Lancers

The Lancers (ランサーズ Ransāzu) are an organization of Duelists from the Standard Dimension that were organized by Declan in order to fight against invaders from other dimensions.

Declan used a database of Duelists called the Lancers Selection to narrow down his candidates for inclusion in the group. The Maiami Championship then became a proving ground for the formation of the group. When the top eight Duelists in the tournament's Youth Division were determined, Declan inducted them into the Lancers. Knowing an attack from the Fusion Dimension was coming, Declan dispatched those eight Duelists to confront Obelisk Force when they arrived to capture Selena and interfere in the Battle Royal of the Junior Youth Division. Six members of Obelisk Force were confronted by these eight Duelists, led by Yuu Sakuragi. However, all of them were swiftly taken down except for Yuu, who was saved by Yugo.

According to Declan, the current Lancers lack the strength to combat Duel Academy. Since the discovery of Pendulum Summoning, Dueling evolved to a new era, which Declan dubs "Yuya Sakaki's generation". He plans for this new generation to master Pendulum Summoning to combat the invaders more efficiently.

When the Battle Royal ended, Declan appeared before the survivors and explained his plan and the overall situation. This enraged Yuya, who refused to join the Lancers and attempted to attack Declan. Declan suggested they settle it with a Duel instead.