Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows Released internationally: January 11, 2017 (iOS/Android), November 17, 2017 (Windows) Released in JP: November 17, 2016 This game has unused playable characters. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

This game is still under active development. Be aware that any unused content you find may become used or removed in the future. Please only add things to the article that are unlikely to ever be used, or went unused for some time. If they do get used, please remove them from the page and specify in the edit summary!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links takes the standard rules of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game and cuts many of them down to keep things relatively quick for playing on-the-go. Three zones for monsters instead of the standard five, 4000 Life Points instead of the standard 8000, and so on. Mix in things like online PvP, unlockable characters, and limited-time events, and you've got a complete package!

Unused Characters

Marik Ishtar

A complete set of graphics exist for Marik Ishtar, featuring finished art of the character. A few of these graphics appeared in cutscenes in the Duelist Chronicles: Battle City Begins! event, but most have never been used.

While it is technically possible that these could be used in the future, the graphics have been in the game's files for years, suggesting that plans to add him may have been scrapped.

Some of these graphics have multiple similar variants, as is normally the case for characters that can appear in Duels - for example, the expressions have full, regular versions, and cropped versions used during matches. Only the fullest versions are shown here, since the differences are so minor.

Graphic	Use	Notes
	Character Pose	This is his pose, used in places like the versus cut-ins, summoning animations, and victory screens.
	Defeat Pose	This is his defeat pose. It appears when he loses a game by hitting zero Life Points.
	Character Select Portrait	This is the portrait that appears in places like the character select screen and the skill filter.
	Character Render	This is his character render, with the transparency and fade seen on renders in the character select screen.
	Neutral Expression	This is his neutral expression.
	Happy Expression	This is his happy expression.
	Angry Expression	This is his angry expression.
	Shocked Expression	This is his shocked expression.
	Sad Expression	This is his sad expression.
	Blushing Expression	This is his blushing expression. Every playable character has a blushing expression, but only a few actually make use of them.
	Name (Color Version)	This is the color version of his name. The color versions of character names are used in places like the character select screen and the versus cut-in.
	Name (Gray Version)	This is the gray version of his name. The gray versions of character names appear next to their portraits when your opponent plays as them.

(Source: #Skylex77)

Graphics

Player Icons

Player icons can be set on the player's profile, and essentially act as a profile picture for them in places like PvP and the friend list.

Unused

An icon exists for Marik Ishtar. It is in the same style as the icons the player receives when they first unlock a playable character.

Interestingly, despite the fact that the player can unlock a second icon of every playable character they get to level 15, there is no icon in that style for Marik Ishtar. This may suggest that he was instead planned as a recurring NPC that could appear in Duels, as the player can unlock icons of the Vagabond and the Tour Guide from the Underworld, who are both recurring NPCs.

(Source: #Skylex77)

Japan-only

An icon given out during Duelist Festival 2019, an in-person event only held in Japan.

An icon given out during Duelist Festival 2020, an in-person event only held in Japan.

(Source: Duel Links Meta)

Game Mats

Japan-only

A Game Mat given out during Duelist Festival 2017, an in-person event only held in Japan.

A Game Mat given out during Jump Festa 2018, an event only held in Japan.

(Source: Duel Links Meta)

Card Sleeves

Japan-only

A Card Sleeve given out during Duelist Festival 2017, an in-person event only held in Japan.

A Card Sleeve given out during Jump Festa 2018, an event only held in Japan.

(Source: Duel Links Meta)

Revisional Differences

Paradox Brothers/Mokuba Kaiba/Espa Roba/Lumis and Umbra Theme

The theme used for the Paradox Brothers, Mokuba Kaiba, Espa Roba, and Lumis & Umbra was updated in late 2018. As a result, the original version is no longer used and cannot be heard in-game.

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Oddities

Yugi Muto (DSOD) Player Icon

When unlocking a character, the player receives an icon of them. These icons always feature the character's neutral expression. (Compare Yami Yugi's icon to his neutral expression for an example.) The only exception to this is the icon for the Dark Side of Dimensions version of Yugi Muto, whose icon instead features another one of his expressions.

While it's a fairly minor difference, the icon has his more curious-looking expression as opposed to his neutral one, something that's never happened with any other character.

(Source: Duel Links Meta)