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Shouldn't it be "LEO"?

He named his corporation after his name so it should be Leo rather than ... Reio?? Yano88 (talk • contribs) 07:34, October 2, 2014 (UTC) http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Reio_Akaba?action=edit&section=1#http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Reio_Akaba?action=edit&section=1#

I'd agree with that...Though it depends on what the normal Japanese rendering of "Leo" is. Certainly shoots down my theory Reiji would be named "Leo" in the dub. I'll just check the name wording of that 5D’s minor character. Sanokal K-T (talk • contribs) 08:09, October 2, 2014 (UTC)

And turns out that it's "Reo" for that 5D’s minor character, not "Reio." Even so, I reckon "Leo" sounds acceptable, but I suppose that we'll have to wait til his name gets shown on screen. I'm still all for Leo, though. Sanokal K-T (talk • contribs) 08:12, October 2, 2014 (UTC)

I think that his name already appeared indirectly on screen. I mean, we read "LDS" not "RDS" clearly. I know that in japan there is a common mistake between L and R but the name of Leo Corporation and Leo Duel School were shown clearly on screen. And when I listened to Shun saying it I clearly get "Akaba Leo" instead of Reio. Yano88 (talk • contribs) 08:20, October 2, 2014 (UTC)

Additionally, the furigana for his name is れお, so it should be either "Reo" or "Leo" instead without the 'i'. Phantumps (talk • contribs) 12:53, October 2, 2014 (UTC)

Could you please link me a pic where the Furigana is shown? I don't have the Furigana, so I can't say for sure. But, it's not "Leo". If it was written in Katakana, the alphabet used for foreign names, it could be "leo", but it's written in Kanji, so it's a legitimate Japanese name, "Reiou", exactly like that. "Strong o" is always adapted to "o" in English, at least for YGO. I don't see "strong e" being adapted to just "e" often, but "Reo" might be a valid adaptation. I'd need another opinion though, from another person who does have knowledge about Japanese. LegendaryAsariUgetsu (talk • contribs) 18:40, October 2, 2014 (UTC)

I do have intermediate-level Japanese knowledge. Furigana is provided in closed captions in this screencap [1]; his name doesn't use the usual on'yomi for 零王, it's just 're' and 'o', no long vowels here to get confused over. I'll leave it up to someone else to decide between Reo and Leo, but I'd say his name is "Reo", and then he stylised it to "Leo" for his company's name. Phantumps (talk • contribs) 12:33, October 3, 2014 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for the pic. If Furigana says "Reo", then it's "Reo". Not "Leo" though. I see that as his dub name, but even the "Leo" of LDS is "Reo" in Japanese. Gonna move it. LegendaryAsariUgetsu (talk • contribs) 20:29, October 4, 2014 (UTC)

Conjecture, it's probably Leo, as it's a forced reading, much like Light Yagami in Death Note is the Kanji for moon (月) but it's read as らいと (Raito, how the Japanese spell Light). NeoArkadia (talk • contribs) 12:35, November 1, 2014 (UTC)

That's a point, but Light's name also used to cause controversy if I'm not mistaken. I've seen people use "Light", I've seen people use "Raito". Either way, yeah, I think it's valid to call him "Leo" considering the forced reading, but I'm still not sure. Both "Reo" and "Leo" would be correct IMO, but perhaps "Leo" would cause less confusion. LegendaryAsariUgetsu (talk • contribs) 23:08, November 10, 2014 (UTC)

His name is also written as "Leo" in the subtitles for episode 41. RedDrgn (talk • contribs) 00:12, February 6, 2015 (UTC)

Subs aren't official, RD. Even if I agree that it should be Leo. Sanokal K-T (talk • contribs) 00:18, February 6, 2015 (UTC)

If his name is "Leo", then his name should be written in katakana instead of kanji since it's a foreign name. But since his name is written in kanji, I think his name is "Reo". There're some cases Japanese people used katakana for their name, but katakana is mainly used for foreign name.--Frost190 (talk • contribs) 06:13, March 4, 2015 (UTC)

Professor?

Is he the Professor? I'm sure there's no official confirmation, but there is some evidence to support it. First, Reo Akaba is known to be the one responsible for the Academia attacking Heartland; meanwhile, the Professor is the one giving all the commands at the Academia. It seems like a pretty bizarre coincidence, and it's more likely that either Reo is the power behind the throne and the Professor is just a front man, or they're one and the same. Second, I have reason to suspect that there is some family resemblance between the Professor and Declan, including his face and, maybe more noticeably, the fact that his collar is in the shape of a spade while Himika Akaba's head is in the shape of a heart. Could this be a subtle hint that they are both Declan's parents? Third, and perhaps most significantly, in the Japanese opening a silhouette can be seen in Declan's glasses. This appears to be the Professor, and the next shot after that shows the same man looking over the Fusion Dimension Machine, confirming it. For further proof, the man's collar in the reflection is clearly the same as the Professor's. But it seems odd that this man would appear in a reflection of Declan's glasses, implying some association, given that Declan never met this guy onscreen. He must have somehow known him previously, and this shot seems to indicate that he is a bad guy, probably even an enemy of Declan's. Meanwhile, Declan has already stated that Reo Akaba is his enemy, so...again, probably not a coincidence. RedDrgn (talk • contribs) 02:56, January 15, 2015 (UTC)

I doubt that. The Professor is dark skinned, and Reiji isn't. They're very different. In terms of story, it seems that Reo is above the Professor. Sanokal K-T (talk • contribs) 03:09, January 15, 2015 (UTC)

True, it would be odd for the Professor to be Reiji's father given their different skin colours, but then again, it's also odd that the Professor has that strange metal object on the side of his head. In my mind, that little detail opens the door for the idea that that isn't the Professor's real body. I know that sounds crazy, but it would be possible if the body was, say, an artificial one, like maybe he's a cyborg or something. And just for the record, going back to the "family" connection I mentioned, where his collar is spade-shaped and Himika's head is shaped like a heart, Reira, who seems to be Reiji's little brother, has a club symbol on his hoodie, and Reiji himself wears earrings in a diamond shape. Also, don't forget that in episode 37, the Professor ordered Yuri to bring Yuzu Hiragi directly to him. Not to some other person, to him. This seems to suggest that he is, in fact, the person with the most influence at the Academia...who, logically, should be Reo Akaba. And as one more point, Daisuke Namikawa, the Professor's voice actor, explicitly labelled the Professor as "a character with high importance and a great impact to the story". This doesn't seem very befitting for someone who's nothing more than just a front man. And, again, we already know that Reo Akaba is the one orchestrating the war between Academia and the Xyz Dimension, making him pretty much the most important character in the series so far, so I'd say it makes a lot more sense for him to be the Professor. Again, I'm not saying that Reo is definitely the Professor, the show's staff are the only people who can officially confirm it, but we certainly can't rule it out as a possibility. RedDrgn (talk • contribs) 21:22, January 15, 2015 (UTC)

Confirmed to be the Professor in Episode 40 by Reiji. Should their pages be merged? The light fades at 10:03, January 25, 2015 (UTC)

I think cuz the r/l translation confusion Leo got confused with Reo. It should not be changed until it is confirmed to be Leo or Reo.