Hero Overview

I got news for you, pal. Even if you beat me, which you won't, Yugi'd cream you.
~ Joey to Bandit Keith

Katsuya Jonouchi or Joseph "Joey" Wheeler (4Kids dub) is one of the characters in the anime and manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! He is a close friend of Yugi Muto, the protagonist, and other friends such as Téa Gardner and Tristan Taylor. Like his pals, he has defeated many enemies in duels. One of the duels being against Insector Haga, who had a creepy bug type deck. He was shown to have dark blonde hair, an almost Jersey accent in the 4Kids dub only, and his notable cards were his Time Magician and Red-Eyes Black Dragon.   

Later, Joey, Yugi, and Seto Kaiba became the Chosen Ones to handle the three dragon cards.

At the end, he became one of the top five duelists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. He became #3. It was stated by Pegasus J. Crawford in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

He was voiced by famous voice actor Wayne Grayson in the English version, who also voiced Michelangelo in the 2003 incarnation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


Joey was given a hard upbringing after his parent's divorce. Joey's father was a hard drinker and often neglected Joey as a result. Joey still visits and tries to see his sister Shizuka (Serenity, in English version) and tries to watch-out for her when the situation arises. Joey was first met as one of protagonist Yugi Muto's more hot-headed school bullies and stole a piece of his Millennium Puzzle. However, after seeing Yugi's skill at the Duel Monsters game, Joey became far more fascinated with Yugi's skill than antagonistic. Since being won over by Yugi, Joey has become one of his closest friends, Sugoroku Muto's hobby shop after school and trying to improve his skills at the game to back-up his natural luck.

Joey joins Yugi throughout his adventures, unlike Téa, who is often moral support, and Tristan, who tends to handle physical threats, Joey is the only one in Yugi's regular group of friends who tends joins in duels along-side Yugi. In particular, Joey dislikes Seto Kaiba, an on and off ally and social elitist, and the two often snipe at each-other when the other is around.


Because of his family life, Joey is both aggressive as a default in any situation but also very protective of any friends he can get. He and Honda usually go hand in hand to resolve a situation with violence. Since the manga centers around Duel Monsters, Joey is all to willing to forgo violence and solve a situation with a contest of skill to strike a blow against his opponent's pride, just as bad as a physical assault in Joey's experience. Because Yugi was willing to show Joey how to improve his skills, despite his original stance as one of his bullies, Joey considers him to be one of his truest friends.


Baby Dragon, transform into Thousand Dragon!!!
~ When Joey uses the effect of Time Magician to transform Baby Dragon to Thousand Dragon.


           Yugioh Heroes

Yugi Muto | Yami Yugi | Joey Wheeler | Tristan Taylor | Téa Gardner | Seto Kaiba | Mokuba Kaiba | Bakura Ryou | Marik Ishtar | Ishizu Ishtar | Duke Devlin | Serenity Wheeler | Mai Valentine | Mahad | Solomon Muto | Aknadin | Isis | Karim | Mako Tsunami | Seto | Shada | Shadi

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Jaden Yuki | Syrus Truesdale | Alexis Rhodes | Chazz Princeton | Bastion Misawa | Zane Truesdale | Atticus Rhodes | Tyranno Hassleberry | Chumley Huffington | Jim Crocodile Cook | Jesse Anderson | Austin O'Brien | Kaibaman | Adrian Gecko | Aster Phoenix | Jim "Crocodile" Cook | Tyranno Hassleberry

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Yusei Fudo | Jack Atlas | Akiza Izinski | Crow Hogan | Leo & Luna | Carly Carmine | Mina Simington | Tetsu Trudge | Kalin Kessler | Sherry LeBlanc | Bashford | Blitz Boylston | Bob | Chancellor | Lester | Maria Bartlet | Nervin | Patty | Rally Dawson | Sherry LeBlanc | Sly | Tank | Zora

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Yuma Tsukumo | Astral | Tori Meadows | Reginald Kastle | Rio Kastle | Bronk Stone | Caswell Francis | Cathy Katherine | Anna Kaboom | Kite Tenjo | Kari Tsukumo | Dextra | Flip Turner | Hart Tenjo | Haru Tsukumo | Trey

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Yuya Sakaki | Rin | Celina | Zuzu Boyle | Declan Akaba | Gong Strong | Lulu Obsidian | Aura Sentia | Sylvio Sawatari | Tate | Yuto | Yugo | Allie | Frederick | Skip Boyle | Sora Perse | Yoko Sakaki

Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains
Yusaku Fujiki | Ryoken Kogami | Theodore Hamilton | George Gore | Skye Zaizen | Jin Kolter | Ai | Aqua | Flame

Kuriboh | Winged Kuriboh | Ojama Brothers | Dark Magician | Dark Magician Girl | Blue-Eyes White Dragon | Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon | Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon | Red-Eyes B. Dragon | Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon | B. Skull Dragon | Thousand Dragon | Dragon Master Knight | Slifer the Sky Dragon | Obelisk the Tormentor | The Winged Dragon of Ra | Stardust Dragon | Black Rose Dragon | Ancient Fairy Dragon | Crimson Dragon
