Yami Yugi (Duel Links)

Yami Yugi
English name	Yami Yugi
Gender	Male
Duel Links	Yami Yugi Deck First Friends Friends-in-Training Moonlight Magic Mystical Phantoms
Video game debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Mobile appearances	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
English voice	Dan Green
Japanese voice	Shunsuke Kazama

Yami Yugi is a playable Legendary Duelist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. This is a video game depiction of Yami Yugi, a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

Black Gate Keys are required to Duel Yami Yugi at the Gate.

Description

When Yugi Muto solved the Millennium Puzzle, he was infused with the ancient spirit of Yami Yugi. Yami Yugi is ready to face any challenge in order to regain his lost memories. An expert Duelist wielding unmatched skills and cards, Yami Yugi's most trusted monster is "Dark Magician."

Biography

When Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is started after it is successfully downloaded in its entirety, Kaiba will appear, being prepared to defeat Yami Yugi in a Duel. Yugi will mutter "Kaiba..." before declaring that he cannot afford to lose. Depending on the player's choice, either he or Seto Kaiba can then be utilized in the subsequent tutorial Duel.

After Kaiba concludes his global announcement in Duel World, if the player had previously chosen Yami Yugi as their initial character, Yami Yugi will appear in Duel World at this point; otherwise, he will only appear after the player reaches Stage 15. In either case, he notes that "this is the new venue for Dueling..." and thus the place to determine who will be the Duel World King. He then asserts to the player that he never runs from a challenge, before declaring that he will compete with all of his strength to prove that he is a true Duelist. (Yugi's dialogue ends at this point, unless the player had chosen Yugi as their initial character, in which case Yugi also declares that he'll compete alongside his 'dear friend', "Dark Magician".)

Seto Kaiba route

If the player chooses Seto Kaiba as their initial character in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, they will also encounter the following instances of unique dialogue, as they attempt to unlock Yami Yugi as a playable character.

• Until the player has already defeated Yami Yugi at least once in a non-tutorial Duel, whenever they challenge him to a Duel, Yugi will realize that he himself is the "boss" of Stage 15. He then declares that a Duelist must always fight with his heart, so he will not go easy on the player. He also adds that if the player is a true Duelist, he expects nothing more than their best strategies.

• Until the player has already defeated Yami Yugi at least once in a non-tutorial Duel, whenever they lose to him, the latter will state that it's clear the player has much to learn. He then reminds the player to believe in the heart of the cards, as it will never mislead the player, and that he looks forward to his next Duel with the player.

• When Yami Yugi loses to the player for the first time (in a non-tutorial Duel), he congratulates the player and acknowledges that they defeated him. He then states the player can now proceed further ahead, but also promises that he'll catch up so he can Duel the player again. At that time, he concludes, the both of them should create an incredible Duel for the ages.

• When the player claims their final unclaimed reward for Yami Yugi's Character Unlock Missions, they will encounter Yami Yugi again, who reveals that the reason he keeps Dueling is because there's something waiting for him at the end of the road, although he admits he does not know what that "something" is. However, he proclaims that a true Duelist keeps fighting to find the answer, and says that his friend will help him: "Dark Magician".

Decks

Character

Yami Yugi Deck

Monsters (16)

Normal Monsters

• Curtain of the Dark Ones x3
• Dark Magician (glossy)
• Feral Imp x3
• Horn Imp x3
• Silver Fang x3
• Wattkid x3

Spells (4) & Traps

Spells

• Banner of Courage
• Block Attack
• Raimei
• Stop Defense

Opponent

Level 10

First Friends

Monsters (17)

Normal Monsters

• Curtain of the Dark Ones x3
• Lady of Faith x2
• Necrolancer the Time-lord x3
• Phantom Ghost x3
• Sectarian of Secrets x3
• Wattkid x3

Spells (3) & Traps

Spells

• De-Spell
• Red Medicine x2

Level 20

Friends-in-Training

Monsters (15)

Normal Monsters

• Fireyarou x3
• Hard Armor x3
• Horn Imp x3
• Rock Ogre Grotto #1 x3
• Silver Fang x3

Spells (5) & Traps

Spells

• De-Spell x3
• Red Medicine x2

Level 30

Moonlight Magic

Monsters (15)

Normal Monsters

• Curse of Dragon x2
• Dark Magician
• Maiden of the Moonlight x3
• The Illusory Gentleman x3

Effect Monsters

• Phantom Beast Wild-Horn x3
• Toy Magician x3

Spells (5) & Traps

Spells

• De-Spell x2
• Book of Secret Arts x3

Level 40

Mystical Phantoms

Monsters (15)

Normal Monsters

• Beaver Warrior x2
• Dark Magician
• Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts x3

Effect Monsters

• Berfomet x2
• Phantom Beast Cross-Wing x3
• Phantom Beast Rock-Lizard
• Phantom Beast Wild-Horn x3

Extra Deck (2)

Fusion Monsters

• Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast x2

Spells (5) & Traps

Spells

• Mystical Moon x3
• Polymerization x2

Level-up rewards

The following lists are the rewards the player accumulates from having Yami Yugi reach a certain Level.

Main release

Level	Reward
2	10 Gems
3	1 copy of "De-Spell"
4	Power of Dark (Skill)
5	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
6	15 Gems
7	1 copy of "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1"
8	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
9	25 Gems
10	1 copy of "The Stern Mystic"
11	1 copy of "Curse of Dragon"
12	35 Gems
13	Draw Sense: Spell/Trap (Skill)
14	1 copy of "Dark Magic Attack"
15	50 Gems

Level	Reward
16	1 copy of "Lightforce Sword"
17	60 Gems
18	1 copy of "The Stern Mystic"
19	75 Gems
20	Sorcery Conduit (Skill)
21	1 copy of "Chain Destruction"
22	100 Gems
23	1 copy of "Goddess with the Third Eye"
24	120 Gems
25	1 copy of "Mystic Box"
26	150 Gems
27	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
28	200 Gems
29	250 Gems
30	300 Gems
31	100,000 Gold
32	200 Gems
33	1 copy of "Spiral Spear Strike"
34	250 Gems
35	1 copy of "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight"
36	1 UR Jewel
37	200 Gems
38	1 copy of "Van'Dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord"
39	250 Gems
40	1 copy of "Sorcerer of Dark Magic"

Beta release

Level	Reward
2	10 Gems
3	1 copy of "De-Spell"
4	Power of Dark (Skill)
5	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
6	10 Gems
7	1 copy of "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1"
8	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
9	20 Gems
10	1 copy of "Nuvia the Wicked"
11	1 copy of "The Stern Mystic"
12	20 Gems
13	Draw Sense: Magic (Skill)
14	1 copy of "Dark Magic Attack"
15	25 Gems

Level	Reward
16	1 copy of "Lightforce Sword"
17	25 Gems
18	1 copy of "Dark Magician Knight"
19	30 Gems
20	Sorcery Conduit (Skill)
21	1 copy of "Knight's Title"
22	50 Gems
23	1 copy of "Chain Destruction"
24	50 Gems
25	1 copy of "Goddess with the Third Eye"
26	150 Gems
27	Deck slot (Yami Yugi)
28	250 Gems
29	250 Gems
30	500 Gems

Duel rewards

When dueling against Level 40 Yami Yugi, these are the only cards that can drop; at lower levels, cards from the standard pool for Legendary Duelists may also drop.

Rarity	Card
UR	"Dark Magician"
SR	"Gaia the Dragon Champion"
SR	"Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast"
SR	"Catapult Turtle"
SR	"Mystic Box"
SR	"Diffusion Wave-Motion"
R	"Gaia the Fierce Knight"
R	"Berfomet"
R	"Curse of Dragon"
R	"Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts"
R	"Thousand Knives"
N	"Dark Magician Knight"
N	"Knight's Title"

Skills

Skill	Effect	Unlock
Power of Dark	Begin Duel with the Field Spell "Yami" activated.	Level 4
Draw Sense: Spell/Trap	Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Spell/Trap card.	Level 13
Sorcery Conduit	Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1800. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random Spellcaster-Type monster.	Level 20
Destiny Draw	Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 2000. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw the card of your choice.	Drop
Spell Specialist	If your Deck contains 5 or more Spell Cards with different names, you will have improved chances of having a Spell Card in your starting hand.	Drop
Balance	Your starting hand will reflect the card balance of your Deck.	Drop
Draw Sense: FIRE	Can be used each time your Life Points decrease by 1500. In the Draw Phase, instead of doing a normal draw, draw a random FIRE-attribute monster.	Drop

Dialogue

Character-specific

Seto Kaiba

• When starting a Duel with Seto Kaiba, Yami Yugi says "Kaiba! I will defeat you!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Kaiba..." followed by "You will never win if you give in to hatred."

Joey Wheeler

• When starting a Duel with Joey Wheeler, Yami Yugi says "Let's Duel, Joey!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "You win, Joey!" followed by "You have shown that you are a true Duelist!"

Mai Valentine

• When starting a Duel with Mai Valentine, Yami Yugi says "Mai, you are no match for me."
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "Mai, you taught me a lot today. And for that, I thank you." followed by "I had to confront my own fears and weaknesses, or I could never have defeated you."

Yugi Muto

• When starting a Duel with Yugi Muto, Yami Yugi says "This battle will determine my destiny." followed by "Let's Duel, my friend!"
  • When he loses the Duel, he says "You have defeated me, my friend."

Weevil Underwood

• When winning a Duel against Weevil Underwood, Yami Yugi says "True champions play with honor, Weevil!"

Yami Marik

• When starting a Duel with Yami Marik, Yami Yugi says "Marik... I will never allow you to win!" followed by "I will send you back to the darkness!"
  • When he wins the Duel, he says "I wouldn't have been victorious had it not been for the help of my cards and my friends." followed by "Thank you!"

Yami Bakura

• When starting a Duel with Yami Bakura, Yami Yugi says "Your evil comes to an end, Bakura!"

Maximillion Pegasus

• When starting a Duel with Maximillion Pegasus, Yami Yugi says "Pegasus! I promise to win this Duel!"

Card-specific

Monsters

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Black Luster Soldier", a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi briefly appears, and he announces "The forces of light and darkness intertwine!" followed by "I open the gates of chaos!" then followed by "Bring forth Black Luster Soldier!" If that player hasn't already Summoned "Black Luster Soldier" during that Duel, a cutscene of "Black Luster Soldier" being Summoned plays afterwards.

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Dark Magician" (except Arkana's "Dark Magician"), a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi briefly appears, and he announces "My ever-faithful companion, Dark Magician!" If that player hasn't already Summoned "Dark Magician" (except Arkana's "Dark Magician") during that Duel, a cutscene of "Dark Magician" being Summoned plays afterwards.
  • Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Go, Dark Magician!" followed by "Dark Magic Attack!"

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Magician of Black Chaos", a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi briefly appears, and he announces "I call upon Magician of Black Chaos!"
  • Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Magician of Black Chaos will take you down!" followed by "Chaos Scepter Blast!"

• When Yami Yugi Summons "The Winged Dragon of Ra", a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi briefly appears, and he announces "I call forth The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
  • Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Ra, attack!" followed by "Blaze Cannon!"
  • When Yami Yugi activates the Point-to-Point Transfer effect of that monster, he announces "Ra's effect activates!"
  • When Yami Yugi activates the effect of that monster to destroy a monster, he announces "Ra's effect activates." followed by "Immortal Phoenix!"

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Summoned Skull", a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi's face briefly appears, and he announces "Summoned Skull!"
  • Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Summoned Skull, attack!" followed by "Lightning Strike!"

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Dark Magician Girl", a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi's face briefly appears, and he announces "The great Dark Magician has a disciple who can more than hold her own!" followed by "Say hello to Dark Magician Girl!"
  • Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack with that monster, he announces "Go, Dark Magician Girl!" followed by "Dark Burning Attack!"

• When Yami Yugi Summons "Kuriboh" a cut-in frame of Yami Yugi briefly appears, and he announces "My furry friend may appear weak, but you should never judge a book by its cover." followed by "I Summon Kuriboh!"
  • When Yami Yugi activates the effect of that monster, he announces "Kuriboh explodes at the slightest touch." followed by "Your attacks will never reach me!"

• Most of the time when Yami Yugi declares an attack "Slifer the Sky Dragon", he announces "Slifer, attack!" followed by "Thunderforce Attack!"

Spells/Traps

• When Yami Yugi activates "Black Luster Ritual", he announces "I have everything I need to win." followed by "The Spell Card, Black Luster Ritual!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Black Magic Ritual", he announces "Black Magic Ritual!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Detonate", he announces "I activate Detonate!" followed by "Kuriboh self-destructs one after another, but thats bad news for you!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Multiply", he announces "I activate Multiply!" followed by "One Kuriboh becomes many!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Mystic Box", he announces "I activate my Spell - Mystic Box!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Polymerization", he announces "It's time for me to use a Spell Card." followed by "I activate Polymerization!"

• When Yami Yugi activates "Thousand Knives", he announces "The Spell Card, Thousand Knives!"

Trivia

• When Yami Yugi Duels Yugi Muto, both of them make several references to the Ceremonial Battle from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.