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{{About|the character|the card|""Supreme King Z-ARC""}}
{{Infobox character
| card = [[Supreme King Z-ARC (anime)|Supreme King Z-ARC]]| image = Zarcface.png| en_name = ZarcZ-ARC
| ja_name = ズァーク
| romaji_name = Zwāku <!-- Don't change this to "Zāku". If it were the correct romaji, his name would have been written as ザーク -| other_names =* Z->Arc* [[Yuya Sakaki]] (revived identity)
| nicknames =
* Supreme King Z-ARC (Supreme King Dragon ZarcZ-ARC, {{Ruby|覇|は}}{{Ruby|王|おう}}{{Ruby|龍|りゅう}}ズァーク, ''Haōryū Zāku'')* The Devil Duelist| other_names <ref name= Z-Arc"ep126" />
| relatives =
* [[Yuya Sakaki]] ([[Standard Dimension]] reincarnation/revived identity)
* [[Yuto]] ([[Xyz Dimension]] reincarnation)
* [[Yugo]] ([[Synchro Dimension]] reincarnation)
* [[Yuri]] ([[Fusion Dimension]] reincarnation)
| gender = Male
| anime_deck = [[Supreme King]]
| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|126|ref}}
| appears_in_anime = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''
| ja_voice = [[{{voice actors|en|Kensho Ono]]}}<ref name="ep136">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|136|ref}}</ref>| en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Michael Liscio Jr.}}<ref name="ep126">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|126|ref}}</ref>}} '''Z-ARC''', spelled '''Zarc'''<ref name="ep136">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|136|ref}}</ref> (ズァーク, ''Zāku'') in the Japanese version, is a character and the central antagonist of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime. He is the original incarnation of [[Yuya Sakaki]] ([[Standard Dimension]]), [[Yuto]] ([[Xyz Dimension]]), [[Yugo]] ([[Synchro Dimension]]), and [[Yuri]] ([[Fusion Dimension]]).
==Design==
===Appearance===
====Human forms====[[File:FullZarc.png|thumb|left|150px|Full body view of Z-ARC.]][[File:Zarc-0.png|thumb|250px|Close-up of Z-ARC.]]Zarc Z-ARC shares mixed traits of his four dimensional soul fragments. Zarc Z-ARC has silver hair with light green highlights, having striking similarities in hair design to the dual-hair color of all of his dimensional soul fragments and [[Yuri]]'s side-parted hair, and yellow eyes. His face bears a striking resemblance to [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]] and his counterparts, albeit a bit older looking. He wears a blue and white jacket with orange borders, like [[Yugo]]'s Duel Turbo Suit, and a black undershirt. He is shown to wear thick red-brownish gloves, black pants with a brown chaps, faded gold knee pads, dark-blue suspenders with faded gold buckles hanging from a red-brownish belt with two large holsters, like [[Yuto]]'s belt, a large faded gold buckle, and brown shoes with dark-blue outlines and straps.
[[File:SupremeKingDragonZarc-HumanoidForm.png|thumb|left|200px|Full body view of ZarcZ-ARC-Yuya.]]ZarcZ-ARC's revived body takes the form of Yuya - the final survivor of the battle between his reincarnations, particularly his . He retains Yuya's hair and signature goggles, but the red portion of his hair also becomes slightly darker. His overall appearance is a a mixture between draconic, human, and demon. His body turns gray and become bulkier with spikes protruding from his shoulders, arms, and ankles while ; and his eyes turn bright pupils become slits and the yellow and irises glow faintly. His face is covered in veins and his ears are replaced by wing-like appendages. The red portion of his hair also becomes slightly darker, no longer having ruby-colored shine. In this form, he no longer wears shoes as his feet have expanded and his ankles have become spiked, his pants are tattered at the cuffs, and his shirt is almost entirely gone; the only part that remains is held on by his belt; the rest has been torn off due to his enlarged muscle mass and the large pair of black demonic wings that now sprout from his back.<ref name="ep136">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|136|ref}}</ref>The first time Z-ARC united with his dragons, his original body possessed these exaggerated features and wings and the veins on his face glowed crimson.<ref name="ep126" /> ====Dragon form====[[File:FullBodySupremeKingDragonZarc.png|thumb|250px|right|Supreme King Z-ARC's full appearance.]]After uniting with his dragons into Supreme King Z-ARC, Z-ARC takes the form of a colossal dragon with traits from all [[Four Dimensional Dragons]] and Z-ARC, with an overall appearance that is similar to "[[Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon (anime)|Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon]]". Supreme King Z-ARC is dark grey in color with dark tan sections on its wing blades and hips, and lime green lines running down its body. Until its Summoning during Z-ARC's Duel with [[Aster Phoenix (ARC-V)|Aster Phoenix]] and [[Sora Perse]], the Supreme King Dragon was obscured by a predominantly black and dark violet form with green lines. Supreme King Z-ARC's torso is similar to a mixture of "[[Odd-Eyes Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Dragon]]" and "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (anime)|Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]", with a thick tail that is three to four times the length of the dragon's body and lined with barbs. It lacks legs like "Clear Wing" and instead sports tan sections that resemble the horns of "[[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]" with similar "shield" like sections to those that "Clear Wing" has in place of hind limbs, though they both point down as opposed to two of "Clear Wing's" pointing up and two pointing down. The arms resemble those of "[[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (anime)|Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]", but with larger scythe-shaped wrist blades and are comparatively smaller than the rest of the body. The head is an amalgamation of the four dragons that compose it, shaped in a similar manner to Z-ARC's hairstyle, with a large crest protruding from the skull that is largely green, and two sets of horns; one set resembling tusks that evokes those of "Dark Rebellion", and a larger set that resemble those of "Odd-Eyes", but are oriented in a similar manner to those of "Starving Venom". The snout of Supreme King Z-ARC is far simpler than any of the composite monsters, resembling the beak-like snout of "Odd-Eyes" the most in form. The wings of Supreme King Z-ARC are also an amalgamation of its composite dragons; the blades resemble those of "Odd-Eyes" and "Dark Rebellion", with a similar color to "Clear Wing" on the back edges and in a similar orientation, while the wings are topped with sections resembling the back mouths of "Starving Venom", and extend into tan barbed horns resembling those of "Starving Venom". Atop these sections are the main wings, which have a more basic design over overlapping fang-like membranes, but are two or three times the size of the rest of the dragon. The upper torso of the mutated form of Z-ARC protrudes from the upper chest of Supreme King Z-ARC, rather than the back of the head as seen when [[Yami Marik]] fused with "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (anime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]", [[Dartz]] combined with [[the Great Leviathan]], and when [[Paradox]] fused with "[[Malefic Truth Dragon (anime)|Malefic Truth Dragon]]". The chest itself is similar to that of "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon (anime)|Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]"; being a predominantly green diamond shape that extends up the throat, with a tan section in the center from which Z-ARC emerges.
===Personality===
After reviving, he Z-ARC shows excessive pride and boastfulness, believing that he is the ultimate existence that should govern over everything. During his Duel with [[Aster Phoenix (ARC-V)|Aster Phoenix]] and [[Sora Perse]], he calmly informs them that Yuya is gone and is unfazed by their continued attempts to reach Yuya.<ref name="ep136" />As noted by [[Sylvio Sawatari]] and [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)|Crow Hogan]], Z-ARC hates to lose and is even afraid of losing. When Crow pointed this out, Z-ARC was irritated, asserting that he never loses. Additionally, when Sylvio mocked Z-ARC for playing so defensively and remarked that Yuya would have been more bold, Z-ARC was visibly shaken.<ref name="ep139" /> As Yuya began to understand who Z-ARC truly was during his Duel with [[Declan Akaba]], he sensed a profound sadness from Z-ARC's soul within [[Riley Akaba]].
===Abilities===
[[File:Awaken_Zarc.png|thumb|Zarc left|250px|Z-ARC [[Awakened]].]]Zarc Z-ARC has the unique ability to hear the [[Duel Monster Spirits|voices]] of [[Duel Monsters]] and entered an [[Awakenedawakened]] state when he fused united with his dragons.<ref name="ep126" /> Following After his splitsoul was divided, he has the ability Z-ARC's influence allowed him to possess his reincarnations by forcing them into an Awakened awakened state to compel them to merge with each other one another and facilitate his rebirth.<ref name="ep37">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|37|ref}}</ref>{{-}} ===Etymology===Z-ARC's name draws inspiration from the names of many past ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' antagonists. His name is spelled in a similar manner to [[Zorc Necrophades|Zorc]], and the rendition of it found in Leo Akaba's files and used for the name of his dragon form, "Z-ARC", is similar to that of [[Z-one]]. His moniker of "Supreme King" is a reference to [[the Supreme King]], the dark side and progenitor of [[Jaden Yuki]]. Z-ARC's Japanese name contains an unusual spelling, where instead of the normal character of the ''za'' sound 「ザ」, two different ones, 「ズ」 and 「ア」 (respectively ''zu'' and ''a''), are crossed together and used in its place. ===Voice/Mannerisms===Z-ARC's voice is the same as Yuya's, but less kind and more dramatic. In Japanese, Z-ARC refers to himself as 「{{Ruby|俺|おれ}}」 (''Ore''). While keeping his manner as the [[Supreme King Z-ARC (character)|Supreme King]], he uses 「{{Ruby|我|われ}}」 (''Ware''). In the dub, Z-ARC's voice while he was still human is similar to Yuya's when he becomes enraged. His voice becomes increasingly psychotic and cackling after he transforms into "Supreme King Z-ARC" and when he begins to take control of his fragments. When united into "Supreme King Z-ARC", Z-ARC views himself and the monster as a singular entity, thus referring to it in the first person. He refers to the "[[Supreme King Dragon]]" monsters as "[his] kin", given that they are members of the same archetype as his [[Duel Monsters|Duel Monster]] form, "[[Supreme King]]", and also corrupted versions of the [[Four Dimensional Dragons]] who merged into that form.
==Biography==
===History===
===Friendship Cup Finals===[[File:Zarc_becoming_Duel_championYuriDark.png|thumb|250px|left|Zarc becoming Duel championYuri awakens for the first time.]][[File:YugoDark.png|thumb|250px|Awakened Yugo.]]Eventually in a tournament after becoming During [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]]'s Duel championwith [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)|Crow Hogan]], he Summoned his an [[Electric Shock Chip]] implanted in Yuya's helmet by [[Four Dimension Dragons|four dragonsJean Michel Roget]] caused Yuya to destroy everything awaken by painfully stimulating the aggression centers in his waybrain. Feeling that his dragons were Elsewhere in [[New Domino City (ARC-V)|New Domino City]], Yugo and [[Yuri]] also not yet satisfied with their battles awakened and seeking to attain the strongest power, Zarc [[Astrograph Sorcerer Synchronize (animeability)|fusedsynchronized]] himself with his four dragons, becoming a single dragon that people called the Yuya. When Yuya Xyz Summoned "[[Supreme King Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon Zarc (characteranime)|Supreme King Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon Zarc]]. After Zarc's declaration of destruction, the armed military was unable to stop his continuous attacks on the world", Yugo and eventually he was only able to be opposed by other Duelists who collaborated with Yuri began emitting the military to stop himsame dark aura that Yuya did. The awakening subsided when they defeated Crow, but none were able to come close to matching his newly fused powers and were wiped away along with the opposing military forceschip was destroyed.<ref name="ep126ep88" >{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|88|ref}}</ref>
===Duel Academy===
[[Yugo]] and [[Yuri]] Dueled, and they each Summoned their dragons. Once again, this caused them and Yuya to enter a synchronized awakening, destroying the cage around Yuya.<ref name="ep126">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|126|ref}}</ref> Z-ARC's existence was revealed to Yuya, [[Yuto]], [[Declan Akaba|Declan]], [[Riley Akaba]], [[Yusho Sakaki]], and Ray's fragments by [[Leo Akaba]], who challenged Yuya and Declan to a Duel with the intention of destroying Z-ARC's fragments and preventing Z-ARC's revival. During the Duel, Yuya and Yuto agreed that Z-ARC was the evil in their hearts, and that Z-ARC wouldn't awaken if they didn't succumb to their anger. Unfortunately, Yuya and Yuto awoke when the [[ARC-V Reactor]] started to power up around the girls' capsules. Leo talked about a division, and Yuya asked who caused that, voicing Z-ARC's desire that he was just meeting expectations for a stronger and more violent fight. They were briefly able to overcome Z-ARC's influence, but it returned when Yuya reawakened after [[Fusion Summon]]ing "[[Performapal Gatlinghoul (anime)|Performapal Gatlinghoul]]".<ref name="ep128">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|128|ref}}</ref> [[File:FullBodySupremeKingDragonZarcArcV 129.png|thumb|250px|Yuya's aura takes the form of Supreme King Z-ARC.]]Yuya and Yuto managed to briefly contact Declan again, but Z-ARC's influence continued to dominate them, as he declared that he would reunite and regain his original self, but that he would bury Leo first. When Yuya Xyz Summoned "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", resulting in all Four Dimensional Dragons being Summoned, Yuya's aura briefly took the form of Supreme King Z-ARC again before dissipating.<ref name="ep129">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|129|ref}}</ref> Elsewhere, Yuri defeated Yugo and absorbed him, with the aura surrounding Yuri taking the form of Supreme King Z-ARC. Yuri then sought out Yuya, willingly going along with Z-ARC's will, and he resonated with Yuya as they overflowed with darkness that they used to blast Yusho and Declan across the room. Z-ARC's control over Yuya and Yuto began to subside as Yuya watched his father Duel Yuri,<ref name="ep132">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|132|ref}}</ref> and it soon faded away completely from Yuya, though it continued to envelop Yuri. However, Yuya awakened after Yuri defeated Yusho and sealed him into a [[Yusho Sakaki (card)|card]], and Z-ARC tried to consume Yuto.<ref name="ep133">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|133|ref}}</ref> [[File:Yuya_under_Zarc's_control.png|thumb|250px|left|Zarc returns Yuya under Z-ARC's control.]]During their Duel, Yuri and Yuya Summoned all Four Dimensional Dragons, which caused Yuto to fall under Z-ARC's influence and Z-ARC's dark aura to overflow around them. Yuri reviled in it, while Yuya barely held it back.<ref name="ep134">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|134|ref}}</ref> Yuri, Yuto, and Yugo urged Yuya to become one with them as Yuya continued to struggle, though he appeared to regain control when Declan urged Yuya to simply concentrate on winning – just as Z-ARC's audience had in the past. While Yuya won the Duel, he finally succumbed to Z-ARC's will and released a surge of darkness as he absorbed Yuri and summoned "[[Astrograph Sorcerer (anime)|Astrograph Sorcerer]]" from his "[[Stargazer Magician (anime)|Stargazer Magician]]" and "[[Timegazer Magician (anime)|Timegazer Magician]]" cards to unite with the Four Dimensional Dragons and become Supreme King Z-ARC once more.<ref name="ep135">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|135|ref}}</ref> <!--Z-ARC attacking the Fusion Dimension City.-->Z-ARC hovered in the ruins of the merging Four Dimensions, attacking the Fusion Dimension City and urging someone to fight him. He got his wish when [[Sora Perse]] and [[Aster Phoenix (ARC-V)|Aster Phoenix]] blocked one of his attacks and challenged him to a Duel. Dispersing his dragon form, Z-ARC took the form of a monstrous Yuya to Duel them. He claimed that this was his original form, and that Yuya was merely his alter ego to fuel his resurrection and no longer existed. Z-ARC began the Duel by Setting the Scale 0 and 13 "[[Supreme King Gate Zero (anime)|Supreme King Gate Zero]]" and "[[Supreme King Gate Infinity (anime)|Supreme King Gate Infinity]]", and defended with his two "[[Supreme King Dragon ZarcDarkwurm (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm]]s" and the effects of his "Supreme King Gates", converting the damage that he took to [[LP]]. Both Aster and Sora tried to reach Yuya, reminding him of past experiences, but Z-ARC remained unfazed.<ref name="ep136" /> [[File:Zarc_Integration_Summon.png|thumb|250px|Z-ARC performs a Unity Summon.]]After Z-ARC [[Pendulum Summon]]ed his destroyed "Darkwurms" on his next turn, but Aster and Sora used [[Trap Card]]s to destroy all of Z-ARC's cards and deplete some of the LP that he had amassed. Z-ARC declared that their stupidity prevented them from realizing their fate, commenting that he was unsure if he could be stopped with his current hand. He used the effect of "Astrograph Sorcerer" to Special Summon it from his hand and revive his monsters, and then [[banish]] "[Yuya Sakaki[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (anime)|Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]", "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (anime)|Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]", "[[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]", and "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]" to [[Unity Summon]] "[[Supreme King Z-ARC (anime)|Supreme King Z-ARC]]". Uniting with "Supreme King Z-ARC" once more, Z-ARC claimed that he was [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], and [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], the ultimate existence who governed everything. [[Shay Obsidian|Shay]] and [[Kite Tenjo (ARC-V)|Kite]] joined the Duel and turned it into an [[Action Duel]], but Z-ARC stated that he would only praise the courage that had fused first challenged him. He proceeded to destroy of all of Sora's and Aster's monsters with the effect of "Z-ARC" and inflict damage to them equal to the total ATK of the destroyed monsters, defeating them, before taking on Shay and Kite.<ref name="ep136" /> <!--Z-ARC activates his anti-searching effect.-->Interested at the thought of Dueling Xyz users, Z-ARC brought out "[[Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion]]" with its own effect during Shay's turn when Shay [[Xyz Summon]]ed "[[Raidraptor - Rise Falcon (anime)|Raidraptor - Rise Falcon]]". Despite the powerful effect of "Rise Falcon", the effects of "Dark Rebellion" protected "Z-ARC" and reduced its ATK to zero; Shay managing to save his monster with "[[Overlay Burst Armor]]". Kite attempted a different route, attempting to take control of "Dark Rebellion" with the effect of "[[Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon (anime)|Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon]]", but "Z-ARC's" own effect protected "Dark Rebellion". Z-ARC attacked the next turn, but Shay and Kite avoided the effects of "Dark Rebellion" and brought out "[[Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon (anime)|Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon]]" and "[[Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon (anime)|Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon]]" through [[Xyz Evolution#Rank-Up Xyz Evolution|Rank-Up Xyz Evolution]], appealing to Yuya and Yuto's souls within Z-ARC. Once again unfazed by the attempts to contact the souls of his fragments, Z-ARC used the final effect of "Dark Rebellion" to return it to his Extra Deck and Special Summon the two "Darkwurms" from his Graveyard to reduce the ATK of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes" and "Revolution Falcon" to 0. He told Shay and Kite that they should be honored to be defeated by him and attacked them both. Shay and Kite attempted to use [[Action Card]]s, but "Z-ARC's" own effect destroyed them. He noticed [[Gong Strong|Gong]] and [[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack Atlas]] joining the Duel as he defeated Shay and Kite.<ref name="ep137">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|137|ref}}</ref> Jack [[YuriSynchro Summon]]ed "[[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]" and tried to use the effect of "Scarlight", who but Z-ARC warned him that he had fused lost the moment he [[Synchro Summon]]ed. He [[Tribute]]d his two "Darkwurms" to Synchro Summon "[[Supreme King Dragon Clear Wing (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Clear Wing]]" and attempted to use the effect of "Clear Wing" to negate the effects of "Scarlight" and destroy it, but Jack was able to [[Brutal Red|prevent]] the destruction of "Scarlight" for the turn, and "Scarlight" and "Clear Wing" clashed with no result. Z-ARC was unimpressed when Gong swarmed the field with "[[Superheavy Samurai]]" monsters, and told Gong that his [[YugoDefense Position|defensive display]] was doomed to fail. Gong urged Yuya to remember his [[Action Duel#Acttion Duel Styles|Heavystrong]] Dueling and how they inherited their Dueling styles from [[Mr. Strong|their]] [[Yusho Sakaki|fathers]]. Z-ARC recalled the styles, and Gong urged Yuya to call up his Dueltaining soul and attack like he had before, while Gong would take it with his Heavystrong Dueling. Z-ARC was amused by Gong and Jack joining forces, dubbing their efforts foolish. Gong again told Yuya to come at him with his Dueltaining, and Z-ARC accepted but warned him that it was a bit rough.<ref name="ep138">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|138|ref}}</ref> [[File:Zarc took control praising Gong.png|thumb|left|250px|Z-ARC praising Gong for responding to his Dueltaining.]]He [[Equip|equipped]] "[[Supreme Presence]]" to "Clear Wing" to extend the range of its destruction effect, but Gong used the effect of "[[Superheavy Samurai Warchief Heavystrong]]" to protect itself and "Scarlight" from destruction and end the battle. Z-ARC admitted that Gong's tactics were interesting and that he had responded to his Dueltaining. Jack then approached Z-ARC on a newly materialized highway from the Synchro Dimension, Synchro Summoning "[[Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend (anime)|Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]]", and attacking "Clear Wing" with "Scarlight". Z-ARC attempted to counter with the effect of "Clear Wing", but the effect of "Warchief Heavystrong" protected "Tyrant" and "Scarlight", though Gong was defeated in the process. Jack destroyed "Clear Wing" with the effect of "Tyrant", but Z-ARC used the effects of "Zero" and "Infinity" to convert the damage into LP. Z-ARC admitted that Jack had given him the most entertainment, and he decided to reward Jack with despair. As [[Sylvio Sawatari|Sylvio]] and told [[Declan AkabaCrow Hogan (ARC-V)|DeclanCrow]]entered the Duel, "Z-ARC" personally defeated Jack, attacking and destroying "Scarlight".<ref name="ep138" /> [[File:Zarc Summoning Odd-Eyes.png|right|250px|thumb|Z-ARC bringing out "[[Riley AkabaSupreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes (anime)|RileySupreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes]]".]]Z-ARC explained to Sylvio and Crow that he had united with a monster to destroy the world and wouldn't give up his supreme power, but challenged his new opponents to try and stop his greatest Dueltainment: the world's destruction. He brought back "Clear Wing" with its own effect when Crow Synchro Summoned "[[Sora PerseAssault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower (anime)|SoraAssault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower]]" and destroyed "Raikiri" with the effect of "Clear Wing", but Crow swiftly revived "Raikiri" and attacked "Clear Wing". Z-ARC used the second effect of "Clear Wing" to destroy "Raikiri", but Crow used "[[Aster Phoenix Black Feather Reversal]]" to negate the damage from the effect and Special Summon "[[Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling (anime)|Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling]]". He destroyed "Clear Wing", and Z-ARC praised him for destroying his monster as he activated the Pendulum effect of "Zero" to reduce the damage to zero. However, Crow negated the effect of "Zero", causing the damage to go through. Z-ARC decided to show Crow his Dueltaining by using "[[Supreme King Dance]]", forcing "Chidori" to attack "Z-ARC" and be destroyed, allowing him to use its effect to revive his two "Darkwurms". Crow attempted to use the effect of "Raikiri" to destroy "Supreme King Dance", and Z-ARC used the effect of "Dance" to prevent it from being destroyed once per turn. To his shock and fury, Crow accused Z-ARC of being afraid of losing, having deduced so from his protective card effects, and Z-ARC vehemently denied it.<ref name="ep139">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|139|ref}}</ref> <!--Z-ARC explains that he cannot be destroyed.-->Z-ARC Summoned "[[Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes]]" during Sylvio's turn with its own effect when Sylvio Pendulum Summoned. Sylvio attempted to add "[[Abyss Script - Rise of the Abyss King (anime)|Abyss Script - Rise of the Abyss King]]" to his hand with the effect of "[[Abyss Actor - Superstar (anime)|Abyss Actor - Superstar]]", but the effect "Z-ARC" destroyed it. To Z-ARC's anger, Sylvio commented that Z-ARC was scared, and instead Set "Rise of the Abyss King" directly to the field with "[[Abyss Script - Abysstainment (anime)|AsterAbyss Script - Abysstainment]] ", bypassing the effect of "Z-ARC". Sylvio attempted to use "Rise of the Abyss King" to destroy "Z-ARC" and "Odd-Eyes", but the effect of "Odd-Eyes" protected Z-ARC's Pendulum Monsters from being destroyed. Sylvio claimed that their wish for the Yuya Sakaki he knew wasn't a coward and braved danger to pull off a great escape. Sylvio re-Set "Rise of the Abyss King" with "Abyss Entertainment", attempting to destroy "Z-ARC", but Z-ARC revealed that he could not be destroyed as long as there were [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], and [[Xyz Monster]]s banished or in the Graveyards. [[Leo Akaba]] entered the Duel, and Z-ARC remembered him as the man who revolutionized Dueling with the [[ARC System]]. Z-ARC declared that his vow to only think about winning be a strong and terrifying existence to fight all enemies until the world was destroyed had workednot changed. He sent "Supreme King Dance" to the Graveyard to force "Chidori" and "Superstar" to attack "Z-ARC", destroying them both while using the effect of "Odd-Eyes" to double the damage, defeating Sylvio and Crow. Z-ARC declared that he would continue defeat Leo as well, until Leo mentioned the [[Four Nature Cards|four cards]] that had defeated him in the past, angering Z-ARC. Before Leo could use the cards, Z-ARC activated "[[Supreme Disdain]]" to send the cards to the Graveyard and inflict damage for each sent card, defeating Leo.<ref name="ep139" /> [[File:Supreme King Z-ARC & his Servant Dragons.png|thumb|250px|left|Z-ARC with all four "[[Supreme King Dragon]]s".]]The defeats of Sylvio, Crow and Leo left Declan Akaba as Z-ARC's sole opponent. To Z-ARC's surprise, Declan reminded Yuya that he was the founder of Pendulum Summoning. Z-ARC observed Declan Pendulum-Xyz, Synchro, and Fusion Summon "[[D/D/D Wave High King Caesar (anime)|D/D/D Wave High King Caesar]]", "[[D/D/D Gust High King Alexander (anime)|D/D/D Gust High King Alexander]]", and "[[D/D/D Flame High King Genghis (anime)|D/D/D Flame High King Genghis]]", admitting that Declan was different from his other opponents. Declan negated the effects of "Zero" and "Infinity", and destroyed "Odd-Eyes" when Z-ARC tried to use its effect to revive his "Darkwurms", before attacking "Z-ARC" with all three "High King Executives", suffering severe damage despite his inability to be destroyed. Z-ARC laughed at Declan's misunderstanding before claiming that he was the true founder of Pendulum Summoning, which was born for his revenge against [[Ray Akaba|Ray]] when the Original Dimension was divided. Due to the damage he had destroyed suffered, Z-ARC was able to bring out all four of his "[[Supreme King Dragon]]s" with "[[Supreme Rage (anime)|Supreme Rage]]", including "[[Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom]]". Z-ARC attacked the "High Kings" with the "Supreme King Dragons" and their effects, as Declan countered with the Pendulum and monster effects of "[[D/D Savant Dirac]]" and "[[D/D Savant Schrödinger]]", eventually breaking through Declan's defenses and defeating him with the final attack from "Z-ARC" as Riley Akaba entered the Duel.<ref name="ep140" /> [[File:Zarc_Loss.png|thumb|right|250px|Z-ARC is finally defeated by Ray and Riley.]]Riley revealed that she was being possessed by Ray, and to Z-ARC's shock and anger she used the Four Nature Cards to destroy "Z-ARC" and the "Supreme King Dragons". Riley called out to Yuya, and Z-ARC insisted that he wasn't Yuya. Declan explained that Z-ARC was both himself ''and'' Yuya, since his heart was constantly swinging like a pendulum. Ray also claimed that Pendulum Summoning wasn't just born from Z-ARC's malice and she declared that Yuya still existed within him. Z-ARC continued to deny their claims, until [[Zuzu Boyle|Zuzu]] called to him from within Riley. She urged Yuya to remember how he wanted make people around the entire worldsmile. Z-ARC denied those smiles, claiming that he wanted to spread fear, but Yuya managed to regain control of their body after remembering his mission to save Zuzu. Z-ARC began to fight Yuya absorbed Yuri and Summoned for control when he used "[[Astrograph Sorcerer Smile Universe (anime)|Astrograph SorcererSmile Universe]]" to revive "Z-ARC" and "Odd-Eyes", proclaiming Pendulum Monsters as immortals. Furious that his alter ego was getting in his way, Z-ARC ordered Yuya to stop, but he was finally defeated when they used "[[En Flowers]]" to fuse with destroy his dragons and inflict damage for each one. The power of the Four Nature Cards began to split Z-ARC and the Four Dimensions again , but Riley ejected Ray's soul from her body, removed Z-ARC's soul from Yuya's body, and sealed it within her own body to prevent his revival again.<ref name="ep140" /> [[File:Ray_seals_Zarc.png|250px|thumb|left|Riley seals Z-ARC within her body.]]Z-ARC and Riley's body was reverted into that of an infant, as his and Ray's fragments had been following their first battle. Riley remained unsmiling, and Declan worried that this meant that Z-ARC's spirit intended to resurrect again and put the Supreme King Dragon Zarcworld at risk. To this end, he enlisted Yuya to attempt to make Riley, and by proxy Z-ARC, smile. Declan believed that if Z-ARC were to smile through experiencing Dueltaining, it would signify his willingness to let go of his desire for destruction.<ref name="ep135ep143">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|135143|ref}}</ref>
== Deck ==Z-ARC uses a '''"[[File:Zarc praising Gong.png|thumb|left|Zarc praising Gong for responding to his Dueltaining.Supreme King]]He " Deck''', which focuses on maintaining dominance of the [[Equip|equippedfield]] "with his ace [[Supreme King Violent SpiritMonster Card|monster]]" to "Clear Wing" and attacked , "[[Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei Supreme King Z-ARC (anime)|Superheavy Samurai Big BenkeiSupreme King Z-ARC]]", using the effect of "Clear Wing" with "Violent Spirit" to destroy all of Gong's monsters. But, Gong used the second effect of "The [[Superheavy Samurai Bushin Fudomyo'oeffect]]s of " to protect itself and Z-ARC"Scarlight" from destruction and end let him control the battle. Zarc was laughing againDuel, telling Gong protecting his tactic was interesting and that he responded to his Dueltaining. When Jack attacked "Clear Wing", Zarc used monsters from the effect effects of "Clear Wing" to negate "Tyrantthe opponent's" attack, destroy it, [[Extra Deck]] monsters and inflict damage equal also allowing him to its ATK. However, "Tyrant" is not destroyed, due freely [[destroy]] cards [[add a card|added]] to the effect of "Fudomyoan opponent'o". Zarc used the effect s [[hand]] outside of "Supreme King Violent Spirit" to destroy all monsters, defeating Gong in the process[[Draw Phase]], but the effect of "effectively preventing them from using [[Net ResonatorAction Card]]" protected "Scarlight" s and "Tyrant"restricting the opponent to only using their opening hand. Jack had "Tyrant" attack "Clear Wing" again, but Zarc used the effects The effect of "Zero" and "InfinityZ-ARC" also makes itself unable to reduce be removed from the effect damage to zero and increase his LP by the damage would've taken. He told Jack that was the most fun and decided to give him a reward with his own hands: despair. He noticed field, as long as there are [[Sylvio SawatariFusion Monster|SylvioFusion]] and , [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)Synchro Monster|CrowSynchro]] intruding the Duel and defeated Jack[[Xyz Monster]]s in any [[Graveyard]] or [[banish]]ed.<ref name="ep138" />
{{Decklist|ZarcZ-ARC
|effect monsters =
* [[Astrograph Sorcerer (anime)|Astrograph Sorcerer]]
* [[Odd-Eyes Dragon (anime)]]|[[Odd-Eyes Dragon]]<ref group=Notes name=oddeyes />
|pendulum monsters =
* [[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]<ref group=Notes name=oddeyes>This card was initially "* [[Odd-Eyes Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm (anime)|Odd-Eyes Supreme King DragonDarkwurm]]", but the power of [[Yuya's pendant]] transforms it into "x2* [[Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Episode 001|episode 1]].</ref>
* [[Supreme King Gate Infinity (anime)|Supreme King Gate Infinity]]
* [[Supreme King Gate Zero (anime)|Supreme King Gate Zero]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]
* [[Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom]]
|synchro monsters =
* [[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (anime)|Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]
* [[Supreme King Servant Dragon Clear Wing (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Clear Wing]]
|xyz monsters =
* [[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (anime)|Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]
* [[Supreme King Servant Dragon Dark Rebellion (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion]]
|other extra deck monsters =
* [[Supreme King Dragon Zarc Z-ARC (anime)|Supreme King Dragon Zarc]]|other monsters =* [[Supreme King Servant Dragon OddZ-EyesARC]]
| spells =
* [[Smile Universe (anime)|Smile Universe]]* [[Supreme King Violent SpiritPresence]]| traps =* [[Supreme Disdain]]* [[Supreme Faceoff]]* [[Supreme Rage (anime)|Supreme Rage]]
}}
! scope="col" | Outcome
|-
| [[Aster Phoenix (ARC-V)|Aster Phoenix]], [[Sora Perse]], [[Shay Obsidian]], [[Kite Tenjo (ARC-V)|Kite Tenjo]], [[Gong Strong]], [[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack Atlas]], [[Sylvio Sawatari]], [[Crow Hogan (ARC-V)|Crow Hogan]], [[Leo Akaba]], [[Declan Akaba]], and [[Sylvio SawatariRiley Akaba]]/[[Ray Akaba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Episode 136|136]] - ??? || Win (Sora, Aster, Shay, Kite, Gong, and Jack), TBD (Crow and Sylvio)|-| [[Declan Akaba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V - Episode 140|140]] || TBDWin (Sora, Aster, Shay, Kite, Gong, Jack, Sylvio, Crow, Leo, and Declan), Lose (Riley/Ray)
|}
==Trivia==
* Z-ARC is one of two main antagonists that has never faced the [[Yuya Sakaki|protagonist]] of their series, the other being [[Lightning]].
==References==
<references />
{{Characters/ARC-V/Anime}}
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V characters]]