Elemental Affiliations

Elemental Affiliations are a factor in determining the colour and texture of a Blader's aura when resonating with their Beyblade.

***There are 6 main elemental affiliations within the Outcasts Series:***

## Fire

Commonly seen as red, yellow or orange, this element amps up Attack potential and represents a strong will to battle or a passionate bond with one's Bey. For instance, Jacob has a Fire-based resonance with his Beys. In Resonance, a fire Blader will appear to have a fire burning around them, akin to Flare.

## Dark

Dark resonances (being dark-blue, purple, or black) usually symbolise a corrupted spirit or a more evil will, usually either stemming from being possessed by one's Bey or being consumed by a thirst for power. However, some Bladers have displayed Dark resonances without the side-effects/symptoms, such as Leon: he and Barricade Lucifer do not possess any corruption within their bond, yet both maintain a Dark resonance, however this may be because he transitioned from Water to Dark. Dark Resonance looks like a colour-shifted Fire resonance, and can improve most stats: but to a lesser degree than the more specialised benefits, making it an all-rounder in terms of Elemental Bey-typing.

## Water

Water is usually seen to ripple out from a Blader's physical form, or flow into their Beyblade. It improves the stability and balance of the Bey.

It is representative of a calm mind or a cold demeanour, and comes in light-blue, deep-blue, or a blue-grey hue.

In Ascension, it is seen that Leon had a Water Resonance while using Shelter Regulus 7Bump Atomic.

## Air

Air-based resonance is commonly symbolic of a carefree or lax Blader, and usually pale-gold, cyan, or silver. Harry and Hypnos are an example of this. Air resonances improve Stamina, and swirl around the Blader like air currents.

## Earth/Life

Usually brown, green, or dark grey, this resonance improves Defense. It appears to radiate off of the resonating Blader like "the sun filtering in through a canopy of leaves", in the words of >-InsertEarthBladerHere-<.

## Light

This resonance is usually gold, white, or bright-pink, and can occasionally be mistaken for Air. It improves the same stats as Dark auras, but improves Attack and Balance slightly more, and Defense and Stamina slightly less. Visually, it glares off of the Blader in harsh rays when resonating.

It represents either a large ego/sense of self-importance, a strong moral compass, or a powerful sense of duty/bravery. It commonly shows the latter, yet is a manifestation of the former in Felix, as well as of a misguided sense of justice.

## H Y P E R

Hyper Resonance (stylised as **H Y P E R**) is not technically an element in itself, but a state that any elemental affiliation can enter: all 3 possible colours present within the initial Element enter the Resonance of the Blader and Bey (for instance, if Leon entered Hyper Resonance, Lucifer would flare with black, dark-blue, and purple simultaneously, and if Harry did the same, Hypnos would burst forth with hues of pale-yellow, cyan and silver). It can only occur within Bladers of a specific caliber and bond, and boosts all stats to an absurd degree, and bolsters the Bey's Type-stat (such as Defense for Defense-Types) significantly more than any other stat.