So, a few years ago, I made a list of my top 10 favourite characters from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series. So now, I'm doing a similar one with doing my top 10 favourite characters from GX. I recently rewatched a bit of GX and decided I wanted to talk about it more. I doubt I'll do one for 5D's because I don't remember that much about most of the side characters in that and I don't think there's enough characters to make a proper list anyway, but I do want to do more about these shows. I'm thinking I'll be doing another series of anime reviews soon because ever since I finished the last one, I've seen a lot more and so I want to talk about them, including these two. But, for now, I'm just gonna be talking about my top 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
10. Blair:
Starting us off at number 10 is this young duelist. Originally introduced as a girl with a crush on Zane, she snuck onto the island of Duel Academy to get close to him, until she developed a crush on Jaden and then finally officially joined Duel Academy later on and became friends with Marcel. She was also with the others in Season 3 when they were all transported to the other dimension by Yubel and she did everything she could to help out however way she could. Whether by trying to save Marcel after Yubel possessed him or helping Jaden reached Yubel for their duel.
9. Syrus:
Next up is Jaden's best friend and Zane's younger brother, Syrus Truesdale. When we first saw him, he was nothing but a wimp who couldn't play Duel Monsters all that well. That is until he met Jaden and his confidence began to slowly increase. As the series continued, he was able to make it to the Ra Yellow Dorm, and then later he made it all the way up to Obelisk Blue. But, more than that, when they went to the other dimension, he was able to do a lot by himself like when he ran off by himself and he was able to help Ojama Yellow which led to him helping out some of the others later on. But I also like his interactions with the others, especially him and Jaden considering the two of them became best friends when they first met.
8. Bastion:
This brainiac is one of the longest running characters in the series. Being one of the first friends Jaden meets when he begins Duel Academy, Bastion prefers to use his brain more often than not to win duels. This has led to him making multiple decks for any duel and being the one who helped them escape form the other dimension as well as figure out what would happen if Yubel succeeded in her plan. He also helped encourage Jaden after he was racked with guilt after becoming the Supreme King.
7. Hassleberry:
The half human, half dinosaur student is at number 7. Introduced in Season 2, Hassleberry has dinosaur DNA in his body and is a huge dinosaur expert as well as having a dinosaur themed deck. He's also a military like guy who refers to some of the characters, especially Jaden, as Sarge. And at times, like in Season 3, his dinosaur DNA can sorta cause him to act like a real one. While, he may seem kinda silly at times, I like his devotion to the others like Jaden, who he has a lot of respect for.
6. Alexis:
Another one of Jaden's original friends, Alexis was first seen always around Zane, like she had a crush on him, but then she began hanging out with Jaden and the others more. Her original goal was to find out what happened to her brother, Atticus, but she was eventually able to find him after he was brainwashed. Plus, you could almost say there was a relationship building between her and Jaden a little bit. And she was constantly encouraging the others when they were down as well, but then she and some of the others were marked in the other dimension which led to them doubting Jaden and thinking he was to blame for all the bad things happening.
5. Axel:
Now we're getting into characters introduced in Season 3, one of the transfer students brought to Duel Academy, Axel was being tricked by Viper into challenging Jaden to collect Duel Energy for Yubel. After he found out though, he did everything he could to stop him and became friends with the others. He would help them when they were trying to survive in the dimension and then when he went with the others to the dimension again, he helped in a lot of ways like when he supported the town that the Supreme King was trying to invade and Axel was the one who saved Jaden from the Supreme King by sacrificing himself.
4. Jim:
This crocodile lover was another transfer student first seen in Season 3. As a small boy, he was always around his pet crocodile, Sherly, who he's always carrying around, and was given the Eye Of Orichalcum after he saved her. Ever since, he's been able to use it to see the true nature of anyone he meets. He also didn't have much time to spend with Jaden and the others, but did build a strong relationship with all of them, and this was shown in particular when he tried to defeat the Supreme King and save Jaden. He may have lost, but he did still help Axel when he was trying to help him too.
3. Yubel:
So, this should really come as no surprise. I've mentioned Yubel in two other entries before this and everything I've said before still stands. Overall, just a really awesome character and villain with having a cool design, cool voice and cool personality. And her plan in season 3 is a lot of fun to watch play out, with using Viper into get her her powers back, transporting Duel Academy to the other dimension, having Jaden turn into the Supreme King and so much more. And all this is before she showed her true self after her first duel against Jaden while possessing Jesse's body. It's also cool to see she was connected to Jaden from his childhood and also from the previous person Jaden is the reincarnation of. A lot of the terrible things she does should also go to show just how crazy she is and how enjoyable she is. But it was cool when Jaden helped her turn good again and she became another spirit for him.
2. Jesse:
Coming in close to number 1 is the transfer student with the Crystal Beast deck, Jesse. After transferring to Duel Academy, he and Jaden immediately hit it off as great friends with having so much in common like loving duelling and being able to see duel spirits. And the reason he's so high up on the list is because of just how likeable he is. He's a great friend like when he first meets Jaden and the two of them have a great dynamic together and his past involving the Crystal Beasts choosing him is really cool. Not to mention the fact that it was Pegasus who gave them to him in the first place. And, throughout the whole third season, he was just so much fun to watch. That is until Yubel possessed him as well as Marcel. He did take a leave of absence for a while after that until Jaden was able to save him. But everything about him in the third season, in my opinion, is really enjoyable.
And my number 1 favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character is... Jaden:
And finally at number 1 is the biggest slacker in Duel Academy himself, Jaden Yuki. Jaden may seem like another Shonen Jump protagonist with being dumb and only one interest in life, but I think what helps separate him from some of the others is that his development as a character is somewhat different from them like how the first two seasons has him being the super happy and optimistic kid who's an expert at Duelling, that is until Season 3 where things begin to change. Not only does Jaden go through some really tragic things, but some of it can be seen as his fault and he has to live with a lot of that guilt. After becoming obsessed with finding and saving Jesse, he was blind to everyone else around him who were trying to help him. This helps him mature later on and we see him show that afterwards like after he's freed from the Supreme King's control, he does still try to save Jesse, but he's also trying to stop Yubel from uniting the twelve dimensions together, even going so far as to almost sacrifice himself to and to help her. And, even though I haven't seen it, I know what happens with him in Season 4 with him deciding to leave Duel Academy to go out into the world, especially since he has Professor Banner and Yubel as spirits he's able to talk to. And, really, overall, I mainly like him because, yes, he is fun to watch and is a likeable character, but also because he does change later on and he doesn't have the exact same kinda story as other happy-go-lucky Shonen Jump protagonists and he does have a fun story to watch. And all that is why Jaden is my favourite character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character. And so, everyone, those are my picks for my top 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
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