"Any card—so long as it exists—has a power that is needed."
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Long ago, before my mind was fully poisoned by the Yugioh virus, I had one reason and one reason alone I was interested by 5Ds: Yusei throwing hands
Or in this case feet
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hey hi it’s one of my favorite scenes from 5d’s to point at when i explain how quiet yusei is as a character in early seasons, and how later seasons don’t really quite capture that trait when they launch him into taking center stage as a savior figure-slash-all powerful leader who can do no wrong etc
it’s not just his voice acting (which, okay, is notably much quieter and less emotive than season 3 onward when he suddenly becomes much more charismatic and much less rude and weird), but rather how he’s used in scenes that focus on other characters. yusei himself is very much a passive side character who relies on other’s motivations to get moving, and while that makes it easy for him to eventually connect with people it also makes him really awkward and honestly hella rude at times, and it makes the sum of his interactions with other characters a good 90% silence and 10% retaliation, which can get boring quickly if not handled right
having yusei be a quiet blunt punchline at the end of a more colorful set of character interactions is honestly some of the best humorous writing around him and it’s something i wished the seasons after the dark signers used more? 5d’s after season 3 kind of forgets that being a sentai means other protagonists need their spotlights too, and yusei stepping back only to comment on things in this is such a key part of the weird gremlin-y charm he had in the early seasons. yusei isn’t meant to be a savior-type character that looks good, he’s someone who’s quiet and gives very bad first impressions and that’s central to who he is as a character. yes, he learns to open up more and confide in others at the end of dark signers, but that doesn’t mean he suddenly becomes a louder, more bombastic character.
i could go on but this is kind of a lot for a 28 second clip of a silly one-off minor joke that most 5d’s fans have already forgotten, but this was rather memetic and memorable at the time the episode came out and things like this is probably why
anyways shut up and enjoy the stupid joke clip
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What better reason could there be for picking it but that? :D
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I love Yusei.
Without the audio, you would expect for this to sound like the typical shonen hero, but nope.
He says this in a deadpan voice.
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Unless of couse, you’re Yusei Fudo
#eternally sad they never touched on his fighting skills after this scene
seriously he grew up in a slum he’s gonna know how to fight
its like the writers ditched it for the messiah archetype
(via chiptunesoprano)
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Can we just appreciate how Ushio is like lol you Satellite scum you don’t have any cards!!! And then Yusei pulls out his deck and says “I found some cards.”
Yusei you little shit
