Xander Shakadera

**Alexander "Xander" Shakadera**, known as **Kaiza Xhakuenji** (灼炎寺カイザ, *Shakuenji Kaiza*) or just **Xhaka** (シャカ, *Shaka*) in Japan, is a recurring character who appears in the anime and manga series, Beyblade Burst. He is a member of the Supreme Four, as well as the leader and founder of his own team, the Sword Flames. He was formerly a member of the Big Five. His Beyblade is Surge Xcalius 1 Iron. He is currently the leader for SB Rios, and leads them through the World League. He returns in the *Superking* manga as a legendary blader. age is season 1, season 2 11 season 3 13 season 7 16

## Appearance

Xander is very tall (reaching about 6 ft) and has red-orange spiked hair, triangular teeth, and red eyes; he also has a muscular build due to his martial arts background. His regular attire consists of a tight black top which exposes his midriff, with a red fur-trim vest which has a brown belt-type fastener at the bottom over it, brown pants with two red stripes at the ends of each leg, a yellow belt, and black gauntlets over his arms.

Despite having the appearance of a fully grown adult, he is actually only 11 years old, the same age as Valt and Shu (evidenced by the fact that they were all in kindergarten together).

In *Turbo*, Xander now wears a red, fur-trim vest with a brown border, a brown belt with a silver buckle adorned with an "X", brown pants with a yellow stripe on each side, and black boots with a red border and yellow wraps at the ankle area. The fur trim is visibly enlarged and resembles a fur-coat collar.

In QuadStrike, Xander now wears red and orange vest, yellow fur-trim, and has a brown pants with a brown belt, black shoes, dark orange a red braclet on his left hand, and has necklace with an X on it.

## Personality

Xander is very bombastic and cheerful. He trains hard, and is a big eater. In a way, he's quite similar to Valt. He expresses his fighting spirit through laughter, but is shown to abandon even this in the face of the most serious of battles and situations. He is known to have a good sense of humor and usually looks at the bright side of things.

Although his intimidating appearance may say otherwise, Xander is actually very kind and gentle, given how he let Toko and Nika ride on his shoulders as he carried them up to his grandfather's dojo and through the crowd before Shu and Valt's battle.

Being the leader of his own team, the Sword Flames, Xander has demonstrated good leadership skills, as he always praises his friends and rivals for giving it their all in battle, regardless if they win or lose.

Xander sometimes forgets how strong he is, shown when he accidentally knocked Valt over when trying to give him a fist bump, and broke the door to SB Rios' dojo.

## Beyblades

* **Xcalius Force Xtreme**: Xander's Beyblade in Beyblade Burst (manga).
* **Xeno Xcalius**: Xander's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst.
* **Surge Xcalius**: Xander's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst Evolution.
* **Breaker Xcalius**: Borrowed by Xander from Xavier in Beyblade Burst Turbo.
* **Xiphoid Xcalius**: Xander's primary Beyblade in Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

### Special Moves

* Saber Strike: This technique uses Xcalius' sword to attack the opponent by locking opponents down and hitting them with its sword for serious damage.
* Dual Sabers: Xcalius shifts its position twice to align its sword perfectly with the Magnum Forge Disc, for two-point extra powerful attacks.
* Triple Saber: Xcalius shifts its position twice to line up the two metal swords with the point on the 1 Forge Disc, for a three-point ultimate attack.
* Penta Saber: By inserting a Dagger Frame on the 1' Forge Disc, Xcalius X4's alignment of the 1' Forge Disc, with the frame, and the edge on the Sword Performance Tip creates a 5-point attack, dealing even more damage than Tetra Saber.

## Anime Apperance

### Beyblade Burst (anime)

* *Episode 14 - The Battle We Promised!*
* *Episode 15 - A Fierce Battle! Valtryek Versus Spryzen!*
* *Episode 16 - A Group Lesson! Shakadera Special!*
* *Episode 17 - Extreme Xcalius!*
* *Episode 18 - Team Battle! It's Off the Hook!*
* *Episode 19 - Roktavor vs Unicrest!*
* *Episode 20 - Bring it Together! Chain Launch!*
* *Episode 21 - A Battle of Friendship!*
* *Episode 22 - Valtryek Awakens!*
* *Episode 23 - Lonely Doomscizor!*
* *Episode 24 - Full Strength, for Real!*
* *Episode 25 - The Mysterious Masked Blader!*
* *Episode 26 - Let's Do This Thing!*
* *Episode 29 - Eye On The Prize!*
* *Episode 30 - The Winged Snake! Quetziko!*
* *Episode 32 - Cyclone Power!*
* *Episode 33 - Mega Flames! Dual Sabers!*
* *Episode 37 - Next Stop, Team Finals!*
* *Episode 38 - Battle to the Finish! Lost Luinor!*
* *Episode 39 - Into the Vortex! Lost Spiral!*
* *Episode 40 - All In! Going Solo!*
* *Episode 42 - Jumbo Jormuntor! The Venomous Snake!*
* *Episode 43 - Winged Launch!*
* *Episode 44 - Roar! Battle of the Beasts!*
* *Episode 45 - Spryzen vs Wyvron!*
* *Episode 46 - Battle for the Top! Valt vs Xander!*
* *Episode 48 - Semi-Finals! Spin Versus Speed!*
* *Episode 49 - Old Rivals! Lui Versus Shu!*
* *Episode 50 - Overthrowing The King!*
* *Episode 51 - Final Showdown! Victory Valtryek!*

### Beyblade Burst Evolution

* *Episode 25 - Showdown! Surge Xcalius!*
* *Episode 27 - Worlds Collide! Home Turf!*
* *Episode 29 - The Fortress! Shelter Regulus!*
* *Episode 30 - Collision Course! To The Finals!*
* *Episode 31 - Big 5! Breaking Through!*
* *Episode 32 - Unrivaled! Triple Saber!*
* *Episode 33 - The World League Final!*
* *Episode 38 - Requiem Project! Spryzen Unleashed! (Hologram) (No Lines)*
* *Episode 39 - Emperor of The Underground!*
* *Episode 40 - Bow Down! Boom Khalzar!*
* *Episode 42 - BC Sol Scorcher!*
* *Episode 43 - White Hot Rivals!*
* *Episode 44 - Epic Evolution! Strike Valtryek!*
* *Episode 45 - Spryzen the Destroyer!*
* *Episode 46 - No Limits! Free vs. Lui!!*
* *Episode 50 - Breaking Point! Bursting Through! (No Lines)*
* *Episode 51 - A Champion is Crowned! (No Lines)*

### Beyblade Burst Turbo

* Episode 17 - Sword of the Legendary Hero! (Flashback)
* Episode 27 - Road to Glory!
* *Episode 36 - The Darkness Within! (No Lines)*

### Beyblade Burst QuadStrike

* *Episode 08 - Peerless! Xiphoid Xcalius!*
* *Episode 09 - Striking Flames! Ferocious Battle!*
* *Episode 10 - Dark Devotion! Mighty Sword!*
* *Episode 11 - Surge Ahead! Battle Camp Clash! (Flashback)*
* Episode 23 - Vroom-Vroom Revolution! A Hero's Journey! (Flashback)
* Episode 26 - Elemental Battle! Ultimate Showdown!

## Trivia

* According to Hiro Morita on his Twitter page, Xander is the

only character to undergo a change in expression between the anime and manga.

* His Japanese name "Kaiza" is Japanese pronunciation of "Kaiser".
* Xander could be seen as the *Burst* counterpart to Dashan Wang, due to the fact that both are the leaders of their respective teams and are highly trained in martial arts.
* Xander is the second character from the first *Burst* season to have the same initials as their evolved bey: **S**urge **X**calius; the other being Daigo Kurogami and Krusher Doomscizor.
	+ He is also one of the twelve characters in Beyblade Burst Evolution whose initials are the same as his evolved bey.
* Xander's dialogue in the 25th episode of Beyblade Burst Evolution implies that he has accidentally broken several doors in the past, just as he did to the door of the SB Rios club.
* Xander and Valt are currently the only two Bladers in Beyblade Burst who are/were the leaders of two teams.
* Due to the fact that he is only 11 years old despite looking

like fully grown adult, makes him the youngest role that Rikiya Koyama got.

* Implied in Episode 15 in *Burst*, Xander seems to know acupuncture as he temporarily helped Shu with his injury.
	+ He may have learned this from his grandfather, who knows all about acupuncture.
* His birthday is April 2.