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First Series Anime[]

  • In Seto Kaiba's first appearance in the first series anime, he is shown stealing this card from a student at another school before transferring to Domino High. However, it was named "Dark Wizard" (ダーク・ウィザード Dāku Wizādo) and it had 2000 ATK and 1800 DEF.

Pre-Duelist Kingdom[]

  • In episode 2, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Maximillion Pegasus. He Summons this card without looking at first in an effort to counter the Millennium Eye. Pegasus activates "Sun Shower" in response, but nothing happens since this card wasn't a Zombie-type Monster. This card then attacks and destroys "Koumori Dragon" (who Pegasus had taken control of via the effect of "Dragon Piper"). Pegasus's "Illusionist Faceless Mage" (who was equipped with "Eye of Illusion") then attacks this card, resulting in "Illusionist Faceless Mage" not being destroyed and Pegasus taking no damage. On Yugi's turn, "Eye of Illusion" switched control of this card to Pegasus. Yami Yugi has "Celtic Guardian" then attack "Illusionist Faceless Mage", but "Eye of Illusion" redirects this card to destroy "Celtic Guardian". This card remained on the field until the Duel is over.

Duelist Kingdom[]

  • In episode 9, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Ghost Kaiba. He summons this card in Attack Position. Yami Yugi then uses this card to attack and destroy Ghost Kaiba's "Hitotsu-Me Giant". Yami Yugi later switches this card into Defense Position alongside "Curse of Dragon", but Ghost Kaiba activates "Defense Paralysis" to switch both this card and "Curse of Dragon" to Attack Position, resulting in "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (first copy) destroying "Curse of Dragon". Yami Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card within one of four hats, and "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" then attacks a hat. In the next episode, the hat is revealed to be empty. Ghost Kaiba next has "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to attack another hat, but that one is revealed to contain "Spellbinding Circle" which decreases the ATK of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" by 700. Yami Yugi then releases this card from a hat. This card then attacks and destroys "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". However, Ghost Kaiba uses "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (second copy) to attack and destroy this card.
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, Seto Kaiba decides to find out which Dueling platform Yami Yugi is on via computer deciding to to use this card as a cross reference as Yami Yugi would most likely use this card if he is in a Duel. After crashing a satellite, he starts searching around the Dueling arenas for "Dark Magician", but finds none. The last active one is arena 146. Kaiba tries to enter, but finds himself unable to. Kaiba deduces it's a virus that will prevent him from searching. He then uses virtual TNT to blow up the door, however he finds a virtual castle which is the last defense that Kaiba has to go past. Kaiba confidently says "Alcatraz" ("Pegasus" in the dub). The password is correct and Kaiba enters.
    • In the second above-mentioned episode, Kaiba goes inside and he finds out that an impostor of himself is dueling Yami Yugi. The computer then explains how Yugi defeated the first "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and this card is shown during the explanation.
  • In episode 12, Yugi Muto and his friends were showing to each other what their favorite card is. Yugi showed this card as his favorite. Yami Bakura would later seal Yugi's soul within this card.
  • In episode 13, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Yami Bakura. It appears as Yugi Muto himself dressed as the "Dark Magician" and he is able to communicate with his other half. He then attacks and destroys Bakura's "Morphing Jar" which activates the latter's effect, forcing both players to discard their entire hand and draw five new cards. On Yami Yugi's next turn, Joey Wheeler as "Flame Swordsman" accidentally provokes Yugi which is enough for Yugi to attack and destroy Yami Bakura's set "Electric Lizard" whose effect prevents Yugi from attacking on Yami Yugi's next turn. Later Yami Bakura activates "Change of Heart" to take control of Yugi in order to win the Duel, but Bakura Ryou's soul is trapped within the card and chose to take control "Lady of Faith" instead, saving Yami Yugi from losing the Duel. Bakura tells Yugi to attack, but Yugi doesn't want to hurt his friend. The argument continues until Yami Yugi uses the Millennium Puzzle to make Bakura and Yami Bakura swap places. Yugi then attacks and destroys Yami Bakura, winning Yami Yugi the Duel and sparing Bakura from being sent to the Graveyard.
    • In the same episode, this card also appeared in Yami Bakura's thoughts when he explained that he is going to use "Change of Heart" to take control of this card and use to attack and destroy one of Yami Yugi's Monsters and win the Duel.
  • In episode 20, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Joey Wheeler against the Paradox Brothers. He summons this card in Attack Position. Yami Yugi then moves this card 5 spaces to be in front of "Celtic Guardian" and Joey's "Axe Raider" and "Flame Swordsman". Para then activates "Magical Labyrinth" to cut off Yami Yugi and Joey's Monster Cards from each other. Yami Yugi later activates "Mystic Box" to destroy "Jirai Gumo" and get this card to where "Jirai Gumo" previously was. Yami Yugi then uses this card to attack and destroy "Labyrinth Tank". Yami Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card and "Flame Swordsman" from "Dungeon Worm". In the next episode, the hats protect this card from the attack made by "Suijin" when the said attack floods the entire maze. Yami Yugi later releases this card from the hat and moves forward towards the end of the maze where "Gate Guardian" was. "Sanga of the Thunder" then attacks this card, but the effect of "Suijin" to negates and saves this card. "Kazejin" attacks this card, but the effect of "Suijin" negates the attack and "Sanga of the Thunder" then attacks and destroys "Suijin" instead of focusing on this card . On the Duel's last turn, Yami Yugi activates "Monster Replace" to swap the positions of this card and "Black Skull Dragon". This card remained on the field until the Duel is over.
  • In episode 22, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. He activates "Monster Replace" to return "Curse of Dragon" to his hand and Special Summon this card instead. This card then destroys Kaiba's "Swordstalker" (whose ATK is 2400 due to its own effect). On Yami Yugi's next turn, this card attacks Kaiba's "La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp", but Kaiba activates "Ancient Lamp" to redirect this card's attack to destroy "Curse of Dragon" instead. In the next episode, Yami Yugi activates "Mystic Box" to destroy "Ancient Lamp". This card then attacks and destroys "La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp". On Yami Yugi's next turn, he recalls this card back to his hand and "Gaia The Fierce Knight" then attacks and destroys "Saggi the Dark Clown", but Kaiba activates "Crush Card" which destroys this card and "Gaia The Fierce Knight" as well as render every Monster Card that has at least 1500 ATK in Yami Yugi's Deck useless.
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card appears in a flashback Téa Gardner has when she remembers being rescued. Yami Yugi challenged a thug who had knocked out Téa to a challenge, utilizing his Deck. He claimed that the person who drew the strongest monster wins. The thug drew "Curse of Dragon" and Yami Yugi draws from the Deck and gets this card, so Yami Yugi wins. The thug, angrily charges forward, but Yami Yugi gives the thug a Mind Crush, knocking the thug out.
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card appeared in a flashback Téa has when she remembers Yami Yugi's Duel with Yami Bakura and notes to herself that there maybe two versions of Yugi.
  • In episode 34, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Joey Wheeler. He summons this card in Attack Position. Yami Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card within one of four hats. Joey's "Black Skull Dragon" attacks a hat which turns out to be empty. Joey's "Garoozis" is an attempt to get Yami Yugi to this card out which doesn't work and "Black Skull Dragon" then attacks another hat which turns out to be empty too. Joey has "Black Skull Dragon" destroy a hat which is revealed to contain "Spellbinding Circle" which paralyzes and decreases the ATK of "Black Skull Dragon" by 700. Yami Yugi then releases this card from the hat and equips this card with "Book of Secret Arts", which increases this card's ATK and DEF by 300. This card then attacks and destroys "Black Skull Dragon". This card later attacks Joey's "Baby Dragon", but Joey activates "Kunai with Chain" to stop this card's attack and immobilize this card. The effect of Joey's "Time Wizard" then succeeds in the gamble, Tributing "Baby Dragon" to Special Summon "Thousand Dragon" and also Tributing this card to Special Summon "Dark Sage".
  • In episode 35, Yugi Muto is seen with this card before his Duel with Maximillion Pegasus. In the next episode, Yami Yugi draws this card. In the following episode, Yami Yugi summons this card. Yami Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card within one of four hats. Pegasus then tries to read Yami Yugi's mind to find this card's location, but switches minds with Yugi to prevent this from happening. Pegasus's "Toon Summoned Skull" then attacks a hat which turns out to be empty. On Pegasus's next turn, "Toon Summoned Skull" attacks another hat which turns out to be empty too. Pegasus later activates "Magical Neutralizing Force" to get rid of the other hats and expose this card. Pegasus then uses "Toon Summoned Skull" to attack this card, but Yugi activates "Living Arrow" to use "Magical Neutralizing Force" to destroy "Toon World". Yugi then activates "Mirror Force" to save this card and deflect right back to destroy Pegasus's unToonified Monsters, inflicting damage to Pegasus equal to the ATK difference between "Toon Summoned Skull" and the destroyed Monsters. In the following episode, this card attacks Pegasus's "Relinquished", but Pegasus destroys "Curse of Dragon" equipped onto "Relinquished" to prevent "Relinquished" from being destroyed, resulting in Yami Yugi taking the Battle Damage that Pegasus would have taken. The effect of "Relinquished" then equips this card and make the ATK and DEF the same as this card's. In the next episode, Yami Yugi activates "Mystic Box" to make this card and Pegasus's "Jigen Bakudan" switch places which frees this card from "Relinquished" and makes "Jigen Bakudan" the Equip Card on "Relinquished" instead. Yami Yugi then activates "Brain Control" to take control of Pegasus's "Relinquished" until the End Phase, and activates "Dark Magic Ritual" to Tribute this card and "Jigen Bakudan" in order to Ritual Summon "Magician of Black Chaos".
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card also appears in Yugi's thoughts when he notes it will take all the wisdom Solomon Muto taught him and all the power in his Deck to defeat Pegasus.
  • In episode 40, this card guards the mind of Yami Yugi from Shadi. This card tries to attack due to Yugi Muto and Shadi intruding, Shadi tries to counter, but Yugi convinces Shadi to stand down and this card withdrew back much to Shadi's surprise.

Post-Duelist Kingdom[]

  • In episode 42, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Rebecca Hawkins. He sets this card in Defense Position. Rebecca then activates "Stop Defense" to switch this card into Attack Position. Rebecca's "Shadow Ghoul" (whose ATK is 2700 due to its own effect) then attacks and destroys this card. Yugi then activates "Monster Reborn" to revive this card. On Yugi's next turn, this card attacks and destroys Rebecca's "Cannon Soldier" which causes the ATK of "Shadow Ghoul" to increase to 2800. Yugi could have won the Duel if he had activated "Soul Release" to banish five of Rebecca's Monster Cards and decrease the ATK of "Shadow Ghoul" by 500 which would allow this card to attack and destroy, but Yugi surrendered the Duel because he wanted to show Rebecca there is more to a Duel than winning.
  • In episode 46, this card is shown on some TV monitors that were showing the Duels that occurred in Duelist Kingdom.

Battle City[]

  • In episode 51, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Bandit Keith possessed by Marik Ishtar. He summons this card in Defense Position. Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card within one of four hats. Keith then activates "Magic Jammer", discarding a card to negate and destroy "Magical Hats" and expose this card. Keith then activates "Curse of Fiend", switching this card and Keith's "Zera the Mant" to Attack Position and switching Keith's "Seiyaryu" to Defense Position. Keith then has "Zera the Mant" attack this card, but Yugi activates "Mirror Force" to destroy all of Keith's Attack Position Monster Cards. Keith then activates "Solemn Judgment", paying half his Life Points to negate and destroy "Mirror Force" while "Zera the Mant" destroys this card.
  • In episode 53, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Johnny Steps. He summons this card in Attack Position. Yami Yugi uses this card to attack and destroy Johnny's "Heavy Metal King". Johnny wondered why "Metalmorph" didn't activate to which Yami Yugi explains that was because he attacked with this card, not Johnny with "Heavy Metal King", therefore "Metalmorph" didn't increase the ATK of "Heavy Metal King" when battling this card. Upon finding out who Yami Yugi is, Johnny surrenders as he realized that he couldn't beat Yami Yugi.
    • In the same episode, this card also appears on a poster that Yami Yugi and Téa Gardner read when they find a game store that was selling Duel Monster cards.
  • In episode 54, this card is shown at the bottom of Yami Yugi's Deck when he takes it out and tells Téa that he and Yugi created the Deck they use together.
  • In episode 55, this card is shown on the computer screen as Yugi Muto's rarest card when he registers to compete in Battle City.
  • In episode 56, this card is shown on the Rare Hunter's computer when he was researching Battle City's participants and trying to figure out who should he Duel first. This card is shown to be Yugi Muto's rarest card.
  • In episode 60, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Arkana. He Tribute Summons this card in Attack Position by Tributing "Alpha The Magnet Warrior" and "Legion the Fiend Jester" (who Yami Yugi took control of via "Brain Control"). This card then attacks Arkana directly. In the next episode, Arkana activates "The Mystical Guillotine" to destroy this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Magical Hats" to create 4 hats and hide this card in one. "Mystical Guillotine" then destroys a hat which is revealed to be empty. Arkana then activates "Thousand Knives" to destroy this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Cursebreaker" which negates and destroys "Thousand Knives" and "Magical Hats". Arkana's "Dark Magician" then attacks this card, causing both copies to be destroyed in a Double KO. Yami Yugi and Arkana then both activates "Monster Reborn" to Special Summon their "Dark Magicians" from the Graveyard. Arkana later activates "Beckon to the Dark" to destroy this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Mystical Refpanel" to negate "Beckon to the Dark" and use "Beckon to the Dark" to destroy Arkana's "Dark Magician", however Arkana activates "Nightmare's Chains" which negates "Mystical Refpanel" and renders this card unable to attack or defend Yami Yugi. Arkana's "Dark Magician" then attacks Yami Yugi directly. Later Arkana activates "Ectoplasmer" to Tribute his "Dark Magician" which causes this card to be automatically Tributed, allowing Yami Yugi to avoid the damage that "Ectoplasmer" would have inflicted. In the following episode, this card can be seen in Yami Yugi's Graveyard when Arkana protests that Yugi only has one copy of this card in his Graveyard involving the effect of "Dark Magician Girl".
  • In episode 65, this card appears in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Marik Ishtar via Strings.
    • It should be noted that this card seen is an error as Yami Yugi is not seen with this card in his hand in the next two episodes.
  • In episode 74, this card appears all three times when small clips are shown going through a black background before we see a flashback of a Battle City Duel(s).
  • In episode 85, this card can be seen when Yugi Muto is rebuilding his Deck.

Virtual World[]

  • In episode 99, this card appears when Yami Yugi was building his Deck for his Duel against Gansley. This card is one of the few known cards that Yami Yugi selects to be placed into his Deck. Yami Yugi intended to choose this card as his Deck Master since this card never let him down, but "Kuriboh" selects itself instead.
  • In episode 103, Téa Gardner uses this card during her Duel against Crump. On the Duel's final turn, Téa activates "Sage's Stone" to Special Summon Yugi's copy of this card to Téa's side of the field in Attack Position. This card then attacks and destroys Crump's "Defender Iceberg" while "Dark Magician Girl" attacks Crump directly.
    • In the same episode, Yugi Muto earlier draws this card while he was going through a door puzzle. He planned to use this card, but Yami Yugi convinces him to wait for later.
    • In the same episode, this card also appears in a flashback Téa has when she remembers Yugi talking about "Maha Vailo" looking similar to him and having a great power inside its effect. Téa asked if this card is similar to Yugi. Yugi noted it wasn't despite it being his favorite card, but it was more fitting for Yami Yugi.
  • In episode 108, this card can be seen when Seto Kaiba is building his Deck for his Duel against Leichter.
  • In episode 111, Yami Yugi uses this card as his Deck Master during his Tag Duel with Joey Wheeler against the Big Five. In the next episode, this card still remains on the sidelines. In the following episode, Yami Yugi moves his Deck Master to the field in Attack Position. He then activates "Polymerization" to fuse this card with Joey's "Flame Swordsman" in order to Fusion Summon "Dark Flare Knight". At the Battle Phase's end, the last effect of "Mirage Knight" banishes the latter and revives the two Deck Masters in place. Yami Yugi then activates "Magical Hats" to hide this card within one of four hats, and activates his Deck Master's ability to duplicate "Magical Hats" to hide "Flame Swordsman" within another four hats. The effect of Leichter's "Berserk Dragon" then attacks all the hats on Yami Yugi's side of the field. The three empty hats are destroyed, but Joey has "Flame Swordsman" to intercept the attack. Joey then activates "Silver Dollar" to prevent "Flame Swordsman" from being destroyed and to nullify the Battle Damage he would have taken while saving this card. Joey later activates "Knight's Title" to Tribute this card and Special Summon "Dark Magician Knight".
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card can be seen when Yami Yugi and Joey were building their Decks for their Duel against the Big Five. This card is the only known one he selects.
    • In the second above-mentioned episode, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he explains how "Des Volstgalph" gained 200 ATK despite that he had no Spell or Trap Cards on his side of the field.
    • In the third above-mentioned episode, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he remembers Joey using the Deck Master ability of "Flame Swordsman" earlier which is why Joey is able to use "Silver Dollar" on "Flame Swordsman" to intercept the attack of "Berserk Dragon" made on this card.
  • In episode 117, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Noah Kaiba. He Tribute Summons this card in Attack Position by Tributing "Sangan" and "Gamma The Magnet Warrior". This card then attacks Noah directly. Noah then targets this card in order to activate "Next World", allowing Noah to Normal Summon a Spirit monster in his hand with the same Level as this card with no Tributes. Noah's "Yamata Dragon" then attacks and destroys this card. The Deck Master Ability of "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" then increases Noah's Life Points by the damage Yami Yugi took. In the next episode, Yami Yugi revives this card via "Dark Renewal". Yami Yugi has all three Dark Magicians attack Noah directly, but Noah activates "Chaos Barrier Field" to negate the attack and force "Magician of Black Chaos" to battle and destroy "Dark Magician Girl". The Deck Master ability of "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" then increases Noah's Life Points by the damage Yami Yugi took. Later "Magician of Black Chaos" attacks and destroys Noah's set "Otohime" and the effect of "Otohime" switches this card to Defense Position. Noah activates "Change of Heart" to take control of this card. Noah then Tributes this card and a "Spirit Token" created via "Vessel of Illusion" in order to Tribute Summon "Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi".

Battle City Finals[]

  • In episode 131, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. He discards this card when Kaiba activates "Life Shaver". In the next episode, Yami Yugi activates "Monster Reborn" to revive this card in Attack Position. On Yami Yugi's next turn, this card attacks Kaiba's "Lord of Dragons", but Kaiba activate "Magical Trick Mirror" as "Monster Reborn" to revive "Obelisk the Tormentor" to intercept this card's attack which causes this card's attack to fail. In the following episode, Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (three copies) attacks this card, "Beta The Magnet Warrior" and "Red-Eyes Black Dragon"; Yami Yugi activates "Magician's Selection" to negate the attack on this card and destroy "Lord of Dragons". In the next episode, Yami Yugi uses Kaiba's "Polymerization" (via "Double Spell") to fuse this card with "Buster Blader" in order to Fusion Summon "Dark Paladin".
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card is seen in a series of flashbacks Kaiba has when he notes to himself that he always feels excited when he Duels against Yami Yugi.
    • In episode 135, this card is seen in two flashbacks; one is Yami Yugi remembering that he couldn't have defeated Kaiba without Joey's help, and another is Yami Yugi explaining to Kaiba that he and Joey defeated Kaiba with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" which he allowed Yami Yugi to keep in his Deck for the time being.
  • In episode 137, this card appears when Ishizu Ishtar tells Kaiba that the sorcerer that resembles him may have been the ancient Pharaoh's rival, but he was also the Pharaoh's friend.
  • In episode 144, this card appears in a flashback Téa has when she remembers Noah turning Joey to stone and herself claiming to Noah that he is a pitiful child with Noah claiming the goddess of victory comes to the chosen ones and he himself has chosen Yami Yugi to help him, but Yami Yugi refuses.

Waking the Dragons[]

  • In episode 146, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Gurimo. He discards this card to the Graveyard via "Graceful Charity". Yami Yugi activates "Dark Renewal" to Tribute "Watapon" and Gurimo's "Warrior Dai Grepher" to revive this card in Attack Position. This card then attacks Gurimo directly, but Gurimo activates "Shield Wall" to Special Summon four "Shield Tokens" and use one token to intercept this card's attack. This card then destroys a token. Later "Warrior Dai Grepher" (whose ATK is 2800 due to "The Seal of Orichalcos" and "The A. Forces") then attacks and destroys this card.
  • In episode 148, this card appears in Yugi Muto's thoughts when Yami Yugi notes that Pegasus no longer has the Millennium Eye, but he is Duel Monsters' creator.
  • In episode 157, this card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Rafael. In the next episode, Yami Yugi Tribute Summons this card in Attack Position by Tributing "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Berfomet". This card then gains 500 ATK due to "The Seal of Orichalcos"; this card is shown trying to resist the power before being fully corrupted. After "Kuribabylon" attacks and destroys Rafael's "Guardian Grarl", Yami Yugi uses this card to attack Rafael's "Backup Gardna", but Rafael activates "Aid to the Doomed" from his hand in order to discard two cards and end Yami Yugi's turn. The effect of "Catapult Turtle" later Tributes this card to inflict damage to Rafael equal to half of this card's total ATK. On the Duel's last turn, the effect of Rafael's "Guardian Eatos" to banish this card, "Dark Magician Girl", "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", "Berfomet" and "Big Shield Gardna" and increase the ATK of "Guardian Eatos" by the banished Monster Cards' total ATK.
  • In episode 160, this card is seen in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he saw that his own Monster Cards were angry at him for his selfish actions and when he lost his Duel with Rafael.
  • In episode 161, this card is shown in a series of flashbacks that Joey has when he recalls all of the hardship that he endured in the past and explains to Rex that anybody who loses so many times should keep trying and never give up.
  • In episode 163, Ironheart picks this card up from the ground after Yami Yugi drops it while being flung from the train after Dueling Weevil.
  • In episode 175, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Rafael. He activates "Dark Magic Curtain" in order to Special Summon this card. This card then attacks Rafael's "Guardian Elma" (who has 2100 ATK due to "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" and "The Seal of Orichalcos"), but Rafael activates "Guardian Formation" to negate this card's attack and move "Guardian Elma" to his Spell & Trap Card Zone (which he could do due to "The Seal of Orichalcos"), and takes "Celestial Sword - Eatos" from his Deck and immediately equips to Rafael's "Backup Gardna". Rafael's "Guardian Eatos" (whose ATK is 7000 due to "Celestial Sword - Eatos" and "The Seal of Orichalcos") later attacks this card but the effect of "Electromagnetic Turtle" (who Yami Yugi sent to the Graveyard via "Kuribandit") in his Graveyard to end the Battle Phase. The ATK of "Guardian Eatos" returns to 3000 on Rafael's End Phase. Yami Yugi then switches this card in Defense Position alongside "Big Shield Gardna". "Guardian Eatos" then attacks this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Magical Hats" to create four Hats which are shuffled with this card and "Big Shield Gardna". "Guardian Eatos" then destroys a hat which is revealed to contain "Big Shield Gardna". Rafael then uses "Guardian Elma" and "Guardian Grarl" to attack two hats which are both revealed to be empty so this card is saved for the moment. On Yami Yugi's turn, he activates "The Eye of Timaeus" to merge with this card in order to Special Summon "Amulet Dragon". In the next episode, the effect of "Underworld Circle" allows Yami Yugi revive this card. Rafael's "Guardian Dreadscythe" attacks this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Zero Gravity" to switch the battle positions of all Monster Cards on the field which switches all monsters on the field to Defense Position. Rafael then activates "Spirit Hunting" to switch "Guardian Dreadscythe" to Attack Position and destroy both this card and "Jack's Knight" since they were both in Defense Position.
  • In episode 182, Yami Yugi uses this card to aide in the battle against The Great Leviathan. Yami Yugi, Joey Wheeler and Seto Kaiba bring out three Monster Cards each and their Legendary Dragons. Yami then used "Legend of Heart" to bring out the three Legendary Knights. The Chosen Duelists' monsters then attack The Great Leviathan, but the attacks doesn't work. The Great Leviathan counterattacks to which Yami Yugi quickly has "The Eye of Timaeus" absorb the power of "Big Shield Gardna" to protect everyone which saves the chosen Duelists and the Legendary Knights, but doesn't save the other monsters which are destroyed.
  • In episode 184, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he remembers playing "The Seal of Orichalcos" against his better judgment.

Grand Championship[]

  • In episode 193, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Vivian Wong. "Dragon Lady" (whose ATK is 2800 due to being equipped with "Lightning Saber") then attacks and destroys this card, and "Lightning Saber" halves the ATK of "Dragon Lady" until the End Phase which allows "Dragon Lady" to attack Yami Yugi directly. Yami Yugi later activates "Monster Reincarnation" to return this card to his Deck, and Tributes "Skilled Dark Magician" (who had three Spell Counters through its own effect) in order to Special Summon this card. Yami Yugi then activates "Polymerization" to fuse this card with "Buster Blader" in order to Fusion Summon "Dark Paladin".
  • In episode 196, this card is shown within Leon von Schroeder's backstory flashback when he explains how he is fascinated into Duel Monsters after discovering the game. This card is later shown again when Leon is shown watching Yugi Muto's Duels on television.

Dawn of the Duel[]

  • In episode 200, this card appears within Yami Yugi's mind when Yami Bakura claims to him that his mind is an unsolvable maze and that he pursues games like riddles.
  • In episode 219, Yugi Muto uses this card to fight Zorc Necrophades and his evil zombies. This card was then joined by Mana's ka "Dark Magician Girl". The two of them then proceeded in destroying the zombies and blasting their attacks at Zorc. Despite all the attacks that Yugi, Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor and Téa Gardner threw, Zorc remained unharmed. Zorc then destroys Tristan's "Super Roboyarou", Joey's "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" and Téa's "Fire Sorcerer", causing Yugi's friends to take damage equal to their respective Monster Cards' original ATK. Zorc then destroys this card and "Dark Magician Girl", causing Yugi to take damage equal to this card's original ATK as well as causing Mana to suffer damage.
  • In episode 223, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Yugi. He activates "Dark Magic Curtain" in order to Special Summon this card. Yami Yugi then equips this card with "Book of Secret Arts", increasing this card's ATK and DEF by 300. This card then attacks and destroys Yugi's "Summoned Skull". In the next episode, this card attacks and destroys Yugi's "Curse of Dragon". On Yami Yugi's next turn, he equips this card with "Dark Spear", which grants this card the ability to inflict Piercing Damage. This card then attacks Yugi's "Blockman", but Yugi activates "Soul Shield" to prevent "Blockman" from being destroyed and reduce the Battle Damage he would take to 0 and ends the Battle Phase. The effect of Yugi's "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" destroys and banishes this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Dark Illusion" to make this card immune for one turn and allow Yugi to draw one card. This card then attacks Yugi directly, but Yugi activates "Magician's Circle" to allow both players to Special Summon a Spellcaster-type Monster; Yugi chooses "Silent Magician LV0" while Yami Yugi chooses "Dark Magician Girl". A replay then occurs and Yami Yugi uses this card to attack "Silent Magician LV0", but Yugi activates "Spell Textbook" to discard his entire hand and draw one card which is revealed to be "Card of Sanctity", thus Yugi activates "Card of Sanctity" which has both players to draw six cards. Yami Yugi then activates "Magicians Unite" to combine the ATK of this card and "Dark Magician Girl" for 3000 ATK. "Silent Magician LV0" (who has 3500 ATK when Yami Yugi drew five cards earlier via "Card of Sanctity") then destroys "Dark Magician Girl" and this card.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[]

  • In episode 18, Dimitri (using Yugi Muto's Deck) uses this card during his Duel against Jaden Yuki. Dimitri discards this card in order to activate "Monster Reincarnation". After Jaden summons "Dark Catapulter", Dimitri activates "Dark Renewal" to Tribute "Dark Catapulter" and "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and revive this card. Later this card attacks directly. On Dimitri's next turn, he uses this card to attack and destroy "Wroughtweiler". The effect of "Wroughtweiler" then activates, allowing Jaden to add "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" and "Polymerization" from the Graveyard to his hand. On Dimitri's next turn, he uses this card to attack "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix", but Jaden activates "A Hero Emerges" to make Dimitri select one card in his hand. Dimitri chooses one card in Jaden's hand and Jaden reveals it to be "Elemental Hero Bladedge". Because of that, Jaden Special Summons "Bladedge" in Attack Position. A replay then occurs and Dimitri chooses not to attack. Dimitri activates "Dedication through Light and Darkness" to Tribute this card and Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos".
    • This card is also shown when Dimitri is shown looking through Yugi's Deck.
    • This card also appears within Syrus Truesdale's thoughts when he tells Jaden that Yugi's Deck doesn't have the Egyptian God Cards, but it does have this card and "Dark Magician Girl".
  • In episode 19, this card is shown when Dimitri drops Yugi's cards after he lost to Jaden.
  • In episode 168, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck.
  • In episode 179, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Jaden Yuki. He Special Summons this card via "Magical Dimension". Yugi then activates the final effect of "Magical Dimension" to destroy "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman". This card then attacks directly, but Jaden activates "Negate Attack" to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase. On Yugi's next turn, this card attacks directly, but Jaden activates "A Hero Emerges" to make Yugi select one card in his hand. Yugi selects a card and Jaden reveals it to be "Elemental Hero Neos", so the latter card is Special Summoned in Attack Position. A replay then occurs and Yugi chooses not to attack. In the next episode, Jaden equips "Neos" with "Neos Force", increasing its ATK by 800. "Neos" attacks this card, but Yugi activates "Mirror Force" to destroy all of Jaden's Attack Position monsters. Jaden then activates "Death and Rebirth" to revive "Neos" and destroy "Dark Magician", but Yugi activates "Shift" to switch the target of "Death and Rebirth" to "Obnoxious Celtic Guardian", destroying the latter card instead. "Neos" then attacks this card (as the effect of "Death and Rebirth" forces it to attack this turn), causing both monsters to be destroyed in a Double KO.
    • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card can be seen in a display case among other cards as part of a replica of Yugi's Deck.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light[]

  • Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. He Special Summons this card via the effect of "Sage's Stone". Yami Yugi then Tributes this card and "Dark Magician Girl" in order to Special Summon "Sorcerer of Dark Magic".

Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time[]

  • Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel with Jaden Yuki and Yusei Fudo against Paradox. He adds this card from his Deck to his hand via the effect of Yusei's "Reincarnation of Hope". Yugi then activates "Ancient Rules" to Special Summon this card from his hand. Yugi then activates "Bond Between Teacher and Student" to Special Summon "Dark Magician Girl" from his Deck. Due to the second effect of "Malefic Paradox Dragon", both this card and "Dark Magician Girl" lose ATK equal to the ATK of "Stardust Dragon". After Yugi activates "Magic Gate of Miracles" to take control of "Stardust Dragon", the ATK of this card, "Neos Knight", and "Dark Magician Girl" revert to their original value. Yugi then activates "Dark Magic Twin Burst" to increase this card's ATK by the ATK of "Dark Magician Girl". This card then attacks and destroys "Malefic Paradox Dragon". Paradox then activates "Malefic Paradigm Shift" in order to Special Summon "Malefic Truth Dragon". On Yami Yugi's End Phase, the effect of "Dark Magic Twin Burst" expires. Later "Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacks and destroys this card. This activates the second effect of "Malefic Truth Dragon" (which would destroy all monsters Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei controls and inflict 800 damage to them for each monster destroyed this way), but Yusei Tributes "Stardust Dragon" to negate the effect of "Malefic Truth Dragon" and destroy it. Paradox then activates the second effect of "Malefic Truth Dragon" to banish "Malefic Rainbow Dragon" from his Graveyard and prevent "Malefic Truth Dragon" from being destroyed. After "Stardust Dragon" revives itself during the End Phase via its own effect. Yusei activates "Stardust Mirage" to revive all monsters destroyed this turn (including this card). This card remained on the field until the Duel was over.

Scripted Duels[]

  • In the non-canon duel North American WCQ 2014 Special: Astral vs. Yugi, Yugi Special Summons this card from the deck on his first turn by the effect of "Skilled Dark Magician". Yugi declares a direct attack, but Astral reponds to the attack by summoning "Gagaga Gardna". A replay occurs and this card attacks "Gagaga Gardna", which is not destroyed by its own effect. The next turn, this card is destroyed by battle by Astral's "Number 39: Utopia". The turn after that, Yugi Special Summons this card again from the Graveyard with "Monster Reborn" and Tributes it for the cost of "Dedication Through Light and Darkness". Later, Yugi Special Summons this card for the third time with "Premature Burial" and Tributes it for the cost of "Knight's Title". Finally, it is assumed this card's presence in the Graveyard increases the ATK and DEF of Yugi's "Dark Magician Girl".

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Trivia[]

  • In the anime, when this card attacks, it releases a dark shock wave at its attack target from its hand or staff. When this happens, the background and the affected monster/player have their colors briefly inverted as they get hit by the attack.
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