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Added confirmed source by creator Kazuki Takahashi. "遊戯王=GAME KING". On 10/25/2016, Takahashi confirmed the translation of Yuugi Ou in English on his Instagram. King of Games is a 4kids localization term. The creators words is indisputable.
'''Yugi Muto''' ({{Ruby|武藤|むとう}}{{Ruby|遊戯|ゆうぎ}}, ''Mutō Yūgi''), also romanized as '''Yugi Mutou''', is the protagonist of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime, along with the spirit of [[Yami Yugi]]. Yugi is kind-hearted and child-like. He is good at games, riddles, and puzzles, especially ''[[Duel Monsters]]''. It was stated once that Yugi is the modern day version of [[Pharaoh Atem]].<ref>{{episode||222|ref}}</ref>
Together with the spirit of Pharaoh Atem, he holds the title "Game King"<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170824043740/https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-vpcBgD0s/</ref> (King of Games" (in the Eng dub; King of Duelists in Japanese version).
Yugi possesses the three thousand-year-old (five thousand in the dub) mystical [[Millennium Puzzle]], which allows his body to bear host to the spirit/soul of the Puzzle, [[Yami Yugi]]. Yugi was initially unaware of his existence and control of Yugi's body, and would involuntarily shift to Yami Yugi at trying times in the English dub.
