A Ripcord Launcher (known in Japan as a Light Launcher) is the basic Launcher that is used to launch Beyblades into battle in a stadium or arena. They come in many different colors and are sold separately and with Beyblades in Japan but only with Beyblades internationally. An alternative Launcher is the String Launcher. The upgraded form is the Light Launcher V2. When Metal Fusion first came out, this was the only launcher you could buy, until the Rev-Up, Wind and Shoot and the String Launcher came out. In Metal Fusion, ripcord launchers are colored- Red: Attack, Blue: Balance, Yellow: Defence and Green: Stamina. When the Metal Masters series came out they started to make the ripcords and launchers to match the colors with the Beyblade. For example Ray Striker was released with a dark gree