Chazz Princeton's Decks

Chazz Princeton's Deck changes gradually throughout the Seasons of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. His ever-changing Deck is a parallel to his ever-changing philosophy on Dueling and his place in the world.

Season 1
Chazz's Deck goes through a large amount of changes in this season alone, as he rarely uses the same Deck for more than one Duel.

Chthonian
Chazz originally played a Chthonian Deck. "Chthonian" is an archaic word literally meaning "of or relating to the Underworld" and was used as a replacement for "Hell" when the TCG cards were released and the series was dubbed.

VWXYZ
Chazz is given rare VWXYZ cards by Vellian Crowler that he uses against Jaden for the duration of one episode. Though the Deck itself is only used once, all of the cards in it are shown again when Chazz starts combining separate Deck concepts in Seasons 2 and 3.

North Academy
After all of his Chthonian cards were destroyed while stranded, he enters North Academy with a Deck made up of cards he had found on the grounds around the school, focusing on a One Turn Kill strategy. He defeated all 50 students at the Academy and became its new top Duelist.

Armed Dragon
After becoming the top-ranked student at North Academy by defeating all fifty other students, including their top-ranked student Czar, Chazz is gifted with the Armed Dragon Deck by North Academy's Chancellor Foster to use against Jaden Yuki in the "School Duel", an annual match between a nominated member of the student bodies of North Academy and Duel Academy.

Chancellor Foster forgets to take the Armed Dragon Deck back after Chazz opts to remain at Duel Academy (in the dub this line is changed to him bemoaning the fact that he didn't get a kiss from Ms. Dorothy). Despite this, Chazz keeps the cards and the issue is never brought up again.

It is around this time in the original version that he debuts his nickname "Manjoume Thunder." The name is a pun in Japanese, but was considered untranslatable. The chant is simply changed to "Chazz it Up" in the dub.

0-ATK
While Dueling against his brother Slade Princeton with the fate of Duel Academy on the line, Chazz is held down by a stipulation stating that he may only use monsters with less than 500 attack points. He journeys to a well deep in the forest and retrieves a myriad variety of cards thrown there by other students over the years who believed the cards too weak to ever be used.

Chazz constructs a Deck and opts to only use monsters with 0 ATK and develops several strategies that ultimately result in his victory.

Misc
Chazz gathered many cards from Reject Well to build a Deck for a Duel against his brother Slade. He used monster with 0-ATK, while remaining monster cards were kept in his safe. When the Dark Scorpions were defeated and returned to their card form, Chazz added them to the cards from well for safety's sake.

Ojama/Armed Dragon
During his Duel against Don Zaloog, Chazz combines elements of his Armed Dragon Deck with Ojama monsters and debuts new support cards for both themes.

Love
Chazz goes to Atticus Rhodes, the brother of Alexis Rhodes to get his help in winning Alexis' affections. Atticus lends Chazz "love cards" which is put in a Deck with his Ojama monsters. Despite his efforts, he is defeated.

Season 2
Chazz's Deck remains consistent for most of this season, though he does use a vastly different Deck at one point.

Armed Dragon/Ojama/Machine Union
In season 2, Chazz is shown to have added his VWXYZ cards to his Deck, while still using Armed Dragons and the Ojama Trio as well. During his time in The Society of Light, Chazz acquires the Beetron Union monsters, which become a integral part of his strategy. He ceases using this Deck late in his service to the Society and begins to use it again after being freed from Sartorius' influence by Jaden Yuki. Some of the cards from his "Chthonian" Deck were also featured in the opening theme and also discarded via card effects.

"Infernal White" and" White Veil" were given to Chazz by Sartorius and in his mind represented this servitude to the Society, so he ceased using them after his exodus from the group.

He also begins calling himself "Manjoume White Thunder" in the Japanese version, signifying his devotion to Sartorius.

White Knight
During the height of Chazz's time in The Society of Light, he is given a new Deck by Sartorius, focusing on a beatdown strategy using the White Knights.

He defeats professional Duelist Gelgo during the Genex Tournament using this Deck. He later Duels Jaden Yuki, who uses Chazz's Ojama cards to break Sartorius' mind control. Using the card "Cemetery Change", Chazz reclaims his Ojama monsters and also removes his white coat (calling himself "Manjoume Black Thunder" in the Japanese version). Despite this, he loses the Duel.

Season 3
Chazz's Deck morphs once again, as he ceases his use of the Armed Dragons, though a few are shown in the Japanese ending theme, SUN. He maintained a combination of Ojamas and the VWXYZ series. He also includes certain elements of his original Chthonian Deck and other similiar cards.

Season 4
Chazz gets two episodes devoted to the final steps in the development of his character, during which he utilizes another combination Ojama/Armed Dragon Deck, debuting new Spell and Trap support for both themes.

Manga
In the manga, Chazz, like most characters, uses a Deck vastly different from that of his anime counterpart. In his case, he uses a Dragon Deck, with his ace monster being his Spirit Partner, "Light and Darkness Dragon".

Tag Force
In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Chazz uses several Decks, the first of which is a dedicated "VWXYZ" Deck. He uses this Deck during the first half of part one.

Chazz's second Deck is a combination "Ojama" and "Armed Dragon" Deck. This Deck is used in part one once Chazz returns to Duel Academy after the inter-scholastic match.

This is a dedicated "Armed Dragon" Deck which Chazz uses when selected as a parnter in the Tag Force tournament. He also uses this Deck as an opponent in the tournament.

Chazz uses this Deck during the finals of the Tag Force Tournament should the player face him there.

This Deck focuses on the "Ojama" monsters, with support from a myriad of disruptive and annoying Spell and Trap Cards.

Chazz's final Deck focuses on the "Phantom Beast" monsters, whose effects were based on those of the "White Knight" monsters that Chazz used towards the end of this time in The Society of Light. This is one of the few Decks featured in the game to also utilize a Side Deck.

Tag Force 3
When selected as a partner in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3, Chazz plays a Deck focused on the Ojamas and bringing out their fused "Ojama Knight" and "Ojama King" forms, and includes other field dispruption and Monster Card Zone blocking cards.