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* ShoutOut: To Celty Sturluson from LightNovel/{{Durarara}}
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* ShoutOut: To Celty Sturluson from LightNovel/{{Durarara}}
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* BikerBabe: Her clothing suggests that she probably specializes in Riding Duels.
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* SoreLoser: When she loses to Gomi. Taken UpToEleven in Chapter 13 when she teams up with Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in a plot to outright ''murder'' their Shadowchaser rivals after their losses.
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* SoreLoser: When she loses to Gomi. Taken UpToEleven in In Chapter 13 when 13, she teams up with Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in a plot to outright ''murder'' their Shadowchaser rivals after their losses.
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* NotSoDifferent: Neither she nor Ace make that claim, but the narration does, and it's obvious, especially in regards to their hair-trigger tempers. And it's enough to make them fierce rivals nearly on sight.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: She uses a Dragon Deck, but with a twist: Most of her Dragons are based on Oriental dragons rather than western ones, belonging to an odd archetype called Orochi Dragons.
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* AnnoyingLaugh: Even ''reading the text'' makes him sound annoying.
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* {{Lolicon}}: If his amused reaction to his Harpie Hatching Season card is to be believed (as the card summons nude Harpie hatchlings covered in some kind of fluid) much to Bruno, Ace and Kyon's disgust.
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* SummoningMagic: He can summon Duel Spirits via alchemy, but not all are competent.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: He looks human on the surface (somewhat odd, but still human) but his duel with Maddie hints it may be a disguise. She briefly sees something monstrous when she looks at him, suggesting his appearance on the surface may not be what it seems.
* AffablyEvil: While it's still too early to call him "evil", he is nonetheless polite to Maddie when they first meet and even after he defeats her in a duel.
* AffablyEvil: While it's still too early to call him "evil", he is nonetheless polite to Maddie when they first meet and even after he defeats her in a duel.
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* BornOfMagic: Given how he describes himself, he was created via alchemy by an infernal wizard researching plasomancy, a theoretical form of BloodMagic crossed with {{Necromancy}} via use of alchemy, making him something of a [[OurHomunculiAreDifferent homunculus]]
* HumanoidAbomination: He looks human on the surface (somewhat odd, but still human) but his duel with Maddie hints it may be a disguise. She briefly sees something monstrous when she looks at him, suggesting his appearance on the surface may not be what it seems.
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** DireBeast: Ishara the Moon Eater, two Synchro monsters based on a legend of a moon-devouring wolf, and...
** OlympusMons: [[spoiler: ...possibly the UrExample of this Trope, a monster with the Divine Attribute who can match [[PhysicalGod Obelisk the Tormentor]] in
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Sarah, although as it turns out, [[spoiler:she can be far meaner to him when ''his'' boss is angry.]]
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* DeadlyHug: Standard MO of a yuki-onna; they use seductive looks to lure a man into an embrace and then freeze them solid. (She claims this is an addiction. Hakata almost falls victim to it, but Zanth catches her in the act.)
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* BetrayalInsurance: [[spoiler: ''She'' seems to be this, as it is eventually revealed Zanth's fiendish patron can override his control of her - and assert his - any time he desires should he mess up.]]
* DeadlyHug: Standard MO of a yuki-onna; they use seductive looks to lure a man into an embrace and then freeze them solid. (She claims this is an addiction. Hakata almost falls victim to it, but Zanth catches her in the act.)) [[spoiler:The GameFace seems to be optional.]]
* GameFace: [[spoiler:When her true yokai nature is shown, her eyes glow menacingly, her teeth become vampiric fangs, and her nails become claws. She also seems able to inspire supernatural terror in a victim this way.]]
* DeadlyHug: Standard MO of a yuki-onna; they use seductive looks to lure a man into an embrace and then freeze them solid. (She claims this is an addiction. Hakata almost falls victim to it, but Zanth catches her in the act.
* GameFace: [[spoiler:When her true yokai nature is shown, her eyes glow menacingly, her teeth become vampiric fangs, and her nails become claws. She also seems able to inspire supernatural terror in a victim this way.]]
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* AffablyEvil: She seems rather polite, often meek and shy; anyone who didn't know her true nature might not assume she was evil.
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* ManOfKyrptonite: Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck, seeing as Gomi's deck is composed of "regular" Sacreds.
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* ManOfKyrptonite: ManOfKryptonite: Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck, seeing as Gomi's deck is composed of "regular" Sacreds.
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* ShadowArchetype [=/=] EasternZodiac: His deck is a splinter group of the Sacreds based on the Eastern Zodiac, rather than the Western one. In contrast to "normal" Sacreds which are all Light but have a variety of Types, Zen-Sacreds, as they are called, are a variety of Attributes, but are all one Type, Psychic. Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck.
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* ManOfKyrptonite: Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck, seeing as Gomi's deck is composed of "regular" Sacreds.
* ShadowArchetype [=/=] EasternZodiac: His deck is a splinter group of the Sacreds based on the Eastern Zodiac, rather than the Western one. In contrast to "normal" Sacreds which are all Light but have a variety of Types, Zen-Sacreds, as they are called, are a variety of Attributes, but are all one Type, Psychic.Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck.
* ShadowArchetype [=/=] EasternZodiac: His deck is a splinter group of the Sacreds based on the Eastern Zodiac, rather than the Western one. In contrast to "normal" Sacreds which are all Light but have a variety of Types, Zen-Sacreds, as they are called, are a variety of Attributes, but are all one Type, Psychic.
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* TheAgentScully: While he studies cryptids, he does ''not'' believe in them, stating that much of his research goes towards debunking them. (He was actually kicked out of a resort near Loch Ness for speaking such opinions.)
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* TheAgentScully: AgentScully: While he studies cryptids, he does ''not'' believe in them, stating that much of his research goes towards debunking them. (He was actually kicked out of a resort near Loch Ness for speaking such opinions.)
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* OccultDetective: Subverted. He states that the job is rarely exciting and pays poorly, but does it out of passion. Most of his investigations are in backwoods towns putting on hoaxes to attract tourists.
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* Pint-SizedPowerhouse: Standing only a meter in height, he is still a champion duelist. He also claims to have broken a bully's jaw when he was a kid.
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** OlympusMons: The Xyz monsters in his deck are modeled after the Eight Immortals of China, but there seems to be nothing magical about these cards.
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!!Juarez Oscuro
Champion of Spain and paranormal investigator, he is Bruno's final opponent in the preliminary round.
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* Pint-SizedPowerhouse: Standing only a meter in height, he is still a champion duelist. He also claims to have broken a bully's jaw when he was a kid.
!!Juarez Oscuro
Champion of Spain and paranormal investigator, he is Bruno's final opponent in the preliminary round.
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* Pint-SizedPowerhouse: Standing only a meter in height, he is still a champion duelist. He also claims to have broken a bully's jaw when he was a kid.
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* {{Homage}}: His attitude and syntax has a ''lot'' in common with that of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}; he even calls himself "the main man". ([[WordOfGod 7th Librarian]] admits this was intentional.)
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Introduced in ''Tournament of Shadows'', these are fifty professional duelists sponsored by Lessiux Media Unlimited, and make up half of the contestants in the second Duelist Kingdom Tournament. They seem to come from all walks of life, and other than their profession and affiliation with Lessiux, have very little in common. Note that Kyon Rokudai is a member of this group, but he is included in the [[Characters/ShadowchasersNonShadowchaserProtagonistsAndAllies Non-Shadowchaser Protagonists and Allies]] character page.
!!Insector Hakata
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* AscendedExtra: Sort of. He was first mentioned in the first episode of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' as one of Mukuro Enjo's former opponents, and never made an actual appearance in the series.
* BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=]{{Sentai}}: Uses an Inzektor Deck.
* {{Muggle}}: Clearly, the only reason he's in the tournament is to have a shot at Ember (see UnknownRival, below). When Bruno mentions that [=McGuiness=] is a satyr, it's obvious he's blind to the existence of Shadows.
* OCStandIn: Considering the only canon information about him is just a name and that he lost to Mukuro Enjo.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Ember's duel with him takes place in the same area where Yugi first defeated Insector Haga back in the original Duelist Kingdom tournament. Ember is even quick to notice the symbolism of the place. Like Haga before him, Hakata uses Insects (though a great deal stronger than Haga's) and loses in an all-or-nothing duel against Ember in the first duel of the tournament.
* SoreLoser: And ''how''. In Chapter 13, he, Serket and [=McGuinness=] devise a plot that would involve kidnapping and murdering Ember, Gomi and Bruno just because they handed them losses that resulted in their elimination.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmugSnake: He scoffs at Ember's victory over Mukuro Enjo when they first meet, thinking that Enjo must have let himself go. He later eats those words when the tournament starts.
* TakeThat: In many ways, he is intended to be a strike against the Inzektor archetype, a broken strategy that dominated the game during the March 2012 format (which is what is used in the fic). In Hakata's defense, his deck, while somewhat broken, is not as much so as most real players who used such a deck, and he shows much more creativity.
-->'''Gomi''' (after Hakata's Inzektors gain the upper hand on Ember with their effects): A loop-destruction combo combined with a swarming combo… It seems sportsmanship in this game died when Pegasus did…
* TerribleTrio: With Serket and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* UnknownRival: To Ember, Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, and anyone else who has beaten Mukuro Enjo, if there is any. He feels that in order to be successful he has to defeat everyone who defeated the duelist who defeated ''him''.
!!Deanu
A mysterious member of the Blue Knights who might be the most powerful member, she seems to be working for the same strange entity as Zanth and Xander. (Zanth does not like her much, however.) She was only seen briefly, fighting off some trespassing members of a cult who tried to disrupt the tournament.
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* GaiasVengeance: Exactly how her deck works is unclear, but this seems to be the theme. She is seen using an ''incredibly'' powerful Synchro Monster named Kiganjou which takes the form of a titanic elemental; it has 2,900 base ATK, plus 200 for every non-Tuner used to summon it (and she summons it by Tuning ''five'' monsters).
* RedBaron: "The Force of Nature"
!!'Dinosaur' Hakozaki
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* AscendedExtra: Same as the deal with Hakata.
* GenreSavvy: At least compared to his anime counterpart, he is, as Nichole notes. He's far more careful in making his moves than Ryuzaki ''ever'' was. Best example: Nichole has a Monster with zero ATK, but it's not a legit target so long she has as three other Monsters - one of which is Amazoness Swords Woman - in play. He has a Monster with five-thousand ATK, and has drawn Forbidden Chalice. Most players would use the Spell on the Monster with zero ATK to nullify its effect and make it vulnerable, but he's smart enough to consider her set card, and wait until she triggers it. [[spoiler: (A smart choice, because it turns out to be Staunch Defender, which she planned to use to draw his attack to Swords Woman, causing him to lose if he had taken the obvious choice.)]]
* OCStandIn: For the same reasons as Hakata.
* StraightMan: To Hakata. (In fact, while Hakata has a lot in common with his counterpart in the original anime, Hakozaki has very little in common with his.)
!!Pirates Keith
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* AscendedExtra: Same as the deal with Hakata and Hakozaki.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Even ''reading the text'' makes him sound annoying.
* BerserkButton: He gets serious quickly when Leroy mentions his loss to Jack Atlas, something he clearly did ''not'' take well. (Especially as he was one of two duelists who won against Mukuro Enjo before Atlas did).
* {{Homage}}: His attitude and syntax has a ''lot'' in common with that of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}; he even calls himself "the main man". ([[WordOfGod 7th Librarian]] admits this was intentional.)
* LargeHam: Even when he ''isn't'' dueling. (And he hasn't done so in-story yet.)
* OCStandIn: Same reasons as Hakata and Hakozaki.
* PetTheDog: Despite his overall cocky and slightly condescending attitude, he does show some sincere sympathy for Leroy's GameBreakingInjury effectively disqualifying him from the tournament.
* TheRival: He seems to know Leroy from somewhere, and they do ''not'' like each other.
!!Serket
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Pro League Duelist]]: Oh so very much. She's more interested in boosting her career by defeating Jalal than winning the money for charity.
* BerserkButton: Being compared to Cleopatra (who, contrary to media portrayals, was not beautiful at all, but ugly, not to mention being a gold digger. Gomi sarcastically calls her out on this, pointing out that her skimpy costume isn't very historically accurate either. She doesn't seem to care.)
* TheFightingNarcissist: Very much so. Bruno calls her a "sore winner" after the way she gloats after defeating Baba Yaga. She also acts this way after she defeats Douglas, not to mention [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mocking his kilt.]]
* {{Muggle}}: Much like Hakata, she can't perceive Shadows at all; while she knows that the Shadowchasers are important enough that defeating their leader would be a great boost for her reputation, she's unclear on their purpose.
* {{Mummy}}: The general theme of her deck.
* OneHitKill: Her deck has this sort of strategy (and is described as "brutal") that involves her using 2 Endless Decays with 4000 or more ATK in order to eliminate all of her opponent's Life Points in one blow.
* OnlySaneWoman: Amongst the trio of her, Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* RedBaron: "Serket" is a stage name, and she certainly has that sort of reputation in the Pro League.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Endless Decay
* SoreLoser: When she loses to Gomi. Taken UpToEleven in Chapter 13 when she teams up with Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in a plot to outright ''murder'' their Shadowchaser rivals after their losses.
* StreisandEffect: InUniverse reference. After Gomi chastises her for swearing in live television (see below), she replies by asking him if he really thinks that putting a TY-MA rating on a show would actually prevent kids from watching it when it actually does the opposite instead (which Gomi reluctantly agrees with).
* SquashMatch: Her duel with Baba Yaga was like this, sort of. Baba Yaga didn't exactly seem helpless, but the point was to prove that reports of how lethal Serket's strategy was were clearly ''not'' lies or exaggerations.
* {{Stripperific}}: Her costume. Very revealing, with an Egyptian theme.
* TerribleTrio: With Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: She does this after Gomi gets her mad enough during their duel and after she summons The Minion of Set.
-->'''Serket''': You make me angry... then I show what a real bitch I am!
* TimeForPlanB: Her back-up plan, in case her OTK strategy fails, is to [[spoiler: summon a [[FusionDance Fusion Monster]] called The Minion of Set, summoned by Fusing two Endless Decays. Its scores are both equal to her starting LP of 8,000 minus the amount she has when it is summoned.]]
!!Jill Chambers
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* BikerBabe: Her clothing suggests that she probably specializes in Riding Duels.
* HeadlessHorseman[=/=]LosingYourHead: She's a dullahan. Her helmet conceals the fact that she has no head, and she uses a cellular phone to speak. (Note that she seemed a little offended when actually compared to the Headless Horseman.)
* [[HotWitch Hot Witches:]] Uses a Fortune Lady Deck.
* TheFairFolk: But [[DarkIsNotEvil friendlier than most.]]
* ShoutOut: To Celty Sturluson from LightNovel/{{Durarara}}
!!Leslie [=McGuinness=]
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* TheAlcoholic: He ''is'' a satyr...
* BigBadassBirdOfPrey[=/=]BlowYouAway: Uses a Harpie Deck
* TheHedonist: Again, something his species is known for, unfortunately.
* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: His ace card is [[spoiler: Harpie Empress, an Xyz Monster that depicts Kujaku Mai as a Harpie. ''He'' thinks she would be flattered by this, but everyone else disagrees.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Too many reasons to list.
* {{Lolicon}}: If his amused reaction to his Harpie Hatching Season card is to be believed (as the card summons nude Harpie hatchlings covered in some kind of fluid) much to Bruno, Ace and Kyon's disgust.
* LoopholeAbuse: The tournament is supposed to be charity event. [[spoiler: However, [=McGuinness=] cleverly chooses his fraternity program as the charity so that his fraternity can keep the money and do whatever they want with it. (He doesn't get away with it, however, seeing as his fraternity likely won't be around much longer; he admits during the duel that its members have been using illegal drugs for months, completely forgeting that the duel is being televised.]]
* [[SevenDeadlySins Lust]]: Very much so, being a satyr and all. He even uses the original, uncensored Harpie Lady cards in his duels just so that he could enjoy staring at them whenever he duels.
* ReallyGetsAround: Starting to see a trend here? He's even starred in a few X-rated movies, apparently.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Harpie Empress
* SoreLoser: After losing to Bruno. In Chapter 13, he even teams up with Hakata and Serket in a attempted murder plot against their Shadowchaser rivals.
* TerribleTrio: With Hakata and Serket in Chapter 13. (Unfortunately for them, he pretty much turns them into a GoldfishPoopGang.)
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Inverted. In this case, he learns that such actions tend to have consequences.
!!Nikolov Chariot
A Russian duelist and Kenshin's first opponent.
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Pro League Duelist]]: Not as much as Serket, however.
* TheCasanova: According to Pirates Keith.
* CulturedBadass
* GracefulLoser: Despite his arrogant personality towards Kenshin during their duel, he accepts his loss to her, even wishing her good luck in the rest of the tournament and saying he'll be cheering for her in the audience.
* GreenThumb [=/=] RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Uses a Plant/Royalty Deck.
!!Zanth
A dark elf who seems to be interested in Ember (and Jetta the Bronze-Hearted) for some plan. Quite likely, he is up to no-good.
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* AnIcePerson: His deck focuses on ice-themed monsters and ones that use Ice Counters.
* BerserkButton: And very easy to press. It's all Sarah can do to keep him from flying into rage.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: All we know about his plan (which is a "contingency plan" in case another one fails) is that it involves a "device" which he needs Jetta for. Using Ember as a hostage to lure Jetta into a trap has been suggested as a means to do it. He also mentions that he is working for someone, but just who is not known. He later says that this unnamed employer is insistent that he ''prevent'' any casualties among tournament contestants.
* MeanBoss: Towards Sarah
!!Sarah
An associate of Zanth who seems to be his secretary (at least that's what Xander calls her).
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* AnIcePerson: She is a yuki-onna, a powerful undead spirit with powers over ice and cold, presumably becoming one after Zanth summoned her.
* DeadlyHug: Standard MO of a yuki-onna; they use seductive looks to lure a man into an embrace and then freeze them solid. (She claims this is an addiction. Hakata almost falls victim to it, but Zanth catches her in the act.)
* {{Familiar}}: Described as a "dark familiar", to Zanth. Given the background given, this type of familiar is clearly very different than standard ones like Sorsha.
* LeonineContract: Probably one with the ''worst'' conditions ever. She gets rescued from Hell after her soul is damned (for whatever reason, it isn't clear, but there's no evidence it was undeserved) and in return, she pretty much has to do whatever Zanth wants. He reminded her once that he could send her back at any time if it doesn't work out; not the sort of agreement you want to mess up.
* NoNameGiven: "Sarah" is simply a name that Zanth gave her. It isn't known what her real name is.
* RestrainingBolt: After she almost kills Hakata (which she was clearly told ''not'' to do), Zanth shackles her hands together with chains that apparently serve this purpose before he yells at her. (These appear to be the same restraints that devils use on damned souls in Hell; at least she remembers them as such.)
* SexySecretary: This is what Xander calls her. (In truth, as far as Zanth is concerned, she's an infernal familiar, a special type of familiar that's stronger that the average type.) Sexy, most definitely.
!!Xander Garren
An associate of Zanth. He appears to be human, and works for the same employer as Zanth.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: He looks human on the surface (somewhat odd, but still human) but his duel with Maddie hints it may be a disguise. She briefly sees something monstrous when she looks at him, suggesting his appearance on the surface may not be what it seems.
* AffablyEvil: While it's still too early to call him "evil", he is nonetheless polite to Maddie when they first meet and even after he defeats her in a duel.
* StraightMan: To Zanth. He believes that the "contigency plan" is an obsession, and that the chances of capturing Jetta alive are slim, insisting that they focus on the actual plan. (Which remains unknown, but apparently involves competing in the Tournament).
!!Xiaomu Lei-Fang
A regional champion from Hong Kong, she is Ace's first opponent in the tournament.
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* AnimeChineseGirl: More or less.
* BraidsOfAction
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: She uses a Dragon Deck, but with a twist: Most of her Dragons are based on Oriental dragons rather than western ones, belonging to an odd archetype called Orochi Dragons.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: A ''very'' potent in-universe example. A large part of her strategy uses the F.G.D., not just the OCG/TCG version, but the Ritual Monster version used by the Big Five, summoning ''both at once'' (using Dragon's Mirror after making the Ritual Summon). If this trick works, the Ritual version can destroy every card on her opponent's field, letting the Fusion version make a direct attack (which the Ritual version cannot, due to its drawback.)
* GenkiGirl: Seriously. If she were Japanese, it would be a ''very'' literal case.
* {{Muggle}}: Not only does she seem ignorant of the existence of Shadows, she doesn't seem to have ever heard of the Shadowchasers at all, and goes so far as to accuse Ace of belonging to some [[BrotherhoodOfEvil evil organization]] simply because of the name.
* NotSoDifferent: Neither she nor Ace make that claim, but the narration does, and it's obvious, especially in regards to their hair-trigger tempers. And it's enough to make them fierce rivals nearly on sight.
!!Nie Junlong
A Chinese astronaut turned duelist. His deck is never seen, because he is eliminated very early.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: He sprays his opponents with nitrous oxide, making them woozy and unable to duel properly. The tournament security immediately figures out what he is doing and disqualifies him on the spot.
!!CARDTECH =/= [[spoiler: Johanna Jonsdottir]]
An advanced robot and dueling AI.
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* CombatTentacles
* [[spoiler:CutLexLuthorACheck: Not only is it a subversion of the Trope, Johanna pretty much explains ''why'' the Trope is so unrealistic.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Claustrophobia}}: Inverted. Johanna has the opposite, agoraphobia, and is afraid to leave her house, requiring her to duel via remote control.]]
* FantasticRacism: Has a very low opinion on humans.
* FunWithAcronyms: CARDTECH stands for [[spoiler:Clever Allower for Recreational Dueling Through Electronic Controls from Home.]]
* HairTriggerTemper
* KillSat: Uses a Satellite Cannon deck.
* MachineMonotone: However, while its voice is synthesized, it still displays a lot of emotion.
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheCurtain: The robot is really controlled by a scientist named Johanna Jonsdottir, who has severe agoraphobia.]]
* [[spoiler:RobotMaster: Johanna originally built CARDTECH for battling robot competitions like ''Series/BattleBots'', but the cost of maintaining, fueling, and transporting it made using it for such purposes unfeasible. Her whole reason for competing in a charity tournament is to gain publicity for it and hopefully spurn interest in someone who can use it.]]
* ShoutOut: The others comment in their minds that it looks like the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Metagross.
!!Tohru
A member of a powerful and ancient race called the reigar and presumably a pro from South Korea, Tohru and Gomi have known each other since Gomi arrested him for some rather serious crimes which Tohru got little more than a slap on the wrist for. The two seem to be rivals in every sense of the word.
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* AffablyEvil: He's a horrible man, but he seems very polite most of the time, never losing his temper.
* AttentionWhore: His whole species is like this. His bizarre clothing, tattoos, and [[LightIsNotGood shining aura of light surrounding him]] that seems to change color with his moods keeps him in the center of attention, which is how he likes it. He even goes so far as to choose the Make-a-Wish Foundation for his charity, knowing such an easily recognizable organization will draw attention to him.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason Tohru holds a grudge against Gomi is because he took offense at being called a "predator" and "pedophile" (even though he never denied it). His ego just wouldn't allow such things to be said about him in public, even though it was the truth.
* KarmaHoudini: In this case it's an in-story example that happened in the past. His crimes were ''very'' serious: multiple counts of statutory rape, providing alcohol to minors, and possession of child pornography (all involving the same three victims). However, his lawyer, who Gomi described as [[AmoralAttorney "the best lawyer and worst human being in Seoul"]] got him off with no prison time, without even having to register as a sex offender. (The biggest irony is, the lawyer has since been disbarred for legal malpractice for an unrelated case, but Tohru remains virtually unpunished for his crimes.)
* MadArtist: His whole species is like this, seeing the whole universe as their canvas. Most are decent folk, who improve landscapes, create new forms of life, and even alter their own bodies to create art.
* ShadowArchetype [=/=] EasternZodiac: His deck is a splinter group of the Sacreds based on the Eastern Zodiac, rather than the Western one. In contrast to "normal" Sacreds which are all Light but have a variety of Types, Zen-Sacreds, as they are called, are a variety of Attributes, but are all one Type, Psychic. Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck.
** OlympusMons: The Xyz monsters in his deck are modeled after the Eight Immortals of China, but there seems to be nothing magical about these cards.
!!Insector Hakata
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* AscendedExtra: Sort of. He was first mentioned in the first episode of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' as one of Mukuro Enjo's former opponents, and never made an actual appearance in the series.
* BigCreepyCrawlies[=/=]{{Sentai}}: Uses an Inzektor Deck.
* {{Muggle}}: Clearly, the only reason he's in the tournament is to have a shot at Ember (see UnknownRival, below). When Bruno mentions that [=McGuiness=] is a satyr, it's obvious he's blind to the existence of Shadows.
* OCStandIn: Considering the only canon information about him is just a name and that he lost to Mukuro Enjo.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Ember's duel with him takes place in the same area where Yugi first defeated Insector Haga back in the original Duelist Kingdom tournament. Ember is even quick to notice the symbolism of the place. Like Haga before him, Hakata uses Insects (though a great deal stronger than Haga's) and loses in an all-or-nothing duel against Ember in the first duel of the tournament.
* SoreLoser: And ''how''. In Chapter 13, he, Serket and [=McGuinness=] devise a plot that would involve kidnapping and murdering Ember, Gomi and Bruno just because they handed them losses that resulted in their elimination.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmugSnake: He scoffs at Ember's victory over Mukuro Enjo when they first meet, thinking that Enjo must have let himself go. He later eats those words when the tournament starts.
* TakeThat: In many ways, he is intended to be a strike against the Inzektor archetype, a broken strategy that dominated the game during the March 2012 format (which is what is used in the fic). In Hakata's defense, his deck, while somewhat broken, is not as much so as most real players who used such a deck, and he shows much more creativity.
-->'''Gomi''' (after Hakata's Inzektors gain the upper hand on Ember with their effects): A loop-destruction combo combined with a swarming combo… It seems sportsmanship in this game died when Pegasus did…
* TerribleTrio: With Serket and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* UnknownRival: To Ember, Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, and anyone else who has beaten Mukuro Enjo, if there is any. He feels that in order to be successful he has to defeat everyone who defeated the duelist who defeated ''him''.
!!Deanu
A mysterious member of the Blue Knights who might be the most powerful member, she seems to be working for the same strange entity as Zanth and Xander. (Zanth does not like her much, however.) She was only seen briefly, fighting off some trespassing members of a cult who tried to disrupt the tournament.
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* GaiasVengeance: Exactly how her deck works is unclear, but this seems to be the theme. She is seen using an ''incredibly'' powerful Synchro Monster named Kiganjou which takes the form of a titanic elemental; it has 2,900 base ATK, plus 200 for every non-Tuner used to summon it (and she summons it by Tuning ''five'' monsters).
* RedBaron: "The Force of Nature"
!!'Dinosaur' Hakozaki
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* AscendedExtra: Same as the deal with Hakata.
* GenreSavvy: At least compared to his anime counterpart, he is, as Nichole notes. He's far more careful in making his moves than Ryuzaki ''ever'' was. Best example: Nichole has a Monster with zero ATK, but it's not a legit target so long she has as three other Monsters - one of which is Amazoness Swords Woman - in play. He has a Monster with five-thousand ATK, and has drawn Forbidden Chalice. Most players would use the Spell on the Monster with zero ATK to nullify its effect and make it vulnerable, but he's smart enough to consider her set card, and wait until she triggers it. [[spoiler: (A smart choice, because it turns out to be Staunch Defender, which she planned to use to draw his attack to Swords Woman, causing him to lose if he had taken the obvious choice.)]]
* OCStandIn: For the same reasons as Hakata.
* StraightMan: To Hakata. (In fact, while Hakata has a lot in common with his counterpart in the original anime, Hakozaki has very little in common with his.)
!!Pirates Keith
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* AscendedExtra: Same as the deal with Hakata and Hakozaki.
* AnnoyingLaugh: Even ''reading the text'' makes him sound annoying.
* BerserkButton: He gets serious quickly when Leroy mentions his loss to Jack Atlas, something he clearly did ''not'' take well. (Especially as he was one of two duelists who won against Mukuro Enjo before Atlas did).
* {{Homage}}: His attitude and syntax has a ''lot'' in common with that of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}; he even calls himself "the main man". ([[WordOfGod 7th Librarian]] admits this was intentional.)
* LargeHam: Even when he ''isn't'' dueling. (And he hasn't done so in-story yet.)
* OCStandIn: Same reasons as Hakata and Hakozaki.
* PetTheDog: Despite his overall cocky and slightly condescending attitude, he does show some sincere sympathy for Leroy's GameBreakingInjury effectively disqualifying him from the tournament.
* TheRival: He seems to know Leroy from somewhere, and they do ''not'' like each other.
!!Serket
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Pro League Duelist]]: Oh so very much. She's more interested in boosting her career by defeating Jalal than winning the money for charity.
* BerserkButton: Being compared to Cleopatra (who, contrary to media portrayals, was not beautiful at all, but ugly, not to mention being a gold digger. Gomi sarcastically calls her out on this, pointing out that her skimpy costume isn't very historically accurate either. She doesn't seem to care.)
* TheFightingNarcissist: Very much so. Bruno calls her a "sore winner" after the way she gloats after defeating Baba Yaga. She also acts this way after she defeats Douglas, not to mention [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mocking his kilt.]]
* {{Muggle}}: Much like Hakata, she can't perceive Shadows at all; while she knows that the Shadowchasers are important enough that defeating their leader would be a great boost for her reputation, she's unclear on their purpose.
* {{Mummy}}: The general theme of her deck.
* OneHitKill: Her deck has this sort of strategy (and is described as "brutal") that involves her using 2 Endless Decays with 4000 or more ATK in order to eliminate all of her opponent's Life Points in one blow.
* OnlySaneWoman: Amongst the trio of her, Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* RedBaron: "Serket" is a stage name, and she certainly has that sort of reputation in the Pro League.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Endless Decay
* SoreLoser: When she loses to Gomi. Taken UpToEleven in Chapter 13 when she teams up with Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in a plot to outright ''murder'' their Shadowchaser rivals after their losses.
* StreisandEffect: InUniverse reference. After Gomi chastises her for swearing in live television (see below), she replies by asking him if he really thinks that putting a TY-MA rating on a show would actually prevent kids from watching it when it actually does the opposite instead (which Gomi reluctantly agrees with).
* SquashMatch: Her duel with Baba Yaga was like this, sort of. Baba Yaga didn't exactly seem helpless, but the point was to prove that reports of how lethal Serket's strategy was were clearly ''not'' lies or exaggerations.
* {{Stripperific}}: Her costume. Very revealing, with an Egyptian theme.
* TerribleTrio: With Hakata and [=McGuinness=] in Chapter 13.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: She does this after Gomi gets her mad enough during their duel and after she summons The Minion of Set.
-->'''Serket''': You make me angry... then I show what a real bitch I am!
* TimeForPlanB: Her back-up plan, in case her OTK strategy fails, is to [[spoiler: summon a [[FusionDance Fusion Monster]] called The Minion of Set, summoned by Fusing two Endless Decays. Its scores are both equal to her starting LP of 8,000 minus the amount she has when it is summoned.]]
!!Jill Chambers
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* BikerBabe: Her clothing suggests that she probably specializes in Riding Duels.
* HeadlessHorseman[=/=]LosingYourHead: She's a dullahan. Her helmet conceals the fact that she has no head, and she uses a cellular phone to speak. (Note that she seemed a little offended when actually compared to the Headless Horseman.)
* [[HotWitch Hot Witches:]] Uses a Fortune Lady Deck.
* TheFairFolk: But [[DarkIsNotEvil friendlier than most.]]
* ShoutOut: To Celty Sturluson from LightNovel/{{Durarara}}
!!Leslie [=McGuinness=]
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* TheAlcoholic: He ''is'' a satyr...
* BigBadassBirdOfPrey[=/=]BlowYouAway: Uses a Harpie Deck
* TheHedonist: Again, something his species is known for, unfortunately.
* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: His ace card is [[spoiler: Harpie Empress, an Xyz Monster that depicts Kujaku Mai as a Harpie. ''He'' thinks she would be flattered by this, but everyone else disagrees.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Too many reasons to list.
* {{Lolicon}}: If his amused reaction to his Harpie Hatching Season card is to be believed (as the card summons nude Harpie hatchlings covered in some kind of fluid) much to Bruno, Ace and Kyon's disgust.
* LoopholeAbuse: The tournament is supposed to be charity event. [[spoiler: However, [=McGuinness=] cleverly chooses his fraternity program as the charity so that his fraternity can keep the money and do whatever they want with it. (He doesn't get away with it, however, seeing as his fraternity likely won't be around much longer; he admits during the duel that its members have been using illegal drugs for months, completely forgeting that the duel is being televised.]]
* [[SevenDeadlySins Lust]]: Very much so, being a satyr and all. He even uses the original, uncensored Harpie Lady cards in his duels just so that he could enjoy staring at them whenever he duels.
* ReallyGetsAround: Starting to see a trend here? He's even starred in a few X-rated movies, apparently.
* [[SignatureMove Signature Card]]: Harpie Empress
* SoreLoser: After losing to Bruno. In Chapter 13, he even teams up with Hakata and Serket in a attempted murder plot against their Shadowchaser rivals.
* TerribleTrio: With Hakata and Serket in Chapter 13. (Unfortunately for them, he pretty much turns them into a GoldfishPoopGang.)
* WackyFratboyHijinx: Inverted. In this case, he learns that such actions tend to have consequences.
!!Nikolov Chariot
A Russian duelist and Kenshin's first opponent.
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Pro League Duelist]]: Not as much as Serket, however.
* TheCasanova: According to Pirates Keith.
* CulturedBadass
* GracefulLoser: Despite his arrogant personality towards Kenshin during their duel, he accepts his loss to her, even wishing her good luck in the rest of the tournament and saying he'll be cheering for her in the audience.
* GreenThumb [=/=] RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Uses a Plant/Royalty Deck.
!!Zanth
A dark elf who seems to be interested in Ember (and Jetta the Bronze-Hearted) for some plan. Quite likely, he is up to no-good.
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* AnIcePerson: His deck focuses on ice-themed monsters and ones that use Ice Counters.
* BerserkButton: And very easy to press. It's all Sarah can do to keep him from flying into rage.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: All we know about his plan (which is a "contingency plan" in case another one fails) is that it involves a "device" which he needs Jetta for. Using Ember as a hostage to lure Jetta into a trap has been suggested as a means to do it. He also mentions that he is working for someone, but just who is not known. He later says that this unnamed employer is insistent that he ''prevent'' any casualties among tournament contestants.
* MeanBoss: Towards Sarah
!!Sarah
An associate of Zanth who seems to be his secretary (at least that's what Xander calls her).
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* AnIcePerson: She is a yuki-onna, a powerful undead spirit with powers over ice and cold, presumably becoming one after Zanth summoned her.
* DeadlyHug: Standard MO of a yuki-onna; they use seductive looks to lure a man into an embrace and then freeze them solid. (She claims this is an addiction. Hakata almost falls victim to it, but Zanth catches her in the act.)
* {{Familiar}}: Described as a "dark familiar", to Zanth. Given the background given, this type of familiar is clearly very different than standard ones like Sorsha.
* LeonineContract: Probably one with the ''worst'' conditions ever. She gets rescued from Hell after her soul is damned (for whatever reason, it isn't clear, but there's no evidence it was undeserved) and in return, she pretty much has to do whatever Zanth wants. He reminded her once that he could send her back at any time if it doesn't work out; not the sort of agreement you want to mess up.
* NoNameGiven: "Sarah" is simply a name that Zanth gave her. It isn't known what her real name is.
* RestrainingBolt: After she almost kills Hakata (which she was clearly told ''not'' to do), Zanth shackles her hands together with chains that apparently serve this purpose before he yells at her. (These appear to be the same restraints that devils use on damned souls in Hell; at least she remembers them as such.)
* SexySecretary: This is what Xander calls her. (In truth, as far as Zanth is concerned, she's an infernal familiar, a special type of familiar that's stronger that the average type.) Sexy, most definitely.
!!Xander Garren
An associate of Zanth. He appears to be human, and works for the same employer as Zanth.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: He looks human on the surface (somewhat odd, but still human) but his duel with Maddie hints it may be a disguise. She briefly sees something monstrous when she looks at him, suggesting his appearance on the surface may not be what it seems.
* AffablyEvil: While it's still too early to call him "evil", he is nonetheless polite to Maddie when they first meet and even after he defeats her in a duel.
* StraightMan: To Zanth. He believes that the "contigency plan" is an obsession, and that the chances of capturing Jetta alive are slim, insisting that they focus on the actual plan. (Which remains unknown, but apparently involves competing in the Tournament).
!!Xiaomu Lei-Fang
A regional champion from Hong Kong, she is Ace's first opponent in the tournament.
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* AnimeChineseGirl: More or less.
* BraidsOfAction
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: She uses a Dragon Deck, but with a twist: Most of her Dragons are based on Oriental dragons rather than western ones, belonging to an odd archetype called Orochi Dragons.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: A ''very'' potent in-universe example. A large part of her strategy uses the F.G.D., not just the OCG/TCG version, but the Ritual Monster version used by the Big Five, summoning ''both at once'' (using Dragon's Mirror after making the Ritual Summon). If this trick works, the Ritual version can destroy every card on her opponent's field, letting the Fusion version make a direct attack (which the Ritual version cannot, due to its drawback.)
* GenkiGirl: Seriously. If she were Japanese, it would be a ''very'' literal case.
* {{Muggle}}: Not only does she seem ignorant of the existence of Shadows, she doesn't seem to have ever heard of the Shadowchasers at all, and goes so far as to accuse Ace of belonging to some [[BrotherhoodOfEvil evil organization]] simply because of the name.
* NotSoDifferent: Neither she nor Ace make that claim, but the narration does, and it's obvious, especially in regards to their hair-trigger tempers. And it's enough to make them fierce rivals nearly on sight.
!!Nie Junlong
A Chinese astronaut turned duelist. His deck is never seen, because he is eliminated very early.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: He sprays his opponents with nitrous oxide, making them woozy and unable to duel properly. The tournament security immediately figures out what he is doing and disqualifies him on the spot.
!!CARDTECH =/= [[spoiler: Johanna Jonsdottir]]
An advanced robot and dueling AI.
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* CombatTentacles
* [[spoiler:CutLexLuthorACheck: Not only is it a subversion of the Trope, Johanna pretty much explains ''why'' the Trope is so unrealistic.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Claustrophobia}}: Inverted. Johanna has the opposite, agoraphobia, and is afraid to leave her house, requiring her to duel via remote control.]]
* FantasticRacism: Has a very low opinion on humans.
* FunWithAcronyms: CARDTECH stands for [[spoiler:Clever Allower for Recreational Dueling Through Electronic Controls from Home.]]
* HairTriggerTemper
* KillSat: Uses a Satellite Cannon deck.
* MachineMonotone: However, while its voice is synthesized, it still displays a lot of emotion.
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheCurtain: The robot is really controlled by a scientist named Johanna Jonsdottir, who has severe agoraphobia.]]
* [[spoiler:RobotMaster: Johanna originally built CARDTECH for battling robot competitions like ''Series/BattleBots'', but the cost of maintaining, fueling, and transporting it made using it for such purposes unfeasible. Her whole reason for competing in a charity tournament is to gain publicity for it and hopefully spurn interest in someone who can use it.]]
* ShoutOut: The others comment in their minds that it looks like the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Metagross.
!!Tohru
A member of a powerful and ancient race called the reigar and presumably a pro from South Korea, Tohru and Gomi have known each other since Gomi arrested him for some rather serious crimes which Tohru got little more than a slap on the wrist for. The two seem to be rivals in every sense of the word.
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* AffablyEvil: He's a horrible man, but he seems very polite most of the time, never losing his temper.
* AttentionWhore: His whole species is like this. His bizarre clothing, tattoos, and [[LightIsNotGood shining aura of light surrounding him]] that seems to change color with his moods keeps him in the center of attention, which is how he likes it. He even goes so far as to choose the Make-a-Wish Foundation for his charity, knowing such an easily recognizable organization will draw attention to him.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason Tohru holds a grudge against Gomi is because he took offense at being called a "predator" and "pedophile" (even though he never denied it). His ego just wouldn't allow such things to be said about him in public, even though it was the truth.
* KarmaHoudini: In this case it's an in-story example that happened in the past. His crimes were ''very'' serious: multiple counts of statutory rape, providing alcohol to minors, and possession of child pornography (all involving the same three victims). However, his lawyer, who Gomi described as [[AmoralAttorney "the best lawyer and worst human being in Seoul"]] got him off with no prison time, without even having to register as a sex offender. (The biggest irony is, the lawyer has since been disbarred for legal malpractice for an unrelated case, but Tohru remains virtually unpunished for his crimes.)
* MadArtist: His whole species is like this, seeing the whole universe as their canvas. Most are decent folk, who improve landscapes, create new forms of life, and even alter their own bodies to create art.
* ShadowArchetype [=/=] EasternZodiac: His deck is a splinter group of the Sacreds based on the Eastern Zodiac, rather than the Western one. In contrast to "normal" Sacreds which are all Light but have a variety of Types, Zen-Sacreds, as they are called, are a variety of Attributes, but are all one Type, Psychic. Because each Zen-Sacred needs a Sacred of a different Attribute on the field to use its effect, this makes a perfect {{foil}} for Gomi's deck.
** OlympusMons: The Xyz monsters in his deck are modeled after the Eight Immortals of China, but there seems to be nothing magical about these cards.
