Arkana

Pandora (パンドラ Pandora) is a Rare Hunter and member of the Ghouls organization, who frequently uses the Dark Magician (Black Magician in Japan) card in duels. He was once a famous stage magician, with his lovely assistant fiancé, but fell into despair after a dangerous illusion he was performing went awry, scarring his once-beautiful visage to the point where he drove his fiancé away in his anguish. Ruined and depressed for causing his love to leave him, he stumbled from day to day until he met Marik Ishtar, who promised to help him regain the love of his fiancé if he became a Rare Hunter. However, after he was defeated and saved by Yugi Mutou in a duel in which the loser gets his legs chopped off by a buzzsaw (in the English anime, the buzzsaws were changed to Dark Energy Disks that sent the loser's mind to the Shadow Realm upon contact), he realized that the promise was a lie and that, had Yugi not had saved him, Marik would have left him to die. He does not appear after his initial duel with Yugi.

Pandora's name was changed to Arkana in the English anime because "Pandora" is a feminine name in English. "Arcana" is the plural form of the Latin word "arcanus". The English word "Arcane" is derived from that word.

Monster Cards

 * Dark Magician
 * Legion the Fiend Jester
 * Mystic Tomato
 * Doll of Demise

Spell Cards

 * Thousand Knives
 * Beckon to Darkness
 * Nightmare Chains
 * Ectoplasmer
 * Dark Magic Curtain
 * Anti-Magic Arrows

Trap Cards

 * Dark Renewal
 * Tragedy
 * Shadow Balance