Ranking EVERY Yu-Gi-Oh Protagonist!

I rank every Yugioh protagonist from Duel Monsters to VRAINS, and give my thoughts on who the true king is! Remember these are just my personal opinions, feel free to agree or disagree with my list down below! I hope you all enjoy!
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Ranking EVERY Yu-Gi-Oh Protagonist!

[@cooldes4593]

He didnt even mention yusei’s “there is no useless card” mentality, which is inspirational to us rogue deckbuilders

[@lolowing]

Every main character was like that lmao 😅

[@shadowdx2757]

@@lolowing Technically Yes, but only Yusei and Atem openly said this, if i remember correctly

[@Netherwolf6100]

@@shadowdx2757 Yugi as well. Even Judai said so as well too.

[@shadeslayer5402]

Shadow DX judai said it whenever someone mocked him for summoning a monster with low attack points because no one in the first few seasons even considered that opponents could use effect monsters

[@slevinchannel7589]

Action Cards were just an Epic Fail overall. Yet, the Smile Philosophy was SO FORCED, it was even worse than the Action Cards. What a feat... What did this strategy-game needed? More Luck and also Sport. Yeah, screw you, writers. And the fact that this is not the worst thing but the Smile Philosophy was, is outright Impressive. It felt so forced that i really came to dislike the Smile-Cards. I never use any of them. Oh, it was sooo bad.

[@crimsonhero3583]

As a kid Judai was my favorite protagonist because he used badass hero deck. Now, as I reached adulthood I continued liking him for different reasons. I (and I believe this is true for many people) can now sympathise with his circumstances of losing child-like innocence, growing up and experiancing harshness of the world.

[@andrewrowland1989]

Judai was always my personal favorite. I love his design, especially Season 4 Judai. I love his E•HERO deck (solely bc they are based on superheroes).

[@killertails1244]

Honestly I can relate with this so much but im not there yet in maturity

[@sigma_the_enigma1394]

Same Judai is still my personal favorite aswell

[@dimitrakisladasi5496]

jaden was the only one who besides jessy didnt have any true friends at all...dont consider guys like charlie or sirus a friend of him

[@anawaz189]

Crimson Hero I agree completely. Judai is my favorite protag

[@kingjesterxii3963]

Fun fact: Vrains is the first yugioh anime to not have a actual tournament arc

[@amiibopimp852]

Nani

[@NeroPiroman]

Technicaly its season 0

[@PePe...........]

Wait yuya is he

[@amiibopimp852]

@@PePe........... Yep

[@kingjesterxii3963]

@@PePe........... huh?

[@KyubiBubi]

[14:15] Yuma did never actually fall into darkness. It was Astral who became evil and forced Yuma to perform the ZeXal Change with him. This led to Astral having full control over Yuma's body while in that state.

[@smudged4090]

Yeah! I guess because Dark ZeXal looks like Yuma they assume he fell into darkness, but nope!

[@patrickhoover8501]

Yeah! He’s the only one in the first five who didn’t slip into darkness at any point. (I haven’t seen vrains yet, since I don’t understand Japanese)

[@titanlegends5646]

I disagree a bit, He wanted revenge in Vector real bad and didn't think like he usually does, though I do believe he is the one who recovers from that stuff the quickest

[@35breta94]

This is how I've always seen protagonists falling to darkness: the evil surrounding them just gets too overwhelming for them to take on calmly and collectively, to the point where they lose some of their principles and who they really are. Take Yuya for example. He went into beserk mode on multiple occasions because he was overwhelmed by Z-ARC's essence wanting to unleash onto the world, within him. Now in the case of Yuma, although Vector was disguising his evil through his persona of Rei, Yuma still fell for his trap and ultimately betrayed Astral. It may not have seemed like Yuma falling to darkness in the first instance, but he did explicitly show some doubt and unease when making his decisions involving the Barian cards Rei gave him and Astral's precautions. Also, Yuma lost a part of himself when temporarily losing Astral's trust. We all know that this situation escalated even higher when Vector did his reveal, and Astral's heart blackened because of it; that happened to Astral because of Yuma. Astral forced Dark Zexal because of Yuma. So yeah, I believe that Yuma did fall to darkness. Sorry for the late and long comment XD

[@Jerry4281]

@@patrickhoover8501 First 5, Yusei also never went to the dark side.

[@bearscolts1]

Jaden will always be my favorite yugioh protagonist. Fun fact: I found out about season 4 of GX right as I was graduating high school, so I ended up watching the rest of the series at the dame age as him, and seeing them graduate from the academy made it even more bittersweet.

[@StevenJones851]

that's Awesome dude Judai is A Awesome protagonists

[@wikiuser92]

While we all grow up, it's also important to remember to embrace our inner child and enjoy life when we can.

[@StevenJones851]

@@wikiuser92 I'll keep that in mind in the Future :)

[@wikiuser92]

@@StevenJones851 You're welcome! :-)

[@StevenJones851]

@@wikiuser92 the Yugioh Franchise is Awesome :)

[@vendicius154]

6 - You 5 - Can't 4 - Just 3 - Rank 2 - Them 1 - Yusei

[@OneRandomVictory]

Damn, you right

[@waifupowerrip-off51]

Yes, he is right!

[@mavishak]

M

[@ApocalypseMaxx]

Lmao

[@tyronmilward-bridges7100]

Damn straight Yusei is the man!

[@mikhcyyy]

Jaden in season 1 and 2: Im sooo happy Season 3 Jaden:JESSE!?! Season 4 Jaden: Wait what, you guys smile?

[@Naioki4]

😂😂😂😂😂 accurate.

[@digitalpro7031]

🤣

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Poor guy! He really had seen and witnessed so much shi. And if he can still smile and be a happy go lucky guy like he once was in seasons 1-2, then THAT IS BETIND MY UNDERSTANDING

[@markmorales7958]

Yusei is better at making friendship speeches than Téa ever will, subbed and dubbed. That is why he’s number one in my book.

[@ajregalia1334]

That's primarily because Yusei's speeches are backed both by him addressing the traumas/problems/insecurities that people around him are facing AND actions where he gets actual involved in helping his friends work through solutions to their actual issues. (early on where he dueled with those inmates cards was a perfect example where he was demonstrating through actions "yes, what you've invested in that this crooked system has tried to break you into believing is worthless has value and I will use that to manifest tangible change making things better for you, showing that you also have the power to change things") He didn't just give Akiza vague platitudes about what she should or shouldn't value, he took the time to try and understand what weighed on her and make himself to be a friend that she could rely on. Same with Rua and Ruka, same with Crow, and even same with Jack. Also Yusei has been in the trenches, he's been in society's lowest caste, he's had to fight and struggle just to get by in a system we see is literally made to keep him and others like him down. So his actions and words carry more weight as they are informed by that perspective and the personal responsibility he takes to make the future better. Tea is just a cheerleader on the sidelines who has neither the perspective nor the power to affect change in the situations Atem and Yugi face. In fact her powerlessness often makes her an unwitting puppet to the antagonists they face. Where the most she can say is "don't worry about me, I believe in you". Which is nice but doesn't help a whole lot. Even when given a day entirely to help Atem as he struggles with understanding his own identity the message ends up amounting to "friends are important" and "don't give up". She's not a bad friend and her pep talks are nice but there's a big difference between the weight of what she says and does has for her friends and what Yusei has for his.

[@andrewrowland1989]

Yugi Muto was at his best in Dark Side of Dimensions.

[@AllElite123]

AGREED (That made him my favorite)

[@blastradiancegaming6121]

I’m ur 100th like!

[@MelonTartVA]

Absolutely. But I think that's because he couldn't rely on Atem anymore. So he had to figure out how to do things on his own. This was good for his character.

[@nightrocker1343]

Just him standing up to Kaiba was amazing.

[@yuseiyusei7941]

True he was at his best BUT even then in the end the Atem returns to save the day.

[@somerandomweeb4836]

The problem with action cards is their existence

[@francisliyolo7415]

Action cards was a stupid concept which adds an unnessary luck factor.

[@juri101]

@@francisliyolo7415 tbh action cards were a neat concept but they were overused way too much that they got annoying

[@francisliyolo7415]

@AbbyAZK every protagonist has made their own cards during a duel at some point even yuya but the difference is that only protagonist that had acces to action cards is yuya.

[@Killermudkip1]

AbbyAZK Those eventually stopped. At least I know yusaku did. Action cards are used throughout 90% of arc-v and their effects didn’t particularly follow any rules or patterns. They’re also used more frequently than other methods of making cards since action cards are used in just about every duel in the series.

[@chibiprussia5574]

@@juri101 Yuya would have the least amount of wins without them

[@Smol_Butt_Cheeky]

Dylan: "This is just my opinion. It really does not mean anything!" Self Roast Tactics 101

[@Keyguin]

Yusei's my favorite protagonist for different reasons Even when he pulled some protag-bs, they would show a short scene of his thought process on how to use his cards so it didn't always feel like an ass-pull. He had a plan. My favorite protag ace monster, subconsciously made my love for synchros His 1-on-3 comeback Vs Team Unicorn (even though he did win because of cheese) "Yugi beat 3 Egyptian Gods" Yusei beat 3 Nordic Gods so he's got that under his belt His design, i've always liked older protagonists That one time he punched that guard that was in his way

[@vicentserrano9268]

That's true, it's actually my favorite scene were yusei just beat the shit out of the security guard, with his hand to hand, it make sense since your stuck in the satellite in the middle of gang war, your gotta need to learn of survival and street smarts.

[@creater-wj6cg]

I love yusei. He's very underrated. He's the most human character of all the protagonists

[@VladaBB]

Fun fact,Yusei would've lost if animators didnt "Forget" Majestic Stardust Dragon's eff to return to Extra and the end of the turn so he doesnt auto lose basicly.

[@A-Link]

@@creater-wj6cg He is the most liked protaganist in general besides old people that like yugi the most. If anything he is way to overrated. The only way I see him as reasonable is the end of what happens to Judai. He just didn't lose except through a flashback, and when he would've lost, they said no, let's just make his duel runner randomly break down so he is disqualified and doesn't really lose.

[@soniasun2692]

Not to mention that he made his own duel disk AND duel runner.

[@Lucario1121]

Yugi: Best thing about him is him finally being out of his shell in the DSOD movie Yami Yugi: Protagonist that started it all, so we're kinda obigated to like him Jaden: My personal favorite, even if he was a bit too edgy in season 4 Yusei: He's good, also 5Ds probably will always have the best series finale imo Yuma: TBD till I finish ZEXAL Yuya: His duels are always fun to watch Yusaku: I love when he lists things to be honest Yuga: Basically the Zack Martin of Yu-Gi-Oh

[@Lucario1121]

@Mestayoku Suite Life

[@seth9655]

The Suite Life of Yuga.

[@melanielowe5690]

I agree with the yuya one

[@lunacysstraightjacket2121]

I wouldn't call it edgy if it was super justified

[@allanavalos4379]

I don’t get the idea of yuga being Zack Martin?

[@Za_Lup]

Dylan wants to watch the world burn lol

[@YugiohEverything]

It was a requested video, I had to make it xD xD xD

[@meisterschwert5565]

Did you see the top comment? It's mine! Didja see that, Shinji?

[@Za_Lup]

@@meisterschwert5565 Cool, man! That Aki line made me laugh more than it should since I am playing P3 FES' The Answer

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@YugiohEverything You know, I just realized something..you call the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, but then you call the fusion between Yuma and Astral, ZEAL....it is kind of weird

[@ionutnertan]

@@YugiohEverything why didn't you put Astral as well in this list, since you put Yugi and Atem separately, you could have put him as well

[@_G50_]

Yusaku is extremely underrated, he's the most realistic human character of all the 6 series so far. His personality was a perfect depiction of the struggles and long years of rebound it takes for someone with PTSD. CPTSD, especially severe forms like CPTSD can make a person shut themself off from others, and it takes a long time to develop bonds and trust.

[@w1nther930]

The only problem is that potential is wasted a bit by not flushing out his backstory. He is still one of the coolest for enduring all that but he needed that backstory

[@samuelvega2970]

I think the correct term is "overrated".

[@armaanali4585]

@@samuelvega2970 ur joking. If anybody is overrated its Yuya and Yuma. Even tho Yu-Gi-Oh! is my favourite, Yugi is honestly the least realistic person out of the only good 4 (Yusaku, Judai, Yusei and himself)

[@samuelvega2970]

@@armaanali4585 overrated=Valued too highly. Yusei and Yusaku are the most overrated characters in the show by the definition of what overrated actually means due to the fact that they are the only characters to never lose a duel on screen. They only lost in the flashback.

[@armaanali4585]

@@samuelvega2970 Yusei lost against Kalin. And most people prefer Yugi and Jaden

[@J99___]

I don’t consider yusei a Mary Sue, yusei suffered a lot and was very vulnerable in other ways that wasn’t always dueling. Yusei’s past shows he was a lot more rugged and not as developed due to his upbringing, but when he lost against jack in the flashback yusei was humbled. This is when yusei started to become the yusei we love. He became so much more selfless, much more emotionally understanding, and much more optimistic. This is start of episode 1 yusei. And even during the evens of the series outside of flashbacks, yusei had his struggles. He had to cope with the situation with kiryu as well as morally grey villains, he had to learn how to depend on others rather than take on everything himself, he had to fight the moral dilemma with zone, and also was struggling to find his own path in life which he ended up doing in his final duel using junk warrior. Yusei has his internal struggles and his prognostic and awesome dueling was his way of overcoming them. Another awesome thing about yusei was his deck and mentality, yusei’s whole “Every scrap has value” mentality and junk deck was very inspiring and amazing. Junk warrior is my personal favorite monster in all yugioh besides maybe obelisk. I think each yugioh protagonist offered something great to the table and appealed/related to many values and hearts. My personal list goes yusei, yugi/yami, jaden, yuya, yuma, and then vrains (since I haven’t seen vrains yet)

[@meisterschwert5565]

Yuma has one other power: a Persona. He's Door-kun Bois! Thanks! By far my most liked comment.

[@TheJaredPunch]

ChaosEmperorDuelists: Envoy of the End Persona fan?

[@leontasplayz7687]

I was not expecting a persona 3 reference when I was watching this video

[@meisterschwert5565]

@@TheJaredPunch Yep. Beat P3P and played part of IS and EP.

[@maskkid]

I didn't even looked at Astral like that but it makes sense

[@floricel_112]

He's definitely not Chad Narukami. That's Yusei

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Paradox: "Protagonist!" XD

[@SweetUta2]

Pwotagonists* XD.

[@TheJaredPunch]

Giovanni Orellana ha ha ha

[@mayisaythatsasmashingblous5876]

"PWAAOOHHTAAAGOOOOWNIIIIIST!" lol

[@reddragking486]

No it.. it is Jaden

[@oresti9271]

With 7 protagonists right now I can see him waking up from his grave and rebattle the pwotagonists 😂😂

[@duba9018]

Judai is easily my favorite protagonist with his growth in season 3 and 4 of gx

[@alvinderama3196]

Yusei and Yusaku are really great tacticians. I really like it when Yusei got the card that he needs and then it paves a way and then branches out to the best possible move that he can make.

[@novawriter8649]

Judai Yuki is GOATED! Has the only really meaningful development.

[@theguythatonlylikesmainpro0816]

I wish in season 4 he will use upgraded HEROES like Absolute Zero or Masked HEROES

[@goldensimp7729]

@@ShadowRealmZ373 the masked heroes and omni heroes( the generic elemental hero fusions and terrafirma) belonged to the manga. The omni heroes where used by a guy that was his mentor, after he died. After Aster wiped the floor with him using the vision heroes, he decided to make his own deck

[@oisinmohangannon8422]

Please no

[@thatman666]

With an Ace Monster that bring Ultraman to shame.

[@dariohieras9186]

yuma went a similar route as judai. his final duel mirrored the first three final duels. dueling his partner while trying to get the fun back in dueling while trying to find the own future

[@ap_tj4468]

"He's just the man" Dylan 2020

[@angelheart1701]

The moral of this story: Yugioh, like many things, should not have gone into 4kids' hands.

[@chilltiger5438]

That is words of a wise man

[@totallyadude4032]

And with that let us take a moment for the GX dub

[@sirstack59]

for it had no season 4, the dub will be forever inferior to the sub version, a shame too

[@MarcioJRios]

i'm from brazil and here we also suffer from the 4kids dub, cause when they bring yu gi oh here they usually license the english version, probably because is cheapper than the original one. And that's a shame, because Brazil has a really good bunch of talented voice actors, but even them can't save the mistakes that came from the english version

[@mr.mimikyu2342]

I like the dubs more then the sub

[@amiibopimp852]

Yuma because he is the most relatable to beginners in yugioh

[@spiderverse7361]

Yeha Yuma is number one I like him better I like all the Main Protagonist o mostly like Jaden, Yusei, Yuma, and Yuya

[@jovanisanchez3590]

@@spiderverse7361 Yusaku is just as good.

[@PhoenixDragon86]

Yusaku is my most favorite protagonist so far with Yusei in second and Yami Yugi (Atem) in third on my list. I think I like the more serious type of protagonists in this anime the most

[@salamdetective4017]

Same

[@salamdetective4017]

My two favorite protags are Yusaku ,and Yusei

[@Avrazael]

I just relate to Yusaku the most. On the outside he's callous and stoic, on the inside he's compassionate. Plus, his design is just really cool to me. I also really liked the double life of "normal awkward kid Yusaku" vs "Digital world vigilante Playmaker." Probably playing Persona 5 when VRAINS first came out had me appreciate that aspect more, lol.

[@sphinxx5322]

My top three as well ! Just not in the same order. Yusaku is my second favourite but I really enjoyed his character throughout vrains :)

[@pichugamer5275]

Personally, I felt like Yusaku having quite a few pyrrhic victories stopped him from feeling too overpowered. He may win, but he loses a lot when he does. This is gonna sound weird, but I found him an interesting deconstruction of the normal YGO protag in that while he does change and inspire a lot of people, a lot of the times when he actively attempts to save someone, it doesn't quite work out the way he hopes, and each season ends more bittersweet in the last.

[@DQMaster777]

1. Yusei: An awesome duelist who never stopped believing in his friends or his cards 2. Yugi/Pharaoh: The OG Dream Team who truly earned the title "King of Games" 3. Jaden : Great character development, a happy go lucky guy until later in his series and fun to root for 4. Yusaku/Playmaker: Though his partnership with AI he was able to go on a journey to deal with his past trauma 5. Yuya: His goal was to make people smile though entertainment duels, dependence on action cards hurt his ranking 6. Yuma: Hard to be invested into Yuma early in ZeXal, but if you stick with him he grows a lot later in the show. 7. Yuga: He could move higher but we don't know enough about him yet

[@NewThaiboy9119]

Now This...this I can aggree with :p

[@z-one5941]

Yep, I have the same list 😅

[@smirkingspyFO76]

This list is just like mine but I would swap Yami Yugi with Yusei and move Jaden to the #1 spot

[@playerback7722]

Yep

[@Matthew_Murray]

While I agree with his placement I actually really liked Yuya because of how he was most similar to Judai. Yuya just want to duel for fun and entertainment but got dragged into an inter dimensional war to save his friend and to have him be the ultimate villain of the series was a welcome twist.

[@Letsplayskeleton6114]

I really liked yuya for similar reasons

[@kingworldadventures]

Fact and he d rides zuzu to the point where when he duels he’s thinking about her every time or doing some goofy ass entertainment shit because her or his dad

[@TheAshofdarkness]

I like to think Judai and even Yuma was yuya done right

[@eagleangel5250]

Me I think yuma is the best because he's development and I'm pretty sure he's the only real equivalent of some dueling like a noobie or someone coming back to yugioh and he just want to make friends with everyone and not had them give up their spirit and he's actually getting taught not tagged out, or yami draw nonsense or etc

[@ZekeFreek]

Yuya is by far my favorite because, and I don't think people acknowledge this near enough, he's a shockingly accurate depiction of manic depression. "Smile even in the darkest times" is a message near and dear to my heart because it's effects are real and palpable. A positive outlook helps in nearly every situation. If you believe things can be better, you are better at taking actions to make them better. Yes, it's a placebo, it if it can keep you pressing onward, it affects your real actions and it becomes real. When people talk about his ideology being forced or single-minded, they're missing the point. It doesn't work if you're flippant about it, you need to commit to the act, even if it's painful beneath the surface. Zarc is what happens when malice enters the picture. The drive to compete, the drive to achieve victory and fame at any cost, these toxic motivations for any entertainer. When you have manic depression, that's what it can feel like. Like there's a demon of despair inside you that makes you want to throw away your integrity and just do whatever people expect of you. This inner struggle made real resonated with me a lot. Yuya was damaged from a young age by the disappearance of his father, the man he emulated himself after and idolized. Throughout the series, he loses his normal life, discovers everything about that life and even his own existence was a fragmented echo of a tragedy he doesn't remember committing. He routinely loses and is betrayed by the people he chooses to get close to, has insane burdens placed upon him and has to find a way to maintain his ideology and sanity as it's attacked from all angles. That's compelling shit, and I don't get why nobody else seems to see that. EDIT: I'm not gonna be responding to any replies. I've been arguing this for years, I'm done trying to explain color to the blind.

[@elin111]

Because the way they portray that character development is forced and poorly executed. The guy is in the middle of a violent war yet he keeps going on and on about that "smile" crap when it's crystal clear that it's not possible, yet the very obviously evil characters immediately go "I'm happy now" because a clown went around goofing around for 30 seconds.

[@syckouchiha306]

Bruh ya do know yuya has his own personality. This is the exact same way with his other counterparts. I love this character and hate it. Either way the show was entertaining, it introduced us to a lot of competitive cards as well. So I thank arc v. Yuya may not be the most bad ass, wisest, or greatest of all time. but in all honesty I rather be friends with him than the other protagonist in yugioh. Jaden makes me wanna duel his ass because he reminds me of my friend who also runs HEROS.

[@elin111]

@@syckouchiha306 Yuya's personality was a stubborn kiddo going through teen angst and pretending to be cheerful because daddy said so. Not the most likeable.

[@axelmauriciolugo5811]

I 100% support you. I personally love Yuya even tho most of the fandom hates him

[@berryartt4105]

THANK YOU!! That’s a huge analysis and I always think it that way!!

[@Arcaea_]

Yusei - Very Interesting and good YGO in my opinion. Yuma- Unpopular opinion. But I loved his character growth. The storyline was very interesting, and to see Yuma be a person that lost 10+ times at the beginning, ascend to someone strong and able to win on his own (Vs. Astral), Zexal was a joy to watch for me. Plus Vector was a huge troll. Yusaku - Despite him being stale in personality, the show, his monsters, and being able to push through any situation against strong opponents like Revolver, Bohman and Ai was incredible. I had to give him a bit of credit for that. Judai - He's alright. Probably my second favorite in terms of growth. Atem - He got a bit stale in my opinion all around. I enjoyed watched Kaiba, or Mai, or the antagonists duel more. Yuya - Wasn't for me...Sorry... Yuga - Far too Early.

[@theguythatonlylikesmainpro0816]

Yusei two words Cleardo Mindou

[@chrishansen1842]

I agree with this especially Yuma

[@John_Bourdakos]

Strongly disagree with the character growth , judais is far greater than yumas , although yumas is a close second , he rly matured through the show.

[@jaceprince5385]

I think 1:yuma 2:yusei 3:jaden 4:yusaku 5:yugi 6:yuya

[@soniasun2692]

So far there’s only 13 episodes in Sevens yeah makes sense

[@CrimsonPriestessofMiracles]

Yusei is my forever favorite character in the whole franchise! 🥰

[@CyberShark1]

Yuma is going to be my favorite character. He grows through the series like nobody else did

[@akim1909]

So u never watch gx? Naive Jaden season 1 to Judai yubel???

[@GoCrazy69]

@@akim1909 jaden knows what he was doing with his hero deck yuma did not even know what combos are that’s the difference

[@akim1909]

@@GoCrazy69 yeah

[@yumatsukumo4895]

hi

[@akim1909]

@@yumatsukumo4895 hi

[@wodahexe8400]

Can we see a countdown like this for the Yugioh rivals, please?

[@keitaro8720]

Yusei will go down in history as my all time favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! Character. I even went as far as trying to replicate his deck

[@rah7729]

He mind set was what i love about him no card is useless mind set and people say he was mary-sue. I don't think so his like that to keep his father memories. his the most human like mc out of their i think a lot people watch 5ds was sleeping. I always felt like 5ds more for mature audience.

[@lifeisgreat5882]

I’m so glad someone finally put Yusei at the top of the list! He is such a great protagonist! He’s always been my favorite of the yu gi oh protagonists!

[@mzzz7725]

IMO Jaden was my favorite protagonist cause he was like me as a teen, started of as a goofball, and then eventually became more serious and learnt the world wasn't sunshine and rainbows all the time. Plus he was a badass in season 4 which was cool af. I also think he had the most character development out of all the YGO protagonists, by character development, i don't mean getting better at YGO like yuma, i mean his personality changed so the events he went through felt more real then in other series.

[@siriuslyorion2975]

This list is redundant, Chazz is ocviously the best!

[@oresti9271]

Chazz it up the chazzman it's the best

[@siriuslyorion2975]

Manjome THUNDA!!!

[@LumyTheQueen]

THUNDER! THUNDER! MANJOUME THUNDER!!!!

[@ooofthedegenerate]

would you care to join our chazz cult

[@lelouchvibritanniazero3821]

@@ooofthedegenerate I want to join!

[@kaihiwatari.9819]

Yuma is my favorite character because he does not give up and has a strategy to win duels he has a good relationship with his own friends. Dylan thank you for talking about my favorite character in Yugioh.😄 I also like the other characters from Yugioh because their are the awesome as well.👍

[@spiderverse7361]

He’s way better than Yuya but Yuya is good but I like Yuma better it I feel bad for his loses in his duel but I want him to be the main protagonist in every Yugioh Spin offs.

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

Yuma was more relatable than jaden for me cause of he was a rookie in the beginning and became a pro in the end which I thought was amazing and the fact he went through other hardship but still come out strong

[@FlotakuXL]

@Kaiser24 although they’re similar but saying that is incorrect

[@deadlyfaster7347]

Yuma acts like real person, who sucks at duelling but get much better later on just like a actually real player, something EVERYONE constantly doesn't realise like you can relate to yuma in one way or another, but who would ever relate to yusei at all.

[@deadlyfaster7347]

Basically I like yuma because of that

[@goobyaluob]

I fucking love GX, it’s easily my favorite, and Jaden is easily my favorite protagonist, but I do think that Yusei is the coolest and that 5Ds is the best series, while I think the original will always be iconic.

[@ntk5770]

Arc V came during a time when I was a senior in HS and I was looking for a major to follow . I ended up choosing Theatre and found myself relating to Yuya’s idea of making everyone smile . I had similar reasons for wanting to pick up theatre . In my young mind at the time, I believed that making someone smile through a performance even a little bit meant that whatever pain they had could be alleviated in that one moment . It’s just unfortunate to me that Arc V did not do Yuya enough justice and made him somewhat wasted potential . He’s still the protagonist I can relate to the most, even if he’s not my favorite .

[@maxcussons6489]

Ahhhhhhh, been waiting for this one!!! For me it goes: 1. Judai-like you say, so relatable and I genuinely find inspiring when he overcomes his guilt and depression. 2. Yusei-just badass, but like you say has an everyman vulnerability. Plus, he's a pro at the speeches. 3. Yuma-people can say what they what they want, he has the best growth of any YuGiOh character. When he beats Eliphas, it's the equivalent of if it were YuGi who beat Dartz instead of Atem. 4. Yugi-when he shines (the last several episodes of DM and TDSOD), he's maybe the best YuGiOh character of all, but undeniably just barely does anything the first 200+ episodes. 5. Atem-another badass and has some empowering moments, but I don't feel much development other than realising that doing anything for power is wrong. 6. Playmaker-I really like how visceral Playmaker and I think his traumatic childhood justifies him never losing a duel. However, you don't feel he's changed much at all by the end. 7. Yuya-some great moments, but just pretty much no character development and laughable motives/approach a lot of the time.

[@lpfan4491]

Hey, yugi at least saved Kaibas life I guess. xD(Yeah, he really barely did anything of substance for most of the show)

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Yuma also never go dark? Dark Zexal wasn't really him, it was Astral doing dark and taking over . In fact, it was Yuma's compassion that got Astral to snap out of it.

[@GoCrazy69]

Your right

[@appleducky5234]

Yuma was sometimes rude, had trust issues, and lost his way or got depressed a few times, but he didn't "go dark" outside of dark zexal and #96 Dark Mist. Yuma did lose trust in Astral at times, and lied a few time to various characters, but usually for a positive reason. There was one time when he snapped at Tori (before duel with the camera guy who takes pictures of people's future). I'm sure there were other times when he annoyed friends and family too but that was a big one. I would say that Yugi Moto and Yusei were much more stable in staying out of darkness. (well except in Yugi Moto's season 4 duel against the Pharaoh)

[@aliesterus1.023]

Yusei started out dark though, well, dark-ish. He goes out on a revenge quest to take Jack down a notch or two(to the point he was fine with his younger friend stealing to help him do so), then gets dumped into a random world ending crisis he was in no way prepared for. Yusei probably didn't fall into darkness because he _came_ from it, what with him living in the sector that got exploited for the good of the city next to them. It was the equivilant of living in the slums, so he's probably already seen the worst of what humanity had to offer. At that point, it's either just... Follow along, or try to strike your own way in life. He just happened to be one of the people in the second category who succeeded.

[@esteban8471]

Yusei never wanted revenge on Jack, he just wanted Stardust Dragon back.

[@aliesterus1.023]

Reminder to you two that Jack offered it back before his duel... Yusei gave it back. In the dub, he wanted to beat Jack for it first, I imagine that it's the same in the original. Revenge doesn't need to be heavy handed, it can be petty too.

[@esteban8471]

@@aliesterus1.023 That's how things work in Yugioh though. Yusei wants to *earn* Stardust Dragon back, and that is to duel. To just take it and turn back would be an insult to all the years he and his friends spent building his Duel Runner and planning to get to Domino City. It's just pride.

[@aliesterus1.023]

@@esteban8471 Then he's avenging his pride. Just because it looks slightly different doesn't make it completely different. Not sure why you're so dead set on making Yusei seem perfect here, having flaws gives a character depth.

[@esteban8471]

@@aliesterus1.023 I'm not saying Yusei is perfect, he isn't, but from my experience watching 5DS I never saw Yusei's quest for Stardust Dragon as revenge. Or at least, not to the same extent as the revenge Yusaku was after. It felt more like him wanting to settle a score with his rival. So maybe it was revenge, just on a *much* smaller scale than Yusaku's.

[@Nah_id_win_883]

Judai and yusei are often underrated.

[@nazgul4220]

For reasons I can't really explain, my favorite protagonist is Yuya as well as Arc-V being my favorite show.

[@Chillgamesh]

In the manga the boys are brother's

[@Alucardko]

agree, I liked when he said " “there is no useless card”" and he demostrated that specially 2 times in the jail, first winning with the deck of yanagi that everybody says was shit and when he ask for cards to each prisoner, he made a deck with random cards and win against a "pegasus" cheater (the guard had cameras seeing all Yusei cards)

[@tommyalexho4062]

Great Video Dylan! I wish more people could be more open like you did with the points you brought up about Yuma. I felt the same with how different he was as a protagonist, but he definitely grew on me over time and he's actually on my top three protagonists. Now, I wanted to point out that usually for the top Protagonist/Rival/Best Friend/Female Lead, 5Ds is usually if not all the time chosen for the respective category (Yusei for Protagonist and Aki for Female Lead). However, the Rival and Best Friend characters aren't always as definitively won by 5Ds, so I want to propose that as two possible future videos: Ranking every rival and Ranking every Best Friend character. Those would be awesome to see; really love watching your videos - keep it up!

[@tristindurocher-batley4780]

Yusei I liked because he rarely lost but also because synchro summoning is my favourite summoning technique and later when I watched the episodes that didn’t make it in English I liked him even more because he was so selfless especially since when the signers went their separate ways (with Jack going on training journey, Crow going pro solo, Akiza becoming a doctor, and Leo and Luna going to live with their parents) Yusei decides to stay in neo domino city so that his friends will always have a home to go back to and even when their Signer marks Go away the bonds he made with his friends will last for an eternity

[@mayisaythatsasmashingblous5876]

Seto Kaiba was the protagonist of Dark Side of Dimensions and nobody can tell me otherwise. Therefore, Seto Kaiba is the best YGO protagonist.

[@mayisaythatsasmashingblous5876]

@@AntonBorissovFilms LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALA

[@aminebachir3394]

I am liking Sevens so far.... And I can't stop jamming to the opening huh, weird 🙃

[@YugiohEverything]

Me too Amine xD

[@rinyuki8278]

I don't how many times I watch the opening than the anime itself

[@wxvy_cdm]

Yeah I think sevens has potential to become a very good show

[@elin111]

All the Sevens backlash was nothing but the internet doing its usual knee jerk tantrum throwing over something that isn't the exact same as the original. If you put aside the different character designs Sevens is a usual Yugioh anime, but people went "wAahAH iTTssS ddiDIFfhFHeeHRrreENHNttT!!!"

[@mohamedmaher5511]

Ekkk yeah as expected but they act like they were with ZEXAL when was airing but maybe this time is even worse

[@pinkpenguin404]

Great video! Loved your explanations for your picks. Though you'll probably need to update it after Sevens. My list: 1. Judai (For the reasons you stated in your video and because he was such a fun character) 2. Yuma (Watching his dueling skills increase and his bond with Astral blossom was a treat to watch in Zexal) 3. Yusaku (Watching him overcome his trauma, make peace with himself, and bond with Ai over the course of the series is why I love Yusaku) 4. Yugi/Atem (I grouped them together since they shared a spotlight and it felt like they were integral to each other's development. They were an iconic pair and one you felt like you could get behind) 5. Yusei (He's a great character. I just enjoyed the other protagonists more) 6. Yuya (He's a sweet kid, but his entertainment dueling was kind of forced and he had unrealistic expectations of the world)

[@kavinselvakumar4301]

switch yusei and yuya and I have the exact same list

[@emmythompson6646]

I kept on waiting for Judai, and all I could think was he surely wouldnt be ranked that high! But you did!! I'm so happy. Judai has always been my favorite protag, and seeing all the love he has been getting more so over the past few years makes me so happy! Loved the video!

[@dragonking7779]

Despite the writers messing up Arc V, I still like Yuya a lot. Berserk mode was cool to watch. Vrains never gave me the same "can't wait for next time" vibes as Arc V did. No offense to the people who like Vrains, but I thought it was just a worst 5Ds.

[@TheJaredPunch]

There is no best. There are only the ones who love and the ones you don’t.

[@jaceprince5385]

I love all of them apart from yuya

[@TheJaredPunch]

Chaos of madness 1. Jaden 2. Yusei 3. Atem 4. Yuma 5. Yusaku 6. Yugi 7. Yuya

[@alio6051]

@@TheJaredPunch Why Yuma in third thats broken

[@TheJaredPunch]

Ali Oush Yuma is fourth for me

[@malefic1blitz602]

I feel like it depends more on the person

[@Turnipa]

First time watcher already subscribed because of this video. Just finished the og series and this makes me pumped to watch some of the other series. Thanks

[@ijustmice]

really nicely done making a point to share the positives of each protag and i also like how most of the comments in this vid are doing the same thing with their favorite protags. lot of love for these characters

[@gamerraito2153]

Damn! This vid I feel was a LONG time coming. Here goes (from least to best): #6 - *Yusaku Fujiki*: Unfortunately, I'm not all rainbows and sunshines about this guy. To be frank, I personally thought he was a bad character and protagonist. Yusaku has little to no personality and his character goes practically no where after season 1. VRAINS tried to play up the idea that he built actual, meaningful relationships but that couldn't be further away from the truth; his only REAL established relationships were Kusanagi and Ai (and Revolver; forgot to mention him), whose moments with Yusaku felt so powerful because the anime did a good job building them up. I could honestly go on and on and ON about how much I disliked Yusaku's writing but then this would turn into a whole essay. Yusaku, out of all the protagonists, was the one I felt the MOST strongly about because he had everything required to be a phenomenal protagonist but the writers never used those ideas to their fullest potential and we ended up with a character who's kinda just... there. #5 - *Yugi Moto/Yami Yugi*: I'ma be honest, the only reason I have these two ranked so low is because I don't remember much of their character progressions, so this is more of a placeholder if anything; I need to eventually sit down and watch Duel Monsters, LMAO. But I did like the two and I do agree that Yugi felt like more of a side character rather than the protagonist since Yami did 90% of the work. #4 - *Yuya Sakaki*: Yuya was an alright protagonist. I really enjoyed his bit during the Yuri duel regarding his individuality and whether or not the experiences he were involved in as "Yuya Sakaki" were actually meaningful or just superficial for the sake of resurrecting ZARC and he was a nice kid overall. Him pushing his smile agenda on people isn't cool tho. That's really not the best way to send out a message pal, but hey, you're the protagonist so of course everyone else is cool with it! #3 - *Yuma Tsukumo*: Yuma's SUPER underrated! He has a very solid character progression and is not as bad as people make him out to be. Him becoming a better duelist simply from interacting with the world and people around him was done really well. I also loved his final duel with Shark and the fact he didn't choose to finish him off because he didn't want to succumb to the solution that literally everyone else resorted to: killing those you once called friends, and that ironically got him the win. It really shows a lot about Yuma's character and how he's unwilling to let go of what makes him human. A hidden gem of a guy. PLEASE WATCH ZEXAL AND PRETTY MUCH ALL THE YU-GI-OH! SERIES SUBBED! THE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY IS STAGGERING AND WHAT FINALLY GOT ME INTO THIS FRANCHISE! XD #2 - *Yusei Fudo*: My dude's a badass... That's the comment... Aight, seriously now, Yusei was great! A perfect example of a character who doesn't necessarily need losses to count as a good character (tho, I count his first duel with Kiryu as a lost because...come on, what else would have happened if his duel runner didn't break down? But I digress). Yusei showed a good chunk of vulnerability throughout season 1 and displayed some pretty nice development when it came to the guilt of what his father did. Although he didn't develop much past that from what I've seen of 5D's so far, he's still an awesome guy whose got your back when you need him, despite his appearance. And again, he's a badass. #1 - *Jaden Yuki*: PROCESS ELIMINATION! IT'S THE YOUNG DAWG - THE GOAT - JADEN! Jaden's such a fun character! Even tho his character didn't change much until season 3, his laid-back and jolly attitude toward things, people, and dueling proved to be always a joy to witness! And when he got those darker moments in season 3, it really hit hard for my man. The one thing he loves out of anything else is used as a tool to hurt, which is reminiscent of how reality can't always be rainbows and sunshines if you dig beneath. Season 4 Jaden was the best Jaden because, for one, HE WAS A FREAKING BADASS, and two, it was a understandable result of what he's been through. Seeing him regain that joy for dueling again was also great, as Jaden saw that despite the darkness hidden beneath, there's always a brilliant, gentle light somewhere within. This is why he's my favorite protagonist of the 6(7). Great vid, Dylan! Looking forward to seeing everyone else's opinions too! 🤗

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

Yusei and Yuma are my fav protagonist cause how relatable they are to me

[@redwizard9463]

My favourite protagonist is: Yuma Tsukumou, mainly for his character developpement, as well as his relationship with Astral.

[@smudged4090]

I like Yuma as well! I am probably going to get attacked by saying that...

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

You shouldn't l love Yuma he was the reason I got into the game and easily had the best character in the series

[@_mysticdemon_9821]

@@lelouchlamperouge3566 yeah me too. The Zexal series showed me the world of dueling. I even wrote the the numbers in how the Numbers were written in school. I was introduced to it maybe 8 or 9 years ago in our television dubbed in our language(they dubbed the original version and changed nothing except what the words would come out of their mouths), when I was in 2nd grade. Then I would buy packs in the market. But it was rearranged so that you have different cards from different archetypes. Then I bought myself a real Elemental Heroes deck(it doesn't include some cards but it was playable without breaking rules), I wan't to get Yuma's deck but it was the only one available. But I lost it how unfortunate. Well atleast I got to duel my friend. I didn't won(in fact I had my LP down to 0 in 5 turns and didn't even wounded his) but it was my first time playing. Anyway if you're still reading should I continue?

[@artyomkeenan7178]

Great video!! One thing I really wished Is that they gave little yugi muto a season after atem, would have been amazing to see him continue to make a name as the king of games. Also, would u be interested in making a top 20 yugioh duelists?

[@matrixdue879]

Yuma will always be my favourite. He’s the most relatable in my opinion and he had the best character development out of them all. And the final duel after the Barian arc where astral blackmails Yuma to duel him just so that he can be reminded of why he duels in the first place really hit me hard for some strange reason as a kid.

[@saitouhajime3]

I'm not saying that your wrong, but that end of season duel also happened in GX, when Kaiser and Judai dueled for Kaiser's graduation. Not that I'm saying it's bad, but it's not unique in the series. Yuma isn't my lowest, but I can't listen to his voice on English voice.

[@sirkittens5445]

​@@saitouhajime3 Those are two completely different duels lol. The finale of GX Season 1 was early on in GX, after Jaiden had just finished dealing with the sacred beasts. There were no stakes in the duel and they both knew that walking in. Jaiden was just trying to snag a win because he wanted to prove himself. He hadn't learned much of anything, and the duel didn't really represent much change for his character. Yuma's duel, meanwhile, happens as the very final duel of his season, finally facing off against astral, the being who had taught him nearly everything. He went in with high stakes that transformed into an incredible emotional payoff, and yuma demonstrated his growth by performing a shining draw without the Zexal morph, showing that even without the help of Astral and an extradimensional power, he had become, on his own, a "truly powerful duelist".

[@saitouhajime3]

@@sirkittens5445 Yuma still wasn't really that great of a character for me. I can find him boring, and his "emotional" journey was the most childish thing for me. Astral was just another Atem, and the duel against him was just another Atem vs Yugi finale. Not really that great. You may have liked it, and if so, good for you. It just wasn't a series that was my cup of tea.

[@fxzzy__]

Yuma and astral as a duo is objectively better than the shit that is yugi and yami

[@silvernapper2797]

@@fxzzy__it’s his opinion relax

[@soulexchangemusic]

Btw dyl i do have to correct you, Yuma did not become evil because of dark zexal, that was all astral

[@smudged4090]

@@trogbison1625 That's very true. Astral did end up accepting the evil though, he claimed that he wanted more betrayal and lies so he could gain more power (or something along those lines). Though, I don't think he was made to feel betrayal at all either.

[@GoCrazy69]

Right we all relate to yuma when trying something new and getting better at it later on in my opinion should of been number 1

[@artizan11]

My Personal Ranking: 1. Yusei (Hands down one of the best characters. Great character arc. He always felt like a leader and mentor while also learning about his own future. Great maturity in the entire series and why 5D's is my favorite series and the most relatable leotag for me) 2. Jayden (Loved his character arc and his final sacrifice in the end really solidified him for me as a character) 3. Yami/Yugi (I like them for different reasons and I couldn't decide. But the reason I put Yugi so high is because I relate to him in that he needed to step out of Yami's shadow and be his own person) 4. Yuma (I like his full circle character arc, prob the best for a protag in YGO, and how he learned when to duel seriously and when to duel for fun. He felt like what Yuya could've been. I only place him here because sometimes his duels were strange, for lack of a better word) 5.Yusaku (Super realistic and human character and great character interaction/moments and I loved his backstory, even if we didn't get enough details it was still a cool thing. However, I felt he was just too OP/invulnerable) 6. Yuya (Still decent protag but the others just felt more mature. I really like his ideology and actions though. Kinda reminds me of Yugi)

[@cairoacosta9298]

I’m guessing you ain watch season 4 of gc because gx doesn’t end with judai sacrificing himself

[@grey4798]

This was a great video, while I can't give my own opinion yet because i haven't finished all of the series yet, my top 3 is probably the same as yours. Really cool video dude, what do you think about making a similar video for Rivals and such? Perhaps a series and include other people like the bestfriend/sidekick character or female leads? Maybe villains too? I'd like to know your take on more characters, this was definitely entertaining, thanks for the content

[@jemandderreinschheißt]

Yuma, best Char development? pls, what is with Jaden? first the freindly boii, and then the depressed adult, its really realistic actually

[@drearydoll9430]

@ULGROTHA don’t be that guy

[@abrahamesparza3913]

Every protag has char development in their own show even when those who hate a certain character

[@thatman666]

Yuma has better character development because his show was consistent throughout.

[@esteban8471]

Yuma's development > Jaden's development Yuma was Jaden done correctly. His development was more consistent and never felt out of nowhere, unlike Jaden in season 3.

[@John_Bourdakos]

@@esteban8471 Having your best friend sacrifice himself to save you and possibly dying and then having all your friends dying is out of nowhere?What?

[@thatoneguylegit9219]

3:32 correction. I’m pretty sure you meant to say “anytime he was on the screen, we were focused on Reiji”

[@djole2558]

pls do a tier list of every character, maybe you can do 1 vid on every series, ranking characters from that series. I think it would be amazing cause I really enjoy these types of videos of yours! Keep up the good work!

[@cathalnolan507]

Man this list would literally be the same as me, great video. Do a rival version as long as you count kaito and zane as the rivals!

[@cathalnolan507]

Disclaimer, I know shark and chazz are good but they don’t pertain to the rival role as well and lie somewhere between that role. Generally I see the rival as the most consistent and worthy opponent of the protagonist while not actually being a villain.

[@cathalmcgrath611]

yu gi was actually my favorite protagonist his duels didn't feel forced [most of the time] and I enjoyed any episode where he dueled without the pharo

[@footballtv2071]

1 Yuya 2 Yusei 3 Yuma 4 Athem 5 Jaden 6 Yusaku 7 Astral 8 Yugi

[@geomaster3883]

That's amazing vídeo! Now I'm waiting for Ranking EVERY Yu-Gi-Oh Rivals, pls Dylan!

[@lordjs9726]

Interesting list. I hope you'll do one for the rivals as well.

[@blackbun130]

I still love Yuya a lot simply bc his entire concept was the most interesting, behind Jaden and Yusaku. The fact that he was a twisted duelist and that the hints and questions were all there during the whole anime was really cool, but unfortunately it became an investment towards him as a plot device and his role rather than as a main character. For Yusaku, I will forever be salty towards Soul Burner (even though to some degree, I still love him too) for practically stealing Yusaku's trauma arc. He was the one who had more insight and struggle into the traumas of the kidnappings, so much that his emotional involvement with the main rival Revolver was so much more emphasised. If Soul Burner just never existed, or at least wasn't one of the kidnapped kids, having his entire character arc passed onto Yusaku would have made him PERFECT. It would allow for more vulnerability from Yusaku, even if he was serious most of the time, if he had those PTSD moments, which would allow for us to know more about his experiences and flesh out his background. His emotional conflict with Revolver would just be brilliant since their connection was such a cornerstone of the plot in the first season before fizzling out entirely because of Soul Burner. Since he was first trying to find whoever that boy was, one of his biggest goals in the first season, not realising he was an enemy, so after finding that out, their clashes and eventual resolution would be chef's kiss material. It's SUCH a shame this didn't happen, he would easily be the best protagonists, probably besting out Yusei and Jaden for having both that competence and likeability as a serious character and that interesting, dark backstory and character development respectively.

[@OddEyes1]

My personal list: 1) Yami Yugi 2) Yusei 3) Judai 4) Yugi Mutou 5) Yusaku 6) Yuya 7) Yuma

[@suadabdirahman5764]

Man I really love your videos . It's crazy how much I agree with your videos . I 100 percent agree with your list

[@firebull1882]

My favorite has always been and always will be Judai. There is just something so tragically beautiful of being reborn as an innocent child before that innocence gets torn down as he has to fight against the Light for billions of years. No one else will ever be able to compete with that.

[@S.WizzyYT]

Who else felt happy to see when Jaden dueld Atem and became happy again and just like how he used to be

[@ryanbarker3978]

My list here lines up with the video for many of the same reasons. You're 100% right, Yusei is just the man. IMO 5D's had the overall strongest cast in the franchise. Also Aki Izayoi is 100% best girl.

[@raiden1788]

Yusei will always be my fave simply because I got back in the game at 19 and seeing a grown MC playing it made me feel great playing the game again.

[@user-hc6yz9ix3d]

Yusei vs Yusaku would just be a never ending game of no u's

[@christopherb501]

Their plot armor colliding would conveniently result in a tie or interruption each and every time.

[@sigma_the_enigma1394]

Judai is my favorite even thou his character development came pretty late in the series only arriving till Season 3 and what became of his development during Season 4 which is only in Sub. I just really enjoy his character development and story arc as a whole even thou I will admit that Yusei is the best written yugioh protagonist due to his mature nature and his dueling abilities which never really relied to much on the heart of the cards even thou he only lost in a flashback he really did lose to Kalin Kessler no matter which way you look at it he loss and he actually did show emotions he felt guilty for his father's mistake. And I still can't understand why people call him Mary sue but to each there own. Yugi/Atem are really Enjoyable but to me they only hold up for nostalgia purposes but still a really good character and enjoyable story. I enjoy Yuma for actually feeling like a underdog he went from a trash duelist to becoming one of the best. And for Both Yusaku and Yuya I haven't finished Arc-V and I haven't started Vrains so I have some catching up to do. But the newest Yugioh protagonist Yuga is really enjoyable right now I'm looking forward to see his character growth even if the art style reminds me of keyblade lol. But this is just my opinion on the Yugioh Protagonists whether you hate my Favorite protagonist Jaden or enjoy him everyone can enjoy what they want because I didn't create these characters .

[@John_Bourdakos]

His development started in s2 bro

[@tuliobednarczukpecinemisko5606]

Good video! No mention of Yugi character's in DSoD?He is a total boss in that film without losing his core self.

[@joerioryuurisakakiidk7482]

Yuyas one of my favourite but that’s a lot more because I know and love Performapals magicians so much I’m able to create the combos Yuya needs to win and I get hyped when he makes the same moves but I love it even more when he doesn’t and I learn a new combo I never thought of.I also love his making others smile more then yourself ideology.And his descent into Z-Arc was great and well done.His manga counterpart is so cool and gives me more Judai in BBT/GX season 4 vibes then Yuya in Arc-V.Maybe it could also be that Arc-V and Pendulum was what I grew up on.Maybe it’s cause I saw it 6 times start to end.But Yuyas my favourite.And I run a Performapal/Magican/Dimension Dragons/Utopia???!?.I find Utopia and Utopia ray just close out my extra deck. Judais my second favourite for all the reasons you said.

[@callumwarren115]

Jaden is and will always be my number 1. His bond with his cards and seeing his relationship with Winged Kuriboh just made so happy and his attitude toward life was infectious he faced down a gear golem without blinking, then defeated the sacred beasts yes he was vulnerable at times but his spirit never broke until supreme king, much like yami and the seal i think super poly was jadens equivalent. I still use heros now even though theyre better more meta options i play casually for fun. My brothers fave is yusei plus i think hes a crush on akisa lol 😂. Great list

[@AK-qc2uw]

My top 1 Yami (atem) (The character of who brought most people to Yu-Gi-Oh! Kool, collected mysterious only downside orichalcos arc) 2 yusai (badass personality and brings out the most of duels but little too much of the bond between him and Bruno) 3 jaden (season 4 jaden tops almost everything in yugioh but didn’t like the start of jaden) 4 Yugi (cause every duel he fought including dsod was amazing too light hearted) 5 yusaku (too op but loved he learns every summing except pendulum) 6 yuya ( loved how develops all summing extra deck methods but h8 action duels ) 7 yuma (took awhile to get into but was good in the end)

[@duckerz7826]

Series 1. Yusei Fudo - Without a doubt, the cooling Main Character they have ever had, and without a doubt the most entertaining to watch. 2. Yami - First Main Character, I don't really consider, Yugi on par so I can't really clump them together. The amount of entertaining moments this guy brought, makes me easily want to go back and watch the entire series again without any issues. He makes that show so good, even if you exclude the entertaining arcs. 3. Jaden - First MC, that I got invested in with Yugioh, I watched DM, but not as religiously as I did GX. Nostalgia with this dude, is just through the roof. Shout-out to Supreme King. Easily, the most entertaining character development from the series and my favourite arc from Yu-Gi-Oh entirely, excluding maybe the Egyptian Gods. 4. Yugi - Entertaining moments, but without Yami, his character wouldn't have been anywhere near as good as it was at times. I do enjoy some of his scenes, but definitely overshadowed. 5. Yusaku - May not have been popular to most, but I did enjoy his cool demeanor for the most part, I got kinda bored of him after a while though, which is a shame. 6. Yuya - The least annoying Yuma. 7. Yuma - His personality was so annoying, and if they removed him entirely from season 1, when he was at his worst, season 1 would definitely have been so much better. I do admit though. Despite Yusei winning, I do easily rank DM above 5DS. DM > GX > 5DS > VRAINS > ZEXAL SEASON 2 > ARC-V > ZEXAL.

[@lazarstevanovic7252]

Wtf how you can say that for yusaku you are shame

[@yusei5ds870]

Nice video. Like hearing your opinion. I agree with most of it. it‘s not just about dueling skills, but the character it selfe. Well done 👍

[@zainy_inc154]

Yusei is my favorite protagonist by far. The show let's you figure him out and you (or at least I) really get to respect him. His upbringing really makes his optimism shine through to me.

[@kavinselvakumar4301]

1. Jaden: He had the best character development out of all of them. he went from happy to depressed and I liked how even when he regained his passion for dueling at the end, he wasn't the same happy person he was at the start of the series. Instead of instantly being happy again, he is transitioning towards happiness. 2. Yuma: Honestly Jaden and Yuma are both 1 and 2. I don't know who I like more. I like how Yuma started off bad at dueling and became better as the series progressed. I also liked how he could see the good in everybody. An example of this is when he tried to save Vector. 3. Yusaku: What I love about Yusaku is how real his character feels. He's a victim of the lost incident. He gets tortured for 6 months without being able to talk to anyone. He is focused on getting revenge on the Knights of Hanoi for what they put him through and he cannot make friends because the Lost Incident made him closed off to people. He shows moments of acknowledging friendship such as the end of season 1 but he reverts back to his normal self because it takes time to heal from the suffering he went through. We see his pain when he has to fight Kusanagi and then later has to fight AI. AI was someone who he did not trust at the start but in the end Yusaku cries after defeating AI and tries to find away to bring back AI no matter what. We see that Yusaku really cares about the people close to him and it's true that Yusaku did not become open with everyone but its realistic that he did not become happy after the constant suffering of losing people. 4. Yugi: There is not much to say about Yugi because he does not really do a lot in the show but I like his personality. He was just a kid who wanted friends and wanted to have fun. I also like moments such as where he stops Yami from killing Kaiba and where he surrenders against Rebecca. His dueling ability in season 5 also shows us that he wasn't simply idle in the other seasons. He was spectating Yami duel and helped out at times to become an even greater duelist. 5. Yami Yugi: Yami Yugi's transition from a duelist that would do anything to win to a respectable duelist was good. Season 4 did a great job at showing that he could lose himself and he learned his lesson when yugi's soul was taken. In season 5 we get to see Yami Yugi's life as a pharoah but they did not show a lot which is why he is so low on the list. Also there is not much to him other than the fact that he was pharoah. We don't get to see much of what he did during his lifetime so he is not as relatable as some of the other protags. 6. Yuya: Yuya was great in the beginning. I liked how he wanted to be an entertainment duelist and make people smile but he took the "smile" thing way too far. If there is a dimensional war and people close to you have died, you shouldn't be happy about it. Also I agree with the over reliance on action cards. It made watching Yuya way less fun. 7. Yusei: This is probably a very controversial pick but he felt the most bland to me. The reason why I think he has the "Mary Sue" title is because he is good at EVERYTHING. He is good at dueling, he can make a motorcycle out of pieces of junk and he is honorable and kind to everyone. This is fine but they never explain how he became like this. It would've been nice if we saw flashbacks of him struggling to build a motorcycle or other scenes of him showing emotions of anxiety or stress living in satellite but we only got a few still shots of his time at satellite plus team satisfaction. Overall when you look at Yusei at the beginning of 5ds and him at the end, it doesnt feel like has changed. He does have his few speeches of friendship where he opens up about his feelings but then he reverts to his old self (basically like Yusaku but in Yusaku's case its justified because he went through a lot of trauma) I do really like Yusei's development during the Kiryu part though.

[@thatman666]

S1 Yusei was great, S2 Yusei felt OP then necessary. I do like manga Yusei, aside from turning to the dark side and playing a Kuriboh, he reflected on before a time he striven to be the best that people isolated him because of it. Because of a nobody named Sect, Yusei changed his ways.

[@bruffolo1989]

My biggest problem with Yusei was that throughout the entire show he was never in wrong a single time. He was essentially perfect on all counts. It’s natural for people to make mistakes and be flawed in some way. I understand that some people tend to gravitate towards the cool/stoic characters that are more mature but he was always so far from likable for me personally.

[@MrMarinus18]

Yugi never was a bad duelist. He always was a good duelist but he just never had the courage to perform under pressure. It's why I do somewhat like the Kaiba corp tournament arc. Because it's Yugi having to be the king of games and dealing with the stress. Also I love the interactions he has with Yami Yugi as now they are completely used to each other. One of my favorite comedic moments is where Atem is in a very awkward social situation and he basically switches to get out of it. I especially love his 4kids line "Oh yeah, well that's real mature pharaoh". I like seeing them interact like that.

[@PhoenixLance13]

Yusei's whole shtick of honorability and kindness is basically born out of guilt, his duel with Rudger reveals that he lives knowing that he's inherently responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including people close to Jack and Crow. He feels like he constantly has to repay them for their perceived kindness of associating with him. Being able to let his friends go their own ways at the end of the series shows he himself is willing to live too, as his own person beyond atoning for his father.

[@corrinthechocolatine4025]

You obviously dont know what a Mary-sue trully is. Yusei was never overpraised, he had one of the hardest life in all of yu-gi-oh history, show weakness, his hated by a good bunch of people at the start of the series beside the villain, and his power were never pull out of anywhere (Unlike Jaden with his super-poly and Yuma with his shining draw *cough*). Like Yuma he can see the good in everybody, and like Judai he progressed toward happiness. The only difference in term of character grow is that he didn't start out as a annoying happy-go-lucky teenager, and that is not enough to make him a MS.

[@elin111]

Judai has one thing over all the other protagonists: He never cheated. Every other protagonist at one point or another cheated often by getting plot specific cards in the middle of the duel then use them to win. Judai never did that one single time, all of his wins were legitimate. Yusaku could've been one of the best protagonists but he became a static character after season 1.

[@matts5164]

I mean, in episode 134 Freed the Brave Wanderer did went into Judai's deck on his last turn so...

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

And when Judai draw the equip spells that can only be equiped to an specific Elemental Hero?

[@elin111]

Judai had plot armor overly specific cards but he didn't cheat to obtain them, whenever he got a new Neo Spacian he got them before the duel not during.

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

@ULGROTHA I think Divine Neos and Neos Wiseman appeared out of nowhere

[@justblaze1656]

Yugi never “cheats” either if you don’t consider some Jaden moments “cheating”

[@LeChampionPodcast]

Dylan as always you offer an excellent perspective .the only one who shocked me was Yusaku .I believe Yuma has grown on all of us I hope to a female lead one and who had the best support system. And also I’m curious do you think any future yugioh character can surpass Aki character ?

[@HolsovanUltimate]

Yuma is my absolute favorite and you explained my exact thoughts to why.

[@Minhnguyen-eu1mq]

I honestly liked yuya, it was more anime like instead of kid shows. I can understand his view on what the character was meant to be but honestly a duelist like yuya who has mastery on xyz, synchro and fusion was honestly cracked an insane in terms of mechanically play. The whole show changed the game an made it even more fun and more exciting with new limitations and creativity. Im actually thankful they made Arc V because it made playing yu gi oh much exciting so he is actually my first one. Yuma was actually annoying in DUB but in the sub version he was much cooler. I prefered him in Sub as the way he duelled felt more intense an less kid like during his matches. I can't lie his zexal form was like yuma turning super saiyan for me. It was honestly so cool because the way they portrayed the power-up was like he was unmatched and was this super duelist who can create the cards he needed to defeat someone who breaks the rules of game e.g. Don thousand. Also the show gave me more excitement to play because of Kaito aswell. Yuma is second for me. Yugi was cool, when the show came to be I appreciated how they portrayed this deity who lives inside this boy named yugi and has this overwhelming power to draw the very card he needs against an opponent with a cracked deck e.g. pegasus. other than that I think thats it. he is third for me. yusei was alright, he did looked the coolest out of everyone and the most ordinary but the way the writers portrayed him in the show was not so exciting for me to continue watching or to repeat watching again because they mostly had duels in motorbikes which i found was abit strange . however, the only thing that I was fond of was their main monsters they used e.g stardust dragon, quasar, archfiend and so on. But other than that I didnt really feel great watching it. he is like my fourth place. GX, I barely watched it so I have nothing to say. but I did like cyber dragon decks so thats why i watched it. Vrains, hated the show, matter of fact I didnt even watch it. they killed the game when they released link monsters and that link monster zone and their master rule 4. Ruined the game for me.

[@sceptilegaming486]

how much of a hot take is Yuya actually being my personal favourite?

[@mauaglr]

It really isn't. Is your opinion. I do like Yuya tbh, his struggles with his principles is something I would like to see more in the next protagonists. He really gets somewhat depressed and demorilized again and again during the series. He's really complex as a character.

[@arashi8654]

Yusei is the best for me he is very calm and clever using junk warrior is the 1st and the last synchro monster that he used yusei is also a good on not just riding the d wheel but fixing and making it and the fact that his deck is made of junk archetype or just a bunch of cards that in 5ds world seen as a weak cards is so good he can make any cards useful next is Atem pharaoh atem is really genius he is quick at learning things like how to use duel disk by the 1st time using it and i wil never forget this line DUROOOO MONSTAA CADOO!

[@davidray1036]

Yuya, from a character perspective, is my favorite ygo protagonist. Thing is, while I do like all 6, stoic characters don't really do it for me. I think that lowest one my list is yusaku (gonna wait for backlash there), yes he was traumatized, and I'm not making light of his issues, he just doesn't click with me. Yuya, on the other hand, is trying his best to make everyone happy, completely foregoing his own sometimes, and he grows as the show goes on and slowly (read: slowly) grows up and learns from the past. And while he was in an inter-dimensional war, after the yuri duel, when reiji/Declan told yuya to not to worry about entertainment and focus on victory was the catalyst for z-arc's revival. Z-arc even said that is what helped him take yuya over

[@suyogjoshi673]

My personal opinion. 1. Jaden - interesting, cheerful ,funny and most developed yugioh protagonist ever. 2. Atem- my personal favorite and most badass protagonist of entire yugioh.Just like Jaden i never got bored of watching him. 3. Yusei- though he was too much boring and overrated that i barely able to finish 5ds but still has many good points and at least have proper emotion and less annoying among last 4 protagonst since gx. 4.Yugi - Though he improved a lot and show developement ,his too much forgiveness was annoying and in front of atem he got overshadowed. Reason he is at no 4 because he only duel 6-7 timesl in entire series(including DSOD) as himself( without Atems help). 5.Yuma- one of the most annoying but still developed protagonist.Same as yugi too much forgiveness and just spamming utopia in every duel annoyed me so much. 6.Yusaku- Just like yusei he is too much boring but atleast yusei was bearable however yusaku rarely show any emotion and only reason i watch him because of his cool deck which is best deck among all protagonist. 7.Yuga -just started but seems fun protagonist. 8.Yuya- worst protagonist of all time 1000 timea annoying than yuma. His egao completely ruin arc v for . He is the only person in entire arc v i never like.

[@ChriseFTW]

These reviews sound like youve only watched the first season of each show 😂

[@suyogjoshi673]

ChriseFTW I have completed all season except arc v which i left during battle beast arc.

[@davidvasquez08]

Suyog Joshi I honestly didn’t mind Yuma spamming Utopia; it actually made the duel kore interesting to me that is

[@hunternichols9463]

I'll be honest I started out with Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds it was such a incredible show even when I watched the 4 Kids version especially my little kid mind thought that Dueling on motorcycles was the coolest shit ever

[@playerback7722]

Agreed

[@fxzzy__]

Yuma never succumbed to darkness, it was Astral, who then forced a dark ZEXAL morph

[@sebastianpadilla687]

Yusei is my favorite protagonist with his mentality of “no card is useless” with me making a rogue deck, yet making it good enough to compete somewhat with the meta, he was also a very relatable character so just wanted to say that