Anubis Anubis is the main antagonist in " " . In the of the movie , he is revealed to be the co - creator of the Pyramid of Light alongside Aknadin . This Anubis is very different from the Anubis of Egyptian mythology ; the latter of which was simply the Egyptian god of the dead and lacked an alignment to good or evil . Design . Appearance . When he reveals himself in his incomplete form to Yami Yugi , Anubis was shown as a tanned muscular but pulsating man with dirty blonde hair , red eyes , and a jewel embedded to his forehead . His clothing consisted of a black cape attached to spiked padding which were held by strings , along with gray shoulder pads , black pants , and the Pyramid of Light hanging around his neck . When Yugi had a vision after being driven unconscious by a strange force when looking at the pyramid , he saw Kaiba being grabbed by Anubis who had a black jackal - like head with a white muzzle instead of his human head and his was not pulsating . After losing the Duel to Yugi , Anubis used the power of the center jewel of the Pyramid of Light to assume a monster form that started off as slime until forming an armored jackal - like monster that could stand on his hind legs , possessed bladed wings , and an axe like blade on top of his head , and the Pyramid ' s jewel in the center of his chest . Etymology . In Egyptian mythology , Anubis is the Egyptian god of embalming , possessing a jackal head , and was said to have created the first Egyptian mummy . Anubis was originally the god of the Underworld and of the dead ( later replaced by Osiris ) . Both of these are similar to character in his title of " Lord of the Dead " and his complete form ' s jackal - like head , along with his ability to control mummies . However , the Egyptians never viewed Anubis as evil , and he was in fact one of their most respected and revered gods due to his role of bringing the dead to the afterlife . Abilities . Anubis ' powers are connected to the Pyramid of Light , a magical artifact with shadow powers that rival the Millennium Puzzle . With the item , its powers allow him to spiritually travel to any place he wants , transport his mummified body and his item into the Millennium Puzzle ' s inner world , command undead servants , influence the thoughts of people , and show others a vision of the future . When the Pyramid of Light card is in play in a Duel , Anubis is able to drain life energy from others who have taken damage during the Duel in order to restore himself . He is also shown to be able to create his cards out of thin air , like the Pyramid of Light card which he put in Pegasus ' s Deck , and materializing his Sphinx monsters through a black slime that releases from his hands . In his vision of the future , it is revealed that the Pyramid could materialize countless monsters at his command , so he could use them to destroy all life on Earth . Anubis ' s original form shows him with tan skin , a ragged black cape , and the Pyramid of Light . When in his true monster form , Anubis is able to breathe a devastating black flame from his mouth and can easily resist other monsters ' attacks . In his presence , Duelists can Summon " Duel Monsters " cards that have real powers , including their special effects , as Joey Wheeler was able to Summon " Gilford the Lightning " and " Gearfried the Iron Knight " to battle Anubis , Maximillion Pegasus was able to Summon " Toon Dark Magician Girl " and " Blue - Eyes Toon Dragon " to stop falling debris , while Yugi and Kaiba were able to Summon " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " , whose special effect to destroy any monster brought his end once and for all . Biography . History . Anubis was an evil sorcerer who commanded evil Shadow Realm monsters . He and Aknadin created the Pyramid of Light , a failed replica of the Millennium Puzzle . Aknadin sought to have this item given to his son to take over as Pharaoh from Atem , but Anubis stole the evil item . Now , armed with the Pyramid and his monsters at his disposal , Anubis sought to use them to destroy all life on Earth . Pharaoh Atem however stepped up to him and defeated Anubis with the Dagger of Fate . However Anubis sealed his soul inside the Pyramid of Light . A team of researchers discovered the tomb of Anubis . Yugi solving the puzzle caused both the Pharoah and Anubis to awaken . His awakening caused the tomb to collapse . Later , another team of scientists uncovered Anubis and the Pyramid of Light . His body and his item as well as other items of his was moved to the Domino City Museum . Anubis ' s spirit was now free to move about . One night the sorcerer slips into Pegasus ' room at night , placing the " Pyramid of Light " card in with other cards of Pegasus ' collection , anticipating Kaiba ' s plans . Kaiba later defeated Pegasus and took both the " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " and the " Pyramid of Light " cards . Pyramid of Light . Anubis was now able to manipulate Kaiba . Kaiba and Yugi / Atem then Dueled . After Seto played Pyramid of Light a shadow game had begun and made a super - sized Pyramid of Light . To make things worse it removed from play all three of Yugi ' s Egyptian God cards . Anubis was able to infiltrate the Millennium Puzzle and begun to drain the Pharaoh ' s life when he lost Life Points . Yugi , Joey and Tristan were sealed in the Puzzle too . Anubis was also able to create a army of undead warriors to guard him in his Resurrection . Tea was later sucked into the Puzzle . Joey and Tristan got sick of sitting around and eventually started to fight the mummies . After a while in the Duel , Kaiba tried to destroy the " Pyramid of Light " to gain control of the god cards but Anubis stopped this and took over himself . Anubis Summoned " Andro Sphinx " and " Sphinx Teleia " " Pyramid of Light " He also puts " Theinen the Great Sphinx " face - down on the field . He destroys all of Atem ' s monsters , but Yugi inside the puzzle stabs an eye inside the puzzle which was the source of the Pyramid of Light ' s power with the dagger of fate . Weakened by this , Atem was able to use " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " " to destroy the pyramid and all of Anubis monsters . However " Theinen the Great Spininx " is revealed and Anubis uses his Pyramid of Light to raise its ATK to 35 , 000 . Atem however brings back the Egyptian Gods and merges them together to destroy " Theinen " and Anubis . Unfortunately , a part of Anubis ' soul was still in the Pyramid of Light and he turned back into his true form . Even with the help of Joey and Pegasus , they were no match for Anubis . However Kaiba found his " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " card and gave it to Yugi to seal Anubis . After the dragon was Summoned , it used power of " Shining Nova " to sacrifice itself to seal Anubis and the Pyramid of Light for good . Deck . Anubis plays a " Sphinx " Deck , using it to take Kaiba ' s place in his Duel against Yugi , after Kaiba attempts to destroy the " Pyramid of Light " card . Angered by this , Anubis takes over . His cards focused on Summon ing " Theinen the Great Sphinx " and raising its ATK to extraordinary levels .