Mantris Bakugan

Mantris is by far one of the most interesting bakugan relative to the earlier bakugan. As some might have guessed, Mantris looks like the praying mantis in the real world. He has two flicking front arms connected with two joints. However, this feature doesn’t give it a chance of knocking another bakugan off of its gate card. This always results in an automatic win for the roller. However, it is amusing watching it attacks the enemy when opening. On the other hand, Mantris is not very complex and besides the four legs, he has no other features whatsoever. The head is very colorful though. You can find it in purple, red, green, gold, even metallic. And the eyes are always different. The body is always neon, and can be translucent and pearl. My Mantris is 450G’s, but it can go as high as 620. They are very colorful and unique. Furthermore, Mantris is a powerful bakugan. In fact, one of his abilities, Marionette, was featured on a real life ability card, only any bakugan can use it, not just Mantris.

Mantris was seen in episode one, where he battled Dan and a Pyrus Serpenoid. Although at first Serpenoid was prevailing, the opponent opened up a Subterra gate card which increased his power level by 100G’s. Then Mantris defeated Serpenoid. In the show, Mantris appeared many times in battles, so over time their power went from 290, to 390G’s. Also, in episode 36, Masquerade made his first move by sending the opponents Darkus Centipoid to another gate card. After that, he battled Exedra by doubling his power level with a gate character card. Unfortunately, Alice used “Demon Wizard” that canceled his character and used Wormquake's power to add to his. Therefore, Mantris lost. But I still believe that he is a very powerful bakugan. The bakugan has five abilities named Twin Machete, Sling Blazer, Marionette, Slice Cutter, and Doom Companion. These cards make him very strong in battle.

Mantris Bakugan Features
The most recognizable feature in Mantris is the two front arms that extend forward to attack. This makes Mantris looks quite fierce. They are needed to be folded in in order to close the bakugan. Mantris also has a long thick neck and an arachnid head. His eyes are large and this color is always different from the body. Unlike most bakugan, Mantris has four small legs you have to pop out in order for it to stand up properly. The rest of the body is simple and the design is not very special. However, they come in all different colors you probably would not find from any other bakugan. I know that Mantris’ color variation is very specific. A brown Subterra Mantris has a gold head and green eyes along with darker brown marks on the body; a blue Aquos Mantris has a red head and green eyes mixed with green marks on the body; a green Ventus Mantris has a purple head with yellow eyes, the marks on the body is also green, but darker and glitters; a gray Haos one has a blue head with red eyes and golden body marks; a black Darkus Mantris has a green head with red eyes and purple body marks; a red Pyrus Mantris is more exciting, since it has a silver head that resembles metal, the eyes are black and body marks are printed golden red; a pearl Mantris has a green head with red eyes, and the marks on the body are in dark green. If you have a translucent one, most likely it is a lime green. Out of all the color variations, I personally feel the most exciting ones are Pyrus, Darkus, and Pearl; the lime green translucent one may sound and look interesting in picture, but it is really not that exciting in person. The main reason is the material is more like opaque and foggy; it was not made clear, which is disappointing. To me, other colors are not that appealing. When I got my own Aquos Mantris, I felt somewhat disappointed. If you are a collector and loves Mantris in particular, then I’d say get them all; otherwise, I would recommend to buy red, black, and pearl if you have to pay for high prices.

Single Headed Hydranoid

Hydranoid is a single-headed tyrant, and was the most omnipotent bakugan, until Dragonoid evolved into delta Dragonoid. Hydranoid was at the base of his development, at 450G’s. In stores, or even on eBay, they are extremely rare, and I didn’t realize they actually existed for sale until I saw it on bakugan wiki. Hydranoid is a master at Darkus combat, and many powerful abilities give it extreme force when going against a Pyrus bakugan. Hydranoid battles very infrequently, so not much is known about him, or it’s fighting attainments. In the end, Hydranoid leaves the evil side, and Masquerade disappears, leaving him in Alice’s control. Hydranoid resembles a demon dragon, with strong limbs, and stands on all four legs. Spikes are commonly known to cover almost all major body parts, including the huge tail. Besides his hideous personality, this species of dragon plays a major role in the existing season 1 bakugan episodes. Nevertheless, all Hydranoids are no longer being put on for sale anywhere. You can still get them on eBay for some around $50.00. He is a very unique bakugan.

Hydranoid battles in his current form from only a few episodes. In the last episode (52), Hydranoid attacked Naga just as he was about to get the infinity core from Drago. In episode 13, Hydranoid battles Skyress, and Drago. Although he fails the first attempt to attack either, Hydranoid unleashes another power surge and Masquerade’s card disappears, meaning he was evolving. Finally, in episode 26, he does. It was a very fast process, because the evolving came around in the middle of Clouces battle. Besides that, there’re no other recorded episodes that involve Hydranoid in battle. This bakugan is arguably the most powerful bakugan in its time, it may have been bred specifically by Ale-g to collect energy and force others into evil activity. A final word for this bakugan, is that all Hydranoids are translucent and either in red or black which is probably contributed why they sell for so much. His body is composed of ultra-strong armor, but when it comes to speed, Hydranoid is devastatingly slow and can’t run since his body is too heavy.

Hydranoid is very rare, and looks a little like Splight in ball form. There is a pop-out plate from each side and a single jointed head that reveals two more legs. The head is rather small and flat though and connects to a purple/orange horn. He also has feet, and spikes covering the neck. Hydranoid has a tail similar to Serpenoid’s. Like Drago, Hydranoid can evolve into a more powerful form. The variations are: Hydranoid, Dual Hydranoid, and Alpha Hydranoid. He can come in G-power between 400 and 700 if you’re lucky. Closing and opening it is fairly easy as well. Hydranoid has very muscular legs and is sturdy. He has a frilled neck of spines and very thick armor. Overall, this bakugan is very prone to fire blasts, and many other pierce abilities. His tail acts like a spiny flail and is used in physical combat against slow bakugan. I would strongly recommend buying it if you could find him for a lower price, because he makes a very unique and powerful addition to one’s collection.

Jumping Skyress

Skyress is an old bakugan, yet it is still very popular due to the fact that it is no longer sold in stores. It was one of the most powerful bakugans to exist during her time. Skyress is one of the few bakugans to be female, and has superior agility. A well known fact about her is the ability to jump when getting rolled. If you look for the flat circle with arrows near the magnet, you have to balance Skyress on this. After preparing the bakugan in this form, flick Skyress forward and it will jump, that is why Skyress is widely called Jumping Skyress. According to Baku wiki, Skyress only has two evolutions. Many believe that there is a “Jumping Skyress” that is different than the original Skyress, but actually the regular Skyress has the exact same features and they are the same. Except for translucent and dual color, this bakugan can come in all colors including pearl. Skyress has never lost once, which proves that she is very powerful, despite the fact that her abilities have small effect and her G-power usually goes no higher than 400 or 500G’s. Skyress evolves into Storm Skyress. Her most powerful ability is Green Nobility Violent Wind, which doubles her power level. Skyress can be found in size B2 as well, but did not play a major role in battling because of her strength. G-power in B2 size goes higher than 500.

Skyress participated in relatively few battles, but in some episodes such as 15, and 13, Skyress’ powers become legendary. Skyress bears a striking ability to resurrect herself after being defeated, which accompanies her in several occasions. In episode 13, Shun teams up with Masquerade to battle Dan. Skyress battles at the end turning against Masquerade, and helps divert attention to Hydranoid as Drago defeats him with a “burning dragon” attack. After Masquerade disappears, Shun battles Dan. Drago leads with “fire tornado”. Skyress dodges his attack easily and flips Drago over at the same time. Skyress then uses her most powerful ability:”green nobility violent wind” and defeats drago with a clean blow. In episode 15, skyress battles alongside gorem, but takes on harpus alone. Gorem blocks an attack from Harpus, and then skyress defeats her with her most powerful ability. This is the end of the battle. It shows that Skyress is a very powerful bakugan.

Skyress has a simple form with basic parts such as neck, feet, wings, and a very short tail. Skyress can be found in size B-2, other than that, Skyress doesn’t have a wide variety of forms and variations, but they are available in many colors. There is also known to be a pearl Skyress in existence. Something else to have in mind, is that normal rolling is a bit difficult because of a small “horn” that will pop out very easily. This is supposed to make the Skyress jump, so normally you should start a game without rolling Skyress. This ability allows the player to jump over other bakugans. Skyress’ physical features are simple and standard sharing the same structure as Drago. Separate sections such as the neck, are thick and short, with a horn sticking out. The wings face rearward, and have a triangular shape. These bakugans are commonly between 400Gs and 500Gs in stores, but you will find others that were reprinted or custom made. In all Skyress, there are 2 colors, one for the details, and the other for the body. Skyress is a great bakugan, but I personally don’t feel it’s that special without a high G-power, especially when it is in smaller season 1 size. You can get it on ebay for above $10, some cost more than $20 or even $40 on Amazon.

Ingram Bakugan

Ingram bakugan is currently popular. This is probably because of its physical structure, which is quite different from most other bakugans. He has 3 tail feathers and 2 sets of massive wings spread non-parallel to the body. One interesting thing about Ingram is that he has 2 switchable heads; one looks like a bird’s, and the other one like a human’s. It is the first form of Ingram and has a separated plate to cover his body. Although in the Japanese version he is male, there is a common debate on Ingram’s true gender, but he was confirmed to be male later after his fan website. He has medium strength and has many abilities. Because of this, Ingram’s abilities do not contain much power, resulting in a few losses. This bakugan is classified as common but has a very varied color extension. Some of the rarest colors you can find are half- clear and half solid, some are translucent green or red, and I’ve even found some that are black with light-blue trimmings. They come in some of the coolest colors I’ve seen as well; however their G-powers are unknown. There is also a just-released type called MorphLite Ingram flashlight that comes in very shiny green and white colors, with a button that makes it light up. It is extremely rare, and the only place I know to get them is at eBay.

Ingram battled in the following episodes: 6, 15, and 20. In episode 6, Shun made his first appearance in new Vestroia. He aided Dan and helped defeat Spectra and Gus. Ingram was capable of defeating Vulcan with 2 abilities but sat out when Drago took on Helios. He dodged a single blow from Helios, but Hylash was unable to escape in time and lost. In episode 15, Ingram battled Hades Disguised as Hydranoid. He lost because of the combined powers of Fortress and Hades. Later, Ingram was locked up along with Shun and freed in episode 20. In this episode, Ace, Marucho, and Shun came out in time to see Drago fight, but they had no interference with the current battle. Later, all the bakugan were restored to their original form and the dimension controller was destroyed.

Besides being part bird, Ingram also has a humanoid form that can be altered in battle, though it has no effect. I found it rather hard to close because of the mass of tail feathers. The head needs to be held in place as the bottom, medium, and then back (top) feathers are placed in consecutively. The feet are simple and have 4 claws. The tail at the back actually has 2 segments at equal length. You can lay them flat, or choose to keep it up with the rest of the body. G-power can be from 500-790G’s and colors can differ with the type of Ingram you get. The most common colors are probably black, or green. He comes in five variations: Cosmic Ingram, Ingram, Master Ingram, Boost Ingram, Flash Ingram, and Shadow Wing. Ingram can ride Hylash for speed, and combining power levels, they can also use combo attacks that are usually used at the end of a battle. Overall, Ingram is very powerful, and has many unique abilities like rearranging his form, and color.

Apollonir Bakugan

Just because some newly released bakugan toys are getting hot, it doesn't mean no one cares about older bakugans anymore. In fact, new or old, every bakugan has its own collectible values. Apollonir is one of the retired bakugan toys that is often on the list of children favorites, and surely one of the greatest gift ideas for any occasions.

Apollonir is a legendary Dragonoid bakugan with 4 sets of wings and a large body. It is currently rare, and now it barely sells anymore. He is a strong bakugan, and it has many cool parts and details. Apollonir has no evolutions, and is the leader of the six soldiers of vistroia. I currently have a black and gold 800g Apollonir. The colors on the wings are awesome, and you can see the carved wing patterns inside them. I’ve seen the black, red and white colors, but sometimes they come in green and duel colored. I like Apollonir because of its unique neck and head shape; it even has a working jaw. I would also recommend it as a powerful alley in battle. Apollonir has no owner, like the other six soldiers, but has powerful abilities like burning infinity which takes 500Gs from the opp, and adds 600Gs to his. Occasionally, he activates an ability of a different attribute and is able to connect with the power of the other six legendary soldiers.

Apollonir had been seen in a few of the new Vestroia and old Vestroia episodes. When Dan battled Apollonir in season 1 episode 33, Apollonir lost to Delta Dragonoid, who was on a mission to evolve. “Maximum Pyrus”, increased his fire attack by a large amount, but Dan won with a final ability. Another attempt to defeat Zenoheld in episode 27 was also a loss, but I think these defeats don’t suggest that Apollonir is weak. He is perfectly capable of defeating enemies and has still gotten stronger since his first appearance back in season one. Apollonir has 2 recommended abilities: Neo Valute and Saiam Low. Neo Valute will drop the opponents power level down to Apollonir’s, which is useful if Apollonir has a very low power level. Saiam Low will send the opp. Power level down to Zero! This card is hard to find, but it is extremely helpful in battle.

Apollonir has very detailed wings, neck, and its whole body seems to have strange fire carvings. There is a loose horn at the top of the head, and claws on the body that face forward. Apollonir’s tail is short and shapes like an arrow. I really like it because is more complex than most bakugan. The wings seem to connect, but if you look at the inner half, you will see that the carvings resembled 8 wings, 4 at each side. Apollonir also has 2 feet that must be opened after or before battle. He is easy to open and close since it doesn’t have many parts. Currently Apollonir is retired, you can't find it in stores, though you can still find it online, but generally they are not cheap. I definitely recommend it to anyone who can find Apollonir.

Altair Bakugan

Altair is a mechanical bakugan made by professor clay. Although, I don’t personally like buying mechanical bakugan, it is relatively strong and is worth buying. I got mine for $3.25 on eBay, and any Altair can combine with a WIRED which is another mechanical bakugan, so it makes it even more valuable if you have a Wired already. It comes mostly in white, black, or translucent of one of these, and can also be seen in bakusteel, but this is rare to find. Occasionally, you will see green and red ones. If you do find a bakusteel, BUY IT immediately. It has a few pop-out parts like the spikes at the tail and horns. The wings are rather detailed. However, they are not very special and do not have high G-powers, making them easy to defeat in combat. In fact, the highest G-power so far is only 710. It looks kind of like a bird. Altair is used by Lync, a powerful Vexos brawler. Even though it does not have many abilities, it has a better chance of winning against a weak subterra bakugan.


Altair uses only a few powerful abilities such as “spinalsaucer” which increased his g-power by 200, “thunderfire”, and a few others. He battle in episode 7, only to find out that his system was malfunctioning, stopping the battle early. (This will not happen in real life). Before this happened, Altair was winning dodging Wilda’s first attack, while Altair hit his opponent. Once Altair combined “Megasail” and “Thunderfire”, Mira used a bakugan trap, which blocked Altair’s corresponding attack. Then Altair began to malfunction.

Altair has a body similar to Wired’s. The wings have stripes in a cross back pattern. With eyes like a real mechanical bakugan, and tail used to connect with Wired. Altair’s tail looks like its neck, the wings also spread in front of the body, giving it a bird like structure. It is not really a rare bakugan, most of the time you can find it in stores, and the colors aren’t always that special. Besides the combination with Wired, it doesn’t have any other special feature. Plus, it isn’t that unique. If you have a lot of common bakugans, it is a bakugan worth getting.

Alpha Percival

Alpha Percival is a common humanoid new Vestroia bakugan who uses his cape for invisibility and shoots plasma bullets from his head and his gauntlets. I like it because of its design. Its not a very complex bakugan. They come in great colors like black and red. We have a black and purple one with 720G. It is in great shape, opens and closes very tight. It has a working jaw similar to Abis Omega's, and a short tail. Its main attribute is Darkus, owned by Ace. It is easy to close and opens, but it does not have a good chance of winning in battle if it has less than 600Gs. It is a core bakugan. We got ours for free from a friend, but on eBay, a good price would be around $2.50 with no cards included. In stores, it sells for about $6.50 with 2 cards. Alpha Percival is definitely a good bakugan to own and is worth getting if you can, yet I would not strongly recommend you to buy it from most online stores who sell it for high prices; but if you prefer it with cards, or want better quality assurance, you should buy it in stores like Target, ToysRUs, or Walgreens.

Alpha Percival is the evolved version of Midnight Percival when he showed up in episode 27, due to the attribute energy of the "six legendary soldiers of Vestroia". This made him even more powerful and later took on Mira and Gus. Percival won (not a surprise) and was able to help out Dan. Percival used totally new abilities. He is a powerful fighter, and is very fast. Plus, it has many good abilities. It is often confused as a 3-headed dragon, but the two secondary "dragon heads" are actually gauntlet designs; what look like his wings are in fact his cape. Neon translucent green is one of the limited editions.

When Percival in ball form released in battle, he can spout a pillar to defeat his opponent. This pillar is not made of fire but of a mass of dark energy. It was revealed that Percival was given to Ace by Mira when Ace decided to join the Bakugan Resistance.

A Bit about Alpha Percival Cyclone
Alpha Percival comes in special attack and core. In the special attack version, he is called Alpha Percival Cyclone (APC). Spinning, he has a better chance of knocking off another bakugan, resulting in an automatic win. It looks the same though. The core type is a normal bakugan with no special features. There is no known way to tell a APC from an Alpha Percival besides the package it comes in. Either way, though Alpha Percival is a common bakugan, and is still worth buying.

Alpha Percival Video Review