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in _Yu-Gi-Oh GX_ , Duel Academy has 3 dormitories, named after the 3 Egyptian
God Cards, _Slifer_ , _Ra_ and _Obelisk_ with Slifer having very basic
facilities and seen as the underdogs (weakest) while students at Obelisk are
more privileged and seen as aces and elites (strongest).

However, out of the 3 Gods, in terms of functionality this isn't right.

  * Obelisk is the weakest because its ATK and DEF are set at 4000 which we have seen reached by other monsters apart from Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and requires sacrifices to destroy all monsters on the field.

  * Slifer is the next strongest with its HP fluctuating based on the number of cards in your hand. However, when a monster is summoned, it has an instant attack which drops the opponent's summoned monster's stats by 2000 with the chance of destroying it.

  * Ra is considered the strongest with its ATK and DEF able to come from the player's Life Points and also its initial ATK and DEF come from the monsters sacrificed to summon it.

So I am wondering, how did the dorms get assigned their names, and would it
make more sense that the elite's dorm gets the name of the strongest god card?

NOTE: I am referring to the god cards' functionality in the anime.


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How did the dorms get assigned their names?


The academy was created by Seto Kaiba who first owned Obelisk while Yugi owned
Slifer. We can infer from Kaiba's personality that Kaiba always wants to be
better than Yugi, so he placed the rank of Obelisk the highest and Slifer the
lowest.

For Ra, the card was originally owned by Marik, and the only spot left the
rank could be placed is in the between the ranks of Obelisk and Slifer.


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Kaiba was the person who was directly responsible for the creation of
facilities like Duel Academy. And I can understand and explain his viewpoint
of putting Obelisk at the top.

This is a school, and in every school, the more points you score, the higher
the grade you get. Keeping that in mind, let's look at the 3 god cards.

First let's look at Obelisk the tormentor.

It is a monster with **4000** points of atk and def. Meaning no matter what,
this monster starts off with a solid atk and def power. HOWEVER, it also has
an ability to tribute 2 monsters to gain infinite attack. Meaning that from
Kaiba's point of view, Obelisk was the monster that had **limitless
potential** in terms of RAW power. This is the exact reason why Kaiba decided
that the strongest dorm should be called Obelisk Blue. Which is why most
students who where in this dorm, had monsters with high attack power to deal
battle damage. Zane Truesdale is the best example of an Obelisk blue player
who used a cyber dragon power deck to overwhelm his opponents with attack
power.

Now let's look at the winged dragon of ra which is the strongest god from all
of the 3.

It is a monster with **unknown** ATK and DEF. Soo the **potential** of this
monster in terms of ATK power is **unknown** from the get go. It's ATK and DEF
depends on the monsters you sacrifice for it to increase it's power, meaning
that unlike Obelisk who starts off with 4000 attack and has the potential to
unleash an infinite ATK power, Ra depends too much on the monsters used for
it, to gain ATK . And that would not be enough to surpass Obelisk in RAW
power. However what RA lacks in terms of ATK power, it exceeds in **special
abilities**. Ra has the ability to destroy any monster it wants, even if that
monster is another god. Soo Ra Yellow was the second strongest dorm in the
academy in the eyes of Kaiba. Because it had **hidden potential**. Bastion
Misawa is the best example of what a Ra Yellow student represent, since he
used strategies and tactics that overwhelm his opponents with card effects,
more than he does with attacks. Bastion managed to defeat an Obelisk blue
students like Chazz Princeton. Which shows that even tho Obelisk represents
RAW power that surpasses any other RAW power, Ra can overcome that RAW power
with it's **hidden abilities**.

And last but not least, let's look at Slifer The Sky dragon. The weakest out
of the 3.

It is also a monster with **unknown potential** in terms of ATK and DEf but
not in a good way. Even tho slifer's attack can be multiplied be the amount of
cards the controller holds in his hands by x1000, at the end of the turn, that
player can only hold 6 cards in their hand. Meaning that slifer's attack can
remain at 6000 points at best. No matter how many cards a player gets in his
hands, at the end of the turn, he has to discard them so he will remain with 6
cards. And if you want slifer to become more powerful, you need to use cards
that allow you to draw. From Kaiba's point of view, slifer was weak because
it's attack depends too much on the cards that the player holds in his hand.
And the only special ability slifer had, was to strike the opponent's monsters
to weaken their ATK or DEF. Meaning that the god couldn't save itself if it
lacked in raw power against a monster who could survive that ability. Making
Slifer the Sky dragon, the one that is **dependent** too much on other cards
to remain powerful. While Obelisk is not depended on other cards to keep his
4000 points of ATk. And Ra will keep the ATK it gains from the monsters that
where sacrificed for it and will continue to grow without losing any power.

Ofcourse, when a slifer student improves his deck and he proves his power by
wining against a Ra Yellow student or an Obelisk blue student, he will be
given the opportunity to join one of the higher dorms, depending on how well
he performs and which traits of the two higher dorms he display during his
game.

Jaden started in the red dorm because he played with weak elemental hero
monsters that where too dependent on other cards to become strong. However he
improved a lot during his years in the academy and was given multiple
opportunities to move out from the red dorm and become a Ra Yellow or an
Obelisk blue student. When Bastion Misawa locked Jaden's polymerization with
the trap _Cursed Seal of the Forbidden spell_ , Jaden showed that his deck had
the **hidden potential** to overcome it's dependency on the polymerization
card and find ways to win without it. This proved that Jaden was ready to
become a Ra Yellow Student. However he simply refused because he felt that he
wanted to stay in the red dorm since that is where he felt more comfortable.
Jaden could've easly become an Obelisk Blue student as well, since he was able
to show RAW power with **limitless potential** that was on par with that of
Zane Truesdale, who was the top Obelisk blue student at the time. During their
duel, Jaden managed to increase the attack of his Shining Flare Wingman to
20900, while Zane countered that by increasing his Cyber End Dragon's attack
to 36900. Forcing Jaden to use the card **Final Fusion** to inflict damage to
both players equal to the combined ATK of their battling monsters. Ending the
game in a draw.

Syrus Truesdale is actually the best example of a Slifer Red student, who
started as a weak player with weak monsters, uncertain of his abilities and
potential. He gradually became more confident and strong, and started to play
with stronger combos and stronger monsters as time progressed. This allowed
him to ascend into Ra Yellow and later he became an Obelisk Blue.

Soo let's go over it one more time.

Obelisk is for **limitless potential**

Ra is for **hidden abilities**

Slifer is for **Dependency**

You now understand the logic behind the hierarchy behind the dorms and why
Kaiba made them the way they are.

You can also understand why teachers like Vellian Crowler hated the Red Dorm
and didn't want it to exist. From his point of view, the weakest students that
show no potential go there. Crowler only wanted students that showed promise
right from the get go. If they didn't use RAW power or smart strategies, they
where not worth the time. OFC, what Crowler couldn't understand is that the
Slifer dorm was neccesary to be there, soo that students who didn't show any
promise from the get go, would have the chance and opportunity to prove
themselves. Which is what Syrus Truesdale and Chumley Huffington did.

Chumley was forced to retake his freshman year after he failed his first time
around. Maximillion Pegasus offers Chumley a job at Industrial Illusions as a
card designer nearing the end of the first year after he wins a card-design
contest by creating "Ayers Rock Sunrise". In order to determine whether or not
he will be permitted to leave the school, Crowler Duels with him in one final
test. Although Chumley manages to hold his own, even getting the chance to
play the first card of his own creation, "Ayers Rock Sunrise", he is again
defeated. Crowler, however, lets him move on regardless, impressed by how far
in his studies he has come. And also pleased that Chumley expressed both RAW
power and hidden potential.


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