Keith Howard (manga)

Keith Howard, also known by the nickname Bandit Keith, was the United States number one ranked Card Professor.

Project R.A.
Keith returns unexpectedly by Yako Tenma, who revived him from the dead via "The Wicked Avatar", to gain information about Pegasus' death, since he was a competitor at Duelist Kingdom. Ultimately, Keith lies and says Yugi killed him, furthering Yako's thirst for revenge. This time around, he uses a new Machine Deck, composed of the "Motor" series, and the "The Wicked Eraser. He Duels and defeats Richie Merced, and took the one-of-the-kind black Duel Disk that only the top Card Professor was allowed to wear. Using the disk, however, forbid him from cheating due to a cheat-prevention installation. Keith found that out the hard way when he tried to sneak a "Ring of Destruction" from his wrist band.

He Dueled against Jonouchi once again. During this confrontation, Keith revealed that he hated Jonouchi as much as Pegasus, because of the defeat at Duelist Kingdom, and came back solely for revenge; having lost his chance to Duel against Pegasus (who died by the time Keith returned), Keith set his attention on the only other person who ever defeated him: Jonouchi. Unlike his anime counterpart's fate, who became too terrified of the so-called haunting to even notice Jonouchi, this manga counterpart became too obsessed with revenge against Jonouchi to notice Honda running past him, while not fearing about the dark magic involved. Ultimately, Keith lost partly because of the "Time Machine" card he left behind at the Kingdom that Jonouchi picked up, as well as Tributing the "The Wicked Eraser" because of him not truly liking that card for being too boring to win with it. Keith, consumed with rage angrily demands Jonouchi fight him again, however instead Jonouchi returned the "Time Machine" card, and offered Keith a chance for one more rematch when Keith lets go of the his grudge, and to fight him for fun. After the Duel with Jonouchi, Keith slumped up against the wall; collapsed. Ultimately, his final fate remains unknown.

Deck
Keith used a Machine Deck in his Duelist Kingdom Duel against Katsuya Jonouchi.

In Project R.A., his Deck is based on Summoning high-powered cards, specifically "The Wicked Eraser", similarly to Yako Tenma's Deck. However, the main body of his Deck is composed of "Motor" cards. His cheating tactic, however, failed in his rematch against Jonouchi due to the black Duel Disk's cheat-prevention alarm.