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{{For|other versions of this character|Kalin Kessler (disambiguation)}}{{Infoboxcharacter| headers = yes| image = Kiryu.jpg| en_name = Kalin Kessler| ja_name = 鬼柳京介| romaji_name = Kiryū Kyōsuke| ja_trans_name = Kyosuke Kiryu| nicknames = Shinigami/Character/StartDeath God| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|27|ref}}| appears_in_anime = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' | image age =* 20 (Season 1)<ref name = KYOSUKEKIRYUono1>[https://twitter.com/katsuono/status/53685021336285184 twitter.jpgcom] katsuono at 5:08 April 1, 2011 (GMT)</ref>* 21 ([[Pre-World Racing Grand Prix]])* 22 (Team 5D's future)| gender = Male| organization =* [[Satisfaction Town]]| previous_organization =* [[Dark Signer]]s* [[Radley]]'s Group| previous_team = [[The Enforcers]]| anime_deck = [[Infernity]]/[[Earthbound Immortal]] ([[Dark Signer]])| en_voice = {{Voice actors|en|Marc Diraison}}| ja_voice = {{Voice actors|ja|Yuki Ono}}| de_voice = {{Voice actors|de|Tommy Morgenstern}}
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'''Kalin KeslerKessler''', known as '''Kyosuke Kiryu''' in the Original Japanese version, was a former member of the [[Dark Signers]]and was a resident of [[Satisfaction Town]]. During his time as a Dark Signer, Kalin wore the black robe of the Dark Signers that was accented with blue stripes. His dark mark was the Giant. He had extreme hatred toward [[Yusei Fudo]] and his previous team ([[The Enforcers]]), but later forgave them after he found out the truth from his loss to Yusei. He was brought back to life after Goodwin's defeat. He was last seen in [[Crash Town]], where Kalin attempted suicide by Dueling in order to atone for his wrongdoing, only to be forgiven for them by his former teammates, [[Yusei Fudo]], [[Jack Atlas]] and [[Crow Hogan]]. He later stayed behind to help rebuild the town along with [[West]] and [[Nico]], which was later renamed Satisfaction Town to cherish his team's honor. ==Design=====Appearance===[[File:Kiryu lineart.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Linework]]{{-|left}}===Personality===Originally, Kalin started as a cheerful and good person, who looked out for his teammates and gave hope to them. But after his team conquered the entire city of Satellite, Kalin became obsessed with protecting what they worked so hard to obtain, and grew paranoid into believing that any [[Duel Gang]]s not under his control were a threat to the order they had brought. This caused him to begin Dueling people recklessly including kids, which harmed them in the process, and which eventually lead him to challenge the city's security, which caused his downfall. Kalin was captured by them and sent to prison to die and blamed Yusei for his betrayal and capture.
After conquering all the zones in Satellite, Kalin got into a fight with a kid from [[Team Insect]], something that prompted Crow and Jack to go against Kalin and leave the team. Later, when [[File:Kiryu_prior_to_death_Sector Security]] began arresting Duelists in Satellite, Kalin decided to take action into his own hands and blew up a part of the Security base, and he seemed happy that he did it.jpg|thumb|At this point, Yusei left as well. The abandonment felt at the Enforcers' dissolution caused Kalin moments away before passing to become obsessed with ruling Satellite forever and reuniting his group for their last Duel against Security. He was eventually pursued by Security until his former teammates came to his rescue. However, neither Crow, Jack or Yusei believed they could defeat Security, so Kalin confronted a Security guard on]]a Duel Runner and ended up driving through a bunch of crates, which severely injured the guard. Before he could finish him off, Yusei interfered and isolated him in a room. Yusei then decided to call himself the leader of the Enforcers in the hopes that they wouldn't arrest Kalin. But security found Kalin and arrested him for injuring a guard. One of the Security members had already figured out that Kalin was the leader and Yusei tried to convince that ''he'' was the Enforcer's leader; Kalin saw Yusei trying to convince Security to let him go, and he mistakenly believed that Yusei had him purposely arrested. Kalin attempted to fight him, but was held back by Security and was arrested.
===Dark Signers===
[[ImageFile:KKDSKiryu.jpgpng||thumb|left|180px|Kalin as a Dark Signer]]Kalin was waiting for Yusei who had been accompanied by [[Crow Hogan|Crow]], and as they both entered the [[B.A.D.]] area, Yusei and Crow were both shocked to see him. He jumped on his [[Duel Runner]] and created a shadow barrier in the process, which suddenly formed, and separated Crow and Yusei. The barrier began to take the shape of his mark, the Giant. Kalin then exclaimed that he would take down Yusei, as their [[Shadow Turbo Duel]] was about to begin.
Before the Duel started, Jack appeared in a helicopter, Kalin exclaimed that the Enforcers were together again. The Duel began with Kalin was waiting for gaining total control and him telling Yusei to suffer. Throughout the whole Duel, Kalin laughed hysterically when referencing their past together. Yusei pleaded with Kalin to stop, and reminded him how he had saved Yusei's life years ago. Yusei still didn't understand why Kalin hated him. Then after Kalin's direct attack, he remembered. Yusei who had been accompanied by stopped Kalin from escaping arrest after he almost killed one of the Sector Security's squad members. Yusei Summoned "[[Crow Hogan|CrowStardust Dragon]]", and as they both enter the but Kalin countered by Summoning his "[[B.A.D.Earthbound Immortal]] area, Yusei and Crow are both shocked to see him. He jumps on his " "[[Duel RunnerEarthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu (anime)|Ccapac Apu]] creating a shadow barrier in ", which nearly ended the processDuel. However, before he could claim victory, which suddenly formsYusei's Duel Runner malfunctioned, separating Crow and critically injured Yusei. The barrier began to take Upon seeing this, Kalin laughed and ended the shape of his markDuel without a victory, and told Yusei to suffer the Giant. Kalin then exclaims same pain that he will take down Yusei, as their [[Shadow Turbo Duel]] is about to beginhad endured.
[[File:KIRYUK.jpg|thumb|Kalin, after returning to life]]
When Rex Goodwin is was defeated in the final battle, and the [[King of the UnderworldNetherworld]] is was destroyed, Kalin is was restored to life, along with the other Dark Signers except for Roman and Goodwin himself. However, like Carly its expected for him to have no memory of ever being a Dark Signer.
After these events, he is said to have was gone on a trip, according to [[Luna]].
==Deck=Crash Town={| style="float:right;" border="1" width="30%"! colspan="2" style="background[[File: #00FF00; text-align: center;" Kiryu_Enters.png| Recordthumb|-250px| '''Opponent''' left|| '''Outcome'''Kalin in Crash Town.]]|-| Following the events of the Dark Signers, Kalin resided in a town that was ruled by Dueling. His appearance had gradually changed over the course of time; his hair was much longer than before and he wore a trench coat. He also carried around a harmonica around his neck (which he often played) and his personality showed no emotion; when he did show any emotion, it was of sadness, concern, or pity. He followed the gang leader [[Magician's FourRadley]] leader || Win |-, and a [[Radley Bunch| bunch]] of Duelists that dominated part of [[Yusei FudoCrash Town]] || Interrupted|-| . [[Barbara]] told Yusei Fudothat Kalin had come to this town to die. Kalin said that he had forgotten the meaning of words such as satisfaction. He Dueled [[The Giant|one of the members]] of [[Malcolm Crew|| Lose|-| another gang]] led by [[Yusei FudoMalcolm]] || TBDand ultimately won against his opponent. After the Duel, Yusei tried to talk to him, but he gave no reply as he rode off with Radley's gang.|}In his early daysAfter the Duel Kalin was in the gang bar, but left so he could be alone. Kalin's Deck focused mainly on still had memories of the time when he was a Dark Signer (how this occurred was unknown; it was possible that he remembered because he became a Dark Signer willingly, like [[FiendRex Goodwin|Rex]]-and [[TypeRoman Goodwin]] monsters , and that had low levels and high attack points. After becoming a unwilling transformations like [[Dark SignerCarly Carmine|Carly's]]resulted in memory loss). Being left with the guilt from what he had done to hurt his friends, he struggled to end his life through the only thing that once mattered to him: Dueling. The next day Kalin challenged Yusei and revealed his deck changed intentions, and pleaded with him to defeat him so that he could die in the mountain. Kalin fought hard, and refused to simply throw the Duel, and even resorted to becoming an '''Summon his "[[InfernityDoom Dragon (anime)|Infernity Doom Dragon]] Deck'''". Ultimately, however, which focuses on the use of his Dark Synchro Monster he was defeated by "[[One-Hundred Eyes Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]" again. After the Duel, Yusei and its ability Kalin were double-crossed by Barbara, who was secretly a member of Malcolm's gang. They were apprehended by the undertakers and taken to the mountain along with Radley after losing to Lawton, Malcolm's brother. Kalin went to work with no second thought; even Yusei couldn't convince him to use escape otherwise. Yusei then punched him in the effect of any stomach and left him unconscious. He took Kalin and escaped, and as they did, they ran into [[Nico]] and [[West]]. Soon after, [[DARKLawton]] monster and Malcolm's gang members found them, Yusei went and Turbo Dueled Lawton, while Kalin was running away with Nico and West in his Graveyard when ita miner cart from Malcolm's gang members. Kalin managed to steal a [[Duel Runner]] from one of the members of Malcolm's face-up on gang, and used it to get to the Duel between Lawton and Yusei. In an attempt to get rid of them, Lawton threw dynamite at them, which caused the mine to collapse and left Kalin and Yusei in a crevice, while West and Nico were taken as hostages by Lawton. After visiting the graves of those who went to the fieldmountain, primarily Kalin vowed to fight for those either still working in the mountain or had lost their lives because of the it and to save West and Nico, and called himself a "[[Infernity]]Death God" series. Returning to Crash Town, to the shock of Lawton and the others, he and Yusei engaged in a 2 vs 1 Duel with Lawton, to free the town from his horrid rule. Though their Duel was coming to an end, Lawton's men interrupted and proceeded to stop Yusei and Kalin. But the members had a change of heart and decided to hold back. Lawton and Barbara attempted to make a final getaway but were stopped by Crow and Jack. In one last attempt, Lawton detonated the explosives in the city, which gains effects when the player has no cards created a diversion. Kalin gave chase on Yusei's Duel Runner and caught him in order to finish his handlast turn. Lawton, knowing his top card was a spell card that would render Kalin's "[[Earthbound Immortals|Earthbound ImmortalInfernity Doom Slinger]]" monster is useless, agreed to finish the Duel. But Kalin used the effect of "[[Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu|Ccapac ApuInfernity Climber]]"to draw this card instead of his spell card, which is also his ace monsterusing the effect of "Infernity Doom Slinger", and finished off Lawton (In the dub, Kalin, after catching up to Lawton, taking advantage restrains him until Sector Security arrived as Kalin believed he didn't deserve to end the Duel properly for being a coward). After that , Kalin stayed in a Turbo Dueltown to watch over its reconstruction, "[[Speed World]]" is always active adding and to watch over the effect kids, West and Nico. In honor of "Ccapac Apu" making his "Earthbound Immortal" invincible against spellsteam, he renamed Crash Town, '''Satisfaction Town'''. ===Ark Cradle===In episode 150, trapshe was cheering on Yusei. Two episodes later, Kalin reappeared and monster attackswas seen being defeated by Jack in Satisfaction Town as Jack was self-training himself to once again regain his crown as the King of Turbo Duels. Kalin told Jack that he had become a lot stronger since the days of the Enforcers but he was still not satisfied, with Jack agreeing. ==Other appearances=={{Character other appearances}}
{{Decklist| Dark Signer Enforcers Deck|normal monsters =<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Dark Tuner Nightmare Hand]]* [[Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu]]* [[Infernity ArchfiendSoldier (anime)|Archfiend Soldier]] x2* [[Infernity BeastGene-Warped Warwolf (anime)|Gene-Warped Warwolf]]* [[Infernity Destroyer]]* [[Infernity Dwarf]]* [[Infernity Guardian]]* [[Infernity Necromancer]] <u>Dark Synchro Monsters</u>* [[One-Hundred Eye DragonVorse Raider (anime)|Vorse Raider]]|spells effect monsters =* [[Speed Spell - Power Baton]]* [[Speed WorldArchfiend General (anime)|Archfiend General]]
|traps =
* [[Damage Translation]]* [[Demonic Devastation]]* [[Depth Amulet]]* [[Extreme Impulse]]* [[Glowing Image of the Guardian God]]* [[Infernity ForceHate Buster (anime)|Hate Buster]]
}}
===Dark Signer===As a Dark Signer, Kalin used an '''"[[Infernity]]" Turbo Deck''' centered around his "[[One Hundred-Eyed Dragon]]". He used cards such as "[[Depth Amulet (anime)|Depth Amulet]]" and "[[Limit Impulse (anime)|Limit Impulse]]" to reduce his hand size while also filling his Graveyard with his "Infernity" [[Monster Card|monsters]], which he then copied the effects of with his "One Hundred-Eyed Dragon". If this strategy failed, Kalin used the effect of his "One Hundred-Eyed Dragon" to add his "[[Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu (anime)|Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu]]" from his [[Deck]] to his [[hand]], which he then easily Summoned through cards such as "[[Infernity Necromancer (anime)|Infernity Necromancer]]" and "[[Damage Translation (anime)|Damage Translation]]", also supporting it with cards like "[[Brilliant Shrine Art]]" and "[[Wicked Trample]]" to lock his opponent down and inflict large amounts of damage. As a Dark Signer, he is only seen Dueling in Turbo Duels. {{Decklist|Past Dark Signer Infernity Turbo Deck|effect monsters =* [[Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu (anime)|Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu]]* [[Infernity Archfiend (anime)|Infernity Archfiend]] x2<uref group=Notes name=Archfiend>Normal MonstersThe second copy of this card is [[discard]]ed to [[pay]] the [[cost]] of "[[Depth Amulet (anime)|Depth Amulet]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 033|episode 33]].</uref>* [[Archfiend SoldierInfernity Beast (anime)|Infernity Beast]]* [[Gene-Warped WarwolfInfernity Destroyer (anime)|Infernity Destroyer]]* [[Vorse RaiderInfernity Dwarf (anime)|Infernity Dwarf]]<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Archfiend GeneralInfernity Guardian (anime)|Infernity Guardian]]* [[Infernity Necromancer (anime)|traps Infernity Necromancer]] x2<ref group=Notes name=* Necromancer>The second copy of this card is [[discard]]ed to [[activate]] "[[Hate BusterLimit Impulse (anime)|Limit Impulse]]}}{{Decklist" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 054|Season 2 Deckepisode 54]].</ref>|dark tuner monsters =* [[Infernity Death DragonDark Tuner Nightmare Hand (anime)|Dark Tuner Nightmare Hand]]|dark synchro monsters =* [[Infernity DestroyerOne Hundred-Eyed Dragon]]
|spells =
* [[Speed Spell - Power Baton (anime)|Speed Spell - Power Baton]]
* [[Speed World (anime)|Speed World]]
|traps =
* [[Brilliant Shrine Art]]
* [[Damage Translation (anime)|Damage Translation]]
* [[Depth Amulet (anime)|Depth Amulet]]
* [[Infernity Force (anime)|Infernity Force]]
* [[Limit Impulse (anime)|Limit Impulse]]
* [[Wicked Trample]]
}}
|spells =
* [[Giant TrunadeBlaster Cartridge]]* [[Mausoleum of the EmperorInfernity Burst]] x3* [[Monster Reborn]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]* [[Swords of Revealing Light]]* [[TerraformingZERO-MAX (anime)|ZERO-MAX]]
|traps =
* [[Crush Card VirusDamage Gate (anime)|Damage Gate]]* [[Depth AmuletDodge Roll]]* [[Magic CylinderFull Salvo (anime)|Full Salvo]]* [[Mirror ForceInfernity Break (anime)|Infernity Break]]* [[Limit Reverse]] x2* [[Solemn JudgmentInfernity Reflector (anime)|Infernity Reflector]]
}}
==Duels=={{Decklist|Reverse of Arcadia Deckclass="wikitable card-list"|monsters -! scope="col" | Opponent(s)! scope="col" |spells Episode(s)! scope="col" | Outcome|-| [[Magician's Four]] leader || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 033|33]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Duel Gang]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Duel Gang]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Duel Gang]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Team Golem]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Team Golem]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Team Insect]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 054|54]] || Win (flashback)|-| [[Sector Security]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || No result (flashback)|-| [[Yusei Fudo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 033|33]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 035|35]] || No result|-| [[Yusei Fudo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 054|54]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 055|55]]|| Lose|-| [[Malcolm Crew]] Duelist || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 086|86]] || Win|-| [[Malcolm Crew]] Duelist || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 086|86]] || Win|-| [[The Giant]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 086|86]] || Win|-| [[Yusei Fudo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 087|87]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 088|88]] || Lose|-|traps [[Lawton]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 091|91]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 092|92]] || Win (with [[Yusei Fudo]]; No result in the dub)|-| [[Jack Atlas]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 152|152]] || Lose (off-screen)|} ==References==<references /> }}==Notes==<brreferences group="Notes"/>
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