The Duel Yusei SHOULD HAVE LOST!

As we are all aware, Yusei technically never lost a duel throughout the story of 5Ds. He lost once in a flashback to Jack. He realistically lost to Kiryu but his D Wheel gave out before the final attack landed meaning that duel ended as a no result. Therefore, Yusei was an undefeated protag. However, there was one duel where it seems obvious to me that he should have been defeated... I hope you enjoy my unscripted rant like thoughts on this topic! :)
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The Duel Yusei SHOULD HAVE LOST!

[@z-one5941]

Writer 1: OK, this is the perfect chance to give Yusei a loss, let's do it guys! Writer 2: Or, we could be original and make Yusei win the duel as always! Yeah, let's do that!

[@lpfan4491]

Writer3:"I am with 2" Writer1:"goddammit"

[@CorruptNeo]

hahahahaha

[@amazedsatsuma]

Writer 1: how in the Hell is giving Yusei another W "being original"... he wins EVERYTIME!!!! Writer 2: Yes he will and be the first protag in a series to do....can't you see the fans are expecting to lose atleast. Writer 1: I...I can't argue with you there, bu... Writer 2: but nothing...this will work out trust me

[@runningoncylinders3829]

Antinomy: Hey Yusei, surpass your limits and use Accel Synchro. Yusei: Nah man, I'll have some milk.

[@exotic9417]

*yusei looking at akiza*

[@clashmaster1390]

10/10 😂😂

[@AndreIsrael43]

🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀

[@Zetaforce-uv8el]

He be drinking his milk like Edward Elric eating a sandwich

[@somerandomweeb4836]

Dude yusei had no outs vs kalin, his duelrunner knew this and was like: nah dude I'mma stop here, I don't feel so good.

[@chendror872]

Exactly 😂

[@chendror872]

@@SiNKarnage it's the anime everyone cheats 😂

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

@@SiNKarnage I mean how did he cheat

[@vedza12]

@@SiNKarnage it is probably a mistake when they were dubing 5ds it usualy hapenns

[@vedza12]

@@SiNKarnage then it is probably a animator mistake or something

[@ChampionBlaze]

Gonna be watching this later, but I had to stop by and say that the work on that thumbnail for this video is top tier work! Great job!

[@YugiohEverything]

Wasn't me! I can't make good thumbnails for the life of me. But I'll pass that on to the person who made it for me!! TY :)

[@ChampionBlaze]

@@YugiohEverything oh gotcha lol! But you’re very welcome!! ^_^

[@crimsonhero3583]

I agree 100%. It would give Yusei more motivation to surpass his limits and give Antinomy a much needed win. Unlike Kiryu duel, Yusei's life here wasn't in danger, so him losing could've happened.

[@YugiohEverything]

Absolutely. Him genuinely losing to Kiryu R1 just wasn't possible, he literally would have died. Stakes were too high lol

[@nexusshark]

My biggest issue was probably when Yusei won against Team Unicorn. All Jean needed to do was end the turn and Yusei would lose by Deck Out. Instead he had to go for game and put his team's effort to waste so that Yusei could activate his last card, which just so happens to be a specific hand trap that increases your monsters DEF. I understand why he had to win this, but there are way better ways to end the duel. I can forgive the "no result" against Kiryu, since he realistically did lose and barely escaped death. But his first duel against Antinomy should have been his loss too.

[@salehabuluay8158]

I wish we saw more of Antinomy dueling, I love the T.G. archetype

[@World7589]

His death scene was probably one of the most f up in yugioh anime history. Man he got crushed into nothingness by a damn black hole.

[@rainbowdragon168]

I agree that Yusei should’ve lost to Antinomy Round 1 so that he could teach Yusei how to Accel Synchro instead of him learning on his own. It would’ve been a perfect moment to do so yet the writers were like screw it let’s just let Yusei win.

[@Jerry4281]

Accel Synchro**

[@rinnesharingan3847]

Akuseru Shinkuro

[@rainbowdragon168]

@@Jerry4281 I got auto corrected

[@rainbowdragon168]

@@rinnesharingan3847 ok

[@World7589]

Their rematch in space was my favorite duel in that final season

[@dancostello4872]

Before I even watch this, I'm gonna say based on the thumbnail that you're on about the first duel between them (unless you wanted him to die lol). Speaking of, that thumbnail is gorgeous 😍 Myself & a few others had this discussion in the comment section of your 'Duel Results I'd Change' video, and we all pretty much agreed that Yusei should have lost here, because the whole point of the duel was to showing Yusei that there was a way to fight the Meklord Emperors. Sure, Antinomy (or Clear Glass I think he was called in the first duel?) removed Blade Blaster from play to 'not reveal all the secrets' but it would have definitely been more impactful if he'd just clapped Yusei there and then, to show him that he has to step up his game. It would also add even more tension to their rematch, as Yusei would go into it having never beaten him, and remembering how he got thoroughly trounced the first time (basically how Yusei vs Kiryu was handled, without the plot armour). We also agreed he should have lost to Jean, as it wouldn't have eliminated Team 5D's, would have taught them about teamwork and how they weren't ready (as Crow said to Aki), and made Team Catastrophe even scarier because they'd dispatched Team Unicorn with ease. The only real reason not to was that the writers would have had to introduce & animate a duel with another team to duel to determine if they'd advance or not. Edit: Watching the video & just saw it was Dark Glass, not Clear Glass 🙈

[@jamieholmes4751]

You make a valid point and I’ve thought of another duel Yusei should’ve lost . When Yusei was trying to think of ways of winning without Synchro Summoning (seeing as the Meklord Emperor monsters absorb Synchros), he asked Jack to duel him . The duel was cut short , but what if Jack had beaten Yusei, demonstrating that Synchro is a sound strategy and then everything happens, culminating in the learning of Accel Synchro ?😃😃😃 In fact story-wise , he could’ve lost to Jack without Synchros and Bruno/Antinomy in order to help him reach the next level 😃😃😃

[@revolverkyosuke7049]

I don't quite understand what you mean. But basically, Yusei was trying a strategy to counter the Meklords effects but it didn't work out as playing Yusei's Deck without Synchros is like playing Infernity without being able to get rid of the cards in your hand. So even if he was trying this strategy against the Meklord, it will most likely fail, since the Meklords were seen having upgrades of their parts, giving them more ATK and new effects, which goes from attacks and effects negations, piercing damage, direct attacks, etc.

[@jonathanprince707]

Didn't Yusei have a Synchro Monster that was actually immune to the Meklords? Turbo Warrior wasn't it? And he never used it.

[@digiing1992]

@@jonathanprince707 only if the Anime card has an effect the real card doesn’t. Turbo Warrior has an ATK changing effect when battling another Synchro.

[@dancostello4872]

​@@digiing1992 Turbo Warrior also has a continuous effect which makes it untargetable by the effects of Level 6 or lower monsters. Wisel, Skiel & Granel Infinity - the part which granted its respective Meklord Emperor the ability to absorb Synchros - were Level 1 (in fact every individual Meklord part was Level 5 or below, except Astro Mekanikle which was Level 12) so Turbo Warrior would've been immune to being absorbed by them. In fact, the only way any Turbo Warrior could've been absorbed by a [non-Mekanikle] Meklord would be via Granel Attack, which absorbs the Synchro from the GY but only after destroying it in battle.

[@digiing1992]

@@dancostello4872 yeah, I just checked the card again. I'm surprised that this line of text was there.

[@Alufear]

I'd like to get away from judging a protagonist based on their win-lose ratio, since people use that stat in a reductive way. I'm fine with Yusei "technically" winning all of his duels, that's not what makes him a good character.

[@namoma4922]

Yeah it's not an oobligatim however I feel if he win everytime it should at least feel deserved everytime, or almost Most of yusei win feels earned so there's not that much of a problem but Some duels feels like they should have been losses(not many but still) and in those they wouldn't have been fatal setback

[@brunosanto3488]

Yusei and Yusaku had the treatment of being invincible even at times when it wasn't necessary. Let's hope Luke doesn't face the same fate...

[@NeroPiroman]

who?

[@filipe19991]

Yusaku's literally had so call "Game over" aspect. If he lost he would die or the world would end.

[@danielyarsky6128]

At the end of the shows, they all have that

[@Jonathanloh1992]

Studio Gallop: Make protagonists wins all the time to please audience. (Which is not true at all and this is getting old) Studio Bridge: make protagonist loss to major character for further improve or growth. ( and that’s character development)

[@cameraredeye3115]

@@Jonathanloh1992 Thank you, Studio Bridge, for doing it right the first time with Yuga. 😎

[@OverladyAlicia]

*One of the duels I will complain about him sweeping Team Unicorn till the day I die. Tournament was double elim, just give Yusei the loss and let them learn something about teamwork

[@benjaminbarraza8972]

Team Taiyo deserved to win, they were the real underdogs of the series and managed to beat Jack and Crow while also being the first duelist ever to summon Zushin. Its a shame that duel never got dubbed

[@jacobwilliams1223]

What gets me is that Yusei had the gull to give a friendship speech to Taiyo. Like as if their entire story had not been about their friendship and trust in each other as their core attribute. But nah gotta make Yusei seem like the more moral one as he wins with his magic space dragon from the future.

[@Mannyindahouse]

Agreed

[@DHeart006]

I feel that yusei losing to kiryu would help develop everyone as this would demonstrate the seriousness of what the dark signers are capable of to everyone. Yusei going to the underworld maybe could be a growing experience as he could learn about whats going on with the king of the underworld, have the strong desire to get stronger, plus dark signers then could maybe save him with some plot contrivance. Yusei's dad with the crimson dargon maybe could be the one to save him from the underworld and tell him that this is the only "get out of jail free" he has and if he loses again then its all over?

[@siphemanana2551]

Yeah, that storyline would've worked but when you're a writer that has to come up with plot lines on the spot EVERY single week for an original show, you won't have the luxury of coming up with something like that

[@FloundFahrdienst]

uhh, hate to break it to ya but Yusei wouldnt have gone to the underworld if thtat attack of the Earthbound god hit him. He would be dead

[@georgesappolon4627]

Bro he loss he knows he loss

[@sasir2013]

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

[@AndreIsrael43]

I never had a problem with Yusei losing or lack of losing but that duel he had with Sherry would of been a good duel for him to lose and overall underrated duel IMO

[@christopherb501]

* would HAVE!!! But yes.

[@World7589]

We'll never know what the hell Sherry gonna draw.

[@mmicb0b]

I feel like the fact the stakes are usually so high to the point where the MC's never lose are 5DS/VRAINS's biggest problems since they can't kill Yusei/Yusaku they will win every single duel and thus there aren't really any stakes. This might have worked if it was like Yuya vs Reiji in Arc-V where it's treated as an asterisk win even in the show and they have another duel where Yusei gets his ass handed to them and then the final duel that might have worked

[@frogthejamygo6379]

I remember this duel and being extremely confused why he just lost his debut too. I think this duel could have ended in a no contest as well, maybe have visor show he can somehow “escape” this duel for some reason like if the ghost was to interfere.

[@babysinclairfan]

Yusei has been saved by plot armor a lot Jean and Kalin both could've won easily.

[@playmajor]

Agreed Jean definitely should’ve won and they could’ve been in that play in bracket and still dueled team catastrophe and then they could’ve gotten a rematch with unicorn and won. And I’ll throw in Harold also who could’ve won all he had to do was end his turn like Jean but I don’t hold it too much against Harold because Yusei had 2 face downs and he couldn’t leave them unchecked. Jean had no reason at all though

[@Zetact_]

@@playmajor Team Unicorn was something of the "Yusei's poker face won the duel." He remained confident which confused Jean and made him want to attack since he was suspecting that Yusei was up to something. GY effects and hand trap do exist, so it's plausible that Jean was thinking that he had one of them, and Yusei having his whole deck milled makes that more plausible (if I remember right, 5D's is one of the series where it seems like the players aren't allowed to read the opponent's cards). I don't think that the resolution to the Team Unicorn duel was great, but there certainly is a reason for Jean to have been antsy. It's like the poker scene in Jojo. Also I personally think that Andre wiping the floor with Jack and Aki like they're gutter trash was also BS, so having the duel be a BS sandwich is fitting.

[@krfan5459]

@@playmajorWell, the duel would have played out VERY differently if it wasn't for what happened to Jack Atlas in episode 98. His D-Wheel crashed, and that caused Team Unicorn to gain speed counters every time they lapped Jack, until Jacked stumbled across the finish line. The only reason the duel proceeded the way it did between episodes 99-102, was because of all the speed counters Team Unicorn got.

[@cameraredeye3115]

@@playmajor Tbf Harald played it the best way he could. That face-down Wave Rebound that Yusei had earlier in the duel would have 1-shot his ass if he got reckless even though he had Thor, Loki, and Odin on the field. He just never expected Yusei to use Odin's Eye against him (which is technically a cheat because your opponent cannot respond to Odin's Eye IRL).

[@revolverkyosuke7049]

@@cameraredeye3115 yeah, but Anime Odin's Eye is a normal Trap card whose activation cannot be negated, meaning you can still play effects of cards that do something else.

[@Elaine14196]

Thank you Dylan for a Good Video. I enjoy watching this video because Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S is one of my favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! Shows.

[@DragonClaw95.]

This duel and the first Jack duel (the one that ended in a no result) would've been great losses for Yusei. It would've given Jack and Bruno much stronger first impressions, and Yusei would've made for some better character moments for Yusei.

[@World7589]

Their rematch in space was my favorite duel in that final season

[@joseph86255]

Jack beat Yusei in the past so he had already been established as a strong duelist. Him beating Yusei again in the present would be counterproductive, since it would mean he'd have no reason to give him back Stardust Dragon or want to settle the score with him later.

[@pkswordsaga3967]

@@joseph86255How about Yusei beeting Jack in the last? I believe this duel Yusei should’ve lost. 1. There’s no more stakes. 2. They made Jack an incomplete character of a King with no crown by making him lose to Yusei in the last duel. 3. That future they gave Jack was injustice. There’s no way they’re going to make a sequel OVA of Jack’s redemption, so why make him lose there? (Duel links was the perfect opportunity to finally have Jack win as the storyline is counted canon, but no, Yusei can’t lose, so they didn’t put that there).

[@ChaosAC24]

I agree with you on this. There are a few other duels I feel he should of taken an L, but instead they ended in a no contest or his opponent handing him the W. Those loses could of been used as character development moments. Thanks for another great video!

[@TheReaperofHades]

I think another Duel Yusei could have lost was his final battle against Jack Atlas in their "Ceremonial Duel." Not only would it have thrown a curveball where the protagonist actually LOSES the final battle, but it would have been a nice character arc for Jack Atlas where he truly becomes the strongest, a goal Yusei was never truly interested in. Just feels weird Jack is considered the World King at the end of the show, yet he never truly defeated Yusei unless he came back for a rematch offscreen and won. It was one of the few Ceremonial Duels where there were no world ending stakes, similar to Jaden's Duel against Yugi at the end. -Yugi had to beat Atem to send his spirit to rest -Yuma had to defeat Astral to save Barian World -Yusaku had to defeat A.I to stop him from taking over the world

[@Zetaforce-uv8el]

Should we get a reunion movie and because it’s been built up by the flash forwards I’d like to see him lose onscreen in a riding duel against Rua.At the true end he’s been built up as a beast plus the crown would get passed down to the next generation.

[@chrislawson5966]

I feel him losing to Jack would have kind of defeated the point of 5D's final episodes. The whole point of their duel was for the gang to figure out what they were going to do now that the world was saved. Jack was growing increasingly distant from the group since he was obsessed with being the best. The crew as a whole weren't spending as much time together and Jack basically tells Leo that things change and they won't stay together forever. Yusei beating Jack with Junk warrior represent how all their bonds are giving Yusei strength (as opposed to Jack who was willing to throw the bond away.) Although the stakes behind the duel aren't world-ending, I feel they are nearly as important as any of the other ceremonial battles. If Yusei had lost, it would have ruined the entire point of the series (That friendship and bonds grant power that exceeds what an individual can accomplish alone.)

[@TheArmyOfOne100]

@@chrislawson5966 Also it gives them a reason to meet again for Jack to get his runback

[@pkswordsaga3967]

@@TheArmyOfOne100What’s the point? They’re never going to make it. It would’ve been better if they just made Yusei lose there. They pretty much robbed Jack the whole show, there’s better ways to show the power of friendship. It’s a universal thematic, it’s not hard to come up with another way, the writers were just being lazy or impartial.

[@pkswordsaga3967]

@@chrislawson5966As I said before in another comment, it doesn’t really contradict the plot. Friendship and bonds is a universal thematic and it’s not hard to come up with another way. For instance, Jack could’ve still won and Yusei will still use Junk Warrior. It might not be as impactful resemblance of bonds, but it should be enough to wake Jack up. See? With the one I just came up with, everyone’s a winner. I believe the writers were just lazy and impartial, so they came up with the most lazy ending. The final duel def didn’t do justice to Jack as he was robbed of wins and love the entire series, they just made it worse by ending Jack’s future in a cliffhanger that they will never make a finish for.

[@xSkye629x]

He could/should have "lost" during one or two of the later tournament duels with Team 5D's. While there were stakes, the fact that the tournament was a 3v3 affair meant even if Yusei lost, his teammates could finish the job instead to get some time in the spotlight.

[@nicolasrey8773]

They always had him duel last so that that wouldn't happen

[@musicasimples9435]

@@nicolasrey8773 the writesrs could make a rule allowing teams change tje order, so yusei could be the first or second in a duel

[@nicolasrey8773]

@@musicasimples9435 ok

[@fanficdaddy]

(Sees title) *Laughs in Team Unicorn*

[@musicasimples9435]

PASS YOUR TURN JEAN

[@1000tlt]

😂

[@johanurdiales7356]

They didn’t let him lose because he’s the hottest protagonist of all seasons 🥸

[@hassanbarreda3046]

The duel with Sherry was in the same category. There was no big risks if losing the duel. And the way the duel ended was just ridiculous.

[@jeremrock3274]

Yes, me too I dont like the end of this match! This duel was beatiful and the writers descided to finish it with a no result, it's very disapointing! That's the same feeling for the duel between Soulburner and Blood Sheperd! We'll never know the face down card of sheperd, like we'll never know the card Sherry would draw!

[@shideyafudo]

....I must say your room is a delight. Im assuming the giant cards are off Amazon or something. Anyway, much as I naturally wanna fight your points and troll you as usual I gotta say your case made sense. As someone who LOVES 5ds (and lets be honest, the dark signer arc MADE 5ds), I can see your points if Yusei had to lose anywhere that would have made sense. Its kinda funny whenever you make a video though, my near-encyclopedic knowledge of the series kicks in, such as the flashback with Jack or the first round with kiryu. Anyway respect man, particularly after tackling that Iceberg vid. You probably are one of the few people that rivals my love for Yugioh gotta admit

[@crocky6996]

I totally agree with this, however, I don't think the end result of Yusei vs Kiryu would've actually changed if he lost that duel, cuz Kiryu would "forgive" him anyways.

[@AshXXMayftw]

That's one issue I've always had with the series. The main characters almost never legit lose a duel. And if they do lose it's due to some technicality and their butts get saved from whatever consequence they would have suffered. In fact, I think Sevens is the only series where the protagonist has suffered legit losses.

[@frankzhang866]

Did you forget zexal?

[@AshXXMayftw]

@@frankzhang866 Haven't finished that yet. Did Yuma lose legit?

[@frankzhang866]

@@AshXXMayftw quite a few times. He loses to shark in one of the earlier episodes

[@body1090]

Gx?

[@x-mighty7602]

You should've put "Massive VRAINS spoiler warning' in the title of this video, because saying Yusaku never loses is the biggest spoiler one can give about VRAINS.

[@ZenkuTheories]

I assume that Antinomy threw the duel to prevent Primo and co from finding out how Accel Synchro works. If the duel had continued, they would have eventually discovered the mechanics behind it and tried to prevent Yusei from using it against them at any cost.

[@zkace]

If I remember correctly, the moment he summoned Blade Gunner, everyone who was watching (Placido and co included) suddenly had their monitors go offline or something, and when it came back on, Antinomy had just ended his turn, and no one knew what happened. The writers honestly could've just made it so that the monitors just never came back online, or only _after_ the duel had finished (they're no stranger to that since Yusei and Jack also concluded their duel in the Fortune Cup finals without any non-Signers seeing how it actually went down). Or, heck, make it so that Antinomy hacked the system so that their duel wouldn't be visible to anyone from the beginning or something. If we go with Yusei losing and that's all they saw, they'd still only know Antinomy did _something_ that could beat Yusei but not know the details, which also ties into them hunting Antinomy down for answers (so the whole crash into amnesia thing still happens).

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Wonder if a video about how "Team 5D's could have lost against Team Unicorn" could be made similar to thisone

[@JesusFreak98]

Protagonists who lost: Jaden couldn't even SEE HIS CARDS after losing to Aster

[@deckardshaw6696]

Imho, Yusei didn't need a development. He was already perfect, and don't forget that 5ds starts in medias res, Yusei already had a development, he already grew up.

[@dspace4514]

One duel I also believe Yusei should have lost was against Jack in that duel they had before this one. It would a great way for Jack to show the power of Synchros and not to use them just because their weak against a certain opponent

[@Slither.Wing.]

@@SuperPlacido1 after yusei duels the robot that used meklord emperor wisel he questions if he should find another way to duel without synchros and then Jack challenged yusei to a turbo duel and nearly dominated yusei the entire duel up until they cancel it

[@diophantine6677]

For all intents and purposes, Yusei DID lose against Kiryu. He had to face his demons after the loss, come back stronger, and beat him with his new found resolve along with the power of the Crimson Dragon. The only reason the duel was interrupted was because Yusei can't die. From a story perspective, he has to be the one to take down Kiryu, and if he is absorbed by the Earthbound Immortal, someone else has to take them down. The only people not counting it as a loss are the ones that obsess over win/loss/power scaling or are trying desperately hard to nitpick. Furthermore, 5Ds is not about Yusei growing (at least the first half where the writing was coherent) like DM was for Yugi or GX was for Judai. It was a lot more focused on Yusei's impact on everyone else, and how he tries to help everyone (Satellite, his friends, and even his enemies) fulfil their potential. Yusei winning almost all the time doesn't take away from that, and the times he needs a kick back, he gets them (losing to Kiryu, losing Bruno). Lastly, why is this always a complaint for Yusei but never Atem, Yugi or Judai? Yugi never lost. Atem lost to Pegasus and Kaiba on similar technicalities that people use to say Kiryu didn't beat Yusei (consistent logic??), and otherwise only lost to Rafael. And while Judai did lose on 3 occasions, the Kaibaman one was a given, and the last time (Aster) was at the BEGINNING of S2. He doesn't ever lose after that.

[@diophantine6677]

Agreed with the video though, woulda been good. I'm not too bothered by the result though; Yusei learned his lesson and tried to figure out ways to improve.

[@christopherb501]

Yugi/Atem and Judai still managed to win with _consequences_ at times, tho. And Yugi _did_ lose, just not necessarily fairly.

[@denniswilliams6519]

First off people do complain about Atem never losing, it's even a running joke on LittleKuriboh how Atem always pulls off BS wins. Second Jaden's character isn't presented as a flawless paragon of virtue like Yusei, his character flaws on top of actually losing duels legit (Which Yusei NEVER did) in the show actually do have consequence in the series. See the Supreme King & Yubel, and his struggles in Season 4. Yusei is flawless even more so than either of those two (Atem did lose to Yugi fair in the end, more than Yusei can ever say) and the story cannot stop kissing his ass about how perfect Yusei is and whatever "flaw" he has doesn't factor into the story in a meaningufl way. Heck even Atem's pride and desire to win at all costs is shown to have consequence (Vs. Kaiba and Raphael).

[@christopherb501]

@@denniswilliams6519 "the story cannot stop kissing his ass about how perfect Yusei is and whatever "flaw" he has doesn't factor into the story in a meaningufl way. Heck even Atem's pride and desire to win at all costs is shown to have consequence (Vs. Kaiba and Raphael)." And both overseen by Yoshida composing the whole story. Go figure.

[@akabaneaki]

I felt for yusaku in the least u got the reason why he never lost. HE CAN'T. literally. The trauma is so deep in his and homura's bone that they would do anything they can to not lose. Well homura still lost against bohman but yusaku won overall so their side still won. For yusei, their stakes is usually high? so i guess he cant exactly lose any duel but i felt that they could still have placed in a lost against his duel against antinomy for the first duel like u said. Its just the best time for him to lose but they didnt

[@semirasani2240]

yusei also had a chance to lose against sherry depending on whether her top deck was a spell. she chose to not look at it but considering how she was made out to be an extremely powerful character, even taking on crow and akiza at once in the last season, she is one character who had the potential to beat him in that duel

[@alphabrother6823]

There was one duel that Yusei may have lost had it continued. It was when he faced Sherry, and their duel got interrupted. After the fact, they went through what they would have done, and whether or not Yusei would lose hinges on if Sherry drew a speed spell to burn him for game. She decided not to look, but in my opinion, it would’ve been nice to see if Yusei at least WOULD have lost the duel

[@filipe19991]

I feel that Yu-Gi-Oh doesnt know to deal with character loosing duels or writing plot around duels. Often Duels are so boring because you can predict exactly how the duel goes. Sometimes, i skip some the whole or part Protagonist's duel because it's obvious he will win. Not mention Protagonist depised having lot of cards, it tends to use the same stuff over time.

[@SteveG-tr4zs]

I agree, it makes absolutely no sense why Yusei didn't to Bruno R1, it's literally the perfect opportunity for a loss and develop Yusei's character from it and would've made the 2nd duel more impactful as Yusei would overcome his previous obstacle. I also rewatched the Crash Town arc and noticed a misplay Kiryu made and he could've won the duel. When he activates Infernity Break he targetes Power Frame to be destroyed but Yusei went on to win with Second Boosters effect, Had Kiryu targeted Stardust with Infernity Breaks effect Yusei would've been done for. Either he let's Stardust get destroyed or use his effect to prevent destruction either way he loses Power Frame and Kiryu would attack Stardust with Doom Dragon and win the duel. Though I wonder if he misplayed on purpose despite claiming he wanted to lose legitimately and not on purpose.

[@jeremrock3274]

Yes, I saw that too, during the round 3 between Kiryu and Yusei. And it's the same situation during the duel between Yugi, Judai and Yusei vs Paradox! Paradox should won!

[@laranjamecanica9588]

I feel like Yuma should've lost to Shark in their 5th duel. It would have built up their final duel and shown that Yuma has room for growth.

[@bladersmosh]

Not sure if this would be a rant or nitpick but I think a good rant for Zexal would be how Yuma should little variety in some of his duels as he mostly relied on Utopia. I know it’s his ace but he had many opportunities to use other Number monsters and even Rank-Up into new Chaos Numbers which would’ve showed new potential in Yuma and proof he doesn’t need to rely on his main ace or Astral. Again, not sure if this is just me but do you get what I’m trying to say?

[@World7589]

Their rematch in space was my favorite duel in that final season

[@laranjamecanica9588]

4:39 Sergey would like to have a word with you

[@jackduggan6138]

This is the reason Yusei isn't higher on my top protagonist list. Judai is at the top because you never knew if he was going to win it or lose.

[@axelbrionac4614]

This reminds me of the 2nd duel Yusaku had with Go Onizuka and how cheap it felt with that hidden effect from Neo Storm Access. That was definitely a loss for Yusaku.

[@laranjamecanica9588]

I wonder: If you crash your D-Wheel on purpose when you're about to lose a duel, will that save your life?

[@Ramona122003]

I actually don't think Atem losing to Raphael counts as 'development' since the events of Season 4 were largely ignored outside of the three swordsmen making brief cameos. Heck, when Atem reference learning that winning wasn't everything, he didn't reference his lost to Raphael, he reference his lost to Kaiba in Duelist Kingdom. So, not sure how you can say a character developed when you can skip all of Season 4 and not miss anything, including Atem acting the same as he did as the end of Season 3.

[@kingmuizz708]

God that thumbnail bringing back Bruno's final duel 😭😅

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

I know this is random (only connection being "duels other characters should have lost"), BUT I AM PRETTY SURE the Blue Girl VS Soulburner Duel could have easily being a Duel Soulburner should have lost that bit of Blue Angel suddenly being all "I will defeat you and give the Ignis to SOL" ? Yeah. You could easily have her change her mind, especially given, if Akira basically tasked her and Ghost Girl to go undercover without SOL knowing, it might be better to not give what SOL wants. You can have her defeat soulburner, and just have her tell "keep your ignis. BUT you have to keep us in the loop about what you are doing" It would have been a nice wakeup call to soulburner that "you are in the big leagues new guy. watch out", and that way you even give aoi a victory and keep the plot moving

[@jyapp4489]

Honestly, while I definitely get the feelings as to why Yusei should've lost, I feel like in spirit he absolutely did here, and internally, Yusei knew it. Visor could've clowned on him, easily, but chose not to. I think Visor threw because he wanted to also get across the point that things were much more complicated than just "you need to grow". Getting beaten and realizing you need to grow is absolutely impactful, and Visor achieved that here in spirit. However, the truth of the matter (that Team 5D's would eventually come to learn) was much more complicated, and I think he threw against Yusei as a psychological tactic to really get him thinking.

[@diarykeeper]

4:34 Haha. Yeah. Raf was a Blessing.

[@okolo22000]

I guess technically Yusei lost to Jack in a flashback so there’s that. Yusei could’ve had a lost to Goodwin in some sort of way before the stakes became really high.

[@CelestialEnvoy8th]

I swear that thumbnail is so next level.

[@bigduelssevens2309]

It would have bin much better if Yusei lost to Bruno in there first Duel, if he lost to him he would have had much greater motivation to become stronger than he already whas and would have made much more sense when he would get stronger later

[@VolticWind]

I think Vrains was sorta dull because never once was there a breather arc or any friendly duels. I get that Yusaku realistically can’t lose because if he does, he loses Ai but everyone was so goddamn serious all the time.

[@OlympianHeroes]

Unless something drastic happens in Sevens, Yusei will soon be my third favourite protagonist which is near unthinkable

[@brunosanto3488]

What about Yusaku (which is basically a reskin from Yusei)?

[@sdbzfan1]

Who are the first 2

[@x-mighty7602]

Saddest Yugioh Scenes Spoilers for the Original Triology Duel Monsters -Jounouchi Dying -Yugi loses his partner -Mahado sacrifices his life -Atem Leaves GX -Daitokuji Dying -Ed Phoenix's Backstory -Saiou VS Judai Last Duel -Jim Dying -O'Brien Dying -Ed Phoenix Dying -Hell Kaiser Dying -Judai VS Cronos Last Duel 5DS -Bommer's Backstory -Carly Dying -Rally Dying -Team Satisfaction Backstory -Nico and West's dad Dying -Sherry's Backstory -Bruno Dying -Aporia Dying -Zone Dying

[@bladersmosh]

As you’ve already done rants for 5DS, Arc V and Vrains now, If you were to do a rant vid for DM, GX and Zexal in the near future which ones would you tackle and what moment that annoyed you from that show?

[@christopherb501]

If I had to guess for GX: 1.) Judai beating _five of seven_ 'Shadow Riders'. 2.) Why did it take so long to do something to unbrainwash their friends??? 3.) What did Amon's subplot actually _add??_ 4.) How, exactly, did Ryo turn up alive months later??

[@cozzillagaming1869]

I wanna take a guess for DM: The Virtual World arc. On a smaller not, how Waking the dragons basically changed the entire plot.

[@christopherb501]

@@cozzillagaming1869 Worse than that: changed all the expectations. It's hardly a coincidence that, after that, nearly every main storyline we'd get from thereon in had literally world-shattering implications.

[@antoniobolden8992]

I agree I feel Bruno should have won that and I still stay despite his bike gave out still call it a loss against Kiryu just saying. But good video on this that why I enjoy characters like Yugi Judai Yuma Yuya and Yuga right now but still like Yusei though but Yusaku his was ridiculous I was getting irritated with his duels I mean seriously he definitely needed a loss badly cause that 3rd round Bohman duel really pissed me off cause He had the chance to beat him on his turn but choose not to WTF

[@dolphan1021]

Anything Yusei related.. I’ll watch!!! 🔥

[@luissantiago3928]

@ Yugioh Everything I’m a big fan of your channel I’ve seen lots of your videos there really good to watch

[@ebynblade3323]

In regards to the r1 kalin duel It could have been the earthbound attack does hit but kalin through dark signer power Would spare him cause ending him so soon after "reuniting" would be unsatisfying. He woudnt suffer as much as kalin believes and first wants to strip yusei of everything he holds. Like his friends and beliefs before finishing him when hes left with nothing.

[@nexus5253]

I agree. Even a draw would’ve been better given how it would’ve show how on par Bruno was without breaking a sweat and how yusei needed to improve if he was gonna beat the emperors. I know a loss would’ve been better but draws can have at least similar effects like with yusaku and revolver in vrains.

[@ace-trainer-aj]

Yusei lost that duel against Kalin, Duel Runner malfunction or not

[@pizama7568]

And there's your sevens spoiler out of nowhere

[@JadenOmega]

It still boggles my mind on why Vizor threw this duel. I don't understand why they couldn't have give Yusei a loss here. There were no real stakes involved, it would've given him the drive to get better and learn a new summoning method. And it would've given Yusei vs Vizor round 2 more weight than it already did.

[@zkace]

Exactly, and it'd be a mark of growth for Yusei. If he had lost Round 1, it was because Antinomy used Accel Synchro against him, a new mechanic he didn't know about, and because he was thinking about deviating from Synchros (he had one semi off-screen duel with Jack where he tried not Synchro Summoning at all). In round 2, even though Yusei has his own Accel Synchro now, Antinomy surprises him again with _Delta_ Accel Synchro, but this time, Yusei is able to overcome that now that he's more resolved to evolve with Synchros.

[@x-mighty7602]

4:46 Didn't Yuya lose to Sergey?

[@littlejosh2]

Feel like watching 5D's again for like the 5th time loool. Gotta scratch that itch 😂😂

[@Koenig_Luiz]

And here I was thinking you would be talking about Yusei's "win" against the Prison Director.

[@jericmagnaye2705]

Tasaku? Who used Iron chain mill deck

[@Koenig_Luiz]

@@jericmagnaye2705 yes

[@cozzillagaming1869]

Next should be Playmaker where he should've lost to Bohman in round 3. Would it make less sense than here? Yes but it would fix so many issues

[@brunosanto3488]

And long, long later, it will be Luke's turn if he doesn't change his winning record.

[@cozzillagaming1869]

@@brunosanto3488 but that's the thing, Luke has only been dueling side characters at the moment, his best victories have been Arata Arai and Yuga (which of course was at the very start of the show) Luke will get his loss, it's only been 40 episodes and this current arc seems to be very competitive with the rush duel tournament so I'm positive he will get his loss. Worst case scenario, the ceremonial battle will be Yuga vs Luke where Yuga will finally beat him. The difference is he isn't the main protagonist, he doesn't fight the big threats, the lack of tension is currently excusable. But we'll just wait and see

[@TheJaredPunch]

Plot Armor

[@JunkStarDuelist1993]

I always felt him throwing the duel was more like a “ You’re not at the level thats its worth me pulling out the stops and dueling you to the end. Prove yourself and evolve and maybe I will.” Type moment, and when they had their rematch and he pulled out an even further Accel Synchro, it felt like he threw out of being too tempted to go further id they kept going and he simply didn’t want to go that far yet. But eh, a loss here would have been perfect as well.

[@jorgecarrillo1044]

The same could have been apply with Soulburner duel against Robpopi. Not only would it give AI’s side another big win. But more promptly, Revolver claim of them not being strong enough to face AI would have had more weight. One of my biggest pet peeves in shows is when a character have proven their worth multiple times. Only to have a clown saying they can’t do what needs to be done. Despite that same clown being proven wrong multiple times. Which is actually what happen in those incidents.

[@Coolgamer..]

I totally agree man, Yusei was a little bit broken.

[@foxfireinferno3547]

The duel I really thought he should have lost was that one during the end tourney against that Team Unicorn guy that nearly decked him out ... because he should have gone ahead and decked Yusei out! Deck-out is not a 'technicality', it's a completely legal, normal, listed-right-there-in-the-rulebook way to lose.

[@matthewchelette9088]

It episode 73 when Yusei asked Jack to duel hi and Yusei was trying to find a strategy without using Scychro monsters. I feel that duel should have continued and Yusei would have definitely lost. This duel was one of Yusei’s duels without getting kicked out of a tournament or dome’s life was in danger. Yusei was also not going to use Juck Warrior or Stardust Dragon. Jack would have gone full force on him and not doubt wiped out his lifepoints using red dragon Archfiend. This duel would have been an easy win for Jack and Yusei would know he would need his Synchro Monsters for the tournament.

[@KaisertheDarkWolf19]

well i did have 2 "Rant" is ZEXAL and ZEXAL II they should have give a Rematch Duel to Yuma Vs Kaito (Round 3) and Shark Vs Kaito (Round 2) thats all i got

[@brysonmark878]

*reads title* Ah yes, Yusei vs Kalin Kessler round 1. I agree.

[@Jerry4281]

I understand Team unicorns reasoning. I do believe he should have lost to Dark Glass in the first game due to the duel to try and show growth. Team unicorns the guy was thinking maybe Yusei is up to something and I'll end up losing, but he wanted to win legitly not with a gimmick. I understand people are like Yusei a gray stu, but characters who are strong from the getco are also beloved like Goku/Superman. (Even though one has to go through a lot of struggles and the other one doesn't)

[@Smol_Butt_Cheeky]

The spice in Yusei's duels didn't come from trying to predict whether he would win or lose, but from what crazy combo, using the most weird card combinations, he would use to pull off the win haha

[@chendror872]

Accurate

[@ace-trainer-aj]

That's what I enjoyed the most about Yusei's duels, his playing style. That's why he's my favourite Yutagonist and why I use a Warrior-type Synchro deck built with a similar philosophy to Yusei's deck.

[@grayson8633]

Aaay he gets it

[@littlejosh2]

Agree

[@rom.3.183]

To honest I think yusei losing to him would have made a better payout in their last duel

[@DDuelista]

Everyone: Gary Stu Dylan: Mary Sue (XD) By the Way Yuya has a "developt episode after: His first and second duel against Reiji, his first duel against jack, and his duel against Reira lol XD

[@GalaxyXLII]

Yusei should have lost, would've gave him more character development into the story and duel.

[@piercepatterson9274]

PWOTAGONIST!

[@Jpalm40]

I always look at his duel versus kiryu as a real lost it’s just cause of the stakes he would have died so they needed that loop hole or else he’d be dead the entire arc. And I agree Bruno should have won also. So including the jack flashback, even though it’s only shown to us at the last turn, to me he has 2 official losses and doesn’t have a perfect record so the Mary sue argument for him I’ve never gotten

[@sharksfan232]

Another missed opportunity for Yusei to lose would have been the Team Unicorn duel. He had no outs, if Jean ended his turn, Yusei would have decked out. The stakes were low here as well, as one loss in the prelims would not have knocked 5Ds out of the running, and it would have taught them about team battles and how they can't rely on one person, even if it is Yusei, to carry them in team battles, and their duel against Team Taiyo and Aporia would have shown that growth as they use actual team tactics in those duels.

[@TrollFaceBlastoise]

there was also like a testing game yusei had vs jack in season 3 where they didnt conclude it (where yusei decided to abandon synchro summoning lmao) which also wouldve been a good loss for yusei

[@ivanbluecool]

Yeah I do also agree it would have been better for a loss or a tie. But even then it was more a showcase and plot had to keep the Antonio thing a secret as illiastrr was watching. Yusie also hardly loses as he is actually a good Duelist with how far he plans his strageties to take out people's combos which is why his duels are better than yusaku who is litteraly plot armor the moment AI appeared I knew yusaku would be boring as he was so boring in how many times plot saved his life since he couldn't lose AI because of plot. Also funny is a filler villain was closest to beating yusie or killing him somehow. But yusie is still the best main as he has it all. Can work with his hands. Is smart. Can fight. Can drive. Has a job and his relationship with jack is the best rivalry ever.

[@bestofallgames8094]

The Only Thing You could Argue here Is yusei's ability to adapt and learn quickly as it was established numerous times previously in the series but still this duel felt underwhelming tbh with that unfinished Send off :/

[@aozorahaou2643]

They could've did the Kai Hiwatari route for Yusei have him being one of the best duelist of his era until he loses an important duel that causes him to be mentally broken for a while like they could've done with Kiryu/Kalin you can easily bypass death to say the Crimson Dragon saved him at the last minute just as the Earthbound Immortals attack connected which caused his mind to be broken for a while and over time his mind comes back like Kai's did when he picked up Dranzer MS, Yusei picks up his deck and he practices to get his determination and spark back by dueling Jack or Aki in a practice duel.

[@joseph86255]

That's literally what happens with Jack.

[@jgordon.247]

1.) Thanks Yugioh Everything for always showing 5D's love. Most disliked because of card game on wheels and it's dark and gloomy scenarios but to me, one of the best in the franchise. 2.) With that said though, Yusei didn't necessarily need to lose because they found other ways to grow his character. Yusei not only got better but his team got better.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

You should do the Same With Yusaku Yuya Yuma Jaden Atem

[@filipe19991]

Jaden had some ties and lost. The problem is that he duel too much.

[@jeffreyanimates9581]

@@filipe19991 this is true

[@cameraredeye3115]

Atem rightly lost to Rafael after playing the Seal of Orichalcos and learned a harsh lesson in humility. Yuya got rekt by Reiji in their second duel and also lost to Jack in an exhibition match later on. Both were harsh lessons for him as well. Yuma got owned by Kaito - twice, in fact - but he would have died if he lost their first duel. Even the debut of the great ZEXAL Morph was only good enough to tie Kaito, and the latter didn't even have Neo Galaxy-Eyes let alone Prime Photon. If Kaito had either of those he would have completely clapped Yuma no matter what. Jaden is, well... Jaden. He had a new duel every 1.8 episodes on average (I think) which is way too often for a MC. He needed to take a break tbh. And as for Yusaku/Playmaker, well... if he didn't have a "game over" aspect attached to nearly every duel he had in the show, he could deserve to lose a few duels. In all fairness, though, I believe he initially said he doesn't like dueling which is why we don't see him do it too often. But a few early exhibition matches (vs. Go Onizuka, for example) could be legit possibilities for Playmaker to lose so he can grow from them.

[@joseph86255]

If I can think of one duel Jaden could have lost that he didn't, it would be his first duel with Alexis. Think about it, there were no actual stakes in that duel, since it's established that Alexis wouldn't have turned Jaden and Syrus in even if she had won. She'd beat him, Jaden would cling and apologise to Syrus and she'd reveal afterwards that the duel was a secret test of character to see if Jaden was the kind of person who would do what he and Syrus were accused of. It would help establish Alexis as the "Queen of Obelisk Blue" before the Shadow Riders arc and the fact that she and Zane could defeat Jaden but Chazz couldn't would highlight the two types of Obelisk Blues- those who earned and deserve their ranks and those who only got their ranks through nepotism.

[@ems6706]

I think Yusei could have lost during the WGRP as well. Like they have elimination rules that make it so Yusei could be outplayed and say Jack or Crow could prove they weren't just side men by being instrumental in the win and keep the whole bonds theme going. Yusei beating a whole team by himself was kinda where 5Ds felt like the Yusei show to me even though the show is talking how important bonds are consistently. I honestly just wanted Jack to get the shine and if anything that would make Yusei beating Jack mean more imo. Maybe im being nitpicky tho.

[@rayhayes7701]

I bet you anything the writers didn't want to let Yusei lose because of the fan backlash.

[@christopherb501]

Sure didn't help them with the most _recent_ two shows to conclude, now did it???

[@rayhayes7701]

You can't win

[@siphemanana2551]

@@christopherb501 he's got a point though. Unlike the west, 5Ds wasn't well liked in Japan. The writers thought that if Yusei loses, the fan backlash was going to be worse

[@christopherb501]

@@siphemanana2551 It's commonplace knowledge that fan opinion of the show dipped after Dark Signers. Is there any data as to the original Japanese fanbase's opinion pre- and post-shift.

[@siphemanana2551]

@@christopherb501 I'm not sure. The data I found out was post Dark Signers so I don't know about the data on pre Dark Signers

[@NeroPiroman]

i would say he should have lost the tag duel when the guy from team unicorn only had to end the turn to win wia deckout which was his intention all along

[@SkullDark1]

Yugioh everything I agree with you 100% yusei was supposed to lose at some point I don't know why they didn't let Viser win when he was the one that knew the accel synchro first than anyone else.