Yami Yugi quotes from Yu-Gi-Oh!

[thinking] Joey's doing awesome against Kaiba! He's become one of the greatest duelists around! He could have won this whole tournament if it wasn't for Marik's shadow game. [Flashback to Joey's last duel with Marik as he passed out due to his energy being drained] All he had to do was yell "attack!" And Joey would have won the duel.

Mmm. But in his heart, Joey knows that he's a great duelist, worthy of the Battle City crown.

Mokuba

Joey's dueling pretty well against Seto. But he'll have to better than that to beat him.

Hmm. Well, congratulations on making one good move. There is a first time for everything.

Joey

Watch it, pal!

I'm not your "pal", Wheeler. If I were, I'd be standing over there with the other geeks, cheering my pathetic heart out for the obvious loser of the duel! Did you forget that I destroyed every powerful monster in your deck?

Joey

[thinking] He's right! Thanks to his Crush Card, the only monsters I got left have less than 1,500 attack points! But I gotta keep fighting! If I let Kaiba get the best of me, he'll never let me live it down! And I gotta put that punk in his place!

You can do this, Joey!

Joey

Thanks, Yuge. I needed that.

Ha! You don't have a clue, do you? Now, let's duel!

Yugi! If you want to win this duel, you'll use that card…instead of counting on the support of your little fan club.

Tristan

What does that mean?!

Doesn't he get that we're all fighting the same enemy?

Duke

He did give Yugi that card.

Joey

Yeah, but I don't trust him. If I were you, I'd toss that card right off the tower, Yug!

Look, Yugi. No one said you had to use that card, so feel free to give it back.

Joey

No! What are you doing, Yug?!

Kaiba… We may not always agree, but I still trust you.

Attention! The last duel's about to begin! Duelists, prepare your cards! Marik Ishtar will face Yugi Muto, and the winner will receive the Battle City crown!

Pharaoh, I have been waiting for this moment for my entire life! Soon, your infinite power will be mine!

Marik, not only will I defeat you… I'll free you from the darkness that controls you!

[evilly laughs] Now that I'd like to see, SO COME AND GET ME!

He's gross.

Duke

Take him down, Yugi!

Tristan

Yeah, it's all you, man!

Ishizu

Thank you.

For what? Just because I gave Yugi a good card doesn't mean he'll win. He'll have to figure out how to use it. And even if he does, he'll probably lose, anyway. Maybe then, you'll stop believing that fairytales come true! Yugi is no pharaoh, Ishizu. And he's not destined to save the world. So, wake up and stop living in the past! I realized a long time ago that the only way to succeed, is to look ahead!

Ishizu

That is not true. Just watch. I assure you that before this duel is over you will believe me, Kaiba. Mark my words.

[thinking] Yugi thinks I gave him that card is an act of friendship! That's ridiculous! Friendship is for the weak!

Here's your deck, Pharaoh. Now it's time! Time for the shadows to consume your soul! [laughs deviously]

Marik… destiny's on my side today! The whole world is counting on me!

Your foolish confidence shows me that you no comprehension of the true horror that awaits you in this duel.

Yugi, don't listen to him!

Tristan

Yeah, he's just trying to psych you out, Yugi!

Joey

Wipe the floor with him! [thinking] And make him pay for everything he's done!

Duelists, take your places!

Ishizu

[thinking] The final battle is here, and the fate of mankind rests on your shoulders, my Pharaoh. The evil that now controls my brother must be expelled. And you are the only one capable of this task. If he prevails, the world as we know it will perish!

I will defeat you, Marik!

I'd like to see you try!

Commence dueling!

Let the fun begin, NOW! [activates the Millennium Rod, emerging shadow game blackness to surround the area]

Tristan

I should have seen this coming!

Oh, no, it's another shadow game!

Joey

Hang in there, Yuge.

Now then… you've witnessed several of my shadow games before, but this one will be different! I've thrown in a few twists especially for you!

Meet my next victim!

[shocked in horror] Oh, no!

What?!

Yugi!

Do you understand what's at stake here!? Lose the duel and Yugi goes to the Shadow Realm!

Marik, this is about you and me, so leave him alone!

Not true. You're forgetting my weaker half. He's involved in this conflict as well, so if I lose the shadows will take him!

No, you can't!

I just did! The Shadow Realm will claim an innocent soul no matter who wins!

You probably figured this out this, but my leech can attack instantly! You just lost five hundred of your life points, Pharaoh! And that's not all!

Yugi! What have you done, Marik?!

When you lose life points, your friend will lose a piece of himself to the darkness, and the same rule applies to my former self. The shadows will claim an innocent soul, no matter who wins.

[enraged] You'll pay for what you've done!

I disagree! It's you who shall pay! [thinking] He may not realize this, but when Yugi's body is consumed by the darkness, the Pharaoh will cease to exist in this world. For without a body, he's nothing but a wandering spirit.

I'll use Monster Reborn to bring back Queen's Knight! And then I shall summon my King's Knight! When King's and Queen's Knight are in play, their special ability allows me to summon this… Jack's Knight! Now I have three monsters on my side of the field, Marik! And you have only one!

I'm not impressed. You're planning to sacrifice all three of your monsters so you can summon Slifer! And when you do, I'll be ready!

[thinking] Thank you, Kaiba. I knew your card would save me the moment you handed it to me. Whether you believe it or not, our spirits are connected. [speaking] All right, let the duel continue! I reveal…my magic card!

Oh, no, not Multiply!

Yes. This card allows me to increase the number of metal fiend tokens I have on the field from one...to three!

[thinking] Oh, no! He's going to sacrifice them!

Well, looks like Yugi did it. He figured out how to make the most of my magic card.

Ishizu

[thinking] Is the Pharaoh about to summon his second Egyptian God card?

I sacrifice my three metal fiend tokens… to play this, OBELISK THE TORMENTOR! Behold, the Egyptian God card I won from Kaiba! [thinking] Summoned with the help of two of my friends. [speaking] Stare into the face of defeat, Marik!

Tristan

This is awesome!

Duke

Obelisk will crush Marik!

I knew Yugi would turn things around!

Joey

Hey get a load of Marik, guys! He's so scared his hair's standing up! Oh wait, he always looks like that!

How could I let him do this?

All right, my Egyptian God monster, attack Marik's Life Points now!

[thinking] I WILL NOT BE DESTROYED!

My Obelisk the Tormentor has eliminated 4,000 of your Life Points! Now you're only one attack away from defeat! Marik, you shall never attain the power that you desire!

Nice one, Yugi!

Tristan

Yeah! Way to back that evil freak into a corner, dude!

Joey

See that? Marik didn't even know what hit him out there! He's in a complete daze!

Duke

Kinda like you are every day.

Mokuba

[amazed] Oh, that was so awesome!

[thinking] Something's not right. Why would Marik allow Obelisk to attack him so easily?!

Ishizu

[thinking] It seems as if Marik wanted this to happen! He must be planning to use his facedown card to somehow counterattack! Please be careful, my Pharaoh. My brother's evil side is extremely devious. He prefers to prolong his opponent's suffering for his own amusement, and the Pharaoh is no exception.

Hey, wait, Yugi's not looking so good, guys.

Joey

Yeah, you're right. But what does he have to worry about? He's one step away from defeating Marik and winning the Battle City Tournament!

[getting back up on his feet; groaning] Impressive, Pharaoh. But it will take more than that to keep me down! Perhaps you've forgotten who really suffers when I lose Life Points. Just look. [Marik's good side's body parts start fading away into the shadows] Thanks to you, my weaker side has almost completely lost himself to the Shadow Realm!

Oh, no!

You're supposed to save mankind, but based on your actions in this duel, I'd say you're destroying it, and I'm sure my other half would agree with me… As he slowly slips away, thanks to you! And to think that poor soul was once your loyal servant! It's nice to see he's getting repaid by his exalted king! [evilly laughs] Feel free to attack us, Pharaoh, so my weak side can sacrifice more of himself!

You have nothing to protect you!

Ha! Is that so?! You seem to be forgetting about the facedown card that you activated with your last attack-- A TRAP WITH THE POWER TO STOP AN EGYPTIAN GOD!

But how?! That's impossible!

Joey

Yeah, right! There's no way Marik has a trap card powerful enough to stop Obelisk!

It's time for me to unveil my secret weapon, Pharaoh! By causing me to lose more than half of my Life Points, you've allowed me to play this card! It's both a trap and a monster! Say hello to Metal Reflect Slime!

What is that thing?

It's a creature made of plasma, giving it the ability to take on the shape of the monster that just attacked me! So my slime monster will now morph into the likeness of Obelisk the Tormentor!

No! A clone of an Egyptian God?!

Whatever it is, that thing is gross!

Joey

That thing's gonna be a big slimy Obelisk!

That giant booger's gonna become and Egyptian God?!

Duke

Hey, guys, don't look now, but I think it's working!

That's Obelisk!

It's true!

Pharaoh, meet my Egyptian God Slime! YOU'LL NEVER STOP HIM!

Duke

Marik made an exact copy of Yugi's Obelisk the Tormentor!

Tristan

Does that mean they're equal in strength?

Joey

No! Marik's is just a cheap copy of the original! His wannabe Obelisk only has 3,000 defense points, so the real Obelisk can knock it into next week with one blow!

Mokuba

Yugi's gonna destroy that fake next time he attacks, right, Seto?

Not quite. I'm sure there's more to Marik's monster than meets the eye, Mokuba. Just keep watching.

Your carbon copy pales in comparison to the original, Marik!

My Egyptian God Slime is more powerful thank you think, Pharaoh, but you'll find that out soon enough. Now finish your move so my assault can continue!

Fine, I'll place one card facedown. It's your move!

Very well, fool! [draws; thinking] That's the exact card I needed to make my Egyptian God Slime unstoppable. Nothing will be able to destroy it! My Life Points will be protected indefinitely! Not even the mighty Obelisk will get through! [speaking] Pharaoh, it won't be long now. Soon, my Winged Dragon of Ra will return to the field and wipe you out! And in the meantime, I have my Egyptian God Slime to serve as a wall between you and my Life Points. And now for the card that will make that all possible-- the indestructible Revival Jam! I see you recall your last encounter with my Revival Jam, when you faced my mind slave, Strings! [Flashback to Yami Yugi's duel with Strings] Now I have one more card to play-- Polymerization! This allows me to fuse my Egyptian God Slime with my Revival Jam!

Joey

So what do you think Marik is cooking up now, guys?

Tristan

Unfortunately, we're about to find out!

And now the fusion of my two creatures is complete!

But it looks the same!

I assure you my Egyptian God Slime has transformed into a new more powerful beast. It's your move, so go ahead and attack it, if you dare!

Marik's fusion monster is regenerating itself!

Precisely! That's because my monster has the combined power of Egyptian God Slime and Revival Jam! My plan's complete. Thanks to my invincible defense monster, my Life Points can no longer be damaged. Therefore, defeating me is impossible, Pharaoh! Don't you see? This was my plan from the start, and you fell for it! How naive of you!

Tristan

That's insane!

Joey

I'm not worried about a thing, Tristan. Yugi will figure out how to take that big slime ball down!

Duke

Well, it doesn't look too promising from where I'm standing!

Come on.

Mokuba

Now what?

[thinking] I knew this was all part of Marik's strategy all along! He let Yugi's Obelisk the Tormentor attack him on purpose! That allowed Marik to create an unstoppable Obelisk clone! Now whenever Yugi attacks it, Marik's Egyptian God Slime will absorb the blow and then regenerate itself!

All right! I place one card facedown, and then I summon Bowganian in defense mode!

What is that?

A creature with the ability to remove 300 of your Life Points each turn, causing you-know-who to suffer!

Yugi.

I'll be fine, I promise.

How touching!

All right, my move. I shall place one card facedown, and then I'll sacrifice my Big Shield Gardna in order to summon… Dark Magician Girl!

Summoning her was pointless, Pharaoh, and you'll understand why soon enough!

We'll see about that!

Help me, Téa. [takes control of Téa's body]

Tristan

What's wrong?

Duke

You okay, Téa?

[speaking through Téa] Hold on. Listen, please. You must overpower my dark side at all costs, and don't worry about protecting me.

Joey

Say what? You're losing your marbles, Tea. Snap out of it!

There's no time. I have borrowed your friend's body in order to reason with you. Destroy my evil half and let the shadows take me!

Ishizu

Oh, no!

Mokuba

Seto? What's going on?

[thinking] It appears my weak side doesn't know when to give up. Well, soon he'll be out of my way for good.

Please forgive me, Pharaoh. My family and I were charged with protecting your tomb until your return. And I always resented this task. [points to his evil half] So he was born as a result of my anger! Now, he must be destroyed, and I shall go with him!

Joey

You'll what?! Is Téa home?

[chuckles sinisterly] What a pathetic sight! You've rejected the Pharaoh for your entire life and now you beg for his forgiveness? I'm afraid it's a little too late for that, you fool. You've already created me and now your body belongs to me, and you barely exist! Just look at yourself! You're a mere shadow of the person you once were. You can never stop me! So let me finish what you started!

Tristan

She's under Marik's control!

Joey

But she must be in there somewhere!

Duke

Earth to Téa!

Ishizu

Marik, don't do this! Please don't.

Do what?

Ishizu

Surrender your own life to stop him!

Sorry, sister, but there isn't another way. All right! You must take down the evil force that now controls my body, Pharaoh! And if destroying him means destroying me, then so be it!

Isn't that poetic? My weaker self would rather be swallowed by the shadows than see me win. However, I'm afraid this is all just a waste of time. There's no way I can lose! Now, then, let's get back to your defeat, shall we? My move! [draws] STAND BACK! [thinking] Now I can bring back Monster Reborn! Then Ra will follow! [speaking] I activate the magic card, Mining for Magical Stones! That's right, Pharaoh! This card allows me to transfer any magic card from my graveyard to my hand, and all I have to do is discard two cards. Of course, I've chosen this card-- Monster Reborn! You know what's next. In just one more turn, I'll bring back my Winged Dragon of Ra!

I thought so! But his Egyptian God card is impossible to destroy!

No. There's one chance left, but it won't be easy.

You're done. VICTORY IS MINE NOW, AND WITH IT WILL COME ULTIMATE POWER!

One more turn! That's all I need in order to activate my Monster Reborn card! I'm sure you're aware of what happens after that, isn't that right, Pharaoh? My Winged Dragon of Ra will return to the field. And once this Egyptian God card makes its appearance, you're done! My plan was foolproof!

You may have build a powerful defense by creating a clone of my Obelisk the Tormentor, but I'll break through!

Really?!

Yes! And not only will I defeat you, but I'll spare your good side from the Shadow Realm!

That's impossible! You know that when I lose Life Points, my weaker half loses a piece of himself to the darkness. I shall place one card facedown. Then…

Go on!

I summon my Swallowtail Spike Lizard! [thinking] As long as it remains in defense mode, I receive 1,000 Life Points each turn! And since I plan to use my Life Points to strengthen my Winged Dragon of Ra, this is just the boost I need to crush his Obelisk the Tormentor! And once his Egyptian God card is gone, I'll use mine to finish him off!

It's time for Ra to return to the graveyard! My great beast may be gone, however, I assure you he'll be back!

We'll see.

Yes, we will! In fact, my Egyptian God card will return to the field sooner than you think! Watch. I'm about to give my dragon a second chance by turning back time and repeating my attack again. And it's all thanks to this magic card! Have you ever seen it?

Surprise Attack from Beyond!

Well, I suppose I'll take your response as a "yes." This card allows me to replay the attack I just made against Obelisk!

No.

Joey

Yugi already blocked that attack! That's a real cheat move, Marik!

[thinking] Now Marik has another chance to wipe out Yugi's defense with his Winged Dragon of Ra!

Prepare for my final assault! The moment is here! I shall finally drain you of your ancient powers… And I will rule as Pharaoh!

This is our last chance to stop him!

And save mankind from his evil!