Jesse Anderson

Jesse Anderson is a fictional character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in Japan). In the Japanese version, he is named Johan Andersen (ヨハン・アンデルサン Yohan Anderusan?) and voiced by Kanako Irie. In contrast to his Scandinavian origins in the Japanese version - he has a southern accent.

Character biography
Jesse Anderson is a new student hailing from North Academy (North School) who enters Duel Academy (Duel Academia) in the third year. Invited along with his fellow overseas champions from around the world by Sheppard (Samejima), he was most secretive of his identity, even with those he was supposed to be traveling with. Although he didn't board the ship that was to take the champions to their final destination, Amon Garam expected that Jesse would appear once they reached Duel Academy. He was known simply as a "ghost" or the "mystery man" until officially introduced during the school's year-opening ceremony.

Similar to Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki), Jesse has possessed the ability to communicate with Duel Monster spirits since he was a child. His spirit partner is Ruby Carbuncle, whom he affectionately nicknames "Ruby". Although Ruby is seen most frequently by his side, Jesse considers all his monsters a part of his "family," for they themselves selected him as their master. He is chosen by Professor Viper to duel Jaden in the first exhibition match of the third year, and the two are unknowingly fitted with Dis-Belts. As the battle progresses, Jesse reveals the name of the most powerful Crystal Beast: Rainbow Dragon. Defeated by Jaden, he confesses that Rainbow Dragon has not yet been made into a card by Industrial Illusions, and that he wishes to find the Roman lithograph from which the concept of his Crystal Beasts was derived in order for Maximillion Pegasus (Pegasus J. Crawford) to finally create it.

After being drawn into an alternate dimension, Jesse and the rest of Duel Academy are contacted by Dr. Eisenstein (Dr. Albert Zweinstein), who tells them that the lithograph has finally been found. Securing the lithograph's excavation site, Pegasus has the Rainbow Dragon card made and sent to the other world via a Duel Energy-powered wormhole, opened in a battle between Johan and Zane Truesdale (Ryo Marufuji). Jesse would later use Rainbow Dragon when and Jaden fought Martin, only to learn their real opponent was Yubel. Jesse sacrificed himself to get Jaden and the others out while he remained in the alternate dimension to face Yubel.

Deck
Johan plays a Rainbow deck, composed of legendary Crystal Beast (Gem Beast, 宝玉獣 Hōgyokujū?) monsters based on seven precious gemstones collected from around the globe for the construction of a lithograph as evidence of Julius Caesar's reign during the time of the Roman Empire. On its return trip, the ship carrying the stones was battered by a storm, and the treasures disappeared into the depths of the ocean. Employing this concept, Pegasus specially designed and created the Crystal Beasts, which have the unique ability to retreat in a crystallized (Continuous Spell) form to their controller's Spell/Trap Zones when destroyed as means of avoiding complete annihilation. Due to the exclusivity of the cards, Chazz Princeton's (Jun Manjoume) family once attempted to purchase them using all its assets, but Pegasus instead awarded them to Jesse at the end of a European tournament. Aside from Counter Cards, Jesse's deck does not contain any other specific resources aimed towards directly destroying the cards of his opponents. He feels that a strategy of merely destroying his opponent's cards through effects is far too simple to execute, thus values battle over cunning.

Monster Cards

 * Crystal Beast - Ruby Carbuncle
 * Crystal Beast - Emerald Turtle
 * Crystal Beast - Cobalt Eagle
 * Crystal Beast - Amethyst Cat
 * Crystal Beast - Topaz Tiger
 * Crystal Beast - Amber Mammoth
 * Crystal Beast - Sapphire Pegasus
 * Rainbow Dragon, the Ultimate Gemlord

Spell Cards

 * Gem's Guidance
 * Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruin
 * Rare Value
 * Monster Reincarnation
 * Pot of Greed
 * E-Force
 * M-Force
 * To the Wings
 * GEM Burst
 * Gem Release
 * Gem's Tree
 * Rainbow's Blessing
 * Gem's Radiance
 * Prism Wall

Trap Cards

 * Induced Summon
 * Last Resort
 * G-Force
 * Gem Formation - Amber
 * Gem Fortress
 * Gem Set