Yusei Fudo ( manga ) Yusei Fudo ( , " Fudō Yūsei " ) is a character from the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " manga . He is a Satellite native who enters the D1 Grand Prix to Duel Jack Atlas for revenge . He eventually becomes involved in the Duel Dragon war between Rex Goodwin and the Skeleton Knight and later acquires his own Duel Dragon , " Stardust Spark Dragon " . Design . Appearance . Yusei has tan skin , black hair with gold highlights , and blue eyes . The upper layer of his hair juts upward while the lower layer arches down . Yusei wears a long - sleeved blue jacket with a high collar and amber gems , over a sleeveless black shirt with a red symbol , and wears gloves below his elbows with an amber gem on them . His lower body consists of black jeans with amber knee pads , a belt , and calf - high motorcycle boots . He also has a criminal mark stretching down the left - side of his face beneath his eye , though it is unknown how he acquired it . While most Yu - Gi - Oh protagonists are traditionally very short , Yusei stands at 175 cm , which is fairly tall in Japan and just above the worldwide average height of 172 cm . Despite this , he ' s still much shorter than Jack Atlas . Personality . Yusei is an extremely caring and friendly individual who is willing to go out of his way in order to help others . This is shown when he puts himself in danger by Duel ing the Skeleton Knight in order to save Sect Injuin in which he sustained a large amount of physical pain , even to the extent that he was coughing up blood . Yusei is also shown to be extremely proud in his Duel Runner . After it failed against Jack Atlas in their Duel , he became infuriated with how bad his performance was . He can also be extremely defensive when he shouted at Mei for touching his Duel Runner without permission , although he quickly apologized and explained his reasons . When Turbo Duel ing , he becomes a much more composed individual , and several times when he is or has been in danger , he will call the situation " interesting " and comment that he ' s " really getting into this . " Biography . History . Yusei was a powerful Duelist living in Satellite . One day Yusei was challenged to a Duel by Lawton but Yusei refused as he only faced strong opponents . After winning so many Duels Yusei became known as the strongest Duelist in Satellite . Yusei tried to Duel Lawton but this time he refused . One of his friends pointed that no one wanted to Duel him because of his attitude . As a result Yusei realized that he alienated everyone around him . Despite this he wasn ' t bothered by it , believing that he can still reach new heights with his Duel Runner . Later he noticed a crowd of Duelists and wondered what was going on . Yusei saw Sect Injuin having lost a Duel . Noticing Yusei , Sect tried to challenged him to a Duel but Lawton stops him , pointing out that Yusei won ' t Duel anyone weaker than him . Sect promises to become strong enough to Duel Yusei but the other Duelists tease him , reminding Sect that he needs to win a Duel first . As he leaves , Yusei smiles . Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s . Before the start of the series , Yusei used to wear a pair of goggles that he ' d worn during his first Turbo Duel . His friend , Sect Injuin , often expressed admiration for the goggles , and he idolized Yusei , eventually asking to call him " bro . " Yusei allowed him to do so , and later gave Sect the goggles after Sect won his first Turbo Duel . Sect would later challenge Yusei to a Turbo Duel . Yusei wins , but is impressed by Sect ' s performances and accepts Sect as his rival . Afterwards Sect Summoned the Skeleton Knight , from an urban legend , in the hopes of getting rare cards . However the Knight took Sect captive and challenged Yusei to a Duel . Though badly injured by the Knight ' s " Underworld Dragon Dragonecro " . Yusei was able to break the pipe the Knight ' s horse was running along , causing the Knight to be disqualified for stopping . After winning , Yusei rushes over to Sect ' s body , finding that he ' s injured . As Yusei took Sect away for treatment , he was attacked by Jack ' s " The King of Divine Punishment , Dark Highlander " . Yusei managed to dodge the attack , but in doing so ended - up Dueling Jack . When Sect fell off the Duel Runner , Yusei abandoned the Duel in favor of saving him . Jack continued the Duel with Yusei unable to block his next attack . Yusei and Sect fell into the water as Jack won the Duel . Yusei managed to get himself and Sect to Puzzle Hospital . Sect was treated for a minor concussion , while Yusei had his injuries from the Duel looked after . He refused to tell the doctor what happened the night he arrived and ignored her advise to get rest , in favor of working on his Duel Runner . As he wondered why he lost to Jack , Lazar overheard him cursing his defeat . Lazar commented that the yearning for victory while cursing defeat is the kind of pure soul that is needed for any Turbo Duelist . He addressed Yusei as the best Turbo Duelist in Satellite and invited him to participate in the D1 Grand Prix , informing him that Jack will also be in the tournament . Lazar ' s talk of fame and fortune for the winner was of no interest to Yusei , so Lazar instead tried to appeal to his pride , by reminding him that he has a chance to restore the pride that Jack took from him . Yusei later met Akiza Izinski , who prepared to ask him about Jack and notices he has an invitation card for the D1 Grand Prix . Yusei yelled at Akiza ' s friends , telling them not to touch his Duel Runner . Yusei apologizes , he didn ' t mean to yell at them , he just doesn ' t like people touching his Duel Runner . Despite its worn appearance , Akiza noticed that Yusei was taking care of the parts of the Runner necessary for Turbo Duels . Rather than ask about Jack , Akiza challenged Yusei to a One - Shot Run , during which she noticed that Yusei was hesitant and only relied on speed to power his Sense . Akiza easily won , but was surprised that Yusei managed to take out one of her crests even though he was hesitating . Experiencing Yusei ' s Sense taught her enough about Yusei ' s Duel with Jack , so she didn ' t ask him any further questions and hoped to see him at the D1 Grand Prix . After the encounter , Yusei decided to enter the tournament after all . Before the tournament , Yusei underwent some special training with Sect to develop a new Sense . Yusei faced Greiger in the first round of the D1 Grand Prix , arriving at the stadium wearing a poncho in the last second before the Duel . During the Duel , Yusei and Greiger realized that they are both participating in order to get a rematch with Jack . Yusei successfully used his new Cross Sense to win his Duel against Greiger in combination with his " Seven Swords Warrior " . The night after he defeated Greiger , Yusei was working on his Duel Runner in the garage and asked Sect to help him but unknown to Yusei , Sect was stuck in a trance , while being corrupted by his shadow card and didn ' t snap out of it until Yusei called out to him again . Sect regained his senses and hid the card in his pocket . Afterward Sect asked if they could go sightseeing around the city but Yusei declined as they didn ' t have that kind of money and left the room with Sect following him . Yusei ' s second Duel was against Hunter Pace , who the night before had meddled with Yusei ' s Duel runner in order to ensure that it wouldn ' t be fast enough on the day of the race so that he could cross the finishing line before , thus winning the Duel . As he Dueled Hunter , the Skull Flames revealed to Sect on the sidelines that they ' d sabotaged Yusei ' s Runner , causing Sect to get mad and his new Shadow powers to activate . Yusei felt the same sensation as he had while Dueling the Skeleton Knight , as did several other Duelists . During the Duel , Yusei struggled to get past Hunter Pace ' s strategy of blocking attacks , and due to his Duel Runner not working properly , it was looking dim for him , but he luckily managed to pull of a strategy consisting of " Catapult Warrior " and a 4000 ATK " Junk Blader " in order to OTK Hunter , thus winning the Duel . Yusei then approached Hunter and thanked him for the great Turbo Duel . After his Duel with Hunter , Yusei went looking for Sect after he overhead that the securities were looking for someone of his description for causing several people to fall unconscious . His concerns were raised after he sensed a Shadow Miasma around the goons bodies . He eventually finds Sect Turbo Dueling against Jack . After Sect Summons his " Archfiend Dragon Beelze " , his personality turns dark which causes him to insult Yusei and call him a bad person for looking down on Sect , which Yusei immediately denies . After succumbing even more to the Duel Dragon , Sect is then taken by the Skeleton Knight causing Yusei to scream his name out in anger . Kalin Kessler approaches Yusei and Jack after Sect disappears and reveals to Jack that he has Jack ' s old ace . Kalin ' s Duel Disk begins to malfunction causing the dragon to disappear as it was only a copy . Jack goes to punch Kalin , demanding to know where the real " Jeweled Red Dragon Archfiend " card is but he is stopped by Yusei who states that a card like that changed Sect and wanted to know more about the Duel Dragons from both of them . Kalin says they are both qualified to play the game for the Duel Dragons and that the showdown will take place in Satellite . Yusei asks Kalin if Sect is really in Satellite but Kailn replies that it ' s up to him if he believes it or not and that the only way to save Sect is to break the bond between him and his Duel Dragon is through a Turbo Duel . Yusei is later challenged by Leo and his sister Luna , who are looking for Duelists that are compatible with the Duel Dragons . At first , Yusei was apprehensive , but after Leo reveals he has his own Duel Dragon , he accepts , hoping to find a way to save Sect . During the Duel , Leo gets the upper hand by Synchro Summoning his " Power Tool Mecha Dragon " , but when Leo gets blinded by his own rage due to Luna getting hurt from one of Yusei ' s attacks , he fills his Spell & Trap Card Zone s up , leading to his downfall as he couldn ' t set his " Dark Bribe " , thus Yusei was able to successfully Summon his " Gravity Warrior " via " Synchro Nova " , winning him the Duel . After his Duel with Leo , the finals for the D1GP are announced to be on the island of Satellite . To get there , all of the finalists have to travel via boat . Whilst on the boat , Yusei stands on the Deck and thinks about Sect , but is interrupted by Rex Goodwin who tells Yusei about how Turbo Dueling began in the wild west on horseback , and how the Duel Dragons are dark cards which he will be required to obtain in order to defeat the Skeleton Knight and return Sect to his old self . When the boat arrives , all of the finalists line up in front of the Duel Gate to hear Lazar tell them the rules . Yusei is quick to set off in order to find the Star Ticket s required for him to enter the finals , as well as a Duel Dragon card that Goodwin had told him about . When he arrives at one of the card zones , he is challenged by Crow and their fated Duel begins . As the Duel goes on , Yusei and Crow match each others skills with a " Synchro - War " , with both sides Summoning several Synchro Monster s quickly . Their skills are even to the point that they both use the same support for their Synchro Monsters including " Synchro Mirage Attack " and " Synchro Creed " . Despite this , Yusei managed to defeat Crow and his " Blackwing Tamer - Blackhawk Joe " with his " Lightning Warrior " which was powered up via his " Synchro Mirage Attack " . With this , Yusei obtains the Level 4 Star Ticket . After the Duel , both Crow and Yusei are transported to a different dimension where Yusei finds " Stardust Spark Dragon " , his Duel Dragon . However , the Priest , the original owner of " Stardust Spark Dragon , " challenges Yusei in an One - Shot Run . During the Duel stone tablets are used instead of cards and horses instead of Duel Runners . Yusei chooses " Lightning Warrior " and the Priest chooses his Duel Dragon . While they run , the dragon ' s miasma infects Yusei , making him fall into darkness and " Stardust Spark Dragon " enters Yusei ' s mind , showing him its sorrow over people that desired its power . Yusei remembers his One - Shot Run with Akiza , his Duels against Jack , Leo and Luna , Crow and finally , his friend Sect . Then Yusei accepts the Dragon ' s attack , asking it to help him save his friend . Yusei and Crow then go back to the present , the Duel Dragon card taking form in Yusei ' s hands . Crow then leaves , heading for the next Duel Zodiac . Yusei is at the 8th Duel Zodiac , but the Star Ticket has already been taken by Admire Derby . " Stardust Spark Dragon " appears - and then Skeleton Knight appears before him . He shows him Sect ' s goggles and tells Yusei about his current state and what ' s going to happen to him . The Skeleton Knight also reveals to Yusei that Sect is currently awaiting in the Aerial Fortress Seibal , a giant fortress , which Yusei notices floating in the sky and that it will be the place for the " ritual " . Then , the Skeleton Knight vanishes , leaving the broken goggles behind , which Yusei begins wearing around his neck . Yusei then Duels Jean , and defeats him , obtaining the Level 2 Star Ticket . Jean offers to give him his Level 1 Ticket as well , but Yusei lets him keep it . Afterwards , Yusei heads to the 6th Duel Zodiac , only to find the twins Leo and Luna waiting for him , and then they begin their second Duel . At first Yusei is pushed back due to the effects of the twins Fairy Tale spell cards and Leo ' s " Power Tool Mecha Dragon " but he turns things around by Synchro Summon ing his Duel Dragon . When Yusei destroys " Power Tool Mecha Dragon " , its destruction frees Leo from it ' s Shadow Miasma . Leo reveals that Goodwin was the one who convinced him and Luna to Duel Yusei , as by doing so would turn Luna back to normal . However at that moment , Luna uses her Shadow Miasma to brainwash Leo . Taking over the Duel , Luna uses her monsters to Synchro Summon her Duel Dragon , " Ancient Pixie Dragon " . After discovering what happen to the twins , Yusei resolves to defeat them both in order to save them from their dragon ' s Shadow Miasmia . Yusei calls out to Leo in order to snap him out of Luna ' s control . While it doesn ' t work at first , Yusei keeps at it and eventually manages to free Leo . This act angers Luna , causing her Shadow Miasma to take her over completely . Using two Quick - Play Spell Card s along with " Stardust Spark Dragon " , Yusei defeats the twins . Following this Yusei claims the 6th Star Ticket . This along with his level 2 and 4 Star Tickets gives him a total of twelve Star Tickets , allowing him to enter the Duel Gate . Leo warns Yusei not to go to the Duel Gate as Goodwin is using him and the other Duelists in a ritual . While he knows it is dangerous Yusei tells Leo he still needs to go as like how Leo wants to protect Luna , he also has someone important to protect . As he heads to the Duel Gate , Yusei is ambushed by Tiger Eyes who wants to steal his Star Tickets in a Duel . Yusei defeats him quickly by using " Gravity Warrior " . Having entered the Duel Gate , Yusei is shown wandering around for awhile before he notices " Beelze " in the sky . Arriving at the altar Yusei wonders what is going on . Jack Atlas appears behind him and explains what ' s been happening . Yusei watches in horror as Akiza is defeated by Sect and taken away by him into the Aerial Fortress Seibal . As he starts to enter the fortress , Yusei finds himself blocked by Lazar . Lazar reveals that he wants Yusei ' s Duel Dragon to enter the ritual and awaken the Ultimate God . Also Lazar shows Yusei his collection of Duelists that he sealed in cards and that he plans on adding Yusei to his collection to prevent him from interfering with Goodwin ' s plan . Yusei becomes conflicted , he doesn ' t have time to Duel Lazar at the moment but he can ' t abandon the trapped Duelists either . Just then Crow appears between the two of them and tells Yusei to go on ahead as he ' ll Duel Lazar for him . Yusei thanks Crow and leaves . Meeting the Skeleton Knight in the Corridor of the Northern Sky , Yusei demands to know where the Knight is keeping Sect and Akiza . The Knight explains that Sect became the King of Earth ' s Lock after his victory over Akiza . In order to reach Sect , Yusei must first defeat The Skeleton Knight and become the King of Sky ' s Lock . Then he and Sect must Duel each other in order to see if the Ultimate God is revived or not . Yusei accepts the challenge and begins his Duel against the Knight in order to save his friend . Using a combo of " Seven Swords Warrior " and " Sacred Sword Thanatos " , Yusei destroys Underworld Dragon Dragonecro and takes the lead in his Duel against the Skeleton Knight . However just then Yusei sees a vision of a woman and man being stabbed by Rex Goodwin and wonders how the Skeleton Knight is connected to them . The Knight then Summons out his strongest monster , " Underworld Flood Dragon Dragocutos " and destroys " Seven Swords Warrior " . But by using the effect of " Flash Tune " Yusei tunes the destroyed " Seven Swords Warrior " with the " Righty Driver " in his hand to Synchro Summon " Stardust Spark Dragon " . The Knight attacks Stardust but Yusei actives the latter ' s effect to protect itself although Yusei still takes the damage . Through a combination of " Phoenix Battle Wings " and " Parallel Twister " along with Stardust was Yusei able to achieve victory . After winning , Yusei asked the Knight about the vision he saw and learns from him about his true identity and his past as Roman Goodwin . After hearing about this , Skeleton Knight pleads with Yusei to save his older brother . Suddenly the Machine Temple begins to collapse and the Skeleton Knight is caught in its destruction . Yusei promises to fulfill his promise to Roman Goodwin and save his brother . Arriving at the Watchtower of Sky ' s Lock Yusei wonders who will be his opponent . He notices Jack has arrived and after seeing the damage done to his Duel Runner was Yusei able to see how strong Goodwin is . When Sect appears , Yusei asks Jack to let him Duel against him . Though Yusei tries to reach out to him , Sect remains indifferent about Yusei and still accuses him of looking down at him . Yusei admits that Sect is right about the way he acted back then . Thinking back to his past , Yusei apologies for the way he acted . Yusei mentions that Sect was the one who taught him the importance of having friends and how fun Turbo Duels are . He resolves to save Sect no matter what and will keep at it until he gets through to him . As the Duel continues Yusei manages to evolve his Cross Sense into a stronger version of it and using it to free Sect from the darkness within him . But the Ultimate God begins to awaken and destroy everything around it . Sect returns to normal and tells Yusei how to stop the Ultimate God with Light Sense . Working together they succeed and seal the god away causing it to fall asleep again . But just when they thought it was over , Rex Goodwin appears before them . He reveals that despite it being sealed the Ultimate God can still be revived . After draining the energy from the Duelists and the Decks that they hold Goodwin finds himself opposed by Yusei who was unaffected . Yusei challenges Goodwin to one final Duel that will decide the fate of the world and everyone in it . Deck . Yusei uses a " Junk " Deck focused around swarm tactics in order to easily Synchro Summon through cards such as " Jackie Jumper " and " Junk Forward " . His trap lineup consists mainly of cards to protect his monsters from being destroyed by battle . He also utilizes several Equip Spell Card s which work with his " Seven Swords Warrior " . Yusei also uses a large amount of cards which allow him to draw additional cards like " Shock Draw " and " Overflowing Treasure " which help him gather his various strategies and Synchro Material Monster s easier . After acquiring " Stardust Spark Dragon " , Yusei uses individual support for it such as " Shifting Mirage " . One year after the first D1 Grand Prix , Yusei ' s Deck becomes more centered around " Stardust Spark Dragon " and its evolution , " True Stardust Spark Dragon Chronicle " . Yusei includes more " Stardust " monsters in his Deck , as well as other cards to aid on quick Synchro Summoning such as " Accel Synchro " and " Necroid Synchro " .