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Nelson is a rather timid boy, even to the point of being afraid of things such as spiders, as opposed to his brave and heroic TV show counterpart. In the dub, he describes himself as "...just a middle schooler from the suburbs". Nelson often feels very lonely because he always to keep his public image as the "Sparrow" and can never be himself with people.<ref name="ep7">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|7|ref}}</ref>
Nelson speaks using the boyish pronoun "boku", but when acting as "Sparrow" he used the more muscular masculine pronoun "ore" and speaks in a deeper voice.<ref name="ep7"/> Sometime after his Duel with [[Yuma Tsukumo]], he solely refer to himself using "boku", showing he's being more himself.<ref name="ep45">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|45|ref}}</ref>
Nelson is very fond of [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]], since Yuma is the first person to tell him to be himself. When Nelson first met Yuma, he opened up to Yuma about his loneliness and even directly asked Yuma to be his friend. Even under the "[[Numbers]]" influence, Nelson tells Yuma to stay away from him when he was causing havoc around [[Heartland City]] for Yuma's own safety.<ref name="ep7"/> After their Duel, Nelson continues to admire Yuma for his never-give-up "Kattobingu" spirit and was happy to see him when they met again. Nelson perceptively notices Yuma's talent to make people happy through Dueling, as Nelson was one of them, and he encourages Yuma continue to make people smile through Dueling.<ref name="ep45"/>
