In one of the early episodes Titan is seen as a Hitman hired by Cronos de Medici. He is supposed to beat Jaden in the abandoned dorm. If he would win, Jaden would have been send from Duel Academy. Titan makes Jaden belief he has the power of a Millenium Item, but after a while, Jaden finds out he is just a fraud and beats him. Because he is beaten in the cursed "Abandoned Dorm" he gets sucked into the Shadow Realm.