Ah, yes. Our protagonist, ladies and gentlemen. In the Abridged Series, Yugi shares the most amount of ever-so coveted screen time with Yami. His story plays out pretty much the same as it normally does, except with more card games and snarkiness.
Adorkable: At least two people have mistaken him for a baby panda. Including the spirit that possesses him regularly.
Anti-Hero: Varies between Type I and Type III. He's quite often a jerk, even to his friends, and can be very bitter and cynical at times, but he does show he's a good guy mostly.
The Hero: Although he believes the Pharaoh to be the hero.
Hipster: "I'm Yugi Moto, and I was playing card games before it was cool."
It's All About Me: Acknowledges his role as main character, but sometimes lets it get out of hand; i.e, not allowing anyone more screen time than him.
He then questions this when he starts to believe that the Pharaoh is the hero. Although they both really don't want anyone cutting in on their screen time.
Yami Yugi: Couldn't I just mind-crush him? Yugi: You can't fix all your problems by mind-crushing people! Yami Yugi: Oh, come on! Just one little mind-crush, it'll barely hurt him. Yugi: No! Bad pharaoh! No mind-crush!
Yami Victor Yugi, aka "The Pharaoh" aka "Dan Green"
The incredibly FABULOUS alter-ego of our protagonist. In the Abridged Series, Yami is not as heroic as he used to be, but at the same time he's just as hammy, if not more so. Yami is a bastard, to put it simply, but his antics are just so damn hilarious that we can't help but love him for it. Has a penchant for Mind Crushing gay clowns and in the old days used to summon monsters out of thin air to brutally murder anyone he deemed as a threat. In the past, he also wasn't a benevolent pharaoh, as evidenced by his tradition of Slavemas. All in all, a difficult man to figure out.
Ambiguously Gay: Bakura's gaydar has reacted to him, he believes that the Millennium Puzzle is just fabulous, has an obsession with leather pants and claimed that he was straight if Kaiba's ghost was real. Turns out the "ghost" was actually a gay clown.
Alternatively, Bi the Way, because of Téa. However, in "They Saved Tristan's Brain," it's revealed that he isn't sure if she's a girl.
And then there's Bonds Beyond Time Abridged.
Am I Right?: "Hey, Joey. Watapon! Am I right?" - About one of the cards in Kaiba's lame-ass deck when he takes over the duel with Noah.
Anti-Hero: Type V -> Type IV. He cares nothing for anyone, loves to Mind Crush people, when Yugi's friends are in danger his reactions range from indifference to joy, and in Season 0 he's completely Ax Crazy.
Heroic Comedic Sociopath: On Christmas, he sent Marik and his evil Council of Doom a present. A bomb.
His season zero counterpart is a full blown psycho who just seems to like killing the people who hurt Yugi making him heroic in the loosest possible definition.
Yami: Hey Kaiba, your body guards stole my Grampa's card so I stole their kidneys. Seemed like a fair trade to me.
The Lancer. Joey serves the same role as he does originally. Has a habit of subconsciously saying "Nyeh!" at times and is a closet furry. Might also have an attraction to Kaiba, but then again, who doesn't? On the other hand, he's recently admitted his love for Mai Valentine's breasts. His name was also legally changed to Steve so Marik could take over his mind for a short time, but he is still referred to by his original name. It was recently revealed that he was indirectly responsible for Noah's death. During the incident that caused Joey and Serenity to be separated (said incident being teaching her how to drive while underage), she forgot to apply the handbrake, and ended up running over Noah.
In the Abridged Series, Téa is incredibly fixated on friendship. She honestly believes that friendship is the ultimate source of power and can right any wrong, God bless her. If you say otherwise, however... Be afraid. Be very afraid. She can and will make speeches about friendship when provoked, and if she focuses on a single target, well...the less said, the better. Her name was also legally changed to Steve so Marik could take over his mind for a short time, but she is still referred to by her original name.
Yugi: Thanks for standing up for me, Téa. Téa: That's okay, Yugi. You know I think you're really cute. Yugi: Hey, you wanna go out some time? Téa: I meant as a friend, Yugi. Yugi: ...Oh, um, okay... sorry. Téa: But I do love you. Yugi:Really?! Téa:As a friend, Yugi! Yugi: Oh... Alright. Téa: Let's have sex later, okay? Yugi: ...Huh? Téa:AS FRIENDS, Yugi! Geez, such a pervert.
Straight Man: She tries, but often ends up acting as goofy as the rest of her friends.
Joey: Man, I had the most unbelievable dream. There were two Yugis, and Bakura was a main character! Téa: I usually enjoy dreams that involve two Yugis, but that one was very disappointing.
Tristan Timothy Taylor
Tristan is...dumb. Really dumb. For real. That is pretty much all there is to be said about him. However, when he isn't stuck in his own bizarre little world, he can be surprisingly badass: his voice gives him super strength, after all. His physical body has recently been destroyed/possessed, and he is now living as a robotic monkey. His friends think that he has died.
"Holy *** on a *** sandwich", later added on by saying "with *** on top", then a third time by finishing it with "And a side helping of ***". He also said the original line uncensored in episode 48:
"Holy bleep on a bleep sandwich!"
"My voice gives me super strength", he also mentions his voice knowing kung-fu.
The Gump: According to the trailer of episode 51, he fought in the Vietnam War, gave {{Mr. T}} his name (the "T" stands for "Tristan"), and went back in time with the Doctor and wiped out the dinosaurs.
Tristan[with original voice returned]: Hey, what gives? I liked my new voice! People were starting to take me seriously! Yami: Sorry, Tristan, but it's much easier to make fun of you this way.
Current president of Kaiba Corporation. Seto's story roughly remains the same from the original show, with some minor exceptions. A little known fact is that he once experimented with several drugs which made him believe at one point that his hair was green. Never misses the opportunity to be as Badass as possible and screw the rules with whatever is necessary. (Namely with his money since he's obscenely rich). He's also a robot created by Frieza during the times of Ancient Egypt to rule in his stead (making Frieza Kaiba's real father), but due to boredom with the desert environment Frieza just left the planet. How Kaiba was activated and by whom is still unknown. Then again, considering whom he got this information from... As it turns out, the whole bit about Frieza was a lie. The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future is his real father.Probably.Was sued by Industrial Illusions for "shady business deals", but after he assured everyone that he was winning, he actually did.
Catch Phrase: Played with. "Screw the rules, I have money" is considered his catchphrase, but he only says it twice. This is even lampshaded when Ishizu says its his catchphrase, and Kaiba mutters "Haven't said that in years". However, he likes dropping variations of the phrase such as "screw the yules" or "Screw the Money, I Have Rules!", so he manages to both play the trope straight and avert it.
Creepy Child: Yu-Gi-Oh!: Season 0 episode two portrays him as this, to the point that the theme song for ''Mister Roger's Neighborhood' can sound unsettling.
Kaiba (creepy monotone): I'm Seto Kaiba! The nicest guy on the face of the planet!
Flat Earth Atheist: Parodied to a great extent. Even calling himself "the most skeptical person on this show".
It's All About Me: Granted, he knows the show isn't all about him, but he still thinks it should be. In fact, he makes The Movie come to a grinding halt just to point out that he's a better character than Yugi/Yami.
Robot: It's all about you, isn't it, Kaiba. Seto: Well, yeah.
Seto's little brother. Tends to get kidnapped a lot. Often told to shut up. Like Seto, his true father is a Dragon Ball character. Unlike Seto, he's not a robot, and is actually the son of Nappa. Ghost Nappa, to be precise.Probably, but likely not.
Resident ladies' man. Duke was initially unaware of the fact that he has his own theme music, which plays constantly as he speaks. It's implied he could go both ways.
Anything That Moves: Although he prefers the ladies, he's not above being anally-probed by aliens.
Dude, She's Like, In a Coma!: "Want to know the best thing about unconscious chicks? They can't say no." [everyone looks at him] "What? Oh, yeah, like I'm the only one thinking it!"
Yugi's grandfather. A simple shopkeeper and stereotypical, senile grandpa with a death wish and some incredibly quirky... habits. Best not to pry into it: you will come back mentally scarred.
"You kids these days and your Millennium Items, and your card games, and your loud music and your hula hoops and your hopscotch and your dungarees and your lollipops and your Sony Playstations and your voice-activated light switches and your leather pants and your artificial insemination— (cut off by Yugi, then continues after the credits roll) —your Blu-Ray Discs and your pierced scrotums..."
"You know, in my day, we didn't have Duel-Domes. We had to play our card games out on the street, and our cards weren't even real cards. They were just rocks we picked up off the ground, and then we threw them at each other. Come to think of it, it wasn't really card games at all. We just liked to throw rocks at each other. Mostly at me. That's probably why I have so much self-loathing. Anyway, we should probably go over there."
Faux Action Girl/Informed Ability: Despite some rather valiant efforts, she's lost every single duel she's participated in on-screen (except the one with Jean-Claude Magnum, which was Filler) and has had to be physically saved from danger by Joey-freakin-Wheeler on more than one occasion.
Considering that she made the finals in both seasons she must have some skill... but her victories appear to be offscreen deals.
All Girls Like Ponies: She opens a door promising ponies, only to find a fire-breathing hellhound. She shuts the door, but opens it thirty seconds later after being promised a pony again. Her theme music also features this.
"What purpose does my character even serve at this point?"
Vocal Dissonance: Played for Laughs. While Téa sounds like a high-pitched male and Mai sounds like a drag queen, Serenity has the honor of sounding like a Muppet.
It apparently runs in the family: her mother sounds like Doctor Girlfriend.
CEO and founder of Industrial Illusions and creator of the children's card game Duel Monsters. When his wife-to-be inexplicably exploded at the altar, he went to Egypt and received the Millennium Eye from Shadi. He hides his sorrows and true intentions behind a gay facade. And we mean that literally. He used the first tournament to gather souls to bring back Cecelia, but lost to Yugi. After releasing the people he turned into trading cards he was killed by Yami Bakura...temporarily. Surgery has made broad advances, and Pegasus is back and more fabulous than ever before.
Pegasus: Excellent. Soon, my evil plan to steal an object from a small child will be complete!. Yami: You mean you arranged this whole tournament just to steal my Millennium Puzzle? Pegasus: Exactly. Yami:Did you even consider just asking me for it? I mean, do you have any idea how much time and money you've wasted with this whole facade? PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE YOU WANTED A NECKLACE! I KILLED A GAY CLOWN, FOR RA'S SAKE! Pegasus: Look, are you going to play a children's card game with me or not? Yami: I suppose I might as well.
Lolicon: The implication that Pegasus may be attracted to children is repeatedly Played for Laughs
"Well, hello little girl, would you like to see my Funny Bunny?"
Necromantic: Like in the original his goal is to bring his dead wife back to life.
This gets taken to its logical extreme in Evil Council 4. With the help of Rebecca's satanic teddy bear, Cecelia is brought back to life...as a zombie.
Put on a Bus: For the main series as he doesn't appear again until season 4; he's made appearances in specials though.
Sissy Villain: Hoo boy. And you thought the original was eccentric enough.
Wohoohoohoo. If I weren't so very camp I'd probably make a credible villain.
Unexplained Recovery: About a few minutes after his death, it is hilariously retconned when all 3 protagonists go back in time even further.
The spirit within the Millennium Ring. Yami Bakura, whose name is actually Florence, is the definition of evil: sadistic, sarcastic,and British beyond belief. It is because of this, however, that he has a legion of fangirls at his beck and call. His ultimate goal is to take the Pharaoh's screentime. After attempting to do so in Duelist Kingdom and failing miserably, he took Pegasus' Millennium Eye and (seemingly) killed him. He then lay dormant until Marik's arrival, where he struck a deal to assist him in his cause, since they shared similar agendas. After Melvin assumed direct control of Marik's body, he outed him as a spy for 4Kids and challenged him. He lost and died, but it is heavily implied that his fangirls have more power than expected...
Ascended Fanon: His name, Florence, was a joke used in Season 1 where he said his parents wanted to call him that. Eventually Little Kuriboh decided to run with it.
Ax Crazy: He likes knives; they make him feel all tingly. He also likes saying the word "Die".
Freudian Excuse: The reason for him being evil is rather flimsy (though he was asked about it on the spot by Tristan):
"Well, I suppose my parents never loved me enough. They were always dressing me like a girl. Did you know they wanted to call me Florence? Who names a boy Florence?! Idiots, that's who!"
G.I.R.L.: Implied in Neko Porno charity video and then confirmed later in LK's spinoff fic, Midknight At The Oasis, that he trolls people regularly and tricks them into ridiculous cybersex situations. According to Marik he's...very descriptive.
Hijacked by Ganon: Attempts to usurp the role of Big Bad from Melvin with the help of Marik. Not only does it backfire, it results in the show's cancellation by 4Kids.
I Have Many Names: Bakura, Spirit of the [Millennium] Ring, Yami Bakura, Florence. This was inevitably lampshaded in episode 40.
Tsundere: In a spinoff yaoi fanfic that LittleKuriboh wrote for charity purposes, Florence is almost constantly fantasizing about Marik, but hates him too much to consider trying to take their friendship to the next level.
Marik is the successor to the tomb keepers of the Pharaoh and the leader of the Rare Hunters. Like Yami Bakura, he also wants to take the Pharaoh's screentime, and so he sends his minions into the Battle City tournament to destroy Yugi a little (not kill, destroy). He possesses the Millennium Rod, which allows the user to brainwash anyone with "Steve" or any variation thereof in their name. When he was young, Marik yearned for a life better than one spent underground, so he snuck out with Ishizu to the outside world. That one happy moment, however, didn't last. His abusive father Hank found out and assaulted his adoptive brother Odion into submission. On that day, his alternate personality Melvin surfaced, and killed his father in cold blood. When Shadi appeared, Marik made himself believe the Pharaoh was responsible. Currently he, or rather his personality, is sealed away.
Bad Boss: Hell, he even treats his stepbrother Odion like crap.
Yami: Why wouldn't I hate women? I mean, they hate me. That Marik chick is always saying how much she despises me.
Joey: Uh, Yug, I don't know how to tell you this, but...Marik's a guy.
Effeminate Misogynistic Guy: Marik loudly proclaims himself the most effeminate guy around, and generally disdains women. Of course, given the women's characterization...
In his own little Spinoff show, Marik Plays Bloodlines , Marik openly comes out of the closet, even if it's only in response to a rather terrifying Mel Gibson. See it here, forward to around 12 minutes.
Marik: I admit it! I'm gay, I'm gay! I like men, and I like men's bottoms, and I have a whole folder on my computer filled with Theif Shipping pictures!
To be fair, the mind control only works on people named Steve. Which he cleverly works around with Joey and Téa by forcing them to legally change their names.
"Marik, have you been using your Millenium Item as a bong again?"
Poke the Poodle: Most of his "eeeeee-vil plans" end up as this.
"We are going to sneak into Yugi's house in a cover of darkness, and rearrange his sock drawer! His entire collection of socks shall be thrown into disarray! His world will be plunged into chaos! Sock related chaos!
This trait has since been taken by Dartz, as Marik's character had evolved far beyond what LK had originally intended.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: His motive as opposed to killing the Pharaoh in the original show. Eventually works with Bakura to do so.
Step Three: Profit: He as a vaguely evil plan that will supposedly allow him to destroy the Pharoah. However, his plan seems to be 1) Beat the pharaoh at a children's card game, 3) Destroy him. No one is quite sure what step 2 is supposed to be. Not even Marik.
The current antagonist (not anymore...yet), and Marik's alter-ego. When Odion was struck by Ra's divine wrath, the mental seals on Melvin weakened, and he resurfaced. Unlike Marik, Melvin has absolutely no compunctions about committing more... grotesque atrocities. But can you blame him? All he really wants is a hug. By "hug" we mean he wants to stab you with a chainsaw.He is revealed to be a spy for 4Kids, sent to get the show cancelled. Bakura duels him to try and save the show, but is defeated. Melvin thus destroys the "fourth wall" and the show is destroyed.
Ax Crazy: Just a warning - "Could I have a hug?" translates to "I'm going to take a chainsaw to you".
Big Bad: For the rest of Season 2 and the second half of season 3.
Moral Event Horizon: Parodied in-universe. When reveals that he is the one who suspended Team Four Star, nobody seems to think it's as big a deal as he makes out. In fact, Tristan has no idea who they are.
Hear that, Florence? That's the sound of the Fourth Wall...collapsing.
Out of Focus: The Cancelled Series. The only screentime he's had involves him getting bored, wandering about the blimp, trying to hug Kaiba's bodyguards, and now he's trying to unlock a bitchy door. He gets past the first lock, and now must unlock the second one.
"I am henceforth known as the ruler of all doors! Every single door shall bow before me and open at my command! I am the Master of Unlocking!"
Show Within a Show: The "Kill your Family" show, which may or may not be all in regular Marik's head (it's implied that it isn't). It appears to be nothing but Melvin telling viewers to ''"Kill your family!" over and over and over again. Spawned a couple of YouTube adaptations, which stretches it out for several minutes.
The biological son of Seto's and Mokuba's adoptive father Gozaburo, CEO of 4Kids, and current antagonist. In league with the Big Five to attempt to take down the show for good. Certifiable nutjob who wants revenge against Kaiba for stealing his life. Noah lived (somewhat) happily with Gozaburo until he was killed in a car accident. What remained of his mind was uploaded to the internet. Unbeknownst to him, Joey and Serenity are indirectly responsible for his death. Serenity, as it turns out, was the one who ran him over while learning how to drive.
Department of Redundancy Department: "Soon you will be face to face with the truth. The truth that I am truly the true successor to the Kaiba Corporation. The true-ness of it will be truly truthful."
You Have Failed Me: Banishes Team 4kids to the darkest corners of the internet.
Gozaburo Kaiba
Former CEO of Kaiba Corporation. Considers anyone beneath him a "small person" and will occasionally poke fun at their misfortune. Do not enrage him if you value your ears. Was fired by Seto and Mokuba and committed suicide in disgrace. Not really. Just like in the source material he faked his death and actually inserted himself into the Virtual World in order to manipulate Kaiba Corp from behind the scenes.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: Especially obvious with his "Orphanland" bit. He also refuses to call people with less money than him by their names; He just calls them "small person".
Not to mention he chooses to spend his money on "weapons of mass destruction that'll threaten the stability of world peace" over virtual holograms for children's card games.
Evil Is Funny: A bastard, yes. But thanks to Antfish's presentation he is utterly hilarious.
Characterization Marches On: The first two Marik's Evil Council specials portrayed him as a rather serious villain, Surrounded by Idiots. Since the third Evil Council, his personality was radically altered. Additionally, his henchmen have all become far less idiotic and are now disturbed by his poorly pronounced schemes.
Early-Bird Cameo: He and his gang of motorcycle riding henchmen have a subplot in all of the Marik's Evil Council videos to date. We still have a ways to go before his in-series debut.
Leitmotif: Judas Priest's Hellion plays just before any scenes with him.
The Other Darrin: Originally voiced by LittleKuriboh and had a voice not unlike Yami Yugi's; now voiced by Takahata101 with a voice like Coifio.
Sound Effect Bleep: Has the same [EFF!] sound effect for the f-word as Marik had before; makes sense since he's based on a character from the same show the concept was used in.
A dark god and famous TV celebrity. Was at first the star of Zorc & Pals until its unfortunate cancellation. However, Zorc bounced back by performing in The Suite Life of Zorc & Cody. Loves destruction, especially of the worldly kind.
Catch Phrase: Mentions "destroying the world" in some variation.
Anti-Villain/Well-Intentioned Extremist: Deconstructed, he tells the heroes he's travelled back in time to avert a future where card games destroy the world, but as noted below, his Obviously Evil character traits kinda override his benevolent intentions.
Marik's henchmen (also known as Ghouls or Rare Hunters in the actual series). Steve (the Exodia guy), Steve Arcana, Steve the Mime, Steve Luna, and Steve Umbris. He also controlled Bandit Keith (whose middle name is Steve) and Joey and Téa (he tricked them into legally changing their names to Steve).
Whip It Good: "I'm going to fix this like I fix every other problem in my life: by h-whipping everybody within a five-hundred-yard radius!"
The Big Five / Team 4Kids
A group of former Kaiba Corporation executives who were fooled by Seto into assisting him in taking over Gozaburo's position, only to get screwed by his newfound money. They begrudgingly served him until Pegasus attempted making a deal with them that would give them back their prominent positions. They failed. Afterward, they tried to trap Kaiba in cyberspace. They failed. To add insult to injury, they ended up trapped in their own little world until Noah stumbled upon them and offered them new positions at 4Kids. They eagerly accepted and now an opportunity has arisen in which they will have their Roaring Rampage of Revenge.
It's called localization, Mr. Kaiba. Because I do declare, there is only one country that matters when it comes to translatin' stuff. And that's Americanlanyvania...I mean America.
Even Evil Has Standards: The other four of the Big Five admit that they don't want Tea's body due to not wanting "Crump's sloppy seconds".
Fate Worse than Death: Each member is sent to the darkest, most vile parts of the internet. In some cases it's subverted, though.
Gansley gets sent to Megaupload. Since the site was taken down by the FBI, this means that he actually dies.
Johnson gets sent to The Dangerous Box.
Nesbitt winds up on Chat Roulette, where he has an encounter with Naruto. He claims he's a robot when he's seen using his human form.
Lector ends up on Fanfiction.net. Let's just say he gets royally Mind Screwed.
The only one who seems genuinely happy about his fate is Crump, because he gets sent to 4chan and spams the board with penguins. The sudden cutoff, however, implies that he gets banned.
Grand Theft Me: Like the show, Nesbitt succeeds in stealing Tristan's body. Unlike the show, Crump takes over Téa's body and remains in it for a few episodes before Marik kicks him out.
Logic Bomb: Invoked with Nesbitt due to him being a robot. When asking "the chicken or the egg" question doesn't work, Duke resorts to showing him the design◊ for the main character of Yu Gi Oh Zexal.
"Mayan, I liked you bettah when you said "zoog zoog". Ya weren't such a little bitch!"
Minor Characters
Ryo Bakura
The present-time Bakura. Quite effeminate, and very, very British, he tends to get pushed in the background a lot by his evil side, who possesses the Millennium Ring.
Camp Straight: He's not gay, he's just British. He even asked Téa if she fancied a shag once.
The Chew Toy: "I say Yugi, can I be in this episod- [insert horrible injury here] Oh bugger!"
Tristan: Nobody cares about you want! Bakura:...My mummy does...
Shipper on Deck: Debatable, but interestingly enough, every time he has shown up in the creator's spinoff fanfics he's been subtly helping Yami Bakura and Marik together. This despite the fact that he's Out of Focus most of time because of his dark side. Why he bothers, no one really knows.
Improbable Hairstyle: It's apparently the source of his power (to defy gravity), but definitely the source of both the jokes used for him and his popularity.
The Artifact: Jaden's Pretty Fly for a White Guy characterization comes from a one-off joke early in the series where Joey criticized "Yu-Gi-Oh DMX," complete with an intro set to "X Gon' Give It to Ya." Since then, the show has always been referred to as GX, but Jaden's rapping remains.
Beware the Silly Ones: "Jaden's Rap", where he raps explicitly about how he drinks and does drugs, gets laid whenever and with whoever he wants, and cheats at school, until he eventually gets tired of Yami's questions and shoots him in the head.
Breakout Character: The positive reception for Shady's various performances as Jaden has helped make the character very popular in the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged community.
Leitmotif: In addition to playing during the aforementioned joke that spawned Jaden's character, "X Gon' Give It to Ya" pops up in the Jaden Vs. Yugi video and the 10th Anniversary Abridged Movie trailer.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: At the end of the movie, he accidentally spoils the fact that Yami dies in his series, which ends up trapping him, Yami and Yusei in Subspace.
Yami: Way to go, Jaden.
The Other Darrin: First appears in the 2006 Christmas Special with Little Kuriboh doing a half-hearted impression of Jaden's dub voice to spout both of his actual catchphrases as part of a ploy to scare Kaiba. The next time he showed up, he was voiced by Shady.
The Scrappy: In-universe. Yami and Yusei pretty much despise him and will call him out for even the slightest thing... even if it isn't actually bad. The Abridged fanbase seems to think otherwise, however.
Catch Phrase: "I'm Asian!" and variations thereof.
Flat, Satellite Character: He... only really exists to cheer Jaden on and refer to his Asian-ness.
Yusei Fudo
The protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. He's one of the saner characters in the series, despite the fact that he dates his bike, and has an incredibly nice voice.
Comedic Sociopathy: He regards the day Jack Atlas destroyed the city during a mic test as the worst day of his life on the grounds that he couldn't get laid due to everyone being too busy burning to death.
The Power of Friendship: An honest-to-goodness believer, despite the fact that their antics (Jack and Jaden) and assholery (Yugi) annoy him most of the time.
Straight Man: To Jack. And Yugi and Jaden to some extent.
Hypocritical Humor: Calls Paradox a dick for stealing Yusei's Stardust Dragon card, before admitting "I know I did it in season one, but uh... He's a dick!"
The Slender Man. Know him. Fear him. Give him $20 or he'll ruin your movie. And possibly eat some kids along the way. Was formerly Bakura's college roommate, and has made several guest appearances in the spinoff videos, though he hasn't appeared in the actual material. Yet.Appeared as the Third Angel in LittleKuriboh's Card Games For Charity NGE One-Shot.
Ah, yes. Our protagonist, ladies and gentlemen. In the Abridged Series, Yugi shares the most amount of ever-so coveted screen time with Yami. His story plays out pretty much the same as it normally does, except with more card games and snarkiness.
The incredibly FABULOUS alter-ego of our protagonist. In the Abridged Series, Yami is not as heroic as he used to be, but at the same time he's just as hammy, if not more so. Yami is a bastard, to put it simply, but his antics are just so damn hilarious that we can't help but love him for it. Has a penchant for Mind Crushing gay clowns and in the old days used to summon monsters out of thin air to brutally murder anyone he deemed as a threat. In the past, he also wasn't a benevolent pharaoh, as evidenced by his tradition of Slavemas. All in all, a difficult man to figure out.
The Lancer. Joey serves the same role as he does originally. Has a habit of subconsciously saying "Nyeh!" at times and is a closet furry. Might also have an attraction to Kaiba, but then again, who doesn't? On the other hand, he's recently admitted his love for Mai Valentine's breasts. His name was also legally changed to Steve so Marik could take over his mind for a short time, but he is still referred to by his original name. It was recently revealed that he was indirectly responsible for Noah's death. During the incident that caused Joey and Serenity to be separated (said incident being teaching her how to drive while underage), she forgot to apply the handbrake, and ended up running over Noah.
In the Abridged Series, Téa is incredibly fixated on friendship. She honestly believes that friendship is the ultimate source of power and can right any wrong, God bless her. If you say otherwise, however... Be afraid. Be very afraid. She can and will make speeches about friendship when provoked, and if she focuses on a single target, well...the less said, the better. Her name was also legally changed to Steve so Marik could take over his mind for a short time, but she is still referred to by her original name.
Tristan is...dumb. Really dumb. For real. That is pretty much all there is to be said about him. However, when he isn't stuck in his own bizarre little world, he can be surprisingly badass: his voice gives him super strength, after all. His physical body has recently been destroyed/possessed, and he is now living as a robotic monkey. His friends think that he has died.
Current president of Kaiba Corporation. Seto's story roughly remains the same from the original show, with some minor exceptions. A little known fact is that he once experimented with several drugs which made him believe at one point that his hair was green. Never misses the opportunity to be as Badass as possible and screw the rules with whatever is necessary. (Namely with his money since he's obscenely rich). He's also a robot created by Frieza during the times of Ancient Egypt to rule in his stead (making Frieza Kaiba's real father), but due to boredom with the desert environment Frieza just left the planet. How Kaiba was activated and by whom is still unknown. Then again, considering whom he got this information from... As it turns out, the whole bit about Frieza was a lie. The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future is his real father. Probably.Was sued by Industrial Illusions for "shady business deals", but after he assured everyone that he was winning
, he actually did.
CEO and founder of Industrial Illusions and creator of the children's card game Duel Monsters. When his wife-to-be inexplicably exploded at the altar, he went to Egypt and received the Millennium Eye from Shadi. He hides his sorrows and true intentions behind a gay facade. And we mean that literally. He used the first tournament to gather souls to bring back Cecelia, but lost to Yugi. After releasing the people he turned into trading cards he was killed by Yami Bakura...temporarily. Surgery has made broad advances, and Pegasus is back and more fabulous than ever before.
The spirit within the Millennium Ring. Yami Bakura, whose name is actually Florence, is the definition of evil: sadistic, sarcastic, and British beyond belief. It is because of this, however, that he has a legion of fangirls at his beck and call. His ultimate goal is to take the Pharaoh's screentime. After attempting to do so in Duelist Kingdom and failing miserably, he took Pegasus' Millennium Eye and (seemingly) killed him. He then lay dormant until Marik's arrival, where he struck a deal to assist him in his cause, since they shared similar agendas. After Melvin assumed direct control of Marik's body, he outed him as a spy for 4Kids and challenged him. He lost and died, but it is heavily implied that his fangirls have more power than expected...
Marik is the successor to the tomb keepers of the Pharaoh and the leader of the Rare Hunters. Like Yami Bakura, he also wants to take the Pharaoh's screentime, and so he sends his minions into the Battle City tournament to destroy Yugi a little (not kill, destroy). He possesses the Millennium Rod, which allows the user to brainwash anyone with "Steve" or any variation thereof in their name. When he was young, Marik yearned for a life better than one spent underground, so he snuck out with Ishizu to the outside world. That one happy moment, however, didn't last. His abusive father Hank found out and assaulted his adoptive brother Odion into submission. On that day, his alternate personality Melvin surfaced, and killed his father in cold blood. When Shadi appeared, Marik made himself believe the Pharaoh was responsible. Currently he, or rather his personality, is sealed away.
The current antagonist (not anymore...yet), and Marik's alter-ego. When Odion was struck by Ra's divine wrath, the mental seals on Melvin weakened, and he resurfaced. Unlike Marik, Melvin has absolutely no compunctions about committing more... grotesque atrocities. But can you blame him? All he really wants is a hug. By "hug" we mean he wants to stab you with a chainsaw.He is revealed to be a spy for 4Kids, sent to get the show cancelled. Bakura duels him to try and save the show, but is defeated. Melvin thus destroys the "fourth wall" and the show is destroyed.
A dark god and famous TV celebrity. Was at first the star of Zorc & Pals until its unfortunate cancellation. However, Zorc bounced back by performing in The Suite Life of Zorc & Cody. Loves destruction, especially of the worldly kind.
The present-time Bakura. Quite effeminate, and very, very British, he tends to get pushed in the background a lot by his evil side, who possesses the Millennium Ring.
The hyperactive protagonist from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX , who thinks he's black and is highly disliked by other characters. Voiced by ShadyVox of Yu-Gi-Oh GX The Abridged Series.
The protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. He's one of the saner characters in the series, despite the fact that he dates his bike, and has an incredibly nice voice.
