Yusei Fudo

Yūsei Fudō
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's character
Yusei as he appears in the first episode of the series.
First appearance	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 1
Created by	Kazuki Takahashi
In-universe information
Relatives	None

Yūsei Fudō (不動遊星, Fudō Yūsei) is the main protagonist of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

Yusei is very different from the protagonist of the previous Yu-Gi-Oh! series. He is calm and cool much of the time, but when his friends and beliefs are threatened he will fight till the end to protect them. His friends all respect and admire him for his honor and great dueling skills.

Rivalry

Yusei's greatest rival is Jack Atlus, who was once his best friend. Two years prior to the start of the series, Jack betrayed Yusei and stole his best monster card, "Stardust Dragon", along with his D-Wheel which he had spent so much time building and perfecting. Yusei built a new D-Wheel and confronted his former friend, intending to win back his Dragon in a duel. However, the match was interrupted before a winner was decided. Jack later returns Stardust Dragon before the opening of the Fortune Cup tournament, claiming that it would not be a real battle if he was fighting without his Stardust Dragon.

Dragon Mark

Yusei is one of the five "Signers", and thus bears a "Dragon Mark", representing part of the Crimson Dragon. His mark is located on his right arm, and is in the shape of the Dragon's tail. It first appears during his duel with Jack, when Stardust and Red Daemon's Dragon attack one another, though it disappeared again afterwards. It now only appears when Yusei is around other dueling Signers, or when he summons Stardust Dragon. After Rex Godwin discovers Yusei's mark, he is invited to enter the Fortune Cup, a tournament organized in order for Godwin to discover the identities of the five Signers.

Deck

Yusei strongly believes that all Duel Monsters cards have a purpose, that they were each created for a reason. His deck reflects this, containing monsters which many people would consider weak and worthless. Several of his cards are also "speed" themed, to correspond with the introduction of the new Riding Duel system. This "Speed/Junk" deck focuses on summoning Tuner monsters and tributing them to summon more powerful Synchro monsters with stronger abilities - most notably the Junk, Nitro and Turbo Warriors. Yusei's best card is the Synchro monster "Stardust Dragon", which was stolen by his rival Jack. Yusei intended to fight Jack to reclaim his card, however Jack willing returned Stardust Dragon to him before the start of the Fortune Cup.