Editing Yuya Sakaki (manga)

{{Infobox character
| headers              = yes
| image                = Yuya (Manga).png
| ja_name              = {{Ruby|榊|さかき}} {{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}{{Ruby|矢|や}}
| romaji_name          = Sakaki Yūya
| en_name              = Yuya Sakaki
| nicknames            = Phantom
| gender               = Male
| age                  = 
| occupation           = 
| school               = 
| manga_deck           = [[Performapal]]/[[Odd-Eyes]]
| manga_debut          = ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|Special One-Shot]]"
| appears_in_manga     = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''
| relatives = 
* [[Syuzo Hiiragi (manga)|Syuzo Hiiragi]] (grandfather)
* [[Yusho Sakaki (manga)|Yusho Sakaki]] (father)
* [[Yuzu Hiiragi (manga)|Yuzu Hiiragi]] (mother)
* [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]] (brother)
* [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]] (brother)
* [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]] (brother)}}

'''Yuya Sakaki''', also known as '''Phantom''', is the primary protagonist  in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' manga]]. He is a mysterious Entertainment Duelist whose goal is to find the "[[Genesis Omega Dragon]]" card - a card that, according to him, will decide the future of this world.

Yuya shares his body with [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]], [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]] and [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]] due to Unknown circumstances.<ref name="sc6">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|6|ref}}</ref> However, Yuya can take over their body as he sees fit. He is currently being hunted by the [[Leo Corporation]] and is wanted for hacking the Solid Vision with Mass system in order to look for "[[Genesis Omega Dragon]]". [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akaba]] calls him the "[[Adam Factor|Factor of Destiny]]".

== Design ==
=== Appearance ===
[[File:Child Yuya.jpg|thumb|left|Yuya as a child.]]
Yuya's physical appearance is similar to his [[Yuya Sakaki|anime counterpart]]: Being a young teenage boy with crimson eyes and dual-colored green and crimson hair of average length sticking out in downwards pointing spikes all around his head. He wears a simple red T-shirt with a thick, silver-buckled brown belt, green pants, magenta shoes, and crimson wristbands. He also wears a pair of golden goggles with orange lenses on his forehead, a blue star obscuring the right lens, as well as a buckled choker and a [[Yuya's pendant|good-luck charm pendant]] around his neck. He also wears a long gold and red lined white school jacket with hood over his shoulders like a cape which is the only article of his clothing that remains present whenever his counterparts use his body.

During his Turbo Duel against Ren, Yuya wears a predominantly red jumpsuit with a secondary white trim and orange markings featuring padded knees. The chest of his jumpsuit is gray. He also wears a jacket with the same color scheme as his jumpsuit that flares out above the hips and black-backed white gloves. He wears his googles over his visorless helmet.

=== Personality ===
Like his anime counterpart, though he can sarcastic at times, Yuya is a fun-loving and energetic youth who believes that Dueling is meant to make others happy and enjoys entertaining opponents and spectators alike. While he can be reckless at times, Yuya proves himself to be quite clever and skilled in Action Duels along with escape and sleight of hand techniques. Yuya is also usually friendly to other people, even to a duelist like [[Shun Kurosaki (manga)|Shun Kurosaki]] who follows an opposing Duelist ideology. While Yuya did express anger over [[Sora Shiunin (manga)|Sora Shiunin]] intentionally harming others with [[Pendulum Monster]]s, he managed orchestrate a roundabout to win the duel without hurting the boy.

Prior to the loss of his memories, Yuya's personality seemed to be generally the same. Flashbacks to the time prior to the [[World Illusion]] show him to be fairly easygoing and enthusiastic about life. He has a great admiration for his father and dearly loves his family.

==Biography==
===History===
Yuya Sakaki was one of four sons (the other three being [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]], [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]], and [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]]) to parents [[Yusho Sakaki (manga)|Yusho Sakaki]] and [[Yuzu Hiiragi (manga)|Yuzu Hiiragi]]. The four were inseparable, his brothers doting on him as he was the youngest. The four would often practice dueling together, setting up the most elaborate card puzzles possible and challenging each other to solve them.

Prior to a performance his father was taking part in, Yuya asked him why he chose to become an entertainer and leave his career as a scientist behind. Yusho explained his reasoning, saying that his true goal was to find a way to make his old friend, [[Leo Akaba (manga)|Leo Akaba]], laugh again. Inspired by this, Yuya resolves to follow in his father's footsteps as a duelist.

On the day of Yuya's birthday, he is watching Yugo compete in a turbo duel tournament as the world begins to collapse. Reuniting with all three of his brothers, they rush home to answer a call by their father. On the way there, Yuya is knocked unconscious by falling debris after pushing his brothers to safety, the three carrying him home to find that three out of four of the escape pods intended to send them to their father's basement laboratory were destroyed. Placed inside the remaining pod, Yuya is sent downward to safety.

As the World Illusion begins to roll back time, Yuya awakens to find his father. Begging for answers, Yusho explains that he is to find the G.O.D. card in the past and destroy it so it can never bring about the end of days. As the world fades away around him, Yuya is sent backwards through time in the pod. At some point during this journey, the souls of his brothers managed to inhabit his body. Additionally, Yuya's memories became damaged, his brothers agreeing that it would be for the best not to reveal the full story to spare him the heartache of knowing what he had lost.

===Yu-Gi-Oh! ARV-V===
[[File:Yuto and a boy manga1.png|thumb|Yuto meets a crying boy.]]
Yuya is a [[Dueltainer]] from twenty years in the future, unable to remember the full story save that his father Yusho Sakaki sent him back in time to find the [[Duel Monsters]] card [[Genesis Omega Dragon]]. With his three alternative personalities, Yuya began searching for six months before hacking into the [[Leo Corporation]]'s mainframe for any clue about the G.O.D. card. While it bore no fruit, Yuya hacked the [[Solid Vision]] to help various people out before escaping the authorities under the alias "Phantom". Though [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]] took over their body so they can keep a low profile, the sight of a sad boy provokes Yuya to cheer him up with his "[[Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon]]". Yuya's good deed attracts Leo Corp as consequence, forcing Yuto to make an attempt to misdirect the leading agent [[Shingo Sawatari (manga)|Shingo Sawatari]] who was escaping to find Yuya..<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|1|ref}}</ref> But Yuto's attempt back fires when [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akiba]] gives his subordinate orders to capture Yuto as Yuya's accomplice. When Yuto got pushed into a corner, Yuya convinces his counterpart to let him deal with Shingo as the latter and everyone witness Yuto turning into Yuya.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|2|ref}}</ref>

With only 200 life points, Yuya quickly sets the [[Pendulum Summon]]s "Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon" and uses his Solid Vision pigeon Poppo to retrieve an [[Action Card]] that enables him to win the duel while eluding his pursuers as Shingo was dueling a hologram while the real Yuya was at a nearby building. It was then that Yuya encounters Yuzu Hiragi, thinking she was a fan wanting his autograph before she nearly got them killed when she stowed aboard the giant paper plane he materialized.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|3|ref}}</ref> Yuya manages to save Yuzu from drowning and brings her to the abandoned water treatment plant that he made into his base of operations. There, Yuya learns that the "autograph" Yuzu had him sign was actually a legally-binding teaching contract for [[Syu Zo Duel School]]. After a comedic banter between the two over the manner of Yuzu's managerial payment, Yuya reluctantly accepts her help on his mission.

[[File:Yuto and Yuya 052.png|thumb|left|200px|Yuto within Yuya.]]
However, telling Yuto it is not his fault, Yuya later learned his involvement with Yuzu resulted in the abduction of her [[Syuzo Hiiragi (manga)|father]] by [[Shun Kurosaki (manga)|Shun Kurosaki]] who calls out Yuya out of a personal vendetta based on their conflicting ideals.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|4|ref}}</ref> Yuya accepts and duels Shun, ignoring Yuto's attempts to advise him on how to deal with a duelist who has most likely analyzed their moves.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|5|ref}}</ref> Though Yuya gets by dwindling Shun's lifepoints to 100, he gets unnerved by Shun's expression of joy from feeling such pain while summoning his "[[Raidraptor - Blade Burner Falcon]]" to turn the tables. But while Yuya gets to Shun by admitting the feeling he gets from Dueltaining is same as Shun's rushing feeling from his dueling style, he sees Shun to not be completely bad as he saved Yuzu and her father. After beating Shun, Yuya saves him from falling to his death while leaving an impression on his beaten opponent. When the Hiiragis then make an attempted promotion with Yuya, he gets embarrassed, and teleports them back to their school using his tricks.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|6|ref}}</ref>

Back at Syuzo Duel School, caught in the middle of talking to Yuto by the Hiiragis, Yuya reveals that that he has two other personalities besides himself and Yuto. This causes Yuya to note that neither [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]] nor [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]] have been making themselves known with Yuto covering up their actions by making Yuya think that are having a road trip in his mind. Yuya explains to tell Yuzu what he can remember and the threat that Genesis Omega Dragon poses to the world if it ends up in the wrong hands, telling her he has no time to promote her school. But Yuzu, seeing Yuya's mission would profoundly effect her father's school, insists on moving in with her as her manager.

The next day, Yuya's computer alerts him to leaked intel on the G.O.D. card from the Physical Information Systems building, going that with Yuzu on the possibility that the card is there. Yuya lets Yugo use their body to infiltrate the building with Yuzu, only to take over when end up entering a trap set up by [[Sora Shiunin (manga)|Sora Shiunin]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|7|ref}}</ref> After a brief batner, Yuya and Sora proceed to duel with the former having the advantage until he noticed a photo of Sora and his [[Miu Shiunin|little sister]]. Sora proceeds to instill conflicted feelings in Yuya to capitalize until Yuri takes over.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|8|ref}}</ref> Yuri proceeds to torture Sora into confessing that he was playing Yuya, with Sora admitting it once he manages to overpower his opponent while revealing to have tripled the amount of pain the duel field produces.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|9|ref}}</ref> Yuya, feeling the immense pain Yuri endured, regains control of his body and refuses to let Sora continue harming others with his prototype [[Pendulum Monster]]s. Yuya accomplishes this by beating Sora in a way that dwindles his life points without dealing harm to the child. But Sora realized the roundabout strategy and retaliates by overloading the Solid Vision at the cost of his well being. After shielding himself and Yuzu from the resulting explosion with his jacket, Yuya loses conscious from the pain with Yugo taking over to bring him and Yuzu back to their hideout.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|10|ref}}</ref>

When Yuya comes to one his couch, he is informed by Yuto and Yuri of what occurred while he was out: That Yugo dealt with a masked Turbo Duelist named [[Ren]] who is apparently of a third faction that knows where they came from and entered Yuya's mind to find something called the [[Adam Factor]]. As Yuzu returns from grocery shopping, Yuya is alerted that Reiji has found his hideout and enters it. Yuya expects not to be walking away from dueling Reiji, telling Yuzu to sell his stuff if he does not come back while triggering a trapdoor that sends him and Reiji to an underground cave under the water treatment plant. With Reiji noting the nearby escape pod which brought Yuya to the present, Yuya attempts to reason with him that they don't need to fight. But Reiji insists out of fate and blaming Yuya's father for causing the death of his father [[Leo Akaba (manga)|Leo Akaba]]. Reiji also insists on a normal duel when Yuya was about to set up an Action Duel, Yuya accepting it while still intent to entertain his opponent.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|14|ref}}</ref> After Yuya Pendulum Summoned three [[Performapal Card Gardna (manga)|Performapal Card Gardna]]s to bolster his defense, Reiji expresses some gratitude towards Yuya for ensuring they would be able to privately discuss matters of their home in the future. Reiji proceeds to reveal how their fathers' development of Pendulum Summoning and [[Solid Vision]] with Mass led to them discovering the G.O.D card. 

As Reiji uses his [[Pendulum Monster]]s' effects to destroy Yuya's monsters and prevent him from Pendulum Summoning, he explains that Yusho's stealing the G.O.D card doomed their world and intends to ensure Yuya never obtains it.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|15|ref}}</ref> Forced to have Yuto and Yuri back him up with their dragons after asking them to let him handle Reiji, Yuya attempts to explain his father's reasons of stealing the G.O.D card. But Reiji refuses to listen until Yuya can defeat him and his "[[D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace (manga)|D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace]]".<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|17|ref}}</ref> After placing his counterparts' dragons on his [[Pendulum Scale]], Yuya uses Overscale Pendulum to summon "[[Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon (manga)|Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon]]" to turn the tables. But the youths' duel is postponed when Reiji reveals they are being watched by a camera sphere, with Yuya encountering Ren when he appears. Ren reveals that the G.O.D. card in in the possession of his leader [[Eve]] and that they need the Adam Factor which both Yuya and Reiji possess to unlock Genesis Omega Dragon's full power. But the damage caused by the duel causes a cave-in, forcing all parties to escape. Once safe, Yuya attempts to convince Reiji that they need to join forces against the new threat Eve poses. But Reiji refuses and leaves, Yuya feeling that Reiji may reconsider once he accepts the truth of what he said to him.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|18|ref}}</ref>

Soon after going off the grid, Yuya spends the next two weeks being trained by his counterparts in a waterway before being found by Yuzu while Yuya was in the middle of learning to maneuver a Duel Runner under Yugo's harsh guidance.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|19|ref}}</ref> Soon after, he and Yugo hatch a plan to take their pursuer out, Yuya calling Ren for a [[Turbo Duel]] before being subjugated by Yugo and ending up inside his mind where he cannot see the match unfold. But Yuya, while wandering around within his mindscape, finds the network of roots containing his memories before being forced back into his body to continue the duel in Yugo's place.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|20|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|21|ref}}</ref> As Yuya tries to figure out how to defeat Ren's [[White Aura Biphamet (manga)|White Aura Biphamet]], the resemblance catching him off guard, he is shocked to learn Ren is a descendant of Yugo from the distant future.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|22|ref}}</ref> With some assistance from Yuzu activating a trap he'd laid, Yuzu learns White Aura Biphamet's weakness and completely destroys it.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|23|ref}}</ref>

Following Ren's defeat as he was forced to fall back before his body completely dissolved, Yuya learned the full nature of the Adam Factor while Ren mused if Yuya's will would be strong enough to resist the G.O.D. card's manipulation. Seeing Yuzu utterly confused by the series of revelations and learning of his concealed memories, Yuya assures her that they will make sense of it all in due time. They find themselves watching Reiji's duel against [[Isaac]] via cable feed from Reiji's space station shortly after.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|24|ref}}</ref>

After Reiji's return to Earth, Yuya intercepts him and his allies and joins them on their excursion to Antarctica to attack Eve's forced directly. During the journey, he explains the origins of their enemy to Yuzu, Shun, and Shingo. In private, he discusses what he'd learned of G.O.D.'s power and the goals of their enemy with Reiji, revealing that he plans to destroy the G.O.D. the moment he has it in his possession. He also considers the possibility of revealing the truth about where he comes from to their allies, ultimately deciding to keep it a secret as they close in on the Antarctic base.

Upon arrival, the group enter Eve's base and split up, Yuya and Yuzu taking a path leading to a large pool filled with breathable water. After falling in, he engages Sora in a duel. During this, Sora explains his origins and why he is allied with Eve and G.O.D., showing proof of his story by assaulting Yuya with his real memories via bubbles growing on root-like fixtures in the water. Yuzu is also hit with one of these bubbles and is knocked unconscious, Yuya sending her to the surface via a Solid Vision life preserver.

Taking heavy damage, Yuya is forced to switch out with Yuri. After defeating Sora, Yuri returns control to Yuya who brings Sora to the surface, handing him and Yuzu off to Shun and Shingo for medical care at their transport, leaving to find Eve and settle things once and for all. Following an arrow trail that she creates along the floor, he finds her in a space-like area beyond a portal.

Yuya attempts to talk Eve out of her plan for G.O.D. but she refuses to listen, the two commencing to duel. Overwhelmed by the legend-class monsters Eve summons with ease, Yuya is forced to switch places with Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri. While wandering their mindscape, Yuya returns to the place where his true memories are kept and learns of his past, retaking control of his body as Yuzu arrives. He explains the true nature of his relationship to his counterparts - that the four were brothers, the latter three having died during the World Illusion with their souls allowed to live on in his body - before redoubling his efforts to push Eve back.

Through the combined might of the four's monsters, they initially appear to corner Eve. However, Eve summons Genesis Omega Dragon in a desperation play, her body and mind being consumed by the creature as it takes over the duel in her place. To make matters worse, Yuya's brothers realize that whatever force has allowed them to remain with him for so long has finally run its course, retreating into his mind one last time before disappearing for good.

As Yuya falls into despair over losing his family a second time, G.O.D. attempts to persuade him to surrender, offering to create a universe for him where the World Illusion did not happen and the G.O.D. card never appeared to allow him to live in happiness. However, realizing that what G.O.D. fears is hope, Yuya refuses this and continues fighting, drawing the last gift his brothers left for him in the form of "[[G.O.D.-Eyes Phantom Dragon (manga)|God-Eyes Phantom Dragon]]".

Exploiting the limitations of G.O.D.'s own monster effect with "G.O.D.-Eyes", Yuya manages to defeat the entity and gain control of the G.O.D. card. With G.O.D.'s influence no longer possessing Eve, Adam appears before her and cures her and her allies of their disfigurement, the two leaving together to live out eternity in the crack of time after thanking Yuya for saving the world and themselves.

Before Yuya can take ownership of the G.O.D. card, Reiji appears and challenges Yuya for control of the card, revealing that he wishes to use the card for himself to carry on his father's legacy. He also says that he has now surpassed Yuya in power, having obtained Adam's own share of the Adam Factor. The two begin an Action Duel, Yuya tries to find a way to make Reiji enjoy their duel. His opponent's onslaught keeps him on the defensive, however, Reiji managing to summon his how G.O.D. in the form of "[[Divine Go-D/D/D Zero King Zero G.O.D. Reiji (manga)|Divine Go-D/D/D Zero King Zero G.O.D. Reiji]]". Narrowly avoiding its game-ending effect, the two continually whittle away their resources until they are left with nothing on the field, no cards in hand, and only 100 Life Points each.

On Yuya's last turn, he draws Phantom Dragon with no way to use it, the two make a mad dash for the last Action Card, Yuya grasping it and using it to win the duel. Collapsing on the ground next to each other, they share a laugh. As the victor, Yuya claims the G.O.D. card and promptly destroys it to ensure it can never be misused by anyone ever again.

Suddenly, the gate that let G.O.D. into the universe appears as the facility begins to collapse. Yuya and Reiji are separated from their allies by a rift on the platform they were standing on. They resolve to enter the gate and find out the true intentions of G.O.D.'s creator, reasoning that they do not belong in the world any longer now that their original timeline does not exist. The two are joined by Ren and Isaac for similar reasons.

Before Yuya leaves, Yuzu attempts to confess her love for him, though he cuts her off. Tossing her "Phantom Dragon" to remember him by, he says his goodbyes and vows that the two will meet again one day before he enters the gate.

===Non-canon===
[[File:One Shot Yuya.png|thumb|Yuya in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|special manga chapter]].]]
Yuya is shown facing [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akaba]] in an [[Action Duel]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|special manga chapter]]. He is 14 years old and aims to be a Pro Duelist. Yuya uses the same strategies as his anime counterpart, using his "[[Performapal|Entermate]]" [[Monster Card|monsters]] to explore the field, like riding on "[[Performapal Silver Claw|Entermate Silver Claw]]", for example. He is also able to perform [[Pendulum Summon]]s in the manga, although how he got his [[Pendulum Monster]]s is not explained. Yuya keeps his anime counterpart's opinion regarding Action Duels: he believes that Duels are entertainment, and should be "happy, fun and silly".<ref name="sp1">''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|Special One-Shot]]"</ref>
{{-}}

==Relationships==
{{cleanup|section}}
===Yusho Sakaki===
Yusho is Yuya's father. Yuya loves and admires his father immensely, taking the mission that father ensured himself seriously. Yuya even defended Yusho when Reiji expressed his disdain towards the man.

===Yuzu Hiragi===
Yuzu is the first person Yuya met since arriving to her timeline who was not with Leo Corp and became one of Yuya's closest friends despite tricking him into signing a teaching contract at her father's school. But after terms of payment as Yuya's manager, Yuzu offered to help him in his search for the G.O.D. card before learning as much of the significance as Yuya remembered. Yuzu is overall supportive of Yuya and his counterparts, having originally assumed "Yuto" as some sort of comedy act.

===Yuto===
Yuya and Yuto's differing personalities and stark experiences, combined with their similar ideals, make them each other's foils. Their history prior to sharing a body is unknown at the time save the two knew each other. At times, acting like the big brother to his counterparts, Yuto would tend to scold Yuya whenever he does something that puts them at risk like cheering up a kid while they are being hunted down by Leo Corp agents.

===Yugo===
Prior to sharing a body, Yuya and Yugo were good friends with the former supporting him during his turbo duels. Following that events that have him currently inside Yuya's mind, Yugo reluctantly acts to suppress Yuya's memory alongside their counterparts to spare him from what they know. During such an influx of memories he manages to deal with, Yugo expressed that he could not forgive a certain person who appears to be the reason he and the others sealed Yuya's memories of them as separate beings. It is also because of their close ties that, which the two abruptly switched places in their duel against Ren, Yuya was able to predict Yugo's strategy and execute it in his place.

===Yuri===
Yuya and Yuri are complete opposites of one another: while Yuya sees the good in others and duels for fun, Yuri sees only the worst and duels in a sadistic manner. Yuri even forcefully took over Yuya's body during their duel with Sora, scolding Yuya for his gullibility while torturing Sora to expose him for the deceptive sadist he is. Their history prior to sharing a body is unknown at the time save that Yuri genuinely cares for Yuya to the point that he will show no mercy to anyone who harms Yuya in any way.

===Reiji Akaba===
Learning they are from the future, having expected to face him sooner or later, Yuya learned how their home was destroyed by Genesis Omega Dragon from Reiji's perspective as he blamed Yusho for it. Yuya made attempts to convince Reiji that his father is not to blame during their first duel, but Reiji refused to listen as both of them are revealed to possess the Adam Factor which is sought by the mysterious Eve.

===Shingo Sawatari===
Yuya first met Shingo during Yuto's duel against the pursuing Leo Corp duelist, taking over for his counterpart to finish the duel. Following Yuya defeating him, Shingo considered him a rival.

===Shun Kurosaki===
Yuya first met Shun when he kidnapped Yuzu's father to forced the youth to duel him, Shun considering Yuya's dueling style an insult due to his background as a duelist combatant. During the duel, Yuya admired Shun's code of honor when he paused their duel to save Yuzu and her father from certain death. Yuya returned the favor when Shun almost fell to his death, with Shun coming to respect Yuya as a duelist and sees him as a worthy rival.

===Sora Shiunin===
Sora has shown great interest towards Yuya, deciding to duel him on Reiji's suggestion for the answers he seeks concerning Reiji's own agenda. When their duel began, having increased the pain receivers in their arena, Sora attempted to catch Yuya off guard by claiming he is being forced to duel because Reiji holds his sister Miu hostage. But Yuri takes over Yuya's body and shows him that Sora is nothing but a lying sadist, with Yuya allowed to finish the duel and beat Sora in a way that does not force him to sink to the child's moral level.

==Decks==
===Canon===
Like his [[Yuya Sakaki|anime counterpart]], Yuya runs an '''"[[Performapal|Enter-Mate]]/[[Odd-Eyes]]" Deck''' revolved around [[Pendulum Summon]]ing. His main strategies revolve around gathering the necessary cards for a Pendulum Summon with search effects (I.E. Enter-Mate Corn and Enter-Mate Handsome Liger), manipulating the ATK/DEF of his monsters, or using his Odd-Eyes monsters to set up a finishing blow with Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon. <ref group="Notes" name="one">Originally, the Performapal monsters were referred in the official English version of the manga by their Japanese name "Enter-Mate". However, in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 015|Scale 15]] and the release of the English version of the first volume, the [[archetype]] was referred as "Performapal".</ref>

Unlike similar characters (e.g. [[Yugi Muto]], [[Yuma Tsukumo]]), Yuya uses a completely different Deck from his partner(s). If any of his counterparts takes over Yuya's body during a Duel, the contents of their Deck will change along with their persona.

Furthermore, at the same rate as Yuya influences his counterparts' Decks (such as evolving [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]]'s "[[Clearwing Fast Dragon (manga)|Clearwing Fast Dragon]]" into a [[Pendulum Monster]]), Yuya's Deck appears to be influenced by his counterparts as well, with Yuya using "Mirage", "Persona" and "Phantom" monsters when Dueling alongside [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]],<ref name="sc3">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|3|ref}}</ref> or using "Rose" and "Handsome" monsters when Dueling alongside [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]].<ref name="sc8">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|8|ref}}</ref>

{{Manga card list | 
* Enter-Mate Clay Breaker
* Enter-Mate Corn (manga)
* Enter-Mate Handsome Liger (manga)
* Enter-Mate Mer☆Maid
* EnterMate Turntrooper (manga)
* Enter-Mate Uni (manga)
* Performapal Kuriborder (manga)
* Enter-Mate Miss Director (manga)
* Smoke Mosquito (manga)
* Speedroid Block-n-Roll (manga)
* Speedroid CarTurbo (manga)
* Enter-Mate Ballad (manga)
* Enter-Mate Barracuda (manga)
* Enter-Mate Odd-Eyes Butler (manga)
* Enter-Mate Odd-Eyes Valet
* Enter-Mate Rolling Sambaa
* EnterMate BaroKuriboh
* EnterMate ClassiKuriboh
* Genesis Omega Dragon (card)
* G.O.D.-Eyes Phantom Dragon (manga)
* Odd-Eyes Mirage Dragon (manga)
* Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon (manga)
* Odd-Eyes Phantasma Dragon (manga)
* Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (manga)
* Performapal Card Gardna (manga)
* Performapal Card Gardna (manga)
* Performapal Card Gardna (manga)
* Performapal Pendulum Conductor
* Starving Venemy Dragon (manga)
* Clearwing Fast Dragon (manga)
* Dark Anthelion Dragon (manga)
* Pendulum Halt (manga)
* Penetration Fusion
* Surprise Fusion
* Enter-Mate Show Up
* Sharp Pendulum Strike
* Pendulum Match
* Trick Barrier
}}

===One Shot===
In the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|special manga chapter]], Yuya runs an '''"[[Performapal|Entermate]]" Deck''', like in the anime.

{{Manga card list | 
* Entermate Thunderhino (manga)
* Entermate Warrior Tiger (manga)
* Entermate Silver Claw (manga)
* Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (manga)
* Stargazer Magician (manga)
* Timegazer Magician (manga)
* Axe of Fools (manga)
* Widespread Ruin (manga)
}}

==Duels==
{| class="wikitable card-list"
|-
! scope="col" | Opponent(s)
! scope="col" | Chapter(s)
! scope="col" | Outcome
|-
| [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akaba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale SP1|SP1]] || Not shown
|-
| [[Shingo Sawatari (manga)|Shingo Sawatari]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 002|2]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 003|3]] || Win (with [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]])
|-
| [[Shun Kurosaki (manga)|Shun Kurosaki]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 005|5]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 006|6]] || Win
|-
| [[Sora Shiunin (manga)|Sora Shiunin]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 008|8]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 010|10]] || Win (with [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]])
|-
| [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akaba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 015|15]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 018|18]] || No result (with Yuto and Yuri)
|-
| [[Ren]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 020|20]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 023|23]] || Win (with [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]])
|-
| [[Sora Shiunin (manga)|Sora Shiunin]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 029|29]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 032|32]] || Win (with Yuri)
|-
| [[Reiji Akaba (manga)|Reiji Akaba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 040|40]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Scale 045|45]] || Win
|}

==Notes==
<references group="Notes" />

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Yuya Sakaki pages}}
{{Characters/ARC-V/Manga}}
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V manga characters]]