Shadowing Practice: DUAL KATANA!! Samurai Saber 2-70L Starter UNBOXING + BATTLES!! || Beyblade X - Learn English Speaking with Video
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UX09 Samurai Saber is a right spin attack bay from Beyblade X's second season.
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And not only does it pack one of the first major blade gimmicks of the entire series,
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it also has a brand new type of launcher.
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Samurai is easily one of the most interesting releases of the entire year,
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but is the performance bad or simply on another level?
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Get it?
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Because the bit is called level.
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Let's move on.
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The Samurai Saber Deluxe Starter released on November 2nd of 2024,
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and it has the brand new Samurai Saber Bay as well as the new Hold Launcher,
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which could be pretty huge for all those Winder Launcher fans.
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So hit that like button,
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hit subscribe to join the Nook Nation,
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and now let's talk about the Bay.
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Looking at the box first,
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you can see not only the Bay,
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but the massive advertising for the new Hold Launcher
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which is pretty much just the return of the Sword Launcher from Beyblade Burst.
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It's definitely a little bit more interesting than that,
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though, so we'll talk about that when we get to it.
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If you guys are interested in getting Samurai Saber or any of the brand new X releases,
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They have these new bays like Samurai,
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So go and check them out,
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link in the description down below,
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and make sure to use code ILINUK to get 5% off.
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And on the back of the box,
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not only do you see all of the different parts of Samurai Saber,
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as well as their connected stats,
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you also see the portrait for the character that uses Samurai,
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whose name is Tenka.
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I don't want to spoil too much about her character and her involvement in season two,
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but she is a pretty major character,
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so it's a pretty major release.
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But now let's dive straight into the box,
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and the very first thing we're going to look at is the new hold launcher.
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Just to be kind of simple about this launcher,
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it's pretty much just a grip and winder launcher fused together.
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However, you do have a different orientation of launching.
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Instead of pulling the towards you,
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it goes out to the side, which I definitely prefer.
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Although there are some people out there that don't like that style as much.
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With all of the grips that I've released from Beyblade X so far,
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they either haven't had any accessories at all,
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or they've been these little little thin pieces of plastic.
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But here on the Hold Launcher,
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we get the very first rubber grip accessories, which is huge.
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I'm not sure if many people will love the purple color.
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I don't know if I'm gonna use it because it doesn't go with my setup,
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but it is really nice to see
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and I hope we get more rubber grips in the future
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and then maybe metal grips if you want something a bit heavier.
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It's just the right direction.
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Let's also look at the Hold Launcher's ripcord.
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It's going to be a little bit longer than your standard ripcord and the very top of it is a different shape.
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While standard winder cords have a loop for you to grab,
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this one is designed more like a string launcher, which is fine.
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I don't really know why they made the change.
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Maybe it looks more like a sword.
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I don't know.
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Let me know what you guys think in the comments.
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If you don't want to use this hold launcher ripcord on this new launcher,
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and you want to use it on your own setup,
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you can do that as well as they are perfectly cross compatible.
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But now let's move on to the actual bay itself.
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And the very first piece we're going to look at is a three in one style bit with L or level.
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Level is definitely pretty interesting because it has three different modes in one
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that just kind of depend on how you actually launch the bay.
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So if you look at the outer ring.
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It's going to be very jagged,
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very aggressive, very tooth-like, and as you get more into the middle, it really simplifies.
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It kind of seems like an upgraded version of Point,
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maybe, but I don't know if the performance is going to be as good.
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The current Beyblade X meta seems to prefer consistency over anything else,
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so whenever you have a bit that has three different modes of play,
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it might not be as popular.
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Next up, we have the Ratchet, which is 270.
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And as of right now,
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this is absolutely the weakest part of the entire bay.
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260 originally released on Cobalt Dragoon.
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And while it has a interesting looking design,
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because those outer prongs are so big,
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it's just like your bay has an extra target and it makes the bay worse by making its burst resistance worse.
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And what makes 270 a little bit more disappointing,
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specifically on Samurai Saber, is that the two larger areas of the ratchet aren't really covered up by the blade at all.
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So I think this is going to be a major weak spot for at least the stock combo of the bay.
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Although the clear and lime neon green color is,
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uh, it's nice, I guess.
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But now let's finally move on to the blade itself,
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which is Samurai Saber.
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And the design here is definitely really interesting.
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It looks really cool as well.
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You have two major blades,
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which is supposed to look like katanas.
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It's the whole point of the design.
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I also like the shape of Samurai as well.
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It's in this more oblong or diamond shape,
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kind of like Heal Shark or Shark Edge.
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However, the blades definitely kind of round off a little bit,
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which might not be the best for all-out attack,
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but we're just going to have to wait and see.
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So the entire gimmick for Samurai Saber is
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that there's these two little pieces of metal that will pop out whenever you launch your bay.
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There were some questions on whether or not this mode change was manual
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or if after the battle you'd have to push the little wing pieces back in.
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And that's not how it is.
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It just kind of freely flies out of there depending on how fast your bay is spinning.
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So I don't know how effective the gimmick actually is.
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And I think samurai would be even better for attack if that gimmick wasn't there at all.
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Because these little pieces of metal,
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they kind of round the blade out,
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which isn't good for attack.
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At least I don't think.
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The weight for samurai is also pretty decent as well.
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Mine's around 36.4 or 0.5 grams.
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Definitely not the heaviest blade out there.
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Like Whale Wave for me is 38.4.
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My Arrow Pegasus is 38.2.
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So 36.4 isn't huge, but it's not light.
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But whenever we put the entire combo of Samurai Saber together,
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it does look really nice.
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I really like this more unique color scheme of this neon green with purple.
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It looks really good, even though that's a different color scheme than Samurai Steel,
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which is sort of like a pre-evolution to Saber, sort of.
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Samurai Steel was a more generic red and blue,
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which some people do like a little bit better,
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but I like Samurai Saber's purple and green.
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It's just, it's more unique,
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especially when the team persona members are red, blue, and yellow.
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Having a purple and green just kind of rounds that out nicely.
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But now let's put the bay to the test to see if the stock combo is any good at all.
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And then we'll try a round or two with a maybe competitive combo and see how that goes.
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Two.
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Oh, okay.
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Okay.
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Two.
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Ohhhhhhh!
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Okay!
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What?
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What's that noise?
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Hear that?
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What is that?
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What?
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What?
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How did it?
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What?
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Come on.
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Oh, oh.
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Oh, oh.
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And...
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Kind of a lame battle.
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One, two.
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Oh!
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What?
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Dude!
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What the heck?
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That counts as a win for me.
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I won.
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I won.
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How?
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You burst!
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I'm the people's champion.
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No, you burst.
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I'm the people's champion.
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You burst.
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One, two.
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Oh!
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Uh, one.
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Oh.
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Oh, come on.
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There we go.
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Okay, okay.
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I don't think Samurai has this.
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Place your bets.
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Who's gonna win?
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Me.
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And the winner is...
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I won.
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I won.
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I won.
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Let's...
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What?
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Oh!
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Extreme dash for Samurai.
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One.
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No. The wizard's just avoiding.
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Oh.
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And I don't know if Samurai has the stamina for this.
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Oh.
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Let's try it again.
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One.
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Oh, okay, well.
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So now we're gonna try a maybe more competitive Samurai combo,
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it's on 960 and point,
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up against Wizard Rod 960 ball.
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I don't know if this is a great combo for Samurai,
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but hopefully it's better than the stock one.
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One, oh.
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Oh, okay.
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Is a more competitive Samurai enough to take on the King Wizard Rod?
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Not, uh, not the most exciting battle, that's, that's for sure.
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Um, maybe, no. Okay, alright.
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Let's see.
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Whoa, there we go.
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Good hits.
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Okay, okay, maybe, maybe.
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So what did you guys think of the battles?
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Overall, I think Samurai Saber in its stock combo isn't the most amazing thing,
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although Although the 270 ratchet is really ruining this combo,
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if you were to put almost any other ratchet in there in its place,
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I think it would do way better.
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I don't know how I feel about the level bit either.
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It seems like Samurai Saber did better on a more simple point bit,
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but I'd have to do more testing.
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And finally, for the Samurai Saber blade,
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I think it did okay could definitely hit pretty hard,
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although stamina was a bit of an issue,
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and I don't think it's as aggressive as Arrow Pegasus,
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maybe even Phoenix Wing, or Duran Buster.
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It's just not going to hit quite as hard,
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so is it going to be top tier?
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I kind of don't think so,
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but the hold launcher is great,
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especially the little rubber accessories you get with it.
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The extended ripcord is nice,
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and there could definitely be some competitive appeal with Samurai Saber,
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but we're going to have to do more testing over time.
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But that is going to wrap up this video.
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If you liked it, hit the like button down below.
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Hit subscribe to join the Nook Nation,
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and I will see you in the next one.
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Have fun, and bay away.
Context & Background
In this engaging video about the "Dual Katana!! Samurai Saber 2-70L Starter UNBOXING + BATTLES!!", the speaker introduces the latest Beyblade from the Beyblade X series, highlighting its features, performance capabilities, and unique design elements. The discussion centers on not only the product itself but also the innovative Hold Launcher, which combines a grip and winder for a new launching technique. For English learners, this transcript serves as a fantastic resource for honing speaking skills through the shadowing technique, allowing learners to repeat phrases and improve fluency while discussing popular culture.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
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