Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (anime)/WMG: Difference between revisions

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== GX takes place in a world where the Roman Empire never fell. ==

The goal of the Princeton borhers is to dominate the economy, politics and dueling. People focus on this gigantic case of [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]], but forget another thing - how the hell do you "dominate" the economy? In the current system, there's no way. Ditto politics - even if you became president of the dominant global superpower (which he isn't because noone ever calls him president). Even if you dominated dueling, its impossible to dominate economics and politics.

The goal of the Princeton borhers is to dominate the economy, politics and dueling. People focus on this gigantic case of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]], but forget another thing - how the hell do you "dominate" the economy? In the current system, there's no way. Ditto politics - even if you became president of the dominant global superpower (which he isn't because noone ever calls him president). Even if you dominated dueling, its impossible to dominate economics and politics.

However, in the days of the Romans, such goals were easily obtainable. Some businessmen could amass fortunes so large they dwarfed the treasury of the empire, and became the ruler of business, with nothing progressing without their say so. Ditto politics - with no bribery laws, one could thus make their will the dominant force in politics.

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First, he's obsessed with the pop idol shtick, so secretly-gay boy band jokes apply. Second, he's ridiculously showy even with his obsession. Third, despite his parading to the girls, he has yet to seduce any of them and has ''hidden'' from them when they started stampeding towards him - something that a true Ladies' Man would never do. He gives lousy dating tips to the heterosexual Manjyome, showing his lack of understanding of women.

So, why is Darkness his repressed sexual nature come to life? Simple: he takes all the above and strips away the facade of woman-wooing, making them manlier. Also, during his duel with Hell Kaiser, he makes two contradictory statements about his [[Super Powered Evil Side]]: he says that it'll always be a part of him, but he later says that it's gone and will never come back. Note that the second statement is made under duress after Hell Kaiser questions his competence with his alter-ego's deck, wondering if it was him or it that was calling the shots. This could be Fubuki's acknowledgment that he's homosexual, but denial that he's ineffectual because of it. Plus, every other alter-ego in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' (except the ones that were another being entirely possessing the person's body) had been created from repressed emotions brought forth ''via'' a magical item (Marik and Yami Marik, {{spoiler|Judai and Supreme King Haou}}, etc.). Fubuki ''was'' given one half of the Shadow Pendant, so...

So, why is Darkness his repressed sexual nature come to life? Simple: he takes all the above and strips away the facade of woman-wooing, making them manlier. Also, during his duel with Hell Kaiser, he makes two contradictory statements about his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: he says that it'll always be a part of him, but he later says that it's gone and will never come back. Note that the second statement is made under duress after Hell Kaiser questions his competence with his alter-ego's deck, wondering if it was him or it that was calling the shots. This could be Fubuki's acknowledgment that he's homosexual, but denial that he's ineffectual because of it. Plus, every other alter-ego in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' (except the ones that were another being entirely possessing the person's body) had been created from repressed emotions brought forth ''via'' a magical item (Marik and Yami Marik, {{spoiler|Judai and Supreme King Haou}}, etc.). Fubuki ''was'' given one half of the Shadow Pendant, so...

* Partially [[Jossed]] in Season 4: Fubuki wasn't the first or the only host of the Darkness entity, so it isn't the embodiment of his repressed homosexual angst. But that doesn't rule the gist of the theory out, especially since Darkness' last host was a bishounen pretty boy who just happened to be Fubuki's best friend.

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So why doesn't Yugi try and fix the problem himself? Because, despite popular belief, he didn't ''destroy'' Zorc during Memory World; he just resealed the fiend and is too busy with keeping that monstrosity at bay to do anything else. (Hence why he was gone from his Grandpa's for so long.) Yugi could sense the potential in Judai and gave him Winged Kuriboh as a "passing of the torch" to complete his mission and keep the two worlds separate. The final nail in the coffin shows up in Season 4; right after the gang's romp through the Duel Monster Universe triad, Kaiba's Hard Light duel disk imaging devices start malfunctioning, indicating that the veil between worlds is thin enough for the monsters to emerge without such assistance.

* Another explanation to the weak barriers between the worlds is that Zorc ''is'' [[Deader Than Dead|dead]]. However, because he was technically killed 3000 years ago thanks to some [[Timey Wimey Ball|quasi-time-travel shenanigans]] involving the Millennium World altering history, "Darkness" as GX recognizes it was just a random albeit powerful shadow monster that fought its way into the power vacuum created when Zorc was ontologically erased from time and space. The barriers are super-weak because Zorc isn't presiding over the Shadow Realm with an iron fist anymore, allowing monster spirits to basically come and go as they please.

* Another explanation to the weak barriers between the worlds is that Zorc ''is'' [[Deader Than Dead|dead]]. However, because he was technically killed 3000 years ago thanks to some [[Timey-Wimey Ball|quasi-time-travel shenanigans]] involving the Millennium World altering history, "Darkness" as GX recognizes it was just a random albeit powerful shadow monster that fought its way into the power vacuum created when Zorc was ontologically erased from time and space. The barriers are super-weak because Zorc isn't presiding over the Shadow Realm with an iron fist anymore, allowing monster spirits to basically come and go as they please.

** Shortly before getting zapped, Zorc gave the Pharaoh a [[Hannibal Lecture]] which may foreshadow Darkness's uprising in GX. Zorc says (in the Japanese version at least) something to the effect that [[Hope Spot|all light eventually fades]], no matter how bright it shines, but [[Despair Event Horizon|the darkness is eternal]]. Though Zorc was the alpha dog of the Shadow Realm at the time, he knew that something would take his place if the Pharaoh destroyed him. Darkness gives Judai a very similar speech after getting beaten, only remarking how ''Darkness himself'' is eternal!

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== The original [[Yu-Gi-Oh]] is a [[Show Within a Show]] on [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]], and [[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|GX]] is another Instrumentality-induced fantasy imagined by Shinji Ikari. ==

Shinji, the ultimate [[Unlucky Everydude]] [[Non Action Guy]] in a painful, [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] shonen universe imagines himself as a popular, talented, fearless, [[The Ace|perfect, ultimate, too-good-for-words hero]] in a classic shonen series. He [[Chaste Hero|doesn't get the least bit nervous]] around Asuka, and Rei is an emotional, energetic, spunky young admirer of his. But, as Shinji rejected Instrumentality for the real world, the fantasy started to wear thin. [[Kill Em All|The characters he imagined all started disappearing]], and Judai's [[Hidden Depths]] were revealed as his own world and psyche started [[Break the Cutie|falling apart]].

Shinji, the ultimate [[Unlucky Everydude]] [[Non-Action Guy]] in a painful, [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] shonen universe imagines himself as a popular, talented, fearless, [[The Ace|perfect, ultimate, too-good-for-words hero]] in a classic shonen series. He [[Chaste Hero|doesn't get the least bit nervous]] around Asuka, and Rei is an emotional, energetic, spunky young admirer of his. But, as Shinji rejected Instrumentality for the real world, the fantasy started to wear thin. [[Kill'Em All|The characters he imagined all started disappearing]], and Judai's [[Hidden Depths]] were revealed as his own world and psyche started [[Break the Cutie|falling apart]].

* Would Johan be a re-imagining of Kaworu in this scenario, then?

* Alternately, '''''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''' is the [[Show Within a Show]], and Judai has been watching it '''way''' too much.''

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== The show is the result of a dimensional warping caused by [[Yu-Gi-Oh|Anubis]]. ==

Remember [[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh]] [[The Movie|the abridged movie]]? How Anubis showed the characters [[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|the grim future]]? Anubis actually caused this horrible fate by warping reality.

Remember [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh]] [[The Movie|the abridged movie]]? How Anubis showed the characters [[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|the grim future]]? Anubis actually caused this horrible fate by warping reality.

== The plot of GX will be resolved in 5Ds. ==

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== The Entire Series was a [[Writer Revolt]] by the original creators of the first manga. ==

They were sick of how their Dark Anime about an Evil avenger had mutated into a [[Merchandise Driven]] commercial for a card game that was only originally intended to be featured in a single story arc, so they made another series that was pure horror and one constant [[Take That]] at the tropes the original anime series was built on.

They were sick of how their Dark Anime about an Evil avenger had mutated into a [[Merchandise-Driven]] commercial for a card game that was only originally intended to be featured in a single story arc, so they made another series that was pure horror and one constant [[Take That]] at the tropes the original anime series was built on.

* That...makes so much sense! Especially if you consider that the first series pre-Duelist Kingdom Arc had more games and challenges featured than just card games...

** Makes no sense. Takahashi was more involved with the original manga (card games and all) then he was with the second series. I don't think he did much besides designing characters and monsters.