Yugi Muto

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Yugi Muto (Yugi Mutou in the original japanese anime and magna) is the main character of Yu-Gi-Oh!.

A not-so-average teenager, Yugi is pure-hearted and child-like. He grandfather Solomon Muto (Sugoroku Mutou in the Japanese version) and mother, although he never speaks of the latter in the English anime and a scene of Yugi talking to his mother in Episode 50, The Mystery Duelist - Part 1 (Challange from the Past: Horrifying Zera) was cut in the US version. In the Japanese manga, it's explained that Yugi's father is a traveling businessman and Yugi rarely sees him. Yugi is good at games and puzzles, especially Duel Monsters" (Magic and Wizards" in the Japanese version). Yugi's favorite monster in the game is the Dark Magician (Black Magician in the Japanese version), but he thinks that he is most like Maha Vailo, as explained in Episode 103, Freeze Play, Part II" (Shine, the Jewel of the Sage).

A freshman in Domino High School, Yugi is part of a close-knit group of friends: Joey Wheeler (Katsuya Jonouchi in Japan]], Tristan Taylor (Hiroto Honda), and Tea Gardner (Anzu Masaki). Miho Nosaka is another one of Yugi's friends, but only appeared in the manga and the first season in Japan (which was not aired in the US due to is violent content). Yugi's friends often cheer him on from the sidelines, and Joey has dueld at his side. Yugi has been friends with Tea since childhood,and is in love with her. Anzu is in love with both Yugi and the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle to different degrees. In Japanese, the first characters of "Yūgi" and "Jōnouchi" combine to form "Yūjō" (友情), which means "friendship". The "Yu-Jo Friendship" card (the Yu-Jyo (友情 Yūjō) card in the Japanese version) is named after the word and the fellowship between the characters.

Yami Yugi

Yugi was given the Millennium Puzzle in pieces by his grandfather. When he assembled it towards the beginning of the anime and manga, his body became the host for the spirit of a 3,000-year-old (in the English anime, 5,000-year-old) Egyptian Pharaoh. The pharaoh sacrificed his life and sealed his soul into the Millennium Puzzle to stop the Dark God, Zorc Necrophades, from destroying the world. (In the English anime, the pharaoh was sealed into the puzzle to lock in the shadow game's magic, to prevent the destruction of the world.) The pharaoh was known as "Yami Yugi" or "Dark Yugi." During those 5,000 years in the puzzle, the pharaoh forgot everything about him and his past, including his own name, which he found out was Atem in Episode 219, In the Name of the Pharoah. "Atem" is actually a variant of the name of the Sun god "Atum". After finding out his real name, he is told by Ishizu Ishtar that in order for his spirit to be freed and return to where he belongs, he must be defeated in a Duel in the tomb where the Millennium Items are held. Yugi decides to duel his other half. The two put up a good fight, but in the end, Yugi manages to defeat all three Egyptian God Cards and win the duel. The pharaoh then returns to the spirit and the Millenium Items are sealed up.

When Atem lived in the puzzle, there were two "chambers" in Yugi's mind. One belongs to the Yugi himselfs and the other to Atem. When Yugi is under stress or playing a game, Atem's spirit takes full or partial control of the body. The character is often referred to as Yu-Gi-Oh (遊戯王 Yūgiō), the king of games.

Because there is frequent interaction between the two selves, the name Yugi refers to both the highschool student and the ancient pharaoh. Between themselves, Yugi refers to the Pharaoh as "the other me" or "my other self" or, in the English anime, "Yami". Dark Yugi refers to his younger counterpart as "partner," "the other me," or by his name. Others call Dark Yugi "the other Yugi". Later in the anime, Yugi and his friends refer to Atem as "pharaoh. His dramatic changes in personality are very similar to Dissociative Identity Disorder. It is said that if one Yugi dies, the other Yugi will die with him.

Appearance in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX"

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX), Yugi appears in the first episode with only half of his face shown. He and Seto Kaiba have become "legendary duelists." Yugi is older, taller, and has a lower voice in both the Japanese and English versions (in the latter, he has Atem's voice). The main character of Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki in the Japanese version), bumps into him on the way to the Duel Academy. Yugi gives Jaden the Winged Kuriboh (Hane Kuribo) card, saying that it is lucky and that it seems to want to be with Jaden.

Throughout the episodes, the students at the Duel Academy find out about Yugi and Kaiba, and the audience sees drawings of them.

Notable Dueling Cards

Yugi's deck is most famous for his Dark Magician. Yugi's deck probably has the most variety and balance of any other character's deck in the series, and is sometimes referred to as a Strategy deck. His original deck mostly composed of low level Earth monsters and Dark monsters. During the Battle City Arc, he keeps the theme of having Earth and Dark monsters with dangerous effects. His Magnet Warriors become a major part of his deck, as does his Dark Magician Girl. His deck from Battle City onward focuses more not only on his Dark Magician, but also on his manipulation of his magic cards that are designed to destroy and/or negate the effects of his oppenets magic and trap cards.

In episodes 18 and 19 of the series, Yugi's deck goes on tour at the Academy. The deck seen in these episodes is one that appears to be the same, or at least very similar, to the deck Atem uses in the Ceremonial Battle, as the two decks have similar cards. During the a field trip to Domino, Jaden and others actually visit the Turtle (Kame) Game Shop and meet Yugi's grandfather. Solomon tells the students that Yugi "went out for olives" three years ago, and is probably off on another adventure. Later, a character named Dmitri (Kagurazaka in the Japanese version) steals the deck for himself, but Jaden wins it back.

Monster Cards

Normal

Effect

Fusion

Ritual

Anime-Only

Spell Cards

Anime Only

Trap Cards

Anime Only

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