One day, Malik convinced his sister Ishizu to sneak out of the tomb and into Cairo. Rishid said he would cover for them. When they returned, they saw their father about to kill Rishid. The darkness in Malik's grew again, and Yami Malik was born. He used the Millennium Rod to kill his father (not send him to the Shadow Realm). He was about to do the same thing to Rishid, but the real Malik regained control, unaware of what happened. A man appeared (Shadi) and said it was the "Will of the Pharaoh". Enraged and thinking the Pharaoh was responsible for his father's demise (not Shadi), Malik swore revenge on the Pharaoh. Rishid, who knew what really happened, willingly followed Malik both out of his vow and to keep Yami Malik at bay. At the start of the Battle City semi-finals, he made the gang think he was Malik, until the end of the duel between him and Jonouchi, when Rishid reluctantly used the Winged Dragon of Ra, but was unable to control it and paid for it by entering a coma. As a result, Yami Malik resumed total control and had his way for a while. During the Battle City finals, Malik's soul appears to Rishid and begged for his forgiveness as he gave his good-byes. The words were enough to get Rishid out of his coma and he heads to the Kaiba Corp Duel Tower, where he gives Marik the confidence to subdue his evil half and allow Atem to win. Rishid left with Malik and Ishizu to start a new life, as their family had fulfilled their oath to the Pharaoh.