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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Still using his penguin-themed deck.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: [[spoiler:In Chapter 48, he gives one of these to Makoto for a job well done dueling Noah]].
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He looks down on Johnson cheating against Celeste, but has no problem doing the exact same thing against Kaiba.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He looks down on Johnson for cheating against Celeste, but has no problem doing the exact same thing against Kaiba.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He straight up ''deletes'' the Big Five, Hobson, Kemo and Emma from existence after Leichter fails to defeat Kaiba, claiming that once Izuru is created he'll just make a deal with the Steering Committee to borrow him for his company which is actually ''lot'' earlier than when he does it to the Big Five in canon.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He straight up ''deletes'' the Big Five, Hobson, Kemo and Emma from existence after Leichter fails to defeat Kaiba, claiming that once Izuru is created he'll just make a deal with the Steering Committee to borrow him for his company which is actually a ''lot'' earlier than when he does it to the Big Five in canon.]]
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[[folder: Noah Kaiba]]
* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:This is the reason he kept raising the prices Sweet Orchard had to collect to bring Miho back--because he knew the AwfulTruth that neither he nor Miho could leave, and wanted to protect her from finding it out.]]
* DamageSpongeBoss: His dueling strategy is using cards that pour thousands upon thousands of life points into him, ensuring he can take lots of damage without even blinking, while his Spirit Monsters harass you.
* DirtyCoward: He uses Mokuba as a human shield in his duel against Kaiba, as in canon.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:He truly cares for his OnlyFriend, Miho. Even during his duels with Kaiba and Makoto, where he comes very close to crossing the MoralEventHorizon, he's still kind to her.]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: It's heavily implied that, like [[spoiler:Miho]], he's been going insane from being trapped in the virtual world for too long.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Has his at the end of Chapter 48, after seeing that Gozuburo's true colors and a ''lot'' of patience from Makoto and Miho.]]
* HonorBeforeReason:
** When the virtual world arc starts, he only targets those who are actually ''able'' to duel, allowing the injured to stay behind with their nurse. He was also right about to lampast Johnson for cheating in his duel [[spoiler:before Celeste's luck kicked in and turned it around.]]
** He also refuses to give anyone access to [[spoiler:Hajime's body]], saying he'll honor the deal he made with [[spoiler:the Steering Committee.]]
** Subverted hard in Chapter 48, where he tosses aside honor and morals in his duels.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He looks down on Johnson cheating against Celeste, but has no problem doing the exact same thing against Kaiba.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Think just because he cheats he's a wimp? Think again; his strategy is very sound, using Spirit Monsters in combination with Spring of Rebirth to consistently perform hit-and-run attacks and raise his life points.
* ISurrenderSuckers: After losing to [[spoiler:Makoto]], he tries to cheat his way back to the real world by attempting to take his opponent's body by force as in canon. Unfortunately for him, Kaiba introduces him to fist before he can do so.
* {{Jerkass}}: Very much so, as Chapter 48 shows.
* KickTheDog:
** As in canon, he uses Mokuba as a human shield against Kaiba and then turns them to stone right as they were about to reunite.
** During his duel with [[spoiler:Makoto]], Noah decides to start turning his friends to stone for every turn [[spoiler:Makoto]] fails to defeat him. He does this for no reason other than to be a dick, with the crowner being [[spoiler:turning Makoto's ''sister'' to stone]] and then mocking him.
* KickTheMoralityPet: In an interesting way. [[spoiler:He's been raising the money Sayaka's group has to pay to bring Miho back...because he doesn't want to lose her. While sweet, it's ignoring Miho's own wishes, and contributed to her thought that people have forgotten about her.]] Makoto even comments it's the exact logic of a spoiled kid--not inherently malicious, but still hurtful. [[spoiler:Plus there's the whole CruelToBeKind thing...]]
* LonelyTogether: [[spoiler:He and Miho were all the other had while trapped in the virtual world.]]
* NobleDemon: Antagonistic he may be, but Noah has standards he'll follow. Leaving alone people he has no qualms with is one, as is sticking to his word, and he's protective of [[spoiler:Miho]], who he does care about. Subverted hard during his duels with Kaiba and [[spoiler:Makoto]], though, as he throws away every one of his morals to try and win.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's chronologically a teenager, but is stuck in the body of a child.
* PetTheDog:
** He initially tells everyone at the tournament that he wants them ''all'' off the blimp. When Mikan timidly steps forward and explains that she's a nurse and can't leave her injured patients, he amends this so she can stay to care for them. He also allows Espa Roba to stay with his brothers and Gundham [[spoiler:to stay with Sonia]].
** To [[spoiler:Miho]] in general. [[spoiler:He's furious when he thinks the Big Five might go after her and is completely sincere when he apologizes for lying to her, stating he was trying to protect her from the AwfulTruth.]]
* PsychopathicManChild: Tends to rapidly switch between mockery and throwing tantrums. To be fair, he never actually got the chance to grow up, and might [[GoMadFromTheIsolation actually be insane]].
* SpoiledBrat: Literally whines that he's entitled to [=KaibaCorp=] and shouldn't have to work hard for it.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In canon, he sacrifices himself to stop Gozaburo and the both of them perish alongside his Virtual World. Here, his data gets salvaged by Chihiro and placed onto his laptop.
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:In the face of Makoto extending the hand of forgiveness, what does Noah do? Try to steal his body. Fortunately Kaiba stops and punches him in the face.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He straight up ''deletes'' the Big Five, Hobson, Kemo and Emma from existence after Leichter fails to defeat Kaiba, claiming that once Izuru is created he'll just make a deal with the Steering Committee to borrow him for his company which is actually ''lot'' earlier than when he does it to the Big Five in canon.]]
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* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:This is the reason he kept raising the prices Sweet Orchard had to collect to bring Miho back--because he knew the AwfulTruth that neither he nor Miho could leave, and wanted to protect her from finding it out.]]
* DamageSpongeBoss: His dueling strategy is using cards that pour thousands upon thousands of life points into him, ensuring he can take lots of damage without even blinking, while his Spirit Monsters harass you.
* DirtyCoward: He uses Mokuba as a human shield in his duel against Kaiba, as in canon.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:He truly cares for his OnlyFriend, Miho. Even during his duels with Kaiba and Makoto, where he comes very close to crossing the MoralEventHorizon, he's still kind to her.]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: It's heavily implied that, like [[spoiler:Miho]], he's been going insane from being trapped in the virtual world for too long.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Has his at the end of Chapter 48, after seeing that Gozuburo's true colors and a ''lot'' of patience from Makoto and Miho.]]
* HonorBeforeReason:
** When the virtual world arc starts, he only targets those who are actually ''able'' to duel, allowing the injured to stay behind with their nurse. He was also right about to lampast Johnson for cheating in his duel [[spoiler:before Celeste's luck kicked in and turned it around.]]
** He also refuses to give anyone access to [[spoiler:Hajime's body]], saying he'll honor the deal he made with [[spoiler:the Steering Committee.]]
** Subverted hard in Chapter 48, where he tosses aside honor and morals in his duels.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He looks down on Johnson cheating against Celeste, but has no problem doing the exact same thing against Kaiba.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Think just because he cheats he's a wimp? Think again; his strategy is very sound, using Spirit Monsters in combination with Spring of Rebirth to consistently perform hit-and-run attacks and raise his life points.
* ISurrenderSuckers: After losing to [[spoiler:Makoto]], he tries to cheat his way back to the real world by attempting to take his opponent's body by force as in canon. Unfortunately for him, Kaiba introduces him to fist before he can do so.
* {{Jerkass}}: Very much so, as Chapter 48 shows.
* KickTheDog:
** As in canon, he uses Mokuba as a human shield against Kaiba and then turns them to stone right as they were about to reunite.
** During his duel with [[spoiler:Makoto]], Noah decides to start turning his friends to stone for every turn [[spoiler:Makoto]] fails to defeat him. He does this for no reason other than to be a dick, with the crowner being [[spoiler:turning Makoto's ''sister'' to stone]] and then mocking him.
* KickTheMoralityPet: In an interesting way. [[spoiler:He's been raising the money Sayaka's group has to pay to bring Miho back...because he doesn't want to lose her. While sweet, it's ignoring Miho's own wishes, and contributed to her thought that people have forgotten about her.]] Makoto even comments it's the exact logic of a spoiled kid--not inherently malicious, but still hurtful. [[spoiler:Plus there's the whole CruelToBeKind thing...]]
* LonelyTogether: [[spoiler:He and Miho were all the other had while trapped in the virtual world.]]
* NobleDemon: Antagonistic he may be, but Noah has standards he'll follow. Leaving alone people he has no qualms with is one, as is sticking to his word, and he's protective of [[spoiler:Miho]], who he does care about. Subverted hard during his duels with Kaiba and [[spoiler:Makoto]], though, as he throws away every one of his morals to try and win.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's chronologically a teenager, but is stuck in the body of a child.
* PetTheDog:
** He initially tells everyone at the tournament that he wants them ''all'' off the blimp. When Mikan timidly steps forward and explains that she's a nurse and can't leave her injured patients, he amends this so she can stay to care for them. He also allows Espa Roba to stay with his brothers and Gundham [[spoiler:to stay with Sonia]].
** To [[spoiler:Miho]] in general. [[spoiler:He's furious when he thinks the Big Five might go after her and is completely sincere when he apologizes for lying to her, stating he was trying to protect her from the AwfulTruth.]]
* PsychopathicManChild: Tends to rapidly switch between mockery and throwing tantrums. To be fair, he never actually got the chance to grow up, and might [[GoMadFromTheIsolation actually be insane]].
* SpoiledBrat: Literally whines that he's entitled to [=KaibaCorp=] and shouldn't have to work hard for it.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In canon, he sacrifices himself to stop Gozaburo and the both of them perish alongside his Virtual World. Here, his data gets salvaged by Chihiro and placed onto his laptop.
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:In the face of Makoto extending the hand of forgiveness, what does Noah do? Try to steal his body. Fortunately Kaiba stops and punches him in the face.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He straight up ''deletes'' the Big Five, Hobson, Kemo and Emma from existence after Leichter fails to defeat Kaiba, claiming that once Izuru is created he'll just make a deal with the Steering Committee to borrow him for his company which is actually ''lot'' earlier than when he does it to the Big Five in canon.]]
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!Gansley
* KilledOffScreen: Not exactly ''killed'', but Yugi still duels and defeats him entirely off-screen. WordOfGod is that it would go the same way, and he didn't want to show a ForegoneConclusion.
!Crump
* AdaptationalHeroism[=/=]AdaptationalVillainy: His sadistic delight in his opponent slowly freezing to death is absent--as is the actual freezing. However, at the same time, he had a sympathetic backstory about his AbusiveParents and only finding comfort in penguins. None of that is mentioned here.
* AdaptationalWimp: In canon he proved himself to be quite the forminable opponent against the inexperienced Téa. In this story however his opponent of choice is the more skilled and experienced Chiaki who was in control throughout their duel and proceeds to steal the win from under his nose.
* DirtyOldMan: Unnervingly, he specifically mentions wanting the body of a teenage girl, and looked up Chiaki's breast size before deciding on her. She's understandably grossed out by this.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Still using his penguin-themed deck.
* GoodWithNumbers: Not only was he once [=KaibaCorp's=] head account, he actually attended Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Mathematician.
* SmugSnake: He remains arrogant about his ability to win all throughout his duel with Chiaki, [[OhCrap right until the end]].
* TheSpock: He uses number-crunching to calculate his odds of winning and predict what his opponent is going to do.
!Johnson
* AmoralAttorney: He was a lawyer while he still had his body, hosts his duel with Celeste in a courthouse, and uses a lot of legalistic terminology. He also cheats the entire time [[spoiler:except when her luck overrides it at the end.]]
* FixingTheGame: As in his canon duel against Joey, he rigs his duel with Celeste so that all her die rolls and bets go south. [[spoiler:However, her talent is so strong that this eventually stops working.]]
* FusionDance: His deck relies on these.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He expresses disgusts with gamblers for wasting their lives, mocks the notion of luck, and claims the house always comes to collect. What stops this from being EvenEvilHasStandards is that Johnson is perfectly willing to cheat himself in order to win.
* InsistentTerminology: He repeatedly addresses Celeste with [[spoiler:her real name, Taeko Yasuhiro]].
* SmugSnake: Like Crump, he lords a superior attitude over his opponent the whole duel.
* ThisCannotBe: He mentally exclaims "inconceivable!" when [[spoiler:Celeste's luck begins beating his fixed die rolls.]] Then again when he realizes he's about to lose.
!Nezbitt
* ArmsDealer: He was in charge of [=KaibaCorp's=] technological, and especially weapons, development, while Gozaburo was around.
* ChildHater: He despises Kaiba wanting to pander to children with [=KaibaCorp=], and sneers that technology shouldn't be wasted on games for them.
* TheComicallySerious: His stoicism and seriousness in the face of [[GenkiGirl Ibuki's]] increasing energy and noise volume makes him come off as this.
* HumongousMecha: Becomes one when he fuses his deck master with Machine King, creating Perfect Machine King.
* HypocrisyNod: He looks down on Duel Monsters as a stupid children's card game, yet as Ibuki points out, is playing it himself. He actually agrees with her, lamenting that it's his only choice and once he gets back to the real world, he'll never touch a duel disk again.
* IronicEcho: The first time Komaru takes damage during the duel, she refers to it as a minor setback. When Nezbitt takes damage later, he does the same thing. Ibuki takes the opportunity, in typical Ibuki fashion, [[LampshadeHanging to hang a lampshade]] on this trope's use.
* MisanthropeSupreme: Has a very dim view of humans, favoring machines over them and believing that they're utterly inferior to robots.
* ThisCannotBe: Screams it word for word when Ibuki annihilates him.
* VillainHasAPoint: When his opponents are incredulous over his dismissal of games, Nezbitt counters that games won't protect people from armies or war. While he's wrong about restricting technology to only adults, he does have a point, and with [[GreaterScopeVillain Junko]] lurking in the background they may very well need real weapons.
* WouldHarmAChild: His target for a new body is Komaru, who, since this is set around the time period of [[Anime/DanganRonpa3 Danganronpa 3's Despair Arc]], is ''a pre-teen''! Of his three opponents in the duel, she's the one he most focuses on attacking, and he shows her no mercy.
!Leichter
* KilledOffScreen: Like Gansley, his duel with Kaiba happens off-screen, though he at least gets to show up.
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!Kemo
* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: Assumes the form of Minoan Centaur.
* WeHardlyKnewYou: Is defeated by Nagito and digitized into cyberspace not long after his (re)introduction.
!Emma
Crump's niece and former head programmer of [=KaibaCorp=]. An original character made for the fanfic. As Johnson ends up dueling Celeste instead of Joey, she becomes Joey's opponent.
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* {{Greed}}: Her fatal flaw in that by cutting safety corners to make a profit, Kaiba fired her after she almost set him on fire. This also plays into her gameplay style in that she'll make any sacrifice, including her own life points, to gain any sort of advantage. And, as lampshaded by Celeste, this leads to her defeat.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cut safety corners to make more money and nearly set Kaiba and Mokuba on fire. Kaiba promptly fired her for her actions.
* MagicalGirl: Her deck revolves entirely around spellcasters, including the fruit-based magician girls. Her deck master is even Chocolate Magician Girl.
* UnwittingPawn: Her entire role is this as she wasn't even originally involved in the arc until [[spoiler:Monaca Towa]] tipped her off about the situation. [[spoiler:Monaca then sabotaged her virtual reality pod and used Emma's duel with Joey to help improve Junko's dueling skills]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Duels one duel against Joey and loses before she's digitized into cyberspace. Noteworthy in that, unlike the only other original character in the series, Eliza se Arc, Emma probably isn't coming back.
!Hobson
* SuperpowerLottery: Out of the deckmaster abilities presented in the story, his is arguably ''the'' most broken out of all of them outside of Noah's Shinato. His Witty Phantom's deckmaster ability allows him to once per turn, look at this opponent's hand. He then has the option to take one card from their hand and force them to discard another.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:Since the missile strike is completely omitted in this story and his defeat from Kaiba's hands happens off-screen; it is unknown what happened to Gozaburo at the end of the Virtual World Arc if he simply defeated or had his mind deleted.]]
* ArchNemesisDad: To Kaiba as per canon.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: See OffingTheOffspring below. He regards Byakuya's suggestion as "disgusting".
* KilledOffscreen: His defeat by Seto's hands goes entirely off-screen (save for a brief cameo) to pave more focus to Chiaki's Hajime-rescue storyline.
* OffingTheOffspring: Byakuya theorizes that this is what he did to Noah, knowing full well the kind of man Gozaburo was back in the real world (a theory that horrifies everyone, including Kaiba). Gozaburo however proclaims that despite that Noah was a spoiled brat, he would never actually plot to get rid of him. However he ''does'' admit that Noah's accident was indeed convenient for him as it got an incompetent heir out of his way and made way for a more worthy one in Seto.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Hacks into the virtual world's database to save the others from Gozaburo's monster, and also facilitate in their escape.
* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses like a girl to avoid being bullied for his "weak" personality.
* DudeLooksLikeALady[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser: As per his home series.
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Kaiba, whose confidence and attitude he considers something to strive for.
* MoralityPet: He's one of the few characters in the story that Kaiba actually treats with genuine kindness and concern.
* NonActionGuy: While he is a duelist, his skills is minimal compared to the other characters in this story. Instead his talents lie in programming and technology.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, sweet, reserved, and started dressing like a girl to escape his frequent bullies.
* TechnoWizard: He's an absolute genius with technology, accepted into [=KaibaCorp=] initially because of his father, but quickly proving himself on his own merits. Now, he's not only helping them with several projects, he developed an AI testing program for the tournament that made it much larger than in ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' canon, is working on his own AI, and talks about writing programs on the fly. By the end of the Battle City arc, he's officially employed under [=KaibaCorp=]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba. Noah even notes during the Orichalcos arc at how his loyalty is only exceeded by Mokuba.
* {{Workaholic}}: Upon being kicked out of the tournament, he opts to go back to work instead of relaxing.
* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses like a girl to avoid being bullied for his "weak" personality.
* DudeLooksLikeALady[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser: As per his home series.
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Kaiba, whose confidence and attitude he considers something to strive for.
* MoralityPet: He's one of the few characters in the story that Kaiba actually treats with genuine kindness and concern.
* NonActionGuy: While he is a duelist, his skills is minimal compared to the other characters in this story. Instead his talents lie in programming and technology.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, sweet, reserved, and started dressing like a girl to escape his frequent bullies.
* TechnoWizard: He's an absolute genius with technology, accepted into [=KaibaCorp=] initially because of his father, but quickly proving himself on his own merits. Now, he's not only helping them with several projects, he developed an AI testing program for the tournament that made it much larger than in ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' canon, is working on his own AI, and talks about writing programs on the fly. By the end of the Battle City arc, he's officially employed under [=KaibaCorp=]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba. Noah even notes during the Orichalcos arc at how his loyalty is only exceeded by Mokuba.
* {{Workaholic}}: Upon being kicked out of the tournament, he opts to go back to work instead of relaxing.
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* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses like a girl to avoid being bullied
* DudeLooksLikeALady[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser: As per his home series.
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Kaiba, whose confidence and attitude he considers something to strive for.
* MoralityPet: He's one of the few characters in the story that Kaiba actually treats with genuine kindness and concern.
* NonActionGuy: While he is a duelist, his skills is minimal compared to the other characters in this story. Instead his talents lie in programming and technology.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, sweet, reserved, and started dressing like a girl to escape his frequent bullies.
* TechnoWizard: He's an absolute genius with technology, accepted into [=KaibaCorp=] initially because of his father, but quickly proving himself on his own merits. Now, he's not only helping them with several projects, he developed an AI testing program for the tournament that made it much larger than in ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' canon, is working on his own AI, and talks about writing programs on the fly. By the end of the Battle City arc, he's officially employed under [=KaibaCorp=]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba. Noah even notes during the Orichalcos arc at how his loyalty is only exceeded by Mokuba.
* {{Workaholic}}: Upon being kicked out of the tournament, he opts to go back to work instead of relaxing.
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*** Even as early as the start of the fic, Kaiba holds the programmer's skill at very high regard (despite him being an intern) with how he is able to trust him in taking part in some of KaibaCorp's more complicated matters. By Chapter 51, he even considers the option of hiring him full-time in the future.
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*** Even as early as the start of the fic, Kaiba holds the programmer's skill at very high regard (despite him being an intern) with how he is able to trust him in taking part in some of KaibaCorp's [=KaibaCorp=]'s more complicated matters. By Chapter 51, he even considers the option of hiring him full-time in the future.
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* NotSoDifferent: To Byakuya. Each of them accuses the other of riding on others' coattails to get where they are, while declaring that ''they'' had to work hard to get to their current position. Thing is, that declaration is ''true'' in both cases--Byakuya had to fight his own siblings to get to the top of the Togami Corporation, while Kaiba was an orphan who had to win his way out with chess.
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** To Byakuya. Each of them accuses the other of riding on others' coattails to get where they are, while declaring that ''they'' had to work hard to get to their current position. Thing is, that declaration is ''true'' in both cases--Byakuya had to fight his own siblings to get to the top of the Togami Corporation, while Kaiba was an orphan who had to win his way out with chess.
** To Byakuya. Each of them accuses the other of riding on others' coattails to get where they are, while declaring that ''they'' had to work hard to get to their current position. Thing is, that declaration is ''true'' in both cases--Byakuya had to fight his own siblings to get to the top of the Togami Corporation, while Kaiba was an orphan who had to win his way out with chess.
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[[folder: Seto Kaiba]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: While Kaiba already received this treatment in canon when comparing his incarnations from the original manga to the second anime, this fic goes even further than that via toning down or even removing some of his more selfish and ammoral actions. One major example would be his plans to blow up Kaiba Corp island at the end of Battle City: In canon he considered blowing up the island after he was eliminated from the Battle City tournament without anyone knowing (which would have killed everyone on it), and only stopped after Ishizu and Mokuba got through to him. In this fic; the idea of blowing up the island prematurely never crosses his mind and only plans to do so ''after'' the tournament when everybody is safe and sound.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Calling him a "nice guy" is still a stretch, but Kaiba here comes off as a lot more noble and considerate of others than his canon self. He expresses soft spots for Chihiro, Chiaki and Makoto every so often and treats them with more kindness and respect than he does Yugi and his friends. Also, while he still seeks to obtain the three Egyptian God Cards from Yugi and Marik, it's not out of the means to fuel his own ego, but more of to ensure that they are sealed away for good for the protection of everyone else.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: [[spoiler:In Chapter 48, he gives one of these to Makoto for a job well done dueling Noah]].
** [[spoiler:He gives another one to Mikan in chapter 62 when she won't stop crying]].
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The guy is highly confident and smug about his dueling skills, and is damn sure to make it so that you never forget it.
* BerserkButton: As per canon, the pride of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is very important to him. He did not take kindly when Monokuma implied that he was the series mascot and not Blue-Eyes.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Mokuba, as per canon. Mokuba's welfare is about the only thing that could get Kaiba shaken up.
* BigWhat: Just like in canon, this is his reaction to hearing Yugi lost in his duel (and to him his King of Games title) against Rafael. Unlike in canon however, he discovers this at the DOMA headquarters rather than phone so he does not get the chance to RageQuit on him like he did there.
* BreakTheHaughty: He ends up on the receiving end of this a couple of times throughout the story: Whether it is being told off by someone "weaker"/with less power and influence than he has, or by others getting ahead of him in finding breakthroughs during important moments.
* CherryTapping: What his victory over Joey in the Battle City pretty much equates to: After a long duel of both of them exchanging strong monsters after strong monsters, Kaiba clinches the duel with a direct attack from none other than his ''Saggi the Dark Clown''.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a very sharp tongue, though he doesn't even use the veneer of politeness a GentlemanSnarker has.
--> '''Kaiba:''' I'm sorry, what were you saying? I couldn't hear you over the sound of my victory.
* DemotedToExtra: Zigzagged during the Orichalcos arc. While his role and influence stay exactly the same as it was in canon, all of his canonical encounters with Alister have been left entirely off-screen not unlike Yugi's canonical duels during the Battle City arc.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing to Yugi in the Battle City semi-finals as per canon, he breaks down emotionally in his office thinking he has nothing anymore. Thankfully Chiaki arrives and snaps him out of it not long afterwards.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Comes across this situation towards the end of his duel with Chiaki: Either he calls of Obelisk's attack, but loses to her and thus lose his chance to seal away the Egyptian God Cards, or he attacks for the win but at the ''huge'' cost of Chiaki's safety. Thankfully Chiaki eases up his worries, telling him to go through with the attack.
* FriendshipDenial: He's like this way towards Chiaki, even though pretty much everyone can agree the two of them are friends.
* GracefulLoser: During the epilogue of the Orichalcos arc, he accepts that both Kirigi and Chihiro ended up being the ones in the right as opposed to him.
* HonorBeforeReason: Despite barely winning against him, Kaiba declines to take Byakuya's best card, The Wicked Dreadroot, and tells him to gear up for their rematch in the finals, where Kaiba will gladly take it from him then. The only reason is because he thinks the rematch would be "too unfair" if Byakuya lost his best card before it. [[LampshadeHanging Mokuba makes it clear as to Kaiba's use of this trope]].
* IHatePastMe: Has shown distate for how he was back in the past - where he risked everything to win, even at the expense of others.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Obtains the Wicked Dreadroot from Joey after defeating him in the Battle City Finals.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he still maintains his canonical aloof and arrogant persona, his interactions with Chiaki, Chihiro, and Makoto are notably less hostile than with Yugi and his group of friends. Especially noteworthy is the fact that when Hajime carries a sleeping Chiaki to the stadium on his back, Kaiba actually seems ''worried'' about her. Of course, [[TheStoic this being Kaiba]], he's not about to admit to it.
* LastNameBasis: With virtually everyone he meets. Him using the [[FirstNameBasis opposite]] is usually a sign that he is close to someone and/or is someone worthy of his respect.
* NotSoDifferent: To Byakuya. Each of them accuses the other of riding on others' coattails to get where they are, while declaring that ''they'' had to work hard to get to their current position. Thing is, that declaration is ''true'' in both cases--Byakuya had to fight his own siblings to get to the top of the Togami Corporation, while Kaiba was an orphan who had to win his way out with chess.
** Believe it or not, this trope also applies to him and Joey of all people. Both come from broken homes and are proud older brothers with terrible fathers. The main difference between them is Kaiba's richness and success while Joey still struggles in poverty.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he breaks down in front of Chiaki towards the end of Chapter 56, he goes as far as to fling his deck (containing his ''prized Blue-Eyes White Dragons'') at her, causing the cards to scatter all over the floor. It's a clear sign that Kaiba is not right emotionally ''at all''.
* PetTheDog: Aside from his moments with Mokuba as per canon, he has a ''lot'' of these moments with the Danganronpa characters throughout the story, which only prove to humanize him a lot more than in canon. Most specifically are his various interactions with Chiaki, Makoto and Chihiro.
** Towards Chiaki:
*** When they first meet back at Hope's Peak Academy as part of Kaiba's test runs for his Duel Disk system, Kaiba is nothing but polite and respectful towards her despite maintaining his aloof and stern character, and even softens up around her. He even goes as far as to give her a few words of encouragement regarding the gamer's own problems and parts with her on good, civil terms.
*** Throughout the first part of the Battle City finals, he expresses open concern for her injured legs as seen when she and Hajime first arrive at the rendezvous spot to gather the finalists and also during their duel in Chapter 37 when he feels like the duel might be too much for her, specifically: his hesitance to attack her directly with Obelisk to win the duel (See FriendOrIdolDecision above). In addition Mokuba even mentions to the others that whenever he talks about her, he seems a lot more positive compared to when he talks about Yugi and his friends.
** Towards Makoto:
*** When he first meets the younger boy in Chapter 29, he gives Makoto his autograph no strings attached after Makoto makes it clear that Kaiba is his personal hero who got him to start playing Duel Monsters since Kaiba isn't that much older than him.
*** During the Virtual World arc, he even allows Makoto and Komaru to sit with him at the breakfast table. Later on when he and Makoto end up traveling together during their stay in the virtual world; he gives Makoto some words of encouragement over the latter's insecurities over being a good big brother and even takes this literally in chapter 48. See AffectionateGestureToTheHead above.
*** He also applauds Makoto for his amazing performance against Yugi during the Battle City finals, even telling Makoto that that he's getting a personal invite next time he holds a tournament and that should the younger boy have any problems regarding fees and expenses, he can turn to him.
** Towards Chihiro:
*** Even as early as the start of the fic, Kaiba holds the programmer's skill at very high regard (despite him being an intern) with how he is able to trust him in taking part in some of KaibaCorp's more complicated matters. By Chapter 51, he even considers the option of hiring him full-time in the future.
*** In Chapter 34, Kaiba lets Chihiro hold Obelisk. Granted, it was for a very good reason, but this is Kaiba we're talking about. Later on in that same chapter, when he finds Chihiro covered in soot, he hands Chihiro a towel.
*** During the Orichalcos arc, not only has Chihiro been officially employed under him; but he also does not take it against the programmer when the latter takes action without his permission (such as involving Kyoko Kirigiri into his investigation). In fact after Chihiro's progress, he even gives him a ''raise''. Additionally at the end of the arc, when Chihiro was worried that he would fire him, Kaiba not only doesn't fire him but admits he was wrong and entrusts Chihiro with further responsibilities later down the line. The scene even ends with the implication that he's having a coat made for the young programmer with a similar design as his.
** He's also a lot less aloof towards Mikan whenever they interact with how he's a lot more gentler towards her (well as gentle as Kaiba can be) and how he genuinely respects her skills as a nurse.
*** [[spoiler:See AffectionateGestureToTheHead above for a literal use of this trope]].
** To a minor extent: In Chapter 59, [[spoiler: when he, Chisa and Kyosuke list the demand to make the "Ultimate Duelist" title an annual title and to have Hajime transferred to the Main Course as such; Kaiba briefly mentions how Yugi would also make for a wonderful addition for Class 78.]]
* PutOnABus: During the Canada Nationals arc.
* TheRival: To Yugi, obviously, but also somewhat to Byakuya, given that their companies are competitors. Kaiba doesn't really recognize him as a ''true'' equal, but still gets irritated by him.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Any questioning Hope's Peak may have of his talent as Ultimate Duelist, thanks to his loss to Yugi, is quickly evaporated by Kaiba's generous donations, amounting to ''thirty percent'' of their revenue. Although, Kaiba is still incredibly talented.
* ScrewDestiny: As in canon, Kaiba is a firm believer that he alone determines his own fate. To no surprise, this puts him at odds with the [[BecauseDestinySaysSo Pharoah.]]
* SlobsVsSnobs: The snob to Joey's slob.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He's cold to strangers, straight-up rude to Yugi and his friends, but also shows a kinder side around people he likes or respects (Yugi nonwithstanding). Chihiro, Chiaki, Mokuba, and Makoto all get to see it, while Mikan gets part of it when he pays her a compliment.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** After watching Sonia get savaged by the Winged Dragon of Ra and administering some failed tests on Obelisk, he has decided to lock the god cards away forever, rather than want them for his deck. This is especially noteworthy, because it's something his canon counterpart would never even ''think'' of doing. Inherently though, on top of that, Kaiba is also highly respectful of Chiaki and even seems to have a soft spot for Chihiro Fujisaki. Chiaki states that she believes it's because Yugi and his friends piss Kaiba off, so he's [[PerpetualFrowner always in a sour mood around them]].
** Considering that the events of the original manga happened in this fic's continuity, he took several of these ''after'' said events.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** He gets one from Chiaki after he still insists on continuing the Battle City finals, undermining Mahiru's condition and even ignoring the threat that Yami Marik brings to everyone else.
** He also gets a second one from Chisa (via communication line) who makes him realized that he just broadcasted Sonia getting obliterated by the Winged Dragon of Ra on international television.
* WorldsStrongestMan: In this story's universe, he is an Ultimate much like the ''Danganronpa'' characters, specifically his title is "Ultimate Duelist".
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: While dueling Monokuma, Kaiba agrees with him on the point of the MST3KMantra existing within Noah's Virtual World and Duel Monsters in general. He then states that he never wants to agree with Monokuma on anything ever again.
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[[folder: Mokuba Kaiba]]
* DistressedDude: During the Virtual World arc, once again as per canon. Joey even lampshades it when he and the others find out.
--> '''Joey (sarcastically)''': Show of hands, who's surprised?
* MoralityPet: To Kaiba, again as per canon.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba, as per canon.
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[[folder: Chihiro Fujisaki]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Hacks into the virtual world's database to save the others from Gozaburo's monster, and also facilitate in their escape.
* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses like a girl to avoid being bullied for his "weak" personality.
* DudeLooksLikeALady[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser: As per his home series.
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Kaiba, whose confidence and attitude he considers something to strive for.
* MoralityPet: He's one of the few characters in the story that Kaiba actually treats with genuine kindness and concern.
* NonActionGuy: While he is a duelist, his skills is minimal compared to the other characters in this story. Instead his talents lie in programming and technology.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, sweet, reserved, and started dressing like a girl to escape his frequent bullies.
* TechnoWizard: He's an absolute genius with technology, accepted into [=KaibaCorp=] initially because of his father, but quickly proving himself on his own merits. Now, he's not only helping them with several projects, he developed an AI testing program for the tournament that made it much larger than in ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' canon, is working on his own AI, and talks about writing programs on the fly. By the end of the Battle City arc, he's officially employed under [=KaibaCorp=]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba. Noah even notes during the Orichalcos arc at how his loyalty is only exceeded by Mokuba.
* {{Workaholic}}: Upon being kicked out of the tournament, he opts to go back to work instead of relaxing.
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[[folder: Seto Kaiba]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: While Kaiba already received this treatment in canon when comparing his incarnations from the original manga to the second anime, this fic goes even further than that via toning down or even removing some of his more selfish and ammoral actions. One major example would be his plans to blow up Kaiba Corp island at the end of Battle City: In canon he considered blowing up the island after he was eliminated from the Battle City tournament without anyone knowing (which would have killed everyone on it), and only stopped after Ishizu and Mokuba got through to him. In this fic; the idea of blowing up the island prematurely never crosses his mind and only plans to do so ''after'' the tournament when everybody is safe and sound.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Calling him a "nice guy" is still a stretch, but Kaiba here comes off as a lot more noble and considerate of others than his canon self. He expresses soft spots for Chihiro, Chiaki and Makoto every so often and treats them with more kindness and respect than he does Yugi and his friends. Also, while he still seeks to obtain the three Egyptian God Cards from Yugi and Marik, it's not out of the means to fuel his own ego, but more of to ensure that they are sealed away for good for the protection of everyone else.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: [[spoiler:In Chapter 48, he gives one of these to Makoto for a job well done dueling Noah]].
** [[spoiler:He gives another one to Mikan in chapter 62 when she won't stop crying]].
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The guy is highly confident and smug about his dueling skills, and is damn sure to make it so that you never forget it.
* BerserkButton: As per canon, the pride of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is very important to him. He did not take kindly when Monokuma implied that he was the series mascot and not Blue-Eyes.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Mokuba, as per canon. Mokuba's welfare is about the only thing that could get Kaiba shaken up.
* BigWhat: Just like in canon, this is his reaction to hearing Yugi lost in his duel (and to him his King of Games title) against Rafael. Unlike in canon however, he discovers this at the DOMA headquarters rather than phone so he does not get the chance to RageQuit on him like he did there.
* BreakTheHaughty: He ends up on the receiving end of this a couple of times throughout the story: Whether it is being told off by someone "weaker"/with less power and influence than he has, or by others getting ahead of him in finding breakthroughs during important moments.
* CherryTapping: What his victory over Joey in the Battle City pretty much equates to: After a long duel of both of them exchanging strong monsters after strong monsters, Kaiba clinches the duel with a direct attack from none other than his ''Saggi the Dark Clown''.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a very sharp tongue, though he doesn't even use the veneer of politeness a GentlemanSnarker has.
--> '''Kaiba:''' I'm sorry, what were you saying? I couldn't hear you over the sound of my victory.
* DemotedToExtra: Zigzagged during the Orichalcos arc. While his role and influence stay exactly the same as it was in canon, all of his canonical encounters with Alister have been left entirely off-screen not unlike Yugi's canonical duels during the Battle City arc.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing to Yugi in the Battle City semi-finals as per canon, he breaks down emotionally in his office thinking he has nothing anymore. Thankfully Chiaki arrives and snaps him out of it not long afterwards.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Comes across this situation towards the end of his duel with Chiaki: Either he calls of Obelisk's attack, but loses to her and thus lose his chance to seal away the Egyptian God Cards, or he attacks for the win but at the ''huge'' cost of Chiaki's safety. Thankfully Chiaki eases up his worries, telling him to go through with the attack.
* FriendshipDenial: He's like this way towards Chiaki, even though pretty much everyone can agree the two of them are friends.
* GracefulLoser: During the epilogue of the Orichalcos arc, he accepts that both Kirigi and Chihiro ended up being the ones in the right as opposed to him.
* HonorBeforeReason: Despite barely winning against him, Kaiba declines to take Byakuya's best card, The Wicked Dreadroot, and tells him to gear up for their rematch in the finals, where Kaiba will gladly take it from him then. The only reason is because he thinks the rematch would be "too unfair" if Byakuya lost his best card before it. [[LampshadeHanging Mokuba makes it clear as to Kaiba's use of this trope]].
* IHatePastMe: Has shown distate for how he was back in the past - where he risked everything to win, even at the expense of others.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Obtains the Wicked Dreadroot from Joey after defeating him in the Battle City Finals.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he still maintains his canonical aloof and arrogant persona, his interactions with Chiaki, Chihiro, and Makoto are notably less hostile than with Yugi and his group of friends. Especially noteworthy is the fact that when Hajime carries a sleeping Chiaki to the stadium on his back, Kaiba actually seems ''worried'' about her. Of course, [[TheStoic this being Kaiba]], he's not about to admit to it.
* LastNameBasis: With virtually everyone he meets. Him using the [[FirstNameBasis opposite]] is usually a sign that he is close to someone and/or is someone worthy of his respect.
* NotSoDifferent: To Byakuya. Each of them accuses the other of riding on others' coattails to get where they are, while declaring that ''they'' had to work hard to get to their current position. Thing is, that declaration is ''true'' in both cases--Byakuya had to fight his own siblings to get to the top of the Togami Corporation, while Kaiba was an orphan who had to win his way out with chess.
** Believe it or not, this trope also applies to him and Joey of all people. Both come from broken homes and are proud older brothers with terrible fathers. The main difference between them is Kaiba's richness and success while Joey still struggles in poverty.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he breaks down in front of Chiaki towards the end of Chapter 56, he goes as far as to fling his deck (containing his ''prized Blue-Eyes White Dragons'') at her, causing the cards to scatter all over the floor. It's a clear sign that Kaiba is not right emotionally ''at all''.
* PetTheDog: Aside from his moments with Mokuba as per canon, he has a ''lot'' of these moments with the Danganronpa characters throughout the story, which only prove to humanize him a lot more than in canon. Most specifically are his various interactions with Chiaki, Makoto and Chihiro.
** Towards Chiaki:
*** When they first meet back at Hope's Peak Academy as part of Kaiba's test runs for his Duel Disk system, Kaiba is nothing but polite and respectful towards her despite maintaining his aloof and stern character, and even softens up around her. He even goes as far as to give her a few words of encouragement regarding the gamer's own problems and parts with her on good, civil terms.
*** Throughout the first part of the Battle City finals, he expresses open concern for her injured legs as seen when she and Hajime first arrive at the rendezvous spot to gather the finalists and also during their duel in Chapter 37 when he feels like the duel might be too much for her, specifically: his hesitance to attack her directly with Obelisk to win the duel (See FriendOrIdolDecision above). In addition Mokuba even mentions to the others that whenever he talks about her, he seems a lot more positive compared to when he talks about Yugi and his friends.
** Towards Makoto:
*** When he first meets the younger boy in Chapter 29, he gives Makoto his autograph no strings attached after Makoto makes it clear that Kaiba is his personal hero who got him to start playing Duel Monsters since Kaiba isn't that much older than him.
*** During the Virtual World arc, he even allows Makoto and Komaru to sit with him at the breakfast table. Later on when he and Makoto end up traveling together during their stay in the virtual world; he gives Makoto some words of encouragement over the latter's insecurities over being a good big brother and even takes this literally in chapter 48. See AffectionateGestureToTheHead above.
*** He also applauds Makoto for his amazing performance against Yugi during the Battle City finals, even telling Makoto that that he's getting a personal invite next time he holds a tournament and that should the younger boy have any problems regarding fees and expenses, he can turn to him.
** Towards Chihiro:
*** Even as early as the start of the fic, Kaiba holds the programmer's skill at very high regard (despite him being an intern) with how he is able to trust him in taking part in some of KaibaCorp's more complicated matters. By Chapter 51, he even considers the option of hiring him full-time in the future.
*** In Chapter 34, Kaiba lets Chihiro hold Obelisk. Granted, it was for a very good reason, but this is Kaiba we're talking about. Later on in that same chapter, when he finds Chihiro covered in soot, he hands Chihiro a towel.
*** During the Orichalcos arc, not only has Chihiro been officially employed under him; but he also does not take it against the programmer when the latter takes action without his permission (such as involving Kyoko Kirigiri into his investigation). In fact after Chihiro's progress, he even gives him a ''raise''. Additionally at the end of the arc, when Chihiro was worried that he would fire him, Kaiba not only doesn't fire him but admits he was wrong and entrusts Chihiro with further responsibilities later down the line. The scene even ends with the implication that he's having a coat made for the young programmer with a similar design as his.
** He's also a lot less aloof towards Mikan whenever they interact with how he's a lot more gentler towards her (well as gentle as Kaiba can be) and how he genuinely respects her skills as a nurse.
*** [[spoiler:See AffectionateGestureToTheHead above for a literal use of this trope]].
** To a minor extent: In Chapter 59, [[spoiler: when he, Chisa and Kyosuke list the demand to make the "Ultimate Duelist" title an annual title and to have Hajime transferred to the Main Course as such; Kaiba briefly mentions how Yugi would also make for a wonderful addition for Class 78.]]
* PutOnABus: During the Canada Nationals arc.
* TheRival: To Yugi, obviously, but also somewhat to Byakuya, given that their companies are competitors. Kaiba doesn't really recognize him as a ''true'' equal, but still gets irritated by him.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Any questioning Hope's Peak may have of his talent as Ultimate Duelist, thanks to his loss to Yugi, is quickly evaporated by Kaiba's generous donations, amounting to ''thirty percent'' of their revenue. Although, Kaiba is still incredibly talented.
* ScrewDestiny: As in canon, Kaiba is a firm believer that he alone determines his own fate. To no surprise, this puts him at odds with the [[BecauseDestinySaysSo Pharoah.]]
* SlobsVsSnobs: The snob to Joey's slob.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He's cold to strangers, straight-up rude to Yugi and his friends, but also shows a kinder side around people he likes or respects (Yugi nonwithstanding). Chihiro, Chiaki, Mokuba, and Makoto all get to see it, while Mikan gets part of it when he pays her a compliment.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** After watching Sonia get savaged by the Winged Dragon of Ra and administering some failed tests on Obelisk, he has decided to lock the god cards away forever, rather than want them for his deck. This is especially noteworthy, because it's something his canon counterpart would never even ''think'' of doing. Inherently though, on top of that, Kaiba is also highly respectful of Chiaki and even seems to have a soft spot for Chihiro Fujisaki. Chiaki states that she believes it's because Yugi and his friends piss Kaiba off, so he's [[PerpetualFrowner always in a sour mood around them]].
** Considering that the events of the original manga happened in this fic's continuity, he took several of these ''after'' said events.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** He gets one from Chiaki after he still insists on continuing the Battle City finals, undermining Mahiru's condition and even ignoring the threat that Yami Marik brings to everyone else.
** He also gets a second one from Chisa (via communication line) who makes him realized that he just broadcasted Sonia getting obliterated by the Winged Dragon of Ra on international television.
* WorldsStrongestMan: In this story's universe, he is an Ultimate much like the ''Danganronpa'' characters, specifically his title is "Ultimate Duelist".
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: While dueling Monokuma, Kaiba agrees with him on the point of the MST3KMantra existing within Noah's Virtual World and Duel Monsters in general. He then states that he never wants to agree with Monokuma on anything ever again.
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[[folder: Mokuba Kaiba]]
* DistressedDude: During the Virtual World arc, once again as per canon. Joey even lampshades it when he and the others find out.
--> '''Joey (sarcastically)''': Show of hands, who's surprised?
* MoralityPet: To Kaiba, again as per canon.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba, as per canon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Chihiro Fujisaki]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Hacks into the virtual world's database to save the others from Gozaburo's monster, and also facilitate in their escape.
* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses like a girl to avoid being bullied for his "weak" personality.
* DudeLooksLikeALady[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser: As per his home series.
* HeroWorshipper: Towards Kaiba, whose confidence and attitude he considers something to strive for.
* MoralityPet: He's one of the few characters in the story that Kaiba actually treats with genuine kindness and concern.
* NonActionGuy: While he is a duelist, his skills is minimal compared to the other characters in this story. Instead his talents lie in programming and technology.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, sweet, reserved, and started dressing like a girl to escape his frequent bullies.
* TechnoWizard: He's an absolute genius with technology, accepted into [=KaibaCorp=] initially because of his father, but quickly proving himself on his own merits. Now, he's not only helping them with several projects, he developed an AI testing program for the tournament that made it much larger than in ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' canon, is working on his own AI, and talks about writing programs on the fly. By the end of the Battle City arc, he's officially employed under [=KaibaCorp=]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Kaiba. Noah even notes during the Orichalcos arc at how his loyalty is only exceeded by Mokuba.
* {{Workaholic}}: Upon being kicked out of the tournament, he opts to go back to work instead of relaxing.
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