Jack Atlas - How to Ruin Anime's Greatest Rival

The king of the duels, and Anime's Best Rival - Let's show how bad writing can ruin a great Rival... With filler, resetting development, and MUCH MORE.
Chapters
0:00 - Who's the Master of Faster?
2:33 - WHO IS JACK ATLAS?
7:55 - THE ROAD OF A KING
15:42 - THE FALLEN KING
23:15 - WTF WERE THEY THINKING!?
29:22 - THE FINAL DUEL
33:56 - THE KING WILL LIVE FOREVER
Source for the live action Yusei VS Jack duel: • Yu-Gi-Oh Riding Duel F...
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[@Mangakamen]

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[@ddmacc]

Sure thing. I love your yugioh vids, i wish youtube would push em more

[@ashyflame]

I do kinda wish you talk about Paul from the Pokémon anime and your opinion on him as a rival , because he does tick every box on what you want in a rival but despite the multiple opportunities you get to bring him up(especially in your Pokémon rivals videos) you never do. So I do genuinely wanna know your opinion on him positive or negative.

[@tarikkash4282]

Hey man, I love your videos! Keep up the good work!

[@asiangirlfanboy]

I love your Yu-Gi-Oh content, especially your Aki (Akiza) video. Can you give an opinion or review of the manga? 🫶🏾

[@sethmoses6279]

I didn't know you're 19 years old! I thought you would be older than I am, and I'm 22.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Jack's relationship with Carly was genuinely heartwarming and one of the best romances in Yu-Gi-oh as she managed to make a better man out of Jack and he in turn found someone he could just be himself around, flaws and all. It really SUCKS that after the Dark Signers, the writers had no idea what to do with her and basically made her into a background character. Seriously, how do you set all that up with no plan after the season ends?

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Especially considering they could've done it like this be may not be king but he found his future queen

[@carloshenrique-xb5bz]

Nah, it is not because of that. Carla voice actress was found messing with a cult and the news at the time were putting Yu-Gi-Oh and cultists together. The writers decided to get her away due to it and change the focus of yugioh away from the occult as much as possible because of that

[@nefalissys9630]

After the Fortune Cup arc, the creator of YGO 5Ds left and the writers and animators were left with material he left behind for the Dark Signers arc. Which is why the 2nd half of the show is so different from the peak that was the 1st half. Combined with Konami wanting to push more Blackwing support, the new writers decided to make Crow that 3rd most important character and due to the Roma Sophi cult that was taking Japan by storm, YGO as a whole decided to leave behind its dark/cult like origins and thus all YGO plots became futuristic for the most part.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

​@@carloshenrique-xb5bzI'm pretty sure that's been debunked by like a bunch of people already

[@Animemus]

If she just ended up as a background character then that’s fine, but instead she just became 1 of 3 girls fighting for Jack’s attention like fangirls. Carly didn’t deserve that >_>

[@NeroPiroman]

The fact that he stoped beeing the rival caracther after season one is what help majorly differentiate him from beeing a kaiba clone

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Jack Atlas: Seto Kaiba who screwed the rules to get money....only for the rules to screw him and lose all his money.

[@lyricalvarez7919]

5ds felt like it went way off in the later seasons. I really loved Jack Atlas and didn’t really like how they changed him.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

THere's debate over why exactly 5D screwed the pooch after the Dark Signers, I think the main things is the writers were hired for 2 seasons and left, then were replaced with other writers who just made shit up.

[@lyricalvarez7919]

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 I’m so sad too. I would’ve loved to see Carly get more screen time and maybe have her and Jack become a thing. She was always my favorite and played my favorite deck as a kid.

[@aliastheabnormal]

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 It was a cult. Carly's VA was part of a cult that was involved in a terrorist attack. So Konami was forced to both fire the VA and remake the second season as Illyaster was originally meant to be a cult like DOMA.

[@metis7534]

@@thefanwithoutaface81055D’s ending after DS or getting the original writers to make the Meklord arc it really could’ve been the best yugioh. Sadly Gx exists

[@Spirit_of_Yubel]

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 What I read, 5D's started with Takahashi at the helm entirely, but he wanted to get off of the show-production table for a while now, and the end of the Dark Signer arc was when he decided to jump ship, with the belief that the team at the time being competent enough to continue his work. What we got as a result was a dumping of many potential interesting story beats and sidelining of Akiza in favor of writer-favorite and Blackwing-Advertising Crow. While the Yliaster and Z-ONE ideas are interesting, the writers fumbled in execution. Like, the Dark Signers gave us some more Interesting female duelists in Akiza, Misty, and Carly. Fucking hell, *Carly's Whole Story* since her introduction was fucking peak, and the incredible setup between her and Jack was amazing. And then gets dumped as a character and archetype.

[@hunsonabadeer7679]

Yugi's hairs are like an open hand. It's what makes it paper.

[@Canibar13]

Not to mention that it looks like a flat, paper craft too.

[@dspace4514]

I loved the early endings to each Yugioh anime because it tackled somewhat of realistic issues. In DM, the group doesn't want Atem to go, even Atem himself doesn't want to, but they all have to do the right thing. Yugi, despite being the King of Games, he has other dreams and Tea goes away from the group to follow her dreams in America. In GX, most of the cast is unsure of their goals after they graduate which is a good connection to real life students who are afraid of going into the real world after their education is over. Not to mention that Jaden was traumatized from past events and lost the love for the game, which he got back. In 5Ds, it's a reference to how no friend groups stay together and you will eventually break apart. I'm kind of sad that after this, most Yugioh animes don't do this. Like in Zexal, it is alluded that Yuma and Astral will reunite and let's not even mention the mess that was Arc-V ending.

[@bigfish5544]

I think that's disregarding the endings for the other series. Vrains actually had the most bittersweet ending of them all. It's basically about how sometimes, there is no miracle solutions to anything and that trauma... Never really goes away. People will always have personal issues, and in a way, you just have to hang on in spite of it. But everyone is linked together and goes through the same things, which means the relationships you have with those people will eventually be what allows you to keep on going. As for Zexal, it is almost naively happy, and that's the point. While vrains and 5D's try to be realistic, Zexal aims for something completely different: The Anime is about how no matter how difficult things seem, there is ALWAYS a good future. You just have to believe in it, and try to make it possible. Until the very end, everyone in Zexal is telling Yuma that he has to make a sacrifice to make things better and that's there's basically no peaceful ending at the end of the road: they speak with a realistic mindset of an adult, but Yuma is an optimistic child, naive and inexperienced, but he wants to believe there is a good answer to all things. This ending is the physical representation of that: instead of trying to be bittersweet, it is trying to be the most heartwarming, positive an ending to be to pass on the message of zexal: at the end of the day, there could ALWAYS be a good outcome to any problem. It doesn't mean it will always work out, but who knows, with the right mindset, it just might. No amount of money could ever make me defend the arc v ending though.

[@crocky6996]

@@bigfish5544 Issue with Vrains is that Ai is teased to be alive after all (and the Duel Links plot doesn't help either), which kinda takes off weight from it.

[@bigfish5544]

@@crocky6996 how does it, though? Open ended endings can be taken the way people want them to be. When I first watched vrains, I thought Ai was dead and the final scene was him reaching the afterlife. There's no to tell if any of this is true or not, because it's left up to interpretations. And besides, I wasn't just referring to Ai's death, but mostly to the way Revolver and Soulburner were treated, as they both manage to find peace not by forgetting the trauma, but by accepting to live with it. Blue maiden isn't able to protect her brother in the end, despite all her efforts, and Robopi and the ignis are dead for good, because at last, in stark contrast to Zexal's ending, this time around... They couldn't find a way to live together. It's an actually bittersweet ending, because for once, we realize the goal of the protagonists, which was to live in harmony with the ignis, was impossible. If you want to add the duel links stuff you could, but it's more of a side series than anything. In duel links, Ai isn't really alive, he's a copy of his former self born from the memories of Yusaku. And if you think that ruins everything, then what about Bruno returning in duel links, doesn't that take away from 5D's ending?

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

​@@bigfish5544I was trying to think of a reason for Zexals ending for a while now but your reasoning behind it is absolutely perfect. It even ties back to Yuma's main monster in the sub being called "Hope". Also when Ai was teased to be alive people speculated that Yusaku put himself through another Lost Incident in order to recreate Ai which just sounds messed up. Not sure how good of a theory it is though.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Part of me wonders if the reason he was given the last name Atlas, is meant as a nod to how the real Atlas in Greek Mythology asked Hercules to hold up the sky for him so he could retrieve the Golden Apples Hercules needed to acquire for one of his labors, only to refuse to take said responsibility back until Hercules outsmarted him into taking said responsibility back. In this case, Jack helped Yusei with the original D-Wheel with the plan being to escape only to steal it from him and escape on his own, gaining fame/freedom then had to be defeated by Yusei and thus stripping him of the fame and glory he'd acquired, thus somewhat returning him back to his previous position.

[@mattwo7]

7:41 Yusei's parents even named him after their Yusei Gear (which 4kids absurdly localized as "Planetary Particle" ) as a reference to them wanting him to connect people through bonds like the gear. He may as well be named Kizuna.

[@227someguy]

Yeah, the dub left out the significance of his name.

[@fedrikrose2277]

I am kinda glad the company handling the dub in my mother tongue (Italian) decided to keep dubbing the series after 4kids lost the rights. Up until that point they have been translating the 4kids English dub into Italian, but for the translation from episode 125 onwards they have translated the series directly from Japanese, meaning we eventually got to enjoy the show with the atmosphere it was always meant to have.

[@dely9999]

Did you know that before being defeated by Yusei on the final duel of the Fortune Cup Jack only used his Red Archfiend Dragon as an Ace and Boss Monster? he used other Extra Deck monsters but they were only used as Fuel to summon Red Archfiend Like Multiple Piece Golem or were symbolic cards like Stardust Dragon, being a representation of his ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE and only relying on himself ideals and a counterpart to Yusei's Extra Deck full of Different monsters as a representation of Yusei's Force of Bonds ideal. BUT during season 2 after being defeated by Yusei and meeting Carly he started to use other Ace and Boss Monsters like Explodewing Dragon, Crimson Blader and Majesty Red Dragon showing his character development were he understand that is ok to trust on others

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

Omg that's actually genius I never even noticed that.

[@bigguccimilli6923]

i noticed thats why jack only used red archfiend because of his own views and ideals but it makes sense to why he uses other cards as the series goes on makes sense now

[@EclipseBullet]

not to mention, when he uses Trust Guardian even if he didn't wanted, in a way to show that deep inside, he trusted yusei

[@victorleppas3067]

Carly being forgotten between her revival and the very end of the serie is a crime, She would show even more Jack's developpement and show him in a good relationship.

[@markjefferson2376]

I'm glad to see someone else has beef with crow.

[@christopherb501]

Somehow, there are merely dozens of us. *Dozens.*

[@NeroPiroman]

Yugioh everything doesnt like him either

[@hyperspacesushi]

Dare I say there's an entire flock of us Crow haters 💪

[@treymykel]

I don't like how crow took over 5Ds and pushed Akiza out of the way then Arc-V it's like ugh!!!

[@janette2691]

I also find him annoying

[@ak47dragunov]

5D's in Japanese is a must-watch. The performances offset a lot of the questionable story choices. Doesn't fix the issue, obviously, but as a viewing experience there's no comparison to the goofy dub

[@sdbzfan1]

the dub is great but that JP score is unmatched

[@rogerthemanful]

plotholes? because i thoght the story was great

[@gyppygirl2021]

I was unable to watch 5D's subbed. I tried. I found that it was an excellent sleep aid, but not good for retention.

[@fxzzy__]

@@gyppygirl2021 Guess the 5D's dub suits the fans who enjoy memes and shitty puns over stuff that's actually deep and emotional

[@gyppygirl2021]

@@fxzzy__ Nah, it's just the 5D's sub specifically that I didn't like. I enjoyed what I watched of Arc-V subbed. Granted, the dub is closer to the sub in that case, so it may have been that LOL

[@nefalissys9630]

Arc-V Jack is imo the true iteration of how Jack Atlas should be, as I feel that is a proper continuation of his original character from the first half of 5Ds. The new writers turned him into a dum brute in the 2nd half of the show (until he got Scar-Red Nova), which is a shame because Jack is one of the most tactical and clever Rivals in the series.

[@Lily.Hiragashi]

agreed arc V jack felt like there was character behind him and even his mannerisms and just general personality felt a lot more natural all up

[@SL-dt3lv]

Jack Atlas is my second favorite character (Jaden being the 1st) and I cannot state how much his ideology has influenced me over the years. Bonds are necessary and valuable, true, but so is the raw strength you posses to show the world and yourself how much you're worth. Also his signature monsters and evos are just sick. Red fiendish dragons? Sign me up.

[@somethingcleverandwitty567]

Yeah I'll need that Crow video in the future. I need to revel in the loathing

[@DangericeDreams]

16:40 I’m so glad that Goku got to make a cameo in the Yu-Gi-Oh world. I mean, sure, they nerfed him, but it’s still nice to get a good crossover.

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

It's time, he's finally getting his video.

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

I'm so glad you're now talking about Jack Atlus, honestly my favorite rival in the series especially as even tho he wants to prove he's better than Yusei,it won't change the fact, he's still his friend despite everything even if Jack betrayed him in the past, he knew it wasn't worth it the hardway and realized how important having friends were and yeah I'll admit, him being a bit flanderized after the Dark Signer Arc was a bit yikes although thankfully the Ark Cradle Arc finally delivered on what Jack is like both by being one of the signers to offer Yusei his dragon but also to challenge Yusei again in a final duel to help decide the future for Yusei & everyone else, man do I love this series and 5ds might be my favorite generation although there are some honorable mentions with Zexal & Vrains

[@SapphireCarbuncle009]

ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE Finding out there was more to 5Ds after finishing the dub way back was one of the biggest whiplashes my childhood ever experienced

[@EnigmaBarry]

Absolute Powerforce! Another fantastic video MangaKamen!

[@rafaelbrites3607]

5:48. You own us a crow hate video.

[@Mangakamen]

1000 likes, and sure.

[@danielcain8136]

​@@MangakamenAnd a Crow diss track.

[@mastertadakatsu]

A whole video of MK saying "FUCK CROW". Sign me up

[@1BadAssArchAngelvs14]

@@Mangakamen Please Roast "Crow Hoagan" from Yugioh 5d's he deserves it he ruined the chance for every "Signer Dragon" to get future evolutions of "Synchro Summon Forms" like Yusei's dragon.

[@TheDiscoGenre]

@@1BadAssArchAngelvs14 Toy anime giving super special transformations to characters who aren't the hero and rival...doomed endeavor even if Crow suddenly exploded into a billion pieces. Japanese favoritism towards specific characters will always be a thing, because there is no reality where anyone other than 5-10 gaijin hipsters would get hyped for rabble like Sho/Syrus, Ruka and Rua, etc getting a super mode and dabbing on the bad guys. Same goes for Digimon, because most people roll their eyes at lazy deus ex machina like MarineAngemon.

[@jeffreypennington1160]

Always love the jack atlas content keep it up

[@sdbzfan1]

Jack's change from Asshole to good guy is something I miss from old anime Nowadays if a character isnt perfect or kissing the mc's ass they're either a villian or killed off shortly after being introduced I really understand even if its not my taste the appeal of something like Mushoku Tensei seeing someone come up from rock bottom after being given a second chance at life and maturing past where they were in their last life

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Hell, Jack HORNER has more nuance than most characters from mainstream media nowadays. It also doesn’t help that the shows which do have great nuanced casts of characters get canned after one and a half seasons…

[@s3studios597]

Bakugou?

[@damanicampbell9567]

Bro was cool until he said Mushokou tensei. the show that rewards and laughs off the Pedo MC and everyone pretend its growth and redemption while he persists into abusing, exploiting and being rewarded for his degeneracy and does not grow past seeing obsession and perversion of women as some sort of prize / trophy to the point he collect underwears and allows his servants to do the same of young women.. wtf.

[@billykepner4938]

My favorite thing about 5Ds is the characters in general feel like actual people, Yusei feels guilt over his fathers work, akiza feels like a monster because she’s been treated like one since she was a kid, jack is seemingly pissed off the majority of the time. As compared to Jaden who laughs during life and death duels

[@flareongirl3606]

Video didn’t disappoint, Jack is an amazing character and rival, ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE!

[@YGOHermit]

Early seasons he was a king but he only realised 80 episodes later that he needs card destruction protection? 😂Still love the guy

[@johanandersson8252]

CARDGAMES ON MOTORCYCLES 🏍

[@xarporte]

CARDGAMES ON MOTORCYCLES !

[@toadlord8594]

CARDGAMES ON MOTORCYCLES!!

[@TKHedgeHog]

CARDGAMES ON MOTORCYCLES!!

[@dscomeback9502]

Let's play a Card Game while completely standing still... ON. THE. GROOOOUND~

[@thatman666]

@@dscomeback9502 *Yusei:* NOOOOOOOOOO

[@PrimaLuna-nl3fm]

Hey, Kamen! Really great video about Jack Atlas. He's one of my favorite characters in 5D. I just want to say it's thanks to you why I gave 5D a chance and realize I was really missing out. I look forward to your next video. Absolute Powerforce!!

[@elvinmendoza5617]

I'm almost convinced to subscribe.

[@what1fun1v3rs3]

This makes me wish ygo gets a proper redub one day

[@gyppygirl2021]

You can wish all you want for what you call a "proper" redub, but 4k is the official dub for YGO. Konami bought them out. Deal with it or watch something else.

[@bigtruck805]

awesome vid hope you do more Yu gi oh vids bring back memories

[@Trigger99X]

Absolute Powerforce! While Zexal is my all time favorite of the franchise Jack is my favorite thing about 5Ds, and that’s even having missed out on the ending of it and other episodes

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

Based Zexal enjoyer.

[@fxzzy__]

ZEXAL is peak

[@squeethemog213]

Commenting to support. I'll edit when I finish the vid :D

[@neonnwave1]

Junk Warrior punching Red Archfiend Dragon into the ground was my favourite moment in the series. It was one hell of a way to end the duel. Yusei using his oldest ace card and every Warrior synchro was a call back to his entire journey up until this point. But I also love that moment because Junk Warrior is my favourite monster from 5Ds.

[@bigguccimilli6923]

you're actually funny bro im gonna sub just started watch yugioh vids again

[@tonyten39]

*ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE* Anyway, great video as always! Keep up the great work 👍

[@esteban8471]

It's nice to see Jack get some appreciation. His charisma in the sub was unmatched. I'd love to see you cover Zexal characters someday.

[@gyppygirl2021]

Jack was the only reason I made it as far as I did in the sub (the start of the Fortune Cup). If it hadn't been for him carrying the show, I would have quit a lot sooner.

[@morroserch]

My man Jack Atlas, an great example of a good rival. Too bad that the anime didn't know what to do with him for almost 60 episodes, but still gave us good moments. Absolute Powerforce!

[@JorgeSanchez-zk6zw]

3:38 the RPS paper theme for yugi is because Takahashi said it's hair was intended to look like a hand expecting a high 5 to make it look friendly. So his theme being an open hand, he's paper.

[@johnnyd1988]

great analysis of a true king! Absolute Powerforce!

[@edwardrobinson5470]

Good video. Absolute Powerforce

[@CarissaNomadic]

This is one of those videos that make me want to check out the subject of the video. I ended up brushing off Yu-GI-Oh, I think I might like this, despite the warnings about the series!

[@Mangakamen]

Go for it!

[@gravityhero2227]

Jack is still the goat and my favorite character from 5ds.

[@Zetaforce-uv8el]

Once Yugioh 5Ds finished the traumatic bonding experience known as the Dark Signers arc the show became a reverse Gintama which kinda worked.In Jack’s case having lost the burden of being King and making peace with is brothers allowed him to grow,they check his ego constantly making reevaluate himself and his strategies and all the slice of life episodes show how noble he is compared to his King days where he is riding high on ego.He’s a reformed Takasugi to Yusei’s Gintoki and Crow’s Katsura.

[@squeethemog213]

Okay watched the vid and man I really want you to talk about 5ds as a whole. I really want to watch it after seeing you talk about it 😄 Also ABSOLUTE POWER FORCE!

[@autophobicdestruction1048]

ADSOLUTE POWERFORCE! I can't believe you forgot to mention his kickass battle theme.

[@Mangakamen]

1) It would've been copyright struck 2) I did when I talked about the fake Jack.

[@autophobicdestruction1048]

@@Mangakamen I guess I forgot. I got a bad brain.

[@thusspokethestruggler]

For six years I've played a P.I named Jack Atlas in GTA 5 RP. For six years I was clowned on for it, but never knew why. I hate this is how I finally pieced it together.

[@jaycalibre609]

ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE! Also yeah imma need a crow hate video soon pls and thx

[@A88mph]

Jack and Carly's relationship really was one of the worst casualties in the kerfuffle that befell 5D's development. Also, one thing I would have loved to see from this show would have been a duel against Kaiba (or perhaps a grown up Mokuba) against either Yusei or Jack. At the least I would love to see Konami perform a staged, voice acted duel like this. Also, also, remember that one episode at the duel academy where the ending implied that one kid was envious of Yusei having Stardust Dragon, and was clearly setting up for an episode where he would steal it, in order to be good at dueling, and would most likely lead to a lesson in "just because you have good cards, doesn't mean you know how to use them"? Then that episode never happened. Good times.

[@Shylunar64]

Dragon Maid reference! Instant thumbs up! Oh also the video is very well done. Also it could just be my idiot brain but besides the tournament, I don't see how they ruined him.

[@DarkSymphony777]

dragonmaid reference bruh, there's an entire deck that's a dragonmaid reference

[@asafbochnick3712]

Honestly jack Is my favorite character in yu gi oh, actually I love him so much I have a tattoo of his signer symbol in the same place on his right hand ad him. I think he is the best rival I have seen in any show, and he is big part of the reason why 5d is an amazing yu gi oh anime

[@davidcarty7584]

Yusei and Jack had such a awesome relationship, and Rivalry, one interesting thing about it is that despite Yusei living in The Satellite, he was actually born in New domino City,while Jack was born and raised in The Satellite,which is amazing because anyone that looked at Them would thing it's The opposite, that Jack was actually from The City and Yusei The Satellite,and that ads a layer to their Rivalry when We find that out because not only did Jack steal Yusei runner and his Card, he stole his rightful place in New Domino City, and with all that you can clear see that Jack was always The fake king, he always boast of how superior he was but there was nothing Jack could do that Yusei couldn't do better,and it's funny how Jack said once that Yusei wasn't Destined for anything but minimum Wage, when it's reality Jack is The one that would only be making that if he didn't steal from Yusei, The truth is sadly Jack was never Yusei equal especially not in The intelligence department, he had no skills besides dueling and riding a runner while Yusei could not only duel,and ride a runner he can also build them while Jack boasted of his kingly qualities, it was Yusei that actually proven to be a true leader, and of course i know there's way more to Jack then him being a wannabe and a fake king still it's just Sad that on paper his Rivalry with Yusei seemed so one sided,sure he held his own in duels against him but The gap between their Characters is so large most of The time.

[@Espingol]

I am begging for a Crow hate rant video, with a side tangent about Akiza

[@AeroWraith901]

I sill hate so much how his relationship with Carly just got set back down after the dark signer arc, but still was always such a cool character with his mindset of being the "King". That last duel between him and Yusei is definitely one of the most memorable duels in the whole series for me

[@Spirit_of_Yubel]

The biggest- and blatant- reason for the cutting down of the YGO Dub was simple: American producers still see some of this media as "Advertising" still. At the time, The ZEXAL anime was either out in Japan, or was almost set to release and XYZ-era cards were about to be released worldwide. So 4Kids, in their usual way, cut out the 5D's final season in order to prepare for the ZEXAL anime. After all, get all the kids hyped for the newer XYZ cards about to be released. Don't want to follow the boring guy still using Syncro cards. This happened prior to GX as well. GX ends right after the Supreme King arc and final duel with Yubel, because 5D's and Syncro-era cards were about to be released.

[@jackofaces107]

I thought 4kids had to cut production because of the lawsuit against them?

[@Spirit_of_Yubel]

@@jackofaces107 The only major lawsuit I heard was around ARC-V's production. Which kind of shows, as the ARC-V dub hard stops at the introduction of the XYZ Dimension. Like, we see the destroyed Heartland, but that's it. 5D's gat an entire season cut, and ZEXAL went on to completion (which hadn't happened since the the original Yu-Gi-Oh series.)

[@gyppygirl2021]

@@Spirit_of_Yubel ...I wasn't going to comment on this video, but you have completely baffled me. What are you talking about here? Arc-V dub is complete, it has all 148 episodes. It goes to the final ceremonial duel and the teaser of Yuya vs Yusho. If it stopped at Xyz, we wouldn't have Z-ARC's dub voice to make fun of.

[@Spirit_of_Yubel]

@@gyppygirl2021 Places where I could watch the ARC-V always cut the dub off at the end of the Syncro arc, and many places I went to to try and find info for these episodes never turned up an English cast at all. Even "Sailing the Seas" I straight-up never found a dub of ARC-V past the Syncro arc.

[@yuseifudo6075]

I think we can all agree that the first two seasons of 5ds (dark signers arc) is one of the best arcs in Anime

[@toadlord8594]

Agreed. After the Dark Signer arc the series was kinda dull since you kinda can’t outdone our heroes going against Undead Duelists saved from Death with the power of the Underworld to destroy the world in an ancient war/prophecy against the Crimson Dragon. Kinda hard to top something that crazy cool

[@yuseifudo6075]

@@toadlord8594 yeah but i still gotta give props to the last season, it was very good imo, of course not in the same level of the dark signers, but still an enjoyable watch

[@toadlord8594]

@@yuseifudo6075Honestly if you’re curious I know of a Dark AU fanfic where the Dark Signer arc is basically taken up to 11. It’s called My Dark King, and if you’re a fan of Jack x Carly as well it has plenty of that. I could link you the fanfic if you want.

[@legendarycryptid2629]

Honestly Kamen, I could probably make a whole video (or you) using the ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE! To explain what went wrong with Crow's execution as a character and how to revise it so he still works in 5Ds. As he is now, as seen with you, he's base-breaking. He has some genuinely good moments and duels, but on the other hand, he falls flat in terms of character compared to his adoptive brothers (and Aki), and doesn't seem to have a lot going for him outside of seeming like a walking Blackwings promotion, and a bit of a spotlight stealer at times, something that repeatwd itself with his incarnation in ARC-V despite having an okay start. If they had to remake 5Ds in any way, Crow would need a solid basis to work with as a character so that he can finally escape the fandom's view of him as a harbinger of seasonal rot. I brought this up because in watching the video, you didn't really complain about Crow too much here, but I still can't help but think of what good could've been done with his character, and how he was wasted. He grew up with Jack and Yusei as a power trio of sorts, he should have more to him by default.

[@1BadAssArchAngelvs14]

Crow Hoagn's whole character ruined any chance that the other "Signer Dragons" getting future evolution "Synchro Summon Forms. Imagine every "Signer Dragon" getting the same treatment as Yusei's Dragon.

[@guipa__]

5Ds’ second half feels so disconnected from the first because it was completely “overhauled” due to a controversy that surrounded one of the Japanese voice actresses, specifically Carly’s, and her involvement with a bdsm cult, which was discovered when a member was hospitalized. Due to this they changed the entire story to remove anything that could be compared to a cult, in this case by making Ilyaster a group of time travelers and just pretending that the Arcadia Movement didn’t exist. They also proceeded to greatly reduce Carly’s role in the story which is where I presume Jack’s story would follow. The other character that got the short end of the stick with that is Aki, who would have been involved with a potential Arcadia Movement arc

[@gyppygirl2021]

Jack is my favorite rival in the series, between Dark Signers and his appearance as a legacy character in Arc-V. I just don't even consider anything past Dark Signers in 5D's because it feels like a completely different show. If you want to talk to me about that part, know that I will not hold back on my opinion - it's my most hated part of YGO, bar none. Arc-V's ending is a flawless masterpiece by comparison (and while I don't hate it as much as most, I do have one major problem with it, which I would also be happy to discuss).

[@dusan7696]

5ds has some problems, I still enjoyed it a lot. It was a interesting twist and tone setting for Yugioh, 5ds was a part of my childhood I can't remember how much I watched it as a kid. I liked the cast of characters, hard for me to pick a favorite I will say Jack will always be high up in my list no matter what. Coming back to it years later felt nice, I was able to understand it much better, and overall had a fantastic time.

[@DangericeDreams]

I never got into 5DS. I was a fan of the OG series and for most of GX. However, I’m still glad to hear that the storytelling holds up!

[@fxzzy__]

watch 5D's and ZEXAL

[@emreyigit2004]

His character design is also so cool

[@tristanalain9239]

Let's also not forget that those cut episodes contained the best WRGP duel. The duel against Team Taiyo.

[@gyppygirl2021]

Maybe someday I'll watch the missing undubbed episodes, but I'd have to watch it with someone else. I cannot stand 5D's subbed.

[@toddcrim7012]

I want to see the whole crew meeting up again after a time skip.

[@Kazeryuun]

*ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE* Hella great analysis

[@zengetsu4309]

I have to say this opened my eyes to jack's character, absolute powerforce!!

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

Not really sure what the big issue is with Jack Atlas. You are aware that he's fully committed himself to being the King and so fully dedicated himself to dueling so him not having any other skills does make sense like you said. Him not using trust guardian is less so about him not using defensive cards and more so the fact that it represents trust and bonds which we all know Jack is very reluctant about and tbf despite his defensive cards we all know about RDA's effect during the endphase Carly's usage later on is really the only problem with Jack Atlas imo but even then that doesn't completely change his character or what he stands for.

[@Mangakamen]

"himself to dueling so him not having any other skills does make sense like you said." Except driving and fighting... So it contradicts that. "Him not using trust guardian is less so about him not using defensive cards and more so the fact that it represents trust and bonds which we all know Jack is very reluctant about and tbf despite his defensive cards we all know about RDA's effect during the endphase" That'd have more weight... If Trust guardian wasn't used just one more time in the series. It was an issue that was brought up and forgotten about, and ignores that Jack did work in Tandem with Crow and Yusei against Rex.

[@accidentaccount7431]

​@@MangakamenComment ain't sending so I'm using an alt account In fairness he grew up in satellite and just like Yusei they both fought to take over it. It's a skill he was forced to get in order to survive and one he got before becoming the King. It's less so about trust guardian as a card and more so what it represents as in the name *trust* guardian. Which represents allies and bonds and well....trust lmao. It really only needed to be used once so it represents Jack giving in to the idea of working with others With him working with Bird Boy and Yusei it was different because they didn't share the field or their cards and could focus on their own strategies rather than working it out with their allies. We could see Jack using aggressive tactics in order to finish the duel quickly to destroy Rex whereas Yusei played a much more drawn out game and tried to help save Rex and the city. Thanks for the response btw!!!

[@Mangakamen]

You must've put in some banned words from youtube to hit, cause they were in the spam folder.

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

@@Mangakamen Must've been it. Thing is it was the same comment as my alt so I'm not sure what's up with that. You really have to pick words carefully which is extremely difficult when you don't know which ones to put in.

[@thatoneguylegit9219]

1:54 confirmed MangaKamen plays umi control & Dragonmaid

[@dragomight8851]

Having recently gotten the RDA starter deck, and becoming an RDA main on Master Duel, I've come to look back on Jack and realize how great of a character he was. Sucks his development was cut short because of dubbing complications, and we never got to see the coolest dragon evolution in Yugioh. Seriously, Red Dragon Archfiend/Red Demon's Dragon is one of the best Blue-Eyes-like monsters in Yugioh with one of the most adaptable rogue decks in recent years.

[@lucarioknightb7685]

Jack's boss is also one of very few where I like the full evolution series. Every RDA retrain or upgrade feels like a natural step, and it's playstyle stayed coherent. It's wonderful.

[@marocat4749]

Shark is a good rival too, while he kinda is antagonist, ally and inbetween all the time, it really works to show his inner conflict. Plus his later developement from rival to, still rival but getting in interesting directions, i think works.

[@raina1848]

What we need is the video: "How to ruin a great rival and keep doing it afterwards-Edo Phoenix"

[@blackchibisan8116]

I think this is why I love the Manga version of Jack. Dude was perfect embodiment of Jack Atlas

[@Canibar13]

Ask and ye shall recieve: "ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE!"

[@muffinzetta3670]

Ruins? The episode where jack fails at a bunch of part time jobs is the best episode in the whole series. What are you talking about? I’m mad that jack doesn’t end up as carly’s househusband

[@abdielcruz4791]

With its flaws and all 5'Ds always will be my favorite yugioh series and Jack will always be my favorite character.

[@MarxMayhem]

Good video, but I'd like to hear about your ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE of an opinion about Crow Hogan. XD

[@colt1903]

The tag force bgm is giving me flashbacks 😂

[@MollyWolfArt]

Jack may have Battle Fader, but a lot of the time his battle plan is to go on the offensive RELENTLESSLY. Exploder Dragonwing and Chaos King Archfiend support his old attack pattern. Exploder Dragonwing destroys monsters of equal or less power and burns the opponent equal to the destroyed monster's attack. Chaos King Archfiend flips a monster's stats to create an opening for itself. Red Dragon's Archfiend/Red Daemon's Dragon is the best example of his attack pattern as well as it destroys all Defense position monsters after it attacks, crushing everything in its path, but also destroys his own monsters if they don't attack. In the WGRP tournament against Team Unicorn, this attack pattern of his is used against him with a trick to get Jack to attack, lock him into a battle, and then burn him for almost his entire Life Points in one move. He's a little shocked by it but instead of thinking of a different plan, he doubles down and sets a trap to negate the next trap...but ultimately he loses. And because he was too focused on the battle, he overlooked the damage to his Duel Runner, ignored the call to switch out, and is forced to walk the Duel Runner ALL THE WAY to the lap line while bleeding in order to barely stay in the duel. His tactics and pride almost cost them the entire tournament. Then during the ritual for Red Nova Dragon, a similar thing plays out. The Yomi deck punishes him every time he tries to battle and slowly whittle away his life points. Only after breaking free from a trance does he use a different way of fighting and using his cards for purposes other than boosting Red Daemon's Dragon. Red Nova dragon itself is also a culmination of his learning with the effect of it being able to banish itself to avoid battle, while the effect of getting power from Tuners is his Dragon getting stronger through bonds they forged to summon it out. And after Red Nova, he has a few more times to show he isn't carelessly attacking to smash through everything. In his duel with Team Taiyou (that didn't get dubbbed ;w;), he sacrifices himself and his Dragon in a play to try and stop the enemy from getting more turns for some plan, and get Jack in because he knows his fighting style may be better (as well as Black Winged Dragon to counteract Speed World 2's effect to burn for 800). Then when dueling with Aporia, he again takes things slowly and tries to get Leo to stop worrying too much because every move matters. And finally, his last duel with Yusei he unveils a new Synchro that again reflects his smarter way of playing: Crimson Blader. Unlike Red Daemon's that crushes the defense, Exploder Dragonwing that punishes the weaker monsters, or Chaos King Archfiend that opens a way for its assault, Crimson Blader keeps the opponent off of monsters. It controls and limits the battlefield rather than tears through it. Sorry for long explanation

[@Mangakamen]

Maybe, but you're ignoring a lot more: Trap eater and Dark Sprocket are used to eliminate his opponent's spells and traps. His iconic tuner - Dark Resonator, prevents itself from being destroyed in battle once. And then there's Barrier Resonator as well. Crimson fire is used against Effect damage Prideful Roar makes his monster gain attack points to equal the opposing monster - Which with Strong-Wing Dragon makes it invincible against stronger attacking monsters, since it can't be destroyed by monsters with the same attack. Synchro Deflector negates an attack against a Synchro Monster and destroys another monster. Fiendish Chain - nuff said there Changing Destiny - Which can negate an attack. I'm not gonna argue that Jack's strategy is more attack focused, but to say that he didn't have defenses Also, I don't think bringing up Team Unicorn would work here... Because their duel against team 5d's was AFTER the trust guardian episodes - So the lesson was useless.

[@MollyWolfArt]

@@Mangakamen Very fair points, though with some of those they are defenses to improve his offense like Crimson Fire to reverse the Damage, Prideful Roar to overpower, Trap Eater and Dark Sprocket to remove the opponent's defenses and open them up for attacks. So I guess Also remembered Mad Archfiend that turns to Defense when attacked which is both its weakness but also a way of defending. I don't really know why the Trust Guardian and Battle Fader portion got me this...fired up, so sorry about it all and I did greatly enjoy the video.

[@randomduelist5]

Absolute powerforce!!! Jack is a really good character too bad of the "reset button" in the iliaster arc but that was mostly because a different writer took over somewhere during the dark signer arc, he and carly deserved that relationship but no instead he gets a harem between mikage carly and Stephanie i mean mikage made sense since she was his secretary and had feelings for him but stephanie was just added for laughs even though it is funny that in the over the Nexus game she plays a blue eyes deck since she works at the blue eye cafe Nice little kaiba reference

[@deluxebirch585]

Absolute power

[@piotrop6750]

Will you do a video about Toaru ? Maybe about if Touma is a good protagonist or redemption of Accelerator.

[@stresslee]

I’ve always loved jack atlas, and his relationship with Carly was such a good thing but after the dark signers arc ended they really did make some things so bad It was always weird as hell how they just dropped their story and even changed how jack actually acts. I understand what happened and also how it was supposed to end but dang to just do a kids cartoon style reset where it’s like the past didn’t happen anymore is crazy

[@BlaxkSun]

Jack Atlas flaw is the flaw of the show, the Signer and Dark Signer conclusion came and went to fast. When you look at the dark signer arc when it ends it genuinely feels like the end of 5D’s as a whole.

[@gyppygirl2021]

As far as I'm concerned, Dark Signers _is_ the end of the show. Everything after it just feels too different, to the point where it feels like another show entirely. The praise for the Meklord plotline in the fandom legitimately sickens me.

[@fxzzy__]

@@gyppygirl2021 Ark Cradle is one of the best YGO arcs but okay... you can stick to your kiddy 4Kids dub version of 5D's, alright? since you were 'unable to watch 5D's subbed' And of course it's gonna have a different atmosphere. They rebuilt the entire city for everyone's freedom. That's what they were fighting for in the Dark Signers arc. It's not gonna be all doom and gloom and have the same tone as dark signers for the whole way through is it

[@gyppygirl2021]

@fxzzy__ I was going to call you out for aggression, but honestly what I said wasn't the best thing to say, so I apologize for that.

[@BlaxkSun]

@@fxzzy__ sheeesh wtf

[@fxzzy__]

@@BlaxkSun lol what is it

[@insertcreativename802]

I’d honestly be down for a 5Ds flaws video

[@gabrielcalderon6715]

It would be one big one and is Crow

[@amberknight7301]

They missed the best opportunity to have the protagonist lose the final 'ceremonial duel' because in the case of Yusei vs Jack, there were no stakes, no consequences for the loser, Yusei never truly wanted the King of Games title, so Jack surpassing him at the end would have shown that Jack now has the maturity to own the title of 'King' after all they've been through.

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

Jack wouldn't have a reason to go back to Neo Domino City if he won and surpassed Yusei

[@commonviewer2488]

Good thing I started watching subbed after Dark Signers, or I would have missed one of the best moments in the franchise

[@commonsense5199]

Absolute Powerfource Oh my goodness, Subbed clips? You are daring man, Kamen. I feel like Vegeta is too easy to analyze. There many other rivals in anime people should analyze. Let’s do Digimon Rivals. Or YuYu Hakusho rivals.

[@user-nm1eu1xu1j]

Yugi's star-shaped hair could be seen as a hand with the fingers spread out, though on the possible sea theme, I've mainly heard people compare Yusei's hair to a crab

[@jarofross1326]

As the president of a major corporation i have to do that everyday.

[@conradvallon5661]

Now Kamen needs make video talking about Crow, the reason for his absolute powerforce of anger for him needs to be known

[@70Lu07]

Jack Atlas's character peaked after they gave him a pink apron and made him bake a fucked up cake, it all went downhill from there

[@darkjammin79]

I loved 5Ds when I was watching it as it aired. Moments still stand out and Jack is my favorite character while Aki WAS right behind him. Where they did both disgustingly dirty, Jack was still his own character while Aki became a cheerleader and lost who she is. Crow I dislike as he took over development and airtime from the rest of the cast that wasn't Yusei or Jack. Yusei got the protagonist treatment so hard that I have to ignore how he in some way contributes to all but ONE dark signer fight to enjoy it in full. My favorites battles that season were Kiryu and Carly. The connection and intensity was great and the endings were earned until it was damaged by that reset button.

[@BlitzAssault]

Carly did get done dirty. Yugioh female-syndrome in a nutshell.

[@TheMysticwhite]

Manga, do you ever go to ycs events or regionals for yugioh? Or do you ever plan to? It would be awesome to meet you

[@crimsonflame533]

haven't watched much of 5DS but i have been watching ARC V lately because its been the one yu-gi-oh anime i've been wanting to watch the most (already saw all of the first 2, majority of zexal and like the first season and a half of 5DS) mainly because of wanting to know how the zar-c stuff pans out. currently on season 2 but i love how jack atlas' first on screen duel in arc V is him completely destroying yuya

[@gyppygirl2021]

Jack is by far the best of the legacy characters in Arc-V. He feels like a natural continuation of his 5D's self (Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend even directly references the final duel in 5D's), and he doesn't really step too far out of his established character, plus he serves as an excellent rival for Yuya (where the show's proper designated rival basically failed on every front). Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there - second best in my opinion is Alexis, and she doesn't get a lot of screentime.

[@mattwo7]

2:10 Vegeta may be the single most iconic anime rival but he's a far cry from the best.

[@olexoz1505]

Welcome to Jackatlass

[@calsalitra4689]

ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE I have no idea what else to say