Forum:In what way is Yuma's journey as a duelist original?

I keep seeing people say, "I love Yugioh Zexal because while the other protagonists started off as amazing duelists, Yuma has to learn how to play the game and become better over time." Throughout all of these comments, there's this implication that a protagonist slowly becoming a great duelist is such a new and original idea. I just don't see that's true. For one thing, Joey Wheeler, Yugioh DM's deuteragonist (or tritagonist, depending on the story arc), spends all of the aforementioned series becoming a true duelist. His quest to become a true duelist is even one of his main plotlines (indeed, one of the main plotlines) in Battle City! Then, during GX, characters becoming better duelists is again a major focus. The point of the last two episodes is to show how far Jaden's come as a duelist and as a man. In 5ds, Leo's maturation as a character and a duelist is a major aspect of his character arc. Where do people get this idea that Yuma's journey to become a duelist is new territory?--63.249.87.174 (talk) 06:55, April 15, 2012 (UTC)