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{{Infobox/Character/ExtendedName
| kanji = 本田 ヒロト
| romanji = Honda Hiroto
| english manga = Hiroto Honda
| english anime = Tristan Taylor
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{{Infobox/Character/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Names
| arabic = تريستن تَيلر
}}
{{Infobox/Character/Appears
| manga debut = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 001]]
| anime debut = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 001]]
| appears in =
'''Manga'''
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! manga|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World]]
*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]
The next day at school, the teacher [[Ms. Chono]] finds In the puzzle on Miho's desk and confiscates it. As she finds out it's a love lettermanga, she offers the sender Honda is a chance to confess or face expulsionsharpshooter. Although owning up would still result in expulsion. Jonouchi claims to have sent itHe said that when he was a kid, so Honda can still have he could shoot a chance 100-yen piece with Miho. Yugi and Honda also claim they sent it. Chono continues the puzzle to find out who really sent it and plans to punish the others for lying. [[Yami Yugi|Dark Yugi]] emerges and turns the puzzle into a [[Shadow Game]]; as Chono continues to complete the puzzle, she feels the pain she is inflicting on others. The makeup on her face begins to crack up, revealing her true ugly self. Chono flees the room, sparing the boys any troubleBB gun from 50 feet.<ref name="duel 7"/>
After ===Naming===In all of the Japanese versions and in the incident, Honda plucks up English-language versions of the courage to ask Miho out directlyoriginal ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga by Kazuki Takahashi, but she rejects him. Yugi and Jonouchi then treat him to a hamburger to cheer him up. Since then Tristan is known as Hiroto Honda becomes good friends with Yugi.<ref name="duel 7"/>
Honda accompanies Jonouchi when he buys new top of In the range shoes at English-language second series anime, the [[Junky Scorpion]]. Honda doesn't see how such a fuss can be made out of shoes and tries to talk Jonouchi out of taking English-language video games, the [[Junky Scorpion store owner|store ownerEnglish-language 's]] test of putting his foot into a shoe, believed to have a scorpion in it. After leaving the shop, Honda, Jonouchi and Yugi are attacked from behind, by a gang who steal Jonouchi's shoes. They track down the gang afterwards. Jonouchi and Honda beat up the gang, who tell them they were paid by the store owner. Dark Yugi plays a game with the store owner, resulting in Yugi returning to Jonouchi and Honda with the shoes, unaware of how he got them back.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 008The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]</ref>'', and the English-language "ani-manga" of that movie, he is known as Tristan Taylor.
They meet Anzu at ===Duelist Kingdom===Tristan and Téa sneak onto the start of Death-T 1, who had been hired at KaibaLand. Honda gets her boat to mind Johji, while he takes part in the first game, the Stardust Shootout[[Duelist Kingdom]]. Using his sharpshooting skills, Honda takes charge. Since Kaiba rigged the game, They save Yugi and his friends laser guns were duds. But the staff were unaware Anzu was their friendJoey from drowning, so she had been given by throwing them a functional gun. Using her gun and hiding Johji on his backrope ladder, Honda is able after Joey attempted to take out the remaining opposition. In exchange for Johjirecover Yugi's help, Honda "[[Exodia the Forbidden One (anime)|Exodia]]" cards that [[Weevil Underwood]] had promised him a bath with Anzu, which she blatantly refusesthrown overboard. <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|3|ref}}</ref>
Honda gets trapped in During the Death-T 3 stagepreliminaries, after his coat gets caught under a falling block. After Dark he cheers Yugi rescues [[Mokuba Kaiba]], and Joey on from [[Seto Kaiba|Seto Kaiba's]] artifical [[Penalty Game]], Mokuba repays him, by saving Hondathe sidelines of their Duels.
Honda arrives Tristan attacks [[Kemo]], after seeing him grab a young boy. Kemo avoids being injured and recaptures the boy, explaining that he was to cheer Yugi on in Deathbe evicted for losing his [[Star Chips]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-T 5.Oh!|8|ref}}</ref>
====Monster World====HondaDuring an argument between him and Joey, Tristan accidentally reveals that he has been making several attempts to construct a Deck of his own, along with Yugione of his cards being "[[Lava Battleguard (anime)|Lava Battleguard]]". In the dub, Anzu Joey reveals that Tristan's monster and Jonouchi his "[[Swamp Battleguard (and Miho anime)|Swamp Battleguard]]" could be related. Tristan lends Joey the card, before [[Mai Valentine]] forces Joey into a Duel with [[Rex Raptor]] for revenge. The greatly helps Joey in the first series Duel. Joey compares how the Battleguards work together, to himself and Tristan.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|11|ref}}</ref><div style="float:right;">[[File:Cyber Commander Tristan.png|thumb|right|Tristan as [[Cyber Commander (anime) visit |Cyber Commander]]]]</div>After the gang meet-up with Bakura. [[Ryo Yami Bakura]]traps Yugi, Téa, Tristan, Joey, and Bakura's souls in Duel Monster cards and Duels [[Yami Yugi]]. Tristan is Summoned after Yami Yugi plays "[[Cyber Commander (anime)|Cyber Commander]]". He is destroyed by Bakura's "[[White Magical Hat (anime)|White Magical Hat]]" in the first attack and sent to the [[Graveyard]]. He is returned to play the field when Yami Yugi plays "[[Monster WorldReborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]". However, Bakura gets possessed by When Yugi is Summoned as the "[[Yami BakuraDark Magician (anime)|Dark BakuraMagician]]", who turns Tristan learns there are two Yugis. After Yami Yugi ends the Shadow Game, everyone apart from Yugi and Bakura, believed the game into was just a [[Shadow Game]]dream.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|13|ref}}</ref>
Honda gets trapped in As Yugi and Joey are about to enter the [[Hiroto (MW)|his pieceDuelist Kingdom]]finals, a magic gunman. His friends also get trapped inside piecesKemo refuses Tristan, while Dark Yugi leads them Téa and Bakura entry as the playerthey aren't finalists. On their first encounter Mai flirts with Kemo, distracting him long enough for the [[Dark Master Zorc]], Honda manages others to shoot off one of his arms offrun inside. On a later encounter, Honda attacks Zorc, who has been weakened by the [[Bakura (MW)<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|26|White Wizard Bakura]], causing Zorc to turn into his final form.ref}}</ref>
====First series anime====[[File:Custodian Honda.jpg|thumb|right|Honda is obsessed with Custodian duties and school rules in this series.]]Honda's crush on [[Miho Nosaka|Miho]] spans the series. Here he is not Jonouchi's crony, but a rejected candidate Tristan cheered for class president and junior custodian. He is not entirely in favor of how Jonouchi treats Yugi and even tells him off at timesJoey from the sidelines during the final rounds.
Honda On his way out, Tristan is invited with the rest confronted by two of YugiPegasus's friends to goons. [[Yami Bakura]] appears and uses "[[Seto KaibaChain Energy (anime)|Kaiba'sChain Energy]] mansion. He mocks Jonouchi for being jealous " to create real chains of Kaibaenergy, but also becomes envious of how Kaiba's wealth easily earns Miho's affection. Honda then takes which tie up Duel Monsters in the hopes of beating Kaibagoons. The next day at school, he defeats Jonouchi in Duel MonstersTristan and Bakura make their escape before the chains dissipate. Kaiba then enters the room and asks Yugi if he can see his GrandfatherTristan is unaware of Yami Bakura's "existence and thinks this is the [[Blue-Eyes White DragonBakura Ryou|regular Bakura]]" card again. Honda and Jonouchi both notice Kaiba switches te card for a fakeHe asks Bakura how he did that, before returning it to Yugi. They both confront Kaiba but Bakura insists they focus on the roof afterwards over thisescaping right now. However both of <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|36|ref}}</ref> The two boys get cornered by guards, but Bakura fends them get beaten-up off by KaibaSummoning ''[[Duel Monsters]]'s goons' from his cards. Tristan realizes this isn't the same Bakura he knows, and recognizes him as the evil spirit that trapped them in a [[Shadow Game]].<refname="ep 37">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 003]]|37|ref}}</ref>
Honda gets up early to wait in line to but a D-Shock watch for Miho[[File:Tristan and Bakura save Mokuba.png|thumb|left|Tristan questions Bakura, as they save Mokuba. When ]]Yami Bakura reveals that he needs 's searching for a break to use the toiletnew host, Yugi holds his place since regular Bakura has betrayed him in the queuepast. As Yugi purchases the last copy, [[Shotaro Akaboshi]] attempts He demands Tristan to steal it from himhand over Mokuba's soulless body, but Honda arrives in time threatening to stop himset more monsters on Tristan if he doesn't. Akaboshi manages <ref name="ep 37" /> Yami Bakura advises Tristan to steal the watch from Honda laterdo as he says, while Honda isn't paying attentionas he will get what he wants either way. At the arcade when Miho arives Tristan pretends to collect the watchgo along with this, Honda discovers itbut chucks Mokuba's missing body at Bakura and strips down to his underwear while searching his clothes for it. Miho then slaps attacks him and runs off crying. Honda stays at the arcade, searching for the watch until he is asked to leaveknocking him out. [[Yami Yugi|Dark Yugi]] suspects Akaboshi Tristan takes back Mokuba and wins looks at the watch back in a [[Shadow GameMillennium Ring]]. Honda is glad Understanding this to see be the watch returned to Miho source of Bakura's evil half, he picks it up and two days latertosses it out of the castle, he offers to wait in line to buy her perfumefar into the forest below them.<refname="ep 38">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 004]]|38|ref}}</ref>
Unlike in the manga, Honda is present when [[Shadi]] tests Tristan returns to Yugi. He replaces [[Professor Yoshimori]]and Pegasus's role. Using the [[Millennium Key]], Shadi redecorates HondaDuel with Mokuba and Bakura's [[soul room]], brainwashing him to attack his friendsbodies. He chases Miho sees that Yugi and Pegasus are now playing a Shadow Game and Jonouchi around the school, until Jonouchi touches the Millennium Key off him, returning him explains what happened with Yami Bakura to normalJoey and Téa.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 006]]<name="ep 38" /ref>
[[File:FSx007 Honda x Miho.jpg|thumb|left|Honda attempts Joey, Téa and Tristan are unable to win Miho's affection.]]Honda trains a [[Digital Pet]] in order to win see the prize holiday in an upcoming tournament for Miho. He takes a couple of days off school to train the petDuel, describing his absence as maternal leave. He returns to schoolits surrounded by a strange dark matter, right after [[Kujirada]]'s pet [[Devil Master]] eats Anzu and Jonouchi's pets. Honda then links his pet, [[Super Strawberry]] but they have a feeling something bad has happened to Devil Master to battleYugi. Super Strawberry sweeps away Devil MasterTristan tries running into the darkness, defeating itbut immediately comes out the other side.<ref name="fs ep7ep 38">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 007]]</ref>
Afterwards Honda finds a letter from KujiaraAfter Bakura wakes up, saying Miho has been kidnapped. Honda locates Kujirada, but finds Tristan explains how the Ring was making him badly beaten and learns Kujirada had been manipulated by [[Haiyama]]. Honda gets whipped by Haiyamaact weird, as so he attempts to rescue Miho. While he's unconconscious, Dark Yugi defeats Haiyama in a Digital Pet duelthrew it away.<ref name="fs ep7">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|39|ref}}</ref>
During To pass the preliminariestime, he cheers Yugi tries talking about his first crush and Joey on from his essay about his dream of being a pilot. In the sidlines dub, he tries showing Téa his facial hair. Téa shows no interest in any of their Duelsthose. After hearing people outside, they barricade the door.<ref name="ep 43" />
Tristan attacks [[Kemo]]They manage to hold off the guards, after seeing him grab a young boy. Kemo avoids being injured until Mokuba, Yugi and recaptures the boy, explaining that he was to be evited for losing his [[Star Chips]]Joey return with Kaiba.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 008]]|45|ref}}</ref>
In ===Battle City===After Yugi's Duel with [[Bandit Keith]], who was possessed by [[Marik Ishtar]], Joey and Tristan break down the door into the anime, during an argument between him burning building. Keith rushes out and Joeyand Tristan go inside to rescue Yugi. Yugi refuses to leave without his [[Millennium Puzzle]], which is stuck to a wall, by a needle-like beam jammed into its chain. Tristan accidentally reveals that he has been making several attempts grabs Yugi's Deck from the Duel arena. He then returns to construct help Joey free the Puzzle. He and Joey push a pipe through the hole on the beam and use it as a Deck of lever to remove the beam.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|51|ref}}</ref>[[File:TristanTaylor.jpg|thumb|left|Tristan wearing his own, with one of his cards being "motorcycle gear]][[File:DMx055 Honda talks sense in Jonouchi.jpg|thumb|right|Tristan reminding [[Joey Wheeler]] that [[Lava BattleguardSerenity]] needs him (cut from the dub)]]". In a scene cut from the English dub, after Joey goes missing, shortly before Joey reveals that Tristan's monster and his "sister [[Swamp BattleguardSerenity Wheeler|Serenity]]" could be related's eye operation, Tristan scanned the streets on his motorbike searching for him. Tristan lends found Joey on the card, before beach. Joey was moping about losing his "[[Mai ValentineRed-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]] forces Joey into a Duel with " card to [[Rex RaptorSeeker|a Rare Hunter]] for revengeand feels unworthy to face Serenity. The greatly helps Tristan punches Joey in the Dueland reminds him how Serenity needs him. After talking sense into Joey compares how , he takes him to the Battleguards work together, hospital to himself and Tristansee Serenity.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 011]]|55|ref}}</ref>
[[File:Cyber Commander Tristandeveloped a crush on Serenity.jpg|thumb|right|Tristan as Shortly before the [[Cyber CommanderBattle City]].]]In the animetournament, after he visited her in the gang meet-up with Bakura. [[Yami Bakura]] traps Yugi, Téa, Tristan hospital and Bakura's souls in Duel Monster cards and duels [[Yami Yugi]]. Tristan impressed her by lying that he is Summoned after Yami Yugi plays "[[Cyber Commander]]"the one who taught Joey what he knows about Dueling. He is destroyed by Bakura's "[[White Magical Hat]]" in Joey made a phone call to the first attack hospital and sent was enraged to the [[Graveyard]]. He hear that Tristan is returned to the field when Yami Yugi plays "[[Monster Reborn]]". When Yugi is Summoned as the "[[Dark Magician]]", for the first time in the second anime series, Tristan learns there are two Yugis. After Yami Yugi ends the Shadow Game, everyone apart from Yugi with Serenity and Bakura, believed the game was just a dreamlies he told her.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 013]]|56|ref}}</ref>
As Yugi and Tristan visited Serenity again after the tournament starts. He brought a laptop, so he could keep her updated on how Joey are about 's doing in the tournament. He forgets how to enter turn on the [[Duelist Kingdom]] finalslaptop and has a nurse set it up. Although Joey was losing, Kemo refuses Tristan, Téa and Bakura are refuses entry as they arencouldn't finalists. In the manga Jonouchi (break it to Serenity and lied about Joey) knocks out Saruwatari (Kemo) to let the others in. In the anime, Mai distracts Kemo's performance.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 026]]|58|ref}}</ref>
In When the manga the day before the finalsnurse returned to take Serenity's temperature, Tristan asks Yugi stepped out of the room and made a call to try Téa. He got her to pass a message on to Joey; that Serenity believes in him and save the Kaiba brothers, remembering how Mokuba saved him during [[#Deathhe's not to give-Tup.<ref name="ep 59">{{episode|DeathYu-T]].Gi-Oh!|59|ref}}</ref>
When Yugi dueled Pegasus, Téa and Tristan took time agreed to search Pegasus castle to find Mokuba's bodymeet-up with Yugi the next day. He hides inside a suit of armorHowever, while sneaking around the dungeons. He accidentally opened a secret passageway after tripping and grabbing a gargoyle to prevent himself falling over completely. Tristan takes out time to flirt with Serenity on the man guarding Mokuba's cellphone, by shoving a helmet from another suit of armor on his head. He takes the guard's key causing them to be late and unlocks Mokuba's cell, which sets off a security alarmmiss Yugi. Tristan removed the armor and carried Mokuba on his backGrandpa decides to help them find Yugi.<refname="ep 63">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 035]]|63|ref}}</ref>
On his way outWhile searching for Yugi, Tristan is confronted by two of Pegasus' goons. they spotted Joey chasing [[Yami BakuraWeevil's helper|a kid]] appears and uses "who stole his [[Chain EnergyDuel Disk]]" to create real chains of energy, which tie-up the goons. Tristan and Bakura make their escape before leapt in front of the chains dissipate. Tristan is unaware of Yami Bakura's existance boy and thinks this is grabbed him, ensuring Joey got the [[Ryo Bakura|regular Bakura]]Duel Disk back. He asks Bakura how The boy lied that he did that, but Bakura insists they focus on escaping right now<ref>had stolen it because [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 036Weevil Underwood]]</ref> The two boys get cornered by guardsstole his own Deck, but Bakura fends them off by Summoning had actually taken it to sneak "[[Duel MonstersParasite Paracide (anime)|Parasite Paracide]] from his cards. Tristan realizes this isn" into Joey't the same Bakura he knows recognizes him as the evil spirit that trapped them in a [[Shadow Game]]s Deck.<ref name="ep 3763">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 037]]</ref>
[[File:Tristan The boy takes them to where he saw Weevil. Shortly afterwards Weevil shows up and Bakura save Mokuba.jpg|thumb|left|Tristan suspiciously questions Bakura, as they save Mokuba.]]Yami Bakura reveals that he's searching prepares to beat him up for a new host, since regular Bakura has betrayed him in taking the past. He demands Tristan to hand over Mokubaboy's soulless body, threatening to set more monsters on Tristan if he doesn'tcards.<ref name="ep 37"/> Yami Bakura advises Tristan to do as he saysHowever, as Joey insists that he will get what he wants either wayDuel Weevil. Tristan pretends advises Joey to go along with this, but chucks Mokuba's body at Bakura be cautious and then attacks him, knocking him out. Tristan takes back Mokuba and looks at cheers for Joey from the [[Millennium Ring]]. Understanding this to be the source sideline of Bakura's evil half, he picks it up and tosses it out of the castle, far into the forest below themDuel.<ref name= "ep 3863">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 038]]</ref>
JoeyTristan, Téa and Tristan are unable Grandpa accompany Joey to see the Duelaquarium, as its surrounded by a strange dark matter, but they have a feeling something bad has happened to Yugi. Tristan tries running into the darkness, but immediatly comes out the other sidewhere Joey faces [[Mako Tsunami]].<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 038]]|67|ref}}</ref>
After Tristan takes Serenity to the tournamentby train. On the way they talk about Joey, and Tristan and his friends are taken home by tells her some of the rules of ''[[Seto KaibaDuel Monsters]]''. At the same time he is also trying to flirt with her. But when Serenity said that she thinks Tristan was an awesome ''friend'', he gets frustrated at this because he thought that she should have thought more highly of him. He also buys her lunch.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! |72|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi- Episode 041Oh!|73|ref}}</ref> After they arrive in [[Domino City]], Tristan calls Téa to find out where Joey is, but gets no answer, as she has been captured by the [[Rare Hunters]].<ref name="ep 75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|75|ref}}</ref>
====Legendary Heroes====In the anime, [[File:DMx075 Tristan and takes Serenity on his friends agree to help [[Mokuba Kaibaback.jpg|thumb|Mokuba]] rescue [[Seto Kaibaleft|KaibaTristan takes Serenity on his back to escape the Rare Hunters.]]As they walked down the street, after Kaiba got trapped into a virtual world, by [[the Big Five]]. There are 3 remaining pods into the virtual worldgroup of Rare Hunters surrounded them. Mokuba and Yugi take two, while Joey and Tristan argue over who gets Serenity to climb on his back and runs from the other one. Tristan eventually stays behind with Téa to work to controlshunters.<ref name="ep 4375"/>The Rare Hunters manage to surround them again, so Tristan lets Serenity down so he can fight them. He manages to take care of two of the Hunters, but the third grabs Serenity. As Tristan goes to save her, one of the two he just attacks, punches him onto the ground. The two of them are saved by [[Duke Devlin]], who fires dice at the Rare Hunters.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 043]]|76|ref}}</ref>
To pass The three of them continue to look for Joey. Thinking he might be in the timefinals, they decide to ask Duelists, he tries talking about his first crush and his essay about his dream of being a pilot. In who may have qualified for the English versionfinals, he tries showing Téa his facial hairwhere the finals are on. Téa shows no interest in any of those. After hearing people outsideUnsuccessful, Tristan returns to Duke and Serenity, they barricade disgusted to find Duke used the doortime to flirt with Serenity.<ref name="ep 4377">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|77|ref}}</ref>
They manage The Rare Hunters reappear, so the group split into two; Duke takes Serenity to hold off safety, while Tristan takes care of the guards, until Mokuba, Yugi Hunters. Tristan beats-up the three of them and Joey return with Kaibademands to know the location of his fiends.<ref>he learns they're at [[Domino Pier]], before [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 045Mai Valentine|Mai's]]car pulls-up, with herself, Duke and Serenity inside. Tristan gets inside and has Mai take them to the pier.<ref name="ep 77" /ref>
====Battle City====In The group arrive at the animepier, after Yugi's Duel with [[Keith Howard|Keith]]where they find Joey, who was possessed by [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]], Joey and Tristan break down the door into the burning building. Keith rushes out and Joey and Tristan go inside to rescue is Dueling Yugi. Yugi refuses to leave without his [[Millennium Puzzle]], which is stuck to a wall, by a needle-like beam jammed into its chain. <ref name="ep 77" /> Tristan grabs pulls Yugi's Deck from out of the water after the Duel arena. He then returns to help Joey free the Puzzle. He and Joey push a pipe through the hole on the beam and use it as a lever to remove the beam.<refname="ep 78">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 051]]|78|ref}}</ref>
[[File:DMx055 Honda talks sense in Jonouchi.jpg|thumb|right|Honda reminds [[Joey Wheeler|Jonouchi]] that [[Serenity|Shizuka]] needs him. (Cut from After the English anime).]]After Duel, while Joey goes missingis feeling ashamed of himself, shortly before his sister, [[Serenity Wheeler|Serenity's]] eye operation, Tristan scanned the streets on his motorbike searching for him. (Cut from the English anime,) Honda (Tristan) found Jonouchi on the beach. Jonouchi was moping about losing his card "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]", to a [[Seeker|Ghoul]] and feels unworthy to face Shizuka (Serenity). Honda punches Jonouchi and reminds him how Shizuka needs him. After talking sense into Jonouchi, he takes him to the hospital to see Shizukahas fought hard for Serenity.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 055]]<name="ep 78" /ref>
Tristan developed a crush on Serenity. Shortly before Mai takes the [[Battle City]] tournament, he visited her in group by car to the hospital and impressed her by lying that he is location of the one who taught Joey what he knows about duelingfinals. Joey made a phonecall to the hospital and was enraged to hear that <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|79|ref}}</ref> Tristan is with Serenity and the lies he told herother non-finalists are initially refused entry on the blimp, where the quarter-finals are to take place, but Mokuba allows them on.<refname="ep 81">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Epiosde 056]]|81|ref}}</ref>
When the nurse returned to take Serenity's temperatureTristan watches Yugi’s Duel with [[Yami Bakura]], Tristan stepped out of the room and made a call to Téa. He got her to pass a message on to Joey; he was suprised when he saw that Serenity believes in him and [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] had somehow gotten the [[Millennium Ring]] back, after he's not to give-uphad thrown it away during [[#Duelist Kingdom|Duelist Kingdom]].<ref name="ep 59">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 059]]|82|ref}}</ref>
Tristan met-Yami Bakura took control of Bakura once again and let Yugi attack him. Bakura still ended up with Téainjured, [[Solomon Muto|Grandpa]] so Tristan carried his body back to his room and [[Mokuba tried to talk Kaiba|Mokuba]]. They explained that Yugi has been missing and they've managed to track his locationinto landing the blimp later. They manage to catch YugiAfterwards, just after he defeats [[Arkana]]notices Bakura's Ring is gone again.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 062]]<name="ep 84" /ref>
Téa [[File:DMx085 Hang tight.jpg|thumb|right|Tristan and Tristan agreed to meet-up with Yugi Duke hang over the next day. However, Tristan takes time to flirt with Serenity on edge of the phone, causing them to be late and miss Yugiblimp. Grandpa decides to help them find Yugi.<ref name="ep 63">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 063]]</ref>
While searching Tristan was disguisted by Duke flattering Serenity about her speech to Kaiba to make an emergency stop for Bakura. He dragged Duke away from her in order to search for Yugithe Millennium Ring. They searched the top of the blimp where the Duel was held, but started fighting over Serenity. As a result they spotted Joey chasing [[Weevil's helper|a kid]] who stole his [[Duel Disk]]end up hanging over the edge of the blimp. Tristan lept in front of held Duke with one hand, the blimp with the boy other and grabbed him, ensuring Joey got the Duel Disk backcalled for help. The boy lied that he had stolen it because [[Weevil UnderwoodShadi]] stole his own Deckappears and helps them both up. After taking a moment of relief, Tristan looked up to thank their rescuer, only to find he secretly took it to sneak "[[Parasite Paracide]]" into Joey's Deckhad disappeared.<ref name="ep 63">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|85|ref}}</ref>
The boy takes them Tristan cheers for Joey during his Duel with [[Odion Ishtar]], who they initially believe to where he saw Weevilbe [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]]. Shortly afterwards Weevil shows up and <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|86|ref}}</ref> After both Duelists are rendered unconcious after being struck by lightning, Tristan prepares tries to beat him up for taking the boyrun to Joey's cardsassistance, but [[Roland]] doesn't allow it. HoweverTristan runs to congratulate Joey, Joey insists that after he is declared the winner (as he duel Weevilstood up first)0. <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|89|ref}}</ref> Joey later tells Tristan advises Joey to be cautious and cheers for Joey from the sideline of his other friends that he had a dream, involving them that helped him stand-up during the Duel.<ref name="ep 6390">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|90|ref}}</ref>
Hasty to have Jonouchi qualify Tristan cheers for the finals, Tristan tried talking Joey into dueling a participant he could easily beat, but Joey's pride was too strong to get into the finals the easy way[[Mai Valentine|Mai]] during her Duel with Marik.<refname="ep 90" />He witnesses her lose and suffer a [[Penalty Game]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 066]]|92|ref}}</ref>
Tristan, Téa and Grandpa accompany Joey to the aquarium, where Joey faces [[Mako Tsunami]].<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 068]]</ref>{{clear}}
After ===Virtual World===The Battle City blimp gets rerouted into a mechanical fortress in the sea by [[Noah Kaiba]]. Yugi, Joey defeats Mako , Tristan, Téa, Serenity, Duke, Kaiba, Mokuba and qualifies for two of Kaiba's guards emerge from the finalsblimp. Noah instructs them to go straight ahead, he needs someone but points his weapons at Kaiba's guards ordering them to collect stay back as they aren't Duelists. Duke points out that Tristan doesn't Duel either, but Tristan hushes him. Joey advises Serenity. Much to Joeyturn back, but Tristan supports Serenity's distressargument to come with them, Tristan eagerly volunteers and takes off before reminding Joey can stop himthat Marik is still on the blimp.<refname="ep 98">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 070]]|98|ref}}</ref>
Tristan takes Serenity to the tournament They are greeted by train. On a projection of [[the way Big Five]], who explain that they were trapped in cyberspace after they talk about Joey, Tristan tells her some of failed to trap Kaiba there during the rules of [[Duel Monsters#Legendary Heroes|Legendary Heroes]] game. For that they sought revenge on Kaiba and buys her lunchYugi for helping him.<ref>Having Kaiba as a common enemy, Noah had uploaded their minds into his [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 072Noah's Virtual World|computer system]]</ref><ref>. Using an altered form of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 073Duel Monsters]]</ref> After '', they arrive plan to face the gang in [[Domino City]], Tristan calls Téa order to find out where Joey isclaim possession of their bodies, but gets no answer, as she has been captured by so that they may exist in the [[Rare Hunters]]real world.<ref name="ep 7598">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 075]]</ref>
[[File:DMx075 Tristan takes Serenity on his back.jpg|thumb|left|Tristan takes Serenity on his back The group are then transported to escape the Rare Hunters.]]As a virtual jungle, where they walked down the street, are given a group demonstration of Rare Hunters surrounded them. Tristan gets Serenity to climb on his back and runs from the hunters[[Deck Master]] rules.<ref name="ep 7598"/> The Rare Hunters manage to surround them againBig Five then separate the gang, so Tristan lets Serenity down so he can fight by making holes appear under them. He manages to take care of two of the HuntersAfter Serenity falls through a hole, but the third grabs Serenity. As Duke and Tristan goes run to save help her, one of the two he just attacks, punches him onto the ground. The two of them are saved by [[Duke Devlin]], who fires dice at the Rare Huntersbut fall through a hole together.<refname="ep 99">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 076]]|99|ref}}</ref>
The three of them continue to look for Joey[[File:DMx100 Duke and Tristan teamwork.jpg|thumb|left|Duke and Tristan break through the wall. Thinking he might be ]]Duke and Tristan end up in the finals, they decide to ask duelistsa long hallway. After spending a while running down it, who may have qualified looking for the finalsSerenity, where they conclude that the finals are onhall must loop infinitely. UnsuccessfulSince there's no exit, Tristan returns grabs an axe from a suit of armor and belts the wall hoping to create an exit.<ref name="ep 99" /> Duke gets another axe and Serenityassists him. Together they cut through the wall and end up on a balcony, disguisted to find Duke used high above the time to flirt with Serenityground.<ref name="ep 77100">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 077]]|100|ref}}</ref>
The Rare Hunters reappear, so the group split into two; Duke takes Tristan hears Serenity to safety, while Tristan takes care of the Hunters. Tristan beats-up the three of them scream below and demands leaps down to know tackle the location of his fiends. he learns they're at [[Domino PierMad Sword Beast (anime)|Mad Sword Beast]], before [[Mai Valentine|Maithat's]] car pulls-up, with herself, Duke and Serenity insidechasing her. Tristan gets inside He covers the dinosaur's eyes and has Mai take them causes it to the piercharge into a lake.<ref name="ep 77100"/>
The group arrive at the pier, where they find Joey, possessed by [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] is dueling Yugi. In Tristan catches a cold from the manga, they arrived seconds after the Duel ended.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist - Duel 140]]</ref> In the anime, they arrived lake and gets in the middle of it.<ref name="ep 77"/> In the animea fight with Duke, Tristan pulls Yugi out who accuses him of the water after the Duelspreading germs.<ref name="ep 78">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 078]]|104|ref}}</ref>
After The trio take a while to analyze the Duelsituation. Serenity says she's not afraid, since they've got Tristan, while who she believes taught Joey is feeling ashamed of himself, everything he knows about ''Duel Monsters''. Tristan reminds covers Duke's mouth to stop him how he has fought hard for Serenitytelling her otherwise.<ref name="ep 78106">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|106|ref}}</ref>
Mai takes The group reach a door standing alone in the group by car meadow. After opening it, they wind up in a hanger, similar to the location of place where the finalsblimp landed.<ref>They are confronted by [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 079Nezbitt]]</ref> Tristan and the other non-finalists are initially refused entry on the blimp, where who has taken the quarter-finals are form of "[[Robotic Knight (anime)|Robotic Knight]]". Nezbitt plans to take placeDuel them one by one, starting with Serenity, but Mokuba allows after much debate ends up facing the three of them onat once.<ref name="ep 81106">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 081]]</ref>
Much to Joey's annoyance, Tristan, Téa Each of them construct a Deck and Duke crashed in Joey's room on the blimppick a [[Deck Master]]. Tristan planned to impress Serenity with the romantic view from the window, but was beaten to it, by Duke. Tristan apologised to Joey for ruining selects "[[Super Roboyarou (anime)|Super Roboyarou]]" as his chance for quality time with his sister, but said he had to take this room, as he didn't want to disturb Yugi, who would be preparing for the finals. Joey reminds Tristan that he's a finalist too, but thanks him for taking Serenity to the tournamentDeck Master.<ref name="ep 81106"/>
Yami Bakura took control of Ryo once again Tristan confesses to Serenity that he lied about teaching Joey how to play and let Yugi attack himthat he isn't a great Duelist himself, before he is dropped through a trap door. Bakura still ended-up injuredHis mind gets digitized, so Tristan carried while his body back to his room and tried to talk Kaiba into landing the blimp later. Afterwards, he notices Bakura's Ring is gone againplaced in a holding area.<ref name="ep 84106"/>
Honda cheers for Joey during his Duel with [[Odion Ishtar]], who they initially believe to be [[Marik IshtarFile:Monkey Tristan.png|thumb|right|Marik]]Tristan as a robot monkey.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 086]]</ref> After both Duelists are rendered unconcious after being struck by lightningDespite losing, Nezbitt still takes Tristan trys to run to Joey's assistancebody, but [[Roland]] doesn't allow it. while Tristan runs to congratulate Joey, after he is decalred wakes up in a warehouse in the winner as he stoodbody of a 2-foot-up first.<ref>tall robotic monkey (bearing some resemblance to "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 089Acrobat Monkey]]</ref> Joey later tells Tristan and his other friends that he had a dream, involving them that helped him stand-up during the Duel").<ref name="ep 90107">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 090]]</ref>
====Virtual World====In an anime only arc, the Battle City blimp gets sucked into a mechanical fortress in the sea, by [[Noah Kaiba]]. YugiTristan, Joey, Tristan, Téa, Serentiy, Serenity and Duke, Kaiba, Mokuba and two are encountered by the four remaining members of Kaiba's guards emerge from the blimp. Noah instructs them to go straight aheadBig Five, but points his weapons at Kaiba's guards ordering them who attempt to stay back as they aren't duelistssteal more bodies. Duke points out that Tristan doesn't duel eitherThe gang try make their escape in a truck, but Tristan hushes himdriven by Joey. Joey advises Serenity to turn back, but Tristan supports Serenity's argument to come with However the truck overturns and the four close in on them, reminding Joey that Marik is still on the blimp.<ref name="ep 98">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 098]]|110|ref}}</ref>While they argue over who gets which body, Noah appears and tells the four off for acting so dishonorably behind his back.
They are greeted by a projection of [[Since Nezbitt didn't rightfully win Tristan's body, Noah tells the Big Five]], who explain that they got trapped in the Virtual World, after they failed to trap Kaiba there, during the [[#Legendary Heroes|Legendary Heroes]] game. For that share Tristan's body and if they hate defeat Yugi and his friends for helping Kaiba. Having Kaiba as a common enemy, Noah uploaded their minds into his computer system. Using an altered form of Duel Monsters, they plan will be allowed to face the gang in order escape to claim possession of their bodies, so that they may exist in the real world.<ref name="ep 98111">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|111|ref}}</ref>
The group are then transported Tristan watches Yugi and Joey Duel the Big Five together to a virtual jungle, where they are given a demonstration of the [[Deck Master]] ruleswin his body back.<ref name="ep 98111"/> The During the Duel Téa wonders why Tristan is starting to actually behave like a monkey, leading Tristan to think he is going insane. Although Yugi and Joey win the Duel, the Big Five then seperate make another attempt to forcefully steal the gang, by making holes appear under 's bodies. Noah appears once more to stop them and sends themaway with Tristan's body. After Serenity falls through a hole, Duke and The real Tristan run to help her, but fall through a hole togetheris devastated as he now believes he will never get his body back.<ref name="ep 99">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 099]]|113|ref}}</ref>
[[File:DMx100 Since Noah designed Tristan's monkey body, Duke and Tristan teamworksuggest they search it for clues.jpg|thumb|left|Duke After pushing buttons and Tristan break through the wall.activating a few unwanted functions, one of them opens a virtual door to [[KaibaLand]]Duke and Tristan end up in a long hallway. After spending a while running down it, looking for Serenity, they conclude that As the group enter the hall must loop infinitly. Since there's no exitpark, Tristan grabs an axe from involuntarily turns on them and a suit set of armor and belts the wall hoping guns emerge from his hands. He warns them not to create an exit.<ref name="ep 99"/> Duke gets another axe enter, but Yugi and assists Joey knock him. Together they cut through the wall and end up on a balconyaside, high above the groundreturning him to normal.<ref name="ep 100114">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 100]]|114|ref}}</ref>
The trio take a while After Noah finds out that [[Gozaburo Kaiba]] had been using him and now wants to analyze digitize the situation. Serenity says she's not afraidentire world, since he tricks everyone into thinking they've got Tristan, who she believes taught Joey everything are entering an exit into the real world. In reality he knows about Duel Monstersis trapping them within their own memories. Duke, Serenity and Tristan covers Duke's mouth return to the moment where they are being chased by the [[Rare Hunters]]. After a flash, they return to stop him telling her otherwisepresent day with the others and realise they were tricked by Noah.<ref name="ep 106119">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 106]]</ref>
The group reach a door standing alone in the meadow. After opening it, Tristan believes they wind up in a hanger, similar to the place where the blimp landedshouldn't have trusted Noah. They are confronted by [[Nesbitt]], who has taken the form of [[Robotic Knight]]. Nesbitt plans The gang tries to Duel them one by one, starting come up with Serenitya plan, but after much debate ends up facing the three of Gozaburo sets monsters on them at once.<ref name="ep 106120">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|120|ref}}</ref>
Each Noah steals Mokuba's body to escape to the real world, where he organizes a missile attack to destroy the fortress, including the servers for the virtual world to foil his father's plans. After having a change of them construct a Deck heart, he contacts the group and pick a [[Deck Master]]. Tristan selects "[[Super Roboyarou]]" as his Deck Masterexplains that they must get out out quickly before the virtual world is destroyed.<ref name="ep 106120"/>
Duke and Tristan spend Noah tells them to go the arcade where the first two turnsreal exits are located. Téa, trying to correct Serenity's mistakes. and Tristan Summons weak monsters in [[Attack Position|Attack Mode]] get to draw Nesbitt's attacks to him rather than Serenity. After pumping his new Deck Masterthe arcade first, "[[Perfect Machine King]]" to high [[ATK]]while Yugi, Nesbitt attacks one Duke and Joey fight off more of SerenityGozaburo's monsters. Noah directs them to the stage, but Tristan uses his Deck Master, "[[Super Roboyarou]]", which transports their consciousnesses back to take the attackreal world. He also uses its Deck Master effect They wake up in their pods back in the real world, where Tristan finally returns to [[Set]] 1 card, raising its ATK his real body (much to 2200his relief). "Perfect Machine King" destroys "Super Roboyarou"Shortly afterwards, defeating Tristanthey're followed by Joey and Duke.<ref name="ep 106121">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|121|ref}}</ref>
Tristan confesses The five of them go to Serenity that he lied about teaching Joey how Noah, who is still using Mokuba's body to play help Yugi, Kaiba and that he isn't a great duelist himself, before he is dropped through a trap doorMokuba escape. His mind gets digitalized, while They leave things in his body is placed in a holding areahands and return the [[Battle City]] blimp.<ref name="ep 106121"/>
Monkey [[File:DMx128 Tristan demands Joey to wake.jpg|thumb|right|Tristan demands Joey to wake-up.]]After it's decided that Joey will be Dueling [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] next, Tristan freaks out after seeing himself quickly volunteers to tell Serenity, but Mokuba phones the blimp instead. Tristan joins Yugi, Téa and Duke to support Joey in a mirrorhis Duel. He leaves <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|125|ref}}</ref> After Joey is rendered unconscious due to the warehouse and spotspain he took from blast of "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (anime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]", Nesbitt, who he is using declared the loser. The group then rush to his body and attacking Kaiba with a kendo stickassistance. Tristan leaps on seizes Joey by the impostershoulders and starts shaking him, ordering him to wake up. When Joey is taken by KaibaCorp's facedoctors, saving Kaiba. The imposter kidnapps Mokuba Tristan drops to his knees and takes off on a motorbikecries, followed by Kaiba. Tristan is unable begging the doctor to speak properly, so he cannot tell his friends who he issave Joey. Serenity however convinces He freaks out and grabs the doctor by the group that shirt, after the monkey doctor says there's nothing he can be trusteddo. After calming down, since Tristan says he knows Joey is doing whatever it saved Kaibatakes to wake up.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 108]]|128|ref}}</ref>
[[File:DMx108 Monkey Tristan vs stays on the imposterblimp with Joey, while Yugi faces Kaiba in the semi-finals.jpgHe tries to help Mokuba arrange an emergency helicopter for Joey.<ref>{{episode|thumbYu-Gi-Oh!|left129|Monkey Tristan attacksref}}</ref> He returns to Joey's bedside to inform Téa, Nesbitt who has taken his bodySerenity and Duke about the helicopter.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 130]]After that Tristan, much </ref> The group are able to his pleasure, spends most see Yugi and Kaiba's [[Egyptian God|God cards]] battle through the window of his time carried by Serenitythe blimp. While speaking fondly of her, Tristan accidentally hits a switch on his body, allowing lifts up Joey and takes him over to speak properly the window, telling Joey that Yugi's in trouble and let everyone hear what he was sayingneeds his help.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|133|ref}}</ref> Joey manages to wake up. Although he was acting like Tristan, the group were still unsure it was weeps and tells himoff for making them worry.<refname="ep 134">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 109]]|134|ref}}</ref>
Tristan watches After Yugi and Joey duel wins, Kaiba announces that he's going to blow-up the Big Five together to win his body backtower in 1 hour.<ref name=Tristan accuses him of being a sore loser for "ep 111trashing the place"/> Although Yugi after losing. The group proceeds to the blimp, to leave the island, where they find [[Mai Valentine|Mai]] and Joey win[[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] have woken up. After realizing the Kaiba brothers aren't there, Tristan joins the Big Five make another attempt party to steal the gang's bodies. Noah appears once more and sends search for them away with Tristan's body.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 113]]|142|ref}}</ref>
Since Noah designed Tristan's monkey bodyUnable to find the Kaibas they return to the blimp, Duke suggest whose engines are failing. Instead they search it take the emergency helicopter that had came for cluesJoey. After pushing buttons They escape the island, as it explodes and activating a few unwanted functions, one of them opens a virtual door to [[KaibaLand]]. As see the group enter Kaibas escaping in the park, Tristan involuntary turns on them and a set of guns emerge from his hands. He warns them not to enter, but Yugi and Joey knock him aside, returning him to normalBlue-Eyes jet.<ref name="ep 114143">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 114]]|143|ref}}</ref>
The gang enter a subway. Since Back at [[Domino City]], Tristan is so anxious to get his body back, they take a handcarJoey, Yugi, rather than wait for a train. After the car spins out of controlTéa, Serenity and Bakura say goodbye as they part ways with the group end up in a lava arenaIshtars, where Kaiba is dueling NoahMai and Duke. Tristan gets mad after Duke gives Serenity his phone number and later slips Serenity his too.<ref name="ep 114143"/>
Shortly after ===Waking the Dragons===Yugi continues to Duel Noah in place of Kaiba, Noah introduces a ruleTéa, where each turn, he turns one of Joey and Tristan go the museum in order to recover Yami Yugi's friends to statuesmemories.<ref>As Yugi holds the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 117Egyptian God]]</ref> Eventually monkey Tristan becomes such cards, something holds him back. The group hear a victim. After all his friends have been turned to stonescream and dash outside, Yugi imagines they are at his side and each of them gives him finding a card drawn from "[[Card large number of Sanctity]]living ''s" effect.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 118Duel Monsters]]</ref> After Yugi wins, '' in the group are unpertifiedcity.<ref name="ep 119145">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 119]]|145|ref}}</ref>
Noah double-crossed the gang While at Yugi's house, with Téa and steals MokubaJoey, Yugi receives a tape from [[Industrial Illusions]]. Tristan suggests they chuck it out, as this is how [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]] stole Yugi's body Grandpa's soul. Since Pegasus no longer has the [[Millennium Eye]], they agree to escape watch it. In the tape Pegasus invites Yugi to the real worldcome to California, where he organizes a missile attack to destroy will explain the fortress''Duel Monsters'' phenomenon. Téa, Tristan and Joey insist on coming with Yugi. The next morning, including the servers for the virtual worldthey take a plane sent by Pegasus. <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|148|ref}}</ref> After having a change of heart, he contacts the group and explains that arriving in America they must get out out quickly before take Pegasus' limousine through the virtual world is destroyedcity.<ref name="ep 120">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|149|ref}}</ref>
Noah tells The limo stops at an abandoned gas station, where the driver deserts them.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 150]]</ref> A group of bikers approach the limo. Although Tristan tries telling them they don't want trouble and advises them to go move on, the arcadebikers don't leave. TéaThey are saved by [[Mai Valentine]], Serenity who arrives on her own motorbike and Tristan get to assaults the arcade first, while Yugibikers, Duke and Joey fight before taking off more of Gozaburo's monstersherself. Noah directs Tristan drives the to limousine from there, escaping before the stagegas station explodes. The limousine overheats, which transports their consciousness back to stranding the group in the real worlddesert. They wake up manage to thumb a lift in their pods the back in the real world and are shortly afterwards followed by Joey and Dukeof a truck from there.<ref name="ep 121151">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 121]]|151|ref}}</ref>
YugiWith the Duel prematurely ended, the gang meet up with [[Seto Kaiba |Kaiba]] and Mokuba escape soon and [[Duke Devlin|Duke, Joey ]]. Dartz's henchmen leave and Tristan help them get onto the moving blimpgroup go upstairs where they are greeted by a hologram of Pegasus, as they leave Noahwho tells them about Dartz's fortress, before it gets destroyedmotives.<ref name="ep 121">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|154|ref}}</ref>
====Battle City finals====The [[Battle City]] blimp lands on Duke gives the "[[Alcatraz]]" island. Tristan, along with Téa and group a lift in his car to [[Duke Devlin|DukeArthur Hawkins]] watch the battle royale to determine who faces who in the finals, where they offer support to Yugi and Joey' house.<refname="ep 155">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 122]]|155|ref}}</ref>
[[File:DMx128 Tristan demands Joey to wake.jpg|thumb|right|Tristan demands Joey to wake-up.]]After it's decided that Joey will be dueling [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] nextlearning Yugi went off on his own during the night, Tristan quickly volunteers to tell Serentity, but Mokuba phones the blimp instead. Tristan joins Yugi, Téa Joey and Duke to support Joey in his Duelgo after him.<refname="ep 155" />They find him Dueling [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 125Rafael]]</ref> After Joey is rendered unconscious due . Yugi loses, causing the three guys to the pain think he took from [[The Winged Dragon of Ra]]'s blast, he is declared the loser. The group then rush to lost his assistancesoul. Tristan seizes Joey by the shoulders and starts shaking him, ordering him They try to wake him up. When Joey is taken KaibaCorp's doctors, Tristan drops to his knees and cries, begging to doctor to save Joey. He freaks out and grabs the doctor by the shirt, after the doctor says therefind that Yugi's nothing he can do. After calming downsoul has been taken, Tristan says he knowwhile Yami Yugi's Joey is doing whatever it takes to wake upremains.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 128]]|158|ref}}</ref>
Tristan stays on the blimp with JoeyAfter Kaiba refused them a lift, while Yugi faces Kaiba in the semi-finals. He tries to help Mokuba arrange an emergency helicopter for Joey.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 129]]|159|ref}}</ref> He returns to Yami, Joey's bedside , Tristan and Téa take a train to inform Duke and Serenity about the helicopter.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-0h! - Episode 130]]</ref> The group are able Florida to see Yugi and Kaiba's [[Egyptian Gods|Gods cards]] battle through the window of the blimpface Dartz henchmen. After a while, Tristan lifts up Joey and takes him over to notices all the windowother passengers have disappeared. While they investigate, telling Joey that Yugi's the train splits in trouble two, separating Tristan and needs his help.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 133]]</ref> Joey manages to wake up. Tristan weeps from Yami and tells him off for making them worryTéa.<ref name="ep 134160">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 134]]|160|ref}}</ref>
After Yugi wins, Kaiba announces that he's going gives everyone a lift to blow-Florida, where the group split up the tower in 1 hour. Tristan accuses him of being a sore loser for "trashing and Téa go to alert the place" after losingpolice. The group proceeds to the blimp, police turn out to leave be possessed by the island, where they find [[Mai Valentine|MaiOrichalcos]] and set an [[Ryo Bakura|BakuraOrichalcos Soldier]] have woken upon them. After realizing While running from the Kaiba brothers aren't theresoldier, Joey passes them. Tristan joins advises Téa to go warn the party to search for themothers, while he stops Joey from running into the possessed folk.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 142]]|168|ref}}</ref>
Unable to find Joey ignores Tristan's advice and the Kaibas they return two get split up when Joey takes a motorbike to the blimpchase after [[Valon]]. Shortly afterwards, Tristan is confronted by Mai, whose engines are failingdemanding to know where Joey is. Instead they take the emergency helicopter Tristan tells her that had came for he went after Valon and blames her. With Mai now after Joey, Tristan admits defeat and is attacked by an Orichalcos Soldier. They escape the islandTristan prepares to fight him, as it explodes and see the Kaibas escaping but is saved by Yami Yugi in the Bluenick of time.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Eyes jet.Oh!|169|ref}}</ref name="ep 143">Rebecca hacks into KaibaCorp's satellite, allowing her to find Joey's exact location using the signal from his [[Duel Disk]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! |171|ref}}</ref> By the time Tristan, Téa and Yami Yugi find Joey, he has already lost to Mai and find his soulless body lying with Valon's.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi- Episode 143]]Oh!|173|ref}}</ref>
Back at Tristan and Téa fall behind Yami Yugi on the way to [[Domino CityParadius]]' building, Tristan, as they carry Joey, Yugi, Téa, Serenity and Bakura say goodbye as they part ways but meet with up with the IshtarsKaiba brothers. Once inside the building, they find Mai has lost her soul and Duke. Tristan gets mad after Duke gives Serenity his phone number and later slips Serenity his tooYami has started another Duel with [[Rafael]].<ref name="ep 143"/>
After ===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===Tristan is seen when [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] is taken to the past to Duel against the younger Yugi, he picks up a flyer that has a picture of [[Yugi Muto|Yugi's God cards get stolen by ]], [[DartzTéa Gardner|Téa]] henchmen, Tristan watches Yugi duel and defeat , [[GrerimoJoey Wheeler|Joey]], who is using the soul sealing card "and [[The Seal of OrichalcosSeto Kaiba|Kaiba]]".<ref name="ep 145"/><ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 146]]GX|179|ref}}</ref>
Afterwards they meet ==Deck=====Duelist Kingdom===Early in [[Rebecca HawkinsDuelist Kingdom]], who takes them Tristan was shown to have taken a prepared Deck with him to her grandfather the island. The only revealed cards from his Deck were "[[Arthur HawkinsLava Battleguard (anime)|ArthurLava Battleguard]]. Tristan is initially skeptical of Arthur's talk of a seperate dimension, where real Duel Monsters exist.<ref>" and "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 147Cyber Commander (anime)|Cyber Commander]]</ref>", which he lends to Joey and Yugi respectively.
While at Yugi's house===Virtual World===He Duels once during the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|NAS anime]], with Téa and Joey, Yugi receives in a tape from three-on-one Duel against [[Industrial IllusionsNezbitt]]. Although Tristan suggests they chuck it outloses, as this is how his teammates [[Maximillion PegasusSerenity Wheeler|PegasusSerenity]] stole Yugi's Grandpa's soul. Since Pegasus no longer has the and [[Millennium EyeDuke Devlin|Duke]], they agree to watch it. In the tape Pegasus invites Yugi to come go on to California, where he will explain the Duel Monsters phenomonumwin. Téa, Tristan and Joey insist on coming with Yugi. The next morning, they take a plane sent by Pegasus.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 148]]</ref> After arriving in America they take Pegasus limousine through the city.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 149]]</ref>
The limo stops at an abandoned gas station, where the driver deserts them.{{Decklist|Virtual World Deck|normal monsters =* [[Cyber Commander (anime)|Cyber Commander]]* [[Launcher Spider (anime)|Launcher Spider]]<refgroup=Notes name="hand106">This card can be seen in his [[hand]] before he Summons "[[Cyber Commander (anime)|Cyber Commander]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 150106|episode 106]].</ref> A * [[Sengenjin (anime)|Sengenjin]]<ref group of bikers approach the limo. Although Tristan tries telling them they don't trouble and advises them to move on, the bikers don't leave. They are saved by =Notes name="hand106"/>|effect monsters = * [[Command Angel (anime)|Command Angel]]|fusion monsters = * [[Super Roboyarou (anime)|Super Roboyarou]]|magic =* [[Block Attack (anime)|Block Attack]]* [[Mai ValentineDouble Snare (anime)|Double Snare]], who arrives on her own motorbike and assaults the bikers, before taking off herself. Tristan drives the limousine from there, escaping before the gas station explodes. The limousine overheats, stranding the <ref group in the desert. They manage to thumb a lift in the back of a truck from there.=Notes name="hand106"/>* [[Garma Sword Oath (anime)|Garma Sword Oath]]<ref group=Notes name="ep 151hand106"/>* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 151Rare Metal Soul]]* [[The A. Forces (anime)|The A. Forces]]<ref group=Notes name="hand106"/ref>}}
By {{Decklist|The Big Five|normal monsters =* [[Judge Man (anime)|Judge Man]]* [[Robotic Knight (anime)|Robotic Knight]]|effect monsters =* [[Berserk Dragon (anime)|Berserk Dragon]]* [[Catapult Turtle (later anime)|Catapult Turtle]]* [[Deepsea Warrior (anime)|Deepsea Warrior]]* [[Hysteric Angel (anime)|Hysteric Fairy]]* [[Injection Fairy Lily (anime)|Injection Fairy Lily]]* [[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]* [[Machine King (anime)|Machine King]]* [[Magician of Faith (anime)|Magician of Faith]]* [[Nightmare Penguin (anime)|Nightmare Penguin]]<ref group=Notes>This [[Monster Card|monster]] is [[WIND]] in the time they reach anime. It is a [[Industrial IllusionsWATER]], Pegasus has been defeated by Mai, who along with Dartz other henchmen have taken over monster in the building''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''. </ref>* [[The Legendary Fisherman (anime)|The Legendary Fisherman]]|ritual monsters =* [[Mythic Dragon (anime)|Mythic Dragon]]<ref group get trapped inside while Joey =Notes name=asritual>This card was played as a [[Ritual Monster]]. It is forced to Duel Mai, who is using a [[Fusion Monster]] in the ''TCG''/''OCG''.</ref>|magic =* [[A Legendary Ocean (anime)|A Legendary Ocean]] * [[Altar of Mist]]* [[Dragon Revival Ritual]]* [[Heavy Storm (anime)|Heavy Storm]]* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]<ref group=Notes name="The Seal of Orichalcoshand111">This card can be seen in their [[hand]] during [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 111|episode 111]].</ref>* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]<ref group=Notes name="ep 151hand111"/>* [[Premature Burial (anime)|Premature Burial]]<refgroup=Notes name="hand111"/>* [[Revenge Sacrifice]]* [[Sebek's Blessing (anime)|Sebek's Blessing]]* [[Spring of Rebirth (anime)|Spring of Rebirth]]<ref group=Notes name=draw>This card is [[draw a card|drawn]] but not played during [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 152113|episode 113]].</ref>|traps =* [[A Deal with Dark Ruler (anime)|A Deal with Dark Ruler]]<ref group=Notes name=spellastrap>This card was played as a [[Trap Card]]. It is a [[Spell Card|Magic Card]] in the ''TCG''/''OCG''.</ref>* [[Driving Snow (anime)|Driving Snow]]<ref group=Notes name="hand111"/>* [[Gravity Bind (anime)|Gravity Bind]]}}
With ===Dawn of the Duel prematurely ended, the gang meet up with =======Possessed by Yami Bakura====His body is used by Yami Bakura to Duel [[Seto Kaiba|KaibaYugi Muto]] and when he was separated from [[Duke Devlin|DukeYami Yugi]]. Dartz henchmen leave and the group go upstairs where they are greeted by a hologram of Pegasus, who tells them about Dartz motives.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 154]]</ref>
Duke gives the group a lift in his car to {{Decklist|Yami Bakura|normal monsters =* [[Arthur HawkinsDoomcaliber Knight (anime)|Doomcaliber Knight]] house.<ref group=Notes name="ep 155"norm>This card was played as a [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 155Normal Monster]]. It is an [[Effect Monster]] in the ''TCG/''OCG''.</ref>* [[Necro Mannequin]] x3|effect monsters = * [[Disgraced Mage]]* [[Necro Jar]]* [[Necro Soldier]] x3* [[Necro Wall]]|magic =* [[Counterbalance]]* [[Cursed Twin Dolls]]* [[Negate Defense]]* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]* [[Spirit Sword of Sealing]]|traps =* [[Call of the Earthbound (anime)|Call of the Earthbound]]* [[Narrow Corridor]]* [[Necro Cycle]]* [[Zoma the Spirit (anime)|Zoma the Spirit]]}}
After learning Yugi went off on his own during ====Own Deck====In the night, Tristan, Joey and Duke go after him.<ref name="ep 155"/> They find him dueling ''[[RafaelDawn of the Duel]]. After Yugi loses, thinking '' arc he's lost his soul the three guys try uses a few monster cards to wake him up, finding that Yugi's soul has been taken, while Yami Yugifight off Zorc's remains.<ref>minions ([[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 158Swamp Battleguard (anime)|Swamp Battleguard]]</ref>was possibly given to him by Joey).
After Kaiba refused them a lift,<ref>{{Decklist|Dawn of the Duel |effect monsters =* [[Lava Battleguard (anime)|Lava Battleguard]]* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 159Swamp Battleguard (anime)|Swamp Battleguard]]</ref> Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Téa take a train to Florida to face Dartz henchmen. After a while, Tristan notices all the other passengers have disappeared. While they investigate, the train splts in two, seperating Tristan and Joey from Yugi and Téa. After, Tristan and Joey's fraction of the train slows down and stops, they leave it and find Rex Raptor.<ref>|fusion monsters = * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 160Super Roboyarou (anime)|Super Roboyarou]]</ref>}}
Tristan watches Joey duel and defeate Rex, who was using "The Seal of Orichalcos".<ref>===Capsule Monsters==={{Decklist|Capsule Monsters|monsters =* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 162Thunder Kid]]</ref> After carrying Rex's body through the desert, they see Kaiba's plane crash land, aided by the * [[Legendary DragonsThunder Dragon]] and meet-up with their friends at the scene.<ref>* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 167Shovel Crusher]]</ref>}}
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'''AnimeTristan Taylor''', known as '''Hiroto Honda'''*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! first series anime|Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series本田 ヒロト ''Honda Hiroto'')]]*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! in the Japanese version, is a character in the Movie]]*''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! second series (anime|Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series)]]*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]*[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters]]}}{{Infobox/Character/Personal | birthdate = April 19 | age = | height = 180 cm | weight = 65 kg | gender = male | blood type = A}}{{Infobox/Character/Deck | deck = Military}}{{Infobox/Character/Other | title = Relatives | hidden = true |*Elder sister (unseen and unnamed)*Brother (unseen and unnamed)<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 200]]</ref>*[[Johji]] (nephew)*Mother (unseen, but has dialogue)*[[Blankey]] (pet dog)}}{{Infobox/Character/Other | title = Food interests | hidden = true |* Favorite: Okonomiyaki* Least favorite: Natto}}{{Infobox/Character/Voice | japanese = {{Voice actors|ja|[[wikipedia:Ryotaro Okiayu|Ryotaro Okiayu]]|[[wikipedia:Takayuki Kondo|Takayuki Kondo]]|[[wikipedia:Hidehiro Kikuchi|Hidehiro Kikuchi]]|e1=(1st series)|e2=(2nd series, epiosdes 1 to 51)|e3=(2nd series episode 53 onwards)}} | english = {{voice actors|en|[[wikipedia:Sam Regal|Sam Regal]]|[[Wikipedia:Frank Frankson|Frank Frankson]]|[[wikipedia:Brian Zimmerman|Brian Zimmerman]]|e1=(1 to 10)|e2=(11 onwards)|e3=(Singapore)}}}}{{Infobox/Character/End}} '''Tristan Taylor''', known as '''Hiroto Honda''' in the manga and Japanese version, anime. He is in class 1-B a student at Domino High School and a friend of [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]], [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]], and [[Téa Gardner|Téa]]. ==Personality==In the Japanese version, Honda tends to omit honorifics just like his friend Jonouchi does. Tristan plays few of the games that Yugi plays, and does not play Duel Monsters that often. In the manga, Honda is a sharpshooter. He said that when he was a kid, he could shoot a 100-yen piece with a BB gun from 50 feet. In the first series anime, Honda is the head of the clean-up committee at school and often overdramatically cites his duty while doing things, which causes him to annoy his friends[[Bakura Ryou]].
==Design==
===Appearance===[[ImageFile:Honda Linework.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Tristan's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the character in the full regalia from front, side, and rear views and alongside views of his head from different angles.]]
Tristan's character design was overseen by [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. His usual outfit from the second series anime consists of a long brown coat with a raised collar, a white buttoned shirt underneath and black jeans. His brown hair is arranged such that a large portion spikes out from the front of his head.
==Biography=====Shadow Game storylines=======Manga one-shots=Personality===In the Japanese version, Honda together with Jonouchi bully Yugi at school. Togther they take the unsolved [[Millennium Puzzle]] from Yugi and start teasing him. tends to omit honorifics just like his friend [[Téa GardnerJoey Wheeler|Anzu MazakiJonouchi]] arrives and tells them off, causing the two boys to fleedoes.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 001]]</ref>
Honda develops plays a crush on [[Miho Nosaka]]. As his infatuation gets to him, he lets Jonouchi know. Despite Honda's wishesfew of the games that Yugi plays, Jonouchi tells Yugi and asks him for help. Yugi suggests that they browse his does not play [[Kame Game|family's storeDuel Monsters]] for a presentthat often. He along with [[Solomon MutoTéa Gardner|Yugi's grandfatherAnzu]] suggests a love letter jigsaw puzzleare often supportive of their friends. Honda could write a love letter to Miho on itIn middle-school, for her to assemble when she receives it. Jonouchi laughs at the idea of Honda doing something like that. However Honda thinks it's perfect and buys it. Having never sent Tristan began a love letter before, he gets Yugi to write one and threatens him, should Miho not like itstrong friendship with Jounouchi.<ref name="duel 7">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 007]]</ref>
In translated versions of the manga in Spanish, Indonesian, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian manga, he is known as Hiroto Honda. In the Brazilian Portuguese version of the manga he is known as Tristan Taylor. In the Spanish dubbed anime he is known as Tristán Taylor. In the dubbed anime of all of the other Indo-European languages he is known as Tristan Taylor. In the dubbed anime of the Arabic language, he is also known as Tristan Taylor (تريستن تَيلر). In the dubbed anime of the Greek Language, he is known as Tristan Taylor (Τρίσταν Τάυλορ).{{-|left}}==Biography====Death-T=History===As At some point in the past, Tristan heard Joey was getting into a fight with some gang members while standing up for a favor kid and rushed to his sisteraid. Though, they defeated them, Honda takes his nephew [[Johji]] to the [[KaibaLand]]Joey thought Tristan did it because he saw Joey as a child who can't stand up for himself. Here Years later, Joey realized Tristan only did what he did because he meets and Yugi and Jonouchi and assists them in [[Deathwas a true friend who would never abandon Joey.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-T]].Oh!|11|ref}}</ref>
Tristan suspected [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]] of cheating against Kaiba. The night before the finals, he, Téa and Bakura inspected the area, where the Pegasus and Kaiba Dueled. They noticed a beam of light was entering the room through a hole in the wall. After peering through the gamehole, Honda they found there was a tower that could have been used to spy on Kaiba's hand with the aid of a telescope. The group infiltrated the tower and found the portrait of [[Cecelia Pegasus]]. Pegasus confronted the intruders and , using his [[Millennium Eye]], transported them to another chamber, where some occult activity took place. As Pegasus attempted to use his friends are returned Millennium Eye on them, Yami Bakura countered with the [[Millennium Ring]]. Yami Bakura then transported Tristan, Téa and Bakura back to their rooms, causing them to normalforget the events of this night. <ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|28|ref}}</ref>
When Miho is supected of "dating for pay"Yugi Dueled Pegasus, along with Anzu, Honda follows them both after school Tristan took time to search Pegasus castle to find out what is going onMokuba's body. He discovers both girls are working at [[Burger World]], even though part time jobs are against school rules. Although Honda is strict on enforcing school ruleshides inside a suit of armor, his crush on Miho gets while sneaking around the better of himdungeons. He keeps quite about the girls accidentally opened a secret passageway after tripping and also gets grabbing a job there gargoyle to prevent himself, so he support Mihofalling over completely. Tristan takes out the man guarding Mokuba's shopping desires. After hearing that a convict is in the restaurant, Honda assists in searching for him. Afer Anzu is taken hostagecell, by [[Jackpot|Jiro]], Honda is forced to lie shoving a helmet from another suit of armor on his head. He takes the floorguard's key and unlocks Mokuba's cell, missing Anzu getting savedwhich sets off a security alarm. Afterwards he and Tristan removed the girls quit their jobs at Burger Word, but Honda armor and Miho get new jobs at a noodle shopcarried Mokuba on his back.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 002]]|35|ref}}</ref>
After the tournament, Tristan and his friends are taken home by [[Seto Kaiba]], as all the boats had left.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|41|ref}}</ref>
===Duel Monsters=======Duelist Kingdom=Legendary Heroes===Tristan and Téa sneak onto the boat his friends agree to the help [[Duelist KingdomMokuba Kaiba|Mokuba]]. In the manga, rescue [[Ryo BakuraSeto Kaiba|BakuraKaiba]] accompanies them. They save Yugi and Joey, by throwing them after Kaiba got trapped into a rope laddervirtual world, after Joey attempted to recover Yugi's "by [[Exodiathe Big Five]]" cards. There are 3 remaining pods into the virtual world. Mokuba and Yugi take two, that [[Weevil Underwood]] had thrown overboardwhile Joey and Tristan argue over who gets the other one. Tristan eventually stays behind with Téa to work the controls.<refname="ep 43">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 003]]|43|ref}}</ref>
When Tristan suspected [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]] of cheating against Kaiba. The night before the finalsreturned to Serenity's room, he, Téa and Bakura inspected she reveals that the area, where the Pegasus nurse told her that Joey is losing and Kaiba dueled. They noticed a beam of light was entering the room through a hole in the wall. After peering through the hole, they found there was a tower that could have been used makes Tristan promise to spy keep her truthfully informed on KaibaJoey's hand with the aid of a telescopeDuel, so she can support him when needed. The group infiltrated the tower and found the portrait two of [[Cecelia Pegasus]] them celebrate after Joey wins. Pegasus confronted the intruders and<ref name="ep 59" /> Before Tristan left, using his [[Millennium Eye]], transported them Serenity asked him to another chamber, where some occult activity took place. As Pegasus attempted take her to use his Millennium Eye on themthe tournament the day her bandages are removed from her eyes, Yami Bakura countered with so the [[Millennium Ring]]first thing she can see is her brother Dueling. Yami Bakura then transported Tristan, Téa and Bakura back to their rooms, causing them to forget the events of this nightagrees.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 028]]|60|ref}}</ref>
Tristan cheered for met-up with Téa, [[Solomon Muto|Grandpa]] and [[Mokuba Kaiba|Mokuba]]. They explained that Yugi has been missing and Joey from the sidelies during the final roundsthey've managed to track his location. They manage to catch Yugi, just after he defeats [[Arkana]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|62|ref}}</ref>
Hasty to have Joey qualify for the finals, Tristan returns to Yugi and Pegasus' Duel with Mokuba and Bakuratried talking Joey into Dueling a participant he could easily beat, but Joey's bodies. He sees that Yugi and Pegasus are now playing a Shadow Game and explains what happened with Yami Bakura pride was too strong to Joey and Téaget into the finals the easy way.<ref name="ep 38">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|66|ref}}</ref>
After Bakura wakes upJoey defeats Mako and qualifies for the finals, he needs someone to collect Serenity. Much to Joey's distress, Tristan explains how the Ring was making eagerly volunteers and takes off before Joey can stop him act weird, so he threw it away.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 039]]|68|ref}}</ref>
Much to Joey's annoyance, Tristan visited Serenity again after the tournament starts. He brought a laptop, so he could keep her updated on how Téa and Duke crash in Joey's doing in room on the tournamentblimp. He forgets how Tristan planned to turn on impress Serenity with the romantic view from the laptop and has a nurse set window, but was beaten to it up, by Duke. Although Tristan apologizes to Joey was losingfor ruining his chance for quality time with his sister, but said he had to take this room, Tristan couldnas he didn't break it want to Serenity and lied about disturb Yugi, who would be preparing for the finals. Joeyreminds Tristan that he's performancea finalist too, but thanks him for taking Serenity to the tournament.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 058]]<name="ep 81" /ref>
Tristan tells Duke off for doubting Yugi during the Duel.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|83|ref}}</ref> When Tristan returned Yugi is forced to Serenity's roomeither attack [[Bakura Ryou]], she reveals that the nurse told her that Joey who is losing in weak form or be disqualified, Tristan and makes Tristan promise Joey try entering the field to keep her truthfully informed on help. However, Joey's Duelgets threatened with disqualification, so she can support him when needed. The two of them celebrate after Tristan and Duke end up having to restrain Joey wins.<ref name="ep 5984"/> Before Tristan left, Serenity asked him to take her to the tournament the day her bandages are removed from her eyes, so the first thing she can see is her brother dueling. Tristan agreed.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 060]]|84|ref}}</ref>
Duke and Tristan watches Yugispend the first two turns, trying to correct Serenity's Duel with mistakes. Tristan Summons weak monsters in [[Yami BakuraAttack Position|Attack Mode]]to draw Nezbitt's attacks to him rather than Serenity. In the anime he was suprised to see After pumping his new Deck Master, "[[Ryo BakuraPerfect Machine King (anime)|BakuraPerfect Machine King]] had the " to high [[Millennium RingATK]] back, after he had thrown it away during Nezbitt attacks one of Serenity's monsters, but Tristan uses his Deck Master, "[[#Duelist KingdomSuper Roboyarou (anime)|Duelist KingdomSuper Roboyarou]].<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 082]]</ref> In the manga", he already knew Bakura had to take the Ringattack and prevent her from losing. Tristan tells Duke off for doubting Yugi during the Duel.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 083]]</ref> When Yugi is forced He also uses its Deck Master effect to either attack [[Ryo BakuraSet]]1 card, who is in weak form or be disqualified, Tristan and Joey try entering the field raising its ATK to help2200. However Joey gets threatened with disqualification"Perfect Machine King" destroys "Super Roboyarou", so defeating Tristan and Duke end up restraining Joey.<ref name="ep 84106">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 084]]</ref>
Duke talks Serenity into continuing the Duel. Serenity manages to Summon "[[File:DMx085 Hang tightSt.jpg|thumb|rightJoan (anime)|Tristan and Duke hang over the edge of the blimpSt.Joan]]", which is powered by Tristan was disguisted by Duke flattering Serenity about her speech to Kaiba to make an emergency stop for Bakura's remaining monster, "[[Command Angel (anime)|Command Angel]]". He dragged Duke away from her in order uses his "[[Strike Ninja (anime)|Strike Ninja]]'s" Deck Master effect to search for the Millennium Ring. They searched the top of the blimp where the Duel was held, but started fighting over Serenity. As a result they end up hanging over the edge of the blimp. activate Tristan held Duke with one hand's [[face-down]] card, the blimp with the other and called for help. "[[ShadiRare Metal Soul]] appears and helps them both up", which raises "St. After taking a moment of relief, Tristan looked up Joan's" ATK high enough to thank their rescuerdefeat Nezbitt's Deck Master, only to find he had disappearedwinning them the Duel.<refname="ep 107">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 085]]|107|ref}}</ref>
Tristan cheers for is horrified after seeing his robot monkey body in a mirror. He leaves the warehouse and spots Nezbitt, who is using his real body and attacking Kaiba with a [[Mai Valentinewikipedia:Shinai|Maishinai]] during her Duel with Marik.<ref name="ep 90"/> He witnesses her lose Tristan leaps on Nezbitt's face, saving Kaiba. The imposter kidnaps Mokuba and suffer takes off on a [[Penalty Game]]motorbike, followed by Kaiba. Tristan is unable to speak in his new body so he cannot tell his friends who he is. Serenity however, convinces the group that the monkey can be trusted, since it saved Kaiba.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 092]]|108|ref}}</ref>
[[File:DMx108 Monkey Tristan vs the imposter.jpg|thumb|left|Monkey Tristan attacks Nezbitt (in Tristan's body).]]Tristan, much to his pleasure, spends most of his time being carried by Serenity. While speaking fondly of her, Tristan accidentally hits a switch on his body, allowing him to speak properly and let everyone hear what he was saying. Although he behaves like Tristan, the group is still unsure it really is him, suspecting he may have been sent by Noah.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|109|ref}}</ref>
The gang enter a subway. Tristan hears Serenity scream below finds a handcar on the track and leaps down to tackle the [[Mad Sword Beast]]gang ride on it. After the car spins out of control, that's chasing her. He covers the dinosuar's eyes and causes it to charge into group end up in a lakelava arena, where Kaiba is Dueling Noah.<ref name="ep 100114"/>
Noah defeats Kaiba by manipulating him with Mokuba. Yugi continues to Duel Noah in place of Kaiba and Noah introduces a rule where each turn, he turns one of Yugi's friends to statues.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|117|ref}}</ref> Eventually, monkey Tristan catches becomes such a cold from the lake victim. After all his friends have been turned to stone, Yugi imagines they are at his side and gets in each of them gives him a fight with Duke, who accuses him card drawn from "[[Card of spreading germsSanctity]]'s" effect.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 104118]]</ref> After Yugi wins, the group are unpetrified.<ref name="ep 119">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|119|ref}}</ref>
Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba and Duke talks Serenity into continuing the Duel. Serenity manages to Summon "[[St. Joan]]", which is powered by Joey and Tristan's remaining monster, "[[Command Angel]]". Duke uses his "[[Strike Ninja]]'s" Deck Master effect to activate Tristan's [[face-down]] cardhelp them get onto the departing blimp, "[[Rare Metal Soul]]", which raises "St. Joan's" ATK high enough to defeat Nesbittas they leave Noah's Deck Masterfortress, winning them the Duelbefore it gets destroyed.<ref name="ep 107121">[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 107]]</ref>
===Battle City finals===The [[Battle City]] blimp lands on the "[[File:Monkey Alcatraz]]" island. Tristan.jpg, along with Téa and [[Duke Devlin|thumb|right|Tristan as a robot monkey.Duke]]Despite losing Nesbitt takes Duke's body, while Tristan wakes up in a warehouse watch the battle royal to determine who faces who in the body of a robot monkeyfinals, where they offer support to Yugi and Joey.<ref name="ep 107">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|122|ref}}</ref>
Tristan, Joey, Serenity and Duke are encountered by the four remaining members of others go up the Big Five, who attempt tower to steal more bodies. The gang try make their escape in a truck, driven by Joey. However watch the truck overturns rest of Yugi and the four close in on themKaiba's Duel.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 110]]<name="ep 134" /ref> While they argue over who gets which bodyAfter that he supports Joey, during a third place play off, Noah appears between him and tells the four off for acting so dishonorably behind his backKaiba. Since Nesbitt didn't rightfully win TristanFollowing Joey's body, he tells the five defeat they proceed to share Tristan's body and defeat watch Yugiface Marik in the final.<ref name="ep 111">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 111]]|135|ref}}</ref>
After Noah finds out, Yugi's God cards get stolen by [[Gozaburo KaibaDartz]] had been using himhenchmen, he tries to help everyone escape the virtual world. He takes them to a virtual Tristan watches Yugi Duel and defeat [[Domino CityGurimo]]. Here Duke, Serenity and Tristan are chased by who is using the soul sealing card "[[Rare HuntersThe Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]] again. After a flash, they reappear back in the plaza with the others".<ref name="ep 119145"/><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|146|ref}}</ref>
Afterwards they meet [[Rebecca Hawkins]], who takes them to her grandfather [[Arthur Hawkins|Arthur]]. Tristan belives is initially skeptical of Arthur's talk of a separate dimension, where real ''Duel Monsters'' exist (despite remembering all the adventures and experiences they shouldn't have trusted Noahhad previously), and calls Arthur a "nutty Professor". The gang try to come up with This earns him a plan, but Gozaburo sets monsters on themkick in the shins by Rebecca.<ref name="ep 120">[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 120]]|147|ref}}</ref>
By the time they reach [[Industrial Illusions]], Pegasus has been defeated by Mai, who along with Dartz other henchmen have taken over the building. The five of them go group get trapped inside while Joey is forced to NoahDuel Mai, who is still using Mokuba's body to help free Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba escape. They leave things in his hands and get back the [[Battle City]] blimp"The Seal of Orichalcos".<ref name="ep 121151"/><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|152|ref}}</ref>
After, Tristan and Joey's fraction of the others go up the tower to watch the rest of Yugi train slows down and stops, they leave it and Kaiba's Duelfind Rex Raptor.<ref name="ep 134160"/> After that he supports Tristan watches JoeyDuel and defeat Rex, during a third place play offwho was using "The Seal of Orichalcos".<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|162|ref}}</ref> After carrying Rex's body through the desert, between him and they see Kaiba. Following Joey's defeat they proceed to watch Yugi face Marik in plane crash land, aided by the [[Legendary Dragons]] and meet-up with their friends at the finalscene.<ref>[[{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 135]]|167|ref}}</ref>
====Waking Dawn of the Dragons=Duel===This arc occurs only in the anime. Yugi, Téa, Joey and Tristan go the museum in order goes with his friends to recover Yami Yugi's memories. As Yugi holds the [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian GodWorld of Memories]] cards, something holds him back. The group hear a scream and dash outside, finding a large number of living During their battle with [[Duel MonstersThief King Bakura]] in the city.<ref name="ep 145">, Tristan's mind was taken over by [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 145Yami Bakura]]</ref>, but returned after Yugi defeats Bakura. He later watches Yugi and Atem's Duel along with his friends cheering them both on. He expressed sadness at Atem showing up to change everybody's lives and then just leave.
===Millennium World=Duels==Tristan's mind was taken over by [[Yami Bakura]], but returned after Yugi defeats Bakura. He later watches Yugi and Atem's duel along with his friends cheering them both on. {| class===Yu"wikitable card-Gilist"|-Oh! 5D'scope="col" | Opponent(s)! scope="col" | Episode(s)! scope=="col" | Outcome|-| [[Image:Tristan-5D.pngNezbitt]] |thumb|left|Tristan's apparent appearance in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's- Episode 106|106]].]]In -[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's- Episode 107|107]], a business man who looks like Tristan makes a small appearance during when || Win (with [[Jack AtlasDuke Devlin|Duke]] leaves and [[Carly NagisaSerenity Wheeler|Serenity]]'s house. ==Naming==In all of the Japanese versions and in the English-language versions of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga by Kazuki Takahashi, Tristan is known as Hiroto Honda. In the English-language second series anime, the English-language video games, the English-language Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, and the English-language "ani-manga" of that movie, he is known as Tristan Taylor. In the English Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses video game, he is T. Tristan Grey. In translated versions of the manga in Spanish, Indonesian, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian manga, he is known as Hiroto Honda. In the Brazilian Portuguese version of the manga he is known as Tristan Taylor. In the Spanish dubbed anime he is known as Tristán Taylor. In the dubbed anime of all of the other Indo-European languages he is known as Tristan Taylor. In the dubbed anime of the Arabic language, he is also known as Tristan Taylor (تريستن تَيلر). ==Virtual World=={| style="float:right;" border="1" width="30%"! colspan="2" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | RecordEliminated
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| '''Opponent''' [[Yugi Muto]]/[[Yami Yugi]] and [[Joey Wheeler]] || '''Outcome'''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 111|111]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 113|113]] || Lose (possessed by [[The Big Five]])
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| [[NesbittYugi Muto]] || Lose ==Deck==Tristan's [[Deck]] is comprised mostly of militaristic cards. He Duels once during the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! first series anime- Episode 215|first series anime215]] and once during the -[[Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime- Episode 218|second series anime218]]. He doesn't Duel in the manga. {{Decklist|monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* | Lose (posessed by [[Cyber CommanderYami Bakura]]) * [[Launcher Spider]]* [[Sengenjin]]* [[Shovel Crusher]]* [[Thunder Kid]]|}
==Other versions==<ugallery captionalign="center">Effect Honda manga portal.png | [[Hiroto Honda (manga)]]Honda fsa.jpg | [[Hiroto Honda (Toei)]]Tristan Taylor-CMC.png | [[Tristan Taylor (Capsule Monster Coliseum)|Tristan Taylor (''Capsule Monster Coliseum'')]]Tristan Taylor-DOD.png | [[Tristan Taylor (The Dawn of Destiny)|Tristan Taylor (''The Dawn of Destiny'')]]TristanTaylor-DULI.png | [[Tristan Taylor (Duel Links)|Tristan Taylor (''Duel Links'')]]TristanTaylor-DSOD-DULI.png | [[Tristan Taylor (DSOD) (Duel Links)|Tristan Taylor (DSOD) (''Duel Links'')]]TristanTaylorDT.png | [[Tristan Taylor (Duel Terminal)|Tristan Taylor (''Duel Terminal'')]]T.TristanGrey-DOR.png | [[T. Tristan Grey]] (''The Duelists of the Roses'')Tristan Taylor-DDM.png | [[Tristan Taylor (DDM)|Tristan Taylor (''Dungeon Dice Monsters</u>'')]]Tristan Taylor-TFK.png | [[Tristan Taylor (The Falsebound Kingdom)|Tristan Taylor (''The Falsebound Kingdom'')]]TristanTaylor-LOD.png | [[Tristan Taylor (Legacy of the Duelist)|Tristan Taylor (''Legacy of the Duelist'')]]* TristanTaylorMD.png | [[Command AngelTristan Taylor (Millennium Duels)|Tristan Taylor (''Millennium Duels'')]]* Tristan Taylor-NTR.png | [[Lava BattleguardTristan Taylor (Nightmare Troubadour)|Tristan Taylor (''Nightmare Troubadour'')]]* Tristan-TFSP.png | [[Swamp BattleguardTristan Taylor (Tag Force)|Tristan Taylor (''Tag Force'')]]* Tristan Taylor-WC4.png | [[Thunder DragonTristan Taylor (World Championship 2004)|Tristan Taylor (''World Championship 2004'')]]</gallery>
==Notes==<u>Fusion Monsters<references group="Notes"/u>* [[Super Roboyarou]]|spells =* [[Block Attack]]* [[Double Snare]]* [[Garma Sword Oath]]* [[Rare Metal Soul]]* [[The A. Forces]]}}
==References==
{{Characters/manga}}{{Characters/fsaTristan Taylor pages}}
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