Yami Yugi

"It's time to duel!"
— Yami Yugi

Yami Yugi, known as Dark Yugi in the manga and Japanese versions, and also referred to as the Nameless Pharaoh, is the spirit of Pharaoh Atem that has been sealed in the Millennium Puzzle. He is the main protagonist of the original and second series, along with Yugi Muto.

Together with Yugi he holds the title "King of Games" (King of Duelists in Japanese version), by winning in the Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, Grand Championship and Battle City V2 (in GX anime) tournaments.

After Yugi Muto solved the Millennium Puzzle, Yami Yugi resided in Yugi's body and would take possession of it when Yugi or his friends were in danger. After Yugi became fully aware of Yami's existence, Yugi could voluntarily give control of his body to the Pharaoh; occasionally before one would give control to the other, they would, as souls in the mind of the one controlling Yugi's body, converse with each other, usually about their options of what to do when in difficult situations.

He is voiced by Dan Green.

His theme song

Ultimate Story[]

Yami Yugi made his first appearance in Ultimate Story the Missing Link. He and his friends won a trip to be the first humans in space, but it was all a ploy by the alien race that invaded Corneria as a means of seeking out and conquering other planets. The Starfox team, joined by the girls of GROUP, found Yugi and his friends held on a shuttle that were hauling Cornerians as prisoners. They were able to free them and a few other groups of people where they made their escape on board the Great Fox to track down to the masterminds behind the invasion and put a stop to them.

During the journey, Yami Yugi came before Misty and revealed that he knew her from her past life as the guardian of the sea. Ages ago, they met and became friends. After she was nearly destroyed, Ly tasked him to keep hold of the memory of her true name, then informs him that they will meet again one day. After revealing himself to her, he mentions her true name: Aqualina. From there, some few small fragments of her missing memories returned to her and she was also able to remember Yami. From there, they restored their friendship.

Later on, it is reveal that Atem is a cousin of Tikal as they share the same mystic ancestry. In a prequel story, he looked after her as she intended on conversing with the beings that were plucked from their mortal husks and kept within another realm as punishment for failing to prevent the Rifter.