Villains Done Right - Vector

[@Mangakamen]

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[@Sonicfalcon16]

Does the viewer ever know that the vector ray reveal before that point?

[@Sonicfalcon16]

I should save this for the bakura video but losing to yami marik to then having a whole arc afterwards doesn't make him see stronger than yami marik but more of a situation strength that plays to his favor

[@Mr.fright-s2l]

I never hated Yu-Gi-Oh it's just a hard show to understand

[@ZEROVers-b7g]

You should read the manga it's generic like the anime crazier than GX & darker than YU GI OH Og manga & with all of that it's the second best thing that these franchise give to us after YU GI OH Og manga

[@vilkas640]

Yuuumaaaa Vector is my all time favorite Yu-Gi-Oh villain, personally. The dude is literally evil and manipulation on steroids. And, in his own twisted way, makes those traits almost seem fashionable. Almost like you'd want to pick them up yourself at the nearest clothing store. And that's not to mention how downright ABSOLUTELY APPEALING he makes absolute bloody mental psychosis sound as a personality trait. Like hot damn, everything anyone would want in a villain, and THEN some, times a thousand. Zexal had it's flaws....oh did it EVER have it's flaws, but Vector ALMOST makes up for them all just by himself. He is just an art form in and of himself.

[@filipvadas7602]

You can tell the animators were having a BLAST with Vector. Especially when they had to make him expressive with just his eyes, genuinely hillarious when paired with the voice acting

[@mohwe1007]

Both VAs had a hell of a good time

[@FallenDefender100]

"I wasn't finished!"

[@christophemolhant2891]

It reminds me a lot of how Yami Marik was animated.

[@filipvadas7602]

​@@christophemolhant2891 and Sartorius, at points, as well as a good chunk of the 5DS villains. Really, the Yugioh anime has a trend of giving the most mentally unstable characters some of the best animation lol

[@legendarycryptid2629]

2:35 Vector has no mouth, yet he remains the most expressive of the Emperors, if not all the Barians as a whole.

[@Ken_T4k4kura]

You could just see it in bros eyes, Yo

[@Deathmare235]

All the characters as a whole, maybe even the whole franchise

[@gottesurteil3201]

True but none of them have mouths.

[@holierthanu1]

He might be more expressive than most anime characters as a whole, with just eyes. The animators had to have LOVED Vector to work that hard

[@chibicelesti4859]

He has no mouth, yet he always screams

[@Legacy_of_Yata-Garasu]

Even if you hate Zexal, I think we can all agree that Vector is easily one of the best parts of Zexal.

[@Animestar21]

Also Shark was easily the best Best Friend since Joey Wheeler. Also, I think Astral is a better Atem, sorry not sorry

[@matts5164]

Zexal arguably has the best cast of antagonist

[@Diamondr11Blue]

Vetrix fam! ​@@matts5164

[@havencorrp]

i loved vector, the only thing i really hated was at the very end they tried to fully redeem him

[@thatman666]

Umbral Horror support when?

[@juanca2567]

Truly a great villain with a good way to redeem himself. The manipulation was perfect in terms of a villain plan and a redemption arc. Yuma was willing to fall with him and Vector finally realized he had a real friend and that time he spent with him was genuine friendship. Man, does Vector put many other manipulative villains and redeemable villains to shame.

[@shadowbladezorru2748]

Vector fell for Yuma's golden retriever energy.

[@luckluca8982]

It is really no surprise that there is A LOT of fanfic with those two. (There is actually a lot of fanfics about Yuma and the Barians he fought: Nash, Alito and Vector. It was actually surprising to see)

[@BrutalSalamander1]

In the dub he was more like “Man, I didn’t know you were cool like that. I won’t drag you down with me anymore” In the sub he was more like “You’re stupid for still trusting me and I can’t stand witnessing you being like this any longer. I’m letting go for both our sakes”

[@legendarycryptid2629]

In minor defense of Vector's overall personality, I feel the greatest culprit is, of course, Don Thousand. While the other Emperors went and died as a result of some of Thousand's machinations, Vector was the only one who was directly corrupted by Don Thousand, and that stuck with him all the way up to his reincarnation. Yes, his dad killing his mom was traumatic, but the Don outright admits to that being his fault... of course, Thousand's grip on Vector's mind is so great he outright _laughs off his own tragic backstory._ It takes until YUUUMAAA reaches out to him and states he'll gladly die with him so he won't be alone that that hold seems to finally drop as he accepts his fate... although the fact he still TA-DA-DAs in the final scene suggests that's just part of who he is now, I dunno. Still a fun villain, though.

[@icesoul17z]

Yeah, like he's a villian, but it is hard for me to properly say his actions are 100% on him.

[@ArmageddonC104]

YUUUMAAAA! Vector is by far my favorite character in all of Yugioh. Kid me was giddy with joy whenever he was on screen. The fact that he's the villain and still so goofy shows how much fun he has just being a bad guy, and I love the energy that comes from it. Awesome video my man!

[@dionysisnance4204]

Vector was built different to the point he turned zexal into dark zexal.

[@misterOrca4]

And I loved how Yuma was going through a literal Self Destruction after losing that trust. By constantly hurting his life points trying to destroy Vector even though Vector is just watching.

[@bocodamondo]

2:35 vector's japanese VA delivery of this scene will always be my favorite moment of the character telling his opponents they will go straight to hell in the most silly voice is his entire character summaried with one line lol you just cant help but love villains who dont have any deep motive, but are like this just because its fun to them

[@karnas1mp]

Hi bro, why did you stop dragon ball multiverse I am a big fan of ur work

[@saiyanscaris6530]

oh shit wasnt expecting to see you back from the dead. how are things

[@mirawest8510]

I feel like any discussion of Vector is incomplete without bringing up that Vector doesn't torture and backstab people just for the hell of it, he does it to torture his sensitive side. He only acts the way he does to convince himself he's the type of evil who would kill his parents because it's less painful than accepting how much of a monster his father was. Every act of cruelty he commits against other is to push his potential friends away and try to hide from the reality that he's a sensitive person in a lot of pain and doesn't feel safe trusting people with that pain. that's why he hates Yuma and Astral so much. Their trust in each other despite all circumstances challenges his belief that he has to be this way, so their bond must be broken and they must be destroyed

[@thiefship]

you were able to word precisely why i love vector so much as a character, gj 👏

[@zeusalternative1270]

The villain who turned the power of friendship from Yuma's greatest weapon to his greatest weakness and how by it's very existence shook to the core the relationship between the 2 protagonists, truly one of the most memorable characters in the series. I love these characters who have a true personality reveal.

[@StarforceOnAir]

Okay, Manga Kamen, whoever is your video editor, keep them around. They have a great sense of humor.

[@Zyr0-z3r]

That part of Vector that he keeps a mental list of everyone he hates is just like Freeza's heroic speech list

[@neonnwave1]

One villain I did enjoy in Yu-Gi-Oh is Ai from VRAINS. He's actually very tragic - thrust into a situation where there is no happy ending for himself or Yusaku, the one human he loves and cherishes. Thus comes up with a plan to solidify his resolve and accept fate: Duel Yusaku where if he wins, the plan halts and Ai dies. If Yusaku loses, the plan continues and Yusaku dies but so does Ai since the plan requires him to spread out his data. So literally, a lose-lose situation. One could say he could just NOT go along with the plan, but he unfortunately can't given that his existence would bring upon the end of humanity.

[@ChangelingRain]

If anything, it's even more tragic than that - he assumes Lightning is completely correct, but right at the end he reveals he _never actually tried simulating out his duel with Yusaku,_ so it's open-ended if he would actually cause the end of humanity or if it's specifically _him existing without Yusaku_ that would.

[@-Siknakaliux-II]

I wish we got the original plot (ending) instead of what we have now IMO

[@thatman666]

I wish SOL Tech was the final boss.

[@questrequested9171]

tbh, Vector is probably my favorite villain of all time. not only of Yugioh but of... well everything. the amount of trolliness he uses in his plans, everything you explained and you haven't even explained the best part about him: his battle vs Nash. (spoilers for that in a bit) He became powerful enough to absorb Don Thousand, and when he was attacked by his number monster, he saw what happened to him in his past. the other Emperors switched allegiance after this. Vector used this to his adventage by seeming that he would indeed give up and let Nash attack him, while after that completely turning it on him again and reabsorbing Don Thousand. That's just amazing writing in my opinion

[@skyrogue1977]

Vector is totally the type to switch peoples mail.

[@kharyhoward2987]

Just to enjoy and watch the 2 neighbors fight each other from across the street 😂

[@Inhaledcorn]

How diabolical!

[@toumabyakuya]

Now you are making Vector look like Robbie Rotten.

[@MultiBoxingKid]

Vector/Grinch: “Jury Duty, Jury Duty, Jury Duty, Blackmail, Pink Slip, Chain Letter, Eviction Notice, Jury Duty!”

[@minakoarisato1506]

​​@@MultiBoxingKid goated comment 😂

[@Darth_Bateman]

Yugioh Zexal was actually amazing. It came to me during this time in my life where I was down and I just needed something upbeat and joyful to help me pull through. Plus I hadn't watched Yugioh in AWHILE so it made the emotions from the OG and GX come flooding back. Hell, it even made me miss Yusei. That and the animation and style was GODLY, holy FUCK.

[@NotMyRealName6]

MangaKamen: _Thanks KZbin Chapters._ Also MangaKamen: _Forgets to set up chapters on video thanking them._

[@Mangakamen]

The chapters are there - KZbin didn't enact them.

[@KirbyH.I.T.S]

Vector! Committing crimes with both magnitude and direction! Oh yeah!

[@otterfire4712]

People sleep on Zexal and I think it has more to do with Yuma's English VA and English censorship of the anime series (cutting out vital episodes because of either death or religious symbology). The fact that the Water themed duelist pack went from Shark to Mako Tsunami is a prime example of this. Shark as a character and duelist is leagues better and more important than Mako who's there to lose in the early stages of two tournament arcs to some main cahracters.

[@TheJoethud22]

I disagree heavily. The English dub is peak.

[@thatman666]

My thoughts were people never took Yuma seriously since he's not amongst the mature Yugioh protagonists.

[@otterfire4712]

@@thatman666 Yuma is honestly up there in terms of protagonists of Yu-Gi-Oh and he does actually mature and take things seriously when friends are in danger. Yuma at the start of the series didn't quite take proper care about learning to play the game well, but still loved the game. His duel with Shark while he was making errors was him trying his best despite logical errors. Well before the World Duel Carnival, Yuma was serious when there were heavy stakes riding on the duels, win or lose, and they were dealt with accordingly. Through Astral's guidance in dueling paired with the training he did for the World Duel Carnival, he prepared to fight people like Kaite. Even after WDC, Yuma was serious with the Barian situation and was doing his best with what he had. With regards to his journey as a duelist, I'd put him on par with Joey Wheeler in that they start as talentless losers who didn't really understand deck construction to dueling legends of their generation.

[@GxGNoir]

always watch sub not dub.

[@ab2aasd]

English Yuma definitely turned me off of watching it despite me being in the age range for the show

[@InvisoBill_Media]

Fun Fact: Vector LOST every single duel he ever had except his second to last duel in the show. And I bring that up to say that it just goes to show that you dont NEED for the main villain to be this unstoppable dueling god to be a compelling character and an S-tier villain. Nobody, and I men NOBODY, will tell you their favorite thing about Vector is that he is a good duelist. (cuz he's not). But what they WILL say, is that he was an impactful character and a very well-written villain. Also @Mangakamen missed an opportunity to mention the fact that both Vector and Zorc/Yami Bakura both play shadow games along with the similarities of their deck. Stellar Video Tho my dude.

[@GothremenBhason]

In his defense, the duel VS Yuma was the definition of plot Armor, he could've won, and yes, +is Lost while possessing Doctor Faker, vs the 3 main protagonists, Yuma, Kite and Shark.

[@FallenDefender100]

Kite to Dr. Faker:"It wasn't a curse... you... made a deal with the devil..."

[@bradyseigfried2395]

I hope Vector gets a fleshed out deck archetype and some legacy support focus soon. Umbral Horror has a lot of thematic potential, and they have a lot of ways they could point the strategy to be unique and interesting.

[@misterOrca4]

We can only pray because Umbral Horror Masquerade is way too good of a Villain card to not flesh out the Archetype or at least Synergize with the Numeron Archetype. Since Don Thousand and Vector were linked so close throughout the last Arc of Zexal.

[@thatman666]

Have Umbral Horrors cheat out the Number 10X like in his Duel against Nasch.

[@noradousson4029]

The only Barian that hasn't received support or has been a bit meta since its release. Even Tachyon, whose archetype was mostly taken by Kite, got his own support. I can't wait to see him when Ygo Duel Link comes out, and I can't wait for him to make a support for the character. To think that I have to play Shark's Fish deck to be able to get Vector's XYZ out.

[@aiyaf627]

omg yugioh zexal is one of my favourite series ever, and vector is easily my favourite character from the series. i was so surprised but happy to see you doing a video covering him! i always appreciate your commentary on series, especially with your talk on villains and their writing, so when i saw you had a video about vector it made me super excited! i agree with pretty much all the points you brought up, and i also think he's a great villain. it was especially interesting to see the batman gambit perspective on him, because i never considered that before! awesome video mangakamen :) also, obligatory YUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAAAA

[@neworigin205]

I’m sooo happy that this video is a thing. From the bottom of my cold heart, thank you

[@WeebGuru6]

Yes finally the goat is here

[@marioayala1930]

@Mangakamen! Great video!, I can't wait for the Bakura video he is one of my favorite Yugioh villains, great work as always! I hope you can also continue the series with the girls from VRAINS!

[@hero-kun2314]

I'm so happy this guy is getting attention. This guy was so savage during the revelation. He was such a breeder from all the characters. He's just so unapologetically vile

[@red2121]

recently stumbled across your channel, and im just so glad there's a video essayist who's willing to analyze and talk about yugioh content. i'd LOVE to see that villain bakura video sometime soon!!

[@lilililililililililililililily]

Such a good video on vector, which tells me to have faith your bakura video will b just as good

[@BloodyEclipse756]

YUUUUUUUMAAAAAAAA! Very much enjoyed the video! Now I love Victor thanks to you!

[@gottesurteil3201]

I love his reveal to Yuma. I love even more when he mimicks his Ray voice and laughs at Yuma for being so naive as to believe in "Barian Police."

[@treywilliams1388]

Props to the editor for, including the Japanese version of vectors transformation, that YUUUUMAAAA scream is iconic

[@OnePunchBookWorm]

I’m glad we can see the relationship between Manga Kamen and the Video Editor.

[@gemraldkid6304]

I personally have more fondness overall for the first half of Zexal, but watching Vector do his thing tends to be pretty fun. One of my favourite duels in the show is the one he has with Marin and Dumon. Great back and forth, cool card showcases, some close calls, and ultimately concluding in the clown’s victory. -also i wasn’t a huge fan of marin and dumon so i low-key kinda enjoyed them being defeated at the hands of someone i found much more interesting-

[@granmastersword]

A bit of an unrelated side note, but since you mentioned about the weirdness of the Number cards before they land into the possession of characters, it seems there's lore explanation for why they take the forms they have (which I assume it's not fully explained in the anime and rather through complementary material and the manga counterpart). So all Number cards start out as blank cards, with nothing on them. And the moment these cards fall into the possession of someone on Earth, they quickly take form based on the known qualities of the person (example being the Cob Ship Number card from the manga, taking that form because its user was a proud chef). And they have the peculiar trait that, if the person they fall possession to is fully aware of their nature as Number cards, the person can have full control over the form they take, shown by the series of Sin Spider Number cards that are all technically the same card but willfully changed by its user

[@roninwarriorsfan]

I love how experessive Vector is in his barian form, and he doesn't have a mouth in that form

[@bahesb2419]

Friendly request for villains for your next “villains done right” video -Frieza(Dragon Ball) -Blackbeard(One piece) -Bill cipher(gravity falls) -Lich(Adventure time) -The mastermind Of danganronpa -The culprit of persona 4

[@toumabyakuya]

Here are some more (if you are open for suggestions): -Heiss (Radiant Historia). -Zero (Zero Escape: 999 and Virtue's Last Reward). -Dr. Xeno (Dr. Stone). -Simeon Saints/Simon Keyes (Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations: Prossecutor's Gambit). -The Cyclops Killer/F/Falco (AI: The Somnium Files). -Makoto Kagutsuchi (Master Detectives Archives: Raincode). -Yomiel (Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective).

[@Animestar21]

Also: Aizen-(Bleach) Pain-(Naruto) Kaido-(One Piece) Anti Spiral-(Gurren Lagann) Satan-(Devilman Crybaby) Malware-(Ben 10: Omniverse)

[@zachlaughton5225]

Finally, a positive video of Yugioh Zexal. Thank you Manga.

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

Oh a video on Vector. Love that guy, easily one of the best villains in yugioh. And if I may let personal preference leak in, he’s easily one of my favourite villains ever, of all time.

[@dragkigamer7944]

Really did enjoy vector as a villain in zexel he was fun to watch and also funny that he lost to the same effect twice

[@nightsoul395]

I love vector, one of my favorite villains! I love him so much I spent 4 years trying to make a purist version of his deck

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

I feel like nowadays people are way to harsh on immature protagonist. I get the idea of a protagonist starting out immature and then maturing as the series goes on. This clichie works best when the protagonist is ignurate about something and has to learn to appreciate it.

[@hankhill6404]

Yuma starting off as an idiot thats just plain poopy booty cheeks at a game he loves is one of the biggest reasons why zexal is my favorite. Out of every single spinoff, yuma is literally the only one that isnt some 5000IQ savant at the game from episode 0

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Good analysis. With so many spin-offs it's hard to create a compelling villain in a series all about children's card games, but Vector pulls it off with gusto. Just as surprising is his reaction to learning that he was previously manipulated by Don Thousand into launching a bloody war with other kingdoms and killing many of his own subjects: He pretends to become traumatized and suicidal, seemingly giving Nasch a way to beat him easily and destroy him as punishment for his deeds... *except* that this is all another lie and he was just pretending to feel remorse to get his opponent to play into his hands. Another gambit, subverting the previous pattern where all the Barian Emperors change their tune once they recover their hidden memories. Pretending to have an emotional breakdown just to mess with someone. The ultimate troll.

[@crocky6996]

I'd love to see a video about Bakura. To me it has to be one of the biggest wasted potentials of all DM. Having a predator and opportunistic villain that doesn't engage in combat and hunting down the characters such as Pegasus was very charming, but since he never left any longlasting impacts of the show as a whole and could not win a duel to anyone but a toddler... yeah He enters on the list of those incredible villains on paper like Shishio and Father for then being total losers

[@luis1237]

Hopefully he’ll get added in Duel Links

[@Diamondr11Blue]

Not yet

[@BrandonPettitt-bw1mj]

I too love Zexal it along with Arc V are my two personal favourites. Zexal and Arc V have a lot of iconic moments and a lot of great duels one of my favourite duels from Zexal is the match between Vector and Nash I truly enjoy that duel.

[@Canibar13]

12:50 I definitely agree that his Japanese VA (Satoshi Hino did a fantastic job at conveying both his insanity and sadism. What truly threw me through a loop, was when I found out (a year ago) that Hino is also the voice for Kevin Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd). Leaving me surprised at his versatility/ability as an actor.

[@ericwijaya2119]

"Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?!"

[@thekage100]

Also what Vector was gonna do to Yuma and Astral was foreshadowed from the VERY FIRST EPISODE of beginning s of The Barian Arc! Its kinda insaaaaaane ❤ Yuri from Arc V is also amazin' 💚🖤

[@DexLeroy]

I'M FEELING THE FLOW!

[@MELIODAS-tv9ik]

Ike, Yuma

[@nziom]

My favorite Yu-Gi-Oh villain unironically

[@mmicb0b]

I'm so glad he and Zexal are finally getting the recommendationhe deserves but I disagree that he isn't irredeemable(he should've been the main villain though instead of throwing don thousand in)

[@unlimiteddarkworks13]

That last line that vector says should have been “you’re no fun”

[@toanuva6178]

*VECTOR! OH YEAH!*

[@sonicfanboy3375]

*DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE*

[@LaZella]

I was part of the fandom watching zexal live as it came out and BOY we were shocked at the Vector reveal, we were talking about it for weeks! It's hard to describe that feeling of seeing that reveal for the first time and I hope one day to experience that shock again

[@OneofmanyASMR]

One of the most fun parts of zexal in my opinion that helps it stand out is that the main character deck ACTUALLY CHANGED. Like we would see him pull out the number cards he won in his following duels. Honestly that was one of the most hype parts of zexal (since unlike say GX that also has some deck switching it was A) a drip feed insted of the protagonists bassicly getting a new starter pack and B) ther was a stronger emotional connection since we saw how mutch of a pain in the ass it was to EARN these cards. Wish more Yu-Gi-Oh series did this honestly!)

[@CesarGameBoy.]

I’m not gonna lie when I saw the notification I thought you were talking about Despicable Me Vector. “Because I commit crimes, with both direction *and magnitude!* Oh yeah!”

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

YUMA!!!!!! I'm so happy you've explained why there's great things in Zexal & yeah Vector is easily one of the things that make the show one of my Top 3 favorite Yugioh generations, the fact he's this insanely evil but it only got that way because Don Thousand messed up his memories which is why Yuma know there was good in him but Vector was still convinced he was that evil of a person until Yuma knows that isn't the truth about him, Vector walks between insanely evil but also a tragic character kinda what I love in certain Xenoblade 2 villains, which is also what I love in Zexal and although I see it homaging the OG Yugioh, my mind also thought of Mega Man Starforce especially given both premises just with Yuma coping with his sadness better than Geo

[@mohwe1007]

the dub did a good job with the "YUUUUUUMMAAA" yell

[@michaellyle859]

Love the comparison of Vector to Bakura, but one correction: it was Marik’s interference in that Slifer duel that brought injured main Bakura out. As much of a schemer as he was, Yami Bakura still had a streak of pride and declared that he didn’t want to win like that (plus claimed he still needed Bakura’s body) so he took control back and told Yugi/Atem to attack him and tanked the loss like a maniacal champ.

[@kayluub9194]

Glad to see Zexal

[@endymon5240]

I like the irony that in his duel, he lost due to his belief that he had total control and his sadism. Personally, I think villains with morally challenging beliefs should lose from their morals, if the writer wants their beliefs to be viewed negatively

[@bradyharpe6051]

VECTOR! an object with both direction, AND MAGNITUDE! OH YEAH! Oh wait that's the wrong vector... FIND THE COMPUTER ROOM! nope that's still wrong

[@VitezAndrei]

Keep the good work.

[@Unknown-xr1iz]

Vector has some of the most anime style duels in the anime. Personally i would've loved vector being in arc-v as a rival to kite in hunting the fusion dimension soldiers. One out of duty/rage (kite) one doing it out of enjoyment. I would've loved to see vector face the fluffals guy in a duel where both are showing no regard to the city. I can see vector doing what he did with the two barians and faking fear just to switch to hit them with the "just kidding"

[@evanroberts5045]

He’s a troll, he’s like the Joker!

[@franthehonest-eyes4883]

I have to thank Vector for his evil plans because it also resulted in the creation of "Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory", one of my favorite cards ever also YUUUUUUUMA...!!! (I have enjoyed the video)

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

I can only imagine how happy the dubbding team was when it became to writing for the Barins, imagine how much time you save writing lines for a character who doesn't have a mouth. Also if they don't have a mouth does mean they speak telepathically?

[@Solqueen86]

I love the fact the Barians don't have mouths due to the saying "Dead men tell no tells or secrets" Each one of them in the past were set up to be killed horribly so they could be mapiulated by Don Thousand each one of in those forms are more silent and following their orders but Vector without a mouth is the most voiced and expressived

[@Trauson]

I never watched this Yugioh season and im more of an OG with the whole pharaoh battle city and not having watched neither any of the other seasons of Yugioh but ill say now this guy has made me interested in the Space Opera of Yugioh xD

[@delphoxhoopa7289]

I was genuinely shook when I saw the Vector reveal for the first time as a kid. Even after all this time, I thought he was a great villain.

[@gamerlego123]

2:08 "As fake as your personality!" Ouch

[@TerryB01]

Vector is a greifer and he's entertaining.

[@crimsonslayer6641]

The barian arc in zexal was so good! Vector was one of the most entertaining characters in the series. I personally liked zexal

[@minakoarisato1506]

Vector was amazing!

[@richardmorgan3665]

Zexal is absolutely one of my favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! series, it’s definitely top 3 for me and Vector might just be my favourite villain in all of Yu-Gi-Oh!, a massive part on why I love Zexal is because of Vector, the way he manipulated Yuma to the point where Yuma basically had a mental breakdown and damaged Yuma and Astral’s bond to the point that they later struggled to Zexal morph, he made a lasting impact on the protagonist shows just how effective he was as a villain. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal honestly has some of the best characters in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! like it has the best rival with the GOATs Kite and Shark, the only rival that hasn’t ever lost to the protagonist, a rival that started off as a true threat intimidating threat, like duels against Kite felt like fights for survival, you weren’t just losing a duel, but then he turns into one of your greatest homies, one that would literally die for you. Then there’s Shark, a rival that started out as a generic bully and you’d think that’s all he would ever be but then he stayed being relevant and becomes the final antagonist holding the fate of all his people in his hands against his best friend who is also holding the fate of other people in his hands, no matter who winds one side dies but neither want to be the one to win because they homies fr, until Shark pulls out the ultimate homie move and sac himself so his homie could live. Yuma is also one of the better protagonist IMO, he starts off as goober that only took Ls because though all of the battles that battered him physically, mentally, and emotionally he came out on the other side as a God duelist even on his own, like I was actually proud of him when he was able to perform a shining draw on his own. Honestly the youngest and sweetest Yu-Gi-Oh! protagonist probably went through the most mind and soul crushing duels in the franchise only really matched by Jaden. Zexal is a GOAT’d series and hate that it gets so much hate, or really treat it like the black sheep when Arc-V is right there.

[@caseyjones8153]

The thing with Bakura’s Battle City Duel against Yugi is that it was MARIK who made Ryo come back to the forefront, with Bakura actually coming back to take the potential brunt of the blow in service of his plan.

[@1nsrt]

Vectors one of my favorite villains in yugioh Also 7:48 the point system was for Nash/shark not for the other emperors

[@mrsunnypolo1679]

Love hearing the bat man gambit being used more in modern review videos

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

JAN JAJAN~! ORE VECTA!!! God i love this madman

[@galaxyjaam039]

Props to number 96 for also planting those same seeds against Astral 19:04

[@jasonsippel2353]

Both.

[@BlizzardLuinor]

Vector will always be my favorite villain, and to think he was just like Yuma in the beginning, couldn't stand the thought of fighting and violence at all. Then his bastard of a father and Don Thousand soured his mindset in less than a moment's notice. He really cared for his Mother a lot, seeing his Father kill her right in front of him, no wonder he always felt so damaged. I always felt bad for how he ended up becoming a villain, but damn his backstory was insane. Don Thousand literally turned him from a Prince of Tragedy to Prince of Madness in less than a few seconds. Also, we need a total makeover for the Umbral Horrors, Vector deserves better than this. We need new chaos forms for his Masquerades and Doom/Chaos Chimera Dragon.

[@daddy-odizzy5180]

You made me think you managed to make a 30 minute video on Vector from Despicable Me. 😂

[@wovercomet9412]

"You don't survive! But I do!🎶🤪 It's bye-bye time KIDDIES!😈

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

Responding to the Zexal hate I saw Zexal when I wss a teenager and I liked it, as an adult I can understand why some people would be turned off of it since it looks like the goofest of all the Yugioh series at face value. I appreciate the risk this series took with doing the whole hero and spirit companion like in the originial series. I think the series best aspect is what I call the One Piece effect Where its able to take characters with goofy designs and put them in both series and sentimental moments. Yuma for all his childish behavior goes through a lot of hardships.

[@thatman666]

That's me enjoying Kamen Rider in a nutshell. Some suits are dumb in design yet the story can be compelling.

[@ZayZenBlaze]

Seeing Vector for the first time in Zexal threw me for a loop because it was crazy to me that a character like him was created for one of the Yu-Gi-Oh iterations. I’m super glad he does exist because he’s just so deliciously evil. One of my favorite villains of all time. ^_^

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Dude literally goaded Nasch's sister & best friend into realizing he's betrayed them, and then when they try to do something about it, he traps Nasch and makes him watch Vector kill them both. THEN when Nasch duels him he goes out of his way to summon their cards and make him destroy them lol. Such delicious pettiness. Also: YUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMAAAAAAAAA

[@dspace4514]

I do kind of wish we got more of Shingetsu as a Barian, just so that the reveal was more heartbreaking. Or at least more duels with him.

[@OxzhitAuom]

Man Is there is one thing I like about yugioh is that The villains. Are awesome and have Awesome Architypes deck

[@brayenmorrison3199]

For a sec i thought he meant Vector from Despicable Me. 😂😂😂 I was like... woah, he's really that great a villian?

[@sonicfanboy3375]

He's also a great villain

[@bahesb2419]

I thought for a sec too. Sure he was an entertaining villain but I don’t think he was THAT great of a villain.

[@tomo8940]

He is a pretty great villian.

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

True But he couldn't EVER compare to this one

[@YuzuMelodious]

(Zexal) Vector does commit evil acts with both direction & magnitude. No wonder you were thinking of Despicable Me.

[@shahabudinkarimi1810]

if you love villains who are a troll then vector is one you will love I know I did and it one of the reasons why he is my favorite zexal character and favorite yugioh villain.

[@NEX1639]

29:56 you're outro song sounds like A song called last breath phase 4 unpredictable like at least the halfway point of it is almost spot on

[@Shylunar64]

Neat. Can't wait for the Bakura analysis then.

[@darkstarplays6315]

I was only half paying attention (have some real world stuff going on) but Zexal was meant to be almost like a reboot as this is the only series other than the OG that started with a Manga first. I think it took on more of its own identity as it went on. Also great video, always love villain talk

[@armandomendoza7371]

Vector is definetely my favorite of the emperors, he is just so fun. BTW will you ever talk about the mangas? like the GX, ZEXAL or R mangas? would be really cool

[@shadowstar8619]

I'd also say that Vector was a great villain just because of how objectively terrifying he was to me as a kid, and not just because of the downright uncanny nightmare faces he'd pull with that "expressiveness" that even his Barian face projects. Over the course of Zexal, he manipulates, he possesses, he tortures, he betrays, and he kills. Even Astral acknowledges that he was a large part of the reason why Yuma stopped finding dueling fun, because wherever and whenever Vector was involved, it was all about survival and the survival of his friends, most of whom being dead by the darkest hour. While maybe not outright villains, I'd certainly say that the other Barians are all Noble Demons or Anti-Villains done right, even if the ways they qualify differ from person to person. Most examples of this are primarily them not being as actively malevolent as one would think that demonic aliens trying to destroy an entire world would be; hell, if you give even Dumon -- the acting leader of the Barians since they started becoming an active threat -- a chance to really think about it, none of them even know why they're fighting each other, and if not for Don Thousand, they probably wouldn't be fighting at all.

[@VoidtoScream]

another note on zexal being an homage to DM: the entire concept of chaos vs order is prevalent in egyptian mythos

[@dragonman1579]

I still haven't finished zexal (i always get to the last season of a yuigioh series just to never finish it besides the first) but the ray /vector reveal as a kid and even now is still quite shocking to me.

[@ultima1033]

YUUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAA! We building the overlay network with this one, boyz!