Henrietta Akaba Henrietta Akaba , known as Himika Akaba ( " Akaba Himika " ) in the Japanese version , is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . She is the wife of Leo Akaba , the mother of Declan , and the adoptive mother of Riley . Design . Appearance . Henrietta is a fair - skinned woman with blue eyes and magenta hair curled into the shape of a heart . She wears a dark pink skirt and blouse with with a high collar lined in black , and padded shoulders , in addition to magenta high - heeled shoes with golden attachments that resemble snakes curling around her ankles . Henrietta wears gold long earrings and a golden necklace in a similar style with red lipstick and nail - polish . All of the members of the Akaba family have a slight card suit motif ; Henrietta ' s is the heart , shown by her distinctive hairstyle and the first letter of her first name . Personality . Henrietta is largely a diligent and level - headed person , showing herself to be collected most of the time , and showing worry towards students of her Dueling school , but behind her calm exterior lies a fiercely dedicated and strict individual who cannot allow any loss of reputation or standards of the Leo Institute of Dueling , of which she goes through extreme degrees to nourish and protect , thinking and acting accordingly as the successful businesswoman she is . Henrietta was hurt by Leo ' s abandonment , and she subsequently agreed to aid Declan in opposing his plans . Though she adopted Riley Akaba , Henrietta seemed to have little love nor hatred for her adopted child , ruthlessly intending to use Riley as a weapon against her husband . However , after the battle against Zarc , Henrietta felt guilty about Riley becoming an infant and became obsessed with " returning his smile " . Biography . History . After Leo abandoned the Standard Dimension to search for Ray without telling anyone , Henrietta was left in charge of Leo Corporation . She became increasingly infuriated over her husband ' s disappearance , inadvertently causing Declan to find Leo in order to confront him about her sudden change . Sometime after Declan ' s travel to the Fusion Dimension , he and Henrietta began making plans to form an organization to combat Duel Academy , while Declan became the CEO of Leo Corporation and Henrietta became the Chairwoman . Henrietta and Declan used LID to find potential candidates for the Lancers . The school also began teaching Fusion , Synchro , and Xyz Summon ing , which were previously foreign to the Standard Dimension , and began monopolizing those Summoning methods . As part of their plans , Henrietta started acquiring other Dueling Schools and merging them into LID to gather more powerful Duelists . At some point , Henrietta found Riley alone in a house in a war - ravaged city . She took him in and after having tests ran on him , concluded he would be a perfect Duel soldier for them as he had no " sense of self " , meaning he would either be able to become a different person or be a mindless puppet following orders . Declan was visibly uncomfortable with the idea . Pre - Arc League Championship . Henrietta returned to Paradise City after successfully acquiring some Duel Schools abroad as part of her business strategy . Claude informed her about an attack on Sylvio Sawatari by someone who resembled Yuya Sakaki . She met with her son , Declan , and the two discussed Yuya , the mysterious Pendulum Summon , the studies done by the Leo Institute of Dueling on the mechanic , and the incident with Sylvio . Declan shared his worries with Henrietta that despite the unusual feat performed by Yuya , who only had a win ratio close to 50 % , he was the son of Yusho Sakaki , who he feared had allied with Duel Academy after he disappeared three years ago . The Akabas subsequently decided that they needed more information about Yuya . Henrietta visited Sylvio , who was pretending to be injured in order to enact revenge on Yuya and voiced her concern for her student . Henrietta reassured Furio Sawatari that he should refrain from calling the police , as his position of elected mayor might be tarnished . Intending to use the opportunity to acquire You Show Duel School , she instead suggested a new course of action . Henrietta arrived at You Show Duel School and further inquired about the incident on Sylvio with Skip Boyle and the students of the school . Henrietta accused Yuya of the attack , and he denied any involvement , with everybody present declaring their trust for Yuya . Seeing this , Henrietta praised their friendship but claimed that she could not allow word of the incident out , due to the possible loss of reputation of LID . She challenged You Show to Duel three of her students . If the You Show Duel School won , the incident would be forgotten ; otherwise the LID would acquire the school . Skip revealed his knowledge of Henrietta ' s acquisition of several schools and asked if the incident was set up in order to have an excuse to Duel . Henrietta denied any involvement but also admitted that she wanted to acquire You Show in order to include Pendulum Summoning in their curriculum and become even more successful , while giving her more chances to investigate Yuya . Yuya spoke against Henrietta , declarign that Duels shouldn ' t be used as tools for fighting , nor did he want the school his father created and the concept of Dueltaining to be taken away by someone who just used money and power for their ends . This prompted You Show to stand against Henrietta . Henrietta proposed a 3 - vs - 3 match , with the winner being the school that won two Duels . If LID won , Skip would surrender the school to them . She claimed that while her students were Youth level like Yuya , they were aces of different Summoning mechanics . She had Yuya Duel Dipper O ' rion , the Xyz ' s Youth Ace with a win percentage of over 90 % and a championship favorite . Henrietta was surprised when Yuya won and she scolded Dipper for his loss , though she noted that the loss caused her to desire Pendulum Summoning even more . She continued to watch the other two LID vs . You Show Duels ; Julia Krystal defeated Zuzu Boyle , while Gong Strong tied with Kit Blade ; Henrietta educated the You Show students on Synchro Summon ing during the Duel . Skip argued that with the final score being a tie , LID technically didn ' t defeat You Show so they must leave . Henrietta protested that there had to be a decision , and she demanded a tiebreaker Duel between each side ' s winners , Yuya and Julia . Declan , who had been silently observing the Duels , intervened and offered to be Yuya ' s opponent . During the Duel Henrietta watched proudly as Declan used all Extra Deck Summoning methods , and he later surprised everyone , including her , by Pendulum Summoning . She concluded that they didn ' t need You Show anymore as they could create their own Pendulum Monster s and that they could just crush them . The Duel was cut short when Claude received news of Professor Marco being attacked , and he informed Henrietta , who called out to Declan . Declan immediately forfeited the Duel and left with his mother . Cards bearing the images of Herk and Marco were later delivered to the office , and Declan explained to his mother that Herk and Marco had been turned into cards . He noted that Sylvio hadn ' t been sealed into a card , suggesting that there was a second attacker . Before they could continue their discussion , Furio stormed into Declan ' s office and demanded to know why they weren ' t capturing Yuya for his crimes . Henrietta tried to play dumb about the card - sealing incidents , but Furio didn ' t buy it . Declan soon defused the tension and ordered Furio out of his office . Arc League Championship . Henrietta was present with Declan and Riley during the opening ceremony of the Arc League Championship . On the first day of the Championship , Henrietta prepared to watch Riley Duel Allie in the Junior Division . When Riley seemed reluctant to Duel , she muttered a word ( in the dub , she audibly told Riley not to disappoint her ) which motivated Riley to Duel . Declan joined her to watch the Duel and Riley ' s subsequent victory . Declan learned from Celina that Duelists from the Fusion Dimension were going to invade Paradise City . Henrietta worked with Declan on their defense plan , and she congratulated him on his plan of using a city - wide Battle Royal to defeat the invaders . She encouraged the Senior Team of Duelists and told them that they were counting on them to defend the city . Henrietta and Riley later met with Allie , Frederick , Tate , and Skip in the corridors of the stadium . Henrietta apologized for them being unable to leave the Center Court while the ARC System was being used in Paradise City , and she explained that they were attempting to avoid accidents , though her cryptic tone caused Skip to become suspicious . She also noted that Tate had reached the Youth finals , and told him that Riley , who was participating in the last Youth semi - final , would be his opponent . She later watched Riley ' s match against Tate , appearing before the match where Riley could see her . Friendship Cup . After Declan ' s second Duel against Yuya , Henrietta broadcasted a worldwide announcement that the Arc League Championship would be canceled , as well as news regarding the different dimensions . Duel Academy . When a massive dragon opened a dimensional rift , Henrietta wondered if it was from another dimension . She and Claude watched the Lancers Duel Zarc . After the rift pulled Paradise City into the Fusion Dimension , Henrietta was surprised to see Leo joining the Duel against Zarc and hear that he was Dueling on Ray ' s behalf . She was worried when Declan was almost defeated by Zarc and was surprised when she thought " Supreme King Z - ARC " had killed him . She was also surprised when Riley entered the Duel . Following Zarc ' s defeat , the Standard Dimension was reborn into the " Pendulum Dimension " , and its residents all gained the capability to Pendulum Summon , which was seen as normal . Riley was reborn as a baby as a result of her use of the Natural Energy Cards , and Declan later explained to his mother what had happened . Declan had Moon Shadow assist in helping everyone remember their past during a recreation of the Arc League Championship , and Henrietta wondered if this would help bring back Riley ' s smile . Declan and Yusho told Henrietta that Yuya was the only one who could restore Riley ' s smile , but they noted that he would first have to overcome a big wall . Henrietta started to worry when Declan told Moon Shadow not to show mercy to Yuya in their Battle Royal , and Yusho explained that if Yuya lost , it was his limits as a Duelist . To her shock , Declan eventually told her to give up on Riley ' s smile and she blamed herself for Riley ' s condition . When Yuya regained his memories of Zuzu , Henrietta learned from Declan that Riley had expelled Ray ' s soul in order to seal Zarc ' s soul within her body , resulting in his loss of her smile . Nevertheless , Henrietta still believed that Riley ' s smile would definitely return . As Yuya recalled the events , he wondered where Riley was , and Henrietta showed Riley to Yuya over a holoscreen as Declan explained what had happened to Riley and their plan to save her and defeat Zarc once and for all . Yuya set out to Duel the other Lancers in the other dimensions , and Henrietta watched Yuya and Dennis ' Duel from the LID control room . Henrietta learned that Yuya refused to use the Four Dimension Dragons for to fear of hurting Riley , Zuzu , Celina , Lulu , and Rin , and that he had tried to make Riley smile without them , prompting her to worry over the implications . Henrietta started to worry when Riley began to react to Yuya Xyz Summon ing " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " , and to her surprise , Riley gained a dark aura after Yuya Synchro Summon ed " Clear Wing Synchro Dragon " . Yuya then Fusion Summon ed " Starving Venom Fusion Dragon " , causing the aura to intensify around Riley , and Henrietta begged for it to stop . However , Yusho explained that Riley had to endure it , as the true fun was about to begin , though Henrietta was not reassured by his explanation . Henrietta was relieved when Riley ' s dark aura disappeared after the Duel , and she went to the stadium with Declan to tell him that nothing ha changed besides Zarc ' s brief reawakening . She sat in a private booth with Riley to watch Yuya and Declan ' s Duel . As she watched the Duel , Henrietta noticed that Riley was crying .