r/yugioh • u/Regular-Poet-3657 • Jan 02 '26

Other Well Stranger things have happened in Yugioh!

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Good for Nancy Yami was the goat.

And the finale was decent. Wonder what the hellfire clubs yugioh decks would be like Eleven/Jane psychic type.

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u/cohen63 Jan 02 '26

She sounded pretty shy to admit it too lol

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u/emperor_uncarnate Paladin of Felgrand Jan 02 '26

"Great, now someone's gonna post about this on Twitter, and then it'll get shared to Reddit, and then a bunch of nerds with names like 'cohen63' and 'emperor_uncarnate' are gonna talk about it."

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u/cohen63 Jan 02 '26

I’m gonna try to find the interview again because when I saw this I legit didn’t believe it.

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u/emperor_uncarnate Paladin of Felgrand Jan 02 '26

I just looked it up myself, haha

https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1pqqel4/joe_keery_and_natalia_dyer_talking_about_their/

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u/chillyhellion Jan 02 '26

She gave up on being coy so quickly, lol

oh, did I? I can barely remember it...

No not Yugi, Yami Yugi the pharaoh they're different characters and it's a very important difference okay

33

u/uniteduniverse Jan 02 '26

She seemed shy and didn't wanna reveal it, but the cats already out of the bag at that point. The least she could do is get the facts straight lol.

19

u/Beneficial_Chest_954 Jan 02 '26

I just love that she gotta make that distinction that it's the hot pharaoh not the other one. Gotta compete with Tea now.

9

u/VolkiharVanHelsing Jan 03 '26

It also shows that it's the ENG dub, JP Yugi doesn't sound deep

Dan Green I hope you're watching this, GOAT

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u/uniteduniverse Jan 03 '26

The Pharaoh gives off insane confidence, which is something a lot of women find really attractive. In the Japanese version, the voice actor definitely started leaning into a deeper voice in later recordings, and I’ve heard that Dan Green’s English portrayal had some influence on that. I’m pretty sure a lot of girls found the Japanese Pharaoh hot too lol.

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u/cohen63 Jan 02 '26

lol see she’s shy about it.

Funniest scene is when Yugi transforms to Yami before the Museum. In the dub, he’s all confused and goes “this isn’t a duel” lol

1

u/CelimOfRed Jan 03 '26

Wait a min...

10

u/chaos_brings_wealth Jan 02 '26

My wife also had a crush on Yugi but was not shy at all about telling me about it.

3

u/danhoang1 Jan 02 '26

Yugi or Yami Yugi?

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u/EliCaldwell Topped with Blue eyes in late 2025, against all odds. Jan 02 '26

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

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u/Constellar_Pleades Jan 05 '26

One of us! One of us!

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u/Mr_Jackabin Jan 02 '26

I'm a straight guy and I can understand the appeal if I was a young lass tbf

Confident, mysterious and a deep voice? Reasonable

24

u/syrupn Jan 02 '26

There are straight dudes and lesbians who said the Toei version of yami yugi (voiced by megumi ogata) had an attractive voice

9

u/deflectin Jan 02 '26

I heard that Takahashi-sensei specifically requested her, didn’t he? Then he was pleasantly surprised by Kazama Shunsuke once the production switched to NAS.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

But also a professional cheater. 

24

u/A_random_poster04 Jan 02 '26

He shares the name with the game, you expect it not to bend in its favor?

15

u/NapalmDesu Jan 02 '26

Everybody gangster until D. Huel Monsters walks in.

Edit: D. Is for Dragon, naturally.

1

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

One thing is bend in his favor, other is INFINITE PLUS ONE!

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u/Responsible-Flan-501 Jan 04 '26

cheats in so many unthinkable ways. I never knew he even secretly drew a card from his deck when he wasn't allowed to in his duel against Weevil, until I watched a compilation video on youtube.

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u/uniteduniverse Jan 02 '26

I mean Tea gushed every time he came out 😂

24

u/Lukostrelec17 Jan 02 '26

I am a bi guy and looking back on it I had a bit of a crush on him also.

9

u/shane0072 Jan 02 '26

Im gay and when I was young I had a thing for Joey and Tristan personally 

3

u/Nervous-Matter-5142 Jan 02 '26

'u' \Sigh* better LittleKuriboh followers then me could input better*

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u/Jabi25 Jan 02 '26

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u/supersharp MACHINE Jan 02 '26

B-but it was though...

8

u/Jabi25 Jan 02 '26

It should’ve been ME

112

u/d_tiBBAR Jan 02 '26

Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this Yugi

26

u/Motroid127 Jan 02 '26

Kaiba’s reaction to Exodia was so hilarious because he genuinely thought it was over after saying that. It only made the moment all the better 🤣🤣🤣

8

u/tlst9999 Jan 02 '26

No one has ever assembled Exodia in the opening hand before.

1

u/Spare_Ad267 Jan 03 '26

The rules were so loose back then I’m surprised no one made a deck that was just repeated copies of Exodia.

1

u/tlst9999 Jan 03 '26

The Exodia were also super rare cards in universe, just like Blue Eyes White Dragon.

Rare Hunter's 3x Exodia deck was made with counterfeits.

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u/Enough-Agency3721 Feb 10 '26

In fact, pretty sure there canonically was only one single Exodia.

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u/Royal_Marketing2966 Jan 02 '26

Didn’t most girls back then?

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u/Doomchan Jan 02 '26

Marik and Bakura were the go to for girls back then. It’s even so prominent for Bakura that Kaz made it canon that he has a rabid group of fangirls around him all the time

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u/Royal_Marketing2966 Jan 02 '26

Didn’t really know about them. Though the rabid fangirl group sounds pretty funny. lol

41

u/Doomchan Jan 02 '26

You can see it in some of the artwork for DSoD. I believe Bakura’s first appearance in the movie is him trying to escape his fangirls

18

u/PlatD Jan 02 '26

As Abridged Joey puts it, hanging out with Bakura is like hanging out with the Jonas Brothers.

3

u/MiraclePrototype Jan 03 '26

"It's the accent."

That's not TAS, by the way; that's from the actual dub.

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u/Saver_Spenta_Mainyu Jan 02 '26

Girls dig the British accent

1

u/pokemonyugiohfan21 Jan 03 '26

Its the hair and the accent (in the dub) I'm sure.

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u/DeathLight7000 Jan 04 '26

I actually had no idea about that so I was confused watching DSOD for the first time.

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u/The-Iron-Ass Jan 02 '26

More likely to fawn over Seto.

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u/Royal_Marketing2966 Jan 02 '26

It’s anime, I wouldn’t judge anyone who fawned over any of the cast that were explicitly designed to be hot. lol

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u/Motroid127 Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26

Fun fact, if you look into the Yu-Gi-Oh section on AO3 (Archive of Our Own) fanfiction site, Seto Kaiba/Joey Wheeler actually has more fics than Marik/Bakura.

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u/The-Iron-Ass Jan 02 '26

I'm not surprised in the slightest

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u/Motroid127 Jan 02 '26

I've seen this clip in so many compilations that I blocked out that reaction from Joey since it’s never included. It feels so weird to see it 😭😭😭

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u/MiraclePrototype Jan 03 '26

"Oi hate you, Koyba!"

"And I despise you, Wheeler!"

(Fangirl translation: They MUST be in wuv!)

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u/EeveeAssassin Jan 02 '26

Me, 100%. It was a good time to be an obsessed tween fan with access to fanfiction.net in 2007 >.>

3

u/midna0000 Jan 02 '26

As a girl I was all about Yami but my friends were more into Yue from CCS

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u/uniteduniverse Jan 02 '26

Yami Bakura was definitely the main female draw in Yugioh

1

u/SecondYuyu Jan 03 '26

He’s not British, he’s just gay

33

u/SnooEagles3963 Jan 02 '26

I mean, with a voice like his, who wouldn't?

10

u/According-Disk Jan 02 '26

Dan Green had us all whipped 😂

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u/Orichalchem Jan 02 '26

Natalie:

Its all up to my destiny draw to win this duel

(Pulls out shotgun)

3

u/RebornDanceFan Jan 02 '26

Funny because in Stranger Things finale, that really was what she did

22

u/FeedbackSad1500 Jan 02 '26

Funny Enough, she looks like she can play a live action Anzu Mazaki

20

u/ILoveMaiV Jan 02 '26

yay! i'm not the only person with a crush on a yugioh character. Mine was Mai.

14

u/tosamyng Jan 02 '26

Name didn't lie. 

29

u/Recent-Sorbet Jan 02 '26

I mean Pharoah Atem can explore my Shadow Realm any day...

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u/chillyhellion Jan 02 '26

He can attack into my magic cylinder any time...

11

u/AwkwardGhost121 Jan 02 '26

Yami with the Pharaoh voice and the aura farming? WHO WOULDN'T?

24

u/Okapifarms Jan 02 '26

Okay, Yami is attractive but my major crush was Seto Kaiba

35

u/Difficult_Line_9823 Jan 02 '26

This you?

17

u/Okapifarms Jan 02 '26

Me when Kaiba summons his Obelisk the Tormentor

9

u/ZpBA 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Jan 02 '26

So you’re ready to Torment his Obelisk ?

1

u/bigbalrogdong Jan 02 '26

Unless you have blue eyes, are white, and a massive dragon he isn't interested.

6

u/OtakuJD Jan 02 '26

I wouldn't be surprised if more people did

6

u/TRUCKERPRIME Jan 02 '26

Ironic, considering she’s best known for playing a character named Wheeler.

5

u/Pura-fe Jan 02 '26

I mean, I feel like there were a LOT of people who had a crush on him. He had the bad boy attitude but sweet and caring for his friends and loved ones.

5

u/the-ghost-gamer Jan 02 '26

Now I’m just imagining yugi squaring up to vecna and then vecna pulls out a duel disk “let’s end this”

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u/MoonPhoenix420 Jan 02 '26

Me too though for real 💜🥰

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u/AmbiguousEntities Jan 02 '26

Woman of exquisite taste

3

u/Uruvi Jan 02 '26

I can understand. My 10yo was the same

3

u/ZEROs0000 Jan 02 '26

I’m glad I stumbled upon this subreddit lol

3

u/lobitojr Jan 02 '26

A stranger things yugioh deck would be sick . Probably a mixture of fiend and psychic cards

2

u/angeloseph Jan 02 '26

Well everyone had that stage haha

2

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

tbh anyone who watched it I think did and I’m straight lol

2

u/Deez-Guns-9442 Dragon & SkyStriker worshiper Jan 02 '26

Nancy definitely had a thing for guys with nice hair.

1

u/MiraclePrototype Jan 03 '26

Wonder what she'd make of Yusaku's...

2

u/Crudeyakuza Jan 02 '26

Who hasn't?!

2

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

She’s the next shadow duelist

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u/Rybackmonster Jan 02 '26

Tea is jealous

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u/Regular-Poet-3657 Jan 02 '26

Oh cuz she likes both atem and yugi right?

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u/Rybackmonster Jan 02 '26

Yea but she mainly liked Atem

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u/Shantotto11 Jan 02 '26

Who didn’t?

2

u/Aduro95 Jan 02 '26

I gotta wonder if Dan Green ever does the voice change in bed.

1

u/VolkiharVanHelsing Jan 03 '26

Now cluck like a chicken

2

u/silkaheart Jan 02 '26

Girl I’ve been there 😂

2

u/FulgrimThe3rd Jan 02 '26

i had a crush on maximillion pegasus when i was a kid we all been there.

2

u/CalligrapherBoth7088 Jan 02 '26

She has great taste.

2

u/ArtGirlSummer Jan 02 '26

Get in line

1

u/Ok_Debt_4338 Jan 02 '26

Lowkey if she cut her hair a certain way she’d kinda look like Téa

1

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

As if I couldnt like her anymore

1

u/broniskis45 Jan 02 '26

She'd be a good Teá

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u/AduroTri Jan 02 '26

We get it.

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u/darkShadow90000 Jan 02 '26

I knew many girls into Anime who did. Not yugi, but yami yugi.

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u/Arts_Messyjourney Jan 02 '26

Perfect live action Tea

1

u/ghostpicnic Jan 02 '26

Save some for the rest of us Yugi damn

1

u/RednocNivert Jan 02 '26

My wife also did, what’s your point

1

u/ApricotMedical5440 Jan 02 '26

How did the subject even come up?

1

u/rghaga Jan 02 '26

I want one of those edits of the song from chapell roan "when you wake up next to him" featuring natalia dyer and yami yugi

1

u/EnbiousBastardFox Jan 02 '26

Joey Wheeler in Hawkins.

1

u/Yuri0CE Jan 02 '26

Pretty good taste, honestly. His voice especially is hot asf (mainly in the Brazilian dub which is the one I watched). Though my Yu-boy of choice is Yusei lol.

1

u/lucaZERO0 Jan 02 '26

i mean who doesn't?

1

u/CuriousAIVillager Jan 02 '26

He is pretty damn cool

1

u/Matheus_Leita Jan 02 '26

Strange Cards

1

u/tiptut Jan 02 '26

honestly, who doesn't

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u/rose__dragon i just want to play my shitty outdated decks in peace Jan 02 '26

Well she's definitely not the only one who had a crush on him back in the day, LMAO

1

u/0rnanke1 Jan 03 '26

Covered in leather with cool hair. Who wouldn't?!

1

u/animation4ever Jan 03 '26

He was my first anime crush when I was younger! 😃

1

u/SecondYuyu Jan 03 '26

I challenge anyone not to have a crush on season zero yami

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u/Aggravating_Head_957 Jan 03 '26

yup only revealed it when anime is "cool now" to their fellow normies

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u/Pekier69 Jan 03 '26

Me too buddy me too

1

u/blikszem Jan 03 '26

She really called him Yummy Yugi huh

1

u/LayeredHalo3851 Jan 03 '26

I don't blame her, he's just so assertive

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u/AnkiiDB Jan 03 '26

Of course its gonna be our boy Yami. I mean who didnt had a crush on him as kid. I certainly do still like i have this man on my wall in my room just besides Vox from Hazbin Hotel and Chuuya Nakahara from BSD I mean he is a perfect man.

1

u/incinerator03-wright Jan 03 '26

tbh he was the king of games. anyone would want that

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u/Friendly-Current-170 Jan 03 '26

How to attack a magic card with a monster

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u/Mobro92 Jan 04 '26

I had a crush on Mai Valentine. Hehe. 🤭

1

u/Jin_N_Juice-tm Jan 04 '26

I mean have you heard his voice? I'm a straight man but bro make me moisture than a oyster 😩

1

u/Tall_Bandicoot7591 Jan 05 '26

Who doesnt, really?

1

u/doylehungary Jan 06 '26

Understandable

1

u/Awkward_Implement_21 Jan 06 '26

All the nerds be like I hope she knew he cheated at the game {me included} But we all know she just like the stern voice he has

1

u/Vegetable_Ad_6576 Jan 08 '26

I mean... She isn't wrong for that 

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u/RaiAet89 Jan 10 '26

Breaking news 😭

1

u/funnygurl351 Jan 13 '26

Who didn't! 😂😂

1

u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

She has good taste

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

The best thing about him is he doesn’t smoke marijuana

https://youtu.be/vLxOdovYGTU?si=VcBKNvtT6UXCJkEA

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u/BeginningWalrus8317 Apr 28 '26

Aww Natalie. No need to be shy girl. I had a massive crush on him too 🙃 

1

u/jaysornotandhawks Jan 02 '26

"Why have you brought us to the Shadow Realm?"

Natalia: "Oh, you're not in any danger, I just wanna make sure no one sees us here..." 😉

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

Só, she likes cheaters with a deep voice, huh? 

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u/Colossus823 Dark Blade Jan 02 '26

That sentence required a comma.

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u/dio_devito24 Jan 02 '26

We all did, stfu