BlackShell

It’s based on Genbu, the Black Tortoise with a serpent tail that guards the North, representing the earth element. This is a direct homage to Max’s Draciel from the classic series.

Its concave shape resembles a turtle shell, divided into eight angled protrusions in a star pattern that symbolize the animal’s head and legs. It’s a light Blade, with medium stamina and a noticeably small size.

Its star-shaped design causes massive recoil since the protrusions are so exposed. The worst part is that its weight doesn’t give it the support needed to handle its own power, making it lose a ton of energy on every hit and turning it into an easy knockout. Pure attack is definitely not its strong suit.

Even though its shape could help it reach the Ratchets, it usually ends up getting crushed or hit right in its weakest spots. Because of that, using it as a shield-style defense just doesn’t work.

Stationary battles aren’t its thing either. Its spin time isn’t impressive, and it doesn’t generate enough Barrage effect to wear opponents down.

Its best option is to take advantage of the momentum when it gets sent flying to counter its rivals. Basically, you let it get hit so it can bounce back hard, or on counter tips, use the burst of speed to release that recoil like a projectile. But this takes a huge amount of force to get real results, so the launch has to be full power, or the recoil will completely overwhelm it.

Launching that hard and that often can be rough on your shoulder. Watch your posture, and only use full strength when it’s truly needed. If you’re planning to play for a while, try to pace yourself to avoid injury.

It’s worth noting that even with powerful launches, it’s still easy to knock out due to its light weight and high recoil.

From the first season, this is the Blade with the most drawbacks and the hardest one to get solid results from.