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| en_name = Ryo Bakura| ja_name = 獏良了{{Ruby|獏|ばく}}{{Ruby|良|ら}}{{Ruby|了|りょう}}| romaji_name = Bakura Ryō

| gender = Male| birthdate = September 2<ref name="GoT profile">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth]]''; Character profiles</ref>| height = 176 cm<ref name="GoT profile" />| weight = 52 kg<ref name="GoT profile" />| blood_type = AB<ref name="GoT profile" />| relatives =* Parents (unnamed)

| deck = Occult| favorite_food = Profiterole<ref name="GoT profile" />| least_favorite_food = Raw oyster<ref name="GoT profile" />

| manga_debut = {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|50|ref}}| hide_appearances = true| appears_in_manga =

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! DuelistR]]''* | appears_in_anime = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium WorldThe Dark Side of Dimensions]]''| appears_in_books = * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guide: The Gospel of Truth]]''

'''Ryo Bakura''' ({{Ruby|獏|ばく}}{{Ruby|良|ら}}{{Ruby|了|りょう}} ''Bakura Ryō'') is a character in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]]. This is the original depiction of [[Ryo BakuraRyou]], as created by [[Kazuki Takahashi]].

Bakura was a holder of the [[Millennium Ring (manga)|Millennium Ring]]. This caused him to bear host to the evil spirit [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]], who could take control of Bakura's body when in possession of the Ring. Dark Bakura often manipulated Bakura to achieve his goals and turn games with Bakura's friends into [[Shadow Games]]. Despite knowing the danger of the Millennium Ring, Bakura was fond of keeping it close to him and keen on learning the secrets of the [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]].

When Bakura transferred to [[Domino High School (manga)|Domino High School]], ha he sat next to [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Katsuya Jonouchi]] and quickly befriended him. During the lunch break of Bakura's first day, Jonouchi introduced him to his friends [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]], [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu Mazaki]] and [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Hiroto Honda]]. Bakura was impressed to hear that Yugi's family owned [[Kame GameStore (manga)|a game store]]. He told his new friends about his interest in gaming and how he liked ''[[Monster World]]''. The others liked the sound of ''Monster World'' and suggested that they play it the next day. Bakura reluctantly agreed, thinking about what happened when he played games with his older friends. Bakura asked Yugi about his [[Millennium Puzzle (manga)|Millennium Puzzle]] and was about to tell him that he had a similar item, but stopped after feeling a pain in his chest.<ref name="d 50" />

[[File:YGO-050 Get a haircutKarita harasses Bakura.jpgpng|thumb|right|Bakura gets bullied by [[Mr. Karita]].]]

At school, Bakura saw [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]]'s grandfather, [[Sugoroku Mutou (manga)|Sugoroku]], on the on Yugi's camcorder and mistook the device for a video phone when Sugoroku spoke to him. [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]] explained that [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] lost [[Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' TV Duel(manga)|a game]] of ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' to an apparent video recording of the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]] holder, [[Maximillion J. Pegasus (manga)|Maximillion J. Pegasus]], after which Pegasus used his power to seal Sugoroku's soul in [[Pegasus' videotape|the videotape]]. Yugi and Jonouchi said that they would have to go to the [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] ''Duel Monsters'' tournament in order to return Sugoroku to normal and Bakura showed interest in going to the kingdom to learn the secrets of the Millennium Items. He shocked his friends by showing them he still carried the Millennium Ring, but insisted it was safe as long as he did not wear it. Bakura went to [[Kame GameStore (manga)|Yugi's house]] after school that day. He saw Yugi's invitation and watched [[Serenity's videotape|a videotape]] Jonouchi received from his sister [[Serenity WheelerShizuka Kawai (manga)|Shizuka]], but initially mistook as another tape from Pegasus. Bakura then learned about Shizuka needing an operation to prevent her going blind.<ref name="d d 4" >{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|4|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-004 The adventure begins.jpg|thumb|left|Bakura travels to [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] with [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]], [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]], [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]] and [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]].]]One week later, Bakura went to [[Domino Pier]] to [[Journey to Duelist Kingdom|travel]] to [[Duelist Kingdom (island)|Duelist Kingdom]] with Yugi, who was participating to save his grandpa and Jonouchi, who was also participating to save his sister, and [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]] and [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]] who were traveling to support them.<ref name="d d 4" /><ref name="d d 5">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|5|ref}}</ref> In addition to supporting Yugi and Jonouchi, Bakura traveled to learn more about the Millennium Items.<ref name="d d 26">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|26|ref}}</ref> The group had to spend the night on the floor of the ship's common room, but Bakura was optimistic and said it would be fun like a sleepover. That night, he helped get the rescue equipment after Jonouchi jumped overboard to try and save Yugi's "[[Exodia]]" cards that [[Weevil UnderwoodInsector Haga (manga)|Insector Haga]] threw away.<ref name="d d 4" /><ref name="d d 5" />

In the preliminaries, Bakura cheered for Dark Yugi as he [[Yami Dark Yugi and WeevilInsector Haga's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|defeated]] Haga.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|9|ref}}</ref> and Jonouchi as he [[Joey Katsuya Jonouchi and MaiKujaku's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|defeated]] [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai Kujaku]],<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|11|ref}}</ref> although he initially tried to talk Jonouchi out of accepting her challenge, fearing he would lose.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|10|ref}}</ref> As the group got hungry, they located fish cooking over a fire. It belonged to [[Mako TsunamiRyota Kajiki (manga)|Ryota Kajiki]], who shared it with them, before revealing it had actually been bait to lure in Duelists.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|12|ref}}</ref> Bakura then cheered for Dark Yugi as he [[Yami Dark Yugi and MakoRyota Kajiki's Duel(manga)|Dueled]] and defeated Kajiki.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|13|ref}}</ref> Bakura learned of Pegasus' plan to [[Pegasus' KaibaCorp takeover attempt|takeovertake over]] [[KaibaCorp]] after [[Mokuba Kaiba (manga)|Mokuba Kaiba]] tried to steal Dark Yugi's [[Star Chip]]s and then supported Dark Yugi as he [[Dark Yugi and the Ventriloquist of the Dead's Duel|defeated]] the [[Ventriloquist of the Dead]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|15|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|17|ref}}</ref> Finally before nightfall, he supported Jonouchi as he [[Joey Katsuya Jonouchi and RexDinosaur Ryuzaki's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|defeated]] [[Rex RaptorDinosaur Ryuzaki (manga)|Dinosaur Ryuzaki]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|20|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-026 Millennium Ring pointing.jpgpng|thumb|right|230px300px|Bakura discovers the Millennium Ring pointing towards [[Pegasus Castle]].]]Bakura, Jonouchi and Honda were woken when they heard the commotion from Mai and Dark Yugi's Duels with the [[PaniKPlayer Killer of Darkness (manga)|Player Killer of Darkness]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|25|ref}}</ref> As the boys tried going back to sleep again later, they were woken by Bakura screaming as he noticed a needle on the [[Millennium Ring (manga)|Millennium Ring]] was pointing towards [[Pegasus Castle]]. He theorized that it was reacting to the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]]. He admitted to the others that learning the secrets of the Millennium Items had been one of the reasons he had come to the island and assured them that he would not put the Ring on.<ref name="d d 26" />

The group were prevented from falling asleep again by the sound of [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]]'s helicopter landing on the island. Jonouchi challenged Kaiba to [[Joey Katsuya Jonouchi and Seto Kaiba's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|a Duel]] to get revenge for [[Death-T]],<ref name="d d 26" /> but was defeated. As Anzu tried telling Kaiba off for mocking Jonouchi, Bakura tried to say that Jonouchi was Dueling to save his sister's eyes, but Jonouchi told him not to tell Kaiba.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|28|ref}}</ref>

The next day Jonouchi was abducted by [[Keith Howard(manga)|Bandit Keith]], [[BonzGhost Kozuka (manga)|Ghost Kozuka]], [[SidTakaido (manga)|Takaido]]<ref group="Note" name="unnamed">This name is not used in the manga.</ref> and [[ZygorSatake (manga)|Satake]].<ref group="Note" name="unnamed" /> Bakura and Honda searched [[Battle Box]]es to see if they could find him, while Yugi and Anzu checked the forest.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|30|ref}}</ref> The groups rejoined after failing to find him and Dark Yugi then saw a vision of Jonouchi underground.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|31|ref}}</ref> They found Jonouchi in an underground cave just after he [[Joey Katsuya Jonouchi and BonzGhost Kozuka's Duel(manga)|defeated]] Kozuka in a Duel.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|32|ref}}</ref> However before they could leave, Keith, Kozuka, Takaido and Satake rolled a boulder in front of the exit.<ref name="d d 33">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|33|ref}}</ref>

With the Millennium Ring pointing in the direction of the Millennium Eye, Bakura was able to navigate in the direction of Pegasus Castle. This brought the group to the [[Paradox Brothers' dungeon|Meikyû Brothers' dungeon]].<ref name="d d 33" /> Jonouchi and Dark Yugi [[Yami Dark Yugi, Joey Jonouchi and the Paradox Meikyû Brothers' Duel(manga)|Dueled]] and defeated the [Paradox [Meikyû Brothers(manga)|Meikyû Brothers]] to gain access to the exit. Bakura, Anzu and Honda celebrated Dark Yugi and Jonouchi each reaching 10 Star Chips. However the group still had to solve a riddle to find which of two doors was the true exit. As they searched for clues, Dark Bakura spoke to Bakura. He asked him to put on the Ring, so that he could take control. As a master thief, Dark Bakura said he would have no problem choosing the correct door. Bakura refused at first, but when Dark Bakura pointed out that he and is friends would be trapped otherwise, he complied. Pretending to be Bakura, Dark Bakura was able to aid Dark Yugi in fooling the Meikyû Brothers into letting him choose the correct door. He returned control to Bakura afterwards.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|39|ref}}</ref>

The group were delayed from entering Pegasus Castle after Yugi lost five Star Chips in a [[Yami Dark Yugi and Seto Kaiba's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|Duel]] with Kaiba. As the group tried to cheer Yugi up, Bakura said that there must be some Duelists left that Yugi could win another five Star Chips from.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|47|ref}}</ref> They then met Mai Kujaku, who repaid the Yugis Star Chips that she owed them. With Yugi, Jonouchi and Mai each on ten Star Chips, the group proceeded to enter the castle. [[KemoSaruwatari (manga)|Saruwatari]] refused to let Bakura, Anzu and Honda inside as they were not finalists. However Jonouchi knocked him unconscious and the group entered.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|48|ref}}</ref>

Bakura watched the [[Seto Kaiba and Maximillion J. Pegasus' Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|Duel]] between Kaiba and Pegasus and saw that Mokuba had had his soul stripped from his body.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|49|ref}}</ref> He tried to convince Mai that Pegasus had [[Mind Scan|mind reading powers]]<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|51|ref}}</ref> and witnessed Kaiba's soul being sucked into a "[[Soul Prison (manga)|Soul Prison]]" after he lost.<ref name="d d 52">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|52|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-053 It's Shadi.jpg|thumb|right|Bakura learns about [[Shadi Shin|Shadi]].]]Bakura joined the finalists for a [[Duelist Kingdom dinner party|dinner party]].<ref name="d d 52" /> Here he saw a portrait of [[Shadi Shin|Shadi]]. Dark Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu and Honda told him that Shadi was a Millennium Item holder, who had nearly killed them in the [[Trial of the Mind]]. This enforced Bakura's suspicions that the secrets of the Millennium Items were hidden on the island. When Honda asked Dark Yugi to try and save the Kaiba brothers from Pegasus, Jonouchi showed them no sympathy, but Bakura backed-up Honda. Although Bakura thought Kaiba seemed selfish and arrogant and did not know the full extent of what he did at [[Death-T]], he thought that Kaiba could not be all bad, since he risked his life to save his brother. However he apologized when Jonouchi told him that he did not know what Kaiba was really like. The finalists each had a [[Replica Millennium Eye (manga)|replicaMillennium Eye]] in their soup as part of a bingo to randomize the pairings for the semi finals. Bakura asked Dark Yugi if he could have his replica eye afterwards.<ref name="d d 53">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|53|ref}}</ref>

Bakura and Honda were not present for either of the semi finals, as they had spent the night looking for Mokuba and were bring bringing him to a bedroom in the morning.<ref name="d d 65">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|65|ref}}</ref> As they did so, they spotted Jonouchi running around looking for his "[[The Honor of the King's Right (manga)|The Honor of the King's Right]]".<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|60|ref}}</ref> Before Dark Yugi faced Pegasus, they informed their friends where they had been. As Bakura urged Dark Yugi to kill Pegasus, Honda noticed he had been acting different, like when they were at the dungeon, but thought it was a bad time to bring the matter up.<ref name="d d 65" />

At the beginning of Dark Yugi and Pegasus' [[Yugi, Yami Yugi and Pegasus' Duel|Duel]], Bakura commented on how much of an advantage Pegasus had. When asked if he was doubting if the Yugis could win, he said that he was not, but if he was in Yugi's position, he would not be able to think of a way to win.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|67|ref}}</ref> He celebrated when the Yugi's used their [[Mind Shuffle]] technique to overcome Pegasus' mind reading and destroy "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]". However he was certain that Pegasus was keeping his better cards in reserve.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|70|ref}}</ref> When Yugi became unconscious, due to the nature of the [[Shadow Game]] Dark Yugi was unable to perform the Mind Shuffle. However when Pegasus tried to perform another Mind Scan, he was blocked by an apparition of Bakura, Jonouchi, Yugi, Anzu and Honda.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|71|ref}}</ref> When the Yugis won, Bakura said that he felt their pain of fighting and joy of winning. Bakura then heard Pegasus say that the Millennium Items contained an evil intelligence and tell the story of how he met Shadi and acquired the Millennium Eye.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|73|ref}}</ref> He felt some sympathy for Pegasus after hearing this.<ref name="d d 74">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|74|ref}}</ref>

Bakura attended the grand opening of the [[Black Clown]], along with [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]], [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]], [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]] and [[Sugoroku Mutou (manga)|Sugoroku]]. As they purchased their own ''[[Dungeon Dice Monsters]]'' Booster Packs, they got separated from Yugi. In his excitement, Sugoroku invited them back to [[Kame GameStore (manga)|his house]] to try and play ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'', without worrying about Yugi.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|77|ref}}</ref>

Later that day, he lost control to Dark Bakura, who went to the Black Crown to support Yugi in his ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'' [[Yugi and Ryuji's Dungeon Dice Monsters game|game]] with [[Duke DevlinRyuji Otogi (manga)|Ryuji Otogi]]<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|82|ref}}</ref> and [[Parasite Mind (ability)|seal a part of his soul]] in a piece of the Millennium Puzzle. He then returned control to Bakura, who had no idea where he was. Bakura saw [[Mr. Clown]] drag Yugi into a secret room to play the [[Devil's Board Game]] and the room caught fire just before Jonouchi, Anzu, Honda and Sugoroku arrived.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|85|ref}}</ref> Yugi refused to leave without the Millennium Puzzle. Jonouchi ordered Bakura and the others to get to safety, while he helped Yugi get out.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|86|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-107 Boo.jpg|thumb|left|Bakura tests [[StringsDoll (manga)|the mime]].]]Bakura agreed to meet [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]], [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]] and [[Sugoroku Mutou (manga)|Sugoroku]] at the beginning of the [[Battle City (manga)|Battle City]] tournament to cheer for [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]] and [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]]. However he stayed up all night writing an adventure for a tabletop role-playing game and showed up an hour late the next day. He met Anzu and Sugoroku, but Honda had left on a trip. As the three of them searched for Yugi and Jonouchi they found [[Strings|a mime]] that had been standing still for a day. Bakura shouted "boo" in front of him, but got no reaction.<ref name="d d 107">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|107|ref}}</ref>

The group found Jonouchi chasing [[WeevilHaga's helper(manga)|a thief]], who had taken his Deck and [[Duel Disk]]. Unbeknownst to the others, the thief had added cards to Jonouchi's Deck. Bakura was skeptical about the thief's excuse that he was a competitor and had his own Deck and Duel Disk stolen. He questioned Jonouchi's decision to Duel the person the thief claimed stole his Duel Disk. While the thief was fetching Jonouchi's opponent, Jonouchi told the others that [[Serenity WheelerShizuka Kawai (manga)|Shizuka]]'s eye operation had been a success and that he was fighting to give her the courage to remove her eye bandages. Jonouchi's opponent, [[Weevil UnderwoodInsector Haga (manga)|Insector Haga]], then arrived.<ref name="d d 107" /> Bakura watched as Jonouchi defeated Haga.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|110|ref}}</ref>

Bakura pointed out how the two cards Jonouchi had won through the [[Ante Rule|ante rule]], "[[Jinzo (manga)|Jinzo]]" and "[[Insect Queen (manga)|Insect Queen]]" were weird and scary. Jonouchi thought Bakura was making fun of him at first, but Bakura said that he loved grotesque cards and would like to have them in his Occult Deck. The idea of an Occult Deck, made Jonouchi afraid to Duel Bakura.<ref name="d d 119">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|119|ref}}</ref>

As Jonouchi searched for his next opponent, Dark Bakura possessed Bakura as the Millennium Ring had sensed the presence of [[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]]'s [[Millennium Rod (manga)|Millennium Rod]]. Dark Bakura separated from the others, who thought Bakura got lost in the crowd. He then stole a Duel Disk and [[Locator Card|Puzzle Card]] from a tournament participant and confronted Marik.<ref name="d d 119" /> Dark Bakura agreed to help Marik in exchange for his Millennium Rod. To help him get close to Yugi's friends, Dark Bakura stabbed Bakura's armed arm and relinquished control to Bakura, who fell unconscious.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|121|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|122|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-124 Marik helps Bakura.jpg|thumb|right|[[Marik Ishtar(manga)|Marik]] helps Bakura, in order to win the trust of Yugi's friends.]]

When Marik, still under the alias Namu, arrived at the stadium, Yugi and Jonouchi began to feel suspicious of him, but Bakura and Anzu, under the influence of the Millennium Rod, thanked Marik for helping Bakura earlier and insisted that he was their friend. As [[OdionRishid (manga)|Rishid]], who was pretending to be Marik arrived, Bakura showed Yugi that the Millennium Ring was pointing towards him. The finalists and their friends then boarded the [[Kaiba Craft 3|Battle Ship]] for the quarter finals.<ref name="d d 143" />

A bingo machine determined the pairings for the finals, starting with Yugi and Bakura.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|144|ref}}</ref> At the beginning of [[Yami Dark Yugi and Yami Dark Bakura's Battle City Duel(manga)|the Duel]], Dark Bakura took control and revealed himself to Dark Yugi.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|145|ref}}</ref> As Dark Yugi was about to win, Rishid, still pretending to be Marik, arrived and claimed that Bakura was being possessed by the Millennium Rod. He said he would release his real personality and Bakura was then given back control of his body. He began to feel the pain of his wound, which had more of an effect on him than Dark Bakura. Rishid explained that if Dark Yugi attacked with "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (originalmanga)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]", it would kill Bakura. Dark Bakura was unhappy with Marik's plan, so he took back control of Bakura's body and allowed Dark Yugi to attack him, insisting that he would not let Bakura die. Dark Yugi complied and won the Duel.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|149|ref}}</ref> After the Duel, Bakura was taken to a room to be treated and Anzu, under Marik's influence, took the Millennium Ring to stop Dark Bakura taking control of Bakura again.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|150|ref}}</ref>

A piece of Marik's soul still existed within Bakura's body from when he had possessed him before. After [[Yami Dark Marik(manga)|Dark Marik]] took control of Marik's body, Marik helped Dark Bakura regain control of Bakura and the two used his body to confront Dark Marik.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|174|ref}}</ref> Dark Marik defeated them in a Duel and took the Millennium Ring.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|177|ref}}</ref>

The next time Bakura woke up, he was buried under the rubble on [[Alcatraz]] just after Dark Yugi [[Yami Dark Yugi and Yami Dark Marik's Duel(manga)|defeated]] Dark Marik in the tournament finals. He made his way back to the Battle Ship and washed up. He found [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai]] had recently woken up after suffering one of Dark Marik's [[Penalty Game]]s. She told him to pretend that she had stopped breathing in order to fool Jonouchi. Afterwards, he asked where the Millennium Ring was. His friends lied that they did not know, as they did not want him to get possessed again.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|218|ref}}</ref> It was announced that the Duel Tower on Alcatraz was going to self-destruct soon and that the Kaiba brothers were not on the blimp. As Bakura searched for Kaiba, he found the Millennium Ring in Yugi's room. He was happy to find it and put it back on, but thought it was mean of Yugi to lie to him. After the Duel Tower blew-up, Bakura and the others went back to Japan, while the Kaibas went to America.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|219|ref}}</ref>

Dark Bakura took advantage of Bakura's diorama building hobby and the fact that Bakura's father was the owner of [[Domino Museum]]. He got Bakura to construct a diorama of an ancient Egyptian city and had it set up in a secret room in the museum, along with the mummy of [[AknadinAkhenaden (manga)|AkhenadinAkhenaden]], both of which were tools of the [[Shadow RPG]], he intended to play with [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]].<ref name="mw 42">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|42|ref}}</ref>

One night, Dark Bakura possessed Bakura to stop [[God Card thief|a thief]] from stealing [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]]'s [[Egyptian God]] Cards and give Yugi the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]].<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|2|ref}}</ref><ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|3|ref}}</ref> The next day, Bakura went to school tired, unaware that his body had been awake late the night before. He, Yugi, [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]], [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]] and [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]] discussed Dark Yugi regaining his memories and Dark Yugi assured them that he would not forget them if he got his old memories back.<ref name="mw d 3">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|3|ref}}</ref>

[[File:MW-007 problem with Bakura.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Millennium ScaleScales (manga)|Millennium Scales]] detects evil in Bakura.]]After school, as part of the ritual to regain Dark Yugi's memories, Bakura and his friends went to the Museum, where Dark Yugi was to present the Egyptian God Cards to a tablet.<ref name="mw d 3" /> After doing so, Dark Yugi left Yugi's body and [[Bobasa (manga)|Bobasa]] explained that he had went to the [[Memory World]]<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|5|ref}}</ref> to relive his past, including his death. Bobasa said that the others were allowed to enter the Memory World to help him,<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|6|ref}}</ref> but before that he used the [[Millennium Scales (manga)|Millennium Scales]] to test them. Since Bakura shared his body with Dark Bakura, the Scales detected evil in his heart and he was not allowed to enter.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World|7|ref}}</ref>

{{-}}=== The Dark Side of Dimensions ==={{clearIncomplete|section}}[[File:Ryo Bakura-DSOD.png|thumb|300px|Ryo Bakura in ''The Dark Side of Dimensions'']]Bakura remains friends with [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi]], [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]], [[Hiroto Honda (manga)|Honda]], [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu]] and [[Ryuji Otogi (manga)|Ryuji]]. He meets [[Aigami]].

The Occult Deck relied on utilizing monsters which were in the Graveyard. Its main combo involved having "[[Dark Necrofear (manga)|Dark Necrofear]]" in the Graveyard, where the spirit of its marionette would possess his opponents' monsters, while "Dark Necrofear" moved the planchette on "[[Destiny Board (manga)|Destiny Board]]" to spell out "DEATH".<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|146|ref}}</ref>

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