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CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Yuto
Age: 14
Canon: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Canon Point: Episode 128 (previously he was from episode 37)
Character Information: Here
Personality:
Yuto is one of three counterparts of Yuya Sakaki, as well as a comrade and best friend of Shun Kurosaki and a member of Resistance from Xyz Dimension. Later in the series we also find out that he is one of the four parts of Supreme King Dragon Zarc.
Dark, mysterious and cold, this is what you will probably think of Yuto when you meet him for the first time. He doesn’t speak much, unless to ask questions. But if you’re the one asking questions, don’t expect that he’ll just answer them. He will be reluctant to even give his own name away. He’s wary, always keeps his distance if he can and scowls a lot. He's always serious, and when he duels you can tell that he does it only to defeat his opponent. He isn’t enjoying it, he doesn’t smile and he usually finishes his duels as quickly as possible. Almost as if he doesn’t even know how to smile or be happy, and the only emotion that shows on his face is anger.
...But none of that is actually accurate, because Yuto isn’t exactly as cold and angry as he initially may appear. In fact, once you get to talk to him properly you’ll find out that he is a good guy and that he can smile.
Originally, Yuto lived a peaceful life in the city of Heartland. At that time dueling was just a game that was supposed to be fun, and, as shown in flashbacks, Yuto was enjoying them, too. He would come watch duels with Shun and they both studied at the Spade Branch of the Heartland Duel School to become professional duelists. In the flashbacks, it is also shown that Yuto used to smile more easily and was generally more relaxed and happy than his current self. He was also shown to blush around Shun’s younger sister Ruri and it is implied that Yuto and Ruri both have romantic feelings towards each other (the pre-war flashbacks with those two look very much like they were dating, but it hasn’t been confirmed in any way).
However, the peaceful life had suddenly come to an end when the city was attacked by the Fusion Dimension’s Academia. Heartland was destroyed and many people were turned into playing cards with Yuto witnessing the event with his own eyes. The event changed him in many ways and it seemed he would never forgive Academia for what they had done to his home.
Yuto became a strong and determined member of Resistance, who focuses on his cause and firmly believes that no matter how small and unimportant they may seem to Academia, they will never give up and that their efforts are not in vain. He believes that one day they will take their comrades back and he shares that believe with Shun, as they both keep searching for Shun’s little sister Ruri. He seemed angered when Sora says that Yuto and Shun are runaways from Xyz Dimension that had been taken over by Academia. In answer to that Yuto states that Resistance hasn’t lost and that he and Shun didn’t run away, they came to Standard dimension in order to find a way to fight Fusion.
However it wouldn’t be right to say that Yuto is driven only by anger. There is also sadness and grief for what happened to his home.
But there is one more thing. Ruri’s words that the duels are supposed to bring happiness to people are something that Yuto firmly believes in. Those words were always supporting him, as he says when he finally sees Ruri (not controlled by anything) again. Because deep inside his heart Yuto doesn’t want to fight and wants nothing more than peace.
Yuto is shown avoiding fighting as much as it’s possible and duels only when he thinks he has no other choice. He shows mercy to his opponents, even if they are members of Academia, either by holding back or trying to make them surrender. For instance, in his duel with Sora instead of ending the duel by using both overlay materials of Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, he uses only one and gives Sora a chance to surrender. He also doesn’t want to continue the duel when he sees no reason to fight anymore. He still leaves the decision of whether to end the duel or not to his opponent. After Sora is sent back to Academia Yuto doesn’t want to continue the duel with Yuya as they have no reason to do it anymore (Yuya joins the duel to protect Sora and Yuto is Sora’s enemy). In his duel against Sawatari, after Yuto learns that Sawatari knows nothing about the Academia he wants to leave without ending the duel (but since Swatari still activates his trap before Yuto leaves, Yuto counters it with his own trap and wins). He doesn’t attack people mindlessly - he asks question first and then tries to judge whether or not someone is a threat or might know something. That being said, Yuto is more of a silent observer. He’s usually seen watching from the shadows. He doesn’t attack unless the other person wants to fight him. His reluctance to speak stems from the fact that he avoids involving people unnecessarily. He also stops Shun, when the other is acting too reckless. In one of the flashbacks he is shown stopping Shun from carding an Academia soldier.
There is one more reason why he doesn’t want to fight. He often says that “he doesn’t want to hurt anyone anymore”, however the cause of that has not been reveled yet. As we can see in his battle against Yugo, Yuto was possessed by Zarc’s darkness, causing him to desire destruction and only when Yuya told him “you don’t want to hurt anyone”, Yuto comes to his senses.
However the attack on his dimension has been very traumatizing for him and it doesn’t help that Yuto is actually a part of Supreme King Dragon Zarc. Who exactly is Zarc? Well, he was some duelist that became an evil dragon of darkness that destroyed the original dimension. In any case, Zarc wants for his four parts (meaning Yuya, Yuto, Yugo and Yuri) to become one, so he would be revived; he’s evil and he wants to destroy everything. The first time we see Zarc’s darkness is, as I mentioned before, Yuto’s duel against Yugo. After Yuto’s soul is absorbed by Yuya, this makes two parts of Zarc’s soul in one place. And so, from that point on the darkness tries to swallow both Yuya and Yuto’s souls and it seems to be powered by their anger, showing also how deeply rooted is Yuto’s hatred towards Academia. The first time we see this is Yuya’s duel against Kachidoki Isao. It was a very violent duel as Yuya was beaten up by his opponent what triggered Yuto’s anger that was amplified by Zarc’s darkness. Another time was when Yuya witnessed how Obelisk Force turned people into cards, what triggered Yuto’s memories and eventually caused both of them to be possessed by the darkness. Both those times Yuya and Yuto violently defeat their opponent but they had no recollection of what actually happened.
But being possessed by dark powers is not the only time Yuto shows how much he hates Academia or thinks they’re dangerous. In the duel against Edo Phoenix Yuto actually possesses Yuya, because he doesn’t believe someone from Academia will listen to Yuya’s words (especially since Yuya’s father couldn’t make Edo listen). Eventually though, Yuto trusts Yuya in the next duel against Edo and is completely surprised when Yuya not only manages to finally get through to Edo, but also leads to ceasing the conflict between Heartland and the Academia (or at least the Academia soldiers that were in Heartland). During that event Yuto forgives Edo and others and takes their help. He also learns that even though it’s hard to forgive, only forgiving can lead them to a peaceful future.
Yuto is shown to be very protective of people he cares about, going even as far as to sacrifice himself for their sake. When he duels Sawatari, he steps in to protect Yuzu, who he at first mistakes for Ruri. He duels, trying to make Yuzu stay away and even after the duel he is shown shielding Yuzu from the blast caused by the duel. Furthermore, even after the misunderstanding is cleared and Yuto becomes well aware that Yuzu can’t be Ruri, he still watches over her from afar. When Yuto is dueling against Yugo he constantly runs around to keep Yugo from attacking Yuya. He also pushes Yuya out of harm’s way, taking the hit himself.
With how Yuto tells Yuzu that he wants her to survive even if she were to use Fusion to do that, we can see that he can be considerate of others. He also continues to support Shun even though they have completely different ways of doing things. When he stops Yuzu from interfering with Shun’s plans and tells her that he doesn’t want her to get hurt, she then asks him if he thinks it’s okay for Masumi to get hurt. He doesn’t reply, but from the expression he makes it’s easy to tell that he doesn’t think it’s fine at all. And yet, he doesn’t stop Shun, supports him and makes sure nobody interferes. Yuto will do what he believes has to be done, even if goes against his ideals. In the duel with Sora, Yuto states that he will defeat Sora as a step for taking down the Academia. Even though he doesn’t truly want to hurt Sora, he still will do it if it means getting a step closer to saving his world and rescuing Ruri. During the first duel against Edo, Yuto tells Yuya that even though he believes that duels should be used for making people smile, it’s an ideal that can be achieved only after Academia is defeated.
Though, I should also note that the last example is after Yuto returns to Heartland and finds out that the Resistance was wiped out while he was gone. This is a huge blow for him, and he deeply regrets ever leaving, thinking that if he had stayed he could had saved some of his comrades. He is also saddened by the fact that Kaito lost his family.
As a duelist, Yuto seems confident in his skills. In the duel against Sawatari he set five cards in Magic/Trap Zone and didn’t show any concern that he didn’t draw a monster card. He didn’t appeared worried even when all his cards were destroyed and when his opponent summoned a strong monster. But of course, Yuto expected his cards to be destroyed. He is shown to be always a step ahead of his opponents and plays a rather defensive deck, as if always expecting that his cards will be destroyed. His confidence shows also when he faced both Sora and Yuya. He dueled them both at once, showed little reaction to Sora and later, when Sora was sent back to Academia, Yuto scarified both his traps, leaving his Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon unprotected and told Yuya that they could continue this duel if he wished to do so. If Yuya decided to continue the duel, Dark Rebellion would be destroyed, but Yuto didn’t seem concerned about that. He could probably continue the duel just fine even if his ace monster was destroyed. With that move, he also showed Yuya that there was no point in continuing the duel anymore.
After his hometown was attacked, Yuto has changed a lot, but deep down inside he is still only a boy who wants the best for his friends and wishes for a peaceful future.
5-10 Key Character Traits: loyal, protective, considerate, serious, somber, aloof, stern, wary, self-sacrificial
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION?
Opt-Outs: Yuto was a Gargoyle!
Roleplay Sample:
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Name: Ashka
Contact:
Other Characters: n/a
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Yuto
Age: 14
Canon: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Canon Point: Episode 128 (previously he was from episode 37)
Character Information: Here
Personality:
Yuto is one of three counterparts of Yuya Sakaki, as well as a comrade and best friend of Shun Kurosaki and a member of Resistance from Xyz Dimension. Later in the series we also find out that he is one of the four parts of Supreme King Dragon Zarc.
Dark, mysterious and cold, this is what you will probably think of Yuto when you meet him for the first time. He doesn’t speak much, unless to ask questions. But if you’re the one asking questions, don’t expect that he’ll just answer them. He will be reluctant to even give his own name away. He’s wary, always keeps his distance if he can and scowls a lot. He's always serious, and when he duels you can tell that he does it only to defeat his opponent. He isn’t enjoying it, he doesn’t smile and he usually finishes his duels as quickly as possible. Almost as if he doesn’t even know how to smile or be happy, and the only emotion that shows on his face is anger.
...But none of that is actually accurate, because Yuto isn’t exactly as cold and angry as he initially may appear. In fact, once you get to talk to him properly you’ll find out that he is a good guy and that he can smile.
Originally, Yuto lived a peaceful life in the city of Heartland. At that time dueling was just a game that was supposed to be fun, and, as shown in flashbacks, Yuto was enjoying them, too. He would come watch duels with Shun and they both studied at the Spade Branch of the Heartland Duel School to become professional duelists. In the flashbacks, it is also shown that Yuto used to smile more easily and was generally more relaxed and happy than his current self. He was also shown to blush around Shun’s younger sister Ruri and it is implied that Yuto and Ruri both have romantic feelings towards each other (the pre-war flashbacks with those two look very much like they were dating, but it hasn’t been confirmed in any way).
However, the peaceful life had suddenly come to an end when the city was attacked by the Fusion Dimension’s Academia. Heartland was destroyed and many people were turned into playing cards with Yuto witnessing the event with his own eyes. The event changed him in many ways and it seemed he would never forgive Academia for what they had done to his home.
Yuto became a strong and determined member of Resistance, who focuses on his cause and firmly believes that no matter how small and unimportant they may seem to Academia, they will never give up and that their efforts are not in vain. He believes that one day they will take their comrades back and he shares that believe with Shun, as they both keep searching for Shun’s little sister Ruri. He seemed angered when Sora says that Yuto and Shun are runaways from Xyz Dimension that had been taken over by Academia. In answer to that Yuto states that Resistance hasn’t lost and that he and Shun didn’t run away, they came to Standard dimension in order to find a way to fight Fusion.
However it wouldn’t be right to say that Yuto is driven only by anger. There is also sadness and grief for what happened to his home.
But there is one more thing. Ruri’s words that the duels are supposed to bring happiness to people are something that Yuto firmly believes in. Those words were always supporting him, as he says when he finally sees Ruri (not controlled by anything) again. Because deep inside his heart Yuto doesn’t want to fight and wants nothing more than peace.
Yuto is shown avoiding fighting as much as it’s possible and duels only when he thinks he has no other choice. He shows mercy to his opponents, even if they are members of Academia, either by holding back or trying to make them surrender. For instance, in his duel with Sora instead of ending the duel by using both overlay materials of Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, he uses only one and gives Sora a chance to surrender. He also doesn’t want to continue the duel when he sees no reason to fight anymore. He still leaves the decision of whether to end the duel or not to his opponent. After Sora is sent back to Academia Yuto doesn’t want to continue the duel with Yuya as they have no reason to do it anymore (Yuya joins the duel to protect Sora and Yuto is Sora’s enemy). In his duel against Sawatari, after Yuto learns that Sawatari knows nothing about the Academia he wants to leave without ending the duel (but since Swatari still activates his trap before Yuto leaves, Yuto counters it with his own trap and wins). He doesn’t attack people mindlessly - he asks question first and then tries to judge whether or not someone is a threat or might know something. That being said, Yuto is more of a silent observer. He’s usually seen watching from the shadows. He doesn’t attack unless the other person wants to fight him. His reluctance to speak stems from the fact that he avoids involving people unnecessarily. He also stops Shun, when the other is acting too reckless. In one of the flashbacks he is shown stopping Shun from carding an Academia soldier.
There is one more reason why he doesn’t want to fight. He often says that “he doesn’t want to hurt anyone anymore”, however the cause of that has not been reveled yet. As we can see in his battle against Yugo, Yuto was possessed by Zarc’s darkness, causing him to desire destruction and only when Yuya told him “you don’t want to hurt anyone”, Yuto comes to his senses.
However the attack on his dimension has been very traumatizing for him and it doesn’t help that Yuto is actually a part of Supreme King Dragon Zarc. Who exactly is Zarc? Well, he was some duelist that became an evil dragon of darkness that destroyed the original dimension. In any case, Zarc wants for his four parts (meaning Yuya, Yuto, Yugo and Yuri) to become one, so he would be revived; he’s evil and he wants to destroy everything. The first time we see Zarc’s darkness is, as I mentioned before, Yuto’s duel against Yugo. After Yuto’s soul is absorbed by Yuya, this makes two parts of Zarc’s soul in one place. And so, from that point on the darkness tries to swallow both Yuya and Yuto’s souls and it seems to be powered by their anger, showing also how deeply rooted is Yuto’s hatred towards Academia. The first time we see this is Yuya’s duel against Kachidoki Isao. It was a very violent duel as Yuya was beaten up by his opponent what triggered Yuto’s anger that was amplified by Zarc’s darkness. Another time was when Yuya witnessed how Obelisk Force turned people into cards, what triggered Yuto’s memories and eventually caused both of them to be possessed by the darkness. Both those times Yuya and Yuto violently defeat their opponent but they had no recollection of what actually happened.
But being possessed by dark powers is not the only time Yuto shows how much he hates Academia or thinks they’re dangerous. In the duel against Edo Phoenix Yuto actually possesses Yuya, because he doesn’t believe someone from Academia will listen to Yuya’s words (especially since Yuya’s father couldn’t make Edo listen). Eventually though, Yuto trusts Yuya in the next duel against Edo and is completely surprised when Yuya not only manages to finally get through to Edo, but also leads to ceasing the conflict between Heartland and the Academia (or at least the Academia soldiers that were in Heartland). During that event Yuto forgives Edo and others and takes their help. He also learns that even though it’s hard to forgive, only forgiving can lead them to a peaceful future.
Yuto is shown to be very protective of people he cares about, going even as far as to sacrifice himself for their sake. When he duels Sawatari, he steps in to protect Yuzu, who he at first mistakes for Ruri. He duels, trying to make Yuzu stay away and even after the duel he is shown shielding Yuzu from the blast caused by the duel. Furthermore, even after the misunderstanding is cleared and Yuto becomes well aware that Yuzu can’t be Ruri, he still watches over her from afar. When Yuto is dueling against Yugo he constantly runs around to keep Yugo from attacking Yuya. He also pushes Yuya out of harm’s way, taking the hit himself.
With how Yuto tells Yuzu that he wants her to survive even if she were to use Fusion to do that, we can see that he can be considerate of others. He also continues to support Shun even though they have completely different ways of doing things. When he stops Yuzu from interfering with Shun’s plans and tells her that he doesn’t want her to get hurt, she then asks him if he thinks it’s okay for Masumi to get hurt. He doesn’t reply, but from the expression he makes it’s easy to tell that he doesn’t think it’s fine at all. And yet, he doesn’t stop Shun, supports him and makes sure nobody interferes. Yuto will do what he believes has to be done, even if goes against his ideals. In the duel with Sora, Yuto states that he will defeat Sora as a step for taking down the Academia. Even though he doesn’t truly want to hurt Sora, he still will do it if it means getting a step closer to saving his world and rescuing Ruri. During the first duel against Edo, Yuto tells Yuya that even though he believes that duels should be used for making people smile, it’s an ideal that can be achieved only after Academia is defeated.
Though, I should also note that the last example is after Yuto returns to Heartland and finds out that the Resistance was wiped out while he was gone. This is a huge blow for him, and he deeply regrets ever leaving, thinking that if he had stayed he could had saved some of his comrades. He is also saddened by the fact that Kaito lost his family.
As a duelist, Yuto seems confident in his skills. In the duel against Sawatari he set five cards in Magic/Trap Zone and didn’t show any concern that he didn’t draw a monster card. He didn’t appeared worried even when all his cards were destroyed and when his opponent summoned a strong monster. But of course, Yuto expected his cards to be destroyed. He is shown to be always a step ahead of his opponents and plays a rather defensive deck, as if always expecting that his cards will be destroyed. His confidence shows also when he faced both Sora and Yuya. He dueled them both at once, showed little reaction to Sora and later, when Sora was sent back to Academia, Yuto scarified both his traps, leaving his Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon unprotected and told Yuya that they could continue this duel if he wished to do so. If Yuya decided to continue the duel, Dark Rebellion would be destroyed, but Yuto didn’t seem concerned about that. He could probably continue the duel just fine even if his ace monster was destroyed. With that move, he also showed Yuya that there was no point in continuing the duel anymore.
After his hometown was attacked, Yuto has changed a lot, but deep down inside he is still only a boy who wants the best for his friends and wishes for a peaceful future.
5-10 Key Character Traits: loyal, protective, considerate, serious, somber, aloof, stern, wary, self-sacrificial
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION?
Opt-Outs: Yuto was a Gargoyle!
Roleplay Sample:
Sample
A newer sample