Yugi Muto

See Yugi's Family for information on his children.

Yugi Muto (known in Japanese as 武藤 遊戯 *Mutō Yūgi,* still pronounced "Moto" in English because Zack sucks) is a character who originally appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. He is known as the King of Games through winning every tournament he's been in with the help of the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle, Pharaoh Atem aka Yami Yugi. Even though his title may be called into question due to the Pharaoh's help, he has earned it all on his own through besting him in the Ceremonial Duel between them both, and has kept the title throughout the many games he's won since the Pharaoh's departure to the afterlife.

However, as his original series typically shoves him aside in favor of the Pharaoh, he's found a new home in the IDOLiSH7 series as the long-term partner to Tenn Kujo, the center of TRIGGER.

No matter which series Yugi finds himself in, be it DM or i7, Yugi ends up taking up game design at KaibaCorp as his main profession, with acting on the side in the i7 AU. In this AU, he's guest star in a fair few TRIGGER productions with Kaoru Anesagi as his agent starting with Hoshimeguri. Eventually, this, and a history of working with the group as a stagehand, leads him to be cast as The Muse in the "Zero" musical in Part 5.

As a character, Yugi takes with him some history of Zack's previous roleplay experience, namely his previous history with another partner. This reflects in Yugi's history in almost every universe as Yugi has an ex Tenn helps him recover from.

Much to Yugi's delight, he and Tenn are together in every universe they're seen in, and they become betrothed and married once both of them are ready. Instead of taking each other's names, Yugi agrees to become a member of the Nanase family alongside Tenn, reuniting the separated family. Yugi and Tenn would also go on to continue the Nanase lineage with their four children - Tatsuo, Tsubasa, Roa, and Kazu.

## Appearance

Yugi is a man of small stature who has a bit of muscle definition on his arms that shows better when Atem is in control. He has natural tri-colored hair that is mostly black and purplish-red at the ends with blond bangs his grandfather insists he gets from him. While some of his hair is his natural bedhead, he chooses to tend to it every morning, forming it into his iconic starfish-like spikes. How uniform or messy they are simply depends on his mood. His eyes are a deep purple, and when Yugi does his hair, he also makes sure to put on eyeliner with matching wings that he's become a master at applying over the years. His fashion sense leans towards punk-goth in some ways as he's never seen without his studded wristbands and either the Millennium Puzzle, or a small charm to look like one that he and Atem share in more Modern AUs. Once Tenn and Yugi have been dating long enough, Tenn gives Yugi a special choker in the shape of the musical "Turn" symbol, and the only time he's taken it off is when he showers and when he's acting.

Sometime after Yugi graduates, or once TRIGGER goes indie as of i7 AU and therefore he needs to do more heavy lifting, Yugi begins working out. By the time he's engaged to Tenn, he's actually rather muscular, as seen in Yu-Gi-Oh GX. He sticks to this regimen, even as as stay-at-home dad of four kids. However, as a dad, his eyes aren't what they used to be, resulting in Yugi needing to wear oval-shaped glasses on most occasions, especially when sitting at his computer. With very little free time, he doesn't get to style his hair much, and usually just opts to put it in a ponytail that fans out, making still rather spiky, but also a bit messy, just like his schedule these days. Regardless, there's a smile on his face, as he wouldn't trade the life he has for the world.

After Yugi's grandpa passes away, his hair is commonly tied back by Solomon's bandana, one of the things he left to his grandson upon his passing.

## Personality

To describe Yugi in one phrase, it would not be untrue to say that he carries a heart of gold. Yugi is kind and welcoming to almost everyone he meets, and has been known to carry no malice in his heart whatsoever as he would forgive even his worst enemies provided they gave him reason to.

That said, in his younger days, he struggled with confidence and wasn't one for the spotlight. However, thanks to Atem's help, Yugi has become aware of what he can accomplish, and has since come out of his shell. With Tenn as his partner, however, he has also done away with any chance of people taking advantage of his kindness, as Yugi won't hesitate to call someone out if he feels used, and a fair bit of Tenn's silver tongue has rubbed off on him in the form of sass.

Zack's Yugi is of the Darkside of Dimensions persuasion, and as such, he will even tell the CEO of the biggest company in Domino City off if it means defending his friends and loved ones. He isn't one to give up, and has nearly died to protect those he cares about a number of times. But even when the going gets tough, he will easily hear someone out, because Yugi still hasn't lost his kind heart and childish spirit and love for games to matter how old he gets. Yet, he has no excuse for how much of a bi disaster he is, and while he can take charge to impress Tenn, he's aware he's a big flaming bi disaster. Consider it his one weakness.

## Relationships & Family

* For information on what Yugi thinks of everyone he's formed a bond with, see Yugi's dedicated Relationships page, or the Nanase family tree page.

## Universes

As Zack is a whore for AltoTurn, Yugi appears is quite a number of AUs alongside his partner. The primary universes are [Main i7 AU] and [DM AU], but there are quite a lot featuring Yugi.

**Yugi Muto is found in these Universes-**

* Main i7 AU
* Main DM AU
* YugiTenn Break Up AU
* YGO Protags as i7 AU
* Voltron YGO Protagonists AU
* The Other DM AU because I dunno which is which anymore
* P-S AU
* VRAINS AU
* Red String AU
* Life is Strange: True Colors AU
* Barista Tenn AU
* Sims 4 AU
* The White Domain
* Tenn loses his memories AU
* Black Lemonade x Sparkling Cookie AU

### Tarakoga Universe

In the Tarakoga AU, Yugi appears as Kyubi's partner in the place of Karatoga's presence in i7 canon. Yugi originally comes to the Fire Shrine to pray for good luck and fortune with offerings for Kyubi, which fascinates the kitsune after years of being afraid of humans. Eventually, Kyubi shows himself to Yugi, being the first to trust him since Kujo hurt him decades ago. Yugi treats this kindness with the gentle care it deserves, which leads for them both to fall romantically entangled. After at least a year of them being an item, Yugi undergoes mating with Kyubi, which leads Yugi to become a yokai. He becomes a kitsune controlling dark flames like Kyubi himself, hense why Yugi in this AU is considered "Kyugi." One single flame left from the mating ritual lingers as a spirit, and eventually forms as Onibi, who is then considered to be their son, once Yugi considers how Onibi came to be. The two raise Onibi as such and live happy immortal lives.

## Gallery

To go to Yugi's Gallery, click on the Yugi's Gallery page.

## Further Information & Reading

For more information regarding Yugi Muto, look to these links.

* Yugi & Tenn's Residences
* etc etc etc etc whoops