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Topic Started: Apr 15 2008, 08:54 PM (152 Views)
Rounin Nagasaki
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Name: Kaiser Ryo

Age: 17

Dorm: Obelisk Blue

Grade/Year: 3rd

Race: Asian

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 175

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Blue

Defining Characteristics: (Birthmarks, scars, tattoos… you know anything that makes them unique based on appearance)

Appearance: Posted Image

Known Relatives: Sho

Biography: In the timeline of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime Ryo is the stronger older brother of Sho who lives in the Obelisk Blue dormitory at Duel Academy along with Asuka Tenjouin. Ryo is highly respected, and a Duel with him is reserved only for the elite. For the early part of the first season, he aids his friend Asuka in searching for her lost brother and former rival, Fubuki Tenjouin. In the original version, he is nicknamed "Kaiser Ryo" (カイザー亮, Kaizā Ryō?), while in the English-language manga, Ryo is dubbed "Ryo 'Kaiser' Truesdale".

Personality-wise, Ryo is calm and collected, with a deep respect for his opponents and his own cards. He feels that the connection between a duelist and his opponent, as well as the duelist himself and his deck, make victory meaningful, though he is somewhat more harsh in the English version than his Japanese counterpart.

When Sho was younger, he almost used the card Power Bond without thinking during a Duel. He was stopped by Ryo who revealed that if he used it, he would have lost the Duel at the end of his turn because of the card's drawback. Paying off Sho' opponent to end the Duel, Ryo sealed the card away, stating that his brother could only use it when he was truly ready.[2] Sho, believing himself to be a disgrace to his older brother, did not unseal the card until much later after his friend Judai Yuki faced off against Ryo.

Ryo was selected by Camula, the second member of the Shadow Riders, as a victim of her Shadow Duel. Though he easily overpowered her, the vampire forced him into an intentional loss by offering his brother's soul as payment for her Illusion Gate card. As a result, he was turned into a doll for a short period of time, before Judai managed to defeat Camula. He later faced Judai in a rematch, choosing him as his opponent for his ceremonial graduation Duel. Ryo went on to compete in Duel Pro League after his graduation.

A fan favorite in the Pro League, Ryo suffers his first true loss at the hands of Edo Phoenix, who continuously tells him that his defeat is "predetermined by destiny."[3] The Duel that the two engage in marks the first time Ryo takes damage from Power Bond. The battle takes its toll; from then on, Ryo finds himself trapped perpetually in a losing streak. He is approached by Mr. Shroud, a promoter who offers him the chance to redeem himself, and although reluctant at first, Ryo ultimately accepts.

Ryo is soon pitted against Mad Dog in the "Underground Duel," a competition in front of a shady audience wherein both contestants are sealed inside a cage and forced to wear electrodes that shock them each time Life Points are depleted. Ryo wins the duel and realizes that his former philosophy of respecting the opponent above the desire to win is flawed. Frustrated and desperate, he resorts to cruelty and aggression, and practically destroys the dueling ring. The next time Ryo is seen, he has donned a dark outfit, and is referred to by the public as "Hell Kaiser Ryo" (ヘルカイザー亮, Heru Kaizā Ryō?) in the Japanese version.

Ryo would then travel into the mountains after casting off his promoter to confront Sheppard in the dojo where he was brought up dueling, hoping to acquire the forbidden Underworld (Cyber-Style Tails (サイバー流裏, Saibā Ryū Ura?) in the original Japanese language version) deck that existed opposite of his own Cyber Dragon deck, a goal he accomplishes in betraying Cyber End Dragon. Believing that he would regain the respect he once held for others during the GX tournament, Sheppard gave him a medal that allowed him to participate.

Shortly thereafter, Fubuki dueled Ryo under the impression that his friend had fallen to the dark side, much like himself when he was taken in by the Shadow Riders, using the deck of Nightshroud to symbolize his belief that, just as he was able to break free from the darkness that had corrupted him, so too could Ryo. Using his new deck, Ryo easily dispatched his opponent, causing the dark power of Nightshroud to once again envelop Fubuki as he lost faith in his friend's salvation. Ryo, however, told him upon his defeat that there was no darkness in his heart, and that his only wish was to achieve victory through unrelenting force and the accumulation of power.[4] In turn, the monster that others perceived him to have become was merely born of his inability to cope with failure.

Ryo approaches Edo for a second Duel, but Sho intervenes and demands to be his opponent instead. Similar to his previous Duel with Mad Dog, both players wore electrodes, subject to intense physical punishment. It becomes clear that, in his current mindset, Ryo spares no one; he is cold, ruthless, and abusive, regardless of who his opponents are, and enjoys seeing others suffer. Despite Sho' efforts to defeat his brother, Ryo trounces him. While making his exit, he states that if there is anything he respects at all anymore, it is only victory itself. He appears again following a brief run-in with the disguised Blair Flannigan, giving her his tournament medal as he is no longer interested in participating, and leaves Duel Academy island.

During the third year, Ryo is enlisted by Dr. Eisenstein to battle Jesse Andersen in order to collect enough Duel Energy to open a wormhole through which the Rainbow Dragon card can be sent to the alternate dimension where Duel Academy was transported. By this time, prolonged usage of his Underworld deck has left him with fatal heart conditions. Ryo later duels with Jesse (who is under control of Yubel) in order to fulfill his wish of having a great final duel, but loses and is held captive in another dimension by Yubel.

After Yubel's defeat, Ryo is found unconscious on Duel Academy's shores in the fourth season and is then brought to the infirmary to recuperate. However, he is challenged by a duelist named Makoto Izimu, who wants to destroy all Cyber-Style duelists. The duel is too strenuous for Ryo and he collapses, and Sho borrows his deck in order to avenge him after which Ryo lets Sho keep the deck to show that he acknowledges Sho' strength. Ryo also admits to not believing he could surpass his duel with Jesse, but after witnessing Sho' victory decides to begin his dueling career anew with surpassing Sho as his new goal.

In the manga, Ryo is an exchange student to the United States and returns to Duel Academy from the with two attendants. A tournament is subsequently started, with the winner being able to duel Ryo.

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Edited by Rounin Nagasaki, Apr 15 2008, 08:57 PM.
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