How Adrian Gecko's Selfish Greed Destroyed Him (Yu-Gi-Oh GX)

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Hey, everyone, and welcome to this new video about Adrian Gecko from Yu-Gi-Oh GX! Thought it'd be a fun change of pace to do a character that I don't really like (though obviously that was intentional, based on how he was written) for one of these. Hope everyone enjoys it! This video was originally recorded a few days before Pokémon Scarlet and Violet came out, hence the bit towards the beginning where I mentioned that, so let's just acknowledge that the timing of my posting this is weird (like I acknowledged in the video) and move on, haha. Anyway, this is gonna be the only video going up today just so I can make sure I have some more Pokémon Violet episodes ready to go for the days coming ahead. That said, I've already got Episodes 20, 21, and 22 recorded, and I just got done editing 20 this morning, so there's that! Stay tuned tomorrow onward for those to go out, if you're the type who likes my Pokémon shenanigans. I hope everyone's having a nice Tuesday so far! Also, DRINK WATER.

[@rich355]

Adrian Gecko is personally one of my favorite characters. I don't like him, but I do feel like he isn't talked about as much as he should in the fandom. I'm not a psychologist, but he shares most of the traits that people would ascribe to Antisocial personality disorder (Sociopathy). You addressed his apology at the end, but that was just the dub throwing him a bone. In the sub, he doesn't even apologize, he just yells Echo. Sociopaths can very much feel bad about something, but not feel guilty, so when he yells Echo to me that just says that Adrian feels bad that he couldn't use Echo's soul to it's maximum to beat Yubel. On a side note, I do love how much Yubel uses Adrian's God Complex to mock him.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I'm almost certainly biased because I really like Yubel, but yeah, Yubel just treating Adrian's god complex like their personal punching bag throughout their entire Duel was so great, haha. And honestly, you might be onto something with that assumption of Adrian being a sociopath.

[@rich355]

@@SuperNerdDaniel the one thing I will always give Adrian Gecko credit even if I really dislike him is that he gave us more iconic Chazz lines. Ojama Yellow: Boss, calm down you'll pop a blood vessel Chazz: Who Cares, I'll just buy a new one. You hear that Gecko. What kind of name is Gecko anyway?

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Haha, true

[@alanchamberlain9902]

I agree Adrian is very underrated. I seen him as a big player in GX, he didn’t like Viper and then teamed with Yubel and then betrayed her. I wish we saw more of him.

[@TehKaiser]

They built him up a model character nice guy who sacrificed for the greater good who began "climbing the ladder". Not sociopathic. Bitter and resentful, perhaps .

[@Yugigreg]

I like how you find references to Greek mythology and other stuff. Really makes these videos well thought out by going that extra mile.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you! I really appreciate that 😊

[@noodleh945]

I don't understand why people keep claiming Adrian absolutely demolishes Chazz in their duel. Chazz does really well in the duel even though he loses.

[@thegreatscribbles960]

Dude legit had to banish all the cards in his deck to win

[@thegreatscribbles960]

Chazz also made a big misplay in that duel

[@Realdeal958]

I'm sad they never had a rematch where Chazz wins against him. Someone in the comments mentioned it could be after his betrayal and siding with Yubel and Chazz would need to duel him. Although I would argue Chazz didn't really need that loss

[@gamma5672]

Amon was actually one of my favorite characters in GX. I loved his role in the story, thought his backstory was pretty interesting, and I found his 4th wall breaks in the dub to be really funny (particularly when he asked why everyone thinks out loud lol). Also, his duel with Yubel was my personal favorite duel in GX so there's that

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Honestly, that's a new one, I typically don't see people really say a lot of positive things about him, haha

[@gamma5672]

@@SuperNerdDaniel True, I know a lot of people dislike Amon for a number of reasons that are absolutely valid, but out of the rather large cast that GX had, I found that Amon was one of only a few characters that I had little to no problems with in terms of how he was written. Hell, I was even OK with him not appearing in Season 4 because I felt like he had already gotten a good amount of screen time and served his purpose as a secondary antagonist quite well

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@gamma5672 You know, honestly? Fair enough, haha

[@melissamurray8307]

I do enjoy his 4th Wall breaking especially in his duel with The Chazz.

[@yu-gi-tube6007]

@@SuperNerdDanielwhy not. This guy is the evil Reiji before the actual Reiji.

[@deviousj5868]

When season 3 began, there was a BUNCH of characters that took over the narrative soo much so to the point that MOST of the day one's characters were pushed to the background.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

**cough** BASTION **cough**

[@ichigokage]

⁠@@SuperNerdDaniel I don’t think I even really remember him having any significance in season 2 sadly. Tyranno took his place. Love Ty to bits but I would’ve loved to see more science decks from Bastion. Chazz may be a meme and a joke but he’s still a serious duelist while Bastion became a joke in the truly insulting sense.

[@stillwinston3765]

Gecko didn't die a hero, he lived long enough to see himself become the villain.

[@Eric6761]

He didn't lived to see himself to become a villain, he was all along

[@opajopa7724]

He is the only major villain in GX who never had a single duel with Jaden.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@opajopa7724 That's honestly such an interesting fact, you would think they'd throw down at least once. Then again, given that Adrian's arc was completed by being trounced by Yubel, I'm not sure where they could've slotted in a loss to Jaden before that -- 1. Because he still needed to look like a threat so the Yubel Duel was compelling, and 2. By the time Jaden would have an actual REASON to Duel Adrian, they were already all in the other dimension(s) where losing a Duel would kill you, so I think to a certain degree, they kinda wrote themselves into a corner where a Jaden/Adrian Duel just wasn't gonna be possible, at least not without fudging a lot of things.

[@opajopa7724]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Yeah, these two weren't really personal enemies. They were both antagonists to Yubel. They were the same in her eyes. Except Jaden is obviously a much better person than Adrian. And yeah, if he already lost to Jaden once, his arc mybe wouldn't be as effective. He was on a winning streak (Chazz, Aster) until his last duel that completely ended him.

[@StarKaiser2]

WHAT!? ADRIAN AND PEGASUS SHARED THE SAMD VOICE ACTOR

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I know, I was surprised when I read that, too, haha

[@StarKaiser2]

@@SuperNerdDaniel wow he's good

[@lloydbagby8355]

​@@StarKaiser2well he got ranger

[@vampman87]

I know Darren Dunstan played a bunch of characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise besides Pegasus, (Roget from Arc V is a notable example) but I could still hear a trace of the Pegasus voice in his acting. Roget, the main antagonist in Season 2 of Arc V, is just Pegasus if he was serious. But I don't hear the Pegasus voice AT ALL in Adrian. That shows just how good he is at voice acting.

[@StarKaiser2]

@@vampman87 I know but Adrian I couldn't hear any similarities unlike with Andre and Roger

[@XyloxBrave]

Adrian is….a mixed character for me. On one hand, I absolutely despise the fact that he willingly sacrificed Echo, who, for all intents and purposes, is the only person who gave a damn about him, yet I still think that it’s poetic irony that despite Echo helping Adrian obtain Exodia’s power, it was the darkness in Echo’s heart that allowed Yubel to destroy Adrian. But that doesn’t change the fact that Adrian’s arc as a villain was kinda…dull for me. We get the literal protagonist of the show doing a heel turn, then we get some brat who feels like he’s entitled to power? I guess something had to give in Season 3.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I mean, hey, if absolutely nothing else, the Yubel/Adrian fight was a fun heel VS heel semi main event before we got to the Yubel/Jaiden Duel(s), and you're definitely right about Adrian's fate ultimately being poetic irony, haha.

[@TehKaiser]

Gecko is a blender of things. Probably a bit of Narcissus and Echo(of course), some Richard the III. Also, he should rep for Geico because they're as scummy as he became.

[@randomedgygamer2191]

Underrated "villain" just like Divine from 5ds. These are my favourite villains

[@RyogaEchizen]

agreed

[@AllyOJustice]

Who needs ancient gods, monstrosities from Hell, time-traveling androids or space aliens when the true monsters are people who will do anything for power?

[@lloydbagby8355]

Yah divine may very hateable but at least he has charm unlike Adrian

[@tristanalain9239]

Divine is ... A special kind of evil. The kind of person who viscerally disgusts me. And that's what makes him effective. Seeing Carly comeback, as a Dark Signer possessed by her Earthbound Immortal and obliterating him felt good. Seeing Misty's Earthbound Immortal wat him also felt good. It's once again, why he was a good villain. It's also why Reverse of Arcadia is my favorite Yu-Gi-Oh game. Playing as someone who abducted and brainwashed and memory wiped and seeing the inside of his organization hammered in just how much of a cult it was.

[@abdulmuhammad-wc9do]

​​@@AllyOJustice Isn't that what seto kaiba is?

[@blueshadow7014]

Guy didn't appreciate what he had, even after it was all Gone. He threw it all away for essentially Nothing but death in the end. He probably never deserved it anyway.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@blueshadow7014 Bingo

[@spartanq7781]

Dude sacrificed his girlfriend and still couldn't win. Should have got another girlfriend to sacrifice.😎

[@siobhannicolson5566]

i cannot believe you made me despise a character from a series ive never watched. bravo good sir! bravo! this is an excellent analysis of this character and makes him pretty much gx's equivilant of the 'complete monster' - a tv trope about characters who are utterly despicable, irredeemable, and cross the moral event horizon sooo many times. i actually have to check if adrian is on the complete monster page for yugioh tbh edit: hes not. and after what he did to echo im sooo surprised hes isnt. like what the hell man!

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you! I really appreciate that, haha 😁

[@hunimoso]

dont disrespect king gecko like that.

[@MrYamiBakura]

I completely forgot about him until now. Man sacrificed not only his waifu, but also his family - the Cloudians - to Exodius.

[@weissrose7165]

Adrien’s Greed and selfishness Bites him in the ass later. It’s very sad , but Hilarious, to me aleast.

[@lpfan4491]

Tbh, I still can't really hate him too much in the end, at least in the dub where he's less written to be a random sh*thead doing stuff(For example, I vividly remember the detail of him considering to kill his brother was cut. May just be the german dub tho). For all I know, unless I missed or forgot something, it was Echo who came up with the "destined to be king of the world at any cost"-thing and he picked it up at some point as something actually legit. He at least seems to look very truthful in his "excuse" of making a better world when he talks about it, when he has nothing left to gain from wearing a mask...despite talking to himself about how claiming Exodia is the one time he is going to be purely selfish before he does it. This goes into the territory of the old meme of "almost every character in GX badly needed therapy of some kind", because he seems to just have a warped outlook on the world. He can't do what he considers to be wrong, even if he wants to, he always falls back into being "rightous". In theory, basically a situration of being "too pure for this world". But in reality, his values of what is "right" are just fundamentally off the mark, to where his error needs to be spelled out to him after the fact for him to realize it is something to regret. This is not a defence of the character or his actions in the style of "dude did nothing wrong"(Because he did, obviously), but I feel as though that would be what is meant with him not having let any darkness in. He's not actively malicious in his actions and doesn't directly backstab anyone besides Yubel. But he lacks the comprehension to realize that he's very much a villain in this because his moral standing is defined by what his actions are, not what his actions were trying to accomplish or what he didn't do.(Actually, how the heck is this even handled in the japanese series where he's definitly a lot more rough? Do they just pull the no dankness-thing out of their hat?)

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Yeah, no, that's how I kinda figured the logic was with the whole "no darkness in his heart" thing -- like, the way he goes about trying to achieve his goals is unquestionably dubious at best and outright scummy at worst, but he truly believes, to some degree, that his having absolute power would be better for the world that he'd rule over, where he really could create a world devoid of pain and suffering and darkness (though I would imagine that'd be through quelling any potential conflict or resistance to his will with Exodia's power). Honestly, it's probably right along with what you'd said, in that his moral compass was so out of whack that he just lacks the ability to comprehend why his actions SHOULD be regrettable, especially given the end result he strived for. Adrian was so sure he was in the right to do this and so deserving of this power that his heart was, indeed, not corrupted by any kind of darkness -- like I said in the video, he's just a NATURAL scumbag, haha. Also, as for the Echo thing, the way I'd always kind of interpreted things was, yeah, Echo may very well have encouraged Adrian to pursue his own desires and indulge in what he wanted/believed he deserved, but maybe some part of Echo didn't really realize just what actually achieving that would actually cost either of them. And even when she realized that it would cost her very life with the Exodia thing, she was still so loyal to Adrian, and was so strung along by Adrian appealing to that devotion and love she had for him, that she was still willing to pay that price for him -- though I imagine the regret began to set in when she realized it was going to be a slow, agonizing process to feed Exodia her Duel Energy, and seeing just how completely careless and cold Adrian was being about the whole thing, hence why there was plenty of Echo darkness in Adrian's Deck for Yubel to feed on later.

[@michaelmurray8134]

Adrian is definitely an interesting sidevillain. At the start of the third season, it was hard to understand what his goals and motivations are. But honestly at the start before dual Academy went to the other world. He was somewhat decent, It because yes he was willing to use Jaden, his friends and the other students, he was going to stop Viper making him more like an anti-hero. It was after Yubel looked into his heart and saw his dark and selfish desires and offered him a way to achieve it that Adrian began to show more of his dark side where he was willing to sacrifice anyone and everyone to achieve it. If there's one thing I truly find disappointing about Adrian is that All he wanted was power love and recognition, which is something he already possessed but couldn't see it. He had plenty of money and power, he was recognized as the top student in east academy and could have went on to be one of the strongest dulist in his generation. Lastly I generally think that despite what he thought his adoptive parents did love him and it was obvious that his brother admired him so it wasn't just Echo that loved him. But for how smart he was he couldn't see that and treaded it all away for a power that when you really think about it wasn't worth the sacrifice.

[@Realdeal958]

In a way, I always saw him as a reflection of what Chazz COULD have turned into if he never changed. Chazz obtained growth through his experiences and although he'd never admit it, sees Jaden as a friend and he got one of the things he had always wanted: acceptance. Although not from his brothers but his friends. He wanted power, but he found it in his own way by himself. Adrian on the other hand took shortcuts and got power through outside influences. He was never satisfied with everything he had and it cost him in the end. Chazz was more about hard work and learning from his experiences, but Adrian was ironically a sore loser who couldn't get out of his own self destructive mindset and it ended up being his downfall.

[@michaelmurray8134]

@Realdeal958 That's exactly right. It's that reason why they didn't like each other.

[@Realdeal958]

@@michaelmurray8134 And what's even more interesting is that when he wins against Chazz Adrian acts all high and mighty which honestly may have gotten to his head. I would argue Chazz didn't really need this loss, but it does give a small glimpse into a deeper part of Adrian's personality. Where as when Chazz usually wins his duels, after his development he doesn't let that get to his head and believes in improving himself. He may gloat a little bit but he's not looking down on his opponents as much They're pretty much two sides of the same coin it's sad that they could have had a better rivalry.

[@michaelmurray8134]

@Realdeal958 Yeah, which again makes me angry that they killed off Chazz and the gang in one duel. It would have been great if Chazz had a rematch with Adrian. Chazz would have demanded answers for why Adrian betrayed them for Yubel, and Chazz would have defeat to him.

[@Realdeal958]

@michaelmurray8134 That would have been awesome. I'm sad that never happened now

[@magisterhelix8095]

I don't believe he could be redeemed after killing Gecko. I believe Gecko wanted revenge for how Adrian threw her away

[@renadomar6172]

we neeed an Aster Phoenix and JESSE andersen video , also keep the great work

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you! And I definitely wanna make videos about those two at some point down the line, so good to know that there's interest in that kinda thing, haha.

[@raina1848]

@@SuperNerdDaniel I would be happy if you did a Edo/Aster Phoenix video since he's my favorite character and there's just not a lot of content for him, and he's usually so misunderstood and overlooked just because he's not Jaden, Chazz, Zane, or Alexis.

[@theinherit116]

@@raina1848 Fun fact Aster was redeemable even though Leo ordered him to destroy and card the Xyz dimesnion against his own free will.

[@nakii_nyah5313]

Also do a Jim or axel video

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

23:38 I don't know if you mean in the dub, because in the sub (in the 2 subs I found) Yubel states that Echo was angry because Yubel was trying to kill the man she loves, so even in the end she was only caring about him

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Admittedly, this line of thought is a bit of extrapolation on my part, because, like you said, the overt statement about it in the subs and the dub was that Echo's darkness stemmed from Yubel threatening to stop Adrian short of realizing his ambition to become the king of the alternate dimension. Of course, that's not just for the literal stated reason that Echo loved him and wanted to see him succeed, but also there's the underlying thought that, if Adrian failed, then all of Echo's agony, and Adrian's callousness towards her while she suffered and writhed in pain right in front of him, would've all been for nothing. And I'd like to think that Echo would've never flat-out admitted to being resentful towards Adrian for how he treated her towards the end -- even when her spirit(?) appears to Aster towards the end of the Aster/Adrian Duel and tells Aster that she just wanted to prove that she'd do anything for him and that this was "all for the best", it always seemed to me like she was trying real hard to convince herself that this would all be worth it in the end, and that her own suffering ultimately didn't matter as long as Adrian could become king. So, really, in regards to Echo's darkness that Yubel feeds on, it's a combination of those things -- the overt stated reason that Yubel was threatening to end Adrian's dream (and therefore Echo's), and me reading into the subtext that Adrian's failure would've made his selfishness, and Echo's unimaginable pain and suffering, completely meaningless.

[@ShanaReviews]

this is a really well made character analysis, i never cared for Adrian when i watched GX's JP dub as it aired, but learning some of this stuff you've connected has made me think i overlooked a key aspect of his character. kudos

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you so much! I'm glad that people appreciate me going really in-depth and yapping so much about amy given character, haha 😅

[@ShanaReviews]

@@SuperNerdDaniel hey now that passionate yappin says a lot and honestly it shows how into it you are, wear it like a badge of honor

[@hunterthejokethegamerandst5567]

For me, Adrian was kind of a Bland secondary villain. I didn’t mind him as much as Viper in the beginning of season 3 but still. And i did not like Shepard’s decision to bring viper to push jaden to his limits. Anyway back to him, Adrian felt bland because he just wanted ultimate power. And yeah, i know he wanted to make a work free of suffering but it was still kind of bland to me.

[@vampman87]

I did like Adrian at the beginning because he defied all the tropes in Yu-Gi-Oh and actually had a FIST FIGHT with the Disc One Final Boss of Season 3, Viper, when he cornered him in his stronghold. I was expecting the usual "side character pulls out his duel disc, duel happens off screen, side character is seen unconscious as villain goes to fight protagonist" formula but I was SHOCKED when Adrian whipped off his shirt and actually threw a punch at Viper. I was half expecting Viper to say "Wait! This is NOT how we do a boss fight on this show!"

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I genuinely kinda love the idea of referring to the season's minor antagonist as the "Disc One final boss", that makes the Final Fantasy VIII loving nerd in me very happy, haha

[@CharmCityGamer]

Personally...and please don't hate me for this, I feel that Adrian's moves justified things. I'm sure that had Adrian actually defeated Jessie-Yubel (who likely would've pulled shennanigans to keep her host somehow because antag), Adrian would've used the power of Exodia to somehow resurrect Echo. He's a tragic dude sure, but he's nowhere near as bad as say the Orichalcos and what it does to people, or Gozaburo Kaiba for what he did to all the Kaiba boys. Maybe I'm just a sucker for romance stuff. Great video Daniel!

[@deviousj5868]

Ngl, he wasn't a war criminal. Gozuboro is probably the most hated character in Yugioh. If he isn't, then ya'll drinking the Kool-aid

[@opajopa7724]

I think it's proven or at least implied that he wasn't actually capable of love. He was jelaous of his younger stepbrother not because he received more love from their parents, but because Adrian wanted all the goods and power. He was just a materialist and didn't really care about anyone, and was happy just sitting on Yubel's throne all by himself without anyone on his side. He always had a hidden agenda and zero emotions towards anyone. And people were just a resource for him to gain glory. They were all the same to him.

[@michaelkarimian7538]

I cannot tell you what a masterpiece of a video this is. I’ll be honest I very strongly dislike season 3 of Yugioh gx. However after watching this video I completely see Adrian Gecko for the psychopath/narcissist he truly is. The very fact that he is willing to sacrifice Echo without any hesitation whatsoever truly shows how he’s irredeemable. The last bit of the video where Yubel used Echo’s darkness against Adrian, was such a satisfying ending to his character. Echo despite what Adrian may tell himself set up her love interest to fail. I agree 100% that just because Adrian said sorry at the end doesn’t excuse his actions, the damage was already done. How ironic that Adrian risked nothing for everything only to end up risking everything for nothing. He only felt he should get what he deserved and that’s exactly what he got! What an unparalleled masterpiece this video is. Please do another character analysis as this one was a 1000000 out of 10. Well Done!!!! 😇😇😇😇😇

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Wow, thank you for the kind words! 😁 I don't know if this qualifies as a masterpiece, but I really do appreciate that you liked it so much, I did put quite a bit of work into this, haha. If you like my character analysis style, check out the "A Matter Of Character" playlist on my channel for quite a few other character analysis videos like this one (there's even another Yu-Gi-Oh GX one)! And don't be shy about leaving your thoughts on any of those you might watch, too, I love specific and detailed feedback 😌

[@michaelkarimian7538]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Thank you I’ll definitely check it out after this! 😀😀😀

[@TehKaiser]

Gecko has "The Spare" syndrome. If he becomes narcissistic...well they took it off the original Narcissus and Echo mythological story....just that "him looking in his own reflection" is not a mere overt looking into some water. Then toss in some Richard III "throne preservation" incentive...and that's Gecko. But he started off as "self-sacrificing nice guy".

[@itatsuuchiha96]

Glad to see your still around brother. Been a fan for a long time.

[@TheKpa11]

He’d have been a fairly interesting game of thrones character.

[@TajaeLawrence]

Let's go my GOAT🔥 Adrian Gecko is my homie

[@Kyonvtuber]

He deserved everything that came his way. Good riddance, good villain, though, but ultimately a wasted one.

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

You really should use the sub for these analyses. The dub may be funny, but it spectacularly screwed over all the characters. Andrian in the sub for example, is a far more depressed than outright arrogant character.

[@mystery8820]

How is Amon in the sub any different?

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

@@mystery8820 As I said, he's a more depressed and reserved character, and a bit of a philosopher. And there's a more pronounced element of tragedy in him. He's not downright evil like the dub.

[@thegreatscribbles960]

​@@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣbros still a goober

[@RyogaEchizen]

Adrian and Echo didn't return in the end, maybe adrian got what he wanted, his own world & echo stayed. or they died.. oof

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Yeah, it's honestly pretty odd that Adrian and Echo didn't come back to the main dimension after that whole arc, considering everyone who else who got "sent to the stars" during that whole thing came back (including Zane, despite the fact that he technically died of his heart disease).

[@TehKaiser]

Exodia is Diana and Echo is Camilla Parker-Bowles

[@RyogaEchizen]

@@TehKaiser ?

[@djaswome]

I just recently rewatched the duels Adrian had with Aster & Yubel & I ended up reaffirming my genuine dislike for Adrian. I was thinking of looking up a video on his character to see if someone else shared in my distaste and your video came up in my suggestions before I could look it up! The way Adrian treats people (especially Echo) as tools in order to further his goal of being someone that rules over others isn’t new, but Adrian’s utter lack of understanding why his actions are actively harmful just angered me. He’s intelligent enough to see the flaw in his thinking, but his God complex and extreme narcissism prevented him from seeing the truth. He said that he wanted to be a king to help others, but it’s a lie; he wants power solely to have people worship the ground he walks on. I was glad when he lost the duel to Yubel. His narcissism screwed him over & it was exactly what he deserved. I really appreciate this analysis!!

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. And yeah, glad others see Adrian as such a selfish narcissist like I do. I know Adrian does have *some* fans, but from the sound of it, but I'm glad most people I've talked to seem to feel the same way I do, haha. Just out of curiosity, was there anything in particular that you enjoyed about the video? I like knowing these things for the sake of future videos and stuff (and also for its own sake, haha).

[@djaswome]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Well, firstly, I love that you drew parallels between Adrian’s character and a story of a character from mythology. I love when an analysis is able to connect their main point to another piece of media. It strengthens the piece overall. I also loved the way the video was structured. If you decide to do more character analyses in the future, definitely keep this same style!

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@djaswome Thanks! 😁 Honestly wasn't sure how the Greek myths bit was gonna go over, haha. Glad folks seem to like it! I've got a few more character analysis videos on my channel (in the "A Matter of Character" playlist), so feel free to check those out, if you want!

[@prototipolq-84i46]

Eh no, yubel misma dice que no tiene oscuridad en su corazón

[@bradpollard444]

Top notch channel! Glad I found it! I deff subbed!

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@bradpollard444 Thank you so much! Glad you like what I've got going on here 😁 Just out of curiosity, how'd you end up finding me?

[@dspace4514]

If a person who was okay with draining the life energy of hundreds of people, manipulated one of them by promising to revive their deceased child but then kills them, possesses the body of her loved one's best friend, is okay with blowing up all the dimensions, called ME out for what I did, I would have probably second guessed my choices up to this point.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

TRUE But I'm probably biased because I'd side with Yubel over Adrian any day anyhow 🤷

[@prototipolq-84i46]

​@@SuperNerdDanielpues eso no tiene sentido, pareces más un hater de Adrián, seguro porque aplastó a astro

[@MutantsInDisguise]

​@@prototipolq-84i46I don't understand spanish.

[@Realdeal958]

In a way, I always saw him as a reflection of what Chazz COULD have turned into if he never changed. Chazz obtained growth through his experiences and although he'd never admit it, sees Jaden as a friend and he got one of the things he had always wanted: acceptance. Although not from his brothers but his friends. He wanted power, but he found it in his own way by himself. Adrian on the other hand took shortcuts and got power through outside influences. He was never satisfied with everything he had and it cost him in the end. Chazz was more about hard work and learning from his experiences, we see this with how he always changes up his deck. But Adrian was ironically a sore loser who couldn't get out of his own self destructive mindset and it ended up being his downfall. And what's even more interesting is that when he wins against Chazz Adrian acts all high and mighty which honestly may have gotten to his head. I would argue Chazz didn't really need this loss, but it does give a small glimpse into a deeper part of Adrian's personality. Where as when Chazz usually wins his duels, after his development he doesn't let that get to his head and believes in improving himself. He may gloat a little bit but he's not looking down on his opponents as much They're pretty much two sides of the same coin it's sad that they could have had a better rivalry.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@Realdeal958 Oooh, I really like this comparison!

[@Realdeal958]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. As I was watching and I saw their duel it really made me think just how similar they are and how both wanted the same thing but got it in different ways. Chazz may have lost to him, but he's more of a man than Adrian could ever be. This was a great video.

[@kingbeerz7978]

Came to this video after seeing your Golden Nova cameo. And I gotta say thank goodness someone sees Adrian for the annoying, condescending scumbag that he is. Don’t get me wrong, he’s well written (a shitty character fails to elicit emotion (like Hassleberry) but a good one can make you despise them). But I seem to mainly see people discuss Adrian talking about how cool and smart he was but I could only ever see his actions as short sighted and cruel. Heck, if he got everything he ever wanted and somehow won, what then? He’d be stuck ruling over an empty world. Good job, it’s certainly devoid of pain and suffering since Jaden already murdered everyone. Good video, would tear Adrian a new one/10

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Hell yeah, thanks for giving me a look! Hope you check out some of my other content while you're here, too

[@XKTUSX]

My favorite part in the sub was yubel who in their twisted/warped semblance of love dissected & mocked amon down to the trash he was. Yubel even straight up made it a point he is a shallow narcissistic king who yes overly relies on exodia but sacrificed all including the ONLY PERSON being echo that truly loved him & will rule over nothing. I do love rewatching this duel along w/ yubel & jadens in GX bc they’re my favorites. Also fun fact amon immediately after killing echo told jaden to go die in the sub. Atleast w/ the sub as my preference yubel has two speaking voices. I will admit the first time it was kinda unsettling to see but it’s a cool touch nonetheless.

[@AlexBlack-ct3nz]

A small mistake. Echo spirit wasn't filled with anger due to what Adrian did to her. She was upset at Yubel for trying to stop Adrian's dream. You can see through Adrian's last Echo never stopped loving him. Her spirit supported him until the very end

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@AlexBlack-ct3nz Eh, I've always kind of interpreted it as a mix of both -- I definitely should've mentioned that because that's what Yubel outright says before the final blow was struck, and of course I don't believe Echo ever stopped loving Adrian, in spite of everything. But you can love someone and still be angry at them for hurting you or using you, and that's always the feeling that I got watching that play out. Of course she wanted to still help Adrian succeed, even during the Yubel Duel, and I think she pushed a lot of that resentment down because, as with when she was still among the living, she put Adrian's dreams first. But Yubel seeing the darkness in people's hearts meant that it couldn't stay buried forever.

[@AlexBlack-ct3nz]

@SuperNerdDaniel Your interpretation is valid. I liked your video, btw. Adrian, as a character, has always been underrated, in my opinion. I really enjoyed him in the show. I understand why you hate him. He is not a good person and definitely deserves what happened to him. One thing I always found interesting was how Yubel couldn't find any darkness in his heart. The way I see it is like this. Adrian was so disconnected from reality, and observed with this dream that in his mind, all things he did were "for the greatest good" It wasn't until the very end of his life reality finally hit him hard. Right when it was way way too late for any apologies. Echo's mistake was falling for the wrong guy. Adrian's was loving his ambition more than his only true friend.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@AlexBlack-ct3nz Thank you! I appreciate that. And yeah, I always did find it interesting how Yubel found no darkness in Adrian, despite so much of what he did being pretty reprehensible. But I think you're pretty on the ball with your view of Adrian's heart not having any darkness (or, ya know, at least not the kind that Yubel could read, haha).

[@AlexBlack-ct3nz]

@SuperNerdDaniel To complete my thoughts on Adrian. If Yubel's story is an example of how loving someone too much can be both unhealthy and damaging. Adrian's story shows what happens when you don't appreciate the love you are being given. I do believe Adrian did have feelings for Echo, but her love wasn't good enough for him. His and Echo's souls will forever be lost because of him. Something I'm sure Adrian realized as he screamed Echo. His greed and selfishness destroyed them both

[@abdulmuhammad-wc9do]

Adrian is on the same level as shou tucker from fma, kabuto from naruto, sosuke aizen from bleach, nina Armstrong from code geass, basically anybody with glasses that are just the most disgusting type of people.

[@leonkenedy2988]

Imagine Amon (Adrian) in Shin Megami Tensei with an alignment of his own. Man, it would be something. 😊

[@Eric6761]

I honestly believe that he chose to sacrifice Echo was because Adrian could have seen her as a liability but how ironic is that had Adrian not sacrificed echo he could have won

[@michaelnelson1127]

Okay, now I see why you didn’t want to talk about Cloudians with Nova. Hope the emotional damage lawsuit proceeds smoothly.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

The suit is pending, as soon as we find a judge that doesn't believe in the concept of a "frivolous lawsuit"

[@Phanto5692]

If I recall correctly, Adrian and Echo were the only ones who didn't return after Jaden defeated Yubel. We see all the defeated Duelists returning to their original dimension as well as Axel and Jim (I know for a fact Axel makes a brief cameo in season 4 of GX (the one that never aired in the states). But we never see what happened to Adrian and Echo.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Indeed! They're the only ones out of the cast from the regular dimension who got "sent to the stars" that we never saw be restored -- Jim got revived so he could get sent back to South Academy right at the start of S4 and Axel gets rez'd so he can help out Jaden for a bit during Trueman's invasion/takeover (only to ultimately lose to Trueman and be assimilated), and fuck, even Zane (who lost his Duel to Jesse-Yubel because of ACUTE HEART FAILURE) got to come back, but Adrian and Echo were nowhere to be found or even mentioned in S4, as far as I recall.

[@FMeister94]

I feel like they kinda did him dirty sacrificing a loved one for a duel monster it is so cringe especially as he didnt win a single game from it

[@prototipolq-84i46]

Vs chazz and astro...

[@M3rtyville]

I still want an Exodius retrain with the anime effect and the support cards for Exodius. I like his Japanese version. He wanted to create an ideal world without suffering as a king, but he did not really understand Echo's frustration.

[@IsDatJaysito]

I always wondered what happened to him after Season 3

[@theinherit116]

Adrian had it all to bad his selfish point of view and greedy ways ruined his life as you stated. Yeah sacrificing Echo is what made me threw my chair also the fact that he killed Aster and no one mentions that.

[@prototipolq-84i46]

Aster se metió donde no le llamaban así que se joda

[@deviousj5868]

That pissed me off. I was already flipping tables when he had the chance to shut off the Bio Bands but didn't. He had adoration but wanted more. It wasn't enough even with someone as loyal and loving as Echo he kept to his stupid plan.

[@tristanalain9239]

Amon Garam is a piece of shit. No doubting that. And that is why he is such a good character. He is written to be this vile, greedy sociopathic person with just the shread of seeing how he got there to make you understand him, but still despise him. Amon Garam was written to be despised, and they succeeded. Its a testament to how well written he is. Plus, I admittedly like his Exodia deck. It actually used strategy and not "Imma draw" and had backup plans. It was unique to see. And his Duel with Yubel on a blind first watch was an intense nail biter because it was honestly anyone's game. And Villian VS Villain are just always amazing.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Oh yeah, just because I hate him doesn't mean I don't get that hating him was the intended result, haha. I think a big part of it for me is that I've always had a very sore spot for people who use and twist others' love for their own gain, so that's part of why I get so heated about him. That said, I also really love the final Yubel/Adrian Duel that I talked about in this video -- personal feelings about Adrian aside, he had really clever strategies and he had backup plans for his backup plans. Like, just the fact that he had that whole Fog King/Royal Sword/Fog Castle set up as a THIRD alternative win-con (behind the vanilla Exodia strat and the Exodius The Ultimate Forbidden Lord strat), all of which had the failsafe of letting him go right back to the original Exodia strat if/when it failed? Honestly genius. Guess he had time to theorycraft all those wincons since he never spent any time reciprocating anyone's love or friendship in any genuine way, haha.

[@tristanalain9239]

Still kinda hoping we get more Exodia stuff that lets us play a more interesting strategy. Since we are getting a set with Exodia as the face, would love some followup support retraining Amon's cards to work with it. Also understandable like him makes your blood boil. Divine does the same for me. He's basically just Amon given ESP and making a cult.

[@ShanaReviews]

Something too that I now remembered that also lead to my dislike of Adrian, was his use of Exodia. for most, especially Yugi, Exodia represented a Miracle as well as how the bonds of individuals can come together to perform said miracles. but after Yugi lost Exodia, every subsequent time we've seen Exodia was from The Rare Hunter, Gozaburo (Exodia Necross), and now Adrian all of whom used Exodia as a means to further their power, Adrian being the worst and in a weird way it's kind of reflective of the real world where Exodia decks are seen with disgust. Adrian is part of a linage of characters who misused power that could be used to protect

[@LeahLovesNature]

Oh, I'm sure that Greek mythology parallel was 100% intentional. Why else would they name the girl in this situation Echo? I just love scumbag villains who are beyond redemption; you may have picked up on that from reading the summaries of my stories. Sympathetic villains are cool and all, and maybe a little more relatable and realistic, but there are some truly heartless people in this world, and it's so satisfying to see them get what they deserve in the end (or when they come out on top and it's supposed to say something about the decline of society when someone like that can win). And you have to wonder, and I think about this all the time when the people behind big companies destroy the environment for profit: Was it really greed motivating Adrian to do what he did? Or is it a different deadly sin… Pride?

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Oh yeah, no, I'm certain that Echo's name was 100% intentional, haha. Way too many things line up between her and the Echo from the Greek mythos for that to be a coincidence.

[@freyathedragon899]

I like to think the only reason Adrian apologized was because he believed that that was the only way he could get her to come back and help him win again, not out of actual remorse

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@freyathedragon899 Oooh, that's definitely a point to consider

[@РоманТимофеев-р3ф]

Adrian Gecko is a Anime's Version of Exodia Player.

[@Zerohearts0]

As a fan of yugioh gx this is great

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Thank you! 😁

[@joelowes7893]

Adrian sacrificed his wifu for ultimate power and lost spectacularly Seto Kaiba sacrificed a god for his wifu and won against Ishizu Lesson of the day: True love conquers power every time

[@Mysterybabylon696]

Amon is my third favorite gx character next to judai and yubel

[@ereaughvevoda2309]

what killed him was his echo being evil and yubel taking advantage of it. yubel made echo attack her and thats how he lost

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Echo wasn't evil -- she had some darkness in her heart which Yubel used to their own advantage, yes, but the presence of impurity/flaws doesn't make someone inherently evil, because otherwise, anyone who's ever had an impure thought on any level is probably evil, by that logic. And besides, Adrian's still ultimately the person responsible for his own demise, because Echo's essence wouldn't have fused itself with his Deck (and therefore been susceptible to Yubel compelling her to attack) if she'd still been alive, and that would be the case had Adrian not made the conscious choice to use her, take advantage of her love for him, and get her killed just so he could have Exodia. Yeah, Yubel compelling Echo's essence to attack and activate Yubel's effect was, technically, what caused Adrian's defeat in that Duel, but the events leading UP to that moment and the circumstances surrounding it were still very much Adrian's own fault.

[@henriwaynei128]

How was echo evil?

[@ElijahMackie-r7q]

I know just how you feel Adrian was no true king This gecko was all fangs and no gentle scales

[@Nemo12417]

Didn't Adrian go out of his way to save his brother, going behind the doctors backs to do so? Or was that solely in the dub? Seems like he could have turned out a better person if he hadn't gotten involved in his parents ruling class operations.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Yeah, him saving his brother Shido's life when he was sick was in the Japanese version, too

[@Nemo12417]

​@@SuperNerdDaniel.... I just realized the part about him contemplating killing his brother was in the original Japanese only. Thats why I was confused.

[@kelsey1467]

did you want him to come back in season 4 cause it did kind of bother me that characters came and went in this show it was too crowded as alot of people point out

[@sakonan4883]

Adrian is also an example of being pure. A pure jerk. Remember, he is stated directly to be pure of heart in this show. But pure in heart as in he doesn't back out of his goal. A not good goal

[@tal2agamer498]

His ears are bigger than my life

[@kinglegs1081]

Man, this video really hits the nail when it comes to why so many people hated that bland piece of nothing bread. I think even Cobra was a better villian. Yeah, at the start he begings like a cartoon villian, but during his duel with Judai we see so much more. A soldier that must have experienced hell during war, finding a new reason to live by saving an abandoned baby, and watching him grow as his son. Yes, his actions were evil, being willing to kill innocent students, but can at least understand part of it because he was a father that wanted his son, the only thing giving him a desire to keep on living, back. And what makes it even moree emotional, is the reaction that we see after he gets shocked by Yubel. With a happy smile on his face, and tears on his eyes, he walks towards what he thinks is his son, joyous thinking that he finally would be reunited with him again, just to walk off a cliff and die. Cobra at least loved his son, and would do everything he could for him, even if it meant killing innocent people. Amon was willing to do the same thing, only because of that greed that killed the person that loved him the most, and ultimately himself. Fuck Amon, what a piece of dogshit character.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

So glad this video is reaching its intended audience 😌

[@kinglegs1081]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Found it thanks to a tweet about characters, so you can thank that too. Also, if you ever plan to make more videos about GX characters, I would love hearing what you have to say about Yubel. Great video, and really well edited. See ya and good luck with the channel.

[@TOMAAAAAAAAAAAA]

​@@kinglegs1081sir... Which of your family members did he kill so that you hate him this much? Jokes aside tho, I agree that cobra was actually a pretty cool villain! Kinda sad he didn't get more screen time

[@OldHeadRogers]

Adrian was easily a Top 3 GX character 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jazmission]

I deadass thought you where gonna make an among us joke with his sub name

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Nah, that would've been sus

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

I duel someone with a cloud deck and they kinda was trying to deck me out by going in defense and using card to take out my deck till I played chaos Nero and nuke the guys field so I personally alway thought of them as a stall deck

[@shaddowblack0279]

He is not selfish greed…. He is a pot of greed!

[@raulrojas9253]

I am sick of redemption arcs. Not every person in fiction deserves one. I mean Kagemaru got redemption (Kind of and was lame back in season 1, but he also showed up at last second so whatever) Dio I mean Sartorious was possed by the Light of destruction...ok fair. Jaden by the supreme King Yubel....in all honestly Yubel didn't deserve any kind of redemption or pity or help, but she was so Galaxy brain ahead of everyone and not even Jaden with the supreme king powers and part of Jesses's deck could beat her, he didn't came close to beaten her so in the end he ended fusing with her and that way Yubel was kept in Check but notice how she wasn't redeemed, she still a bit hostile or rather she is harsh against Jaden after it but also does trust his judgement and skills and that's good enough, althought Jaden friends not having any kind of reaction to that information was pretty lame. But Adrian? never liked him or cared for him until he "killed" Aster and sacrifice his only friend like you said, it was so good to see Yubel FOR ONCE trash someone that really deserve it. Cobra....he was trash but at least I felt bad for him and what Yubel did to him was just hash bloody cold, no chill whatsover but now he is with his son...probably....maybe.....eh....not really? Wow, that's sad. A father that all he wanted was to get his precious boy back but went to far and couldn't tell anymore when to stop or what was right or wrong. I am liking all these GX videos, heck I have come to rewarch Gx for the past 3 years in a row, why do I like this anime so much? The dub of course, the super seriousness of the sub is just not all that fun. Speaking off.....Season 4 is kind of....terrible, it only have highlights but as a whole I freaking hate S4.

[@sethmiles9436]

Yay people talking about yugioh gx!

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Of course! It's probably my favorite of the Yu-Gi-Oh series that I've seen, haha

[@sethmiles9436]

@@SuperNerdDaniel same! I also enjoy 5ds but not as much. Shame both shows never got their endings dubbed.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@sethmiles9436 Yeeeaaaah, GOTTA LOVE 4KIDS 🙃

[@AnthonyKusanagi101]

Never cared too much about Adrian. He just wasnt that good.

[@nebbynetwork2089]

Its a shame he's never come to duel links

[@Banette4Life]

He should’ve said exodia obliterate

[@dimensionduelist4149]

Adrian for me I don't hate their have been worse yugioh characters I've seen having small screen or big time( vector dad)

[@lennquinn]

He was more of a jerk than yubel but you have to admit he had some aura sitting on yubels throne

[@Keith9446]

I hated that guy and he got what he deserved

[@alfrex2551]

I think Adrian is a very interesting character, but his development was just weak to me. Not that the idea of making one of the foreign students a villain is bad, but everything feels out from nothing. First he is shown as a potential hero who suspects from Viper, then he is a villain who just want power for some daddy issues, the he is a "tragic villain" who loved his brother but still turned into a villain (???) The elements don't fit well. Oh, and he is super muscular because why not? 🤨🙄🤷‍♂️

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Really, him and Viper both being muscleheads and having an MGS-style fist fight was such a surreal and weird moment, because I can't think of many other times where two Yu-Gi-Oh characters actively chose to NOT settle an incredibly serious matter with a card game, haha

[@yeyo3659]

I mean if you're gonna sacrifice the only person that believes in you and loves you for a children's card game at least pick something more consistent than Exodia man... I dunno... Goat control with some Monarchs? They reflect the power you kinda want anyway lol Bland villain honestly, hot, but definately not boyfriend material and certainly not duelist material.

[@Velereth]

Adrian dresses so homeless

[@TheOffside0423]

Why is he not in duel links

[@weissrose7165]

I didn’t like Adrian either.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

That just means you have good taste 😌🍵

[@shadowfan115]

so adrian was guzaburo kaiba

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Not really? I mean, I guess they have *some* minor similarities, in that they were both rich guys who used some kind of alternative Exodia strategy against a protagonist, but not much beyond that. Like, Gozaburo Kaiba was a prick, but he was basically just a one-dimensional power-hungry evil businessman dickhead for its own sake. Adrian, while still selfish and an incredible asshole (and this is in no way to try and justify his behavior/actions), you could at least say was driven by trauma, abandonment, and neglect. I mean, if you see more similarities between the two characters than I do, by all means, please elaborate! But I honestly don't see a lot aside from the couple of things I mentioned before, haha.

[@lloydbagby8355]

Not really guzaburo evil he was at care for his son Noah before the hole vurtal world making realize better but adein nope I glad he gets crushed by yubel

[@lloydbagby8355]

And there a reson i glad yubel crush him my god the only villain vs villain fight where i want main villain crush the other

[@prototipolq-84i46]

Pues yubel no era bueno ni nada, hizo cosas peores...

[@lloydbagby8355]

​​@@prototipolq-84i46yah but Aiden was scum yubel for all there fault is very complex antagonist and it also because light of destruction plus mix of jadens parents plus she redams her self in season 4

[@halleyangel1706]

While GX isn't my favorite Yugioh show. You're not wrong. Also I call BS he is Darkness. Yea it's not in him but it is him

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

You mean, like, Adrian is some form of incarnation of the final boss of GX, Darkness/Nightshroud? I don't think I've ever heard anybody make that claim before; what makes you think that, just out of curiosity?

[@halleyangel1706]

@Super Nerd Daniel Could be. I mean it's better than other theories and canon stuff in Yugioh. Like that one where they basically made Kaiba a furry. Seriously 4 kids you allowed that to pass and didn't question itm

[@rubyferrell2448]

I guess you haven't met the light ignis

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

The what now?

[@rubyferrell2448]

@@SuperNerdDaniel you know from yugioh vrains lightning.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@rubyferrell2448 I haven't watched VRAINS yet, sorry

[@rubyferrell2448]

@@SuperNerdDaniel we'll like the saying goes you just need time and you'll get there.

[@rubyferrell2448]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Also be prepared because in vrains lighting is like 100 times worse then Adrian gecko is.

[@carlosmiravete1159]

Adrian should’ve won against yubel when he dueled her, if he attacked hamon instead of uria, he would’ve stopped yubel from summoning chaos phantasm armatyle and beaten her

[@mystery8820]

Gecko’s dead… and NO ONE is gonna miss him.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Very true and real

[@mystery8820]

@@SuperNerdDaniel I wanted to ask, had you tried making a video about Divine/Sayer? Because despite not being the lead villain, he is just as scummy as Adrian because he was the root cause of Aki and Misty’s conflict.

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

@@mystery8820 I haven't watched 5Ds in a good bit, so I'd definitely have to go back through and watch it again to get a good idea of what Sayer's like. Might be something I do down the line, though!

[@mystery8820]

@@SuperNerdDaniel Tl;dr of Sayer: -Leads a cult -Grooms Aki (one of the Signers) to be his one-woman psychic army. Very possessive of her like a crazed ex-boyfriend. -Wants to wage war with society using psychics like him as living weapons. -Misty blames Aki for Misty’s brother’s death but Sayer killed him in one of his experiments.

[@TOMAAAAAAAAAAAA]

​@@mystery8820I miss him...

[@felipebascunan8977]

He is not only selfish I would describe with the next words 1) Childish: His need for power started because his jealousy for his little brother 2) Traitor : Not only he betrayed Jaden and Yubel but Echo too

[@g.n.a4871]

His deck not ever that cool

[@TOMAAAAAAAAAAAA]

No one talks shit about cloudians and gets away with it, fool

[@AbsoluteZero-lv8js]

We still don't know about what exactly happened to him after season 3. And probably never will be

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Yeah, it's so weird that he (and Echo, for that matter) never came back, even just to be written off properly. All the other Season 3 transfers were written off or used in some way in Season 4, even if, like with Jim Cook, it was just long enough for us to know that he got shipped back to his own Academy. I don't even remember anyone so much as MENTIONING Adrian throughout Season 4, either.

[@MaxxTheLycanroc]

Ehhhhh on the Yubel part It wasnt a "For some reason" type of deal, the sub and dub states why Yubel became that way Yubel was protective over Jaden to the point where if someone made him sad they would make them..."go to sleep" (Make them comatose) to the point where Jaden couldnt have friends, and due to that, he had asked Kaiba Corp if alongside the Neo-Spacian Cards he made and the Destiny HERO cards Endo (Aster) father made, if Kaiba would make an exception and make it where Yubel can be coated by the same energies, and whereas the Neo-Spacians and Neos became good because of the good part of the Cosmos soaking in, Yubel got snatched up by the Light of Destruction, screaming in Jadens dreams to help them to the point where his parents intentionally sealed away his memories to hide their screams, all the pain Yubel had to endure came back to them as a way to justify that Jaden loved them, that Love is Pain, and to show Jaden their ultimate love for him, they would use Super Polymerization to fuse the 12 Dimensions together and destroy everything by summoning Super Fusion God, and make Jaden feel the ultimate pain, before Jaden actually stopped it by activating a Trap Card beforehand that gave him the ability to choose the targets for Super Poly, instead fusing Yubel with Neos (His Spirit) in turn fusing Jaden with Yubel so they can be together forever

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I know it wasn't just "for some reason", I just didn't want to focus on Yubel's dynamic with Jaden too closely for this because the video was about Adrian (not to mention that Adrian hardly seemed to even CARE about why Yubel was so obsessed with Jaden until he asked about it during their second Duel, and even then it wasn't even that important to him except to try and make sense of the machinations of this monster he was facing, so really, if anything, the "for some reason" was kind of meant to be taken from Adrian's perspective).