History WMG / YuGiOh

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68su-3aNbuE This]] [[MemeticMutation memetic]] [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop clip]] [[TheDulcineaEffect of Honda]][[DubNameChange (Tristan)]][[CloudCuckooLander 's daydreaming]] [[IronicEcho was foreshadowing Miho's fate.]] [[SealedEvilInACan Yo-yos are the only evil]] that wasn't [[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame defeated]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[TallDarkAndHandsome Honda]] [[SubmissiveBadass is]] [[HypercompetentSidekick pretty sharp when it comes to minor details]] [[ThePowerOfLove and those he loves]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy so he possibly unconsciously]] [[ThePowerOfLove saw it coming.]]

It would explain the increased amount of focus Kaiba gets, not to mention that two of the filler arc are focused around him. It would also explain Joey/Jounouchi's BadassDecay, as he is deliberately made to look even worse compared to Kaiba, such as him being made into the butt of a joke based on a card in Yugi's deck in one filler arc. It's almost like the writers have an ulterior motive as they make Kaiba look even more awesome while derailing his rival (besides Yugi) into a glorified BoringFailureHero (Similar to what some fans believe Kishimoto is doing to {{Naruto}} in favor of Sasuke).

Remember that {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}} in the very first chapter of the manga where Yuugi wished on the Puzzle for "friends who would never betray" him?

Especially Egypt and/or Atlantis, who both used to be highly advanced civilized superpowers that dominated the world until after the discovery of Orichalcum from some ancient aliens where they competed for acquisition of the precious resource as a source of Energy. They abused Orichalcum to create wonders of technology, culminating in the use of artificial programs (the aforementioned Duel Monsters) as weapons capable of transmutation of the basic data that compose all matter, that which will seem as godlike or monstrous entities whose [[ClarkesThirdLaw abilities can be perceived as Magic]]. Eventually, Egypt and Atlantis deployed these Weapons of Mass Destruction against each other, and though Egypt won, it was so utterly devastated that they decided to censor all knowledge of past ancient technologies, dialling back their advancements to the Bronze age so that they could survive and avoid the mistakes of the past abuse of using Duel Monsters for war.

[[WMG:Yu-Gi-Oh takes place in the Main/StargateVerse several years after the end of the series.]]

A possible alternative: if one goes by the ''dub'' date of "five thousand years," that puts Atem's rein almost exactly at the time of Earth's rebellion and the expulsion of Ra. Main/StargateVerse never did explain how humanity pulled that off... and why Ra didn't make the trip, several centuries of travel or no, to reclaim the planet, wipe out a bad precedent, and avenge his humiliation.

[[WMG: One of the characters is a TimeLord.]]

Also, Yami Bakura would have won.

** This WMG seems to be referring to Yami Yugi, not Yugi? But arguably Yami Yugi would still be a very strong player if it was realistic - the Strings duel and Battle City finals against Kaiba come to mind as great examples of his skill and ability to read people's strategies, and these were duels from the periods when the rules of the game were much more consistent within the manga/anime.

** I....seriously guys? They're not even in the same canon. Season 0 is a fandom misnomer. There is no in between. Duel Monsters is its own series. Several points contradict the Toei series.

[[WMG:The Shadow Realm is SilentHill]]

** Higher than 2000: Travels back to WorldWarII and drops a nuke on the opponent.

* Considering that, before the DOMA arc, we only saw Yugi and his friends, and it wasn't until after then that the ''whole world'' became obsessed with a children's card game, which not coincidentally is after the Leviathan [[TheWorldUnmasqued appeared in public and started devouring people's souls]], this actually makes a lot of sense!

Not only does this account for how Duel Disks and Duel Arenas can read the cards, but it provides a neigh foolproof way for judges at tournaments to detect counterfeits.

* Alternatively, Takahashi is a time traveler, and came back from the future to create the original series solely to give LittleKuriboh the material to make his beloved web series, creating a StableTimeLoop.

** Further Insane Mass Guessing: LittleKuriboh is a fan of Seto/Joey. "Love to love ya, baby..."

[[WMG:Kisara is [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dragonborn]]]]

First of all, there's the game's origin in ancient Egypt and focus on shadows, plus Nyalrathotep's strong association with both ancient Egypt and darkness, such as the best-known of his "thousand masks" being the Black Pharoh. Second, this would fit his Modeus Operadi of giving people power and watching [[Main/EvilIsNotAToy what happens]]. It's possible that the Black Pharoh was the guise in which he introduced the game to the Egyptian people, and that at least some of the cards are based on/draw power from Old Ones/Outer Gods/what have you. Zorc, and, by extension, the Millenium Items, is either a Great Old One or another [[Main/FightingAShadow avatar]] similar to the Haunter in the Dark.

[[WMG:The Blue-Eyes White Dragon was Kisara's [[HisDarkMaterials daemon]].]]

First of all, there's the game's origin in ancient Egypt and focus on shadows, plus Nyalrathotep's strong association with both ancient Egypt and darkness, such as his best-known guise being the Black Pharoh. Second, this would fit his pattern of giving people power and watching [[Main/EvilIsNotAToy what happens]]. It's possible that the Black Pharoh was the form in which he introduced the game to the Egyptian people, and that at least some of the cards are based on/draw power from Old Ones/Outer Gods/what have you. Zorc, and, by extension, the Millenium Items, is either a Great Old One or another [[Main/FightingAShadow avatar]] similar to the Haunter in the Dark.

First of all, there's the game's origin in ancient Egypt and focus on shadows, plus Nyalrathotep's strong association with both ancient Egypt and darkness,such as his best-known guise being the Black Pharoh. Second, this would fit his pattern of giving people power and watching [[Main/EvilIsNotAToy what happens]]. It's possible that the Black Pharoh was the guise in which he introduced the game to the Egyptian people, and that at least some of the cards are based on/derive power from Old Ones/Outer Gods/what have you. Zorc, and, by extension, the Millenium Items, is either a Great Old One or another [[Main/FightingAShadow avatar]] similar to the Haunter in the Dark.

First of all, there's the game's origin in ancient Egypt and focus on shadows, plus Nyalrathotep's strong association with both ancient Egypt and darkness,such as his best-known guise being the Black Pharoh. Second, this would fit his pattern of giving people power and watching [[Main/EvilIsNotAToywhat happens]]. It's possible that the Black Pharoh was the guise in which he introduced the game to the Egyptian people, and that at least some of the cards are based on/derive power from Old Ones/Outer Gods/what have you. Zorc, and, by extension, the Millenium Items, is either a Great Old One or another [[Main/FightingAShadow avatar]] similar to the Haunter in the Dark.