Yugioh Profile: Declan Akaba (Reiji Akaba)

[@TGSAnime]

Hope you enjoy the episode on Reiji! Any other characters you want me to cover? Let me know below in the comments or on Twitter: twitter.com/SamDickensTGS

[@xtronv2118]

TGS Anime do Bandit Keith

[@mr.druwlu4725]

Yuya

[@mezasepkmn]

TGS Anime YUTO, YUTO, YUTO-

[@MSH2113]

TGS Anime are you streaming duel links today Sam

[@evasive_N0bdy]

Do Yuya, Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri the Zarc alter egos

[@Slayerthecrow]

His deck is way cooler than the one of Yuya Most of his non-pendulum monsters make allusion to mythical creatures, most of his pendulum monsters make allusion to scientist and philosophers, the extra monster zones are references to importante general, soldiers and kings while his boss monsters are references to apocalyptic events such as Armageddon and Ragnarok

[@jakeblancaster8498]

precisely, Mr Res. Most of the enhanced D/D/D Armageddon cards are card versions of all the final antagonists in the previous Yu-Gi-Oh franchises, Zorc Necrophades, Nightshroud(Darkness), Z-ONE, Don-Thousand.

[@jakeblancaster8498]

maybe so, but fanservice boss rushes like these are usually used for the end off an entire set of an anime cartoon, makes everyone beg for a remake/redo with all the problems fixed in the older original. Speaking of "original", do you or anyone else think that some Animes/Mangas/Games would look and work better if the drawing style and technical development returned to its Origins?

[@dangeryu-gi-ohchannel5513]

I was looking for this comment thred. i noticed it myself.

[@platinumnovawarriorrx20-en57]

Best comment

[@xm_heecka.laddder.job_mx5962]

He also has monsters which are references to End Game char bossses of each series before - Zorc, Darkness, Z-ONE etcetera... -

[@Electric-Wind-Hook-Fist]

How the hell can a 16 year old look like that?! He looks 20 at the most.

[@Electric-Wind-Hook-Fist]

Uhhh..

[@Chibimoon_9834]

XxAmaterasu xX Reiji looks older his appearance though!

[@Electric-Wind-Hook-Fist]

Chibi_moon_9834 Exactly lmao

[@Electric-Wind-Hook-Fist]

DAMN LMAO WTF..! I don't understand these sometimes..

[@nonotheteddybear1525]

Because he's actually Seto Kaiba's bastard child. Seto was 15-16 and the President and CEO of the world's best gaming company. He's actually the same age as Yugi since they were in the same class in school at the beginning of the DM anime making him 25-27 in GX and 17-18 in Dark Side of Dimensions (given it's the end of Yugi's senior year in that film and I'm not sure if Yugi and the gang were Freshmen or Juniors in the DM anime given Japan ran on a 3 year per school basis rather than a four year basis. Meaning 10th grade is Freshmen there not Sophomore.)

[@chatblancanddevilbug3100]

He's my favorite character I even use his deck in real life

[@platinumnovawarriorrx20-en57]

IRL I got a competitive version and his deck from the anime. I just got to print out the anime only cards ♦️

[@lordfluffybunz2698]

Pendulum domination?

[@donatelloi6710]

Lucky bastard

[@landonthehoarder7149]

Chat blanc and Devil bug coming back on my comment if you get this but are you the DDD deck right now from to pendulum domination structure Decks that I customized but I also got one or m going to get one that's a highly customized with every extra deck Monster

[@Melly16yr10]

Any good competitive wise?

[@Angothunder]

thats a lotta D's but i like his gravity defying scarf

[@lalaicyling8429]

Have you read the manga ?

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Scarf-kun

[@Bornheck]

His gravity D-fying scarf?

[@obinoscopekenobi]

@@Bornheck Gold

[@fierytheknight4150]

context

[@ShayTheValiant]

Now I really want to see a Yugioh Trivia on the D/D and D/D/D archetypes.

[@ryanhaydock3230]

mate if you want to see this deck duel just watch me duel i use these cards and i have a card which he didnt mention D/D/D destiny king zero laplace look it up

[@ezachary11]

I agree! I would love an yugioh trivia on this archetype!

[@kamelali9739]

@KDLPro Hardcore Dub is fucking to me The japanese orginal is the best for ever

[@mohamedelhediissa289]

Spoilers It didn't happen

[@golden_lexi_ar6786]

@@mohamedelhediissa289 Yet...

[@thelaughingman6975]

Reiji is one of my favorite characters in Yugioh Arc V. He brings the D in dueling! Literally. Declan is the Delightful Duelist of Diamonds fighting Dimensional Dangers with his cards D/D and DDD!

[@mzalmeza4633]

And the D in something...

[@nintendolife25]

Argubly one of the best rivals in the Yugioh franchise. Gotta love the way he adjusts his glasses.

[@zoltanferencz1785]

Fun Fact:In the manga Reiji's ultimate monster is himself! In the Manga Reiji gained god power just like Yuya after the main villain was defeated(Read the Manga) and created a pendulum monster card (that is out in the Tcg and Ocg and a must use in D/D/D) called Divine Go-D/D/D Zero King Zero GOD Reiji!

[@sonicgen20]

Decklan definitely has one of the coolest decks in my opinion. Just built myself a D/D deck and I'm amazed how well all the cards work off one another to make bringing out all the many different extra deck types so much easier.

[@qforzatek]

literally can almost rival a blue-eyes deck

[@sirlester3]

Ah yes Reiji said it himself During his first duel against Yuya D/D/D means Different Dimension Daemon

[@jaafarmhasan8713]

Sorry, Daemon Or Demon? I don't mean to correct you.

[@sirlester3]

@@jaafarmhasan8713 Japanese version he said Daemon English he just uses Demon lol

[@LomasneyAaron]

You forgot to mention that all of the pendulum monsters in his deck he created himself

[@branislavmiloradovic168]

Is it me or D/D/D Archtype is based on Historic Geniouses and most influential ppl. Savant Gallilei, High King Ceasar, Gusto Wind Alexander? I mean it has a lot of sense Reiji was the most influential person in Arc V and he formed the Lancers being their leader as the king. Interesting.

[@marin0the0magus]

yes! And the best thing is the evolved forms of those cards, which have names like "Gust High King *Executive* Alexander", and have more stylized forms. It's also quite nice since his deck is about different dimensions, and it's just fun to think that "he brough out a DD version of ceasar that is an armoured giant who wields a giant-ass blade on his back"

[@vipayham3]

youre not wrong i wont be surprised if they end up also adding d/d elon musk , billgates, steve jobs , or even that of steven hawking as savant cards honestly

[@justtoolit6051]

One of the best characters in all of Yu-Gi-Oh

[@raphaelwilkes7970]

Big facts

[@chazzburke9073]

Took a shot for each D... Now dying from liver failure. Why Sam why???

[@lordofchaos97]

Chazz Burke and yet, you still have time to comment. I commend you, sir

[@vainprince6076]

@@lordofchaos97 some people have different priorities

[@aetherheart1954]

he’s built different

[@wokeaf1337]

should have taken the D for each mentioned D, ur liver would have thanked you xD

[@elijahharris1113]

No one talks about how the D/D archetype is pretty much the perfect deck to teach someone how to play. It uses all the summoning methods that existed at the time.

[@gfhd5333]

it uses link monsters as well now (D/D/D Doomking Gilgamesh)

[@noface5775]

awesome video Reiji is one of the best YGO rivals

[@nickrondinelli1402]

Favorite rival so far. Utilizes all types of summoning (at the time of the show) and had a bad ass level head when dueling

[@cyriszx]

My favorite moment is when he manages to quickly do an infinite loop vs Roger

[@neutralino1905]

The best character and duellist from Arc-V (and the entire franchise!)

[@FracturedDMR]

Always liked the DDD Archetype for the fact that their boss monsters and a lot of monsters in general made historical, scientific and cultural references in general, take for example kings siegfried, caesar, and ghengis, science wise includes savant shröedinger which is obviously in reference to the shröedingers box theory

[@maytalacedo2942]

reji as a rival is a breath of fresh air and an interesting character where u can't actually reading his mind or what his intentions are.

[@thomascollette4498]

What surprises me the most about Declan is the fact that he is 16

[@ButterBeerChugger]

>Age: 16 Ok Yugioh.. ok...

[@PhoenixNovaX]

It's my Son. Reiji.

[@nova10029]

It's me. Declan

[@fubukisses]

As Akaba Reiji would say, this video is D/D/Dope

[@japena473]

Konami has to release the rest of the d/D monsters into existence! And when is the tcg getting the other genghis!!!

[@the_real_ossi2821]

And purplish Armageddon

[@natibloop247]

Duel links just released a D/D deck :3

[@decepticonmaster7702]

@@natibloop247 sadly we need more of the ddd support cards like the xyz and other cards

[@lassegrotkjr6326]

Thank you tgs fore doing a trivia episode on my favorite charrekter.

[@wolfox7776]

Akaba Reiji. Amazing character. Also, you forgot his duel vs Dylan (ygo everything)

[@TheKpa11]

He's really 16? I was certain he was 18 or something

[@AxellMorren]

He would be the world's youngest CEO.

[@yamitaicho9100]

forgot to mention that each boss monster for each type of extra-deck summoning references the previous era's bad guys. With Purplish representing Darkness, Whitish representing Z-ONE and Darkish Don Thousand/Barian World.

[@TheKpa11]

I was hoping his ultimate monster was going to be a combination of his three kings of the different summoning methods, Ragnarok, and that crystal Pillar thing Ever since Ragnarok fused with the XYZ king and the other where he was overlayed with the crystal Pillar monster

[@rozzzaboiii]

The D/D archetype is unreal, using it on duel links and it's so good

[@Storm-Cloud]

Declan looks like he's in his late 20's

[@joelsanchez8671]

My boi declan in this video sam you are op

[@greilthelegendaryhero252]

I've had an interest in DDD for a long time. With master rule 5 I finally started using the deck. I'm loving it and I got pretty good. Definitely not great but I have gotten good enough to dominate my friends main deck. cyber dragon.

[@TokuBoyStudios]

YES! an Arc V character profile

[@robertdonaldson5095]

He's most definitely one of my Favorites and his deck is Awsome as well.

[@Palzooe]

He’s literally a prodigy of the yugiohverse

[@shadowhydramk2175]

I just love how he just reads off the wiki

[@danielramsey6141]

My favorite episode. I play this deck, and I consider it the most Balanced Deck I've ever played with :)

[@ZGMFXGN0042]

He’s the first/second rival using Fiend as opposed Dragon type. first one is Zane from GX Cyber Dragon - Machine Type i like DDD Archetype, 4 on one. Fusion/Sync/XYZ/Pendulum

[@kingradiance7286]

Sorry to disappoint you but zane isn't the rival chazz is

[@ghostofdeadbodies5192]

Reji is awesome. One of the best duelists in the series

[@ashleylightheart126]

He looks much much older than 16 and its kinda sad cause its likely the stress that did this to him

[@tevinhoward4419]

D.D.D. is short different dimension demons of his deck of the elements of summoning style.

[@ElaisTwo]

declan is best dude in all series

[@EmericMAMBOLE]

The best arc V character in my opinion

[@shado87j82]

WAIT… THERES A SAVANT SCHRÖDINGER?!?!?!?

[@dungcheff7470]

He is now in Duel Links...

[@giganotogaming616]

Before watching the series I thought Regi was the main villain because his deck just seemed evil

[@vladimirlonga7414]

Akaba Reiji is one of the of the best alternative version of Kaiba. In fact, he is more cunning than the original Kaiba.

[@a_wild_desmond_appeared]

REIJI MY BABY I LOVE U HE GOT ME BK IN TO YUGIOH AND NOW HE IS THE MAIN DECK I USE AAAHHH

[@chrissanchez6599]

Been waiting for this

[@KenLinx]

It seriously bothers me that its D/D Savant Albert and not D/D Savant Einstein. All the other savants are the last names of known scientists.

[@darkpaw1522]

The guy had a deck of mystical creatures and generals from legends told. It is the greatest archetype of all time imo. Fun deck to use too. Uses all summoning methods extremely fluently.

[@MikeyTheCartoon]

The D/D archetype is probably tied with Cyber Dragons as my favorite archetype. Taking historical and Mythological figures and turning them into an dimensional demons is so cool; along with being able to use every form of extra deck summoning. It’s my regular deck to use in Legacy of the Duelist.

[@hightidekraken]

Declan is my second favorite main rival of YGO second only to Kaiba of course

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Deedee, get out of my laboratory!

[@donatelloi6710]

I love everything about reji especially his deck I want it

[@RaxuRangerkingsChannel]

Now we need an Archetype episode on D/D and D/D/Ds. Also, I think the normal D/D stands for "Dimension Demon", while D/D/D stands for "Different Dimension Demon", which is probably a reference to the D/Ds being Effect Monsters, while the D/D/Ds are Pendulums, Synchros, Fusions and Xyzs, thus being from "Different Dimensions" than the other demons.

[@Spinoguy16]

Sam: "That's a lot of D's" Me: Yeah that's a lot of D's, and you handled all them well 😏😏

[@zaroio2533]

Reiji is the most relatable character, since he actually uses a good d(/d/d)eck (kill me) and spam summons like any tcg player lmao

[@triggerken1793]

I'm like 2 years late but at my second convention (they're rare where I stay) I got my first deck in over 10 years, and it just happened to be this one. It was hella confusing figuring out pendulums and all the other new mechanics but I never knew it belonged to a protag, it always gave me more of a villain vibe with all the LP costs but given his backstory it makes more sense now

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

This is perfect for my recommendation since Reiji comes out in Duel Links tomorrow.

[@mr.druwlu4725]

Reiji is awesome he can pendulum, xyz, synchro, and fusion summon in one turn

[@Macho2300]

Was that Alexis Rhodes from yugioh GX in the background at 1:28?

[@notalastorr]

Reiji: My name is not *declan*!

[@supremevidspro5427]

Can you review the maju garzet architype next.

[@clusterlagg5557]

Hey it's been 4 years now and there are a lot more maindeck boss monsters now and a few other cards made for this deck....soo...do you want to make a new vid with all of em included? Would be cool

[@Scottysnake]

Someone count how many time sam uses "what's up guys" as his intro

[@TGSAnime]

haha there are a lot XD

[@Scottysnake]

TGS Anime make that a drinking game , a drastic increase of alcohol based injuries would happen

[@TheSandwhichman108]

D/D savant Thomas-(Thomas and friends music intensifies) Not that Thomas.

[@kingknightisbestknight7398]

He is the Sentence "But wait! There is more." personafied

[@ethantay4630]

Im quite sure then D/D then stands for "Dimention Demon" or "Different Demon" which is fitting given their demonic appearence

[@shroowooms]

D/D/D is my favourite deck :)

[@kingmuizz708]

We've been waiting time for this.....

[@RieCon25]

I just realized that Declan's red scarf bares a resemblance to the red scarf that revendread slayer wears from the vendread archetype.

[@doorbladder5735]

take a shot each time he says "D". I'm drunk dead already.

[@adamquenano8563]

Great vid Tgs! Could you do a video one your top 10 Yu-gi-oh Characters?

[@tavor2099]

Yay hipster Kaiba I like his deck but I think he needs a boss monsters you can be a rival without a 3000 atk boss monster

[@nightmareshadow1]

He has a 3k atk monster

[@vashythewabbit8288]

His DDD Armageddon is his 3000 atk monster.

[@tavor2099]

He has like 3 3000 atk monsters but they are not his boss monster

[@GodOfWAAAGH]

DDD Duo Dawn King Kali Yuga would like a word

[@Lumina_46]

Purple, dark, and bright armageddon have 3500 attack, as well as duo dawn king. High gust king has 3000 attack, with potential to go to 600p

[@stevetaylor1158]

Reji is said to be the youngest person to compete in a professional level. He forgot rebecca hawkins

[@pk-player]

When u mentioned Declan is the diamond suit I realised armageddon is just a giant diamond with a king head on it

[@loganking873]

If we made this into a drinking game we would be dead before we had the time to get drunk

[@horuzz2009]

“Woah! Thats alot of Ds”. Wow man wow

[@zoltanferencz1785]

Tgs anime D/D means Dimension Demons ,D.D means Different Dimension.That is why all monsters of D/D are Fiend type.

[@zoltanferencz1785]

And you were correct D/D/D means Different Dimension Demons.

[@jamesartron2652]

He’s my favourite arc v side characters/rival both character and duel style

[@tevinhoward4419]

He was the leo corp president and duelist when his father is up to something bad among 4 of the dimensions he form the elite team of lancers to put a stop to his father anyway they can just to survive even though ray was their daughter when traveled to riley to put a stop to zarc to free the incarnates of yuya and the dimensional dragons they acquired of the dueling elements.

[@nova10029]

My name is Declan

[@miladyragnarok8371]

I always knew Reiji liked messing around with Ds. *hehehehehehe*

[@abyssaldragon3267]

Yes! One of my favorites. Can you do a d/d/d yugioh trivia episode?

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

This guy is already my Favorite.

[@MasterArchfiend]

Another Diamond is in his hair. The light grey in the middle.

[@Kimikospirit]

This guy looks like a grown adult

[@nbaybbreastsaccount878]

''It is I, Yu Narukami, In YuGiOh Arc V!!"

[@cmdrplays5403]

That voice though that's what makes me like him

[@Legoluke197]

I always thought d.d. Was different dimension and d/d was dimension demon (with d/d/d still being different dimension demon)

[@kyonthirtytwo2456]

They brought some of these to Duel Links, my fav deck on there

[@kid.kurogami2363]

3:47 wait... you said that Akaba Reiji summon D/D Cerberus in here?, but didnt D/D Cerberus is a pendulum monster?

[@Lil-Dragon]

More profiles. YAY. Can you do the amazoness archetype please.

[@thesnesgeek]

I just realized that Declan and Snufkin share the same voice.

[@michaelbent6437]

Reiji had a sister I need to watch the show more