Orca Diver
From Random Booster 11, one of three prize Beyblades alongside Manta Diver and Crab Diver, each of which came in Red/Orange, White, and Blue, with White being the prize color for this Beyblade.
Manta Diver was later released by Hasbro in their G-Revolution line with Ten Heavy and SG Flat Base.
Weight: 4.3g
Relatively aggressive design.
Somewhat compact, though not enough to suit Compact customizations.
Solid Smash Attack in Right Spin, but hampered by somewhat limited range and greater recoil than traditional choices like Triple Wing.
Overall slightly lower power output compared to traditional choices, leaving it outside of the top tier.
Contact points wear down relatively quickly.
No use in Left Spin due to recoil and lack of power which both stem from poorly angled contact points.
Weight Disk (Takara): Random
Possible Weight Disks are: Star Attack, Revolver Attack, Ten Heavy, Ten Balance and Ten Wide.
Weight: 16.1g
Heaviest legal Weight Disk.
Compact size and weight distribution makes it excellent defensively but not useful for Attack
Excellent for sustaining RPM – helps with defense, grinding, force smash, upper, and also defending against the last three.
Primary choice for Compacts, Traditional Upper Attack, Weight Defense, Circle Survivor Defense, and a competitive choice for Force Smash and Driger V2 combos.
With faster Attack Blade Bases (i.e. Defense Grip Base (Tip Inverted) and SG Grip Change Base Tip setups), Ten Heavy can be used without loss of speed, and its high weight becomes quite useful with Attack Rings such as Square Edge and Hayate Attack Ring, improving their rotational Smash characteristics however the reduction to the flywheel effect otherwise provided by Wide Defense or Ten Wide tends to result in more recoil KOs. It is nonetheless an acceptable option.
Overall a very versatile Weight Disk and a must-have part, outclassing both Heavy and Eight Heavy in all aspects, as well as being generally superior to Heavy Attack.
Spin Gear: Neo Right Spin Gear (Metal Weight Version)
Weight: 1.15g ea (total 2.3g)
Generally preferred to regular Right shells due to being compatible with all SG-Compatible bases, in particular for being compatible with Neo SG Cores and the Heavy Metal Core.
This means they are a necessity for Compacts, Weight Based Defense, Force Smash, Traditional Upper Attack and Driger V2 Combinations, at least aside from the rare occasions Left Spin is desired for one of these types, in which case Neo Left Shells are preferred.
Overall a crucial competitive part, but thankfully exceedingly common.
Weight: 2.5g
Only compatible with Neo Shells.
Has a cylindrical metal part in the centre to add weight
Slightly lighter than Magnecores, which limits its usefulness, even for Attack Types where the small difference between it and other cores in terms of weight means it generally fails to find a niche, or at least fails to stand out as significantly better in most cases.
This does not mean it is outclassed for all setups, however, odds are it provides the right mix of recoil control and speed for some setups, it is just that the difference it would be best by would inevitably be quite small.
Does still work well for Attack Types in general, despite usually being outperformed by other options the difference is quite minimal.
It is possible to get alternate Blade Bases with Random Booster beys, especially with non-prize Beyblades. In Orca Diver's case, the most common alternates are SG Semi-Flat Base and SG Sharp Base. The Hasbro version always comes with SG Flat Base.
Weight: 4.4g
SG version of Flat Base
Shortest base in plastics, which can make it an okay choice for Traditional Upper Attack.
Tip shape and material reduce effectiveness as it struggles to flower pattern effectively as well as having limited recoil control and average stamina.
Acceptable LAD which can be useful.
Outclassed by rubber and metal attack tips, but could be a fallback option for Attack.
Can be used for Compacts, but again is heavily outclassed.
Last use is similar to Flat Base in setups similar to Semi-Flat Base Stamina, primarily using Wide Defense and a Compact or smaller-sized Defensive AR, with SG choice depending on the desired effect. This can allow outspins or KOs against less competitive opponents.
In these setups, SG Flat Base has slightly poorer LAD than Flat Base, but has the ability to customize the SG, including use of Left Spin, though the lack of Left Spin Compact ARs with any real offensive ability does cause some issues here.
Overall
While the AR and SG are useful (as well as some of the potential WDs, including Hasbro's Ten Heavy), the above average price and relative rarity of this Beyblade compared to those with more worthwhile AR's means Orca Diver is best left for collectors.