Yami Yugi quotes from Yu-Gi-Oh!

[thinking] This is it! I have to win this duel! For the sake of Joey, and the entire world!

[thinking] Every duel I've fought in this tournament has led up to this moment. The moment I finally take down Yugi Muto, and regain my top dueling status!

The last semifinal duel will now begin! I repeat, this duel will end the semifinals!

All right! Now, get ready, Yugi! We're about to find out which one of our Egyptian God cards reign supreme! So let the epic battle begin!

The winner of this duel will advance to the championship round to face Marik Ishtar for the Battle City crown!

You're about to lose your Egyptian God card and your reputation! And a duel this momentous deserves an appropriate setting. Wouldn't you agree, Yugi? Observe the latest in holographic technology! I think you'll find this environment quite fitting.

Huh? Explain!

I just wanna take you down in style, Yugi. So, observe! Welcome to Duelist Coliseum!

[chanting] Go Kaiba! Go Kaiba! Go Kaiba! Go Kaiba! Go Kaiba! Go Kaiba!

Yugi, in ancient times, Roman gladiators would battle to their doom in order to prove who was strongest. Now, it's our turn to see which one of us deserves to call himself the greatest in the world! So draw your first card and let the battle begin!

With pleasure, Kaiba! [draws; thinking] Everything is riding on this duel! I've got to stay focused and win this! [speaking] Here we go!

All right. LET'S DUEL!

I summon this! Queen's Knight in defense mode! Then I'll place one card facedown. And that's all.

Yeah, whatever. [draws; thinking] I've drawn my Egyptian God card on my first turn! Crushing Yugi may be easier than I thought. All I have to do now is sacrifice three monsters!

[thinking] I wonder if Kaiba is planning to use the same strategy he used against Ishizu in his last duel. [Flashback to Kaiba and Ishizu's duel, when he used his Shrink and Crush Card Virus strategy to destroy her deck] Kaiba may try to destroy my deck like he did to Ishizu's. But then again, knowing Kaiba, he's got a whole new strategy planned for me!

Thank you, Kaiba. My Egyptian God card was buried deep in my deck, until your magic card brought it out. And now, Slifer the Sky Dragon is in my hand, waiting to be summoned to the field so it can destroy you!

[thinking] It may be in his possession for now. But, eventually, all three Egyptian God cards will belong to me! And speaking of Egyptian Gods, my Obelisk the Tormentor, will be free to grace this duel with its presence in two more turns, just as soon as Yugi's Lightforce Sword wears off. In the meantime, I'll use my XY-Dragon Cannon to destroy every one of Yugi's monsters! So he'll never get the three monsters he needs to sacrifice in order to summon Slifer. I, on the other hand, will be ready to call Obelisk to the field to finish Yugi off!

[thinking] I'm in a tough spot. The good news is: I was able to get Slifer the Sky Dragon into my hand! The bad news is: I had to use my Exchange magic card, which helped Kaiba, also. It allowed him to pick any random card he wanted from my hand. And he chose my Life Shaver card! Now, Kaiba's holding a really dangerous trap card! When he plays it, depending on how many turns it stays facedown on the field, I could have to discard most of my hand! That would give Kaiba a serious advantage! Since Slifer's attack points depend on how many cards I'm holding. If he wipes out my hand, my Egyptian God card will be worthless!

Yugi, are you gonna stand there contemplating your next move all day? I'm getting bored, and so are my fans!

Looks like I you got backed into a corner!

Looks can be deceiving. Now make your move!

What's your hurry? Anxious to lose? Suit yourself! [draws; thinking] Excellent! This is exactly what I needed to complete my strategy and Yugi's annihilation!

[with Queen's Knight, King's Knight and Jack's Knight on his side of the field] Thanks to you, I now have three monsters to sacrifice!

You can't play your Egyptian God card before I play mine! I've been in control of this duel from the start!

Not anymore. And now, I sacrifice all three of my monsters. Be gone, now! And next, I SUMMON MY EGYPTIAN GOD CARD, SLIFER THE SKY DRAGON! Stare into the face of defeat, Kaiba!

[looking out the window] Hey, guys, check it out!

Ishizu

Summoned by the hand of the Pharaoh, the first Egyptian God has arrived!

How unexpected. The Pharaoh brought forth Slifer before Kaiba summoned Obelisk!

I'm not impressed, Yugi.

And why not? I managed to summon one of Duel Monsters' most powerful creatures.

Now what was that you were saying about your Egyptian God card being stronger than mine? Take a close look, Kaiba. Our monsters are even now.

Too bad your monster's effect is only temporary, Yugi. Once this turn is over, Obelisk will have all of his power back!

Perhaps, but I've still prevented you from attacking me this turn, Kaiba.

Stalling for time is a sign of weakness, Yugi! You're obviously desperate! Now it's my move! So stand back! I play two cards, both facedown! That ends my turn.

Very well. It's my move! Sorry, Kaiba, but since I'm now holding three cards, Slifer's attack points rise to 3,000!

But now that your turn is over, Obelisk regains its full strength! So your monster is weaker again!

Not quite, Kaiba! Observe my facedown card, Pot of Greed! Thanks to the effect of this magic card, I can now draw two more cards from my deck. And you know what that means, Slifer's attack points now rise to 5,000! More than enough to take down your Obelisk, and wipe out your Life Points, Kaiba! Now, my dragon, ATTACK!

Obelisk is losing his patience, Yugi. So finish your move!

All right. I'll place two cards facedown on the field and end my turn. Now, feel free to attack me, Kaiba!

[thinking] What's he thinking?! He just weakened his monster by 2,000 points!

What's wrong, Kaiba? Are you afraid of my two facedown cards?

It's my move! [draws]

Hold on, Kaiba! I activate my magic card, Card Destruction! Now we must both discard every card in our hand. But that's not all. Next, we must replenish our hands, with the same number of cards!

Fine! [thinking] Now what's he doing?! He didn't change the number of cards in his hand, so his monster's attack points stay the same!

Next, I reveal my trap card, Disgraceful Charity, GO! Kaiba, now we must re-draw the cards we just threw out, giving me a grand total of six cards in my hand!

Oh, no! This can't be!

I think you know what happens now. My Slifer gains 3,000 points for a total of 6,000!

Impressive move, Yugi, but you'll have to do better than that to defeat me! Because that little stunt you just pulled with your facedown cards helped me out as well, by giving me just the cards I needed to win this duel!

Explain!

Well, thanks to you, I was able to draw this magic card, Thirst for Compensation! It lets me summon two monsters from my hand directly to the field! Observe! [summons Blade Knight and Sword of Soul, both in defense mode] I play Sword of Soul! And Blade Knight!

You're wasting your time. Those monsters are too weak to survive. Slifer automatically strikes every monster you summon. NOW, SLIFER, ATTACK!

Now, Obelisk, destroy his Slifer! It's over! Your Egyptian God card is ancient history! What?! Your Slifer should've been destroyed!

Well, it would have been had I not stopped Obelisk from attacking, Kaiba.

What?!

And I have you to thank for giving me the ability to protect my Egyptian God card from yours, for that task was only possible thanks to a trap card that you played! When you activated your Power Balance card, I had to place three cards in my graveyard… including this! Recognize it? It's a useful monster card known as Electromagnetic Turtle. And it has quite a unique special ability. When this monster is sent to the graveyard, it leaves a small electrode attached to one of my monsters, in this case, Slifer!

And it lets you stop our battle before Slifer was unlucky enough to collide with Obelisk?

Well, I see you did your homework, Kaiba. Now I place this card facedown.

The power of our Egyptian God monsters is equal! But neither one will give up this fight!

You're right! It must be a holographic malfunction!

Mokuba

Seto! Are you okay?!

[thinking] It's the ultimate power struggle! These two Egyptian Gods have been pushed to their limits!

[thinking] What's going on?! That light is stronger than anything my machinery could produce!

Your Egyptian God card won't be around for long, Kaiba!

That doesn't matter. Obelisk has served his purpose already. I won't be needing his services to finish you off.

This is where it all ends, Yugi! There's no way you can escape the devastation of my three Blue-Eyes! The moment I've been waiting for is finally here! [laughs]

[thinking] I'm in major trouble! With three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Kaiba could easily wipe out both of my monsters and the rest of my life points! What am I gonna do?!

[thinking] It looks like the end of the line for the Pharaoh. Which means Seto Kaiba will be the next casualty of the Shadow Realm!

Now, my three Blue-Eyes, attack! Finish him off and end this duel!

Oh, no!

Once my dragons attack, this duel is over, Yugi!

Joey

Hold on, Yuge.

Joey?

Joey

Yep. The one and only, pal.

I'm about to loose this duel!

Joey

Guess again, Yuge. It's like you always tell me, look closely and consider all your options.

All of my options?

Joey

Yup. I think you'll find a card that can save you.

Let's see. He's right! There's still hope!

Nice try, Yugi, but you're no longer the top rank duelist! What?! It's Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Where did that come from?!

If you recall, you used your Flute of Summoning Dragon to summon your Blue-Eyes to the field, but you may have forgotten that your flute works on my hand, as well! So, I owe you a thank you, for bringing out this card, which is a gift from a very close friend of mine, Kaiba!

Sorry, Yugi, but you're still at a huge disadvantage in this duel!

Really? It looks to me like we both have two monsters on the field.

Perhaps, but my two Blue-Eyes are more powerful than either of your creatures! Now, I'll place two cards facedown! Your move, Yugi! [thinking] With these cards in place, Yugi will never escape!

[thinking] Kaiba's definitely up to something! But what? [speaking] We've got a long way to go, Kaiba! [draws Double Spell; thinking] This magic card could come in handy later, but for now, I have his two Blue-Eyes White Dragons to worry about! They could do some serious damage! So I have to protect my Life Points! [speaking] I'll place this facedown, then I'll switch my Red-Eyes Black Dragon into defense mode!

Not quite! I activate my trap card! [reveals his Final Attack Orders trap]

No, not that trap! It returns my Red-Eyes back to attack mode!

It's worse than that! As long as my Final Attack Orders trap card is in play, every monster on the field stays in attack mode! And next, we each choose any three cards we want in order to form a new deck, and the rest of our deck goes to the card graveyard!

Our whole deck?!

[thinking] That means this duel comes to end in three more turns!

[thinking] These three cards are more than enough to ensure my victory! In a few short moments, I'll crush Yugi and reclaim my number one status! [speaking] Now then, you may as well give up and accept defeat now, Yugi, because my strategy is unstoppable!

[thinking] I can only choose three of these cards to hold onto, and everything else goes away! My faith depends on this choice!

[thinking] Now, I can only keep three cards. I just wish I knew which three cards Kaiba chose. I need to figure out his strategy in order to come up with a way to stop him! Let's see… If I were Kaiba, what would I do? He's got two Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field. So I bet he'll want to bring his third one back from the graveyard. For that, he'll need Monster Reborn. Then he'll probably want to fuse them all together to form Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! And for that, he'll need a Polymerization card. But who knows if that's really his plan? Oh, well, I have to do something, so I'll pick these three cards. And I'll hope for the best! It's all up to destiny, now! [chooses three cards from his deck and sends the rest of his deck to the graveyard; speaking] It's your move, Kaiba!

It took you long enough! Don't you realize that it doesn't matter what cards you're holding? This duel belongs to me! Now stand back! [draws] Ready? 'Cause it's time for the fun part. Enjoy.

I have you exactly where I want you… trembling in fear before my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Yugi, I've played out this exact moment in my mind over and over and over again! And now, here we are at the top of my Duel Tower, face-to-face! And all you have to hang onto, is some rock from 5,000 years ago! But you're right, this duel is about the past.

That's true.

I know. But it's not about some ancient battle you think we fought in another life, because you saw a picture on a stone. When I say this duel is about the past, I mean it's about burying the past for good! Yugi, once I defeat you and go on to win this tournament, I'll be number one, not you!

I've heard.

Yes, but there's more. I'll also be closing the book on my past so I can concentrate on my future! You see, ever since I was dropped off at the orphanage as a child, I've had to fend for myself! I had to toughen up to protect Mokuba. Then, we were adopted by a tyrant known as Gozaburo Kaiba! He taught me to crush my enemies and trust no one, but nothing I ever did satisfied him! So using the ruthless business techniques he taught me, I outsmarted him and took over his company! Now Kaiba Corp belongs to me! And he's long gone. But that's still not good enough for me! There's one conquest I need to fulfill! And that's where you come in, Yugi! So listen. I'm the best at everything that I do! But when it comes to being the best at Duel Monsters, you are in my way! So once I beat you, I can forget the past for good! That's why I'm here!

Mokuba

I never knew Seto felt so strongly about our past. I know things weren't easy back then, but we did have each other. I guess that wasn't good enough for him. He wants to forget everything, including the person he used to be. But I liked Seto back then. He actually used to smile. Now he wants to get rid of that smile forever! Seto needs to realize that reaching the top doesn't have to mean being miserable!

Face it, Yugi, your reign is over!

You never cease to amaze me.

Why? Are you astounded by my superior dueling skills, Yugi?

Not quite. It's your complete stubbornness and your lust for power that I fight so puzzling, Kaiba!

Why's that?

IT HOLDS YOU BACK, that's why! You'll never defeat me with a heart full of hatred and mistrust!

Ha! You're just trying to distract me because you're scared of losing!

Why don't I let my actions speak for me? Reveal facedown card! My Double Spell magic card!

Oh, no! Not Double Spell!

That's right, this card duplicates the effects of every magic card you used on your last turn, Kaiba! That includes Monster Reborn and Polymerization! So first, I'll bring Buster Blader back from the graveyard. Now, I'll use Polymerization, fusing my Dark Magician with my Buster Blader!

Fuse whatever you want, my ultimate dragon is still stronger! Your magic card didn't help you at all!

You're wrong, Kaiba, for my new fusion monster carries within every one of Buster Blader's special abilities! That means its attack strength increases by 500 points for every dragon on the field, that includes your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as well as my Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Now, behold the power of Dark Paladin, the ultimate magical swordsman!

Good move, Yugi, but not good enough. Sorry. Look closer.

What's your point, Kaiba?

Your monster may be powerful, but it's still 600 attack points weaker than mine!

We shall see.

I win!

I wouldn't be so sure of that. Remember, I still have one facedown card left. Kaiba, you're done!

You LIE!

As you will soon see, I've been destined to defeat you for 5,000 years!

Enough! My Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon cannot be stopped, Yugi!

I'm afraid you're wrong! But I'll let my card speak for itself! So I play this, my De-Fusion card! This magic card splits up your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon into the three original dragons you fused to form it, thus stopping your attack!

No! I need my Ultimate Dragon to win the duel! This can't be happening!

Now, Kaiba, you have three dragons on the field instead of one! And since my Dark Paladin receives 500 attack points for every dragon on the field, he's now the strongest monster in play! Now it's time for my final move!

Just go.

With pleasure, Kaiba! All right, the card in my hand will conquer the darkness that now surrounds your heart! So I play my final magic card-- Diffusion Wave-Motion! You're finished! All I have to do is give up 1,000 Life Points and this magic card will enhance the attack capabilities of my Dark Paladin! Now my monster can attack all three of your Blue-Eyes White Dragons at once!

[thinking] His Dark Paladin has enough power to wipe out my dragons AND my Life Points!

This duel is over!

Yugi, I will not be defeated at my own tournament!

Kaiba, you're too late! Dark Paladin, ATTACK! [Dark Paladin destroys all three of Kaiba's dragons and his Life Points drop down to zero] You lose, Kaiba! I told you, your hatred and your lust for power would never prevail. [thinking] I did it! But my toughest battle is still ahead… when I face Marik in the final duel!

Kaiba, I didn't crush you on my own, Joey and I did it together, using the card he gave me. Red-Eyes is no ordinary card. Its strength comes from the bond of my friendship with Joey. That means I never duel alone, Kaiba.

Joey

That's right.

[fueling up, lividly] You never duel alone?! WAKE UP! Don't you realize that every single of us is alone in this world, Yugi?! Look at me! I've never had to ask for anyone's help!

[thinking] That's not true. I've helped Kaiba plenty of times before and he's helped me, too! In fact, I wouldn't be the duelist I am today if he hadn't pushed me to be my best. He may be one of my toughest rivals, but I also consider him a friend. Deep down, I bet Kaiba feels the same way about me, he's just too caught up in his need for power to realize it! You don't consider anyone your friend, Kaiba?

Friendship is for fools. Didn't I tell you I duel alone?! Depending on others is for the weak, Yugi. My future is in my own two hands. So keep your friendships to yourself! I'm not interested in having any pals to slow me down.

How sad.

The time has come to accept my defeat like a man, Yugi. Since there's no one else that I rely on, there's no one else that I can blame. As per the rules, take my rarest card! [gives Yami Yugi his Obelisk the Tormentor card]