Kalin Kessler ( manga ) Kalin Kessler , known as Kyosuke Kiryu ( 鬼柳京介 , Kiryū Kyōsuke ) in the Japanese version , is a character from the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " manga . He acquired his " Duel Dragon " , " Void Ogre Dragon " after performing the ritual to summon the Skeleton Knight in order to give him powerful cards . Kalin enters the D1 Grand Prix to exact his revenge on Jack Atlas , but ultimately loses and retires from the tournament . Design . Appearance . Kalin has light blue hair , primarily in long bangs that cover his face . He also has pale skin , blue eyes and a Criminal mark that he has had since he was young , but how he acquired it is unknown . Kalin ' s usual outfit consists of a light blue shirt , black pants and shoes as well as a long - flowing trench coat . Whilst a subject at V . S . S . L . , he wore a white shirt , pants and shoes with the number " 0 " on the shirt sleeves . When his Duel Dragon ' s miasma took control of Kalin , the whites of his eyes turned black . Kalin drives the Giganto L Duel Runner which he used throughout the D1 Grand Prix . He was also shown using a Academia Disk , but it malfunctioned after he Summon ed " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " . Etymology . Kalin ' s Japanese name , Kyosuke means " respectful " or " helpful " . Personality . While living at the V . S . S . L . facility run by Rex Goodwin , Kalin was extremely kind and selfless , putting the friendship with the other children there over anything else . This was shown when his value of friendship made him lose the opportunity to leave the facility , acquire a Duel Dragon " and become Rex ' s adopted son . After Jack won what Kalin lost , he became filled with rage to the extent that he stole " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " and set off a bomb off within the facility . He then prayed to the Skeleton Knight which bestowed upon him his own Duel Dragon , " Void Ogre Dragon " . Throughout the preliminaries of the D1 Grand Prix , Kalin refrained from overtly showing his hateful personality , opting to behave emotionless and laid back , only displaying slight annoyance when Akiza put him into a corner during their Duel . Akiza notes that Kalin rides as if he fears nothing . Kalin also has a habit of mentioning " satisfaction " , for example , that Akiza ' s Duel could not satisfy him , and that he Dueling is unfulfilling . According to himself , the only person which truly " satisfied " him was Jack Atlas , who defeated him in a fierce Duel , though upon seeing Yusei Fudo defeat Greiger , he suggested that Yusei might be able to satisfy him . Whilst under the influence of the miasma of " Void Ogre Dragon " , Kalin became psychotic , laughing and grinning uncontrollably whilst viciously assaulting Jack during their Duel . He also had a habit of sticking his tongue out . However after the Duel , he returned to his usual self . Biography . History . In the past , Kalin was imprisoned in the V . S . S . L . , a Facility owned by Rex Goodwin . There , he was Jack ' s roommate . In V . S . S . L . , Rex performed tests with the prisoners in order to find holders for a Duel Dragon . Kalin showed affection to his friends , other prisoners , and wanted to somehow free them . During one night , Kalin decided to Duel Jack as the two acted completely different to their opponents , that being that Kalin treated them with respect where as Jack taunted them for losing . During the Duel , Kalin decided to let Jack win as he didn ' t want to leave behind the friends he made at the Facility . Jack won the Duel and as a reward , Rex gave him the " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " card . Annoyed by this , Kalin stole the card and set explosives off in the building , running away in the process . This fueled Jack with hatred as Kalin had stolen his Duel Dragon . However in actuality Kalin stole the card in order to protect Jack as at the time Jack had left Kalin discovered the truth about Goodwin ' s plans for the V . S . S . L facility and how all the children there including Jack are nothing more than guinea pigs to him . Kalin caused the explosion in an effort to foil Goodwin ' s plan . At some point later on in his life , Kalin performed a ritual to summon the Skeleton Knight who gave him the " Void Ogre Dragon " card , which he was unable to fully control , and it affected his personality . Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s . Kalin made his debut at the D1GP Tournament along with Crow Hogan , which made Jack Atlas smirk as he knew that both were competition . He was then seen observing Yusei Fudo ' s Duel with the other contestants and was surprised at the power of Yusei ' s new developed Sense which he used in order to win against Greiger . Kalin wasn ' t seen for a while until his first Duel within the D1GP , in which he was seen swiftly defeating an unknown Duelist with ease and maintaining his Life Points at 4000 throughout the Duel . Kalin was then later selected to become Akiza Izinski ' s opponent within the second round of Duels within the D1GP . Throughout the Duel , Kalin maintained control of the field within his terrifying Handless Combo along with the " Void " cards , which forced Akiza into a corner . She then managed to Summon her secret ace , " Rosaria , the Stately Fallen Angel " , and forced Kalin into a corner , but he swiftly fought back by Summoning his own ace monster , " Void Ogre Dragon " , and wiping Akiza out . After Jack ' s Duel with Sect Ijuin was interrupted , Kalin appeared before Jack and revealed he had " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " by Summoning it in front of him , after which he revealed some of his knowledge about Duel Dragon s . Jack quickly went to intervene , but as Kalin Summoned the card , his Duel Disk began to malfunction , as the card was merely a copy of the original . Later on , during the second stage of the D1GP , Kalin meets Jack in the destroyed ruins of V . S . S . L . and they discuss their past there . Afterwards Kalin gives Jack his card , " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " back , admitting that he hadn ' t been sure what he wanted back then and that the title of " Turbo Duel Emperor " meant nothing to him , they began a Duel . Jack dominates the early turns of the Duel with " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " and reduces Kalin ' s Life Points to zero , though Kalin used " Zero Gate of the Void " to summon " Void Ogre Dragon and remain in the Duel . Now possessed by his Duel Dragon ' s miasma , Kalin initially locks Jack with his Handless Combo Type Zero , but the latter uses his Duel Dragon combined with " Champion ' s Majesty " and defeats Kalin . The miasma then leaves Kalin , who offers Jack his " Void Ogre Dragon " card . However , Jack refuses it , telling him to put together an even stronger combo than his Handless Combo Type Zero . Jack starts to leave but Kalin stops him as he needs to tell him the truth about the D1GP . After Jack hears everything that Kalin had just told him , Jack decides to head to the Aerial Fortress Seibal and plans to take the power of the Ultimate God for himself . Kalin tries to talk Jack out of it as he and everyone else in the tournament is being used by Goodwin . However Jack points out that the Duel that they just had provided energy for the ritual . Then Jack turns to Kalin and says " The power of the Ultimate God . . . Don ' t you think that ' s perfect for me ? " . Kalin recalls that Jack said the same thing about obtaining a Duel Dragon card and tells Jack that he never changes . Afterwards , Kalin , resting against debris and smiling , apparently satisfied , retires from the tournament . Kalin notices light coming from the fortress and realizes that its energy for the Ultimate God ' s revival and he becomes worried about Jack . Kalin reappears in the Duel Gate to inform Crow that Yusei managed to stop the revival of the Ultimate God . Later Kalin falls to Goodwin ' s energy drain . Decks . Present . Kalin uses an " Infernity " Deck , highly focused around the Graveyard . Kalin also utilizes the " Void " Trap Card s to protect his Monster Card s from destruction . His Deck is spearheaded by his " Duel Dragon " , " Void Ogre Dragon " . Past . Kalin ' s previous Deck had three cards shown , none of which had their effect s revealed and one of which was unnamed . Though their Type s were not revealed , they monsters were Dragon - like in appearance .