Yūgo

"It's not Yūgō (Fusion)! It's Yūgo!"

- Yūgo's retort when his name pronounced wrong

Yūgo, also written Hugo (ユーゴ Yūgo), is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is the Synchro Dimension counterpart to Yūya Sakaki (from the Standard Dimension), Yūto (from the Xyz Dimension), and Yūri (from the Fusion Dimension). He and his counterparts are the reincarnations of the Demon Duelist Zarc.

Appearance
Similarly to his dimensional counterparts, Yūgo has dual hair color. The front bangs of his hair are blonde and the base hair that sits on his head is blue. He wears a white jacket with red borders and yellow stripes on the sleeves, along with a white jumpsuit that has red, blue, and yellow stripes that meet in the center in a chevron pattern, white gloves, shoulder, elbow and knee pads, and gray boots.

Yūgo and his dimensional counterparts' attire are all based on the color of the cards that their dimensions are based on. As such, Yūgo wears white like the color of Synchro Monsters. Unlike his counterparts however, the color of his hair does not correlate with his dimension, being blue and blonde rather than white.

While staying at home, Yūgo wears dark green T-shirt.

Personality
Yūgo is very impulsive and short-tempered, especially when his name is pronounced incorrectly. Because of this, Yūgo frequently got into many fights against others, including Yūto, who incorrectly stated he was a pawn of Fusion, and the Ryozanpaku School Duelists who mistook him for Yūya Sakaki. However, he is actually a kind person at heart and recognizes that his short-temper can go too far, and apologized to Yuzu when it made her upset. He is also has lack of delicacy towards girls, which is shown whenever he tried to hug Yuzu and Serena despite their apparent discomfort, and when he made fun of Yuzu's body sizes without any hesitation.

Once he has set his mind on something, he becomes quite unaware of his surroundings, not noticing Yūya despite the latter talking throughout his Duel with Yūto, though he was able to recall him later after stopping and thinking properly about the event. This extends to his Dueling to the point that it can affect his performance, though as Yūgo himself has noted when he is able to Duel seriously he does so with great skill. Yūgo believes that a by-the-books strategy is the wrong way to go while Dueling and that the flow of a Duel can change any minute, to the point where he is willing to trust in and believe in luck if he needs to.

Yūgo harbors feelings for his childhood friend, Rin, getting embarrassed and blushed when Yuzu thought Rin was his girlfriend. He is very expressive in showing his feelings for Rin without any hesitation. He continuously expressed his affection for Rin by trying to hug either Yuzu or Serena whenever he mistook them as her.

Yūgo speaks in a rough and somewhat vulgar manner comparable to that of a delinquent, especially when he is angry (often referring to others as "Temē" and often using the curse, "Chikusho!", which are rude forms of "You" and "Damn" in Japanese). This is also expressed in his writings, as shown on how messy his hand writing was when he filled the application paper for the Friendship Cup.

Etymology
His name, Yūgo (ユーゴ) is often confused with Yūgō (, Fusion), causing most people (mainly the Resistance) to mistake him for a "Pawn of Fusion".

This pun is also reflected by his Deck's archetype, "Speedroid", which is a sub-archetype of the Roids, a Fusion Summon-oriented archetype.

Past
While growing up, Yūgo and Rin were raised as orphans in the slums of City as Commons. Inspired by Jack Atlas, he and Rin perfected their Dueling skills to compete in the Friendship Cup to challenge Jack to a Riding Duel and be on the top. A few years later, since they didn't have any enough money to buy one, Yūgo and Rin decided to build a D-Wheel themselves from scratch.undefined To do this, Yūgo and Rin studied hard regarding D-Wheel mechanism and used the money they have saved up to buy the parts bit by bit, eventually succeeded in building their own D-Wheel.undefined One day, Rin was being targeted by Yūri as per the Professor's orders, and Yūgo rode around looking for her. However, when he found her, Yūri had already defeated Rin and disappeared. Shortly afterwards, "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" shined and teleported Yūgo to Heartland City in the Xyz Dimension. There, Yūgo searched for Rin and but instead spotted Yūto.undefined Yūto accused Yūgo of being a member from Academia, and Yūgo, who also mistook Yūto as Yūri, challenged him to a Duel in response. Yūto brought out "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" and Yūgo brought out "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" but fled when Shun Kurosaki and other members of the Resistance came to Yūto's aid.undefined

Rematch Against Yūto
Yūgo arrived in the Standard Dimension via "Clear Wing". He crashed into a pole and started complaining about it until Yūto noticed him.undefined Still mistaking Yūto as Yūri and annoyed when Yūto called him "Pawn of Fusion", Yūgo challenged him to a Duel immediately. The two then started a Duel with Yūya Sakaki watching. He battled with his D-Wheel and brought out his ace monster, inflicting considerable damage to Yūto. Seeing Yūto summoned back his monsters with the same level, Yūgo permitted Yūto to summon "Dark Rebellion" by getting rid of one of his monster unnecessary as Xyz material so that they could settle their previously interrupted Duel, stating that he is sure that he was guided here by his dragon. However, the moment Yūto summoned his ace monster, their dragon resonated and they both entered a state of rage, only thinking of destroying their opponents. Yūto gained the upper hand and began to obliterate "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon". However, Yūya stopped him and helped Yūto break out of the Awakened state. Unfortunately, Yūya couldn't snap Yūgo out of his, and Yūgo proceeded to defeat Yūto. After the Duel, Yūgo returned to his normal state of mind, unaware of what he has done. He transported away by a bright light afterwards.undefined

Battle Royale
Yūgo returned to the Standard Dimension by the same mean of transport during the Maiami Championship Junior Youth Battle Royal. He arrived in the Iceberg Area, wondering whether he had traveled back in time or it as an apocalyptic future. He spotted Ken Umesugi and Makoto Takeda of the Ryozanpaku School, calling out to them. They mistook him for Yūya and challenged him into a Duel, prompting Yūgo to indignantly declare that his name is "Yūgo". Yūgo quickly defeated them in a Duel and yelled out to see if there were any other people nearby.undefined Yūgo then went to the Volcano Area where he noticed the Obelisk Force turning the Youth Duelists into cards and he remembered them as the people who have turned the residents of Heartland into cards. With only Yū Sakuragi left standing, Yūgo joined the battle and quickly brought out his ace monster and used its Special Ability to make the Obelisk Force's cards effects backfiring on them, defeating the Obelisk Force. He later returned to the Iceberg Area, where he met Yuzu Hīragi. Mistaking her for Rin, Yūgo leapt off his D-Wheel and hugged her. As Yūya came in close proximity, Yuzu's bracelet shone and teleported her and Yūgo away.undefined

Exchanging Information with Yuzu
Yuzu's bracelet transported her and Yūgo back to the Synchro Dimension, Yūgo's homeland. Concerned for Yuzu's safety, he tried to wake her up, and was unprepared for her startled response to him being close to her, resulting in Yuzu pushing Yūgo into his D-Wheel. After checking up on his D-Wheel, he warned Yuzu to be careful around it, and when prompted, explained that they were in the City, his hometown. He was pleased when Yuzu got his name right and then angered when she asked if he was allied with the Fusion Dimension, realizing that she wasn't Rin, since Rin wouldn't have gotten his name wrong. Yuzu mentioned a Duelist who had kidnapped Rin, much to Yūgo's interest. He asked where the Duelist was now, but Yuzu admitted that she didn't know and explained that he'd vanished when Yūgo showed up. Yūgo explained to Yuzu that she was in the Synchro Dimension, and reassured her that he'd been surprised the first time he'd crossed dimensions as well, which had been after Rin was kidnapped, upon which he'd found himself in the Xyz Dimension's Heartland. Yuzu informed Yūgo that Yūto hadn't been the person that had kidnapped Rin, and that he was in fact trying to find someone precious to him as well, like Rin was to Yūgo. Yūgo was quite surprised, and he denied, blushing, that Rin was his girlfriend when Yuzu asked him about it. When Yuzu asked why he was at Heartland, Yūgo explained to Yuzu that "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" had transported him across dimensions that he deduced because it felt his feeling wanting to save Rin, and they realized that the Duelist that had kidnapped Rin must have been nearby the first time he Dueled Yūto, Yūgo realising that he has mistook Yūto as him. Yuzu explained about her and Yūgo's dimensional counterparts, suggesting that those with the same face may be drawn to one another, and Yūgo remembered in shock that the Duelist that had been with Yūto before ( Yūya ) had had the same face as him. Yuzu explained about the four dimensions, as well as the goals of the Academia and the Professor. Pleased that he knew where Rin was, Yūgo suggested that they storm the Academia using Yuzu's bracelet, but Yuzu explained that it only worked when Yūya was around, which prompted Yūgo to suggest that they bring Yūya here. But Yuzu told him it was impossible because Yūya is not here and broke down in tears. Realizing that he has upset her, Yūgo apologized, handed Yuzu a handkerchief and admitted that he couldn't control "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" either. He once again apologize, revealing that Rin had always scolded him for his tendency to talk without thinking first like a mother, causing Yuzu to giggle.

Yūgo vs. DC-227
They were interrupted when the Tops finally noticed them, and they fled on Yūgo's D-Wheel. Yūgo explained the competitive society of City to Yuzu, as well as the history of the Duel King, Jack Atlas, whom he and Rin had idolized and built their D-Wheel for the purpose of Riding Dueling. A Security member arrived, and Yūgo attempted to outpace him, explaining that their trespass would mean being sent to a Facility if they were caught. The Duel Chaser forced a Riding Duel, and Yūgo asked for Yuzu's name, since he hadn't before. Telling her to hold on tight, he began the Riding Duel.undefined Yūgo took the first turn and quickly summoned his "High-Speedroid Devil Sword Dama" to deal 500 damage to DC-227. Yuzu quickly complained that it'd be dangerous to Duel while driving. Melissa Claire soon appeared to broadcast the Riding Duel, prompting Yūgo to ask 227 to not let the audience waiting. 227 used his "Goyo" Synchro Monsters to steal Yūgo's monsters, much to his annoyance. When Yūgo was seemingly about be defeated by his own "High-Speedroid Chanbarider", he countered with "Dice Roll Battle" to bring "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" and forced 227's monsters to attack it. Yūgo also used the effect of "Chanbarider" to activate the effect of "Clear Wing" and defeat 227. Security had prepared a barricade to stop Yūgo, but he effortlessly jumped over it and escaped. Yūgo and Yuzu were branded as wanted fugitives in the City afterwards.undefined

The next day, Yūgo and Yuzu attempted to warn the City about the Interdimensional Domination but no one believed them, prompting Yūgo to prove their claims by attempting to travel dimensions with "Clear Wing", only to fail embarrassingly. They escaped when the Tops started to call the Security.undefined

Pre-Friendship Cup
Yūgo and Yuzu went back to the orphanage where he and Rin grew up. Yūgo lent Rin's room key for Yuzu to use so she can change her clothes and take a bath since her size is the same as Rin, enraging Yuzu who slapped him with her paper fan for being insensitive. Yūgo checked his D-Wheel while waiting for Yuzu who was taking a bath. When Yuzu came out, Yūgo once again mistook her as Rin for a moment and about to hug her, but able to prevent himself from doing so as Yuzu prepared her paper fan that reminded him she is not Rin. While fixing his D-wheel, Yūgo informed Yuzu that he had signed them for the next Friendship Cup, telling her that she could just tell about the Fusion Dimension in front of crowds, much to Yuzu's dismay. undefined

Friendship Cup Exhibition Duel
Yūgo and Yuzu decided to watch the Exhibition Duel at the City's Duel Stadium and arrived there just as the Duel started. Both were shocked when Melissa announced that Yūya will be Jack's opponent. Yūgo felt sorry for Yūya as he  revealed that Exhibition Duel is held every year to remind people of Jack's power as Duel King and thus, Jack's opponent is seen nothing more than a sacrifice to increase Jack's popularity. Yūgo excitedly watched the Duel, impressed by both Yūya's and Jack's Entertainment Duel. undefined When Yūya lost, Yūgo tried to assure Yuzu who was trying to go to Yūya's side that he will be okay. Both were interrupted by two men who appear to be Securities and then three other Security members requested them to come with them quietly, but the two men defended Yūgo and Yuzu, telling them that the Council has ordered for the two to be left alone until the end of Friendship Cup. Yūgo and Yuzu were taken to their rooms, assuring them that Yūya is also in the same building but are not allowed to meet during their stay. While Yūgo was enjoying himself in his room, he was unaware of "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" resonating with Yūya's "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon". undefined

Yuzu vs. Tokumatsu
He was initially worried about Yuzu during her Duel with Chojiro Tokumatsu when Yuzu momentarily lost her balance while driving the D-Wheel due to her inexperience despite him already taught her the way. He continued to cheer her and relieved when she won,undefined though he noted that Yuzu hadn't talked about the interdimensional war.

Yūya vs. Duel Chaser-227
Yūgo was disappointed that he didn't get to Duel on the first day, but he was appreciative of the dinner given to him by the Executive Council.undefined He was surprised when Yūya revealed the fate of the losers in the Friendship Cup the next day: being sent to the Underground Labor Facility.undefined

Yūgo vs. Shingo Sawatari
Yūgo was finally up to Duel the next day, facing Shingo, vowing to win to fulfill his promise with Rin and then warn the people about the inter dimensional war in Yuzu's place since she didn't tell them in her match. Both Duelists told the other not to hold back, and Shingo accidentally managed to pass Yūgo for the first turn, opening up with a Pendulum Summon. Yūgo commented that Shingo wasn't all talk, and he brought out "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" on his first turn, and then backed it up with Continuous Trap Cards to protect it in combination with its effect. Shingo managed to bypass these restrictions by using his low-Level "Abyss Actor" monsters and protecting them from the effect of "Clear Wing", before eventually lowering the ATK of "Clear Wing" to zero. During the Duel, Yūgo's mind synched with Yūya's, with both of them making Yūgo's moves, and Yūgo using some of Yūya's mannerisms. This allowed Yūgo to grab an Action Card to save himself from Shingo's game-winning attack at the cost of almost all his life points. Knowing that he needed to draw a specific card, Yūgo (and by extension Yūya) drew "Speedroid Double Yoyo" to revive a Tuner monster and bring out "High-Speedroid Machago Ita" and use its Level-modification effects to allow "Clear Wing" to destroy all of Shingo's monsters and attack directly for the win. The experience and overjoyed by his victory caused Yūgo to forget his promise to talk about the inter dimensional war and he simply brushed it off. Shingo came over to tell him to answer to the crowd's cheers, and then finally realized that Yūgo resembled Yūya, which he confirmed, though Shingo quickly retracted it that they are in fact identical like two peas in the pod. Before they could talk further, the staff came over and removed Shingo from the area much to Yūgo's surprise.undefined

Yuzu vs. Sergey
After grimly watching Shun's victory over Dennis,undefined Yūgo enjoyed some food during Yuzu's duel against Sergey. He became worried when Yuzu's opponent constantly damaged himself in battle. These worries were justified when Sergey Fusion Summoned and used that damaged to power up his monster while also draining Yuzu's of any ATK. He, along with the other contestants, was horrified when Sergey intentionally crashed his D-Wheel into Yuzu's to prevent her from getting an Action Card and sent her crashing into a building.undefined With Yuzu's fate unknown to him, Yūgo was reduced to tears and he vowed to carry on her feelings.undefined

After Yūya's duel against Shinji, Jean appeared and cordially praised Yūya for winning. When Shinji and the commons angrily accused Yūya of being in league with Security and Tops, Yūgo was surprised by the accusation.undefined

Duel Against Serena
Before the Duel started, Yūgo noticed Serena's resemblance with Rin and he attempted to hug her, but instead was punched by her as she declared that she was not Rin. Yūgo once again asked her to confirm was she really not Rin, but Serena punched him again because his face was too close, but this didn't stop his attempt to hug her for a while until the Duel started. Still confused by their resemblance, Yūgo didn't get the first turn as he imagined that he was Duelling with Rin, making careless moves during his turn. However, he soon focused on the Duel when Serena Fusion Summoned, Yūgo mistaking her calling his name wrong and he corrected her, enraging Serena who told him to shut up during her turn and she summoned "Moonlight Cat Dancer". After receiving several attacks, he finally decided to get serious after remembering Rin once chided him for not concentrating on the Duel. However, when Yūgo finally decided to get serious, the course started to change that put him at disadvantage. Yūgo remained motivated to win after remembering Rin's words that his refusal to give up is his best quality. He summoned "Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice" to determined whether he could perform Synchro Summon or not, something that Serena criticised as she believed that a Duel that depending on luck or fate is blasphemy, but Yūgo firmly stated that luck was also part of Dueling. He was luckily able to summon "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon", and the moment he summoned it, his mind once again synchronized with Yūya's. undefined Yūgo was able to hold up against Serena and despite the sudden change of courses, Yūgo able to slowly turn the table into his favour. With his synchronisation with Yūya, he able to perform another Synchro Summon by tuning "Clear Wing" and "Red-Eyed Dice", summoning "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" and defeated Serena. After the Duel, Serena acknowledged his skill and shook hands with him as she wished him luck. This made her once again reminded Yūgo of Rin, but before Yūgo could make an attempt to hug her again, she punched him in the face, much to Yūgo's charging and both then parted ways. Shortly after, however, Yūgo felt a sensation on his chest and noticed Yūri was watching them from the top of the stadium.undefined Recognizing Yūri as Rin's kidnapper, he quickly rushed out from Duel Palace with his D-Wheel to chase him. Yūgo faced him at the road where Yūri was standing on a truck.undefined Unfortunately, Yūri, who has no interest in facing Yūgo, escaped by jumping onto a ship beneath, successfully escaping from Yūgo who continued to search for him at Commons area.

Yūya vs. Crow
While in his pursuit for Yūri, he sensed a burning sensation in his chest and "Clear Wing" started to glow, triggering not only another synchronisation with Yūya along with his two other dimensional counterparts, but also entering the state of rage. Together, they Dueled Crow with Yūya through their minds.undefined After much struggle, Crow was able to destroy the chip inside Yūya's helmet, freeing Yūya from his awakening state, which also freed Yūgo, Yūri, and Yūto, at the cost of his defeat. Once the synchronisation ended, Yūgo's eyes blank out as he fell unconscious.undefined Regaining his consciousness soon afterwards, Yūgo looked and found Yūri on the rooftop and was infuriated when Yūri purposely pronounced Yūgo's name wrong. Yūgo demanded Yūri for Rin's location who in turn, asked about Yuzu's whereabouts. Still thinking Yuzu was dead from her Duel against Sergey, Yūgo replied that Yuzu was in his heart, not fully explaining of what happened to Yuzu. Yūri, annoyed and took him as Yūgo making fun of him, replied that Rin was in his heart too and activated "Violet Flash" to flee from Yūgo again.undefined

Duel Against Yūri
Yūgo found Yūri again in the abandoned subway and challenged him to a Duel. Yūri at first refused, stating he must carry out his mission given by Leo to bring back Serena. Noticing Serena, Yūgo was surprised, thinking she has been sent to underground after losing to him. Hearing this, Yūri finally agreed to Duel him, but not before ordering the Obelisk Force under his command to not interfere. Yūgo began by summoning "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" before ending his turn. During his turn, Yūri summoned "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" and, with all of the Four Heavenly Dragons present on the field, becoming awakened and synchronizing again with the rest of his counterparts.undefined Their synchronisation led a dimensional hole appeared in the sky as they stated they have been waiting for this moment where they will become one and slowly try to reach towards the dimensional hole. However, Yuzu's arrival transported both Yūgo and Yūri away from the place and ended the synchronization.undefined

Sergey vs. Jack
The next day, Roget decided to continue the tournament despite the rebellion caused by Commons to accelerate his plan of dominating the City. Yūgo was supposed to Duel Sergey, but as his whereabouts was unknown, this caused him to miss his semi-final match with Sergey, disqualifying him automatically, with his position replaced by Jack Atlas.undefined

Reunion with Yuzu
Yūgo got transported to Fusion Dimension and continued his search for Yūri. When he found him, his arrival activated Yuzu's bracelet's power, transporting Yūri away. When Yūgo noticed Yuzu, he was delighted and tearfully attempted to hug her, but instead earned a smack of her paper fan. Yūgo expressed his relief that she was alive as he thought that she died in her Duel against Sergey, causing Yuzu to scold him for thinking such a thing. Yūgo then informed Yuzu that the Academia was located there, which means Rin was also there, but Yuzu added that Ruri and Serena were also at Academia, revealing that Serena was recaptured back at Synchro Dimension.undefined

Yūshō vs. Dennis
Yūgo went back to You Show Duel School together with Yuzu and Asuka, convincing Yūshō to fight against Academia right now while they have the manpower to do so. Yūshō agreed to this, but just as they got fired up of their decision, Dennis and his Academia squad arrived. Noticing Yūgo, Dennis praised his Duel against Shingo during the Friendship Cup, but added that he was still below him in terms of entertainer. Yūgo retorted that Dennis didn't deserve to be called an entertainer after having his true identity exposed by Shun, but Dennis defended himself that he wasn't exposed, but instead revealed himself willingly to entertain the crowds. Dennis then arrogantly challenged Yūshō to Duel him, deeming his former teacher to be below him, which angered Yūgo who was determined not to let Dennis have his way. Yūshō, however, unexpectedly accepted his challenge. During the Duel, Yūshō used "Miracle Silk Hat" and "Paper Doll" to distract Dennis and gave everyone enough time to escape from their hideout. Yūgo escaped together with Yuzu by riding on his D-Wheel, but they were soon cornered once they reached a dead end. Yūgo told Yuzu who was prepared to Duel to stay back and leave everything to him, promising that he will protect her. However, Yuzu insisted that she could protect herself and then her bracelet shined when Yūya was in vicinity, transporting Yūgo away.undefined

Duel Against Apollo
Yūgo got transported into one of classrooms in Academia, much to the shock of the teacher and students who were in the middle of class. Yūgo immediately escaped when the teacher called for the guards. Successfully got out to the harbor, he hid when Yūshō, Kaito, and Asuka arrived. Once realizing it was them, he revealed himself but got pinned by Kaito who thought he was the so-called Pawn of Fusion, which Yūgo immediately corrected. Kaito let go of him and told him to hurry before he went ahead, bewildering Yūgo. Asuka asked how he arrived first before them, and Yūgo explained that he got transported away when Yuzu's bracelet's shined but couldn't explain further because he doesn't understand it himself. He then asked where he was, and when Asuka revealed they were at Academia and where Rin was being held captive, Yūgo wasted no time to go to the Eastern Tower. Arriving at Eastern Tower, he confronted Apollo, the Keeper of Eastern Tower, and began to Duel him. Yūgo immediately summoned "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon". Apollo activated his trap card, "Protector Adoration", to negate "Clear Wing's" effects and then activated his monster's effect to reduce 800 of Yūgo's LP equal to the ATK that reduced from "Clear Wing" for each time it was reduced. "Clear Wing's" ATK was eventually reduced to 100 and Yūgo's LP reduced to 1600, but Yūgo figured a way out by summoning "Speedroid OMK Gum" to Synchro summon "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon". Yūgo then activated "OMK Gum's" last effect and gambled everything on the next card he will draw: if he draw a monster card then he must discard it and "Crystal Wing" will gain ATK equal to the discarded monster's ATK. Yūgo drew "Speedroid Ohajikid" and then attacked "Sun Protector", increasing "Crystal Wing's" ATK to 6400 and destroyed Apollo's "Sun Protector", defeating Apollo.

Duel Against Rin
Once defeating Apollo, Yūgo quickly barged into the tower and was more than happy to see and finally reunited with Rin, who was surprised to see him. He immediately tried to hug her, only to receive a hard knee on his stomach, shocking him. Rin then scolded him for being late and cried out how she had been waiting for him all this time to come before she finally hugged him. Yūgo hugged her back, comforting her as he told her it's all right now.undefined He apologized for being late since he thought he should win Friendship Cup and fulfilled his promise first. To his surprise, Rin suddenly said that promise was stupid and challenged him to a Duel, pushing him down from the tower. Yūgo landed right above his D-Wheel and got panicked out of fear it get broken, scolding Rin for almost breaking the D-Wheel they have built together and reminded their hardwork in building it, but Rin just ignored him, insisting they start the Duel. Deciding to settle everything with Duel like they always used to do, Yūgo accepted her challenge. Thinking Academia has done something to her when she was kidnapped, Yūgo determined to find out what happened and started his turn by summoning "Clear Wing" to remind her of their times, but Rin mercilessly reduced its ATK with her Trap Card, "Bewildering Wind". Realizing that she wasn't the Rin that he knows, Yūgo declared he will make her remember of their feelings with his Dueling. Rin attacked "Clear Wing", but Yūgo able to defend it from destruction. However, Rin retaliated by performing Fusion Summon, summoning "Wind Witch - Crystal Bell" that not only destroyed "Clear Wing", but also knocked Yūgo from the stairs and broke their D-Wheel. Devastated at seeing the symbol of their bond destroyed, Yūgo tearfully lashed out to Rin for forgetting the feelings and dream they have shared together. With his LP reduced to 450, Rin told him to surrender, but Yūgo refused and reminded her that he is bad at giving up, which is why he traveled across dimensions to find her and since now it has came to this, he will make sure he will make her open her eyes. Yugo attaches the detached duel disk onto his wrist dealer, and throws away his helmet, changing his stance to ground duel. Yūgo summoned "Speedroid - Red-Eyed Dice" and revived "Clear Wing" to Synchro Summon, summoning "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon". Using its effects, "Crystal Bell" was destroyed, reducing Rin's LP to 1000. Yūgo rushed towards Rin who collapsed from the shockwave, and when she uttered his name, he thought she has truly returned to normal. To his dismay, Rin pushed him away as she activated "Crystal Bell's" effect to summoned it back and destroy "Crystal Wing", defeating Yūgo. The shockwave rendered Yūgo unconscious and Rin went to the Professor's side, leaving the injured unconscious Yūgo.undefined

Meeting Edo
When he regained his conscious, he thought Rin was still there so he begged Rin not become a member of Academia. He looked up and was greeted by Edo who asked if he was alright and unharmed. Yūgo became alarmed, asking Edo who he was and that if he was a member of Academia. Edo denied the accusation and introduced himself as a comrade of Yūya and Shun. Yūgo explained that Rin has changed, notifying to Edo that she is no longer the same as he look at the devastation of his D-wheel which caused Yūgo to be upset. Edo told him that both Rin and Ruri were being manipulated and under control, explaining that Kaito went to save Ruri but was pushed off the tower and that Shun came with him in order to save his sister with his own hands. When Edo revealed that the only way to save Rin and Ruri is defeating the one responsible controlling their minds, Yūgo revealed that a bug-like monster, "Parasite Fusioner", that Rin was using in their Duel was the reason behind her strange behaviour and she won't be freed unless they destroy the bug. This revelation made Edo wondering the identity of the Duelist who controlled the two girls' minds.undefined He is then running through an entrance in a hurry.undefined When Yūri was about to seal Sora into a card, Yūgo arrived with Edo.undefined

Rematch Against Yūri
He confronted Yūri and told Edo to go find Rin in his place while he defeats Yūri. He was infuriated when Yūri pronounced his name wrong again and quickly brought out "Clear Wing". He then entered being synchronized and awakened when Yūri brought out "Starve Venom" and start shouting to become one.undefined When Yūya brought out "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", Yūgo's "Clear Wing" resonated with them and "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" while continue shouting to become one.undefined Yūgo negated the attack of "Starve Venom" with "Burning Sonic" and raised the ATK of "Clear Wing". Edo returned with Kaito and the awakened Yūgo warned Edo and Kaito not to get in his way, but they joined the Duel. Although Yūgo was able to inflict damage, Kaito countered all of his moves and took control of his and Yūri's dragons with the effect of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon". Yūgo was able to use the effect of "Speedroid Glass Skull" to defend himself. Edo and Yūgo traded blows through card effects after Edo Fusion Summoned "Destiny HERO - Dystopiaguy", and Edo reminded Yūgo that Dueling was for bringing smiles and urged him to remember Rin, causing Yūgo to start showing signs of breaking free from his awakening. Yūgo brought out "Speedroid Demonmagne" and used the effect of "Demonmagne" to take back "Clear Wing" to Synchro Summon "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon". Yūgo proceeded to attack "Dystopiaguy" with "Crystal Wing", with the two monsters' effects clashing until Kaito's "Split Guard" protected "Dystopiaguy". Edo explained to Yūgo that he and Yūya were one person before and should have the same spirit for desiring Duels with smiles, but Yūgo protested that the statement made no sense. He continued his attack, but Edo used the effect of "Destiny HERO - Dreamguy" from the Graveyard to protect "Dystopiaguy" and Special Summon itself. While the effect allowed "Crystal Wing" to attack again, Edo fused his two monsters into "Destiny HERO - Duskutopiaguy", defending himself from "Crystal Wing". Yūgo looked at the shining form of "Duskutopiaguy" and he fell to his knees. Breaking out of the awakened state, he snapped at Edo that his name was Yūgo. Yūgo admitted that that had been dangerous as he had come close to forgetting himself, and he warned Yūri that he would defeat him for taking Rin. To his surprise, Yūri used "Super Fusion" to Fusion Summon "Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon". When Yūri used the effect of "Greedy Venom" on "Duskutopiaguy", Yūgo used the effect of "Crystal Wing" to negate the effect of "Greedy Venom" and destroy it. However, Yūri used the second effect of "Greedy Venom" to destroy every monster on the field and inflict damage equal to their original ATK. Edo used the effect of "Duskutopiaguy" to prevent the destruction of "Crystal Wing", but he and Kaito were defeated. Yūgo told Yūshō, who had arrived not long ago, that he won't waste Edo and Kaito's sacrifice while vowing to Yūri once more that he would defeat him.undefined Yūgo decided to defeat Yūri by finishing all of his LP in one swift attack by using the combinations of his monster effects to once again destroy "Greedy Venom" so that Yūri will bring it back again and revived his "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" to the field while also reducing "Greedy Venom's" ATK and increasing "Clear Wing's" ATK in the process. With his preparation complete, Yūgo declared battle phase. Unfortunately, Yūri managed to avoid instant defeat by halving the damage point and countered attack by activating his magic card and his monster's effect in the graveyard to revive "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon". Yūgo, defendless against the effect of "Starve Venom" that turned his "Clear Wing's" effect against him, got defeated by "Starve Venom".undefined Yūri complimented his Dueling for being different from his previous opponents who could only talk, something that Yūgo confirmed. He was surprised when Yūri suddenly apologized to him for treating him as a nuisance before and his "Clear Wing" then resonated with "Starve Venom". This caused Yūgo to fall into Zarc's control and shouted to become one as he was being absorbed by Yūri.undefined

Yūri vs. Yūya
When the Four Heavenly Dragons resonated with each other during Yūya and Yūri's Duel, Yūgo who was inside Yūri and fully under Zarc's complete control, also reacted to the resonance, urging Yūya who was the only one left resisting Zarc's influence to become one with them together with Yūto and Yūri.undefined With the encouragement from his friend, Yūya was able to take control of "Dark Rebellion" and "Clear Wing" from Yūri, which also freed Yūto and Yūgo's spirits. Together with Yūto, Yūgo's spirit gave Yūya their support by lending their power through their dragons in order to defeat Yūri. Unfortunately, this didn't last long as Yūya's thought to focus only to win the Duel gave Zarc the opportunity to fully take control of them. Yūya absorbed Yūri and Yūgo, which led to him and his counterparts to became one, reviving Supreme King Dragon Zarc.undefined

Ray & Reira vs. Zarc
When Reira Dueled against Zarc together with Ray inside his body, they successfully destroyed the "Supreme King Dragon Zarc" and the Supreme King Servant Dragons that greatly weakening Zarc. Yuzu and Yūya's friends' call awakened Yūya's soul inside Zarc, which also included Yūgo, Yūri, and Yūto. With Yūgo and the others' help, Yūya fought back against Zarc's control and managed to drew "Smile Universe" that summoned back the Supreme King Dragon and "Odd-Eyes" with their effects negated and then gave the total of their ATKs to Reira and Ray, allowing them to defeat Zarc for good.undefined

Yūya vs. Shun
Following Zarc's defeat, Yūya went to Fusion Dimension under Reiji's instruction to Duel Shun in preparation to expel Zarc's soul who was sealed inside Reira. In Academia, Yūya learned from Leo that Yūgo, along with Yūto and Yūri, were not revived like he did after Zarc was defeated and Leo couldn't find any trace of their existence inside Yūya, so he assumed that the three of them have gone. However, Shun sensed Yūto's presence near the end of his Duel against Yūya that he believed as a sign that Yūto was still living inside Yūya, which heavily implied that Yūgo and Yūri were alive as well.undefined

Yūya vs. Jack
Noticing that Yūya was afraid to summon the four dragons since it may awaken Zarc's soul inside Reira, Jack challenged Yūya to a Duel. Yūya tried his best to find a way to win without summoning the dragons, but this led him into corner. From within Yūya, Yūgo, Yūto, and Yūri voiced their disagreement, Yūgo saying that his "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" didn't want to lose and questioning Yūya why did he ignore the dragons' feelings. They told Yūya that they should be able to hear the dragons' voices, which helped Yūya realize that even though Zarc's evil heart has left from them, it still doesn't change the fact that they were Zarc who could connect his heart with monsters, a feat that he should be able to do as well. With their support, Yūya finally summoned the four dragons.

The Last Duel: Yūya vs. Reiji
When Yūya was cornered by Reiji's "Ultimate Doom Kings" and asked his counterparts to lend him their powers once more, Yūgo told him they were originally one person before assisting Yūya. When Yūya activated "Odd-Eyes Synchro Gate", Yūgo assisted Yūya in Synchro Summoning "Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon" together. When "Odd-Eyes Wing" was destroyed by "DDD Super Death Great King Darkness Hell Armageddon", Yūgo passed the task to assist Yūya to Yūto, telling the Xyz user he was counting on him. After Yūya defeated Reiji, Yūgo's spirit appeared briefly from within Yūya, welcoming Rin's spirit who was now residing inside Yuzu as she was revived.

Abilities
As a Riding Duelist,  Yūgo is very skilled in Riding Duel, able to effortlessly jumped over the barricade used to block those who are riding D-Wheels while keeping his speed, frequently does highly acrobatic maneuvers when Dueling and can do long jumps when riding outside Duels. He is knowledgeable of D-Wheel mechanism as he and Rin able to build one on their own and how to fix it.
 * Ep88 Darkness Yugo.pngThe Awakening - Like his dimensional counterparts, Yūgo is capable to enter a state called  the Awakening  . This state is entered when Yūgo is under influence of his Dragon or his dimensional counterparts'. Entering this state causes Yūgo to be blinded by rage and only think of defeating his opponents by any means necessary. Since this state is entered without realizing, Yūgo has no recollection of what he has done while entering this state. However, unlike his dimensional counterpart, Yūgo is able to remember a glimpse of what happened, as shown when he was able to remember Yūya protecting Yūto while he Dueled the latter in this mode. During his duel against Y ūri, his awakening doesn't white his eye out, and Yūgo is seemingly in control, albeit not properly.


 * Yuya and Yugo in sync 1.pngSynchronization - Yūgo displays on occasion the strange ability to subconsciously synchronize with his dimensional counterparts when he is Dueling. In this state, Yūgo and his counterpart's personalities are mixed together, causing both parties to adopt some mannerisms of the other, including speaking the same words and moving in the same manner. The first instance of this happened with Yūya, where Yūgo copies Yūya's catchphrase and grabbed an Action Card in the same way Yūya would. When the Duel ends, Yūgo was unaware that he has synchronised with his dimensional counterpart.
 * Communication with Duel Monsters  - Being one of Zarc's reincarnation, Yūgo inherited Zarc's ability to hear the voices of Duel Monsters and communicate with them, particularly with his ace monster, "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" and the other three dragons.

Deck
Yūgo uses a "Speedroid" Deck, focused on Synchro Summoning tactics. He primarily uses cards such as "Speedroid Double Yoyo" and "Speedroid Beigomax" to swarm the field for multiple Synchro Summons. He also includes several cards that allow him to Synchro Summon using materials in the Graveyard, as well as cards that banish "Speedroid"'s from his Graveyard for various beneficial effects. By his own admission, Yūgo is more willing to trust in his luck and expect the flow of a Duel to change than have a set plan at the start.

After Summoning his signature "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon", he focuses on using it in Lockdown strategies with cards like "Dragon's Bind" and "Chasing Wings". He also attempts to activate the effect of "Clear Wing" as many times as possible, even by targeting it with his own monster effects or giving the opponent's monsters an effect, then forcing them to activate it.

Trivia

 * Unlike his dimensional counterparts, Yūgo is the only one who doesn't wear a cape (or any clothes that make it look like one).
 * Interestingly throughout the series, whenever someone mistook him for his dimensional counterparts, he always thought they got his name wrong instead of thinking they mistook him for someone else. Ironically, he sometimes mistook Yuzu and Serena as Rin despite knowing they are different people. This makes a running gag in which Yūgo tries to hug either Yuzu or Serena whenever he saw Rin in them, only to earn a beating from them.
 * Yūgo's voice actor and his Xyz Dimension counterpart, Yūto's voice actor are twins.
 * In episode 37, his name in Romaji is written as "Hyugo". However, from episode 70 onwards, his name is written as "Hugo".
 * His child-self shares the same voice actress as his Standard Dimension counterpart, Yūya's child-self.
 * His hair color was originally intended to be white, which was based on the color of Synchro Monster cards, but the staff found it unfit so they decided to keep the white color limited to his attire and D-Wheel only.