#Bommer/Misty Lola

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Round 1: Poll 5

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Gentlegiantshipping (Misty Lola | Misty Tredwell/Bommer | Greiger)

Propaganda: I've had this agenda for several years and now I need to infect other people with it | So me and a friend came up with this pairing for a story and we ended up getting attached to it. But that's besides the point. Bommer and Misty actually have a lot of similarities (losing a younger sibling, revenge plots, etc). Their personalities are also similar.

Pairing 2: Rebirthshipping (Aki Izayoi | Akiza Izinski/Kyosuke

Kiryu | Kalin Kessler)

Propaganda: they're living rent free in my head

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be consumed by the earthen gods.

[teapartypenguin]

Team 5Ds reading headcanons

So started thinking about what type of books certain characters would read, and this ended up extending to the rest of the cast. So here are what I've thought of:

Yusei:

Mostly reads nonfiction, such as engineering textbooks and user manuals

Martha's orphanage had a lot of old children's books that she used to teach the kids how to read, but Yusei outgrew them pretty quickly

Was hard to find good textbooks in the Satellite, so growing up, most of them were long out of date. But they helped him learn how to repair scrapped electronics

Often gravitated towards books written by "Dr. Fudo"

Sometimes reads Duel Runner magazines to stay up to date

Akiza has convinced him to try some mystery novels, but he is stupid good at figuring out the mystery halfway through

Favorite fairy tale is The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Jack:

Reads newspapers and dueling magazines, usually with his morning coffee

Looks for articles about himself or written by Carly first

Is very up to date on politics

Growing up, he was the designated storyteller whenever Martha was busy. Yusei was a better reader, but Jack was better at setting the mood and doing the voices

Favorite fairy tale is Jack and the Beanstalk

Akiza:

Was a lonely kid, so read a lot

Reads a bit of everything, but her favorites are mystery novels, poetry, and fashion magazines -Prefers romance as a side plot rather than the main genre

Convinced the group to watch a movie adaptation of a murder mystery she'd read, then Yusei points out an inaccuracy in the train design and Akiza nearly combusts because he was very close to spoiling the twist that exposes the murderer

Sometimes writes poetry, but always burns the notebook when it's filled

Favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast

Crow:

Canonically learned to read from Duel Monsters cards, Martha made sure he caught up when she adopted him

Reads more to his kids than for himself

Has a library card and uses it purely to get requested books for his kids

Sometimes reads comics and graphic novels, but more for the art than story

If he went to school, he'd be the type of kid that watched the movie to write a book report

Favorite fairy tale is The Ugly Duckling

Luna:

Is a big reader, spent a lot of time in hospitals or on bed rest so picked it up

Main genres are fantasy, fairy tales, and folk tales -Likes anything that involves dragons, fae, or witches the most

Also sometimes reads ecology books; knows a lot of obscure insect facts

Her and Leo have library cards and go once a week

Has gotten in trouble for reading in class

Favorite fairy tale is between Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel

Leo:

Reads almost exclusively comic books and manga (but would be a Percy Jackson kid if it existed) -Favorites are the Elemental Heroes and Neo Spacian comics

Exchanges comics with Crow a lot

His dad would always give him the comic and puzzle pages in the newspaper

Is really good at solving the crosswords and sudoku puzzles

Has also gotten in trouble for reading during class

Collects cutouts from dueling magazines that he likes best, most are of Jack but has a mini collection of Yusei too

Favorite fairy tale is between Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Hansel and Gretel

Carly:

Used to read a lot as a kid, but has less time for it than she'd like as an adult

Mostly reads news articles and magazines, especially dueling magazines, but that's 50% for work -Looks for anything featuring Jack first

Main genre of choice is romance of any kind

Jack once read one of her romance novels while he was hiding out at her place...he regrets it

Used to write a blog for dueling news in college, but stopped when she started working

Is into bullet journaling

Favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid

Misty:

Actually doesn't read much fashion magazines, but studied Fashion History in college and often reads books on that

Her main genre of choice is horror, prefers psychological and gothic horror -Listens to audiobooks on long plane rides

Also reads a lot of cooking and baking books, likes trying out new recipes

Used to be an avid follower of Carly's blog

Very sporadic taste

Favorite fairy tale is Swan Lake, her family used to watch the ballet every Christmas

Kalin:

Is not picky, reads out of boredom so will read literally anything that comes his way -Likes educational books the most

Books in Satellite often got burned for warmth, so not a lot of options available

He would dig through the dump for things to sell as a kid, but books weren't worth much so he'd just keep the intact ones

Read a french language textbook once and now can read in fluent french, but his pronunciation is terrible because he's rarely heard it spoken

Would eventually start a library in Crash Town

Doesn't have a favorite fairy tale (it's Cinderella)

Greiger:

Reads a lot of mythology and folk tales

Started with telling the tales to his younger siblings and younger kids in his village, eventually got interested in the mythology of other cultures as well

Got really interested in Egyptian mythology and Duel Monsters' origins in it

Likes Inca mythology the most (because it's what he grew up on), but couldn't pick a favorite tale if he tried

[aberooski]

when you said “most egregious death cut goes to 5ds” are you talking about Pearson? Or one of the Dark Signer censorships? Like there a couple of options

#mistys kid sibling #or boomers hanging getting cut/village genocide

Oh yeah when I say that I'm talking about Pearson 100%

It has been a little while but from what I remember, up through the Dark Signer arc they do a pretty decent job of leaving a lot of the deaths as heavily implied as possible so that you can still understand and put together that that's what's happening if you're actually paying attention. Like for example, they edit Carly falling into like the shadow realm mist and all,

but they still pretty strongly imply through her conversation with Misty after that whole situation that she died and even that Misty has died as well. They say it without specifically saying it, kinda thing.

And obviously they can't show Greiger being hanged on a saturday morning show the kids watch in America, but they literally show everything except the Spider shooting the web and it wrapping around his neck. Like you see him fall, you see the spider on the ceiling, and you see the little figure of him like bob up and down in the wide shot, like they show almost everything there. And them saying that Misty's brother "went missing" instead of that he died is nothing new, clearly because they did it with Aster's dad and even backpeddled on actually saying Seto and Mokuba's parents died in season 1 to saying they disappeared in season 3.

But the thing with Pearson that makes it the most egregious death censor to me is just how bad the quality of the censoring attempt is. Literally all they did was recolor the garage fire purple and have them claim that he "disappeared in a purple glow" like what the fuck is that? Like y'all ain't fooling anybody for a second with that. 🤦‍♀️

Like it's horrendously bad.

Also shoutout to when the dad falls into the like abyss and dies in the minecart section in Crash Town and when Jack and Crow show up with the authorities at the end they just throw in Jack being like "oh btw kids, they found your dad, he's gonna be a-okay! 😀👍" like no he ain't he died 😭

[frost-felon]

Feel free to make your case in the replies and reblogs. "Wasted" is here in the most general sense, so be as general or specific in your answer as you'd like; this can apply for more than just how they were used in the Dark Signer Arc itself.

[gawain-sonata]

Dark Signer inspired masks!

Dark Signer Kalin /// Dark Signer Carly

Dark Signer Misty /// Dark Signer Greiger

[izay0is]

New ship idea: Bommer x Misty. You can thank me later.

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Second Chance Bracket Finals

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Bluebirdshipping(Bruno/Crow Hogan)

Propaganda:   I feel it's a very slept on ship

Pairing 2: Highsidershipping (Yusei Fudo/Placido | Primo)

Propaganda: Because Yusei is one of the only people who could tolerate Primo, and also Primo deserves to be treated kindly. He only has the vague memories of being loved by someone, and Yusei is the kind of person to at least befriend anyone regardless of their background. If anyone would just unambiguously care about Primo, it'd probably be Yusei.

Pairing 3: Gentlegiantshipping (Misty Lola | Misty Tredwell/Bommer | Greiger)

Propaganda: I've had this agenda for several years and now I need to infect other people with it | So me and a friend came up with this pairing for a story and we ended up getting attached to it. But that's besides the point. Bommer and Misty actually have a lot of similarities (losing a younger sibling, revenge plots, etc). Their personalities are also similar.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be consumed by the earthen gods.

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Second Chance Bracket Round 1: Poll 3

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Gentlegiantshipping (Misty Lola | Misty Tredwell/Bommer | Greiger)

Propaganda: I've had this agenda for several years and now I need to infect other people with it | So me and a friend came up with this pairing for a story and we ended up getting attached to it. But that's besides the point. Bommer and Misty actually have a lot of similarities (losing a younger sibling, revenge plots, etc). Their personalities are also similar.

Pairing 2: Clawshipping (Aki Izayoi | Akiza Izinski/Ruka)

Propaganda: I don’t think they would start dating until about 10 years after the main series (when Ruka is 21 and Aki is 26). But they both have trauma related to their special abilities (Ruka talks to Duel Spirits, Aki is a Psychic Duelist) and I feel like they would relate to each other.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be consumed by the earthen gods.

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

So, since it's a three-off, that means that we're organizing all three places at once.

Starting with Third place, it's Gentlegiantshipping.

Now onto Second, where Highsidershipping nabbed silver.

And the winner for the Yugioh 5ds second chance bracket is....

Bluebirdshipping!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Second Chance Bracket Finals

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Bluebirdshipping(Bruno/Crow Hogan)

Propaganda:   I feel it's a very slept on ship

Pairing 2: Highsidershipping (Yusei Fudo/Placido | Primo)

Propaganda: Because Yusei is one of the only people who could tolerate Primo, and also Primo deserves to be treated kindly. He only has the vague memories of being loved by someone, and Yusei is the kind of person to at least befriend anyone regardless of their background. If anyone would just unambiguously care about Primo, it'd probably be Yusei.

Pairing 3: Gentlegiantshipping (Misty Lola | Misty Tredwell/Bommer | Greiger)

Propaganda: I've had this agenda for several years and now I need to infect other people with it | So me and a friend came up with this pairing for a story and we ended up getting attached to it. But that's besides the point. Bommer and Misty actually have a lot of similarities (losing a younger sibling, revenge plots, etc). Their personalities are also similar.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be consumed by the earthen gods.

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Congratulations Gentlegiantshipping!!! You're going to the three-off!!!

Second Chance Bracket Round 1: Poll 3

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Gentlegiantshipping (Misty Lola | Misty Tredwell/Bommer | Greiger)

Propaganda: I've had this agenda for several years and now I need to infect other people with it | So me and a friend came up with this pairing for a story and we ended up getting attached to it. But that's besides the point. Bommer and Misty actually have a lot of similarities (losing a younger sibling, revenge plots, etc). Their personalities are also similar.

Pairing 2: Clawshipping (Aki Izayoi | Akiza Izinski/Ruka)

Propaganda: I don’t think they would start dating until about 10 years after the main series (when Ruka is 21 and Aki is 26). But they both have trauma related to their special abilities (Ruka talks to Duel Spirits, Aki is a Psychic Duelist) and I feel like they would relate to each other.

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be consumed by the earthen gods.

[frost-felon]

Roman (Goodwin)/Rudger (Godwin) is an interesting case, in that he doesn't get to do much, but achieves everything the narrative set him up to do. He has the technical achievement of being the only Dark Signer to have killed people (Bommer/Greiger and also Rex) on-screen. Not Wasted.

Going in order, my thoughts:

Devack/Demack is one of the actually competent Dark Signers, with even a character trait of not wanting to harm children! ...Until he throws it away mid-Duel, that is. We also get no backstory for him in the show proper, which kinda sucks. Most of the games basically replace him with a goofy guy because he just doesn't have much of an impact. Probably the most underdeveloped of all, if counting Rex's previous screentime. Wasted.

Misty Tredwell/Lola. Hoo boy, she started strong, but the curse of not allowing the ladies to do awful things harms her immensely. Her first fight against Akiza is solid and brings a lot of promise for the both of them, only to throw said promise out the window. Misty gets the privilege of a fleshed-out backstory, mystery intrigue (that pays off), AND an understandable reason to hate a Signer, up until the issues with Akiza's character-writing consume Misty, too. Had the second Duel not crashed the landing, she'd be a much stronger character. Instead, she's Wasted.

Kalin Kessler/Kiryu Kyosuke. Man. MAN. 10/10 Gold Standard for Dark Signers. An understandable reason to target a specific Signer? ✅ A fleshed-out backstory? ✅ Emotional conflict? ✅ Mystery intrigue? ✅ He even gets resolution to his character arc in the DS Arc, something that none of the others get. The only thing I don't like is that the flashbacks to the night where he was arrested heavily imply that he actually killed that guy with a weapon, but the real version of it shown later reveals that he didn't harm the man with any weapon (he was, however, responsible for why the man was injured and DID kill dozens of people in the building he bombed). Follows in Roman/Rudger's spirit by indirectly killing people on-screen (that building he bombed). Not Wasted.

Carly Carmine/Nagisa. Oh, baby. She has the distinction of being the only Dark Signer to explicitly not want to be involved, having accomplished her revenge (against Sayer, who was not a Signer) immediately after her revival. She ends up getting forced to fight her beloved, Jack, whom the arc has been building her romance with, at first being tricked by the Earthbound Immortal she serves, then being directly controlled after she refused to harm Jack further and attempts to throw the Duel. We also see her die on-screen, something only shared by Bommer/Greiger and Rex. But after the Dark Signer Arc? Everything that was interesting about her relationship with Jack is thrown out the window, for the sake of ill-fitting romantic comedy and a reset button on her character. Why does Kalin remember when she doesn't? Does Misty remember? As far as I can recall, we don't get an answer to either of these. In effect, there is no payoff to Carly's role in this arc, and she becomes a simple gag character going forward. Yikes. Wasted.

Greiger/Bommer. In a reverse to Carly, his established storyline is wasted upon his becoming a Dark Signer. And please, please don't make me think about his only Duel on that arc, against Crow. 0/10. On the other hand, he shares the trait of being explicitly mind-controlled by an Earthbound Immortal with Carly, and has one of the most brutal on-screen deaths. He does stick around to be a player in a Jack storyline later, but...is inclusions tend to be one-note and easily replaceable, if not outright distractions. A good candidate for "Rescue This Babygirl From The Narrative", which he also shares with Carly. Wasted.

Rex Goodwin/Godwin. A character that made a strong showing before he willingly turned himself into a Dark Signer, and whom has a unique connection to Yusei, Jack, and the entirety of Neo Domino. His actions are largely influential, but his motivations lay unknown until he...becomes a Bara Daddy and reveals that he wants to be the new God of the world? Okay...would have loved some foreshadowing to that specific motivation. His relationship with his older brother, Romanl/Rudger, is largely unexplored, as are Rex's own ways of thinking. Until his Dark Signer 1v3 against Yusei, Jack, and Crow, which suffers from a marked downturn in the quality of the dialogue. Pretty rough. The fight against him is usually where people stop liking him as an antagonist, and due to the overall poor writing of those scenes, I'm inclined to agree. Wasted.

What do you think? Do the Duels or which version you're watching (original Japanese, Eng Subtitles, Spanish Subtitles, 4Kids Dub, other Dub, etc.) affect your opinions on the characters?

Feel free to make your case in the replies and reblogs. "Wasted" is here in the most general sense, so be as general or specific in your answer as you'd like; this can apply for more than just how they were used in the Dark Signer Arc itself.