#I think it’s cute that the duel disks are so similar too

[keii]

YGO Duel Disk rings from Duel Monsters and 5D’s for me and my friend lol

[m3m3shadow]

Paradox HCs I have and wanna elaborate a bit on:

- As I said before, I see him as a big history nerd who loves visiting museums and reading history books to learn as much as he can. He even knows a lot of really niche and not really spoken about historical events due to his hyperfixation. When he got the means to time travel thanks to Z-one, he definitely decided to ignore his mission a few times for some personal research into certain historical events he was most interested in.

- Human or Android, Paradox is a powerful Psychic in the sense he can both bring his cards to life (and do so without needing a Duel Disk due to some personal training) and make things float with his mind. Including himself. He likes being floaty. 🥰

- The Fableds, primarily Grimro, Kushano, Unicore, Marcosia, Valkyrus, and all the Fabled beast taming Imps, in particular, are his closest friends. He considers them a better family than his own actual one. (And the Fableds see him as an honorary one of their own!) As such, despite his now dislike of Synchro Summoning, his own Fabled Synchro monsters are the sole exceptions.

- Adding to the above HC, Paradox sometimes gets around by riding Unicore if he's not in the mood to ride his Duel Runner or his Duel Runner is having issues. Unicore prides himself on being able to keep up with Duel Runners effortlessly.

- BIGGEST. SWEET TOOTH. EVER. Good lord, Paradox loves his sweets. Especially chocolate bars. Give him a chocolate bar of any kind and watch his face light up like a kid in a candy shop. Milk, Dark, or White, he loves all chocolate bars!

- He has a tendency to ramble and infodump about things he's passionate about, like the niche historical topics from above, and he has a bad habit of not catching himself doing so. One has to politely remind him he is rambling and he'll get flustered and stop. (Yusei Fudo, who has a similar habit, is the outlier and didn't get this memo either so in my AUs where Paradox is around him more, he just lets him ramble because he's both interested in the history lesson Paradox is unintentionally giving him and seeing the man look happy to talk about something he likes is too darn cute!!)

- He doesn't take too kindly to being called a squid. Primo learns this the hard way and almost lost his limbs over it.

- I know it's probably not what it is, but I love thinking his waist coat is actually the lab coat his old self wore and kept it out of habit. He'll wear it as intended rarely or if it's cold.

[negamekos]

Now that i’m sufficiently calmed down: my honest thoughts about yugioh sevens

Ok, now that I’ve seen everyone’s first reactions to the show and thought real hard about it, I really want to voice my opinions about sevens.

First of all, the artstyle. The change in studio, and therefore the artstyle is super jarring. Call it cute or whatever, but I really don’t like it. All the prior spinoffs + dm had that takahashi artstyle that made yugioh, well yugioh. Changing it into a style similar to that of vanguard, bakugan, buddyfight etc. is a really poor move, especially if it’s a show celebrating the anime’s 20th anniversary. If you remove the duel disks and the yugioh label, I really wouldn’t be able to distinguish it from literally every other toy-themed kids anime in recent times.

Secondly, the character designs. I’m not really upset with it on the most part (other than missing the impossible rainbow yugioh hair) but it goes hand in hand with the new artstyle. Because the designs are more toned down in comparison to previous series, when combined with the new artstyle, the characters end up looking really...dull and generic. If it was in the classic style, I might not have had a problem with it. But that’s just me :/

Okay, so I don’t want to get too pessimistic, so I’ll talk about the premise here. Certainly, the atmosphere seems a lot more light hearted (yuga really reminds me of yuma), which is kind of a whiplash for me after vrains. Perhaps this time their target audience really is for children. However, I don’t think having a light hearted show is bad (I’m really enjoying the new pokemon anime rn, for example) and there’s also a chance it might end up similar to arc v and zexal, where the plot starts to get more serious after a few episodes/a season or so. Not to mention yuga and all the other characters are even younger than yuma, and I don’t know whether I’m all that keen on having yuga face the classic yugioh mindfuck/heartbreak (happens every time). I won’t talk about the new Rush Duels or whatever that yuga invented and I’m not going to say whether I think it’s bad or good (hey, yuya invented an entire summoning technique). As for the heroine, it’s also too early to say whether she’ll play a significant role in the story or not (given ygo’s previous heroine treatment), and she even outright says in the trailer that she has no interest in dueling (much like manga kotori). Tbh, it feels like she belongs in bang dream more than she does in yugioh lol

I suppose one of the main factors pushing me to watch the new anime is the cast list. Flame’s voice actor as Tatsuhiki, not to mention freaking Natsuki Hanae of Demon Slayer fame and others as Gakuto. Yuga’s voice actor is actually 15 years old?? and I think Sevens is his debut anime. (fyi, yusaku, yuma and judai’s (though in kenn’s case I believe he was already a singer by then) voice actors all first debuted in the anime industry as the protags in their respective series) So one of the reasons I’ll watch Sevens is to support him bc I’m honestly excited to see how he’ll do.

TLDR: Although I don’t have particularly high expectations for Sevens and I’m honestly disappointed at all the other things the new show could have been, it’s way too early to judge a show we’ve haven’t even seen an episode of. There’s a fair chance the anime could be as interesting as the ones before it, even if it’s aimed at kids. I’ll watch it.

(btw if there turns out to be another ygo series announced later separate from this one that’s aimed at teens, I’ll just laugh)

[rosexknight]

So the single next-gen YuGiOh OC has spiraled into a full-blown next-gen spinoff in my discord server thanks to @peskypooch and @the-shipping-armada​.

Lets meet the cast!

Cecelia Kaiba -

Just...doesn’t give a crap about duels. Finds them tedious. Why do we decide things this way?

Knows Kendo, Muay Tai, and Wing Chun. Uses them to avoid duels.

She just wants to write love stories and learn how to run Kaibacorp please let her.

“Dad what is it you even DO?”

Uses decks that are 1-turn-kills or 0-turn-kills. Her preference is Dark Magician of Chaos 0TK.

Everyone thinks she’s so great because she beats her opponents so fast.

Has a full Blue Eyes combo in her deck out of obligation.

Does eventually become sympathetic to the plight of newbie duelists and thinks of ways to help them get more acclimated to high-tech dueling. Also fixes the duel disk everyone your ruined cards are welcome.

Dresses...normal? And her hair?? Is brown??? NO BELTS?!?!

Artemis Maximillian Pegasus -

Likes Tunes. Maybe more than his dad?

Wears pink alot. Someone please help his fashion sense.

No one knows what team he’s on or if he’s even on a team.

Designs cards and they’re Toons or bootleg 2004 sparklefur fursonas. There is no in-between.

Likes the monsters more than the actual sport of dueling.

Works on creating cute Toon shows.

He's a critic of everything but by god if he won't gush about stretch and squash theory or how CUTE Blue Eyes Toon Dragon is.

Please never let him start seriously he won’t start.

His deck is comprised entirely of cute animal monsters and Toons because the others are “too life-like” for his tastes.

"Cartoons possess an INFINITE NUMBER of possibilities for outfit designs so why wouldn't I take inspiration from them? And of course I have to wear a pink suit- Pink is my company's colour and I MUST have a formal appearance lest I get mistaken for a mere...Pedestrian. It's about standing out not fitting in."

Yugoro Mouto -

Typical confident YuGiOh protagonist!

Pro dueling is as easy as breathing and he's hellbent on taking his father's title.

Declared Cecelia as his rival simply because Kaiba was Yugi’s Rival.

Has decided he hates Izik for similar reasons but also because Cecelia will duel Izik but not him.

Looks, acts and feels like the protagonist but he's actually the antagonist.

“BEING KING OF GAMES IS MY BIRTHRIGHT!”

Is that one asshole that drags on a duel for ages even though he has 100% already won.

Yugoro means “He who waits” and he does not have any form of patience.

Someone please just smack him.  

Izik Ishtar-Bakura -

Is just...Awful at dueling.

No one has ever actually explained it to them. He just assumed eveyone knows how to duel from the moment they can hold a card.

Doesn't know what pot of greed does just knows they have to have it in their deck for some reason.

Actually reads??? His cards???

Reading the cards has made him a great proofreader and he has become Cecelia’s go-to editor in exchange for dueling lessons.

"What do you mean I have to ride a motorcycle to play this card- Are you making this up? Can we PLEASE just duel on the ground on a mat without all this fancy tech? I actually DON’T want to get hurt when my monsters do thanks I'm not THAT immersed."

His cards are all worn and creased/white at the edges like real life YugouGiOh cards get because they're old and used.

His deck consists of 0atk power monsters with cool effects and lots of magic gimmicks.

Is like mostly clueless to the history behind all their parents.

McKinley Wheeler -

Card games on skateboards.

Kickflips while dueling.

No really these are a thing they’re called Duel Boards and they’re for children in Turbo Duels.

Probably has a Brooklyn accent.

Also probably a total punk.

Has 0 impulse control.

"LETS SKIP CLASS AND GO FIND PLOT POINT"

So in summary parent’s night at the school they all go to is a nightmare and childhood be like:

Artemis: My Father watches cartoons with me and helps me with both my art and the latest trends. Cecelia: My Dad shows me his dragon jet and rambles about “The King Of Games” while i try desperately to get him to read a draft of mine. Yugoro: I both idolize and criticize my father and he gets fed up with my constant attempts to better him in the art of dueling Izik: My Dad's are both villains and spend 90% of the time arguing over something stupid like who last had the remote and the other 10% rambling about how I'll FINALLY defeat “The Pharaoh” in their stead.

[dicedumpling]

Similar

Similar: Three members of the same sex they find attractive.

Diva - Too. Cute. For. Words. The way he so easily gets butterflies when I’m around him just makes me smile. I can’t even express how much I adore this little man. He always gets so excited to share his culture with me, and even just to spend time with me. He is the absolute sweetest and I really hope he never gets tired of me. I don’t think I could bear that.

Pegasus - I have always had a crush on this man, since the first moment I saw him. There was just always something special about him. I will also always be grateful to him. The day he introduced Duel Monsters, he also changed my life. I wanted so badly to be like him and impress him that my urge to get into game design and love for it once I started helped pull me out of a really bad and really dangerous time in my life. I owe him everything. This will probably always be nothing more than a celebrity crush, but it still means a lot.

Honda - Honda tends to get pushed to the back of the friend group a lot, but they never really see how amazing he is. Or how good with his hands he is, hot damn. He’s so smart. I could sit there and watch him fiddle with a duel disk in the cafe for hours. He’s got a lot more potential than his dad gives him credit for, and I want so badly to see him flourish in life.

@beautifullightofdimensions @hirotohondaposts (no blog for Pegasus)

[real-life-pine-tree]

Arc-V Aftermath: The Knight of Obsidian (12/26)

When all is said and done, things have quickly recovered in the four dimensions. But when weird things start happening, the Yu-Salad Boys and the Bracelet Girls quickly realize they have some loose ends to fix. Co-written with @violetganache42​.

WARNING: Dub names will be featured in the story.

"GOOD MORNING, MISTRESS LULU. SHALL I PREPARE YOUR MORNING TEA?"

Lulu woke up to the sound of Lillybot's robotic voice. It was the start of another day at the Obsidian residence. She rubbed her eyes and yawned as she wasn't fully awake yet while answering "Yes" to having her morning tea made. Lillybot acknowledged her response and left her bedroom to head to the kitchen.

Her eyes and then her whole head shifted towards Yuto, who was still asleep. He was snuggled up next to her, with his head on top of where her heart is located. His bangs were flatter than usual, almost covering his eyes, but Lulu didn't mind that. She thought he looked adorable with bed head. She stroked his hair with her fingers, waking him up in the process.

"Morning beautiful..." Yuto muttered, snuggling close to Lulu.

Lulu smiled softly. "Morning," she replied, still stroking her boyfriend's hair.

Yuto got up and covered his mouth as he let out a big yawn; he must have slept really well last night. He headed to the bathroom to shower and get ready for school and then work. Turning on the sink, he cupped his hands together as water poured out from the faucet, filling it up. He splashed it on his face to help wake him up. He looked at his reflection to see his hair was flatter than usual. Hopefully, a shower will help; he stepped into the bathtub to wash up, using the Obsidians' shampoo and conditioner brand instead of Spike and Curl. He was aware that he wasn't using his usual brand ever since he started living with them, but the only problem is their shampoo and conditioner doesn't work well with spiky hair.

After his shower, it was Lulu's turn, but she noticed something was bothering him. She asked him what was wrong and he explained about the shampoo crisis he's going through.

"Let me see..." Lulu said. She checked the shampoo bottle. "What's wrong with FeatherSoft? It helps keep hair silky soft."

"Except that doesn't work for me," Yuto explained, gesturing to his flat, non-spiky hair. "Spike and Curl is for maintaining naturally spiky hair. Do you have anything similar to that?"

"I don't think so," Lulu answered. "I'm not sure what mother and father use, but I do know Shay uses a shampoo brand called Flakeless due to his dandruff problem."

Yuto groaned. This was not his morning; knowing how wealthy the Obsidians are, they are more likely to buy the more expensive brands than the cheaper ones. He also initially thought using their shampoo and conditioner would work, but it was proven time after time that it doesn't, much to his disappointment. He sighed, thanking Lulu for the help. She responded with "You're welcome" yet she felt awful for her boyfriend. There has got to be a shampoo brand similar to Spike and Curl. Looks like she has some searching to do later on today.

While Lulu was showering, Yuto got ready for go to Heartland Duel School. Whenever he sees his flat bangs in his reflection, he is reminded of his past self. The shy, timid, outcast kid whose only friends were his Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon and his mom. Mom… That word echoed in his brain the longer he stared at himself, constantly reminding him of the terrible tragedy that struck on the night of the Invasion. It was the last thing he ever said to her before she passed away. He bit his lip, trying to fight back any tears that may be forming when a robotic voice snapped him out of his trance. It was Lillybot, bringing Lulu her morning tea like she requested.

"YOUR MORNING TEA IS READY," Lillybot said. "PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIP IT SLOWLY."

With perfect timing, Lulu got back from her shower with a towel wrapped around her hair and a robe. "Thanks Lillybot," she said, taking the tea from her former nursemaid.

As Lulu sat by her vanity to enjoy her morning tea, she noticed Yuto looked upset. "Are you feeling alright?" she asked.

As Yuto was in the middle of getting dressed, he heard his girlfriend's voice and said he's was fine when he actually wasn't. He didn't want to worry her with what was running through his head; they should rather focus on today because that's what was more important right now.

"Alright," Lulu said, sounding rather concerned. "But you don't sound fine."

"I am," Yuto insisted as he put on his glasses. He was wearing a black t-shirt with dark blue jeans and black sneakers, his dark grey business suit already in his backpack.

After finishing her tea, Lulu also got dressed for school. She had her hair tied up in pigtails with wing-shaped hair clips securing them in place. She also wore a knee-length, pink dress with darker pink polka dots on it. Recently, she began wearing dresses that expose her marking while also making sure they cover her cleavage at the same time; the dress she was wearing was an example of it. After putting on her pale pink heels, she and Yuto then left the bedroom to grab a quick bite for breakfast and leave for school, with Lillybot bringing the cup and plate to the kitchen sink.

The two, having already ate their breakfast, made it to Heartland Duel School for another day of learning about duels and honing their skills against students from the different branches. So far, the first half was going alright for Yuto. Even though he paid attention to the lessons, his flat hair was rather distracting as he was restraining himself not to get caught up with fixing it. Sometimes his light purple bangs kept blocking his eyes and glasses, making it difficult for him to see. He wondered how he was able to manage a hairstyle like this as a kid.

During lunch, he met up with Lulu, Kite, Sarah, and Alex on the school's fenced rooftop. They discussed about what's been going on and if they had any upcoming plans, but Yuto couldn't resist listening to a story from his Clover Branch friends. They always had some interesting—and occasionally crazy—stories to share every day.

"So I'm hanging from the side of a helicopter, my Duel Disk is on the fritz, and nearly half of my deck is in my backpack on the ground below me," Alex said. "Then suddenly..." He paused himself when he noticed Yuto. "You feeling alright, Yuto?"

"What?" Yuto asked. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Sarah asked, voicing concern. "Your hair looks flat. Did you get a black eye?"

"Not quite," Kite answered. "Before he met Shay and me, Yuto always had his hair like that."

Alex, Sarah, and Lulu's attentions were grabbed by what Kite said. They never knew he had a different hairstyle growing up and were a little confused on how he and Shay met Yuto. The dueling club's co-founder filled them in on the three boys' history together, from the day the eggplant-haired kid witnessed the end of Shay's duel up to the day of the female duel tournament between the Spade and Clover Branches. Everything else that happened were easily recalled by everyone in the club.

Lulu immediately felt bad for her boyfriend. "I remember Shay telling me about a shy kid when I was younger," Lulu recalled. "But I didn't know that shy kid was you."

"He's right," Yuto explained. "Remember when Shay mentioned that he helped change me?"

Lulu did remember hearing his brother say that back at the Kastles' party a few nights ago. It was starting to come together for her; she couldn't believe Shay helped turn a lonesome kid into a handsome gentleman. If that hadn't happened, the two wouldn't have end up dating.

"Is that why you don't like having hair like this?" Lulu asked, caressing Yuto's hair.

"It reminds me too much of my old life," Yuto explained. "Back when I was an outcast among other kids in Heartland. Everyone preferred the light, but I was drawn towards darkness. It was meeting your brother that changed that. He encouraged me to be brave and noble. The boy you first met was the result of years of improvement."

Lulu remembered on how she met Yuto shortly after she defeated the brown-haired ponytail girl. During the next several weeks before the Invasion, they got to know each other more and more, but at the same time, he was also easily flustered. Due to his improvement, his soft-spoken voice became more husky, but there were hints of his natural voice whenever he was around his girlfriend.

"You were blushing when Shay introduced me to you," Lulu recalled. "And it sounded like you were stammering a bit."

"You were the first beautiful girl I met," Yuto explained. "I wasn't even sure how I should act. I just kept on thinking about us as a couple."

"Awww!" Sarah gushed. "That's so cute!"

"You should have seen him when he joined the dueling club," Kite said. "He was too scared to even speak up. Those Phantom Knight cards really helped him out."

"They have," Yuto agreed. He gently held Lulu's hand and kissed the back of it. "I might still have a dark outlook, but I'm a lot more confident."

After their lunch, the rest of the school day also went alright for Yuto. He was able to figure out how to keep his bangs from covering his eyesight: brushing them over his ears. Despite a few stubborn strands falling out of place, his flat hairstyle was tolerable for the most part. It even didn't bother him during dueling class when he dueled against one of the Clover Branch students. All in all, today was pretty good day at Heartland Duel School.

After the school day ended, Yuto was in the car with Kameron, driving to ObsidianCorp for work. The eggplant-haired teen finished getting changed into his business suit and was putting his regular clothes into his backpack. Kameron saw Yuto's flatter-than-usual hair through the windshield mirror. His eyes glanced over at a shopping bag; he may have a surprise for Yuto that can help him with his hair dilemma.

"Bad hair day?" Kameron asked.

"I have been sharing shampoo with Lulu," Yuto explained. "I usually used Spike and Curl to maintain my spiky hair."

"Why would you use that?" Kameron asked. "The oils in that cheap shampoo brand give whoever uses it a dry scalp."

Yuto was surprised by the information. "I didn't know that," he admitted.

"But don't worry," Kameron said. "Lulu already explained what happened. I picked up a better shampoo brand and a little something that should help for today."

Once the car slowed down to a stop at a red light, Kameron handed the shopping bag to Yuto. He opened the bag to see a shampoo brand called Thick and Spiky and a can of hairspray, leaving him astounded by what he saw.

"Thick and Spiky?" Yuto asked.

"It's the same as Spike and Curl without all the damaging oils," Kameron explained. "And the hairspray should be enough to keep your hair spiky for today."

"Thank you, sir," Yuto said.

Kameron smiled and nodded his head as a way to say "You're welcome". He knew those will come in handy for Yuto, especially today. With the traffic light turning green, he stepped on the gas pedal to resume driving. Several minutes later, he parked his car upon arriving at ObsidianCorp for another day at work. Shay was also working at the company so that he can get an understanding of how business works when he takes his parents' place of being CEO.

Since they were a bit early for their shifts, Yuto took advantage of it by heading to the bathroom to spray some hairspray and maintain his hair's spiky shape. Before applying it, he pushed his hair back like he always did and sprayed it in place. Now he was ready for his job as he looked at his reflection. He looked much better in his suit with his gravity-defying hair. …Almost like how I looked for the school dance, he thought to himself. He remembered his mom hugging him at how nice he was dressed in his rental suit. Yuto bit his lower lip a bit harder than he did earlier this morning. Why are these thoughts suddenly circling through his head?

A knock on the men's bathroom door was heard, startling him again as he was snapped out of his thoughts once again. Was this almost like déjà vu? A voice was heard through the door; it was Shay, who was checking in on his friend to see if he was done with fixing his hair.

"Are you done in there?" Shay asked. "The other employees are starting to arrive."

Yuto cleared his throat. "I am," he replied, wondering why he couldn't stop thinking about his mom today.

Yuto exited the bathroom and went to clock in with Shay and the other employees. It was about time to start his job. After the separation procedure was a success, he has been working as the head of ObsidianCorp's dueling branch. His main task is to teach the employees how to duel; although they dueled as a hobby, they have been honing their skills so that they'll be prepared if another emergency strikes. He may be 14 years old and have an important position in the business industry, yet he was still a bit uncomfortable with being called "Mr. Osaku". If he was at least a couple years older, he wouldn't mind.

Upon arriving at the meeting room, Yuto was happy to see his employees present. "Good afternoon everyone," he said, walking over to the whiteboard. "I would like to start things off with a review of what has occurred in the company. As everyone knows, President Sanders of the United States has heard about our progress in preserving the beauty of natural parks and he has offered to provide funds for the American division."

"Mr. Osaku, do you wish for us to use our dueling skills for the outsourcing?" a female employee asked.

"Unfortunately not," Yuto answered. "Need I remind you how politicians take these things seriously?"

He does have a point; Duel Monsters on a political scale is serious business. In fact, it's not the only game that was involved with politics. Earlier in the summer, an app called Pokémon GO was becoming increasingly popular, catching the attention of two Democratic presidential nominees: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. However, due to Hilary's "Pokémon GO to the polls" line (which was a joke), she lost a lot of followers, making Sanders the Democratic representative. Throughout the presidential debate, he proved himself to be much more popular than Republican representative Donald Trump; therefore, he ended up winning the Election and became America's newest president.

"My apologizes, sir," the female employee said. "But why are you bringing this up?"

"Because Mr. and Mrs. Obsidian suggested a better alternative," Yuto answered. "If we promote the company's dueling branch to American card stores, we might be able to promote how useful dueling can be in a working environment, especially since this might encourage other businesses to form their own dueling branches."

This idea fascinated the employees. Duel Monsters did get its start in America when Maximillion Pegasus created it. Since it rapidly-increased in popularity, what better way to form branches in the country that started it all than promoting ObsidianCorp's dueling branch.

"Which brings us to today's discussion," Yuto continued. "The dangers of using pre-constructed decks. I have gone over last week's dueling reviews and it seems most of you have purchased pre-constructed decks or decided to use meta decks, which are popular fan-made decks that have proven to be very powerful."

"But Mr. Osaku, aren't we supposed to prepare for any possible attacks?" a male employee asked

"Correct," Yuto answered. "But pre-constructed decks are predictable. The enemy could easily figure out your strategy. Instead, it's best to construct a deck using cards you like. That way the enemy won't know what to expect."

The employees discussed with one another about using their own individual decks. It is a nice recommendation because it means a variety of unpredictable strategies against a fixed tactic. But there was a slight problem: they needed to know which cards work well with their favorites and what archetypes would suit them the best. Fortunately, Yuto was there to help them out. Throughout the entire meeting, he went over the basics of constructing a custom deck and experimenting with cards to see which ones proved to be useful with their favorites. To put it simply, the meeting went really well for him.

"Mr. Osaku, are you feeling alright?" a female employee asked near the end of the meeting.

"Of course I am," Yuto answered.

"Then why are you crying?" the female employee asked, sounding concerned.

Tears were abruptly streaming down Yuto's eyes. He was completely unaware of them coming out; did something happen that made them appear on his face? Apparently, he mentioned the exact same deck-building tips Shay and Kite told him about during the meeting, triggering his memories. His mind kept flooding with the times of his personality and appearance changed thanks to his friends, the night he went to the Heartland Duel School dance, his determination to rescue Lulu after the Invasion, and helping Yuya and the Lancers put an end to the Interdimensional War. Now, here he is, working at his first job and living with his girlfriend and her family. If only his mother was around to see how far he has come.

Just then, Yuto couldn't stop thinking about Lono. From the day he was (apparently) adopted by her, he looked up to her as a mother and his personal friend when he was a timid kid. As he grew up and became more of a gentleman, she was still by his side and proud of how much he has matured. She would have been prouder of where he is now if it wasn't for the Chaos Ancient Gear Giant killing her. Now she's gone, unable to see where he is right now after the Invasion. His body suddenly couldn't stop shaking because of the overwhelming memories.

The other employees looked worried. "Mr. Osaku?" one of them asked.

"I'm sorry," Yuto said, trying to regain his composure. "I have to be excused."

Yuto left the meeting room and head towards the break room to try and calm down. It was barely working, but it was also gradually diminishing to breaking down. A few minutes later, Shay noticed him as he walked into the break room.

"Yuto?" Shay asked. "You finished the meeting early?"

Yuto looked up at Shay, his golden eyes brimming with tears. "I miss her," he admitted, his voice choked up. "I miss my mom."

Shay quickly realized that Yuto never had the time to properly grieve about his mother's death. With the Invasion striking so suddenly and the four dimensions in danger of merging back into one, it was understandable that he was focused on more dire matters at the time. With everything resolved, he had some difficulty not trying to think about it, but in the end, it ultimately became too much for him to handle.

"I'm so sorry," Shay said, trying to comfort his best friend. He wasn't sure what else he could say. It didn't seem right that his parents were carded and ultimately recovered, while Yuto ended up as an orphan.

"Why did I have to lose her?" Yuto asked as he covered his face with his hand, letting the tears pour from his eyes. "Why couldn't she have been carded like everyone else?!"

Shay sat by Yuto's side, comforting him and letting him cry until he calms down. He stayed silent as his friend sobbed his eyes out; he didn't want to say anything to make him feel worse. It was unfair that Lono was killed while a huge portion of Heartland City was carded, leaving behind a handful of survivors. How will he break the news to Kameron and Astra? He decided to hold off on it until Yuto was calmer.

Some time later, Yuto finally calmed down. "Thanks Shay," he said.

"Anything for a friend," Shay replied.

Yuto was starting to head back to the conference room to conclude today's meeting when the sound of Shay's voice stopped him. As he turned around, his Raidraptor friend suggested that his parents need to be informed about what just happened. Yuto nodded in agreement, wiping away any lingering tears. He thanked Shay again for the comfort and received a "No problem" as an answer before the two left the break room.

At Kameron and Astra's main office, they were surprised to see their son enter. "Shay?" Astra asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I need you to contact the Sakakis," Shay explained. "Yuto never had a proper time to grieve when his mom died, so I was hoping you could set up a funeral for this evening."

Shay informed his parents what happened to Lono when they were carded and mentioned that she and Yoko were sisters, making Yuya and Yuto cousins. The news was sudden and tragic to hear. They had no idea their most recent employee was forced to deal with this suffering; with only a few hours left before everyone heads home, they figured they'll do whatever they can do make this funeral possible.

"Alright, son," Kameron said. "We'll see what we can do."

"Thank you mother and father," Shay said.

Meanwhile, at the Sakaki residence, Yoko was preparing dinner for the family. The sound of the house phone began to ring and she paused on dinner to see who it was. It said the Obsidians were calling; she wondered what they wanted to talk to her about. She pressed the "Answer" button and asked what was going on. In a matter of seconds, her body began to show signs of shock and sadness. This concerned Yuya and Yusho. Did something bad happened that they needed to be informed about? After hanging up, she walked towards the table when her tomato-haired son asked if anything was wrong. She responded that there was going to be a funeral for her sister this evening.

"What?" Yuya asked. "Why?"

"Because Kameron Obsidian informed me that Yuto never had a proper time to grieve," Yoko answered.

"Wait... What's going on?" Sora asked, entering the room. "Why are we having a funeral for someone from the XYZ Dimen..." His eyes went wide in shock, then narrow in anger. "Princeton..."

"Who?" Yuya asked.

"Chazz Princeton!" Sora explained, suddenly shouting. "He's an Obelisk Force soldier with a sadistic mindset! He must have killed some people during the Invasion!"

Sora has known Chazz since before the Invasion occurred because he was one of his classmates while growing up at Duel Academy. Leo easily encouraged his dueling methods over the years, leading him to become a violent, twisted, and ruthless Duelist. To this day, Sora still remembered about his increased brutality and how it kept growing worse and worse. Although he may have been crazy back before allying with the Lancers, he at least had morality and never resorted to killing anyone.

"Leo gave strict orders to card people, not kill them!" Sora continued. "If I see him again, I'll-"

"Sora, we can worry about that later," Yuya pointed out. "Right now Yuto needs our support."

Suddenly, Yuya started hearing a voice… A rather familiar voice. He's heard it before, but he wasn't entirely sure about it. All he knows is it first spoke as he witnessed three Obelisk Force soldiers carding the Knights of the Duel Disks during the Arc League Championship, which triggered Yuto's memories about the catastrophe that struck in Heartland City.

"Don't you dare let that beautiful smile leave your face."

"What?" Sora asked, surprised that Yuya suddenly said that.

"Those must have been the last words Aunt Lono spoke to Yuto," Yuya realized.

If that's the case, then that's what the voice said to him the first time he heard it. It soon clicked to him that the voice belonged to Lono when he Awakened the second time. But why? Why did she say those words to his cousin? Did she also want to see the world entertained and smiling as well? Did she want her son to try and remind people to respark and cherish their smiles? Just when they figured out her familial relation with the Sakakis, more questions arise about her. Hopefully, Yuto can help him answer these, but for now, he and his family should focus on attending the funeral.

"Kameron said the funeral is going to take place at Heartland Park," Yoko informed. "We better get ready to go there."

They all went to their respective bedrooms to pick out formal clothing to wear. Since this is a funeral, they all had to dress properly, especially Yuya. He had to wear a different suit for tonight because the suit Yuto wore for the LID dance was still his despite the two having the same body figure and clothing size. Besides, he was probably going to wear it for tonight. People typically wore black to funerals, but does he even have black clothes? This was going to be harder than he thought.

He was fortunate enough to settle with a black tuxedo that Yusho used to wear when he was younger. Of course, he took off his trademark goggles because this is a serious event. He met up with his parents, who were also formally dressed for the funeral, and Sora, who wore his usual clothes except his Obelisk Blue uniform jacket. They soon left their house and made their way to Heartland Park, where they met up with Yuto and the Obsidian family.

"Hey Yuto," Yuya said.

Yuto smiled, but his eyes showed sorrow. "Glad you could make it," he said.

The Obsidians were very grateful that the Sakakis and Sora could make it. They also dressed properly for tonight. Kameron wore also wore a black suit like Yusho and Yuya. Astra donned a knee-length, black dress with the sleeves cuffed near the elbows and black heels. Instead of what Lulu wore for today, she got changed into a sleeveless, knee-length, black dress with a black lace pattern on the upper chest portion with black heeled flats. She had her hair changed from twin pigtails to a loose ponytail. With everyone present, they began with the funeral service.

Kameron stepped forward to begin the funeral. "Thank you for coming," he said. "We are here in honor of Ms. Lono Osaku, sister of Yoko Sakaki and mother of Yuto Osaku. While my family and I never really met her, we offer our support for our daughter's future husband."

"Father!" Lulu exclaimed, embarrassed.

"As I was saying, I do believe Yoko and Yuto would like to speak about what they remember when Lono was still alive," Kameron continued.

Yoko was the first to go; since she recently recovered her memories of Lono, it makes sense for her to recall how much of a great sister Lono was before the dimensional split occurred.

"Lono was only three years younger than me," Yoko said. "But she was always the mature one, always covering for me when I snuck out to hang out with my biker friends. We were always close, even when we got older. I even remember her face when I told her Yusho proposed to me." She let out a small laugh. "She was the maid of honor and the wedding planner."

She continued on with her speech, talking about how Lono wasn't interested in dueling, but always supported her whenever she dueled with her biker gang. She recalled her favorite moments she spent with her younger sister and how she was glad to have someone like her before tears started forming in her eyes. Once she finished her speech, Yuya got up to comfort Yoko as she was crying. It was now Yuto's turn to deliver some kind words about his mother.

"When a parent cares too much for their child, one can easily describe that as 'smothering'," Yuto said. "My mom was one of those people, but I didn't mind. She always smothered me with love to try to get me to smile, even if it meant having matching Spirit Day costumes.

"When I got older, mom was happier once she noticed I was smiling more often, especially when I told her about Lulu. It might be a bit weird, but I think she started making wedding plans. She might have continued with those plans, but then..."

Yuto started choking up as he progressed with the rest of his speech. "I remember it happening so fast," he continued. "I was trying to find anyone for help when suddenly a Chaos Ancient Gear Giant showed up. The Obelisk Force soldier standing nearby ordered an attack. I could have died, but..." He sniffled. "My mom... She shielded me from the attack. I even remember the last words she spoke to me: don't you dare let that beautiful smile leave your face."

At this point, Yuto was in tears. "But I did," he continued. "I stopped smiling that night. I should have listened to her, but I didn't. I gave in to rage...and nearly caused the world to end because of it." He closed his eyes. "I'm sorry, mom."

After the last few words of Yuto's speech were spoken, Yuya tried again with processing what Lono said on the night she died. It worked this time because he then came to the conclusion that she only wanted her son to be happy. The Invasion and Interdimensional War made Yuto so focused on defeating Duel Academy and rescuing Lulu that it spiraled to the point where he was fused with his cousin and eventually gave in to Zarc's growing darkness. After everything that has happened, the poor guy needed some support and reassurance.

"Yuto..." Yuya said. "I'm so sorry."

"It's alright," Yuto said, wiping away his tears. "I just wish I could have listened to my mom."

"Then why not start now?" Yuya asked. "Instead of feeling sad about what happened to Aunt Lono, think about all the good times you had with her."

Yuto widened his eyes a tiny bit. This sounded like some good advice, if he was going to be honest. He started flashing back to the fourteen birthdays he had with Lono; he always enjoyed the cakes she baked and the presents he received. He also loved the fairytales she used to read to him as a young kid before bedtime, with Rapunzel still being his all-time favorite. As he grew older and more extroverted, the two did more activities outside of their home together, such as going to the carnival, shopping at the mall, watching movies at the cinemas, playing in the park, and so on. He even remembered celebrating the holidays with her, with Spirit Day and Christmas tied for his favorites because of the costumes he wore, decorations they made, holiday treats they baked, and spending time with Lono; he also told her that Valentine's Day was also going to be another favorite of his during the first few weeks he met Lulu.

A realization came across Yuto's mind. All this time, he was blinded by the harsh impact of the past's darkness that he almost forgot to embrace its light that always followed him wherever he went. It only took the advice of his Dueltaining cousin to help him remind that; things may have looked bleak for him, but he managed to pull through. Now, he has the rest of his life to bring back the happiness that Lono promised him to keep, and it began tonight with a single, soft smile.

"There's that smile!" Yuya happily said.

"Thanks Yuya," Yuto said, sounding much happier. "You're the best cousin a guy could ask for."

That evening, a few hours after the funeral was over, both families have already returned to their respective homes. Lulu was finished taking her evening bath and was all dressed in her pajamas, consisting of a short-sleeved, light yellow nightgown with a silver lining along the bottom and sleeves and her white slippers. She was ready for bed, but she hasn't notice something was different than usual.

"Orbital, where's Yuto?" Lulu asked.

"HE WENT TO THE DUELING ROOM, MISTRESS L-LULU," Orbital explained. "HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WANTING TO PERFECT HIS DUELING STRATEGIES."

"Thanks," Lulu said. "Tell the maidbots in the spa room to prepare a nice bath and make sure the shampoo father bought for him is there."

"YES MADAM, MISTRESS L-LULU," Orbital replied with a salute.

Lulu left her bedroom and made her way to the dueling room, asking herself why Yuto would want to practice his dueling skills, especially at this time of night. It was almost bedtime and he needed to wash up and get some sleep. She entered the dueling room, where she witnessed Yuto preparing to perform an XYZ Summon. His mannerisms were currently being utilized in a different dueling style; she wasn't sure why he was practicing this late or what his intention was.

"Cloak in shadows and relentless in its objective, I call upon the most dangerous of dragons!" Yuto chanted. "I XYZ Summon Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon!"

Dark Rebellion manifested himself from the Overlay Network and onto the field. As lightning crackled around the midnight blue, cloudy surroundings of his summoning, he flapped his tail, extended his wings, and raised his head. Appearing out of the Overlay Network, he let out his mighty roar.

"I activate my Skill: Mind Merge!" Yuto exclaimed.

Yuto began to concentrate his power into merging his mind with his dragon. All Lulu could do was watch in epiphany as her boyfriend's body increased in faintness before falling unconscious on the floor. Simultaneously, Dark Rebellion obtained his owner's behavior and mannerisms the moment he passed out. His newly-discovered Skill was a success.

A confused Lulu approached Yuto's body while determining why he would try out his Skill this late. She was as worried as Rin when Yugo used it for the first time, but she had to ask him why he was perfecting his strategies all of a sudden, even if he couldn't speak through Dark Rebellion. He heard her voice and attempted to turn around, but the dragon fumbled on the floor the moment he made his first move. He tried to get up, but with the dragon legs, he could barely stand; this was a downside Yugo and Yuri didn't experience, so why was it happening to him?

Lulu looked over at Dark Rebellion. "Are you alright?!" she asked, alarmed.

Dark Rebellion growled "Yes" and tried to get up again, but failed. Within his mind, Yuto grew frustrated as he tried standing over and over again. Eventually, he exhausted his energy in striving to make a single movement in the dragon's body. If it weren't for the bent legs and heavy wings, he wouldn't be in this mess.

Yuto had to end the mind merge, transferring his mind back to his body as Dark Rebellion went back to normal. "This whole mind merge is a lot harder than I thought," he said. "I didn't realize Dark Rebellion has a disproportional body until now."

"What were you even doing down here?" Lulu asked.

"I want this give this Dueltaining thing a try," Yuto answered. "My mom wanted me to be happy, so I want to show that in duels."

"You want to practice this late?" Lulu asked. "It's almost bedtime."

"I'm fine," Yuto insisted, but it was clear that he was getting tired.

"Come on," Lulu said, helping Yuto stand up. "You need to bathe."

Lulu assisted Yuto out of the dueling room and escorted him into the spa room. The maidbots were just about done setting up his bath, making sure Thick and Spiky is next to the tub.

"SHALL WE BEGIN MASTER YUTO'S SPA TREATMENT?" one of the maidbots asked.

"Not tonight," Lulu said. "I'll take it from here. Please get some clean underwear and pajamas for him."

"VERY WELL, MISTRESS LULU," the maidbot said before she left.

"You want to treat me to a spa session?" Yuto asked.

"Of course," Lulu answered. "It's my way of cheering you up."

Yuto smiled softly and gave Lulu a brief yet loving kiss. "Thank you," he said.

Lulu left the bathroom for about a minute to give Yuto some privacy to get undressed and head into the tub. Once that was done, she helped get his hair wet to rinse out the hairspray he applied earlier in the afternoon. She opened up the new bottle of shampoo and poured out the required amount he needed since he has thicker hair than anyone in the household. He was about to get the bottle so that he can wash his hair, but she surprised him by lathering it all over his black and light purple hair, getting it sudsy and foamy. His mouth formed a smile again since this was a surprise that felt nice. As fast as she applied it to his head, she then felt something on his right ear, which turned out to be a scar he got back at the school dance when it was bombed during the initial attack.

"Is something wrong?" Yuto asked.

Lulu lightly traced the barely-noticeable scar on his ear. "Does it hurt?" she asked.

"It used to," Yuto answered. "It doesn't hurt as much anymore. I'm more relieved that I didn't get severely injured."

That being said, Lulu continued washing his hair, massaging his scalp as a way to comfort him. The thought of Yuto falling in love with a caring and amazing girl made him happy. "I love you," he said, closing his eyes.

These three simple words surprised Lulu. She never heard him say those words before ever since they started dating; then again, she never said that to him either. One might assume that they never had a chance to say it to each other because of the War. While it is plausible, the main reason was because they both know. They know how much they love each other and have showed it visually through subtle displays of affection.

Lulu smiled softly. "I love you too," she replied.

For the next several minutes, she continued giving Yuto his bath, rinsing out the shampoo from his hair and rubbing a bar of soap on his arms and upper body, with him finishing the rest. She unplugged the tub's drain and placed a towel next to Thick and Spiky before leaving the spa room to dry off and give him privacy again. Taking the towel off the floor, he stepped out of the tub and onto the bathmat; he placed it on his head and then all over his body, wringing out the water from his hair and cleaning his wet body.

Wrapping the towel around his waist, Yuto exited the spa room and grabbed his underwear and pajamas. Lulu was already in bed, so she turned her body in the opposite direction to let him have some privacy. The pajamas the maidbots picked out was a long-sleeved, dark blue, button-up shirt with dark gray pants. After getting changed, he hung the towel up on the bathroom's drying rack, then he turned the lamp off and headed to bed. He snuggled up next to Lulu when they said "Good night" to each other and dozed off to sleep.

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DSOD Differences between ENG and JP

These are just my observations from watching the DSOD movie in English twice, then once in Japanese (Here’s where I watched the sub, so credit the fan subber! Also remember to support the official release of the JP with subs when it is fully available! -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3pKUWJ9VACyR2RueEN0ZS15R0k/view ). Feel free to add stuff/your own thoughts. I don’t know Japanese, so I’m going off the fan-sub. 

SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT, DUH.

·         Yugi's not like "I wish I could have told him what he meant to me" he's just like "we're in our own worlds now..."

·         Omfg the short bully guy has a REALLY DEEP VOICE I love it

·         and he's like to Aigami "Well, you are CUTE..."

·         He's like "I'm gonna make you famous...the theme this time around...IS PAIN HAHA"

·         I forgot that Kaiba calls Atem ‘Yugi’ in the JP

·         "Leaving Yugi behind like a COWARD and vanishing without a trace made it difficult to track you down..." (In the Cathedral)

·         ORE NO TAURN

·         I forgot that the music from the jp is pretty cool--very orchestral--rather than GUITAR RIFFS

·         Already makes more sense with the duels—they mention sacrificing monsters more often thank god

·         The mirror absorbs neo 3 blue eyes whatshisfuck and sends it back at Kaiba. It doesn't deflect it and then send a new attack like the dub implies

·         Kaiba doesn't mention any coiffed hair but says "I even replicated his provoking personality"

·         Jounouchi, you're fired! Instead of NO CLOWNING AROUND

·         More explanation about the Plana/Planners--ok so 7 items found, Pharoah goes back home, and it opens up that new dimension where they've gotta keep the order or something like that

·         They want to get rid of the old world to make room for a new order? And they gotta eradicate evil?

·         "We've been waiting for you" instead of "You've graced us with yer presence sIR"

·         Still has the "Ok but it took Yugi 8 years..." "Yeah, but Yugi has the brain of a child" KAIBA SAVAGE

·         Kaiba's jp voice is so much more intimidating just a reminder

·         "Even though I didn't register my deck or duel disk anywhere, you still knew where I was. You're quite the control freak, aren't you?" - Diva

·         "I hate dangerous murderers like you, you see...so I think I'll need to erase you from this dimension." -Diva, with gun at back

·         They're actually talking about the connection between consciousnesses. Which relates to that 2 chapter prequel manga (Transcend Game).

·         Diva's like "Kaiba, you know all about the human consciousness, don't you? Everything done in this world is done by the unconscious mind...all of which are linked together...even you, the dictator of this city, are powerless to control the consciousnessesses of all of Domino…let alone the world."

·         I’m not going to bother spelling consciousness right anymore

·         Because Kaiba had to use the consciousnessess of all the children combined playing his VR prototype to catapult himself up into the afterlife the first time in the manga

·         So to keep everything in order you need those links to be balanced, too.

·         It’s in the ENG too but if you watch the children that Diva summons are all connected with these golden darting lines and now that makes more sense THX

·         He's borrowing the power of other people's consciousnesses (all those children) in order to have enough energy to wield his powers by using the cube

·         So in the other dimension that he sends the gunman, the gunman is no longer connected to the consciousnesses of everyone else in the world anymore

·         In the JP then too Diva explains that he is using the power of the Plana, but also the Plana's Mind, which makes the control of his consciousness (and by extension the links to everyone else) 7x stronger than everyone else's

·         Instead of saying "NOT SO FAST/etc." when he's not disappearing into the other dimension, Kaiba goes "DON'T WORRY, MOKUBA” BIG BRO IS HERE FOR U AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT

·         So the reason why the power didn't send Kaiba to the other dimension is because his ego is SO INFLATED and thus his consciousness and intellect are so great that he's on par with Diva's Plana Mind

·         With his duel disk connected to his brain--which if you remember is connected to that Cloud Network--he's got enough connections with other consciousnesses in the cloud to combat Diva's powers??? I think

·         "Kisama no TURN..." sounds so cool like damn

·         JP also explains why he can summon shittons of blue eyes

·         JP explains the spell cards better

·         I think they left out the monster noises/screams in the ENG? Someone should confirm that for me

·         "I was the one who had to bury Yugi, no, Atem inside of me. His ghost continues to wander in my unfulfilled consciousness. Yugi!" – Kaiba

·         The eng music slightly is based off the jp music but with 10x more guitar riffs and zero chill

·         As for why the fuck he could summon Obelisk—in the JPDiva says there's residual energy left in that place due to it being where the Pharaoh left the world, and that Kaiba must have picked up on it. And Diva says that Obelisk is only a servant to the pharaoh. I think Diva missed that whole Battle City thing tho and doesn't realize that other people were wielding the god cards too

·         Still got "IT'S NOT A MONSTER. IT'S A GOD."

·         No "I NEED TISSUEEEEES" thx

·         Still got "Pharaoh can't come back if we get rid of his vessel" gotta kill Yugi

·         The big duel tournie takes place at Kaibaland

·         To put the puzzle back together quickly he needed his machine to be in space to utilize zero gravity—still extra

·         "Enough of the boring Flattery. // My Apologies, Mr. Kaiba" No "I'm programed to remind you of your genius" darn

·         Yugi says he's keeping the Dark Magician in his deck and is like "I wonder what Aigami's gonna use in his deck" instead of "You got me out of a lot of jams!" Suggesting Yugi actually knows how to fucking build a deck wow shocker

·         Shadi was supposed to collect all 7 items so he could send Pharaoh back to deadland and Yugi was a necessary vessel that had to have been chosen to help the Pharaoh get there out of the puzzle and shit

·         Yugi shares a consciousness wavelength with the Plana people because welp he let the pharaoh live in his bod

·         Instead of Joey just losing his memories in the dimension it's more him struggling to find out what's real and what's fake because he also can’t trust his own memories. And the idea is that he's not connected to the consciousness of the rest of the world so he's only seeing what he has ever seen. But if he does forget things then he does lose everything because he's relying solely on his own consciousness

·         Shadi's eng voice is VERY similar to his jp voice nice

·         Diva asks about rulers and how they aren't afraid because they have everything and never have anything taken from them. And so Shadi is like "Yeah but then they take everyone from others"--makes sense given that Diva tries to control everything so that he loses nothing. No talk about how easily manipulated children are like in the ENG. Just talk about power/loss/fear and loss/loss and fear

·         Shadi says an evil thing lives in the ring and has already chosen a master, and that you have to surpass a trial to be able to wear it. Obviously that doesn't end well for him.

·         3 items are for justice, 3 have evil presences inside them, millennium puzzle has both

·         Shadi says that there will be a young boy that will become the vessel for the pharaoh, and then says that he's the same as them (the Plana children--meaning he's probably just got strong connection powers or whatever/spiritual powers)

·         "Oh, did he finally croak? You guys are an eyesore" -Yami!Bakura

·         "I'm going to paint this world in darkness" – Yami!Bakura

·         Diva doesn't know that Bakura doesn't have evil dickmix in his blood anymore

·         "But...I killed someone very special to you, didn't I?" -Bakura. No "I also lost someone very important to me that day..." though obvs his dad is dead AF

·         Joey was able to come out of the dimension because his bonds with his buds surpass dimensions--which is fucking intense given that going to a different dimension is supposed to prevent that in the first place friendship is sTRONG

·         No "My cardio stinks", just "Bakura-kun..."

·         Kaiba's under the impression that the afterlife is still connected to the puzzle--sorry Kaiba

·         He really wants to resurrect pharaoh to face him again welp

·         Also Mokuba isn't like "HEY YUGI, LOOKIN GOOD!" He's like "Hey Yugi! We've already got the game shop covered for you!" So that's nice. No worries about G-PA getting snatched in the meantime

·         Diva says even with Kaiba's tech it's impossible for them to go into another dimension (inside of the cube to get the puzzle piece)--obvs Kaiba's not gonna be havin that later...

·         Your body is a flesh prison for your soul and when you die it's free but until then you're stuck in flesh prison and even when you win murderous wars and fight needlessly you are still in yer flesh prison.

·         So through Kaiba's duel disk he wants to allow people to go beyond the flesh prison to eliminate language/barriers/need for fighting/etc.

·         So it's a lot more than just "PLAY MY CHILDREN'S CARD GAME"

·         he legit says flesh prison

·         Shadi's always been able to go through dimensions as a priest of the Pharaoh?

·         Shit. "Yugi, I'll remind you, that you're just a vessel! -Kaiba

·         "It looks like you won't summon the pharaoh...until I duel you into submission!" Ok kaiba

·         No lemons being sour jokes

·         No "You really hate dragons...don't you?"

·         Kaiba does have a very dramatic line about Deep Eyes coming to live from the blue abyss

·         "No you gotta let him go" but "This is the reality...he's no longer in there..." Yugi's like "I've accepted it and you gotta accept it" but nah

·         But yeah the idea was to open a new dimension and drag the world into it with the 8th millennium item (cube).

·         But, if you bring it into a dark world like Diva was going to, it would only bring the chosen ones into the new dimension, eliminating everyone else

·         Still says "Kaiba, why? // Because of him. Yugi (the pharaoh)"

·         Still has "Call him." But also has "Call him to you."

·         Yugi just says "Draw...I'm sorry...everyone..." because there's no heart of the cards bullshit in the jp. So Yugi is convinced that he's failed instead of hoping in cards

·         No epic music when Atem comes back so it's definitely more unsettling. Kind of underwhelming but makes it weightless. Which I can appreciate because it's basically like "Diva literally has so little power that there doesn't even need to be epic music because Yami just wipes the fucking floor with him"

·         Instead of saying "DID HE ASK ABOUT ME?" Joey says "I saw him too!" And Yugi goes "I knew it!" So Atem did pay him a visit to get him to come out of the weird dimension. That’s cool

·         "So he did really come here then, Yugi." - Kaiba

·         "I had all but given up, Kaiba. But you still believed."

·         "I don't know about that. Farewell, Yugi. You were indeed a proud duelist." - Kaiba

·         So instead of being like "I got my thing with the pharaoh, bitch. And you got yours." it's more like hey we saved the world together, and I recognize you as a good, strong dude. We can be 'friends' now…in Kaiba's own way

·         "Kaiba, I really have to thank you." -Yugi

·         Mokuba’s like "Are you sure you want to do this?"And Kaiba says, "Once this is completed. It will create a new type of duel as we know it."Then Mokuba does say that this new prototype using the dimension emulator (different than the VR used earlier) is too dangerous.

·         Kaiba isn't like "I leave everything to you...Mokuba..." He's like "Watch over everything while I'm away." Implying he plans on coming back.

·         Thus this version of the movie is definitely less "KAIBA HAS NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!! BATTLE PHARAOH ANYWAY" It's a lot more that he develops even further in his technological goals. So he still wants to battle the pharaoh but he's using him more as a guinea pig for testing his transdimensional duel system rather than saying "fuck everything I'm gonna go duel dead people ANYWAY BECAUSE I'M AN EGOTISTICAL ASS” tho maybe he still wants some pharaoh dick who knows

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hostageshipping for the meme maybe? (do duskshipping too if you're willing to indulge me hahahaa...)

Hostageshipping

How differently do they think of each other now compared to when they first met?

At first they only saw each other for the role they played, example: Leo’s son and rogue threat/potential ally, and now while for the most part things stay professional as vital allies, I think things such as their shared relationships with Reira and getting to know the other as actual people complicate the matter

What do their friends/family think of their relationship?

I think many of the Lancers would be surprised considering some of their antagonistic interactions (Reiji disabling the carding feature on his duel disk) I enjoy Himika being a challenging mother-in-law that expects perfection, but I think in the end most ppl would be cool with it and just kinda go ‘oh’

How do their personalities/skills complement or contrast with each other?

In many ways, they’re very similar people but they manifest in completely different ways, both of them are willing to go to great means for their goals and Reiji has a similar bitterness to his father as Shun has to Fusion though he tends to keep it under wraps, in that way even though their actions are greatly different, they get each other pretty intimately and are able to understand one another

What is their favorite aspect of each other?

Reiji admires Shun’s resolve and courage and likes his eyes, Shun admires Reiji’s dedication to his plan and willingness to make the hard decision, he likes his hands

Do either of them have pet peeves about each other?

Reiji’s inability to tell Shun vital information and do as he please without care of what others think/will do, for Reiji it’s Shun’s hardheadedness and how quick he is to let his emotions get the better of him

How would each reconcile with each other after a fight?

It just kinda happens when they get tired of fighting, neither one of them are good at apologies, so they just kinda reach a silent agreement to move on and go from there

What would be their ideal vacation getaway together?

Honestly they’d enjoy a dueling exhibition or perhaps Egypt to study the history of duel monsters

Think of a new way (AU, different situation, etc.) they could have met for the first time.

Since you’ve been invovled in that XYZ/Fusion swap, perhaps Reiji meeting Shun in which instead of trying to take him hostage, he tries to bring him back to Leo

Duskshipping

My Yuri is less sketchy and characterized but I will try my take on them since I haven’t really tried them before

How differently do they think of each other now compared to when they first met?

I like to think before Dennis had the Heartland mission, Yuri didn’t really care about him, and I think between the Heartland and Standard Mission, Yuri found Dennis interesting, but it wasn’t really until post-canon he began to form a true opinion of him (basically a walking contradiction he wanted to figure out)

Dennis for the most part was scared of him and only knew the rumors and kinda dreaded whenever Yuri interacted with him, in post-canon though I think he began to remind him a lot of Yuya and begin to see him as someone just as broken as he is and while he might be a monster, he was created into one

What do their friends/family think of their relationship?

Pretty much all of Dennis’ acquaintances/friends from the Lancers think it’s a horrible idea, Yusho specifically has contacted him privately over it and offered a roof over his head he could escape to, still as much as they try to convince him that Yuri isn’t good for him, Dennis’ self loathing kinda flips it around and makes him believe he is what he deserves for what he’s done and at least Yuri doesn’t judge him

How do their personalities/skills complement or contrast with each other?

Dennis is almost defined by regret and indecision, meanwhile Yuri shows no signs of either, again Yuri finds it fascinating while Dennis finds it refreshing to not have someone confront him with it

What is their favorite aspect of each other?

Again, to Yuri, Dennis is interesting, a puzzle to solve and tear apart, he’s also decently cute, for Dennis, I think the fact Yuri looks like Yuya plays a lot into his attraction and just around him he feels free to exist

Do either of them have pet peeves about each other?

I think Yuri wouldn’t really be emotionally equipped to handle Dennis’ self-loathing and regret, like he just doesn’t understand it and to exasperate it because he gets frustrated with it

And then for Dennis, Yuri’s cruelty and general unwillingness to give a damn about others gets frustrated when he’s on the receiving end

How would each reconcile with each other after a fight?

They don’t, they ignore it and don’t resolve it at all, it sits in the background and festers

What would be their ideal vacation getaway together?

Doesn’t matter as long as it was away from people they knew

Think of a new way (AU, different situation, etc.) they could have met for the first time.

If Dennis really hadn’t been a spy, then perhaps during the tournament when he tried to snatch Yuzu