John Shuman

John Shuman is one of Rise's friends.

Appearance
John has spiky shoulder-length hair with blond tips, and green eyes.

His outfit is the ARC-V's Duel Academy Obelisk Blue male uniform.

Her Duel Disk is the ARC-V Duel Academy model, colored blue.

Personality
John is a proud Duelist, one of the best one of the Duel Academy, second only to Rise. Like, he's a bit arrogant and smug, and occasionally changes Deck.

Rise
Rise and John are best buddies, and at the same time rivals, as two of of the Duel Academy best students. As result, they often Duel each other. This is one of the reasons he changes Deck: to find one that can overcome Rise's "s". Unlike other rivals in the franchise, however, he has no problem admitting he view the other as a good friend.

Cassandra Roberts
Cassandra is another friend of John, and he is also infatuated with her, like many male students of the Duel Academy. This is one of the many reasons John is Rise's rival, as he sees him as "her favourite one" due to their closeness. Because of this, she sometimes has fun putting them against each other, so they end up Dueling even more. However, he also respects her as a Duelist, acknowledging her as something more than simply a hot chick to get, unlike many of her admirers.

This makes him a foil to Chazz, as he also was in love with, and viewed as a rival for her affections.