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| − | {{Infobox | + | {{For|the manga version of this character|Dinosaur Ryuzaki (manga)}} |
| − | + | {{Infobox character | |
| − | + | | headers = true | |
| − | + | | image = Rex Raptor.png | |
| − | + | | en_anime_name = Rex Raptor | |
| − | + | | en_manga_name = Dinosaur Ryuzaki | |
| − | + | | ja_name = ダイナソー竜崎 | |
| − | + | | romaji_name = Dainasō Ryūzaki | |
| − | + | | ar_name = ركس رابتور | |
| − | + | | de_name = Rex Raptor | |
| − | + | | fr_name = Dinosaur Ryuzaki (manga)<br />Rex Raptor (anime) | |
| − | + | | anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|2|ref}} | |
| − | + | | video_game_debut = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_anime = | |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' | |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ( | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]'' (cameo) |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]] (cameo | + | | appears_in_gbc = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]'' |
| − | + | | appears_in_gba = | |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]]'' | |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]] | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]] | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004]] | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction]] | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]] | + | | appears_in_nds = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour]]'' |
| − | + | | appears_in_ps = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_ps2 = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_mobile = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_pc = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' | |
| − | + | | gender = Male | |
| − | + | | age = 15 | |
| − | + | | blood_type = O | |
| − | + | | weight = 52 kg | |
| − | + | | height = 165 cm | |
| − | + | | birthdate = December 29 | |
| − | + | | favorite_food = Takoyaki | |
| − | + | | least_favorite_food = Bell pepper | |
| − | + | | previous_organization = [[Doma]] | |
| − | + | | tournament1 = [[Japanese National Duel Monsters Championship]] | |
| − | + | | result1 = Runner-up | |
| − | + | | tournament2 = [[Duelist Kingdom]] | |
| − | + | | result2 = Did not place | |
| + | | tournament3 = [[Battle City]] | ||
| + | | result3 = Did not place | ||
| + | | tournament4 = [[Grand Championship]] | ||
| + | | result4 = Did not place (with [[Weevil Underwood]]) | ||
| + | | deck = [[Dinosaur]] | ||
| + | | wc4_deck = High DEF | ||
| + | | ntr_deck = | ||
* Dino Destruction | * Dino Destruction | ||
* Raptor Rampage | * Raptor Rampage | ||
| − | + | | es_voice = Jorge Saudinós (Spain) | |
| − | + | | ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Kin Fujii|Yuichi Nakamura|e1=<br />(Episodes 2-59)|e2=<br />(Episode 131-onward)}} | |
| + | | en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Sam Regal|Sebastian Arcelus||Anthony Salerno|Christian J. Lee|Brian Zimmerman|e1=<br />(Episodes 1-144 America)|e2=<br />(Episodes 145-187, America)|e4=<br />(Episodes 188-224, America)|e5=<br />(Episodes 1-49, Singapore)|e6=<br />(Episodes 50-224, Singapore)}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Rex Raptor''', known as '''Dinosaur Ryuzaki''', in the | + | '''Rex Raptor''', known as '''Dinosaur Ryuzaki''' (ダイナソー竜崎 ''Dainasō Ryūzaki'') in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. He is a [[Dinosaur]] [[Duelist]]. Despite his introduction as a powerful Duelist, he becomes a source of humiliation along with his companion, [[Weevil Underwood]], after suffering defeat to [[Joey Wheeler]], and begins considering Joey his rival for this reason. Although Rex is vindictive, arrogant, and tyrannical, he plays fairly. |
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
[[File:Ryuzaki Linework.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Rex's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the [[Duelist]] in full regalia from front and side views and alongside views of his head from different angles.]] | [[File:Ryuzaki Linework.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Rex's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the [[Duelist]] in full regalia from front and side views and alongside views of his head from different angles.]] | ||
| + | Rex's character design was overseen by [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. His usual outfit consists of a green jacket and a red beanie cap, plus tan pants. In Duelist kingdom, he wears a tan vest-thing on his jacket, and a black shirt. In Battle City onward, he wears a green jacket, and a yellow shirt. His hair is brown with dyed purple strands next to his forehead. He has purple-blue eyes, whenever his irises are shown (his pupils are usually too small to determine his eye color). He carries a [[KaibaCorp]] [[Duel Disk#Duel Disk (Version 2)|Duel Disk]] on his left hand. In the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc, he has a [[Chaos Duel Disk]]. | ||
| − | + | In the Toei film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', Ryuzaki has black hair with dyed pink strands and a purple cap. | |
| − | In the | + | ===Voice and mannerisms=== |
| + | In the original anime, Rex speaks with a Kansai accent. In the Dutch dub, he has a Flemish accent. | ||
| + | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | "Dinosaur" is a nickname; "Ryuzaki" is his given name. In the dub, he is named after the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Velociraptor, two species of dinosaurs. | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! | + | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)=== |
| − | Rex' | + | {{split|Dinosaur Ryuzaki (Toei)}} |
| + | <div style="float:right">[[File:RexintheMovie.png|180px|thumb|Rex in the Toei film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'']]</div> | ||
| + | Rex appeared in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei anime)|Toei anime]] movie the Toei film ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', when he was seen getting up after losing to [[Seto Kaiba]]. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters=== |
====Duelist Kingdom==== | ====Duelist Kingdom==== | ||
| − | Rex participates in the Japanese [[Duel Monsters]] tournament, where he loses to [[Weevil Underwood]] in the finals. | + | Rex, as the Western Japan Representative, participates in the Japanese National ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' tournament, where he loses to [[Weevil Underwood]] in the finals. |
| − | Rex was invited to the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament. Being a runner-up | + | Rex was invited to the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament. Being a runner-up in the last tournament, he was one of the few participants given a room on the boat journey. He invited [[Mai Valentine]] to his room. Mai challenged him to a [[Duel]], where she would give him a kiss if he won (do anything he wants for him the Japanese version), but she would get the room to herself if she wins. |
Confident that he wouldn't lose, Rex accepts. However Mai insisted that they use her cards. Unbeknownst to Rex, Mai sprayed them with different perfumes and was able to tell what cards he drew. With this advantage, Mai won and booted Rex out of the room. | Confident that he wouldn't lose, Rex accepts. However Mai insisted that they use her cards. Unbeknownst to Rex, Mai sprayed them with different perfumes and was able to tell what cards he drew. With this advantage, Mai won and booted Rex out of the room. | ||
| − | During the tournament, he was constantly berated by the fact Mai had more [[Star Chip | + | During the tournament, he was constantly berated by the fact Mai had more [[Star Chip]]s than him. He challenged her to a Duel to get revenge but Mai, preferring to avoid him, was content to use the excuse that she had already "beaten" him once. However since Mai had previously lost to [[Joey Wheeler]] and considered it obnoxious to challenge him again, she agreed to Duel Rex, if he defeated Joey for her. |
| − | During his Duel with Joey, Rex gambled "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" in the hopes of winning Joey's "[[Time Wizard]]". (In the anime, " | + | During his Duel with Joey, Rex gambled "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" in the hopes of winning Joey's "[[Time Wizard (anime)|Time Wizard]]". (In the anime, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" was an incredibly rare card that Rex received as a prize for being a runner-up in the last tournament.) This infuriated Mai as it would mean, Rex's [[Main Deck|Deck]] would be even stronger if she had to face him. However, Joey won the Duel and he claimed Rex's star chips along with his "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" and his "[[Dragon Nails (anime)|Dragon Nails]]". |
====Battle City==== | ====Battle City==== | ||
| − | In the [[Battle City]] arc, he was seen briefly, losing to [[Espa Roba]], who cheated and had "[[Jinzo]]" crush Rex's "[[Serpent Night Dragon]]". Rex then advised Joey on Roba's strength and left the tournament afterwards. | + | In the [[Battle City]] arc, he was seen briefly, losing to [[Espa Roba]], who cheated and had "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]" crush Rex's "[[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]". Rex then advised Joey on Roba's strength and left the tournament afterwards. |
| − | + | He later observed the semifinal match between Yugi and Kaiba in Domino City, amongst other Duelists. | |
| − | + | ====Waking the Dragons==== | |
| − | + | [[File:Rexdoma.png|thumb|left|Rex with a [[Chaos Duel Disk]]]] | |
| − | ====Waking | ||
In the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc, it was revealed that he and [[Weevil Underwood|Weevil]] lost a good deal of their popularity after the tournament and they eventually ended up wandering [[Domino City]] where they were ambushed by [[Gurimo]]. Their souls were taken, and later released when [[Yugi Muto]] defeated him. | In the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc, it was revealed that he and [[Weevil Underwood|Weevil]] lost a good deal of their popularity after the tournament and they eventually ended up wandering [[Domino City]] where they were ambushed by [[Gurimo]]. Their souls were taken, and later released when [[Yugi Muto]] defeated him. | ||
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The two of them then trailed after the party until Yugi's soul was taken by [[Rafael]] and they begged him to take them on their Helicopter. Rafael and [[Alister]] took them to [[Dartz]], who agreed to give them power if they passed the necessary test. Each of them was given a piece of the [[Orichalcos Stone]] and both must succeed in grasping them, which both of them did. | The two of them then trailed after the party until Yugi's soul was taken by [[Rafael]] and they begged him to take them on their Helicopter. Rafael and [[Alister]] took them to [[Dartz]], who agreed to give them power if they passed the necessary test. Each of them was given a piece of the [[Orichalcos Stone]] and both must succeed in grasping them, which both of them did. | ||
| − | Rex and Weevil improved their [[Main Deck| | + | Rex and Weevil improved their [[Main Deck|Decks]] by taking cards from Dartz's massive collection and Rex challenged Joey to a rematch. During the Duel, Joey used Rex's "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" against him, much to Rex's displeasure and anger. Despite using "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" Rex lost at the hands of Joey's "[[Gearfried the Swordmaster (anime)|Gearfried the Swordmaster]]", sending his soul to Dartz again. He was released at the end of the arc when Dartz was defeated. He and Weevil fled from the hospital they found themselves in. |
| − | Sebastian Arcelus replaces Sam Regal as Rex's voice for this season | + | Sebastian Arcelus replaces Sam Regal as Rex's voice for this season, which is why Rex's voice is higher pitched than it was in seasons 1 and 2. |
====Grand Championship==== | ====Grand Championship==== | ||
| − | Their next plan was to enter the [[KaibaCorp]] [[Grand Championship]], where they both impersonated [[Fortune Salim]]. They were quickly defeated by [[Zigfried von Schroeder]] and sent back to Japan by KaibaCorp. | + | Their next plan was to enter the [[KaibaCorp]] [[Grand Championship]], where they both impersonated [[Fortune Salim]]. They were quickly defeated by [[Zigfried von Schroeder]] and sent back to Japan by KaibaCorp. (In the dub, their fate after the Duel is unknown, although they were briefly seen after Yugi defeats [[Leon von Schroeder]], possibly in [[Domino City]], watching in disgust, indicating that they were sent back.) |
| − | ====Dawn | + | ====Dawn of the Duel==== |
| − | Rex and Weevil's last attempt at revenge was to steal | + | Rex and Weevil's last attempt at revenge was to steal the [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian God Cards]] but they mistakenly grabbed Yugi's bag containing all of his [[Millennium Items]]. Yugi tried to stop them, but couldn't catch up. While examining their prize, they were sent to the Shadow Realm by Yami Bakura, who stole the Millennium Ring back from them afterwards. While Zorc's rampage over Ancient Egypt was in full swing, the events then were affecting the modern world as well- where Rex was shown clinging on to a pole so to not to blown away by the wind. After Zorc's defeat, he was also seen. |
| − | + | Rex is shown in the last episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dueling with [[Weevil Underwood|Weevil]] (cut from the dub). | |
===Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's=== | ===Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's=== | ||
| − | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', a parody of him named Dinosaur Hakozaki is listed as one the | + | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', a parody of him named [[Dinosaur Hakozaki]] is listed as one the Duelists defeated by [[Hunter Pace]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|1|ref}}</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Decks== |
| − | + | Rex Raptor chiefly employs a Dinosaur Deck, focused on Dinosaur-type monsters. His dueling strategy involves offensive [[Beatdown Deck|Beatdown]] tactics, concentrating on using high ATK-powered Dinosaur monsters to bring down his opponent's Life Points as quickly as possible. In addition, he makes use of a confluence of Dinosaur-support Magic and Trap cards to augment on the brute power of his Dinosaurs on the dueling field. Though his signature cards are centralized around Dinosaurs, his strongest monsters tend to be Dragon-Types, such as the [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]], [[Serpent Night Dragon]], and [[Tyrant Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Dragon]]. | |
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| − | During [[Duelist Kingdom]], Rex's Deck contains an assortment of [[Dinosaur]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monster]]s, his most powerful cards being the [[Dragon]]-Type "[[Serpent Night Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]". His style of | + | ===Duelist Kingdom=== |
| + | During [[Duelist Kingdom]], Rex's Deck contains an assortment of [[Dinosaur]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monster]]s, his most powerful cards being the [[Dragon]]-Type "[[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]". His style of Dueling is simple, relying on the brute power of his Dinosaurs augmented by the Dueling field to strengthen them. | ||
| − | {{Decklist| | + | {{Decklist|Duelist Kingdom Deck |
|normal monsters = | |normal monsters = | ||
| − | * [[Crawling Dragon 2|Crawling Dragon #2]] | + | * [[Crawling Dragon 2 (anime)|Crawling Dragon #2]] |
| − | * [[Megazowler]] | + | * [[Megazowler (anime)|Megazowler]] |
| − | * [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes | + | * [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]<ref group=Notes name=joey>He lost this card to [[Joey Wheeler]] during [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 012|episode 12]].</ref> |
| − | * [[Serpent Night Dragon]] | + | * [[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]] |
| − | * [[Sword Arm of Dragon]] | + | * [[Sword Arm of Dragon (anime)|Sword Arm of Dragon]] |
| − | * [[Trakodon]] | + | * [[Trakodon (anime)|Trakodon]] |
| − | * [[Two-Headed King Rex]] | + | * [[Two-Headed King Rex (anime)|Two-Headed King Rex]] |
| − | * [[Uraby]] | + | * [[Uraby (anime)|Uraby]] |
| − | |magic= | + | |magic = |
| − | * [[Dragon Nails]] | + | * [[Dragon Nails (anime)|Dragon Nails]] |
| − | + | |traps = | |
| − | + | * [[Bottomless Trap Hole (anime)|Bottomless Trap Hole]]<ref group=Notes name=dropped>Rex dropped this card in a flashback in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 161|episode 161]] when he was beaten up for taking a child's card after he returned from [[Duelist Kingdom]].</ref> | |
| − | + | * [[Chain of the Underworld]]<ref group=Notes name=dropped>Rex dropped this card in a flashback in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 161|episode 161]] when he was beaten up for taking a child's card after he returned from [[Duelist Kingdom]].</ref> | |
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| − | ==== | + | ===Battle City=== |
| − | + | Although Rex wasn't seen Dueling, he was shown losing to [[Espa Roba]], losing his [[Ante Duel|ante]] of "[[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]". | |
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| − | In [[Waking the Dragons]], Rex uses a '''Dinosaur Deck''' heavily focused on [[swarm]] tactics. In addition, he utilizes the "[[Seal of Orichalcos]]" to turn normally weak [[Monster Card|monsters]] into powerful [[ | + | ===Waking the Dragons=== |
| + | In [[Waking the Dragons]], Rex uses a '''Dinosaur Deck''' heavily focused on [[swarm]] tactics. In addition, he utilizes the "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" to turn normally weak [[Monster Card|monsters]] into powerful [[beatstick]]s. Echoing of his earlier Deck, Rex's strongest monster is not a Dinosaur, but the Dragon-Type "[[Tyrant Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Dragon]]". | ||
| − | {{Decklist| | + | {{Decklist|Waking the Dragons Deck |
|effect monsters = | |effect monsters = | ||
| − | * [[Giant Rex]] | + | * [[Giant Rex (anime)|Giant Rex]] |
| − | * [[Gilasaurus]] x2 | + | * [[Gilasaurus (anime)|Gilasaurus]] x2 |
| − | * [[Kaitoptera]] | + | * [[Kaitoptera (anime)|Kaitoptera]] |
| − | * [[Tyrant Dragon]] | + | * [[Tyrant Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Dragon]] |
|fusion monsters = | |fusion monsters = | ||
| − | * [[Horned Saurus]] | + | * [[Horned Saurus (anime)|Horned Saurus]] |
|magic = | |magic = | ||
| − | * [[Polymerization]] | + | * [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] |
| − | * [[The Seal of Orichalcos]] | + | * [[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]] |
| − | |traps= | + | |traps = |
* [[Chain of the Underworld]] | * [[Chain of the Underworld]] | ||
* [[Jurassic Heart]] | * [[Jurassic Heart]] | ||
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| − | ==== | + | ===Grand Championship=== |
| − | {| | + | Rex was only seen Dueling once, attempting to infiltrate the [[Grand Championship]] but getting thrown out when he and Weevil lost to [[Zigfried von Schroeder]]. |
| − | ! | + | |
| + | {{Decklist|Grand Championship Deck | ||
| + | |effect monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Balloon Lizard (anime)|Balloon Lizard]] | ||
| + | * [[Black Tyranno (anime)|Black Tyranno]] | ||
| + | |magic = | ||
| + | * [[Ultra Evolution Pill (anime)|Ultra Evolution Pill]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Duels== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable card-list" | ||
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| + | ! scope="col" | Opponent(s) | ||
| + | ! scope="col" | Episode(s) | ||
| + | ! scope="col" | Outcome | ||
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| + | | [[Mako Tsunami]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 002|2]] || Win (off-screen)<ref group=Notes name=Mako>Mako Tsunami was known to lose to either Weevil or Rex as he placed third in the Japanese Nationals.</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Weevil Underwood]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 002|2]] || Lose | ||
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| + | | [[Mai Valentine]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 003|3]] || Lose | ||
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| + | | [[Duelist Kingdom]] Duelist(s) (mentioned) || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 011|11]] || Win (off-screen) | ||
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| + | | [[Joey Wheeler]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 011|11]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 012|12]] || Lose | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Espa Roba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 058|58]] || Lose | ||
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| + | | [[Gurimo]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 145|145]] || Lose (off screen, with [[Weevil Underwood]]) | ||
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| − | | | + | | [[Joey Wheeler]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 160|160]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 162|162]] || Lose |
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| − | | [[Zigfried von Schroeder]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 189|189]] || Lose ( | + | | [[Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried Lloyd]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 189|189]] || Lose (with [[Weevil Underwood]]) |
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| [[Weevil Underwood]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 224|224]] || Not shown | | [[Weevil Underwood]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 224|224]] || Not shown | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | + | ==Other appearances== | |
| − | | | + | <gallery> |
| − | + | Ryuzaki manga portal.png | [[Dinosaur Ryuzaki (manga)]] | |
| − | + | Rex Raptor-DDM.png | [[Rex Raptor (DDM)|Rex Raptor (''Dungeon Dice Monsters'')]] | |
| − | | | + | RexRaptor-DULI.png | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Links)|Rex Raptor (''Duel Links'')]] |
| − | + | Rex_Raptor-DM1.png | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Monsters 1)|Rex Raptor (''Duel Monsters 1'')]] | |
| − | + | Rex_Raptor-DM2.png | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Monsters 2)|Rex Raptor (''Duel Monsters 2'')]] | |
| + | Rex-DDS.png | [[Rex Raptor (Dark Duel Stories)|Rex Raptor (''Dark Duel Stories'')]] | ||
| + | Rex-DM4.png | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Monsters 4)|Rex Raptor (''Duel Monsters 4'')]] | ||
| + | Rex Raptor-WC4.png | [[Rex Raptor (World Championship 2004)|Rex Raptor (''World Championship 2004'')]] | ||
| + | Rex Raptor-FMR.png | [[Rex Raptor (FMR)|Rex Raptor (''Forbidden Memories'')]] | ||
| + | Rex-Raptor-Nightmare-Troubadour.png | [[Rex Raptor (Nightmare Troubadour)|Rex Raptor (''Nightmare Troubadour'')]] | ||
| + | RexRaptor-LOD.png | [[Rex Raptor (Legacy of the Duelist)|Rex Raptor (''Legacy of the Duelist'')]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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Rex Raptor, known as Dinosaur Ryuzaki (ダイナソー竜崎 Dainasō Ryūzaki) in the Japanese version, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He is a Dinosaur Duelist. Despite his introduction as a powerful Duelist, he becomes a source of humiliation along with his companion, Weevil Underwood, after suffering defeat to Joey Wheeler, and begins considering Joey his rival for this reason. Although Rex is vindictive, arrogant, and tyrannical, he plays fairly.
Design[edit]
Rex's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the Duelist in full regalia from front and side views and alongside views of his head from different angles.
Rex's character design was overseen by Kazuki Takahashi. His usual outfit consists of a green jacket and a red beanie cap, plus tan pants. In Duelist kingdom, he wears a tan vest-thing on his jacket, and a black shirt. In Battle City onward, he wears a green jacket, and a yellow shirt. His hair is brown with dyed purple strands next to his forehead. He has purple-blue eyes, whenever his irises are shown (his pupils are usually too small to determine his eye color). He carries a KaibaCorp Duel Disk on his left hand. In the Waking the Dragons arc, he has a Chaos Duel Disk.
In the Toei film Yu-Gi-Oh!, Ryuzaki has black hair with dyed pink strands and a purple cap.
Voice and mannerisms[edit]
In the original anime, Rex speaks with a Kansai accent. In the Dutch dub, he has a Flemish accent.
Etymology[edit]
"Dinosaur" is a nickname; "Ryuzaki" is his given name. In the dub, he is named after the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Velociraptor, two species of dinosaurs.
Biography[edit]
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)[edit]
 | It has been suggested that this article be split into a new article titled Dinosaur Ryuzaki (Toei). (Discuss) |
Rex in the Toei film Yu-Gi-Oh!
Rex appeared in the Toei anime movie the Toei film Yu-Gi-Oh!, when he was seen getting up after losing to Seto Kaiba.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters[edit]
Duelist Kingdom[edit]
Rex, as the Western Japan Representative, participates in the Japanese National Duel Monsters tournament, where he loses to Weevil Underwood in the finals.
Rex was invited to the Duelist Kingdom tournament. Being a runner-up in the last tournament, he was one of the few participants given a room on the boat journey. He invited Mai Valentine to his room. Mai challenged him to a Duel, where she would give him a kiss if he won (do anything he wants for him the Japanese version), but she would get the room to herself if she wins.
Confident that he wouldn't lose, Rex accepts. However Mai insisted that they use her cards. Unbeknownst to Rex, Mai sprayed them with different perfumes and was able to tell what cards he drew. With this advantage, Mai won and booted Rex out of the room.
During the tournament, he was constantly berated by the fact Mai had more Star Chips than him. He challenged her to a Duel to get revenge but Mai, preferring to avoid him, was content to use the excuse that she had already "beaten" him once. However since Mai had previously lost to Joey Wheeler and considered it obnoxious to challenge him again, she agreed to Duel Rex, if he defeated Joey for her.
During his Duel with Joey, Rex gambled "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" in the hopes of winning Joey's "Time Wizard". (In the anime, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" was an incredibly rare card that Rex received as a prize for being a runner-up in the last tournament.) This infuriated Mai as it would mean, Rex's Deck would be even stronger if she had to face him. However, Joey won the Duel and he claimed Rex's star chips along with his "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" and his "Dragon Nails".
Battle City[edit]
In the Battle City arc, he was seen briefly, losing to Espa Roba, who cheated and had "Jinzo" crush Rex's "Serpent Night Dragon". Rex then advised Joey on Roba's strength and left the tournament afterwards.
He later observed the semifinal match between Yugi and Kaiba in Domino City, amongst other Duelists.
Waking the Dragons[edit]
Rex with a Chaos Duel Disk
In the Waking the Dragons arc, it was revealed that he and Weevil lost a good deal of their popularity after the tournament and they eventually ended up wandering Domino City where they were ambushed by Gurimo. Their souls were taken, and later released when Yugi Muto defeated him.
The two of them then trailed after the party until Yugi's soul was taken by Rafael and they begged him to take them on their Helicopter. Rafael and Alister took them to Dartz, who agreed to give them power if they passed the necessary test. Each of them was given a piece of the Orichalcos Stone and both must succeed in grasping them, which both of them did.
Rex and Weevil improved their Decks by taking cards from Dartz's massive collection and Rex challenged Joey to a rematch. During the Duel, Joey used Rex's "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" against him, much to Rex's displeasure and anger. Despite using "The Seal of Orichalcos" Rex lost at the hands of Joey's "Gearfried the Swordmaster", sending his soul to Dartz again. He was released at the end of the arc when Dartz was defeated. He and Weevil fled from the hospital they found themselves in.
Sebastian Arcelus replaces Sam Regal as Rex's voice for this season, which is why Rex's voice is higher pitched than it was in seasons 1 and 2.
Grand Championship[edit]
Their next plan was to enter the KaibaCorp Grand Championship, where they both impersonated Fortune Salim. They were quickly defeated by Zigfried von Schroeder and sent back to Japan by KaibaCorp. (In the dub, their fate after the Duel is unknown, although they were briefly seen after Yugi defeats Leon von Schroeder, possibly in Domino City, watching in disgust, indicating that they were sent back.)
Dawn of the Duel[edit]
Rex and Weevil's last attempt at revenge was to steal the Egyptian God Cards but they mistakenly grabbed Yugi's bag containing all of his Millennium Items. Yugi tried to stop them, but couldn't catch up. While examining their prize, they were sent to the Shadow Realm by Yami Bakura, who stole the Millennium Ring back from them afterwards. While Zorc's rampage over Ancient Egypt was in full swing, the events then were affecting the modern world as well- where Rex was shown clinging on to a pole so to not to blown away by the wind. After Zorc's defeat, he was also seen.
Rex is shown in the last episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dueling with Weevil (cut from the dub).
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's[edit]
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, a parody of him named Dinosaur Hakozaki is listed as one the Duelists defeated by Hunter Pace.[1]
Decks[edit]
Rex Raptor chiefly employs a Dinosaur Deck, focused on Dinosaur-type monsters. His dueling strategy involves offensive Beatdown tactics, concentrating on using high ATK-powered Dinosaur monsters to bring down his opponent's Life Points as quickly as possible. In addition, he makes use of a confluence of Dinosaur-support Magic and Trap cards to augment on the brute power of his Dinosaurs on the dueling field. Though his signature cards are centralized around Dinosaurs, his strongest monsters tend to be Dragon-Types, such as the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Serpent Night Dragon, and Tyrant Dragon.
Duelist Kingdom[edit]
During Duelist Kingdom, Rex's Deck contains an assortment of Dinosaur-Type monsters, his most powerful cards being the Dragon-Type "Serpent Night Dragon" and "Red-Eyes B. Dragon". His style of Dueling is simple, relying on the brute power of his Dinosaurs augmented by the Dueling field to strengthen them.
Battle City[edit]
Although Rex wasn't seen Dueling, he was shown losing to Espa Roba, losing his ante of "Serpent Night Dragon".
Waking the Dragons[edit]
In Waking the Dragons, Rex uses a Dinosaur Deck heavily focused on swarm tactics. In addition, he utilizes the "The Seal of Orichalcos" to turn normally weak monsters into powerful beatsticks. Echoing of his earlier Deck, Rex's strongest monster is not a Dinosaur, but the Dragon-Type "Tyrant Dragon".
Grand Championship[edit]
Rex was only seen Dueling once, attempting to infiltrate the Grand Championship but getting thrown out when he and Weevil lost to Zigfried von Schroeder.
Grand Championship Deck
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Duels[edit]
| Opponent(s) | Episode(s) | Outcome |
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| Mako Tsunami | 2 | Win (off-screen)[Notes 3] |
| Weevil Underwood | 2 | Lose |
| Mai Valentine | 3 | Lose |
| Duelist Kingdom Duelist(s) (mentioned) | 11 | Win (off-screen) |
| Joey Wheeler | 11-12 | Lose |
| Espa Roba | 58 | Lose |
| Gurimo | 145 | Lose (off screen, with Weevil Underwood) |
| Joey Wheeler | 160-162 | Lose |
| Zigfried Lloyd | 189 | Lose (with Weevil Underwood) |
| Weevil Underwood | 224 | Not shown |
Other appearances[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ He lost this card to Joey Wheeler during episode 12.
- ↑ a b Rex dropped this card in a flashback in episode 161 when he was beaten up for taking a child's card after he returned from Duelist Kingdom.
- ↑ Mako Tsunami was known to lose to either Weevil or Rex as he placed third in the Japanese Nationals.
References[edit]
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 1: "On Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!"
