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enemyoflactose · 6 months

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I finished rewatching season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh. My redemption arc is 1/5 complete. (I have to watch the dub because I don't wanna support Crunchyroll and I don't know where else to watch the sub)

My main thoughts are about voice acting since of all the arcs, Duelist Kingdom and Domino City side stories make me the least angry.

So to start off, a comparison between Dub and Sub acting and which voice I like more as of now.

Yami: His sub voice in season 1 is honestly so cute. He just sounds like he's having a constant blast.

His dub voice on the other hand, sounds so hot 🥵. And Dub Yami is what's keeping me from doing drugs.

Overall, I like both a lot. I do however think Dan just makes the character.

Little Yugi: similar thing as Yami, only his dub voice doesn't sound hot. Just cute. I love both voices and honestly can't pick between them.

Joey Wheeler: I like his dub voice more. That's where the personality is. His sub voice just sounds generic.

Tristan: For the first few episodes of the dub, Tristan has this really stupid voice that I just don't like, so for that alone I like his sub voice more.

But then from the Rex duel and onward it's Greg Abby, and then I like both his sub and dub voice.

Téa: I think I prefer her sub voice. Just a little less grating. (I still love you Téa)

Ryou: He sounds like Gachapoid in the sub 🥺. I love Gachapoid!

His british accent tho 😩

Yami Bakura: Gachapoid doesn't suit him unfortunately. I like his dub voice more.

Pegasus: stunning. Both of them. The performance is impeccable. But Dub Pegasus never said "Jesus Christ".

Seto Kaiba: a hard one. In the sub he screams so much, but in the dub he doesn't sound like he's one insult away from killing himself... I can't decide.

Mokuba: they both sound the same.

Mai: I think I prefer dub. Just sounds deeper idk.

Weevil: I love him and his voices.

Rex: I prefer his sub voice. Just less grating and he doesn't sound like he has bronchitis.

Everyone else: meh. Could go either way.

Now to talk about the characters, and if I relearned anything:

Téa's friendship speeches are so sweet and cheesey I can't believe people don't like them. She is always there for her friends and clearly cares so much. I will never forgive Téa bashers for what they did to her during the great Yaoi Revolution.

Joey isn't as stupid as I remember him being, just a beginner at Duel Monsters. Nothing wrong with that. He's trying. His utter determination to get that money for his sister's operation is seriously so heart warming. I love whenever he says "Time roulette go!"

Tristan threw a dead body at Satan. And grabbed Ryou's leg while climbing the tower because he was getting impatient.

Yugi being uncertain of Yami until the Bakura duel is crazy. Like he wasn't even having memory issues. Bro huh? He's also so supportive! Like baby boy was the one to suggest he and Yami fight PaniK for Mai. He told Yami not to attack Kaiba and send him falling to his death. He gave Joey Time Wizard! Yugi is a bro.

Yami is such a good friend. Helping Joey out with duels, got Mai her star chips back, freed both Mokuba and Kaiba's souls because Mokuba asked, tried getting pink shirt his star chips back, and never believing that Joey couldn't duel by himself.

Ryou was, certainly there. Honestly his impact doesn't really matter. He just explains Duel Monsters to Tristan and Téa whenever Yugi is dueling. His first appearance isn't even that impressive because instead of killing himself to save everyone like in the manga, Yami switches the places of Ryou and Yami Bakura. So even if he tries to help, someone else always helps way more.

Yami Bakura is so hot. I'd suck his dick if he asked. I also just love how his deck can not only do tarot readings, but is also really annoying to go up against. Like boy had 3 morphing jars, an electric lizard, a man eater bug, and change of heart. Those cards were fucking devastating back in the day. He also would have won that duel if he used Just Desserts one turn later, but oh well. Why did he lick the millennium eye tho? I get the tarot reading, but why did he lick the eye?

Mokuba. Oh sweet Mokuba. He just wants to help his brother, but he suffers so much.

Kaiba is awesome. He hacks into Industrial Illusions and causes a satellite to crash into an office. Killing people. He helps Yami win a duel. He rips a Blue Eyes. He annihilates with Crush Card Virus. My man uses Saggi the Dark Clown. His devotion to rescuing Mokuba is amazing and is really what has me start caring for him when I first watched the series 5 years ago. His comebacks and sheer distaste for the Yugi gang are fun and amazing to watch.

Pegasus, the star of season 1. He's in my top 5 favorite characters list. I absolutely love eccentric villains, especially when they love cartoons and are actually threatening. Pegasus is a beast. If we ignore his millennium eye for now, he's a fantastic and fun duelist! His deck is interesting and entertaining to watch, neither of his duels were boring, and the man is so funny. "Do I spin it like a top, or roll it like a ball!" I love him. He's also (so far) the only villain I feel genuine empathy towards. Y'all, I'm a sap. If a villain's reason is being evil because they lost their Significant other than I'm sorry I'm crying. My poor guy.

Grandpa: he trained Joey and Yugi, he gave Yugi his deck, he appeared in dream sequences to help Yugi beat his opponents, and he gave Yugi the puzzle. If this man didn't exist, Yu-Gi-Oh wouldn't happen.

Duke Devlin: I forgot how much I hated him when I first watched his dumbass Dungeon Dice Monster 4 episode showdown. He's so fucking mean.

Rebecca: not much to say other than I like her.

The duels:

Seto vs Yami (first duel of the series): a fantastic way to start off the series. Kaiba finds out Yugi's grandpa has the Blue Eyes White Dragon card he's been searching for, he steals it, rips it, and Yugi challenges him to a duel.

Yami takes control and is surprised by Kaiba's duel arena having the ability to make life-like holograms of the monsters on the cards.

The duel begins and for the entire thing, it's honestly pretty equal. Yami summons a monster, Kaiba destroys it. Kaiba summons a monster, Yami destroys it.

It's a back and forth kind of deal until Kaiba pulls out his own Blue Eyes White Dragon card, shocking Yami. He surprises Yami again by summoning another Blue Eyes, but then gets hit with swords of revealing light.

Kaiba summons Judge Man, and it gets Destroyed by the Dark Magician.

During this, Yugi is having his doubts about winning because of Kaiba's Blue Eyes and can't seem to draw cards. Especially when Kaiba summons his third Blue Eyes White Dragon and destroys the Dark Magician.

This leads into Yami and Yugi having an inter monologue with Grandpa about Exodia. How Exodia is split into pieces. Pieces like a puzzle.

Yami gains the courage to draw and he gets all five pieces of Exodia! Instantly winning the duel!

Kaiba is then given a mind crush and starts to question all his life choices.

Rex vs Weevil (half a duel): in this not really a duel, we are introduced to two characters. Since they have names they are obviously important to the plot.

The duel starts with Rex summoning King Rex and instantly getting vortexed. Then Weevil summons his Basic Insect and equips it with Insect Lazer Cannon. This lets him wipe out all of Rex's Life Points.

Weevil is then named Regional Champion, and Rex is the runner up.

Yugi vs Pegasus (second real duel): this is where we are introduced to Pegasus as a villain.

He makes Yugi duel him on a 15 min time lock.

During this duel, Pegasus is cheating. Not just with his millennium eye, but he's sending subliminal messages to Yami. It's not mentioned in the dub, but it still happens.

Yami finds out that duel monsters was created in ancient Egypt and Pegasus starts talking up a storm so he can waste time.

Pegasus wins the duel due to the time limit and steals Grandpa's soul.

Weevil vs Yami (the third duel): This duel was initiated because Weevil decided to be a little dick and threw Exodia off the ship to Duelist Kingdom.

Yami bets his deck and star chip, Weevil bets both his star chips.

The duel begins, and we find out about field power bonuses. Insects get lower from the forest, warriors get theirs from the meadow, dragons and winged beasts get theirs from the mountains, zombies get them from the wastelands, and fiends get theirs during night time.

Unfortunately, Yami doesn't get many bonuses.

During the duel, Weevil summons a full board of monsters. He gets mirror forced.

Then he plays his Petite Moth and Cocoon of Evolution combo. He gets Burning Landed.

He then summons his Great Moth. He gets Makiyued and Summoned Skulled.

This is a simple explanation of what happened, but Yami wasn't met without struggle.

A lot of his monsters that he summoned got destroyed. They usually only lasted one turn.

Anyways, Yami won and has three star chips. Joey steals Weevil's dueling glove.

Joey vs Mai (Duel 4): this is Joey's first duel! Hooray!

He doesn't understand that his land monsters can't attack flying monsters, and gets demolished.

Mai adds several equip spells and uses Elegant Egotist to multiply her Harpie lady card.

Joey finds out Mai is cheating with perfume.

Joey then summons Baby Dragon and the Time Wizard and uses them to win the duel.

He got a star chip and his first rival!

Mako vs Yami (duel 5): Yami duels Mako Tsunami.

Mako's monsters are in the water and can't be attacked.

Yami attacks the moon and then uses his Burning Land card.

Yami wins

Mokuba vs Yami (half duel): Mokuba is trying to keep Yami from dueling Pegasus because he wants to save his brother's company.

He loses the duel.

Yami vs Ghost Kaiba (duel 6): Kaiba jumped off a cliff and died. Now his ghost is dueling Yami.

He's psychology tormenting everyone except Tristan. Mokuba quickly became distraught.

Ghost Kaiba summons his Blue Eyes one at a time, and they all get destroyed.

The first one is destroyed by the real Kaiba because OH MY! He ain't dead! That's just some fat ass pretending to be Kaiba! (Or he's Kaiba's dark half)

The second Blue Eyes gets destroyed because Yami summoned Mystical Elf and Raised the Attack points of the Blue eyes he stole from the graveyard.

Yami wins the duel!

Mokuba got rekidnapped tho.

Joey vs Rex (duel 7): Rex is dueling Joey because he wants to duel Mai, but Mai will only duel him if he beats Joey.

Joey again gets his ass beat and is saved by Time Wizard.

His spoils are some chips and the Red Eyes Black Dragon!!!!

Yami Bakura vs Yami (duel 8): in this duel we are introduced to two new characters. Ryou Bakura and Yami Bakura.

Before the duel, the gang and Ryou are talking about their favorite cards (important). Then Ryou challenges Yugi to a duel, Yami Bakura appears, takes them to the Shadow Realm, puts the squads souls in their favorite cards, then tries to steal the puzzle.

Yami challenges Yami Bakura to a duel and when he summons the Cyber Commander, he finds out that all of his have had their souls placed inside their favorite cards.

Tristan dies to the white magical hat or some shit and Joey Flame Swordsman gets summoned. Then Tristan Cyber Commander gets resurrected, then Yugi Dark Magician gets summoned, then Téa Magician of Faith gets places face down. (She's a flip monster)

Throughout this whole ass duel Yami and the gang are getting their ass handed to them.

Yami gets Morphing Jared like 3 times, had Man Eater Bug eat Joey, had Just Desserts taking life points from him, and Yami Bakura was looking at him like

(𓁹‿ 𓁹)

The whole time.

Anyway, Yami Bakura plays the Change of Heart card and we get to see Ryou in a dress.

We get to see Ryou in another dress because he betrays Yami Bakura and takes control of his Lady of Faith and tells Yugi to attack him.

Yami then thinks about how Yami Bakura took the souls of his friends out of their bodies and put them in the cards and then wonders if he can do the same. He can he does.

We then see Yami Bakura in a dress but he doesn't slay as hard as Ryou.

Yami Bakura is defeated but he took a page out of William Afton's book because he comes back instantly.

Yami vs PaniK (duel 9): This duel starts immediately after Mai gets defeated by PaniK.

Yugi calls this fucking giant of a man a bully, PaniK tries to kill him with fire, and the duel starts.

PaniK is hiding in the dark and Yami calls him a pussy multiple times.

PaniK sure is a duelist. He loses his temper easily and doesn't think about the opponent's strategy. This Leads his Reaper of The Cards to get caught in a Magic Circle (I can't remember the name) and destroyed by his monster.

PaniK gets Swords of Revealing Lighted and his Castle of Dark Illusions has its floatation ring knocked off. His monsters get destroyed and he loses.

Mai got her star chips back :D

Joey vs Kaiba (duel 10? Does this one even count?): the entire duel is Joey getting annihilated. He loses. Badly.

And Kaiba gets insulted.

Joey vs Bonz (duel 11): This duel happened because Joey got kidnapped.

We also get introduced to Bonz, Sid, Zygor, and Bandit Keith.

Bandit Keith used to be the intercontinental champion, and he hates Pegasus.

Bonz is just a little guy who doesn't really like Bandit Keith, but he wants to duel with his zombie cards. Keith is helping him out. So they just gotta work together.

Sid and Zygor are Bonz's friends. They're just kinda there.

During this duel, they are in a cave and Joey is getting scared because Bonz is ugly (no he's not 😤) and zombies are spooky.

Joey is managing pretty alright for the first half because Keith keeps making Bonz play not zombies and they keep getting destroyed.

However, Keith wanted this. Because he put a Call of the Haunted in Bonz's deck. This means that Bonz can bring his monsters back from the graveyard as zombies, they're indestructible, get stronger each time they come back, and they keep destroying Joey's monsters.

Bonz then summons his Pumpking and makes his zombies stronger, but it gets destroyed by the Red Eyes Black Dragon.

Then Red Eyes gets destroyed by ways I don't remember.

Now all Joey has left is his Battle Warrior and Sword and Shield.

He summons Battle Warrior , uses Sword and Shield, wins the duel!

The Yugi gang are now trapped in a cave and Bonz and his friends get their shit rocked by Bandit Keith.

Joey and Yami vs the Paradox brothers (duel 12): Ryou leads the gang here.

We meet the Paradox brothers. A pair of eccentric twins who can't shut up and keep rhyming.

The duel is a tag duel. Meaning they take turns, if one opponent loses all of their life points that team loses, and they can help each other out.

The duel is in a maze. Each card can move up a space for as many levels as it is.

Beaver Warrior gets destroyed instantly by the Wall Shadow, which gets destroyed by KUNAI WITH CHAIN.

Some other shit happen, Yami and Joey gotta face some tank and a worm and spider.

Don't know what happened to the tank, the spider got stabbed with Mystic Box, and the worm had something something Magical Hats.

Gate Guardian is a thing and Yami says it's in the class of Exodia even tho it's not an instant win. (Shout out Gate Guardian for getting support 😔✊)

Yami and Joey won the duel with Black Skull Dragon and make it out of the maze with some coins.

Yami vs Kaiba ( Duel 13): this duel starts after Pegasus told Kaiba that dueling him was a privilege, not a right.

Yami and Kaiba duel with the new Duel Disk system. They're using the advanced rules, that's why it's one monster at a time.

With the duel system, you can recall your monsters and replace them with a different one.

Yami falls for the Crush Card Virus trap and can now only use weak monsters.

He makes his Kuriboh wall, and Kaiba summons his Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to try and get past it. He doesn't.

Yami then uses his stupid fucking arrow card that I can never remember the name of because it's so stupid and dumb to fuse his Mammoth Graveyard to the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

The dragon starts to decay, Kaiba has a panic attack and threatens to kill himself, Yami says "Bet", Yugi stops him, Kaiba wins.

Téa vs Mai ( duel 14): Téa wants to get Yugi his star chips back and challenges Mai to a duel.

During this duel Téa summons a bunch of wimpy cards like Petite Angel and most of them get destroyed by Mai's Harpie Lady.

Mai has a bunch of equip spells on her Harpie and Téa Wabokued her once.

Shining Friendship gets summoned, gets an equip spell, and Téa activates De-spell to remove Mai's equips.

Mai surrenders and Téa gives Yugi some chips.

Pegasus vs Kaiba (duel 15): in this duel Kaiba is trying to get his brother back.

Kaiba tries to get Pegasus to use his new Duel Disk system, but it doesn't go well.

The duel begins and Kaiba destroys some of Pegasus's monsters, but then Pegasus steals a Blue eyes and turns it into an Ugly Ass Toon.

Kaiba starts losing.

We learn that toon monsters are hard to destroy because they hide in a book.

Also Kaiba falls for his own Crush Card Virus trap and loses.

Mai vs Yami (duel 16): I'm pretty sure Yami was originally being sexist, but I watched the dub so Yugi is the one actually doing most of the dueling here. He doesn't want Mai getting hurt.

Yugi and Yami keep falling for the stupid Mirror Wall thing and their monsters keep getting wrecked.

Then we see Harpies Pet Dragon.

Yugi Mind Controls it and puts it on a catapult to destroy the Mirror Wall (shit looked epic).

Harpies Pet Dragon comes back and we get three Harpie Ladies.

Yugi let's Yami help and they do the Black Luster Soldier ritual and win.

Joey vs Bandit Keith (duel 17): I love this duel.

Joey gets his entry card stolen and Mai gives him hers, so wholesome.

During the duel Joey is fucking shit up. He's doing so good.

Then Keith starts cheating. But Joey prevails.

He uses trap hole, kunai with chain, time wizard, baby dragon, red eyes black metal dragon, and time machine!

Bandit Keith is using Machines and everyone is wondering why. Like bro, machines are a good monster type with a lotta cards.

Anyway Keith is pulling cards out of his wrist band, tries to use Shield and Sword to wipe out Joey, it doesn't work, Keith loses.

Then Keith tries to say that Joey didn't use his own tournament entry card, but Joey shuts that down

Then Keith gets accused of cheating and is sent falling to not at all death.

Yami vs Joey (duel 18): we have to sit through a long ass montage.

Joey throws some cards away, Yami wonders why.

Yami falls for a few traps, then Joey falls for some traps, this whole time Ryou is explaining the birth of the universe to Téa while Tristan kinda stares off into space.

Joey uses his last Time Wizard of the season to bring out his Thousand Dragon, but Yami planned this.

Yami's Dark Magician has become the Dark Sage and he uses Makiyu to stop Joey's attack and wipe out Joey's life points.

Yami wins and I cried the first time I saw this duel.

Pegasus vs Yami (duel 19): the final duel of the arc.

Pegasus tells Yami that if he wins he gets whatever he wants, but if Pegasus wins he gets his soul and the puzzle.

Yami says he wants Mokuba, Kaiba, and Grandpa's souls to be released and Pegasus says "Damn I thought you hated Kaiba", but Yami just doing that for Mokuba.

The duel starts, and Yami is immediately having trouble. He can't destroy the rooms and the Gorgon's Eye is keeping him from defending.

Pegasus also turned Summoned Skull into a toon and it's being creepy.

Yami keeps getting his mind read and Yugi comes in like "what if we switch places?" And Yami says they should.

This gives Pegasus some trouble. It gives him so much trouble that the toon world gets destroyed and he takes the duel to the Shadow Realm.

Yugi dies.

The Yugi gang feel this and send him some good vibes.

This means Pegasus still can't read Yami's mind.

Pegasus does some shit with Relinquish and Yami tries his Kuriboh stunt and his Magician of Black Chaos is there.

Yami wins and gets the souls back.

Pegasus does like 10 minutes later.

Other shit that happened that was interesting/Important:

During the Pegasus and Yami duel, Tristan and Yami Bakura go off on an adventure to find Mokuba's body. This leads to the ring getting thrown in the forest.

The ring goes back to Ryou because love or something.

In the sub Mai offered Rex anything he wanted during their first encounter. This was changed in the dub.

We still don't know how Ryou snuck in the ship to Duelist Kingdom.

Shadi doesn't even try to find Yami Bakura. He just goes to one person (Yugi) and gives up.

I'll never forgive 4kids for editing out Yami Bakura sexily licking the Millennium Eye.

If Joey had a Magic Jammer he would have won his duel with Yami.

Domino City side stories:

Rebecca's cool. I like her.

Rebecca vs Yami (duel 20): this duel happened because Grandpa got accused of stealing Rebecca's Blue Eyes White Dragon card.

Rebecca's strategy is also pretty good for the time. Her deck is centered around milling cards to power up her Shadow Goul, and she uses cards like Witch of the Black Forest and Sangan to do this.

During the duel Grandpa is having flashbacks because he had a duel go exactly like this. We find out Rebecca is the granddaughter of Grandpa's friend, Arthur.

Yugi drew Soul Release, but didn't use it because... I don't know. We find out that's how the duel between Arthur and Grandpa ended.

Arthur appears, says some shit, and we never see Rebecca again.

That dumbass game thing:

I wasn't paying attention to this because there weren't any actual duels and I didn't like this part.

Duke Devlin:

This bitch really gonna say Yugi cheats in his duels and steal all the girls. Bro.

Duke vs Joey (duel 21): Joey almost wins, But Duke does an ass pull and wins at 50 life points.

Duke vs Yami (Dungeon Dice Monsters): Duke doesn't explain shit because Yami is King Of Games and should know how to play a game he's never heard of.

Duke makes fun of Yami for not knowing how to play the game he never explained, gets angry when Yami figures stuff out, and is just an ass this whole game.

I wasn't really paying attention, until shit actually started to happen because there was just a whole lotta nothing.

Eventually both players have monsters on the field, some are doing magic, others are just standing there.

Orgoth the Relentless is certainly a thing. He gets beat by the Dark Magician.

Yami wins.

Other thoughts on the Domino City stories:

I laughed when Joey told Duke "I like ya game, just not you."

More characters gotta duel like Rebecca.

The existence of Adina is weird. If Kaiba made her, ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ. If the Big Five Made her, then fine I get it. Mokuba is like a damsel in distress. I just don't like it.

I hope you enjoy this long ass wall of text. My redemption is going steady. I have noticed no change other than being slightly more unhinged.

Imma do this every time I finish a season.

#yugioh #yami bakura #ryou bakura #personal post #weevil underwood #rex raptor #yami yugi #seto kaiba #mokuba kaiba #maximillion pegasus #mai valentine #bonz yugioh #my own redemption arc

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steve0discusses · 11 months

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S5 Ep : I don't know the episode numbers anymore I never wrote them down, so from here on out, I'm just going to number up from my previous post. So I guess episode 49

Fun fact I finished this post a week ago and then never pressed send. I can blame this on a lot of things, (work, illness, brain fog, etc) but at this point we just know it's the universe trying to keep me from finishing S5 of my Yugioh reblog, lmao.

So, last we left off, Sad Seto was next to die.

What makes this extra weird is that the other Seto is going to just watch this entire thing happen. He apparently didn't have enough traumatic disassociating while watching his Blue Eyes Wife die, now he will disassociate from watching himself go out in a blaze of glory, too.

Sad Seto's strategy against Zorc is not really what you'd expect out of the #2 of Egypt's court. Although...I guess before everyone biffed it, Seto was more like #5? #6?

He's above Mana I feel. Barely. Mostly because Mana probably isn't the right age to legally work, even in ancient Egypt when the working age is like...if you can walk.

But he was apparently so busy doing Aknadin's taxes that he's decided it's good judgement to throw himself at a 800 ft tall dragon/crotch/man.

for his credit, Sun Tzu's art of war hasn't been written yet.

And Sad Seto realizes his true purpose, which is that he has a smarter, stronger, and more powerful girlfriend (ish.) Which is a running theme on this show, as we all know.

In a bizarre cut that I can't believe they left on US TV...other than I think they couldn't cut this any other way, the penis dragon attached to Zork extended it's neck up to grab Blue eyes by her neck and just fling her into the ground, killing her instantly.

I don't like that the neck can extend longer. I don't like that it's a function of the dragon crotch. They knew. They knew what this looked like. Thanks, I hate it.

Also what an embarrassing way for Seto's past self to die. Truly the hieroglyphs about this event will be wild, and thousands of years later, Grandma Muto probably looked at this event etched into stone and just thought it was weird ancient pervert stuff.

Sorry if you were thinking Sad Seto would recover last minute and realize he's like the most OP person in Yugioh. He instead rotted from his hand and joined the rest of our Egyptian cast in Shadow Hell.

Leaving us with just Mana. And like kudos to her, but how on EARTH did she survive so freakin long!? Like of all of them, I thought Seto would be the last one. Not Mana. Not in a million years did I think it'd be the girl who hid in a pot.

But youknow maybe that's why she survived?

And then Bakura casually walked away from the only Seto who matters. Which is fitting, because if memory serves, that's also what Yami did to Seto for like half of the Battle City tourney.

It's such a weird strange bod on this dragon. It's such a strange bod. He's both got kind of a belly, but also is ripped to shreds. Such a weird bod.

In case you were like "We haven't given Seto enough motivation," we also toss in a few nearly dead brothers just to make sure we have properly traumatized this boy to the point where he'd duel someone who isn't Yugi Muto.

Seto decided magic exists 6 minutes ago, and he's already better at magic than Yugi Muto who's had access to it for YEARS.

Like he learned about magic in a different culture, a different time, a different language, and now he's fighting the final boss.

But it's Seto, so I buy it. He would speedrun his life like this.

That's the dialogue of the show where he says his first words were "neutron blast attack" and youknow...he probably has very few memories of himself as a child since his parents died and his other family put him up for adoption...but he knows his first words?

That, or Seto likes making his brand a reality by making up whatever nonsense it takes to make that brand legit. Which I can also see him doing.

Also please don't look at this foreshortened hand, don't look at it, ignore that this happened.

So thanks to Bakura's weird choice to drag Seto into this universe in the first place, now Bakura has to fight Seto and his 3 blue eyes that would not have existed here otherwise.

++++++ME RANTING ABOUT THE SETO ARC FEEL FREE TO SKIP++++

TBH it kinda makes the whole Sad Seto arc feel kind of like it didn't need to exist. Like this is the Seto fight that matters. This one right here, and although they share a name, it's not with the same guy who fought Zorc at the beginning of this episode.

And like I could add it to a list of problems with this season. But Sad Seto started out so interesting, and then forgot. It was like he only existed to introduce the dragon, and not explain anything at all about the nature of Seto Kaiba we know and love. Like the possession of Aknadin can be a parallel to how Seto was raised following Gozaburo's footsteps, but youknow...that's all old territory.

Like, I wish I had any sort of new growth from the interaction of either of the Seto's together in the same room, much like we've been getting from Yami facing his past self. Yami's been growing a lot, he's been facing his demons, but Seto? Seto's been walking around this desert trying find wifi.

(which like he did find a "wifey" which is almost wifi but wasn't as helpful because she was dead)

The Seto Kaiba who is fighting Bakura right now, is the same exact guy we saw at the end of the last arc against Zeigfried Von Schroeder.

Which means the reason that Seto is now souped up and capable of going up against Bakura isn't because of anything we witnessed here in this arc, but because of the weird horse guy last arc who taught him how to put up a better firewall.

And maybe there was a draft where Seto decides he is a spiritual reincarnation of the Pharaoh of Egypt. Maybe there was a draft where he gained a new ability. Maybe there was a draft where he realized the gravity of what was happening and wanted to save the world.

But it ain't this draft, unfortunately.

Seto is here not because of an internal growth reason, but because he was on a tablet in S2, and we have to know where that plot thread went to have an ending...but the show rewrote what it initially said in S2.

Like in the OG timeline, it was Seto who killed Pharaoh. But here we found out it was actually Aknadin who possessed Seto to kill Pharaoh. (and at some point in that fight, Pharaoh stuck his soul in a box and sealed away Zorc)

Sad Seto was apparently a chill bro the entire time. Just a nice guy who arrested half of Cairo and had a sort-of-girlfriend for about 8 hours before she biffed it.

And I would have been OK with that, if it were more interesting than what we initially thought happened in the past: where we thought it was a kickass Seto launching a coup. But unfortunately, it's not, instead it's a boy who started out powerless, and continued to be powerless despite working in Pharaoh's literal court. He didn't even have the power to not get possessed.

And I am sure there were other drafts, and endings are hard, and the author did get hella hospitalized while he wrote this season, animation is a miracle of many moving parts and budgets, and we were lucky to even get an ending to this show. So I don't want to sound like I'm complaining when there are so many worse directions this show could have gone. I'm just a little surprised it went this direction, mostly.

But say what you will about Yugioh, it doesn't like to be predictable, doesn't it?

+++++++++++++++++++OK I'M DONE++++++++++++++++++++++

Speaking of characters who haven't gained anything from being here, Tristan is no longer possessed!

Tristan begs his apologies and Yugi takes it gracefully. Which means, it's time for the main character of this entire show to finally re-enter the plot.

And they do so, in style.

Y'all I remember being excited about the look and style of extreme sports, but I do not remember this many heelies in the 00's.

Anyway, this is the link to read these in chrono order, you know the drill. See you next time to see yet another girlfriend biff it!

https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono

#yugioh #yugi muto #seto kaiba #bakura #yu gi oh #photo recap #S5 #YGO #theif king bakura #Tristan taylor #zorc necrophades

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anxso · 10 months

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@ygoc-week day 5 is swap, so let’s swap to talking about another OC for a bit!

YU-GI-OH! DM — ISABELLA “IZZ” ROOKE

Oh Izz. Izz baby. My girl :3c She's the main character of a DM alternate fic called Soul Release, named after a card that's very important to her. She survived a tragic pileup that killed her entire family. Unbeknownst to her, this event tied her to a freshly-born reincarnation of Anubis named Rin in this verse.

This version of DM also includes a faction of worshippers of Apophis because of the existence of The Prophet of Apophis, a strong leader and manipulator… as cult leaders tend to be.

Aigami/Diva also appears earlier in this story rather than being a post-canon aspect; we get a Kisara reincarnation named Sapha, a German TCG champion; and Battle City gets a top 16 on the blimp with these three OCs especially mixing things up via their being chosen by the Wickeds.

I say “chosen,” but both Yami Bakura/Zorc and Rin/Anubis work together to create them to oppose the Egyptian gods. Yami B and Rin have a… working relationship, very much rooted in “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” They both strive for the pharaoh’s downfall. Rin chooses Avatar for herself while Yami B takes Wicked Dreadroot. Then Prophet blows up the museum, catching Yami B in the blast, and steals it for himself. Rin gives Eraser to Izz because she sees Izz as a puppet Rin can coerce to do her bidding anytime, including opposing the pharaoh.

Izz moves to Yugi and co’s school. She’s fairly distant from everyone in her life because of the tragedy, but they are kind to her and she is kind in turn. She wins local tournaments and tops regionals because, in order to hide from grief, she fixates on Duel Monsters deckbuilding and ratios and meta etc. This is enough to earn her a Duelist Kingdom invite. Overall, she’s an anxious mess who needs a hug and isn’t sure how to properly interact with other people anymore. She feels like a cataclysm waiting to happen again and again.

Now the elephant in the room! You see her with the Pyramid of Light. Rin approaches Izz after her first regional win. Izz is weak at the knees for beautiful women (and men—everyone is a bi disaster, remember?). Rin explains she hosted the tournament and forgot about a particular prize. She compliments Izz’s dueling and gifts her the Pyramid of Light, saying she’d like to get to know her better. Izz is flabbergasted and accepts the Pyramid, asking only what it is. Rin only describes it as valuable jewelry and recommends Izz keep it on her person.

The iridescent swirls in the pyramid��s sky blue are mesmerizing to Izz, and staring at it provides an indescribable comfort… and focal point to keep her grounded/stop her out of body experiences such that she does indeed wear it constantly

This has an unintended side effect

See, Izz wears a necklace (in the artwork, matches Dark Magician Girl’s pendant) that just so happens to contain the ancient and slumbering spirit of Mana. Being so close to the dark energy of the Pyramid of Light stirs her, and she becomes Izz’s ghost like companion similar to the pharaoh and Yugi. Mana is always trying to be a positive influence on Izz where Rin is like the devil on her shoulder. Izz often makes mistakes and trusts the wrong people, hurting her friendships with the gang and repairing them again.

Her using Wicked Dreadroot however… that one will certainly be difficult to come back from.

And as for pairings, I’m undecided and going so many directions! I would probably have to write it all out.

(but my heart says fellow orphan Seto Kaiba if Izz can ever look away from all the other gorgeous gorgeous guys and gals) (Rin can’t stop rizzing her up) (y’all just WAIT until she meets Ishizu)

I’m just a writer! Artist credit in first image and rest are picrew

#yugioh oc week 23 #ygo fanfiction #yugioh oc #she uses a zombie deck surely it’s not symbolic #ryu kokki is her ace!#same stats as red-eyes bc she does NOT have protagonist energy

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coolshadowtwins · 5 months

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Sometimes I think about the fact that, in the Yugioh anime, Marik was close enough to the Dulist Kingdom Island to pick up Bandit Keith when he got thrown into the ocean. I assume he was there for the god cards or something, or maybe just to threaten Pegasus, or maybe he heard about Yugi being there. Who knows.

But that does leave the door open to a fun (to me at least lol) au. What if Marik chose to sneak into that tournament instead? He gets the island mid tournament, steals a glove, and just goes for it. Of course, Pegasus probably knows this, but either he’s just fine with letting it happen, or he’s actually just too busy stalking Yugi and co.

I would imagine that Marik wasn’t actually meaning to meet Yugi there. He, in this au, was coming to threaten Pegasus for info on the god cards, and felt this was the best way to get inside the castle freely. But of course, he gets drawn into the protagonist ring, and runs into the gang at the worst time- right before Bakura joins them.

It’s late in the day, Yugi and co just got done with their last duel (Rex I think? I honestly don’t remember what was right before Bakura lol) and then they run into this weird guy. But it’s ok! He seems really nice, and a pretty strong duelist. He’s just shy!

Marik, for his part, panicked and gave a fake name. He didn’t want to meet the Pharaoh yet! Did he know about Yami specifically at this point, or did he just think the pharaoh had gotten reincarnated? I’m going to go with the last one for now. He just thinks Yugi is the pharaoh reincarnation. Anyway, his stomach growls at the worst time, which means that Yugi and co invite him to camp with them tonight! The bigger the group, the less likely anyone would ambush them for a midnight duel!

Marik has no choice but to say yes, because he’s now even more undercover and has decided to use this to his advantage. He gets close to Yugi and steals the puzzle, that’s what he will do!

So they go and camp, and everything is normal, and then Bakura shows up.

Joey: Bakura?! What are you doing here?

Bakura: I snuck on board the ship, just like you!

Yugi: Nomu (that was Marik’s fake name right?) this is our school friend, Roy Bakura!

Marik:…. He just followed you guys to the island, without talking to anyone? Is he apart of your friend group? He’s not in the tournament- he has no glove! Isn’t this weird to anyone else?

Bakura: I don’t know, I think this is fine.

Triston: Yeah man! Bakura is our friend! It sure is glad to see him!

Bakura: Hey, here’s a fun idea! Let’s play a game of Duel monsters, but first let’s each pick our favorite cards to put in the deck, for no reason! Me vs Yugi!

Marik, suddenly sensing shadow magic:…. Oh my god. This is such a bad idea.

Marik, later, in the body of a fiend type monster: Why did no one listen to me?!

Joey: Oh like you knew that our old pal here would get possessed by a dark spirit and try to kill us!

Marik: …. I will admit, this was not how I thought my night would go.

Of course, this would be where he would realize that Yami existed. He probably glared really hatefully at him once he was summoned, confusing everyone. Marik was then forced to put a very confused act to make it look like he actually had no idea what was happening.

Bakura would also be able to tell Marik had magic, probably. But he would also probably focus on Yugi first, since he definitely didn’t know about Yami before that duel. Bakura probably thought that Yugi would be an easier mark, and then he could deal with this new guy in the corner.

Marik would probably leave the next morning, after the duel with Panik, but before Ryo and Yugi have the conversation about the Ring. Mostly because, otherwise, the Ring would immediately point to the Rod that Marik definitely did not leave with Odion on the boat, and we can’t have that!

Marik goes off and gets the rest of his star chips- he probably takes the place of Bandit Keith somehow? He can’t take Mai or Joey’s place, because they now know Marik and he couldn’t just take his. But he could take Keith’s! And he’s not afraid to stab someone to get what he wants, when Keith threats him with a gun afterwards, probably.

Keith might be dead in this au. Sorry to all the Bandit Keith friends.

Marik would meet back up the the group up on the top of the stairs, right before the duel with Kaiba.

I don’t think he would honestly change more of the DK plot. He would be on the sidelines for the major duels, and then duel Joey in the semi-finals. He would sneak out alone that first night in the castle o go and threaten Pegasus, only to one) be caught by Tea, Triston, and Joey, two) be confronted by Bakura, where Marik has to act dumb to not be caught with magic, and C) get sucked into that weird ritual thing Pegasus was doing that the gang find that is never mentioned again.

Marik, afterwards: ….what in the name of Ra was that????

I don’t know if he would forfit to Joey, or just fake lose, but he would throw the match. He isn’t there to win, and he honestly doesn’t want Pegasus’s attention on him more than he needs too, outside of Marik’s own choosing.

He gets suckered into “Friendship is the real power, guys! That’s how we save Yugi!” And he is shocked that it works. Like, this is something that he rants about for days to Odion once he’s back on the boat. (Odion just wants Marik to make friends.)

I like to think Marik also gets involved with the whole Triston and Bakura side plot with Mokuba’s body, because he would just be making snarky comments the whole time.

Bakura: Go, Maneater bug!

Triston: What is that?!

Marik: Maneater bug, Triston. Keep up.

And

Bakura: I want a host with no soul, so it won’t fight against me.

Marik: Are you two compatible??

Bakura: …huh?

Marik: Every soul can go into every body? Probably not.

Bakura: Well-

Marik: Also, what happens when Yugi gets Mokuba’s soul back?

Bakura: We don’t know that yet!

Marik, giving him a look: Don’t we? Really? And anyway, you want to be running around as a ten year old? A child? Do you think anyone will take you seriously? Really?

Bakura, sputtering: Well, you- more seriously than you and your lavender crop top!

Marik: I’m hurt. Really. Triston, I have given you so many chances to punch him and you have taken none of them.

Triston: Oh. Right. (And then he punches him) you know, you are taking this magic thing really well.

Marik:…. I’m just an easy going kind of guy.

Triston: Yeah, it’s amazing how nothing really bothers you.

Marik: Yep. Nothing.

And then the rest of DK would probably be normal. Marik is too late to threaten Pegasus after the dueling, because Bakura gets to him first. So Marik just has to leave empty handed.

But now he has an in with the pharaoh! Maybe if he keeps being friends with him, he could learn his dueling strategies and defeat him that much more easily!

So he enrolls himself at Domino High. Odion really hopes that he makes some friends.

There will probably be a part two of this later lol

#yugioh #marik ishtar #triston taylor #joey wheeler #tea gardner #yugi moto #odion ishtar #ryou bakura #yami yugi #yami bakura

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aberooski · 2 years

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Do you have singing voice HCs for any DM characters?

Ooh good question! Of course you can take my headcanons with a grain of salt, but I'm happy to share!

I sort of do, but not quite to the same degree as my hyperfixation on my GX crew singing voice headcanons. Or maybe it is actually it's been a while since I've thought about these guys that way aksksk

Like for instance we have a frame of reference for Seto because Eric Stuart is a singer. Which would apply to Bastion a little bit too through the transitive property of voice actors but Seto's voice is more or less just Eric's and Bastion's isn't so I think about them very differently.

Side note: Seto can sing and has a nice voice but would literally never sing ever in his life so I don't think even he knows what his vocals are like. 🤭

We also sorta have a frame of reference for Téa because in my experience we all just kinda agree that it's her singing We'll Be There even though it's not actually Amy Birnbaum singing. But from that frame of reference I think it's safe to say I think she'd have a very pop-y voice. Her voice is light enough to be very agile for runs and has the energy for more upbeat songs. I also think she lives more in the upper register, not quite full soprano though. She'd probably be more of a mezzo soprano in like a choir or something like that. But she's got a great belting range. So jealous

Tristan I actually think about the most. I think he actually has a very good voice and everyone is surprised by that when they find out. It's kinda like a secret talent but he's modest about it. He's the most musically adept between the four of them apart from Téa since she's a dancer and has that side on lock too, but he keeps it to himself. But goddammit his voice is smooth like butter and lives in that middle voice range. Get him on a nice slow acoustic song and he'll change your fucking life.

Joey is the most amateurish with his sound and general talent but he tries. He's lowkey jealous of Tristan's innate vocal talent and tries harder to get good so he can one up him at first but then just grows to enjoy it. And he's more of a belter than Tristan which he loves to flex but in a fun and playful way. Hid voice like I said is amateurish and rough and unrefined, but he's got the spirit and the potential to be a very very good vocalist as he improves.

Bakura has the sweetest most gentle tuckin voice in the world 😭 except for Yugi but shhhhh! Like you want him singing lullabies to your kids at night. His voice is very melodious and his British accent survives in his vocals which just 😭 his range is deceptively low though but is generally very wide.

I haven't thought super deep into Duke or Mai but I have decided they both have deep, sultry, very sexy voices 😩 Like they would KILL in a midnight piano bar. Voice part wise I've always had it in my mind that Mai would be an alto, probably 2nd alto, and Duke would be a baritone. I also can't imagine any senerio where Mai doesn't have natural vibrato 😩

And Yugi 🤔 Yugi is very self conscious about his voice but like Bakura, he has the fucking sweetest most gentle voice you've ever heard. It's just as gentle as he is, and his range leans more on the higher side but he's got more of a lower register than Sy does of you know my headcanon about him 🤭 Joey loves to be his hype man if the situation ever arises where Yugi sings anything like if they're having a karaoke night or something and he appreciates the sentiment but get soooo embarrassed. He and Téa duet at karaoke night a lot and their voices are very well matched 🥰

Tbh haven't really thought about Atem that much that way 🤔 but in my mind he's a bass/baritone. But he probably has a very nice voice too, strong and warm and just a kinda naturally refined sound. I dunno really, but he can definitely sing 😅

Hope that's a satisfactory answer for you! 💜

#yugioh #yugioh headcanons #yugi muto #yami yugi #seto kaiba #tea gardner #tristan taylor #joey wheeler #duke devlin #mai valentine #ryou bakura #answered

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hereforthefunnyguys · 7 months

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Irateshipping, Angstshipping and Protectshipping for the meme?

For Protectshipping:

I don't talk about them a ton but. I do like them a lot. It does always strike me as interesting that Tristan always seemed to be the one with the best idea as to if Ryou was possessed (and always seemed to care the most lol), which has the implication that outside of the series proper that either A) they were spending a ton of time together offscreen, more so than anyone else with Ryou or B) Tristan just really really really likes Ryou and is instinctively operating under Good Boyfriend Instinct. Also I like it because it really is just Normal Man x little supernatural nerd with Everything going on. P.S. yami bakura Tristan is coming after you with a baseball bat and exorcism equipment next time you interrupt Romantic Monster World Night

For Irateshipping:

goddamn. You know I'm obsessed with them. Now everyone knows I'm obsessed with them. I wouldn't call it "OTP" because I can still picture them with other people (and in canon I don't think it would progress very fast if at all because frankly they are both repressing any and all attraction they have towards each other like nothing else) BUT. I do like them sooooo much. The triangle between thematic parallels-belligerent romantic tension-blonde men who will die a peculiar hamster-like death makes me sososososo happy.

For Angstshipping:

I'm. I'm going to be honest with you here. I do not know why but I literally have never been into angstshipping. You would have thought I would be! It has all the Proper Ingredients! But I never have liked it a ton!!! Idk why!!!! I do think they get bonus points because that first date would be awkward as hell "Do you remember that time you brainwashed me and nearly killed me with God until even the demon possessing me thought you were off the rails <3" "Please don't bring that up while we're ordering antipasta. Please. please at least wait until the main course at least. I can't deal with that and the stress of picking something off this three page menu. pleas"

#My stuff #asks #ty <3 #hope this was fun to read #Irateshipping #protectshipping #angstshipping

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voidfell · 1 year

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Starting Guide:

Carrd / Interest Tracker / OC Master List

PSA TO NON ROLEPLAY BLOGS

Please do not reblog my posts. This is a roleplay blog and having my rp’s or headcanon posts spread around is really frustrating. It super messes up my activity and it’s really disheartening to see a notification and realize it’s not an ask or an rp reply. Those posts are not for you, and it’s stated in my rules that I block non-rp blogs on sight.

To-Do List:

Drafts ( 22 ) / Inbox ( 24 ) / Queue ( 4 )

Other Blogs:

Mike Total Drama

Rules + Muse List below The Cut!

1.) Fandoms

My blog is, as a rule, not affiliated with any of the fandoms that my muses come from, and are largely products of my own headcanons, I'll list on the muse page which muses are fully canon divergent and which ones follow canon, as it can vary depending on how I feel about the media they come from.

2.) Basic RP Etiquette

Don't control or override the actions of my characters, don't kill them without asking, no forcibly shipping with my character without talking to me first, really basic stuff for everyone's comfort, really.

3.) NSFW

I generally don't like NSFW unless we're very close rp partners, and if we do engage in that kind of shipping it will lead directly to fade to black, I don't have a sinblog, and don't have an interest in one, so any smut will have to be implied at best. Otherwise, darker subject matter like gore and other darker themes involving mental health will be explored and tagged appropriately.

4.) Dropping Threads

I'm guilty of dropping threads when I lose my muse for them and get overwhelmed. I'm working on reaching out more and sending memes to my mutuals, but I'm a very shy person. The best way to start things with me is to approach me in DM's or send me a meme.

Muse List (muses marked with a * are Canon Divergent)

Primary Muses

Albedo via Ben 10 Omniverse*

Ben Tennyson via Ben 10 Omniverse

Brick Jojo via Powerpuff Girls

Prince Bennett Gumball via Adventure Time*

Chad Dickson via Codename: Kids Next Door

Jack Spicer via Xiaolin Showdown*

Anti-Wanda via Fairly OddParents*

Imaginary Gary via Fairly OddParents

Kendall Knight via Big Time Rush

Leo Hamato via Rise of The TMNT

Dipper Pines via Gravity Falls

Hunter via The Owl House

Luz Noceda via The Owl House

Lord Mozenrath via Aladdin the Series

Judai Yuki via Yugioh GX

Yusaku Fujiki via Yugioh Vrains

Ken Ichijouji via Digimon 02

Ryo Akiyama via Digimon Tamers*

Serena Chaumont via Pokemon Anime

Billy Batson via DC Comics

Adrien Agreste via Miraculous Ladybug

Douxie Casperan via Tales of Arcadia

Sonic the Hedgehog via Sonic IDW / Prime

Surge the Tenrec via Sonic IDW

Holt Hyde via Monster High

Felix Damery via Miraculous OC / Fandomless

Gal Alvarez / Dudepow via Fandomless OC

Hugo Nystrom via Tangled OC

Secondary Muses

Kaz Vazquez via Mighty Med*

Butch Jojo via Powerpuff Girls

Boomer Jojo via Powerpuff Girls

Dakota Milton via Total Drama Revenge of the Island

Steven Universe via Steven Universe

Zak Monday* via The Secret Saturdays

Francis Epsilon* via The Secret Saturdays

Danny Fenton via Danny Phantom

Dani Phantom via Danny Phantom

Johnny 13 via Danny Phantom

Gyro Gearloose Ducktales 2017 AU*

Randy Cunningham via Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja

Daichi Misawa via Yugioh GX

Ryou Bakura via Yugioh

Rody Soul via My Hero Academia

Takeru Takaishi via Digimon 02

Dawn Suzuki via Pokemon Anime

Satoshi Ketchum via Pokemon Anime

Gladion Lumiere via Pokemon Anime

Dick Grayson via DC Comics

Amadeus Cho via Marvel Comics

Alastor via Hazbin Hotel

Sun Wukong via Lego Monkie Kid

Cody Jones via TMNT Fast Forward

Liz Ruin via Fandomless OC

Qi Xiaotian via Lego Monkie Kid

Selective Muses

Evelyn Clavell / Dudewhap via Fandomless OC

Marty McFly via Back to The Future

Chiro via Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go

Millie Bolton via Pokemon OC

Noah Mandal via Total Drama Island

Pink Diamond via Steven Universe

Pearl via Steven Universe

Timmy Turner via Fairly OddParents

Gladstone Gander via Ducktales 2017

Drake Mallard via Ducktales 2017

Princess Rapunzel via Tangled the Series

Sasha Waybright via Amphibia

Katsuki Bakugou via My Hero Academia

Taichi Yagami via Digimon Adventure

Leon Baines via Pokemon

Edo Phoenix via Yugioh GX

Gene Khan via Iron Man Armored Adventures

Joey Wilson via Teen Titans 2003

Jaime Reyes via Young Justice: Invasion

Hartley Rathaway via CW's The Flash

Harry Osborn via Spiderman 2017

Angel Dust via Hazbin Hotel

Jim Lake Jr via Tales of Arcadia

Harry Potter via Harry Potter*

Bernard the Elf via The Santa Clause

Jack Frost via Rise of The Guardians

Jack Harkness via Doctor Who

Aedan Cavanaugh via Pokemon OC

Eerie McLaughlin via Werewolf OC

Marcus Haprele via Miraculous / Fandomless OC

Incoming Muses (Tags in Progress):

Branch via Trolls

John Dory via Trolls

Sierra Hathaway via Total Drama: World Tour

Jo Kingsley via Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

Max via Camp Camp

Harrison via Camp Camp

Remy Bauxaplenty via Fairly OddParents

Chloe Carmichael via Fairly OddParents

Seto Kaiba via Yugioh

Fubuki Tenjoin via Yugioh GX

Skye Zaizen via Yugioh Vrains

Test Muses

Twilight Sparkle via My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Pinkie Pie via My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Sunset Shimmer via My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

London Tipton via The Suite Life Franchise

Alex Russo via The Wizards of Waverly Place*

Max Russo via The Wizards of Waverly Place*

Darkheart via the Carebears*

The Onceler via The Lorax 2012

Captain Jake via Jake & the Neverland Pirates*

Kara Zor-El via My Adventures with Superman

Lois Lane via via My Adventures with Superman

Lex Luthor via My Adventures with Superman

Matt Holt via Voltron: Legendary Defender*

Keith Kogane via Voltron Legendary Defender*

Rei Saotome via Yugioh GX

Ryoken Kogami via Yugioh Vrains

Akira Zaizen via Yugioh Vrains

Specter via Yugioh Vrains

Haymitch Abernathy via The Hunger Games / Doctor Who AU*

Lee Ping via Detentionaire

Li Ping via Detentionaire

#✧˖*°࿐ OOC // ROAD WORK ahead? uh i sure HOPE so.

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girl-of-ink · 2 years

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For the ask game: Yugioh, Komaeda x Hajime, and L Death Note! Feel free to do more also, I think you should do bakugo also for the character one just 4 fun ❤️❤️

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Yugioh:

Favorite character:

Yugi!!! he's my blorbo i love him so much i'd kill 4 him

Least Favorite character:

umm yami marik scares me. his duel against mai in the manga is utterly terrifying

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):

PUZZLESHIPPING! the ship ever. soulmates. they ARE canon to me i'm sorry

wishshipping! nothing like some good old yuujou <3

dragonshipping, very underrated in my opinion, atem loves jou so fucking much

would it be cheating so say feathershipping here? puzzle + wish + dragon, what's not 2 like?

heartshipping. they're cute :)

Character I find most attractive:

mai <3

Character I would marry:

anzu?

Character I would be best friends with:

i wanna hang out with yugi so bad, yuugi mutou are you free this friday let me know if u want to hang out this friday when i am free

a random thought:

nobody understands atem actually. there are like 3 fic authors who Get Him and everyone else is wrong i'm sorry

An unpopular opinion:

yugi IS a better duelist than atem. some of you know this and are correct, but many people out there are blind to the truth.

My Canon OTP:

very funny to me that there are literally no canon ships in yugioh. takahashi was like "ok i'm gonna set up the barebones for some ships" and then he just. never came back to them ever. the peachshipping scene in duelist kingdom is so cute and then it just never happens again. iconic. in my mind puzzle is canon tho so i'll go w/ that <3

My Non-canon OTP:

it's still puzzle! they're everything 2 me. in theory i like lots of other ygo ships but i only ever actually read or care about puzzle sorry

Most Badass Character:

i guess it's atem? but that's not the side of him that i like the most, i prefer him when he's just a guy

Most Epic Villain:

thief king bakura is kinda sick not gonna lie. his intro when he breaks into the castle w/ atem's dad's mummy is so cool and sexy of him

Pairing I am not a fan of:

prideshipping can never work tbh i'm sorry. the only acceptable prideshipping is insane pining kaiba and atem just being like. okay. can i go home now i want to see my partner. dude just literally does not care

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another):

kisara girl in another world i KNOW you would have fucked so hard

Favourite Friendship:

...it's still puzzle. am i boring you yet?

Character I most identify with:

this is kind of a hard question. i don't think i'm that similar to any of them actually. but i guess atem is my uwu sadboy that i can project on sometimes

Character I wish I could be:

tbh i want yugi's life where's MY magic jewelry that has my soulmate inside it

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

komahina:

When I started shipping them:

tbh immediately upon starting the game. during their first conversation i was like. yeah i'm not gonna be normal about this

My thoughts:

they're in love and they're really so very bad at it <3

What makes me happy about them:

island mode is so funny actually, komaeda is a horrible guy to date. anywhere you take him there's like a 50/50 chance of him being like. god this sucks i thought you liked me but i guess you hate me goodbye forever. and then hinata shakes it off and goes out with him again. over and over. obsessed with the unpredictability of this man. he is SO bitchy and high maintenance and yet we cannot stay away

What makes me sad about them:

komaeda's attitude change post-final dead room is really both funny and very sad to play. one day he's your insane bestie who loves you so much and the next day he's like actually i hate you, you are a worthless little worm with no talent and i can't fucking stand being in the same room with you. :((((((((( bestie don't say that

Things done in fanfic that annoys me:

you can't make komaeda normal. please god you cannot do that to him. i'm so utterly obsessed with everything that's wrong with him that if you try to fix him, i will simply not read it

Things I look for in fanfic:

i really like it when fic writers are able to turn the funny repeated voice lines like "THAT'S WRONG!!!!" or "I AGREE WITH THAT!" into plot-relevant and emotionally affecting moments

My wishlist:

i want them to make out and be weird and fucked up together idk

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:

tbh i don't think komaeda could be with anyone else. hinata theoretically could go out w/ other characters, esp chiaki, but i wouldn't really care. hinanami is far too normal for me, it's the insanity of komaeda that really draws me in, so hinata could definitely go out w/ nanami, i simply would not read it or care about it

My happily ever after for them:

i guess they cure komaeda's cancer and get him to a more functional but still insane mental state and then they hang out and bother each other forever. they get married someday and komaeda still says the usual komaeda shit about "wow i'm so happy right now, i wonder who's going to die because of this :)"

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character:

he's SO cool and awesome and i like him so much.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character:

yeah it's just light.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character:

we barely see this, but i do like to imagine L's relationship w/ the other wammy kids.

My unpopular opinion about this character:

DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT make him normal or nice or sane. you cannot sadboy woobify this man into being a sympathetic romantic lead. he is absolutely just as insane and unethical as light and this fact must be acknowledged

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

i wish he & light had angrily made out at least once before L died. they really both needed it so bad

Favorite friendship for this character:

i guess maybe naomi?

My crossover ship:

tbh i simply do not have any crossover ships for anything. ships stay in their canon for me

Bakugo

How I feel about this character:

i literally cannot stand him. he may be one of my least favorite fictional characters ever written. he sucks so bad that he drives me completely insane every second he's on screen. i would kill him if i saw him irl

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character:

kirishima, i guess? but i don't like care about it bc that would involve caring about bakugo.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character:

like. bakugo & going to therapy? bakugo & staying dead this time ???

My unpopular opinion about this character:

HE SUCKS. SO BAD. HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY EXCUSES HE'S JUST TERRIBLE

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

i wish he would die❤️ or at the very least he should go to therapy, apologize to izuku, and then never show up onscreen again

Favorite friendship for this character:

i don't care

My crossover ship:

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Oh also consulting on that last ask ended up with us discussing how shit would go if all the Ryo expies were forced to live in a house together, so bonus I guess:

-Kaworu is relatively unbothered by the madness but does try to keep things civil where possible. Tells Shinji his siblings are a little wild but generally downplays it because he doesn't know what's normal and Shinji is not prepared when he goes over for the first time

-Mikaela is like "god I can't stand living here you're all insane and I just don't have the patience to deal with the fallout every time" and has to stop Yuu from trying to join Komaeda in building bombs in the kitchen

-Mika's one of the less likely ones to kill someone over interpersonal drama, however physical violence is still very on the table and he probably considers whether or not he has a moral obligation to take out certain others (top of the list being Light)

-Homura is the first to have a psychotic breakdown because dealing with deranged twinks is even worse when you're not a twink yourself

-Anthy starts trying to poison the rest of the household. Homura joins her when she finds out

-Ryo is second to have a psychological breakdown (as soon as the weed runs out)

-the ones who would get REALLY fed up first would be Goro and then Mika and Homura, but Homura reacts first and Mika and Goro stew for a while. Goro definitely tries to kill someone when he snaps though

-[Mikael]: Ryo doesn't really interact with anyone. He owns the house but is a cryptid in it. Sometimes people will spot him ominously leaning and like . Smoking or shoving his face full of candy in the middle of the night. They know he lives in the house because they can like. Hear him blasting music but they can never tell where it's coming from

[Me]: Bro Strider if he wasn't abusive

-eventually they start to form factions. Don't know who sides with who or how long any of these last though

-Dio and Sephiroth just instantly kill each other at the same time. While having sex.

-Light and Goro start sapiosexually courting eachother before Goro realizes what a spoiled brat he is and then gets into a fist fight with him which devolves into repeated attempts to kill each other as non-homoerotically as possible. The more Goro gets to know Light, the more he hates him, and the more he especially hates the ways that they're similar

-Yami Bakura keeps laying traps for everyone home alone style but they constantly fail. Like he does this extensively. They only ever succeed in trapping Komaeda (who everyone assumes just keeps getting into these accidents by himself) and occasionally Teru (who effortlessly escapes from said traps and both genuinely thinks they're normal pranks and enjoys winding Bakura up when he gets out of them. Slaps Bakura on the back and says "that was a good one" each time while Bakura is fuming with rage)

-Joshua is the only one in complete control the whole time. He thinks this shit is hilarious and is constantly egging the others on and trolling them. This is his Heaven, at least until a few of them figure out how to get under his skin intentionally. Livestreams the big fights or schemes online

-N, Clear, and Normal Bakura start a therapy group, but Mikaela and Kaworu are the only ones that show up. N and Mikaela cry on the regular there while Clear and Bakura start playing smash in the background. Kaworu insists he's completely fine but just goes because he thinks group therapy is a good idea

-no one in this fucking house can be trusted to cook besides Clear and, ironically, Mika (the guy who can't actually eat it). Way harder to get Mika to actually cook for them than Clear though

#none of this is deeply thought out please dont assume it is #multiple friends were involved in this one but im not tagging everyone or noting who said what so ill just tag this as #servers #ryo expies #oshiete oshiete yo

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redeyesandchilifries · 2 years

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Chains pt. 2

Kicking the door down was like getting smacked in the face. The heat of the blaze punched through the opening, already starting to prickle at Joey's exposed face and hands. It did nothing to stop him from charging in, straight for his best friend.

But his best friend hardly paid him any mind.

"Yugi, what are you doing?!" he hears Tristan cry.

"Yugi, we have to go!!" screams Téa.

"Yugi--"

"i can't leave!!" Yugi shouts. "i. i can't leave without the puzzle. get duke and bakura and ootogi-san out of here, i--"

The puzzle! In pieces! The other Yugi, their other friend. Without hesitating, Joey rushes over to try to rip out the steak that has the puzzle trapped in place by its chain. But even with Tristan's help, it just won't budge. Too hard to get a proper grip, and very quickly getting too hot to hold.

"Are you nuts, Yugi? The fire's spreading, we gotta go!!" Joey urges.

"i won't leave my other me behind!! if i leave the puzzle, i'll never see him again!! i made a promise, i have to see him!!" Yugi jerks his arm away as Tristan tries to tug him from his seat.

"please!!! please, all of you just. let me stay here and finish the puzzle!" Yugi begs, tears streaming down his face. "let me be with him, let me see him one last time..."

Last... He can't mean...?

Joey yanks his friend by the front of his shirt. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'ONE LAST TIME!?'" he demands, not knowing if his eyes are stinging from the heat, his sweat, or tears. "Yugi! Nothing'll come out of you dyin'!" Yugi won't meet his eyes. Not that he's looking away; he's too focused on the puzzle. The one that took him years to put together in the first place. "DON'T BE A MORON!"

But Yugi isn't listening to him. Or any of their other friends. He's too focused on trying to save the other him.

Joey would do anything to save his friends. Why should he take that chance away from Yugi?

Alright, everyone OUT!" he shouts, shooing the others toward the door. "It's too dangerous for you guys to stay here! And there ain't nothin' that'll make Yugi let go of that puzzle."

They're shocked. They hesitate. But they understand. He can see it in Tristan's eyes. That he's just as determined as Yugi.

"Take care of him, Joey," Tristan says, somber. "I want to see both of you come back alive!"

"We will." He's calm. Certain. "Don't worry!" He will do what he has to.

The fire is everywhere, now. It's hard to see that Yugi is even still in the room with him. The very air around them hurts, making just breathing painful. He could fail. They could die. Joey looks at the blurry outline of the person he cares about more than just about anyone in the world, bent over the table on his own rescue mission. And he waits. He'd walk to the edge of the world for him, but like hell he's letting him fall over it. Even if he has to knock him out and drag him away, he will not let Yugi die.

But... is he really willing to sacrifice another person to do it? While they don't know much about the other Yugi, he is his own person. Will he really have to leave him behind, risk losing or damaging the puzzle pieces? Would that kill him? Would he murder a man to save his best friend? Even if Yugi hated him for it? Joey wrestles with these thoughts as the fire blazes hotter still, and Yugi pieces the Millennium Puzzle together at a lightning speed.

Part of the ceiling crashes to the floor.

Time to go!

"Yugi!" Joey charges over, finding Yugi collapsed over the table, an iron grip on the puzzles chain. The puzzle, with the last piece in place. he really did it, didn't he? But there's no time to check, to make sure it's solid, the building is going to come down on top of them. Joey hefts Yugi up on his back, turns to run, and stumbles when Yugi's grip on the chain remains unbroken. "Yugi!? Let go of the puzzle!"

He turns, setting Yugi back down. He goes for his hand, trying to pry his fingers off of the chain. "Move your hand!!" It's burning him. "Let go of the puzzle!!" The air burns, the chain burns, the puzzle burns. Will his hands scar? "YOU'LL DIE IF YOU STAY HERE!!!" His fingers just won't move. Almost as if they can't.

Almost as if the puzzle is holding on, too.

"Yugi...!" Joey yanks at the chain, yanks at the table. He doesn't know if it's bolted to the floor, or if it's just too heavy. Nothing gives. "What do I do...!?"

He could break Yugi's hand.

Smash his fingers loose. Abandon their other friend. Yugi would never forgive him, but at least he'd be alive to hate him. Two out of three surviving would be better than none, right?

"Joey."

He's not sure he actually heard that, the roar of the fire is so loud. Yugi still isn't moving. But he felt that voice. "Yugi!?"

That's right. They're both his friends, and they're both counting on him. And he is not going to let them down!

Joey looks again at the table, seeing the weird game board. With snake heads, and that hand! That outstretched hand, the fingers on it would fit right in the ring on top of the metal steak. "That's it!" He can't pull the steak out, he can't even touch it anymore, but he can use this. He jams one of the fingers into the metal ring, leaving the game board on its side; a perfect makeshift lever. There's so little time left, but he knows. "We are NOT! Gonna! DIE!!" He swings a leg up and stomps down with all his might, ripping the steak out of the wood and launching it across the room. It disappears into the flames.

He doesn't throw Yugi over his back this time. He picks him up gently, holding him close to his chest. If something falls on them, it's going to hit him first. Joey shifts so that the puzzle is carefully tucked between the two of them, so that even if Yugi's grip slackens, it won't fall as he runs.

"...Sorry." He doesn't know if the Yugi in the puzzle can hear him. But he already feels guilty. He was so strongly considering leaving him to die... But Yugi, his best friend Yugi, he wasn't. Yugi would throw himself into danger for a friend, no matter the cost. Even when it got him beat up. Even when he suffered. Even if it killed him.

"...Sorry to both of ya."

He's not sure how long he ran, but eventually they made it. Out into the night, past the burning doors, the rushing firefighters. Into the crowd of onlookers. Straight to his friends.

"JOEY!"

"Is Yugi...!?"

"Don't worry, he's fine. Told ya, didn't I?" Joey's clothes are smoldering. Hes skin stings, even in the cool air. "Look." Look how brave his friend is. "He finished the puzzle while the building was burnin' down around him..." He made sure his friend wouldn't be left to die. "He held onto it the whole time. He wouldn't let go of the chains..."

#ooc #transcript #f2f #((Hello :D))#plot #ddm #((Yes I cribbed a little bit of Jup's writing at the very start but hey it meshes and flows together well I think!))

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Duel Link Event #1:Welcome to Toon World

The Event Scenario: Pegasus has come to Duel Link to thank Kaiba for spreading the game of Duel Monsters in a manner everyone can enjoy. He creates a tournament similar to his Duelist Kingdom Tournament, where players collect star chips to challenge him and if they win against Pegasus they are rewarded with possible riches. Pegasus jokes a bit about putting souls in cards hinting at his past deeds. After a while you can duel lvl 50 pegasus saying that a duel between you and Pegasus at their best deserve to be a special duel, a shadow game. However by the end of the event it's reveal he did this all for fun and all the evil stuff was just to mess with people.

Interactions: Pegasus in the event has interactions with Yami Yugi, Kaiba, Joey, Mai, Tea, Weevil, Rex Raptor, Yami Bakura and Bandit Keith. Seeing how this event is mostly lost to time, I'll give a brief summary of each character interaction.

Yami Yugi: Tells Pegasus no funny business

Kaiba: Pegasus assure Kaiba, he isn't here to take Kaiba Corps again.

Joey: Pegasus tells Joey of the priceless rewards he will get if he beat Pegasus in a duel.

Mai: Mai has no beef with Pegasus, just want to win money.

Tea: Pegasus calls Tea "Yugi Girlfriend", she never doesn't denies it.

Weevil: Pegasus forget Weevil cause he was to first to lose to Yugi in DK.

Rex: Pegasus forget Rex and keeps messing up his name, Rex Rapper.

Bakura: Bakura "Pretty sure I killed you and took your eye, let just do it again."

Bandit Keith: Pegasus just assume Bandit Keith survive the gun shot and swam back home after his men threw him out.

Decks: Level 10-40, Pegasus uses a toon deck. If you duel Pegasus on level 50 he uses a Relinquish deck. Should also mention that as a super duelist while roaming he would use an enhance Toon deck(this was before toon bls, harpies etc. was ever release).

This concludes the first Duel log. I would also like to mention that while Bakura could interact with Pegasus, Bakura event would be the next event after Pegasus original event. Pegasus event would have 2 reruns so you would only see the interaction in these two rerun. Pegasus would also be one of the first cpu characters to be able to use a skill. Duel Link now no longer do cpu characters with skills as well as no longer do super duelist roaming events. These things were meant to be a fun challenges for players but too many player complained about them being too hard and a potential wall for content. So Konami stopped them.

#yugioh #yugioh duel links #yugioh duel monsters #pegasus #yugioh dm #yugioh manga

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steve0discusses · 1 year

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Episode 47 S5: Mana Runs too Slow and it Kills 2 People

Tumblr decided to change the way it does image posts so this is going to be my hell. I can only have max 30 "blocks" of images (yikes) and uploading all your images at once and then just adding text in between is actually not possible! (least it's a nightmare on browser. I have not figured out how to drag my text in between images, so I'm just uploading every image one by one and hoping I don't forget one)

thanks, I hate it!

Peeking up at us over the horizon, our end of the world apocalypse has reached the next step of his rampage: which is to shoot glowing missiles out of it's Dragon crotch until Egypt is destroyed.

Seto is doing his best to look productive, but unfortunately this is Sad Seto, who is still buffering.

Just uh...give him a minute. He has to remember how to be Seto.

(read more under the cut)

I'm pretty sure Kissara told him straight up to call her whenever, and considering how few words they've ever said to each other, you'd think he'd remember the words she said like half an hour ago. Then again, he was kind of...sleeping when that happened. Or hallucinating, or dreaming, or all three.

Bakura and Yami are watching this pan out from the Shadow Game Zone, Bakura kind of nodding slowly while Yami becomes overwhelmed with embarrassment over how much everyone around him is screwing it. This is not meant to be funny, but it was very funny to me.

I have brought this up before, but Bakura does bring up a good point, that this entire arc was kind of against the grain of who Yami became over the course of the last 4 seasons.

+++++STAND BACK I'M GONNA RANT, FEEL FREE TO SKIP++++

Don't get me wrong, Yami LOVES to make bad choices that end the world. But why would he continue to go back here and destroy the world of the future he knows and loves so much? Especially since it already went SO south with Dartz the last time he opened pandora's box?

He has a new identity now, he has so many friends, last arc was just so many women throwing themselves at Yugi. His life is really good! I think they could have developed more of a line of logic between last arc and this arc, but like with a lot of things in this arc, it was rushed.

So him giving up his newfound modern identity that he made all himself through hard work and friendship first off feels kinda bad. Like I'm OK with him being a new guy, he worked hard for that! Lets not go backward now.

And then him coming here to regain his old identity is sort of like the show knew what it must do, but the characters were like "nah." and then went and did it anyway seemingly at gunpoint.

And I kind of wish there was any contrast between who Yami's new identity is in the future and who Yami was in the past. It would be fascinating to dive into the fact he's now two people yet again, even though Yugi is no longer in that bean. but eh save it for the fanfiction, because they needed to end Yugioh in a certain number of episodes.

And that happens sometimes. Stories are character driven, and when you try and drive the characters, they become less like people and more like iconic symbols. Here's our hero. He must do this because he's the hero. That's it, that's the reason. Welcome to Shonen Jump.

+++++++END RANT AKA THIS ARC HAS COOL IDEAS AND I WISH IT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DO THEM BETTER++++++++

Problem is, Yami isn't that meta. He's dumb though, so in a way it does make a little sense why he had to open the box. He dummy thin.

Dummy thin and still can't read.

And like in case you've jumped in here after my accidental hiatus (hello!) and not realized this, I had to binge watch the rest of the season before we cancelled our Hulu subscription. There was the option of watching it for free on the Yugioh website, but I didn't want to change my Photoshop actions.

So get ready for me to talk about how the ending of this show bothered me, for like 8 episodes. I'll try to keep it in, so we can get there when we get there.

But you can't say lines like "We were meant to be together." in the context of this arc, you can't DO that, show.

Apparently the creator of Yugioh got hospitalized while he wrote this arc, hence the dick king demon. But also it got....messy. We have like 3 seasons of development in like 8 episodes, buckle up. They did the best that they could do with the resource's given, and we'll even get to meet my favorite character a few times before it's over (the Storyboarding God that occasionally guest stars on Yugioh, love that guy)

Back on the playing field, Yami is running out of options, when Isis informs us we can just go to McDonald's and get more McGuffins.

Out of basically no where, Mana zips onto the screen because she's ready to have at least one girl's night before the end of the world. The contrasting energy from both Mana and Isis is peak goth babysitter vs the parrot that hides behind the couch and bites your feet.

Back near Pharaoh's tomb, Yugi is still dueling over a deathpit with the child who these kids think is Ryou bakura.

This is not however, Ryou Bakura. It's sideways adjacent evil Bakura.

And it didn't really matter that this plot point ever happened because it's not like Yugi, Joey, or Tea ever catch on that this isn't Ryou anyway. But at least I, the audience can feel a little bit better about the weird twist by the dub there.

Ryou is still passed out on some stone steps. He's fine.

You might be wondering "Oh so what asinine thing is Isis going to have to do to get the items back?" and uh, you're wrong actually.

Turns out we could have just picked up the items in the desert at any time but I guess we forgot. I'll blame it on Shadi.

Joey Wheeler, who can punch out probably anything but a ghost, chooses to hide behind Tea because he knows she can punch a ghost and I believe it, too.

Back on the surface, is a scene that would have been emotional if it hadn't been 3 minutes. it was NOT enough time to give a proper send off to our girl Isis here, and they tried, but if you imagine the Yakety Sax song playing under this death here, that's about the speed at which this girl biffed it.

speaking of Yakety Sax theme, this is what was happening while Mana was crying her eyes out.,

And you may ask, was it really that goofy? and yes, yes it was.

and like I get it, animation and pacing are really, really hard. Parts of me wonder if maybe on paper this seemed OK. If maybe even as a storyboard this seemed OK. But something you learn quickly when doing any sort of narrative art, is that you need like 2x as much space as you think you do. Pause is an underrated godlike skill that takes a lifetime to master.

However, it still had good stills going on, it still had some lovely direction just...I mean they dropped Isis from top to bottom of that frame so freakin fast it was like she was a dropped banana hahaha.

They still have to carry these items physically to the Pharaoh, and so becuase Mana is a slow runner, 2 people freakin died this episode distracting Zorc. Which is also the title of this episode because I want to send home howfreakin funny that is to me.

Ah, back to Episode 1.

So how breathtaking and epic is the Kaiju fight you ask? Well good thing for you, I capped it.

The look on Seto and Yami's faces about sum it up.

And as quickly as he showed up to do a few silly punches, the great Exodia was cut exactly in half. Don't ask me how the card logic works for that, I have forgotten how this game works already.

Mana finally makes it to Yami, cursed puzzle in hand, and that ends this episode.

Can you imagine adding 7 characters to a story knowing you have to kill all of them individually before the anime arc is over? Breakneck deaths going on here.

Sorry for all you people that were so deeply attached to Shimon, the guy who isn't even Grandpa, by the way. A moment of silence for all 4 of you.

And we get back this thing. This horrible thing made out of thousands of dead people's souls. The thing that trapped him for 5000 years and launched him into the future. The only thing that can save mankind.

(If I have used this Mokuba joke like this before forgive me it was like a different lifetime before I caught covid, and I will not be able to regain those memories because I cannot curse myself with a rude ass puzzle.)

The abusive relationship with the Millennium Puzzle is a whole anime college essay I would write if I had half a brain, but alas I have the immune system and fatigue of a sickly gerbil or a goldfish that feels a little bit chilly. So I will not be writing that in depth episode but like...

Think about how far we've come with this jackass puzzle. And yet, I'm supposed to forgive it? Nah I don't think I have yet. Go to hell, puzzle.

This puzzle can go straight to hell.

Anyway, if you just got here you can read these recaps in chrono order at the link here:

https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono

PS I had to do so much assholery to get that to go to my chrono link and not my main link. They would just. Change my link. They would just change my link every time I pasted it. Tumblr you have GOT to give me my old post editor back omg.

#yugioh #YGO #yu gi oh #photo recap #yugi muto #joey wheeler #tea gardener #seto kaiba #priest seto #demon king bakura #bakura #yami muto #shimon #mana #isis #exodia #S5

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l1teraryangel · 2 years

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In Another Life (Ch. 5 - Double Update!!!)

Chapter Rating: M Warnings: Violence, Death (of an unnamed character), Non-con Touching, Minor Vomit

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“An alternate realm,” Atem mused, keen mauve eyes sparking. “With as much magic as we’ve seen, I still never considered such a thing existed.”

Kek dropped in a chair and motioned for Malik to sit with him. “It’s strange, but it makes sense, too. If ever two bodies were going to do a soul swap, what works better than literally another you?”

Atop the bed, the other Ryou snorted. “You think the existence of an alternate world is strange? Try waking up in one when you didn’t even know magic existed yesterday.” He watched Malik sink into Kek’s lap, willing and happy. “Are you two… together in this world?”

Malik shrugged. “Does that surprise you? Bakura and Touzoku-Ou are our Ryou’s boyfriends. Makes sense that Kek and I would be together.”

Other Ryou glanced at Atem and Yugi, who stood side-by-side against the wall. “You guys, too?” At their mutual nod, he wrinkled his nose. “It’s… weird. Seeing you choosing to be near them, trusting them. My Yugi and Malik would never, but then again, the Kek and Atem I know are cold-blooded killers.”

“Man, no offense to you, but the idea of Mr. King being like me in my infancy is fucking hysterical,” Kek chortled, somehow derisive yet cheery. “Come to think of it, didn’t you kill a guy the first time you possessed the munchkin?”

Mouth dropping in an unspoken question, Other Ryou paused when Atem grumpily retorted, “I did not kill him. I trapped his mind in the shadows to be tortured until he learned a valuable lesson for hurting my aibou.”

“I, uh, don’t think your reason was quite that noble back then,” Yugi timidly admitted, and his words colored Atem’s cheeks bright red. “But you did save me. And you got better pretty quick, so that’s good.”

Jonouchi patted the yami’s shoulder. “Take it easy, man. You are no worse than Bakura or Kek. Bakura took over Ryou and stole our gym teacher’s soul for trying to make the kid cut his hair, and Kek, well…”

The two blondes locked gazes, not needing words for their history. Malik stroked Kek’s hair and replied on his dark’s behalf, “He has improved a lot. All of you have.”

“I stand by my decision,” Bakura grumbled, earning a chuckle from Touzoku-Ou. “He picked on my Yadonushi for no reason and tried to force him into premature baldness.”

Eyes heavily lidded, Touzoku-Ou leaned his chin on Bakura’s shoulder. “Bet you and Ryou would look sexy as hell bald.”

“Pfft. I could pull off any look. But Ryou would have cried back then. He has always been attached to his hair.”

“Um…” Everyone returned their attention to Other Ryou. “Not to interrupt your… odd conversations… What do you mean took over? Possess? What?”

Kaiba barked out a short laugh. “Someone else gets it. Finally.”

Taking initiative, Yugi launched into an abbreviated summary of their world, the group’s history, and the magic that linked them all together in some way or another. Silent, Ryou gawked the entire time, eyes flickering from Yugi and Atem to Malik and Kek before settling on the men his alternate self loved.

When Yugi finished, Other Ryou whistled. “I don’t know how you people are more sane than the versions in my world, but props, I guess? I mean, damn, you can’t make shit like that up. And apparently I have the scars to prove it?”

Obvious intrigue crossed his face, and he raised his borrowed left hand to study the scar decorating the body’s flesh. Then, driven by more and more curiosity, he tugged his T-shirt sleeve up to run a finger along the old knife wound hidden there.

He stayed so lost in thought he failed to notice Bakura and Touzoku-Ou sneaking closer. Only when Bakura wrapped his fingers around Ryou’s wrist did the boy look up. His expression shifted automatically to loathing, but the tender caress softened the look slightly.

“Ryou,” Bakura started, disquiet brimming in his eyes. “The way you look at us, the things you’ve said… What exactly is our Ryou going through right now?”

Bristling, the other Ryou shook his head. “Nothing. You — they’re in prison.”

Over Malik’s shoulder, Kek sneered, “If they’re worthy of being Bakura and Touzoku-Ou’s alternate selves, they’ll be out in no time.” He scowled as his lighter half punished him by yanking a clump of hair. “Ow? What’d I do, Albi? Trying to be realistic here.”

His words visibly disturbed the other man. “It… It is possible. I don’t… I don’t want to think about the possibility.”

Crouching on his heels, Touzoku-Ou’s tense eyes latched onto Ryou’s. “We need you to think about it. We need to know how much danger he might be in for our own sanity. And…” He brushed his fingertips against the other’s arm. Although the boy stared frigidly at the point of contact, he did not interrupt or pull away.

“...We need you to be ready and willing to go back.”

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Cascading tears rained from the eyes of Bakura and Touzoku-Ou’s chosen victim. He was a pudgy, unassuming man with a proper business haircut. His eyes pierced directly into Ryou’s, a silent plea for his life. It honestly annoyed the captive male — what power did this guy think he had in the situation? Did he not realize the other two guys were the ones calling the shots? That Ryou himself was a victim at their mercy, too?

Ryou gripped the handle of the blade, rolling it in his slightly bloody palm. ‘Night Surgeon’, their so-called game, reminded him of the childhood board game of Operation: plunge the knife into the body, harvest an organ as cleanly as possible, deduct points for any damage.

Behind him, practically frothing at the lips, Bakura and Touzoku-ou shifted their weight from leg to leg. Anticipation left them wide-eyed and giddy as they waited for the first stab their prey would make.

‘I don’t have a choice,’ Ryou reminded himself. Guilt already gnawed away from the inside out. ‘It’ll be me bleeding if I don’t do what they want. I already pushed my luck a couple of times today… I don’t want to risk a third strike.’

Was this the worst thing he would have ever done? Killing a man out of self-preservation… His Touzoku-Ou would be proud to share the experience with Ryou. He had shared stories plenty of times where someone, a guard or witness usually, ended up with a knife in their lungs or neck.

‘I can’t avoid this without putting myself in harm’s way, but maybe I can end his suffering quick…? Lungs will be like drowning, assuming I could make it through the ribs in the first place. Neck would be slow unless I hit the jugular and get some massive blood loss right away. Spine would be great, but I don’t know how hard digging a blade into the vertebrae would be. I might not be strong enough.’

“Ryou-bunny~” Bakura, stepping into Ryou’s personal bubble, crooned and swept his calloused hands up the boy’s shirt. “What’s wrong? You look silly standing there. The game has started. It’s your turn.”

“I-I…” Ryou swallowed and licked a dry tongue over his chapped lips. “I’m not sure where to start, to be honest… Couldn’t you or Touzoku-Ou go first?”

A second pair of hands touched him, gripping his bony shoulders a bit too hard, and Touzoku-Ou’s lips ghosted over his cheek. “It’s cute how scared you are, little mouse. We won’t be disappointed if you do a poor job. Just take the knife…” He slid one hand down Ryou’s arm, the one leading to the knife, and curled his long fingers fully around the scrawny wrist.

Bakura kissed Ryou’s other cheek, so gentle it felt obscene under the circumstances. “...And stab it into the bastard.”

They guided his hand, inching him forcibly closer to the man drenched in sweat and whimpering like an animal. Ryou saw they were moving him towards the plump stomach, and he knew enough to know there was no way he could make that quick and painless.

As their grips and full body shoves moved him close enough to feel the trembles of their victim, Ryou decided in an instant to at least try to spare the man some suffering. He wriggled his wrist free and, holding his breath, plunged the blade into the neck. He aimed for the jugular, but he used as much power as he could muster, praying for the knife to be hilt-deep and jab into the spine.

Before the man’s expression could register and crush his adrenaline, Ryou ripped the knife backwards towards the center of the fleshy throat, bringing chunks of the voicebox and thyroid with it. Blood sprayed, an explosion of crimson and gore. Ryou squeezed his eyes shut and tried not to gasp or sob as his face became coated in warm gooey ooze.

The two men behind him pulled away the second the knife went into the man’s throat. They stood, ogling him like they’d never seen him before, and then they attacked. Yanking him backwards, Bakura shoved him onto a red-stained rug, barely wiping the blood from Ryou’s mouth before slamming their lips together. His hands cupped at the front of Ryou’s pants, and an involuntary gasp allowed the offending male to bury his tongue into the other’s mouth.

Touzoku-Ou shouldered Bakura off Ryou, who took the opportunity to choke and gulp at the fresh air. The dark-skinned man wasted no time repeating Bakura’s actions, his tongue zealously exploring every inch of his prey’s mouth.

“Little mouse,” He growled, breaking the kiss to speak as he fondled and groped the growing bulge in Ryou’s pants. “You played our game so well. Too well — the toy won’t survive much longer. I didn’t even recognize our sweet, meek Ryou.”

Bakura, leaning over upside down, pushed in to place a series of kisses along Ryou’s jaw and lips. “That was beyond hot. You got me so hard, rabbit. We’re going to have to play this game more often, now that we know you’re such a natural.”

Curving his tongue over his top lip, tasting the stolen kisses, Touzoku-Ou ducked his head to press a much sloppier open-mouth kiss on Ryou’s chest. His tongue grazed his nipple, teasing the nub and bringing another reflexive gasp to the boy's lips, while his spare hand tweaked its twin.

‘Shit, my body is reacting too much. I need to find a way to stop this.’

“Fuck, I want you so bad, little mouse.” Touzoku-Ou, abandoning his prey’s reactive nipples, gripping the zipper preventing further exploration. “I think you're overdue for that reward.”

Grabbing his knife from his pocket, Bakura flipped the blade open and ran the point along Ryou’s cheek. “No fucking police to interrupt this time, Ryou. You’re ours, now and forever.”

“Well, I’m not police, but I am going to interrupt.”

Tears of relief gathered at the corners of Ryou’s eyes as he bit back a sigh. Never had he been so grateful to hear Kek’s voice disturb pre-coitus (or mid-coitus) proceedings. The snarls of frustration and acrimony gave him a jolt of smug triumph.

‘Saved by the Kek. I’ll have to give my Kek a back massage as a thank you.’

On his feet, teeth bared, Touzoku-Ou snapped, “I’ll fucking castrate you if you don’t get the fuck out.”

Bakura, matching his mannerisms and ferocity, added, “Same to you, Atem. Take your goddamn playthings elsewhere, and stop blue-balling us.”

Ryou glanced in between Touzoku-Ou and Bakura’s towering forms to see the alternate Atem and Kek. Too tired from his rapidly dying adrenaline and retreating erection, Ryou laid there, watching the spectacle unfold while wondering if the man whose throat he tore apart died yet.

‘I hope you understood what I tried to do,’ He thought and squeezed one hand over his heart. ‘I’m sorry. I wish I had a choice.’

Atem and Kek, unfazed by their fellow killers’ reactions, took in the surroundings. The shorter of the two chuckled.

“You’ve been busy, I see. Didn’t save a single one for me or Kek?”

Deadly levels of fury carved into his features, Touzoku-Ou crossed his arms and all but spat, “We’re giving you your fucking pets. Don’t act like we owe you more.”

“Where are our pets?” Kek questioned, an edge in his voice Ryou recognized from his world’s Kek. “All I see is the white rabbit. Though… He looks a bit red today.”

Anger evaporating, Bakura beamed, pride evident in his words. “Little Ryou-bunny played Night Surgeon with us. He went a bit overboard — our toy’s worm food. But you should have seen it. It was…”

Grinning over his shoulder, Touzoku-Ou winked down at Ryou. “Erotic.”

‘Gross. I need out of here. I need to get this blood off me.’ Nausea bubbled inside his gut. ‘I need to throw up. Ugh, fuck, I… I really killed someone. I’m going to puke.’

Scrambling to his feet and attracting the attention of all four killers, Ryou asked in as pleasing of a voice as he could muster, “Could you show me to a bathroom, please?”

Bakura flipped his eyes up and down Ryou’s body. “I suppose. I saw one in the back. Nice and windowless.” He waved dismissively at the other three. “I’ll be back. Touzoku-Ou, go show off Ryou’s handiwork and drag the toys out of the closet.”

Smoothly spinning on his heel, Bakura led Ryou away by the crook of his elbow. Behind them, Ryou heard Kek whistle appreciatively over the dead man, commenting his surprise that “the white rabbit could be so brutal.” Hearing himself complimented by a killer nearly drove his delicate stomach to convulse right then and there.

The duo entered the employee-restricted area, and Bakura jerked his thumb towards a door. “Bathroom’s there. No other exits. Be quick.” His eyelids drooped, and his pupils dilated noticeably. “The faster you are, the sooner we’ll be back to your reward. Hop to it, bunny.”

Ryou slid into the bathroom, locked the door behind him, and lurched for the toilet. The contents of his stomach erupted and splattered into the bowl, though the smell was no more putrid and vile than the blood smeared across his face.

‘I killed someone… I killed someone. Not Bakura controlling my body. Me. I did it.’ Horror, no longer outweighed by adrenaline, sank into his bones. ‘I killed someone.’

Pure acid ejected itself from his body. His stomach contained nothing else solid for it to latch on to, and the burn coating his throat and mouth brought pained tears to his eyes. Unsteady, Ryou moved to the sink and hunched over it, all strength used up. This body was at its limit. His vision, blurry and disorienting, made him want to hurl up more acid.

He rinsed his mouth and scrubbed his face until the only red he saw was the veins webbing his eyes. Braced on the counter, hardly holding up his own weight, Ryou shakily cupped water in his hands and sipped. The liquid tasted a bit grimy, but it eased the ache in his throat.

When he looked up at the dust-coated mirror haphazardly nailed to the wall, Ryou gasped. He splashed more water on his face, rubbed his eyes, and attempted to shake the vision from his head. Again, more cautiously, he looked into the mirror. And the breath caught in his throat.

“Yado…nushi…?”

“‘Kura…!”

He only just touched the mirror’s surface when a similar voice called out, “You say something, rabbit?”

“N-No, sorry… I was talking to myself.” By the time he returned his longing gaze to the mirror, the faded image of his lover had vanished.

***

“I saw him��!” Bakura’s hoarse voice gasped in an attempted shout. “I saw him!”

At his side, Touzoku-Ou pressed his hand to the paler male’s chest. “Easy, Habibi. Take a deep breath.”

Smacking the hand away, Bakura merely growled, “Fuck that! I saw him, Touzoku-Ou. And he saw me. I heard him call out. It worked.” His eyes slid down to where his other hand was entangled with Ryou’s. Much more tender and with a pinch of awkwardness, he released his grip.

Beside the two, oddly calm, Other Ryou tilted his head. “Did he look okay? Or do I need to be prepared for missing limbs when I go back?”

The two thieves shot twin glares, neither entirely stocked with irritation, and received a careless shrug.

“Just asking. I mean, I told you what sort of bastards your other selves were. Did I mention there was legit a time when Bakura threatened to cut off my feet if I didn’t stop trying to escape? He didn’t, so… Silver lining?”

Malik groaned and rolled his eyes. “You’re not helping their anxiety, dude. Knock it off. They need to focus to make a connection to your world.”

Atem, seated behind Touzoku-Ou at the foot of the bed, massaged his neck. “That took a lot of energy and focus. I think our best bet would be to pool all of our magic together. Relying only on Bakura and Touzoku-Ou will put their bodies at risk.”

Pushing himself up from the bed, Bakura acknowledged Atem with a grunt. “I hate to say it, but Mr. King is right. Even with the both of us, the connection was unstable and weak. To actually push through this soul,” he gestured to Ryou, “and pulled Yanushi forward, back into his body… It’s gonna be hard.”

Cross-legged on the floor, Yugi nudged Malik to catch the blonde’s attention. “Maybe you should reach out to your sister. She might be able to help, too.” He glanced at Jonouchi. “Can you ask Kaiba to prepare some spare rooms? Depending on how smoothly this goes, everyone is going to need rest afterward.”

From across the room where he sat with Malik’s phone inches from his face, Kek piped up. “Ask him for some food, too. Bakura and Touzoku-Ou need to eat and regain their strength as fast as possible.”

In spite of their concern, Touzoku-Ou’s interest piqued, and Bakura smirked. “The one benefit to all of this: quality food at Kaiba’s expense. Two steaks, rare. Chop, chop, Poochie.”

Evidently exasperated, Jonouchi sighed and pulled out his cell. “He might be in a meetin’. Let me text him and Mokuba real quick, see which one of them can help out.”

“I’ll go call Isis and see what her thoughts are.” Malik bent backwards, stretching his back with a light pop of the spine. “Good thing she and Rishid moved to Domino. Who knew their mother-henning would come in handy.” He walked over to his dark and held out his hand expectantly.

“Can I beat my level first?”

“Kek, drop it.”

A pout, much like the one from the car, sunk the corners of the man’s mouth. He obeyed and huffed, “Your interest rate shot up just now.”

“Mmhm, you can collect later. Go ahead and add a back massage to my bill, and scoot your ass over.”

***

Seven men — two with bound wrists and ankles, one gloomily self-reflecting, two armed with knives, one with a hatchet, and one with a studded whip — sat in the lobby of the hotel. The armed men studied the unarmed prey hungrily, contemplating the events about to go down.

The star-haired man stood first, ready to lead the pack into their hunt. He paced, agonizingly slow and deliberate, until he stood behind the boy who shared some of his features. Though he wore a sincere-looking smile, his words were cold.

“Yugi, my love, I think we’ll start with you. You’ve committed the most treason, between contacting the police and getting us caught… testifying… and now running away?” He received a whimper in reply. “Don’t look so sad. I could never stay angry at you for long. We’ll keep the punishment game short and sweet, hm?”

Ryou shivered and kept his eyes steady on the ground. He didn’t want to hear or see this, but Bakura and Touzoku-Ou had agreed to hold off on their ‘reward’ for him until after the group played some ‘games’ together.

A part of him almost preferred they just haul him off to a bedroom and ravish him. That was something he could play pretend with, thinking of his boyfriends who adored him and loved exploring the kinkier side of sex offered by the modern world. To see and hear his friends be tortured by those who should be their other halves… Not even the darkest corners of his DM mind could tolerate such horrors.

Other Kek toyed with the crisp edge of his hatchet. “Maybe we should strip them all down, yeah? Nudity always makes games better.” Predatory gaze burrowing into Malik, the man licked his lips. “So does humiliation.”

“You two do whatever you want with your toys to spice things up,” Bakura said, waving off the suggestion. “Leave Ryou be. He’s been good enough to keep his clothes. Besides that, if you ogled him, I’d have to carve your eyeballs right out of your skulls, and that would ruin our fun evening.”

Ryou caught Touzoku-Ou wink at him. “I’d rather save dessert for after the main course myself.”

Pale and dizzy, the captive male let out a near-silent breath. As the rustle of removed clothing and panicked whimpers and pleading began, he focused his thoughts instead on what happened in the bathroom.

‘I saw Bakura. My Bakura. He was there, looking for me.’ How didn’t matter. ‘They’re trying to reach me, to get me back. I have to stay strong. Save any possible mental breakdown for when I’m safe in my own body.’

The crack of a whip and ear-splitting screams pulled him back into reality, so he closed his eyes and sucked in a shaky breath, willing himself deaf and oblivious.

‘There must be a way I can help them. They had to be using magic, right? This world seems completely mundane, but magic is tied to more than the body. My soul should be able to conjure something .’

He twitched his fingers anxiously, searching for a tiny hint of his heka , reaching for his ka and ba. A small warmth pulsed, starting in his stomach and inching towards his heart, but it faded too soon. Squinting his eyes harder to the point of a headache, Ryou continued to internally call out for an ounce of the magic he knew he possessed.

Suddenly, Malik disappeared from his side, breaking his concentration. Kek ripped the clothes from the blonde, wild eyes devoid of anything save for bloodthirsty gluttony. Unlike Yugi, the blonde did not beg or weep. He allowed himself to fall to the ground, ignored the heavy boot digging into his spine, and simply remained a lifeless doll ready for its master to manhandle it.

Ryou tried (and failed) to avoid finding Yugi. The short man lay curled in a ball, strips of flesh torn from his back and leaving angry, bloody slashes behind. He bled profusely, helpless as Atem leisurely prepped first aid care beside him.

‘I’m so sorry… Even if I was able to summon my heka… I couldn’t help you.’

“Pass the whip, Atem,” Kek demanded, hand held out. “I might go overboard with my ax. Would be a terrible shame after two years of waiting to see my precious Malik again.”

Atem carelessly tossed the requested weapon before pouring hydrogen peroxide over Yugi’s back. Ryou balked as the aftercare of torture promptly became another round of suffering for the poor kid. No amount of sobs or blubbery pleading seemed to bring an ounce of compassion to Atem’s face.

Now armed with the whip, Kek cracked it, rehearsing the movement a few times. Once he was satisfied, the leering blonde aimed towards Malik, who closed his eyes and braced.

“Aren’t you glad you’ve been such a good pet, Ryou-bunny?”

Bakura’s sultry whisper over his shoulder caused Ryou to jump, but he met the former’s eyes brazenly. Touzoku-Ou, bored with watching the others, moved to join his preferred company. He plopped down on the other side of Ryou, smirk in its usual place.

“It’s a little disappointing, in a way. I would love to add to those marks on your back. Haven’t seen them in forever. They haven’t faded, have they?”

Something in his voice made Ryou pray they hadn’t.

“I… I don’t know,” He replied, and his words were technically honest. “I can’t see them easily myself.”

Obviously, he knew nothing of the supposed marks, though from what he witnessed of Yugi and Malik’s backs prior to this latest ‘punishment’… He could guess.

Bakura, eager to begin another exploration of Ryou’s body, tugged his prey’s shirt. “Take it off. I wanna see.”

‘I guess that’s more important than making sure I’m not ogled by Kek and Atem, huh? Friggin’ creep.’

Stripping in front of them put an acrid taste in the back of his throat, but what choice did he really have? Submissively, he slipped his shirt over his head, barely flinching when Touzoku-Ou’s rough hand shoved him to his stomach.

“Good, they’re still visible,” the dark-skinned man sighed. “I was worried.”

Voice dripping with fervor, Bakura purred, “And look~ You can still see our names right above his hips. So lovely.” He caressed the location where Ryou assumed the names must be, tracing the letters. “They could do with a touch-up, but I suppose that can wait for another day.”

‘Why don’t you do tattoos like sane people?’

Each of the two men pressed their lips to the various markings from their pre-prison visits with Other Ryou. Their lips, warm to the touch, left only chills behind.

A selfish part of him hoped his alternate self would be the one to suffer the ‘touch-up’. Shame followed the wish, yet it remained all the same. The thought of a knife carving his back a few inches from his kidneys and spine petrified him, and his heart instinctively ached for Malik.

They spent enough time together after the Ceremonial Duel for him to understand how wretched his life was, how excruciating his childhood initiation must have been. Again, another selfish thought plagued him as he realized he would much rather sympathize than empathize with his friend.

“Hey, freaks!” Kek’s voice drew the assaulting mouths away from Ryou’s back. “If you’re gonna fuck the rabbit, get a room. Otherwise… it’s time for our game.”

Bakura muttered, voice too low for Ryou to make out the words, but Touzoku-Ou laughed. “You two were the ones delaying, so don’t be so impatient.”

Both the killers gathered themselves and stood, and Bakura offered Ryou a hand much like Touzoku-Ou earlier. “Up and at’em, Ryou-bunny. Time to play.”

Unenthused, Ryou took the assistance, ready to inquire as to the ‘game’ they would be playing. Once on his feet, however, dizziness erased the words from his mind. His vision doubled, tripled, and then blurred entirely.

The two other men must have noticed his abrupt vertigo — their fingers dug into his flesh as they tried to catch him. Ryou couldn’t see their faces, but he heard a shockingly sincere amount of worry lace their voices.

“Are you okay, little mouse?”

“Ryou, what’s wrong?”

They called out to him again and again, but their voices grew fainter. After hours of dealing with them, repeated loss of his stomach contents, and more stress than any heart should handle… Ryou’s borrowed body gave in to its exhaustion.

***

Kek, Atem, Touzoku-Ou, and Bakura circled around Other Ryou. The boy’s coffee-colored gaze jumped from one person to the next, and while he waited for them to decide on their plan of attack, he caught Malik and Yugi’s eyes in the background. Beside the taller of the two stood Isis and Rishid Ishtar.

“Soooooo… those are your siblings, right, Malik?” He gestured towards the older Egyptians.

Arching an eyebrow, a mildly confused Malik nodded. “Yeah?”

“I’ve just… Never met them. In my world, he,” Ryou motioned to Kek, “killed them. Like… ten years ago. It’s how you two met.”

Kek growled. “Do you have to talk about things like that? We’re trying to focus.”

Ryou smirked and leaned back, arms crossed over his chest. “What? Am I making you uncomfortable?”

A brief silence followed, and then to everyone’s surprise, Kek admitted in a whisper, “Yeah, actually. I’ve worked hard to earn their trust. Don’t need you telling them stories about how my alternate self succeeded in doing something I made an honest attempt at.”

Sisterly, or motherly as Malik might argue, instincts kicking in, Isis strode over and rubbed Kek’s hair with an affectionate touch. “It’s fine, Kek. We buried those grudges a long time ago.”

Rishid provided a solemn nod while Kek leaned into Isis’s caress like a touch-starved cat. “Sometimes grudges haunt from beyond the grave, Sister.”

“Not ours,” Rishid’s quiet voice somehow boomed like his will would not allow the words to go unheard.

Yugi crept closer to the bed, nudging against Ryou’s arm. “Do you mind if I ask… how my other self and other Atem met?”

“Aibou,” Atem started, looking apprehensive over the idea, but Ryou’s answer cut him off.

“Similar, actually. He killed your grandfather six years ago. Is he…?”

Yugi’s hands shot up, waving in flustered denial. “No, no! My grandpa is fine. Healthy, even!”

His words created a strange, wistful expression on Ryou. The pale-skinned man, wringing his hands together, glimpsed anxiously at Bakura and Touzoku-Ou. Sensing a question, they waited for him to speak.

“My family — my sister, mother, and father — were killed by you… Rather, your other selves…” He stated. Moisture disappeared from his mouth as he spoke. “Since everyone else seems to be the opposite here, does that mean my — his family is…? Can I see them?”

Stricken mute, the other silver-haired men hesitated, neither having the desire to answer. Everyone else waited, knowing it was not their place to address the heartbreaking inquiry. Perhaps due to feeling the most capable of answering the question — after all, he had known Ryou the longest — Bakura leaned forward and placed a delicate hand on Ryou’s knee.

“We definitely did not have anything to do with it, but I’m afraid Ryou’s mother and sister passed away when he was a kid. They were hit by a truck.” He paused to allow the heavy words to sink in. “His father is alive, but he travels all over for his work and never stops by. He and Ryou don’t have much of a relationship. In fact, he doesn’t even know about me and Touzoku-Ou or any of the shit Ryou’s been through since he got the Millenium Ring.”

“Oh.”

The simple response only further weighed on the atmosphere. Discomfort mingled with tangible sorrow, a perfect recipe of awkward silence. Finally, with a nod, Ryou pulled his legs against his body and said, “Well, so much for that thought… Figures, really. Guess that’s karma for being a douche.”

He glanced apologetically at Kek. “Speaking of, how’s your head?”

“I’ve dealt with worse things than a little bump on the head.”

“Seems like you all have.”

Malik, coming up beside his sister and Kek, offered a sympathetic smile. “You and your friends, too. No matter the realm, we’re lucky people like that.” He bit his lip and nudged Isis. “Sis, is there any way to help him? Seems real shitty to just send him back to such a hellish world.”

Before she could respond, Ryou shook his head. “Don’t worry about me. I promised myself the day of sentencing that if any of them got out, I was either killing them or getting killed. Not playing that game for the rest of my life. Malik, Yugi, and I deserve better than to live ours lives as slaves or on the run.”

“Maybe they’re still in prison. Bakura couldn’t get much info from what he saw of Ryou,” Yugi suggested, hopeful and optimistic as always.

Shrugging, Other Ryou smiled joylessly. “Like I said, don’t worry. I’ll figure it out and make a battle plan when I get there.” He rested his back and head on the bed’s headboard. “So, shall we get this show on the road? I might have a couple of throats to slit, and I wouldn’t want to keep them waiting.”

***

Ryou’s eyes hadn’t even opened before a groan rumbled through his throat. His head hammered in protest of being awake. Each throb drew a begrudging, despondent whimper from his lips.

“Ugh, stop… Fucking Ra…”

“You’re awake, little mouse. Didn’t know you swore with Egyptian gods.”

A second voice laughed. “It’s kinda cute.”

Though the voices spooked him, he couldn’t be bothered to open his eyes. He recognized Touzoku-Ou and Bakura without his sight and dipped his head in the tiniest acknowledgement he could. Vulnerable and antsy as they made him, he felt the need to ask, “What happened?”

Presumably across the room, Touzoku-Ou responded, “You passed out. Very suddenly. You scared us, little mouse.”

Unable to detect any possible malice in the statement, Ryou regardless murmured a preemptive apology. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why…”

“Alas,” Bakura clucked his tongue, “we did forget about your nap. I suppose the fault falls on our shoulders this time.” A chair scraped what sounded like linoleum floor. “Get some more rest, rabbit. Atem has little Yugi putting together some food for us all. I’ll see if Kek found any painkillers. Hopefully he was actually looking this whole time and not shoving his tongue down his pet’s throat.”

The last muttered sentence, despite his growing hatred towards these imposters baring his lovers’ faces, drew a small laugh from Ryou, which in turn caused pain and made him wince. Another chair slid noisily over the floor surface. While no footsteps were audible, Ryou felt the bed sink as one of the men sat beside him.

A wordless exchange occurred, he guessed, because Bakura sighed. “Alright, well, I’ll be back. Wish me luck with Kek.”

“Good luck, Sugar-Lips.”

“D-Don’t…!” Ryou raised an eyebrow, caught off-guard by the term of endearment and Bakura’s bonafide stutter. “Fucking hell, Touzoku-Ou, we’ve agreed never to use that term when other people are around.”

“It’s just our baby Ryou,” Touzoku-Ou snickered, weight shifting again as he nuzzled said male. “If not Sugar-Lips, would you prefer Sweet-Cheeks?”

“I would prefer you shut your whore mouth and refrain from using stupid names like that.”

“Do you see how mean he is to me, little mouse? Here I am, trying to be affectionate, and he’s swearing and throwing a fit.”

Ryou buried his head in the soft embrace of his pillow in an escape attempt, leaving the conversation before either of the men could demand he take a side. They were so loud, but truthfully, it disturbed him how docile and similar to his boyfriends they were being. In fact, didn’t they have a similar argument when Touzoku-Ou first started using Habibi to address Bakura? The latter always pretended he hated the name, but his complaints mysteriously stopped after a couple of months. Were his darker half not so stubborn and prideful, he likely would have accepted the name after only a few days.

Bakura, choosing to disregard his partner’s quips and Ryou’s headache, slammed the door behind him. The intense, vibrating crash rattled Ryou’s brain, so he pressed the pillow around his head like a stabilizing cocoon. His senses warned him Touzoku-Ou’s attention had returned to him. Being so exposed and weak in front of the killer set his heart racing, but he couldn’t even stand to open his eyes or move, much less hide away.

“Want some water?” The offer came out of the blue. “There are cloths in the bathroom, too. I can soak one to put on your head.”

Against his better judgment, Ryou let his lids open, staring up at the ashen-haired man. “...Yes, please. That sounds… great.”

“Answer me a question first.”

Biting back an annoyed sigh, because of course the kindness came with a stipulation, Ryou murmured, “What is it?”

Touzoku-Ou hunched over until they were almost nose to nose. “Earlier, with the clerk lady, you reacted weird to the blood. You asked me to pick you up.”

‘I don’t think not wanting to step in blood is weird, but okay.’

Aloud, the brown-eyed man replied, “I… didn’t want the blood on my feet. It would have felt gross.”

“Hm.” Touzoku-Ou toyed with a strand of Ryou’s long hair, twirling it around his fingers absently before, in the spur of the moment, he yanked. Ryou yelped, naturally, as the outer pain mixed with his inner. “Be honest, Ryou. You were so… scared… about a little blood on the feet. Why?”

‘What does he want me to say? I… Fuck, my head… I can’t think of a better lie right now.’

“ Answer me.”

The demand came out as a growl, and Ryou wondered how long Touzoku-Ou had been thinking about earlier. Clearly, for whatever reason, Ryou’s response to the blood bothered him. He didn’t know enough about the other Ryou’s past to come up with a believable tale. Out of the corner of his squinted, watery eyes, Ryou saw Touzoku-Ou preparing to pull again at his hair, so he blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

“Because of my mom and Amane!”

To his relief, the tug never came, and the hostage strands slipped from Touzoku-Ou’s fingers. He echoed Ryou, “Your mother and sister? What about them? You weren’t even there when they died. Bakura and I cleaned up the blood by the time you and your pops walked in.”

His words puzzled Ryou, yet his mind refused to cooperate and form coherent thoughts. The pounding around his eyes and at the base of his neck ramped up like he was wearing a crown of torment.

He saw Touzoku-Ou, displeased by his lack of explanation, reach for his hair again. Hastily, he continued, “I-I had nightmares about their deaths. In those dreams, there’s always blood… Lots of it. Kinda similar to the receptionist. So it freaked me out.”

“You weren’t fazed by the old guy’s blood, though. And you tore his throat out yourself.”

“That isn’t… exactly true. I didn’t like it on my skin. I don’t like the idea of being covered in blood.”

“Huh.” Touzoku-Ou appeared rather dumbstruck by his elaboration. “Weird. Guess I never thought about blood bothering you, regardless of the reason.”

‘Doubt you put much thought into my alternate self at all, beyond finding ways to torment him.’

Curiosity abated, the dark-skinned man jumped off the bed. “A deal’s a deal. I’ll get the water and washcloth now.”

“A-Actually…!” Their eyes met. “I need to use the restroom anyways, so I could just get it myself…?”

Touzoku-Ou glanced at the bathroom, looking quite unsure of himself, and stepped around the bed. He ducked his head in, to Ryou’s confusion, and then pulled back. “No window in there, so I guess it’s okay.”

As he helped Ryou to his feet, a thought occurred to him through the pain resonating in his skull. ‘Did my other self escape through a bathroom window at some point? They’re so paranoid about that.’

“Be quick. Bakura shouldn’t be long, so he’ll be back soon.”

‘That’s not how you comfort someone in my situation.’

Nevertheless, he nodded. In all actuality, he felt worse than before, thanks to the hair pulling and renewed stress Touzoku-Ou put on him. But an inkling of an idea rooted itself in the back of his mind. He knew his Bakura and Touzoku-Ou would reach out again, and every passing moment made him more desperate and ready to claw his way back to them. So, since he knew at least a little of his heka coursed through his soul, he decided it was time to meet them halfway.

Closing the door behind him Ryou approached the mirror, searching for a sign of either of his boyfriends. All he saw was himself, ragged and so over the strange world he found himself trapped in.

Not wanting anyone in this realm to hear him, he dropped his voice to a whisper and called out, “Bakura? Touzoku-Ou?” The cool glass of the mirror tingled on his fingertips. His eyes shut of their own accord as, like earlier, he felt a warmth spreading through his core.

“Bakura…! Touzoku-Ou…! Can you guys hear me?”

His lips brushed the glass when he subconsciously leaned it. Any other time such an action on public property would have him reeling back in disgust. For now, he pressed his forehead and palms to the mirror, speaking to it like a lover.

“Guys? Please, hear me…” Silence drove desperation into his voice. “‘Kura! Roh albi!”

“Ryou?”

He blanched, not fooled for one second into thinking the voice he heard came from the mirror and realizing, with an internal swear, he forgot to lock the door. Whirling around, he saw the Bakura and Touzoku-Ou who were not his staring at him, torn between confusion and amusement.

“Do tell, little mouse,” Touzoku-Ou smirked, cocking an eyebrow at the boy. “What are you doing?”

Bakura chuckled and inched closer. “Practicing your sweet talk on the mirror? I got ‘Kura,' but what was the other thing, rabbit?”

“I could tell you that,” Touzoku-Ou chirped, elated at closing the distance between him and his prey. “It’s been a while since I spoke the language, but I recognized those words. Soul of my heart, or something like that, right? Is that me? Those are some cute pet names. You got inspired from me teasing Bakura earlier and wanted to give us some nicknames?”

“How romantic~” Bakura purred, hand reaching for Ryou’s cheek.

Rather than agree or deny, Ryou pressed closer to the mirror, practically sitting on top of the counter. It wasn’t a smart move — the position only made him more vulnerable to their whims, should they decide to act. But he could feel it. Heka, more than just his own, swirled within the mirror.

Then, pure music to his heart, a voice caressed him through the glass. “Yanushi!"

The voice must have bounced off the room’s walls, extending beyond his own ears, because suddenly the Bakura and Touzoku-Ou in front of him lost their frisky grins and appeared perplexed.

Other Bakura opened his mouth first. “What—”

Ryou, ignoring them, turned and pushed his whole body against the mirror. “‘Kura! Please, guys, pull me through!”

Tendrils of light embraced him, and he welcomed them with his own heka. The magic pulsed around him, skittering against his skin. The light expanded until it all but engulfed him. A sense of victory surged inside, but two distinct hands bruised his upper arm and calf as they tried to haul him away from the mirror.

Grabbing the facet with one hand and keeping his spare palm as firmly on the mirror as possible, Ryou lashed out his legs. “Let go, dammit! Get the fuck away from me, you bastards!”

Before he could hear the response to his change of heart*, one last blinding blast of light shot through his entire being. Chanted words spoken by several familiar voices and the roar of the magic deafened him. The solid surface beneath him vanished, and he tumbled into a white abyss.

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*That’s right. I did that. Wink. …This is why I could never be a comedian.

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