Something you can show, but can't see
"Something you can show, but can't see" also given as "something you can see, but have never seen before" and "something you can see, but can't see" is a riddle in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and Japanese anime.
Different characters have interpreted the riddle differently and given different answers.
| Character | Answer | Situation |
|---|---|---|
| Yugi Muto | An unfinished puzzle[1] | Used the riddle as a hint for the treasure inside his box.[1] |
| Joey Wheeler | Friendship (友情 yūjō)[1] | Used the riddle to describe a treasure he has.[1] In the Japanese version, this was a pun. The Japanese word for friendship, yūjō, contains the first syllables of Yugi and Joey's Japanese names. Joey said that he and Yugi "could be seen", but their friendship "could not be seen". |
| Joey Wheeler | Smell[2] | Yami Yugi used this as a hint for Joey to figure out Mai's Aroma Tactics.[2] |
| Joey Wheeler | Time | Joey used this as a hint to use "Time Wizard" in his Duel with Mai. |
| Rex Raptor | Takoyaki[3] | Relayed by Mai, who was frustrated from her loss to Joey. |
| Mai Valentine | Weakness | She used this to encourage Yami Yugi, who was losing in his Duel with her. |
| Yami Yugi | A hidden enemy | He suspected Odion, posing as Marik, was not the person he claimed to be. |
References[edit]
- ↑ a b c d Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 1: "The Puzzle of the Gods"
- ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 6: "First Duel"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 77 (Duelist Duel 18): "On My Own"
