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META / TIMELINE.

THIS IS A DETAILED YAMI BAKURA TIMELINE THAT INCLUDES HEADCANONS AND ACCOUNT LORE. IT FOCUSES ON FIXING THE SERIES OF EVENTS IN CANON AS WELL AS FILLING IN PLOT HOLES. PLEASE NOTE: TIMELINE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, OR TO BE FURTHER EXPANDED ON.

ANCIENT EGYPT. 18th dynasty, 14th century B.C., 2nd millennium B.C.

1341 B.C. birth. thief king bakura is born.

1336 B.C. 5 years old. the kul elna massacre. high priest akhenaden and his co-conspirators march into the village of kul elna and slaughter 99 villagers. thief king bakura is the sole survivor. HC. + RW.

1336 B.C. one week later. the creation of the millennium items takes 7 days and nights; the blood, bone and flesh of the 99 villagers is melted into the gold. thief king bakura is a witness to the horrors and he promises to get vengeance.

1336 - 1330 B.C. 5-11 years old. thief king bakura struggles to survive, he lives off the streets of egypt throughout his childhood and preadolescence. HC.

1335 B.C. 6 years old. thief king bakura’s god ka diabound manifests from his hatred and his desire to seek vengeance and justice against the royal family. the 99 victims of the kul elna massacre help to create diabound, too. HC.

1333 B.C. 8 years old. thief king bakura is a victim of rape and sexual exploitation. HC.

1331 B.C. 10 years old. thief king bakura returns to kul elna and rediscovers the millennium stone. HC.

1330 - 1329 B.C. 11-12 years old. thief king bakura meets kisara. he becomes friends with her due to their similar lifestyles and hardships, and helps her acquire sustenance. he stays with kisara for a month before leaving for thebes. HC.

1330 - 1326 B.C. 11-15 years old. thief king bakura establishes a method of payment which includes thievery, tomb-robbing, prostitution and hit lists. he learns to exploit himself in exchange for food, money and shelter. HC.

1329 B.C. 12 years old. thief king bakura leans towards tomb-robbing as his primary profession. he attempts to target the valley of the kings without prior experience, but gets caught and receives a large vertical scar over his right eye during combat. HC.

1329 B.C. 9 months later. pharaoh atem’s reign starts. during the celebrations, thief king bakura is caught tomb-robbing and is taken to be punished. he escapes his chains and he flees into the city of thebes. from the crowd, he watches pharaoh atem. ANIME. + RW.

1328 B.C. 13 years old. thief king bakura starts tomb-robbing in the valley of the kings more frequently after learning from his past failures. he earns himself the title “king of thieves” and instills fear into the locals of thebes. HC.

1327 B.C. 14 years old. thief king bakura receives two small horizontal scars under his right eye from the pharaoh’s soldiers guarding a royal tomb; he kills them using diabound. he continues to target the royal tombs in the valley of the kings. HC.

1326 - 1325 B.C. 15-16 years old. thief king bakura starts to map out the palace grounds and plans his upcoming attack on the royal family. HC.

1325 B.C. 16 years old. thief king bakura steals from the royal tomb of late pharaoh akhenamkhanen and drags his mummified corpse into the palace courtroom. he provokes pharaoh atem’s high priests into passing judgement onto him only for his ib to be deemed neither good nor evil. he challenges the high priests into a diaha. thief king bakura’s diabound battles pharaoh atem’s obelisk the tormentor next, only to retreat after taking heavy damage to his ba. he declares war against pharaoh atem.

1325 B.C. three days later. thief king bakura notices high priest mahad’s arrival to secure late pharaoh akhenamkhanen’s royal tomb and follows him into a trap. they engage in a diaha and high priest mahad sacrifices his life during battle. thief king bakura acquires the millennium ring and uses diabound’s ability to move freely through walls to escape the tomb trap. he then returns to the millennium stone hidden within the kul elna ruins and makes a pact with zorc necrophades.

1325 B.C. one day later. the manhunt for thief king bakura begins.

1325 B.C. one week later. thief king bakura returns to thebes and arrives at a tavern for sustenance. the locals who frequent the tavern are slaughtered by thief king bakura when they attempt to rob him of his gold finery. RW.

1325 B.C. fortnight. thief king bakura enters the palace grounds undetected by the pharaoh’s soldiers and guards. he uses the millennium ring to guide him to the shrine of wedju where he engages in a one-sided diaha with high priest akhenaden. he attempts to rip the millennium eye from high priest akhenaden’s eye-socket, but decides to let him live. he flees the shine of wedju after the guards find high priest akhenaden unconscious and the palace is alerted of his presence. he attacks a soldier from above and escapes the palace walls on horseback with pharaoh atem in pursuit. he engages in a diaha with pharaoh atem; diabound battles saint dragon, the god of osiris. when they reach the outskirts of thebes, thief king bakura and pharaoh atem come to a stalemate, but the high priests intervene. when thief king bakura leaves, they follow; their diaha continues and diabound defeats saint dragon, god of osiris. whilst the high priests’ ka battle diabound, thief king bakura waits ahead for pharaoh atem and leads him into a trap. with pharaoh atem now hanging over the edge of a cliff, thief king bakura steals the millennium puzzle from around his neck before sending him off. he returns to kul elna and places the millennium ring and millennium puzzle into the millennium stone. RW.

1325 B.C. three days later. thief king bakura waits in the hidden shrine underneath the ruins of kul elna. he lets the vengeful spirits of kul elna feed on the soldiers who enter the temple of the dead, then provokes pharaoh atem into entering after he learns that he’s still alive. he shows pharaoh atem the millennium stone and begins to explain how the millennium items were made and who authorized their creation. dark magician appears to defend pharaoh atem and thief king bakura commands the spirits of kul elna to attack; when they prove no match against dark magician’s heka, he summons diabound. they engage in a diaha and dark magician nearly crushes the millennium stone with a stray pillar, thief king bakura commands diabound to protect it; doing so leaves him vulnerable and he sustains an injury over his left eye. then thief king bakura summons a secondary ka using the millennium puzzle to protect the millennium stone so diabound can battle freely. continuing on with their diaha, he sustains more damage to his ba and commands the spirits of kul elna to enter his body, this increases diabound’s power. when dark magician is left defenseless and high priest shada tries to interfere, thief king bakura attacks him and he obtains the millennium key. just before diabound can defeat dark magician, the other high priests arrive and they summon their ka against diabound. they continue to battle fruitlessly against diabound and fuse their ka together; this fusion is also unable to compete with diabound’s power. thief king bakura uses his secondary ka to kill high priest kalim and he obtains the millennium scales. losing the millennium scales defuses the high priests’ ka. the barrier the spirits of kul elna provided against their fusion is broken and dark magician defeats diabound; thief king bakura places the four millennium items he’s collected into the millennium stone before his physical body dies; his soul lives within the millennium ring. zorc necrophades and thief king bakura’s souls are sealed into the millennium ring, the incantation is performed by pharaoh atem who uses his own name as the seal. both their souls start to merge together afterwards.

1314 B.C. all seven millennium items are placed inside a tomb by pharaoh set.

SEASON ZERO. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2003. dead approximately 3,328 years. a thief attempts to steal the millennium ring, but is captured by the tomb guardians and brought to the temple of the dead. he pleads for his life and apologizes, shadi shin explains that he was not going to condemn him for theft, but test him to see if he was the chosen owner of the millennium ring. it’s placed around the thief’s neck, but the prongs stab him in the torso and fire bursts out of his eyes and mouth, killing him.

A.D. 2008. 8 years old. dead approximately 3,333 years. yami bakura is born. ryou bakura’s father spent years searching for the millennium ring and was driven to the point of obsession. he tracked its location to the temple of the dead where shadi shin's warns mr. bakura of the millennium ring's danger, but he ignores and instead pleads for him to sell it, offering a rucksack of money. shadi shin explains that the millennium ring could not be purchased, but if mr. bakura wanted to take it, he must put it on and allow the millennium ring decide if he is worthy. mr. bakura complies. however, the millennium ring then begins to reject him and ghosts emerge from it and throw him backwards, causing him to drop the millennium ring. unknown to mr. bakura, ryou bakura followed his father to the temple. after his father fails the millennium ring’s trial, ryou bakura runs to help him. ryou bakura then picks up the millennium ring and is accepted as its owner. the millennium ring fused into his torso, and yami bakura is born. he tells shadi shin that his services will no longer be required before killing him, he attacks the children of the prana next then leaves the temple of the dead laughing.

A.D. 2008 - 2013. 8-13 years old. dead approximately 3,333-3,338 years. yami bakura learns and experiences the modern world through ryou bakura by taking over his body, this causes ryou bakura to suffer with amnesia and blackouts growing up. he learns how to read ancient egyptian hieroglyphs from ryou bakura’s father. HC.

A.D. 2013 - 2015. 13-15 years old. dead approximately 3,338-3,340 years. yami bakura traps the souls of ryou bakura’s friends into the monster world miniature dolls, this leaves their bodies in a comatose state and ryou bakura is forced to change schools. yami bakura also seals his soul into multiple monster world dolls as potential fail-safes.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. october 1st - february 28th. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura transfers to domino high and lives alone in an apartment complex. yami bakura is finally able to communicate with ryou bakura because of the millennium puzzle; he buries the prongs of the millennium ring into his chest. when ryou bakura rejects him, he takes control of his body and inflicts a penalty game on karita; trapping his soul into a miniature doll.

A.D. 2016. one day later. october 1st - february 28th. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura’s friends show up at his apartment unannounced. before he can tell them to leave, yami bakura takes over and invites them in; he leads them to the monster world diorama. he explains the rules for monster world and lets them create their roleplay characters. yami bakura starts the game as both game master and dark master. when karita’s miniature doll tries to talk to ryou bakura’s friends, he tells him to play his part as villager d or he’ll die instead; karita obeys. yami bakura introduces ten-sided dice into the game and they continue playing; a non-playable character enters the game and leads ryou bakura’s friends into the dark forest, there the non-playable character is revealed to be zorc, the dark master. yami bakura rolls a super critical 00 and targets anzu mazaki with his ability soul transfer, mime doll; this traps her soul into her roleplay character. yugi muto demands to know what yami bakura did and he explains that they’re playing in the ultimate tabletop roleplay game and the only way to save anzu mazaki is to defeat zorc, the dark master. jounouchi katsuya rolls without permission and yami bakura punishes his poor sportsmanship by trapping his soul into his roleplay character, too. he warns the remaining players that if nobody is able to roll the dice, it’s an automatic game over. yami bakura rolls a super critical 00 and honda hiroto is trapped into his roleplay character; it’s yugi muto’s turn to roll the dice but instead of rolling, he demands that yami bakura put his soul into his roleplay character, too; this demand stuns him but he obliges when yugi muto insists. when he transfers his soul, yami bakura is taken-aback when he realizes yugi muto possesses two souls. yami yugi rolls a hit for honda hiroto against zorc, the dark master and severs his left hand. yami yugi continues to roll super critical 00′s for yugi muto’s group and calls yami bakura out on his cheating; this annoys him and he agrees to play fair. yugi muto’s group arrives at zorc castle and they fall into a trap. yami bakura rolls a judgement roll which summons zorc, the dark master and he attacks the group. yami yugi continues to roll critical hits against zorc, the dark master, yugi muto’s group explains that their souls influence the outcome of the dice rolls. despite their efforts to weaken zorc, the dark master, yami bakura explains that level one adventurers don’t have enough experience to defeat his roleplay character. he rolls a super critical 00 with a pair of brainwashed dice and zorc, the dark master fatally attacks yugi muto’s group. despite it being a pointless action, he calculates their health points anyway, but discovers they each have one health point remaining. yami bakura realizes his left hand has been typing by itself and is being controlled by ryou bakura who continues to type messages to him through the laptop. he figures since zorc, the dark master’s left hand was severed, ryou bakura’s consciousness was set free. he pushes the laptop aside so ryou bakura can’t type any more messages. yami bakura and yami yugi both roll to determine who’s turn goes first, yami yugi rolls a 09 while yami bakura rolls a 10; yami yugi goes first and yugi’s group is healed by anzu mazaki’s healing magic of luona. the dice yami bakura rolled were ordinary dice and not the brainwashed dice he wanted. it’s his turn next and if he rolls an 80 or less, zorc, the dark master then yugi’s group takes critical damage. ryou bakura rolls the hidden brainwashed dice from his left hand and the souls trapped inside the dice refuse to obey yami bakura any longer, they roll a 99 fumble. this causes zorc, the dark master to blow himself up with his own attack and yami bakura impales his left hand on the pointed roof of a castle tower diorama in response to his host’s interference. yami yugi rolls a critical 05, this allows yugi muto to use his beast tamer training hand on zorc, the dark master and from his severed left hand the level thirteen non-playable character known as white wizard bakura comes out, he joins yugi muto’s group. white wizard bakura lowers zorc, the dark master’s defenses for honda hiroto’s attack and it leaves zorc, the dark master with eighty-one health points. as yami bakura’s last resort, he transforms zorc, the dark master into last zorc and he rolls a super critical 00, this unleashes the attack zorc inferno but it’s blocked by white wizard bakura’s shining shield level thirteen. last zorc’s weak point is exposed and yami yugi rolls a critical 02 that allows yugi muto to attack with jet stream punch. once again, yami bakura and yami yugi both roll to determine who’s turn goes first, yami bakura seals a part of his soul into the dubbed doppelganger dice; they both roll a super critical 00. however, yami bakura’s dice shatter due to ryou bakura sealing his own soul into the doppelganger dice, too; ryou bakura dies from this action and it negates yami bakura’s dice roll. anzu mazaki uses her final big bang magic attack to defeat last zorc, and yami bakura. yami bakura’s soul goes back into the millennium ring and it detaches from ryou bakura, the millennium ring falls to the floor. yami yugi rolls a super critical 00 and white wizard bakura revives ryou bakura using healing magic luonazun.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura keeps the millennium ring and takes it whatever he goes, but he refuses to wear it. his curiosity regarding the millennium items piques.

DUELIST KINGDOM. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. march 1st - march 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. yami bakura wakes. after the events of monster world, ryou bakura’s curiosity in regards to the millennium items piques and he tries to learn all the secrets behind the millennium items, such as who made them? how do they work? what are they for? his attempts to learn more have led him to nothing, but when yugi muto and his friends mention the millennium eye showing up, this causes a stir within the millennium ring.

A.D. 2016. one week later. march 1st - march 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura arrives at domino pier with yugi and his friends, they take the ship to pegasus j. maximillion’s duelist kingdom. ryou bakura brings the millennium ring along.

A.D. 2016. one day later. march 1st - march 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura is startled when the millennium ring points towards pegasus j. maximillion’s castle, where the millennium eye is located. later when yami yugi and jounouchi katsuya defeat the meikyu brothers, they search for an extra door to escape the labyrinth. yami bakura reaches out to ryou bakura by offering to tell him which door it is and explains that he has been guiding him towards the millennium eye ever since they arrived at duelist kingdom. when ryou bakura hesitates to put the millennium ring on; yami bakura tells him that he’s a new person, that he’s trying to help save his friends, and that if he doesn’t put it on, they’ll be trapped in the labyrinth forever, ryou bakura complies then. yami bakura takes over and tells yami yugi which door is the correct one, when they choose correctly, yami bakura retreats back into the millennium ring.

A.D. 2016. one day later. march 1st - march 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. at 12:00 AM, yami bakura stands before the painting of shadi shin that hangs in pegasus j. maximillion's dining hall, he’s intrigued to know that shadi shin’s spirit still walks the earth and possesses the millennium key, no less. at 4:30 AM, yami bakura arrives at the jail cell in the castle basement to rescue honda hiroto and mokuba kaiba; he knocks out the guard and steals the cell keys, and frees them. yami bakura hilariously takes over ryou bakura just to tell yami yugi to kill pegasus j. maximillion, only honda hiroto notices the change in personality. when the duel between yami yugi and pegasus j. maximillion progresses into a shadow game, yami bakura explains to his friends that a shadow game is a world that only the participants can see. when it’s time to leave duelist kingdom, yami bakura separates from ryou bakura’s friends to meet with pegasus j. maximillion. he does a tarot card reading for him using his duel monsters deck before gouging the millennium eye out from his eye-socket. he places a replica of the millennium eye down and licks the blood off the real one, then leaves the castle laughing. ANIME.

DUNGEON DICE MONSTERS. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,341 years. a week after the events of duelist kingdom, ryou bakura purchases the new D.D.D. game. yami bakura takes over when he senses that something bad is happening to with millennium puzzle and uses the millennium ring to pinpoint its exact location back to the black crown store; the millennium ring can sense bad omens. he claims that anyone who endangers the lives of yugi muto and yami yugi is also his enemy. yami bakura enters black crown and is greeted by two security guards, they inform him that the store is closed for the day, but yami bakura tells them to get out his way. he arrives at the game room where yugi muto is battling ryuji otogi and explains to them both that yugi muto is the chosen owner of the millennium puzzle and therefore, nobody but him can put it back together. he goes to yugi muto and assesses the situation in-game then confidently claims that he’ll be the winner. when yugi muto realizes that he’s not ryou bakura, he becomes suspicious but yami bakura tells him not to worry and that he’s come as an ally. ryuji otogi still claims that he’ll become the rightful owner of the millennium puzzle; this makes yami bakura laugh and he further explains that anyone with a weak soul would be burnt alive. when yugi muto feels he’s unable to win, yami bakura continues to stand faithfully by his side and insists that he’s the winner. he scolds yugi muto for worrying about pointless things and tells him to focus, as this was also a test for the owner of the millennium puzzle. he further touches on the subject of yami yugi, explaining that the owner of the millennium puzzle is also the one destined to recover the memories of the nameless pharaoh and that he’s there to make sure of yugi muto goes through with it. yugi muto wins and yami bakura fetches the pieces of the millennium puzzle for him. yami bakura holds onto one piece of the millennium puzzle and seals a part of his soul into it using the parasite mind ability of the millennium ring; by doing this, he can explore the inner workings of the millennium puzzle. he hands the possessed piece over to yugi muto before retreating back into the millennium ring, leaving ryou bakura vaguely confused.

BATTLE CITY. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,341 years. in a hospital three and a half days later, ryou bakura and yugi muto notice a woman wearing the millennium necklace in a newspaper. this piques yami bakura’s interest. during this time, ryou bakura also starts to build an elaborate ancient egypt-themed diorama behind a hidden room in domino museum while yami bakura gives him detailed instructions on how to design the characters and layout. he takes over once in a while to design certain miniature dolls himself. this is the only time yami bakura ever shares anything about himself to ryou bakura, even if vaguely.

A.D. 2016. fortnight. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,341 years. yami bakura momentarily stops ryou bakura because he senses the presence of another millennium item. while ryou bakura’s friends run off to find another duelist, yami bakura takes over and pulls out the millennium ring from underneath his shirt, it points to the location of the new millennium item. along the way, he knocks out a wandering duelist and rummages through his duel monsters deck before tossing them to the ground. he equips the duel disk then leaves. he follows the guidance of the millennium ring and comes across the owner of the millennium rod. he demands that malik ishtar give him the millennium rod or else he’ll kill him. they relocate to domino pier where they discuss the millennium items and the stone tablet of memory, then become allies due to their similar motives, the promise of the millennium rod and malik ishtar’s word that he’ll numb the pain of the injury for his host. yami bakura suggests using ryou bakura as a way to get close to yugi muto’s friends, so he pulls out a pocket knife and cuts open his left arm. he tosses the pocket knife into the ocean then retreats into the millennium ring, leaving ryou bakura unconscious. ryou bakura is taken to the hospital. later that evening, yami bakura stirs awake and rips out the i.v. from his arm, he leaves the hospital and goes out hunting for locator cards to qualify for seto kaiba’s battle city tournament then comes across one final duelist named bonz, he defeats him and steals his soul. he acquires six locator cards. yami bakura rendezvous at domino stadium with the other tournament finalists. he releases his control on ryou bakura. the millennium ring responds to the arrival of rishid ishtar who is undercover as the fake malik ishtar. yami bakura hilariously takes control of ryou bakura to eat bloody steak. yami bakura and yami yugi are chosen for the first duel, they arrive on the aerial duel arena above the battle ship where they cut and shuffle each others duel monster decks. yami yugi asks if he’s after the millennium puzzle again and he gives him an answer that leaves it up to his own interpretation. he tells him that he wants yami yugi’s egyptian god card; he needs to acquire the egyptian god card in order for malik ishtar to give up the millennium rod. malik ishtar intrudes yami bakura’s mind to suggest he duel yami yugi through him; this aggravates yami bakura who tells him to back off because yami yugi is his. the duel starts. for three turns in a row, he lets yami yugi freely dwindle him down to 750 LP before revealing that he fell for his trap. he finally goes on the offensive and summons dark necrofear, a duel monster that requires three monster sacrifices to be made in order to be summoned to the field. the real duel has just begun. yami yugi summons dark magician girl and activates his spell card book of magic, this increases dark magician girl’s attack points from 2,000 ATK to 2,200 ATK and she destroys dark necrofear and yami bakura is reduced to 420 LP. he thanks yami yugi for doing what he wanted because when dark necrofear is destroyed, her special ability activates which allows the soul inside her marionette doll is to possess one of yami yugi’s monsters. yami yugi tries to attack with magnet warrior beta, but the soul that possesses his monster retaliates against yami yugi with spirit burn. he reveals that if he chooses the wrong monster to attack, it’ll attack its owner instead of his opponent and they lose half of the possessed monster’s attack points while the opponent gains the damage the owner took in the form of life points, which makes the opponent stronger. additionally, by destroying dark necrofear, yami yugi activated his trap card; permanent trap, destiny board. the letter D appears on the field, after five turns, when all five letters of D-E-A-T-H appear, yami yugi will be eliminated from the duel. yami bakura activates the spell card, the dark door, which forces his opponent to attack only one monster during his turn, then finishes by placing earthbound spirit in defense mode. yami yugi makes the mistake of assuming that the soul of dark necrofear’s marionette can only possess one monster on his side of the fear and uses dark magician girl to attack, the soul attacks yami yugi with spirit burn and yami bakura’s gains more life points. the letter E appears on the field. yami bakura places a card on the field and ends his turn. when yami yugi attacks with magnet warrior beta, yami bakura activates his trap card, dark spirit of silence, this cards makes yami yugi’s attack command switch to another monster on the field. dark magician girl attacks and the soul of dark necrofear’s marionette attacks yami yugi with spirit burn again. yami bakura’s life points increase to 3,700 LP while yami yugi’s decrease to 750 LP. the letter A appears on the field. yami bakura skips his turn. he’s surprised when yami yugi activates the spell card, monster recall, this recalls his field monsters to his hand and he can reshuffle and draw five cards. yami yugi summons kuriboh to the field and its possessed by the marionette’s soul due to kuriboh being the only monster he has on his side of the field. dark spirit of silence affects kuriboh to make it attack, and because he summoned kuriboh, his chain of destruction trap card activates; this trap card causes kruiboh and the soul of dark necrofear’s marionette to be destroyed together. yami bakura growls in response to yami yugi’s smart counter play and the letter T appears on the field, leaving yami yugi with only one turn left. when yami yugi claims he only needs one turn to win the duel yami bakura begins to overthink, he looks at his hand and contemplates summoning ghost duke, but hesitates due to the face-down card on yami yugi’s side of the field. malik ishtar enter yami bakura’s mind to comment on how careful he is and tells him he knows what his opponent’s face-down card is. he praises yami bakura’s destiny board combo, but points out its one flaw; dark necrofear must be in the graveyard or else destiny board will disappear. he reveals that yami yugi’s face-down is monster reborn, a card that allows him to revive any monster in the graveyard. malik ishtar continues to give yami bakura advice on how to win his duel, but is cut short when he's told to shut up and disappear. yami bakura draws a card and laughs, then uses a sacrifice to summon ghost duke to attack yami yugi. he purposefully falls into his trap. when yami yugi activates monster reborn, he revives dark necrofear and destiny board is destroyed, he counters ghost duke with dark necrofear. yami bakura activates a spell card, deja vu and destiny board returns to the field, he reveals that once destiny board reaches its 4th letter, it can’t be destroyed; furthermore, dark necrofear disappears and yami yugi’s previous monsters return to the field. the effects of deja vu makes the field revert back to its original state one turn ago. lightning comes crashing down when yami yugi summons saint dragon, the god of osiris to the field. yami bakura is taken aback when the soul of dark necrofear’s marionette is unable to posses the egyptian god card. malik ishtar reenters his mind to comment that his defeat will serve his own purposes and he uses the millennium rod to forcibly release ryou bakura’s consciousness. as he watches ryou bakura suffer with the pain of his injury in spirit form, yami bakura tells malik ishtar that even he has standards and repossesses ryou bakura so he doesn’t have to deal with the pain of his injury. he tells yami yugi to attack and reassures him that ryou bakura won’t die, stating that he’ll take the damage for him instead because his host is important. yami yugi complies and yami bakura is reduced to 0 LP. ryou bakura is taken away to be treated.

A.D. 2016. one day later. april 1 - april 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. when midnight comes and yami malik tries to murder rishid ishtar in his sleep, yami bakura materializes from within the shadows to intervene, with the millennium ring in his hand reacting to the others arrival. the soul of malik ishtar appears before yami malik from within yami bakura’s body and explains that they have a renewed alliance and that yami bakura’s main objective is to stop yami malik’s attempted murder in exchange for the millennium rod. yami malik uses the power of the millennium rod to subdue yami bakura against a wall and tells him that he’s next to die after rishid ishtar, yami bakura is taken by surprise for a brief moment before using the millennium ring’s power to break free. he challenges yami malik to a shadow duel and they relocate to the aerial duel arena. malik ishtar wishes to speak to yami malik and yami bakura complies, he sheepishly sticks a finger in his ear as a subtle display of respect for their rather personal conversation. when malik ishtar mentions shadi shin appearing five years ago, yami bakura is left momentarily stunned and only snaps out of it when malik ishtar starts telling him what to do. yami bakura makes him promise that in return for rishid ishtar’s safety, he’ll give him the millennium rod and show him the secret carvings on his back, malik ishtar agrees; he also forewarns that if he wins, he’s going to burn his physical body, malik ishtar understands. with that out of the way, the shadow duel starts. yami bakura places one card face-down and summons goblin zombie in attack mode, then ends his turn. when yami malik attacks with drillago, yami bakura activates his trap card, earthbound counterattack, which causes a ghoul at appear. he uses goblin zombie as bait to activate his trap card’s effect to attack his opponent, but its negated by yami malik’s remove trap card. when yami bakura’s shoulder disappears, yami malik explains that when they lose life points, their bodies will start to disappear. this causes him to look up when he notices a soul-eating monster lurking in the darkness, his initial surprise is quickly overpowered by his piqued interest. they resume their shadow duel. yami bakura draws a card and studies his hand and he notices he has this destiny board combo at his disposal, but knows that it won’t work against yami malik. just as he starts overthinking, malik ishtar tells him not to worry because he knows of a way to counter the winged dragon of ra and lets yami bakura in on the secret. he places two cards on the field then summons gernia in defense mode, ending his turn. yami malik activates the spell card, coins from heaven, this allows him and yami bakura to draw two cards. yami bakura laughs when he notices the frustration on yami malik’s face. he activates his face-down card, dark designator; this allows yami malik to add the winged dragon of ra to his hand, then he also activates his trap card, multiple destruction, which sends all of the cards in their hands to the graveyard. by doing this, he’s reduced to 2,900 LP and his torso and right elbow disappear. yami bakura claps his duel disk. he places one card face-down and sacrifices a monster to summon puppet master, controller of the dead. when this monster is summoned, its special ability activates and revive cards his discarded gernia, headless knight and dark necrofear to the field, this action reduces him to 1,900 LP; his chest and right shoulder disappear. yami bakura laughs then states on his next turn, yami malik’s current 4,000 LP will be reduced to 0 LP. yami bakura licks his lips in raw anticipation of yami malik’s death. he’s unsettled when yami malik bursts out laughing and claims a one-turn kill by revealing that the winged dragon of ra has a special ability unknown to even malik ishtar himself. yami malik summons the winged dragon of ra using monster reborn and starts reciting an ancient egyptian incantation; he uses 3,999 LP, with 1 LP remaining, so the winged dragon of ra can attack. yami bakura and malik ishtar are defeated, but when his body starts to disappear, yami bakura simply smiles and states that he is darkness and that he’ll be revived again in due time. only the millennium ring is left behind. when yugi muto enters yami yugi’s soul room, yami bakura eavesdrops on their conversation while he watches them from the shadows. with the end of battle city, yami bakura reawakens from within the millennium ring. malik ishtar shows yami yugi and his friends the secret hieroglyphs carved into his back, the key to the nameless pharaoh’s memories; yami bakura is a witness to them, too. later, the group’s attempt to hide the millennium ring from ryou bakura ends in vain as he eventually finds it with the millennium rod and happily puts it back on.

A.D. 2016. a day later. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,342 years. ryou bakura finally completes the ancient egypt-themed diorama.

MILLENNIUM WORLD. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2016. 16 years old. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,342 years. yami bakura kills the thief who steals the three egyptian god cards from yugi muto and gives them back, scolding him for not anticipating something like this would happen. yami bakura presents both the millennium ring and millennium eye to yugi muto and swears loyalty to him, promising to hand over the millennium ring when he gathers all of seven the millennium items. he explains that the millennium stone is the door to the underworld before tossing the millennium eye to yugi muto before leaving.

A.D. 2016. a day later. april 1st - april 30th. dead approximately 3,342 years. ryou bakura arrives at domino museum with his friends wearing the millennium ring. when yami yugi presents the three egyptian god cards to the stone tablet of memory and disappears from within yugi muto, yami bakura becomes uneasy and he listens carefully when bobasa starts to explain a way to enter the world of memory. bobasa uses the millennium scales to weigh the hearts of yugi muto’s friends; ryou bakura is the only one who makes the millennium scales tilt, this causes ryou bakura to leave in a hurry when he realizes he’s unable to go. by the time bobasa and yugi muto’s friends arrive, yami bakura is already waiting inside the millennium puzzle’s maze, and when they finally discover the hidden door to yami yugi’s world of memory, yami bakura follows them in. he hides within the city of thebes and listens to the swarm of rumors about his progenitor, thief king bakura. night falls and yami bakura is floating above the city of thebes as his sleeping memories start to come back to him. hearing the egyptian soldiers assume that thief king bakura is dead causes yami bakura to laugh before he flies off to thief king bakura’s location. he sits across from his progenitor in an egyptian tavern while he eats and kills the patrons. when thief king bakura is prematurely killed by the nameless pharaoh’s winged dragon of ra caused by the interference of yugi muto and his friends, yami bakura becomes upset; he reports to the high priest of the shadows about thief king bakura’s defeat and he uses his memory reverse ability to rewind time. yami bakura intercepts yugi muto and his friends and when jounouchi katsuya attacks him, he uses the power of the millennium ring to knock him back. while thief king bakura engages the nameless pharaoh, yami bakura distracts his friends. he explains that the nameless pharaoh isn't the only soul sealed inside the millennium puzzle and that zorc necrophades is within it, too, and that the world of memory is a continuation of their war from 3,341 years ago. when yugi muto asks who yami bakura is, he tells him that zorc necrophades sealed his part of his soul within the millennium ring, too. a duel disk grows from his arm and he explains that whoever loses a duel in the world of memory can never return to the real world, he engages jounouchi katsuya in a shadow game and defeats him easily, the world of memory goes black. the nameless pharaoh and his high priests defeat thief king bakura in the hidden temple of the dead in kul elna and he tries to place the millennium items into the millennium stone, but his body starts to turn to sand. time is frozen and yami bakura appears before the nameless pharaoh, and he reveals that the world of memory is actually an alternate reality created from the nameless pharaoh’s 3,341 year old memories and is the layout for the ultimate shadow roleplay game. yami bakura explains that they’re still within domino museum, in a hidden room behind the exhibit where the stone tablet of memory is on display, and that the ancient egypt diorama was something he made ryou bakura build for their final duel. yami bakura and yami yugi talk about their first tabletop roleplay game and how the exact same elements apply, which includes the souls of yami yugi’s friends being trapped within this roleplay world, too. the only way to save their souls is to defeat zorc necrophades. he presents their comatose bodies laying within coffins, as well as the mummy of the high priest of the shadows. they continue their roleplay game and yami bakura successfully summons zorc necrophades with the millennium items. high priest akhenaden levels up and becomes the high priest of the shadows, but for the sake of having a fun game, yami bakura gives yami yugi a hint: yugi muto and his friends are non-playable characters and are the key to victory because of their mission to find yami yugi’s true name. yami bakura is about to win the game with zorc necrophades, but yami yugi threatens to use the card for high priest set as a shield in hopes that the high priest of the shadows will stop zorc necrophades’ attack; yami bakura realizes this and attempts to bribe yami yugi into giving him the high priest set card by possibly calling off his attack. yami yugi refuses and this annoys him. yami bakura eagerly attacks but is taken aback when the non-playable character hasan shows up to defend the nameless pharaoh and his high priests. meanwhile, yugi muto and his friends arrive at the valley of the kings to find yami yugi’s real name but are intercepted by yami bakura’s doppelganger and he duels yugi muto. his doppelganger is defeated and yami yugi’s friends discovers his real name. yami bakura activates the power of his third hourglass, natural catastrophe, in an attempt to kill his friends and stop yami yugi from learning his real name; this third ability causes four earthquakes to occur within the world of memory. despite yami bakura’s efforts, yami yugi learns his real name and he’s able to summon horakhty the creator of light; zorc necrophades is defeated as is yami bakura.

A.D. 2016. one month later. may 1st - may 31st. dead approximately 3,341 years. all seven millennium items are placed into the millennium stone and pharaoh atem enters the afterlife, the millennium stone breaks and the millennium items fall into a chasm.

A.D. 2016. dead approximately 3,341 years. ryou bakura continues to experience splotchy bits of paranormal activity within his apartment; such as objects moving by themselves or falling off shelves, doors opening and closing, incoherent whispering, discovering hand prints and scratches marks on his body, and a singular shadow figure coming and going. this activity stops after three months. HC.

A.D. 2016 - 2018. dead approximately 3,341-3,344 years. when pharaoh atem enters the afterlife, yami bakura follows when the millennium ring is placed into the millennium stone, but his soul is chained in a darkened state of limbo, as an abyss. it often manifests as a dim, torch-lit tomb when, if, pharaoh atem comes to check on him. slithering can be heard in the endless nothingness when his soul is quiet. HC.

DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS. 21st century, 3rd millennium.

A.D. 2018. march. dead approximately 3,343 years. seto kaiba excavates the temple of the dead in the ruins of kul elna, in search of the millennium puzzle.

A.D. 2018. three days later. march. dead approximately 3,343 years. mani finds the millennium ring coming out from the rubble and picks it up; he ends up possessed by its evil powers. mani attacks ryou bakura in place of diva’s hesitance and the powers of the millennium ring engulf its former host. when the millennium ring kills mani, it sends ryou bakura to another dimension. diva comes across the millennium ring after he suffers defeat at the hands of yugi muto and ryou bakura is returned to the stadium after the power of the millennium ring wears off. diva is then taken over and the millennium ring bonds with the quantum cube, the supposed eighth millennium item, and diva emerges from within it in a monstrous form. yami bakura speaks when diva’s younger sister sera mentions shadi shin, explaining that shadi shin is no longer diva’s master and that he’s the one who killed the guardian of the millennium items years ago. pharaoh atem returns to the land of the living when yugi muto is nearly dead and defeats diva by summoning palladium oracle mahad, the millennium ring vanishes. HC.

A.D. 2018. july. dead approximately 3,343 years. four months after ryou bakura had indirectly reconnected with the millennium ring, he starts to vomit thick, black substance in varying amounts and when he attempts to clean it up, it’s gone like it was never even real. this is the result of an eight years worth of demonic possession. HC.

A.D. 2018 - ongoing. immortal. dead approximately 3,343-3,344 years. yami bakura returns. after the millennium ring had bonded with the quantum cube, it absorbed power from the supposed eighth millennium item and transferred over to his limbo-bound soul, and to the pieces of his soul that remained in the land of the living, sealed as fail-safes within a multitude of soul-jar-like items; such as ryou bakura’s monster world miniatures of zorc, the dark master and the mysterious non-playable character zorc, the dark master had disguised himself as, and his thief king bakura miniature from the ancient egypt-themed diorama. at least, this is what yami bakura theorizes... he assumes that the power the millennium ring took from the quantum cube broke his chains and led his soul back to the land of the living, like a beacon guiding him back to himself. he has yet to learn the details as to how he’s alive and in a body that’s separate from ryou bakura’s, but maintains his appearance with nods to his original progenitor, thief king bakura. HC.

TERMINOLOGY / YU-GI-OH! TERMINOLOGY.

B.C. — stands for “before christ”, and used to indicate dates before the christian era.

A.D. — stands for anno domini, latin for “in the year of the lord” or “after death”.

HC. — stands for “headcanon”, these events are based on my own interpretation.

RW. — stands for “rework”, these events have been altered to fix the canon timeline of the yu-gi-oh! series or have been given a time expansion.

ANIME. — these events are taken from the anime and fitted into the timeline.

KA — means “double” and was the concept of vital essence. ka reflect the nature of a person; a good soul will have a spirit or god ka, but an evil soul will have a monster or demon ka. the strength of one's ka depends on the strength of their ba. ** yu-gi-oh! ka is meant to be sheut in ancient egyptian concepts of the soul.

BA — means “personality” and was everything that makes an individual unique. ba is a person's life force or strength in a diaha, and when practitioners summon or command a ka, they lose ba in return; if someone loses all their ba, they die. ** yu-gi-oh! ba is meant to be ka in ancient egyptian concepts of the soul.

IB — means “heart” and was the seat of emotion, thought, will and intention. ib carried the weight of a person's sins and was weighed against the feather of ma’at.

HEKA — means “magic” and was the deification of magic and medicine. ** yu-gi-oh! heka is meant to be ba in ancient egyptian concepts of the soul.

DIAHA — means “duel” and was a form of combat in ancient egypt. in a diaha, practitioners summon ka from either their soul or stone slabs and use them to fight.

THE SHRINE OF WEDJU — was a structure in the pharaoh's palace that contained the stone tablets for a massive amount of monster ka.

#* study. ⁄ thank you for the venom.#long post -#this timeline took 4 days to write.#timeline is purely manga-based.#headcanons are included as well as extremely minor anime nods.#be warned: this monstrosity includes every scene yami bakura ever appeared in.#i may or may not have gone overboard when it came to writing every little detail.#i'll make a timeline / meta page on my account eventually one day.

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