Yuto ( manga ) Yuto is a secondary protagonist in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V manga " . He shares a body with Yuya Sakaki , Yugo , and Yuri due to currently unknown circumstances . He is able to communicate with him mentally or simply switch who is in control . Design . Appearance . Yuto ' s physical appearance is similar to his anime counterpart : His face semi - identical to his counterparts save his black upward sweep hair with light purple fringes , wearing a punk - style student uniform . Whenever he possesses Yuya or briefly emerges from him as a spirit , Yuto is wearing Yuya ' s gold and red lined white school jacket . When they originally arrived in Maiami City , since Leo Corp was only after Yuya at the time , Yuto used the hood of Yuya ' s jacket with his googles and military mask to conceal his face . Yuto wears a cloak like his anime counterpart , but it is not torn unlike in the anime . While he and Yuzu infiltrated the LC - owned Physical Information Company , Yuto wore a suit and spectacles . Personality . Yuto ' personality is much the same as his anime counterpart . He is a more serious and cautious person , contrasting with Yuya , and he often argues with him for his reckless actions . He also has a tendency to point out the odd traits of those he and Yuya face , calling Sawatari a " weirdo " , saying he doubts Shun has many friends , and questioning Reiji for analyzing him mid - duel . He seems not to actively seek out duels , only fighting when he deems it necessary . He is not above appreciating compliments however ; Yuya complimenting Yuto on wearing a suit fed his ego and pacified his worrying to a degree . Unlike the original Yuto , this Yuto refers to himself as " 私 " ( Watashi ) . Etymology . In the anime , Yūto ' s name in romaji is written as " Ute " , which is pronounced as " Yūto " in Japanese . Yūto has many definitions depending on the kanji used . For example : 優 ( Yū ) means " Gentleness " and " Superiority " , 悠 ( Yū ) means " Distant " and " Leisurely " . The last syllable 人 ( To ) means person , 翔 ( To ) means to " Soar " or " Fly " . For this character , his name is written in Katakana , so it has no actual meaning . Abilities . Just like Yuya , Yuto has the ability to manipulate Solid Vision technology at will , though limited than Yuya does . He himself is also a skilled hacker , able to easily unlock LC security system . Due to the unknown connection between Yuto and Yuya , Yuto has the ability to appear and manifest as a spirit that only Yuya can see and hear . Biography . Following their hacking of Leo Corp ' s mainframe in an attempt to find out info on Genesis Omega Dragon , Yuto takes control of their body in an attempt to lie low . But when Yuto becomes across a crying child who is upset of missing a dragon Duel Monster realized through Solid Vision during a Leo Corporation Tournament , Yuya proceeds to cheer the boy up by summoning his " Odd - Eyes Phantom Dragon " with Yuto upset that now they are exposed . When Shingo Sawatari confronts them , expecting to see Yuya as he demand his surrender , Yuto attempts to misdirect him and the others . But the misdirect attempt while accepting Shingo ' s challenge back fires when Reiji Akiba gives his subordinate orders to capture Yuto as Yuya ' s accomplice . Though Yuto did well at first with his " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " , he is quickly overwhelmed when Shingo brought out his " Erebus the Underworld Monarch " and dwindled Yuto ' s Life Points to 200 . It was then that Yuya , deeming his counterpart ' s Xyz deck is ineffective against Shingo ' s , convinces Yuto to let him take over their body and quickly finish the match . Yuto reluctantly agrees , with everyone present witnessing him transform into Yuya . Following Yuya being tricked into signing a teaching contract by Yuzu Hiiragi , a worrisome Yuto watched the duo ' s comedic banter over Yuzu ' s managerial payment while commenting that the two have no idea what they each are getting into . Soon after , telling his counterpart that he messed up by getting Yuzu involved in their fight , Yuto was with Yuya in spirit as the latter duels Shun Kurosaki who took the girl ' s father hostage . Yuto attempts to instruct Yuya in the best course to duel Shun , noting how monstrous he appears upon hearing his ideology on dueling , only for Yuya to throw caution to win . Following their win , dismissing Yuya ' s consideration of befriending him , Yuto scolds his counterpart over using his smokescreen in a matter unfit of a Dueltainer to stop the Hiiragis ' embarrassing promotion of their Syu Zo Duel School . When Yuzu and Syuzo notice Yuya appearing to be talking to himself , he comes clean of having three alternative personalities besides his own . It when then that Yuya realized neither Yugo nor Yuri make their presence known , Yuto covering for the two by making Yuya think the two are having a roadtrip in his mind . The following day , when they get a lead of the G . O . D card ' s location to be at the Physical Information Company , Yuya and Yuto take Yuzu with them as the latter two disguise themselves as employees with Yuzu commenting Yuto pulling off the look . But once they have infiltrated the building and reach the laboratory where the lead was leaked from , the group realized they fell for a trap set up by Sora Shiun ' in . Yuya quickly takes over for Yuto to duel the young Duelist . Following Yuya brought back to their hideout after losing consciousness from the punishment he and Yuri endured , Yuto and the other counterparts enter a discussion over Yuya ' s condition while ending up arguing with Yugo while trying to get him and Yuri to cease their bickering . It was then the three learn of a hacker whom they were unable to stop in time from entering Yuya ' s mind via his Duel Disk , Yugo offering to deal with the intruder while turning down Yuto ' s offer of assistance on the grounds of him being " too loud and annoying " While being assured that Yugo is a talented Turbo Duelist , Yuto follows after Yugo alongside Yuri to see the Turbo Duel unfold Once the duel ended , Yuto and Yuri arrive as Yuya ' s memories surged with Yugo wiping them out . Before taking a rest to recuperate , Yugo informs Yuto and Yuri of Ren and his knowledge of the World Illusion When Yuya comes to , Yuto and Yuri inform Yuya of what occurred and the possibility of another faction to deal with . Yuya then learns Reiji had found their hideout , having Yuto and Yuri agree to disappear for a bit so he can have a private discussion with Reiji . But when Reiji is adamant to duel Yuya and overpowers him , teasing Yuya over needing them when he needs their help , Yuto quickly return to aid his counterpart as he summons " Dark Anthelion Dragon " . Soon after going off the grid , Yuto and his counterparts have Yuya undergo a training regime to hone their dueling skills before learning from Yugo and Yuri of the apparent side effect that the Adam Factor poses to their link with Yuya . Relationships . Yuya Sakaki . Yuto and Yuya ' s differing personalities and stark experiences , combined with their similar ideals , make them each other ' s foils . Their history prior to sharing a body is unknown at the time save the two knew each other . At times , Yuto would tend to scold Yuya whenever he does something that puts them at risk like cheering up a kid while they are being hunted down by Leo Corp agents . But Yuto tends to keep some secrets from Yuya where his memories are concerned , including their counterparts ' activities or Yuzu resembling someone they knew from their time . Yugo and Yuri . Like with Yuya , Yuto tends to treat Yugo and Yuri as little brothers much to the former ' s distaste as Yugo sees Yuto as " too loud and annoying " . Yuzu Hiragi . Yuzu is the first person Yuto met since arriving to her timeline who was not with Leo Corp and became one of Yuya ' s closest friends , though she assumed he was some sort of comedy act Yuya made up . He also protective of Yuzu , scolding Yuya for getting her and her father caught up in their troubles . When he and Yuzu infiltrated the Physical Information System Company , feeling uncomfortable in his guise as an employee , Yuto got a confidence boost from Yuzu commenting on how well he look in his disguise . But Yuto admits to Yugo and Yuri that Yuzu vaguely resembles someone from their past . Reiji Akaba . Before physically meeting , Reiji was the one who realized Yuto ' s presence during the hunt for Yuya was no coincidence and gave Shingo orders to capture him . Shingo Sawatari . Yuto first met Shingo when he was forcefully took control of Yuya ' s body in an attempt to misdirect Shingo while challenging him to a duel . But Reiji gave Shingo orders to capture Yuto as a possible accomplice to Yuya , allowing Shingo to overwhelm Yuto until Yuya was allowed to use his body again to finish the duel in their favor . Deck . Yuto uses a " Phantom Knights " Deck . Much like his anime counterpart , it focuses on Xyz Summon ing " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " . However , in the manga , Yuto uses mostly Trap Monsters with special activation conditions , like " Phantom Knights Dark Gauntlet " , which can be activated from the hand , and " Phantom Knights Shade Brigandine " , which can be activated the turn it is Set . These Trap Monsters allow Yuto to protect his field while easily gathering Xyz Material s . Like other of his personas , his deck in influenced by Yuya and their deck influenced him too , with Yuto having cards such as " Pendulum Xyz " , and with his " Dark Anthelion Dragon " evolving to a Pendulum Monster .