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Ai is a small digital humanoid being. Like other Ignis, Ai has markings over his body, in shape of lines and circles, which are tinted with a purple color. When he becomes angry, Ai turns into a fiendish shape, with six tentacles, a large yellow eye and mouth, with two of his eyes on the center of his body.
When [[Revolver]]'s "[[Cracking Dragon (anime)|Cracking Dragon]]" ate his body, Ai was reduced to an eye. However, when he ate Revolver's arm off, Ai regained his body back.
===Personality===
Ai is a mischievous, cocky, playful, friendly, arrogant, and snarky AI who gets carried away easily and likes to joke around. According to his own words, he is very disliked by his own people. Ai struggles to understand humans' way of thinking that often seem completely illogical compared to his algorithm based way of thinking. However, he is helpful and can be more serious at times such as making observations both in and outside of duels. He also has a tendency to panic when Playmaker is about to lose.
Ai frequently tries to interact with other AIs, showing a more social side but is always left disappointed because they're not as capable of free thinking as himself. He also enjoys insulting and taunting [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]]'s opponents, as well as trying to manipulate them into falling for Playmaker's strategies, though these attempts of his to help are more often detrimental than not.
===Abilities===
[[File:Ai Devours a Knight of Hanoi Member.png|thumb|Ai about to devour a [[Knights Knight of Hanoi]] member.]]As an [[Ignis]], who created [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]], Ai has some degree of control over it. He is the only one who knows its location and can unlock data from it to start a [[Data Storm]]. Ai is shown to be far more sophisticated than other AIs, being fully capable of thinking and acting on his own free will and showing emotion; because of that Ai is considered to be an actual living being. According to [[Shoichi Kusanagi]], Ai is built out of highly complicated algorithms that even Yusaku couldn't fully decode. Ai's memories are stored in the form of video logs. However, Ai's level of free will is limited by the fact that he is still a computer program, as such he can't comprehend why humans do actions that would seem illogical and contradicting with each other.
Ai's [[Skill]] is Storm Access which is given to Yusaku after being trapped in Yusaku's [[Duel Disk]]. Whilst trapped in the Duel Disk, he can also act as a Duel AI. Inside Link VRAINS, Ai is shown to be able to transform into a monster, which he did to devour a Knight of Hanoi member and a [[Dark Angel (anime)|card infected by Hanoi]].
Ai has the ability to sense a Knight of Hanoi's presence through the cards in their Deck, such as when he knew right away that [[Go Onizuka]] was pretending to be a Knight and when he discovered the Hanoi-affected card in [[Aoi Zaizen|Blue Angel]]'s [[Aoi Zaizen#Deck|Deck]] and could tell when it was drawn.
After Playmaker defeated Revolver, Ai regained his full body and can materialize himself in the real world, though he still can't leave Yusaku's Duel Disk.
==Biography==
===History===
Ai was probably created by [[Dr. Kogami]], the scientist who created the [[Ignis]].<ref name="ep11" />
[[File:Ai eaten by cracking dragon.png|thumb|left|Ai devoured by "[[Cracking Dragon (anime)|Cracking Dragon]]".]]
Five years prior to the start of the series, the [[Knights of Hanoi ]] launched an attack against the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]] and captured the Ignis protecting it, except for Ai who wasn't present. Ai arrived, noting that it was a good time to be hated by his own kind. He stole vital information from the Cyberse and hid it within himself, disconnecting it from the rest of the network which forced Hanoi to stop the attack. Despite being crushed by a "[[Cracking Dragon (anime)|Cracking Dragon]]", his eye survived. Ever since, he had been running from both the Knights and SOL Technologies.<ref name="ep1" /> Being reduced to nothing but an eye also damaged most of his memories.
===Hanoi===
[[File:Ai inside Yusaku's Duel Disk.png|thumb|Ai trapped inside Yusaku's [[Duel Disk]].]]
While being pursued by [[SOL Technologies]] and the [[Knights of Hanoi]], Ai fell into a trap created by [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]], who saved him by absorbing him into his [[Duel Disk]], turning him into a Dueling AI, thus necessitating the defeat of Playmaker in order to recover Ai. Ai doubted that Playmaker's Deck was strong enough to defeat the Knights' "[[Cracking Dragon (anime)|Cracking Dragon]]" before stirring up a virtual wind called "[[Data Storm]]" that initiated a [[Speed Duel (VRAINS)|Speed Duel]].<ref name="ep1" />
Before the Duel began, Ai explained Playmaker how Speed Duels worked but didn't mention [[Skill]]s. Throughout the Duel Ai repeatedly tried to offer support for Playmaker, only for Playmaker to keep telling him to shut up and remind that he was holding Ai hostage. When they sucked into a tornado within the Data Storm, Playmaker figured out that Ai not mentioning skills and bringing him into the tornado were part of his calculations. Ai confirmed this, and activated Playmaker's skill "Storm Access", which allowed them to obtain "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]" so that Playmaker could defeat the Knight.<ref name="ep2">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|2|ref}}</ref>
The Knight attempted to self destruct and kill Playmaker, but Ai turned into a monster and devoured the knight to save Playmaker. He suggested Playmaker should log off soon. Yusaku and [[Shoichi Kusanagi ]] spent the next few days trying to figure out Ai' programming and nicknamed him "Ai", a pun on "A.I." and "eye". Eventually Yusaku found footage from some of Ai' memories, which Ai himself didn't understand except for [[Revolver ]] being the leader of Hanoi. Scanning those recordings caused Revolver to sense Ai and try to find him, but Shoichi shutting off [[Café Nagi]]'s power prevented him from finding them. The next day, Ai was left at [[Yusaku Fujiki's house|Yusaku's house]] in a storage shelf, there he tried to convince [[Roboppy]] to set him free.<ref name="ep3">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|3|ref}}</ref>
Ai panicked when Yusaku returned home and had Roboppy put him back on the shelf. When Yusaku found them, Ai told Yusaku that had arrived home early, to which Yusaku said a Knight of Hanoi appeared and revealed a secret room he used to go to LINK VRAINS. As soon as they arrived, both Playmaker and Ai quickly figured out the Knight was fake. The "Knight" revealed himself to be [[Go Onizuka]], who wanted to challenge Playmaker. Ai looked up information about Go, Playmaker was uninterested and attempted to log out but a program from SOL prevented him from doing so, so he was forced to Duel Go. During the Duel, Ai continued researching Go and found out that Go donated most of his money to the [[Den City's orphanage|orphanage]] where he grew up. When Go let himself take 2000 Damage when he had the chance to avoid it, Ai was confused about why humans make illogical choices. Playmaker said it was because of their hearts, but didn't explain what that meant because Ai' algorithm-based thinking wouldn't understand it.<ref name="ep4">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|4|ref}}</ref>
When Shoichi found out that [[Aoi Zaizen]], Yusaku's classmate, is "Blue Angel", Ai helped Yusaku locate her while they were at school. Ai forced Yusaku to join the Duel Club and tried to interact with Aoi's Duel Disk AI. The next day Ai noticed something strange about Aoi's AI so he sent her a text message on Playmaker's behalf challenging Blue Angel to a Duel, then tricked Yusaku into going into VRAINS to confront Blue Angel. There, he explained that Hanoi must've planted [[Dark Angel (anime)|a card]] into Blue Angel's deck to use her as bait for Playmaker.<ref name="ep6">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|6|ref}}</ref> During the Duel, Ai was horrified when Blue Angel was affected by Hanoi's card and warned Playmaker that if the Duel continued much longer, Aoi would suffer permanent brain damage.<ref name="ep7">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|7|ref}}</ref>
[[File:Ai talks with Playmaker.png|thumb|left|Ai talks to Playmaker about Ghost Girl's tactics.]]
After Yusaku left him home for being annoying, Ai flexed his muscles to impress Roboppy, who was amused. Ai commented how dumb robots were, which insulted Roboppy. However, Ai swore once he was completed, they would "start doing that again", which made him and Roboppy blush.<ref name="ep13">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|13|ref}}</ref> Ai "played" with Roboppy, and claimed Yusaku wouldn't watch them, since he was deep in a thought. After Yusaku got a message from Shoichi, he took Ai with him to the food truck. There, the two read how Ghost Girl challenged Playmaker, with her access to the data bank and Playmaker's Ai as wagers. Ai stated they didn't have to accept her challenge, but Playmaker nevertheless did so, as he was interested in the data from SOL Technologies' data bank. Inside, Ai was displeased the two initiated the Duel. Ai reminded Playmaker while he did not know anything about Ghost Girl, she must've studied his tactics well. During the Duel, Ai pointed out how Ghost Girl reinforced her defenses, and even set three Trap Cards that would stop them. As Ghost Girl initiated the Battle Phase and claimed she would win in that turn, Ai laughed, as she would make 2400 [[LP]] damage. Both Playmaker and Ghost Girl scolded Ai for such thinking; Playmaker claimed no Duelist would make that simple math error, making Ghost Girl wonder why was everyone after this dumb AI. Ai was offended, while Playmaker pointed out she did bring out "[[Altergeist Meluseek (anime)|Altergeist Meluseek]]". The latter attacked directly and destroyed "[[Cyberse Wizard (anime)|Cyberse Wizard]]", allowing "[[Altergeist Marionetter (anime)|Altergeist Marionetter]]" attack directly, and allow "[[Altergeist Primebanshee (anime)|Altergeist Primebanshee]]" to do so as well. Ai started panicking, as its fate was on the stake.<ref name="ep14">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|14|ref}}</ref>
Ai yelled at Playmaker that Ghost Girl's next attack would deplete all of his LP. As Playmaker Special Summoned "[[Lockout Gardna (anime)|Lockout Gardna]]", Ai knew they would have enough LP to continue and even use Storm Access, and exclaimed how "bad" this would be. However, Ghost Girl knew Ai was just pretending, and decided not to attack. Ai was in shock, and Playmaker told him this acting stinked, making Ai sniff himself. Ai continued watching the Duel, and commented how Ghost Girl was foiling their strategies, and wondered what her Skill was. Using Secret Cure, Ghost Girl increased both her and Playmaker's LP with "Altergeist Meluseek's" [[ATK]], making Ai comment how the latter punished them before already. Still, Playmaker paid the LP to activate "[[Scan Doll]]'s" effect, and Ai praised him, encouraging him to use Storm Access. Since Ghost Girl was in the Data Storm, Ai was surprised that Playmaker went to save her, even if they could be swallowed inside, too. Coming out of the Data Storm, Ai commented how Playmaker behaved like a hero. With "[[Excode Talker (anime)|Excode Talker]]" brought out and able to attack twice, Ai smiled, claiming it is over for Ghost Girl. At the end of Duel, Ai explained it was a stressful battle, and would've ended in defeat if it wasn't for him. After Ghost Girl left, Ai asked what was in the SOL Technologies' data bank. Playmaker admitted he did not know, but hoped there was some info about himself, ten years ago.<ref name="ep15">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|15|ref}}</ref>
The next day, Yusaku was searching for Aoi, but noticed she was not present there, nor in LINK VRAINS. Ai thought her brother was blocking her the access to LINK VRAINS, to prevent any further danger that might harm her. However, Ai also wondered why was Yusaku concerned about "that cutie", as Yusaku wished that she shouldn't give up on Duels. The following night, Shoichi created a link to the mother computer. Yusaku started hesitating to enter, making Ai surprised, since he did wish to find more out and even won the program as a bet from Ghost Girl. Ai claimed he did warn them there were traps from the start, but Shoichi explained Yusaku was just being careful. Ai expressed his annoyance, and went with Yusaku into the LINK VRAINS. While inside the system, Ai saw how empty the place was, and wasn't impressed by the rope Playmaker held. Soon, Ai warned Playmaker about the security traps, which were sent to hamper their path. After passing through Area A, Ai was glad they succeeded, but was shocked to see a Data Storm inside the network. Playmaker and Ai were pulled towards the Data Storm, with their rope shattering and alerting Kitamura. Playmaker and Ai were "visited" by [[Prototype Ai-A|two]] [[Prototype Ai-B|AI]] prototypes, who went to Duel them, even if Ai reminded them Duels were one on one. Playmaker avoided them and proceeded further, though one of the AI-s intercepted him. The two began a Duel, in which the AI prototype dropped all of Playmaker's hand with "[[Tentacluster Nautilus]]'s" effect. Ai told Playmaker had no luck, thinking he was bad at old maid, but Playmaker shushed him. The two were attacked by the other AI prototype until Blue Angel came to stop the AI-s.<ref name="ep16">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|16|ref}}</ref> When Playmaker shaved his LP down to 1000, AI encouraged him to enter the Data Storm, wondering what monster would he obtain. Inside the data bank, Ai and Playmaker were surprised to see Akira, who expected Playmaker to arrive there.<ref name="ep17">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|17|ref}}</ref>
[[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and Ai watched an eclipse blocking the virtual sun in [[LINK VRAINS]]. Ai remembered people in the ancient past were scared of such events, and was surprised people, even today, were still afraid. Playmaker replied people remain the same, unlike technology that advances. The latter proclaimed the light was blocked by darkness, and confirmed to Ai he meant about the [[Hanoi Project|Lost Incident]]. He would not let the incident be buried in darkness, and would uncover the truth. At school, Yusaku spoke with [[Naoki Shima]], who mentioned the "[[Another]]s" incident. Ai thought this had relations to [[Aoi Zaizen|Blue Angel]], but Yusaku shushed him, since Naoki could hear him. Inside the van, [[Shoichi Kusanagi|Shoichi]] showed to Ai and Yusaku the footage of a camera, when a person turned into an Another, which happened six minutes before midnight. Ai noted there were no white hands taking the person into LINK VRAINS. Shoichi told them the person had not recovered yet, and showed pictures of more Another patients in the hospitals. Ai and Yusaku knew this was the same accident with Blue Angel, who was infected by a virus.<ref name="ep22">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|22|ref}}</ref>
Shoichi believed someone wanted people to be turned into mindless people, but has not find out what happened to their LINK VRAINS' avatars. Shoichi showed more data, and Yusaku analyzed all of the Anothers were great Duelists with old-type Duel Disks, and all of them were hackers, too. The trio realized Playmaker, or Ai, were the targets. Yusaku reminded the importance of uncovering the truth behind Lost Incident, and as noted by Ai, they had to stop people from becoming Anothers. Ai noted Yusaku was a cool hero of justice, even if the latter claimed that was unnecessary. Shoichi showed a list of possible targets, from which the first was [[Makoto Kimishima]]. Yusaku traced the person to his house, and saw lights at his window. Yusaku broke through into his room, and saw he became a victim. In addition, he and Ai watched Makoto's avatar inside LINK VRAINS being confronted by [[Dr. Genome|a person]], who wished to know if he was Playmaker and had [[Ignis]]. Yusaku and Ai saw the person casted some glitter, causing Makoto to fall asleep and fall off the cliff, but was saved by [[Go Onizuka]]. Playmaker watched as Go confronted the person, [[Dr. Genome]], who placed the virus into Makoto, only to draw Playmaker out. At the van, Shoichi and Yusaku watched the [[Knights of Hanoi ]] Dueling people, and turning them into Anothers. Yusaku decided to go into LINK VRAINS, even if Shoichi believed he would be at a disadvantage, and Ai wished to feel secure. The group watched as Dr. Genome came, confronting "Playmaker", who revealed himself as Go Onizuka, and challenged Genome, betting Playmaker's identity.<ref name="ep22"/>
Yusaku, Shoichi and Ai watched Go confronting Dr. Genome. Since Go claimed to have known Playmaker's identity, Shoichi remembered Yusaku did run into Go at the hospital, but Yusaku claimed it was impossible. Once Go equipped himself with a mask and declared himself as "Dark Onizuka", Ai thought that was a tacky thing to do. Yusaku and Shoichi realized Go changed his battling style to a heel, and would not hold back. Ai was surprised to see Go actually had his "[[Gouki Riscorpio (anime)|Gouki Riscorpio]]" attack "[[Helixx Marmotroll]]", causing the former to be destroyed, since it had less ATK. However, Ai noticed this was to have Go gain an advantage, as 500 LP was inflicted on Genome, and Yusaku added that was how a heel fights. Ai noticed Go started using his brain to win, while Yusaku noted Go still wanted to win, in his own way. Just as Go was to win, Genome played "[[Regeneration Cure]]" to stop the damage, and everyone saw Genome had the advantage. As Genome tributed "[[Helixx Necro Darwin]]" to defeat Go, Yusaku became displeased. Ai suggested he could enter LINK VRAINS to save Go. Yusaku who saw Go barely saving himself with "[[Gouki Octostretch]]'s" effect, decided to take Ai's advice.<ref name="ep23">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|23|ref}}</ref>
