It has been mentioned that Duke is the fourth Jonas brother, likely a joke at his expense due to the many fangirls he has. After reappearing Duke became part of Yugi's group of friends something he asked to be right before the start of season 2, even though he didn't fulfill his promise of losing the sexyback music.Īpparently his hand has a habit of touching other people's butts, as in " Final Deathstination". Men apparently propose to him all the time, (although Tristian claims that he was kidding). Tristan still refers to him as a witch at this point, asking him if he brought his broomstick with him while escaping the Steves. He throws a dice at one, prompting him to say that it "barely hurt". When Duke reappears in " The Man Who Would Be Steve", he saves Tristan and Serenity from a mob of Steves. Tristan thinks he's a witch, having seen him perform magic tricks, and can be heard constantly shouting "Burn the witch!", a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, Pegasus funds Dungeon Dice Monsters, apparently because it would make his card game look exciting by comparison. When asked why it's different, he simply responds, "My game uses dice." In the end, everybody tells him that they consider his game more boring than Duel Monsters. He often talks about how sexy he is and tries to convince people that Dungeon Dice Monsters is not like Duel Monsters, despite the similar rules and exact same monsters. In " Throw Haga From The Train", it's revealed that Duke must recharge his batteries on a daily basis otherwise, his theme music will slow down and eventually stop entirely. He contradicts this in " Penguin Ex Machina", in which he says that he "can barely hear his theme music" and again in a deleted scene where Tristan finds a remote that changes it. Yugi says they can be friends if he gets rid of "that annoying theme music" to which Duke replied with "What theme music?" suggesting that he either can't hear the music or that the music has always followed him around so he thinks it's normal. His voice is based on Snake from " The Simpsons", and almost every time he is speaking onscreen the music of " SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake plays in the background. He is based on the canon Duke Devlin.ĭuke appeared in " Shine On, You Crazy Devlin". The animation is crisp and nuanced (except for occasionally when they decide for some reason to switch to exaggerated, cartoon-like animation, particularly with Joey-those moments are probably my least favorite aspect of the show!), and the characters are real, touching, and very entertaining.Duke Devlin's wiki page Duke Devlin is a character within the Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged universe. And the character relationships are complex enough that these speeches, when they occur, are actually meaningful and sometimes (at least to me!) quite touching. Finally, you have to tolerate a certain amount of sappiness-the main characters do often take the time to go on and on about the importance of friendship and courage and standing up for yourself, etc etc.however, I personally find this somewhat refreshing after watching my brother play countless video games where the main message seemed to be Kill Anything in Your Path if It Will Give You Energy Points or some such advantage. Or, like me, you can simply realize that the game actually is quite interesting and complex, and in the show is used to advance the plot and character development, and just accept it. It helps if you're a 6 to 12-year-old boy (or anyone else, I suppose) and are actually into playing the card game yourself. Secondly, you have to tolerate the fact that much of the show consists of duels, in which the characters themselves compete in the card game that the show is designed to market. If you're inclined to dismiss the premises of the plot as stupid, then this show is not for you. Now, granted, you have to have certain tolerances to enjoy this show: you have to accept the world in which the characters live, in which for some reason everything seems to ride on this certain card game, Duel Monsters, and in which there exist ancient items with various spirits trapped inside them. When my brother started watching this show and I heard bits of it in the background I thought it sounded like the stupidest thing ever-I heard bits of dialogue along the lines of "Oh, yeah! Well I attack with my dark magician!" or "Now I shall harness the power of all millennium items and rule the world!" or "Ha ha, with the power of our friendship we will defeat you!" However, after I had been forced to actually watch several episodes and began to actually follow the plot and character development, I discovered to my surprise that this show, while it is basically just a marketing ploy to sell trading cards, is actually a complex and fascinating story with well-developed and multi-dimensional characters and relationships.