Z-ARC

Z-ARC's History

Z-ARC was a resident of the Original Dimension. He was a Duelist who claimed to be able to hear the voices of Duel Monsters and connect his heart with them. Due to this, he was very skilled in dueling and quickly gained the advantage on the field, soon becoming an undefeated Duel Champion and widely known as a superstar in the newly conceived ARC System. But then one day, Z-ARC once accidentally severely injured one of his opponents, and was horrified by his actions. Despite this, the audience kept cheering for him, and Z-ARC began to change, giving in to the audience's greater selfish demand for more brutal and exciting Duels. Z-ARC's dueling became more brutal; at first, he simply wanted to answer his fans' expectations, however as he continued to Duel more and more ruthlessly, Z-ARC himself became obsessed with becoming the strongest.[1]

Zarc becoming Duel champion.pngZ-ARC eventually became World Duel Champion, and he asked his audience if they wanted more. When they replied that they did, he Summoned his four dragons to destroy everything in his path. Feeling that his dragons were also not yet satisfied with their battles and seeking to attain the strongest power, Z-ARC fused himself with his four dragons, becoming a single Duel Monster that people feared as the terrifying Supreme King Z-ARC. After Z-ARC's declaration of destruction, the armed military was unable to stop his continuous attacks on the world, and eventually he was only able to be opposed by other Duelists who collaborated with the military to stop him, but none could come close to matching his newly fused powers and the Duelists were wiped away along with the opposing military forces.[1]

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Z-ARC is defeated by Ray.

As Z-ARC destroyed the city, he was confronted by Ray Akaba, who used four cards to defeat him, which angered him and he vowed to become one again before his dragons separated from him (In the English Dub, Z-ARC instead warned Ray of the price and consequence she must pay for using the power beyond her control, showing that he still possesses some compassion [11]). The result of their battle divided the Original Dimension into Four Dimensions while Z-ARC's soul split into four, reviving in each of the dimensions as Yuya Sakaki (Standard), Yuto (Xyz), Yugo (Synchro), and Yuri (Fusion).[12] Yuri is the only one of his reincarnations to reawaken his psychosis, being a sadistic and ruthless Duelist. On the other hand, Yuya embodied Z-ARC's once pure desire to bring people joy through Dueltainment. With the exception of Yuri, Z-ARC's reincarnations grew close to Ray's reincarnations Zuzu Boyle, Lulu Obsidian and Rin to the point of romantic interest.

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Z-ARC's four reincarnations: Yuya, Yuto, Yugo, & Yuri

At the moment of his division, Z-ARC's desire to become one again reacted to Ray's will to keep Z-ARC divided, which resulted in the creation of Pendulum Summoning. Z-ARC came to mistakenly believe that Pendulum Summoning had been created as a tool for his revenge against Ray.[13]