Yuzu Hiiragi

**Yuzu Hiiragi** (柊ひいらぎ 柚子ゆず *Hīragi Yuzu*) is the main protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V: Shattered Soul. She is an alternate universe version of the Yuzu Hiiragi that appeared in the original *Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V* anime.

She gives powerful pep talks. Her father owns You Show Duel School, the Duel school that she and Yuya attend, where they spend their time honing their Dueling skills. She and Yuya are the pioneers of Pendulum Summoning. She is the Standard Dimension counterpart of Ruri (from the Xyz Dimension), Rin (from the Synchro Dimension), Serena (from the Fusion Dimension), and Riko (from the Link Dimension), one of Ray Akaba's fragments.

## Etymology

The character's name, "Yuzu" (柚子ゆず), is a citrus fruit and plant originating in East Asia, and her surname, "Hīragi" (柊ひいらぎ), means *Osmanthus heterophyllus*. Both names are related to plants and fruits. However, her Deck nor anything about her is based on or is about plants and fruits.

## Appearance

Yuzu has blue eyes and dark pink hair, which she wears tied up in pigtails, clipped down by blue, spherical hair clips. Her hair also features two lighter pink bangs that fall to the side of her face. Yuzu's outfit consists of a sleeveless light-blue and white shirt with a musical note on the right collar, along with a red tie, which she wears with a dark red skirt and dark stockings. She notably is not shown wearing the school jacket from Maiami Second Junior High School that other female students wear. She also wears a bracelet with strange abilities.

## Personality

Yuzu is shown to be very sweet and kind but gets upset easily, often resulting in her actions causing huge consequences. Yuzu also has a tendency of whacking a paper fan on other people's heads, primarily Yuya and Syuzo, whenever they do something foolish. She is also shown to be quite argumentative, wanting to argue with whoever insulted Yuya and his father, showing that she can be just as defensive and caring of Yuya and his belief in his father.

## Deck

She has a **Melodious**/**Holy Beast** Deck.

Monsters

***Effect***

* Aria the Melodious Diva
* Canon the Melodious Diva
* Crystal Rose
* Elegy the Melodious Diva
* Mozarta the Melodious Maestra
* Opera the Melodious Diva
* Score the Melodious Diva
* Serenade the Melodious Diva
* Shopina the Melodious Maestra
* Solo the Melodious Songstress
* Sonata the Melodious Diva
* Soprano the Melodious Songstress
* Tamtam the Melodious Diva
* Holy Beast White Coatl
* Holy Beast Black Gryphon

***Pendulum***

* **Pendulum Mozarta the Melodious Maestra**
* Bloom Chord the Melodious Sprite
* Holy Beast White Coatl
* Holy Beast Black Gryphon
* Holy Beast Copper Mantis
* Holy Beast Nickel Hopper
* Holy Beast Twin Axolotl
* Holy Beast Rainbow Chameleon
* Holy Beast Saber Garuru
* Holy Beast Digging Lemming
* Holy Beast Optimal Gorilla
* Holy Beast Purple Tyranno
* Holy Beast Sun Jackalope
* Holy Beast Moon Owl

Extra Deck

***Fusion***

* Winged Mozarta the Melodious Maestra
* Wadjet Mozarta the Melodious Maestra
* Schuberta the Melodious Maestra
* Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir
* Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir

Spells

* 1st Movement Solo
* Cards from the Sky
* Cestus of Dagla
* De-Fusion
* Duelist Alliance
* Fortissimo
* Pianissimo
* Piping Pipes
* Polymerization
* Re-Fusion
* The Fountain in the Sky
* The Sanctuary in the Sky
* Wavering Eyes x2
* Pendulum Providence

Traps

* *TBA*

## Trivia

* Unlike her original anime counterpart, this Yuzu becomes the main protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V: Shattered Soul.
* Apart from having her Melodious archetype, this Yuzu will also have a "Holy Beast" archetype that would be integrated into her Deck along her Melodious cards.
	+ This "Holy Beast" archetype shall be an equivalent to Yuya's Magicians.
* This Yuzu shall have Pendulum Summoning from the start, unlike her original anime counterpart, who only had access to Pendulum Monsters for a few episodes, and then lost them to Dennis.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 This card was initially "Mozarta the Melodious Maestra", but the power of Yuzu's bracelet transforms it into "Pendulum Mozarta the Melodious Maestra".
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 This card was initially an Effect Monster, but the power of Yuzu's bracelet transforms it into a Pendulum Monster.

## External Links

* Zuzu Boyle for her original anime incarnation at Yugipedia.