Barian World
The Barian World (バリアン世界 Barian Sekai) is a dimension in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime that is a counterpart of the Astral World. It resembles the Astral World, but with a darker color scheme. It is not a physical world, but a world made of various powerful energies.[1] Beings from this world cannot maintain their true forms if they go to Earth. The Astral and Barian Worlds cannot directly interact with one another as both are made of energy.[2]
Dr. Faker entered the Barian World by sacrificing two people - Kazuma Tsukumo and Byron Arclight. When he entered, he was met by Vector. Vector agreed to use the powers of his world to sustain the life of Faker's son Hart Tenjo. In exchange, Faker was to destroy the Astral World. To that end, he began gathering "Numbers" to power the Sphere Field Cannon.[1] However, he told other people he made the pact with Vector in order to conquer the world.[3] Faker's son, Kite, owns a robot called Orbital 7 that was fueled by Baria Crystal, an unknown fuel from the Barian World.[4] Though Faker did not tell Kite the whole story,[1] he was at least aware that the Barian World existed and was related to the "Numbers" in some way.[4]
Byron Arclight (who eventually became known as Vetrix) obtained powers from the Barian World after being sacrificed by Faker, including the ability to restrain opponents with chains. He told Astral that his own powers would not be able to affect the material, as Astral's powers come from the Astral World. Vetrix also said that he trusts only two things - himself and the Barian World, as they are what saved him after being betrayed by Dr. Faker.[5] He also owned a Trap Card called "Angolmois", which is able to open the doorway to the Barian World. When it did so in Trey's Duel against Yuma Tsukumo, the gateway threatened to destroy all of existence. However, Trey and Yuma worked together to close the gate.[6] A conversation between Durbe, Alit, Misael, and Gilag reveals they saved Vetrix, granted him some of the abilities of the Barian World and returned him to his own world and requested he collect the "Numbers" and destroy the Astral World as compensation for their altruism.[2]
After the conclusion of the Duel between Yuma and Kite, within this world, Durbe, Alit, Misael and Gilag, conversed about Yuma and Astral.[7] With the defeat of both Vetrix and Faker, their agenda to manipulate humans to destroy the Astral World and gather the "Numbers" has failed. Durbe sends Gilag to Earth, who takes the form of a human. There, he ended up in the middle of a gang of thieves where he held their leader, Fuma, by the neck and threw him on the ground. He then held up "Rank-Up Magic - Barian's Force" and gained control of Fuma and his gang. After that, Fuma was instructed to Duel Yuma's friends in order to lure Yuma and gather his "Numbers".[2] Following Gilag's failed attempts to get Yuma's Numbers, back in the Barian World Durbe sends Alit to try retrieving the "Numbers" from Yuma.[8]
Through his inner thoughts, Gilag reveals in his Tag Duel with Yuma against Tori and Cathy that he is going to disappear along with Astral. Similar to "Number", Astral would disappear if he were to lose in a Duel. Since Gilag is from a world of energy like Astral, "Chaos Xyz" monsters have the ability to eliminate those beings due to the power of Barian within them. [9]
Trivia
- It seems that every known resident of the Barian World is loosely named after one of the stars of the Big Dipper: Durbe after Dubhe, Alit after Alioth, Misael after Mizar and Gilag after Merak.
See also
References
- ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 70: "A Trio's Challenge: Part II"
- ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 74: "Attack of the Barians: Part 1"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 60: "Doctor Visit"
- ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 23: "Hunting Down the Hunter, Part 1"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 58: "Swimming With Sharks"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 49: "Crestfallen"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 73: "Kite's Plight: Part 2"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 80: "Rivals in the Ring"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 81: "The Friendship Games"
