Akhenaden ( manga ) Akhenaden is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . This is the original depiction of Akhenaden , known as Aknadin in the English anime . Biography . History . Akhenaden was the adviser and brother of Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen . While he loved his brother , he was secretly resentful of his brother for being pharaoh while he was relatively unimportant . When Egypt was under attack , Akhenaden pushed his brother to fight back and protect his people , but Aknamkanon refused on the grounds he wanted peace . Eventually the invading armies grew too close to the palace to be repelled , and Akhenaden suggested using a spell from the Millennium Tome to create the Millennium Items . Faced with the undeniable fact his kingdom may be destroyed , Akhenamkhanen agreed . It is later revealed that Zorc Necrophades had lured Akhenaden ( most likely with promises of his legacy obtaining the throne from his brother ) to translate the Millennium Tome ( hence the Shadow Alchemy and the events of Kul Elna ) in order for him to be brought back into the world . Akhenaden abandoned his son Seto and his wife for fear his actions would later cause criminals to target them , as well as to shield them from prejudice . Akhenaden led a group of soldiers to the village of Kul Elna , where he ordered the thieves there killed , and their blood collected for the ritual to create the items . The only survivor of this slaughter was Bakura . The slaughter was so horrific that Aknadin never told his brother of it . Akhenaden succeeded in crafting the Millennium Items , but a chasm opened in the chamber where the ritual took place . It was said that whoever wears the Millennium Eye is granted one wish , which Akhenaden doubted , but nevertheless wished for his son to become king . On the journey back to the palace , all the soldiers but Akhnaden fell , and only he survived . Upon the invading army ' s attack , Akhenaden , his brother and five other priests used the Millennium Items to hold them at bay and defeat them . Akhenaden remained a member of the High Priests after his brother sacrificed himself and his son Atem took the throne . Akhenaden also witnessed his son Seto ' s rise to power as a High Priest , the holder of the Millennium Rod . Akhnaden was amazed his son had made his way from peasant to priest despite him abandoning him , and spent all his spare time training Seto , although he never told him they were related . Both Seto and Atem were unaware that they were cousins , although if Atem knew Akhenaden was his uncle or not is not addressed . Despite his outward personality of being loyal to the pharaoh and his kindness and mercy to criminals , Akhenaden ' s inner jealousy caused him to desire Seto becoming the pharaoh more than anything else , and Akhenaden would in truth despise his brother and nephew , who took the kingship that Akhenaden desired for himself and his son . Despite the extremes he took , he did end up getting his wish , but ironically it came from Atem ' s own will and generosity . It is assumable that Akhenaden was very happy about this and that his anger , envy and corruption , was finally laid to rest , since he no longer had a reason to feel those emotions . Millennium World . Akhenaden took part of the exorcism of Dark Spirit of Chaos , from a criminal . He used the Millennium Eye to expose Dark Spirit of Chaos ' true form . When the exorcism was complete , Seto suggested that the criminal be executed for the amusement of the pharaoh and to set a warning for future thieves . However Akhenaden argued that it was unnecessary , as the evil ka had been removed and that it was the duty of a priest to show mercy . He then sentenced the criminal to seven years hard labor . When Bakura , King of Thieves attacked the royal palace and accused Atem ' s father of slaughtering his village , the High Priests denied such claims , but Akhenaden was horrified to realize Bakura must have survived the destruction , and as a result of the rage and evil that surely had taken root in him , the power of his ka " Diabound " would be nearly limitless . Using the power of his Millennium Ring to get past the guards , Bakura later attacked Akhenaden at the palace and promised Akhenaden ' s dark side would be brought out . It is implied that Bakura infused a part of Zorc ' s essence into Akhenadnen ' s eye . A future version of Akhenaden claiming to " be " Zorc Necrophades , sealed away into the Millennium Puzzle 3 , 000 years ago , later visits Akhenaden and tempts him into betraying his pharaoh he is unconscious . Akhenaden ' s jealousy towards his brother is exposed by Zorc and he eventually becomes convinced that his son should be Pharaoh instead . Akhenaden then had several prisoners , including Kisara , taken to the underground prison where he made them battle each other using their ka . When Seto found him , Akhenaden explained Seto would be the next pharaoh and he was simply doing his duty to him by creating an army for him ; by having the prisoners fight , their evil souls grew stronger and their ka more deadly . When Akhenaden ordered Kisara to battle , Seto stepped in to save her at the risk of his own life . Akhenaden accompanied the attack on Kul Elna . Overseeing the events , Dark Bakura used an hourglass to freeze time , while Akhenaden collected the remaining Millennium Items from the incapacitated priests and placed them in the Tablet of the Pharaoh ' s Memories to call Zorc . Transformation into the High Priest of Darkness . Zorc endowed Akhenaden with the power of the shadows by infusing him with a part of his soul , and transformed him into the High Priest of Darkness . Akhenaden fought along side Zorc , summoning an army of the undead , and teleported Seto to the palace . He proceeded to tell Seto of his royal lineage , encouraging him to join him and rule the world with him and Zorc . Akhenaden sealed The White Dragon in stone before killing Kisara . After Zorc was destroyed , he killed himself and Akhenaden sent his spirit into Seto , and controlled him to attack Atem , who had just arrived . Atem was overpowered , but the spirit of Kisara , in the form of The White Dragon entered Seto ' s mind , where she killed Akhenaden for good . At the end of the Ceremonial Battle , Akhenaden is among the souls waiting for Atem in the underworld . Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX . Akhenadin appears as one of three High Priests , who seal Tragoedia after judging him . Monster ka . Akhenaden has summoned the following monster ka :