Kazugo Ishida

## General Info

The once unofficial leader of the Resistance group fighting Team Paradise (Via Paradisi), currently a member of Via Paradisi, a district champion and the Dorm Leader of the Blue Moons in the academy.

## Personality

Kazugo Ishida is an extroverted goofball, even though he isn't as goofy as he pretends to be, he still is pretty kind, even towards the Resistance which he betrayed, he doesn't consider any of the members enemies just because he is on the other side now. He is also a little cocky, reckless from time to time, and hypocritical, as he expects people to open up about their struggles but doesn't do it himself.

## Backstory

Kazugo Hasegawa was born and raised in Japan, specifically Okinawa by his parents, Aoi and Akira Hasegawa and spent a lot of time with his sister, Shinobu Hasegawa, who is 7 years older than him. Their parents weren't a bad people, even though the approach they took was way too strict and caused unnecessary stress to Kazugo and Shinobu. When he was 5, his parents signed him up for a daycare center, which is where he met a girl called Sakura Ishida, it didn't take long for them to become close friends, and also got to interact with her parents, who were extremely kind compared to his parents but he shrugged it off thinking it's just a facade.

When he was 7, he was introduced to Duel Monsters at school, and while it took him a little bit to warm up to it, he still grew to like it eventually. A year later, his parents were involved in a car accident on their way home, upon hearing this, the Ishidas decided to take action and adopt him and his older sister, that's when Kazugo realized, the kindness Sakura's parents showed wasn't a facade at all, they were actually kind to him and his remaining sister. Through the support he got, overtime he moved on from the trauma of losing his parents, but sometimes he can be found questioning how things would have been if they were still around.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Carter King (Best friend) *"Ah, Cart, man... things have been quite crazy when it comes to him. He is one of my best friends, I emphatize with him and share a similar goal, but never did I imagine things would have gotten to a point where we would even have to be in such a situation, regardless if we are enemies or friends"*
* Arian (Best friend) *"Ria, Air, A-Rian, Rian, I have so many nicknames for him, but I barely use any of them. He joined back in the squad the second I told him about the Deletors. I couldn't have asked for a better friend."*
* Galatea (Best friend?) *"I feel sorry for the real Galatea, she died so young, but the android Galatea isn't bad either, she isn't aggressive at all and is in fact very fun to interact with. Now that I'm in Via Paradisi, I stand by my words even more."*
* Takuya Akama (Best friend) *"Ah yeah, the gangster, determined and cold tsundere of the academy? What else am I supposed to say? He is pretty much the opposite side of my coin."*
* Artoria Arawaka
* Getsumei Suzuki
* Yuki Takamaki
* Sayori Fujimoto
* Elizabeth Williams
* Julius Dragnov
* Edward Kelly
* Grave Akama
* Eibon
* Kokatsuna Jinsoku
* Mabo Akama
* Fiona
* Nomer Odin
* Akari Watanabi
* Akihito Aikawa
* Smuschenny Khorek

Enemies

* Aleister King

## Decks and abilities

* Light Lords (his actual deck)
* Silverknights (a secondary deck he received from his family)

## Trivia

* The original personality for Kazugo was a stuck-up and arrogant antagonist, you could still see him crack jokes, but it was changed up to what you see now
* Kazugo's deck had 1 wild ride compared to a lot of other decks to the point even its main gimmick was changed from coin tossing to additional effects when linked
* Kazugo shares a lot of similarities with Takuya
	1. Their decks are LIGHT and DARK, 2 opposing attributes
	2. Kazugo's deck is Light Lords, as in the lords of light, and Takuya's deck is Abysswalkers, as in normal everyday folk walking in the darkness
	3. The Light Lords and the Abysswalkers are decks focused on Link Summoning, but have Xyz as a secondary summoning mechanic
	4. Kazugo's second deck, much like Takuya's focuses on equipping
	5. Their personalities are contrasting, Takuya is introverted and serious, while Kazugo is extroverted and goofy

* Kazugo's original hair color was supposed to be brown, but it was changed to blonde
* His Light Lords once were called Light Overlords