Bob Banter Bob Banter , known in Japan as Tsugio Kanda 「 神田次男 」 ( " Kanda Tsugio " ) , is an Obelisk Blue student at Duel Academy and briefly a member of the Society of Light . He carries the informal title of " Quiz King " of the Academy due to his preferred play style . He lacked self - confidence prior to mistakenly interpreting Jaden Yuki ' s Dueling advice as romance advice . Personality . Bob has lack of confidence . During dueling his lack of confidence disappears and starts behaving as if he lived on television . Manierisms . While Dueling Bob adopts the voice and mannerisms of a game show host and uses common game show jargon , referencing numerous real - world television game shows including " " , " " , " " and " " Etymology . Bob ' s name , as well as his character , in the dub is a play on the name of , the retired host of the American game show " The Price is Right " . . The title of the episode in which he appears , " Let ' s Make a Duel " , is a pun on " " . The game panel itself is similar to the game show " " . In the Japanese version , Tsugio ' s Surname " Kanda " was taken from the name of . This was the subject of a running gag where Alexis would perpetually forget Tsugio ' s name and instead call " Kanda - kun " by the names of other districts in Tokyo , such as such as " Akihabara - kun " and " Ueno - kun . " Biography . History . At some point , Bob was defeated by the brainwashed Chazz Princeton and became one of many Obelisk Blue students to be drafted into Sartorius ' Society of Light . Society of Light . Bob left a message in a chat room seeking romantic advice for when confronting someone out of your league . The message was found by Syrus Truesdale who showed Bob ' s request to Jaden . Jaden mistakenly interpreted it as someone seeking Dueling advice , responding that all he must do is have confidence in himself . In truth , Bob held strong feelings for Alexis Rhodes and had been saddened by the fact that she considered him uninteresting . ( In the Japanese version , she often forgot his name , calling him various other wrong names such as " Akihabara - kun " and " Ueno - kun " , both of which are districts in Tokyo . ) Nonetheless , after seeing Jaden ' s advice , Bob sought out Alexis to express his love and bumps into Jaden , Syrus and Tyranno Hassleberry on the way . When Alexis appears she forces Jaden and Bob into a Duel . Despite Bob ' s genuinely harmless personality , their duel carried the same stakes as Jaden ' s other Duels with a Society of Light member ; that if Jaden loses , he must join the cult . Because his Deck quizzes the opponent , Chazz thought Bob had found Jaden ’ s weakness – forcing Jaden into having to use his mind when he normally relied on instincts . However , after many rounds of difficult questions and tasks , Jaden managed to win , to the disappointment of Alexis and Chazz . During the Duel Bob eventually realized that Jaden was the one who replied to his message . Because Alexis still regards him as being a nobody , he begged for more advice from Jaden , who fled from him claiming to be a Dueling expert not a romance expert . ( In the Japanese version he called Jaden " Aniki ! " meaning " big brother , " the same affectionate honorific Syrus and Hassleberry also used for Jaden ) . Darkness . Bob appears at the graduation ceremony , having returned as an Obelisk Blue student . Deck . Bob plays an unorthodox Game Show Deck which sets up the Duel as a game show with Bob as the host . The majority of his monsters possess abilities that activate when they are flip ped face - up . The effects of Bob ' s cards force the opponent to complete a mini - game ( either a trivia question or physical challenge ) , causing effect damage to opponent if he is unable to complete the task or inflicting damage to Bob if the opponent can . Once his " Quiz Panel " monsters are depleted the Summoning of " Quizzer Panel 9 " allows Bob to return all of them to his Deck for another round .