The God of the Obelisk ( character ) The God of the Obelisk , known as Obelisk the Giant God Soldier ( オベリスクの " Oberisuku no Kyoshinhei " ) in the Japanese version , is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . He is one of most powerful monster spirits , the three hidden gods . His corresponding " Duel Monsters " card is " The God of the Obelisk " . Appearance . Obelisk is a massive muscular blue - skinned humanoid . Obelisk has simple , triangular wings that are about the same height as Obelisk itself . Obelisk ' s large shoulder pauldrons have two large spikes protruding vertically , its forearm armor has spikes protruding at the elbows , and its groin and knees are armored with diamond - shaped plates , while a shield - shaped plate covers the posterior . Obelisk ' s feet are anisodactyl , with three toes in front and a single one behind ; its hands are more human , with spiked , sheath - like claws covering its fingertips and small diamond - shaped plates covering the knuckles . Obelisk ' s head is covered in spikes ; twin spikes jut from its cheeks , long spikes sideways from the back of the head , two from the temples , a short spike on the chin , and a tri - spiked crest on the top of its head . Obelisk ' s mouth is lipless , with pointed white teeth . Obelisk has red eyes , and the sapphire common to the Egptian Gods in its forehead . Obelisk ' s form differs in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Millennium World " and as " Obelisk The Progenitor " ; its spikes are shorter and more angular in comparison to the curved spikes seen in the present . The largest difference is its crest ; the outer spikes extend further both upwards and downwards , and the crest and chest have darker blue markings on them . This form is also seen in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Dark Side of Dimensions " , but with a navy blue base color and lighter blue markings . Biography . Ancient Egypt . Obelisk is one of the three Egyptian God s , along with Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Sun Dragon Ra . These monsters were only capable of being summoned by the pharaoh . When Bakura , King of Thieves invaded the Pharaoh ' s palace after plundering Akhenamkhanen ' s tomb , he engaged in a ka battle with the priests . During the battle , Akhenamkhanen ' s son , Atem , heard his father ' s spirit uttering " justice lies in the name of the gods " . With that , Atem managed to summon Obelisk to fight Diabound , forcing Bakura to retreat . Battle City . 3000 years later , Maximillion J . Pegasus created cards depicting the three Egyptian Gods , for his game " Duel Monsters " . However the souls of the Gods came to dwell in the cards , making them powerful weapons . On realizing this , Pegasus regarded their creation as one of his greatest mistakes . He tried to destroy the God Cards , but could not bring himself to do it , so he had the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities bury the cards in different locations in the Valley of the Kings . The Ghouls stole the " Slifer the Sky Dragon " and " The Sun Dragon Ra " cards . However the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities was able to prevent them finding the " The God of the Obelisk " card . Ishizu Ishtar , from the council , later gave it to Seto Kaiba , so that he would host the Battle City tournament to retrieve the other two . Kaiba used " The God of the Obelisk " in many of his Duels in the Battle City preliminaries . In his quarter final Duel against Ishizu Ishtar , Ishizu had used the Millennium Necklace to see in the future . She played the Duel in accordance to her foresight , which would result in her destroying " The God of the Obelisk " and winning . However after seeing a vision of Priest Seto and Kisara , Kaiba felt compelled to Summon " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and did so by Sacrificing " Obelisk " , allowing him to win the Duel instead . When Kaiba was defeated by Dark Yugi , he gave him the card " The God of the Obelisk " , which Dark Yugi needed to obtain his memories . Project R . A . . " Obelisk " was used in Dark Yugi ' s Duel against Yako Tenma , being Summoned with " Monster Reborn " after being discarded to Special Summon " The Tricky " . Dark Yugi used its effect to increase its ATK to infinity in an attempt to defeat " The Wicked Avatar " , which had taken " Obelisk ' s " form . Dark Yugi then used " Divine Evolution " to increase its Hierachy to the same level as " Avatar " , causing " Obelisk " to ascend to its " Obelisk The Progenitor " form , allowing both God monsters to destroy one another . Memory World . When Dark Yugi entered the Memory World , he relived some of his life as Pharaoh Atem , and fought the battle against Thief Bakura , in which he summoned Obelisk , again . Upon relearning his name , Atem was able to summon the three Gods from the cards in Yugi Mutou ' s Deck . He then combined them into The Creator God of Light , Horakhty , who defeated Zorc . Ceremonial Battle . Atem used Obelisk against Yugi Mutou during the Ceremonial Battle . Yugi defeated Obelisk , then defeated Dark Yugi .