Shinji Weber Shinji Weber is a character who appears in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . He is a Commons Turbo Duelist and a friend of Crow Hogan from New Domino City in the Synchro Dimension who bears a hatred against the Topsiders . Design . Appearance . Shinji is a tall fair - skinned young man , with double coloured purple hair that has strands of blue in the base of his hair and green eyes . Like Crow , Shinji also wears piercings . He wears a colored biker suit with strands of blue on his tights and chest with a yellow pattern across his mid chest . The suit seems to be held together by a belt . His half - open suit reveals a gray shirt worn underneath . He also wears brown boots and gloves . Shinji wears a brown helmet with a green visor during Turbo Duel s . Personality . Due to the circumstances of his harsh life as a Commons resident since a young age , Shinji has a deep hatred towards the current system of New Domino City and the Topsiders , who took everything from them and lived by them without any ounce of worry or reward . His hatred is further exacerbated by the takeover of the home that sheltered him due to debt , as well as constant humiliation and scorn from Topsiders , who viewed him and his cards as trash , inspiring him to change the system . Believing the Friendship Cup is nothing but a " show for Topsiders " he never hesitates in throwing as many derogatory comments as he can at them , while at the same time criticizing the Commons in the audience for acting submissive and tame as the Topsiders wanted . Despite this , he subsequently encouraged them to rise up , using his own Dueling as a demonstration of how the Commons can fight united and supporting each other and able to overthrow the current society . He demonstrated great charisma in being able to quickly win the favor of the entire audience , going as far as refer to his own Dueling as the Commons ' Dueling united . Otherwise , in a more casual environment , Shinji is a rather friendly and sociable individual , bringing gifts to the kids under Crow ' s care , and even attending to others such as Riley with care . He is also seen to be more than willing to give a helping hand to an outsider as he as his friends helped the Lancers evade Sector Security , and he ended up getting arrested himself when he tried to warn Crow about Sector Security . His intense hatred towards the Topsiders can make him distrusting and suspicious about those who don ' t agree with his views even if they ' re friends , as he quickly assumed both Yuya and Moon Shadow serve the Topsiders simply for rejecting his idea of a revolution against the Topsiders . He also accused Yuya of having fixed their Duel and making deals with Sector Security after Jean - Michel Roget congratulated Yuya for defeating him . He even turned against Crow when the latter tried to talk him down during the riots . Shinji can be slightly hypocritical though , as when Yuya had brought out " Tuning Magician " onto the field during their Duel , Shinji constantly referred to it as a useless card , despite how he kept trying to justify the use of weak cards from his own Deck that represented the Commons . Etymology . Shinji Weber may be named after , a German sociologist , philosopher , jurist , and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research , reflecting Shinji ' s character as someone who wants to change the social system of New Domino City . Biography . History . As a Commons , Shinji had a long life of being persecuted by the actions of the Topsiders , having the orphanage where he stayed being closed down on one occasion . On another occasion , Shinji challenged a Topsiders to a Duel and lost , and tried to give the Topsiders a card for winning as they had agreed , but the Topsiders Duelist mocked Shinji ' s cards and tossed it to him , telling him to come back when he had better cards . Friendship Cup . When Sector Security cornered the Lancers Yuya Sakaki , Celina , Riley , and Sylvio Sawatari by gathering more units , Shinji helped Crow Hogan rescue them and dropped them off at his hideout . Later , Shinji visited the hideout to bring in the supplies Crow requested . He didn ' t like that fact that the Lancers were still in the hideout since they were wanted now , and could bring trouble to the kids and Crow . Before Shinji left , he warned Crow that Sector Security were searching high and low for the Lancers . When he found out that Sector Security had cornered the Lancers , Shinji went to warn Crow , who was Dueling Yuya at that moment , but was too late and Sector Security had them all arrested . He tried to escape on his Duel Runner , but he was blocked and got caught as well . He , Crow , and the Lancers were brought to the Facility . He and Crow explained how most of the inmates were there on false charges . They reunited with Gong and Dennis and learned about Shay ' s solitary confinement . He then watched as Chojiro Tokumatsu Dueled Yuya and he and Crow were reminded of how Chojiro used to be an idol for many Commons in the past . While Chojiro , Yuya and Sylvio held an Action Duel Show for the inmates , Shinji planned a prison break with Crow and their friend Damon , who was also imprisoned there . The three Commons escaped ahead of the imprisoned Lancers , who were running from the Stomptroopers . When the prison breakers reunited , they dived into the river and swam to the other side , where Tony Zomboni was waiting for them . Unbeknownst to them , Tony was already caught by Sector Security and the entire group was arrested again by Jean - Michel Roget . The entire group was then salvaged from Sector Security vehicles by order of the High Council . They were brought to the Council and were invited to participate in the Friendship Cup under Declan ' s suggestion . Shinji was locked in a luxurious room in the tower , where he would wait his turn to Duel . After Crow ' s and Gong ' s Duel , Shinji was scheduled to Duel Riley Akaba . Riley , however , was unwilling to Duel him because Shinji gave him candy before . Because of this , Moon Shadow replaced Riley as Shinji ' s opponent , which confused Melissa Trail and the audience , as they mistook Declan ' s brother as a ninja . Before the Duel , Shinji rallied the Commons to stand up and fight the injustice done to them by the Topsiders . He claimed that the Commons were acting passively just as the Topsiders wanted them to be . He told them that he broke out of the detention facility solely to put on a show for the Topsiders and declared his intentions of not playing by their rules . He was quickly chastised by Melissa , who reminded him of the " friendship " concept of the tournament . Moon dealt heavy damage right away by making use of the Action Card s in " Crossover Acceleration " with " Illusion Ninjitsu Art of Hazy Shuriken " , but Shinji stopped Moon from continuing this by pulling an Action Card away from him . He then Summoned his " Battlewasp " monsters and explained their similarity to the Commons . Using " Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge " he ran through Moon ' s combo of " Twilight Ninja Shingetsu " and " Illusion Ninjitsu Art of Hazy Toad " . Shinji chided Moon for carelessly using a power - up and taking unnecessary damage in the process . He compared this to the Topsiders taking greater damage when they lose their wealth ; what happened to Moon would also happen to the Topsiders . Shinji hurt Moon ' s pride as a ninja by believing him to act just like Sector Security , as someone who bowed down to his lord and being a good for nothing . Subsequently , when Moon kept on his offensive , he talked about his own personal hardships as well as the overall unfairness of the current system , which mirrored Moon ' s persistence in hurting Shinji continuously as how the Topsiders kept taking things away from Shinji and humiliated him and his cards . Shinji used his swarm of " Battlewasp " monsters to get through Moon ' s wall of " Ninja " monsters , fortified by " Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga " and used " Urgent Tuning " to Summon his Level 12 Synchro Monster " Battlewasp - Ballista the Armageddon " during the Battle Phase . He attack ed Moon with it , blowing up his Duel Runner and defeating him . While doing so , he rallied the Commons again and explained how it was their turn to rise up and not just his . The audience , finally moved by Shinji ' s words , cheered at his victory , but he cut them short . He said this was not the time to cheer fully just yet , but he still encouraged them to fight back . He watched the other Duels of the first round , including Tony ' s loss to Celina , a loss that he bemoaned , and the brutal climax of Shay ' s Duel with Dennis McField , which revealed Dennis as part of Duel Academy . Friendship Cup Finals . Shinji ' s second round match was against Yuya , after the brutal Duel between Zuzu Boyle and Sergey Volkov . Yuya was torn over Zuzu ' s ambiguous fate , and Shinji harshly explained that no one would save Zuzu after she had lost , as losers were abandoned , which was why he wanted to change the society . He advised Yuya to win the Duel if he had a message that he wanted to get across . Shinji continued to rally the Commons and encourage them , blocking Yuya ' s initial attempt at a One Turn Kill and calling his use of " Gap Power " to only gain 100 ATK a waste in a similar manner to the Topsiders . He drove Yuya back with " Battlewasp - Azusa the Ghost Bow " and the effect damage of his " Battlewasp - Pin the Bullseye s " , before Yuya declared that the real match would be beginning and brought out " Timebreaker Magician " to destroy " Azusa " . Shinji retorted that it was too late for that with all the Commons behind him , and he stated that the revolution had begun . Shinji revived " Azusa " and tuned it with his " Pins " to Synchro Summon " Battlewasp - Hama the Conquering Bow " , which he described as the Commons ' Synchro Monster . Yuya attempted to reason with Shinji , protesting that hate wouldn ' t change anything and explained his own outlook of wanting to make New Domino City smile . Shinji retorted that they would only smile after defeating the Topsiders . He cleared Yuya ' s field , but Yuya was able to survive the turn . On the next turn , Shinji received an unexpected surprise when Yuya was forced to Summon " Tuning Magician " , which damaged Yuya and healed Shinji . Shinji commented that drawing such a useless card has sealed Yuya ' s fate and attempted to win on his next turn , but Yuya was able to survive again . Yuya revived his monsters on the next turn , including " Tuning Magician " , which Shinji exploited with " Bee Formation " to increase the ATK of " Hama " . Yuya then performed a Synchro Summon of his own to bring out " Enlightenment Paladin " and re - use " Gap Power " , which was strengthened thanks to the effect of " Tuning Magician " increasing the difference between Shinji and Yuya ' s LP . " Enlightenment Paladin " destroyed " Hama " , and Shinji ' s own mass ATK increasing of " Hama " led to the effect of " Enlightenment Paladin " finishing him off . The loss of his revolution caused Shinji to scream in frustration . Shinji returned to the Duel Palace in frustration , and after he saw Yuya being praised by the Topsiders and Jean - Michel Roget , he accused the match of being fixed so that Yuya could win and of being allied with the Topsiders from the beginning . Roget pointed out the flaws in Shinji ' s reasoning and he denounced Shinji in front of the crowd , before having the staff take him away to the Underground Labor Facility . Although Yuya vowed to save Shinji , Shinji screamed expressions of hatred towards Yuya . Amanda , Frank , Tarren , and Zuzu later discovered that Shinji had gone to the Underground Labor Facility when they took refuge there themselves . When Shay , Gong , Sylvio , and Moon Shadow caused a riot , Shinji , Damon , and Tony decided to take advantage of the situation and encourage the other inmates to rebel as well . As the inmates rioted , Shinji went to take over the control room before Sector Security arrived . When the Stomptroopers arrived to stop everyone , Shinji activated the conveyor belt to cause them to drop their weapons , and was then informed by Tony that they were able to retrieve everyone ' s Duel Disk s . Shinji then announced to everyone to get on the conveyor belts so they could go to New Domino City . He then thanked Chojiro ' s lackeys for helping him take over the control room . After escaping from underground , Shinji and others started to gather allies for the takeover of New Domino City . Shinji then led the Commons into New Domino City for revolution against the Topsiders , but they stopped during their rioting when Jack was scheduled to face Sergey Volkov . They soon began rioting again after the Duel ended , and they were confronted by Sector Security after Roget placed New Domino City under martial law . Damon was driven back , but they were saved by Crow using " Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower " . Crow tried to stop Shinji ' s rioting and convince him that Duel Academy were the true enemy , but Shinji refused , claiming that he hated the Topsiders more than Duel Academy and he , Damon and Tony activated their Duel Disks against Crow , who proceeded to do the same . Before they could Duel , Yuya appeared on the screen ; proclaiming that Dueling was about bringing smiles to people and not a tool to be used in conflict , and he then challenged Jack to a Duel . While he and Crow were surprised by Yuya ' s mention of them in his short speech before the Duel , it did not end the confrontation between him and his former friends until Shay arrived and presumably ended the situation . He , Crow , Damon , and Tony raced to join Yuya ' s Duel with Jack and voiced out his encouragement and support . They simultaneously announced the effect of " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " with Yuya and watched Yuya deal the final blow . Shinji was present to hear from Sora ' s broadcast about Roget ' s latest actions as well as Zuzu ' s status . He later witnessed Sector Security Headquarters being obscured by green light , and he noted that the symbol of the Topsiders ' rule was disappearing . Heartland City . Shinji aided in the rebuilding of New Domino City and its new merged society . He and Chojiro Tokumatsu told the remaining Lancers to leave that work to them go to fight Duel Academy , accompanied by Crow and Sora . Duel Academy . When a massive dragon opened a dimensional rift in the sky , Shinji wondered if it was connected to the Dimensional War the Lancers were talking about . After Zarc ' s defeat , Shinji is seen watching Yuya ' s Duel against Jack with Damon , Tony , Amanda , Frank , Tarren , Sam , Chojiro , and his lackeys . He was happy when Yuya won and watched Yuya and Declan ' s Action Duel . He was happy when Yuya won the Duel and witnessed Zuzu ' s revival . Deck . Shinji runs a " Battlewasp " Deck that focuses on swarm ing the field with monsters for Synchro Summon ing . His monsters have ATK - manipulation and burn effects . He compares his monsters to the Commons of New Domino City and sees them as an example of what the Commons can do if they work together , like bees .