#jasmine and mindy don't count because they're basically background characters

[red-dragon-archfiend]

My Yugioh anime hot take of the night is Alexis Rhodes might've been the main character if Jaden wasn't set in stone as the protagonist

#musings #yugioh #don't get me wrong i really do like jaden #he's one of my favorite characters in the franchise #but alexis had a very similar strong sense of justice and would frequently step to the plate when it mattered #i think the main issue with her as the protagonist is her deck #it just wasn't as flexible or fun to watch as jaden's #protagonist decks have to be designed to win in various ways #even if those ways universally involve special summons the monsters have to be different #elemental heroes are one of the most intelligently designed protagonist archetypes for that reason #if alexis was the hero there'd need to be a LOT more cyber girls and cyber angels #personally i just wanna see her being given the agency she deserves #and i wanna see more than one obelisk blue girl be an actual character #jasmine and mindy don't count because they're basically background characters #anyway i'm not saying alexis should've taken jaden's place #but i am saying that she's the most suited to the role out of the other characters #if he wasn't introduced so late i'd also say axel brodie could easily work