Theory: The Complete Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime & Manga Timeline

[@shuizaffre]

God that’s so on brand for *Kaiba* to be the literal sole reason of making an entire new timeline.

[@Kid_Arachnid]

Ong I was laughing when I realized Kaiba was the key to everything 💀 that is so fucking funny yet so fitting

[@Dresden_Nova]

You can also blame Bakura, too. In the original manga, he kills Pegasus. In the anime, Pegasus lives and goes on to make more Fusion monsters, and then Synchro and Xyz. Kaiba is too preoccupied with revenge to focus on more mechanics, which is why summoning mechanics stop evolving.

[@azariyelvarro6271]

The real reason the timeline was re-written was because he left a memo behind that, if his tech were to even destroy the world, then as the President of Kaiba Corp he'd declare the timeline invalid.

[@watchrandomuser395onyoutube]

Darn kaido

[@akatsukigajou1639]

​@@watchrandomuser395onyoutubeits kaiba

[@stormynight4856]

It's weird how simply Kaiba not being in one specific place at one specific time would create a whole new diverse timeline

[@wicked.a950]

The power of money....

[@puupää]

It is not that weird to be honest. Like, our world could be changed for ever if someone finally decides to start using nukes. And it all might have started because of an idea they heard at some point in their lives.

[@PoopyHead78902]

@@puupää that’s no where near as simple as one man in one place at one time

[@puupää]

@@PoopyHead78902 Well it can very well be, its the same with WW2, if Hitler was accepted to the art school, things could of gone very different, I'm not saying no Hitler no war 100% but it could of been. And we would live in a completely different world.

[@PoopyHead78902]

@@genocidehero9687 huh?

[@madambutterfly1997]

RIP Takahashi. Thank you for shaping the core of my childhood ❤️ 🙏🏾

[@johnnylara7032]

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[@one.2622]

Shaping the core!?!?! Jesus lol I never saw or met anyone take yugioh that hard-core as a kid. I mean sure we all liked if and played but dam!

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@one.2622 I promise if you look at the other comment I’m not the only one who said this

[@SSGKvsh]

@@one.2622 man why you even here if you're not a die hard fan I literally remember being 5 waking up on Saturday watching the Original Yugioh, literally was my childhood.

[@jacobburr3570]

I feel you man! Some of my best memories as a kid was dueling, getting together with friends to trade , playing with duel disks outside and cosplaying characters. One of my only after school activities was going to books a million and playing card games and making new friends. I still remember moments in my childhood where I got cards I never thought I would. One summer I had spent with my step brother, he ended up moving far away at the end of that summer. But before he left he gave me his slyther the sky dragon and told me about him moving. I've bonded a lot through Yu-Gi-Oh and I won't forget the great times I had. Much love

[@jeremymorris345]

I love how Yu-Gi-Oh basically went what if we turn playing cards games into energy to run the world.

[@Das0000]

Yeah it is awesome it’s kinda simple and so sophisticated at the same time. It is cool

[@StevenJones851]

Kaiba would definitely do that

[@KeyboardKlutz_0]

I still don't think Kaiba outright died, given that he needed the quantum cube to visit the afterlife in the first place and how Atem is clearly smiling, which he wouldn't be if Kaiba just threw his life away, but the timeline still makes sense if he survived since he would still be on a drastically different route than the previous anime. Fantastic stuff.

[@nenmaster5218]

!!!!!!

[@Diego5151999]

Keep in mind that DSOD is non canon to the anime timeline. It’s been stated that it takes place in the Manga universe

[@Luissv72]

So... Kaiba is still the most important character in Yugioh. As it should be

[@deniskornja762]

Nah without Atem nothing would happen probably.

[@agrimbhattarai8851]

​@@deniskornja762 no

[@botpogo2085]

Just look at Kaiba's ambition in the movie The Dark Side of Dimensions, he will definitely continue to try to defeat ATEM which will definitely give rise to many branch dimensions, so don't be surprised if Kaiba will definitely become an important figure in the Yu Gi Oh universe 🤣🤣

[@yngwayne]

Pegasus?

[@Edjuyl]

A Dragon

[@alumlovescake]

This is the most complete, coherent and actually understandable Yu-GI-OH! timeline I have seen.

[@reggielacey2235]

What about Yu-Gi-Oh everything

[@dresden7534]

@@reggielacey2235 he hasnt done one in years, also I feel like spellcommander's feels more organized then Dillion's (no offense) plus arc v wasnt even finished when he first made his

[@blackpowerranger7173]

But there is one problem G,o,d or the Genesis Omega dragon destroyed everything in that moment of time in it where yuya are from the manga originated from

[@BenedictPH]

​@@blackpowerranger7173 *YEAH AND IT CAUSE TO SEND YUYA AND REIJI BACK IN TIME WHERE THEIR PARENTS ARE IN THEIR AGE: THEN AT THE END OF THE MANGA, YUYA GAVE HIS ACE CARD TO HIS MOM CAUSING TO A TIME LOOP*

[@BenedictPH]

To the yuya part: He gave his ace card to his mom then she meets yuya's father, they fell in love, she gave birth to the Yu-Boys then in yuya's childhood she yuya's ace card to yuya then as the Yu-Boys grow up, G.O.D. Incident happen which cause to send yuya and reiji go bwck in time. *A Time Loop*

[@bowrin32]

And when the world needed him most, he returned in a blaze of glory!

[@mariachipotter6875]

Was going to give it a like but it sits at 69 likes. Noice….

[@fei-tzefu8527]

This video was absolutely AMAZING!!! Dylan at YGO Everything was promising us a timeline video for ages and he has always failed to deliver and stringing us along, regardless of him moving house or how busy he was, SpellCommander was also busy but still managed to put out this Masterpiece!!!

[@johnnylara7032]

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[@johnnylara7032]

Well, letting you know that Jesus Christ is coming soon at any moment, in great glory, to judge the living & the dead! Amen! Repent! Be spiritually ready & prepared!

[@youdontknowme236]

@@johnnylara7032 we do not care

[@K_J_Coleman_Composer]

I want a series that goes back to the fundamentals of the first show. A focus on egyptian mythos, shadow magic, and whatnot but with a modern design. Clean, sleek, realistic duels. Fast paced while complex.

[@jameshollister8294]

Me too are a reboot of kiaba and yugioh the first one was just so good all the characters now are goofy except yuesi

[@farhatk6054]

@@jameshollister8294 and the new cards are cartoonish I dunno but I only likes the dark themed DM cards/ monsters

[@Gengs2023]

​@@farhatk6054 you need prayer

[@reyrey9752]

Boomer

[@K_J_Coleman_Composer]

@@reyrey9752 Hey I didn't say I didn't like the new stuff, I just think its been a while and a new art style and animation tech would kill with the old mythos

[@foekaiser3938]

The point made about Zarc made so much sense. I thought it was silly how he just sort of combined with his dragon through just malice alone. But Add in the context that Chaos is in the world it could be controlled by someone with enough will power, it makes sense now!

[@rohanthomas4134]

If this be the end for your yu-gi-oh content, the you could not have gone out with a bigger bang. This is a wonderfully constructed peace of lore analysis that brings together almost all of the yugioh franchise that I’m definitely adopting as head canon. Whatever you go for next I’ve got no doubt that you’ll knock it out of the park just like you have these last fuw years. Great job!

[@fei-tzefu8527]

This video was absolutely AMAZING!!! Dylan at YGO Everything was promising us a timeline video for ages and he has always failed to deliver and stringing us along, regardless of him moving house or how busy he was, SpellCommander was also busy but still managed to put out this Masterpiece!!!

[@johnnylara7032]

@@fei-tzefu8527 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGG8k6WwZq2hY68

[@kickass2557]

I agree absolutely brilliant

[@leonglitch]

@@fei-tzefu8527 Well he put one out now,

[@TTRPGSarvis]

Your Vrains argument being a sequel to the Manga and DSoD actually has even more support. In Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links, the setting is a virtual world. One that crosses dimensions. And one that is built by none other than Dark Side of Dimensions Seto Kaiba.

[@duartefernandes6913]

You deserve my uncontested respect, even if the theory ends up not making sense when i finish watching, the sheer ammount of work and thinking done deserves so much respect. Pop off!

[@johnnylara7032]

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[@corinnetheanime]

This timeline actually makes so much sense, and it makes me happy to see two of my favorite characters (Zarc and Kaiba) play large roles in it in different ways. This is now the canon in my mind for the entire franchise. Kudos for your hard work!!

[@gipsymelody1268]

i think zarc and zorc are the same! :S

[@ClulssCrs3310]

Takahashi was like a hero to me. Opening inspiration into music playing, singing, drawing, being aware of industry censorship, and third language learning. May he be in peace. May he be smiling.

[@joarfrid6544]

Rest in peace Takahashi. We shall never see his likes again. Also, thank you for the awesome video. The depth of the analysis was incredible, and the positivity regarding the modern parts of ygo have really boosted my motivation to keep watching the new series and keep playing the cardgame! Much love from Sweden!

[@victor_e_dafeet8218]

I can’t believe you are bringing so much information from all over. You using the dark side of dimensions movie to prove that that is the ritual summoning time period for Vrains sealed the deal for me. Love this theory and it is totally part of my head canon now!

[@akoo369]

My head canon. Lol brilliant

[@JD-xz1mx]

"You using the dark side of dimensions movie" Except the Dark Side of Dimensions is non-canon, as is most of the content used in this video.

[@bhakodokripha9422]

@@JD-xz1mx You dumb? They literally said they consider it a headcanon

[@DARKVEEMON1]

@@JD-xz1mx What do you mean non-canon for Dark Side of Dimension? The author himself said it follows the original manga story

[@nick8402]

I absolutely love how you were able to connect the manga and the anime together. Personally, I would put sevens and go rush on their own timeline. Clearly events similar to the previous Yugioh anime (at least up to arc v) happed within that timeline due to background references, but too much about the card game itself is different. Before rush duels, there didn’t seem to be any extra deck mechanics at all. Fusion is invented during the events of Sevens. Also the technology in both sevens and go rush is around the same level of DM/GX

[@sarthakarora3212]

uh no, Sevens has master duel format but yuga hates it. Fusion was invented for go rush and rush duel fusions are different then master format ones. It similar but too different.

[@cozzillagaming1869]

Master duel fusion summoning does exist in the Sevens Universe. When the rush duel version of fusion is revealed, one of the character directly compares it to polymerization. In addition, unlike Maximum cards, which had to be created from scratch throughout the series, fusion monsters in Sevens already exist, and it’s rather the rush duel exclusive version of polymerization, named Fusion, that has to be created/obtained

[@nick8402]

@@cozzillagaming1869 not at all. The character who “compares it to polymerization” is simply stated that the English word Fusion (used for the mechanic in the Rush universe instead of the Japanese word) means fusion. Polymerization in Japanese is “Yūgō” (which is just the normal word for fusion). He isn’t talking about a card

[@nick8402]

@@sarthakarora3212 not master duels. The format that Yuga replaces is referred to as “Goha Duels”. It’s the same as rush duels minus the infinite normal summoning, extra draws, and the zones. There is no extra deck

[@thattimestampguy]

1:57 Duel Monster’s Story 5:17 Yugioh GX 6:36 5D’s 10:21 Illeaster 11:04 Zexal 14:06 15:53 Numeron Code 16:24 Arc-5, Dimension Jumping 17:38 Zark 20:16 22:14 Dimensional Barrier 27:58 Dark Side of Dimensions 30:48 Manga 31:50 Seto Kaiba

[@3XC4LIBURR]

U forgot Yu-Gi-Oh vrains

[@storm_wolfBH]

Zarc not zark

[@crossknight1490]

Good thing is, Duel Links' lore confirms that Duel Links is an expantion of Vrains, so it's in fact official that "Vrains" and "Dark side of Dimensions" must be related. Bad thing is, Duel Links' lore confirms that Zexal happens in a totally different timeline separated from the first 3 series, Arc-V dimensions are different from the previous series and YuGiOh Duel Monsters anime and manga are different timelines I'm sure with the Duel Links' lore this theory can be refined into the final YuGiOh theory and a "official" timeline

[@zerozeroeight]

i still wonder why in zexal yuma was aware of the dm ace monsters in episode 15 theres a part where you can see blue eyes, dm , dmg , and neos which proves that zexal is relevent to gx and dm and also i wonder why they don’t use fusions after gx

[@fernandolombardi4701]

​@@zerozeroeight There are fusions in 5ds and Zexal

[@rajkanishu]

​​@@zerozeroeight I don't remember if it's the case in 5ds but in Zexal there's one instance of fusion summoning, Kaito fusions summons Twin Photon Lizard in the same duel where we see Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction, episode 22

[@Zetaforce-uv8el]

My best theory that makes sense is that Yugioh is a multiverse with different time streams due to the fact the OG Yugioh has three animated continuities (Toei (Season Zero),DM and the manga/DSOD). 5Ds has shown us Yusei,Bruno and Sherry lost in time space with different time streams around them and DSOD Kaiba can also travel through time, space and other dimensions so it’s not out of the realm of possibility for the franchise plus it opens the door to more world building without making everything a mess.

[@bearbbb12]

That’s a pretty awesome theory and like you said it can lead to world building and prevent one big mess

[@Daniel_3322]

This is the first time I have seen someone try to put the manga into these timelines and I have to say that this is now the timeline I believe in. Also R.I.P. Kazuki Takahashi this video feels like the perfect tribute to him and I hope that even though he isn't around anymore that people will still find comfort and excitement in reading/watching his works. So may he live on in his works through which he will never be forgotten

[@JD-xz1mx]

I'm not sure why a video that inserts works by other creators into his timeline would be a tribute to him.

[@Daniel_3322]

@@JD-xz1mx well would you prefer to show people only what began and ended with you, or to show what you and your creation inspired? Whatever you say everything Yu-Gi-Oh can be obviously traced back to the original Yu-Gi-Oh, showing just how influential he and his work was and that his story didn't die together with him, but that it will live on.

[@shinigamigew2393]

The work, the time, the persistence this video needed to be made is beyond my imagination. Thank you very much for helping us understand the story of our favourite piece of childhood.

[@EzGainz9877]

You don’t still watch it lmao

[@marebear8284]

I'm accepting this video as canon because it's incredible and thorough and just makes sense, thank you for your hard work and dedication!!

[@SilverbackSlipsteam]

I honestly love this version! I know people talk about a Multiverse but I like the thought of everything being on a single line

[@jameshollister8294]

Me to but it's not only 4

[@lkraut2266]

It's a shame the death of Kazuki, now we will never actually know what could be next after dark side of dimensions or have something new from the pharaoh and Kaiba. Good luck finding new franchises to analyze.

[@undergroundvagos8481]

Who said there would be a continuation of the dark side of dimensions?

[@oliv8058]

@@undergroundvagos8481 all we know is the movie was supposed to be longer. So there is more we could know, in a way

[@teamorevilover2863]

Sadly he didn't release another movie for 20th anniversary of YGO anime back in 2020

[@whambamduel]

The re-contextualization that the Manga is it's own seperate dimension as a result of ARC-V gives us a perfect answer of "Where the protagonists are in ARC-V?" They, too, were re-born in the manga timeline. Only one instance of Yugi, Jaden, Yusei, and Yuma ever existed - When history was re-written when Zarc was split up, the first four protagonists were separated from the ARC-V timeline, and were brought into the rebirth of the Standard dimension. With time, as the pieces of Zarc reunited in ARC-V, they too, would be reborn in the ARC-V Manga as their own individual people.

[@wicked.a950]

Thank you, I only knew this stuff up to arc 5, the way you explained Vrains, the ritual dimension and the Manga made everything finally click

[@Pen_Slinger]

The anime timeline is messed up because of what Paradox did, he time traveled to Yugi's era taking with him cards that did not yet exist and causing Jaden and Yusei to pursue him causing even more cards that did not yet exist to appear in Yugi's timeline. This created a butterfly effect which is something we seem to get a hint of through Yugi's deck, he has some cards that he shouldn't have in his deck (such as Bonds Between Teacher & Student).

[@1Dshot]

I like how you handle the timeline. Where Yugioh Everything took a multiverse approach, you lined it all up based off of the tech/science behind behind it all. It's interesting the different ideas that came out of each. I wish you well on your next chapter. Also perhaps I missed it, but how did Kaiba's 2nd brother play a role in the timeline? I dont' think you explained how that connected

[@wolfywonder8480]

I think he forgot, but I can only assume it’s because that arc kept Kaiba interacting with the main cast, and thus made his inclusion in the finale of Duel Monsters more understandable. I mean they all just escaped another simulation together, so it makes sense that Kaiba would have a vested interest in whatever shenanigans Yugi and co would get up to, and jump into things himself if anything looked interesting or concerning

[@notapollo7127]

it's such a shame that this is the end of yugioh content on this channel, loved your theory vids and your yugioh gx rewrite series. Still, you went out with a bang & I love all the work & theory crafting you did here, it's so convincing that this should definitely be canon.

[@JakeSmith-mq5dc]

Ah man, you were my favorite and only Yugioh KZbinr. Heck, you got me back into the franchise. I rewatched the final season of Dual Monsters and fell in love with both Zexal and VRAINS because of your theory videos. I am thrilled that you finally made your Yugioh timeline video, but I'd hate to see the end of your Yugioh content.

[@Superderpynerd]

Now that we have a full timeline, we can finally do "what if" videos.

[@TheWackyWorkbench]

YESSSS

[@THESHOWBOAT]

Nice

[@walterlopez5054]

What If Joey had beaten Marik in battle city

[@Superderpynerd]

@@walterlopez5054 That is a good question to ask. Well first of all, that would mean Joey would get Ra from Merik. Yugi and Kaiba would play out the same, but now I think Joey would probably still be out of commission from the duel, since it took even more effort to finally win. This would mean that Joey would have Ra going forward even though Yugi won the tournament. It would definitely change the seal of Oricalchos arc, since the cult would only have 2 of the cards.

[@Genya2008]

@@Superderpynerd Well we never have seen the final battle city duel between Joey and Yugi it only got teased. but how is it in the manga was it shown there.

[@panhad9152]

Kaiba and Yugi on the afterlife looking at the end of the world "Yo should we do something?" "Nah our beef isn't over yet" "Fair point"

[@TempestExpe]

One thing that I might add that you might've forgotten to mention is that nightmare from gx actually talks about numeron dragon. How the universe was made from one card. Also how the light and darkness come into play which is meant to represent Chaos. Idk felt that gx wasn't talked as much in the vid.

[@whostolehonno]

Amazing video, as always. I'm very sorry about the circumstances that have left you burnt on Yu-Gi-Oh, but I am excited to see you explore new franchises!

[@spartanq7781]

He dit it by God he did it. He somehow explained the timeline without losing me. 👏

[@Crimson_Dragon01]

You had some very interesting ideas in this. I can't imagine how much time and effort went to piecing this all together. However, one problem is that in Sevens the cards are very basic at the beginning almost like Duel Monsters, and no one had seen Fusions before Yuo introduced them. Yuga's program changed everyone's cards into Rush Duel cards, so I imagine the characters wouldn't have been surprised by Fusions if they had already been a part of Master Duels. It's later revealed that Fusions were created by the Lukeman, an electronic lifeform. In short, the other summoning methods couldn't have existed before Sevens. The world also establishes that Goha Corporation invented dueling and shows them developing the technology to play duels. If this were to fit in to the timeline, it feels like it would have to be after a nearly word-ending event and humanity rebuilt itself. However, in the Goha museum, Kaiba's throwing Duel Disk and Jack Atlas's Duel Runner can be seen. It's hard to say if these Easter eggs are relics of the past or other concepts that Goha created and just happened to be similar. The technology of the Sevens world is also a step back from Vrains in some ways, such as having physical Duel Disks again instead of the projected Disks. Also, Yuhi and Yuamu are not related to Yuga (or at least the same Yuga from Sevens if there is a Yuga in their world). Episode 20 of Go Rush (which came out after this video) pretty much confirms that Go Rush takes place in an alternate dimension from Sevens. In this world, no one has seen the Sevens style Duel Disk that Yudias has, and Yuamu and Yuhi had never heard of Yuga's Sevens Road Magician when another mysterious character summons it.

[@pokeymaster9415]

In a flashback we see Romin get her Prima Gitarna and the card layout is still the same so cards always looked like that in the sevense universe... maybe after Goha took over they decided to change the layout?

[@Crimson_Dragon01]

@@pokeymaster9415 I've always wondered about that. I actually think the duels weren't actually Master Duels and we're Goha Duel, something completely different.

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

@@pokeymaster9415 In the Sevens canon Goha invented the duels

[@aozorahaou2643]

Then again VRAINS was allegedly originally supposed to end with an apocalyptic event where Yusaku dies and humanity is either eradicated or almost eradicated So SeVeNs COULD fit if say the reminisces of humanity were to able repopulate and recreate duel monsters from scratch cutting out Ritual, Fusion Synchro, Xyz, and Link Summoning. As for why Pendulums didn't show up in VRAINS I theorized after Yuya defeated Genesis Omega Dragon it changed the timeline to the point Pendulum Summoning didn't even existed with Yuzu having the only card to ever exist in the form of Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon with it devolving into a regular effect monster.

[@lAlwaysHopel]

About Fusion, is not true. Fusion already existed in Seven, just that it wasn’t compatible with Rush Duel. When Yuo used it, Gakuto commented Fusion as if he meant Polymerization which proves it exists and it also make sense since Goha Duel is Master Rule. Sevens also explained that the Fusion card contains the code that makes fusion possible in Rush Duel. This is why they didn’t explained Fusion card origin since they already existed in Goha Duel, but couldn’t be used in Rush Duel.

[@manuelgrothe608]

18:46 Z-ARC Boys and Ray Akaba Girls 1. Standard/Pendulum Realm: Yuya Sakaki as Yugi Muto and Zuzu Boyle as Tea Gardner 2. Fusion Realm: Yuri as Jaden Yuki and Celina as Blair Flanagan 3. Synchro Realm: Yugo as Yusei Fudo and Rin as Akiza Isinski 4. Xyz Realm: Yuto as Yuma Tsukumo and Lulu Obsidian as Tori Meadows

[@mentalnebulosity896]

GOD DAMNIT! you've definitely filled in many a gap(s) for me & motivated me to install project Ignis* on my phone. Good job. I appreciate it the nostalgia spike.

[@pedrohulk6928]

I love all the Yugioh Series, my personal favorite one tho would be zexal because of xyz monsters

[@dragonkidd1644]

My fave is always GOTTA be arc v the story was so good wish they kept the multiple dimension concept

[@paladinofeon9154]

Thank for all the hard work you have done you are true duelist. You made me look at the world of Yu-Gi-Oh in a completely new light. Let the Heart of the Cards be with you with you forever. You have my deepest respect.

[@KingsBard]

Damn, it's a shame if this means no continuation of the GX Rewrite, but I'm glad you're putting your foot down and doing what you want. btw I LOVE how you gave a reason for Zorc and Zarc having the same name

[@ethanleach1252]

This was my first video of yours and it blew my mind! Thank you for putting in so much effort!!

[@cww2490]

So Kaiba getting closure with his rival, leading a healthier life and trying to improve the world led to Chaos or AI taking over. And Kaiba not getting over his rivalry and dying young lead to a more stable timeline. I can now only imagine a continuation of this would be if Manga Kaiba does eventually leave setting his rivalry and somehow makes it back, but not to the manga timeline. To see his brother he becomes the new main bad guy who's trying to reach the manga timeline no matter the danger.

[@thekage100]

Yeeeees! Had a long day.. This is just what i need!! Thanks dude, for all the hard work!!

[@ExistentHope]

And with that time time echoes that Yu-Gi-Oh is the meaning of life time time. Great timeline.

[@Colin-Sierra682]

You hit the nail on the head with me. I never really cared much for the anime after 5D's. Arc V and Vrains caught my attention at times but that was mostly due to when I got back in the game or focused on the competitive scene or other changes. But videos like your, Dylan's and TGS Anime kept me interested in the shows, lore, and engaged when the try hard environment grew stale to me. So it will be sad seeing you step back for a while but I hope all is and does go well for you and when you come back I hope I get to see these kinds of deep dives into Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Mass Effect, Halo and more

[@Official.daybreak]

I find it hilarious that Kiaba would literally destroy himself to play a children’s card game.

[@Shoyro]

I saw this two years after this was uploaded. I love that this actually combines the anime and Manga entries of Yu-Gi-Oh into something understandable and actually enjoyable. Now I am curious if you could consider diving into the lore of Magic the Gathering, especially if one can find an in universe explanation for the Universes Beyond sets existing and how the characters are represented by the colors tied to them like how Gandalf of Lord of the Rings is Red, Blue, and White. Trust me, Magic's Color Pie and mythos is REALLY interesting for someone like you, SpellCommander.

[@fero_zetta]

Maybe Zarc himself had a hand on the "Why we don't see the previous protagonists in their respective summoning dimensions"? Think about it. If there was really a Ritual dimension, the WEAKEST summoning method by FAR before VRAINS (and arguably still is), where do you want to put 4 extremely dangerous people for your resurrection (Yugi, Jaiden, Yusei and Yuuma)? In the dimensions where your nemesis put your soul fragments or this barren wasteland that will probably not advance THAT MUCH compared to the rest, with their more potent Summoning energies? Obviously you would want the Ritual Dimension, because there you will not get the problem of dealing with THE KING OF GAMES YUUGI MUTOU, THE KING OF GENTLE DARKNESS JAIDEN, THE TIME TRAVELLING SAVIOUR YUSEI MF FUDO or THE ALIEN CONQUISTADOR YUUMA TSUKUMO. But then you would also want the existence of this dimension to be hidden, since if everyone knew about it then they would make contact and bring those disasters with legs to your doorstep, and we know of a single one capable of rallying the rest to do so, Yusei. Yusei has already met Jaiden and Yugi, and meeting Yuuma wouldn't be out of the realm of his capabilities (Or so would think Zarc, considering that he probably doesn't know about the Crimson Dragon but absolutely freaking knew about Paradox, Aporia, Antinomy and Z-one), so you would have to fight your Archnemesis (which they would probably put together) alongside 4 extremely dangerous and capable legendary duelists... Yeah, no thank you. He probably made arrangements mid fission to avoid people to know about that dimension, and maybe even had a gateway there as a back-up plan, in the case that he failed, to recover and try again. As long as he could escape, he would've gone to the Ritual Dimension to regain his footing and try again, but didn't count on being reincarnated into a baby to purge his evilness.

[@LordCaim2821]

Or, You know, with Yugi's heart of cards, and Yusei's signer powers to give him the right card (alwasy made more sense to me that Yusei had the crimson dragon to give him the right card. Seems more like a deity helping him than just pure luck), then no one could beat them. Zarc wouldn't stand a chance against them. They kind of had to remove them for "balance" sake Also, maybe this dragon that created the world.. Maybe it's spirit is the crimson dragon? And that's why it's protecting it?

[@fero_zetta]

@@LordCaim2821 The numeron and crimson dragons are really mysterious... It could be that the numeron dragon's spirit is the Crimson dragon or it could be another deity entirely...

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

I still believe his previous theory about that. Namely, that Ray, when splitting the dimensions, used her power to put the souls of the protagonists into the Zarc fragments to purify them.

[@fero_zetta]

@@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ I can also believe that, I'm just trying to give more ideas to the theory of this video.

[@LordCaim2821]

@@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ didn't hear this theory. This is my first video of his. But hey, that would explain why they are good duelists, I guess.

[@alextalbain9269]

This was by far your best video yet and if this really is the end if your yugioh content (which I hope it isn't cause I want to see more of your GX rewrite) then you couldn't have ended it in a better way. You pulled of more hat tricks than Dark Magician, traveled further through space than HERO Neos, shined brighter than Stardust Dragon, created a better place than Utopia, were more entertaining than Odd-Eyes Pendelum Dragon, accessed more data than Firewall Dragon, and showed more skills then Seven Roads Magician! Congratulations!

[@dragonemperor5986]

Go take you q nice long break king, because it sounds like you need it. But don't give up on yugioh because we're not ready to let you go. I won't lie when I say I'm here just for the yugioh but yugioh has always been in my life for as long as I could remember. It got me through a very dark childhood to graduation and even after that. Hell you were the reason I was able to pass a lot of my college courses. Like that one video you made talking about how seto kaiba came up with synchro summoning and inner D, the science you showed me and everyone else, I did a ten pqge essay on the real world science behind it and how it could be brought to reality and with that I got one of the highest scores ever seen in my composition, history, and physical science classes at college, and that just one example of how not just yugioh but you too help the community that you create. Please, don't give up, take a break but don't give up because we need you

[@SpellCommander91]

I really can't thank you enough for writing this. I read this right after coming out of therapy and immediately called my shrink back to say, "HOLY CRAP, I HAVE TO READ YOU THIS COMMENT!!!!" It means so much to hear. Purely out of curiosity, I'd love to read your term paper if you still have it. Feel free to email it to me. [e-mail].

[@uzumali4852]

This video has single-handedly put you at the top of my favourite yugitubers! Such good work, and such love put into it! Please don’t ever stop

[@ReplyIfYouAreGae]

Dude gained my respect for literally recapping the whole yugioh franchise and also giving us the details that we miss or just we didn't watch

[@Superderpynerd]

You beat Dylan. (Rest in Peace Kazuki. You brought an amazing series to this world.)

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

This is….actually astounding. Great work! Also, I’d say that Beyblade is a very weird franchise in terms of timeline and what exactly the spirits within the toys themselves are. It would be interesting to see you tackle that series’ timeline. Not to mention, it has just been confirmed that soon, the 4th generation of Beyblade will begin. Of course, the OG Plastic Gen was the 1st, Metal Fight was the 2nd, and Burst was the 3rd. Not to mention Beywheelz and Beyraiderz creating a multiverse.

[@ZoulStar]

Beyblade is pretty straightforward in that each generation is its own continuity, since each gen is written by a different author and its been gone on record by them that each generation is self contained. That being said, let me explain the spirits and how they differ from each gen: -OG had the ancient fighting spirits the Bit Beasts, their origins unknown but found sealed away in rock, to which scientists have tried to study and understand these ancient beings, some even creating artificial bit beasts - Cyber Bit Beasts - for their own personal gain. You could establish a bond with them, similar in the same vain to Pokemon because of it’s heavy inspiration/influence at the time of Beyblade’s creation/inception, where if the spirit thought you were worthy, they would establish a bond with you. For example: Tyson’s Dragoon was bonded to his family sword, who soon bonded with Tyson and became part of his Beyblade, wielding it in beybattles. -Metal Saga has the constellations spirits where the origin of Beyblade came from the stars themselves, a meteor crashing down to Earth: the Star Fragment, which created the legendary beys Pegasus and L-Drago, thus the creation and foundation for Beyblade as a whole started here in this universe. With Bladers being able to awaken such power by taping into and unlocking their Beyblades potential. Kenta being an example by him unlocking the claws of his Sagittario. BeyWheelz and Warriors/Raiderz is a separate timeline, creating a completely different universe in the process that branched from the Metal Saga’s universe, where instead of tops, they were wheelz instead due to a strong divergence that happened sometime far before the events of the Metal series. -Burst doesn’t really have a name for its spirits(I am writing this before QuadStrike comes out so they have time to tell us) but their spirits and world are pretty grounded and based more on our own reality(while each gen’s Earth is quite like our own, Burst’s world is more realistic in that it follows more closely to the actual top game). We know nothing about their origins, instead know enough about what they’re capable of and what they can do and provide for their Blader/Partner. Resonance being the name of the strong mental and spiritual bond between blader and their spirit when they are in complete sync with one another. Dark Resonance is a corrupted state of this when the Blader’s negative emotions influence the bond, effectively causing this twisted bond causing the spirits to become more demonic in strength and power, causing both parties in a dark possessed like state of becoming one. Some examples of these happening are seen with Shu, Aiger, Phi and Hearts, to list a few. And then you have Flare, a fiery state of Resonance which gives a greater boost of power to the user than before. Lane from S5/Surge uniquely had to do deal with this state running wild till later the Hizashi brothers unlocked that same power to try and defeat him. Hope this helps!

[@akatsukigajou1639]

​@ItsInterixit is

[@Mr1991bbk]

The only problem I have with the Sevens placement is that most of the cards used for rush duels are the standard cards and don't have a seperate card list. This means that the core game is only as far as fusion summons and a lot of the cards have really old stat blocks. Not only that but weak normal monsters are used like crazy too. All this leads me to believe that Sevens is actually in-between GX and 5Ds. Since the cards are so archaic, that means that a lot of the real world power creep progression hasn't happened yet. This means that Rush Duels will likely eventually phase out as cards advance and the balance of Rush Duels is ruined, leading to it not existing anymore. Not only that but the "Legend" cards are likely legendary due to their usage by the previous protagonists that used said cards. I'm also pretty sure there are no Legend cards from any later than the GX Era Archetypes. Edit: some confusion comes up because the show mentions "solid vision" and people assume that it started in Arc-V, that is a misconception. Solid Vision is the basis for all of Kaiba's hologram technology from the very beginning of the series. On the other hand, Arc-V introduces "Real Solid Vision". With other mentions of things just being a hologram, then technology-wise, Sevens must take place before Arc-V. Edit: after further deliberations, it would actually make sense that it was between 5Ds and Zexal, as Jack's runner is there and the official game would be nuked back to GXish Era from the Synchro Summoning controversies.

[@spirare6121]

theres a couple brief cameos in sevens (eg in ep1) of xyz monsters from zexal and arc-v, plus a couple monsters from vrains (one of which mentions links in its text - armatos legio gladius) so if you take their random monster picks completely seriously then thatd suggest sevens does take place post-vrains!

[@Mr1991bbk]

@@spirare6121 that doesn't make any sense though. Since I'm pretty sure that you don't actually see the cards, they may just be like many other cards and just be similar versions that existed beforehand. Also, why wouldn't they use anything more advanced then fusion summoning when rush duels use literally all the cards from the main game. It must be that those aren't the actual cards we're used to. As an example, odd-eyes cat leads us to believe that this is post-ArcV. That is only the case if you think of it in the order that we became aware. Why couldn't odd-eyes cat be the original odd-eyes card? It would make sense since it is tied to an archetype based on the other eyed dragons. Not only that but even in the real world we have cards that don't get Archetypes for years.

[@lilsquirt6842]

Like you mentioned its a rush duel which is something new within the world of the anime so the game is fundamentally different, them not using those cards has no objective indication on its timeframe. Rush duels literally is within the anime a new way to play to simplify the mechanics which in turn could take out the more complicated components like syncros, xyz's, and links

[@lilsquirt6842]

This can easily be explained by Rush Duels in the timeframe within the anime being barely introduced at that time, maybe the Rush Duel in the universe of the anime itself is still in a more infant stage of itself in not allowing Syncros and xyzs like in real life when rush duels were first introduced irl . You have to remember within the universe the dueling simply is a card game that can have its mechanics changed to not allow specific cards, just like real life.

[@lilsquirt6842]

btw all of that could make more sense if Rush GO is set closely after Sevens if it introduces links xyz's and syncros in its dueling system because then that can mean they simply developed the Rush Duel mechanics in the card game within the anime to add those more complicated cards

[@zerodiversion4509]

Speaking of the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, it also has some other differences aside from Kaiba's disappearance in Battle City... Yami Bakura killed Pegasus after he set the people he trapped in cards free where as in the Anime, Yami Bakura merely KOed Pegasus and sent him to the hospital where he recovered and continued to live his life into the GX era where he made some appearances up until 5DS where it was implied where he passed away considering one of the World Racing Grand Prix sponsors is a memorial foundation named after him.

[@obtuse186]

I think 5DS is set long after the natural deaths of everyone from Duel Monsters and probably even GX. Officer Trudge isn't literally the same guy who went to school with Yugi but a relative of him. Also tangent but I also think Leo and Luna are related to Esperoba (the kid Joey gets Jinzo from)

[@JeanaSama58]

The fact Kaiba time travelled at the end, he surely affected all these timelines.

[@Ramona122003]

He didn’t time-travel. He went into the afterlife.

[@andreasgrothe9940]

It's ashamed that Yu-Gi-Oh GX never had a season 4 and Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds' never had a season 3 all in English Dub, I mean these shows were masterpieces for kids in the United States and Canada, why they don't understand true English-Japanese Culture and true art anymore?

[@peanutsaber8837]

Might be because they were too dark. 5ds after aporia literally has end of the world stuff and Bruno dying. Not a strong argument so honestly I don't know.

[@SomeLonelyShmuck]

@@peanutsaber8837 Yeah. Not a strong argument because in the original the entire show was dark from start to finish throughout every single version of Yugioh. Every single bit of it.

[@javislugo6835]

@@SomeLonelyShmuck I think he meant like it was so dark that a lot of censorship would have to be done per episode

[@SomeLonelyShmuck]

@@javislugo6835 Oh I'm aware. Did you know there are certain seasons of Yugioh that require a ton of censoring per episode? Physical altercations were censored, Shadow Realm is pure dub and dead bodies were edited frequently. It's especially bad (or good) in 5D's. Damn near entire show was edited and tweaked.

[@javislugo6835]

@@SomeLonelyShmuck yeah I know it's wild

[@craigyeah1052]

This honestly fulfills one of the hardest asks of a cohesive timeline that LoZ hasn't be able to: It's actually easy to understand. Shame about the law stuff, I got back into yu gi oh as a result of a channel too, though this is the first video of yours I've seen. Was good though, way moreso than I expected, really makes me love my favorite YuGiOh anime Arc-V even more. Cool concept and nice job.

[@sebay4654]

1. After watching the first half of the video I feel that you forgot to reinforce the point that chaos energy was back in the world and is likely what zarc tapped into in order to fuse himself with his Dragons it also is likely what allowed him to communicate with his Dragons and that the presence of chaos energy also likely reinforces the point of the changes in the history of the divergent timelines (yes I am suggesting that chaos energy was primarily responsible) 2 the presence of non sealed chaos energy In the ritual dimension also likely allowed for the creation of the plana/dimension cube as that extra chaos energy didn't exist in the original timeline which then introduces agami and with this more present chaos energy also creates the changes in each of the mangas and likely creates G.O.D and whilst I do like the idea that it is Kiba causing the change in the timeline for the ritual dimension I think it is more interesting If the excess chaos energy created the chance of the manga and reveals Kibas change as likely being because he tapped into chaos energy without an item and it could even explain how he built a device to access the afterlife 3 also a ritual dimensions zarc fusion was likely impossible to be possible because of the presence of chaos being far more normal (plus also probably created the pendulum summon I'm the normal dimension)

[@aozorahaou2643]

Idk about it allowing him to contact his dragon's since DM, GX, 5Ds, and ZeXaL touched on the idea of humans having strong connections to their monster spirits that they're able to see and communicate with them. Starting with DM built on in GX and 5Ds and reintroduced in ZeXaL via Yuma and Astral's connections with the Numbers and monsters like Rainbow Kuriboh. It's possible Zarc is one of those special humans with the connections to duel spirits allowing him to speak to Odd-Eyes, Dark Rebellion, Clear Wing, and Starve Venom. Though usually cases like Yugi and Kaiba it involves their connection to the ancient past and the Millennium Items, for Jaden its his Supreme King powers, the Signers being their marks of the Crimson Dragon though Luna and Leo are the only ones capable of speaking to their monster spirits, though we got folks like Jesse, Fujiwara, and Chazz who don't possess any special abilities or items yet they're able to speak to their monster spirits.

[@ZarcthefoxKamenRiderGeats]

All of this is so interesting and honestly works so well except Go Rush has now been confirmed to be a intrequel where from the POVs of Yudias, Yuhi, and Yuamu they are on a world pre SEVENS, but from a character referred to as that guy he is on a world post SEVENS but having the Manga universe exist because of the Anime universe is so interesting but ironic since for the very first Yugioh anime to exist in our world the manga had to exist.

[@milehighgambler]

Very nice video man. I am the very same guy you were talking about, when I say I stopped watching after 5Ds, and if I’m being honest, I didn’t finish GX nor 5Ds, but thank you so much for doing this, I really do want to go back to Yu-Gi-Oh because of you. Please don’t stop man, you just earned a new sub

[@Pokefan0009]

Pretty great video and amazing timeline+theory, but some things should be clarified about ritual summoning in the anime specifically in Arc-V. Ritual summoning was used in both the standard and fusion dimension. Although when it was used by Alexis can be ignored because it was most likely taught to her by Yuya's father who isnt a normal resident of the dimension, the standard dimension does use ritual summoning and might even have a duel school for it specifically. Aura Sentia is the main practitioner of ritual summoning we see and it should be noted that the entire "school" is similar to a spiritual cult or following with a focus on things like divination. Although this is a great theory, it was strange to me that this side character in Arc-V was not mentioned or ritual summoning in Arc-V as a whole was not mentioned.

[@midnightthehedgehog8859]

I can't wait to see what you got for the 5th story of Yu-Gi-Oh GX rewritten. Other words, Great theory.

[@nouralyafei236]

Finally a full timeline thank you ❤️

[@Super-Animation]

I have seen someone try to put the manga into these timelines and I have to say that this is now the timeline I believe in.

[@BenedictPH]

Same here

[@bearbbb12]

I actually love this theory because your past theory on how Arc V essentially erases the past series of yugioh was a great theory that made sense which bothered me because the series we love are gone since they’re drastically different However this new theory shows that Arc V did throw things off but, the universe naturally set itself back in motion. Kaibas death did alter the future however, it does not drastically change things until we get to Arc V which just ends up being a standard yugioh series now. I guess what bothered me is that instead of something like 5d’s where they changed an apocalyptic future to a bright one, Arc V rewrote that bright future unnecessarily I don’t care what anyone says, this is the yugioh universe I’m going with Great theory! Never thought I’d say this but thank God for ritual summoning

[@brendansabourin1864]

Thank you for the great yugioh content, 2 suggestions that I think you might like to cover are “Fate” with its many many timelines, intriguing magic system and a plethora of stories to go along with it and “A Certain Magical Index” with other series of a similar title in the same universe which has really awesome lore and 2 power systems that I think are both scintillating personally. Whatever you do end up covering I at least know you’ll do a great job, good luck.

[@nicholascalton293]

This was so beautiful. Thank you for putting the time to get this together.

[@santibelmondo5480]

Actually Kaiba survived the duel, moved on, but chose a different path, helping Yugi design new games, because they both agreed on that. The real change is Yugi finding a new purpose and Kaiba ending his salty runback in a refreshing way to not make heavy breakthroughs.

[@BenedictPH]

The epilogue of dsod right?

[@amamiyaharuto8407]

​​@@BenedictPHy There's art by takashi for that aswell

[@Zaine_02]

Something that I’ve noticed is that Zarc has a place in every timeline. Duel monsters he is seen. GX some of his power is put into the supreme king aka jaiden. For 5ds I’m not sure but I know it has something to do with the synchro energy. For Zexal, he was sealed away until at the end he was freed from his capture when astral opened the gate. For arc 5 , his name is literally zarc the supreme king, he was freed when astral opened the gate but then sealed into 4 different souls: yuya, yuri, yugo,, yuto AND odd eyes pendulum dragon, xyz dark rebellion dragon, clear wing synchro dragon and finally starving venom fusion dragon.

[@emikumaarts]

I think this might be the single best and most concise explanation of the timeline ive ever seen for this series. Sharing this with friends so i can rope them all into my own hyperfixation but, very very well done. It's crazy to think that so much could have changed with just one or two characters being in different places. Even if it is all just theory at this point, i like this timeline of events a whole lot. Thanks for the hard work, dude, can't wait to see more of your content.

[@mrm9570]

36:40 I was gonna say exactly that too! This video has defo made me want to go back and rewatch Yugioh as a whole now. Awesome theory! Its a shame you're not going to make more but all good things must come to an end. Good luck with your future projects

[@SuperPuzzler]

As long as YGO continues, I don't think you're gonna be done with it. Take a break if you need to, no one will judge you for that. Your YGO theories have been a point of fascination for me. That said, there ARE a few things about THIS theory that I think need to be discussed. First off, I know most people disregard the video games when it comes to YGO rules and story, but in the case of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, I don't think that's wise. This got pretty big, so I think I'll have to split this into two comments. The continuation will be a reply to this one. Duel Links is a mobile game, later released on Steam, created by Konami which uses the Speed Duel rules that were made popular in VRAINS. (Speed Duels had existed on Duel Terminal arcade machines as early as the 5D's era, but they were quite a bit more primitive and lacked Skills; special abilities players can use during a Speed Duel.) In it, the player can choose to play as any number of characters, each one with their own unique set of Skills, though some Skills are shared. At first, players could only choose characters from the original Duel Monsters manga. Multiple events in the game seem to indicate that it follows the events of the manga rather than the events of the show. However, if Konami ever includes dialogue that shows that Seto Kaiba (DM) remembers the battle between Yugi and the Pharaoh, that could change. Over time, new worlds were added, beginning with GX, then being followed by 5D's. Another world based on Dark Side of Dimensions was added as well, and that was eventually followed by a ZEXAL world and an ARC-V world. We'll be getting VRAINS World later this year, perhaps this month. Details on that world are scant at the moment, but we do know of a few characters who will be showing up, such as Playmaker and Ai, Soulburner (Flame is notably absent), and Varis (though I prefer his Japanese name, Revolver). But Duel Links also has a story. This story is meant to explain how characters who died or otherwise ceased to exist in the shows are showing up as playable characters here. Dark Signer Rex Goodwin was the first to figure it out: He and the other Dark Signers were recreated by Duel Links from the memories of the people logging into the game. This is expanded upon further in Duel World ZEXAL after two of the Arclight siblings are introduced, Trey and Quattro. During one of their discussions, Trey says he's encountered duelists who are AT LEAST as good as Quattro, who is effectively the Duel Monsters champion of the entire Asian continent. But Trey says something else that he finds unsettling: No one in his family has ever HEARD of these duelists. These guys do their homework, so they know about every single person in their world who could actually challenge them, but these other duelists who could give Quattro a run for his money seemingly flew completely under their radar. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! The most significant fact that Trey stated was that he had NEVER HEARD of the Kaiba Corporation. It may have been personal bias on his part, but Trey suspects that Duel Links is not only connecting to different dimensions, but is FROM a different dimension. Let's move on to Duel World ARC-V. When the Declan Akaba unlock event went live, there was some dialogue between him and Yuya that is pretty interesting. Declan is preparing for another interdimensional war (though it's pretty clear he's hoping it won't happen), and he explains that there are other dimensions in Duel Links, but that they're not the Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Dimensions that Declan and the Lancers traveled through. Yuya then exclaims that this is why characters like Jack and Kite didn't recognize him. I saw a thread on the Duel Links subreddit not too long ago which posited a theory that Duel Links was Kaiba's attempt to bring back the Pharaoh. Now he's possibly learned about the Numeron Code and may be preparing a campaign to claim it so he can resurrect Atem. Characters in various Duel Worlds have figured out that Duel Links is recreating events from their history, and some of them believe that a new interdimensional war is coming. Declan Akaba fears the worst and is making preparations in case something like what his father did happens again. However, I think Quinton Arclight from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL has a much graver concern: The Numeron Code. I don't know if anyone outside of Duel World ZEXAL knows about it yet, but if they do, Quinton is making preparations to defend it. He may have also figured out that Duel Links is recreating history, so his preparations will have to be for threats both old and new. I think there are two individuals who are still alive who will want it: Kaiba and Ai. Kaiba will want it to resurrect the Pharaoh, and Ai will want it to resurrect his fellow Ignis. But Quinton knows how dangerous the Numeron Code is, and the only person he trusts to use it competently is Astral. Every Duel World is gonna get caught up in this if that's how it plays out. While Duel Links DOES seem to throw a couple of wrenches into your theory, I think the Numeron Code itself can save it. First off, I think the idea that ZEXAL and ARC-V take place on the same timeline as DM, GX and 5D's just doesn't work. Another big hole is that, even if Momentum tech had been phased out, the Signer Dragons are still historically significant, so there's no way there wouldn't be statues of them at the Duel Lodge... unless they never existed. (But THAT'S also weird because Dark Tuner Nightmare Hand makes a cameo appearance in the very first episode of ZEXAL.) In order to make everything work out, we have to go with Multiverse Theory, or at least the idea that there are different dimensions of reality. When the Numeron Dragon created the universe and shed its last tear, I think that the impact of that tear crashing into the Earth caused the timeline to split in MULTIPLE directions. There's a multiverse, with each new YGO story a deviation from First Impact. Well... sort of. I think you are right about SOME Of the timelines being created as a result of Astral's use of the Numeron Code. The reunification of the Astral and Barian Worlds (they used to be one world), could have created a ripple effect that would affect all other timelines. In the original manga timeline, this would've created a split where Gozaburo Kaiba would have a biological son, Noah, and THIS would result in the events of the anime timeline (though it's possible that he still had Noah but that he died prior to Seto and Mokuba's adoption). Well, the DM anime timeline anyway. Although, if Astral's actions could have had that kind of interdimensional impact, it's entirely possible that his use of the Numeron Code is what caused time to split at First Impact, albeit unintentionally. Astral is powerful and intelligent, but we're talking about a Duel Monsters card that contains the literal source code of REALITY. Nothing short of perfect understanding of that code would be required to minimize the risk of unintended consequences. Even then, there may be instances where any action taken using the Code would still have a non-zero chance of changing something unintentionally. Based on Duel Links dialogue, I think that ZEXAL and ARC-V are separate dimensions from each other and from the Duel Monsters timeline(s). In the ZEXAL timeline, hologram tech is still used, but AR is more popular for dueling because it is much more immersive. In ARC-V, Solid Vision was still invented, and a hard-light evolution was created called Real Solid Vision, but it was never used for Dueling until Leo Akaba's experiments led to this, which ultimately caused the Z-ARC crisis. I think that ARC-V is a continuation of the Dark Side of Dimensions timeline, and that none of the alternate-universe OG characters- Crow, Jack, Kite, Alexis, Aster, and a host of cameos- are the same ones as those who appeared in previous anime entries.

[@SuperPuzzler]

PART TWO! However, I DO think that VRAINS is the lost "Ritual Dimension" of ARC-V. as you've suggested. But there's a HUGE mystery surrounding its origin and alleged connection to ARC-V. The world of ARC-V was split into four dimensions when Ray defeated Supreme King Z-ARC and split the beast in four. The effect was so profound that it caused Earth to split into four, existing in a state of flux. Supreme King Z-ARC and Ray were also split into four. Zarc clung desperately to his four dragons as he tried to keep them together, which is why the Yu-boys share his face, different aspects of his personality, and a piece of his soul, and why they each have one of his four ace monsters. But why did this cause the world and Ray to split into four, and why was each world focused on a different Summon technique? I think it has to do with the dragons themselves. Remember, the YGO Multiverse was created BY a dragon. This is just speculation, but I think that even the Numeron Dragon had some biases of its own (which is why bias still exists in YGO). Dragons have long been among the most powerful Types in the game of Duel Monsters, and Zarc had come into possession of the four most powerful dragons for those summoning methods. Dragons themselves seem to have a profound effect on reality, and I think that's because all dragons inherited this power from the Numeron Dragon thanks to its own inherent bias towards its own kind. But there was (at least) one dragon that was left out of this. Its identity is unknown, but if you are correct about VRAINS being the lost Ritual Dimension, then that means there MUST have been a Ritual Dragon as well. I don't think Zarc ever acquired it, though. But somehow, it knew about the union of Zarc and the other four dragons. When Zarc split, I think the chaos of the entire debacle allowed it to create its own dimension, but it also tried to leave some of its influence in the other four dimensions (which is why Rituals still exist in the Standard and Fusion dimensions). In fact, the recently created Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon, the very first Pendulum Ritual monster, may be a hint as to the nature of this lost Ritual Monster, and how Zarc ended up creating Pendulum Monsters. Whatever the case, though, the Ritual Dragon failed to join its brethren, and it has been lost and forgotten to history in the world of YGO VRAINS. But the Duel Disk tech in VRAINS IS notably similar to the tech created by Kaiba in DSOD. Furthermore, we know that a lot of the computer tech is very similar to what Kaiba himself was capable of doing- I mean, he created NUMEROUS simulation programs that would be impossible for us in the real world just based on the math alone- so what happened with that in ARC-V? Well... what if I'm wrong about the lost Ritual Dragon CREATING a dimension? What if, just as Zarc clung to his four dragons, the Ritual Dragon clung to the ARC-V timeline so desperately that it DIDN'T create a new world of its own? Perhaps instead of MAKING a new world, it was THROWN into an OLD one. Some of its influence was left behind in the ARC-V world, a sort of call to its brethren to not be left out, but the card itself was thrown from the ARC-V timeline and into the original manga timeline. Its presence would've led to the popularity of Ritual Monsters rising. But what this DOESN'T explain is the energy distribution problems that Link Monsters were invented to fix. So either something happened that caused Fusion Energy to decrease dramatically, necessitating the creation of the Extra Monster Zone (perhaps Fusion Energy was needed to make Synchro and Xyz Monsters in this dimension?), or the similarities between VR Duel tech and Kaiba's DSOD duel tech are just coincidence- which is something that can happen in a multiverse. You're more familiar with the manga than I am, and I admit that there are plenty of ideas in this FREAKING ESSAY that are mere speculation with very little go on. But I don't think that there's any one "lynchpin" that caused the timeline to split. Rather, I think that it's a number of overlapping events and occurrences which caused the YGO universe to split into a multiverse. The most noteworthy events are the life of Noah Kaiba, Astral's use of the Numeron Code, and the Z-ARC crisis.

[@sinfinite7516]

Cool theory, super long tho 😂

[@twonk2434]

This has been my favorite videos of yours. I'm so glad to see the conclusion of the yugioh timeline explained. I enjoyed your yugioh videos the most, but your dragon ball timeline video was fantastic. So I guess timeline related stuff would be cool.

[@konner5213]

That one bloke who works at the head company is watching this thinking "Finally they figured it out!"

[@johngentley5015]

I have proof that Synchro once existed in the world of Zexal: Shark uses Underwater Snow Prison The artwork for Underwater Snow Prison has Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier on it. That means Trishula, which keep in mind is a synchro monster, also exists in the Zexal universe, or existed sometime in history, which means Synchro monsters also appeared sometime in Zexal's history.

[@gameknight504]

I stumbled upon this channel thanks to the video talking about why the protagonist of the last four series wasn't in Arc V. Despite only having watched that one and this, it sure was a fun time. Can't wait to see what other series you'll over analyze next!

[@MKRCinema]

R.I.P You legend. I suppose that means our dream of the anime returning to its original art style really is dead in water. Rest in peace Takahashi. Thank you for making my childhood amazing ❤️

[@petarsabev6770]

I definitely look forward to seeing you give your insight on other fictional worlds and I am sure it will be enjoyable seeing how dedicated you are to your work! On to a new great era cheers! 💜

[@RaykinaBreaker]

OMG! I don't think if I'm read the manga I will even notice this. This whole revelation make so much sense now. Now I wonder how SEVENS series connected?

[@realblush]

I absolutely hate those fan timeline theories because they leave out important bits and shift the stories into something they are not ... but this video doesn't. This actually makes sense, and was highly entertaining at the same time. Amazing work!

[@dudebladeX]

I came for the Yu-Gi-Oh… … I stayed for the analysis. Really happy I did, and I'm really happy that I was part of the community that Kazuki Takahashi made. I made a lot of friends thanks to his work. I'd like to think that he'd be happy if just one person managed to make one friend through his work, and I _know_ that a lot of people made friends because of his work.

[@fei-tzefu8527]

This video was absolutely AMAZING!!! Dylan at YGO Everything was promising us a timeline video for ages and he has always failed to deliver and stringing us along, regardless of him moving house or how busy he was, you were busy also but still managed to put out this Masterpiece!!! Thank you for everything!!!

[@dynamokota]

I'd actually disagree about GO RUSH!! being a direct sequel to SEVENS. I think it's a different universe, but, at the very least, it takes place a _long time_ after SEVENS. Even if it took place in the same timeline, it would have to be over 50 years (likely more) after SEVENS since Manabu mentioned that aliens have to spend at least 3 generations on Earth before they can get an Earth License. There's also the fact that Goha has a completely different logo (which can happen over time, but it tells me either a super long time has passed, or this is an alternate timeline). Also the Sogetsu clan has little in common with the Sogetsu Style of SEVENS, and nobody recognizes the last name "Ohdo" as being the same as the creator of Rush Duel, which I find kind of odd. Idk, GO RUSH!! can still technically be a sequel to SEVENS, but it'd have to take place a _very_ long time afterwards, which I wouldn't classify as "direct".

[@deltadelta666]

Thank you for making this video man. I'm a little late watching this after a year of it's release, but anyway, many of us who enjoyed the show and played irl are now pretty much grown up. I'm currently 19 and to be honest i don't care how old i am because Yu-Gi-Oh is a part of my childhood, it's basically a part of me and all the other people around the wolrd who truly loved the show as much as i did. It connected many and made out childhood overall more fun, so thank you for the video and a huge thanks to the creator, rip legend.

[@Enc.92]

Thank You so much for this video. I as millions other viewers and duelist from the original Yugioh i stopped watching after yugioh 5ds but finding my duel disk and decks made me comeback and relieve my childhood and catch up on what or where has yugioh been up to this point and made me realize im truly behind on everything but this video gave me a full understanding and willing to give the other seasons or mangas a chance. So definitely watching them again and the missing seasons to it. Thank you so much and shout out to all the fans throughout the world and to the 90's people. We truly did have the best of the best

[@Bunbaroness]

This is a great theory, although it seems to avoid the 12 dimensions Yubel tried to merge together with Super Poly in GX. I guess those would be alternate dimensions within a single timeline, rather than these "alternate timelines that become their own dimensions" that you discuss here.... my head is spinning...

[@aozorahaou2643]

Ain't the 12 Dimensions the Duel Monsters Spirit World as a whole though would the spirit world even matter in the grand scheme of things by the time ARC-V happens given it was kinda abandoned after the Dark Signers Arc which sucks.

[@traviswhite9392]

He will be missed the legendary creator Of Yu-Gi-Oh series. Let keep his dreams alive by coming up with new ideas to save his Legacy. So to anyone who want to fill his shoes 👞 try incorporate some of your ideas with his work.

[@skeletonwar4445]

Thanks for your insight on the world of Yugioh. I enjoy the TCG, but wasn't really a big story guy on it before seeing your videos. For another Franchise, I'd recommend Fate. It has literal decades of lore to go over and offers a wide variety of anime, manga, novels (light and visual) and games of different genres to dig through.

[@KingDrageonlion]

amazing video, if you want something convoluted to jump into, Kingdom Hearts is the pinicle of barely connecting every piece to form a picture that still had missing pieces. And Kingdom Hearts has yet to have a good story explanation outside of literally let's plays and small lore tidbit videos on more specific topics than the entire series for people who want to get into the games without playing the games up to that point.

[@NeedlesKane916]

Recap: Follow the Manga, it makes more sense and stays in one timeline. Although the anime timeline is more exciting, the manga just makes more sense. I like how you tied all of this together. 💯

[@Mystic-Aidan]

This is probably the most insane timeline theory I have ever heard, and I love it. This is it. This is THE timeline. Gonna miss these yu-gi-oh videos, even if I found you only this year.

[@NetherCrafterSMC]

I wish the next anime would be all of the shows thrown into a battleworld scenario with reality being remade at the end with all the protagonists together Also where that GX story rewrite I was enjoying that lol

[@rosytsalevterova3051]

If ,,Dark" didn't prove time travel is the single scariest concept in science fiction, Yu-Gi-Oh sure did!

[@keeganguyer5237]

Some people say Kaiba being at a certain place at a certain caused the new timeline. But Remember Pegasus died at the end of Duelist Kingdom? *And* before he died, Pegasus created the Wicked god cards? Kaiba presence definitely impacted the mangas after the original Yugioh manga, though.

[@Eliphaschoas]

The timeline that you have shown in this video is awesome and has renewed my interest in Yu-Gi-Oh (the anime and manga that is). So thank you. I have also shared this video to a couple of friends who are still into Yu-Gi-Oh and they both like this video.