Skye Zaizen

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Skye is a fair-skinned young woman with light brown hair in a bob-cut and yellow eyes. Her standard attire is a uniform that consists of a slate-colored jacket with a light blue trim, which she wears over a light yellow jumper. Underneath, she has a white dress shirt with a blue tie and heart-shaped clip. Skye's uniform also includes a short black skirt with black socks that reach below her knee and brown shoes. (In the dub, her socks are turned into leggings and cover all of her legs.) At home, Skye's casual clothes include a blue and white t-shirt with pink accents, light blue shorts with a pink drawstring, and baby blue slippers. When going out, she wears a white shirt with light blue jacket, a short blue skirt, and black socks on her brown shoes. When she was younger, Skye would wear a yellow dress with a green shirt underneath. Her hair was styled similarly to her Blue Angel persona. Skye also carried a doll of "Evilswarm Mandragora".

blue angel

As Blue Angel, she takes on the appearance of a magical girl, true to her name, she has very long blue hair which reaches her chest and is tied into two long strands with blue ribbons. Her eyes and eyebrows are also blue and she has a green clover tattoo on her right cheek. She wears a blue choker and pink heart-shaped winged earrings. Her outfit consists of a white sleeveless shirt with a blue necktie. Underneath, she wears a blue and pink dress with wing-shaped frills, and dark blue thigh-high socks. (The socks were elongated slightly in the dub.) She wears dark and light blue boots with wings attached to each one. Lastly, she has a pair of white wings with pink heart-shaped and lavender clover-shaped patterns on each wing.

Blue Gal

As Blue Gal, her appearance resembles her Blue Angel self but her hair is middle length reaching past her shoulders with her bangs resembling Shay Obsidian and she wears a pink Trickstar shaped clip on the right side of her hair. Her outfit and the way she dresses is similar to Ghost Gal. Like Ghost Gal, her outfit is a one-piece outfit consisting of a white, blue and pink vest with a zipper and shorts, stockings that resemble her Blue Angel self and blue boots. She also wears a belt with a deck box on both sides and dark blue elbow length fingerless gloves

Blue Maiden

As Blue Maiden, her hair color is reversed. She now has long, wavy hair, with some pulled back in a bun, and a strand over her left shoulder. Her bangs now part to the right, reaching her shoulder, and a short pink highlight behind. Her tattoo is now a teardrop and she wears earrings like Blue Angel's, but upside-down and lack wings. She has a long black, white, and blue sleeveless waistcoat, and a pink and black skirt. She also wears a golden belt with the Trickstar logo, and a black armband with a pink stone on her left arm. There are black, forearm length wristguards with blue wings on the ends, and pointed pink tips at her hands. She also wears blue, pink, and black tights, and pink and black boots with blue wings. Unlike her previous two avatars, Blue Maiden wears a shade of soft pink lipstick. When Blue Maiden activates her Skill, she grows a pair of angel wings

personality

Skye is described as being very nice, polite, timid, and reserved on first sight. As a child, based on a picture of her, she is a shy girl, holding onto her mother. However, as a Celebrity Duelist, Skye becomes very active in LINK VRAINS. As Blue Angel, her personality is very bubbly, energetic and she is a smiling idol with a cheerful demeanor. She is very obedient to her older step-brother, Akira, but also wants to prove herself and is willing to show him that she can handle something on her own. She seems very distrustful of others, as she thinks most people only approach her for her connections to SOL Technologies. Despite this she is shown to be very grateful for people who have helped and saved her and she is also eager to help them in return. Skye was shown to be get annoyed and angry when Emma lectured her. This carried on inside LINK VRAINS as Blue Angel said she was in a bad mood and felt like beating someone. When Blue Angel worked out Baira was behind the virus which infected her, Blue Angel became more determined to beat her and said she couldn't forgive her.[5] In season two, Skye's personality has shown to have matured and she decides to fight not just for herself but for others as well. She also began to question about the Ignis' right to live after witnessing the decompilation of one of them by SOL Technologies.

Etymology

Aoi" (葵) means "hollyhock", a plant associated with abundance and great fortune and was also the emblem of the Tokugawa family. "Aoi" may also be derived from (青い), a Japanese word for blue, reflected by her alias, "Blue Angel". The characters that form "Zaizen" (財前) can be translated as "before wealth". Her dub name, Skye, is a fanciful spelling of the English word sky, which is a part the upper atmosphere that is colored blue during the daytime.

Abilities

In LINK VRAINS as Blue Angel she can summon and create a blue energy whip.[6] As Blue Angel, Skye can use the Skill "Trickstar Fraud", which allows her to discard a "Trickstar" monster during the opponent's turn in order to force them to draw until they have 3 cards in their hand. As Blue Gal, Skye uses a new Skill called "Trickstar Gig", which lets her send cards from the top of her deck to the GY equal to the number of "Trickstar" monster on her field and then add one "Trickstar" card from the card(s) sent to the GY by the Skill's effect to her hand. As Blue Maiden, Skye uses a new Skill, "Shape of Sea" that she obtained from Aqua. When she takes battle damage, it allows her to Special Summon a WATER monster from her GY with equal or less ATK than the damage she took.

Biography

Eleven years ago, Akira and Skye's parents were married, and the two became siblings. But ten years prior to the events of the story, while on vacation celebrating their anniversary, their parents died in a car accident.[2] This left Akira and Skye alone and their possessions were sold, including their manor. To provide a living for him and his sister, Akira often broke the law, but Skye made him happy, and Akira swore to protect her smile.[1] Despite Akira's attempts, Skye became closed off and insecure.[7]

Biography

When they were both children, a girl named Miyu Sugisaki approached Skye, who was in school during the period when she and her brother had been traveling among cities. Miyu quickly befriended Skye, who was surprised, since nobody was this friendly to her. Miyu continued playing with Skye in the park, and the two became close friends, and Skye felt that Miyu even saved her from being sad. One particular day, Miyu took her mother's wedding ring without consent and showed it off proudly to Skye. Miyu wanted Skye to wear it, but Skye refused. Despite this, Miyu went to give it to her, but she accidentally lost the ring in the drain. Shocked and scared of what happened, Miyu cried as her mother came and asked her on the whereabouts of the ring. As Miyu continued crying, unwilling to see her friend getting punished, Skye took the fall and told Miyu's mother that she was the one who lost the ring. Miyu wanted to explain that's not the truth, but her mother believed Skye and promptly told her not to approach her daughter again. Miyu felt guilty over the event and would forever remember this as a case where Skye saved her. However, she did not come to the park where Skye awaited her, and sometime after, Skye moved away with her brother. Akira knew that Skye took the blame to protect her friend, but Skye still felt miserable.[8] Skye cried a lot for the disappearance of her parents, feeling alone and miserable. To cheer her up, Akira read her the story of "Blue Angel", which made Skye happier. This also motivated her to become a hero of LINK VRAINS, under the alias of Blue Angel.[9]

Biography

That evening, she got a call from Akira, who asked her why she was unhappy, then told her to stop Speed Dueling immediately because it was dangerous and she could die, and because he cared about her. He also told her not to let anyone find out she was Blue Angel as it could jeopardize his position. She timidly replied that she understood and hung up, but then reflected on her resolve to show him that she could hold her own, and decided to Duel Playmaker. She entered LINK VRAINS and, after turning down several Duel requests, issued a public challenge to Playmaker to come out and Duel her, with Yusaku and Shoichi watching. Yusaku refused her challenge, as she was not a Knight of Hanoi. After waiting in vain for Playmaker to show up, she was instead approached by Specter, who claimed to be a fan of hers, but she realized he was lying. He told her he wanted her to defeat Playmaker, and gave her a card, which he told her would free her hidden desires. After he left, she wondered what she was doing there, apparently having no memory of the incident. She bumped into Yusaku again the next morning at school. Ai tried to talk to her Duel Disk again, but this time it gave an angry response, and Ai immediately realized something was wrong. As Skye and Yusaku walked to class, she asked him why he had joined the Duel Club, not believing it was because he loved Dueling. When Yusaku asked her about her brother, she angrily told him that people only ever talked to her because they either wanted the new Duel Disk, or a job at SOL Technologies after graduating. She told him not to bother asking because her brother wouldn't trust her, and ran off.[11]

Biography

While in class, she received a text from "Playmaker" accepting her challenge, when it was actually sent by Ai. She excused herself, claiming she needed to go to the infirmary, but instead went to the rooftop to enter LINK VRAINS. When the Duel started, she felt a wave of excitement when she heard her fans cheering her on.[11] Blue Angel started off splendidly, chipping away a considerable amount of Playmaker's LP and destroying "Decode Talker" even with his attempt at defense. Blue Angel then drew "Dark Angel" and started getting influenced by the Knights of Hanoi. As Playmaker made his move and was about to attack, Blue Angel used her Skill in tandem with her cards to attempt to defeat Playmaker, but was foiled. She then lost consciousness from the mental damage she received from Dark Angel, as "Encode Talker" finished her in one hit.[2]

Biography

After the duel, Blue Angel fell into a coma. Playmaker then logged out and found a comatose Skye on the roof. She was then rushed to the hospital. The doctors stated that they couldn't identify the reason or cure for Skye's condition. Later Blue Angel's unconscious body was seen in a building within LINK VRAINS, during the confrontation between Akira, Playmaker and Varis. The latter stated that he would only give Skye the removal program if Playmaker defeated him in a duel.[12] Akira looked at her sister's unconscious LINK VRAINS avatar, noting how her fate depended in the Playmaker's Duel against Varis.[13] Akira looked at his sister, concerned how Varis and Playmaker stopped their Speed Duel and entered the Data Storm.[14][15]

Biography

With Varis' defeat, Playmaker acquired the virus-removal program. He approached Blue Angel's avatar and released the program, making her disappear. Ghost Gal explained she logged out, and Akira sensed Skye was recovering. Akira came to Skye's bed at the hospital, and watched as she woke up from her coma. Skye apologized for her actions, but Akira just asked her to rest. While Akira cried that she was restored, Skye smiled, seeing how much her brother cared for her.[16] Since the incident in LINK VRAINS, Skye did not show up at school, nor did she enter the network. Yusaku believed her brother simply restricted her access to LINK VRAINS to prevent any further danger that could befall her. As predicted, Skye was restricted by the robot at her apartment from leaving, per Akira's orders. She took a tablet and accessed LINK VRAINS network, in the shape of a digital butterfly. She overheard the conversation between Ghost Gal and Akira. After the latter logged off, Ghost Gal recognized the butterfly as Blue Angel, and offered her a chance to regain her reputation. She logged into the LINK VRAINS and stopped one of the AI prototypes from attacking Playmaker with her whip. She swore she would be the one to defeat Playmaker, and asked of the AI to stop their attacks. The AI prototype swore to eliminate her, too. Blue Angel promised to take them on and defeat them.[17]

Biography

Playmaker muttered Blue Angel's name, who came to repay him for curing her. Playmaker claimed he never indebted her; regardless, Blue Angel started the Duel with the other AI prototype, and thought she'll be the one to defeat Playmaker. Blue Angel went with her usual tactic by using "Trickstar Light Stage" to summon "Trickstar Lilybell" and, with "Trickstar Candina", Link Summoned her "Trickstar Holly Angel". Special Summoning a "Trickstar Narkissus", Blue Angel had "Trickstar Holly Angel" and "Trickstar Light Stage" shave off the AI prototype's LP, and brought back "Trickstar Narkissus", along with "Trickstar Lycoris". As the AI prototype drew another card, another 400 LP was dealt to it as damage, while "Trickstar Holly Angel" increased its ATK, Blue Angel wished to sting the prototype even more. To halt Blue Angel's strategy, the AI prototype used "Abyss Invitation" to inflict 200 LP damage back to Blue Angel whenever the AI prototype is damaged. Like the other prototype, the AI Link Summoned "Tentacluster Nautilus", and destroyed two of his "Tentacluster Blastsucker" to inflict a total of 1200 LP damage.[18]

Biography

Blue Angel noted the prototype fought her by using effect damage, and she would retaliate in a similar manner. The prototype banished two of his "Tentacluster Blastsucker", to shave Blue Angel's LP to 400, while it had 1500 LP left. The prototype brought back a "Tentacluster Blastsucker", and had it attack "Trickstar Lycoris", while Blue Angel noted it would destroy it on purpose and banish it to win the Duel. Using "Trickstar Cascade", Blue Angel negated the attack, preventing AI's victory. Blue Angel declared she wouldn't let the AI prototype gain another turn, as she drew a card. Bringing out "Trickstar Candina", Blue Angel Link Summoned "Trickstar Black Catbat", and dealt 200 LP to the prototype, who dealt the damage to her with "Abyss Invitation". "Trickstar Black Catbat" reduced the ATK of "Tentcluster Blastsucker", and Blue Angel's "Trickstar Temptation" returned it to the AI prototype's hand. Her "Trickstar" monsters defeated the AI prototype, banishing it. Blue Angel cheered and winked for her victory.[18] She came to the data bank and hid, seeing her brother was with Ghost Gal and confronted Playmaker. She listened how Akira was actually demoted to help her out during the "Varis crisis". She also listened about Akira's story that he had to participate in illegal work to protect her.[1]

Biography

Blue Angel was concerned when Akira got directly hit by "Decode Talker". As Akira tried to persuade Playmaker to stand down, Blue Angel came, surprising Akira for her arrival. Blue Angel wished to know about the story from ten years ago, too. She admitted she did not know what to Duel for, and felt this story would focus her on continuing forward. Blue Angel listened to the story, and was shocked to hear the children undertook cruel experiments, under the name Hanoi Project. She was also shocked to hear SOL Technologies' data bank contained the name of the mastermind behind the project.[19] Blue Angel was amazed to see Playmaker turned the Duel with one card. "Firewall Dragon" attacked "Tindangle Acute Cerberus", and Blue Angel rushed to her brother. However, he protected her and fell down in defeat. Akira saw he could not do anything to stop Playmaker, but Blue Angel corrected him, as she knew what Akira was feeling. She noted nobody would stand up to Playmaker, and nobody would prevent her brother from protecting her.[20]

Biography

Skye watched The Gore battle Dr. Genome, and even logged in to LINK VRAINS. After The Gore won, Blue Angel joined his and Playmaker's alliance to stop the Knights of Hanoi. At school, Skye joined the Duel Club, where Naoki voiced his concern of the Knights of Hanoi destroying LINK VRAINS. Hosoda forbade Naoki or anyone else to fight the Knights of Hanoi, or else he'd regret that. Thus, he disbanded the club until the problem was solved, and Skye shushed Naoki from protesting. Skye left, but listened how Naoki boasted about Playmaker fighting the Knights of Hanoi. At evening, Skye and Akira ate dinner, since the latter could come back from work earlier due to his demotion. Skye gloated, making Akira believe she did not like that. Seeing Kitamura developed the AI army to confront the Knights of Hanoi, Akira reminded them unlike Skye, the AI-s could not be turned into the Deleted, and forbade her to enter LINK VRAINS. Skye was sad, but accepted Akira's demand. The two watched as Kitamura's AI army battled the Knights of Hanoi, but lost to two of elite members. Akira left to work, while Skye wondered if she should join her friends in the fight, or to stay outside under Akira's protection.[21]

Biography

After leaving school, Skye heard some male students wondering why Blue Angel hadn't shown up in LINK VRAINS for a long time. She was then approached by Emma Bessho who wanted to talk to her, but Skye ignoresd her until the latter recognized her as Blue Angel. Skye recognized Emma as Ghost Gal, who asked her if she was done being Blue Angel and learned many people are waiting for her to show up in LINK VRAINS. Skye believed that to be an exaggeration and she only fought for herself, and not for others. Emma then reminded her the reason she became Blue Angel was because she wanted to gain her brother's attention and didn't need Blue Angel anymore after realizing that Akira loved her. Emma told Skye it was better that she stopped being Blue Angel unless she was not committed to her work. She encouraged her to do things that would make her happy and then left. Skye returned to home after the conversation with Emma and got furious and felt insulted on what Emma told her, wondering who was she to give lecture on her and decided to log in to LINK VRAINS.[5]

Biography

Baira activated the effect of "Dark Mummy Surgical Forceps" which inflict 500 damage to Blue Angel. As Baira summoned "Surgical Forceps" which attacks "Holly Angel", Blue Angel activated the effect of "Trickstar Perennial", sending it to the GY to prevent "Holly Angel's" destruction. Blue Angel later drew "Trickstar Narkissus", and subsequently Normal Summon it to Link Summon "Trickstar Bella Madonna" and defeat Baira. After the duel, Baira approached her saying that she is back to LINK VRAINS. Blue Angel then told her all she did was defeat her and get her revenge on Baira, claiming she only fights for herself and was back only for today. Baira activated the removal program which cures the the Deleted victims. She then told Blue Angel to look at the sky and both witness the Deleted victims getting cured and logging out of LINK VRAINS. Blue Angel questioned her why did she activate the program. Baira claimed that Blue Angel was able to change her heart and she may have fought for herself, but could change those around her. She encouraged her to carry hopes on others if she she was fighting for everyone. The next day both Skye and Akira watched the news about the the Deleted victims getting cured while they were eating breakfast. Skye felt guilty for disobeying Akira and attempted to apologize him for her actions, but Akira was proud of her and praises her for saving the victims of the Deleted. This made Skye genuinely happy and she gave a cheerful smile to Akira.[22] When Yusaku and Kolter went to Clarissa Turner's apartment, who Dueled Blue Angel, a camera was filming them.[23]

Biography

Skye watched as an ominous tower appeared in LINK VRAINS, and wondered what was going on. Seeing avatars being absorbed, Skye realized these people could not log out. She watched Specter erasing Kitamura, and the former threatened to do this to anyone that dared entering LINK VRAINS. Being angry at him, Skye logged in LINK VRAINS. She quickly met up with Gore and Playmaker. She was fighting for everyone, as those people look up to her. Gore exclaimed the same, since he was the hero that needed to protect LINK VRAINS. Ai noted how full of energy Gore was. Gore noted that was the Ignis, who yelled out he had a name, Ai. Playmaker explained he came to stop the Tower of Hanoi, rescue Ghost Gal and confront the mastermind, Varis. Blue Angel was shocked to hear Ghost Gal vanished, too, at the hands of Varis. Gore asked about the data Ghost Gal gave to Playmaker, who reported Varis intended to destroy LINK VRAINS, using the tower. Blue Angel realized if the network would be destroyed, then all the people absorbed would be destroyed, too, hence why Playmaker exclaimed the importance of stopping the tower's completion, and Ai added it would prevent him from being erased. The Gore asked how to stop the tower, and was told Varis had to be defeated. Ai warned the time limit was six hours before the tower was completed. Gore and Blue Angel promised to go there, but Playmaker replied it was better if they stayed home, in safety. This actually motivated Gore and Blue Angel to protect the children and the absorbed people, including Ghost Gal.[24]

Biography

Playmaker did not care, but asked of them to be careful. He reminded them one of them had to defeat Varis, who, according to Ghost Gal, wielded powerful card. The trio promised to meet up against and went in different directions. She soon faced Specter, who introduced himself, and told it was the second time they met. With a snap of his fingers, Specter reminded Blue Angel of the incident, when he gave her "that card". Blue Angel accused him of giving her that computer virus, as Specter noted he was "her fan". She demanded an explanation behind this, but Specter refused to answer, thinking she would not understand, like combining hobbies and ideals. He exclaimed an idol like her would not understand his noble ideals. Since Varis ordered him to crush anyone that wanted to stop their plans, Specter let Blue Angel escape. She refused, swearing to defeat him and Varis. Specter thought a weakling like her could not defeat Varis, and promised a far worse fate than a computer virus should she lose, alerting her she would not be able to return to the real world. Blue Angel nevertheless promised to protect LINK VRAINS from the likes of him. The two initiated a Master Duel. Specter Normal Summoned "Sunseed Genius Loci", and used it to Link Summon "Sunavalon Dryas".[24]

Biography

Specter explained his monster could not be targeted for attacks, but Blue Angel suspected there was more to it than that, while Specter set a card. She asked about Ghost Gal's whereabouts, as Specter joked that he hoped he would be Ghost Gal's friend, with a name like that. Blue Angel demanded a serious answer, as Specter proclaimed Varis had defeated her, and was a part of Tower of Hanoi as data. He assured Blue Angel she would be a part of the tower, too. Blue Angel swore she would not allow Specter to do that, by defeating him, which amused Specter. Blue Angel started her turn by summoning two "Trickstar" monsters, and played "Trickstar Light Arena" to prevent Specter from activating his Set card, and brought out "Trickstar Holly Angel". Specter noted its effects can damage him and strengthen "Holly Angel", as Blue Angel noted being too popular had its drawbacks. She revived "Trickstar Lilybell" and inflicted 200 LP damage on Specter. However, she saw the tree started reacting, but Specter ordered her to continue. "Lilybell" attacked Specter directly, who announced his tree's effects have been triggered - Specter Special Summoned a Link Monster, "Sunvine Gardna", which restored Specter's LP back. Specter took note that Blue Angel drew inspiration from the book named after her. Specter admitted it was a good book, and read it out loud, claiming the character, "Blue Angel", shared the traits of Skye Zaizen herself.[9]

Biography

He continued reading, pointing out that Skye Zaizen also feels lonely and cries. To prevent that, Specter knew Skye Zaizen became Blue Angel, a hero of LINK VRAINS, to become popular. Blue Angel was angry Specter dug up her past, who was nevertheless amused. Blue Angel identified him to be like the evil monsters in the book, as a "sad excuse for a human". She swore to defeat Specter, who claimed it would be an honor. "Holly Angel" attacked "Sunvine Gardna", who protected Specter by reducing 800 LP damage from that attack, as well as ending Blue Angel's Battle Phase. Blue Angel realized Specter played a defensive Deck, who boasted it is an absolute defense. Blue Angel ended her turn with a Set card, while Specter belittled her efforts. Blue Angel planned on using "Trickstar Reincarnation", which would make Specter draw 5 cards and two of her "Trickstar Lycoris" would inflict 2000 LP damage on him. His Set card, "Sunvine Burial", banished Blue Angel's "Trickstar Reincarnation" and all of her copies in her Deck. He predicted Blue Angel would use that to inflict a lot of damage on his LP through "Lycoris". Specter claimed he opened Blue Angel's heart, finding that loneliness when Skye was six years old, after the disappearance of her parents, soothed down when Akira read the "Blue Angel" book to her.[9]

deck

Trickstar Deck Skye uses a "Trickstar" Burn Deck[3] that incorporates Link Summoning as the primary extra deck summoning. Her main strategy is to first gain card advantage while Summoning multiple "Trickstar" monsters, then use a combination of "Trickster Light Stage" and "Trickstar Lycoris" to inflict effect damage to the opponent multiple times a turn, while powering up "Trickstar Holly Angel" at the same time. Ai describes her Duel style as "poking with needles". Her tactics also include quickly assembling different "Trickstar" cards to perform a variety of combos, which grew to include Fusion Summoning following her duel with Specter. By her own admission, the deck has low offensive power and has a weakness for being directly overpowered by opponents. Deck Skye is also given "G Golem Crystal Heart" after Yusaku defeated Gore and some of Earth's data was retrieved[45]. Marincess Deck After partnering with Aqua during the 2nd Season, Skye gains the Ignis' "Marincess" Deck.

Trivia

Skye has the least amount of wins of any female lead, with only 5 confirmed Duel wins (Tori does not count, as she has never won a single Duel. It's also worth noting that four of Téa Gardner's seven wins were off-screen, meaning she only won three on screen). Skye has the following distinctions from the other female leads: She is the only one who is not a close friend of her series' main protagonist, although she does occasionally work with him. She is the only one to refer to the main protagonist by his surname instead of his given name in the Japanese version. She is the only one whose surname is unchanged in the English dub. Skye is the only known Duelist in LINK VRAINS with more than one alias (in this case, three). Throughout the VRAINS anime, Skye has never won a Master Duel. This is parallel to Emma, who has never won a Speed Duel.