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Otherwise, in a more casual environment, Shinji is a rather friendly and sociable individual, bringing gifts to the kids under Crow's care, and even attending to others such as [[Riley Akaba|Riley]] with care. He is also seen to be more than willing to give a helping hand to an outsider as he as his friends helped the [[Lancers]] evade [[Sector Security (ARC-V)|Sector Security]], and he ended up getting arrested himself when he tried to warn [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)|Crow]] about Sector Security.
His intense hatred towards the Topsiders can make him distrusting and suspicious about those who don't agree with his views even if they're friends, as he quickly assumed both Yuya and Moon Shadow serve the Topsiders simply for rejecting his idea of a revolution against the Topsiders. He also accused Yuya of having fixed their Duel and making deals with Sector Security after [[Jean-Michel Roget]] congratulated Yuya for defeating him. He even turned against Crow when the latter tried to talk him down during the riots. Shinji can be slightly hypocritical though, as when Yuya had brought out "Tuning Magician" onto the field during their Duel, Shinji constantly referred to it as a useless card, despite how he kept trying to justify the use of weak cards from his own Deck that represented the Commons.
===Etymology===
Shinji Weber may be named after [[wikipedia:Max Weber|Max Weber]], a German sociologist, philosopher, jurist, and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research, reflecting Shinji's character as someone who wants to change the social system of the [[New Domino City (ARC-V)|New Domino City]].
==Biography==
===History===
[[File:Young Shinji.png|rightthumb|200px|thumb|Young Shinji.]]
As a Commons, Shinji had a long life of being persecuted by the actions of the [[Topsiders]], having the orphanage where he stayed being closed down on one occasion. On another occasion, Shinji challenged a Topsiders to a Duel and lost, and tried to give the Topsiders a card for winning as they had agreed, but the Topsiders Duelist mocked Shinji's cards and tossed it to him, telling him to come back when he had better cards.<ref name="ep68" />
When [[Sector Security (ARC-V)|Sector Security]] cornered the [[Lancers]] [[Yuya Sakaki]], [[Celina]], [[Riley Akaba|Riley]], and [[Sylvio Sawatari]] by gathering more units, Shinji helped [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)|Crow Hogan]] rescue them<ref name="ep56">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|56|ref}}</ref> and dropped them off at his hideout.<ref name="ep57">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|57|ref}}</ref> Later, Shinji visited the hideout to bring in the supplies Crow requested. He didn't like that fact that the Lancers were still in the hideout since they were wanted now, and could bring trouble to the kids and Crow. Before Shinji left, he warned Crow that Sector Security were searching high and low for the Lancers. When he found out that Sector Security had cornered the Lancers, Shinji went to warn Crow, who was Dueling Yuya at that moment, but was too late and Sector Security had them all arrested. He tried to escape on his [[Duel Runner]], but he was blocked and got caught as well.<ref name="ep59" />
He, Crow, and the Lancers were brought to the [[Facility (ARC-V)|Facility]]. He and Crow explained how most of the inmates were there on false charges. They reunited with [[Gong Strong|Gong]] and [[Dennis MacfieldMcField|Dennis]] and learned about [[Shay Obsidian|Shay]]'s solitary confinement. He then watched as [[Chojiro Tokumatsu]] Dueled Yuya and he and Crow were reminded of how Chojiro used to be an idol for many [[Commons (ARC-V)|Commons]] in the past.<ref name="ep60">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|60|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep61">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|61|ref}}</ref>
While Chojiro, Yuya and Sylvio held an [[Action Duel]] Show for the inmates, Shinji planned a prison break with Crow and their friend [[Damon Lopez|Damon]], who was also imprisoned there. The three Commons escaped ahead of the imprisoned Lancers, who were running from the [[Stomptroopers]].<ref name="ep62">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|62|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep63">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|63|ref}}</ref>
When the prison breakers reunited, they dived into the river and swam to the other side, where [[Tony Zomboni]] was waiting for them. Unbeknownst to them, Tony was already caught by Sector Security and the entire group was arrested again by [[Jean-Michel Roget]]. The entire group was then salvaged from Sector Security vehicles by order of the [[High Council]]. They were brought to the Council and were invited to participate in the [[Friendship Cup]] under [[Declan Akaba|Declan]]'s suggestion. Shinji was locked in a luxurious room in the tower, where he would wait his turn to Duel.<ref name="ep63">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|63|ref}}</ref>
After Crow's and Gong's Duel, Shinji was scheduled to Duel Riley Akaba. Riley, however, was unwilling to Duel him because Shinji gave him candy before. Because of this, [[Moon Shadow]] replaced Riley as Shinji's opponent, which confused [[Melissa Trail]] and the audience, as they mistook Declan's brother as a ninja. Before the Duel, Shinji rallied the Commons to stand up and fight the injustice done to them by the [[Topsiders]]. He claimed that the Commons were acting passively just as the Topsiders wanted them to be. He told them that he broke out of the detention facility solely to put on a show for the Topsiders and declared his intentions of not playing by their rules. He was quickly chastised by Melissa, who reminded him of the "friendship" concept of the tournament.<ref name="ep68">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|68|ref}}</ref>
Moon dealt heavy damage right away by making use of the [[Action Card]]s in "[[Cross Over AccelCrossover Acceleration]]" with "[[Illusion Ninjitsu Art of Hazy Shuriken]]", but Shinji stopped Moon from continuing this by pulling an [[Action Card]] away from him. He then Summoned his "[[Battlewasp]]" [[Monster Card|monsters]] and explained their similarity to the Commons. Using "[[Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge (anime)|Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge]]" he ran through Moon's combo of "{{[[Twilight Ninja Shingetsu (anime)|Twilight Ninja Shingetsu}}]]" and" [[Illusion Ninjitsu Art of Hazy Toad]]". Shinji chided Moon for carelessly using a power-up and taking unnecessary damage in the process. He compared this to the Topsiders taking greater damage when they lose their wealth; what happened to Moon would also happen to the Topsiders.<ref name="ep68">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|68|ref}}</ref>
Shinji hurt Moon's pride as a ninja by believing him to act just like Sector Security, as someone who bowed down to his lord and being a good for nothing. Subsequently, when Moon kept on his offensive, he talked about his own personal hardships as well as the overall unfairness of the current system, which mirrored Moon's persistence in hurting Shinji continuously as how the Topsiders kept taking things away from Shinji and humiliated him and his cards. Shinji used his swarm of "Battlewasp" monsters to get through Moon's wall of "[[Ninja]]" monsters, fortified by "{{[[Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga (anime)|Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga}}]]" and used "{{[[Urgent Tuning (anime)|Urgent Tuning}}]]" to Summon his [[Level 12]] [[Synchro Monster]] "[[Battlewasp - Ballista the Armageddon (anime)|Battlewasp - Ballista the Armageddon]]" during the [[Battle Phase]]. He [[attack]]ed Moon with it, blowing up his [[Duel Runner]] and defeating him. While doing so, he rallied the Commons again and explained how it was their turn to rise up and not just his. The audience, finally moved by Shinji's words, cheered at his victory, but he cut them short. He said this was not the time to cheer fully just yet, but he still encouraged them to fight back.<ref name="ep68">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|68|ref}}</ref> He watched the other Duels of the first round, including Tony's loss to Celina, a loss that he bemoaned<ref name="ep70">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|70|ref}}</ref>, and the brutal climax of [[Shay Obsidian|Shay]]'s Duel with [[Dennis MacfieldMcField]], which revealed Dennis as part of [[Duel Academy (ARC-V)|Duel Academy]].<ref name="ep75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|75|ref}}</ref>
===Friendship Cup Finals===
Shinji's second round match was against Yuya, after the brutal Duel between [[Zuzu Boyle]] and [[Sergey Volkov]]. Yuya was torn over Zuzu's ambiguous fate, and Shinji harshly explained that no one would save Zuzu after she had lost, as losers were abandoned, which was why he wanted to change the society. He advised Yuya to win the Duel if he had a message that he wanted to get across. Shinji continued to rally the Commons and encourage them, blocking Yuya's initial attempt at a [[One Turn Kill]] and calling his use of "[[Gap Power]]" to only gain 100 [[ATK]] a waste in a similar manner to the Topsiders. He drove Yuya back with "[[Battlewasp - Azusa the Spirit Ghost Bow (anime)|Battlewasp - Azusa the Ghost Bow]]" and the effect damage of his "[[Battlewasp - Pin the HitBullseye (anime)|Battlewasp - Pin the Bullseye]]s", before Yuya declared that the real match would be beginning and brought out "{{[[Timebreaker Magician (anime)|Timebreaker Magician}}]]" to destroy "Azusa". Shinji retorted that it was too late for that with all the Commons behind him, and he stated that the revolution had begun.<ref name="ep78">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|78|ref}}</ref> Shinji revived "Azusa" and tuned it with his "Pins" to Synchro Summon "[[Battlewasp - Hama the EvilConquering Bow (anime)|Battlewasp -Crushing Hama the Conquering Bow]]", which he described as the Commons' [[Synchro Monster]]. Yuya attempted to reason with Shinji, protesting that hate wouldn't change anything and explained his own outlook of wanting to make New Domino City smile. Shinji retorted that they would only smile after defeating the Topsiders. He cleared Yuya's field, but Yuya was able to survive the turn. On the next turn, Shinji received an unexpected surprise when Yuya was forced to Summon "{{[[Tuning Magician (anime)|Tuning Magician}}]]", which damaged Yuya and healed Shinji. Shinji commented that drawing such a useless card has sealed Yuya's fate and attempted to win on his next turn, but Yuya was able to survive again. Yuya revived his monsters on the next turn, including "Tuning Magician", which Shinji exploited with "[[Bee Formation]]" to increase the ATK of "Hama". Yuya then performed a Synchro Summon of his own to bring out "{{[[Enlightenment Paladin (anime)|Enlightenment Paladin}}]]" and re-use "Gap Power", which was strengthened thanks to the effect of "Tuning Magician" increasing the difference between Shinji and Yuya's LP. "Enlightenment Paladin" destroyed "Hama", and Shinji's own mass ATK increasing of "Hama" led to the effect of "Enlightenment Paladin" finishing him off. The loss of his revolution caused Shinji to scream in frustration.<ref name="ep79">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|79|ref}}</ref>
Shinji returned to the [[Duel Palace]] in frustration, and after he saw Yuya being praised by the Topsiders and [[Jean-Michel Roget]], he accused the match of being fixed so that Yuya could win and of being allied with the Topsiders from the beginning. Roget pointed out the flaws in Shinji's reasoning and he denounced Shinji in front of the crowd, before having the staff take him away to the [[Underground Labor Facility]]. Although Yuya vowed to save Shinji, Shinji screamed expressions of hatred towards Yuya.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|80|ref}}</ref> Amanda, Frank, Tarren, and Zuzu later discovered that Shinji had gone to the Underground Labor Facility when they took refuge there themselves.<ref name="ep87">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|87|ref}}</ref>
When Shay, Gong, [[Sylvio Sawatari|Sylvio]], and Moon Shadow caused a riot, Shinji, Damon, and Tony decided to take advantage of the situation and encourage the other inmates to rebel as well. As the inmates rioted, Shinji went to take over the control room before Sector Security arrived. When the [[Stomptroopers]] arrived to stop everyone, Shinji activated the conveyor belt to cause them to drop their weapons, and was then informed by Tony that they were able to retrieve everyone's [[Duel Disk]]s. Shinji then announced to everyone to get on the conveyor belts so they could go to New Domino City. He then thanked Chojiro's lackeys for helping him take over the control room.<ref name="ep90">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|90|ref}}</ref> After escaping from underground, Shinji and others started to gather allies for the takeover of New Domino City.<ref name="ep91">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|91|ref}}</ref> Shinji then led the Commons into New Domino City for revolution against the Topsiders, but they stopped during their rioting when Jack was scheduled to face [[Sergey Volkov]].<ref name="ep93">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|93|ref}}</ref> They soon began rioting again after the Duel ended, and they were confronted by Sector Security after Roget placed New Domino City under martial law. Damon was driven back, but they were saved by Crow using "{{[[Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower (anime)|Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower}}]]". Crow tried to stop Shinji's rioting and convince him that [[Duel Academy (ARC-V)|Duel Academy]] were the true enemy, but Shinji refused, claiming that he hated the Topsiders more than Duel Academy and he, Damon and Tony activated their Duel Disks against Crow, who proceeded to do the same. Before they could Duel, Yuya appeared on the screen; proclaiming that Dueling was about bringing smiles to people and not a tool to be used in conflict, and he then challenged Jack to a Duel.<ref name="ep95">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|95|ref}}</ref>
While he and Crow were surprised by Yuya's mention of them in his short speech before the Duel<ref name="ep96">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|96|ref}}</ref>, it did not end the confrontation between him and his former friends until Shay arrived and presumably ended the situation.<ref name="ep97">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|97|ref}}</ref> He, Crow, Damon, and Tony raced to join Yuya's Duel with Jack and voiced out his encouragement and support. They simultaneously announced the effect of "{{[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon}}]]" with Yuya and watched Yuya deal the final blow. Shinji was present to hear from Sora's broadcast about Roget's latest actions as well as Zuzu's status.<ref name="ep98">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|98|ref}}</ref> He later witnessed Sector Security Headquarters being obscured by green light, and he noted that the symbol of the Topsiders' rule was disappearing.<ref name="ep99">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|99|ref}}</ref>
===Heartland City===
Shinji aided in the rebuilding of New Domino City and its new merged society. He and [[Chojiro Tokumatsu]] told the remaining Lancers to leave that work to them go to fight Duel Academy, accompanied by Crow and [[Sora Perse|Sora]].<ref name="ep115">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|115|ref}}</ref>
===Duel Academy===
When a [[Z-ARC|massive dragon]] opened a dimensional rift in the sky, Shinji wondered if it was connected to the [[Interdimensional Domination|Dimensional War]] the [[Lancers]] were talking about.<ref name="ep136">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|136|ref}}</ref> After [[Z-ARC]]'s defeat, Shinji is seen watching [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]]'s Duel against [[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack]] with [[Damon Lopez|Damon]], [[Tony Zomboni|Tony]], [[Amanda]], [[Frank (ARC-V)|Frank]], [[Tarren]], [[Sam (ARC-V)|Sam]], [[Chojiro Tokumatsu|Chojiro]], and his lackeys.<ref name="ep146">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|146|ref}}</ref> He was happy when Yuya won and watched Yuya and [[Declan Akaba|Declan]]'s [[Action Duel]].<ref name="ep147">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|147|ref}}</ref> He was happy when Yuya won the Duel and witnessed [[Zuzu Boyle|Zuzu]]'s revival.<ref name="ep148">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|148|ref}}</ref>
==Deck==
{{Decklist
|effect monsters =
* [[Battlewasp - Arbalest the Rapid FireRapidfire (anime)|Battlewasp - Arbalest the Rapidfire]] x3* [[Battlewasp - Dart the PursuitHunter (anime)|Battlewasp - Dart the Hunter]]* [[Battlewasp - Pin the HitBullseye (anime)|Battlewasp - Pin the Bullseye]] x3* [[Battlewasp - Twinbow the Continuous AttackAttacker (anime)|Battlewasp - Twinbow the Attacker]]
|tuner monsters =
* [[Battlewasp - Sting the Poison (anime)|Battlewasp - Sting the Poison]]
|synchro monsters =
* [[Battlewasp - Azusa the Spirit Ghost Bow (anime)|Battlewasp - Azusa the Ghost Bow]]* [[Battlewasp - Ballista the Armageddon (anime)|Battlewasp - Ballista the Armageddon]]* [[Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge (anime)|Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge]]* [[Battlewasp - Hama the EvilConquering Bow (anime)|Battlewasp -Crushing Hama the Conquering Bow]]
|spells =
* [[Revival Swarm (anime)|Revival Swarm]]* [[Summoning Swarm (anime)|Summoning Swarm]]
|traps =
* [[Battlewasp - Nest (anime)|Battlewasp - Nest]]
* [[Bee Formation]]
* [[Urgent Tuning (anime)|Urgent Tuning]]
