That story was great! I loved it!

Yes! Finally! I've been looking for some kind of PlacidoxOC story everywhere! This was amazing, it really gives you insight into his character. Great job!

This was a great non-canon read. Placido, unlike what you claim, was in character. I sensed his feelings of anger and ambition throughout the whole story; which is really like him. I'm surprised that a girl was in there, and how she has the Bible with her. And how Placido acquires it. And how he burns it.

The ending was the most surprising. That mystery girl is actually... alive? That was a great twist. I enjoyed reading this.

I don't think I've read any of your work before, but I have to say that coming up with a Tenor fic is a guaranteed way to grab my interest! They, along with Retribution/Scoopshipping and the Dark Signers, are the main reasons why I'm in this fandom. And I agree about the character thing - I'm hoping they add José soon myself (it looks odd, advertising him in the summary but Lucciano as given character).

To be perfectly honest, Plácido for me is right where Lucciano said he was - the "underling" of the Emperors. He doesn't engage me as a character to the same extent that the other two do - Ninja Mountain and Ninja Child are greater unknowns, hence more interesting in-show.

But you certainly made him interesting here. He seems, well, human. Human and very, very real, and not OOC in the slightest. I can really sympathise with him and his plight, as well as the inability to escape from Iliaster (I'd actually written a sentence along those lines before I read this, so any similarity between those is coincidential); the Bible helping to snap him out of is a powerful symbol, and one I quite like.

There's one slight quibble I have with that - religion isn't such an important factor in Japan as in the US - but it can easily be justified by Plácido's name (which suggests Spanish or Latin origin) and the fact that the Tenors at least appear to be quite religious.

The way you've switched between present and flashback flows incredibly well - all too often people write flashbacks in a stilted manner, which I find disrupts the story and jolts me out of the narrative.

There are a few stylistic features that you may wish to keep an eye on - the most obvious one (to me) comes in this sentence:

"He fulfilled God's Will in his own way, no matter how many people stood in his way."

Repetition can be very effective, but I don't think it's something you were aiming for here. The first "in his way" variant works perfectly, but the second is a) too close (location-wise) to the first usage, and b) could easily be reworded in such a way that the meaning remains intact. In the end, though, it's your call.

A very well written piece. Congratulations.

Gin

I think this was good and Placido's character could certainly fit this. I love the background story that really shows Placido's humanity.

Enjoyed reading this a lot!

Personally, I throughly enjoyed your interpretation of Placido and just what you put together for his history. Even how he, Lucciano and Jose clash have been brought into account, as well as what could happen when the present duel ends. Great work with this, I believe that you've kept Placido in character, there's not much of him we've seen; just rage and whatnot, after all.

Haha, you're wrong, cause I am reviewing this one! Placido is my favorite YuGiOh character, I'll admit it. It's nice to see something more written for him, and this really is quite good.

Placido can't be OC because is only personality is that he's egotistical, obsessive, and religious. I see all of these in your character.

God gave you the idea? I must say that I loled at that, knowing Ylliaster and Placido in particular.