How Joey Wheeler Became Unbreakable

[@Zombrosk.]

My bad guys I forgot Tea and Tristan throw Yugi the ladder that gets Joey back on the boat, I was just going off memory and forgot that part although I did mean to check it out but got distracted with other parts of the video. Sorry for the oversight and I'm aware that it looks kinda stupid because it happens literally right after what I was talking about 😅

[@darksideofevil13]

And here I thought I was having Mandela Effect with regards to the ladder lol.

[@FeanixFlamage]

The thing that a lot of people tend to overlook with Joey and his deck is that Joey is poor. Most of his cards are like, bottom of the barrel cards that most duelists would never consider using. Like all the luck effects, most people scold him for "relying on luck" but it's important to note that Joey often relies on luck because he can't afford better cards that do guaranteed things. He doesn't wield the power of fate, he can't see the future, or anything like that. But he also realizes that it takes skill to play the right card at the right time. (Literally a quote from I believe his second duel against mai in the orichalcos arc) He develops a specific kind of skill BECAUSE of his luck cards. Like you said with his duel against espa roba, he might be able to predict his actions, but he can't predict the outcome. Because most duelists forgo the potential for a more powerful outcome by using more reliable cards, Joey is able to subvert everyone else's expectations of how the duel should go. Basically, Joey is the goat lol

[@otterfire4712]

Joey actually learns and tries to rely less on luck in Battle City and you can see this with him slowly phasing out luck based cards the further into the tournament.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

It's also worth mention that some of those luck cards like the dice are in fact crazy and the reason people would snub them is because they don't like the idea of low rolling, even when low roll Skull Dice is just Shrink, and Graceful Dice only works with low ATK monsters which most duellists probably avoid, so most have already written them off as pack filler. The printed dice only increase/ decrease by 100x the die roll, but the story versions multiply/ divide the target's ATK by the die roll which is insane. Iirc we almost never see Skull Dice roll above a 2 because of that.

[@reallygoogle5481]

Yes. Joey is the budget deck vs meta decks sometimes backed by godlike powers. The fact that there is any competition is crazy. It's like a random ant or turtle outrunning Usain Bolt.

[@goatlover6312]

Another interesting parallel is the fact that in the manga it’s shown that his dad is an alcoholic gambler and this adds another layer to Joey relying on a luck based play style. He resents his dad for his gambling yet he himself technically gambles with some of the greatest odds in history.

[@braydenb1581]

In any other media, Joey would have been the main character. Kaibia is rich and can buy anything. Yugi cheats with the power of a god. All the villians do too. Joey is a bum who slowly puts his deck together, enters a tourny to save his sisters sight against all the odds.

[@seandorama5932]

I think he secretly was and we just didn't know it lol

[@thelastskywalker437]

@@seandorama5932the secret actual main character. I mean shit his sister being blind making him want to enter a tournament was easy main character motivation. Instead his friend’s grandpa got snatched.

[@windrider2190]

Joey tanked the literal sun being dropped on him and stood long enough to make the big bad of Battle City shit bricks. Marik was so stressed after that duel that he threw up in his mouth. Joey may not be the best duelist, but he’s got heart and determination, and that imo counts more than anything.

[@unknowed5048]

Joey not only survived just any god's attack but the STRONGEST God's STRONGEST attack. God Phoenix's is considered to be Ra's strongest move because it can wipe literally anything.

[@RazielTheUnborn]

He didn't survive. He died and randomly came back to life.

[@Staycoldyoung]

Well he survived it at first and was standing for ɑ bit that counts for something

[@WeaponXSigma]

​@@RazielTheUnborn He actually didn't die in the manga but he was unconscious for a few hours and at death's door. He definitely survived the attack.

[@RazielTheUnborn]

@@WeaponXSigma He died in the anime. The thing we are watching. Different continuities as there is a lot that happens in either source that doesn't happen in the other. So, no, he did not survive this as he died in the anime. To further the point, Kaiba was there for the final duel of Atem and Yugi to see Atem off in the anime. Kaiba was NOT there in the manga to see Atem off therefore did not know Yugi has surpassed Atem hence the way Kaiba acted towards Yugi in the Different Dimensions film since that continued the manga, not the anime.

[@cazza710]

@@RazielTheUnborn the manga is the literal canon you fucking retard

[@animeking1357]

Ra: I smite you! Joey: Shoot me again I ain't dead yet.

[@LordTyph]

Ra: ...You are certainly tenacious. I commend you. Joey: I can do this all day.

[@johnlandon8741]

Joey didn’t hear no bell ring.

[@brokenrequiem2716]

It ain't over..... (pants in exhaustion) Till the Fat Lady *SINGS!!!*

[@ZachPrime]

Joey deserved to win Ra's favor, and to be recognized as a top-tier duelist. Red-Eyes Dragon of Ra when?

[@amberhernandez]

Ichiban

[@KingGotBlocked]

Red eyes ra would go crazy with my red eyes deck

[@sarkiskasabian4555]

I’m also trying to make a Joey wheeler at, now with the new flame swordsman support.

[@Dean123123100]

Red-Eyes Black Phoenix. I think that should be the name of his fusion card.

[@Samurrot07]

Immortal Phoenix Gearfried is a much more fitting fusion, between Ra and Gearfried The Iron Knight who were the last monsters they played in that duel.

[@kittyjeany]

Absolutely love joey, but omg some of his backstory and feats got lost in 4kids-ifying. I remember, that in the japanese version, he literally died for a short time in the duel, but had enough willpower to cling to his life and return. Also i vaguely remember, but not sure if it was in manga only, that he had a really shit childhood with a gambling, abusive alcoholic as a father. Him using a gambling deck actually hits hard, because children can pick up bad habits from their parents and/or do what theyve learned. But him making the best out of it and then outgrowing it is so cool. And i like how he got used to sometimes fail new mechanics that arent explained yet to the watcher/reader, so we could learn with him together. Watching him grow from bully to zero to hero is just so satisfying and hes insanely likeable as well! He has the heart of a lion and its also made of pure gold

[@iiiZokage]

When was Joey a bully

[@zakuzeon7382]

@@iiiZokage Early on in the series, before they were even playing cards, Joey & Tristan used to bully Yugi. But there was a bigger bully that beat the snot out of both of them and Yugi saved them from him. That's how they became friends in the first place. Early Yugi was really dark. Yugi also saved Teah/Anzu from getting graped which is why she was also friends with him at the start. All this got skipped in the 4kids version.

[@Aldenfenris]

​@@zakuzeon7382this is from the very start of Yu GI before they added the card game, and the pharaoh was just King of games. And every episode ended with a high stakes shadow game if some sort against the episode's antagonist, usually with some very dark results for the loser.

[@worstinshow]

Ra: You shall burn for standing against me, mortal! Joey: Aight bet.

[@youngshmurda4233]

Joey: Fasho

[@retru9642]

Quick thought, this is the second time he suffered damage from Ra, with the first being Joey vs Odion where Joey suffered Ra’s wrath. Plot aside, he absolutely would have fueled the pharaoh in the finals, and it would be hilarious for him to read Ra’s chant in his Brooklyn accent

[@retru9642]

Dueled not fueled, dang autocorrect

[@kevinginez7385]

​@retru9642 it's ok bro,and it would have been cool.

[@seandorama5932]

I need this in my life!!!

[@SuperWalkingGame]

Mai using a different perfume on each card of her deck, memorizing wich perfume is wich card and actually being capable of processing all the scent with her nose is insane.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

Yeah I honestly never considered it quite cheating as a kid. I thought it was brilliant. That isn’t something the vast majority of people could do and while women on average have a better sense of smell for fragrance and better differentiation of colors than men that still seems a nearly impossible feat. (Probably actually impossible without being a dog) She even has a little showmanship to it.

[@seandorama5932]

I wonder how she scented them without damaging the cards while also making the scents strong enough to tell apart

[@carlostaffanelly418]

​@@seandorama5932Scratch and sniff sleeves, anime logic, take your pick

[@therandominfochannel6619]

​@@seandorama5932 the cards in the anime seem insanely durable most of the time, unless someone rips them in half lol.

[@roland2864]

He never brought up the fact that Joey's dad in the sub is a gambling addict. It's why his cards have that chance theme

[@fero_zetta]

The greatest thing about Joey Wheeler is that he doesn't have destiny on his side. Kaiba, Yugi, Ishizu, Marik, all of them have destinies attached to them. Not Joey. Joey carves his path through the stone tablets that form the basis of this game, while most other successful duelists walk through a predetermined path. I feel like if Joey managed to pull through and declare the attack before collapsing, he would've broken destiny with no Millennium Item like Kaiba or supernatural abilities like Atem. A simple man that sat down with god across the table, looked him at the eyes, got the slap of a lifetime and decided to slap back harder. Honestly? Could totally see that, somehow, he would be able to recite Ra's chant and successfully summon him, no matter if he won or lost that fight.

[@Zombrosk.]

That’s very true, his character is the most human for sure, no supernatural elements, just someone who learned the game and became one of the best. Absolutely brilliant character 👌

[@tommoore2012]

Unlike other cards in the game, the Egyptian god cards contain the spirits of Obelisk, Slifer, and The Winged Dragon of Ra. It doesn't have to be a shadow game when they're summoned for them to be real. If Joey had survived long enough to declare his attack I'm willing to bet Ra, having seen this, would have allowed Joey to use him in a duel despite not having any connection to ancient Egypt like the other god card users do.

[@OtakuMan05]

A lot of promotional material and even some of the video games still subtly link the Winged Dragon of Ra to Joey Wheeler. Just like the Red-Eyes, Jinzo, Gearfried, and Flame Sword archetypes are linked to him.

[@levievil9220]

@@OtakuMan05imagine if Joey did have ra then he could’ve fused him with hermos and red eyes to form the twin black sun swords for gearfried the master swordsman

[@TrueBladeSoul]

I mean in falsebound kingdom he does have Ra

[@inwyrdn3691]

Joey represents the fun and joy of old school YGO - big monsters and risky plays, hoping on "that card" to keep you in the game. I don't dislike modern YGO because of complexity or intricacy. I dislike it because it doesn't feel like a duel - it feels like accounting. Joey exemplified that in the show - the valiant warrior.

[@Stupidiusity]

lmao you need a law degree to be able to read cards nowadays 🤣

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

@@Stupidiusity A single Yu-Gi-Oh! card is pretty much novel by itself.

[@Door3234]

it's so much fun playing the game nowadays and having the same feeling, when you're on your all or nothing bet because if lady luck doesn't love a gambler her heart must be made of stone and you draw what you need, Jesus dude, the rush can't be matched

[@ShadowOfCicero]

That's probably why of all the live-action duels, Joey vs. Pegasus was my second favorite. His plot-fuelled luck took a Burning Abyss deck to its limit.

[@ΓιάννηςΜεταξάς-ρ5φ]

@@Sungura_Kaiser youre a grown ass man, read the fucking card T_T

[@ThiccTropius]

Joey is easily the best duelist in the anime and manga. No magical items to increase his luck or being able to get th best cards due to an excess of wealth... just straight up using brain power even with the luck based cards as well as spot a cheater when duelling them! Not to mention he was still standing AFTER A LITERAL GOD BASICALLY SMITED HIM!!!! Yugi may be the main character and is a good duellist but joey got to where he is in the rawest way possible.

[@whatthehail1161]

Started off as the worst duelist ever, just to show that hard work and passion pay off

[@ThiccTropius]

@@whatthehail1161 not to mention his circumstances made it so he was starting off at the bottom of the barrel. No card shop to get the best cards, did not a lot of money nor owned a multibillion dollar corporation, and definitely was not in possession of any spirits or magical items (like I said), he is the most realistic duelist in the series and that is saying something because duel masters is more realistic since the main character doesn't have much plot armor and does lose a bit as he improves (if you follow the japanese version and not the irritating English dub)

[@MrAleks9135]

0:27 When I was small, the lines on the hand looked like hieroglyphs to me. I'm nearly 30 now, and this is the first time I can see the smiley face. The hell? Was it always like this?

[@Zombrosk.]

I had the same thing actually, I never realised until I saw it again in some Yu-Gi-Oh! Video and was like there's no way it was always like that 😂

[@Envy_May]

iirc it's more obvious in the manga because i believe the eyes are open ?

[@Totally.not.gay23]

ME TOO

[@haraldkagejin519]

My favourite ever character. He is awesome, selfless, caring and that made him my most beloved character. His display of courage is second to none and he is the best friend we all wanted to have. I have learned a lot of things from him when I was a child. I try to be that friend for mine, and I hope you all do too for yours. 😊

[@PlutoTheSecond]

Joey got back on the ship because Téa and Tristan threw him a rope ladder.

[@Jade_Callisto]

Which is in the same episode like seconds after...

[@adamquenano8563]

Fun Fact:Kazuki Takahashis favorite character he created was Joey

[@rookiered223]

I see Joey Wheeler i click. My favorite character in all of yugioh and probably all of fiction

[@Potatoman483]

Same

[@Louie_Log]

Joey and Jaden Yuki are tied for me 😅

[@Potatoman483]

@@Louie_Log same here for me tbh

[@snes90]

Joey rocking a budget God card was so peak for me. "I can tribute three monstahs too!" Gilford the Lightning (and Moisture Creature) definitely made their way into my decks back in the day.

[@Dugga49]

Best character in ALL of Yugioh. In the manga, dude didn’t just come back from the shadow realm (which didn’t exist) he came back from ACTUAL DEATH. I loved his character in the Waking the Dragons arc. He was treated like the expert that he was at that point and he only used luck cards sparingly. But he still sacrificed himself for his friend and played a pivotal role in the plot.

[@Stupidiusity]

I really like your analysis. What you saw in Joey resonated with me. One detail I want to add to your thoughts, that in my opinion really shows Joey's commitment to his values and his growth as a person, is that he actually built a strategy around the randomness of certain cards in his duel vs Esper Roba. At that moment in the show, we get to see how far Joey has come from the novice duelist of the beginning. He used to like these cards because of their powerful effects, disregarding the risks that came with them, and to play them rashly without really understanding the implications. But against Esper Roba, he showed a much deeper understanding of the game by turning what would normally be his cards' downsides into a core strategy capable of winning. He not only understood his opponent had a trick he could not expose, but he also realized how to counter it and organized an entire strategy dedicated to achieving that goal. That is such great character development! This show's writing was incredible.

[@StripesChaosGremlin]

I just wanted to give a slight correction to the shadow game rules against Yami Marik. The rules of the game was that whenever a monster was put onto the field they would be tethered to the duelist (scapegoat excluded cause they are tokens) and any sort of pain inflicted to the monster including that attacks that would destory them was inflicted to the duelest as well. So everytime drillago destroyed a monster Joey felt like he was also being pierced by that drill and he felt the same searing godly flames that destroyed his Gilferd.

[@yugijak]

Joey quite literally did a Frieza. "Nice try Jackass, next time give it your a game."

[@pikachufantastic]

RA: *confused screaming*

[@levievil9220]

@@pikachufantasticra: you shouldn’t be standing Joey: I DIDN’T HEAR NO BELL I DRAW AND SUMMON GEARFRIED THE IRON KNIGHT

[@KnightFerrocous]

I recently read the manga and while Joey was already my favorite character in Yugioh it really made me appreciate him more. In those chapters that never were in the English anime he really grows from a bully who is lashing out for his bad lot in life after being left alone with his alcoholic father when his parents divorced to someone who earnestly cares about his friends. And then as the series goes on he proves how great he is over and over by being the only normal human who spits in the face of the supernatural and gods just to help his friends out. I feel like the shitting on Joey's luck more comes from the filler arcs like the Waking the Dragons arc where he pulls out insane luck over and over because he's still mostly using his not very good Battle City deck and he needs the luck to win against the power creep. If they had retrained some of his staples like Alligator Sword maybe he wouldn't have had to cheat the dice so often.

[@scrublord9505]

My favorite Joey duel is probably against Mako in S2. It feels like the first time he’s dueling someone that’s his equal and it’s fair and square. Sure there’s the duel against Yugi in the semifinals of S1 but Joey definitely felt like too big an underdog at that time but the message was still conveyed. Despite where he started, he can truly stand toe to toe with the best of them

[@coryames1170]

Joey Wheeler the man who looked into the fiery eyes of God and went....Neh!

[@ForWeAreMany]

what I like about Joey is that he's "The Odd Man Out" who often times plays against either cheating or much higher skill opponents but manages to asspull wins using cards who's outcomes are never predictable from one time to the next, this removes a significant edge from his opponents in the consistency they presume a typical duelist would have. everone knows Weevil Undderwood's play is to go for his Perfectly Ultimate Greatmoth, Everyone expects Kaiba to asspull Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon into play by turn 4 and everyone knows Aten will asspull monster reborn sometime after his Dark Magician gets hit with removal/destroyed. With Joey, you know he's goign to pull Scapegoats, his dice cards, his Spider, Time Wizard and Baby Dragon and maybe Jinzo if he didnt forget to put it in his deck. but out of all of these, 4 cards will never work twice the same way in different duels. consistency trump potential, but only when the opponent also plays with the same idea. Joey is all-in on potential, not consistency, which is why he's the God-Father of Games!

[@adamquenano8563]

Greatest Yugioh character ever. He defied god and put fear in pure evil

[@justafan5179]

Honestly, Joey was my favorite character. Don't get me wrong, I love all the main cast... but Joey's growth in personality is unmatched... his sacrifices for his friends is unrivaled... I just never understood the haters. Outstanding video!!!

[@Aranesque]

Quite a nostalgic trip When I was a kid I think I never thought much of him. When you're young you just think "is this character cool or not? does it have cool powers? if not then I don't care" Then you grow up, and find out how hard life can be, and how important being persistent and learning a healthy dose self-confidence is. Then you see these characters, these "normal" ones standing beside the ones with superpowers and think "hey, this dude was pretty cool right from the start"

[@comicfan3133]

What also impresses me is how he changed in the beginning of the manga. At first he was more of a bully and also targetted yugi and stole one puzzle piece. But when yugi not only forgave him but also defended him he made acomplete 180 degree turn. He saw his flaws and tried to correct him by staying with yugi. And also always keeping yugis safety in mind, when his past caught up to him. This harsh upringing also made him a beast outside of duels which can be seen for example in the death-t games.

[@IBonePokemon4Fun]

I really love his story arc from bully to rookie to competing with the best. You go Junoichi

[@greyborg3846]

I remember playing yugioh with my friends back in the early 2000s. I had a friend who had access to a lot of powerful cards and he gave, sold, and traded me quite a few of them. The deck that I put together with these was very srrong for the time, so much so that i probably had sonethibg like like a 70-90% winrate with my regular group. I decided to shelve my original deck and build a new one full of gambling mechanics, weak cards with weird effects, or strong cards with equally terrible drawbacks. The new deck was very heavily inspired by Joey Wheeler and the way he dueled, and it was a ton of fun. My winrate definitely went down, but it was worth it since my group was having a lot more fun then. Eventually the rest of my group were able to build their decks up to be more and more competitive and i decided to take my old deck off the shelf and combined the old and the new together into even more powerful, though I'm sure it wouldnt stand a chance against the kind of stuff that's in the game these days, lol.

[@hikupptheoverthinker]

Love seeing a good Joey vid. He is my favorite character in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! And one of my favorite characters in anime/manga. He is the reason why i still love underdog style best friend characters. Truly one of the greatest to ever do it

[@legendarycryptid2629]

We got the biggest reveal with this: Zom is British.

[@shadowkick2852]

I absolutely agree with you 💯. That's why Joey's my favorite too. Thank you for making this.

[@PiePie453]

Joey loses that duel solely cause of plot armour but can you imagine a better world where he doesn't? Where the finals are him vs Yugi and he beats him too to win his Red-Eyes back? And the thing that lets Atem find his past is the help of his best friend in the future who got him one of the cards he needed, handed over by someone who didn't covet or scare by their power? We could have had it all

[@Savaris96]

Funny thing is, no matter which version you go with, either resisting the shadow realm to the point of straight up coming back, or TANKING THE ACTUAL POWER OF THE SUN GOD and only falling into a coma that again, he recovers from within an insanely short timeframe is ludicrous

[@caimanders3380]

This video shows the true joey magic

[@cam-inf-4w5]

Watching as an adult his accent is extremely grating. But when he jumps off the ship for yugis cards could bring tears to my eyes even now. A fierce loyalty... One thats almost surely extinct nowadays.

[@DialE4Eggs]

Really enjoyed this one Keep it going king!

[@matthewluebbering7180]

Yami dueled like a Senet player Kaiba dueled like a chess player Marik dueled like he was playing mind games Joey dueled like a Poker Player Marik planned for logic, he didn’t plan for the wild card

[@firebeam24]

He doesnt git the Dawg in him. Joey Wheeler IS the Dawg

[@midgematic8659]

What I like most about Joey is the fact that in Season 0 he and Tristan actually started out as Yugi's bullies, at the very start you mentioned that he jumped into the ocean to save Yugi's Exodia which mirrors when Joey threw a part of the Milliuem Prism into a sewage drain in Season 0. Idk I just really like his development from 0- early season 1, he gets to be a goofy and happy guy after a rough patch

[@Saphirx193]

He got back on the boat by the power of friendship and the heart of cards dude cmon keep up

[@commonviewer2488]

Joey gets knocked down but gets up again. Nothing's ever gonna keep him down!

[@remrad4315]

Honestly, this video opened my eyes. I really didnt see Joey as a serious character before. I am a huge Kaiba fan so mayhe that plays into it. But you kinda set the narrative perfectly. Still like Kaiba more tho... not running a redeyes deck you cant make me.

[@brylythhighlights4335]

Thanks, Yoogs!

[@hiwrenhere]

What is funny is there is also a video in my youtube algorithim right next to this one "Here's why you never want to get left overboard on a boat" or something like that lolol

[@drm726]

It’s been 20 years and I STILL refuse to accept that Joey lost that duel to Marik!

[@GrimmShane]

The neat thing to consider about Joey's blacking out when he was about to beat Marik, is the fact his body failed before He did. His body collapsed before he was out of willpower.

[@Finalslashes]

Just reminds me of how bad of a duelist yami marik is he the major antagonist of an arc and didn’t lose 2 times because one person legit got attacked by a god and the other wasn’t bilingual so they couldn’t use ra

[@sudowoodo5826]

Let’s be real for a sec, blud was pretty much trolling the whole time with his shitty ass burn deck, his only "real" duel is against Yugi

[@Illegiblescream]

Yugi got that God in him, Joey got that Dawg in him.

[@knowvoid9958]

Imagine if joey won and then dueled and beat kiba with the winged dragon of ra, kiba would be taken down a peg.

[@alexanderartaza2173]

Kiba would try to fucking kill himself, in front of everyone, AGAIN

[@LightGlyphRasengan]

In the mamga he starts off as a bully to yugi, along with tristan. I think those are good origins that help solidify his full circle into an amazing friend and duelist

[@shuichi28]

Good video 😊

[@TheDoctorSlug]

my favourite fact about Joey Wheeler is that is his hair is shaped after the map of the United States. peak design.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

I can't remember where I heard it, but apparently, Joey was supposed to beat Marik and then face Yugi in the finals and win, finally fulfilling his job as the pseudo audience stand-in, letting the World Champion title pass to us, the viewer, so Yugi can move on. The rumor goes, that the producers didn't like it and made Takahashi change it.

[@xsoultillerx]

if battle city was the final arc of the original series i can believe this but it's not unfortunately. we had R, waking the dragons, kaiba cup, capsule monsters, millenium world afterwards.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@xsoultillerx R was Manga only and Waking was an anime filler arc. Millennium world is clearly meant to be Atem finishing his own character arc removed from being world champion

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

Given how much it seems everyone wanted Joey to win his duel with Marik, I'd say this sounds more like a fan written retcon of the series that somebody came up with just to have the satisfaction of seeing it come to fruition in the end. I myself, however, never believed that Joey was supposed to win against Marik and don't feel he was robbed of a victory because of this: sure, Joey managed to come extremely close to winning here, but I always felt that he ultimately had to lose, not just to establish Marik as a more credible threat and unhinged villain, but also because narratively, it wouldn't make sense. Joey winning that duel would probably not have helped to redeem Marik because his beef is specifically with the Pharoah, which in turn would probably cause Marik to go even more insane and throw a fit of rage, possibly even sending Joey to the shadow realm after losing and refusing to give up the Winged Dragon of Ra in his pettiness -- I can 100% see Marik acting that way if he were to lose. Speaking of Ra, I don't think that Joey would have been able to control it if he put the card in his deck: only those with ties to ancient Egypt can use the power of the Egyptian God cards -- this is consistently shown time and again in the series -- and Ra in particular seems to be ESPECIALLY choosy about who it deems worthy enough to weild it's power, given the need to both recite a chant to summon it, as well as having been shown to strike down those who would play a fake copy of it in the case of Odion specifically -- I also don't think Joey would have any luck trying to decipher the text on Ra, either. The long and short of it is that Joey was never supposed to win that duel, in my opinion: is it a potentially fun headcanon that could offer an interesting "what if?" scenario had he actually won? Yeah, sure. Does it make sense narratively? No, not really: it was established to be the duty of Yugi and Atem to beat Marik, get their hands on all 3 Egyptian God cards, and help him to overcome the darkness in his own heart by getting him to finally let go of his grudge he was holding onto all these years, and this is without mentioning that Yugi is the protagonist of the series, thus giving him the greatest importance of any character at the end of the day

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

joey really deserved to win againsy marrick and become a god card weilder

[@akashafofo6939]

quality video. thanks

[@johnballard3403]

I rather enjoyed Joey's luck based play style. Just the idea that someone takes this game and reminds the characters trying to save the world to just have fun with it appeals to me. For all the same reasons, I also enjoyed the gambler themed pro duelist in GX. True, they were only around for one or two episodes before it was back to the plot, but they had an approach to the game I rather enjoyed. Though, part of it is more than likely my envy at their luck in games of chance.

[@ericrodriguez138]

I love this video!

[@zdr7420]

Joey literally did the impossible and out-dueled Marik and only lost because he couldn't physically continue. This is one of the many reasons why Joey is my favorite character

[@MagusDouken]

IIRC, at the end of the duel against Marik, even though Joey fainted, Marik was so thrown off by him standing against a God Card's attack caused him to vomit shortly afterwards in the Japanese version.

[@miguelperez9906]

The power of Brooklyn rage

[@Ciscociti]

Makes me want to start the series

[@ratt__mann9220]

Joey simply just has that dawg in him. Lets go gambling!!!

[@DCBiscuit]

Joey is a regular guy in a tournament with gods, magicians and kings. He was never supposed to win, he’s supposed to make us see that WE can win.

[@Bigbean2999]

Early joey was just like me a professional gambling addict

[@WiIhelmScream]

top tier Vid

[@cheetosislife]

Joey is the Everyman. 🔥

[@uncleweirdbeard86]

I think it would be awesome if you covered Weevil In one of these videos, if you haven't already. But specifically the good that does exist in him. It's often times hard to see it, but he does have some good in him. I think it would have been amazing had he became one of the main protagonists. Regardless of whether he is a good or a bad guy, he never really gives up. He's all about getting back the glory that he once had. He does have the determination and the willpower

[@skyrimsnipr3605]

i'd like to mention since i haven't seen anyone else do so yet, if i remember correctly, in the anime they actually did have Joey declare the attack, only to pass out immediately after before gearfried followed through. because of that he somehow lost since shadow magick bullcrap. by the actual rules he won, but somehow lost because plot. that said, this was the anime, where everyone was just unconcious. in the manga he apparently died instead so them letting marik continue makes sense from the idea of "well someone needs to face yugi" but also how the F*CK was he not arrested for very clear cheating and murder?! anyway rant over. great video all the same.

[@Xicrinhaodahorinha]

Goated vid

[@yourstruly754]

Can we get a Yami Marik analysis? He’s my favorite villain and he’s not talked about enough.

[@coopershirey5560]

absolutely phenomenal to see such succinct and entertaining duel monsters content in the year of our lord 2024

[@abcabc-uv6ce]

The main character with reverse plot armor.

[@ryujinjaeger666]

Jonouchi may not be the brightest or sharpest tool in the shed but the man is willing to stare down god himself if it means helping a brother out.

[@mrchair2633]

originally joey was meant to win and duel yugi 1on1, although they were pressed into cutting that out and making it a 1v1 between yugi and marik. i so wish joey won, also i saw a video on joey and it said "in DSoD he shows aigami his red eyes black dragon" meaning that he had either beaten yugi in a duel to get it shown from his prior attitude. or yugi gave it to him, which again in my oppinion wouldnt have been right as earlier he said he wanted to earn it back.

[@whatthehail1161]

Did you not watch the episode completely after he jumps off the cruise before making the video? lol Tea and Tristan threw a rope ladder for yugi and Joey like seconds after 😂

[@Zombrosk.]

Oh yeah my bad 😂 From memory I knew Joey goes unconscious but then didn't remember how he got back on the boat. I meant to check but just got distracted with other stuff in the video and left that part in thinking there was just no explanation. Thanks for reminding me 👍

[@alicevioleta3184]

reminder that Joey beat Yugi to get Red Eyes back

[@mackenzieray5252]

To me, Joey Wheeler isn't just a duelist that acts as our stand-in, he is a duelist that earned his deck, the one to overcome many a rigged game, the one that proved Mortals Even of the weakest kind could eventually surpass Infinity, and the Duelist Incarnate of the Indomitable Human Spirit...

[@geocross237]

I like and respect you Seto Kaiba. But piss off, rich boy. Joey Wheeler is one of the best and in your league.

[@dylony6396]

Would have been really sick if joey was able to get the wing dragon of RA

[@jackferring6790]

I would argue that Joey's Luck based cards represent a key part of his character: He's the kind of guy to take chances and risky bets to get ahead. They don't always work out, but the fact he's willing to take that chance means he will go farther than anyone expects of him. Side Note: this is something that is missing from alot of modern Joey-themed cards. Its sad but I understand it: most chance cards aren't fun to play with/not actually good. Its a problem I run into when I theory crafting a modern version of his deck for a hypothetical reboot

[@DrakeKnight99]

I've come to realize Joey duels a lot of cheaters like Mai, Weevil, Espa Roba, Marik, Odian and Bandit Keith His duel against BK is probably my favorite period

[@themerchantinblack6157]

to be fair odian only cheat by pretending to be marik which not so much cheating.

[@ultra9349]

Idc what anyone says joey beat marik and it’s funny how it happened how the fact that marik won was because of his carelessness causing joey to feint in dub/die in original and that’s what decided the duel but joey was 1 move from winning just “attack”

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of How Joey Wheeler Became Unbreakable momentum 100

[@jamesdumouchel6243]

Doesn't it get back on the boat?Cause friends threw him a life reserve or a ladder is something?

[@Philip-q4m]

6:05 im calling it ..... Spirit (If you don't say it i will)

[@dejannickolaeff1226]

R.I.P. Inoki san

[@jamesandrews3700]

Just realize after like 18 years that the drawing on their hands was a SMILEY FACE.... I'm disappointed in myself😅

[@blahblah9036]

JoeJoe's Bizarre Card Game: Wheeler is Unbreakable

[@KFC-Warrior]

Joey is the MVP

[@Validechos]

Rage of Brooklyn Caliber

[@k.Miles789]

Which name is better, joey wheeler, or katsuya jonouchi?

[@mattelwood980]

I honestly forget that Rex and Weevil were supposed to be hot shit after Joey made them both look like fodder

[@jcplays5831]

Joey is man formed from nothing. Divorced parents, forced to live away from his sister with his deadbeat dad, became a bully who knew nothing about any card game. And yet through Yugi, and the other friends he met by becoming a better person, he rose. His past is negligible now. He grew past it by learning how to duel properly and gaining a true resolve, whether it be for his sister’s eye surgery or just to better himself as a person. A man who rose from the ashes of nothing to become a true duelist. Is it any wonder how he was able to take Ra’s flames?