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Bob Banter, known in Japan as Tsugio Kanda 「神田次男」(Kanda Tsugio), is an Obelisk Blue student at Duel Academy and briefly a member of the Society of Light. He carries the informal title of "Quiz King" of the Academy due to his preferred play style. He lacked self-confidence prior to mistakenly interpreting Jaden Yuki's Dueling advice as romance advice.

Personality

Bob has lack of confidence. During dueling his lack of confidence disappears and starts behaving as if he lived on television.

Mannerisms

While Dueling Bob adopts the voice and mannerisms of a game show host and uses common game show jargon, referencing numerous real-world television game shows including The Price is Right, Press Your Luck, Family Feud and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Etymology

Bob's name, as well as his character, in the dub is a play on the name of Bob Barker, the retired host of the American game show, The Price is Right. The title of the episode in which he appears, "Let's Make a Duel", is a pun on Let's Make a Deal. The game panel itself is similar to the game show Jeopardy!.

In the Japanese version, Tsugio's Surname "Kanda" was taken from the name of a district in Tokyo. This was the subject of a running gag where Alexis would perpetually forget Tsugio's name and instead call "Kanda-kun" by the names of other districts in Tokyo, such as such as "Akihabara-kun" and "Ueno-kun."

Biography

History

At some point, Bob was defeated by the brainwashed Chazz Princeton and became one of many Obelisk Blue students to be drafted into Sartorius' Society of Light.^[1]

Society of Light

Bob left a message in a chat room seeking romantic advice for when confronting someone out of your league. The message was found by Syrus Truesdale who showed Bob's request to Jaden. Jaden mistakenly interpreted it as someone seeking Dueling advice, responding that all he must do is have confidence in himself. In truth, Bob held strong feelings for Alexis Rhodes and had been saddened by the fact that she considered him uninteresting. (In the Japanese version, she often forgot his name, calling him various other wrong names such as "Akihabara-kun" and "Ueno-kun", both of which are districts in Tokyo.)^[1]

Nonetheless, after seeing Jaden's advice, Bob sought out Alexis to express his love and bumps into Jaden, Syrus and Tyranno Hassleberry on the way. When Alexis appears she forces Jaden and Bob into a Duel. Despite Bob's genuinely harmless personality, their duel carried the same stakes as Jaden's other Duels with a Society of Light member; that if Jaden loses, he must join the cult.^[1]

Series081 — Bob turns the Duel into a game show

Because his Deck quizzes the opponent, Chazz thought Bob had found Jaden’s weakness– forcing Jaden into having to use his mind when he normally relied on instincts. However, after many rounds of difficult questions and tasks, Jaden managed to win, to the disappointment of Alexis and Chazz. During the Duel, Bob eventually realized that Jaden was the one who replied to his message. Because Alexis still regards him as being a nobody, he begged for more advice from Jaden, who fled from him claiming to be a Dueling expert, not a romance expert. (In the Japanese version he called Jaden "Aniki!" meaning "big brother," the same affectionate honorific Syrus and Hassleberry also used for Jaden).^[1]

Darkness

Bob appears at the graduation ceremony, having returned as an Obelisk Blue student.^[2]

Deck

Bob plays an unorthodox Game Show Deck which sets up the Duel as a game show with Bob as the host. The majority of his monsters possess abilities that activate when they are flipped face-up. The effects of Bob's cards force the opponent to complete a mini-game (either a trivia question or physical challenge), causing effect damage to opponent if he is unable to complete the task or inflicting damage to Bob if the opponent can. Once his "Quiz Panel" monsters are depleted the Summoning of "Quizzer Panel 9" allows Bob to return all of them to his Deck for another round.

Duels

Opponent(s)	Episode(s)	Outcome
Chazz Princeton	81 (mentioned)	Lose (off-screen)
Jaden Yuki	81	Lose

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 81: "Let's Make a Duel!"
↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 179: "Farewell, Judai! A Tearful Graduation Ceremony"

Notes

↑ This card can be seen in his hand.
↑ This card is selected from his Deck for the effect of "Quiz Panel - Ra 30".

[ep81-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 81: "Let's Make a Duel!"

[ep179-2] Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 179: "Farewell, Judai! A Tearful Graduation Ceremony"

[hand-3] This card can be seen in his hand.

[quiz-4] This card is selected from his Deck for the effect of "Quiz Panel - Ra 30".

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+| image                    = bobbehindthe.jpg
-	| image size              = 250px
+| en_name                  = Bob Banter
-	| image caption           =
+| ja_name                  = 神田次男
-	| english name            = Bob Banter
+| romaji_name              = Kanda Tsugio
-	| japanese name           = 神田次男
+| ja_trans_name            = Tsugio Kanda
-	| romaji name             = Kanda Tsugio
+| anime_debut              = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|81|ref}}
-	| asian english name      = Tsugio Kanda
+| appears_in_anime         = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
-        | anime debut             = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|81|ref}}
+| gender                   = Male
-	| video game debut        =
+| school                   = [[Duel Academy]]
-	| appears anime           = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
+| dormitory                = [[Obelisk Blue]]
+| previous_organization    = [[Society of Light]]
-	| appears video games     =
-        | gender                  = male
+| anime_deck               = Game Show
-        | affiliation             = [[Duel Academy]]
+| ja_voice                 = {{voice actors|ja|Ryo Kubota}}
-        | previous affiliation    = [[Society of Light]]
+| en_voice                 = {{voice actors|en|Clay Adams}}
-	| anime deck              = Game Show
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-	| english voice           = {{voice actors|en|[[Wikipedia:Matthew Charles|Matthew Charles]]}}
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-'''Bob "Game Show" Banter''', known in Japan as '''Tsugio Kanda'''「神田次男」(''Kanda Tsugio''), is a member of the [[Society of Light]] as well as the "Quiz King" of the [[Duel Academy|Academy]]. He is in Obelisk Blue. He lacks self-confidence prior to mistakenly interpreting [[Jaden Yuki]]’s dueling advice as romance advice.
+'''Bob Banter''', known in Japan as '''Tsugio Kanda''' 「神田次男」(''Kanda Tsugio''), is an [[Obelisk Blue]] student at [[Duel Academy]] and briefly a member of the [[Society of Light]]. He carries the informal title of "Quiz King" of the Academy due to his preferred play style. He lacked self-confidence prior to mistakenly interpreting [[Jaden Yuki]]'s Dueling advice as romance advice.
+==Personality==
-Bob leaves a message in a chat room seeking romantic advice for when confronting someone out of your league. [[Syrus Truesdale]] shows this to Jaden who mistakenly interprets it as someone seeking dueling advice and as says that all he must do is have confidence in himself. The truth is, Bob holds strong feelings for [[Alexis Rhodes]] and is saddened by the fact that she considers him uninteresting. (In the Japanese version, she forgets his name, calling him various other wrong names such as "Akihabara-kun" and "Ueno-kun", both of which are places in Tokyo.)
+Bob has lack of confidence. During dueling his lack of confidence disappears and starts behaving as if he lived on television.
+===Mannerisms===
-Nonetheless, after seeing Jaden's advice, Bob seeks out Alexis to express his love and bumps into Jaden, Syrus and [[Tyranno Hassleberry]] on the way. When Alexis appears she forces Jaden and Bob into a duel. Similar to the stakes of Jaden's other duels with a Society of Light member, if he loses, he must join the organization.
+While Dueling Bob adopts the voice and mannerisms of a game show host and uses common game show jargon, referencing numerous real-world television game shows including ''[[wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price is Right]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''
+==Etymology==
-Because his deck quizzes the opponent, [[Chazz Princeton]] thinks Bob has found Jaden’s weakness by forcing him into having to use his mind. However, after many rounds of difficult questions and tasks, Jaden manages to win, to the disappointment of Alexis and Chazz. From the duel Bob realizes Jaden is the one who replied to the message. Because Alexis still regards him as being a nobody, he begs for more advice from Jaden, who flees from him claiming to be a dueling expert not a romance expert. (In the Japanese version, he calls Jaden, "Aniki!" which translates into "big brother" and is what both Syrus and Hassleberry also refer to him as).
+Bob's name, as well as his character, in the dub is a play on the name of [[wikipedia:Bob Barker|Bob Barker]], the retired host of the American game show, ''The Price is Right''. The title of the episode in which he appears, "Let's Make a Duel", is a pun on ''[[wikipedia:Let's Make a Deal|Let's Make a Deal]]''. The game panel itself is similar to the game show ''[[wikipedia:Jeopardy!|Jeopardy!]]''.
-[[File:Boib.jpg|thumb|left|Bob turns the duel into game-show]]
-Bob makes a cameo in Season 4, appearing at the graduation ceremony during [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 179|episode 179]] as an [[Obelisk Blue]] student.
+In the Japanese version, Tsugio's Surname "Kanda" was taken from the name of [[wikipedia:Kanda, Tokyo|a district in Tokyo]]. This was the subject of a running gag where [[Alexis Rhodes|Alexis]] would perpetually forget Tsugio's name and instead call "Kanda-kun" by the names of other districts in Tokyo, such as such as "Akihabara-kun" and "Ueno-kun."
-Bob's name as well as his character in the English version is a pun on the name of [[Wikipedia:Bob Barker|Bob Barker]]. While dueling he takes on the voice of a game show host and uses common game show jargon, referencing numerous existing game shows including ''[[Wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price is Right]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. The title of the episode in which he appears, "Let's Make a Duel", is a pun on ''[[Wikipedia:Let's Make a Deal|Let's Make a Deal]]''. The game panel itself is similar to the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Jeopardy!|Jeopardy!]]''. However, this display disappears when Bob is losing or worried.
-==Deck==
+==Biography==
+===History===
-{| style="float:right;" border="1" width="50%"
+At some point, Bob was defeated by the brainwashed [[Chazz Princeton]] and became one of many [[Obelisk Blue]] students to be drafted into [[Sartorius]]' [[Society of Light]].<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|81|ref}}</ref>
-! colspan="3" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | Record
-|-
-! Opponent(s)
-! Episode(s)
-! Outcome(s)
-|-
-| [[Jaden Yuki]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 081|81]] || Lose
-|}
+===Society of Light===
-Bob plays an unorthodox '''Game Show Deck''' which sets up the duel as a game show with Bob as the host. The majority of his monsters possess abilities that activate when they are flipped face-up, causing effect damage to opponent if he is unable to answer a posed question correctly or inflicting damage to himself if he does answer correctly. Once his "[[Quiz Panel]]s" are depleted the Summoning of "[[Quizzer Panel 9]]" allows Bob to return all of them to his Deck for another round.
+[[File:KandaTsugio.jpg|200px|right]]
+Bob left a message in a chat room seeking romantic advice for when confronting someone out of your league. The message was found by [[Syrus Truesdale]] who showed Bob's request to [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]]. Jaden mistakenly interpreted it as someone seeking Dueling advice, responding that all he must do is have confidence in himself. In truth, Bob held strong feelings for [[Alexis Rhodes]] and had been saddened by the fact that she considered him uninteresting. (In the Japanese version, she often forgot his name, calling him various other wrong names such as "Akihabara-kun" and "Ueno-kun", both of which are districts in Tokyo.)<ref name="ep81" />
+Nonetheless, after seeing Jaden's advice, Bob sought out Alexis to express his love and bumps into Jaden, Syrus and [[Tyranno Hassleberry]] on the way. When Alexis appears she forces Jaden and Bob into a Duel. Despite Bob's genuinely harmless personality, their duel carried the same stakes as Jaden's other Duels with a [[Society of Light]] member; that if Jaden loses, he must join the cult.<ref name="ep81" />
-{{-}}
+[[File:Series081.jpg|thumb|left|Bob turns the Duel into a game show]]
+Because his [[Main Deck|Deck]] quizzes the opponent, Chazz thought Bob had found Jaden’s weakness– forcing Jaden into having to use his mind when he normally relied on instincts. However, after many rounds of difficult questions and tasks, Jaden managed to win, to the disappointment of Alexis and Chazz. During the Duel, Bob eventually realized that Jaden was the one who replied to his message. Because Alexis still regards him as being a nobody, he begged for more advice from Jaden, who fled from him claiming to be a Dueling expert, not a romance expert. (In the Japanese version he called Jaden "Aniki!" meaning "big brother," the same affectionate honorific Syrus and Hassleberry also used for Jaden).<ref name="ep81" />
+===Darkness===
+Bob appears at the graduation ceremony, having returned as an [[Obelisk Blue]] student.<ref name="ep179">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|179|ref}}</ref>
+==Deck==
+Bob plays an unorthodox '''Game Show Deck''' which sets up the Duel as a game show with Bob as the host. The majority of his monsters possess abilities that activate when they are [[flip]]ped [[face-up]]. The [[card effect|effects]] of Bob's cards force the opponent to complete a mini-game (either a trivia question or physical challenge), causing [[effect damage]] to opponent if he is unable to complete the task or inflicting damage to Bob if the opponent can. Once his "[[Quiz Panel]]" monsters are depleted the Summoning of "[[Quizzer Panel 9]]" allows Bob to [[return]] all of them to his Deck for another round.
 {{Decklist|Deck
 |effect monsters =
-* [[Quiz Panel Obelisk: 10]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Obelisk 10]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Obelisk: 20]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Obelisk 20]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Obelisk: 30]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Obelisk 30]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Ra: 10]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Ra 10]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Ra: 20]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Ra 20]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Ra: 30]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Ra 30]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Slifer: 10]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Slifer 10]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Slifer: 20]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Slifer 20]]
-* [[Quiz Panel Slifer: 30]]
+* [[Quiz Panel - Slifer 30]]
 * [[Quizzer Panel 9]]
 |spells =
 * [[Hunter Channel]]
-* [[Question]]
+* [[Question (anime)|Question]]
-* [[Quiz Hour!]]
+* [[Quiz Hour]]
+* [[Reversal Quiz (anime)|Reversal Quiz]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card can be seen in his [[hand]].</ref>
 * [[Right or Left Quiz!]]
 * [[Search Shock]]
-* [[The Big March of Animals]]<ref group=Notes name=quiz>This card is selected from his [[Deck]] for the [[effect]] of "[[Quiz Panel Ra: 30]]".</ref>
+* [[The Big March of Animals (anime)|The Big March of Animals]]<ref group=Notes name=quiz>This card is selected from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] for the [[Card effect|effect]] of "[[Quiz Panel - Ra 30]]".</ref>
 |traps =
-* [[Double It!]]
+* [[Double It]]
-* [[Question Change!?]]
+* [[Question Change]]
 }}
+==Duels==
+{| class="wikitable card-list"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Opponent(s)
+! scope="col" | Episode(s)
+! scope="col" | Outcome
+|-
+| [[Chazz Princeton]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 081|81]] (mentioned) || Lose (off-screen)
+|-
+| [[Jaden Yuki]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 081|81]] || Lose
+|}
+==References==
+<references />
 ==Notes==
-<references group=Notes/>
+<references group="Notes" />
+{{Characters/GX/Anime}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT: Banter, Bob}}
 [[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters]]