Yusei Fudo - The Star That Envelops Destruction || Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Analysis 

Thank you!

What about yusaku?

@@themoonlitduelist7395 the wish/budget version of that, they tried to copy Yusei, but failed in the small details.

@@lisaruhm6681 Honestly I don't think yusaku and yusei are that much similar at all beyond the surface level

@@Goldfire345 yep, I feel like they tried to copy Yusei but didnt managed too, and missed some parts.

@@lisaruhm6681 and i feel that assessment is wrong especially when you take how they develop through their respective series.

Glad I was able to bring some light to one of my favorites!

I had him as the best for 10 years but now Judai has grown on me.

Juudai will forever be best boy but Yuusei is damn close.

Yusei definitely takes the goat title. He wasn't a spoiled kid and worked his ass off to get to the top.

Yusei is my personal favorite, but I think Yusaku is a close second

When I started realizing that stuff too I was ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWN as well! Just proves how 5D's truly cared about its cards both from a narrative and symbolic level so consisteintly throughout its stretch! Such an amazing aspect of the story that doesn't get talked about nearly enough!

Black rose as well explains the self-destructive nature early Aki had during the time she was conflicted with her powers. Life stream and ancient fairy dragon are way more subjective, but I like to interpret life stream as Leo's will to protect those around him (especially Luna) from any harm and Ancient Fairy as Luna leaving her own world of fantasies and waking up to reality (hence why it pops field spells) and how her power isn't meant to fight but rather to protect those around her (which is why it summons a monster in exchange for the battle phase). I feel like Armor master is a way more fitting boss for crow than Dragon but you can interpret it as you wish

@@juksleo6257 also Jack Red Dragon Archfiend destroying all those, that are not powerful enough or dont help him to be powerful.

Yeah, each signer dragon represents the signers, Yusei for what you said, Akiza/Aki for when she was the Black Rose Witch, Jack for is power plays and his old ways, Crow with his recklessness, Luna she's the youngest and ancient fairy is the weakest in terms of attack and Leo for how much he developed from when he started the show

@@varisrevolver4061 I would say BWD stands more for Crow taking the hits for the group of children.

Your words are beyond humbling and almost tear-inducing. Thank you so much for your kind and supportive words! Yusei is a character who means the absolute world to me, and constantly seeing him be reduced to 'Gary Stu ha no lose duel" by so many people can honestly be frustrating at times ahaha! I'm happy that my thoughts on such an underrated character have reached so many people! And have touched you as much as they have! Hope you continue to enjoy what I produce be it Yu-Gi-Oh! or whatever else!

Thank you so much!

4Kids robbed alot of our development by keeping us ignorant and greenhorned. Nowadays its acceptable cuz the franchise has gone a completely new direction becoming more childfriendly

Such an underrated aspect of the series! Thanks for the kind words!

Ahaha sorry about the timing! But thank you for the kind words!

SHEEEEEESH

LONG LIVE YUSEI!

Thank you so much!

Glad it impacted you so much!

I have risen from the ashes, to become the greatest anime analyst of all time BABY

I hope you're having a GREAT day

Ty Dad, now give me more :)

@@StardustNobody bro I only got 20k subs

@@wat007 That’s 18k more than me 😳

Then let's hope this one gets to stay! And if it doesn't, there will definitely be ways to salvage it and upload it in a different way!

Is that because of using the anime footage or what?

Tbh that scene got me to watch 5d's

Soo glad you didn't say Zexal because that definitely taught lessons of Responsibility, Naivety and coming of age and being driven by Hope

If only Zexal had a better mc that lived up to the role of protagonist AND duelist. Kaito, his rival, was better written in that department. Because I feel that Yuma literally couldn't win without Shining Draw hax plot armor bs that he acquired later as a crutch, similarly to how Yuya couldn't win without Action Cards with the rule book literally thrown out the window as they dimension hopped to different dimensions where Action Duels should NOT apply. Maybe it would gain more appeal to ygo fans if BOTH Zexal, AND Arc V had better protagonists that represented their respective series. This is like comparing the new generation of ygo vs the old ones, similarly to the current state of WWE. They can't measure up, let alone possess the charisma to live up to the legacy of the old past generation of duelists that came before 'em, and the mark they left behind in ygo history made memorable. We had a duelist whose first intial impression as an mc being a bunch of losses laced with incompetence before he can start creating made-up cards out of nowhere. And don't even get me started with Arc V's protagonist. He gave off more comic relief vibes than any other ygo protagonist I've seen in history. 😒 P.S. No hate on Zexal, just stating the truth for what it is.

@@Evil_Beauty Ehh I moreso consider Shark being the rival considering they dueled way more times and they both influenced each other's characters way more along with the fact that they've both won and lost against each other. With Kite (sorry I prefer the dub names lmao) it was extremely one sided with Yuma making use of many advantages (like shining draw) and being unable to win to where I couldn't consider it a rivalry not to mention Yuma not developing as a character much from their duels and Yuma only adding an influence on Kite's character after their final duel. Shark on the other hand is a very even and fair rivalry and they both have such a great influence on one another and they both have advantages that cancel out like Yuma's Shining draw and Nasch's Barian Chaos draw (later season I know but previous to that Yuma never used Zexal on Shark) Yuma I feel captured the coming of age story better than Jaden did who was already a competent duelist sure he wasn't mature as a person but his character growing was the only change we really saw (though I definitely have some issues with it). Yuma was someone that is naive, hates the idea of responsibility and is too stubborn to learn but only through seeing the consequences of his actions and seeing that someone is depending on him and considers him his Hope we see him grow not only as a duelist but as a character who bears that symbol very well. Personally I think Yuma is a good protagonist but the problem is him being a kid made the series look unserious. Yuya really was just a miss in terms of being a character. His ideals of smiling no matter how bad it gets just gets forced way too hard to where it becomes unbearable (almost as much as that kid that can't stop talking about shivers) and it especially gets bad when he forces it onto others. In terms of the action duels in different dimensions that's already explained that Reiji just makes a device that introduces it to the other dimensions

@@Honest_Mids_Masher The only reason why I even considered Kaito as Yuma's, "rival", moreso than, "Shark" (other than the underwhelming fact that that dumb nickname exists), was that Kaito gave off more the aesthetic look, and vibe as an actual Kaiba-esque rival than, "Shark", ever could pull off with him selling his own brand of, "rivalry". I mean, Kaito's attire, let alone signature ACE monster, literally mimics, and SCREAMS that of Kaiba's aesthetic style down to a 'T' that made it impossible to ignore the semblance. His long white trench coat. His Galaxy-EYES Dragon. Him even having a younger BROTHER, and is the overprotective sibling in the relationship. It almost felt like the director who wrote the script for Zexal WANTED to make Kaito the rival, but had second thoughts because he thought it felt WAY too close to home with DM's rivalry, which was already done. But I guess that's where the problem lies, let alone stemmed from with Yuma's EXTREMELY flawed character when he couldn't once beat Kaito. And that is, he really couldn't match up with Kaito's pace, let alone live up to be his rival given the handling of his character. Which was one of the reasons why I considered it to be a waste of potential, let alone the reason that held Zexal back A LOT as an overall series. But then again, Zexal's written formula for how they characterized the main cast felt like they were trying to imitate DM's cast, anyway. Which they failed miserably. Also, I have to disagree with you on the english dub names. ESPECIALLY after how many scandalous revelations being brought to light lately as of now in how english wokelizers abused their job position in purposely mistranslating, and butchering MANY IP franchises to suit their narrative, simply because they didn't like how the script was originally written for those IPs. Which extends to even character names having to being changed for whatever god known dumb reason. And they've gotten away with this insidious act in promoting the lies, and misinformation for many MANY years on end, especially when it came to any imported japanese media overseas, such as anime, video games, and manga. This evidently caused a rift in many fanDUMB communities over the misrepresentation of the very fictional works that it was these wokelizers sole JOB to translate, as IS. No more, no less. So I can't really relate to preferring ANY english dub name changes after knowing this truth. With 4KIDS being notorious for this. Since I really haven't watched Zexal after 5D's ended, and pretty much fell out of love with everything related to ygo altogether, so I can't comment much on how Zexal handled Yuma's character as a whole for me to say anything on the matter other than what I already do know looking up his bio. But I CAN comment on Judai (or as you like to call him, "Jaden"), since I've actually watched GX, and can say A LOT 'bout him and his character. It took Judai literally FOUR SEASONS to actually grow, and mature as an actual character compared to Yuma. But the main difference here between Yuma, and Judai, is that, in the world of ygo, where literally EVERYTHING revolves around their card game, Judai sells WAY better than Yuma ever could. And at the end of the day, I think that's where Judai wins himself out, regardless of his character growth compared to Yuma. Hell, I think many people within the ygo fanDUMB COMMUNITY would resonate more with Judai's character growth more, simply because he sells how an actual REAL shounen protagonist should, and ultimately how a realistic duelist would be. Judai after all, is a spitting image of every stereotypical high school teenager is, and made for shounen audiences. Yuya didn't just miss the mark as a character, he was the epitome of cringe as a WHOLE. Like... his style of dueling didn't even help with the fact that his duels were not only forcing characters in the show to smile, but also the viewers, as well. It didn't feel unbearable, it felt INSUFFERABLE! Because not ONCE does he stop yapping about, "egaos", let alone let go of that motto of his. And this even affected the plot where his dueling philosophy in certain situations felt unrealistically wack, and TOTALLY out-of-place. Which even EXTENDS to his interactions with OTHER characters like an infectious disease where he completely invalidates their reality by brainwashing them that everything will be sunshine and rainbows. But the most disheartening thing 'bout it all, was that THIS character was created by the very same director who created 5D's... 😑

@@Evil_Beauty Yeah tbh the look and monster is the only reason people put him as the main rival. Tbh I'm glad they didn't do it because just having it be a copy of Yugi and Kaiba's rivalry would've been boring and extremely uncreative which along with the fact that Zexal already has enough similarities to DM as is. Tbf late Barian Arc right before the Don Thousand duel it definitely felt like Yuma and Ryouga both surpassed Kaito by that point especially with how easily a character like that was able to beat Mizael who was Kaito's rival. Btw while Yuma never beat Kaito despite them both being rivals keep in mind that Kaiba despite being Yugi's rival was never able to get a proper win against him. In most of the series (DM and Vrainz being the exception) the rival has always gotten a win against the protagonist. Manjoume could've gotten a win against Judai but but was forced not to, Ryo beat Jaden (if you count him as the rival). Jack has beaten Yusei once before, Reiji has beaten Yuya. I actually like the cast in Zexal far more than DM because in terms of development not much was actually done with the characters in DM outside of Yugi. Jonuichi really just peaked at battle city with his duel with Marik and wasn't really relevant afterwards. Kaiba Is pretty much a jobber for most of the series too and doesn't even change as a character outside of being less harsh. It's really only Yugi and Atem that grows. I was just saying I use the dub names because that's what most people use and I'm more comfortable with using. I do use the sub names for Arc V characters and Vrainz characters because most people use those. I did watch Zexal in dub though so there's probably stuff I'm missing. The only thing I know about sub is that Utopia's name becomes "Hope" which is easy to correlate to Yuma's character being a hopeful naive kid. I get a lot of hate for what I say about GX but suffice to say I absolutely hated Judai during season 3-4. The story while being about maturity goes about it in the worst way possible. During season 3 where his friends keep on telling him to wait up for them and to not run off he does the exact opposite which gets them captured not once, twice and when they're about to get sacrificed they start blaming him and yet he acts like he doesn't know what he did wrong. Then in season 4 he acts completely dismissive towards his friends for most of season 4 over his guilt and then just leaves them at the end without saying goodbye or anything. To me that didn't scream mature at all. Maybe I didn't get it, maybe I was looking at it the wrong way but that definitely ruined a lot of GX for me and then there's even more issues with how the rest of the cast becomes jobbers or completely forgotten or even being replaced is why It's my least favorite of the series (even lower than Arc V is crazy I know) I mean sure Yuya has a cute design so that's gotta be worth something, but of course if I were to lets say wear a Bunny outfit with a pink ribbon while also having a charming way to capture a crowd but I just told a child going through depression "just get over it" I'd probably be hated for my entire life so I guess it is definitely an enigma on how people like him 💀 What's funny is his duels aren't even that entertaining to me if anything Sawatari did it way better and I was constantly cheering for him despite him being an arrogant wimp because he was just that stylish and had a ton of dramatic flair. I initially thought I'd hate him. A lot of the Arc V cast is very colourful and interesting and yet all soo different but unfortunately Yuya is the party pooper of the show.

You should read the notice again my friend!

@@StardustNobody Gowasu: Ooops, sorry my mistake

@@4horsemenoftheapocalypse58 All good! No issues at all!

Sorry you weren’t able to enjoy the video! That sucks! Repeated everything since 2011? As someone who’s been in the YGO fandom for YEARS. I’ve obviously heard lots of praise for 5D’s! But the points are often very superficial and tie into 1 of 3 points equaling “It’s Dark”, “It’s Cool” or “It’s Mature”. With very rarely any explanation beyond that! If anyone has EVER said half this stuff, let me know where I can find them! I wanna be their best friend “Underrated”. You’re right, let me clarify. I find Yusei as a CHARACTER, Underrated. Yusei as a person is anything but underrated, people love the guy. But again, the majority of people’s blind praise for Yusei fits into the categories of “He’s cool”, “He’s powerful” or “He’s mature and dark”. With very little appreciation/knowledge for anything deemed a struggle. I have seen plenty of people who dislike 5D’s! And many who have disliked Yusei very adamantly! And I definitely wouldn’t call GX underrated! There are plenty of pseudo intellectual “geniuses” on the internet like you I’ve had more than enough conversations who go off like this but can never give any point or explanation to fortify anything that have to say! You’re not alone big boy! Mental Gymnastics? Of course there’s Mental Gymnastics aha! It’s a character analysis on YT! To make any “essay” on a fictional character, gymnastics need to be made. It’s not as if the writers of good stories spoonfeed everything to their viewers in a giant “40 Minute Essay Format” for them to dissect and reassemble aha! But I forgot, you’re a GX fan. The same show that was equivalent to nothing for the first 2 seasons, then got a great “3rd Season”. That’s just them explaining everything to you about how “evil” everyone is on a silver platter, with almost no showcase of the atrocities they’re accused of. *except Supreme King Judai only ever having on screen time to duel established main characters for no reason, rather than using that time to showcase to us as viewers with any form of subtlety the terrible things he’s accused of* ahaha These characters have totally been well written from the beginning guys! Trust me! Not like we’re just telling you this stuff now because we had zero idea what to do for 100 episodes and our cast could barely pass for characters in a marching band! We’re all just in good fun here! Sorry you feel that way! And in the same vein, this is another uninformed, ignorant blatant 5Ds hate comment that brings no benefit to anyone! Have a great day!

Dang his reply kinda destroyed you ngl

@@StardustNobody ngl I actually liked the first two seasons y'know when the main cast actually felt like the main cast. Manjome actually developing as a character who btw imo carried the show. Ryo felt kinda bland imo and I never saw the appeal in Aster. Season 3 I actually hated funnily enough because Jaden became even more of a bad friend who leaves his entire group to save Johan which in turn leads to them getting sacrificed by dark world monsters and in their last moments where they accuse Judai of being a bad friend (despite them being under some form of control but tbh they should act like that without it) he acts like as if he did nothing wrong.

#GetRatio'd 5Ds Hater

This only proves 5Ds fan boys love pulling mental gymnastics and will pull defense brigades to defend 5Ds. I rip on all YGO series. I rip on 5Ds harder cause you fan boys constantly defend anything so long as its 5Ds. I hate retroactive praise from 5Ds fans. Trying desperately to claim this show is deeper then it actually is. Ignoring the narrative is fundamentally broken and filled with contrive ideas and plot points. Yusei is not a deep character no matter what fan boys try to claim. He is the Gary Stu of 5Ds. Literally everything he does is done with very little struggle. The "struggle" is thrown out the window once Dark Signers and Yliaster plots begin. Also, he knows quantum physics despite that comes complete out of nowhere besides force narrative. Yliaster story arc is pinochle of production team have no clue what they were doing, which the show drastically changed from cult theme to Sci-Fi. I'm a cynical a-hole that hates fan boys and defense brigades. Especially 5Ds, and you fan boys only make me despise this series even harder. Cause all of you constantly prove you're all the same. Cause all of you go full defense brigade when some dares criticize 5Ds cause that's what fan boys do.

Thank you so much!

Indeed

I have to agree. I resonate with Yusei to an extent, and hearing this man's words made my heart skip, and my eyes cry tears. This is an essay that dives into one character's ultimate story and ultimate telling of said story. Take flight and shine, just as Stardust Dragon.

I see it's ability to banish the GYs as it severing itself from it's past as well. Worth noting that it loses it's sadistic binding attack in exchange for Victim Sanctuary as well, retaining only Aki's determination combined with Yusei's self-sacrificing kindness which twice saved her

There's also the fact that he was of two minds of how to fix things, both taking the extremist route as well as holding out hope his hero would blow past him, reflecting his friends' names in action if not his own name: Paradox is obvious (reflected in trying to destroy the past while relying on it), Aporia is the same regarding equal yet conflicting premises (hatred of humanity but loving it), and antinomy is the conflict and incompatibility between two laws (Having to be both the means to power the Ark Cradle, yet also being the means to empower his friends). Z-One was a paradox in his own actions.

I always thought it was Z-One challenging Yusei to be better than what he couldn’t provide in the future, despite already being described as a legendary figure. I do think the idea of Z-One taking on Yusei’s identity while forsaking his and revealing this to Yusei himself was probably the push he needed to listen and think about any kind of action he takes will affect the future (BBT also shows this in some form with Paradox). The concept, however, does make me frustrated since this came across as a potential idea that in the future, Yusei went to extreme measures after not being being able to save everyone. It plays around with different ways you can visualize it, so even if 5D’s chose to go a safe route, it gave Yusei an opportunity to grow even more.

Not sure if it means as much, but we see some retroactive characterization in the mobile game Duel Links. When Z-One, antinomy, etc. Interact with each other, they clearly agree that there are multiple potential solutions and have each resolved themselves to pursue their attempts even if it goes against the others'. In a way, it shows how they are open minded and closed minded at the same time

​@@jaymiechanZ-ONE's name is an oxymoron too. Zero-One.

Man 🥺 I love Yusei so much.

It also reflects in the means to summoning it, Over Top Clear Mind. As we know Clear Mind involves the user mentality void of burden and negativity while running at top speed as their monster(s) follows in their Slipstream guiding the way to a Door of evolutionary posibilities aka Accel Synchro. Now that Yusei has achieved the peak state of Clear Mind (OTCM) he now glows and turns Golden as a direct correspondence to "Become the Path its Light Shines upon" guiding the way to Limit Over Accel Synchro. Its Exquisite Writing

​@@SiNKarnage not to mention, the synchro monsters are evolutions of Duel Monsters, and the color scheme of the card being, 'white', is symbolic to how light is formed.

CLEAR MIND! BE BORN SHOOTING STAR DRAGON! Thanks for the support!

Yeah, i feel their dynamic seems to be kinda overlooked, probably because he's not the rival character and wasn't really an active duelist for plot reason. In some way he's arguably also Yusei's closest friend and fill the spot that Jack and Crow couldn't fill because they shares similar hobby of modifying D-Wheel. It's down to the point of him teaching Accel Synchro, and his death was one of Yusei's most emotional moment in the whole series.

Oh damn! Some great analysis there! Never thought about that ! Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you so much for the kind words! I am beyond humbled! Genuinely thank you so very much!

I haven't heard of this channel until now either. It's good to see 5Ds praise even though it's the best series IMO and people seem to sleep on yusei as a protagonist. I'm to actually find a video that's covers this topic to such an amazing degree. Btw, you've also earned another subscriber.

@@1000tlt Thank you so much!

I agree for me Yu-gi-oh 5ds is my favorite yu-gi-oh series ever. For rich and amazing characters and story.

Tbh I heard the opening line then glazed over this comment for a second and that's all I needed to subscribe haha

Thank you incredibly much!

Agreed. I legit felt meh towards Yusei until this vid, now he's top 3. That stuff with Crow and Jack was thought provoking as well. I can't wait to see him cover Lua, Jack, Aporia, and Z-One.

That moment really caught me off guard 🥺

"ANSWER! Answer me, Rutger!" "Nah 🗿"

Well worded stuff! Thanks for the support

Tbh, all Yu-gi-ohs are good. At least in concept, that is.(We all know how ArcV's second half ruined everything)

I agree. He's not the best character even tho he's my favorite character but he's definitely top 3 in my book. This video completely changed my previous thoughts about Yusei Fudo as a character. I thought of him as this perfect character but watching this and remembering the series of 5Ds, he is far from perfect, he's flawed and his growth is definitely evident.

Thank you so much! Absolutely humbling words! Glad I was able to expand some horizons on a character so precious to me! While as you said, this video definitely came from how passionate I am about specifically 5D's as a narrative. A Judai analysis is a very real possibility in the future! While I don't love him as much as Yusei, he is still undeniably phenomenal and has an undeniable amount of depth and meat to his character just waiting to be analyzed!

@@StardustNobody Well the passion shows! Keep up the great work! A Judai one would be very cool to see for sure! But no pressure!

This is beautiful! Thank you so much for this comment!

Ahaha! Thank you so much!

Thanks for the words! Glad you enjoyed both this video and the series overall!

Thank you so much!

Ahaha, I do like Aki but not as much as the stuff talked about in more depth here. Did try and mention her a little in the first section though!

Putting it together was honestly even emotional for me, so to see someone else feel anything similar is incredible to see! Thank you so much for the kind words!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for the kind words! An Analysis of the entire story may come one day, but for now I think I'd probably just be repeating a lot of the stuff I said here so it's not 100% in the cards at the moment! But thank you so much for the support!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

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My understanding of Shirou is honestly what made me look so much more at Yusei as a character. Both are brilliant and are in my Top 10 protagonists ever!

To be fair the sub had like 6 seasons the dub is only 2 seasons

The pacing was a bit fast

Nah they left off on Great note anymore seasons would lead to more demand of it, undoubtedly exhausting and tarnishing its writing.

Thank you so much! I am so glad to hear that!

Glad to to hear!

Your words are humbling! Thank you so much! So glad my passion is so evident in this video!

Glad to see someone else who agrees! Thanks for the comment and support! :D

@@StardustNobody Stardust/Junk have always been one of my favorite archetypes for so many reasons. They’re so fun yet uniquely cool. Also Synchros are just fun with how extremely different they are. But that aside, I’ve actually talked to someone about the poetic nuance behind 5Ds. It’s a similar experience to how I feel when people say Jiren in Dragon Ball is unoriginal and boring. I completely disagree on that because he’s a reflection. He is what Goku could have become easily during the King Piccolo arc, and is the result of losing the battle and having no dragon balls.

Thank you sir!!

YESSS! I have a few more in the works as well for the future! Glad you enjoyed!!

Thank you for the kind words! I could potentially see myself doing something on the other series! GX is the most likely!

Thank you so much for the kind words! Even though I do love Aki, I'm not sure if a video on her is in the cards at the moment! But ya never know what could happen!

Same

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Thank you so much! Your words are humbling!

Really? Thank you for the info about that! I was watching that last scene explanation and was wondering if they kissed in the end!

Now if only we could get a duel, one where… maybe Akiza expresses HER growth further by defeating Yusei with the new Rose Dragon, Ruddy Rose. Of course, a fun duel, not a world ending one, but one between two people who feel SO adamant about each other.

Same here. Hikari sasu michitomare!!

Not sure if those characters are in the works right now! But maybe at some point! Judai/Yubel are the highest possibility!

@@StardustNobody Thank you☺️

Glad you loved 5Ds! Thanks for the support