Chazz Princeton
Chazz Princeton, known in Japan as Jun Manjoume (万丈目準, Manjōme Jun), is a fictional character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in Japan) and the manga series of the same name.
Character
15-year old Chazz Princeton is a duelist of the Obelisk Blue dormitory at Duel Academy (Duel Academia). He is the leader of Team Elite, until his defeat at the hands of Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki). At first a peerless duelist, believing himself to be the most elite duelist in the school, Chazz is selfish and arrogant. He originally thought that Jaden was a dropout boy who did not belong in the school. When they first met, Chazz gave Jaden a chance to show him his real power in a duel, however, their confrontation was interrupted before Jaden could rightfully win.
Later, Chazz was defeated by Jaden despite his use of several extremely rare cards provided by Vellian Crowler (Cronos de Medici). Eventually he became so dispirited and confused from his losses that he left Duel Academy and entered North Academy. There, he defeated the top duelists and becomes the "king" of the school, gaining the catch phrase "Chazz it up," while in the original version of the series it was a moniker "Manjoume Thunder" (万丈目サンダー Manjōme Sandā) and the catchphrase "一、十、百、千、万丈目サンダー" (ichi, jū, hyaku, sen, manjōme-sandā), which is a pun on two things: one, the first kanji of Manjoume's family name, "Man", is the symbol for the number ten-thousand - thus, the words which come before it are the numbers one (ichi), ten (jū), hundred (hyaku), and thousand (sen); two, Manjoume's insistence on respect when others address him - when others (especially Judai) address Manjoume, they often do so just saying "Manjoume," which Manjoume will correct saying "Manjoume-san da!" where "-san" is a Japanese honorific. However, it seems that the students of the North School believed that what Manjoume was actually saying was "Manjoume Thunder," since "sandā" is how the English word "thunder" is pronounced in Japanese, and the name stuck when he returned to school. In the English version, he often refers to himself in the third person as "The Chazz."
Chazz thinks of himself as slightly above everyone else, and wants to hear it reflected when people address him. In the Japanese version, since honorifics are often dropped between close friends, Manjoume might also be insisting on it when yelling at Judai to indicate his displeasure at the thought of being Judai's friend, which Judai clearly starts to think of him as one by the time he returns to Duel Academia during the North School storyline.
As North Academy's representative, he faced off against Jaden, who defeated Bastion Misawa (Daichi Misawa) for the title of Duel Academy's representative. It was earlier revealed that Chazz is the youngest of three brothers, with his brothers Slade Princeton (Chosaku Manjoume) and Jagger Princeton (Shoji Manjoume) being the heads of the political and financial worlds, respectively. Thus, Chazz was pressured to become the head of the dueling world, ensuring the Princeton family's supriority worldwide. As such, during the duel against Jaden, his brothers had given him plenty of rare cards to duel with, but Chazz opts to use his own deck instead, choosing to handle the duel on his terms. Chazz is defeated again but realized the errors of his ways and was finally able to take charge of his own life. Though he was welcomed back to Duel Academy, he had to restart from the Slifer Red (Osiris Red) dorm. From the ordeal, Chazz, like Jaden, obtains a spirit partner in the form of Ojama Yellow, who Chazz finds annoying.
Chazz is then chosen as one of the seven keykeepers due to his dueling skills, and later faces Slade in a duel to determine ownership of Duel Academy. In the chain of events leading up to the duel, Chazz finds Ojama Black and Ojama Green, both of which join Ojama Yellow as his spirit partners. During this time, his feelings for Alexis Rhodes (Asuka Tenjouin) also become common knowledge; he constantly chases after her, love-struck, despite her protests (In the original version of the series, Manjoume even goes as far as to address her brother Fubuki as "onii-san," treating him as though he were his brother-in-law).
During the second year, Chazz duels Sartorius (Takuma Saiou) for the opportunity to rise to the Pro League, but loses. As a result, he joins the Society of Light, acting as Sartorius' means of converting the top students of Obelisk Blue and Ra Yellow. In the Japanese version, his nickname becomes "White Thunder" (ホワイトサンダー Howaito Sandā) from that point on until his defeat in episode 88.
After seeing Chazz's ruthlessness with the new White Knights (白騎士団 Shirokishi-dan) deck given to him by Sartorius, Jaden duels him with the cards that he himself once used: the Ojama Trio. During the match, Jaden shows Chazz his old black uniform, and Chazz eventually regains his senses, tearing off his white coat to don his signature black one once more. Chazz, back to his old self, retrieves the Ojama Trio to destroy White Knight's Lord, the card representing Sartorius' evil, but in doing so, willingly loses the duel to an effect of White Knight's Lord. Again in the Japanese version, following the battle, he dons his former outfit, revived as "Black Thunder" (ブラックサンダー Burakku Sandā), though others continue calling him by his first nickname in the series.
In episode 102, Chazz, with the assistance of the remaining Obelisk Blue students, takes on the Society of Light's members to make amends. They successfully return most of them to their former selves, releasing Duel Academy from the Society's grip, but before Chazz is declared champion of the Genex tournament, he is challenged by Blair Flannigan (Rei Saotome), who had returned to Duel Academy in hopes of officially entering Slifer Red. He defeats her, and is therefore allowed to return to Obelisk Blue, but ultimately finds himself back at Slifer Red because of the little respect he receives.
Card list
Chazz originally played a Chthonian (Hell) deck, but after being given a number of rare cards by Crowler, he runs VWXYZ deck. Losing all his cards while stranded, he enters North Academy with a deck of cards he had found on the grounds around the school, focusing on a "One Turn Kill" strategy. During a school duel against Jaden, he is given North Academy's prized Armed Dragon cards, and against his brother Slade, he uses a deck with monsters with 0 attack points (originally meant to be 500 points), relying primarily on the Ojama Trio. In the second year, he also briefly plays with Beetron cards that function similarly to the VWXYZ series.
Ultimately, Chazz combines cards from all his previous decks with the Ojama Trio and supporting cards as his trump cards in duels. After becoming a member of the Society of Light, however, with each passing duel, his deck gradually evolved to reflect his deepening obsession with the White thematic.
Monster cards
- Reborn Zombie
- Chthonian Soldier (Hell Soldier)
- Mefist the Infernal General (Hell General - Mephisto)
- Helpoemer
- Pandemonium Watchbear (Bear of Hell)
- V-Tiger Jet
- W-Wing Catapult
- X-Head Cannon
- Y-Dragon Head
- Z-Metal Tank (Z-Metal Caterpillar)
- VW-Tiger Catapult
- XYZ-Dragon Cannon
- VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon
- Infernal Incinerator (Flame Majin - Hell Burner)
- KA-2 Des Scissors (KA-2 Death Scissors)
- Giant Rat
- Gyaku-Gire Panda
- Skull Knight #2 (Skull Knight)
- Disc Fighter
- Gemini Fiend (Gemini Devil)
- Masked Dragon
- Armed Dragon LV3
- Armed Dragon LV5
- Armed Dragon LV7
- Despair from the Dark
- Flying Kamakiri #1 (Dragonfly)
- Soul Tiger
- Spirit of the Breeze
- Catnipped Kitty (Matatabi Cat)
- Relinquished (Sacrifice)
- Castle Gate
- Copycat (Mimic Illusionist)
- Royal Magical Library
- The Unhappy Maiden
- Chaos Necromancer
- Ojama Yellow
- Ojama Green
- Ojama Black
- Ojama King
- Mecha Ojama King
- Ojamachine Yellow
- Armed Dragon LV10
- Beetron-1 Kabutop
- Beetron-2 Kuwagaturbo
- Beetron-3 Spiderbase
- Assault Cannon Beetle
- Combat Scissors Beetle
- White Knight's Swordsman
- White Knight's Lancer
- White Knight's Guardna
- White Knight's Lord
Spell cards
- Magical Mallet (Mallet of Luck)
- Frontline Base
- Chthonian Alliance (Hell Alliance)
- Inferno Reckless Summon (Hell's Reckless Summon)
- Ring of Defense (Defense Ring)
- Fiend Santuary (Devil's Sanctuary)
- Inferno Tempest
- Chaos End
- Limiter Removal
- Armed Changer
- The Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension
- The Dark Door
- Painful Choice
- Pot of Greed
- Thunder Crash
- Ojama Delta Hurricane!!
- Level Modulation
- Ojamagic
- Polymerization (Fusion)
- Ojamuscle
- Love Letter
- Giant Trunade (Hurricane)
- Hidden Wish (Hidden Affection)
- Dress Up
- Graceful Charity (Angel's Charity)
- Enchanting Fitting Room
- Level Up!
- Ojamandala
- Ojama Ride (Ojama Get Ride)
- Mecha Ojama King Transformation (Change! Mecha Ojama King)
- Infernal White (Hell's White)
- Mystical Space Typhoon (Cyclone)
- Level Down!
- White Veil
- Feather of the Phoenix (Feather of Phoenix God)
- Front Change
- Hell Gauntlet
- Tribute to the Doomed (Tribute to the Dead)
- Stray Lambs
- Cemetery Change
- Hell's Transaction
- Goblin Negotiator
- Silent Doom (Silent Dead)
- Buried Fate
- Quick Summon
- Shield Attack
Trap cards
- Chthonian Polymer (Hell Polymer)
- Call of the Haunted (Call of the Living Dead)
- Ring of Destruction (Destruction Ring)
- Return from the Different Dimension
- Chthonian Blast (Hell Blast)
- The Grave of Enkindling (Gravepit of Revival)
- Ojama Trio
- Treasure Map (Map of Buried Treasure)
- Dramatic Crossroads (Forked Path of Destiny - Dramatic Crossroads)
- Ojama Delta Wear (Ojama Delta Brief!)
- The Sealed Gates
Manga card list
Monster cards
- Dragon Warrior
- Armed Dragon
- Dragon Knight
- Dragon King of Darkness
- Light and Darkness Dragon
Spell cards
- Contract with Dragon
- Dragon Unit Ritual
Trap cards
- Reverse Flow of Time
References
- 4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh! GX page
- TV Tokyo Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX website (Japanese)
- NASinc. (Japanese)
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