Ishizu Ishtar

NAME: Ishizu Ishtar

ALIAS: Ishtar-san, Ishizu-san, Isis-chan

RACE: Egyptian

SPECIES: Human

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual

BIRTHDAY: April 15th

AGE: 22

HOBBIES: Reading, Dueling, Studying Egyptology, Protecting her family, Studying Ancient Scriptures

ORIGINAL OR CANON: Canon

FACE CLAIM: Yu-Gi-Oh! - Ishizu Ishtar

OCCUPATION: Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Domino City Museum, where she works as the museum curator.

PLACE OF LIVING: Originally lived underground as a tomb keeper who watched over the Pharaoh's Tomb and awaited his return. She, while still a tomb keeper at heart, lives in the city amongst people. Her current place of living is in Domino, Japan, in a one-bedroom apartment

IS THIS CHARACTER AN NPC?: No

POWERS/ABILITIES:
Millennium Tauk - As a guardian of the Pharaoh’s Tomb, Ishizu was already pre-destined to wear the Millennium Tauk, foreseeing all of the events that have yet to occur before they even happen. However, she isn’t the only one who can bear this item. The necklace allows anyone who wears it to see through time, offering glimpses of the past, present, and near future - futures whose outcomes can only be altered through the use of the other Millennium Items. However, the Tauk can stop responding to someone who has worn it, indicating that person passes it down to the next person who is worthy of wearing it.

PERSONALITY: Ishizu has always been known for being able to think quickly on her feet when backed into a corner. She’s very wise and well-spoken when speaking to others, offering advice to anyone when asked, or just out of kindness to help another. She’s studied a lot of ancient scriptures related to the Pharaoh whose tomb her family was responsible for guarding, spending her time living underground as a tomb keeper when she was younger. Therefore, she is extremely knowledgeable in Egyptian history, even without the use of the Millennium Tauk. With it, she gains more insight into the pasts of people she has met and those she hasn’t, learning about their histories and futures and how they’re connected to the others around them. The Millennium Tauk also gives Ishizu insight into her own past and future, which is how she already knows more about herself and comes to understand what her true destiny is. During her childhood, she took an interest in the game of Duel Monsters and taught her younger brother Malik how to play, though she’d always end up winning. It is known that Ishizu will do anything to protect her family, even if she has to protect them from themselves, something she’s had to do with Malik despite the two of them not currently seeing eye to eye.

Without realizing it, Ishizu tends to rely too much on using the Millennium Tauk to see visions, believing she can see all with it. What she doesn’t see is that, despite being able to receive visions from the Tauk, people can change their own fate even if the Tauk shows them their future. While she believes what she sees of the future will come to pass, that doesn't mean it's set in stone. Also, Ishizu deeply cares about her family and worries very much for her younger brother Malik, who is going down a dangerous road in going against his heritage and destiny of being a tomb keeper, something he’d always rejected. She worries about him, especially since he took control of the Millennium Rod, which formed a dark and evil entity within his mind that deeply frightens her, and she knowingly fears what will happen if Malik doesn’t realize the things he’s been doing are wrong sooner, before it’s too late. A fear that she will lose her brother forever, and she’ll be too late in being able to stop it from happening.

DECK(S):

STAIRWAY TO THE DESTINED SOUL DECK

MONSTERS
Wingweaver
Cosmo Queen
Hysteric Fairy x3
Shining Angel x2
Magician of Faith x2
Banisher of the Light x2
Dunames Dark Witch x3
Marie the Fallen One x3
The Forgiving Maiden x3
Soul of Purity and Light x2

SPELLS
Raigeki
Dark Hole
Monster Reborn
Polymerization x2
Luminous Spark x2
Premature Burial x2
Swords of Revealing Light

TRAPS
Ceasefire
Mirror Force
Magic Cylinder
Shadow of Eyes x2
Ring of Destruction

RANK: Domino Citizen/Duelist/Warrior

APPEARANCE: Ishizu is 5"6" with long straight black hair that trails just below her shoulders, featuring two locks wrapped in golden beads coming from behind her ears and continuing in the front, stopping at her neck. She also has blue eyes with a slender build and tanned skin. She is always seen wearing necklaces around her neck with her attire. Speaking of her attire, it consists of a long beige ankle-length dress, partly showing her shoulders with brown patterns around the neck and the rims of the sleeves. Her jewelry consists of a gold piece of headwear circling her head and featuring an emerald where it meets at the front. She's been known to come out of this attire and wear more modern attire, such as casual dresses, Capri pants, shorts with long or no-sleeved shirts. For footwear, she is often seen wearing cream-colored slippers on her feet with her usual Egyptian attire, but when wearing casual clothing, she either has on sandals or tennis shoes. Ishizu I & Ishizu II

HISTORY: Ishizu Ishtar is the director of the Ancient Egyptian exhibit in Domino, and she has taken it upon herself to teach Yuugi and Seto about their past lives in Ancient Egypt. In an attempt to stop her brother, Marik, from gathering all three Egyptian God cards, Ishizu gave the God of Obelisk to Seto so that he could lure Rare Hunters to Domino for the Battle City Tournament. The older sister of Malik Ishtar, Ishizu, owns the Millennium Tauk. It has the power to predict the future. In the Battle City Tournament, she dueled Seto and lost. That was when the Millennium Tauk lost its power. Knowing that the item couldn't do anything for her now, she gave it to Yugi. Not much is known about Ishiz,u but she's a very good duelist who shouldn't be taken too lightly. She doesn't have a happy-go-lucky personality like some people, but she doesn't have a ruthless personality either. She has a neutral personality like Kaiba.

Ishizu befriended Setsuna, who had tagged along during the Battle City finals as friends to Yuugi and the others. The two women bonded over their shared similar powers and how lonely it is to know and see everything, but be unable to stop what it is they see. Even after the tournament and Malik's defeat, the two of them meet up for tea to talk.