B-Daman: The Adventures of Ken
Disclaimer: I do not own the B-Daman franchise (Takara-Tomy does), but I do own the scenario I came up with in this story.
Prologue: The Sport of B-Daman
The year is 199X…
The mysterious isle of Biidama Jima, after many long years of isolation, has finally opened its borders…
And with it, an ages-old sport was introduced to the entire world!
The sport of B-DAMAN!
B-Daman is where players, or "B-Ders", use customizable marble-shooting figures, also called B-Daman, to compete in a variety of challenges, usually based on shooting down targets for points with the marbles, or B-Dama. It became wildly popular with players of all ages, even grown-ups surprisingly. Not only just that, but various hobby shops and toy stores have also been stocking up on and retailing B-Daman products, as well. A sanctioning body was founded for the sport, headquartered on Biidama Jima, known as the Worldwide B-Daman Committee (W.B.D.C. for short). The W.B.D.C., since its formation, began hosting B-Daman tournaments in all corners of the globe, events to promote the sport, and giving out exclusive prizes. But…! The biggest tournament of them all is the W.B.D.C.'s yearly B-Daman World Championships, where only the best B-Ders, one of each nation, gather to Biidama Jima, in competition to win a beautiful golden trophy, honor and glory for the winning nation, and the title of the World's #1 B-Der.
However, not even the sport itself is without any incident whatsoever, and there was one that would forever change the history of B-Daman as all of its participants would know it. It is in the 5th Annual B-Daman World Championships, and its two finalists were competing in the final challenge, where they have to knock down as many as their opponent's target pins as possible within the time limit. One of the finalists, a Japanese B-Der named Danma Tetsuo, pitted against the American B-Daman Champion, Keith Ellis Nicholas, did something in the final challenge that no-one, not even the Honorable Three Elders of the island, who also attended the Championships as judges, would expect; He used a powerful shooting technique called a Super-Shot, which he named the "Shining Scatter-Burst", which involved him firing a B-Dama at his opponent's targets, glowing brightly and splitting into a three-way energy blast like shotgun pellets.
Keith was defeated through this technique, earning Danma's homeland of Japan the victory. However, it wasn't Japan's victory that made the news on that fateful day; it was the Shining Scatter-Burst technique. It was known among the denizens of Biidama Jima that one in any large number of B-Ders would end up acquiring a Super-Shot with his/her B-Daman. However, no B-Der, not even the best on their island, was shown to have gained a Super-Shot to speak of in years. Plus, only certain types of B-Daman are capable of firing them. The moment the Three Elders witnessed Tetsuo's technique, they knew that the newly-crowned World's #1 B-Der and his B-Daman were something special. After the World Championships came to a close, the Three Elders invited Danma to their mansion to discuss about what had happened. It was there that his B-Daman was revealed to be an ancient, legendary B-Daman that had once sparked a disastrous conflict that had happened on Biidama Jima centuries ago, known as the Great B-Daman Wars, in which three opposing factions of B-Ders, each one specializing in one of the three basic B-Daman types, fought each other to the death with their Super-Shot-capable B-Daman.
Many lives and B-Daman were lost on all three sides, and the natural environments of the island were torn asunder by the destructive powers of the Super-Shots, all over one particularly special B-Daman. This B-Daman boasts a revolutionary Revolver Barrel System, which can be adjusted, so that three marbles could be fired at once with a single push of the trigger. The reason why those three factions fought over the B-Daman is because that it can fire B-Dama more powerfully, with pin-point accuracy and a devastating firing rate that its creator was said to have gone mad after test-firing it. This B-Daman is known as "Revolver Amon". Danma, when questioned on how he had acquired the B-Daman by the Three Elders, replies that during the time of the 3rd Annual B-Daman World Championships, he was given Revolver Amon by a mysterious cloaked man who then disappeared like lightning. The Three Elders then advised Danma to keep on the look-out for anyone that would most likely try to steal Revolver Amon from him, and use it for evil purposes, with the re-instigation of the Great B-Daman Wars among the very worst. Taking the Elders' advice to heart, the Japanese-born B-Der made sure to use his B-Daman only for serious competitive situations. Knowing that he may have potentially made a lot of enemies during the Championships, he kept his Revolver Amon in reserve for high-level tournaments, and used an alternate B-Daman boasting a rubber drive strip, that allows a powerfully-shot marble to spin forward when fired from the B-Daman. After many years of participation in the sport of B-Daman (while watching out for and avoiding any malevolent B-Der that would try to use Revolver Amon for evil, as well), Danma decided to settle down and start a family. Now, he has a son named Kenichi, nicknamed Ken for short, who has inherited his passion for B-Daman. The story to come would chronicle the journey of Ken as a B-Der. Would he have what it takes to become one of the best B-Ders, just as his father had before him?
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B-Fight!
Author's Note: That was an awfully long prologue wasn't it? Anyways, be sure to give reviews! Constructive criticism is most appreciated!
References made in this chapter: Revolver Amon is a reference to Omega Bahamut, a Revolver-Type B-Daman from Crash B-Daman (which came after Battle B-Daman), and a drive strip is a piece featured in certain Power-Type B-Daman toys since Super B-Daman (which came before Battle B-Daman). Oh, and in Binsfield's seven-deadly-sins-based classification of demons, Amon is the demon representing the deadly sin of wrath. One more thing, the Super-Shots are references to the ones in Cross Fight B-Daman (Which will be dubbed later this year as B-Daman CrossFire).
