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*[[Took a Level in Badass]]: Starting from the Synchro Dimension arc, he gains Abyss Actors, and from then on is shown to actually be a halfway-competent duelist wielding an actually-powerful deck. Both of the duels he gets on-screen after he reveals his new archetype have shown that he is fully capable of hard-countering numerous deck types if the plot didn't dictate that he lose so often.
*[[Took a Level in Kindness]]: After his rematch with Yuya, he starts embracing the "performer" life like Yuya does, and later turns the goal of a duel to entertaining the crowd, which is reflected in his Abyss Actor deck. While he's still a Sore Loser, he doesn't mind if the crowd had fun because of him.
===Reira Akaba (Riley Akaba)===
{{quote|Voiced by:[[Yui Ishikawa]] (JP), Alyson Leigh Rosenfiled (EN)}}
Reijis adoptive younger brother. He was found in the warzone country and was adopted by the Akabas family to become a child soldier to defeat academia and he later becomes one of the Lancers. Reira is very quite who rarely talks and has no emotion due to being in the war zone but after meeting Yuya and Crows kids and staying with them for a while Reiras started to develop and he slowly became a bit emotional and confident of himself and his skills. Reira uses a CC deck that focuses on copying his opponents monster and like his brother his deck also specilizes in different summoning method Fusion,Synchro and XYZ it is currently unknown if he uses Pendulum or not
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*[[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: Platonic version, but his actions in Episode 67 were because both Yuya and Shinji were kind to him, so he refused to duel Shinji and ran to Yuya for comfort.
*[[Big Brother Worship/Living Emotional Crutch]]: Reiji seems to be the only person he cares about in the world. This is made clear when it's shown that Reira sees everything dark except of the little space where Reiji is and he manage to win his duel after seeing that Reiji is watching him.
Reira seems more normal when his brother is with him. Being a shy kid compared to the emotionless creepy child he is when Reiji isn't around.
He gives his first smile when Tatsuya says he's similar to Reiji.
Later this extends to Yuya, immediately calming down when he's saved by him from the Obelisk Force, and Jack Atlas, smiling when he notices that Jack's proud of his dueling skills against a security member.
*[[Broken Bird]]: The card he used to nullify the effects of Ayu's cards on her side of the field show that he sees the world as a cold, grey place. Later revealed due to his environment where he grew up.
*[[Camera Fiend]]: A rather literal example with his deck.
*[[Character Development]]:Although he was initially shaky after becoming an Empty Shell, becoming a [[Yandere]] towards his brother and wanting Tsukikage to lose. After talking to Jack Atlas, he becomes a better person, wanting to become a brave duelist on his own, apologizes to Tsukikage and encourages Yuya to defeat Jack.
Brought to a head during episode 86, where he bravely fights and defeats three Security members to prevent them from taking Serena. Quite different from the cowardly Shrinking Violet he used to be.
*[[Creepy Child]]: His emotionless behavior can make people uncomfortable around him. He also has his eyes constantly wide open and is always looking at the ground.
*[[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Reira isn't actually related to the Akabas, but a child from a country where a war has raged on for decades. He lost any sense of will and identity and learned to copy people perfectly to survive. He was adopted by Himika to be made into a duel soldier against Academia.
*[[Dub Name Change]]: From "Reira" to "Riley".
*[[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Has them almost all the time. After he gets a pep talk from Jack Atlas, these go away with his Character Development.
*[[Emotionless Girl|Emotionless Boy]]: He talks with a dull voice, and when Ayu tried to do the "Action Duel" speech, Reira's lines sounded very depressing. However, he's slowly come out of his shell as part of his Character Development.
*[[Empty Shell]]: Reira was this when he was adopted by Himika. He was all alone in a war-torn country, where he lost all his identity and will to survive.
*[[Expy]]: Like Haruto, he is the Nervous Wreck younger brother of the Kaiba Expy, however once his backstory is revealed he has quite a bit in common with Mokuba, due to being adopted and for his forays into Creepy Child.
*[[Family Theme Naming]]: Reira, like Reiji and Leo, have the the kanji of zero (零) in their names.
*[[Grew a Spine]]: As a result of his Character Development, Reira gains courage and is able to bravely face his opponents (as long as his PTSD doesn't trigger).
*[[In the Hood]]: Coupled with Hidden Eyes to empathize his creepiness and brokeness. He also wears a cap under his hood.
*[[Just a Kid]]: Some characters who haven't seen him duel like Sawatari and Kurosaki are dismissive of him and find it hard to believe such a young boy could be a competent duelist. Skills aside, they are not completely wrong either. He's not as brave as the others and Yuya has to tell Reiji in his face that Reira is way too young to be a Lancer.
*[[Light Is Good]]: Film Magician, in honor of Yuya and Jack's influences.
*[[Mommy Issues]]: It's made obvious that this little boy is afraid of his own mother. Might be due to the fact that Reira was experimented by her to become a Duel Soldier and that she is not his biologicl mother.
*[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: He feels terrible when he realizes Tsukikage was Made a Slave because of him.
*[[Nervous Wreck]]: Reira seems to be scared of people; he jumped when the public in the stadium started to cheer for Reiji and also when the news reporter tried to talk with him.
*[[Nice Hat]]: He wears a cap under his hood.
*[[Off Screen Moment Of Awesome]]: He defeats at least six Obelisk Force members on his own.
*[[Parental Abandonment]]: We have no idea what happened to his biological family. Himika simply said he was all by himself, which leads to some very depressing or disturbing conclusions.
*[[Protectorate]]: While in the Synchro Dimension, Yuya has taken the role of a protective big brother towards him. In a straighter example, the OP and ED imply he's this to Tsukikage, by Reiji's orders.
Also appears to be one for Reiji in a different sort of way, as Reiji attempts to help Reira develop his own personality and apparently brought Reira into the Synchro Dimension because he honestly believes Reira is strong enough to handle it, even reassuring him and giving him slack when the kid refuses to duel.
*[[The Quiet One]]: He rarely talks, due to his timid personality. But as his character development goes on he becomes more and more talkative
*[[Reality Ensues]]:The kid may be a good duelist on par of the other Lancers, but he's still just a little kid. He's scared stiff when he arrives in the Synchro Dimension without Reiji.Despite being a good duelist, he also tires much easier than the older Lancers, and after beating three Security officers and two Obelisk Force squads in a row, he is exhausted... and his PTSD is triggered.
*[[Security Blanket]]: He only separates of his teddy bear when it's time to duel.
*[[Shrinking Violet]]: When around Reiji. Ironically, this is when he's more emotional.
*[[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The Versus Character Splash shows his name as "Layra". His name is actually written in kanji, so it cannot be anything else than a Japanese name. However, since he was found in a country that was in war, he is probably not even Japanese and "Layra" might be indeed the correct spelling.
*[[Tag Along Kid]]: To the Lancers. Reiji insists he's as good a duelist as any of them (and he's right), but Reira is this until he gets his C Haracter Development and then hands three Security officers their asses.
*[[Trauma Conga Line]]: His entire life is one. As stated in The Reveal, Reira has no sense of will or identity and is being used by the Akabas to defeat the Academia - putting him through even more pain despite being only a child.
*[[Trigger]]: The way the Obelisk Force move and look cause him to remember the gas-masked soldiers from his former home country, sending him into a lapse of PTSD.
*[[Tyke Bomb]]: Reira was adopted by Himika for the sole purpose of defeating Academia.
*[[Yandere]]: When he starts to get his own will, he is worried that Tsukikage is better liked by Reiji, and wants him to lose. However, he is horrified by how callous Reiji is towards the loss, and even more horrified when he realizes that Tsukikage was Made a Slave because of him.
=== Serena (Celina) ===
{{quote|Voiced by: Yunna Inumara (JP), Emily Jenss(EN)}}
A girl that resembles Yuzu from the Fusion Dimension Academia she is later reveled to be Yuzus fusion dimensional counterpart. Serena has held in Academia against her will for so many years despite being on their side.After hearing that their are some xyz remnants in standard she travels to Standard dimension with Barret without Professors permission and seeks to prove to Leo Akaba that she is worthy enough for being a front liner soldier after hearing the Academia's true colors from Yuzu her standard counterpart Serena changes side and is now one of Reijis lancers, Serena uses Moonlight deck which is a dark attribute animal like female monsters unlike Yuzus deck Serena's deck is very offensive.Similar to Yuri Serena has [[doppelgangers]] throughout the other dimensions: Yuzu (Standard), Ruri (Xyz) and Rin (Synchro).
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*[[100% Adoration Rating]]: She is the only character in the Synchro arc to be loved by both the Commons and Tops.
*[[Alleged Lookalikes]]: With Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin. A few friends from Standard mistake her for Yuzu several times, Yuzu mistakes her for Ruri briefly until she concludes that Serena is her Fusion counterpart, and Yugo mistakes her for Rin prior to their first duel.
*[[Almighty Janitor]]: In her first outfit, she wore the alternate Duel Academia's version of the Osiris Red uniform, Osiris Red being the lowest dorm.
*[[Badass]]: An overall competent duelist, that beats most of her opponents, with a good beatdown strategy.
*[[Badass Adorable]]: Not to Yuzu's extent, though she is cute at times, such as when she pouts in her prison cell, and comes to enjoy her duel with Yugo.
*[[Biker Babe]]: Becomes a D-Wheeler in the Synchro Dimension.
*[[Berserk Button]]: People not treating her seriously in a duel.
*[[Blood Knight]]: She is really combat happy, refusing to retreat or anything. It's to the point that in episode 59, even Sawatari starts to get annoyed with her wasting time dueling people instead of looking for Yuzu.
*[[Broken Pedestal]]: The look on her face when she heard of the attack on the Heartland from Kurosaki told us all we need to know how she feels about the Academia.
*[[Brutal Honesty]]: Because of her lack of social skills, she regularly speaks her mind when people have disappointed her like when she mocked Crow for not finding any clues about Yuzu when she was staying with him or showing her disappointment when she faces off against Yugo and flat-out tells him that his dueling style is flawed.
*[[Cat Girl]]: She has two of them in her deck, including her Fusion Monster Lunalight Cat Dancer. Four with Panther Dancer and Lio Dancer.
*[[Character Development]]: During her duel with Yugo, she starts to see the reasons behind Yuya's philosophy after she begins enjoying herself during a duel for the first time.
**As the series goes on, Serena is no longer as confrontational as she was when first introduced and learns to appreciate the people who care for her like Yuya and Reira. She also finally acknowledges what Academia is doing is wrong; when Barrett offers to take her back to Academia and sweetens the deal by promising to give her exactly what she wanted from the Professor, she outright refuses.
*[[Chess Motifs]]: Designated by Roget as the White Queen.
*[[Clothing Switch]]: With Yuzu, so she could talk to Kurosaki. This is the reason why Yuzu still wears her clothes until the beginning of the Friendship Cup.
*[[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Her hair, eye, and outfit colors are drawn from the Polymerization card◊.
*[[The Comically Serious]]: Serena has her moments in the show when she's not being arrogant. Episode 62 actually shows Serena pouting in her jail cell before being rescued. The special Omake corners that airs at the end of an episode has her either complaining about Sawatari's incompetence or getting flustered by Yuya's silliness.
*[[Contralto of Danger]]: Her voice is deeper than Yuzu's, and Serena is willing to hurt Xyz duelists, regardless whether they are from the Xyz Dimension or not.
*[[Damsel in Distress]]:Becomes one in Episode 86 when she's incapacitated with Nerve Gas and captured by Roget's Security Force en route to the Underground Facility. Fortunately, she is saved by Reira and Tsukikage. Later she is protected by Yuya and Sora. Unfortunately all four fail in the end and she's successfully captured by Barrett after his loss to Sergey, once again becoming Academia's prisoner.
*[[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Her Lunalight deck is DARK-attribute, but she herself proves to be a Well-Intentioned Extremist.
*[[Defector from Decadence]]: She does a Heel–Face Turn after seeing the actual methods Academia uses.
*[[Dub Name Change]]: Her monsters are called "Lunalight" in the English version as opposed to "Moonlight" in the original version, though her name is only changed in spelling.
*[[Evil Counterpart]]: To Yuzu. Serena hunts Xyz duelists and seals them in cards, including Hokuto. Subverted when she learns about the atrocities Academia commits, which causes her allegiance to shift.
*[[Evil Sounds Deep]]: She and Yuzu share the same seiyuu, but Serena's voice is noticeably deeper. She's also not really "evil", unlike the dimensional counterpart of Yuya.
*[[Expy]]: Like Yuzu, she has similarities with past Yu-Gi-Oh! female characters. Due to being from Fusion she is like Asuka being a Dance Battler and Blood Knight (albeit much, much more pronounced than Asuka). Her personality and introduction, starting as an enemy and joining the heroic team when she realizes how evil the threat is, is like Aki's appearances in Season 1 and early Season 2 of 5Ds. Sawatari's crush on her is another holdover from Asuka.
*[[Fan Boy]]: She has a lot of these among the Commons in Synchro.
*[[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: Wears a glove on one hand, a bracelet on the other. After her outfit change, this is no longer the case.
*[[Fingerless Gloves]]: The single left glove. After her outfit change, this is no longer the case.
*[[Foil]]: She's one to fellow Lancer, Kurosaki. Kurosaki is a survivor from the Xyz dimension that has lost everything and in his attempt to get it back has done so very brutal things and has shown no remorse for it. While Serena was protected by the Academia in the Fusion dimension and threw away her home when she was horrified by their actions.
**She is also one to Yuzu, both of them are dimensional counterparts, but while Yuzu is kind, friendly, compassionate, and is always willing to listen, Serena has No Social Skills, is callous, belligerent, has little patience and yearns to prove herself, but like Yuzu, she has good intentions and after learning the truth behind the Heartland invasion she joined the Lancers
*[[Gilded Cage]]: Implied. Serena is as much of a prisoner and vital part of his plan to the Professor as Ruri and Rin are, but the difference is that she doesn't know it. She only thinks that the Professor doesn't consider her strong enough to be in the front lines so she was kept inside the curiously castle-like Academia and never allowed to leave, with every attempt of escape failing. She only was able to escape this time thanks to the Professor keeping an eye on Standard instead of her for once.
*[[Good Costume Switch]]: After becoming a Lancer she changes her outfit to a set of casual clothes that resemble her old Academia uniform. It involves a less evil looking red-jacket and a white skirt.
*[[Graceful Loser]]: She took her loss to Yugo well, even happily shaking his hand and wishing him luck for the rest of the Friendship Cup.
*[[Gravity Master]]: Her summon chants for her Fusion Monsters invoke the moon's gravity.
**"Swarm in a vortex of the moon's gravity and revive with a new power!"
*[[Hair Decorations]]: A yellow ribbon in contrast to Yuzu's blue clips.
*[[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Just like Yuzu, but for very different reasons. While Yuzu is normally calm and collected but easily pissed at people's idiocy, Serena is bitter that her potential is getting wasted and hates that people are looking down at or mocking her.
*[[Heroic Resolve]]: She declares that she'll save Yuzu as Yuzu opened her eyes about the Academia and it was her fault that Yuzu was captured.
*[[Heel–Face Turn]]: She betrays Academia and ends up fighting side-by-side with Standard and Kurosaki. Serena also becomes one of Reiji's eight Lancers.
*[[Heel Realization]]: She's utterly horrified when Kurosaki tells her the truth about Academia's attacks on Heartland.
*[[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: With Barrett.
*[[Identical Stranger]]: To Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin. She even sounds like Yuzu; granted, they share a voice actor.
*[[I Just Want to Be Free]]: Despite her talent, the Professor keeps her cooped up in Academia and refuses to let her go out on the front lines. She hates this.
*[[I Will Only Slow You Down]]: In episode 88, she insists Tsukikage and Reira abandon her since she can't move. They refuse. Done again in episode 91, when she sees how much Yuya and Reira are struggling to keep Barrett and Obelisk Force away from her and she wants them to run; again, they refuse.
*[[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Doesn't think anything of stripping off her jacket when Yuzu suggests they switch clothes. She probably would have gone further had Yuzu not stopped her.
*[[In the Hood]]: Keeps a black hood over her face, so she can walk in Maiami City more freely.
*[[Japanese Pronouns]]: She uses the gender neutral watashi, in contrast to Yuzu's feminine atashi.
*[[Jerkass]]: Rude to everyone she interacts with, such as Reiji and her own bodyguard, Barrett. Calls Dennis pathetic after she beats him in a duel that he wasn't going all out for.
**Later she calls Crow an incompetent coward for "staying in one place" and not producing answers about Yuzu's whereabouts...despite the fact that Crow gave them shelter in the first place and Security is essentially everywhere, with one wrong move leading to them getting arrested... which does occur later.
*[[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]:
**She's grateful to Barrett for going with her to Standard. Drops the "gold" part when she coldly walks away from Barrett after he was beaten in his duel with Reiji, showing that she only really cares about herself, despite Barrett being the one decent Fusion user who doesn't take outward pleasure in attacking others nor did anything to prevent her from leaving Academia in the first place.
**She regains it later when she proves that she's not like her other companions from Academia, namely taking pleasure in the suffering of others. Yuzu makes her realize that the Xyz Dimension duelists had families as well and that Academia went around attacking EVERYONE, not just duelists, which she made the mistake of thinking that all citizens from the Xyz Dimension were. She later becomes disgusted and horrified when she witnesses Sora attacking Kurosaki, the guy that she was "hunting" all this time, and after Kurosaki relates the story of Academia's attack on Heartland.
**Despite her arrogance, Serena can be seen glowing with pride over watching Yuzu duel and reacting in horror over Yuzu's lost to Sergey.
**She later admits to Yugo that she was impressed with his duel with Sawatari.
*[[Karma Houdini]]: Granted, she doesn't stay a villain forever, but she doesn't really get any sort of comeuppance for carding Hokuto.
*[[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Unlike Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin and their feelings towards their respective "Yuya", she cares nothing for Yuri nor gives any acknowledgement that she knows him.
*[[Late-Arrival Spoiler]]: The third opening and upcoming official materials (such as posters or covers) reveal her [[Heel–Face Turn]].
*[[Living MacGuffin]]: Like the rest of the Yuzu counterparts, serves as one to the Professor for unknown reasons.
*[[Magnetic Plot Device]]: Her bracelet is one, just like Yuzu's.
*[[Megaton Punch]]: Serena delivers a hilarious one to Yugo in Episode 84 when he tries to hug her; he made the mistake of confusing a counterpart for Rin...again. In the episode prior she did this twice!
*[[Modesty Shorts]]: Is wearing what looks like black biking shorts under a red skirt in her first outfit.
*[[Multicolored Hair]]: Has dark blue hair and two bangs that are light blue, similar to Yuzu, Ruri and Rin.
*[[No-Nonsense Nemesis]]: Being raised in Fusion, this is her primary attribute. She's always very serious in her dueling and hates it when her opponents are weak or aren't taking the duel seriously.
*[[No Social Skills]]: Supplementary materials reveal that she has never left Academia prior to Episode 38 and that she only learned how to duel, but at the cost of learning social skills. Which explains why she believed that every person is a duelist and also her not seeing anything wrong about stripping out in the open.
*[[Not So Above It All]]: Serena is one of the most serious characters in the series... yet special Omake corners after any episode that features her show that she:
**Has a fondness for sweets like Sora.
**Is jealous of Kurosaki for having monsters that can fly and wants one too.
**Can get nervous before a duel and walk off completely in the wrong direction.
**In the show proper, she was pouting like crazy when the rest of the Lancers sans Kurosaki were escaping and when Yugo complains about her saying Fusion (Yugou in Japanese), she yells back to shut up and let her duel.
*[[Perpetual Frowner]]: In contrast to Yuzu, Serena is usually seen with a scowl on her face.
*[[Pride]]: Believes her own skill in dueling to be so great that she gets pissed that the Professor is keeping her secluded on Academia. However, this blinds her to the fact that by attacking anyone who's not a Fusion duelist (namely anyone who can Xyz Summon), she's causing more harm than good and doesn't think of the consequences her actions could potentially bring.
*[[Refusal of the Call]]: She rejects Reiji's offer to join him. After seeing Academia for what it really is, she ends up as a Lancer.
*[[Serious Business]]: Prior to her duel with Yugo, Serena didn't view Duel Monsters as a game, but as a duel between two warriors who are fighting for their honor.
*[[Smug Smiler]]: When not frowning, Serena loves doing this to her opponents whenever she gets the upper hand.
*[[The Smurfette Principle]]:The only girl in Reiji's Lancers.
*[[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: Similar to Kurosaki, Serena doesn't appreciate being saved from danger, stating that she has the situation "handled" and sees someone helping her out as someone who is underestimating her abilities, which she hates. In Episode 56, she, along with Yuya, Reira and Sawatari, are surrounded by Security forces; when Yuya offers to distract them and begs her to take Reira to safety, Serena just screams back that she's no coward and she intends to wipe everyone out...despite being surrounded by at least thirteen duelists at once. However, she does at least acknowledge that she'll need to work in a group if she intends to save Yuzu and protect her from Academia.
*[[Tomboy with a Girly Streak]]: Subverted. While her deck is very feminine, the play-style of her deck revolves around attacking as much as possible while preventing her opponent from protecting themselves; fitting given some of her tendencies, so it might just be that she doesn't care for looks as long as what she's using works. She's also the only "Yuzu" counterpart who hasn't shown any form of closeness/affection towards her "Yuya" counterpart (though it's possible they haven't met yet.) note
*[[Tomboyish Ponytail]]: To contrast Yuzu in appearance.
*[[Took a Level in Kindness]]: During her duel with Yugo, she starts to enjoy dueling and states she finally understands what Yuya was talking about. Even being worried about Reira in the next episode when in previous episodes she had been apathetic to him.
*[[War for Fun and Profit]]: Subverted, she rejects Yuzu's claim that the Academia sees their invasion of the Xyz Dimension as a game.
*[[Well Done Daughter Gal]]: Wants to impress her mentor, Professor Leo Akaba, and make him proud enough to let her fight.
*[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Her talk with Yuzu painted her as this. She fully believed that what the Professor wants to do is for the greater good. And even if the Xyz duelists lost, they still had their pride despite losing. She was shaken by the implication of the Xyz duelists having families that are not duelists and resolves to see Kurosaki to check if its true.
*[[Worthy Opponent]]: Serena originally saw Yugo as this because of his duel against Sawatari, although she changes her mind when he spends his entire first turn summoning a single monster from his hand. In Episode 85, she revises her opinion once again seeing Yugo as one again.
*[[When She Smiles]]: Although smug, Serena is capable of smiling genuinely; this is best seen when she watches Yuzu duel with Sergey, and she's beaming with pride over seeing her counterpart duel so spectacularly. Later when she starts to truly enjoy herself dueling, she starts to smile for real again.
*[[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Her hair is primarily dark purple. She also has two blue strands.
=== Tsukikage (Moon Shadow)===
{{quote|Voiced by: Manabu Sakamaki (JP), Eddy Lee (EN)}}
Tsukikage and his brother Hikage were hired by Reiji. He and his brother took part in Miami championship in which his brother was sealed in a card. Tsukikage later became one of the lancers and is Reijis personal bodyguard.
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*[[Angsty Surviving Twin]]: While not twins (maybe, Hikage was referred to as the older brother), Although downplayed, in a Not So Stoic moment Tsukikage shows how deeply hurt he is by his brother's loss.
*[[Ascended Extra]]: Tsukikage appeared as another duel school rival, and became a member of both groups of the Lancers.
*[[Badass]]: Tsukikage worfs Mieru in their duel. Both ninjas were also selected by Reiji to be Lancers. More impressive are his ninja skills, making him arguably the most competent Lancer outside of a Duel (although he does have competition in Kurosaki).
*[[Badass Normal]]: No Extra Deck or Pendulum Monsters, just normal Effect monsters. It doesn't prevent him from being any less of a Badass.
*[[Berserk Button]]: Don't insult his clan. Shinji saying that Tsukikage is no better than Security really riles him up, especially since his brother got carded doing his duty.
*[[Bodyguarding a Badass]]: His role around Reiji besides stealth. He's a capable duelist in his own right, though Reiji is of course Reiji. Though considering his abilities and his sword, he appears to be for non-dueling defense as well.
*[[Dub Name Change]]: To "Moon Shadow". This is notable due to his name being a literal translation from the Japanese version.
*[[Easily Forgiven]]: Subverted. Tsukikage initially doesn't forgive Sora for carding Hikage, but Tsukikage is not blinded by his revenge to overlook that Sora is really protecting Yuzu. He becomes in better terms with him after Sora saves his life and they do eventually become partners during the last quarter of the Synchro Dimension arc. See Forgiven, but Not Forgotten below.
*[[Face Death with Dignity]]: Tsukikage was ready to do this against the Obelisk Force, but Sawatari saves him.
*[[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: His outfit only has a sleeve on the right side. Note that Tsukikage is left-handed.
*[[Flash Step]]: He can move faster than the human eye can see, to instantly move around the field and collect Action Cards. He can even move off his D-Wheel and move back while it is still in motion.
*[[Foil]]: Tsukikage is one to fellow Lancer, Dennis. Dennis is a flashy mole who hides his vicious personality with kindness and smiles. While Tsukikage is a silent stoic that is absolutely loyal to his mission and is benevolent. They are both much more plot important than expected.
Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: He tells Sora grudges are unending, letting him know he won't forget that he carded his brother, but forgives him.
*[[I Let You Win]]: During his duel with Shinji, Tsukikage manages to pick up an action card called "Evasion", which would've negated Shinji's strongest monster from attacking, thus saving him from losing the rest of his Life Points. He chooses to not use it, however, and loses on purpose on Reiji's ordersnote , in order to infiltrate the hidden Underground Facility.
*[[It's Personal]]: Once he locates him, he confronts Sora to avenge his fallen brother, Hikage, who Sora carded scores of episodes earlier. However, he backs down when Yuzu convinces Sora to not fight and to help Yuya instead.
*[[Left-Handed Mirror]]: Tsukikage is the blue, left-handed Ninja with a stalling strategy, while Hikage is the red, right-handed Ninja with an offensive strategy.
*[[Made a Slave]]: Gets sent to the Underground, though Episode 73 shows escape isn't that difficult for a Ninja.
My Master, Right or Wrong: Subverted, while it initially seems he has Undying Loyalty, he makes it clear to Yuya he would have abandoned Reiji long ago if he was as cruel as Academia.
*[[Nice Guy]]: Tsukikage is loyal to the Lancers, and kind, if a bit stoic. However, don't insult his clan to his face...
*[[One-Hit Kill]]: Tsukikage pulled one of these, worfing Mieru.
*[[Revenge]]: He seeks this against Sora, though agrees to wait to deal with him until after Yuya is saved. He eventually drops it and works with Sora together to save Yuzu and to foil Roget's plans.
*[[The Southpaw]]: In a rarity for this series, Tsukikage's left-handed. However he uses his right hand in a Riding Duel.
*[[Stealth Expert]]: Tsukikage is this for the Lancers, easily able to enter and leave the Underground Facility to bring information to Reiji.
*[[Stone Wall]]: His deck is defensive, and his offensive strategy sacrifices Action Cards to inflict scratch damage, using his speed to collect all the Action Cards.
*[[Weak, but Skilled]]: His dueling record is somewhat spotty as his strategy is ill-suited to Battle Royale-style play, but outside of dueling his ninja stealth abilities have been an invaluable asset for the Lancers.
*[[The Worf Effect]]: Worfs Mieru, a powerful Ritual Duelist who had even Yuya on the ropes, when he finally gets to duel. He and Sora gets a two of these from Sergey physically and Roget in a duel, although the latter cheated with hologram clones.
*[[Worf Had the Flu]]: He and Sora beat Roget once, but got thrown by him using Fighting a Shadow on them.
*[[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Tsukikage has dark blue hair.
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