Best Joey Wheeler Quotes From Yu-Gi-Oh!

Summary

• Joey Wheeler’s iconic quotes showcase his quirky and enthusiastic personality.
• Joey tends to overthink during intense duels with Yugi, leading to hilarious moments.
• Despite his carefree nature, Joey proves his worth as a legendary duelist with epic moments.

Joey Wheeler, the best friend of Yugi Moto, is a pretty talented duelist, but he’s also got the gift of the gab too. Out of the entire Duel Monsters crew, Joey is known for being the loudest and most eccentric of the bunch, and when paired with his limitless enthusiasm, it has resulted in him letting out plenty of iconic quotes throughout the series.

Whether he’s trying to get under his opponent’s skin, gifting out some advice to his friends, or even just goofing off, Joey always has something on his mind that he’s ready to say. Only someone as weird and whacky as Joey could be justified saying some of these quirky quotes, but they also serve as reminders of just how much fun this lovable companion was to follow in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series.

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“And I Bet It’s A Trap Card, But Wait. Yugi Knows Me, And He Knows I Would Think That, So Maybe It’s Not A Trap, Maybe It’s A Monster Card. But What If He Knows That I Would Think That?”

A Classic Case Of Overthinking During One Of Joey’s Most Intense Duels With Yugi

Yugi and Joey are forced to go head-to-head at multiple points in the anime, first facing off as far back as the Duelist Kingdom. Even though they’re close friends, the two of them always promise to go all out for their duels, and while Yugi and Atem can deal with the pressure, Joey tends to overthink, as is clear in this quote.

At the same time, Yu-Gi-Oh! itself is a card game where mind games play a crucial part in a duelist’s strategy. As a result, Joey’s brain goes into overdrive as he tries to anticipate Yugi’s next move, resulting in this hilarious comment from Yugi’s best bud where he contemplates every possible scenario, only to end up even more baffled.

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“I Found Out I Hate Virtual Dogs”

The Virtual World Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be According To Joey

Despite the virtual world sounding cool on the surface, in reality, it’s more or less identical to real life, something Joey comes to find out while exploring, and running into a dog who was less than pleased with Joey’s arrival.

What makes this line even more hilarious is the visual that accompanies it, showing Joey limping away with a dog chowing down onto his leg. It’s also just yet another example of Joey’s tendency to get easily distracted while on missions, usually finding himself wound up in some hilarious mischief.

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“Can I Eat It?”

Joey Is A Character Who Often Tends To Speak Before He Thinks

Joey’s instincts can more than often get the better of him, especially when he’s hungry. This is put on full display after Joey and the gang get lost in a massive forest, only for Joey to ask Tristan if he can snack on his survival guide.

Considering this was very early on in the series, it quickly became quotable from the plucky joker of the group, showing just how silly he could be in even the worst of scenarios. It’s a line that took the whole gang by surprise because of how unexpected it was, and it quickly became one of the many memes related to the character.

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“That’s Yugi Moto. He Defeated Seto Kaiba. And I’m His Best Friend. And These Two Are Trespassers”

Joey Introduces The Main Crew In The Goofiest Way Possible

• Movie: Yu-Gi-Oh! Pyramid Of Light

Despite his goofy persona, Joey can still pull off some seriously epic moments when he wants to, as he demonstrates with this, half-serious, introduction to the crew. When two young duelists catch sight of Yugi, Joey decides to hype up his best friend by making specific mention of his victory over Kaiba.

Of course, in usual Joey fashion, he still manages to insert a dose of comedy into the dialogue, referring to Tristan and Tea as “trespassers”. Sure, those two might not share as much of the spotlight as Yugi and Joey, but this was just such an unexpected burn that just goes to show how close Joey really is to his friends that he can joke around with them so easily.

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“Time To Put An End To Marik’s Evil, For Good”

A Line That Hyped Viewers Up For Joey’s Final Attack Against Marik

Despite being seen as somewhat of an underdog with a deck that was based mostly on luck, Joey managed to prove time and time again why he deserved to be a final contender at Battle City, which eventually saw him go head-to-head with the evil and sadistic mastermind known as Marik. Their intense duel is one of the most memorable in the series, and a shining moment of Joey’s persistence as a duelist, but when he’s at his breaking point, he lets out this epic final line.

At this point in the duel, Joey was in a position to destroy Marik’s Egyptian God Card, along with his life points, taking him out of the tournament for good. However, Joey himself had been battered and bruised in this chaotic duel, causing him to collapse out of exhaustion only a few moments after this memorable quote, which cemented his legacy as a legendary duelist within the story.

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“Face It! We’re Gonna Be Stuck In This Place With That Ghost In A Bathrobe For The Rest Of Our Lives”

The Nicknames Joey Gives To People Can Range From Hilarious To Downright Rude

Joey often enjoys giving characters nicknames in order to remember them easier, such as how ‘Yugs’ is usually his go-to when referring to Yugi, and even Atem too. However, Shadi, the guardian of the Ancient Egyptian tombs, got the short end of the straw when Joey granted him the nickname of “Ghost in a bathrobe.”

Despite being an incredibly important and formidable individual within the series, Joey brings him right back down to earth with a single line. It’s also just yet another example of how Joey is able to effortlessly lighten the mood with his comments, no matter how serious the story gets.

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“Hey! Leggo Of That! That’s My Pizza”

Even During An Intense Tournament, Joey’s Mind Always Focuses On Food

Joey could be considered a pretty carefree character, so much so that, even when in the middle of a tournament, his thoughts immediately go towards pizza. This specific quote is muttered by Joey whilst Bandit Keith tries to steal one of his cards, thinking he’d been caught for a second before realizing Joey was just dreaming.

It’s a clever line to showcase the vibrant and goofy side of Joey, even when the stakes are so high. This quote also feeds into Joey’s insatiable appetite, which would be referenced numerous times throughout the series.

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“But What About My Potato Song?”

Only Joey Could Come Out With Such An Absurd Jingle During The Finals Of A Tournament

The last few duels of the Battle City arc are some of the most tense and nerve-racking in the entire series. Before Yugi, Kaiba, Marik, and Joey face off as the finalists though, they are given a simple first task: choose a door to enter the final battle. While most of the participants manage to do so without much issue, Joey, cooking up some sort of strategy, begins singing his ‘potato song’ as a way to decide.

While this is admittedly just a hilarious line in general, it also helped to remind viewers that Joey was essentially a fish out of water in this scenario. He didn’t possess the calm and collective attitude of the others, but despite that, he still managed to perform very well in the tournament, even coming close to taking down Marik, which many would have deemed impossible before the two came face to face.