History WMG / YugiohArcv

{{WMG:Somebody will die, BUT, their deaths will be reversed.]]

* Berserk mode allows better conditions for the Yuyas to fuse. It'll be just like Yuto's before (only on motorcycles): the counterparts' eyes glow, one of them snaps out of it, the other terminates him and the defeated one fuses with the closest counterpart in range. Yuya will must definetely cradle Yugo is his arms after the duel, get a new dragon and boom, another soul inside him.

[[WMG: If Jean-Michael Roger isn't already secretly working for Leo and Academia, he'll prove to be a BigBadWannabe.]]
* Yeah, this seems likely. He seems suave and confident only because he has the highest authority in the land, and has the manpower to do whatever he needs to capture undesireables (who haven't shown a desire to harm anyone). If Academia decides that the lure of catching the last two renegade Yu boys, and the last two of their female counterparts, to be too great (likely, since that's what caused them to send a strike force to Standard), they may send their forces to Synchro, and suddenly the Security forces, used only to minor criminals, now have to deal with an entire army, who is not afraid to shoot to kill. That may cause Security to break ranks and run away, while Academia starts carding Tops and Commons alike. Basically, Roger is too focused on maintaining the status quo to be an effective villain in the face of someone with more drive like Leo.

[[WMG: The current hell the Lancers are going through in the Synchro arc is a test by Roger to see if he will help Reiji.]]
Like quite a few people, I myself wondered where the hell Reiji went during this arc. Then something hit me: What if he already contacted Jean-Michel Roger for help, but he wanted proof of what the Lancers could do before agreeing? Thus, Reiji leaves them behind, anticipating that they'll scatter and eventually get arrested (which they did), and later learn about the Grand Entertainment Duel Tournament. Yuya (most likely him) will win, and it's then that Reiji and Roger reveal the truth. This would inevitably lead to the Lancers giving Reiji an earful for going that far just to recruit help.

[[WMG: Jean-Michel Roger will pull a coup in anger for the council overriding him.]]

[[WMG: Alternatively or similarly to the above theory, Roger is a spy for Academia]]
* Roger seems pretty against Yuya and co from having a proper hearing and is at least distraught to hear the possibility of an alliance with Lancers. And considering Serena had some "special treatment" when confined in the detention centre (a better kept facility compared to Kurosaki's and Yuya's group), it wouldn't be surprising if Academia had spies scattered out through each dimension. If the Council does side with the Lancers, he may pull the theory above

* Jossed as Jean-Michel Roger takes over the Executive Council before he could offer the alliance in Episode 76. Even without Roger's interference, the council has expressed out loud that they have no wish to participate in the war.

[[WMG: Jean-Michel Roger has ''no'' clue about the inter-dimensional war]]

[[WMG:As an Contrast, Roger would instead of helping the Lancers, he would conflate them with the invaders.]]

In 5D's Jack has been initialy shown as an ally to Goodwin, likewise it would stand to reason that Security would've hlped Jack repel Yusei (and in fact has done so). This tine, Jack and and Roger are sown to be somewhat close acquaintances and Roger would eventually have Jack Atlas himself try to repel Yugo and the Lancers from the Tops once he realizes that Security's Mooks are getting curb-stomped left and right.

He stole the card from Jack and gave it to Yuya specifically so that Jack would assume Yuya stole it, dividing the Standard and Synchro dimensions to make a military alliance even more unlikely. Also, this would mean Roger didn't give the fusion card to 227, Sam just gave him a forged letter to ensure he'd use the card. Why would Roger even care about letting a failed security member redeem himself? The only lancer he's taken an interest in is Serena, so he has no reason to want Yuya taken out in the first round.

* However, unlike Roger, Sam may not have access to the pairings for the friendship cup, so it would be hard to forge a letter telling 227 he will face Yuya if he doesn't know it'll happen.

Let's see what we've got here: Melissa's a [[ForeignFanservice big-breasted blonde in a cowgirl outfit]], Gallager's a dark-skinned guy in PimpDuds who runs something underground, the Executive Council are a government that really doesn't seem to care about their own citizens, and several characters have foreign-sounding names and fitting stereotypes: Damon Lopez (Hispanic) has a freaky fashion sense, Tony Simon (Italian-American) runs with a gang, Jean-Michel Roger (French) is an [[FrenchJerk arrogant ass]], and Sergey Volkov (Russian) is a giant of a man who almost seems like a hitman. Then there's the big one: Everyone gets off on watching people beat the crap out of each other through a sport, like Americans do (ultimate fighting is popular for a reason).

** This idea actually looks pretty plausible with the way things have been happening so far. We've seen the first two stages already. The episode summary for 81 shows that Yuya may form an alliance with Roger, a 'deal with the devil', probably to try and prevent more suffering - especially after seeing Yuzu hurt in her Duel with Sergey. This will inevitably backfire, causing Yuya to fall into depression, probably throughout the XYZ arc. Finally, something will happen to snap him out of it and accept his circumstances.

** Semi-confirmed, Roger sees to it that he personally takes care of Dennis. It's unconfirmed but likely that Rodger is an Academia spy.

* Though this may be harder than it looks since Jean-Michel Roger has taken over the city and intends to get his way.

Most revealing are his actions in Episode 76, when he refuses an alliance with Jean-Michael Roger and claims that he has no interest in a man who only wants to rule one city. The entire point of coming to the Synchro Dimension was to gain allies against Fusion, but when the most powerful man in the City offers him an alliance, Reiji rejects it? Not out of a sense of morality or disgust, but because Roger's ambitions are too small for him. And if he wanted allies against Fusion, why not go to the Xyz Dimension to connect with the Resistance?

[[WMG:White Taki ''knew'' Roger would attempt something like King's Gambit.]]
This is the only rational explanation for why he wasn't freaking out after Roger took over City: He saw it coming and has a backup plan in store. ...Either that or Taki's gone senile.

It seems odd that Silver Claw would appear with Yuya's two new Magicians and two of the three revealed Dimension Dragons. It could be possible that Yuya will use Silver Claw as Synchro Material for Enlightenment Paladin (a level 8 DARK Synchro monster) along side Timesword Magician (a level 3 Dark Pendulum monster) and Tuning Magician (a level 1 Tuner monster) since Silver Claw is a level 4 Dark Pendulum monster.

Yuya will use the Timesword Magician (a level 3 Dark Pendulum monster), Entermate Silver Claw (a level 4 Dark Pendulum monster) and Tuning Magician (a level 1 Tuner monster) to summon Enlightenment Paladin (a level 8 Dark Synchro monster).

[[WMG:The fourth opening reveals the monsters Yuya will use to summon Enlightenment Paladin.]]
Yuya will use the Timesword Magician (a level 3 Dark Pendulum monster), Entermate Silver Claw (a level 4 Dark Pendulum monster) and Tuning Magician (a level 1 Tuner monster) to summon Enlightenment Paladin (a level 8 Dark Synchro monster).

[[WMG: Jean-Michel Roger has ''no'' clue about the inter-dimensional war]]
Because he's been pretty smug thus far, looks like the kind of guy who's used to total power, control, and knowledge, and having him be knocked off his high horse by an OutsideContextVillain would likely be ''hilarious'' to watch. Even if he doesn't team up with Reiji and the Lancers, it'd still be funny.

[[WMG:As an Contrast, Roger would instead of helping the Lancers, he would conflate them with the invaders.]]
He barely has a clue to their existence and would also likely to take threats to the status quo (which would include Yugo and possibly the Lancers should Reiji learn of the Commons) very seriously.

[[WMG: Dennis' Performages will be similar to Sora's Fluffals...]]
As of right now, they look cute and goofy, but once Dennis reveals his true nature and starts using their fusions, the end result will be akin to the MonsterClown trope.
** With Shadow Maker I'd say they are halfway there. Though I'd say an EvilSorcerer MonsterClown would be closer.

[[WMG: If Jean-Michael Roger isn't already secretly working for Leo and Academia, he'll prove to be a BigBadWannabe.]]
* Yeah, this seems likely. He seems suave and confident only because he has the highest authority in the land, and has the manpower to do whatever he needs to capture undesireables (who haven't shown a desire to harm anyone). If Academia decides that the lure of catching the last two renegade Yu boys, and the last two of their female counterparts, to be too great (likely, since that's what caused them to send a strike force to Standard), they may send their forces to Synchro, and suddenly the Security forces, used only to minor criminals, now have to deal with an entire army, who is not afraid to shoot to kill. That may cause Security to break ranks and run away, while Academia starts carding Tops and Commons alike. Basically, Roger is too focused on maintaining the status quo to be an effective villain in the face of someone with more drive like Leo.
* Alternatively, the writers will chose to be more realistic and yet more complicated, and have Rodger realize that Academia is a genuine threat, but still be a pain in the butt. He'll cooperate just enough to provide a valuable ally, but his prejudice and long-term goals will occasionally interfere with goals that aren't completely aligned with the war. For example he'll have soldiers recruited from commons and treated like CannonFodder, fighting Academia while keeping the Commons down. This would be far more interesting, because the Lancers ''can't'' just outright declare him an enemy and get rid of him, yet he'll push conflict and continue being an antagonist for a long time (and possibly lead to some deeper political sub-plots that could be very interesting). Instead of wondering, "when can the heroes fight this guy so they can kill him?" The audience will wonder "When will the heroes catch this guy with his pants down so we can FINALLY get rid of this asshole?" Because villains get so much more hate when the characters aren't ''allowed'' to stop them than when taking them down is an active goal the heroes pursue.

[[WMG: The current hell the Lancers are going through in the Synchro arc is a test by Roger to see if he will help Reiji.]]
Like quite a few people, I myself wondered where the hell Reiji went during this arc. Then something hit me: What if he already contacted Jean-Michel Roger for help, but he wanted proof of what the Lancers could do before agreeing? Thus, Reiji leaves them behind, anticipating that they'll scatter and eventually get arrested (which they did), and later learn about the Grand Entertainment Duel Tournament. Yuya (most likely him) will win, and it's then that Reiji and Roger reveal the truth. This would inevitably lead to the Lancers giving Reiji an earful for going that far just to recruit help.

[[WMG: Jean-Michel Roger will pull a coup in anger for the council overriding him.]]
Considering how pissed off he looked in Ep. 65's preview, this has a chance of happening.

[[WMG: Alternatively or similarly to the above theory, Roger is a spy for Academia]]
* Roger seems pretty against Yuya and co from having a proper hearing and is at least distraught to hear the possibility of an alliance with Lancers. And considering Serena had some "special treatment" when confined in the detention centre (a better kept facility compared to Kurosaki's and Yuya's group), it wouldn't be surprising if Academia had spies scattered out through each dimension. If the Council does side with the Lancers, he may pull the theory above

[[WMG: Yuri has already fused with Yuya.]]
Although Reiji tells us in-universe that Yuya learned fusion from watching Sora, it may be a red herring. Considering that Yuya learned Xyz and Synchro summoning from overlaying and synchronizing with Yuto and Yugo respectively, it's odd that Fusion summoning is the odd one out.

We're shown in his duel against Mieru that Rune-Eyes called out to Yuya and suddenly his personality does a 180 and he suddenly knows how to Fusion Summon.

* They still might be somehow related. Sora mentions that the Dark Duelist isn't "from around here" and he retorts the same about Sora. Where exactly they are both from might be the same, explaining their [[GenreSavvy Genere Savviness]].

He has that necklace of his, although it hasn't glowed like Yuya's pendulum or Yuzu's bracelet. He'll probably get something in relation to what Yuzu gets, if anything. (I'm still considering the chance that her bracelet glowed because it detected the Dark Duelis, or some shit like that.)

* ... Somewhat more reasonably, there may be a level 1 Pendulum Tuner monster that can only be used as a material for an Odd-Eyes Syncrho Monster. And there will be multiple Odd-Eyes synchro monsters, all requiring Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon as a material (and all being level 8). That would mitigate the problem of a Pendulum Tuner. Finally, they would all have effects tha would destroy themselves at the end of the opponent's turn, forcing Yuya to go back to the base form each turn.

* Confirmed, Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon is a level 7 synchro monster intended to be summoned with a Pendulum Tuner monster that can only tune with a dragon and can drop Odd-Eyes' level by 3 to make a level 7.

** Geargigant X does make a cameo in Yuto's flashback of Heartland City, though anything else remains to be seen.

* Academia is a group created by Leo Akaba, built around Fusion users (and maybe, secretely some Synchro users). Why they decided to target Heartland still it's unknown for me, but right now, ForTheEvulz is a reason as good as any.
* Sora was send by Academia to enroll in a LDS school in Maiami City in order to spy on Reiji, but after meeting Yuya and Pendulum summon, his curiosity and his looking for new and exciting opponents won him over and he decided to defect, or considered Pendulum a big asset in his Hunting Game and wanted to studied it closely (and in the best scenario, reclute Yuya).
* And the 2nd OP and ED suggest that Sora will join LDS. This looks very out of character, unless this reflects that Sora was originally suppossed to be among LDS and will be commanded to join as he was supposed to. He probably will do it in order to search for a rematch against Kurosaki, who seems to be staying close to Reiji for a while now.

** When Yugo was shown summoning his monster during Yuto's flasback, the background was similar to the one used for Synchro summon.

[[WMG: Serena will use an archtype that feels counter to what Yuzu uses]]

* Confimred. Her monsters are the Moonlight deck, a DARK archetype.

*** Confirmed, in ep. 47.

* All 4 jossed. The issue only comes up in Yuzu's head, and the duel proceeds like a regular duel. In the end: [[spoiler: Yuzu wins]].

* Partially Jossed. He leaves You Show, but not to join LDS.

* This seems to be jossed at least partially. In the subs Reiji's comment was more that he assumed that Yuya had Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon than he knew what was going on with Yuya.

* Jossed in Episode 41. Reiji directly adressed Professor as "father".

** Though Dennis has Xyz sommoned, he has not used Trapeze Magician to give the final blow, but as a means to an end, so to speak. He let Yuya give the final strike against the Ryozanpaku due and (curiously) switched his Xyz monster for Yuzu's Fusion monster. Just sayin'.

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Jack and Crow were manipulated by Academia into attacking Maiami City]]]]
This is probably a false rumor, as the setting is not in Maiami City anymore.
* Jossed. Neither one has done such a thing.

[[WMG: There will be a Syncho user who is a descendant of Yusei and Aki.]]

[[WMG: Jean-Micheal Roger will pull a coup in anger for the council overriding him.]]

* Roger seems pretty against Yuya and co from having a proper hearing and is at least distraught to hear the possibility of an alliance with Lancers. And considering Serena had some "special treatment" when confined in the detention centre (a better kept facility compared to Kurosaki's and Yuya's group), it wouldn't be surprising if Academia had spies scattered out through each dimension. If the Counsil does side with the Lancers, he may pull the theory above

[[WMG: Since Shinji will be dueling in a few episodes...]]
* He will use a Spider Deck, since his last name is Weber.
** If the name of the episode in which he duels is any indication, he will be using B (or Bee) Forces.
** It's a Bee Force deck.

* An in-universe {{Retcon}} erasing Yusei and the other yugioh protagonists

* Conversely, it might be a good thing. While the boys can't get near each other without flying into a blind rage where they risk absorbing one another, them dueling may have a productive effect. If Yuri and Serena had their memories wiped to keep them apart (and Yuri was further made BrainwashedAndCrazy), it might make her remember Yuri (possibly as he was was), or it may counteract the efrcts of the boys dueling, such as separating Yuto from Yuya.

Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon, an Xyz Monster, is '''Depression'''. A WATER monster, the element of sadness, covered in ice and coldness. Assuming Booster SP: Wing Raiders (an Xyz pack) ties in with the anime like Highspeed Riders did, the next destination is the Xyz Dimension. Unable to change anyone's minds or get out of the Lancers, the heartbroken Yuya instead retreats into a lonely sIt'shell, his trademark smile completely destroyed. No one gets through to him, and he refuses to fight throughout most, if not all of the potential Xyz Arc. This also reflects the bleak state of the Xyz Dimension as it is.

[[WMG: The bracelet's powers change according to the summoning meathod of each dimension...AKA how Yuya merges with his counterparts.]]
This one kinda goes with the above" The way in which Yuya merges with each counterpart changes depending on that counterpart's predominant summoning method" theory. We know Yugo syncronizes and Yuto overlays, so Yuri probably fuses, which just leaves Yuya. You summon a bunch of monsters at once with Pendulum summoning, and can jump directly to another meathod, so Yuya is probably able to bring them all together, and is more compatable with the others.

Possibly during Yuzu's duel with Sergy, as it's the only confirmed duel after Kurosaki/Dennis.

Reiji's end-game is not to defeat Leo to halt his plans -- it's to defeat Leo so ''he'' can take over the dimensions instead of him. He came to the Synchro Dimension with intent to use it as a staging ground to fight Leo, and when he won, he'd rule Standard, have control of Fusion and Sychro, and could easily invade the weakened Xyz Dimension.

Yuya will use the Timesword Magician (a level 3 Dark Pendulum monster), Entermate Silver Claw (a level 4 Dark Pendulum monster) and Tuning Magician (a level 1 Tuner monster) to summon Enlightenedment Paladin (a level 8 Dark Synchro monster).

[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Frankly, with the Council in power the Sychro dimension would only be a liability.]] And Rodger has already used force to keep them in captivity, plus we know the Council has security cameras all over the same way LDS does. If we remember how LDS used footage from the MCS tournament to make a small squad look like an all-out invasion, it's not too hard to imagine a different film.

This is more than mere frienship to me, because it's more than a coincidence that all Yu boys met with their brazalet girl. Surely they are meant to be protectors of the doppelganger girls in order to keep them save alongside the brazalets, that (my money is) need to be together in a sole dimension in order to combine all the others together.

At the same time, the brazalet is also meant to keep the Yu boys separated and their inner darkeness in check (I pretty sure all boys have it, not only Yuya; Yuya's just grow stronger after absorbing Yuto). Now without their girl, the boys' berserk mode is more likely to take over them, as seeing in Yuto vs. Yugo and Yuya and Yugo synchronizing.

[[WMG: Yuya and his dimensional counterparts are somehow connected to the previous four protagonists]]
* Berserk Yuya's hair and coat are reminiscent of Yami Yugi's, and his name's syllables are the first syllables of Yugi and Yami respectively. Personality-wise, his mentality that Duels should be only for fun is a mirror of Yugi, who acknowledges that he usually Duels with high stakes.
* Yuri is one letter different from Yuki. His psychotic personality is the opposite of Jaden's cheerfulness.
* Yugo sounds like Yusei Go with one syllable missing. He is impulsive and short-tempered, whereas Yusei was calm and clear-headed.

He doesn't look anything like any of his parents; I bet Himika decided to adopt him for his intelectual capabilities and pushed him to his limits in order to turn him into the strongest duelist there is; the reason Reiji is so sympathetic towards Reira's situation is because he went through similar experiences. Also works as another nod to Kaiba.

She gives a serious [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo]] vibe, and that suspicious device attached to Leo's head, along with his almost robotic behaviour and speech patterns may indicate he's under somebody else's control. She's using Academia's threat as an excuse to assemble her own army of Duel Soldiers, which she'll use to take over Standard from inside.

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His deck theme focuses on demons, particularly monsters that rule the three summon types, with a thematic constant of combining the three types, and boss monsters named for for world-ending conflicts. This all may just be to demonstrate his mastery of the three summon types, or it may be to foreshadow his desire to rule the three alternate dimensions.

[[WMG: Sora is working against Leo and trying to free all the bracelet girls.]]
When we first see Sora given his mission to capture Serena, he feels uncomfortable capturing someone who looks like Yuzu. According to the preview for Episode 79 Sora assures Yuya that Yuzu despite losing to Sergey, showing that he still cares about her. With Yuzu vs Sergey, Yuya vs Shinji, and Kurosaki vs Crow as the confirmed duels in Round 2, that only leaves Yugo vs Serena. Sense Yuya and Yugo are probably going to duel later in the tournament, Serena is probably going to lose, meaning that by the end of Round 2 Yuzu and Serena are both going to be sent to the labor facility and in Jean's hand by the end of Round 2. If Sora is watching Yuzu then he might be the one who leads Barrett to the labor facility to capture them, leading to the confrontation between Security and the Obelisk Force that the opening foreshadows. The opening and ending also heavily feature every dimensional counterpart, most notably one scene where Yuri is standing against all of them as if he is trying to capture them all. This might foreshadow that the Ruri and Rin get freed. This may because Sora has a change of heart and is trying to protect his closest friend and all the people who look like her. He may have sent Dennis back to stall Leo, and formulated a plan with Ruri and Rin in secret. After all, sense Sora failed a mission twice, we can't be sure Leo would trust him on another mission, and all we have to go on in Sora's word, and the way he got rid of Dennis made it seem like he didn't want him knowing to much. The ally turned villain turned ally again is a common theme in Yugioh.

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* Also, she has an XYZ counterpart, so this theory is probably jossed.

Considering that Yuya's berserk mode is a result the darkness, his counterparts also have the ability and Yuya's got worse after merging with Yuto, it's likely that each of them possesses a piece of the darkness. As Reiji noted, Yuya evolves every time he is exposed to another dimension's summon method (makes sense since he is the standard Yu and likely the original one as well should the theorized dimension split have happened after he was born), his merger with Yuto giving him an XYZ pendulum monster as opposed to the pure fusion monsters he got from being exposed to Polymerization alone (fusing with Yuri will likely give him a fusion pendulum monster).