While Yu-Gi-Oh! Has a very sizable cast, the characters that undoubtedly get the most focus are the trio of Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba and Joey Wheeler. The three of them form the classic dynamic of the protagonist, the rival and the best friend, and even with all the spinoff stories over the past 20 years, the three of them remain the most iconic depiction of the dynamic in the franchise.
The original Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, both the anime and the manga, ended 20 years ago, and with it came the definitive ends to Yugi, Kaiba and Joey’s stories. While their characters have been expanded through spinoff material and official sequels, The original Yu-Gi-Oh! series still served as a conclusive end to their character arcsAnd this is true for both anime and manga. With how old and how iconic a series Yu-Gi-Oh! Yes, the ending is undoubtedly known by now, but both its ending and everything that followed it are still worth detailing, regardless.
Like the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Completed his story
The best duel brought the series full circle
With the breath Zark defeated Necropod and regained his memories, it was finally time for him to pass on to the living. Atem, however, had to defeat him in a duel where he goes all out, because losing in that scene would be the only way for Atem’s soul to be at peace and pass on. Both Joey and Kaiba offered to duel, but they were both denied and Yugi declared that he would duel Atem in the rite of the duel.
In the script of the underworld, the power of the millennium things separated Yugi and Atem, and the two began the rite of the duel. At first, it seemed like Atem had an overwhelming advantage, even summoning all three Egyptian God cards and leaving Yugi with little defense. however, Yugi was in control of things the whole time and destroyed the Egyptian gods in a single gameAnd at the same time, Kaiba, who was nothing but rejected by Yugi, finally recognized him as a duelist.
Yugi and Atem kept going back and forth, and Atem even wanted his deck to give him the cards he needed, but in the end, Yugi defeated Atem, and Atem was able to pass to the next world. As sad as everyone was to lose Atem, they remained steadfast that they will always be friends, and Atem can leave knowing once and for all that everyone will be fine. Afterwards, Yugi noticed that this was only the end of Atem’s story and that his story was just beginning.
What happened to Joey Wheeler after the end of Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yu-Gi-Oh! ‘s sad underdog received a proper sendoff only in the sequel
Out of the main trio of the original Yu-Gi-Oh!Joey Wheeler is the one who gets the least amount of focus. His character arc ends with either winning back his Red-Eyes Black Dragon from Yugi in the manga or helping Mai overcome her trauma in the anime, as he wasn’t given anything to do in the Millennium World arc. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions has Joey along with the rest of the original cast, but he has little involvement in the story, and as such, Joey’s future is never elaborated in the continuity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! mAnga.
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Regarding the anime continuity, however, a little more has been done with Joey’s character. While Joey never physically appeared in the anime after the original series, in Yu-Gi-Oh! GXPegasus tells Aster Phoenix that he considers Joey to be the third-best duelist in the world thanks to his raw talent, so that means that Joey is still a professional duelist as an adult in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime continuation. It’s not much of anything to go on, but at least it gives Joey something to do after the end of the original series.
What happened to Seto Kaiba after the end of Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yugi’s eternal rival built an incredible legacy
Seto Kaiba’s story in the continuity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga continued in 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. Kaiba began rebuilding the Millennium Puzzle to finally settle the score with Atem, but he eventually accepted that Atem was gone and that Yugi was just as worthy of a rival. even so, Kaiba used Diva’s Quantum Cube to enter the afterlife and get his rematch with AtemAnd while their duel was never shown, Kaiba would return to the realm of the living and eventually perform a playtest of Yugi’s new game, Sphere II.
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Kaiba also does a lot in the continuity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime. Kaiba helped found the Duel Academies featured in the anime’s immediate sequel, Yu-Gi-Oh! GXAnd he was also responsible for sending both Yubel and Yaden’s drawings into space, causing the drawings to turn into the Neo Spacer and Yubel to be corrupted by the Light of Doom. Finally, while Kaiba does not physically appear in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 dsKaibaCorp became a tyrannical megacorp and transformed Domino City into the dystopian New Domino City, making Kaiba, for better or worse, the character with the longest-running involvement with the anime.
What happened to Yugi Muto after the end of Yu-Gi-Oh?
The king of games got an appropriate job
Yugi Muto, much like Kaiba, saw his story continue in the 2016 film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. Yugi was finally caught between Kaiba and Diva’s place with Atem, and it was through them making it clear that Atem was never coming back that Yugi himself was finally able to accept that Atem was gone. After Diva’s defeat, Yugi graduated from high school and worked to become a game developer, and sometime after Kaiba’s return from the afterlife, Yugi and Kaiba tested Yugi’s new game, Spherium II, at Kaiba’s space station.
Although not a recurring character, Yugi also continues to appear in the anime continuity after the original series. Yugi is still the king of games in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and grew to match Atem’s physicality, and in the first episode, he gave Jaden his trademark Winged Kuriboh card after meeting him by accident. Years later, at the end of season 4, Yugi came out again and worked with Winged Kuriboh to have Jaden duel his younger self So Jaden can remember how fun dueling can be, a lesson that appears to have stuck with him Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D bonds beyond time.
What happened to Atem after the end of Yu-Gi-Oh?
The great pharaoh is gone from this world
On the subject of what happened Yu-Gi-Oh!‘s original protagonists After the original anime, it would be remiss not to include Atem. The original ending to Yu-Gi-Oh! is never undone and breath remains in the next world, only in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of DimensionsNot only did Atem help save Joey from Diva’s assault, but in the film’s final duel, Atem briefly returns to finish off Diva and save Yugi and Kaiba. Later, Atem prepared to duel Kaiba after he used the Quantum Cube to enter the afterlife, although the outcome was never shown.
The anime continuity also maintained that Atem was absent from the world, but he made appearances for the rite of the duel. in Yu-Gi-Oh! GXfor example, Atem took over for Yugi during his duel with Jaden after challenging Slifer the Sky Dragonand in Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D bonds beyond timeAtem teams up with Jaden and Yusei to stop Paradox from killing Pegasus. By design, Atem is the one Yu-Gi-Oh! Protagonist who can’t really do anything new, but at least, the franchise has done what it can to maintain his relevance along with the other protagonists.
Is the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Canon with the rest of the series?
The Great Fan Debate
For those introduced to Yu-Gi-Oh! through the Shawn Jump Manga, there was a wildly different series preceding this one Duel monsters Still featuring many of the same characters. Despite being so different, both the original and Duelist Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime are canon to Kazuki Takahashi’s manga; They are separate adaptations in anime form. The events before the Duelist Kingdom arc are largely self-contained in this period, So viewers don’t need to watch the 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime before enjoying the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Kingdom series and beyond.
For example, the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime features multiple duel monsters battles between Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba, including the famous three blue-eyed white dragons and Exodia moment in the second duel, while the 2000 anime starts with this battle. The 1998 show then introduces Ryou Bakura as a tabletop RPG enthusiast whose Millennium Ring unleashes Yami Bakura and a dark twist on their session of Monster WorldA story is gone in the 2000s Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime. Yu-Gi-Oh! had a different image before seizing its identity as the franchise behind one of the world’s most popular card games.
It is arguably wise that the 2000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime by Battle City and Millennium World distances itself from the original story because it rarely has to do with themes for which it is now famous, often with no card games in sight. Yugi’s alter ego, then called Yami Yugi, was a cruel character Whose punishment against any criminal, from petty to heinous, would reach violent extremes. These include tricking robbers into impaling themselves, blowing up opponents with chemical explosives, or trapping rivals in nightmares where they experience simulated death. The manga events combine all of these, though.
Are the Yu-Gi-Oh! Movies and spin-offs canon?
How faithful are subsequent stories to Takahashi’s original?
While the original Yu-Gi-Oh Anime and the Duelist Events have debatable canonicity, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX And Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 ds Take place in the same universe but with different protagonists. However, the anime preceded their manga adaptationsEach of which is not written by Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator, Kazuki Takahashi, makes it more of a shared universe with cameos like Yugi, Kaiba and Pegasus. It is not until Zexal, Arc-V, VRAINS, SEVENS, And Go Rush!! Where they take place in separate, self-contained universes.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Films still focus entirely on the timeline of the primary story, with varying levels of adherence to the canon. The original 1999 film is largely a proof-of-concept duel between Yugi and Kaiba, while The pyramid of light is non-canon. Bonds beyond time Events are confirmed as canon in 5 dsAnd Takahashi confirms this The Dark Side of Dimensions Takes place six months after the original manga found. for Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans, the canon question is a hot topic. While it’s easy to dismiss anything not written by Kazuki Takahashi, see how his legacy continues Yu-Gi-Oh! Spinoffs is interesting.