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'''Domino City''' (童実野町, ''Domino-cho'') is a fictional city, located in Japan, in the world of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and is the hometown of the protagonists from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!#Anime|anime]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]]. Several events happened in Domino City, such as [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[Battle City]] tournament.
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[[File:5Dx154 Yusei looks at the city.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Domino City.]]
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'''Domino City''' ({{Ruby|童実野|どみの}}{{Ruby|町|ちょう}}, ''Domino-chō'') is a fictional Japanese city in various ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime series. It is based on [[Domino City (manga)|Domino City]] from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]].
  
==Locations==
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Domino city is the home of [[Yugi Muto]] and the main setting of many storylines. At one point in the English dub of the anime, it is erroneously said to be in the United States. The city is named after the [[wikipedia:Dominoes|domino]] game tile.
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The [[Battle City]], [[Fortune Cup]], and [[World Racing Grand Prix]] tournaments all took place in Domino City.
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Almost all of the residents were wiped out when [[Trueman]] [[Trueman's victims|stormed the city]], but restored after the defeat of [[Nightshroud]]. The [[Zero Reverse]] [[Ener-D]] incident split the city into two parts, the modernized [[New Domino City]] and the isolated poverty-stricken [[Satellite]] island. The battle between the [[Signers]] and [[Dark Signers]] took place in the city. Afterwards, Satellite and New Domino were reunited in equality. 200 years later, the city's use of Ener-D resulted in the [[Meklord Emperor Genocide|Meklord Emperor invasion and genocide]]. The apocalypse survivors turned the Satellite remnants into the [[Divine Temple]], with the intent of sending it to the past to crush Domino City and prevent the genocide. Ultimately the city was not destroyed and the residents took care to prevent the future apocalypse from happening again.
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! Education
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==History==
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===1990s===
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[[File:Domino City at night.jpg|thumb|left|Domino City in the 1990s]]
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Atem reawakened in [[Yugi Muto]]'s body, as [[Yami Yugi]], in Domino City.
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[[File:DMx056 Domino City Plaza.jpg|thumb|[[Domino City Plaza]], where Battle City began and where time travelers arrived.]]
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Mythical powers from Ancient civilizations were awakened in the city, including the Egyptian [[Millennium Items]], [[Egyptian God]]s, the [[Atlantis|Atlantean]] [[Orichalcos]] and [[Duel Monster Spirits]],<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|145|ref}}</ref> usually resulting in Shadow Games involving Yami Yugi. [[The Art of Egypt]] took place in [[Domino City Museum]].
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Kaiba hosted the [[Battle City]] ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' tournament, using the entire city as its battlefield.
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Jaden Yuki was transported from about [[#2000s|2000s]] to Domino Plaza in this time period. For the duration of his visit, other people were not present with the exception of Yugi Muto and clocks had stopped. The two engaged in a Duel before Jaden was sent back to his time.
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In another altered timeline, [[Paradox]] traveled from the future to Domino City in this time period, in an attempt to kill [[Maximillion Pegasus]] at a publicity event and destroy the game of Duel Monsters in order to prevent his apocalyptic future from happening. However he was followed through time by [[Yusei Fudo]] and [[Jaden Yuki]], who together with Yugi and Yami Yugi defeated Paradox.<ref>''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]''</ref>
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===2000s===
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In 2006,<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|156|ref}}; shows Jaden's enrollment date to be 2004. The later part of his second year is 2006</ref> students from [[Duel Academy]] went on a field trip to Domino City. Some students were shown many of the iconic locations from [[Battle City]] and forced into Duels with [[Sarina]] and [[The Light Brigade]].<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|75|ref}} — 79: "{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|79}}"</ref>
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[[Trueman]] attempted to purge the world of human life. When someone felt negative emotions, he was able to materialize through their ''Duel Monsters'' cards and absorb the human into the [[World of Darkness]], causing any trace of their existence, including people's memories to be erased. He was successful in absorbing the souls of many citizens of Domino, with [[Seto Kaiba]] being a known exception.
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===After the Zero Reverse===
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[[File:Zero Reverse fissure.jpg|thumb|left|The Zero Reverse]]
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Domino came to rely heavily on [[Ener-D]] as a power source. However an overload caused the Ener-D reactor to spin in the opposite direction and cause the [[Zero Reverse]] effect, a disastrous tectonic shift, which caused a portion of the city to break off and opened a gateway to the Netherworld. The portion of city that broke off became the island, [[Satellite]], while the remainder became known as [[New Domino City]].
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{{double image|right|NeoDominoSprawl.jpg|148|SatelliteandNewDomino.jpg|180|New Domino City (left) and the Satellite island (right)}}
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The Satellite island became an isolated community for criminals and people living in poverty. The island suffered urban decay and was used as a recycling plant for the waste from New Domino, with residents of Satellite working in factories. The Satellite community were denied the luxuries that New Domino residents got, were not allowed to leave and were often looked down upon by residents of New Domino. There only thing connecting Satellite and New Domino was a single [[pipeline]] used for transporting waste.
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In Satellite, [[Rex Goodwin]], anonymous to people at the time, began unauthorized construction of [[Daedalus Bridge]] to connect to New Domino. He soon became a wanted man and while fleeing police, he attempted to fly his Duel Runner from the bridge to New Domino. He survived the incident, losing his arm in the process. In New Domino, he became director of [[Sector Security]] and ensured that Satellite remained isolated. Goodwin claimed this was to cleanse New Domino of evil, making it a Utopia. He later claimed it was because the gateway to the Netherworld was in Satellite and it had to potential to awaken the Dark Signers, whom he wanted to keep out of the city.
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[[File:5Dx039 Building attacked.jpg|thumb|left|The attack on the Arcadia Movement building]]
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17 years after the Zero Reverse, the [[Signers]] and [[Dark Signers]] waged battles in the city materializing the [[Earthbound Immortal]]s and [[Signer Dragon]]s through ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' cards. Goodwin hosted the [[Fortune Cup]] tournament in New Domino to bring the Signers together. The Earthbound Immortals resurrected and possessed people as they died with unfinished business, particularly a lust for revenge. Despite the separation of Satellite and New Domino City, the Dark Signers entered New Domino. Among the battles involving the Dark Signers, was the destruction of the [[Arcadia Movement building]], which was caused by attacks from Earthbound Immortals. Goodwin managed to become both a Signer and Dark Signer, erected the [[Stairway to the Dragon Star]] in the city and awakened the [[King of the Netherworld]], which began to make its way towards the stairway. However Goodwin was defeated by the Signers and the [[Crimson Dragon]] destroyed the King.
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[[File:5Dx148 Ark Cradle.jpg|thumb|right|Domino City, being evacuated during the descent of the Divine Temple]]
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Following the defeat of the Dark Signers, Satellite and New Domino City became connected with a network of bridges and residents were free to travel between the two areas.
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The [[World Racing Grand Prix]] (WRGP) took place in New Domino City. [[Iliaster]] time travelers from 200 years in the future, [[Z-one]], [[Aporia]], and [[Bruno|Antinomy]], used this tournament as a chance to complete the [[Grand Design]]. Aporia's embodiments, [[Jakob]], [[Primo]] and [[Lester]], used [[falsification of history]] to change time, erasing the existence of [[Momentum Express Development Organization]] and entering themselves into the WRGP. They were defeated in the finals, but succeeded in completing the Grand Design, allowing the [[Divine Temple]] to descend on the city, with the intent of destroying it. An evacuation of the city was ordered. However the Signers boarded the Divine Temple and defeated Antinomy, Aporia and Z-one. Z-one then sacrificed his life to reverse the rotation of the temple's Ener-D reactor stopping the descent.
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===Meklord genocide===
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<div style="padding-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">''The following events were erased after Z-one's attempt to change history.''</div>
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{{double image|left|5Dx134 Advanced city.jpg|180|5Dx135 Lonely Aporia.jpg|180|New Domino City in the 23rd century before (left) and after (right) the Meklord genocide.}}
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About 200 years after the Signers and Dark Signers fought,<ref>[http://twitter.com/katsuono/status/40627070610444288 twitter.com] katsuono ([[Katsumi Ono]]) at 4:20 February 24, 2011 (GMT)</ref> Domino had a number of structures floating midair. The city used a lot more Ener-D and [[Synchro Summon]]s, evolving quickly. According to [[Aporia]], people became corrupt as a result, causing the [[Meklord Emperor Genocide|Meklord Emperor invasion]]. The Meklords attacked the planet and began wiping out humanity.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|134|ref}}</ref> One of the survivors, [[Z-one]] managed to modify his own body and mind, to make himself look and act like [[Yusei Fudo]]. He began leading a large group of survivors, discouraging their corruptness, causing the Meklords to refrain from attacking them. However the people's negativity caused a destructive negative Ener-D rotation and Meklords began to self-destruct. This killed many of the survivors and caused damage to [[Z-one's head device]], causing him to act less like Yusei and give up on his old plan.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|149|ref}}</ref>
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Over the next few decades, Z-one worked on a way to undo the apocalyptic events. He recruited fellow survivors [[Bruno|Antinomy]], [[Paradox]] and [[Aporia]] over this time and outlived all of them. He found a way to travel back in time and constructed the [[Divine Temple]] with the remains of Satellite. Paradox reconstruction back to through various eras to collect equipment to try and kill ''Duel Monsters'' creator Pegasus in Domino City in the [[#1990s|1990s]]. He sent himself and the reconstructions of Antinomy and Aporia back to [[#20XX|20XX]] to try and destroy Domino City with the Divine Temple.
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==Services==
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===Emergency===
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[[File:5Dx137 Security assemble.jpg|thumb|right|Sector Security.]]
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In New Domino City, the police department is [[Sector Security]]. Alongside standard law enforcement responsibilities, they must also ensure that Satellite residents do not enter New Domino. Duel Chasers are Securities mounted on [[Duel Runner]]s, when it is necessary to [[Turbo Duel]] a criminal to take them into custody. Initially Satellite residents were not allowed to become Securities, but that rule changed after the unification of Satellite and New Domino. Highway patrollers are similar to Duel Chasers and enforce laws on highways, using Turbo Duels when necessary. The Security Bureau is led by a director, who also has some role in governing the city. Criminals are branded with [[criminal mark]]s are were usually sent to either Satellite or [[The Facility]] for rehabilitation.
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The fire department put out the fire at the warehouse [[Bandit Keith]] burned while stealing Yugi's Millennium Puzzle.
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Domino has at least two hospitals, [[Domino City Hospital]] and [[Domino General Hospital]]
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===Recreation===
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By the time the city had been split into New Domino and Satellite, ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' had become the primary source of entertainment in the city. Famous ''Duel Monsters'' players from Domino City include [[Yugi Muto]], [[Yami Yugi]], [[Seto Kaiba]], [[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Team 5D's]]. The ''Duel Monsters'' tournaments [[Battle City]], [[Fortune Cup]], and [[World Racing Grand Prix]]  all took place in Domino City. Facilities for playing ''Duel Monsters'' in the city include the [[Kaiba Dome]], [[Kaiba Land]], [[Daimon Area]], the [[Memorial Circuit]] and the highways, which become open for Turbo Duels.
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The following restaurants are or have been in the city.
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* [[Almondo]]
 
* [[Almondo]]
 
* [[Bootleg]]
 
* [[Bootleg]]
* [[Beef Bowl]]
 
 
* [[Burgerpalooza]]
 
* [[Burgerpalooza]]
 
* [[Cafe la Geen]]
 
* [[Cafe la Geen]]
* [[Calorie Burger]]
 
 
* [[Domino Coffee]]
 
* [[Domino Coffee]]
* [[J'z]]
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* [[Carly's apartment]]
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The following shops are or have been in the city.
* [[Crow's hideout]]
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* [[Goodwin Mansion]]
 
* [[Kame Game]]
 
* [[Lazar's hideout]]
 
* [[Leo and Luna's penthouse]]
 
* [[Martha's house]]
 
* [[Misty's apartment]]
 
* [[Poppo Time]]
 
* [[Tops]]
 
* [[Yusei's hideout]]
 
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* [[Black Clown]]
 
* [[Black Clown]]
* [[Domino Mart]]
 
* [[Domino Pharmacy]]
 
* [[Junky Scorpion]]
 
 
* [[Kame Game]]
 
* [[Kame Game]]
* [[KN Store]]
 
* [[Mizuno Jewelry Shop]]
 
 
* [[Poppo Time]]
 
* [[Poppo Time]]
 
* [[R.A. Market]]
 
* [[R.A. Market]]
 
* [[Rathie's shop]]
 
* [[Rathie's shop]]
 
* [[RPG Hobby Trading Cards]]
 
* [[RPG Hobby Trading Cards]]
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* [[Domino High School]]
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* [[Domino University]]
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Domino has had numerous other recreational facilities.
* [[Rintama High School]]
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* [[Duel Academy (New Domino)]]
 
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! Plazas/streets
 
! Business
 
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* [[Abandoned amusement park]]
 
* [[Abandoned amusement park]]
* [[American Club]]
 
 
* [[Big Web]]
 
* [[Big Web]]
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* [[Domino City Aquarium]]
 
* [[Domino City Museum]]
 
* [[Domino City Museum]]
* [[Domino Park]]
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* [[Domino Park (square)|Domino Park]]
* [[Duel Monsters Center]]
 
 
* [[Game Paradise]]
 
* [[Game Paradise]]
* [[Kaiba Land]]
 
* [[Karaoke bar]]
 
 
* [[Party Hall]]
 
* [[Party Hall]]
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* [[Daimon Area]]
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* [[Domino City Plaza]]
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===Education===
* [[Fountain Plaza]]
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Domino had a high school, [[Domino High School]]. Years later, it has a [[Duel Academy (New Domino)|Duel Academy]], where ''Duel Monsters'' is part of the curriculum.
* [[Highway underpass]]
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* [[Mountain pass]]
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===Transport===
* [[Old Highway]]
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[[File:Dueling Courses.jpg|thumb|right|Turbo Duel courses in Domino's bridge network]]
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Domino has at least one railway station. The city is built on a coastal area, so it has numerous ships come to and from the city. This included the ship [[Journey to Duelist Kingdom|that went]] to [[Duelist Kingdom]] from [[Domino Pier]].
* [[Satellite Square]]
 
* [[Tops Plaza]]
 
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* [[Abandoned factory]]
 
* [[Arcadia Movement building]]
 
* [[Cleaning Yoneda]]
 
* [[Domino Bank]]
 
* [[Domino City Jail]]
 
* [[Domino Hospital]]
 
* [[Domino Pier]]
 
* [[The Facility]]
 
* [[Port Othello]]
 
* [[Puzzle Hospital]]
 
* [[Sector Security building]]
 
* [[Ushijima Finance]]
 
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* [[Bay parking]]
 
* [[Central Domino Tunnel]]
 
* [[Daedalus Bridge]]
 
* [[Domino Lake]]
 
* [[Duel Statue]]
 
* [[Duel Runner scrapyard]]
 
* [[Hirutani's torture chamber]]
 
* [[Pipeline]]
 
* [[Port]]
 
* [[Satellite thugs' lair]]
 
* [[Shoreline]]
 
* [[Z-one's laboratory]]
 
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New Domino has a number of highways connection major parts of the city. Initially no bridges connected Satellite and New Domino. After the defeat of the Dark Signers, numerous bridges were built in place, including the completion of the legendary [[Daedalus Bridge]]. The bridges and highways become open to Turbo Duelists. When people engage in Turbo Duels, a portion of the bridge and highway network will be shut off and traffic redirected, effectively creating a circuit for the Duelists.
===[[Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]===
 
[[File:Yu-Gi-Oh_052_The_Past_Is_Prologue_098_0001.jpg|thumb|258px|Domino City at night in the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime]]
 
The series' main protagonists, [[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Téa Gardner]], [[Tristan Taylor]], and [[Miho Nosaka]] spend most of their time there in the early chapters of the manga and the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! first series anime|first series anime]].  
 
  
In this show, several buildings can be connected with the Battle City Tournament, e.g. the docks, the Egyptian museum and Kaiba Land.
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[[Central Domino Tunnel]] is a tunnel granting faster access in the central part of the city.
Some other important buildings here are Kaiba Corporation building, the arcade, and three notable game stores, ''Kame Game'' ([[Solomon Muto]]'s shop), the Almondo's Cafe, and [[Duke Devlin]]'s shop.
 
  
===[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]===
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While the [[Duel Academy]] is still the main setting of this spin-off of the original series, some puns and appearance are still there. In some episodes of the second season, [[Jaden Yuki]] and his friends journeyed there to visit the historical buildings of Domino, and they also met [[Yugi Muto]]'s grandfather.
 
Later, in the fourth and last season of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Jaden returns to fight [[Trueman]]. Meanwhile, [[Axel Brodie]] has lost against him who has copied Brodie's father's deck. Jaden tries to escape from several Mr. Ts and was saved by [[Sartorius]].
 
  
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==Businesses==
[[Image:NeoDominoSprawl.jpg|thumb|right|200px|New Domino City]]
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Numerous businesses have establishments in Domino City. These include:
Formerly, the city was divided into two parts; The high-tech city ''[[New Domino City]]'' (''Neo Domino City'' in the Japanese) and the muddy, destroyed ''[[Satellite]]'' Plant. [[Rex Goodwin]] created a hierarchical structure with the New Domino City residents at the top, and the Satellite Plant residents at the bottom.
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* [[Arcadia Movement]]
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* [[Blackbird Delivery]]
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* [[Domino Bank]]
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* [[Momentum Express]]
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* [[R.R.D.]]
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* [[Sector Security]]
  
However prior to the pilot of the series, it is now known that what caused the city to be dramatically split was because of the the [[Zero Reverse]] effect. Known to be caused by an overloading to the [[Enerdy]] Reactor 17 years ago.  
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==In other media==
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Domino City also appears in the following media.
  
In Goodwin's opinion, the stars distinguished some people for a kind of a higher destiny, the residents of New Domino City, which is actually a rebuilt version of the original Domino City. The Satellite Plant is just a junk place, with its residents being a kind of slaves for the New Domino City's populace. 
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Domino City North District.png | [[Domino City (manga)|Domino City<br />(manga and ''Dark Side of Dimensions'')]]
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Domino City - Toei ep21.png    | [[Domino City (Toei)|Domino City<br />(Toei)]]
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DM3 ST1.png                    | [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories#Campaign|Town of Tomino<br />(''Dark Duel Stories'')]]
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The two parts are connected via a pipeline, which transports the junk from New Domino City to the mechanical craftsmen of the Satellite Plant. Once a month, the pipeline is opened. This is actually a good, but dangerous way to get into New Domino City. For whats known for the moment only [[Yusei Fudo]] and [[Jack Atlas]] have managed to get into New Domino City via this pipeline.
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Although the English version of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories]]'' says that the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament (Forbidden Memories)|Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament]] takes place in the Town of Domino, in the Japanese version, it takes place in the [[wikipedia:Tokyo Domo|Tokyo Domo]].
  
After the defeat of the [[Dark Signers]], the [[Daedalus Bridge]], a bridge that was meant to connect Satellite to New Domino, was finished at the request of Yusei, as he felt there was no longer a need to keep the two cities separate. With this, the atmosphere of Satellite, along with the general view of the city, has changed dramatically. Along with the change to Satellite, there is no longer inequality between its citizens and the residents of New Domino.
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 30 March 2024

Domino City.

Domino City (童実野どみのちょう, Domino-chō) is a fictional Japanese city in various Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series. It is based on Domino City from the manga.

Domino city is the home of Yugi Muto and the main setting of many storylines. At one point in the English dub of the anime, it is erroneously said to be in the United States. The city is named after the domino game tile.

The Battle City, Fortune Cup, and World Racing Grand Prix tournaments all took place in Domino City.

Almost all of the residents were wiped out when Trueman stormed the city, but restored after the defeat of Nightshroud. The Zero Reverse Ener-D incident split the city into two parts, the modernized New Domino City and the isolated poverty-stricken Satellite island. The battle between the Signers and Dark Signers took place in the city. Afterwards, Satellite and New Domino were reunited in equality. 200 years later, the city's use of Ener-D resulted in the Meklord Emperor invasion and genocide. The apocalypse survivors turned the Satellite remnants into the Divine Temple, with the intent of sending it to the past to crush Domino City and prevent the genocide. Ultimately the city was not destroyed and the residents took care to prevent the future apocalypse from happening again.

History[edit]

1990s[edit]

Domino City in the 1990s

Atem reawakened in Yugi Muto's body, as Yami Yugi, in Domino City.

Domino City Plaza, where Battle City began and where time travelers arrived.

Mythical powers from Ancient civilizations were awakened in the city, including the Egyptian Millennium Items, Egyptian Gods, the Atlantean Orichalcos and Duel Monster Spirits,[1] usually resulting in Shadow Games involving Yami Yugi. The Art of Egypt took place in Domino City Museum.

Kaiba hosted the Battle City Duel Monsters tournament, using the entire city as its battlefield.

Jaden Yuki was transported from about 2000s to Domino Plaza in this time period. For the duration of his visit, other people were not present with the exception of Yugi Muto and clocks had stopped. The two engaged in a Duel before Jaden was sent back to his time.

In another altered timeline, Paradox traveled from the future to Domino City in this time period, in an attempt to kill Maximillion Pegasus at a publicity event and destroy the game of Duel Monsters in order to prevent his apocalyptic future from happening. However he was followed through time by Yusei Fudo and Jaden Yuki, who together with Yugi and Yami Yugi defeated Paradox.[2]

2000s[edit]

In 2006,[3] students from Duel Academy went on a field trip to Domino City. Some students were shown many of the iconic locations from Battle City and forced into Duels with Sarina and The Light Brigade.[4]

Trueman attempted to purge the world of human life. When someone felt negative emotions, he was able to materialize through their Duel Monsters cards and absorb the human into the World of Darkness, causing any trace of their existence, including people's memories to be erased. He was successful in absorbing the souls of many citizens of Domino, with Seto Kaiba being a known exception.

After the Zero Reverse[edit]

The Zero Reverse

Domino came to rely heavily on Ener-D as a power source. However an overload caused the Ener-D reactor to spin in the opposite direction and cause the Zero Reverse effect, a disastrous tectonic shift, which caused a portion of the city to break off and opened a gateway to the Netherworld. The portion of city that broke off became the island, Satellite, while the remainder became known as New Domino City.

New Domino City (left) and the Satellite island (right)

The Satellite island became an isolated community for criminals and people living in poverty. The island suffered urban decay and was used as a recycling plant for the waste from New Domino, with residents of Satellite working in factories. The Satellite community were denied the luxuries that New Domino residents got, were not allowed to leave and were often looked down upon by residents of New Domino. There only thing connecting Satellite and New Domino was a single pipeline used for transporting waste.

In Satellite, Rex Goodwin, anonymous to people at the time, began unauthorized construction of Daedalus Bridge to connect to New Domino. He soon became a wanted man and while fleeing police, he attempted to fly his Duel Runner from the bridge to New Domino. He survived the incident, losing his arm in the process. In New Domino, he became director of Sector Security and ensured that Satellite remained isolated. Goodwin claimed this was to cleanse New Domino of evil, making it a Utopia. He later claimed it was because the gateway to the Netherworld was in Satellite and it had to potential to awaken the Dark Signers, whom he wanted to keep out of the city.

The attack on the Arcadia Movement building

17 years after the Zero Reverse, the Signers and Dark Signers waged battles in the city materializing the Earthbound Immortals and Signer Dragons through Duel Monsters cards. Goodwin hosted the Fortune Cup tournament in New Domino to bring the Signers together. The Earthbound Immortals resurrected and possessed people as they died with unfinished business, particularly a lust for revenge. Despite the separation of Satellite and New Domino City, the Dark Signers entered New Domino. Among the battles involving the Dark Signers, was the destruction of the Arcadia Movement building, which was caused by attacks from Earthbound Immortals. Goodwin managed to become both a Signer and Dark Signer, erected the Stairway to the Dragon Star in the city and awakened the King of the Netherworld, which began to make its way towards the stairway. However Goodwin was defeated by the Signers and the Crimson Dragon destroyed the King.

Domino City, being evacuated during the descent of the Divine Temple

Following the defeat of the Dark Signers, Satellite and New Domino City became connected with a network of bridges and residents were free to travel between the two areas.

The World Racing Grand Prix (WRGP) took place in New Domino City. Iliaster time travelers from 200 years in the future, Z-one, Aporia, and Antinomy, used this tournament as a chance to complete the Grand Design. Aporia's embodiments, Jakob, Primo and Lester, used falsification of history to change time, erasing the existence of Momentum Express Development Organization and entering themselves into the WRGP. They were defeated in the finals, but succeeded in completing the Grand Design, allowing the Divine Temple to descend on the city, with the intent of destroying it. An evacuation of the city was ordered. However the Signers boarded the Divine Temple and defeated Antinomy, Aporia and Z-one. Z-one then sacrificed his life to reverse the rotation of the temple's Ener-D reactor stopping the descent.

Meklord genocide[edit]

The following events were erased after Z-one's attempt to change history.
New Domino City in the 23rd century before (left) and after (right) the Meklord genocide.

About 200 years after the Signers and Dark Signers fought,[5] Domino had a number of structures floating midair. The city used a lot more Ener-D and Synchro Summons, evolving quickly. According to Aporia, people became corrupt as a result, causing the Meklord Emperor invasion. The Meklords attacked the planet and began wiping out humanity.[6] One of the survivors, Z-one managed to modify his own body and mind, to make himself look and act like Yusei Fudo. He began leading a large group of survivors, discouraging their corruptness, causing the Meklords to refrain from attacking them. However the people's negativity caused a destructive negative Ener-D rotation and Meklords began to self-destruct. This killed many of the survivors and caused damage to Z-one's head device, causing him to act less like Yusei and give up on his old plan.[7]

Over the next few decades, Z-one worked on a way to undo the apocalyptic events. He recruited fellow survivors Antinomy, Paradox and Aporia over this time and outlived all of them. He found a way to travel back in time and constructed the Divine Temple with the remains of Satellite. Paradox reconstruction back to through various eras to collect equipment to try and kill Duel Monsters creator Pegasus in Domino City in the 1990s. He sent himself and the reconstructions of Antinomy and Aporia back to 20XX to try and destroy Domino City with the Divine Temple.

Services[edit]

Emergency[edit]

Sector Security.

In New Domino City, the police department is Sector Security. Alongside standard law enforcement responsibilities, they must also ensure that Satellite residents do not enter New Domino. Duel Chasers are Securities mounted on Duel Runners, when it is necessary to Turbo Duel a criminal to take them into custody. Initially Satellite residents were not allowed to become Securities, but that rule changed after the unification of Satellite and New Domino. Highway patrollers are similar to Duel Chasers and enforce laws on highways, using Turbo Duels when necessary. The Security Bureau is led by a director, who also has some role in governing the city. Criminals are branded with criminal marks are were usually sent to either Satellite or The Facility for rehabilitation.

The fire department put out the fire at the warehouse Bandit Keith burned while stealing Yugi's Millennium Puzzle.

Domino has at least two hospitals, Domino City Hospital and Domino General Hospital

Recreation[edit]

By the time the city had been split into New Domino and Satellite, Duel Monsters had become the primary source of entertainment in the city. Famous Duel Monsters players from Domino City include Yugi Muto, Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler and Team 5D's. The Duel Monsters tournaments Battle City, Fortune Cup, and World Racing Grand Prix all took place in Domino City. Facilities for playing Duel Monsters in the city include the Kaiba Dome, Kaiba Land, Daimon Area, the Memorial Circuit and the highways, which become open for Turbo Duels.

The following restaurants are or have been in the city.

The following shops are or have been in the city.

Domino has had numerous other recreational facilities.

Education[edit]

Domino had a high school, Domino High School. Years later, it has a Duel Academy, where Duel Monsters is part of the curriculum.

Transport[edit]

Turbo Duel courses in Domino's bridge network

Domino has at least one railway station. The city is built on a coastal area, so it has numerous ships come to and from the city. This included the ship that went to Duelist Kingdom from Domino Pier.

New Domino has a number of highways connection major parts of the city. Initially no bridges connected Satellite and New Domino. After the defeat of the Dark Signers, numerous bridges were built in place, including the completion of the legendary Daedalus Bridge. The bridges and highways become open to Turbo Duelists. When people engage in Turbo Duels, a portion of the bridge and highway network will be shut off and traffic redirected, effectively creating a circuit for the Duelists.

Central Domino Tunnel is a tunnel granting faster access in the central part of the city.

Businesses[edit]

Numerous businesses have establishments in Domino City. These include:

In other media[edit]

Domino City also appears in the following media.

Although the English version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories says that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament takes place in the Town of Domino, in the Japanese version, it takes place in the Tokyo Domo.

References[edit]

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 145145: "A New Evil - Part 1"
  2. Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time
  3. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 156156: "Judai Revived!? A Brand New Journey"; shows Jaden's enrollment date to be 2004. The later part of his second year is 2006
  4. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 07575: "Taken by Storm, Part 1" — 79: ""Mirror, Mirror, Part 2""
  5. twitter.com katsuono (Katsumi Ono) at 4:20 February 24, 2011 (GMT)
  6. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 134134: "For Synchro's Sake"
  7. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 149149: "The Revived Hero"