Kozo Nishino

Kozo Nishino

Rio, in Tag Force 6
English name	Rio
Japanese translated	Kozo Nishino
Japanese name Japanese 西野（にしの）　浩三（こうぞう） Base 西野　浩三 Furigana にしの　こうぞう Rōmaji Nishino Kōzō
Gender	Male
Decks
Tag Force 5	Plentiful Silence
Tag Force 6	Listen to the Silence
Video game debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5
Appears in PSP Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6
Nishino, Kozo

Kozo Nishino is a character appearing in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5 and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6.

In the English version, he is called Rio, which is the name of a character from the first three Tag Force games known as Ryo Kato in the Japanese version, as well as the name used by Masaya Nakamura in the various translated versions of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4.

Appearances

Rio, in Tag Force 5

Rio can be found in the City's Coastal region.

Tag Force 6

Rio duels alongside Misty Tredwell against Leo and the player during Leo's first story event.

Gifts

Tag Force 5

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5, Rio has the following responses when the player gives him a present.

The "Trust" column shows how much of a heart the present will increase in the level of trust by. The "Card", "Dueling", and "Them" columns show the effect it has on how many more times he is willing to talk about that topic (maximum 5).

★	Group	Items	Response	Trust	Mood	Card	Dueling	Them
5	Duel	Blue Card Protector Khaki Card Protector Stylish Card Holder Advanced Dueling Rainbow Card Protector Gorgeous Card Holder Atlas Rising	Ooohh! That's really rare! Thank you! I'll use it well.	+25	+1.2	+2	+5	+2
	Hobby	Beanie Beret Sneakers Stuffed Toy Dog Stuffed Toy Dragon Crown Scented Candle Shoulder Massage Ticket Scarf Ring	Eh!? You got something this nice for me? Thank you!	+25	+1.2	+5	+2	+2
	Figures	Injection Fairy Lily Figure Dark Magician Girl Figure	Eh!? You got something this nice for me? Thank you!	+10	+2.5	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Fountain Pen Romantic Movie Comedy Movie	Ooohhh... I've wanted this for ages! Thank you!	+25	+1.2	+2	+2	+5
	Food	Ramen Spaghetti Apple Banana Watermelon Coffee Juice Lunch Box	That's my favorite food! How did you know about it? Thank you for the meal!	+100	0	0	0	0
4	Duel	Red Card Protector Black Card Protector Anarchic Card Holder Duel Radar Duel Calculator Introduction to Dueling Tricks	Oh! That's good. I'll accept it. Thank you.	+10	+1	+2	+4	+2
	Hobby	Baseball Cap Bandanna Straw Hat Helmet	Oh! That's good. Looks like you guessed what I like just right. Thank you.	+10	+1	+4	+2	+2
	Figures	Mist Valley Shaman Figure Dryad Figure White Magician Pikeru Figure Ebon Magician Curran Figure Card Ejector Figure Cyber Tutu Figure Dian Keto the Cure Master Figure Stardust Dragon Figure Red Dragon Archfiend Figure	Oh! That's good. Looks like you guessed what I like just right. Thank you.	+5	+2	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Glass Bouquet Letter Writing Set Horror Movie Musical Movie Animated Movie Ear Cleaner High Quality Chip	Oh! That's good. I'll accept it. Thank you.	+10	+1	+2	+2	+4
	Food	Strawberries Melon Cola Cookie Sushi Fancy Tea Sandwich (Gold)	This is good! Thank you.	+75	0	0	0	0
3	Duel	Orange Card Protector Green Card Protector White Card Protector Clear Card Protector Simple Card Holder Wild Card Holder	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+1	+4	+1
	Hobby	Silk Hat Cowboy Hat Leather Shoes Sandals Boots Long Boots Wooden Sandals Stuffed Toy Cat Stuffed Toy Horse Stuffed Toy Monkey Stuffed Toy Bear Stuffed Toy Seagull Stuffed Toy Frog Stuffed Toy Snake Poker Cards Skateboard Bat Soccer Ball Tarot Card Crystal Ball	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+4	+1	+1
	Figures	Harpie Queen Figure D.D. Warrior Lady Figure The Unhappy Girl Figure Amazoness Paladin Figure Shadow Tamer Figure Allure Queen Figure Fire Princess Figure Maiden of the Aqua Figure Thunder Nyan Nyan Figure Hiita the Fire Charmer Figure Aussa the Earth Charmer Figure Wynn the Wind Charmer Figure Eria the Water Charmer Figure	Thanks!	0	+1.5	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Soap Shampoo Hair Conditioner Hair Gel Toothbrush Razor Lip Balm Eye Drops Socks Gloves Eye Patch Earplugs Fan Hand Warmer Back Scratcher Wax The Daily Duel Memory Card Chip Historical Movie Suspense Movie Sci-Fi Movie Superhero Movie Perfume Toilet Paper Clothespin	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+1	+1	+4
	Food	Curry and Rice Omelet and Rice Rice Cake Fried Rice Salad Kebab Orange Pineapple Water Energy Drink Chocolate Gum Hamburger Steamed Bun Takoyaki Pudding Cake Ice Cream Sundae	Thanks!	+50	0	0	0	0
2	Duel	Yellow Card Protector Beige Card Protector Gray Card Protector Silver Card Protector Gold Card Protector Brown Card Protector Elegant Card Holder Chic Card Holder Gold Coin Silver Coin White Dice Black Dice Dueling for Beginners Lucky Coin Cursed Dice	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+1	+3	+1
	Hobby	High Heels Kids' Shoes Boxing Gloves Fortune Sticks Winged Shoes	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+3	+1	+1
	Figures	Dark Magician Figure Vampire Lord Figure Freed the Matchless General Figure Gambler of Legend Figure Izanagi Figure Obnoxious Celtic Guard Figure Getsu Fuhma Figure Fairy King Truesdale Figure Legendary Flame Lord Figure Grandmaster of the Six Samurai Figure Marauding Captain Figure Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers Figure Lucky Pied Piper Figure Apprentice Magician Figure Miracle Flipper Figure Dharc the Dark Charmer Figure	Um... Thank you.	-25	+1	-1	-1	-1
	Sundry Goods	Domino Set	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+1	+1	+3
	Food	Grapes Green Tea Rice Ball Sandwich (Green)	Um... Thank you.	+25	0	-1	-1	-1
1	Duel	Purple Card Protector Pink Card Protector Cute Card Holder Classic Card Holder Amplifier Death Match Duel Rope	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	0	+3	0
	Hobby	Duel Gang Jacket	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	+3	0	0
	Figures		Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-50	+0.5	-2	-2	-2
	Sundry Goods	Documentary Movie Junk	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	0	0	+3
	Food	Beef Bowl Tea Milk	Sorry... but this is among the very few things I just won't eat.	0	-1.2	-1	-1	-1

Tag Force 6

In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6, Rio has the following responses when the player gives him a present.

The "Trust" column shows how much of a heart the present will increase in the level of trust by. The "Card", "Dueling", and "Them" columns show the effect it has on how many more times he is willing to talk about that topic (maximum 5).

★	Group	Items	Response	Trust	Mood	Card	Dueling	Them
5	Duel	Blue Card Protector Khaki Card Protector Stylish Card Holder Advanced Dueling Rainbow Card Protector Gorgeous Card Holder Atlas Rising	Ooohh! That's really rare! Thank you! I'll use it well.	+25	+1.2	+2	+5	+2
	Hobby	Beanie Beret Sneakers Stuffed Toy Dog Stuffed Toy Dragon Crown Scented Candle Shoulder Massage Ticket Scarf Ring	Eh!? You got something this nice for me? Thank you!	+25	+1.2	+5	+2	+2
	Figures	Injection Fairy Lily Figure Dark Magician Girl Figure	Eh!? You got something this nice for me? Thank you!	+10	+2.5	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Fountain Pen Romantic Movie Comedy Movie	Ooohhh... I've wanted this for ages! Thank you!	+25	+1.2	+2	+2	+5
	Food	Ramen Spaghetti Apple Banana Watermelon Coffee Juice Lunch Box	That's my favorite food! How did you know about it? Thank you for the meal!	+100	0	0	0	0
4	Duel	Red Card Protector Black Card Protector Anarchic Card Holder Duel Radar Duel Calculator Introduction to Dueling Tricks	Oh! That's good. I'll accept it. Thank you.	+10	+1	+2	+4	+2
	Hobby	Baseball Cap Bandanna Straw Hat Helmet	Oh! That's good. Looks like you guessed what I like just right. Thank you.	+10	+1	+4	+2	+2
	Figures	Mist Valley Shaman Figure Dryad Figure White Magician Pikeru Figure Ebon Magician Curran Figure Card Ejector Figure Cyber Tutu Figure Dian Keto the Cure Master Figure Stardust Dragon Figure Red Dragon Archfiend Figure	Oh! That's good. Looks like you guessed what I like just right. Thank you.	+5	+2	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Glass Bouquet Letter Writing Set Horror Movie Musical Movie Animated Movie Ear Cleaner High Quality Chip	Oh! That's good. I'll accept it. Thank you.	+10	+1	+2	+2	+4
	Food	Strawberries Melon Cola Cookie Sushi Fancy Tea Sandwich (Gold)	This is good! Thank you.	+75	0	0	0	0
3	Duel	Orange Card Protector Green Card Protector White Card Protector Clear Card Protector Simple Card Holder Wild Card Holder	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+1	+4	+1
	Hobby	Silk Hat Cowboy Hat Leather Shoes Sandals Boots Long Boots Wooden Sandals Stuffed Toy Cat Stuffed Toy Horse Stuffed Toy Monkey Stuffed Toy Bear Stuffed Toy Seagull Stuffed Toy Frog Stuffed Toy Snake Poker Cards Skateboard Bat Soccer Ball Tarot Card Crystal Ball	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+4	+1	+1
	Figures	Harpie Queen Figure D.D. Warrior Lady Figure The Unhappy Girl Figure Amazoness Paladin Figure Shadow Tamer Figure Allure Queen Figure Fire Princess Figure Maiden of the Aqua Figure Thunder Nyan Nyan Figure Hiita the Fire Charmer Figure Aussa the Earth Charmer Figure Wynn the Wind Charmer Figure Eria the Water Charmer Figure	Thanks!	0	+1.5	0	0	0
	Sundry Goods	Soap Shampoo Hair Conditioner Hair Gel Toothbrush Razor Lip Balm Eye Drops Socks Gloves Eye Patch Earplugs Fan Hand Warmer Back Scratcher Wax The Daily Duel Memory Card Chip Historical Movie Suspense Movie Sci-Fi Movie Superhero Movie Perfume Toilet Paper Clothespin	Thanks!	+5	+0.8	+1	+1	+4
	Food	Curry and Rice Omelet and Rice Rice Cake Fried Rice Salad Kebab Orange Pineapple Water Energy Drink Chocolate Gum Hamburger Steamed Bun Takoyaki Pudding Cake Ice Cream Sundae	Thanks!	+50	0	0	0	0
2	Duel	Yellow Card Protector Beige Card Protector Gray Card Protector Silver Card Protector Gold Card Protector Brown Card Protector Elegant Card Holder Chic Card Holder Gold Coin Silver Coin White Dice Black Dice Dueling for Beginners Lucky Coin Cursed Dice	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+1	+3	+1
	Hobby	High Heels Kids' Shoes Boxing Gloves Fortune Sticks Winged Shoes	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+3	+1	+1
	Figures	Dark Magician Figure Vampire Lord Figure Freed the Matchless General Figure Gambler of Legend Figure Izanagi Figure Obnoxious Celtic Guard Figure Getsu Fuhma Figure Fairy King Truesdale Figure Legendary Flame Lord Figure Grandmaster of the Six Samurai Figure Marauding Captain Figure Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers Figure Lucky Pied Piper Figure Apprentice Magician Figure Miracle Flipper Figure Dharc the Dark Charmer Figure	Um... Thank you.	-25	+1	-1	-1	-1
	Sundry Goods	Domino Set	Um... Thank you.	-10	0	+1	+1	+3
	Food	Grapes Green Tea Rice Ball Sandwich (Green)	Um... Thank you.	+25	0	-1	-1	-1
1	Duel	Purple Card Protector Pink Card Protector Cute Card Holder Classic Card Holder Amplifier Death Match Duel Rope	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	0	+3	0
	Hobby	Duel Gang Jacket	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	+3	0	0
	Figures		Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-50	+0.5	-2	-2	-2
	Sundry Goods	Documentary Movie Junk	Sorry. I don't like that sort of thing.	-25	-1.2	0	0	+3
	Food	Beef Bowl Tea Milk	Sorry... but this is among the very few things I just won't eat.	0	-1.2	-1	-1	-1

Profiles

Tag Force 5

シティ在住（ざいじゅう）の青年（せいねん）。
プロデュエリスト志望（しぼう）。

現在（げんざい）はアマチュアだが、情熱（じょうねつ）にあふれるデュエリスト。
今（いま）までは彼（かれ）の父親（ちちおや）がマネージャを務（つと）めていたが、プロ契約（けいやく）を控（ひか）えてマネージメント会社（がいしゃ）も合（あ）わせて交渉中（こうしょうちゅう）の模様（もよう）。
彼（かれ）の爽（さわ）やかなデュエルには見（み）るものを惹（ひ）きつける力（ちから）があるようで契約希望（けいやくきぼう）スポンサーが後（あと）を絶（た）たないとの噂（うわさ）。

デュエルに対（たい）する姿勢（しせい）はひたむきで努力家（どりょくか）。そういう背景（はいけい）も彼（かれ）の人気（にんき）の一因（いちいん）だろう。

A young man who lives in the City.
Aspires to become a professional duelist.

While still an amateur, he is a duelist brimming with passion.
Up until now, his manager has been his father, but it seems he has been negotiating a professional contract with a management company.
Word on the street is that he will have plenty of sponsors in the future due to his captivating and refreshing dueling style.

When it comes to dueling, he is a very earnest hard worker. This might be one of the reasons behind his popularity.

Tag Force 6

シティ在住（ざいじゅう）の青年（せいねん）。
念願（ねんがん）かなってプロデュエリストとなった。

情熱（じょうねつ）にあふれるデュエリスト。
今（いま）までは彼（かれ）の父親（ちちおや）がマネージャを務（つと）めていたが、プロ契約（けいやく）を機（き）にマネージメント会社（がいしゃ）とも契約（けいやく）。
今（いま）のところ順風満帆（じゅんぷうまんぱん）である。
彼（かれ）の爽（さわ）やかなデュエルには見（み）るものを惹（ひ）きつける力（ちから）があり、多数（たすう）のスポンサーが契約（けいやく）を争（あらそ）ったとの噂（うわさ）。

デュエルに対（たい）する姿勢（しせい）はひたむきで努力家（どりょくか）。そういう背景（はいけい）も彼（かれ）の人気（にんき）の一因（いちいん）だろう。

A young man who lives in the City.
Has just achieved his dream of becoming a professional duelist.

A duelist brimming with passion.
Up until now, his manager has been his father, but he has recently signed a professional contract with a management company.
It has been smooth sailing for him since.
Word on the street is that many people fought to sponsor him due to his captivating and refreshing dueling style.

When it comes to dueling, he is a very earnest hard worker. This might be one of the reasons behind his popularity.

Ending Scenes

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  Tag Force 5

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  Tag Force 6

Decks

Rio uses Decks that feature Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician.

Tag Force 6

Listen to the Silence 3 ★7

Japanese: リスン・トゥ・ザ・サイレンス３ · Rōmaji: Risun to za Sairensu 3 Monster Cards Effect Monsters Archlord Kristya x2 D.D. Warrior Lady Doomcaliber Knight x2 Honest x3 Shining Angel x3 Silent Swordsman LV3 x3 Silent Swordsman LV5 x2 Silent Swordsman LV7 Thunder King Rai-Oh x3 Spell Cards Book of Moon Dark Hole x3 (D) Level Up! x3 Monster Reborn Mystical Space Typhoon x2 Pot of Avarice Shrink x2 Smashing Ground x3 Swords of Revealing Light Trap Cards Royal Decree x3