Gong Strong Gong Strong , known as Noboru Gongenzaka ( " Gongenzaka Noboru " ) in the Japanese version , is one of the main characters in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . He is an old friend of Yuya Sakaki . He Duels using the " Non - Action " or " Heavystrong " style , known as " Steadfast " in the Japanese version , which means that even if he competes in an Action Duel , he refuses to search for Action Card s , standing firmly in the same spot . He is one of the Lancers . Design . Appearance . Though a teenager , Gong has a huge frame , easily equivalent in height to some adults . While he has a fairly round face , he is stockily built and rather muscular . Gong has black hair styled into a large , restrained by a red band ( possibly his sash from his youth ) , and his nose is somewhat redder than the rest of his face . There is a constant blush on his cheeks . Gong appears to wear a Paradise Prep School jacket ( albeit one that is more of a vest ) over a buttoned white coat that has golden trim , as well as white pants . Gong wears a white sash crossed over his back , tied at the left shoulder . He briefly replaced it with a black one that was given to him by his father during his Duel with Grizzlepike Jones , but wore his white one again after Yuya retrieved it for him and the black one was torn . Gong wears heavy sandals rather than shoes . In his youth , Gong had shorter hair , wore a less elaborate coat under another short - sleeved one , as well as a red sash , and did not have a band . Personality . Gong is generally proud with a gruff kind of voice . He can be easily angered , but despite this he generally speaks politely as well as caring and protective of others he is close to . In accordance with his speech pattern of referring to himself as " this man , Gongenzaka " in the Japanese version , he often makes statements regarding himself and his fellows as " men " . Gong is extremely loyal to his friends , encouraging the You Show Duel School students to believe in Yuya when Yuya was accused of Yuto ' s crime and reacting with shock when Zuzu revealed that she ' d doubted Yuya . Despite his pride , Gong is not above requesting aid nor congratulating his opponents , and has demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice himself in order to allow a team victory . When the Lancers were split in the Synchro Dimension , he was more focused on finding the others than on their mission of finding strong allies . After his draw with Kit Blade , Gong ' s outlook on his own strength changed . He claimed that his pity for Yuya due to the bullying Yuya suffered after his father ' s disappearance made him weaker , and that Yuya ' s for him if Gong couldn ' t make it into the Arc League Championship was disrespectful . He isn ' t particularly interested in entertaining audiences , as shown by his frequent irritation at Dennis ' antics and reluctance to accept Lucas Swank ' s invitation to participate in Turbo Duel s or be a commentator , although this is mostly attributed to his visible disgust at the arena , as he found it outrageous that Duels were used for illegal bets and the sheer amount of people that were motivated by greed , further showing his honor and discipline . However , when he was genuinely cheered by spectators on his Duel against Dennis , he responded accordingly and Dueled to his best . During that Duel he complained about Dennis making himself look cool by humiliating him , which he considered an insult to his pride . Gong is very serious and loyal to his Dueling style , having been trained to use it since childhood . During his Action Duel against Kit , he refused to move from his spot to look for Action Card s and even let Kit obtain one that Gong could have easily grabbed . However , in order to protect Yuya from being defeated by the Battle Beast , Gong was ready to sacrifice himself , even grabbing Action Card . He is also shown to have little tolerance for injustice , as he went as far as bribing a guard with two of his cards in order to ensure that two fellow inmates could eat properly after having their food dirtied , although he himself felt dirty for doing so , and refused to give cards to the prison ' s top inmate when he requested , showing Gong values his Deck deeply . Abilities . As a result of his " Heavystrong " training and muscular body , Gong is a very physically strong individual . He can endure attacks from Real Solid Vision monsters often without losing his balance , can stand still while holding very heavy boulders , do karate chops strong enough to destroy a Real Solid vision spike , and when he draws in his Draw Phase , he does with so much strength that he releases a strong force of wind . He is strong enough to punch a hole into a wall of concrete without injury . Voice / Mannerisms . Gong often refers to himself in the third person , by his last name , but does not use his name as an honorific like Aura Sentia does . Furthermore , he refers to himself as " this man , Gongenzaka " ( この男権現坂 , " Kono otoko Gongenzaka " ) . He also has a habit of saying " Unforgivable " , and has very polished speech . In the dub , his voice resembles that of , and he retains the habit of referring to himself in the third person , though he simply refers to himself as " Gong " . Etymology . Gong ' s Japanese given name , " Noboru " , means " to ascend " , while " Gongen " came from the manifestation of a buddha in the form of an indigenous kami . " Zaka " means " hill " . " Gong " , his dub given name , may refer to . Gongenzaka , coincidentally , starts with " Gong . " Biography . History . Gong and his friend Yuya Sakaki were in a park one day , discussing Gong ' s tendency to not use Action Card s . Gong replied that there was always a chance that the card couldn ' t help him out , though Yuya protested that it was more exciting . Gong replied that he would believe in his Deck rather than in Action Cards . After the disappearance of Yusho Sakaki and Yuya ' s subsequent bullying , Gong supported Yuya , protecting him from bullies , even though on one occasion , the bully was a senior member of his own Dojo . The two of them Dueled several times throughout the years , but they never once had a serious Duel . Gong also often arranged for Yuya to Duel against members of his Dojo . Pre - Arc League Championship . Gong and Yuya Sakaki were engaged in a Duel at You Show Duel School to recruit future students . As Gong called out to Yuya to Duel in a one - on - one match , he boldly made a stage performance . Gong irritably yelled at Yuya to play seriously , but before their Duel could progress any further , the Solid Vision system was damaged , ending the Duel with no conclusion . He scolded Yuya after the Duel , pointing out that those watching the Duel didn ' t laugh with Yuya , but at him , reminding Yuya about how his father made audiences smile with his Dueling . When Nico Smiley arrived , offering to replace the school ' s Solid Vision system if Yuya Dueled The Sledgehammer , Gong stated that what was important about the situation were Yuya ' s feelings , noticing then that Yuya had disappeared . They later arrived at the Duel , witnessing Yuya ' s entrance and his immediate running off on his " Performapal Hip Hippo , " something that Gong disapproved of , along with his dodging of Sledgehammer ' s attack s . Yuya ' s mother , Yoko Sakaki assured Gong that this was Yuya ' s way of fighting . He was quite surprised when Yuya performed a Pendulum Summon and even more when the monsters he ' d Summoned were enough to defeat Sledgehammer . Afterwards , when Yuya and Zuzu Boyle Dueled in an exhibition match of Pendulum Summoning , Gong , much to his annoyance , was regulated to operating the new Solid Vision System . Despite Yuya failing to Pendulum Summon at all , Gong , after Tate stated his belief in Yuya and his Pendulum Summoning , encouraged Yuya to master it . He assisted Yuya in doing so , going through two hundred and ninety - one Duels before Yuya was finally able to Pendulum Summon successfully again , and tearfully congratulated Yuya for succeeding . Around a week later , Gong was in the middle of his morning run when he noticed three suspicious individuals lurking around the You Show Duel School . He confronted them , and was shocked to learn that Yuya had apparently attacked and hospitalized Sylvio Sawatari . Gong vehemently denied that Yuya would do such a thing during the entire confrontation , encouraging the You Show Duel students to believe in Yuya as well . When Leo Corporation Chairwoman Henrietta Akaba proposed three Duels between students of both Schools , Gong eagerly volunteered , only to be replaced by Sora Perse , who pointed out that Gong technically isn ' t a student of You Show Duel School , which offended Gong . Gong watched Yuya and Zuzu ' s Duels with the LID students . When Zuzu lost , he tried to motivate Sora to win the third round . However , Sora had Gong take his place in the last Duel . Gong squared off against Kit Blade , LID ' s Synchro Course representative , who immediately performed two Synchro Summon s on his first turn , Summoning " X - Saber Souza " and " XX - Saber Gottoms " . He destroy ed Gong ' s " Superheavy Samurai Kabuto " and reduced him to 1500 Life Points . Gong brought out his ace monster , " Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei " , on his next turn and destroyed " Gottoms " . Kit brought out another " Gottoms " on his next turn and powered it up with an Action Card , forcing Gong to use " Superheavy Samurai Soulfire Suit " to protect his monster at the cost of lowering its DEF and taking piercing damage that reduced him to 100 Life Points . When Kit went for his second Action Card , Gong allowed him to grab it , refusing to go against his Dueling philosophy . Kit then used the effect of " Gottoms " to send the rest of the cards in Gong ' s hand to the Graveyard . Despite this , Gong was able to draw a monster that powered up the DEF of " Big Benkei " and allowed it to destroy " Souza , " only for Kit to revive it and call out a third " Gottoms " . He proceeded to attack , attempting to destroy " Benkei " via an effect , allowing Gong to reduce his monster ' s DEF to 0 and activate the effect of " Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor " to wipe Kit out . Kit was able to block the damage with " Saber Reflection " , forcing Gong to use " Superheavy Samurai Soulbang Cannon " to end the Duel in a draw . He expressed regret to Yuya that he was unable to win the Duel , but Yuya reassured him that it was thanks to Gong that they had a draw . After the events involving LID , Gong began training himself physically at his family ' s dojo by pulling up a boulder over the edge of a cliff and standing under a waterfall . However , he didn ' t think that this training was enough . He later went to LID to seek out Kit for assistance . The two later had a practice Duel on a shore platform , but Kit had to leave partway through . Gong set himself up so that he had but a single win until he could enter the Junior Arc League Championship . After that , he didn ' t Duel properly until he Dueled Yuya for Yuya ' s fourth Duel to enter the Junior Arc League Championship , putting them in even positions . Gong chose the " Sword ' s Cemetery " field that he ' d Dueled Kit on to Duel Yuya on . He refused to let Yuya have pity for him and be distracted during their Duel , and he brought out " Benkei " on his first turn . Yuya , in response , raised the ATK of his " Performapal Silver Claw " to the point that it could defeat " Benkei " , but Gong was able to protect it . On his next turn , Gong showed off the results of his training by Synchro Summoning " Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo " , much to the shock of everyone watching . " Susanowo " retained the effects of " Big Benkei " to attack with its DEF while in Defense Position , and it cut Yuya ' s Life Points in half with one stroke . Just then , Gong ' s father declared that Gong had lost for stealing the techniques of another Duel School . Gong explained that he ' d requested instruction from Kit , despite the pain he ' d been put through . He continued to drive Yuya back , even using the effect of " Susanowo " to access the Spell Card s in Yuya ' s Graveyard , until Yuya was able to make a comeback with his recently - acquired Fusion Monster , " Rune - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " , something that Gong had no knowledge of . Even so , Gong ' s defense managed to withstand all of the attacks of " Rune - Eyes " and allowed him to set himself up for a win on the next turn . But , trusting in his skills , Yuya was able to find an Action Card to activate his " Danger Draw " Trap Card , gambling that he ' d be able to draw a card to win . He was able to bring out another new Fusion Monster , " Beast - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " , and its effect allowed it to deal the winning damage after destroying " Susanowo " . Gong reassured Yuya afterwards that he still had a chance to enter the Junior Youth Championship , and admitted that he was glad that he had been able to push Yuya as far as he did . The two shook hands , though Gong got emotional afterwards and tearfully embraced his friend . Arc League Championship . Successfully qualifying just before the deadline , Gong arrived at the tournament venue to find Yuya butting heads with Grizzlepike again . Gong held Grizzlepike back , and Grizzlepike walked off , promising to crush Gong . Entering separately from his friends ( due to being part of Strong Dojo ) , Gong learned that Grizzlepike would be his first opponent . Gong and Grizzlepike faced each other as the first match of the second day . Before the match , Gong meditated and vowed to defeat Grizzlepike Jones . His father agreed , giving Gong a black sash to wear before the match . Gong showed his back to Grizzlepike in a show of dislike ( and to show off his new sash ) before the match . Grizzlepike revealed that he ' d placed Yuya in danger , causing Gong to panic and desire to finish the match quickly . He attempted to bring out " Susanowo " early , but Grizzlepike took control of Gong ' s Tuner monster . Grizzlepike commented that Yuya and Gong ' s monster had both betrayed him , causing Gong to panic further until Zuzu told him that Yuya was fine and his father reminded him that a Steadfast spirit was more necessary now than ever . Believing that Yuya would return , Gong faced Grizzlepike ' s next attack proudly , at the cost of taking 3500 damage and being pushed to the edge of a cliff from the attack of his own " Big Benkei " , which Grizzlepike had stolen with his " Shaman Battleguard " . Gong was able to survive with the effect of his " Superheavy Samurai Gigagloves " and reduce the ATK of " Shaman Battleguard " to 0 , physically karate - chopping through the spike on the monster ' s hand himself . Yuya arrived and threw Gong his old sash , which Gong donned to replace the torn black one . He brought out " Susanowo " on his next turn and boosted its DEF to the point that it could wipe Grizzlepike out in one attack , as he ' d promised to do earlier . Yuya congratulated Gong afterwards , apologizing for being late . Gong watched the subsequent Duels of the day ; including Yuya ' s Duel against Sylvio Sawatari , where he noted that Yuya was still going strong despite being pushed into a corner , and Sora ' s Duel against Shay . Having not been privy to any of the events regarding Shay , he had no idea what Shay referred to when he described a battlefield . After Shay ' s victory and Sora ' s subsequent hospitalization , Gong was informed of the events that had occurred involving Shay and Yuto , who he learned had been the man who had attacked Sylvio . He was shocked that Zuzu hadn ' t mentioned the subject before , but ended up confused as to what was happening given the conflicting info provided by Zuzu and Yuya ' s experiences with Shay and Julia Krystal ' s claim that Shay had always been an LID student . They heard a commotion in the hospital and realized that Sora had escaped . The trio split up to look for him , with Gong heading for the harbor . Two days later , Gong was delighted to see that Yuya had recovered from his coma , and hugged him . He watched Kit Duel against Iggy Arlo , and was shocked when Iggy defeated Kit using brutal physical assault . His next Duel was against Trick Tagart , a Duel that he won blindfolded . He then watched Yuya ' s Duel against Iggy , and was stunned again when Yuya used " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " to defeat him . Gong went off by himself when the Battle Royal started , punching through the ice to uncover a Pendulum Card necessary to advance . He was lured by Olga further into the Iceberg Area and she explained that she was a Synchro user and challenged him to a Duel . They were about halfway through their contest when Zuzu accidentally fell on Olga , having topped over a nearby cliff . When Zuzu ' s opponent , Halil , arrived , Zuzu and Halil automatically joined the Duel according to the Battle Royal rules , with Zuzu paired with Gong . Gong saved Zuzu from a Duel ending attack at the cost of most of his Life Points and then brought out " Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji " to destroy his opponent ' s Spell and Trap Card s , which gave Zuzu one of her Pendulum Cards back . His attack on Halil ' s " Fire Jinn the Blazing Genie of the Lamp " backfired , causing him to be knocked out of the Duel , but he still collected a Pendulum Card as his winnings when Zuzu was able to defeat both Halil and Olga in a single turn . The two parted ways , Gong heading to the Jungle Field where he found Trout lazily watching Reed Pepper Dueling Halil and Olga . He bet a Pendulum Card to Duel Trout , but the pragmatic fisherman refused to Duel Gong unless he had five Pendulum Cards . Gong was furious at Trout ' s cowardice and left for the Ancient Ruins area , where he ran into Aura Sentia , who had come to watch Yuya in person . They both saw Yuya Dueling three mysterious Duelists with " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " , in the same berserk state that he ' d been in when he Dueled Iggy . Gong held Aura back from going to Yuya , wondering if that was really him , but when he saw Yuya going to where Shay was Dueling , Gong took action , saving Yuya from a collapsing pillar and restraining him as he began to thrash around . He ordered Aura to go and get help , and Aura enlisted Reed and Trout ' s assistance in moving and restraining Yuya . Gong was shocked to hear that there was apparently another soul within Yuya and a darkness overpowering them both . Yuya eventually calmed down , and when he woke up , Gong explained to him what had happened . Gong later heard Yuya ' s vow to keep true to his ideals , and he smiled at the thought . He later thanked Reed during breakfast for helping Yuya recover , though this prompted a jealous Aura to run away . Gong and Yuya later split up from Trout and Reed , deciding to account for all of the Duelists in the Battle Royal due to the invasion and their inability to use their Duel Disk ' s communication functions . They ran into Dennis McField , informing him of the invasion and Dennis told them that Zuzu , who he ' d beaten in a Duel , had said that she was going to the Iceberg Area , though they didn ' t find her there . Parting ways with Dennis , they went to the Ancient Ruins area where Shay had been Dueling , but there was no one there either . Finally , they found Sora Dueling Sun Shadow in the Volcano Area , and they voiced their anger at his methods , but Sora ignored him . The duo then saw whom they believed to be Zuzu Dueling members of the Obelisk Force , and they witnessed the sealing of Sun Shadow , Reed , and Trout into cards . Gong left Yuya with Sora and he went to assist " Zuzu . " Taking the 2000 LP penalty , Gong Pendulum Summon ed monsters whose effects he used to add Sylvio ' s Pendulum Monster s to Shay ' s hand , allowing Shay to win the Duel . He and the others later witnessed the inconclusive end of Yuya ' s Duel with Sora , and the arrival of Declan Akaba afterwards , and Celina revealed to them that she wasn ' t Zuzu . Friendship Cup . Declan revealed to the assembled Duelist s , who he appointed as Lancers , that he had known that the Obelisk Force would invade and that he had them intercept them . Gong learned that Zuzu had acted as a decoy for Celina , and that the Obelisk Force had been pursuing her . Yuya then challenged Declan to a Duel , and Gong explained to Aura and Dennis about Declan ' s strategy and his previous Duel with Yuya . He was excited when Yuya Fusion Summon ed " Beast - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " . After the Duel concluded , Gong and the rest of the Lancers returned to the stadium where Declan and Henrietta cancelled the Arc League Championship to reveal the Lancers ' existence to the world . After that his father requested the two of them have a serious match to test his resolve , resulting in several facial injuries The next day , Gong and Yuya went to LID to meet with the Lancers . On the way , Yuya inquired him about his wounded face . Once they arrived , Declan announced his plan to go to the Synchro Dimension to seek allies , and that their Duel Disk s were upgraded to let them travel across dimensions . Upon arriving in the Synchro Dimension , the Lancers were split , and Gong ended up with Dennis . Gong wanted to look for Yuya , but Dennis was more focused on entertaining the people of the City , much to his displeasure . Dennis suggested that they have a " Hero vs . Villain " Duel with Gong as the villain . Gong reluctantly accepted . Out of annoyance that Dennis wasn ' t taking his job as a Lancer seriously and that Dennis lit him on fire with " Burn Gift " , Gong demanded to be the Hero . Gong quickly Summoned " Shutendoji " and equip ped it " Superheavy Samurai Soulhorns " and " Superheavy Samurai Soulclaw " to strengthen it . He brought Dennis to 100 LP , but he countered with a combination of " Performage Trapeze Magician " and " Performage Mirror Conductor " to weaken Gong ' s monsters and reduce his LP to 600 . Gong Summoned " Susanowo " to get rid of " Mirror Conductor " and use Dennis ' " Performage Hurricane " against him . " Susanowo " destroy ed " Trapeze Magician , " winning Gong the Duel . Afterwards , he and Dennis were approached by Lucas Swank , who asked if they wanted to meet some strong Duelists . Lucas took them to an alley , and Gong refused to go any further , wanting to search for Yuya , until Dennis pointed out that they were fulfilling their mission as Lancers and Lucas dragged them into the elevator . Upon arriving in New Domino ' s Underground Dueling Arena , they were shocked to see Shay Dueling Hunter Pace . Shay later explained that he ' d arrived alone and had joined the arena to look for strong Duelists , much to Gong ' s anger since Gong believed that he should have looked for the other Lancers first . Gong tried to keep the tension down between Shay and Dennis and explained to Lucas about the dimensions , but Dennis convinced him to keep it a secret . Learning about Turbo Duel s , Dennis was set up to Duel Shay , the plan being that they enter the Friendship Cup to meet many strong Duelists and Duel the Duel King , Jack Atlas . Gong was still displeased about the arrangements , namely the greed and gambling of the spectators , but he watched the Turbo Duel with Lucas . When Sector Security arrived and interrupted the Turbo Duel , Gong tried to escape with Lucas , but was cut off by a materialized " Gate Blocker " and arrested . Gong was sent to the Facility with Dennis and Shay , but Shay was put in solitary for fighting on the first day that they spent there . He later witnessed the bullying of two new prisoners , who were unable to pay card bribes since their Decks had been stolen before they were arrested , and angrily intimidated and bribed the blonde Security guard into keeping the two safe . The two prisoners developed immense respect for Gong as a result . Yuya and Sylvio , along with two Commons , Crow and Shinji were placed in their cell , having been arrested the day after Gong was . Gong told the two prisoners that he ' d saved to stop acting unseemly before tearfully embracing Yuya , having never thought that he ' d see his friend again . He introduced everyone to one another , but had to admit to them that he wasn ' t the " boss " of the prisoners . Later , after Yuya , Sylvio , Crow and Shinji were bullied in the cafeteria , Gong urged them not to fight , as they would only be sent to solitary and reassured them that they would share their food . Gong later explained to the group that they could use their cards as bribes in order to receive better treatment , and revealed that he had done so for his fellow prisoners . The blonde Security guard then took them to Chojiro Tokumatsu , the " boss " of the prisoners , who demanded that they hand over their cards to ensure their comfort . Gong refused to hand over his cards for such a purpose and watched Yuya and Tokumatsu ' s Duel , reassuring the two prisoners that it would be okay . After Yuya ' s victory , Chojiro held an Entertainment Duel Tournament between himself , Yuya and Sylvio . Gong took notice of both Yuya ' s despondent mood and Crow ' s secrecy , and he asked Crow about the events . Learning that Crow , Shinji , and recent arrival Damon intended to break out of prison , he was apparently able to convince them to work with the Lancers in doing so and alerted Yuya to Crow ' s decision . Gong then went to break Shay out of his cell , but Shay had already escaped and they briefly clashed in the corridor . Gong used his sandals to knock out a recovering guard and followed Shay to find their Duel Disks . He attempted to intervene during Yuya and Silvio ' s Duel with the Stomptroopers , but the effects of their " Goyo King " prevented Gong ' s attack lock with " Superheavy Samurai Magnet " and he was forced to end his turn . Shay joined the Duel and defeated the Stomptroopers with " Raidraptor - Rise Falcon " . They met up with Celina , Dennis , Shinji , Crow and Damon , and prepared to swim away from the Facility , but Tony Simmons , Damon ' s friend and their contact , had been captured by Jean - Michel Roget , who had Sector Security recapture the group . The High Council then intervened , ordering the group to be brought to them . Once there , Yuya revealed their intents and origins to the Council , backed up by Declan , who had already met with the Council . The Council had the group enter the Friendship Cup to prove their skills and intentions . Gong ' s first opponent was Crow . He was quickly confused by the Turbo Duel and Duel Runner ' s constant movement which almost caused him to crash , but knowing his mission , he resolved to not let it affect his steadfast spirit . As soon as the Duel began , Gong noticed Crow was distracted about something , which he considered disrespectful . Crow ' s rapid Synchro Summons managed to destroy Gong ' s monsters and put him in a pinch . At that moment , an Action Card appeared , but Gong ignored it and took a 2600 ATK direct attack from " Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Sudden Shower " . On his next turn , Gong revealed his new Pendulum Monsters and performed a Pendulum - Synchro Summon , much to Yuya ' s surprise and the audience ' s excitement . Using his " Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi " , Gong made a comeback and seemingly won the Duel , but knowing that Crow was being affected by something , he instead encouraged him to Duel more seriously , which gave Crow enough time to get an Action Card , " Evasion " , and survive the turn with it . Crow then proceeded to defeat Gong , but Gong took the loss honorably and congratulated him before leaving . Gong was taken to the Underground Labor Facility and put to work . Moon Shadow and Chojiro also joined them , and when Lucas and his cronies tormented the most recent arrival , Officer 227 , Gong ordered them to stop and demanded to know about Lucas ' occupation , given that he had described himself as a promoter . Lucas explained that he searched for strong Duelists in the Underground Arena and Labor Facility and sent them to Jean - Michel Roget , including current Friendship Cup entrant Sergey Volkov . Lucas explained Sergey ' s history and rumors that Roget was from a different dimension . Friendship Cup Finals . While underground Gong told Zuzu , Tarren , Amanda , and Frank not to do anything on their own . Gong was doing cleanup work with Sylvio until Crow came down and found out Duel Academy invaded New Domino . Gong , Sylvio , and Shay then got their Duel Disk s from Moon Shadow , who also informed that Riley was Dueling alone to protect Celina . Sylvio and Shay decide to go help while Gong stayed to protect Zuzu from Sector Security . Gong looked for Zuzu but couldn ' t find her , so he and Crow split up while Chojiro checked the control room . Gong found Zuzu , who tells Gong that her bracelet was shining and something must have happen to Yuya . He told her Duel Academy finally invaded the Synchro Dimension and Yuya might be Dueling them . Before they could do anything they were separated from each other by the rioting inmates . When Gong , Sylvio , and Chojiro reunited with Yuya , Moon Shadow , Sora , and Riley , they found out Zuzu and Celina were captured by Sergey and Barrett , respectively . They also learned that Roget was a defector of Duel Academy who planned to use Zuzu as a bargaining chip to protect New Domino and his plans to turn the Synchro Dimension into his own kingdom . Gong also defended Sora when Sylvio suspected him as a enemy when he was going to rescue Zuzu . Gong was surprised when Friendship Cup still continuing during the chaos . Gong and Chojiro ended up giving in to Yuya , and Gong supported Yuya ' s body as they began their journey to follow Sora and Moon Shadow . During Jack ' s and Sergey ' s Duel , the duo was surprised to see Sergey transform into a Dueling machine . While still on the move , Yuya and Gong notices how Sergey pushes Jack into a corner but continues to hold his own . After watching Jack saved Sergey from falling off the Duel lane , Gong became moved by Jack ' s action . After Sergey and Jack ' s Duel , the Commons continued to riot . During this time , Roget announced martial law throughout New Domino City . In the middle of the speech , Zuzu knocked him to the ground and told Yuya how she truly felt about the situation at hand . After hearing Zuzu ' s words , Yuya intended to go save her , but Gong stopped him and told him to leave the job to Sora and Moon Shadow . Sam appeared to tell Jack ' s message to Yuya and come to the Duel Palace but Gong tries to tell Yuya that ' s not important right now . But , Yuya remembered Zuzu ' s words and started to head towards the Duel Palace . Though the rioting Commons were in their way , they eventually reunited with Frank , Amanda , and Tarren and led then to the entry of the Duel Palace , where a group of Commons were rioting trying to get in , with Security holding them back . After hearing Yuya was trying to enter the Duel Palace , the Commons turned against Yuya under the belief he was with the Topsiders . At this time , Gong promised Yuya to put his life on the line in order to get Yuya to the palace . Just then Shay , Chojiro , Sylvio , Declan , and Riley appeared while riding Shay ' s " Raidraptor s " . They jumped on and rode with them to the Duel Palace , where Yuya told New Domino that he would Duel Jack and make them smile with their Duel . Gong helped the Lancers and Chojiro in fending off Sector Security when they stormed the Duel Palace , defeating a Jutte Lord with " Susanowo " . During the Duel after Yuya managed to withstand the attack of Jack ' s " Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend " , Frank , Tarren , and Amanda were worried but Gong replies that Yuya hasn ' t lost yet . He later went out with the Lancers to quell the Commons ' riots . He and Sylvio block off a mob of Commons from Sector Security with " Big Benkei " , " Trumpeter " , " Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian " , " Abyss Actor - Pretty Heroine " and " Abyss Actor - Sassy Rookie " . They succeeded in stopping the riots as everyone was getting wrapped into the Duel and Gong was crying when Yuya won . The Council broadcasted via holograms their confession of the true purpose of tournament , resigned and disbanded , and dissolved the Tops and Commons system . Everyone widely clapped and agreed , and celebrations continued . Gong also watched Sora ' s broadcast and was surprised when Roget took Zuzu . He and Sylvio arrived at the ruins of Roget ' s office and they wondered whether Sora had been buried in the rubble , but Shay arrived and reassured them that Sora would not let that stop them . They found Yuya , Crow and Jack with Riley and Moon Shadow outside a room where Declan was Dueling Roget . Sora managed to let the Lancers in , where they learned that Roget was using holographic clones to repeatedly Duel Declan . When Declan managed to thwart Roget ' s loop of Duels , Roget revealed that the Professor , the leader of Duel Academy , was none other than Leo Akaba , Declan ' s father and the founder of LID and the Leo Corporation . Declan managed to throw off the accusations against him and Roget retreated . Sylvio witnessed Yuya and Zuzu ' s reunion and Roget ' s attempts to kill them all by dropping New Domino into the void between dimensions . After Roget and Zuzu were both sucked away , Gong , Sylvio , and Shay came to Yuya ' s aid when he was beginning to get sucked in too . But , their efforts were in vain and all four Lancers were sucked into the portal . They came to in a ruined city and Shay informed them that they were in fact in his home : Heartland City in the Xyz Dimension . Heartland City . Shay split up with his fellow Lancers , leaving them to wander around the destroyed city . Gong admonished Sylvio for hallucinating from starving . When they found a woman , she ran away from them and dropped her supplies , afraid of the Duel Disks equipped to the Lancers . They decided to return the supplies to her and witnessed a man being sealed into a card by three Duel Academy students . They finally found the woman , who was still afraid of them , so they unequipped their Duel Disks and helped her . Gong argued with Sylvio about eating the food until Gong ' s growling stomach and the generosity of the woman ' s sons allowed them to have some . The woman also explained that the Resistance had been wiped out for some time by Duel Academy . After the question , three Duel Academy Duelists appeared . Yuya , Gong and Sylvio defeated them all using Yuya ' s " Smile World " and a Pendulum Summon . The three Duel Academy Duelists ran away , only to run into Kite Tenjo , who sealed them into cards and challenged them to a Duel . After Sylvio accepted his challenge , Gong joined as well in order to prove that they are allies . But , Kite concluded that they are invaders after seeing them use unknown techniques . Even through he and Sylvio tried to prevent Kite from Summoning his dragon , Kite Xyz Summon ed " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " and defeat them both . Right after being defeated , Gong and Sylvio watched Yuya Dueled Kite , who was able to counter some of Yuya ' s tactics from learning through his first Duel . Even when Yuya Xyz Summoned " Odd - Eyes Rebellion Dragon " , Gong was surprised at Kite being able to destroy it . When Yuya Xyz Summoned " Dark Rebellion xyz Dragon " , Shay , and two other Resistance members interrupted the Duel and cleared up the misunderstanding as Shay revealed that Yuya , Sylvio and Gong were his comrades . While Kite was still in doubt , Shay assured Kite that Yuya wanted to stop Duel Academy as much as they did , asking him to trust Yuya like he did . Upon hearing Yuya ' s last name and the female Resistance member ' s plea to return , Kite refused before taking his leave of them . Gong went to the Resistance ' s new hideout where he scolded Sylvio for being rude to Allen . He was present when Allen began mistaking Yuya for Yuto , and explained to Sylvio , who apparently forgot about Yuto , that he was someone Zuzu ran into a few times before and looks just like Yuya . He heard Shay explaining what happened at Standard to Allen and Sayaka , as well as his initial mistrust of Yuya before he eventually understood Yuto ' s decision to give Yuya " Dark Rebellion " . Gong made a grave face once he found out how Duel Academy launched a second massive attack that wiped out most of the civilians and the Resistance members . He , along with Yuya and Sylvio , were surprised and shocked to hear of Yusho ' s visit to the dimension as well as the fact that Yusho was well - known in Heartland . When Shay and Kite were about to Duel , Gong and Sylvio arrived to stop them but to no futile . While they noted how " Rise Falcon " won ' t stand a chance against " Galaxy - Eyes " even if Raptor ' s Intercept Formation . Gong and Sylvio were surprised on how Kite was able to counter Shay ' s " Blaze Falcon " Effect with " Cipher Bit " and turn it into a Overlay Unit . When Shay started using action cards to overcome " Galaxy - Eyes " , Gong and Sylvio started to chat the effects of each card he use . They started to get as Shay needed one more attack to defeat Kite and were surprised when Yuya revealed that Yuto is residing inside of him . After Kite defeated Shay and was about to seal him in a card , Sayaka begged not to before revealing that she was scene of Lulu ' s kidnapping by Yuri , shocking Gong . Kite reluctantly complied before leaving again . When Sayaka ran off to go find Kite , Gong returned to the hideout and asked Sylvio did he find her to no avail . Shay arrived and decided to split the Lancers into two groups to find Sayaka . While searching through Heartland , Gong and Sylvio heard something and ran to it . They arrived to see Allen and Sayaka on the ground defeated . Gong checked on them while Sylvio confronted the female Duelists . They then prepare to Duel against the female Duelists . However , Gong and Sylvio are defeated as well and found by Yuya and Shay . When Yuya asked him what happened , Gong said Amazoness , catching Shay ' s attention . When the Tyler sisters LP were raised to 10 , 100 , Gong noted how high it was . He was happy when Yuya and Shay were able to defeat the Tyler sisters . After Allen accepted Yuya as a comrade , the Obelisk Force arrived to challenge them . Gong and Sylvio wanted to join but had to stay out cause of their injuries . During the Duel , Gong was worried when Shay was taken out of the Duel when falling debris hit him from " Chaos Ancient Gear Giant " shockwave . When Aster ' s squad started to surround them , Kite defeated them , allowing everyone to escape while Yuya Dueled Aster . Gong and others made it back to the hideout with Shay and watched over him while the Resistance went back for Yuya . They then learned that Duel Academy in Heartland decided to abandon Arc Project and help rebuild the Xyz Dimension to atone for what they have done . Allen expressed his concern over their decision to let them help but Gong told him that Shay won ' t wake up without proper medical care . When Yuto started to talk through Yuya , Sylvio wondered if was Yuya talking but Gong corrected him . He was surprised when Aster revealed that there ' s a way to change back the people who had been carded . However , they first must retrieve those who were carded from Duel Academy in the Fusion Dimension since all the carded people were sent there . Using the Interdimensional Travel Device in Duel Academy ' s base in Heartland , Gong , Yuya , Sylvio , and Kite went to Fusion Dimension and found Zuzu cornered by Duel Academy soldiers . He was surprised to Iggy in the Fusion Dimension . When he spotted Dennis , Gong yelled at him for kidnapping Lulu and trying to do the same to Zuzu . They were surrounded by Duel Academy soldiers and Gong Dueled them with Sylvio to protect Zuzu . However , the Duel was left unfinished due to the soldiers being focused on Yuya and Iggy ' s Duel . When Iggy activated " Evil - Sealing Flash " , Gong noted Yuya and Iggy would take 2000 damage . He watched Yuya fall into the pit , but relieved when he escaped and applauded with everyone else for Yuya and Iggy ' s Duel . Gong went to the harbor with Yuya , Zuzu , and Sylvio . However , the ship left and they tried to find a boat to catch up with it . But , when they couldn ' t find one , Celina appeared and told them to follow her . Gong was surprised by the appearance of Captain Cutter after Sylvio criticized Cutter ' s pirate ship . As they set sail on Captain Cutter ' s ship , more Duel Academy soldiers arrived by helicopter and Zuzu was taken hostage by Celina , while Gong and Sylvio were tied up by Cutter ' s crewmates . They watched Yuya Duel against Cutter and Gong wondered what Cutter was planning when he Fusion Summoned " Captain Lock " . Solo revealed that the effect of " Lock " would destroy itself if a monster with 1000 or more ATK was on the field , Gong had to explain to Sylvio that " Lock " itself counted . Gong encouraged Yuya to endure Cutter ' s assaults , but he and Sylvio were shocked when Cutter knocked Yuya off the ship . Fortunately , Crow and the other Lancers arrived and saved Yuya , while Moon Shadow freed Gong and Sylvio , allowing them to escape onto Declan ' s speedboat . He was worried when Cutter used " Grand Naval Battle " to shoot at their speedboat . He watched Yuya and Sora defeat Cutter and learned of the message that Shinji and Chojiro had sent them . Gong wondered why the Professor wanted Zuzu , Celina , Lulu , and Rin . Once he learned that they might be connected to the Arc Project , Gong deduced that if they rescued the girls first , the Project would be stopped . When Declan revealed to everyone how he went to Duel Academy three years ago and asked Yuya ' s father for help , Gong was surprised . He also learned that Declan found out about Revival Zero and wondered what it meant . He found that it was another part of the Professor ' s plan involving Celina and Yuri , and may include Yuya as well . Declan told Gong and the other Lancers to believe in their friends ' strength and fight to the very end . After arriving on the island , Gong prepared to climb the mountain and charge into the Professor ' s lab . After climbing up the mountain , they were surrounded by Duel Academy students before utilizing their plan to spilt two groups with Yuya , Gong , Sylvio , Crow , and Moon Shadow Dueling the students while Declan ' s group continue to the lab . When the students retreated , they chased after them but had fallen into a trap and were captured in energy nets . They were then forced into a Survival Duel with five Duel Academy students that would only leave one man standing . Gong deduced that even if they don ' t card them , Duel Academy will still card the losers . When Moon Shadow went ahead to provide reconnaissance , they heard a scream and ran to the location only to find a Duel Academy student sealed into a card . They then heard something in the bushes and another student came out scared . When Sylvio and Crow ran after the student , Gong and Yuya followed them only to lose them . They heard Moon Shadow ' s scream and ran to his location only to see a purple light . They then found him carded and Gong thought it was impossible for him to be defeated . Gong believed that Duel Academy students would really card anyone without care , but Yuya told him there was another . They looked at Moon Shadow ' s last message , revealing that there was an eleventh Duelist in the forest with them and decided to find Sylvio and Crow fast . Gong and Yuya found another student carded and Gong wondered who ' s doing it . They ran to find Sylvio and Crow fast due to the danger of staying separated . They were able to find Sylvio and Crow after Crow activated " Blackwing - Last Will " , but Crow was sealed into a card right after they arrived . After learning that the Battle Beast was responsible for carding the Duel Academy students and Moon Shadow as well , Gong and Yuya challenged him to a Battle Royal Duel . Gong Pendulum - Synchro Summoned " Superheavy Samurai Ninja Shinobiashi " and attempted to bypass the Battle Beast ' s " Gladiator Beast s " to avoid their battle - activated effects , but he was unable to do so and the Battle Beast destroyed " Shinobiashi " and Yuya ' s " Odd - Eyes " , causing them to take damage whenever their cards were destroyed with his " Pollice Verso " . Although Gong was able to revive " Shinobiashi " in Defense Position , he lost more LP when " Shinobiashi " was destroyed again by the effect of " Gladiator Beast Gyzarus " . Yuya saved Gong by attracting the attention of the Battle Beast , something that Gong knew was due to Gong ' s Heavystrong style preventing him from using Action Cards . Gong then broke his own Heavystrong style by activating the Action Card " Benkei Guard " in order to save Yuya , though at the cost of restricting his Deck . He was defeated by the Battle Beast and badly wounded as a result . The Battle Beast was about to seal him into a card , but Jack arrived in the arena , surprising everyone present . He let Jack handle being helped by Sylvio , who thought he held out because he knew Jack was coming . Gong didn ' t know he was coming , but believed something might happen under pressure . When Jack asked where Crow was , Gong could only close his eyes while Sylvio revealed what happened . When Sylvio wondered why the Battle Beast ' s damage was so high , Gong reminded of the effect of " Pollice Verso " . When Sander brought " Gladiator Beast Andabata " back with " Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor " , Gong was surprised that he could freely summon other people ' s monsters . He and Sylvio were surprised when Sanders revealed that the Professor ordered him to eliminate Yuya . When Yuya was in lost in thought , they called out to him because of Sanders ' attack . Gong told Yuya not to let their comrades sacrifice go in vain . He was surprised when Battle Beast used the effect of " Tamer Editor " to destroy itself . Gong wondered why Battle Beast would attack his own allies . He was surprised when Yuya revealed that Battle Beast doesn ' t really want to fight . He wondered how Yuya and Battle Beast were similar and learned that Battle Beast ' s violent nature is similar to a threaten animal . When the students wanted their instructor sealed into a card , Gong was surprised by Duel Academy ' s teachings . He was worried when Yuya was about to be defeated by the effect of " Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor " . He was surprised Jack protected Yuya from the second " Fort " . When Jack destroyed everything with the effect of " Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend " , Gong thought he was overdoing it even though Pendulum Monster s return to the Extra Deck . When Battle Beast brought out " Gladiator Beast Great Fortress " , Gong wondered was he inside it . Gong was surprised when " Andabatae " ATK reached 4000 . Gong noted that Yuya is turning a wasteland after he Special Summoned Level 1 Pendulum Monster s . When Sylvio was surprised when " Gyzarus " came back weak , Gong told him because one monster already left the fortress . When Battle Beast Special Summoned " Gladiator Beast Augustus " , Gong was happy its the last monster and that Yuya still has " Pararhino " to win . But , he was surprised that Battle Beast still had a monster . He and Sylvio wondered what Yuya did when he activated the effect of " Guard Dance " . When Sanders thought Yuya will lose , Gong told him that Great Fortress ' effect only affect monsters going to the graveyard except for Pendulum Monsters which go to the Extra Deck . When Yuya mentioned the people Battle Beast carded , Gong looked at him while holding the three cards . He told Yuya to go save Zuzu and Celina as Jack and Sylvio helped him . Duel Academy . Gong and Sylvio arrived in the City and found a hurt Sora and Aster . They checked on them and learned that Yuya became the Supreme King Dragon Zarc , including how they were trying to regain Yuya ' s heart through Dueling . Gong left Sylvio to watch over Sora and Aster to join the Duel until Jack arrived , telling him to wait . They then both joined the Duel , receiving intrusion penalties and watched Zarc defeat Shay and Kite . Gong caught Shay and Kite from crashing into the ground and received Yuya ' s pendant from Shay , promising to return Yuya to normal . He told Jack how everyone was trying to regain Yuya ' s heart and told Yuya they will rescue him . He and Jack then declared to Zarc that they were his opponents now . Gong watched how Zarc Synchro Summon ed " Supreme King Servant Dragon Clear Wing " during Jack ' s turn without a tuner . He told Kite that " Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend " is Jack ' s soul and would never be destroyed with him . He then proclaimed that he ' ll open the road for Jack and Synchro Summoned " Superheavy Samurai Swordsmith " . He told Yuya to remember his Heavystrong Dueling and used the effect of " Swordsmith " to Special Summon " Blue Brawler " , " Swordsman " , and " Big Benkei " . He told Yuya that his monsters are the brave people fighting against him and how they inherited the Dueling styles from their fathers . He also told him that they fought and worked hard together since they were little , even now those days were engraved into their hearts . When Zarc started to mumble Dueltaining and Heavystrong , Gong told Yuya to call up his Dueltaining soul and attack like before while he ' ll take it with his Heavystrong Dueling . He also told Zarc that he ' ll protect " Scarlight " even if he attacks it or destroy his body . He told Yuya to come with his Dueltaining and all of his monsters were destroyed by the effect of " Clear Wing " equipped with " Supreme King Violent Spirit " . However , Gong used the effect of " Superheavy Samurai Bushin Fudomyo ' o " to Special Summon it from his hand by tributing " Swordsman " . He then used the second effect of " Fudomyo ' o " to protect itself and " Scarlight " from destruction and end the battle . Gong was surprised when Jack used monsters in his hands to Synchro Summon and used the second effect of " Fudomyo ' o " to prevent " Scarlight " and " Tyrant " from being destroyed . He told Jack he was counting on him to bring Yuya ' s heart back with his soul ' s dragons . However , Gong was defeated by the effect of " Clear Wing " with " Supreme King Violent Spirit " and sent flying . He was checked on Sylvio and told him how Yuya was trying to come back after reacting to Dueltaining . He passed on his Duel Disk and Yuya ' s pendant to Sylvio and was surprised to see Crow freed from his card . When Crow Synchro Summoned " Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower " , Gong knew Zarc do the same during Crow ' s turn . He was surprised when Crow negated the effect of " Supreme King Gate Zero " and dealt damage to Zarc . Gong was surprised when Zarc Summoned " Supreme King Servant Dragon Odd - Eyes " . He was also surprised when he thought Sylvio defeated Zarc with " Abyss Script - Abysstainment " . When Sylvio used " Abyss Entertainment " again , Gong noted that Zarc already used the effect of " Odd - Eyes " . Gong was surprised when Leo Akaba joined the Duel . When Declan managed to dealt damage to Zarc , Gong told him to open Yuya ' s heart . He wasn ' t surprised Declan used the Pendulum Effect of " D / D Savant Dirac " to protect himself from " Clear Wing " . However , Gong was worried that the world would be destroyed due to Zarc turning the Duel around his way and was surprised when he thought " Zarc " killed Declan . When Ray used En Flowers to inflict damage to Zarc for every monster destroyed , Gong called it beautiful . However , he was surprised when " Zarc " was surprised . Following Zarc ' s defeat and the Standard Dimension being reborn into the " Pendulum Dimension " , Gong lost his memories of Zuzu and the Lancers ' adventures . He received a invitation from Declan for the Junior Arc League Championship and met Yuya and Sylvio at the Leo Institute of Dueling . They learned from Declan that they would Duel in a four - player Battle Royal before the championship . Upon " Quartet of Quandry " activating , Gong wondered where the fourth Duelist was and was surprised when Moon Shadow arrived . Gong told Yuya he wouldn ' t show any mercy and told him to come at him . He brought out " Big Benkei " and attacked " Performapal Hip Hippo , but Yuya used " Hippo Carnival " to block his attack . On his turn , Moon Shadow reminded them of the Arc League Championship , and Gong ' s memories started to return . When Sylvio used " Abyss Impromptu Play - Improv " to increase the battle damage , Gong increased " Hippo Token ' s " DEF with the effect of " Superheavy Samurai Otasu - Ke " , causing Moon Shadow to receive the damage . He then told Yuya that he ' ll be the one to defeat him . He wondered what was wrong with Yuya when he kept spacing out during the Duel . Gong Pendulum Summon ed " Superheavy Samurai Kaku - Go " and Summoned " Superheavy Samurai Soulhorns " , using its effects to equip it to " Big Benkei " and attack twice . When Skip arrived at the stadium and told Yuya that Zuzu was gone , Gong regained his memories of her . Realizing Yuya will break down , Gong gave up his LP to use the effect of " Superheavy Samurai Kaku - Go " to weaken " Superstar " and defeat Sylvio . He then destroyed " Twilight Ninja Getsuga , the Shogun " and used the effect of " Kaku - Go " to destroy his Pendulum Zone and attack again , defeating Moon Shadow . When Henrietta revealed a baby Riley , Gong was surprised learned from Declan that the Natural Energy Cards turned Riley back into a baby and lost her smile due to absorbing Zarc ' s soul to save Yuya . He also learned the reason for reenacting the Arc League Championship was to return Riley ' s smile and save the world through Yuya ' s Dueltaining . He was also surprised when Yuya mentioned Zarc ' s soul being in some part of Riley and learned that Zarc will resurrect and the world will be at risk again if they don ' t do it . When Yuya began to doubt himself , Gong told him he ' ll save Zuzu ad Riley instead . He destroyed Yuya ' s monsters and attacked him directly but Yuya dodged it . Gong then Synchro Summoned " Superheavy Samurai Steam Fiend Tetsudo ' o " , declaring his resolve to defeat Yuya and become a pro . He attacked Yuya directly again , who tried to use " Evasion " again but Gong used " No Action " to prevent him . However , Yuya used " Performapal Signal " to banish all Spell and Trap Card s from his Graveyard to inflict 200 damage for each card . He told Yuya he could do better if he wants to become a pro and Dueltainer like his father . His " Tetsudo ' o ' s " DEF was halved and prevented it from being destroyed due to " Pendulum Illusion " . He then was attacked by " Odd - Eyes " and took double the damage from the effect of " Odd - Eyes " . Gong attacked " Odd - Eyes " but Yuya used the effect of " Pendulum Illusion " again , halving " Tetsudo ' o ' s " DEF again and caused Gong take damage . He then used the effect of " Tetsudo ' o " to destroy " Odd - Eyes " and used its second effect again to inflict damage to Yuya . Gong and Yuya exchanged blows while traveling through " Quartet of Quandry " and bringing their LP down . After " Tetsudo ' o ' s " DEF was halved for the final time , Gong told Yuya to come at him with his final attack and was defeated . He told Yuya his Dueltaining goes further than this and to prove it by saving Zuzu and Riley . When Declan arrived announcing that Yuya wouldn ' t be promoted to Senior class yet , Gong and Yuya learned that the Battle Royal was done as a continuation for the Arc League Championship due to Duel Academy ' s invasion and will only permit one Duelist from the Lancers advance to the Senior class . He is later seen watching Yuya ' s Duel against Jack with Sylvio , Aura and You Show Duel School . Gong and Sylvio discussed how Jack countered Yuya ' s attack and summoned a new monster . He was happy when Yuya won and surprised when Declan became next opponent . Gong wondered if Yuya was being careful when he didn ' t Pendulum Summon " Performapal Duck Dealer " and cheered him on when he started to . He was amazed at how Yuya and the four dragons hearts were at one . Gong was surprised when Declan summoned " D / D / D Superdoom King Purplish Armageddon " , " D / D / D Superdoom King Whitest Armageddon " , and " D / D / D Superdoom King Darkness Armageddon " . When Allie asked him what a portfolio was , Gong wasn ' t sure but figured it was the " Superdoom Kings " combo . He was worried when Yuya took huge damage from the four dragons being destroyed . Gong was surprised when Yuya used the effect of " Odd - Eyes Wing Dragon " to destroy all of Declan ' s monsters . He then wondered why Yuya attacked " Darkness Armageddon " due to its ATK being higher than " Wing Dragon " . Gong was happy when Yuya used the effects of " Odd - Eyes Xyz Gate " and " Wonder Chance " to give " Odd - Eyes Rebellion Dragon " additional attacks . However , he was worried when Declan survived the attacks and when Yuya only had a set card to survive . He was happy though when Yuya used a combo to set up his Pendulum Zone . When Yuya and Declan were collecting Action Card s due to the effect of " Performapal Five - Rainbow Magician " , Gong and Sylvio were surprised at how Declan was stealing Yuya ' s shine . They were also worried when Declan was catching up to Yuya and Gong wondered who got five cards first . He was happy when Yuya won and was sent to the field by Ray to witness her revival as Zuzu and was crying when she returned . Deck . Gong plays a " Superheavy Samurai " Deck . Unlike most Decks with a mixture of all three card Types ( Monster , Spell , and Trap ) , Gong ' s Deck is composed only of Monster Cards . Furthermore , his style requires that he have no Spell or Trap Cards in his Graveyard and thus he cannot use Action Card s as they would remain in his Graveyard after each usage . Because of this , Gong utilizes several hand trap monsters that activate their effects from his hand or Graveyard . Also , he uses monsters that can be played as Spells as a substitute and bypass the five - zone limit for actual monsters on the field . For battling , Gong relies heavily on defensive tactics , allowing his opponent to strike first to counterattack or and using high DEF to protect himself . Requiring a Graveyard without Spell and Trap Cards proved to make Gong ' s Deck rather unfitting for Tag Duel s , as sharing a Graveyard with Sylvio Sawatari was implied to have been the cause of their loss against the Tyler sisters . For actual attacks , he relies mainly on his ace , " Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei " , making him stock up on DEF - boosting cards to further strengthen this monster . By being able to attack using DEF instead of ATK for damage calculation , added with his monsters ' huge DEF , Gong can effectively take down strong monsters and / or deal massive damage while still defending himself with very difficult to defeat monsters . As per his " Heavystrong " Dueling style , he seems to only rely on one monster at a time while the rest power it up and / or ensure that it ' s never defeated . After his DRAW against Kit Blade , he decided to incorporate Synchro Summon ing into his Deck to further strengthen himself . He shows a variety of levels in his Synchro Monsters , providing him with more utility . At the same time , all of these Synchro Monsters possess the effect of attacking in Defense Position , like " Big Benkei " . Through this new tactic , Gong can also now make use of Spell and Trap Cards without disrupting his normal Duel style . With " Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo " , he can access the Spell and Trap Effects in his opponent ' s Graveyard . With " Superheavy Samurai Steam Fiend Tetsudo ' o " , Gong can use Spell and Trap and then banish them from his Graveyard , letting him further damage his opponent while restarting his normal strategy . Gong later acquires his own Pendulum Monster s after becoming a Lancer , allowing him to Pendulum - Synchro Summon .