Yugi Mutou

Yugi Mutou (武藤 遊戯 Mutō Yūgi), or Yugi Moto in the English anime, is the protagonist of the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Yugi is featured at least partially in every volume of the manga and episode of both the first anime series made by Toei Animation and the Duel Monsters anime series. Yugi's family name in the English manga is sometimes romanized as Mutoh, but is almost always Mutou, and his family name is romanized as Mutou in the uncut anime DVDs. His name is romanized as Yuhgi Mutoh in the original Japanese version of the Duel Monsters anime. It is believed that the Moto family name is used in the English language anime due to early Japanese episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! having mispronounced Mutou as such. In the English video games, Yugi's surname is either rendered as Muto, or his surname is that of the English anime, Moto.

Yugi Mutou, a freshman (1st year, or the 10th grade) at Domino High School, was given the Millennium Puzzle in pieces by his grandfather, Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Moto). When he assembles it in the first episodes of the anime and manga, he is infused with the spirit of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian Pharaoh (In the English anime, the pharaoh is 5,000 years old). The pharaoh, who later discovers his name to be Atem/Atemu was sealed in the puzzle to lock in the magic of the shadow game to prevent the destruction of the world. Atem, though the name is used for a fictional pharaoh, is actually a variant of the name of the Sun god Ra.

There are two chambers in Yugi's mind. One belongs to the innocent kid, and the other to a darker, older presence, Dark Yugi (Yami no Yūgi, 闇の遊戯) or Yami Yugi in the English anime, from the Millennium Puzzle. When under stress or when playing a game, the spirit inside the Millennium Puzzle takes over and is either partially or completely possessed by the 3,000 year old nameless pharaoh (namonaki pharaoh). The character is often referred to as Yu-Gi-Oh (遊戯王 Yūgiō), the king of games. In the English anime, Yami Yugi is sometimes referred to as Pharaoh Yami. He is commonly given the nickname Yami by fans.

Because there is often frequent interaction between the two parts, Yugi actually refers to both the school kid and the ancient Pharaoh. However, between themselves, Yugi refers to the Pharaoh as "the other me" or "my other self" (mou hitori no boku, もう一人のぼく) or in the English anime, "Yami", and Dark Yugi refers to his younger counterpart as simply aibō ("partner"), the other me (mou hitori no ore, もう一人のおれ), or by his name. Other people call Dark Yugi "the other Yugi" (mou hitori no Yūgi, もう一人の遊戯). However, after Yugi and his friends learn that Dark Yugi is in fact the spirit of Pharaoh Atem, they begin to refer to him as simply 'Pharaoh', most likely as both an honorific and an acknowledgement of Dark Yugi's true nature. If one Yugi dies, the other Yugi dies with him. In the original Japanese versions of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yugi applies honorifics to almost everyone he meets, while Dark Yugi doesn't make as much of an effort. Dark Yugi uses ore instead of boku to mean "I"; ore is a boastful way of saying "I" in Japanese. Dark Yugi in general has a rougher, looser speech pattern than Regular Yugi does. (See Wikibooks:Japanese:Pronouns)

A not-so-average school kid, Yugi is pure-hearted and kind. He lives with his mother while his father is away on business. Yugi is good at games and puzzles (yūgi meaning "game" in Japanese), and especially Magic and Wizards, a.k.a. Duel Monsters. His favorite monster in the game is the Dark Magician (Black Magician in the Japanese versions), but he thinks that he is most like Maha Vailo.

Yugi, who at Domino is in class 1-B, is part of a group of very good friends, who are Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler in the English anime), Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor), and Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner). In the first series anime, Miho Nosaka is also one of Yugi's friends. Yugi's friends often cheer Yugi from the sidelines, and Jonouchi has dueled with Yugi as part of a tag team in the manga and Duel Monsters anime. Anzu is in love with Dark Yugi (Yami Yugi) and slightly smitten with the regular Yugi. The first characters from "Yūgi" and "Jōnouchi" form the word "Yūjō" (友情), which means "friend" or "fellowship". In the original Japanese, the "Yu-Jyo" (友情) card (The "Friendship" card in English) is named after the word and the relationship between the characters.

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Appears in	Yu-Gi-Oh! manga Yu-Gi-Oh! 1st series anime Yu-Gi-Oh! 2nd series anime (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters) Yu-Gi-Oh! R Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX) (cameo) Yu-Gi-Oh! 1st movie Yu-Gi-Oh! 2nd movie
Birthday	June 4 (Gemini)
Height	153 cm (about 5 feet)
Weight	42 kg (92.4 pounds)
Blood type	AB
Status	1st year at Domino High School (at the start of the manga)
Relations	Grandfather: Sugoroku Mutou (Solomon Moto in the English anime)
Favourite food	Hamburger
Least favourite food	Shallot
Japanese Seiyu	1st series: Megumi Ogata 2nd series: Shunsuke Kazama
English Voice Actor	Dan Green

Notable Dueling Cards

Although Yugi's deck is mainly characterised by his Dark Magician (known as Black Magician in Japan), included in the Yugi Starter Deck (SDY) in North America), his deck has also prominently included the following Duel Monster cards:

Monster Cards

• Osiris no Tenkūryū (オシリスの天空竜) ("The Sky Dragon of Osiris") / Slifer the Sky Dragon
• Oberisuku no Kyoshinhei; (オベリスクの巨神兵) ("The Giant God Soldier of Obelisk") / Obelisk the Tormentor or The God of the Obelisk
• Rā no Yoku Shin Ryū; (ラーの翼神竜) ("The Winged God Dragon of Ra") / The Winged Dragon of Ra or Sun Dragon Ra
• Black Magician Girl (ブラック・マジシャン・ガール) / Dark Magician Girl
• Magician of Black Chaos
• Black Luster Soldier
• Jishaku no Senshi α (磁石の戦士α) / Alpha the Magnet Warrior
• Jishaku no Senshi β (磁石の戦士β) / Beta the Magnet Warrior
• Jishaku no Senshi γ (磁石の戦士γ) / Gamma the Magnet Warrior
• Jishaku no Senshi Magnet Valkyrion (磁石の戦士マグネット・バルキリオン) / Valkyrion the Magna Warrior
• Gaia the Fierce Knight
• Curse of Dragon
• Gaia the Dragon Champion
• Big Shield Gardna (ビッグ・シールド・ガードナー Biggu Shīrudo Gādonā)
• Summoned Skull
• Baphomet (バフォメット Bafometto) / Beformet
• Genjūō Gazelle (幻獣王ガゼル) / Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts
• Yūyoku Genjū Chimaera (有翼幻獣キマイラ) / Chimaera the Flying Mythical Beast
• Kuribō (クリボー) / Kuriboh
• Celtic Guardian
• Obnoxious Celtic Guardian
• Feral Imp
• Beaver Warrior

Magic Cards

• The Eye of Timaeus (from the fifth season "Waking the Dragons")
• Legend of Heart (from the fifth season "Waking the Dragons")
• Brave Attack
• Diffusion Wave Motion
• Magical Hats
• Mystical Boxes
• Book of Secret Arts
• Magical Formula
• Swords of Revealing Light
• Five Star Twilight
• Brain Control
• Ragnarok
• Black Luster Ritual

Trap Cards

• Spellbinding Circle
• Relay of Soul
• Mirror Force
• Reduction Barrier
• Magical Cylinders
• Mystical Space Typhoon
• Dust Tornado
• Divine Wind
• Mystical Rift PanelTemplate:Yu-Gi-Oh!