Arkana quotes from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Why don't you set us both free and end this madness, Arkana?! My Dark Magician has already taken out more than half of your Life Points! One more attack and that dark energy disc will send your mind right to the Shadow Realm!

My mind? Never! Listen, Yugi, I promised you a spectacle… and I never disappoint. Not only will I win, I'll take your precious Dark Magician from you and send you to mental oblivion! [thinking] Yugi obviously doesn't know a master magician's first rule: Always save the best trick for the finale! [speaking] You should stop worrying about me and take care of yourself, Yugi. It's my show, remember, I can't lose.

I gave you a chance to save yourself, but you've left me with no choice... Prepare to lose it all, Arkana!

No one will ever find us here, so you'll be alone when you lose it all! [draws; thinking] I've got to defend myself from another direct attack by Yugi's Dark Magician, or it'll be curtains for me. This'll do. [speaking] Mystic Tomato in defense mode! And I'll place one card facedown. Let's get on with the show!

[thinking] Arkana's Mystic Tomato is a weak defense. If I summon another monster and destroy it, I can mount an attack on his Life Points and win this duel!

[thinking] Take the bait, Yugi! I know you want to summon another monster, and when you do, I'll have a surprise waiting!

Here's where it ends! I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior! Attack, now!

Not so fast, Yugi!

What are you up to?!

You've activated my trap-- Dark Renewal! It takes a monster from each player and sends them to the graveyard, but in return, it brings back one monster that was lost by the card holder, in this case, that means me! [laughs wickedly]

You want your Dark Magician back!

Very perceptive. That will give me a second chance to annihilate you! [laughs] Welcome back, my Dark Magician!

You have your wish. It's Dark Magician vs. Dark Magician. Let's find out who the real master is.

Our monsters' points are identical. So merely attacking won't be enough. You'll have to think more strategically. And only a true illusionist like myself can master the power of a Dark Magician! Prepare to lose your card, and your mind!

Think again. Now I'll place these two cards on the field, facedown, and end my turn.

[thinking] This show will have more twists than Yugi expects. I'll match him move for move! [draws; speaking] Two can play that game. I also place two cards facedown.

We each have four cards facedown and one Dark Magician. And now, let's see who picked the best dueling strategy! I'll play a magic card... The Mystical Guillotine! Say goodbye to your Dark Magician, Yugi!

I won't let you destroy him!

[laughs] As if you had a choice?!

My Dark Magician! No!

I'm afraid it's true. Your Dark Magician's about to be cut from the show, and your mind will be trapped in the Shadow Realm! [laughs] It's time for the grand finale!

Not yet, Arkana!

Sorry, but the show's over and the curtain must now fall… right on your Dark Magician!

I'm afraid that you'll have to find him first. Go, Magical Hats!

Looks like we're back to where we started.

Yes, a stalemate. Why don't you unlock us from these shackles and finish this duel with honor.

With honor? And ruin all the fun? Never!

Have it your way. But answer this: Why did you lead me down here, Arkana? And why did you force me into a duel in which the loser's mind gets sent into the Shadow Realm?

I'm just following the orders of my master.

Enough secrets, Arkana! What's going on?!

[takes off his mask, showing his out-of-screen face] Look at my face. [Yami Yugi gasps in surprised shock] Once, I was the greatest illusionist and magician since Harry Houdini himself…

Ladies and gentlemen, the Great Arkana!

[voice-over] My act was the envy of the entire magic world, and I loved every minute of it. I had it all… Money, fame, but most importantly, I had her… my sweet Catherine. We were going to be married until that fateful day. It was a routine escape trick. I'd done it a million times. But as Catherine looked on, something went horribly wrong! I lost my career and my movie star good looks that day. Then I lost Catherine's love! I drove her away, Yugi! I was a broken man. I didn't want her to see me ruined. She stood by me, and I hurt her! By the time I figured that out, it was too late. She was gone! My life was over until I met him… Marik. [puts his mask back on as the flashback ends] He made me an offer: If I could eliminate Yugi Muto for good, he'd help me win back Catherine with the help of his Millenium Rod.

Working for Marik will only lead you to more pain and suffering, Arkana. Marik cares about no one except himself. He'll say and do anything to get what he wants.

It's a cruel, curel world, Yugi. You'll find that out soon enough. There are very few things you can count on. And even fewer people. But I am counting on Marik to bring my Catherine back into my arms. There she is…waiting for me, just like Marik promised. He's a man of honor, Yugi. You shouldn't be so quick to judge people. Give me a minute, darling. I have to destroy Yugi, then we can be together forever. So you see, Yugi, it's nothing personal. [laughs]

You're a fool to trust in him! Instead you should be placing your trust in yourself and in your cards, Arkana. You rely on tricks and illusions to win instead of believing in your deck. And that will be your downfall.

They're just cards, Yugi, and nothing more!

That is your problem! They're not just cards. My heart is in my deck and that's something you'll never understand.

You talk about your faith in the cards, Yugi, but that will be your downfall. I knew you'd depend on your Dark Magician to bail you out, so I built my dueling deck with one purpose: to take your Dark Magician away from you! [thinking] And that dark energy disc will take something even more precious from you… Your mind!

I'm almost ready for my grand finale, Yugi, and it's worth sticking around for. I don't want to ruin the surprise for you, but let's just say Marik will be extremely pleased. You, on the other hand, probably won't. But why spoil it? Now, it's time for you to make your final move!

[thinking] If I can't free my Dark Magician, Arkana's got me!

Your Dark Magician is destroyed, and your Life Points are almost at zero. One more attack, and that dark energy disc will banish your mind to the Shadow Realm forever!

Never!

You've already lost by putting your trust in a scoundrel like Marik! Do you actually believe that if you defeat me he'll reunite you with your lost love, Catherine? If so, then you're more of a fool than I thought.

Don't listen to him, my sweet! We'll be together soon! [thinking] Marik will be so pleased When I send Yugi to the Shadow Realm! And since he helped me construct my deck specifically to counteract the cards in Yugi's deck, I can't lose!

Arkana! Why don't you save yourself and set us free?!

Ha! And ruin the fun?

This is it! The final performance of Yugi Muto! Your Life Points are almost gone, and you have now monsters to hide behind! As soon as my Dark Magician attacks, you're finished! But first… just in case you're counting on your two facedown cards to rescue you from having to spend all of eternity in the Shadow Realm, I will take the liberty of wiping them out! And I'll take care of the job with my Anti-Magic Arrows! Say goodbye to your last hope! Seek and destroy, my arrows! Looks like I've got you completely pinned down now, Yugi. The show is over! Dark Magician, attack his Life Points directly!

Hmm. Not so fast, Arkana! [the Dark Magic Curtain now appears on his side of the field]

[shocked in horror] What's going on?! My Dark Magic Curtain is working for you?!

Yes! You should read the rules more closely. Its magic summoning power is available to both sides of the dueling field… So that means I can trade half of my Life Points for a monster, too. And just like you did, I'll play… another Dark Magician!

But, wait! I was told you only had one Dark Magician in your deck!

Well, you're partially right, but mostly misinformed!

Stop speaking in riddles!

The card that I now hold in my hand is a different variety of Dark Magician, Arkana, and it is even more powerful than yours is!

You lie! I'd know if another Dark Magician card existed! It can't be!

It is! Say hello to Dark Magician Girl!

[shocked] It's true! A female Dark Magician! But you're wrong about one thing: Your girlfriend's attack points are less than my Dark Magician's. In a head-to-head battle, my monster will wipe her out! It's over! Dark Magician, attack Dark Magician Girl! [laughs] Finally, Yugi's defeated!

I don't think so. Take another look, Arkana!

[in shock of horror] No! My Dark Magician's been beaten! [horrified gasp] But how?! This was supposed to be my grand finale! It can't be! He had 500 more attack points than she did!

Wrong again. Dark Magician Girl gains 300 extra attack points for every Dark Magician that's inside the card graveyard, Arkana… making her strong enough to defeat your Dark Magician.

It still doesn't add up! There's only one Dark Magician card in your graveyard! Even with the extra 300 points, her total is only 2300. That means my Dark Magician still outranks her by 200 points!

Open your eyes! If you were a master of the Dark Magician, you would have seen the answer in front of you.

What?! No… It can't be! My first Dark Magician's there, too! B-But why?! Why would the power of my Dark Magician be reborn in your monster?!

The Dark Magician Girl inherits points from every Dark Magician no matter whose graveyard it's in. So when you destroyed your first magician, you helped give my Dark Magician Girl the power she needed to destroy your second! And now, Arkana… prepare for my grand finale. As I wipe out the last of your Life Points!

[struggling to free his ankles] No! Let me out!

Dark Magician Girl, attack his Life Points directly! [Dark Magician Girl strikes a magic blast at Arkana, dropping his Life Points down to zero] When you mistreat your cards, you pay a high price. You lose!

You call yourself a Dark Magician master? It was your disrespect and your misuse of your own Dark Magicians that caused you to lose this duel, Arkana!

That can't be! There's no way you could have defeated me, Yugi! I am the greatest magician the world has ever known! YOU'RE NOTHING, YUGI!

What I am is very sorry for you. It looks like you led me all the way down here, for the sole purpose of losing at your own demented game, Arkana. You relied on trickery to win instead of trusting and respecting the heart of the cards.

[screams as the dark energy disc gets closer to him] SOMEONE HELP ME! [laughs; thinking] A real magician always has one more trick up his sleeve… like a spare key. [laughs; takes the spare key out of his left sleeve] Which means that I will indeed make my great escape after all! My hand… it's frozen! I can't move my hand! I CAN'T MOVE MY HAND!

Arkana…

Aah! Master Marik!

You didn't hold up your end of the bargain… so prepare for your punishment!

Ohh! Just give me another chance! Spare me from the Shadow Realm!

NO! And you're next, Yugi! [laughs]

Please, Marik! Please don't send me to the Shadow Realm!

Where's your magic now, fool?

[as the spare key disappears] The key! Where'd it go?! I just had the key, and now it's gone! I'M LOSING MY MIND!

[snickers] Is your brain playing tricks on you, Arkana? Or have you just lost control of your feeble little mind? That key in your hand doesn't really exist!