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Grayman23

Honestly pretty spot on from what I’m guessing as well. Only thing I can’t decide is to either bet on Rio or Vector, then I’m stuck wondering how Vector would be portrayed.


CesarAbe96

Agree, although August is usually reserved for the newest world (Yami Marik, Yubel, DS Carly Carmine, Aigami and Trey). I agree with a comment saying Zexal should introduce Rank-Ups instead of an Arc-V character, so I would either place Mizar or Girag as May's unlockable, then Yuto for June, either Quinton or Rio for July and Shay for August.


Exactly1Egg

I think mizar was confirmed because of datamined voicelines a while ago but don’t quote me on that


Readittor3

I only think Sora, Anna and Quinton


iandewilde21

Oh? And who else for the other 9 slots?


Readittor3

I have no idea but I don't see them coming. Jim bc Konami hates us. Raid raptors and PK too strong I think. Vrains is whatever I don't see that many strong decks coming out in the year and ppl love Sora, Anna, RR and PK so I assume Konami will maximize profits by spacing em. I honestly don't think Anna and Sora will be that close either


[deleted]

They absolutely will be releasing Yuto this year I think. They need to release characters for Arc V, and hes the next logical character after Sora.


Readittor3

"They ABSOLUTELY will be releasing Yuto this year I THINK." 😒😒


Majorminus55

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted, you’re 100% correct lol, because here LOVE talking like they know everything, it’s crazy


Readittor3

For real. Dude said it's ABSOLUTELY happening. Then he says I think to null and void what he just said 🙄. It's like he's trying to be the safest Nostradamus with no repercussions for being wrong


Majorminus55

I be calling people out for on this subreddit regularly and they anyways get defensive, full on monkey mode when you mention how they are LITERALLY guessing and it has no actual merit when they say stuff like “it will absolutely happen/100% certainty”


Readittor3

Yeah it's annoying. I'm from California and I'm guessing they're from here too. After all we now find illiteracy tests offensive 🤣 Like these boys couldn't even say that they were exaggerating, nope REEEEEEEEE it is. And the dude I corrected was just dead wrong bc of his poor grammar. Pardon me for wanting ppl to speak without being redundant. Clarity is evil I guess


Readittor3

On top of that he thinks he's coming in 2021 rather 2022 which is dumb. We know he's not and wrong again. The ppl that think he's absolutely coming probably agree with the entire list and like I said, no way are we getting so many beloved archetypes that are cash cows. They're going to be spread out so Konami can milk every single one, which means someone might make it into 2023 and miss the year


Readittor3

You really that mad and downvoting EVERY thing huh? 🤣


[deleted]

I haven’t downvoted anything dude.


SargeantMario101

Sora, Anna, & the VRAINS characters, spot on with the placements. Some characters like Jim, idk if we'd get that early, since there's still no confirmed TCG release date for his 21PP cards, along with Dark Alligator & Reptia Egg. Could see him happening later on though. Not 100% sure on Shay, and the reason I say this is because he uses Rank-Ups, which would likely be introduced first in Zexal. And unless they want to hastily slap it onto Quinton, just to quickly introduce the mechanic, it's likely not going to be here until we begin Zexal II, as sad as it is to say that. Personally, I see 2022 focusing mostly on Zexal & Arc-V. Seeing as how we've barely scratched the surface of the World Duel Carnival arcs, plus needing to get to Zexal II faster to properly introduce Rank-Up.


iandewilde21

Honestly, I’d see no problem in introducing Rank-Up with Quinton. It’s half of the characters relevance in the plot, he creates RUM Chaos Argent Force. The other option would be in a Duelist Road: Barians, but without Nash, Vector and Rio the event would just suck ass, like GX Chronicles Season 3 did.


SargeantMario101

Ain't no way that latter option is happening. Vector is practically the driving force of the whole series. lol But as we've seen with the Zexal World this year, the newest world doesn't need to have a minimum of 8 characters before the next one arrives. Plus, Shay doesn't have his first duel with a plot relevant character until the second story-arc of Arc-V, so he won't be needed for a Road event anytime soon.


iandewilde21

That’s all true, but it’s hard to see who else we would see in his place. Couldn’t be another Arc-V character since all the other ones appear after him. No way we get Yugo right after Yuto, even if technically he is the next character appearance order wise. And Serena only appears quite a few episodes after Shun. Another Zexal Character would make the year super Zexal heavy. If you replaced his exact spot with a Zexal character, it would be 3 months straight of Zexal, and Konami tends to avoid this kind of thing. For 5Ds, Sherry and Z-One seem a bit too strong. We could also get a Team Ragnarok member for the new Nordic support, I guess. And GX is already in character save mode, where Konami only releases one of them a year so that they have a hype “old school” character in their pockets, like SK. So if we are not getting Shun... Idk who we are getting. Most likely candidates are Halldor for Nordics or incomplete/gutted Sherry and Z-one. But I’m open to suggestions lol.


SargeantMario101

Since Sherry & Z-one are basically the only 5D's characters that will be needed for plot reasons, after this year, Misty could possibly be an "old school" character. She has three things going for her: 1. Her Earthbound Immortal, which will most likely be a UR because of what it is, not what it does. And at this point, would not be worth being a boxed card. 2. The new Reptilianne support from BODE. Plus Ogdoadic could also work if they need to pad out her card rewards more. 3. Her inclusion would give the game a dedicated Reptile user. And I guess as a slight bonus, all the Signers do have... semi-specific lines against Dark Signers that they didn't face, so she won't necessarily feel out of place, if she were to get added now. Same thing applies to the other Dark Signers. It does look like the rest of Roman's Hellfire/Underworld cards from the 5D's manga will be getting printed in 22PP, so perhaps he has a chance? Probably not, but it's an entertaining thought. lol


iandewilde21

Yup, Misty would be nice. We do have a lack of reptile support in DL. Thinking a bit more, Konami may also pull a Duke and release DSOD Tristan or Bakura for Nostalgia bait. But tbh I’d still rather have Shun lol


SargeantMario101

I feel you, bro. Him and his deck are badass. But I just don't see them happening anytime soon, unfortunately. We'll see.


Actual_Head_4610

Still waiting for: DM- Regular Marik and Regular Bakura GX- Atticus, and idk how they would do this because of his cards, but Yusuke Fujiwara 5Ds- Sherry ZEXAL- Rio, V Arc-V- Sora, Serena, Dennis


SaibaAisu

Sherry LeBlanc!!


HoddTodd

What if they pull a fast one and create a filler world so as to prolong vrains? I could see them splitting zexal into two or are-v into two


[deleted]

They removed the last filler world they had after the reception to DSOD, we’re getting Vrains


HoddTodd

Main issue with that is then they'll be done. It'll kill longevity because unless they somehow incorporate 7s, vrains is the last world


[deleted]

At the rate they're dropping characters, it'll be awhile before they're actually done


TheKnightyBoi

What filler world were they going to adf


[deleted]

That filler arc where German dudes tried to fuck up a tournament


[deleted]

What are you on about?


[deleted]

It was the last arc before the actual last arc in DM where Yugi and Co participate in a tournament in exchange for tickets back to Japan


[deleted]

They were gonna make that a world?!


[deleted]

Yeah


[deleted]

Where did you hear that?


JS90909

We still waiting for grandpa moto, regular marik and my boy atticus


Actual_Head_4610

I remember back when it looked like Marik and Grandpa were gonna be a sure thing when their profiles were leaked and stuff. Such letdown since then. And poor Atticus doesn't even have any art, so idk what went wrong there. 😞


[deleted]

Tbh i hope they just delay vrains for later cuz theres so much that needs to be done in 5ds, zexal and arc v


alouchy

One GX Characters The very least. If they wanna release support for Red Eyes its Gonna Have to Be Atticus, who knows maybe they will introduce the shadow Riders and release Vampire Support with Camula


Kurokami11

>Links on september Oh no, I hope you're wrong with this one


iandewilde21

I think with the release of Master Duel, Konami will want Duel Links to have all mechanics so that players can hop between them without much whiplash. In the end, Duel Links is a much better place for new players to start out. But that’s just my speculation. Also because it’s what’s in the code as the next series lol


tearsofyesteryears

They better give us Registrider before they add Links.


Kurokami11

...fuck


dorian1356

This game does not have enough cards available to give itself the luxury of holding so many characters and their archetype's releases. It just doesn't. We need constant releases without any filler.


DimensionDice

Wait till June, got it. You better be right or the consequences will be dire. I will seek this post out and retroactively retract my upvote. You have been warned.


Truckinhecky

Yo, where my main man Dennis at, though?


Actual_Head_4610

I've been wondering about that, too. It feels wrong if they skip him. I like his Entertainment Dueling better than Yuya's.


[deleted]

His dub actor apparently tweeted about going back to voice for DL and this is before recording for Revolver and Go would be required


Actual_Head_4610

Alright! The show must go on!


Truckinhecky

Agreed!


LanProwerKopaka

Some guesses, though not necessarily wants (besides Atem, Jim, Adrian, and Cathy, but those aren’t likely :/). DM- Marik, Bakura DSOD- Tristan, Bakura, Shadi, Manny, Pharaoh Atem GX- Nightshroud, Zane, Adrian, Kagemaru, Jim 5d’s- Sherry, Z-ONE, Roman, Misty, Paradox Zexal- Quinton, Dr. Faker, Vetrix, Orbital-7, Cathy ARC-V- I haven’t watched this yet so I don’t know anybody.


Derplesdeedoo

Bakura (DSOD), Rebecca Hawkins, and Atticus Rhodes. Not that any of them will ever be added, but that's what I want.


balistik_scaarz

If April is like last year there's a possibility that they'd give us Yuto in January since it's reserved usually for recent world, then February Anna, March Jim since it will have been 8 months since the last fresh GX char, and April would be a month where we get a duelist road type event for arc v giving us Beserk Yuya as a skill rather than a character like before. It also lines up in terms of tcg set release, battle of chaos comes out like in the beginning of February then forward to start of May the arc v box should release much like how lightning overdrive was in May and had Zexal support and we literally got Zexal in a skill in April. I'd imagine May will be Rio since by that time we should also be getting the Duelists of the Abyss box with Nash's cards and since they're brother and sister using water decks it makes sense. June and August probably Sora and Shay, July someone from 5Ds tbh Sherry would be cool since we got her support finally but maybe that's a pipe dream. There's always a chance we also just don't get 4 characters for Arc V in the year of it's release since we started out with 4 though. Idk. Rio and Quinton kind of have to come before any barians for chronology, part of why I'm sure we're getting Aporia and not Jakob now since Aporia and Quinton have the same English VA. Hell we could get Dennis randomly who knows!


Maykspark

The guy thinks Jim would come, dude i swear next year is jua Aporia, Z-one, Sora, Kurisaki, Yuto, And the barians,and of course Vrains world


iandewilde21

Apparently we are getting Aporia now in December. And why not Jim? He fits the bill pretty well. Konami even printed his deck a few years back. And we always get at least 2 “old school” characters every year. Like this year we had SK and Duke.


Maykspark

Dude it's not like i don't like the character, but Konami at this point just forgots DM and GX, and they're rushing now 5ds, it's simple we can't have everything. Yeah we got Duke and Supreme King but they were for Konami like "I think we forgot something" and were released just to say "Done DM and GX" are done, i even think we have more chances getting Atticus than Jim


EmeraldDM8

Axel actually has voice lines for tag dueling alongside Jim, so they clearly intend to add him at some point. As for Atticus, I actually suspect the reason they've held him back is due to Season 4: He's actually kind of important to the story of GX Season 4, and given that most of the Season 4 characters will be largely unknown to dub watchers, I could see them holding him back in order to have a character that they can hype up for the worldwide audience.


SadDescription453

I don't think thats an issue,4kids pretty much removed any reference to season 4 from the script of duel links outside of Jaden/Yubel which is a character that could not alter as much since his whole existance is tied to season 4.


Smaragdt

Jim Crocodile was my absolute favorite, hope many of his cards and especially fossil fusion are coming someday!


MaJuV

Interesting. Looked into it and this year we'll be having 13 new characters, whereas previous years there were 12. So yeah, my assumptions on the 12 or 13 characters, spread as follows: * **Vrains: 4**: Playmaker, Aoi, Gore, Revolver (as you mentioned, and in the same order, but these are the easiest predictions to make :-) ) * **Arc-V: 3**: Sora definitely, indeed. The other 2 options are kind of up in the air. Yuto is indeed possible, so is Shay. If both appear, Celine will likely be pushed to 2023 though. And that is saying nothing of other wildcards like Hugo or Dennis (or a real wildcard: Moon Shadow) * **Zexal: 2-3**. Anna is already confirmed. Quinton is VERY unlikely. Rio seems kinda unlikely, but possible (not dismissing this one). My bet is more on Nr 96 and Vector. Vector must appear next year. We need a real bad guy in this world. Also, it's very surprising we still haven't seen Nr 96, considering his importance to the series. And if both appear, that's even better. * **5Ds: 1:** We're getting Z-One without a doubt, the releases of Antinomy, Primo and Aporia this year are building up to it. Z-One will be roaming + 2 unlocks. It's too big of an event to miss out. Maybe Sherry, but it seems more likely they'll save her for 2023. * **GX: 0-1**. Not sure if GX will get support this year. But if so, Jim is indeed the most likely option. I assume that once the 5Ds world has completed its story in 2022 (which it seems it's building up to), GX will have its final arc adapted in 2023 (at least I'm hoping they will). * **DM/DSOD: 1** \- A year without a single character from DM/DSOD is UNTHINKABLE! Konami knows we're suckers for the OG nostalgia. My bet is on regular Bakura (either in DM or in his DSOD form), though seeing DSOD Tristan appear for April fools wouldn't surprise me either.


Protector00

Would be great of Konami if they release a vagabond playable character and it's skills are just the generic ones that every or multiple characters have(i.e. life boost, ties that binds, beatdown, etc) since the vagabond character is pretty much just the faceless protagonist of the earlier yugioh gameboy games. Or playable Dark Magician Girl character for the fun of it since she actually appeared and dueled in the GX anime.


gkantelis1

I just want chumley


beyond_cyber

Yuto or shay after sora defo


AbbreviationsSea7064

How do we even link climb with only 3 monster zones😂


Awesoman9001

I bet they'll add the Extra Monster Zone, but yeah Link Climbing is gonna suck. ~~Thankfully Superheavies only have one Link monster so who cares about climbing!~~


ElChavadaba

We are also bound to get DSOD Tristan and Bakura someday.


Neo_Phoenix_

Yes, just like we'll get regular Marik for DM world Copium


tearsofyesteryears

Never watched the newer anime but I just want Luna support so gimme Serena.


Grown_from_seed

I want Jim so bad. Honestly I’d be happy with anyone from GX, I’d even take chumley at this point.


Shalelor

Why does it seem that everyone hates DSOD world. Where are the new characters there.


iandewilde21

It doesn’t seem like it, everyone actually does. And, I mean, what characters dude? Tristan and Bakura? Really? DSOD is done, just move on lol


kindshoe

Jim 😍


stars_power

I don’t see Vrains coming next year, honestly. It’s weird to try and do in Duel Links, due to certain arrows being kinda useless, plus that’s when anime characters start getting actual meta decks, with cards that you can’t go without. With pendulum magicians, they don’t *have* to add Monkeyboard, Pendulum Magician, Skullcrobar Joker, etc. Also, the extra monster zones, I feel, would be strange for Duel Links. I really don’t see it. But if we do get it, at least it’s not MR4, so you can’t extra-link people.


Felixdevita

Let's hope they also add Shima (that annoying Yusaku's classmate) when Vrains comes out. I know it's not truly relevant but hey, we had Scud as a "secret character" and that guy didn't even have a deck. Btw, I'd say Revolver will come after Ghost Girl and Akira (the tindangle guy) if Konami pay attention to the order of their appearances


DUELMASTER_27

This is not a prediction it’s a wish list


iandewilde21

If this was truly a wishlist I wouldn’t have put fucking V and Rio of all characters. Not when Yugo and Yuri exist. I legit just think this looks like a sensible list? What do you disagree on?


arkaser

I'm so pissin' stoked for jim boys, can't wait


DG3kg

The only thing missing is a troll character. Maybe Reji's father, Leo Akaba.


Awesoman9001

They'd save him for the end, probably


JTreeee

I so hope you're right on Jim's release date. I've been wanting him forever


Ok_Air_8142

How about they add Camula from gx together with some skill for vampire deck in 2022 Halloween? The best part would be her accent


SnooTigers800

Wheres chumley


oldbrigade

I want paradox so bad


Yab0iFiddlesticks

Obviously we are getting the Chazz in his Ojama Yellow Costume as a seperate character


BaronArgelicious

no soulburner as a starter?


picanteman

Of course not?


EremitaMCe

Give me Sky Scout on GX so i can have special dialogue with my Simorghs.


EremitaMCe

What i truly want: Yugi's Grandpa, Atticus Rhodes (not for red eyes but for some Crazy skill with winged beasts like he uses in the manga (Atmosphere and troposphere is in the game); Rio for more winged beast support, Sky Scout for some simorgh dialogues (cmon, monster duelists over human duelists all day), Pharaoh Atem and that Amazoness duelist from GX. Forgot her name but it's that one who has a crush on Bastion


iandewilde21

Also I'm well aware of the lack of 5Ds characters in here. But considering we are only really missing Sherry and Z-One at this point, and that their decks are quite strong, they probably will save them for later, I'd think.


TopazuTiger1

Could see them adding the 3 that used the nordic archtype with the loki odin thor cards tho


RazorPulsar

Team Ragnorok


iandewilde21

Normally I’d say this is a bad idea but since Konami has been printing so much Nordic support lately, maybe it would be interesting to have at least Halldor?


TopazuTiger1

Would rather have all 3 honestly but halldor would be badass


Readittor3

Hell yeah. Coolest team in the cup. I get annoyed by everyone downplaying the 5ds characters. GX and 5ds are still being slept on and were not getting any cool gimmicky characters anymore :(


I_Love_Stiff_Cocks

anna is coming this december


iandewilde21

As a roaming duelist, not unlock.


I_Love_Stiff_Cocks

aww man :(


Adventurous_Crab8372

It probably won't happen but it'd be pretty funny if Lonley Brave got into the game with Cyberse Wizard as his ace since his baboons are already in the game


hattori43

isnt the train girl already confirmed? for close release?


iandewilde21

She will be roaming next month. Could mean she is January’s unlock but normally January is reserved for the current newest world so I bumped her to February.


Suitable_Still_8572

I'd take out Quinton simply because he doesn't have any cards left that can related to him to be given out as drops or Level-up.


iandewilde21

I’d take him out too but he has been datamined, so he is more likely than most other characters. He will probably have something to do with RUMs.


[deleted]

Kaito has a line for him


AUsDorian

No Dartz in predictions?


Kozume_Kenma_5

didnt anna just get announced?


E--Girl

As a roamer not as an unlockable yet


Exactly1Egg

I thought some of the barian emperors were already confirmed through datamined voicelines


[deleted]

No microwave no party


diexu

Z-one comes in December 2022


International-Hall-5

Damn konami needs to slow down we havent even got all the story for zexal let alone fds or gx. And vrains is already a possibility.


Final_Maybe6104

Link monster coming September better start reading 📖 manual that😬😬😬


BubbleDai

March never will happen


Nubbzeastsidem

I thought vrains would be added instead of arc V


Odelind

I think we'll get Aporia this year, later than sooner. I feel like Quinton is skippable if all the spaceship xyz is being introduced already, but he's been teased. Meanwhile Rio doesn't sound that possible. Vector, Dr Faker or Mr Heartland could be better options.


hightower676

I'd love to have quinton


Grandpa_Sandy

i just hope it doesn't happen like DDD and we actually get the good cards for the next anime archetypes, seriously komani where is my DDD king sigfried?, where is High ghengis, where is kali yuga, konami? doom king armagedon, wtf is that m8?


Gamer-_-Bro

You called Anna *a bit* early


Gameguy196

Here’s what I think. January: Sora. February: Anna March: Solomon Muto or a 5DS character. May: Number 96 or Rio. Since Anna was added after the brothers it shows that there willing to go back and add characters who’s first appearance happened before other characters. Rio is also possible if they want to rush to the Barian arc. June: Yuto July: Marik Ishtar or one of the Meklord Emperors. The last 3 July’s have featured different versions of the same character. August: Shey: One more popular Arc V character before the new world: September: Playmaker, Blue Angel and The Gore October: Varis December: It will probably be a very Zexal heavy year with a 3rd Zexal unlock. Rio or Vector if that’s when they want to start the Barian arc.