The White Dragon ( manga ) The White Dragon ( き " Shirokiryū " ) is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . It was Kisara ' s spirit ka and basis for the " Duel Monsters " card , the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Biography . Ancient Egypt . The White Dragon was Kisara ' s spirit ka . Kisara ' s ka and ba were united , meaning the dragon somehow possessed Kisara and was using her as a vessel . It could only emerge , while she was unconscious , which initially left Kisara unaware of its existence . The dragon was spotted by an exiled criminal , while he was in the desert . He believed it to be a god and that it answered his prayers to get out of the desert alive . In gratitude , he promised to not do anything bad again . He tried telling his story to the barman at the Winking Camel Bar , who believed the heat had gotten to the criminal . He was soon spotted by soldiers led by Seto in his ka hunt . The criminal believed Seto to be abusing his authority and warned him that he would be judged by God , The White Dragon . During the ka hunt , Seto encountered Kisara , defending her from attacking citizens , who believed her to be a bad omen . As Seto had her taken into his care , Shada ' s Millennium Key reacted to Kisara ' s immeasurable heka and showed him The White Dragon ka residing in her . Seto planned on extracting The White Dragon and had Kisara taken to a room in the palace to recover . Four days later , Kisara woke up and Seto had her taken to the palace underground , where criminals found in the ka hunt had been forced to battle . Gebelk insisted that they test The White Dragon by having Kisara battle the criminals , but Seto was concerned that she might die . However Akhenaden believed Seto was destined to become Pharaoh , after Atem ' s disappearance , and that he needed a god to do so , so he demanded that The White Dragon be tested . Kisara put up no resistance against the criminal ' s ka , so Seto intervened . When Kisara was unconscious and she and Seto were in danger , The White Dragon emerged . It shielded Seto and Kisara with its tail and launched a light - based attack from its mouth , killing the remaining prisoner and Gudoul . The attack burst through the dungeon ' s ceiling , sending a pillar of light into the sky . After the dragon disappeared , Akhenaden said that Seto must become its vessel , which Gebelk said would be possible by freeing Kisara ' s soul from her body , but Seto was not happy with the idea of killing her . During the final battle with Zorc Necrophades , Akhenadin urged Seto to join him and Zorc and rule the new world . He informed him that Kisara would die soon , allowing him to take The White Dragon . Seto refused to join Akhenaden and tried to take Kisara to safety . However Akhenaden killed Kisara and possessed Seto . He used the Millennium Rod to seal The White Dragon in a tablet and forced Seto to battle Atem . Akhenaden got The White Dragon to defeat Atem ' s Dark Magician , but Kisara ' s spirit then appeared and turned the White Dragon on Akhedanen , killing him . 1990s . Egyptian ka battles were recreated through the " Duel Monsters " card game . The " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " card is based on The White Dragon .