Editing Yami Marik (section)

==== Background ====
Yami Marik was "born" from Marik Ishtar's immense pain and suffering during his forced initiation ritual to become a Tomb Keeper at the age of ten. This brutal event scarred Marik and gave rise to his dark alter ego. A year later, after Marik’s forbidden trip to the surface, he returned home only to find his father torturing Odion (or preparing to exile him in the dub) as punishment for allowing Marik’s departure. The sight of Odion’s suffering enraged Marik, allowing Yami Marik to seize control of his body for the first time.

Thanking his father for handling Odion, Yami Marik resisted any punishment directed at himself and claimed the Millennium Rod. When his father ordered him to relinquish the item, Yami Marik used its power to smash him against the wall. Ignoring Ishizu's protests, he froze her in place before murdering his father (or sending him to the Shadow Realm in the dub). Yami Marik then attempted to kill Odion, but Odion's presence calmed Marik, sealing Yami Marik back within his subconscious.