Was Aigami About To Defeat Yugi/Kaiba? [Dark Side Of Dimensions]

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- turn 3 - "the penultimate turn of the duel!" all modern players felt that

I love how Aigami grew into a giant monster but, instead of crushing Yugi and Kaiba under his foot he just wanted to play a card game

Kaiba really said "I have out bullshited your bullshit Aigami"

"It's no monster... It's a GOD!" is still one of the hardest Kaiba quotes ever.

Kaiba summons Obelisk from the Earth.. And people thought Yugi attacking the moon was wild...

"Wait a minute, did you just summon a monster you don't own?" "Yeah, so?" "That's against the rules, isn-" *Punched by Obelisk "SCREW THE RULES, IT'S A GOD!!"

I like the choice of card for Atem to draw in defense of Yugi. Mahad is the priest who originally commanded the Dark Magician, and who merged his Ba and Ka together to become an eternal guardian for the pharaoh. Having returned to the afterlife and reunited with his friends and family, Atem has also reunited with the man who protected him in so many duels throughout the story. So, for his brief return from the afterlife, Atem brought along a friend to defend his irreplaceable partner.

Fun fact: in his solo duel against aigami, you could say that kaiba pulled a litteral deus ex machina: A God from the machine. After all, Kaiba used tech to ressurect Obelisk.

2 things to note: 1) Yugi's deck in this is basically retrained from his season 1 deck + new cards in it 2) Yugi's only participating in the millennium puzzle tournament because he wanted to save Bakura from Aigami

The pharaoh appears. He draws a card. It’s Pot of Greed. He plays it and leaves without explaining what it does. Reality collapses. The end.

I love that despite NOT wanting the Pharaoh to return, Aigami pushing Yugi to his absolute limit was what caused Atem to step in and go "You should go home now." I know some people have their grievances with the moment, but to me, it doesn't at all take away from Yugi's abilities. We've seen time and time again how good of a duelist he is. Atem stepping in kind of reminds me of how Yugi stepped in when Atem was battling Gansley in the Virtual World Arc. Atem was taking hit after hit, and one more might have exhausted him to the point of not being able to continue. That's exactly what happened here. Not to mention, with Yugi superimposed on the Pharaoh's face, it's a clear message to the audience that they ARE working together; just as they ALWAYS did. Plus, it allows for Yugi to finally be able to have that proper closure he so desperately needed. And I personally love that they didn't speak to each other; their bond was so strong they didn't need words. You know exact what they WOULD say should they have conversed. Side note I really love the detail that Yugi's monster is what allowed Atem to special summon Mahad. A lot of people (myself included initially) think the Pharaoh just SUMMONED him from sheer will but that's not what happened at all. It is really reminiscent of how Yugi's final draw in his duel against Pegasus allowed Atem to bring forth the Magician of Black Chaos. It's quite iconic, and quite fitting. That these two are able to work in such tandem, that even when separated, they are as one. Also also I absolutely adore that Atem did not even dare let Yugi hit the floor as he collapsed. Love that protective energy. It never left. And it makes sense it wouldn't; that type of love for someone (however you want to perceive that love to be) doesn't just go away when death occurs.

Kaiba in the first duel was like: "Screw the rules, I activate plot armor!"

So we have two characters I want to introduce: Aigami and Tea Gardner. One of them is the final villain we have ever seen for the original series and he has some of the most broken cards ever and has a grand goal. The other is not really a duelist and wants to be a dancer, and is there to cheer her friends on. Now one of these has a 3 W 0 L win ratio, the other has 0 W 3 L win ratio. Can you guess which is which?

Aigami has it hard, all his duels ended on his turn!

I absolutely love how all of little Yugi's wins have been done through very precise combo strategies. I think it really shows the difference between himself and people like Atem and Kaiba. And to a degree it even sets him apart from other protagonists aside from maybe Yusei or Yusaku.

"it's no monster. It's a god." Might be Kaiba's most badass line ever imo and he had tons before that one

I love the pharaoh scene in this movie so much. Shows up, draws one card, Egypt themed light show plays, villain defeated. It's like boiling down every thing about the show and movies into one glorious moment.

It's a shame Joey never got to have a duel in the movie. I will always wonder what new cards I would have used

Oh my lord it was a like 20 something duels but we are back here in the dark side of dimensions