Jin Himuro

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Jin Himuro, in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, is one of Yusei's friends that he made at the detention center, and who later accompanies Yusei to the Fortune cup. His dub name is Bolt Tanner.

[edit] Biography

Himuro was once very prominent in the dueling world, working his way up to facing Jack Atlas himself in a Riding Duel. However, Jack easily crushed him, and from then on Himuro was little more than a joke punchline in the dueling world. Distraught, he fell in with criminals, drunks, and underground duelists, and was quickly arrested. At the detention center, he is highly respected. He has all new inmates Duel him in order to see if they are also worthy of respect. He meets Yusei Fudo after Yusei is transported to a detention center. Himuro challenges Yusei, who is unable to duel, since he doesn't have a deck. Yanagi Tenzen duels in place of Yusei. Himuro brings out "Great Bull Djinn" on his second turn and uses it to turn Yanagi's strategy against him, defeating him that same turn. Himuro speaks ill of Yanagi Tenzen's cards and stomps on them causing Yusei Fudo to challenges him to a duel, where Yusei uses Yanagi's deck. Afterwards Himuro becomes friends with Yusei. Yusei intends to escape the detention center with Himuro and Yanagi. Himuro gets beaten up and harassed by Takasu for being friends with Yusei. After Yusei won the duel with Takasu, Himuro gave Yusei his Great Bull Djinn as partly as a parting gift and partly as a lead to Saiga, a friend of Himuro who could help Yusei. He is released from prison by Saiga due to his companionship with Yusei, and he and Yanagi go to meet with Yusei and Saiga. Himuro becomes suspicious of Yusei's being invited to the Fortune Cup, positive the tournament is an elaborate trap.