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Yusei and Cyberpunk Protagonist
Compared to many people, I am not a fan of Yusei Fudo, but I'm trying to understand what exactly makes him so boring for me. I'm going to dig it there.
One of the reasons why Yusei is an unappealing protagonist is the setting he's set in, cyberpunk. Generally speaking, a cyberpunk protagonist is somebody of dubious morality, being either a deranged or at least very morally gray. The genre in itself uses questionable characters more often than not. There are some that will start the story innocent, but later on their actions will become more and more questionable or at least destructive to themselves (for example, David from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners).
5ds, despite being a cyberpunk story (it isn't a really good example of one, but uses elements of the genre), doesn't have that, there is no point where the narrative pushes Yusei into impossible choices that aren't white or black, live or death. His strength of character is measured, but his morality isn't questioned in a way previous Yu-gi-oh protagonists had to choose.
The only time I can think of something like that happening to Yusei is his duel vs Kiryuu, but it still was somehow an easy situation; Kiryuu is possessed, there is no saving him. Even if Kiryu won, it would be an empty victory. He even gets revived later on.
Even Bruno, being a 'traitor' character, isn't complicated in a sense some characters, for example in Zexal, next Yu-Gi-Oh series, are; he constantly supports Yusei regardless of a form and their final match again it's a matter of life and death; there is no 'if I save Bruno and me, then we get a happy ending', so our protagonists would have to face a real tough choice.
Later on, Z-One, who could have filled that gap, doesn't; he used Yusei's face, but is not Yusei, they're not the same person.
5ds takes cyberpunk aesthetics, but not tropes (most of the time), and even when it does, it fails to provide conclusions that would be rewarding for a viewer.
I'm not saying Yusei doesn't handle any heavy decisions, but I'm saying there were possibilities that could have been used for him, making him less 'always right, my decisions are the best ones, no matter what', and more of an actual character.
I'm absolutely not saying you can't like Yusei, but I don't, and I have my reasons for that. The funniest thing is that I'm not even a big cyberpunk fan, huh.
#5ds meta#balwan meta#i'm trying to figure out tumblr for myself#cyberpunk#yusei fudo#5ds spoilers#first on twitter
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“That’s why I keep hearing boss music!”
#yla55 plays ygo duel links#duel links#yugioh duel links#ygo duel links#yugioh 5ds#ygo 5ds#5Ds spoilers#why do i hear boss music
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#couldn’t stop thinking about this grhdhdnndjd#march of the machine#primo#placido#magic: the gathering#yugioh#5ds#5ds spoilers
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Ask meme: Yusei.
yusei it is!
my fav thing about them: definitely his backstory. i love how we get a protagonist that’s already entangled in a net of complex relationships with different people, whom we get to encounter throughout the series and gradually get to know what was actually going on between them. i miss that a lot for protags such as jaden or yuma, all of whose interesting relations are established within the show and who seem to have little to no history of their own to explore and wonder about. besides, cheesy and run-off-the-mill as it may be, yusei’s talk about how every card is unique, precious and worth treasuring is really heartwarming and it’s great to see him putting all these strays to good use and properly appreciating them.
least favorite thing about them: actually, i find yusei to be quite boring personality-wise. i’m halfway through 5ds and he still hasn’t shown any more interesting characteristics. i get that it’s nice how caring and determined he is, but i’d like to see some flaws of his, some less ordinary and predictable reactions and/or developments. i feel like the great backstory is partially going to waste because he’s so standardly fixed as a character. also, maybe the following episodes will prove me wrong, but i see little room for development in him, which is kinda sad — or at least, he’s far inferior in this aspect than even the yuma or jaden i have already mentioned.
favorite line: not a single line, but i live for the two prison duels where he uses other people’s decks/cards to beat the shit out of the arrogant bullies that his opponents are. i remember i started this short arc being rather indifferent and left it so emotional about him it was actually funny.
brOTP: jack. i totally see them as exes, but either way their reconstructed friendship is a great thing to follow throughout the series. they have wildly different approaches to many things, but respect each other and get along anyway — their mutual backstory is very well-constructed and with a suitable pinch of bitterness where necessary.
OTP: akiza! i feel like i wrote that a hundred times already, but i’m dying to see more of the trust and care that has built up between them. yusei being a far healthier replacement of divine for aki is the best development ever, while it’s obvious he’s worthy of that assurance. the date episode was so precious too,,
nOTP: i used to like his ship with jack a lot, but now it just doesn’t appeal to me anymore, i guess? for once, their canon romantic relationships with akiza and carly are just far better. in terms of actual notp i’d put sherry because she’s a lesbian and i’m gonna die on that hill (also they make far cooler friends, c’mon).
random headcannon: yusei always has trouble building his decks because, no matter how responsible his duelists thinking is, he just wants to put every single card he has in there — it feels so wrong for him to leave anyone out. similarly, i feel like he’d love to exchange decks with others for a single game, even people he doesn’t really know: if his instinct finds someone trustworthy, he can borrow them his deck without fear. he’d really like to get to know new people this way and see how they use his cards too; exchanging decks with closer ones, like akiza or crow would be quite special too. he’d dislike using power decks though, like jack’s (or, hypothetically, stuff like ddds, blue eyes etc) — it’s not that he doubts using them requires as much skill, but he doesn’t find it nice to use such archetypes, that’s it. in a modern au, i’d totally see him enrolling in small tournaments all the time, testing the most obscure card sets imaginable and trying to make all of them as good as possible. by the same token, he’d avoid meta stuff in this au — not his cup of tea.
unpopular opinion: i guess what i said about his personality counts as rather unpopular? oh, and i just find it ultimately stupid that when he faces ghost and the meklords, who totally trash all synchro decks, he still thinks about using synchro without synchro summoning instead of just?? idk?? building a non-synchro deck?? i’m not saying he should switch to some fusion or whatever, but there are viable decks that don’t even rely on ed cards. why make shit so difficult for yourself and wonder why you’re still on the losing position. i get that it has to align with the plot, this being a synchro-themed part and all, but it’s just so stupid i can’t get over it — the creators should have never maneuvered themselves into a corner like that.
song i associate with them: cohen’s heart with no companion (this will always be a ryo bakura song in my head, but i’ve also thought it somehow fits yusei’s vibe, though in a very different way) and, contrastingly, probably born for this (the score). btw i’m an enjoyer of sappy romantic shit in context of his ship with akiza, so walking the wire (imagine dragons).
favorite picture: i like his regular design a lot so seeing him whenever is great, but a shout out to this edgy boy right here:
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welcome to (almost) daily feed of yugioh
I try to post for at least one of each series per day & tag series/spoilers accordingly, except for duel monsters. i'll put them in the tags of this post for convenience
happy yugiohs everybody

#duel monsters#gx#5ds#zexal#arc v#vrains#sevens#go rush#gx spoilers#5ds spoilers#zexal spoilers#arc v spoilers#vrains spoilers#sevens spoilers#go rush spoilers#art#writing#video#meme#text#ocg structures#sorry i almost forgot#gif#edit#etc#cosplay
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:Soul companion club.
#go rush spoilers#yes this is counted as spoiler#kinda#yugioh#yugioh duel monsters#yugioh dm#yugioh gx#yugioh zexal#yugioh arc v#yugioh go rush#yugioh 5ds#yugioh sevens#There are too many characters to be tagged#dan it
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So I have an fun (aka very angsty) AU for looping Isabeau that we brainstormed with friends!
Cw for all spoilers and ingame stuff, including suicide
It starts with ACT 5, when Siffrin runs off to fight the King alone. The party follow him, but they were too late. As Mirabelle was about to unfreeze Siffrin, suddenly Mal Du Pays spawned into the world, ultimately killing him.
After the fights, the party mourns the loss of their friend, Isa takes it the hardest as he was the last person seeing Sif alive and blames himself for not helping them when he clearly saw something was wrong. He shouldn't have let Siffrin go!
The party realises that Sif was probably stuck in a timeloops, given how much he knew about them and how he went through the entire house alone.
After the funeral, Isabeau gets obsessed with the idea to get his hands on timecraft, worrying the rest of the party. If Siffrin and the King could do it, so could he! So that how he finds out about wishcraft, from the Head Housemaiden. Though he doesn't know the ritual, he still tries his luck at the favor tree, and that how he meets Loop, who, after some persuasion, teaches Isa the right ritual.
Isabeau makes the wish - to save Siffrin's life no matter what.
He wakes up in the beginning of ACT 5, when Siffrin is pretty much done with anything. There is a lot of stuggle, bc not only Isa have to figure out how to save Sif who is balancing on very edge before spawning MDP and permadying after, but MDP isw getting stonger and more monstrous each time it happens.
Plus, both of them are looping, and whoever loops first keeps the memories of the current loop, while other forgets. Which means sometimes Isa would have to beat Siffrin just to keep the information and end his life. Which lead to more drama as Siffrin once saw this and the reaction raw and explosive as Isa doing this even more terrifying and viceral.
So they have to figure out new loops and how they work, and hopw to pass the information that was lost. Good thing that helpfull Loop remember everything~ Isa asking the party to help and they all together trying to figure this too!
So Isa wont have many loops, but those loop will be brutal.
I feel like the Bigfrin fight will happen earlier (and King will be probaly disintegrated in process), possibly Isa becoming big too! it all end with lots of tears and catharsis. But yeah, Isa won't have a good time. Imagine his battle portraits ~
#isat#in stars and time#isat spoilers#isat isabeau#looping isa au#my art#im cackling how people on the server called the au a 5D Chess of Psychological Warfare :D
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tbh Laios and Kabru's relationship is like if someone got out a fully-blown conspiracy board to figure out an episode of Blue's Clues
#Kabru is playing 5D chess trying to Figure Laios Out#meanwhile Laios' brain is playing slideshow of monster facts with the wii shop theme in the background#and literally his only character motivations are “hang out with my friends” and “eat monster” and “save my sister”#Kabru thinks he's taking the SAT but he's just overthinking a sliding block puzzle#dungeon meshi#dunmeshi#delicious in dungeon#dunmeshi spoilers#spoilers#dungeon meshi spoilers#kinda??
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increasingly intrigued by the idea of creating a vashoth crow!rook to make part of the reason viago's so pissed at them be that they could have been a perfect undercover/double agent against the antaam if they would just THINK before acting for ONCE in their fucking lives for fuck's SAKE rook
#my mission is to give this man grey hairs. gifting teia a silver fox for wintersend#I'm going elf mourn watch and prooobably dwarf shadow dragon I was thinking vashoth might be fun for a veil jumper#but honestly that might be too close in vibe to my inquisitor (who's already a big magic nerd). what if I'm onto something here.#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age spoilers#crow rook#viago de riva#making a little guy who will maximally piss off another little guy as an act of love towards that little guy#playing 5d character concept creation chess with myself here and having fun with it
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Welp! The multiverse is canon in Duel Links now! XD
I rest my case!
#yla55 plays ygo duel links#duel links#yugioh duel links#ygo duel links#5Ds spoilers#yugioh 5ds#ygo 5ds#yugioh bonds beyond time#ygo bbt
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Arcane: League of Legends - Vi & Clarice
#clarice ng#anime#yugioh#yugioh 5ds#anime and manga#anime art#yu gi oh duel monsters#anime fanart#yu gi oh#ygo#arcane league of legends#arcane#arcane season 2 spoilers#arcane s2 spoilers#arcane season 2#arcane s2#vi arcane#vi fanart#vi#video games
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ok i'm not quite over the whole czech viktor debacle, because it is largely a case of fandom reacting to a single comment, and watching s2 episode 6 now i'm having a really funny experience. if i were to take things at face value the way people in the english speaking fandom do, viktor changed his name to "harold" off screen.
in the czech dub, that's what others refer to him as ever since jinx and vi show up at the camp. not "machine herald" and not just "herald", "harold". because czech people are bad at pronouncing english words properly without a lot of practice. for one, this is hilarious in the light of harry lloyd as viktor himself really not having the czech accent he was going for, and for another, as i'm learning right now, that's not even the original script. "harold freed me from my old self" who???
point of all this being, what voice actors say doesn't matter. they don't own the characters or the story. viktor is not suddenly renamed into "harold" in-universe even if one dub out of a dozen says it that way and he isn't czech only because harry lloyd described his attempt at an accent as such. beside you know. czechia not even existing in the world of league.
#i love modern aus or wtv and i really am behind the reading of arcane as a metaphor of post-commie east vs western europe because-#-class difference is very much a thing on this continent but. its not like the fics tagged with 'czech viktor' were-#-playing 5d chess to deliver a point about that. he doesn't even say kurva.#typing this now i think i need to write one more post about it eh...#arcane spoilers
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love that so many tv programs are like. we have one trans character or a hint that they dont hate trans people. but no more bc they dont want to really upset the trans haters. then rtd went THE PLOT IS GENDER THEY SAVED THE WORLD BY BEING TRANSGENDER like ok! slay!
#doctor who spoilers#doctor who#i feel like its only cringe and basic to the transgenders on tumblr dot com because its the equivalent of teaching a child abt being trans#its gotta be for everyone. the doctor is playing 5d chess with gender. alternatively the doctor is eating the pieces when we're not looking
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WIP Snippet 5 (Ch. 3)
Pulling the door open, Aki stuck her head out, looking both ways in the relatively narrow alley outside. When her eyes surveyed what little she could see of the plaza from her position, it turned out the engine she heard was indeed a familiar one. Yet, nothing could have prepared her for a chance encounter with its rider today.
Almost in the same moment as Aki finally left the building to approach her own runner, the unexpected acquaintance seemed to spot her, immediately making a beeline in her direction.
A white riding suit, a knight-like helmet, and the distinct rumble of what Yusei had once called a bastardised French engine—seeing as it had apparently been repaired with parts from several different countries over time—announced the arrival of Sherry, who came to a halt barely a metre away from Aki's runner, immediately pulling off her helmet as she turned off her engine.
"Finally, I catch one of you again," Sherry began talking without fanfare, evidently not intending to bother with a greeting.
Debating whether she even had the energy to hold a conversation with the other right now, with how high-strung she already was, Aki spoke on a sigh, "Sherry. Fancy meeting you here."
"Uhhhh, hi there?" Carly, who had closed and locked the door behind herself in between, said to the blonde, waving innocently.
Ignoring her completely, Sherry asked Aki, "Are Yusei and your other friends inside?"
"No," Aki told her quickly, "We're the only ones here, and we're not staying. We need to get going again." Perhaps her tone was a little more brusque than intended, but if there was one thing she knew about Sherry, then that she liked clear answers, that she liked them fast, and that she could get irritating if she didn't get them fast enough.
As she placed her duel disk down on her runner again, she saw Sherry looking her up and down out of the corner of her eye. "When will any of you be back?"
"We don't know," Aki told her, hoping to end the conversation as quickly as possible—and preferably without sharing the exact details of everything that was going on right now.
"Quoi? What do you mean, 'you don't know'?" Sherry asked, with an urgency in her voice that told Aki she probably wanted something from their group.
It was Carly who answered, "Well ummm... We kind of have a situation going on right now. So the boys won't be home for a while. And neither will Aki."
Now seemingly choosing to take note of the other woman's presence, Sherry looked Carly over with critical eyes. "I've seen you around here before. Who are you?" With her tone as curt and business-like as always, Sherry's question sounded less like a polite enquiry and more like a demand at a cross-examination.
Carly blinked a few times, but rather than bristling immediately, she caught herself and even managed to inject some fake cheer into her voice as she said, "Carly Nagisa, reporter at the Red-Eyes duel magazine. Nice to meet you. Properly, I mean. Sherry Leblanc, right? We've technically met before, I'm here frequently. Which you... may not have noticed, I guess."
Sherry acknowledged the introduction with barely more than a hum. Before she could ask anything further, however, Aki turned to face her fully and took it upon herself to add, "Carly is our friend and Jack's girlfriend. And she knows basically all about Iliaster, since I'm guessing that's a concern for you."
Though Sherry's eyes briefly jumped to her, with a strange mix of sharpness and curiosity in them, they were quick to come to rest on Carly again as she asked, "Atlas has a girlfriend? Wonders never cease."
#yugioh 5ds#aki izayoi#akiza izinski#carly nagisa#sherry leblanc#carly carmine#again slightly edited to keep out the spoilers#but I felt like Sherry's return might be a nice surprise for people#and I haven't posted a snippet in ages so this is long overdue#still not going past chapter 3 though lmao#thankfully there's more than enought WIP to go around#my writing#wip snippet#current wip#orchid rambles#fic writing updates
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Toxic Space Squid, Amnesiac Axe Murderer and Evil Hatman ft. ancient Russian-language meme and some dragons.
Baldur's Gate 3 is good, play Baldur's Gate 3.
#bg3#baldur's gate 3#bg3 spoilers#dark urge#the emperor#sceleritas fel#CrysPlaysBG3#crysdrawsthings#oreo and emperor be like#i see all the red flags and by gods those are a great recommendation#also the joyful interactions of 5d chess playing space squid with 19+ int#and chaotic murderous babygirl who barely scraped together ten#evil plans are stripped to the bare essentials to the very bones
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YGO protags relationship between them by me~
Yugi/Judai- Yugi is actually one of few people Judai really respects, and won't go against without a very good reason, Judai kinda wants to act like a protector to which Yugi smiles politely; Yugi doesn't understand why Judai respects him to that point, but he remembers and will use it if the situation calls for it; they actually talk to each other and one day Judai will tell Yugi about the Dark world if only out of shame and wanting to be judged.
Yugi/Yusei - Yugi feels weird about Yusei, because while Judai respects him, Yusei seems to worship him, the chance of genuine connection getting lost somewhere. For Yusei, Yugi will always be ultimately a duel monsters legend and he won't be able to completely shake it off.
Yusei/Judai - they are very good friends! Enough that Yusei will open up about feeling bad about killing murderous robots and much later Judai will tell him about Dark world in details, they mostly spend time hanging out, Yusei likes telling Judai about his hobby even if Judai doesn't get it.
Yuma/Yugi- there is, thank god, no worshipping involved, because while Yuma knows of Dark Magician, he never cared to learn about old duelists, they are very casual with each other, Yuma reminding Yugi of Jounouchi, which makes him easy to hang out with. Neither really talks about their problems, but if they feel down, they will seek each other, the acknowledgement of both Atem and Astral is silent and beside basic info, neither of them finds more.
Yuma/Judai- Yuma finds Yubel much cooler than Judai, sorry, anyway, he can't shake the feeling that Judai would make a very good Barian, so he tries to cheery him up whenever they meet, they exchange their catchphrases and pull of pranks; Judai likes Yuma, he doesn't really remind him of anyone else (even if he is kinda similar to his friends, Yuma ultimately is too different).
Yuma/Yusei: they... Like each other. And that's basically it. Yuma sometimes uses Yusei as his personal tree, but Yusei's issues aren't ones Yuma usually gets caught up with and vice versa. They mostly know of each other and maybe they would be able to go for small talk, but anything more? Meh.
Yuya/Yugi- Yugi feels like an old man around Yuya; as a guy who never liked moving much, entertainment duels as an idea are beyond him and magic tricks were more of Atem's thing than his; Yuya thinks Yugi is cool, but doesn't seek contact with him.
Yuya/Judai- that's a. Complicated one. They both tried to like each other, but Yuya breathes every mental issue possible inside and acts and no matter what happens, Judai can't really get to him, which is very frustrating. Even if Yuya listens for a moment, he quickly gets possessed by egao again. Having Haou title doesn't help; Yuya is actually genuinely scared of Judai, because talk no jutsu doesn't work, ever, which is a bad sign. He also uses fusion, another bad sign; they're arguing fairly often.
Yuya/Yusei- Yusei doesn't mind people not knowing how Satellite or Neo Domino City work, but he minds other people telling him they know better, which is a situation with Yuya. He likes listening about other Crow and Jack; Yuya wants to get along with Yusei but somehow, he messes up their every single interaction so he stops trying.
Yusaku/Yugi- Yugi can sense right away that Yusaku is hurting very badly, so he tries to befriend him, fortunately he's a gamedev, so they bond over that - Yugi has ideas and Yusaku has to code, it works very well, because this is completely different kind of programming, forcing him to focus and expand his horizon, at some point Yugi gets from him the story about Ai, and in return Yusaku hears something of Atem, but will never find the whole truth. Yugi will just smile when he asks.
Yusaku/Judai- Judai is kind of cool uncle figure for Yusaku, he appears and disappears, brings gifts because he doesn't know what to do, especially that Yusaku is salty Judai has Yubel and his general idea is just to support Yusaku in whatever he's doing, without overstepping.
Yusaku/Yusei- they work well together in like, professionally, though Yusei is more of hardware guy than software, they don't speak to each other often beside their projects, but there is mutual understanding between them; though, sometimes Yusaku really gets feed up with Yusei's attitude, but he won't mention it aloud, ever. Yusei reminds him of Earth, actually.
Yuma/Yuya- Yuma firmly believes in I can fix him with Yuya. Unfortunately, Yuya is Yuya, kattobingu and egao are constantly fighting; they're somehow good friends if they don't mention their beliefs, but they bring up it often... They even started making powerpoints to convince each other. Yuma doesn't believe Yuya that arc v Kaito exists.
Yuma/Yusaku- Yuma sees Yusaku's pain right away but he doesn't really know how to approach it? So he kinda awkwardly hovers over Yusaku, brings him food, offers him talking, asks for duels (unless he notices it's a bad idea with Yusaku) and really tries to be friends without bringing up Astral/Ai although it's very obvious for him; it's not so obvious for Yusaku tho so while he doesn't mind Yuma, he really doesn't understand what's his deal is and wants it to be over
Yuya/Yusaku- so. Another problematic egao case. Yuya believes in dueling and smiles, something that Yusaku lost hope for a long time ago; Yuya still tries, shows him the best duels of his, talks about Pendulum and is very persistent about that he can change dueling for Yusaku if only he let him try; Yusaku wants goddamn vacation
#ygo#Yu-Gi-Oh#duel monsters#yugi mutou#gx#ygo gx#judai yuki#jaden yuki#5ds#ygo 5ds#yusei fudo#zexal#ygo zexal#yuma tsukumo#arc v#ygo arc v#yuya sakaki#vrains#ygo vrains#yusaku fujiki#balwansko#I'm not tagging it as ships because I'll shoot myself#spoilers for all series
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