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*[[No-Nonsense Nemesis]]:He is not dueling for fun but for Revenge
*[[No Social Skills]]:Kinda. His idea of getting close to Aoi is stalking her around the school, and see BrutalHonesty.
*[[Not So Stoic]]:
*[[Not So Stoic]]:*In Episode 6, he gets a bit agitated as Ignis reads off the inflammatory internet comments about Playmaker not accepting Blue Angel's challenge. Ignis teases that contrary to his attitude, Yusaku ''does'' care what other people think of him.
**Playmaker loses his cool and snaps at Akira in rage after the latter claims that he understands what it's like to lose a loved one.
*[[Online Alias]]:Playmaker
*[[Ordinary High School Student]]:Acts as one but has been working as Playmaker for a while
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*[[Rei Ayanami Expy]]:In a male version of this trope he certinely qualifies being her expy Like Rei he is very stoic and emotionless with No Social Skills and has a Mysterious Past
*[[Revenge]]:Vows to avenge his and Shoichi's little brother's as-of-yet unknown past.
*[[Revenge Before Reason]]:Playmaker refuses to relent and allow Akira to handle everything related to the ten-year old incident, even after listening to Akira's past.
*[[Rule of Three]]:Has a habit of listing three things about a given situation or person.
*[[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Go and Blue Angel attempt to confront Playmaker in a Duel after he defeats a Knight of Hanoi, but dismissively remarks that he has no interest in either of them, and proceeds to log out of Link VRAINS.
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*[[Tsurime Eyes]]:Highlighting his aloofness.
*[[The Unchosen One]]:Yusaku is neither [[The Chosen One]] ([[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yugi]],[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (anime)|Jaden]],[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|Yusei]],[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal|Yuma]]) nor an [[Apocalypse Maiden]] ([[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|Yuya]].He just happened to capture Ignis by chance.
*[[Vigilante Man]]:Hunts down the Knights of Hanoi and is branded as an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] by the Charisma Duelists, but SOL Technology Inc. sees him as a hacker.He also trusts only himself to uncover the truth about the ten-year old incident.
*[[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]:Most of his hair is blue with pink shades
 
===Ignis/Ai===
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A mysterious AI program, sought after by the Knights of Hanoi and SOL Technology Inc., that Yusaku captures by accident.
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*[[Cosmic Plaything]]: Despite of him dismissing the idea of prayer, he is obviously hated by the Universe.
*[[Cowardly Lion]]
*[[Comic Relief]]:He is the leasnt serious character in the entire show
*[[Cry Cute]]:A comical variant, where he tears up over his [[Embarrassing Nickname]].
*[[Deadpan Snarker]]:Even more so than Yusaku being an AI doesnt stop him from being snarky
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*[[No Name Given]]: Before the premier it's only referred to as a "mysterious lifeform".'
*[["No Respect" Guy]]:Everyone is after him, but no one takes him seriously
*[[Plucky Comic Relief]]:He serves as the main comic relief for the show
*[[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]:The jokissh self centred red oni to Yusaku's blue
*[[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Is his [[Embarrassing Nickname]] "Eye" or "Ai"? The anime goes with the latter.
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*[[Big Brother Instinct]]:He seems to be involved in Yusaku's mission in order to help his little brother. Downplayed with Yusaku, as he helps him fight life or death battles.
*[[Beware of the Nice Ones]]:He is one of the most friendly and easygoing character in the show but dont piss him off
*[[The Confidant]]:To Yusaku, as possibly the only person who knows about Yusaku's abilities.
*[[Cool Big Bro]]:Acts this to Yusaku
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Voiced by: Shouma Yamamoto (Japanese)
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*[[Aloof Big Brother]]:Subverted in regards to his relationship with Aoi. He is described as indifferent towards her, yet advises her to quit Speed Dueling out of concern for her safety and shows legitimate concern for her after she enters a comatose state..
*[[Adult Fear]]:Being responsible for a six-year-old at sixteen, and worrying about how he would provide for her or her getting kidnapped like Yusaku.
*[[Animal Motif]]:He is compared to a HellHound that protects his angel, i.e Aoi, which is lampshaded by Ghost Girl with his monsters, Tindangle Hound and Angel.
*[[Big Brother Instinct]]:Is very protective of Aoi to the point locking her in the house tp prevent her from going outside after her recovery
*[[Casting a Shadow]]:The Tindangles are DARK attribute.
*[[Cain and Abel]]:The Able to Aoi's cain
*[[Cold Blooded Torture]]:Engages in a hostile interrogation against Playmaker, demanding that he explain Aoi/Blue Angel's comatose state.
*[[Cool Big Bro]]:He does qualifies this to Aoi to some extent
*[[Dark and Troubled Past]]: He and Aoi lost their parents in a car accident, [[spoiler: and had their inheritance stolen, forcing him to hack for money.]]
*[[Dark Is Not Evil]]: While the Tindangle mosters are eldritch appearing demons, at the time of his duel, Akira is the [[Hero Antagonist]] against Playmaker's [[Vigilante Man]].
*[[Defrosting Ice King]]:Towards Playmaker at first Akira developed a bitter hatred towards Playmaker for stealing Ignis and for thinking he was responsible for putting his sister in coma upon learning the truth that Playmaker was not responsible for putting Aoi in coma he started to trust him and shows concern to him during his duel with Revolver
*[[Digital Avatar]]:Averted he has the same appearance both in and out of LINK VRAINS
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*[[Expy]]:
**Of [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|Reiji]], as another cool-headed young man holding a very high ranking position in a company specializing in cars-game card-game related tech.tech that has a hidden purpose. Both Reiji and Zaizen often send others to duel for them while they analyzes the situation from video surveillance. Time will tell if Zaizen takes after Reiji [[Well Intentioned Extremist|in other ways]], though both are introduced to the audience as morally ambiguous characters with mysterious motives.
*His backstory makes him similar to [[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Kaiba]] as they both have a [[Dark and Troubled Past]] lost their biological parents at a young age.Come from a wealthy family and work really hard in a pestrigious company to support their younger siblings.His determination to protect his sister makes him similar to Joey.
*[[Gratuitous English]]: Addresses Go as "Mr. Onizuka".
*[[Hell Hound]]:His animal motif, and his ace monster, Tindangle Hound. In general his deck is based upon the [[Cthulhu Mythos|Hounds of Tindalos]]
*[[Hero Antagonist]]:He evolves into this, seeking the truth about [[spoiler: ten years ago and SOL]], while offering to bring it to light responsibly, in contrast to Playmaker's desire for revenge.
*[[Improbable Age]]: Can't be older than his twenties due to his sister's age, and he basically has Godwin's job from 5ds.
*[[Justified Criminal]]: He was forced into hacking at 16 to provide for Aoi, due to asshole relatives stealing his and her inheritance.
*[[Knight Templar Big Brother]]:Is not above using pragmatic methods (such as attempting to interrogate Playmaker Through torture until [[The Reveal]] from Revolver) and making sure any hostilities are as good as dead for Aoi's sake
*[[Parental Abandonment]]:He and Aoi’s parents are dead.
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*[[Manly Tears]]:Gets a very emotional one after Aoi wakes up from her coma
*[[Not So Stoic]]:Normally putting on a stoic front, he loses his cool when he is unable to forcibly end the Duel between Playmaker and Blue Angel.
*[[Our Demons Are Different]]:The Tindangles are Fiend-Type monsters that utilize flip effects
*[[Parental Neglect]]:Since their parents died, he's been Aoi's guardian, and while his job lets her live comfortably, he has no time to spend with her, so he doesn't notice her emotional problems, him being the major cause of them.
*[[Promoted to Parent]]: After their parents died, Akira took care of Aoi, gaining his job in order to support a stable life for her.
*[[Rags to Riches]]:After enduring many hardships, he eventually worked up to the prominent and well-paying job at SOL to provide for Aoi.
*[[Sinister Geometry]]:The Tindangles are shown with a lot of angles, the name being a combination of Tindalos + Angle.
*[[Technicolor Eyes]]: He has cold pink eyes
*[[Workaholic]]:He values work more than anything else