Captain Corn Captain Corn is a character appearing in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . He is a Numbers Hunter working for Mr . Heartland in the Heartland Theme Park disguised as an employee . There , he owns the Nature Crooz attraction . Design . Appearance . As name implies , his face resembles a piece of corn , whilst his clothing showcases his career as a pirate via a large comical pirate hat which features a skull and crossbones and tight leather pants . He also has a large handlebar mustache and is always seen smoking a cigar . Captain Corn also holds a real sword and seems to have great skills using it . Voice / Mannerisms . In both the Japanese and English versions , Captain Corn has a habit of making puns with the word " corn " ( and " maize " in the English version ) , like saying " A - maize - ing " instead of " amazing " and " Cornfused " instead of " confused " . In the Japanese version , he makes puns with the Japanese pronunciation of " corn " , " kōn " ( コーン ) , such as saying " コーン回 " ( " kōnkai " ) instead of " 今回 " ( " konkai " - " this time " ) . He also uses many stereotypes of a pirate and terms related to sailing . Biography . History . Captain Corn was a ear of corn that was harvested from America in the 18th century , and was boiled and consumed by a pirate known as Captain Roberts , except for a single kernel of corn which fell into Captain Robert ' s compass . The kernel of corn traveled around the world with Captain Roberts . When Dr . Faker found Robert ' s compass , he opened it and a piece of corn fell out into Faker ' s machine , reviving him with the appearance of a cob of corn . He gave Captain Corn a soul , and made him work under Mr . Heartland . Theme Park . Captain Corn is first introduced together with Thunder Spark and Cologne as the Theme Park ' s " guardians of peace and justice " . After being revived by Dr . Faker , Captain Corn worked as a entertainer on a vegetable - themed roller coaster attraction within the Heartland Theme Park called " Nature Crooz " , dressed as a his previous career of a pirate . He locates " Numbers " holders using a special camera , and then uses the ride to attract them to him , which he will then Duel , and get their " Numbers " cards . When Yuma Tsukumo and his friends from the Numbers Club entered the ride , Captain Corn separated Yuma from the others and challenged him to a Duel betting their " Numbers " . Straight away , he gained the advantage by Summoning his " Number " : " " , which shocked Yuma and Astral . Corn also trapped Yuma ' s friends on the ride , nearly causing them to be run over by a mine cart . Cathy saved them by pulling a lever , which caused the connected lever near Corn to hit him in the groin . When he lost , he exploded into a pile of popcorn , which Yuma and his friends then eat . It is later revealed that when Dr . Faker " created " Captain Corn , Thunder Spark and Cologne , he gave them souls . However , if they failed at their tasks , their souls would leave them , making them return to their original form . Apparently , this was what happened to Captain Corn - after losing to Yuma , he failed at his missions , becoming corn again . Then , the explosion caused the corn to pop . Deck . Captain Corn plays a " Corn " Deck which also features various cards to do with sailing and pirates such as ships , sea creatures and nets .