Three Pure Nobles The Three Pure Nobles , are a cabal of Duelist s representing Iliaster with a common recurring Infinity theme , consisting of Jakob , Lester and Primo ( known as Jose , Lucciano and Placido in the Japanese version ) and the main antagonists of the World Racing Grand Prix . Their Japanese names pay tribute to . The three of them are the only Duelists capable of wielding the all powerful " Meklord Emperor s " , which has the ability to absorb any Synchro Monster . Together they make up for three parts of Aporia ' s life , and are 3 embodiments of his despair : his childhood , his early adulthood , and his later life . They , as Aporia , originated from a future that has been devastated by Ener - D , a war brought on by " Meklord Emperor s " , and Synchro Summon ing . Their plans revolve around using the Signers to complete the Grand Design to unleash Z - one ( whom they refer to as their God ) , in order to change the future as revealed by Jakob . They are the main antagonists of the World Racing Grand Prix Arc . Appearance . All 3 of them have one of their eyes covered ; Lester ' s left eye is covered , while Jakob and Primo ' s right eyes are covered and have an infinity symbol on their face ; Primo and Lester over their covered eyes and Jakob over his mouth and jaw with his eye covered by his eyebrow . They also have gems on their foreheads which correspond in color to the auras of their " Meklord Emperor s " except that of Jakob ' s which is red while " Meklord Emperor Granel ' s " aura is yellow . As the oldest of the trio , Jakob is considered to be the leader when he and Lester confront the Signers , while Lester addresses himself as " sub - leader " ; whether or not this is the truth is not known . Being born from the same being , they each represent a different memory of Aporia ' s : Lester being his childhood , Primo as his young adulthood , and Jakob his older self . Despite being of the same person , the group seems to operate independently from the actual organization and each other . They operate from an unknown building ( possibly Iliaster ' s main headquarters ) where they each have their own throne . Biography . They are first seen when Primo ' s card , " Meklord Emperor Wisel " crash lands to Earth in its stone tablet form . Shortly after their arrival , Lazar and several of his security escorts arrive at the crash site claiming it to be forbidden grounds . However , Primo threatens him with his sword and Lester taunts Lazar , revealing that they are his new bosses and are the three new directors . This seems to immediately remind Lazar that the 3 are from Iliaster . Primo decides it to be a good idea to " test " out his newly acquired card by having a stolen and modified Ghost use it to impose terror to random Duelists , before it is defeated by Yusei Fudo . The trio are seen once more during the WRGP Premier Party Event , overlooking the party , as their discussing about the " true purpose " behind the Grand Prix being organized by them . However , when Dobocle unexpectedly crashes through and Akiza Izinski manages to drive him off by using " Black Rose Dragon " with her psychic powers , Primo decides to deal with him via a Duel . After that , Primo returns just in time to where his companions are , as they all witness the match between Yusei Fudo and Vizor . Wondering what happened when the monitor went blank , Jakob states that another door has opened , an incomplete door to the alternate possibility of humans . While Primo himself , wonders about the flash of light that appeared during the Duel . When Yusei and his new friend Bruno complete a new engine program , Primo has Lazar steal it . When it is brought to him , he uses the program to upgrade a series of Duelbot s . The group makes use of this by creating the Fake Jack Atlas in an attempt to unlock something known as " the Circuit " . After the impostor is destroy ed by the real Jack Atlas something happens that causes lines on the Circuit to partially appear . They are later seen watching Sherry LeBlanc cause a fake bomb warning in Sector Security HQ , yet they have no involvement at all with the exception of knowing that Lazar had fled . Later , shortly after Team 5D ' s ' s Duel against Team Catastrophe , Primo betrays Jakob ' s orders and sends an army of Ghost s after the city ; but Vizor confronts and Duels him before his spot is taken over by Yusei Fudo . After Primo is defeated in his Turbo Duel with Yusei , Jakob and Lester confront the assembled Signers and explain what they claim their true goal is . They have long believed that Ener - D was a mistake of human achievement and seek to eradicate all traces of it by destroying New Domino City . They first persuaded Roman Goodwin to create Zero Reverse in the hopes that it would destroy the whole city . Since it did not , they are now trying to create a second disaster that will cause even more destruction . Before leaving , Jakob motivates the Signers to continue winning on the WRGP as the trio itself is also going to participate on the tournament . On Episode 117 , they use their powers to make people believe they are a team participating on the WRGP finals , known as Team New World . In episode 135 , their back - story is revealed , being survivors of a chaotic future brought upon by an army of Meklord Emperors , and Synchro Monsters . The Three Pure Nobles were actually the same person , Aporia , who was split into three entities by Z - one , each a different stage in his life . The world that Aporia came from was evolving at an ever - increasing rate , and as the world evolved , so did the human race . However , their evolution was dependent on the Ener - D system , and Synchro Summons were the gears that accelerated the spinning of the Ener - D system , which began to spin more and more faster . Soon , the speed was uncontrollable , and the Ener - D eventually changed and span in a reverse direction , sparking a global disaster similar to the Zero Reverse incident , except on a global scale . At the same time , an invasion of Meklord Emperors were set upon the world , and the world was sent to ruins after the invasion . All lifeforms in the world had been vanquished , by either the Ener - D system overload or the subsequent Meklord Emperor invasion . Aporia himself witnessed all these events ; as a child his parents were killed by a Granel passing by , when he was an adult he witnessed the death of a comrade ( by another Granel ) , and during his later years as an old man he walked the ruins of the world as the last human , until he met the future Z - one , along with a future Antinomy and a future Paradox . Together they made Z - one into a god , but one by one , the three of them passed away . As the last one to die , Aporia tells Z - one to do whatever it takes to prevent their future from ever occurring , and insisted that Z - one would split him into three separate incarnations , in order to serve Z - one and carry out their task in securing a better future . Z - one promised that he would , and soon resurrected him and created his three incarnations : Lester ( the childhood of Aporia ) , Primo ( Aporia ' s young adult life ) and Jakob ( Aporia ' s later life as an old man ) . After Yusei started to gain the upper hand during his Turbo Duel against Jakob by destroying " Meklord Emperor Granel " , the Nobles responded by merging together and becoming Aporia in their last attempt to defeat Yusei . Despite the fact that the Meklord Emperors were depicted as the genocidal engines of destruction , the trio uses them themselves , placing the blame mostly on Synchro Monsters , due to the way Ener - D reacts when a Synchro Summon takes place . Notes . Being born out of the same person , the Nobles have highly advanced android bodies capable of fusing with their Duel Runners , with the exception of Lester who can fuse with his Duel Board from his feet . The three nobles ' names in the Japanese version are an allusion to the greatest tenors of the 20th century , Plácido Domingo , Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras . All three of them are left - handed Duelists , something that they share with Antinomy and Paradox . Very interesting is that Antinomy , Primo , Lester , Jakob and Paradox are all connected to Z - one , as they come from the same desolate future .