With the acquisition of the God cards, he managed to separate from Yugi's body where he replayed his life as a pharaoh through the Shadow RPG against Dark Bakura. Pegasus and Dark Marik, respectively, and also learned he was a pharaoh, whose name had been lost in history. Together with Yugi, he won the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City tournaments, defeating Maximillion J.
Major earlier opponents included Shadi, Seto Kaiba and Dark Bakura, with Yugi and his friends eventually learning of his existence. Initially Dark Yugi would take control of the body to protect Yugi and his friends through the use of Shadow Games, with Yugi unaware of his existence. This is the original depiction of Yami Yugi, as created by Kazuki Takahashi.Īs an Egyptian Pharaoh, Atem defeated Zorc Necrophades, causing himself to be sealed within the Millennium Puzzle and lose his memories, including his name, in the process.ģ000 years later Yugi Mutou solved the Millennium Puzzle, causing Atem to reside in his body as Dark Yugi.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: Millennium Bookĭark Yugi (闇遊戯 Yami Yūgi), real name Atem (アテム Atemu), is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth.
