Editing Alister

{{About|the character|the [[Monster Card|monster]] with a similair sounding name|"[[Aleister the Invoker]]"}}
{{Infobox character
| image                   = Alister4.png
| en_name                 = Alister
| ja_name                 = アメルダ
| romaji_name             = Ameruda
| ja_trans_name           = Amelda 
| ar_name                 = آلستر
| anime_debut             = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|145|ref}}      
| appears_in_anime        = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (second series)]]
| gender                  = Male
| relatives               = 
* Mother (deceased; kidnapped in the dub)
* [[Mikey]] (younger brother; deceased; kidnapped in the dub)
| previous_organization   = [[Doma]]
| anime_deck              = 
* [[Toon]]
* [[Gorlag]] 
* Army
| ja_voice                = {{voice actors|ja|Yukishige Iemura|Hitomi Utahara (young)}}
| en_voice                = {{voice actors|en|Ted Lewis}}
| de_voice                = {{voice actors|de|Rainer Fritzsche}}
}}

'''Alister''', known as '''Amelda''' in the Japanese version, is one of the main antagonists in the [[Waking the Dragons]] story arc of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime]] along with [[Valon]], [[Rafael]], [[Dartz]], and the [[Great Leviathan]]. After all of Doma was free from the Great Leviathan, they redeemed themselves. 

Alister often quarrels with [[Valon]] because of each one's personal reasons to go after each one's target (in the dub, they argued over whose target was stronger). Alister also bought over half of [[Seto Kaiba]]'s [[KaibaCorp|company]] but it's unclear whether he used [[Maximillion Pegasus]]'s money or money from the [[Paradius]] corporation.

==Design==
===Appearance===
[[File:Amelda Linework.jpg|thumb|left|Alister's design incorporates multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the [[Duelist]] in "Doma Swordsman" regalia from front, rear and alongside views and alongside views of his head from different angles.]]

Alister's usual outfit consists of a large open full-body coat with padded shoulders and belted sleeves, a cropped top (that reveals his midsection) and fingerless gloves with studded knuckles. His [[Orichalcos Stone]] is worn on a piece of lace around his neck. He carries a [[Chaos Duel Disk]].

===Voice and mannerisms===
In the dub, he has a habit of making fun of the lesser members of Doma by calling them names. He called [[Gurimo]] "geezer" and "old man", [[Rex Raptor]] and [[Weevil Underwood]] "twerps" and "nimrods", and [[Mai Valentine]] "Little Miss Loudmouth". 

===Etymology===
The names of Alister and his fellows (known as Doma's Three Swordsman in the Japanese version) in addition to Dartz himself are drawn from [[wikipedia:The_Three_Musketeers|The Three Musketeers]]; Alister's name is derived from [[wikipedia:Aramis|Aramis]], also known as the Duke of Alameda. His dub name was based on [[Wikipedia:Aleister Crowley|Aleister Crowley]], the British occultist who created the Unicursal Hexagram, the symbol used for "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]". The obscurity of this fact is most likely why it wasn't changed in the dub.
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==Biography==
===Waking the Dragons===
[[File:Alister save.jpg|thumb|180px|Alister saving [[Mikey|his brother]] after their home was attacked by a tank missile]]
When Alister was a child, the country he lived in was torn apart by war. In the dub, [[KaibaCorp]] bought the land from the city. When the residents refused to leave, [[Gozaburo Kaiba]] decided to force them out. Many were forced to dig tunnels and steal food to survive. 

[[File:Alister mother.png|thumb|left|A photograph of their mother Alister kept in his locket]]
Alister and his brother managed to survive. In the original, there was a war going on between two countries and Gozaburo Kaiba supplied the weapons to both sides. In the English dub, Alister's mother (seen only briefly during the 150th episode inside his locket) and his brother, [[Mikey]], were eventually captured. 

[[File:Milkey death.jpg|thumb|His brother was killed when the tank he was in blew up.]]
In the Japanese version, his brother was killed when the tank he was in blew up. Alister has hated [[Seto Kaiba]] ever since and has designated him as his target. [[Dartz]] found him and offered him the chance to join his organization. 

Unknown to Alister, Dartz had disguised himself as Gozaburo Kaiba and was responsible for the attack. One of Alister's treasured keepsakes is his brother's broken action figure, [[Dyna Dude]], from the [[Monster Card|monster]] "[[Air Fortress Ziggurat]]" (for this monster, Dyna Dude is a robot token).

[[File:Broken Dyna Dude.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Alister holding his brother's burned Dyna Dude]]
Alister is involved in two Duels, both of which are against Seto Kaiba. In the first one, Alister disguises himself as [[Maximillion Pegasus]] and challenges Kaiba. Halfway through the Duel, Alister pulls off his disguise and reveals his true identity and motivation after Kaiba deduces that he's not the real Pegasus. 

The Duel ends in a [[DRAW]]. In the second Duel, Alister disguises himself as a pilot and takes off with Kaiba on board. Halfway through the flight, Alister puts the plane on autopilot and challenges Kaiba again. When Kaiba gained the upper hand, Alister decided not to end his turn so the plane crash would kill him, Kaiba and Mokuba (in the dub, the seal would absorb all three of them if the plane crashed). In the end, Alister fails due to Kaiba using "[[Fang of Critias]]" to win the Duel and the Legendary Dragons saving the plane. As the seal takes his soul, Alister sees Mokuba as his brother and gives him his brother's [[Dyna Dude]] action figure before collapsing.
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=== Grand Championship ===
[[File:Alisterpast.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Alister after the Waking Dragon arc]]
He has another possible appearance at the end of the [[Grand Championship]] arc in the background by the [[wikipedia:Leaning Tower of Pisa|Leaning Tower of Pisa]] during the celebrations of [[Yugi Muto]]'s victory over [[Leon von Schroeder]].

=== Dawn of the Duel ===
He appears at the end of the [[Dawn of the Duel]] arc during Pegasus' monologue, most likely searching for survivors from his town (or in the dub, his family).
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==Deck==
Alister utilizes three [[Deck]]s during the series. The first is a '''"[[Toon]]" Deck''', used while he was masquerading as [[Maximillion Pegasus]] when [[Seto Kaiba]] came to confront him, and is Pegasus' own Deck. The Deck focuses on the [[Toon monster]]s, which are immune to destruction [[destroyed by battle|in battle]] and can [[attack]] [[direct attack|directly]].

After Kaiba [[destroy]]s "[[Toon World (later anime)|Toon World]]" with "[[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon (anime)|A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]", Alister reveals himself and begins to use his second Deck, a '''Gorlag Deck''' from his own [[Duel Disk#Chaos Duel Disk|Chaos Duel Disk]]. This Deck focuses on "[[Gorlag]]", who [[Special Summon]]s any monster it destroys to Alister's field as a [[FIRE]] [[Attribute]] monster, raising its ATK for each FIRE monster on the [[field]]. Alister further supports "Gorlag" with "[[Aetonyx Flame]]" and "[[Fire Whip]]".

{{Decklist|Toon Deck
|normal monsters =
* [[Toon Alligator (anime)|Toon Alligator]]
|toon monsters =
* [[Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (later anime)|Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon]]
* [[Toon Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Toon Dark Magician Girl]]
* [[Toon Masked Sorcerer (anime)|Toon Masked Sorcerer]]
|spells =
* [[Toon Rollback (anime)|Toon Rollback]]
* [[Toon Table of Contents (anime)|Toon Table of Contents]]
* [[Toon World (later anime)|Toon World]]
|traps =
* [[Toon Mask (anime)|Toon Mask]]
}}

{{Decklist|Gorlag Deck
|effect monsters =
* [[Gorlag]]
|spells =
* [[Aetonyx Flame]]
* [[Contagion of Madness]]
* [[Fire Whip]]
* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]
* [[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]
|traps =
* [[Royal Decree (anime)|Royal Decree]]
}}

When Alister next encounters Kaiba, he uses an '''Army Deck''' of [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters that reflect the incident that happened in Alister's past where [[KaibaCorp]]-financed troops destroyed his village and killed [[Mikey|his brother]]. Alister's ace monster in this Deck is "[[Air Fortress Ziggurat]]", his most powerful monster with 2500 [[ATK]], and that spawns a "[[Robot Token]]" every turn, reminiscent of his brother's favorite toy.

{{Decklist|Army Deck
|normal monsters =
* [[Cyber Soldier of Darkworld (anime)|Cyber Soldier of Darkworld]]
* [[Science Soldier (anime)|Science Soldier]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Air Fortress Ziggurat]]
* [[KC-1 Crayton]]
* [[Kinetic Soldier (anime)|Kinetic Soldier]]
* [[Spell Canceller (anime)|Spell Canceller]]
|spells =
* [[Emergency Provisions (anime)|Emergency Provisions]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card is drawn but not played by him during [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 167|episode 167]].</ref>
* [[Junk Dealer]]
* [[Sky Union]]
* [[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]
* [[Toy Robot Box]]
|traps =
* [[Soldier Revolt]]
* [[Tank Corps]]
}}

==Duels==
{| class="wikitable card-list"
|-
! Opponent(s) || Episode(s) || Outcome(s)
|-
| [[Seto Kaiba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 149|149]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 150|150]] || [[DRAW]]
|-
| [[Seto Kaiba]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 166|166]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 167|167]] || Lose
|}

==Notes==
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{{Doma}}

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