Ishizu quotes from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Ishizu

There is hope ahead. For where there is evil, there is also good. Marik was good once. He began life as an innocent child like everyone does, but that innocence disappeared, leaving my brother to walk a path of pure darkness. I remember when this evil was born.

Ishizu

I knew I had a grave mistake. As keepers of the Pharaoh's tomb, we were forbidden to see the world, and I was beginning to understand why. I was about to pay the price for my actions. I exposed Marik to a world he should never have seen. And this caused Marik to reject our family, and his evil side grew.

Ishizu

Kaiba, do you believe in destiny?

Does it matter?

Ishizu

Ancient Egyptians thought that the true path of one's life is predetermined because history repeats itself throughout the ages in a neverending circle. They would say it was not your choice to come here for it was destined for the two of us would meet.

Look, all that nonsense may interest you, but I didn't come here for Egyptian history 101. I came here because you said it will be worth my while, but it looks like you're wasting my time. If there's a point to all of this, let's get to it already, I have a company to run. You said you have a exclusive offer for me.

I know everything about Duel Monsters and there is nothing like Exodia. So quit the charade and tell me what's going on.

Ishizu

All in good time, Kaiba. Duel Monsters is based upon a 5000-year-old game, it was played by Ancient Egyptians for power and was extremely dangerous.

Who cares?

Ishizu

Maximillion Pegasus did, he fell in love with the game and decided to reinvented for modern times.

What's your point?

Ishizu

I get it, unbeknownst to most duelists. Pegasus created a series of all powerful cards that were never released to the public. It was no surprise that he kept the best monsters for himself.

Ishizu

I've secured the most precious artifacts here. We've recovered stone carvings that depict the earliest known games played in Egypt. I'm sure you'll find it most familiar. Kaiba, behold the origin of Duel Monsters!

It can't be... These carvings look like Duel Monsters Cards! Then that means your story is true!

Ishizu

I see you've come to your senses. Furthermore there's a theory that in ancient times these monsters were real. Egyptian sorcerers summoned monsters to earth to do their bidding, but they soon realized that the monsters could not be control. They destroyed villages and brought earth to the brink of destruction. The citizens turned to the pharaoh for help, though he could not defeat the monsters. He managed to use his magic to seal them away in stone tablets and brought peace to the world. However, overtime evil sorcerers learned how to control the monsters and released them from the tablets. With their army of powerful monsters, the sorcerers were confident that no one could stand in their way. They betrayed the pharaoh and wage an all-out war against him. This is the one you must look at.

Hm?

Ishizu

This carving is the reason I called you here tonight. It depicts one of the main conflicts in the war between the pharaoh and his greatest opponent, closely examine this artifact. After this moment, Kaiba, your life will never be the same.

[sees the Pharaoh figure that looks like Yugi] That's the Pharaoh?! But, that's Yugi! And the monster carved above him is the Dark Magician!

Ishizu

On the left is the sorcerer fighting against him. [Kaiba is shocked to see that the pharaoh's greatest opponent is none other than an ancient Egyptian version of himself] That's you, Kaiba! If you still have any doubt, look at his monster. It's the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

Ishizu

The hieroglyphics read that the mighty sorcerer marched into the Pharaoh's chambers and challenged him and his legion of loyal magicians to a legendary duel with the fate of the world at stake. The Pharaoh accepted the sorcerer's challenge, and their epic battle began. Today, five thousand years later, the this epic battle is played out once again. Do you see? Now do you believe in destiny, Kaiba?

This is ridiculous! This piece of rock has got to be a fake!

Ishizu

If you won't trust my word, then you must see into the past and glimpse a part of the battle firsthand, which I can help you do with my Millennium Necklace. Now, open your mind and see into the past!

Ishizu

The duel raged on with neither side showing any mercy. They summoned monsters that were increasingly more powerful and dangerous. The winner of the duel is written here, but as you can see, the hieroglyphics have been worn away.

I see.

Ishizu

But although we do not know the outcome, we can deduce who was victorious.

Ishizu

Welcome, Yami. I've been expecting you.

Who are you?

Ishizu

I am Ishizu. And I've uncovered many mysteries about you and these ancient carvings using the magic of my Millennium Necklace.

Another Millennium Item.

Ishizu

Like your Millennium Puzzle, this necklace affords me certain powers. With it, I have gazed five thousand years into the past, to a time when evil sorcerers threatened to destroy the entire world.

Ishizu

I will now play the magic card, Sword of Dagra! It increases the attack strength of my Mudora by 500 points! Now, attack his Vorse Raider!

[thinking] Why, thank you. [speaking] Facedown cards, GO! [activates his Shrink and Crush Card Virus combination] You're finished! First up is my Shrink card! This cuts my Vorse Raider's attack points in half!

[thinking] In order to activate his Crush Card, Kaiba had to first lower his own monster's attack points!

And as if that weren't enough, watch as my Crush Card destroys both monsters on the field as well as every powerful monster in your entire deck! [laughs wickedly]

Joey

Oh, man! Kaiba's move was brutal! If I were Ishizu, I'd trade in that Millenium Necklace for a crystal ball or something!

[thinking] Joey's right. If she can see the future, why didn't she see that coming?

[snickering] Now every monster in your deck with over 1500 attack points goes to the graveyard!

Ishizu

Yes, I know.

Looks like you're left with nothing but a deck full of worthless monsters who pose absolutely no threat to me!

Ishizu

According to my Millennium Necklace, I don't need a powerful monster to defeat you. So watch as I stop you from attacking me for three whole turns! For now, I play this… Swords of Revealing Light! You're trapped!

Please enlighten me. If my future's bleak, why are you stalling?

Ishizu

I'm not stalling, Kaiba. Fate dictates our moves, and it's your destiny to lose!

Really?

Ishizu

Really. And I can clearly envision your downfall as you can't help but destroy yourself.

Well, I have a prediction of my own. Once your Swords of Revealing Light are gone, I'll crush you with my Egyptian God card! So while you count on fate to win this, I'll count on brute force!

Ishizu

Fine, and I'll place one card facedown. Now make your move. It's only a matter of time.

[thinking] Virius Cannon! Perfect! She may have prevented my monster from attacking, but I can still play this magic card. And when I do, she won't know what hit her!

[thinking] Watching Ishizu toy with Kaiba's mind is quite amusing. I always knew she had a dark side.

Stand back. It's my move! And I summon Dark Gremlin in defense mode! And then… I'll place this card facedown.

Joey

You know, I gotta hand it to her… She's about to get stomped, but that Ishizu's keeping her cool.

Tristan

Yeah, I'm starting to think that maybe she does know something we don't.

Duke

No way, that's just an act.

Act or no act, she's in big trouble.

Joey

Yeah, thanks to Kaiba, most of her monsters are in the graveyard now.

Oh, no! [thinking] What if Ishizu does lose? Will the evil within Marik grow even stronger? She joined this tournament to help me defeat her brother and to uncover the good inside him. She has to win!

Your most powerful monsters are in the graveyard, and soon, the rest of your cards will join them!

Ishizu

I'm well aware of your plan, Kaiba.

[thinking] Seto Kaiba is so naive, believing that mere skill can lead to victory in this game. That fool must accept his ancient past in order to win!

[thinking] She has no idea what she's in for!

So, do you still think I'm gonna lose?

Ishizu

I do. You've played into my hands, Kaiba. Now, you’ve sealed your own fate.

Nonsense. I've heard enough of your false predictions!

Ishizu

My predictions are quite real. And now, you've fallen into my trap!

But how?! You're cards…they're gone!

Ishizu

I still have my trap cards! Reveal… Exchange of the Spirit! This trap card will be the beginning of your downward spiral toward defeat, Kaiba! At a cost of 1,000 Life Points, my trap card replaces the cards in each of our decks with those in our graveyards.

[thinking; shocked] But, that leaves me with a deck of only six cards! How could I have let this happen?!

[thinking] By playing Exchange of the Spirit, Ishizu brought all of her powerful monster cards back from the graveyard, and destroyed Kaiba's deck at the same time!

[thinking] Ishizu hasn't lost her touch. She strung Kaiba along just as she used to string me along as a child.

Earlier, Kaiba sent almost every monster in Ishizu's deck right to the graveyard. Now, she gets them all back, along with the magic cards she lost last turn. But Kaiba's not so lucky. He had only six cards in his graveyard. Once he uses them up, his deck will be empty, and he'll lose the duel!

Ishizu

I believe it's my turn, Kaiba.

Then go!

Ishizu

Very well. I summon Kelbek.

Joey

It looks like Kaiba's toast. There's no way he can turn this around with just six cards.

He still has that Egyptian God card in his hand, doesn't he? Wouldn't he win if he played that?

Joey

Look at you with all the answers.

Ishizu

I'll place one card facedown. That ends my turn.

[thinking] This is MY tournament! If I lose, I'll be humiliated!

Ishizu

Have you accepted the power of my Millennium Necklace, yet, or do you still deny that I have already foreseen your defeat?

Make your move.

Joey

Kaiba's Dark Gremlin's standing there doing nothing when everyone knows it's stronger than her monster. So why isn't Kaiba attacking?

Maybe Kaiba doesn't want to attack yet.

Joey

That doesn't sound like the Kaiba I know, Yuge.

Yes, well, Kaiba's in quite a tough situation here. He wants to summon his Egyptian God card, but he doesn't have enough monsters to sacrifice, so, he may be planning to sacrifice Ishizu's monsters instead.

Joey

Oh! So that's why he's not attacking her.

[thinking] There's only one way for me to win this! I must summon Obelisk the Tormentor! Ishizu will cower in fear before the very Egyptian God card she gave to me!

Ishizu

And now, I summon Zolga, in attack mode! [thinking] Soon, Kaiba will sacrifice my monsters to summon Obelisk, continuing his path to defeat.

[thinking] I may only have a few cards left in my deck, but I have everything I need in order to win this duel!

Kaiba, listen to me! You're in over your head.

Stay out of this.

This tournament of yours is more than just a game! Have you not seen the damage Marik has caused so far, the people he's harmed?! You might be next! There is an ancient magic at work that cannot be denied! And if you continue to ignore it, you're a fool!

All right, let's go! Make your move!

Ishizu

You'll regret those words, Kaiba. Zolga, attack his Dark Gremlin with Cape of Destruction! But that's not all. Come forth, Kelbek, and attack his Life Points directly!

Are you done?

Ishizu

No, Kaiba. Next, I'll place this card facedown. And now I am done.

[thinking] Ishizu's facedown card must be a trap, but what kind of trap is it? Well, I know what I need to do… avoid losing my Life Points long enough to summon Obelisk the Tormentor! Then this duel will be over! [speaking] I hope you're ready… Ready to lose, that is!

Observe as I activate my Magic Card, Silent Doom… Which lets me summon a card from my graveyard. Gadget Soldier in Defense Mode!

Ishizu

[stunned; thinking] This isn't the future my Necklace predicted! Everything has changed!

Before I can summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon, I must sacrifice two monsters. First this!

Ishizu

Oh, no!

That's right! It's my Egyptian God card!

Ridiculous!

Joey

No way, man!

What's he thinking?!

It can't be!

Hear me now! I won't be controlled! I decide my future! So now I sacrifice my monsters! You're so quiet, Ishizu. Where's your magic now? Or have you realized that there's no such thing as destiny?! Now observe as I summon my Blue-Eyes! [summons his Blue-Eyes White Dragon] Show yourself!

Ishizu

So somehow Kaiba was able to change the future, by summoning his Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

But how? What did he see?!

Ishizu, if you could foresee all my moves, how did Blue-Eyes surprise you? Unless of course, you're nothing but a fake, as I suspected!

Time to finish you off now! Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack! Wipe out her Life Points, with White Lightning Attack! Farewell. [Blue-Eyes White Dragon attacks Ishizu directly, dropping her Life Points down to zero, winning him the duel] Victory is mine! That's it!

The winner of this duel is Seto Kaiba!

Mokuba

All right! I knew that you were gonna win this duel all along, big brother!

[thinking] That was insane! Marik's Millennium Rod must have shown Kaiba the secret to winning this duel! I bet it has something to do with the images on that ancient stone tablet. Kaiba's destiny is connected to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and I bet that's why he had to play it! Maybe now he'll believe in destiny!

Ishizu

It's all right, Serenity.

[in tears] I just want my brother back!

Ishizu

I understand. Both of our brothers must now battle the darkness.

[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.

Tristan

I don't know what the deal is, but this doesn't look good!

Yugi! What could be going on, you guys?!

Tristan

I can't see a thing out there!

Ishizu

[thinking] The true power of Ancient Egypt is beginning to reveal itself, and I fear for us all!