Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Main Character Index
Main Characters | Friends in Heartland | Tsukumo Household | Tron Family | Dr. Faker Faction | Numbers Duelists | Barian World | Astral World | Other | Manga Only | Cards
Main Characters | Friends in Heartland | Tsukumo Household | Tron Family | Dr. Faker Faction | Numbers Duelists | Barian World | Astral World | Other | Manga Only | Cards
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Luna
Luna is a mysterious Numbers Hunter who opposes Dr. Faker and has the ability to negate Kaito's photon abilities. She uses a Moon-themed deck and was the former owner of No. 47: Nightmare Shark before she gave it to Ryoga.
- Defector from Decadence: She used to work for Dr. Faker.
- Hunter of Monsters: Like Kaito, she's also a Number Hunter.
- Lunacy: Her monsters are moon-themed, except for Kachi Kochi Dragon, her Xyz Monster.
- Mysterious Waif: Luna is a mysterious young woman with ties to Dr. Faker who gives Shark a new Number.
- No Man Should Have This Power: Her goal is to destroy the Numbers cards, under the belief that their mere existence as cards of great power leads to people fighting over them, and thus, they should not exist. Whether they can be used for good or evil does not matter to her, as their presence simply causes conflict regardless.
- Older Than They Look: She's around the same age as Kaito, but looks younger.
- Power Nullifier: Her pendant can nullify Kaito's abilities.
Dr. Faker's Number Hunters
Captain Corn
One of three people experimented on by Dr. Faker, Captain Corn once sailed the seven seas as a piece of corn a pirate dropped in his past life. Now he serves as one of Dr. Faker's Numbers Hunters and works as an entertainer at the Heartland Fairgrounds. He owned No. 50: Black Corn.
- Artificial Human: He's a kernel of corn given human form.
- Anthropomorphic Food: He is a humanoid corn kernel.
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: Imagine a pirate made of corn.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Explodes into popcorn upon defeat and is eaten by Yuma and friends.
- Put Down Your Gun and Step Away: Technically without a gun and omitting the "step away" part, but the trope is otherwise present: When Yuma manages to fight back against him and deal a heavy blow on his Life Points, he threatens to send the next roller coaster full of customers into the abyss with a nearby lever unless Yuma refrains from attacking him again. Luckily, Yuma's friends happen to be near the other lever that connects to it, and Cathy, with others' help, reverses the lever, which strikes him right between the legs and gives Yuma and Astral the time they need to mount the finishing attack.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Corn, obviously. He uses a Corn deck. Which leads us to Death by Irony.
Thunder Spark
An artificial human created from electrons, Thunder Spark served as one of Dr. Faker's Numbers Hunters. He, Captain Corn & Princess Cologne served as Guardians of the Theme Park. He used No. 91: Thunder Spark Dragon in his riding duels.
- Artificial Human: He is made of electrons.
- Badass Family: His archetype (Hunder) is comprised of a father, a mother, a son and a daughter.
- Cool Bike: His Speed Loader Theme Park attraction.
- Harmful to Touch: Due to his power, nobody could touch him without being slightly electrocuted.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: Being made of electrons, it is difficult for him to make friends since he can't touch anyone without electrocuting them.
- No Mouth: Thunder Spark doesn't have a mouth.
- Our Homunculi Are Different: Thunder Spark is an artificial life-form created from electrons.
Princess Cologne
Cologne was once the favorite doll of a rich girl. However, as children are wont to do, she became forgotten the moment the child got a new toy. Dr. Faker picked her up and experimented on her, giving her life. Since then she has guarded Heartland City's theme park along with her two partners. Adopted by Yuma in the end. She uses a Doll Monster deck and was the holder of No. 22: Fran Ken.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The three reasons why she duels with Yuma: because she's a Numbers Hunter, because Dr. Faker ordered so, and because Kotori and Cathy stole her clothes.
- Creepy Doll: At first.
- Living Toy: Courtesy of Grandpa Demetto who is a Shout-Out to Pinocchio.
- Elegant Gothic Lolita: Her dress fits.
- Gray Rain of Depression: After she was thrown away.
- Heel–Face Turn: Was originally an antagonist but after being defeated, she became friends with Yuma.
- Parental Abandonment: Technically. Cathy "abandoned" her when she got a new doll.
- Vengeful Abandoned Toy: She was "abandoned" and thrown away not long after her owner at the time got a new toy. After she was given life, she has harbored a grudge against her former owner, which persists even after Yuma adopts her, at one point outright claiming to prefer being in Yuma's residence over her former owner's rich household.
- Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Not her, but her Number monster is unable to attack female monsters. Yuma accidentally stumbles upon it when he summons his Gagaga Girl, which becomes instrumental to Yuma's victory.
Eviluder
The fourth Numbers Hunter sent to attack Yuma. His deck has a deep-space theme and owns No. 42: Starship Galaxy Tomahawk
- Busman's Vocabulary: His whole speech pattern is based on spaceships and military.
- Cool Starship: His deck, especially his ace, Number 42 Galaxy Tomahawk.
- Going Down with the Ship: Cruelly Invoked by his superior Kyoji before ending his life.
- Stone Wall: How his ace functions: Galaxy Tomahawk possesses no ATK, but has 3000 DEF, along with the ability to call in a deadly air strike.
- You Have Failed Me: Combined with Family-Unfriendly Death, Kyoji performs a penalty game on him after his loss: Kyoji's pet spider bites Eviluder's heart, killing him.
- Zerg Rush: His main strategy: summoning his Number, then calling upon 4 Battle Eagle Tokens with 2000 attack points each, annihilating the opponent in one turn.
Kyoji Yagumo
The fifth Numbers Hunter to appear to Yuma, Eviluder's commanding officer and also the commander of Dr. Faker's Numbers Hunter army. In the manga, he takes the place of IV for making Shark fall from grace; he tried to steal the deck of a renowned duelist and fails, except Shark takes the blame for him.
He owns No. 70: Deadly Sin, No. 21: Frozen Lady Justice, No. 14: Greedy Sarameya, No. 23: Spirit Knight of the Underworld - Lancelot, No. 35: Ravenous Tarantula, No. 84: Pain Gainer, and No. 77: The Seven Sins. Also he was the former owner of No. 28: Titanic Moth and No. 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon before giving it to Haruto and Kaito Tenjo respectively.
- Animal Motifs: Spiders.
- Arc Number: Kyoji has two numbers associated with him.
- 8, in companion to his Spiders theme. In addition to Number 70: Deadly Sin, which already had a permanent form, he was given eight other blank Numbers by E'Rah.
- There is also the Number 7, which all his numbers (except Numbers 23 and 95) are divisible by, and his two most iconic Numbers, Number 70 and 77, are tied to this number by representing the Seven Deadly Sins. Their names ("Deadly Sin" and "The Seven Sins") should be already enough of a giveaway. Each of the other seven Numbers that he was known to possess can also be linked to one of the Seven Deadly Sins through either their names or contextual cues around the way they took their permanent forms.
- Armor-Piercing Question: The lines during his duel against Heartland: "Did you tell Dr. Faker that Haruto would be cured if he did as you said? Or that you would take care of Haruto after he passed away?" Heartland, who has hitherto kept up an Affably Evil appearance, declares that Kyoji has known too much at this point to be kept alive.
- Broken Ace: It seems to be the case, as he tells Shark during their Duel that it was literally Hell that made him this way (turned him from a somewhat cheerful friend to a Straw Nihilist) . He told his friend, while trembling, that his beloved little brother, died by his own hand.
- Cain and Abel: Played With: Kyoji did his best to become the Dueling champion to get back with his beloved brother Yuji, from whom he was separated. He succeeds, but notices something unsettling about his brother, to discover finally that it was an impostor who killed the real Yuji to take his place and make money off of the Duel champion. Kyoji tried murdering him to avenge his brother, but couldn't go with it due to the unsettling similarity between the imposter and his brother. Then E'rah appeared...
- Dark and Troubled Past: His parents died in an airplane crash, causing him to be sent to an orphanage while his little brother Yuji was adopted. Wanting to see his brother again, he tried to become the Duel Champion. He succeeded but an incident he was responsible for led to his friend Shark's fall from grace. Still Kyoji managed to be reunited with his sibling, only to realize that something was wrong with his brother and when he confronted him about it, he learned that "Yuji" was an imposter who killed the real one, causing him to kill said imposter. Or, rather, he tried, but couldn't — until E'Rah influenced him into doing the deed successfully.
- Hope Is Scary: He tells Shark he will teach him how "Hope and Despair are two sides of the same coin: the more hope one has, the deeper their despair will be." considering what he once did, it's not hard to understand why he thinks that way.
- Judge, Jury, and Executioner: He acts this way during his duel against Heartland, in which he activates the field spell "Court Battle", whose manifestation effect basically places him as the plaintiff and bailiff, and his opponent as the defendant. It's also heavily implied that he has Heartland Killed Off for Real after Heartland loses to him.
- Lucky Seven: Nearly all of the Numbers he is known to have possessed (14, 21, 28, 35, 70, 77, and 84) are divisible by 7. The only exceptions are Numbers 23 and 95.
- The Magic Poker Equation: Averted like with power of ZEXAL: Usually, Number Cards are blank and take their definitive forms when the "victim" touches one, based on that person's secret desires, and takes over them, making their desires uncontrollable. For Kyoji, it is different: the Numbers he possess are all blank, and only take form whenever he summons them during a duel, and their effects become just what he needs in order to get out of a tight spot. According to him, it is because his one and only desire is "a wish as insubstantial as a single spider's web drifting on the wind". See Straw Nihilist below for more info.
- Mythology Gag:
- Kyoji's name is similar to Kouji Nagumo from the first anime series. Both characters also have a spider motif.
- He also used a penalty game called Mind Crush on Eviluder, although it was different from Yami Yugi's Mind Crush.
- Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: He is on the receiving end of one of these after discovering that an imposter murdered his brother Yuji and stole his identity. Kyoji attempts to strangle the imposter, but cannot bring himself to do so because of the imposter's resemblance to Yuji. Subverted once E'Rah possesses him and influences him to do the deed successfully.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Although they are not siblings, he is the Light to Shark's shadow.
- Start of Darkness: His occurs once he realizes that his brother Yuji is actually an imposter who murdered the real Yuji and assumed his identity to get rich off of Kyoji's success as a professional duelist. Angered by this, he attempts to strangle the imposter, but found himself unable to do so because of that character's resemblance to Yuji. Kyoji's turmoil enables E'Rah to possess him, enabling to kill the imposter without hesitation. He then develops the desire to destroy the world, believing that there is no value to its existence without Yuji in it.
- Straw Nihilist: Kyoji's true colors are revealed to Mr. Heartland at the end of their duel. He knows all about Mr. Heartland's heinous crimes, but he considers the true sin committed by Heartland stopping the attacks on the Astral World to protect Earth, which will be destroyed in the process. According to him, the world deserves destruction, and existence is meaningless.
- Unhand Them, Villain!: In Rank 26, when Yuma asks him to let Haruto go while they're both standing at the top of a tall building. You get no points for guessing what he does next (though he does give the mercy of holding Haruto up by a thread rather than outright dropping him).
- Wham Line: Right after he activates the "Court Battle" field spell card, he declares that he would expose his opponent's many sins."Nervous? Would you like to call Dr. Faker as a witness? *laughs after a moment of his opponent being unable to counter* But you can't. Because Dr. Faker is dead."
Hishakaku
Another Numbers Hunter in service to Kyoji. Owns No. 72: Line Monster Chariot's Rook.
- Meaningful Name: "Hisha" is the Japanese "rook" piece of Shogi while "Kaku" is "bishop", reflecting Hishakaku's appreciation for Shōgi.
- Taking You with Me: After being defeated by Kaito, Hishakaku activates a bomb that causes the arena they were dueling on to explode.
Shadow
The Third Numbers Hunter that serves Kyoji Yagumo. Was the holder of No. 13: Cain's Devil, No. 31: Abel's Devil, and No. 48: Shadow Lich.
- Cain and Abel: His numbers are named after them.
- Grim Reaper: Shadow Lich's appearance.
- I Let You Win: Lost to both Kaito and Shark on purpose.
- Sinister Scythe: Shadow Lich has one.
Others
Yuji Yagumo
The younger brother of Kyoji Yagumo.
- Parental Abandonment: His parents were killed in a plane crash. But while his older brother got sent to an orphanage, Yuji was adopted by another family who abandoned him after losing all their money.
- Posthumous Character: He was dead before the story began.
Yuji Yagumo's imposter
The leader of a group of orphans who took in Yuji Yagumo, and later killed him to steal his identity.
- A Sinister Clue: Inverted. The real Yuji is left-handed, while this character is right-handed. This is what causes Kyoji to realize that he is not the real Yuji.
- Asshole Victim: After Kyoji is possessed by E'Rah, the first thing he does is kill this character. Given that this character killed Yuji and assumed his identity to get rich off of Kyoji's success, it's unlikely that readers felt much sympathy for him.
- Gold Digger: Once he realized that Yuji was Kyoji's brother, he killed the former to impersonate him and take advantage of the latter's success as a professional duelist.
- Kill and Replace: He murdered Yuji so he could steal his identity to get close to Kyoji.
- No Name Given: While he impersonates Yuji, his actual name is never revealed.
- Posthumous Character: Kyoji kills him before the story begins.
- Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: Once Kyoji discovers that he strangled Yuji, he attempts to do the same to this character. This character repeated Yuji's last words ("Help me, big bro.") in the process, causing Kyoji to falter, unable to finish the act due to the character's resemblance to Yuji. Averted once E'Rah possesses Kyoji, however, as the latter immediately kills this character without hesitation.
- Small Role, Big Impact: His overall role in the story is small, but his actions triggered Kyoji's Start of Darkness and desire to destroy the world.
- Throwing the Fight: He tries to convince Kyoji to lose an upcoming duel on purpose, as he bet money on that outcome.
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: He was about Yuji's age...and killed him to get his hands on Kyoji's money. He even had connections to underground duel bet rings in the process.
- Walking Spoiler: Knowing anything about him spoils Kyoji's backstory and his motivations for wanting to destroy the world.
E'Rah
The Goddess of Despair and the one behind Kyoji Yagumo's actions in the Numbers War.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: To Tragoedia. Both are threats original to their respective manga, but while Tragoedia's origins lie in Ancient Egypt, and thus the background of the original series, E'Rah is an original threat specific to ZEXAL's lore. Tragoedia's motives were simply to cause chaos due to his sadism, and he admitted to having no grand scheme or end-goal in mind once he regained all of his power. E'Rah's motives rely entirely on destroying hope and light, with the intended goal of destroying the Astral World ala Don Thousand. Finally, E'Rah was introduced near the tail-end of the manga, while Tragoedia was established as the threat from the second volume onwards.
- The Corrupter: This is her role as a Hope Crusher. Her corruption of Kyoji causes him to kill his imposter younger brother and become a Straw Nihilist.
- She also corrupted Dr. Faker, albeit more indirectly, by marking Haruto with a curse that leaves him fragile since birth, resulting in Dr. Faker resorting to drastic measures, culminating his waging attacks on the Astral world, in his desperate attempts to cure Haruto.
- Death-Activated Superpower: Her monsters, that is - Strain Nuke and Strain Bomb only activate their effects if they're themselves destroyed. They then become parasites on Xyz monsters, spawning E'Rah monsters.
- Distaff Counterpart: To Don Thousand, being the enemy Astral was sent to defeat in their respective continuity.
- Evil Counterpart: Some of her cards allows her to summon E'Rah monsters, dark counterparts of her opponents' monsters.
- Generic Doomsday Villain: At the end of the day, she's basically motivated by her being darkness out to destroy hope and light, having no real quirks to speak of and being defined more as a final threat as Kyoji began losing the duel against Yuma and his Power Trio.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Of the ZEXAL manga.
- Hope Crusher: She is stated to be able to scent hope and then crush it.
- Physical God: She's one of Despair, contrasting against Hope.
- The Woman Behind the Man: Once again, to Kyoji. She's the one who gave him his numbers and abilities.
