Editing Espa Roba

{{Infobox character
| image                 = Esper Roba.png
| en_name               = Espa Roba
| ja_name               = エスパー{{Ruby|絽|ろ}}{{Ruby|場|ば}}
| romaji_name           = Esupā Roba
| ja_trans_name         = Esper Roba
| ar_name               = إسبا روبا
| anime_debut           = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|054|ref}}
| appears_in_anime      = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
| appears_in_gba     = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction]]''
|appears_in_nds         = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour]]''
| appears_in_gamecube   = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]''
| gender                = Male
| age                   = 15
| blood_type            = A
| weight                = 48 kg
| height                = 172 cm
| birthdate             = April 1
| relatives             = Four unnamed younger brothers
| favorite_food         = Pizza
| least_favorite_food   = Umeboshi
| tournament1           = [[Battle City]]
| result1               = Did not place
| anime_deck            = Psycho    
| ntr_deck              = 
* Cyber Energy
* ESP Deck 
| wc4_deck              = Clairvoyance                      
| ja_voice              = {{voice actors|ja|Maiko Ito}}
| en_voice              = {{voice actors|en|Sebastian Arcelus|Chuck Powers|e2=(Singapore)}}
| de_voice              = {{voice actors|de|Sven Plate}}
| es_voice              = Jesús Pinillos (Spain)
}}

'''Espa Roba''', known as '''Esper Roba''' in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. He is a [[Duelist]] who claims to have [[Wikipedia:Extrasensory perception|ESP]]. In reality he is a fraud who uses his younger brothers to spy on and reply back to him the cards in his opponent's [[hand]], thus allowing him to 'predict' the opponent's strategies almost before they perform them.

==Design==
===Voice and mannerisms===
In the Singaporean English dub of the [[anime]], Espa Roba has a Spanish accent.

===Etymology===
Both his English and Japanese names are derived from [[wikipedia:Extrasensory perception|extrasensory perception]], or ESP for short.

==Biography==
[[File:Espa Roba lineart.jpg|thumb|left|Espa Roba linework.]]
Espa made his first appearance in a cameo in Battle City and has made several ever since.

Espa was a young Duelist who entered [[Battle City]] to uphold his reputation and protect his younger brothers. He was first shown defeating [[Rex Raptor]] and taking "[[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]". Rex advised [[Joey Wheeler]] not to [[Duel]] Espa on the grounds that his psychic abilities allowed him to read all the cards in his hand. With an air of self-confidence, Joey accepted the Duel.

[[File:Yugioh episode 58.png|thumb|left|Espa pretending to have a psychic vision.]]
Although Espa initially gained an advantage due to the fact he knew what cards were in Joey's hand and on his [[field]], Joey inferred what was happening and attempted to confuse his watchers from above by putting the cards "[[Skull Dice (anime)|Skull Dice]]" and "[[Graceful Dice (anime)|Graceful Dice]]" close to each other.

[[Mokuba Kaiba]] eventually discovered the source of Espa's "psychic" abilities; his brothers spied upon Joey's hand from upon a high rise building. However, the brothers pleaded with Mokuba to let Espa continue with the Duel, stating that he was a strong Duelist despite his cheating ways. 

The psychic front was to build an impression of an unbeatable Duelist and thus deflected any abuse that was usually heaped upon Espa and his brothers, who were heavily bullied. To Mokuba, this situation paralleled his brotherly relationship with his older brother, [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] and he let Espa continue the Duel. Due to this, Espa's psychic reputation was tarnished, but he continued his Duel with Joey nevertheless.

<div style="float:right">[[File:Espa last scene.jpg|thumb|Espa appearing to challenge [[Mako Tsunami]] to a Duel]]</div>
Espa eventually [[Summon]]ed "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]", who severely crippled Joey's overall strategy. Finally, Joey [[activate]]d "[[Roulette Spider (anime)|Roulette Spider]]" which forced "Jinzo" to [[attack]] a random card on the field, "Jinzo" attacked "[[Reflect Bounder (anime)|Reflect Bounder]]", who then reflected the assault back on "Jinzo", [[destroy]]ing them both, causing Espa to lose the Duel.

Due to the Battle City regulations, Espa forfeited his rarest card, "Jinzo", to Joey upon his defeat and commented that he was ready to stand up for his brothers without cheating.

He was later seen observing the semifinal match between Yugi and Kaiba in Domino City amongst other Duelists.

Espa made a cameo in the Japanese epilogue, appearing to challenge [[Mako Tsunami]] to a Duel.

===Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's===
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', a parody of him named [[Esper Rouba]] is listed as one the Duelists defeated by [[Hunter Pace]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|1|ref}}</ref>

==Other appearances==
<gallery>
Esper manga portal.png             | [[Esper Roba (manga)]]
Esp Roba-DDS.png                   | [[Espa Roba (Dark Duel Stories)|Espa Roba (''Dark Duel Stories'')]]
Espa-DM4.png                       | [[Espa Roba (Duel Monsters 4)|Espa Roba (''Duel Monsters 4'')]]
Espa Roba-EDS.png                  | [[Espa Roba (EDS)|Espa Roba (''Eternal Duelist Soul'')]]
Espa Roba-TSC.png                  | [[Espa Roba (The Sacred Cards and Reshef of Destruction)|Espa Roba (''The Sacred Cards'' and ''Reshef of Destruction'')]]
Espa Roba-WC4.png                  | [[Espa Roba (World Championship 2004)|Espa Roba (''World Championship 2004'')]]
Espa Roba-DDM.png                  | [[Espa Roba (DDM)|Espa Roba (''Dungeon Dice Monsters'')]]
Espa-Roba-Nightmare-Troubadour.png | [[Espa Roba (Nightmare Troubadour)|Espa Roba (''Nightmare Troubadour'')]]
EspaRoba-DULI.png                  | [[Espa Roba (Duel Links)|Espa Roba (''Duel Links'')]]
</gallery>

==Deck==
Espa Roba plays a '''Psycho Deck''', relying on powerful effect monsters to control the field and Magic and Trap cards that allow him to manipulate enemy monsters. His key card is "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]" which he strengthens with "[[Amplifier (anime)|Amplifier]]".

{{Decklist
|normal monsters =
* [[Cyber Raider (anime)|Cyber Raider]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]
* [[Reflect Bounder (anime)|Reflect Bounder]]
* [[The Fiend Megacyber (anime)|The Fiend Megacyber]]
|spells =
* [[Amplifier (anime)|Amplifier]]
* [[Mesmeric Control (anime)|Mesmeric Control]]
|traps =
* [[Mind Control (anime)|Mind Control]]
}}

==Duels==
{| class="wikitable card-list"
|-
! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
|-
| [[Rex Raptor]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 058|58]] || Win
|-
| [[Joey Wheeler]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 058|58]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 059|59]] || Lose
|-
| [[Mako Tsunami]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 224|224]] || Not shown
|}

==References==
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==Notes==
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{{Espa Roba pages}}
{{Battle City}}
{{Characters/ssa}}

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