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'''Dartz''' is was the main antagonist in the ''[[Waking the Dragons]]'' story arc of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|second series animeSecond Series Anime]]. He Dartz was the last potentate of the city of [[Atlantis]], and his history is was tied to that of the lost city.

==DesignBiography===== Appearance History===[[File:Dartz Linework.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Dartz' design incorporates multiple layers Ten thousand years ago, Atlantis, an island that was isolated from the rest of clothing and the world, was a wide range of expressionsperfect civilization. Depicted here is One day, however, meteors rained down upon the kingdom. Those meteorites were mysterious and powerful [[DuelistOrichalcos Stone|Stone]] in full regalia from front and side views and alongside views s of his head from different angles.]]the [[File:Dartz.png|left|thumb|344x344px|Full view of Dartz with his business clothes.Orichalcos]]Dartz's usual outfit consists , and glowed a bright greenish blue. Those stones imbued the people of closed white Atlantis with ultimate knowledge and blue robespower. His outfit also includes In just a foot length cloak which trails behind himfew years, padded shouldersAtlantis became the most advanced civilization on the planet, cuffed wristsand was even more advanced than the modern world. However, a raised collar with power came corruption and a stone bearing the symbol of the greed. [[OrichalcosIronheart]] around , the King of Atlantis, gave his neck. throne to his son, Dartz wears piercings on his left ear. He wears a fragment Soon, the stones of the [[Orichalcos Stone]] began to expose the evil in a chain people, and turned those with darkness on the inside into monsters on his forehead. His light blue hair features a two locked fringe and trails to near knee length and is tied at waist lengththe outside. Dartz originally had gold iriseswitnessed his own wife, but after being corrupted by the Orichalcos, he has [[wikipedia:Heterochromia|heterochromic]] irises; his right iris is green and his left is gold. His right eye returned to its original gold color after he was defeated by [[Yami YugiIona]]become a horrid, ugly beast. During (In the final Duel Japanese version, she attacked him and he wears a [[Chaos Duel Disk]]. When he is in Paradius Inc. he wears a periwinkle colored suit with red tie used his sword and white shoeskilled her.)

===Abilities===Being the master Confused and frightened, Dartz consulted a stone of the Orichalcos, it has bestowed upon for guidance. The Orichalcos granted Dartz great power and lent him powerful magical abilities rivaling those of the Millennium Items, like materializing Duel Monsters, summoning his [[Orichalcos Soldier|Orichalcos Soldiers]] all over s to do his bidding. It told him to resurrect an ancient mystical beast known as [[The Great Leviathan]], which would help him to destroy the world and also recalling them, create a new one that would be free of evil. Dartz became corrupted and also the power to brainwash othersmisguided.

Ironheart and [[Chris]], (Dartz's daughter) fled and called upon the world of [[Duel Monsters]] and its guardians, the three [[Legendary Dragon]]s (in actuality, three soldiers whom Dartz has also demonstrated had transformed into dragons) for help against the ability to cause weather stormscorrupted Dartz. One day, rain energy blasts from an army of benevolent magical creatures—including the skythree dragons—led by Ironheart, conjure a sword from nothingmet with Dartz’s Army of the Orichalcos Soldiers and the Great Leviathan, communicate and the Battle of Atlantis took place. The battle concluded with people telepathicallyneither side victorious: The three dragons were frozen in ice, the magical creatures were sent back to their own world, remote viewingthe Soldiers of the Orichalcos were destroyed, show visionsthe Great Leviathan was sealed away from the world, and using telekinesisAtlantis sank beneath the sea.

The corruption of the Orichalcos also seemingly granted made Dartz eternal youthbelieve that the world was a wicked place, and that humans had an inherent malice in their hearts. The transformation that the Orichalcos had inflicted on his fellow Atlanteans was, he believed, the punishment for being evil, as the outside of man became as twisted as their inside.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|178|ref}}</ref> Dartz was driven to revive the Great Leviathan to raze the world, so that he may reconstruct it in the image of glorious Atlantis. To do so, Dartz required human souls. Dartz wandered the Earth for 10,000 years , was presumably kept alive by the power of the Orichalcos, and knew that he had passed since found one of the powerful souls that he ruled Atlantis required when he encountered the [[Pharaoh Atem]] in ancient Egypt, and witnessed his control of the powers of darkness and his ability to command Duel Monsters. He also witnessed the Pharaoh, with [[Slifer the Sky Dragon (character)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]] pursuing [[Thief King Bakura]] and [[Diabound]]. However, Dartz could not capture the Pharaoh's soul because Bakura and he hadn[[Zorc Necrophades]] were in his way. He therefore had to wait another 5000 years (3000 in the Japanese version) to capture the Pharaoh't aged at alls soul.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|180|ref}}</ref>

==Biography=====History===Ten thousand years agoIt was unclear precisely when Dartz began to collect souls, but eventually, he established a multinational conglomerate that was named [[Paradius]], Atlantiswhich became a well-known, an island isolated from the rest of yet mysterious force in the business world, . But that was a perfect civilization. One day, however, meteors rained down upon not the kingdomonly organization that Dartz had formed. These meteorites were mysterious and powerful stones of Dartz also controlled the [[OrichalcosDoma]]Organization (Paradius in the English version), and glowed a bright greenish blue. These stones imbued group formed to gather souls to feed the people Great Leviathan by challenging unsuspecting players to games of Duel Monsters only to have their souls taken by "[[The Seal of Atlantis with ultimate knowledge and power. In just a few years, Atlantis became the most advanced civilization on the planet, even more advanced than the modern world Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of today. HoweverOrichalcos]]", a card that he had suffused with the Orichalcos' power comes corruption and greed.

[[Ironheart]]For ten thousand years, Dartz collected the king souls of Atlantis, gave his throne adversaries and many innocents in order to his son, Dartz. Soon, ensure the stones return of the Orichalcos began to expose Great Leviathan into the evil in peopleworld. With time, turning those with darkness on the inside number of souls that Dartz had stolen stretched into monsters on the outside. Dartz witnessed his own wifemillions, [[Iona]] become a horrid, ugly beast. (In the Japanese version, she attacks him and he uses thanks in part to his sword to kill herunderlings.)

Confused and frightened, ===Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 4===[[File:IronheartChrisSky.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Dartz consulted a stone of the Orichalcos for guidance's family aiding his enemies. The Orichalcos granted ]]Dartz great power 's underlings, [[Rafael]], [[Valon]], and lent him soldiers to do his bidding. It told him to resurrect an ancient mystical beast known as [[The Great LeviathanAlister]], which would help a trio of ''Duel Monsters'' players (called Doma's Three Swordsmen in Japan) had their lives manipulated by him to destroy the world make them feel only hatred, and create molded them to be ideal servants to his cause. Dartz gave them each a new one that would small fragment of the Orichalcos, which could be free used to break the "Seal of evil. EventuallyOrichalcos" from outside in case of emergency, Dartz became corrupted and misguidedgave them magical abilities that rivaled the [[Millennium Items]].

Ironheart and Dartz's daughter Once aware of the fact that the Pharaoh had been [[ChrisYami Yugi|Reincarnated]] fled and called upon his spirit revived in the present day, Dartz began his agenda to take his soul by freezing over the world Tablet of Duel Monsters Memories, and its guardiansprevented the Pharaoh from remembering his own past. Later, he ordered his minions to steal the three [[Legendary DragonEgyptian God]]s (in actualityCards, three soldiers whom Dartz had transformed into dragons) for help against and used their power along with human souls to revitalize the corrupted DartzLeviathan. One daySubsequently, [[Yugi Muto]], [[Seto Kaiba]], an army of benevolent magical creatures—including the three dragons—led by Ironheart met with Dartz’s army of evil and [[Orichalcos SoldierJoey Wheeler]]released and joined forces with the Legendary Dragons as the souls of both them and their friends came under threat. Dartz's surviving family, Ironheart and The Great Leviathan, Chris assisted Yami in recovering his self-confidence and the Battle trust of Atlantis took place"[[Timaeus]]". The battle concluded with neither side being victorious. The three dragons were frozen in iceEvents gradually converged on a Duel between Yami Yugi, Kaiba, and Dartz, in which Yami Yugi claimed victory by releasing the magical creatures were sent back power of the Legendary Dragons and returned them to their own worldhuman forms. The bestial soldiers of the Orichalcos were destroyedKaiba, Joey, and Yugi's souls were emancipated from the Great Leviathan was sealed away from this world. The island clutches of Atlantis sank beneath the seaLeviathan.

The corruption of the Orichalcos made However, Dartz believe the world to be a wicked placesacrificed his own soul, and that humans had an inherent malice in their hearts. The transformation that the Orichalcos had inflicted on his fellow Atlanteans human body wasreduced to dust, he believed, the punishment for being evil, as the outside of man became as twisted as their inside.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|178|ref}}</ref> Dartz was driven to revive the Great give Leviathan enough power to raze fully resurrect and raised Atlantis once more with himself combined with the world, so that he may reconstruct it in the image of glorious Atlantis. To do so, Dartz required human soulsGreat Beast. He proceeded to wander the Earth for In the next 10,000 yearsensuing battle, presumably kept alive by Yami Yugi released the power spirits of the OrichalcosEgyptian Gods from within the Leviathan and together they destroyed it, and knew he had found one discharged all of the powerful captive souls he required when he encountered the [[Pharaoh Atem]] in ancient Egypt. However, witnessing his control of the powers a trace of its darkness remained, and his ability to command Duel Monsters. He also witnessed revealed the PharaohLeviathan's original form, along with [[Slifer the Sky Dragon (character)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]] pursuing [[Thief King Bakura]] and his [[Diabound]]. However, Dartz could not capture the Pharaoh's soul because Bakura and [[Zorc Necrophades]] were in his way. He therefore had , which Yami Yugi was able to wait another 5000 years (3000 in banish, released Dartz from the influence of the Japanese version) Orichalcos, allowed him to capture be reunited with the spirits of his family, and entered the afterlife as Atlantis sank back beneath the Pharaoh's soulsea.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|180|ref}}</ref>

For ten thousand years, === Appearance ===[[File:Dartz Linework.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Dartz collected ' design incorporated multiple layers of clothing and a wide range of expressions. Depicted here is the souls [[Duelist]] in full regalia from front and side views and alongside views of his adversaries head from different angles.]][[File:Dartz.png|left|thumb|344x344px|Full view of Dartz with his business clothes.]]Dartz's usual outfit consisted of closed white and many innocents in order to ensure blue robes. His outfit also included a foot length cloak which trailed behind him, padded shoulders, cuffed wrists, a raised collar and a stone that bore the return symbol of the Great Leviathan into this worldOrichalcos around his neck. Dartz wore piercings on his left ear. With time, He wore a fragment of the number of souls Orichalcos Stone in a chain on his forehead. His light blue hair featured a two locked fringe and trailed to near knee length and was tied at waist length. Dartz originally had stolen stretched into gold irises, but after he was corrupted by the millionsOrichalcos, thanks in part he had [[wikipedia:Heterochromia|Heterochromic]] irises; his right iris was green and his left was gold. His right eye returned to his underlingsits original gold color after he was defeated by Yami Yugi. During the final Duel, he wore a [[Chaos Duel Disk]]. When he at Paradius Inc., Dartz wore a periwinkle colored suit with red tie and white shoes.

===Yu-Gi-Oh!=Abilities ==[[File:IronheartChrisSky.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Being the master of the Orichalcos, it bestowed upon Dartz's family aided his enemies.]]Dartz's most recent underlingspowerful magical abilities that rivaled those of the Millennium Items, [[Rafael]], [[Valon]], and [[Alister]], a trio of ''[[like materializing Duel Monsters]]'' players (called Doma's Three Swordsmen in Japan) had their lives manipulated by Dartz to make them feel only hatred, molding them to be ideal servants to summoning his cause. He gave them each a [[Orichalcos Stone|small fragment]] of Soldiers all over the Orichalcos, which can be used to break the "Seal of Orichalcos" from outside in case of emergencyworld and also recalling them, and gives them magical abilities that rival also the [[Millennium Items]]power to brainwash others.

Once aware of the fact that the Pharaoh Dartz had been reincarnated and his spirit revived in also demonstrated the present day, Dartz began his agenda ability to take his soul by freezing over the Tablet of Memoriescause weather storms, preventing the Pharaoh rain lightning blasts from remembering his own past. Later, he ordered his minions to steal the [[Egyptian God]] Cardssky, using their power along with human souls to revitalize the Leviathan. Subsequentlyconjure a sword from nothing, [[Yugi Muto]], [[Seto Kaiba]], and [[Joey Wheeler]] released and joined forces communicate with the [[Legendary Dragon]]s as the souls of both them and their friends come under threat. Dartz's surviving familypeople telepathically, [[Ironheart]] and [[Chris]] would assist [[Yami Yugi]] in recovering his self-confidence and the trust of "Timaeus". Events gradually converge on a Duel between Yami Yugiremote viewing, Kaibashow visions, and Dartz, in which Yami Yugi claimed victory by releasing the power of the Legendary Dragons and returning them to their human forms. Kaiba, Joey and Yugi's souls are emancipated from the clutches of the Leviathanusing telekinesis.

However, The Orichalcos also seemingly granted Dartz sacrificed his own souleternal youth, with his human body reduced to dustas 10, to give Leviathan enough power to fully resurrect and raise 000 years had passed since he ruled Atlantis once more with himself combined with the Great Beast. In the ensuing battle, Yami Yugi released the spirits of the Egyptian Gods from within the Leviathan and together they destroyed it, discharging he didn't age at all of the captive souls. However, a trace of its darkness remains, revealing the Leviathan's original form, along with Dartz's soul, which Yami Yugi is able to banish, releasing Dartz from the influence of the Orichalcos and allowing him to be reunited with the spirits of his family and enter the afterlife as Atlantis sank back beneath the sea.

Dartz plays played an '''"[[Orichalcos]]" Deck''', centering which centered on "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" and its upgraded forms, "[[Orichalcos Deuteros]]" and "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]", both of which add added an additional ring to the glyph around the field. Much of his attack force is was provided by "[[Mirror Knight Calling]]", who can generate generated "[[Mirror Knight Token]]s" (who can copy copied the [[ATK]] of whichever monster they battle battled and protect protected themselves from destruction by removing their [[Shield Counter]]s instead) and Shield Counters for those Tokens that are were unprotected. However, his Dartz's actual strategy involves involved "[[Orichalcos Kyutora (anime)|Orichalcos Kyutora]]", who can reduce reduced all [[Battle Damage]] Dartz would take that he took to 0. The [[negateNegate]]d damage is was what fuels fueled the ATK of "[[Orichalcos Shunoros (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]". However, "Orichalcos Shunoros" can weaken weakened itself very quickly (because it loses lost ATK after it battles battled a monster, or if either "[[Orichalcos Aristeros]]" or "[[Orichalcos Dexia]]" are battling battled an opposing monster), so as a very last resort, if "Shunoros" is was destroyed, Dartz can [[Summon ]]ed his infinitely strong "[[Divine Serpent Geh (anime)|Divine Serpent Geh]]", but if this that monster is was destroyed, he automatically loseslost.

* The symbol does did not appear on Dartz' s forehead when [[The Seal of Orichalcos]] is was activated, unlike anyone else who uses used it. * Dartz and [[Shadi]] are were voiced by the same actor, thus explaining and explained why they both sound sounded very similar.* His Dartz's characteristics and his name almost bear bore resemblance to that of Darth Vader , (Anakin Skywalker) the main antagonist of the ''Star Wars'' Original Trilogy.