History Anime / YuGiOh5Ds

* CatFight: A [[IncrediblyLamePun three-way]] between Mikage, Carly, and Stephanie.

* RuleOfCool: Anytime someone gets on a motorcycle, physics tend to [[IncrediblyLamePun take a backseat.]]

* HeroesWantRedheads: Not only is the closest thing Yusei has to a love interest a redhead (Aki), so is his best friend (Crow), as well as the kid Yusei was kinda-sorta raising in the first two seasons (Rally).
** Crow's a redhead who cares about a redhead - his littlest girl, with whom he seems to share a special bond, is redheaded in many shots.
** Although she was more of a grudging heroine at the time, Aki seemed rather attached to her mentor, the redheaded character Divine.
** It may be over now, but Ruka's first canon crush was on the redheaded villain Lucciano.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Very very briefly during Yusei's duel with Z-One. Playing [[MemeticMutation card games on motorcycles]] while going at high speeds, flying through the air, proves to be unwise as Yusei loses his grip on one of his cards and he has to go after it, causing him to fall off his bike. Reality quickly resumes its seat on the short bus thereafter, though.

! Due to its nature as a DistantSequel to both ''Anime/YuGiOh Duel Monsters'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', all spoilers for it will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! Due to its nature as a DistantSequel to both ''Anime/YuGiOh Duel Monsters'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', all spoilers for it may have been unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

* OfficialCouple: Jack and Carly's relationship gets sufficiently fleshed out to be considered canon - especially during [[spoiler:Jack's duel with D-Carly]] Unfortunately [[spoiler:after she's been revived, she has no memories of her time as a Dark Signer, and thus does not remember Jack's "confession." Worse, the writers pretend their relationship never happened after the Dark Signer Arc and relegated Carly to comic relief, much to the annoyance of the Scoopshippers]].

* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfplot: In order to duel the 5 Dark Signers at the end of that arc, the groups splits up with, 1 duelist each going by car or motorcycle to a different location. Everyone is then shown spending all episodes before their own duel driving. And driving and driving. No duels take place at the same time, and everyone arrives at their own destination after another duel has ended and before another begins. In addition to being a huge coincidence, ''and'' the length of traveling time and distances not making sense, this completely defeats the purpose behind why they agreed to split up in the first place rather than go as a group to each location one at a time.

* ThreeAmigos: Once you reach the midpoint of ''Over the Nexus'', your player character forms this dynamic with Toru, the ambitious childhood friend, and Misaki, the mysterious but talented mechanic.

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* SatelliteFamilyMember: This series introduces duelist Aki Izayoi/Akiza Izinski, whose parents are only involved during her initial character arc. Her father, Hideo, is established in her backstory as a senator who is constantly [[WhenYouComingHomeDad busy with his work and never has time for her]], and the one time they do spend time together, she accidentally injures him in a duel by awakening her PsychicPowers that makes the cards real. Fearing these powers and not knowing what to do, Hideo and his wife Setsuko send Aki away to Duel Academy. It's a sticking point with Aki and it isn't until much later during the Dark Signer arc till they resolve their issues with each other.

* InvincibleHero: Subverted in that the Signers didn't get a fair victory against the Dark Signers until [[spoiler:Yusei managed to defeat Kiryu. Then again, Yusei is TheAce and had the [[AllYourPowersCombined the full power of the Crimson Dragon behind him.]] Crow (not a Signer) and the Wonder Twins (both dueling at the same time) managed to pull out victories before this, but not on anyone important to the plot.]]

** The game's AI for Tag Force is very... hit or miss. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PshGl7E2NG0 video]] shows a few examples.
** The AI in Tag Force 5 is intelligent, but it is too strict in the priority of the moves they make, and they may walk into a knowingly bad move just because it's programmed to do something. For example, if your opponent adds Marshmallon to their hands the turn before, and the enemy sets that monster on your ally's turn, they will hit the Marshmallon, not thinking it's a Marshmallon.

* BossInMookClothing: Starting from World Championship 2010, there's one character who usually stands out for being very tough to beat due to having a deck that is better than what you can get normally in the current state, not to mention your lack of a collection at that early stage in the game. Examples include Mimi in 2010 (has a card that cant be destroyed by battle, easily summoned with 4000 ATK, supported with a relatively good Spell/Trap/Monster line-up) and Minegishi in 2011 (A Chaos DAD deck with good Spell/Trap line-up with quality on par with a Tournament level deck)

* ContinuityNod: Many of the Hairstyles in World Championship resemble those of characters in the previous series.

* CutShort: The Story Mode of ''Over the Nexus'' ends with the Yliaster trio's defeat at the end of the WRGP, without touching the Ark Cradle. Justified as, at the time of the game's release, the card game had yet to include Aporia's cards and Z-One's cards.

** Crow in World Championship. [[spoiler:In 2010, He was suposed to be the fifth Signer, but was scrapped so the Player can become it instead. And in 2011, he is injured through most of the final chapter (Alongside everyone else, minus you, Yusei and Jack), forcing you to take his place.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: It's supposed to be extremely difficult to construct a deck full of cards with any sort of power for those who live in the Satellite, but when you're actually playing not only does every person have a full deck, but they tend to be extremely powerful ones at that.

** Most of the events in Tag Force as well.
* HiddenEyes: The main character of Tag Force.

* TheMagicPokerEquation: Destiny Draws in Tag Force, which allow you to draw a card you need to get out of a tough situation.

* NintendoHard: It's often difficult for those who aren't well versed in the game or without cheating devices, to get off the ground as the starting decks are crap and you must progress in the game a fair bit in order to unlock the packs with decent cards. It is not uncommon for the player in WC 2009 to find themselves using only the three Synchros they begin the game with until the end- or post-game. 2010 and 2011 got better in that regard by making Synchros and Structure Decks accessible sooner.

* PragmaticAdaptation: WC 2009 and WC 2010 are simplified versions of the first two seasons of [=5Ds=], though the Dark Signer arc had a ''lot'' of twists and turns and the game still manages to include most of them. WC 2011 is even more pragmatic; most of the third season of [=5Ds=] was a bunch of personal growth stories for side characters before Yliaster showed up, so instead they made up their own group of unique characters for the video game's protagonist.

* SelfInsertFic: The entire game plot of both World Championship games is essentially the same as the anime with your character inserted. Mostly averted in ''Over the Nexus'', which has you as a totally unrelated character from Crash Town with his/her own friends unique to the game. The final few chapters, though, force your character into Yusei's role like with the rest of the games.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Okita and Liquid in Reverse of Arcadia, West and Nico in Over the Nexus.
* ThreeAmigos: The player, Toru and Misaki in WC 2011.

* WhenSheSmiles: Misaki in the 2011 ending. [[http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/gagagio/07c56133bf074f81dffe23fd7f9063ce.png Oh, when she smiles,]] indeed.
* WildCard: The player can be this in Tag Force, as he's not limited to using a specific type of deck.
* {{Yandere}}: Dark Signer Misty in Tag Force 4.

* ButThouMust: "Don't touch the computer on your right. There's important data in it."

* DatingSim: A mild version in the Tag Force games

* FinalExamBoss: The final boss of WC 2010 is challenged in a Riding Duel, Tag Duel, and then a standard Duel. Fortunately, you get opportunities to save between each.

%%* ImGoingForACloserLook: Said by many people throughout the series.
%%** More notably, Crow.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Inflicted to the resurrected Dark Signers and the entire population of Neo Domino City (with a few expections) (much to Carly's annoyance).]]
** [[spoiler:Kiryu somehow avoids this, as does Bommer.]]

* TriangRelations: Type III, [[spoiler:Mikage loves Jack, Carly loves Jack, Jack loves dueling. Although Jack did love Carly later on the Dark Signers arc, as much as trying to be together in death... but they hadn't much time to cherish it, and after the arc, neither bothered to pursue their feelings again. In some filler episodes, besides dueling, ramen and / or coffee could also be tied in Jack's case.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: It's what allows Yusei to wake Aki from a coma, free her from Divine's mine control, allows the possessed Carly to regain control twice during her duel with Jack, and allows Jack to tap into the full power of the Crimson Dragon and draw Majestic Dragon for the first time because of desire to save Carly.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: It's what allows Yusei to wake Aki from a coma, free her from Divine's mine control, allows the possessed Carly to regain control twice during her duel with Jack, and allows Jack to tap into the full power of the Crimson Dragon and draw Majestic Dragon for the first time because of desire to save Carly.

** Though it does get resolved in the same episode, Luna, a child, freaks out in terror when she's assigned by the denizens of Spirit World to be their protector, even though she's a kid with no real fighting experience or knowledge of what that promise details. She's legitimately terrified to fight because she doesn't think she's strong enough. She gets better though.

* BareYourMidriff: Noticeable feature of [[spoiler:Carly]]'s Dark Signer outfit, as well as Kiryu's.

** The [[spoiler:four clones of yourself]] in 2009. Four back to back duels and your Life Points carry over. Carried over in similar fashion for 2010 but thankfully they are {{Bonus Boss}}es.

** Aki's duel with Yusei in episode 23 involves her using [[CombatTentacles Rose Tentacles]], all while sporting a disturbing SlasherSmile along with the visible breathing and panting, visibly getting ''turned on'' at the pain she inflicts on others might be seen as a metaphor for BDSM.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Jack's Scar-Red Nova Dragon (a card derived from a [[EldritchAbomination Peruvian Devil)]] battling against Thor (a Nordic God). The M.C. even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this.]]