Editing The Winged Dragon of Ra (section)

== Biography ==

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

=== Battle City ===
Three thousand years later (five thousand in the English dub), [[Maximillion Pegasus]] created Duel Monsters cards based on the Egyptian Gods. However, Ra's power was shrouded in mystery, as its Hieratic text was indecipherable. Pegasus transcribed this ancient text onto the card, which could only be activated under specific conditions. The text, visible only in Ra's light, needed to be recited to summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra."

The God Cards became imbued with the spirits of the gods, turning them into weapons of immense power. Recognizing the danger, Pegasus attempted to destroy them but ultimately entrusted them to the Egyptian supreme council of antiquities. The cards were buried in the Valley of the Kings. The Rare Hunters managed to steal "Slifer the Sky Dragon" and "The Winged Dragon of Ra," while "Obelisk the Tormentor" remained secure until [[Ishizu Ishtar]] gave it to [[Seto Kaiba]] to encourage him to host the Battle City tournament and retrieve the other God Cards.

[[Marik Ishtar]], leader of the Rare Hunters, entered the tournament with "Slifer" and "Ra." Ra's power caused significant havoc during the tournament, smiting the arena when a counterfeit card was used, nearly killing [[Mai Valentine]] during a Shadow Game, and inflicting immense pain on [[Joey Wheeler]] in its Phoenix form. In the finals, Yami Yugi defeated [[Yami Marik]] and claimed "The Winged Dragon of Ra" as his prize.

=== Project R.A. ===
During the Duel between Yami Yugi and the [[Yako Tenma|Yako]]-possessed [[Gekko Tenma]], Yami Yugi attempted to summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" to eliminate "The Wicked Dreadroot." However, Yako countered the Summoning by activating "The Selection," negating Ra's appearance. Although Ra briefly manifested, it was immediately destroyed by the effect of "The Selection." Throughout the Duel, "[[The Wicked Avatar]]" was repeatedly described as possessing power that rivaled or surpassed that of Ra, further emphasizing its formidable nature.

=== Doma ===
To regain his memories, Yami Yugi presented the three God Cards to a stone tablet. However, [[Dartz]] used their power to summon [[The Great Leviathan]]. After the Leviathan absorbed [[Yugi Muto|Yugi's]] soul, the Egyptian Gods were summoned to aid him and defeated the Leviathan. Although Dartz later revived it in a different form, Yami ultimately vanquished it.

=== Pyramid of Light ===
Seto Kaiba acquired "Pyramid of Light" to counter the Egyptian Gods and forced Yami Yugi to summon them in a Duel. The trap removed the Gods from play, but Yugi eventually destroyed "Pyramid of Light," restoring the Gods, who combined their powers to destroy [[Anubis (Yu-Gi-Oh)|Anubis's]] "Theinen the Great Sphinx."

=== Memory World ===
In the Memory World arc, Pharaoh Atem relived his battles against Thief [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]] and Zorc Necrophades, summoning the Egyptian Gods multiple times. Though initially overpowered, Atem ultimately combined the Gods to summon The Creator God of Light, [[Horakhty the Creator God of Light|Horakhty]], to defeat Zorc. Later, in the Ceremonial Battle, Atem used all three Gods against Yugi but ultimately lost the Duel, allowing him to pass into the afterlife.

=== Genex Tournament ===
[[Franz (Yu-Gi-Oh GX)|Franz]], a rogue card designer, stole a test copy of "The Winged Dragon of Ra" and used "Mound of the Bound Creator" to control it during the Genex Tournament. However, [[Jaden Yuki]] destroyed "Mound of the Bound Creator," freed Ra, and successfully used it to defeat Franz, much to Pegasus's surprise.