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About Tag Force Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force is a series of video games for the PSP and PS Vita, featuring a player controlled character (default name KONAMI) as they adventure through various storylines by pairing up with a cast of different Yu-Gi-Oh! characters; often for a sequence of tag duels. These scenarios are frequently referred to as “Heart Events” as each one is unlocked by filling a heart that represents the player’s relationship with their potential tag partner. These hearts are filled by giving gifts, or by simply dueling the character in question.

    Most (but not all) Heart Events are based on actual events from the anime but are usually altered slightly to allow for a tag duel involving the player and their current partner. Some however, have you dueling your partner one on one or dueling someone on your partners behalf. All Heart Events involve dueling in some form though (save for in the first Tag Force game and its port called Beginning of Destiny), and further progress with that partner cannot be made until each duel is won.

    All games will begin you with at least one starter deck, and normally cards can only be obtained by expending DP (Duel Points, which act’s as a form of currency) at the game’s card shop. -Unless of course, you transfer data forwards from one Tag Force game to another, utilize card codes/card rentals, or otherwise earn them in certain events. You can also earn Deck Recipes from the game’s characters, in addition to making your own.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force/Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Beginning of Destiny

    Being the first game of the series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force and its PS2 port called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Begining of Desitny are naturally the most different from the other games. They’re divided into three segments which make up the game’s story: the first being where the player transfers to Duel Academy and spends several months dueling for DP to buy cards, completing Heart Events to gain Tag Partners, going to classes, exploring the island, and participating in events such as the Duel Festival and the Interschool Duel between Central Academy and North Academy. The second segment is about the player and their selected Tag Partner earning Medals in a Tag Tournament taking place on the island. The third and final segment of the game focuses on the battle against the Shadow Riders (such as in the anime). Completing all three will allow you to start the game over from any of the three segments and allow you to unlock any previously unaquired content. Naturally, this also means you can re-experience story events as well.

    Tag partners are divided into three tiers: 1st (main characters such as Jaden, Syrus, Alexis, Chazz, Zane, Chumley, and Bastion), 2nd (minor and one off characters like Jinzo, the Shadow Riders, the Paradox Brothers, Dark Magician Girl, Dorothy, and so forth), and 3rd (game original characters which make up the rest of the student body, some teachers, and a few guest characters). First tier characters are the only ones who have Heart Events, eight in total. Second tier characters will merely require that you preform a specific task before agreeing to be your tag partner. And third tier characters will immediately agree when you ask, though you can only ask after beating the game at least once.

    Duels feature the use of cinematics, mostly consisting of the character’s intro animation, win animation, lose animation, and action animations - which are characters playing cards, announcing their turns and etc. When certain characters play specific cards (such as Jaden playing Elemental HERO Electrum), animations of those cards are used to show them being summoned and attacking.

    These two games cover the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and have all of the cards released up until Tag Force’s release date, although there are a few anime exclusive cards that can be played, such as the Maiden in Love.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3

    Starting with Tag Force 2, the game’s story mechanic takes a greater focus on Heart Events and no longer has the multi part system used in Tag Force/Begining of Destiny. In the first game, there was a total of eight Heart Events per character, and only a handful of characters even had them. Now that roster has expanded and there are only four Heart Events per character, though you CAN unlock alternate versions of certain characters (such as Normal Jaden and Fused Jaden) to expand your interactions, though some alternate versions are plainly non-canon to the other story lines (such as Excited Bastion in Tag Force 3, who is something of a parody to Jaden).

    On that note, with the removal of a linear story the Tag Force series, the plot becomes less concrete starting with Tag Force 2. For example, in Tag Force 4, partnering with Kallen will have the player character as (or having been a member of) the Enforcers - even though Jack, Yusei, and Crow’s primary Heart Events will have them meeting the player character for the first time.

    Tag Force 2 covers the second season of the anime as well as the first half of the third, thus a large roster of characters and cards are added in addition to the ones available in the first game/Beginning of Destiny. Further are added in Tag Force 3, which covers the last half of the third season as well as the fourth only seen in Japan. It is important to note however, that Tag Force 3’s English version was only released in Europe, so people outside Europe should expect to have to order it online if they wish to buy it.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Tag Force 4, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Tag Force 5, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Tag Force 6

    Starting with Tag Force 4 and ending with Tag Force 6, the series’s focus shifts to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds anime. The gameplay stays much the same from Tag Force 2 and 3, though the game’s visual style does change somewhat. Firstly, the player character’s design changes slightly to match the new setting (since you’re now playing as a Turbo Duelist instead of a Duel Academy student). Second, certain aesthetics of the game interface are altered, like menus and such. Third, the angled overhead view used in the first three games during exploration is now changed to a more two dimensional one, but also allows for larger and more detailed character sprites in exchange. And fourth, Tag Force 4 begins the tradition of better characterizing game original characters, giving them better hand drawn models, more distinct personalities, and some minor significance in a few Heart Events.

    Tag Force 4 covers the first two seasons of the anime, Tag Force 5 covers the third, and Tag Force 6 covers the fourth. Each one improves upon the last in terms of gameplay as others have previously (more and better cinematics, more cards to use, etc.), however it is worth mentioning that there is no Turbo Dueling mechanics in these games, or any of the ones to follow it. -In certain situations characters may treat their duels as a Turbo Duel, but actual gameplay continues to be based on real life rules to avoid complicating things or confusing players.

    Much like Tag Force 3, Tag Force 6 wasn’t released in America, but it wasn’t released in Europe either. There also aren’t any complete fan translations, so information about the story and Heart Events is very scarce.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Tag Force Special

    Tag Force Special, is as its name implies, is somewhat unique from all of the pervious games. Most specifically, this is the only of the Tag Force games (so far) to cover the first five Yu-Gi-Oh! arcs, and include all of the cards introduced up until the end of ARC-V’s first fifty episodes. A drawback to this however, is that Heart Events are allotted more selectively so that an equal amount of characters from the different animes can have coverage. For example, all of the Signers have unique Heart Events still, but other 5Ds characters do not.

    Other important changes in this game are that the card animations have been fully taken out as well as the game’s map exploration aspects. Now, players are presented with five different overworld displays based on each arc’s setting where they then choose to duel with characters that are dotted across these displays as miniaturized versions of themselves. These changes were likely implemented to keep the game’s data at a manageable size (having more characters and cards than any other Yu-Gi-Oh! game before it), and were based on design choices used in Yu-Gi-Oh! World Duel Carnival.

    In the original Yu-Gi-Oh! arc Konami is portrayed as a Domino High Student, while in the ARC-V arc he appears to be an AWOL member of Duel Academy living in Miami City.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival

    While not technically a Tag Force game at all, World Duel Carnival’s player character is meant to be the same one from the Tag Force games. Brooke Walker and Mr. Heartland will both actually reference some of the events of the first six games specifically in relation to the player character, and while other characters won’t say anything as specific, some do refer to him as “a legendary duelist” thus implying some of the same things. In addition to this, the NPC’s used in this game, as well as it’s overworld map, would later be implemented into Tag Force Special - further solidifying the connection between this game and the Tag Force series.

    In World Duel Carnival, players have access to the game’s entire bank of cards from the very beginning, in addition to the deck recipes, card sleeves, and duel mat - thus allowing for the full array of gameplay options from the moment you start. In addition to that, there are actually multiple story modes to play through, where you play as not only your own character but some of the anime’s as well. When playing as an anime character the goal is to collect nine heart pieces, thus giving you three complete hearts to enter the final tournament of the World Duel Carnival. Every third heart piece advances the actual story, as do the three matches of the tournament. When they’re all finished you’ll unlock a new anime character to play as. Completing three stories will then allow you to use your player character in story mode, which is handled slightly differently.

    As with the others, the goal of the player character’s story is to collect heart pieces and enter the Wolrd Duel Carnival’s tournament. However, instead of collecting nine pieces to have three full hearts, your aim is to collect sixty two pieces in order to complete ONE heart. Furthermore, each duel for a heart piece will advance the story and you can gather them all in any order of your choosing. Once you do, you then enter the tournament and compete in a series of three duels against Shark, Kite, and ZEXAL to have your wish granted.

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Konami

Name: Konami

Gender: Male

Birthday: June 6th

Zodiac: Gemini

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 5'9

Weight: 186 lbs

Handedness: Right

Blood Type: AB

Sexuality: Hetero

Appearance

    Konami has thick, nape length hair that is dark brown in color. His bangs fall slightly over his equally brown eyes, obscuring them from certain angles. His features are sharp and angular, easily considered handsome, has a pair of smooth lips, and light skin. His build his lean and slightly muscular, well suiting his tall size and bears a small handful of scars. His fingers are long and hands worn from work, evidence of his experience as a duelist. Most of his outfits feature red and black as their primary and secondary colors respectfully - though touches of silver and gold can be found on his accessories when he chooses to wear them. And of course, he’s rarely seen without his trademark red hat.

Profile

    As a mysterious duelist with a profound connection to Duel Monsters, Konami is regarded with both respect and intrigue amongst his peers. He is a silent, collected young man with a gift for strategy and adaptation. This can be seen through his dueling, where he implements multiple deck types, summon techniques, and card effects to defeat duelists and cards that would otherwise be considered unbeatable. His skill is partially contributed to the bond he has with Duel Spirits. Utilizing this bond, he can draw his best cards at opportune moments, use each one to their maximum effectiveness, sense other cards in his vicinity him, and call upon the power of the cards currently in his possession to protect himself and others.

    However, in spite of all this, Konami lives rather modestly and would otherwise seem like any other individual at first glance (in fact, its very common for people to compare him to or confuse him with another person). He lives alone in his small and often messy home/room, eating plain meals, and entertaining himself rather typically when he isn’t dueling, formulating deck recipes, practicing his form, or maintaining his dueling equipment - which admittedly isn’t very often.

    In terms of personality, Konami is a very calm, tact, and confident person, usually wearing a smile on his lips. He very rarely shows extreme emotions, although his eyes are surprisingly expressive to compensate. Also, in contradiction to his seemingly quiet nature, Konami is actually a rather social person - especially with his friends, tag partners, and Duel Spirits, spending a large majority of his time in their company. -Even with people he had only just met or recently come to know, Konami shows a frequent willingness to accompany or assist them when asked.

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RULES

I default to using the Dub’s names and terminology on this blog just for the sake of simplicity, but I AM familiar with the Sub’s names and terms as well. So unless your blog makes it clear that you PREFER the Sub’s, you need to help make me aware of your preference before we interact.

In RP duels, I don’t use the real-life official limited/forbidden list unless prompted to. However, I do observe card limits presented by the different arcs/continuities.

If you’re a Yu-Gi-Oh! RP blog, please tell me how much experience you have with the Tag Force games BEFORE you interact with me. I don’t mind having our muses meet for the first time, but I portray Konami as already knowing the main Yu-Gi-Oh! cast - so I need to know what kind of starter/ask is appropriate for me to make for you.

I retain the right to take however long on a reply as I need/see fit. However, you are not discouraged from reminding me of a reply or ask that may need my attention.

I am highly selective, but not mutual exclusive.

I am both OC friendly and AU friendly. Please don’t let your muse/blog’s fandom status discourage you from interacting with me to any capacity.

This blog is Multi-Ship.

Please use Asks for IC interactions, and Messages for OOC interactions. This helps me organize posts and avoid cluttering my blog.

I own NOTHING on this blog, unless specifically stated otherwise. This includes (but is not limited to), any art, music, videos, or gifs. 

You are NOT obligated in any way to respond to an unprompted starter - open or otherwise.

Outside of personal/out of character posts there will not be any non-Yu-Gi-Oh! or non-Konami related posts on this blog. Yu-Gi-Oh! crossovers like J-Stars are obviously exempt, as are certain roleplaying things such as askbox memes, promos, and so forth.

Above all, I value a partner’s writing and grammar abilities. Meaning that I will not judge you based on how your blog looks or your usage of icons, but I will judge you based on spelling, punctuation, length, depth, and quality. You are not expected to be perfect however and will not be penalized in any way for something like inconsistency.

All previous entries in this post are RULES and any direct dismissal of them could result in you being privately admonished or, in more serious cases, blocked.

ADVISORIES

Any missing or incomplete information about this, will or is in the process of being added. Remember that Yu-Gi-Oh!  is an ongoing series and will always have new additions at some point or another.

Followers are encouraged to make unprompted starters to their liking, in addition to asks, submissions, and messages.

I’m tracking the tag tagxforce

The usage of icons are not required for IC interaction. Use them at your own leisure.

The “Gallery” page on my blog is for Yu-Gi-Oh! related Photo posts. Please keep in mind that any art, photos, or characters depicted in these posts are NOT MINE.

The “Partners” page essentially doubles as a “Relationships” page, as well as a secondary gallery of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters. Entries will be added at my discretion, or when I start to interact with a new character/blog

The “Headcannons” page includes additional information on Konami, his history, relationships, and other experiences.