Name: Kaison Locke

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Kaison is adventurous but calm. He's not afraid to put himself out there, but is overall an easy-going person. He might seem idealistic, though it's more accurate to say he's casually optimistic. He's the kind of guy who can lose horribly and say he had fun, and mean it. His unfaltering smile doubles as a flawless poker face, which quite effectively hides away any troubles he may or may not have.

History: ???

Spirituality: He has an inkling about spirits, but nothing substantial, and cannot sense them.

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Varies based on his current deck of choice. His current Ace is Number 54: Lion Heart

Waifu: Slacker Magician/Downerd Magician

Deck: All for One

Name: Dontavius “Donte” Lorenzo

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Donte is rebellious, loud, and refuses to take disrespect sitting down. He's the type who doesn't want anyone to tell him what he can and can't do. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he isn't a selfish person either, and doesn't always mind being getting the short end of the stick. He doesn't handle it well when his feelings are hurt, and he's surprisingly sensitive, but he refuses to be caught dead making a big deal about it.

History: ???

Spirituality: Wouldn't know what a duel spirit was if one shaped like a sack full of rocks was thrown at his head

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: ???

Waifu/Husbando: ???

Deck: Cool swords and stuff

Name: Haruko Furukawa

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Haruko is high-strung, flusters easily, and incredibly airheaded. That being said, she's not a complete pushover, and can be very scary when angry. Her ability to see duel spirits has led her to become a superstitious person, but more than that, she just wants to have unconditional friendship with them; something she feels she otherwise lacks with human beings.

History: ???

Spirituality: Perfectly capable of seeing and communicating with duel spirits. Does not realize they are related to the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, simply thinking they are Yokai disguising themselves as duel monsters.

Spirit Partner: Scapeghost

Ace Card: Daidara-Bocchi

Waifu/Husbando: Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi

Deck: Yōshanai Yōkai

Name: Sina Elaqueri

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Sina has her head in the clouds and it shows. She tends to speak in a grandiose manner, and has egregious chuuni tendencies. She has a strong sense of morality, though she also tends not to think too deeply on complex issues. Really, she just wants to be a hero. Not for others, but for herself. She wants to be someone people can rely on. Someone people look up to, not because of her strength or ability, but because of her character and deeds. That's the kind of person she aspires to be, though that's easier said than done.

History: ???

Spirituality: Schrodinger's duel spirits: Is she sensing them, or just talking to herself? Honestly, the latter is more likely.

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Penguin Brave

Waifu/Husbando: None

Deck: ♪Everything's Better Down Where it's Wetter♪

Name: Miles Lark

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Miles is bitingly cynical, disillusioned with seemingly everything. His demeanor is overdramatic and sassy, though it's mainly just his brand of humor, and he loves being a sarcastic asshole. He's the type to make self-deprecating comments when he's down, and to throw hands immediately when he's mad, but overall he's pretty easy to get along with.

History: ???

Spirituality: Capable of seeing and communicating with duel spirits.

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: ???

Waifu/Husbando: ???

Deck: Watching over me

Name: Chris Agzhen

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Chris is a small mountain of a lad, and he knows it. He's snarky, irreverent, and generally unafraid of pissing people off. Although he's not one for social gatherings, he makes friends fairly easily, and while he'll often claim to be disinterested in various activities, preferring to just read a book alone, he's likely to go along with them to spend time with his friends anyway.

History: ???

Spirituality: None

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Number 52: Diamond Crab King and Number 82: Heartlandraco, though he rarely actually summons them.

Husbando: Gagaga Cowboy

Deck 1: Playing Coy

Deck 2: The Direct Approach
Chris prides himself on his ability to cheat out wins when dueling people for the first time. However, since he prefers cheesy strategies that can be countered relatively easily, he decided he needed a second deck he could switch to against opponents that have dueled him before.

Name: Roché Lyon (pronounced Ro-shay)

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Roché is a loose cannon. She's upbeat, she's cheery, and she has no concept of self-preservation. She loves watching things getting destroyed, or even just watching things burn or explode. She'll stack up blocks into elaborate towers or make impressive sand castles just for the catharsis of tearing it all down. She even has some basic mechanical knowledge, and indeed, is quite creative when it comes to her craft. She loves dueling and mecha shows for similar reasons. To her, it's all about the action and the mayhem, and the design that goes behind maximizing it. She's not wholly divested from less chaotic activities, but her attention span is rather short, and she's not the type to get caught up in "posterity" or "eternality". Roché strongly prefers living in the moment, like every day could be her last.

History: ???

Spirituality: None

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Machina Citadel, Desperado Barrel Dragon, Perfect Machine King; she just can't decide.

Husbando: Robotic Knight

Deck: Army of the Machine King

Name: Rin Sato

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Rin is a shy, apathetic girl with little self-esteem. She's not a very good conversationalist and generally keeps to herself. She considers herself to be thoroughly average, unremarkable, with not a single redeeming quality, and thus wishes she was nigh anyone else. She's adopted a habit of copying other people during the course of a duel. She has fun, imagining being someone other than herself, and often takes it quite far, sometimes showing a wild shift in personality between who she is before, during, and after a duel. Perhaps more impressive is her ability to judge one's character even without knowing them for long.

History: ???

Spirituality: None

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: None (allegedly)

Waifu/Husbando: None

Deck: Your Deck, My Deck

Name: Jon Locke

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Jon is a quiet person, and somewhat of a loner. He doesn’t really understand the first thing about interpersonal communication, and is the type to not speak unless spoken to. He doesn't feel he deserves his placement in Obelisk Blue, and tends to feel like he's living in his brother's shadow, despite their respective ranking.

History: ???

Spirituality: None

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Decode Talker Heatsoul co-linked with Transcode Talker

Waifu/Husbando: None

Deck: Heart of Exodia

Name: Caleb Avis

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Caleb has a tendency to get lost in thought. This isn't to say he overthinks things; quite the opposite, even. Caleb has a bad habit of jumping head-first into situations without thinking about the long-term consequences. Rather, it's the fuck-ups he's already been through that keep haunting him, like an elephant that never forgets. If he can be pulled out of his own head, he's pretty easy to get along with. Caleb is quite passionate about duel monsters, and there's no easier way to distract him than with a duel. While he's not the most knowledgeable on what cards (and thus combos) are out there, he enjoys the otherwise dry and dull lessons on duel theory.

Caleb suffers from a pretty bad case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although he can make compromises, depending on the circumstance, he's a pretty big neat freak, can get unreasonably upset when his well-laid plans are screwed, and his deckbuilding rigidly follows very specific and arbitrary rules. Like others with OCD, he recognizes these behaviors as irrational and illogical, but he'd be more stressed trying to leave his deck asymmetrical.

History: ???

Spirituality: Has seen duel spirits before. Rejects them completely.

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: ???

Waifu/Husbando: ???

Deck: Undefined

Name: Melony Burton

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Melony pays a lot of attention to her appearance, both aesthetically and in terms of general social status. She is only slightly vain, but extremely concerned with how others view her, and desperately wants to be liked. She can be a bit petty, insensitive, and prone to jealousy, but she's also easy to befriend and genuinely selfless when it comes to those close to her.

History: ???

Spirituality: None

Spirit Partner: None

Ace Card: Ghostrick Angel of Mischief

Waifu: Ghostrick Angel of Mischief

Deck: Shy Little Ghosts

Name: Alexis “Lexa” Atropos

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Lexa is relatively polite, but she bores easily, and will often cut to the chase or go out of her way to avoid an 'uninteresting' situation. She can come off as aloof, though when something catches her interest, she's quite fun-loving and impulsive. She believes in luck as a metaphysical concept, or at least purports to, and loves a good bet. (When the odds are in her favor) She has quite a good poker face, able to meet all with a cunning smile.

History: ???

Spirituality: ???

Spirit Partner: ???

Ace Card: Gyakutenno Megami (allegedly)

Husbando: Psychic Rover

Deck: Odds All Against

Name: Midori Hibiki

Gender: ♀

Personality: Midori is a caring and dutiful teacher, as well as a confident and competent duelist. She enforces the Academy's rules rather rigidly, but can also show compassion, and often develops a "big sister" type of relationship with students. She's coolheaded, but also takes no shit. Snaps her fingers whenever she activates a trap card.

Ace Card: Darklord Morningstar

Deck: Deus Est Darklord

Name: Sartyr

Gender: ♂

Personality: Professor Sartyr is an old man who does not know enough about the current generation to even pretend to be "hip with the kids". Most find his conversations about duel theory difficult to sit through, and while he isn't dreaded like Dr. Crowler, he's somewhat unpopular. He gets rather lonely, unable to form bonds with most of the students, but he's an excellent chef, and is more than willing to cook something up for people if asked.

Ace Card: Hungry Burger

Deck: Exquisite Sandwich

Name: Vellian Crowler

Gender: ♂

Personality: A relatively strict professor who has no qualms with badmouthing "slackers". Although he proclaims not to care much for his students, and openly makes disparaging comments about Slifer Red, he is capable of being a fair person, and has a tendency to gradually grow attached to students anyway. Prefers to be called Dr. Crowler, on account of his PhD in dueling. Absolutely hates being mistaken for a woman.

Ace Card: Ancient Gear Golem

Deck: Watch and Learn

Name: Fonda Fontaine

Gender: ♀

Personality: A kind and caring professor who looks after all of the students at Duel Academy. She is both the school nurse and gym teacher, and your health is her business. She has a carefree attitude, but is rational and logical, immune to emotional arguments and the confessions she occasionally garners from students. Loves to smile and giggle while brutally burning away at her dueling opponents.

Ace Card: Darklord Nurse Reficule

Deck: Fatal Treatment

Name: Sheppard

Gender: ♂

Personality: Young at heart, with a passion for dueling. As the chancellor, he is also a strict disciplinarian, but he is overall friendly and well-liked by the students.

Ace Card: Cyber Ogre

Deck: Cyber Ogre Assault

Name: Neo Monoma

Gender: ♂

Appearance: Visually identical to five other teachers on the staff. Purportedly, only four of them are related to him.

Personality: Fancies himself as a wise and mysterious mentor figure. In reality, he mostly just likes talking in a way he thinks sounds cool. He's even-tempered and patient with his students, and is relatively understanding compared to other teachers. He doesn't mind bending the rules here and there, but he doesn't allow Donte misbehaving students to get away with things when it's "not good for a classroom environment."

Deck: Standard Issue Testing Deck - A deck focused on defense and gaining life points in order to drag out duels, giving students more time to show off their competence. Generally not a very threatening deck, since students are expected to consistently win against it, though it does carry a few surprises.

Most teachers carry a personal deck, but Mr. Monoma has no particular attachments to any cards or strategy, and thus usually sticks to the standard deck used for practical exams.

Name: Leo Wilde

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Brash, aggressive, unmannered. Leo is the type who is quick to anger, quick to confront people he has a problem with, and to hold a long grudge afterwards. He is also the type to quickly latch on to people as friends, the type to go to bat for people and the type to be loyal. In other words, his first impression of you decides a lot about how he will interact with you from that point on and it takes a long time for him to change his mind about someone once he has had that first impression.

History: Leo is an orphan. Or at least, that’s what he says he is.

To be honest, he doesn’t know if his parents are still alive or not, nor does he know if he has any other family out there; all he knows is that when he was around ten his parents disappeared. He woke up one morning and he was alone, his parents were both gone, packing their belonging and taking everything with them except for him. He doesn’t know if they chose to leave him behind or just forgot about him, but ever since and that he has been living at the Verdant Sanctuary Orphanage ever since. So he is an orphan; whether he has parents or family out there or not. They chose to forget about him so he chooses to forget about them.

It’s better that way.

The orphanage he spent the rest of his childhood in wasn’t the most well-funded place; he and the other children living there didn’t have a lot, even compared to their old lives most of the time, but the people who ran the place were kind and caring and that counted for a lot. What little they had beyond the necessities mostly came from donations and that happened to include a number of Yu-Gi-Oh cards; a motley collection made up of donations, cards left behind by previous residents and cards that Leo and the other kids bought themselves. The kids would share all of the cards between them, mixing and matching them so that they could all play together. Leo was always the best among them and would always be the one to teach the younger and newer kids when they wanted to learn. Over the years Leo even managed to build up something resembling a proper deck, which he would use to duel people outside of the orphanage, either at school or just around town; sometimes betting against people to earn a little extra money or for some of their cards, his winnings always going straight to the other kids at the orphanage and his losses coming out of his own pocket.

Though he still attended school, he was never a very good student and knew that he didn’t have many prospects waiting for him when he graduated and when he was old enough that he would need to leave his home behind. For the most part, his plan was to try and get a job at the orphanage itself, both so that he would be able to stay and also so that he could pay back the people who had raised him and continue to look after the younger kids there, most of whom looked up to him as a sort of older brother. A part of him did also want to become a professional duellist, to out one of the few skills he had to work so that he could become famous and earn a bunch of money.

That was just a dream though. Not something that a person like him could hope for.

Until he heard about the duel academy and its entrance exams. Anyone could apply, anyone with the right skills could pass and anyone with the right drive to get that far could eventually use that school as a stepping stone towards greater things. Gathering his cards and packing his few other possessions, Leo set out from the orphanage with the duel academy in his sights.

Spirituality: They have a feel for the presence of spirits, but cannot see or hear them. The sensation they get is something more akin to animal instinct than true spirituality; like feeling eyes on the back of their head, or another presence in the room, or even a feeling of danger when their opponent’s spirit is particularly active.

Spirit Partner: N/A

Ace Card: Elemental HERO Nova Master

Deck(s):

Name: Cassandra Moore

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Something of a loner, Cassandra likes to keep to herself most of the time and prefers peace and quiet to loud and excitement, but despite her gloomy and creepy appearance she is a surprisingly cheerful and friendly individual if given a chance. She has an affinity for things that are commonly viewed as creepy or disturbing; a friend to those which are mistreated or vilified. She is fascinated by insects and reptiles and snakes, thinks black cats are the cutest, rats are adorable and that haunted houses are quaint places to live.

When it comes to duelling Cassandra tends to be laid back, perhaps too much so. While talented, duelling is a passion for her but not an obsession and she does not have the killer instinct needed to become a top duellist.

History: The only daughter of a veterinarian and her assistant, Cassandra had a fairly easy and normal life growing up. She learned to care for and love animals at a young age, being around them so often, and in particular acquired a strong empathy for those creatures that seemed lonely or were rejected by others. In particular to felt herself drawn to lizards and reptiles, even adopting and caring for several that were left at the clinic her mother ran that were dropped off by people who found them. Her parents encouraged this, seeing it as something worth fostering in their daughter, even if it was a strange hobby for a young girl to have.

As a result, among her peers Cassandra was always viewed as a little… strange; whether it was her interests, her tastes, the way she dressed or whatever else, she found never quite fit in with others her age. She was the type to walk to the beat of her own drum and she was treated as a bit of an outcast as a result. This never seemed to bother her however, seeming content to be alone or even being oblivious to the way other people viewed her.

Cassandra first discovered duel monsters when she found some cards that the kids at her school had thrown away and picked them up because she liked the way they looked, even feeling a special connection to them. Every so often she would find more and more, until eventually she had enough to make a deck with them, which she took to school the next day to try and play with the other students. With her deck of abandoned cards she won every duel she played, but quickly found that people were reluctant to play with her again for some reason. Even so, her talent was noticed by her parents, who gave her the option of enrolling in a duel academy if she wanted. After some thought, she decided to take the entrance exam for Duel Academy.

Spirituality: Cassandra has always felt a sort of connection to her cards; from the moment she picked them up she knew there was something special about them, something that drew her towards them. It wasn’t until after her first duel however that she realised what that special thing was. Her cards have their own spirits, their own wills, sometimes even their own personalities; she treats them as such, talking to them, listening to them, being friends with them. Others cannot see what she can, or refuse to accept what she knows to be true and often view her as odd for it; well, odder than she already was.

Spirit Partner: Reptilianne Naga

Ace Card: Reptilianne Vaksii

Deck(s):

Name: Renho Bushida

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Renho (or as she more commonly goes by, simply Ren) is an endlessly energetic and cheerful young lady. Ever the optimist, she'll meet any situation with a grin and pep over getting herself down; in fact, it seems she avoids those sorts of feelings like the plague. She also clearly loves Duel Monsters, though seems to not take it very seriously, which led to her...Less than stellar performance for the entrance exams. As you may expect from her personality, she's also exceptionally friendly, and loves getting along with those around her when she can.

She's also super into action shows, especially Super Sentai stuff. Though she's become a bit less prone to mentioning or exposing this side of her as of late...

History: Originally, Renho Bushida was not going to the Duel Academy at all. In her youth, the young girl put her energy into sports more than anything, particularly soccer. She seemed on the fast path to an athlete's career, up until she started getting into high school. Suddenly, she found that while she was the same old Renho, always babbling on about the latest action show and messing with figures, they'd grown up and moved on, becoming more 'girly', as she couldn't help but think of it.

For some reason, this fact dug deeper into her than she'd liked. Was she still just a child then, unable to move on? Is there something wrong with her, that she was into things the others weren't? The slow creep of isolation was getting to her, and it reflected on her performance as well. While she was never a Grade A student by any means, her grades were still noticeably slipping, and her efforts on the field were becoming poorer by the day.

Her parents, concerned for how their daughter was starting to seemingly spiral, made a decision; if normal schooling wasn't doing any good, then perhaps she could use something that could hold her interests more? Something exciting and fun, but can still give her potential for a career in the future. As such, once they got her to agree to this (which took much less effort than they would've thought, truthfully), she was prepared to transfer to Central Academy come the next year...And thus, here we are!

Although when it came to the entrance exams, she, uh....Well, just don't ask her how the written went, okay? For her sake.

Spirituality: Renho doesn't have a particularly strong spiritual connection (especially since prior to this, she hasn't dueled quite so often), though she has a slight sense of things, getting strange tingles or the like when something spiritual is occurring.

Spirit Partner: Super Quantal Fairy Alphan

Ace Card: Super Quantal Mech King Great Magnus

Waifu/Husbando: N/A

Deck(s):

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Name: Alaric Albrecht

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Alaric comes off as, first and foremost, incredibly confident; almost to the point of arrogance, but not quite. He carries himself well, and always keeps a straight face even in the most stressful or absurd of circumstances. He's also quite the lady's man; his mother raised him well, after all. While generally a cordial young man, he goes the extra mile for the fairer sex. For some, this can be charming and endearing, though for others it can feel excessive or on rarer occasions, downright creepy. Thankfully he can understand boundaries where necessary...Even if he may push the point from time to time.

As a Duelist, Alaric can come off as a bit of a braggart, especially with how nonchalant and effortless he makes his dueling seem, but that's simply the way he is. Beyond this, he's also a rather chivalrous man in combat, trying his best to allow his opposition the chance to show what they're capable of. Don't confuse this for him holding back, however; he never does in a duel, seeing something of that sort as a slight against his opposition, which he rarely deems appropriate.

History: Alaric is the heir to Albrecht Industries, a subsidiary to the ever-present Industrial Illusions, aiding them in card production abroad. As such, the young man has been exposed to Duel Monsters practically since birth, and even in his youth showed promising potential in the game. As he grew up, he participated in many tournaments small and large, garnering a reputation as a fearsome, yet fair, opponent (and no small amount of media following, though he tends to try and ignore that part). Most people in his shoes might have grown absorbed by the popularity, or arrogant from their success, but his father, one Ebert Albrecht, kept the young man in line, tempering his confidence and edging his expectations from the growing fame. If it weren't for his father's guiding hand, he could've become a much worse individual than he was today....

As of late, he was slated to become a student of Central Duel Academy; an exciting proposition, getting to grow as both an individual and duelist amongst some of the best and brightest of his generation. However, a tragedy struck that made him briefly forget all of this. Only a few weeks before it would be time to handle his examinations, his father grew seriously ill. At first, Alaric demanded that his time at Duel Academy be postponed, so that he could aid the company and his dear father in this time of need. However, it was the man himself who told him otherwise. He claimed that, like any illness, this would come to pass; needlessly worrying about his old man when he should be focusing on his bright future was, while kind, unnecessary. Begrudgingly, Alaric submitted to the wishes of his dad, choosing to go ahead with his journey to join the Duel Academy.

...He will admit though, the circumstance he left behind may have affected his performance in the exams. He felt like he didn't perform nearly as well on the written course as he ought to have, and he felt unfocused in his Test Duel; an unusual experience for him....Not to mention that his Deck, however potent it may be, is prone to cloggy hands at time. Unfortunately, that was one of those times.

Thus, for the time being, he's been placed in Ra Yellow; though he does not intend to stay there for long.

Spirituality: Completely non-spiritual, though in spite of that, his companion is rather active.

Spirit Partner: Simorgh, Bird of Beginning

Ace Card: Simorgh of Darkness/Simorgh, Lord of the Storm

Waifu/Husbando: "Me? Having a so-called 'Card Crush'? Don't be ridiculous...." Quietly hides Madolche Puddingcess

Deck(s):

Name: Helena Ries

Gender: Female

Appearance


Personality: Helena is very reserved and quiet, tending to stray away from crowds, or people in general. She’s not much for conversation and only ever really responds in short sentences or in just a few words. When her psychic powers start to go haywire, she starts acting high strung and erratic. Her irrational actions before calming down usually end with her running away, out of fear for what she did and to just get away from the situation.

Dorm: Slifer Red

History: Helena had a simple childhood growing up for the most part. It wasn’t until she started talking to what at first her parents thought to be imaginary friends where things started going downhill for her. After watching a few duels on tv, Helena decided to pick up dueling herself. She chose the deck that had the friends she spoke to as a child, whether this was fate or not didn’t matter, as the results spoke for themselves.

Helena began to pick up dueling rather quickly, but it wasn’t until she started engaging in more serious duels that her true nature arose. Without warning or reason, she started to receive severe headaches during her matches, and as they continued dueling, her opponents would start to look as if they were exhausted, even hurt. Sometimes her matches would end with the headaches becoming so severe, that she’d end up knocking her opponents unconscious, knocked out by the seemingly real pain she was inflicting them.

It didn’t take long for her to gain a horrible reputation, causing people outright avoid her. Even her parents had become increasingly wary of the uncontrollable threat that she was. Eventually, her parents got her in to Duel Academy. Was this them trying to find a way for her to try and learn to control her abilities? Or were they trying to get rid of her? Either way, Helena didn’t know what to think at this point in her life. She wanted to control her powers, but she also didn’t want to hurt anymore people in her attempts. Maybe Duel Academy was the answer, maybe someone there had the same problem as her and could help her. Or maybe she’ll be stuck alone in an unknown facility, with only the spirits of her cards to keep her company. Only time would tell.

Spirituality: Helena can clearly see and communicate with spirits. Whether this is due to her psychic abilities or something else entirely is unknown. She finds comfort in talking with them, as they have been the only ones to stick by her since her psychic powers manifested.

Spirit Partner: Chosen of the Celtic Guard
(Looks like a younger version of Celtic Guardian. Wears a simple tunic with light armoring covering their arms and legs. Wields Celtic Guardian’s traditional sword but has to two hand it in order to swing it.)

Ace Card: Faerie Master of the Celtic Guard

Deck(s)


Normal Theme: https://youtu.be/5k5sEdSncRI

Psychic Theme: TBD

Gender: ♀

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Appearance: Stands at about 5'8. Thin frame. Prefers black clothes and leather jackets when left to her own devices on fashion. Resting bitch face.

Personality:
Confident and composed, Valerie doesn't lack for self-esteem. She's highly independent thanks to her upbringing, and tends to be quiet unless she's approached or something interests her greatly. Her general demeanor appears cold and distant, but this obscures a sense of loyalty to anyone she actually manages to get close to, as well as a preference for dark and grim humor that borders on insensitive at times.

Of course, it doesn't help that to the outside world, she seems to be lost in her own thoughts at times. To anyone in the know, however, that's simply because she's busy conversing with her Duel Spirit. Her constant companion has stuck with her throughout her life, and she always makes time for it.

One of the only things that gets Valerie fired up and excited is being pushed in a duel. To her, the game is at its best when she's given a challenge. Her own deck is influenced mostly by her Duel Spirit's archetype, and she's been constantly updating her Dark World deck.

History:
The first time she touched Ceruli's card from the collection of booster packs she was given as a young girl, Valerie thought she was going insane. A tiny, wizened fiend appeared in front of Valerie with a raised eyebrow, and continued to follow her around whereever she went. The lack of reaction that anyone had to such as sight was all the proof she needed that she was the only one who could see the Duel Monster floating next to her, and so she kept quiet about it.

Despite this, Valerie's childhood continued on as it always had. She was shunted from caretaker to caretaker and school to school as her parents continuously traveled overseas in pursuit of advancing their careers. Loneliness and a sense of instability accompanied her whereever she went, as Valerie had to change schools year after year when her parents dumped her off on another relative, family friend, or in one egregious case, her mother's secretary. Her one constant was the shade of Ceruli, Guru of Dark World following her wherever she went. The card spirit didn't seem to be malicious in any way, and was absolutely delighted whenever she played its card in playground duels. A few years passed in this manner before Valerie started hearing voices. Or at least, one specific voice in particular.

It didn't take long for her to realize exactly whose voice it was. Valerie's own personal card game psychopomp explained that whatever spiritual ability she had that allowed her to see him in the first place had finally developed enough to allow her to hear his voice as well. Used to Duel Monsters-related nonsense from him floating around all over the place at this point, Valerie simply accepted this as a natural progression of the weird bullshit in her life. Ceruli never spoke much of himself or other Duel Spirits, with Valerie only catching him muttering spitefully under his breath about someone named Brron before he caught himself. Still, his presence did influence her into constructing her Duel Monsters deck around Dark World monsters.

Valerie's sensitivity towards Duel Spirits was a major reason why she continued on playing Duel Monsters all through her adolescence, wanting to find out more about all of it. Of course, it helped that she had a genuine love of the game. While she was a slightly above-average student in traditional academics, it was more from her absentee parents pushing her to succeed in school than anything else. Thus, when she came of age to apply to Duel Academy, Valerie applied without hesitation. By the time her parents found out, she'd already gotten through the exam and was on the boat.

Her exam results were clear: she'd missed entrance into Obelisk Blue by the slightest of margins. Her practical skill and general knowledge were almost enough to get her in, but a few slips on some of the more obscure parts of duel theory that even Ceruli didn't know meant Valerie was bound for Ra Yellow. Still, it didn't particularly bother her all too much. If she was that close in the first place, surely some actual instruction would have her moving up after a semester or two.

Spirituality:
While Valerie is capable of seeing most spirits, she's only really able to communicate with Ceruli in particular, thanks to being in contact with him for so long. Her ability to communicate with spirits is dependent upon how long she's been in close contact with them, though this could change as her spirituality develops with exposure to more and more Duel Spirits. Ceruli himself claims that through proximity to him, she's likely able to speak to other Dark World spirits without issue, but other monsters will likely take an adjustment period.

Spirit Partner: Ceruli, Guru of Dark World

Ace Card: Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World

Deck(s):

Her Theme- Mein Herz Brennt

Name: Mina Hākā (English Name- Lucy Harker)

Gender ♀

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: Mina has been known to be very eccentric around those around her. Wanting to be the best duelist in the world, she does not take losing very well. When she does loses she will go into a catatonic-like state, walking away to her safe place to recover. Acting jovial and cheerful around people she considers “friends”, and being overly protective of people she considers close. Using this positive outlook to try and mask the trauma of her past. She also has quite a sadistic side to her, finding pleasure in humiliating other people in and outside of duels. During duels much to her determinant, she would prolong the duel, so that her opponent will suffer longer.

History: Mina’s parents were well-known and skilled duelists in Japan, although time and time again they were humiliated by The King Of Games. They were determined to beat him, eventually using their daughter to complete their goal. Her father used his impressive computer skills, to help her daughter beat all kinds of opponents in every known situation. But when she would fail, which was quite often she would be abused by her parents. Mina wants the love and attention of her parents, she worked hard to be the best duelist in the world. Because of her parents wanted her to be the best duelist, she did not have many friends during her childhood. Hearing a voice one day, she found she could see and communicate with the spirit of her cards. The spirits of the monsters on her cards became her friends, talking to them even in front of people. Causing her to be further alienated from her peers and even her own parents.

When she was old enough, she applied for the Duel Academy able to get placed at Ra Yellow. But this didn’t bother her, as she knew she could get to Obelisk Blue pretty easily. During her time in the academy, she had gained a reputation for taking her opponent’s most valuable cards. Using these cards either in her own deck, or selling them for money. So most people avoid duelling her, although she has been known to bully people to duel her. Or convincing them to duel as part of a high-risk bet.

Spirituality: Mina is able to speak and communicate with her spirit partner. Although she could only see and communicate with her spiritual partner.

Spirit Partner: Vampire Retainer

Ace Card: Crimson Knight Vampire Bram

Waifu/Husbando: Celtic Guardian

Deck(s):

Name: Florian Pine

Gender: ♂

Appearance: Pine is a tall and lean man. He stands at six feet tall, and has a slim physique. He used to be rather awkward looking when he was younger, but has since grown into himself. He has a heart shaped face with a firm jaw. His eyes are as green as the forest. He has a mop of blonde hair on top of his head

Pine doesn’t have much of a taste for fashion in his day to day life. He dresses in casual jeans and T-shirts, often green in color and with floral patterns on them. Then other days he just wears floral patterns head to toe. He has even been known to wear flowers in his hair. In all of his outfits, he always wears a pair of thick green glasses, as he his near sighted.

Dorm: Slifer Red

Personality: Once upon a time, Pine was a shy and nerdy young man. He didn’t have an easy time socializing with people, and also didn’t have much confidence. He often preferred his plants and Pokemon more than other people’s company. After joining Duel Academy, Pine developed a bit more confidence, but he's still awkward when it comes to interactions with people. He is interested in science, and is particularly fascinated with plants and Plant based cards. He treats plants, and the monsters in his deck as if they were his babies.

Some days, Pine hates humanity. His experiences with being bullied and how people take the environment for granted contributed to this. He can be rude to people when he first meets them. He can still be rude even after he first meets them. There are moments where he thinks he's smarter than everyone else, and the people around him are idiots. He’s not opposed to using his Psychic abilities on humans if they bother him too much. Even though he often feels like the world would be better off without humans in it, he understands that they are needed. If only to provide carbon dioxide for the plants.

There are other times when Pine longs for human companionship. If anyone shows him even the slightest hint of kindness, he will be all for it. He’ll cling to that person and be their best friend whether they like it or not. He will talk their ear off about whatever he's interested in. Maybe he'll care about what the other person has to say... Maybe. At least until he perceives they did him wrong in some way. Then he’ll be furious and seek revenge. He can even be flirty with people he finds attractive. In general, his emotions can vary wildly at any given time.

History: Florian Pine was born to a pair of scientist parents. They studied exotic plants in their natural habitats. Due to the fact that they were often out in the field researching, they weren't around very much to raise their son. Sometimes they took him on research trips with them, but when they did, they often left him to his own devices.

Growing up, Pine always had a fascination for plants. Something he got from his parents. On his free time, he would frolic in the flowers, climb the trees, etc. He saw how often people would casually leave their trash on the floor in the forest, which could harm the environment. Pine would tell them to pick up their trash, and they'd just laugh him off. Others found his intense fascination to be odd. He was often bullied by others because he was physically weaker, psychologically delicate, and in their eyes he was just plain weird.

He would be picked on, beaten up, called deaming nicknames, every kind of bullying you could imagine. He was even made fun of because his first name was Florian, which was weird. He also had to sit alone during lunch because no one else wanted to sit with him. Him trying to defend himself by saying it means flower did not help the matter. He bullied by one boy in particular, who already had a Duel Monsters deck, when most of the other kids didn't even have their own yet. He was sure to brag about that in everyone faces, but especially Pine. Pine made it no secret that he wanted a Plant Deck. Of course this got no end of ridicule from this boy. He talked about how much cooler Dragons were than silly flowersl. Pine knew he was wrong, but he hated having to hear this kid's bragging every day. It would later come out that this boy brought his father's deck to school, and it wasn't actually his, but that didn't make it better.

Despite all the bullying, there was person who seemed to show him kindness. A boy named Evan often defended him from bullies. Evan was handsome and one of the most popular boys in school. Pine was shocked him of all people would take the time to defend him. They hung out together sometimes, and it was the first time Pine actually had a friend! He finally had somebody to sit with during lunch. It didn't take long for Pine to get a crush on Evan. After a long while, Pine finally built up the nerve to ask Evan out on a date. Evan politely turned him down. Pine was not happy about this, but he was able to move on with his life.

Than he heard Evan talking to his girlfriend in the hallway. She witnessed Pine asking her boyfriend out, and wanted to know what happened. Evan basically admitted to his girlfriend that he didn't like Pine all that much, and thought he was as weird as everyone else did. The only reason he defended him was out of pity. He told his girlfriend she was the most important person in his life, and kissed her. Now, Pine was devasted.

Over time, Pine managed to build a Plant Deck of his own, and challenged Evan to a friendly duel. Just to show their were no hard feelings. (Which was a lie. There were lots of hard feelings. He wanted to destroy him!) At first, Pine was losing badly, which just made him mad. When his anger got the best of him, that’s when the tide of the duel started to turn. Whenever he did damage to Evan’s life points, Evan actually got hurt for real. The environment around them also seemed to get destroyed. Pine didn’t know what was going on, but he didn’t care. He was finally getting the revenge he wanted. When Evan’s LP fell to zero, Evan was knocked unconscious, and had to go to the hospital.

His parents heard about this, and eventually enrolled him into Duel Academy. If anybody knew what was going to know what was going on with him, it would be Duel Academy. Their Pine took great pleasure in exploiting his abilities to cause pain to others, as had been inflicted on him. Even if they didn’t necessarily deserve it…

Spirituality: Pine can see and communicate with Duel Spirits

Spirit Partner: Jerry Beans Man

Ace Card: Tytannial Princess of Camellias

Deck(s): Will figure out a good deck name later

Personality: Quite literally, a dueling machine. From the outside, she would seem like a quiet, but competitive girl. A model student incapable of missing a lesson, whose theory and trivia knowledge are second to none.

She will never refuse a challenge, no matter the circumstances. And yet, she will often simply concede a game just when it’s getting interesting. An individual game means nothing, but is simply a stepping stone to becoming a better player. It is not winning, but simply playing that is important to her. In that sense, can she be considered competitive at all?

While her technical knowledge is great, she’s lacking somewhat in heart. The trust in her cards, the attachment to them as allies who have seen her through various battles - without these things, can she truly be considered a real duelist?

History: In any game of logic, technology will eventually exceed even the strongest players. It has been seen in chess, with the creation of Deep Blue, capable of defeating even the strongest player in the world, and chess computers only progressing from there. Developing Dueling technology to this point is a goal of Kaiba Corp. Not simply for the sake of progressing towards the future, but for the sake of improving the human players, too. The stronger the opponent one can train against, the stronger one becomes.

KC ADI-MK I is the first of her type, a dueling AI contained within a humanoid body and possessed of an adaptive intelligence. Not simply manually programmed to respond to each card in a certain way, but genuinely able to learn and develop strategies and counter strategies, becoming more intelligent the more she plays. A marvel of technology, being used for the purpose of playing card games.

She has been enrolled in Central Academy for dual purposes. Her primary goal is to learn, to adapt, and become as strong a duelist as she possibly can. Her secondary goal is to blend in with the students of the academy, to appear as human as possible. It seems, to her, a far more difficult task.

Spirituality: No spiritual ability.

Spirit Partner: None

Ace Card: None

Card Crush: Waste of programming. Wait… Kozaky?

Decks: BEv2.1.1 || MAv1.1.3 || EVv1.0.4

Name: Flynn Aspadana

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Ra Yellow

Personality: A meticulous pessimist who hopes for the best but is expecting the worst. Flynn is not so secretly envious of his peers and is slowly becoming spiteful because of it. Choosing to bottle up his feelings, he presents a confident and respectful facade in public. For his own sake, Flynn intends to not get close enough to anyone from the academy in order to spare them from the inevitable disappointment of truly knowing him.

Once he's King of Games, he won't need friends anyway. Right?

History: School life tended to be easy for Flynn before arriving at Central Academy. He'd finish his tests with tons of time to spare and he'd duel circles around his classmates. Surely this would also be the case when he arrived at the prestigious dueling school of his dreams. The young lad had it all planned out - get accepted to Obelisk Blue and network with the elites of world via his new peers.

On the day of the entrance exam, Flynn held high hopes and even higher expectations. During the initial written test, he blazed through it without any reservation. He even cracked a smile as he submitted his answers before the majority of the other prospects. However, the practical duel against the proctor proved to be a bit harder. Going into it with the same reckless abandon he usually had, Flynn barely managed to get his win.

But that victory was all for naught. Instead of blue, he would be met with yellow. For the next few days after finding out the result, Flynn would be mulling to himself about where it all went wrong. Did he miss a page of questions? Surely his card knowledge wasn't wrong. Was it his academic background? It wasn't his fault that his family couldn't send him to an expensive boarding school!

None of this was his fault.

Still though, he wasn't gonna let this minor setback stop him. He's gonna grit his teeth and slowly get back on track, hopefully climbing over the lucky Obelisk Blues that overshadowed him in the process.

Spirituality: Flynn is completely unaware of dueling spirits. As far as he knows, cards are just mass printed products from the geniuses of Industrial Illusions.

Spirit Partner: Ancient Gear Gadget

Ace Card: Boot-Up Admiral - Destroyer Dynamo

Deck(s): Gear Today, Gone Tomorrow

Name: Daigo Roberts

Gender: ♂

Appearance:The biggest different from this image is, not only his Obelisk Blue uniform replacing his jacket, but also a small pendant that is in the shape of an eye. The eye is a mix of silver and iron, with iron making up some of the main holding pieces, and silver highlighting it. In the middle, there is a large red orb, acting as the pupil and iris. He keeps it on a chain around his neck.

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Personality: Diago is what some would call energetic, often bursting from one topic to another. However, at least as he puts it, there is a method to his madness. Daigo loves adventure and learning more about the natural world around him, be it history, science, or the theoretical. Daigo craves knowledge and understanding, and will do anything to obtain it, within reason. Daigo is vastly smart and knowledgeable, though prone to overthinking and being a bit gullible.He also lacks a couple of social ques, or sometimes might misunderstand something outside a duel for something else. This isn’t caused by anything beyond his upbringing. He also has a bit of a friendlier personality, wanting to help those around him, or at least interact with them and show off some of his rocks.

His main reason and passion for Duel Monsters is trying to unlock the secrets that can come from the game, as well as the many different abilities and theories surrounding it. He is not too fused with winning or losing, and instead has fun showcasing the different intricacies and abilities that it has to offer. His goal is actually to be a professor of theoretical science, history, and dueling.

History:

Daigo is the son of the famous adventurer and archaeologist, Cameron Roberts. Since Cameron originally didn’t think his son could learn anything from school, he brought his family along on his adventures, and personally taught Daigo different things, and, when he was busy, got the best tutors he could.

One day, Daigo followed his father to a dig site in Egypt, and ventured off a small ways from the dig site to be like his father for a day. However, Daigo stumbled upon a weird chamber that seemed untouched to time, and, upon crawling in, noticed a jeweled eye sitting atop a pedestal. Without really thinking about it, the young Daigo walked up and grabbed the eye, which caused sand to start pouring in from the sides of the tomb. Panic settled upon the young lad, and he quickly tried climbing his way out of the chamber, luckily finding the rope he left behind to do so.

Eventually Daigo did stumble out of the chamber, covered in sand. He approached his father about the pendant, but, upon looking at the pristine iron, his father called it a fake, not entirely believing his child’s story as the chamber could no longer be found, and the craftsmanship seemed too modern. He did allow his son to keep it. Yet, upon hearing about this dangerous adventure, his father scolded him, and, fearing the rest, sent his family back home to have him be taught in the finest boarding school around.

Once there, Daigo met a couple of classmates who were having fun with the game of Duel monsters, and Daigo slowly became engrossed into it. He started seeing lines and mathematical functions that changed and altered as everything went on, and he started to theorize on it. Putting his years of tutoring and study into this card game, he saw everything as a puzzle, and one that was always there to solve.

Eventually, Daigo applied himself, and got accepted into Duel Academy, starting off strong as an Obelisk Blue. While this may have also been a large donation from his father, even if Cameron was not entirely thrilled at the endeavor, or due to the fact he was in one of the top preforming boarding schools, Daigo does believe it was due to his high ranking test grades, and even excelling against the duel proctor, but has not ruled anything out.

Spirituality: He has heard something whispering to him before, but can’t quite pin it down.

Spirit Partner: N/A

Ace Card: I’ll get back to this.

Waifu/Husbando: What is this crush? Daigo only lusts after KNOWLEDGE!

Deck(s):


Mythical Components

Name: Hector Aristaios

Gender: ♂

Dorm: Obelisk Blue.

Personality: Hector is typically seen as a laidback, cheerful guy, often willing to just go with the flow. He's friendly to anyone When it comes to Duel Monsters, he is a bonafide fanatic. He possesses plenty of basic knowledge regarding the game's many mechanics, and is always eager to learn more about the various archetypes that make up Duel Monsters. He even keeps a personal notebook detailing information of what he's learned so far about Duel Monsters.

History: Hector was only 6 years old when his father gave him his first Duel Monsters deck. It was simple, but Hector was enamored by each card's artwork. Then his father taught him how to play the game, and from then on Hector knew what he wanted to do in life. He began poring over the books about Duel Monsters in his spare time, and even spent time making sketches and drawings of various Duel Monster cards, often putting his own spin on them such as making his own poses or having them interact in various ways.

Hector's love for the game never wavered over the years. He entered local card shop tournaments, made friends with other enthusiasts and hobbygoers, and overall had a good time. In all his time playing the game, though, he never formed a deck around a singular archetype, believing that Duel Monsters was just too large to limit himself to only one archetype. As a result, his win-loss ratio was varied. It didn't matter to him, though; he just wanted to have fun.

Then he discovered the existence of Duel Academy: a place where those who went in became professional duelists when they came out. Seeing his chance, he begged his parents to let him enroll into the deck. Of course, they had to see if he was capable of succeeding, and what better way to do that than through a Duel? At first, it seemed Hector was on the ropes, and his father spoke harshly, telling him that while Hector's love for Duel Monsters was true, the world of Duel Monsters was not so kind. And in order to succeed, he would need to do more than just love it; he needed to have the desire to win.

At that moment, something ignited in Hector. When he drew his next card, he found the path to victory, and immediately turned the tables, resulting in victory. Defeated, his father deemed him ready for Duel Academy. As a parting gift, he lent Hector his ace monster: Arcanite Magician. He told Hector that the spirit inside the card would watch over him and guide him to victory. Hector, thinking he meant figuratively, thanked him regardless and accepted the card. Hector would then spend many a day and night putting his deckbuilding skills to the test, all while putting his own spin to the deck.

At the applicational exams, Hector aced the theoreticals. The practicals were more complicated, but Hector eventually managed to win the Duel against the proctor. All in all, it was a great learning experience as he was able to see cards he hadn't seen before in action, and couldn't wait to learn more about Duel Monsters.

Spirituality: Unfortunately has absolutely no sense for it.

Spirit Partner: Arcanite Magician

Ace Card: Arcanite Magician

Waifu/Husbando: None

Deck(s): 40 (/Assault of Endymion)

Name: Guadalupe Chong
Gender: Male
Dorm: Ra Yellow



Personality:

History:

Spirituality:

Spirit Partner: Battleguard Cadet

Ace Card: Battleguard King