Millennium Eye The Millennium Eye ( " Sennen Gan " or " Mireniamu Ai " ) is one of the Millennium Items . History . Ancient Egypt . The Millennium Eye was created 3 , 000 years prior with other Millennium Items by Aknadin . After its creation , Aknadin himself put on the Eye , sacrificing his left eye in the process , either wishing for his son Seto to become pharaoh ( which was impossible due to Seto ' s birth status ) in the manga or to ward off Zorc Necrophades in the anime . It was later used to summon Zorc Necrophades . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Later , a faction of the Tomb Keepers guarded the Millennium Eye , along with the Ring , Scale , and Key . One of the members , Shadi , placed the Millennium Eye into Maximillion Pegasus ' s left eye ( in the manga , Pegasus ' s eye was cut out before the item was forced into the emptied socket ) . After having it successfully in place of his left eye , Pegasus saw his deceased wife Cecelia Pegasus for a fleeting moment . To be inconspicuous , Pegasus then wore the eye for the rest of his life ( normally hidden under his hair ) . Wanting to bring that image of his wife back , Pegasus used the Millennium Eye ' s power to read minds during his first Duel with Yami Yugi . After the Duel , Pegasus used the Eye ' s power to trap Yugi ' s Grandpa ' s soul to lure Yugi to Duelist Kingdom . When Seto Kaiba arrived , Pegasus used his Eye ' s power to trap Mokuba Kaiba ' s soul . When Pegasus Dueled Kaiba , he used the Eye ' s power to read Kaiba ' s mind and deck . After Pegasus defeated Kaiba , the former used the Eye ' s power to take the latter ' s soul . While the Duelist Kingdom ' s finals occurred , Pegasus used his Eye ' s power to look into each Duelist ' s hearts during Yami Yugi ' s and Mai Valentine ' s Duel and when Joey Wheeler ' s and Bandit Keith ' s Duel . After Mai surrendered to Yami Yugi and Joey defeated Keith , Pegasus used his Eye ' s power to " punish " Keith with a Penalty Game ( this only happened in the manga ) . When Pegasus and Yami Yugi Dueled , Pegasus used the Millennium Eye ' s power to read Yami Yugi ' s mind and strategies until Yami Yugi and Yugi Muto switched places to confuse Pegasus , laying cards face - down and then allowing the other persona to take control so that Pegasus couldn ' t read their strategy . This strategy worked , allowing the two Yugis to destroy Pegasus ' s powerful " Toon World " card , but Pegasus used the Eye ' s power to turn their Duel into a Shadow Game which eventually incapacitated Yugi ' s soul as he lacked the strength to keep operating in the Shadow Realm . Just when Pegasus used the Eye ' s power to read Yugi ' s mind , Yugi ' s friends blocked Pegasus ' Eye ' s power and Yugi used this opportunity to defeat Pegasus , restoring the souls of Solomon , Seto Kaiba and Mokuba Kaiba . Unknown to everyone , Pegasus was also defeated by Yami Bakura , who won the Millennium Eye from him in a Shadow Game ; in the manga , Dark Bakura simply took the eye from Pegasus after his loss against Dark Yugi , which lead to his death . Sometime later , Dark Bakura gave the Millennium Eye to Yugi in the manga while Yami Bakura gave it to Kaiba in the anime after their Duel as a lure to get to him travel to where the Pharaoh Atem resided . After the Ceremonial Battle , the Eye , along with the other Millennium Items , were buried underground . The Millennium Eye appears on the crown of " Ma ' at " . Abilities . The Millennium Eye ' s primary ability is to peer into the mind of an opponent , which allows the owner to know what they ' re thinking at all times , no matter what . When Dueling , the owner can use the Eye to see their opponent ' s cards and strategies clearly , giving them a significant advantage . They can also see their hidden memories and sense if there is a spirit inhabiting their minds . Like the rest of the Millennium Items , it can also initiate Shadow Game s , materialize the effects of " Duel Monsters " cards , and also cast illusions and protect its owner from harm among other magical powers . It can also initiate the Mind Card Penalty Game , where it seals the soul of someone inside a card , or in the manga , other types of Penalty Game , as Pegasus used a fatal one on Keith for cheating . Other lesser powers include sensing the location of people of interest . In the manga , it was said that anyone who wears the Eye will be given one wish .