Sanders

Sanders (サンダース Sandāsu) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is an instructor of Academia.

Appearance
Sanders is a middle aged-man sprouting a large messy mustache and short black hair featuring two strands shaped like antennae. He is seen mostly wearing a black military outfit.

Personality
Sanders is a loyal Academia member. He will carry out the Professor's order as he is told to and teaches his students strictly. He has a meritocracy view, so he has no qualms with making his students fight and card one another if it means being able to produce the strongest Duelist.

Survival Duel
Sanders first appeared reporting to Leo Akaba, the Professor, of the Lancers' arrival and then as ordered by the latter, sent his students to capture the Lancers. He appointed five of his strongest students: Ethan, Emma, Bernie, Jacob, and Ted to Duel the five Lancers they have captured in a Survival Duel battle royal where there will be only one winner while the losers will be turned into cards.undefined When Emma and Jacob were defeated, Sanders was outraged that his top elites were wiped out and couldn't surpass that guy. When Crow revealed the eleventh Duelist's identity, Sanders told everyone that is the strongest Battle Beast he grown, BB. He told his students that Battle Beast is very hostile and will card anyone, causing him to be defective and imprisoned. He also told them that he was planning on molding them into the strongest duelists but there was no result after his chosen five were defeated. He told them if they don't want to carded like the first five, they should watch the Duel closely. He was unimpressed by Gongenzaka's Pendulum Summon and said they awakened the monster that's battle hungry. He was surprised when Jack Atlas arrived in the arena.

He asked Jack was he one of the Lancers comrades and told him to show that confidence he has against Battle Beast. He wondered why Jack set a card first and was surprised when he activated it on the same turn. He got angry when Battle Beast smiled for escaping defeat and joined the Duel, receiving an intrusion penalty. He used "Slave Fusion" to Fusion Summon "Gladial Beast Tamer Editor" and used the effect of "Tamer Editor" to Special Summon "Gladial Beast Andabatae" from Battle Beast's Extra Deck to his field. He told Battle Beast to fight freely now and show his strength and viciousness to the enemy. He told him its a direct order from the Professor, except Reiji Akaba, eliminate the Lancers especially Yūya Sakaki. He then used the second effect of "Tamer Editor" to destroy "Red Daemon's Dragon Scarlight", but Jack prevented it with "Red Armor", instead he attacked Yūya directly and told Battle Beast to prevent him from getting an Action Card, but he stood frozen. When Yūya dodged the attack with "Evasion", Sanders yelled at Battle Beast for not following orders and that the superior officer's orders are absolute on the battlefield. He told the rest of his students to engrave it into their hearts as absolute obedience is his cardinal rule. After Battle Beast used "Gladial Beast Assault Fort", Sanders told him to bury Yūya and Jack but yelled at him again for ignoring orders again and threatened to seal him into a card. He was surprised when Battle Beast used the effect of "Tamer Editor" to destroy itself.undefined