[YGO 5D's] Team 5-Star

Alternative Title: Why I hate front-on poses
I seriously do, symmetry is one of my archnemeses, it insists on standing in my way at producing good work

Well, better explain all this, as per usual

Seeing how I mentioned in Rick Rancid's bio that he joined Team Triwinds as a stand-in, I thought the team needed a bit of an update, plus I got to experiment with some riding outfits for Toru and Misaki, too X3
Oh, yeah, decided to draw Rika in her Academy uniform and introduce their final member, Camellia, as well

As I've mentioned in the past... somewhere... Rika is considered the team's star duelist, often being the one who wins the most duels and earns a spot for her trio in the next round of the WRGP; she's proud of her talent, but has often been humbled by opponents who do manage to one-up her, though they are few and far between and she's often moved onto the next round after only one team mate has been eliminated, with her best being a 3-0 clean sweep in their first duel of the tournament with her Junk deck.
Rather than conforming like her classmates, Rika chooses to wear very little of her school uniform in favour of her own clothes, insisting on only wearing a skirt over her thick red leggings and a boys' blue jacket over her large yellow shirt. (she's already got a red long-sleeved t-shirt on, so a red jacket would be too much )

Misaki is not only a participant, but also the team's mechanic and she has a vast knowledge on the workings of her friends' Duel Runners, often spending days fine-tuning them before the next WRGP round; this obsessive tweaking, along with her almost robotic personality, have received the common joke from Toru about how she should be a Duel Runner herself, but she knows he's only teasing, even though she will throw a threat his way every now and then as a retort.
While usually seen wearing her yellow sweat-top and black shorts, Misaki suits up in a pink riding outfit while in the tournament, her white jacket on top; this is by no means a sign that she's a pushover, for even a girl in pink can tear you down and Misaki's Watt deck helps her do so every time.

Toru is the self-appointed team captain and the hard-headed of his friends, often blindly charging into an all-out attack when there are clearly obsticals in his way, which usually turn out to be the likes of Mirror Force or Magic Cylinder; this aggressive play style runs parallel to his Scrap deck, often having his own monsters destroyed to resurrect them from the Graveyard in the following turn, leading to much criticism about how he's as much a danger to his team as he is to his opponents.
Much like his regular outfit, Toru dresses in a crimson riding suit for the WRGP with some black and yellow thrown in, which is often considered the most normal-looking outfit a person could wear for the tournament; he doesn't take this kind of comment to heart, since he knows it's not the clothes that make the duelist, it's how they utilise their deck.

Camellia, being the youngest of the group, acts as an assistant and when not in school, will help with Duel Runner repairs or running important errands; although not old enough to enter the tournament herself, she does use a Dragunity deck and always tries to make her friends proud, even continuing to push on when faced with overwhelming odds.
With her orange and green jacket, Camellia is often tied with Rika for being the most brightly coloured member of the team, but she admits her school uniform is much easier on the eyes; her short blue hair also slightly resembles Misaki's, leading to them being called sisters, but they insist there is no actual blood relation between them.

Rick has become the team's official "stand-in duelist" for any instance when one of his partners is unable to compete, usually filling in should they receive an injury that prevents them from dueling and, despite his eagerness to compete in the tournament, he will gladly sit in the pits and make any adjustments to Duel Runners or drag up information on their opponents; while his play style is just as aggressive as Toru's, Rick knows how to play it safe with his DARK deck, often setting traps to lure his foes in before he can summon a powerful monster to crush them.
After his escape from the Shadow Realm, Rick has done away with his old jacket and chaps, now wearing a black riding suit instead, although he does retain the skull shoulder pads, and also wears a helmet, despite the fact he wears glasses. (Remember, kids, safety first )

I was going to add Northwemko and Garlandolf to this one, but I thought they'd cramp the picture, so I opted against it... I might draw them soon, so I'd best not forget this time

Toru, Misaki and Yu-Gi-Oh! (C) Konami / Kazuki Takahashi
Rika Nakamura, Camellia, Rick Rancid and art belong to me