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'''Story 8: Pharaoh's Memories''' ({{Ruby|Ｓｔｏｒｙ|ストーリー}}８ {{Ruby|王|ファラオ}}の{{Ruby|記憶|きおく}} ''Sutōrī Hachi: Farao no Kioku'') is the second-last story arc of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]]. In the English dub, the Pharaoh's Memories and [[Ceremonial Battle (arc)|Ceremonial Battle]] arcs are collectively referred to as '''Dawn of the Duel'''. Its manga counterpart is [[King's Memories]]. This arc started airing a month after the conclusion of the original manga series.

* [[Priest Seto|Seto]]

* [[Priest Seto's mother|Seto's mother]]

| colspan="2" | [[Solomon Muto]]|

| [[Seto Kaiba and Yami Bakura's Duel|Duel]]

| Ka battle''[[Sacred Guardians, Atem and Bakura's palace Diaha|Diaha]]''

* '''High PriestsSacred Guardians'''

| Ka battle''[[Mahad and Bakura's Diaha|Diaha]]''

| Ka battle''[[Aknadin and Bakura's Diaha|Diaha]]''

| Ka battle''[[Sacred Guardians, Atem and Bakura's city Diaha|Diaha]]''

* High PriestsSacred Guardians

| Ka battle''[[Prisoners' Diaha|Diaha]]''

| Ka battle''[[Kisara, Seto and the prisoners' Diaha|Diaha]]''

| Ka battle''[[Sacred Guardians, Atem and Bakura's Kul Elna Diaha|Diaha]]''

* '''High PriestsSacred Guardians'''

| [[Shadow Dark RPG]]

| [[Yugi Muto and Yami Bakura's Duel|Duel]]

| Ka battle''[[Atem and Seto's Diaha|Diaha]]''

| Ka battle''[[Sacred Guardians, Atem and Zorc's Diaha|Diaha]]''

* High PriestsSacred Guardians

| Ka battle''[[Seto Kaiba, Atem and Zorc's Diaha|Diaha]]''|* Seto Kaiba* Atem| Zorc Necrophades|-| ''[[Yugi's group, Atem and Zorc's Diaha|Diaha]]''

As Yami entered the Memory World, he was shocked to find out that he was in the body of his past self. Around him were the six priests: [[Priest Seto|Seto]], [[Aknadin]], [[Mahad]], [[Isis]], [[Shada]] and [[Karim]], each with their own [[Millennium Items|Millennium Item]]. Also, next to him is his vizier, [[Shimon Muran]].

Bakura, surprised to see the Pharaoh alive, combats with Diabound, who is strengthened by the ghosts of the deceased villagers of Kul Elna, but Atem summons Mahad, the Dark Magician. Meanwhile, Shada attempts to destroy Diabound's tablet, but Aknadin knocks him unconscious. Eventually, the combined might of the Priests destroy Diabound. Aknadin also arrives with the Millennium Key, and somehow everyone freezes. Yami Bakura's voice also appears, and reduces the Thief King to sand. It is revealed that Yami Yugi and Yami Bakura are playing the [[Shadow Dark RPG]]. Yami Bakura's Master Items, his [[Hourglass Token|Hourglass Tokens]], were the ones responsible of reversing time earlier and freezing time currently. Aknadin then takes all the High Priests' Millennium Items and inserts them into the [[Millennium Stone]], causing Zorc Necrophades to be partially summoned. Aknadin then reveals himself to be Priest Seto's father, and his wish is to make Seto pharaoh. Zorc then transforms Aknadin into the Great Shadow Magus. The Great Shadow Magus then launches an attack on the Pharaoh, but Yami Yugi uses his Master Item, Hasan, to deflect the attack to Bakura's Master Item, the Hourglass Token, causing time to move again. Aknadin then takes Seto and teleports him to the palace.

Using the power of the Shadow Dark RPG, Yami Bakura revives the Thief King and Diabound, who splits all the Priests and Atem all over the village, who are attacked by bees and monsters. Karim sacrifices himself to destroy a monster, and all the Priests and the Pharaoh reunite. At the center of Kul Elna, Bakura and Diabound sacrifice themselves to summon Zorc Necrophades. Zorc then launches an attack on the Pharaoh, but Hasan takes the hit instead, resulting in Hasan's death. Atem then goes back to the palace to find Seto, while all the Priests wait there and prepare for Zorc's attack.

Yugi and his friends then arrive, who Summon ''[[Duel Monsters]] ''against Zorc, but are too weak to destroy it. When Zorc attempts to kill the Pharaoh and his modern-day friends, Shadi, from the present, possesses the deceased Hasan, who takes the hit instead, destroying Hasan and Shadi. Just then, Téa has an idea: She tells the group to visualize the hieroglyphics they saw onto the cartouche, then Atem reads out the name once it appears. While they are trying to visualize it, Zorc attempts to attack them, but Kaiba uses "[[Ring of Defense (anime)|Ring of Defense]]" to protect them. The Pharaoh then sees his name on the cartouche, and yells it: Atem. With this, he is able to summon [[The Creator of Light (character)|The Creator of Light]], who destroys Zorc with one light attack. With this, Yami Bakura is destroyed and Yami Yugi wins the Shadow Dark RPG, Atem has regained all of his memories. However, the Creator tells Atem and his friends that they have [[Ceremonial Battle|one more task to do]].