Player ( WC10 ) This article describes the playable character in the video game , . The player choses the name and gender of the character , controls their actions and contents of their Deck . Appearance . The player can wear any of the following clothing and customize its color : The player starts off the 5D ' s standard Disk , but can unlock and use the following Duel Disk s too . Biography . Awakening - Arcadia Movement . The protagonist awakes from a mind - control pod overseen by Sayer . Though it is kept a secret from other members of Arcadia Movement , it is revealed that the protagonist is not actually a Psychic Duelist and is in fact a former member of The Enforcers . The player is then put inside a room with 2 Psychic Duelists named Okita and Liquid . The player then duels Okita to pass the time while the three wait for orders . After the duel , Sayer walks into the room and orders the player , Okita and Liquid to go to the Stadium where the Fortune Cup is being held . The player then has to finish a Box Duel Puzzle to get to the entrance of the stadium , and there the player finds out that Akiza has lost her duel against Yusei Fudo . Sayer seems to be OK with the result , but Lazar wants to take Akiza from Sayer , for Rex Goodwin needs her . Sayer takes her back to the Arcadia movement and leaves Okita , Liquid and the player to deal with the guards and Lazar . After the duel , Lazar leaves . The player ' s allies leave . The player is about to leave when Carly sees the player and tries to get information out of them . The duel is prevented when the Crimson Dragon is summoned from to intense duel between Jack and Yusei . Carly and the player go to the arena and see the dragon . While Carly tries to get an interview , the player gets a flashback . The next day , the player is ordered to go to the west of the Arcadia Headquarters to complete their Duel training , which consists of 3 Duel Puzzles and 3 Structure Deck duels . After the Duel Training , the player is ordered to undergo Duel Runner Training . After the Duel Runner training , the player runs into Yusei , which seems to bring back ancient memories of a time where the player and Yusei were friends . Liquid takes the player back to the Headquarters , where the player has a flashback . Blast from the Past - Old Memories , a Team ' s Bond . After defeating several different Duel Gangs and uniting most of Satellite under their control , Kalin lets the power go to his head , ostracizing his friends and saying that he now wishes to take on all the Securities . Shortly afterwards , Kalin is captured by the Securities and the Enforcers break up . The protagonist , who has a connection to the Spirit World similar to Luna ' s , is captured by Sayer and put through a brainwashing regiment . The Meeting - The Spirit World and New Allies . Back in the present , as the brainwashing wears off , the protagonist ' s connection to the spirit world causes him to receive a distress call from the spirit of a mage , Torunka . As he sleeps , he enters the Spirit World and has to navigate through a forest filled with Minus Staves that cause the Minus Curse , an effect that reverses natural phenomena . Torunka , formerly an elderly wizard but now trapped in the form of a child , helps the protagonist rescue Luna from the castle of Zeman the Ape King . Torunka gives the player his staff ( which manifests in the waking world too ) , which allows him to escape the clutches of Arcadia Movement along with Luna . The Journey - An Old Encounter , the Escape and a New Menace . Sayer , attempting to recapture the player and Luna , as they are in the Arcadia Movement and are trying to escape , and stop Yusei , who is also in Arcadia Movement to rescue Akiza , is attacked by the Dark Signer version of Carly , who he killed moments before . Meanwhile , Akiza is assaulted by Dark Signer Misty . When the player discovers Akiza being assaulted by Misty , Sayer is seen falling from the top Deck of the Arcadia Movement , just like the anime . Then , outside of the building it shows Jack and Mina and Jack finds Carly ' s glasses on the ground . Fate - Signers vs Dark Signers . All the main characters recover at Blister ' s hideout , while Blister asks the protagonist to deliver a package ( this introduces the protagonist to the rest of the DAIMON area of the city ) . Not long after , their hideout is attacked by people wearing the Spider Mark of those under the control of the Dark Signers ( specifically Roman ) . Afterwards , they are invited to Rex Goodwin ' s mansion , where Rex explains the destiny of the Signers and their enemies , the Dark Signers , who will use various towers erected around the Old Enerdy System in the B . A . D . Area to summon the King of the Underworld to destroy everything . It is postulated that the player character is the Fifth Signer due to his connection to the Spirit World , but this is denied by Rex Goodwin , who says that the fifth Signer already knows who he is and will reveal himself when the time is right . The significance of being Signers is denied by several of the group , but it is revealed that their signature dragon cards are each keys that can be used to shut down the towers in the B . A . D . Area ; Akiza ' s Black Rose Dragon , Yusei ' s Stardust Dragon , Jack ' s Red Dragon Archfiend , and Luna ' s stolen Ancient Fairy Dragon . The next day , the Dark Signers issue their formal challenge to their respective rivals ; Kalin , who wishes revenge upon Yusei for abandoning him to the Securities , Misty , who blames Akiza for her brother ' s death , and Carly , who wants revenge on Jack Atlas for leaving her . If they are not defeated and their towers in the Old Enerdy System sealed , the King of the Underworld will rise within 24 hours . Before heading off to stop them , Luna begs the protagonist to go to the Spirit World with her to free the spirit of the Ancient Fairy Dragon from Zeman the Ape King , which is needed to seal the fourth tower . Upon arriving in the Spirit World , the player runs directly into the Ape King ' s castle and defeats him in a duel to free Ancient Fairy Dragon . With the Ancient Fairy Dragon free , Torunka returns the player and Luna to the human world , only to find Leo losing to Devack . The player and Luna duel Devack and defeat him , allowing Luna to seal the Enerdy System Tower . After Luna and Leo leave , Greiger appears in his Duel Runner . The player is required to defeat Greiger only after he summons his Earthbound Immortal . Upon victory , Greiger leaves , and the player races to Yusei and Kalin ' s location while dodging the attacks of Kalin ' s Earthbound Immortal . When the player reaches Yusei , the player duels Kalin , as Yusei ' s Duel Runner has broken down and he cannot duel . Kalin proposes that both players start with no cards in their hands , in an underhanded attempt to give himself an advantage with his Infernity cards . The player defeats Kalin , and Yusei seals the Enerdy System Tower . The player goes on to defeat the other Dark Signers , Carly Carmine and Misty Tredwell , allowing the other Enerdy System Towers to be sealed . However , Roman Goodwin appears and states that the King of the Underworld has been summoned and will rise in 20 turns . The player thus defeats Roman before the King of the Underworld rises . After the duel , the Crimson Dragon teleports the main characters to Rex Goodwin ' s mansion . The player defeats Lazar to gain entry into the mansion . Once inside , Goodwin reveals himself as both a Dark Signer and later a Signer . The player must then catch up to him in a Duel Runner , defeat him in a duel along with Yusei , and a Turbo Duel . The Crimson Dragon then abandons Goodwin , and selects the player as the fifth Signer . The player then defeats Goodwin in one last duel , of which his Deck is at its toughest . After the game , the player has become friends with Yusei and his group , abandoning all ties to the Arcadia Movement . Akiza has now become a Turbo Duelist .