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A Shadow Game {''Yami no Game'', literally "Game of Darkness" or "Dark Game") is a contest generally between two people that involves a harsh penalty for the loser, usually inferring the involvement of the [[Shadow Realm]] in the Dub.
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[[File:Mai and Yami Marik Shadow Game.png|thumb|right|Black fog surrounding a Shadow Game of ''[[Duel Monsters]]'']]
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A '''Shadow Game''' (闇のゲーム ''Yami no Gēmu'', literally '''Game of Darkness''' or '''Dark Game''') is a contest in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]], series generally between two people that involves a [[Penalty Game]] for the loser. It is based on the [[Shadow Game (manga)|Shadow Game]] concept from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]].
  
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In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories]] is revealed that [[Nitemare]] created the Shadow Games.
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Shadow Games are usually played via Games of ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' with one player using the power of a [[Millennium Item]] to change the nature of the game; A thick black fog typically surrounds the game, lifelike versions of [[Monster Card]]s appear when they are played, even without the use of [[Solid Vision]], players may suffer in different ways during the game or by means of a Penalty Game should they lose. (In the English dub, the Duel is said to take place in the Shadow Realm when the fog appears.)
  
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In some versions of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] story, the shadow games are games played given that the loser or someone who attempts to cheat suffers a harsh penalty, such as being killed, losing his or her vision, and/or losing his or her soul, an illusion forced upon the loser, etc. In others, the shadow games involve releasing monsters from stone tablets, and was played by Egyptian Pharaohs, with the fate of the world at stake. The Shadow Games are held in the [[Shadow Realm]] in the 4Kids English dub of the anime.
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The term "[[Shadow Duel]]" is also used to describe a Shadow Games of ''Duel Monsters''. This term is also used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', where Shadow Duels are not explicitly stated to be Shadow Games.
  
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In the anime, it is stated that the Egyptians first allowed the Shadow Games. Using various means of sorcery, they send themselves into an alternate dimension where their duel would not be interrupted, and where cheating is strictly forbidden, punishable by death. In the Shadow Games, the sorcerers' skills would be tested by seeing how powerful of monsters they can summon, and how powerful a spell they can cast to power up their monsters.
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==History==
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In ancient Egypt Shadow Games were magical ceremonies that determined the fate of citizens and Kings. When [[Yugi Muto]] solved the [[Millennium Puzzle (manga)|Millennium Puzzle]] in the twentieth century, he became heir to the Shadow Games and the guardian of justice.<ref name="ep 1">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|1|ref}}</ref><ref name="mov">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]''</ref>
  
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The power of the monsters could best be harnessed by the [[Millennium Items]]. Created for the purpose of defending Egypt, they were put into the possession of the Pharaoh and his six priests. However, [[Dark Bakura]] wishes to steal the Items all for himself, and tries to take the Items, both in Ancient Egypt and in the modern world. To do so, Bakura must play shadow games.
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[[Yami Bakura]] turned a game of ''Duel Monsters'' that [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Téa Gardner]], and [[Tristan Taylor]] were about to play against [[Bakura Ryou]] into a Shadow Game. Each of the aforementioned characters had their soul sealed in their favorite card. [[Yami Yugi]] then took control of Yugi's body and played the Shadow Game with Yami Bakura to save his friends. When a person's favorite card was played, that person would be Summoned, dressed as the card and could act on their own violation rather than obey the commands of the person who played the card. If they were destroyed, they would go the Graveyard, where they would be pursued by the [[Reaper of the Cards (character)|Reaper of the Cards]]. While most characters chose a Monster Card, Bakura Ryou choose the [[Magic Card]], "[[Change of Heart (anime)|Change of Heart]]". After it was used, his soul continued to embody the card targeted by the Magic Card. Yami Bakura lost the Duel when Yami Yugi swapped the places of the two Bakura's souls and destroyed the card Yami Bakura dwelled in.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|12|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|13|ref}}</ref>
  
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Generally the rules of each "Shadow Game" would change based on the contestants in it. For example, when [[Maximillion Pegasus]] duels [[Yugi Mutou]], summoning monsters and having them destroyed would drain the souls of the duelists. Moreover, the Shadow Games can commence only after the challenger makes certain rules that do not give anybody an advantage, but can test the stamina of the duelists as well as the duelists' skills. For example, Marik cannot simply say that all his monsters get an additional 10,000 attack points, but can state that the destruction of monsters erases memory or drains life energy.
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==In other media==
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Shadow Mode Level 3.png                  | [[Shadow Game (manga)]]
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In the modern world, the possessor of a [[Millennium Item]] can challenge another person to a Shadow Game, and if the other person loses, the loser is subjected to a certain power of the item against their will. However, the challenge need not be accepted. Clever challengers will attempt to entice the other person into accepting the challenge by offering a reward if they win; in the English anime, the Shadow Realm would ensure the promised reward is given. The [[Millennium Puzzle]] can temporarily force foolproof illusions onto people involving any sense if they are defeated in a Shadow Game, as well as perform a Mind Crush. The [[Millennium Ring]] and [[Millennium Eye]] have been used to steal souls of losers and imprison them.
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==References==
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All shadow games are possible for the person challenged to win. In the English anime, the Shadow Realm takes care of seeing to that, even if the challenger tries to rig the game.
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A well chosen Shadow Game is difficult for the challenger to lose if the challenger takes advantage of knowledge about the other player's character flaws and/or weaknesses. A clever challenger will set the rules of the shadow game in such a way that unless the person overcomes the character flaw or weakness, they will lose, and there is a lot of flexibility in setting the rules. And the average victim is unaware of the fact that they are being tested that way, so they tend to fall right into the trap set by the challenger. An example is the duel between [[Marik Ishtar]] and [[Mai Valentine]], when each time they lose a monster, they lose a memory of a friend. This preys on Mai's fear of being alone, but while this stipulation also applies to Marik, he doesn't care, as he prefers to be alone. In this way, the rules of the Shadow Game affect both players, but only one of the players suffers from such rules. (In the manga, it was an ordinary Shadow Game in which, whenever Life Points dropped, they would feel pain and see an illusion of blood, or even opposing player's heads to come off.)
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Though the Millennium Items were returned to the darkness during the series finale, the series that followed still included a slightly different, yet similar version of the Shadow Games. In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]], references to the Shadow Games were made, like during [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden's]] duel with Titan. During the second season, more instances of the Shadow Games were referred to when the [[Shadow Riders]] would challenge the keepers of the seven [[Spirit Keys]]. The biggest nod to the Shadow Games would come in season four, during Trueman's attack on Domino City and Jaden's final duel against [[Nightshroud]].
 
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During the second season of [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]], a group known as the [[Dark Signers]] use a sort of magic similar to that of the Shadow Games, such as the monsters doing physical damage to the duelists and the duel field and being unable to leave the game until a winner is declared.
 
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'''Examples of how many Shadow Games in the manga could have been won:'''
 
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In the silence game, the powers of the Dark World kept the delicately balanced headphone plug from falling for an unusually long time, giving Sozoji an adrenaline rush to make his heartbeat louder. If he had thought to turn down the microphone's volume, he would have won.
 
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In the Duel Monsters (Magic and Wizards) shadow game, had [[Seto Kaiba]] not cheated to bring out the Blue Eyes White Dragon, he would have topdecked the remaining card that would have allowed him to win against all odds. Both players topdecked good cards, and the dark world set it all up to bring out the test of Kaiba's character, which Kaiba failed miserably.
 
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For the possessor of a millennium item, some of the randomness influencing properties spill over into the real world at times. In every game of capsule monster chess Yugi played, a win was possible with his lousy monster set, and Yugi wins in Kaiba's high-tech shadow game simulation.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 26 May 2024

Black fog surrounding a Shadow Game of Duel Monsters

A Shadow Game (闇のゲーム Yami no Gēmu, literally Game of Darkness or Dark Game) is a contest in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, series generally between two people that involves a Penalty Game for the loser. It is based on the Shadow Game concept from the manga.

Shadow Games are usually played via Games of Duel Monsters with one player using the power of a Millennium Item to change the nature of the game; A thick black fog typically surrounds the game, lifelike versions of Monster Cards appear when they are played, even without the use of Solid Vision, players may suffer in different ways during the game or by means of a Penalty Game should they lose. (In the English dub, the Duel is said to take place in the Shadow Realm when the fog appears.)

The term "Shadow Duel" is also used to describe a Shadow Games of Duel Monsters. This term is also used in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, where Shadow Duels are not explicitly stated to be Shadow Games.

History[edit]

In ancient Egypt Shadow Games were magical ceremonies that determined the fate of citizens and Kings. When Yugi Muto solved the Millennium Puzzle in the twentieth century, he became heir to the Shadow Games and the guardian of justice.[1][2]

Yami Bakura turned a game of Duel Monsters that Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Téa Gardner, and Tristan Taylor were about to play against Bakura Ryou into a Shadow Game. Each of the aforementioned characters had their soul sealed in their favorite card. Yami Yugi then took control of Yugi's body and played the Shadow Game with Yami Bakura to save his friends. When a person's favorite card was played, that person would be Summoned, dressed as the card and could act on their own violation rather than obey the commands of the person who played the card. If they were destroyed, they would go the Graveyard, where they would be pursued by the Reaper of the Cards. While most characters chose a Monster Card, Bakura Ryou choose the Magic Card, "Change of Heart". After it was used, his soul continued to embody the card targeted by the Magic Card. Yami Bakura lost the Duel when Yami Yugi swapped the places of the two Bakura's souls and destroyed the card Yami Bakura dwelled in.[3][4]

In other media[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 0011: "The Heart of the Cards"
  2. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light
  3. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 01212: "Trial by Red Eyes"
  4. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 01313: "Evil Spirit of the Ring"
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