i like the duel with the pharaoh vs malik’s mime because they get so wrapped up in the mythology of what they’re doing – destiny, the power of the egyptian god cards, atem is paralyzed with fear when osiris the sky dragon is summoned, he’s about to give up bc of the ~ infinite combo – that they forget they’re also playing a highly structured, orderly game with mutually agreed-upon rules like “you lose if you have no more cards left to draw.” like, that’s what happens when your villainous plot to murder the pharaoh relies almost entirely on card games
i also like this duel because kaiba shows up halfway through yelling GET UP AND FIGHT GOD!!!!, and then in the next duel, the tag team duel, atem is like, very level-headed, “kaiba, calm down. remember, teamwork. we’ll win if we cooperate and work together. as a team.”
The best part about this ship? The height difference. XD Okay…that’s just one of the best parts. That and the fact the interactions between these two would be freaking adorable. It’s hard to believe that Marik is actually 5'11. XD He’s like an inch taller than Joey! Catzi is kinda short compared to him. So, it would be pretty easy for him to pick her up. Though I think Catzi wouldn’t always enjoy being teased for how small she is. Also headcanon: if Marik were to ever get a girlfriend, instead of always calling her girlfriend, he would call her his Queen. Catzi would at first try to correct Marik, but he would insist on calling Catzi his Queen. Until eventually she gives in and thinks it’s cute. Though it would sometimes remind her of Queen Bast. I think Catzi doesn’t realize that she is the recarnation of Queen Bast, so yeah, she’s going to be just as beautiful as her when she grows up. It’s such a cute thought. XD there are a lot of these cute headcanons I have of Marik. Considering he was raised underground, I know he would have some limitations of what the outside world is like. I think after he goes on a revenge spree, he only learns how to use a motorcycle and just enough of the modern world to know what to do. Other than that, I think he would have NO clue about say like cell phones, computers, ect. Would explain why Yami Marik had no idea how to break into a computer in the Noah’s Ark season and just destroy it lmao But once he turned good again, Ishizu would gladly show him how to use technology. lol
