Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 095 " The Tomb - Keeper ' s Secret " , known as " The Divulged Truth of the Ishtar Family " in the Japanese version , is the ninety - fifth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on February 19 , 2002 and in the United States on October 25 , 2003 . Summary . After Kaiba ' s duel with Ishizu , Mokuba leads Kaiba to where the script of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " is being translated . Kaiba is startled to realize that he somehow understands the ancient language , and can read the words on his own . Elsewhere on the ship , Yugi and the others go to see Mai out of worry , where they are joined by Ishizu . Joey asks Serenity if Mai has recovered any , which Serenity replies with a no and then starts to cry because Mai and Bakura have wound up unconscious because of the Duels . Ishizu quickly calms her down by explaining that even in a world of sadness , there will always be someone there for you . After Yugi questions her as to why Marik wants him dead , Ishizu agrees to tell the story of her family . Ishizu ' s Flashback . The Ishtars are the guardians of the Millennium Items and live underground in secret , away from everyone else . The secret of the Pharaoh ' s memory is carried over from generation to generation , tattooed onto ( " carved into " in the original ) the back of the succeeding male in ceremony ( a fate which in this generation fell on Marik ' s shoulders ) . One year after Marik ' s ceremony ( he was 11 at the time ) , he plans with Ishizu and Odion to sneak outside after their father went to bed . Ishizu reluctantly agrees after Odion says he will help if anything goes wrong , but only for an hour in the following morning . Marik is ecstatic . Early the next morning , after having put a pillow in Marik ' s bed to make it seem like he ' s still sleeping , Ishizu and Marik slip out into the rising sun with Odion . Marik is overwhelmed that there are so many people in the nearby town . He finds a magazine that has been trodden on and forgotten . In it , he sees a picture of a man riding a motorcycle . On a nearby television set , which he has never seen before , he sees a man on a motorcycle drive off . Ishizu quickly drags Marik off and reminds him that it ' s time to get back to the family . Marik begs Ishizu to let him keep the picture of the motorcycle . Ishizu , realizing there ' s nothing she can do to dissuade him , tells him to never let their father find out . They run into Shadi who tells them the Pharaoh is about to revive and that it is one of the Tomb Keepers ' duties to guide him to his memories . After searching and failing to find Shadi again , Ishizu tells Marik to forget all he saw that day . Upon their return , Marik points out a device that acts as an alarm to tell of someone leaving the tomb . In the darkness , they had previously missed it ! Ishizu runs off in panic for Odion . Marik finds Odion being whipped by their father for his part in helping Marik and Ishizu leave ( In the dub , Mr . Ishtar mentally tortured Odion with the power of the Millennium Rod . Also the whip that Mr . Ishtar uses is completely removed from this scene and all following scenes ) . Marik is next , but Yami Marik emerges and catches the whip as it nears him . Releasing the whip , Yami Marik takes the Millennium Rod and binds his father and Ishizu to the walls with magic , the latter of whom falls unconscious . Yami Marik proceeds to send his father to the Shadow Realm ( " stabs him to death " with the Millennium Rod ' s hidden blade in the original ) . Yami Marik is about to do the same to Ishizu , but Odion regains consciousness and Yami Marik is suppressed by " good " Marik again . Marik is completely unaware of what he did . Upon seeing his father ' s body , he begins to panic . Shadi then appears above the body and says that is was the Pharaoh ' s revival that led to that fate . Back to the Present . Yami Yugi realizes that his revival is what led to the torment Marik is going through . Joey , however , refuses to forgive Marik , no matter what his reasons are . Ishizu states that they are the only ones who can save Marik from the darkness . After the call for lights out on the ship , everyone prepares to depart . Joey reminds Yugi of their promise to duel each other again . Serenity jokes that Joey should ask Ishizu to see if they will Duel in the final , to which Ishizu states that , since her battle with Kaiba , she can no longer see the future . She then gives Yugi the Millennium Necklace , stating that Yugi still needs the other five items and the three God Cards to awaken the Pharaoh ' s memories . She also says that they originally belonged to Yugi and that her job as a Tomb Keeper is complete . Everyone departs , leaving Serenity and Téa to take care of Mai . Téa chases after Ishizu , asking what will happen when the seven Millennium Items are returned to the tomb in Egypt . Ishizu replies simply that every soul has one place to return to . Téa is then taken control of and returns the Millennium Ring to Bakura , who wakes up instantly . In Yugi ' s room , he and Yami Yugi talk of what will happen when all the items are returned , with Yugi saying that it ' s his duty as Yami Yugi ' s vessel ( and shedding a tear when his back is turned ) . In Odion ' s room , Marik is about to send Odion to the Shadow Realm ( " kill him " in the original ) , but is distracted by Yami Bakura revealing himself by talking . Yami Bakura states that the original Marik is with him . After a quick battle with their respective Millennium Items , they agree to play a Shadow Game for the items , with the only rule being the loser dies . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode .