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[littleyusa]

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Duel Boxs 9

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Maybe the true motorcycle was the family we found along the way

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One reason I can't hate the 5Ds english dub is that despite 4Kids usually censoring any hints of romance (Jack and Carly's relationship suffered so much because of this), they really pushed the Faithshipping agenda. Like:

Yusei stop flirting with the girl having an identity crisis.

Divine implying that Akiza's crush on Yusei started way earlier than in sub (but it's Divine so YMMV).

You can't just drop that Yusei was calling Akiza pretty like it's nothing. Now I'm just imagining Yusei visiting his mom for the first time in years and talking all about the very pretty girl who slammed him into the concrete.

Extra:

Also had to include this moment because I love it. Yusei scolds Leo so gently here and Leo sounds like he actually felt a little bad about calling Akiza a witch.

[cyberdragoninfinity]

delightfully fun 5d's commission for a friend of a friend :3c

[gx-gameon]

As I get back into Yugioh while also watching one piece an idea won’t leave my mind.

What if after Bond Beyond Time, Yusei goes to take Jaden back to his time. They leave Yugi and head to drop Jaden off. But the Crimson Dragon doesn’t stop at Jaden’s time. Instead taking both of them to Yusei’s time.

Yusei feels awful. He was suppose to bring Jaden back to his time, but he messed up. He has no idea how the Crimson Dragon brought him back and forward in time other than it did. It called to him and he listened. He can’t do it on command. It’s not his fault but he feels like it is.

Jaden is a little freaked out. But weirder things have happened to him. So he reassures Yusei that it’s alright. Maybe he was brought here for a reason. Maybe once that reason is done he will be able to go home. He’ll figure it out.

And Yusei stops his over thinking dead in its tracks because, “what do you mean you’ll figure it out? We’re in this together. You’re not alone.” And Jaden, who is so deeply traumatized by the dark world and is still pushing everyone away, is a little overwhelmed.

His friends always leave it up to him to solve the problems. Jesse always helped, as did Jim and Axel, but for the most part Jaden is left to solve everything. Yusei barely knows him and is already offering so much. A place to stay, help getting home, it’s more than Jaden feels he deserves.

Especially when they meet up with the other Signers. Once Yusei introduces them all and explains what happened, they are all instantly on board with helping Jaden find away home. And it’s been a while since Jaden’s been surrounded with this much support.

So he stays with them for a while. After all he is there for a reason….

But he bonds with the Signers.

He helps Akiza with her powers. She already has a strong grasp on how to use them but being around Jaden makes her more comfortable using them. She’s always felt like a monster and being around the other Signers has helped a lot, but being around Jaden, who has such a good grasp on his powers that he can actually teach her things while also making her feel normal is awesome. The two become very close with Jaden taking on an older brother role for her. (At first he was ready for this to be like Cyrus and Hassleberry, but there isn’t the same level of hero worship. Yes Akiza looks up to him but she treats him as an equal. She really values her friends and being seen as normal so she doesn’t treat him like a savior and it’s really nice for Jaden. For both of them)

Luna and Jaden also have a close relationship as he is the first person she’s met who can see spirits as well. Wing Kuriboh and Kuribon are constantly playing. He’s able to teach her how to reach the spirit world safely and be more comfortable with her powers. She not only Aliza’s level of mastery but she has raw power and she’s very lucky Jaden came along when he did to help her master them.

Leo is much the same but also so different. Jaden is really confused when everyone is telling him about being Signers. He understand the idea, he can see the power. But he’s confused why everyone is acting like Leo doesn’t have powers, he can see the kids aura and it’s got the same crimson tint that every other signer has. But Leo is also bursting at the seems with power, he just can’t access it. And he tells them that. Leo is pumped. He’s a Signer to! Are you sure? This is awesome! Jaden is very clear that Leo’s powers are blocked but unblocking them at all at once could hurt the kid so they will have to do it carefully and slowly, with Jaden helping him master his new powers before they unseal anymore. It’s a slow process and exhausting for both. But Leo is pumped. Jaden is his third favorite person ever!! (1st being Luna, and 2nd going to Yusei)

Needless to say the twins adore him and look up to him as an older brother just like they do with the rest of the signers.

Crow and Jack respect him as a duelist and are glad he can help the others with their powers. Crow brings out Jaden’s goofier side as the two joke around. Jack reminds him so much of Zane and Chazz and yet at the same time he’s so different.

Jaden really admires Yusei, Jack, and Crow’s strong bond and brotherhood.

Jaden and Jack to but heads because of Carly. Jaden meets Carly and instantly recognizes her power and talent and tries to help her. At first she hesitates because she doesn’t like her powers. Plus this is Jack’s friend and Jack has been avoiding her and she just doesn’t know why. But slowly she starts coming around. Her and Jaden get along well and she starts helping out team 5D’s with the WRPG.

Jack though thinks that if Carly is around him she might remember her time as a Dark Signer and he doesn’t want that. He doesn’t want her to hurt. He also doesn’t want her in danger and the WRPG has become dangerous. He snaps at Jaden over it, as it’s easier to blame Jaden than talk to Carly about all this. Jaden doesn’t know about Carly being a Dark Signer and the two argue. He thinks Carly is a great addition to their team, and she deserves to learn how to control her powers, Jack just wants her safe.

Eventually Jack and Carly talk and he gets his head out of his butt. He and Jaden talk it out later.

Yusei and Jaden become best friends (you could see it as Starshipping if you want but I’ll probably keep it platonic) Yusei is a calm stable presence that Jaden has needed for a while. He’s a pillar of strength when everything seems to be going crazy. On the reverse Jaden is a sources of strength of Yusei. He’s so out of his depths with all the magic stuff that comes easy to Jaden. It’s nice to have an expert with them. All Yusei wants is to keep his friends safe, but he never has to worry about Jaden, he does anyway, but Jaden always comes through, he’s become a pillar for Yusei as well. Someone to lean on.

I’d probably change the villains of WRPG or maybe this takes place before the WRPG. Because I want Sayer/Divine and the Arcadia Movement to be the main problem. (I read that they were suppose to be the main villains of Yugioh 5D season 2 but because of Carly’s voice actors involvement with a real life cult the story line was scrapped and Carly’s role was reduced. I want to work with the cult so I’m working with the cult)

But anyway. Jaden is starting to feel at home here. He still needs to go back, rainbow dragon is burning in his deck box. He needs to return to his time, needs to return Jesse’s family to him (my spiritshipping heart) but he also loves his new friends.

And this is where one piece comes in because it’s time for Water 7/Enies Lobby.

Jaden is taking the twins out one day. Maybe they got out of school and they are waiting for the rest of the crew to show up. But the twins run an head and as Jaden goes to catch up, someone bumps into him and whispers in his ear. “Welcome Supreme King.”

Jaden freezes.

How could anyone here in this world, in this time, know that name. He turns on his heel and sees the stranger waiting for him. They have a cloak hood pulled over their head so he can’t see who this is. But they beckon him to follow, he’s not going to until they make a threatening gesture towards the twins, who’s excited voices are getting farther and farther from Jaden.

So Jaden follows. If they are going to have it out he doesn’t want the twins in the cross fire. But they’re not fighting. In fact Jaden is ambushed by Sayer/Divine who tells Jaden they know exactly who he is. That he’s going to help them with creating an army of Physic Duelist and help them attach the City. Jaden laughs and is ready to fight, until they threat his new friends. After all “you already murdered one friend group. Do you really want to be responsible for the death of another?”

The reminder of his friend’s deaths in the Dark World rattles Jaden. Enough that he’s willing to make a deal. He’ll help Sayer/Divine. As long as Team 5Ds is untouchable. Sayer/Divine can’t go after them.

It’s a deal.

So Jaden ‘Betrays’ Team 5Ds there are hurt feelings all around. “How could this happen? Why would Jaden betray them? It doesn’t make any sense.

So they start digging, and find out that Sayer/Divine is going to use Jaden’s power as a batter for his Physic duelist when they attack the city. But that still doesn’t explain why Jaden betrayed them.

Maybe Misty shows up and reveals Sayer/Divines plot

Maybe Carly figures it out. Maybe Sayer attacks her because ‘she’s not technically a member of 5Ds and Jaden protected her. She is present for their little back in forth argument. Because Jaden says she’s untouchable because of their deal and Sayer/Divine want to kill Carly because she knows to much now. But he has to fold because he want to keep Jaden under his thumb, so the solution was kidnap her but Jaden resist that to long enough for Jack to show up and get Carly out. (At this point he thinks Jaden is a traitor who is trying to hurt Carly so he attacks Jaden and Sayer/Divine.

Or maybe Jesse shows up in this time period. He went to the Spirit world looking for Jaden and Rainbow dragon and got dragged forward in time. He hears everything and explains Jaden’s history in the Dark world. While he wasn’t there to see it he got all the details from talking to the Gx crew and Jaden/Jaden’s spirits.

I think a combination of idea two and three are best. (I want Jesse to show up.)

Now that they know that Jaden has sacrificed himself to keep them safe, they won’t stop till he’s back safe with them. It’s a race to Jaden now. Can they get to him before Sayer/Divine’s plan is complete and he drains Jaden’s power/life.

Jaden deserves friends who would fight from him. Plus him get his own “I want to live.” Moment like Robin in Enies Lobby is very important to me.

Sorry if this sounds insane. It’s been bouncing around in my head for a week and needed out.

[inkblackorchid]

Since it has been a good while since I last looked for some quality jank screenshots, I decided to do that today again. So, here are everyone's favourite characters in all their low-res, wonky, off-model glory:

Feel free to use these as icons or whatever else you please. Be free.

[birdhouseblog25]

Yu-Gi-Oh Honest Opinion 5Ds Edition

-Am I the only one who finds the Fortune Cup kinda forgettable? I was mostly excited for the Dark Signers arc afterward.

-Trudge has one of the best character arcs in the show. He went from being a bully who abused his power to helping the main cast stop various threats in the city. The two duels in the beginning with Yusei got him to be humbled about how he treats others. It's a shame we didn't get a reference duel monsters or to his short relations with Yugi.

-Crow is an okay character. As a duelist, he's skilled and has one of the best duels in the show between him and Dark Signer Gregor. The downside? He just felt shoved in to the plot, as if his character arc was kinda over and done with from the beginning.

-They didn't need to retcon Blackwing Dragon into the Crimson Dragon myth. It wasn't necessary, and it only led to more questions than answers.

-Speaking of Retcons, Carly and Jack's relationship is just nonexistent in the second season onward. They made Carly into more of a fangirl than she already was in season 1. It's even bigger because the whole point of their relationship isn't just because of romance but because Carly helps Jack regain his confidence for him to change for the better. WE WERE ROBBED.

-I will not forgive the English dub adaptation for skipping over the Red Nova Dragon arc.

-Nor will I ever forgive the dub for skipping over the Team Taiyou duel.

-Yusei's english dub helps give him more character in terms of personality. His Japanese dub has a lot of raw emotion and gusto, but it's missing something in that voice range that distinguishes his personality a lot more.

-Junk Warrior deserves an alternate evolution, just like Stardust Dragon.

-Speaking of Junk Warrior, I love the design and theme behind the monster. The scarf goes so hard in the design it DESPERATELY needs alternate forms in the future.

-5Ds was the start of the master duel era theming focusing on Sci-Fi, rather than the supernatural elements that make up the majority of Yu-Gi-Oh's identity. Is the supernatural theming still a part of Yu-Gi-Oh's core creation? Absolutely, and that will never change. However, I'm starting to get tired of the sci-fi elements and interdimensional storylines since we had them for FIVE WHOLE SHOWS IN TOTAL.

-Card games on motorcycles is still a funny meme

-Team Ragnorok deserves a spin-off series. They make great rivals to team 5ds. PLEASE. I NEED THIS.

-Luna and Leo deserve better. Their relevance in the anime feels so lackluster. It's shocking how much the anime and the writing push them to the sidelines without a proper end to their narrative.

-Z-ONE should have been an alternate future version of Yusei. I don't care. It makes sense! His goals are in such contrast to Z-ONE's. A broken man who wants to change the future for the better, until he's broken down, realizing his sacrifice was in vain, not knowing if everything he's done up to that point is worth saving. I enjoy stories where the protagonist has to fight an alternate version of themselves. It's an internal conflict of them facing the worst part of themselves.

-Akiza deserves her roses. That's it.

-Let us be honest. You cry every time you see a clip of Bruno's death and can't stop sobbing. I should know. I couldn't stop sobbing either.

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The Twincest Ship of the Day is:

Rua (Leo) & Ruka (Luna) from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's!

[littleyusa]

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Duel Boxs 13

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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

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Courage and Power lead to a revolution for peace! Synchro Summon! Evolve! Life Stream Dragon!

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[sojourner-between-worlds]

I haven't thrown out random headcanons for a while, so on this lovely night, we have: getting wisdom teeth removed, lol

Crow: Has two on the same side, both have to go, but he doesn't have to be put under. He gets numbed up, they get yanked out, he gets sent on his way, drives himself home. Bam. Done. Goes back to work the next day with minimal swelling.

Jack: Has two on the same side, both have to go, but he's not as fortunate as Crow and has to be put under for it. Says the absolute most off-the-wall crap when he comes around (including insisting he's fine and probably could have driven himself home before promptly falling asleep on the way, and also demonstrating how wide he can open his mouth because he was told he wouldn't be able to). He's totally fine. For an hour, anyway. When he wakes up from his impromptu car ride nap, he's miserable and stays miserable. Refuses to eat or drink because now it hurts like heck. Swells up like a chipmunk. Not a happy camper.

Yusei: Has three (two on the bottom, one on the top), all have to go, also has to be put under. Remains 200% out of it when he comes around, doesn't talk at all. Stands up faster than he should and gives everyone in the room a heart attack when he almost faceplants into the floor. Prescription pain meds do very little, very uncomfortable. Also swells up like a chipmunk. Has to be coerced into drinking and doesn't eat anything solid for several days because it's so awkward and uncomfortable to chew. The picture of Absolute Misery.

Aki: Has none to get rid of, lucky dog.

Rua: Also has none to get rid of.

Ruka: Has two, somehow gets to keep them with no problems.

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My favourite Sibling dynamic is where the sister constantly bullies her brother.

Yugioh perfects this: