Ueno Soutaki

Soutaki, or Souta as most of the kids at his school call him, is a 17 year old student living with his widowed father in Neo Domino City. Though his father lives and works in downtown NDC, Souta lives with his grandmother and little sister in the town of Heartland where he, and his 8 y.o. sister attend school.

Bio
Souta grew up with his father and mother in the United States, but moved to Japan when he was 6 due to concern about her ailing father (his mother is japanese and his father is from the US) During his freshman year of High School, Souta's mother became deathly ill and died within a few months. Though continuing on without her, Souta's father realized how already engrained his family was into the community and decided that they would stay in Japan rather than move back home.

Near the end of his Freshman year, after his mother had died, he began taking up Duel Monsters, and caught on pretty quickly. Once his father realized how much he was enjoying the game, and more importantly, how easily it was getting his mind off of any grief about his mother, he bought his son a few expensive cards, including ones that even Souta's friends hadn't heard of, two of which, were Numbers.

Personality
Though once in a while, he'll get a little saddened when thoughts of his mother roll around, Souta's usually a really cheerful and entertaining guy. He's always concerned with his little sister, as it's only he and his grandmother that take care of her. He's a bit resentful for his father for being away so much, but understands that it's only necessary.

He's not all that outgoing when it comes to school. Though he's shown dashes of brilliance, which keep him at the edge of the higher levels of classes, he's what one would call "an average student." He sticks close to friends, and can get a bit disgruntled towards others if they act out or make a scene. Though he may seem a bit shy and uninterested when first met, he opens up quickly and is never seen as unpleasant.

Deck
Souta's deck has evolved over time to fit to how he liked it, eventually forming around his first card: Dark Simorgh. When put together with the cards his father bought for him- Reborn Tengu, Genex Ally Birdman, Number 11: Big Eye, and another Number card- Souta's deck is one of the best you can find in Heartland.

The Deck's most vicious plays usually consist of his main 3 cards: Summoning Reborn Tengu, then bouncing it for Birdman, bringing him another Tengu and allowing him to synchro summon Black Rose Dragon, which he then uses to clear the field for his Dark Simorgh to take over the game.

====Monsters==== 5 Nomi/Tribute

2 Dark Simorgh 1 Dark Armed Dragon 2 Destiny HERO - Malicious

19 Non-Tribute Monsters

3 Reborn Tengu 3 Genex Ally Birdman 1 Dark Grepher 2 Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude 1 Elemental HERO Stratos 2 Krebons 1 Psychic Commander 1 Debris Dragon 1 Dandylion 2 Spirit Reaper 2 Mist Valley Falcon

====11 Spells====

1 Emergency Teleport 1 Dark Hole 1 Monster Reborn 1 Book of Moon 2 Mystical Space Typhoon 1 Heavy Storm 1 Destiny Draw 1 Reinforcement of the Army 1 Mind Control 1 Allure of Darkness

====6 Trap====

1 Solemn Judgement 1 Torrential 2 Solemn Warning 2 Starlight Road

(Deck is subject to change)