Yusei Fudo

For the other versions of this character, see Yusei Fudo (disambiguation).Yusei Fudo is the 3rd main protagonist in Tag Force Chronicle He is an alternate universe version of the Yusei Fudo that appeared in the ''[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_5D%27s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]'' anime As well as one of the Signers. He is known and respected by many other characters in the show for his genius style of Dueling, his considerable skill, and his cool and clever personality. He uses a Duel Runner, which is called the Yusei Go. In the dub, "Let's rev it up!" is a common catchphrase that he uses when he summons a Synchro Monster. He is also the foster brother of Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan, the foster son of Martha, and very good friends with Kalin Kessler, with whom Yusei has a history with, He is Clarice's foster sister and love interest. He is also the Teammate (Friends) of Yugi, Jaden, Yuma, Yuya, and Yusaku.

Appearance
Yusei has tan skin, an average looking physique, black hair with gold highlights, and royal blue eyes. The upper layer of his hair juts upward while the lower layer arches down. According to Kazuki Takahashi; Yusei's hairstyle was based on Takahashi's own bedhead, and completes a "rock, paper, scissors" theme shared with Yugi Muto and Jaden Yuki.

Yusei wears a long-sleeved blue jacket with a high collar and amber gems, over a sleeveless black shirt with a red symbol, and wears gloves below his elbows with an amber gem on them. His lower body consists of black jeans with amber knee pads, a belt with two Deck holsters hidden under his jacket (one for his standard Deck and one for his Turbo Duel Deck), and calf-high motorcycle boots. After episode 5, he acquires a jagged criminal mark on the left side of his face, which was later covered in episode 116 and episode 117, presumably by makeup. His Mark of the Dragon was a red outline of the tail, which was permanently burned onto his right forearm after the events concluding the Fortune Cup story arc. It is later replaced by the dragon head mark upon his defeat of Rex Goodwin, with Crow Hogan receiving his former mark.

During his time in Crash Town, Yusei replaced his Duel Disk with the Duel Disk revolvers used in the town, and he wore a brown poncho over his normal clothes with his Mark of the Dragon designed on it. He wears the poncho in the manga at the start of the D1 Grand Prix. However this poncho is white, lacks the Mark of the Dragon design, and is dirtier.

During the WRGP, he gets a new Turbo Dueling outfit that is similar to his old clothes but is more form-fitting. The new outfit consists of the same blue jacket with amber gems, but the flared bottom is replaced by a black strap with an orange outline. He wears blue jeans with amber gems at the knees and knee-high boots.

Personality
Yusei has an very noble and heroic personality. He is a selfless, protective, brotherly, kind-hearted and overall mostly serious person, who deeply values the safety of humanity and his friends. Because of this, he is seen by most other characters in the show as a dependable person they can always trust.

Yusei is also usually depicted as being serious, calm and clear-minded; even in the worst situations. Due to this he rarely acts on impulse and usually thinks things through before he plays any cards, always trying to stay one step ahead of his opponent. This is made obvious during his Duels, as he regularly visualizes card flowcharts in his mind in order to devise his strategies. He is also very selfless, and is hesitant to put the safety of his friends, or anyone else at risk.

Having grown up as an orphan in the harsh conditions of Satellite, Yusei has a tendency to keep a serious and somewhat stoic expression most of the time, and is rarely ever seen laughing, though he does give short smiles frequently. In very few occasions Yusei can lose his composure and act out of anger, most notably after Roman used Rally as a scapegoat and Martha was consumed by his Earthbound Immortal.

Yusei sees friends as the most valuable thing a person can have; he believes no one should ever have to be alone, and tries to convince others who reject friendship that it is something to be embraced.&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Yusei sometimes contradicts his views on "fate". Just before Yusei Dueled Halldor, he stated he didn't care about fate, but during his Duel with Halldor, he says if Halldor felt he was fated to face Iliaster, the same applies to him. Yusei believes that fate doesn't control everyone, and that it is what people make it.

Yusei gets annoyed at those who reject cards by calling them trash or say that cards are useless, so much so that he doesn't consider them deserving of calling themselves Duelists or even consider them a Duelist. However, his opinion can change if such people reform, such as with Bolt Tanner, in which he considered him a "Genuine Duelist". He is also shown to be annoyed when Trudge refers to him or his Deck as "scum", enough that Yusei told Trudge "All you ever say is 'scum' over and over again, don't you know any other words?"

It is also revealed later on in the Dark Signers arc that Yusei felt guilty about the Zero Reverse incident and blamed himself for it as well as all the disastrous consequences that it caused the following years. He also wonders why no one hates him for any of that. Having heard this Crow assured him Yusei didn't need to take responsibility for it, but he and Roman Goodwin commented this being "the darkness in Yusei's heart".

While no longer blaming himself for the Zero Reverse, his guilt wasn't completely gone; the idea of a second Zero Reverse or any similar dangers for the city horrifies him, something some of his opponents such as Primo were able to exploit to break his Clear Mind. Yusei occasionally has nightmares about the Zero Reverse after which he goes to reflect about it, something Jack and Crow find predictable.

He believes that Synchro Monsters are not the bringer of destruction despite the evidence to the contrary. He also cares very much for New Domino City's safety, and has even said he will never allow a tragedy like Zero Reverse to ever happen again in the city, even if it means his death. He also told Z-one that nobody has the right to take away another person's future, even if it was to save the world. Furthermore, he believes that if there is no present Ener-D, then the future cannot be saved. He also believes that what awaits someone after leaving their friends behind would not be true freedom.

Antinomy has said that Yusei being unable to leave out his feelings towards a former friend is both his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

In the dub, Yusei has had a fear of insects ever since a cockroach nested in his ear, as said by Nervin. He was however able to conquer this fear after his Duel against Lenny, though he seemed to show discomfort in his first Duel against Roman Goodwin, where he asked if it "was too much to ask to Summon a monster with only two legs".

Abilities
Yusei is shown to be highly technical when it comes to computers and machines, able to build and program seemingly anything as he was to build his own Duel Runner from scrap parts, twice, and how he jammed the criminal mark on Rally Dawson. Along with the ability to construct one, he is also shown to be an expert at riding a Duel Runner, evidenced numerous times throughout his Duels. He is a skilled fighter, as evident from how effortlessly he knocked out two of Goodwin's security guards. He appears to have expertise in physics considering the fact that at one point Akiza came to request his assistance on the subject and later takes over his parents' job as head of overseeing the completion of the Ener-D. As Team 5D's team captain, Yusei showed to be a very capable strategist and tactician, able to see through his opponent's plans and devising plans for his own team. He is also an adept teacher as shown when he was helping Akiza get her Turbo Dueling License.

Yusei's Signer mark gives him powers that no ordinary man has, like the ability to locate other Signers and protect himself and others from harm or other supernatural effects, such as having his soul absorbed into an Earthbound Immortal and alteration or falsification of history. The Signer mark also allows Yusei to activate the Ener-D reactor in his Duel Runner even when all others in the city have stopped functioning. In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time'', his mark even makes him able to see and hear the spirits of Duel Monsters and humans. When all the marks combine, Yusei taps into the full power of the Crimson Dragon, the top card of his Deck glows and he draws out the Tuner "Majestic Dragon", allowing him to tune with Stardust Dragon to Synchro Summon "Majestic Star Dragon", it also grants his Dragon physical form to destroy the King of the Netherworld. In Bonds Beyond Time, the full mark also allows Yusei to time travel on his Duel Runner.

Later, Yusei learns to Accel Synchro Summon via Clear Mind, which enables him to control the Ener-D in his Duel Runner with his will and go at critical speeds without stopping. With it he is capable of Summoning "Shooting Star Dragon" (although he performed Clear Mind for the first time in episode 109 and Summoned "Shooting Star Dragon", Yusei did not achieve Clear Mind on his own due to using the Crimson Dragon mark to perform it. It is only in episode 122 that Yusei has used Clear Mind without relying on the Crimson Dragon's power.). Antinomy also confirmed that he is capable of achieving Delta Accel Synchro via Top Clear Mind. However, in episode 150, Yusei instead achieved Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon via Over Top Clear Mind, a god-like power that greatly exceeds Top Clear Mind itself (this kind of state could not be performed without the Crimson Dragon itself along with all six Marks of the Dragon aiding him. Unlike other Clear Mind states, Yusei flew at very fast speed in the air rather than the ground. When performing this, Yusei and his Duel Runner turned gold in color. With this, Yusei is capable of Summoning "Shooting Quasar Dragon".

Etymology
Yusei's last name Fudo, means "steadfast" and "unmovable". His first name means "planet" or "planetary" from the planetary gears that operated Ener-D); he connects all of the other gears, which represent his friends.

Relationships
Clarice Ng

Ever since Yusei met Clarice he found her wondering around the alley badly wounded he started raising her, took care of her wounds; they get along quite well for each other. Until a few years past they started to travel to find the other Legendary Duelist and they form a new team. He grew fond of her as time passed and vows to protect her when the Nebula Empire, Shinra, and the Legion attempts to kill her. Clarice is the the only person that died in Yusei's arms and ever since she came back to life Yusei was surprised that she lives. Clarice always looks out for Yusei no matter if anyone tries to harm him including Valska or Nara, nor the Nebula Empire so she use her powers to save him. On their first duel Yusei tries to bring her back to his side but Clarice can't go back the way she is because she"ll hurt him just like her brother Asben. It's because now the darkness is inside of her Yusei vows to bring her back that is when the day he confess his love towards Clarice when he wins the duel, but until then he almost got her back when Nara struck him with her powers. Yusei vows and will never stop saving Clarice no matter if she is a hybrid Dragon-Phoenix, a Princess, nor his enemy he still value that bond that these two share. In their second duel Yusei woke Clarice from her coma from the day she escape from the Nebula Planet and returned to earth attack of the Reaper Society and the Joker both they're marks glowing, but when she saw Niro she grew angrier towards him leaving everyone helpless. She swore to go after Akaito to avenge the death of her brother Kogami if any of her friends interfere she'll kill them. Yusei duel Clarice to bring her back once more and she finally submit her defeat she is free from the darkness that corrupted her mind and body. As a result Yusei's feelings for Clarice grew more and more attached to her and even stating that he loves her. Clarice too feel the same affection toward him even if she is a inhuman from another planet she's human and alive she stay by his side no matter cost she loves him till the very end.

Trivia

 * 1) At 18 years old, Yusei is the oldest main protagonist of any Yu-Gi-Oh! series.
 * 2) Yusei is the first main protagonist to not have a "Kuriboh" monster in his Deck. However, this only applies in the anime, as his manga counterpart uses "Junkuriboh".
 * 3) Yusei has the following distinctions from the other main protagonists:
 * 4) * He is the only one to never obtain a "partner" (Yugi had Yami Yugi, Jaden had Winged Kuriboh and Yubel, Yuma had Astral, Yuya had Yuto, and Yusaku had Ai).
 * 5) * He is the only one whose ace monster's Attribute is neither DARK (like Yugi, Yuya, and Yuga) nor LIGHT (like Jaden, Yuma, and Yusaku), as "Stardust Dragon" is a WIND monster instead.
 * 6) * He is the only one to not have a male and female Spellcaster (or Spellcaster-like, in Yusaku's case) monster duo in his Deck (Yugi had "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl", Jaden had "Miracle Flipper" and "Card Ejector", Yuma had "Gagaga Magician" and "Gagaga Girl", Yuya had "Xiangke Magician" and "Xiangsheng Magician", Yusaku had "Cyberse Magician," "Cyberse Witch", and Yuga had "Sevens Road Magician" and "Sevens Road Witch") (Clarice too does not have a spell caster).
 * 7) * He is the only one to have never had a Duel that ended in a DRAW.
 * 8) * He is the only one who is never seen attending school.


 * Yusei's driving style was inspired by Dominic Toretto, the main protagonist of The Fast and the Furious.


 * Yusei’s name roughly translates into “game star”, which could be a reference to his ace monster "Stardust Dragon".


 * Out of all the main protagonists, Yusei has used the least amount of Fusion Monsters with 1 (not counting Yuma, who was never seen using any Fusion Monsters in his series).


 * Throughout the 5D's anime, Yusei has never lost a Turbo Duel.


 * This is parallel to Jack, who has never lost a Standing Duel.


 * In 5D's anime Clarice has never appear or met Yusei in the other series