Jenny Pujol (Review Supporter, L3, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-0.5/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Jan 31, 2024 12:19 PM

What a bomber discs!!
If you feel like the destroyer is too stable for you, you will love the Emperor. It is an overstable driver that can handle even the hardest head winds, but it's still workable. In G-blend or I--blend it's a bit more flippy, but in c-blend it is almost like a destoryer.

The emperor is quite domey.

Swampy (Review Grand Master, L13, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Aug 10, 2023 00:36 AM

A better destroyer and Cloudbreaker. Just glides a bit more, doesn't fade as hard. I love infinite molds, and prefer their versions over Innovas. I would definitely pick this one over the destroyer if I had to chose 

Lance Wilson (Reader, Beginner)

My Flight Ratings 12.5/5.5/-2/2.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Feb 04, 2023 04:46 AM

I'm convinced this is a katana/destroyer mold-mix. Same kat rim & wing. When The Kona I-Blend Emp batch was being made, kat production stopped for a time. The back of mine has 4 grind marks, so the Destroyer aspect seems a given. I'm an avid katana & Destroyer thrower and feel like I unknowingly took psychedelics on occasion when I pure an Emperor line. Disc is a good.

Danek (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Sep 28, 2022 09:12 AM

Total bomber, when you throw over around 120-150 meters. 
I use it mainly for max distance full flex shots and i can say that it's my farthest flying disc by 10-15 meters when getting the angle correct. 
Due to huge dome, i throw it only backhand, because i prefer flat discs for forehand throws. 

MattisJ (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/6/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Sep 09, 2022 00:59 AM

The 2021 GG is my go-to reliable distance driver. Quite overstable when new and slowly beats over time. The one I use the most have been in my bag for close to a year now. Still got reliable fade but it will turn and give plenty of distance before that.

The Emperor is a tweaked Destroyer, not really sure in what way but I've counted 3 different Destroyer bottoms among my collection of Emperors. If you think the Destroyer is a bit too overstable then definitely check out the Emperor. With all the plastic options you can really fill all the distance driver slots except the really overstable one. For that I use a PD2 and also trying the Slab now.

MattisJ (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/6/-1.5/2 Neutral

Sep 09, 2022 00:54 AM

The 2021 Kona Panis I-Blends tend to be very domey to extremely domey and are generally quite overstable when new. But the plastic beats in faster than regular S-Blend/Star so you'll get long flights quite fast unless you have a really big arm, then it'll bomb from the start. Perfect for my max distance shots as well as pure distance competitions. I hit my longest throw of 160m with one of these in 164g.

I based my flight numbers on a disc that's been used for a little bit, when brand new it'll fly more like the original numbers.

MattisJ (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/6/-1/2 Neutral

Sep 09, 2022 00:50 AM

The G-Blend Emperor is a fantastic flyer from the start. Definitely less stable than a new Swirly S-Blend. Flies similar to an S-Blend after it's been seasoned for quite a while. Nice turn with tons of glide and quite reliable fade at the end. Great pick for carrying several Emperors in different stabilities or when you need to replace a beat one you've lost.

Not quite as soft as lots of G-Blend and GStar discs tend to be.

On backhand throws around 120-130m.

JArmo (Reader, Professional)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Neutral

Aug 23, 2022 20:35 PM

This is the longest disc in my bag. I came to these from Wraiths. Emperor has better glide and longer straighter flight. I trust this disc for big lines. Really like the stability for my arm speed. 

Liking this for forehand and backhand. 

Similar feel than Destroyer with a good pop top dome. 

Osse355 (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/6/-1/2.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Jul 08, 2022 17:49 PM

A nice disc that glides very far, the flight numbers feel like they match well, maybe a little more glide in my opinion, the plastic is very grippy. Feels very much like a Destroyer in the hand. Metal flake c-blend glow is in my opinion somewhere between I-blend Kona Panis and GG S-blend in stability.

Caessius86 (Review Enthusiast, L4, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Feb 19, 2022 22:52 PM

The gallery is very similar to the profile of the Distroyer. In the Swirly s-blend it seemed very stable to me at the beginning, a bit thrown in, it flies like the flight number indicates.

and the double GG looks great.

Pecke (Review Participant, L2, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Neutral

Aug 25, 2021 20:15 PM

Fantastisk disc om man gillar de destroyers som är åt de mindre stabila hållet. Men du lan även på en riktigt överstabil lite beroende på plast. De i swirlyplast jag testat har varit fantastiska, tydligt överstabila men med bra glid. 

Richard G (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/2.5 Somewhat Beginner Friendly

May 27, 2021 08:26 AM

en snällare destroyer kan man säger, inte alls lika hård fade i slutet och håller en rakare fin linje i i kastet. 

Lyckades med mitt andra ace med denna.