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*[[Batman Gambit]]: Does this to Yuya in their second Duel.

*[[Benevolent Boss]]: Even more so than his mother

*[[Berserk ~~Buuton~~]]: Dont insult or badmouth Yuya or the Sakaki family

*[[Berserk Button]]: Dont insult or badmouth Yuya or the Sakaki family

*[[Big Damn Heroes]]: Greets Roget by finishing Yuzu's [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]], followed by demanding him to unhand Yuzu. Roget obviously refuses and opts for giving her to Academia to save his own skin, forcing Reiji to take drastic measures.

*[[Big Good]]: In spite of his morally ambiguous ways, he's the closest thing the show has to one, as he's dedicated to protecting Maiami from the forces of the other dimensions, and is fundamentally opposing Professor Leo Akaba, who's responsible for the war between Academia and the Resistance.

*[[Big "Shut Up!"]]: Shouts at Hokuto and Yaiba to make them stop trash talking Yuya's dad, declaring that he highly respects Yusho for being a pioneer in Action Duels.

*[[Brutal Honesty]]: Outright tells Yuya that he can't save Yuzu with his naivety and self-righteousness

*[[Character Tics: Primarily adjusting his glasses.

*[[Character Tics]]: Primarily adjusting his glasses.

*[[The Chessmaster]]: He's implied to have spent the last three years preparing for the inevitable inter-dimensional war when it comes to the Standard Dimension, and likes to be aware of everything that happens in the city to make sure it doesn't interfere with his plans. Episode 52 reveals that the Leo Duel Schools that have been set up around the world were a cover; they're actually Duel Monster-type military training camps where duelists learned the skills needed to prepare for the war with Academia, and with said war beginning the schools are opening to the public so everyone can learn to defend themselves in case of a second invasion.

*[[Chick Magnet]]: As seen in Episode 27, he has a lot of fangirls.

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*[[Deadpan Snarker]]:Towards Roger whenever he speaks to him he will often snark and him.He also snarks at Yuya during their second duel

*[[Dark Is Not Evil]]: In spite of his DARK Fiend-Type deck, Reiji is a polite and reasonable person and proves to be a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]].

*[[Dub Name Change]]: Reiji to Declan, and DD to D/D.

*[[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: How "bad" he is is anyone's guess, but he's on very good terms with his mother Himika, though she's also bad and they're quite formal with one another (likely because of their positions within Leo Corporation, though).

*[[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Though he is an antagonist at first, he's easily the nicest LDS associate so far, and yelled at Yaiba and Hokuto for badmouthing Yusho Sakaki.

*[[Everyone Has Standards]]:Reiji might be a very morally ambiguous character but even he was uncomfortable about using Reira, a very traumtized child, to battle against the Academia. He also seems fine with the idea that Reira is gaining a will unlike Himika.

And according to Tsukikage, he won't abandon his comrades, meaning that the loss of his first team of Lancers was likely unintentional.

*[[Evil Laugh]]: Delivers one in Episode 13 after he realizes the true potential of Pendulum Monsters.

*[[Foil]]: To Yuya, they are both the aces of their schools and are Pendulum users. While Reiji is well respected as the head of the top duel school at the start of the series, Yuya is looked down upon because of his father and is a member of a duel school made up of only 5 people. They both hide their emotions, Yuya using laughter and smiles compared to Reiji's stoicism. Their relationships with their fathers are completely different as well. Yuya's father disappeared but Yuya still thinks very highly of him, while Reiji doubts his father even cares enough about him that he would be a useful hostage. his is furthered in their methods in dealing with the interdimensional war. Yuya attempts to still bring smiles to his opponents, while Reiji is willing to do anything to gain the upper hand against the Academia, even willing to sacrifice his men. Also, Reira also sees both of them as brother figures and both Reiji and Yuya care about him in different ways.

*[[Frontline General]]: In spite of having command of an entire corporation, Reiji has a habit of confronting enemy agents in person, doing so with Kurosaki and Serena and Barrett. Later going personally with the Lancers to the Synchro Dimension.

*[[Improbable Age]]: In a stunning homage to Kaiba, Reiji is the head of a corporation which practically owns Maiami City at just 16, as well as being a pro duelist at the same time. On top of that, he's basically leading the effort to deal with an interdimensional war.

This is deconstructed in the Battle Royal mini-arc. While the Battle Royal plan is sound on paper, in reality it runs into problems. Underestimating how long the invasion would go on, he forces the town to stay in the stadium, causing some to question what is going on. His first bunch of Lancers' decks were mismatched, lowering their efficiency as a team, which leads to their defeat. And his attempt to keep the invasion under wraps puts the MCS duelists in danger. All these problems show that while he's intelligent, he's lacking in experience.

*[[Invincible Hero]]: The most competent and ruthless among the "Kaibas". So far, his only loss is against Yuya in their first Duel because he threw himself out of the ring to deal with Marco's disappearance.

*[[Japanese Pronouns]]: The CEO of Leo Corporation uses the formal pronoun watashi, which also fits to his respectful character. He used to use "boku" until he learned what his father was doing, after which we actually see him switch to "watashi".

*[[The Leader]]: Of the Lancers. Most of them get captured in three days in the Synchro Dimension when he's not around.

*[[Noble Demon]]: His DD deck contains Fiend-type monsters, but Reiji is the leader of the heroes and his noble goals.

*[[Not So Stoic]]: His Big "Shut Up!" moment. He exploded. Again in Episode 13, where he performs an Evil Laugh and while his face is covered by his hand, his eyes look crazy. His backstory reveals that he wasn't stoic three years ago.

*[[Oedipus Complex]]: Cares for his mother, not to a creepy extent, but hates his father, Leo Akaba.

*[[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: In a flashback in Episode 86, Reiji takes on every single Security guard holding him and the Council hostage, simultaneously. He beats all of them.

*[[One-Hit Kill]]: Of course, The Ace of the Lancers, Reiji is also capable of this. He defeats the Arc Villain Roget in one turn. Furthermore, even after it is revealed that Roget can re-join the duel everytime after losing thanks to his hologram clones, Reiji simply uses a loop combo that defeats every hologram during its Draw Phase.

*[[Out of Focus]]: In Season 2. While everyone else is running around the Synchro Dimension dueling and getting [[Character Development]], Reiji has spent most of the season talking to the Executive Council in their chambers, watching the others duel, and very rarely taking some action to further his unrevealed overarcing plans. He does duel the [[Arc Villain]] in the end of the season, though.

*[[Pet the Dog]]: While Reiji is morally ambiguous, at least he's a Benevolent Boss who has complete faith in Yuya and the Lancers because he knows that they're the ones who will beat the crap out of Security and Academia.

*[[Power of Trust]]:He has a great faith and trust in his fellow lancers

*[["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Berates the Exective Council for their Dirty Coward attitude, telling them that those who prefer being neutral and sitting on their asses have no right to talk about the future.

*[[The Rival]]: To Yuya, despite being a Broken Pedestal to the latter.

*[[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Instead of having a Badass Longcoat that defies gravity and has a Dramatic Wind, Reiji has a scarf that does and has all of that. His scarf is more badass when you learn that he's been a duelist with the potential needed to be a pro since he was 15, owns the famous Leo Duel School at 16 and he specializes in all types of summoning.

*[[Sugar and Ice Personality]]:He mostly shows his icy side but deep inside his heart he is on sugar side despite being morally ambiguous which he does shows his sugar side at times

*[[Shut Up, Hannibal!]]: His response to Roget's offer and cowardice.

*[[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!]]: His attitude towards Yuya's kindness.

*[[The Smart Guy]]: While the Leader of the Lancers, he is also [[The Strategist]] and the most intelligent member.

*[[The Stoic]]: He's usually calm and collected and rarely shows emotions.

*[[Supporting Leader]]: He is the leader of the Lancers and the tritagonst, so he is definitively this.

*[[Tranquil Fury]]: He's visibly angry when the Executive Council insults Yuya and none of the Synchro Dimension cares about what happens to the losers of the Friendship Cup.

*[[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: Episode 41 showed him as a :[[Nice guy]] three years ago who would willingly rescue a girl he didn't know. In the present, while he still has good intentions, he is a rather gray character.

*[[The Watcher]]: After his duel with Yuya he has done little in the way of getting directly involved with the plot. Mostly observing Duels from his private room and having Nakajima run errands for him, such as giving Kurosaki a Pendulum Card and having him take Yuto's Duel Disk. This is justified since he's running the tournament and creating an army to defend against the Fusion Dimension. He's finally got another duel as of episode 40 with Barrett from Academia and another one against Yuya in Episode 50. He returns to this role during the Friendship Cup until its final moments.

*[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: As stated in Anti-Hero, he just wants to protect his dimension but he has done some really dark things in his quest.

*[[When He Smiles]]: Lets out one of these after Reira hugs him in Episode 95.

*[[Worthy Opponent]]: Considers Yuya one and doesn't even consider that he is the perpetrator attacking LDS students.

*[[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Aside from his silver hair color, it's actually fairly subdued.

*[[Younger Than They Look]]: For a 16 year-old, he appears more like 18 or 19. The demeanor and voice might have something to do with it.

==The Lancers==