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==Biography==
===Childhood===
Ishizu's family, as [[Tomb Keeper|Tomb Guardians]], guarded the pharaoh's memories and protected two of the [[Millennium Items]], the [[Millennium Rod|Rod]] and [[Millennium Necklace|Tauk]] for generations. They lived in an underground tomb, disconnected from the rest of the world.<ref name="d d 172">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|172|ref}}</ref> Her parents needed a male heir to conduct the [[Rite of the Tomb Guardians]] and were immensely disappointed when she was born. When she was four, her brother [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik]] was born and their mother died giving birth.<refname="d d 155">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|155|ref}}</ref>
Ishizu grew up on good terms with Marik and the family servant, [[Rishid (manga)|Rishid]].<ref name="d d 172" /> She and Marik, played ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' and Ishizu won at least [[Marik Ishtar and Ishizu Ishtar's Duel|one of their games]], using a [[Main Deck|Deck]]–[[Graveyard]] switching strategy.<ref name="d d 166">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|166|ref}}</ref><ref name="d d 168">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|168|ref}}</ref> Ishizu stood nearby and prayed when the Rite of the Tomb Guardians was conducted on Marik.<ref name="d d 155" />
Marik, having never been outside yearned to see what it was like. He, Ishizu and the family servant, [[Rishid (manga)|Rishid]] made plans for him to sneak out. Marik faked a fever and pretended to be asleep. After [[Mr. Ishtar (manga)|their father]] fell asleep, he and Ishizu snuck outside, after sunrise for two hours, while Rishid stayed behind to take care of things. Ishizu showed Marik a street and explained what a motorcycle was, when Marik saw one in a book. Before returning to the tomb, they bumped into [[Shadi Shin|Shadi]], who warned them that their fate would be a tragedy splitting their family, which was the will of the pharaoh.<ref name="d d 172" />
