Rio (Tag Force)

This article is about the Tag Force-original character. For the Tag Force biography of the ZEXAL character, see Rio Kastle (Tag Force).

Rio

English name	Rio
Japanese translated	Ryo Kato
Japanese name Japanese 加藤（かとう）　亮（りょう） Base 加藤　亮 Furigana かとう　りょう Rōmaji Katō Ryō
Gender	Male
School	Duel Academy
Dormitory	Slifer Red
Decks
Tag Force	Back of a Front
Tag Force 2	The Criosphinx
Tag Force 3	Crio's Ambition
Video game debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force
Appears in PlayStation 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Evolution PSP Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3
Rio (Tag Force)

Rio, known as Ryo Kato in the Japanese version, is a character appearing in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force series. He is a Slifer Red student.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4, his name is given to Masaya Nakamura. In Tag Force 5 and Tag Force 6, his name is given to Kozo Nishino instead.

Appearances

Tag Force

When the player receives Rio's Deck Recipe, they also receive a "Harpie's Brother" card.

Rio partners with Alvaro for the Tag Force Tournament.

Gifts

The player is able to give Rio sandwiches. The following table details how much he likes or dislikes the sandwiches.

Tag Force 2

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2, Rio has the following responses when the player gives him a sandwich.

Rating	Sandwiches	Response
5	Golden Egg Carrot Croquette Foie Gras Kimchi Tangerine Top-grade Salad	(Your partner is really happy!)
4	Caviar Cook's Grape Pineapple Salmon Truffle	(Your partner is happy!)
3	Cheese Chocolate Cream Curry Dried Mackerel Fermented Cheese Fried Shrimp Garlic Goya Ham Hamburger Jam Lettuce Lobster Melon Normal Egg Phantom Pepper Plain Ramen Noodle Rice Ball Soba Noodle Spicy Curry Steak Sweet Bean Paste Sweet Chestnut Tofu	(Not much of a reaction...)
2	Dried Sardine Durian Hot Pepper Sausage Tomato	(Your partner didn't seem to like it!)
1	Chicken Fermented Soybean Fried Noodle Gyoza Spicy Fish Egg	(You partner didn't like it!)
?	Destiny	Randomly selected response

Tag Force 3

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3, Rio has the following responses when the player gives him a sandwich.

The localized version of the game reuses his responses from Tag Force 2, which are shared among all standard Duelist 3 characters. The responses below are translations from the Japanese version of the game, which has individual responses for each character.

Rating	Sandwiches	Response
5	Golden Egg Carrot Croquette Foie Gras Kimchi Tangerine Top-grade Salad	Ah, nice! This one's among my favorites!
4	Caviar Cook's Grape Pineapple Salmon Truffle	Nice! I'm not sure why, but I like this one!
3	Cheese Chocolate Cream Curry Dried Mackerel Fermented Cheese Fried Shrimp Garlic Goya Ham Hamburger Jam Lettuce Lobster Melon Normal Egg Phantom Pepper Plain Ramen Noodle Rice Ball Soba Noodle Spicy Curry Steak Sweet Bean Paste Sweet Chestnut Tofu	It's pretty tasty! Thanks!
2	Dried Sardine Durian Hot Pepper Sausage Tomato	Ugh... What's this? I'm not sure why, but I don't like this one.
1	Chicken Fermented Soybean Fried Noodle Gyoza Spicy Fish Egg	Ah! No way! This is one of the sandwiches I hate the most!
?	Destiny	Randomly selected response

Ending Scenes

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  Tag Force 3 (Localized)

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  Tag Force 3 (Japanese)

Decks

Rio's Deck in the first game uses a large number of monsters that can flip themselves face-down, several of which have additional effects activated upon being Flip Summoned. He supports them with effects that increase their DEF or punish face-up monsters.

In Tag Force 2 and Tag Force 3, Rio's Decks revolve around summoning, protecting, and triggering the effect of "Criosphinx".

Tag Force

Back of a Front ★3

Japanese: 裏の裏の裏 · Rōmaji: Ura no Ura no Ura · Translated: The Other Side of the Back Monster Cards Effect Monsters 8-Claws Scorpion x2 Cobraman Sakuzy x2 Des Lacooda x2 Fushioh Richie x2 Giant Axe Mummy x2 Golem Sentry x2 Great Dezard x2 Great Spirit x2 Guardian Statue x2 Medusa Worm x2 Mid Shield Gardna x2 Moai Interceptor Cannons x2 Royal Keeper x2 Stealth Bird x2 Swarm of Locusts x2 Swarm of Scarabs x2 Wandering Mummy x2 Spell Cards Chorus of Sanctuary x3 Shifting Shadows x2 The Reliable Guardian x3 Yellow Luster Shield x2 Trap Cards Curse of Anubis

Tag Force 2

The Criosphinx 1 ★3

Japanese: クリオの野望１ · Rōmaji: Kurio no Yabō 1 · Translated: Crio's Ambition 1 Monster Cards Effect Monsters Criosphinx x3 Giant Rat x3 Golem Sentry x3 Grave Ohja x3 Guardian Statue x3 Medusa Worm x3 Spell Cards Level Limit - Area B (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Nightmare's Steelcage x2 Premature Burial Swords of Revealing Light (D) Trap Cards Call of the Haunted Compulsory Evacuation Device x3 Curse of Royal Gravity Bind (D) Judgment of Anubis x3 Magical Thorn x3 Seven Tools of the Bandit x2 Wall of Revealing Light x2

The Criosphinx 2 ★6

Japanese: クリオの野望２ · Rōmaji: Kurio no Yabō 2 · Translated: Crio's Ambition 2 Monster Cards Effect Monsters Criosphinx x3 Giant Rat x3 Golem Sentry x3 Guardian Sphinx x2 Guardian Statue x3 Medusa Worm x3 Stealth Bird x3 Spell Cards Level Limit - Area B (D) Mystical Space Typhoon Nightmare's Steelcage x2 Premature Burial (D) Swords of Revealing Light (D) Trap Cards Call of the Haunted (D) Compulsory Evacuation Device x3 Curse of Royal Gravity Bind (D) Judgment of Anubis x3 Ring of Destruction Seven Tools of the Bandit x2 Wall of Revealing Light x2

The Criosphinx 3 ★6

Japanese: クリオの野望３ · Rōmaji: Kurio no Yabō 3 · Translated: Crio's Ambition 3 Monster Cards Effect Monsters Criosphinx x3 Exxod, Master of The Guard x2 Giant Rat x3 Golem Sentry x3 Guardian Sphinx x3 Guardian Statue x3 Medusa Worm x3 Spell Cards Brain Control x2 Heavy Storm Mystical Space Typhoon Nightmare's Steelcage x2 Pot of Greed (D) Premature Burial (D) Swords of Revealing Light (D) Trap Cards Call of the Haunted (D) Compulsory Evacuation Device x3 Curse of Royal Judgment of Anubis x3 Ring of Destruction Seven Tools of the Bandit x2 Wall of Revealing Light x2