The characters in this section make their first appearances and/or are main characters in Battle City. Insector Haga, Dinosaur Ryuuzaki, and Kajiki Ryouta are also in Battle City, but are listed in Duelist Kingdom.
Family name: عشتار (Ishtar)
Given name: مالك (Malik)
Romanization: Malik Ishtar (also called Marik by some fans)
Meanings of names: Malik: Arabic origin for "owner", "proprietor", "proprietary", "possessor", and "holder". This name dates back to ancient times. The angels in hell that perform and oversee the torments of the damned are called Malik/Maalek. They are described as stern and powerful.
Ishtar: The East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. Click here for more info.
(In Egypt, people have names that indicate the lineages of their male ancestors. An Egyptian name includes one's given name, the father's given name, the paternal grandfather's given name, and often the family name. See the guide to names page 33 for more info. The Ishtar family members are actually descendants of the native Egyptians, not Arabs. Arabs took over Egypt, so the Ishtars are not related to them. However, there are few native Egyptians left in modern Egypt, so the Ishtars chose Arabic names in Yuugi's time period.)
Name in American dub: (Same as the name in the Japanese version)
Also known as: Namu
Joined: December 11, 2011
Accounts: Marik--Ishtar, TheLightMarik, Malik--Ishtar
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga, Millennium World manga, The Dark Side of Dimensions (flashback), DM anime, Pyramid of Light (on TV screens)
Species: Human
Birthday: December 23
Age: 17
Height: 180 centimeters, 1.80 meters, 5 feet 11 inches, 70.9 inches
Weight: 55 kilograms, 121.3 pounds
Gender: Male
Hair color: Whitish blond
Eye color: Violet
Blood type: B
Favorite food: Koshary
Least favorite food: Meat
Born in: Egypt
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Middle Egyptian, Egyptian Arabic, and Japanese
Family: Ishizu Ishtar (older sister), Rishid Ishtar (older adoptive brother), Mr. Ishtar (deceased father), Mrs. Ishtar (deceased mother)
Best friend: Thief King Bakura
Ally: Yami Bakura
Enemy: Yami Malik
Occupation: Tomb keeper
Interested in: Reading and motorcycling
Duelist rank: Very good
Deck themes: Machine (through Bandit Keith), Slime/Osiris (through Doll/Pantomimer), Burn (through Jounouchi), Immortality
Decks: [link]
Favorite card: Winged God Dragon of Ra
Most precious possession: Millennium Rod
Personal pronoun: 僕 (boku)
Pages in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link] [link] [link] (in the bottom right section)
Family name: عشتار (Ishtar)
Given name: مالك (Malik)
Romanization: Malik Ishtar (also called Marik by some fans)
Meanings of names: Yami: Japanese origin for "dark"
Malik Ishtar: (See Malik Ishtar's info for the meaning of Malik's names.)
Name in American dub: (Same as the name in the Japanese version)
Also known as: 闇 عشتار مالك (Yami Malik Ishtar)
Joined: June 13, 2012
Account: Yami---Marik, Mou-Hitori-No-Malik, and Psychotic-Marik
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga, R manga chapter 1 page 7 and chapter 41 page 203 (in Tenma Yakou's thoughts), DM anime, Pyramid of Light (on TV screens)
Species: Human created out of Malik Ishtar's hatred
Birthday: December 23
Age: 7 (Born on Malik’s tenth birthday from the Tomb keeper’s initiation)
Height: 180 centimeters, 1.80 meters, 5 feet 11 inches, 70.9 inches
Weight: 55 kilograms, 121.3 pounds
Gender: Male
Hair color: Whitish blond
Eye color: Violet
Blood type: B
Favorite food: Koshary
Least favorite food: Meat
Born in: Egypt
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Middle Egyptian, Egyptian Arabic, and Japanese
Family: Ishizu Ishtar (older sister), Rishid Ishtar (older adoptive brother), Mr. Ishtar (deceased father), Mrs. Ishtar (deceased mother)
Allies: No one
Enemies: Everyone
Occupation: Tomb keeper
Interested in: Destroying the world
Duelist rank: Very good
Deck themes: Immortality/Torture
Decks: [link]
Favorite card: Winged God Dragon of Ra
Most precious possession: Millennium Rod
Personal pronoun: 俺 (ore)
Page in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link]
Family name: عشتار (Ishtar)
Given name: إيزيس (Isis)
Romanization: Isis Ishtar (Ishizu is the Japanese pronunciation.)
Meanings of names: Isis: Arabic and ancient Egyptian origins of Isis, a goddess in ancient Egyptian religious beliefs whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshiped as the ideal mother and wife, and the patroness of nature and magic. The name Isis means "throne", and her headdress was a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. Click here for more info.
Ishtar: The East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. Click here for more info.
Name in American dub: (Same as the name in the Japanese version)
Joined: February 26, 2012
Account: Ishizu--Ishtar
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga, Millennium World manga, The Dark Side of Dimensions (flashback), DM anime
Species: Human
Birthday: April 5
Age: Around 20
Height: 167 centimeters, 1.67 meters, nearly 5 feet 6 inches, 65.75 inches
Weight: 43 kilograms, 94.8 pounds
Gender: Female
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Blue
Blood type: O
Favorite food: Om Ali (traditional Egyptian dessert)
Least favorite food: Meat
Born in: Egypt
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Middle Egyptian, Egyptian Arabic, and Japanese
Family: Mr. Ishtar (deceased father), Mrs. Ishtar (deceased mother), Rishid Ishtar (older adoptive brother), Malik Ishtar (younger brother), Isis (Egyptian ancestor from 3,000 years ago)
Best friend: Mai Kujaku
Occupation: Tomb keeper, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, museum curator
Interested in: Family, serving the Pharaoh
Duelist rank: Good
Deck theme: Past Pains
Decks: [link]
Favorite card: Possibly Exchange of the Spirit
Personal pronoun: 私 (watakushi)
Pages in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link] [link] [link] (in the bottom right section)
Adoptive family name: عشتار (Ishtar)
(Ishtar is not his original family name because it comes from the family that adopted him. His real family name is unknown.)
Given name: عشتار (Rishid)
Romanization: Rishid Ishtar
Meanings of names: Rishid: Probably comes from the Arabic name راشد (Rashid) for "mature, grown up, rightly guided". Or it could come from the Arabic name رشيد (Rashid), which is found in the name الرشيد (al-Rashid), which is one of the 99 names of Allah, the Islamic god.
Ishtar: The East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. Click here for more info.
Name in American dub: Odion Ishtar
Joined: August 3, 2012
Account: Rishid--Ishtar
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga, R manga chapter 34 page 34 (in Jounouchi Katsuya's thoughts), Millennium World manga, The Dark Side of Dimensions (flashback), DM anime
Species: Human
Birthday: November 18 [link]
Age: Late twenties
Gender: Male
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brownish green
Favorite food: ?
Least favorite food: Meat dish
Born in: Egypt
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Middle Egyptian, Egyptian Arabic, and Japanese
Family: Unknown and unnamed parents (Rishid was abandoned as a baby), Mr. Ishtar (deceased adoptive father), Mrs. Ishtar (deceased adoptive mother), Ishizu Ishtar (younger adoptive sister), Malik Ishtar (younger adoptive brother), Shada (Egyptian ancestor from 3,000 years ago)
Best friends: Malik Ishtar and Ishizu Ishtar
Enemy: Yami Malik
Occupation: Malik’s protector and servant
Interested in: Family, serving the Pharaoh
Duelist rank: Good
Deck theme: Mythical Traps
Deck: [link]
Favorite card: Possibly Temple of the Kings
Personal quote: "Yes, Malik-sama."
Personal pronoun: 私 (watashi)
Page in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link]
Family name: 絽場 (Roba)
Given name: (Unknown)
Romaji: Roba
Meanings of names: 絽 (ro): Japanese origin for "type of silk gauze"
場 (ba): Japanese origin for "open space, field, market"
Name in American dub: Espa Roba
Nickname: エスパー (Esper)
Meaning of nickname: ESP is an acronym for "extrasensory perception"
Joined: December 23, 2012
Account: Esper-Roba
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga, R manga chapter 34 page 34 (in Jounouchi Katsuya's thoughts), DM anime
Species: Human
Birthday: April 1
Age: 15
Height: 172 centimeters, 1.72 meters, 5 feet 8 inches, 67.7 inches
Weight: 48 kilograms, 105.8 pounds
Gender: Male
Hair color: Bluish green
Eye color: Dark green
Blood type: A
Favorite food: Pizza
Least favorite food: Umeboshi
Born in: Japan
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Japanese and a few words of English
Family: Two unknown parents, Emerarudo (younger brother), Safaia (younger brother), Daiya (younger brother), and Hisui (baby brother)
Occupation: Works for the carnival
Interested in: Dueling, believing he’s a psychic who can predict the future
Duelist rank: Good
Deck theme: Psychic
Deck: [link]
Favorite card: Jinzo
Personal pronoun: 僕 (boku)
Page in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link]
Family name: Goethra
Given name: Lumis
Meaning of name: Lumis: Most likely from the Latin word "lumen" meaning "light"
Name in American dub: (The name Lumis is in the American dub, but his real name is unknown in the Japanese version.)
Also known as: Mask of Light
Joined: May 2, 2017
Account: Lumis--Light
Series: DM
Appears in: Duelist manga Japanese chapters 183-190/English chapters 124-131; DM anime episodes 70-73
Species: Human
Birthday: October 13
Age: 27
Height: 147.3 centimeters, 1.47 meters, 4 feet 10 inches, 58 inches
Gender: Male
Lives in: Japan
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Japanese
Sexual orientation: Bisexual heteroromantic
Family: Two parents, Umbra Goethra (half brother)
Occupation: Assassin of the Rare Hunters/Ghouls, formerly part of the Acrobatic Duo Act with Umbra
Interested in: Masks
Duelist rank: Good
Deck theme: Mask God Seal
Deck: [link]
Personal pronoun: 俺 (ore)
Page in Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth: [link]
Headcanons: He fears abandonment and isolation, has separation anxiety, and has an intense fear of losing Umbra.
Family name: 磯野
Romaji: Isono
Meaning of name: 磯 (iso): Japanese origin for "jetty; submerged rock; an eddy, a current of air or water running back or in an opposite direction to the main current"
野 (no): Japanese origin for "wild, countryside, field, wilderness, plain; open space; suburb; limit, boundary; rude, feral, untamed, unrestrained; rough, violent; not in power, out of office; not normal; wrongful"
Name in American dub: Roland
Joined: December 6, 2011
Account: Isono-Roland
Series: DM, GX
Appears in: Duelist manga; R manga; The Dark Side of Dimensions; DM anime; GX anime episodes 62 (flashback), 76, 104
Species: Human
Age: Appears to be in his thirties or forties
Gender: Male
Hair color: Greenish gray
Born in: Japan
Languages: Speaks, reads, and writes Japanese and English
Family: Two parents
Occupation: Seto Kaiba’s right hand man and business advisor at Kaiba Corp
Duelist rank: Unknown
Personal quote: “Yes, Seto-sama.”
