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[kaibacorpstocksplit]

YGOctober Day 27: Aileen Rao, Mai Kujaku, Vivian Wong, Ms, Chono

Weekend trip with the gals!

[princeasimdiya12]

So awhile ago, I got this amazing fanart from @isitasporkorafoon which is based on the Lost in the Infinite Lights crossover series by @arinrowan and they gave me permission to share this.

As you can see, the story focuses on Yuugi while dealing with a variety of villains/foes from the two series. I hope you all like it and I sincerely hope you consider reading the story when you get the chance. It's really great if you're a fan of both Yu-Gi-Oh and My Hero Academia.

[specialsummon]

"W-What's happening?"

"Just as a mirror reflects light upon the people you've hurt, your face shall reveal your true nature!"

"My makeup! My face!"

[lesserknownwaifus]

Ms. Chono from the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and first anime.

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[no-psi-nan]

(Bonus points for including reasoning in the replies and/or tags)

[metatemu]

Legitimately so much credit to Toei though for the shadow and mirror motif and aesthetic.

Like Dark Yuugi in the manga is mostly associated with being Yuugis doppelganger more than anything else. A double, another "side" or another "face." They don't really play much into his nature as a ghost, mostly for the reveal in Battle City.

The dark games themselves are death games, without much magical nature beyond the occasional illusion. Quite a lot is left ambiguous. Dark Yuugi has a motif of illusion more than shadow. Which makes sense. He himself is an illusion of Yuugi when he's someone else.

But illusion is definitely his made "theme" as a spirit.

Illusions as punishments, Magician of Dark Illusion, Ebon Illusion Magician, Apprentice Illusion Magician, illusion of avarice being his first penalty game. He's associated with being the magician as his tarot card. Not a ghost. His theming is a mage of illusion.

It's Toei that leaned hard into that "dark spirit" idea, creating the incredibly famous idea of Dark Yuugi as Yuugis "shadow," with the golden eyes. It's iconic at this point, seeping into the fandom as something that's just a Thing. Toei also had Yuugi's face reflected in Dark Yuugi's mirror game with Ms Chono, which was later added to Yu-Gi-Oh R.

Yu-Gi-Oh R also pulled a lot of the "inky dark shadow" aesthetic from Toei when it comes to the Wicked Gods, down to Dark Yuugi's "Underworld Deck" and the Wicked God Eraser and Wicked Avatar's appearances. It feels like a love letter to fandom, really.

It's fascinating.

[mywaywardcupcake]

For the meme: YGO 3 and 5; Jounouchi 7 and... 17! 'cause it's (almost) spooky time. >:D

YGO

3. Which scene would I erase from the universe and why.

I agree with what you said about Anzu being chloroform and also the scene with Ms. Chono. I would also happily erase all of Johji from the manga. He was just so unnecessary and honestly Anzu deserved better than to deal with all the unnecessary pervy touching she got from so many random characters.

5. The scene from it that lives in my head rent free.

"What a digital dummy" is more for the line but I will quote that everyday. Honestly all the funny little random scenes from the anime, especially the dub will live there forever.

Jounouchi

7. The scene that I think adds depth to their character or the relationship this character has with someone.

Oh, there are so many good ones to choose from with this! Absolutely the scene in death T where Jou confesses about returning the puzzle piece was one of the hardest things he's ever had to do and how he finally started to like himself. Also, I love that Jou has so many good moments of giving advice to others. Like with Mai and his friendship riddles. Telling Anzu he'd eat a thousand burgers if he ever told her secret. Especially since many times these characters see Jou as this loud mouth, and he forms this bond with them by just showing the other side of himself. That he really cares about others and their hopes and dreams.

17. How well would they do if they got dropped in a horror movie.

Oh God, I mean physically? He'd probably be just fine. He'd survive on sheer willpower to get the hell out and that overactive fight or flight he has. But the mental toll on him? Catastrophic. Literally his worst nightmare.

[nevertem]

@xpharaohsaiboux

Oh....Yuugi had fallen asleep in class. The Other Yuugi took over, and in messy katakana, wrote a message.

'Pay attention, or Ms. Chono will get mad again.'

And then he gently slapped Yuugi's cheek, and tagged back out again.

[nevertem]

Love Letter?

Remembering the blank puzzle fiasco with Ms. Chono aside, Atem rose an eyebrow at the choice, glancing between the customer, the board game, and back to the cash register again.

Oh dear, oh dear....

This wouldn't be the first time that a customer had ended up developing a little crush and flirting with him, of course. A customer coming right up to him and complimenting him to his face, and then ending up coming back with sunglasses the very next day to purchase a game with such a loaded title.

Oh, well. He was fine letting him down easy, if he tried to vocalize it. Otherwise, he just decided to go with professionalism, and letting things go.

More money for the store was a good thing anyway, he supposed.

"Will that be all?" He gave a charming smile. "We also have new packs from America, just came in last week."

He jumped at the greeting, but instantly relaxed at the casual customer service. Perfect, his disguise had worked! "Thank you!" He said.

Now, onto his mission!

He did spend a while in there, looking at the board game boxes, and reading the back to try to get an idea for the game. It was hard picking something for someone else! Some of the ones that Sora would have found interesting for himself ended up being for the wrong age group! (That figured.)

Right, Sora! You gotta think of old people!

Eventually he settled on Love Letter. He picked a modern one, trying to avoid the traditional games since his grandparents already had those. He could only hope they'd like this one!

He brought the box up to the counter, freezing momentarily as he was starkly reminded of his blunder yesterday. Oops, seemed in his determination he had forgotten. He silently put the box on the counter and brought out his wallet.

[thewittyphantom]

A small what-if for the manga that could've impacted the entire series would be if Ms. Chono had successfully expelled Tristan from Domino High, especially since that incident was what helped cement his friendship with Yugi. (Miho would probably feel terrible, too.)

[scratching92]

So far these Shadow Games have been exclusively competitive games, so it’s kind of surreal seeing the Pharaoh transform the jigsaw into a Shadow Game, even if it does turn into a suitably ironic punishment for our vain villain.

[specialsummon]

"This game is a jigsaw puzzle, using mirrors."

"Mirrors?"

"The rules are simple. Whoever finishes first is the winner. However, we will use these."

"I see."

[cartoonus-maximus]

What I came up with, by the way:

(ships for characters that I think would/should date)

Angershipping – Diva / Aigami x Marik Ishtar x Yami Marik

Authorityshipping – Gozaburo Kaiba x Ms. Chono

Cadmiumshipping – Priest Karim x Rishid Ishtar / Odion Ishtar

Chikashipping – Father Bakura (either main anime or DSOD movie) x Mama Mutou (supposedly 'chika' means 'parent' or 'parental' in Japanese ; I don't know if that's true but it sounds good)

Complimentaryshipping – Anzu Mazaki / Tea Gardner x Seto Kaiba x Vivian Wong

Convictshipping – Jiro the Yellow Spider x Tetsuo Sasaki the Hedgehog

Coyshipping – Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine x Ms. Chono

Grimshipping – Seto Kaiba x Vivian Wong

Lashshipping – Vivian Wong x Yami Marik

Opportunshipping – Ms. Chono x Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen / Aknamkanon (meant to be a shortened version of opportunist; mostly inspired by the concept of, if both of these characters coexisted in the same place and time, I think Chono would be vying to marry this rich foreign guy like her life depended on it)

Otoushipping – Father Bakura (either main anime or DSOD movie) x Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen / Aknamkanon

Pageantshipping – Kaoruko Himekoji x Miho Nosaka

Parentshipping – Mama Mutou x Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen / Aknamkanon

Purpleshipping – Miho Nosaka x Risa Kageyama

Sameshipping – Father Bakura (DSOD movie) x Father Bakura (main anime) (because they're, y'know... supposed to be the same person. But I think it's funnier to assume they're two different people and Bakura has two archeologist dads. And neither of them are good at keeping their son away from a cursed artifact.)

Silkshipping – Insector Haga / Weevil Underwood x Miho Nosaka

Tyrantshipping – Yami Marik x Yami Yugi x Yugi Mutou

Uneaseshipping – Risa Kageyama x Yami Bakura

Updoshipping – Miho Nosaka x Ryuji Otogi / Duke Devlin

Vampshipping – Risa Kageyama x Vivian Wong

Winnershipping – Kaoruko Himekoji x Seto Kaiba

Witchshipping – Mana / Dark Magician Girl x Risa Kageyama

(ships for characters that I think would be friends if they ever interacted, or like one party has a crush on another or something)

Aeroshipping – Priestess Isis x Shizuka Kawai / Serenity Wheeler

Bodiceshipping – Anzu Mazaki / Tea Gardner x Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine x Miho Nosaka

Boltshipping – Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine x Yami Yugi x Yugi Mutou

Cheekshipping – Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine x Mana / Dark Magician Girl

Choreoshipping – Aileen Rao x Anzu Mazaki / Tea Gardner

Creepshipping – Vivian Wong x Yugi Mutou

Cuffshipping – Vivian Wong x Yami Yugi

Demureshipping – Cyndia / Cecilia Pegasus x Shizuka Kawai / Serenity Wheeler

Englishshipping – Arthur Hopkins / Arthur Hawkins x Ridley Sheldon the Dollmaker

Eyelinershipping – Player Killer / Shadow Duelist / Panik x Ryuji Otogi / Duke Devlin

Fangshipping – Amelda / Alister x Critius (I wanted to do Clawshipping for Hermos x Valon and Eyeshipping for Raphael x Timaeus, but those were already taken)

Glowwormshipping – Insector Haga / Weevil Underwood x Leon Wilson / Leon von Schroeder

Gyneshipping – Insector Haga / Weevil Underwood x Princess Mary / Edina (gyne is a word for the queen of an insect hive)

Headbandshipping – Keith Howard / Bandit Keith x Ryuji Otogi / Duke Devlin

Horrorshipping – Player Killer / Shadow Duelist / Panik x Risa Kageyama

Ironshipping – Rishid Ishtar / Odion Ishtar x Yami Yugi

Joseishipping – Anzu Mazaki / Tea Gardner x Mai Kujaku / Mai Valentine x Shizuka Kawai / Serenity Wheeler

Ladyshipping – Miho Nosaka x Queen Iore

Lenseshipping – Insector Haga / Weevil Underwood x Rebecca Hopkins / Rebecca Hawkins

Lostshipping – Cyndia / Cecilia Pegasus x Kisara

Lovelyshipping – Miho Nosaka x Priestess Isis

Macabreshipping – Risa Kageyama x Yami Marik

Patershipping – Father Bakura (main anime) x Lord Ironheart

Repulseshipping – Imori x Risa Kageyama

Riteshipping – Anubis x Pharaoh Atem (like death rites or something)

Spookshipping – Ghost Kotsuzuka / Bonz x Imori

Talonshipping – Hermos x Mai Valentine

Tangoshipping – Aileen Rao x Johnny Steps

Thrillshipping – Risa Kageyama x Ryo Bakura / Ryou Bakura

Thugshipping – Aileen Rao x Ryuichi Fuwa (I tend to think of them as Kaiba's hired thugs)

Uncovershipping – Emperor Dartz x Father Bakura (main anime)

Wisdomshipping – Priestess Isis x Sera

Youthfulshipping – Miho Nosaka x Rebecca Hopkins / Rebecca Hawkins

Putting together YGO ships and coming up with names for them for my own amusement atm.

[oatmealcrisp-freak]

ALSO IS CHONO YUUTA’S FATHER.

[kaibacorpintern]

i love that honda's friendship with yuugi develops slower/differently than jounouchi. yuugi defending them from ushio doesn't change honda's mind on yuugi the way it does for jounouchi... like his best friend picked up their loser classmate who hangs out with them now, and he does NOT understand it. why is this dork here. he's making yuugi carry his textbooks and buy him porny magazines, like he probably thinks if he's mean enough, yuugi will leave him and jounouchi alone and the Best Friendship will go back to normal, but if yuugi doesn't leave, then honda has this convenient tag-along who'll do random shit for him in the hopes of being included. and then yuugi stands up to defend him from ms. chono and he's like "oh fuck... i did wrong... this guy really is our friend"

and then he does some introspection somewhere offscreen and in death-t he's like "we were such stupid punks :(" and in duelist kingdom he's like "kaiba tried to kill us all but we can't leave him and mokuba in pegasus' dungeon. it's just not right. mokuba saved me in death-t and i relate to kaiba's love for mokuba" which is a stance that's the opposite of 'stupid punk' - it's fumbling for a sense of honor and ethics, and attempting to understand what we owe each other. the growth and depth is THERE. justice for honda

[thedorkmagiciangirl]

The Mysterious Cases in Domino City

Summary:Multiple deaths.  Supernatural insanity.  And not enough proof to show how it all happened. 

This week on Buzzfeed Unsolved, we dive into the series of inexplicable events that took place ten years ago in Domino City.

Two men sat at their desk, papers stacked in front of them.  Ryan sat on the right, trying to hold back a grin, and Shane was leaning back in his seat.

"This week on Buzzfeed Unsolved, we're diving into a series of inexplicable events that took place over about a year in Domino City, about ten years ago."  Ryan says, and Shane glances at him.

"And all of these," Ryan said, clearly enjoying himself as Shane began to frown, "are connected back to one Yugi Mutou."

"Wait, Yugi Mutou?"  Shane paused.  "That's the Duel King. isn't it?"

"Yup.  I'm surprised you know about Duel Monsters."

Shane sighed.  "Before we get started, I don't believe any of those rumors that it was designed by aliens or that the cards are possessed by spirits or anything like that.  Now go on."

"For those of you that don't know-"

"I.E. those of you living under a rock."

"Thank you, Shane.  Duel Monsters is a collectible card game that has taken the world by storm, and the best duelists have risen in fame to be celebrities, such as Mutou Yugi, Kaiba Seto, Jonouchi Katsuya, and Kujaku Mai."

"Wait.  How come they're all Japanese?  I thought this game started in the United States."

"It's taken off in Japan.  But there is another reason why all of the most famous duelists are Japanese.  Two of the most high-profile tournaments were held in or near Japan."

"So Domino City.  Hometown of Kaiba, Mutou, and Jonouchi.  Also home to one Domino High School, which is arguably the worst high school in the world."

Okay but like

Aren't all high schools the worst

This high school...look

It was something

"High schools aren't created equal in awfulness," Ryan said, "and Domino High School had it all.  Even though Rintama, a nearby school, was known to be the one for gangsters, Domino High School had more bullies than a football team, ludicrous levels of violence that everyone just...got away with, including murder, and cartoonishly evil teachers.  I cannot overstate that last bit."

"I feel like I'm going to regret asking this," Shane looked at the camera, "but how bad was it?"

"We're gonna talk about the murdered student later," Ryan said, "but one of the teachers was named Ms. Chono.  She expelled fifteen students in six months.  Among the student body, she was called the Wicked Witch of Expel."

Are you kidding me?  The Wicked Witch of Expel?

Who came up with that?

Wheeze

No really like

Did she just really hate her students

If so, why become a goddamned teacher if you hate kids?

Why?

In what world does that make sense?

And who let her get away with that?  Doesn't someone have to check over expulsions?

Shouldn't somebody be like why the hell are you expelling so many students?

So basically

All the others teachers sucked too, she just sucked the most

And apparently the principal had a crush on her

And also she would go on dates just to reject men apparently

What?  Are you kidding me?

She's like a caricature of an evil teacher from a kid's show!

I did say cartoonishly evil teachers

"But it doesn't end there.  Time to get to the juicy bits."

"Again, all of the weird shit about to go down centers on Yugi Mutou.  One kid with dyed and spiked hair-"

"His hair could be an Unsolved episode on its own.  Yugi insists it's natural in every interview where he has been asked but I refuse to believe that."  Shane said.  A picture flashes across the screen.  "His hair is three colors!  Three!  Colors!"

"That's only the start of the weirdness," Ryan said seriously.  "He was also short, geeky, and into games and puzzles."

Or in other words

He had a target painted on his back for all bullies

A kick me sign.

One student described it as

If there was a bully within a short distance of Yugi

They would find him, specifically

And they would bully him

This apparently happened outside of school too

Of course it did

"Now according to what testimonies we have from Domino High students-I've asked Yugi Mutou's close friends and even the man himself about this, by the way."  Ryan said.  "All of them refused to answer questions about this in particular."

"And you think that's because they're hiding something rather than because they don't want to be on a show that will accuse them of murder or being aliens."

"It's suspicious!"  Ryan insisted.

"Sure it is."

Ryan frowned at his co-host.  "Moving on," Ryan said, "two of the first of his many, many bullies were Hiroto Honda and Jonouchi Katsuya."

"Wait, what?"  Shane frowned.  "Duelist Jonouchi Katsuya?  That Jonouchi?"

"Both of these two ended up becoming his best friends."

WAIT

So these guys like beat him up

Bully him

And then yugi is like haha

It's fine we're friends now.

According to domino high students

That is exactly what happened

"Most Domino High students were mystified at what they described as a sudden change in Jonouchi's behavior, though Honda was apparently more reluctant to befriend Yugi.  But this sudden change occurred at the same time as the first of our inexplicable events."

"And you think they're connected."

"I know they're connected."  Ryan cleared his throat.  "At Domino High, Tetsu Ushio was the hall monitor, known for his physical strength that intimidated pretty much everyone, including the teachers."

"I'd be more scared of his eyebrows."  Shane said.  "Those things are ginormous."  A picture of the man flashed across the screen and confirmed that his eyebrows were indeed giant.

"Ushio would find the kids that were bullied often and offer to help them out with their bullies."

"That sounds noble, but the way you say that…"

"He would then force the victims to pay for his services and then brutally beat them if they didn't pay up."

"I knew it.  And since this story is going oh so predictably...he tried it on Yugi, with the bullies being Jonouchi and Honda."

"Stop stealing my lines!  But yes.  What we know after this is...a lot more sketchy.  We know that Yugi ended up standing up for Jonouchi and Honda, cementing the beginnings of what would be a lifelong friendship.  We know that Yugi was beaten up for not paying.  But...and here's where the weirdness shows up."

"Finally.  Hit me."

"The next day after this at school, Ushio was found playing with garbage and dead tree leaves and calling them money."

Wait WHAT

Predictable NOW, shane?

Okay fine that was a turn I didn't expect

So he was hallucinating garbage to be money?

Wait if this was at school so did everyone just see him

Hoarding garbage or something

Like how would you even respond to that?

What do you mean?

So there's this terrifying bully and he's holding garbage

And he tells you it's money

And you're just like, yup!  It sure is money!

Please don't hurt me

wheeze

It probably happened that way

"Before we get to the theories, we have to go over some other incidents."

Shane leveled a stare at Ryan.  "Wasn't this just a psychotic break?"  Ryan shook his head.

"The incident with Ushio was only the beginning of the mysterious incidents that began to plague Domino High School.  After this, bullies at Domino High started going mad.  All of them in ways that seemed karmically designed to punish them."

"For instance, a TV director who filmed at Domino High and filmed Yugi getting bullied-the footage has his face censored out but not the hair so it's plainly obvious who it is-was blinded and sees nothing but digital mosaics, the same used in the film to censor Yugi's face."

"That could still be a coincidence."

Ryan pulls out a clipboard.  "Sozoji, bullied people into going to his music recitals that were described as being so painful and loud that one student was sick for three days afterwards.  Sozoji now hears his own heartbeat in his ears so loud he's practically deaf.  Then.."  Ryan's eyes fall on the next name on the list.

"Then, since we're going in chronological order-"

"We are?"

"Next comes the murdered kid."

"Oh.  Wait.  Are we accusing Yugi of murder?"

Ryan paused..  "Maybe?"

"Brilliant.  I look forward to getting sued."

"So the story of the murder begins with Domino High's school festival.  Yugi's class had pulled a popular spot out of the lottery, and then seniors, led by one Goro Inogashira, came, beat them up, and took the spot."

"And they didn't get punished for that?"

"See earlier note about getting away with murder."

"God, this high school really is the worst."

"The seniors who took over were making okonomiyaki, which is like a savory pancake.  It's been called Japanese pizza."  Ryan said, gesturing with his arms in a circle.

"And this is relevant how?"

"The seniors put the grill they were using for the okonomiyaki in the festival spot.  Traces of explosives and the senior classroom's leader's remains were later found on the grill."

"What the fuck."

"He was blown up with his own grill."

"I repeat.  What the fuck."

"The school festival continued."

Shane stared at Ryan.  Ryan was looking down at his notes.  Slowly Shane put his head down on the table.  "Tell me there's not more.  There is.  Isn't there."

"Altogether, there's about 13 incidents that we know of, two of them taking place during Duelist Kingdom.  Not at all of them are as firmly connected to Yugi as these though."

"Like what?"

"Well, Ms. Chono got hit with this and ran out of a classroom screaming.  A producer started insulting the audience on air while Jonouchi was competing on a competition show, resulting in the producers going bankrupt and being unable to pay the prize."

Wait so Jonouchi won

And then they went bankrupt

So he never got the prize

I feel bad for that guy

If it was Yugi who did it

I can just picture him

Rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly

Ooops, Jonouchi!

I didn't mean to cheat you out of-let me check

One million yen

wheeze

What's that in dollars?

About 95000 dollars

Shit

That's a pretty good payday

I would not have forgiven yugi for that

That's fair

"And a shop owner was poisoned with his pet scorpion."

"Wait, what's the connection for that last scene?"  Shane muttered into the table.

"The shop owner found some of his shoes missing afterwards, and while we don't have any direct links proving Yugi was at this scene, buuuut we do have the testimony of a Domino High School student, who stated the following…"

"Jonouchi bragged about those stupid Air Muscle shoes for days afterwards."

"Guess what shoes were missing?"

"Air Muscles."

"Got it."

"That is a really weak connection."

"It's possible!"  Ryan protested.  "But think about it Shane.  13 incidents in which people were...punished, for lack of a better word, in a karmic fashion that all relate back to one Yugi Mutou."

Shane opened his mouth.  Then closed it.  "And you have theories?"

"Oh yeah I have theories.  And none of them involve aliens for once."

"Theory One.  Yugi is our metaphorical Carrie."

"As in the Stephen King novel?"

"Think about it!  Outcast, bullied, then their enemies are killed or maimed or driven insane or what have you through inexplicable means."  Ryan crossed his arms.  "You can't tell me there aren't parallels there."

"Yes, but then Yugi would have to have psychic powers."  Shane said dryly.  "And psychic powers don't exist."

"Really?  Then what's your explanation?  They can't all have coincidental mental breakdowns.  Remember, Goro Inogashira was murdered.  With the traces of explosives on the scene, there's no way it was an accident."

"Yes, but you're forgetting one thing."  Shane said.  "Carrie did all of that on purpose because she was vindictive and spiteful.  Whereas Yugi is apparently Mr. My Best Friends Were My Bullies."

Ryan raised a finger before lowering it.  "He could have lost control of his powers."

"But if he'd lost control there'd be less signs of intent.  All of the punishments were designed-the extortionist hallucinated money, the TV producer mosaics, and the horrible singer was driven deaf by sound."  Shane says.  "That shows intent and purpose.  Not what you'd expect if somebody lost control.  And that still wouldn't explain Inogashira.  Explosives means he didn't blow a guy up with his mind."

Ryan nodded.  "The explosives were taken from a chemistry lab."

Shane stared at Ryan.  "They had explosives lying around?  God.  The question is why haven't more students been murdered."

"Anyways," Ryan said, "that's the first theory.  Theory Two ties in with my first and it is:Yugi had a second personality."

Shane stood up and started walking away.

"Wait!"  Ryan cried.  "I have evidence for this, I swear."  Shane walked back, a long-suffering look on his face.

"This better be good."

"So, Yugi Mutou is most famous for participating in the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City tournaments, which," Ryan added, "could both get an episode of their own.  Half of the finalists in Battle City were hospitalized.  In Duelist Kingdom...between Yugi's incidents, other murders on the island-"

Wait wait wait

Other murders???

Okay so

A total of about ten people were murdered at Duelist Kingdom by my count

…

TEN?!?!

Why haven't I heard about this before?

It was covered up by Industrial Illusions

Only one death was reported to the public

Maximilion Pegasus

His eye was ripped out

That sounds disgusting

If it helps it was his prosthetic eye

It actually does

So it's okay to rip someone's eye out as long as it's a fake eye?

Shut up

"Duelist Kingdom had ten casualties.  One of which was Maximilion Pegasus, who died after his match with Yugi Mutou.  Another was "Bandit" Keith Howard, who was found shot through the head.  It is possible that this was a suicide, since Keith was known to show symptoms of depression, but this cannot be confirmed.  No bullet was found at the scene of the crime, and so no guns can be reliably linked to the crime through rifling marks.  The other eight were found after the tournament had ended and information of their deaths were only released to the public four years after the tournament. Those duelists had been hanged on the island, and afterwards all attempts at investigation were stifled by Industrial Illusions."

"Also during Duelist Kingdom, there were two incidents with the previous M.O.  The first was a man who thought he was being controlled by a puppet.  The second was a man who hallucinated being hanged himself, suggesting that this was a karmic punishment for the murders he had committed.  He also later confessed to those crimes while he had been hospitalized for injuring himself."

So there were at least three murderers on this island

The guy hanging people

The guy driving people insane

And the guy ripping out people's eyes

And a maybe-suicide maybe-murder

This is just crazy.

We haven't even gotten to Seto Kaiba and his connection to Yugi

Or Battle City

Or

Look

A lot went down at Duel monsters tournaments

Why do people go there then?

Like stop going to duel monsters tournaments

Apparently if you make it to the finals you have a one-in-two chance of being hospitalized

Fame

Fortune

And you could just get off on it

Is that your theory Ryan?

People are like

Oh I could get murdered

Finally a game with high enough stakes to turn me on

Wheeze

It's possible

"Okay, but I was promised evidence of a split personality.  You haven't delivered."

"I'm getting there," Ryan said.  

"And how come more people haven't talked about this story?"  Shane asked.  "Three murderers at a single tournament?  Come on!"  Shane started muttering.

"Cover up."  Ryan deadpanned.  "What else could it be?"

Shane groaned.

"Also, this tournament...was fishy.  For one thing, half of the finalists hadn't even been invited to the tournament."

Shane's groans grew more pained-sounding.  "Of course they weren't," he muttered.

"Yugi invited Jonouchi along, and he placed second, with Yugi himself being first.  But I've spoken to some of the duelists at the tournament, who saw Yugi duel firsthand.  All of them state that Yugi was a completely different person when he dueled.  Take, for instance, Insector Haga's testimony, who reported that Yugi told him to 'Get off the island, insect, or I'll pull off your legs one by one!'  Which is to say the least, uncharacteristic of him."

Shane banged his head into the table.  "God help me, your theories are making sense to me.  Maybe I've been driven mad too."

"So yeah.  If Yugi had a split personality, he was apparently crueler than the original Yugi, and it's this personality that developed the powers and hurt those people."

Shane raised his head before slumping back onto the table.

"But that's not the last theory I have."  Ryan smiled.

"This is the most insane of them all, isn't it."

"Theory Three.  Yugi was possessed by a ghost."

"Of course we're going back to possession now."

Two images appeared on the screen.  One was of Yugi.  The second was of Yugi dueling.  "Yugi has red eyes when he duels."

It could be contact lenses

Red eyes

Come on

That's possession if I've ever seen it

Or it could be red contact lenses to go with his already weird taste

Like look at what he's wearing

He's wearing a fucking collar

He would absolutely wear red contact lenses

Okay probably

But this theory has more evidence going for it

Sure it does.  Even though ghosts don't exist.

You're in de-nile

Did you just-

Another image popped up onto the screen.  "This was an exhibit at the Domino City Museum on ancient Egypt, featuring exhibits about the reign of the Nameless Pharaoh.  Called that because we have no idea what his name is.  Notice anything-or should I say anyone-familiar?"

"That's Yugi Mutou's hair."  Shane said.  "I'd recognize those spikes anywhere.  And...that one facing him.  That's Seto Kaiba."

"And above them are the Dark Magician and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"Wait, what?  I don't see a dragon.  Do you mean that clawed thing?"

"It's not very detailed, okay?  Go with it for now.  Those two are their favorite cards in Duel Monsters, the ones they are famous for using...and this is a 3000 year old tablet."

"Are we sure it's three thousand years old?"  Shane said.  "It could be a forgery.  I don't think carbon dating can be used on stone."

"It's been verified by several experts on ancient Egypt.  The one on the right was a pharaoh, and the other his high priest."

"And this relates to Yugi and Kaiba how?"

"Yugi is possessed by the ghost of the pharaoh, who delivers karmic justice because of the eye for an eye thing, and has magic powers because he's a ghost."  Ryan nodded, as if that made perfect sense.

It did not.

"That's the dumbest thing I ever heard."

"Look at the carving of the pharaoh again.  At his chest."

"The weird triangle thing?"

"Now look at the photo of Yugi Mutou.  That pyramid around his neck.  He only started wearing it at around the same time that the weird incidents started.  And according to Yugi and some other experts I spoke to it's a genuine Egyptian artifact."

Wait wait what.  

This guy wears gold around his neck? 

Isn't that super heavy?  

and stupid to carry around a priceless artifact like that?"

If it's cursed, I guess it'd be able to protect itself from thieves.

Except curses aren't real!

Then what's your explanation?

…

You don't have one, do you?

No

But that doesn't mean any of your crazy theories are right

Shane sighed and squeezed the bridge of his nose.  "Okay.  So.  All of what you said was completely batshit insane."

"But…"  Ryan prompted.

"But I can't say you're wrong."  Shane looked physically pained at having to say those words.  "I mean, the number of incidents means it can't be explained away as coincidence, there's no mundane explanation I can think of…"  Shane now looked like he was choking on a lemon.  "You might have a point."

"Yes!  And that has been recorded!  You can't deny you said it now, Shane."

"I said might, Ryan."

"Well, given that our best theory relies on psychic powers and Yugi and the others that would know aren't talking, we still have a lot of questions."

"Were these people driven mad by Yugi or someone else, purposefully or not?  Was Yugi haunted or did he want revenge for himself?  Who chose up the deaths of people in Duel Monster tournaments, and for what purpose?  Was it only to preserve a company's reputation, or was something more sinister at work?  And most importantly of all, is Yugi's hair dyed or not?  But despite all of our investigations, the people with answers have chosen to remain silent...and so this case remains unsolved."