Maximillion Pegasus Maximillion Pegasus , known as Pegasus J . Crawford in the Japanese version , is the president of Industrial Illusions and the creator of the game of " Duel Monsters " . He owns many cards that have never been released to the public . He originally wanted to be an artist before becoming obsessed with Egypt and creating " Duel Monsters " . This did serve to fulfill his original dream as he drew monsters for his game . Pegasus was the main antagonist of the Duelist Kingdom arc , but later redeems himself . Pegasus tried to take over KaibaCorp to see Cyndia using the company ' s Solid Vision technology . In the American version of the anime , he wants to take over KaibaCorp and gain possession of the Millennium Items to combine KaibaCorp technology with the items in the hope of reviving his lover , Cecelia . In the anime , however and surprisingly , he became an ally starting after Battle City . Design . Personality . Pegasus is depicted as a well - mannered yet overly dramatic man obsessed with cartoons , concealing the appearance of a ruthless businessman and gamer , and yet a man of his word . Pegasus has a habit of calling Yugi " Yugi - boy " and Kaiba " Kaiba - boy " . This trend continues in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " . When sufficiently provoked , he can have a temper . Pegasus is also notable for his foppish manner , dandified appearance , and effeminate hairstyle , all of which have led to him being referred to as " cutie - pie " ( by Bandit Keith ) and an " overdressed prima donna " ( by Joey Wheeler ) . Pegasus is interested in cartoons , especially " Funny Bunny " , which he watched every Saturday morning while growing up in America . Cartoons are the inspiration for many of his cards , such as the Toon monster s . Pegasus at first comes across as a cheater with a thirst for collecting souls and achieving his ambitions . This impression is changed when his true motive is revealed . Not only is Pegasus an excellent business man , his motivations for acting as the above was the resurrection of his deceased lover Cecelia . Because he needed KaibaCorp ' s Solid Vision and thus needed KaibaCorp , the deal with the Big Five is that he be given control if he beat Yugi , to restore Kaiba Corp ' s reputation as Yugi beat Kaiba . From this , his cheating to beat Yugi and kidnapping Solomon , Mokuba , and Seto Kaiba becomes somewhat understandable . Furthermore , Pegasus himself honors his pledge to Yugi Muto claiming to be both " duty bound " and a " man of [ his ] word " , releasing the souls of Solomon Muto , Seto and Mokuba Kaiba before being defeated in a Shadow Game by Yami Bakura . Despite cheating with the Millennium Eye himself , Pegasus showed a dislike for people who cheat for personal gain , such as Bandit Keith ( who cheated right in front of him ) . In the anime , he was somewhat light - hearted in this aspect , simply making fun of Keith while dropping him with a trapdoor . However , he allowed the Duel to continue , presumably to see how Joey had grown as a Duelist . Also , Pegasus displays great humility after his defeat ; although he only had to free Solomon , Mokuba and Seto Kaiba if he lost to Yugi , he still gave him the prize money , having read Joey ’ s mind and realizing that Joey needed the money to save his sister ’ s eyesight . In the manga , Pegasus often puts on a timid facade to trick his enemies . He pretends to be discouraged by minor upsets in his duels with Yugi and Kaiba , then acts as if his strategies are purely luck - based . When Kaiba attempts to use the duel disk prototypes , Pegasus pretends that he ' s too weak to carry the device , forcing Kaiba to use Pegasus ' arena . Years later in Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX , Pegasus dropped his ruthless facade completely and became more laid back and jovial . This was shown during his Duel against Vellian Crowler and Jean - Louis Bonaparte . In the English dub of Bonds Beyond Time , Pegasus is portrayed with an extremely vain personality . Voice and mannerisms . Being an American , Pegasus has a tendency to use English words when speaking in the Japanese version . Etymology . In all Japanese versions , Pegasus is known as " Pegasus J . Crawford " . In the dub and manga , the name is instead " Maximillion Pegasus " . In the English " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Duelists of the Roses " video game , and in the instruction booklet for " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Forbidden Memories " , his original name , Pegasus Crawford is used , while in the other games his dub and manga name is used . Pegasus is unusual in that his English name is used in the English manga while most " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " human characters keep their Japanese names in the English manga . In the video game , " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Falsebound Kingdom " , the character representing Pegasus within the virtual world of the game is named Pegasus J . Kroitzel . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Reshef of Destruction " , Pegasus takes an alias . In the Japanese version , he takes the name Taiyō Tenma ( 天馬 太陽 , " Tenma Taiyō " ) . In the dub , he takes the name Sol Chevalsky , an approximate name when compared to his Japanese alias ( Sol and Taiyou translate into " Sun " ) . Biography . History . Maximillion Pegasus first met Cecelia at a party thrown by his businessman father in Las Vegas 14 years before Duelist Kingdom . The two fell in love and made plans to live together . Pegasus often spent time painting portraits of her . ( In the dub , the two got married . ) Cecelia died of illness at the age of 17 . Pegasus searched the world looking for anything that could possibly revive the dead . His quest led him to Egypt , where their beliefs of an afterlife intrigued him . Here he met Shadi , the ghost of a guardian of the Millennium Items . Shadi warned him that he wouldn ' t find the solutions to his problems here and tells him to leave . Pegasus is impressed as he thinks Shadi just read his mind . He ignores Shadi ' s warning and follows him to an underground temple . After Shadi realizes Pegasus followed him , he puts him to the Millennium Eye ' s test . If Pegasus was worthy of the Eye , he would be granted his dearest wish , which was to see Cecelia again . Pegasus has his left eye replaced with the Millennium Eye , which Shadi forced into Pegasus ' socket . After receiving the eye , Pegasus saw a vision of Cecelia for a brief moment , enough to hug her before returning to reality . Pegasus soon learned of the ancient Shadow Game s that were played in ancient Egypt and became obsessed with their powers . Having created Industrial Illusions , he started a new game in the United States , " Duel Monsters " , a card game based on the Duels of ancient times . Combining the magic of the Millennium Items with these cards had the same effect as using them with the stone slabs originally used . On a second trip to Egypt , Shadi took Pegasus to an underground city and led him to chamber , containing a tablet of carvings of the Egyptian Gods . Pegasus then returned to America to create the God Cards , basing them off what he ' d seen on the tablet . However , everyone Pegasus employed to work on the God cards died or disappeared in the dub . Despite this , Pegasus refused to stop this project . He continued to paint the God Cards himself . As he did so , he fell asleep and dreamed of a Egyptian city being destroyed by the Gods . Shadi appeared to Pegasus in the dream and warned him of the danger he was unleashing . He told Pegasus that his only hope was to return the God Cards to their resting place . Fearing for his life , Pegasus returned to Egypt , and had Ishizu Ishtar , a current guardian , bury the Egyptian God Cards in the Pharaoh ' s tomb . In the dub , during some unprecedented time in the creation of " Duel Monsters " , Pegasus had also traveled to Eastern Asia , where he drew inspiration from the religions and mythologies to create the Spirit monster card variety . Pegasus receives a proposal from Seto Kaiba from KaibaCorp inquiring about developing a Dueling Arena s to amplify " Duel Monsters " . Pegasus participated in the Intercontinental " Duel Monsters " Championship tournament and faced Bandit Keith in the finals . Pegasus toys with Keith and reads his mind using the Millennium Eye . He scribbles down some notes and calls a kid , named Sam , from the audience over . He hands Sam the instructions and tells him to use them to defeat Keith . In the meantime , Pegasus sits with Kaiba and happily accepts his proposal to develop the holographic system , as they watch Sam defeat and humiliate Keith . Pegasus is also present at the regional Duel Monsters championship in Japan . He hands the prizes to the winner Weevil Underwood and invites him to participate in his Duelist Kingdom tournament . Pegasus is the inspiration for " Dungeon Dice Monsters " , a game that Duke Devlin created . After playing Duke in a game , Pegasus approves the creation of Dungeon Dice Monsters , wanting to expand it further . Upon Pegasus ' request , Duke allows him to make an addition to the game . Pegasus adds " Dark Magician " as a monster , which Duke doesn ' t learn of until later . Pegasus also hacks into KaibaCorp ' s computer system and adds some of Dungeon Dice Monsters ' data . " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " . Duelist Kingdom . Pegasus is informed of the uncontested " Duel Monsters " champion , Seto Kaiba , being defeated by Yugi Muto . He struck a deal with The Big Five from KaibaCorp in an attempt to overthrow Seto Kaiba and gain control of KaibaCorp . Pegasus planned the Duelist Kingdom tournament in the hopes of defeating Yugi Muto to restore the company ' s reputation ( and take Yugi ' s Millennium Puzzle in the dub ) . He planned to use KaibaCorp ' s Solid Vision technology to create a holographic version of Cecelia . ( In the dub , he planned on using the Millennium Items and the technology to revive Cecelia . ) Pegasus sent Yugi a videotape and items needed to participate in the tournament . Through the videotape , Pegasus was able to communicate with Yugi on the spot and faced him in a timed Duel . Pegasus won and stole the soul of Yugi ' s grandfather as Yugi ' s Penalty Game . He forced Yugi to enter Duelist Kingdom to get back the soul of his grandfather . Pegasus sent his henchmen to take care of Kaiba , but he escaped , making it look like he jumped to his death . Pegasus henchmen kidnapped Mokuba , who had swallowed a key to a safe of documents Pegasus requires to take over KaibaCorp . Kaiba managed to get to the Duelist Kingdom island and demanded that Pegasus give Mokuba back . Pegasus responded by sealing Mokuba ' s soul in the " Soul Prison " card . He told Kaiba he would need 10 Star Chips to see him , like the other contestants . He gave him the 5 Star Chips Mokuba had previously stolen and told Kaiba that he must beat Yugi to get the other 5 . Kaiba did so and prepared to Duel Pegasus using his Duel Disk s , which he has designed to counter Pegasus ' mind reading strategy . Pegasus agreed to use them , provided Kaiba also accepts his terms ; to have Mokuba ' s body hold his Duel Disks . Kaiba refused to attack his own brother , so he Dueled Pegasus using a standard Dueling Arena . With the ability to read his opponent ' s mind , Pegasus defeats Kaiba and traps his soul in another " Soul Prison " card . Pegasus watched the semi - final Duels ; Yugi Muto against Mai Valentine and Joey Wheeler against Bandit Keith . Having been humiliated by Pegasus in their last encounter , Keith held a gun to Pegasus after losing his Duel and demanded the prize money . Pegasus opened a trap door , causing Keith to plummet into the ocean . As he planned , Pegasus ends up Dueling Yugi . Were Pegasus to win , Yugi ' s soul would be sealed in a card . Should Yugi win , Pegasus would release the souls of Yugi ' s grandfather and the Kaiba brothers . The Millennium Eye initially gives Pegasus a massive advantage , but Yugi and Yami Yugi are able to outsmart him by using a " Mind Shuffle " technique , where each of them play a card face - down and then switch to the other mind without letting the other know what card they played . After the Yugis destroyed Pegasus ' card " Toon World " , giving them a small lead in Life Points , Pegasus draws them into a Shadow Game . Although the game is too much for Yugi , causing him to collapse , Yami Yugi was still able to resist Pegasus ' s Eye with the aid of Yugi ' s friends reaching out to protect Yugi , allowing him to destroy Pegasus ' monsters and win the Duel . After his defeat , a downhearted Pegasus leaves for his sanctuary where , true to his word , he releases the souls of Solomon , Kaiba and Mokuba , lamenting his failure to Cecelia . Shortly afterwards , Yami Bakura confronts him and challenges him to another Shadow Game , with their respective Millennium Items on the line . Weakened from his Duel with Yugi and Yami , Pegasus loses easily , and Yami Bakura takes his Millennium Eye . This causes Pegasus to fall into a coma , and his last appearance in the arc is being carried out of his sanctuary by Kemo , presumably for medical care . Dungeon Dice Monsters . Pegasus ' s disappearance after Duelist Kingdom hinders the release of Dungeon Dice Monsters . Duke Devlin blames Yugi for Pegasus ' disappearance and faces him in Dungeon Dice Monsters over it . Yugi manages to win using the " Dark Magician " Pegasus added , and shortly afterwards it is revealed that Industrial Illusions plans to take Dungeon Dice Monsters global . Duke uses Pegasus ' additions to the KaibaCorp computer system to his advantage , by adding Dungeon Dice original monsters to his Deck when he is trapped in the Virtual World . " Pyramid of Light " . Takes place after Battle City and before Waking The Dragons . Pegasus dreams of the impending danger as it enters his room to set its plan in motion . Soon after , Kaiba arrives and demands a way to defeat Yugi ' s three Egyptian God Cards since he knew Pegasus wouldn ' t let them go without a way to take them down . Pegasus admits to having a card that may work , but doesn ' t agree to Duel for it until after Kaiba wagers his three " Blue - Eyes White Dragon s " . Though he uses his beloved Toons , Pegasus is defeated after Kaiba uses " XYZ - Dragon Cannon " to destroy " Toon World " ( which destroys the Toon Monsters as well ) and attack him directly . Kaiba discovers two cards to take on the God Cards and doesn ' t believe Pegasus when he insists he only had one . Pegasus investigates the extra card and discovers the history of Anubis and arrives just in time to save Téa Gardner , Solomon Muto , and Mokuba from being crushed when Kaiba ' s Duel Dome starts to collapse . When Anubis reveals himself to Duel the Pharaoh and the building collapses further , Pegasus Summons " Blue - Eyes Toon Dragon " and " Toon Dark Magician Girl " to catch some falling debris before they are ( goofishly ) crushed . Waking the Dragons . Pegasus returns in the Waking the Dragons and gathers information on Paradius company and the company ' s true intentions . Pegasus warned Yugi and his friends of the impending danger and also gives Yugi the card " Legend of Heart " , a key card leading to the defeat of Dartz . His soul is taken by Mai Valentine , but is restored by the end of the arc . When Dartz Summoned the " Mirror Knights " , Pegasus was one of the captured souls in the cards , along with Mai , Yugi , and Joey Wheeler . He is eventually freed after the The Great Leviathan is destroyed . KC Grand Championship . Though Pegasus doesn ' t make a physical appearance during this arc , he is mentioned several times . Firstly , when Yugi ' s group remember he paid for their flight to America . And Pegasus was later mentioned by Leon as the one personally responsible for creating the Fairy Tale cards Leon uses . Zigfried later gloats that his virus would wipe out KC ' s computer data , forcing Pegasus to sign a business contract with Schroeder Corp ; though he is later foiled by the one weakness in " Golden Castle of Stromberg " , allowing the virus to cease its destruction of the KC computer data . Ceremonial Battle . Pegasus is told of the Ceremonial Battle towards the end of the series , where he gives a small narration of how Yugi ' s past adventures have led to this . He later makes a business deal with Zigfried von Schroeder . ( This is not shown in the dub . ) " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " . Shortly before finishing school , Chumley Huffington is called upon by Pegasus personally to work as a card designer for I² due to his successful card design submission of Ayers Rock Sunrise . When Franz , an I² employee , steals the only remaining copy of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " and controls it with a field spell he created and travels to Duel Academy to test it out on the participants of the Genex Tournament . Pegasus and Chumley follow him to Duel Academy and end up working with Chumley ' s school chum , Jaden Yuki , to track him down . After Chancellor Sheppard halts the tournament , the group finds Franz and Pegasus prepares to Duel him . Jaden steps in , however , and though he struggled at first against a God Card , manages to hold his own . After seeing Ra in pain , Jaden declares he will save the monster from Franz ' grasp and ends up destroying Ra and resurrecting to beat Franz . Pegasus watches the Duel in awe of Jaden ' s confidence and ability and even compares him to Yugi ( much like Yugi ' s own grandfather had done before ) . After the Duel , Pegasus credits Franz for his work , but tells him he would have to do things differently to continue at I² . Sometime later , he issues a Triangle Duel against Dr . Crowler and Vice - Chancellor Bonaparte for their right to work at Industrial Illusions , after the two believe themselves to be fired by Chancellor Sheppard . Pegasus wins the triangle Duel but accepts them as employees until Sheppard arrives and tells the two that they were not actually fired . Shortly afterwards , Pegasus and Sheppard meet in private to discuss the threat of the " Ultimate D - Card " that was stolen from Aster ' s father . While watching Jaden Duel Jesse Anderson , Aster Phoenix recalls a meeting he had with Pegasus in which Pegasus reveals that his ( then ) " top five " Duelists were : 1 . Yugi Muto , 2 . Seto Kaiba , 3 . Joey Wheeler , 4 . Aster Phoenix , and 5 . Jesse Anderson . He explains that Jesse was the only Duelist who could use the " Crystal Beast " cards he had given him . However , Jesse did not have the " Rainbow Dragon " card as its tablet had not yet been discovered . While Jesse and everyone else at Duel Academy were trapped in another dimension , the tablet is discovered and Pegasus uses a high tech portable card designer to create the card right then and there . After its finished , the card is transported to the other dimension so Jesse could use its power to take the school back home . Some time later , when several cards stopped working on Duel Disks he hired Axel Brodie to investigate . When Nightshroud , the one behind the dysfunctional cards ( and much more ) , Duels Jaden for the fate of the world , he tells him about the origins of the universe . Among other moments , Pegasus ' discovery of the Tablet of Lost Memories is shown . " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " . A poster for the WRGP lists one of its sponsors as the " Pegasus J . Crawford Memorial Foundation " , suggesting that by " 5D ' s " he had passed away . Altered timelines . " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 3D Bonds Beyond Time " . Pegasus is the target of Paradox , the main antagonist in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 3D Bonds Beyond Time " . Here , Paradox aims to kill Pegasus using Yusei Fudo ' s " Stardust Dragon " , eliminating " Duel Monsters " from existence in order to prevent his future from being destroyed by Synchro Summon ing . When Paradox came to Yugi Muto ' s time during a tournament that Pegasus was hosting , he used his Malefic Dragons to destroy buildings in the plaza , resulting in Pegasus ' death as he was crushed under a collapsing building , along with several other bystanders , including Solomon Muto . Yugi then travelled back in time with Yusei Fudo and Jaden Yuki to a point prior to both Pegasus ' s arrival in Domino City and Paradox ' s , so that the three can defeat Paradox . After Paradox ' s defeat , Pegasus is then shown distributing cards at the event . Video games appearances . Pegasus makes a number of appearances outside of the various " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime and manga adaptions . He appears as an opponent in many of the video games , using his signature Toon themed Deck . His most prominent appearance in the video games is in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Reshef of Destruction " , in which Pegasus once again appears as the main villain . Having found an ancient stone tablet , Pegasus is possessed by an ancient creature known as Reshef the Dark Being , and renames himself " Sol Chevalsky " . Using his resources , Pegasus summons forth all of his former minions , including the Paradox Brothers and PaniK from the Duelist Kingdom arc , and sends them to claim the Millennium Items while he prepares to free the Dark Being from its stone prison . Ishizu Ishtar foresees the calamity that the Dark Being could unleash , and recruits Yugi , Joey , and the player ' s character to put an end to Pegasus ' evil plans . They eventually succeed in freeing Pegasus and defeating the Dark Being , but Reshef attempts to possess him again . Saddened by his evil actions , Pegasus allows the Dark Being to take his soul , telling Yugi and his friends to seal him away with Reshef trapped inside of him . Pegasus ultimately accepts his fate , expressing his gratitude at having faced such powerful Duelists before he is sealed into the stone tablet . Deck . Pegasus uses a Toon / Illusion Deck focused around the card " Toon World " which , in the manga and anime , is a one - of - a - kind card that allows him to play special Toon monster s . During Duelist Kingdom , aside from his Toon cards Pegasus utilizes control cards to disable enemy monsters , such as " Trap Displacement " and " Magical Neutralizing Force " , and cards that can turn an opponent ' s cards against them , such as a combo of " Dragon Capture Jar " and " Dragon Piper " , or " Doppleganger " . These cards take full advantage of Pegasus ' mind reading abilities to anticipate and counter his opponent ' s moves . As an extension of this control , Pegasus created the cards " Relinquished " , " Thousand - Eyes Restrict " , " Thousand - Eyes Idol " , and " Dark - Eyes Illusionist " specifically for his Duel with Yugi , the cards having the ability to block enemy attacks and absorb the power of Yugi ' s monsters .