"The Tenors" for Yliaster, thanks to their Theme Naming.Carly's Dark Signer self is commonly referred to as "D-Carly"."Rexpositions" for Godwin's role as Mr."Fudo bitchslap", for the times when Yusei and his dad use Get A Hold Of Yourself Man.
"Bitchboots" for Placido, because of his Combat Stilettos.Game Sue and Hat Guy for the main character of the various games, because he usually takes the place of an established character (such as Crow in Over the Nexus) and sidelines the rest so that you can be the one to beat the bad guy.Though one could argue she's got some CC in her as well. Some people called out Aki Kallen for their similar appearance.The fact that an insert song is called Yousay may or may not be a Shout-Out to the fan name. Probably the most famous is 'Crabhead' or the phonetic "Yousay" for "Yusei".See its section on the Fan Nickname page for more. Fan Nickname: Nearly every character has one, as do some inanimate objects and plot devices.This was revealed in an omake dedicated to Yoshi. Executive Meddling: In the manga version, the initial planning stage would have given Yoshi, Crow's younger brother, a twin sibling of his own, but the idea ended up scrapped when the editorial decision dictated that said twin sibling was unnecessary.