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Kaito Tenjo | |||||||
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Tenjo Kaito | |||||||
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Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Rank SP1: "The Fated Encounter!" | |||||||
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Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 13: "The Number Hunter, Part 1" | |||||||
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Kaito Tenjo is a Numbers Hunter in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL and one of Yuma Tsukumo's rivals. He is actually a nice person, but when he duels he becomes quite ruthless. When his brother Haruto Tenjo fell sick, Dr. Faker told him that it was due to the "Number" holders and the Astral World. As a result Kaito became a Numbers Hunter. There is also a robot that accompanies Kaito which is known as Orbital 7.
Design
Duel Mode
Unlike any other regular D-Pad version of a Duel Disk, Kaito's disk is a blue and single-bladed disk that curves outside. He can duel without a D-Gazer; however, his left eye turns red and several marks resembling a D-Gazer are seen when he Duels. When Kaito duels, his black outfit switches to white in a process called "Photon Change", which he resembles Jack Atlas. This is possibly the reason why Kaito isn't affected by Numbers' effect that usually increase the amplitude of the users' desires. Also, for some reason when he uses a "Photon" card, his body lights up.
Personality
Kaito shares a similar personality to that of Seto Kaiba when it comes to protecting his younger brother from any danger. Because of Haruto's condition supposedly being caused by the "Number" cards, Kaito Duels and acts ruthlessly when it comes to facing those whose possess such cards. He announces his arrival by whistling which tends to frighten the person he is about to Duel.[1]
Kaito is opposed to inflicting fear on his opponent, calling it an unnecessary and despicable thing to do. This is shown when he scolds Orbital 7 for telling him extract every drop of Yuma's soul. He considers his hunting to be a job he has to do, not one he wants to do.[2]
Biography
Anime
The Tenjo brothers.
Kaito's brother, Haruto was acting very strange. Mr. Heartland informed Kaito that he could only be cured if they obtained the one hundred "Numbers" cards. Dr. Faker himself claimed that they must do so to save all dimensions. Kaito was given a robot called Orbital 7, to help him hunt for the cards. Using Mr. Heartland's penthouse as a base, they find and defeat the holders of the "Numbers". Thus far, he has obtained eleven "Numbers" using his Photon Hand ability, stealing the souls of the original owners and leaving them catatonic in the process. He wields the "Numbers" himself to aide him in collecting more of them. Kaito was feeling guilty about stealing the souls of the holders, but Mr. Heartland informed him that they had no choice, as all "Numbers" holders are evil, when in reality they are just victims of their card's influence.[1]
Shortly after that he targeted Yuma next. During the Duel he easily outmatched Yuma with his 2 Numbers and his real ace monster, "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon". When he saw Yuma using 2 Numbers, he claimed he is also a Numbers Hunter and looked quite pleased to have a rival. Just before he would have won the Duel, Orbital 7 showed him a hologram that Haruto had collapsed. Therefore he stopped the Duel and went to help his brother. Before he left he revealed his name and told Yuma to remember it, meaning that he will come after Yuma again soon.[2]
It is shown that he works fast because not long after his and Yuma's Duel is was shown that he has alreadly put four people in hospital in a catatonic state from their soul being taken with their Numbers. But it is possible that these four were people he already took Numbers from as he still has 8 unseen Numbers.[3]
Later, when Jin confronted Yuma on claiming to be Kaito's servany and that Kaito was watching.[3] This however, wasn't the real Kaito. It was revealed that the Kaito that was watching the Duels was only a statue as Cathy broke it. after the Jin lost to Yuma he was shown to have another Number, but the real Kaito appeared, and Jin begged him to be his servant, proving that he was also lying about that. Kaito instead defeated him and took the Number, bringing the total of Numbers he collected to twelve.[4] He has taken the soul of Jin after his victory to collect his 12th number.
Manga
Kaito is a Numbers Hunter who was sent by his adoptive father, Dr. Faker from a different dimension in order to gather and destroy all of the "Number" cards as they are destined to destroy not only his universe, but all universes.
When Kaito first appeared in Heartland, he set straight out on his mission to find the Numbers cards, even by attacking and Dueling strangers in order to find them. He was shown to quickly defeat not only an unknown Duelist, but Tetsuo who he then quickly used as a sacrifice to entice Yuma Tsukumo in to a Duel in order to obtain his Number cards and destroy them. Angered by this, Yuma accepts, unlocking Astral to assist him in the Duel.[5]
During the Duel, Kaito quickly gains an advantage by Summoning his "Photon Wyvern", destroying all of Yuma's monsters and attacking him directly taking him down to 1500. Yuma quickly fights back by Summoning "Number 39: Utopia", but seeing this as a threat, Kaito sends an explosion out and runs away as he was only testing Yuma's power.[5]
Abilities
After he wins a Duel with a "Number" user, Kaito uses his "Photon Hand" which enables him to grab the "Number" card from their users and aging the former owner significantly. During that action, he takes their soul too.[1] Kaito possesses an "Duel Anchor" which he uses to prevent a "Number" user from running away, until a Duel requested is over. Both of these abilities are technological in origin and were provided to him by Dr. Faker.[1]
It seems he is also able to read the alternate language the "Number" monsters are written in, which only Astral and those possesed by "Number" monsters can read.
Victims
Unknown "Number" holder from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 013, 4 Unknown "Number" holders from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 017, Jin from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 018
Decks
Anime
| Record | ||
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| Opponent(s) | Episode (s) | Outcome(s) |
| "Number" holder | 13 | Win |
| Yuma Tsukumo | 13 - 14 | Interrupted |
| Jin | 18 | Win |
| Ryoga Kamishiro | 22 - ??? | TBD |
In the anime, Kaito's Deck focuses on the LIGHT-Attribute to swarm monsters, which he can then use to Xyz Summon his "Number" monsters. Prior to his Duel with Yuma, he had already collected eleven "Number" cards[1], but after defeating Jin, he earned 1 more, possessing twelve. Only three of them are known by name and it's unknown if he includes all collected "Numbers" in his Extra Deck. It is presumeable that Kaito also uses Fusion Monsters with the presence of his Goddess with the Third Eye.
According to Mr. Heartland, Kaito's Deck was made by him and Dr. Faker by using science from another dimension.[2]
Manga
| Record | ||
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| Opponent(s) | Ranks (s) | Outcome(s) |
| Unknown Duelist | SP1 | Win (off-screen) |
| Unknown Duelist | SP1 | Win |
| Tetsuo Takeda | SP1 | Win |
| Yuma Tsukumo | SP1 | Interrupted |
| "Number" holder | 7 | Win |
| Yuma Tsukumo | 8 - ??? | TBD |
In the manga, Kaito's Deck seems to be more centered around the "Photon" archetype, whilst supporting them with the various "Number" cards he has obtained by beating Duelists.
Effect Monsters
Xyz Monsters
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 13: "The Number Hunter, Part 1"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 14: "The Number Hunter, Part 2"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 17: "It's in the Cards, Part 1"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 18: "It's in the Cards, Part 2"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Rank SP1: "The Fated Encounter!"
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This card is sent from his hand to his Deck via the effect of "Photon Veil" in episode 13.
- ↑ This card is won by Kaito from a "Number" holder in episode 13.
- ↑ This card is won by Kaito from a "Number" holder in rank 7.