The Millennium World, known in the English anime as the Dawn of the Duel, is the fourth story arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series and the final story arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second anime series.
In the original manga, the storyline goes directly from Battle City to the Pharaoh Memory World. There, Dark Yugi (Yami Yugi) gets the three Egyptian God cards, which allow him to regain his memories of the past.
In the anime, Yami Yugi tries to do the same thing, but Dartz's organization (Doma Organization in the Japanese version) causes the "ritual" to fail, and also adds a twist in which the stone tablet at the museum turns to ice, thus causing the ritual to fail. The Grand Championship (KC Grand Prix in the Japanese version) occurs because Yugi Muto (romanized as Yugi Mutou in the English language manga) and his friends need to get back home, and can only do that by entering Kaiba's tournament to promote his company.
Intro
(Note: Because the anime and manga versions of this story arc are so different, explanations will be given whenever there is a difference between the two versions)
Yugi is back home. In the anime, this was after a battle against Dartz and his Doma Organization. Now, one more quest is about to be undertaken - knowing the true past of Dark Yugi, the spirit of the puzzle. Dark Bakura and Dark Yugi face off, but Dark Bakura tells Dark Yugi to play the ultimate Shadow Game at Egypt. (In the manga, Yugi never changes to Dark Yugi, so he and Dark Bakura do not talk about the ultimate Shadow Game)
In the manga, they do not travel to Egypt; the stone tablet is still in the museum. In the anime, the gang travels to Egypt, where they meet Marik Ishtar, Ishizu Ishtar and Odion Ishtar (Rishid in the Japanese version). Ishizu explains that the stone tablet at the had been moved back to Egypt, deep within the chambers of the Tomb Keepers. The Ishtars leads them to the stone. Before Dark Yugi presents the God Cards, Anzu gives him a cartouche that she had just bought so he could write his name on it when he found it. Dark Yugi shows the three God cards to the tablet. This time, a portal is opened, and Dark Bakura suddenly goes into the tablet. (In the manga, Dark Bakura doesn't enter the tablet, because he knows his shadow in the Millennium Puzzle will be able to enter it)
Moreover, in the anime, Dark Bakura also duels Seto Kaiba (Kaiba doesn't play a part in the Millennium World saga in the manga), telling Kaiba that something interesting is happening, and Kaiba should go to Egypt, and play the ultimate game. Kaiba, even though he doesn't show signs of it, agrees, and goes to Egypt.
Dark Yugi's friends realize that the Memory World may be quite dangerous, and Dark Yugi has a very difficult task to do. Therefore, they want to get into the Memory World, but cannot go through the portal in the tablet. Thus, Shadi appears and helps them find the "real" door to the Memory World, deep within the mazes of Dark Yugi's mind in the Millennium Puzzle.
The stage is set for the ultimate game.
The Memory World
(Note: For information on the new characters for this story arc, check out Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga characters.)
As Dark Yugi entered the Memory World, he was shocked to find out that he was in the body of his past self. Around him were the six priests: Seto, Akhenaden (Aknadin in the English anime), Mahado (Mahad in the English anime), Isis, Shada, and Kalim (Karim in the English anime), each with their own Millennium Item. Also next to him there was his vizier, Siamun Muran (Shimon in the English anime).
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Yugi and his friends, Katsuya Jonouchi (Joey Wheeler), Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), and Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor) were shocked to find out that Dark Yugi had left the puzzle. So Bobasa (in the manga), or Shadi (in the anime), helped them by using the Millennium Key to open the way to the Maze of Yugi's heart to try and find the door to the Memory World.
Back in the Memory world, Dark Yugi had little time to react his surroundings, because at that moment, Thief King Bakura showed up, possessed by Dark Bakura, who had entered Bakura's body after entering the Memory World. (In the manga, Thief King Bakura was not possessed, since Dark Bakura had not yet entered the Memory World) He summons his Ka spirit Diabound and attacks the priests. Bakura reveals his plan to take the seven Millennium Items and gain the Shadow Power of the Evil God Zorc Necrophades by putting them all in the stone slab in an underground crypt in the village of Kul Elna (based off the village of Qurna). The Pharaoh has had enough, and summons Obelisk to attack Diabound, something the other priests are shocked by. Bakura retreats, leaving the priests to discuss what happened. Later on, Seto tells Akhenaden about his plan to use the Kas of villagers to create a Ka stronger than Diabound, which Akhenaden objects to.
The next day, the priest Mahado plans to lure Bakura into a trap. He leads Bakura to a tomb he made to look like Akhenamkhanen's tomb. He battles Bakura, but is defeated in the end. He sacrifices his life to fuse his Ka and Ba to turn himself into the Dark Magician. While Bakura does get the Millennium Ring from Mahado, Mahado attacks him and destroys the tomb. But somehow, Bakura manages to escape.
By this point, Yugi and the others had found the door to the Memory World. Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda had to go alone, because Shadi couldn't enter it for some reason. (In the manga, they were being escorted by Bobasa, so they didn't have this problem. Also in the manga, the shadow of Dark Bakura that had been left in the Millennium Puzzle was following Yugi and the others throughout the Puzzle. When they reached the door, he followed them out) When they arrive in the Memory World, they meet up with Bobasa, who promises to help them. (Since they were already being escorted by Bobasa in the manga, this did not happen. The Bobasa in the anime and the Bobasa in the manga are basically two completely different characters) They go to the Palace but cannot get inside. They can pass through other buildings and people like ghosts, but they cannot enter the palace gates.
Akhenaden's Treachery
At the same time, priests Seto and Shada set out on a Ka hunt, where they found a strange foreign girl with white skin, white hair, and blue eyes named Kisara. Shada attempted to look at her Ka, but it was so large and bright that he couldn't do it. Seto had the guards with them take the girl to the palace. Later, Seto reported this to Akhenaden, who was outraged. He tried to tell Seto to let the girl and the other townspeople go, but Seto didn't listen. As he leaves, Akhenaden heard a strange sound. Thief King Bakura appeared and attacked him, stopping him before he is able to summon a Ka to defend himself. Instead of taking the Eye for himself, however, he decided to turn Akhenaden into his pawn by using his Millennium Ring to corrupt Akhenaden's heart and turn him evil.
The Pharaoh finds out about the attack, and when Bakura tries to escape, the Pharaoh follows him on horseback. He summons Slifer (Osiris in the original version) and chases Bakura through the city.
In the anime, during the chase, Akhenaden, resting in his room, remembers how the Millennium Items were created. In the manga, he doesn't think about this until later. The time period was in a time of war and desparation. King Akhenamkhanen (Aknamkanon in the English anime) had given his brother Akhenaden the task of creating the Millennium Items to use them to ward off the enemy invaders. However, Akhenaden didn't tell his brother that in order to make the items, human sacrifices were needed. (In the manga, 99 human sacrifices were needed. A number was never given in the anime) He knew that if he told his brother his, Akhenamkhanen would never allow the items to be made. Akhenaden and his soldiers rode to the village of Kul Elna and slaughtered the inhabitants of the village. However, when the Items were created, a stone slab rose from the ground. One of the soldiers fell into it, and the Millennium Ring fell into place in the slab, causing a large demon to rise from the slab. In the anime, Akhenaden quickly put in the Millennium Eye to ward him off and take the Millennium Ring from the slab. In the manga, this never happened. Akhenaden put the Eye in when he made a wish on it that his son, Seto, would someday become King of Egypt. Using the Items, Akhenamkhanen, Akhenaden, Siamun, and four other priests were able to destroy the entire invading army.
Back at the chase, Seto and Kalim joined the Pharaoh in his chase with Bakura. In the manga, Shada also joined. Bakura tried to bring the townspeople into the battle, but the Pharaoh eventually succeeded in chasing him out of the city. However, Bakura succeeds in defeating Slifer. In the anime, he has help from Akhenaden. In the manga, Akhenaden was still unconscious. The Pharaoh almost gives up hope, when suddenly, Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda appear and help give the Pharaoh their Ba. The Pharaoh uses it to summon Ra, destroying Diabound with it and fatally wounding Bakura. (During this time in the manga, Akhenaden was paid a visit by his dark self, who introduced himself as Zorc Necrophades. He explains that 3,000 years ago, Akhenaden used the seven Millennium Items to summon him and together they tried to destroy the world, but the Pharaoh sealed him up in the Millennium Puzzle. At that moment, Dark Bakura, who had watched the chase from above, came to report to Zorc that Bakura had been killed) As the Pharaoh celebrated his victory with Yugi and the others, time suddenly reversed itself and Yugi and the others went flying back into the city and Thief King Bakura miraculously revived. (In the manga, Zorc appeared, in Akhenaden's body, to introduce himself to the Pharaoh. He turned back time himself) Yugi and the others were forced to try to run back to where the Pharaoh was. (In the manga, they were held up by the sudden appearance of Dark Bakura in front of them, saying he won't let them help the Pharaoh) Bakura attacked the Pharaoh while he was still weakened, causing him to almost fall off a cliff. Bakura took the Millennium Puzzle and pushed the Pharaoh off the cliff. Yugi and the others arrived just in time to watch in horror as the Phraoh fell to his death. (In the manga, Yugi and the others are still being held back by Dark Bakura. Dark Bakura reveales that he is a part of Zorc's soul and that he won't let them interfere with Zorc's revival) Honda punches Bakura, but Bakura just smiles and grabs Honda by the neck. He uses his Millennium Ring to send a small part of his soul into Honda, possessing him. He throws him off and runs away. (In the manga, Jonouchi challenges Dark Bakura to a duel. They only get a few monsters out when everything begins to fade away into darkness because the Pharaoh fell off the cliff)
Seto tries to lead the effort in finding the Pharaoh, but Akhenaden has other plans. He wants Seto to become the new Pharaoh. He leads seto to an underground chamber where experiments are being done on prisoners to see if they can expand their Ka. Akhenaden sent Kisara to the main battlefield where other prisoners were fighting with their Kas. Seto was amazed that Akhenaden would do such a thing, and even more surprised to find out that Akhenaden wants him to become the new Pharaoh. When it looks like Kisara won't be able to summon a Ka, Seto jumps in to protect her. But one of the prisoners succeeds in stopping Seto's Ka Dios from moving and orders his Ka to eat them both. Suddenly, Kisara starts glowing and a large White Dragon appears and kills the prisoner and his Ka. Akhenaden reveals that he believes Kisara's Ba and Ka are one, and if Seto wants her Ka, he'll have to kill her. Seto refuses, but Akhenaden insists that he should use the power of the White Dragon to become the next Pharaoh. Seto ignores him and continues the search for the Pharaoh.
Showdown at Kul Elna Village
The Pharaoh, still alive, awakens in a cave to the face of a man who calls himself Hassan. Hassan warns the Pharaoh that the Evil God Zorc is going to revive. Hassan disappears, and the Pharaoh is suddenly found by Yugi and his friends, who had met up with Mana, Mahado's old student. (In the manga, the Pharaoh didn't meet up with Yugi and others, nor did Yugi and the others meet up with Mana) Shada appears, and tells the Pharaoh that they have found Bakura's hiding place in Kul Elna. The Pharaoh, Shada, and Mana set out to Kul Elna. (Mana is not with them in the manga)
When they arrive at Kul Elna, they are attacked by dead spirits. Shada and his soldiers fight them off while the Pharaoh goes into an underground crypt to fight Bakura alone. (Shada went with him to fight Bakura in the manga) When they finally meet, Bakura uses his dead spirits to attack the Pharaoh, but Mahado suddenly appears as the Dark Magician. They battle Bakura, and later they are joined by Mana, Siamun, and the other priests except for Akhenaden and Shada. Akhenaden attacks Shada in the village, taking his Millennium Key. (In the manga, Bakura attacks Shada with one of his Kas and gets the Millennium Key that way) They battle, through the power of teamwork, they are able to defeat Diabound, but not before Bakura was able to attack Kalim and take his Millennium Scales. (In the anime, Kalim is weakened by the attack. In the manga, he is killed) Finally, Bakura was defeated.
Meanwhile, Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu, and Honda, possessed by Dark Bakura, decide that they should try to find the Pharaoh's lost name. They make their way to the Palace and split up to try to find the name. Bakura-possessed Honda looked around the records of all the Pharaohs, but was amazed to find out that the current Pharaoh didn't have any records of his name.
Meanwhile, Akhenaden appears and reveals his betrayal. Also, after succeeding in putting in the Millennium Items that he had in the slab with his last breath, Dark Bakura left the body of Thief King Bakura, leaving him confused and disoriented. (this didn't happen in the manga as Thief King Bakura was never being possessed) As Dark Bakura's voice called out from somewhere, Thief King Bakura's body began to turn to sand. (Kalim's body also began to turn to sand in the manga) Akhenaden appears to be able to stop time, as with a wave of his hand, the Pharaoh and everyone else became completely immobilized, though they could still see and think. (In the manga, only the Pharaoh could see and think after being frozen; everyone else was completely frozen) The Pharaoh thinks of any way he could win this game, and suddenly has a revelation. (In the manga, Dark Bakura appears and explains that everything is just a game)
The Dark RPG
As it turns out, the whole Memory World is actually a tabletop RPG game being played by Dark Yugi and Dark Bakura. About half of Dark Yugi's soul is playing the game, while the other half is still down in the Pharaoh's body. (In the anime, they appear to be playing the game in the same dark arena that Shadow Games are played in. In the manga, they are playing in a back room in the museum. Also in the manga, Akhenaden's mummy, with Zorc's soul still inside it, is set up on the wall behind Dark Bakura) Dark Bakura reveals that the whole thing is a game, and the loser of the game will die. If Dark Yugi wins, he will regain all his lost memories. If Dark Bakura wins, the Evil God Zorc Necrophades will be reborn into the real world. Even worse, if Dark Yugi loses, all of his friends in the Memory World will die. Dark Bakura reveals that he has three Master Items. One lets him halt time and another lets him reverse time.
Back in the Memory World, Akhenaden succeeds in summoning Zorc. He accepts Zorc's power and is transformed into the Dark Priest. Everyone is shocked that he would do such a thing. (In the manga, the Pharaoh was the only one who could see what was going on, so no one else saw this) After giving Akhenaden his power, Zorc disappears, leaving Akhenaden to deal with the Pharaoh. (in the manga, Zorc does not disappear) Akhenaden prepares to kill the Pharaoh, but Hassan appears and blocks the attack. (In the manga, it's revealed to Yugi and his friends that Bobasa is actually Hassan, who transforms and flies off to protect the Pharaoh) He uses Akhenaden's own attack to destroy Dark Bakura's Master Items, restoring time. (In the manga, time is not restored to normal until much later) Dark Bakura is unphased, as he reveals his final Master Item's effect. It's an hourglass, and when its sands run out, Zorc will revive. (In the manga, it activated Zorc's effect to basically start a chain reaction that results in the world's destruction)
(Nothing in the following three paragraphs happens in the manga) Everyone is shocked to learn that Akhenaden did this, and even more shocked to find out that Akhenaden is Seto's father. Akhenaden explains the truth about himself and his brother. He explains that although he hated his brother for taking the kingship away from him, his loyalty to him never wavered and he did anything he could to help his brother and his kingdom, even kill innocent people. He also reveals that he and Akhenamkhanen were born as twins, but his brother was decided as the older brother because he cried louder. Akhenaden decides to try to convince Seto to become the new king, and use the power of Kisara's White Dragon to do it.
At that moment, Kisara wakes up and runs off to stop Seto. Meanwhile, to Bakura-possessed Honda's annoyance, Yugi and the others decide to find food for Bobasa. However, this triggers Bobasa's switch as this makes Bobasa blow up like a balloon and take Yugi and the others to where the Pharaoh's name is. Back at the RPG, Dark Bakura is happy that he's closing in on the Pharaoh's name. He reveals to Dark Yugi that he has invited a special guest to their game. At that moment, Seto Kaiba arrives at the underground crypt in Egypt to find everyone's body unconscious and the stone slab glowing. Dark Bakura transports Kaiba into the Memory World and uses his Ba to revive Thief King Bakura.
Everyone is surprised to see Bakura alive. Akhenaden uses this moment to grab Seto and take him off into a portal. Bakura resummons Diabound, claiming that the power of Zorc allowed him and Diabound to revive. He separates all of them, leaving them isolated around Kul Elna, and summons monsters to attack them. Meanwhile, Kaiba wanderrs around Ancient Egypt, wondering what happened and where he is. He meets up with Kisara, and recognizes her as the girl from the visions he saw. Meanwhile, Hassan and Mahado protect the Pharaoh, but the other priests aren't as lucky. Isis is having trouble fighting a large mummy creature and protecting Kalim. Shada shows up, and Kalim gives him all of his Ba to give him enough power to defeat the mummy. The Pharaoh arrives just in time to see Kalim die. He then mounts a horse to go find Seto and Akhenaden.
(Note: The events in the following paragraph don't occur in the manga until during and after the battle with Zorc) Akhenaden and Seto arrive at a building and see Kisara running towards them. (In the manga, Akhenaden takes Seto to the prison where Kisara is being held. Seto lets her out and tells her to run away) Seto and Kisara meet and Akhenaden attacks Kisara. She summons the White Dragon to fight Akhenaden, but Akhenaden eventually succeeds in destroying the White Dragon and killing Kisara. (In the manga, Akhenaden attacks and kills Kisara as she is running away) In the anime, Seto grabs his sword and stabs Akhenaden through the heart. In the manga, Akhenaden dies when he jumps into a chasm. Akhenaden turns to spirit energy and enters Seto's body, possessing him. The Pharaoh arrives and is shocked to see Seto with an evil look on his face. Seto tells him that they are going to battle and he will become the new king. He summons the White Dragon and the Pharaoh summons Mahado. The White Dragon easily defeats Mahado, leaving the Pharaoh defenseless. In the manga, the White Dragon destroys Mahado's stone slab behind him. The White Dragon prepares to attack, but deep within his heart, Seto calls out Kisara's name. The White Dragon stops and appears within Seto's heart where Akhenaden is. It attacks Akhenaden's spirit, killing him once and for all. Seto regains control of his body, and mourns over Kisara.
In the anime, Kaiba arrives after watching the battle and talks to the Pharaoh about everything that had happened. In the manga, Kaiba does not appear as he is never transported to the Memory World in the manga.
Meanwhile, Yugi and his friends entered the Pharaoh's tomb and began solving its puzzles in an attempt to find the Pharaoh's name. But they are shocked when Honda betrays them and runs off on his own. (Didn't happen in the manga, as Honda isn't possessed) As they venture deeper into the tomb, they find the Pharaoh's name, written in hieroglyphics. (In the manga, they do not find the name until later) They enter another hallway and find Honda waiting for them, who promptly transforms into Dark Bakura. (In the manga, they find the small part of Dark Bakura's soul that had been following them since they entered the Memory World) He announces that they're going to have a Shadow Game.
The Final Battle
(Note: In the manga, the Yugi vs. Dark Bakura duel takes place before the battle with Zorc. In the anime, it takes place during the battle with Zorc) At the RPG table, Dark Bakura announces that his hourglass has run out and that Zorc will revive. (By this point in the manga, Hassan had restored time to normal. Everyone is shocked to see Zorc alive, but because they weren't aware of anything that was happening while they were frozen, they do not know that Akhenaden is the Dark Priest. When Zorc begins to activate his effect, everyone moves out of the crypt and to the surface to fight Zorc) Thief King Bakura appears and laughs at everyone. He sacrifices himself to revive Zorc Necrophades. (This doesn't happen in the manga because 1. Zorc was already revived, and 2. Thief King Bakura was never revived) Zorc appears and attacks the remaining priests. Hassan jumps in the way, blocking the attack. While the others make their escape, Zorc increases the power of his attack, killing Hassan. (Hassan does not die here in the manga) Meanwhile, the Pharaoh and Seto set out to meet up with the other priests to fight Zorc, leaving Kaiba behind. (This doesn't happen in the manga) They arrive and Seto takes charge of the army that has gathered to battle Zorc.
Back at the duel, the battle between Yugi and Dark Bakura has begun. Yugi is doing a good job of fighting Dark Bakura using his own unique deck. But Dark Bakura eventually turns the tables by using a card that expels all the monsters from his graveyard and makes them hang over the field as ghosts, though they can't attack, defend, or activate special effects. Dark Bakura then activates a card that forces Yugi to discard the same number of cards as there are monsters on the field from his deck each turn, including the dead monsters hanging over Dark Bakura's grave. This strategy reduces Yugi's deck to only 1 card in just two turns. But, in classic Yu-Gi-Oh! fashion, Yugi draws the card he needs: Gondola, the Dragon of Destruction. He uses it to destroy all the cards on Dark Bakura's field. He direct attacks Dark Bakura, winning the duel. Still Dark Bakura gloats, saying that the Pharaoh has no way of defeating Zorc. He collapses and slowly turns back into Honda. (In the manga, he disappears) The four of them then run off to escape the tomb.
The battle with Zorc has begun, and all the priests and Mana summon their Kas. However, their combined forces aren't enough to even scratch Zorc. Back at the RPG table, Dark Bakura notes that because of Zorc's appearance in the Memory World, strange occurrences like tornadoes and hurricanes are appearing all over the real world. (Not true for the manga) Dark Bakura gloats about how one-sided the game is and sends a lightning bolt to strike the Pharaoh. (In the manga, Dark Yugi and Dark Bakura at the RPG table don't appear during the battle with Zorc) Shada jumps in the way at the last second, sacrificing himself to save the Pharaoh. (At this point in the manga, Dark Priest Akhenaden reveals to Seto that he is his father and he wants him to become the next King. He transports them both to where Kisara is) Isis and Mana decide to find the Millennium Items, because with them, they'd be able to have more Ba to fight with. (In the manga, they each had their Millennium Items with them) They retrieve the items, but Isis dies while destracting Zorc from Mana. (Isis does not die in the manga) Siamun takes the Millennium Key from Mana and uses its power to summon the Legendary Guardian God, Exodia. Exodia and Zorc battle for a while, but Zorc almost effortlessly destroys Exodia, killing Siamun. Mana delivers the Millennium Puzzle to the Pharaoh, and he uses its power to summon the three Gods. (The Gods are not summoned in the manga) Up at the RPG table, Dark Bakura says that the battle is reaching its climax and reveals to Dark Yugi that he is in fact Zorc. The two are transported back into the Memory World and Dark Yugi enters the body of the Pharaoh while Dark Bakura enters the body of Zorc Necrophades. (This did not happen in the manga) The Pharaoh uses the Gods to attack Zorc and seems to have destroyed him. But Zorc reappears and easily destroys the Gods easily. This knocks the Pharaoh unconscious. Seto decides to stop Zorc himself and summons the White Dragon. (This did not happen in the manga, as Seto was not present for most of the battle with Zorc) The White Dragon almost defeats Zorc, but Zorc destroys it as well. This also knocks Seto unconscious. Meanwhile, Kaiba had been watching from atop a cliff, and is amazed that Blue Eyes was destroyed so easily. (Again, Kaiba is not present during the Millennium World saga in the manga) He confronts Zorc himself and summons the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and attacks Zorc, but Zorc still manages to hold it off. The Pharaoh reawakens and sees Kaiba with the Ultimate Dragon. He uses the Millennium Scales to fuse himself with the Dragon and summons Master of Dragon Knight, but even this is not enough to destroy Zorc. The Pharaoh is now completely defenseless and out of energy. Zorc prepares for a final attack, but suddenly, Shadi, who had been watching everything from above, entered the body of Hassan and appeard to block Zorc's attack in the nick of time. (Shadi is not present in the manga, so this does not happen. Plus, Hassan is still alive) Hassan's mask is blown off, revealing Shadi's face. Shadi is destroyed by Zorc then. (In the manga, about a half of Hassan's mask is blown off revealing Shadi's face. He isn't destroyed though) At that moment, Yugi and his friends arrive to help the Pharaoh. Zorc won't let them interfere and attacks them, but they quickly dodge his attack. (In the manga, Hassan blocks the attack again, and is destroyed) The four of them each summon monsters, and Yugi summons Mahado as the Dark Magician again. Mana summons the Dark Magician Girl to fight along side him. They attack Zorc, but it isn't enough. Yugi tells the Pharaoh that they were able to find his name, but couldn't read the hieroglyphics. Suddenly, Anzu remembers the cartouche she game to Dark Yugi at the beginning and noticed that he still had it around his neck. She tells everyone that if they can imagine the hieroglyphics, they will appear on the cartouche, just like how they imagined their duel disks and they appeared. Zorc is outraged and attempts to attack them, but it's too late, as the name forms on the cartouche. The Pharaoh stands up and announces his name: Atem. At that moment, the three God Cards from Yugi's deck appear and revive the God Cards that were destroyed earlier. Atem uses the Pharaoh's name to fuse the Gods together and form the Creator of Light, Harakhti. Harakhti attacks Zorc, instantly destroying it. The final battle ends with Zorc's death.
Aftermath
With the battle over, the Egyptians could concentrate on rebuilding their destroyed city. Atem and Seto talk, and Atem explains that he has to leave as he has no memory of anything that happens after the battle with Zorc. He hands his Millennium Puzzle over to Seto and tells him to become the next Pharaoh. Seto is confused, and even more confused when Atem starts disappearing. Atem tells him to rule Egypt with the light of his heart. He leaves, and rejoins Yugi and the others. Atem, Yugi, Anzu, Jonouchi, and Honda leave the Memory World. (Kaiba also leaves the Memory World in the anime).
Dark Yugi finally knows his past, as well as his name: Atem.