Ivanov, Yuriy

ユーリイヴァノーフ

Tala first appears as a Russian beyblader who seems to be truly obsessed with power. Boris and his scientists experimented on Tala to upgrade his battling skills, adding components and a program into his brain, which eventually caused his brain waves to go berserk (he goes slightly insane during the match with Tyson). He was used as an experiment to connect with his mutated bit beast, but contrary to popular belief, he was not actually turned into a cyborg; the dubbed version simply called it "cybertisation". He loses Voltaire's chance at World domination and his own chance of becoming a World Champion by losing to Tyson.
In the third season (Beyblade G-Revolution), he remains part of the Demolition Boys alongside Spencer, Bryan, and Kai. Tala is not as successful as Kai, as demonstrated when he is defeated by Rick and Daichi, but he is still more than a match for any opponent he faces. As the group's captain, he tends to dislike Kai's independence, as shown when Kai was developing his Dranzer's new attack.
Tala is easily angered. Although he was trained not to show any emotion at all, he does so sometimes. Biovolt decided to make Tala completely without emotions, so they made him into a cyborg for safety measures. However, after the World Championships Final, it is shown that their experiment didn't work, as Tala is seen shaking hands with Tyson. Tala is a natural-born leader with a fiery personality. In the manga, he will do anything to win and is less loyal to Boris. However, in the anime, he works to impress Boris with his skills and becomes jealous when Kai Hiwatari joins the team.
In the Manga, his childhood is given quite some detail. His father was a soldier and his mother a homemaker; things in Russia changed, and his father lost his status as a soldier, becoming a lazy, abusive drunk who would hit his wife and Tala constantly. His mother abandoned Tala with his father after some time of the abuse, and when the abuse got even worse, Tala stayed with his father. His father made him go out to get food and alcohol, meaning that Tala had to steal to remain alive. This was how he met Bryan.
His beyblades are Wolborg with the Blizzalog attack, Wolborg 2 with the Botalog attack, Wolborg 3 with the Icy Blizzard attack, Wolborg 4 G with the Novae Rog attack, and Wolborg Metal Snow (HMS) with the Snow Meteor attack.