Obelisk the Tormentor (2024)

• In Egyptian culture, an obelisk (Greek: ὀβελίσκος [obeliskos], diminutive of ὀβελός [obelos], "needle") is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone (a monolith). The term stele (plural: stelae) is generally used for other monumental standings of inscribed, sculpted stones not of classic obelisk form.
  • Obelisks are a special type of religious monument from Ancient Egypt. The shape of an Obelisk is in the likeness of a singular ray of sunlight piercing the clouds whilst hitting the Earth at a 90-degree angle. The God of Obelisk (the Duel Monster) is most likely a far more ferocious-looking version of Geb (the Egyptian god of Earth, soil, and stone), or he is one of the even more ancient gods of Egypt (likely from before the demonetization of Seth/Set). He might be a god of aging, time and/or impermanence (which would be represented by how an obelisk crumbles over time).

• This card is the first "Egyptian God" to appear in the manga and anime, the first to be Summoned by The Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt/The Millennium World and the first to have a legal version.
  • Also, when all three "Egyptian Gods" are listed and/or Summoned in the anime, this card is almost always first (though is sometimes second after "Slifer").

• This card has the following distinctions from the other "Egyptian God" monsters:
  • It is the only one not based on a dragon.
  • It is the only one to have a predetermined ATK and DEF value.
  • It is the only one to have an immunity to being targeted.
  • It is the only one that has never been Summoned by Tributing "Queen's Knight", King's Knight", and "Jack's Knight".
  • It is the only one to not make an "in-Duel" appearance in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
  • It is the only one to reappear in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions.

• This card has two counterparts:
  • "Sacred Beast" - "Raviel, Lord of Phantasms"
  • "Wicked God" - "The Wicked Dreadroot"

• This monster appears in the artwork of "Quiz Panel - Obelisk 10", "20" and "30".

• This card was the first legal DIVINE Divine-Beast monster released in the OCG/TCG.
  • This is the only card that was released two times as a promotional card in the Shonen Jump magazine. The first time as the illegal "Obelisk the Tormentor", and the second time as the legal "Obelisk the Tormentor".

• The alternate artwork version of this card is "Obelisk" as he appeared in the Dawn of the Duel arc. The same form also appeared in Yu-Gi-Oh! R when Yugi used "Divine Evolution" on "Obelisk".

• In the Japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the original version of this card, and the other "Egyptian God" card are in English, while still using the Japanese name.
  • In this version, Defense is misspelled as Difence on this and other "Egyptian God" cards.

• Since the "Egyptian God" cards are the same color as the gods themselves, "Obelisk the Tormentor" is the only blue-colored card that is neither a Ritual nor a Link Monster. Note that its blue is similar to that of Link Monsters.

• The Effect Monster version of this card is one of the few cards in the game that does not have an 8-digit input code in the bottom left corner and no border around the photo.

• Both times Yami Yugi Summoned "Obelisk" (against Yami Marik and Yugi), he did so by Tributing 3 of the same Tokens ("Metal Fiend Tokens" and "Tricky Tokens").

• In the Millennium World manga, "Obelisk" is also known as "The Giant God of the Royal Palace" (王宮の巨神 Ōkyū no Kyoshin).

• The artwork of the illegal version of this card is taken fromYu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Duel 89: "The God of the Obelisk", specifically from the last panel of the chapter showing Kaiba with this manifested monster.

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