Kisara Kisara ( キサラ " Kisara " ) is a mysterious woman who appears in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " series . She carries the spirit and soul of the mighty " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . In the " OCG " / " TCG " , " Maiden with Eyes of Blue " is based on Kisara . Design . Appearance . Kisara has pale skin , white waist - length hair with tones of baby blue and bright blue eyes which is very unusual for an Egyptian . This is probably due to the fact that she carries the spirit and soul of the mighty " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " deep within her . Personality . In the manga , Kisara is portrayed as mysterious and lonely . Despite her timid nature , she exudes a quiet confidence . When faced with death , she accepts it without a fight ; her passive personality is a testament to her weariness of life and the abuse it brings with it . Seto ' s selfless intervention on her behalf confuses her , but her gratitude increases and so her dragon is summoned from the depths of her sub - conscious . Unknowingly , she becomes a beacon of light for Seto ' s increasingly jaded personality . As Seto saves her for a second time , these alien actions continue to quietly astonish her . However , in her final act of quiet strength , she is killed ; as opposed to running to freedom , she slips back , to not leave Seto at the mercy of his father . In the anime , Kisara is similar to her manga counterpart , but with some marked differences . She is more assertive , her link to Seto more defined and from the get go she allows herself to be his protector and the compass on which his conscience rests . As opposed to being overwhelmed by the events around her , she manages to understand her role in them and her sacrifice is amplified over the original , for she knowingly ends her life protecting Priest Seto . The Blue - Eyes White Dragon is the manifestation of her inner strength and light . Biography . History . In the past , Seto saved Kisara from slave traders , and she repaid him by unconsciously releasing her inner dragon spirit after the traders set fire to his village and killed his mother . Memory world . Years later , Seto again stumbles across Kisara being stoned because of her pale white skin , deep blue eyes and snow white hair . Shada senses the immeasurably strong strength and power within her — which he deems " equal to that of the Egyptian gods " . Seto takes her back to the palace , where he recognizes her as the girl he once saved some years ago . After Akhenaden pledges his loyalty to Zorc Necrophades , he kidnaps Priest Seto - revealed to be his son - and tries to brainwash him into usurping Pharaoh Atem . Kisara is able to save him , although she dies taking a blow originally meant for Seto . ( In the English version , Akhenaden said he knew that Kisara would try to protect Seto , and it was an effort to try and weaken her . ) Akhenaden is then able to seal the Blue - Eyes in a stone tablet , along with Kisara ' s spirit . However , she later uses her spirit dragon to destroy Akhenaden and free Seto from his mind - control . She then pledges to serve him in this form , making him the new keeper of the Blue - Eyes White Dragon . Takahashi has stated that he originally planned for the story to have further explored the relationship between Seto and Kisara ( including a subplot where Seto rebels against the pharaoh to avenge Kisara ' s death ) , but in order to meet a deadline these details had to be cut . According to Takahashi , Seto ' s feelings for Kisara are the basis of Kaiba ' s modern - day obsession with the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon . " After her death , Seto holds Kisara ' s lifeless body in front of the tablet - notably , this is the vivid vision Kaiba constantly sees during his battle with Ishizu in Battle City . Spirit Monster . Blue - Eyes White Dragon