History Characters / YuGiOhZEXALBarianWorld

* WouldHitAGirl: Casually knocks Tori to the ground with a sphere of energy [[ForTheEvulz just to get Yuma's attention]].

* DirtyCoward:[[spoiler:In his past life. The moment things aren't in his favor he would flee and [[AxCrazy burn down the places he fled]] to on the way.]]

* EvilLaugh[=/=]LaughingMad: He sure likes his insane laughter.
* {{Expy}}: He bears a very strong resemblance to Bakura, particularly Bakura's manga incarnation. Both are introduced relatively later in their respective series, and are initially friendly and innocuous but turn out to be hiding a darker side, being cruel, sadistic, and LaughingMad. Both are clever manipulators, but take very active roles in their plots. Both use Decks based on "evil spirit"-themed Fiend-types, vary their strategies considerably between appearances, and tend to favor lockdown strategies and alternate win conditions such as mill. Both serve mainly as agents of the GreaterScopeVillain. Both are distinctly inferior Duelists to the main character and rely on unfair tactics to get an edge, but tend to stay effective as villains due to cleverness. And both are incarnations of a villain from the distant past who was completely psychotic, but [[spoiler:had a sympathetic background]].

* JerkAss: [[spoiler:Mocks Alito and Girag after they are defeated and almost killed after dueling Yuma.]]

* TokenEvilTeammate:[[spoiler:A ruthless and heartless individual who uses and manipulates others for both his goals and sick pleasure. His own fellow Barians despise him, but put up with him since they have the same goal of saving Barian World.]]

The second Barian Emperor to appear on Earth, Alito believes that Girag's lack of progress makes him unsuitable to represent the Barians on Earth; however, shortly after arriving, Alito proceeds to fall in love with Tori, distracting him from the Barian mission as well. He uses the Battlin' Boxers/Burning Knuckle monsters, a series of monsters themed around boxing, to support his Numbers: "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk", "Number C80: Requiem in Berserk", "Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus", and his ace, "Number C105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus".

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Stealing his Tachyon Dragon, thus preventing him from activating "Rank-Up Magic the Seventh One", gets Mizar MAD.]]
* CurbStompBattle: He was the first to come close to absolutely destroying Yuma, and only spares him when Kite arrives to give him a better challenge. Also, the battle with Mizar (if one can call it that) drives Yuma into his second HeroicBSOD.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: Seems to fall into this, given that he only apparently exists to fill in a Barian Emperor slot and to give Kaito something to do, but [[spoiler:massively averted when it's revealed that their rivalry is the key to the Key of the Numeron Code. Which he now has, with a vengance against Don Thousand. Also the first Emperor NOT to be offed after being beaten in the sixth arc.]]

* ShaggyDogStory: His attempt to defeat [[spoiler:Don Thousand]] accomplishes absolutely nothing and fails so utterly that it doesn't even give the remaining heroes anything to work with other than "be careful dueling a god."

The "God of the Barian World" and the being behind every tragedy in some way. Vector revives him in episode 99, after which Don Thousand merges with Vector.

He duels with a "Numeron" deck focused around the Field Spell "Numeron Network," which allows Don Thousand to disrupt his opponents during their turns by rewriting the effects of their cards. During his turn, he can summon Numeron monsters to overwhelm opponents with sheer attack power.

One of two Barian Emperors said to be missing. According to Vector, they just disappeared some time ago, and he speculates they are in the human world. The one image of Nasch shown featured him sat on a throne, and his silhouette resembled Shark's. At one point, Durbe used his name while he was trapped in the human world. Stated by Dumon to have been the leader of the seven when he was around. While Dumon believes Shark and Rio are Nash and Marin, Don Thousand claims that Vector killed them at some point. Both turn out to be true. He is the owner of Number 101: Silent Honor ARK, and by extension, [=Number C=]101: Silent Honor DARK.

Seemingly the leader of the Barians that saved Tron/Vetrix and are now attacking Yuma. He is the most level-headed among them, though he intimidates them (namely Alito) into doing his bidding at times. Following the return of Vector, he goes along with his plans and seemingly abdicates his position as the group's leader. Wields Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry and [=Number C=] 102: Archfiend Seraph.

The second of the two missing Barian Emperors. As with Nash, they vanished some time ago, and Vector speculates they are in the human world. While Dumon believes Shark and Rio are Nash and Marin, Don Thousand claims that Vector killed them at some point. Both turn out to be true. She is the owner of Number 103: Ragnazero, and [=Number C=]103: Ragnafinity.

The first being seen from the Barian World, Vector is the true instigator of the plot and the reason behind all of Dr. Faker and Vetrix's villainous actions. Everything from setting up Kazuma and Byron Arclight for a fall to the collection of the Numbers was done on this being's behalf, as he promised Faker a cure for Hart's illness. Was the holder of Number 66: Master Key Beetle and is the holder of Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon, Number 43: Manipulator of Souls, Number C43: High Manipulator of Chaos, Number 65: Djinn Buster, Number C65: King Overfiend, Number 96: Dark Mist, Number C96: Dark Storm, Number 104: Masquerade, and Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade.

The second Barian Emperor to appear on Earth, Alito believes that Girag's lack of progress makes him unsuitable to represent the Barians on Earth; however, shortly after arriving, Alito proceeds to fall in love with Tori, distracting him from the Barian mission as well. Holds "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk", "Number C80: Requiem in Berserk", "Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus", and "Number C105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus".

The first Barian Emperor to appear on Earth, he brainwashes various characters using the "Rank-Up Magic Barian's Force" card, which allows them to summon Chaos Xyz monsters. He's quite physically powerful, but doesn't strategise particularly well, which leads to the defeat of his various minions. Holds Number 58: Burner Visor, Number 106: Giant Hand and [=Number C=]106: Giant Hand Red.

The third Barian to appear on Earth. After noting the lack of progress from both Girag and Alito, Dumon sends Mizar next with a special gift in tow: Barian Sphere Fields for each of them. Mizar wastes no time at all, and immediately confronts Yuma and Astral. He is feared by many due to controlling a being no-one else can control, Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. However, his true ace is his dragon's even greater form, [=Number C=]107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his form after absorbing Mizael too]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/don_thousand_true_form.png[[/labelnote]]]]

* DarkIsEvil: Similar to Zorc, Don Thousand is an evil deity of Darkness. Though unlike Zorc, his defeat doesn't kill him. Rather he lives within Shark until the latter temporarily dies.

* KickTheDog: Plenty in his very limited screentime, but his treatment of [[spoiler:both Vector and]] Mizael in Episode 138, [[spoiler:especially after we learn that he corrupted all of the Barians. The latter one takes the cake, as he gets rid of Vector once he has no further use for him.]]
* LargeAndInCharge: He's clearly the largest resident of the Barian World, twice as tall as even Girag. [[spoiler:Gets far bigger after Vector is defeated by Nasch.]]

* SheatheYourSword: Knowing that all the Barian Emperors have heavy anti-Xyz stratagems in their decks which focus on countering, he manages to goad [[spoiler:Mizael]] into performing an uncharacteristically elaborate and risky play to wipe him out by ''doing nothing'' on his turn.

* StoryBreakerPower: In true ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' villain fashion, Don Thousand's deck is utterly ridiculous. [[spoiler:One Counter Trap Card lets him force his opponent (Mizael, no less) to OTK ''himself'', and another negates Utopia's summon and replaces it with Ganbara Knight with its effect negated. How does he use these? He activates them from his deck using a Field Spell he can play in the opponents' Draw Phase. Said Field Spell also allows him to use the effects of his Numeron Xyz monsters without having to detach Over Ray Units. His Ace Monster, Number C1000: Numerronius the Divine Giant, has 10,000 attack and powerful effects to back it up. Worst of all, that monster has an upgraded form called Number [=Ci1000=]: Numerronius Numerronia with ''100,000'' ATK, and one hell of an effect - the opponent is either forced to attack it and take massive damage, or, if they can't, [[NonStandardGameOver automatically lose]]. And it can negate an attack. To be slightly fair though, his Field Spell can only be used once per turn and requires him to have no other cards out.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Left to right: Vector, Alito, Merag, Nash, Durbe, Mizael, Girag]]

In truth, they were once humans. Each of the Legendary Numbers is related to one of them due to them being near the areas where Astral sealed the numbers away. They were reincarnated into Barians by Don Thousand because of this. The Barian World itself used to be one with the Astral World, but was separated from it when the Astrals attempted to expel chaos from their world in order to Rank-Up.

** Durbe: White

** Mizael: Yellow

** Merag: Light Blue
** Nasch: Magenta

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[TheyLookLikeUsNow Their human forms]] are forms they [[InvoluntaryShapeshifter involuntarily]] take while on Earth. While in [[PowerLimiter human form the total power they can wield is limited]], requiring the use of special Barian Sphere Fields in order to revert to their true forms and regain their full power. Oddly, however, Durbe was able to revert to his original form without a Sphere Field once Shark repaired his Baria Lapis, though this only seems to apply in the ruins where the Legendary Numbers are.

* PastLifeMemories: [[spoiler:Each of the Barian Emperors recalls their past human lives when they encounter their respective ruins. They have their memories of their past human lives fully restored if their Legendary Numbers battle their respective Over-Hundred Numbers in a duel.]]
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Quirky is definitely one of the words to describe them. At least, [[LetsGetDangerous until Mizael arrives.]]

* SignatureMove: Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One, a Spell that allows them to summon their Over-Hundred Number from the Extra Deck and then immediately use it to call out its Chaos form.

One of two Barian Emperors said to be missing. According to Vector, they just disappeared some time ago, and he speculates they are in the human world. The one image of Nasch shown featured him sat on a throne, and his silhouette resembled Shark's. At one point, Durbe used his name while he was trapped in the human world. Stated by Durbe to have been the leader of the seven when he was around. While Durbe believes Shark and Rio are Nasch and Merag, Don Thousand claims that Vector killed them at some point. Both turn out to be true. He is the owner of No. 101: Silent Honor's ARK Knight, and by extension, [=CNo.=] 101: Silent Honor's DARK Knight.

* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Chaos Xyz: King of Hope Barian can use the effects of all the Over-Hundred Chaos Numbers once per turn.]]
* BackFromTheDead: Silent Honor's DARK Knight's ability allows it to revive itself.

* CoolShip: [[spoiler:No.101: Silent Honors ARK Knight.]]

* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Chaos Xyz King of Hope '''Barian''']] to Number 39: King of Wishes, '''Hope'''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Heavily implied by [[spoiler:how much losing them affects him and it's the reason Shark embraces his past life as Nasch.]]
* FunWithAcronyms: [[spoiler:His Over-Hundred Number's name is written on the card as S H ARK Knight. In other words, [=ShARK=] Knight.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Being unable to save any of his comrades during his duel with Vector as a human.]]
* OddNameOut: Compared with the other Emperors, whose names can be easily associated with one of the Big Dipper's stars, Nasch is a bit of an oddity. It is derived from the star Alkaid's alternate name, Benetnasch.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Merag is killed and absorbed by Vector, Nasch breaks free from his prison and heads to the Barian World while yelling Vector and Don Thousand's names.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Due to the fact that Astral World seeks Barian World's destruction, Shark chooses to lead the battle against them in order to protect his men who live on as part of Barian's World.]]

Seemingly the leader of the Barians that saved Tron and are now attacking Yuma. He is the most level-headed among them, though he intimidates them (namely Alito) into doing his bidding at times. Following the return of Vector, he goes along with his plans and seemingly abdicates his position as the group's leader. Wields No. 102: Holy Lightning - Glorious Halo and [=CNo.=] 102: Unholy Lightning - Noble Demon.

His true origins relate to the story of the Knight and Pegasus, which is told in the first set of ruins that hold one of the 7 legendary Numbers (No. 44: White Sky Horse - Sky Pegasus), as well as the pegasus' spirit, Mach. He is actually the knight that rode the pegasus, and a friend of (past life) Shark, whose kingdom he helped save once.

* DragonInChief: Was the highest-ranking Barian Emperor due to the disappearance of their true leader, [[spoiler:Nasch]], so he's responsible for leading the other Barians against Yuma and his allies [[spoiler:until he turns Shark back into Nasch]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Even though they were on the same side, even he was disgusted when it was revealed that Vector was Shingetsu and was only pretending to be Yuma's friend to gain an advantage over him.]]

* ExpositionFairy: He reads some murals about a Hero, his {{Pegasus}} and his [[FaceHeelTurn treach]][[EtTuBrute erous]] knights. Note that at the time Yuma was dueling the spirit of the Pegasus for No. 44: White Sky Horse - Sky Pegasus.
* LightIsNotGood: Uses the Holy Lightning archetype, which consists of LIGHT-attributed monsters.

* VillainousRescue: Saves Shark just as a stone wall is about to crush him, and then urges Yuma to pay the cost and protect Hope, which eventually leads up to Yuma's win. [[spoiler:Even though he is very focused on protecting the Barian World, he could have let Yuma lose and perished along with Shark, but he didn't. And even he doesn't know why.]]
* VocalDissonance: Has a big eyes and a rather cute, round face in human form, and even to a certain extent in Barian form. His voice, however, is possibly the deepest of the Emperors next to Gilag.

The second of the two missing Barian Emperors. As with Nash, they vanished some time ago, and Vector speculates they are in the human world. While Durbe believes Shark and Rio are Nash and Marin, Don Thousand claims that Vector killed them at some point. Both turn out to be true. She is the owner of No. 103: Ragna Zero, and [=CNo.=] 103: Ragna Infinity, the Funerary Sub-Zero Maiden.

For tropes applicable to her human form, see Friends in Heartland > Rio Kamishiro

* CuteMonsterGirl: Merag's design is intentionally more feminine compare to her fellow Barians. Part of her flesh even appears as a dress.

The first being from the Barian World, Vector is the true instigator of the plot and the reason behind all of Dr. Faker and Tron's villainous actions. Everything from setting up Kazuma and Arclight for a fall to the collection of the Numbers was done on this being's behalf, as he promised Faker a cure for Haruto's illness. Was the holder of No. 66: Supreme-Key Beetle - Master Key Beetle and is the holder of [=CNo.=] 5: Perishing-Gloom Dragon - Chaos Chimera Dragon, No. 43: Soul Puppeteering Demon - Soul Marionetter, [=CNo.=] 43: Soul-Puppeteering Demon God - Chaos Marionetter, No. 104: Masquerade Magician - Shining, and [=CNo.=] 104: Masquerade Magician - Umbral.

His true identity is the prince of the ruined castle in the myth of No. 65: Adjudicutting Devil - Judge Buster, who executed a large amount of people, attacked (past life) Shark and Rio's kingdom, and then committed suicide when he was the only one left. However, this information is being hidden from him by Don Thousand, so his reaction remains to be seen, other than involuntary reactions of fear and occasional recognition within the ruins themselves. His main reaction was not caring until it was revealed just HOW much Don Thousand had screwed his life up.

For tropes applicable to his human form, see Friends in Heartland > Rei Shingetsu.

* AbusiveParents: His father from his past life as a prince most definitely was this. He was a ruthless and blood-thirsty conqueror and sadist who would always beat, force and manipulate Vector to join him on his conquests despite his constant pleas that he didn't want to . He also physically and verbally abused his wife in front of Vector all the time. After he became ill, Vector became the new king and he took this opportunity to make a peace treaty with the other kingdoms to stop the wars that his father started . This enraged his father, to the point that he said that he regretted to bring him into this world. He then proceeded to take his sword from Vector and try to STAB HIM TO DEATH (note that he was only 13 years old at the time). His mother then came and protected him from the slashes before dying in Vectors arms. The king's reaction to this? Nothing at all. Just him telling his wife and son to "shut up" before he himself collapses. Also note how for the other Barian Emperors, Don Thousand had to brainwash their friends and allies to manipulate them. For Vector, he didn't even do that meaning that the king was simply naturally evil. Is there any wonder why Vector falls for Don Thousand's corruption so easily ?

* BondVillainStupidity: In Episode 98, he has Yuma on the ropes. He could win simply by activating Masquerade Magician's effect and ending his turn, so that Yuma won't be able to draw a card on his next turn and will thus lose. Justified since he's a {{sadist}} who wanted to throw his impending victory in Yuma's face as much as possible.
* BreakThemByTalking: Just when Yuma and Astral are going to [[FusionDance Xyz Change ZEXAL]], Vector asks Astral if he can still trust Yuma even after he completely withheld vital information from him. Astral buys it, causing him and Yuma to form into [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Dark ZEXAL]].

* ConfusionFu: He employs a number of roundabout strategies during his duels including milling and effect damage rather than basing his deck around a specific ace monster like his fellow Barian Emperors. To wit, he's the only Emperor that never uses The Seventh One, and while the others tend to throw their (Chaos) Over-Hundred Number at the opponent until it kills them, he only ever uses Masquerade ''once''.
* DarkIsEvil: Use the DARK-attributed Umbral monsters while dueling, and all of his Numbers barring the base form of Masquerade are DARK.
* DealWithTheDevil: Plays the "devil" role to Faker, while Don Thousand plays it to him.

* DraggedOffToHell: According to Nasch, he and Vector had a second duel in their past lives [[spoiler:and after winning again, all the souls of the people Vector killed came back and dragged Vector into a dark abyss.]]

* EvilIsPetty: Holy crap, yes. [[spoiler:The reason he betrayed Nasch and Merag? Nasch had scored 100,000,000 on a point system Vector had created, which was one point for every time Nasch spoke or did something that annoyed Vector. (On the other hand, one might say that Nasch had to have been ''pretty'' annoying if that was true, but then, [[UnreliableNarrator it's not like Vector's word can be trusted]].)]]

* FightingAShadow: [[spoiler:In his first duel with Yuma, and the second up until Yuma blows up his Number with Hope Ray V, Vector was actually just a duplicate. The real one was Shingetsu.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler:Played straight while he is possessing Faker, but averted in further appearances, where he maintains his form without a Barian's Sphere Cube. Later revealed that the form he took on earth was just a clone, while the ''real'' Vector was in his human form, as ''Shingetsu''.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:In a roundabout fashion. He gave Yuma Limited Barian's Force, and it is that card's true form, Numeron Force, which leads to his defeat by Hope Ray Victory.]]
* ILied: [[spoiler:As part of TheReveal, he makes it clear that he entirely made up the whole concept of the Barian's Guardian. Later does this in his duel with Nasch.]]

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:His speech to Yuma in episode 96 when it turns out he was pretending to be his friend as Shingetsu and continues talking like him to taunt Yuma. Does it to other people as well.]]

* LightIsNotGood: His ace monster, [[spoiler:Masquerade Magician - Shining.]]
** [[spoiler:Also see Yuma's and ''especially'' Shingetsu's entries for the trope.]]

* {{Medusa}}: Used Gorgonic monsters [[spoiler:as minions and during his duel with Nasch in his past life.]]

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realizes Hope Ray Victory can destroy his Chaos Number and win the duel for Yuma.]]
** Also in Episode 110, where he finds the Barian World is being attacked and it technically is all HIS fault. [[spoiler:To elaborate, the attack is from Black Mist, who has become a god-like entity after mastering Chaos - which Vector gave him.]]
** And in Episode 122 where [[spoiler:he finds out that Nasch and Merag are back with all of their memories, and all of the other Barian Emperors seem ready to attack him for his actions.]]
* PracticallyJoker: He checks a number of boxes, at a more {{troll}}ish level. On top of being an efficient master manipulator and plays mind games with Yuma in the most over-the-top way possible, he is prone to intervals of {{Laughing Mad}}. Hell, he's the most dangerous among the Barian Emperors and has made an enemy of his fellow emperors, namely Nasch.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Ever since the new season began he's been playing Yuma and co. like saps. You know Rei Shingetsu, that clumsy, nice guy introduced this season and who was revealed to be a Barian on the side of good? Yeah, no. Turns out that Shingetsu's Vector's human form he used for his BatmanGambit.]]
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:His black and white coloring, and the massive difference between his Over-Hundred Number and its Chaos Number form both symbolize Vector effectively being 'two-faced', with the kind, humble Rei Shingetsu in truth being Vector himself.]]
* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Another trick he pulls in his first duel with Yuma after TheReveal. When a black hole that appears above Sargasso threatens to consume his airship with Yuma's friends inside it, Vector offers to save them if Yuma gives him all his Numbers - of course, Astral will die if he does that. (Given how much a liar Vector has been up to that point, it is questionable whether he would have done that, or even if he had the ability. Still, the point becomes moot because Kotori makes the decision for him, telling him to ignore Vector while she and the others manage to save themselves.)]]
** Not the first time he tried this. [[spoiler:In his original life, he tried it against Nasch, giving him a choice of saving Merag or saving his army. But Merag [[HeroicSacrifice made the choice for him.]])]]

* SuperpowerLottery: [[spoiler:Thanks to him manipulating Yuma with "Shingetsu"'s friendship, he completely unbalanced his duel with Yuma. When Yuma directly attacked him with Hope Ray V, he used Vain - Sneer of Betrayal, which stops the attack and forces Yuma to not only mill the five V cards Shingetsu had given him from his deck, but also ''five additional cards for every one of those''. This leaves Yuma with three cards left in his deck.]]

** His deck after [[spoiler:Don Thousand gave it an upgrade, which in his duel with Merag and Durbe forced them to wipe his Life Points out in one turn or he'd just gain them all back. He can also summon a monster that not only gains attack equal to the damage he took that turn but also deals the same amount of damage to his opponents. Bonus points by using the trope PoweredByAForsakenChild : the card that restores Vector's lifepoints at the end of each turn takes in fact the power it needs from the Imprisoned Nasch.]]

* {{Troll}}: Especially notable in episode 101 in which he [[spoiler:casually greets Yuma after imprisoning him, and teases him by feigning disappointment over the fact that Yuma doesn't refer to him as Rei Shingetsu anymore.]]

* VillainOverride: When Faker starts losing, Vector decides to revoke his free will privileges.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:A glorious one when Yuma and Astral form [=ZeXal=] II, summon Hope Ray Victory, NoSell Sargasso, and use Ray Victory to win the duel.]]
* VillainTeamUp: With [[spoiler:Black Mist.]]

The second Barian Emperor to appear on Earth, Alito believes that Girag's lack of progress makes him unsuitable to represent the Barians on Earth; however, shortly after arriving, Alito proceeds to fall in love with Kotori, distracting him from the Barian mission as well. Holds No. 80: Madquipped Supreme King - Rhapsody in Berserk, [=CNo.=] 80: Exequipped Supreme King - Requiem in Berserk, No. 105: Burning Knuckler Cestus the Meteor, and [=CNo.=] 105: Burning Knuckler - Caestus the Comet.

His true origins lie within the legend behind No. 54: Rebellious Fighter - Lion Heart, which regards the strongest gladiator to ever exist who specialized in unarmed/unarmored combat. He was the prince's rival and friend, and was well respected in the kingdom. One day however, Don Thousand, in the form of an old man, brainwashed both the prince's council and the prince himself, and had Alito put up to death, modifying his memories in the process to fill him with hate, causing his rebirth as a Barian.

** A dueling equivalent at least. The thing he enjoys the most is clashing in a passionate and Exciting duel with a WorthyOpponent. He even sabotaged Girag's plan of cornering Yuma with Brainwashed duelists in order to get a go himself with Yuma, One on One, as they did the first time. (Also uses the trope LetsFightLikeGentlemen) He even describes his duels against Yuma and Astral during the final arc as "Intense, Red-Hot, The best!"

* CrossCounter: Seems to be a fan of these, as his trap cards invoke it and he loves doing them himself.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: The theme of his Burning Knuckler archetype. [[spoiler:In his past life as a gladiator, he fought with nothing but his fists, even against armed opponents. Implies the trope BadassNormal in his past life]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Jealous of Kotori's interest in Yuma, and attempts to crush him in a duel (partially) because of it.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Have himself lose the duel with Girag intentionally in order to recover the latter's memory, can also count as a PyrrhicVictory (He was able to free his best friend, which was his primary goal, but at the cost of his own life).]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Played for laughs. Chastises Girag for falling in love for a magical girl in a TV show, then proceeds to fall in love with Kotori in the next scene.

* LoveAtFirstSight: When he crashes into Kotori. [[spoiler:Gets over her by the end of the episode]].
* PoweredArmor: Not for himself, but for his Ace cards: Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk and its SuperForm Number C80: Requiem in Berserk are humanoids that become a suit of armor for Alito's monster. [[spoiler:Number 80 and C80 double as some sort of ArtifactOfDoom given to Alito By Don Thousand to amplify his control over him]].
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His behavior after being revived surprises Yuma. He actually plays defensively in the tag duel, and tries to force his ''partner'' to take as much damage as possible, going full sadist in a way that doesn't at all match his prior NobleDemon personality. In the later one-on-one duel, he goes for a OTK strategy, rather than attempting to draw the match out and have a glorious fight.

* SuperMode: [[spoiler:His Number has one, [=CNo.=] 105: Burning Knuckler - Caestus the Comet.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Despite being a Barian, he really can't be counted as evil as he doesn't brainwash anyone (like Girag and Vector), doesn't hurt anyone for no good reason (like Mizael) and doesn't do anything that could qualify as [[WellIntentionedExtremist "extreme"]] (like Durbe and Nasch). Except after his revival and even then, it doesn't take too much to bring him back and inspire him to pull a HeelFaceTurn.

The first Barian Emperor to appear on Earth, he brainwashes various characters using the "Rank-Up Magic - Barian's Force" card, which allows them to summon Chaos Xyz monsters. He's quite physically powerful, but doesn't strategise particularly well, which leads to the defeat of his various minions. Holds No. 58: Flame Pressure Demon - Burner Visor, No. 106: Huge Rock Palm, Giant Hand and [=CNo.=] 106: Lava Palm, Giant Hand Red.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Girag does this to people by using the "Rank-Up Magic - Barian's Force" card.

* DirtyCoward: He certainly contains shades of this. Girag gets other people to duel Yuma, partly because he's scared of getting zapped back to Barian world, and he's genuinely intimidated by the strength of the Yuma+Astral team. Much of this seems to owe to the fact that being unable to use 106 or its upgraded form significantly limits his prowess. Later it's revealed relying on allies to fight big battles has always been his style. Girag panics when he accidentally traps himself in a duel versus Yuma, but soon regains his composure, being the mix of cowardly and tough that he is.

* FingerPokeOfDoom[=/=]ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The effect of [[spoiler:Giant Hand. The affected monster seems to be in terrible pain, and it explodes the moment it tries to attack.]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: He's so enraged when Alito is beaten up by Shingetsu, he disobeys Mizael and goes gunning for revenge, and when Yuma defends him, thinking Shingetsu is an amateur, Girag actually challenges both of them at once, using cards that [[CastFromHitpoints are as dangerous to him as they are to his opponents]]. This proves as a mistake, as Shingetsu is ''much'' [[ObfuscatingStupidity better than anyone assumed]]. [[spoiler:In fact, we later learn he's downright deadly and capable of murder; [[EvilAllAlong he's actually Vector in disguise]]. Which makes Girag's all the more justified since he knew that Shingetsu is Vector.]]

* SuperMode: [[spoiler:[=CNo.=] 106: Lava Palm, Giant Hand Red for his Number.]]

The third Barian to appear on Earth. After noting the lack of progress from both Girag and Alito, Durbe sends Mizael next with a special gift in tow: Barian Sphere Fields for each of them. Mizael wastes no time at all, and immediately confronts Yuma and Astral. He is feared by many due to controlling a being no-one else can control, No. 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. However, his true ace is his dragon's even greater form, [=CNo.=] 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.

A long time ago, he was the tamer of a dragon who protected the land. However, when disasters struck the land, a shaman from another state declared the dragon responsible. Mizael pleaded with the public for the dragon's innocence, and threatened to commit suicide; however, the shaman's country launched an attack, killed Mizael and the dragon, and took over the state. Mizael became a Barian (and doesn't remember anything), while his dragon became Jinlong, the "guardian" of No. 46: Ethereal Dragon - Draggluong.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The dub version of his past is ''much'' darker than the original (despite the fact that he survived in the dub version). [[spoiler:In both versions, he was saved by dying of thirst by a dragon named Jinlong, later became a powerful dragon tamer, and protected his lands along with Jinlong. That's where the original version and dub versions change. In the original, a spy posing as a shaman blames the dragon for a deluge that flooded the village; Mizael defended him from the rioting villagers and even offered his life so the villagers would believe him. They were then ambushed by a neighboring army, which killed Mizael and Jinlong and took over the land. In the dub, however, Mizael was far from innocent, betraying Jinlong during the crisis and attacking him alongside the villagers.]]
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Stealing his Tachyon Dragon thus negating the 7th one's use to him gets Mizael MAD.]]
* CurbStompBattle: He was the first to come close to absolutely destroying Yuma, and only spares him when Kaito arrives to give him a better challenge. Also, the battle with Mizael (if one can call it that) drives Yuma into his second HeroicBSOD.

** [[spoiler:Durbe had to stop him from attacking Vector after he insulted the fallen Alito and Girag. He wasn't too happy about the first thing Alito said in their return, either.]]
** [[spoiler:Mizael shared Durbe's disdain for Vector's Rei Shingetsu ploy. Even further, he never used his copy of "Sargasso's Lighthouse" to protect himself from the Sargasso field like Vector and Durbe have done.]]
* EvilCounterpart: No. 107 is one to Kaito's Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon. Its name, Tachyon, and its effect which is clearly meant to parallel and counter Photon Dragon's. Additionally, it has [[spoiler:an evolved form just like Photon Dragon, also called Neo Galaxy-Eyes.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: After [[spoiler:Kaito's death]] and the awakening of the Numeron Dragon, he quickly returns to Barian World and meets up with Yuma and Nash. He proceeds to then give Numeron Dragon to Yuma before aiming to take down Don Thousand himself, both to avenge his fallen comrades, and to make sure the Barian World is free from Don Thousand for good, [[spoiler:[[TakingYouWithMe even if he has to die to do so.]] Unfortunately, [[TheWorfEffect he fails]], [[SenselessSacrifice and is killed as a result.]]]]
* HiddenDepths: His comments when examining Alito's injured body were extremely insulting, but the look on his face suggested he cared much more than that. He later proves this when Vector taunts that Alito and Girag might not wake up and has to be stopped from physically assaulting Vector by Durbe.
* HonorBeforeReason: His first duel shows strong signs of this. He has Yuma right where he wants him, but is only too happy to let Kaito take over simply to prove that ''his'' Galaxy-Eyes is better (even though this would gain neither him nor the Barians anything at that point), simply due to his pride as a Duelist who uses a Galaxy-Eyes dragon. This leads to his second big mistake, Ranking Up his Galaxy-Eyes to its Chaos form and assuming his own Barian form, which nearly causes the Sphere Field to rupture, nearly killing both of them and - possibly - resulting in a cataclysmic disaster which he only averts by fleeing. Clearly, letting Kaito take over simply out of pride was a bad idea.
** This is also why he doesn't use Sargasso's Lighthouse as he wants to fight Kaito fairly in their second duel.
* KnightOfCerebus: Girag and Alito were more or less bumblers up to his introduction. Mizael is the first Barian Emperor to actually pose a threat, and he introduces the concept of Chaos Numbers (which gave Girag and Alito no small amount of help).

* MeaningfulName: For No. 107. A tachyon is a hypothetical particle which goes even faster than light; compared with photons which are the things light is made of, as an indicator of Tachyon's "stronger" effects than Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.
* NearVillainVictory: After the effect of [[spoiler:Neo Tachyon Dragon]] was revealed, hell, after its ATK was revealed, it's clear that had he been able to continue, Kaito was screwed.

* TheRival: To Kaito and his Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.

* ThisCannotBe: Does not take any indication that he was once a human well, be it from Durbe or [[spoiler:his own dragon in his past life]]. Finding Mizael angrier anywhere else would be hard.
** And then we find him even angrier when [[spoiler:III and V nick his Tachyon Dragon and prevent him Ranking it Up. Mizael gets PISSED.]]
* SuperMode: [[spoiler:For his Number, [=CNo.=] 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.]]

* WorthyOpponent: In spite of his immense pride, he views Kaito as this to the point that [[spoiler:he sheds tears at the latter's death, following their final duel.]] He also accepts a duel with V and III solely because V was the one who taught Kaito how to duel. V even literally calls himself a worthy opponent and Mizael looked like he'd creamed himself.
* WouldHitAGirl: Casually knocks Kotori to the ground with a sphere of energy [[ForTheEvulz just to get Yuma's attention]].

Comprised of Semimaru, Kurage, Mosquito Ninja and lead by Mr. Heartland, assigned by Vector to steal the Numbers now that Astral has died as well as eliminate Yuma, Shark and Kaito. These four serve their master, Vector, with absolute loyalty. All four have a great distaste for humans, seeing themselves as superior lifeforms.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: All of them are based on one, save for Kurage, who is a jellyfish man.

** Semimaru, Kurage and Mosquito Ninja all start their duels by taking half their opponents life points and adding it to theirs, just because.
** On top of that, Kurage and Mosquito Ninja handicap their opponents with poison and hallucinations respectively
** Semimaru simply discards a Battle Royal rule he doesn't like (not being able to attack on the first turn), because he wanted ''Yuma and Trey'' to attack him as soon as possible. Though aside from that, and the whole life points thing, he dueled reasonably fairly (for this lot, anyway).

* FourIsDeath: Kurage, made explicit by his ace being Number 4 [[spoiler:and him being revealed to be responsible for the car crash that killed Shark and Rio's parents]]. The group as a whole are also this to a lesser extent.

* OneWingedAngel: They transform into monstrous forms to duel.
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: They certainly have their various quirks, with only Semimaru being capable of being taken remotely seriously, and are mainly there to sabotage the heroes for the Barian Emperors to finish off while not quite posing the same level of challenge (which they try to make up for with various forms of blatant cheating).
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: How all of them are taken out. Yuma and III finish off the duel against Semimaru by combining the use of Atlantal's effect and a few Spell Cards they deal an attack with over 20000 ATK. Shark and IV take out Kurage using Abyss Splash at 9600 ATK (justified, as they needed to take his Life Points out in one go to prevent his endless loop of jellyfish monsters.) And then Kaito and V take down Mosquito Ninja with Kaito's 12000 ATK Galaxy-Eyes, back with a vengance.

* XanatosGambit: Their modus operandi. If they win their duels against their respective targets, they will obtain the Numbers of said targets. If they lose, and lose their Numbers to those targets, then it's no big loss to them, because their Numbers are merely four out of over a million fakes manufactured by Don Thousand. Additionally, those fakes would react negatively within their targets' decks when the Dimension Fusing devices are activated, weakening the targets. The fakes also serve as a means by which the Barians can track the heroes. Either way, it's a win-win situation for them. [[spoiler:After the loses of the others, Mr. Heartland exploits the latter situation to his advantage when challenging Kaito, as the fake Number in Kaito's deck weakens him to the point where he is unable to finish the duel.]]

* BigCreepyCrawlies: His true form is a giant humanoid cicada. His Number also qualifies.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Semimaru can suck people's memories.

* ForgottenFirstMeeting: [[spoiler:While human, ''he'' was the one driving the car that caused the accident that resulted in the deaths of the Kamishiro family, along with his own. He doesn't realize this until his loss to Shark in the present day, now that he's been reincarnated as a Barian and Shark and Rio's deceased souls have been replaced with Nasch and Merag's]].

* PoisonousPerson: Kurage can inject his victims with poison.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Kurage calls himself the best Water duelist. He chose to go after Shark because he also uses Water monsters. He even expects Heartland to call him sempai. Had it not been for the extra LP he gained due to cheating though, IV would have flattened him in a single turn.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Played straight for his true form, but interestingly subverted for his Number. It is certainly a creepy crawly, but it is most certainly ''not'' big - it's barely visible, easily the smallest monster seen in any ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series. [[spoiler:DoublySubverted when Mosquito Ninja makes the Number gain more attack, growing it into gigantic size.]]
* DavidVersusGoliath: At first it seems like he's exaggerating this trope, seeing as his Number is so tiny it's barely visible, while V, one of his opponents, is using what is arguably the ''biggest'' monster in the franchise, (Number 9: Dyson Sphere, which is the size of a small star.) However, [[spoiler:this Trope is subverted twice over. First of all, his Number eventually becomes a Goliath itself, and second, unlike most Davids, he loses.]]
* MasterOfIllusion: Sort of. His venom caused Kaito to hallucinate, and make him unable to tell his enemy from his ally apart.

* SmugSnake: He likes to think that he's hot stuff, but the only reason that he even gave Kaito and V any trouble was due to cheating beforehand, and as soon as Kaito snaps out of his hallucination, he gets flattened.

* VillainousBreakdown: After Kaito snaps out of his hallucination, Mosquito Ninja loses it more and more. And with good reason.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader and the most powerful of the Barian Emperors.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: His theme music sort of implies he's meant to seem Mexican, but being an alien, he still really fits under the "ambiguous nationality" umbrella that fits this trope.
** Then it's revealed he was originally human and is supposed to be Roman.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Chastises Girag for falling in love for a magical girl in a TV show, then proceeds to fall in love with Kotori in the next scene.

* PoisonousPerson[=/=]PoisonIsEvil: Kurage can inject his victims with poison.
* SenpaiKohai: Kurage insists that everyone call him "sempai". He wants Shark to call him it because he is older and considers himself the best Water duelist. In reverse, he also calls Shark ''kohai''.

* PeekABangs: Partially the "mysterious" variety, since he's a Barian Lord, partially the "seductive" since he enjoys trying to hit on people, and partially "vulnerable" since he's the youngest of the Barians and seems to be the least focused on their mission.

The second of the two missing Barian Emperors As with Nash, they vanished some time ago, and Vector speculates they are in the human world. While Durbe believes Shark and Rio are Nash and Marin, Don Thousand claims that Vector killed them at some point. Both turn out to be true. She is the owner of No. 103: Ragna Zero, and [=CNo.=] 103: Ragna Infinity, the Funerary Sub-Zero Maiden.

->Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda (JP), Creator/DavidWills (EN)

* SempaiKohai: Kurage insists that everyone call him "sempai". He wants Shark to call him it because he is older and considers himself the best Water duelist. In reverse, he also calls Shark ''kohai''.

* RevengeBeforeReason: He's so enraged when Alito is beaten up by Shingetsu, he disobeys Mizael and goes gunning for revenge, and when Yuma defends him, thinking Shingetsu is an amateur, Girag actually challenges both of them at once, using cards that [[CastFromHitpoints are as dangerous to him as they are to his opponents]]. This proves as a mistake, as Shingetsu is ''much'' [[ObfuscatingStupidity better than anyone assumed]]. [[spoiler:In fact, we later learn he's downright deadly and capable of murder; [[EvilAllAlong he's actually Vector in disguise]]. Which makes Girag's all teh more justified since he knew that Shingetsu is Vector.]]

!!!Voiced by: Haruhiko Jo (JP), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (JP, True form), Creator/DavidWills (EN)

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!!!Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda (JP), Gary Mack (EN)

* HeelFaceTurn: Subverted over and over and over. Guy's a ''massive'' troll. Finally [[DoubleSubverted done for real]] in Episode 138, which has [[spoiler:Don Thousand being freed and trying to absorb Vector, who screams in terror and for help. This prompts Yuma to jump in to try and rescue him from this grim fate, despite the pleas of his friends that Vector cannot be trusted and shouldn't be rescued. This does not stop him however from grabbing Vector' hand to keep him from being absorbed, and calls Vector "Shingetsu", reminiscing on their times together as friends, and telling him it is his true self. Vector appears moved by Yuma, but then reveals his psychotic face and laughs, grabbing Yuma's arm with his other hand, to drag him with him to his demise. However, Yuma didn't seem to mind, and just smiled at Vector compassionately, telling him he will go with him. This time, Vector is truly moved by his rescuer, lets go of him and lets himself be absorbed by Don Thousand to save Yuma, calling him "Yuma-kun" one last time with a sincere smile. Can be counted as BecomingTheMask, though it might just be the real Vector from before Don Thousand's interference. Might also count as DyingAsYourself, which seems likely as his change sticks after being revived.]]

* DavidVersusGoliath: At first it seems like he's taking this Trope UpToEleven, seeing as his Number is so tiny it's barely visible, while V, one of his opponents, is using what is arguably the ''biggest'' monster in the franchise, (Number 9: Dyson Sphere, which is the size of a small star.) However, [[spoiler:this Trope is subverted twice over. First of all, his Number eventually becomes a Goliath itself, and second, unlike most Davids, he loses.]]

!!!Voiced by: Haruhiko Jo (JP), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (JP, True form), David Wills (EN)

->Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda (JP), David Wills (EN)

* RapunzelHair: In his true form, his hair stretches all the way to his feet.

* RapunzelHair: It grows to her ankles when transformed, and becomes very wide, spreading out behind her like a cape.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has light blue hair.

* {{Bishounen}}: He looks so attractive, he looks like a girl.

* AdjustingYourGlasses: By the bridge.

* StoryBreakerPower: In true ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' villain fashion, Don Thousand's deck is utterly ridiculous. [[spoiler:One Counter Trap Card lets him force his opponent (Mizael, no less) to OTK ''himself'', and another negates Utopia's summon and replaces it with Ganbara Knight with its effect negated. How does he use these? He activates them from his deck using a Field Spell he can play in the opponents' Draw Phase. Said Field Spell also allows him to use the effects of his Numeron Xyz monsters without having to detach Over Ray Units. His Ace Monster, Number C1000: Numerronius the Divine Giant, has 10,000 attack and powerful effects to back it up. Worst of all, that monster has an upgraded form called Number [=Ci1000=]: Numerronius Numerronia with ''100,000'' ATK, and one hell of an effect - the opponent is either forced to attack it and take massive damage, or, if they can't, [[NonStandardGameOver automatically lose]]. To be slightly fair though, his Field Spell can only be used once per turn and requires him to have no other cards out.]]

** Nasch: Blue