Titan (タイタン, Taitan) is a hit man originally hired by Dr. Crowler to deal with Jaden Yuki. He used fake Shadow Duels to intimidate his opponents, later becoming a Shadow Rider after invoking a real Shadow Duel. In the Japanese version of some video games, he is named Titán, that and his deck, may imply that he may have Hispanic heritage.
Design[]
Appearance[]
His general modus operandi and physical stature are reminiscent of PaniK, though he also looks, sounds, and acts a lot like pro wrestler The Undertaker (and at one point says "rest in peace" to his first victim; this is one of the Undertaker's prominent catchphrases). He also bares a strong resemblance to the Resident Evil character Mr. X, also called Tyrant. He wears an iron mask, a hat and a large jacket, as well as a fake Millennium Puzzle. He normally creates fog around him to appear as if a true Shadow Game was imminent.[1]
Personality[]
Titan remains calm most of the time and is confident in defeating his opponents, calling himself a "pro" and stating he never turns his back on his opponents. Titan intimidates his opponents during the Duels showing his Millennium Pendant, doing tricks to mimic a Shadow Duel and by telling the Duelists their mistakes or their lack of damage they've done. The Pendant emits a bright light that seems to hypnotize victims; Titan enhances the effect through the use of his "shadow fog" which seems to be some kind of tranquilizing gas, rendering victims numb and making it hard to breath. While not weak, he isn't near as powerful or skilled as he presents himself as; he has no true shadow powers and seems to rely on his mind games to win since he tries to abandon his duel with Jaden after the latter exposed his ruse (turning his back on Jaden in the process). and make the set of his fake Shadow Games appear to be real.[1] [2]When Titan became a Shadow Rider he becomes a lot more sadistic as in his duel with Alexis he enjoyed causing her suffering both physically and mentally. He even tells her that she won't be able to get Atticus to remember their time together.
The dub also states that Titan used to work as a carny, an aspect not present in the original. This seems to be a sore point for Titan; he insists that he can get his "old job back whenever [I want]." There is also speculation that Titan has a family in the dub, as his last words in his first appearance before being consumed by the darkness are "Tell my kids I love them!".
Biography[]
History[]
Titan was known as the Shadow Duelist, usually being hired to defeat Duelists using Shadow Games, charging to his clients three months of their salary. Despite his reputation of possessing the power of a Millennium Item, it is in fact a fake Millennium Puzzle and Titan used various tricks to mimic a Shadow Game.[1]
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[]
Titan appeared at first defeating a Duelist in the street full of fog in a fake Shadow Game and showed a fake Millennium Puzzle to his opponent and uses a fake Mind Crush against him. After he falls unconscious Titan takes all his rare cards. He is then contacted by Crowler to take down Jaden Yuki. Crowler and Titan met at the pier of Duel Academy where Titan agreed to defeat Jaden in exchange for three months of Crowler's salary. Titan mentioned every opponent of his has shrieked in terror, which Crowler finds useful.[1]
Titan set himself up at the Abandoned Dorm and kidnapped Alexis Rhodes when she went near the dorm to honor her missing brother. He threw her into a coffin and left her "Etoile Cyber" card on the ground as bait. When Jaden arrived, he rushed to save her and Dueled Titan. Titan created fog and used his Millennium Pendant to make parts of Jaden's body disappear whenever he took damage. Jaden didn't believe it to be a real Shadow Game as a Millennium Item would be needed to invoke one, so Titan showed his Millennium Pendant.[1] Jaden later discovered that the Shadow Game was fake and destroyed "Pandemonium", getting rid of the fog in the process. He then threw a card at the fake Millennium Puzzle, destroying it. Jaden then asked him how many Millennium Items are in total, which Titan answers "seven" but makes a mistake by saying "seven Millennium *Puzzles*" instead of "*Items*". In the dub, Titan called his Millennium Item the Millennium Pendant, when it was actually the Millennium Puzzle (Note that the Millennium Pendant is the actual name, but after Atem sealed his soul inside it and shattered it, the need to reassemble the pieces made it be called the Millennium Puzzle). After being discovered Titan tries to escape but a real Shadow Duel is invoked.[2]
Titan became the victim of a real Shadow Duel and was possessed by a spirit from the Abandoned Dorm and is forced to continue the Duel. However he's dragged into the darkness (Shadow Realm in the dub) after being defeated.[2]
He was later saved by Kagemaru under the condition that he would serve as the sixth of the Shadow Riders, Titan Accepts and was given a Shadow Charm mask to bind him to the real world. Taking advantage of Alexis' desire to restore her brother's memories, Titan takes her to the Abandoned Dorm where they first met and challenges her to a duel. Titan tells Alexis that she can get back her brother's lost memories if she wins, but if she loses he will claim and take her to the dark realm he can back from. Alexis seemed to have an advantage on him at first, but soon turns the duel in his favor when he activated "Dark Arena" turning the duel into a real shadow game and engulfed the field in darkness preventing her from seeing his monsters. Titan's shadow game then started to weaken Alexis both mind and body when his monsters started to inflict real physical damage to her and then began mocking her strength and determination as weak, this causes Alexis to become exhausted unable to continue the duel and collapses from the agony Titan put her through. Alexis however found the will to continue after hearing the support of her brother leading to her winning the duel. After losing, Titan's soul is pulled back into the pits of darkness.[3]
He later appears in a flashback when Axel Brodie tells Jaden and Alexis that Kagemaru once used the scholarship students to resurrect the Sacred Beasts and gain eternal life until Jaden stopped him.[4]
Non-canon appearances[]
In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Titan appears in the game's third part, and partners with Vellian Crowler. He also appears during Part 1 (after you beat the Story Mode at least once) at the Harbor after 11:00 PM. He can become your partner if you ask him and beat him in a duel. Upon acquiring his Deck Recipe after beating him in duel 10 times, Titan also gifts the player with three copies each of "Archfiend Matador" and "Ritual of the Matador".
In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2, Titan appears in Alexis Rhodes' storyline. The opponents that Alexis and the player defeat in storyline events begin to vanish after Dueling them. At the end, Jinzo is confronted at the Abandoned Dorm. He teams with Jinzo, as the two were attempting to gather enough souls to suit both their purposes. The students are released upon their defeat. Titan will then randomly appear on the field in your next Story Mode playthroughs and can be selected as a partner (if you beat him in Duel at least 10 times)
Decks[]
Titan plays an "Archfiend" Deck.
Duels[]
Opponent(s) | Episode(s) | Outcome |
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Unknown Duelist | 5 | Win |
Unknown Duelists | 5(mentioned) | Win (off-screen) |
Jaden Yuki | 5-6 | Lose |
Alexis Rhodes | 41 | Lose |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 5: "The Shadow Duelist, Part 1"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 6: "The Shadow Duelist, Part 2"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 41: "A Reason to Win"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode 159: "The Truth About Darkness! Judai VS Fubuki"
Trivia[]
He is the only Shadow Rider who Dueled a main character before joining the organization.
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