Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 177 " The Dark God is Born ! " , also known as " Birth of the Dark God ! ! " in the Japanese version is the 177th chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " manga in the English version and the 236th chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " in the Japanese version . Summary . Dark Bakura is shocked to hear that " Ra " has more than one special power . Dark Marik confirms it , telling Bakura that this is when he dies . Dark Bakura growls in frustration as Dark Marik tells him to take a good look at " Ra ' s " special ability . In his computer room , Kaiba is sitting at a console with a window showing the " Ra " card and three smaller windows flanking it . He muses that " Ra " has three special powers , and he thinks that the text of the card is written in some strange variant of hieratic Ancient Egyptian . Kaiba never studied ancient languages in his entire life , so it ' s a mystery why he can ' t read it . But if he doesn ' t find a strategy to defeat Ra . . . He runs a simulation : Marik ' s " Ra " Deck against Kaiba ' s own Virus combo . He winces as he sees that there ' s only a 13 % chance of victory , and wonders if even with " The God of the Obelisk " he can ' t compete with " Ra ' s " powers . And the one thing Kaiba has to be the most cautious about is the One - Turn Kill . When the conditions are right for the " Ra " card , in one turn it can crush all its enemies and reduce the player ' s Life Points to zero . He wonders if there ' s any way to defeat such an awesomely overpowered card . Kaiba muses on the three God cards . His " God of the Obelisk , " Yugi ' s " Slifer the Sky Dragon , " and Marik ' s " The Sun Dragon Ra . " They one thing they have in common is that they are Summoned to the field with three sacrifices , and most Trap Card s have no effect on them , while Spell Card s played on a God are only effective for one turn . But there is one ability that " Ra " has and the other Gods don ' t , and that is the power of quickness . Special Summon ing is an unusual way of getting a monster on the field ; for example , if a God is Summoned from the Graveyard by the card " Monster Reborn . Since Spell cards only affect a God for a single turn , whether the cards are yours or your enemy ' s , the effects of " Monster Reborn " would expire after just one turn , and God would once again return to the grave . Normally in the case of a Special Summon , you must wait for your next turn to attack , meaning that " Monster Reborn " is useless on a God . But " Ra " has the power to attack on the same turn . It gets worse : " Ra ' s " total ATK and DEF are determined by the total respective points of the sacrificial monsters . If it is Summoned using " Monster Reborn , " there " are " no sacrifices , so its ATK and DEF should be zero . But with " Ra ' s " special hidden ability , it can destroy its enemies in an instant . Kaiba growls , thinking that if " Ra " goes to the Graveyard and Marik has " Monster Reborn , " the One - Turn Kill is complete . And sure enough , on the Duel Field , Marik has fulfilled both conditions ; " Ra " is in his Graveyard , and " Monster Reborn " is in his hand . Dark Bakura repeats " One - Turn Kill " in his head , as Dark Marik asks if Dark Bakura is ready . Because Dark Marik is . He plays a Spell Card , " Monster Reborn , " and of course , the monster he Summons is " The Sun Dragon Ra . " The gigantic golden dragon appears , hovering above the field . Marik protests that because it wasn ' t a Sacrifice Summon , " Ra ' s " ATK and DEF should be zero . Plus , " Monster Reborn " only lasts for one turn on " Ra . " If they can survive this turn , it ' ll disappear . Dark Marik laughs , claiming that they ' ll see about that . They don ' t understand the true power of God . Crossing his arms , Dark Marik begins chanting a spell in Hieratic Egyptian . He laughs to himself , thinking that his other self never received the full revelation of the Millennium Rod . Only Dark Marik can decipher " Ra ' s " ability . " Ra " begins to glow , and Dark Bakura starts - Dark Marik ' s body begins to disappear as Dark Bakura ' s has been . Dark Marik explains " Ra ' s " special power : as written on the card in hieratic Egyptian , " he who chants the third litany may keep one Life Point and transfer the remainder unto " Ra ' s " attack points for one turn ! " Dark Bakura his horrified , realizing that Dark Marik ' s Life Points will become " Ra ' s " ATK and DEF . Dark Marik confirms it as the left half of his face is eaten away , and it doesn ' t take anytime at all . He comments that it ' s been a fun little Duel . This is the last time Dark Bakura will see him , but once Dark Bakura disappears into darkness , Dark Marik ' s body will go back to normal . " Ra " hovers above the field , smoke gathering at the gem embedded in its forehead as its ATK and DEF both become 3999 . Dark Marik appears , wreathed in smoke , his legs embedded in " Ra ' s " gem confirming that this is the true form of the power - he and " Ra " become one ! Only his right eye and left hand remain on the field , with a single Life Point , while Dark Bakura has 1900 . Dark Marik orders " Ra ' s " " God Blaze Cannon , and " Ra " attacks , blasting Dark Bakura ' s entire side of the fire with a massive cannon - blast of fire . It destroys all of Dark Bakura ' s monsters and then kills the player . With his monsters burnt to ashes , both Dark Bakura and Marik are struck by the flames , and Dark Marik yells at his residual thoughts to die . Marik ' s image is burnt away , and what ' s left of Dark Bakura begins to fade too . Looking at Dark Marik , Dark Bakura tells him that he ' ll let Dark Marik win this time as Dark Marik ' s irises dilate and his eyes vein . Dark Bakura , the left side of his face gone , warns Dark Marik to remember that Dark Bakura will be resurrected to kill Dark Marik . With only his right eye remaining Dark Bakura says " Because . . . I " am " the darkness ! " He disappears with a final laugh as the Millennium Ring falls to the floor at the same time as his Life Points hit zero . Dark Marik , his body back to normal , picks up the Ring , commenting that in that case , he ' ll enjoy taming the darkness . Featured Duel : Dark Bakura vs . Dark Marik . Turn 6 : Dark Marik < br > Dark Marik activate s Spell Card , " Monster Reborn , " Special Summon ing " The Sun Dragon Ra " from his Graveyard . ( 0 / 0 ) Since it was Special Summoned from the Graveyard , the effect of " Ra " states that not only does " Ra " not have to wait a turn to attack as any other Special Summoned monster would , but Dark Marik can also pay all but 1 of his Life Points , and " Ra ' s " ATK and DEF will increase by the same amount . ( Dark Marik : 1 ) , ( " The Sun Dragon Ra " : 3999 / 3999 ) Also , since this effect was activated , " Ra " can attack all monsters Dark Bakura controls and then attack Dark Bakura directly . " Ra " attacks and destroys " Dark Necrofear , " " Gelnia , " " Headless Knight , " and " Puppet Master , " then attacks Dark Bakura directly . ( Bakura : 0 ) Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Production History . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the " Weekly Shōnen Jump " magazine . It was reprinted in volume 20 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " .