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Tyranno Hassleberry, known in Japan as Tyranno Kenzan (ティラノ剣山, Tirano Kenzan), is a Ra Yellow Duelist who enters Duel Academy in the second year. To his surprise, he was assigned to the Ra Yellow dorm despite scoring high on the Duel Academy entry exam due to the fact that he did not attend an associated preparatory school. He begins to develop a fascination for Jaden Yuki, after losing in a duel to the latter and subsequently moves into the Slifer Red Dorm, replacing Chumley Huffington as Jaden and Syrus Truesdale' roommate. In both versions, people tend to call him only by his last name.

Design[]

Appearance[]

Tyranno has a very muscular physique and his outfit follows a dinosaur and military theme. His usual outfit consists of a Ra Yellow uniform with no sleeves and a duller shade of yellow with a green muscle shirt underneath. He has a tanned appearance. He also wears beige combat pants, white wristbands with matching bands just above his feet, a bandanna featuring a dinosaur face, bone earrings, and a necklace of dinosaur bones. His hair consists of long, black dreadlocks. Sometimes his pupils are narrowed into reptile-like slits and the color of his eyes lighten to make his eyes look more like a dinosaur's. He carries an Academy-issued Duel Disk on his left hand. In flashbacks, Tyranno is seen wearing a Jurassic Park T-shirt.

Personality[]

Hassleberry is introduced as an arrogant bully, but after his defeat against Jaden, he becomes nicer and more social. He can be somewhat insensitive and hypocritical and is shown to be possessive of his relationship with Jaden. However, when the situation demands it, Hassleberry is the first to set aside differences and work as a team, in comparison to Syrus. Hassleberry values loyalty immensely; he is disappointed when he is abandoned by his "troops" and loyally follows Jaden into danger and defends him after they begin their friendship, and despondent when Blair Flannigan devalues the concept of the Pair Duels.

Voice and mannerisms[]

In the Japanese version, he ends the majority of his sentences with either "(da) don" (Japanese explosion onomatopoeia) or "zaurus" (the Japanese equivalent of "saurus"). He also tends to do references to dinosaurs or prehistory in his speech.

In the English dub, Tyranno speaks with a Southern accent and uses stereotypical cowboy slang and military jargon such as saying "report for duty" before summoning a monster, leading to a few jokes exclusive to the English dub. He often says "Sam Hill" which is a euphemism for "Hell", or "Damn".

Biography[]

Tyranno made his first appearance arriving to Duel Academy and complained to Vellian Crowler and Jean-Louis Bonaparte about not getting into Obelisk Blue. Crowler and Bonaparte tell him it is because he was not in a middle school beforehand. He then is seen heading a gang and stealing the Duel Disks of those he defeated. He was defeated by Jaden and returned the stolen items and came to idolize Jaden. (In the original version, this was supposed to be loosely based on the myth where legendary Samurai warlord Minamoto Yoshitsune defeated Saito Musashibo Benkei; Judai even compares him to the famed warrior-monk before the duel starts. Hassleberry's loyalty to Judai after losing to him, just as Benkei showed the same to Yoshitsune, also emphasizes this.) Although his dorm is technically Ra Yellow, he decides to live in Slifer Red to be closer to and learn from Jaden. From his introduction onwards, he often fights with Syrus Truesdale over who is better suited to being Jaden's best friend. (In the Japanese version, it is over who has the right to call him "big brother"). In the dub, Hassleberry almost always refers to Jaden as "sarge" (short for sergeant) to show respect for the man he considers his leader. Before Syrus duels Missy to advance to Ra yellow he gives Syrus advice to let go of his fear which helps Syrus win in the end. Hassleverry is present with the rest of the school to watch Zane Truesdale duel Aster Phoenix. To everyone's surprise including Zane's, Aster reveals that his Deck has an "Elemental Hero" theme, similar to Jaden's. However, when Aster fuses Elemental Heroes "Avian" and "Burstinatrix", he does not Fusion Summon "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman", but "Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer". Much to Hasslberry's surprise, Jaden was unaware that this Fusion Monster even existed. Aster counters nearly every move Zane makes and even causes him to take damage from "Power Bond". The Duel ultimately ends with Aster the winner, much to the shock of all of Duel Academy. Hassleberry is later present to watch Aster's rematch against Jaden. He and the others learn that Aster's dad was killed (kidnaped in the dub) and that Aster duels with vengeance. Aster defeats Jaden and takes away his ability to see his cards much to Hassleberry's shock. Hassleberry and the others look after Jaden in the hospital after he couldn't duel against Chazz and get concerned when Jaden loses his cheerful attitude. Tyranno later duels against Sartyr as the professor wants him, Syrus and Bastion Misawa to come back to Ra Yellow. Tyranno eventually wins. Not long afterwards, Hassleberry and Syrus's rivalry comes to a head, and Alexis Rhodes, sick of their arguing, tells them to Duel one another. Syrus is late to the Duel, but puts up a defensive fight against Hassleberry's Dinosaurs, and locks him into a trap by using the effect of "Ultimate Tyranno" against him. Seeing Syrus falter after searching for Jaden all night, Hassleberry avoids activating his "Jurassic Impact" Trap Card, losing the Duel, but he begins to regret it when Syrus begins bossing him around.


In episode 73 it is revealed that Tyranno was hospitalized after a rock slide during an archaeological dig. The incident permanently damaged the tibia of his left leg but the bone fragment of a dinosaur fossil he unearthed during the excavation was used to replace it. Tyranno believed that as a result of Jaden's influence the dinosaur DNA awoke a great power within him which supposedly protected him from being converted by Sartorius into one of the members of the Society of Light. It is implied that this accident is also the reason for Tyranno's unique ability to narrow his pupils into reptile-like slits. When Sartorius arrives in Duel Academy Hassleberry informs him that he isn't doing a good job in laying low, then joins Bastion and Syrus in watching Jaden duel Princess Rose from the Society. Jaden wins which causes the school to go to Domino city.

During the field trip to Domino City Tyranno teams up with Syrus in a Duel against the first duo of the Light Brigade, Frost and Thunder. Although the two are pinned down by their opponents, who tuned their Decks specifically to combat their cards, they end up pooling their efforts to combine their monsters into "Super Vehicroid - Rex Union". Despite their teamwork, however, Frost ends the Duel by wiping out all players but himself using Mirror of Duality and drags them to Sarina's lair from where they are transported to KaibaLand as bait for Jaden and Aster Phoenix by order of Sarina. He, Syrus, Blaze, T-Bone, Frost and Thunder are later freed after Jaden and Aster beat Sarina.

After returning home, he meets a girl named Alice who he falls madly in love with. Later, she drags him into a Duel, but when Jaden beats Alice he is set free. He cries after learning Alice was really a doll.

At the end of the second year, Tyranno, along with Linda, chase after Prince Ojin as he prepares to arm the laser satellite. Unleashing the full force of his dinosaur DNA power and assuming a Duel Spirit form (appointing himself the title of "Spacesaurus"), he travels into space with "Elemental Hero Neos" to divert the satellite's blasts. While the returning Sarina keeps it from firing any further, the two are successful in destroying the satellite.

With the start of the third year, Tyranno chooses to remain in Ra Yellow instead of advancing to Obelisk Blue; to him, the issue of which dormitory he is officially a part of is irrelevant. He gets introduced to Viper's survival duels that are said to happen every day. He is shown watching Jaden's duel against Jesse Anderson and gets annoyed when he finds out Jesse does not have Rainbow Dragon in his deck. Later he washes Jaden's clothes and lies to Jesse about not doing what Jaden says. Agreeing to aid Jim Crocodile Cook in his investigation of mysterious electromagnetic waves coming from the jungle, his dinosaur DNA reacts to additional signals sent by Thelonious Viper which render him uncontrollable. Jim Duels with Tyranno in one of the Survival Duels and successfully reverts him to his former self within the first few rounds of the battle but is beaten in the end.

When Jaden and co. go into the other dimension he is sacrificed when Jaden Duels against Brron, Mad King of Dark World, along with Alexis Rhodes, Chazz Princeton, and Atticus Rhodes. He is later discovered to be alive and held prisoner with everyone else who died in the Duel Spirit world in an alternate dimension by Yubel.

In the fourth season he pairs up with Blair Flannigan for the Pair Duels. He makes it to the final Duel against the pair of Jaden and Alexis during which Blair uses Partner Change so that she can be partners with Jaden due to her crush on him. Alexis later destroys the card and switches back to being with Jaden and defeats Blair and Tyranno. Comically, Tyranno displays fear of Alexis and Blair when they were his partner when they got angry.

In his Duel with Trueman, who was at the time masquerading as Daigo Sorano, his dinosaur DNA protected him from Trueman (who needed the opponent to carry some form of Darkness, which Tyranno did not have), until Trueman 'revealed' that the dinosaur bone in Tyranno's leg was that of a dinosaur he had eaten in his previous reincarnation as a dinosaur (in reality, Trueman lied to create darkness within Tyranno thus breaking his creed to always speak the truth). Tyranno is then defeated but is revived when Jaden defeats Nightshroud.

He was last seen trying to make a goodbye speech to the third-years, but broke down and cried saying how badly he will miss them before being carried out by the other staff members. Afterward, he attended the graduation party with the third years. As Crowler feels sad about the graduating class leaving, he tells Crowler that he will still be around to keep him company which Blair confirms.

Deck[]

Tyranno uses an Evolution Deck focused on Dinosaur-Type monsters. He uses cards such as "Big Evolution Pill" and "New Ultra Evolution" to quickly bring out his powerful monsters such as "Super Conductor Tyranno" and "Ultimate Tyranno". Tyranno also uses "Earthquake" in conjunction with his "Dark Tyranno" to attack his opponent directly. He also uses cards such as "Survival Instinct" or "Spacetime Transcendence" with his "Tyranno Infinity" to increase its ATK, giving him access to an easy to Summon, powerful monster.

Duels[]

Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Duel Academy Examiner 53 (mentioned) Win (off-screen)
Various Duel Academy students 55 Win (off-screen)
Syrus Truesdale (Dub only) 55 Win (off-screen)
Jaden Yuki 55 Lose
Sartyr 63 Win
Syrus Truesdale 64 Lose
Sartorius 73 Lose
Frost and Thunder 75-76 Lose (with Syrus Truesdale)
Alice (original only) 80 Lose (off-screen)
Ra Yellow student 84 Win
14 Genex Tournament Duelists 90 (mentioned) Win (off-screen)
Jim Crocodile Cook 110 Lose
Duel Ghouls 128 Not shown (with Axel Brodie)
Syrus Truesdale, Chazz Princeton, Dr. Vellian Crowler, and Jean-Louis Bonaparte 129 DRAW (with Bastion Misawa, Alexis Rhodes, and Jim Crocodile Cook)
Duel Ghouls 129 DRAW (with Bastion Misawa, Alexis Rhodes, and Jim Crocodile Cook)
Jasmine and Obelisk Blue male 161 Win (with Blair Flannigan)
Mindy and Obelisk Blue male 161 Win (with Blair Flannigan)
Jaden Yuki and Alexis Rhodes 162 Lose (with Blair Flannigan)
Trueman 172 Lose

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