When Joey asks his secret to his hair, he says "Loreal, because I'm worth it." Yami Bakura later reiterates the joke about his hair when asked by Marik about exchanging beauty tips, even remarking "I think we already made that joke." Others see him as special and comment on his hair in duels. He is apparently so cute that he has been mistaken for a baby panda, even by Yami ("You mean you're not a baby panda!? Wow you're good"). His large eyes always have an innocent look, even when he is being a jerk. He, like Kaiba, hates his own father, stating that he and Kaiba are not so different, as heard in episode 47.Ī short, pubescent boy with hair crazy enough to count for two admissions into the Battle Island Tournament. He does show that he cares about his friends, even if they annoy him constantly. He volunteers to send his soul to the Shadow Realm in place of Joey's when Joey is mind-controlled by Marik, though he promptly reverses this statement after realizing that the consequence of losing that duel is death. He saves Arkana from being attacked by the Dark Energy Disc and speaks to Kaiba on the Kaibacorp blimp after dueling Bakura, arguing to land the blimp so Bakura can receive medical attention. Like his counterpart, Yugi does have a caring side, though it appears infrequently. His favorite catchphrase is "Super Special Awesome," and as shown in episode 41, he talks to his cards when he is alone (and suggests making out with his Dark Magician Girl, which Shadi overheard). He also frequently threatens his grandpa, and generally couldn't care less about what happens to him. He is annoyed by the fact that he hasn't hit puberty and is short. He also can't tell whether he's a main character and doesn't agree that having "Yugi" in the title name (Yu-Gi-Oh!, as it's often spelled) makes him one. He also doesn't consider having Yami fight for him cheating, at one point yelling at his friends (and Yami) for saying so. While there isn't much to say, he does hate Bakura and can never remember his name, although in episode 23 he admits he's starting to respect Bakura for being helpful, until he falls and hurts his "sensitive little bottom" then Yugi tells him to forget what he just said. He has problems with Yami being the main character, saying that he gets everything and Yugi Muto himself gets nothing. However, he does defend Joey in episode 50 when Johnson tries to convict him. He constantly taunts Joey (not too different from the anime) and seems to consider him a very poor friend, as shown when he learned during the pier duel with mind-controlled Joey that Marik had arranged for the loser to drown as opposed to being sent to the Shadow Realm (poking fun at the fact that that duel was the only one for which the dub did not censor the consequences, as no one suffered it), he states that Joey's friendship is not worth dying for and that even Tristan is a better friend (which Tristan gloated about). He also develops a grudge against Tea after she tells him she prefers Yami. Yugi states that Kaiba cheating at a card game is worse than Pegasus stealing his grandpa's soul. Yugi could not decide who to root for during Kaiba's duel with Pegasus all because Kaiba had cheated (in spite of Pegasus having done much worse). Weevil throwing Exodia into the ocean, Joey throwing a piece of his puzzle, and Kaiba's cheating in their rematch duel). Yugi holds a grudge against anyone who wrongs him (e.g. When Yugi points out that Marik's vendetta against the Pharaoh makes absolutely no sense, he questions why he felt a dead guy would be responsible for Marik's crappy childhood. When Shadi explains how the Egyptian gods are alive, Yugi states that that means all religions are false and the hokey Egyptian one is the real one. Sarcastic and mocking of the plot, Yugi notes when Bakura "explains" how he became a Battle City finalist that they must be as stupid as Tristan to believe that story. It is not uncommon to see him ditching his friends (or attempting to) and scorning them. He often whines when others get screen time and shows little to no care for his friends. Unlike his canonical counterpart, who is pure of heart, kind, and selfless, Yugi is portrayed as a self-centered, sarcastic, and egotistic jerk who rarely is concerned with anything apart from maintaining his status as protagonist.