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{{For|other versions of this character|Duke Devlin (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Infobox character
 
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| image                  = DukeDevlin.png
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| en_anime_name          = Duke Devlin
 
| en_anime_name          = Duke Devlin
 
| en_manga_name          = Ryuji Otogi
 
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| ko_name                = 듀크
 
| ko_name                = 듀크
 
| gender                = Male
 
 
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| gender                = Male
 
| gender                = Male
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| least_favorite_food    = Vinegared food
 
| least_favorite_food    = Vinegared food
 
| relatives              = [[Mr. Clown]] (father)
 
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* Game designer
 
* Game designer
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| organization          = [[Black Clown]]
 
| organization          = [[Black Clown]]
 
| school                = [[Domino High School]]
 
| school                = [[Domino High School]]
 
 
| anime_deck            = Dice
 
| anime_deck            = Dice
| deck_master            = [[Strike Ninja]]
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| deck_master            = [[Strike Ninja (anime)|Strike Ninja]]
 
 
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| appears_in_xbox        = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]''
 
| appears_in_anime      = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (second series)]]
 
| appears_in_books      = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth]]''
 
| appears_in_video_games =
 
 
 
 
| en_voice              = {{voice actors|en|Marc Thompson}}
 
| en_voice              = {{voice actors|en|Marc Thompson}}
 
| ja_voice              = {{voice actors|ja|Ryo Naito}}
 
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| es_voice              = David Robles (Spain)
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| tl_voice              = Robert Brillantes
 
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'''Duke Devlin''', known as '''Ryuji Otogi''' in the manga and Japanese version, is the creator of the game [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]]. Duke also owns the "[[Black Clown]]" game shop, which rivals the [[Kame Game]]. In the manga, the Black Clown is owned by his father, "[[Mr. Clown]]".
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'''Duke Devlin''', known as '''Ryuji Otogi''' in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. He is the creator of the game ''[[Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''. Duke also owns the "[[Black Clown]]" game shop, which rivals [[Solomon Muto]]'s [[Kame Game Store]].
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===Anime intro===
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===Intro===
 
[[File:Duke Devlin lineart.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Duke Devlin lineart]]
 
[[File:Duke Devlin lineart.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Duke Devlin lineart]]
  
In the anime, Duke invented [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]] and visited [[Maximillion Pegasus]] to demonstrate the game shortly before the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament. Duke was impressed by Pegasus' skill at the game. Pegasus himself enjoyed the game and approved of the creation of Dungeon Dice Monsters, wanting to expand it further. Upon Pegasus' request, Duke allowed him to make additions to the game, like the "[[Dark Magician (DDM)|Dark Magician]]" as a monster and also hacked into [[KaibaCorp]]'s computer system. However, after Pegasus disappeared after being defeated by [[Yugi Muto]] in the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke blamed Yugi for his disappearance and believed that Yugi must have cheated to beat a gamer as good as Pegasus. He swore to get revenge on Yugi whom he believed didn't deserve, the title "King of Games".
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In the anime, Duke invented [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]] and visited [[Maximillion Pegasus]] to demonstrate the game shortly before the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament. Duke was impressed by Pegasus' skill at the game. Pegasus himself enjoyed the game and approved of the creation of Dungeon Dice Monsters, wanting to expand it further. Upon Pegasus' request, Duke allowed him to make additions to the game, including adding the "[[Dark Magician (DDM)|Dark Magician]]" as a monster, and hacking into [[KaibaCorp]]'s computer system.
  
After the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke opened the [[Black Clown]] (a rival game shop to the [[Kame Game]]) and was transferred to [[Domino High School]], the school that Yugi attends. He quickly became popular and impressed girls with a number of dice tricks. [[Joey Wheeler]] became jealous and challenged Duke to a game of [[Duel Monsters]]. They agreed to the stakes which were that if Joey won, Duke would close his shop and if Duke won, Joey would be his slave for a week. Having been the runner-up in [[Duelist Kingdom]], Joey was certain that he would win. However, not having his own Deck, Duke insisted that they play using cards straight from [[Booster Pack]]s. Joey agreed and they each created a Deck.
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When Pegasus disappeared after being defeated by [[Yugi Muto]] in the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke blamed Yugi for his disappearance and believed that Yugi must have cheated to beat a gamer as good as Pegasus. He swore to get revenge on Yugi, whom he believed didn't deserve the title "King of Games."
  
The Duel takes place at the Black Clown. Duke televised the event in the hopes of humiliating Joey. Over the first few turns Joey knocked chunks out of Duke's [[Life Points]] while leaving his own unscathed, but Duke managed to turn the Duel around and take out all of Joey's Life Points in one turn.
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After the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke opened the [[Black Clown]] (a rival game shop to the [[Kame Game Store]]) and transferred to [[Domino High School]], the school that Yugi and his friends attend. He quickly became popular and impressed girls with a number of dice tricks. Jealous, [[Joey Wheeler]] challenged Duke to a game of ''[[Duel Monsters]]''. They agreed to the stakes that if Joey won, Duke would close his shop, and if Duke won, Joey would be his slave for a week. Having been the runner-up in [[Duelist Kingdom]], Joey was certain that he would win. However, not having his own Deck, Duke insisted that they play using cards straight from [[Booster Pack]]s. Joey agreed, and they each created a brand-new Deck.
  
In keeping his end of the bargain Joey became Duke's slave. Duke further embarrassed him by having him dress in a dog suit. [[Yami Yugi]] was disgusted by his treatment of Joey and challenged Duke to a Duel to release Joey. Duke was not interested in Dueling and challenged Yugi to a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters. If Yugi won, Joey would be free again, but if Duke won, Yugi was to swear on his [[Solomon Muto|grandfather]]'s life to never play [[Duel Monsters]] again.
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The Duel took place at the Black Clown. Duke televised the event in the hopes of humiliating Joey. Over the first few turns, Joey knocked chunks out of Duke's [[Life Points]] while leaving his own unscathed, but Duke managed to turn the Duel around and take out all of Joey's Life Points in one turn.
  
Duke also televises his game with Yugi. Having not played Dungeon Dice Monsters before, Yugi struggles at first and Duke gains an early advantage. However, Yugi makes a few comebacks and ultimately wins using the "Dark Magician" that Pegasus added.
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In keeping his end of the bargain Joey became Duke's slave. Duke further embarrassed him by having him dress in a dog suit. [[Yami Yugi]] was disgusted by his treatment of Joey and challenged Duke to a Duel to release Joey. Duke was not interested in Dueling and challenged Yugi to a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters. If Yugi won, Joey would be free again, but if Duke won, Yugi was to swear on his [[Solomon Muto|grandfather]]'s life to never play ''Duel Monsters'' again.
  
Duke realizes that Yugi plays honestly and determined that he wouldn't have cheated against Pegasus. He starts to worry that the televised game was going to be bad publicity as it made him look like a bad person. However, Yugi and his friends comfort Duke, saying that Dungeon Dice Monsters has the potential to become a great game. Duke soon receives word from [[Industrial Illusions]], saying that they will be helping produce Dungeon Dice Monsters and have agreed to make the game global.
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Duke also televised his game with Yugi. Having not played Dungeon Dice Monsters before, Yugi struggled at first and Duke gained an early advantage. However, Yugi made a few comebacks and ultimately won using the "Dark Magician" that Pegasus had added.
  
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Duke then apologized to Yugi, having realized that Yugi was an honest game player and determined that he wouldn't have cheated against Pegasus. He began to worry that the televised game was going to be bad publicity as it made him look like a bad person. However, Yugi and his friends comforted Duke, assuring him that Dungeon Dice Monsters had the potential to become a great game. Soon after, Duke received word from [[Industrial Illusions]] in the form of an email stating that they would be helping produce Dungeon Dice Monsters, and had agreed to make the game global.
According to his father, Ryuji was born in order to fulfill his father's revenge on [[Sogoroku Muto]]. Sugoroku had defeated Mr. Otogi in the [[Devil's Board Game]], causing him to age 50 years in one night.
 
  
Ryuji was transferred to [[Domino High School]], where [[Yugi Muto]] (Sugoroku's grandson) goes to school. His father used this as an opportunity for Ryuji to defeat Yugi and fulfill the family's revenge.
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===Battle City===
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Duke appeared again during [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[Battle City]] tournament, where he saved [[Serenity Wheeler]] and [[Tristan Taylor]] from [[Rare Hunters]], meeting [[Mai Valentine]] in the process. He watched the rest of the tournament along with the other characters. He is shown having a crush on Serenity, much to Tristan's disgust.
  
Ryuji became immediately popular at the school, impressing girls with his dice tricks. [[Joey Wheeler|Jonouchi]] grew jealous and confronted Ryuji, who challenged him to a simple card game. Yami Yugi saw how the probability favored Jonouchi losing, despite looking like a 50-50 chance. Dark Yugi then challenged Ryuji to a slightly altered version of the game, where a player has an even chance of winning or losing. To Ryuji's annoyance, Yugi wins twice in this game.
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===Virtual World===
  
While Yugi and his friends are browsing the Otogi family shop; the Black Clown, Ryuji's father sneaks some merchandise into Yugi's pocket and accuses him of stealing it. After Yugi is taken away by store security, Mr. Otogi takes his [[Millennium Puzzle]] and has him put in a room with Ryuji, where he must face him in a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters.
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[[File:Duke and Strike Ninja.png|thumb|Duke Devlin with his Deck Master "[[Strike Ninja (anime)|Strike Ninja]]".]]
  
Without the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi was unable to change to Dark Yugi, but managed to do alright in his game against Ryuji, despite having never played before. Mr. Otogi became disappointed in Ryuji's performance and smashed the Millennium Puzzle.
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Duke was trapped in [[Noah Kaiba]]'s [[Noah's Virtual World|Virtual World]] along with the other participants aboard Seto Kaiba's Battle City Quarterfinals blimp. Along with Serenity and Tristan, Duke Dueled [[Nezbitt]] of [[The Big Five]] with the stakes being ownership of his body and the ability to return to the real world. At one point during the game, after drawing the [[Spell Card|Magic Card]] "[[Dice Dungeon]]", Duke turned the arena into a Dice Monsters [[Dungeon]], confidently telling Nezbitt, “You don’t know me, but let’s just say I know a thing or two about dice.
 
 
Ryuji got Yugi in a tight spot again, but [[Yami Bakura]] talked Yugi into continuing. Yugi defeated Ryuji, who was moved by the game. Ryuji told his father that he cannot make himself hate Yugi and cannot take revenge on him. Mr. Otogi seized Yugi by the neck, with the chain from the Millennium Puzzle and dragged him into another room, telling Ryuji that he failed and no longer has the right to live. After his father's secret room became engulfed in fire, Ryuji took his father out of the way while Yugi re-completed the Millennium Puzzle and then was rescued by Jonouchi.
 
 
 
===Battle City===
 
Duke saves [[Serenity Wheeler]] and [[Tristan Taylor]] from [[Rare Hunters]] during [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[Battle City]] tournament, meeting [[Mai Valentine]] in the process. He watches the rest of the tournament along with the other characters. He is shown having a crush on Serenity, much to Tristan's disgust.
 
 
 
===Virtual World===
 
[[File:Duke and Strike Ninja.png|thumb|Duke Devlin with his Deck Master "[[Strike Ninja]]".]]Along with Serenity and Tristan, Duke dueled [[Nezbitt]] of [[The Big Five]] in [[Noah Kaiba]]'s [[Virtual World]]. He confidently told Nezbitt, "You may not know me, but dice are my specialty".
 
  
 
===Battle City finals===
 
===Battle City finals===
Duke helps Joey when he collapses from his duel with [[Yami Marik]], and cheers for Yugi during the Battle City finals. He parts with the rest at the end, slipping Serenity his phone number, much to Tristan's anger.
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Duke helps Joey when he collapses from his Duel with [[Yami Marik]], and he cheers for Yugi during the Battle City finals. He parts with the group at the end of the finals, slipping Serenity his phone number, much to Tristan's anger.
  
 
===Waking the Dragons===
 
===Waking the Dragons===
Duke helps Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba against the [[Paradius|Doma]] Organization in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc. He also took part in a duel with [[Rebecca Hawkins]] against [[Valon]]. Most of this duel, his cards revolved in increasing the strength of Rebecca's dragon monsters. Despite getting a very powerful dragon, Valon beat them with his armor cards. However Duke and Rebecca's souls were not lost as Valon never played the [[Seal of Orichalcos]]. Due to being in another place during Yugi and Kaiba's duel with [[Dartz]], he was unable to give the gang support.
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During the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc, Duke was again reunited with the group after saving Rex Raptor and Weevil Underwood while they were lost in America. He helped them when they convinced him that they were friends of Yugi's. He assisted Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba against the [[Paradius|Doma]] Organization and took part in a Duel with [[Rebecca Hawkins]] against [[Valon]]. For most of this Duel, his cards involved increasing the strength of Rebecca's dragon monsters. Despite summoning a powerful dragon, Valon beat them with his [[Armor monster]]s. Duke and Rebecca's souls were not taken after their loss as Valon never played the "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" during their Duel. However, he was unable to give the gang support later on because of being in another place during Yugi and Kaiba's Duel with [[Dartz]].
  
 
===KC Grand Championship===
 
===KC Grand Championship===
He also tags along with Yugi during the [[KC Grand Championship]].
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Duke tagged along with Yugi and his friends during the [[KC Grand Championship]]. During the final episode, he said that he has a date with Serenity, and Tristan and Joey attack him for even saying so.
During the final episode he says that he has a date with Serenity and Tristan and Joey attack him for saying it.
 
  
 
===Ceremonial Battle===
 
===Ceremonial Battle===
During the [[Dawn of the Duel]] saga, he helped take care of Yugi's grandpa, and contacted Yugi's friends and other important people such as [[Maximillion Pegasus]] about Yugi's absence (offscreen). He came along with Yugi to the Ceremonial battle.
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During the [[Dawn of the Duel|''Dawn of the Duel'']] arc, Duke helped take care of Solomon Muto and contacted Yugi's friends and other important people, such as Maximillion Pegasus, about Yugi's absence. He accompanied Yugi to the Ceremonial Battle. He witnessed the Pharaoh's departure to the spirit world and the sealing away of the seven Millennium Items.  
  
 
==Gaming items==
 
==Gaming items==
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Duke's first Deck is made up of cards that he used in a Duel against [[Joey Wheeler]], in which both duelists agreed to open several packs of cards and simply use whatever they pulled from them. All the cards are from the '''[[Pharaoh's Servant]]''' expansion of the actual card game.
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Duke's first Deck is made up of cards that he used in a Duel against [[Joey Wheeler]], in which both Duelists agreed to open several booster packs of cards and simply use whatever they pulled from them. All the cards are from the ''[[Thousand Eyes Bible]]'' expansion of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' (in the ''TCG'', this set was merged with the ''OCG'' set ''[[Pharaoh's Servant (Japanese)|Pharaoh's Servant]]'' and released as the set ''[[Pharaoh's Servant]]'').
  
 
{{Decklist
 
{{Decklist
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
* [[Dark Bat]]
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* [[Dark Bat (anime)|Dark Bat]]
* [[Gradius]]
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* [[Gradius (anime)|Gradius]]
* [[Oni Tank T-34]]
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* [[Oni Tank T-34 (anime)|Oni Tank T-34]]
* [[Spikebot]]
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* [[Spikebot (anime)|Spikebot]]
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
* [[Fairy Meteor Crush]]
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* [[Fairy Meteor Crush (anime)|Fairy Meteor Crush]]
* [[Limiter Removal]]
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* [[Limiter Removal (anime)|Limiter Removal]]
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
* [[Michizure]]
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* [[Michizure (anime)|Michizure]]
 
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In the Virtual World, Duke's Deck is based around ''Dice'' cards and utilizes several monsters he used during his [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]] match with Yugi, made mostly of [[Zombie]]s.
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In the Virtual World, Duke's Deck is based around "Dice" cards and utilizes several monsters he used during his [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]] match with Yugi, made mostly of [[Zombie]]s.
  
 
{{Decklist
 
{{Decklist
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
* [[Dark Assailant]]
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* [[Dark Assailant (anime)|Dark Assailant]]
* [[Orgoth the Relentless]]
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* [[The 13th Grave (anime)|The 13th Grave]]
* [[The 13th Grave]]
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* [[Yaranzo (anime)|Yaranzo]]
* [[Yaranzo]]
 
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
* [[Strike Ninja]]
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* [[Orgoth the Relentless (anime)|Orgoth the Relentless]]
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* [[Strike Ninja (anime)|Strike Ninja]]
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
* [[Dice Dungeon]]
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* [[Dice Dungeon (anime)|Dice Dungeon]]
* [[Dimensionhole]]
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* [[Dimensionhole (anime)|Dimensionhole]]
* [[Dimension Dice]]
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* [[Dimension Dice (anime)|Dimension Dice]]
 
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In the Waking the Dragons arc, Duke duels one more time, although not much of this Deck is seen.
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In the Waking the Dragons arc, Duke Duels one more time, although not much of this Deck is seen.
  
 
{{Decklist
 
{{Decklist
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Diamond Head Dragon]]
 
* [[Diamond Head Dragon]]
* [[Orgoth the Relentless]]
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* [[Orgoth the Relentless (anime)|Orgoth the Relentless]]
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
 
* [[Adamantine Sword Revival]]
 
* [[Adamantine Sword Revival]]
* [[Summon Dice]]
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* [[Summon Dice (anime)|Summon Dice]]
 
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! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
 
! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Maximillion Pegasus]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 047|47]] || Lose
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| [[Maximillion Pegasus]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 047|47]] || Lose (flashback)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Yugi Muto]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 047|47]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 049|49]] || Lose
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| [[Yugi Muto]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 047|47]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 049|49]] || Lose  
 
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{{Dice Pool|
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{{Dice Pool
 
|monsters =
 
|monsters =
*[[Battle Ox (DDM)|Battle Ox]]
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* [[Battle Ox (anime DDM)|Battle Ox]]
*[[Blast Lizard]]
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* [[Blast Lizard (anime)|Blast Lizard]]
*[[Dark Assailant (DDM)|Dark Assailant]]
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* [[Dark Assailant (anime DDM)|Dark Assailant]]
*[[Gator Dragon]]
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* [[Gator Dragon (anime)|Gator Dragon]]
*[[Orgoth the Relentless (DDM)|Orgoth the Relentless]]
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* [[Orgoth the Relentless (anime DDM)|Orgoth the Relentless]]
*[[Ryu-Kishin (DDM)|Ryu-Kishin]]
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* [[Ryu-Kishin (anime DDM)|Ryu-Kishin]]
*[[The 13th Grave (DDM)|The 13th Grave]]
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* [[The 13th Grave (anime DDM)|The 13th Grave]]
*[[Yaranzo (DDM)|Yaranzo]]
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* [[Yaranzo (anime DDM)|Yaranzo]]
 
|items =
 
|items =
*[[Monster Cannon]]
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* [[Monster Cannon]]
*[[Warp Vortex]]
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* [[Warp Vortex (anime)|Warp Vortex]]
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Characters/manga}}
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==Other appearances==
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<gallery>
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Ryuji Otogi manga.png | [[Ryuji Otogi (manga)]]
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Duke Devlin-DDM.png  | [[Duke Devlin (DDM)|Duke Devlin (''Dungeon Dice Monsters'')]]
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DukeDevlinMD.png      | [[Duke Devlin (Millennium Duels)|Duke Devlin (''Millennium Duels'')]]
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Duke-TFSP.png        | [[Duke Devlin (Tag Force)|Duke Devlin (''Tag Force'')]]
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</gallery>
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{{Duke Devlin pages}}
 
{{Characters/ssa}}
 
{{Characters/ssa}}
  
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 10 May 2024

Duke Devlin
Duke Devlin
Names
English
  • Ryuji Otogi (manga)
  • Duke Devlin (anime)
Japanese
Japanese御伽龍児
RōmajiOtogi Ryūji
Korean
Hangul
  • 듀크
Other languages
Arabic
  • دوك دَفلِن
Thai
  • ริวจิ โอโตกิ
Personal
Birth
  • February 28
Age16
Height
  • 1.79 m <br />5.873 ft <br />70.472 in <br />179 cm
Weight
  • 141.096 lb <br />64 kg
Gender
  • Male
Blood type
  • B
Favorite foodChinese cuisine
Least favorite foodVinegared food
Relatives
Mr. Clown (father)
  • Career
  • Education
Occupation
  • Game designer
  • Shop owner
OrganizationBlack Clown
SchoolDomino High School
  • Duelist
Anime DeckDice
Deck MasterStrike Ninja
Appearances
Anime debutYu-Gi-Oh! episode 04646: "Dungeon Dice Monsters, Part 1"
Voice actors
English
Japanese
  • Ryo Naito
Other languages
German
  • Dennis Schmidt-Foß
SpanishDavid Robles (Spain)
TagalogRobert Brillantes
Devlin, Duke

Duke Devlin, known as Ryuji Otogi in the Japanese version, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He is the creator of the game Dungeon Dice Monsters. Duke also owns the "Black Clown" game shop, which rivals Solomon Muto's Kame Game Store.

Biography[edit]

Intro[edit]

Duke Devlin lineart

In the anime, Duke invented Dungeon Dice Monsters and visited Maximillion Pegasus to demonstrate the game shortly before the Duelist Kingdom tournament. Duke was impressed by Pegasus' skill at the game. Pegasus himself enjoyed the game and approved of the creation of Dungeon Dice Monsters, wanting to expand it further. Upon Pegasus' request, Duke allowed him to make additions to the game, including adding the "Dark Magician" as a monster, and hacking into KaibaCorp's computer system.

When Pegasus disappeared after being defeated by Yugi Muto in the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke blamed Yugi for his disappearance and believed that Yugi must have cheated to beat a gamer as good as Pegasus. He swore to get revenge on Yugi, whom he believed didn't deserve the title "King of Games."

After the Duelist Kingdom tournament, Duke opened the Black Clown (a rival game shop to the Kame Game Store) and transferred to Domino High School, the school that Yugi and his friends attend. He quickly became popular and impressed girls with a number of dice tricks. Jealous, Joey Wheeler challenged Duke to a game of Duel Monsters. They agreed to the stakes that if Joey won, Duke would close his shop, and if Duke won, Joey would be his slave for a week. Having been the runner-up in Duelist Kingdom, Joey was certain that he would win. However, not having his own Deck, Duke insisted that they play using cards straight from Booster Packs. Joey agreed, and they each created a brand-new Deck.

The Duel took place at the Black Clown. Duke televised the event in the hopes of humiliating Joey. Over the first few turns, Joey knocked chunks out of Duke's Life Points while leaving his own unscathed, but Duke managed to turn the Duel around and take out all of Joey's Life Points in one turn.

In keeping his end of the bargain Joey became Duke's slave. Duke further embarrassed him by having him dress in a dog suit. Yami Yugi was disgusted by his treatment of Joey and challenged Duke to a Duel to release Joey. Duke was not interested in Dueling and challenged Yugi to a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters. If Yugi won, Joey would be free again, but if Duke won, Yugi was to swear on his grandfather's life to never play Duel Monsters again.

Duke also televised his game with Yugi. Having not played Dungeon Dice Monsters before, Yugi struggled at first and Duke gained an early advantage. However, Yugi made a few comebacks and ultimately won using the "Dark Magician" that Pegasus had added.

Duke then apologized to Yugi, having realized that Yugi was an honest game player and determined that he wouldn't have cheated against Pegasus. He began to worry that the televised game was going to be bad publicity as it made him look like a bad person. However, Yugi and his friends comforted Duke, assuring him that Dungeon Dice Monsters had the potential to become a great game. Soon after, Duke received word from Industrial Illusions in the form of an email stating that they would be helping produce Dungeon Dice Monsters, and had agreed to make the game global.

Battle City[edit]

Duke appeared again during Seto Kaiba's Battle City tournament, where he saved Serenity Wheeler and Tristan Taylor from Rare Hunters, meeting Mai Valentine in the process. He watched the rest of the tournament along with the other characters. He is shown having a crush on Serenity, much to Tristan's disgust.

Virtual World[edit]

Duke Devlin with his Deck Master "Strike Ninja".

Duke was trapped in Noah Kaiba's Virtual World along with the other participants aboard Seto Kaiba's Battle City Quarterfinals blimp. Along with Serenity and Tristan, Duke Dueled Nezbitt of The Big Five with the stakes being ownership of his body and the ability to return to the real world. At one point during the game, after drawing the Magic Card "Dice Dungeon", Duke turned the arena into a Dice Monsters Dungeon, confidently telling Nezbitt, “You don’t know me, but let’s just say I know a thing or two about dice.”

Battle City finals[edit]

Duke helps Joey when he collapses from his Duel with Yami Marik, and he cheers for Yugi during the Battle City finals. He parts with the group at the end of the finals, slipping Serenity his phone number, much to Tristan's anger.

Waking the Dragons[edit]

During the Waking the Dragons arc, Duke was again reunited with the group after saving Rex Raptor and Weevil Underwood while they were lost in America. He helped them when they convinced him that they were friends of Yugi's. He assisted Yugi, Joey, and Kaiba against the Doma Organization and took part in a Duel with Rebecca Hawkins against Valon. For most of this Duel, his cards involved increasing the strength of Rebecca's dragon monsters. Despite summoning a powerful dragon, Valon beat them with his Armor monsters. Duke and Rebecca's souls were not taken after their loss as Valon never played the "The Seal of Orichalcos" during their Duel. However, he was unable to give the gang support later on because of being in another place during Yugi and Kaiba's Duel with Dartz.

KC Grand Championship[edit]

Duke tagged along with Yugi and his friends during the KC Grand Championship. During the final episode, he said that he has a date with Serenity, and Tristan and Joey attack him for even saying so.

Ceremonial Battle[edit]

During the Dawn of the Duel arc, Duke helped take care of Solomon Muto and contacted Yugi's friends and other important people, such as Maximillion Pegasus, about Yugi's absence. He accompanied Yugi to the Ceremonial Battle. He witnessed the Pharaoh's departure to the spirit world and the sealing away of the seven Millennium Items.

Gaming items[edit]

Deck[edit]

Random cards[edit]

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Joey Wheeler 46 Win

Duke's first Deck is made up of cards that he used in a Duel against Joey Wheeler, in which both Duelists agreed to open several booster packs of cards and simply use whatever they pulled from them. All the cards are from the Thousand Eyes Bible expansion of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (in the TCG, this set was merged with the OCG set Pharaoh's Servant and released as the set Pharaoh's Servant).

Virtual World[edit]

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Nezbitt 106-107 Win (with Serenity Wheeler and Tristan Taylor)

In the Virtual World, Duke's Deck is based around "Dice" cards and utilizes several monsters he used during his Dungeon Dice Monsters match with Yugi, made mostly of Zombies.

Waking the Dragons[edit]

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Valon 165 Lose (with Rebecca Hawkins)

In the Waking the Dragons arc, Duke Duels one more time, although not much of this Deck is seen.

Dice Pool[edit]

Record
Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome(s)
Maximillion Pegasus 47 Lose (flashback)
Yugi Muto 47-49 Lose
Dice Pool

Other appearances[edit]