Editing Critias

{{About|the character|the cards|"[[The Fang of Critias]]" or "[[Legendary Knight Critias]]"}}

{{Infobox character
| image                    = Knight Critias.jpg
| card                     = 
* [[The Fang of Critias]]
* [[Legendary Knight Critias]]
| en_name                  = Critias
| ja_name                  = クリティウス
| romaji_name              = Kuritiusu
| el_name                  = Κριτίας
| anime_debut              = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|150|ref}}
| appears_in_anime         = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series)]]
| gender                   = Male
| previous_partner         = [[Seto Kaiba]]
| organization             = [[Legendary Knight]]s
| previous_organization    = [[Legendary Dragon]]s
| ja_voice                 = {{voice actors|ja|Kenjiro Tsuda}}
| en_voice                 = {{voice actors|en|Eric Stuart}}
}}

'''Critias''' was a legendary knight from the [[Atlantis]], who aided [[Ironheart]] in the Battle of Atlantis.

==Design==
Critias, like other legendary knights, is named after one of Plato's [[wikipedia:Critias (dialogue)|dialogues]], which are the source of many of the rumors pertaining to Atlantis.

In his human form, Critias wears blue armor. Like the other knights he bears a similar facial expression to his chosen duelist, [[Seto Kaiba]].

In his dragon form, Critias is a dark shade of blue.

Critias has a [[Duel Monsters]] card form. The card, "[[The Fang of Critias]]", along with its counterparts "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" and "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" are unlike other cards. They have their own set of rules and are color coded blue. They are [[Spell Cards]] that can combine with other cards. Critias can combine with [[Trap Cards]] to form [[Monster Cards]]. It has been shown to combine with three such cards, "[[Crush Card Virus]]", "[[Tyrant Wing]]" and "[[Mirror Force]]", forming "[[Doom Virus Dragon]]", "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Mirror Force Dragon]]" respectively. "Tyrant Burst Dragon" further combined with "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" to form "[[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]".

==Biography==
===Ancient Atlantis===
Critias and the other legendary knights, [[Timaeus]] and [[Hermos]] resided in the Spirit's World, until [[Atlantis]] became corrupt by the [[Orichalcos]]. [[Ironheart]] summoned them to the human world, to help him defeat [[Dartz]], who was trying to wipe out the population of Atlantis and start fresh. However, Dartz weakened the knights by turning them into dragons.

The [[Legendary Dragon]]s fought alongside rebels from Atlantis and more Duel Spirits, against Dartz, [[Orichalcos Soldier]]s and [[The Great Leviathan]].

The battle ended with neither side victorious and Atlantis sunk to the bottom of the sea. The Dragons were sealed in crystal prisons, until they would needed again.

===Present time===
[[File:Dragon form Critias.jpg|thumb|left|Critias in his dragon form.]]
[[Seto Kaiba]] was chosen as a Legendary Duelist to wield Critias. During his Duel with [[Alister]], he was subconsciously taken to the Duel Monsters Spirit World, where he saw Critias trapped in his prison. By removing a sword he set Critias free and got the card "[[The Fang of Critias]]", so that he may Summon "Critias" while playing ''[[Duel Monsters]]''.

As a card, Critias had the ability to combine itself with [[Trap Cards]]. Kaiba used it to make use of his "[[Crush Card Virus]]", which Alister had prevented him from using with "[[Royal Decree]]". He used it in his second Duel against Alister to Summon "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]" then "[[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]".

When Yugi and Kaiba faces Dartz, Kaiba combined "The Fang of Critias" with Yugi's "[[Mirror Force]]" to Summon "[[Mirror Force Dragon]]". Yugi later used "[[Legend of Heart]]" to change the dragons back to their true forms. Together with [[Timaeus]] and [[Hermos]], Yugi was able to defeat Dartz's "[[Divine Serpent]]" and win the Duel.

However, [[The Great Leviathan]] was Summoned again. Critias took part in the battle against it, this time his side emerged victorious. He, Timaeus, Hermos and [[Dark Magician Girl (character)|Dark Magician Girl]] appeared on the beach to thank Yugi before returning to the spirit world.

==Combinations==
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DoomVirusDragon-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png       | [[Doom Virus Dragon]]<br />''("[[The Fang of Critias]]" + "[[Crush Card Virus]]")''
TyrantBurstDragon-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png     | [[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]<br />''("[[The Fang of Critias]]" + "[[Tyrant Wing]]")''
MirrorForceDragon-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png     | [[Mirror Force Dragon]]"<br /> ''("[[The Fang of Critias]]" + "[[Mirror Force]]")''
KnightofDestiny-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png       | [[Knight of Destiny]]<br />''("[[Legendary Knight Critias]]" + "[[Legendary Knight Hermos]]" + "[[Legendary Knight Timaeus]]")''
</gallery>

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