Kagemaru

Kagemaru

Gender	"male" is not in the list (Male, Female, Unknown, None) of allowed values for the "Gender" property.male
Occupation	Chairman of Duel Academy
Kagemaru

Kagemaru 「影丸」 is the leader of the Shadow Riders and former superintendent of Duel Academy. His Shadow Charm was a small ring. In horrible health, he hoped to attain eternal youth by sacrificing Duel Monster spirits to the Sacred Beasts. During his duel with Jaden Yuki, his youth gradually returned. After being defeated, however, he returned to his aged state. He then promised to renounce his former ways and asked for forgiveness, which Jaden was happy to give. Kagemaru was then carried to the hospital via helicopter after Jaden accidentally crushed him with a hug.

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Kagemaru before the power of the Sacred Beasts grant him his youth, encased in his life support captivity tube and moved by his spider walker.

In the fourth season, Kagemaru returns to Duel Academy with Sartorius to tell Jaden that they have sensed a crisis that might happen somewhere down the road. After that, he was present at Jaden's graduation ceremony.

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Kagemaru inside the life-support tank.

The "Kage" portion of his name is derived from the Japanese word "kage" 「影」, meaning "shadow," while the "maru" portion means "circle" or "perfection". Therefore, this character's name could mean "shadow perfection". Another interpretation is "shadow of perfection," perhaps referring to his failed attempt at becoming immortal, or "perfect". "Maru" is also a common end for male Japanese names.

Non-canon appearances

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force he serves as the final boss of the game, and the player is forced to duel him twice in a row, once in his older, machine-bound form and again in his youthful form. After completing the game, he can also be found during part 1 on the cliff after 10:00 PM. Upon acquiring his Deck Recipes, he also gifts the player with a "Phantasmal Martyrs" card.

Deck

Record
Opponent(s)	Episode(s)	Outcome(s)
Jaden Yuki	48-49	Lose

Kagemaru plays a Sacred Beast Deck. He utilizes plenty of spells and traps to support "Uria" and "Hamon", some of which Summon tokens he can use to support "Raviel".

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Kagemaru uses two Decks. The first includes a plethora of Continuous Trap Cards used to Summon "Uria, Lord of Searing Flames", while the second features Continuous Spell Cards in their place in order to Summon "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder". Both Decks feature Fiend-Type monsters used to Summon "Raviel, Lord of Phantasms". He uses the former Deck during both of his duels at the game's end, as well as when he the player selects him as partner in story mode.

His second Deck is used during part one, as well as in Free Duel mode.