YU-GI-OH!

GX

NAME: Jaden Yuki

JAPANESE NAME: Yuki Judai
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 17
STATUS: Third year student
DORM: Slifer Red
RELATIONS: None
VOICE ACTOR: Matthew Charles
SEIYUU: KENN
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

SEASON 1
15-year old Jaden joins the Duel Academy - a school established by
Seto Kaiba sometime after the events of the Duel Monsters season.
While on his way to the entrance duel, he runs into his idol, Yugi
Muto, who, in the ten years since we last saw the character, has
become a worldwide celebrity and duelist sensation. Jaden receives
from Yugi the Winged Kuriboh card, which he uses to defeat Dr.
Crowler in the entrance exam. This stunt gains Jaden the immediate
respect and admiration of his classmates, and he becomes one of the
greatest duelists in the school (though occasionally
underappreciated, due to his status in the "Slifer Red" dorm, the
lowest dorm). Jaden's Joey-like enthusiasm for dueling makes him a
valuable asset in the fight against the threats that he faces in Season
1, including the Shadow Riders and the Sacred Beasts.

SEASON 2
After passing all of his end of year exams, Jaden and friends return to
Duel Academy for a second year. Jaden still has his enthusiastic
personality, but regains much character development in Season 2,
especially after meeting Aster Phoenix, a new first year who seems to
match his calibre in dueling. Although, things quickly take a turn for
the weird, and Jaden, after losing to Aster, becomes depressed and
loses the abilty to see his cards. After returning from Neospace with
new monsters, he manages to defeat Aster and rediscovers himself,
continuing a fight against the evil and mysterious Society of Light.

SEASON 3
Although still a carefree duelist, Jaden appears to have more serious
following the events of Season 2. After he and his friends are
strangely transported to a different dimension, Jaden uses this
newfound seriousness to keep his cool when his friends become duel
zombies and his friend Jesse is sacrificed in the wake of a new (or
perhaps old) threat. Blaming himself for this, Jaden begins to
question himself as not just a duelist, but a human.

NAME: Syrus Truesdale

JAPANESE NAME: Marafuji Sho
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 17
STATUS: Third year student
DORM: Ra Yellow, formerly Slifer Red
RELATIONS: Zane Truesdale (Brother)
VOICE ACTOR: Wayne Grayson
SEIYUU: Suzuki Masami
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

Syrus is the weaker younger brother of Zane Truesdale, who is in the

Obelisk Blue dormitory. He himself joined as a student in the Slifer
Red dormitory along with Chumley Huffington and the main character,
Jaden Yuki. He is a decent duelist, but has a great deal of self doubt,
hindering his performance. He is later promoted to the Ra Yellow
dorm after he defeats Ran, an Obelisk Blue student, in a duel. He
was meant to spend his third year in Obelisk Blue after gaining a high
score on his end of year exams the year before, but decided not to
remain there.

NAME: Alexis Rhodes

JAPANESE NAME: Tenjoin Asuka
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 17
YEAR: Third year student
DORM: Obelisk Blue
RELATIONS: Atticus Rhodes (Brother)
VOICE ACTOR: Priscilla Everett
SEIYUU: Sanae Kobayashi
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

Alexis is a strong female duelist from the Obelisk Blue dormitory at

Duel Academia; Alexis, along with Zane Truesdale and Chazz
Princeton, is in the best dormitory of the academy. She is regarded as
the queen of Obelisk Blue, yet she does not follow the crowd nor
does she regard herself as better than other people.

NAME: Dr. Vellian Crowler

JAPANESE NAME: Professor Chronos De
Mediz
AGE: 35 at debut, currently 37
STATUS: Department chair of Techniques
DORM: Obelisk Blue
RELATIONS: None
VOICE ACTOR: Sean Schemmel
SEIYUU: Sanae Kobayashi
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

Think of Yu-gi-oh! GX as Harry Potter - You have Jaden (Harry),

Syrus (Ron), Alexis (Hermione) and Chazz (Malfoy). Dr. Crowler?
He's the Severus Snape of Yu-gi-oh! GX. The one teacher who picks
his favorites among the students and picks on the others. He believes
that only the extremely skilled duelists should be students, and he is
always trying to find ways to get Jaden expelled. Oh and he has a
PHD in dueling and hates Cats.

NAME: Chazz Princeton

JAPANESE NAME: Manjoumi Jun
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 17
STATUS: Third year student
DORM: Slifer Red, formerly Obelisk Blue
(see below)
RELATIONS: Slade & Jagger Princeton
(Brothers)
VOICE ACTOR: Sean Schemmel
SEIYUU: Sanae Kobayashi
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

As I mentioned before, Chazz is the Draco Malfoy of Yu-gi-oh! GX.

He is jealous of Jaden ever since he saw his performance in the
entrance exam (clearly better than his performance) and will stop at
nothing to prove he is capable of beating Jaden. Originally in Obelisk
Blue, he temporarily transferred to North Academy for several
episodes (and became Jaden Yuki's opponent in the annual "School
Duel") but transferred back to Duel Academy following this. Under
this technicality, he was forced into Slifer Red (as students joining
mid-year cannot take an entrance exam and must "start from the
bottom"), much to his dismay, and has remained there ever since.

NAME: Zane Truesdale

JAPANESE NAME: Marafuji "Kaiser" Ryo
AGE: 17 at debut, currently 19
STATUS: Former student, now member of
pro-duelist league
DORM: Obelisk Blue (at graduation)
RELATIONS: Syrus Truesdale (Brother)
VOICE ACTOR: Scottie Ray
SEIYUU: Maeda Takeshi
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games

Duel Academy has had hundreds of amazing duelists residing on its

campus, but none as highly superior as Zane Truesdale. Zane was
one of the most highly respected and top ranked duelists at Duel
Academy. He is also the only person whom Jaden has been unable
to defeat, although he came close in "Graduation Match", with the
duel ending in a tie. After being beaten for the first time by Aster
Phoenix, Zane lost all faith in his dueling skills and became the worst
player in the league, before a brief but intense stint in the illegal
"Underground duelist" leagues (a result of his desperation). Following
this, he regained his old skills, but became a different Zane - a cold,
heartless duelist who abandoned any respet he had for his cards.
Then, he disappeared.

NAME: Bastion Misawa

JAPANESE NAME: Misawa Daichi
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 17
STATUS: Third year student
DORM: Ra Yellow
RELATIONS: None
VOICE ACTOR: Eric Stuart
SEIYUU: Yuuki Masuda
DEBUT: Episode 1 - The Next King of Games
Bastian Misawa was the strongest duelist in Ra Yellow, and considers
himself one of Jaden's closest friends. Although Jaden feels the same
way, Jaden is sure that he is stronger than Bastian. In Season 2,
Bastion became a follower of the light, but was freed after his love of
science made him remember his old life and break the curse, in a
similar way that Chazz was freed. After this, he ran off with his mentor
and disappeared without a trace. In Season 3, after Jaden and the
gang were transported to another dimension, it is revealed that
Bastion was also trapped there after an experiment went wrong, and
was able to use his intellect to assist the gang's return to the real
world.

NAME: Tyranno Hassleberry

JAPANESE NAME: Tyranno Kenzan
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 16
STATUS: Second Year Student
DORM: Ra Yellow
RELATIONS: None
VOICE ACTOR: Unknown
SEIYUU: Hiroshi Shimozaki
DEBUT: Episode 53 - Back to Duel

Tyranno Hassleberry was first depicted as a bully who picked on

Jaden and his friends, despite being a year younger than them! He
thought he was unbeatable, but when Jaden disproved that theory, he
came to idolize Jaden, even taking to sleeping in the same room as
him at the Slifer Red dorm, despite being in Ra. He is the son of a
great army general, and therefore likes to pretend he is in the army,
referring to his dorm as "The Yellow Barracks" and speaking with a
sterotypical texan accent. He and Syrus often fight over who is a
better friend of Jaden. He is a dinosaur duelist, and his favorite movie
is Jurassic Park, as he can be seen wearing a Jurassic Park T-shirt in
various flashbacks.

NAME: Atticus Rhodes

JAPANESE NAME: Fubuki Tenjoin
AGE: 16 at debut, currently 18
STATUS: Third year student (See below)
DORM: Obelisk Blue
RELATIONS: Alexis Rhodes (Sister)
VOICE ACTOR: Jason Anthony Griffith
SEIYUU: Kouji Yusa
DEBUT: Episode 29 - Doomsday Duel (Part 1)

Atticus is Alexis' brother. A great duelist and a babe magnet, he's

always there for anyone who needs him, especially his sister. He
went missing before Alexis' came to Duel Academy. He was revealed
to have been taken in by Kagemaru and brainwashed into becoming
a Shadow Rider known as Nightshroud. After Jaden defeats him, he
returns to normal, but briefly reprises this role in Season 2. He
studies at the same level as his sister, despite being a year older,
since he missed a year when taken by the Shadow Riders.

NAME: Sartorious
JAPANESE NAME: Sakuma Taiou
AGE: Unknown
STATUS: Former Third year transfer student,
current status unknown
DORM: Obelisk Blue
VOICE ACTOR: Maddie Blaustein
SEIYUU: Takehito Koyasu
DEBUT: Episode 53 - Back to Duel

Not much is known about Sartorious. He has a knack for reading

Tarot cards and is believed to be the leader of the Society of Light
(White Organisation in Japanese).

NAME: Aster Phoenix

JAPANESE NAME: Edo Phoenix
AGE: 15 at debut, currently 16
STATUS: First year student
DORM: Obelisk Blue
RELATIONS: Father (Deceased), Kyle
Jabels (Legal Guardian - deceased)
VOICE ACTOR: n/a
SEIYUU: Akira Ishida
DEBUT: Episode 53 - Back to Duel
Aster Phoenix is a child prodigy. One year younger than Jaden, he
has accomplished much in his 15 years of life. Not only is he a
sporting legend, but his also has two PHD's! He is a good friend of
Jaden when he comes to the school (at least it seems that way), but
their views of duelling differ highly. Whilst Jaden believes that the thrill
of duelling comes from the luck of the draw, and never knowing
what's going to happen next, Aster believes that our future is set and
that our destiny is written, hence the Destiny Heroes he uses.
Although his story is resolved in Season 2, he becomes a recurring
character and makes occasional appearances.

NAME: Jesse Anderson

JAPANESE NAME: Johan Andersen
AGE: 17
STATUS: North Academy exchange student
DORM: n/a
RELATIONS: None
VOICE ACTOR: n/a
SEIYUU: Kanako Irie
DEBUT: Episode 106 - Jewel of a Duel (Part 1)

Jesse Anderson is an exchange student from Duel Academy during

Season 3. He is considered the Jaden of the north, posessing his
enthusiasm towards dueling, carefree attitude, heroic personality and
ability to see duel spirits. After the academy is sent to another
dimension, Jesse is taken with them and assists Jaden and the gang
in finding their way home. Although not clear at first, Jesse plays a
large part in Jaden's character development; after he is sacrificed to
Yubel so that the gang can return home, Jaden blames himself due to
Yubel being his monster. This trauma plays a large part in Jaden's
growing up.

NAME: Axel Brodie

JAPANESE NAME: Austin O'Brien
AGE: 17
STATUS: West Academy exchange student
DORM: n/a
RELATIONS: Father
VOICE ACTOR: n/a
SEIYUU: Naru Kawamoto
DEBUT: Episode 106 - Jewel of a Duel (Part 1)

Axel Brodie began his life at Duel Academy as an exchange student

from it's western franchise. He was originally the right hand man of
Professor Thelonius Viper, but after Viper revealed his true intentions,
he began assisting Jaden and the gang when they were trapped in
the other dimension, as well as when they returned to find Jesse.
Growing up, Axel trained with his mercenary father and now applies
these techniques to dueling, claiming that the reason he duels so well
is because he has trained his mind to duel as if his life depended on
it. This mercenary background is reflected in his Volcanic Burn deck
and unique Duel Disk (possibly of his own design) that takes on the
appearance of a hand-held cannon when in standby.

NAME: Jim "Crocodile" Cook

JAPANESE NAME: (Same)
AGE: 17
STATUS: South Academy exchange student
DORM: n/a
RELATIONS: Shirley (Pet Crocodile)
VOICE ACTOR: n/a
SEIYUU: Naoya Iwahashi
DEBUT: Episode 106 - Jewel of a Duel (Part 1)

An exchange student from Duel Academy's south branch down

under, Jim "Crocodile" Cook is the stereotypical Australian, reflected
in his accent, his boomerang-like Duel Disk and the crocodile he
carries on his back. He accompanies the gang to the alternate
dimension, and is one of the few who do not become "Duel Ghouls",
despite being seldom-seen throughout the ordeal. Of all the
exchange students, he has been seen the least, but begins to play a
vital role in the plot once the true nature of the situation reveals itself.
 NAME: Yubel
JAPANESE NAME: (Same)
AGE: unknown
STATUS: unknown
DORM: n/a
RELATIONS: Jaden (former owner)
VOICE ACTOR: Priscilla Everett
SEIYUU: Hisao Egawa/Hiromi Tsuru
DEBUT: Episode 130 - Unleash the Dragon (Part 2)

Yubel is the primary antagonist of the third season, though not

actually revealed to be so until late in the season. Until then, she
begins as the mysterious voice that haunts Jaden in his sleep from
below the academy. She then manages to posess Marcel, the french
friend of Blair and uses this human appearance to fight on her own
behalf. Using Marcel's body, she takes Duel Academy to the alternate
dimension where enough energy is gathered by her in her duel with
Jaden (especially due to the large energy generated by the Sacred
Beasts, which she unearthed from their resting place) for him to
discard Marcel's body and personify herself in a physical form,
revealing her true identity to Jaden and continuing her rampage to
the extreme.