Syrus Truesdale

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Syrus Truesdale
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Syrus with "Drillroid" and "Gyroid".
Names
English
  • Syrus Truesdale
Japanese translated
  • Sho Marufuji
NicknamesSy (dub only)
Japanese
Japanese丸藤翔
RōmajiMarufuji Shō
Korean
Hangul
  • 강민
Other languages
Arabic
  • سايرُس تروسدَيل
Filipino
  • Paulo Marafuji
French
  • Syrus Truesdale
Personal
Age
  • 15 (Season 1) [1]
  • 16 (Season 2)
  • 17 (Season 3)
  • 18 (Season 4)
Gender
  • "Nonbinary" is not in the list (Male, Female, Unknown, None) of allowed values for the "Gender" property.Nonbinary
Favorite food
  • Fried shrimp[2]
  • Grilled fish[3]
Least favorite foodMilk[3]
Relatives
Zane Truesdale (older brother)
  • Career
  • Education
OccupationProfessional Duelist
OrganizationCyber Art Dojo
SchoolDuel Academy
Dormitory
  • Duelist
Tournament Position
Genex Tournament Did not place
Manga DeckVehicroid
Anime Deck
Other Decks
WC 2008
  • Roid Counterattack
Tag Force
  • Heart of Gold
  • Flying Discus
  • Together
  • Machinery
  • The Same Way
  • Salutation from the Abyss
Tag Force 2
  • Me and My Roids
  • Awesome Roids
  • A Single Roid
  • Tandem Bicycle
  • Two-Seater
  • Riding Together
Spirit Caller
  • Charging Vehicroid
  • Go! Go! Vehicroid
  • My Vehicroid
  • Silent Slash
Appearances
Anime debutYu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 0011: "The Next King of Games"
Video game debutYu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy
Appears in
Anime
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 2
PSP
Xbox
Voice actors
English
Japanese
Other languages
ItalianDavide Garbolino
Truesdale, Syrus

Syrus Truesdale, known in Japan as Sho Marufuji (丸藤翔, Marufuji Shō), is a former Slifer Red, then Ra Yellow, and now Obelisk Blue (briefly in season 3, but permanently in season 4) student as well as Jaden's best friend. A decent Duelist, although hindered by a great deal of self-doubt, though this mainly stems from their brother Zane's treatment of him, Syrus' journey towards strengthening themself provides sharp contrast to the protagonist Jaden's active determination.

Design

Appearance

Syrus's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the Duelist in full Slifer Red regalia from front, side, and rear alongside views of his head from different angles.

Syrus's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. Their usual outfit consists of the standard Duel Academy uniform with alternating colors over the course of the series. The designs for all three uniforms worn by Syrus are identical in basic makeup. With their red uniform, a yellow shirt is worn underneath the jacket, whereas with their yellow uniform, this is reversed. With their blue uniform, the shirt is black, and the collar has buttons not present in their other incarnations - similar to Chazz's uniform before he attended North Academy. The blue uniform also has fins in the back similar to their brother's outfit also not on his other uniforms. Their blue hair (of a lighter tint than his brother's) is sectioned in three layers, Their grey eyes positioned between the three bangs closest to their face and behind a pair of round-lensed glasses. They carry an Academy-issued Duel Disk on their left hand. They have also been shown wearing the Academy jersey when necessary. In episode 8, during a flashback sequence when they were young, they wore a yellow collared shirt with blue shorts and black sneakers. At the end of Episode 64, while searching for Jaden they wear an explorer outfit, consisting of a khaki hat, a khaki collared shirt with a blue undershirt, khaki shorts, white socks, and their (at the time) Ra Yellow uniform shoes.

In the first season of the dub, Syrus often makes a joke about how their brother has amazing Dueling skills while apparently they always had "the looks".

Personality

Syrus is a insecure and unconfident Duelist. However, they not only grow into becoming a better Duelist, but a more brave and confident person.

They are a very loyal friend, often thinking of Jaden as a second big brother figure.

Voice/Mannerisms

Syrus is easily captivated by any woman, real or otherwise, who happens to catch their eye. However, these feelings are superficial as they often move from one crush to another. Their main crush is the Monster Spirit of "Dark Magician Girl". They have also displayed crushes on the cards "Thunder Nyan Nyan", "Maiden in Love" and "Gamble Angel Bunny".

In the original version, they end the majority of his sentences with "suu" (an elision of "desu"). Furthermore, they call Judai "Aniki," meaning "big brother," while referring to him as "Bro" in the English-language manga. In the English anime, Syrus also refers to Jaden simply as "Jay." In the third season of the original anime, however, Syrus starts to call Jaden by his first name because of Jaden's selfish actions during his Duel against Brron, Mad King of Dark World that led to the deaths of Chazz, Alexis, Hassleberry and Atticus. For these transgressions they begin taking on the self-appointed role as an observer of the season's events. However by the end of the third season their faith in Jaden is restored and they begin to call him "big brother," again.

Starting with the third season of the dub, Syrus is able to break the fourth wall. This is shown when they say they're just there for amusement and would never move the plot along, when Jesse and Hassleberry are ignoring them when they're tied up, they say "I know I'm not the star but come on, a little respect people" and that they carried Jaden's water for three episodes. They've even admitted that they don't move the plot along, and complains that nobody listens to them. Another instance is when they start discussing where Wheeler originally was worked on; Syrus says "Man, that was a weird episode!" When they ran away from Jaden in the third season, they claimed that the Syrus spin-off show had begun. During the episode they spoke as if each of their actions were the next episode in the spin-off.

In the Japanese version Sho is voiced by Masami Suzuki. She also voiced Ghost Kotsuzuka, who called Bandit Keith "Aniki" as well.

In the dub, Syrus is voiced by Wayne Grayson, who voiced Joey Wheeler in the previous series.

Etymology

Their Japanese given name means "soar" or "fly", and is homophone for "small", signifying they are the younger sibling. Their Japanese last name means "Perfect Wisteria", with 丸(maru) meaning round, circle or perfection and 藤(fuji) meaning "Wisteria". Their English given name comes from the Persian word Kuros, which means Sun. It could also be a different form of Cyrus, from the Ancient Greek Κυρος (pronounced Kyros), which means "young" or "far-sighted".

Biography

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Syrus is considered to be the "weaker" younger sibling of Zane Truesdale who attends Duel Academy, originally residing in the Slifer Red dormitory along with Chumley Huffington and Jaden Yuki.

Syrus has made progress as a Duelist throughout the series. From the onset, they faced Jaden in preparation for a Tag-Team Duel, but, priding themself on finding a way to outdo their roommate, overlooked the abilities of their own cards. It was for this same reason that Zane forbade them from using the "Power Bond" card, for Syrus was unable to cope with its potential drawback.

During the second season, Syrus is given an opportunity to advance to Ra Yellow, should they be able to defeat Missy. Feeling that they should not shoulder his brother's legacy, Syrus gives their "Power Bond" card to Chazz Princeton to pass to Jaden before the start of the Duel, though Jaden convinces them to put it back in his Deck after the Duel.

In episode 55, Syrus develops a rivalry with Tyranno Hassleberry over which of the two is better suited to being Jaden's best friend (in the Japanese version, it is over who has the right to call him "big brother"). They constantly argue and fight, prompting their repetitive separation by Alexis Rhodes. By episode 64, their rivalry comes to a temporary halt, when the two Duel to settle matters once and for all. Before the last blow is dealt, Tyranno discovers that Syrus went without food or sleep to search for Jaden, who had gone missing since his defeat at the hands of Aster Phoenix. Seeing Syrus' devotion to their friend, he chose not to activate his "Jurassic Impact" card, which would have wiped both players out simultaneously.

During the field trip to Domino City, Syrus teams up with Tyranno in a Duel against the first duo of The Light Brigade, Frost and Thunder. Although the two are pinned down by their opponents, who tuned their Decks specifically to combat their cards, they end up pooling their efforts to combine their monsters into "Super Vehicroid Rex Union". Despite their teamwork, however, Frost ends the Duel by wiping out all players but himself, and promptly drags them to his master's lair, from where they are transported to Kaiba Land as bait for Jaden and Aster by order of Sarina.

As they observe his brother's actions following his "rebirth," Syrus notes Zane's newfound disrespect for his own cards and opponents. He dismisses the barbaric persona, refusing to believe that his brother has sunk so low. Determined to bring their brother back to his senses, Syrus acknowledges the inevitability that the two of them will face one another. During the Genex Tournament, Syrus and Zane Duel, they are hooked up to electrodes, just as Zane and Mad Dog were in the Underground Duel. Despite their best efforts and Jaden's secret move to place "Power Bond" back into his Deck, Syrus loses, but they do not give up in hoping that their brother can be returned to his former self.

Shortly after the beginning of the third year at Duel Academy, Syrus advances to Obelisk Blue. As a result of Survival Duels being called for by Thelonious Viper, Syrus becomes self-conscious of their worthiness to wear the outfit of the elites, and sets out to prove themself. In the Japanese version, they also wishe to adopt his brother's discarded title, and thus merit the name of "Kaiser Sho" (カイザー翔, Kaizā Shō). Inspired by Jaden's match with Axel Brodie, however, they decide to remain in Ra Yellow, and sets aside their goal for the future. (In the English version they quit the Obelisk Blue dorm stating that Blue wasn't their color and they left Blue to protect Jaden). After Duel Academy is transported to the first alternate dimension, Syrus falls to the Duel Ghouls and becomes one themself.

Later, when Jaden and company venture into another alternate dimension to rescue Jesse Anderson, Syrus is the only one of Jaden's closest friends who isn't sacrificed by Brron. After Jaden wins, they verbally scorn Jaden saying they want nothing to do with him and up leaving him. While separated from the others, Syrus decides to act as an observer, but later reunites with Aster and Zane when Jaden is released from their possession. After Zane loses to a Yubel-possessed Jesse, Syrus watches Zane die and fade into particles of light before breaking down in tears.

In season 4 Syrus advanced to Obelisk Blue again. Syrus later attempts to finish Zane's Duel with Makoto Inotsume after Zane becomes too weak to Duel, but immediately regrets their decision later as they begin to develop the same heart problems as Zane because of their use of the "Cyberdark" Deck. However, Syrus manages to overcome their problems and defeat Inotsume, thus inheriting Zane's Cyber Dragon Deck later on and promises to improve it. However, they still later fall to Trueman, and is absorbed into the World of Darkness. It is shown within the World of Darkness that Syrus fears that they will be unsuccessful at creating a Cyber Art Pro League with Zane (as it is their brother's dream) and that they will have to be the successor of the Cyber Art when Zane becomes greatly ill (as Zane has his limits). They also fear that they will be unable to make this dream come true due to few to no people and sponsors being interested in it. It is also shown that if Zane dies when Syrus is still unsuccessful at creating a great Pro League, then they will feel relieved that they are finally released from trying to create something they couldn't succeed at creating. They are revived after Jaden defeats Nightshroud.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's dub, Blister mentions Truesdale as one of the Duelist he wanted to Duel in the Pro League. Whether this was meant to imply Syrus, Zane or both of them is unknown.[5]

Manga biography

Syrus in the manga.

In the manga, Syrus is a much better Duelist than their anime counterpart, although they are hampered by their desire to not cause pain to their opponents.

Other appearances

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Syrus can be selected as a partner. Upon getting their heart level to full, they gift the player with a "Steam Gyroid" card. They partner with Zane Truesale during the Tag Force tournament if not partnered with the player. During part three, they are brainwashed by Abidos the Third and will Duel the player and their partner alongside the Shadow Rider. They are returned to normal upon defeating them.

Decks

Vehicroid

Syrus uses a "Vehicroid" Deck, mainly focused on Fusion Summoning their more powerful monsters. They also use a large quantity of cards dedicated to punishing their opponent's defensive plays such as "Drillroid" and "Shield Crush". Syrus later uses cards that focus on negating an opponent's attacks and shutting down their strategies. When they Duel their brother, Zane comments that Syrus has filled their Deck with cards that protect his Life Points such as "Life Force" whilst using cards such as "Pair Cycroid" and "Mirror Damage" in combination with "Power Bond" to reduce their opponent's. Their Deck also features a loop consisting of "Ambulanceroid", "Rescueroid", "Decoyroid", and "Cyber Summon Blaster".

Cyberdark Vehicroid

Syrus later comes into possession of Zane's Underworld Deck after they are hospitalized by it, which they combine with their own Deck. By respecting the Deck, Syrus is able to use it without any repercussions, and Zane acknowledges that Syrus has surpassed him as a Duelist. It mainly focuses on Mill tactics through cards such as "Power Wall" and "Remove Bomb" which they then take advantage of with their "Cyberdark" monsters. As the Deck heavily relies on having Dragon-Type monsters in the Graveyard, Syrus uses cards such as "Dragonroid" and "Rebirth Judgment" to combat any form of counter their opponent has to this.

Duels

Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Gorisuke 7 No result (flashback)
Examiner 1 Win
Jaden Yuki 7 Lose
Zane Truesdale and Duel Academy student 8 Lose (with Jaden Yuki; dream)
Jaden Yuki 11 Not shown (flashback)
Chumley Huffington 11 Not shown (flashback)
Paradox Brothers 10-11 Win (with Jaden Yuki)
Jaden Yuki 14 No result
Dimitri 18 Win
Dimitri 18 Lose
Jaden Yuki 50 Win
Tyranno Hassleberry 55 Lose (off-screen)
Missy 56 Win
Tyranno Hassleberry 64 Win
Frost and Thunder 75-76 Lose (with Tyranno Hassleberry)
Slifer Red student 84 Win
Obelisk Blue student 95 Win
Zane Truesdale 95 Lose
Duel Ghouls 122 Not shown (off-screen)
Jaden Yuki 127 No result
Tyranno Hassleberry 129 Draw
Bastion Misawa 129 Draw
Alexis Rhodes 129 Draw
Jim Crocodile Cook 129 Draw
Jaden Yuki 137 Lose (dream)
Makoto Inotsume 164 Win
Various Duel Academy students 168 Not shown
Trueman 173 Lose
Cyber Art Pro League Duelist 173/174/178 Not shown (vision)

References

  1. "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Les Personnages". http://www.canalj.fr/. Retrieved October 15, 2015. External link in |publisher= (help) (french)
  2. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 03838: "Get Yarr Game On!"
  3. a b Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 04444: "The Seventh Shadow Rider"
  4. "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Characters". May 16, 2015.
  5. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 01212: "The Take Back, Part 2"

Notes

  1. This card can be seen in his hand while practicing drawing in episode 36.
  2. a b This card can be seen in his hand in episode 7.
  3. This card is mentioned to have been played by Syrus in a flashback in episode 11.
  4. This card can be seen during the Season 3 ending theme.
  5. This card can be seen during the Season 2 opening theme.
  6. a b c d e This card can be seen in the background after he activates "Power Bond" in episode 164.
  7. a b This card is sent from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard to activate "Power Wall" in episode 164.
  8. This card can be seen during the Season 4 opening theme.
  9. a b c d e f This card can be seen during the Season 4 ending theme.
  10. This card can be seen on the ground after his loss to Trueman in episode 173.
  11. a b This card is removed from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard to activate "Remove Bomb" in episode 164.
  12. a b c This card can be seen as part of his Fusion Deck when he activates "Fusion Guard" in episode 164.