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The Millennium Rod is one of the seven [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]], which were created to help Egypt defend from foreign invaders. | The Millennium Rod is one of the seven [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]], which were created to help Egypt defend from foreign invaders. | ||
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| + | In ancient Egypt, like all [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]], the Millennium Rod could be used to summon up to three ''[[ka]]'' from [[stone slab]]s in the [[Shrine of Wedju]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|286|ref}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In the twentieth century, the Millennium Rod enabled its wielder to control the minds of any individual it came into contact with.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|178|ref}}</ref> [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]] described its power by noting how easily people are influenced, how they can create split personalities or believe they hear God and by combining his charisma and dominance with their internal image of God, he could control them with the Rod.<ref name="d 171">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|171|ref}}</ref> The mind control powers include: | ||
| + | * Being able to brainwash a person, such that they act on their own accord, but follow motives the wielder gave them<ref name="d 165">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|165|ref}}</ref> | ||
| + | * Ability to take complete control of the individual, in which case the skin on the forehead of the person being controlled swells and takes the form of the [[Eye of Wdjat|Eye of Wadjet]]<ref name="d 154">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|154|ref}}</ref><ref name="d 165" /><ref name="d 170">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|170|ref}}</ref> | ||
| + | * Access to the controlled individual's memories<ref name="d 165" /><ref name="d 171">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|171|ref}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Ancient Egypt=== | ===Ancient Egypt=== | ||
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===Battle City=== | ===Battle City=== | ||
| − | [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]] possessed the Millennium Rod and used it to implant a bit of himself in the [[Rare Hunters]], allowing him to control them remotely.<ref name="d 154" | + | [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]] possessed the Millennium Rod and used it to implant a bit of himself in the [[Rare Hunters]], allowing him to control them remotely.<ref name="d 154" /> He arranged for a number of them to be present in [[Domino City (manga)|Domino City]] for the [[Battle City]] tournament. Among them was the "[[Doll (manga)|Doll]]", whose consciousness Marik had fully controlled with the Millennium Rod. He had the Doll stand on the same spot in [[Domino Park (square)|Domino Park]] for two days<ref name="d 170" /> and programmed him to kill [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]], should the Doll defeat him in a Duel.<ref name="d 171" /> He had another keep an eye on Dark Yugi's friends.<ref name="d 177">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|177|ref}}</ref> |
After Dark Yugi defeated [[Rare Hunter 1 (manga)|a Rare Hunter]] in the [[Battle City]] tournament, Marik took control of the Rare Hunter using the Millennium Rod, in order to introduce himself to Dark Yugi.<ref name="d 154" /> He demonstrated the power of the Rod by making the Rare Hunter do a humiliating dance.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|155|ref}}</ref> | After Dark Yugi defeated [[Rare Hunter 1 (manga)|a Rare Hunter]] in the [[Battle City]] tournament, Marik took control of the Rare Hunter using the Millennium Rod, in order to introduce himself to Dark Yugi.<ref name="d 154" /> He demonstrated the power of the Rod by making the Rare Hunter do a humiliating dance.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|155|ref}}</ref> | ||
| − | Similarly, following [[Pandora (manga)|Pandora]]'s defeat to Dark Yugi, Marik used the Millennium Rod to take full control of him. This time he introduced himself to [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]]. When he was done, Marik saw Pandora as a loose end that needed tidying up, so used the Millennium Rod to look through the network of Pandora's memories. He found two times he contemplated suicide, forced those memories to resurface and stirred them up a bit, with the intention of having Pandora take his life once he released control of his body.<ref | + | Similarly, following [[Pandora (manga)|Pandora]]'s defeat to Dark Yugi, Marik used the Millennium Rod to take full control of him. This time he introduced himself to [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]]. When he was done, Marik saw Pandora as a loose end that needed tidying up, so used the Millennium Rod to look through the network of Pandora's memories. He found two times he contemplated suicide, forced those memories to resurface and stirred them up a bit, with the intention of having Pandora take his life once he released control of his body.<ref name="d 165" /> |
While Marik traveled from [[Port Othello]] to Domino City on his motorcycle, he used the Millennium Rod to inhabit the mind of the [[Doll (manga)|Doll]] and got him to run to Yugi's location, so that he could use the Doll as a proxy in order to Duel Dark Yugi.<ref name="d 170" /> After Marik's loss, he continued to control the Doll to warn Dark Yugi he had better get to his friends, as he had plans to use them.<ref name="d 177" /> | While Marik traveled from [[Port Othello]] to Domino City on his motorcycle, he used the Millennium Rod to inhabit the mind of the [[Doll (manga)|Doll]] and got him to run to Yugi's location, so that he could use the Doll as a proxy in order to Duel Dark Yugi.<ref name="d 170" /> After Marik's loss, he continued to control the Doll to warn Dark Yugi he had better get to his friends, as he had plans to use them.<ref name="d 177" /> | ||
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The Millennium Rod (
The Millennium Rod is one of the seven Millennium Items, which were created to help Egypt defend from foreign invaders.
Contents
Powers
 | This section is currently incomplete. |
In ancient Egypt, like all Millennium Items, the Millennium Rod could be used to summon up to three ka from stone slabs in the Shrine of Wedju.[1]
In the twentieth century, the Millennium Rod enabled its wielder to control the minds of any individual it came into contact with.[2] Marik Ishtar described its power by noting how easily people are influenced, how they can create split personalities or believe they hear God and by combining his charisma and dominance with their internal image of God, he could control them with the Rod.[3] The mind control powers include:
- Being able to brainwash a person, such that they act on their own accord, but follow motives the wielder gave them[4]
- Ability to take complete control of the individual, in which case the skin on the forehead of the person being controlled swells and takes the form of the Eye of Wadjet[5][4][6]
- Access to the controlled individual's memories[4][3]
History
| This section is currently incomplete. |
Ancient Egypt
The Millennium Items were created using shadow alchemy and a sacrifice of human lives in the Kul Elna massacre, in order to protect the Egypt from foreign invaders. The first holder of the Millennium Rod was a High Priest.[7]
The Millennium Tauk was later passed onto the High Priest, Seto.
Akhenaden acquired all the Millennium Items and placed them in the Tablet of the Pharaoh's Memories, as part of a dark pact with Zorc Necrophades to gain power. He became the High Priest of Darkness and waged war with Atem.[8]
Tomb Guardians
The Millennium Items were looked after by generations of Tomb Guardians, with the Rod and Tauk falling into the care of the Ishtar family.[9] They saw it as their mission to safeguard the Millennium Items until they could give them to the reincarnation of the Pharaoh's soul.[10]
Battle City
Marik Ishtar possessed the Millennium Rod and used it to implant a bit of himself in the Rare Hunters, allowing him to control them remotely.[5] He arranged for a number of them to be present in Domino City for the Battle City tournament. Among them was the "Doll", whose consciousness Marik had fully controlled with the Millennium Rod. He had the Doll stand on the same spot in Domino Park for two days[6] and programmed him to kill Dark Yugi, should the Doll defeat him in a Duel.[3] He had another keep an eye on Dark Yugi's friends.[11]
After Dark Yugi defeated a Rare Hunter in the Battle City tournament, Marik took control of the Rare Hunter using the Millennium Rod, in order to introduce himself to Dark Yugi.[5] He demonstrated the power of the Rod by making the Rare Hunter do a humiliating dance.[12]
Similarly, following Pandora's defeat to Dark Yugi, Marik used the Millennium Rod to take full control of him. This time he introduced himself to Yugi Mutou. When he was done, Marik saw Pandora as a loose end that needed tidying up, so used the Millennium Rod to look through the network of Pandora's memories. He found two times he contemplated suicide, forced those memories to resurface and stirred them up a bit, with the intention of having Pandora take his life once he released control of his body.[4]
While Marik traveled from Port Othello to Domino City on his motorcycle, he used the Millennium Rod to inhabit the mind of the Doll and got him to run to Yugi's location, so that he could use the Doll as a proxy in order to Duel Dark Yugi.[6] After Marik's loss, he continued to control the Doll to warn Dark Yugi he had better get to his friends, as he had plans to use them.[11]
Rite of the Duel
Atem placed the Millennium Rod along with the other six Millennium Items into the Tablet of the Pharaoh's Memories in the Shrine of the Underworld. This caused him to split into a separate body from Yugi, so that the two may face each other for the Rite of the Duel.[13] By experiencing defeat, Atem was deemed ready to pass on. His passing through the door to the afterlife, caused the Tablet of the Pharaoh's Memories to break and fall into the depths of the earth, taking the Millennium Items with it.[14]
History of possession
| Holder | Means of acquisition |
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| High Priest | First holder, after the Millennium Items were created |
| Seto | Succeeded his predecessor as High Priest |
| Akhenaden | Took to summon Zorc Necrophades |
| Seto | Recovered |
| Tomb Guardians | Safekept |
| Ishtar family | Last of the Tomb Guardians to watch over it |
| Marik Ishtar | Took |
| Yugi Mutou | Given to |
| Nobody | Buried in the Shrine of the Underworld |
References
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 286 (Millennium World Duel 8): "Diabound vs. Galestgoras"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 178 (Duelist Duel 119): "Each Other's Duel!"
- ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 171 (Duelist Duel 112): "Fight of the Millennium!"
- ↑ a b c d Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 165 (Duelist Duel 106): "The Tablet of Memories"
- ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 154 (Duelist Duel 95): "To Destroy a Deck"
- ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 170 (Duelist Duel 111): "Nearer to God"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 308 (Millennium World Duel 30): "The Birth of the Millennium Items!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 305 (Millennium World Duel 27): "Ruler of Shadows!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 214 (Duelist Duel 155): "The Cursed Bloodline!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 233 (Duelist Duel 174): "Duel in the Dark!"
- ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 177 (Duelist Duel 118): "Attack that Opponent!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 155 (Duelist Duel 96): "Millennium Battle"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 338 (Millennium World Duel 60): "The Rite of the Duel!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 343 (Millennium World Duel 65): "The Journey of the King"
