Odion Odion , known as Rishid in the manga and Japanese anime , is the adoptive older brother of Marik Ishtar and Ishizu Ishtar . Throughout the series he remains loyal to Marik , even when mistreated . In the Singaporean dub , he has been called by three names , Rishid , Rishido and Odion . Design . Appearance . Odion wears golden earrings that resemble an ankh . He has a tattoo in the dub / carving in the original of hieroglyphics on the left side of his face , from just touching his left ear to halfway through his left eye in width and from the top of his forehead to just below his chin in length ; in certain scenes from a different angle , the tattoo appears as if it only touches his eye like his ear , instead of going through it . He has dark skin , green eyes and mainly a bald head , with his only hair being a large , long black ponytail coming out of the very back of his head . He wears , throughout most of the Battle City tournament in both season 2 and the second part of season 3 , the same purple hooded cape with the Eye of Anubis on the hood and a gold chain that Marik Ishtar originally wore as well . Odion has , underneath the cape , a long - sleeve dark purple sweatshirt , black pants , and two rather large dark belts , which he also wears in season 5 , though without the cape , at the Egyptian airport . He also , before his true identity was revealed , since he was posing as Marik beforehand , had a fake Millennium Rod in the Battle City tournament finals . Personality . Odion is normally quite quiet , remaining loyal to Marik Ishtar despite being mistreated at times throughout season 2 and season 3 , because of 3 reasons : # 1 Mr . Ishtar thought of him as a servant to the tomb - keeper heir ( Marik ) , # 2 Odion was always trying to keep Marik ' s alter ego , Yami Marik , in control and unable to take over Marik ' s body , and # 3 he promised Mrs . Ishtar as she died that he would take care of his adoptive siblings . In the Duel with Joey Wheeler , he was louder and more arrogant due to posing as Marik . However , two of the few times Odion was truly seen speaking his mind was after both times he became conscious again in the tournament , after the end of his Duel with Joey when both begging and warning him and Yami Yugi to save Marik from his alter ego before becoming unconscious again , and near the end of the final Duel between Yami Marik and Yami Yugi , in order to successfully help Marik regain control of his body . He appears polite , despite certain rude or villainous actions he had to do for Marik , such as during his Duel with Joey Wheeler in Battle City : he called Joey " Mr . Wheeler " , while Seto Kaiba only refers to Joey as " Wheeler " ; after Joey had won the Duel , Odion even told Joey that it had been an honor to Duel him . After the Battle City tournament , when he , Marik , and Ishizu reappeared in season 5 to meet with Yugi and his friends at the Egyptian airport , there were not enough scenes to show the brothers ' interaction with each other , although he still appeared very quiet and loyal to Marik . Biography . Childhood . Odion is the adoptive brother of Marik Ishtar and Ishizu Ishtar . Abandoned in the desert as a child , Odion is found by the current tombkeeper ' s wife and taken in . Odion ' s mother loved him as her own , but his adoptive father only saw him as a servant . As Odion found out that they needed a son to carry on their legacy , Mrs . Ishtar suggested to her husband since they had no children of their own for Odion to be the heir , and although Mr . Ishtar wanted only a biological son to carry on their legacy , he finally agreed to give Odion the tombkeeper ' s initiation after Mrs . Ishtar stated that fate had brought him to them . But Odion ' s father still desired his own son , since after their first child was a girl ( Ishizu ) , Mr . Ishtar declared all they needed now was a boy since a male had to be the heir of the tombkeepers ; however , his wife still suggested to Odion to have the tombkeeper ' s initiation after giving birth to Ishizu , which Odion agreed to have , but when Marik was born before Odion ' s twelfth birthday ( tenth birthday in the Japanese version ) , their father declared him his heir . His mother died during birth ( this isn ' t stated in the dub , but is implied ) , and Odion held her hand as she died , her last request that he take care of his brother and sister . Marik and Odion were close siblings , but Odion at the time harbored a resentment for him as the true heir to the tombkeeper ' s and legitimate son of his parents . When Marik was bitten by a cobra and took ill , their father beat Odion , furious he allowed Marik to be harmed , and ordered he not leave Marik ' s bedside until he recovered . Odion takes a dagger to Marik ' s room with the intent to kill him in his sleep ( this is edited out in the dub , along with Rishid ' s resentment for Marik ) . Marik awakens and murmurs " brother " , causing Odion to drop the weapon in shock : Marik sees Odion as his brother , despite the fact they are not blood related , and this took away his resentment to Marik , but not his desire to be a tombkeeper . When Marik ' s father plans to have the tombkeeper ' s initiation forced upon his son , Marik admits to Odion he is terrified . Odion asks his father that he be chosen instead , as Marik is young and scared . His father denies his request and refuses , ordering Odion to never ask again . When Marik is taken to have the ritual performed , Marik is seen asking Odion for help , but he stands silently , knowing he cannot interfere . Odion , fearing what might happen to him as a result , performs his own ritual , carving the hieroglyphics on his face with a knife as proof of his loyalty to Marik ( in the dub , he tattoos the hieroglyphics on his face ) . This mark later becomes critical to sealing away the true darkness that becomes seeded in Marik during the ritual : Marik ' s other personality . When Marik and Ishizu sneak away on a trip to the surface , Odion remains behind to keep their father from discovering this . When he does so , Odion is savagely beaten , a sight that Marik and Ishizu return home to . Their father whips Odion , and when Odion falls unconscious ( this is edited out in the dub , so it isn ' t known how Odion fell unconscious ) , Yami Marik is released . Dark Marik seizes the Millennium Rod from his father and kills him . ( In the dub , he is sent to the Shadow Realm . ) Odion wakes up as Shadi appears to warn of the return of the Pharaoh as Marik regains his senses . Odion , refusing to let Marik discover the truth of his father ' s death , tells Marik that Shadi killed him . As a Rare Hunter . Odion remains by Marik ' s side for years afterwards , even when Marik betrays the tombkeeper ' s , presumably because abandoning him would cause Yami Marik to emerge again . He becomes the second - in - command of the Rare Hunters ( Ghouls in the Original ) with Marik . When Marik arrives at Battle City , he has Odion Duel and collect 12 Locator Cards , enough for both of them to enter the finals . ( They each needed 6 to participate ) Marik enters under the guise of Namu while he has Odion pretend to be Marik , drawing suspicion away from the true Marik ( neither Yugi or Kaiba had ever seen Marik in person , having only communicated with them via his Millennium Rod through his Rare Hunters . However , Yugi ' s friends Tea , Joey , and Bakura Ryou unknowingly had , when they met Marik " helping " Bakura , but he used the name Namu in order to gain both their and the rest of their friends ' trust ) . To help the deception , Odion is armed with a fake version of the Millennium Rod and a copy of Marik ' s Egyptian God card , The Winged Dragon of Ra ( although Odion is not aware Marik has placed the card in his Deck ) . Odion appears during Yami Yugi ' s Duel with Yami Bakura , and pretends to use the fake Millennium Rod to make the spirit abandon his host . This is meant as a ruse to have Yami Yugi forfeit the Duel rather than harm his friend . It fails when Yami Bakura repossesses his host and betrays Marik , since for the time being he could not risk Bakura being injured . Odion then Duels Joey Wheeler . During the Duel , Joey ' s friendship with Yugi and his love for his sister Serenity reminds him of his mother and the relationship he once had with Marik , while his brother continues to order him through the Millennium Rod . Odion draws " The Winged Dragon of Ra " , and is horrified to see it as he knows its dangers and that he is not worthy to use it . Joey begins to suspect that Odion is not Marik : Marik was cruel , cheated , and was a general low - life to Joey , but Odion has been Dueling with honor as a True Duelist , even respectfully calling Joey " Mr . Wheeler " . Odion was about to win the Duel against Joey ; however , Marik , afraid his deception may be unmasked , commands Rishid to summon the God card to dispel any disbelief . Odion does not want to risk the task , but Marik convinces him that if he can do so and control Ra , he will have proven himself a true tombkeeper . Excited by the thought of being accepted into the clan , as he always wished , Odion summons the God Card , but factors , such as his lack of a real Millennium Item and the card being a fake , ( although this is originally unknown to Odion ) , incurs the god ' s wrath , striking Odion and Joey with lightning . Heartbroken , Odion did not bother to evade Ra ' s strikes , and was struck down . Before losing conscious , he saw , to his horror , Yami Marik ' s awakening , and confessed to Joey that he is not the real Marik and he had a good Duel with him . Now comatose , Odion is taken to his room to rest as Yami Marik emerges . During the rest of the Battle City arc , Yami Marik returns to Odion ' s side again and again to kill him ( in the Dub , send him to the Shadow Realm ) , but is unable to complete the task for a multitude of reasons . When Yami Marik faces Yugi in the final Duel , Odion is awakened from his sleep by the fading spirit of the true Marik , who thanks Odion for remaining by his side for so many years and being a faithful brother . Odion stumbles to the top of the Duel Tower , calling for Marik to fight his dark side . With Odion ' s encouragement , along with Yugi ' s Ragnarok card , Yami Marik is destroyed and Marik regains control of his body . Millennium World . Odion returns to Egypt with his siblings . He , Marik , and Ishizu led Yugi and his friends to the Tablet of Lost Memories , where Yami Yugi must relieve his past and enter the World of Memories . Ceremonial Battle . After Yami Yugi regained his memories , they led Yugi and his friends to the Shrine of the Millennium Stone , to witness the Ceremonial Battle , and watch Atem pass on to the afterlife . Decks . Anime . Odion uses an Egyptian Themed Trap Deck comprised primarily of powerful Trap Card s . His signature card is the Field Spell " Temple of the Kings " which allows him to activate Trap Cards on the same turn they are Set , as well as limiting the amount of Spell and Trap Cards his opponents can play . It also allows him to Summon his strongest monster , " Mystical Beast Serket " . Odion Duels passively due to his reliance on Traps , only going on an offensive once his Trap Monster s , " Embodiment of Apophis " , are activated . In the Battle City Finals Odion ' s Deck also contained a counterfeit version of " The Winged Dragon of Ra " placed in his Deck by Marik , though Odion was reluctant to use the card . Odion has a considerable number of off - screen victories with the Deck , after he had to collect twelve Locator Card s for himself and Marik to enter the Battle City finals . Video games . The Dawn of Destiny . Odion ' s signature card is shown to be Slate Warrior .