Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is a place in Ancient Egypt where Pharaohs have been laid to rest. It is a location in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. It is based on the Valley of the Kings from the manga, which is based on the real-world location.
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History[edit]
Ancient Egypt[edit]
Many pharaohs were buried here along with their treasure.
After Aknamkanon learned of how the Millennium Items were created, he fell into a depression which led to his death. Subsequently, he was buried here.
While Aknamkanon's son Atem ruled as pharaoh, Bandit King Bakura raided the tomb of Aknamkanon, stealing its treasures and dragged Aknamkanon's corpse to the temple.
Atem defeated Zorc Necrophades, sacrificing his life in the process. A portion of Atem's soul was sealed in the Millennium Puzzle, which was laid to rest along with Atem in his tomb in the valley, which later became known as the Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh.
Solomon Muto's expedition (1960)[edit]
During his younger years[1], Solomon Muto visited the Valley of the Kings and found the Millennium Puzzle in the "Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh", which was actually the tomb of Pharaoh Atem. Later on, the Solomon give the Puzzle to his grandson Yugi Muto.
At the time of Solomon's visit in the 1960s, over 60 ancient tombs had been discovered in this valley[1], but no one had dared enter the inner chambers of Pharaoh Atem's tomb. The one person that did and survived, was a villager known by Solomon's guides. He was driven mad and repeated the same phrase over and over: "The Shadow Game" (Game of Darkness, Yami No Game in Japanese).
Locations[edit]
The Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh[edit]
- Main article: Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh
Before reaching the end of Pharaoh Atem's Tomb and the Millennium Puzzle, Solomon Muto and his guides had to go through a variety of trapped rooms as the ancient treasure was well defended. Each room was treated like a "game", with the ultimate sacrifice awaiting those who lost: death.
The Tomb of King Aknamkanon[edit]
It is fair to assume that as all other Pharaohs, King Aknamkanon also had a tomb in the Valley of the Kings waiting for him when he died. The tomb was then raided by Thief King Bakura during the Dawn of the Duel story arc[2].
Before he stormed the Royal Palace to confront Pharaoh Atem, Bakura stole several treasures from King Aknamkanon's tomb, including Aknamkanon's sarcophagus and his DiaDhank. The DiaDhank then permitted Bakura to Summon any monster from Aknamkanon's Monster Shrine[3].
In other media[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 199: "Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 201
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 202
