Story 1: Duelist Kingdom (Ｓｔｏｒｙ（ストーリー）１ 決闘者の王国（デュエリストキングダム） Sutōrī Ichi: Dyuerisuto Kingudamu) is the first arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Yugi Muto is forced to take part in Maximillion Pegasus' Duelist Kingdom tournament in order to free the soul of his grandfather, after Pegasus' strips it from his body. His friend Joey Wheeler takes part too as he needs the prize money to pay for his sister's eye operation.