The Millennium Puzzle is one of many so-called Millennium Items that hold the fate of ancient Egypt in their hands. The variety of golden ornaments give their users unimaginable power and have been essential to the story of Yugi Muto and his friends.
However, carrying a Millennium Item such as the Millennium Puzzle isn’t all sunshine and roses. While Yugi may have inherited a new friend in the form of the Pharaoh, the Puzzle has also given him far more grief than he could have reasonably expected in his Duel-Monster-playing life.
10 Harsh Reality: Having To Share A Body With An Ancient Spirit
For Yugi, the concept of privacy is something he can never experience while holding the Millennium Puzzle around his neck. The spirit of the Pharaoh is a constant tenant in Yugi’s mind and body, and while that does have its fair share of benefits thanks to his incredible Duel Monsters skill, it also has its downsides. Everything Yugi does is watched over by the Pharaoh, and Yugi’s independence is compromised as he always has someone to rely on and guide him.
9 Perk: It’s A Cool Style Choice That No One Can Replicate
Put simply, carrying ga Millennium Item is a stylish fashion choice. Many fashionistas like to wear chains or other items around their necks, but most can’t say that they’ve worn a golden pyramid-shaped puzzle around their necks. It’s a look that immediately stands out and draws attention to Yugi, for better or worse, and it perfectly complements his sharp and angular clothing and spiked anime hairstyle. Other characters may possess Millennium Items, but none of them display them with such boldness.
8 Harsh Reality: The Holder Becomes A Target For Certain Thieves
Being in possession of a single Millennium Item might be more than enough power to please someone in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! but it isn’t for others. The more nefarious characters out there seek to gain as much mystic power as they can from the Items, and to do that, they need as many as possible.
Maximillion Pegasus had his Millennium Eye stolen by Yami Bakura, the same villain who also, unsuccessfully, tried to steal the Millennium Puzzle away from Yugi.
7 Perk: The Pride Of Putting Together Such A Complicated Puzzle
Yugi pieced together his Millennium Puzzle one part at a time. In total, it took him an entire eight years to do it. It was a feat of patience and skill to solve the three-dimensional puzzle, and his reward for doing so was immense. Not only could Yugi wear it around his neck to display his achievements and garner the attention of his classmates, but it would also introduce him to the Pharaoh who would forever change his dueling destiny.
6 Harsh Reality: It’s Easily Broken And Hard To Piece Back Together
Piecing the Millennium Puzzle together was a complex but rewarding task for Yugi but, unfortunately for him, it’s actually far easier to break apart. In a duel against a mind-controlled Bandit Keith, Yugi was forced to play without the aid of the Pharaoh. The Puzzle was pinned to a surface away from Yugi’s grasp, and, in a fit of rage, Bandit Keith is forced to smash it into a wall, shattering it into pieces.
5 Perk: The Spirit Living Within It Is A Better Duellist
The Duel Monsters card game is essential to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!. More than just being an expensive hobby, the game is actually derived from a deadly ancient Egyptian game that involved real monsters, and the greatest duelist of that time period now resides within Yugi’s Millennium Puzzle.
With the Pharaoh being able to take control of Yugi’s mind and body at any time, the pair won countless duels and became heralded as the king of games, much to the chagrin of rivals like Seto Kaiba.
4 Harsh Reality: It Has To Be Worn At All times
While the Millennium Puzzle is something to be proud of completing and an item that anyone would be happy to show off, it has a drawback. Yugi cannot afford to be apart from the Millennium Puzzle, lest evil forces try to steal it and sever his connection to the Pharaoh. As a result, Yugi must keep the Puzzle around his neck at almost all times, and it’s a literal weight that he has to bear.
3 Perk: It Helps With Controlling The God Cards
Slifer the Sky Dragon, Obelisk the Tormentor, and The Winged Dragon of Ra are heralded as the three Egyptian god cards. These monsters are the most powerful creatures in all of Duel Monsters, and their strength can often feel like it’s breaking the rules of the game itself. Regular players couldn’t hope to harness their power, such as when a fake Marik Ishtar attempted to use a fake copy of Slifer. But, with his Millennium Puzzle in tow, Yugi eventually mastered control of all three.
2 Harsh Reality: Wearing It Will Involve The User In A Dangerous Egyptian Plot
Before assembling the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi was just a schoolboy that enjoyed playing the game of Duel Monsters. Little did he know that completing his Puzzle would set him on a path with innumerable dangers involving monsters and spirits from ancient Egypt.
The Pharaoh may have been a positive force in Yugi’s life, but being introduced to characters like Bakura, Marik, and even the Egyptian god cards, may have been a worse fate for Yugi than if he didn’t complete the Puzzle in the first place.
1 Perk: Getting To Learn About Ancient Egyptian History And The Origin Of Duel Monsters
History class is a boring affair for many students, but it isn’t every day that a young teenager can come into contact with a “living” ancient Egyptian spirit. With the Pharaoh in his mind at all times thanks to the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi has access to a living king of Egypt who can tell him all about the true happenings of that era as well as the battle that would become the origins for the Duel Monsters game all those years ago.
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