Yami Bakura is a playable Legendary Duelist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. This is a video game depiction of Yami Bakura, a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
He appears in-game after the player reaches Stage 13 of Duel World (DM), at which point his Character Unlock Missions become available. Prior to December 21, 2017, he was exclusive to the special event Fear the Deck of Terror! The Destiny Board of Doom, only being able to be dueled or unlocked during the event.
Black Gate Keys are normally required to Duel Yami Bakura at the Gate. During the special event Fear the Deck of Terror! The Destiny Board of Doom, 10-sided dice are required instead.
Description
When Yugi's classmate Bakura was possessed by the evil spirit within the Millennium Ring, he transformed into Yami Bakura. He is merciless and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Yami Bakura's Occult Deck focuses on Fiend and Zombie-Type cards.
Biography
Yami Bakura initially appeared in Duel Links during the event "Fear the Deck of Terror! The Destiny Board of Doom."
Upon arrival, he stated he only arrived to keep an eye on Yami Yugi. Upon being confronted by the latter, Yami Bakura stated he wasn't planning anything and simply wanted to not be forgotten.
When he encountered Seto Kaiba, Yami Bakura referred to him as "the game master" before stating he knows his place in Duel Links as an NPC. Kaiba neither confirmed or denied if Yami Bakura truly was one.
By the time the event ended, Yami Bakura disappeared while claiming that he "might ressurect some day."
Gallery
Decks
Character
Opponent
Level 10
Level 20
Level 30
Level 40
Fear the Deck of Terror! The Destiny Board of Doom
During this event, as an event opponent he has the skill "Destiny Board of Doom" at Level 40 and higher (at all levels prior to version 1.7), which lets him start the duel with "Dark Necrofear" in his Graveyard and the effect of the Destiny Board skill activated. Prior to version 1.7, he would always go first as an event opponent.
Level 10
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom" (Start the Duel with "Dark Necrofear" in your Graveyard. At the end of your 5th turn, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard.)
Prior the version 1.7, Yami Bakura has the skill "Destiny Board of Doom" and always goes first. From version 1.7 onward, Yami Bakura has no skill at level 10 and is not guaranteed to go first.
Level 20
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom" (Start the Duel with "Dark Necrofear" in your Graveyard. At the end of your 5th turn, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard.)
Prior the version 1.7, Yami Bakura has the skill "Destiny Board of Doom" and always goes first. From version 1.7 onward, Yami Bakura has no skill at level 10 and is not guaranteed to go first.
Level 30
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom" (Start the Duel with "Dark Necrofear" in your Graveyard. At the end of your 5th turn, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard.)
Prior the version 1.7, Yami Bakura has the skill "Destiny Board of Doom" and always goes first. From version 1.7 onward, Yami Bakura has no skill at level 10 and is not guaranteed to go first.
Level 40
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom" (Start the Duel with "Dark Necrofear" in your Graveyard. At the end of your 5th turn, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard.)
Prior the version 1.7, Yami Bakura always goes first.
Level 50
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom" (Start the Duel with "Dark Necrofear" in your Graveyard. At the end of your 5th turn, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard.)
Prior the version 1.7, Yami Bakura always goes first.
Roaming Duelist
Level 10
Level 20
Level 30
- Gernia x3
- Goblin Zombie x3
- Skull Conductor x3
- Humpty Grumpty x3
- Il Blud x2
Level 40
Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Showdown!
Level 20
Level 40
Skill: "Destiny Board of Doom"
The Shadow Memories: Bakura
Level 20
Tag Team Duel
Skill: "Burial of the Curse" (At the beginning of your first turn, add 1 "Sangan", 1 "Earthbound Spirit", and 1 "Mask of Darkness" to your Graveyard from outside of the Deck.)
Level-up rewards
The following lists are the rewards the player accumulates from having Yami Bakura reach a certain Level.
| Level | Reward |
|---|---|
| 2 | 10 Gems |
| 3 | 1 copy of "Electric Lizard" |
| 4 | Compensation (Skill) |
| 5 | Deck slot (Yami Bakura) |
| 6 | 15 Gems |
| 7 | 1 copy of "Winged Minion" |
| 8 | Deck slot (Yami Bakura) |
| 9 | 25 Gems |
| 10 | 1 copy of "Taunt" |
| 11 | 1 copy of "Call of the Earthbound" |
| 12 | 35 Gems |
| 13 | Draw Sense: DARK (Skill) |
| 14 | 1 copy of "Gernia" |
| 15 | 50 Gems |
| 16 | 1 copy of "The Earl of Demise" |
| 17 | 60 Gems |
| 18 | 1 copy of "Winged Minion" |
| 19 | 75 Gems |
| 20 | Tether of Defeat (Skill) |
| 21 | 1 copy of "Headless Knight" |
| 22 | 100 Gems |
| 23 | 1 copy of "Puppet Master" |
| 24 | 120 Gems |
| 25 | 1 copy of "White Magical Hat" |
| Level | Reward |
|---|---|
| 26 | 150 Gems |
| 27 | Deck slot (Yami Bakura) |
| 28 | 200 Gems |
| 29 | 250 Gems |
| 30 | 300 Gems |
| 31 | 100,000 Gold |
| 32 | 200 Gems |
| 33 | 1 copy of "Headless Knight" |
| 34 | 250 Gems |
| 35 | 1 copy of "Goblin Zombie" |
| 36 | 1 UR Jewel |
| 37 | 200 Gems |
| 38 | 1 copy of "Goblin Zombie" |
| 39 | 250 Gems |
| 40 | 1 copy of "Dark Ruler Ha Des" |
| 41 | Deck slot (Yami Bakura) |
| 42 | 100 Gems |
| 43 | 200 Gems |
| 44 | 250 Gems |
| 45 | 1 copy of "Dark Ruler Ha Des" |
Duel rewards
When dueling against Level 40 or higher Yami Bakura, these are the only cards that can drop; at lower levels, cards from the standard pool for Legendary Duelists may also drop.
Skills
| Skill | Effect | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation | Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1000. Send the card on the top of your Deck to the Graveyard, and recover 300 LP.
This Skill can only be used once per turn and twice per Duel. |
Level 4 |
| Draw Sense: DARK | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random DARK monster in your deck. | Level 13 |
| Tether of Defeat | Can be used when one of the opponent's monsters is destroyed in battle.
The top card from either your or the opponents Deck is sent to the Graveyard. |
Level 20 |
| Destiny Board | Can be used if "Dark Necrofear" is in your Graveyard, and your LP are at 2000 or below. At the end of your 5th turn after activating this skill, you win the Duel. This skill is negated if "Dark Necrofear" leaves your Graveyard. This skill can only be used once per Duel. |
Drop |
| Fiend Farewell | Can be used when one of your monsters is destroyed by battle. 1 random Fiend-Type monster from your Deck is sent to the Graveyard. | Drop |
| Spirit Grasp | The following effects can be used once per Duel.
This Skill can only be used if you begin the Duel with a Deck (excluding Extra Deck) that contains at least 1 "Dark Necrofear" and no monsters other than Fiend-Type or Zombie-Type monsters. |
Lifetime Mission |
| Zorc Appears! | Roll a six-sided die. If the result is less than the current turn count, play 1 "Dark Master - Zorc" from your hand. This Skill can only be used once per Duel. |
Event |
| Balance | Your starting hand will reflect the card balance of your deck. This Skill will not activate unless you have at least 6 of each type of card (Monster, Spell, and Trap) in your Deck.
You cannot Special Summon or activate monster effects until the end of the Main Phase of your first turn. |
Drop |
| Draw Pass | During your Draw Phase, instead of conducting your normal draw, recover 300 Life Points.
This Skill can only be used three times per Duel. |
Drop |
| Draw Sense: EARTH | Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. During your Draw Phase, instead of conducting your normal draw, draw a random EARTH-attribute monster. | Drop |
| Draw Sense: Spell/Trap | Can be used before your normal draw each time your Life Points decrease by 1000. One of the cards from your normal draw this turn will be a random Spell/Trap in your Deck. This Skill will only activate if you begin the Duel with a Deck that has 3 or more Spell/Trap Cards with different names. |
Drop |
| LP Boost α | Increases starting Life Points by 1000. | Drop |
| LP Boost β | Increases starting Life Points by 1500, reduces hand by 1 card. | Drop |
| LP Boost γ | Increases starting Life Points by 2500, reduces hand by 2 cards. | Drop |
Dialogue
Character-specific
Yami Yugi
- When starting a Duel with Yami Yugi, Yami Bakura announces "Every game has an end. It's just a question of who the victor will be." followed by "And who will spend eternity roaming the Shadow Realm!"
- When he loses the Duel, Yami Bakura says "I wouldn't be celebrating if I were you." followed by "I'll be back to show you that your victory was all in vain!"
Yugi Muto
- When starting a Duel with Yugi Muto, Yami Bakura announces "If you manage to defeat me, you're free to go. But lose, and the only place you'll end up is the Shadow Realm!"
Yami Marik
- When starting a Duel with Yami Marik, Yami Bakura announces "Talk it up while you can..." followed by "You'll be the one living in eternal darkness."
- When he loses the Duel, Yami Bakura says "You haven't seen the last of me."
Card-specific
Monsters
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Dark Necrofear", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura briefly appears, and he announces "I Summon the one that will cause your demise..." followed by "Dark Necrofear!" If that player hasn't already Summoned "Dark Necrofear" during that Duel, a cutscene of "Dark Necrofear" being Summoned plays afterwards.
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Go, Dark Necrofear!" followed by "Doom Gaze!"
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces "Dark Necrofear's effect activates!"
- When Yami Bakura summons "Curse Necrofear", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura briefly appears and he announces "The conqueror of the afterlife, Curse Necrofear!"
- Most of the time when he declares an attack with this monster, he announces "Curse Necrofear, finish them!"
- When he activates both of this monster's effects, he announces "Here's Curse Necrofear's effect!"
- When Yami Bakura summons "Diabound Kernel", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura briefly appears and he announces "Join me, Diabound Kernel!"
- Most of the time when he declares an attack with this monster, he announces "Strike' em Diabound Kernel!" followed by "Doom Spiral!"
- When he activates both of this monster's effects, he announces "Diabound Kernel's effect!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Dark Master - Zorc", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura briefly appears, and he announces "Dark Master Zorc's resurrection is at hand!" followed by "Aaahahahahaha!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "I attack with Dark Master Zorc!" followed by "Dark Phenomenon!"
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces "Dark Master Zorc's effect activates! Brainwashed Dice!"
- When resolving the effect by rolling a 1 or 2, he announces "Zorc Inferno!"
- When resolving the effect by rolling a 3, 4 or 5, he announces "Dark Catastrophe!"
- When resolving the effect by rolling a 6, he announces "What?! This wasn't supposed to happen!".
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Tragoedia", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura appears, and he announces “The fiend from the village of Kul Elna is here! Tragoedia!”
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces “Tragoedia attacks!”
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces “Hahahaha! Tragoedia’s effect activates from my hand!” or "I'll use Tragoedia's effect!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Doomcaliber Knight" he announces "I Summon Doomcaliber Knight!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Go, Doomcaliber Knight!" followed by "Swing your blade to strike down your foes!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Electric Lizard", he announces “Come here! Electric Lizard!”
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces “Electric Lizard! Electrocute them!”
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces “Take Electric Lizard's effect!”
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Sangan", he announces "Come on out, Sangan!"
- When he activates this monster's effect, he announces "When Sangan goes to the Graveyard, its effect activates"
- When he attacks with this monster, he announces "Sangan, attack!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Gernia", he announces “I summon Gernia!”
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces “Gernia attacks!”
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces “Gernia's effect activates from the graveyard!”
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Goblin Zombie", he announces "I Summon Goblin Zombie!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "I attack with Goblin Zombie!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Headless Knight", he announces "This is the card I wanted! Headless Knight!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Headless Knight! Slash them to shreds!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Man-Eater Bug", he announces "This card hungers for you!" followed by "Man-Eater Bug!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Puppet Master", a cut-in frame of Yami Bakura's face briefly appears, and he announces "Puppet Master!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Puppet Master! Attack!"
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces “The Puppet Master's effect activates when it's summoned!”
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Souls of the Forgotten", he announces "Souls of the Forgotten!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Attack, Souls of the Forgotten!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "The Earl of Demise", he announces "The Earl of Demise!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "The Earl of Demise attacks! Feel the sharpness of its blade!" followed by "Sword of Peril!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "The Portrait's Secret", he announces "The Portrait's Secret!"
- Most of the time when Yami Bakura declares an attack with that monster, he announces "The Portrait's Secret attacks!"
- When Yami Bakura summons "The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams", he announces "The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams".
- Most of the time when he attacks with this monster, he announces "The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams attacks".
- When Yami Bakura summons "Dark Ruler Ha Des", he announces "Dark Ruler Ha Des!"
- Most of the time when he attacks with this monster, he announces "Dark Ruler Ha Des, end their existence!"
- When Yami Bakura summons "Earthbound Spirit", he announces, "Earthbound Spirit!"
- Most of the time when he attacks with this monster, he announces "Crawl them into the ground, Earthbound Spirit"
Spells/Traps
- When Yami Bakura activates "Call of the Earthbound", he announces "The Trap Card, Call of the Earthbound!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Contract with the Dark Master", he announces "I activate Contract with the Dark Master!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Spiritualism", he announces "Ahahahah! I activate Spiritualism"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Dark Spirit of the Silent", he announces "My face-down card is Dark Spirit of the Silent!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Exchange", he announces "Heh heh heh... I'll use this to take your card!" followed by "The Spell Card, Exchange!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Just Desserts", he announces "Just Desserts, activate!".
- When Yami Bakura activates "The Shallow Grave", he announces "The Shallow Grave, activate!" followed by "We each return one of our monsters from the Graveyards to the field."
- When Yami Bakura activates "Zoma the Spirit", he announces "My Trap Card activates, Zoma the Spirit!" followed by ”I Special Summon Zoma the Spirit in Defense Position”
- When activating the effect of that card, Yami Bakura announces "If a monster destroys this card, you take damage equal to that monster's attack points."
Unused Dialogue
(Voice lines found in game files but not currently not in game yet)
Monsters
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Necroface", he announces "I Summon Necroface!"
- When Yami Bakura activates the effect of that monster, he announces "Necroface's monster effect activates!"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Dark Spirit of Banishment" he announces, "Dark Spirit of Banishment!"
- Most of the time when he attacks with this monster he announces, "Dark Spirit of Banishment, attack!"
- When he activate's this monster's effect, he announces, "I activate Dark Spirit of Banishment's effect"
- When Yami Bakura Summons "Dark Spirit of Malice" he announces, "Dark Spirit of Malice!"
- Most of the time when he attacks with this monster he announces, "Attack, Dark Spirit of Malice!"
- When he activate's this monster's effect, he announces, "I activate Dark Spirit of Malice's effect".
- When Yami Bakura summons "Morphing Jar", he announces "Morphing Jar!"
- When he activates this monster effect, he announces "Morphing Jar's effect activates! Throw away your entire hand"
- When he attacks with this monster, he announces "Morphing Jar attacks"
Spells/Traps
- When Yami Bakura activates "Dimensional Fissure", he announces "I activate my Continuous Trap, Dimensional Fissure!".
- When Yami Bakura activates "Destiny Board", he announces "Five simple letters will spell your doom." followed by "I activate the Continuous Trap, Destiny Board!" [sic].
- When this Trap's effect activates, he announces "Destiny Board is writing a special message, just for you!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "The Dark Door", he announces "The Spell Card, The Dark Door!".
- When Yami Bakura activates "Dark Sanctuary", he announces "You'll learn just how ghostly my occult combo is!" followed by "I activate my Field Spell, Dark Sanctuary!"
- When this Spell's effect activates, he announces "Dark Sanctuary's effect activates!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Ectoplasmer" or it's effect during his opponent's turn, he announces "I activate the Spell Card, Ectoplasmer!"
- When activating the effect of that card during his turn, Yami Bakura announces "Ectoplasmer, fire!" followed by "You take damage equal to half the Attack Points of the Tributed monster!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Dark Spirit's Mastery", he announces "I activate my Spell Card, Dark Spirit's Mastery!"
- When he activates this Spell's Graveyard effect, he announces "I banish Dark Spirit's Mastery from the Graveyard!"
- When Yami Bakura activates "Macro Cosmos", he announces "I activate my Continuous Trap, Macro Cosmos!" followed by "So unfortunate, how can you discard a card when you have no Graveyard to discard to?"
Trivia
- For reasons unknown, Yami Bakura's eyes are colored red, instead of brown like in the anime.
- Additional card dialogue was added with the "The Shadow Memories: Bakura" event.
- The inclusion of "Dark Master - Zorc" as card-specific dialogue is a reference to the Monster World game from the manga.
- Previously, upon being defeated in a Duel, Yami Bakura's sprite would show him with a triumphant grin, while his sprite when he is the victor shows him taken aback. This may have been an oversight on the part of the programmers.
- In the voice lines found in the game files, Yami Bakura labels "Dimensional Fissure" as a Trap Card when in the actuality, it is a Spell Card.
- Yugi Muto (DM) and Yami Bakura are the characters who possess a Skill that grants them an automatic victory.
- While Legendary Duelists have their own theme music when a player Duels against them, some share the same theme music:
- Joey Wheeler (DM), Mai Valentine, and Tristan Taylor (DM)
- Téa Gardner (DM) and Yugi Muto (DM)
- Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, Bandit Keith, and Bonz
- Mokuba Kaiba (DM), The Paradox Brothers, Espa Roba, and Lumis and Umbra
- Yami Marik and Yami Bakura
- Ishizu Ishtar and Odion
- Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Joey Wheeler (DSOD), and Téa Gardner (DSOD)
- Sera and Prana
- Jaden Yuki and Jesse Anderson
- Zane Truesdale, Aster Phoenix, Chazz Princeton, Syrus Truesdale, Tyranno Hassleberry, and Axel Brodie
- Leo and Luna
- Dark Signer Kalin Kessler, Dark Signer Carly Carmine, and Rex Goodwin
- Bronk Stone and Tori Meadows
- The Legendary Duelists who, in descending order, share the same amount of card-specific dialogue with each other are:
- Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan
- Joey Wheeler (DSOD), Zane Truesdale, and Syrus Truesdale
- Seto Kaiba (DM) and Yugi Muto (DSOD)
- Leo and Bronk Stone
- Akiza Izinski and Rex Goodwin
- Alexis Rhodes, Dr. Vellian Crowler, and Kalin Kessler
- Yami Yugi, Ishizu Ishtar, and Bastion Misawa
- Tristan Taylor (DM) and Sartorius Kumar
- Mai Valentine and Tetsu Trudge
- The Paradox Brothers, Mokuba Kaiba (DSOD), Axel Brodie, Dark Signer Carly Carmine, and Antinomy
- Téa Gardner (DSOD) and Yubel
- Yami Bakura and Lumis and Umbra
- Yugi Muto (DM), Maximillion Pegasus, and Mokuba Kaiba (DM)
- Weevil Underwood, Yami Marik, Espa Roba, Aigami, Sera, and Prana
- Téa Gardner (DM) and Mako Tsunami
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