Strings

English anime name: Strings, the Quiet One Appears in: Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! 2nd series anime (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters) The Pantomimer (パントマイマー Pantomaimā) is a Rare Hunter as well as Marik's "mind slave" (i.e. puppet). He was seen during the Battle City arc and was one of the Rare Hunters to challenge Yugi Moto for his Millennium Puzzle which Marik coveted. At first, he appeared to be a stationary mime in the park and was a curiosity for many of the people there but upon Marik's taking control of him, he went to confront Yugi and duel him. The chief card that the Pantominer used was the Egyptian God Slifer the Sky Dragon and he was able to do so since Marik was controlling his actions and his mind. Using a four card combination based upon Infinite Cards, Card of Safe Return, Revival Jam, and Jam Defender, Slifer the Sky Dragon's attack points seemed limitless and it also had an indestructible shield in Revival Jam. Furthermore, Revival Jam could intercept all attacks via Jam Defender and when it regenerated itself from the Graveyard, the Pantominer could draw three more cards due to Card of Safe Return as well as increase Slifer's attack points by 3000. Due to this combination, Slifer's attack points reached extreme levels and despite all of Yugi's efforts, Slifer remained standing. Just as Yugi was losing hope, Seto Kaiba arrived and cajoled him into action. Yugi then used Brain Control to gain control of Revival Jam, thus activating Slifer's ability and destroying Revival Jam. The Pantominer then drew three cards and Revival Jam was regenerated on Yugi's field. However, this triggered Slifer's ability again, which in turn caused an infinite loop. Therefore, at the conclusion of every loop, the Pantominer would draw three cards but he would eventually draw every card in his deck (a duelist loses when he or she is unable to draw cards from his or her Deck). As the Pantominer drew his last cards and thus lost the duel, Marik released his mind control, knowing that Yugi would now wield Slifer the Sky Dragon. However, as he released the Pantominer, he reminded Yugi that he still wielded the Winged Dragon of Ra, mightiest of the three Egyptian Gods.