Antagonists List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters

1 antagonists

1.1 minor antagonists
1.2 filler antagonists
1.3 film antagonists

antagonists

dark bakura / yami bakura (闇獏良, yami bakura)
voiced by: tsutomu kashiwakura (1998), yō inoue (2000-2001), rica matsumoto (2001-2004) (japanese); ted lewis (english) (english)
a dark spirit dwelling inside of millennium ring, dark bakura seeks millennium items open door of darkness, grants evil power opens it. so, takes control on bakura s body against bakura s will, since doesn t have body of own. in beginning of story, torments bakura taking on body whenever played game friends , used penalty games trap souls trpg miniatures monster world game, causing bakura transfer schools. of yugi , yugi s other self, jonouchi, anzu, , honda (and miho in 1998 anime), able temporarily purge dark bakura s influence on friend defeating final boss of monster world, dark master zorc (闇の支配者ダーク・マスターゾーク, dāku masutā zōku). however, later on when group seemingly going trapped within labyrinth below duelist kingdom, spirit s voice within millennium ring tricks bakura putting on again, assuring bakura other half save friends , dark spirit has undergone change of heart. bakura s friends unaware had once again put on millennium ring, dark bakura helps yami yugi in game designed outwit meikyuu brothers trickery , head surface.


for while in manga, unknown whether or not dark bakura still malevolent spirit. on 1 hand, helped yugi , friends, trying gain uneasy trust , seemed allow bakura more free control of body compared earlier treatment of host (who still unaware of transpires whenever other half took over). on other hand, unbeknownst others, shown 1 killed pegasus tearing millennium eye out of eye socket , taking himself, licking leftover blood. s clear true standing in dungeon dice monsters arc: after giving yugi morale support during game against ryuji otogi , helping him retrieve pieces of shattered millennium puzzle, dark bakura secretly plants portion of soul 1 of pieces uncover true door within, , intends can manipulate place until day comes of millnennium items have gathered together, in preparation shadow role-playing game / shadow rpg (闇・Ｒ・Ｐ・Ｇロール・プレイング・ゲーム, yami Ā pī jī (yami rōru pureingu gēmu)), ultimate goal of opening door of darkness , unleashing darkness sealed within puzzle. unbeknownst bakura, throughout later portion of manga, other self take on body whenever sees chance of furthering own selfish goals. during final arc, dark bakuta entity when soul of thief king bakura (盗賊王バクラ, tōzoku Ō bakura) merged fragment of dark god zorc necrophades. defeated when yami yugi/atem summons horakthy, creator of light destroy zorc (in anime, dark bakura became part of zorc , destroyed horakthy, while in manga, life linked zorc s , killed when zorc died).


maximillion pegasus / pegasus j. crawford (ペガサス・Ｊ・クロフォード, pegasasu jei kurofōdo)
voiced by: jiro takasugi (japanese); darren dunstan (english)
the eccentric american chairman of industrial illusions (shortened i²) , creator of game duel monsters (デュエル モンスターズ, dyueru monsutāzu) (originally magic & wizards (Ｍ＆Ｗ (マジック＆ウィザーズ), majikku ando wizāzu)). wielder of millennium eye (千年眼, ミレニアムアイ, sennen gan, mireniamu ai). in original manga, s story meeting shadi , supposed evil intelligence of millennium items prompts yami yugi s search answer of , came from. during final shadow game yugi/dark yugi, tells them of discovery of ancient egyptian shadow game during travels in valley of kings, inspired creation of duel monsters , creation of card games in general, such tarot cards. in second anime, creator of card game duel monsters , discoverer of ancient egyptian roots, pegasus plays key role due extensive knowledge of game , mysterious origins. has habit of calling yugi mutou yugi-boy , seto kaiba kaiba-boy . trend continues in yu-gi-oh! gx anime, calling jaden yuki jaden-boy . interestingly, pegasus uses english words interspliced japanese, including english words goodness gracious! , snap! , using english pronoun instead of japanese second-person words. speech unique in terms of pronunciation. in both english , japanese tends elongate vowel sounds, near end of sentence.


pegasus establishes himself manga s fourth main antagonist (and second anime adaptation s first main antagonist), challenging yugi shadow game in order force him come tournament duelist kingdom (決闘者の王国 (デュエリストキングダム), dyuerisuto kingudamu) , face him, taking soul of grandfather sugoroku mutou penalty game losing timed match ensure this. throughout battles pegasus s castle, yugi seen talking grandfather through use of camcorder. in second anime, traps sugoroku in soul prison duel monsters card. pegasus kidnaps mokuba convince brother seto kaiba come well, later capturing souls well. through series of flashbacks, pegasus revealed have had lover, cecelia / cyndia (シンディア, shindia), died after 17th birthday (she dies after marriage in anime). although exact details medium medium, actions carried out in hopes of resurrecting her. defeated in final game of duel monsters yugi , dark yugi @ end of arc, , obliged release victim s souls. murdered after dark bakura , millennium item taken. in duel monsters anime, isn t killed dark bakura s attack , later makes brief appearances in later seasons.


mr. clown (mrクラウン / 御伽父, misutā kuraun / otogi-chichi)
an antagonist exclusive manga. owner of black clown (ブラック・クラウン, burakku kuraun) game shop across street sugoroku mutou s kame game shop. long ago, mr. otogi asked sugoroku muto, master gamer, take him in disciple. after while, challenged each other ownership of millennium puzzle in shadow game called devil s board game. mr. otogi, lost, aged 50 years in single night penalty game. since desired revenge through son ryuji (known duke devlin in english anime). in anime adaption, character excluded entirely. makes appearance in dark side of dimensions, film set in manga continuity, has opened cafe ryuji replace of burnt down black clown shop.


in english dungeon dice monsters video game, given name sindin clown.


marik ishtar / yami marik (マリク・イシュタール / 闇マリク, mariku ishutāru / yami mariku)
voiced by: tetsuya iwanaga (adult), akiko kimura (child) (japanese); jonathan todd ross (english)
the heir clan of tombkeepers , younger brother of ishizu ishtar. marik s hatred of nameless pharaoh compels him disregard duties , turn life of crime, developing split personality, during childhood after underwent tombkeeper s initiation ritual (which burned key pharaoh s memory on hot dagger) , forever destined confined life in darkness apart rest of world. after breaking 1 of laws of clan, dark personality emerged , brutally murdered father (sent him shadow realm in english anime); adoptive older brother rishid (known odion in english version of anime adaptation) managed seal dark side away, leaving him no memory of actions. believed pharaoh had father murdered , became obsessed killing pharaoh avenge father , put end suffering of clan, never knowing murder or other personality. end, created rare hunters, gang of thieves stole , collected rare duel monsters cards, , used millennium item, millennium rod, manipulate people. although innocent , kind child, became cruel , uncaring; killing servants when displeased him , developing love torturing people.


dark marik able reemerge , take control of normal marik s body later on in story , replaces him main antagonist. dark marik proves more vicious original marik. while real marik enjoyed violence , cruelty, use when angry or when further own desires, dark side attack crossed path , prolong suffering long possible; in manga , japanese duel monsters anime, explicitly stated liked killing people because fun , thing bought him happiness . cares own survival , actively tries kill normal marik can have sole possession of body. dislikes rishid sealing him away , actively tries kill him, although unable multitude of reasons. while connected millennium rod, dark marik differs dark yugi , dark bakura in inhuman entity born marik ishtar s pain , despair , can exist on own without host. (he explains dark yugi cease exist if yugi destroyed, normal marik s destruction wouldn t affect him.) although not explicitly stated, hinted in manga manipulated marik committing of later crimes, told dark yugi took away marik s guilt things did. following marik s surrender against yugi, dark marik destroyed.


priest akhenaden (神官アクナディン, shinkan akunadin)
voiced by: hitoshi bifu (#201-212), kōji ishii (#213-214) (japanese); oliver wyman (english)
the guardian of millennium eye , brother of king ahknemkhanen. grew up, secretly jealous of brother s position pharaoh, considering himself true power behind throne. using shadow alchemy inscribed in millennium spellbook / millennium tome (千年魔術書, sennen majutsu sho), ordered massacre @ village of kul elna, using blood , melting corpses gold create millennium items defend brother s kingdom, keeping slaughter secret , brainwashing soldiers in order keep way. protect family seeking revenge, abandoned wife , son, seto. seto later entered pharaoh atem s court priest, akhenaden kept relationship secret. seeing how son had flourished after abandoned him, akhenaden s desire became see seto achieve power. through zorc s influence within millennium eye, convinced needed kill pharaoh , make contract zorc become high priest of darkness (闇の大神官, yami no daishinkan).


in manga, akhenaden s soul merged zorc s , sealed inside millennium puzzle along atem, , released during final arc. mummy used second player on dark bakura s side of shadow rpg, influencing own playing piece game s recreation of events went on. when atem wins game, mummy s skull split in half, indicating zorc s soul has been vanquished good. in second anime series, when dark bakura planted portion of soul millennium eye, akhenaden s mind became corrupted. later collected remaining items created (in place of dark bakura still uses freeze hourglass awhile) , granted him power zorc transforming high priest of darkness (great shadow magus in english dub). later sealed white dragon before killed own son seto. soul enter seto s mind kill pharaoh, stopped , killed kisara in white dragon form (akhenaden sent shadow realm afterwards). purified soul of akhenaden later seen alongside brother on other side of door afterlife when atem walks through it.


zorc necrophades (大邪神 ゾーク・ネクロファデス, dai jashin zōku nekurofadesu)
a destroyer of worlds born darkness in humans hearts (in english anime dub, creator of shadow realm). summoned akhenaden power of millennium items , attacks kingdom, dispatching atem s advisers. in memory world, rpg-style shadow game dark bakura has set based on ancient egypt, zorc game s final boss , has 3 ba gauges, , if dark yugi loses shadow rpg, dark bakura gain ultimate powers of darkness , zorc summoned once again. however, of yugi , other dear friends, atem defeats him , stops him being resurrected, freeing bakura millennium ring once , all. dark bakura entity made of both zorc , thief king bakura s souls, , in manga there entity made of both zorc , priest akhenaden s souls calls himself zorc necrophades, high priest of darkness.

minor antagonists

death-t (death-t（死のテーマパーク）, theme park of death)
a deranged theme park created seto kaiba in attempt kill yugi mutou using deadly games, , hiring deadly opponents. these events not happen in second series anime.


laser tag assassins
three professional mercenaries hired kaiba. being offered ¥10,000 each killing yugi , friends in shooting stardust (シューティング・スターダスト, shūtingu sutādasuto) game, determined , equipped guns fired real lasers can cause fatal electric shocks, while yugi , friends given toy guns.




johnny gale (ジョニー・ゲイル, jonī geiru)
a former green beret commander, specialized in guerrilla warfare.






bob mcguire (ボブ・マクガイア, bobu makugaia)
a former swat team leader , specialized in long distance sniping.






name unknown / mysterious assassin (謎のアサシン, nazo no asashin)
a former hitman succeeded in killing of targets when hired kaibacorp.




kaiba manor butler (manga)/ daimon (anime) / hobson (海馬邸執事 / 大門, kaiba tei shitsuji)
voiced by: ryūji saikachi (1998), jin nishimura (2000) (japanese); ted lewis (english)
the guide of horror zone in death t-2. before grand opening of kaiba land, welcomed yugi mutou , katsuya jonouchi kaiba manor. he, along other servants, greet them , mokuba when arrived. mokuba got him prepare 6 meals, including 2 poisoned ones rigged game of russian roulette dinner yugi , jonouchi. when game backfired , mokuba poisoned, butler came aid.


chopman (チョップマン, choppuman)
a serial killer in 1 of traps @ death-t , exclusive manga. 1 summer, @ camp near domino lake, chopman murdered ten boy scouts had been staying there, in single night. chopped bodies unrecognizable pieces. news of murders had of domino city in fear. suspect came known chopman , not captured , remained @ large.


mr. crocketts / croquet (クロケッツ, misutā kurokettsu)
voiced by: yoshikazu nagano (japanese); ted lewis (english)
the right-hand man , butler of pegasus. in manga, taken hostage seto kaiba, punches him , holds crocketts @ gunpoint in guestroom, threatening snap crocketts neck in briefcase if pegasus doesn t show himself.


saruwatari / kemo (猿渡, saruwatari)
voiced by: masahiro okazaki (japanese); eric stuart (english)
a character first shown working kaiba brothers 1 of private bodyguards during death-t arc. in actuality, working industrial illusions whole time, gathering information within kaibacorp , giving pegasus. saruwatari reappears in yu-gi-oh! r spin-off manga , makes appearance in 1999 movie, kidnaps unwilling invitees kaiba s tournament. jonouchi stops him forcing shougo aoyama enter.


player killers / eliminators (プレイヤーキラー, pureiyā kirā)
duelusts hired pegasus challenge contestants duels , take star chips, in order ensure gamers on island not succeed in making finals of duelist kingdom, , therefore making pegasus number 1 duelist in world fit kaibacorp s new ceo.


ventriloquist of dead (死者の腹話術師, shisha no fukuwajutsūshi)
the first player killer yugi , friends encounter hired saruwatari, primary job defeat yugi. controls puppet resembles kaiba , uses stolen deck. after being defeated, dark yugi inflicts penalty game puppet illusion on him, trapping him in illusion puppet of himself attacking him.




ghost kaiba / mimic of doom (死の物真似師, shinomono maneshi)
voiced by: tony hirota (japanese); eric stuart (disguise), wayne grayson (true form) (english)


an obese shape-shifter hired defeat yugi. replaces manga s ventriloquist of dead in yu-gi-oh! duel monsters anime. upon defeat, vanishes after dark yugi uses mind crush. in english dub, evil side of seto kaiba s heart dark yugi banished shadow realm in first episode.


player killer of darkness / panik (「闇」のプレイヤーキラー, yami no pureiyā kirā)
voiced by: holly kaneko (japanese); david moo (english)
the second player killer group encounters, steals mai s star chips. when dark yugi intends bet own life out stakes in order win mai s star chips, player killer ties noose around dark yugi s neck, threatening kill him once wins. because of this, dark yugi turns duel shadow game, @ 1 point, claiming win in 5 more turns. during duel, dark yugi showed player killer illusions of impending penalty game, in player killer walking gallows stairs each turn closer 5 turn limit dark yugi claimed win within. once player killer loses shadow game, dark yugi inflicts darkness of naraku penalty game on him, player killer imagines himself being hung gallows , galling abyss. in anime, penalty of game changed fire shot @ loser. when player killer attempts dark yugi after losing, dark yugi s magic shields him harm. performs mind crush on player killer. mai s star chips returned her.


paradox brothers (迷宮兄弟, meikyū kyōdai)
voiced by: takashi matsuyama (mei) (japanese); sam riegel (para, #19), jerry lobozzo (para, #20-21) (english)
voiced by: hitoshi nishimura (kyu) (japanese); marc thompson (dox) (english)
the last set of player killers group meet within underground maze of duelist kingdom challenge yugi , jonouchi tag-battle game, hybrid of duel monsters , maze game. after losing, group needed choose correct path, or else stuck in underground labyrinth eternity. in reality, both doors correct , brothers able change correct door @ will. trickery outed dark yugi s labyrinth coin (迷宮コイン, meikyū koin) game, aid of dark bakura in manga, , groups heads on out surface.


ghouls / rare hunters (グールズ, gūruzu)
a group of card thieves serve marik, referred ghouls of gaming underworld dark yugi , kaiba. stealing , selling rare cards duelists worldwide, ghouls provide marik large supply of minions, rare cards , money. numerous members of ghouls shown, including unnamed card shop owner , various other unnamed duelists.




rare hunters / seeker (レアハンター, reahantā)


voiced by: david wills (english)
the first ghoul informed card shop owner gave jonouchi duel disk jonouchi owned rare red-eyes black dragon. uses deck focuses on making complete hand of counterfeit exodia cards. after dark yugi manages destroy strategy , therefore win entire duel, marik uses millennium rod take on rare hunter s mind introduce himself yugi, presumably killing rare hunter after.




pandora / arkana (パンドラ, pandora)


voiced by: takehito koyasu (japanese); sam riegel (english)
the second ghoul, challenged dark yugi death game, in legs shackled , buzzsaws threaten saw off loser s legs once life points reach 0 (in english anime, loser sent shadow realm). defeated yugi s dark magician girl , punishment, marik probes mind while unconscious stir memories of deaths of mother , lover commits suicide when wakes up.




pantomimer / strings (パントマイマー, pantomaimā)


the third ghoul, first appeared before bakura, anzu, , yugi s grandfather standing stationary in park. bakura tries attention, stating in head doesn t feel life him, if doll. later used puppet marik try , kill yugi before marik himself arrives in battle city.




mask of light / lumis (光の仮面, hikari no kamen)


voiced by: yū mizushima (japanese); jimmy zoppi (english)
the last set of ghouls challenge dark yugi , kaiba tag-team death game loser sets off bomb near side of glass ceiling, falling 13 stories death (in english anime, loser sent shadow realm). unbeknownst dark yugi , kaiba, equipped parachutes.




mask of darkness / umbra (闇の仮面, yami no kamen)


voiced by: kōji ishii (japanese); matthew charles (english))
the last set of ghouls challenge dark yugi , kaiba tag-team death game loser sets off bomb near side of glass ceiling, falling 13 stories death (in english anime, loser sent shadow realm). unbeknownst dark yugi , kaiba, equipped parachutes.

filler antagonists

gozaburo kaiba (海馬 剛三郎, kaiba gōzaburō)
voiced by: unsho ishizuka (1998), tetsuo komura (2002) (japanese); david wills (english)
a rich, selfish, cold-hearted, uncaring , power-hungry tyrannical , powerful business man adoptive father of seto , mokuba kaiba. gozaburo original founder , ceo of kaiba corporation, began successful arms manufacturer, , world famous chess champion. particular skill seto appealed when gozaburo visited orphanage , mokuba living, challenged gozaburo game of chess, stakes being adoption of 2 brothers. seto won cheating, , gozaburo adopted seto , mokuba, proved cruel father, forcing seto spend time studying in order groom him new heir. gozaburo s plans backfired, however, when gave seto 2% share of kaiba corporation stock test, challenging him pay ten times amount within year. seto managed acquire money within single day, , board of director, secured majority control of company stocks, overthrowing gozaburo , installing himself new ceo. gozaburo commits suicide defenestration upon being dethroned. in first anime adaptation, instead suffers heart attack. in duel monsters anime adaptation, story altered, making him major antagonist of 1 of anime s filler arcs.


noah kaiba (海馬 乃亜, kaiba noa)
voiced by: chisa yokoyama (japanese); andrew rannells (english) (english)
gozaburo kaiba s biological son, , seto , mokuba s stepbrother. kidnaps yugi , co. , traps them in virtual world. heir kaiba corporation, noah s father makes him study heavily in arts , academic subjects, unlike seto kaiba, noah enjoys , eager please father. when noah approximately ten years old, in car accident , fatally injured. in hope of saving son, gozaburo kaiba uploads noah s soul onto supercomputer before seto adopted.


dartz (ダーツ, dātsu)
voiced by: yū emao (japanese); wayne grayson (english)
the former king of atlantis , head of organization paradius. after being forced kill wife had been turned monster orichalcos, dartz himself corrupted, turning right eye green. dartz led forces of orichalcos against father, daughter , forces of dominion of beasts, defeated. dartz spent next ten thousand years collecting souls revive leviathan, felt revived using soul of atem.


rafael (ラフェール, rafēru)
voiced by: yoshihisa kawahara (japanese); marc thompson (english)
the strongest of dartz s henchmen , duelist meant defeat atem , yugi mutou. rafael once had family killed while on ocean cruise, leaving him stranded on island (in english version, family still alive, have forgotten him). dueling deck keep him company, raphael developed deep bond them before rescued.


alister / amelda (アメルダ, ameruda)
voiced by: yukinara iemura (japanese); ted lewis (english)
dartz s second henchman. amelda lived in town in middle of war child, leading resistance group brother after parents disappear (killed in original). in english dub, brother disappeared (killed in original) after home town attacked soldiers armed gozaburo kaiba, , alister later sought revenge on adopted son seto.


valon (ヴァロン, varon)
voiced by: takeshi maeda (japanese); marc thompson (english)
dartz s third henchman. abandoned @ young age, valon cared nun @ church , protected him local street gang. however, when nun killed in fire , church burned down, valon assaulted gang , sent juvenile prison (in english dub, valon sent there unspecified crime , entire event @ church omitted). in english dub valon finds , develops feelings mai, , seeks defeat jonouchi defeating , destroying sense of worth duelist.


zigfried von schroeder / siegfried von schroeder (ジークフリード・フォン・シュレイダー, jīkufurīdo fon shureidā)
(voiced by: eisuke tsuda (japanese); pete zaraustica (english)
the ceo of schroeder corp, long-time rival kaiba family , kaiba corporation. when siegfried , seto kaiba become heads of respective family companies, both of them attempt create holographic systems duel monsters. both succeed, siegfried s invention being holographic duel box room system, kaiba markets , patents first, leaving siegfried fall ruin. actively attempted destroy kaiba corp many years afterwards. after discovering younger brother leon secretly successful duelist, took interest in him first time , manipulated him use talents destroy kaiba. siegfried joins kc grand prix discredit kaiba , claim revenge. although siegfried uses variety of computer viruses attempt destroy kaiba corporation s computer systems, kaiba able halt them , expels siegfried tournament. when brother faces yugi in finals, further attempts use him destroy kaiba corp, once again fails, brother didn t want beat cheating. after failure, kneeling on ground sobbing, leon approaches brother , forgives him , promises rebuild family s company , siegfried embraces him, able have real relationship little brother.

film antagonists

anubis (アヌビス, anubisu)
voiced by: kōji ishii (japanese); scottie ray (english)
the main antagonist of yu-gi-oh! movie: pyramid of light, sealed inside titular artifact. wants revenge on yami yugi , awakens after yugi muto solves millennium puzzle. pharaoh atem had defeated anubis long time ago, yet anubis reappears face yugi muto. anubis possesses cards andro sphinx , sphinx teleia, can merged theinen great sphinx. in japanese version of movie, anubis wants revenge using king of light (kaiba) defeat king of darkness (yami yugi) in order revive anubis, king of destruction, , use kaiba become new king , rule world. plan cut short yugi , killed blue-eyes shining dragon.


paradox (パラドックス, paradokkusu)
voiced by: atsushi tamura (japanese); sean schemmel (english)
the main antagonist of yu-gi-oh! 3d: bonds beyond time. turbo duelist travels across time , space destroy history of duel monsters in order save own time, ends causing more damage time-line expected. faces yugi muto, jaden yuki , yusei fudo in duel , defeated them, saving timelines. appears in flashback in yu-gi-oh! 5d s.


aigami (藍神, aigami)
voiced by: kento hayashi (japanese); daniel j. edwards (english)
the antagonist of yu-gi-oh!: dark side of dimensions, film serves epilogue manga continuity. aigami lived in egypt sister, sera, , mani. connected shadi, shadi had played mentor-like role in lives. in shrine of underworld. shadi taught them millennium items, 3 of items prone evil, 3 represented justice, , seventh (the millennium puzzle) contained both justice , evil. shadi considered aigami of same level person destined solve millennium puzzle. shadi told them when 7 items gathered toegther, door better world opened , 3 of them enter world, because had been chosen. aigami given quantum cube (量子キューブ, ryōshi kyūbu) shadi before shadi killed dark bakura. using mystical artifacts s great power, aigami can transport people alternate dimension, gradually dissolve nothingness or can use erase people directly.


in present day, altered memories of in domino city, implanting notion new student @ domino high school. plans kill seto kaiba , yugi muto save dimension comes from, , wants revenge on ryo bakura, whom blamed shadi s death.




^ yu-gi-oh!. chapter 28. march 2004. viz media
^ yu-gi-oh!. chapter 31. march 2004. viz media