Reiji Akaba ( manga ) Reiji Akaba is a main character appearing in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " manga . He is the head of the Leo Corporation and aims to capture the Entertainment Duelist " Phantom " . Design . Appearance . Reiji is a thin young man with pale skin and grey hair , the front layer being a lighter grey than the back . His hair is arranged in a simple style , flicking upwards at the ends . Reiji ' s eyes are purple , and he wears red - framed spectacles . His ears are both pierced with black stud earrings . Despite his status as the CEO of the Leo Corporation , Reiji dresses rather casually , wearing a dark - blue sweater , white pants that end just above his ankles , and white shoes ( apparently without any socks beneath them ) , along with a long red scarf wrapped around his shoulders with the ends trailing to the small of his back . Personality . In general , showing a bit more emotion compared to his anime counterpart , Reiji has a grim and serious demeanor though he expresses some genuine concern for his subordinates . He is shown to be highly analytical and a skilled strategist , displaying himself as a no - nonsense duelist . Despite targeting Yuya Sakaki , Reiji does not show any open dislike for him though he expressed utter hatred towards Yusho Sakaki for destroying their world . This hatred was potent enough that Reiji refuses to do anything connected to Yusho like Action Duel s , even refusing to listen to Yuya ' s side of the story . Etymology . His character ' s last name , " Akaba " , means " Red Horse " . Reiji ' s surname is similar to that of Seto Kaiba ( " Kaiba Seto " ) from the original " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga , whose name also contains the character 馬 ( " Uma " , Horse ) , serving as another similarity between the two characters . His given name of Reiji means " Zero Child " . Biography . Background . Originating from twenty years into the future , attending an university at a young age , Reiji is the prodigy son of Solid Vision researcher Leo Akaba . Due to his father ' s busy schedule , Reiji would lower grades from his university classes in an attempt for attention . Though Leo easily saw through his son ' s intentions , teasing him about it , Reiji was able to spend time with his father when he took him to dinner . There , Leo explains to Reiji that he and his partner Yusho Sakaki are working on a project to combine Solid Vision with Duel Monsters . Leo then asks Reiji to finish that project for him if anything would happen to him . A few years later , tricked by Leo to go to his lab and help finish his research , Reiji learns from his father via monitor that their world is about to be destroyed by the time manipulative effects of Genesis Omega Dragon . As Leo revealed the G . O . D . card was stolen by Yusho and assumed to have used it to sent his son Yuya back in time , he dies telling Reiji to stop Yuya from finding the G . O . D card before the transmission ended . Reiji remained in the underground shelter after the World Illusion passed before he was saved by Eve . Traveling back in time to Maiami City three years before Yuya was to arrive , Reiji fulfilled his promise to Leo by establishing the Leo Corporation and introducing Solid Vision for public use . Three months before Yuya arrives , Reiji begins to gather Duelists strong enough to take Yuya down with Nico Smiley directing him to Shun Kurosaki . Present . Reiji was first seen in the control room of Leo Corporation , when the sensors detected the summoning of " Odd - Eyes Phantom Dragon " . This alerts Reiji to Yuya finally making his presence known while dispatching his special squad to seize him for hacking into the LDS Solid Vision System . When Yuto attempts a misdirect when and Yuya are cornered by Shingo Sawatari , Reiji suspected the mystery duelist to be a possible accomplice of Yuya ' s before learning the two are one and the same . After Yuya defeated Shingo and escaped his men , Reiji debriefs the agents , and tells them that he intends to analyze Yuya ' s ability to Pendulum Summon . When alerted to Shun Kurosaki acting on his own violation to duel Yuya , Reiji allowed it while showing an intimate knowledge of Pendulum Summoning . That intensified Sora Shiunin ' s inquiry over Reiji ' s obsession towards catching Yuya as a result . When Sora made an attempt to sneak into room where the company ' s super computer is stored , Reiji allowed the boy to break in before making himself known . He then proceeds to have Sora asks his questions , explaining to the boy that the super computer analyzed and predicted Yuya as a " Destiny Factor " , a person whose existence would threaten the world . But when Sora then begins question Reiji himself , noting the inaccuracies of his sudden appearance and establishing Leo Corp within a small amount of time , Reiji ends the questionnaire . Reiji advises Sora to get his remaining answers from Yuya , intending the boy to give more data by giving him prototype Pendulum Monster cards along with intel that Yuya is seeking Genesis Omega Dragon . When Sora ' s duel with Yuya commences the next day , Reiji instructs Shun and Shingo to remain and observe . During the duel , making no attempt to confirm nor deny it , Reiji gets confronted by Shun when Sora claims that the former was holding his sister Miu Shiunin hostage . But once it was revealed that Sora made the story up , having allowed his subordinate to speak his mind , Reiji shot down Shun ' s apology attempt while making a comment to remember the latter ' s distaste for kidnapping . After the duel ended , sending Shingo and Shun off to inspect the damage , Reiji left for an excavation site run by his company : entering a secret room where he acquires his deck to personally deal with Yuya . Reiji then reaches Yuya ' s hideout , falling through the trapdoor Yuya triggered to they would duel in the underground cavern where Yuya first came to in this time . Despite Yuya ' s attempts to talk Reiji out of it , Reiji proceeds to express his hatred towards Yusho for causing his father ' s death while insisting for a normal Duel rather than an Action Duel . Reiji proceeds to overwhelm Yuya to the point he called Yuto and Yuri for help , refusing to accept his opponent ' s side of the story . But their Duel ended in a draw when Reiji reveals that are being spied on . Ren then appeared , revealing the G . O . D . card is in Eve ' s possession and confirmed that Reiji also possesses the Adam Factor which they are need to awaken the card ' s full power . But the damage caused by the duel causes a cave - in , forcing all parties to escape . Once safe , Yuya attempts to convince Reiji that they need to join forces against the new threat Eve poses . But Reiji refuses and leaves , Yuya feeling that Reiji may reconsider once he accepts the truth of what he said to him . Reiji dropped off the grid after that with Leo Corp shutting down as consequence . In reality , Reiji took refuge in the orbital space station where various tests of Solid Vision are conducted . Patching a communications link to Yuya following his win over Ren , Reiji is confronted by Isaac who expresses an interest as a fellow scientist while revealing himself as one of Eve ' s servants . While Isaac explains how the Adam Factor can be extracted , he provokes Reiji by revealing the true events of how the G . O . D . card came into his father ' s possession . Non - canon . Reiji faced Yuya Sakaki in an Action Duel in the special manga chapter . He used relentless tactics to quickly Summon high - Level monsters and was skilled with the use of Action Card s . In this chapter , Reiji is portrayed as a rather serious and a reserved Duelist , and he claims that he never loses Duels . Relationships . Leo Akaba . Reiji ' s relationship with his father is a complex one , often seeking his attention . When Reiji succeeds , he agrees to aid his father in anyway in his research and complete it should something happen him . However , unaware of the full truth , Reiji was horrified when Leo sacrificed himself to ensure his son survived the World Illusion . He takes the promises to his father seriously , establishing Leo Corp while doing everything in his power to prevent Yuya from finding the G . O . D . card . Reiji ' s impression of his father was great to the point that he refuses to accept the truth that Yuya and Isaac each revealed about Leo . Yuya Sakaki . The relationship between Yuya and Reiji is one built on the latter ' s grudge against the former ' s father and his need to study the former . From Reiji ' s perspective , calling him the Destiny Factor , Yuya is finishing what Yusho began in their time and seeks to stop him . When Reiji personally duels Yuya , he refuses to listen to the youth ' s attempts to tell him what actually occurred with his fathers and the G . O . D . card . Their duel ended in a stalemate when Yuya ' s hideout began to cave - in , both learning they possess the Adam Factor as it briefly warped their surroundings during the duel . Although Yuya tends to disagree with Reiji ' s methods , he knows that he is a good person at heart and would accept the truth eventually . Shingo Sawatari and Shun Kurosaki . Two duelists Reiji selected to aid him in hunting down Yuya , personally recruiting Shun . Sora Shiunin . A duelist that Reiji selected to aid him in hunting down Yuya , Sora was the only LC duelist who questioned Reiji ' s reasons for them to hunt Yuya down . Reiji used that curiosity to send him after Yuya , even giving him enough knowledge to establish a means to snare Yuya in . It would later turn out that Sora was a sleeper agent for Eve sent to unconsciously spy on Reiji . Yusho Sakaki . Reiji expressed sheer hated towards Yusho , blaming him for his father ' s death and the ruination of their time . The hatred was intense enough that Reiji refuses to utilize Action Dueling or listen to Yuya telling him was actually happened involving the World Illusion . Deck . Canon . Reiji runs a " D / D " Deck focused on Pendulum Summon ing . Reiji ' s main strategy consists of reducing the DEF of his opponent ' s monsters to zero and inflicting piercing battle damage with monsters such as " D / D / D Supersight King Zero Maxwell " and " D / D / D Destiny King Zero Laplace " . With the aid of cards like " Block Attack " and " 00 Rush " , those monsters ' effects allow Reiji to quickly inflict heavy damage to his opponent , while repeatedly reviving his monsters by Pendulum Summoning them back if they get destroyed . Most of Reiji ' s manga cards have a " zero " theme . This is a reference to Reiji ' s name , which is written with the character for " zero " ( 零 " Rei " ) . Non - canon . In the special manga chapter , Reiji runs a Fiend Deck , featuring the " DD " and " Archfiend " archetype s . He uses Pendulum Summon and cards like " Rules of Antiquity " to easily bring high - Level monsters on the field .