PaniK

PaniK, known as the Player Killer of Darkness (「闇」のプレイヤーキラー Yami no Pureiyā Kirā) in the Japanese version, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He is a player Eliminator hired by Maximillion Pegasus. He is a brutal man who targeted Duelists who had earned many Star Chips.

PaniK
PaniK
English name
  • PaniK
Japanese translated
  • Player Killer of Darkness
Japanese name
Japanese「闇」のプレイヤーキラー
RōmajiYami no Pureiyā Kirā
Gender
  • Male
OccupationEliminator
OrganizationIndustrial Illusions
Tournament Position
Duelist Kingdom Eliminated
Anime DeckDarkness
Other Decks
Nightmare
Troubadour
  • Dark Zone Deck
Anime debutYu-Gi-Oh! episode 01313: "Evil Spirit of the Ring"
Video game debutYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Appears in
Anime
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 2
English voice
  • David Moo
Japanese voice
PaniK

Contents

BiographyEdit

Duelist KingdomEdit

 
PaniK suffering a Mind Crush.

Because of his brutality, and the apparent frequency with which he knocks Duelists out of the tournament, he wears 2 double-sized Dueling Gloves.

PaniK forced Mai Valentine to wager all eight of her Star Chips in their Duel despite the fact that she only needed to wager two to achieve the ten required. Yugi Muto and his friends arrived just after PaniK defeated Mai.

In order to salvage the situation and return Mai's Star Chips, Yami Yugi challenged PaniK to a Duel. Although PaniK's use of "Castle of Dark Illusions" and the night field both gave his monsters a powerful advantage, Yugi managed to flush out his monsters with "Swords of Revealing Light", forcing PaniK to use "Chaos Shield" for further defense. As a result, Yugi took advantage of this by destroying the Castle's floatation ring with the effect of "Catapult Turtle". When the effect of "Swords of Revealing Light" expired, the castle fell on top of PaniK's monsters that were unable to escape the confines of "Chaos Shield", destroying them.

With this costing him the Duel, PaniK activated the arena's flame ejectors in an attempt to incinerate Yami Yugi. However, Yami Yugi was protected by the power of the Millennium Puzzle and inflicted a Mind Crush on PaniK, purifying his evil heart. (In the English anime, it caused PaniK's soul to be sent to the Shadow Realm.)

Waking the DragonsEdit

 
PaniK's lost soul.

PaniK also appeared as one of the lost souls wandering the Stone Wilderness, when Yami Yugi ventured through to find his Yugi.[1]

DeckEdit

AnimeEdit

Panik plays a Dark Attribute Fiend Deck. Using "Castle of Dark Illusions" he conceals his monsters within a field of shadows, protecting against attacks since his opponents cannot see his cards and thus cannot know how powerful they are; the Night also provides his monsters with a Field Power Bonus, while covering other terrains, preventing his opponents from gaining the same advantages.

See also: PaniK's monsters

His monsters are Fiend-Types with unusual ATK and DEF values, ending in 10, 30, 80, etc, while most monsters have values that end in 00 or 50. This is so that their ATK and DEF become close to their manga ATK and DEF after they gain the Field Power Bonus from the night. In the manga, the cards did not gain a Field Power Bonus.

When his monsters are revealed by "Swords of Revealing Light", Panik switches to a defensive strategy, bolstering his monster's DEF with "Chaos Shield". Yami Yugi claims Panik's method of Dueling is the way of a coward, only powerful when he strikes from the shadows and cowering when confronted in the open, with Yugi's counter-strategy using Panik's reliance on defense against him by putting him in a position where his defenses trap and destroy his own monsters.

Deck

Video gamesEdit

Reshef of DestructionEdit

First EncounterEdit

# Card Card typeSummon TypeLevel ATK DEF Qty
179 "Phantom Dewan" MonsterDark Spellcaster2 700 600 3
405 "Saber Slasher" MonsterFiend Machine5 1450 1500 3
212 "Meotoko" MonsterFiend Beast2 700 600 3
420 "Cyber-Stein" MonsterFiend Machine2 700 500 3
104 "Curtain of the Dark Ones" MonsterDark Spellcaster2 600 500 3
152 "The Melting Red Shadow" MonsterFiend Aqua2 500 700 3
621 "Succubus Knight" MonsterDark Warrior5 1650 1300 3
135 "Fiend's Hand" MonsterFiend Zombie2 600 600 3
682 "Eatgaboon" Trap 2
335 "Yami" Magic 3
322 "Violet Crystal" Magic 1
402 "Monster Eye" MonsterFiend Fiend1 250 350 3
387 "Mystic Lamp" MonsterDark Spellcaster1 400 300 3
311 "Black Pendant" Magic 1
321 "Malevolent Nuzzler" Magic 1
338 "Mooyan Curry" Magic 2


Second EncounterEdit

# Card Card typeSummon TypeLevel ATK DEF Qty
086 "Barox" MonsterForest Fiend5 1800 2000 2
087 "Dark Chimera" MonsterDark Fiend5 2100 1900 2
085 "King of Yamimakai" MonsterFiend Fiend5 2600 2300 2
083 "Castle of Dark Illusions" MonsterDark Fiend4 1200 2500 1
088 "Metal Guardian" MonsterFiend Fiend5 1500 2800 2
103 "Baron of the Fiend Sword" MonsterDark Fiend4 1550 800 3
241 "Dark Assailant" MonsterFiend Zombie4 1200 1200 3
169 "Dark King of the Abyss" MonsterDark Fiend3 1200 800 3
225 "Fiend Sword" MonsterFiend Warrior4 1400 800 3
246 "One Who Hunts Souls" MonsterFiend Beast-Warrior4 1100 1000 3
084 "Reaper of the Cards" MonsterFiend Fiend5 1800 2000 2
303 "Dark Energy" Magic 2
341 "Soul of the Pure" Magic 2
348 "Swords of Revealing Light" Magic 3
347 "Tremendous Fire" Magic 2
335 "Yami" Magic 3
684 "Invisible Wire" Trap 2

DuelsEdit

Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome(s)
Mai Valentine 14 Win
Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi 14-15 Lose

Other appearancesEdit

TriviaEdit

  • PaniK is the last person Yami Yugi ever performed a Mind Crush on.
  • The capitalized letters of "P" and "K" in PaniK's name appear to reference the letters emblazoned on his jacket, which in turn references his status as a Player Killer.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode 163163: "Self Destruction"
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