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'''Duelist Kingdom''' was a tournament organized by [[Maximillion Pegasus]], in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]], which took place on his [[Duelist Kingdom (island)|island of the same name]]. It is based on the [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] tournament from the manga.

Duelist Kingdom was a tournament, in which some of Japan's strongest Duelists were invited to compete for the title "King of Games" and a prize money of ¥3,000,000 (about US$27,959 at the time, but changed to $3,000,000 in the English dub and $200,000 in the English manga). [[Yugi Muto]] entered the tournament with best friend [[Joey Wheeler]] in tow, Yugi having been forced to participate after Pegasus stole [[Solomon Muto]]'s (Yugi's grandfather) soul in a Shadow Game.

Forty people were invited to participate in the tournament. Each of them were given two [[Star Chip]]s and the cards "[[Glory of the King's Hand (anime)|Glory of the King's Hand]]" and "[[The Glory of the King's Opposite Hand]]".

In the preliminary stage of the tournament, the participants faced each other [[battle royal (tournament)|battle royal]] style for 48 hours. They challenged each other to Duels, wagering Star Chips in the process. Anyone who ran out of Star Chips was eliminated from the tournament; exchanging . Exchanging Star Chips outside of a Duel is a violation, and being caught would that could result in disqualification. The first four to gain ten Star Chips got to enter the finalschampionship. [[Eliminators]] hired by Pegasus were also able to challenge players to Duels. Since the participants had a total of eighty Star Chips among them, while only forty were needed to get four finalists, the Eliminators' job was to obtain the other forty Star Chips.

Although Pegasus invited 40 specific participants, there are at least two known stowaways who participated, which took part without Pegasus did not object objecting to the their participation of.

The finals championship consisted of single-elimination playoffs. At least one of the cards "The Glory of the King's Opposite Hand" or "Glory of the King's Hand" was required to take part in the playoffs.

The winner of the playoffs championship advanced to face Pegasus in a Duel for the title "King of Games". "Glory of the King's Opposite Hand" was required to face Pegasus in this Duel. "Glory of the King's Hand" was required to take the cash prize.

Following the death of [[Maximillion Pegasus]]' lover [[Cecelia Pegasus|Cecelia]], Pegasus became interested in the ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death and traveled to Egypt to learn more. There he followed [[Shadi]] to an underground chamber. Since only [[Millennium Item]] holders were permitted to leave, he was put on trial by the [[Millennium Eye]], to become its owner. During the test, he was briefly embraced by an illusion of Cecelia.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|73|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-015 Pegasus Big Five meeting.jpg|thumb|left|Pegasus' deal with [[The Big Five]].]]After creating the game ''[[Duel Monsters]]'', Pegasus took interest in [[KaibaCorp]]'s [[Solid Vision]] technology, which could enhance the game by creating realistic projections of the monsters. He also saw it as a means of creating another lifelike projection of Cecelia. His company Industrial Illusions allied with KaibaCorp to work on using Solid Vision for ''Duel Monsters''.<ref name="d 15">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|15|ref}}</ref>

Pegasus expressed an interest in seizing KaibaCorp and had spies from Industrial Illusions employed by KaibaCorp, including [[Kemo]]. KaibaCorp's good reputation was credited to its president, [[Seto Kaiba]], being the number one gamer in Japan. However when Kaiba was defeated in a Duel by Yugi Muto and his other self, Yami Yugi, their reputation dropped as investors lost confidence in them. In the manga, Kaiba was also left in a coma due to his [[Penalty Game]]. Pegasus made a secret business deal with KaibaCorp's largest shareholders, [[The Big Five]], which would result in him becoming CEO of KaibaCorp. As part of the deal Pegasus was required to defeat Yugi Muto in an official Duel to restore KaibaCorp's reputation. Afterwards, Pegasus set up the Duelist Kingdom tournament in order to face Yugi in an official Duel.<ref name="d 15" />

[[File:Dark Yugi VS Pegasus - TV.png|thumb|right|Pegasus [[Yami Yugi and Maximillion Pegasus' TV Duel|Duels]] [[Yami Yugi]] through the TV.]] Pegasus sent invitations to forty of Japan's top Duelists, including Yugi. He also sent Yugi [[Pegasus' videotape|a videotape]], which enabled the two of them to [[Yami Yugi and Maximillion Pegasus' TV Duel|Duel through a TV]]. He defeated Yugi and stripped the soul of Yugi's grandfather, [[Solomon Muto]], from his body as Yugi's Penalty Game. Yugi was forced to enter the tournament in order to return his grandfather to normal.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|1|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|2|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|3|ref}}</ref>

Yugiand Joey's friends [[Téa Gardner]] and [[Tristan Taylor]] accompanied Yugi and Joey them to the tournament to support them. Initially unbeknownst to them, [[Bakura Ryou]] also came along to support them Yugi and Joey and learn more about the Millennium Items. In the manga, Bakura was with them, the whole time. In the anime, they didn't know he had come until midway through the preliminaries.

The boat to the island left from [[Domino Pier]].<ref name="d 5">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|5|ref}}</ref><ref name="ep 3">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|3|ref}}</ref>

In the manga, Yugi's friends weren't shown to have any problem boarding the ship despite not being officially invited. In the anime, Téa and Tristan had to sneak into the cargo hold. Bakura also managed to sneak on. Joey got into a bit of trouble with the officials who saw him boarding without any evidence that he was in the tournament. However Yugi spotted him and gave him one of his Star Chips, entitling him to take part in the tournament. (In the manga, Yugi had already given him one of his Star Chips.)<ref name="d 5" /><ref name="ep 3" />

Most players had to sleep in the common area, while finalists from the previous tournament got their own rooms. In the anime, Joey took advantage of being in the common area to trade for "[[Baby Dragon (anime)|Baby Dragon]]", "[[Salamandra (anime)|Salamandra]]", [[Shield & Sword (anime)|Shield & Sword]]" and "[[Kunai with Chain (anime)|Kunai with Chain]]". Mai was unhappy with having to sleep in the common area, so she flirted with Rex to get him to share his room. She then challenged him to [[Mai Valentine and Rex Raptor's Duel|a Duel]] to have the room to herself or be slave to Rex's desires. Using her [[Aroma Tactics]], she easily won.<ref name="d 5" /><ref name="ep 3" />

While speaking with Yugi on the Deck, Weevil asked to see Yugi's "[[Exodia]]" cards and proceeded to throw them overboard. Joey tried diving into the water to retrieve them, but only managed to get back two of them before being rescued<ref name="d 5" /><ref name="ep 3" /> After arriving, participants had any extra cards confiscated so that they each only had 40 cards.{{fact}}

In order to get revenge on Weevil for throwing the "Exodia" cards overboard, [[Yami Yugi]] challenged him to the [[Yami Yugi and Weevil Underwood's Duelist Kingdom Duel|first Duel]] of the tournament. Since he vowed to eliminate Weevil, but only had one Star Chip to bet, he also bet his life Deck for Weevil's second Star Chip (In the anime, he bet his Deck rather than his life). Yami Yugi proceeded to win and obtained Weevil's title as the Japanese National Champion. Since since Weevil was eliminated, Joey also took his [[Dueling Gauntlet]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|6|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|7|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|8|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|9|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|4|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|5|ref}}</ref>

Mai defeated [[Striped sweater Duelist|an opponent]] using her Aroma Tactics. Afterwards she challenged Joey to [[Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentien's Duelist Kingdom Duel|a Duel]] after , considering it unwise to challenge Yugi this soon. Joey struggled at first, but figured out Mai's Aroma Tactics strategy and managed to beat her, winning one Star Chip.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|10|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|11|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|6|ref}}</ref>

Yugi and his friends were lured to [[Mako Tsunami]]'s territory after being attracted by the smell of his food. After sharing a meal, Mako challenged Yugi to [[Yami Yugi and Mako Tsunami's Duel|a Duel]], where he had home advantage on the [[Ocean]] terrain. Yami managed to win the Duel, winning two more Star Chips.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|12|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|13|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|7|ref}}</ref>

Yugi and his friends saw [[Star Chip-theft victim|a Duelist]] being disqualified for running out of Star Chips, despite his insistence that they had been stolen. Yugi and Joey offered to help find the thief and return his Star Chips. The thief turned out to be [[Mokuba Kaiba]], who had escaped Pegasus' captivity and was [[Yami Yugi and Mokuba Kaiba's Duel|trying to eliminate]] Yugi from the tournament, so that Pegasus would not get to defeat him. However Mokuba was unable to beat Yugi and attempted to steal his Star Chips, grabbing two of them. After convincing Mokuba that he would help Kaiba, Mokuba tried giving Yugi his Star Chips, but Kemo forbid it, as Star Chips could only be own through Dueling. In the anime, Kemo and slapped the Star Chips into the water.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|14|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|8|ref}}</ref> Kemo then arranged an opponent for Yami Yugi.

In the mangaThe Eliminator, Yugi's arranged opponent was the [[Ventriloquist Impersonator of the DeadDeath]], a [[Eliminator|Player Killer]]was Yami Yugi's arranged opponent. They each bet three Star Chips on the Duel. The ventriloquist used a [[impersonator initially pretended to be Kaiba puppet|puppet of Seto Kaiba]] to hold and play his cards. He used the real , using Kaiba's Deck, which Pegasus' s men had stolen and had the puppet claim to be the . The real Kaiba borrowing the body of a doll to get revenge on Yugi. During hacked into Pegasus computer system during the Duel, and infected one of the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" cards played by the ventriloquist destroyed itself as the real Kaiba awoke from his coma. From that point, the ventriloquist Dueled without using the puppet. When Yugi won, he inflicted with a Penalty Game on the ventriloquistvirus, making him believe the puppet was taunting him, while now looking like the ventriloquistcausing it to weaken and destroy itself.<ref name="d 15"/><ref>{{chapterepisode|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|169|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapterepisode|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|1710|ref}}</ref>

In the anime, Yugi's arranged opponent was the [[Impersonator of Death]], an [[Eliminator]]. They each bet three Star Chips on the Duel. The impersonator initially pretended to be Kaiba, using Kaiba's Deck, which Pegasus's men had stolen. The real Kaiba hacked into Pegasus computer system during the Duel and infected one of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards with a virus, causing it to weaken and destroy itself.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|9|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|10|ref}}</ref> At some point, Mai defeated more opponents, upping her Star Chip count to eight. Rex Raptor, who was still mad at her over the Duel they had on the boat ride, tried challenging her to a rematch, but Mai was not interested in Dueling him a second time. However Mai wanted to make-up for losing to Joey earlier, but thought it shallow to challenge Joey to another Duel, so she accepted Rex's challenge under the condition that he defeat Joey first. This way if Rex won and she defeated Rex, it would be like beating both of them.

* In the anime version, at night, Yugi beats [[Yami Bakura|Dark Bakura]] in a [[Shadow Game]]. This Duel was adapted from the Monster World RPG game in Volumes 6 & 7 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, and does not take place in the manga. No star chips are wagered.

** In the dub, Pegasus forces Kaiba to beat Yugi to try and get Mokuba back. The Big 5 are fired after this arc in the manga.

*In the dub, [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] tries to hold back [[Yami Yugi]]'s Dueling strength because of his willingness to beat Kaiba even if it meant his death. However, in the manga and Japanese version of the anime, Yami Yugi is concentrating on the coming Duel with Pegasus and not on the Duel with Mai.

*Pegasus then confronts Keith and says that he saw his cheating, whereupon Keith tries to get the prize money by force. In the anime, Pegasus drops Keith down a trap door, and Keith eventually reappears prior to Battle City under the mind control of Marik Ishtar. In the manga, Pegasus inflicts a penalty game on Keith, causing his apparent death.

*Last, is the match to determine who will Duel Pegasus. This Duel exists only in the anime. In the manga, Yugi and Joey decide not to duel as it would "expose more of our tactics", and Joey forfeits as they both share a goal of defeating Pegasus anyway.

*In the dub, Pegasus then sends the Duel into the Shadow Realm, where his illusion monsters come into play. In the manga and Japanese animeversion, Pegasus does not use the Shadow Realm as the Shadow Realm does not exist in either of those versions. In either version, the Duel still turns into a shadow game where Summoning monsters creates a massive strain on the Duelist's mind if they don't have the strength. Dark Yugi had the strength to work through it, but Yugi didn't, which Pegasus knew, resulting in his near death.