Jack Atlas Jack Atlas is Yusei Fudo ' s former rival as well as one of his many friends in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " , and eventually after the first season , serves as a deuteragonist . Jack was one of the Signers with the wings of the Crimson Dragon on his right arm . He is also the foster brother of Yusei and Crow Hogan . An alternate universe version of Jack appears in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " . Design . Appearance . Jack ' s character design is made by Shuji Maruyama . Jack has purple eyes , fair skin and spiked blonde hair , with two much longer strands in front of his ears that hang further down the rest of his hair . His other accessories include a neckband , similar to the one worn by Yugi Muto , a belt buckle and earrings in the shape of the letter A , the first letter of his last name . Jack wears a long white trench coat lined with purple with spiked shoulders over a white plunging shirt , grey pants , and white boots . In Turbo Duel s , he wears a white form - fitting motorcycling suit with a similar design to his coat , as well as a basic white helmet . Personality . In the English dub , Jack has a British cockney accent . He pronounces words like " little " , " better " and " settle " as " lit ' l " , " bet ' r " and " set ' l " and words like " I " " my " and " me " as " ai " , " moi " and " mei " . He also makes puns on biking . Jack ' s personality is similar to Seto Kaiba ' s ; he is somewhat cold - hearted , and often acts as an anti - hero . Jack is an arrogant man at the beginning of the story who thinks of his opponents as little more than entertainment for himself and his audience . As King , he believed in a pursuit philosophy ; where that he would drive himself into his own pinches only to crush his opponents with his absolute comeback strategies . However , after losing to his former friend Yusei , Jack realizes what he ' s been missing as King and decides on starting his own journey to becoming a real Duelist . Upon meeting Carly Carmine , he realizes the error of his ways , and tries to repay Yusei and the others . Unlike Seto Kaiba however , Jack is more emotional and hot - headed who later openly shows his caring for his friends as the series progresses and he matures . Jack can be manipulative , up to the point of even using his friends to get what he wants . However , he eventually realizes the error of his ways and becomes less manipulative . During his Duels he states that he enjoys entertaining the crowd and as such is often very theatrical with his Duels . He is known as the King of Turbo Duels , but mainly goes by The King . ( In the dub , he has titles , such as " Master of Faster " , " King of Cards " and " King " . ) He talks of himself in the third person and announces to the crowd , before , during and after his Duels , " There is only one King ! That is me ! " . ( In the dub , he uses phrases , such as " Let ' s kick this Turbo Duel into overdrive ! " at the beginning of his professional Duels . When he wins a Duel , he will often say , " Who ' s the Master of Faster ? Who rules the Duel ? That ' s right , it ' s me , Jack Atlas ! " ) . During his Duel with Goodwin , Jack states that he gives up becoming King and is fighting for Carly and the rest of his friends . After Goodwin ' s defeat , he works with Yusei and Crow to help those in need rather than focusing on his own ambition , but he still maintains a grumpy attitude . He can be very much insensitive to those around him , such as his final conversation with Carly before he left the city . Jack has few applicable or even social skills other than Dueling and has been consequently fired from several jobs in one day . He also has problems with spending money as Crow grills him for spending 3000 yen ( about $ 30 US at the time ) on a single cup of coffee and being 36000 yen ( about $ 360 US at the time ) in debt to said coffee shop . He has a great love for ramen that spans from his early days when he would eat ramen along with his friends at Martha ' s home . He also believes that Dueling is a clash between souls , and that one who uses cards of darkness instead doesn ' t deserve to Duel . He has a strong pride as a Duelist , as seen when he got deeply upset when he found out that Rex Goodwin had made Dragan lose on purpose to Jack in the past , to the point of grabbing Lazar angrily and shouting at Leo . In the dub , his personality is quite a bit more malicious and his redemption and change of personality is lessened considerably , compared to his original Japanese counterpart ; he framed his former friend Rally with the Duel Runner chip , for example , when in the original , Rally stole it himself and Jack is completely uninvolved and oblivious . He also remains quite mean , harsh and arrogant after his meeting with Carly , versus his greatly softened original counterpart who seems much more like a man who actually makes attempts to redeem himself . Etymology . In the Japanese anime his name is spelled both " Jack Atlus " and " Jack Atlas " . Kazuki Takahashi has also spelled the name " Jack Atlas " . Abilities . Jack is adept at hand - to - hand combat , having taken down Syd ' s entire gang single - handedly . Jack , being the reincarnation of the Legendary Signer , possesses the power of Blazing Soul , which he used to seal the Crimson Devil into a card , creating his newest ace monster , " Red Nova Dragon " . He has only been shown to perform Blazing Soul with the help of the Mark of Dragon in all of his Duels , minus his final Duel with Yusei . Biography . History . Jack ' s parents were killed during the Zero Reverse incident and he grew up in Satellite . As a child , Jack was a lone wolf and never played with the other children . Later , he met Yusei Fudo and Crow Hogan and became one of their best friends . He was raised by Martha . In their teens , Jack , Yusei and Crow met Kalin Kessler and formed The Enforcers as a way to improve their lives in Satellite , by becoming the best Duelist s there . After conquering all of Satellites zones , Kalin changed , taking Dueling so seriously that he forced a kid into a Duel and proceeded to beat him up after winning . Unhappy with Kalin ' s attitude , Jack and Crow left the team . After learning that Kalin was on the run from Sector Security , Yusei approached Jack to ask him to help . The reunited gang caught up with Kalin in an abandoned storage building . They told him that he had changed and tried to get him to abort the battle with Security . After Yusei stopped Kalin from attacking a badly beaten Security , Crow and Jack held Kalin in a room while Yusei tried to convince Security that he , himself , was the leader , in the hopes Kalin wouldn ' t be arrested . He was unsuccessful and Kalin was ultimately captured , ending the team . Yusei and Jack spent much of their time with Nervin , Blitz , Tank and Rally afterwards . Jack came into possession of the card " Red Dragon Archfiend " . Jack Dueled and defeated Yusei , after which he told Yusei that one cannot win a Duel with Monster , Spell or Trap Card s alone , only with them joined up . He pointed to his heart as he said , " All you need to amass yourself in victory is right here . " At the time , Yusei did not understand what he meant . Jack eventually fell out with Yusei after a difference in goals . Jack aspired to be a King and spent a lot of his time sitting in a throne in an abandoned theater . He spent little time with his friends , although Rally occasionally visited . Jack once saved Rally from a group of bullies , but didn ' t stick around to converse . Inside the theater , he met Lazar , who came on behalf of Rex Goodwin . He convinced Jack that his birthmark was special and that he can become a King in New Domino City . In order to do so , he told Jack to steal Yusei ' s Duel Runner and " Stardust Dragon " card and escape through a pipeline into New Domino City Accepting Lazar ' s offer , Jack tied Rally up and left him in a boat floating in the sea . He alerted Yusei , who came there on the Duel Runner he had built . Jack forced Yusei to choose between himself and Rally ' s life in order to get what he was after . After Yusei dove into the water to save Rally , Jack took Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " , as well as the Duel Runner . He then made his way into New Domino through the trash pipeline . At an unspecified time , the Duel Runner Jack took breaks down . In the dub , his new Duel Runner , Phoenix Whirlwind ( Wheel of Fortune in the Japanese version ) is the old Duel Runner , after modifications . Jack then became the Turbo Duel ing Champion and moved into the compound of Rex Goodwin , who tried to conceal Jack ' s origins from the public . As the King of Duelists , he was adored by the New Domino City public and his fame has been marketed , even to the point where both he and his " Red Dragon Archfiend " card have their own action figures . Also , at an unspecified time Jack faced Bolt Tanner in a Turbo Duel and defeated him on his first turn . This also occurred with Dragan while facing him in a Duel King Title Match . Fortune Cup . Two years later , when Yusei ventured off into New Domino City to take back his " Stardust Dragon " card , he and Jack had a rematch , but it was interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious red - colored dragon , later revealed to be the Crimson Dragon . He later learned from Goodwin that he is a " Signer " , a savior predicted to prevent the resurrection of a dark god by a Pre - Incan civilization . Although conflicted about maintaining his title even though he technically lost to Yusei , Jack complied with Goodwin ' s plans in the hope of truly validating his title by finally defeating Yusei in the Fortune Cup and gave " Stardust Dragon " back to Yusei as a sign of competition . Yusei faced Jack for the title of King of Turbo Duel s , as he has beaten every opponent on the Fortune Cup . Before their Duel commenced , Jack recounted the events that happened two years ago that lead ultimately to the road of him becoming King . Also , now that he was finally facing Yusei , he told Goodwin to let Rally and the others go since , there is no further need for them to being held hostage . Before their Turbo Duel started , Yusei saw them on the screen , and once they were free , Jack said that there was nothing holding them back . During the Duel , Jack refused to let Yusei win , revealing that in order for him walk to the path of becoming the King , two years ago he gave up everything by turning his back on Satellite and on everyone else he knew . Thus , thinking that all of that happened because of the dragon birthmark , he believed now that Yusei has the chance to become King without giving up anything . Jack did not want that to happen . As he Dueled against Yusei , once again the Crimson Dragon appeared , and took Jack , Yusei , Luna and Akiza to another dimension , showing them visions . Jack told Yusei to continue since , it ' s their Duel that is responsible for them being there . He pushed Yusei , thinking that he will finally win . Jack unleashed his devastating combo , however Yusei has already foreseen this , and managed to counter . Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " unleashed its final attack destroying Jack ' s " Red Dragon Archfiend " , consuming the last of Jack ' s Life Points ; The Duel Runner he was on was completely destroyed and Jack crashed into a guardrail . Jack was thrown from his Duel Runner and was badly injured . Yusei was announced as the new king and Jack was carried out on a stretcher after Jack gave some words of wisdom to Yusei . Dark Signers . Jack was transferred to Domino Hospital to recover away from the prying eyes of the public . Carly Carmine snuck into the hospital , disguised as a nurse in an attempt to interview him . Trudge , now under the Dark Signers ' control , suddenly came and challenged Jack . Jack ' s arm was broken at the time , so he asked Carly to assist him in the Duel and hold his cards . Jack and Carly managed to defeat Trudge , blowing up a portion of the hospital in the process . Before Jack fainted , he asked Carly to get him out without notifying the reporters outside . Carly snuck him out on a gurney as a body with a sheet over it . Jack woke up in Carly ' s place after envisioning a meeting with the Dark Signers in a dream . Carly went into Jack ' s room only to find the man gone . She then followed him to the monorail where he was attempting to get on the train to leave . In the end , Carly convinced him to come to an amusement park with her with the intention of having him relax so she could interview him . She changed her mind however after hearing how hurt he was over losing the title of King to Yusei Fudo . After spending some time with Carly , Jack started to show signs of guilt for betraying his friends and shame for how he let Goodwin use him . Carly suggested that the real Jack Atlas was returning and that the old Jack was the real one defeated by Yusei . She suggested that it was fine for him to become a real King now ( in the dub , she suggested that Jack should say sorry to his friends , mainly Yusei ) . Jack put on his jacket and agreed with her , after which he vowed to never let himself get used by people again . Jack responded to a call at Carly ' s apartment from Mina Simington and flies back to Satellite . Here he watched the Duel between Yusei and Kalin . Yusei got impaled in the course of the fight and is taken away by Crow to receive medical attention . Jack demanded the helicopter be landed , but Mina tells him that he had nowhere to go without his Duel Runner . Jack was forced to go back to New Domino City and wait for the next Dark Signer attack . After returning to the city , he and Mina told Carly she had best not get involved and Jack broke her camera ' s memory chip to hide the conflict between the Signers and the Dark Signers . After Jack ' s Duel Runner was repaired by Goodwin , he told Mina that he would go to Satellite and make his own " road " rather than " Road of the King " he had previously been on . After the Arcadia Movement headquarters were damaged by a Dark Signer attack , Jack evaded the flaming geoglyphs as they form . He made his way to the building , unaware that Carly is the Dark Signer responsible . After the Duel , he came across Luna , Leo , Yanagi , and Tanner leaving the building . They told Jack that Akiza was inside and may need help . Jack entered the building to look for her and found Carly ' s broken glasses inside . He found Akiza unconscious and took her out of the building , unable to find Carly in time . Jack immediately took Akiza to the hospital to get help for her , thinking Carly had been sacrificed to the " Earthbound Immortal s " . Akiza was in a comatose state and is visited by her parents Hideo and Setsuko . Jack told them that Yusei may be able to help her , which he does in the end . He also says that the Signers still have a lot to learn about each other , and the only way they met each other was through Yusei . Jack , along with the other Signers , were invited by Rex Goodwin to his house to learn more about the Signers and Dark Signers . He was told that the Signers are drawn together and guided by faith . After learning about the Dark Signer ' s powers , Jack believed Carly to be among their victims , who were sacrificed when the two " Earthbound Immortals " were Summoned . Seeing how much Yusei was afraid of Kalin , and that he has lost confidence after his last encounter , Jack punched Yusei in the hopes that a fight would cause Yusei to regain his determination . Yusei thanked Jack and accepted that they must fight the Dark Signers to protect people . Hearing this , Jack remembered that he must protect Carly . After the Dark Signers unleashed the black fog on Satellite , Jack along with the other Signers , Leo and Mina are flown by a helicopter piloted by Trudge to Satellite . In Satellite they meet up with Martha , who was happy to see Jack back after many years . The reunion was cut short as Yusei found out that Rally , Crow and the others have disappeared . Mina became greatly upset over Jack ' s feeling for Carly after seeing him with her glasses while he was saying that he was fighting for people . During supper , Roman appeared in order to Duel . Jack wanted to Duel him but is stopped by Yusei , who tells him that its too dangerous to Duel a Dark Signer here . Following Yusei ' s instructions , Jack took Martha and the kids to safer place . John , Mitch , and Taka snuck away to watch the Duel and to help Yusei however they could . As Roman Summons his " Earthbound Immortal " , Jack quickly appears and rescues John and Mitch from being sacrificed . After Yusei ' s match against Roman concludes , Jack , Akiza , Luna , along with Leo , are there , as the rest of the Dark Signers show themselves . After Jack realized Carly is one of them , he chased after her and asked why is she one of them . Carly responded , " If you want to know the answer , come to see me " . The Signers split up to face their respective opponents at the four control units for the Original Ener - D Reactor . Jack took his Duel Runner to the Hummingbird tower , where Carly showed herself on her own Duel Runner . During their Duel , Carly used the card " Enlightenment " , causing Jack to see an alternate future in which he lost his Duel against Carly and died . Carly kissed him , reviving him as a Dark Signer ( in the dub , he gets infected by the spreading darkness ) , and together they defeated the Signers . They turned the world into a Hell , in which they ruled as King and Queen . During the course of the vision , Carly ' s glasses slipped from Jack ' s coat , causing him to remember Carly as she normally was and snap out of the vision . Jack told Carly that that wasn ' t the fate she truly wanted and activated his Trap Card while showing her her glasses . It allowed Carly the choice between recovering her own Life Points or damaging Jack for half the ATK of her " Fortune Lady Earth " . Carly turned to accept the choice of inflicting damage on him when she hesitated and , in the end , turned down a chance to win the Duel in favor of saving Jack . However , her Earthbound Immortal , " Aslla piscu " possessed her and forced her to continue the Duel . She managed to Summon her " Earthbound Immortal " after this possession . Following this Summon , Jack began to focus hard on trying to save Carly , whom he realizes he loves . This caused the Marks of the Dragon to leave the other four Signers and appear on Jack ' s back , allowing him to Summon " Majestic Red Dragon " . Jack attempted to end the Duel in a DRAW , deciding that if he had to cause Carly ' s death that it would be acceptable if he died along with her . However , Carly ' s normal self managed to take control and activated a Trap Card that forced her to lose . She and Jack embraced before she turned to dust , Carly finally confessing her love to him . Jack proceeded to activate the control unit . After Akiza ' s Duel with Misty Tredwell , the sun set before the final unit can be activated and the condor geoglyph appeared in the sky . The King of the Netherworld appeared from the original Ener - D reactor , and moved towards the City . The Crimson Dragon transported Jack and his companions to Goodwin ' s island residence . Jack noticed the Stairway to the Dragon Star has smashed through building . Goodwin stood at the top of the stairway , where he revealed that he has became a Dark Signer and became a Signer by attaching Roman ' s arm to himself . Goodwin prepared to sacrifice a Signer through a Turbo Duel ritual to welcome the Ruler of the Underworld . Jack , Yusei , and Crow faced Goodwin in a 3 - on - 1 Duel . During the Duel , Goodwin suggested Jack not to work with Yusei , and become a true King . Jack remembering Carly , refused , and his Life Points were lowered to 1 . Soon after , he crashed and was unable to Duel any further . After Yusei defeated Goodwin , he was saved by " Majestic Star Dragon " . Pre - World Racing Grand Prix . Half after the battle with Dark Signer s , Jack was working with Yusei and Crow in developing a new Duel Runner engine , though during a test the engine overloaded and exploded . Afterward , he later assisted Yusei and Crow in tracking down Ghost . After Yusei defeated Ghost , they found out he was a robot and Yusei believed a new threat was approaching . Jack often went to Cafe la Geen and bought expensive coffee , such as Blue - Eyes Mountain . However , Crow yelled at him for slacking off and demanded that he got money for new parts . Jack attempted to find honest work , but he was fired from every job he attempts , due to his ego and his obsession of himself being a Signer . After one such failure , he and Carly learned about a money trader named Don Piero who ripped people off by making them sign false documents . Jack then challenged Pierro to a Duel for those contracts , putting up his " Red Dragon Archfiend " and the Phoenix Whirlwind as antes . Jack ultimately won , however he still couldn ' t find a job . On the day of Akiza ' s final Turbo Duel ing exam , Crow and Jack helped Yusei modify and improve her Duel Runner so she can Turbo Duel and obtain her license . Like the rest , he was present during her first official Turbo Duel , in which she was able to defeat Trudge . Several other students had attempted to saboatage Akiza ' s match , prompting Jack to beat them up . Sometime later , Carly informed Jack of Duel Runner thieves . With his pride as a Turbo Duelist , he decided to try and capture the thieves , but when one pulled a gun on him , one of the thieves suddenly tried to stop him and took the shot instead . As Jack stopped to check on the fallen man , Trudge appeared and informed him that the man was actually an undercover agent named Kaz . Feeling guilty , Jack borrowed Kaz ' s " Chaos King Archfiend " and hunts down the thieves , getting beaten up numerous times before he followed them to their hideout . Once he arrived , he and the ringleader engaged in a Ground Duel to the death . Jack seemed to be on the verge of losing , but then Summoned the agent ' s Synchro Monster and won the Duel . When Trudge and his officers arrived , Jack had already beaten up all the gang members and had them piled up . Later , Jack returned the card to the recovered agent , then they shook hands and Jack vowed to Duel him someday . Jack began to try and develop applicable skills . For example , he made a table and chairs out of leftover parts one morning . However , this attempt was ill - fated , as when Crow sat down , the chair broke apart underneath him . After Leo and Luna ' s loss to Lester , Jack and Crow discussed the changes that have recently taken place . The two grow concerned for Yusei , and they decided to go find him and figure out what ' s troubling him once and for all . When they meet with Yusei , he revealed his unease around Ghost , and told them that he suspected that Iliaster is behind everything , as Roman had told him that it was a man from Iliaster who set him down the path of becoming a Dark Signer . Furthermore , they were using the WRGP for some mysterious plan , if Sherry was to be believed . The three decided to work towards mastering Vizor ' s Accel Synchro Summon as a means to effectively combat the new Iliaster plot and to protect the city . When Yusei takes in an amnesiac named Bruno , Jack was initially distrusting and very hostile towards him , as Bruno had been found working on Jack ' s Phoenix Whirlwind without permission . When Jack was suddenly arrested by Sector Security , the word of him being a suspect got around . Trudge showed Yusei , Bruno , and Crow a security clip of Jack purposely destroying Duel Runners during Duels . They all assume that it was Jack because of the Phoenix Whirlwind and the exact same Deck . When Jack escaped Security , he set out to find the culprit . He later confronted the impostor , a duplicate of Jack calling himself " The King " . When Jack faced the mystery Duelist , he ended up defeated by his own monster , " Red Dragon Archfiend " and seemingly fell into the sea . It was revealed that the impostor was a Duelbot as a part of the Three Pure Nobles ' ( namely Jakob ' s ) plan to use the Signers for their nefarious scheme involving a " circuit " of some kind . Jack did not die but was actually captured and hidden in a cave while being shown what the impostor is doing , this time wreaking havoc on the highway . He was also under the careful watch of the trio by the use of a machine . Eventually , seeing his friends ( Yusei , Crow , and Kaz ) getting injured trying to figure out who was the so called ' King ' , Jack ' s willpower caused the machine to break , freeing Jack from his mental prison . He then escaped from the cave he was hidden in and chased after the impostor . Jack intercepted the impostor before he was could harm Yusei and then challenged the impostor to a Duel . During the Duel , the impostor constantly taunted him , telling him that he is now weaker than his former self . Jack Summoned his " Red Dragon Archfiend " quickly with " Trust Guardian " but got pushed into a corner very early in the game as the impostor Summoned his own " Red Dragon Archfiend " and boosted its ATK . When it seemed Jack was winning , the impostor unleashed his ultimate weapon : the Summoning of three " Red Dragon Archfiends " ( they were colored blue , purple and yellow ) . The three dragons nearly wiped out Jack ' s Life Points but he was saved by his " Red Dragon Archfiend " , which was protected by " Trust Guardian " . Jack then made his final move and Summoned " Majestic Red Dragon " and gained the ATK of the impostor ' s " Red Dragon Archfiend " before attacking and defeating him . The attack destroyed the imposter and all of his cards . Crash Town . Jack also appeared in Crash Town . After Lawton canceled his Duel with Kalin and Yusei , he tried to shoot Kalin , but he was intercepted by Crow ' s " Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind . Seeing this , Barbara tried to attack Nico and West in order to control Kalin , but Jack prevented her from doing so . He declared that he doesn ' t like to harm ladies , but would make an exception in her case . Later , before they returned to New Domino City , they said goodbye to Kalin , who decided to stay in the city to protect Nico and West after they lost their father . World Racing Grand Prix . During the first round of the WRGP , Jack was the first in line against Team Unicorn , facing Andre . The Duelist who rounded the first turn of the track first was awarded by taking the first turn . As Jack raced towards the turn , he appeared to have secured the first turn , though Andre used the overboost system to propel him around the corner . With his first turn , he Summoned " Red Dragon Archfiend " , believing the Duel to be a match of Power Decks . Andre , however , was able to counter Jack ' s moves , destroy ing " Red Dragon Archfiend " and damaging the Phoenix Whirlwind in the process . Jack continued Dueling without noticing the damage , though it is seen by Yusei and Bruno , who called him back to the pit . Jack refused to give up , continuing on . After taking some damage from Andre ' s attack s , Jack managed to re - Summon his " Red Dragon Archfiend " and inflict the first damage by Team 5D ' s . Andre , however , was able to counter Jack ' s moves once again , and ended the Duel using the effect of " Speed World 2 " . The damage suffered by Jack ' s Phoenix Whirlwind caused the braking system to malfunction , resulting in him being thrown from it while it spun out of control and crashed . Jack was able to walk his Phoenix Whirlwind off the track and got the " active Duelist " tag to Akiza in time to prevent the team ' s disqualification . Jack was hospitalized and taken care of by Carly , Mina , and Stephanie . However , as Yusei continued to battle Jean , Jack urged his friend on after forcing himself back to the arena . After Yusei ' s victory , he congratulated his friend , glad to see that their dream lived on . Jack Dueled Nicolas , after Crow defeated Hermann . Due to effect of " Power Giant " , he managed to dodge the final blow from Nicolas ' card of darkness , " Doom Ray " , and only Nicolas lost all of his Life Points and his Duel Runner was destroyed . Due to this victory , Team 5D ' s won the match , and proceeded to the finals . Jack heard about Diablo , the army of Duelbot s that Primo released , so he went with Kaz to stop them . After beating several Ghosts , they left him and attacked Yusei , Sherry and Elsworth , beating Sherry and Elsworth , leaving Yusei to fight the rest alone . Jack and Kaz defeated a few of the Ghosts and noticed that the sky had turned ominous . Jack worried that something big is about to affect the whole city . Jack went to Nazca with Yusei after Yusei received an e - mail from Greiger . Grieger wrote that he had a dream in which Jack was killed by his " Red Dragon Archfiend " , causing him to invite Jack and Yusei . He told Jack that the former King needs to find a new way of battling , although Jack refused by sticking to his traditional style of power . Jack and Max , Greiger ' s little brother , engaged in a Duel that evening . Although Jack quickly pulled out his " Red Dragon Archfiend " , Max ' s traps countered his strategy and reflected his attack . As a result of the blow , Jack is knocked off his Duel Runner as the Duel is canceled . Wondering why his strategy failed , Jack leaves the others behind for a time . While driving , he founded a devastated village where only an old man remained . The man told Jack that the destruction was the work of The Crimson Devil when questioned by the Duelist . The man was quickly possessed by the Familiar of Red Nova , who told Jack that if he desires power , Jack needs to go to the temple and Duel him . Jack then went to Greiger ' s temple and , ignoring Max , went to a secret passage beneath it . There he found the Familiar , who explained that a Duel between them would serve as a ritual . If Jack won , he would gain a new power , yet if he lost , the familiar would use his body as a sacrifice to awaken Red Nova . The Duel started , although Jack quickly lost many Life Points due to the Familiar ' s burn Deck . While they were Dueling , Yusei , Greiger and Max arrived . The Familiar , seeing them , blocked the exit , preventing them from leaving . An unknown creature appeared within the abyss beneath the Duel , which Greiger recognized as Red Nova , the ultimate " Earthbound Immortal " , who was sealed after he lost to the Crimson Dragon in a battle 10 , 000 years ago . After hearing that Red Nova is in fact an " Earthbound Immortal " , Jack was shocked and understood that he needed to win or he would be used as a sacrifice to Summon the " Earthbound Immortal " . Jack Summoned " Red Dragon Archfiend " as the Duel continued . After losing almost all of his Life Points due to Jack ' s strategy , the Familiar Summoned his ace card , " Abyss Ruler Mictlancoatl " . Jack successfully dodged the attack , but bears witness to the awakening of Red Nova . Greiger then explained that Red Nova was previously stopped by Blazing Soul that was once possessed by a Legendary Signer . Greiger believes that Jack is the current incarnation of the one who originally defeated Red Nova , shocking Yusei . Before Red Nova can attack , the Crimson Dragon appeared , helping Jack to capture Red Nova ' s power and transform it into " Red Nova Dragon " . With it , Jack easily defeated the Familiar . Afterwards , Jack and Yusei said goodbye to Greiger , Max and Annie and afterwards returned to New Domino City . Sometime later , Jack led Yusei , Crow and Bruno to find Red Demon ' s Noodle , a brand new cup ramen . During the search they met Lazar , but before they could catch him , he escaped . Later , Jack devised a plan to catch Lazar . The next day , they set up a stand promoting Red Demon ' s Noodle . Crow was chosen to dress up as Cup Ramen Man because he lost to Jack in rock - paper - scissors . After Crow defeated some people , Lazar appeared , but he escaped again . Still , they managed to find him , and Crow Dueled him . Crow won , so Lazar was forced to reveal everything he knew about Iliaster . During the examination , after Lazar told his history in which cup ramen had a big role , Jack gave him all the supplies of Red Demon ' s Noodle . Jack told him that he also loved cup ramen while he was young . Because Lazar didn ' t say anything about Iliaster , Sherry ] destroyed the cup ramen , shocking Jack . Later , Lazar remembered that the name of the organization which sent the directors is in the Sector Security database , which was disguised as a Turbo Duel game . After Akiza easily won , Jack decided to Duel , but he lost . After he complained that the game needed some sort of combo , Yusei told to him that he just missed the timing . Using a different approach to Jack ' s strategy , Yusei won , and the name of the company appeared . Its name was Momentum Express Development Organization , which surprised everybody . Jack then went with Yusei and others to talk about Momentum Express Development Organization with Rick . Jack noticed that the organization ' s business is very suspicious . After Yusei , Sherry and Bruno were sent into a wormhole by Clark Smith , Jack and the other Signers were protected from Iliaster ' s falsification of history by their marks . Jack , along with the other Signers and Elsworth , went to the dock , where they were reunited with Yusei and Bruno . A few days later , Jack went with Crow and Akiza to watch the Exhibition Duel of Team Ragnarok . Jack was chosen by Dragan as his opponent and the Duel commenced . Jack immediately Summoned " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but Dragan used his relentless attack as an opportunity to Synchro Summon his strongest monster , " Thor , Lord of the Aesir " . Dragan said to Jack that he expected more from the former King , then declared an attack . " Red Dragon Archfiend " and " Thor " clashed , causing the sky to darken and the arena to tremble with the force of an earthquake . Hastily , Lazar interrupted the Duel to avoid more damage . Jack was the first wheeler against Team Taiyo , facing Yoshizo . Jack quickly Summoned " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but his attack was stopped by Yoshizo ' s strong defense . Jack understood that Yoshizo was stalling , but he didn ' t know the reason . He finally managed to destroy Yoshizo ' s ace monster , " Hand - Holding Genie " , and inflicted piercing damage through Yoshizo ' s weak Defense Position monsters using " Lancer Archfiend " . However , during his Duel with Jinbei , the second wheeler of Team Taiyo , Jinbei Summoned his own " Hand - Holding Genie " . Seeing this , Jack decided to end the Duel as a Draw . He powered up the attack of " Red Dragon Archfiend " and activated " Shockwave " , destroying " Red Dragon Archfiend " . However , only Jack lost all his Life Points because Jinbei activate d " Gift of the Mystical Elf " . At the pit , Jack warned Crow to not let Jinbei continue to line up his turns . After Crow asked him why , Jack answered that it is was a hunch , which unnerved Crow . Jack , along with the others , was surprised when Yusei Summoned " Shooting Star Dragon " . After Yusei won , Jack , Crow and Yusei congratulated Team Taiyo on a good and well - fought match . Jack was present while Team Ragnarok explained to Team 5D ' s how they obtained the Aesir monsters . Dragan revealed said that he Dueled Jack while he was King . He lost on purpose because Lazar ordered him in exchange for money for his father ' s medical treatment . This surprised Jack , and he declared that they will settle their score in the match between Team Ragnarok and Team 5D ' s . A day before the Duel , Jack was upset because he didn ' t know that Dragan lost on purpose in their last match . He went to Lazar to talk about the Duel , and after he threatened Lazar , Lazar told him that all Dragan said was true . Later , at Poppo Time , Jack arrived shortly after Yusei and others watched his Duel on DVD . Leo tried to cheer him up , saying that Dragan only lost because he wanted money . Jack then began to shout at him , saying that Duelist s never sold their pride for money ( in the dub , he yells at Leo because his title has been a lie ) . However , Yusei talked to Jack later , and he managed to encourage him . The Duel started on the next day . Jack managed to pass the first corner ahead of Dragan , giving him first turn . Jack and Dragan both drew the exact same hand as they had in their first Duel . Believing it to be fate , Jack began the Duel with same moves as before , but this time Dragan activated the trap that he didn ' t activate last time . Still , Jack countered him with his own trap , Summoning " Top Runner " . He used its effect , powering up " Red Dragon Archfiend " . However , Dragan Summoned " Thor " on the next turn . Dragan then used its effect and destroyed " Red Dragon Archfiend " . This move shocked everybody in the audience , as well in the pit of Team 5D ' s . Without his ace monster , Jack powered his defense , but Dragan destroyed all Jack ' s monsters and lowered his life to a slim 900 . However , in a comeback , Jack turned the Duel around by using Blazing Soul and Double Tuning for his new ace monster , " Red Nova Dragon " , shocking everyone in the stadium , including Team Ragnarok . Even though Dragan puts up a resistant front , Jack still manages to defeat him . Dragan then said to Jack that he now accepts his loss , but that the real winner will be Team Ragnarok . Then , due to its effect , " Thor " revived , lowering Jack ' s Life Points to a mere 100 . When he faced Brave , the second wheeler of Team Ragnarok , he was defeated thanks to the effect of " Thor " , depleting his Life Points and destroying " Red Nova Dragon " . In the WRGP final , he was the first wheeler from Team 5D ' s . His first opponent was Lester from Team New World . Jack managed to beat him in a few turns using " Red Nova Dragon " and " Force Resonator . His second opponent was Primo . Just like with Lester , he defeated him quickly with " Red Nova Dragon " , destroying " Meklord Emperor Wisel " . However this was Team New World ' s plan . When Jakob , the final Duelist from Team New World , appeared , Jack was defeated with a single attack from " Meklord Emperor Granel " , which had its ATK powered up thanks to " Infinite Aura " and the absorbed " Red Nova Dragon " . Jack barely makes it into the pits without collapsing , where he is promptly taken to the infirmary on a stretcher , Carly , Mina , and Stephenie close behind . He , along with the rest of Team 5D ' s , witnessed the visions of the future that the Three Pure Nobles showed them . He is in disbelief , unsure of what to think , but continues to believe in Yusei and the future he and his friends are making . After the Emperors fuse into Aporia , Jack and Crow head onto the Daedalus Bridge tracks to support Yusei . He cheers him on as he fights Aporia . Ark Cradle . Jack , along with the rest of the team , accompany Yusei to Divine Temple . They are split into three groups due to a trap , with Jack ending up with Leo and Luna . The three travel to the center of the structure . When they arrive at the gear , they encounter Aporia , who was revived by Z - one . He forces them into a 3 on 1 Duel with their lives on the line via devices attached to their hearts . Jack manages to Summon his " Red Dragon Archfiend " , but Aporia manages to destroy it due to a mistake made by Leo . Jack and Luna end up taking a whole lot of damage and collapsing , leaving Leo devastated . However , they manage to get back up and continue the Duel . Later on , Leo is killed after he Summons his " Power Tool Dragon " and Luna ' s " Ancient Fairy Dragon " . Jack witnesses Leo reviving and becoming into the sixth Signer . After Leo Synchro Summon s " Life Stream Dragon " , their lives are saved due to its effect . Aporia still tries to resist by increasing the ATK of his " Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk " to 8300 . However , due to a combo between Leo and Luna , they decrease its ATKs to 2900 . Aporia asks why is it that humans keep hurting his heart and wonders if it ' s because of his despair . Jack explains that Aporia doesn ' t feel despair , he feels hope . He explains that , while Leo was fighting for Luna , Aporia fought for Z - one , and because he was thinking of Z - one while Dueling , Aporia felt hope . In the end , thanks to Leo and Luna ' s help , Jack destroys " Asterisk " with " Red Nova Dragon " and defeats him . The three of them escape and continue on to the center of the Divine Temple . He and the twins later reunite with Yusei when Yusei defeats Antinomy , opening the door to the Support Gear . When talking to Yusei , Jack praises Leo ' s Dueling skills , saying that Yusei should have seen the Duel . After that , when Yusei says that Antinomy was Bruno and that he died to save Yusei , Jack says that they must move forward in order to avenge Bruno . When they find Z - one , Aporia appears and Duels against him in an attempt to reason with him . However , that fails and when Aporia loses , Jack gives Yusei his " Red Dragon Archfiend " to aid him in the final Duel against Z - one . During the Duel , Z - one ' s mask is damaged and Jack is shocked to see Z - one having the same criminal mark as Yusei . Team 5D ' s future . Months later , Jack , having received an invitation from the Ride Ace Dueling league , is prompted into becoming the World King . Therefore he goes around and defeats the best Duelists he could think of such as Greiger , Sherry , and Kalin . Soon after , he finds and challenges Yusei to a Duel , which the latter accepts . Despite attacking relentlessly and Summoning strong monsters such as " Exploder Dragonwing " and even his most powerful card , " Red Nova Dragon " , Jack eventually loses to Yusei after his " Red Dragon Archfiend " gets destroyed by Yusei ' s " Junk Warrior " . After this , Jack leaves New Domino City behind he is later seen to be the King of the Ride Ace Dueling League , making him the World King , eight years later . He receives a challenge from Crow , who had recently moved to the Ride Ace League from the Shingon League . Jack openly welcomes the challenge , declaring that until he beats Yusei in another rematch , he will not lose to anyone . This also implies he has been undefeated the past eight years since his loss to Yusei . Relationships . Yusei Fudo . Ever since their childhood , Jack and Yusei have been best friends . This lasted up until Jack stole Yusei ' s Duel Runner , " Stardust Dragon " and deserted his Satellite friends for a life of luxury in New Domino City . When Yusei defeated Jack during the Fortune Cup , their friendship began to repair itself . As they spent more time together , they conversed more and managed to patch up their differences . Even though they are best friends , they have maintained a rivalry throughout the anime . Crow Hogan . Crow and Jack were good friends since childhood as well . Crow was primarily uninvolved in the rivalry between Jack and Yusei , but after their friendship is repaired , Yusei , Crow and Jack become friends again . Crow seems to dislike some things about Jack , such as Jack often refusing to work while Crow and Yusei had to do jobs to make the rent on their house . Crow also dislikes Jack ' s stubbornness and occasional refusing to work together as a team with him and Yusei . However , despite their differences , Crow and Jack still deep down always look out for each other and help each other . Carly Carmine . Ever since the start of the Dark Signer Arc , Carly Carmine had been trying to get close to Jack , as she wanted to get a " scoop " on him after his loss of his title of the King . Even though her intentions were at first professional , she developed a caring bond with Jack which blossomed into a friendship . This was especially shown when Carly became a Dark Signer and Jack wanted to end the Duel in a DRAW so they would both lose together , because during the Duel he realized he loved her . But Carly , using all her strength , overthrew the dark power and depleted her Life Points to 0 before Jack could lose . While she was dying in his arms , Carly told Jack she loved him before she vanished to dust ( the latter confession was removed in the dub ) . Since she revived from her apparent death , Carly has joined Jack on various quests throughout the anime , and continuously displays her love for him , even though he ignores it . She always attends Jack ' s Duels and cheers him on from the sidelines , along with Jack ' s other " fangirls " , Stephanie and Mina Simington . Leo and Luna . Jack acts as a surrogate father / older brother to Leo and Luna , even though his stern and strict demeanors don ' t sit well with them sometimes . Despite his tough and mean attitude , he actually does care about them , and always tries to protect then from harm , as shown during their Duel against Aporia , where he continues encouraging the twins to fight on with hope , and never give into despair . He ' s also mad at Aporia for involving the twins in their Duel , and always tries to shield them from harm . In return , the twins have come to admire and respect him , and become better Duelist s under his guidance and leadership . Decks . Turbo . Jack uses a Power Deck , centered around Synchro Summon ing his " Red Dragon Archfiend " . Due to his personality , Jack centres a lot of his tactics around his " Red Dragon Archfiend " , supporting it with cards such as " Lineage of Destruction " and " Crimson Fire " . When fighting the Dark Signers , Jack used cards such as " Battle Fader " and " Crying Ogre " to counter the attack s of their " Earthbound Immortal s " . After his loss to Andre and acquiring " Red Nova Dragon " , Jack shifts his strategy to being more flexible and less reckless , primarily focused on easily swarm ing the field with material for his " Red Nova Dragon " through cards such as " Tuner ' s Reflect " and his " Resonator s " . Evolving Duel . In " Evolving Duel ! Stardust VS Red Demons " , Jack ' s Turbo Deck focuses on Summoning " Red Dragon Archfiend / Assault Mode " . Notes . Jack is the only Duelist to beat Yusei . It was in Satellite during a flashback in episode 2 .