Leo Akaba

Leo Akaba

Leo Akaba
English name	Leo Akaba
Other names	Professor (プロフェッサー Purofessā) Reo Akaba
Japanese name Japanese 赤（あか）馬（ば） 零（れ）王（お） Base 赤馬 零王 Furigana あかば れお Rōmaji Akaba Reo
Korean name
Hangul	아카바 레오
Romanization	Akaba Leo
Translated	Akaba Leo
Gender	Male
Relatives
Henrietta Akaba (wife) Declan Akaba (son)
Previous organization	Leo Corporation
School	Duel Academy
Anime debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode 03636: "Sora's Secrets: Part 2"
Appears in Anime Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Japanese voice	Daisuke Namikawa
Akaba, Leo

Leo Akaba or Reo Akaba, also known as the Professor, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime, the husband of Henrietta and is the father of Declan. He is responsible for Duel Academy's attacks on the Xyz Dimension. According to his voice actor, Leo is a character with high importance and a great impact to the story.

Design

Appearance

Full body view of Leo Akaba.

Leo Akaba appears as a middle-aged tan-skinned bald man with light blue eyes, who wears a purple colored militaristic outfit with several black buttons which resembles the outfit of Vellian Crowler, a purple cape with a black ending, and a pair of grey boots. He also has a black belt with a red line which both end in a button on the front, and what appear to be red circular strings across his chest with a pair of black gloves on his hands. His perhaps most noticeable traits are the armored plate at the left side of his head with what appears to be a red circular lens, and pronounced blood vessels on the top of his head.

Etymology

"零" ("rei") means "zero" or "nothing", while "王" ("ō") means "king". The normal reading of Leo's name would be "Reiō"; however, it is read as "Reo" instead, so Reo's name is pronounced exactly like "Leo" in Japanese.

Biography

History

Leo Akaba and the Obelisk Force halt Declan and Selena's escape.

Leo originally hailed from the Standard Dimension, and was the original founder of Leo Corporation. One day, he suddenly left for the Fusion Dimension without telling anyone in his family, thereby abandoning the company. He took control of Duel Academy and used it as a frontline base to enact his plan to unite the Four Dimensions.

Eventually, Declan stumbled into Duel Academy through a teleportation device, but Leo caught up to him. Selena, who was attempting to escape with Declan's aid, complained to Leo about being stuck at Duel Academy while her comrades were preparing to attack the Xyz Dimension, but he refused to add her to the vanguard squad. Declan also protested that Leo had abandoned Leo Corporation, to which Leo asked him if he had crossed dimensions just to find him, confusing Declan even further. The Obelisk Force troops apprehended Selena, and Leo told her that he would definitely find her and bring her back to Duel Academy, regardless of where she ran. He then used a wristwatch-like device to send Declan back to Standard, but not before telling him about the Fusion Dimension and about him using Duel Academy to help him bring the worlds together.

Maiami Championship

Leo was first mentioned by Shay when Declan first confronts him. Both Shay and Declan consider Leo their enemy, with Declan insisting he is preparing Duelists to confront and defeat Leo.

When Declan and Shay were watching the Duel between Yuto, Sora Perse, and Yuya Sakaki, Yuto revealed that Duel Academy invaded the Xyz Dimension. Declan stated that this was due to Leo Akaba's ambition. After Sora was transported back to Duel Academy within the Fusion Dimension, Leo was watching over a machine absorbing cards into itself. At the time, he was informed by one of his aides that the forced return program activated once Sora revealed his mission to their enemies within the Standard Dimension. However, Leo clarified that the Standard Dimension was not their enemy and that investigating Sora's memories would explain the situation. After doing so, he informed Yuri about Zuzu Boyle's existence, claiming that she might be the fourth piece that he was looking for. Because of this, he ordered Yuri to bring Zuzu to Duel Academy.

Leo ordering Sora and Obelisk Force to capture Selena.

When Sora asked Leo directly to let him return to Standard, Leo granted his request, under the conditions that Obelisk Force would accompany him and that he would retrieve Selena and bring her back to Duel Academy.

Relationships

Declan Akaba

It is currently unknown how Leo feels for his son, but Declan is shown to have a deep hatred and unknown grudge to Leo and says that he is preparing strong duelists who are to stop his plans. He also displayed a hatred for his father's ambition due to the suffering he and his army have caused.

Selena

Selena is shown to be annoyed the fact that Leo doesn't allow her to go and only forcing her to stay. Leo is shown to be interested in Selena's unknown ability and Selena is often trying to impress Leo so that he can allow her to join the war with her comrades.

Yuri

Yuri is shown to be Leo's most trusted student, as it is seen he entrusted him to capture Zuzu and her counterparts knowing how he will handle the situation carefully and is confident in his abilities. In return Yuri is very loyal to him and will carry out his orders without question.

Sora Perse

Leo appears to trust Sora as much as he trusts Yuri, and when Sora requested to return to the Standard Dimension, Leo allowed him to go and ordered him to return Selena to Duel Academy. Unlike Yuri, Sora ignores his orders in favor of his more personal goals, tracking down Shay instead of Selena.