Akiza Izinski Akiza Izinski , known as Aki Izayoi in the Japanese version , is a main character in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " , and was one of the Signers . She is also called the Black Rose , or Black Rose Witch in the Japanese version . Akiza possesses an extremely strong special ability which sets her apart from the rest of humanity , and even the rest of the Signers . This psychic ability enables her to materialize and bring to life monsters and the effects of " Duel Monsters " cards , allowing her to freely control them similar to Yami Bakura and Jaden Yuki . Design . Appearance . Akiza is a teenager of average height . She has fair skin , brown eyes , and dark burgundy hair . Her hair is mostly chin - length with the addition of long , elbow - length bangs that frame both sides of her face . She rolls her front bangs with a device similar to a hair curler on top of her head , which helps her restrain her powers , while a bit hangs down on each side . Her wardrobe appears to have Victorian influences , but also bears resemblance to uniforms that were worn by female military generals during the 1980s . Akiza wears a low - cut red corset with short , light green puffy sleeves and a high collar . ( In the dub , her cleavage is covered and sometimes made smaller . ) She also sports a sleeveless magenta trenchcoat that flares behind her which is shorter and pleated in the front . She wears a red choker and an emerald crested , golden cross - shaped medallion , as well as a pair of dark , elbow - length gloves with a pair of gold bracelets above them . Her stockings are the same color as her gloves , and are connected to her skirt ( In the dub , the stockings are edited to remove the suspenders ) and she wears red high - heeled pumps / sandals with them . Akiza ' s first Duel Disk has pink , purple , and red trim with purple jewels . Later on , she uses the hybrid Duel Disk attached to her Duel Runner , which has the same color scheme as the previous one . For Turbo Duel s , Akiza instead uses a form fitting motorcycle red suit which shows her cleavage , along with an enclosed helmet , and high - heeled boots . When at school , she wears the Duel Academy girls uniform . It consists of a burgundy coat , white button - down shirt , same stockings as her usual attire , a medium - length skirt , and a green tie . On formal occasions she wears a short red dress with long white gloves and red high heels . After Yusei ' s Duel against Z - one , Akiza had longer hair and had her bangs cut . She also wore a red headband . During the dinner party in the last episodes , she wore a white top and brown sandals , and , in the final episode , she wore a red shirt , stockings , and red high - heeled pumps . Personality . Initially , Akiza was very insecure and unsure of herself and had a very cold and distant demeanor , a result of spending years being treated as a monster . She viewed everyone around her as her enemy and eventually stopped caring about other people ' s feelings . It wasn ' t until Sayer showed her compassion that Akiza began to have hope in her life again . Despite this new feeling of self - worth from Sayer , Akiza ' s rage at the world continued to grow , which Sayer intentionally drove her towards . After meeting Yusei , Akiza began to question the path she took of distancing herself from normal society . Finding conflicted emotions between both Yusei and Sayer ' s words , Akiza began to lose her focus and by extension her performance began to slip . When Sayer " died " and Akiza lost her last " place " to turn to , her parents , the people who unintentionally drove her down her hate - filled path , showed how sorry they were for their mistakes and wanted her back with loving intentions . With assistance from Yusei this allowed Akiza to finally find peace and be willing to join normal society again . After joining Yusei and his friends , Akiza ' s demeanor has become much more caring , sweet , brave , heroic , kind - hearted , and valuing of true friendship , and she has become more eager to help those close to her whenever possible . Akiza has also developed feelings for Yusei , as Jack pointed out whenever it came to his safety she often gets too worked up . She also cares very much for children , as seen when she stood up to Rudolph Heitmann declaring " I never approve of adults who try to harm children ! " Abilities . Akiza ' s telekinetic abilities are that of a Psychic Duelist . This exceptionally strong psionic ability enables her to materialize monsters and effects of " Duel Monsters " cards . While this psychic power is undefined in the Japanese version , in the dub , Commander Koda states that Akiza possesses . It is said that her powers are linked directly to the violent nature of her mind , the reason behind why it had continued to grow over the years . According to Sayer , these powers are far much stronger than even she realizes , since he states them to be superior even to those of the Dark Signers . The full strength of her telekinetic abilities and potential is directly related to her psyche and tendency toward violence , weakening as her violent streak fades . This becomes more apparent after Dueling against Yusei in the Fortune Cup . Initially Akiza had little control of her incredibly strong telekinesis . She uses a special hairpin ( " energy stabilizer " in the dub ) , to help restrain them . When she completely loses control , the pin gets flung off and her powers increase . After her second Duel with Yusei , she is able to control them for the first time . This is because she wanted to protect her father from the serious great harm that would have occurred from her inability to control her psionic abilities . Akiza originally despised her Mark of the Dragon , believing it to be the cause of her unwanted power and even noted it as a " wretched mark . " She later changed her opinion after her second Duel with Yusei , who believed it to have brought the other Signers together as friends . In the " Pre - World Racing Grand Prix " arc , her personality started to lighten up , and so the influence her telekinesis used to have over Akiza has changed dramatically . Akiza is now able to control it , much like Sayer , as demonstrated when she manifested her cards outside of a Duel . This was seen in three situations : when she Summons her " Rose Tentacles " to rescue Yusei , then to bring out Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " to save them from a vehicle dropped onto them , and when she Summons " Black Rose Dragon " to stop Dobocle . In her first Turbo Duel against Trudge , Akiza didn´t cause any real damage to him , pointing out that she can now voluntarily choose not to harm her opponent . During Luna and Leo ' s Duel against Lester , it was revealed that Akiza can also see spirits , like Luna . After Team Catastrophe caused her to crash , her psychic abilities disappeared . At first , Akiza felt uneasy about this , but ultimately realized she did not need her special abilities to help people . Ultimately , her powers remained in the form of " Black Rose Dragon " ; after her Duel against Sherry , it remained materialized to help protect Akiza , Crow and Sherry from falling rubble . In that instance , it displayed the ability to heal wounds and then it vanished . Akiza also states " Black Rose Dragon " protecting them to be her monster ' s will . Etymology . Her Japanese name , " Aki " has multiple meanings but the most prominent ones are " autumn " and " emptiness " , with the former refers to her connection with plant and the latter to her loneliness . " Izayoi " means " sixteen - day - old moon " in Japanese . A sixteen - day - old moon has just passed its fullest phase , so it is at this point that its brightness begins to decline . This is a reference to her age of sixteen at the start of the series . Her dub name is a westernization of her Japanese name . However , the name Akiza could possibly be a nod Greek Name " Acantha " which means " thorn " , referring to her connection with plants . Alternately , it may be a nod to Hebrew Name " Akiva " which means to protect . Biography . History . Akiza was raised in New Domino City . Her father , Hideo was unable to spend as much time with her as he would have liked , due to his work as senator . One day , Akiza fell asleep waiting for her father to come home for her birthday . When he got home , Hideo carried her off to bed and left a present next to her . The next day , Akiza opened the present and thanked her father . She wanted to Duel Hideo but was unable to as promised , due to the fact he had to leave for work and wouldn ' t return for a month . This caused Akiza to storm off crying that she hated him ( in the dub , she told him to never come back ) . Hideo eventually managed to make time for a Duel . After being interrupted by his cellphone , Hideo had to cancel the Duel and leave . Akiza got upset and continued the Duel in a fury , causing her powers and mark to manifest and appear for the first time . Hideo was injured in the process . Confused and scared , Akiza approaches her father asking for help , but is called a monster and told to stay back , causing her to cry . He tries to apologize , but Akiza is already stung by these words . Akiza became distanced from other children , due to her abilities . She once Summoned a " Gigaplant " using her powers and set it on a group of other children . Hideo slapped her as punishment . Akiza believed to have deserved this , because she is a " monster " ( the slap is cut from the dub ) . Akiza gained entrance to a Duel Academy . Her parents hoped someone there could teach her to control her powers . On May 15 , Akiza harmed one of the boys at the Academy during a Duel , as she attacked him with " Violet Witch " . ( In the dub , he was Koda . ) More incidents followed , causing Akiza to become feared in the Academy and not have any friends . She ran back home one day , only to find her parents living happily without her . As a response , Akiza used her psychic abilities to destroy her family ' s home and decided to continue living without them , believing that they never needed her or loved her as their only daughter . Akiza gained entrance in the Dueling underground and quickly made a name for herself . Her powers kept growing unchecked and hurt many on the battlefield . She eventually decided she could not handle the guilt anymore and created the " Black Rose " persona to deal with the rejection and terrorize the Duelists . Akiza was eventually found by Sayer , the leader of the Arcadia Movement , an organization of Psychic Duelist s that claims to have psychic abilities similar to Akiza ' s . He takes her in , proclaiming her to be the " future " of all psychic Duelists . Sayer hoped to use her to destroy Rex Goodwin and create an army of Psychic Duelists . Akiza meets another Psychic Duelist , Toby Tredwell at Duel Academy . Toby idolized Akiza and asked what he should do to be like her . She told him that he should listen to Sayer . Sayer , however , kills Toby while testing him and left his body at the Daimon Area ( in the dub he was sent to an unknown location ) . Unbeknownst to Akiza , people came to believe he had been killed by damage caused by the Black Rose ' s powers , while watching her Dueling . Fortune Cup . At the Daimon Area one day , Akiza was challenged by Leo and Dexter . During this encounter Akiza sees Yusei Fudo and his own Mark of the Dragon for the first time . She expresses surprise to the fact that another individual also possesses such a mark , and after a brief confrontation , Akiza uses her mighty telepathic and telekinetic abilities to disappear in a powerful explosion and telling Yusei to leave her alone . Akiza is invited to participate in the Fortune Cup . Iliaster arrange for her opponent , Gill Randsborg to expose her as a Signer and tell him that she is the Black Rose . Akiza proved her psychic powers as she cuts Randsborg on the cheek while Dueling . Akiza is exposed as the Black Rose , after Summoning " Black Rose Dragon " , prompting the crowd to cheer for Randsborg . However Akiza defeats Randsborg with her dragon , inflicting serious injury . Iliaster was unable to confirm her to be a Signer , as Zigzix ' s D - Sensor got no reading . Prior to Akiza ' s next Duel , she confesses to Sayer that she is reluctant to Duel , as she knows someone is going get hurt . Sayer assures her that any damage she inflicts is necessary for the Arcadia Movement ' s success ; consequently , he also takes the mask Akiza had been using to Duel as the " Black Rose " , claiming that she no longer needs to hide her beautiful face from the world . Akiza ' s next opponent in the Fortune Cup is the Duel Profiler , Commander Koda , a mysterious man who attempts to confuse and manipulate Akiza with tragic insights from her dark past . After being pushed to her psychological limits , Akiza loses control and becomes even more unstable than usual . The pin - like object she uses to hold her hair and psionic / physic powers in place falls off , leaving Akiza ' s long bangs trailing over her face , and an intense pink aura forms around her . Her birthmark activates as well , and Zigzix ' s D - Sensor finally gets a powerful reading . Ultimately , she claims victory and moves on to the tournament finals against Yusei . Before the Duel , the audience screams angrily at Akiza and demands that Yusei defeat her , despite their original dislike of him . Several of the spectators closest to the Duel flee after Akiza ' s ferocious attack on Yusei becomes a reality . After her first crippling attack against Yusei , he angrily exclaims that Akiza enjoys inflicting pain on others . With a mildly insane smile , Akiza gasps for breath and realizes that this was the hidden emotion that had been lying dormant within her ; she replies that she is the " Black Rose " , a fearful lady who delights in inflicting pain . However , she seems to accept this as her fate after the audience insults her again , screaming for her slaughter . However , Yusei isn ' t perturbed , and knows that the hidden emotion that he is looking for still remains locked deep inside of Akiza . As the Duel between the two proceeds , Akiza Summons " Black Rose Dragon " and Yusei Summons " Stardust Dragon " . With the two Dragons pitted against each other , both Akiza and Yusei ' s dragon marks glow , along with those of Luna and Jack Atlas . After being pressured by Yusei , Akiza reveals that she created an entirely new personality - one that loved destruction - that of the " Black Rose " . She continues to add that she no longer needs to think , and that Sayer will do all her thinking for her - all she needs to do is live and feel . Akiza ' s hair pin gets flung off ( which is said to hold her psychic powers in check ) , dawns her mask and resumes attacking Yusei with newfound intensity . Ultimately , Yusei claims victory . Akiza ' s mask breaks in half and she begins to cry begging for his help . Before Yusei can say anything , Sayer intervenes and gently guides Akiza out of the arena , leaving the enraged spectators screaming their obscenities to Akiza ( in the dub , she is heard saying " thank you , Yusei " ) . She ' s then taken back to the Arcadia Headquarters mobile and placed in a tank to help her recover from the Duel . When Jack and Yusei battle it out her mark glows and she is transported to a different dimension where she witnesses Satellite be destroyed by a spider geoglyph . Dark Signers . Akiza ' s empathic , telepathic and telekinetic abilities began to weaken . Akiza ' s mark starts to throb as Yusei Duels Kalin , although she is not present at the Duel . She realizes that this is related to the vision they witnessed during the Fortune Cup . After Yusei nearly loses , her mark stops glowing , causing her to worry for him . After a practice Duel , Sayer speaks with Akiza , telling her that only he can help her and Yusei will not come and save her . While Sayer tests Leo to see if he possesses Psychic Dueling powers , after abducting him and his companions , Akiza explains to Luna that Sayer wants to determine if Leo possesses any sort of ability like her . After the Duel ends with Sayer ' s victory , Akiza assures Luna that her brother isn ' t in danger as the Duel was just a test . She tells Luna that the Arcadia Movement will be her new home , as Akiza doesn ' t wish for Luna to become feared and abandoned by others because of her powers . While Akiza is searching for Sayer , Misty Tredwell , the sister of Toby , engages in a Shadow Duel with her . During the Duel , Misty accuses Akiza of being responsible for the death of her brother and reveals she is there seeking revenge and that she is a Dark Signer . Misty manages to Summon her " Earthbound Immortal " , who she says sent her to destroy the servant of " Black Rose Dragon " . Meanwhile Carly finishes her Duel with Sayer , sending him falling the entire length of the Arcadia Movement building with Akiza looking in horror . Misty postpones the Duel as the building collapses . A piece of debris hits Akiza , knocking her out . Jack Atlas saves Akiza while looking for Carly and takes her to Domino Hospital . Akiza is left in a coma . Her parents visit her and feel guilty for how they treated her . Jack tells them that Yusei may be able to save their daughter . Yusei is able to wake her up , but with Sayer gone Akiza convinces herself that she doesn ' t have a " place " . She refuses Yusei ' s help and plans to rid everyone of their " place " . Yusei Duels her , believing it to be the only way to reach out to her . As the Duel progresses , Akiza ' s powers go beyond her control . As Akiza ' s father stands in front of Yusei to protect him , Akiza manages to gain control of her powers and protect her father from getting hit . Akiza comes to forgive her parents and tells Yusei to end the Duel . After the Duel , she becomes friends with Yusei and decides to help the Signers . She is shown by Mina Simington the Arcadia Movement acts involving kidnapped children and experimenting upon them . It ' s then that she suspects that the organization itself might have actually be involved with the death of Misty´s little brother . Finally , Mina reveals to her Sayer´s true motives involving the choosing of some selected psychic individuals with heightened abilities and the planned use of them as soldiers , one of them being Akiza Akiza and the other Signers are invited by Rex Goodwin to his house to learn more about the Signers and Dark Signers . Goodwin tells them that the Crimson Dragon influenced the events in the Signers lives so that they would all meet one day and if it weren ' t for her powers , she would have never met Yusei and the other Signers . He tells the Signers that they are people chosen by the Crimson Dragon and are the reincarnations of the original Signers . The Signers along with Leo and Mina take a helicopter piloted by Trudge to Satellite to face the Dark Signers . In Satellite they meet up with Martha . Seeing Akiza there , Martha notices that Yusei was able to open her closed heart . Roman interrupts them during dinner , imposing a Duel . Akiza accompanies Yusei as he Duels Roman . She notices some boys at the scene of the Duel and worries that they will be sacrificed to Summon an " Earthbound Immortal " . She warns Martha and Trudge about this , prompting them to help save the boys . After Yusei and Roman ' s Shadow Duel , Akiza and the Signers are confronted by the Dark Signers . The four Signers split up , each going to one of the four control units of the Original Ener - D Reactor . Knowing that Misty is the one she must defeat , Akiza travels to the Lizard tower by car accompanied by Mina . Akiza and Mina arrive where the Tower is situated , in an old and abandoned carnival . As the two of them split up and go inside to look for the Dark Signer . Misty guides her into a House of Mirrors , where they commence their rematch . Akiza is unable to see Misty directly and faces her reflection as they Duel . Through the Duel , Misty , who believes Akiza was responsible for her brother Toby ' s death , tells Akiza what she believes to be the story of how her brother died and how the news of the event , caused Misty to be hospitalized , leading her to be reborn as a Dark Signer . Tormented by the truth , Akiza loses the will to continue the Duel . However , Sayer appears to save her from landing on a shard of shattered glass . He proceeds to deviously manipulate her into awakening her powers as the Black Rose once again . Now more confident and destructive , Akiza doesn ' t even flinch , as she takes damage from Misty ' s attack s . The Black Rose Summons " Black Rose Dragon " , who shatters every mirror in the vicinity . With all of the mirrors gone , the two of them now confront each other face - to - face . Akiza continues to Duel under the influence of Sayer , until Yusei tricks Sayer into telling the truth of what happened to Toby . This causes Misty to have " Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua " devour Sayer , avenging her brother ' s death and relinquishing Sayer ' s influence from Akiza . Before Misty could surrender , the Earthbound Immortal possesses her . While this occurs , Akiza who still appears to be in some kind of trance , finally snaps out of it , as she hears Yusei calling out for her . In the end , Akiza emerges victorious , causing Misty to vanish , knowing she ' s at peace . The captive souls of the " Ccarayhua " are set free and Misty ' s locket is left behind . Akiza picks it up and feels sorry for Misty . Akiza is unable to activate the last control unit before the sun sets , allowing the King of the Netherworld to be revived . As Akiza observes the Condor geoglyph appear in the sky , the King of the Netherworld emerges and makes its way to the condor . The Crimson Dragon appears and takes Akiza and her companions to Rex Goodwin ' s mansion . Her , e Goodwin reveals himself to be the final Dark Signer and attaches the arm of the fifth Signer to himself . He declares that a Shadow Turbo Duel will be held within Condor geoglyph as a ritual to welcome the King of the Netherworld . As Yusei , Jack , and Crow Hogan accept the Duel in order to stop the resurrection of the King of the Netherworld , Akiza , Mina , Trudge , Leo , and Luna can at first only watch the Duel while supporting them . However , when " Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca " is Summoned , it tries to cheat by Summoning a flock of demonic black birds to attack Yusei , Jack , and Crow . Akiza and Luna are able to provide aid by Summoning " Black Rose Dragon " and " Ancient Fairy Dragon " to fight the horde After Yusei ' s victory , she sits at a cafe with Leo , Luna and Mina , they are apparently waiting for Yusei , Jack , and Crow . Here Akiza discusses Misty ' s last photo shoot in Paris , simultaneously laughing in amusement as Carly is flustered over her forgotten role in the prior events , as well as rejoicing in the number of lives saved . Pre - World Racing Grand Prix . Akiza returns to Duel Academy and enrolls into the high school division and becomes the best student in her division overall . Hearing that Leo and Luna ' s class is going to get removed from the school and the students will be expelled , she enters their class and tries to stop the expulsion , arguing in her statement that having low Level monsters doesn ' t mean that you are weak and foolish , and she would absolutely never forgive any adult for taking advantage of children at all . After Yusei interrupts , she watches and cheers for him in his Duel against Rudolph Heitmann . Later , Yusei gets kidnapped by a corporation seeking to coerce him into competing in the World Racing Grand Prix for them . Akiza was intent on rescuing him . After receiving a tip off from Elsworth on Yusei ' s location , she and Mina find him trapped in the back of a remote controlled truck . Using her powers , Akiza Summons " Rose Tentacles " and has it break open the truck and proceeds to leap on herself . Although reluctant at first , she gets on the back of Yusei ' s Duel Runner and the two of them jump off to escape . A female Turbo Duelist named Sherry LeBlanc appears and forces Yusei into a Turbo Duel with Akiza still on the back of his Runner . Boss and his goons attempt to kill the Duelists by dropping a truck on top of them , but Akiza plays Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " causing it to appear as a real monster and hold up the truck . Intrigued by Sherry ' s words about the uniqueness of Turbo Dueling , Akiza became interested in becoming a Turbo Duelist . Her friends construct her a Duel Runner , the Bloody Kiss . As she trains , she is mocked by the male students . Yusei helps her train , including taking her skating to work on her balance . Leo and Luna debate on whether that was a date or not as they watch . After passing the initial tests , her final test is a Duel against Trudge . In addition to being new to " Speed Spell s " , Trudge is harsh on the course and easily stops her " Black Rose Dragon " on the first turn . The male students from earlier detonate a trap , causing a frame holding back large pipes to collapse and spill in her direction . Using what she learned from Yusei she dodges the pipes and defeats Trudge . Sherry watched the whole thing and was impressed . Yusei and friends welcome her to the world of Turbo Dueling . After her exam , she continues practicing with Yusei on her Turbo Dueling . During Luna and Leo ' s Duel with Lester , her mark begins to glow . Realizing that Luna was Dueling and that something wasn ' t right , she , Yusei , Crow , and Jack decide to look for her . Once they find her , they all notice that she ' s Dueling with Leo against someone using a creature similar to the one Yusei Dueled against . World Racing Grand Prix . Akiza later joins Team 5D ' s as a substitute , and decides to support her friends throughout the World Racing Grand Prix . When Crow is injured while training for the WRGP and must sit the first round out , Akiza takes his place on the team . Crow is a little upset at first , but eventually warms up to it , to the point that she receives a call from him so that she can practice . On the day of the first round , after Jack had lost against Andre , Akiza becomes nervous before her Duel begins . In response to that , Yusei points out that her parents have come to see her Turbo Duel and that she is not alone like before . Yusei gives her his " Stardust Dragon " , and believes that she can use it well . Akiza commences her Duel , but Andre is able to drastically reduce her Life Points . Despite being pushed into a corner , Akiza is able to Summon not only her " Black Rose Dragon " , but also Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " . Ultimately , Andre succeeded in countering her moves , but before he could claim victory , Akiza used the remainder of her Life Points to bring back " Stardust Dragon " for Yusei to use . While training for the next round against Team Catastrophe , she found herself in the same situation that Crow , Jean and Andre were before they crashed . Reacting quickly , she tried to use " Rose Tentacles " , augmented by her powers , to try to escape the situation , but to her shock , she discovered that she couldn ' t use her powers at all . Inevitably , as a result , her Duel Runner is damaged and she loses consciousness . Sometime later , while Yusei is fighting against Primo , Akiza finally awakes due to the severe thunderstorm caused by Primo . She then remembers what happened and concludes that her powers have mysteriously vanished . While there in the hospital , because of her mark , she becomes aware of Yusei fighting , while she helps Haluna , who is afraid of the thunder hitting the city . Later , when the storm is amplified due to a tornado caused by Primo , the intense wind causes the hospital ' s windows to break and Haluna gets caught up in it . Thinking that she could save her easily if she could use her powers , she eventually reminds herself of her former view of them and decides to help Haluna on her own . After successfully rescuing her , she finally understands that her powers are not necessary to help people . Akiza in the end concludes that she doesn ' t need that " cursed power " anymore . After Yusei wins his Duel against Primo , she is with the other members of Team 5D ' s , discussing the matter of the Three Pure Nobles . She later assists in luring out Lazar to gain information on them . When Lazar shows them a Turbo Duel Puzzle to access a database Akiza completes the first puzzle after Lazar had failed . She is seen as part of the pit crew once Crow has his arm healed , supporting her teammates through their victories against Team Taiyo and Team Ragnarok and appears with Yusei , Jack , and Crow to confront and compliment the teams . Akiza and the twins help Carly in her report about Team 5D ' s recalling the events that brought them together only to have it ruined when Stephanie accidentally spilled coffee all over Carly ' s computer . During Yusei ' s Duel with Aporia , Akiza , along with the rest of Team 5D ' s , is transported to the Nobles ' visions of the future . She watches as the power of Synchro Summon ing and Ener - D become too powerful over years of abuse , creating a second Zero Reverse event that resulting in the Meklord Emperor Genocide . After returning to the present , she is conflicted as to whether what she just saw was the truth or not , but continues to believe in Yusei and the future she and her friends are trying to create . Ark Cradle . Akiza and the rest of Team 5D ' s accompany Yusei on his assault on the Divine Temple . When the gang gets split into three groups due to Z - one ' s trap , she travels with Crow to the center of the structure . When Sherry appears before them , the two of them Duel her . Sherry plays her " Ecole de Zone " Field Spell , separating them . After struggling for a few turns , Akiza sees through Sherry ' s trick and with Crow ' s help successfully Summons her " Black Rose Dragon " , using its effect to destroy the Field Spell . She is reunited with Crow , but Sherry fights back by using " Z - ONE " to activate " Soul - Binding Gate " . Because of the effect of the new Field Spell all three of them receive damage , with Akiza on the verge of being defeated . Crow saves her from defeat , and Akiza returns the favor by saving him from a direct attack from Sherry ' s " Sorciere de Fleur " and helping win the Duel . During the Duel , Sherry reveals to them that she wishes to create a world where everyone gets to be with their family , herself included . Crow was hesitant to continue fighting when he saw a few orphans from the Satellite in the vision , but Akiza quickly reminds him that millions of people will die if they let Sherry and Z - one destroy New Domino City . She also tells him that as long as he believes in the future , anything can be done . With his conviction returned , they continue the Duel . Sherry is defeated , however because the cards in the Duel are real her " Soul - Binding Gate " crumbles and is about to fall on her . Both Akiza and Crow try to save her , but Akiza ' s " Black Rose Dragon " who is still materialized saves them . Akiza had wished to save Crow and Sherry , which " Black Rose Dragon " responded to . " Black Rose Dragon " also heals them before disappearing , leading Crow to speculate that true psychic power heals . Akiza and Crow then convince Sherry to join their cause . When Yusei begins to Duel Antinomy , Akiza ' s mark glows and she senses that something is wrong . After Yusei defeats him the door to the Support Gear opens , allowing Akiza , Crow , and Sherry to pass . They reunite with Yusei and the others , and Akiza notices that Vizor was not there with them . When she asks Yusei where he is , Yusei tells them his true identity was Bruno , a friend of Z - one who died to save Yusei . They move to the main support gear , where they find Z - one , and Aporia , who appears a few moments later . When Aporia tries to reason with Z - one , he reveals that Z - one also had hope for the future and hope for Team 5D ' s , which surprises Akiza greatly . Later , upon Aporia ' s loss and realizing the power of Z - one ' s Deck , she gives Yusei her " Black Rose Dragon " in order to help him in the Duel . Like everyone else , Akiza becomes shocked to see Z - one ' s true face when it is unveiled by Yusei ' s attack . After Yusei defeats Z - one and the Divine Temple disappears , Akiza begins to cry over his apparent death , but later rejoices when he reappears over the horizon . Team 5D ' s future . Over the few months after Z - one ' s defeat , Team 5D ' s began to see less of each other . Akiza visited Haluna in the hospital coming up to her discharge date to congratulate Haluna on her recovery . Haluna thanked her , but Akiza insisted that the doctor deserved more thanks . Coming up to her graduation , Akiza was the number one student at Duel Academy , so her friends thought that she might join a pro league . However Akiza considered studying medicine abroad , but was uncertain if she should do that or stay in New Domino with her friends . Akiza attended a dinner party for Team 5D ' s , hosted by Yusei . At the party , she got mad at Crow for assuming that she wanted to join a pro league . Everyone fell into silence when they learned that all of them were considering leaving the city . Jack then arrived at the party and announced that he wanted to become King again , even if it meant breaking Team 5D ' s bonds . In order gain insight in what to do in their futures , Yusei challenged Jack to a Duel while everyone else watched . During the Duel , Akiza reflected on how Yusei had always protected her . Seeing him finally fighting to himself after always fighting for other people , Akiza aspired to become more independent . When the Duel concluded , Akiza told Yusei that she had made - up her mind and was going to study abroad . Everyone on the team except Yusei also decided to leave the city . As Akiza packed to leave for medical school , her parents suggested that she say goodbye properly to Yusei after all the support he had given her . After confirming that nobody else was around , began thanking Yusei , but she stopped herself and claimed she loved knowing him . She then admitted to think Yusei was a scary person when they first met . Yusei laughed and said he felt the same about her and had worried about what would happen if he had lost to her in the Fortune Cup . Akiza was slightly taken aback , but Yusei reminded her to smile . They held hands and Yusei complimented her smile , which Akiza credited him for putting on her face . The two parted shortly afterwards . The next day , Akiza met up with the rest of Team 5D ' s on the highway for a final ride together . Akiza , while looking at Yusei , chooses not to say good - bye and instead promises herself to return someday . As they did so , the Crimson Dragon appeared and relinquished their Marks of the Dragon , as their duties as Signers had been completed . At the end of the run , everyone high - fived Yusei and went down separate paths . Over the next eight years , Akiza becomes a high - ranking doctor at a hospital in an unknown city , still recalling her days with Team 5D ' s . After a nurse bursts in to her office , crying that she couldn ' t do something , Akiza advised her that she mustn ' t give up and they must both continue to smile and support their patients . The nurse asked how she was so strong and Akiza credited her strength to Yusei telling her to believe in and challenge her potential . Relationships . Yusei Fudo . Akiza has shown a strong connection to Yusei , being thankful that he helped her gain acceptance of who she is . Of all the Signers , Akiza feels closest to Yusei , as he helped her overcome her self - doubt and proved to her that she could change and make friends , despite everyone else she ever encountered telling her otherwise . Thus , occasionally , Akiza is teased about being jealous or protective of Yusei , which tends to cause her to be threatening or annoyed and even dodge the subject . She was also upset when Yusei ignored her due to spending time with Bruno . Leo and Luna have also debated about her and Yusei ' s relationship when they were skating , as they both eventually thought it was a date . Before Yusei fights against Bruno in the Divine Temple , Akiza seems to be the only one to feel something is wrong through her mark . Akiza became a Turbo Duel ist in order to understand him better . Furthermore , Yusei has displayed protectiveness and care for Akiza . He was the only one who continued fighting for her and believed that she was a good person at heart who had been mistreated her whole life . He was determined to make her his friend , despite her destructive and maniacal nature , and eventually she let go of her anger and made friends with him . After making friends with Yusei , Akiza began to trust people better and be more open to others . Yusei has also demonstrated that he has a considerable amount of trust in her , as seen when he gives her his " Stardust Dragon " . After Yusei ' s defeat of Z - one and the disappearance of the Divine Temple , Akiza and the others teared up presuming Yusei had died . However , she was the first of the group to notice Yusei flying back and began crying tears of happiness . Six months later , after her decision to study abroad in Germany , she visits Yusei in the garage late at night to say goodbye to him . She tried to confess her love for him , but changes her mind . Yusei and Akiza talk briefly before Yusei takes her hands into his and reminds her to never stop smiling , adding that she has the most beautiful smile in the world . They then gaze into each other ' s eyes before parting shortly afterward . This is the strongest indication that Yusei may reciprocate Akiza ' s feelings . She also intended to meet him again sometime by her words in the 8 years pass time - skip . In the dub , characters are more blunt in terms of pointing out her feelings for Yusei , such as Jack outright saying she was in love with Yusei , or Sayer accusing her of liking Yusei . Sayer . In the beginning , Akiza did whatever Sayer said and was obsessed with him , believing her heart to be rightly guided by him and that she wants to let Sayer think for her . After meeting Yusei , she begins to question Sayer , and was shown to visably not be happy when Sayer had said Yusei couldn ' t save her . Her struggle to stay loyal to Sayer is further shown , as she didn ' t like how Sayer harmed Leo in the Duel , and felt like she was being used as a billboard during a conversation with Sayer . She was devastated at seeing Sayer fall to his supposed death . Even after finding out Sayer ' s true motives and that she had been used all along , she still valued him for accepting her even if it was just for her abilities and was deeply happy when she realized Sayer was alive . Leo and Luna . After the Dark Signers event , she spends a lot of time with Leo and Luna , even going to the same school . The twins have been very supportive of her and look up towards her as their surrogate big sister ; and in turn , she cares for them as well like they were her little brother and sister . Crow Hogan . It wasn ' t until Season 2 that Crow and Akiza started interacting with each other . When Crow breaks his arm before the first preliminary match against Team Unicorn , Akiza offers to take his place until he gets better . Crow was against the idea at first , but eventually started giving her personal training on her Duel Runner . Because of this , the two have bonded and have become good friends . Their friendship allowed for great teamwork and victory in their Duel against Sherry . Non - canon appearances . In " Evolving Duel ! Stardust VS Red Demons " , Akiza sits with Leo and Luna in the Duel Stadium , as they observe Yusei and Jack in a Duel King Title Match . Here , she is friendly to the twins , as well as supportive of Yusei . Decks . Standing . Akiza uses a Plant Deck , primarily focused on Synchro Summon ing her signature card , " Black Rose Dragon " , supporting it through cards such as " Blue Rose Dragon " and " Thorn of Malice " . She also focuses a large amount of cards on return ing it to her Extra Deck or cards which allow her to Synchro Summon it again , allowing her to continuously use its effect to destroy every card on the field , such as " Shining Rebirth " and " Synchro Back " . Akiza mainly focuses on inflicting large amounts of effect damage , but with varying strategies . Her primary tactic is to use cards such as " Rose Flame " or " Rose Tentacles " to take advantage of supplying her opponent with Plant - Type monsters through " Black Garden " or " Wall of Ivy " , also using " Ivy Shackles " as a contingency . Turbo . Akiza mainly focuses on a burn strategy with her Turbo Deck , utilizing cards such as " Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis " and " Blossom Bombardment " to inflict large amounts of damage to her opponent . She also is more flexible in terms of Synchro Summon , being able to Synchro Summon both her " Black Rose Dragon " and Yusei ' s " Stardust Dragon " during the World Racing Grand Prix in one turn .