hilary cute. Also in the dub of the Beyblade movie, Fierce Battle, Ms. Kincaid's mother points out that Max dyes his hair to try to impress girls, causing Max to cover his head and sheepishly say, "You... can tell?" This may also explain why Max's hair is a darker blonde in V-Force than it is in season one or G-Revolution, although it may just be the coloring of the art style.
• At the end of the manga, Max takes his mother's place as head director of the American BBA.
• Max is the only blader who mainly uses the defensive style.
• In V-force, Hilary mentions that Max is the youngest Blade Breaker, however, Tyson's birthday was confirmed to be on November 18, while Max's birthday was on June 15, supposedly making Max older. But in the Japanese version, it is said that Max is only 11, making him younger than the rest of the team and confirming Hilary in V-Force.
• In the Beyblade fandom it is discussed whether Max is circumcised or not, as this procedure is common in America but not in Japan.