Saiou Takuma, the second BOSS in "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" after Kagemaru.
But more accurately, he is also just a victim. He was chosen as the host by the "Light of Destruction," living a life that is a tragedy.
Saiou Takuma himself is a Divination Master, a born psychic with the ability to foresee the future.
In the original work, he foresaw his own future fall through Tarot Cards many years ago. He saw a light that twisted everything descending from beyond the heavens, leaving only destruction in his future.
Saiou is actually a very contradictory character. On one hand, he believes in destiny, thinking the predetermined future is hard to change, yet he still tries his best to resist.
Guided by Tarot Cards, he found the then-young Ed, hoping that one day when he falls, Ed can lend him a hand. In the original work, he was also Ed's closest friend after Ed lost his father.
He could see destiny but rarely change it. He clearly knew that sometimes destiny was a bastard, a cold-blooded and stubborn bastard.
Youyu destroyed the Light of Destruction residing in the Blood Demon D Card, significantly rewriting the future. But the doomed future Saiou foresaw did not waver.
Or rather, it worsened.
Six years ago, the destruction of the Light of Destruction on Earth seemed to have attracted its cosmic allies' attention. The destructive wave, drawn by the coordinates of its defeated companion, precisely found this place.
After that, the Divination Master Saiou Takuma was chosen by the Light of Destruction that descended on Earth.
The world line changed, history deviated, but Saiou ultimately could not escape the destiny he prophesied for himself.
Gradually, Saiou's consciousness was pushed to the edge, and a new personality, born from Saiou's own consciousness under the influence of the cosmic wave, controlled this body.
If the personality born from the dark Millennium Item is called the Dark Personality, then this Saiou, born from the power of the Light of Destruction, might be called the "Personality of Light."
And this inner personality of Saiou has never been as shocked as it is now.
He inherited the host's natural foresight and even developed new powers on this basis. Under the influence of the Light of Destruction, he could even influence destiny's gears to some extent, guiding the future in his favor.
He believed that destiny is the only absolute existence in the world, an unshakable colossal being, and an ally on his side.
In the animation, this is embodied in duels where anything involving "dice rolls" or "coin flips" would always be in his favor.
When he needed heads, it could never be tails, and vice versa.
Throughout the series, he's the only character whose performance in this regard can crush Jonouchi. If Jonouchi is still at the level of a lucky emperor, then explaining this guy can't be done by mere luck, it's outright cheating.
Saiou is confident destiny is on his side, which is a major reason for his confidence beyond his dueling strength.
If even the heavens are on my side, how can I lose?
However, his absolute confidence just wavered.
As mentioned before, Saiou has the ability to guide the future in his favor. Sometimes these occur naturally, but sometimes he needs to give it a little push.
Through his eyes, he can see everyone's destiny. He knows who is useful to him and who must be erased.
He knows when everyone needs to appear in what place and what future each decision will lead to.
He sees himself as a chess player, and everyone else as his pieces. He sets up an unbeatable game on the chessboard of destiny, pushing the torrent himself.
For example, the fallen DD obtaining the "Turtle Kaiju, Gamisiel" is part of destiny's arrangement. This is just the beginning, a choice of destiny, the prologue to the epic of destruction to unfold.
The rampage of the Turtle Kaiju should have caused greater disaster. What Saiou saw was half a city instantly turning to ashes under the kaiju's might, leaving a deep scar across the world.
Yes, eventually, the Turtle Kaiju would be subjugated, the slightly empowered, conceited DD would also be subdued in the end. This was all within Saiou's calculations.
...The problem is, it happened way too damn fast!
The Turtle Kaiju just surfaced, took a stroll down a street, and got cleanly subdued before it could do anything.
There was no such chapter in the script!
Naturally, Youyu's defeat of the Turtle Kaiju caught Saiou's attention.
As a sorcerer, he quite naturally relied on his most skilled ability—divination.
The Tarot cards danced like they had life, weaving and overlapping in mid-air. Saiou sat back in his chair, hands clasped, eyes fixed on the swirling shadows of the cards.
The shuffled deck would automatically fall back in front of him. The divination spread would reveal everything: under the light of destiny, no one could hide.
What happened next left Saiou utterly dumbfounded.
His flying, destiny-mapping Tarot cards—
—exploded.
With a loud "snap," each card seemed to conspire to escape his control, scattering chaotically like snowflakes.
Saiou's body shook violently.
Exploded? What does this mean?
Could it be destiny blocking me from glimpsing this Duel King's future?
No, that's impossible!
Saiou's expression quickly turned icy.
Destiny is on his side; he can see anyone's future, anyone's conclusion...anyone!
He must confirm this matter again.
Saiou took out the crystal ball—through this tool, he could see almost any corner of the world, anyone.
Through the crystal ball, he clearly saw the city after the duel, saw DD, now unconscious, collapsed on the ground.
He also saw Duel King Youyu, who was... who was...
...who was disassembling his card deck...
While doing so, he was murmuring: "As the Kaiba Group's Duel Monsters department manager and the global Duelist Association chairman, I have sufficient reason to suspect this deck's unknown and evil origins, so I will temporarily keep it for further investigation..."
Saiou: "..."
Ha, well, after all, this DD and his "Turtle Kaiju" were just pawns. They've played their role; if this Duel King wants them, let him take them.
Saiou then noticed Ed Phoenix, who appeared in the crystal ball, the popular newcomer who just took the world championship tonight. He seemed to have a good relationship with this Duel King.
The Tarot cards scattered all over were reanimated by invisible forces, intertwining in mid-air, weaving the destiny's path uniquely.
The Tarot cards fell back in front of him.
Saiou flipped over the top card—
—"The Tower."
A high tower is struck by lightning, with two people falling from it.
Destiny revealed to him the future impact through this card.
Ed Phoenix's Life Points drop to zero, collapsing helplessly. The heroes he trusted burst out from the Duel Disc, slowly covering his body.
This is his conclusion, unavoidable, a destiny symbolizing "destruction."
Saiou was satisfied.
His power hadn't failed, the wheels of destiny continued to turn, and he could still clearly see the trajectory.
This made him believe the recent failure was nothing but a rare mishap.
Now, let us see this Duel King's destiny...
Snap!
The dancing Tarot cards exploded again.
Saiou almost exploded in frustration, flipping the table in anger.
What kind of sorcery is this!? Why can't I see!?