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** Shares this look with Carly when Yanagi busts into Bootleg with Armstrong chasing after him and then when ''Kalin and Crow'' arrive ''also'' wantingYanagi.Yanagi.
** When he learns that Rin has found out he's been spying on her and Yugo, he basically realizes he's going to die. Thankfully Jack steps in and proposes a duel to determine whether or not Rin has his head. [[spoiler:The duel ends in a tie, thankfully.]]
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!Synchro Dimension
!!The Enforcers/Monarchs of Neo-Domino
Four duelists from the Commons banded together to bring peace between them and the Tops. Jack was originally sent into the Friendship Cup to become King, but after he was influenced by Roget, his fellow Enforcers intervened and placed Yusei as the head, and the four to help heal the divide between the two classes.
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptationalBadass: All of them have some sort of strange power to them: Yusei controls electricity, Jack controls fire and Kalin can manipulate shadows. This is even noted in-universe as Armstrong, Grady and Carly note that there were rumors that they had special abilities.
* AdaptationalSexuality: Compare to their heterosexual canon counterparts, all four of them are in a four-way romantic relationship with each other.
* BadassCrew: A group of four very talented duelists who brought about sweeping reforms to Neo-Domino.
* BigGood: To the entirety of Neo Domino City, as they manage to bring order to the society by abolishing the City's [[SocialDarwinist highly competitive culture]] and [[SpannerInTheWorks threw a huge wrench into Roget's plans]].
* TheChosenOne: They're chosen to be four of the five Signers by the Crimson Dragon.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They either have dark-looking monsters or appearances, and they also have edgy-sounding nicknames, but they're all on the side of good.
* TheDreaded: ''All of them'' are this to most of Neo-Domino. To give an example, seeing Kalin enter Bootleg -- to get Yanagi away from Armstrong -- has ''everyone in the bar'' run away in terror and for Grady and Carly to realize they're ''fucked''.
* DubNameChange: WordOfGod kept their dub name for the group instead of the original Japanese one (Team Satisfaction), as she states that the Japanese name sounded stupid.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: They're the BigGood of the Synchro Dimension and judging by the narration, they seem to have a bit of "satisfaction" with one another.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Their story of how they manage to foil Roget's plans by taking back control of Neo Domino City and abolish the City's highly competitive culture is a tale worth telling.
* MythologyGag: In their backstory, they created a safe haven known as "Satisfaction Town", referencing the Crashtown arc.
* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast: If you ever hear someone utter their RedBaron when they arrive, that's as good as time as any to ''book it''.
* PhraseCatcher: Should any of them arrive in an area, someone will likely shout, "Oh my god, it's [Insert RedBaron of a certain member]!
* {{Polyamory}}: All of them are a foursome of wholesome satisfaction.
* RedBaron: All of them have badass titles: Kallen is "The Shinigami", Jack is "Hell's Harbinger"/"White Prince", Yusei is "Stardust Rider"/"King of Neo Domino" and Crow later gets "Black Omen". Crow even lampshades the fact that everyone else got cool names before him. Collectively, they're called the "Lords/Monarchs of Neo Domino".
* StraightGay: None of them display any stereotypical behaviors of homosexuals, as their personalities are relatively the same as their canon counterparts.
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[[folder:Yusei Fudo]]
!!Yusei Fudo
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yusei_fudo_2.png]]
The leader of the Enforcers, current champion of the Friendship Cup, and King of Neo Domino.
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* AffectionateNickname: He's affectionally called "King" by his fellow Enforcers. Apparently, it started out as a joke by Jack but later Crow and Kalin joined in.
* DemotedToExtra: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He was the main protagonist of ''5Ds'', but is a HeroOfAnotherStory in the fic.
* InvincibleHero: After he became King of the Friendship Cup, he has never been beaten in a duel.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Inverted. Yusei is '''not''' allowed to have caffeine as it makes him even ''more'' of a {{workaholic}}. The last time this happened, it took Jack, Crow, and Kalin to fuck him to wear him down. The reader sees what happens first hand after Randsborgh accidentally leaves a cup out for Yusei with Crow and Kalin dogpiling him as he scrambles to get up and muttering he has to work. It's apparently so bad that Jack won't even risk giving Yusei an ''iced tea''.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The "Yusei with caffeine" moment with even Yusei complaining it was just one time.
* ProperlyParanoid: Was worried about the trouble Yanagi could get into when his fellow Enforcers reassured him the old man would be fine. Unfortunately, none of them counted on Armstrong barging in with some questions...
* ShockAndAwe: Has electrical abilities although they haven't been on display yet.
* TranquilFury: When significantly pissed off, he's capable of making ''Jack Atlas'' fear for his life. The narration gives the analogy of a storm when Yusei is angry.
* {{Workaholic}}: Yusei will work himself to death if it means making sure others don't have to suffer. It gets to the point that ''Jack'' has to pull him away and make him get some sleep. This is also very common as the other Enforcers have had to pull him away from work, whether it's papers, typing on the laptop, or just dragging him from tuning up their D-Wheels.
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[[folder:Jack Atlas]]
See his page in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ZeroHourARCVOriginalDimension Original Dimension]].
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[[folder:Crow Hogan]]
!!Crow Hogan
!!!'''Archetype''': Blackwing
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A member of the Enforcers.
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* BlowYouAway: His Blackwings are associated with the wind.
* InsultBackfire: When Armstrong says that he can't tell why Yanagi is needed, Armstrong states that it would go over his [Crow] "boyfriend's little head". Crow retorts that, aside from Jack, Armstrong has to be more specific since he has ''three'' boyfriends.
* OnlySaneMan: Compared to his fellow Enforcers, he's the most level-headed of the group, even lampshading why he doesn't get some badass title for his own.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After the wild goose chase against Armstrong and Yanagi and seeing the news crew asking what happens, Crow realizes that ''Yusei'' -- [[ProperlyParanoid who was worried sick about what could happen to the old man]] -- has just seen all of this and is going to blow a gasket.
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[[folder:Kalin Kessler]]
!!Kalin Kessler
!!!'''Archetype''': Infernity
-->''"Who wants to dance the dance of death?!"''
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A member of the Enforcers.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Was a Dark Signer in the anime, but a Crimson Signer in the fanfic.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Does ''not'' have his AxCrazy tendencies from the anime.
* AlliterativeName: '''K'''alin '''K'''essler.
* CastingAShadow: Is capable of summoning darkness, as he demonstrates with Carly. He also uses the Infernity archetype which is filled with DARK monsters.
* DubNameChange: Uses his dub name instead of his Japanese one (Kyosuke Kiryu) which makes him stand out to the other Enforcers keeping their original names.
* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast: Do ''you'' want to get on the bad side of the guy called ''Shinigami''?!
* SlasherSmile: See that smile on his profile? If he ever bears it, you're pretty much ''fucked''.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After learning about the Crimson Dragon Crusaders and how Armstrong (who had just kidnapped Yanagi) led Crow onto a goose chase that was seen ''on live television'', all he can do is slam his head on a table knowing that Yusei is going to kill them.
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!!The Crimson Dragon Crusaders
-->''"This is a new chapter in the history of the Randsborg name for we [Randsborg, Grady, Armstrong, Yanagi, and Carly] are now a mighty group who are off to solve the mysteries of the Crimson Dragon. We have now become...the Crimson Dragon Crusaders!”''
Five duelists from the Synchro Dimension came together after seeing Rin dueling Professor Frank and Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark on her arm, diving into the mysteries involving their dimension and those beyond it.
[[folder:In General]]
* AscendedExtra: All five of them were secondary characters who had one duel throughout the entire series (barring Carly who had three). Grady gets this the most since he was brainwashed and had no personality or backstory to him.
* DubNameChange: Randsborg, Grady and Armstrong go by their dub names.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Gill Randsborg
** TheLancer: Dick Pitt ("Grady")
** TheBigGuy: Mr. Armstrong
** TheSmartGuy: Tenzin Yanagi
** TheChick: Carly Nagisa
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Of the Synchro Dimension side of the fic, one where it involves the lore of the Crimson Dragon being unrelated to Ray and Zarc's revival, uncovering secrets of the Arcadia Movement, and subsequently learning that they're just one part of a bigger puzzle.
* InterclassFriendship: All of them are from different social classes yet band together to investigate the secrets of their dimension.
* LastNameBasis: Randsborg, Armstrong, and Yanagi are usually addressed this way.
* NonIndicativeName: None of them are crusaders or connected to the Crimson Dragon.
* TheQuest: As Randsborg notes, their quest is to uncover the secrets of the Crimson Dragon, how Rin and Yugo are connected to Zarc, why the Arcadia Movement is so interested in these two and questioning how there are worlds beyond their very own.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: They consist of a knight, an archaeologist, a former member of Security, a street duelist with a fondness of milk, and a [[spoiler:crossdressing]] reporter. Armstrong even lampshades that they're "a little ol' Breakfast Club".
* TheUnchosenOne: Despite their group name, none of them are chosen by the Crimson Dragon. Instead, they're just a group made up of individuals who grew curious about the world around them after witnessing the duel between Rin and Professor Frank and seeing Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark.
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[[folder:Gill Randsborg]]
!!Gill Randsborg
!!!'''Archetype''': Infernoble
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A duelist who hails from a legendary family of knights. He is the first to bring up the legend of Zarc and the Crimson Dragon to the Crusaders.
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* AdaptationalBadass: He used LV monsters called Masked Knights in his only duel in the anime, while the narration states he uses Infernoble this time around.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Was an utter buffoon and believed that Akiza was a real witch in the anime, losing to her in a humiliating fashion. In the fanfic, he acts like the TeamDad for the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He was WrongGenreSavvy against Akiza in the anime, but here he knows well enough ''not'' to start BullyingADragon against her.
* BlingOfWar: His knight armor is gold.
* CoolUncle: Implied; he got a visit from his nephew and niece before he arrived in Bootleg in Chapter 6 (Part 2).
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Golden hair and is a gentleman.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: His family has knowledge not only of Zarc but also of the Earthbound Immortals and Crimson Dragon. What else have they been hiding?
* KnightInShiningArmor: Wears golden armor and is a chivalrous character through and through. Fittingly, he uses the Infernoble archetype.
* LargeHam: As befitting a knight, he likes to go on flowery tangents.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: PlayedForLaughs. After he and Yanagi are allowed to bunk with the Enforcers to learn more about their powers, he left a mug of coffee for Yusei...not aware that Yusei ''must not have caffeine'' and has to see his fellow Enforcers dogpile Yusei before he works himself to death.
-->'''Randsborg:''' How was I supposed to know?!
* TheNicknamer: Gives each of his fellow Crusaders different titles, "Valiant Grady", "She of Fair Eyes", etc.
* PlayingWithFire: He is said to have used Infernoble monsters, which are FIRE type.
* StrokeTheBeard: Does this as a {{Character Tic|s}} when in deep thought (even though, as the image shows, he doesn't have one).
* YeOldeButcheredEnglish: Speaks in this as part of being a knight.
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[[folder:Dick Pitt (Grady)]]
!!Dick Pitt (Grady)
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dick_pitt.jpg]]
A street duelist with a level head and a fondness for milk. He's the reconnaissance man who spies on Rin and Yugo about their powers.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Had little to no personality in the anime and his ''only'' personality came from being a brainwashed goon for Yusei to duel. Here, he's the level-headed member and he's known to be concerned for whatever Carly is getting into and will protect her if she gets into trouble.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Knew that Xavier Maxa was [[spoiler:Carly in disguise]] by picking up on his habits: stating that being near Armstrong was like living in the Pits [[spoiler:(Carly's boss was Mr. Pitt)]] and bringing up Blue Eyes Mountain Coffees (an expensive brand that [[spoiler:Carly]] knew Jack liked in the anime)
* AscendedExtra: In the anime, he was a BrainwashedAndCrazy VillainOfTheWeek for Yusei to duel and didn't have any backstory or personality. Here he is one of the main supporting characters of the Synchro arc, his character mainly revolves around his friendship with Carly and both of them frequently help the heroes.
* BashBrothers: He and Carly may be polar opposites, but they work well as a team and have a knack for being TheStrategist and taking down enemy forces flawlessly.
* CrazyPrepared: By the time Rin vs Akiza happens, he made it a habit to carry a parka and some coffee on him since he knows that Rin's ice powers are not to be trifled with.
* CurbStompBattle: He and Carly are on the receiving end of one against Kalin.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears black and red and has black hair, but he's level-headed and has no malicious bone in his body.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Comes in to save Xavier Maxa from getting a beatdown from Armstrong to showcase that he's a mediator. [[spoiler:This becomes much more meaningful when the reader learns that he knows that Xavier is actually Carly in disguise.]]
* GuileHero: Goads Commander Koda to spill the beans about Akiza by spinning a lie about how Rin could come and freeze his ass off since Rin and Akiza started to become best friends.
* HiddenDepths: He trained under "Enjoy" Chojiro in diffusing fights according to the narration.
* InSeriesNickname: Insists on being called "Grady" instead of his birth name.
* LactoseOverLiquor: He loves drinking milk, explaining that it doesn't give you jitters like caffeine. At Bootleg, he's always ordering a glass.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: His relationship with Carly in a nutshell as he wants to make sure she doesn't go over her head in regards to her investigations into Arcadia.
* MakingASplash: All that's known about his deck so far is that it's Water-based.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He and Carly apparently fought off Arcadia Movement goons during Rin and Akiza's duel in the Friendship Cup.
* OhCrap: Shares this look with Carly when Yanagi busts into Bootleg with Armstrong chasing after him and then when ''Kalin and Crow'' arrive ''also'' wanting Yanagi.
* OnlySaneMan: Compared to the knight, the eccentric archaeologist, the grumpy Security guard, and the crossdressing reporter, he's considered to be the normal one. Armstrong even calls him "a level head".
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: He is the no-nonsense and level-headed savvy guy to Carly's energetic girl.
* SweetTooth: He's known to like pudding.
* TakeMeInstead: Decides to take whatever punishment Kalin wants to inflict on him and Carly when Kalin accidentally touches Carly's chest -- as she was disguised as Xavier at the time -- but Kalin decides not to as they weren't his target.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After Armstrong bursts into Bootleg to apprehend Yanagi that culminates in ''Kalin and Crow'' also wanting the same old man, Grady can only react like this before he drinks his glass of milk and ''spits it in Kalin's face'' so Armstrong gets time to take Yanagi away and Crow chases after them.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Xavier calling Grady by his real name causes him to step back in fear. [[spoiler:Especially since Grady knows that it's Carly saying that to him.]]
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[[folder:Mr. Armstrong]]
!!Armstrong
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrarmstrong.png]]
A former member of Security who, despite not really interested in the magic and nonsense, decides to tag along since he's got nothing better to do and accidentally kickstarts the investigations of his dimension.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Upon seeing that Xavier had a Fortune Lady deck, he cackles at how he lost to a Fabled deck seeing as he would've had his ass handed if Xavier used the former.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Was a HateSink in the anime, to the point that ''Goodwin'' was disgusted by him. Here he's a bit of a grump and would rather ''not'' get involved with the chaos of the Synchro Dimension, but joins in when things start to get too deep. Moreover his antagonism with Yanagi in the story is more on poor communication than him being a jerk who loved picking on him.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Instead of a huge jerkwad, he's more of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a grump but not 100% a dick.]]
* CharacterTics: Blowing nose hairs out in public.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has very snarky remarks to all of the magic and mysticism that the group faces.
* DebtDetester: Only helping out with the crazy investigations because he hates giving out favors.
* DumbassHasAPoint: During Rin and Professor Frank's duel, he questions what's so important about Rin that the Professor is trying to hypnotize her. In fact, it's this question that spurs the Crimson Dragon Crusaders to do some investigating on their own.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's an unpleasant jerk to be around but he has low esteem for [[BigBad Jean-Michel Roget]] and thinks that [[SmugSnake Professor Frank]] brainwashing Rin (a ''14-year-old girl'') is low. In fact, he personally was going to stop the duel ''himself'' if it continued. He also showed concern when Akiza's arm started to glow with her Crimson Dragon Mark.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The details of his duel against Xavier are vague but all we know is that his milling strategy ended up backfiring on him when Xavier's Fabled Leviathan was destroyed and he was able to retrieve three Fabled monsters from the graveyard (one of them being The Fabled Catsith).
* MisterExposition: He knows the most about Rin and Yugo and later reveals that he has heard rumors about [[spoiler:Security having Polymerization and Fusion Monsters]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Nearly gets Grady and Carly into loads of trouble when he antagonizes Yanagi ''without'' explaining why he was chasing after the old man. Not helping that Crow and Kallen were ''also'' chasing him down since they knew each other in the past. He realizes his mistake when he learns how Crow has a Crimson Dragon mark.
* OhCrap: Has this look when he's chased by Crow who has just summoned one of his Assault Blackwings to kick his ass.
-->'''Armstrong:''' Shiiiiit!
* PoorCommunicationKills: Chases after Yanagi ''without'' explaining that he needs Yanagi's info about the Crimson Dragon nearly got him, Grady, and Carly into loads of trouble when Kalin and Crow arrived at Bootleg and ''also'' needing Yanagi's help.
* RelatedInTheAdapation: He says he's cousins with Lucas Swank.
* SoreLoser: Subverted; he got mad when he lost to Xavier, but keeps his cool and left the arena without inciting a brawl.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Who would've thought that ''Armstrong'' would be the one to kickstart the Synchro Arc?
** Armstrong's question on why Professor Frank wants to psycho-analyze Rin (who is from the Commons), combined with Akiza's Crimson Dragon Mark appearing, leads to the formation of the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
** Him chasing after Yanagi around the same time Kallen and Crow want him leads to the Crusaders working with the Monarchs of Synchro to investigate what's really going on with Zarc, the Arcadia Movement and Roget.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tenzin Yanagi]]
!!Tenzin Yanagi
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tenzen_yanagi.png]]
An eccentric archaeologist who travels the world gathering a museum of Duel Monster Cards and a fountain of knowledge in regards to the Crimson Dragon.
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* BigEater: He planned to have "three bowls of Oden" before he was going to see Yusei.
* CommonalityConnection: He gets along great with Randsborg as they're both knowledgeable about different fields relating to Duel Monsters.
* CoolOldGuy: He's a jovial fellow, the eldest member of the Crusaders, and is the least serious member of the five.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Whatever he's seen throughout his travels must be very interesting.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Is good friends with Crow and Kalin, having met them when they were imprisoned in the Facility. He also extends this to the other Crusaders as he's the oldest.
* OhCrap: Has this look when Armstrong appears demanding answers. He hightails it out of there while screaming at the top of his lungs.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oden. Armstrong was able to track him down because of this. Sure enough, Yanagi had finished about three bowls before Armstrong arrived for questions.
* WalkingTheEarth: Traveled to find the mystery behind the Crimson Dragon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carly Nagisa]]
!!Carly Nagisa
!!!'''Archetype''': Fortune Lady
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carlynagisa.png]]
A freelance reporter who is investigating the Arcadia Movement to find the whereabouts of her friend, Misty Lola's, little brother, Toby Lola.
She also has a disguise as "Xavier Maxa", see tropes below for him.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Only had one victory -- back when she was a Dark Signer -- but she was able to beat Armstrong ''and'' destroyed Akiza's Black Rose Dragons '''twice''' due to the effects of her cards.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Does not have a crush on Jack Atlas in this setting -- as he's in a polyamorous relationship with the other Enforcers -- but has a sibling-like relationship with Grady.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Much more assertive as she was able to get her former boss fired and also snarkier than in canon.
* AbandonedCatchphrase: In her first chapter \"Enter the Dragon\" Carly as Xavier adopted a Catchphrase. \"Everything has a Dual- Nature.\" this has been since dropped as something her disguise would say, and not something she herself repeats.
* BerserkButton: Professor Frank using her catchphrase while he's brainwashing Rin causes her to snap. She also does not like casual sexism as she tells Randsborg when she's disguised as Xavier, to stop thinking of women as if they're from the Middle Ages.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Everything has a dual nature".
* CurbStompBattle: She and Grady duel Kalin to buy Armstrong some time to get away with Yanagi and get their asses handed to them.
* FortuneTeller: Carries her Fortune Lady deck and uses it to read others' fortunes. Randsborgh draws Fortune Lady Past.
* InSeriesNickname: "(S)he of fair eyes" by Randsborgh due to her green-grey eyes.
* InterclassFriendship: She's a middle-class reporter who is friends with the fashion model Misty Lola and also is close to street-duelist Grady.
* IntrepidReporter: Just like in the anime, she's a reporter investigating Arcadia Movement. Unlike in the anime, she's much more competent and confident in herself.
* MasterOfDisguise: She's usually investigating while under disguise. Aside from Xavier Maxa, she also infilitrates the Arcadia Movement as a janitor.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Is constantly drinking coffee due to how she was [[YouGetMeCoffee doing this for her old boss]]. Grady immediately knew that "Xavier Maxa" was her when he brought up "Blue Eyes Mountain Coffee".
* NotAMorningPerson: She doesn't like waking up in the mornings.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Teamed up with Grady to duel Arcadia Movement goons during Rin vs Akiza.
* OhCrap: She and Grady have this look when Yanagi busts into Bootleg, followed by Armstrong and ''then'' followed by Kallen and Crow.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female of the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Dresses up as a guy but only so she can get close to Akiza and find out more about her.
!!!Xavier Maxa
!!!'''Archetype''': Fabled
Carly's identity when she dueled against Akiza in the underground tournament.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Xavier turns out to be Carly in disguise.
* CoolShades: Overlaps with SunglassesAtNight, Xavier wears a pair of black sunglasses when dueling to keep his identity secret.
* CurbStompCushion: Doesn't win against Akiza but he does make her go down to half her life points and destroyed her Rose Dragons ''twice''.
* TheGadfly: Most of his dialogue in his duel just amounts to "make witty remarks to piss off Akiza".
* TheGlassesComeOff: Removes them when he tells Randsborg to stop living in the Middle Ages and think that all women are either princesses to be rescued, witches to be executed or lost souls who need to see the light.
* GoodWearsWhite: A bit of {{Foreshadowing}} that this is Carly -- her Xavier outfit is wearing a white shirt, and she's a good person.
* LightEmUp: Used the Fabled archetype which are all LIGHT monsters.
* LightIsNotGood: Zigzagged; the Fabled monsters are a bunch of a-holes, as Xavier explains to Randsborgh, but Xavier/Carly is a good-hearted person.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Defeated Armstrong in the underground tournament due to using Fabled Leviathan and The Fabled Caitsith.
* SamusIsAGirl: Xavier is actually Carly in disguise.
* ShoutOut: He's named after a character from Green Phantom Queen's own story ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus''.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: His reaction to fighting Akiza is knowing that he's gonna die.
* WalkingSpoiler: Xavier is thought to be an OC character in the story and just there to show how dangerous Akiza is; he's anything ''but'' some one-episode character.
* WigDressAccent: To disguise herself as Xavier, Carly just wears a long white blouse, a leather jacket, jeans, a short wig, and shades.
[[/folder]]
!!Arcadia Movement and Associates
[[folder:Divine]]
!!Divine
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/divine_9.png]]
The leader of the Arcadia Movement. His organization offers a refuge for psychic duelists rejected by society but conducts experiments on people with psychic potential at the same time.
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* BigBad: Of the Synchro Dimension side of the fic.
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Chapter 24 reveals that he's teamed up with Roget to overthrow The Monarchs and take control of Neo Domino City.]]
* EvilMentor: To Akiza and the Psychic Duelists of the Arcadia Movement.
* EvilRedhead: Like in canon, he's a redhead and is aiming to take over Neo Domino City.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Akiza Izinski]]
!!Akiza Izinski
!!!'''Archetype''': Black Rose
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akiza_izinski.png]]
The Black Rose Witch and TheDragon to Divine of the Arcadia Movement.\\\
She plays a "Black Rose" Plant Deck.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: She doesn't have a crush on Yusei nor befriend him in the fic, since not only is Yusei in a polyamorous relationship with the other Enforcers, but they're technically enemies due to Divine's plans to overthrow the Monarchs and take control of Neo Domino City.
* ActNatural: The first time Akiza arrived at Rin and Yugo\'s doorsteps wanting to be friends, she acted ridged and formal, which was due to her not knowing how to act friendly around new people. She later shows her true self as she spends more and more time with Rin and Yugo, and putting her at ease.
* AntiVillain: Even though she's a violent duelist with a terrifying reputation, deep down, she's a scared girl being manipulated by Divine who only wants to be loved.
* BoobsOfSteel: She has quite a large bust size, and is a terrifying Psychic Duelist.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Is this during her duel with Rin, causing her to become much more violent than usual.]]
* TheChosenOne: She's chosen to be a Signer by the Crimson Dragon.
* CompositeCharacter: Is basically her anime self but she uses the cards that her manga counterpart had (White Rose Cloister and Black Rose Moonlight Dragon)
* DarkActionGirl: She is a very skilled and deadly female Duelist.
* TheDreaded: She's known as the "Black Rose Witch", and is a very powerful Duelist who strikes fear into many people.
* InSeriesNickname: Usually goes by Akiza, but Rin calls her "Aki" for short.
* InterclassFriendship: She's one for Rin and later Yugo, as the latter two are of lower-middle-class Commons while she's an important member of the Arcadia Movement, with enough wealth to shop at the malls in the Tops.
* ItWasAGift: It's heavily implied that Black Rose Moonlight Dragon is from her mother.
* MythologyGag: Her friendship with Rin and Yugo is a reminiscence of her canon counterpart's sibling-like friendship with Luna and Leo in ''5Ds'', which the former two are {{Composite Character}}s of the twins.
* RedBaron: "Black Rose Witch"
* SomethingAboutARose: The archetype she uses, has numerous Rose Dragons, she's called "Black Rose Witch", etc.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: With the Enforcers all having the other Crimson marks this time, she's the only female.
* TokenEvilTeammate: She's a Crimson Signer, but is currently aligned with the Arcadia Movement.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Is the only known member of the Arcadia Movement who's not amoral nor wants to take over a city, but acts out of loyalty for Divine.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Professor Frank]]
!!Professor Frank
!!!'''Archetype''': None
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frank_03.png]]
A scholar researching the phenomena of different worlds, hired by Divine to learn more about Rin. Unfortunately, he didn't learn anything but he ''did'' cause a lot of other people to become interested in this green-haired girl.\\\
He plays a Psychoanalysis-themed Disruption Deck whose cards are based on various aspects of the Eponymous School of Thought as seen with the cornerstone card, "Ido the Supreme Magical Force". These cards have various effects from revealing the opponent's cards to effect damage.
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* AdaptedOut: His psychotic personality and desires in wanting to take over the Spirit World are omitted.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Constantly spouts "Everything has a dual nature" in his duel against Rin, causing Xavier to snap.
* DissonantSerenity: He always has a calm smile on his face even as he's hypnotizing Rin.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Looks and acts like a calm professor...really is a sadist who doesn't mind brainwashing a little girl.
* HateSink: A sadistic man who would put a young girl into a vulnerable position, not unlike ''rape'' that causes Armstrong (who is not a nice man himself) to feel disgusted by this behavior.
* LightIsNotGood: His strongest monster is LIGHT attribute but he is not a nice man.
* MythologyGag: He duels against a green-haired girl with spiritual powers and tries to put her in a trance as he did to Luna in the original ''5Ds'' series.
* NearVillainVictory: Nearly had Rin under his spell, but didn't expect her Duel Monster Freya to contact Yugo who sprints in just in the nick of time.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Trying to put Rin in a trance only caused Zarc to get ''significantly pissed off'' which, combined with Yugo arriving to wake Rin up, just gets Rin mad and wipe the floor with him. Moreover, his actions also got half of the duelists participating in the Fortune Cup to start doing investigations on their own (especially when ''Armstrong'' asks why he's even doing this in the first place) and team up with the Monarchs of Neo Domino and leading to discover even ''more'' shady things going on. Whoops!
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears for one duel against Rin, but this duel sets the stage for the Synchro Dimension as it brings the Crimson Dragon Crusaders together to uncover the mysteries surrounding their city, Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark appears and it drives Rin to make Yugo close to her by any means necessary.
* UncertainDoom: It's unknown if Rin killed him after punching him with an ice-laced punch.
[[/folder]]
!!The Enforcers/Monarchs of Neo-Domino
Four duelists from the Commons banded together to bring peace between them and the Tops. Jack was originally sent into the Friendship Cup to become King, but after he was influenced by Roget, his fellow Enforcers intervened and placed Yusei as the head, and the four to help heal the divide between the two classes.
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptationalBadass: All of them have some sort of strange power to them: Yusei controls electricity, Jack controls fire and Kalin can manipulate shadows. This is even noted in-universe as Armstrong, Grady and Carly note that there were rumors that they had special abilities.
* AdaptationalSexuality: Compare to their heterosexual canon counterparts, all four of them are in a four-way romantic relationship with each other.
* BadassCrew: A group of four very talented duelists who brought about sweeping reforms to Neo-Domino.
* BigGood: To the entirety of Neo Domino City, as they manage to bring order to the society by abolishing the City's [[SocialDarwinist highly competitive culture]] and [[SpannerInTheWorks threw a huge wrench into Roget's plans]].
* TheChosenOne: They're chosen to be four of the five Signers by the Crimson Dragon.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They either have dark-looking monsters or appearances, and they also have edgy-sounding nicknames, but they're all on the side of good.
* TheDreaded: ''All of them'' are this to most of Neo-Domino. To give an example, seeing Kalin enter Bootleg -- to get Yanagi away from Armstrong -- has ''everyone in the bar'' run away in terror and for Grady and Carly to realize they're ''fucked''.
* DubNameChange: WordOfGod kept their dub name for the group instead of the original Japanese one (Team Satisfaction), as she states that the Japanese name sounded stupid.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: They're the BigGood of the Synchro Dimension and judging by the narration, they seem to have a bit of "satisfaction" with one another.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Their story of how they manage to foil Roget's plans by taking back control of Neo Domino City and abolish the City's highly competitive culture is a tale worth telling.
* MythologyGag: In their backstory, they created a safe haven known as "Satisfaction Town", referencing the Crashtown arc.
* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast: If you ever hear someone utter their RedBaron when they arrive, that's as good as time as any to ''book it''.
* PhraseCatcher: Should any of them arrive in an area, someone will likely shout, "Oh my god, it's [Insert RedBaron of a certain member]!
* {{Polyamory}}: All of them are a foursome of wholesome satisfaction.
* RedBaron: All of them have badass titles: Kallen is "The Shinigami", Jack is "Hell's Harbinger"/"White Prince", Yusei is "Stardust Rider"/"King of Neo Domino" and Crow later gets "Black Omen". Crow even lampshades the fact that everyone else got cool names before him. Collectively, they're called the "Lords/Monarchs of Neo Domino".
* StraightGay: None of them display any stereotypical behaviors of homosexuals, as their personalities are relatively the same as their canon counterparts.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yusei Fudo]]
!!Yusei Fudo
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yusei_fudo_2.png]]
The leader of the Enforcers, current champion of the Friendship Cup, and King of Neo Domino.
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* AffectionateNickname: He's affectionally called "King" by his fellow Enforcers. Apparently, it started out as a joke by Jack but later Crow and Kalin joined in.
* DemotedToExtra: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He was the main protagonist of ''5Ds'', but is a HeroOfAnotherStory in the fic.
* InvincibleHero: After he became King of the Friendship Cup, he has never been beaten in a duel.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Inverted. Yusei is '''not''' allowed to have caffeine as it makes him even ''more'' of a {{workaholic}}. The last time this happened, it took Jack, Crow, and Kalin to fuck him to wear him down. The reader sees what happens first hand after Randsborgh accidentally leaves a cup out for Yusei with Crow and Kalin dogpiling him as he scrambles to get up and muttering he has to work. It's apparently so bad that Jack won't even risk giving Yusei an ''iced tea''.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The "Yusei with caffeine" moment with even Yusei complaining it was just one time.
* ProperlyParanoid: Was worried about the trouble Yanagi could get into when his fellow Enforcers reassured him the old man would be fine. Unfortunately, none of them counted on Armstrong barging in with some questions...
* ShockAndAwe: Has electrical abilities although they haven't been on display yet.
* TranquilFury: When significantly pissed off, he's capable of making ''Jack Atlas'' fear for his life. The narration gives the analogy of a storm when Yusei is angry.
* {{Workaholic}}: Yusei will work himself to death if it means making sure others don't have to suffer. It gets to the point that ''Jack'' has to pull him away and make him get some sleep. This is also very common as the other Enforcers have had to pull him away from work, whether it's papers, typing on the laptop, or just dragging him from tuning up their D-Wheels.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jack Atlas]]
See his page in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ZeroHourARCVOriginalDimension Original Dimension]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Crow Hogan]]
!!Crow Hogan
!!!'''Archetype''': Blackwing
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crow_hogan.png]]
A member of the Enforcers.
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* BlowYouAway: His Blackwings are associated with the wind.
* InsultBackfire: When Armstrong says that he can't tell why Yanagi is needed, Armstrong states that it would go over his [Crow] "boyfriend's little head". Crow retorts that, aside from Jack, Armstrong has to be more specific since he has ''three'' boyfriends.
* OnlySaneMan: Compared to his fellow Enforcers, he's the most level-headed of the group, even lampshading why he doesn't get some badass title for his own.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After the wild goose chase against Armstrong and Yanagi and seeing the news crew asking what happens, Crow realizes that ''Yusei'' -- [[ProperlyParanoid who was worried sick about what could happen to the old man]] -- has just seen all of this and is going to blow a gasket.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kalin Kessler]]
!!Kalin Kessler
!!!'''Archetype''': Infernity
-->''"Who wants to dance the dance of death?!"''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kalin_kessler.png]]
A member of the Enforcers.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Was a Dark Signer in the anime, but a Crimson Signer in the fanfic.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Does ''not'' have his AxCrazy tendencies from the anime.
* AlliterativeName: '''K'''alin '''K'''essler.
* CastingAShadow: Is capable of summoning darkness, as he demonstrates with Carly. He also uses the Infernity archetype which is filled with DARK monsters.
* DubNameChange: Uses his dub name instead of his Japanese one (Kyosuke Kiryu) which makes him stand out to the other Enforcers keeping their original names.
* NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast: Do ''you'' want to get on the bad side of the guy called ''Shinigami''?!
* SlasherSmile: See that smile on his profile? If he ever bears it, you're pretty much ''fucked''.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After learning about the Crimson Dragon Crusaders and how Armstrong (who had just kidnapped Yanagi) led Crow onto a goose chase that was seen ''on live television'', all he can do is slam his head on a table knowing that Yusei is going to kill them.
[[/folder]]
!!The Crimson Dragon Crusaders
-->''"This is a new chapter in the history of the Randsborg name for we [Randsborg, Grady, Armstrong, Yanagi, and Carly] are now a mighty group who are off to solve the mysteries of the Crimson Dragon. We have now become...the Crimson Dragon Crusaders!”''
Five duelists from the Synchro Dimension came together after seeing Rin dueling Professor Frank and Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark on her arm, diving into the mysteries involving their dimension and those beyond it.
[[folder:In General]]
* AscendedExtra: All five of them were secondary characters who had one duel throughout the entire series (barring Carly who had three). Grady gets this the most since he was brainwashed and had no personality or backstory to him.
* DubNameChange: Randsborg, Grady and Armstrong go by their dub names.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Gill Randsborg
** TheLancer: Dick Pitt ("Grady")
** TheBigGuy: Mr. Armstrong
** TheSmartGuy: Tenzin Yanagi
** TheChick: Carly Nagisa
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Of the Synchro Dimension side of the fic, one where it involves the lore of the Crimson Dragon being unrelated to Ray and Zarc's revival, uncovering secrets of the Arcadia Movement, and subsequently learning that they're just one part of a bigger puzzle.
* InterclassFriendship: All of them are from different social classes yet band together to investigate the secrets of their dimension.
* LastNameBasis: Randsborg, Armstrong, and Yanagi are usually addressed this way.
* NonIndicativeName: None of them are crusaders or connected to the Crimson Dragon.
* TheQuest: As Randsborg notes, their quest is to uncover the secrets of the Crimson Dragon, how Rin and Yugo are connected to Zarc, why the Arcadia Movement is so interested in these two and questioning how there are worlds beyond their very own.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: They consist of a knight, an archaeologist, a former member of Security, a street duelist with a fondness of milk, and a [[spoiler:crossdressing]] reporter. Armstrong even lampshades that they're "a little ol' Breakfast Club".
* TheUnchosenOne: Despite their group name, none of them are chosen by the Crimson Dragon. Instead, they're just a group made up of individuals who grew curious about the world around them after witnessing the duel between Rin and Professor Frank and seeing Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gill Randsborg]]
!!Gill Randsborg
!!!'''Archetype''': Infernoble
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jilldelancebeaux.png]]
A duelist who hails from a legendary family of knights. He is the first to bring up the legend of Zarc and the Crimson Dragon to the Crusaders.
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* AdaptationalBadass: He used LV monsters called Masked Knights in his only duel in the anime, while the narration states he uses Infernoble this time around.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Was an utter buffoon and believed that Akiza was a real witch in the anime, losing to her in a humiliating fashion. In the fanfic, he acts like the TeamDad for the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He was WrongGenreSavvy against Akiza in the anime, but here he knows well enough ''not'' to start BullyingADragon against her.
* BlingOfWar: His knight armor is gold.
* CoolUncle: Implied; he got a visit from his nephew and niece before he arrived in Bootleg in Chapter 6 (Part 2).
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Golden hair and is a gentleman.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: His family has knowledge not only of Zarc but also of the Earthbound Immortals and Crimson Dragon. What else have they been hiding?
* KnightInShiningArmor: Wears golden armor and is a chivalrous character through and through. Fittingly, he uses the Infernoble archetype.
* LargeHam: As befitting a knight, he likes to go on flowery tangents.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: PlayedForLaughs. After he and Yanagi are allowed to bunk with the Enforcers to learn more about their powers, he left a mug of coffee for Yusei...not aware that Yusei ''must not have caffeine'' and has to see his fellow Enforcers dogpile Yusei before he works himself to death.
-->'''Randsborg:''' How was I supposed to know?!
* TheNicknamer: Gives each of his fellow Crusaders different titles, "Valiant Grady", "She of Fair Eyes", etc.
* PlayingWithFire: He is said to have used Infernoble monsters, which are FIRE type.
* StrokeTheBeard: Does this as a {{Character Tic|s}} when in deep thought (even though, as the image shows, he doesn't have one).
* YeOldeButcheredEnglish: Speaks in this as part of being a knight.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dick Pitt (Grady)]]
!!Dick Pitt (Grady)
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dick_pitt.jpg]]
A street duelist with a level head and a fondness for milk. He's the reconnaissance man who spies on Rin and Yugo about their powers.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Had little to no personality in the anime and his ''only'' personality came from being a brainwashed goon for Yusei to duel. Here, he's the level-headed member and he's known to be concerned for whatever Carly is getting into and will protect her if she gets into trouble.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Knew that Xavier Maxa was [[spoiler:Carly in disguise]] by picking up on his habits: stating that being near Armstrong was like living in the Pits [[spoiler:(Carly's boss was Mr. Pitt)]] and bringing up Blue Eyes Mountain Coffees (an expensive brand that [[spoiler:Carly]] knew Jack liked in the anime)
* AscendedExtra: In the anime, he was a BrainwashedAndCrazy VillainOfTheWeek for Yusei to duel and didn't have any backstory or personality. Here he is one of the main supporting characters of the Synchro arc, his character mainly revolves around his friendship with Carly and both of them frequently help the heroes.
* BashBrothers: He and Carly may be polar opposites, but they work well as a team and have a knack for being TheStrategist and taking down enemy forces flawlessly.
* CrazyPrepared: By the time Rin vs Akiza happens, he made it a habit to carry a parka and some coffee on him since he knows that Rin's ice powers are not to be trifled with.
* CurbStompBattle: He and Carly are on the receiving end of one against Kalin.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears black and red and has black hair, but he's level-headed and has no malicious bone in his body.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Comes in to save Xavier Maxa from getting a beatdown from Armstrong to showcase that he's a mediator. [[spoiler:This becomes much more meaningful when the reader learns that he knows that Xavier is actually Carly in disguise.]]
* GuileHero: Goads Commander Koda to spill the beans about Akiza by spinning a lie about how Rin could come and freeze his ass off since Rin and Akiza started to become best friends.
* HiddenDepths: He trained under "Enjoy" Chojiro in diffusing fights according to the narration.
* InSeriesNickname: Insists on being called "Grady" instead of his birth name.
* LactoseOverLiquor: He loves drinking milk, explaining that it doesn't give you jitters like caffeine. At Bootleg, he's always ordering a glass.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: His relationship with Carly in a nutshell as he wants to make sure she doesn't go over her head in regards to her investigations into Arcadia.
* MakingASplash: All that's known about his deck so far is that it's Water-based.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He and Carly apparently fought off Arcadia Movement goons during Rin and Akiza's duel in the Friendship Cup.
* OhCrap: Shares this look with Carly when Yanagi busts into Bootleg with Armstrong chasing after him and then when ''Kalin and Crow'' arrive ''also'' wanting Yanagi.
* OnlySaneMan: Compared to the knight, the eccentric archaeologist, the grumpy Security guard, and the crossdressing reporter, he's considered to be the normal one. Armstrong even calls him "a level head".
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: He is the no-nonsense and level-headed savvy guy to Carly's energetic girl.
* SweetTooth: He's known to like pudding.
* TakeMeInstead: Decides to take whatever punishment Kalin wants to inflict on him and Carly when Kalin accidentally touches Carly's chest -- as she was disguised as Xavier at the time -- but Kalin decides not to as they weren't his target.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After Armstrong bursts into Bootleg to apprehend Yanagi that culminates in ''Kalin and Crow'' also wanting the same old man, Grady can only react like this before he drinks his glass of milk and ''spits it in Kalin's face'' so Armstrong gets time to take Yanagi away and Crow chases after them.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Xavier calling Grady by his real name causes him to step back in fear. [[spoiler:Especially since Grady knows that it's Carly saying that to him.]]
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[[folder:Mr. Armstrong]]
!!Armstrong
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrarmstrong.png]]
A former member of Security who, despite not really interested in the magic and nonsense, decides to tag along since he's got nothing better to do and accidentally kickstarts the investigations of his dimension.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Upon seeing that Xavier had a Fortune Lady deck, he cackles at how he lost to a Fabled deck seeing as he would've had his ass handed if Xavier used the former.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Was a HateSink in the anime, to the point that ''Goodwin'' was disgusted by him. Here he's a bit of a grump and would rather ''not'' get involved with the chaos of the Synchro Dimension, but joins in when things start to get too deep. Moreover his antagonism with Yanagi in the story is more on poor communication than him being a jerk who loved picking on him.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Instead of a huge jerkwad, he's more of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a grump but not 100% a dick.]]
* CharacterTics: Blowing nose hairs out in public.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has very snarky remarks to all of the magic and mysticism that the group faces.
* DebtDetester: Only helping out with the crazy investigations because he hates giving out favors.
* DumbassHasAPoint: During Rin and Professor Frank's duel, he questions what's so important about Rin that the Professor is trying to hypnotize her. In fact, it's this question that spurs the Crimson Dragon Crusaders to do some investigating on their own.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's an unpleasant jerk to be around but he has low esteem for [[BigBad Jean-Michel Roget]] and thinks that [[SmugSnake Professor Frank]] brainwashing Rin (a ''14-year-old girl'') is low. In fact, he personally was going to stop the duel ''himself'' if it continued. He also showed concern when Akiza's arm started to glow with her Crimson Dragon Mark.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The details of his duel against Xavier are vague but all we know is that his milling strategy ended up backfiring on him when Xavier's Fabled Leviathan was destroyed and he was able to retrieve three Fabled monsters from the graveyard (one of them being The Fabled Catsith).
* MisterExposition: He knows the most about Rin and Yugo and later reveals that he has heard rumors about [[spoiler:Security having Polymerization and Fusion Monsters]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Nearly gets Grady and Carly into loads of trouble when he antagonizes Yanagi ''without'' explaining why he was chasing after the old man. Not helping that Crow and Kallen were ''also'' chasing him down since they knew each other in the past. He realizes his mistake when he learns how Crow has a Crimson Dragon mark.
* OhCrap: Has this look when he's chased by Crow who has just summoned one of his Assault Blackwings to kick his ass.
-->'''Armstrong:''' Shiiiiit!
* PoorCommunicationKills: Chases after Yanagi ''without'' explaining that he needs Yanagi's info about the Crimson Dragon nearly got him, Grady, and Carly into loads of trouble when Kalin and Crow arrived at Bootleg and ''also'' needing Yanagi's help.
* RelatedInTheAdapation: He says he's cousins with Lucas Swank.
* SoreLoser: Subverted; he got mad when he lost to Xavier, but keeps his cool and left the arena without inciting a brawl.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Who would've thought that ''Armstrong'' would be the one to kickstart the Synchro Arc?
** Armstrong's question on why Professor Frank wants to psycho-analyze Rin (who is from the Commons), combined with Akiza's Crimson Dragon Mark appearing, leads to the formation of the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
** Him chasing after Yanagi around the same time Kallen and Crow want him leads to the Crusaders working with the Monarchs of Synchro to investigate what's really going on with Zarc, the Arcadia Movement and Roget.
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[[folder:Tenzin Yanagi]]
!!Tenzin Yanagi
%%!!!'''Archetype''': ???
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tenzen_yanagi.png]]
An eccentric archaeologist who travels the world gathering a museum of Duel Monster Cards and a fountain of knowledge in regards to the Crimson Dragon.
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* BigEater: He planned to have "three bowls of Oden" before he was going to see Yusei.
* CommonalityConnection: He gets along great with Randsborg as they're both knowledgeable about different fields relating to Duel Monsters.
* CoolOldGuy: He's a jovial fellow, the eldest member of the Crusaders, and is the least serious member of the five.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Whatever he's seen throughout his travels must be very interesting.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Is good friends with Crow and Kalin, having met them when they were imprisoned in the Facility. He also extends this to the other Crusaders as he's the oldest.
* OhCrap: Has this look when Armstrong appears demanding answers. He hightails it out of there while screaming at the top of his lungs.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oden. Armstrong was able to track him down because of this. Sure enough, Yanagi had finished about three bowls before Armstrong arrived for questions.
* WalkingTheEarth: Traveled to find the mystery behind the Crimson Dragon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carly Nagisa]]
!!Carly Nagisa
!!!'''Archetype''': Fortune Lady
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carlynagisa.png]]
A freelance reporter who is investigating the Arcadia Movement to find the whereabouts of her friend, Misty Lola's, little brother, Toby Lola.
She also has a disguise as "Xavier Maxa", see tropes below for him.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Only had one victory -- back when she was a Dark Signer -- but she was able to beat Armstrong ''and'' destroyed Akiza's Black Rose Dragons '''twice''' due to the effects of her cards.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Does not have a crush on Jack Atlas in this setting -- as he's in a polyamorous relationship with the other Enforcers -- but has a sibling-like relationship with Grady.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Much more assertive as she was able to get her former boss fired and also snarkier than in canon.
* AbandonedCatchphrase: In her first chapter \"Enter the Dragon\" Carly as Xavier adopted a Catchphrase. \"Everything has a Dual- Nature.\" this has been since dropped as something her disguise would say, and not something she herself repeats.
* BerserkButton: Professor Frank using her catchphrase while he's brainwashing Rin causes her to snap. She also does not like casual sexism as she tells Randsborg when she's disguised as Xavier, to stop thinking of women as if they're from the Middle Ages.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Everything has a dual nature".
* CurbStompBattle: She and Grady duel Kalin to buy Armstrong some time to get away with Yanagi and get their asses handed to them.
* FortuneTeller: Carries her Fortune Lady deck and uses it to read others' fortunes. Randsborgh draws Fortune Lady Past.
* InSeriesNickname: "(S)he of fair eyes" by Randsborgh due to her green-grey eyes.
* InterclassFriendship: She's a middle-class reporter who is friends with the fashion model Misty Lola and also is close to street-duelist Grady.
* IntrepidReporter: Just like in the anime, she's a reporter investigating Arcadia Movement. Unlike in the anime, she's much more competent and confident in herself.
* MasterOfDisguise: She's usually investigating while under disguise. Aside from Xavier Maxa, she also infilitrates the Arcadia Movement as a janitor.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Is constantly drinking coffee due to how she was [[YouGetMeCoffee doing this for her old boss]]. Grady immediately knew that "Xavier Maxa" was her when he brought up "Blue Eyes Mountain Coffee".
* NotAMorningPerson: She doesn't like waking up in the mornings.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Teamed up with Grady to duel Arcadia Movement goons during Rin vs Akiza.
* OhCrap: She and Grady have this look when Yanagi busts into Bootleg, followed by Armstrong and ''then'' followed by Kallen and Crow.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female of the Crimson Dragon Crusaders.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Dresses up as a guy but only so she can get close to Akiza and find out more about her.
!!!Xavier Maxa
!!!'''Archetype''': Fabled
Carly's identity when she dueled against Akiza in the underground tournament.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Xavier turns out to be Carly in disguise.
* CoolShades: Overlaps with SunglassesAtNight, Xavier wears a pair of black sunglasses when dueling to keep his identity secret.
* CurbStompCushion: Doesn't win against Akiza but he does make her go down to half her life points and destroyed her Rose Dragons ''twice''.
* TheGadfly: Most of his dialogue in his duel just amounts to "make witty remarks to piss off Akiza".
* TheGlassesComeOff: Removes them when he tells Randsborg to stop living in the Middle Ages and think that all women are either princesses to be rescued, witches to be executed or lost souls who need to see the light.
* GoodWearsWhite: A bit of {{Foreshadowing}} that this is Carly -- her Xavier outfit is wearing a white shirt, and she's a good person.
* LightEmUp: Used the Fabled archetype which are all LIGHT monsters.
* LightIsNotGood: Zigzagged; the Fabled monsters are a bunch of a-holes, as Xavier explains to Randsborgh, but Xavier/Carly is a good-hearted person.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Defeated Armstrong in the underground tournament due to using Fabled Leviathan and The Fabled Caitsith.
* SamusIsAGirl: Xavier is actually Carly in disguise.
* ShoutOut: He's named after a character from Green Phantom Queen's own story ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus''.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: His reaction to fighting Akiza is knowing that he's gonna die.
* WalkingSpoiler: Xavier is thought to be an OC character in the story and just there to show how dangerous Akiza is; he's anything ''but'' some one-episode character.
* WigDressAccent: To disguise herself as Xavier, Carly just wears a long white blouse, a leather jacket, jeans, a short wig, and shades.
[[/folder]]
!!Arcadia Movement and Associates
[[folder:Divine]]
!!Divine
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/divine_9.png]]
The leader of the Arcadia Movement. His organization offers a refuge for psychic duelists rejected by society but conducts experiments on people with psychic potential at the same time.
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* BigBad: Of the Synchro Dimension side of the fic.
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Chapter 24 reveals that he's teamed up with Roget to overthrow The Monarchs and take control of Neo Domino City.]]
* EvilMentor: To Akiza and the Psychic Duelists of the Arcadia Movement.
* EvilRedhead: Like in canon, he's a redhead and is aiming to take over Neo Domino City.
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[[folder:Akiza Izinski]]
!!Akiza Izinski
!!!'''Archetype''': Black Rose
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akiza_izinski.png]]
The Black Rose Witch and TheDragon to Divine of the Arcadia Movement.\\\
She plays a "Black Rose" Plant Deck.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: She doesn't have a crush on Yusei nor befriend him in the fic, since not only is Yusei in a polyamorous relationship with the other Enforcers, but they're technically enemies due to Divine's plans to overthrow the Monarchs and take control of Neo Domino City.
* ActNatural: The first time Akiza arrived at Rin and Yugo\'s doorsteps wanting to be friends, she acted ridged and formal, which was due to her not knowing how to act friendly around new people. She later shows her true self as she spends more and more time with Rin and Yugo, and putting her at ease.
* AntiVillain: Even though she's a violent duelist with a terrifying reputation, deep down, she's a scared girl being manipulated by Divine who only wants to be loved.
* BoobsOfSteel: She has quite a large bust size, and is a terrifying Psychic Duelist.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Is this during her duel with Rin, causing her to become much more violent than usual.]]
* TheChosenOne: She's chosen to be a Signer by the Crimson Dragon.
* CompositeCharacter: Is basically her anime self but she uses the cards that her manga counterpart had (White Rose Cloister and Black Rose Moonlight Dragon)
* DarkActionGirl: She is a very skilled and deadly female Duelist.
* TheDreaded: She's known as the "Black Rose Witch", and is a very powerful Duelist who strikes fear into many people.
* InSeriesNickname: Usually goes by Akiza, but Rin calls her "Aki" for short.
* InterclassFriendship: She's one for Rin and later Yugo, as the latter two are of lower-middle-class Commons while she's an important member of the Arcadia Movement, with enough wealth to shop at the malls in the Tops.
* ItWasAGift: It's heavily implied that Black Rose Moonlight Dragon is from her mother.
* MythologyGag: Her friendship with Rin and Yugo is a reminiscence of her canon counterpart's sibling-like friendship with Luna and Leo in ''5Ds'', which the former two are {{Composite Character}}s of the twins.
* RedBaron: "Black Rose Witch"
* SomethingAboutARose: The archetype she uses, has numerous Rose Dragons, she's called "Black Rose Witch", etc.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: With the Enforcers all having the other Crimson marks this time, she's the only female.
* TokenEvilTeammate: She's a Crimson Signer, but is currently aligned with the Arcadia Movement.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Is the only known member of the Arcadia Movement who's not amoral nor wants to take over a city, but acts out of loyalty for Divine.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Professor Frank]]
!!Professor Frank
!!!'''Archetype''': None
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frank_03.png]]
A scholar researching the phenomena of different worlds, hired by Divine to learn more about Rin. Unfortunately, he didn't learn anything but he ''did'' cause a lot of other people to become interested in this green-haired girl.\\\
He plays a Psychoanalysis-themed Disruption Deck whose cards are based on various aspects of the Eponymous School of Thought as seen with the cornerstone card, "Ido the Supreme Magical Force". These cards have various effects from revealing the opponent's cards to effect damage.
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* AdaptedOut: His psychotic personality and desires in wanting to take over the Spirit World are omitted.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Constantly spouts "Everything has a dual nature" in his duel against Rin, causing Xavier to snap.
* DissonantSerenity: He always has a calm smile on his face even as he's hypnotizing Rin.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Looks and acts like a calm professor...really is a sadist who doesn't mind brainwashing a little girl.
* HateSink: A sadistic man who would put a young girl into a vulnerable position, not unlike ''rape'' that causes Armstrong (who is not a nice man himself) to feel disgusted by this behavior.
* LightIsNotGood: His strongest monster is LIGHT attribute but he is not a nice man.
* MythologyGag: He duels against a green-haired girl with spiritual powers and tries to put her in a trance as he did to Luna in the original ''5Ds'' series.
* NearVillainVictory: Nearly had Rin under his spell, but didn't expect her Duel Monster Freya to contact Yugo who sprints in just in the nick of time.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Trying to put Rin in a trance only caused Zarc to get ''significantly pissed off'' which, combined with Yugo arriving to wake Rin up, just gets Rin mad and wipe the floor with him. Moreover, his actions also got half of the duelists participating in the Fortune Cup to start doing investigations on their own (especially when ''Armstrong'' asks why he's even doing this in the first place) and team up with the Monarchs of Neo Domino and leading to discover even ''more'' shady things going on. Whoops!
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears for one duel against Rin, but this duel sets the stage for the Synchro Dimension as it brings the Crimson Dragon Crusaders together to uncover the mysteries surrounding their city, Akiza's Crimson Dragon mark appears and it drives Rin to make Yugo close to her by any means necessary.
* UncertainDoom: It's unknown if Rin killed him after punching him with an ice-laced punch.
[[/folder]]
