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* {{Flanderization}}: In terms of dueling style, in the original ''Duel Monsters'' anime she was a Fairy-type duelist. Then in the Virtual World arc, a dream sequence stated that there was a Broadway show starring the Dark Magician Girl and that she was a fan of it. For this reason she chose Dark Magician Girl as her Deck Master for her duel with Crump and her deck had a dual Fairy/Spellcaster focus. In her appearances in video games since then, Dark Magician Girt is typically portrayed as her signature card and her deck is much more heavily Spellcaster-focused, to portray her as more of an ActionGirl and emphasize her connection to Yugi as a love interest/counterpart. While her Fairy cards haven't vanished entirely, they're usually relegated to being used when she's a lower-ranked duelist, and her stronger decks are the Spellcaster ones.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Downplayed as she really has no interest in dating jerks or bad boys. She does however show feelings towards Yami Yugi's more brooding and mysterious personality. Though it's seems that though after Atem leaves Anzu realizes she does love Yugi more.

* {{Hypocrite}}: It would be wise for Tristan to assess his own abilities as a duelist before making snide remarks about Joey's skills or falsely claiming to be his dueling instruc

* OnlySaneMan: His down-to-earth personality helps ground the others,

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His initial bullying of Yugi is one thing, but Jonouchi's reasons for doing so is quite sympathetic (as revealed during the Death-T Arc) if taking account of his own upbringing, and compare to the level of maliciousness shown by the many early [[VillainOfTheWeek Villains of the Week]] in the manga, Yugi really had it relatively ''easy''. The "jerk" part is later fully subverted after he and Yugi became friends.

* MrViceGuy: At the end of the day, Jonouchi is a hard guy to root against. He can show signs of stubbornness or recklessness but he is clearly a good-natured, loving, caring soul who only has the purest of intentions. He is a protective big brother to Shizuka and thinks of doing the right thing first and foremost.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She has feelings towards Dark Yugi's dark and mysterious but heroic personality. Though it's implied that after Atem leaves Anzu grows to love Yugi more.

* TheChessmaster: While Yami Yugi and Kaiba have powerful card and [[TheMagicPokerEquation ridiculous drawing luck]] on their side, Yugi really only has his wits to rely on in a duel. Which makes it all the more impressive that he becomes the best duelist in the series towards the end, surpassing even Yami Yugi. All of his victories are purely the result of his ingenious tactics and [[BatmanGambit predicting his opponents]], without ever really relying on lucky draws.

* TheChosenOne: In a very unfortunate and literal way. He is the "chosen host" for the Pharaoh and the Spirit of the Millenium Ring's final battle. This translates to him having the "honor" of being frequently possessed by the Spirit and being the one to build the Memory World diorama on which the final Shadow Game takes place.

** Best shown in Dark Side of Dimensions; both Aigami and Kaiba consider Yugi a stepping stone on the path to defeating [[spoiler:Atem]]. By the end of the movie, where he finally duels, Yugi all but destroyed them in their own game. It takes three consecutive, physically taxing-duels - one of which is a Shadow Game - before Yugi even comes close to losing.

* KingOfGames: The TroperNamer ("Yugi" means "Game" and "Ou/Oh" means "King"). Yugi has a natural talent for all sorts of games, partially due to his grandpa owning a game shop.

* SignatureMon: Flame Swordsman was originally this for him, although Time Wizard arguably was more of a Signature Card than any of his other early monsters. He does develop a deep connection with Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which he won from Ryuzaki (thanks to Time Wizard). Losing Red-Eyes to the Rare Hunter was a massive blow for him, and his CharacterDevelopment is about him trying to become a better duelist worthy of wielding Red-Eyes, which he needs to win back from Yugi (who won it from said Rare Hunter). The presence of Red-Eyes allows Jonouchi to fight off Marik's brainwashing, and Yami Yugi and Kaiba acknowledge Red-Eyes as his "Soul Card". The anime expands on this, where Jonouchi gets more opportunities to use Red-Eyes. The one theme that remains consistent with Jonouchi since the beginning is his overall preference for Warrior-type Monsters, in contrast to Yami's Spellcasters and Kaiba's Dragons.

* DisappearedDad: His father is always away on archaeological expeditions, leaving poor Bakura to live alone and deal with Dark Bakura putting his friends into a coma during their TRPG campaigns.

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* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Many of her outfits show her stomach, emphasizing her feminity.