Allusions

In Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, there are hidden references and allusions to the four previous Yu-Gi-Oh! series. The allusions are as follow:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

 * Yūya Sakaki and Yūto sharing one body and able to switch places mirrors Yūgi Muto and Atem, the main characters in Duel Monsters.
 * Asuka uses Ritual Summon.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

 * The Academia itself is based on Academia from GX.
 * The Academia students' uniforms that consists of red, yellow, and blue coloured are based on Academia's uniform. Though, unlike GX whose uniform colours determines the ranks of the students, the Academia uniform in ARC-V doesn't seem to have any significant meaning.
 * The Obelisk Force refers to Obelisk blue students from GX, both are considered to be elite.


 * Asuka Tenjōin and Edo Phoenix, two of main characters from GX makes their reappearances.
 * Five of You Show Duel School students uses Deck that appeared in GX.
 * Ryo Marufuji's name appears on the board when an Academia teacher teaching the class about Fusion Summon.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

 * Crow Hogan, Jack Atlas, and several supporting characters from 5D's makes their reappearances.
 * Riding Duel is reintroduced.
 * The Tops and Commons social classes in Synchro Dimension's City mirrored the different classes between Neo Domino City and Satellite in 5D's.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

 * Kaito Tenjō from Zexal makes his reappearance.
 * Heartland City from Zexal became the setting for Xyz Dimension Arc.
 * Allen Kōzuki has the same last name and uses the same deck as Anna Kōzuki, a supporting character from Zexal.
 * Sayaka Sasayama uses the same deck as Kotori Mizuki, a supporting character from Zexal.