Skip Boyle Skip Boyle , known as Syuzo Hiiragi ( " Hīragi Shūzō " ) in the Japanese version , is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . He is Zuzu Boyle ' s father , and owns You Show Duel School , which his daughter attends . Design . Appearance . Skip Boyle has dark blue eyes and brown / orange hair . He often wears a red / orange jumpsuit with a green trim and red fire design . Underneath Skip wears a dark blue shirt with another fire design . He also wears a white whistle . Personality . Skip is an enthusiastic and passionate person , often using the catchphrase " nekketsu " , meaning " fired up " , whenever he ' s excited . He is quite goofy and dramatic at times , causing Zuzu to hit him with her paper fan , but he can be serious if the situation calls for it . He takes great pride in You Show Duel School and does everything he can make it prosper . While it seems like he can be desperate to get more students , and receive their tuition to pay the bills , he is a very caring and responsible person , who cares about Yuya , his daughter and the students more than the money . According to Yoko Sakaki , Skip has the skills to become a Pro Duelist , but believes that winning isn ' t everything in a Duel . In addition , Skip acts as mentor and somewhat father - figure to Yuya Sakaki in the place of his good friend , Yusho Sakaki . Etymology . His Japanese name " Shuzo " may refer to a former professional Japanese tennis player who is also known as hot - blooded and energetic like Skip Boyle . Skip Boyle also plays a sport - related Deck ( " Guts Master " ) . Shuzo Matsuoka hosts the " Shuzo Challenge " , an annual tennis camp for young children , while Skip Boyle owns the " You Show Duel School " for young Duelist s . Voice / Mannerisms . Skip has a high - pitched voice and has a tendency to use the phrase " fired up " when he is excited . Biography . History . Skip was a professional Duelist , as well as a good friend of Yusho Sakaki and Yoko Sakaki . Despite his job , Skip managed to balance his time Dueling and raising his daughter , Zuzu . Later , Skip helped the Sakaki ' s found the You Show Duel School . Since Yusho ' s disappearance , Skip eventually took on the role of Yuya ' s father figure . Pre - Arc League Chamionship . Skip ran into the Solid Vision machine ' s room when Zuzu accidentally destroyed it . Afterward , he was in a state of panic , as he bemoaned that his teaching career and the school would be over . He refused to let Yuya Duel against The Sledgehammer , but was excited when Nico offered the school the newest Solid Vision technology for free . However , Zuzu smacked him on the head with a paper fan and criticized him for going against his word . Later , Skip , Zuzu , and Gong Strong went to the Dueling arena to watch Yuya ' s Duel against The Sledgehammer . After the Duel , Skip returned to You Show Duel School , where he saw Zuzu defeat Yuya in a Duel . Tate signed up for the school , which excited Skip . Not long after those events , Skip hosted a Duel between Yuya and Sora Perse , who claimed that he would soon enter You Show Duel School . Skip chose " Wildest West " as the Action Field , but Sora complained about it because it was boring , so Skip changed it to " Sweets Island " . Sora lost the Duel to Yuya , and much to Skip ' s joy , enrolled in You Show Duel School . Soon after that , Skip was teaching his six students more about Duel Monsters . He was surprised when Zuzu asked him if he could teach You Show Duel School how to Xyz Summon . Skip responded that Xyz summoning was too complicated for him to teach . Later on , Henrietta Akaba arrived at You Show , blaming Yuya for Sylvio ' s injuries . Skip said that Yuya wouldn ' t harm anyone and agreed to Henrietta ' s deal : if LID defeated You Show , it would belong to LID , and vice versa . Skip chose " Cosmic Sanctuary " for Yuya and Dipper ' s Duel , resulting in a embarrassment for Skip , because Dipper would thrive in the Duel ' s Action Field . Skip was near the Solid Vision machine and loudly asked Yuya to pardon his foolish act . Skip was happy that Yuya won the Duel , and got disappointed when his daughter lost to Julia . Sora refused to Duel Kit , so Gong was Skip ' s last hope . Gong tied in his Duel with Kit , causing Skip to worry about You Show ' s future . He witnessed Yuya Duel Declan and was surprised to see the LID president Fusion , Synchro , Xyz , and even Pendulum Summon , stating that none of those Summoning types were in Declan ' s profile . Skip ' s worry returned when Yuya ' s Duel was stopped but was relieved that Henrietta and the other LID members left . Skip soon after had a serious talk with an upset Yuya and playfully mocked that Yuya now wasn ' t the only person who had Pendulum skills , which angered the girls . Skip and Yuya Dueled . During the match , Skip managed to take control of Yuya ' s Pendulum monsters for a short while , but lost . He was glad that Yuya finally got back to being his normal self , not before playing dead and being whacked by Zuzu for it . Skip later found out that Zuzu was taking Fusion lessons from Sora and got upset , assuming that she thought that her father ' s Dueling teachings weren ' t good enough for her . He told her about her bracelet after hearing her get upset about it . Skip had no idea why Zuzu got upset when she got home . Afterward Skip threw cards on the ground , one by one . He told Yuya that he had lost his daughter ' s trust in him . Some time after that , Skip , his You Show students , and Yoko were secretly watching Yuya ' s Duel against Gong . Skip accidentally spoke loudly at one point during the match , so Sora told him to be more quiet since they did not want Yuya to find out that they were watching the Duel , leaving Skip embarrassed . He was later shocked to see Gong Synchro Summon and was happy when Yuya won . Arc League Championship . Skip told his students that he was very proud of their skills . He told them in which groups they would participate during the championship , but they left after hearing him talk too much , something Skip was oblivious to . He and the You Show students traveled to the Paradise City stadium to watch the Arc League Championship . Duel Academy . When a massive dragon appeared in a dimensional rift , Skip tried to keep Allie , Frederick , and Tate calm . He and the kids spotted Gong Dueling through the rift , and Skip wondered if the invasion from the Fusion Dimension had finally started . He worried about Gong when " Supreme King Servant Dragon Clear Wing " destroyed all of his monsters . Skip quickly became worried about Zuzu , and when he saw a monster that resembled " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " , he wondered whether it had a connection to Yuya . He was surprised when " Odd - Eyes " protected the huge dragon , and when the rift that they were watching the Duel through expanded and transported Paradise City to the Fusion Dimension . Skip then noticed people in the air . When Zarc claimed that he was the true founder of Pendulum Summon ing , Skip protested that Yuya performed the first Pendulum Summon . Skip was worried when Zarc almost defeated Declan and surprised when he thought " Zarc " killed him . When Riley activated " En Flowers " , Skip and the others watched as flowers appeared around them . Following Zarc ' s defeat and the Standard Dimension being reborn into the " Pendulum Dimension " , Skip lost of his memories of Zuzu and people from other dimensions . When Yuya arrived three minutes late at You Show Duel School , Skip smacked him with Zuzu ' s fan , but he found himself unable to remember why or why he had it , eventually deciding that it always happened to Yuya , before ordering Yuya to Duel Tate , Allie , and Frederick . Skip interrupted the Duel with an invitation from Declan for Yuya to the Junior Arc League Championship and he quickly sent Yuya off . While the kids went to watch Yuya ' s Duel , Skip remained behind examining Zuzu ' s fan and trying to remember the name of the fruit sculpted on the pommel . Eventually giving up and deciding to watch Yuya ' s Duel , he went to store the fan in a storage room , but as he was about to open the door he remembered Zuzu shouting at him to knock , and he realized that it was Zuzu ' s room . His memories of Zuzu restored , he went to the stadium and wrenched Nico Smiley ' s microphone away , informing Yuya and everyone else that Zuzu was missing . All of Skip ' s memories then returned when Yuya mentioned Zarc ' s name and learned that the reason for reenacting the Arc League Championship was to return Riley ' s smile and save the world through Yuya ' s Dueltaining . He then watched Yoko try to motivate Yuya , but to no avail and watched the remainder of the Duel . Skip applaud and cried for Yuya ' s victory . He is later seen watching Yuya ' s Duel against Jack Atlas with Gong , Sylvio , Aura , Yoko and his students . When Yuya announced his fear of harming Zuzu should he Summon the Four Dimension Dragons , Skip mused on the possibility and wondered if Yuya was right . He was quite shocked by Yoko ' s enthusiastic encouragement of Yuya . Deck . Skip uses a " Guts Master " Deck , which focuses on Swarm ing and forcing his opponent to play with their hand revealed . A key focus of his monsters is that their effects require them to be in Attack Position to be applied .