Akiko Kobayashi

Akiko Kobayashi is a Professional Duelist that duels with mythology-inspired Ritual-based deck called the "Mythos". She is the daughter and only child of Kenji and Sophia Kobayashi, the niece of Kaito Kobayashi, and the elder cousin of Raiden Kobayashi, with whom she is extremely close with.

Normally busy within the Pro-League, Akiko takes time off during the Trials of Light, to relax and spend time with her family.

Physical description
Akiko is a young Japanese woman with long, thick, jet black hair, tied into a high ponytail, brown eyes, and pale skin tone.

Skills

 * Dueling proficiency: As a professional duelist, Akiko is extremely skilled in dueling.

Equipment

 * Duel Disk: Akiko possesses the KaibaCorp Duel Disk.

Trials of Light
When Duel Academy is in Domino City for a field trip, Akiko meets her brother's crush, Alexis Rhodes, and learned that he is with a group called "The Society fo Light". Akiko joins forces with Alexis to try to free her cousin, only to end up dueling someone else.

Mythos Deck
Akiko utilizes a mythology-inspired Ritual-based deck called the "Mythos"

Level Deck
In her childhood before discovering the "Mythos" archetype, Akiko dueled with a "Level" deck specializing in Monsters that are capable of sending themselves to the Graveyard to Summon a more powerful version of themselves once certain conditions are met.

Trivia

 * Akiko was originally going to be a very minor, only mentioned, character. But that was later scrapped to have her have some role in freeing Raiden Kobayashi from The Light.