Jean


 * For the video game character, see: Jean (World Championship).

Jean is the leader of Team Unicorn. He is a cunning strategist and tactician, from planning for Crow to crash into Breo just to get a glimpse at Yusei's Deck to eagerly awaiting for Team 5D's to be disqualified from the WRGP after Jack crashes and would either lose on a technicality if he couldn't get to the pits in time or if someone helped him.

Prior to debut
While gathering members to create an unbeatable team, Jean ran into Andre Dueling someone and losing. Jean had noticed that Andre could have won if it wasn't for his weakness. He then offers him a spot on his team and Andre accepts. After that, the two began traveling around, looking for a third member to join their team.

While tuning up one of their Duel Runners, the two meet Breo. He tells them to leave as it is "his" practice spot, but they refuse by stating that it is a public place.

Breo challenges them to a Duel and is defeated by Jean (unseen). Afterwards, Jean tells Breo he is a powerful opponent and that he has potential, asking him to form a team with himself and Andre. Breo's girlfriend then asks Jean if she could go out with him but he rejects her saying he dislikes women who aren't serious. During all the tournaments that follow, he's never had to Duel, since Andre has been able to handle it all on his own.

Pre-WRGP
Jean is at the opening ceremonies for the WRGP along with his teammates. They all introduce themselves to Team 5D's.

Later, he is practicing with the rest of Team Unicorn when Crow crashes into Breo. He is infuriated and demands that there be a punishment.

The three decided to have them make up for it by having Yusei Duel Andre, to which he accepts. He and Breo then discuss their plan to watch Yusei Duel and learn how he Duels. As he watches, he is impressed by Yusei's Dueling skills.

World Riding Duel Grand Prix
After the opening ceremonies, Team Unicorn prepared their team for their match. Jean would be the "Last Wheeler" to Duel. He watches Andre's Duels with Jack and Akiza and is still impressed with him. He then watches him Duel with Yusei after Andre defeats the two.

Jean signals Andre to lose so that Breo could take over and use his Deck Destruction strategy to win. However, Jean didn't count on Yusei defeating Breo, so Jean happily takes over and Duels Yusei to finish him off. Despite Breo having milled nearly all of Yusei's Deck, Jean changes his mind about defeating Yusei with Deck Destruction, and believing that it was the best Duel he has ever had, attacks Yusei's "Rapid Warrior" with his monster, even though Yusei was Deckless and would lose if Jean simply ended his turn. However, Yusei outsmarts Jean's moment of weakness, and uses "Stronghold Guardian" to effectively counter Jean's attack and reflect enough damage to defeat Jean.

Although he had lost his duel, Jean was satisfied with the result, and his teammates later approved of his actions during the Duel and did not mind about their incidental loss.

Team Unicorn's next Duel was against Team Catastrophe, but during the Duel both Andre and Jean crash, due to the use of the Shadow Card "Hook the Hidden Knight". Jean is later seen at the hospital, when Breo leaves Yusei to check on him.

Manga Biography


Jean can be seen at the opening at the start of the D1 Grand Prix. Jean has yet to be seen Dueling but it is known that he has progressed through the first round of Duels, defeating an unknown opponents with ease. He is set to Duel Trudge in the second round of Duels.

Anime
Jean's Turbo Deck focuses on punishing the opponent via continuous attacks from powerful monsters, and effect damage. He also uses cards to maintain control over the field. As the leader of Team Unicorn, his ace Synchro Monster, "Lightning Tricorn" is the strongest out of his, Andre's and Breo's ace Synchro Monsters. He has his own copies of "Thunder Unicorn" and "Voltic Bicorn" as seen is his Extra Deck.

Manga
Jean currently hasn't been seen dueling in the D1GP, but has been shown to make it past the preliminary rounds.

Duel Transer
In Duel Transer Jean plays a Synchro Beast Deck titled "Beacon of the Unicorn". He is available in Free Duels after you beat Niflheimr 16F.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version, Jean was voiced by Ryo Naito, who also voiced Duke Devlin.


 * In the English version, Jean is voiced by Wayne Grayson, who also voiced Joey Wheeler and Syrus Truesdale.


 * Jean is the second character to lose a Duel against Yusei despite having reduced his Deck to 0 cards. The first was Mr. Armstrong.


 * Of all duelists that dueled against Yusei, Jean was the one who was the closest to defeat him (Despite Yusei having 1000 Life Points and 4 cards in his deck when the duel started), but lost anyways due to his pride. Jack Atlas was the only one who ever defeated Yusei, but it was in a not on-screen duel in a flashback.


 * Each member of Team Unicorn possesses a key Synchro monster which can be considered representative of its user. Jean would be represented by "Lightning Tricorn" due to its being the strongest Unicorn Synchro. Its ability to Special Summon either "Thunder Unicorn" or "Voltic Bicorn" represents Jean’s appreciation of team work and unity.


 * Before his name appeared written in English in the Japanese version, Fans thought his name was John because its pronunciation is the same as Jean in Japanese.