Tristan Taylor

Tristan Taylor known as Hiroto Honda (本田 ヒロト) in the manga and Japanese version, is in class 1-B at Domino High School and a friend of Yugi, Joey, Téa, and Bakura.

Appearance
Tristan's character design was overseen by Kazuki Takahashi. His usual outfit from the second series anime consists of a long brown coat with a raised collar, a white buttoned shirt underneath and black jeans. His brown hair is arranged such that a large portion spikes out from the front of his head.

Personality
Honda plays a few of the games that Yugi plays, and does not play Duel Monsters that often. He along with Anzu are often supportive of their friends. In middle-school, Tristan began a strong friendship with Jounouchi.

In the manga, Honda is a sharpshooter. He said that when he was a kid, he could shoot a 100-yen piece with a BB gun from 50 feet.

In the first series anime, Honda is the head of the clean-up committee as beautification officer at school and often over-dramatically cites his duty while doing things, which causes him to annoy his friends. Jounouchi often teases him about this, and calls him a 'janitor reject'.

In the first series anime, he has a major crush on Miho Nosaka. Whenever he feels like not doing something or going somewhere, and Miho wants to go or do something, Honda will eagerly change his mind and do what Miho wants to do.

Duelist Kingdom Saga
Tristan and Téa sneak onto the boat to the Duelist Kingdom. They save Yugi and Joey from drowning, by throwing them a rope ladder, after Joey attempted to recover Yugi's "Exodia" cards that Weevil Underwood had thrown overboard.[5 ]

During the preliminaries, he cheers Yugi and Joey on from the sidelines of their Duels.

Tristan attacks Kemo, after seeing him grab a young boy. Kemo avoids being injured and recaptures the boy, explaining that he was to be evicted for losing his Star Chips.[6 ]

During an argument between him and Joey, Tristan accidentally reveals that he has been making several attempts to construct a Deck of his own, with one of his cards being "Lava Battleguard". In the English dub, Joey reveals that Tristan's monster and his "Swamp Battleguard" could be related. Tristan lends Joey the card, before Mai Valentine forces Joey into a Duel with Rex Raptor for revenge. The greatly helps Joey in the Duel. Joey compares how the Battleguards work together, to himself and Tristan.[7 ]

After the gang meet-up with Bakura. Yami Bakura traps Yugi, Téa, Tristan, Joey, and Bakura's souls in Duel Monster cards and Duels Yami Yugi. Tristan is Summoned after Yami Yugi plays "Cyber Commander". He is destroyed by Bakura's "White Magical Hat" in the first attack and sent to the Graveyard. He is returned to the field when Yami Yugi plays "Monster Reborn". When Yugi is Summoned as the "Dark Magician", Tristan learns there are two Yugis. After Yami Yugi ends the Shadow Game, everyone apart from Yugi and Bakura, believed the game was just a dream.[8 ]

As Yugi and Joey are about to enter the Duelist Kingdom finals, Kemo refuses Tristan, Téa and Bakura entry as they aren't finalists. Mai flirts with Kemo, distracting him long enough for the others to run inside.[9 ]

Tristan suspected Pegasus of cheating against Kaiba. The night before the finals, he, Téa and Bakura inspected the area, where the Pegasus and Kaiba Dueled. They noticed a beam of light was entering the room through a hole in the wall. After peering through the hole, they found there was a tower that could have been used to spy on Kaiba's hand with the aid of a telescope. The group infiltrated the tower and found the portrait of Cecelia Pegasus. Pegasus confronted the intruders and, using his Millennium Eye, transported them to another chamber, where some occult activity took place. As Pegasus attempted to use his Millennium Eye on them, Yami Bakura countered with the Millennium Ring. Yami Bakura then transported Tristan, Téa and Bakura back to their rooms, causing them to forget the events of this night.[10 ]

Tristan cheered for Yugi and Joey from the sidelines during the final rounds.

When Yugi Dueled Pegasus, Tristan took time to search Pegasus castle to find Mokuba's body. He hides inside a suit of armor, while sneaking around the dungeons. He accidentally opened a secret passageway after tripping and grabbing a gargoyle to prevent himself falling over completely. Tristan takes out the man guarding Mokuba's cell, by shoving a helmet from another suit of armor on his head. He takes the guard's key and unlocks Mokuba's cell, which sets off a security alarm. Tristan removed the armor and carried Mokuba on his back.[11 ]

On his way out, Tristan is confronted by two of Pegasus' goons. Yami Bakura appears and uses "Chain Energy" to create real chains of energy, which tie up the goons. Tristan and Bakura make their escape before the chains dissipate. Tristan is unaware of Yami Bakura's existence and thinks this is the regular Bakura. He asks Bakura how he did that, but Bakura insists they focus on escaping right now.[12 ] The two boys get cornered by guards, but Bakura fends them off by Summoning Duel Monsters from his cards. Tristan realizes this isn't the same Bakura he knows, and recognizes him as the evil spirit that trapped them in a Shadow Game.[13 ]

Yami Bakura reveals that he's searching for a new host, since regular Bakura has betrayed him in the past. He demands Tristan to hand over Mokuba's soulless body, threatening to set more monsters on Tristan if he doesn't.[13 ] Yami Bakura advises Tristan to do as he says, as he will get what he wants either way. Tristan pretends to go along with this, but chucks Mokuba's body at Bakura and then attacks him, knocking him out. Tristan takes back Mokuba and looks at the Millennium Ring. Understanding this to be the source of Bakura's evil half, he picks it up and tosses it out of the castle, far into the forest below them.[14 ]

Tristan returns to Yugi and Pegasus' Duel with Mokuba and Bakura's bodies. He sees that Yugi and Pegasus are now playing a Shadow Game and explains what happened with Yami Bakura to Joey and Téa.[14 ]

Joey, Téa and Tristan are unable to see the Duel, as its surrounded by a strange dark matter, but they have a feeling something bad has happened to Yugi. Tristan tries running into the darkness, but immediately comes out the other side.[14 ]

After Bakura wakes up, Tristan explains how the Ring was making him act weird, so he threw it away.[15 ]

After the tournament, Tristan and his friends are taken home by Seto Kaiba, as all the boats had left.[16 ]

Legendary Heroes Saga
Tristan and his friends agree to help Mokuba rescue Kaiba, after Kaiba got trapped into a virtual world, by the Big Five. There are 3 remaining pods into the virtual world. Mokuba and Yugi take two, while Joey and Tristan argue over who gets the other one. Tristan eventually stays behind with Téa to work the controls.[17 ]

To pass the time, he tries talking about his first crush and his essay about his dream of being a pilot. In the English version, he tries showing Téa his facial hair. Téa shows no interest in any of those. After hearing people outside, they barricade the door.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_43_16-1">[17 ]

They manage to hold off the guards, until Mokuba, Yugi and Joey return with Kaiba.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17">[18 ]

Battle City Saga
After Yugi's Duel with Keith, who was possessed by Marik Ishtar, Joey and Tristan break down the door into the burning building. Keith rushes out and Joey and Tristan go inside to rescue Yugi. Yugi refuses to leave without his Millennium Puzzle, which is stuck to a wall, by a needle-like beam jammed into its chain. Tristan grabs Yugi's Deck from the Duel arena. He then returns to help Joey free the Puzzle. He and Joey push a pipe through the hole on the beam and use it as a lever to remove the beam.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[19 ]

After Joey goes missing, shortly before his sister, Serenity's eye operation, Tristan scanned the streets on his motorbike searching for him. (Cut from the English version) Honda (Tristan) found Jonouchi on the beach. Jonouchi was moping about losing his card "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", to a Ghoul and feels unworthy to face Shizuka (Serenity). Honda punches Jonouchi and reminds him how Shizuka needs him. After talking sense into Jonouchi, he takes him to the hospital to see Shizuka.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[20 ]

Tristan developed a crush on Serenity. Shortly before the Battle City tournament, he visited her in the hospital and impressed her by lying that he is the one who taught Joey what he knows about Dueling. Joey made a phone call to the hospital and was enraged to hear that Tristan is with Serenity and the lies he told her.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[21 ]

Tristan visited Serenity again after the tournament starts. He brought a laptop, so he could keep her updated on how Joey's doing in the tournament. He forgets how to turn on the laptop and has a nurse set it up. Although Joey was losing, Tristan couldn't break it to Serenity and lied about Joey's performance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21">[22 ]

When the nurse returned to take Serenity's temperature, Tristan stepped out of the room and made a call to Téa. He got her to pass a message on to Joey; that Serenity believes in him and he's not to give-up.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_59_22-0">[23 ]

When Tristan returned to Serenity's room, she reveals that the nurse told her that Joey is losing and makes Tristan promise to keep her truthfully informed on Joey's Duel, so she can support him when needed. The two of them celebrate after Joey wins.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_59_22-1">[23 ] Before Tristan left, Serenity asked him to take her to the tournament the day her bandages are removed from her eyes, so the first thing she can see is her brother Dueling. Tristan agrees.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[24 ]

Tristan met-up with Téa, Grandpa and Mokuba. They explained that Yugi has been missing and they've managed to track his location. They manage to catch Yugi, just after he defeats Arkana.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[25 ]

Téa and Tristan agreed to meet-up with Yugi the next day. However, Tristan takes time to flirt with Serenity on the phone, causing them to be late and miss Yugi. Grandpa decides to help them find Yugi.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_63_25-0">[26 ]

While searching for Yugi, they spotted Joey chasing a kid who stole his Duel Disk. Tristan leapt in front of the boy and grabbed him, ensuring Joey got the Duel Disk back. The boy lied that he had stolen it because Weevil Underwood stole his own Deck, but had actually taken it to sneak "Parasite Paracide" into Joey's Deck.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_63_25-1">[26 ]

The boy takes them to where he saw Weevil. Shortly afterwards Weevil shows up and Tristan prepares to beat him up for taking the boy's cards. However, Joey insists that he Duel Weevil. Tristan advises Joey to be cautious and cheers for Joey from the sideline of the Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_63_25-2">[26 ]

Hasty to have Joey qualify for the finals, Tristan tried talking Joey into Dueling a participant he could easily beat, but Joey's pride was too strong to get into the finals the easy way.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26">[27 ]

Tristan, Téa and Grandpa accompany Joey to the aquarium, where Joey faces Mako Tsunami.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[28 ]

After Joey defeats Mako and qualifies for the finals, he needs someone to collect Serenity. Much to Joey's distress, Tristan eagerly volunteers and takes off before Joey can stop him.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[29 ]

Tristan takes Serenity to the tournament by train. On the way they talk about Joey, and Tristan tells her some of the rules of Duel Monsters. At the same time he is also trying to flirt with her. But when Serenity said that she thinks Tristan was an awesome friend, he gets frustrated at this because he thought that she should have thought more highly of him. He also buys her lunch.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29">[30 ] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30">[31 ] After they arrive in Domino City, Tristan calls Téa to find out where Joey is, but gets no answer, as she has been captured by the Rare Hunters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_75_31-0">[32 ]

As they walked down the street, a group of Rare Hunters surrounded them. Tristan gets Serenity to climb on his back and runs from the hunters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_75_31-1">[32 ] The Rare Hunters manage to surround them again, so Tristan lets Serenity down so he can fight them. He manages to take care of two of the Hunters, but the third grabs Serenity. As Tristan goes to save her, one of the two he just attacks, punches him onto the ground. The two of them are saved by Duke Devlin, who fires dice at the Rare Hunters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32">[33 ]

The three of them continue to look for Joey. Thinking he might be in the finals, they decide to ask Duelists, who may have qualified for the finals, where the finals are on. Unsuccessful, Tristan returns to Duke and Serenity, disgusted to find Duke used the time to flirt with Serenity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_77_33-0">[34 ]

The Rare Hunters reappear, so the group split into two; Duke takes Serenity to safety, while Tristan takes care of the Hunters. Tristan beats-up the three of them and demands to know the location of his fiends. he learns they're at Domino Pier, before Mai's car pulls-up, with herself, Duke and Serenity inside. Tristan gets inside and has Mai take them to the pier.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_77_33-1">[34 ]

The group arrive at the pier, where they find Joey, possessed by Marik is Dueling Yugi.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_77_33-2">[34 ] Tristan pulls Yugi out of the water after the Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_78_34-0">[35 ]

After the Duel, while Joey is feeling ashamed of himself, Tristan reminds him how he has fought hard for Serenity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_78_34-1">[35 ]

Mai takes the group by car to the location of the finals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35">[36 ] Tristan and the other non-finalists are initially refused entry on the blimp, where the quarter-finals are to take place, but Mokuba allows them on.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_81_36-0">[37 ]

Much to Joey's annoyance, Tristan, Téa and Duke crash in Joey's room on the blimp. Tristan planned to impress Serenity with the romantic view from the window, but was beaten to it, by Duke. Tristan apologizes to Joey for ruining his chance for quality time with his sister, but said he had to take this room, as he didn't want to disturb Yugi, who would be preparing for the finals. Joey reminds Tristan that he's a finalist too, but thanks him for taking Serenity to the tournament.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_81_36-1">[37 ]

Tristan watches Yugi's Duel with Yami Bakura. He was suprised to see Bakura had somehow gotten the Millennium Ring back, after he had thrown it away during Duelist Kingdom.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37">[38 ] Tristan tells Duke off for doubting Yugi during the Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38">[39 ] When Yugi is forced to either attack Ryo Bakura, who is in weak form or be disqualified, Tristan and Joey try entering the field to help. However, Joey gets threatened with disqualification, so Tristan and Duke end up having to restrain Joey.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_84_39-0">[40 ]

Yami Bakura took control of Bakura once again and let Yugi attack him. Bakura still ended up injured, so Tristan carried his body back to his room and tried to talk Kaiba into landing the blimp later. Afterwards, he notices Bakura's Ring is gone again.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_84_39-1">[40 ]

Tristan was disguisted by Duke flattering Serenity about her speech to Kaiba to make an emergency stop for Bakura. He dragged Duke away from her in order to search for the Millennium Ring. They searched the top of the blimp where the Duel was held, but started fighting over Serenity. As a result they end up hanging over the edge of the blimp. Tristan held Duke with one hand, the blimp with the other and called for help. Shadi appears and helps them both up. After taking a moment of relief, Tristan looked up to thank their rescuer, only to find he had disappeared.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40">[41 ]

Tristan cheers for Joey during his Duel with Odion Ishtar, who they initially believe to be Marik.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41">[42 ] After both Duelists are rendered unconcious after being struck by lightning, Tristan trys to run to Joey's assistance, but Roland doesn't allow it. Tristan runs to congratulate Joey, after he is declared the winner as he stood-up first.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42">[43 ] Joey later tells Tristan and his other friends that he had a dream, involving them that helped him stand-up during the Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_90_43-0">[44 ]

Tristan cheers for Mai during her Duel with Marik.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_90_43-1">[44 ] He witnesses her lose and suffer a Penalty Game.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44">[45 ]

Vitural World Saga
The Battle City blimp gets sucked into a mechanical fortress in the sea, by Noah Kaiba. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Téa, Serentiy, Duke, Kaiba, Mokuba and two of Kaiba's guards emerge from the blimp. Noah instructs them to go straight ahead, but points his weapons at Kaiba's guards ordering them to stay back as they aren't Duelists. Duke points out that Tristan doesn't Duel either, but Tristan hushes him. Joey advises Serenity to turn back, but Tristan supports Serenity's argument to come with them, reminding Joey that Marik is still on the blimp.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_98_45-0">[46 ]

They are greeted by a projection of the Big Five, who explain that they got trapped in the Virtual World, after they failed to trap Kaiba there, during the Legendary Heroes game. For that they hate Yugi and his friends for helping Kaiba. Having Kaiba as a common enemy, Noah uploaded their minds into his computer system. Using an altered form of Duel Monsters, they plan to face the gang in order to claim possession of their bodies, so that they may exist in the real world.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_98_45-1">[46 ]

The group are then transported to a virtual jungle, where they are given a demonstration of the Deck Master rules.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_98_45-2">[46 ] The Big Five then seperate the gang, by making holes appear under them. After Serenity falls through a hole, Duke and Tristan run to help her, but fall through a hole together.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_99_46-0">[47 ]

Duke and Tristan end up in a long hallway. After spending a while running down it, looking for Serenity, they conclude that the hall must loop infinitly. Since there's no exit, Tristan grabs an axe from a suit of armor and belts the wall hoping to create an exit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_99_46-1">[47 ] Duke gets another axe and assists him. Together they cut through the wall and end up on a balcony, high above the ground.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_100_47-0">[48 ]

Tristan hears Serenity scream below and leaps down to tackle the Mad Sword Beast that's chasing her. He covers the dinosuar's eyes and causes it to charge into a lake.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_100_47-1">[48 ]

Tristan catches a cold from the lake and gets in a fight with Duke, who accuses him of spreading germs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48">[49 ]

The trio take a while to analyze the situation. Serenity says she's not afraid, since they've got Tristan, who she believes taught Joey everything he knows about Duel Monsters. Tristan covers Duke's mouth to stop him telling her otherwise.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_106_49-0">[50 ]

The group reach a door standing alone in the meadow. After opening it, they wind up in a hanger, similar to the place where the blimp landed. They are confronted by Nezbitt, who has taken the form of Robotic Knight. Nezbitt plans to Duel them one by one, starting with Serenity, but after much debate ends up facing the three of them at once.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_106_49-1">[50 ]

Each of them construct a Deck and pick a Deck Master. Tristan selects "Super Roboyarou" as his Deck Master.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_106_49-2">[50 ]

Duke and Tristan spend the first two turns, trying to correct Serenity's mistakes. Tristan Summons weak monsters in Attack Mode to draw Nezbitt's attacks to him rather than Serenity. After pumping his new Deck Master, "Perfect Machine King" to high ATK, Nezbitt attacks one of Serenity's monsters, but Tristan uses his Deck Master, "Super Roboyarou", to take the attack. He also uses its Deck Master effect to Set 1 card, raising its ATK to 2200. "Perfect Machine King" destroys "Super Roboyarou", defeating Tristan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_106_49-3">[50 ]

Tristan confesses to Serenity that he lied about teaching Joey how to play and that he isn't a great Duelist himself, before he is dropped through a trap door. His mind gets digitalized, while his body is placed in a holding area.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_106_49-4">[50 ]

Duke talks Serenity into continuing the Duel. Serenity manages to Summon "St. Joan", which is powered by Tristan's remaining monster, "Command Angel". Duke uses his "Strike Ninja's" Deck Master effect to activate Tristan's face-down card, "Rare Metal Soul", which raises "St. Joan's" ATK high enough to defeat Nezbitt's Deck Master, winning them the Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_107_50-0">[51 ]

Despite losing Nesbitt takes Tristan's body, while Tristan wakes up in a warehouse in the body of a brown "Acrobat Monkey".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_107_50-1">[51 ]

Monkey Tristan freaks out after seeing himself in a mirror. He leaves the warehouse and spots, Nesbitt, who is using his body and attacking Kaiba with a kendo stick. Tristan leaps on the imposter's face, saving Kaiba. The imposter kidnaps Mokuba and takes off on a motorbike, followed by Kaiba. Tristan is unable to speak properly, so he cannot tell his friends who he is. Serenity however convinces the group that the monkey can be trusted, since it saved Kaiba.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51">[52 ]

After that Tristan, much to his pleasure, spends most of his time carried by Serenity. While speaking fondly of her, Tristan accidentally hits a switch on his body, allowing him to speak properly and let everyone hear what he was saying. Although he was acting like Tristan, the group were still unsure it was him.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52">[53 ]

Tristan, Joey, Serenity and Duke are encountered by the four remaining members of the Big Five, who attempt to steal more bodies. The gang try make their escape in a truck, driven by Joey. However the truck overturns and the four close in on them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53">[54 ] While they argue over who gets which body, Noah appears and tells the four off for acting so dishonorably behind his back. Since Nezbitt didn't rightfully win Tristan's body, he tells the five to share Tristan's body and defeat Yugi.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_111_54-0">[55 ]

Tristan watches Yugi and Joey Duel the Big Five together to win his body back.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_111_54-1">[55 ] Although Yugi and Joey win, the Big Five make another attempt to steal the gang's bodies. Noah appears once more and sends them away with Tristan's body.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55">[56 ]

Since Noah designed Tristan's monkey body, Duke suggest they search it for clues. After pushing buttons and activating a few unwanted functions, one of them opens a virtual door to KaibaLand. As the group enter the park, Tristan involuntary turns on them and a set of guns emerge from his hands. He warns them not to enter, but Yugi and Joey knock him aside, returning him to normal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_114_56-0">[57 ]

The gang enter a subway. Since Tristan is so anxious to get his body back, they take a handcar, rather than wait for a train. After the car spins out of control, the group end up in a lava arena, where Kaiba is Dueling Noah.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_114_56-1">[57 ]

Shortly after Yugi continues to Duel Noah in place of Kaiba, Noah introduces a rule where each turn, he turns one of Yugi's friends to statues.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57">[58 ] Eventually monkey Tristan becomes such a victim. After all his friends have been turned to stone, Yugi imagines they are at his side and each of them gives him a card drawn from "Card of Sanctity's" effect.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58">[59 ] After Yugi wins, the group are unpetrified.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_119_59-0">[60 ]

After Noah finds out that Gozaburo Kaiba had been using him, he tries to help everyone escape the virtual world. He takes them to a virtual Domino City. Here Duke, Serenity and Tristan are chased by the Rare Hunters again. After a flash, they reappear back in the plaza with the others.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_119_59-1">[60 ]

Tristan believes they shouldn't have trusted Noah. The gang tries to come up with a plan, but Gozaburo sets monsters on them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_120_60-0">[61 ]

Noah double-crossed the gang and steals Mokuba's body to escape to the real world, where he organizes a missile attack to destroy the fortress, including the servers for the virtual world. After having a change of heart, he contacts the group and explains that they must get out out quickly before the virtual world is destroyed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_120_60-1">[61 ]

Noah tells them to go the arcade. Téa, Serenity and Tristan get to the arcade first, while Yugi, Duke and Joey fight off more of Gozaburo's monsters. Noah directs the to the stage, which transports their consciousness back to the real world. They wake up in their pods back in the real world, where Tristan is relieved to be back in his proper body. Shortly afterwards, they're followed by Joey and Duke.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_121_61-0">[62 ]

The five of them go to Noah, who is still using Mokuba's body to help free Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba escape. They leave things in his hands and get back the Battle City blimp.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_121_61-1">[62 ]

Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba escape soon and Duke, Joey and Tristan help them get onto the moving blimp, as they leave Noah's fortress, before it gets destroyed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_121_61-2">[62 ]

Battle City Finals Saga
The Battle City blimp lands on the "Alcatraz" island. Tristan, along with Téa and Duke watch the battle royale to determine who faces who in the finals, where they offer support to Yugi and Joey.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62">[63 ]

After it's decided that Joey will be Dueling Marik next, Tristan quickly volunteers to tell Serentity, but Mokuba phones the blimp instead. Tristan joins Yugi, Téa and Duke to support Joey in his Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63">[64 ] After Joey is rendered unconscious due to the pain he took from The Winged Dragon of Ra's blast, he is declared the loser. The group then rush to his assistance. Tristan seizes Joey by the shoulders and starts shaking him, ordering him to wake up. When Joey is taken by KaibaCorp's doctors, Tristan drops to his knees and cries, begging the doctor to save Joey. He freaks out and grabs the doctor by the shirt, after the doctor says there's nothing he can do. After calming down, Tristan says he knows Joey is doing whatever it takes to wake up.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64">[65 ]

Tristan stays on the blimp with Joey, while Yugi faces Kaiba in the semi-finals. He tries to help Mokuba arrange an emergency helicopter for Joey.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65">[66 ] He returns to Joey's bedside to inform Duke and Serenity about the helicopter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66">[67 ] The group are able to see Yugi and Kaiba's God cards battle through the window of the blimp. Tristan lifts up Joey and takes him over to the window, telling Joey that Yugi's in trouble and needs his help.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67">[68 ] Joey manages to wake up. Tristan weeps and tells him off for making them worry.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_134_68-0">[69 ]

Tristan and the others go up the tower to watch the rest of Yugi and Kaiba's Duel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_134_68-1">[69 ] After that he supports Joey, during a third place play off, between him and Kaiba. Following Joey's defeat they proceed to watch Yugi face Marik in the final.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69">[70 ]

After Yugi wins, Kaiba announces that he's going to blow-up the tower in 1 hour. Tristan accuses him of being a sore loser for "trashing the place" after losing. The group proceeds to the blimp, to leave the island, where they find Mai and Bakura have woken up. After realizing the Kaiba brothers aren't there, Tristan joins the party to search for them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70">[71 ]

Unable to find the Kaibas they return to the blimp, whose engines are failing. Instead they take the emergency helicopter that had came for Joey. They escape the island, as it explodes and see the Kaibas escaping in the Blue-Eyes jet.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_143_71-0">[72 ]

Back at Domino City, Tristan, Joey, Yugi, Téa, Serenity and Bakura say goodbye as they part ways with the Ishtars, Mai and Duke. Tristan gets mad after Duke gives Serenity his phone number and later slips Serenity his too.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ep_143_71-1">[72 ]

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