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The much more sinister soul hidden within the Millennium Ring, Yami Bakura is the soul of a grave robber who had been on a quest to seek out the eight Millennium Items in order to throw open dark gates that they sealed. But something went wrong. His soul became trapped within the Millennium Ring. As time went by, the Ring changed hands, until it eventually came into the possession of a boy named Ryou Bakura. It was around this time that the other Millennium Items (such as Yugi's Millennium Puzzle) began to awaken to their power. The Ring (and this Yami Bakura) could sense those items, and so he began to "nudge" his host towards the items. When necessary, he can awaken from the Millennium Ring and take over his host's body, and this was how he and Yami Yugi first met. His quest takes him to Yugi and company, and he almost succeeds in sealing everyone's souls in their own cards, but the Millennium Puzzle fights back, drawing Yami Yugi out so he can for their freedom. Blocked as he was because the Millennium Puzzle gave Yugi a second soul, Yami Bakura thinks of other ways to get ahead, including trying to switch his host from Ryou Bakura to Mokuba, but Tristan manages to outwit Yami Bakura and set him back. Tristan thinks he threw the Millennium Ring away, but the Ring can be drawn back to its host at will. Learning of Pegasus' defeat, Bakura quickly switches gears to confront Pegasus, overpowers him, and steals his Millennium Eye. As time passed, Yami Bakura could sense powers growing as the Battle City tournament progressed, but as soon as he continued his search, another dark soul confronted him: Marik Ishtar. They soon realized that they were after different goals (Bakura the Millennium Items and Marik the Egyptian God Cards) and agreed on a temporary alliance so that each could claim his prize (each thinking that he was getting a better deal). Bakura kept up his end of the deal, helping Marik get to Yugi's friends and then joining him at the Battle City finals. But does Yami Bakura really know what he is getting himself into? Like Yami Yugi, Yami Bakura is a bit of unknown. All that is known about him is that he seeks the eight Millennium Items, which when brought together open a gateway to unimaginable dark powers. He seems extremely ruthless in his quest for the items. But is that all there is to know about Yami Bakura? |
