Awakened Awakened ( 覚醒 " Kakusei " ) is the state of mind that Yuya Sakaki and his counterparts occasionally enter . This ability changes the user ' s personality , voice , and mannerism to become more malevolent and causes their eyes to glow . According to Leo Akaba , the Awakened state is the portion of Zarc ' s soul attempting to possess his reincarnations and resuscitate . Effects . This ability causes Yuya and his dimensional counterparts to go into a state of rage , and their eyes to white out and glow . This usually occurs in a Duel invoking the Four Dimension Dragons where the dragons overtake their owner ' s mind or when the user is sufficiently angered , and its activation is usually accompanied by an excruciating amount of pain . It is also possible to force the activation of the ability by forcefully amplifying the aggressiveness of the user through electrical shocks . The activation of Yuya ' s awakening is depicted by the opening of an eye , followed by the instant annihilation of a shadowed city . While Yuya and his counterparts are awakened , they are willing to harm or destroy their opponent in order to win the Duel . When they regain their senses , they generally have no knowledge of what happened while they were awakened unless prompted . If they are awakened while merged with one of their counterparts , they become vulnerable to being influenced by that counterpart ' s own memories and desires . In Stage I , Yuya ' s irises glow but he remains in control . He is shown to enter this stage while Xyz Summoning " Odd - Eyes Rebellion Dragon " with a conscious mind . In Stage II , Yuya becomes collected and cold , speaking no more than necessary . Additionally , his hair becomes wild and his voice deeper ( his voice remains the same pitch in the dub , though it becomes rougher ) , both his iris and pupils glow and mute any natural shine to them . He is occasionally surrounded by a dark aura , and his card also become darker . In Stage III , Yuya ' s hair sticks upwards , his pupils glow white , and he is constantly surrounded by a dark aura . He also becomes vicious and even sadistic , shown by his ruthlessness while Dueling the Obelisk Force and continued to thrash about while restrained by his friends . He is also capable of unleashing powerful shockwaves that are beyond normal for a person originating from the Standard Dimension . In Stage IV , Yuya ' s pupils will glow even brighter and all of his counterparts will gain the same dark aura around them if they are in sync with Yuya . Yuya ' s anger in this stage grows to an almost primal rage that he become impervious to reason . Anything he is in contact with also gain a dark aura , in the same manner as Yuya . This stage takes such a toll on their bodies and minds that their eyes become dull and empty as the glow fades , though Yuya ' s eyes become brown instead , and all of them pass out afterwards . In Stage V , Yuya ' s eyes become completely red . Yuya is surrounded by dark aura and start behaving like Zarc , wanting to show his own strength and ruthlessness to his opponents for his own pleasure . This stage is the closest stage to Zarc ' s Awakening . In Stage VI , Yuya ' s pupils become white , his hair once again stick upwards , and surrounded by a thicker dark aura . At this level of extreme rage , Yuya somewhat gained unnatural strength as he broke free from " Binding Swords of Impact " . In Stage VII , Yuya ' s eyes completely white out and glow red like his counterparts . He is constantly surrounded by a dark aura and instantly release intense shockwaves of darkness from it . This stage takes a toll on Yuya ' s mind as Yuri , Yuto , and Yugo kept shouting to become one at Yuya while awakened and all Four Dimension Dragons were out . This also caused Yuya to forget who he was momentarily and he needed help to remember from Declan . In the Final Stage , Zarc takes complete control over Yuya whose face takes a sinister appearance , sprouting veins and a wicked smile . His pupils become slit , like Yuri ' s , before glowing red and completely whiting out . The dark aura also flares up and overflows around him until the fusion between his counterparts and dragons are complete . Jean - Michel Roget is somewhat aware of the awakenings , as he intensified the power of the chip he implanted in Yuya ' s helmet to awaken the ability . When Yuya and all four of his counterparts are in the same place at the same time when awakened , a distortion appears in the sky and they continuously declare that they will reunite as one ( phrased as " become one " in the Japanese version ) . Biography . History . When Zarc fused with his four dragons using Astrograph Sorcerer , he awakened when they became Supreme King Z - ARC . Pre - Arc League Championship . The very first instance of awakening occurred in Yuya ' s Duel against the Sledgehammer , during which Zarc ' s will reacted to Yuya and turned several of his Monsters into Pendulum Monster s , which had been created when Zarc was divided into four . After the Duel concluded , Yuya snapped out of that state and did not remember what he did . Unlike the other instances of awakening , Yuya ' s eyes did not glow and the only change was him becoming more confident and serious , lacking any rage - filled desire to annihilate his opponent . Arc League Championship . Awakening was properly introduced during the Duel between Yuto and Yugo . When Yuto Xyz Summon ed his " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " and Yugo Synchro Summon ed his " Clear Wing Synchro Dragon " their eyes glowed . After being reminded by Yuya that he didn ' t want to hurt anyone , Yuto came out of his awakening but lost to Yugo a moment later , who remained gripped by the state until after his victory and didn ' t quite remember what he ' d done . Later in his Duel against Iggy Arlo , Yuto appeared in Yuya ' s mind and the two merged , causing Yuya to awaken and use Yuto ' s " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon " to win the Duel . When Yuya regained his senses , he was met with concerned stares from the audience and disdain from Iggy . During his Duel against Taka and Nagi , " Dark Rebellion " appeared in Yuya ' s mind and he would have awakened had his ally , Dennis McField , not managed to bring him back to his senses before it fully consumed him . Though Yuya did summon " Dark Rebellion " , he was able to remain in control for the remainder of the Duel . After seeing the Knights of the Duel Disks students being turned into cards by the Obelisk Force , Yuto ' s memories of when Heartland was invaded and his vengeful hatred towards the Fusion Dimension flooded into Yuya ' s mind , triggering Yuya to awaken again to take revenge on them . This time , Yuya ' s awakening took on a whole different level ; Yuya became more brutal and even enjoyed inflicting damage to his opponents . During the Duel against the Obelisk Force , Yuya progressively became more malicious and violent , becoming surrounded by a dark aura , and ultimately he summoned " Odd - Eyes Rebellion Dragon " to defeat them all at once . After winning the Duel , he remained awakened and continued to where Sora and Shay were dueling , but was restrained by Gong , Aura , Reed , and Trout . While restrained , Yuya only kept on yelling violently in pain and struggling to escape ( biting and uppercutting Trout ) until passing out . Aura was able to determine that there were two souls within Yuya , along with a terrifying darkness . Yuto ' s soul was the one who initially triggered the awakening , but the darkness eventually took over both souls and caused their anger to intensify . After resting , Yuya returned to normal and was consciously informed of this state , along with what he had been doing while awakened and what Aura had discovered . When Yuya saw his friends being sealed into cards by the Obelisk Force , he briefly awakened once more and chased after Sora . After reaching Sora , Yuya recalled Yuto ' s words and managed to calm down . Friendship Cup . Goaded by Declan in their Duel , Yuya was about to awaken again before snapping out of it on his own . He briefly awaken again during his Duel against Officer 227 , and though he snapped out of it soon enough , Yuya retained the serious demeanor throughout the rest of the Duel . During the rematch between Dennis and Shay , Yuya briefly awakened again after learning about the former ' s affiliation with Duel Academy , but he managed to control his anger and snapped out of it . Friendship Cup Finals . When the chip Roget planted inside Yuya ' s helmet activated during Yuya ' s Duel with Crow Hogan , Yuto , Yugo , and Yuri synchronized with Yuya ' s pain and all four became awakened . When Yuya Summoned " Odd - Eyes Rebellion Dragon " , his eyes glowed brighter while Yugo and Yuri started to gain dark auras around themselves . When Yuya won the Duel , all of them passed out and the chip was destroyed in the process . The state was invoked again when Yuri , the Obelisk Force , and Yugo arrived at Yuya ' s location . With Yuya controlling " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " and " Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon in his Duel with Barrett and Yugo and Yuri summoning their " Clear Wing " and " Starving Venom Fusion Dragon " respectively , all of the Four Dimension Dragons were in play at the same time , causing Yuya and his counterparts awakened and synchronize again . After entering both states , Yuya , Yuto , Yugo , and Yuri started shouting that they waited for this time to become one and for a revival . But before the distortion caused by their dragons finished , Zuzu arrived and her bracelet teleported Yugo and Yuri away while Yuto ' s consciousness sank away . Heartland City . Yuri was shown to have awakened with a purple aura appearing behind him briefly just before he sealed Alexis Rhodes into a card . During his Duel with Lulu and Celina , a Parasite Monster landed on Yuya ' s shoulder and went inside his ear , attempting to take control of him . However , it caused him to awaken for a brief moment as the Darkness destroyed it . After the Doktor taunted Yuya by showing that Zuzu was under his control , Yuya and Yuto furiously awakened . The intense anger of their awakening caused the " Fusion Parasite s " to retreat in fear , while a sinister silhouette appeared behind Yuya . They summoned " Odd - Eyes Raging Dragon " to defeat both Lulu and Celina simultaneously , destroying most of the Doktor ' s laboratory in the process . After the Duel , Yuya remained conscious and followed them to the Doktor . Duel Academy . When Yugo and Yuri summoned " Clear Wing " and " Starving Venom " respectively , they , Yuya , and Yuto entered a synchronized awakening ( with Yuya gaining his aura again ) and started shouting that they would become one again . When ARC - V started to power up around the girls capsule , Yuya and Yuto was worried and angrily told Leo to stop this , causing them to awaken and gain dark auras . He and Yuto manage to overcome the pain including Zarc ' s influence but Yuya returned to the state when Fusion Summon ing " Performapal Gatling Ghoul " . During the Duel , Yuya managed to fight most of the pain and even make brief contact to Declan with Yuto . But , Zarc ' s will continued to try to take over and when the Four Dimension Dragons were all out at the same time , Yuya ' s pain increased with his dark aura turning into a dragon ' s silhouette . As he Summoned " Odd - Eyes Raging Dragon " , Yuya destroyed everything on the field and inflicting damage to Declan unintentionally . As he was about to defeat Leo and Declan , Yusho bound him to a pillar with " Binding Swords of Impact " . Yuya then tried to break free as he sensed Yugo and Yuri coming to him soon and didn ' t want to be near them . When Aster and Kite ' s Duel against Yugo and Yuri , they managed to push Yugo into a corner in order for him to regain his true self . Yugo started to show signs of breaking free when Aster mentioned about saving Rin . Aster managed to free Yugo from his awakening with " Destiny HERO - Dusktopia " , but Yuri told him it was too late to get him to smile . He then defeated Aster and Kite with the effect of " Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon " and Yugo with the effect of " Starving Venom " . When " Clear Wing " and " Starving Venom " resonated , Yugo awakened briefly and shouted to become one just before being absorbed by Yuri . Yuya resonated with Yuri ' s absorption but started to break free of his awakening when watching his father Duel Yuri . He broke free from it completely during their Duel but reawaken again when Yuri sealed his father into a card and showed it to Yuya , causing his rage to reach a breaking point , who then broke free from " Binding Swords of Impact " . During his Duel with Yuri , Yuya managed to calm down after drawing " Smile World " and remembering Yusho ' s words but remained awakened . When he and Yuri Summoned all Four Dimension Dragons , their resonation caused Yuri , Yugo , and Yuto entered a synchronized awakening and shout to become one while Yuya screamed in pain . When Yuri tried to convince Yuya to surrender and become one with him , he briefly awakened while he , Yuto , and Yugo kept shouting to become one . It also caused Yuya to awaken and release a shockwave of darkness until Declan made him remember Yusho ' s ideals to break free . Yuto and Yugo would also break free from their awakening when Yuya took control of " Dark Rebellion " and " Clear Wing " from Yuri . After Yuya defeated Yuri , he was succumb to Zarc ' s will and awakened when he summoned " Astrograph Sorcerer " to fuse with the Four Dimension Dragons . Yuri would also awaken briefly before being absorbed by Yuya to become Supreme King Z - ARC . Yuya and his counterparts would lose the ability to awaken after Riley removed Zarc ' s soul from their bodies .