>>57346953>Has all of the necessary means to force the other characters to do what he wants>Takes none of this seriously until the very end, reflecting how silly the premise is back to the audience>Keeps his word in defeat and does not simply press his advantage after all of his impossible odds have been overcome because he has his own contrived reason to win a game of Duel MonstersFunny how Pegasus seems almost pedestrian compared to some later franchise plots yet that serves it pretty well.
>>57347652Yusei: It's him!
Jack: YOU FOUND WALDO?!
>>57347659In Ash's case I can see a fear that a male companion might be perceived as being cooler than him (it would probably endear us to both of them, but whatever). But for the games, I couldn't tell you, a rival I'd be excited to run into and battle is a good thing I would think.
