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| − | {{Infobox | + | {{For|other versions of this character|Lyman Banner (disambiguation)}} |
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| − | + | | image = Lyman Banner.png | |
| − | + | | en_name = Lyman Banner | |
| − | + | | ja_name = 大徳寺 | |
| − | + | | romaji_name = Daitokuji | |
| − | + | | ja_trans_name = Daitokuji | |
| − | + | | ar_name = لايمن بانر | |
| − | + | | zh_name = 大德寺 | |
| − | + | | other_names = Amnael (アムナエル ''Amunaeru'') | |
| − | + | | anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|2|ref}} | |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]] | + | | video_game_debut = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]] | + | | appears_in_anime = |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_gba = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy]]'' | |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force]] | + | | appears_in_nds = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller]]'' |
| − | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3]] | + | | appears_in_psp = |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_ps2 = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Evolution]]'' | |
| − | + | | appears_in_other = ''[[Duel Terminal]]'' | |
| − | + | | height = 200 cm<ref name="tumblr">{{citeweb|url=http://41.media.tumblr.com/d6e91c9ed9a16df5a0e0123cd69ca2ef/tumblr_mt1zczv2GB1sitde3o1_1280.png|title=''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' Characters height guide|date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> | |
| + | | gender = Male | ||
| + | | favorite_food = Mori soba<ref name="ep44">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|44|ref}}</ref> | ||
| + | | least_favorite_food = | ||
* Fermented soybeans<ref name="ep44"/> | * Fermented soybeans<ref name="ep44"/> | ||
* Milk<ref name="ep44"/> | * Milk<ref name="ep44"/> | ||
* Carrot<ref name="ep44"/> | * Carrot<ref name="ep44"/> | ||
| − | + | | school = [[Duel Academy]] | |
| − | + | | dormitory = [[Slifer Red]] | |
| − | + | | previous_organization = [[Shadow Riders]] | |
| − | + | | previous_occupation = | |
* Alchemist<ref name="ep46">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|46|ref}}</ref> | * Alchemist<ref name="ep46">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|46|ref}}</ref> | ||
* Professor | * Professor | ||
| − | + | | relatives = | |
| − | * [[Pharaoh]] (pet) | + | * [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]] (pet) |
| − | + | | anime_deck = Alchemy | |
| − | + | | gx02_deck = | |
* Source-less Existence | * Source-less Existence | ||
* Finite Entity | * Finite Entity | ||
* Destruction Brings Life | * Destruction Brings Life | ||
* Beat of Eternity | * Beat of Eternity | ||
| − | + | | gx03_deck = Ultimate Alchemy | |
| − | + | | gx06_deck = | |
| − | + | | ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Kappei Yamaguchi}} | |
| − | + | | en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Wayne Grayson}} | |
| + | | de_voice = {{voice actors|de|Thomas Nero Wolff|Hanns Jörg Krumpholz|e1=(GX)|e2=(Bonds Beyond Time)}} | ||
| + | | it_voice = {{voice actors|it|Gabriele Calindri}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Lyman Banner''', known in Japan as '''Daitokuji | + | '''Lyman Banner''', known in Japan as '''Daitokuji''' (大徳寺, ''Daitokuji'') is a teacher, a fabled alchemist, as well as a member of the [[Shadow Riders]] under the name '''Amnael'''. Banner largely supports the protagonists for most of the first season of the series, though he is directly responsible for numerous events meant to orchestrate the revival of the [[Sacred Beasts]]. |
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
| − | [[File:Daitokuji Linkwork.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Banner's design incorporates a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the professor and his cat [[Pharaoh]] in full regalia from front, side and rear alongside views of his head from different angles.]] | + | [[File:Daitokuji Linkwork.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Banner's design incorporates a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the professor and his cat [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]] in full regalia from front, side and rear alongside views of his head from different angles.]] |
| − | Banner's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. His usual outfit consists of a white shirt, black pants, belt and necktie. His black hair is tied back in a ponytail. Throughout the entire series, Banner's red eyes are constantly hidden behind their lids and a pair of square-lensed glasses, except during the second half of his [[Duel]] with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]]. | + | Banner's character design was overseen by [[Kenichi Hara]]. His usual outfit consists of a white shirt, black pants, belt and necktie. His black hair is tied back in a ponytail. Throughout the entire series, Banner's red eyes are constantly hidden behind their lids and a pair of square-lensed glasses, except during the second half of his [[Duel]] with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]]. |
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| + | The concept illustrations for Banner's facial expressions were identical for both Amnael and Banner. | ||
| − | In the dub, both Banner and his alter ego have Germanic accents (more obvious in Amnael's case) | + | ====Voice and mannerisms==== |
| + | In the dub, both Banner and his alter ego have Germanic accents (more obvious in Amnael's case). This is fitting, as many famous alchemists came from Germany. | ||
| − | + | In the original version, he often interjects the onomatopoeia ''nya'' (meow) into his sentences, referencing his attachment to Pharaoh. As Amnael, his voice becomes slightly deeper and more intense, no longer adding ''nya'' to his sentences, though his original manner of speaking returns after his defeat. | |
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
| − | [[File:Daitocat.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Banner riding a moped with [[Pharaoh]] | + | <div style="float:right;">[[File:Daitocat.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Banner riding a moped with [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]]]]</div> |
| − | His | + | His personality appears to be that of a laid back, friendly, and caring teacher, often considered weird or goofy by his students but still highly respected. However he shows himself to be more focused and serious when it comes to personal matters. |
| − | Banner's personality varies greatly from his original Japanese | + | Banner's personality varies greatly from his original Japanese in terms of his actions and intentions during the [[Duel]] with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]]. In the dub, Banner lies about having rigged all of Jaden's Duels so that he would be chosen as one of the [[Spirit Keys|Spirit Key]] holders and later on confesses that he joined the [[Shadow Riders]] to prepare him for the final battle against [[Kagemaru]]. In the original, Banner never does this, but instead views Jaden as a "fusion genius" who must face adversity head on in order to learn the secrets of alchemy which have allowed him to triumph. |
| − | + | ===Etymology=== | |
| − | + | Amnael is an angel mentioned in "[[wikipedia:Isis the Prophetess to Her Son Horus|Isis the Prophetess to Her Son Horus]]", a fragmentary Greek alchemical work attributed to ''[[wikipedia:Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes Trismegistus]]'' (i.e. a ''[[wikipedia:Hermetica|Hermetica]]''). Amnael is a higher angel who descends to Earth and asks Isis to copulate with him in exchange for revealing her the alchemical secrets of making gold and silver. | |
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
| − | [[File:SacredBeastTablet.jpg|thumb|left|Discovery of the Sacred Beasts ]] | + | [[File:SacredBeastTablet.jpg|thumb|left|Discovery of the Sacred Beasts]] |
| − | Banner was working on his alchemic research long before his arrival at [[Duel Academy]], intent on creating the legendary [[ | + | Banner was working on his alchemic research long before his arrival at [[Duel Academy]], intent on creating the legendary [[wikipedia:Philosopher's stone|Philosopher's Stone]]. His studies led him to discover an ancient tomb during the same period of time when [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]] first discovered ''[[Duel Monsters]]''. |
| − | Within, he unearthed three stone tablets adorned with the likenesses of the [[Sacred Beast]]s, and would later be stricken with a fatal illness. (In the English dub, he was cursed for this intrusion) | + | Within, he unearthed three stone tablets adorned with the likenesses of the [[Sacred Beast]]s, and would later be stricken with a fatal illness. (In the English dub, he was cursed for this intrusion.) To prolong his life, Banner developed a [[wikipedia:homunculus|homunculus]] in his own image to transfer his soul into. |
| − | [[File:Daitokujis illness.jpg|thumb|right|Banner's illness taking effect]] | + | <div style="float:right;">[[File:Daitokujis illness.jpg|thumb|right|Banner's illness taking effect]]</div> |
| − | + | His new body however, began to crumble, so he resolved to join the [[Shadow Riders]] as its seventh and final member in order to attain the power of the Sacred Beasts to fulfill his dreams of creating the Philosopher's Stone and use it to obtain immortality. | |
| − | His new body however, began to crumble, so he resolved to | ||
Banner was eventually hired as an alchemy professor and head professor of the [[Slifer Red]] dormitory at Duel Academy. While there, he lured several [[Obelisk Blue]] students including [[Atticus Rhodes]] into the [[Abandoned Dorm]], where they disappeared. | Banner was eventually hired as an alchemy professor and head professor of the [[Slifer Red]] dormitory at Duel Academy. While there, he lured several [[Obelisk Blue]] students including [[Atticus Rhodes]] into the [[Abandoned Dorm]], where they disappeared. | ||
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He would resume his job without coming under suspicion, ultimately charged with watching over [[Jaden Yuki]], [[Syrus Truesdale]], [[Chumley Huffington]], as well as the rest of the students of Slifer Red. | He would resume his job without coming under suspicion, ultimately charged with watching over [[Jaden Yuki]], [[Syrus Truesdale]], [[Chumley Huffington]], as well as the rest of the students of Slifer Red. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Shadow Riders=== |
| − | [[File:Daitokujis debut.jpg|thumb|left|Banner, introducing himself to his new students | + | [[File:Daitokujis debut.jpg|thumb|left|Banner, introducing himself to his new students]] |
| − | He | + | He was present at the welcoming dinner for [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and all of the new Red students that year, introducing himself as the head Professor. Later, he would appear and scare Jaden and his friends when they were telling scary stories late one night, revealing the existence of the [[Abandoned Dorm]], lying to them about being hired after the students went missing. He would later be the official judge of the Duel between [[Chumley Huffington|Chumley]] and [[Mr. Huffington|his father]], determining whether or not he would stay at Duel Academy. Throughout the first year he would attempt to teach alchemy to his students, often with disastrous albeit comical results. |
| − | One night Banner is shown talking to Kagemaru on a computer screen, long after the Reds are asleep, arguing with him that Jaden might not be ready for the Gravekeepers test. The following day Banner goes through with this plan, and takes Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Alexis as well as Pharaoh, who had invited himself hiding in Banner's bag, on a trip to the Gravekeeper Ruins. | + | One night Banner is shown talking to [[Kagemaru]] on a computer screen, long after the Reds are asleep, arguing with him that Jaden might not be ready for the Gravekeepers test. The following day Banner goes through with this plan, and takes Jaden, [[Syrus Truesdale|Syrus]], [[Chumley Huffington|Chumley]] and [[Alexis Rhodes]] as well as [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]], who had invited himself hiding in Banner's bag, on a trip to the Gravekeeper Ruins. |
| − | Banner is shown in a cave at an unknown location with the other Shadow Riders, as Nightshroud voices he wants to make the first offensive. He is one of the seven Duelists that the Principal chooses to | + | Banner is shown in a cave at an unknown location with the other Shadow Riders, as [[Nightshroud]] voices he wants to make the first offensive. He is one of the seven Duelists that the Principal chooses to hold a [[Spirit Keys|Spirit Key]]. After the arrival of [[Camula]], he is shown in his room performing a traditional Japanese ritual to exorcise ghosts. Throughout the various battles with the Riders, he remains distant and chooses not to partake in any of the Duels, and eventually goes missing, but not before [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]] remembers that he was the one who led him to the Abandoned Dorm. |
| − | [[File:Amnael.jpg | + | [[File:Amnael.jpg|200px|thumb|Amnael]] |
| − | Using the pseudonym of '''Amnael''' | + | Using the pseudonym of '''Amnael''' (アムナエル, ''Amunaeru''), Banner systematically defeats Atticus, Alexis Rhodes and [[Chazz Princeton]] taking their Spirit Keys to open [[Spirit Gate|the gate]] behind which the Sacred Beasts are sealed. He locks Alexis, Chazz and Atticus within his [[Shadow Charm]], the [[wikipedia:Emerald Tablet|Emerald Tablet]] and guides Jaden to his lair in the basement of the Abandoned Dorm with his sigil to challenge him to a [[Duel]]. Before Amnael's challenge, Jaden finds his original body, and believes he's the reason that Banner has gone missing. At one point in the Duel, Pharaoh runs up and begins acting friendly towards "Amnael", causing Syrus to worry that he's a dangerous person. At this point Amnael takes off his mask and reveals his true identity, shocking Jaden and the others. Eventually despite his good strategy, Jaden is able to defeat Banner. Upon his defeat, Banner gives Jaden his Shadow Charm and with it, "[[Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone (anime)|Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone]]". His original mummified body and homunculus vessel then dissolve into dust. From then on, his soul resides within the body of his pet cat, Pharaoh, who had swallowed his soul. |
===Society of Light=== | ===Society of Light=== | ||
| − | In | + | In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 056|episode 56]], Banner briefly escaped from [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]] during the Duel between [[Bastion Misawa|Bastion]] and [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], where he briefly exclaimed his freedom before being swallowed by Pharaoh again. He also briefly escaped during the Duel in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 063|episode 63]] after [[Sartyr]] was unmasked, but only cried for help in the English dub before quickly being swallowed again. When Jaden was constructing his Deck for his fifth Duel against [[Chazz Princeton]], he led Jaden to the [[Ojama Trio (character)|Ojama Trio]] in [[Reject Well]] in order to construct his [[Jaden Yuki's Decks|Ojama-HERO Deck]]. He then returned to Pharaoh. |
===Dimension World=== | ===Dimension World=== | ||
| − | When [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]-possessed [[Marcel Bonaparte]] caused the [[Spirit Gates]] to open up, Banner appeared again to inform Jaden what was happening. Marcel, who was angry at Banner for revealing his plan, caused him to disappear back into Pharaoh. | + | When [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]-possessed [[Marcel Bonaparte]] caused the [[Spirit Gates]] to open up, Banner appeared again to inform [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] what was happening. Marcel, who was angry at Banner for revealing his plan, caused him to disappear back into [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]]. |
He then appears after Marcel starts running down the stairs to the [[Sacred Beast]]s, telling Jaden that the Sacred Beasts are very dangerous and that he must stop Marcel from obtaining them. | He then appears after Marcel starts running down the stairs to the [[Sacred Beast]]s, telling Jaden that the Sacred Beasts are very dangerous and that he must stop Marcel from obtaining them. | ||
===Darkness=== | ===Darkness=== | ||
| − | After the Yubel incident, he is still shown as a spirit, popping up out of | + | After the Yubel incident, he is still shown as a spirit, popping up out of [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]]'s mouth from time to time, talking with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], with Jaden asking if hes ever going to the afterlife. He is also briefly captured and threatened with being flushed down the toilet by Jaden if he doesn't tell Jaden about what really happened in the [[Abandoned Dorm]] with him and [[Kagemaru]], and about [[Nightshroud]]. |
Then, after Jaden defeated Nightshroud and Jaden's match against [[Yugi Muto]] in the past, he (inside of Pharaoh) is discovered inside Jaden's backpack. He decided to stay with Jaden rather than stay in [[Duel Academy]]. | Then, after Jaden defeated Nightshroud and Jaden's match against [[Yugi Muto]] in the past, he (inside of Pharaoh) is discovered inside Jaden's backpack. He decided to stay with Jaden rather than stay in [[Duel Academy]]. | ||
==Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time== | ==Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time== | ||
| − | [[File:Banner with Jaden and Yubel.png|thumb| | + | [[File:Banner with Jaden and Yubel.png|thumb|200px|Banner with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]]]] |
| − | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'', Banner's spirit and Pharaoh accompany Jaden during his search for [[Paradox]]. He and [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]] explain to Jaden that [[Yusei Fudo]] possesses [[Mark of the Dragon|special powers]] too. He is transported to the past and watches the Duel. Later he returns to his own time with Jaden. | + | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'', Banner's spirit and [[Pharaoh (cat)|Pharaoh]] accompany Jaden during his search for [[Paradox]]. He and [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]] explain to Jaden that [[Yusei Fudo]] possesses [[Mark of the Dragon|special powers]] too. He is transported to the past and watches the Duel. Later he returns to his own time with Jaden. |
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
| + | ==Other appearances== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Banner-DuelAcademy.png | [[Lyman Banner (Duel Academy)|Lyman Banner (''Duel Academy'')]] | ||
| + | LymanBanner-DT.png | [[Lyman Banner (Duel Terminal)|Lyman Banner (''Duel Terminal'')]] | ||
| + | AmnaelDT.jpg | [[Amnael (Duel Terminal)|Amnael (''Duel Terminal'')]] | ||
| + | Amnael-LOD.png | [[Amnael (Legacy of the Duelist)|Amnael (''Legacy of the Duelist'')]] | ||
| + | Lyman-Banner-Spirit-Caller.png | [[Lyman Banner (Spirit Caller)|Lyman Banner (''Spirit Caller'')]] | ||
| + | Banner-TFSP.png | [[Lyman Banner (Tag Force)|Lyman Banner (''Tag Force'')]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Deck== |
| − | + | As Amnael, Banner plays an '''Alchemy Deck''', which draws a relationship between the science and universe. His strategy relies on the [[Banish|removal of his own cards from the game]], supported by the [[Special Summon]]ing of "[[Alchemy Beast]]s" (which was based off common base metals and animals used in alchemy to transmute and refine gold), and the Alchemic Processes (which was based off of four of the seven main stages in transmutation, falling under calcination, dissolution, separation, conjunction, fermentation, distillation and coagulation). After Banner removes enough cards from play, he would Summon "[[Golden Homunculus (anime)|Golden Homunculus]]" which gains 300 [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] for each card removed from play. Banner also has the "[[Helios]]" cards as a contingency should "Golden Homunuculus" be vanquished. | |
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| − | As Amnael, Banner plays an '''Alchemy Deck''', which draws a relationship between the science and universe. His strategy relies on the removal of his own cards | ||
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{{Decklist|Alchemy Deck | {{Decklist|Alchemy Deck | ||
|effect monsters = | |effect monsters = | ||
| − | * [[Alchemy Beast - | + | * [[Alchemy Beast - Aretos the Tin]] |
| − | * [[Alchemy Beast - | + | * [[Alchemy Beast - Ekenas the Mercury]] |
* [[Alchemy Beast - Leon the Lead]] | * [[Alchemy Beast - Leon the Lead]] | ||
* [[Alchemy Beast - Moonface the Silver]] | * [[Alchemy Beast - Moonface the Silver]] | ||
* [[Alchemy Beast - Ouroboros the Bronze]] | * [[Alchemy Beast - Ouroboros the Bronze]] | ||
* [[Alchemy Beast - Salamandra the Steel]] | * [[Alchemy Beast - Salamandra the Steel]] | ||
| − | * [[Aqua Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb>This card is [[removed from play]] via the [[effect]] of "[[Elemental Absorber]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 045|episode 45.]]</ref> | + | * [[Aqua Spirit (anime)|Aqua Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb>This card is [[Banish|removed from play]] via the [[effect]] of "[[Elemental Absorber (anime)|Elemental Absorber]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 045|episode 45.]]</ref> |
| − | * [[Garuda the Wind Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> | + | * [[Garuda the Wind Spirit (anime)|Garuda the Wind Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> |
| − | * [[Golden Homunculus]] | + | * [[Golden Homunculus (anime)|Golden Homunculus]] |
| − | * [[Helios | + | * [[Helios - The Primordial Sun (anime)|Helios - The Primordial Sun]] |
| − | * [[Helios | + | * [[Helios Duo Megistus (anime)|Helios Duo Megistus]] |
| − | * [[Helios Trice Megistus]] | + | * [[Helios Trice Megistus (anime)|Helios Trice Megistus]] |
| − | * [[Spirit of Flames]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> | + | * [[Spirit of Flames (anime)|Spirit of Flames]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> |
| − | * [[The Rock Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> | + | * [[The Rock Spirit (anime)|The Rock Spirit]]<ref group=Notes name=absorb /> |
|spells = | |spells = | ||
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* [[Black Process - Negledo]] | * [[Black Process - Negledo]] | ||
* [[Bronze Scale]] | * [[Bronze Scale]] | ||
| − | * [[Chaos Greed]] | + | * [[Chaos Distill (anime)|Chaos Distill]] |
| − | * [[Grand Convergence]] | + | * [[Chaos Greed (anime)|Chaos Greed]] |
| + | * [[Grand Convergence (anime)|Grand Convergence]] | ||
* [[Lead Compass]] | * [[Lead Compass]] | ||
* [[Mercury Hourglass]] | * [[Mercury Hourglass]] | ||
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* [[Yellow Process - Kitolenics]] | * [[Yellow Process - Kitolenics]] | ||
|traps = | |traps = | ||
| − | * [[Elemental Absorber]] | + | * [[Elemental Absorber (anime)|Elemental Absorber]] |
| − | * [[Macro Cosmos]] | + | * [[Macro Cosmos (anime)|Macro Cosmos]] |
}} | }} | ||
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| − | + | | [[Atticus Rhodes]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 041|41]] (mentioned) || Win (off-screen) | |
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| − | + | | [[Alexis Rhodes]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 044|44]] || Win | |
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| − | + | | [[Chazz Princeton]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 044|44]] || Win | |
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| − | + | | [[Jaden Yuki]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 045|45]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 046|46]] || Lose | |
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| − | + | *Amnael and [[Camula]] were the only Shadow riders to defeat two keykeepers before losing to Jaden. | |
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Lyman Banner, known in Japan as Daitokuji (大徳寺, Daitokuji) is a teacher, a fabled alchemist, as well as a member of the Shadow Riders under the name Amnael. Banner largely supports the protagonists for most of the first season of the series, though he is directly responsible for numerous events meant to orchestrate the revival of the Sacred Beasts.
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Design[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Banner's design incorporates a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the professor and his cat Pharaoh in full regalia from front, side and rear alongside views of his head from different angles.
Banner's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. His usual outfit consists of a white shirt, black pants, belt and necktie. His black hair is tied back in a ponytail. Throughout the entire series, Banner's red eyes are constantly hidden behind their lids and a pair of square-lensed glasses, except during the second half of his Duel with Jaden.
The concept illustrations for Banner's facial expressions were identical for both Amnael and Banner.
Voice and mannerisms[edit]
In the dub, both Banner and his alter ego have Germanic accents (more obvious in Amnael's case). This is fitting, as many famous alchemists came from Germany.
In the original version, he often interjects the onomatopoeia nya (meow) into his sentences, referencing his attachment to Pharaoh. As Amnael, his voice becomes slightly deeper and more intense, no longer adding nya to his sentences, though his original manner of speaking returns after his defeat.
Personality[edit]
Banner riding a moped with Pharaoh
His personality appears to be that of a laid back, friendly, and caring teacher, often considered weird or goofy by his students but still highly respected. However he shows himself to be more focused and serious when it comes to personal matters.
Banner's personality varies greatly from his original Japanese in terms of his actions and intentions during the Duel with Jaden. In the dub, Banner lies about having rigged all of Jaden's Duels so that he would be chosen as one of the Spirit Key holders and later on confesses that he joined the Shadow Riders to prepare him for the final battle against Kagemaru. In the original, Banner never does this, but instead views Jaden as a "fusion genius" who must face adversity head on in order to learn the secrets of alchemy which have allowed him to triumph.
Etymology[edit]
Amnael is an angel mentioned in "Isis the Prophetess to Her Son Horus", a fragmentary Greek alchemical work attributed to Hermes Trismegistus (i.e. a Hermetica). Amnael is a higher angel who descends to Earth and asks Isis to copulate with him in exchange for revealing her the alchemical secrets of making gold and silver.
Biography[edit]
History[edit]
Banner was working on his alchemic research long before his arrival at Duel Academy, intent on creating the legendary Philosopher's Stone. His studies led him to discover an ancient tomb during the same period of time when Pegasus first discovered Duel Monsters.
Within, he unearthed three stone tablets adorned with the likenesses of the Sacred Beasts, and would later be stricken with a fatal illness. (In the English dub, he was cursed for this intrusion.) To prolong his life, Banner developed a homunculus in his own image to transfer his soul into.
His new body however, began to crumble, so he resolved to join the Shadow Riders as its seventh and final member in order to attain the power of the Sacred Beasts to fulfill his dreams of creating the Philosopher's Stone and use it to obtain immortality.
Banner was eventually hired as an alchemy professor and head professor of the Slifer Red dormitory at Duel Academy. While there, he lured several Obelisk Blue students including Atticus Rhodes into the Abandoned Dorm, where they disappeared.
He would resume his job without coming under suspicion, ultimately charged with watching over Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, Chumley Huffington, as well as the rest of the students of Slifer Red.
Shadow Riders[edit]
He was present at the welcoming dinner for Jaden and all of the new Red students that year, introducing himself as the head Professor. Later, he would appear and scare Jaden and his friends when they were telling scary stories late one night, revealing the existence of the Abandoned Dorm, lying to them about being hired after the students went missing. He would later be the official judge of the Duel between Chumley and his father, determining whether or not he would stay at Duel Academy. Throughout the first year he would attempt to teach alchemy to his students, often with disastrous albeit comical results.
One night Banner is shown talking to Kagemaru on a computer screen, long after the Reds are asleep, arguing with him that Jaden might not be ready for the Gravekeepers test. The following day Banner goes through with this plan, and takes Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Alexis Rhodes as well as Pharaoh, who had invited himself hiding in Banner's bag, on a trip to the Gravekeeper Ruins.
Banner is shown in a cave at an unknown location with the other Shadow Riders, as Nightshroud voices he wants to make the first offensive. He is one of the seven Duelists that the Principal chooses to hold a Spirit Key. After the arrival of Camula, he is shown in his room performing a traditional Japanese ritual to exorcise ghosts. Throughout the various battles with the Riders, he remains distant and chooses not to partake in any of the Duels, and eventually goes missing, but not before Atticus remembers that he was the one who led him to the Abandoned Dorm.
Using the pseudonym of Amnael (アムナエル, Amunaeru), Banner systematically defeats Atticus, Alexis Rhodes and Chazz Princeton taking their Spirit Keys to open the gate behind which the Sacred Beasts are sealed. He locks Alexis, Chazz and Atticus within his Shadow Charm, the Emerald Tablet and guides Jaden to his lair in the basement of the Abandoned Dorm with his sigil to challenge him to a Duel. Before Amnael's challenge, Jaden finds his original body, and believes he's the reason that Banner has gone missing. At one point in the Duel, Pharaoh runs up and begins acting friendly towards "Amnael", causing Syrus to worry that he's a dangerous person. At this point Amnael takes off his mask and reveals his true identity, shocking Jaden and the others. Eventually despite his good strategy, Jaden is able to defeat Banner. Upon his defeat, Banner gives Jaden his Shadow Charm and with it, "Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone". His original mummified body and homunculus vessel then dissolve into dust. From then on, his soul resides within the body of his pet cat, Pharaoh, who had swallowed his soul.
Society of Light[edit]
In episode 56, Banner briefly escaped from Pharaoh during the Duel between Bastion and Jaden, where he briefly exclaimed his freedom before being swallowed by Pharaoh again. He also briefly escaped during the Duel in episode 63 after Sartyr was unmasked, but only cried for help in the English dub before quickly being swallowed again. When Jaden was constructing his Deck for his fifth Duel against Chazz Princeton, he led Jaden to the Ojama Trio in Reject Well in order to construct his Ojama-HERO Deck. He then returned to Pharaoh.
Dimension World[edit]
When Yubel-possessed Marcel Bonaparte caused the Spirit Gates to open up, Banner appeared again to inform Jaden what was happening. Marcel, who was angry at Banner for revealing his plan, caused him to disappear back into Pharaoh. He then appears after Marcel starts running down the stairs to the Sacred Beasts, telling Jaden that the Sacred Beasts are very dangerous and that he must stop Marcel from obtaining them.
Darkness[edit]
After the Yubel incident, he is still shown as a spirit, popping up out of Pharaoh's mouth from time to time, talking with Jaden, with Jaden asking if hes ever going to the afterlife. He is also briefly captured and threatened with being flushed down the toilet by Jaden if he doesn't tell Jaden about what really happened in the Abandoned Dorm with him and Kagemaru, and about Nightshroud.
Then, after Jaden defeated Nightshroud and Jaden's match against Yugi Muto in the past, he (inside of Pharaoh) is discovered inside Jaden's backpack. He decided to stay with Jaden rather than stay in Duel Academy.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time[edit]
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, Banner's spirit and Pharaoh accompany Jaden during his search for Paradox. He and Yubel explain to Jaden that Yusei Fudo possesses special powers too. He is transported to the past and watches the Duel. Later he returns to his own time with Jaden.
Other appearances[edit]
Deck[edit]
As Amnael, Banner plays an Alchemy Deck, which draws a relationship between the science and universe. His strategy relies on the removal of his own cards from the game, supported by the Special Summoning of "Alchemy Beasts" (which was based off common base metals and animals used in alchemy to transmute and refine gold), and the Alchemic Processes (which was based off of four of the seven main stages in transmutation, falling under calcination, dissolution, separation, conjunction, fermentation, distillation and coagulation). After Banner removes enough cards from play, he would Summon "Golden Homunculus" which gains 300 ATK and DEF for each card removed from play. Banner also has the "Helios" cards as a contingency should "Golden Homunuculus" be vanquished.
Duels[edit]
| Opponent(s) | Episode(s) | Outcome |
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| Atticus Rhodes | 41 (mentioned) | Win (off-screen) |
| Alexis Rhodes | 44 | Win |
| Chazz Princeton | 44 | Win |
| Jaden Yuki | 45-46 | Lose |
Trivia[edit]
- Amnael and Camula were the only Shadow riders to defeat two keykeepers before losing to Jaden.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Characters height guide". September 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 44: "The Seventh Shadow Rider"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 46: "Amnael's Endgame, Part 2"
Notes[edit]
- ↑ a b c d This card is removed from play via the effect of "Elemental Absorber" in episode 45.
