Editing Obelisk the Tormentor (section)

== Biography ==

=== Ancient Egypt ===
Obelisk the Tormentor is one of the three Egyptian Gods, alongside Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Winged Dragon of Ra. These powerful monsters could only be summoned by the chosen Pharaoh, revealed to be [[Yami Yugi|Atem]].

When Thief King [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] invaded the Pharaoh's palace after looting Aknamkanon's tomb, he engaged in a ka battle with the priests. During the battle, Atem heard his father's spirit proclaim, "justice lies in the name of the gods." Heeding this, Atem summoned Obelisk to fight Bakura's Diabound, forcing the thief to retreat.

=== Battle City ===
Three millennia later, [[Maximillion Pegasus]] created cards representing the Egyptian Gods for his game, Duel Monsters. However, the gods’ souls inhabited the cards, making them dangerously powerful. Recognizing this as a grave mistake, Pegasus attempted to destroy the cards but ultimately entrusted them to the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities for safekeeping. The council buried them in the Valley of the Kings, though Rare Hunters later stole "Slifer the Sky Dragon" and "The Winged Dragon of Ra." However, they failed to find "Obelisk the Tormentor," which was given to [[Seto Kaiba]] by [[Ishizu Ishtar]] to host the Battle City tournament and recover the other God cards.

Kaiba wielded Obelisk during the Battle City preliminaries, showcasing its might in several Duels. In his quarterfinal against Ishizu, her Millennium Necklace foresaw her victory through the destruction of Obelisk. However, a vision of Priest Seto and Kisara inspired Kaiba to summon "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" by tributing Obelisk, securing his win instead.

In the semifinals against Yami Yugi, Kaiba pitted Obelisk against Slifer. Their clash caused both Gods to be destroyed, triggering a shared vision of an ancient city where the statues of Slifer and Obelisk stood as Priest Seto and Pharaoh Atem dueled. Following Kaiba’s loss, he gave Yami Yugi the Obelisk card per tournament rules. Yami Yugi later used it in the final match against [[Yami Marik]].

=== Project R.A. ===
In Yami Yugi's Duel against [[Yako Tenma]], "Obelisk the Tormentor" was revived using "Monster Reborn" after being discarded to Special Summon "[[The Tricky]]." Yami Yugi utilized Obelisk's effect to increase its ATK to infinity in an effort to overpower "[[The Wicked Avatar]]," which had assumed Obelisk's form. To counter the Avatar's superior Divine Hierarchy, Dark Yugi activated "Divine Evolution," elevating Obelisk's hierarchy to match that of the Avatar. This transformation caused Obelisk to ascend into its "Obelisk the Progenitor" form, enabling both divine monsters to destroy one another in a climactic clash.

=== Doma ===
Yami Yugi presented the three Egyptian God cards to the stone tablet at the museum to regain his memories, but [[Dartz]] siphoned their energy. Dartz's men later stole the God cards, and Gurimo used "The Seal of Orichalcos" to harness Obelisk's power. Despite Gurimo’s loss, [[Rafael (Yu-Gi-Oh)|Rafael]] took the card to Dartz, who used the Gods’ power to summon The Great Leviathan.

After Yami defeated Dartz in a Duel, he reclaimed the weakened God cards. Later, Yami called upon the gods to combat [[The Great Leviathan]], freeing himself, [[Joey Wheeler]], and Seto Kaiba. Obelisk, alongside Slifer and Ra, defeated the Leviathan, though it reemerged through Dartz, who was ultimately defeated.

=== Pyramid of Light ===
Kaiba obtained a card capable of countering the Egyptian Gods through a Duel with Pegasus. [[Anubis (Yu-Gi-Oh)|Anubis]] covertly added "Pyramid of Light" to Kaiba’s prize. In a Duel against Yami Yugi, Kaiba forced the summoning of all three Egyptian Gods, only to activate "Pyramid of Light," which removed them from play.

=== Memory World ===
In the Memory World arc, Yami Yugi relived his time as Pharaoh Atem, including his battle with Thief Bakura, during which he summoned Obelisk again.

The Pharaoh later used the Egyptian Gods against Zorc Necrophades, but Zorc overpowered them and turned them to stone. Upon relearning his name, Atem summoned the gods from [[Yugi Muto|Yugi's]] Deck and combined them into The Creator God of Light, [[Horakhty the Creator God of Light|Horakhty]], defeating Zorc.

=== Ceremonial Battle ===
For the Ceremonial Battle to pass into the afterlife, Atem and Yugi constructed separate Decks. Atem included the three Egyptian God cards, summoning all of them during the Duel. Despite his effort, Yugi managed to destroy them, securing victory and allowing Atem to move on.

=== The Dark Side of Dimensions ===
In ''The Dark Side of Dimensions'', after the Pharaoh’s soul entered the afterlife, the Egyptian God Cards were believed to have vanished with him. Seto Kaiba, obsessed with resolving their rivalry, pursued numerous methods to bring the Pharaoh back. This included advancing Solid Vision technology to develop a new Duel Disk capable of interfacing with his brain, allowing him to project virtual constructs of his imagination, such as a simulated Yami Yugi and recreations of the cards in his collection.

At the excavation site of the Millennium Puzzle, Kaiba encountered Diva and engaged in a Duel, pitting the power of [[Aigami|Diva's]] Prana against his Duel Disk's collective consciousness network. During the Duel, Kaiba drew on the lingering essence of the Pharaoh in the area to summon Obelisk the Tormentor directly from the ground, despite no longer possessing the original card. Obelisk’s immunity nullified Diva’s ''Cubic Mandala'' effect, and its effect inflicted substantial damage to Diva’s Life Points. The Duel was left unfinished when the security systems safeguarding the Millennium Puzzle pieces were deactivated, allowing Mokuba to seize them.

What became of Obelisk or Kaiba’s ability to summon it after this Duel remains a mystery.