Eliphas Eliphas is a character in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " and the will of the Astral World . As such , he governs the entire realm and aims to Rank it up by destroying the Barian World . Design . Appearance . Eliphas is physically large and muscular with teal and beige heterochromic eyes and long flowing blond hair . He wears gold plated sleeveless armor with large sapphires at the pauldrons and faulds and a large white cape at the back . His half helmet is crowned with three sapphire - covered tips and he wields an acute angled Duel Disk with a cyan interior . When his helmet fell off , it is revealed that he has one blue gem on his forehead and two above his temples , as well as marks on his face similar to but noticeably different from the ones on Astral ' s . Personality . Eliphas is fanatical in his disdain for Chaos and the beings that possess it , especially those he perceives as menaces to the Astral World . He even threatens his own people such as Enna after Yuma healed them with his Chaos energy , as they have become infected by it and must be quarantined . Nonetheless , he is shown to be lenient enough to allow Yuma to Duel for Astral ' s sake . Another trait is his adherence to Ranking Up , especially to when it comes to his world . In his definition , it ' s the means to surpass limitations and to escape the suffering brought on by Chaos . To that end , only a select chosen few are allowed entry to the Astral World as they have the potential to Rank - Up spiritually . Abilities . As the will of the Astral World itself , Eliphas is near omnipotent . He can appear anywhere he wishes and clone copies of himself . He can summon guard dogs and shoot lightning at those who happen to intrude into his domain , as shown while he was chasing Yuma . As a denizen of the Astral World , he is also capable of performing multiple Shining Draw s during a Duel . Biography . History . Eliphas was created by the denizens of the Astral World as the ultimate symbol of their worldview of " Ranking - Up " at the time . Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL . Legendary Number War . Eliphas confronted Yuma Tsukumo when the latter arrived in the Astral World . Insisting that Yuma could not be allowed there , he attempted to kill him several times , with Yuma being saved by Rainbow Kuriboh . After meeting Enna and using the power of Chaos to cure several Astral denizens , Yuma and Eliphas conversed with one another , with Yuma demanding Astral ' s return . Eliphas explained that the Barian World is the result of the Astral World expelling Chaos in order to Rank - Up and that Astral ' s original purpose was to destroy the Barian World . Eliphas also blamed Yuma for Astral ' s injuries , but Yuma countered that he and Astral cooperated as friends . Yuma suggested they Duel to determine Astral ' s fate . Eliphas agreed , but Yuma was to wager his memories of Astral . The Duel begins with Eliphas Summoning " " on the first turn and revealing that he was capable of performing Shining Draw . Eliphas continuously Double Ranked - Up his monsters through " Rank - Up - Magic Astral Force " , while lecturing Yuma on what he done to Astral . Believing that Astral had been " corrupted " by Yuma ' s Chaos and the betrayal at " Sargasso " , Eliphas intended to purge Astral ' s memories and send him off to fulfill his original purpose once more . The betrayal at " Sargasso " inflicted a small wound that threatened to poison Astral ' s entire body . It was only through the intervention of Yuma ' s father Kazuma that Astral was sent to Yuma as Kazuma modified Astral ' s programming before sending him , in defiance of his original mission . By healing Enna and the others , Eliphas believed that Yuma had infected them with Chaos - and thus they could not be allowed to live . However , Eliphas agreed to reconsider his perspective if Yuma would win . Though Yuma brought out " " and succeeded in inflicting a large amount of damage to Eliphas , Eliphas continued to Rank - Up his monsters , culminating in " " . Through cards such as " Rank - Up Advantage " and " Rank Domination " , Eliphas was able to perform multiple Shining Draws in a single turn and drastically cut down the ATK of Yuma ' s monsters , ultimately draining the ATK of " Utopia Ray Victory " to 0 . Through the protection of " Rainbow Kuriboh " , Yuma was able to survive with only 100 Life Points remaining . He attempted to bypass Eliphas ' monsters and launch a direct attack using " Stealth Strike " , but Eliphas countered with " Rank Wall " . On his next turn , Eliphas performed one final Rank - Up , unveiling an unprecedented Rank 13 Xyz Monster - " " . Its effect drained Yuma ' s Deck , using it to gain more Overlay Units for itself . Once more , " Rainbow Kuriboh " allowed Yuma to survive another turn . Through his will , Yuma was able to perform a Shining Draw of his own , creating " Rank - Down - Magic Numeron Fall " and Ranking - Down " " into a Rank 1 monster - " " . While Eliphas scoffed at its pitiful Rank and 500 ATK as well as Yuma conducting a summon that removed every card in his Deck , Yuma revealed its effect and used it , ultimately multiplying its ATK by the Rank difference between itself and " Amon " as well as multiplying it by the number of Overlay Units " Amon " had . Though Eliphas believed that Yuma ' s efforts were still wasted due to his monster having already attacked , Yuma followed up with " Double or Nothing ! " , which made the ATK of " Utopia Roots " reach 79 , 200 , allowing " Utopia Roots " to obliterate " Amon " and defeat Eliphas . A man of his word , Eliphas released Astral and entrusted the fate of the Astral World to him and Yuma . They were given permission to confront the Barian World in whatever approach they wished instead of destroying it along with information about Don Thousand ' s existence . He then bestowed Astral with a card and returned the Emperor ' s Key to Yuma before sending the ZEXAL wielders back to the Human World . Barian Emperor Onslaught . When Don Thousand opened a portal to the Astral World during his Duel against Nash and Yuma , Eliphas witnessed the damage caused to the Astral World . He later journeyed to the Barian World when Astral was intent on sacrificing himself to destroy " Numeron Network " . Eliphas pushed Astral out of the way , telling him he cannot die yet . He threw Astral another card ( later revealed to be " Rank - Up - Magic Astral Force " ) and forcefully returned him to the Duel ' s location as the Numeron Network went critical when the energy from it backfired , having nowhere else to go after the card was removed . After the final Duel between Yuma and Astral , Eliphas was revived by the power of the Numeron Code . He was seen discussing the new crisis that plagued the Astral World with Enna . Deck . Eliphas uses an " New Order / Etheric " Deck focused on Double Rank - Up monsters , which resemble Egyptian deities . He is the first character to Double Rank - Up monsters in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " . His " Rank - Up Advantage " also grants him extra draws for each successful Rank - Up , allowing him to potentially perform multiple Shining Draw s each turn . He also employs several cards that grant him advantage by out - Ranking the opponent ' s Xyz Monster such as " Rank Domination " that ensures that his high - Rank Xyz Monsters are difficult to defeat in battle .