He managed to win both of these matches and claimed the Jinzo and The Legendary Fisherman cards for his own. This allowed the main characters to earn new cards throughout the tournament, which they would then use in the finals.ĭuring Joey's matches in Battle City, he faced off against powerful duelists like Esper Roba and Mako Tsunami. When you entered a duel with another person, then you both had to offer up your rarest card as a prize. One of the new rules introduced during the Battle City story arc was that all participants had to offer up an ante with each match. So what if they still refuse? Do they lose the game? What if you spit on your hand first? 14 The Different Cards Of Battle City If you have a card called Unity on the field, then it says that they must accept the handshake. It involves asking the other player for a handshake, which they can refuse. This is actually a controversial card that is banned in most tournaments. It was called Yu-Jo Friendship and it depicted Yugi and Joey holding hands. Yu-Gi-Oh! once featured a card that referenced the connection between both character's names. This is partly why Yugi and Joey/Jonouchi are named the way they are, as the beginnings of both of their names equate to friendship.
The Japanese word for friendship is yujo. In both cases, the first two letters of his name are significant. It is an attempt to anglicize the character's Japanese name, which is Jonouchi Katsuya. The name Joey Wheeler was an invention of the English dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! that was first coined in the 4Kids localization of the show.