Duelist Kingdom

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## **Stage Info**

Duelist Kingdom is an island owned by Maximillion Pegasus and serves as his home. More than that though, this island also served as the location for the Duelist Kingdom Tournament which Pegasus held in a roundabout way of performing a coup and becoming the new CEO of KaibaCorp. 40 duelists were invited to participate in the tournament, including Yugi Muto, with their goal to obtain Star Chips of their defeated opponents. The first few duelists to obtain 20 Star Chips would gain entry into Pegasus’ castle and become a finalist in the tournament. These duels were all held on large Dueling Arenas which had been built all around Duelist Kingdom. These special arenas used the latest technology from KaibaCorp which allowed the various Monsters and other cards played in a duel to come to life on the arena as holograms.

## **Stage Layout**

Duelist Kingdom is initially a very basic-looking stage with a layout that’s similar to Final Destination’s. That is because this stage is designed to look like one of the Dueling Arenas used during the Duelist Kingdom tournament. In the background of the stage you can see two duelists from the Duelist Kingdom tournament (such as Weevil Underwood or Mai Valentine) having a duel of their own. The duelists will summon monsters and play spells and traps as the duel goes on. If the duel comes to an end then the two duelists will fade away. After a short time, two new duelists will appear in the background and begin their own duel.

## **Stage Hazards**

### **Field Spells**

While the duels are being held in the background, sometimes one of the duelists will play a Field Spell card. These Field Spells will not only alter the environment of the arena in the duel, but they will alter the environment of the stage you are fighting on as well, similarly to how the Pokemon Stadium stages work. However, these Field Spells will only affect each duelist’s half of the arena and in turn the Field Spell will only alter that half of the stage that the duelist is standing on. This allows for the stage to have two different Field Spell layouts at a time with each half of the stage under a different effect. The different Field Spells and how they affect the stage are as follows:

* **Forest** - Several trees will sprout up on the stage which the fighters can fight in front of. Additionally, the tops of the trees serve as a long additional platform that can be fought on top of. When making attacks on the Forest field, fighters that would be considered insects, beasts, or plants will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like Piranha Plant, Conker, Duck Hunt, and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger.
* **Mountain** - Multiple layers of mountains will ride up in the background which can each be used as platforms to be fought on. When making attacks on the Mountain field, fighters that would be considered dragons, winged beasts, or thunder-related will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like Ridley, Decidueye, Bowser, and Toxtricity.
* **Sogen** - A lush field of grass will sprout up along the stage. Running through this grass will cause fighters to run just slightly slower as well as reduce their jump height due to the thickness of the grass. To combat this, two thin platforms can be found above the left and right sides of the stage. When making attacks on the Sogen field, fighters that would be considered warriors or beast-warriors will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like Fox McCloud, Xiahou Dun, Ryu, and Lyndis.
* **Umi** - Water will rise up on the stage and cover the lower blast zone as well as the main platform of the stage. An additional platform will appear on the far left/right sides of the stage and will travel a short distance up and down. A small boat will also appear in the water for fighting on. If both halves of the stage are in the Umi state, then instead of a second boat appearing, the boat will just drift left and right from one side of the stage to the other. When making attacks on the Umi field, fighters that would be considered fish or aquatic in nature will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like Squirtle, Diver, Inkling, and Freddi Fish & Luther.
* **Wasteland** - Small rocks and cliffs will be scattered across the stage along with some dead trees. The dead trees serve as minor obstacles and can be destroyed with attacks. When making attacks on the Wasteland field, fighters that would be considered dinosaurs, undead, rocks, or machines will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like King K. Rool, Dracula, R.O.B., and Sudowoodo.
* **Yami** - A swirling black and purple fog will obscure the majority of the stage. This fog will shift around to a degree as fighters move about and make attacks, but for the most part everything on the stage will be obscured. When making attacks on the Yami field, fighters that would be considered fiends or spellcasters will deal a higher amount of damage and knockback. This includes fighters like Ganondorf, The Trapper, Robin, and Marx.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)**
	+ Action
	+ Battle City
	+ Clash of the Duelists
	+ Duel Madness
	+ Duel of Destiny
	+ Duel Strategy
	+ Egyptian God
	+ Let's Duel
	+ Leviathan VS Timaeus
	+ Maximillion Pegasus
	+ Opening (Season 1)
	+ Opening (Seaosn 2)
	+ Orichalcos
	+ Summoning the Gods
	+ Yami Bakura's Theme
	+ Ultimate Shadow Game
	+ Zorc Necrophades