Joey Wheeler (Katsuya Jonouchi in Japanese version) is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Seto Kaiba) of the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
He is best friends with Yugi Muto. Joey starts out as an inexperienced Duelist, but he later becomes one of the greatest Duelists in the world. He accompanies Yugi throughout his adventures.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
- Become Yugi's best friend after he was saved from Ushio.
- Cheerishes his younger sister, Serenity, deeply; even they were forced to be sperated by their parents.
- Participated in the Duelist Kingdom to get the prize money for Serenity's eye treatment. Later on, he thanks Yugi for giving him the prize money.
- He seemed to have a good relationship with his Red-Eyes Black Dragon, being able to tell it to hit him during his duel against Yugi to save him even though Red-Eyes was on Yugi's side at that moment.
- Befriends with Mai after defeating Rex at the Duelist Kingdom tournament.
- Gets his revenge at Bandit Keith upon defeating him in the semi finals at the Duelist Kingodm
- Despite some of his opponents cheating, he seemed to have no hard feelings towards them. Like after winning his duel against Esba Roba, he explained he only won by luck. While Insect Queen was being devoured by Odion's monster, he apologized to Weevil (despite terrible things he has done) for failing to protect his monster. When Johnson was caught rigging his luck, he asked Noah to continue the game.
- When he and Yugi were drowning, he saved Yugi by unlocking his chains before his.
- Realized Odion is not Marik due to his honorable and fair play.
- Tried to free Mai Valentine from Ra's attack while Yami Yugi blocked it.
- Indriecty defeated the Big Five with Yugi, Mai, Mokuba, and even Kaiba.
- Directly defeated the Big Five again with only Yugi, stopping them from stealing their bodies and as well as their friends' bodies.
- Attempted to beat Yami Marik to save Mai from her coma. While unsuccessful as he passed out, he left a scar on Marik which left him frightened.
- Joined Yugi and his friends in saving the world from Dartz.
- Despite trying to steal his soul, he still tried to show mercy to Mai and Rex believing they are just corrupted by the Orichalcos.
- He and Tristan take turns to carry Rex's body to safety (while his soul was stolen by Dartz) until Kaiba Crop medical team takes over.
- Purified Mai and Valon after dueling them at near climax of season 4.
- Gave Yugi his strength to summon the Egyptian Gods to stop Dartz.
- Entered the Shadow RPG to save Atem and assisted in his quest to recover his memories.
- While not as admirable as Yugi, he has less resources as he doesn't have a millennium item. Also unlike Kaiba, who is an anti hero, Joey is a genuine hero.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Good?[]
- He does have some anger issues and jerkish moments, but this is only minor since these moments are played for laughs, aren't impactful or he regretted them.
- During Duelist Kingdom arc, he and Tristan once tried to peep on Téa but were stopped by Yugi and Mai. The former pair never do that stunt again after that incident. (That scene was cut in 4Kids dub version of the anime.)
External Links[]
- Joey Wheeler on the Heroes Wiki
- Joey Wheeler on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki