Titan Titan ( タイタン , " Taitan " ) is a hit man originally hired by Dr . Crowler to deal with Jaden Yuki . He used fake Shadow Duel s to intimidate his opponents , and later becoming a Shadow Rider after invoking a real Shadow Duel . In the Japanese version of some video games , he is named Titán , that and his deck , may imply that he may have Hispanic heritage . Design . Appearance . His general modus operandi and physical stature are reminiscent of PaniK , though he also looks , sounds , and acts a lot like pro wrestler ( and at one point says " rest in peace " to his first victim ; this is one of the Undertaker ' s prominent catchphrases . ) He wears an iron mask , a hat and a large jacket , as well as a fake Millennium Puzzle . He normally creates fog around him to appear as if a true Shadow Game was imminent . Personality . Titan remains calm most of the time , and is confident in defeating his opponents , calling himself a " pro " . He never turns his back to his opponents and make the set of his fake Shadow Game s appear to be real . Titan intimidates his opponents during the Duels showing his Millennium Pendant , doing tricks to mimic a Shadow Duel and by telling the Duelists their mistakes or their lack of damage they ' ve done . The dub also states that Titan used to work as a , an aspect not present in the original . There is also speculation that Titan has a family in the dub , as his last words in his first appearance before being consumed by the darkness are " Tell my kids I love them ! " . Biography . History . Titan was known as the Shadow Duelist , usually being hired to defeat Duelist s using Shadow Game s , charging to his clients three months of their salary . Despite his reputation of possessing the power of a Millennium Item , it is in fact a fake Millennium Puzzle , and Titan used various tricks to mimic a Shadow Game . Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX . Titan appeared at first defeating a Duelist in the street full of fog in a fake Shadow Game and showed a fake Millennium Puzzle to his opponent and uses a fake Mind Crush against him . After he falls unconscious Titan takes all his rare cards . He is then contacted by Crowler to take down Jaden Yuki . Crowler and Titan met at the pier of Duel Academy where Titan agreed to defeat Jaden in exchange for three months of Crowler ' s salary . Titan set himself up at the Abandoned Dorm and kidnapped Alexis Rhodes when she went near the dorm to honor her missing brother . He threw her into a coffin and left her " Etoile Cyber " card on the ground as bait . When Jaden arrived , he rushed to save her and Dueled Titan . Titan created fog and used his Millennium Pendant to make parts of Jaden ' s body disappear whenever he took damage . Jaden didn ' t believe it to be a real Shadow Game as a Millennium Item would be needed to invoke one , so Titan showed his Millennium Pendant . Jaden later discovered that the Shadow Game was fake and destroy ed " Pandemonium " , getting rid of the fog in the process . He then threw a card to the fake Millennium Puzzle , destroying it . Jaden then asked him how many Millennium Item s are in total , which Titan answers " seven " but he made a mistake by saying " seven Millennium Puzzles " instead of " Items " . In the dub , Titan called his Millennium Item the Millennium Pendent , when it was actually the Millennium Puzzle . ( Note that the Millennium Pendent is the actual name , but after Atem sealed his soul inside it and shattered the item , the need to reassemble the pieces made it be called the Millennium Puzzle . ) After being discovered Titan tries to escape but a real Shadow Duel is invoked . Titan became the victim of a real Shadow Duel and was possessed by a spirit from the Abandoned Dorm and is forced to continue the Duel . However he is dragged into the darkness ( Shadow Realm in the dub ) after being defeated . He was saved by Kagemaru under the condition that he would serve as the sixth of the Shadow Riders , wearing a Shadow Charm mask to bind him to the real world . Taking advantage of Alexis ' desire to restore her brother ' s memories , Titan challenged her in the Abandoned Dorm where they first met . Following his defeat , his soul is pulled back into the pits of darkness . Non - canon appearances . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force " , Titan appears in the game ' s third part , and partners with Dr . Crowler . He also appears during Part 1 ( after you beat the Story Mode at least once ) at the Harbor after 11 : 00 PM . He can become your partner if you ask him and beat him in a duel . Upon acquiring his Deck Recipe after beating him in duel 10 times , Titan also gifts the player with three copies each of " Archfiend Matador " and " Ritual of the Matador " . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Tag Force 2 " , Titan appears in Alexis Rhodes ' storyline . The opponents that Alexis and the player defeat in storyline events begin to vanish after Dueling them . At the end , Jinzo is confronted at the Abandoned Dorm . He teams with Jinzo , as the two were attempting to gather enough souls to suit both their purposes . The students are released upon their defeat . Titan will then randomly appear on the field in your next Story Mode playthroughs and can be selected as a partner ( if you beat him in Duel at least 10 times ) Decks . Titan plays an " Archfiend " Deck .