Line #14 DubNameChange/YuGiOh


1	* DubNameChange[=s=] in ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' and its various sequels.
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3	* [[Manga/YuGiOh The manga]] release of the [[Anime/YuGiOh original series]] kept the Japanese names of everything except the cards (in order to make the connection to the [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh real world cards]] clearer) and Pegasus due to a lack of coordination in the licensing. The ''[[Manga/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' manga release always used dub names for characters that appeared in the anime.
4	** Yugi Mutou kept his name, but its pronunciation changed so his last name sounded like "Moto".
5	** Katsuya Jyonouchi to Joey Wheeler
6	** Hiroto Honda to Tristan Taylor
7	** Anzu Mazaki to Téa Gardner
8	** Sugoroku Mutou to Solomon Moto
9	** Mai Kujaku to Mai Valentine
10	** Shizuka Kawai to Serenity Wheeler
11	** Ryuji Otogi to Duke Devlin
12	** [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Pegasus]] J. Crawford to Maximillion Pegasus, though just referred to as "Pegasus" either way.
13	** "Bandit" Keith S. Howard became just Bandit Keith in the dub, as if it was his actual name.
14	** Happened with some of the card names too, a few of which were in English in the original Japanese. For example, Black Magician and Black Magician Girl became Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl (and the card's corresponding attack was changed from Black Magic to Dark Magic Attack). One of the more egregious changes was renaming Osiris no Tenkūryū (Sky Dragon of Osiris) to ''Slifer the Sky Dragon'' after one of the executive producers of the Creator/FourKidsEntertainment dub.
15	** And odd example with the Kaiba brothers: both Seto and Mokuba kept their names, but the gang refers to Seto by his surname while referring to his brother by first name in the dub. While a Japanese audience is used to calling someone by surname as a sign of respect, for a Western audience calling someone by surname can come across as rude (which sort of worked, since the gang and Seto Kaiba don't get along whereas the gang are generally on good terms with Mokuba).
16	** Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack was changed from Horobi no Burst Stream (Burst Stream of Destruction) to White Lightning, creating a DubInducedPlotHole when a card called Burst Stream of Destruction was used in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''.
17	* ''Manga/YuGiOhGX'':
18	** Yūki Jūdai to Jaden Yuki (his nickname was changed from Dropout Boy to Slifer Slacker)
19	** Tenjōin Asuka to Alexis Rhodes
20	** Edo Phoenix to Aster Phoenix
21	** Manjōme Jun to Chazz Princeton (his nickname was changed from Manjoume Thunder to The Chazz)
22	** Marufuji Shō to Syrus Truesdale
23	** Marufuji Ryō to Zane Truesdale
24	** Amon Garam to Adrian Gecko
25	** Tenjōin Fubuki to Atticus Rhodes
26	** Austin O'Brien to Axel Brodie
27	** Misawa Daichi to Bastion Misawa
28	** Saotome Rei to Blair Flannigan
29	** Samejima-kōchō to Chancellor Sheppard
30	** Maeda Hayato to Chumley Huffington
31	** Makurada Junko to Jasmine
32	** Napoleon to Jean-Louis Bonaparte
33	** Johan Andersen to Jesse Anderson
34	** Daitokuji-sensei to Lyman Banner
35	** Kanō Martin to Marcel Bonaparte
36	** Hamaguchi Momoe to Mindy
37	** Satō Kōji to Mr. Stein
38	** Tome-san to Ms. Dorothy
39	** Darkness to Nightshroud
40	** Saiō Takuma to Sartorius
41	** Professor Cobra to Professor Thelonious Viper
42	** Tyranno Kenzan to Tyranno Hassleberry
43	** Cronos de Medici to Vellian Crowler
44	** Osiris Red to Slifer Red
45	** Averted with the manga-exclusive characters, such as Ryuga, Seika Kohinata, and Koyo and Midori Hibiki.
46	* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': Almost everyone and everything. But like Yugi and Kaiba's in [[Anime/YuGiOh DM]], Yusei and Jack's names were unchanged. (With the exception of one 'u' in Yusei being left out, much like Yugi.)
47	** Aki Izayoi -> Akiza Izinski
48	** Brave -> Brodor
49	** Carly Nagisa -> Carly Carmine
50	** Demak -> Devack
51	** Divine -> Sayer
52	** Harald -> Halldor
53	** Jaeger -> Lazar
54	** Jose -> Jakob
55	** Kyosuke Kiryu -> Kalin Kessler
56	** Lucciano -> Lester
57	** Mizoguchi -> Elsworth
58	** Misty Lola -> Misty Tredwell
59	** Placido -> Primo
60	** Rua -> Leo (not to be confused with Zora's son Leo from Season 3)
61	** Ruka -> Luna
62	** Rudger Godwin -> Roman Goodwin
63	** Mikage Sakari -> Mina Simington
64	** Tetsu Ushio -> Tetsu Trudge
65	** Minor characters:
66	*** Akutsu -> Zigzig \| Bommer -> Greiger \| Blitz -> Nervin \| Mukuro Enjo -> Hunter Pace \| Jill de Lancebeaux -> Randsborg \| Jin Himuro -> Bolt Tanner \| Leo -> Lyndon \| Nerve -> Blitz \| Saiga -> Blister \| Taka -> Tank \| Takasu -> Armstrong \| Tenpei -> Dexter \| Uryu > Lenny
67	*** and many more.
68	** Monsters, though it's not really [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment their]] fault as the TCG people at Konami changed the names officially for the Western release. Listed below are some examples, though the name changes are far too many to list.
69	*** Red Daemon's Dragon -> Red Dragon Archfiend
70	*** Savior Star Dragon -> Majestic Star Dragon
71	*** Road Runner -> Sonic Chick (Most likely done to avoid copyright infringements with WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes' Road Runner.)
72	*** Deformers -> Morphtronics
73	*** Black Feathers -> Blackwings
74	*** Earthbound God (Jibakushin) -> Earthbound Immortal
75	*** Machine Emperor (Kikoutei) -> Meklord Emperor[[note]](The English dub intially called the Kikoutei by their translated Japanese name of "Machine Emperors" but once Konami released them in the TCG as "Meklord Emperors" the English dub started using the name "Meklord Emperors" as well.)[[/note]]
76	*** Polar Gods -> The Aesir
77	*** Road Warrior was called "Road Fighter" in its three English dub appearances (in epsiodes 45, 46 and 106) despite keeping its Japanese name of Road Warrior in the TCG. It is speculated that this was done to avoid copyright troubles with the 1981 film ''[[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Mad Max 2]]'', released in America as ''The Road Warrior''.
78	*** A weird [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of this trope occured as well. The monster cards "Tuningware" and "Fortress Warrior" [[note]](Both monsters appear in episode 21; Tuningware/Tuning Supporter also appears in episodes 45 and 122, the latter of which has yet to premiere in English)[[/note]] keep their Japanese names of "Tuning Supporter" and "Massive Warrior" (respectively) in the English dub, ignoring their TCG names.
79	** Terminology:
80	*** D-Wheel -> Duel Runner
81	*** Riding Duel -> Turbo Duel
82	*** Momentum -> Ener-D
83	*** Duel of Fortune Cup -> shortened to "Fortune Cup"
84	*** M.I.D.S. -> R.D.D. (Reactor Research Divison)
85	*** Underworld -> Netherworld
86	*** Team Satisfaction -> The Enforcers
87	*** Public Security Maintenance Bureau -> Sector Security
88	*** Dragon Birthmark -> Mark of the Dragon
89	*** Duel of Darkness -> Shadow Duel
90	*** World Riding Duel Grand Prix -> World Racing Grand Prix (Notably, as the Japanese version often omits the 'Duel', both names have the same acronym)
91	*** Riding Roid -> Duelbot
92	*** Ark Cradle -> Divine Temple (unconfirmed, but episode 106 and related episodes appear to suggest this)
93	* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL''
94	** Kotori Mizuki > Tori Meadows
95	** Tetsuo Takeda > Bronk Stone
96	** Ryoga Kamishiro > Reginald Kastle (though his nickname of "Shark" is retained, and the change in last name also applies to his twin sister Rio)
97	** Akari Tsukumo > Kari Tsukumo
98	** Takashi Todoroki > Caswell Francis
99	** Ukyo Kitano > Mr. Kay
100	** Tokunosuke Omoteura > Flip Turner
101	** Taichi > Spencer
102	** Fuya Okudaira > Nelson Andrews
103	** Rikuo > Scorch
104	** Kaio > Chills
105	** Ginji > Weasel
106	** Kaito Tenjo > Kite Tenjo
107	** Haruto Tenjo > Hart Tenjo
108	** Rokujuro > Roku
109	** Yamikawa > Kaze
110	** Jin > Fortuno
111	** Mirai Tsukumo > Mira Tsukumo
112	** Tetsuko Takeda > Brianna Stone
113	** Yone > Meredith
114	** Obomi > Lilybot
115	** III > Trey
116	** IV > Quattro
117	** V > Quinton
118	** Gauche > Nistro
119	** Droite > Dextra
120	** Tron > Vetrix
121	** Kakeru Kunitachi > Striker Crossit
122	** Shobee Yatsu > Cody Callus
123	** Anna Kozuki > Anna Kaboom
124	** Yuya Tsukune > Kumo Tsuyuma
125	** Charlie [=McCoy=] > [=Charlie McCay=]
126	** Mayumi > May
127	** Hosaku Yasai > Tombo Tillbitty
128	** Shuta Hayami > Cameron Clix
129	** Dog-chan > Pip
130	** Chukichi > Roscoe
131	** Fallguys > Triad of Terror
132	** Wolf > Wolfsbane
133	** Durbe > Dumon
134	** Rei Shingetsu > Ray Shadows
135	** Fuma > Fender
136	** Daisuke Katagiri > Devon Knox
137	** Mamoru Jinguiji > Carlyle Chesterton
138	** Chitaro Ariga > Art Stanley
139	** Aika Hanazoe > Lotus Hanazoe
140	** Mizael > Mizar
141	** Merag > Marin
142	** Nasch > Nash
143	** Umimi Habara > Brook Walker
144	** Tobio Habara > Mayday Walker
145	** No. 96: Black Mist > Number 96: Dark Mist (often shortened to Number 96 in both versions.)
146	** Semimaru > Erazor
147	** Kurage > Chironex
148	** Mosquito Ninja > Scritch
149	** Terminology:
150	*** Baria Lapis > Baria Crystal
151	*** D-Gazer > Duel Gazer
152	*** Legendary Number > Mythyrian Number
153	*** Bariarphose > Barian Battlemorph
154	*** Xyz Change > Xyz Evolution
155	*** Fake Number > Barian Number
156	* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'':
157	** Yuzu Hiragi > Zuzu Boyle
158	** In a weird variation, while Yuto, Yugo, Yuri, and Z-ARC maintain their names, the onscreen spelling has changed to match how they sound, as opposed to [[{{Engrish}} Ute, Hugo, Joeri and Zarc]]
159	** Serena > Celina
160	** Ruri Kurosaki > Lulu Obsidian (Justified, as WordOfSaintPaul claimed that every attempt to say the name without an accent resulted in a lot of {{Corpsing}})
161	** Noboru Gongenzaka > Gong Strong
162	** Shingo Sawatari > Sylvio Sawatari
163	** Reiji Akaba > Declan Akaba (the surname is now pronounced acker-bar, rather than ack-harbour)
164	** Syun Kurosaki > Shay Obsidian
165	** Himika Akaba > Henrietta Akaba
166	** Layra Akaba > Riley Akaba
167	** Hikage and Tsukikage Fuma > Sun Shadow and Moon Shadow
168	** Mr. Sawatari receives the forename “Furio”
169	** Syuzo Hiragi > Skip Boyle
170	** Futoshi, Tatsuya and Aya > Frederick, Tate and Allie
171	** Nakajima > Claude
172	** Hokuto Shijima > [[PunnyName Dipper O’Rion]]
173	** Masumi Kotsu > Julia Krystal
174	** Yaiba Todo > Kit Blade
175	** Michio Mokota > Reed Pepper
176	** Mieru Hogun > Aura Sentia
177	** Isao Kachidoki > Iggy Arlo
178	** Yuu Sakuragi > Kev Ravenwood
179	** Makoto Takeda and Ken Umesugi > Taka and Nagi
180	** Teppei Tairyobata > Trout Walker
181	** Captain Solo > Captain Cutter
182	** Duel Chaser 227 > Officer 227
183	** Melissa Clare > Melissa Trail
184	** Tanner > Tarren
185	** Gallagher > Lucas Swank
186	** Tony Zomboni > Tony Simmons
187	** Sayaka Sasayama > Saya Sasayama
188	** Strong Ishijima > The Sledgehammer
189	** Eita Kyuando > Pierre L’Supérieure
190	** Gen Ankokuji > Grizzlepike Jones
191	** All characters from past series retain their name changes.
192	** Leo Duel School > The Leo Institute of Duelling.
193	** Academia and City are changed to the names of the equivalent locations in their original series (Duel Academy and New Domino City)
194	** Solid Vision > [[FunWithAcronyms Augmented Reality Combat]]
195	* ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': While most characters have their name intact in the dub, there are some who got their name changed:
196	** Aoi Zaizen - Skye Zaizen. Her Blue Girl avatar is called Blue Gal
197	** Shoichi Kusanagi - Cal Kolter
198	** Jin Kusanagi - Jin Kolter
199	** Takeru Homura - Theodore Hamilton
200	** Emma's OnlineAlias went from Ghost Girl to Ghost Gal
201	** Go Onizuka - George Gore/The Gore
202	** Kenjo Dojun - Kenneth Drayden. His alias went from Blood Shepherd to The Shepard
203	** Revolver - Varis
204	** Kyouko Taki - Clarissa Turner.
205	** Haru - Harlin
206	** Charisma Duelists - Celebrity Duelists
207	* ''Anime/YuGiOhSevens'':
208	** Goha Corporation - Goha Enterprises
209	** Gakuto Sougetsu - Gavin Sogetsu
210	** Romin Kirishima - Romin Kassidy
211	** Tatsuhisa Kamijo - Lucidien Kallister (though in both languages, he keeps his nickname Luke)
212	** Ranze and Rinnosuke Nanahoshi = Rino and Rayne
213	** Roa Kirishima - Roa Kassidy
214	** Getta Taira - Tyler Getz
215	** Omaeno Ushiro - Toombs
216	** Mimi Atachi - Mimi Imimi
217	** Yoshio Atachi - Yosh Imimi
218	** Sebastian - Seatbastian
219	** Galient Tazaki - Galian Townsend
220	** Jango Arisugawa - Janko Entant
221	** Bakuro Shinjitsu - Scoop Pitman
222	** Arata Arai - Buff Grimes
223	** Menzaburo Oomori - Saburaman
224	** Kan Hakubutsu - Professor Digs
225	** Nanami Maguro - Skipjack

Context DubNameChange / YuGiOh