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===Powers and abilities===
As the wielder of [[the Gentle Darkness]], Jaden has the ability to communicate with [[Duel Monster Spirit]]s. This ability reaches as far back as Jaden's early childhood when he could hear the voices of the spirits, but when he went to find the source, they disappeared. After Jaden's memories of Yubel were made dormant by an advanced medical procedure, he has not expressed communication with the spirits again until he obtained the "[[Winged Kuriboh (anime)|Winged Kuriboh]]" card, where he heard the voice of [[Winged Kuriboh (character)|its spirit]]. During his Duel with [[Titan]], Jaden is able to see the spirit of Winged Kuribohfor the first time, regaining his ability to see the Duel Monsters Spirits. During his Duel with [[Blair Flannigan]], Jaden was able to glimpse at the spirits of his "[[Elemental Hero Avian (character)|Elemental Hero Avian]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Sparkman (character)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]" communicating with Blair's "[[Maiden in Love (character)|Maiden in Love]]", as well as the spirit of "[[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (character)|Elemental Hero Burstinatrix]]" getting angry at "Avian" and "Sparkman" for becoming infatuated with "Maiden in Love". He is also able to understand and empathize with other Duel Monsters Sprits, including "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (anime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]", whom he felt its pain of being captured and controlled by [[Franz]].
This ability doesn't limit Jaden to communicate with Duel Monsters Spirits, as it can also allow him to communicate with other non-''Duel Monsters'' spirits, including the disembodied spirit of [[Lyman Banner]]. In addition to this, Jaden can also communicate with souls trapped inside ''Duel Monsters'' cards, which was first seen when Jaden heard the voice of [[Jesse Anderson]]'s soul trapped within the "[[Rainbow Dark Dragon (anime)|Rainbow Dark Dragon]]" card.
This ability also gives him some degree of resistance against brainwashing and emotional manipulation, which is first seen when Jaden was able to resist [[Belowski]]'s power to lull anyone in the vicinity to fall asleep, or when [[Sartorius]] attempted to control him with [[The Light of Destruction]], only to fail, but managed to deliver enough damage to his soul to prevent him from seeing his cards and other Duel Monsters Spirits in the process. Jaden later managed to recover this ability after he obtained his "[[Neo-Spacian]]" cards while he was transported to [[Neo Space]], and later acquired the spirits of each "Neo-Spacian" monster and his newest signature card, "[[Elemental Hero Neos (anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]".
After fusing his soul with Yubel, Jaden's ability to communicate and sense spirits has been increased to the point where it is more powerful than [[Chazz Princeton]]'s ability to communicate with Duel Monsters Spirits, including . This includes sensing the darkness from sentient emissaries of the [[World of Darkness]], the presences of the three [[Egyptian God Card]]s from Yugi Muto's Deck, and the voice of [[Yami Yugi]] from within the [[Millennium Puzzle]]. In addition, he gains clairvoyaneclairvoyance, complete immunity to mind-based powers (including hypnosis, and memory alteration, etc.), and the ability to manifest Monster Cards into the real world by using his cards and his [[Duel Disk]]. During his final Duel with [[Nightshroud]], he was able to project his voice to reach out to the populace of Earth trapped within the World of Darkness, despite reaching far into the Earth's orbit.
Jaden is also known for his incredible luck, which is often used for [[draw]]ing, including drawing a card used to guarantee a victory in a Duel, drawing the single [[Golden Eggwich]] among the other sandwiches, or drawing a salmon-flavored onigiri out of the other onigiri (in the dub, it is a strawberry-filled pastry). This incredible luck is also applied outside of Duels and drawing, which was first seen including when he reached arrived at [[Kaiba Land]] before the end of the Duel Academy entrance exams, despite being late due to a an earlier train accident.
===Etymology===
