Rare Hunter 1 ( manga ) The Rare Hunter is an unnamed character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . This is the original incarnation of the Rare Hunter . He is a member of the Rare Hunters , considered by Marik Ishtar to be the weakest . He uses an " Exodia " Deck , containing three counterfeit copies of each " Exodia " piece . Prior to the Battle City tournament , the Rare Hunter was informed that Katsuya Jonouchi had the rare card , " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " , in his Deck , so he defeated Jonouchi in a Duel . He and his accomplices then attacked Jonouchi and took the " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " card . After learning what happened , Dark Yugi Dueled the Rare Hunter in Battle City , winning back " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " through the ante rule . Marik then possessed the Rare Hunter , in order to communicate with Dark Yugi . Biography . Battle City . Having been called in by one of their contacts ( the shopkeeper that sold Jonouchi and Yugi their Duel disks ) the Rare Hunter and other minions ambushed Katsuya Jonouchi and forced him into a Duel . Most of the duel , he played cards in Defense Mode , and used " Graceful Charity " to draw more cards . Jonouchi kept up a constant offensive and initially did well ( however , he gave up a chance to win the Duel with multiple monster attacks by tributing them to summon Red - Eyes Black Dragon ) , but the Rare Hunter was able to draw all 5 pieces of " Exodia " and claim an automatic victory . Upon his defeat , the Rare Hunter and his goons took his " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " and beat him up . At the opening of the Battle City Tournament , Jonouchi tracks down the Rare Hunter without his robes , claiming he is able to identify him by his snake - like eyes . When Jonouchi demands a rematch , he declines due to his lack of rare cards . The exchange catches the attention of Dark Yugi , who duels in place of Jonouchi , wagering his prized " Dark Magician " . Jonouchi tried to warn him of the Rare Hunter ' s strategy , but Yugi refused , believing it to be an unfair advantage . Dark Yugi figured it out on his own later , and used cards that would prevent the Rare Hunter from holding all the " Exodia " pieces in hand , and finally destroyed Exodia by using " Lightforce Sword " so that Exodia ' s arm would be on the field , allowing him to use " Chain Destruction " to destroy it and its copies . Lacking the will to Duel further on , due to his strategy being countered , he is forced to surrender . It was also revealed he had marked the cards with invisible ink . At that moment , he began writhing in pain ; Marik had established mental contact with the Rare Hunter and wasn ' t too pleased that he lost . Using the Millennium Rod , Marik took over his mind and used him as speaker to talk to Yugi . He stated that this Rare Hunter was the weakest of his minions and warned Yugi of future duels before making Seeker fall unconscious . Deck . The Rare Hunter uses an " Exodia " Deck , with three counterfeit copies of each piece of " Exodia " . They are printed with special ink that can be seen through with special contact lens , allowing him to see what he is about to draw . He uses high - DEF monsters to stall , while he draws through his Deck and " Graceful Charity " to speed up the process and discard excess pieces of " Exodia " . Dark Yugi referred to him as a " turtle - style player " , after seeing his use of high DEF monsters . Because his Deck is completely reliant on the " Exodia " instant win , should he lose all three copies of any of the " part cards " , he would immediately lose all possibility of winning the Duel .