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{{For|the other versions of this character|Yusei Fudo (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox character
| headers = true| image = Yusei Fudo.png| caption = Yusei alongside "[[Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]".| en_name = Yusei Fudo| nicknames =
* Satellite's Shooting Star
* Satellite's Falling Star
* Mr. Amnesia Man (dub only)
* Hero of Legend<ref name="ep148">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|148|ref}}</ref>
| other_names =
* Taro Daimon (undercover)
* Yusei Adams (English undercover)
* Mr. Daniel (undercover)
* Herr Müller (German undercover)
| ja_name = {{Ruby|不動|ふどう}}{{Ruby|遊星|ゆうせい}}| romaji_name = Fudō Yūsei| ar_name = يوسَي فودو| ko_name = 유성| ch_name zh_name = 不动 游星| age =
* 18 (Season 1)<ref name=ono1>[http://twitter.com/katsuono/status/53789954299539456 twitter.com] katsuono at 13:04 April 1, 2011 (GMT)</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=Shonen Jump |date=September 2008 |section=The 5D's of Card Dueling |title=Shonen Jump Vol. 6, Issue 9 |page=372}}</ref>
* 19 ([[WRGP]])<ref name="ep 116">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|116|ref}}</ref>
* 20 (Team 5d5D's future)| birthdate = July 7<ref name="yugioh.jp calender">[http://yu-gi-oh.jp/] yu-gi-oh.jp</ref>| gender = Male| relatives =
* [[Dr. Fudo]] (father; deceased)
* [[Mrs. Fudo]] (mother; deceased)
* [[Martha]] (foster mother)
* [[Jack Atlas]] (older foster brother)* [[Crow Hogan]] (younger foster brother)| tournament1 = [[Fortune Cup]]| result1 = Winner| tournament2 = [[World Racing Grand Prix]]| result2 = Winner| tournament3 = [[Legend of Duelist Kingdom]] (Original original timeline)| result3 = Winner| tournament4 = [[Riding in the Battle City]] (Original original timeline)| result4 = Winner| tournament5 = [[Cross-America Golden Tag Tournament]] (with [[Jack Atlas]]- original timeline)| result5 = Winner| tournament6 = [[Pegasus J. Crawford Cup Trinidad Riding Duel Grand Prix]] (with [[Akiza Izinski]] and [[Hunter Pace]] -original timeline)| result6 = Winner| previous_team =
* [[Team 5D's]]
* [[The Enforcers]]
| occupation = Scientist| previous_organization = [[Signer|Signers]]| anime_deck = [[Warrior (archetype)|Warrior]]/[[Synchron]]<br/>[[Ancient Treasure|Hidden Treasure]] <small>(briefly)</small>| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|1|ref}}| appears_in_anime =
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
* ''[[Evolving Duel! Stardust VS Red Demons]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]''
| appears_in_3ds = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle]]| en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Greg Abbey}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Yusei Fudo Character Profile |url=https://yugioh.com/characters/yusei-fudo |website=Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Site |access-date=15 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Yuya Miyashita}}| de_voice = {{voice actors|de|Wanja Gerick|e1={{citation needed}}}}| es_voice = {{voice actors|es|Sebastian Saldarriaga|e1=(American Spanish dub){{citation needed}}}}| it_voice = {{voice actors|it|Paolo De Santis|e1={{citation needed}}}}| ar_voice = {{voice actors|ar|Abdo Hakim|Dany Boustany|e1=(Fortune Cup and Dark Signers){{citation needed}}|e2=(World Racing Grand Prix){{citation needed}}}}|appears_in_3ds = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle]]}}
'''Yusei Fudo''' is the protagonist of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', and one of the [[Signer]]s. He is known and respected by many other characters in the show for his genius style of Dueling, his considerable skill, and his cool and clever personality. He uses a [[Duel Runner]], which is called the [[Yusei Go]]. In the English dub, "Let's rev it up!" is a common catchphrase that he uses when he summons a Synchro Monster. He is also the foster brother of [[Jack Atlas]] and [[Crow Hogan]], and very good friends with [[Kalin Kessler]], with whom Yusei has history.
===Etymology===
Yusei's last name , Fudo, means "steadfast" and "unmovable". His first name means "planet" or "planetary" from the [[Planetary Particle|planetary gears]] that operated [[Ener-D]]); he connects all of the other gears, which represent his friends.
==Biography==
As teenagers, Yusei, Jack, and Crow befriended [[Kalin Kessler]]. As residents of Satellite, they were made to do labor for the residents of New Domino City and denied many luxuries which were enjoyed by the residents of New Domino.
Being forced to survive on what he could, Yusei developed expert Dueling skills. As Duel Gangs began to take over Satellite, Yusei along with Kalin, Jack, and Crow formed their own gang called [[the Enforcers]]. Believing they could never leave [[Satellite]], the team tried to make the most of their lives there. They began taking over various regions, by defeating other teams and destroying their [[Duel Disk]]s with [[Deathmatch Death Match Duel Rope]]s
[[File:Team Satisfaction.png|thumb|right|Yusei and [[The Enforcers]].]]
[[File:5D's ep 10 Goodbyes.png|thumb|Yusei says goodbye to the friends he made at the Facility.]]
Before his release, Yanagi gives Yusei his "[[Totem Pole (anime)|Totem Pole]]" card. Tanner gives him his "[[Giant Ushi Oni (anime)|Giant Ushi Oni]]", instructing him to go to [[Bootleg]], order some milk, and ask for a guy named [[Blister]], then use the card to prove he met Tanner.
Yusei is followed by two men working for Goodwin at Bootleg, but is pulled away by Blister on his Duel Runner. Blister jams the signal emitted from Yusei's criminal mark to stop them being followed. Despite believing it to be suicide on Yusei's part, Blister helps him in infiltrating an impound warehouse to recover his Deck and Duel Runner.
Yusei watches Akiza during her Duel Runner lessons, and helps her improve and learn various Duel Runner tricks. When Akiza passes her Turbo Dueling exam by Dueling Trudge, Yusei congratulates her and welcomes her to the world of Turbo Dueling.
After these events Leo asks Yusei to construct him a [[Duel Board (5D's)|Duel Board]] so he can Duel with [[Lester]]. After a night of construction he completed the board for him. The next day Yusei notices his mark glowing, signaling him that Luna's Dueling. After Luna and Leo lost their fight with Lester he's determined to defeat Ghost and his "Wisel Infinity" and learn about Accel Synchro.
Crow has always known Yusei as a man who keeps his feelings to himself rather than share them with his friends. Yusei left before Jack and Crow woke up one morning to try and match the speed of Accel Synchro. He believes that he lucked out during his Turbo Duel with Ghost and that he would've lost had the Crimson Dragon not shown up in time.
[[File:YGO5D080.jpg|thumb|right|Yusei working on engine program with [[Bruno]].]]
He later appeared to help [[Crow Hogan|Crow]] work out the kinks in [[Blackbird|his Duel Runner]] with Bruno's help, finding a strange circuit in the process. He later watched Crow's Duel against [[Bolton]] and is the first to know that he is Dueling with an Anti-"[[Blackwing]]" [[Deck]]. While watching the Duel, his birthmark, along with Crow's and [[Jack Atlas|Jack]]'s, began to glow as Crow Summons his [[Signer Dragons|Signer Dragon]] "[[Black-Winged Dragon (anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]". Crow defeats Bolton, who is arrested but gives the three new, more powerful engines.
[[File:Team5ds largeTeam 5D's.jpgpng|thumb|left|Yusei and [[Team 5D's]].]]
Forming [[Team 5D's]] for the [[WRGP]], the group headed out to the practice track to get a feel for their new engines. During this practice run, Crow accidentally ran into a member of [[Team Unicorn]], [[Breo]]. [[Andre]], the team's ace, challenges Yusei to a Turbo Duel, which he accepts. During the Duel Yusei realizes that Andre can analyze every possible scenario before playing his cards, like himself. Summoning "[[Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]", Yusei attempts to seize victory, but the time limit for the practice run stops the Duel. He also notices he did not have a confirmed victory because of Andre's unknown [[Set]] card.
===Bruno===
[[File:Fudo yusei.png|thumb|Yusei mourns over Bruno's death.]]
The two have very similar interests, the first and foremost being the upgrading of [[Duel Runner]]s, and due to this, they bonded very fast, to the extent that when they were doing a project, they were so absorbed in their own work that they didn't even notice anyone else's presence in the room.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|80|ref}}</ref> Yusei is shown to care about Bruno, first not wanting to believe he is Antinomy.<ref name="ep143">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|143|ref}}</ref> After the second Duel with [[Antinomy]] ended with Yusei's win, he tried to prevent Bruno from being sucked into the black hole. However, Bruno sacrificed his life to save Yusei, which left Yusei in tears while screaming his name.<ref name="ep145"/> Yusei actually kept would go on to keep Bruno's glasses, which is shown in on a shelf with the trophy from the final image on WRGP and a photo of the extended endingteam celebrating their victory.
==Non-canon appearances==
Abbey played Yusei at the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Providence 2012]], where he [[YCS Providence 2012 Special: Yusei vs. Akiza|Dueled]] and defeated [[Akiza Izinski]], played by [[Erica Schroeder]].
Abbey played Yusei at the 2016 North American World Championship Qualifier in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he [[North American WCQ 2016 Special: Yusei vs. Yuya|dueled]] and defeated [[Yuya Sakaki]], played by [[Michael Liscio Jr.]]
[[Yuya Miyashita]] played Yusei at the Duel Opera event in JUMP Festa 2020, where he [[Duel Opera: Act 1 - Yusei Fudo vs. Jack Atlas|Dueled]] and defeated [[Jack Atlas]], played by [[Takanori Hoshino]].
==Other appearances==
==Deck==
Yusei plays a '''"[[Warrior (archetype)|Warrior]]" Deck''', which revolves around the [[Synchro Summon]]ing of the [[monster]]s in said [[series]], most often "[[Junk Warrior (anime)|Junk Warrior]]". He uses [[Tuner monster]]s from the "[[Synchron]]" [[archetype]] that correspond to each "Warrior". He originally kept his [[signature card|ace card]], "[[Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]" in reserve, using it during special occasions and as a backup plan. From the [[WRGP]] arc onwards, he puts much more emphasis on its Summoning than before.
His most powerful monsters include "[[Majestic Star Dragon (anime)|Majestic Star Dragon]]", the [[Accel Synchro Monster]] "[[Shooting Star Dragon (anime)|Shooting Star Dragon]]", and the [[Limit Over Accel Synchro Monster]] "[[Shooting Quasar Dragon (anime)|Shooting Quasar Dragon]]". In the original timeline, he had the [[Delta Accel Synchro Monster]] "[[Cosmic Blazar Dragon (anime)|Cosmic Blazar Dragon]]" as his ultimate ace monster, instead of "Quasar". Most of his non-Synchro Monsters are low in [[Level]], giving him more fine control over which Synchro Monster he is able to Summon at a given time. His basic strategy usually entails either [[swarm]]ing the [[field]] with many low-Level monsters all at once for a high-Level Synchro Summon or else using his lower-Level Synchro Monsters as a bridge to summon the higher-Level ones.
Thematically, many of Yusei's cards lean towards being either [[Warrior]] or [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters, and even his non-Machine cards tend to have a Machine-like appearance (such as his "Warrior" Synchro Monsters) or are similarly themed, like "[[Scrap-Iron Scarecrow (anime)|Scrap-Iron Scarecrow]]", "[[Junk Barrage (anime)|Junk Barrage]]" or "[[Iron Resolve]]". Some of his cards also focus on Burn effects, such as "[[Armory Arm (anime)|Armory Arm]]", "Junk Barrage", "[[Cosmic Blast]]", and "[[Meteor Stream]]".
| [[Team Golem]] leader || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 034|34]] || No result (flashback)
|-
| [[Duel GangTeam Insect]] member || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 055|55]] || Win (flashback)
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| [[Jack Atlas]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 002|2]] || Lose (flashback)
|-
| [[Guard Robot]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 081|81]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 082|82]] || Win
|-
| [[Paradox]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time|Movie]] || No result
| [[Halldor]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 127|127]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 129|129]] || Win
|-
| [[Jakob]]/[[Aporia]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 133134|133134]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 137|137]] || Win
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| [[Bruno|Antinomy]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 144|144]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 145|145]] || Win
== Trivia ==
* Yusei has used the least amount of [[Fusion Monster]]s of any anime protagonist, with only one ([[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] does not count, as he was never seen using any Fusion Monsters at all).* At 18 years old, Yusei is the only oldest ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' protagonist.* Yusei is the first protagonist to :** To never obtain a "partner" (.** Whose [[Yugi MutoSignature card|Yugiace monster]] is an [[Effect Monster]] from the [[Extra Deck]] instead of a [[Normal Monster]] had from the [[Main Deck]].** To not have a "[Yami Yugi[Kuriboh (archetype)|Kuriboh]]" monster in his Deck, although this only applies in the anime as his [[Jaden YukiYusei Fudo (manga)|Jadenmanga counterpart]] had uses "[[Yubel Junkuriboh (charactermanga)|YubelJunkuriboh]], ".** To never end a Duel in a [[Yuma Tsukumo|YumaDRAW]] had .** Who is never seen attending school, as well as the first who does not have a school uniform as part of his main design.** To not meet his successor.* Yusei is the only protagonist whose ace monster's Attribute is neither DARK (like [[AstralYugi Muto|Yugi]], [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]] had , and [[Yuga Ohdo|Yuga]]) nor LIGHT (like [[YutoJaden Yuki|Jaden]], and Yuma, [[Yusaku Fujiki|Yusaku]] had , and [[AiYudias Velgear|Yudias]]).*Yusei’s name roughly translates into “game star”, which could be a reference to his ace monster "Stardust Dragon".* He and Yusaku are also currently Throughout the only protagonists ''5D's'' anime, Yusei has never lost a [[Turbo Duel]].** This is parallel to have [[Jack Atlas|Jack]], who has never lost a Standing Duel.* Yusei has used the card "most [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster RebornSpeed Spell Card]]"s of any character in the ''5D's'' anime, with 22.
==References==