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===Book of the Dead===
It was written in the [[Book of the Dead]] that the Millennium Items were made by magicians serving the Pharaoh, in order to punish thieves who would defile the tombs of the Pharaohs.<ref name="d 14">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|14|ref}}</ref>
===Tomb Guardians===
[[Bakura's father]] was also subject to one of Shadi's tests. Although he was rejected by the Millennium Ring, it chose his son, [[Ryo Bakura (manga)|Ryo Bakura]] as its host, causing [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]] to take residence in his body and promptly murder Shadi,<ref name="dsod">''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''</ref> who continued to live as a ghost.
[[Marik Ishtar (manga)|Marik Ishtar]]'s alter ego, [[Dark Marik (manga)|Dark Marik]], murdered [[Ishtar forefather|his father]], using the Millennium Rod. <ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|232|ref}}</ref> After that Marik and [[Ishizu Ishtar (manga)|Ishizu Ishtar]] assumed ownership of the Rod and Tauk, respectively.
===School===
===Duelist Kingdom===
Pegasus used the Millennium Eye to aid in his attempt to [[Pegasus' KaibaCorp takeover attempt|takeover]] [[KaibaCorp]], including using it to conduct Shadow Games and inflict Penalty Games. This included forcing the Millennium Puzzle holder, Yugi, to take part in his ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' tournament, [[Duelist Kingdom]]. <ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|62|ref}}</ref> He also caught the attention of Millennium Ring holder, Bakura, who had developed a fascination with learning the origins of the Millennium Items.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|63|ref}}</ref>
Pegasus and Yugi each made use of their Millennium Items ' abilities in the final Duel of the tournament, <ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|128|ref}}</ref> which was played as a Shadow Game. <ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|129|ref}}</ref> Following his defeat, Pegasus told Dark Yugi what he know about the Millennium Items, how he got the Millennium Eye, and how the Items were said to possess an evil intelligence.<ref name="d 132" />
When the tournament ended, Dark Bakura murdered Pegasus and stole the Millennium Eye from him.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|133|ref}}</ref>
==History of possession==
