However, every conflict after this is devoid of most of the stakes and tension we see here because it recycles many of the same beats of this arc and because we know that Yusei will probably win in the end anyways, we’re not really left on the edge of our seat. The Dark Signers arc was effective because a lot of the tension came from the Signers trying to save the world, and it was even more personal for Yusei, Jack and Crow because they were also fighting for the Satellite, their home. As such, the plot has to continue to come up with external factors to raise the stakes and create tension. If our protagonist always wins, it removes a lot of the tension of the conflict. Now like I said, most people like Yusei because he never loses, but I personally hate this the most about him. He also almost lost to Kalin, but like his bike gave out before he could be dealt the finishing blow so it was left undecided. Yusei has never lost a game in the series, with his only defeat being in a flashback against Jack and even that was kinda brushed over. Now most people really like Yusei for one main reason he never loses. They create tension, which keeps us engaged as we want to see how it concludes, they establish stakes, meaning we get that “either the hero wins or else this will happen,” and they help set up character development, as we get to see how the conflict forces out characters to adapt and grow. Having both internal and external conflicts are important for the story for several reasons.
An external conflict refers to the conflicts between a character and an external force. And even if they didn’t want to have him overcome this flaw, the simple solution would be to come up with another, believable one that would help him develop as a person and put him on that character arc he so desperately needs.Īn internal conflict is a character’s own internal struggle, such as an emotional problem or some internalized flaw they believe about themself (see section 3). He has a flaw, but his overcoming this flaw doesn’t help him grow because he doesn’t overcome it. This causes her death and revival to be massive motivators for him to partake in the struggle against the Dark Signers, and through their duel and her “death” he was able to grow into the person we see at the end of the arc. She saw him as a person with real thoughts and feelings and she helped him get over his defeat as Yusei and begin down a path to finding his own way. Carly was the first character to every see Jack for more than just some celebrity who lost his title. Yusei doesn’t have any major flaws that he has to overcome, but this leads into point number 2.Ĭarly’s death, revival as a Dark Signer, and then her second “death” all helped contribute to Jack’s character arc during this arc. Now you could say “well Yusei shouldn’t have to change, he’s perfect and that’s the point!” And you know what, that’s a fair point. So yeah, Yusei doesn’t really grow as a character, he doesn’t start in one place and end in a different place. Literally this is exactly how this goes and I hate it This combined with his guilt over what happened to Kalin causes him to almost just give up altogether, but then Jack punches him and he goes back to being himself. The closest we get is when he almost loses to Kalin and he loses confidence in himself. He doesn’t learn any lessons that force him to grow as a character or end up in a different place than where he started, and while his caring, heroic personality is often challenged by other characters, it’s never to the point where he actually changes or grows.
As a character he stays pretty much the same.
And then he finishes the show… as a chill guy who values his friends more than anything and is willing to do whatever he can for them. Yusei starts off as a fairly straightforward character he’s just a chill dude who values his friends more than anything and is willing to do whatever he can for them.
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