You see clones of 8 strong bladers, Xander Shakadera, Lui Shirosagi, Shu Kurenai, Phi, Gwyn Reynolds, Lain Valhalla, Rashad Goodman and Pax Forsythe, each of these clones have been modified with the DNA of the Dragon Clan (A Race of superpowerful humans) which was stolen from Ryuga, they all also seem to have requiem versions of their original counterparts beys, The Xander clone has Xcalius Requiem, the Lui clone has Lúinor Requiem, The Shu clone has a requiem version of Spryzen but it's clearly more advanced than Spryzen Requiem, the Phi clone has Pheonix Requiem, the Gwyn Clone has Genesis Requiem, the Lain clone has Lucius Reqiuem, the Rashad clone has Regnar Requiem and the Pax clone has Pandemonium Requiem, they all possess powerful Dark Resonance and Elemental Energy, these clones were created by the villainous Theodore Glass, also known as Ashtem the leader of the Snake Pit which has recently returned stronger, these clones appear to be codenamed based on their bey and are far stronger than their original counterparts and are seemingly a part of Ashtem's revenge plan to conquer the world, these clones are designed to be the ultimate evil bladers and are mentally programmed to do everything Ashtem says