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'''Espa Roba''' known as '''Esper Roba''' in the Manga and Japanese Version is a [[duelist]] who claims to have [[Wikipedia:Extra-sensory perception|ESP]]. In reality he is a fraud who uses his younger brothers to spy on and reply back to him the cards in his opponent's [[hand]], thus allowing him to 'predict' the opponent's strategies almost before they perform them.
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'''Espa Roba''' known as '''Esper Roba''' in the manga and Japanese version is a [[duelist]] who claims to have [[Wikipedia:Extra-sensory perception|ESP]]. In reality he is a fraud who uses his younger brothers to spy on and reply back to him the cards in his opponent's [[hand]], thus allowing him to 'predict' the opponent's strategies almost before they perform them.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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Espa Roba is a young [[duelist]] who entered [[Battle City]] to uphold his reputation and protect his younger brothers. He is first shown defeating [[Rex Raptor]] and taking "[[Serpent Night Dragon]]". Rex advises [[Joey Wheeler]] not to [[duel]] Espa Roba on the grounds that his psychic abilities allow him to read all the cards in his [[hand]]. With an air of self-confidence, Joey accepts the duel and begins.
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Espa Roba is a young duelist who entered [[Battle City]] to uphold his reputation and protect his younger brothers. He is first shown defeating [[Rex Raptor]] and taking "[[Serpent Night Dragon]]". Rex advises [[Joey Wheeler]] not to [[duel]] Espa Roba on the grounds that his psychic abilities allow him to read all the cards in his hand. With an air of self-confidence, Joey accepts the duel and begins.
  
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Although Espa Roba initially gains an advantage due to the fact he knows what cards are in Joey's [[hand]] and on his [[field]], Joey infers what is happening and attempts to confuse his watchers from above by putting the cards "[[Skull Dice]]" and "[[Graceful Dice]]" close to each other in order to confuse Espa Roba.  
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Although Espa Roba initially gains an advantage due to the fact he knows what cards are in Joey's hand and on his [[Playing field|field]], Joey infers what is happening and attempts to confuse his watchers from above by putting the cards "[[Skull Dice]]" and "[[Graceful Dice]]" close to each other in order to confuse Espa Roba.  
  
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[[Mokuba Kaiba]] eventually discovers the source of Espa Roba's "psychic" abilities, his brothers spied upon Joey's [[hand]] from upon a high rise building. However, the brothers plead with Mokuba to let Espa Roba continue with the duel, stating that he is a strong duelist despite his cheating ways.  
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[[Mokuba Kaiba]] eventually discovers the source of Espa Roba's "psychic" abilities, his brothers spied upon Joey's hand from upon a high rise building. However, the brothers plead with Mokuba to let Espa Roba continue with the Duel, stating that he is a strong duelist despite his cheating ways.  
  
 
The psychic front was to build an impression of an unbeatable duelist and thus deflect any abuse that was usually heaped upon Espa Roba and his brothers. To Mokuba, this situation paralleled his brotherly relationship with his older brother, [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] and he let Espa Roba continue the duel. Due to this, Espa Roba's psychic reputation is tarnished but he continues his duel with Joey nevertheless.
 
The psychic front was to build an impression of an unbeatable duelist and thus deflect any abuse that was usually heaped upon Espa Roba and his brothers. To Mokuba, this situation paralleled his brotherly relationship with his older brother, [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] and he let Espa Roba continue the duel. Due to this, Espa Roba's psychic reputation is tarnished but he continues his duel with Joey nevertheless.
  
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Espa Roba eventually [[Summon]]s "[[Jinzo]]", whose severely crippled Joey's overall strategy. Finally, Joey [[activate]]d "[[Roulette Spider]]" which forced "[[Jinzo]]" to [[attack]] a random card on the [[field]], [[Jinzo]] attacked "[[Reflect Bounder]]", who then reflected the assault back on "[[Jinzo]]", [[destroy]]ing them both and Espa Roba loses the duel.  
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Espa Roba eventually [[Summon]]s "[[Jinzo]]", who severely crippled Joey's overall strategy. Finally, Joey [[activate]]d "[[Roulette Spider]]" which forced "Jinzo" to [[attack]] a random card on the field, "Jinzo" attacked "[[Reflect Bounder]]", who then reflected the assault back on "Jinzo", [[destroy]]ing them both and Espa Roba loses the Duel.
  
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Due to the Battle City regulations, Espa Roba forfeited his rarest card, "[[Jinzo]]", to Joey upon his defeat and commented that he was ready to stand up for his brothers without cheating.
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Due to the Battle City regulations, Espa Roba forfeited his rarest card, "Jinzo", to Joey upon his defeat and commented that he was ready to stand up for his brothers without cheating.
  
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He makes a cameo in the Japanese epilogue, appearing to challenge [[Mako Tsunami]] to a duel.
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He makes a cameo in the Japanese epilogue, appearing to challenge [[Mako Tsunami]] to a Duel.
  
 
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==Voice/Mannerisms==
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In the Singaporean English Dub of the [[anime]], Espa Roba has a Spanish or Hispanic accent.
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In the Singaporean English dub of the [[anime]], Espa Roba has a Spanish or Hispanic accent.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 30 August 2010

Espa Roba
Birth
  • April 1
Age17
Height
  • 1.72 m <br />5.643 ft <br />67.717 in <br />172 cm
Weight
  • 105.822 lb <br />48 kg
Gender
  • "male" is not in the list (Male, Female, Unknown, None) of allowed values for the "Gender" property.male
Relatives
Four Unnamed younger brothers
Roba, Espa

Espa Roba known as Esper Roba in the manga and Japanese version is a duelist who claims to have ESP. In reality he is a fraud who uses his younger brothers to spy on and reply back to him the cards in his opponent's hand, thus allowing him to 'predict' the opponent's strategies almost before they perform them.

Biography

Espa Roba is a young duelist who entered Battle City to uphold his reputation and protect his younger brothers. He is first shown defeating Rex Raptor and taking "Serpent Night Dragon". Rex advises Joey Wheeler not to duel Espa Roba on the grounds that his psychic abilities allow him to read all the cards in his hand. With an air of self-confidence, Joey accepts the duel and begins.

Although Espa Roba initially gains an advantage due to the fact he knows what cards are in Joey's hand and on his field, Joey infers what is happening and attempts to confuse his watchers from above by putting the cards "Skull Dice" and "Graceful Dice" close to each other in order to confuse Espa Roba.

Mokuba Kaiba eventually discovers the source of Espa Roba's "psychic" abilities, his brothers spied upon Joey's hand from upon a high rise building. However, the brothers plead with Mokuba to let Espa Roba continue with the Duel, stating that he is a strong duelist despite his cheating ways.

The psychic front was to build an impression of an unbeatable duelist and thus deflect any abuse that was usually heaped upon Espa Roba and his brothers. To Mokuba, this situation paralleled his brotherly relationship with his older brother, Seto and he let Espa Roba continue the duel. Due to this, Espa Roba's psychic reputation is tarnished but he continues his duel with Joey nevertheless.

Espa Roba eventually Summons "Jinzo", who severely crippled Joey's overall strategy. Finally, Joey activated "Roulette Spider" which forced "Jinzo" to attack a random card on the field, "Jinzo" attacked "Reflect Bounder", who then reflected the assault back on "Jinzo", destroying them both and Espa Roba loses the Duel.

Due to the Battle City regulations, Espa Roba forfeited his rarest card, "Jinzo", to Joey upon his defeat and commented that he was ready to stand up for his brothers without cheating.

He makes a cameo in the Japanese epilogue, appearing to challenge Mako Tsunami to a Duel.

Voice/Mannerisms

In the Singaporean English dub of the anime, Espa Roba has a Spanish or Hispanic accent.

Deck

Record
Opponent Outcome
Rex Raptor Win
Joey Wheeler Lose

Espa Roba plays a Psycho Deck, including many psychic-themed cards, which focuses on Summoning "Jinzo" and strengthening it with "Amplifier".


Notes

  1. ↑ This card was played as a Normal Monster. It is an Effect Monster in the TCG/OCG.
  2. ↑ He wins this card from Rex Raptor during episode 58, though it's unknown if he put it in his deck afterwards.
  3. ↑ This card was played as a Trap Card. It is a Spell Card in the TCG/OCG.
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