Ken Midori, known as Kensuke Midorikawa (緑川犬介, Midorikawa Kensuke) in Japan, is a character in the anime and manga series, Beyblade Burst. He fought with his Beyblade, King Kerbeus Limited Press.
Continuing his puppeteering career, Ken returned to Beigoma in Beyblade Burst QuadStrike to host the "Space Prince Galaxy Tour" and also became a new challenge to Bel Daizora and Pri Forsythe, now fighting alongside his new Quad Beyblade, Chain Kerbeus Aquilon-Q Revolve-Q+Yard-6.
Ken has long, spiky black hair, green eyes, and a sharp fang sticking out on the left side of his mouth. He is dressed in a green coat with lighter green accents and a pink chain circle on the chest, darker green pants, black shoes, and a green and pink scarf.
Both of his hands are often gloved by his two dog sock puppets: a blue one named Keru, who has sharp teeth; pointy ears and a scary expression, and a brown one named Besu, who has square teeth; longer, floppier ears; and an overall more approachable appearance. Unfortunately, Besu had been ripped by Shu Kurenai in Evolution, but was eventually fixed.
Initially, Ken seems to have an intimidating and eccentric personality, however it is revealed later that he is actually very shy and soft-spoken, when he uses his real voice to speak. Despite his shy attitude, he is shown to be very friendly and supportive.
Because his parents travel often for their jobs, Ken never had an opportunity to stay in the same school for a long time, which resulted in him not being able to have many friends. He is also shown to get nervous under pressure easily. Going along with his shy personality, he is also quite sensitive.
He is extremely talented as a ventriloquist, being able to speak as his hand puppets even in battle mode. He uses his two puppets, Keru, who is the more aggressive and outspoken one; Besu, who is the kinder and gentler one, to portray his feelings on two spectrums. Because of this, it is difficult for others to figure out what Ken is thinking.
Over the course of the series, however, Ken becomes more confident and assertive, as well as speaking without the use of his puppets.
During QuadStrike, Ken seems to take on somewhat of a mentor-like role towards the younger Bladers, especially Pri. He's shown encouraging and training them, even inviting them to perform a puppet show. He even talks with Pri and encourages her.
Japanese: Tsubasa Yonaga
English: Gabe Khouth (Burst-Evolution)
Kieran Regan (QuadStrike)
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