Many of the characters that are exclusive to
Yu-Gi-Oh! R have names that are also
Intel codenames. Intel codenames in turn are frequently taken from names of cities and towns near Intel factories in Oregon, Washington, and other locations. ; :The protégé and adopted son (often mistaken, or mistranslated as younger brother) of
Maximillion Pegasus (Pegasus J. Crawford in the Japanese version) who wants revenge for Pegasus' defeat. ; :The first professor. Yugi defeats him. He is named after the
Deschutes River and
Deschutes County, Oregon. "Deschutes" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz P6 Intel
Pentium II chip. ; :The second professor, who plays a
vampire-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. She is named after
Tillamook, Oregon. "Tillamook" is also a pre-release codename for the Embedded 266 MHz Intel
Pentium MMX chip. ; :The third professor, who has such bad luck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after
Klamath Falls, Oregon. "Klamath" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz Intel Pentium II chip. ; :The fourth professor, who plays a machine-themed deck. Yugi defeats him. "Dixon" is also a pre-release codename for the 333 MHz 1.6V Intel Pentium II chip. His key card Commander Covington (督戦官コヴィントン
Tokusenkan Covinton) originates from "Covington" codenamed for the 266 MHz P6 Intel Pentium II chip. ; :The fifth professor, who plays a
mutant-themed deck. Jonouchi defeats him. He is named after the
Coppermine River in Oregon. The name of that river was used as a codename for the 866 MHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA)
Pentium III (P3-850)
microprocessor, which was released by Intel. ; :The sixth professor, who is an old woman in a wheelchair that plays a forest-themed deck. Yugi defeats her. "Maico" is an alternate romanization of the name "Maiko", but it also refers to a brand of
motorcycle. Kato Engineering is a company associated with motorcycles. The name also originates from the "KatMai" chip. ; :Yako Tenma's older brother (although only slightly older, since they are identical twins). Gekko wants to stop the RA project. He uses an elf deck. "
Gekko" is the name of the microprocessor chip in the
GameCube. ; :Mendo, the seventh professor, uses an insect deck. Jonouchi defeats him. "Mendocino" is also a pre-release codename for the 300 MHz P6 Intel Pentium II Centrino chip. ; :Willa, the eighth professor, plays a White Horns Dragon deck. Kaiba defeats him.
Willamette is a river in Oregon and a codename for Intel's 1.5 GHz P7 Pentium IV. ; :Tedd, the ninth professor, duels Gekko. Gekko defeats Tedd. Uses a Beast Deck. Banias is the codename for Intel's first x86
Pentium M chip. ; :Reiko, the tenth professor, duels Jonouchi. Jonouchi defeats Reiko. Uses a Chess/Deck Destruction Deck. Kitamori means northwood in Japanese.
Northwood was the codename for the 130 nm version of Intel's
Pentium 4 microprocessor. ; :Scott is the eleventh professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. Yugi defeats Depre. He duels against Yugi using a Universe Deck.
Prescott was the codename for the 90 nm version of Intel's
Pentium 4 microprocessor. ; :Richie is the twelfth professor, and another of Pegasus' adopted sons. He duels Gekkou and wins.
Merced was the codename for
Itanium, an IA-64 microprocessor developed jointly by Intel and Hewlett-Packard. ; :Cedar is the thirteenth professor and, although he is not actually named in the actual manga, dispatched almost offhandedly in a single panel by Yugi's Osiris the Heaven Dragon (Slifer the Sky Dragon in the English version), Cedar is identified in a sketch in the 4th volume of the collected manga.
Cedar Mill was the codename for the 65 nm version of Intel's
Pentium 4 microprocessor. It is also a play on "Cedar Mills", which is an area in Beaverton, Oregon. ; :Appears in a special chapter of
Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Momono tries to take over the Kame Game Shop owned by
Sugoroku Mutou. His key card originates from "Tualatin" codename for the 1.266 GHz Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FCPGA2) Pentium III (P3-850) microprocessor, which was released by Intel. ==Publication==