Yūshō Sakaki

Yūshō Sakaki ( Sakaki Yūshō, but written Yusyo Sakaki in English for the Japanese anime) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is the father of Yūya Sakaki. Three years ago (since the current time of the ARC-V story), Yūshō disappeared and was supposed to be Dueling with Strong Ishijima.

Appearance
Yūshō wears a mostly red performer's outfit. He has black hair and a purple top hat with green goggles on the bottom side. Yūshō is fair skinned and has golden eyes.

Etymology
His name may come from (Yūshō), a term meaning "overall victory, championship", reflecting the fact that he was once the Duel Champion.

Meeting Yōko
In their youth, Yūshō rescued Yōko Sakaki and one of her gang members from a rival gang. He played "Smile World" to get the rival gang to back down. Yōko was grateful for what Yūshō did and developed feelings for him. Eventually, the two of them got married and had a son, Yūya Sakaki.

When a young Yūya was upset, Yūshō approached him and gave him advice about laughing whenever he felt down. He used Yūya's pendant to further explain this point by saying that when Yūya made other people happy, the happiness would swing back towards him, like a pendulum.

Disappearance
Three years prior to Yūya's Duel against Strong Ishijima, Yūshō was supposed to Duel Strong Ishijima in the finals of an Action Duel tournament. However, Yūshō failed to show up because he somehow got transported to Xyz Dimension. His disappearance led people to think he didn't come because he was afraid and since then was viewed as cowards.

Teaching at Heartland Duel School
During his three years of disappearance in Standard, Yūshō became a teacher for Heartland Duel School's Clover branch where Kaito Tenjō, Allen Kozuki, and Sayaka Sasayama were studying. When Xyz Dimension was invaded, Yūshō encountered Edo Phoenix and both Dueled. The result of the Duel was not revealed, but Yūshō accidentally got transported by Edo to Fusion Dimension in the process. Yūshō's sudden disappearance led Allen and the others to think he had abandoned them.

You Show Duel School at Fusion Dimension
Arriving at Fusion Dimension, he opened his own Duel School independent from Academia, sheltering former Academia Duelists who decided to escape from Academia, one of them being Asuka Tenjōin.

Pre-Maiami Championship
Yūshō was mentioned by Yūya and Reiji during their first Duel. Reiji said that he admired the Pioneer of Action Duels and rebuked Hokuto and Yaiba for insulting Yūya's father. Yūshō is the idol of several characters in the series.

Resistance and Lancers Discussion
Yūshō was mentioned by Allen and Sayaka once knowing that Yūya was Yūshō's son during their discussion. Allen and Saya explained that Yūshō used to be their teacher and that he abandoned them when they were invaded by Academia, something that shocked Yūya.

Reunion with Yuzu
Yuzu, who got transported to Fusion Dimension was taken by Asuka who had saved her from Academia Juvenile Officers. Asuka took her to You Show Duel School hideout and reunited her with Yūshō, who smiled upon seeing her. He immediately recognised Yuzu, making her cry as she told him how much everyone worried about him. Yūshō apologized for making her worried and explained that before he arrived at Fusion Dimension, he was at Xyz Dimension. During the invasion, he met Edo, the Commander-in-Chief of Academia who transported him to Fusion Dimension.