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| name = Awakened | image name = Four Dimensional Counterparts Awakened.png | image size = | image caption = Yuya, Yuto, Yugo and Yuri Awakened

| kanji = 覚醒 | romaji = Kakusei | japanese translated = Awakened

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| episode = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V|37|ref}}

| title = Users | hidden = true | ref = | 1 =

'''Awakened''' (覚醒 ''Kakusei'')<ref>[[Katsumi Ono]] [https://i.imgur.com/faCSqgc interview]</ref> is the state of mind that [[Yuya Sakaki]] and [[dimensional counterparts|his counterparts]] occasionally enter. This ability changes the user's personality, voice, and mannerism to become more malevolent and causes their eyes to glow.According to [[Leo Akaba]], the Awakened state is the portion of [[Zarc]]'s soul attempting to possess his reincarnations and resuscitate.<ref name="ep128" />

This ability causes Yuya and his dimensional counterparts to go into a state of rage, and their eyes to white out and glow. This usually occurs in a Duel invoking the [[Four Dimension Dragons]] where the dragons overtake their owner's mind or when the user is sufficiently angered, and its activation is usually accompanied by an excruciating amount of pain. It is also possible to force the activation of the ability by forcefully amplifying the aggressiveness of the user through electrical shocks. The activation of Yuya's awakening is depicted by the opening of an eye, followed by the instant annihilation of a [[Original Dimension|shadowed city]].<ref name="ep87">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|87|ref}}</ref>

While Yuya and his counterparts are awakened, they are willing to harm or destroy their opponent in order to win the Duel. When they regain their senses, they generally have no knowledge of what happened while they were awakened unless prompted.<ref name="ep37">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|37|ref}}</ref> If they are awakened while merged with one of their counterparts, they become vulnerable to being influenced by that counterpart's own memories and desires.<ref name="ep45">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|45|ref}}</ref> Each counterpart's eyes glow a different color when awakened: Yuto's eyes glow blue, Yugo's green, Yuya's red, and Yuri's purple. While the other counterparts' eyes white out, Yuya's eyes are the most distinct, as only his iris and pupils glow in contrast to his counterparts, and the glow becomes stronger the longer he remains awakened. There are currently eight stages to Yuya's awakening, with each stage capable of progressing into the next with enough time.<ref name="ep51" />

In Stage I, his Yuya's irises glow but Yuya he remains in control. He is shown to enter this stage while Xyz Summoning "{{[[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon}}]]" with a conscious mind.

In Stage II, Yuya becomes collected and cold, speaking no more than necessary. Additionally, his hair becomes wild and his voice deeper (his voice remains the same pitch in the dub, though it becomes rougher), both his iris and pupils glow and mute any natural shine to them. He is occasionally surrounded by a dark aura, and his card also become darker.<ref name="ep39">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|39|ref}}</ref> His card also become darker.

In Stage III, Yuya's hair sticks upwards, his pupils glow white, and he is constantly surrounded by a [[The DarknessZarc|dark aura]]. He also becomes vicious and even sadistic, shown by his ruthlessness while Dueling the [[Obelisk Force]] and continued to thrash about while restrained by his friends. He is also capable of unleashing powerful shockwaves that are beyond normal for a person originating from the Standard Dimension.<ref name="ep46" />

In Stage IV, Yuya's pupils will glow even brighter and all of his counterparts will gain the same dark aura around them if they are in sync with Yuya. Yuya's anger in this stage grows to an almost primal rage, that he become impervious to reason. Anything he is in contact with also gain a dark aura, in the same manner as Yuya. This stage takes such a toll on their bodies and minds that their eyes becoming become dull and empty as the glow fades, except for though Yuya, whose 's eyes became become brown instead, and all of them pass out afterwards.<ref name="ep88">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|88|ref}}</ref> Anything he is in contact with also gain black aura, in the same manner as Yuya.

In Stage V, Yuya's eyes become completely red. Yuya is surrounded by dark aura and start behaving like Zarc, wanting to show his own strength and ruthlessness to his opponents for his own pleasure; in the Dub, Yuya's voice becomes Zarc's. The Doktor and Leo end up causing this form to activate by angering Yuya. This stage is the closest stage to Zarc's Awakening.<ref name="ep128" />

In Stage VI, Yuya's pupils become white, his hair once again stick upwards, and surrounded by a thicker dark aura. At this level of extreme rage, Yuya somewhat gained unnatural strength as he broke free from "[[Binding Swords Restraining Sword of Impact]]".<ref name="ep133" />

In Stage VII, YūyaYuya's eyes completely white out and glow red like his counterparts. He is constantly surrounded by a dark aura and instantly release intense shockwaves of darkness from it. This stage takes a toll on Yuya's mind as Yuri, Yuto, and Yugo kept shouting to become one at Yuya while awakened and all [[Four Dimension Dragons]] were out. This also caused him Yuya to forget who he was momentarily and he needed help to remember from Declan.<ref name="ep135" />

In the Final Stage, As Zarc takes complete control over Yūya, Yūya's Yuya whose face takes a sinister appearance, sprouting veins and a wicked smile. His pupils become slit, like YūriYuri's, before glowing red and completely whiting out. The dark aura also flares up and overflows around him until the fusion between his counterparts and dragons are complete.<ref name="ep135" /> After consciously learning of his awakenings, Yuya has become capable of breaking out of it by sheer force of will. However, with each stage of awakening that Yuya progresses through, it becomes increasingly harder to break out of it, becoming impossible to quell himself out of it starting at Stage IV.<ref name="ep48">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|48|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep51" /><ref name="ep88" /><ref nameMiscellaneous=="ep128" /><ref name="ep129" />

It also seems that when When Yuya and all four of Yuya and his counterparts are in the same place at the same time when awakened, a distortion appears in the sky and they tend to claim uniting into continuously declare that they will reunite as one, (phrased as well as causing a distortion "become one" in the skyJapanese version).<ref name="ep92">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|92|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep126" /> According to [[Leo Akaba]], the Awakened state is Zarc's will attempting to take over his reincarnations and revive.<ref name="ep128" />

[[File:Awaken Zarc.png|thumb|Zarc awakened when he became the Supreme King Dragon ZarcZ-ARC.]]When [[Zarc]] fused with his [[Four Dimension Dragons|four dragons]] using {{[[Astrograph Sorcerer (anime)|Astrograph Sorcerer}}]], he awakened when they became [[Supreme King Dragon Zarc (character)|Supreme King Dragon Zarc]]Z-ARC.<ref name="ep127">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|127|ref}}</ref>

The very first instance of awakening occurred in Yuya's Duel against [[The the Sledgehammer]], during which Zarc's will reacted to Yuya achieved and turned several of his Monsters into [[Pendulum SummonMonster]]ing for the first times, which had been created when Zarc was divided into four.<ref name="ep1">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|1|ref}}</ref> After the Duel concluded, Yuya snapped out of that state and did not remember what he did.<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|2|ref}}</ref> Unlike the other instances of awakening, Yuya's eyes did not glow and the only change was him becoming more confident and serious, lacking any rage-filled desire to annihilate his opponent.

Awakening was properly introduced during the Duel between Yuto and Yugo. When Yuto [[Xyz Summon]]ed his "{{Anime[[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (anime)|Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon}}]]" and Yugo [[Synchro Summon]]ed his "{{Anime[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (anime)|Clear Wing Synchro Dragon}}]]" their eyes glowed. After being reminded by Yuya that he didn't want to hurt anyone, Yuto came out of his awakening but lost to Yugo a moment later, who remained gripped by the state until after his victory and didn't quite remember what he'd done.<ref name="ep37" />

During his Duel against [[Taka (ARC-V)|Taka]] and [[Nagi]], "Dark Rebellion" appeared in Yuya's mind and he would have awakened had his ally, [[Dennis MacfieldMcField]], not managed to bring him back to his senses before it fully consumed him. Though Yuya did summon "Dark Rebellion", he was able to remain in control for the remainder of the Duel.<ref name="ep43">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|43|ref}}</ref>

After seeing the [[Knights of the Duel Disks]] students being turned into cards by the [[Obelisk Force]], Yuto's memories of [[Invasion of Xyz Dimension|when Heartland was invaded]] and his vengeful hatred towards the [[Fusion Dimension]] flooded into Yuya's mind, triggering Yuya to awaken again to take revenge on them. This time, Yuya's awakening took on a whole different level; Yuya became more brutal and even enjoyed inflicting damage to his opponents.<ref name="ep45">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|45|ref}}</ref> During the Duel against the Obelisk Force, Yuya progressively became more malicious and violent, becoming surrounded by a dark aura, and ultimately he summoned "{{Anime[[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon}}]]" to defeat them all at once. After winning the Duel, he remained awakened and continued to where [[Sora Perse|Sora]] and [[Shay Obsidian|Shay]] were dueling, but was restrained by [[Gong Strong|Gong]], [[Aura Sentia|Aura]], [[Reed Pepper|Reed]], and [[Trout]]. While restrained, Yuya only kept on yelling violently in pain and struggling to escape (biting and uppercutting Trout) until passing out. Aura was able to determine that there were two souls within Yuya, along with a [[The DarknessZarc|terrifying darkness]]. Yuto's soul was the one who initially triggered the awakening, but the darkness eventually took over both souls and caused their anger to intensify. After resting, Yuya returned to normal and was consciously informed of this state, along with what he had been doing while awakened and what Aura had discovered.<ref name="ep46">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|46|ref}}</ref>

[[File:Briefly Awakened Yuya 71EP.png|thumb|left|Awakened Yuya during his Duel with Duel Chaser Officer 227.]]Goaded by Declan in their Duel, Yuya was about to awaken again before snapping out of it on his own.<ref name="ep51">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|51|ref}}</ref> He briefly awaken again during his Duel against [[Duel Chaser Officer 227]], and though he snapped out of it soon enough, Yuya retained the serious demeanor throughout the rest of the Duel.<ref name="ep71">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|71|ref}}</ref>

The state was invoked again when Yuri, the Obelisk Force, and Yugo arrived at Yuya's location. With Yuya controlling "{{Anime[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon}}]]" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon in his Duel with [[Barrett]] and Yugo and Yuri summoning their "Clear Wing" and "{{Anime[[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Starving Venom Fusion Dragon}}]]" respectively, all of the [[Four Dimension Dragons]] were in play at the same time, causing Yuya and his counterparts awakened and synchronize again.<ref name="ep91">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|91|ref}}</ref> After entering both states, Yuya, Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri started shouting that they waited for this time to become one and for a revival. But before the distortion caused by their dragons finished, Zuzu arrived and her [[Zuzu's bracelet|bracelet]] teleported Yugo and Yuri away while Yuto's consciousness sank away.<ref name="ep92">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|92|ref}}</ref>

During his Duel with [[Lulu Obsidian|Lulu]] and [[Celina]], a [[Parasite Monster]] landed on Yuya's shoulder and went inside his ear, attempting to take control of him. However, it caused him to awaken for a brief moment as the Darkness Zarc's darkness destroyed it. After [[The Doktor|the Doktor]] taunted Yuya by showing that Zuzu was under his control, Yuya and Yuto furiously awakened. The intense anger of their awakening caused the "{{[[Fusion Parasite (anime)|Fusion Parasite Fusioner}}]]s" to retreat in fear, while a sinister silhouette appeared behind Yuya. They summoned "{{[[Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon}}]]" to defeat both Lulu and Celina simultaneously, destroying most of the Doktor's laboratory in the process. After the Duel, Yuya remained conscious and followed them to the Doktor.<ref name="ep125">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|125|ref}}</ref>

When Yugo and Yuri summoned "Clear Wing" and "Starving Venom" respectively, they, Yuya, and Yuto entered a [[Synchronize (ability)|synchronized ]] awakening (with Yuya gaining his aura again) and started shouting that they would become one again.<ref name="ep126">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|126|ref}}</ref> When the [[Fusion Dimension Machine|ARC-VReactor]] started to power up around the girls capsule' capsules, Yuya and Yuto was worried and angrily told [[Leo Akaba|Leo ]] to stop this, causing them to awaken and gain emit dark auraauras. He and Yuto manage managed to overcome the pain including of [[Zarc]]'s influence but Yuya returned to the state when [[Fusion Summon]]ing "{{[[Performapal Gatling Ghoul (anime)|Performapal Gatling Ghoul}}]]".<ref name="ep128">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|128|ref}}</ref> During the Duel, Yuya managed to fight most of the pain and even make brief contact to Declan with Yuto. But, Zarc's will continued to try to take over and when the [[Four Dimension Dragons]] were all out at the same time, Yuya's pain increased with his dark aura turning into a dragonSupreme King Z-ARC's silhouette. As he Summoned "[[Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon]]", Yuya destroyed everything on the field and inflicting inflicted damage to Declan unintentionally. As he was about to defeat Leo and Declan, [[Yusho Sakaki|Yusho]] bound him to a pillar with "[[Binding Swords Restraining Sword of Impact]]".<ref name="ep129">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|129|ref}}</ref> Yuya then tried to break free<ref name="ep130">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|130|ref}}</ref> as he sensed Yugo and Yuri coming to him soon and didn't want to be near them.<ref name="ep131">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|131|ref}}</ref>

When [[Aster Phoenix (ARC-V)|Aster]] and [[Kite Tenjo (ARC-V)|Kite]]'s Duel against Yugo and Yuri, they managed to push Yugo into a corner in order for him to regain his true self. Yugo started to show signs of breaking free when Aster mentioned about saving [[Rin]]. Aster managed to free Yugo from his awakening with "[[Destiny HERO - DuskutopiaguyDusktopia (anime)|Destiny HERO - Dusktopia]]", but Yuri told him it was too late to get him to smile. He then defeated Aster and Kite with the effect of "{{[[Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon}}]]"<ref name="ep130" /> and Yugo with the effect of "Starving Venom".<ref name="ep131" /> When "Clear Wing" and "Starving Venom" resonated, Yugo awakened briefly and shouted to become one just before being absorbed by Yuri. Yuya resonated with Yuri's absorption but started to break free of his awakening when watching his father Duel Yuri.<ref name="ep132">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|132|ref}}</ref> He broke free from it completely during their Duel but reawaken again when Yuri sealed his father into a [[Yusho Sakaki (card)|card]] and showed it to Yuya, causing his rage to reach a breaking point, who then broke free from "Binding Swords Restraining Sword of Impact".<ref name="ep133">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|133|ref}}</ref>

During his Duel with Yuri, Yuya managed to calm down after drawing "{{[[Smile World (anime)|Smile World}}]]" and remembering Yusho's words but remained awakened. When he and Yuri Summoned all Four Dimension Dragons, their resonation caused Yuri, Yugo, and Yuto entered a synchronized awakening and shout to become one while Yuya screamed in pain.<ref name="ep134">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|134|ref}}</ref> When Yuri tried to convince Yuya to surrender and become one with him, he briefly awakened while he, Yuto, and Yugo kept shouting to become one. It also caused Yuya to awaken and release a shockwave of darkness until Declan made him remember Yusho's ideals to break free. Yuto and Yugo would also break free from their awakening when Yuya took control of "Dark Rebellion" and "Clear Wing" from Yuri. After Yuya defeated Yuri, he finally succumb succumbed to Zarc's will and awakened when he summoned "{{[[Astrograph Sorcerer (anime)|Astrograph Sorcerer}}]]" to fuse reunite with the Four Dimension Dragons. Yuri would also awaken briefly before being absorbed by Yuya to become Supreme King Z-ARC.<ref name="ep135">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|135|ref}}</ref> Yuya and his counterparts would lose the ability to awaken after [[Supreme King Dragon Zarc (character)Riley Akaba|Supreme King Dragon ZarcRiley]]removed Zarc's soul from their bodies.<ref name="ep135ep140">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|135140|ref}}</ref> ==Trivia==* Before Awakened had an official name, fans often called this ability "Berserk Mode".