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The '''Shadow Riders''', known in Japan as the ''Seven Stars Assassins'' (セブンスターズ刺客, ''Sebunsutāzu Shikaku''), serve as the main antagonists of the series' first season, intent on resurrecting the [[Sacred Beasts]]. They are composed of seven [[duelist]]s and their leader of varying origins and backgrounds who each have their own agendas, the Shadow Riders.
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{{About|the group|the arc|[[Seven Stars (arc)]]}}
  
==History==
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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Misc/Start
Enlisted by the elderly Kagemaru in his quest to retrieve his lost youth, the Shadow Riders are a collection of elite duelists who work towards the goal of reviving the [[Sacred Beasts|Sacred Beast Cards]] (三幻魔, ''Sangenma'', Three Phantom Demons). Each of the members that [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and company face possess a [[Shadow Charm]] (闇のアイテム, '''Yami no Aitemu''', ''Dark Item'' in the Japanese version), similar to the [[Millennium Items]] in terms of supernatural power, but of unknown origin. These relics bestow upon their owners different abilities depending on the Shadow Rider in question.
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In the past, [[Kagemaru]] was forced to seal the Sacred Beasts away behind the [[Spirit Gate|Spirit Gates]] underneath [[Duel Academy]] due to their inability to grant his wish at that time. In order to access their true abilities, he bestows upon [[Chancellor Sheppard]] the [[Spirit Keys|seven keys]] capable of unlocking the Spirit Gate, and pits his subordinates against the school's finest to create the strong dueling presence needed to resurrect the Sacred Beasts.
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==Members==
 
===Nightshroud===
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters
 
|name=Nightshroud
 
|image=[[Image:Darkness.jpg|230px]]
 
|caption=Nightshroud
 
|appears_in=''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
|debut=[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 029 - Doomsday Duel - Part 1]]
 
|Deck=[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
 
|status_at_debut=Possessing [[Atticus Rhodes]]
 
|seiyu=[[Wikipedia:Kouji Yusa|Kouji Yusa]]
 
|English_voice_actor=[[Wikipedia:Jason Anthony Griffith|Jason Anthony Griffith]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Misc/ExtendedName
'''Nightshroud''', known in Japan as '''Darkness''' (ダークネス, ''Dākunesu''), is the first of the [[Shadow Riders]] to challenge [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], and the owner of the other half of the [[Shadow Charm]] pendant in Jaden's possession. Nightshroud sets a [[Shadow Game]] in which the loser would have his soul sealed in a card. When defeated, Nightshroud's soul which represented by the mask is sealed away, and [[Atticus Rhodes|Atticus]], who had been the dark personality's vessel, is freed.
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| english              = Shadow Riders
 
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| kanji                = セブンスターズ刺客
During the [[Genex tournament]], Atticus uses Nightshroud's Deck in hopes of convincing his friend, [[Zane Truesdale|Zane]], that the dark path taken by a duelist is a terrible course. As a result, Nightshroud's influence that lay dormant within his cards is once again able to take control of Atticus, only to be permanently banished following his defeat.
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| romaji              = Sebunsutāzu Shikaku
 
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| alternate            = Seven Stars
However he makes a subsequent return in the fourth year after Jaden challenges Atticus to a rematch to discover Nightshroud's secrets. Atticus also has nightmares about the day he became Nightshroud's host, which reveal he was not the first or only person to take up Nightshroud's soul. Adding to the mystery, while visiting the arena underneath the Abandoned Dorm, Atticus is attacked by [[Yusuke Fujihara]], which may indicate some connection between the two.
 
 
 
'''Character design'''<br>
 
[[Image:Darkness Linework.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Nightshroud's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the duelist in full Nightshroud regalia from front and rear alongside views of his head and mask from different angles.]]
 
 
 
Nightshroud's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. Nightshroud wears a tight-fitting overcoat with raised shoulders and waistline and gold and green trimmings.
 
 
 
His dark dragon mask, similar to that worn by his signature monster "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon]]", is completely black with the exception of blue eye-pieces and a red stone in the center of the forehead. In this incarnation, the bangs closest to his face are positioned in front of the mask.
 
 
 
[[Image:Darkness Mask.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Nightshroud's Mask]]
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Nightshroud plays a "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]"-based '''[[Dragon]] Deck'''. It focuses on quickly summoning "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon]]" and strengthening it by placing a large number of [[Dragon|Dragon-type monsters]] in his graveyard.
 
 
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
 
* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]] x2
 
 
 
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* [[Attachment Dragon]]
 
* [[Cave Dragon]]
 
* [[Mirage Dragon]]
 
* [[Spear Dragon]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes B. Chick]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Troop Dragon]] x2
 
 
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Spell]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Inferno Fire Blast]]
 
* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]
 
* [[Super Rejuvenation]]
 
* [[Dragon's Gunfire]]
 
* [[Dragon Heart]]
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
* [[Magic Reflector Armor - Metal Plus]]
 
* [[Negate Attack]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Spirit]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
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| episode              = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|29|ref}}
===Camula===
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| anime                = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
[[Image:Camula.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Camula]] '''Vampire Camula''' (吸血美女 (ヴァンパイア) カミューラ, ''Banpaia Kamyūra'') is a female vampire who is the second of the [[Shadow Riders]]. She’s very serious when it comes to dueling for she hopes to revive her race from its destruction by the people of Medieval Times.
 
 
 
Camula is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Bella Hudson|Bella Hudson]] in the English dubs and [[Wikipedia:Kanako Irie|Kanako Irie]] in the Japanese version. Camula's name is derived from the name of Joseph Sheridan le Fanu's novel, [[Wikipedia:Carmilla|Carmilla]].
 
 
 
'''Character design'''<br>
 
[[Image:Vampire Camula Linework.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Camula's design incorporates a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the [[Shadow Rider]] in full regalia from front, side, and rear alongside views of her head from different angles.]]
 
 
 
Camula's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. Her usual outfit consists of a long dress, displaying her cleavage with long slits revealing the side of her legs, straps crossing her arms just below her shoulders attached to a cape and bat broaches below her cleavage and above the slits, gold armbands and bracelets on both arms, and healed shoes with laces continuing up her shins. She has long straight green waist length hair with one large curl above her forehead. She wears her own exclusive Shadow Rider [[Duel Disk]] that's [[Monster Card Zones]] were in the shape of bat's wings, on her left arm.
 
 
 
'''Character biography'''<br>
 
She had been asleep within her coffin until [[Kagemaru]] uncovered it and invited her to join the Shadow Riders. She captures the souls of her opponents following their losses within dolls to fuel her cause, and uses the Shadow Charm choker around her neck to bet the souls of others in conjunction with the Shadow Game-exclusive [[Illusion Gate]], (a powerful card that requires her to give a soul to the [[Sacred Beasts]] if she looses after playing it, but it has the power to over up anyone's she wishes) to ensure victory. She manages to obtain the keys off [[Vellian Crowler|Crowler]] and [[Zane]], but during her duel with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], her [[Shadow Charm]]'s power is negated by the completed item that Jaden possesses. Out of over self-confidence, Camula places her own soul on the line (in the Japanese version, she does not have a choice because the card was already activated), and it is dragged into the Gate after she loses, leaving her body an empty husk which crumbles into dust.
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Camula plays a '''Vampire-orientated [[Zombie Deck]]'''. Several of her monsters such as [[Zombie Werewolf]] and [[Vampire Bat]] can feint revival by either summoning or discarding additional copies of themselves when destroyed through battle. Camula is also able to combine the recursion ability of [[Vampire Genesis]] with [[Genesis Crisis]] to repetitively raise her undead army from the Graveyard.
 
 
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Vampire Genesis]]
 
* [[Vampire Lord]]
 
* [[Vampire Lady]]
 
* [[Despair from the Dark]]
 
* [[Ryu Kokki]]
 
* [[Zombie Werewolf]]
 
* [[Vampire Bat]]
 
* [[Curse of Vampire]]
 
* [[Patrician of Darkness]]
 
  
 
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* [[Book of Life]]  
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* [[Kagemaru]] (leader)
* [[Infernalvania]]  
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* [[Lyman Banner|Amnael]]
* [[Illusion Gate]]  
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* [[Nightshroud]]  
* [[Pot of Greed]]  
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* [[Camula]]  
* [[Genesis Crisis]]  
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* [[Tania]]  
* [[Giant Trunade]]  
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* [[Don Zaloog (character)|Don Zaloog]]
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* [[Abidos the Third]]  
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* [[Titan]]  
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Zombie Bed]]
 
* [[Red Ghost Moon]]
 
}}
 
|}
 
  
===Tania===
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The '''Shadow Riders''', known in Japan as the '''Seven Stars Assassins''' 「セブンスターズ刺客, ''Sebunsutāzu Shikaku''」, serve as the main antagonists of the first season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', intent on resurrecting the [[Sacred Beasts]]. They are composed of 7 [[Duelist]]s and their leader of varying origins and backgrounds who each have their own agendas.
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters
 
|name=Tania
 
|image=[[Image:Tania.jpg|230px]]
 
|caption=Amazoness Tania
 
|appears_in=''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
|debut=[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 036 - Duel Distractions - Part 1]]
 
|Deck=[[Amazoness]]
 
|status_at_debut=Shadow Rider
 
|relations=Pet tiger: Bass
 
|seiyu=[[Wikipedia:Kazue Komiya|Kazue Komiya]]
 
|English_voice_actor=Alyson Johnson
 
|}}
 
  
'''Tania''' (アマゾネス・タニヤ ''Amasonesu Taniya'') is an [[Amazoness]] who is the third of the [[Shadow Riders]].  
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==History==
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Enlisted by the elderly [[Kagemaru]] in his quest to retrieve his lost youth, the Shadow Riders are a collection of elite duelists who work towards the goal of reviving the [[Sacred Beasts|Sacred Beast Cards]] (三幻魔, ''Sangenma'', Three Phantom Demons). Each of the members that [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and company face possess a [[Shadow Charms|Shadow Charm]] (闇のアイテム, ''Yami no Aitemu'', Dark Item), similar to the [[Millennium Items]] in terms of supernatural power, but of unknown origin. These relics bestow upon their owners different abilities depending on the Shadow Rider in question.
  
'''Character design'''<br>
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In the past, [[Kagemaru]] was forced to seal the [[Sacred Beasts|Sacred Beast Cards]] away behind the [[Spirit Gate|Spirit Gates]] underneath [[Duel Academy]] due to their inability to grant his wish at that time. In order to access their true abilities, he bestows upon [[Chancellor Sheppard]] the [[Spirit Keys|seven keys]] capable of unlocking the [[Spirit Gates]] and then pits his subordinates against the school's finest to create the strong dueling presence needed to resurrect the [[Sacred Beasts]] cards.
[[Image:Taniya Linework.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Tania's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the [[Shadow Rider]] in full regalia from front, and rear alongside views of her head from different angles as well as close ups of her duel disk and hands.]]
 
  
Tania's character designs were overseen by Kenichi Hara and is based on an [[Wikipedia:Amazons|Amazon]]. Tania's usual outfit consists of a skin tight tube top displaying her cleavage, two double buckled belts, combat pants belted below her knees, spiked wrist, ankle bracelets and collar, an elbow length left and wrist length right glove with studded knuckles. Her left hand has various rings and an "Eye of Anubis" artifact. Her hair is tied back in one long plait reaching below her waist. The character is very muscular. She wears her own exclusive Shadow Rider [[Duel Disk]] in the shape of a sword on her left arm.
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==Members==
 
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'''Character biography'''<br>
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! Shadow Rider
She falls in love with [[Bastion Misawa|Bastion]], and after some sweet talking and showing off her amazing dueling skills, defeats Bastion and makes him her bridegroom for a short time until she grows tired of him. She fights [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] in a soul match with the effect of [[Amazoness Arena]], and later reveals her true form to be that of a white tiger, using a Shadow Charm gauntlet she obtained from joining the Shadow Riders to assume human form to find a worthy duelist to be her husband. She eventually resumes her true form and runs off.
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! Shadow Charm
 
 
During the third year, she appears before Jaden and his group while they are in the middle of their search for the missing [[Jesse Anderson|Jesse]]. She was returned to her human form when she was sucked into the second alternate dimension since their last visit. She serves as their guide through the first town they encounter, and stays behind with [[Bastion]] after Jaden liberates the town.
 
 
 
Tania also has a pet tiger named Bass, who resembles the "[[Amazoness Tiger]]".
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Tania's [[Amazoness]] cards, based off the [[Wikipedia:Amazons|Amazons]] of Greek mythology, are divided into two decks: '''Courage and Knowledge'''. She uses the Knowledge deck against [[Bastion Misawa]], and the Courage deck against [[Jaden Yuki]].
 
 
 
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|-
 
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| [[Nightshroud]]
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| Pendant
 
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| [[Camula]]
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| Choker
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Amazoness Swords Woman]]
 
* [[Amazoness Blowpiper]]
 
* [[Amazoness Paladin]]
 
* [[Amazoness Tiger]]
 
}}
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Spell]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Amazoness Spellcaster]]
 
* [[Amazoness Charm]]
 
* [[Amazoness Arena]]
 
* [[Amazoness Call]]
 
* [[Amazoness Trainer]]
 
}}
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Pride of Tribe]]
 
* [[Dramatic Rescue]]
 
* [[Amazoness Archers]]
 
}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===Don Zaloog===
 
[[Image:DonnyZ.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Don Zaloog]] '''Don Zaloog''' (首領-ザルーグ ''Shuryō Zarūgu'') is the fourth of the Shadow Riders.
 
 
 
In the English version, Zaloog is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Darren Dunstan|Darren Dunstan]], while [[Wikipedia:Taiten Kusunoki|Taiten Kusunoki]] takes the role in the Japanese version.
 
 
 
'''Character design'''<br>
 
[[Image:Don Zaloog Linework.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Don Zaloog's designs incorporate multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is Zaloog in full [[Dark Scorpion]] regalia from front and rear views of his head from different angles, and details of his gun, tattoo, buckle and height in comparison to [[Chazz Princeton|Chazz]].]]
 
 
 
Zaloog's outfit consists of the standard [[Dark Scorpion]] uniform with additional gun straps, a strap of bullets and an eye patch. His grey hair is shoulder length, with a fringe covering most of his forehead. 
 
 
 
'''Character biography'''<br>
 
 
 
Zaloog is actually a Duel Monster spirit of [[Don Zaloog]] brought to life by the power of the Shadow Charm eye patch he wears. He is also the leader of the band of thieves known as the '''Dark Scorpion Gang''' (Black Scorpion Graverobber Gang; 黒サソリ盗掘団, ''Kurosasori Tōkutsu-dan''), who were also [[Image:DarkScorpions.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The other members of the Dark Scorpions in their causal regalia.]]brought to life by the item. Zaloog is sort of a Robin Hood figure, as he steals from the rich and never hurts or kills anyone. He masquerades as a detective named '''Detective Zaloog''' (Police Inspector Manguer in the Japanese version), sent to assist the students in hiding the remaining spirit keys, while his posse work on taking the [[Spirit Key|keys]] incognito. However, since they fail to obtain the keys in a duel, they are unable to unlock the spirit gate of the [[Sacred Beasts]]. When Zaloog and his gang are discovered, he and [[Chazz Princeton|Chazz]] duel with all the remaining keys on the line. In the end, he and his cohorts are defeated, and the power of his [[Shadow Charm]] is nullified. After reverting back to their spirit forms, the Dark Scorpions join the many weak monsters in Chazz's care, to the young duelist's annoyance.
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Zaloog plays a '''Dark Scorpion Deck''', themed on bringing together the members of the Dark Scorpion Gang and triggering their five effects in unison, with support from cards such as [[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]] and [[Dark Scorpion Combination]].
 
 
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Don Zaloog]]
 
* [[Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong]]
 
* [[Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow]]
 
* [[Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn]]
 
* [[Cliff the Trap Remover]]
 
* [[Golem Sentry]]
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Spell]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Dark Scorpion Tragedy of Love]]
 
* [[Mustering of the Dark Scorpions]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Dark Scorpion Combination]]
 
* [[Retreat of the Dark Scorpions]]
 
}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===Abidos the Third===
 
[[Image:AbidostheThird.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Abidos the Third]] [[Image:‎Abidos Linework.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Linework]] '''Abidos the Third''' (アビドス3世, ''Abidosu San-sei'') is an ancient pharaoh who never lost a single duel who is the fifth of the [[Shadow Riders]]. Abidos regained physical form through the powers of the Shadow Charm headband he wore. With an army of mummies, Abidos gathers [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] and company on his celestial yacht for a duel. During the duel with Jaden, Abidos realizes that the only reason he kept winning was because his opponents always lost on purpose, simply because he was pharaoh. Jaden, however, manages to give Abidos a real duel in which the opponent actually tries to win. Satisfied with his defeat, Abidos departs for the afterlife, giving Jaden his Shadow Charm, the latter making a promise to meet him again in one hundred years time.
 
 
 
In the English version, Abidos is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Darren Dunstan|Darren Dunstan]], while [[Wikipedia:Mamoru Miyano|Mamoru Miyano]] takes the role in the Japanese version.
 
 
 
His name is derived from the name of the ancient Egyptian city, Abydos.
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Abidos plays a '''Servants of the Pharaoh Deck''', themed on gathering three Sarcophagus cards to summon [[Spirit of the Pharaoh]].
 
 
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Tania]]
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| Gauntlet
 
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| [[Don Zaloog (character)|Don Zaloog]]
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| Eyepatch
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
 
* [[Hercules Beetle]]
 
* [[Pharaoh's Servant (Card)|Pharaoh's Servant]]
 
* [[Pharaonic Protector]]
 
 
 
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* [[Spirit of the Pharaoh]]
 
* [[Sinister Serpent]]
 
}}
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Spell]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Thousand Energy]]
 
* [[Tribute to the Doomed]]
 
* [[The Second Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[The Third Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
* [[Soul Guide]]
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[The First Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Magic Jammer]]
 
* [[Embodiment of Apophis]]
 
}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===Titan===
 
[[Image:Titan.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Titan]]
 
[[Image:Titan Linework.jpg|thumb|thumb|left|100px|Linework]] '''Titan''' (タイタン, ''Taitan'') was a former carny at a circus, but is currently a hit man originally hired by [[Vellian Crowler|Crowler]] to deal with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]]. He captures [[Alexis Rhodes|Alexis]] and forces Jaden to duel for her life. Despite his reputation of possessing the power of a [[Millennium Item]], it is in fact a fake [[Millennium Puzzle]], and Titan uses various tricks to mimic a Shadow Game. He becomes the victim of a real shadow duel, however, and is dragged into the Shadow Realm, but is saved by [[Kagemaru]] under the condition that he will serve as the sixth of the [[Shadow Riders]], wearing a Shadow Charm mask to bind him to the real world. Taking advantage of Alexis' desire to restore her brother's memories, Titan challenges her in the abandoned dorm where they first met. Following his defeat, his soul is pulled back into the pits of darkness.
 
 
 
He is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Norio Wakamoto|Norio Wakamoto]] in the Japanese version.
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Titan plays an '''[[Archfiend]] (Demon) Deck''', composed largely of monsters based off Chess Pieces, in his first encounter with [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]], and uses Bullfighter Fiend cards in his duel with [[Alexis Rhodes|Alexis]].
 
 
 
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| [[Abidos the Third]]
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| Headband
 
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| [[Titan]]
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Monster]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
 
* [[Summoned Skull]]
 
 
 
<u>Effect Monsters</u>
 
* [[Skull Archfiend of Lightning]]
 
* [[Infernalqueen Archfiend]]
 
* [[Terrorking Archfiend]]
 
* [[Desrook Archfiend]]
 
* [[Picador Fiend]]  
 
* [[Banderillero Fiend]]
 
 
 
<u>Ritual Monsters</u>
 
* [[Matador Fiend]]
 
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|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Spell]]s</center>'''''
 
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* [[Pandemonium]]
 
* [[Double Spell]]
 
* [[Archfiend's Oath]] 
 
* [[Dark Arena]]
 
* [[Ritual of the Matador]]
 
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{{DynamicNavigationBoxL
 
|TITLE= '''''<center>[[Trap]]s</center>'''''
 
|CONTENT=
 
* [[Battle-Scarred]]
 
* [[Des Counterblow]]
 
}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===Amnael===
 
[[Image:Amnael.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Amnael]] '''Amnael''' (アムナエル, ''Amunaeru'') is the seventh and final [[Shadow Riders|Shadow Rider]], who challenges [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] to a duel. "Amnael" is actually a pseudonym used by [[Lyman Banner]], who eventually reveals his body to be is a crumbling homunculus vessel. Banner overpowers his former pupil, but Jaden manages to defeat him. After giving Jaden his Shadow Charm, the Emerald Tablet, Banner is reduced to dust, along with his original mummified body. His spirit, however, lives on in the body of his cat, Pharaoh.
 
 
 
'''Character design'''<br>
 
[[Image:Amnael Linework.jpg|thumbnail|180px|right|Amnael's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the alchemist in full Amnael regalia from front and rear alongside views of his head from different angles and levels of concealment.]]
 
 
 
Amnael's character design was overseen by Kenichi Hara. Amnael wears a hooded tunic with a flowing red scarf, boots, and a mask with yellow eye-pieces. On his right hand is a glove made of heavier material, and he carries a black model of the Academy-issued [[Duel Disk]] on his left despite the second Japanese opening sequence featuring him with the standard Disk given to all students and staff before his official debut as Amnael. In this incarnation, he has white hair, and the sides of his face are covered in pronounced veins and cracks.
 
 
 
The concept illustrations for Banner's facial expressions were identical for both Amnael and [[Lyman Banner|Banner]].
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Amnael plays an '''Alchemy Deck''', which draws a relationship between the science and universe. His strategy relies on the removal of his own cards [[Removed from Play|from the game]], supported by the special summoning of '''Alchemy Beasts''' (Alchemic Beasts; 錬金獣, ''Renkinjū''), based off common base metals and animals used in alchemy to transmute and refine gold, and the Alchemic Processes, based off four of the seven main stages in transmutation, falling under calcination, dissolution, separation, conjunction, fermentation, distillation, and coagulation. In the Japanese version, the positions of the two words making up each Alchemic Beast's name are inversed, as well as "the" being omitted entirely. (Their names, as well as the names of the Alchemic Processes, are not hyphenated.)
 
 
 
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| Emerald Tablet
 
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* [[Helios Tris Megistus]]
 
* [[Helios Duo Megistus]]
 
* [[Helios - The Primordial Sun]]
 
* [[Golden Homunculus]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Eatos the Tin]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Echeneis the Mercury]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Leon the Lead]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Moonface the Silver]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Ouroboros the Bronze]]
 
* [[Alchemy Beast - Salamandra the Steel]]
 
* [[Aqua Spirit]]
 
* [[Garuda the Wind Spirit]]
 
* [[Spirit of Flames]]
 
* [[The Rock Spirit]]
 
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* [[Black Process - Negledo]]
 
* [[Bronze Scale]]
 
* [[Chaos Distill]]
 
* [[Chaos Greed]]
 
* [[Dark Wall of Wind]]
 
* [[Grand Convergence]]
 
* [[Lead Compass]]
 
* [[Mercury Hourglass]]
 
* [[Planet Alignment]]
 
* [[Red Process - Rubedo]]
 
* [[Silver Key]]
 
* [[Steel Lamp]]
 
* [[Tin Spell Circle]]
 
* [[White Process - Albedo]]
 
* [[Yellow Process - Kitolenics]]
 
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* [[Elemental Absorber]]
 
* [[Macro Cosmos]]
 
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===Kagemaru===
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Kagemaru.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Kagemaru]] '''Kagemaru''' (影丸) is the leader of the Shadow Riders and former superintendent of [[Duel Academy]]. In horrible health, he hoped to attain eternal youth by sacrificing Duel Monster spirits to the Sacred Beasts. During his duel with [[Jaden]], his youth gradually returned. After being defeated, however, he returned to his aged state. He then promised to renounce his former ways and asked for forgiveness, which Jaden was happy to give. Kagemaru was last seen being carried to the hospital by helicopter.
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* The groups original name, The "Seven Stars" may be a reference to the Biblical Seven Stars in the Book of Revelation.
 
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* In their debut, only six members were seen; including a silhouette of a member that did not resemble either Abidos or Don Zaloog.
In the fourth season, Kagemaru returns to Duel Academy with Sartorius to tell Jaden that they have sensed a crisis that might happen somewhere down the road.
 
 
 
 
 
The "Kage" portion of his name is derived from the Japanese word "kage" (影), meaning "shadow."
 
 
 
In the English version, [[Wikipedia:David Willis|David Willis]] plays the old, frail Kagemaru while [[Wikipedia:Marc Thompson|Marc Thompson]] plays the young Kagemaru.  In the original Japanese version, [[Wikipedia:Mugihito|Mugihito]] plays the old Kagemaru while [[Wikipedia:Nobutoshi Canna|Nobutoshi Canna]] plays the young one.
 
 
 
'''Deck'''<br>
 
Kagemaru's plays a '''[[Sacred Beast Deck]]'''. He carries a basic [[Fiend Deck]] to support Raviel, and plenty of [[Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s to support Uria and Hamon.
 
 
 
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* [[Uria, Lord of Searing Flames]]
 
* [[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]
 
* [[Raviel, Lord of Phantasms]]
 
* [[The Creator]]
 
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* [[Abyssal Designator]]
 
* [[Monster Reincarnation]]
 
* [[Premature Burial]]
 
* [[Pot of Greed]]
 
* [[Resurrection Tribute]]
 
* [[Phantasmal Martyrs]]
 
* [[Fallen Paradise]]
 
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* [[Statue of the Wicked]]
 
* [[Penalty Game!]]
 
* [[Mispolymerization]]
 
* [[Jar of Greed]]
 
* [[Chain Burst]]
 
* [[Divine Wrath]]
 
* [[Cemetery Bomb]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 7 January 2024

Shadow Riders

Shadow Riders

Kanji

セブンスターズ刺客

Rōmaji

Sebunsutāzu Shikaku

English

Shadow Riders

Alternate names

Seven Stars

Appears in (anime)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Appears in (episode)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 02929: "Doomsday Duel, Part 1"

The Shadow Riders, known in Japan as the Seven Stars Assassins 「セブンスターズ刺客, Sebunsutāzu Shikaku」, serve as the main antagonists of the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, intent on resurrecting the Sacred Beasts. They are composed of 7 Duelists and their leader of varying origins and backgrounds who each have their own agendas.

History[edit]

Enlisted by the elderly Kagemaru in his quest to retrieve his lost youth, the Shadow Riders are a collection of elite duelists who work towards the goal of reviving the Sacred Beast Cards (三幻魔, Sangenma, Three Phantom Demons). Each of the members that Jaden and company face possess a Shadow Charm (闇のアイテム, Yami no Aitemu, Dark Item), similar to the Millennium Items in terms of supernatural power, but of unknown origin. These relics bestow upon their owners different abilities depending on the Shadow Rider in question.

In the past, Kagemaru was forced to seal the Sacred Beast Cards away behind the Spirit Gates underneath Duel Academy due to their inability to grant his wish at that time. In order to access their true abilities, he bestows upon Chancellor Sheppard the seven keys capable of unlocking the Spirit Gates and then pits his subordinates against the school's finest to create the strong dueling presence needed to resurrect the Sacred Beasts cards.

Members[edit]

Shadow Rider Shadow Charm
Nightshroud Pendant
Camula Choker
Tania Gauntlet
Don Zaloog Eyepatch
Abidos the Third Headband
Titan Mask
Amnael Emerald Tablet
Kagemaru Ring

Trivia[edit]

  • The groups original name, The "Seven Stars" may be a reference to the Biblical Seven Stars in the Book of Revelation.
  • In their debut, only six members were seen; including a silhouette of a member that did not resemble either Abidos or Don Zaloog.