Obelisk the Tormentor ( character ) Obelisk the Tormentor , known as Obelisk the Giant God Soldier in the Japanese version , is a character version of the card " Obelisk the Tormentor " , in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . He is one of the most powerful monster spirits , the Egyptian God s . His corresponding " Duel Monsters " card is " Obelisk the Tormentor " . Appearance . Obelisk is a massive muscular blue - skinned humanoid . Obelisk has simple , triangular wings that are about the same height as Obelisk itself . Obelisk ' s large shoulder pauldrons have two large spikes protruding vertically , its forearm armor has spikes protruding at the elbows , and its groin and knees are armored with diamond - shaped plates , while a shield - shaped plate covers the posterior . Obelisk ' s feet are anisodactyl , with three toes in front and a single one behind ; its hands are more human , with spiked , sheath - like claws covering its fingertips and small diamond - shaped plates covering the knuckles . Obelisk ' s head is covered in spikes ; twin spikes jut from its cheeks , long spikes sideways from the back of the head , two from the temples , a short spike on the chin , and a tri - spiked crest on the top of its head . Obelisk ' s mouth is lipless , with pointed white teeth . Obelisk has red eyes , and the sapphire common to the Egptian Gods in its forehead . Obelisk ' s form differs in the Memory World arc ; its spikes are shorter and more angular in comparison to the curved spikes seen in the present . The largest difference is its crest ; the outer spikes extend further both upwards and downwards , and the crest and chest have darker blue markings on them . Biography . Ancient Egypt . Obelisk is one of the three Egyptian God s , along with Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Winged Dragon of Ra . These monsters were only capable of being summoned by the Pharaoh . When Thief King Bakura invaded the Pharaoh ' s palace after plundering Aknamkanon ' s tomb , he engaged in a ka battle with the priests . During the battle , Aknamkanon ' s son , Pharaoh Atem , heard his father ' s spirit uttering " justice lies in the name of the gods " . With that , Atem managed to summon Obelisk to fight Diabound , forcing Bakura to retreat . Battle City . 3000 years later , Maximillion Pegasus created cards depicting the three Egyptian Gods , for his game " Duel Monsters " . However the souls of the Gods came to dwell in the cards , making them powerful weapons . On realizing this , Pegasus regarded their creation as one of his greatest mistakes . He tried to destroy the God Cards , but could not bring himself to do it , so he had the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities bury the cards in different locations in the Valley of the Kings . The Rare Hunters managed to steal the " Slifer the Sky Dragon " and " The Winged Dragon of Ra " cards . However the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities was able to prevent them finding the " Obelisk the Tormentor " card . Ishizu Ishtar , from the council , later gave it to Seto Kaiba , so that he would host the Battle City tournament to retrieve the other two . Kaiba used " Obelisk the Tormentor " in many of his Duels in the Battle City preliminaries . In his quarter final Duel against Ishizu Ishtar , Ishizu had used the Millennium Necklace to see in the future . She played the Duel in accordance to her foresight , which would result in her destroying " Obelisk the Tormentor " and winning . However after seeing a vision of Priest Seto and Kisara , Kaiba felt compelled to Summon " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and did so by Tributing " Obelisk " , allowing him to win the Duel instead . During Kaiba ' s semi final Duel against Yami Yugi , they got their Egyptian Gods , " Slifer the Sky Dragon " and " Obelisk the Tormentor " to battle , which destroyed both of them , and caused Yami and Kaiba to see a vision of an ancient city . Here Slifer and Obelisk were turned to stone , while Priest Seto and Pharaoh Atem battled . When Kaiba lost the Duel , he gave Yami Yugi the " Obelisk the Tormentor " card in accordance with the tournament rules . Yami Yugi proceeded to use " Obelisk " in his final Duel against Yami Marik . Doma . In order to regain his memories , Yami Yugi presented the three Egyptian Gods to the stone tablet in the museum . However , the God cards began to crackle with dark energy as Dartz drained their power . Yami was then interrupted as Duel Monster spirits began appearing throughout the city . Later that day , Dartz ' s men broke into Kame Game and stole the God Cards . Yugi and his friends chased after Dartz ' s men and Yami Yugi engaged in a Duel with one of them , Gurimo . Despite not being a chosen Duelist , Gurimo was able to Summon " Obelisk the Tormentor " and harness its power through " The Seal of Orichalcos " . After losing , Gurimo threw the " Obelisk " card to Rafael before Yami could take it back . Rafael , Alister and Valon brought the Egyptian God cards to Dartz , who placed them in the mouths of three stone serpents in order to use their power to summon The Great Leviathan . After defeating Dartz in a Duel , Yami retrieved the Egyptian God cards , though their strength had already been drained . After Yami Yugi ' s soul had been absorbed into The Great Leviathan , the other souls Dartz had captured were able to lend him their strength . With it , Yami called out , " In the name of the Pharaoh , awaken ! " and summoned the three Egyptian Gods . By summoning them , Yami was also able to free himself , Joey Wheeler and Seto Kaiba from the Leviathan . Obelisk , Slifer and Ra engaged in battle with The Great Leviathan . The three were powered by the light of other people ' s souls , and managed to defeat it . However the Leviathan reappeared in a different form within Dartz , which Yami managed to defeat . Pyramid of Light . Kaiba Dueled and defeated Pegasus to obtain a card capable of defeating the Egyptian God cards . Anubis added an extra card , " Pyramid of Light " to Kaiba ' s prize . Kaiba went on to face Yami Yugi in a Duel and used " Obligatory Summon " to force him to Summon the Egyptian God cards and then activated " Pyramid of Light " . Out of curiosity , Obelisk touched the pyramid . He , Ra , and Slifer were then removed from play . Memory World . When Yami Yugi entered the Memory World , he relived some of his life as Pharaoh Atem , and fought the battle against Thief Bakura , in which he summoned Obelisk , again . The Pharaoh used the three Egyptian Gods to battle Zorc Necrophades . However Zorc managed to overpower them and turn them into stone . Upon relearning his name , Atem was able to summon the three Gods again , this time from the cards in Yugi ' s Deck . He then combined them into The Creator God of Light , Horakhty , who defeated Zorc . Yugi and Atem constructed separate Decks for the Ceremonial Battle , which Atem needed to lose in order to pass on to the afterlife . Despite needing to lose , Atem gave the Duel his all . He included the three Egyptian God cards in his Deck and managed to Summon the three of them at once in the Duel . However Yugi was able to destroy them and win .