Alexis Rhodes (TAG)

**Alexis Rhodes** (**Asuka Tenjoin** in Japanese) is a major character in the fan story Yu-Gi-Oh! Advance Aurora. She is both a powerful duelist and teacher at the Galeland Duel Academy, having been offered a Teaching position at the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

## Appearance

Alexis appears very similar to how she did in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, though slightly more mature and adult. She styles her teaching uniform off her old appearance as an Obelix Blue Girl student, though her top has been replace by a sleeveless long coat (also her preferred dueling attire). On her days off, she tends to favor T-shirts and Skirt combos with thigh high stockings and short boots.

## Personality

Alexis is a strong-willed, brave, caring invididual who often chooses to reject the idea of "Herd Mentality" in favor individualism. Though confident in her abilities both as a Duelist and Teacher, she can occasionally second guess herself. Similar to GX, Alexis is known for being both talented and beautiful which can draw attention from Students, Peers and others that she often rejects.

Despite still harboring lingering feelings towards Jaden Yuki, Alexis finds herself with a seeming Love-Hate Mentality towards Connor Alhagen. This can lead her to be both coldly dismissive and incredibly flustered whenever he gets mentioned. One of the best, early, examples of this is her reaction to their first duel against each other: Connor letting Alexis defeat him in front of her class - She hates that he let her win but admires his reasoning for doing so (To try and get the class to look up to her rather than a Psychic Duelist like himself).

Despite her confidence, Alexis is known to freeze up when it comes to the topic of Shadow Duels (or Shadow Games in general) due to her negative experiences with them (The fate of her brother as well as the actions of Nightshroud and Yubel) though this becomes less pronounced as the series progresses.

## Abilities

### Duelist

Alexis uses an improved version of her **Cyber Girl/Cyber Angel** Deck from GX, though with additional Light Attribute Monsters to bolster her arsenal in line with her Tag Force 3 Deck. In tandem with using a stronger deck, Alexis's abilities as a duelist have also grown - best exemplified with her frequency using Doble Passe in tandem with Spirit Barrier rather than on its own.

## Relationships

### Connor Alhagen

Despite initial antagonism, Alexis has a strange Love-Hate Relationship with Connor. Specifically, he's alright with her and enjoys her company while she will zigzag on whether she doesn't care at all about him, is flustered or is deeply concerned for his wellbeing. A recurring joke throughout Advance Aurora is Connor being in a hurry and accidentally colliding with Alexis in a fashion that leads to them kissing. The two biggest hurdles that stand between the pair, after their initial confrontations, however is Alexis's lingering feelings towards Jaden Yuki and Connor's, almost, eagerness for Shadow Duels (In his hunt for a worthy challenge). Eventually, however, Alexis is able to reconcile both her feelings towards Jaden and Connor's own motivations towards Shadow Games allowing the two to enter a truely romantic relationship.

### Sin Luxuria

Alexis possesses a polite respect towards the more veteraned teacher that is Doctor Sin Luxuria. Though Sin often makes light of Alexis's inexperience and youth, the two have been known to banter and even discuss their respective issues and students. When Sin's soul was sealed in a card by Maria Aetheria, this served as the impetus for Alexis overcoming her fear towards Shadow Games.

## Duels

* Alexis vs Unnamed School Bully: Win
* Alexis vs Connor Alhagen: Win (Concedes she should have lost)
* Alexis vs Masked Duelist (Maria Aetheria): Lost - Soul Sealed in Card via Penalty Game