Yūri

"You are a nuisance!"

- Yūri's usual phrase towards anyone who got in his way.

Yūri, also known as Joeri (ユーリ Yūri), is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is part of Academia and is the Fusion Dimension counterpart of Yūya Sakaki (from the Standard Dimension), Yūto (from the Xyz Dimension), and Yūgo (from the Synchro Dimension) and the person responsible for kidnapping Rin and Ruri Kurosaki. He is one of Academia's ace Duelists and one of four reincarnations of the Demon Duelist, Zarc.

Appearance
Yūri's face resembles that of his counterparts. He has very short, thick, pink eyebrows and purple eyes. Like his counterparts, his hair is two-toned, in his case being uniformly violet with pink underneath - his fringes extending to frame his face, with two pointing upwards.

His outfit appears to be an officer's uniform of sorts, consisting of a purple and light blue waistcoat, pink cravat, a two-part cape of red and purple that resembles Yūya Sakaki's coat, a purple abbreviated coat with thick cuffs and gold shoulder bands with an amber-colored setting, fastened at the collar bone, and light blue pants tucked into silver-tinted leather boots. When he kidnapped Ruri and Rin, Yūri wore a brown hooded cloak that obscured his identity.Yūri and his dimensional counterparts' attire and hair are all based on the color of the cards that their dimensions are based on. As such, Yūri wears purple like the color of Fusion Monsters, and the top layer of his hair is purple. Yūri's design also seems to take cues from those of his dimensional counterparts; wearing a cape resembling Yūya's coat, a long coat that evokes Yūto's torn one, and a short jacket similar in form to Yūgo's.

As a child, Yūri, wore a purple-colored long-sleeved shirt with a pocket on the right side of the chest, orange-colored buttons, and a black-colored collar, white pants and brown shoes.

Personality
Unlike his dimensional counterparts, Yūri is cruel and ruthless with no care of other people's well-being, sarcastically admitting he was the one who kidnapped Ruri and Rin. This also goes to his "comrades" as shown when he threatened the Obelisk Force to stay out of his way or else he would turn them into cards, seeing them as nothing but a nuisance that will get in the way of his mission.

He has absolute confidence in his own skills and prefers to do his missions without any help. His confidence is expressed in his playfully arrogant way of talking with a habit of teasing or taunting his opponents before a Duel. He is very loyal to the Professor and will carry out his orders without question, going as far as to eliminate anyone within his vicinity simply because he thinks they were interrupting his mission.

Similarly to the other  Academia  Duelists, Yūri thinks of the  invasion  and attacks on others as a game, never considering that there is anything wrong with  sealing people into cards  and enjoys the act instead. Therefore, to make the game interesting, he prefers for his target to resist his advances so he has an excuse to Duel, finding that fulfilling his duty easily is too boring.

Although initially Dueling not only for himself but also to please the Professor, Yūri's mind gradually became so twisted that he no longer cared for the Academia's goal to unite the four dimensions nor the Professor's orders, fighting simply because he finds joy in Dueling and turning his opponents into cards. He became so addicted into carding people, that he once stated that he can't live without turning people into cards because it's like breathing to him.

As a child, Yūri seemed to enjoy Dueling normally, but was oblivious that his rough way caused others to fear him, and he instead believed that everyone hated him because he was simply too strong. After he is introduced with the ARC Area Project, his view of Dueling became twisted and sadistic as he continued to turn people into cards. Not having any friends since childhood seems to have also take root of his self-serving aspect, as the only thing that matters to him is his own entertainment. He believes that Dueling is a battle, which means only the winner gets to smile in the end. Therefore, he dismisses the ideal of everyone smiling during a Duel as ridiculous. Because of this, the usually calm Yūri can become thoroughly annoyed and irritated when someone overpowers him in a Duel. Yūya is the only exception to this since they are technically the same person.

Similarly to Yūya, Yūri views Dueling as an entertainment, with the only difference between the two are their intentions. While Yūya's view of entertainment is about making people smile and giving them happiness, Yūri's is about tormenting and messing with his opponent to amuse himself. His warped entertainment is shown in how he enjoys cornering his opponents and seeing them struggle pointlessly. Yūri also has no qualms in playing dirty, in fact it's what makes it more fun for him just like how he feigned ignorance of the Honor Student Deck when dueling Asuka.

As oppose to his counterparts, upon realizing his and his counterparts' origin, Yūri is the only one who wholeheartedly embraces Zarc's power and desire to become whole again, most likely due to their mutual dream to become the strongest by annihilating everyone in the Four Dimensions. This desire continued even after he lost the Duel against Yūya, wishing that the latter will absorb him.

After Zarc's soul was expelled from him, and him and his counterparts souls residing in Yūya's body ever since, Yūri seems to have had a change of heart. He no longer shows any cruel tendencies nor the arrogance he once had and even gave encouragement and support to Yūya's Entertainment Dueling together with Yūto and Yūgo without any sign of hostility between them.

Unlike his counterparts, Yūri speaks politely, using the personal pronoun of "boku" rather than the "ore" usually used by his counterparts and referring to others by the term "kimi". When he is very excited, he refers his opponent as "anta".

Etymology
Yuri, or Joeri means "farmer", although Yuri comes from Russian transliteration and direct romaji reading, his featured name Joeri is from Dutch. Yuri can also mean "Lily" in Japanese, which could reflect on the kind of plant Deck he plays. His name is written in katakana, so it has no actual Japanese meaning.

Past
Like all Academia students, Yūri grew up and trained in Academia once he reached his preadolescence years. Yūri was an orphan, he didn't know who his parents are and didn't have any memory of his life before arriving in Academia. Even amongst the Academia students, Yūri was exceptionally talented and skilled Duelist, and he enjoyed defeating his opponents in a Duel. Unfortunately, Yūri's rough way in defeating his opponent caused him to be feared by other students. He was so feared to the point that when everyone saw him, they will immediately stepped aside to make a way for him and no one dare to approach him outside Dueling. Yūri eventually became so strong that eventually no one even bothered to approach him again, leading Yūri without any friend. One day, while watching the other students welcoming a new student, Asuka Tenjōin, he was called by the Professor who told him that once ARC Area Project starts, he can do Duels that he likes and he card the loser if he won, much to Yūri's happiness.undefined From the file that Reiji had discovered, Yūri, together with Serena, were involved in a plan known as Revival Zero.undefined Yūri eventually became one of the most high ranking official in Academia due to his skill. His rank is even higher than Obelisk Force as Yūri was able to give them orders and they obey it without question while referring to him politely.

Capturing Ruri
Before the invasion of Heartland City, Dennis was ordered by Leo to find Ruri's whereabout. Once Dennis found her, the invasion started and Leo ordered Yūri to capture her. When he arrived at Xyz Dimension, he was greeted by Dennis who then showed him which one is Ruri at the Refugee Camp. Dennis told him that he leave the rest to him since Ruri knows him, which Yūri replied that he will since it's a job that Leo has entrusted only to him. He then pursued Ruri, who was running away from him until she was cornered, leaving her no choice but to Duel against him. Yūri won the Duel and took her back with him to Academia. undefined

Capturing Rin
At one point after the invasion of the Xyz Dimension, Yūri went to Synchro Dimension under Leo Akaba's orders to capture Rin. He succeeded in capturing her just as Yūgo arrived on the scene and he escaped by using his Magic Card "Violet Flash" and ended up at Heartland with Yūgo following him in tow with his "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon". Noticing Yūto nearby, Yūri hid behind a building and misled Yūgo to encounter Yūto instead, causing Yūgo to mistake Yūto as Yūri and Dueled him while Yūri secretly watching from afar.undefined

Maiami Championship: Round 1
Yūri first appeared when Leo Akaba informed him of the existence of Yuzu and ordered him to bring her to Academia.undefined

Maiami Championship: Battle Royal
Yūri later arrived in Standard Dimension in front of Dennis,undefined who was tasked to locate Yuzu for him. When Dennis pointed at Yuzu, they saw Yuzu being surrounded by Obelisk Force. This confused Yūri since the Professor only gave the order to bring Yuzu to him. Dennis explained that the Obelisk Force mistook Yuzu as Serena since both have swapped clothes, noting how they resembles each other like Yūri and Yūya. Yūri questioned who Yūya is and Dennis told him that he is a Duelist from Standard who looks a lot like him, but before he can explained further, Halil and Olga crashed into the ledge where they were standing. Seeing them as nuisances, Yūri dueled, defeated them, and turned them into cards.

He then jumped down from the ledge to where the Obelisk had surrounded Yuzu. Yūri dismissed them and proceeded to talk with Yuzu, telling her to surrender and come with him to the Professor's place. When Yuzu refused, Yūri commented that she was like Ruri and Rin not only in appearance, admitting that he was the one who kidnapped them under the Professor's order even though he doesn't know for what purpose. He then challenged Yuzu to a Duel with the condition that if he wins Yuzu must come with him. He eventually overwhelms her, forcing her to run. Yūri chased Yuzu with his Fusion Dragon and used its power to show her that there was no point in escaping. However, before Yūri could find her, Yuzu's bracelet glowed to his surprise, and he was teleported away once Yūgo was within range.undefined

Yūgo vs. Serena
When Leo assigned Barrett the mission to invade the Synchro Dimension, he mentioned Yūri would also participate in the operation.undefined After receiving information about Yuzu and Serena's whereabout from Dennis, Yūri went to the Synchro Dimension as ordered and watched the Duel between Yūgo and Serena from the top of the stadium with his dragon reacting to "Clear Wing" in his hand until the Duel was over. The connection between their Dimension Dragons allowed Yūgo to sense Yūri's presence and he then saw Yūri glaring at him from the top of the stadium.undefined With Yūgo sensing his presence and turned to him, Yūri left the stadium, landing on a truck with Yūgo in tow. Remembering Yūgo as the person whom he met when he kidnapped Rin, he wondered did his dragon, " Starve Venom Fusion Dragon ", was the one that led him to meet the  Riding Duelist. Yūgo finally caught up to Yūri with his  D-Wheel. Yūri, finding it troublesome to face Yūgo, opted to ignore Yūgo by jumping off from the truck to another car, successfully escaped from Yūgo. undefined

Yūya vs. Crow
While continuing with his search, in the middle of Yūya and Crow's Duel, Yūri sensed a burning sensation on his chest and then got synchronized with his dimensional counterparts due to the mind-controlling chip that Roget placed inside Yūya's helmet that also triggered his state of rage, resulting him and his dimensional counterparts to Duel Crow together with Yūya through their minds.undefined After much struggle, Crow was able to destroy the chip inside Yūya's helmet, freeing Yūya from his awakened state, which also freed Yūri, Yūgo, and Yūto, at the cost of his defeat. Once the synchronisation ended, Yūri fell unconscious.undefined Yūri shortly regained his consciousness. He only remembered that he felt he was Dueling someone and wondered whether he was just dreaming. He then noticed the Obelisk Force have arrived to capture Yuzu and Serena. Yūgo found him and Yūri teased him by pretending to forget who he is and compared his name to Fusion Summon, which angered Yūgo. Yūri asked was Yūgo the one he Dueled since he felt he was Dueling someone, something that also happened to Yūgo but he decided not to think about it. Yūgo once again told him to take him to where Rin is, and Yūri agreed only if he tell him Yuzu's location, having heard from Dennis' report that Yuzu was transported to City with Yūgo. Still thinking that Yuzu was dead, Yūgo didn't explain the detail and instead said that he could always meet her since she was in his heart, much to Yūri's bewilderment. Not knowing what happened to Yuzu, Yūri took this as Yūgo making fun of him and replied back that if that's the case then Yūgo could also meet Rin in his heart. He used "Violet Flash" to blind Yūgo's vision and escaped.undefined

Yūgo vs. Yūri
Yūri later appeared in the abandoned subway where Yūya and Barrett were dueling after having tailed Sora. Overhearing Sora's defection, he declared both Sora and Serena under arrest for treason. Not wanting to easily finish his mission, Yūri asked Serena to duel him, but seeing Serena in no condition to duel, he instead challenged Sora, which Sora accepted. However, before he and Sora could duel, Yūgo arrived and challenged him to a Duel, much to his annoyance. Yūri initially refused until Yūgo revealed that Serena lost to him, finally earning Yūri's interest. Yūri accepted the challenge but not before ordering the Obelisk Force under his command to hold Sora tight and not to interfere because he will be the one who bring Serena back. Yūgo began by Synchro Summoning "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" before ending his turn. Deciding to get serious, during his turn, Yūri Fusion Summoned his ace monster, "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon", and with all of the four dragons present on the field, he ended up awakened and synchronized again with the rest of his counterparts.undefined Their synchronisation led a dimensional space appeared in the sky as they stated they have been waiting for this moment of revival where they will become one and slowly try to reach towards the dimensional hole. However, Yuzu's arrival transported both Yūri and Yūgo away from the place and ended the synchronisation.undefined

Duel Against You Show Students
Yūri got transported back to Fusion Dimension, ending up nearby You Show Duel School where he encountered seven You Show students who were escorting another former Academia student who ran away. Feeling bored and recognizing them as former Academia Duelists who escaped, he decided to kill time by Duelling them, turning one of them into card. One of the remaining six left to escort the escapee and reported to Asuka, while the remaining five stayed to Duel Yūri, who challenged them to attack him all at once. As they were Dueling, Yūri mocked their ideal of bringing smile with Duel that Yūshō has taught them, stating that Duel is a battle, which means only the winner is able to smile in the end. Even though the students have advantage in number, Yūri easily defeated all of them by summoning his ace monster, "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" and used the combination of his other monster's effect and trap card, turning all five students into cards. Shortly after, Asuka Tenjōin and Yuzu arrived at the scene, which amused Yūri as he finally introduced himself to Yuzu. Just before he could attack Yuzu and Asuka to fulfill the mission given to him, Yūgo arrived, activating Yuzu's bracelet that transported Yūri away.undefined

Duel Against Asuka
Yūri confronted Yūshō, Asuka, Reiji, Reira, and Sora who have infiltrated Academia.undefined He then proceed to state that he will seal every of them into a card. Asuka quickly pushed Yūri back while Sora activated a trap that trapped both Yūri, Asuka, and Sora, while the rest went ahead to where the Professor is. Recognizing Asuka as a former honored student, Yūri showed Asuka his own deck and Academia's honored student deck, allowing her to choose which deck she wants him to use to beat her. Despite Asuka telling him to use his own deck, Yūri decided to use the honor student deck. As the Duel started, Yūri was shown not familiar with the deck, so he must read the cards first before taking his turn. Although he did well with the deck, easily Advance summoned the deck's supposed trump card, "Antique Gear Reactor Dragon", on his first turn and pushing on Asuka. She viciously counterattack by turning "Anttique Gear Reactor Dragon" on him. With Yūri acting all dramatically about his monster being taken away and used against him, Asuka countered him that he also steal from other. She then use "Fusion Destruction" to banish 3 "Fusion" cards from Yūri and inflicted 300 damage for each of the banished card. Asuka tried to dissuade Yūri from continuing to Duel for Academia. In respond, Yūri told her how he didn't know his family nor having any friend because he was hated by his peers in the past and the only joy he has is by Dueling and turning his opponent into cards, which also pleased the Professor. However, he then stated that he doesn't care about it anymore because now he cards people simply because he wants to have fun for himself and he will continues to do so forever. Asuka retorted that if he did so, Yūri will be the only one left in the world, but Yūri didn't care, happily replying that means he will be the strongest. Yūri started his turn, activating "Super Fusion", a card that Yūri placed in the deck, revealing that Yūri has been deceiving Asuka all this time about not knowing the deck he was using. Using the card, he summoned "Antique Gear Ultimate Golem", defeating Asuka. Before he turned Asuka into card, he thanked for Asuka because now he has a dream to realise: to turn all people in all dimensions into cards. He then removed the trap that Sora has activated, revealing that he has the system to control the trap in his Duel Disk, but didn't remove it on purpose because it won't be fun to Duel without an audience, shocking Sora.undefined

Duel Against Sora
Immediately after defeating Asuka, Yūri dueled Sora and pushed him into a corner until Sora counterattacked with "Death-Toy Mad Chimera", stealing his monster after destroying it and significantly reduced his LP. However, on his next turn, Yūri used his Magic Card, "Antique Gear Inspection" to retrieve his monster that Sora took and Fusion Summoned "Antique Gear Ultimate Golem" using the "Fusion Card" that he just drew and destroyed "Mad Chimera", defeating Sora. Before he could seal Sora into a card, he was interrupted by Yūgo and Edo Phoenix's arrival, the former immediately challenging him into a Duel.undefined

Rematch Against Yūgo
Yūri quickly brushed off Yūgo's challenge until he card Sora, but then accepted his challenge after Yūgo's strong persistence. He switched back using his own Deck because he felt something was missing even though he already won twice while purposely provoking the Riding Duelist by purposely pronouncing Yūgo's name wrong. When Yūgo summoned "Clear Wing", Yūri's desire to burn everything grew stronger and he Fusion Summoned "Starve Venom". The two dragons resonating with each other, leading both Yūri and Yūgo to enter a synchronized awakening and start shouting they will become one.undefined When Yūya brought out "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", Yūri's "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" resonated with them and "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" while continue shouting to become one.undefined He told Yūgo he will become one with him and attacked "Clear Wing" but it was negated and he set a card before ending his turn. At this time, Edo and Kaito interfered with the Duel to stop them. As Yūri was watching, he complimented Kaito's move against Yūgo and his and Yūgo's dragons were taking over by Kaito with the effect of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon". He reminded Yūgo that he was his real opponent and started to get impatient by Edo and Kaito's interference. When Yūgo returned to his senses and ended his turn, Yūri Summoned "Predator Plants Sarraceniant", telling Edo who stated that he will make him smile as well not to get arrogant, calling him a trash. Yūri then discarded "Predator Plants Drosophyllum Hydra" to use "Super Fusion" and Fusion Summon "Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon" by using his "Sarraceniant" and "stealing" "Starve Venom" from Kaito, who steal it from him in the first place. He then used the effect of "Greedy Venom" to reduce "Destiny HERO - Duskutopiaguy's" ATK to 0 and negate its effect, but Yūgo used the effect of "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" to negate "Greedy Venom's" and destroy it. Anticipating this, Yūri used the second effect of "Greedy Venom" to destroy every monster on the field and inflict damage equal to their original ATK. However, Edo used the effect of "Duskutopiaguy" to prevent "Crystal Wing's" destruction and damage, saving Yūgo from defeat.undefined Yūri then used the effect of "Greedy Venom" to banish "Sarraceniant" from his Graveyard to Special Summon "Greedy Venom". When Yūgo attacked "Greedy Venom" again, Yūri knew he would use the effect of "Crystal Wing" to increase its ATK. He reminded Yūgo the effect of "Greedy Venom", destroying "Crystal Wing" and inflict damage equal to their original ATK. He then banished "Starve Venom" from his Graveyard to Special Summon "Greedy Venom". When Yūgo destroyed "Speedroid 5 6 Plane" with the effect of "Clear wing" to overpower "Greedy Venom", Yūri used the effect of "Predator Plants Drosophyllum Hydra" in his Graveyard to banish "Predator Plants Fly Hell" and return "Starve Venom" to halve the damage. Yūri revealed that he has the same card that Yūgo used earlier, "Extra Shave Reborn", and activated it to bring back "Starve Venom" and used the effect of "Starve Venom" to negate "Clear Wing's" effects and steal it. With Yūgo standing defendlessly before the last effect of "Starve Venom" should it be destroyed. Yūri used "Predator Graft" to Special Summon "Drosophyllum Hydra" and used the effect of "Drosophyllum Hydra" to banish "Predator Plants Moray Nepenthes" to lower "Clear Wing's" ATK by 500. Using the stolen effect of "Clear Wing" to negate the effect of "Drosophyllum Hydra", destroyed it, and increase "Starve Venom's" ATK, Yūri destroyed "Clear Wing" and defeated Yūgoundefined

Duel Against Yūshō Sakaki
Yūri told Yūgo how much fun he had when Dueling him, apologizing for thinking of him as a nuisance before. He then commented how Yūgo was different from his previous opponents who could only talk and stated that both of them are the same person. Now knowing his true purpose, Yūri brought out "Starve Venom" and absorbed Yūgo into him. Sensing that he is still not complete and Yūya was nearby, Yūri made his way to the throne room despite Yūshō's effort to stop him. Yūri then introduce himself to Yūya while also saying that he is also Yūgo. Annoyed by their interference, he sent Yūshō flying to the ground and Reiji into a pillar next to Reira. Hearing Yūya calling Yūshō his father, he questioned the fact that Yūya has parents and learned Yūshō was his father. He told Yūshō that the fact Yūshō was Yūya's father won't stop him because Yūya himself wants to become one with him, something that Yūya denied. When Yūshō insisted that he won't give his son to him and determined to avenge his students who got carded by him, Yūri finally accepted Yūshō's challenge. Yūri started his turn by simply summoning "Predator Plants Cephalotusnail" while setting two cards, telling Yūshō it was enough to defeat him. When Yūshō brought out "Entermate Sky Magician", Yūri thought he used a "Magician" Deck but learned it was "Entermate". When Yūshō confidently said that his trump card was going to be destroyed, Yūri mockingly told him to try. Yūri used "Dark Seed Planter" to change "Sky Magician's" Attribute to DARK and negate the attack, but Yūshō used the second effect of "Sky Magician" to return "Magician's Right Hand" to his hand and use "Magician's Left Hand" to negate the trap. "Sky Magician" gained more ATK and continued the attack, which Yūri countered by using the effect of "Cephalotus Snail" to prevent its destruction and halve the damage. He told Yūshō he failed to destroy his trump card, but learned how everything actually went according to Yūshō's plan. Yūshō used "Clairvoyance" to guess what card it was, Yūri reminded him that if he fail, he'll lose. Much to his anger and annoyance, Yūshō correctly guessed that "Super Fusion" was the card he had set, forcing him to return it his deck.undefined Despite slowly got cornered by Yūshō, Yūri wasn't worry in the slightest and was in fact, got even more excited, stating how he was glad to Duel Yūshō who provided more fun than his previous opponent, even more than Yūgo. Admitting that he initially intended to ignore Yūshō, he decided to finally get serious all the while being confident he will win in the end. Yūri activated permanent Trap Card "Ivy Bind Castle" that negated all effects on Yūshō's field and his monster unable to attack while also take 800 damage for every monster he controls. He mockingly promised Yūshō he will give him applause if he is able to show his second act of entertainment, a feat that Yūshō succeeded, which shocked him. Yūshō's counterattack started to irritate Yūri who despite in disadvantage, still confident that he will win. In his next turn, Yūri drew a card that supported his confidence. Yūya thought he was only bluffing and shouted that there's no way his father would lose, prompting Yūri to question didn't Yūya want to become one with him, a question that Yūya once again strongly rejected. Yūya's answer didn't disturb Yūri in the least because he knew that they will become one regardless of Yūya's wish since it's their destiny. Yūri then revealed that his true trump card was not "Super Fusion", but "Transcendent Fusion" that allowed him to Fusion summon "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon". To prove that Yūgo was inside him, he also Synchro Summoned "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon" by making his monster a Tuner using "Transcendent Fusion's" effect. Even though he was actually able to inflict huge damage to Yūsho only with "Clear Wing" and "Starve Venom's" effects, Yūri thought that doing so would be boring, so he showed his own style of entertainment: he activated two permanent magic cards "Flower of Destruction" and "Fruit of Destruction" by using Yūshō's spell cards as the costs to form a vicious combo with "Clear Wing" and "Starve Venom's" effects that slowly and repeatedly reducing "Sky Magician's" ATK and Yūshō's LP until it was completely wiped out. As he has hoped, Yūya and Yūto started to become overwhelmed by Zarc's influence due to the summoning of the two dragons and watching Yūshō being tormented. Yūri asked Yūshō why didn't he just surrender despite knowing he wouldn't win. Yūshō answered that he did so to preserve his pride as an Entertainment Duelist and so Yūya will carve it in his heart, but his answer only annoyed Yūri who told Yūshō that Yūya belonged to him no matter what he do and he won't give Yūya to anyone. Finally having enough, Yūri delivered the finishing blow to Yūshō, defeating and sealing him into a card. To provoke Yūya into dueling him, Yūri showed Yūshō who he has carded to Yūya while laughing, enraging Yūya who broke free from his bind and was close to succumb to Zarc's influence.undefined

Duel Against Yūya
Astonished by Yūya's power while under Zarc's influence, Yūri taunted Yūya into dueling him by using Yūshō's card. Yūri started the first turn, summoning "Predator Plants Ophrys Scorpio" and "Predator Plants Darling Cobra" to immediately Fusion summon "Starve Venom" and set one card before ending his turn. Sensing "Starve Venom's" will, he told Yūya that "Starve Venom" is seeking his comrades, so he urged Yūya to summon his dragon. When Yūya lost in thought during his turn after he drew "Smile World", Yūri proceeded to provoke him again, but Yūya managed to get a hold of himself and summoned his monsters, one of them being "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon". Yūya's "Odd-Eyes" increased Zarc's power inside both of them, which excited Yūri. Yūya used "Odd-Eyes" to attack "Starve Venom", but Yūri already anticipated this and activated "Predator Germination" to negate the attack and destroy "Odd-Eyes". However, Yūya negated its destruction with "Entermate Drago Remora's" effect and inflicted 400 damage to Yūri. Glad that Yūya's dragon was able to do that much, Yūri Synchro Summoned "Clear Wing", which once again strengthened Zarc's power, making it harder for Yūya and Yūto to resist Zarc. Realizing this, Yūri used "Starve Venom's" effect with "Odd-Eyes" as it's target, but Yūya activated his permanent trap card "Starlight Force" to negate all effect of Yūri's monsters that he summoned from Extra Deck, preventing Yūri from using the same combo he used against Yūshō. With his ace dragon's effect sealed, Yūri used "Clear Wing" to destroy "Drago Remora" that decreased "Odd-Eyes's" ATK before using "Starve Venom" to destroy it and then ended his turn by setting one card. To defeat Yūri in one attack, Yūya and Yūto risked themselves by summoning back "Odd-Eyes" and Xyz summoned "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon". Much to Yūri's delight, the presence of the four dragons on the field increased Zarc's power inside them even more than before. While Yūto fully succumbed to Zarc's power, Yūya resisted it and was about to activate "Dark Rebellion's" effect. However, Yūri has anticipated this move by revealing and activating his set continuous Trap Card "Dragon Creeping Plant" to take control of "Dark Rebellion". Seeing Yūya was close to succumb to Zarc's influence due to this, he once again tempted Yūya to become one with him and their counterparts.undefined To his disappointment, Yūya was able to resist at the last second and decided to continue the Duel. Thinking the only way to make Yūya becoming one with him is by defeating him, Yūri decided to go all out. He started his attack by using "Starve Venom" and "Clear Wing". When Yūya attempted to avoid the Synchro dragon's attack using the Action Card, "Evasion", Yūri also grabbed an Action Card, "No Action", to negate Yūya's, reducing his LP to 600. When Edo and Sora arrived and learned of Yūshō's defeat at Yūri's hand, Yūri confirmed the story and reminded Yūya who was still refusing to give up that if he got attack one more time it will be his defeat. Reiji and the others attempted to join the Duel, but Yūri swept them away with his shockwave, refusing to let anyone interrupt their Duel because this was only between him and Yūya. Yūri declared direct attack using "Dark Rebellion", prompting Yūya to once again tried to get an Action Card. Yūri also followed the suit and gained advantage in Action Card, activating "Crush Action" to destroy the Action Card that Yūya just got before he could send it to the Graveyard. However, Yūya sent "Smile World" to the Graveyard, activating his trap card that negated the battle damage and ended the battle phase, though Yūya regretted his action since the spell card was the symbol of his bond with his father and rendered him unmotivated for a moment until his friends stated their faith in him. Seeing the event unfold, Yūri gave an applause, mockingly praised their friendship while commenting it was cliché, though he was glad they did so because Yūya regained his motivation thanks to it, reasoning that he would be frustrated if Yūya just stop dueling that way. However, to his surprise, Yūya was able to turn the table in the next turn by not only destroying his Continuous Trap Card and retrieving "Dark Rebellion" from his control, but also copied his destroyed Trap Card's effect to take control of "Clear Wing", leaving Yūri with only "Starve Venom". Knowing Yūya will use "Dark Rebellion's" effect, Yūri activated his trap card, "Predator Plants Reborn" to summon back "Predator Plants Stapelia Worm" from Graveyard that will negate and destroy "Dark Rebellion" the moment it used it's effect. Yūya countered by changing "Stapelia Worm's" level into 5 and then activating "Clear Wing's" effect to destroy "Stapelia Worm" the moment it used it's effect on "Dark Rebellion, thus allowing "Dark Rebellion's" effect to continue, frustrating Yūri . Already anticipating this, Yūri activated his other trap card "Ridicule World" to increase Yūya's monsters' ATK but caused them unable to attack that turn. He taunts Yūya that his monster is now useless. When Yūya activated "Entermate Flat Rat's" effect to return one of his monster's original ATK, Yūri told Yūya that it will be useless since whichever dragon he choose, Yūri will activate "Starve Venom's" effect the moment it was destroyed to inflict damage equal of its ATK that will defeat him. However, Yūya pointed out that the plan would only work out if Yūri's LP was still remaining. Choosing "Odd-Eyes", Yūya delivered the finishing blow to deplete all of Yūri's remaining LP with its Reaction Force that doubled the damage, defeating him as Yūri laughed and accepted the attack.

Revival of the Supreme King Dragon Zarc
Despite suffering his first defeat, Yūri was satisfied with the outcome since his opponent was Yūya, his own counterpart. Following his promise, Yūri took out Yūshō's card for Yūya to take as he promised since he has lost and resigned to his fate to be absorbed by him, even telling him to do so. However, it turned out that right after he was defeated, Zarc has fully took control of Yūya and quickly fused "Timegazer Magician" and "Stargazer Magician" into "Astrograph Magician", whose power allowed Zarc to absorb Yūri into him, completely reviving him as 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 Yūri, Yūgo, and Yūto. With Yūri 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.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 Yūri, along with Yūto and Yūgo, 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 Yūri and Yūgo 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, Yūri, Yūto, and Yūgo voiced their disagreement, Yūri saying that he doesn't want to lose and his "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" also felt the same and questioning Yūya why didn't he try to understand the dragons' feelings. They told Yūya that together they should be able to hear the dragons' voices, which helped Yūya realizing 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
Yūya was cornered by Reiji's "Ultimate Doom Kings" and asked his counterparts to lend him their power once again. Yūri, however, told him their power was already his and then assisted him with Yūto and Yūgo. They drew "Odd-Eyes Fusion Gate" and Yūri then appeared alongside Yūya as they Fusion Summoned "Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon" together. As "Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon" was destroyed by "DDD Super Death Great King Whitest Hell Armageddon", Yūri stated that it wasn't over yet as Yūya continued by activating "Fusion Gate's" effect to use "Odd-Eyes Synchro Gate" to Synchro Summon with Yūgo. After Yūya defeated Reiji and successfully pacified Zarc's soul, Yūri's spirit briefly appeared, smiling at Serena's spirit who was now residing inside Yuzu as she was revived.

Abilities
Yūri is an exceptionally very skilled Duelist, even among the Academia Duelists. He is strong enough to earn Leo's trust to handle his mission alone and Yūri's simple order was enough to make the Obelisk Force to retreat. He is acrobatic as well, able to effortlessly jump from high building and one car to another.
 * Ep134 Awakened Yūri.pngThe Awakening - Like his dimensional counterparts, Yūri is capable of entering a state of rage called the Awakening. Unlike his dimensional counterparts though, Yūri's Awakening state isn't triggered by the influence of his dragon, but rather because of his connection with his dimensional counterparts. In this state, Yūri's eyes glows purple and the way he talks is much rougher than he usually does. His mind was only filled with anger and desire to defeat his enemy by any means and his Dueling style becomes more straightforward and violent. After becoming aware of his origin as Zarc's reincarnation, Yūri no longer lose himself whenever he entered the state and has complete control of it. If he does so, his eyes does not purple out. Yūri has the best control of his Awakening. His control is so good that he can even choose to enter the state himself. This is probably due to Zarc and Yūri sharing the same desire, and thus, does not need the former's influence.
 * Yugo, Yuya, Yuri 87.jpgSynchronization - Yūri displays on one occasion an ability to synchronize with his dimensional counterparts when one of them is Dueling. In this state, Yūri and his counterparts' 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 through their minds. The first instance of this happened with Yūya along with his other two dimensional counterparts, where Yūri entered in his Awakening state when the former does. Since the synchronisation only happened through their minds, Yūri wasn't able to clearly grasp what happened other than the feeling that he was Dueling and thought it was a dream.


 * Yuri 132-14.pngDarkness - After absorbing Yūgo, Yūri continuously emits black aura from his body and can unleash a black shockwave strong enough to destroy a concrete wall and strong gust of wind to blow away several people selectively. Yūri's connection with his counterparts is also strengthened, allowing him to sense his counterparts' presence if they are nearby and easily find their location.
 * Communication with Duel Monsters - Being one of Zarc's reincarnation, Yūri inherited Zarc's ability to hear the voices of Duel Monsters and communicate with them, particularly with his ace monster, "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" and the other three dragons. Before Yūri is defeated by Yūya, Yūri threathens Yūya that the moment "Starve Venom" is destroyed, Yūya's Monster will share the same fate as the weakened "Starve Venom" moves in.

Deck
Yūri plays a "Predator Plants" Deck that focuses on Fusion Summoning.

Like Shun Kurosaki, Yūri can manipulate his opponent by using the effect of "Predator Plants Skid Drosera" and "Starve Venom Fusion Dragon" to quickly take out multiple opponents.

Due to his sadistic nature, Yūri typically likes taunting anyone he's speaking to, often playing mind games to lure his opponents into a false sense of security or aims to threaten his opponent with the vicious effect and ATK draining effect of his "Fusion Dragons", forcing them to destroy it, only for them to trigger the vicious "Nuke Burn", in which all monsters they control are destroyed and the sum of their ATK damages the player. Afterwards, Yūri will bring back his "Fusion Dragons" to deliver the finishing blow, or repeating the loop.

Yūri included "Super Fusion" to, in the case his monster(s) are stolen, he can steal them back.

After he absorbs Yūgo, Yūri starts to use a monster or a spell card like "Transcendental Fusion" to summon a monster that can be treated as a tuner to Synchro Summon "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon". Following his possession of "Clear Wing" and to maximize it, Yūri also developed a new combo which involves him using "Starve Venom" and "Clear Wing's" effects in conjunction with two spell cards "Flower of Destruction" and "Fruit of Destruction" to slowly reduce his opponent's monster ATK and the difference of the ATK will be inflicted as damage to his opponent's LP repeatedly until it's completely depleted.

Honor Student Deck
As one of the best duelist in Academia, Yūri owns an "Honor Student Deck" - "Antique Gear". Yūri added "Super Fusion" to this deck.

Trivia

 * He shares the same Japanese voice actor with his Standard Dimension counterpart, Yūya.
 * In episode 37, Yūri's eyes were similar with his dimensional counterparts, but from episode 46 onwards they changed to simply plain purple with black pupil.
 * According to Otomedia April 2015 issue interview, Director Katsumi Ono stated that Yūri is not bound by the organization.
 * Yūri seems to be one of high ranking members within Academia structures: he was referred as "Yūri-sama (lit. Lord Yūri)" by the Obelisk Force and has the authority to ordering them around as well as act independently.
 * The truck that Yūri hopped on when he was chased by Yūgo was similar truck as the one where Yūsei Fudō, the protagonist from 5D's, was held captured.
 * When he entered in his Awakening state, he refers himself as "Ore" like his dimensional counterparts instead of the usual "Boku".
 * Unlike most Fusion users in the series who are clenching their hands together when performing Fusion Summon, Yūri simply touches his palms together. After becoming one with Yūya, Yūya started to use the same pose.
 * During his Duels, Yūri's pupils tend to become slit like a serpent's just before he about to finish his opponent off.