Lawton Lawton , known as Lotten in the Japanese version , is the younger brother of Malcolm and the main antagonist of the Crashtown episodes in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " 3rd Arc . His name can also be spelled as Rotten due to the common confusion between " L " and " R " as confirmed in episode 89 ( an episode that lists both spellings of the name in the same episode ) . Personality . Lawton can be ruthless , to the point of throwing dynamite at Yusei , Kalin , Nico and West and even betraying his own brother . Despite this , he is shown to be capable of mercy , deciding not to send Nico and West to the mountains due to their youth . He is also very rational in his Duels , refusing to gamble unless he is certain he ' ll come out the winner of it . Above all , he states himself to be a " realist " instead of a Duelist , even favoring to simply kill Yusei and Kalin in midst of a Duel at Barbara ' s behest . Biography . Lawton appears in Crash Town on his Duel Runner , right after the Duel between Yusei Fudo and Kalin Kessler concludes . Yusei is surprised by the Duel Runner , because it resembles a drilling machine . As Kalin is about to be sent to the mountains , Lawton then challenges Radley to a Duel . However , Lawton is shown to be a skilled Duelist , as he immediately defeats Radley with a First Turn Kill . After defeating him , Lawton forces the members on Radley ' s group to surrender and join his own , threatening them with a guaranteed life of slavery should they consider otherwise . After Yusei , Kalin , and Radley are sent to the mountain as slaves , his brother declares that Crash Town is under their control . That same night , they have a big celebration there , where Lawton notices that Yusei ' s Duel Runner is missing . Lawton along with two other comrades , go to the mountain . They then encounter Yusei , Kalin , West and Nico . As Yusei then stalls Lawton , while Kalin and the two children try to escape , as they are now being chased by Malcolm ' s men . Then , Yusei challenges Lawton to a Turbo Duel inside the mountain . Their Duel was fiercely fought , as they both are quickly able to decrease each other ' s Life Points . Because of Lawton ' s " Explosive Wall " , it ends inconclusively . When the Duel ends , he throws dynamite at Yusei , Kalin , Nico , and West and when it explodes , Yusei and Kalin fall off the mountain , while Nico and West are rendered unconscious on the ground . Lawton takes them back to Barbara Town , renaming it Lawton Town after he and Barbara betray Malcolm ( In the dub , Barb is Lawton ' s wife and had planned to betray Malcolm from the start ) . Later , not satisfied with the number of workers in the mines , Lawton and Barb begin forcing their henchmen to Duel for their survival . To their horror , Kalin and Yusei return to put an end to their tyrannical hold on Crash Town . It is agreed that Lawton would Duel both Kalin and Yusei in a 2 - on - 1 handicap match as long as he started with an opening hand of 10 cards . Lawton takes the first turn and Summon s his signature " Gatling Ogre " , send ing enough cards with its effect to defeat them on his first turn . Though he successfully reduces Kalin ' s Life Points to 0 in a single turn , Kalin countered with " Infernity Zero " , a monster card that could be Special Summon ed when Kalin ' s Life Points hit 0 and let him stay in the Duel even while his Life Points were at 0 . However , " Infernity Zero " would be destroy ed if Kalin takes damage 3 times . Lawton manages to get two successful strikes on Kalin . The Duel progresses , and eventually Yusei and Kalin manage to gain the upper hand . With Lawton about to lose , he and Barb attempt to make a final getaway but are stopped by Crow Hogan and Jack Atlas . In one last attempt , Lawton detonates explosives in the city to create a diversion , and flees on his Duel Runner . Kalin chases after him on Yusei ' s Duel Runner and catches up to him in order to finish his last turn . Lawton , knowing that Kalin ' s top card is a Spell Card that would render " Infernity Doom Slinger " useless , agrees to finish the Duel . However , Kalin uses the effect of " Infernity Climber " to move it to the top of his Deck in place of " Blaster Cartridge " , allowing the effect of " Infernity Doom Slinger " to finish off Lawton . In the dub , the confrontation ends differently . Kalin apprehends Lawton , but denies him a chance to finish the Duel , claiming that he is a coward who does not deserve to end it on the battlefield . Regardless of the ending , Lawton along with Barbara are then taken into custody by Sector Security . Manga . In the manga , Lawton appeared in one of Yusei ' s flashbacks before he met Sect Ijuin . Decks . Ground . Lawton plays an Gun Ogre Deck which focuses on send ing Spell and Trap Cards from his field to the Graveyard in order to deal damage to his opponent . Like most residents of Crash Town , his cards have an Old West theme , but his cards reflect the most powerful artillery used in that era , including the Gatling gun and cannons . In the event that he doesn ' t finish off his opponents during his first turn , he uses monster s that seem to be more powerful evolutions of each other , which also have the effect s of being able to Special Summon the previous stage if the more powerful stage is destroyed . He also seems to play a number of Trap Cards that can be activate d while in the Graveyard , so he can still activate them while using them as " ammo " at the same time . Video games . Duel Transer . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s Duel Transer " , Lawton uses a Deck that focuses on Fusion Summon ing , titled Gatling Jammer . He does not have any of his cards in the anime . He becomes available for Duels after you beat Niflheimr 8f . Over the Nexus . In " " , Lawton plays a Burn Deck called Combat Realist . Just like in the anime , when you face him for the first time in Story Mode , you have Kalin Kessler as your Tag Partner and Lawton begins with ten cards in his hand . This Deck is designed to make the most out of his ten - card starting hand in an attempt to deplete the team ' s collective LP total , and is not as dangerous when the player returns to Duel him one - on - one after his Story Mode event .