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* Malik Ishtar ([[fanslation]]) | arabic name ja_name = マリク・イシュタール| romaji_name = Mariku Ishutāru| ar_name = مِريك إشتار | manga debut ko_name = {{chapter마리크 이슈타르|birthdate = December 23<ref name="GoT">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! DuelistCharacter Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth]]'' profile; [[:File:Gospel of Truth - Marik Ishtar profile.jpg]] {{icon|92Japanese}}</ref>|age = 16<ref}}name="GoT" /> | anime debut gender = {{episodeMale|Yu-Gi-Oh!height = 180 cm <ref name="GoT" />|51weight = 55 kg<ref name="GoT" />|blood_type = B<ref}}name="GoT" /> | video game debut favorite_food = Koshary<ref name= [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]]"GoT" /> | appears manga least_favorite_food =Meat dish<ref name="GoT" />* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]| relatives = * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium WorldIshizu Ishtar]](older sister)* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]] | appears anime = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)Odion]]{{!}}Yu-Gi-Oh! (second seriesadoptive older brother) | appears video games =* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist SoulMr. Ishtar]]* (father; deceased; sent to the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred CardsShadow Realm]]in the dub)* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005Mrs. Ishtar]](mother; deceased)* | previous_occupation = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare TroubadourTomb Keeper]]* | previous_organization = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004Rare Hunters]] | birthdate = December 23 | age = 17 | height tournament1 = 180 cm[[Battle City]] | weight result1 = 55 kgRunner-up | gender = male | blood type = B | anime deck anime_deck =* [[Machine]] (through [[Bandit Keith]])* Slime/Slifer (through [[Strings]])* [[Burn]] (through [[JoeyWheeler]])* Immortality/Torture (as [[Yami Marik]]) | wc4deckdesc wc4_deck = Darkness | ntrdeck ntr_deck =

* Dark Destroyer | relatives anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|50|ref}}| video_game_debut = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]''| hide_appearances = true| appears_in_anime = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (second series)]]| appears_in_gbc = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]''| appears_in_gba = * ''[[Ishizu IshtarYu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul]] (older sister)''* ''[[Odion IshtarYu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction]] (adoptive older brother)''* ''[[Mr. IshtarYu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]] (father, deceased)''* ''[[Mrs. IshtarYu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards]] (mother, deceased)'' | favorite food = Koshary* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005]]'' | least favorite food = Meat dish* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2004]]'' | affiliation appears_in_nds = ''[[Tomb KeeperYu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour]]s'' | previous affiliation appears_in_ps2 = ''[[Rare HuntersYu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum]]'' | japanese voice ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|[[wikipedia:Tetsuya Iwanaga|Tetsuya Iwanaga]]|[[Wikipedia:Akiko Kimura|Akiko Kimura]]|e2=(young Marikchild)}} | english voice en_voice = {{voice actors|en|[[wikipedia:Jonathan Todd Ross|Jonathan Todd Ross]]|[[Wikipedia:Taaz Gill|Taaz Gill]]|[[Wikipedia:Brian Zimmerman|Brian Zimmerman]]|e2=(Marik, Singapore)}}|de_voice = Charles Rettinghaus|it_voice = {{voice actors|it|e3Patrizio Prata}}|fil_name =Malik Ishtar|tl_voice = Michael Punzalan}} '''Marik Ishtar''' (マリク・イシュタール ''Mariku Ishutāru'') is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime and the main antagonist of the [[Battle City]] and [[Battle City Quarterfinals]] arcs, until the defeat of [[Odion]], when Marik's alter ego [[Yami Marik]] takes over his body and replaces him as the main antagonist. He is the leader and founder of the [[Rare Hunters]] and heir to the [[Tomb Keeper]]s. Marik is the younger brother of [[Ishizu Ishtar]] and the adoptive younger brother of [[Odion]]. == Design == ===Appearance===[[File:MalikConceptart.png|thumb|left|Marik linework.]]Marik's initial outfit consists of purple hooded robes with the [[Eye of Anubis]] on it, Singapore)}}and a long purple cape with a gold chain at the front. He wears golden earrings, three bands of neckwear, an armband on each arm, and five bracelets on each arm starting from close to his elbows down to his wrists. He has dark skin, purple eyes and white-gold hair that occasionally appears as more light gray hair, especially in the Battle City tournament and at night. }}When he arrived in Domino City, he wore a sleeveless light purple hoodie with two gold chains on the front, black pants, and black shoes. While in [[Battle City]], he acquires a [[Duel Disk|KaibaCorp Duel Disk]] on his left arm. In the manga, his pants are beige, and he wears a black tank top underneath his hoodie, which would come to be the clothes his split personality would wear, minus the hoodie.

'''When he was switched with Dark Marik Ishtar''' is the leader of the [[Rare Hunters]] and the main antagonist of the [[Battle City]] arc along with as his sacrifice during his [[battle against Yami Marik|alter ego]]. As a childYugi, he was forced to be a tombkeeper by [[Mr. Ishtar|his strict father]] to continue their family's lineage. This ultimately results in developing a split personality, which is only suppressed by [[Odion Ishtar|his adoptive brother]]. Without him, wears the personality of [[Yami outfit that Dark Marik]] takes over his body. Marik is often considered to be one of the foremost adversaries in wore but he removes the series. After destroying his evil side and coming to his senses, purple cloak before he returns to Egypt to continue destroys his role as a tomb keeper and becomes an ally of dark self in the Pharaohshadow game.

==Design==[[File:Marik.PNG|thumb|Throughout Season 5, Marik eventually changed in his [[Rare Hunter]] cloak.]]Marik's usual outfit consists of a long purple cape steel blue shirt with a gold chain at the front worn by the rare huntersblack vest over it, a sleeveless two black shirt and beige combats. He wears gold earrings, neckwear, armbands, and bracelets all up his wrists. His white-blonde hair is neatly arranged as Marik. As a civilian, he still wears the gold earrings, neckwear, armbands, and bracelets all up to his wrists (although in the manga he doesn't wear any of them), a sleeveless purple shirt, black light gray pants, and black shoes. In the [[Battle City]] arc he often wears a [[Duel Disk|KaibaCorp Duel Disk]] on his left arm.

===Personality===As a child, Marik bore a grudge towards [[Pharaoh Atem|the pharaoh]] because he was forced an innocent boy who desired to guard see the family carving with his lifeoutside world, robbing him of despite his freedom. Marikclan's hatred only intensified when his father forced laws forbidding him to undertake the family's ritual of having the carvings cut onto his back (in the English version the carvings were a tattoo). The pain was from doing so intense that he spawned [[Yami Marik|a second personality]] to deal with the pain. A year later, when his father brutally tortured Odion for helping Marik and Ishizu was willing to sneak outside, Yami Marik killed out to fulfill his father while Marik was unconsciousdesire. Marik woke up with no recollection of He cared for his father's murder-only to see sister [[ShadiIshizu Ishtar]], a loyalist to the Pharaoh very much and the guardian of the also considered [[Millennium ItemsOdion]], who had come to warn him about the dangerous path he had taken. Marik thought that Shadi murdered be his fatherbrother, leading to Marik's betrayal of the clan to get revenge against the Pharaohdespite not being blood related.

While leading the Marik bore a grudge towards [[Rare Hunters]] in his quest for world domination and freedom, Marik became cruel and uncaring, willing to brainwash people to do his bidding, force them to cheat, and use cruelty on his behalf-Pharaoh Atem|the victims included [[Keith HowardPharaoh]] and because he was forced by [[Strings]]Mr. He was not above using death to punish Ishtar|his subordinates for failure, such as [[Arkana]] and [[Lumisown father]], nor did he care about sacrificing Rare Hunters to test guard the fake "[[The Winged Dragon family's carving with his life via a ritual of Ra having carvings (in the anime's Japanese version and the originalmanga)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]" cards or tattoos (in the anime's dub) onto his back which produced severe injuries brought intense pain during and death. He even threatened his sister [[Ishizu Ishtar|Ishizu]] with after the [[Millennium Rod]] for getting in his way ritual and ordered Odion to use the fake Ra card against robbed him of his will. He still retained his love for his family, despite his mistreatment of themfreedom.

==Biography==Marik's family guarded With the tomb of the pharaoh for generations and two of the [[Millennium Items]] (the [[Millennium Rod]] and [[Millennium Necklace]]) were passed on to Marik intense pain and his sister [[Ishizu Ishtar]]. Marik was forbidden to leave hatred towards the Pharaoh's tomb due to his [[Mr. Ishtar|father]]'s fear that the freedom and marvels of the outside world would further divert Marik's attention from his heritage. Marik no longer wanted to become a Tombkeeper, so his adoptive brother [[Odion Ishtar]] asked if he could take Marik's place but was refused. When Marik was forced to take the initiation ritual to become a full Tombkeeper, Marik spawned his second personality [[Yami Marik|a second personality]] from the pain he enduredto deal with it all. A Such as a year later, after when his father brutally tortured Odion for helping Marik and Ishizu took a forbidden trip to surfacesneak outside, Marik's father, having found out, attempted to kill Odion. Marik blanked and [[was unconscious while Yami Marik]] (the second personality of Marik) emerged for the first time to resist killed his father's punishment and claimed the Millennium Rod for himself. Ignoring woke up with no recollection of his father's orders murder. Immediately afterwards, he sees [[Shadi|a loyalist to put the item downPharaoh]], Shadi, Yami Marik used its powers had come to smash warn him against about the wall. When Ishizu protested, she suffered the same strikedangerous path he had taken. Yami Marik then proceeded to kill thought that Shadi had murdered his father (or, in leading to Marik's betrayal of the English anime, send his father clan to get revenge against the Pharaoh (this aspect is removed from the [[Shadow Realm]]dub). Yami Marik was sealed away in Marik's body by Odion.

In While leading the [[Battle CityRare Hunters]] arcin his quest for world domination and freedom, Marik was the leader of the [[Rare Hunters]] organizationbecame cruel and uncaring, as he wished willing to brainwash people to obtain the three [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian God Cards]]do his bidding, and with force themto cheat, unlock their power for himself so that he could gain the title of "Pharaoh" and set use cruelty on his family free. He also had a hidden agenda - to get revenge on behalf, the victims included [[Pharaoh Atem|Nameless PharaohBandit Keith]]'s soul, which currently resided in and [[Yugi MutoStrings]]'s body, for killing . He was not above using death to punish his father, subordinates for he mistakenly believed that it was the Pharaoh's fault. In the English animefailure despite them pleading to Marik they tried their best, he is more fiendish. He wanted the God Cards such as [[Arkana]] and the [[Millennium PuzzleLumis]] to gain the power of the Pharaoh and rule the world, but nor did he retains his hate of the Pharaoh. Marik uncovered two of care about sacrificing Rare Hunters to test the three Egyptian Gods (fake "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (originalanime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]" cards which produced severe injuries and "[[Slifer death. He even threatened his sister Ishizu with the Sky Dragon]]") from where [[Maximillion PegasusMillennium Rod]] had hidden them away due for getting in his way and ordered Odion to use the danger associated fake Ra card against his will when was so close to winning against Joey. This may all stem from his other persona influencing him as when they met during Yami Marik's duel with them. HoweverYami Bakura, the third Egyptian Godformer said that he caused him to not feel guilty over his actions. Though He still retained his love for his family, "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]", was taken by Ishizu, who gave it to [[Seto Kaiba]]despite his mistreatment of them.

=== Etymology ===His given name "Marik and his Rare Hunters hacked into to " is derived from the Battle City computer system and entered themselves in the tournament. He had them duel Arabic name [[Yami Yugiwikipedia:Malik|Malik]] to take (مالك ''Mālik''), meaning "owner" or "holder". It was likely also influenced by the Millennium Puzzle from him and duel Kaiba to take distinct Arabic title "Malik" (ملك ''Malik''), which means "Obeliskking" from him. Marik also had [[Strings|one The use of his Rare Hunters]] that he controlled via the Millennium Rod include "Sliferr" rather than "l" comes from the two consonants being represented by the same speech sound in his deck and use it against Yami Yugi, but was defeated, allowing Yugi to take SliferJapanese. Later, Marik teamed up with [[Yami Bakura]] He uses the name "Malik" in a verbal deal consisting of Marik's relinquishment of the Millennium Rod if Yami Bakura could get Slifer backFilipino and Indonesian versions.

Marik, Bakura, and Odion took places in the quarter-finals. Marik took the guise of '''Namu''' while Odion pretended to be "Marik" (as nobody except for Yami Bakura had actually met him in person). After Bakura was defeated by Yugi in the first quarter-final match, Marik had Odion use a counterfeit His surname "RaIshtar" card in his quarter-final against comes from [[Joey WheelerWikipedia:Ishtar|Ishtar]]. When Joey suspected that he was not dueling the real Marik (stating that while Marik was cruel and sadistic, Odion had been dueling with honor as a "True Duelist") Odion was ordered to use the counterfeit to prove his identity as Marik. He was initially reluctant to do this, knowing that he was not worthy to summon the god; however, Marik convinces him to play the card, insisting that by doing so he would prove himself a true tombkeeper. As Odion feared, Ra was angered by this and wrathfully struck both duelists with lightning, ultimately rendering Odion unconscious. In Odion's last moment of consciousness, he reveals to Joey that he is not Marik; at this same time, the real Marik began to suffer sudden headaches. Marik then revealed himself Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, [[Mai ValentineWikipedia:Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]]goddess of fertility, [[Téa Gardner]], [[Tristan Taylor]], [[Duke Devlin]], [[Mokuba Kaiba]], and [[Serenity Wheeler]]. Suddenly, Marik cried out in pain as his darker personality [[Yami Marik]] appearedlove, having gained control of his bodywar, and announced himself to be the true Mariksex.

[[File:Marik'sBack.jpg|thumb|200px|==Biography=====History===Marik's carving family guarded the tomb of the Pharaoh for generations and two [[Millennium Items]] (tattoo in the English anime[[Millennium Rod]] and [[Millennium Necklace]]) of were passed on to Marik and his sister [[Ishizu Ishtar]]. Marik was forbidden to leave the Pharaoh's memorytomb due to his [[Mr.Ishtar|father]]After the quarter-finals, Marik's reformed soul teams up with Yami Bakura to stop Yami fear that the freedom and marvels of the outside world would further divert Marik, but failed when Yami Marik uses "Ra's" other abilities, which were unknown to Marik. However, Marik (through Téa) warned Ishizu to hide Odion attention from Yami Marik in order to save his lifeheritage. In the final duel between Yami Marik and Yami Yugino longer wanted to become a Tombkeeper, their weaker selves were the victims of the so his adoptive brother [[Shadow GameOdion Ishtar]] being played. As the duel went on, Yami asked if he could take Marik became the dominant host of 's place but Marik's body while father rejected the real thought of Odion taking Marik's soul slowly faded out of existenceplace. This Shadow Game gave him When Marik was forced to take the initiation ritual to become a clear edgefull Tombkeeper, for when Yami Yugi lost Marik spawned his second personality [[Life PointsYami Marik]]from the pain he endured. A year later, Yugi's body would fade away, when Yami Marik lost life points, and Ishizu took a forbidden trip to the original surface but their father found out and attempted punish Odion for not stoping Marik would fade awayand Ishizu, by killing him. While they dueledIn the midst of his father's torturing Odion, Odion woke up Marik blanked out and made his second personality Yami Marik realize he had emerged for the first time to accept resist his responsibility father's punishment and claimed the Millennium Rod for being a Tombkeeperhimself. With this confidence, Marik overpowered Ignoring his evil self and forfeitedfather's orders to put it down, destroying Yami Marikused its powers to smash him against the wall. Marik gave Yugi When Ishizu protested, she suffered the Millennium Rod and the Ra cardsame strike. Yami Marik then revealed the Tombkeeper's initiationproceeded to kill his father. The carving of the pharaohAfter Yami Marik was sealed away in Marik's memory onto body by Odion, Marik believed that the back of a tomb guardian involves using either a hot dagger (in Pharaoh had ordered the manga and the Japanese version of the second series anime)loyalist [[Shadi]] to kill his father, due to Odion saying Shadi had killed him, or trying to be a tattoo (in the English second series anime, although the dagger big brother and hiding from Marik that it was still seen in the flashback) on actually his backalter ego who had done so. Fulfilling his duty as a Tombkeeper, This increased Marik returned 's grudge and resentment to Egypt the Pharaoh, causing him to start a new lifecreate the Rare Hunters.

In As a teenager, Marik was the leader of the [[Rare Hunters]] organization as he wished with the Millennium World arcRod to obtain the three [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian God Cards]] so that he could unlock their power for himself, Marikgain the title of "Pharaoh" and set his family free from the duty of the Tombkeepers (In the dub, Ishizuhe wants the God Cards and the Millennium Puzzle, so he can unlock the Pharaoh's power for himself and Odion lead Yugi and his friends use it to rule the tomb of world). He also had a hidden agenda - to get revenge on the [[Yami Yugi|Nameless Pharaoh in order ]]'s soul for Yugi killing his father as he mistakenly believed that it was the Pharaoh's fault. Although he and his Rare Hunters uncovered "[[Pharaoh AtemThe Winged Dragon of Ra (anime)|AtemThe Winged Dragon of Ra]] to have a final duel in order to determine whether Atem will move on to " and "[[Slifer the afterlife or remain in Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the present. Atem losesSky Dragon]]" from where [[Maximillion Pegasus]] had hidden them, allowing him to pass on they were unable to uncover "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the afterlife. After he leftTormentor]]", the Millennium Items sank into the ground and the tomb collapsed. Marik which was taken by Ishizu and the others managed given to escape and Marik and his family end up staying in Egypt[[Seto Kaiba]].

==Non-canon appearances=Battle City===In During [[Battle City]], Marik and his Rare Hunters hacked into Battle City's computer system and entered themselves in the tournament. After the Pharaoh defeated [[Seeker|the weakest Rare Hunter]], Marik used the Millennium Rod to take over the Rare Hunter's body to introduce himself to the Pharaoh. After the Pharaoh defeated [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials Arkana]], Marik used the Millennium Rod to take over Arkana's body to introduce himself to Glory: World Championship 2005[[Yugi Muto]]''. While arriving at Domino City, Marik is unlocked as an opponent after used the Millennium Rod to have [[Strings|a Rare Hunter]] use Slifer against the Pharaoh to win the player Millennium Puzzle from him. Marik has won a huge advantage up his sleeve, with the Egyptian God Card "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the National ChampionshipSky Dragon]]". Using a five card combo involving "Slifer", "[[Revival Jam (anime)|Revival Jam]]", "[[Infinite Cards (anime)|Infinite Cards]]", "[[Jam Defender (anime)|Jam Defender]]", and "[[Card of Safe Return (anime)|Card of Safe Return]]", Strings puts Yami in a tight situation. Every time he attacks, Strings can be found at various locations redirect the attack to "Revival Jam", which regenerates itself after being destroyed (this is neither an automatic nor immediate effect in the gameOCG/TCG) and thanks to "Card of Safe Return", he draws three cards from his Deck whenever this happens and because of "Infinite Cards", he can hold as many cards as he wants. With Slifer's ATK and DEF proportional to the number of cards its controller holds, and with "Revival Jam" able to absorb and reform from any attack Yugi is able to make with the aid of "Jam Defender", Marik boasts the strategy is unbeatable.

==Naming==Marik's name Yami is also commonly read as ''Malik'' by fansjust about to give up until Kaiba arrives and encourages him to fight on. Some fans believe that The two manage to figure out the weakness of this combo and turn it was made fairly obvious that it was meant to be romanized as against Marik. Yami attacks "Revival Jam" with "Malik[[Buster Blader (anime)|Buster Blader]]", given the meaning and then uses "[[Brain Control (anime)|Brain Control]]" to take control of the name "MalikRevival Jam"as it regenerates so it regenerates under his control, forcing "Slifer" to attack it with its second mouth. Then "Revival Jam" is destroyed and given the fact that Malik is a fairly common Arabic name. Additionallyregenerates, forcing Strings to draw three more cards due to "MalikCard of Safe Return" can be defined in Arabic as . Then "the controller,Slifer" must attack "kingRevival Jam"again, since it reformed under Yami's control, or destroying it and allowing it to regenerate again, and forcing Strings to continue drawing due to "one who rulesCard of Safe Return". This continues in a never-ending loop until Strings' Deck is empty, and thus he loses the Duel through a well-fitting name given Deck Out. Yami gets "Slifer the Sky Dragon" for his victory. When he was getting ready to brainwash Joey, [[Yami Bakura]] stood in his excessive use of way, telling him to hand over the Rod. Instead, they made a deal where if Bakura obtains Slifer for him and defeat Yami Yugi, he would give him the Millennium Rod. Yami Bakura then stabbed himself in the arm and gave control back to his host, mind slaves[[Bakura Ryou]]. He showed the injured Bakura to Joey, Solomon, and Téa, gaining their trust and taking the guise of Namu. While Kaiba and the Pharaoh Dueled [[Lumis and Umbra]], Marik used his portrayal as Millennium Rod to brainwash [[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Téa Gardner]]. After Kaiba used Obelisk to defeat Umbra, Marik used the Millennium Rod to take over Lumis's body and brag about having Yugi's friends. Having a dominating villainRare Hunter hold Tea hostage, the deadly Duel between the Pharaoh and Joey went through much to Kaiba's horror. In the midst of the Duel, Yugi took over for the Pharaoh much to Marik Ishtar is known 's anger as "Malik Ishtar" in Indonesiahe wanted to see the Pharaoh's demise not his teenage vessel's. When Marik forced Joey with the Millennium Rod's full power, Joey was able break free with his willpower.

Likely Marik comes from , Bakura and Odion took places in the quarter-finals. Marik took the guise of Namu while Odion pretended to be "Marik" as nobody had actually met him in person and known his true name (sans Yami Bakura, since although Téa, Joey, and Bakura Ryou technically met him, he pretended to be a boy named Namu). After Bakura was defeated by the Pharaoh in the fact first quarter-final match, Marik had Odion use a counterfeit Ra card in his quarter-final against Joey. When Joey suspected that often he was not Dueling the real Marik, as Odion had been Dueling with honor while Marik was cruel, sadistic and as by far as Joey was concerned, a dirty cheater; Marik ordered Odion to use the counterfeit Ra to "lshow" he's Marik but Ra was angered by this and wrathfully struck both Duelists with lightning, ultimately rendering Odion and Joey unconscious. After Joey defeated Odion, the latter reveals to the Pharaoh and Joey that he is really Marik's servant while Marik began to suffer sudden headaches. After Odion was further rendered unconscious, Marik revealed himself to the Pharaoh, Joey, Kaiba, Téa, [[Tristan Taylor]], [[Duke Devlin]], [[Mokuba Kaiba]], [[Serenity Wheeler]] and [[Mai Valentine]]. Suddenly, Marik cried out in pain as his darker personality gained control of his body. While Ishizu Dueled Kaiba in the fourth quarter-final match, Marik tried to call out to Ishizu but his dark personality trapped Marik in a "rprison" alternate in names from Japanese built out of his own fear and pity. During his sister's Duel with Kaiba, the Millennium Rod began activating on its own, causing Yami Marik to wonder why; although Yami Marik had already taken control of him, there is a large possibility that Marik, by somehow knowing what was happening through his alter ego, wondered as well why Kaiba had a connection to Englishhis Rod. In the manga, though this one of Marik's goals before his darker personality awakened ''was not necessarily '' to discover why the figure on the mural looked like Kaiba holding his Millennium Rod. Through Tea's mind, Marik listened to Ishizu's story of how he became evil and created his darker side, thus beginning to reform himself. After the intended substitutionquarter-finals, his reformed soul confronted his other self, claiming that he would make up for everything he had done and apologizing to his father, before a Duel with him. In this Duel, Marik teamed up with Yami Bakura to stop him, but failed when Yami Marik used Ra's other abilities, which were unknown to Marik. However, Marik (through Téa) warned Ishizu to hide Odion from Yami Marik in order to save his life.

=== Battle City Finals ===[[File:Marik'sBack.jpg|thumb|200px|Marik's name is derived from carving/tattoo of the Pharaoh's memory.]]In the final Duel between Yami Marik and the Pharaoh, their weaker selves were the victims of the Arabic word [[Wikipedia:Malik|MalikShadow Game]] ("king") and being played. As the Duel went on, Yami Marik became the dominant host of Marik's body while the real Marik's soul slowly faded out of existence. This Shadow Game gave him a clear edge, for when the Mesopotamian deity Pharaoh lost [[Wikipedia:Ishtar|IshtarLife Points]], Yugi's body would fade away, and when Yami Marik lost Life Points, the original Marik would fade away. As Marik realizes his mistakes of making people suffer, he speaks out through Téa, begging the Pharaoh for his forgiveness and asks him to defeat Yami Marik, even if it meant he would go to the Shadow Realm. Ishtar is While they Dueled, Odion woke up and made Marik realize he had to accept his responsibility for being a vengeful Babylonian goddess according to Tombkeeper. With this confidence, Marik overpowered his evil self and made him the 3000 year-old epic victim of Gilgameshthe Shadow Game, and then forfeited, destroying Yami Marik. Marik gave the Pharaoh the Millennium Rod and the Ra card.

Marik then revealed the Tombkeeper's initiation. The carving of the pharaoh''Malik''' is considered s memory onto the back of a correct Romanization of 3 different Arabic words. These include:*tomb guardian (ملك) '''Malik''' (also '''Malek''' or '''Melik'''), an Arabic word using either a hot dagger in the manga and titlethe Japanese version of the second series anime, meaning "king", "monarch", and "sovereign". Notably ''not'' used as or a given first name, but rather as a title.*(مالك) '''Mālik''' (also '''Maalik'''), an Arabic word and name, meaning "owner", "proprietor", "proprietary", "possessor", and "holder". It is tattoo in the English second series anime although the most common among dagger was still seen in the three to be used flashback) on his back. Fulfilling his duty as a first name for a personTombkeeper, and its use as a name dates back Marik returned to Egypt to ancient times.*(مليك) '''Malīk''' (also '''Maleek'''), can mean either of the two words above. Although mostly ''not'' used as start a given first namenew life with his sister and Odion.

If ===Pharaoh's Memories===[[File:Reformed marik.jpg|thumb|Marik's name was based on Arabic, then appearance in [[Dawn of the second one (مالك) is Duel]]]]In the most correct equivalent naming-wise. It could have been chosen based on [[Pharaoh's Memories]] arc, Marik, Ishizu, and Odion lead Yugi and his friends to the meaning Tablet of the other two names thoughMemories, as so Yami Yugi may enter the three words are usually written with no clear differentiation in EnglishMemory World and regain his memory.

==Deck=====Anime/MangaCeremonial Battle ===Marik's own deck is never shown , Ishizu, and Odion lead Yugi and his friends to the tomb of the Pharaoh in order for Yugi and [[Pharaoh Atem|Atem]] to have a duelfinal Duel in order to determine whether Atem will move on to the afterlife or remain in the present. Atem loses, as Yami Marik modifies it prior allowing him to pass on to his first duelthe afterlife. For that DeckAfter he left, see [[Yami the Millennium Items sank into the ground and the tomb collapsed. Marik#Deck|Yami and the others managed to escape and Marik]]and his family end up staying in Egypt.

{| style{clear}}="float:right;" border="1" widthOther appearances="50%"! colspan="3" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | Record|-! Opponent(s)! Episode(s)! Outcome|-|[[Yugi Muto]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 050|50]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 051|51]] || No result|{{Character other appearances}}

==Decks==Marik does's own Deck is only shown once in a Duel, however, use before Yami Marik modifies it prior to his second Duel. Marik himself uses several Decks while controlling the bodies of others through the his [[Millennium Rod]]. While controlling [[Keith Howard|Bandit Keith]], he utilizes Keith's [[Machine]] Deck, albeit modified to include powerful cards obtained by his [[Rare Hunter]]s, such as "[[Zera the Mant]]", "[[Seiyaryu]]" and "[[Graceful Charity]]".

|normal monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Ground Attacker Bugroth (anime)|Ground Attack Bugroth]] x2<ref group=Notes name=hand2>The second copy can be seen in his hand after the first is [[Tribute]]d for "[[Zera Ritual (anime)|Zera Ritual]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 051|episode 51]].</ref>* [[Mechanicalchaser(anime)|Mechancialchaser]]* [[Megasonic Eye (anime)|Megasonic Eye]]* [[Seiyaryu (anime)|Seiyaryu]]<u>Effect Monsters</u>|effect monsters = * [[Cyber Jar (anime)|Cyber Jar]] * [[Machine King (anime)|Machine King]]<u>Ritual Monsters</u>|ritual monsters = * [[Zera the Mant (anime)|Zera the Mant]]

* [[Curse of Fiend (anime)|Curse of Fiend]]* [[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]] * [[Machine Conversion Factory (anime)|Machine Conversion Factory]]* [[Stop Defense (anime)|Stop Defense]]* [[Tribute to the Doomed (anime)|Tribute to the Doomed]]* [[Zera Ritual (anime)|Zera Ritual]]

* [[Magic Jammer (anime)|Magic Jammer]]* [[Solemn Judgment (anime)|Solemn Judgment]]

{| style="float:right;" border="1" width="50%"! colspanThrough Strings=="3" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | Record|-! Opponent(s)! Episode(s)! Outcome|-|[[Yugi Muto]]/[[Yami Yugi]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 065|65]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 067|67]] || Lose|} While controlling the body of [[Strings]], Marik uses a '''[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer]]/[[Slime]] Deck ''' tooled to Summoning and powering up the [[Egyptian Gods|Egyptian God Card]] "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]" using a five-card combo (known as the '''"God Five"''' in the manga and Japanese versions) of the following:

* "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]": The main attack force with near infinite attack power.* "[[Revival Jam (anime)|Revivial Jam]]": The ultimate defense, to defend "Slifer" in case if necessary.* "[[Jam Defender (anime)|Jam Defender]]": To allow "Revival Jam" to automatically defend "Slifer".* "[[Card of Safe Return (anime)|Card of Safe Return]]": Every time "Revival Jam" is [[Special Summon]]ed from the [[Graveyard]], Strings must draw three cards, and "Slifer" gains 3000 ATK points.* "[[Infinite Cards (anime)|Infinite Cards]]": Removes hand limit, allowing the ATK of "Slifer's" attack to climb virtually infinite.

However, despite Marik's claim that The sheer draw power of this combo will allow "Slifer" to have infinite attackdeck ended up being its downfall, as Yami Yugi proved otherwise, as he [[Brain Control|brainwashed]] "Revival Jam" and have "Slifer" was able to constantly attack the reviving monster, forcing create an infinite loop causing Strings to keep drawing until a [[Deck Out]] occurred, thus losing. Therefore, this combo's greatest weakness is that God's power is limited by the number of cards within the player's deck.

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|normal monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Humanoid Slime (anime)|Humanoid Slime]] x2 <ref group=Notes name=hand1>A second copy can be seen in the anime after Strings drops his hand while Yami is explaining his infinite loop combo in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 057|episode 57]].</ref>* [[Slime King]] <ref group=Notes name=manga1>This card was only used in the manga.</ref>* [[Worm Drake (anime)|Worm Drake]] x2 <ref group=Notes name=hand1/><u>Effect Monsters</u>|effect monsters = * [[Revival Jam (anime)|Revival Jam]] * [[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]<u>Fusion Monsters</u>|fusion monsters = * [[Humanoid Worm Drake (anime)|Humanoid Worm Drake]]

* [[Card of Safe Return (anime)|Card of Safe Return]] x2* [[Infinite Cards (anime)|Infinite Cards]]* [[Jam Breeding Machine (anime)|Jam Breeding Machine]] x2* [[Nightmare's Steelcage (anime)|Nightmare's Steelcage]]* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]<ref group=Notes name=artwork1>The artwork of this card was that of "[[De-Fusion (anime)|De-Fusion]]" in the English version of the animedub.</ref>* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]] <ref group=Notes name=anime1>This card was only used in the anime.</ref>

* [[Jam Defender (anime)|Jam Defender]] x2

{| style="float:right;" border="1" width="50%"! colspanThrough Joey=="3" style="background: #00FF00; text-align: center;" | Record|-! Opponent(s)! Episode(s)! Outcome|-|[[Yugi Muto]]/[[Yami Yugi]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 075|75]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 078|78]] || [[Draw]]|} While controlling [[Joey Wheeler]], Marik plays a modified version of Joey's own Deck, which includes cards that are banned by [[Battle City Rules]], such as "[[Hinotama (anime)|Hinotama]]", "[[Raigeki (anime)|Raigeki]]" and "[[Meteor of Destruction (anime)|Meteor of Destruction]]".

|normal monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Alligator's Sword (anime)|Alligator's Sword]]<u>Effect Monsters</u>|effect monsters = * [[Gearfried the Iron Knight (anime)|Gearfried the Iron Knight]] (in hand)* [[Panther Warrior (anime)|Panther Warrior]]* [[Rocket Warrior (anime)|Rocket Warrior]]

* [[Graceful Dice (anime)|Graceful Dice]]* [[Hinotama (anime)|Hinotama]] x3* [[Meteor of Destruction (anime)|Meteor of Destruction]]* [[Raigeki (anime)|Raigeki]]* [[Skull Dice]]<ref group=Notes name=trapasspell>This card was played as a [[Spell Cards(anime)|Magic Card]]. It was depicted as a [[Trap Cards|Trap CardSkull Dice]] in the English version. It is a Trap Card in the TCG/OCG.</ref>

* [[Magical Arm Shield (anime)|Magical Arm Shield]]

===Video games=======Eternal Duelist Soul=As Yami Marik==={{Decklistmain|monsters =Yami Marik#Deck}}<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Gemini Elf]] x3* [[Millennium Golem]]* [[Vorse Raider]] x2<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Cyber Jar]]* Yami Marik runs an '''Immortality-Torture Deck''', which focuses on slowly torturing his opponents and him watching them squirm. His Deck's signature card is "[[The Winged Dragon Seeker]]* [[Dream Clown]] x3* [[Jinzo 7|Jinzo ^#7]] x2* [[Magician of Faith]] x3* [[Man-Eater Bug]] x3* [[Morphing Jar]]* [[Morphing Jar 2Ra (anime)|Morphing Jar ^#2]]* [[The Bistro Butcher]]* [[White Magical Hat]] x3|spells =* [[Change Winged Dragon of HeartRa]]* [[Delinquent Duo]] x2* [[Monster Reborn]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]] x2* [[Pot of Greed]]* [[Raigeki]]* [[Sebek's Blessing]]* [[Snatch Steal]]|traps =* [[Magic Jammer]] x2* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Trap Hole]]* [[White Hole]]}}".

====World Championship 2004==Duels=={{Decklist|Darknessclass="wikitable card-list"|monsters -! scope="col" | Opponent(s)<u>Normal Monsters</u>! scope="col" | Episode(s)* [[Summoned Skull]] x2! scope="col" | Outcome* [[Vorse Raider]] x3|-<u>Effect Monsters</u>* | [[Cyber JarYugi Muto]]* || [[Magician of FaithYu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 050|50]] x3* -[[ManYu-Gi-Oh! -Eater BugEpisode 051|51]] x3* || No result (possessing [[Morphing JarBandit Keith]] x2)* [[Morphing Jar 2|Morphing Jar #2]]-* | [[Slate WarriorYugi Muto]]* /[[The Bistro ButcherYami Yugi]] x3* || [[White Magical Hat]] x2Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 065|spells =* [[Card Destruction65]]* -[[Change of HeartYu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 067|67]]* || Lose (possessing [[Dark HoleStrings]])* [[Delinquent Duo]] x2|-* | [[Monster RebornYugi Muto]]* /[[Mystical Space TyphoonYami Yugi]] x2* || [[Premature BurialYu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 075|75]] x2* -[[RaigekiYu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 078|78]]* || [[Snatch StealDRAW]]* (taken over by [[Tribute to The DoomedJoey Wheeler]] x2)|traps =-* | [[Just DessertsYugi Muto]] x2* /[[Magic CylinderYami Yugi]]* [[Magic Jammer]] x2* [[Magical Thorn]] x2* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Ring of Destruction]]}}====7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005====In ''|| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005- Episode 142|142]]'', Marik plays a || Lose (taken over from [[One Turn KillYami Marik]] [[Deck]] centered around the abuse of [[Forbidden]] cards.)|}

{{Decklist|monsters ==Notes==<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Summoned Skull]] x3<u>Effect Monsters<references group=Notes /u>* [[Banisher of the Light]] x3* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]] x3* [[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]] x3|spells =* [[Card Destruction]] x3* [[Dark Hole]] x3* [[Graceful Charity]] x3* [[Mage Power]] x3* [[Pot of Greed]] x3* [[Raigeki]] x3* [[Upstart Goblin]] x3* [[United We Stand]] x3|traps =* [[Mirror Force]] x3* [[Torrential Tribute ]] x3}}

==References==Nightmare Troubadour===={{Decklist|Keeper's Judgment|monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Gil Garth]] x2<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Dark Jeroid]]* [[Goblin Attack Force]] x2* [[Helpoemer]] x2* [[Mystic Tomato]]* [[Newdoria]] x2* [[Revival Jam]]* [[Sangan]]* [[Spirit Reaper]] x2* [[Tribe-Infecting Virus]]* [[Twin-Headed Behemoth]]* [[Vampire Lord]]* [[Viser Des]]|spells =* [[Dark Hole]]* [[Graceful Charity]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]* [[Pot of Greed]]* [[Premature Burial]]* [[Snatch Steal]]* [[United We Stand]]|traps =* [[Call of the Haunted]]* [[Dust Tornado]]* [[Metal Reflect Slime]] x2* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Nightmare Wheel]] x2* [[Ring of Destruction]]* [[Robbin' Goblin]]* [[Sakuretsu Armor]]* [[Solemn Wishes]] x2* [[Ultimate Offering]]}}<br />{{Decklist|Roar of Ra|monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Gil Garth]]<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Dark Jeroid]]* [[Gilasaurus]] x2* [[Goblin Attack Force]] x2* [[Helpoemer]]* [[Lava Golem]] x2* [[Mystic Tomato]]* [[Newdoria]] x2* [[Revival Jam]]* [[Sangan]]* [[Spirit Reaper]] x2* [[Tribe-Infecting Virus]]* [[Twin-Headed Behemoth]]* [[Vampire Lord]]* [[Viser Des]]<u>Divine Monsters</u>* [[The Winged Dragon of Ra]]|spells =* [[Brain Control]]* [[Dark Snake Syndrome]]* [[Graceful Charity]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]* [[Pot of Greed]]* [[Premature Burial]]* [[Snatch Steal]]* [[Soul Exchange]]* [[United We Stand]]|traps =* [[Call of the Haunted]]* [[Dust Tornado]]* [[Metal Reflect Slime]]* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Nightmare Wheel]] x2* [[Ring of Destruction]]* [[Sakuretsu Armor]]* [[Solemn Wishes]]* [[Ultimate Offering]]}}<br references />{{Decklist|Dark Destroyer|monsters =<u>Normal Monsters</u>* [[Dragon Zombie]]<u>Effect Monsters</u>* [[Despair from the Dark]] x2* [[Exiled Force]]* [[Magician of Faith]]* [[Patrician of Darkness]] x2* [[Pyramid Turtle]] x3* [[Sangan]]* [[Sinister Serpent]]* [[Spirit Reaper]] x3* [[Tribe-Infecting Virus]]* [[Vampire Lord]] x2* [[Witch of the Black Forest]]|spells =* [[Book of Life]] x3* [[Call of the Mummy]] x3* [[Card of Safe Return]]* [[Graceful Charity]]* [[Lightning Vortex]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]* [[Pot of Greed]]* [[Snatch Steal]]* [[United We Stand]]|traps =* [[Call of the Haunted]]* [[Divine Wrath]]* [[Dust Tornado]]* [[Hallowed Life Barrier]]* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Raigeki Break]] x2* [[Sakuretsu Armor]]}}

==Notes==<references group=Notes/>{{Marik Ishtar pages}}{{Characters/mangaBattle City}}