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Millennium Puzzle

Millenium Puzzle

English

Millenium Puzzle

Appears in (Anime)

* Yu-Gi-Oh!
* Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters) GX

Appears in (Manga)

* Yu-Gi-Oh!
* Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist
* Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World

The Millennium Puzzle is the Millennium Item owned by Yugi Muto. It was given to Yugi by his grandfather. The puzzle, once completed, resembles an upside-down pyramid with an eye on the front. It has a ring on top, allowing it to be worn around the owner's neck.

The puzzle once contained the soul of the Pharaoh, Atem. It is extremely complex and difficult to solve, having taken Yugi at least eight years to successfully assemble it. Once he finally managed to do so, the puzzle released the power of the Shadow Games, split his soul in two halves, and then infused the soul of the Pharaoh it contained into Yugi's body.

In addition to holding the soul of Atem, the puzzle is able to fulfill one wish of the person who had solved it and heighten its owner's chance of success in a game, judging by their skill as well as the importance of the game at hand. The hieroglyphics enscribed on the puzzle say, "The one who solves me shall gain the powers and knowledge of darkness..."

In the manga, Yugi (as Dark Yugi) describes the power of the puzzle as "the power of unity", comparing a puzzle's pieces forming a whole to friends coming together. Yugi frequently credits the Millennium Puzzle with bringing him friendship with Joey.

In the Japanese version, Yugi originally used the phrase "Something that can be seen, yet cannot be seen" to describe the Millennium Puzzle before it was completed, since even though you can see the pieces, you can't see the whole puzzle since it isn't complete. This riddle has been asked many times over the course of the series, with different characters providing different answers.