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* This is the [[cover card]] of ''[[Starter Deck: Yugi]]'' and the ''[[TCG]]'' version of ''[[Structure Deck: Yugi Muto]]'', and is also one of the cover cards of ''[[EX-R Starter Box]]'', the ''[[Promotional Pack]]'', ''[[Retro Pack]]'', ''[[Starter Deck: Yugi Reloaded]]'', ''[[Beginner's Edition 1 (2011)]]'', ''[[Premium Pack 4]]'', the ''[[OCG]]'' version of ''Structure Deck: Yugi Muto'', ''[[Duelist Saga]]'', and ''[[Duel Power]]''.
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* This monster appears in the artworks of "[[Bond Between Teacher and Student]]","[[Card of Fate]]",  "[[Dark Burning Magic]]", "[[Dark Magic Attack]]", "[[Dark Magic Expanded]]", "[[Dark Magic Twin Burst]]", "[[Dark Magic Inheritance]]", "[[Dark Spiral Force]]", "[[Dimension Explosion]]", "[[Draw of Fate]]", "[[Illusion Magic]]", "[[Legacy of the Duelist]]", "[[Magicians' Combination]]",  "[[Magician Navigation]]", "[[Magician's Selection]]", "[[Soul Servant]]", "[[Speed Spell - Speed Fusion]]", and "[[The Dark Magicians]]" (in slightly different robes).
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** This monster's spectral form appears in the artwork of "[[Magicians' Souls]]".
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** This monster's staff appears in the artworks of "[[Black Illusion]]" and "[[Magician's Rod]]" (which it serves as its monster version).
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** This monster's robe appears in the artwork of "[[Magician's Robe]]" (which it serves as its monster version).
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* This card appears in the artworks of "[[Exchange]]" (in two of its artworks) and "[[E☆HERO Pit Boss]]".
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* "[[Dark Magical Circle]]" appears in several of this card's artworks.
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* This card has several counterparts.
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** A [[retrained]] counterpart: "[[Magician of Dark Illusion]]";
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** An alternate counterpart: "[[Dark Magician (Arkana)]]";
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** Two advanced counterparts: "[[Dark Eradicator Warlock]]" and "[[Sorcerer of Dark Magic]]";
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** A [[List of female cards|female]] counterpart: "[[Dark Magician Girl]]";
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** An upgraded [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] counterpart: "[[Magician of Black Chaos]]";
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** A "[[Chaos]]" counterpart: "[[Dark Magician of Chaos]]";
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** A "[[Statue]]" counterpart: "[[Statue Dark Magician]]";
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** A "[[Toon]]" counterpart: "[[Toon Dark Magician]]";
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** A [[Warrior]] counterpart: "[[Dark Magician Knight]]";
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** An [[Aged counterpart]]: "[[Dark Sage]]";
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** Four [[Fusion]] counterpart: "[[Dark Paladin]]", "[[Amulet Dragon]]", "[[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]", and "[[Dark Cavalry]]";
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** A Ritual counterpart: "[[Magician of Chaos]]";
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** Two [[Xyz]] counterparts: "[[Ebon High Magician]]" and "[[Ebon Illusion Magician]]";
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*** A [[Match winner]] Xyz counterpart: "[[Legendary Magician of Dark]]".
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* The protagonist of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'', [[Yuma Tsukumo]], has a card called "[[Gagaga Magician]]", who is very similar to "Dark Magician" in appearance. He also has a female card called "[[Gagaga Girl]]", who is the apprentice of "Gagaga Magician" like how "Dark Magician Girl" is the apprentice to the "Dark Magician".
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* This card, along with "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]", have the most [[alternate artwork]]s.
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** After "[[Token]]", this card has the most alternate artworks in the ''OCG''/''[[TCG]]'' with eight in total, tied with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". This excludes "[[Dark Magician Girl]]", who technically has the most artworks, due to small censoring differences between the Japanese and international versions.
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* This card is both the signature card of [[Yami Yugi]] and the favorite card of [[Yugi Muto]], as seen on the [[Tablet of Lost Memories]], and [[Arkana]]; as such, in the Duel between Yami Yugi and [[Yami Bakura]], Yugi's soul was infused with that of this card.
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* This card is arguably one of the most iconic monsters in the game, along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", mainly because they were the [[signature card]]s of the the main characters of the first TV series anime.
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* This card's [[ATK]] of 2500 established the ATK value of the other ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' series' protagonists' ace cards, including "[[Elemental HERO Neos]]" from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', "[[Stardust Dragon]]" from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', "[[Number 39: Utopia]]" from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''  "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]" from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]] ''and "[[Firewall Dragon]]" from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''.
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** All of those monsters have 2000 [[DEF]] as well (except for "Firewall Dragon"). Even though this card has 2100 DEF, the [[Dark Magician (Bandai)|Bandai version]] of this card has 2000 DEF.
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** This card has the same [[ATK]] of 2500 as the signature cards of other manga main protagonists, which are [[Jaden Yuki (manga)|Jaden Yuki]]'s "[[Elemental HERO Terra Firma]]", [[Yusei Fudo (manga)|Yusei Fudo]]'s "[[Stardust Spark Dragon]]", [[Yuma Tsukumo (manga)|Yuma Tsukumo]]'s "[[Number 39: Utopia]]", [[Yuya Sakaki (manga)|Yuya Sakaki]]'s "[[Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon]]".
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* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' manga and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]'', this monster features blue-colored skin, white hair, and a dark blue rod and robe. In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime, this monster features pink-colored skin, purple hair, a purple-and-blue robe, and a green rod, based on the color scheme used in its early appearances in the full-colored version of the manga.
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* This is most likely the single most supported card of all, with fifteen cards specifically stating "Dark Magician" as part of their effect, in addition to the "Magician" theme its design has inspired.
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* The lore text of this card may not refer to its ATK and DEF, but to its high amount of Spell and Trap Cards it has access to. Many of its support cards give "Dark Magician" high offensive power and defensive power, if they may not alter this cards stats.
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* This card can be seen as a magical counterpart and partner to "[[Buster Blader]]".
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** Both cards are used as [[Fusion Material]] for "[[Dark Paladin]]".
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** Both cards are supported by "Miracle Restoring".
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** Both cards are supported by the parallel members of the [[Skilled Magician]] [[series]]: "[[Skilled Dark Magician]]" (which supports this card) and "[[Skilled White Magician]]" (which supports "Buster Blader").
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* In the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei anime)|first TV series anime]], this card's name is "Dark Wizard".
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* As its card text implies, this monster has the highest ATK and DEF total combined sum for a [[Normal Monster]] "wizard" (male [[Spellcaster]]). "[[Cosmo Queen]]" is a Normal Spellcaster with higher combined ATK and DEF, but as a female, she is not a "wizard".
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* The alternate-art "red" "Dark Magician" used by Arkana in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga may be seen [[Dark Magician (Arkana)|here]]. Despite having the same name, he is not the same card as the "purple" "Dark Magician" always used by Yugi Mutou, as it features a different eight-digit passcode.
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** Three of the artworks of "Dark Magician" ([[LOB]]/[[SYE]], [[SDY]] and Arkana version) depicts its staff green, whereas in one version ([[SD6]]/[[PCY]]) and on "[[Dark Magic Attack]]" his staff is red and blue.
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** The artwork in the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump promotional cards|Weekly Jump Magazine Promo]]'' version looks similar to that of a ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' character, in particular [[/index.php?title=W:c:finalfantasy:Cecil Harvey&action=edit&redlink=1|Cecil]] from ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]]''. This artwork was drawn by [[Kazuki Takahashi]].
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** In some Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' games, it is possible to have six copies of "Dark Magician" in the same Deck, as the games do not recognize alternate artwork cards as being the same.
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* On the French ''[[Champion Pack: Game Five]]'' print of "[[Thousand Knives]]" (and in the French dub of the anime), this card is called "Magicien des Ténèbres". All French ''TCG'' prints of "Dark Magician" and all other French prints of "Thousand Knives" call it "Magicien Sombre".
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* This card along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" are the only 2 cards to have had an official Chinese print before the release of ''[[Duel Starter Deck]]'' standardized Chinese as an ''OCG'' language. Its Chinese version originated in Japan, therefore its Chinese name includes the character "黒" (black) which is an exclusive one to Japanese, compared to the Chinese counterpart, "黑".
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* This card's first ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Duelist|3|ref}}, specifically from the panel where [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] declares an attack on "[[Koumori Dragon (manga)|Koumori Dragon]]" with [[Dark Magician (manga)|this monster]].
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** This card's second ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Duelist|35|ref}}, specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned, albeit with minor changes in detail.
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** This card's third ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Duelist|103|ref}}. However, it is derived from 2 separate panels showing [[Pandora (manga)|Pandora's]] copy of "Dark Magician". The first panel is where the 2 "Dark Magicians" are shown together with their displayed ATK values, after Pandora Summons his copy of "Dark Magician" for the first time. The second panel is on the same page, showing the same "Dark Magician".
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*** For this artwork, the upper body of Pandora's "Dark Magician" from the first panel (barring his head) is flipped horizontally, while the head from the second panel is used as is, barring minor details.
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** This card's fourth ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Duelist|102|ref}}, specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
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** This card's sixth ''OCG'' artwork is taken from {{chapter|Millennium World|63|ref}}, specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.

Revision as of 20:23, 10 July 2023

"Dark Magician":
  • The protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Yuma Tsukumo, has a card called "Gagaga Magician", who is very similar to "Dark Magician" in appearance. He also has a female card called "Gagaga Girl", who is the apprentice of "Gagaga Magician" like how "Dark Magician Girl" is the apprentice to the "Dark Magician".
  • This card is arguably one of the most iconic monsters in the game, along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", mainly because they were the signature cards of the the main characters of the first TV series anime.
  • In the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, this monster features blue-colored skin, white hair, and a dark blue rod and robe. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, this monster features pink-colored skin, purple hair, a purple-and-blue robe, and a green rod, based on the color scheme used in its early appearances in the full-colored version of the manga.
  • This is most likely the single most supported card of all, with fifteen cards specifically stating "Dark Magician" as part of their effect, in addition to the "Magician" theme its design has inspired.
  • The lore text of this card may not refer to its ATK and DEF, but to its high amount of Spell and Trap Cards it has access to. Many of its support cards give "Dark Magician" high offensive power and defensive power, if they may not alter this cards stats.
  • As its card text implies, this monster has the highest ATK and DEF total combined sum for a Normal Monster "wizard" (male Spellcaster). "Cosmo Queen" is a Normal Spellcaster with higher combined ATK and DEF, but as a female, she is not a "wizard".
  • The alternate-art "red" "Dark Magician" used by Arkana in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga may be seen here. Despite having the same name, he is not the same card as the "purple" "Dark Magician" always used by Yugi Mutou, as it features a different eight-digit passcode.
    • Three of the artworks of "Dark Magician" (LOB/SYE, SDY and Arkana version) depicts its staff green, whereas in one version (SD6/PCY) and on "Dark Magic Attack" his staff is red and blue.
    • The artwork in the Weekly Jump Magazine Promo version looks similar to that of a Final Fantasy character, in particular Cecil from Final Fantasy IV. This artwork was drawn by Kazuki Takahashi.
    • In some Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS Yu-Gi-Oh! games, it is possible to have six copies of "Dark Magician" in the same Deck, as the games do not recognize alternate artwork cards as being the same.
  • On the French Champion Pack: Game Five print of "Thousand Knives" (and in the French dub of the anime), this card is called "Magicien des Ténèbres". All French TCG prints of "Dark Magician" and all other French prints of "Thousand Knives" call it "Magicien Sombre".
  • This card along with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" are the only 2 cards to have had an official Chinese print before the release of Duel Starter Deck standardized Chinese as an OCG language. Its Chinese version originated in Japan, therefore its Chinese name includes the character "黒" (black) which is an exclusive one to Japanese, compared to the Chinese counterpart, "黑".
  • This card's first OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 62 (Duelist Duel 3): "Countdown!!", specifically from the panel where Dark Yugi declares an attack on "Koumori Dragon" with this monster.
    • This card's second OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 94 (Duelist Duel 35): "The Magic of the Maze!", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned, albeit with minor changes in detail.
    • This card's third OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 162 (Duelist Duel 103): "Magic vs. Magic". However, it is derived from 2 separate panels showing Pandora's copy of "Dark Magician". The first panel is where the 2 "Dark Magicians" are shown together with their displayed ATK values, after Pandora Summons his copy of "Dark Magician" for the first time. The second panel is on the same page, showing the same "Dark Magician".
      • For this artwork, the upper body of Pandora's "Dark Magician" from the first panel (barring his head) is flipped horizontally, while the head from the second panel is used as is, barring minor details.
    • This card's fourth OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 161 (Duelist Duel 102): "The Fatal Duel!", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
    • This card's sixth OCG artwork is taken from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 341 (Millennium World Duel 63): "The Master of Servants", specifically from the panel showing this monster being Summoned.
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