Shadi Shadi was a spirit who guarded the tombs of Ancient Egypt for 3 , 000 years ( 5 , 000 years in the dub ) . Shadi possessed the Millennium Key and the Millennium Scale . Etymology . " Shadi " ( شادي ) is a name used in Arabic - speaking countries as well as in the Indian subcontinent . The name is traditionally given to Arab Christian and Muslim males . The word " Shadi " is of Arabic origin and has the archaic meaning of " singer " although that is no longer its use nowadays . It also means someone who seeks knowledge of science and literature . which makes his name also means disciple as it also , comes from the root of " shudda " ( شَدَّ ) which means to be exaggerating on something like being too harsh on someone or something . and in case of " Shada " ( شادَ ) it means to build . Biography . Prior to debut . Shadi was killed by Yami Bakura at least 5 years before the present day events of the series , which meant that Shadi was a disembodied spirit and insubstantially incorporeal ghost normally whenever the characters encountered him . However , such as when saving Tristan and Duke ' s lives from falling off Seto Kaiba ' s Blimp , Shadi did have the power to become substantial for a short time . In the dub , he was killed by Bandit King Bakura millennia ago . Shadi had guarded the tomb where the seven Millennium Items were once kept . Shadi forcefully gave the Millennium Eye to Maximillion Pegasus , after Pegasus saw him punish a Grave Robber with the Millennium Ring . Shadi was the apparent guardian of the Tomb . When Yami Marik murdered his father , Shadi gave him the message that the Pharaoh would return , which caused Marik to believe that the Pharaoh was responsible for his father ’ s demise . In the English dub , Mr . Ishtar was sent to the Shadow Realm . Duelist Kingdom . Shadi appeared before Yugi Muto in Duelist Kingdom and entered his mind . Shadi found that Yugi ' s soul had been divided into two Soul room s . One of them was for Yami Yugi and the other was for Yugi . Shadi entered Yami ' s mind to find any clues that might lead him to the thief who stole Pegasus ' s Millennium Eye ( Yami Bakura ) . As Shadi attempted to find any clues , he was attacked by multiple traps in the Pharaoh ' s mind . Shadi almost met his end , but was rescued by Yugi . As both attempted to find clues to the thief of the Millennium Eye , they were attacked by Dark Magician who emerged from a stone tablet . Shadi was standing on a stone tablet of the Blue - Eyes White Dragon and attempted to defend him and Yugi by summoning the dragon . However Yugi reasoned with the Dark Magician and convinced the magician to call off his attack , much to Shadi ' s amazement . Shadi then suspected that Yugi was the chosen one . Once Shadi exited Yugi ' s mind , he apologized for the intrusion . He then warned Yugi to be careful and watch out for the thief . Before he dispersed , Yugi asked for his name and Shadi told him . Battle City . Shadi appeared once again during Battle City ; he appeared and saved Tristan and Duke , whom had gotten into a fight over Serenity and were forced to hang onto the end of the blimp for their lives . Later , Shadi appeared to Yugi and warned him about all seven Millennium Items being aboard Kaiba Craft 3 and were used during the Battle City Tournament . Then , he explained to Yugi how Pegasus came across the Egyptian Gods and recreated them as Duel Monster cards . He then told him of the curses that came afterwards which caused the death of everyone involved in the production of the Gods ( whereas they vanished without a trace in the English Version ) , and that Pegasus was forced to return them to the tomb where he discovered the Gods . Shadi then met up with Ishizu Ishtar to discuss the evil within Marik that was growing ( Yami Marik ) and must be stopped . He then vanished once again . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Capsule Monsters . During the time of Alexander the Great , Shadi forced Alexander to undergo a trial in order to prove that he deserved the power of the Millennium Ring . Thousands of years later , he told Yami Yugi and Yami Alexander to face off for the power of the ring . Dawn of the Duel . Shadi helped Yami Yugi during the Dark RPG . He appeared in front of the stone tablet which bore the image of Priest Seto and Pharaoh Atem . Tristan was able to recognize him and pointed out that Shadi was the one who saved him and Duke during the Battle City Tournament . Using the power of the Millennium Key , Shadi got Yami Yugi ' s friends into the Millennium World through Yami Yugi ' s memory . When Pharaoh Atem was about to be killed by Zorc Necrophades , Shadi possessed the body of Hasan to help Atem during his fight with Zorc . However , he met his destruction with a blast from the evil being . After the Dark RPG and the Ceremonial Battle , Atem proceeded to his afterlife , and the seven Millennium Items were destroyed . While the tomb was crumbling and the people had left the main chamber , Shadi ' s spirit had appeared and disappeared one last time ; he was finally able to rest in peace in the spirit world . Other appearances . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Forbidden Memories . Shadi appeared in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Forbidden Memories " , in the future to help Yugi talk to his ancient self and find a way to release him . Shadi faced Yugi during the Kaiba Corporation Tournament . After he lost , Shadi ' s Millennium Key and Scale were drawn into two of the Millennium Item Card s . Deck . Although he was not a Duelist in the anime or the manga , Shadi Duel ed throughout various video games . In those cases , he played an Ancient Deck , which featured cards , such as " Millennium Golem " and " Sengenjin " .