Luckily, collectingYu-Gi-Oh!cards was possible in the real world as well.

And watching the characters battle it out episode after episode was equally entertaining.

There’s a lot about this show that’s just ridiculous and we don’t just mean the hairstyles.

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But, if there’s one thingYu-Gi-Oh!

Duel Monstersdid right it was creating some pretty memorable characters.

’s 10 most powerful and 10 weakest characters.

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Espa Roba was one of the Battle City competitors Joey Wheeler dueled and defeated pretty early on.

Eventually, Espa was discovered by Mokuba.

Still, despite the cheating, Espa wasnt a bad guy.

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He did what he thought he had to do to provide for his brothers.

Unfortunately, it just wasnt enough to make it to the finals.

The president of Industrial Illusions and owner of the Millennium Eye is definitely not to be trifled with.

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And lets not forget, he defeated Kaiba, though he did play dirty.

But, plot conveniences aside, PaniK wasn’t exactly a dueling prodigy.

PaniK relied on one card and once it was gone he was backed into a corner.

Espa Roba cheating in the Yu-Gi-Oh anime.

Dartzs entire deck was centered around Orichalcos and it proved to be an incredibly powerful deck.

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Seeing as how Arkana was one of Mariks Rare Hunters, he trapped Yugi in a Shadow Game.

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And his connection to Marik is the only thing that made him remotely dangerous.

Ultimately, Arkanas hubris and selfishness led to his demise.

His strategy, sacrificing his monsters without a thought, could only get him so far.

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In the end, Yugi showed him whos boss when it comes to Dark Magicians.

He was also strong enough to own up to his mistakes and help Yugi defeat Dartz.

Well, he gravely underestimated both of them, and for that, he paid a steep price.

Arkana smiles during his duel against Yugi

Rex came back during the “Waking the Dragons” arc together with his new best friend Weevil Underwood.

Once again he dueled Joey and once again Joey wiped the floor with him.

Over and over again, Rex proves that hes all talk and no action.

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POWERFUL: MAI VALENTINE

Mai Valentine is by and large the strongest female character inYu-Gi-Oh!.

Of course, Bonz lost the duel and got sent to the Shadow Realm.

His Millennium Rod allowed him to control people’s minds, which he often did.

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His incredibly powerful deck included the mighty “Winged Dragon of Ra”.

He took pleasure in torturing his opponents.

His duels with Mai, Joey, and Yugi really showed how ruthless and dangerous he was.

Mai Valentine against Marik

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Marik’s dark side comes to light in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

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