History Characters / Yugioh5Ds

* [[Characters/YuGiOh5DsTeam5Ds Team 5Ds.]]

[[Characters/YuGiOh5DsWRGP WRGP.]]

* [[Characters/YuGiOh5DsPublicSecurityMaintenanceBureau]]

[[folder:Public Security Maintenance Bureau]]
!!Rex Godwin ''(Rex Goodwin)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Shinya Kote (Japanese), Murray Thom(English)

->''I am no more than a man who dreams of the evolution of Neo Domino City and peace for the world. However, I would not hesitate to sacrifice one side... to capitalize on another for existential necessities.''

The director of Neo Domino's Public Security Maintenance Bureau and the leader of Yliaster. He is responsible for transforming Neo Domino into its current, hierarchical state, and for isolating Satellite (to act as the battleground for the war between the Signers and the Dark Signers, and as a decoy to protect Neo Domino). Cold, calm and calculating, he is perfectly willing to sacrifice innocent lives to achieve his goals and preserve his utopia.

It is later revealed that he was a former developer in M.I.D.S. and an assistant to Yusei's father along with his older brother, Rutger. Shortly before the Zero Reverse he was entrusted with 3 of the cards necessary to operate Old Momentum's safety switches, his brother's severed arm bearing the Dragon's Head, and the mission to bring together the Signers to defeat Rutger. He is also the Legendary D-Wheeler from the legend of the Daedalus Bridge, having flown from Satellite to Neo Domino and losing his left arm in the process.

Acting on his promise to his brother, he gathered the Signers and sent them to defeat his brother, while thinking of a way to break the 5000 year cycle. He eventually came to the conclusion that only a God's power could change fate, and decided to acquire the powers of both the Crimson Dragon and the King of the Underworld to become the Ultimate God and create an 'ideal' world.

He plays an Inca-themed deck based around using the effects of Sun Dragon Inti and Moon Dragon Quilla to maintain field presence. His Earthbound Immortal is Wiraqocha Rasca, the condor.

* AffablyEvil: At least up until he acquires Wiraqocha Rasca, after which he [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity loses it]].
* ArtificialLimbs: He lost his arm when riding off the Daedalus Bridge. Coupled with the fact that he had the severed Dragon Head, it led some to believe that he was the 5th Signer.
* BadassBiker: He was the Legendary D-Wheeler.
* BigGood and BigBad: Both in the same season.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: As the Legendary D-Wheeler he opposed the authority of Neo Domino, but would eventually ''become'' the authority.
* CainAndAbel: An interesting variant of this trope. Despite being the younger brother, Rex is the Cain to Rutger's Abel, but not in a classic sense. Rex loves his older brother, but to end the cycle of battle between the Signers and Dark Signers, he tries to get the same powers Rutger once possessed. He already has Rutger's arm with the Dragon Head, then Rex lets himself get killed by his brother so that he will be revived as a Dark Signer.
* TheChessmaster: He has been playing ''everyone'', even the Crimson Dragon and the Earthbound Gods.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: His attitude after gaining the power of both sides has heavy shades of this.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Plans on causing this, then rebuilding the world sans the Signer-Dark Signer cycle.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As mentioned below, even he was disgusted with what Takasu did to the Facilities' inmates and fired him when the truth came to light.
* EvilIsHammy: After his ascension to godhood, his previously affable personality is replaced by a much more grandiose and bombastic one.
* EvilMentor: To Jack, initially, and eventually to the other Signers.
* {{Expy}}: He is essentially this show's version of Pegasus.
* FallenHero: As the Legendary D-Wheeler he initiated the building of the Daedalus Bridge, which sparked the story, and eventually became viewed as a martyr by the Satellite residents because of it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: That emblem on his suit that he showcases from his very first appearance? [[BlatantLies Totally insignificant, really]].
* GambitRoulette: You've got to have good planning skills of to play ''two'' gods in the process of becoming one.
* GodhoodSeeker: Intends to acquire the power of both the Crimson Dragon and the King of the Underworld, in order to become the Ultimate God and end the 5000 year cycle.
* HannibalLecture: His quote in the Dark Signer section is part of one which spans the Duel, with varying degrees of focus on each of his opponents, until Yusei finally [[ShutUpHannibal shuts him up]].
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Until the last three episodes of the Dark Signers arc.
* {{Hypocrite}}: A strange example. He claims that bonds have failed and everyone is ultimately strongest when alone, but Yusei points out in his ShutUpHannibal moment that both Godwin/Goodwin brothers were ultimately trying to [[ScrewDestiny fight fate]], and:
--> '''Yusei''': "Isn't that what we call a bond?"
* {{Irony}}: Security tried to arrest him for attempting to build a bridge that would connect Satellite with Neo-Domino City. Yet after jumping from the unfinished bridge and miraculously arriving at his desired destination, he ended up being the head of Security himself.
* KickTheDog: He's the Legendary Man from Daedalus Bridge and relishes in pointing out how [[SelfDeprecation he failed]], with the result of absolutely hammering Crow (who had viewed the Legendary Man as an idol).
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the president of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, and he's more than a head taller than Jack.
* ALoveToDismember: He worships his brother's severed arm, and 62 episodes in Rex forcefully removes his prosthetic left arm in order to make his brother's arm his own, becoming a Signer in the process.
* {{Mayincatec}}: Mostly averted. His deck is largely based on Inca mythology, with only "Fire Ant Ascator" being the lone exception as it's based on ''Azcatl'' from Aztec mythology.
* MrExposition: Initially. Most of the plot of the first season is told and explained by him.
* OneHeadTaller: Despite Jack already being a very tall man, he only reaches Godwin's shoulder. Mikage looks very small in comparison to him, and Jeager, who is even shorter, looks even smaller when he's standing next to Godwin.
* RoboticReveal: His prosthetic was revealed when he caught a spike that broke off Bommer's D-Wheel and it shredded his glove.
* SelfMadeMan: While he used to be a professor from the Tops, after the Zero Reverse he ended up on Satellite and became a nobody. Despite not completing the Daedalus Bridge, he managed to arrive at Neo-Domino City, but at the cost of losing his left arm. Afterwards, he somehow managed to become the president of Security, who ironically were trying to arrest him when he was building the Daedalus Bridge.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the original version of the anime, his family name is spelled as "Goodwin". The Japanese pronunciation is "Gohdowin", but it's neither "Guddowin" nor "Goddowin" (for Godwin), so the double O is actually pronounced as a long O instead of a U.
* TheStoic: He's subdued in general.
* TemporaryBulkChange: Once he reveals himself as a Dark Signer, he gets much more muscular.
* ThrowingTheFight: To become a Dark Signer he has to die first, so he lets Rutger defeat him in a Duel of Darkness.
* TogetherInDeath: After he is defeated by Yusei, he walks into the afterlife with his brother.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Both in his plan to create an 'ideal' world and in his isolation of Satellite to act as a battleground.
* VillainousBreakdown: After Yusei's will causes him to lose the Full Dragon's Birthmark.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: To the public, he was seen as at worst a stern authority figure, only the Signers being suspicious of him. (And while they were suspicious, it's doubtful even ''they'' realized the lengths of his goals.)
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Due to his TemporaryBulkChange, he ends up without wearing a shirt for the whole duel.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Rather than risk an uncertain future in which the world is threatened with destruction every 5000 years, he decided to destroy the world and recreate one without the cycle of conflict between Signers and Dark Signers.
* WhiteGloves: Hides his prosthetic with these.
* WouldHitAGirl: The first clue to his true nature was in the fourth episode; when Mikage told him Jack and Yusei were dueling, he got angry and started to strangle her. He calmed down and let go after she squeaked out a frightened apology. (This was cut from the dub.)
* YinYangBomb: Becomes a Signer ''and'' a Dark Signer at the same time.

!!Jeager ''(Lazar)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuya Yanagihara (Japanese), Gary Mack (English)

Godwin's right-hand man and the bureau's Head of Special Investigations in the first two arcs. Effeminate, slightly sadistic, and egotistical, his arrogance quickly gives way to cowardice when his life is in danger. He leaves his post after being left to die by Placido and goes into hiding with his family. However, Yusei's group flush him out in order to find out what he knows about Yliaster. After the Three Emperors leave their post in the Bureau to compete in the WRGP finals, Jeager becomes the Bureau's director.

He plays a Jester deck, which revolves around having multiple Spell and Trap cards on the field at once.

* AdaptationalVillainy: He's much more nefarious in the manga, sealing duelists into cards and supporting Goodwin's quest for power.
* AnythingButThat: He doesn't care what happens to him, Jack threatening to take away all the ramen he gave him is what makes him cooperate.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In Episode 80 he breaks into Yusei's apartment, steals the engine program that Yusei and Bruno had been working on, and, while he's at it, he eats one of Jack's cup ramen.
* {{Balloonacy}}: Can quickly inflate a balloon and float into the sky with it.
* BigGood: Post HeelFaceTurn, he's surprisingly the closest you can get from the human side. Best shown when, rather than evacuating with his family to escape the descending Ark Cradle, he sends them to Martha's group, while, along with Mizoguchi and the MC, remain at ground zero to help ensure the city evacuates. He also instinctively tries to catch Yusei when the latter falls from his airborned D-Wheel, Mizoguchi only holding him back from jumping off the building they're on to catch him. [[CharacterDevelopment That Jaeger is completely different from the one we were introduced to at the beginning]].
* TheCameo: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/7/72/Lazar%28ArcV%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20160327201801 An alternate version of him]] makes a very brief appearance in ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', sipping champagne while a plate of sliced cheese and a bowl of cup ramen are laid out in front of him.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jeager was more serious and composed in the Dark Signer arc, and would sometimes show NervesOfSteel. He also didn't have any fear of Jack having no problems belittling him to his face. These traits are mostly gone in following season, where he's more prone to comical moments, though that may have more to do with the lack of respect from his new bosses during the second season.
* CircusBrat: As a child, he was part of a third rate circus, until he - being the oldest son - realized he needed a better salary to pay the bills. (Seeing as his whole family pretty much lived on cup ramen, it implies business was even worse than he suggested.)
* CompressedVice: For Episode 80, Jeager is given a insatiable weakness for cup ramen.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Not exactly a moron, but you wouldn't guess from his appearance that he's a talented duelist. Or that he is acrobatic and possesses the skills of a magician.
* CuteButCacophonic: He has a very high-pitched and annoying voice.
* DirtyCoward: Pretty much any time he's in actual danger - unless his family is concerned - his reaction is to dive for cover or make a run for it.
* TheDragon: To Godwin in the first season and then later to the Three Emperor’s for half of the second before he goes into hiding.
* DragonAscendant: An interesting case. He takes over as head of the Bureau after Godwin’s death and the Three Emperor’s rewriting history to compete in the WRGP, but this comes after his Heel-Face Turn.
* EvilLaugh: Hi hi hi~
* HiddenDepths: It took all of fandom by surprise when it was revealed he was the breadwinner for a family he would protect at all costs.
* FacialMarkings: His red clown make-up.
* HeelFaceTurn: By the second half of Season 2.
* LargeHam: He is often overly dramatic.
* LookalikeLovers: His wife and his son look like him!
* NinjaLog: Pulls a variation of this when Crow ties him up after mistaking him for a Dark Signer.
* PapaWolf: He will do anything to protect his wife and son.
* SelfMadeMan: He's from a poor circus family and gains a job in the bureau in order to support them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being used and left for dead by Placido, he disappears.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cup ramen. This bites him back in the ass when he eats one of Jack's ramen while stealing Yusei and Bruno's new engine data, leaving fingerprints behind.
* VillainousHarlequin: It's even the theme of his deck.

!!Mikage Sagiri ''(Mina Simington)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Aiko Aihashi (Japanese), Creator/CarrieKeranen (English)

Godwin's meek secretary who watches over Jack. She does her best to be useful, but often unintentionally sparks her superiors' wrath. She has feelings towards Jack, and is jealous of Carly for the attention she receives. In Season 2, she is Head of Special Investigations.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She likes Jack, though he doesn't realize it or he just doesn't care.
* CannotSpitItOut: In the first few seasons, regarding her crush on Jack.
* ClingyJealousGirl: In her "Jack Atlas's harem member" incarnation.
* {{Fangirl}}: Of Jack.
* MsExposition: Whenever something has to do with the city.
* ObliviousToLove: Doesn't realize that Ushio likes her.
* OfficeLady: Works in an office and is a lady.
* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't have a whole lot of personality outside of liking Jack.
* SexySecretary: She was originally Godwin's secretary.
* TriangRelations: Mikage likes Jack, Jack is oblivious and likes Carly, while Ushio likes Mikage and also goes unnoticed.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A sort of dark blue.

!!Tetsu Ushio ''(Tetsu Trudge)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Koi Ochiai (Japanese), Creator/DanGreen (English)

A member of Security who operated within Satellite. After losing to Yusei in the first episode, he developed a grudge against him and vowed to crush him. He fought Yusei two more times, once when Yusei escaped Satellite via the pipeline between the cities (which gave him a scar on his cheek) and again when Yusei attempted to reclaim his D-Wheel from a Security Warehouse - losing both times.

Later, he flew the Signers, Mikage, and Lua to Satellite on Godwin's orders. While at Martha's place he began to respect Satellite residents more after learning how one of the children, Takuya, admired Security for trying to save his father and wanted to become one someday (despite the fact that Satellite residents couldn't join Security). After Yusei's initial duel with Rutger, he became one of Yusei's allies and has accompanied his group during the fight against the Dark Signers. He has worked with Mikage on several occasions and has developed a crush on her, though he is aware of her feelings for Jack.

By Season 2, he is working as Mikage's partner and has been promoted to the position of Assistant Chief of Special Investigations.

He uses a standard-issue pursuit deck, a law-enforcement-themed deck with significant field control.

(For information on the version of Ushio from the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga, see the Original Series '''Characters/YuGiOhDominoHighSchool''' character sheet)

* AscendedExtra: He's an alternate incarnation of the same bully [[Manga/YuGiOh Yugi faced in his first Dark Game]].
* BadassBiker: Is a riding officer who continues a duel without caring that he and his target are falling down a lift badass enough?
* BewareTheQuietOnes: As one of Rutger's drones he is (ironically) much less talkative, but still a rather dangerous foe with an effective strategy.
* BigOlEyebrows: Check the page picture.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: When under Rutger's influence, becoming a Dark Signer Drone for a short time. As a drone he uses a Deck Destruction deck. He gets better after being defeated by Jack.
* CannotSpitItOut: He has a longstanding affection for Mikage, but it never goes anywhere (though [[PairTheSpares it's popular enough in fanon]]).
* CarFu: He likes to do this on his targets.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as a total jerk, eventually develops into something of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He starts using a Hellway Deck, comprised of Dark Fiends, ''after'' his HeelFaceTurn.
* DemotedToExtra: Outside of a couple early duels, his role is reduced in the second season.
* DishingOutDirt: The vast majority of his Monsters are Earth-type, including Gate Blocker, Goyo Guardian, and Montage Dragon.
* {{Expy}}: Of Dr. Vellian Crowler from Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Both are notable figures of Authority who primarily wield Earth-Attribute Monsters and are the first opponents the protagonist faces in their respective series. They also hold an intense grudge toward the protagonist that fades as the series progresses.
** Also an expy of Ushio from the first chapter of the original manga/Toei anime. They both act as mean bullies in the beginning, but Office Ushio becomes nicer while Ushio the hall monitor stays nasty only to get punished by Yami Ygui's Penalty Game.
* FalseStart: His feelings for Mikage, again, frequently result in this.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: A rare example of what could have been both. Ushio got his scar early on when he tried to stop Yusei's gambit to escape to Neo Domino City.
* HeelFaceTurn: He starts to turn over a new leaf during the first season, and eventually becomes a sort of honorary member of the group.
** He can be counted as an example of a cross-series version of this, even if he may not be the same Ushio from the original series. The original was an unrepentant thug who had no hint of being scared straight by his Dark Game with Yugi, while this one definitely bettered himself, and on his own, at that.
* ImplacableMan: Nothing, whether it be a tidal wave of garbage, a fall down an elevator shaft, or an evil deity, can divert Ushio from his job.
* InspectorJavert: To the point that many compared the first season of 5Ds to ''Franchise/LesMiserables'', mostly on the basis of his character.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a big jerk to Satellite citizens, but he's nice to people from the City and has a soft spot to children. Later he becomes a genuine NiceGuy.
* LoveHurts: He has an unrequited love for Mikage which isn't returned at all.
* MightyGlacier: Ushio has a fairly slow and methodical style of play, but his Montage Dragon and Goyo Guardian both hit hard.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: Well, he's not exactly nice most of the time, but he is a good person and his feelings for Mikage are real...but as of the end of the series, she still hasn't noticed him.
* TheWorfEffect: He has never won an on-screen Duel, though he does seem pretty talented from what we can see. Doesn’t help that most of his duels were against Yusei.
* YouRebelScum: He initially refers to Yusei as "Satellite Scum" and his cards as "trash" on every possible occasion. He stops this later after his HeelFaceTurn (and learning Yusei was born in the city).

!!Takasu ''(Armstrong)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiIshii (Japanese), David Wills (English)

A terrible prison Warden in the Alcatraz-esque prison facility. He was ordered to find out more about Yusei's mark, resorting to various torture methods involving electrocution. Considering how he treats those who end up in his prison from Satellite, it's not too much of a stretch to imagine him as being pretty much the worst villain in the entire show for someone without powers. He's sick, twisted, and has a complete lack of care for his inmates, often cheating and scheming to get what he wants after stripping their decks from all of them.

He challenges Yusei to a Duel despite knowing that he's confiscated Yusei's deck, but Yusei constructs a new one from offered cards that each inmate had secretly saved. With this mish-mash deck, Yusei challenges and defeats the cheating warden, sending currents of electricity through his body that nearly knock him down for good. He is later removed by Godwin.

He uses an Iron Chain mill deck.
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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: He gets Yusei into an old favorite of "electroshock whenever you lose LP." However, he deliberately turns his off... but then the power goes out and on again...
* ChainPain: His deck revolves around Iron Chain monsters.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Despite his by all accounts massive advantage over Yusei, he still cheats like no tomorrow. As tends to happen in these situations, Yusei turns his cheating on him. Which results in...
* DirtyCoward: Prior to his Duel with Yusei, he made preparations to ensure that only his opponent gets electrocuted every time he loses LP. The inmates call out on Takasu for said act of cowardice, but he casually dismisses the accusations.
* ElectricTorture: During their duel, he hooks Yusei up to a device that shocks him whenever he loses lifepoints.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Walking up to a recently imprisoned Yusei, telling him he has no hope, and then doing the nose hair thing.
* EvilLaugh: He's got one.
* FatBastard: Hands down ''the'' fattest character in the entire series, and most certainly one of the most despicable.
* {{Gonk}}: Drawn much less flatteringly than most characters.
* GrossUpCloseUp: He blows ''NOSE HAIR'' on people.
* HateSink: Takasu is easily one of the most vile characters in the series without supernatural powers, being a corrupt and underhanded warden who abuses his power to torment the inmates for his own sick pleasure. Takasu's humiliating defeat and dismissal from his job is definitely well-deserved.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Repeatedly; Yusei beats him because his Mill Deck gives Yusei a metric ton of material for Blasting the Ruins, and Yusei uses his cheating bastardry against him at one point by switching his set cards while he isn't looking, resulting in Takasu destroying the wrong card.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: This guy was a tyrant at the facility for years and thought he was untouchable, until [[EvenEvilHasStandards Godwin himself]] got sick of his underhandedness and fired him.
* KickTheDog: Doesn't so much KickTheDog as Wade Through A Stream Of Dogs Kicking Them With Every Step, going all the way from base insults to outright torture. He doesn't even do it on Godwin's orders; Godwin told him to observe only.
* {{Sadist}}: His liking for torture says a lot, and his Deck seems designed to maximize the pain of the electroshock Duel.
* ScaryBlackMan: A very large, and considering his penchant for torture, fairly scary example.
* TortureCellar: Oh, you ''bet'' he's got one.
* VillainOfTheWeek: In Episodes 8-9, though he did appear earlier.
* VillainousGlutton: If his gut is any indication.
* YouRebelScum: His reaction to anything the prisoners do.

!!Soichi Kazama (''Kaz'')
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Koichi Yokota (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

An officer who rides a Duel Chaser like Ushio, and is described as one of the top chasers. When he is introduced, Jack is chasing Syd and his theft ring. Kazama, who was infiltrating the theft ring while undercover, protects Jack from Syd's laser gun and ends up getting hospitalized. To avenge him, Jack borrows Kazama's Chaos King Archfiend and defeats Syd and his theft ring with the card and his own brute strength. After receiving his card back, Kazama acknowledges Jack as a true D-Wheeler and they become friends.

Kazama later appears when Jack is framed for various crimes he didn't commit; Kazama doesn't believe the accusations, and he eventually confronts Fake Jack and witnesses Jack's victory over the imposter. He also appears chasing the Diablos when they cause trouble in the highways, later witnessing with Jack the birth of Shooting Star Dragon.

* BadassBiker: He's said to be a top chaser. When he and the other Security officers chase Fake Jack, he is the only one who doesn't crash.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His ace card is Chaos King Archfiend, a DARK Fiend-type Synchro Monster. Kazama, on the other hand, is a swell guy.
* FairCop: Actually looks good.
* InformedAbility: Supposedly, he's one of the top chasers, but doesn’t have much chance to show it.
* TheMole: He was infiltrating Syd's theft ring, but Jack accidentally ruined his mission in his ignorance.
* TakingTheBullet: Kazama protects Jack when Syd shoots a laser gun at him, which ends in Kazama crashing when his D-Wheel is hit.
* TrueCompanions: He doesn't believe that Jack permitted crash incidents and confronts Ushio about this (although Ushio himself doesn't want to believe that it was Jack).
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally.

!!Others
* MadScientist: Akutsu. It gets kind of creepy when he's too caught up enjoying all the Momentum chaos and only calms down to reveal the Arc Cradle is slowly falling towards Neo-Domino. Then he goes back to spinning gleefully.
* VillainousBreakdown: Well, villainous and breakdown are both arguable, but regardless, whenever Momentum starts doing anything, he completely loses his shit.
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[[folder:Arcadia Movement]]
!!Divine ''(Sayer)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasayaMatsukaze (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

The leader of the Arcadia Movement. His organization offers refuge for psychic duelists rejected by society, but conducts experiments on people with psychic potential at the same time. One of his goals is to raise an army to wage war on the world to take revenge on all the people who reject and revile the psychic duelists and made him what he is. He was the first person who ever accepted Aki and gave her a home, even if only because of her strong psychic powers.

He uses a Psychic deck, appropriately.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: He is the leader of an organization of Duelists with psychic powers. Despite this, he tells Carly he doesn't believe in the supernatural, including fortune-telling.
* BadassLongcoat: Keeps one in season 1, and when he returns at the end of season 2.
* BigBadWannabe: What he ends up being, as he's disposed of by the Dark Signers twice and doesn't execute any major plans.
* ConspicuousGloves: Wears two black ones.
* DarkIsEvil: A lot of his monsters are dark-attribute
* DisneyDeath: While believed to be dead after he was swallowed by Ccarayhua, materials reveal that he is revived at some point after the Dark Signer arc, but is quickly arrested and brought to the Facility.
* EatenAlive: By Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua after an AccidentalPublicConfession.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Falls victim to one of these in Episode 61, leading to his death.
* EvilLaugh: Does this sometimes.
* EvilRedhead: He's got a head of red hair, and while he never reaches BigBad (or even ArcVillain) status, there's no denying that he's an amoral and ruthless man.
* FatalFlaw: Overconfidence. Letting his guard down after Carly comes back as a Dark Signer costs him greatly, [[spoiler: and he doesn't learn, making an unwise remark towards Misty when Ccarayhua is in plain view.]]
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Uses a gold-plated duel disk.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: After losing to Dark Signer Carly he gains some crazy burns on the side of his face.
* KarmicDeath: Twice. He survives his first one and is revived after the second.
* KickTheDog: He tortured and killed innocent people with his experiments. He also kills Carly.
* KilledOffForReal: Subverted, twice.
* LastWords: "I don't need people I can't use". [[TooDumbToLive Spoken to Misty, who had just learned that Divine was the one who had killed her brother. Who also had Ccarayhua in play.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: He's manipulated Aki so much that he can ''mind-control'' her just by whispering a code phrase into her ears.
* MeaningfulName: "Sayer" is a good name for the guy controlling Aki like a puppet.
* NotQuiteDead: After his first, supposed death.
* ObstructiveZealot: Gets in the way of the Signer's plans for his own goals.
* ThePowerOfHate: His synchro chants reference his hate a lot.
* PsychicPowers: As a Psychic Duelist, he can manifest his cards in reality, and his duels can inflict actual damage. He's also the series' first user of Psychic-type monsters, carrying pretty much every one of the initial wave of Psychic cards.
* SanitySlippage: After losing to Carly.
* SayingTooMuch: After commenting that he'd never expected to go as far as trick Misty into becoming a Dark Signer, Yusei deduces that Divine was directly responsible for the death of Misty's little brother.
* SmugSnake: Far too assured of himself for his own good. It bites him in the ass hard.
* StrawHypocrite: He didn't really care about the plights of psychic duelists, he just wanted power.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: ''Really'' not a good idea to insult the sister of a kid you murdered when she has a thousand-foot-tall lizard demon backing her up...]]
* TriggerPhrase: He used one of these to trigger Aki's 'Black Rose Witch' persona.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Doesn't believe the Dark Signers to be a problem. Then he gets destroyed by one.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Seeing as he appears after being beaten in a Duel of Darkness and NoOneCouldSurviveThat, it certainly qualifies, especially.
* TheWorfEffect: Established as a good duelist with his defeats of Lua and Carly. He is then used to show how powerful Carly became upon revival.

!!Toby Lola ''(Toby Tredwell)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Mayumi Tsuchida (Japanese), Creator/AndrewRannells (English)

Misty's deceased younger brother and the main motivation for why she became a Dark Signer. Toby was a psychic who joined the Arcadia Movement because of his admiration to Aki Izayoi. He was killed by Divine during one of the experiments.

* AscendedFanboy: He joined the Arcadia Movement because he admired Aki. Turned out to not be such a good idea...
* BigSisterWorship: Not much is shown about his relationship with his sister, but he really loved her.
* DeathByOriginStory: His death led to Misty's death by car accident, who then became a Dark Signer to avenge him.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Despite the bad rumors about the Arcadia Movement he heard, he still joined it and assured his older sister that it wasn't a bad place. It ultimately killed him.
* KillTheCutie: He was a cute little brother of Misty and an admirer of Aki, but Divine didn't care.
* PosthumousCharacter: He was dead long before the first time he was mentioned.
* PsychicPowers: He was a Psycho Duelist, but his Psycho Power wasn't strong.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the dub, Sayer simply shipped him off to a GreaterScopeVillain after he failed..
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Because his Psycho Power wasn't strong enough, Divine let him die during an experiment.
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[[folder:Dark Signers]]
The antagonists for the second arc of 5D's. Just as the Crimson Dragon chose the Signers, the Earthbound Immortals chose the Dark Signers. Dark Signers are people who have been revived by the Earthbound Immortals upon their death, usually because they have died harboring revenge towards one of the Signers, hungered for power, or, in one case, displayed a great will to live. According to Rex Godwin, this transformation is irreversible as they are already dead (but he turns out to be wrong).

!!!Here is a list of tropes that can be applied to all of the Dark Signers:
* AlasPoorVillain: Aside from [[FlatCharacter Demak]], their defeats are all heartwrenching moments.
** Bommer realizes that the Dark Signers were really responsible for destruction of his home and is subjected to a VillainOverride when he tries to stop the duel. After he's defeated he uses his last act of live to save Crow from being crushed by falling debris.
** Kiryu learns that Yusei never betrayed him and died as his friend.
** Carly and Jack confess their love, but Carly is subjected to a VillainOverride when Jack gets through to her. He planned to arrange the due to end in a draw so they would die together, but Carly uses a last act of free will to make a move that costs her the duel so only she dies.
** Misty realizes that Divine killed her brother, kills him and tries to surrender because she got her revenge and doesn't want to kill Aki. As you might expect by this point, she's subjected to the same VillainOverride. Aki doesn't want to kill Misty and believes she can save her by destroying Earthbound God. She fails to win without depleting Misty's lifepoints and is devestated to have killed her.
* BackFromTheDead: All of them generally die before becoming a Dark Signer.
* BadassCape: All of them have a cape and are badass duelists.
* BlackCloak: They all wear black clothes.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: Their eyes turn black once they become Dark Signers.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Even if they're originally very kind people, such as Carly, they'll have no qualms about forcing people into a Duel of Darkness.
* CameBackWrong: They are described as undead people.
* DarkIsEvil: Dark clothes, dark monsters, etc. All very evil.
* DeathIsDramatic: Kalin crumbles while held in Yusei's arms within Majestic Star Dragon, Devack and Rutger (to varying degrees) try TakingYouWithMe, Carly and Jack have an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove, and the list goes on.
* DisneyDeath: After being defeated, the people they used to be come back to life.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Becoming or revealing to be a Dark Signer changes their clothes.
* EvilLaugh: All of them are rather prone to this, particularly if their Earthbound Gods take over. Kiryu's takes the cake though.
* FaceHeelTurn: Most of them were good guys at first.
* FacialMarkings: Aside from their [[PowerTattoo Birthmarks]], they also have patterns on their face similar to the criminal markers.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Trying to reason with a Dark Signer never works. It's certainly possible to appeal to their humanity, but if you do their respective Earthbound God will [[VillainOverride take control of them]].
* TheFatalist: They follow fate as the Dark Signers.
* InstantRunes: When they duel, a huge flaming Geoglyph corresponding to their Earthbound God appears, tearing up the nearby scenery and trapping anyone who is too close - ripe for sacrifice to the Earthbound God.
* NearVillainVictory: The Underworld King was seconds away from getting out.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To the Signers.
* RainbowMotif: Each of them have a color scheme that corresponds to their respective Earthbound God; Rutger is red, Demak is yellow, Misty is green, Kiryu is blue, Carly is orange, Bommer is indigo, and Rex is violet.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Subverted. The second they become redeemed their Earthbound God will take over the duel instead and, should said God be defeated, the Signer will survive.
* ResetButton: After the Crimson Dragon destroys the King of the Underworld, most of the Dark Signers are brought back to life as they were before they were transformed.
* {{Revenge}}: The Earthbound Gods generally target people who are looking for revenge, and offer them that chance by becoming Dark Signers.
* RuleOfSeven: A total of seven Dark Signers are seen throughout the show.
* TragicVillain: None of them, aside from Demak, were evil people in life. Through one reason or another, they cut a deal with the Earthbound Gods. Rutger was forcibly corrupted by the Earthbound Gods and didn't have much of a say in the matter.
* UndeathAlwaysEnds: The eventual fate of every Dark Signer is to crumble to dust, due to losing Duels of Darkness. However most of them [[UnexplainedRecovery got better]].
* VillainOverride: They can fall victim to this if they don't follow their Earthbound God's orders.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The powers of being Dark Signers and the power of the Earthbound God's makes them more and more insane.

!!Rutger Godwin ''(Roman Goodwin)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tora Take (Japanese), Creator/MarcDiraison (pre-Dark Signer), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

->''By the time I even realized it, my fate was in the hands of the Gods. I chose the darkness in my own heart. This world will soon be reborn! That is my answer!''

The leader of the Dark Signers, bearing the Spider's Birthmark. The older brother of Rex Godwin and, like him, the former assistant of Dr. Fudo, whom he replaced as lead developer on the Old Momentum Project just before the Zero Reverse occurred.

It is later revealed that he was the original bearer of the Dragon's Head (rather than his brother) who was driven mad by the Jibakushin after looking into Momentum's light. While he still had a small bit of sanity left, he severed his arm and gave it to Rex, telling him to gather the Signers to stop him. He then let Old Momentum run out of control, dying in the resulting explosion and being reborn as a Dark Signer.

He uses a Spider deck built around summoning his trump card, Earthbound Immortal Uru, the spider.
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* AnArmAndALeg: He severed his left arm with the Dragon Head mark and gave it to his brother, telling him that he must stop him.
* AntiVillain: After his body got corrupted by his dark birthmark, he decided to become a Dark Signer so his brother and the Signers could stop him. After losing more of his sanity, Rutger's personality is more typically villainous, but his original motivation is still this trope.
* ArtificialLimbs: Like his brother, Rutger has a prosthetic left arm after severing his biological one.
* BigBadWannabe: You think he is the BigBad, but he isn't. [[DiscOneFinalBoss He's not even the last Dark Signer defeated]].
* CainAndAbel: He is actually the Abel to Rex's Cain, but this trope is not played classically. Rex loves his older brother, but to end the circle of the battle between the Signers and Dark Signers, Rex desires the two powers Rutger once possessed. While owning Rutger's Dragon Head arm, Rex duels Rutger in a Duel of Darkness and loses on purpose, so he will die and be revived as a Dark Signer. That's right, it's the Abel who kills Cain.
* DemonicPossession: The spiders he controls can do this.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He dies before the Dark Signers arc is over, before it's revealed Rex was the BigBad. Not only that, but Rutger is defeated before Carly and Misty.
* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a very deep voice.
* FallenHero: He was originally supposed to a Signer. The Earthbound Gods had other plans and he became a Dark Signer while hoping his brother could stop him.
* GiantSpider: He has them as his superpower, his birthmark, and his deck type.
* HadesShaded: He has a dark tan compared to his brother.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Before he became a Dark Signer, he was a nice blond man.
* TakingYouWithMe: After losing to Yusei, he detonates his arm and destroys the bridge they were standing on, sending Yusei falling into the depths of Old Momentum.
* TogetherInDeath: After Yusei defeats Rex, the two brothers pass on together.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: His hair turned white after becoming a Dark Signer.

!!Demak ''(Devack)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiNomura (Japanese), Scottie Ray (English)

The Dark Signer with the Monkey's Birthmark. Nothing was revealed about his past, but he was supposed to bear hatred towards the Signers for unknown reasons. He was responsible for the corruption of the Spirit World through his servant Zeman and held control over the seal on Luca's dragon. He was the first Dark Signer to fall, through the combined efforts of Lua and Luca.

He uses a Graveyard-centric Ape deck, and his signature card is Zeman the Ape King. His Earthbound Immortal is Cusillu, the monkey.
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* {{Backstory}}: None whatsoever, though WordOfGod says he bore hatred for the Signers for some reason.
* BaldOfEvil: Noticeable when the hood comes off.
* TheBrute: For the Dark Signers, though his actual role appears to be Rutger's NumberTwo.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: His deck is based on apes and monkeys.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Similar to Rutger.
* FamousLastWords: "Rutger, forgive me, Demak, for being of no help. Glory to the Dark Signers!"
* FauxAffablyEvil: Demak has a rather polite speech pattern and he is not much of a jerk, but he's not a nice villain either and wants to crush his opponents regardless if they're Signers or not.
* FlatCharacter: The least developed Dark Signer personality-wise, with no backstory to speak of. All we know about this guy is that he's evil and hates the Signers for some reason.
* InTheHood: Unlike the others, he keeps his hood up even while dueling.
* NotSoStoic: Sometimes he laughs a bit. During the climax of his duel, he is more emotional.
* ScaryBlackMan: He really is, though it's not addressed.
* TheStoic: Demak doesn't show that much emotion and keeps a serious face for most of his appearance.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Rutger.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unknown what becomes of him after he is brought back to life.

!!Kyosuke Kiryu ''(Kalin Kessler)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiOno (Japanese), Creator/MarcDiraison (English)

->''[[{{Shinigami}} Gods of Death don't die.]]''

The Dark Signer chosen to bear the Giant's Birthmark, Kiryu was once the leader of Team Satisfaction, a group consisting of himself, Yusei, Jack and Crow. Together they managed to defeat every other Duel Gang around and 'conquer' Satellite. However, he wasn't satisfied with this and kept looking for more enemies to defeat, becoming more sadistic and eventually causing his teammates to desert him.

This culminated in him provoking Security, severely injuring an officer before being arrested. A misunderstanding led Kiryu to believe that Yusei betrayed him, when he was actually trying to take the fall for Kiryu. Kiryu later died in prison and became a Dark Signer to take revenge. His first duel with Yusei gets interrupted due to Yusei's D-Wheel crashing at the very moment that Kiryu is about to win with his Earthbound God Ccapac Apu's attack. His rematch ends with his defeat, with Kiryu realising that Yusei never betrayed him before dying in his arms. After the defeat of the King of the Underworld, Kiryu is revived as a normal human who begins wandering around the world.

He eventually remembers his sins as a Dark Signer and cannot forgive himself for all the things he has done. With Duel Monsters being the only thing that keeps him alive he reaches Crash Town, a place where the losers are doomed to die in hell[[note]]There are two families that are competing against each other. Both send a duelist that represents them. The loser becomes a slave worker and works in a mine to work for his rest of his life[[/note]], and he continues dueling for the Ramon family until the day he can "find his death". However, due to an intrigue of the Malcolm Family, Yusei ends up in Crash Town with the intent to save Kiryu. Yusei defeats Kiryu in a showdown duel, and both of them are sent to the mine.

Despite Kiryu constantly telling Yusei that he wants to die to pay for his sins, Yusei forces him to escape from the mine. Yusei and the two children who admire Kiryu, West and Nico, as well as the father of the children (Sergei) convince Kiryu to live, and he decides to protect the people in the town. After defeating Lotten, the new leader of Crash/Lotten Town, Kiryu takes over the town with the help of Team Satisfaction and renames the town Satisfaction Town.

He uses an Infernity deck, and his signature card is Infernity Doom Dragon. His Earthbound Immortal is Ccapac Apu, the giant.
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* TheAtoner: During the Crash Town arc.
* AxCrazy: Easily the most AxCrazy of the Dark Signers.
* BadassBiker: As a Dark Signer.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears one of these during the Crash Town arc.
* BareYourMidriff: His Dark Signer outfit.
* BeardOfSorrow: A variation: Kiryu in the Crash Town arc is so depressed that he's not even bothering with cutting his hair; it's longer and has bangs that nearly cover his eyes.
* BloodKnight: Kiryu's search for satisfaction via dueling became like an obsession. Even after conquering Satellite he challenged every remaining team his team could find, regardless of whether the adversaries were jerks or not. It became the reason why Crow and Jack distanced themselves from Kiryu, and even Yusei left when he decided to try and crush Security. As a Dark Signer, Kiryu became an AxCrazy BloodKnight who enjoyed inflicting damage on Yusei. After being revived as a normal man, Kiryu lost his joy for ''Duel Monsters'' until Yusei reminded him of it.
* CameBackStrong: Kiryu's old deck was apparently a Beatdown deck with strong Level 4 monsters. After being revived as a Dark Signer he has an Infernity deck, a strong archetype that technically defeated Yusei and left Kiryu undefeated for a long period of time.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Kiryu got his Infernity deck when he became Dark Signer. He still uses it after he is revived as a normal human.
* DeathSeeker: At the start of the Crash Town arc.
* DespairEventHorizon: After being brought to prison he endured every physical mistreatment, but he finally broke when Security took his deck from him. Before he died there he made a DealWithTheDevil to get revenge on Yusei, who ''apparently'' betrayed him.
* TheDragon: Helped by the 'Ryu' (Dragon) in his name. Though technically Demak acts more like the NumberTwo.
* EvilLaugh: Probably the best example within this series. His laugh rivals [[Manga/YuGiOh Yami Bakura]].
* ForgottenFriendNewFoe: In part due to the ExpansionPackPast.
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames his actions for being a Dark Signer on himself.
* LaughingMad: He '''loves''' to break into a terrifying EvilLaugh at any given moment.
* TheLeader: Of Team Satisfaction, which included Yusei, Jack, and Crow.
* MyHeroZero: Infernity Zero. Also, his Infernity monsters can only use their effects if he has zero cards in his hand.
* NearVillainVictory: During his first duel with Yusei, he would have killed him if Yusei's D-Wheel hadn't [[PlotDrivenBreakdown given out]] from the damage it had sustained.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: He possesses a special monster, Infernity Zero, that allows him to remain in a Duel even if his LP is zero. He uses it to survive Lotten's One Turn Kill.
* NumerologicalMotif: His three ace monsters, Earthbound God Ccapac Apu, One-Hundred Eye Dragon, and Infernity Doom Dragon, have all 3000 ATK.
* PromotionToParent: At the end of the Crash Town Arc, for Nico and West.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He did [[UnexplainedRecovery get better]] though.
* TheRival: To Yusei in the Dark Signer arc.
* RussianRoulette: His cards ''Infernity Randomizer'' and ''Infernity Death Gunman'' have damage effects that emulate this.
* {{Shinigami}}: What he is called by some of the people in Crash Town, and he calls himself this in the final duel of the arc as well.
--> '''Kiryu''': "I told you, I'm a God of Death. [[BadassBoast Gods of Death]] ''[[BadassBoast don't die]]''."
* ShoutOut: When using Infernity Des Gunman; "To be honest, [[Film/DirtyHarry I've forgotten how many monsters there are in my Deck]]."
* TrueCompanions: He deeply cares for his friends, and he risked his life to save Yusei during their time in Team Satisfaction. Yusei tried to sell himself out as Team Satisfaction's leader to protect Kiryu, but he failed, which led to a big misunderstanding between Kiryu and Yusei. Yusei, Jack, and Crow still regarded him as their best friend even after he became a Dark Signer, and their friendship returned completely in the end of the Crash Town arc.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Shown in the manga to be caring towards the other kids trained under Godwin and even his [[WellIntentionedExtremist stealing Red Demon's Dragon was more for Jack's sake.]] Then it went and started corrupting him...
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: While as a Dark Signer.

!!Carly Nagisa ''(Carly Carmine)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Li-Mei Chiang (Dark Signer-WRGP pre Finals), Aki Kanada (Japanese), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (English)

->''When I cheer on someone doing their best, I think I can do a little better myself. That alone makes me happy.''

An unsuccessful, clumsy, and nervous reporter, who becomes tangled up in the events of the series after noticing the Dragon's Birthmark during Yusei and Jack's duel at the end of the Fortune Cup. In the process she learns many secrets, but something usually prevents her from writing a story about it. She uses a Fortune-Telling Deck to read her own fortune and decide on her actions.

She meets Jack Atlas when he is attacked by a possessed Ushio, and after helping Jack fend him off she safeguards him from the media at her home. During his stay with her she learns about his past and how foolish he has been, and gives him some advice that helps him to find his way. As events become more dangerous he leaves her behind for her own safety, but Carly, having developed feelings for him, follows his trail - with disastrous consequences.

She uses destiny-themed decks, which she uses to tell her fortune as well as to duel. She starts off using a Fortune Fairy deck, which is focused on swarming and powering up weak Normal fairies. After being reborn as a Dark Signer, this evolves into a Fortune Lady deck, comprising monsters that become more powerful as time passes plus spell and trap cards with stall effects. Her Earthbound Immortal is Aslla piscu, the hummingbird.

* AffablyEvil: As a Dark Signer she's still nice to Jack and tries to turn him over to her side. She only acts like an evil bitch to Divine, the guy who killed her, but he deserved it anyway.
* AlliterativeName: Her name is ''C''arly ''C''armine in the English dub.
* BackFromTheDead: Comes back to life after the final battle with Rex Goodwin, with no memories of her stint as a Dark Signer.
* BareYourMidriff: In her Dark Signer outfit.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Without her glasses on (as you already knew).
* BikerBabe: As a Dark Signer. Carly is also the first female D-Wheeler of the series.
* BreakTheCutie: Who can blame her for breaking down in tears at the end of Episode 39. She thinks she's killed someone, seems doomed to a future of evil that will have her fight her beloved, and on top of that, she's dead.
* ButtMonkey: The poor girl is chronically incapable of catching a break.
* CameBackStrong: As a Dark Signer, she is revived with a stronger version of her old deck. She then gets to strut her stuff by beating down Divine, who absolutely massacred her a short time ago.
* CharacterDevelopment: One of the more fleshed-out characters in the series. Until the ResetButton.
* ClingyJealousGirl: After the Dark Signers arc.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Has a low voice as a Dark Signer.
* CuteClumsyGirl: She trips a lot, though she is capable of jumping a fence when motivated.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her Dark Signer outfit.
* DarkActionGirl: As a Dark Signer.
* DemotedToExtra: After being quite prominent in the Dark Signer arc, her character was dropped like a hot potato in the next season. She became just another one of Jack's fangirls, without any mention of their ''mutual'' love confession.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Jack's. She gets better.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Her first death is the product of Divine [[DestinationDefenestration sending her out a window with his psychic powers]]; the impact is never shown, though her body is.
* TheDogBitesBack: After [[CurbStompBattle losing]] to Divine and being thrown out of a window, she accepts the offer of the Eartbound Gods and then she [[CurbStompBattle returns him]] the favor.
* DramaticIrony: She snuck into Arcadia to try to get closer to Jack. [[GoneHorriblyRight She succeeded.]]
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Even though she has dropped not-so-subtle hint about her feeling towards Jack, only when she was about to [[DisneyDeath die]] did she let the L word out (in the original version, at least).
* {{Evil is Sexy}}[[invoked]]: She loses half her clothing when she becomes a Dark Signer. At the same time, her monsters change from cute girls to adult women in heels and lingerie.
* {{Expy}}: With her glasses on, she seems like a female version of Mousse from ''Ranma 1/2''.
* FightingYourFriend: Against Jack.
* FingerlessGloves: Part of her Dark Signer outfit.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Though by then it was pretty obvious how screwed Divine was.
* AFriendInNeed: In the dub, she is this to Jack.
* GoingForTheBigScoop: As a part of her IntrepidReporter status. She knows fully well that The Arcadia Movement is dangerous, but her curiosity and desire to understand Jack more won over. It led to her demise via Divine... [[CameBackStrong for all of five minutes]].
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Happens a lot in the Dark Signer arc.
* HeroicSacrifice: Despite the emissary of the underworld having her under control, Carly still has enough of her own will to end the duel against Jack by activating a Trap Card that defeats herself, preventing Jack ending the duel in a draw that would kill both of them.
* HiddenBuxom: Though still visible in her normal outfit, her Dark Signer outfit shows how stacked she is.
* HotWitch: Her Fortune Fairy deck are ones that were formerly CuteWitch. She herself looks like one as a Dark Signer.
* IntrepidReporter: Her job. Apparently, she's not a good reporter either.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: After coming back from the dead the first thing he does is send Divine out of the same building he throw her out of.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She doesn't remember anything about her time as a Dark Signer.
* LotusEaterMachine: Inflicts this on Jack while in her Dark Signer mindset, showing him a future where he loses, is turned into a Dark Signer, and rules a world turned to hell with her at his side. He snaps out of it when he realizes that the Carly he knows wouldn't want that.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: The possibility of a future with Jack is what caused her to slip into her Dark Signer persona for a 2nd time.
* {{Meganekko}}: When her eyes are visible.
* MsFanservice: As a Dark Signer she wears a DangerouslyShortSkirt with a dose of BareYourMidriff, and is also the first BikerBabe.
* OfficialCouple: With Jack, one of the most canon-supported pairings. Though the ResetButton was pushed after she came back to life and they both act as if their mutual love confession never happened.
* OpaqueNerdGlasses: Her trademark.
* {{Otaku}}: Hinted.
* SheKnowsTooMuch: The reason Divine killed her.
* SlowMotionFall: Both times when she's defeated by Divine and Jack.
* SparklingStreamOfTears: Does this at the start of Episode 47 when Jack finds out what she's become.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Her Dark Signer self is a much stronger duelist.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Her Jack fantasies. Complete with roses, sparkles, and even a baby.
* TookALevelInBadass: Twice. First when she came back as a Dark Signer and gave Divine what was coming to him. Second when she became the first female D-Wheeler in the series and not only that, actually could have defeated Jack if she so chose. Considering her introduction at the start of the season, who could have seen it coming?
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Beautiful gray-blue ones visible without her glasses.
* WhatHaveIBecome: Happens in quick succession after "WhatHaveIDone" when she regains her senses after her battle with Divine, realizing that she (seemingly) just killed someone and is now undead.

!!Misty Lola ''(Misty Tredwell)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese), Creator/CarrieKeranen (English)

->''(to Aki) Nothing will make him come back now. But, I want you to apologize at the very least... by going to where he is and doing so!''

The Dark Signer with the Lizard Birthmark. She is a top model, and like Carly she practices fortune-telling (though she reads people by facial appearance rather than through cards). She became a Dark Signer after her brother Toby was killed. Misty fell into depression following his death, leading to her losing focus and crashing her car in the ocean. While in hospital, she was spared by Ccarayhua and instructed to kill Aki - the one believed to be responsible.

Misty is the last member of the Dark Signer group to be defeated, and during her duel against Aki she learns the truth about the circumstances behind Toby's death; in doing so, she's able to succeed in her revenge by killing the true murderer Divine. After her revival, she became pen pals with Aki.

She uses a Reptilianne deck, supported by an anime-only Sad Story lockdown. Her trump card is Dragon Queen of Tragic Endings. Her Earthbound Immortal is Ccarayhua, the lizard.

* AntiVillain: She's one of the least vicious of the Dark Signers and only wants revenge against the person who killed her brother. She also doesn't care much about her mission, and tries to surrender her duel with Aki after she killed the true murderer. [[VillainOverride It doesn't end well.]]
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Misty is the most popular model in the world. She is also quiet, reserved, and has little use for high society events.
* CoolBigSis: Misty deeply loves her younger brother and doesn't despise him being a psychic. She also acts like one to Carly.
* DarkActionGirl: She's the first female Dark Signer.
* DeathSeeker: Intended to take her own life after getting her revenge. The Earthbound Gods had other plans.
* EveryoneHasStandards: After she learns Divine is the real killer, she tries to forfiet her duel with Aki because she didn't want to kill an innocent person. Her [[VillainOverride Earthbound God wouldn't allow it.]]
* GenreBlindness: She thought she could cut a deal with an EldritchAbomination and then walk away when she got what she wanted. She was dead wrong.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: She sees the 'shadow of death' about Carly, predicting her death in the near-future. Sure enough, 8 episodes later...
* GorgeousGorgon: Some of her Reptilianne monsters are gorgons.
* HallOfMirrors: Made her last stand in one, and has a Field Spell called ''Mirror Labyrinth''.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Divine blurts out that he was the one who killed her brother, she has Ccarayhua eat him.
* LadyOfWar: She's an elegant beauty and quite the deadly duelist.
* NearVillainVictory: Not quite as terrifying as Kiryu, but she was in a position where all she needed to do was declare an attack with Ccarayhua to win. She was only delayed by Aslla piscu destroying the skyscraper.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Misty in particular has tunnel vision focused squarely on Aki due to her belief that Aki killed her brother, in spite of Aki's repeated protests that she doesn't remember him. While it turns out that Aki ''did'' meet Toby, she'd never heard anything about his death.
* TakenForGranite: What her Reptilianne Gorgon likes to do to her opponent's monsters.

!!Bommer ''(Greiger)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Keiji Hirai (Japanese), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English)

->''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Vengeance is the darkness in one's heart which will never die out!]]''

Bommer initially appears as a participant in the Fortune Cup - an honorable duelist, proud yet stoic, who is perfectly willing to admonish the crowd at the Stadium when they start to speak ill of Yusei due to his marker. He comes from a destitute village and, like Crow, learned everything he knows from Duel Monsters Cards.

He's in a deal with Godwin to expose the Signers in the tournament in return for financial aid for his village. However, before his duel with Yusei, Bommer learns that his village has been destroyed, apparently by one of Godwin's experiments to summon the Crimson Dragon. This leads to him attacking Godwin after he is defeated, only to be stopped by Yusei. Afterwards, he is arrested by Security. During the attack on the Arcadia Movement, he is freed from custody by Demak, who invites him to join the Dark Signers to get revenge on Yliaster for his village's destruction. Later, when Demak is defeated, Rutger hangs Bommer over Old Momentum in order to make him a replacement Dark Signer, giving him the Killer Whale Birthmark and a second chance at revenge.

Crow challenges Bommer before he gets a chance to duel Yusei again, and Bommer eventually realizes that his village was destroyed by the Dark Signers. Crow manages to defeat him and saves the souls of the villagers -- making Bommer the second Dark Signer to be defeated. After he is revived, Bommer returns to his village.

He uses a Reactor lockdown deck built around summoning his signature card, Flying Fortress SKY FIRE. His Earthbound Immortal is Chacu Challhua, the whale.

* AntiVillain: He is tricked by the Dark Signers to become a Dark Signer himself, and they make him believe that his village was destroyed by Godwin and the Crimson Dragon.
* BadassBaritone: His voice is low and he's a strong duelist.
* BadassBiker: Not only is he a very skilled duelist and D-Wheeler, he almost assassinates Godwin with his D-Wheel.
* BiggerIsBetter: What he invokes with his D-Wheel.
* CoolBike: His D-Wheel is ridiculously huge and puts a huge pressure on his opponent.
* DoomedHometown: His home was destroyed by the Dark Signers, who made him believe it was Godwin's doing.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's introduced with a PetTheDog moment where he stands up for Yusei, immediately revealing that he is an honorable duelist.
* LightningBruiser:
** His D-Wheel is huge, fast, and robust.
** His deck also relies on swarming monsters that can inflict effect damage to the opponent, and his boss monster is a very powerful card that can destroy other cards during either player's turn.
* MrExposition: During the Crimson Devil sub-arc.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Becomes shocked when Crow informs him that he sacrificed his people to Chacu Challhua, hesitating and questioning his reasons for fighting.
* NoSell: A bridge collaspses on him during his duel with Crow. It doesn't leave a mark. It demonstrated that the only way to get of a Dark Signer to beat them in a duel, nothing else will work.
* NotSoDifferent: He realizes that he has a lot in common with Crow. Both came from a poor place, they learned reading and math from ''Duel Monsters'', both shared their experiences with children, and they're both motivated by revenge when said children vanish.
* PetTheDog: To Yusei. See WhatTheHellHero below.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: After his battle with Crow, he rams into him into order to save him from falling debris. Like the other Dark Signers, however, he [[UnexplainedRecovery gets better]].
* {{Revenge}}: Towards Godwin, which is why he became a Dark Signer.
* SixthRanger: He's the sixth Dark Signer, and Demak's replacement. He's also not assigned to guard one of the four towers or the Old Momentum, but to defeat Yusei, despite that already being Kiryu's "job".
* SlasherSmile: A little bit in the Fortune Cup arc. Definitely as a Dark Signer.
* SpikedWheels: On his D-Wheel.
* WhatTheHellHero: Delivers a magnificent one to the crowd in the Fortune Cup when they start booing Yusei for being a Satellite citizen:
--> '''Bommer''': "This man is undoubtedly a duelist, selected under the same conditions as we were. If one has cards, marker or no marker, they are the same as everyone else, and the people standing here should be ashamed of nothing. It is all of you, looking at him through your trivial rose-colored glasses, who are nothing short of vicious."
* TheWorfEffect: Despite his amazing strategy and powerful monsters, he has only won once on-screen (against Lua). He lost to Yusei, Crow, and Jack (off-screen).

!!Rex Godwin (Rex Goodwin)

->''Friends, bonds, legends, love - What good have they done? [[YouCantFightFate Have they managed to even put a ''dent'' in destiny!?]] Destiny merely scoffs at us, unchanged! [[ScrewDestiny However, I shall proceed upon the remaining path]]... [[WellIntentionedExtremist I shall create a new world!!]]''

See ''Public Security Maintenance Bureau''.

!!Dick Pitt ''(Grady)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (Japanese) Gary Mack(English)

Actually a normal street duelist, he is introduced as one of Rutger's BrainwashedAndCrazy Dark Signer Drones. He's the first enemy who drags one of the main characters into a Duel of Darkness, mentioning the existence of the Dark Signers and introducing the Dark Tuner Monsters and Dark Synchro Monsters. Rutger sends him to test Yusei, but Dick gets OTK'd by the latter's Nitro Warrior.

He uses an ice-themed deck built around summoning his trump card, Frozen Fitzgerald.

* AntiMagic: His ace monster Frozen Fitzgerald prevents the opponent from activating any Spell or Trap Cards when it attacks.
* BackFromTheDead: His ace monster, Frozen Fitzgerald, comes back in Defense Mode whenever it's destroyed. Yusei uses this to his advantage by using Nitro Warrior's effect.
* DoubleEntendre: [[DubNameChange Probably the reason his name got changed in the dub]].
* EvilIsHammy: He sounds rather dramatic while brainwashed.
* GigglingVillain: It's not that bad, though.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The whole time, indicating that he's BrainwashedAndCrazy.
* AnIcePerson: His deck as a Dark Signer Drone is mostly built with ice monsters, notably his ace monster Frozen Fitzgerald.
* InTheHood: During his entire duel with Yusei, Dick wears a hood that conceals his identity and makes him look evil.
* {{Mook}}: He's just one of Rutger's pawns, and Dick is not even a real Dark Signer. He doesn't have much personality either.
* StarterVillain: He's the StarterVillain of the Dark Signer arc. He introduces the Dark Signers, Dark Tuner Monsters, Dark Synchro Monsters, and the Duels of Darkness. Not bad for a minor villain.
* TookALevelInBadass: It's shown that his Dark Signer deck is much more powerful than his regular deck. Seriously, his normal deck has ''Karate Man'' in it.
* UnfortunateNames: ''Dick Pitt''.
* VillainOfTheWeek: He comes directly after Yusei defeated Jack in the Fortune Cup, and his duel lasts two episodes.

[[Characters/YuGiOh5DsWRGP WRGP.]]

[[folder:Crash Town[=/=]Satisfaction Town]]
!!Lotten ''(Lawton)''
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasamiIwasaki (JP); David Wills (EN)

The younger brother of Malcolm, the head of the Malcolm Family. Lotten is a very skilled duelist who conquers Crash Town after Yusei defeats Kiryu of the Ramon Family. Despite that Yusei and Kiryu are sent to the mine and are doomed to work there for the rest of their lives, Lotten rides to the mine to ensure their death and ends up surprising them when they try to escape. Yusei challenges him to a Riding Duel, but in the end Lotten uses dynamite to try and kill Yusei and Kiryu.

Believing they died by falling into a canyon, he, Barbara, and Malcolm's subordinates betray Malcolm and take over Crash Town, renaming it Lotten Town. However, Yusei and Kiryu turn out to be alive, and they challenge him in a 2-on-1 Tag Duel. Lotten loses, and the town is saved by Team Satisfaction. He and Barbara are taken into custody by Security.

He uses an anime-only Ogre burn deck.

* [[AppealToForce Appeal To Dynamite]]: How Lotten ended his Riding Duel with Yusei.
* BadassBaritone: His voice is not only low, it sounds more impressive than any of the other guys from Crash Town.
* ChekhovsGunman: Lotten is first mentioned by Malcolm, and then appears right after Kiryu's defeat and Barbara's betrayal.
* CombatPragmatist: This guy throws dynamite at Yusei and Kiryu in the middle of his Riding Duel with Yusei to kill them. Later he tries to escape in the middle of the Tag Duel, but Kiryu follows him and defeats him.
* CoolBike: His D-Wheel is huge, it can stretch its limbs, and it's equipped with several Duel Disks.
* DragonInChief: He's working for his older brother Malcolm, but Lotten is the best duelist in the family, is very competent, and the FinalBoss in Crash Town. He eventually betrays Malcolm and takes Crash Town over.
* DirtyCoward: When Kiryu gains the upper hand in their duel, he uses his dynamite and runs the first chance he gets. Kiryu chases him down and forces him to continue the duel (or just has him arrested if you watched the English dub).
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After the viewers are told that he's a skilled duelist who might be able to defeat Kiryu, Lotten defeats Ramon with a First Turn Kill during his first appearance.
* EvilLaugh: Sometimes.
* GatlingGood: Lotten's Gatling Ogre, which is able to perform a First Turn Kill.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He eventually betrays even Barbara in order to escape.
* {{Jerkass}}: He doesn't care for anyone, even his own brother, and he forces his own men to duel against each other when there's nobody from the Ramon Family left.
* MeaningfulName: Lotten (which sounds the same as "Rotton" in Japan) is the obvious one.
* NumerologicalMotif: 800. His Gatling Ogre has 800 ATK and DEF, and it inflicts 800 Effect Damage for each face-down card sent to the graveyard. Also, the ATK and DEF of his Full Armor Ogre and Big Cannon Ogre are twice and thrice as high as Gatling Ogre's.
* OneHitKill: Lotten's Gatling Ogre can perform a First/One Turn Kill, inflicting 800 Effect Damage for each face-down Spell/Trap Card that Lotten sends to the graveyard.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Lotten/Rotten. The anime uses both variants, though it's only written as "Rotten" during the Riding Duel. The rest of the anime uses "Lotten". In the dub, it's written and pronounced as Lawton.
* TheStarscream: Not only does ''he'' betray his older brother to take over Crash Town, everybody else of the Malcolm Family joins Lotten's side too.
* StoneWall: His Longbarrel Ogre has 0 ATK and 3000 DEF. Despite this it's actually very destructive, since it can destroy the strongest monster on the opponent's field and inflicts Effect Damage equal to half of the destroyed monster's ATK. This effect can be used twice per turn.
* WeakButSkilled: His monsters are not very powerful -- his strongest has only 2400 ATK -- but he's very skilled and inflicts mostly Effect Damage.
* WhipItGood: Uses a whip to prevent Yusei from saving Nico and West in Episode 91.

!!Barbara ''(Barb)''
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiOkamura (JP); Creator/LisaOrtiz (EN)

A florist who sent Yusei a letter so that he could come and save Kiryu from Crash Town, under the pretence of being his ally. However, she turns out to be a part of the Malcolm Family, and betrays Yusei right after he defeats Kiryu of the Ramon Family. Later, she betrays Malcolm with Lotten and takes over the town. After Lotten's defeat by Yusei and Kiryu, she and Lotten are taken into custody.

* AdaptationalBadass: This is sort of zigzagged in the video game ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011''. While not as evil in the game, she ''does'' duel the player. (With a Mai Valentine-ish deck.)
* BareYourMidriff: Part of her outfit.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She pretends to be a nice woman who cares for Kiryu and Yusei, but is actually an egotistical woman who doesn't care for anyone.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Betrays Yusei and then Malcolm. As a part of her karma, she's later betrayed herself by Lotten.
* DecoyDamsel: She pretended to be a helpless woman who wasn't able to save Kiryu from his up-coming "death", and asks Yusei for help to save him. She actually wanted Yusei to defeat him, so that the Ramon Family would lose their best duelist.
* TheDragon: To Lotten.
* EvilLaugh: Together with Lotten in Episode 92.
* FemmeFatale: She seduces Malcolm to take over the town legally, then she gives her right as the owner to Lotten.
* GoldDigger: She says that she's only attracted to men with power. Of course, she prefers Lotten over Malcolm.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Part of her outfit.
* InnocentFlowerGirl: She's a florist who uses her flowers to cover her real nature. She also hides explosives and a shock gun with her flower bouquets.
* {{Jerkass}}: Probably worse than Lotten.
* MeaningfulName: The dub shortens Barbara's name to Barb, which is a word for something spiky or prickly (as in barbed wire).
* MsFanservice: Her outfit is rather {{Stripperific}}, and she uses a whip during the climax.
* TheUnfought: Possibly the most dangerous villain in the franchise who never duels even once; it's not even known if she can. (She does in video games, however.)
* WhipItGood: She's skilled with the whip.
* WouldHurtAChild: She constantly reminds Yusei and Kiryu that she's holding Nico and West hostage. Thankfully, Jack arrives and hits/pushes her for this.

!!Others
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: Both the Malcolm Family and Ramon Family. Though the members of the Ramon Family look more like actual bikers.
* {{Cowboy}}: Both the Malcolm Family and Ramon Family. Though the members of the Malcolm Family look and act more like cowboys.
* {{Determinator}}: The whole three-headed family (Sergei, Nico, and West) do not give up at any point.
* ForeHeadOfDoom: Malcolm has a large forehead.
* HeroicSacrifice: Nico and West's father, Sergei, falls to his death, but saves his children and Kiryu in the process.
* MarkOfShame: The members of the Malcolm Family have criminal markers, with the exception of Lotten and Barbara.
* ShockAndAwe: The mine workers wear collars that give them electric shocks when their slave-drivers play a card on their Duel Disks. There are also shock guns that look like shotguns.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yliaster]]

!!Ghost
->'''First Ghost Voiced by:''' Masahito Kawanago (Japanese), Creator/JasonGriffith (English)

A mysterious duelist who has been infecting and destroying D-Wheels. It's actually a prototype 'Riding Roid' which was developed by Security to assist in tackling D-Wheel related crimes. Unfortunately it was purloined by Placido, who wanted to give his new cards a test drive, and programmed to hunt down any D-Wheelers holding Synchro monsters. Placido later uses Yusei's engine program to upgrade an army of Riding Roids similar to Ghost, the Diablos, which he later unleashes upon the D-Wheelers at the [=WRGP=] in attempt to complete the Circuit sooner.

The first Ghost uses Placido's deck. The Diablos use Ally of Justice decks.
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* BaldOfEvil: As seen in ''Tag Force 5'', Ghost is bald underneath his helmet.
* DarkIsEvil: Ghost wears black, rides a black D-Wheel, and has a grey "skin".
* EvilLaugh: A rather creepy one thanks to its robotic voice.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Inverted. The first Ghost has a creepy high-pitched voice.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Justified, since the Ghosts are robots.
* GratuitousSpanish: "Diablo" is Spanish for 'Devil'.
* {{Irony}}: Ghost's programmed personality was designed to express a hate for Synchro monsters. Its successor, the Diablos, use Ally of Justice cards, an archetype whose strongest monsters are Synchros.
* MechaMooks: The Diablos are mass-produced Ghosts with the same evil personality.
* RoboticReveal: After Yusei makes it crash and the lads come to help, Crow touches its shoulder and its arm falls off.
* ZergRush: The Diablos force people into Free For All Duels and then swarm them with monsters.

!!Fake Jack Atlas
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakanoriHoshino (Japanese), Creator/TedLewis (English)

A robot created by the three emperors who is disguised as Jack. His personality is based of the time when Jack was the King, but Fake Jack is much more ruthless. Fake Jack has his own Wheel of Fortune and has the same deck as Jack, with the only difference being that Fake Jack has three Red Dragon Archfiends. He commits several crimes on the highway and injures other D-Wheelers to hurt Jack's reputation, and to lure him out. Jack loses to him in their first match, but later he returns and destroys the imposter with Majestic Red Dragon.

He uses the same deck as the real Jack, but with three copies of Red Dragon Archfiend and no Majestic Dragon or Majestic Red Dragon
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[[folder:Fortune Cup]]
!!Jill De Lancebeaux ''(Gill Randsborg)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YojiUeda (Japanese), Creator/EricStuart (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Aki and to awaken her Signer powers. Believing that she's a witch, he tries to fight her like a knight, but he fails and is defeated by her.

He uses a knight deck.

* BadassBeard: Subverted. He and his beard are not badass at all.
* BullyingADragon: He constantly insults Aki for being a witch, but unlike Kodo Kinomiya he never pushes her BerserkButton.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He wears golden plate armour and uses LV Monsters that are knights.
* LordErrorProne: He gets played like a fiddle by Yliaster, and Aki doesn't even break a sweat while crushing him.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His Duel Disk has the design of a shield. It does not help that much.
* OhCrap: Shortly before Black Rose Dragon finishes him. In the dub, he's so shocked by her finishing move that he completely breaks character.
* WouldntHitAGirl: He refuses to Duel Aki until [[FantasticRacism he realizes she's a psychic.]]
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: In the dub.

!!Shira the Duelist Reaper
->'''Voiced by:''' Suzune Okabe (Japanese), Creator/JasonGriffith (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Yusei and to awaken his Signer powers. However, before his match, Mukuro Enjo knocks him out and takes up his place instead.
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* BlackCloak: His appearance.
* DeathDealer: He can throw a card hard enough to pierce a helmet.
* {{Expy}}: Of the minor character Fortune Salim in the original series, another hooded tournament participant that gets MuggedForDisguise by an uninvited guest.
* GigglingVillain: During his introduction.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: As revealed when Mukuro takes his clothing.
* InTheHood: He wears a dark robe with a hood that conceals his face. This becomes handy, when Mukuro steals his clothes and takes up his place.
* InformedAbility: Pretty much everything we know about him.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: He notices that Mukuro is spying on him and throws a card at him without knowing his actual location. This does not stop Mukuro from knocking him out.
* PermaStubble: Is shown to have this.
* RedBaron: Duelist Reaper.
* {{Shinigami}}: Apparently every duelist he has dueled never duels again, with people calling him the Duelist Reaper.
* TheUnfought: Shira was meant to be Yusei's first opponent in the Fortune Cup, but Mukuro Enjo knocked him out, stole his clothes, and took his place.

!!Mukuro Enjo (''Hunter Pace'')
->'''Voiced by:''' Naoki Yanagi (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

The former World Champion of the Riding Dueling world until he was defeated by Jack. He constantly challenges Jack to reclaim his title, but fails every time. He eventually sneaks into the Fortune Cup, takes up the place of Shira the Duelist Reaper, and duels Yusei, but loses.

He uses a "Flaming Skull" deck.
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* AccentAdaptation: Given a Texan accent in the dub.
* AnimeHair: Has hair that's similar to Crow's.
* BadassBiker: Mukuro knows how to use the high speed and Speed Counters in Riding Duels. He even gets the maximum number of Speed Counters during his duel with Yusei.
* CoolShades: He's always wearing his sunglasses.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: In both anime and manga, he finds ways to exploit the dueling format which haven't yet been repeated by others. In the anime, his Speed Accel Deck exploits the Speed World Field card and Speed Counters. In the manga, he runs a Stall Attack Deck, having figured out that he can exploit the first-to-finish-wins rule by simply attacking, as even if no damage is done his Feel will slow down his opponent.
* DemBones: His decks runs on Skullhead monsters.
* {{Expy}}: He is similar to Keith Howard from the original series, with both having a similar career and wearing sunglasses. However, he's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* GracefulLoser: Has no hard feelings losing to Yusei in the Fortune Cup, considering his Duel against him to be the best he's ever had. Not so much to Jack, to whom he was kind of a dick.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's abrasive and aggressive, but overall is a nice guy.
* JiveTurkey: Goes with the personality.
* LargeHam: And the audience love it.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In-universe. Apparently, in Z-One's original timeline, Enjo was not ''only'' a good friend of Aki and Yusei, but the three of them won the '''Pegasus J. Crawford Cup Trinidad Riding Duel Grand Prix'''.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: By all appearances, he's actually a pretty good duelist; he just keeps dueling Yusei and Jack.
* PlayingWithFire: Burning Skull's are all fire-based, except for the ace, Supersonic Skull Flame, which is [[BlowYouAway wind-based]].
* TheRemnant: Mukuro Enjo was once the World Champion with a long list of wins. Then Jack Atlas [[PersonAsVerb Atlas'd]] him, and since then, he's been a {{Jobber}}.
* ShoutOut: Many of his monsters reference Comicbook/GhostRider.
* TheWorfEffect: Mukuro loses all of his on-screen Duels, but he puts up a good fight each time.
* WorthyOpponent: When Mukuro appears and steals Shira's place, Yusei still takes the challenge because Godwin found him a worthy enough match-up. Yusei really enjoys the duel with him.

!!Professor Frank
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese), Tom Wayland (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Luca and to awaken her Signer powers. He manages to hypnotize her and her soul travels to the world of Duel Monsters Spirits for the first time in many years. Professor Frank follows her there, where he reveals his true colors. He succeeds in awakening her power, but Luca manages to make the duel into a draw.

He uses a psychiatry-themed deck.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Professor Frank is a psychologist and a hypnotist, whose cards (most notably Id the Superdemonic Lord, a.k.a. Ido the Supreme Magical Force) are a ShoutOut to Freudian psychology (specifically, psychoanalysis) — especially easy seeing as he's dueling Luca, and his calm demeanor quickly leaves him talking like a lunatic when they both enter the SpiritWorld. On top of that his ace monster (the aforementioned Id) is in itself an extra ShoutOut to the monster of the same name from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''.
* AxCrazy: Revealed in the second part of the double episode.
* BackFromTheDead: His ace monster, Ido the Supreme Magical Force, revives itself again and again whenever it is destroyed.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: In the Spirit World, he seems to rot and corrupt the place simply by being there.
* EvilLaugh: A freakishly long one in the second part of the duel. You might be familiar with his laugh if you have watched ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and know Aaroniero Arruruerie.
* FauxAffablyEvil: You can tell from his calm, friendly voice that he cannot be trusted, especially when he repeats his words over and over again. While in the Duel Monsters Spirit World, he drops the formal linguistics altogether and adopts a condescending tone.
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to see the world of the Duel Monsters Spirits destroyed, for unknown reasons.
* PerpetualSmiler: He smiles for most of the time that he's dueling. Later, it turns into a SlasherSmile.
* PsychoPsychologist: He's even crazier than his boss.
* PsychoForHire: By Yliaster.
* SlasherSmile: When his true character is revealed, he's sporting one the whole time.
* ThousandYardStare: After he comes back from the world of the Duel Monster Spirits.

!!Kodo Kinomiya ''(Commander Koda)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Tarusuke Shingaki (Japanese), Creator/MarcDiraison (English)

A Duel Profiler who is hired by Godwin to duel Aki and to awaken her power. He has researched data of her to counter her deck and to confront her with her past. However, he suffers a lot of damage caused by her Psycho Powers and gets hospitalized when he succeeds in awakening her power.

He uses a detective-themed deck built around burn effects and LP gain.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: He thinks he's this, with his ability to analyze an opponent and exploit their weaknesses. Ultimately, he just ends up BullyingADragon.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: He's called "Commander Koda" in the dub, even though he doesn't command anything. (Probably meant as a stage name.)
* BullyingADragon: He confronts Aki with facts from her past several times during their duel. But when he says that her parents don't love her, he just [[BerserkButton unlocks some of Aki's sealed power]].
* ClothingDamage: His clothes get torn a lot during the duel.
* CrazyPrepared: ''Thinks'' he has something for everything Aki's deck can throw at him. He doesn't seem to realize she can improve it by switching the cards just as anyone else can.
* {{Greed}}: His sole motivation. He demands five times his salary for the duel. (Eventually, however, he realizes - not soon enough - it's not worth it.)
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Dub only. He was beaten by Akiza during her first year at Duel Academy (he was a senior at the time) and [[ItsPersonal wants revenge]].
* OhCrap: When Aki counters his strategy and unleashes her power on him.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: While he's given something of a personal reason in the dub, in the original, this is his only motive, demanding three times his usual fee. That is, until...
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When he realizes that he's risking his life against Aki's Psycho Power, he doesn't care for the payment anymore and just wants to finish the duel as soon as possible.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite the fact that he realizes that Aki's Psycho Powers are dangerous and that he's risking his life dueling her, he continues the duel to defeat her as soon as possible instead of just surrendering. Not to mention how he's insulting a powerful RealityWarper known to cause disasters when she's angry.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Aki finishes him off with her Psycho Power.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Duel Academy]]
* {{Dark Skinned Blond}}e: Patty.
* {{Expy}}: Heitmann's attitude to low-level monsters and his Ancient Gear Deck are the same as [[Anime/YuGiOhGX Professor Chronos]]. In the dub, they also share [[Creator/SeanSchemmel the same voice actor]].
* HotTeacher: Maria, full stop.
* IGaveMyWord: After Heitmann loses to Yusei, he revokes the expulsions he imposed on the students who possess low-level Monsters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Public Security Maintenance Bureau]]
!!Rex Godwin ''(Rex Goodwin)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Shinya Kote (Japanese), Murray Thom(English)

->''I am no more than a man who dreams of the evolution of Neo Domino City and peace for the world. However, I would not hesitate to sacrifice one side... to capitalize on another for existential necessities.''

The director of Neo Domino's Public Security Maintenance Bureau and the leader of Yliaster. He is responsible for transforming Neo Domino into its current, hierarchical state, and for isolating Satellite (to act as the battleground for the war between the Signers and the Dark Signers, and as a decoy to protect Neo Domino). Cold, calm and calculating, he is perfectly willing to sacrifice innocent lives to achieve his goals and preserve his utopia.

It is later revealed that he was a former developer in M.I.D.S. and an assistant to Yusei's father along with his older brother, Rutger. Shortly before the Zero Reverse he was entrusted with 3 of the cards necessary to operate Old Momentum's safety switches, his brother's severed arm bearing the Dragon's Head, and the mission to bring together the Signers to defeat Rutger. He is also the Legendary D-Wheeler from the legend of the Daedalus Bridge, having flown from Satellite to Neo Domino and losing his left arm in the process.

Acting on his promise to his brother, he gathered the Signers and sent them to defeat his brother, while thinking of a way to break the 5000 year cycle. He eventually came to the conclusion that only a God's power could change fate, and decided to acquire the powers of both the Crimson Dragon and the King of the Underworld to become the Ultimate God and create an 'ideal' world.

He plays an Inca-themed deck based around using the effects of Sun Dragon Inti and Moon Dragon Quilla to maintain field presence. His Earthbound Immortal is Wiraqocha Rasca, the condor.
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* [[Characters/YuGiOh5DsNeo-DominoResidents Neo-Domino Residents]]

* [[Characters/YuGiOh5Ds[=Neo-Domino=]Residents Neo-Domino Residents]]

* [[Characters/YuGiOh5Ds{{Neo-Domino}}Residents Neo-Domino Residents]]

* [[Characters/YuGiOh5DsNeo-DominoResidents Neo-Domino Residents]]

[[Characters/YuGiOh5DsTeam5Ds Team 5Ds.]]
[[Characters/YuGiOh5DsSatelliteResidents Satellite Residents]]

[[folder:Neo-Domino Residents]]
!!Jin Himuro ''(Bolt Tanner)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Japanese), Creator/WayneGrayson (English)

A respected inmate at the Detention Center, who was also a former Pro Duelist. However, after being crushed by Jack, he spiraled into drink and depression, getting involved in underground dueling and eventually ending up at the Detention Center. Little more than a bully at first, he became one of Yusei's allies after Yusei defeated him using Yanagi's seemingly 'worthless' Deck, getting him fired up for the first time in ages.

He uses a {{yokai}}-themed aggro deck.
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* AttackAttackAttack: Although his deck hasn't been seen much, it seemingly revolves around rapidly crushing his opponents with high-attack, easy-to-summon monsters.
* BrooklynRage: Dub only, given his accent.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After he loses he becomes Yusei's friend.
* GracefulLoser: Has no hard feelings losing to Yusei, and commends him for winning the Duel without utilising a strategy involving battling.
* MrExposition: He's the primary commentator on Team 5D's early duels. He's later replaced by the WRGP announcer.
* WorthyOpponent: He recognizes Yusei as a skilled duelist after seeing his first turn, and he does not let his guard down for the entire duel.
* {{Youkai}}: His monsters are all based on various types of Youkai.

!!Yanagi Tenzen ''(Tenzen Yanagi)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Bunmei Tobayama (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

An eccentric and enthusiastic old man who befriends Yusei on the way to the Detention Center after seeing the Crimson Dragon's appearance. Having traveled extensively, he has some knowledge concerning ancient treasures and the legend of the People of the Stars.

He uses an Ancient Treasure deck, which he assembled over the course of a long career in anthropology and archaeology. His deck is anime-only, but served as the basis for the real-life Chronomaly cards.
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* CloudCuckoolander: His mannerisms make him come off as just a little bit senile...
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Strange ''cards'' that is.
* {{Fanboy}}: Of the Signers in general, and Yusei especially.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He really does want to be a good Duelist, and he's very proud of his Hidden Treasure Deck, but he's long on ambition and short on talent.
* LethalJokeCharacter: His monsters all have terrible stats and effects that deal damage to their controller, and being the borderly-senile old man he is, Yanagi gets demolished when he tries to play it. The deck however comes with Spell cards to redirect the damage, which Yusei uses to good effect.
* MrExposition: Teaches Yusei about the Signers.
* PerilousOldFool: He's a former explorer and he seems to be afraid of absolutely nothing. He's overwhelmingly cheerful and pretty sharp, and he stands by Yusei no matter what.
* SmoochOfVictory: He tries to give one to ''Yusei'' early on.
* TooDumbToLive: When it comes to playing the game. He doesn't even read the effects of his cards before playing them, and does not really understand the concept of Synchros.

!!Master of Ceremonies
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->'''Voiced by:''' Bernard Ackah (Japanese), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English)

* AnimeHair: His truly colossal pompadour.
* CatchPhrase: "EVERYBODY LISTEN!"
* CombatCommentator: This is his job. He even comments Yusei's duel with Z-One, so people will concentrate more on evacuating.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The MC can be played against in some of the videogames, and he's usually a pretty tricky opponent... in fact, he's a lot more dangerous than plenty of the people he commentates on, particularly in Stardust Accelerator.
* {{Determinator}}: Even when the city is about to be destroyed and his chances of survival are slim, he will continue to commentate.
* GratuitousEnglish: His catchphrase "EVERYBODY LISTEN!!!".
* LargeHamAnnouncer: He provides the page image.
* MrExposition: He often explains the rules or some card effects.
* NiceGuy: From his commentary, he's one of the nicest characters in the series. He's willing to play hypeman to widely-disliked figures or victims of prejudice like Yusei and Aki in the Fortune Cup, and he helps with the evacuation of the city.
* NoNameGiven: He's only known as the MC.
* SkewedPriorities: While Neo Domino City's fate is at stake at the hands of the Ark Cradle, the MC, on top of assisting with the evacuation of Neo Domino City's residents, decides to commentate on the Duel between Yusei and Z-one, admitting that he'd rather die than miss the opportunity.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: A meta example. His Japanese VA, Bernard Ackah, is a German-born Ivorian kickboxer and mixed martial artist based in Japan, boasting fluency in Japanese (on top of a number of other languages).

!!Hideo and Setsuko Izayoi ''(Mr. and Mrs. Izinski)''
->'''Voiced by''' Creator/TetsuInada (Hideo) and Akira Nakagawa (Setsuko) (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (Hideo) and Priscilla Everett (Setsuko) (English)

The parents of Aki Izayoi. After an incident when she was young triggered her psychic power, they didn't know how to accept her anymore, eventually leading to her running away from home. After Aki was left in a coma after the attack on the Arcadia Movement, they visited her in hospital, blaming themselves for what had happened. With Yusei's help, they were able to reconcile with their daughter.
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%% * MeddlingParents
* ParentalAbandonment: They come to regret this.
* ShipperOnDeck: Both of them for their daughter and Yusei. When Akiza is about to leave for Satellite to stop the Dark Signers her father assures her mother that Yusei will be with her so she'll be in good hands. This is pushed in further in the final episode when she finishes packing her suitcase to leave Neo Domino City for medical school it's ''their'' idea for Akiza to try tell Yusei how she feels before she leaves.
--> '''Setsuko''': Have you said goodbye to ''him'' yet?
--> '''Akiza''': Huh?
--> '''Hideo''': To Yusei we mean. You're the way you are now thanks to him, you should go talk to him
--> '''Setsuko''': Go see him and burn his smile into your memory, you know it'll cheer you up even if you're far away
--> '''Akiza''': I understand!!
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Downplayed, but you can see that Aki got her red hair from her mother.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Because of his job as a politician, Hideo couldn't spend enough time with Aki, and she grew to hate his job. A call from his job while they're having a duel [[RageBreakingPoint eventually triggers Aki's Psycho Power]].

!!Dr. Fudo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Daisuke Hosomi (Japanese), Creator/WayneGrayson (English)

Yusei's father and the lead developer of Old Momentum. Rex and Rutger Godwin were his assistants. He had wanted to stop the project after realizing the risks involved, but ended up being replaced by Rutger. He managed to reclaim 3 of the cards needed to seal Old Momentum's Safety Controllers and entrusted them to Rex Godwin. He was killed in the Zero Reverse shortly afterwards, but [[MosesInTheBulrushes was able to ensure his son's survival beforehand]]. His ghost shows up in a few episodes to assist Yusei or give him advice.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Delivered to Yusei when he intervenes during the battle with Z-One.
* IgnoredExpert: He had wanted to stop the project after realising the risks involved, but ended up being replaced by Rutger.
* ImprobableHairstyle: One of the reasons for his son's hair.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Momentum project.
* PeekABangs: The main difference to his son in their appearance.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died before the series started.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: His son looks almost identical to him. Still, Crow does not recognize him as Yusei's father when he sees the Fudos' family photo, despite its obviousness.

!!Stephanie
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lyrian (Japanese), Sarah Natochenny (English)

A shy cafe waitress who has a crush on Jack, and is another rival for Carly and Mikage.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the show, she's not a duelist. In the video game ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011'', she uses a Blue-Eyes White Dragon deck with Five-Headed Dragon.
* AllThereInTheManual: Her name was never shown or said on-screen until Episode 137, but was revealed earlier in the wiki.
* CannotSpitItOut: To Jack.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Over Jack, thanks to her rivalry with Carly and Mikage.
* {{Muggle}}: She couldn't see the [[InvisibleToNormals Hidden Knight - Hook's shadow]] that the heroes could.
* ShrinkingViolet: She is shyer than her two rivals, who already are shy to begin with (Mikage not so much, but Carly is a shy girl).
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: She got past a security guard with a coupon for her cafe.

!!Angela ''(Angela Raines)''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Chieko Higuchi (Japanese), Annice Moriarty (English)

A famous Neo Domino City reporter who often butts heads with Carly.

* AccidentalMisnaming: She calls Yusei “Fusei Yudo” in the dub, which prompts Carly to correct her. Not that Angela really cares.
* AssholeVictim: She's one of the victims who are sacrificed to Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca when it's summoned. Considering Angela's asshole behavior up until that point, it's kind of hard to feel sorry for her.
* {{Foil}}: She’s pretty much the opposite of Carly in every way. A popular reporter with an overinflated ego who writes lies in the headliners and unquestioningly takes orders from Goodwin. Taken a step further when Carly becomes a wielder of an Earthbound Immortal, while Angela is made a sacrifice to one.
* {{Jerkass}}: She treats Carly with no respect, tends to write lies in news headliners, and cares more about getting dirt on celebrities than covering more important stories.
* {{Paparazzi}}: She grabs whatever kind of dirt on celebrities she can get, such as Jack originating from Satellite, without any consideration of that person's feelings or what kind of damage it would do to their reputation, and if she’s unable to get any factual information on an event, she'll make up lies about it. An example is when Angela falsely writes in the headliners that Yusei cheated in his duel with Jack despite not getting a single comment about what actually happened from either of them. She also takes orders from Goodwin in regards to covering up incidents without questioning what the situation or how bad the threat it represents actually is.

!!Other

* ApronMatron: Zora (Yusei, Jack, and Crow's landlady in the third arc).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fortune Cup]]
!!Jill De Lancebeaux ''(Gill Randsborg)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YojiUeda (Japanese), Creator/EricStuart (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Aki and to awaken her Signer powers. Believing that she's a witch, he tries to fight her like a knight, but he fails and is defeated by her.

He uses a knight deck.

* BadassBeard: Subverted. He and his beard are not badass at all.
* BullyingADragon: He constantly insults Aki for being a witch, but unlike Kodo Kinomiya he never pushes her BerserkButton.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He wears golden plate armour and uses LV Monsters that are knights.
* LordErrorProne: He gets played like a fiddle by Yliaster, and Aki doesn't even break a sweat while crushing him.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His Duel Disk has the design of a shield. It does not help that much.
* OhCrap: Shortly before Black Rose Dragon finishes him. In the dub, he's so shocked by her finishing move that he completely breaks character.
* WouldntHitAGirl: He refuses to Duel Aki until [[FantasticRacism he realizes she's a psychic.]]
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: In the dub.

!!Shira the Duelist Reaper
->'''Voiced by:''' Suzune Okabe (Japanese), Creator/JasonGriffith (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Yusei and to awaken his Signer powers. However, before his match, Mukuro Enjo knocks him out and takes up his place instead.

* BlackCloak: His appearance.
* DeathDealer: He can throw a card hard enough to pierce a helmet.
* {{Expy}}: Of the minor character Fortune Salim in the original series, another hooded tournament participant that gets MuggedForDisguise by an uninvited guest.
* GigglingVillain: During his introduction.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: As revealed when Mukuro takes his clothing.
* InTheHood: He wears a dark robe with a hood that conceals his face. This becomes handy, when Mukuro steals his clothes and takes up his place.
* InformedAbility: Pretty much everything we know about him.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: He notices that Mukuro is spying on him and throws a card at him without knowing his actual location. This does not stop Mukuro from knocking him out.
* PermaStubble: Is shown to have this.
* RedBaron: Duelist Reaper.
* {{Shinigami}}: Apparently every duelist he has dueled never duels again, with people calling him the Duelist Reaper.
* TheUnfought: Shira was meant to be Yusei's first opponent in the Fortune Cup, but Mukuro Enjo knocked him out, stole his clothes, and took his place.

!!Mukuro Enjo (''Hunter Pace'')
->'''Voiced by:''' Naoki Yanagi (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

The former World Champion of the Riding Dueling world until he was defeated by Jack. He constantly challenges Jack to reclaim his title, but fails every time. He eventually sneaks into the Fortune Cup, takes up the place of Shira the Duelist Reaper, and duels Yusei, but loses.

He uses a "Flaming Skull" deck.
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* AccentAdaptation: Given a Texan accent in the dub.
* AnimeHair: Has hair that's similar to Crow's.
* BadassBiker: Mukuro knows how to use the high speed and Speed Counters in Riding Duels. He even gets the maximum number of Speed Counters during his duel with Yusei.
* CoolShades: He's always wearing his sunglasses.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: In both anime and manga, he finds ways to exploit the dueling format which haven't yet been repeated by others. In the anime, his Speed Accel Deck exploits the Speed World Field card and Speed Counters. In the manga, he runs a Stall Attack Deck, having figured out that he can exploit the first-to-finish-wins rule by simply attacking, as even if no damage is done his Feel will slow down his opponent.
* DemBones: His decks runs on Skullhead monsters.
* {{Expy}}: He is similar to Keith Howard from the original series, with both having a similar career and wearing sunglasses. However, he's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* GracefulLoser: Has no hard feelings losing to Yusei in the Fortune Cup, considering his Duel against him to be the best he's ever had. Not so much to Jack, to whom he was kind of a dick.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's abrasive and aggressive, but overall is a nice guy.
* JiveTurkey: Goes with the personality.
* LargeHam: And the audience love it.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In-universe. Apparently, in Z-One's original timeline, Enjo was not ''only'' a good friend of Aki and Yusei, but the three of them won the '''Pegasus J. Crawford Cup Trinidad Riding Duel Grand Prix'''.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: By all appearances, he's actually a pretty good duelist; he just keeps dueling Yusei and Jack.
* PlayingWithFire: Burning Skull's are all fire-based, except for the ace, Supersonic Skull Flame, which is [[BlowYouAway wind-based]].
* TheRemnant: Mukuro Enjo was once the World Champion with a long list of wins. Then Jack Atlas [[PersonAsVerb Atlas'd]] him, and since then, he's been a {{Jobber}}.
* ShoutOut: Many of his monsters reference Comicbook/GhostRider.
* TheWorfEffect: Mukuro loses all of his on-screen Duels, but he puts up a good fight each time.
* WorthyOpponent: When Mukuro appears and steals Shira's place, Yusei still takes the challenge because Godwin found him a worthy enough match-up. Yusei really enjoys the duel with him.

!!Professor Frank
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese), Tom Wayland (English)

A duelist hired by Godwin to duel Luca and to awaken her Signer powers. He manages to hypnotize her and her soul travels to the world of Duel Monsters Spirits for the first time in many years. Professor Frank follows her there, where he reveals his true colors. He succeeds in awakening her power, but Luca manages to make the duel into a draw.

He uses a psychiatry-themed deck.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Professor Frank is a psychologist and a hypnotist, whose cards (most notably Id the Superdemonic Lord, a.k.a. Ido the Supreme Magical Force) are a ShoutOut to Freudian psychology (specifically, psychoanalysis) — especially easy seeing as he's dueling Luca, and his calm demeanor quickly leaves him talking like a lunatic when they both enter the SpiritWorld. On top of that his ace monster (the aforementioned Id) is in itself an extra ShoutOut to the monster of the same name from ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''.
* AxCrazy: Revealed in the second part of the double episode.
* BackFromTheDead: His ace monster, Ido the Supreme Magical Force, revives itself again and again whenever it is destroyed.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: In the Spirit World, he seems to rot and corrupt the place simply by being there.
* EvilLaugh: A freakishly long one in the second part of the duel. You might be familiar with his laugh if you have watched ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and know Aaroniero Arruruerie.
* FauxAffablyEvil: You can tell from his calm, friendly voice that he cannot be trusted, especially when he repeats his words over and over again. While in the Duel Monsters Spirit World, he drops the formal linguistics altogether and adopts a condescending tone.
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to see the world of the Duel Monsters Spirits destroyed, for unknown reasons.
* PerpetualSmiler: He smiles for most of the time that he's dueling. Later, it turns into a SlasherSmile.
* PsychoPsychologist: He's even crazier than his boss.
* PsychoForHire: By Yliaster.
* SlasherSmile: When his true character is revealed, he's sporting one the whole time.
* ThousandYardStare: After he comes back from the world of the Duel Monster Spirits.

!!Kodo Kinomiya ''(Commander Koda)''
->'''Voiced by:''' Tarusuke Shingaki (Japanese), Creator/MarcDiraison (English)

A Duel Profiler who is hired by Godwin to duel Aki and to awaken her power. He has researched data of her to counter her deck and to confront her with her past. However, he suffers a lot of damage caused by her Psycho Powers and gets hospitalized when he succeeds in awakening her power.

He uses a detective-themed deck built around burn effects and LP gain.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: He thinks he's this, with his ability to analyze an opponent and exploit their weaknesses. Ultimately, he just ends up BullyingADragon.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: He's called "Commander Koda" in the dub, even though he doesn't command anything. (Probably meant as a stage name.)
* BullyingADragon: He confronts Aki with facts from her past several times during their duel. But when he says that her parents don't love her, he just [[BerserkButton unlocks some of Aki's sealed power]].
* ClothingDamage: His clothes get torn a lot during the duel.
* CrazyPrepared: ''Thinks'' he has something for everything Aki's deck can throw at him. He doesn't seem to realize she can improve it by switching the cards just as anyone else can.
* {{Greed}}: His sole motivation. He demands five times his salary for the duel. (Eventually, however, he realizes - not soon enough - it's not worth it.)
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Dub only. He was beaten by Akiza during her first year at Duel Academy (he was a senior at the time) and [[ItsPersonal wants revenge]].
* OhCrap: When Aki counters his strategy and unleashes her power on him.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: While he's given something of a personal reason in the dub, in the original, this is his only motive, demanding three times his usual fee. That is, until...
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When he realizes that he's risking his life against Aki's Psycho Power, he doesn't care for the payment anymore and just wants to finish the duel as soon as possible.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite the fact that he realizes that Aki's Psycho Powers are dangerous and that he's risking his life dueling her, he continues the duel to defeat her as soon as possible instead of just surrendering. Not to mention how he's insulting a powerful RealityWarper known to cause disasters when she's angry.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Aki finishes him off with her Psycho Power.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Duel Academy]]
* {{Dark Skinned Blond}}e: Patty.
* {{Expy}}: Heitmann's attitude to low-level monsters and his Ancient Gear Deck are the same as [[Anime/YuGiOhGX Professor Chronos]]. In the dub, they also share [[Creator/SeanSchemmel the same voice actor]].
* HotTeacher: Maria, full stop.
* IGaveMyWord: After Heitmann loses to Yusei, he revokes the expulsions he imposed on the students who possess low-level Monsters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Public Security Maintenance Bureau]]
!!Rex Godwin ''(Rex Goodwin)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Shinya Kote (Japanese), Murray Thom(English)

->''I am no more than a man who dreams of the evolution of Neo Domino City and peace for the world. However, I would not hesitate to sacrifice one side... to capitalize on another for existential necessities.''

The director of Neo Domino's Public Security Maintenance Bureau and the leader of Yliaster. He is responsible for transforming Neo Domino into its current, hierarchical state, and for isolating Satellite (to act as the battleground for the war between the Signers and the Dark Signers, and as a decoy to protect Neo Domino). Cold, calm and calculating, he is perfectly willing to sacrifice innocent lives to achieve his goals and preserve his utopia.

It is later revealed that he was a former developer in M.I.D.S. and an assistant to Yusei's father along with his older brother, Rutger. Shortly before the Zero Reverse he was entrusted with 3 of the cards necessary to operate Old Momentum's safety switches, his brother's severed arm bearing the Dragon's Head, and the mission to bring together the Signers to defeat Rutger. He is also the Legendary D-Wheeler from the legend of the Daedalus Bridge, having flown from Satellite to Neo Domino and losing his left arm in the process.

Acting on his promise to his brother, he gathered the Signers and sent them to defeat his brother, while thinking of a way to break the 5000 year cycle. He eventually came to the conclusion that only a God's power could change fate, and decided to acquire the powers of both the Crimson Dragon and the King of the Underworld to become the Ultimate God and create an 'ideal' world.

He plays an Inca-themed deck based around using the effects of Sun Dragon Inti and Moon Dragon Quilla to maintain field presence. His Earthbound Immortal is Wiraqocha Rasca, the condor.
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[[folder:Satellite Residents]]
!!Rally Dawson
->'''Voiced by:''' Mika Itou (Japanese), Creator/EricaSchroeder (English)

A young boy who idolizes Yusei.

* BarcodeTattoo: The first one shown.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: He sports long hair, has a feminine voice, and wears what's basically a ''dress''. ''Tag Force 4'' drives the point home with Carly mistaking him for a girl, much to Rally's indignation.
* {{Expy}}: Of Mokuba.
* HeroicSacrifice: During Yusei's first battle with Rutger, when things begin to go pear-shaped for the Dark Signer, he switches places with Rally. Rather than let Yusei be killed, Rally takes out Uru and his own life points to ensure that Yusei can continue.
* NotQuiteDead: Twice, sorta. Most victims of the Blask Mist are sacrifice to the Earthbound Immortals, but Rally isn't; instead he is kept around to duel Yusei. After his HeroicSacrifice, he gets revived.
* ShesAManInJapan: The Latin American dub switched his gender.

!!Saiga ''(Blister)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HidenobuKiuchi (Japanese), Tom Wayland (English)

A friend of Jin Himuro and a "Jack of all Trades", who helped Yusei reclaim his Deck and D-Wheel from Security after he was freed from the Detention Center. He was once a Tag Riding Champion, but an accident led to his partner Yuji being severely injured. His only memento of his friend is their burnt "Machiner's Sniper" card, which Saiga initially believed was sent to him out of spite. However, Yusei convinces him otherwise. He later sneaks into Satellite to check up on Yusei's friends. After Neo Domino and Satellite are connected, he stays in the Satellite area rather than heading back to his old home.

* CynicalMentor: Teaches Yusei about Neo Domino, but seems distasteful of everything there.
* GrumpyBear: Thanks to his friend's injury he became disillusioned with dueling.
* NiceHat: Sports one when he sneaks into Satellite.
* NobleFugitive: He does have a good heart, even when being jerked around by Security.
* PermaStubble: Check the image.

!!Martha
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kimiko Saito (Japanese), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (English)

Yusei's foster mother who runs an orphanage in Satellite, and is regarded as a parental figure by the abandoned children there. She took care of Yusei after he was injured during his first duel with Kiryu, and later encouraged him to go to help Aki. He was reluctant to do so as it probably meant fighting a friend again and the duel with Kiryu had left him with fear and doubt, but Martha knew that this was necessary to open his heart up again. She also played a major role in Ushio's HeelFaceTurn.

* ApronMatron: She can even order around Ushio.
* CoolOldLady: Think Yusei and Jack are cool? Who do you think they got it from?
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Gives Yusei a good, stern talking-to in order to bring himself out of his funk after his loss to Kiryu.
* MamaBear: To everyone in Satellite, likely where Crow learned [[PapaWolf the equivalent.]]
* MeddlingParents: Despite being a...
* ParentalSubstitute: For Jack, Crow and Yusei, as well as all the other orphans she cares for.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Yusei and Aki, much to his annoyance.

!!Others

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Uryu uses a deck composed of Insect-Type Monsters.
* GracefulLoser: Uryu has no hard feelings losing to Yusei, but vows to defeat him someday.
%%* GrumpyOldMan: Tetsuzo.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Uryu loses to Yusei thanks to the effect of his own Retribution of the Ant Lion card.
* TheHyena: Uryu's right-hand man, Shizaki, communicates only with snickering.
* NoNameGiven: The two that hang out with Uryu aren't named in the anime itself. Instead, they're given names [[AllThereInTheManual in the games]] and in Tag Force 4, where one of them [[NamesTheSame shares Uryu's English name]].
* OneShotCharacter: Uryu's only full appearance is in Episode 2; he is much later seen cheering on Yusei during his Duel against Z-ONE.
* PosthumousCharacter: Robert Pearson, original owner of the Blackbird and Black-Winged Dragon, was killed by Bolger three years prior.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Uryu sports literal blue hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neo-Domino Residents]]
!!Jin Himuro ''(Bolt Tanner)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Japanese), Creator/WayneGrayson (English)

A respected inmate at the Detention Center, who was also a former Pro Duelist. However, after being crushed by Jack, he spiraled into drink and depression, getting involved in underground dueling and eventually ending up at the Detention Center. Little more than a bully at first, he became one of Yusei's allies after Yusei defeated him using Yanagi's seemingly 'worthless' Deck, getting him fired up for the first time in ages.

He uses a {{yokai}}-themed aggro deck.

* AttackAttackAttack: Although his deck hasn't been seen much, it seemingly revolves around rapidly crushing his opponents with high-attack, easy-to-summon monsters.
* BrooklynRage: Dub only, given his accent.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After he loses he becomes Yusei's friend.
* GracefulLoser: Has no hard feelings losing to Yusei, and commends him for winning the Duel without utilising a strategy involving battling.
* MrExposition: He's the primary commentator on Team 5D's early duels. He's later replaced by the WRGP announcer.
* WorthyOpponent: He recognizes Yusei as a skilled duelist after seeing his first turn, and he does not let his guard down for the entire duel.
* {{Youkai}}: His monsters are all based on various types of Youkai.

!!Yanagi Tenzen ''(Tenzen Yanagi)''
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->'''Voiced by:''' Bunmei Tobayama (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)

An eccentric and enthusiastic old man who befriends Yusei on the way to the Detention Center after seeing the Crimson Dragon's appearance. Having traveled extensively, he has some knowledge concerning ancient treasures and the legend of the People of the Stars.

He uses an Ancient Treasure deck, which he assembled over the course of a long career in anthropology and archaeology. His deck is anime-only, but served as the basis for the real-life Chronomaly cards.
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* CloudCuckoolander: His mannerisms make him come off as just a little bit senile...
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Strange ''cards'' that is.
* {{Fanboy}}: Of the Signers in general, and Yusei especially.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He really does want to be a good Duelist, and he's very proud of his Hidden Treasure Deck, but he's long on ambition and short on talent.
* LethalJokeCharacter: His monsters all have terrible stats and effects that deal damage to their controller, and being the borderly-senile old man he is, Yanagi gets demolished when he tries to play it. The deck however comes with Spell cards to redirect the damage, which Yusei uses to good effect.
* MrExposition: Teaches Yusei about the Signers.
* PerilousOldFool: He's a former explorer and he seems to be afraid of absolutely nothing. He's overwhelmingly cheerful and pretty sharp, and he stands by Yusei no matter what.
* SmoochOfVictory: He tries to give one to ''Yusei'' early on.
* TooDumbToLive: When it comes to playing the game. He doesn't even read the effects of his cards before playing them, and does not really understand the concept of Synchros.

!!Master of Ceremonies
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->'''Voiced by:''' Bernard Ackah (Japanese), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English)

* AnimeHair: His truly colossal pompadour.
* CatchPhrase: "EVERYBODY LISTEN!"
* CombatCommentator: This is his job. He even comments Yusei's duel with Z-One, so people will concentrate more on evacuating.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The MC can be played against in some of the videogames, and he's usually a pretty tricky opponent... in fact, he's a lot more dangerous than plenty of the people he commentates on, particularly in Stardust Accelerator.
* {{Determinator}}: Even when the city is about to be destroyed and his chances of survival are slim, he will continue to commentate.
* GratuitousEnglish: His catchphrase "EVERYBODY LISTEN!!!".
* LargeHamAnnouncer: He provides the page image.
* MrExposition: He often explains the rules or some card effects.
* NiceGuy: From his commentary, he's one of the nicest characters in the series. He's willing to play hypeman to widely-disliked figures or victims of prejudice like Yusei and Aki in the Fortune Cup, and he helps with the evacuation of the city.
* NoNameGiven: He's only known as the MC.
* SkewedPriorities: While Neo Domino City's fate is at stake at the hands of the Ark Cradle, the MC, on top of assisting with the evacuation of Neo Domino City's residents, decides to commentate on the Duel between Yusei and Z-one, admitting that he'd rather die than miss the opportunity.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: A meta example. His Japanese VA, Bernard Ackah, is a German-born Ivorian kickboxer and mixed martial artist based in Japan, boasting fluency in Japanese (on top of a number of other languages).

!!Hideo and Setsuko Izayoi ''(Mr. and Mrs. Izinski)''
->'''Voiced by''' Creator/TetsuInada (Hideo) and Akira Nakagawa (Setsuko) (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (Hideo) and Priscilla Everett (Setsuko) (English)

The parents of Aki Izayoi. After an incident when she was young triggered her psychic power, they didn't know how to accept her anymore, eventually leading to her running away from home. After Aki was left in a coma after the attack on the Arcadia Movement, they visited her in hospital, blaming themselves for what had happened. With Yusei's help, they were able to reconcile with their daughter.
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%% * MeddlingParents
* ParentalAbandonment: They come to regret this.
* ShipperOnDeck: Both of them for their daughter and Yusei. When Akiza is about to leave for Satellite to stop the Dark Signers her father assures her mother that Yusei will be with her so she'll be in good hands. This is pushed in further in the final episode when she finishes packing her suitcase to leave Neo Domino City for medical school it's ''their'' idea for Akiza to try tell Yusei how she feels before she leaves.
--> '''Setsuko''': Have you said goodbye to ''him'' yet?
--> '''Akiza''': Huh?
--> '''Hideo''': To Yusei we mean. You're the way you are now thanks to him, you should go talk to him
--> '''Setsuko''': Go see him and burn his smile into your memory, you know it'll cheer you up even if you're far away
--> '''Akiza''': I understand!!
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Downplayed, but you can see that Aki got her red hair from her mother.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Because of his job as a politician, Hideo couldn't spend enough time with Aki, and she grew to hate his job. A call from his job while they're having a duel [[RageBreakingPoint eventually triggers Aki's Psycho Power]].

!!Dr. Fudo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Daisuke Hosomi (Japanese), Creator/WayneGrayson (English)

Yusei's father and the lead developer of Old Momentum. Rex and Rutger Godwin were his assistants. He had wanted to stop the project after realizing the risks involved, but ended up being replaced by Rutger. He managed to reclaim 3 of the cards needed to seal Old Momentum's Safety Controllers and entrusted them to Rex Godwin. He was killed in the Zero Reverse shortly afterwards, but [[MosesInTheBulrushes was able to ensure his son's survival beforehand]]. His ghost shows up in a few episodes to assist Yusei or give him advice.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Delivered to Yusei when he intervenes during the battle with Z-One.
* IgnoredExpert: He had wanted to stop the project after realising the risks involved, but ended up being replaced by Rutger.
* ImprobableHairstyle: One of the reasons for his son's hair.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Momentum project.
* PeekABangs: The main difference to his son in their appearance.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died before the series started.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: His son looks almost identical to him. Still, Crow does not recognize him as Yusei's father when he sees the Fudos' family photo, despite its obviousness.

!!Stephanie
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lyrian (Japanese), Sarah Natochenny (English)

A shy cafe waitress who has a crush on Jack, and is another rival for Carly and Mikage.
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* TheWorfEffect: Despite his amazing strategy and powerful monsters, he has only won once on-screen (against Lua). He lost to Yusei, Crow, and Jack.

* {{Foil}}: She’s pretty much the opposite of Carly in every way. A popular reporter with an overinflated ego who writes lies in the headliners and unquestioningly takes orders from Goodwin.

!!Other

The embodiment of the Red Star worshiped by the People of the Stars 5000 years ago. After sealing the Jibakushin within the Nazca Lines, its power was divided into 5 separate pieces and infused into the 5 individuals known as Signers as a Dragon's Birthmark. The 5 Dragons who protect the Signers are its servants.

* MeaningfulName. Aporia, referring to the issue of multiple pieces of evidence supporting different answers, reflecting his nature as three different takes on the same person.

** Machine Emperor Dragon Asterisk has an asterisk on it's head.

* MeaningfulName: Paradox, referring to a self contradictory proposition, reflecting his goal to influence the timeline.

* TheDragon: To Godwin in the first season and the Three Emperor’s fir half of the second.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jeager was more serious and composed in the Dark Signer arc, and would sometimes show NervesOfSteel. He also didn't have any fear of Jack having no problems belittling him to his face. These traits are mostly gone in following seasons, where he's more prone to comical moments, though that may have more to do with the lack of respect from his new bosses during the second season.

* DragonAscendant: An interesting case. He takes over as head of the Bureau after Godwin’s death and the Three Emperor’s rewrite time history to compete in the WRGP, but this comes after his Heel-Face Turn.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jeager was more serious and composed in the Dark Signer arc, and would sometimes show NervesOfSteel. He also didn't have any fear of Jack having no problems belittling him to his face. These traits are mostly gone in following season, where he's more prone to comical moments, though that may have more to do with the lack of respect from his new bosses during the second season.

* DragonAscendent: An interesting case. He takes over as head of the Bureau after Godwin’s death and the Three Emperor’s rewrite time history to compete in the WRGP, but this comes after his Heel-Face Turn.

* {{Muggle}}: She couldn't see the [[InvisibleToNormals Hidden Knight - Hook's shadow]] that the heroes could. She is apparently not a duelist, either.

* BigGood and BigBad: Both in the same arc.

* CainAndAbel: An interesting variant of this trope. Despite being the younger brother, Rex is the Cain to Rutger's Abel, but not in a classic sense. Rex loves his older brother, but to end the circle of battle between the Signers and Dark Signers, he tries to get the same powers Rutger once possessed. He already has Rutger's arm with the Dragon Head, then Rex lets himself get killed by his brother so that he will be revived as a Dark Signer.

* MrExposition: Initially. Most of the plot of the first two seasons is told and explained by him.
* OneHeadTaller: Despite Jack already being a very tall man, he only reaches Godwin's shoulder. Mikage looks very small in comparison to him, and Jeager, who is a midget, looks even more like a midget when he's standing next to Godwin.

* SelfMadeMan: While he used to be a professor from the Tops, after the Zero Reverse he ended up on Satellite and became a nobody. Despite not completing the Daedalus Bridge, he managed to arrive at Neo-Domino City, but in cost of losing his left arm. Afterwards, he somehow managed to become the president of Security, who ironically were trying to arrest him when he was building the Daedalus Bridge.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Due to his TemporaryBulkChange, he ends up without wearing a shirt for the rest of his life.

He plays an anime-only Jester deck which revolves around having multiple Spell and Trap cards on the field at once.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jeager was more serious and composed in the Dark Signer arc, and would sometimes show NervesOfSteel. He also didn't have any fear of Jack having no problems belittling him to his face. These traits are completely gone in following arcs where he's a DirtyCoward prone to comical moments and is so scared of Jack he at one point contemplates fleeing the city with his family.

* HeelFaceTurn: Season 3.

Godwin's meek secretary who watches over Jack. She does her best to be useful, but often unintentionally sparks her superiors' wrath. She has feelings towards Jack, and is jealous of Carly for the attention she receives. In Season 3, she is Head of Special Investigations.

By Season 3, he is working as Mikage's partner and has been promoted to the position of Assistant Chief of Special Investigations.

* DemotedToExtra: He barely shows up in the third and fourth seasons, after his CharacterDevelopment was a major focus of the first two.

* HeelFaceTurn: He starts to turn over a new leaf during the second season, and eventually becomes a sort of honorary member of the group.

* NiceGuysFinishLast: Well, he's not exactly nice most of the time, but he is a good person and his feelings for Mikage are real... but as of the end of the series, she still hasn't noticed him.
* TheWorfEffect: He has never won an on-screen Duel, though he does seem pretty talented from what we can see.

* InformedAbility: Supposedly, he's one of the top chasers, but without a full on-screen duel, viewers can only assume it.

* ObstructiveZealot: Gets in the way of the Signer's plan for his own goals.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Seeing as he appears after being beaten in a Duel of Darkness and NoOneCouldSurviveThat, it certainly qualifies, especially since it was never explained.

The antagonists for the second arc of 5D's. Just as the Crimson Dragon chose the Signers, the Earthbound Immortals chose the Dark Signers. Dark Signers are people who have been revived by the Earthbound Immortals upon their death, usually because they have died harboring revenge towards one of the Signers, hungered for power, or, in one case, displayed a great will to live. According to Rex Godwin, this transformation is irreversible as they are already dead (he turns out to be wrong).

** Boomer realizes that the Dark Signers were really responsible for destruction of his home and is subjected to a VillainOverride when he tries to stop the duel. After he's defeated he uses his last act of live to save Crow from being crushed by falling debris.

* RainbowMotif: Each of them have a color scheme that corresponds to their respective Earthbound God; Rutger is red, Demak is yellow, Misty is green, Kiryu is blue, Carly is orange Bommer is indigo, and Rex is violet.

It is later revealed that he was the original bearer of the Dragon's Head (rather than his brother, as many fans suspected) who was driven mad by the Jibakushin after looking into Momentum's light. While he still had a small bit of sanity left, he severed his arm and gave it to Rex, telling him to gather the Signers to stop him. He then let Old Momentum run out of control, dying in the resulting explosion and being reborn as a Dark Signer.

* {{Expy}}: Of Dr. Vellian Crowler from Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Both are notable figures of Authority who primarily weild Earth-Attribute Monsters and are the first opponents the protaganist faces in their respective series. They also hold an intense grudge toward the protagonist that fades as the series progresses.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Rex Godwin grafts the head birthmark onto himself with the intent on abusing its powers, the Crimson Dragon simply takes it away from him without the protagonists having to do a thing.

* ZettaiRyouiki

* ReverseMole: He was infiltrating Syd's theft ring, but Jack accidentally ruined his mission in his ignorance.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Rudger was, for all intents and purposes, an insane DiscOneFinalBoss obsessed with the cycle of destiny in the anime after Uru brainwashed him. While he puts up a malevolent front in the manga, he's far more respectful to his opponents should they prove themselves, ''didn't'' get possessed in the backstory, doesn't display any of the ranting psychosis of his anime counterpart, and urges Yusei to save Rex from the darkness of the Ultimate God

* BerserkButton: Looking down on him. It's played for laughs, but horribly subverted later.

* ItsAllAboutMe: While DrunkOnTheDarkSide to ridiculous levels.

* TookALevelInBadass: After gaining Beelze, and in the first chapter he'd come a long way from the fellow that we later see in the flashbacks.

* EvilCounterpart: His ace monster, Underworld Dragon Dragonecro, specializes in creating these of any monster it battles.

* NoSell: A somewhat unusual example with Underworld Dragon Dragonecro, which cannot destroy monsters in battle. Played straight with its SuperMode form, Dragocutos, which can't be destroyed in battle.
* TheReveal: The Skeleton Knight is actually Rutger Godwin.