Yugi Muto in non - canon This article describes the appearance of Yugi Muto in storylines that are not part of the main continuity in the Yu - Gi - Oh ! manga , first series anime or second series anime . Manga . Yu - Gi - Oh ! R . The story takes place soon after the Final Round of Battle City . I2 ( Industrial Illusions ) , Pegasus ' former company , take over the duel ring server of KaibaCorp . The leader of I2 at that time is Yako Tenma , the adopted son of Pegasus . With the main computer , Yakou projects a hologram of his body , then meets Yugi and accuses him of killing Pegasus through their duel ( not realizing it was Yami Bakura that ultimately killed him ) . He then challenges Yugi , boasting about the " Wicked Gods " that shall punish Yugi . Yugi then Summons " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , but then Yakou summons " The Wicked Avatar " , whose form is similar to Ra ' s sphere mode . It takes the shape and attack points of the strongest monster on the field , so it therefore becomes a twisted replica of " Slifer " . It always has one more attack point than the strongest monster , so it is therefore able to defeat it . After the duel ends Téa Gardner appears to vanish , and it ' s revealed she had already been kidnapped , and is being held at KaibaCorp , as Tenma needs her for his " R . A . Project " . Tenma challenges Yugi to stop him , and Yugi rushes to the tower alongside Joey and Tristan . The tower of guarded by ten Card Professor s , each of which has a card key that will get him further into the tower . The first Card Professor , Deschutes Lew , hands Yugi a Soul Prison card . Should he lose a duel , he must hand this card over to whoever beat him , and he will be unable to continue his journey through the tower . Both Yugi and Joey successfully defeat some of the Card Professors , though Yugi is eventually separated from Joey and Tristan . Yako Tenma eventually approaches him , with Téa ' s soul on the line . However , should Yugi lose , he must hand over all three of the Egyptian Gods . Tenma reveals the second of the " Wicked Gods " , " The Wicked Dreadroot " , but Yugi successfully defeats it with " Arcana Knight Joker " . After the duel , it becomes clear that Yugi wasn ' t dueling Yako Tenma , but his twin brother , Gekkou Tenma . Yakou had taken over Gekkou ' s mind in order to duel Yugi . Tenma reveals the goal of his " R . A . Project " ( short for " Rebirth of Avatar " ) is to call the soul of Pegasus back from the dead in Téa ' s body . Gekkou regains his mind , and reveals that he opposes his brother ' s plan . He also reveals that Yugi can communicate with Téa by placing the " Soul Prison " card on his Duel Disk . Seto and Mokuba Kaiba soon arrive back at KaibaCorp via their jet in order to retake KaibaCorp . Yakou had told Kaiba not to interfere , and promised that return of the server after his plan was completed . Kaiba defeats a Card Professor to gain access to the tower , but by the end of the duel Mokuba has hacked into the security system , so they don ' t need the card key . Yugi questions Gekkou as why Téa was chosen . The prerequisites for placing a soul in another body are complicated . Duelists tend to fight back , so a non - duelist had to be used . The person must be healthy , and they must be a family member or friend of the enemy . Téa was chosen as she met all these requirements . He also reveals that the man who told Yakou what happened to Pegasus , and insinuated Yugi ' s involvement in the incident was Bandit Keith . They soon meet with Keith , and Gekkou himself defeats another Card Professor . Kaiba arrives at the top of the tower , and duels Yakou in an attempt to regain his company . However , Gekkou defeats him with a combination of " The Wicked Avatar " and " The Wicked Dreadroot " . Yakou had hoped to use this duel to call Pegasus ' soul , but Kaiba is able to stop him with an override function . The final two Card Professors , Depre Scott and Richie Merced , duel Yugi and Gekkou . Yugi ( without help from Yami Yugi ) defeats Scott using " Toy Magician " . Gekkou loses to Richie , however , but Joey has already found Téa , so it hardly matters . Confusing Gekkou for Yakoy , Joey assaults him , but is stopped by Yugi and apologizes . Yugi , Gekkou and Tristan continue into the tower , while Joey duels Bandit Keith , whom he defeats with " Gearfried the Iron Knight " , freeing Keith from his fear in the process . Yugi finally duels Yakou once more , and is able to defeat " The Wicked Avatar " using " Obelisk the Tormentor " and " Divine Evolution " . Yakou is frustrated , but continues the duel with encouragement from Gekkou and his memories of Pegasus . Yugi ultimately defeats him , and control of KaibaCorp returns to Kaiba , while Yugi is reunited with Téa . Anime . Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Movie : Pyramid of Light . In , the events of Battle City have just concluded , and Yugi now owns all three Egyptian God Cards . Seto Kaiba longs to finally defeat him , and he has a plan . He suspects that since Maximillion Pegasus created the Egyptian God Cards , he would have also created a way to beat them , just in case . Meanwhile , Yugi Muto and Téa Gardner , seeking refuge from a mob of duelists wanting to face Yugi for the Egyptian Gods , stumble into Domino Museum , where they discover a new attraction on display . It ' s called the Pyramid of Light , and it looks a little like the Millennium Puzzle . Yugi ' s Grandpa Solomon Muto ( who also happens to be visiting the museum ) reads an inscription on the side of a sarcophagus ( " The eye that sees what ' s yet to come , its vision shall be fulfilled , unless blinded by events predetermined , thus light & shadows both be killed " ) , triggering Yugi to have a strange vision about his Millennium Puzzle , the Pyramid of Light , Anubis , and Kaiba . After he wakes up , he finds the pyramid has been stolen , the sarcophagus is now empty , and Mokuba is standing outside . Mokuba says that Kaiba wants Yugi to bring his Duel Disk to the KaibaCorp Duel Dome immediately . Yugi does so , switching with Yami Yugi on the way , and finds Kaiba ready to duel . Seto asks Mokuba to seal all the exits , forcing Yugi to duel him , but not before Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor find their way in to watch . Kaiba has obtained the card that defeat the Gods from Pegasus . The duel goes on for what seems like an eternity , and Yugi is starting to suspect that there are dark forces at work - especially when Kaiba activates a Trap Card called the " Pyramid of Light " , which not also bares a striking resemblance to the pyramid in the museum , but also prevents Yugi from Summoning any Egyptian Gods ! Before long , Kaiba has his " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " on the field , but to Yugi ' s surprise , he Tribute s it to summon a monster known as the " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " , which is even stronger ! Kaiba could win the duel there and then , but he wants to humiliate Yugi by wiping him out with his own Egyptian Gods ! His " Pyramid of Light " removed the Gods from play , and he wants to play " Return from the Different Dimension " to get them under his control . Of course , to do that , he needs to destroy his " Pyramid of Light " first , otherwise it would just destroy the Gods again . Kaiba commands his " Shining Dragon " to use its " Shining Nova " effect , which allows it to sacrifice itself to destroy anything on the field - and he aims it at the " Pyramid of Light " . Suddenly , a ghostly voice calls out , " " This I cannot allow ! " " , and the Pyramid stays exactly where it is . Then , a man rises up from behind Kaiba , throws him aside , and takes over the duel himself . And he has the Pyramid of Light around his neck . It ' s Anubis , the Egyptian Lord of the Dead , whom the Pharaoh destroyed 5000 years ago . But now he ' s back with his secret weapon - " Theinen the Great Sphinx " ! On top of this , Téa , Joey , Tristan and Yugi are all trapped inside the Millennium Puzzle , leaving the Pharaoh to duel all alone . Putting all his faith into the cards , Yugi draws the " Double Spell " card , which allows him to discard his other Spell Card to activate " Monster Reborn " from the Kaiba ' s Graveyard . He uses it to revive " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " , who can then destroy the " Pyramid of Light " ( after it was weakened by Yugi from inside the Millennium Puzzle ) . With the Pyramid gone so is the " Great Sphinx " , and Anubis is seemingly defeated . But , a giant Jackal arises from the remains of the Pyramid : it is the ancient Egyptian representation of Anubis the Lord of the Dead . Kaiba and Yugi join forces , putting all their strength into the " Blue - Eyes Shining Dragon " card , and using Shining Nova to destroy Anubis once and for all . On top of it all , Pegasus was back to help them , and gets them out of the explosion in time . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Capsule Monsters . In Yu - Gi - Oh ! Capsule Monsters , Yugi had strange recurring nightmares about the Pharaoh being captured by an evil monster with glowing red eyes . This upsets him since his Millennium Puzzle always starts acting in a strange manner afterwards . As if this wasn ' t bad enough , Solomon Muto , Yugi ' s grandfather , recently went on a " secret expedition " and was supposed to be back already . Yugi is worried about the fact that Solomon is missing , but when Joey Wheeler wins a trip for four to India , Yugi ' s mind drifts off of the idea . Meanwhile , there is a new game on the block ; the Capsule Monsters board game is the new fad in the " Duel Monsters " craze , and Yugi has already taken the opportunity to learn the rules of the game . When Joey breaks the news about the trip , Yugi and his friends could not contain their excitement . Yugi , Tristan Taylor , and Téa Gardner agree to take Joey ' s other three tickets . Just when the plane approached its final destination , the engines cut out and the aircraft crash lands in a mysterious forest . After Yugi and his friends evacuate from the aircraft , they find a man who says his name is Dr . Alex Brisbane . When Yugi lets slip to Brisbane that he is Solomon Muto ' s grandson , Brisbane tells him that he ' s a colleague of Grandpa , and on their latest expedition together he disappeared . Now Yugi knows just where Grandpa had gone , but the Pharaoh still suspects something . They just happen to win a trip ; their plane just happens to crash ; and they just happen to meet the man who was the last person to see Grandpa . It all seems a little bit coincidental . Brisbane shows Yugi and the gang where he last saw Solomon . Yugi and his friends are surprised when they discover that Brisbane last saw Solomon in a pyramid . Brisbane explains that he believes it to be the legendary pyramid of Alexander the Great , and that it ' s supposed to contain some sort of ancient game . They check it out , narrowly avoiding a number of dangerous traps , and come across a room that , as Tristan put it , is the size of Cleveland . The floor looks like a giant map of different land types , which looks incredibly familiar to Yugi . Joey decides to check it out but , to everyone ' s surprise , disappears into thin air the second he steps on the map . Coming to the conclusion that Solomon must have gone to the same place as Joey , the rest of the gang decide to follow , leaving a bewildered Brisbane behind . They find themselves in a forest , with Joey nowhere to be seen . Yugi notices a lot of egg - shaped rocks around , but before they can investigate , some giant cockroaches ( " Gokibore " ) , and a giant praying mantis ( " Kamakiriman " ) ambush them . Yugi , Tristan an Téa escape , but are split up in the process . Yugi is cornered by the mantis , so the Pharaoh takes over to protect him . He accidentally touches one of the strange egg - shaped rocks whilst jumping , which somehow causes " Celtic Guardian " to appear . " Celtic Guardian " attacks the mantis , destroying it . Back in the forest , " Celtic Guardian " disappears in a beam of light , transforming into a small capsule . Now , Yugi knows where he ' d seen this before . The heroes have to discover the secret of the Capsule Monsters world , and figure out how to escape the island . In addition , someone in the real world may desire to use the power of the Capsule Monsters for his own evil plans . Books . Yu - Gi - Oh ! Two weeks after Yugi ' s battle with Kaiba in Death - T , Yugi gets a call from Kaiba , who tells him to meet for game of Duel Monsters at the top floor of KaibaCorp . Yugi accepts , and when the Duel begins , they use a special variation called the " Bingo Rule , " which prevents the used of a specific card in each player ' s Deck . Kaiba seems to be himself , but plays a different trump card , the " Automatic Giant " . Mokuba stumbles in on them , and tells Dark Yugi that Kaiba has not yet awoken from his catatonic state . It turns out that the Kaiba that Yugi is playing against is a Cyber Kaiba , controlled by the KaibaCorp computer , and using all of Kaiba ' s memories . Dark Yugi defeats the " Automatic Giant " and Kaiba with a card called " The Unknown Egg " , restoring everything to normal .