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{{Infobox character
| headers = true
| image = SpecterSpectre.png| en_name = SpecterSpectre
| it_name = Spettro
| ja_name = スペクター
| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|1|ref}}
| anime_deck = [[Sunavalon]]/[[Sunvine]]
| en_voice = [[Billy Bob Thompson]]<refname="Billy Bob Thompson">[https://twitter.com/{{cite tweet |last=Thompson |first=Billy Bob |user=BillyBobThomps/status/1039309919676248065 |author-link=Billy Bob Thompson Twitter]|number=1039309919676248065 |date=2018-09-11 |title=I can iz specter!}}</ref>
| ja_voice = [[Daiki Kajimoto]]
}}
==Design==
===Appearance===
As a child, he wore a green jacket over a dark shirt and khaki pants.
===Personality===
During his Duel with Blue Angel, Specter Spectre was shown to be an extremely manipulative, deceptive and cold-hearted individual at one point going as far as feigning having seen the light through Skye's actions inspired by ''Blue Angel'', only to later burn the book, causing her great distress. He also mocks Playmaker's self-proclaimed justice to be ridiculous.
A young Specter Spectre walked a path of darkness, without love he struggled to find, which created a destructive hatred inside him.<ref name="ep34">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|34|ref}}</ref> While Playmaker said that incident caused time to stop for him, Specter Spectre said that due to it, time started moving for him. He had fun during the incident and stated that if the incident hurt Playmaker then he must have led a happy life before it.
==Biography==
===History===
[[File:YoungSpectre.png|left|250px|thumb|A young SpecterSpectre, distant from the other children at his orphanage.]]Specter Spectre was abandoned as a baby inside a hollow tree in a mountain behind an orphanage. He remained undiscovered for several days; during which the tree protected him from the elements and wild animals, closing its branches around the hollow each time something threatened him. After he was found, he was raised in the orphanage for several years, though he only felt at peace near the tree and regretted that he couldn't spend much time with it. He found it difficult to connect with the other children, and had nothing to entertain him; he felt that lived like a specterSpectre, with no one to talk to and no one who cared about him.<ref name="ep35">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|35|ref}}</ref> He became familiar with the ''[[Blue Angel (book)|Blue Angel]]'' in his youth, and he enjoyed the story.<ref name="ep33">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|33|ref}}</ref>
With no attachment to society or to the orphanage, he fled to the restricted area where he had been imprisoned. It was locked and deserted, but he waited there, desiring to be tested again. His hopes came true one rainy day when [[VarisRoken Kogami|Ryoken Roken Kogami]], the son of [[Kiyoshi Kogami|Dr. Kogami]] who had headed the project and who had alerted the authorities who had freed SpecterSpectre, approached him. When Specter Spectre saw him, he instantly knew he had come for him. Ryoken Roken gave him a place to belong among the Knights of Hanoi, something he had never had before. By saving him from despair, Ryoken Roken - Varis among the Knights - earned his undying loyalty.<ref name="ep35"/> Specter Spectre participated in the attack on the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]] alongside his fellow Knights.<ref name="ep68">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|68|ref}}</ref>
===Pre-Tower Knights of Hanoi===Specter Spectre appeared inside the Knights of Hanoi's control room with [[Roken Kogami|Varis]], informing him that they had found a lead on [[Ai|the runaway Ignis]], who would allow [[SOL Technologies]] to revive the Cyberse. He admitted that he was concerned about [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] interfering with their plans. Since Playmaker deleted his login records, the two concluded that he was a skilled hacker. Varis was interested, but asked Specter Spectre to keep their priorities on the [[Ignis]]. Specter Spectre and Varis waited for SOL Technologies to begin a security scan, as this would lower their firewalls, and when they did, Varis sent [[Number 10 (character)|Number 10]] to attack [[LINK VRAINS]] and capture the Ignis.<ref name="ep1">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|1|ref}}</ref> Specter Spectre watched the ensuing [[Speed Duel]] between Number 10 and Playmaker with Varis, which ended in Number 10's defeat.<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref> After Number 10's defeat, Specter Spectre told Varis that he had made some poor decisions in his attempt to capture the Ignis, but he noted that the sliver lining was that SOL Technologies had also failed to gain the A.I. Varis in turn stated that they were now closer to narrowing down Playmaker's identity.<ref name="ep3">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|3|ref}}</ref>
[[File:SpecterandblueangelSpectreandblueangel.png|thumb|250px|right|Specter meets Spectre meeting Blue Angel for the first time.]]Later inside the Knights' base, he and Varis watched [[Skye Zaizen|Blue Angel's]] public announcement to Duel Playmaker. He told Varis that they could use her. Inside [[LINK VRAINS]], Specter Spectre appeared from the shadows to speak to a waiting Blue Angel. He told her how Playmaker hadn't showed up and she asked if he was a Knight of Hanoi. Ignoring the question, he greeted her and the section where they were meeting then turned into a darkened, digital area. Specter Spectre claimed that he was a fan of hers and she accused him of lying. He denied this, stating that he wanted her to beat Playmaker. He threw a glowing purple [[Dark Angel (anime)|card]] into Blue Angel, telling her that it would open a door deep in her heart. He wished her luck and disappeared.<ref name="ep6">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|6|ref}}</ref> Specter Spectre and Varis watched the Duel between Playmaker and Blue Angel; Varis counted on the card Specter Spectre gave to Blue Angel to control her.<ref name="ep7">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|7|ref}}</ref> During Varis's Master Duel with Playmaker, Specter Spectre logged in behind Dr. Kogami as he expressed surprise at how Playmaker wanted revenge for the Lost Incident.<ref name="ep12">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|12|ref}}</ref>
When [[Kitamura]], the security chief of [[SOL Technologies]], approached Varis and attempted to join the [[Knights of Hanoi]], Varis had Specter Spectre Duel him to test him. Specter Spectre introduced himself and easily defeated Kitamura in a [[Master Duel]]. He thanked him, stating that due to his poor management, their takeover of [[LINK VRAINS]] had been easy. To his disgust, Kitamura attempted to convince him to betray Varis, and Specter Spectre told Kitamura that he could still serve the Knights as data as Kitamura was absorbed by the [[Tower of Hanoi]]. Specter Spectre warned the watching journalists, [[Frog (character)|Frog]] and [[Pigeon]], that anyone who entered LINK VRAINS would suffer the same fate, though he dared anyone to log in.
[[File:Spectre senses Earth's death.png|thumb|left|250px|Spectre sensing the death of [[Earth (character)|Earth]]]]While he was in the Knights of Hanoi's control room, Spectre later sensed the death of Earth, the Ignis that had been created from him during the [[Hanoi Project]], and he shed a tear as he felt an emptiness form inside him.<ref name="ep75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|75|ref}}</ref> Though Spectre still didn't accept the Ignis, he came to blame Lightning for Earth's death.<ref name="ep86">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|86|ref}}</ref> Spectre and Roken later spied on Kenneth Drayden, an A.I.-hating bounty hunter and hacker known as [[The Shepherd]], and Roken noted that he could be a troublesome enemy. That night they discussed finding the Ignis on Roken's speedboat, and came to the conclusion that they would need several skilled hackers in order to find the Ignis. They decided to approach Kenneth first, and Varis logged in to confront him, though despite Varis defeating The Shepherd in a Duel, he refused to work with them.<ref name="ep78">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|78|ref}}</ref> Spectre later detected someone scanning LINK VRAINS, and he and Roken determined that it was The Shepherd and that the bounty hunter had struck out on his own. They watched as Shepherd and then Playmaker and his allies entered a portal that Lightning had created, and Roken decided to log in and watch the Duel, believing that it was his responsibility to do so. Spectre accompanied him, and they logged in atop a building and remained out of sight. Varis noted that he'd warned Shepherd about Lightning's [[Link Spell Card]], and they observed as Shepherd successfully countered "[[Judgment Arrows]]".<ref name="ep79">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|79|ref}}</ref> Spectre wondered if Shepherd would win the Duel as he had destroyed "Judgment Arrows", but Varis noted that Lightning had been prepared for its destruction and may have anticipated it, and he was proven right when Lightning returned it to his Deck. Shepherd was able to bring Lightning down to 200 LP, a quantity that Spectre noted was low enough for any attack to defeat Lightning. However, Lightning was able to redraw "Judgment Arrows" and defeat Shepherd, erasing his data. Varis noted to Spectre that Shepherd had made no mistakes, but had still been defeated.<ref name=Ignis War"ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|80|ref}}</ref> Spectre and Varis later detected Earth's data in LINK VRAINS, and they watched as Playmaker Dueled The Gore, the Duelist who had captured Earth. Gore Link Summoned one of Earth's monsters, "[[G Golem Crystal Heart (anime)|G Golem Crystal Heart]]", and revealed that Earth's data was in his chip, causing Spectre to tremble at the sight.<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|81|ref}}</ref> Spectre noted that Gore's Dueling had entered unknown territory due to his union with an A.I., and Roken noted that Gore would still have to Duel beyond expectations to defeat Playmaker. Playmaker instead defeated Gore, retrieving what was left of Earth's data.<ref name="ep82">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|82|ref}}</ref> Roken managed to complete his plan to turn the Tower of Hanoi into a scan program with the aid of Playmaker and his allies, and Spectre accompanied Varis to the Tower of Hanoi with the captured [[Frog (character)|Frog]] and [[Pigeon]]. Spectre had Alec, Genome, and Klarissa remain at Roken's speedboat to support them. They activated the Tower's scan program, revealing that Lightning was hiding in a mirror world; "[[Mirror LINK VRAINS]]". As their allies headed into a portal to the mirror world, Spectre and Varis prepared to release Frog and Pigeon, but they begged to come with them for a chance at a scoop; Varis had Spectre bring them along to report their final battle to the world.<ref name="ep84">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|84|ref}}</ref> [[File:Sunvine Plunder places Judgment Arrows on Spectre's field.png|thumb|left|250px|Spectre Duels Lightning, stealing his "Judgment Arrows"]][[File:Spectre is erased his data absorbed by Lightning.png|thumb|right|250px|Spectre's data being absorbed]] revealed Once they arrived in Mirror LINK VRAINS, Spectre cruelly released Frog and Pigeon, abandoning them to their fate, and the group were then accosted by [[Bit]][[Boot]]s, who challenged them to Speed Duels.<ref name="ep85">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|85|ref}}</ref> As Spectre easily defeated a BitBoot, Mirror LINK VRAINS realigned with LINK VRAINS and cut off the Data Material flow, deactivating everyone's Duel Boards; Spectre was sent tumbling into a canyon. As he explored the area, he was approached by Lightning and Jin, and after inquiring about everyone's safety, he realized that Lightning intended to eliminate the weakest Duelists of the team first, starting with him. Spectre took this insult well, claiming that the weak served the strong as he did Varis and that he had been chosen to obey Varis of his own free will. He discussed the lose of Earth with Lightning, and tried to blame him for his death, but Lightning claimed that the Knights of Hanoi attacking them in the first place were to blame, and they decided that further talk was pointless, beginning their Duel. Lightning locked Spectre down with an Extra Link on the first turn, preventing Spectre from using his best strategies. Despite his disadvantage, Spectre stole Lightning's "Judgment Arrows" with "[[Sunvine Plunder]]", bypassing the need for [[Extra Monster Zone]]s to Summon his [[Link Monster]]s to and chided Lightning for his arrogance, suggesting that it stemmed from a complex. Lightning's silence confirmed to Spectre that he was correct, and Lightning warned Spectre that he didn't care for his probing. Spectre politely apologized, before Link Summoning "[[Sunvine Thrasher (anime)|Sunvine Thrasher]]" and using its effect to steal one responsible for of Lightning's "[[Armatos Legio Decurion]]", cumulatively destroying them and bringing out "[[Sunavalon Dryas (anime)|Sunavalon Dryas]]", taking control of the Extra Monster Zone.<ref name="ep86" /> Lightning strengthened his defenses, so Spectre brought out two "[[Cyberse Sunavalon Melias (worldanime)|CyberseSunavalon Melias]] " and a new "Thrasher" to allow "Thrasher" to attack multiple times, although Lightning was able to blunt the effects of Spectre's attacks. With his attacks finished, Spectre re-arranged his monsters to create his own Extra Link, and he declared war on humanity was ecstatic that he had succeeded in creating the Extra Link, before escaping with briefly creating an Ultimate Extra Link. He brought out "[[Sunavalon Dryanome (anime)|Sunavalon Dryanome]]", suggesting that Lightning's inability to understand his field's beauty was linked to what he was hiding. Lightning snapped, revealing that he'd known that Spectre would try to take "Judgment Arrows", and used "[[BohmanJudgment Sword]]" to banish and then re-Summon "Dryanome", much to Spectre's fury. Lightning then brought out both "[[Armatos Legio Tribunus Militum]]" and "[[HarlanArmatos Legio Magnus Dux]] ", using their combined effects to reclaim "Judgment Arrows" and systematically destroy Spectre's field until only "Dryanome" remained, before re-activating "Judgment Arrows" to double the [[ATK]] of "Magnus Dux", destroying Spectre's beloved mother tree and defeating him. Spectre apologized to Varis as Lightning converted his Avatar into data, having Jin Koltersqueeze it before sparing Spectre's data.<ref name="ep87" /> Lightning later held Spectre's data hostage alongside that of Jin to prevent Varis from attacking him during their Duel. Bohman eventually absorbed Spectre's data from Lightning to prevent him from doing so.<ref name="ep98">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|98|Jinref}}</ref> Spectre was freed after Playmaker defeated Bohman, joining Varis on a nearby balcony as Varis congratulated Playmaker. He and Roken later visited Yusaku and Theodore at [[Café Nom]], and Spectre watched quietly as Roken warned them that the Knights of Hanoi would continue to patrol the network and would show no mercy if they got in the Hanoi's way.<ref name="ep103">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|103|ref}}</ref> ===Ai===[[Akira Zaizen|Zaizen]] came to save the [[WindyKnights of Hanoi]] to request protection from [[Ai]] and [[Roboppi]], who were targeting him for his code key to [[SOL Technologies]]. [[Roken Kogami|Varis]] agreed to help Zaizen, and that the Knights of Hanoi would turn themselves in after Ai had been dealt with, as their mission would be over. Spectre joined Varis [[Baira|and]] [[Faust|the]] and [[Dr. Genome|Commanders]]'s virus. Specter and at the other Knights remained behinddefunct Central Station, meeting with Zaizen, [[Skye Zaizen|Blue Maiden]], [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner]], [[George Gore|The Gore]], [[Emma Bessho|Ghost Gal]] and Specter asked [[VarisThe Shepherd]] what to do. Varis decided Spectre was assigned to let team with [[Yusaku FujikiEmma Bessho|PlaymakerGhost Gal]] and [[SOL TechnologiesThe Shepherd]] battle to guard the eastern interior entrance. As they moved to cover their assigned positions, [[IgnisYusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] for nowfinally arrived to join the battle.<ref name="ep105">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|105|ref}}</ref> Varis, Playmaker and Soulburner were engaged by copies of Ai to distract them, while the real Ai swiftly defeated Baira and Genome in a Speed Tag Duel.<ref name="ep106">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|106|ref}}</ref> Spectre came to reinforce Faust and allied with him in a Tag Speed Duel, but they were both defeated and ordered their data taken by Ai.<ref name="ep107">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|107|ref}}</ref> Spectre was released after Playmaker defeated Ai, but the Knights did not turn themselves in, according to let SOL Technologies know the IgnisSoulburner' locations wishes after he had defeated Varis in a Duel.<ref name="ep71ep117">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|117|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep120">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|71120|ref}}</ref> Three months after Ai's defeat, Spectre joined Varis in [[LINK VRAINS]], and Spectre asked Varis if Playmaker would ever return. Varis replied that Playmaker would, and he would be stronger than ever.<ref name="ep120" />
==Deck==
[[File:Spectre Deck Picture.png|thumb|250px|right|Specter Spectre and "[[Sunavalon Dryas (anime)|Sunavalon Dryas]]".]]Specter Spectre uses a '''"[[Sunavalon]]"/"[[Sunvine]]" Deck''' that focuses around Plant Link Monsters with defensive effects, mainly in the form of [[Damage|damage]] reduction and protecting his central "Sunavalon" monster, which he supports with the "Sunavalon's" effects to instantly Summon "Sunvine" monsters when he takes damage. For offensive tactics, Specter Spectre relies on stealing his opponent's monsters with the effect of "[[Sunvine Thrasher (anime)|Sunvine Thrasher]]", which becomes more powerful depending on the "Sunavalon" that it is linked to. Specter Spectre also puts a strong focus on continuously increasing his LP to survive whatever strategy the opponent comes up with. He can also increase the ATK of his "Sunavalon" monsters if he needs to. The main disadvantages to Spectre's strategies are his reliance on Link Monsters, the zones his "Sunavalon" monsters pointing to being locked down, or his main "Sunavalon" monster being destroyed, as this more often than not causes his entire combo to self-destruct.
After watching Varis and Playmaker's second Master Duel, Specter Spectre added the capability to perform an [[Extra Link]] as well as an Ultimate Extra Link Full Mode to his Deck, using cards such as "[[Sunseed Twin (anime)|Sunseed Twin]]" and "[[Sunseed Shadow (anime)|Sunseed Shadow]]" to easily swarm the field with Link Monsters. He also added "[[Sunvine Plunder]]" to his Deck to combat the Ignis' "[[Judgment Arrows]]" to also use in his Extra Link strategy , as well as to power up his beatdown strategy with "[[Sunvine Thrasher (anime)|Sunvine Thrasher]]".
{{Decklist|
|normal monsters =
* [[Sunseed Genius Loci (anime)|Sunseed Genius Loci]] x2
|effect monsters =
* [[Sunseed Shadow (anime)|Sunseed Shadow]]* [[Sunseed Twin (anime)|Sunseed Twin]]* [[Sunvine Maiden (anime)|Sunvine Maiden]]
|link monsters =
* [[Sunavalon Daphne (anime)|Sunavalon Daphne]] x2* [[Sunavalon Dryades (anime)|Sunavalon Dryades]]* [[Sunavalon Dryanome (anime)|Sunavalon Dryanome]]* [[Sunavalon Dryas (anime)|Sunavalon Dryas]]* [[Sunavalon Dryatrentiay (anime)|Sunavalon Dryatrentiay]]* [[Sunavalon Melias (anime)|Sunavalon Melias]] x2* [[Sunvine Gardna (anime)|Sunvine Gardna]] x3* [[Sunvine Healer (anime)|Sunvine Healer]] x2* [[Sunvine Thrasher (anime)|Sunvine Thrasher]] x3
|spells =
* [[Sunavalon Cursed RebornRebirth]]* [[Sunvine Cross Breed (anime)|Sunvine Cross Breed]]
* [[Sunvine Plunder]]
* [[Sunvine Shrine (anime)|Sunvine Shrine]]
|traps =
* [[Sunavalon Bloom (anime)|Sunavalon Bloom]]
* [[Sunavalon Force]]
* [[Sunavalon Glorious Growth]]
| [[Yusaku Fujiki|Yusaku Fujiki/Playmaker]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 035|35]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 037|37]] || Lose
|-
| 4 [[Echo (VRAINS)|Echo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 069|69]] || Win (Off-Screen)
|-
| [[Bit]][[Boot]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 086|86]] || Win (Off-Screen)
|-
| [[Lightning|Lightning]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 086|86]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 087|87]] || Lose
|-
| [[Ai]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 107|107]] || Lose (with [[Faust]]) (Off-Screen)
|}
==Trivia==
* Although almost all English language sources spell his name "Spectre", the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' episode blurbs for ''[[wikipedia:teletoon|teletoon]]'' spelled Spectre's name as "Specter" (despite his name being spelled "Spectre" in other places that use these same blurbs).
** This character's English dub voice actor, [[Billy Bob Thompson]], also used the spelling "Specter" in an informal tweet that was replying to a fan asking if he had voiced the character, with that fan also using the spelling "Specter".<ref name="Billy Bob Thompson"/>
==References==
<references />
{{Spectre pages}}
{{Characters/VRAINS/Anime}}
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS characters]]
