Later in the series, he is challenged by Shobu Kirifuda (who Hakuoh recognizes as a reflection of his former self). To protect his title, Hakuoh is protected by four Temple Guardians. As a result, Hakuoh becomes a dueling champion and the leader of the White Soldiers. Hakuoh no longer sees any fun in dueling and decides that one's value as a human being is determined by their ability to win and will rest at nothing to "be the best". Since then, Hakuoh has become a cold-hearted villain and Shobu's main rival. Instead of being crushed by his opponent's attack, however, Hakuoh was pushed out of the way by his mother, who was fatally wounded. Unaware of the dangers involved in a Kaijudo duel, Hakuoh became overconfident and was nearly killed as a result. This changed, however, when a mysterious duelist appeared and challenged Hakuoh to his first Kaijudo duel. At that time, he was a reflection of Shobu, a young kid who loved the game above all else. Hakuoh came from a prominent dueling family, and specialized in Light civilization from a young age.
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Shobu also appeared in the anime movie "Rockman.EXE: Program Between Light and Darkness." Hakuoh ( 白凰, Hakuō) Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese) Joe Ochman (English) Hakuoh is the archrival of Shobu Kirifuda. He defeated Zakira with Bolpheaus Heaven in the manga. Later, his trump card becomes Bolshack NEX. After losing Saint Bolshack, Valkiryas Musashi, Ultimate Battle Dragon and Sword Flash Galaxy, Super Champ became his trump cards as well. As of Duel Masters Cross his main cards are: Bolmeteus "Kensei" Dragon, Bolshack Yamato Dragon, Bolbalzak "Sword Flash" Dragon and Saint Bolshack, Spiritual Dragon. Soon after he combined elements from the 2 decks and created a Samurai Dragon/Angel Command deck (Fire, Light & Nature civilizations). This new deck is a Dragon and Samurai deck. After being defeated in a later season he loses most of his deck but is guided to his father's deck by the spirits of Bolmeteus Samurai Dragon and Bolbalzak "Sword Flash" Dragon. He uses a Fire Civilization deck which later becomes a Dragon Deck and even later evolves into a Dragon/Angel Command deck. All in all Shobu is brave, strong, and has the guts never to give up, just like his favorite creatures. He must either accept the help of his friends and "wind up like Ko" (Kokujo having been injured in a Kaijudo duel) or give up on his friends and "end up like Hakuoh", who had become cold and heartless. In his duel with Hakuoh, as Shobu faces off against the strongest of all Angel Commands, he is forced to make a crucial decision. Throughout this portion of the series, Shobu must defeat Hakuoh's underlings while he struggles to understand the true spirit of dueling. In the first season, Shobu takes on the challenge of defeating the temple champion, Hakuoh, who he feels has become corrupt with power. Shobu keeps a positive attitude throughout the series, insisting on dueling for fun as opposed to simply winning. He aspires to become a great duelist like his father, Shori Kirifuda. Shobu engages in this card game so that he can be the best duelist like his father was.Ĭharacters Main characters Shobu Kirifuda ( 切札 勝舞, Kirifuda Shōbu) Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi (child), Kouki Uchiyama (adult) (Japanese) Joshua Seth (Season 1), Liam O'Brien (Season 1.5, 2) (English) A Knight's apprentice. He and a few duelists are known to bring the monsters on the cards to life in their duels. The original storyline follows Shobu Kirifuda, a young boy who likes to play Duel Masters. The story centers around the card game Duel Masters, which revolves around five civilizations consisting of Fire, Water, Light, Darkness and Nature.
The original manga, accompanied with his sequels, sold 4.5 million copies in Japan. Duel Masters Win Duel Wars (2023-present)ĭuel Masters ( デュエル・マスターズ, Dyueru Masutāzu) is a media franchise consisting of a manga, several anime series, a trading card game and several video games.