Yami Yugi
Yami Yugi, known as
Dark Yugi in the
manga and Japanese versions, and also referred to as the Nameless Pharaoh, is the spirit of
Pharaoh Atem that has been sealed in the
Millennium Puzzle. He is the protagonist of the
original and
second series, along with
Yugi Muto.
Together with Yugi he holds the title "King of Games" (King of Duelists in Japanese version), by winning in the Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, Grand Championship and Battle City V2 (in GX anime) tournaments.
After Yugi Muto solved the Millennium Puzzle, Yami Yugi resided in Yugi's body and would take possession of it when Yugi or his friends were in danger. After Yugi became fully aware of Yami's existence, Yugi could voluntarily give control of his body to the Pharaoh; occasionally before one would give control to the other, they would, as souls in the mind of the one controlling Yugi's body, converse with each other, usually about their options of what to do when in difficult situations.
The
Millennium Puzzle is one of the
Millennium Items. It was originally known as the
Millennium Pendant, but after being shattered and requiring assembly it came to be known as the Millennium Puzzle.