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This article is about the fortress. For the plot, see: Ark Cradle (arc)

The Ark Cradle seen during the dimension rift.

The Ark Cradle is Z-one's fortress in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Yliaster's ultimate means to changing the future.

Originally introduced as the Final Ener-D, the Ark Cradle was eventually revealed to have been constructed out of the entire Satellite Sector and converted into one large Ener-D Reactor in the future that spins the Ener-D in reverse. The Three Emperors of Yliaster eventually constructed the Grand Design to provide enough power to bring the Ark Cradle to New Domino City, where Z-one put the Ark Cradle on a collision course with New Domino's Ener-D Reactor, which would cause a massive reactor meltdown, causing a larger scale Zero Reverse, destroying New Domino City.

Characteristics

The insides of the Ark Cradle itself is revealed to be the destroyed Satellite of the future ruined by Synchro Summons. Within it is where Z-one, Antinomy, Paradox and Aporia find a way to repair the crumbled future in which they were. Furthermore in the same place is where Antimony, Paradox and Aporia's human bodies are contained in stasis pods after they naturally died of old age.

Within the citadel's Reactor, three Planetary Gears exist, along with a main support gear, which is also known as the Center Gear (which is really Old Ener-D powered by the Gears). The outside of the citadel has the remains of the Satellite Sector, including the Daedalus Bridge.

History

After being transported through a wormhole via Infinity, Bruno, Sherry LeBlanc, and Yusei Fudo entered a distorted dimension and saw this structure. Yusei saw a vision of his father, Dr. Fudo.

He advised Yusei not to get close to the structure, which he described as the last Ener-D and the place which leads to the destruction of mankind.

Once Yusei and Bruno returned to their own world, the structure was visible in the sky through a hole showing its dimension. The hole was only visible to the Signers and Team Ragnarok.

Strangely after Yusei's intensive battle against Taro Yamashita, a part of the island is seen trespassing into the real world. Strangely at the time this occurred, another part of the Infinity Circuit had lit up before.

Before Team 5D's Duel against Team New World, Primo, Jakob and Lester reveal that the island is really their God's fortress and that it will show up when they win the World Racing Grand Prix. But when that happens New Domino City will be destroyed and the world will change.

Only those with the Mark of the Dragon or the Rune Eye can see Ark Cradle, but if someone is in physical contact with one of these people, they will also be able to see the fortress in the sky.

The Ark Cradle above the New Domino City.

After Team 5D's defeats Team New World, the Grand Design finally gets completed. Thus allowing the Arc Cradle to shatter the sky and finally appears physically in New Domino City. Upon viewing the structure more closely, Yusei notices the Daedalus Bridge hanging from it, revealing to himself and the others that the Ark Cradle was in fact New Domino City. More so, because the inverted Old Ener-D within it is resonating with the present-time Old Ener-D, it will descend after 12 hours and crash into the present-day generator, thus triggering another, far bigger Zero Reverse that will erase everything within 30 miles. The Ark Cradle's Ener-D Reactor is spinning in reverse rotation and producing minus energy. This allows it to take control of all the Ener-D in the city, thus shutting down power in buildings, automobiles, etc. Bruno states that the only way to stop it is if the negative reactor crashes into an Ener-D reactor rotating in a positive direction. After Yusei defeats Z-one, the Ark Cradle stops. It finally disappears when Z-one sacrifices his life to use the Ener-D inside of him to reverse the reactor's negative rotation.