Villains Wiki

Hi. This is Thesecret1070. I am an admin of this site. Edit as much as you wish, but one little thing... If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!!

READ MORE

Villains Wiki
Register
No edit summary
No edit summary
Tag: Visual edit
(45 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
 
Yami Marik <small>(English version)</small>
 
Yami Marik <small>(English version)</small>
 
|origin = ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''
 
|origin = ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''
|occupation = Marik Ishtar's second personality<br>
+
|occupation = Evil Personality of Marik Ishtar
 
|skills = Duelist Skills<br>
Founder and Leader of the Ghouls/Rare Hunters
 
|skills = Duelist skills<br>
 
 
Millennium Rod<br>
 
Millennium Rod<br>
 
Magic<br>
 
Magic<br>
Line 15: Line 14:
 
Dueling and sending people to the Shadow Realm
 
Dueling and sending people to the Shadow Realm
 
|goals = Take over Marik Ishtar's innocent body and kill his own father <small>(Japanese version; succeeded)</small>.<br>
 
|goals = Take over Marik Ishtar's innocent body and kill his own father <small>(Japanese version; succeeded)</small>.<br>
Sent his own father to the Shadow Realm <small>(4Kids version; succeeded for along time ago)</small>.<br>
+
Send his own father to the Shadow Realm <small>(4Kids version; succeeded)</small>.<br>
Acquire all of the Egyptian God Cards and the power of the pharaoh to rule the world <small>(failed)</small>.<br>
+
Acquire all of the Egyptian God Cards and the power of the pharaoh to rule the world <small>(4Kids version; failed)</small>.<br>
Spread pain and destruction for his own sadistic amusement <small>(failed)</small>.
+
Spread pain and destruction for his own sadistic amusement <small>(Japanese version; failed)</small>.
 
|crimes = Torture<br>
 
|crimes = Torture<br>
 
Murder<br>
 
Murder<br>
Line 24: Line 23:
 
|type of villain = Sadistic Alter-Ego}}
 
|type of villain = Sadistic Alter-Ego}}
 
{{Quote|I'm the true Marik, and I'm not as kind as the one you've come to know.|Yami Marik}}
 
{{Quote|I'm the true Marik, and I'm not as kind as the one you've come to know.|Yami Marik}}
 
{{Quote|You're merely postponing the inevitable.|Yami Marik ending his turn in Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos}}'''Dark Marik''', also known as '''Yami Marik''' in the 4Kids version, is the main antagonist of the Battle City arc of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga and second anime series, as well as the video game ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards''. He is the malevolent split personality of [[Marik Ishtar]].
 
'''Dark Marik''', also known as '''Yami Marik''' in the 4Kids version, is the main antagonist of the Battle City arc of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga and second anime series, as well as the video game ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards''. He is the malevolent split personality of [[Marik Ishtar]].
 
   
 
He was voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga, and by Jonathan Todd Ross in the English dub.
 
He was voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga, and by Jonathan Todd Ross in the English dub.
   
==History==
+
==Personality==
 
Dark Marik's personality is the manifestation of Marik Ishtar's hatred. Cruel, insane, and malevolent, Dark Marik lacks any form of empathy towards others. He is extremely sadistic, deceitful and treacherous, to the point that it even extends to his dueling strategy, implementing torture-themed cards that his shadow powers can manifest it into reality, to make his opponents suffer.
  +
 
Dark Marik places his self-preservation as a very high priority. He carries a strong hatred for Rishid, whose presence was soothing for the original Marik and repressed his dark personality. Once free, Dark Marik made several attempts to kill Rishid while he was unconscious, so he couldn't be sealed away again (even threatening his sister Ishizu if she did not reveal his location). When threatened with death following his final match with Dark Yugi, Dark Marik became desperate and pleaded for his life – displaying none of his usual confidence.
  +
 
In the Virtual World arc, Dark Marik was also shown to be quite headstrong and reckless, by destroying a computer that was the only means of stopping a missile launch that would kill him along with everyone else in the digital fortress.
  +
  +
==Biography==
 
===First Appearance===
 
===First Appearance===
{{Quote|Now then, father, time to send you... to the Shadow Realm! THE FUTURE IS MINE!!!|Marik as he exiles his own father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids dub.}}Dark Marik was awakened out of Marik's hatred and anger at the pharaoh for having to be his tomb keeper, along with Card Majin's spirit in the Millennium Rod. He took over Marik's body and imprisoned [[Mr. Ishtar|his father]] in the Shadow Realm, but was contained by [[Rishid Ishtar|Rishid]]. Dark Marik did murder his father (although this was changed so that he sent his father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids version). He almost did the same thing to Ishizu, but was stopped by Rishid.
+
{{Quote|Now then, father, time to send you... to the Shadow Realm! THE FUTURE IS MINE!!!|Marik as he exiles his own father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids dub.}}Dark Marik was awakened out of Marik's hatred and anger at the pharaoh for having to be his tomb keeper, along with Card Majin's spirit in the Millennium Rod. He took over Marik's body and imprisoned [[Mr. Ishtar|his father]] in the Shadow Realm, but was contained by [[Rishid Ishtar|Rishid]]. Dark Marik did murder his father (although this was changed so that he sent his father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids version). He almost did the same thing to Ishizu but was stopped by Rishid.
   
 
===Battle City===
 
===Battle City===
Line 38: Line 43:
 
Dark Marik's duels were all twisted Hell Duels. In the quarterfinals, he dueled Mai Kujaku in Hell, in which whenever a duelist lost a monster (to an attack by their enemy), someone would be erased from their memories. Unlike Mai, Dark Marik did not mind that at all, as there was no one in his mind worth remembering. He lost the memory of Pantomimer and [[Pandora the Conjurer]] during the duel. Mai managed to steal and summon the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra, the most powerful of the three Egyptian God Cards. But she was unable to control it, so she was defeated and trapped in Hell.
 
Dark Marik's duels were all twisted Hell Duels. In the quarterfinals, he dueled Mai Kujaku in Hell, in which whenever a duelist lost a monster (to an attack by their enemy), someone would be erased from their memories. Unlike Mai, Dark Marik did not mind that at all, as there was no one in his mind worth remembering. He lost the memory of Pantomimer and [[Pandora the Conjurer]] during the duel. Mai managed to steal and summon the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra, the most powerful of the three Egyptian God Cards. But she was unable to control it, so she was defeated and trapped in Hell.
   
In the manga, the duel was even more disturbing as each contestant felt the pain that was caused by their loss of monsters and direct attacks as if they were real, along with illusions of blood and decapitation, and Mai was trapped in her own mind, where she would ultimately die if Dark Marik was not defeated within 24 hours.
+
In the manga, the duel was even more disturbing as each contestant felt the pain that was caused by their loss of monsters and direct attacks as if they were real, along with illusions of blood and decapitation, and Mai was trapped in her mind, where she would ultimately die if Dark Marik was not defeated within 24 hours.
   
Later that night, [[Yami Bakura]] dueled Dark Marik on the request of Marik's spirit who wanted to to regain his body. The two evil spirits dueled in Hell, in which whenever a player lost life points, their body would vanish. Dark Marik won, and Dark Bakura was trapped in Hell (though a shard of him resided in Yugi's Millennium Puzzle).
+
Later that night, [[Yami Bakura]] dueled Dark Marik on the request of Marik's spirit who wanted to regain his body. The two evil spirits dueled in Hell, in which whenever a player lost life points, their body would vanish. Dark Marik won and Dark Bakura was trapped in Hell (though a shard of him resided in Yugi's Millennium Puzzle).
   
 
===''Enter the Shadow Realm''===
 
===''Enter the Shadow Realm''===
 
The tournament was interrupted when [[Noah Kaiba|Noa Kaiba]] made the blimp land at a station where his virtual world was located in. After Noah set the virtual world to explode, Dark Marik destroyed the control center so it could not be stopped.
 
The tournament was interrupted when [[Noah Kaiba|Noa Kaiba]] made the blimp land at a station where his virtual world was located in. After Noah set the virtual world to explode, Dark Marik destroyed the control center so it could not be stopped.
   
Battle City continued from here, and a four-way duel between Yugi, [[Seto Kaiba]], Katsuya Jonouchi, and Dark Marik was held to decide who would face each other in the semifinals. Dark Marik and Jonouchi both lost (as Jonouchi intended), so they dueled in the first round of the semifinals. Dark Marik took their duel to Hell, in which players would lose life energy as their monsters were destroyed. (In the manga, the contestant once again felt the pain of their monsters, just like any time Dark Marik would launch a Hell game.) Jonouchi held his own against Marik and resisted to the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra's attack which should have reduced him to dust. Just as he was about to win, Jonouchi collapsed from the energy that he lost, and Dark Marik won by default. However, Jonouchi's soul did not go to Hell (because he survived and only fell into a coma).
+
Battle City continued from here, and a four-way duel between Yugi, [[Seto Kaiba]], Katsuya Jonouchi, and Dark Marik was held to decide who would face each other in the semifinals. Dark Marik and Jonouchi both lost (as Jonouchi intended), so they dueled in the first round of the semifinals. Dark Marik took their duel to Hell, in which players would lose life energy as their monsters were destroyed. (In the manga, the contestant once again felt the pain of their monsters, just like any time Dark Marik would launch a Hell game.) Jonouchi held his own against Marik and resisted the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra's attack which should have reduced him to dust. Just as he was about to win, Jonouchi collapsed from the energy that he lost, and Dark Marik won by default. However, Jonouchi's soul did not go to Hell (because he survived and only fell into a coma).
   
 
Dark Marik dueled Dark Yugi in the final round, in which both Marik and Yugi, their original selves, would disappear whenever they lost life points (either to be destroyed or trapped in Hell, following the manga or the anime).
 
Dark Marik dueled Dark Yugi in the final round, in which both Marik and Yugi, their original selves, would disappear whenever they lost life points (either to be destroyed or trapped in Hell, following the manga or the anime).
   
Eventually, Dark Marik's Winged Divine Dragon of Ra was destroyed, and Marik and Dark Marik were switched around, which made Dark Marik the victim. No longer evil, Marik decided to forfeit the match, so that the pharaoh could fulfill his destiny. Dark Marik tried to convince him not to, but was unsuccessful, and as Marik lost the duel, Dark Marik was destroyed and Mai, Bakura, and Dark Bakura were released from Hell.
+
Eventually, Dark Marik's Winged Divine Dragon of Ra was destroyed, and Marik and Dark Marik have switched around, which made Dark Marik the victim. No longer evil, Marik decided to forfeit the match, so that the pharaoh could fulfill his destiny. Dark Marik tried to convince him not to but was unsuccessful, and as Marik lost the duel, Dark Marik was destroyed and Mai, Bakura, and Dark Bakura were released from Hell.
   
 
===''Waking the Dragons''===
 
===''Waking the Dragons''===
An apparition of Dark Marik appeared as a lost soul alongside Bandit Keith, Pandora, the [[Rare Hunter]], the [[Paradox Brothers|Meikyu Brothers]] and the [[Player Killer of Darkness]] as Atem was trying to get to Yugi, whose soul was taken by the Orichalcos. It was unlikely that this was really him (as opposed to some sort of illusion), however, as neither the Meikyu Brothers or Keith were in Hell or taken by the Orichalcos. He also appears in one of Mai's nightmares, where he is shown to trap her in an hourglass.
+
An apparition of Dark Marik appeared as a lost soul alongside [[Bandit Keith]], [[Pandora the Conjurer]], the [[Rare Hunter]], the [[Paradox Brothers]], and the [[Player Killer of Darkness]] as Atem was trying to get to Yugi, whose soul was taken by the Orichalcos. It was unlikely that this was him (as opposed to some sort of illusion), however, as neither the Paradox Brothers nor Keith were in Hell or taken by the Orichalcos. He also appears in one of Mai's nightmares, where he is shown to trap her in an hourglass.
 
==Personality==
 
Dark Marik's personality is the manifestation of Marik Ishtar's hatred. Cruel, insane and malevolent, Dark Marik lacks any form of empathy towards others. He is extremely sadistic, deceitful and treacherous, to the point that it even extends to his dueling strategy, implementing torture-themed cards that his shadow powers can manifest it into reality, in order to make his opponents suffer.
 
 
He displayed traits of masochism as well, as seen in the duel against Katsuya Jonouchi. In the duel, Marik's powers made it so every time a monsters is destroyed, the pain would transfer to their owner. When his Gil Garth was destroyed, he laughed and psychotically stated that he enjoyed the feeling.
 
 
Dark Marik places his self-preservation as a very high priority. He carries a strong hatred for Rishid, whose presence was soothing for the original Marik and repressed his dark personality. Once free, Dark Marik made several attempts to kill Rishid while he was unconscious, so he couldn't be sealed away again (even threatening his sister Ishizu if she did not reveal his location). When threatened with death following his final match with Dark Yugi, Dark Marik became desperate and pled for his life – displaying none of his usual confidence.
 
 
In the Virtual World arc, Dark Marik was also shown to be quite headstrong and reckless, by destroying the a computer that was the only means of stopping a missile launch that would kill him along with everyone else in the digital fortress.
 
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
  +
{{Scroll box|
 
{{Quote|Let's check the damage, and cause some more.|Dark Marik}}
 
{{Quote|Let's check the damage, and cause some more.|Dark Marik}}
 
{{Quote|Is that fear in your eyes? I like to see this side of you.|Dark Marik}}
 
{{Quote|Is that fear in your eyes? I like to see this side of you.|Dark Marik}}
Line 76: Line 73:
 
{{Quote|Okay, but I can barely see you over there as soon you vanish completely.|Dark Marik to Dark Bakura.}}
 
{{Quote|Okay, but I can barely see you over there as soon you vanish completely.|Dark Marik to Dark Bakura.}}
 
{{Quote|You have seen several Shadow Games of mine before, but this one will be different. I have thrown in some special twists especially for you.|Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.}}
 
{{Quote|You have seen several Shadow Games of mine before, but this one will be different. I have thrown in some special twists especially for you.|Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.}}
{{Quote|If you do this to me, you'll be sorry! You'll need me! (Marik Ishtar: Begone! I surrender this duel to the pharaoh!" Marik Ishtar reduces his Life Points to zero against Dark Marik) Noooooo!|Dark Marik's last word before being dissolved by his own original personality, Marik Ishstar.}}
+
{{Quote|If you do this to me, you'll be sorry! You'll need me! (Marik Ishtar: Begone! I surrender this duel to the pharaoh!" Marik Ishtar reduces his Life Points to zero against Dark Marik) Noooooo!|Dark Marik's last word before being dissolved by his own original personality, Marik Ishtar.}}}}
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
Line 97: Line 94:
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Because of his actions and clear lack of empathy towards anyone (including his good side), Yami Marik is often considered the most evil character within the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise.
+
*Because of his actions and clear lack of empathy towards anyone (including his good side), Yami Marik is often considered the evilest character within the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. He is other than villains like Zorc in avatar and true form.
 
*Yami Marik is the overall main antagonist of the Battle City arc because he was far more evil and dangerous, and had bigger plans than anyone else. Not to mention by killing Marik's father, he was the one who drove Marik to seek vengeance against the pharaoh in the first place.
 
*Yami Marik is the overall main antagonist of the Battle City arc because he was far more evil and dangerous, and had bigger plans than anyone else. Not to mention by killing Marik's father, he was the one who drove Marik to seek vengeance against the pharaoh in the first place.
*He is the only antagonist who wasn't actually defeated by Yami Yugi, but was destroyed by the other Marik instead.
+
*He is the only antagonist who wasn't actually defeated by Yami Yugi but was destroyed by the other Marik instead.
 
*He does not refer to Ishizu and Odion in a familial matter (the two of them technically being his sister and adopted brother).
 
*He does not refer to Ishizu and Odion in a familial matter (the two of them technically being his sister and adopted brother).
 
*He constantly refers to himself as the "true" Marik.
 
*He constantly refers to himself as the "true" Marik.
Line 108: Line 105:
   
 
==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! Villains}}
+
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! Villains}}[[Category:Dark Forms]]
{{Approved Evil Articles Navigation}}
 
[[Category:Dark Forms]]
 
 
[[Category:Alter-Ego]]
 
[[Category:Alter-Ego]]
 
[[Category:Sadists]]
 
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! Villains]]
 
[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! Villains]]
 
[[Category:Science Fantasy Villains]]
 
[[Category:Science Fantasy Villains]]
Line 119: Line 115:
 
[[Category:Bigger Bads]]
 
[[Category:Bigger Bads]]
 
[[Category:Teenagers]]
 
[[Category:Teenagers]]
[[Category:Sadists]]
 
 
[[Category:Homicidal]]
 
[[Category:Homicidal]]
 
[[Category:Torturer]]
 
[[Category:Torturer]]
Line 133: Line 128:
 
[[Category:Possessor]]
 
[[Category:Possessor]]
 
[[Category:Dissociative]]
 
[[Category:Dissociative]]
[[Category:Master Manipulator]]
 
 
[[Category:Abusers]]
 
[[Category:Abusers]]
 
[[Category:Rogues]]
 
[[Category:Rogues]]
Line 166: Line 160:
 
[[Category:Betrayed]]
 
[[Category:Betrayed]]
 
[[Category:Deceased]]
 
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Psychotic]]
 
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
 
[[Category:Harbinger for Rebirth]]
 
[[Category:Harbinger for Rebirth]]
Line 172: Line 165:
 
[[Category:Damned Souls]]
 
[[Category:Damned Souls]]
 
[[Category:Opportunists]]
 
[[Category:Opportunists]]
 
[[Category:Egotist]]
 
[[Category:Evil Vs. Evil]]

Revision as of 18:09, 3 July 2020

           KeyLocker

This Villain was proposed and approved by Villains Wiki's Pure Evil Proposals Thread. Any act of removing this villain from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a futile "heroic" attempt of redemption) and the user will have high chances of being terminated blocked. You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first.
Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum.

I'm the true Marik, and I'm not as kind as the one you've come to know.
~ Yami Marik
You're merely postponing the inevitable.
~ Yami Marik ending his turn in Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos

Dark Marik, also known as Yami Marik in the 4Kids version, is the main antagonist of the Battle City arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and second anime series, as well as the video game Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards. He is the malevolent split personality of Marik Ishtar.

He was voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga, and by Jonathan Todd Ross in the English dub.

Personality

Dark Marik's personality is the manifestation of Marik Ishtar's hatred. Cruel, insane, and malevolent, Dark Marik lacks any form of empathy towards others. He is extremely sadistic, deceitful and treacherous, to the point that it even extends to his dueling strategy, implementing torture-themed cards that his shadow powers can manifest it into reality, to make his opponents suffer.

Dark Marik places his self-preservation as a very high priority. He carries a strong hatred for Rishid, whose presence was soothing for the original Marik and repressed his dark personality. Once free, Dark Marik made several attempts to kill Rishid while he was unconscious, so he couldn't be sealed away again (even threatening his sister Ishizu if she did not reveal his location). When threatened with death following his final match with Dark Yugi, Dark Marik became desperate and pleaded for his life – displaying none of his usual confidence.

In the Virtual World arc, Dark Marik was also shown to be quite headstrong and reckless, by destroying a computer that was the only means of stopping a missile launch that would kill him along with everyone else in the digital fortress.

Biography

First Appearance

Now then, father, time to send you... to the Shadow Realm! THE FUTURE IS MINE!!!
~ Marik as he exiles his own father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids dub.

Dark Marik was awakened out of Marik's hatred and anger at the pharaoh for having to be his tomb keeper, along with Card Majin's spirit in the Millennium Rod. He took over Marik's body and imprisoned his father in the Shadow Realm, but was contained by Rishid. Dark Marik did murder his father (although this was changed so that he sent his father to the Shadow Realm in the 4Kids version). He almost did the same thing to Ishizu but was stopped by Rishid.

Battle City

When Rishid was knocked out by the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra, Dark Marik was able to reawaken within Marik, possessed his body, and trapped him inside his mind. He proceeded to duel as Marik Ishtar in the tournament.

Dark Marik's duels were all twisted Hell Duels. In the quarterfinals, he dueled Mai Kujaku in Hell, in which whenever a duelist lost a monster (to an attack by their enemy), someone would be erased from their memories. Unlike Mai, Dark Marik did not mind that at all, as there was no one in his mind worth remembering. He lost the memory of Pantomimer and Pandora the Conjurer during the duel. Mai managed to steal and summon the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra, the most powerful of the three Egyptian God Cards. But she was unable to control it, so she was defeated and trapped in Hell.

In the manga, the duel was even more disturbing as each contestant felt the pain that was caused by their loss of monsters and direct attacks as if they were real, along with illusions of blood and decapitation, and Mai was trapped in her mind, where she would ultimately die if Dark Marik was not defeated within 24 hours.

Later that night, Yami Bakura dueled Dark Marik on the request of Marik's spirit who wanted to regain his body. The two evil spirits dueled in Hell, in which whenever a player lost life points, their body would vanish. Dark Marik won and Dark Bakura was trapped in Hell (though a shard of him resided in Yugi's Millennium Puzzle).

Enter the Shadow Realm

The tournament was interrupted when Noa Kaiba made the blimp land at a station where his virtual world was located in. After Noah set the virtual world to explode, Dark Marik destroyed the control center so it could not be stopped.

Battle City continued from here, and a four-way duel between Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Katsuya Jonouchi, and Dark Marik was held to decide who would face each other in the semifinals. Dark Marik and Jonouchi both lost (as Jonouchi intended), so they dueled in the first round of the semifinals. Dark Marik took their duel to Hell, in which players would lose life energy as their monsters were destroyed. (In the manga, the contestant once again felt the pain of their monsters, just like any time Dark Marik would launch a Hell game.) Jonouchi held his own against Marik and resisted the Winged Divine Dragon of Ra's attack which should have reduced him to dust. Just as he was about to win, Jonouchi collapsed from the energy that he lost, and Dark Marik won by default. However, Jonouchi's soul did not go to Hell (because he survived and only fell into a coma).

Dark Marik dueled Dark Yugi in the final round, in which both Marik and Yugi, their original selves, would disappear whenever they lost life points (either to be destroyed or trapped in Hell, following the manga or the anime).

Eventually, Dark Marik's Winged Divine Dragon of Ra was destroyed, and Marik and Dark Marik have switched around, which made Dark Marik the victim. No longer evil, Marik decided to forfeit the match, so that the pharaoh could fulfill his destiny. Dark Marik tried to convince him not to but was unsuccessful, and as Marik lost the duel, Dark Marik was destroyed and Mai, Bakura, and Dark Bakura were released from Hell.

Waking the Dragons

An apparition of Dark Marik appeared as a lost soul alongside Bandit Keith, Pandora the Conjurer, the Rare Hunter, the Paradox Brothers, and the Player Killer of Darkness as Atem was trying to get to Yugi, whose soul was taken by the Orichalcos. It was unlikely that this was him (as opposed to some sort of illusion), however, as neither the Paradox Brothers nor Keith were in Hell or taken by the Orichalcos. He also appears in one of Mai's nightmares, where he is shown to trap her in an hourglass.

Quotes

Let's check the damage, and cause some more.
~ Dark Marik
Is that fear in your eyes? I like to see this side of you.
~ Dark Marik
I don't need monsters to bring you to your knees.
~ Dark Marik to Jonouchi/Joey.
The shadows hunger for your soul.
~ Dark Marik to Jonouchi/Joey.
There is nothing I like more than toying with someone's mind.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.
It's such a lovely day. Isn't it, Pharaoh? Too bad some of your friends can't enjoy it from all the way in the Shadow Realm.
~ Dark Marik
Mercy is for the weak, like you my friend.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Bakura.
You're supposed to save mankind, but based on your actions in this duel, I'd say you're destroying it. And I'm sure my other half would agree with me as he slowly slips away thanks to you — and to think that pour soul was once your loyal servant. It is nice to see he's getting repaid by his exalted king.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.
Feeling lightheaded? Since I wipe out your memories, that is to be expected.
~ Dark Marik to Mai Valentine.
This madness has just begun.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.
Okay, but I can barely see you over there as soon you vanish completely.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Bakura.
You have seen several Shadow Games of mine before, but this one will be different. I have thrown in some special twists especially for you.
~ Dark Marik to Dark Yugi.
If you do this to me, you'll be sorry! You'll need me! (Marik Ishtar: Begone! I surrender this duel to the pharaoh!" Marik Ishtar reduces his Life Points to zero against Dark Marik) Noooooo!
~ Dark Marik's last word before being dissolved by his own original personality, Marik Ishtar.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Because of his actions and clear lack of empathy towards anyone (including his good side), Yami Marik is often considered the evilest character within the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. He is other than villains like Zorc in avatar and true form.
  • Yami Marik is the overall main antagonist of the Battle City arc because he was far more evil and dangerous, and had bigger plans than anyone else. Not to mention by killing Marik's father, he was the one who drove Marik to seek vengeance against the pharaoh in the first place.
  • He is the only antagonist who wasn't actually defeated by Yami Yugi but was destroyed by the other Marik instead.
  • He does not refer to Ishizu and Odion in a familial matter (the two of them technically being his sister and adopted brother).
  • He constantly refers to himself as the "true" Marik.
  • Unlike Yami Yugi and Yami Bakura, he was spawned from Marik's pain, rather than being an entity that was sealed within a Millennium Item.
  • Yami Marik goals are different in both the English and Japanese versions:
    • English anime - He wishes to acquire Yugi Muto's Millennium Puzzle and all three Egyptian God Cards, in order to rule the world.
    • Japanese anime and manga - He only wishes to spread pain and destruction, merely for his own pleasure.

Navigation

           Yu-Gi-Oh logoVillains

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Dark Yugi | Shadi | Seto Kaiba | Mokuba Kaiba | Yami Bakura | Maximillion Pegasus | Croquet | Pegasus' Guards | Duke Devlin | Mr. Ishtar | Weevil Underwood | Rex Raptor | Paradox Brothers | Bandit Keith | Bonz | Zygor | Sid | Panik | Gozaburo Kaiba | Noah Kaiba | Hitotsu-Me Giants | Zigfried von Schroeder | Leon von Shroider | Imitator of Death | Witty Phantom| Reaper of the Cards | Thief King Bakura | Jinzo | Diabound | Zorc Necrophades
Rare Hunters
Marik Ishtar | Yami Marik | Odion Ishtar | Seeker | Arkana | Strings | Lumis and Umbra
Big Five
Gansley | Crump | Johnson | Nesbitt | Lector
Doma
Dartz | Rafael | Alister | Valon | Gurimo | Paradius | The Great Leviathan
Toei anime only
Aileen Rao | Kekeru Goyu | Tetsu Trudge
Movies
Anubis | Paradox | Diva

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Vellian Crowler | Jean-Louis Bonaparte | Pierre the Gambler | Zane Truesdale | Society of Light | The Light Brigade | Alien of Light | Wheeler's Doctor | Wheeler | Lorenzo | Howard X Miller | Bob Banter | Battle Footballer | Axel Brodie | Gravekeeper's Chief | Aster Phoenix | Chazz Princeton | Jagger Princeton | Slade Princeton | Lucien Grimley | Grim Reaper | Mr. Stein | Marcel Bonaparte | Martin Empire | Blaze | Frost | Thunder | T-Bone | Dr. Eisenstein | Princess Rose | Prince Ojin | Brron | Zure | Duel Ghouls | Scarr | Goblin Elite Attack Force | Kozaky | Chaos Sorcerer | Mr. Shroud | Trueman | Dark World Army | Mad Dog | Makoto Inotsume | Sartorius Kumar | Sarina Kumar | The D | Light of Destruction | Thelonious Viper | Trapper | Adrian Gecko | Echo | Yubel | Supreme King | Guardian Baou | Skilled Dark Magician & Skilled White Magician | Three Masked Knights | Jinzo | Sacred Beasts | Franz | Mike | Yusuke Fujiwara | Sky Scout | Skull Knight
Shadow Riders
Kagemaru | Nightshroud | Camula | Tania | Don Zaloog and The Dark Scorpions | Abidos the Third | Titan | Amnael

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Rex Goodwin | Roman Goodwin | King of the Netherworld | Kalin Kessler | Devack | Greiger | Sayer | Professor Frank | Mr. Armstrong | Z-one | Don Piero | Lester | Primo | Jakob | Lazar | Aporia | Rudolph Heitmann | Carly Carmine | Misty Tredwell | Lawton | Barbara | Malcolm | Radley | Earthbound Immortals
Dark Signers
Rex Goodwin | Roman Goodwin | Devack | Greiger | Kalin Kessler | Misty Tredwell | Carly Carmine
Iliaster
Z-one | Aporia (Lester, Primo, Jakob) | Paradox | Antinomy
Manga only
Luna | Leo

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Don Thousand | Dr. Faker | Mr. Heartland | Number 96 | Quattro | Nistro | Vetrix | Triad of Terror (Wolfsbane, Coyote, Jackal) | Scorch | Chills | Parker | Quinton | Trey | Erazor | Chironex | Scritch
Seven Barian Emperors
Vector | Reginald Kastle/Nash | Rio Kastle/Marin | Alito | Mizar | Dumon | Girag

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Leo Akaba | The Doktor | Barrett | Yuri | Jean-Michel Roget | Sora Perse | Sergey Volkov | Lucas Swank | Z-ARC

Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains
Varis | Specter | Dr. Kogami | Faust | Baira | Dr. Genome | Pandor | Queen | Shepherd | Bohman | Harlin | Lightning | Windy | Roboppy | Ai
Knights of Hanoi
Varis | Specter | Dr. Kogami | Faust | Baira | Dr. Genome | Pandor

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
Otes | Mimi Imimi | Roa Kassidy | Nail Saionji | Asana Mutsuba | Galian Townsend | Schubel Quill | Yuo Goha | Yujin Goha | Yuka Goha | Yuran Goha | Yuga Goha

Yu-Gi-Oh! Go rush
Zuwijo zir Velgear | Chupataro Kaburagi | Mitsuko Hiramori | Dinois Velgear | Rovian Kirishima | Yuna Goha | Muda Velgear | Yuna Goha | The☆Luge | The☆Providence | The☆Moikeda Mbembe| The☆Yeti Yukio | Yuu Hayashi | Tanabe | Quaidur Velgear

Manga Only
Mr. Karita | Yako Tenma | Mr. Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!) | Ahmet | Tragoedia

Card Games
The Lswarm | The Construct | Tierra | Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier

Video Games
Scott Irvine