History Characters / YuGiOhZEXALMainCharacters

* InvincibleHero: Save the flashbacks where he was still in training, he loses a grand total of ONCE in the entire series, to [[spoiler:Vetrix]]. Even [[spoiler:Yuma, Astral, Shark and Mizael]] never beat him.[[note]]Mizael was literally an attack declaration away from victory though.[[/note]]

* WorfEffect: Both him and Galaxy-Eyes in the second and third arcs, though they get some of it back in the next two.

* HesGotLegs: Outside of flashbacks, he never wears anything other than tights.

* MsFanservice: Despite being only ''13-years-old'', she gets a '''lot''' of MaleGaze shots of her incredibly short skirt, [[ShesGotLegs long and toned legs]], and scenes showing off her swimwear during the pool or beach episodes are very common. Hell, in the original version, she even gets a ModestyTowel WardrobeMalfunction in a flashback scene!

* MsFanservice: Despite being only ''13-years-old'', she gets a '''lot''' of MaleGaze shots of her incredibly short skirt, [[ShesGotLegs long and toned legs]], and scenes of her swimwear during the pool or beach episodes. Hell, in the original version, she even gets a ModestyTowel WardrobeMalfunction in a flashback scene!

->Voiced by: Creator/TasukuHatanaka (JP), Eli Jay (EN, ''ZEXAL''), Noah Benjamin (EN, ''Duel Links'')

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* TheComicallySerious: Being such a straight-laced, stoic character gives him quite a few amusing moments where he plays the straight man to the HotBlooded IdiotHero Yuma, and a few others with him taking things entirely too seriously due to his combination of stoicism and initial naivety (such as assuming the Star Robin/[[DubNameChange Star Sparrow]] TV show depicted real events).

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:His final duel with Mizael has him creating an all-new ace monster for himself, ''Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon'', out of just sheer willpower as he's slowly dying due to lack of oxygen on account of the duel being on the moon. Not only does he win, but he also ends up unlocking Number 100 in the process, which is the key to the Numeron Code. Then he promptly dies, but not before passing on the code to Mizael, whom he admits is the better dragon tamer, showing an AlwaysSomeoneBetter moment. The fact that he died despite winning the duel made this HeroicSacrifice even more poignant.]]

* AnimeHair: As usual. Which is taken UpToEleven with his [[spoiler:[=ZEXAL II=]]] transformation. Not only does it have the size of a [[Franchise/DragonBall Super Saiyan 3's]] hair, but it's ''tri-colored''.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Hope Ray. UpToEleven with Hope Ray V, which due to the use of [[spoiler:Rank-Up Magic - Limited Barian's Force]] to create it looks downright ''demonic''. Yuma also evolves his Xyz monsters into Chaos forms, a technique both he and several villains use when [[spoiler:New Order]] is its "Light" counterpart that Astral ought to be using.

** UpToEleven with Shark Drake and Nightmare Shark. [[spoiler:And finally with Shark Drake Vice.]]

* TheCheerleader: This is her role in many episodes much to the chagrin of fans. In one episode, Yuma has to duel a soccer protagonist, and the field spell he plays changes her outfit to that of a literal cheerleader, a role that she takes advantage of. The fact that her ace monster is ''Fairy Cheer Girl'' in the second season only cement this status.

* PantyShot: Averted, most blatantly in episode 13.

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Her casual wear isn't as bad, but her school uniform's incredibly short.

* MsFanservice: Despite being only ''13-years-old'', she gets a '''lot''' of MaleGaze shots of her [[DangerouslyShortSkirt incredibly short skirt]], [[ShesGotLegs long and toned legs]], and scenes of her swimwear during the pool or beach episodes. Hell, in the original version, she even gets a ModestyTowel WardrobeMalfunction in a flashback scene!

* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Combined with a Grade A of ZettaiRyouiki and DangerouslyShortSkirt in [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131015233927/yugioh/images/c/c0/FullbodyviewofKotori.png her first casual outfit]]. Her outfits are a little more revealing, especially in the early chapters.

* {{Expy}}:
** To Seto Kaiba. His Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is a CallBack to Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon in ''Duel Monsters'', with a similar name theme, appearance, and the same stats (3000 ATK/2500 DEF). His Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is an {{Expy}} of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Paladin of Photon Dragon is the "Photon" counterpart of Paladin of White Dragon, Paladin of the Cursed Dragon, and Knight of Dark Dragon.
** To [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Jack Atlas]]. His ability to change his clothes to white and apparently duel without a D-Gazer is called "Duel Mode" Photon Change, and he rides Orbital 7 like a motorcycle. In one scene, he calls his Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon "Waga tamashii" ("My soul" in English), in a similar vein to Jack's summoning chant of referring to his Red Daemon's Dragon.

* MulticoloredHair: Red and black.

* RedIsHeroic: Yuma's [[MulticoloredHair hair]], eyes, and parts of his clothing aside, the number 39 on Hope/Utopia is also red and for a while Hope was the only Number monster with a number of that color. Hope Ray V[[note]]which may be a subversion[[/note]] and [[spoiler:Hope Ray Victory]] also have some red parts on their armor. [[spoiler:He even gets a red aura briefly while traveling to Astral World.]]

* MulticoloredHair: Purple and pale blue.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has purple hair.

* MulticoloredHair: Two shades of green.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has green hair.

[[spoiler:He had a previous human incarnation as the king of an island kingdom. An enemy king (Vector's past incarnation) attacked said kingdom and, after having his Gorgonic Guardians defeated, summoned a deity (No. 73: Abyss Splash the Roaring Waterfall Diety) to smite the kingdom for good. However, his friend, a knight riding a Pegasus (Durbe) arrived to assist, giving the princess (Rio) the opportunity to sacrifice herself to summon another deity (No. 94: Crystal Zero the Polar Ice Princess) to counter. After that, Shark furiously attacked Vector's army and pursued the mad king to his kingdom, where he met a girl named Iris who looked strangely similar to Rio.]]\\\

[[spoiler:Shark decided to fight King Vector on his own to minimize the losses, but Vector started a Shadow Game, which meant the more monsters of a certain player's were destroyed, the more losses their army would have. Shark won the duel, but all the monsters in his deck were sent to the graveyard, meaning, his entire army died. An unspecified amount of time later, he died and was reincarnated as Nasch, the leader of the Seven Barian Emperors, but was killed by Vector, who had also be reincarnated as a Barian and was reincarnated again into his present life. After Durbe shows him his past memories, he transforms back into Nasch.]]\\\

* TheAce: Averted actually. So far he's the only protagonist to not be portrayed as this in any way.
** You could say he fits this role due to being the best duelist of his friends (Which isn't really saying much) or for winning the World Duel Carnival and becoming Champion of Heartland.

%%* ThePhoenix: [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Phoenix Bow]] Zexal Weapon.

%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Astral's blue.

* DarkIsEvil: [[spoilers:After being influenced by Dark ZEXAL, Yuma gains a darker complexion and color scheme.]]

* [[spoiler: AmbiguouslyBrown: Gains a slight tan after being influenced by Dark ZEXAL.]]

* BadassNormal: In a show loaded with sci-fi powered paramilitary types, aliens, and [[spoiler:reincarnated heroes]], Yuma gets by with a little help from Astral and largely by being himself. Case in point, near the end of the show, he's the only major duelist left who still needs to use a Duel Gazer.
%%* BashBrothers: With Astral.

%%* DeadpanSnarker: Especially in the dub.

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The protagonist of the series, Yuma is a thirteen-year-old middle-schooler living in the city of Heartland. Despite, or because of, his energetic, peppy personality he's known amongst his peers as a screw-up who can't do anything right, whether it be at school or at Duel Monsters.\\\

A spirit being from another dimension who meets Yuma after he unlocks a dimensional gate. With no memory of who he is, Astral and Yuma must collect the ninety-nine Numbers monsters to reconstruct his memory. While living with Yuma he tends to make observations regarding daily human life and possesses great insight into Duel Monsters. As only Yuma can see him, most others tend to think Yuma's going crazy whenever he bickers with him.\\\

** To Seto Kaiba. His Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is a CallBack to Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Duel Monsters, with a similar name theme, appearance, and the same stats (3000 ATK/2500 DEF). His Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon is an {{Expy}} of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Paladin of Photon Dragon is the "Photon" counterpart of Paladin of White Dragon, Paladin of the Cursed Dragon, and Knight of Dark Dragon.

* TheWatson: When Duel Monsters is involved, allowing any of the more duel-savvy characters such as Tetsuo to explain the rules to her (and the audience).