| age = 24<ref name="GoT P" /><refname="d d 18">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|18|ref}}</ref>

* [[Cecelia PegasusCyndia (manga)|Cyndia]] (lover)

| tournament1 = [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]]

| deck = [[Toon Monstermonster|Toon]]/Eyes

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''

'''Maximillion J. Pegasus''', known as '''Pegasus J. Crawford''' in the Japanese version is a character in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]]. This is the original depiction of [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]], created by [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. With the exception of one occasion two occasions where he is called Pegasus J. Crawford,<ref name="d d 18" /><ref name="d 97">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|97|ref}}</ref> he is one of the few human characters to not use his original Japanese name in the English manga.

Pegasus is depicted as a well-mannered, yet overly dramatic man obsessed with cartoons, concealing the appearance of a ruthless businessman and gamer, yet man of his word. His motives stem from the death of his lover, [[Cecelia PegasusCyndia (manga)|Cyndia]]. His fascination with Egyptian beliefs in life after death led to him obtaining the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]] and creating the ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' card game. He attempted to [[Pegasus' KaibaCorp takeover attempt|take control]] of [[KaibaCorp]] to use their [[Solid Vision]] technology to create a lifelike version of Cyndia. The takeover plan involved him hosting the [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] tournament to defeat [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]]. However his defeat against Yugi led to the failure of his plan and his murder at the hands of [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]].

Pegasus' father was a wealthy man, who managed casinos in Las Vegas.<ref name="d 73">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|73|ref}}</ref> While Pegasus was growing up, he watched ''[[Funny Bunny(series)|Funny Rabbit]]'' every Saturday morning and considered its characters to be his best friends at the time.<ref name="d 50">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|50|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-073 Pegasus meets Cyndia and Pegasus meet.jpgpng|thumb|left|250px|Pegasus meets [[Cecelia PegasusCyndia (manga)|Cyndia]].]]Around the age of 10, while attending a social function, he met [[Cecelia PegasusCyndia (manga)|Cyndia]], the daughter of one of his father's friends. The two fell in love and spent a lot of time together. They would often talk about their dreams, with Pegasus aspiring to be an artist who would travel around the world. They swore to spend their lives together. Shortly after Pegasus turned 17, Cyndia got sick and died also at the age of 17, causing Pegasus to fall into a state of depression.<ref name="d 73" />

<div style="float:right;">[[File:D-073 UndergroundPegasus spying on Shadi.jpgpng|thumb|left|230px|Pegasus spies on [[Shadi (manga)Shin|Shadi]] testing [[Millennium Ring thief|the thief]].]]</div>Shortly after Cyndia's death, Pegasus became interested in the ancient Egyptian beliefs in life after death and traveled to Egypt to learn more. He visited the [[Valley of the Kings]]. Inside the village, [[Kul Elna]], he saw [[Millennium Ring thief|a thief]] about to be prosecuted for stealing the [[Millennium Ring (manga)|Millennium Ring]]. Fearing for the thief's safety, Pegasus offered to buy the Ring with all the money he had in exchange for the man being let go. However , [[Shadi (manga)Shin|Shadi]] appeared and advised him not to flaunt his wealth in that area. He explained that the man was to be punished for the theft and the value of the Ring was irrelevant, but priceless. Shadi warned Pegasus that thieves were a common sight in the village, suggested that he leave , and added that it was not a place where the sadness of losing a lost one is healed.<ref name="d 73" />

[[File:D-073 Pegasus and Cyndia briefly reunitedreunion.jpgpng|thumb|left|130px180px|Pegasus, briefly reunited with Cyndia.]]Pegasus was surprised that Shadi seemed to have read his mind, so he secretly followed him and the other prosecutors. They went to an underground temple where they put the thief on trial to see if he was chosen by the Ring. The ring was put on him, which resulted in his body burning up, killing him. Pegasus was caught spying on the ritual and taken down to Shadi. He begged to be let go and promised not to tell anyone what he had seen. However , he was only permitted to leave if he became the bearer of a Millennium Item, so he was to be tested by the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]]. If was he were deemed worthy, Shadi said he would be granted his dearest wish. The other men cut out Pegasus 's left eye and inserted the Millennium Eye in its socket. Pegasus passed the test and for a moment was embraced by an apparition of Cyndia.<ref name="d 73" />

While in the [[Valley of the Kings]], Pegasus also heard legends of Egyptian magicians, who had the power to seal monsters in stone tablets and summon them to fight battles. He created the card game ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' as a means of bringing these ancient games to the modern world.<ref name="d 70">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|70|ref}}</ref> Pegasus founded the company [[Industrial Illusions]] and established himself as a young genius game designer on creating ''Duel Monsters'',.<ref name="d 15">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|15|ref}}</ref> Among the cards he created were the three [[Egyptian God]]s, though he was unable to translate the Hieratic Text that referred to "[[The Sun Dragon Ra]]" specifically, and he was forced to print it on the card in an ink only visible under the light emitted from "Ra" when Summoned (possibly inferring that he created them after the development of the Solid Vision technology). He regarded their creation as his greatest mistake as the three cards gained power as if the gods dwelled within them, making them powerful weapons. He tried to destroy the God Cards, but could not bring himself to do it, so he had the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities bury the cards in different locations in the Valley of the Kings.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|88|ref}}</ref> Pegasus also designed the [[Wicked God]]s, but refrained from creating them for the same reason he regretted creating the Egyptian Gods.<ref name="r 2">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! R|2|ref}}</ref>

[[File:D-028 Tom, come here.png|thumb|right|Pegasus calls for [[SamTom (manga)|Tom]] to take over in his Duel against [[Keith Howard (manga)|Keith Howard]].]]The United States top [[Card Professor]], [[Keith Howard (manga)|Keith Howard]] challenged Pegasus to [[Maximillion J. Pegasus and Bandit Keith's Duel(manga)|a Duel]]. Pegasus was not interested at first, but accepted under the conditions that the prize was to be one million dollars, the Duel was to take place in a stadium capable of holding fifty thousand people and broadcast nationwide with earnings split between sponsors and TV stations. The Duel was to take place in the [[New York Duel Stadium]]. Before it began, Pegasus took the time to teach some children present how to play ''Duel Monsters''. He gave one of the children, [[SamTom (manga)|Tom]], a Deck of cards as he could not afford to build a good one of his own. When the Duel began, Pegasus performed a [[Mind Scan]] on Keith and wrote instructions on a piece of paper. He then called Tom to the Duel and gave him the paper, telling him to follow the instructions and he would win. In the meantime, Pegasus sat with his guest, [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] from KaibaCorp and accepted his offer to develop the Battle Boxes. When Tom defeated Keith, Pegasus took him to the camera and advertised ''Duel Monsters'' as a game where even a beginner can beat a strong champion, effectively turning the Duel into a commercial.<ref name="d 28"/>

Pegasus grew fond of the [[Solid Vision]] technology KaibaCorp was developing. It was capable of creating projections that were more lifelike than simple holograms. He hoped to takeover KaibaCorp, so he could have the technology and use it to create a lifelike projection of Cyndia.<ref name="d 74">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|74|ref}}</ref> He got a number of his employees work at KaibaCorp as spies,<ref name="d 25">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|25|ref}}</ref> including [[KemoSaruwatari (manga)|SaurwatariSaruwatari]].<ref name="d 15" />

[[File:D-015 Pegasus Big Five meeting.jpg|thumb|left|250px300px|Pegasus meeting the [[Big Five]].]]When [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] was left in a coma after losing to [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] in [[Death-T]], [[KaibaCorp]] shares began to plummet. With the company in a bad state and Kaiba out of action, Pegasus seized the chance try and [[Pegasus' KaibaCorp takeover attempt|take over it]]. He made a deal with the company's leading stock holders, the [[Big Five]], in which he could buy the position of chief executive if he defeated Yugi Mutou in an official game of ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' in order to rebuild the company's reputation.<ref name="d 15" />

To defeat Yugi Mutou, Pegasus organized the [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]] ''Duel Monsters'' tournament.<ref name="d 15" /> It was to place on his island, which shared its name, [[Duelist Kingdom (island)|Duelist Kingdom]]. Participants were given 2 [[Star Chip]]s to wager in Duels in the [[Battle royal (tournament)|battle royal]] format preliminary stages.<ref name="d 6">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|6|ref}}</ref> The Duels were to take place in [[Battle Box]]es scattered across the island, granting different [[Field Power Bonus|Field Power Sources]] based on their location.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|7|ref}}</ref> Duelists who acquire 10 Star Chips would earn the right to enter [[Pegasus Castle|his castle]].<ref name="d 6" /> Pegasus also hired [[Eliminators|Player Killers]] to try and defeat Yugi in the preliminary stage<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|16|ref}}</ref> and win Star Chips from the regular participants, so that no more than four finalists could enter the castle.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|22|ref}}</ref> The finalists would participate in a [[Single-elimination|knockout stage]] with the winner facing Pegasus.<ref name="d 52">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|52|ref}}</ref> If they could defeat him, they would win $200,000 US.<ref name="d 55">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|55|ref}}</ref>

Invitations were sent to Duelists [[Industrial Illusions]] deemed to be the best in Japan.,<ref name="d 5">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|5|ref}}</ref> including one to Yugi, along with [[Pegasus' videotape|an 8 mm videotape]]. Pegasus also appeared at the finals of the [[Japanese National Duel Monsters Championship|Japanese National ''Duel Monsters'' Championship]], where he congratulated the winner [[Weevil UnderwoodInsector Haga (manga)|Insector Haga]], and personally invited him to the tournament.<ref name="d 1">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|1|ref}}</ref> Pegasus arranged [[Journey to Duelist Kingdom|the boat ride]] to the island.<ref name="d 5" />

[[File:D-002 Dark Yugi vs VS Pegasus- TV.jpgpng|thumb|right|Pegasus [[Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' TV Duel(manga)|Duels]] [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] through the TV.]]When Yugi played the videotape Pegasus sent him, Pegasus appeared on screen and, despite claiming to be a prerecording, challenged him to [[Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' TV Duel(manga)|a Duel]] to test his skill. Using his [[Mind Scan|mind reading skills]], Pegasus predicted and countered Yugi's moves. Upon realizing the Duel was a [[Shadow Game]], [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] took over from Yugi.<ref name="d 1" /> Dark Yugi suspected the video contained subliminal messages telling him what cards to play, allowing Pegasus to prerecord moves to respond perfectly. Dark Yugi ignored his subconscious decision for one move, which resulted in Pegasus counteracting with a weaker monster.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|2|ref}}</ref> However the video footage showed Pegasus' monster being destroyed and Pegasus claimed to have known that would happen and took the hit on purpose. With limited footage left on the tape, Pegasus imposed a 15 minute time limit. In the last few seconds, Dark Yugi's victory was apparent, but the time ran out, making Pegasus win due to having higher [[LP|Life Points]]. As Dark Yugi's [[Penalty Game]] and a means of ensuring he would take part in Duelist Kingdom, Pegasus sealed the soul of [[Sugoroku Mutou (manga)|Sugoroku Mutou]] in the videotape. He then showed Dark Yugi the [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]], explaining he had used it to read his mind.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|3|ref}}</ref>

When the tournament began, Pegasus appeared before the participants and explained some of the tournament rules.<ref name="d 6" /> Some time after Mokuba had been recaptured after an escape, Pegasus stripped Mokuba's soul from his body and sealed it in a "[[Soul Prison (manga)|Soul Prison]]" card.<ref name="d 49">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|49|ref}}</ref> During the night of the first day, Pegasus heard word that Kaiba had woken from his coma and was coming towards the island. He was confident Kaiba would not make it to the island, as he had two spies on the same helicopter. However Kaiba managed to overpower them.<ref name="d 25" /> When Kaiba arrived on the island, he was refused permission to speak to Pegasus, so he took his adviser, [[Croquet (manga)|Croquet]], hostage. After receiving word that Yugi had collected ten Star Chips, Pegasus made contact with Kaiba. He agreed to return Mokuba to Kaiba under the condition that Yugi first defeat Yugi in a Duel. He got Saruwatari to give Kaiba five Star Chips Mokuba had stolen and instructed Kaiba to wager them in his Duel against Yugi.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|40|ref}}</ref> Kaiba won [[Yami Dark Yugi and Seto Kaiba's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|the Duel]] and was able to use his ten Star Chips to enter the castle to face Pegasus.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|47|ref}}</ref>

The four finalists, [[Keith Howard (manga)|Keith Howard]], [[Mai Kujaku (manga)|Mai Kujaku]], Yugi and [[Katsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Katsuya Jonouchi]] qualified in time to watch the Duel between Kaiba and Pegasus.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|48|ref}}</ref> Kaiba insisted that they Duel using his [[Duel Disk]]s,<ref name="d 49" /> something he had designed as a means of combating Pegasus' mind reading.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|42|ref}}</ref> However Pegasus thought it would be unwise to fight on his opponent's terms, so he complained about the degree of fitness needed to operate one and agreed to use the Duel Disks only if Mokuba's soulless body would act as a proxy and throw his Duel Disk. Kaiba refused to fight his brother, so he agreed to Duel Pegasus without the use of Duel Disks.<ref name="d 49" />

[[File:D-052 Mind CardPenalty Game.jpgpng|thumb|left|Pegasus traps [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Kaiba]]'s soul in a "[[Soul Prison (manga)|Soul Prison]]".]]By reading Kaiba's mind, Pegasus knew when he was about to Summon "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and used the card "[[Prophecy (cardmanga)|Prophecy]]" to easily take the card from him.<ref name="d 49" /> Pegasus also foresaw Kaiba's "[[Saggi the Dark Clown (manga)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]" and "[[Crush Card Virus(manga)|Crush Card]]" combo and used "[[Negative Energy (manga)|Negative Energy]]" to make "Saggi" too strong to hold the virus, killing the virus. Pegasus then used "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]" to turn his monsters, including the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" he took, into cartoon versions of themselves, capable of dodging attacks. To avoid having his mind read, Kaiba discarded his [[hand]] and played cards straight from the top of his Deck, which did not make any major difference, as Pegasus had read Kaiba's subconscious memorization of his own Deck to produce counter-strategies for any possible incoming threats.<ref name="d 50" /> Kaiba managed to defeat the cartoon version of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" with a combination of "[[Shadow Spell (manga)|Shadow Spell]]" and another "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". However, Pegasus captured the new "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in "[[Dragon Capture Jar (manga)|Dragon Capture Jar]]". Kaiba tried to attack "[[Dragon Piper (manga)|Dragon Piper]]" to stop it Summoning "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from the jar, but Pegasus used "[[Doppelganger (Spell Cardmanga)|DopplegangerDoppelganger]]" to copy Kaiba's "Crush Card", infecting "Dragon Piper". Once the piper was destroyed, Kaiba's Deck was infected, killing everything with more than 1500 [[ATK]]. Now only able to revive "Saggi the Dark Clown", Kaiba was easily finished off.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|51|ref}}</ref> Pegasus then inflicted the "Mind Card" Penalty Game on Kaiba, trapping his soul in another "Soul Prison" card.<ref name="d 52" />

Pegasus arranged a [[Duelist Kingdom dinner party|dinner party]] for the tournament finalists<ref name="d 52" /> and placed [[Replica Millennium Eye (manga)|replicaMillennium Eyes]]s in their soup. Each eye had a slip of paper with a letter on it to determine the match up for the finals. When the finalists discovered the eyes in their soup, Pegasus appeared on a screen and explained the rules of the bingo game, which resulted in Yugi and Mai being paired up for the first semi final and Keith and Jonouchi being paired up for the second.<ref name="d 53" />

On the day of the finals, Pegasus showed the finalists the prize money and had it explained that they would need to defeat him to get it. He watched [[Yami Dark Yugi and MaiKujaku's Duel(manga)|the Duel]] between Dark Yugi and Mai<ref name="d 55" /> and was impressed by the flawlessness of Mai's "[[Harpie|Harpy]]" Deck.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|57|ref}}</ref> By reading their thoughts, he confirmed Mai's accusation that Dark Yugi was distracted by the thought of Dueling him,<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|56|ref}}</ref> was able to detect Dark Yugi's change in spirit<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|58|ref}}</ref> and predict Mai's surrender.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|59|ref}}</ref>

As Pegasus watched Keith and Jonouchi's [[Joey Katsuya Jonouchi and Bandit Keith's Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|Keith and Jonouchi's Duel]], he noted how Jonouchi was not even close to Keith in terms of experience, strategy or Deck strength and wondered how Jonouchi had turned the tables in his favor. He read their minds, finding despair and revenge in Keith's and hope and trust in Jonouchi's. He described the Duel as a fight between light and darkness.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|62|ref}}</ref> He also spotted Keith cheating during the Duel.<ref name="d 65">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|65|ref}}</ref>

Aware of how Yugi and Jonouchi planned on having Dark Yugi face Pegasus and give the prize money to Jonouchi, Pegasus deemed a final Duel between Yugi and Jonouchi pointless and had the Duel stage prepared for [[Yugi, Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|his Duel]] with Yugi. Before entering the Duel stage, he was confronted by Keith, who held out a knife and demanded that he be given the prize money. Pegasus called Keith out on cheating in his last Duel and inflicted the "Hand Gun" Penalty Game on him, causing his hand to turn into a gun and shot himself in the head.<ref name="d 65" />

[[File:D-067 Mind Scanshowing Dark Yugi's hand.jpgpng|thumb|left|Pegasus performing a [[Mind Scan]].]]Like in their last Duel, Pegasus was able to predict and appropriately prepare for Dark Yugi's moves. He also used "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]" to convert his monsters into cartoon versions.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|67|ref}}</ref> However Yugi established a [[Mind Shuffle]] strategy, wherein he and Dark Yugi would switch control between moves without telling each other what they were planning or what cards they played [[face-down]]. This way, Pegasus could not read the mind of whichever Yugi made the last move. This made him unable to find which of the "[[Magical Hats (manga)|Magical Hats]]" "[[Dark Magician (manga)|Dark Magician]]" was under. Instead he used "[[Magic Neutralizing Force (manga)|Magic Neutralizing Force]]" to remove the hats and attacked "Dark Magician". However Yugi used "[[Spell Shattering Living Arrow(manga)|Living Arrow]]" to transfer the effect of "Magic Neutralizing Force" to Pegasus, removing the effect of "Toon World" and then used "Mirror Force" to reflect the attack back at Pegasus' monsters. Without the effect of "Toon World", the monsters could not dodge the attack and were destroyed.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|69|ref}}</ref>

Pegasus switched the nature of the Duel to a [[Shadow Game]], making it difficult for normal mortals to physically endure. He used his eye-themed cards from that point and got "[[Relinquished (manga)|Relinquished]]" to absorb the Yugis' "Dark Magician" and "[[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress 1(manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]". The pressure of the Shadow Game proved too much for Yugi, who collapsed on playing his final card face-down.<ref name="d 70" /> Pegasus Summoned "[[Jigen Bakudan (manga)|Jigen Bakudan]]", which would self-destruct and destroy his monsters, including those absorbed by "Relinquished", depleting Dark Yugi's remaining Life Points. He tried to use his Mind Scan when Dark Yugi drew his next card. However he was blocked by an apparition of Yugi's friends. Dark Yugi used "[[Mystic Box (manga)|Mystic Box]]" to swap the positions of his absorbed "Dark Magician" and Pegasus unabsorbed "Jigen Bakudan". He used "[[Brain Control (manga)|Brain Control]]" to take control of "Relinquished" with its absorbed monsters and then used Yugi's last card "[[Black Dark Magic Ritual(manga)|Dark Magic Ritual]]" to sacrifice "Jigen Bakudan" and "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress" to Summon "[[Magician of Black Chaos (manga)|Magician of Black Chaos]]".<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|71|ref}}</ref>

Pegasus was surprised to see that someone actually uses "[[Kuriboh (manga)|Kuriboh]]" when Dark Yugi Summoned it. When "Relinquished" returned to his control, he fused it with "[[Thousand-Eyes Idol (manga)|Thousand-Eyes Idol]]" to create "[[Thousand-Eyes Restrict (manga)|Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]". "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" paralyzed Dark Yugi's monsters and attempted to absorb "Magician of Black Chaos". However Dark Yugi used "[[Multiply (manga)|Multiply]]" to create a swarm of "Kuribohs", which instead got absorbed. The effect of "Kuriboh" caused it to explode on impart, blinding each of the eyes. This freed "Magician of Black Chaos" from its paralysis, allowing it to attack and destroy "Thousand-Eyes Restrict", defeating Pegasus.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|72|ref}}</ref>

[[File:Pegasus' death.jpgpng|thumb|left|300px|Pegasus' death.]]With his defeat, Pegasus is unable to take control of KaibaCorp. In keeping him his promise, he freed the souls of Sugoroku and the two Kaibas Kaiba brothers and assured Dark Yugi he would get his prize money. He was impressed by the power of the Millennium Puzzle and asked if Dark Yugi was not aware of the evil intelligence possessed by the [[Millennium Items (manga)|Millennium Items]]. He then told Dark Yugi the story of how he lost Cyndia and acquired the Millennium Eye. He learned Shadi's name from Yugi as he told the story.<ref name="d 73" /> Having come from a Millennium Item and not wanting to be regarded as an evil intelligence, Dark Yugi refrained from inflicting a Penalty Game on Pegasus.<ref name="d 74" />

Before Yugi, his friends and the Kaiba's brothers left the island, Pegasus was confronted by [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]], who pulled the Millennium Eye out of his socket, killing him. He left Pegasus with one of the replica Millennium Eyes from the soup, telling him to take it with him to Hell.<ref name="d 74" />

Pegasus' heir, [[Yako Tenma]], found Pegasus' blood splattered over the table where he had been killed. He wept his death and was told by [[Croquet (manga)|Croquet]] that [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] was responsible.<ref name="r 2" /> Yako took over as president of Industrial Illusions sometime afterwards and began developing [[Project R.A.]] in an attempt to revive Pegasus. While convincing [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] to host the [[Battle City (manga)|Battle City]] tournament, [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu Ishtar]], informed him that it was a little known fact that Pegasus came up with the idea for ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' after a trip to Egypt, before showing him tablets depicting ''[[Diaha]]'', from which ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' originated.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist|87|ref}}</ref>

Some time after the [[Battle City (manga)|Battle City]] tournament, Yako forced Yugi to partake in Project R.A. by kidnapping [[Anzu Mazaki (manga)|Anzu Mazaki]]. His primary goal was to sacrifice Anzu's body to house Pegasus' soul. Pegasus' spirit was temporarily revived, but [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] was able to stop the Duel Ring server, and Pegasus' spirit vanished, saving Anzu's life and infuriating Yako. During the final stages of the Duel between Dark Yugi and Yako, when "[[Obelisk The God of the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" clashed with "[[The Wicked Avatar (manga)|The Wicked Avatar]]", Yako caught a glimpse of Pegasus' spirit once more, but Pegasus' did not so much as turn around to face Yako before vanishing a final time. ===Yu-Gi-Oh! GX===When [[Tragoedia (character)|Trageodia]] accessed the memories of "[[Winged Kuriboh (manga character)|Winged Kuriboh]]", he saw Pegasus, as he was the one who made Winged Kuriboh into [[Winged Kuriboh (manga)|a card]].<ref name="gx61">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|61|ref}}</ref>

Pegasus uses a Deck containing cards he created exclusively for himself. These include "[[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]", which turns all his monsters into near invulnerable cartoon versions of themselves and a number of eye-themed cards, which paralyze and absorb opposing monsters. He utilizes "[[Dragon Capture Jar (manga)|Dragon Capture Jar]]" and "[[Dragon Piper (manga)|Dragon Piper]]" in combination to overcome [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]]'s "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" cards. He makes use of his [[Millennium Eye (manga)|Millennium Eye]]'s mind reading powers to predict and counter opponents' strategies and exploit cards like "[[Prophecy (manga)|Prophecy]]", which usually require guess work. ===Televised Duel===Pegasus used this Deck when he faced [[Keith Howard (manga)|Bandit Keith]] in [[Maximillion J. Pegasus and Bandit Keith's Duel (manga)|a televised Duel]]. The only card mentioned in this Deck was "[[Flying Elephant (manga)|Flying Elephant]]". {{Decklist| name = Televised Duel Deck| store_properties = true| monsters = * [[Flying Elephant (manga)|Flying Elephant]]}} ===Videotape Duel==={{Decklist| name = Videotape Duel Deck| store_properties = true| monsters = * [[Dragon Capture Jar (manga)|Dragon Capture Jar]]* [[Dragon Piper (manga)|Dragon Piper]]* [[Illusionist Faceless Mage (manga)|Illusionist Faceless Mage]]* [[Oscillo Hero 2 (manga)|Oscillo Hero #2]]* [[Rogue Doll (manga)|Rogue Doll]]| illusions = * [[Eye of Deception]]}} ===Duelist Kingdom==={{Decklist| name = Duelist Kingdom Deck| store_properties = true| monsters =* [[Bickuribox (manga)|Bickuribox]]* [[Dark Rabbit (manga)|Dark Rabbit]]* [[Dark-Eyes Illusionist (manga)|Dark-Eyes Illusionist]]* [[Dragon Capture Jar (manga)|Dragon Capture Jar]]* [[Dragon Piper (manga)|Dragon Piper]]* [[Jigen Bakudan (manga)|Jigen Bakudan]]* [[Parrot Dragon (manga)|Parrot Dragon]]* [[Red Archery Girl (manga)|Red Archery Girl]]* [[Ryu-Ran (manga)|Ryu-Ran]]* [[Toon Alligator (manga)|Toon Alligator]]* [[Thousand-Eyes Idol (manga)|Thousand-Eyes Idol]]| spells = * [[Black Illusion Ritual (manga)|Black Illusion Ritual]]* [[Doppelganger (manga)|Doppelganger]]* [[Magic Neutralizing Force (manga)|Magic Neutralizing Force]]* [[Negative Energy (manga)|Negative Energy]]* [[Polymerization (manga)|Polymerization]]* [[Toon World (manga)|Toon World]]| traps = * [[Gorgon's Eye (manga)|Gorgon's Eye]]* [[Mermaid's Tear (manga)|Mermaid's Tear]]* [[Prophecy (manga)|Prophecy]]* [[Trap Displacement (manga)|Trap Displacement]]| unknowns =* [[Shine Palace (manga)|Shine Palace]]| other monsters =* [[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (manga)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]* [[Manga Ryu-Ran (manga)|Manga Ryu-Ran]]* [[Relinquished (manga)|Relinquished]]* [[Thousand-Eyes Restrict (manga)|Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]* [[Toon Mermaid (manga)|Toon Mermaid]]* [[Toon Summoned Skull (manga)|Toon Summoned Skull]]}}

He makes use of his Pegasus also used [[Millennium Eye]]List of unnamed cards#Pegasus's mind reading powers to predict and counter opponents' strategies and exploit cards like "[[Prophecy (card)monster|Prophecyone unnamed monster]]", which usually require guess work.

| [[Maximillion J. Pegasus and Bandit Keith's Duel(manga)|VS]] — [[Keith Howard (manga)|Keith Howard]]

| [[Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' TV Duel(manga)|VS]] — [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] and [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]]

| [[Seto Kaiba and Maximillion J. Pegasus' Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|VS]] — [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]]| [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]]

| [[Yugi, Yami Dark Yugi and Maximillion J. Pegasus' Duelist Kingdom Duel(manga)|VS]] — [[Yugi Mutou (manga)|Yugi Mutou]] and [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]]| [[Duelist Kingdom (manga)|Duelist Kingdom]]

| Pegasus used this to trap the souls of [[Mokuba Kaiba (manga)|Mokuba]] and [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] in "[[Soul Prison (manga)|Soul Prison]]" cards. He planned on trapping the soul of Yugi in "[[The Honor of the King's Left]]".| [[File:D-052 Mind CardPenalty Game.jpgpng|150px|Mind Card]]

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