EVERY Yu-Gi-Oh! Ace Card Explained In ZEXAL

[@thesilentedge2123]

Yuma's real ace card isn't a monster at all... His true ace which has gotten him out of so many jams is Double or Nothing!!!!

[@TheJaredPunch]

True, that Card is a Yuma only card, not a Yuma AND Astral card.

[@guestb8389]

@@TheJaredPunch _Future Number 0 is screaming in the corner._

[@phuyaibankaengkro]

free 10k atk

[@variouspeople6196]

Yuma would make an excellent gambler if he ever got bored of dueling. Him and Joey are truly the same at heart

[@brandonscott5544]

UTOPIC FUTURE. YUMA MAIN ACE

[@SpecsTube]

There’s a reason Utopia is my picture, Yuma is favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! character of all time, so Utopia is my favourite monster. A close 2nd favourite character but my favourite rival is easily Kite.

[@cancerstinks1]

For being your favorite character it’s weird you can’t spell his name right 😂

[@anthonythomas305]

Yuma: My name's not Tuma! IT'S YUMA!!!

[@SpecsTube]

@@cancerstinks1true I type quite quick without checking and auto correct is a pain in the ass.

[@TheJaredPunch]

Same here. Number 39 Utopia and Stardust Dragon are my favorite Ace Monsters.

[@anthonythomas305]

@cancerstinks1 That's a reference how Astral says Yuma's name wrong for the 1st time in Episode 2 of Zexal

[@TheUnknownGhost.9907]

10:44 For Nash his Ace is most likely Number 101 Silent Honor Ark since he usually goes to summoning it and perhaps his boss is the upgraded XYZ Chaos form of that monster Silent Honor Dark In some duels, Nash just uses Rank Up magic “The seventh one” to easily bring out Chaos 101 Silent Honor Dark so either 101 form could be his ace/boss

[@proclarushtaonasat]

They also each have a number tied to their Backstories, that were sealed by don thousand via the 10X monsters

[@TheUnknownGhost.9907]

@@proclarushtaonasat I was thinking about number 73 Abyss Splash too, but I just remember that Nash’ first duel as a Barian against Quattro, he focused on number 101 more

[@proclarushtaonasat]

@@TheUnknownGhost.9907 yeah, don thousand just showed up, and told them "no, this is your ace now". the ruin-numbers had some cool members, girag had a raccoon iirc, and alito had lion heart

[@phitowns]

But at the same time before playing The same rules that he did for Yuma his last boss monster was Barrian Hope

[@epicjoygames9736]

Agree either 101 Silent Honor Ark or Number 73 Abyss Splash

[@sambutler953]

Shark’s Ace is most definitely Number 32: Shark Drake. It gets the Summoning Animation in Duel Links, it gets a Chaos variant upgrade, he gets a ton of moments talking with the monster, that’s his Ace. Nash, on the other hand, has 2 Aces. Before he became a Barian, back in ancient times, his Ace was Number 73: Abyss Splash. However, as the leader of the Barian Warlords, his Ace is Number 101: Silent Honor ARK. Pretty much all the other Barians work like that, too. They have an ace Number monster as a human, then an ace Number monster as a Barian.

[@s3bi399]

For Nash i would even go with Number C101 as his "true" Ace Monster, since the non-Chaos Version is hinted to be something like a Prison iirc

[@YukiFubuki.]

i respectfully disagree; i think shark's ace is black ray lancer instead - shark has been predominantly featured with black ray lancer a lot - black ray lancer was the card that shark played against yuma in their 2nd duel using it to destroy utopia allowing his aero shark to direct atk winning the duel - it was the card that won him the tag duel alongside yuma against rikuo and kaio (aka scorch and chill in the dub) - he uses this card in multiple important duels of which some didnt even see shark drake too such as against rio, another duel against yuma and even abyss - after barian hope was destroyed in his final duel against yuma the monster the writers chooses to have him fall back on was black ray lancer - armored xyz is associated with shark and as far as im aware every instant of it in the anime involved black ray lancers in some way from equipping something else to it or being equipped and this carries over into real life too with the exception of xyz armor torpedo all xyz armor or full armored xyz monsters are essentially either this monster equipped with or being equipped by another monster - c101 dark knight is essentially a barian version of black ray lancer as theyre both black armored figures with magenta accents wielding a lance as their weapon of choice

[@s3bi399]

@@YukiFubuki. I can agree with this.

[@blitz4779]

Dude had as crap ton of monsters thatd quality as an ace. Dude used Black ray lancer, shark drake, abyss splash and Silent honor quite alot

[@chasehill04]

​@@YukiFubuki.I agree, konami also released a 2500 atk "evo" in Valiant Shark Lancer and the end result of the xyz armor cards is a fusion of black ray and c101

[@mouthyschannel2474]

Would have though Gagaga Magician would be Yuma's personal ace, as he's had it as his focus card from day one and eventually crafts his deck around it. Utopic Future & Gagaga Cowboy would be more like personal boss monsters, as he doesn't have that much else in his ED that isn't some kind of other utility (One-Eyed Skill Gainer, Gauntlet Launcher, Heroic Champion - Excalibur, the Djinns, etc) because Number Monsters are out of the picture, that all goes to Astral apart from UF. Also, for Shark, I can see Shark Drake getting the spot but a strong contender is Black Ray Lancer, as it's the card that gets all the upgrades and takes up more a chunk of his time as a duelist. Like I don't see Shark Drake getting XYZ armour and getting shot out of a fishy cannon.

[@TheJaredPunch]

I consider Gagaga Magician to be the Junk Synchron in Yuma’s deck, because by that logic, Junk Synchron would be Yusei’s Ace. They are enablers to get out the real Ace Monsters (be it the Gagaga Xyz Monsters and Utopia, or Junk Warrior (other Junk Synchro Monsters) and Stardust Dragon). That being said, yes, I agree that Black Ray Lancer is Shark’s true Ace Monster. He used it to defeat Utopia in his second Duel with Yuma and even combined with Utopia afterwards.

[@kal-eldritch]

Agreed, if you don't count Utopia, it's Gagaga Magician

[@YukiFubuki.]

@@TheJaredPunch black ray lancer equipping utopia with armor xyz was definitely peak zexal, he even goes and falls back to it when barian hope for destroyed during his last duel with yuma too and if you think about it c101 dark knight can be considered an evolved barian form of black ray lancers too as they resemble each other both being black armored figures with magenta accents wielding a spear

[@brandonscott5544]

GALAXY EYES.

[@scizoreon4068]

I'd argue that Number 39: Utopia was Astral's ace as it's the one Number he still had with him when he joined Yuma and it is the focus of his Deck when he duels without Yuma (including ranking up into Utopic Dragon). For Yuma I'd probably go for Rainbow Kuriboh as it is the card he falls back on when he is forced to fight alone. It is also a card that used to belong to Yuma's father. Nasch's ace is Number 101: Silent Honor Ark

[@PhantomHunter8122]

10:06 there's a mistake there, Vetrix isn't in Duel Links he is confirmed to come to the game, and there's a little detail if we consider DL Trey's ace is actually Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis which makes more sense since it's the number he upgrades to Chaos

[@rainbowdragon168]

Wait Vetrix is going to come to Duel Links? When was that confirmed? And who confirmed it?

[@PhantomHunter8122]

@@rainbowdragon168 I discover those informations through the voice lines of the characters, they have interactions with other characters even characters that aren't in the game, example Vetrix, Vector, Don Thousand, Mizar, Lulu, Rin, Yuri, Shepherd and Lightning

[@rainbowdragon168]

@@PhantomHunter8122 Oh I see but is that really confirmation that he’s going to come? I mean it could be but I feel like it isn’t until Konami confirms it themselves

[@sahanboydl]

@@rainbowdragon168 there is confirmation, Quinton has voice lines and tag duel voicelines for him, every such voiceline is confirmation because they always follow through

[@PhantomHunter8122]

@@rainbowdragon168 until now I was able to predict the next character to come through them so I think they are a good resource plus they made me very happy knowing Shepherd and Lightning will arrive in duel links meaning I will be able to finally use their decks

[@Wanderer2331]

Here are some he missed. Striker Crossit-Playmaker (not the V-Rains character.) Cody Callus-Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry Nelson Andrews- Number 83: Galaxy Queen/ Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer Tombo Tillbitty- Tomato King Cameron Clix- Number 25: Force Focus Charlie McCoy-Number 7: Lucky Straight Pip/Roscoe- Sumo Dog King Scritch- Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito Erazor-Number 3: Cicada King Chironex- Number 4: Stealth Kragen

[@MrThewooter]

The goat right here

[@matthewletterman1213]

One other One was Mr Kay: with Number 34 Terror-byte unless i missed it in the Video

[@Wanderer2331]

@@matthewletterman1213 Thank you, I knew there were some character I was missing.

[@TotallyNotBreaker]

@@Wanderer2331 There's also Jin/Fortuno with Number 16: Shock Master/Number 11: Big Eye

[@Wanderer2331]

@@TotallyNotBreaker I completely forgot about him. Thanks.

[@TheJaredPunch]

As much as Yuma gets flak for only using Utopia more than other Numbers, there are two big reasons why I’m personally not against it. 1. Telling Yuma to not using Utopia is the same as telling Kite and Zane to stop use Galaxy Eyes and Cyber End Dragon. It’s his Ace Monster (and Astral’s). 2. It makes Yuma being forced to fight Utopia in the final duel with Astral much more impactful. 2:21 I think Yuma got Gagaga Cowboy way later down the line after Yuma got Utopia. So I don’t count Cowboy (or any Xyz Monsters that isn’t Utopia or Utopic Future). He does have Heroic Champion - Excalibur that was given to him though. If you want to count him. 3:26 Again. Name ONE duel (flashbacks excluded) that Kite never summoned Galaxy Eyes Photon Dragon… 7:07 Considering that Anna would get a Number Card and an evolved form of Gustav Max, Anna ended up being more popular than I thought, because I honestly don’t like her that much. 10:51 Many people wish Yuma used more Numbers like Shark, but Shark is more complex character than Yuma. Yuma on the other hand is more of a simple character. That’s why Yuma sticks with Utopia the most why Shark has many Ace Monsters. I think Black Ray Lancer is his definitive ace. As he use it in the final duel with Yuma even as Nasch.

[@tobi-xo3if]

Considering Gagaga Cowboy appears in the artwork of Re-Xyz (a card he uses much prior), I'm assuming he had it in the backpocket of his 7000 card extra deck the entire show, considering how much of an onomat fan he is. The main reason Yuma gets flak (saying this as a big Zexal fan) is because Yuma has such a colossal array of Xyz at hand for any situation, whereas the other characters have a much smaller cardpool of boss monsters and aces. Kite not using GEPD doesn't make sense, his deck is designed to turbo it out, whereas Yuma's deck (counting every card we've seen) is designed to Xyz Summon damn near any Level (1-7 from what I know and I'm sure 8-12 are possible) and he just goes Rank 4 Utopia 90% of the time Edit: And the excuse of ''Maybe he doesn't draw those cards'' wouldn't make sense because this is an anime that, by design, can orchestrate Yuma having any combination of Level 1-8 Monsters in his starting hand for more interesting boss monsters.

[@AlchemistStar50]

On the point of the zane and kite situation, you could easily let zane not use Cyber end dragon as he would later get the cyberdarks and chimeratech. Kite on the otherhand can't play w/o GEPD as most of the cards pay off is GEPD unlike Yuma who has alternative archetypes and most of which dont require utopia being on the field or used as material or even as a search target for most of them.

[@TheJaredPunch]

@@tobi-xo3if that is fair, but I also say that it’s also part of his development, as Yuma would gain many different Non Number Xyz Monsters later on. True, he continues to use Utopia, but Yuma shows his growth in the final duel with Astral by using Non Number monsters to create his own Number.

[@TheJaredPunch]

@@AlchemistStar50 even then, Cyberdark Dragon is to the Cyberdark deck what Elemental Hero Neos is to Neos. And the Chimeratech monsters are just boss monsters to both Archetypes (Cyber Dragons and Cyberdark). So no, I’m not buying this argument.

[@okita_souji_alter]

Ngl the final duel between Yuma and Astral is one of my favorite final duels in yigioh precisely because of the point you brought up

[@Shugunou]

A lot of people would say Number 101 is Nasch's ace but I'd say it is Abyss Splash. It is his Mytherian Number and is used in more duels than Number 101. He even uses it along with Zexal's Utopia to defeat Don Thousand's Number iC1000 which had 100k ATK and an effect by detaching 1 material that was essentially Draining Shield. His ultimate boss monster is Barian Hope though so maybe Number 101 is.

[@ryumple]

With Shark, his ace changes many times throughout the series. First it was Back Ray Lancer until he got Shark Drake. After the WDC, Shark rarely duelled, he just kinda hung out but when he did duel, he used Shark Drake. Then he got his previous life’s ace monster Abyss Splash. This was his original ace when he was an ancient king and he used it to defeat Vector in a shadow duel. I would argue Abyss Splash remained his ace card with Silent Horror Ark being his ace boss monster and Barian Hope being the final boss monster.

[@roninwarriorsfan]

In Tag Force Special & World Duel Carnival(not too sure here, just going off on my number archetype research), Tori's Ace monster is Number 49: Fortune Tune Edit: in Tag Force Special: Nistro's Ace is Number 86, and (in the manga) Mr. Heartland's ace is Number 82: Heartland Draco

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Also: Heart-Earth Dragon is the true form of Heart Earth, just saying

[@maximilianosanchez1106]

10:43 Nash's ace is Number 101, his Boss Monster is CXyz Barian Hope

[@gavinletsplay109gaming6]

For Shark/Nash, his ace is definitely Shark Drake, but as Nash, it's number 101 Silent Honor Ark, and I suppose to a lesser extent number 73 Abyss Splash. And if needed for a future video, Nash's boss is either C101 Silent Honor Dark or Cxyz Barian Hope.

[@WINX2221]

Abyss Splash is the ace of his Nash life Silent Honor Ark is the ace of his Barian life Shark Drake is the ace of his Shark life

[@ToasterCorgiGaming]

Konami gave Cathy the short end of the stick by making #29: Mannequin Cat LONG after Zexal ended (Perfect Number monster to represent her in the anime, but it gets made in the Vrains era of the TCG.), kinda could say the card itself is a reference to her.

[@epic2083]

Its always nice to go back and enjoy some yu-gi-oh every now and then ...

[@MrThewooter]

I would actually say that yuma's ace is GAGAGA magician, as it stays with him and is the core of the gagaga arcatype allowing hik to make his plays, and astral's ace us utpoia. The final ep really shows this as yuma uses magician to start his plays whereas astral uses utpoia.

[@Duper-Derp]

Okay now this. This is peak Yugioh nostalgia for me, Utopia being summoned for the first time will forever be ingrained into my mind, same for Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon

[@TheJaredPunch]

That duel between Kite and Mizar on the moon was a chef’s kiss. Too bad the dub ruined it (and here I am using English Dub, which I did watch growing up). I’m more inclined to stick with the Japanese Names from Arc V onwards.

[@7.8inchwarrior]

@@TheJaredPunch ong, just wish mizar summoned more than just one card 😭🙏

[@phantom9831]

11:25 well...the tachyon dragon being the counterpart and the complementary monster to the photon dragon is a major plot in Zexal tbh (and I love both of them)

[@Thelnquisitor]

Just to give you a nudge. I promise from a writing and narrative stand point start to finish ZEXAL is the best series Yugioh produced. The OG is fun, GX is nostalgic for many people, and 5Ds has a lot going for it it, but despite how annoying Yuma can be watch him and shark through to the end. It’s quite well written.

[@fellowinternetstranger8700]

10:45 for nash considering how he stops using shark drake you can either argue number 73 abyss splash or number 101 silent honor ARK. Personally leading towards the forner

[@failure4452]

I’d say that pre-barian (and post barian to an extent) Shark’s ace monster would be Black Ray Lancer. He uses it a lot and it was the reason that he was able to win his second duel with Yuma. Plus it gets a lot of focus through dialogue and the first opening of the anime. In the final duel against Yuma he even uses it for a couple of turns after Barian Hope is destroyed

[@ethancasem8259]

If I had to personally speculate, I would have listed Gagaga Magician as Yuma's ace. Mostly because he's got a ton of cards to support him, and 9 times out of ten, he uses it almost every duel he plays.

[@hey_its_branden]

Its more his key card than his ace.

[@LegendsForever206]

@@hey_its_branden Agreed plus Gagaga Magician doesn’t follow the trend of every protagonist’s ace has 2500 atk points yeah it can change its level to any level you want but that is more of helping to get Utopia out faster or any other XYZ monster you want to bring out.

[@koolerman4443]

@@LegendsForever206 Tbh, Ysaku kinda broke that trend with Decode Talker with 2300 atk. Uses it more than Firewall that only appeared in just 5 duels throughout Vrains

[@YukiFubuki.]

imo i think instead of shark drake, shark's ace monster is instead black ray lancer - shark has been predominantly featured with black ray lancer a lot - black ray lancer was the card that shark played against yuma in their 2nd duel using it to destroy utopia allowing his aero shark to direct atk winning the duel - it was the card that won him the tag duel alongside yuma against rikuo and kaio (aka scorch and chill in the dub) - he uses this card in multiple important duels of which some didnt even see shark drake too such as against rio, another duel against yuma and even abyss - after barian hope was destroyed in his final duel against yuma the monster the writers chooses to have him fall back on was black ray lancer - armored xyz is associated with shark and as far as im aware every instant of it in the anime involved black ray lancers in some way from equipping something else to it or being equipped and this carries over into real life too with the exception of xyz armor torpedo all xyz armor or full armored xyz monsters are essentially either this monster equipped with or being equipped by another monster - c101 dark knight is essentially a barian version of black ray lancer as theyre both black armored figures with magenta accents wielding a lance as their weapon of choice

[@magiccardmaster9921]

Fun fact orbitals boss's monster in the sub is called "Garbage-eyes fat dragon" I'm not even joking

[@Fast_Iain]

Zexal has an incredible second season. The Barian Arc is one of the best arcs in yugioh history. Imo of course.

[@codexana2112]

Sam you did amazing for Zexal even though it wasn't your strongest season. Like many others are saying, the only arguments are with the Bariains because of their ancient past have Aces before they became Bariains. Great video and cant wait for Arc V

[@blitz4779]

For the shark/Nasch question, he cycles through ALOT of "ace" monsters so it may be for the best that you dont know them all, yet at least lol Before any number card his Ace would be Black Ray Lancer, who even after he got other monsters, always stuck around. He even used it in his and yumas final duel Theres a case for Submersible Carrier Areo Shark as well as that is his first Xyz monster and he does use alot as well Theres, like you said, Number 32 Shark Drake. Who while on yumas side, was his ace monster and main go to for all the main enemy fights As Nasch, his number was Number 101 Silent Honor Ark and its chaos form, Silent Honor Dark And then theres his past lifes number which he does get and use in the present and is honestly the monster that won the duel against Don Thousand due to its effect, Number 73 Abyss Splash Dude is in contention for having the most Aces in yugioh I swear

[@reallyhimongod]

You gotta watch Zexal brother part 2 is PEAK!!

[@SonOfGoth]

As for Shark vs Nasch. The thing about the Barian lords is that all of their aces were the number monsters that were over number 100. Nasch's was Number 101: Silent Honor Ark. The other things you may not have known, is that they also technically had aces that you almost never see them play, but is significant to them for story reasons. Nasch Human form - Number 73: Abyss Splash Dumon Human form - Number 44: Sky Pegasus Marin Human Form - Number 94: CrystalZero Vector Human Form - Number 65: Djinn Buster Alito Human Form - Number 54: Lion Heart Girag Human Form - Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu Mizar Human Form - Number 46: Dragluon Dont read past this if you don't want spoiler as i will explain why these are here. Basically, the Barian lords had human lives before becoming Barian lords, but have no memory of this. So as far as they know, they have always been Barians. These unique number monsters actually reminded them of their pasts. When fighting against them, they were shows the altered past that Don thousand inflicted upon them, just for the sake of making them barian lords to help his revival. But when they were defeated by them, they were shown the whole truth, seeing how their reason everything they were was wrong. Seeing the truth that Don Thousand had tricked them this whole time. The only one that actually wasn't tricked was Nasch. He was close companions with most of them in life, and had a heroic and noble death, which even Astral noted should have sent him to the Astral world (heaven). Nasch CHOSE to be a barian to be with his fallen comrades. Now, the reason Nasch and Marin reincarnated as Shark and Ryo is becuase of Vector. Vector basically knocked them off their throne with his tricky ways and this somehow made them human again. (This is where i honestly start to lose what in the world happened here, as it's wierd) SO Before the show even started. Shark and ryo were current incarnations of Nasch and Marin, they existed at the same time while Nasch and Marin were in the Barian world. Shark and Ryo had a terrible car accident (should note that they were young kids as the time) and actually died, but this happened roughly at the same time that Nasch and Marin were tricked by vector and knocked down. This somehow lead them to possessing their current incarnations' bodies(?) and just lived as Shark and Ryo for a while. Then through some careful observation from Dumon, he realized that his energy was weird and figured out that Shark must've been Nasch, who they ahd been looking for some time, as they didn't know that Vector was the reason they disappeared in the first place.

[@revice950]

I grew up with zexal when I was 5 years old but I respect your opinion ❤

[@fooddaily3609]

09:50 I love the chuckle at Number 69

[@Magenta.000]

13:00 lol I think Arc V is the anime that got everyone back into Yugioh right lol

[@plummerelijahep]

The whole time I was thinking you should've rewatched yugioh zexal and I'll watch it with you

[@MrMovieMaker116]

You SHOULD watch Zexal. It’s probably my second or third favorite Yu-Gi-Oh series behind DM and 5d’s.

[@manuelzapata3400]

0:48 Yuma y Astral Número F0: Utopic Future y Utopic Draco Future Número S0: Utopic ZEXAL Número 20: Utopic Dark Infinti Número 39: Utopia y los Hermanos de Número 39: Utopia Número 55: Gogogo Goliath Número 93: Utopic Kaiser Número 98: Antitopian Número 99: Utopía Dragonar y Utopic Dragon

[@smoke4818]

you should watch yugioh zexal all the way through. it's my favorite series and it got me into YuGiOh. the numbers cards were my favorite because they could only be destroyed by other numbers meaning yuma had a good reason for always using his ace and they were good villains of the week. by the end of the series, you could see how much Yuma grew as a duelist. plus it had banger openings.

[@SonRay420]

The OG Duel monsters: i watch beginning till end GX: havent seen the last season yet will get to it 5Ds: bits and pieces yet i know all characters ( Akiza is my waifu and DL main) Zexal: gave up yugioh when it came out but thru you i going to watch Arc V: duel links introduce to them havent watched any eps Vrains: same as arc Rush/Go rush: ????? ( i do know of it but not my cup of tea)

[@GamerJosh2611]

Shark’s official Ace for most of the show is Shark Drake, but as Nasch his ace is Silent Honors Ark Knight/Dark Knight, with Abyss Splash as a sort of secondary ace. Shark Drake represents his friendship with Yuma, Abyss Splash represents his past life, and Ark/Dark Knight represents his duty as a Barian. Hence why he stops using Shark Drake after learning his identity as Nasch, as he was resolved to do away with his friendship with Yuma

[@KristapsK1]

you could say that utopia is astral's ace monster, because the reason why yuma has utopia in the first place is because of astral. when astral isn't around to aid Yuma. best example of this is the final duel, where Astral was the one who was summoning out all of the different forms of Utopia, not Yuma

[@manuelzapata3400]

8:14 Número 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad

[@relicking9207]

Yuma's Ace is "Double or Nothing" no question

[@patrickzalatoris3206]

So just to clarify, good list for all of them, however with shark/nash and vector, I would classify their ace mosters more toward black ray Lancer if not then shark drake, but I mainly chose Lancer due to him using it in the finale of the series, for vector I would say his boss is really more the spell card RUM barians force, because he uses multiple xyz monsters in the series around once but a majority of his duels he uses RUM to power up his boss monster, masquerade is his barian card, but only uses it once, and also vector pretty much orchestrated the RUM cards towards each villain of the week characters in the show

[@Burgerboy]

Nasch's ace monster would be C101 Silent Honor Dark

[@Thelnquisitor]

Nash’s Ace is #101 Silent Honor Ark and his boss is Barrian’s Hope

[@JoseRivera-fq4px]

I've noticed an ATK similarity for the Boss monsters of the best friend/ 3rd main male duelist. The 3rd main male duelist is some times the best friend or sometimes a close friend who has a friendly rivalry with the protagonist. they all have a boss monster (which is sometimes the ace card for some or just the monster with the highest ATK) with an ATK of 2800 OG: Joey Wheeler - Gilford the Lightning (Boss) GX: Bastion Misawa - Water Dragon (Ace and Boss) 5D's: Crow Hogan - Blackwing Dragon (Ace and Boss) Zexal: Shark - Numer 32: Shark Drake (Ace) Arc-V: Sora Perse - Frightfur Chimera (Boss) Vrains: Soulburner - Salamangreat Pyro Phoenix (Boss) Gilford was Joey's best card in battle city where he didn't have Red Eyes and is canonically the series final arc. As for GX I Consider Bastion the 3rd because Season 1 implied Bastion was planned to be bigger then he was. Also the best friend, Cyrus feels more like a sidekick instead of a main character. He beat Chazz and Jaden considered him a rival. Plus it goes with the Trinity. Jaden/slypher, Chazz/obalisk and Bastion/Rah. I know Yuma's best friend is Bronk, but my point is about the #rd most important duelst of each series and in Zexal it's clearly Shark. Arc-V Is pretty much the same. Yuya's best friend is Gong, who is a Lancer isn;t quite good enough to be considered the main ines. The best duelist on the Lancers other than Yuya and Declen was Shun. But he was Yuto's Friend not Yuya's and Sora, who while not technically a Lancer was a major ally for them because of his friendship with Yuya and was the first and very few people who actually defeated Shun.

[@MaskedPerfomer]

Nash in fact, has a different ace monster when he switches back to Nash I don’t think he uses his shark drake once ever again, instead he gets his 100 monster number 101 Silent Honor ARK, which, if you take all the capitalized letters spells out shark which is supposed to show shark is still in there somewhere because Nash acts like a completely different person just for y’all’s information

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

10:44 For Nasch, it’s probably Number 101: Silent Honor ARK. It is a Rank 4 Aqua monster with 2100 ATK, and the effect of, “You can detach 2 materials from this card, then target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls in face-up Attack Position; attach it to this card as material. You can only use this effect of "Number 101: Silent Honor ARK" once per turn. If this face-up card on the field would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead.”

[@SpeechlessXD]

I love this show and the content keep pushing good sir

[@KayneAung]

I thought it's either Gagaga Cowboy/Magician or even *Atk position G O G O G O G O L E M* would be Yuma's ace lmao. No.0 still looks like an ultimate boss monster for him.

[@Meh_3]

HOLD IT TGS ANIME UPLOADED EVERYONE STAY CALM

[@maniacalmurderer4123]

Roku’s ace monster is Arcana Knight Joker, in the anime when Yuma is about to run away from his friends and family to save the world, Roku stops him and challenges him to a duel, showcasing Fusion summoning in the anime for the first time by using King’s, queen’s, and Jacks knight to make Arcana knight joker, it’s his only extra deck card from what I have seen.

[@higonakamura1236]

Honestly, it's kinda hard to pin down which monster is Shark's ace. His first ace before the Numbers appeared is definitely Black Ray Lancer. After some progress, his new ace gonna be Shark Drake. After regains his Barian memories, his ace could be Silent honor ARK. But Number 73 could be considered his ace as well, since it's sharing a spiritual connection with him.

[@blue-eyesblackwolf6778]

- @1:14 I get what you're saying regarding the final Duel, but I feel like that given the context of the fact that the key word to those monsters is "Utopic" the implication is that Utopia is still a factor/related to them in some way. Technically most of the Numbers monsters are a part of Astral's soul/memories, but time and time again, it's been proven or at least implied that Utopia specifically is the one that truly represents Astral in this regard, hence why it has multiple different forms and upgrades. Utopic Future and Dragon I'd argue are just two alternate forms of Utopia, which isn't a stretch considering how many of Utopia's forms were present in that same duel. - @9:47 It's Heraldry Crest. In Vetrix's final duel with Yuma, it was the Number monster that was the final obstacle to win, Vetrix used his powers to upgrade it through Chaos Xyz Evolution, and in the final duel with Dark Mist, for the purposes of symbolism, Dark Mist summoned three Xyz Numbers: one representing himself (Dark Storm), one representing Dr. Faker (Heart-Earth Dragon), and the last one representing Vetrix (Heraldry Crest). - @10:06 It's Heart-Earth. Despite them being different numbers for some reason, the implication during the duel is that Heart-Earth sort of evolves into Heart-Earth Dragon when defeated. As a I mentioned earlier, it was the monster summoned that represents him via Dark Mist, but technically Heart-Earth is its "base form". - @10:43 Quick Spark Notes spoiler/recap, Nash was the emperor from the ancient past that was resurrected as a Barian Emperor years later. However, there was a period in time where he was banished from Barian World and trapped in the human world, losing his memories in the process. During this time, he was reborn in the body of a boy lying in a hospital bed named Reginal Kastle aka Shark (who is implied to be a distant descendant of his), who died in a car crash. Nash assumed Shark's memories and life up until he regained his Barian memories much later. Similarly to Nistro, this means he has multiple ace monsters. That said, Shark/Nash has four aces: Black Ray Lancer (his notorious ace monster that served as a foil to Yuma's Utopia), Shark Drake (the Number monster that he claimed as his own and mastered the dark powers of), Abyss Splash (the Mythyrian Number monster who fought alongside Nash in the ancient past, and whose spirit was tasked with assisting Nash with regaining his memories), and Silent Honor Dark (the Barian Number that represents his title as a Barian Emperor; technically Silent Honor Ark is the base form, but when undergoing Chaos Xyz Evolution, the animation implies that Ark is a battleship, and Dark is the pilot inside it). - @10:55 All of the other Barian Emperors have two aces (except for Rio who has three) due to the similar backstories regarding their Barian origins. They each have a Mythyrian Number (a special monster from their ancient past), and a Barian Number (the monster given to them by Don Thousand to combat and suppress their Mythyrian counterparts). Rio/Marin's (she endured the same banishment and memory loss ordeal her brother did) three aces are Icebeast Zerofyne, Number 94: Crystalzero, and Number 103: Ragnazero. - @11:05 Dumon's two aces are Numbers 44 and 102 (Sky Pegasus and Star Seraph Sentry). - @11:08 Vector's two aces are Numbers 65 and 104 (Djinn Buster and Masquerade). - @11:11 Alito's two aces are Numbers 54 and 105 (Lion Heart and Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus). - @11:19 Girag's two aces are Numbers 64 and 106 (Ronin Raccoon Sandayu and Giant Hand). - @11:21 Mizar's two aces are Numbers 46 and 107 (Dragluon and Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon).

[@2brenorworthy107]

@TGSAnime I was watching your Kaibaman Vs Jaden Yuki Duel video and noticed how in a very specific way, Jaden could've won the Duel on Turn 3. He didn't at the end of the day, but I found it intriguing. On Turn 1, instead of just ending his turn with Bubble Blaster equipped to Bubbleman, he could've also set the Edge Hammer. Kaibaman's Turn would stay the same. During Jaden's turn, he fuses Mudballman in attack position. He then activates Monster Reincarnation, discarding his Necroshade to add back Bubbleman. Using Necroshade's GY effect, he Normal Summons Bladedge. He then uses Edge Hammer's effect to destroy Blue Eyes and deal 3000 damage. He then attacks directly with Mudballman for game. Jaden could've won if he was dueling at 100%, which just adds on how much losing to Zane shook him.

[@Lukicario933]

10:55 I think Nash's ace is Number 101: Silent Honor Ark, specifically for the reason that, after he regains his Barian memories and turns from Shark to Nash, he never again summons Number 32: Shark Drake. Although I suppose you could also argue that Nash's ace is Number 75: Abyss Splash as well, considering the whole thing with Abyss n stuff.

[@OriginalKasym]

I think pre final episode, Yuma's Ace could be Gagaga Magician. It's used in almost every duel to start his Xyz combos. Shark has 3 Aces. In most the series it's Number 32: Shark Drake, but he literally never uses it after he gets Number 73: Abyss Splash. And then when he embraces Nasch it becomes Number 101: Silent Honor ARK (which if you use all the capital letters spells out SHARK). Notably the Seven Barian Emperors all have alternate Ace Monsters from when they were human. Nasch was the previously mentioned No. 73, Durbe with Number 44: Sky Pegasus, Merag with Number 94: Crystalzero, Vector with Number 65: Djinn Buster, Alito with Number 51: Lion Heart, Girag with Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu, and Mizael with Number 46: Dragluon. Beyond other characters, I would put Eliphas on here with his ace monster either being New Order 13: Etheric Amon or Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force, and Fuya Okudaira (Neslon Andrews) with Esper Star Sparrow as his ace.

[@leothewhiteranger]

I'd say Shark's actual ace is his Black Ray Lancer. Time and time again it represents his way of getting around Utopia's and Number Monster's effects. And it has a big showing in his final duel with Yuma too, even over Shark Drake and Silent Honors Ark

[@hugsterjim2794]

7:54 I do find it fitting that the card has Photon in its name (at least in EN not sure about JP) cause we know she cares about Kite.

[@pn2294]

9:32 Trey’s Ace Monster is Number 6: Atlandis Quattro’s Ace is Number 88: Gimmick Puppet Leo.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

No thats their boss monsters not ace

[@pn2294]

@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 I have to disagree because they’re the cards that reflect the most on their respective duelists

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

I will say Number 6 is Trey's ace since he evolved it. But Leo is clear a boss monster. Quattro enjoys making his opponents suffer and Leo is more like a last resort to try to win while Giant Killer (not sure what was the TCG name) serves more to the purpose of dealing damage

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu i think tcg name was giant grinder

[@N0b0dy1.0]

For shark when he's Nash his ace is 101 if I remember correctly, because for the seven Berrian emperors they had an ace before they changed into a Berrian and an ace for after they changed, the ace for after is a number above 100 and is in order of when they were converted before the first episode of the show. The other aces of the Berrian emperors are called the mytherian numbers.

[@SilverNightx1]

I would make the argument that for Yuma his ace would be Gagaga Cowboy as when the two had their final duel it was the one that he would go into to help clear out Astral field of Utopia. And I would make the claim that Astral ace would still be Utopia given how he can still go into that without Yuma on several occasions where as Utopic Dragon and Roots would be his boss monsters. Also Shark and Nash will Be different given How Nash is the true awakening Shark like like Marin is to Rio. And Nash Ace monster is #73 Abyss Splash when he was human, Number 101 Silent Honors arc as a barian, and his Boss monster is CXyz Barian Hope.

[@phantom9831]

I don't know why, but Kaito's Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, and the "galaxy-Eyes" archetype itself, are my favorite cards, they're just so cool in my opinion

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

In a later duel when Roku has to fight against Barions he actually uses the Knights of Face so I'd argue his ace monster is their fusion, Arcana Knight Joker.

[@Luisramos27679]

Yuma ace card number 39 utopia is the best number card, and my favorite number card is 0:56

[@SowaraAkther1]

Honestly, I also had trouble watching Zexal as well. This was also sorta the time where I was falling out of Yu Gi Oh growing up. I've never properly finished it, and I also forget a lot about it as well. I will finish it one day (hopefully). But Kite is one of my top 5 favourites characters strangely enough.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

The sub is the only way to watch zexal bc the dub is terrible

[@soukenmarufwt5224]

Literally every ygo series lol I hate the meme lords of GX and DM dub defenders

[@jaretco6423]

​​@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137Doesn't make the show any better though. The whole concept, tone and characters in that show are so fricking bad. It has good moments and I like Kite & Astral. But the rest is still bad.

[@burnum]

Also, Orbital 7 is a card in the game. Roku also had a real deck, which he used the fusion monster Arcana Knight Joker. So, he kind of has 3 ace monsters: Jack's Knight, King's Knight & Queen's Knight. That's if you don't count Arcana Knight Joker as the Ace monster.

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

I wish Shark Drake got more attention. In part 1 of Zexal it was Shark's Ace and in part 2 it was forgotten. The card needed more forms, since it's evolved form ability can't always be used. How cool would it have been in Number 101 and Shark Drake had a fusion to represent the 2 sides of Shark. Also as much as I like Shark and the whole plotline of him being Nash I felt like the reveal came out of nowhere since there was no hints in part 1. It was basically the writers didn't to find a new way to make him relevant to the new story of part 2.

[@diono5324]

Him being able to evolve shark drake with chaos energy was a hint but it's really the only one

[@Misclickt]

I'm guessing Nasch's ace is Number 101 Silent Honor Ark or C101 Dark because he spams the crap out of the revival effect.

[@kirbstagoontheaxolotl]

6:23 I will clear up the Cathy monster: It's Cat Girl Magician. I binged Zexal over here on yt TWICE and it's the monster I remember her offering to Yuma for the Yuma vs Astral duel Shark's Ace is confusing as between him and him as Nasch I'd say he has three aces, in order of usage those being Black Ray Lancer, Number 32: Shark Drake and Number 101: Silent Honour ARK

[@dionysisnance4204]

Number 39 utopia will always be my favorite ace monster. Zexal was series i grew up on

[@nexus6538]

I feel like there’s an argument to be made that the Barians’ ace monsters are their Chaos counterparts. I understand they are much more “Boss Monster” territory however the primary strategy all Barians seem to do is Rank Up/Skip over their original Number cards to become their Chaos counterparts. That does imply the original forms HAVE to be in their decks to begin with but at the same time their Chaos forms have always been with them as well. Plus it makes sense considering “Chaos” is the power used by the Barians so they’d wanna use the monsters that best reflect the use of Chaos energy. I personally believe if the chaos version is what they want to go into each time, if that card is their goal, that is their ace card.

[@shuni4223]

Roku said that the statue decks where wooden training decks. Later in the series when Roku and Yuma duel outside the sanctuary, Roku summons Arcana Knight Joker using the 3 face knights (King's, Queen's, Jack's knight). So I feel like Arcana Knight Joker might be his ace/boss monster.

[@joseisabel163]

Ryoyga has different aces based on his character development. His human form ace monster is shark drake; his og number ace is revice dragon; his human form (with the knowlegde of his past life) is abyss splash; and his barian form ace is ark-night

[@willropa4226]

For Astral's ace, I thought it'd be Number 39: Utopia Roots since he's the source of all Number monsters, the _Root_ cause if you will. It does create a duality between his and Yuma's individual ace, if Astral is the root of Numbers, then Yuma is the future of Numbers, which is represented by his ace Number F0: Utopic Future.

[@GubbzYT]

I love Zexal D: Also, the old guy does duel properly, we see him using Black Luster Soldier

[@satellarknightaltair4o90]

Tbh shark’s ace is very hard. First he played the submersible carrier aero shark, then he got possessed by number 17. After that he played the black ray lancer to beat the numbers. Then he was “given” the shark drake which stuck to him for a long time. After that was number 101 and in his previous life his ace was abyss splash

[@MaleficWeegee]

Whaaaa? No mention of my favorite Xyz Monster: Number 101: Silent Honor Ark? I'd say Shark and Nash are two different characters. Their aces being the Numbers in their base form (Number 32 & 101 respectively), then their boss monsters being the Chaos versions (C32 & C101). Side Note: Recently released Full-Armor Dark Knight Lancer is so badass.

[@MrTresstorm]

I only watch all the way up to 5Ds finale with Yusei vs Jack. Tried to watch Zexel and never got back into. The last duel I remember was when they introduced Kate and galaxy eyes and that was it.

[@Kurinth]

dude you gotta watch the rest of 5ds, the last set of duels in that series are absolute bangers. If you can track down the subbed version of Zexal, i know there's a couple floating around out there online if you cant stand the english VA for him, but it does get better as it goes.

[@joshpvgvideogamesandanimer5054]

Apart of me wanted to say Nash's Ace would've been Abyss Splash, mainly cause it's a Mythyrian Number, but Silent Honor Ark makes sense too

[@ProtoHelio1]

I like the idea of splitting the Ace of Yuma and Astral into what you said, whereas when they come together, THAT'S where Utopia shines. Good call! I definitely agree with everything else EXCEPT for a couple things. One, Trey's ace is not Maccu Mech. I don't blame you for saying that, but I definitely think it is instead Chronomaly Atlandis. It's the one we see more often later on and gets the upgraded chaos form so like, yeah I'd personally give Atlandis the title of Trey's ace. Two, Shark is hard to pin down isn't he? Shark Drake is certainly a CONTENDER, yes, but I feel like he cycles through ace monsters a lot depending on the story arc. Shark Drake as you said, yes, but also Submersible Carrier Aero Shark, as well as Black Ray Lancer. Shark Drake and Black Ray Lancer are also heavily featured with him in various intros, so I'd argue those two are kinda tied for his ace. Three, for Shark's Nasch persona, this one is actually extremely easy, It's 101 Silent Honor Ark, or alternatively it's Chaos form, C101 Silent Honor Dark. one could make a case that 101 is his ace while C101 is his boss, but I'm going to have to disagree given how rarely he uses 101, usually using Rank Up Magic the Seventh One to turbo STRAIT to C101, so I'd argue it's one of those monsters that shares the title of Ace and Boss at the same time.

[@YukiFubuki.]

i would argue that black ray lancer and c101 are essentially 2 sides of the same coin as they're both black armored figures with magenta accents wielding a spear as their weapon of choice 101 to c101 has an interesting relation as while 1 is the upgraded form of the other, c101 is actually the individual thats piloting 101 so it can be assumed that outside of gameplay purposes 101 and c101 were actually just the same being

[@arrintonadkins324]

Hi Sam u asked what are the 7 barian emperors aces are they are Nash- number 101: Silent Honor Ark Dumon- number 102:Archfiend Sepraph Marin-number 103: ragnozero Vector- number 104:Masquerade Alito-number 105: Battlin Boxer star Cetus Girag-number 106: Giant hand Mizar-number 107: Galaxy-eyes tachyon dragon

[@yukohekmatyar3869]

tori,s ace monster is actually cxyz dark fairy cheer girl

[@CindyHelms]

I know It had no correlation but thank you for posting my favorite Series’ Ace monsters on my birthday!

[@HyperFire16]

Sharks ace monster is debatable.

[@TheJaredPunch]

I personally believe it’s Black Ray Lancer. When you really think about it…

[@isamelzorrilla5639]

Hi TGS Anime I love this and I hope you have a good day and you are awesome and keep up with the great work

[@mrmatt1331]

I’d say an ace is the duelists favourite card in their deck that they will try and use even if not optimal. A boss is the strongest win condition

[@lassegrotkjr6326]

Funny with your description of your relationship with Zexal, that is EXACTLY how i would descripe my relationship with the original Series, hot take i know, but that truely is how i fell as part of the yu gi oh fandom. (And to anyone who thinks DM is the best one of Them, fell free to explaine why, im interested in knowing why you Think that)

[@phantomnite]

For Yuma: I'd say his ace is Gagaga Magician. Utopic future feels more like his Boss monster. Astral, I'd say his ace is probably still Utopia, again Utopic dragon feels more like the boss monster. For Nash, his ace is 101: Silent Honor ark. All the barian aces are the none chaos over 100 numbers

[@1Masterevil1]

I've never seen the series but I enjoy duel links and I agree that Anna's 3k train is my favourite xyz monster...to a point i try to find any way to use it any deck I have...regardless of if it work with my deck's theme or not xD

[@FlareSherbetNatsu]

I think Shark's ace and this may be controversial is Black Ray Lancer, based on your description, even when he became Nash it was STILL in his deck and he STILL summoned it, but of courseb he can have multiple aces which would THEN be Shark Drake and Number 101/C101

[@djolemisic3348]

If you can plow through the first 20 episodes and arc of zexal, then I can guarantee it gets better. Especially when the barian arc begins. It's probably the best arc in any ygo series, up there with 5ds's first arc.

[@Linkhood]

Before getting Utopia Yuma had no Xyz monsters so his ace was either Gogogo Golem or Gagaga Magician Also as Nash he used a similar main deck but a slightly different extra deck with his ace being Number 101

[@flamehunter001]

Reginald/Shark/Nash varies a bit, but this goes into some spoiler for anyone reading so ***SPOILER WARNING*** . . . . . Shark's Ace changes as the story progresses and we learn more about his previous lives. His Ace in his previous life as the emperor of the United Lands of the Poseidon Ocean was Number 73: Abyss Splash. As his "current" life as Reginald/Shark, his aces went from Submersible Carrier Aero Shark, Black Ray Lancer, and Number 32: Shark Drake (in that order). Afterwards when he regains his memories as Barian Emperor Nash and assumes back the position, his Ace later becomes Number 101: Silent Honor ARK, but I guess you could also argue that his Ace CARD (and for the other Barian Emperors) is Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One (except Vector who never once used it).

[@raymondantoni7]

My one gripe with zexal was that fact is that yuma never uses the onomatopoeia xyz monsters until the last episode. My question is when did he get cowboy samurai and magician because he didn’t have them at the start or the midway point either

[@Ferelcapox7]

Most people that struggle with Zexal, from my experience, are trying the awful dub. The sub blows it out of the water.

[@nexus6538]

Nash’s Ace monster is Number C101: Silent Honor DARK. While Shark’s ace IS Number 32: Shark Drake, when he goes into his Nash persona at the end of the series it’s very strongly implied he switches ace monsters to Silent Honor DARK. And Ik it’s DARK and not Number 101: Silent Honor ARK because Nash’s primary strategy in duels is to immediately rank up/skip over ARK into DARK.

[@KasaiWolf07]

I'd definitely say Number 101 is Nasch's ace. He sits on that thing and C101 for the later half of the second season.

[@MartinGasparini86]

technically all number monsters are boss monsters because they transform in a Monster who adapt to the deck of the user...but sometimes are different like the sparrow have galaxy queen as boss but the sparrow as ace...