History Characters / YuGiOhGXManga

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Subtle, but it's there. Judai in the anime started off a very happy-go-lucky individual who during the first half of the show laughed off the high-stakes duels such as Shadow Games or Society of Light conscriptions until that attitude was [[InternalDeconstruction torn apart in Season 3]], causing him to be much more brooding afterwards. Manga!Judai is more of an in-between, while still a very positive individual throughout the story, he never laughs off the stakes of more serious duels, viewing Shadow Games as dangerous and ''un''enjoyable, and likewise showing a great deal of anger towards the villains who use them to hurt people. In short, he feels like a more realistic take on Judai's overall character, positive yes, but who reacts to the arcane events around him the way an actual person would.
* AdaptationalWimp: Judai has a zig-zagged case of this in the manga adaptation. In the anime, he's basically unstoppable and can overcome almost every challenge that's in front of him. In the manga, this is still the same case for most of its run, [[spoiler:up until the the Duel Academia tournament finals, he ends up losing to Manjoume, who he never lost to in the anime, but has become a much stronger character in the manga]]. Judai's win-loss streak in the manga then gets further skewed, especially when he builds his Masked HERO deck, losing two out of the three duels as opposed to the ''one'' loss out of eight important on-screen duels (nine counting his offscreen victory over Chronos, even more counting his briefly shown duels versus nameless students) he had with his modified version of Koyo's deck. These losses with his new deck were against [[TheAce Edo Phoenix]] and his Vision HERO deck (which had a card that turned his LP from 0 to 100) and a possessed Fubuki (who, like Manjoume, [[AdaptationalBadass fares a lot better in this adaption]]). He doesn't even use his Masked HERO cards in the final duel with [[spoiler:Tragoedia]]. He does use them in the special chapter against [[spoiler:an awakened Koyo]] (but we don't know how that ended up), making his win-loss ratio have more losses compared to his anime counterpart.

* EyeScream: Guess what's under [[EyePatchOfPower the bandages]]. [[spoiler:It's a piece of crystal jammed into his eye that he can use to communicate with Tragoedia.]]

!Big Bad

* AdaptationalWimp: Judai has a zig-zagged case of this in the manga adaptation. In the anime, he's basically unstoppable and can overcome almost every challenge that's in front of him. In the manga, this is still the same case for most of its run, [[spoiler:up until the the Duel Academia tournament finals, he ends up losing to Manjoume, who he never lost to in the anime, but has become a much stronger character in the manga]]. Judai's win-loss streak in the manga then gets further skewed, especially when he builds his Masked HERO deck, losing two out of the three duels as opposed to the ''one'' loss out of eight important on-screen duels (nine counting his offscreen victory over Chronos, even more counting his briefly shown duels versus nameless students) he had with his modified version of Koyo's deck. These losses with his new deck were against [[TheAce Edo Phoenix]] and his Vision HERO deck (which had a card that turned his LP from 0 to 100) and a possessed Fubuki (who, like Manjoume, [[AdaptationalBadass fares a lot better in this adaption]]). He doesn't even use his Masked HERO cards in the final duel with [[spoiler:Tragoedia]]. He does use them in the special chapter against [[spoiler:an awakened Koyo]] (but we don't know how that ended up), making that his win-loss ratio have more losses compared to his anime counterpart.

* HenshinHero: His Masked Heroes specialize in Transformation Summons, which is bascially a hero transforming into another hero in the style of the heroes from ''Franchise/Kamen Rider''.

* ItWasAGift: When Manjoume asks how Judai came into possession of Elemental HERO Terra Firma, as it originally belonged to Koyo Hibiki, Judai casually says "he just gave it to me," which Manjoume doesn't buy. While hinted a few chapters beforehand, Judai has a very strong tie to the deck, as his OriginsEpisode shows that Koyo gave him the deck after his final duel with him.

* HumblePie: He goes into the duel with [[TheAce Ryo]] cocky, having just defeated [[InvincibleHero Judai]]. He gets [[OneHitKill instantly]] [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]]. It takes Manjoume a few minutes before he can even stand up.

* BadassTeacher: Is about to win against Reggie until Reggie [[SadisticChoice indicates that if she does]], she won't get the information on Koyo's coma. By the time she commits to winning the duel for real, Reggie turns things around and wins against her.

* AchillesHeel: Her deck features a very high amount of swarming for a Reptile deck...except its overly reliant on Special Summoning from the ''deck'', which means that a good chunk of her consistency goes out the window when a card like Thunder King Rai-Oh is played. [[DownplayedTrope That being said, don't think that this takes her down.]] If she still managed to get enough snakes into her Graveyard, expect Snake Dragon Anata to pop up.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's still TheStoic but his personality is a nicer version of his Season 1 anime counterpart, he never became a ruthless Hell Kaiser, and is less snarky in the manga. While Ryo is a {{Downplayed}} AloofBigBrother towards Sho in the manga but his BigBrotherBully traits towards Sho are removed in this continuity and he's more encouraging towards him and Ryo can also be a bit playful during his converstion with Fubuki.

* FamedInStory: To the point where his return from [[ForeignExchangeStudent studying overseas]] is cause for a school-wide tournament, and just getting a ''chance'' to duel him is the prize for the champion. And Ryo proves that he's earned that reputation by [[OneTurnKill instantly]] [[CurbStompBattle stomping]] said champion.

* MythologyGag: The DistantFinale shows him wearing his Hell Kaiser outfit. Which, unlike the other {{Mythology Gag}}s, carries a bit of FridgeHorror... though considering the more mundane nature of the manga, perhaps not.

A character subpage from the ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' anime and manga series, the OddlyNamedSequel to ''Anime/YuGiOh''. For the main character page, see [[Characters/YuGiOhGX here]].

* {{Expy}}: Judai's characterization in this continuity is also based on Joseph Joestar from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency''.

* FusionDance: As in the anime, he does this a lot; especially for his ace monster Elemental HERO Terra Firma.

* InvincibleHero: Subverted. Unlike his anime counterpart, Judai loses a few more important on-screen duels, despite racking up an incredibly winning streak throughout the manga. Outside his loss to Koyo in the past, his first loss after arriving at Duel Academy is to Manjoume in the finals of the Duel Academy tournament arc.

* StockShonenHero: Of the GX manga, like in the anime, where's a bit of a BookDumb slacker but a skilled duelist.

* BadassTeacher: Is about to win against Reggie until Reggie indicates that if she does, she won't get the information on Koyo's coma

* DarkIsNotEvil: Uses a Fallen Angel Deck.

* {{Expy}}: Some of the traits of Lisa Lisa from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency.
* HeroicSacrifice: In a sense, giving up a possible chance to awaken her brother so that Judai won't have to face Reggie. She doesn't succeed, though.

* SternTeacher: Doesn't hesitate to go hard on Judai, although typically does so in a cheerful manner.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She gives up a chance to win in order to try to help Koyo. By the time she's committed herself to finishing Reggie off to protect Judai, it's too late

* DarkActionGirl: She's a very skilled Duelist and managed to defeat both Asuka and Midori in a duel. She even came close to defeating Judai in a Shadow Duel. When she was a kid, Mac managed to defeat Koyou the world champion at Las Vegas.

[[folder:Koyou Hibiki]]

* HesBack: In the ending.
* TakeUpMySword: Knowing he was going to fall into a coma due to a shadow game, he gave Judai his deck and jacket.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Judai actually managed to defeat him once, but he did so while Koyou was not using his normal deck.

* AlMightyJanitor: He is this due to being Oriris Red. (Slifer Red in Viz translation).

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Judai and Manjoume do this to ''each other.''

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapter he uses some Elemental Heroes he used in the anime such as Wildheart, Sparkman and Bubbleman. In later chapters he never uses them again in favor of newer Elemental Heroes which will be more well-known to Manga!Judai.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: During the final turn of the Duel with Tragoedia, he summons Ma'at herself to end it by fusing Winged Kuriboh with Light and Darkness Dragon.
* {{Expy}}: Of Yugi Mutou & Dark Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!. Judai is also based on Joseph Joestar from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency.

* TheHero: Of the GX manga, like in the anime.

* RedIsHeroic: Judai wears the Orisis Red uniform thoughout the manga; even after he graduates.

* AdaptationalBadass: His anime counterpart suffered from TheWorfEffect. No such thing happens here.

* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: The first of many to play a different deck than in the anime. He uses Dragon-Type deck instead of VWXYZ, Armed dragons or Ojamas.

* AntiHero: Despite being a lot nicer than his anime counterpart, Manjoume is still a {{Jerkass}} {{Aloof Ally}}
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Still very much this, though, but not [[TookALevelInKindness nearly as badly.]]

* MythologyGag: His professional outfit in the DistantFinale? [[DarkIsNotEvil "Manjoume Thunder"]] may come to mind.

* TheStoic: As opposed to his [[PluckyComicRelief anime]] [[NoRespectGuy self]].

* [[TookALevelInKindness Took A Level In Humility]]: While even more of a recluse than his anime self, this version of Manjoume has both a better understanding of his own limits, and more respect for characters who [[WorthyOpponent deserve it]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: And a smiley, excitable FanBoy of Hibiki Koyo. Seriously. It's adorable.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: His anime counterpart's gimmick focused on equations and probability...which is not the case in the manga. While Misawa is still TheSmartGuy, these traits are downplayed and he's a very expressive character from the get-go. He's even willing to accept TheMagicPokerEquation, admitting during his second duel with Judai that he must believe in his deck just as Judai believes in his (it pays off too, as he manages to top-deck Kasha and get Judai into the red). And of course, his crush on Asuka, which was not present in the anime at all.
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: Manga Daichi plays a {{Yokai}} deck, instead of his science-oriented elemental deck of the anime.
* AscendedExtra: His role in the manga actually stays fairly large compared to his anime counterpart. That being said...
* DemotedToExtra: Granted, it's more justifiable because Jim dealt him a penalty game, rendering him unconscious and unable to witness the final duel.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: That he's crushing on Asuka, even [[IdiotHero Judai]]. ... Except for [[ObliviousToLove Asuka]]. ... And Ryo, to [[MySisterIsOffLimits Fubuki's annoyance]].

* MythologyGag: In the DistantFinale, his professional duel-wear is the same thing as his anime outfit... in the exams to become a Duel Academy ''student.''

* {{Youkai}}: His Deck.

* AnIcePerson: All of her monsters.
* KillItWithIce: Her Deck focuses on the distribution of Ice Counters.

* MythologyGag: Anime Asuka does play an Ice-themed deck like her at one point, when BrainwashedAndCrazy.

* YouGoGirl

* AdaptationalBadass: He is much more skilled and driven and toughens up much more quickly this time around. His mistake that caused Ryo to lose faith in him was not misusing a card, but throwing a game he had in the bag to spare the feelings of his opponent. {{PlayedWith}} somewhat though, as [[AdaptationalWimp (unlike his anime counterpart)]] the only duel he ever wins in the manga is the tag duel with Manjoume, every other duel he loses. But overall, his cards, tactics and general showings remain better here.

* MythologyGag: The DistantFinale shows him wearing his Hell Kaiser outfit. Which, unlike the other {{Mythology Gag}}s, carries a bit of FridgeHorror...though considering the more mundane nature of the manga, perhaps not.

** Not to mention that he's stated to be one of the "twin duels of Duel Academy" along with ''[[TheAce Ryo]].''
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's more blunt and always speaks whatever he has in mind compared to his anime countrpart. His attitude towards Asuka's love life is opposite to his anime counterpart. In anime he is TheMatchmaker who approves Asuka's crush towards Judai and even helped Manjoume (who is in love with Asuka) to become closer with her, here he disapproves Misawa's crush towards his sister and is more overprotective of her than his anime counterpart. Fubuki also lacks his anime counterpart DramaQueen trait and isn't flirty to all the girls in the school except Reggie.
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: In the manga, he plays a powerful [[BlowYouAway Wind-themed deck]], and neither his [[DarkIsEvil possessed Red Eyes Black Dragon deck]], nor his normal Warrior deck.

* {{Eagleland}}: Blonde, blue-eyed, and an absolute Type 2. Also, that uniform.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After her defeat, she forgets much of what she did on the island.

* {{Eagleland}}: Blond, blue-eyed, and a particularly {{Jerkass}}y Type 2. In a school uniform more fit for the Navy.

* EyeScream: Guess what's under [[EyePatchOfPower the bandages]]. [[SchmuckBait Just try to guess.]] [[spoiler:It's a piece of crystal jammed into his eye that he can use to communicate with Tragoedia.]]

* MakingASplash: His Alligator cards are WATER-Attribute, and his Legendary Planet is The Tyrant ''NEPTUNE''.

* SlasherSmile: Sports a nice one while [[BodySurf possessed]] by [[BigBad Tragoedia]]. The EyeScream didn't help.

* BoobsOfSteel: As busty as Asuka and surprisingly dangerous to match when she actually duels.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's still TheStoic but he's personality is a nicer version of his Season 1 anime counterpart, he never became a ruthless Hell Kaiser, and is less snarky in the manga. While Ryo is a {{Downplayed}} AloofBigBrother towards Sho in the manga but his BigBrotherBully traits towards Sho are removed in this continuity and he's more encouraging towards him and Ryo can also be a bit playful during his converstion with Fubuki.

* FauxActionGirl: Like her anime counterpart, she's in the highest ranking dorm. However, she only wins ''one'' shown duel, and it's a tag duel where she has help from Bastion. Every other time she duels, she loses. It doesn't mean she fails to put up a fight however, since many of these opponents end up using Legendary Planets.

* TheWorfEffect: She ends up in this several times to display the powers and strategies associated with the Legendary Planets.

* AdaptationalBadass: He is much more skilled and driven toughens up much more quickly this time around. His mistake that caused Ryo to lose faith in him was not misusing a card, but throwing a game he had in the bag to spare the feelings of his opponent. {{PlayedWith}} somewhat though, as [[AdaptationalWimp (unlike his anime counterpart)]] the only duel he ever wins in the manga is the tag duel with Manjoume, every other duel he loses. But overall, his cards, tactics and general showings remain better here.

* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: The first of many to play a different deck than in the anime. He uses Light and Darkness cards instead of Cyber dragons and the Ojama Trio.

* FusionDance: Does this a lot; especially for his ace monster Elemental HERO Terra Firma.
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%%zce* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Still this, though, but not [[TookALevelInKindness nearly as badly.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Admittedly starts out as weak as before, but toughens up much more quickly this time around. His mistake that caused Ryo to lose faith in him was not misusing a card, but throwing a game to spare the feelings of his opponent. {{Subverted}} somewhat though, as [[AdaptationalWimp (unlike his anime counterpart)]] the only duel he ever wins in the manga is the tag duel with Manjoume, every other duel he loses.

->A professional duelist and World Champion who serves as both Judai's and Manjoume's inspiration and gave both of them their spirit cards. Is in a coma after losing a shadow game.

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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: When she was first introduced, she had a noticeably different design, her hair being styled differently, a smaller nose, softer eyes, and she wore lipstick. Around Volume 3/the Homecoming Tournament arc however, her design shifted towards her more well known version.

* NiceHat: His hat remains just as nice as his anime counterpart's.

* TheHero: In GX manga

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Still this, though, but not [[TookALevelInKindness nearly as badly.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!. Manjoume is also based on Caeser Zeppeli from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency.

* GrumpyBear: Still busy being this, though on better terms with the others than in the [[NoRespectGuy anime]].

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: ''Adores'' jerking her opponents' emotions around, preferrably by their "shackles" (read: love for each other).

* [[OneHitKill One Turn Kill]]: Against Asuka.

* AxCrazy: Is the only one of the foreign champions who willingly aids Tragoedia, and is just as crazy as David was, if not more.

* KarmaHoudini: After he and the other American students come back to normal after Tragoedia is defeated, he doesn't suffer any punishment for willingly aiding Tragoedia, and is last seen watching Jaden duel Koyo like the rest of the cast.

* NiceHat: His [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jim_GX_8784.jpg hat]] remains just as nice as his anime counterpart's.

* EarlyInstallmentDesignDifference: When she was first introduced, she had a noticeably different design, her hair being styled differently, a smaller nose, softer eyes, and she wore lipstick. Around Volume 3/the Homecoming Tournament arc however, her design shifted towards her more well known version.

* DeathByAdaptation: Little Kuriboh is alive and well in the anime, whereas here he's forced to pull a HeroicSacrifice to stop Tragoedia once and for all.

* BeautyMark: Under her left eye.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Ryo's role in the manga is similar to his Season 1 anime counterpart, while he wears his Hell Kaiser outfit in the finale but he never became a ruthless villain or TookALevelInJerkass, which is justified since he never suffered a Humilaiting defeat against Edo or underwent a TraumaCongaLine.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: He's more blunt and always speaks whatever he has in mind compared to his anime countrpart. His attitude towards Asuka's love life is opposite to his anime counterpart. In anime he is TheMatchmaker who approves Asuka's crush towards Judai and even helped Manjoume (who is in love with Asuka) to become closer with her, here he disapproves Misawa's crush towards his sister and is more overprotective of her than his anime counterpart. Fubuki also lacks his anime counterpart DramaQueen trait and isn't flirty to all the girls in the school except Reggie.

* DarkActionGirl: She's a very skilled Duelist and managed to defeat both Asuka and Midori in a duel. She even came close to defeating Judai in a Shadow Duel.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: He's more blunt and always speaks whatever he has in mind compared to his anime countrpart. His attitude towards Asuka's love life is opposite to his anime counterpart. In anime he is TheMatchmaker who approves Asuka's crush towards Judai and even helped Manjoume (who is in love with Asuka) to become closer with her, here he disapproves Misawa's crush towards his sister and is more overprotective of her than his anime counterpart.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Downplayed. But he's more blunt and always speaks whatever he has in mind compared to his anime countrpart. His attidue towards Asuka's love life is opposite to his anime counterpart. In anime he is TheMatchmaker who approves Asuka's crush towards Judai and even helped Manjoume (who is in love with Asuka) to become closer with her, here he disapproves Misawa's crush towards his sister and is more overprotective of her than his anime counterpart.