A Hollywood actor who has starred in several Ninja Movies. He is the suitor and opponent of Mai Valentine, who challenged her to a duel for the right to marry her. He attempted to use Hollywood trickery to briefly kidnap Mai after he lost to her. His name is a reference to actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.    (Source:Yugioh wiki)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since he has lost his memories. With the help of a boy, Yugi Mutou, the one who awakened the spirit, and his friends, he battles many villains and adversaries. Many of the villains have been linked to the Nameless Pharaoh's past, due to the Millennium Puzzle he holds and many try to take the puzzle and his power away from him.<br><br>
The series focuses on the card game aspect of it and the main theme represented throughout the series is friendship.

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American voice actor who worked for 4Kids Entertainment and other companies based in New York City. He originally had the roles of Yugi Motoh/ Yami Yugi in the pilot of the original Yugioh! series, but was replaced by Jay Snyder.

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Élcio Salgado Sodré, better known as Élcio Sodré, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. He is the father of the voice actress [Carol Sodré](https://anilist.co/staff/204635/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Issamu Minani / Black Kamen Rider (Kamen Rider Black)
- Dave Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise)
- Stu Pickles (Rugrats franchise)
- Borat Sagadiev (Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan)
- Shiryu of Dragon (Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul)
!~

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