Yugo

Not to be confused with Yūgō.

Yugo
Other names	Hyugo Hugo
Japanese name	ユーゴ
Gender	Male
Relatives	Yuya Sakaki (Standard Dimension counterpart) Yuto (Xyz Dimension counterpart) Yuri (Fusion Dimension counterpart)
Anime Deck	Speed Roid
Anime debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode 18: "Trapped in a Card"
Anime appearances	Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Japanese voice	Shinpei Takagi

Yugo is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is the Synchro Dimensional counterpart of Yuya Sakaki, Yuto, and Yuri. He rides a Duel Runner and is notorious among members of the Resistance as the so-called "Pawn of Fusion."

Design

Appearance

Full body view of Yugo.

Yugo has the same face as Yuya Sakaki and Yuto. Just like the both of them, his hair is dual-colored, with yellow bangs swept to the right and blue in the back. He has light blue eyes. He wears a white jacket with red borders and yellow stripes on the sleeves, along with a white jumpsuit that has red, blue, and yellow stripes that meet in the center in a chevron pattern, white gloves, shoulder, elbow and knee pads, and gray boots.

Personality

Yugo is shown to be very impulsive and short tempered, especially when his name is pronounced incorrectly. Because of this, Yugo frequently got into many fights against others, including Yuto, who incorrectly stated he was a pawn of Fusion, and the Ryozanpaku School Duelists who mistook him for Yuya Sakaki (though in the latter's case, Ken and Makoto were the ones who attacked first). However he recognizes that his short-temper can go too far, and apologized to Yuzu when it made her upset.

Yugo insists he isn't Yuya.

Once he set his mind on something, he became quite unaware of his surroundings, not noticing Yuya despite the latter talking throughout his Duel with Yuto. Yugo harbors feelings for his childhood friend, Rin, getting embarrassed and blushed when Yuzu thought Rin was his girlfriend.

Abilities

Yugo is able to travel through different dimensions through "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon", though he has no control over which dimension he travels to. Like his dimensional counterparts, Yugo can enter the state of Berserk Mode. Though, unlike Yuto and Yuya who are unable to remember what happened when entering the state, Yugo is able to retain a glimpse of his memory while in Berserk Mode, as shown when he was able to remember Yuya who was protecting Yuto while he was in Berserk Mode. He is a highly skilled Duel Runner pilot, he frequently does highly acrobatic maneuvers when Dueling and can do long jumps when riding outside duels.

Etymology

His name is a pun in Japanese, as 「ユーゴ」 Yūgo sounds very similar to 「融合」 Yūgō or "Fusion". Because of this, Yugo is always offended whenever Yuto refers to him as "Pawn of Fusion", believing that Yuto kept getting his name wrong.

This pun is also reflected by his Deck's archetype, "Speed Roid", which is a sub-archetype of the Roids, a Fusion Summon-oriented archetype.

Biography

History

Yugo and Rin in their childhood

When Yugo was growing up, he and Rin were raised as orphans and lived in a slum area of Commons, where they Dueled together as children. A few years afterwards, Rin was chased by Yuri, with Yugo desperately looking for her. By the time he found Rin, Yuri had already captured her and escaped. Once they disappeared, Yugo's "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" shined and transported him to a destroyed Heartland City, where he encountered Yuto. Mistaking Yuto as Yuri, he Duel against Yuto. Yuto brought out "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", while Yugo Summoned "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" in response, but fled when Shay and several other Duelists arrived.

Maiami Championship

Yugo in Berserk Mode.

Yugo arrived in the Standard Dimension, crashing into a streetlight with his Duel Runner and complaining about it. Recognizing Yuto, he quickly challenged him to a Duel, having been waiting to defeat him for a while. He showed no reaction to both Yuto and Yuya Sakaki resembling him. Yuto called him a Pawn of Fusion, much to Yugo's annoyance, protesting that his name was Yugo. Dueling atop his Duel Runner, he traded blows evenly with Yuto, claiming that he would take back what was precious that Yuto had stolen from him. He brought out "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon", which had guided him both to Heartland City and the Standard Dimension, and deliberately left the required monsters for Yuto's "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" on the field so that it could be summoned next turn. Once both dragons were on their field, they eyes of their respective Duelists glowed, as if possessed. Despite the clear advantage the effect of "Synchro Dragon" had over "Xyz Dragon", Yuto was able to gain the upper hand. Yuya Sakaki managed to stop Yuto from attacking further, but couldn't snap Yugo out of it. Yugo used the effect of "Synchro Dragon" to win the Duel the next turn, and was then released from his possession, unaware of what had happened. Yugo was transported away by a bright light afterwards.

Yugo returns to the Standard Dimension.

Yugo later returned to the Standard Dimension after being led there by "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" during the Maiami Championship Junior Youth Battle Royale in the Arctic Zone. Seeing the frozen landscape, he wondered if he had traveled into the future, to a time when humanity was extinct. He then spotted Ryozanpaku School Duelists Ken Umesugi and Makoto Takeda, who mistook Yugo for Yuya and they challenged him to a Duel. This angered him and he defeated them both in a Duel before attempting to question them further. Unfortunately, both Ken and Makoto lost consciousness after the Duel, prompting Yugo to look for someone else.

Yugo with Yuzu about to teleport away

Yugo went to the Volcano Zone and was confused by the dimension's "unusual landscape", still unaware that it was Solid Vision. There he noticed the Obelisk Force wiping out the Youth Team until only Yuu Sakuragi was left. He quickly identified the Obelisk Force as the ones who attacked the Xyz Dimension. Angered, he barged into the Duel (strangely not taking the intrusion penalty) and saved Yuu just before he was defeated as well. The Obelisk Force asked him who he was. Yugo introduced himself and the Obelisk Force thought he was an ally and his name is "Fusion".

Out of annoyance that his name was mistaken yet again, he easily defeated the Obelisk Force by turning their "Ancient Armageddon Gear" against them. He asked Yuu if he's okay, but he became irritated when Yuu fled in fear without thanking him. He returned to the Iceberg Zone, where he found Yuzu Hiragi after mistaking her for Rin. He hugged her and called Rin's name out in joy, while Yuzu noticed the similarity of Yugo with Yuya. Remembering that Yuri mentioned Rin's name, Yuzu asked Yugo if he knew who Rin was, confusing Yugo. Yuya's arrival in the vicinity activated Yuzu's bracelet, teleporting Yugo and Yuzu away.

Deck

Yugo uses a "Speed Roid" Deck focused on Synchro Summon tactics. He primarily uses cards such as "Speed Roid Double Yoyo" and "Speed Roid Baygo Max" to swarm the field for multiple Synchro Summons.

Deck

Monsters

Effect Monsters

• Speed Roid Baygo Max
• Speed Roid Double Yoyo
• Speed Roid Menkoto
• Speed Roid Shave Boomerang

Tuner monsters

• Speed Roid Three-Eyed Dice

Extra Deck

Synchro Monsters

• Clear Wing Synchro Dragon
• Hyperspeedroid Dahma

Spells & Traps

Spells

• Hidden Shot
• Mystical Space Typhoon
• Speed Rebirth
• Speed World - Neo
• Synchro Cracker

Traps

• Speed Turn
• Urgent Tuning

Duels

Opponent(s)	Episode(s)	Outcome
Rin	54	Not shown (flashback)
Yuto	18	No result (flashback)
Yuto	37	Win
Ken Umesugi and Makoto Takeda	46	Win
Obelisk Force	47	Win
Duel Chaser 227	54-???	TBD