Joey Wheeler (DSOD) (Duel Links)

Joey Wheeler (DSOD)

English name	Joey Wheeler (DSOD)
Japanese name Japanese 城之内克也
Other language names
French	Joey Wheeler
Gender	Male
Character type	Legendary Duelist
Duel World	Duel World (DSOD)
Decks
Duel Links	Joey (DSOD) Deck
First appearance on	January 30, 2020
First unlockable on	January 30, 2020
Added to the Gate on	June 22, 2020
English voice	Wayne Grayson
Wheeler, Joey

Joey Wheeler is a playable Legendary Duelist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links who appears in Duel World (DSOD). This is a video game depiction of Katsuya Jonouchi (manga), a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, in his appearance from the movie Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. His appearance from the anime and manga is a separate Legendary Duelist, Joey Wheeler (DM).

Red Gate Keys are required to Duel him at the Gate.

He appears in-game after the player reaches Stage 6 of Duel World (DSOD), at which point his Character Unlock Missions become available. Prior to June 22, 2020, he could only be unlocked through the special event Memories of a Friend.

Description

Joey has an unbreakable bond of friendship with both Yugi and the Pharaoh. By battling the toughest opponents–including those who possess Millennium Items–Joey has greatly improved as a Duelist. His dream is to become a professional Duelist... if he can get the grades to graduate.

Gallery

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Decks

Gate

The following Decklists are used by Joey Wheeler (DSOD) when encountered at the Gate or found roaming in Duel World.

Level 20

Super Strong Fighters
Main Deck Monster Cards (13) Normal Monsters Alligator's Sword x2 Baby Dragon x2 Leogun M-Warrior #1 x2 M-Warrior #2 x2 Masaki the Legendary Swordsman x2 Tiger Axe x2 Spell Cards (7) Block Attack Double Snare Polymerization x2 Shield & Sword x2 The Warrior Returning Alive Extra Deck (0) Fusion Monsters Alligator's Sword Dragon Karbonala Warrior

Level-Up Rewards

The following lists are the rewards the player accumulates from having Joey reach a certain Level.

Level	Reward
2	10 Gems
3	1 copy of "Mystical Sheep #1"
4	My Warrior Buddies (Skill)
5	Deck Slot (Joey Wheeler)
6	15 Gems
7	1 copy of "BIG Win!?"
8	Deck Slot (Joey Wheeler)
9	25 Gems
10	1 copy of "Mystical Sheep #1"
11	1 copy of "Banisher of the Light"
12	35 Gems
13	Draw Sense: EARTH (Skill)
14	1 copy of "BIG Win!?"
15	50 Gems
16	1 copy of "Invader of the Throne"
17	60 Gems
18	1 copy of "Blue Flame Swordsman"

Level	Reward
19	75 Gems
20	Fusionmorph: Red-Eyes (Skill)
21	1 copy of "Copycat"
22	100 Gems
23	1 copy of "Banisher of the Light"
24	120 Gems
25	1 copy of "BIG Win!?"
26	150 Gems
27	Deck Slot (Joey Wheeler)
28	200 Gems
29	250 Gems
30	1 copy of "Sasuke Samurai #4"
31	100,000 Gold
32	200 Gems
33	1 copy of "Invader of the Throne"
34	250 Gems
35	1 copy of "Ventdra, the Empowered Warrior"

Duel Rewards

Gate

Rarity	Card
UR	"Head Judging", "Dice It"
SR	"Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact", "Divine Knight Ishzark", "D.D. Patrol Plane", "D.D. Seeker", "Disposable Learner Device"
R	"Thousand Dragon", "Flame Swordsman", "Alligator's Sword Dragon", "Legendary Sword"
N	"Armored Lizard"

Memories of a Friend

Second run

Rarity	Card
UR	"Head Judging", "Dice It"
SR	"D.D. Patrol Plane", "D.D. Seeker", "Disposable Learner Device"
R	"Thousand Dragon", "Flame Swordsman", "Alligator's Sword Dragon", "Legendary Sword"
N	"Armored Lizard"

First run

Rarity	Card
UR	"Dice It"
SR	"Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact", "Divine Knight Ishzark", "D.D. Seeker", "Disposable Learner Device"
R	"Thousand Dragon", "Flame Swordsman", "Alligator's Sword Dragon", "Legendary Sword"
N	"Armored Lizard"

Skills

Skill	Obtain Method
"Attack Charge"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Draw Pass"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Draw Sense: EARTH"	Level-Up Reward (from reaching Level 13)
"Friends and Foes"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Fusionmorph: Red-Eyes"	Level-Up Reward (from reaching Level 20)
"Grit"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Life Charge"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"LP Boost δ"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"My Warrior Buddies"	Level-Up Reward (from reaching Level 4)
"Red-Eyes Fusion"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Red-Eyes Roulette"	Lifetime Mission
"Reinforcements"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Road to the Pro League"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels
"Scapegoat"	Lifetime Mission / Event: Memories of a Friend
"Time Roulette Go!"	Duel Reward from Legendary Duelists or Ranked Duels

Dialogue

• When starting a Dimension Duel, Joey says "I'm gettin' outta here pronto!"

Character-specific

Yami Yugi

• When starting a Duel with Yami Yugi, Joey says "Huh? Is it really you...?"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Heh!", followed by "Got ya, Yuge!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Well, dis wasn't a shocker. You're tough as always."

Seto Kaiba (DSOD)

• When starting a Duel with Seto Kaiba (DSOD), Joey says "Kaiba! If you wanna Duel Yugi, you gotta get thru me first!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Looks like you're da one who needs to step up his game!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Argh! I'll get ya someday, Kaiba!", followed by "And when I do, I'm throwin' a party! And you ain't invited!"

Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD)

• When starting a Duel with Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Joey says "Ya look grown up, but I bet you're still a kid on da inside!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "I knew it! You're still the same ol' kid!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Are you really Mokuba? Cuz the Mokuba I know ain't dis good!"

Yugi Muto (DSOD)

• When starting a Duel with Yugi Muto (DSOD), Joey says "Yugi! Let's let our cards do da talkin'!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Oh yeah! I'm on my A game!", followed by "In Dueling, that is. Not in class."
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Aww man! What a downer...", followed by "Maybe turnin' pro is gonna be a dream forever..."

Téa Gardner (DSOD)

• When starting a Duel with Téa Gardner (DSOD), Joey says "My dream's to be a professional Duelist!", followed by "And I'll make my dream a reality!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Oh yeah! I'm on my A game!", followed by "In Dueling, that is. Not in class."
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Aww man! What a downer...", followed by "Maybe turnin' pro is gonna be a dream forever..."

Scud

• When starting a Duel with Scud, Joey says "Scud! Your bullyin' days are over!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Too bad, Scud!", followed by "My Dueling is more powerful than my fists!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "Argh... You better not do nuthin' bad, Scud..."

Aigami

• When starting a Duel with Aigami, Joey says either "Aigami... Who are you?" or "Aigami...? ...Oh yeah. Dat's your name. Aigami..."
  • When he wins the Duel, he says either "Don't you get it, Aigami?" followed by "Our bonds go beyond dimensions!", or "Teleport on home! It's past your bedtime!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says either "Aigami... Who - or what - are you?", or "No... I can't lose now..."

Sera

• When he wins a Duel with Sera, he says "Teleport on home! It's past your bedtime!"
• When he loses a Duel with Sera, he says "No... I can't lose now..."

Card-specific

Monsters

• When Joey Summons "Jinzo", a cut-in frame of Joey briefly appears, and he announces "Espa Roba gave me dis card!", followed by "Heeeere's Jinzo!" If its Summoning animation has not already played this Duel, a cutscene of "Jinzo" being Summoned plays afterwards.
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Jinzo! Wreck 'em!", followed by "Cyber Energy Shock!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", a cut-in frame of Joey briefly appears, and he announces either "We're gonna fight together 'til we're champions!" followed by "Red-Eyes Black Dragon!", or "Let's go, Red-Eyes Black Dragon!". If its Summoning animation has not already played this Duel, a cutscene of "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" being Summoned plays afterwards. The anime artwork has a different Summoning animation to other artwork.
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Black Dragon attacks!", followed by "Inferno Fire Blast!"

• When Joey Summons "The Legendary Fisherman", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Mako trusted me to use dis card right, so I'm gonna!", followed by "The Legendary Fisherman!" If its Summoning animation has not already played this Duel, a cutscene of "The Legendary Fisherman" being Summoned plays afterwards.
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "The Legendary Fisherman attacks!", followed by "Harpoon of Doom!"

• When Joey Summons "Gilford the Lightning", a cut-in frame of Joey briefly appears, and he announces "Dis guy's bringin' the thunder! Gilford the Lightning!".
  • Most of the time when Kaiba attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Gilford the Lightning!", "Lightning Crush!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "When Gilford is summoned, it destroys all your monsters!", followed by "Lightning Sword!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Slash Dragon", a cut-in frame of Joey briefly appears, and he announces "Joinin' me is Red-Eyes Slash Dragon!".
  • Most of the time when Kaiba attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Slash Dragon! Go!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's first activated effect, he announces "Red-Eyes Slash Dragon's effect activates!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's second activated effect, he announces "Dat won't work against Red-Eyes Slash Dragon!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's third activated effect, he announces "Red-Eyes Slash Dragon may go down, but I still got dis!"

• When Joey Summons "Black Skull Dragon", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Check out Black Skull Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Black Skull Dragon attacks!", followed by "Molten Fireballs!"

• When Joey Summons "Meteor Black Dragon", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Here's Meteor Black Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Meteor Black Dragon!", followed by "Dark Burning Meteor!"

• When Joey Summons "Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact! Charge!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning! Attack!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning! Attack!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning! Light 'em up!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon", a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "I Special Summon Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon attacks!", followed by "Flash Fire Blast!"

• Before Joey Fusion Summons "Thousand Dragon", he announces "After a thousand years, Baby Dragon grows up!" When Joey Summons "Thousand Dragon" (by any method), a cut-in frame of Joey's face briefly appears, and he announces "Thousand Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Kaiba attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Thousand Dragon!", followed by "Noxious Nostril Gust!"

• When Joey Summons "Alligator's Sword", he announces "Alligator's Sword!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Alligator's Sword! Wield your blade!"

• When Joey Summons "Alligator's Sword Dragon", he announces "Alligator's Sword Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Fly Alligator's Sword Dragon!", followed by "Glide Blade!"

• When Joey Summons "Axe Raider", he announces "Check dis! It's Axe Raider!", followed by "He's an ultra rare monster!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Axe Raider!", followed by "Wind Blades!"

• When Joey Summons "Baby Dragon", he announces "Let's go, Baby Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Get 'em, Baby Dragon!", followed by "Dragon Breath!"

• When Joey Summons "Battle Warrior", he announces "Battle Warrior!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Go, Battle Warrior!", followed by "Ultimate Battle Fist!"

• When Joey Summons "Copycat", he announces "Copycat!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Copycat! Attack!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "Copycat's effect copies your monster!"

• When Joey Summons "Black Dragon's Chick", he announces "Black Dragon's Chick!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Black Dragon's Chick!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "I send Black Dragon's Chick to the Grave to summon Red-Eyes!"

• When Joey Summons "Black Metal Dragon", he announces "Black Metal Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Black Metal Dragon! Attack!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Ignition Effect, he announces "I equip Black Metal Dragon on Red-Eyes!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Trigger Effect, he announces "Black Metal Dragon's effect adds a card to my hand!"

• When Joey Summons "Flame Swordsman", he announces "Go! Flame Swordsman!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Flame Swordsman! Slice 'em up!", followed by "Flaming Sword of Battle!"

• When Joey Summons "Gearfried the Iron Knight", he announces "Gearfried the Iron Knight!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Go, Gearfried! Attack!", followed by "Metal Forearm Thrust!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "Gearfried's armor won't let him don any Equip Spells!"

• When Joey Summons "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight", he announces "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Gearfried attacks!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Trigger Effect, he announces "Gearfried can shed an Equip Card to destroy a Spell or Trap!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Ignition Effect, he announces "Gearfried's other effect swaps an Equip Card for Red-Eyes!"

• When Joey Summons "Giltia the D. Knight", he announces "I'm playin' dis card! Giltia the D. Knight!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Giltia! Attack!", followed by "Soul Spear Assault!"

• Most of the time when Joey attacks with "Lava Golem", he announces "Lava Golem!", followed by "Joey's Inferno!"

• When Joey Summons "Little-Winguard", he announces "Little-Winguard!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Little-Winguard attacks!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "Little-Winguard's effect switches battle positions!"

• When Joey Summons "Panther Warrior", he announces "Da Level 4 Beast-Warrior, Panther Warrior!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Attack, Panther Warrior!", followed by "Swift Panther Slash!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Baby Dragon", he announces "Red-Eyes Baby Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "My Red-Eyes Baby Dragon attacks!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's first effect, he announces "I equip Red-Eyes Baby Dragon on Red-Eyes to revive it!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's second effect, he announces "Da equipped Red-Eyes Baby Dragon's effect activates!", followed by "I add a card to my hand!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Wyvern", he announces "Red-Eyes Wyvern!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Wyvern attacks!", followed by "Dark Flame!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "I use Red-Eyes Wyvern's effect to Special Summon Red-Eyes!"

• When Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon", he announces "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon attacks!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Trigger Effect, he announces "I activate Red-Eyes Retro Dragon's effect from my hand!", followed by "I turn back time to resurrect Red-Eyes!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's Ignition Effect, he announces "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon's effect activates!", "I can summon a bonus Red-Eyes this turn!"

• When Joey Summons "Rocket Warrior", he announces "Rocket Warrior!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Rocket Warrior! Transform to launch!", followed by "Blast off!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "Rocket Warrior cuts your monster's ATK down!" (spoken as "Rocket Warrior cuts your monster's ATK points down!")

• When Joey Summons "Swordsman of Landstar", he announces "C'mon out, Swordsman of Landstar!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Swordsman of Landstar! Attack!"

• When Joey Summons "The Black Stone of Legend", he announces "The Black Stone of Legend!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "The Black Stone of Legend attacks!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's first effect, he announces "I Tribute The Black Stone of Legend!", followed by "Dat lets me call out Red-Eyes from my deck!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's second effect, he announces "The Black Stone of Legend activates from my Graveyard!"

• When Joey Summons "Time Wizard", he announces "You got dis, Time Wizard!"
  • Most of the time when Joey attacks with that monster, he announces "Time Wizard! Attack!"
  • When Joey activates that monster's effect, he announces "I believe in ya, Time Wizard!", followed by "Time Roulette!"
    • When resolving the effect by calling the coin toss correctly, he announces "Oh yeah! All your monsters are destroyed!", followed by "Time Magic!"
    • When resolving the effect by calling the coin toss incorrectly, he announces "Aww no! I failed!"

Spells/Traps

• When Joey activates "Cards of the Red Stone", he announces "I activate my Spell Card! Cards of the Red Stone!"

• When Joey activates "Eradicating Aerosol", he announces "Bugs really bug me.", followed by "Eradicating Aerosol!"

• When Joey activates "Graceful Dice", he announces "I activate my Quick-Play Spell! Graceful Dice!"

• When Joey activates "Graverobber", he announces "I'm stealin' your Spell Card from your Graveyard!", followed by "I activate da Trap, Graverobber!"

• When Joey activates "Kunai with Chain", he announces "Here's my Trap Card, Kunai with Chain!"

• When Joey activates "Lightning Blade", he announces "Electricity zaps when it's in the water! Lightning Blade!"

• When Joey activates "Magical Arm Shield", he announces "Heh heh! Caught ya!", followed by "I use my Trap Card, Magical Arm Shield!"

• When Joey activates "Metalmorph", he announces "I activate my Trap Card! Metalmorph!"

• When Joey activates "Polymerization", he announces "Here goes! Da Spell Card, Polymerization!"

• When Joey activates "Red-Eyes Fusion", he announces "I'm gonna Fusion Summon Red-Eyes with this!", followed by "I activate da Spell Card, Red-Eyes Fusion!"

• When Joey activates "Red-Eyes Insight", he announces "I activate my Spell Card! Red-Eyes Insight!"

• When Joey activates "Red-Eyes Spirit", he announces "I'm usin' Red-Eyes Spirit! Come on back, Red-Eyes!"

• When Joey activates "Return of the Red-Eyes", he announces "I activate my Continuous Trap! Return of the Red-Eyes!"
  • When Joey activates that card's Quick-like Effect, he announces "Return of the Red-Eyes calls back a Normal Monster!"
  • When Joey activates that card's Trigger-like Effect, he announces "By destroying Return of the Red-Eyes, I resummon Red-Eyes!"

• When Joey activates "Salamandra", he announces "I activate my Equip Spell! Power 'em up, Salamandra!"

• When Joey activates "Skull Dice", he announces "Da Trap Card, Skull Dice!"

• When Joey activates "Sogen", he announces "Dis is da perfect field for my monsters!", followed by "Sogen!"

• When Joey activates "Shield & Sword", he announces "Dis card swaps attack and defense points! Shield & Sword!"