Yugi Motou is one of the few pre-existing Yu-Gi-Oh! characters to appear in Legendhiro's Yu-Gi-Oh! DF. This incarnation of Yugi is around three years older than in his last appearance in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Anime, and he still holds the title King of Games. Yugi does not posses the Millennium Puzzle, or any other Millennium Items, as they have already been destroyed at this time. He is also no longer the host for the Pharaoh Atem's spirit.