Vellian Crowler

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Vellian Crowler (Cronos de Medici)
Appears in	Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters) GX
Debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Episode 1
Birthday	Unknown
Deck	Ancient Gear / Dark Medieval
Sign	Unknown
Age	35 at debut; currently 37
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Blood type	Unknown
Favorite food	Unknown
Least favorite food	Unknown
Status at debut	Obelisk Blue professor
Relations	Unknown
Seiyū	Hiroshi Shimizu
Voice actor(s)	Sean Schemmel

Dr. Vellian Crowler, known in Japan as Cronos de Medici (クロノス・デ・メディチ, Kuronosu de Medichi^?); sometimes spelt Chronos de Medici, is a fictional character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in Japan) and the manga series of the same name. His name in the Japanese version is derived from the names of Chronos, the personification of time in Greek mythology, and the Medici family.

1 Character
2 Card list
3 Trivia
4 References

[edit] Character

35-year old Vellian Crowler is the professor of the Obelisk Blue dormitory at Duel Academy (Duel Academia). In the English version, Crowler has a vague British accent, while his original series counterpart speaks with a thick, almost stereotypical Italian accent, often yelling such phrases as "Mamma mia!" and "Buongiorno," and ending the majority of his sentences with "(na) no ne" ("is it not so?").

Crowler's clothing and hair have lead many to call him "Miss" in the dub. Whenever someone tries to figure out Crowler's gender, he gets angry and prefers to be called "Doctor," claiming to have a Ph.D. in dueling. He dislikes Lyman Banner's (Daitokuji) cat, Pharaoh, as he worries about catching rabies when the feline licks him.

Crowler's main goal in the first year is to force low-performing students out of the school. After Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki) defeats him in a duel, he tries as hard as he can to get Jaden kicked out of the Duel Academy, but fails miserably. Notable schemes include making Chazz Princeton (Jun Manjoume) duel Jaden with "unbeatable combos," and placing a fake love letter in Syrus Truesdale's (Sho Marufuji) locker (which he mistook for Jaden's) to catch him peeping in the girl's bathing facility.

During the second year, while Chancellor Sheppard (Samejima) is away, Crowler takes over his position at Duel Academy alongside vice-chancellor (vice-principal) Bonaparte (Napoleon). For much of the season, the two devise schemes to market Duel Academy, but often argue over what methods should be employed to do so. Bonaparte resorts commonly to attacks, physical or otherwise, on Slifer Red (Osiris Red), which he sees as a stain on the school's image, prompting Crowler to step in and defend the dorm on multiple occasions. In the Japanese version, Napoleon addresses Cronos as "temporary principal" to insult his feigning position.

After Sheppard returns to his duties, Crowler and Bonaparte, thinking themselves to be fired on account of one of the Chancellor's angry outbursts over their bickering, attempt to find new jobs with Industrial Illusions. Maximillion Pegasus (Pegasus J. Crawford) agrees to open discussions on the matter, provided they can defeat him in a triangle duel. Although they lose to Pegasus, Sheppard states that it was all a big misunderstanding, and that they were never fired in the first place.

[edit] Card list

A Japanese eyecatch featuring Cronos (Crowler)

Crowler plays an Ancient Gear (Dark Medieval; 暗黒の中世 Ankoku no Chyūsei) deck, composed largely, as namesake implies, of Ancient Gear (Antique Gear; 古代の機械 (アンティーク・ギア) Anteīku Gia) cards. The majority of his monsters have the ability to prevent an opponent from activating Spell and Trap cards until the end of the Damage Step.

[edit] Monster cards

Ancient Gear Golem
Emes the Infinity
Ancient Gear Beast
Ancient Gear Soldier
Ancient Gear
The Trojan Horse (Troy Horse)
Ancient Gear Engineer

[edit] Spell cards

Confiscation
Heavy Storm
Ancient Gear Castle
Magnet Circle LV2
Pot of Greed
Ancient Gear Factory
Ancient Gear Drill
Limiter Removal
Graceful Charity (Angel's Charity)
Premature Burial
Ancient Gear Tank
Ancient Gear Bomb
Ancient Gear Hand

[edit] Trap cards

Damage Condenser
Statue of the Wicked (Golden Statue of the Wicked God)
Zero Gravity (Gravity Release)

[edit] Trivia

Crowler's Duel Disk is known as a "Duel Coat."

As of the Japanese version of episode 92, Cronos has twenty-six years left on his mortgage.

The Japanese airing of episode 92 occurs a short time before the announcement of the 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists (Italy and France). Coincidentally, Cronos has some Italian heritage, while Napoleon has some French heritage.