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[[File:Barians.jpg|thumb|220px|Several members of the Barian species; from left to right; [[Dumon]], [[Vector]], and [[Mizar]].]]

A '''Barian''', romanized as '''Varian''' (バリアン ''Barian'')<ref name="ep89">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|89|ref}}</ref> in the Japanese version, is a species of beings originating from the [[Barian World]], a high-energy world in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. Most of them were once human, but have been reincarnated as Barians. The majority of those lived in the [[United Lands of the Poseidon Ocean]] before their death, hence why [[Reginald Kastle|Nasch]] was reborn as their leader. The [[Seven Barian Emperors]] is a group made up of Barians. The [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World]] is a enforcer group of Barians. Also, since the [[Barian World]] was originally part of the [[Astral World]] before the [[Chaos (power)|Chaos]] was banished from it, a small portion of the Barians were originally denizens from the Astral World. The only known Barian to fit in this category is [[Don Thousand]].

===Appearance & Physiology===

While in the Barian World, Barians appear humanoid, though they tend to conceal themselves in cloaks.<ref name="ep74">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|74|ref}}</ref>

The Seven Barian Emperors, formerly human, resemble humanoid beings with unnatural skin color, such as purple or red. Furthermore, all of them have what seem to be crystals and/or armored-like plates on their bodies, such as Mizar's face resembling a mask, Girag's face resembling a helmet, and Dumon having gems on his body. Also unlike humans, they seem to lack certain organs such as mouth or nose, or perhaps those organs are otherwise not seen;(excepted for Don Thousand due to being from the Astral World) despite this, their senses appear unhampered, as is their ability to speak. They also have crystals for hearts and as seen with Mizar, they seemingly have the ability to survive in space <ref name="ep133">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|133|ref}}</ref>

In contrast, other Barians, such as those belonging to the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World]], take on less humanoid forms depending on the different species based off of them, like a [[Semimaru|cicada]], a [[Kurage|jellyfish]], and a [[Kaninja|mosquito]], and even a [[Mr. Heartland|fly]] . They can even exist in the real world in their true forms, an ability that the [[Seven Barian Emperors]] and [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World]] had demonstrated.

 

 

"[[C (archetype)|Chaos Xyz]]" monsters evolved by Rank-Up-Magic have Barian energy within them. Vector says that these cards are of Barian origin when explaining to Yuma and Astral why they couldn't use ZEXAL, taking [[Number C39: Utopia Ray V|Utopia Ray V]] into account.<ref name="ep97">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|97|ref}}</ref> The majority of the Barians were humans involved with the battle between the [[United Lands of the Poseidon Ocean]] and [[Vector's army|Vector's Kingdom]] who were reincarnated as Barians after death. The only Barians so far that are an exception to this are [[Alito]], [[Girag]], [[Mizar]], [[Semimaru]], [[Kurage]], [[Kaninja]], and [[Mr. Heartland]].

The [[Seven Barian Emperors]] of the Barian World are loosely named after one of the stars of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] in the Japanese version: [[Dumon|Durbe]] after Dubhe, [[Alito]] after Alioth, [[Mizar]] after Mizar, [[Girag]] after Merak, [[Vector]] after Phecda, [[Reginald Kastle|Nasch]] after Benetnasch and [[Rio Kastle|Merag]] after Megrez.

[[File:Alito and Girag training.png|thumb|left|[[Alito]] and [[Girag]] training.]]While on Earth, Barians are forced to take on a human form, not knowing that this form was the one they had from the time they were humans, although [[Dumon]] apparently only needs to do this if his [[Baria Lapis]] is damaged. The only major resemblance between both their Barian and human form is their hair, which only changes color.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|80|ref}}</ref> As energy beings, they have remarkable tolerance to pain, even in human form; [[Girag]] was able to take a punch in the face from [[Fender]] without so much as a flinch, though they are not immune to pain and injury entirely. [[Dumon]], [[Semimaru]], [[Kurage]], [[Kaninja]], and [[Mr. Heartland]] however, can retain their true Barian forms on Earth, though Dumon has only done so at [[Number's Ruins]], and the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World]] all did so within Barian Fields. <ref name="ep108">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|108|ref}}</ref> With the partial merging of Earth and the Barian World, the Barian Emperors can take their true forms on Earth.

Barians can travel from the Barian World using [[Overlay Network]]s and can also utilize the ability on Earth, vanishing and teleporting on a whim.<ref name="ep80" /><ref name="ep82">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|82|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep85">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|85|ref}}</ref> [[Mizar]] showed the ability to fire energy balls for offensive purposes, though they do not cause lasting damage.<ref name="ep82" /> These abilities can also be granted to humans. [[Vetrix]], who made a contract with Barians, was able to produce [[Energy Ball|energy ball]]s and use the aforementioned networks to travel.<ref name="ep43">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|43|ref}}</ref>

Barians possess the ability to [[Rank-Up]] their [[Xyz Monster]]s by the use of "[[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]", which possesses the power of [[Chaos (power)|Chaos]] to let them Summon "[[Number C]]" and "[[CXyz]]" monsters. "CXyz" monsters originate from the Barian World and are produced there as "weapons" to defeat the "[[Number]]s".<ref name="ep74" /> While in human form, Barians cannot wield them, but they can use "[[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]" to brainwash humans into doing so for them.<ref name="ep80" /> The Brainwashing effect seems to vary depending on who does the brainwashing. Girag's victims retain their personalities, but become devoted to serving the Barian World, while Vector's victims are more like sleeper agents; retaining their original personalities until the brainwashing activates when they draw "[[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force|Barian's Force]]", at which point they become ruthless and sadistic like Vector himself. Alito's brainwashing on the other hand completely robs the victim of free will and personality. [[Don Thousand]]'s brainwashing has two levels; the first altering the victim's personality (and possibly their memories) to become more aggressive, while the second puts the victims completely under his control. Interestingly the Barians themselves are not immune to being brainwashed as seen when Girag brainwashed Vector (though he could have been faking), and when Don Thousand brainwashed Girag and Alito. In addition, if a Barian were to lose a Duel to a person using a "CXyz", they would vanish from existence, just as Astral would if he lost to a "Number".<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|81|ref}}</ref>

* Former denizens of the [[Astral World]]

**[[Don Thousand]] (God of the [[Barian World]])

** [[Kaninja]]

** [[Kurage]]

** [[Semimaru]]

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