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| image                  = Solomon Muto.png
 
| image                  = Solomon Muto.png
 
| en_manga_name          = Sugoroku Mutou
 
| en_manga_name          = Sugoroku Mutou
| en_anime_name          = Solomon Moto
 
 
| ja_name                = 武藤双六
 
| ja_name                = 武藤双六
 
| romaji_name            = Mutō Sugoroku
 
| romaji_name            = Mutō Sugoroku
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* Grandpa
 
* Grandpa
 
* Mask the Rock (original)/Apdnarg Otum (dub)
 
* Mask the Rock (original)/Apdnarg Otum (dub)
* Trusdale ([[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel|SDD]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004|WC4]] & [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler|DBT]])
 
 
| ar_name                = سولومون موتو
 
| ar_name                = سولومون موتو
| he_name               = סולומון מוטו
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| de_name               = Retavßorg Otum ([[Grand Championship]])
| anime_debut            =  
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| anime_debut            = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|1|ref}}
* {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series)|1|ref}}
 
* {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|1|ref}} (second series anime)
 
| video_game_debut      = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]''
 
 
| appears_in_manga      = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Ani-Manga]]''
 
| appears_in_manga      = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Ani-Manga]]''
 
| appears_in_anime      =
 
| appears_in_anime      =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (first series)]]
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (second series)]]
 
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]''
| appears_in_gbc        = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]''
 
| appears_in_gba        =
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler]]''
 
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]]''
 
| appears_in_nds        = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour]]''
 
|appears_in_xbox        = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels]]
 
 
| birthdate              = October 4<ref name="GoT P">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth]]'': Sugoroku Mutou's profile {{icon|Japanese}}</ref><ref name="yugioh characters">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yugioh.com/characters/solomon-muto|title=Character|publisher=4K Media Inc.|date=July 7, 2015}}</ref>
 
| birthdate              = October 4<ref name="GoT P">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth]]'': Sugoroku Mutou's profile {{icon|Japanese}}</ref><ref name="yugioh characters">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yugioh.com/characters/solomon-muto|title=Character|publisher=4K Media Inc.|date=July 7, 2015}}</ref>
| age                    = 71 (at debut)<br>72 (at series' end)
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| age                    = 71 (at debut)<br>72 (at series' end)</br>
 
| height                = 151 cm<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
| height                = 151 cm<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
| weight                = 62 kg<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
| weight                = 62 kg<ref name="GoT P"/>
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| blood_type            = O<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
| blood_type            = O<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
| relatives              =
 
| relatives              =
* Unnamed wife (manga only)
 
* Unnamed son (manga only)
 
 
* [[Mrs. Muto]] (daughter-in-law)
 
* [[Mrs. Muto]] (daughter-in-law)
 
* [[Yugi Muto]] (grandson)
 
* [[Yugi Muto]] (grandson)
* [[Shimon Muran]] (past incarnate)
 
 
| favorite_food          =  
 
| favorite_food          =  
 
* Tamagoyaki<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
* Tamagoyaki<ref name="GoT P"/>
 
* Japanese style omeletes<ref name="yugioh characters"/>
 
* Japanese style omeletes<ref name="yugioh characters"/>
| occupation            =  
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| occupation            = Owner of the [[Kame Game]] shop
* Owner of the [[Kame Game]] shop
 
* Archeologist
 
| previous_occupation    = Professional Gambler
 
 
| tournament1            = [[Grand Championship]]
 
| tournament1            = [[Grand Championship]]
 
| result1                = Did not place
 
| result1                = Did not place
| anime_deck            = Ancient, Strategy (Given to Yugi)
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| deck                  =
| wc4_deck              = [[Exodia]]
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* Strategy (given to Yugi)
| ntr_deck              =
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* Ancient
* Casket Guardian
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| ja_voice              = {{voice actors|ja|Tadashi Miyazawa}}
* Ancient Pharaoh
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| en_voice              = {{voice actors|en|Maddie Blaustein|Wayne Grayson|Chuck Powers|Marc Diraison|e2= (in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]'')|e3=(Singapore)|e4=(in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 199|episode 199]])}}
| ja_voice              = {{voice actors|ja|Takeshi Aono|Tadashi Miyazawa|e1=(1st series)|e2=(2nd series)}}
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| de_voice              = {{voice actors|de|Peter Groeger|Stefan Staudinger|Andre Beyer|e1=(Duel Monsters, Pyramid of Light, GX)|e2=(ep. 199)|e3=(The Dark Side of Dimensions, Bonds Beyond Time)}}
| en_voice              = {{voice actors|en|Maddie Blaustein|Wayne Grayson|Chuck Powers|Marc Diraison|e2= (in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'')|e3=(Singapore)|e4=(in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 199|episode 199]])}}
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| es_voice              = Jorge Roig (1st voice, [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light|Pyramid of Light]]) (LATAM)<br />Juan Alfonso Carralero (2nd voice, [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters|Capsule Monsters]]) (LATAM)<br> Julio Núñez (Spain)</br>
| es_voice              = Jorge Roig (1st voice, [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light|Pyramid of Light]]) (LATAM)<br />Juan Alfonso Carralero (2nd voice, [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters|Capsule Monsters]]) (LATAM)
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| ar_voice              = {{voice actors|ar|Hasan Hamdan}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''Dr. Solomon Muto''', known as '''Sugoroku Mutou''' in the manga and Japanese anime and '''Trusdale''' in the video games ''Stairway to the Destined Duel'', ''World Championship 2004'' and ''Destiny Board Traveller'', is the grandfather of [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]], who calls him "Grandpa" (''Jii-chan''). "Sugoroku" is a Japanese game similar to Backgammon. Solomon gave Yugi the [[Millennium Puzzle]] as a present. He owns the [[Kame Game]] shop, where Yugi and his friends get several of the games they play. Solomon is the present day counterpart of [[Shimon Muran]].  
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'''Solomon Muto''', known as '''Sugoroku Mutou''' in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. He is the grandfather of [[Yugi Muto]]. Solomon gave Yugi the [[Millennium Puzzle]] as a present. He owns the [[Kame Game]] shop, where Yugi and his friends get several of the games they play. Solomon is the present day counterpart of [[Shimon Muran]].  
  
==Manga biography==
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His Japanese name, [[wikipedia:Sugoroku|Sugoroku]], is a Japanese board game.
:''See: [[Sugoroku Mutou in the manga]]''
 
  
==First series anime biography==
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==Biography==
[[File:Solomon_1st_Series.jpg|thumb|left|In the 1st Series]]
 
Seeing [[Yugi Muto (first series anime)|Yugi]] still working on the [[Millennium Puzzle]] after eight years, Sugoroku said that the puzzle was beyond normal human understanding and reminded him that the archaeologists who discovered the puzzle all died mysterious deaths. However Yugi wasn't worried and ran away from his grandfather, who tried to take the puzzle, so he could sell it.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series)|1|ref}}</ref>
 
 
 
Another day, Sugoroku noticed that Yugi was going to leave for a while. Sugoroku told him that his chores were not done, but Yugi replied that he would hang out with his friends. His grandfather was glad that Yugi was joining his friends since he rarely did so.
 
 
 
During [[Death-T]], Kaiba holds Solomon hostage. Yugi and his friends defeat Kaiba and free Yugi's grandfather.
 
 
 
==Second series anime biography==
 
 
===History===
 
===History===
 
====Valley of the Kings expedition====
 
====Valley of the Kings expedition====
[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-05-26-10h40m37s63.png|thumb|left|175px|A younger Solomon Muto while traveling Egypt]]
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2011-05-26-10h40m37s63.png|thumb|left|175px|Solomon Muto, while traveling Egypt]]
 
Solomon visited the Valley of the Kings in hopes of finding [[Pharaoh Atem|the Pharaoh]]'s tomb. He hired two guides, [[Ahmet]] and [[Mushara]] to help him locate and navigate the tomb. The tomb was riddled with traps, which Solomon was able to discover. In one such trap, you had to walk with your left foot forward, as a sign of respect to the statues of the Pharaoh. Mushara failed to do so, and was attacked by the statues, and fell to his death. In the final room, Ahmet fell victim to a trap and was devoured by a monster. Solomon nearly fell victim as well, but was saved by the spirit of [[Pharaoh Atem]]. It was at the end of this room that he discovered the [[Millennium Puzzle]].
 
Solomon visited the Valley of the Kings in hopes of finding [[Pharaoh Atem|the Pharaoh]]'s tomb. He hired two guides, [[Ahmet]] and [[Mushara]] to help him locate and navigate the tomb. The tomb was riddled with traps, which Solomon was able to discover. In one such trap, you had to walk with your left foot forward, as a sign of respect to the statues of the Pharaoh. Mushara failed to do so, and was attacked by the statues, and fell to his death. In the final room, Ahmet fell victim to a trap and was devoured by a monster. Solomon nearly fell victim as well, but was saved by the spirit of [[Pharaoh Atem]]. It was at the end of this room that he discovered the [[Millennium Puzzle]].
  
 
====Later life====
 
====Later life====
At some unknown point in time, he lost a game and, as he promised himself, traded in his suit for overalls and began collecting games for years. Eventually, he opened up a game shop (the [[Kame Game]]) instead of continuing with his gambling days.
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At some point in time, he lost a game and, as he promised himself, traded in his suit for overalls and began collecting games for years. Eventually, he opened up a game shop (the [[Kame Game]]) instead of continuing with his gambling days.
 
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===Yu-Gi-Oh!===
 
===Yu-Gi-Oh!===
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<div style="float:right;">[[File:Solomon Muto DM.png|thumb|right|180px|Solomon in Kame Game]]</div>
 
====Duelist Kingdom====
 
====Duelist Kingdom====
Kaiba wants the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and decides to challenge Grandpa to a Duel. Grandpa loses, and his card is torn, because Kaiba has the other three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" and unable to have a fourth copy, in his Deck, the card could only be used against him. Grandpa is sent to the hospital as Yugi Duels Kaiba.  His soul is later sealed inside a card by Pegasus and freed after Yugi defeats Pegasus. Grandpa, Yugi, Tea, Joey, and Tristan later come across Rebecca Hawkins, who accuses Solomon of stealing her grandfather's Blue Eyes White Dragon card. Grandpa denies it, but Rebecca pays no attention. She challenges him to a Duel but ends up faces Yugi instead. Grandpa tries to convince her about what he said and tells her the tale of how he met Arthur Hawkins. She calls Solomon a liar, much to his frustration. When the Duel ended, Arthur reunites with Solomon. Rebecca finally believes Solomon's story, and he decides to face Arthur in a Duel.
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Kaiba wants the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and decides to challenge Grandpa to a Duel. Grandpa loses, and his card is torn, because Kaiba has the other three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" and unable to have a fourth copy, in his Deck, the card could only be used against him. Grandpa is sent to the hospital as Yugi Duels Kaiba.  His soul is later sealed inside a card by Pegasus and freed after Yugi defeats Pegasus. Grandpa, Yugi, Tea, Joey, and Tristan later come across [[Rebecca Hawkins]], who accuses Solomon of stealing her grandfather's Blue Eyes White Dragon card. Grandpa denies it, but Rebecca pays no attention. She challenges him to a Duel but ends up faces Yugi instead. Grandpa tries to convince her about what he said and tells her the tale of how he met Arthur Hawkins. She calls Solomon a liar, much to his frustration. When the Duel ended, Arthur reunites with Solomon. Rebecca finally believes Solomon's story and apologizes to Yugi, and he decides to face Arthur in a Duel.
  
====Dungeon Dice Monsters====
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====Domino City Battles====
Grandpa doesn't play a very significant role in this arc. He is seen watching Yami Yugi play against Duke Devlin in a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters on a screen in front of the building in which the two are playing. He frequently gets distracted by Duke's cheerleaders, who sometimes appears on the screen.
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During the [[Domino City Battles]] arc, Grandpa is seen watching Yami Yugi play against Duke Devlin in a game of [[Dungeon Dice Monsters]], on a screen in front of the building in which the two are playing. He frequently gets distracted by Duke's cheerleaders, who sometimes appear on the screen.
  
 
====Battle City====
 
====Battle City====
When the Battle City tournament started, Solomon was eager to see the event. He was present for [[Joey]]'s three Duels against [[Espa Roba]], [[Weevil Underwood]], and [[Mako Tsunami]], along with [[Tea]] and [[Tristan]], offering support and advice for Joey. When [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] was found injured, Solomon took him to the hospital. Grandpa got knocked out by [[Yami Bakura]] later on when he was checking on Bakura.
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When the Battle City tournament started, Solomon was eager to see the event. He was present for [[Joey Wheeler]]'s three Duels against [[Espa Roba]], [[Weevil Underwood]], and [[Mako Tsunami]], along with [[Téa Gardner]] and [[Tristan Taylor]], offering support and advice for Joey. When [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] was found injured, Solomon took him to the hospital. Grandpa got knocked out by [[Yami Bakura]] later on when he was checking on Bakura.
  
 
==== Virtual World ====
 
==== Virtual World ====
Grandpa briefly appears in a flashback where he meets with Tea on a bench.
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Grandpa briefly appears in a flashback where he meets with Téa on a bench.
  
 
====Grand Championship====
 
====Grand Championship====
[[File:MasktheRock.png|thumb|left|Solomon as "Apdnarg Otum" (Mask the Rock).]]
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[[File:MasktheRock.png|thumb|left|Solomon as "Apdnarg Otum" (Mask the Rock)]]
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Grandpa competes in Kaiba's [[Grand Championship|KaibaCorp Grand Prix]] tournament under the alias '''Apdnarg Otum''', known as '''Mask the Rock''' in Japanese. He uses an [[Ancient (DM series)|Ancient]]-themed Deck, which mostly consists of [[Rock]] monsters. He is defeated by Joey.
  
Grandpa competes in Kaiba's [[Grand Championship|KaibaCorp Grand Prix]] tournament under the alias "'''Apdnarg Otum'''"/ "''' Grandpa Muto (Backwards)'''" ("'''Mask the Rock'''" in the Japanese version), yet Joey manages to defeat him. The English name is "Grandpa Muto" backwards. The Japanese name is a pun of "''Mask the Roku''". Roku is six in Japanese, and "Sugoroku" means "double-six". The Deck used is an '''Ancient-themed''' Deck with consisting mostly of [[Rock]] monsters.
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His alias's English name is "Grandpa Muto" backwards; its Japanese name is a pun of "''Mask the Roku''" (Roku is six in Japanese, and "Sugoroku" means "double-six").
  
 
====Dawn of the Duel====
 
====Dawn of the Duel====
The season begins with Solomon telling Yugi how he found the Millennium Puzzle. During this time in his youth, he was a gambler searching for even greater trials to test his luck. However, he did decide to have a penalty for losing even a single game: he would turn in his gambling suit and wearing overalls instead with the intention of collecting years instead of chips. He found the Millennium Puzzle in Atem's tomb and was spared from the traps thanks to his analytical skills helping him overcome the man-made traps and his pure heart sparing him from being eaten by ka. He later was picked up from the airport in Egypt and was present for the Ceremonial Battle between Yugi and Yami Yugi. Solomon and the others later escape from the collapsing building where Yugi and the Pharaoh Dueled.
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The season begins with Solomon telling Yugi how he found the Millennium Puzzle. During this time in his youth, he was a gambler searching for even greater trials in order to test his luck.
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However, he did decide to have a penalty for losing even a single game: he would turn in his gambling suit and wearing overalls instead with the intention of collecting years instead of chips. He found the Millennium Puzzle in Atem's tomb and was spared from the traps, thanks to his analytical skills helping him overcome the man-made traps and his pure heart sparing him from being eaten by ka.
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He later was picked up from the airport in Egypt and was present for the Ceremonial Battle between Yugi and Yami Yugi.
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Solomon and the others later escape from the collapsing building where Yugi and the Pharaoh Dueled.
  
 
===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===
 
===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===
[[File:Solomon in GX.jpg|thumb|180px|left|In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''.]]
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[[File:Solomon in GX.jpg|thumb|180px|In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'']]
 
 
 
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', he appeared at the end of Season 1. When [[Kagemaru]] Summoned all three of the [[Sacred Beast]]s, and they were shown draining energy from cards around the world, two children were shown crying in his [[Kame Game|card shop]] as the monster card images were drained away. He was shown walking up to see the cause of the commotion. At that time his face was not shown, only his overall.<ref name="gx49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|49|ref}}</ref>
 
In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', he appeared at the end of Season 1. When [[Kagemaru]] Summoned all three of the [[Sacred Beast]]s, and they were shown draining energy from cards around the world, two children were shown crying in his [[Kame Game|card shop]] as the monster card images were drained away. He was shown walking up to see the cause of the commotion. At that time his face was not shown, only his overall.<ref name="gx49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|49|ref}}</ref>
  
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====Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time====
 
====Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time====
[[File:Solomon and Yugi.jpg|thumb|175px|Solomon and [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]].]]
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[[File:Solomon and Yugi.jpg|thumb|175px|Solomon and [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]]]]
 
 
In this movie, during [[Paradox]]'s plot to kill Pegasus, Solomon gets in the way and is killed along with Pegasus and some other citizens leaving Yugi as the sole survivor. Yugi then finds his bandana and cries over his death. The Crimson Dragon however takes Yugi back 30 minutes before Paradox's attack. Thanks to [[Yami Yugi]], [[Jaden Yuki]], and [[Yusei Fudo]] defeating Paradox, Solomon's death had been prevented (therefore, he hadn't died at all.)
 
  
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In this movie, during [[Paradox]]'s plot to kill Pegasus, Solomon gets in the way and is killed along with Pegasus and some other citizens leaving Yugi as the sole survivor. Yugi then finds his bandana and cries over his death. The Crimson Dragon however takes Yugi back 30 minutes before Paradox's attack. Thanks to [[Yami Yugi]], [[Jaden Yuki]], and [[Yusei Fudo]] defeating Paradox, Solomon's death had been prevented (therefore, he hadn't died at all).
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==Non-canon appearances==
 
==Non-canon appearances==
 
=== Capsule Monsters ===
 
=== Capsule Monsters ===
[[File:Solomon_and_Alex_Brisbane.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Solomon and [[Alex Brisbane]]]]
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[[File:Solomon and Alex Brisbane.jpg|thumb|200px|Solomon and [[Alex Brisbane]]]]
 
Solomon goes with [[Alex Brisbane]] to find the pyramid of [[Alexander the Great]]. However, when they split up, Solomon finds [[Shadi]]'s Capsule Monster game board and accidentally gets sucked into it. During his time there, Solomon found a Summoned Skull and used it as his primary monster. Upon the arrival of Yugi and his friends, Solomon helped them through the five trials to test if the Pharaoh was a true king by translating the messages they received on how to accomplish them. However, he lost Summoned Skull during the trial preliminaries, but soon received Alexander the Great's Curse of Dragon as a replacement monster. After being victorious in the trials, Solomon allowed the good half of Alexander to use him as a vessel to return to the real world. However, Alexander's dark half had possessed Brisbane and trapped everyone in the room where the power to rule the world was held. However, after a final battle to decide which ruler deserved the power, Solomon was returned to the real world once again and fled the pyramid with everyone else when it collapsed after its purpose had been fulfilled. He then talked the pilots of Joey's vacation plane into taking him and Brisbane back to Domino.
 
Solomon goes with [[Alex Brisbane]] to find the pyramid of [[Alexander the Great]]. However, when they split up, Solomon finds [[Shadi]]'s Capsule Monster game board and accidentally gets sucked into it. During his time there, Solomon found a Summoned Skull and used it as his primary monster. Upon the arrival of Yugi and his friends, Solomon helped them through the five trials to test if the Pharaoh was a true king by translating the messages they received on how to accomplish them. However, he lost Summoned Skull during the trial preliminaries, but soon received Alexander the Great's Curse of Dragon as a replacement monster. After being victorious in the trials, Solomon allowed the good half of Alexander to use him as a vessel to return to the real world. However, Alexander's dark half had possessed Brisbane and trapped everyone in the room where the power to rule the world was held. However, after a final battle to decide which ruler deserved the power, Solomon was returned to the real world once again and fled the pyramid with everyone else when it collapsed after its purpose had been fulfilled. He then talked the pilots of Joey's vacation plane into taking him and Brisbane back to Domino.
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==Other appearances==
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{{Character other appearances}}
  
 
==Naming==
 
==Naming==
* In the English manga, Sugoroku's family name is usually spelled Mutou but is sometimes rendered as Mutoh. His family name is rendered Mutou in the uncut anime DVDs.
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* In the English manga, Sugoroku's family name is usually spelled Mutou but is sometimes rendered as Mutoh.
* In the English anime his name is Solomon Muto. All of the versions of the dubbed anime of Indo-European languages use Solomon Muto.
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** The Spanish, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Italian versions of the manga use Sugoroku Muto.
* The Spanish, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Italian versions of the manga use Sugoroku Muto.
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** The German version of the manga uses Sugoroku Mutô.
* The German version of the manga uses Sugoroku Mutô.
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** The Brazilian Portuguese version of the manga uses Solomon Muto.
* The Brazilian Portuguese version of the manga uses Solomon Muto.
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* In the English anime his name is Solomon Muto.
* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]] and its two successors, Sugoroku is known as '''Trusdale'''. In other video games and by most people in the anime and manga he is simply called "Grandpa".
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** In the uncut English dub DVDs, his family name is rendered Mutou.
* In the ani-manga version of the movie he is Sugoroku Muto. In the English [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses]] video game, he is Jasper Dice Tudor.
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** All of the versions of the dubbed anime of Indo-European languages use Solomon Muto.
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Ani-Manga]]'', he is called Sugoroku Muto.
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* In several video games, he is known as '''Trusdale'''. This name is used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler]]''.
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* In several video games, he is known as '''Grandpa'''. This name is used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (video game)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''.
  
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
 
Solomon Muto is Yugi's grandfather and with his father's absence, he is Yugi's ultimate provider. He  is smart, kind-hearted, funny, silly, loving, resourceful, gentle, and, of course, grandfatherly. He is, however, attracted to beautiful women, such as [[Vivian Wong]], which did get him in some trouble with the gang when he agreed to help her after she fixed his back. He is the one who taught [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] how to Duel. He is a strong believer of the Heart of the Cards, having taught both Yugi and Joey that concept, which both follow proudly. When he taught Joey he was strict, giving all sorts of lessons and usually being tough on him, but still encouraging him on how much he has grown, and is proud of him. Chances are he was the same way with Yugi when he taught him. Solomon loves games of all sorts, which may be because of his former gambling nature, and is even willing to go to dangerous places, such as during the non-canon Capsule Monsters adventure, to see and experience new games first-hand.
 
Solomon Muto is Yugi's grandfather and with his father's absence, he is Yugi's ultimate provider. He  is smart, kind-hearted, funny, silly, loving, resourceful, gentle, and, of course, grandfatherly. He is, however, attracted to beautiful women, such as [[Vivian Wong]], which did get him in some trouble with the gang when he agreed to help her after she fixed his back. He is the one who taught [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] how to Duel. He is a strong believer of the Heart of the Cards, having taught both Yugi and Joey that concept, which both follow proudly. When he taught Joey he was strict, giving all sorts of lessons and usually being tough on him, but still encouraging him on how much he has grown, and is proud of him. Chances are he was the same way with Yugi when he taught him. Solomon loves games of all sorts, which may be because of his former gambling nature, and is even willing to go to dangerous places, such as during the non-canon Capsule Monsters adventure, to see and experience new games first-hand.
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In the English dub of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Solomon acts partially senile; while still competent at running his shop, he seems to have problems with his short-term memory.
  
 
==Deck==
 
==Deck==
===Anime===
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===Duelist Kingdom===
====Duelist Kingdom====
 
 
{{Main|Yugi Muto's Decks#Duelist Kingdom}}
 
{{Main|Yugi Muto's Decks#Duelist Kingdom}}
Yugi's ''[[Duelist Kingdom]]'' Deck was once Solomon's, passed on to Yugi. In the manga, he uses one card that Yugi does not later use, "[[Hobbit]]".<!-- Do not list Yugi's Duelist Kingdom Deck here. The link is enough.-->
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In flashback shown during [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]]'s Duel, Solomon is seen Dueling with [[Arthur Hawkins]], although not much of the Duel is shown. Solomon commented that their Duel was almost card-for-card the same as Yugi and Rebecca's. He appears to be using the same Deck as he gave Yugi. While none of his cards were seen, it was implied that he had "[[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]]" and "[[Soul Release (anime)|Soul Release]]" in his Deck.
  
The only card that Solomon didn't give to Yugi was "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". This card was destroyed by [[Seto Kaiba]]
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Solomon used this Deck in his Duel with Seto Kaiba. After defeating Solomon, Seto Kaiba took Solomon's "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and tore it in half. Solomon gave his Deck to Yugi, who used it to defeat Kaiba. Yugi then used this Deck at the [[Duelist Kingdom]] tournament.
  
====Grand Championship====
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===Grand Championship===
During his participation in the [[Grand Championship]], Solomon uses an '''"[[Ancient (DM series)|Ancient]]" Deck''' based around the "[[Ancient Dragon (anime)|Ancient Dragon]]", which can be revived whenever it is destroyed as long as he has "[[Ancient City]]" in play. However, the card is very difficult to play, requiring a set of six other cards and several turns to set up. According to [[Arthur Hawkins]], the Grand Championship was the first time Solomon was able to call the "[[Ancient Dragon (anime)|Ancient Dragon]]", and in the dub is implied to be the only person Arthur knows to have ever done it. Besides his "Ancient" cards, Solomon tests [[Joey Wheeler|Joey's]] reliance on luck with "[[The Legendary Gambler]]" and "[[Ordeal of a Traveler (anime)|Ordeal of a Traveler]]".
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During the [[Grand Championship]], Solomon uses an '''"[[Ancient (DM series)|Ancient]]" Deck''' based around the "[[Ancient Dragon (DM anime)|Ancient Dragon]]", which can be revived whenever it is destroyed as long as he has "[[Ancient City]]" in play. However, the card is very difficult to play, requiring a set of six other cards and several turns to set up. According to [[Arthur Hawkins]], the Grand Championship was the first time Solomon was able to call the "Ancient Dragon", and in the dub is implied to be the only person Arthur knows to have ever done it. Besides his "Ancient" cards, Solomon tests [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]'s reliance on luck with "[[The Legendary Gambler]]" and "[[Ordeal of a Traveler (anime)|Ordeal of a Traveler]]".
  
 
{{Decklist|Grand Championship Deck
 
{{Decklist|Grand Championship Deck
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
* [[Ancient Dragon (anime)|Ancient Dragon]]
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* [[Ancient Dragon (DM anime)|Ancient Dragon]]
 
* [[Ancient Giant]]
 
* [[Ancient Giant]]
 
* [[Sinister Serpent (anime)|Sinister Serpent]]
 
* [[Sinister Serpent (anime)|Sinister Serpent]]
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}}
 
}}
  
====Capsule Monsters====
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===Capsule Monsters===
 
In Capsule Monsters he uses some of the capsules that were cards in his old Deck he gave to [[Yugi]].
 
In Capsule Monsters he uses some of the capsules that were cards in his old Deck he gave to [[Yugi]].
 
{{Decklist|Capsule Monsters
 
{{Decklist|Capsule Monsters
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===Video games===
 
===Video games===
====The Eternal Duelist Soul====
 
{{Decklist|
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 
* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]
 
* [[Gemini Elf]] x3
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Mystical Elf]] x3
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Summoned Skull]]
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Big Eye]]
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Penguin Soldier]] x3
 
* [[Sangan]] x2
 
* [[Witch of the Black Forest]] x2
 
|spells =
 
* [[Change of Heart]]
 
* [[Giant Trunade]] x2
 
* [[Graceful Charity]] x2
 
* [[Harpie's Feather Duster]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
* [[Raigeki]]
 
* [[Snatch Steal]]
 
* [[Swords of Revealing Light]] x2
 
|traps =
 
* [[Anti Raigeki]]
 
* [[Imperial Order]]
 
* [[Magic Jammer]]
 
* [[Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Spellbinding Circle]] x2
 
* [[White Hole]]
 
}}
 
 
 
====Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel====
 
====Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel====
 
{{Decklist|Deck (Incomplete)
 
{{Decklist|Deck (Incomplete)
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* [[Magic Jammer]]
 
* [[Magic Jammer]]
 
* [[Trap Hole]] x3
 
* [[Trap Hole]] x3
}}
 
 
====World Championship 2004====
 
Solomon is the first opponent available to the player who uses an [[Exodia]] Deck (the other opponents are [[Seeker|Rare Hunter]] and [[Shimon Muran|Simon]] whose Exodia Decks are much more potent). However, since he is a tier one Duelist, his cards are very weak, and he doesn't have many cards that enable him to draw, presenting himself with a very difficult challenge of acquiring all five Exodia cards in his hand. Still, he uses 1 copy of [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]], although he makes a habit of Tributing even this card to summon his [[Giant Turtle Who Feeds on Flames]].
 
 
{{Decklist|Exodia Deck
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 
* [[Dark Prisoner]]
 
* [[Genin]]
 
* [[Giant Turtle Who Feeds on Flames]]
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Lucky Trinket]]
 
* [[Monster Egg]]
 
* [[Petit Angel]]
 
* [[Phantom Ghost]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Mystic Tomato]] x2
 
* [[Penguin Soldier]]
 
* [[Sangan]]
 
* [[Witch of the Black Forest]]
 
|spells =
 
* [[Change of Heart]]
 
* [[Dark Hole]]
 
* [[Graceful Charity]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
* [[Premature Burial]]
 
* [[Raigeki]]
 
* [[Swords of Revealing Light]]
 
* [[Upstart Goblin]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Backup Soldier]]
 
* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
* [[Jar of Greed]] x3
 
* [[Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Negate Attack]] x2
 
* [[Torrential Tribute]] x2
 
* [[Trap Hole]] x3
 
}}
 
 
====The Dawn of Destiny====
 
{{Decklist
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Akakieisu]]
 
* [[Ancient Sorcerer]]
 
* [[Aqua Madoor]]
 
* [[The Bewitching Phantom Thief]]
 
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 
* [[Boo Koo]]
 
* [[Celtic Guardian]] x2
 
* [[Djinn the Watcher of the Wind]]
 
* [[Flame Manipulator]]
 
* [[Genin]]
 
* [[Hurricail]]
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Lucky Trinket]]
 
* [[Nemuriko]]
 
* [[Neo the Magic Swordsman]]
 
* [[Phantom Dewan]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Sorcerer of the Doomed]] x2
 
* [[Tao the Chanter]]
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Mystic Tomato]]
 
* [[Penguin Soldier]] x2
 
* [[Sangan]]
 
* [[White Magical Hat]]
 
|spells =
 
* [[Change of Heart]]
 
* [[Graceful Charity]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Backup Soldier]] x2
 
* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
* [[Jar of Greed]] x2
 
* [[Magic Jammer]] x2
 
* [[Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Negate Attack]]
 
* [[Torrential Tribute]] x2
 
* [[Trap Hole]] x2
 
}}
 
 
====Nightmare Troubadour====
 
=====Decks=====
 
{{Decklist|Casket Guardian
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Firewing Pegasus]]
 
* [[Horn Imp]] x3
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Rock Ogre Grotto 1|Rock Ogre Grotto #1]] x2
 
* [[Skull Servant]] x3
 
* [[The Snake Hair]] x3
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Guardian Sphinx]] x2
 
* [[Mask of Darkness]]
 
* [[Pyramid Turtle]] x2
 
* [[Sinister Serpent]]
 
|spells =
 
* [[Call of the Mummy]] x2
 
* [[Dark Room of Nightmare]] x2
 
* [[Emergency Provisions]]
 
* [[Hinotama]] x2
 
* [[Poison of the Old Man]] x2
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Dark Coffin]] x2
 
* [[Non Aggression Area]] x2
 
* [[Ordeal of a Traveler]] x2
 
* [[Tutan Mask]]
 
}}
 
 
{{Decklist|Ancient Pharaoh (Version 1)
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Firewing Pegasus]]
 
* [[Horn Imp]] x3
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Skull Servant]] x3
 
* [[The Snake Hair]] x2
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Guardian Sphinx]] x2
 
* [[Mask of Darkness]]
 
* [[Pyramid Turtle]] x3
 
* [[Sinister Serpent]]
 
* [[Swarm of Scarabs]] x2
 
|spells =
 
* [[Call of the Mummy]] x2
 
* [[Dark Room of Nightmare]] x2
 
* [[Emergency Provisions]]
 
* [[Hinotama]] x2
 
* [[Poison of the Old Man]] x2
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Dark Coffin]] x2
 
* [[Non Aggression Area]] x2
 
* [[Ordeal of a Traveler]] x2
 
* [[Tutan Mask]]
 
}}
 
 
{{Decklist|Ancient Pharaoh (Version 2)
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Sengenjin]]
 
* [[Skull Servant]] x3
 
* [[The Snake Hair]] x3
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Guardian Sphinx]] x2
 
* [[Mask of Darkness]]
 
* [[Night Assailant]] x2
 
* [[Pyramid Turtle]] x3
 
* [[Sinister Serpent]]
 
* [[Swarm of Scarabs]] x2
 
|spells =
 
* [[Call of the Mummy]] x2
 
* [[Dark Room of Nightmare]] x2
 
* [[Emergency Provisions]]
 
* [[Graceful Charity]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Ookazi]]
 
* [[Poison of the Old Man]] x2
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Dark Coffin]] x2
 
* [[Non Aggression Area]] x2
 
* [[Ordeal of a Traveler]] x2
 
}}
 
 
=====Deck Recipe=====
 
{{Decklist|Apnarg Tactics
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Firewing Pegasus]]
 
* [[Horn Imp]] x3
 
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Skull Servant]] x3
 
* [[The Snake Hair]] x2
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One]]
 
* [[Guardian Sphinx]] x2
 
* [[Mask of Darkness]]
 
* [[Pyramid Turtle]] x3
 
* [[Sinister Serpent]]
 
* [[Swarm of Scarabs]] x2
 
|spells =
 
* [[Call of the Mummy]] x2
 
* [[Dark Room of Nightmare]] x2
 
* [[Emergency Provisions]]
 
* [[Hinotama]] x2
 
* [[Poison of the Old Man]] x2
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
|traps =
 
* [[Dark Coffin]] x2
 
* [[Non Aggression Area]] x2
 
* [[Ordeal of a Traveler]] x2
 
* [[Tutan Mask]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
 
! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Seto Kaiba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 001|1]] || Lose
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| [[Arthur Hawkins]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 041|41]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 042|42]] || Lose (flashback)
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|-
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| [[Seto Kaiba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 001|1]] || Lose (off-screen)
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Joey Wheeler]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 187|187]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 188|188]] || Lose
 
| [[Joey Wheeler]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 187|187]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 188|188]] || Lose
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* Prior to him settling down in his game store, Grandpa was a world class gambler and sported a hairstyle similar to Yugi's (although with a fedora). After acing every game of chance he ever competed in, he made a bet with himself. If he should ever lose a game, he'd retire, open a store and wear overalls for the rest of his life. That said, it would appear he eventually lost a game.
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* The man displayed on Solomon's Trap Card "[[The Legendary Gambler]]" is himself as a young man, meaning that Solomon is playing a card that refers to himself as a legendary gambler.
* The man displayed on Solomon's "[[Legendary Gambler]]" is himself as a young man, meaning that Solomon is playing a card that refers to himself as a legendary gambler.
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* In the English dub of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', Solomon has a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in his shop despite the fact that Seto Kaiba ripped his only "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in the first episode of the second series anime. Following Yugi's Duel with [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 042|episode 42]], it was shown that Solomon had taped the card back together, and at the end of the episode it was seen restored.
* In the English version of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Grandpa has a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in his shop despite the fact that Seto Kaiba ripped his only "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in the first episode of the second series anime. However, this is not a mistake, as that same card was shown taped back together following Yugi's Duel with [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 042|episode 42]], and was also later seen restored at the end of the episode.
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* A running gag in the series' dub is Solomon muttering "not again" when he is attacked before he faints. He mutters this line when attacked by [[Yami Bakura]], and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' when he is attacked by [[Thunder (character)|Thunder]].
* A running gag in the series' dub is Solomon muttering "not again" when he is attacked before he faints. He mutters this line when attacked by [[Yami Bakura]], and in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]] when he is attacked by [[Thunder (character)|Thunder]].
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* Solomon Muto's original English dub voice actor, Maddie Blaustein, died in December 2008. As a result, Wayne Grayson voiced Solomon in his appearances in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''.
* Because Maddie Blaustein died in December 2008, Wayne Grayson replaces her in the role of Solomon in Yu-Gi-Oh! 3-D Bonds Beyond Time! (Grayson also portrays Lyman Banner in the same movie).
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* One of the guides who led him to the Pharaoh's Tomb referred to him as "Dr. Muto" at one point, indicating that Solomon has a doctorate.
* When "Apdnarg" is introduced in season 5 Yugi says "Don't we know him". Yugi also knows who he is before "Apdnarg" gets unmasked.
 
* Grandpa Muto might have a Ph.D, as one of the guides who led him to the Pharaoh's Tomb referred to him as "Dr. Muto" at one point.
 
 
* Solomon is the last Duelist to be defeated by [[Joey Wheeler]] in a Duel.
 
* Solomon is the last Duelist to be defeated by [[Joey Wheeler]] in a Duel.
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]'', it is revealed Solomon has a pacemaker ("This thing's putting out energy waves that are making my pacemaker go haywire!")
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 19 April 2024

Solomon Muto
Solomon Muto
Names
English
  • Sugoroku Mutou (manga)
Other
  • Grandpa
  • Mask the Rock (original)/Apdnarg Otum (dub)
Japanese
Japanese武藤双六
RōmajiMutō Sugoroku
Other languages
Arabic
  • سولومون موتو
German
Personal
Birth
Age71 (at debut)
72 (at series' end)
Height
  • 1.51 m <br />4.954 ft <br />59.449 in <br />151 cm[1]
Weight
  • 136.686 lb <br />62 kg[1]
Gender
  • Male
Blood type
Favorite food
  • Tamagoyaki[1]
  • Japanese style omeletes[2]
Relatives
  • Career
OccupationOwner of the Kame Game shop
  • Duelist
Tournament Position
Grand Championship Did not place
Deck
  • Strategy (given to Yugi)
  • Ancient
Appearances
Anime debutYu-Gi-Oh! episode 0011: "The Heart of the Cards"
Appears in
Manga
Anime
Voice actors
English
Japanese
Other languages
Arabic
  • Hasan Hamdan
German
  • Peter Groeger (Duel Monsters, Pyramid of Light, GX)
  • Stefan Staudinger (ep. 199)
  • Andre Beyer (The Dark Side of Dimensions, Bonds Beyond Time)
SpanishJorge Roig (1st voice, Pyramid of Light) (LATAM)
Juan Alfonso Carralero (2nd voice, Capsule Monsters) (LATAM)
Julio Núñez (Spain)
Muto, Solomon

Solomon Muto, known as Sugoroku Mutou in the Japanese version, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He is the grandfather of Yugi Muto. Solomon gave Yugi the Millennium Puzzle as a present. He owns the Kame Game shop, where Yugi and his friends get several of the games they play. Solomon is the present day counterpart of Shimon Muran.

His Japanese name, Sugoroku, is a Japanese board game.

Biography[edit]

History[edit]

Valley of the Kings expedition[edit]

Solomon Muto, while traveling Egypt

Solomon visited the Valley of the Kings in hopes of finding the Pharaoh's tomb. He hired two guides, Ahmet and Mushara to help him locate and navigate the tomb. The tomb was riddled with traps, which Solomon was able to discover. In one such trap, you had to walk with your left foot forward, as a sign of respect to the statues of the Pharaoh. Mushara failed to do so, and was attacked by the statues, and fell to his death. In the final room, Ahmet fell victim to a trap and was devoured by a monster. Solomon nearly fell victim as well, but was saved by the spirit of Pharaoh Atem. It was at the end of this room that he discovered the Millennium Puzzle.

Later life[edit]

At some point in time, he lost a game and, as he promised himself, traded in his suit for overalls and began collecting games for years. Eventually, he opened up a game shop (the Kame Game) instead of continuing with his gambling days.

Yu-Gi-Oh![edit]

Solomon in Kame Game

Duelist Kingdom[edit]

Kaiba wants the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and decides to challenge Grandpa to a Duel. Grandpa loses, and his card is torn, because Kaiba has the other three "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" and unable to have a fourth copy, in his Deck, the card could only be used against him. Grandpa is sent to the hospital as Yugi Duels Kaiba. His soul is later sealed inside a card by Pegasus and freed after Yugi defeats Pegasus. Grandpa, Yugi, Tea, Joey, and Tristan later come across Rebecca Hawkins, who accuses Solomon of stealing her grandfather's Blue Eyes White Dragon card. Grandpa denies it, but Rebecca pays no attention. She challenges him to a Duel but ends up faces Yugi instead. Grandpa tries to convince her about what he said and tells her the tale of how he met Arthur Hawkins. She calls Solomon a liar, much to his frustration. When the Duel ended, Arthur reunites with Solomon. Rebecca finally believes Solomon's story and apologizes to Yugi, and he decides to face Arthur in a Duel.

Domino City Battles[edit]

During the Domino City Battles arc, Grandpa is seen watching Yami Yugi play against Duke Devlin in a game of Dungeon Dice Monsters, on a screen in front of the building in which the two are playing. He frequently gets distracted by Duke's cheerleaders, who sometimes appear on the screen.

Battle City[edit]

When the Battle City tournament started, Solomon was eager to see the event. He was present for Joey Wheeler's three Duels against Espa Roba, Weevil Underwood, and Mako Tsunami, along with Téa Gardner and Tristan Taylor, offering support and advice for Joey. When Bakura was found injured, Solomon took him to the hospital. Grandpa got knocked out by Yami Bakura later on when he was checking on Bakura.

Virtual World[edit]

Grandpa briefly appears in a flashback where he meets with Téa on a bench.

Grand Championship[edit]

Solomon as "Apdnarg Otum" (Mask the Rock)

Grandpa competes in Kaiba's KaibaCorp Grand Prix tournament under the alias Apdnarg Otum, known as Mask the Rock in Japanese. He uses an Ancient-themed Deck, which mostly consists of Rock monsters. He is defeated by Joey.

His alias's English name is "Grandpa Muto" backwards; its Japanese name is a pun of "Mask the Roku" (Roku is six in Japanese, and "Sugoroku" means "double-six").

Dawn of the Duel[edit]

The season begins with Solomon telling Yugi how he found the Millennium Puzzle. During this time in his youth, he was a gambler searching for even greater trials in order to test his luck.

However, he did decide to have a penalty for losing even a single game: he would turn in his gambling suit and wearing overalls instead with the intention of collecting years instead of chips. He found the Millennium Puzzle in Atem's tomb and was spared from the traps, thanks to his analytical skills helping him overcome the man-made traps and his pure heart sparing him from being eaten by ka.

He later was picked up from the airport in Egypt and was present for the Ceremonial Battle between Yugi and Yami Yugi.

Solomon and the others later escape from the collapsing building where Yugi and the Pharaoh Dueled.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[edit]

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, he appeared at the end of Season 1. When Kagemaru Summoned all three of the Sacred Beasts, and they were shown draining energy from cards around the world, two children were shown crying in his card shop as the monster card images were drained away. He was shown walking up to see the cause of the commotion. At that time his face was not shown, only his overall.[3]

Later, in Season 2, Duel Academy students went on a field trip to Domino City. He was visited by Jaden Yuki and his friends who wanted to see Yugi. He answered them Yugi had been upset, and that card pictures had been faded away recently, referring to the Sacred Beast accident. When Hassleberry told him that Jaden sort out that mess, he decided to guide them through the city in return. As they left him behind, he was kidnapped by Thunder and Frost. Jaden and his friends spread out in order to find him. While Hassleberry and Syrus were lured and ended up Dueling his kidnappers,[4] Jaden found him unconscious into a blind alley. Alongside Aster, they went to the place where the Duel was held, but came too late.[5] Later in the night, Solomon gave Jaden, Atticus Rhodes, and the Slifers hamburgers in the bag for one of each. He also watched Jaden's Duel with T-Bone.[6] Then he led Jaden and his remaining companions to Kaiba Land, where the latter Dueled Sarina with Aster.[7] After the Duel, he promised Jaden to speak with Seto Kaiba in order to restore Sarina's consciousness, who left stuck in the virtual reality.[8] Solomon's hair is now pointy on the top similar to the way it was shown in the Capsule Monsters. In the English dub, he is portrayed as senile.

Altered timelines[edit]

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[edit]

Although he wasn't shown when Jaden traveled back through time to Duel the younger Yugi, Yugi said goodbye to Solomon while heading to school.[9]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time[edit]

Solomon and Yugi

In this movie, during Paradox's plot to kill Pegasus, Solomon gets in the way and is killed along with Pegasus and some other citizens leaving Yugi as the sole survivor. Yugi then finds his bandana and cries over his death. The Crimson Dragon however takes Yugi back 30 minutes before Paradox's attack. Thanks to Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, and Yusei Fudo defeating Paradox, Solomon's death had been prevented (therefore, he hadn't died at all).

Non-canon appearances[edit]

Capsule Monsters[edit]

Solomon and Alex Brisbane

Solomon goes with Alex Brisbane to find the pyramid of Alexander the Great. However, when they split up, Solomon finds Shadi's Capsule Monster game board and accidentally gets sucked into it. During his time there, Solomon found a Summoned Skull and used it as his primary monster. Upon the arrival of Yugi and his friends, Solomon helped them through the five trials to test if the Pharaoh was a true king by translating the messages they received on how to accomplish them. However, he lost Summoned Skull during the trial preliminaries, but soon received Alexander the Great's Curse of Dragon as a replacement monster. After being victorious in the trials, Solomon allowed the good half of Alexander to use him as a vessel to return to the real world. However, Alexander's dark half had possessed Brisbane and trapped everyone in the room where the power to rule the world was held. However, after a final battle to decide which ruler deserved the power, Solomon was returned to the real world once again and fled the pyramid with everyone else when it collapsed after its purpose had been fulfilled. He then talked the pilots of Joey's vacation plane into taking him and Brisbane back to Domino.

Other appearances[edit]

Naming[edit]

Personality[edit]

Solomon Muto is Yugi's grandfather and with his father's absence, he is Yugi's ultimate provider. He is smart, kind-hearted, funny, silly, loving, resourceful, gentle, and, of course, grandfatherly. He is, however, attracted to beautiful women, such as Vivian Wong, which did get him in some trouble with the gang when he agreed to help her after she fixed his back. He is the one who taught Yugi and Joey how to Duel. He is a strong believer of the Heart of the Cards, having taught both Yugi and Joey that concept, which both follow proudly. When he taught Joey he was strict, giving all sorts of lessons and usually being tough on him, but still encouraging him on how much he has grown, and is proud of him. Chances are he was the same way with Yugi when he taught him. Solomon loves games of all sorts, which may be because of his former gambling nature, and is even willing to go to dangerous places, such as during the non-canon Capsule Monsters adventure, to see and experience new games first-hand.

In the English dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Solomon acts partially senile; while still competent at running his shop, he seems to have problems with his short-term memory.

Deck[edit]

Duelist Kingdom[edit]

In flashback shown during Yugi and Rebecca's Duel, Solomon is seen Dueling with Arthur Hawkins, although not much of the Duel is shown. Solomon commented that their Duel was almost card-for-card the same as Yugi and Rebecca's. He appears to be using the same Deck as he gave Yugi. While none of his cards were seen, it was implied that he had "Swords of Revealing Light" and "Soul Release" in his Deck.

Solomon used this Deck in his Duel with Seto Kaiba. After defeating Solomon, Seto Kaiba took Solomon's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and tore it in half. Solomon gave his Deck to Yugi, who used it to defeat Kaiba. Yugi then used this Deck at the Duelist Kingdom tournament.

Grand Championship[edit]

During the Grand Championship, Solomon uses an "Ancient" Deck based around the "Ancient Dragon", which can be revived whenever it is destroyed as long as he has "Ancient City" in play. However, the card is very difficult to play, requiring a set of six other cards and several turns to set up. According to Arthur Hawkins, the Grand Championship was the first time Solomon was able to call the "Ancient Dragon", and in the dub is implied to be the only person Arthur knows to have ever done it. Besides his "Ancient" cards, Solomon tests Joey's reliance on luck with "The Legendary Gambler" and "Ordeal of a Traveler".

Capsule Monsters[edit]

In Capsule Monsters he uses some of the capsules that were cards in his old Deck he gave to Yugi.

Video games[edit]

Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel[edit]

Duels[edit]

Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome(s)
Arthur Hawkins 41-42 Lose (flashback)
Seto Kaiba 1 Lose (off-screen)
Joey Wheeler 187-188 Lose

Trivia[edit]

  • The man displayed on Solomon's Trap Card "The Legendary Gambler" is himself as a young man, meaning that Solomon is playing a card that refers to himself as a legendary gambler.
  • In the English dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Solomon has a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in his shop despite the fact that Seto Kaiba ripped his only "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in the first episode of the second series anime. Following Yugi's Duel with Rebecca in episode 42, it was shown that Solomon had taped the card back together, and at the end of the episode it was seen restored.
  • A running gag in the series' dub is Solomon muttering "not again" when he is attacked before he faints. He mutters this line when attacked by Yami Bakura, and in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX when he is attacked by Thunder.
  • Solomon Muto's original English dub voice actor, Maddie Blaustein, died in December 2008. As a result, Wayne Grayson voiced Solomon in his appearances in Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions.
  • One of the guides who led him to the Pharaoh's Tomb referred to him as "Dr. Muto" at one point, indicating that Solomon has a doctorate.
  • Solomon is the last Duelist to be defeated by Joey Wheeler in a Duel.
  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, it is revealed Solomon has a pacemaker ("This thing's putting out energy waves that are making my pacemaker go haywire!")

References[edit]

  1. a b c d e Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: Sugoroku Mutou's profile (japanese)
  2. a b "Character". 4K Media Inc. July 7, 2015.
  3. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 04949: "Rise of the Sacred Beasts, Part 2"
  4. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07575: "Taken by Storm, Part 1"
  5. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07676: "Taken by Storm, Part 2"
  6. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07777: "J-Dawg and T-Bone"
  7. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07878: "Mirror, Mirror, Part 1"
  8. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07979: "Mirror, Mirror, Part 2"
  9. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 179179: "Farewell, Judai! A Tearful Graduation Ceremony"