Priests , Atem and Bakura ' s palace ka battle ( manga ) Bakura , King of Thieves faced Pharaoh Atem and the High Priests in a ka battle at the pharaoh ' s palace , in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . The involved High Priests were Seto , Akhenaden , Isis , Kalim , Mahado and Shada . A similar version of this battle takes place in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . Bakura sought revenge for the sacrifice in which the Millennium Items were created . He hoped to kill the pharaoh and priests and take the items for himself . The priests underestimated the caliber of the ka Bakura would have and had difficulty fighting his Diabound . However Atem revealed himself to be the one capable of controlling the three gods and summoned Obelisk , forcing Bakura to retreat . Events . Prior . Moments before the battle , Isis sensed a disturbing future , using the Millennium Tauk . She warned her fellow priests that an evil shadow was approaching the palace ; someone with incredible heka . Mahado ' s Millennium Ring also indicated a great shadow power . Bakura approached the palace , carrying treasure he had looted from Akhenamkhanen ' s tomb and dragging Akhenamkhanen ' s mummy behind him . When stopped by the guards , who asked who he was , he claimed that since he was wearing gold , he must a king . He demanded that they inform the pharaoh that Bakura , King of Thieves from Kul Elna had come to see him . He proceeded to fight off the guards and make his way to the throne room , just before the high priests were informed of his arrival . Bakura unloaded his loot , showed them the mummy and asked if they were not able to set better traps . He claimed to have come for the Millennium Items and asked if the priests were going to pass judgment on him . Since stepping on the Pharaoh ' s throne unbidden was a serious offense , Shada warned Bakura that he would not be forbidden . Seto said that it took courage for a miserable thief to stand before the six priests and joked that they would make sure to use a larger canopic jar for his guts . Akhenaden explained that law and order is maintained by the Millennium Items , which can only be held by trained priests and divine pharaohs and if a person with a heart of evil were to touch an item , their soul would be burned away and the gods would punish them with death . However this only made Bakura more eager . Seto stepped up and said he would be the first to punish him with death . A slab was prepared for Bakura ' s ka to be sealed inside . The Millennium Scales , Ring , Tauk and Eye all began to react wildly to Bakura ' s evil . Bakura laughed at the notion of the items maintaining law and order , as he knew they were created by destruction and had shadow power hidden in them . He claimed to want revenge for the hidden dark past , pertaining to the birth of the Millennium Items . On using the Millennium Key to look into Bakura ' s soul , Shada was shocked by the site of a massive ka , Diabound , and warned the others that the slab would not be big enough to contain it . Battle . Bakura summoned Diabound , before the priests , who were stunned by its size . Akhenaden asked how such a demon could dwell in the soul of a mere thief . Bakura replied that Diabound was not a demon , but Diabound , the Beast Spirit of Death . Siamun Muran thought it was impossible for a god ka , a holy spirit , to exist within an evil heart . Bakura questioned his definition of evil . By the priests ' standards of justice , he believed himself to be " good " , as long as he is loyal . Seto used the Millennium Rod to cast Diabound into the tablet . He seemed successful at first , but the tablet began to crack and Diabound broke free . Seto stepped up to battle Bakura , believing his power to be enough to defeat him , despite Akhenaden ' s suggestion that the priests combine their power . He raised a tablet to summon Galestgoras , a demon from the Shrine of Wedju . Believing himself to have transcended above the level of a common criminal , such as the one Galestgoras was taken from , Bakura remarked that it was impossible for it to defeat Diabound . Galestgoras bit Diabound on the arm , managed to subdue the attack from its snake appendage and slam Diabound on the ground . As it attempted to deliver its finishing blow , Diabound used its power to move freely through solid matter to evade . It then made its way into the tablet Galestgoras was summoned from and destroyed it , causing Galestgoras to disappear . Bakura challenged Atem , offering to wager his head for Atem ' s life , treasure and the Millennium Items . When Atem questioned his interest in the items , Bakura tugged on Akhenamkhanen ' s mummy and said he should ask him . He stated that Akhenamkhanen was the one who brought the Millennium Items into the world . Despite Akhenaden ' s objection that he did so in the interest of creating peace , Bakura claimed the items were forbidden artifacts of dark magic , which can be used to forge a contract with the great evil god , Zorc Necrophades . As Bakura pressed his foot on the corpse and suggested Akhenamkhanen had selfish motives , Atem got annoyed and stood up , telling Bakura not to touch the body . The six priests decided they had had enough of Bakura ' s disrespect and summoned a dragon , Bastet , Spiria , Magus of Illusion . Diabound easily destroyed the dragon with its fist and Bastet with its snake appendage . During the battle Atem walked over to Thief Bakura , pushed him aside and picked up his father ' s body . The priests worried that Atem had made himself vulnerable by getting so close . Mahado prepared to protect him with Magus of Illusion , but Seto lacked confidence in the power of Mahado ' s ka and summoned Battle Ox , instead . He ordered Battle Ox to cut Diabound in two and while it failed to do , he instructed Mahado to use the opening it created to attack Diabound . Magus of Illusion cast the " Curse of Illusions " , restraining Diabound and preventing it from using its wall - phasing ability . While carrying his father ' s body , Atem thought he heard him say " justice lies in the name of the gods " . Atem carried the body over to Siamun , who was upset to see Akhenamkhanen in that state , but told Atem to rest assured the king would have revenge when the priests delivery heavenly judgment on Bakura . Atem insisted that the body was not a king , but his father . Gadius , Magus of Illusion , Battle Ox and Spiria continued to battle Diabound , but Bakura was aware that it was taking a toll on their priest ' s ba . Diabound used its " Spiral Surge " ability to break free from the " Curse of Illusions " and proceeded to attack the priest ' s remaining ka . As they worried about how they were to defeat such power , Atem asked them to stand down and declared that he would fight . Bakura believed Atem could not win , regardless of what ka he summoned . However Atem recalled his father saying that justice lies in the name of the gods and with that was able to summon Obelisk , one of the three figures of the gods , from the Shrine of Wedju . Bakura and the priests were surprised to learn that Atem was the chosen pharaoh , prophecized the inherit the names of the three hidden gods and the power to wield them . Atem warned Bakura that he would not forgive the person trying to steal the Millennium Items , which were forged by his father ' s dreams of freedom and peace . Bakura derided his use of the words " freedom " and " peace " and claimed the items were made from both good and evil and will respond the evil within the heart of whoever possesses them and drag them into a world of evil . He accused the pharaoh and priests of killing anyone who frightens them in the name of justice and asked if it was really justice . He suggested that what they really fear is their enemy ' s idea of justice and that nobody can draw the line between good and evil , which is something only the Millennium Items can tell . He invited Atem to look at his priests and asked if he can be sure that there is not one who covets his throne , much to their disgust . Bakura said that he also claimed justice was on his side and that he would kill all of them , make himself pharaoh and use that position and the Millennium Items to rule the world . Atem also questioned Bakura ' s assertion of justice , by pointing to his acts of murder and grave robbing . Bakura ordered Diabound to kill Obelisk and surpass the power of the gods . It used its " Spiral Wave " attack , which had little effect . Obelisk in turn used its " God Hand Crusher " attack to strike Diabound , considerably lowering Bakura ' s ba . With some ba left , Bakura used Diabound ' s wall - phasing power again to retreat with it through the palace wall . Aftermath . Bakura retreated to the outskirts of the kingdom , where he looked back at the palace . He laughed and commented that the attack was only the prelude to the fall of the dynasty . Search efforts were made to find Bakura . While Akhenaden and Seto discussed the search ' s progress , Seto deemed Bakura too dangerous to be kept alive . They worried that the ka gathered in the Shrine of Wedju were not enough to compete with Diabound , which Seto accredited to them only collecting ka from criminals . However Akhenaden reminded him that Bakura was also a sinner and theorized that his ka ' s strength came from his level of hatred . He suspected that Bakura may be a survivor of the Kul Elna massacre and admitted to Seto that Bakura had been right about the Millennium Items having an evil side . He confirmed that the items could indeed be used to forge a contract with the great evil god and for that reason they could not allow Bakura to have them . Seto proposed that they conduct a ka hunt , where they would take civilians with promising - looking ka and inflict agony upon them . This would provoke hatred and strengthen the ka , which could be turned into weapons . Akhenaden thought the idea was insane and knew the pharaoh would not consent . Seto rationalized that in having the stature of a god , the pharaoh must maintain peace , but in desperate times , it would be necessary for the priests to employ shadow politics to protect the royal house . Akhenamkhanen was buried again three days after the attack and the priests engaged in mock ka battles to prepare themselves for further attacks . Shadow RPG . When Atem played the Shadow RPG , he reenacted moments of his life as pharaoh , including this battle . This time he had no memories of his life in ancient Egypt , but had new memories of the modern world . In this reproduction , he recognized Thief Bakura as Dark Bakura , due to them having the same name and the motive to steal the Millennium Items . He also noted the similarities between ka battling and " Duel Monsters " .