During [[Téa]]'s flashback of how [[Yugi]] rescued her, Téa was trying to earn money so she could study dance in New York{{Infobox character| image = Mugger. A mugger left her a note from Yugi telling her of a dance studio in the warehouse on Spring Street, and when she got there he cornered her and told her to hand over her money. As he was about to beat her up, Yugi came in and attacked him, but he threw Yugi against some equipment, knocking him out cold. Téa responded by biting the muggerjpg| unnamed = true| ja_name = ジャージ男| romaji_name = Jāji otoko| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|22|ref}}| appears_in_anime = 's finger, and he threw her against the wall in retaliation, knocking her out. [[Yami]] took over Yugi's body at that moment and challenged the mugger to a game where they each draw a single card and the weakest card loses. He told him that if he lost, he'd decide his fate. The mugger thought Yami was crazy, but accepted the challenge anyway after Yami asked if he was afraid. The mugger drew [[Curse of Dragon]] Yu-Gi-Oh! (2300anime) but Yami drew [[Dark Magician|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] (2500). Not caring about the outcome, the mugger attempted to beat Yami up, but before he could lay a hand on the Pharaoh, his soul was banished to the [[Shadow Realm]] with a [[Mind Crush (Yami)''| gender = Male| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Eiji Takemoto}}|Mind Crush]]. en_voice = }}
When Téa regained consciousness, Yami told her she wouldnThe '''jersey man''' (ジャージ男 ''jāji otoko''t have to worry about him anymore. When ) is a character appearing in the flashback ends, Téa asks Yugi what it was he did to the mugger. Yugi responded "[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'I don't knowanime]]. When I came The jersey man was a sexual predator, who attempted toextort [[Téa Gardner]]. In the English dub, that his role is changed to a mugger was already . His role is partly based on the ground''[[escaped prisoner]] from the manga.The name "jersey man" A split-second image of is used in the mugger's Mind Crush Japanese ending credits and is shown at derived from the Season 1 intro, along with several other imagessports outfit he wore.
In LittleKuriboh's parody series ==Biography==[[Yu-Gi-OhFile: Mugger JP and EN.png|thumb|left|The Abridged Seriesoriginal and edited versions, with and without the video camera]]The jersey man took a photo of [[Téa Gardner]] working at [[Burgerpalooza]]. Since having part time jobs was against school rules, he used it to blackmail her. He left a copy of the flashback is shown photo in Téa's locker along with a note saying "Meet me in Episode 14the gym's storage room after school. Though he makes If you don't I'll reveal your secret." Téa suspected it clear he is was [[Joey Wheeler]] or [[Yugi Muto]], since they knew she worked there, and went to the storage room to confront them. However the jersey man appeared with a mugger, both Téa video camera and recorded shots of her thighs and bust. He ordered her to stay quiet and Yami think do as he is a dancing instructorsaid, or the school would find out about her job, resulting in her expulsion. (In the English dub, he pretended the note was from Yugi and when he asks it read "Téa we found a space in the old warehouse on Spring Street that you could use for a dance studio. Meet us there after school." The photo was replaced with a picture of ballet shoes. When Téa arrived at the location, but could not see Yugi or Joey, she began to suspect they were playing a joke on her. The jersey man confronted her, but did not have a camera. Instead, he demanded that she hand over all the money in her moneypurse.) [[Yugi Muto]] entered the storage room and attempted to fight off the jersey man, but was thrown into a gym horse, she bites knocking him unconscious. Téa then grabbed the man by the arm and bit him, refusing to pay for her dancing lessons, but was pushed away and he knocks also knocking her out against . While the wall. The fact that jersey man, filmed Téa is sitting unconscious during , Yugi switched to [[Yami's confrontation Yugi]] and challenged the man to a game. (when it was Shots of him filming Téa were removed in her flashbackthe English version.) [[File:Yugi vs Mugger.jpg|thumb|left|[[Yami Yugi]] beats the jersey man by drawing "[[Dark Magician (anime) is pointed out|Dark Magician]]".]]The rules of the game were that each player would draw a card from Yugi's ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' Deck. Whoever drew the weaker card would lose and be sent to the [[Shadow Realm#Japanese version|World of Darkness]]. (In the English version, Yugi does said "If you win, you go free, but if you lose, I will decide your fate.") The jersey man did not enter and get knocked out in this scenetake him seriously, but rather drew a card when Yami entersasked if he was afraid. He drew "[[Curse of Dragon (anime)|Curse of Dragon]]", mistaking which was weaker than the mugger for "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]" that Yami drew afterwards. However the man laughed and said that it was just a dance instructorgame, whereas men determine winners based on strength. When the mugger told him He prepared to get lostpunch Yami, but was rendered motionless as Yami gives him a inflicted the [[Mind Crush (Penalty Game)|Mind Crush ]] [[Penalty Game]] on him. Téa regained consciousness as Yami told the jersey man to repent for what he has done by living in a scene parodying nightmare. (In the Hulk ("English version, Yami''You won't s dialogue was changed to asking Téa if she was okay.) Téa recalled this incident during [[Duelist Kingdom]], while noting how it seemed like me Yugi was two people. Yugi did not remember what happened, just that when Iregained his senses the man was unconscious. Responding to Téa'm angrys comments he admitted that he thought he sometimes transforms into a different version of himself, but Téa said not to worry about it, that he would always be Yugi. Hulk Smash!'(In the English version, Téa said "Well whatever's going on with you, both of you are really good guys. Trust me."). {{Yu-Gi-Oh! anime characters}} [[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! characters]]
