![]() He remarks, "hey, what'd you shove me for!?" and that's all we get as far as violence is concerned for the scene. The next shot shows Tristan on the ground, a scuff on his face that he wipes with his hand. In the 4Kids dub, the camera focuses elsewhere as ADRed lines chime in to imply that Joey lost his temper. In an early episode of the Duelist Kingdom arc, longtime friends Joey Wheeler ( Wayne Grayson) and Tristan Taylor ( Gregory Abbey/Sam Riegel) get into a disagreement, with Joey hitting Tristan out of frustration. However, violence is still heavily implied and sometimes directly alluded to in some situations. It's no secret that 4Kids did everything in their power to prune violence out of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s presentation. If 4Kids was attempting to appease religious-minded children and parents, removing angels seems a bit strange as they appear in most world religions to begin with. In an even more confusing move, some monsters that were originally depicted as angels were changed to fairies. It's safe to assume that parents worried about the influence of the occult on their children wouldn't draw the line at symbols and would also be unhappy with the use of magic in the show as well. Ancient Egyptian artifacts possessing long-trapped spirits overtake characters, souls are trapped in limbo, and even gods are summoned. Hiding symbols of the occult seems like an odd choice for a show like Yu-Gi-Oh! where characters are nearly constantly using magic in the card game and in real life. This was also reflected in the 4Kids anime. Both of the monsters' artwork had these symbols removed, with Exodia's background being replaced with the graphic of another card, Spellbinding Circle. Likewise, the segmented monster Exodia: The Forbidden One originally emerged from a pentagram star. As expected, this is reflected in the design of many cards such as Dark Magician Girl (originally Black Magician Girl) and Exodia: The Forbidden One.ĭark Magician Girl originally sported a pentacle at the center of her top, and this was removed presumably to avoid allusions to occult or pagan imagery and was replaced with a gem. ![]() ![]() Hearkening back to the days of Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs and their most trusted protectors would often partake in "Shadow Games" that allowed them to conjure monsters from stone tablets and use magic to battle each other. Magic is a very large portion of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game's lore, and this is reflected within the 4Kids anime dub as well.
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