Well, I feel like I still have to mention the obvious. When he literally marched into the dark, sealing his soul in the puzzle with the hopes of also sealing away the evil of the Millennium Items, giving up his life and afterlife.
However; that's really obvious and a bit literal, so I'd always like to think about another instance, or another few. Honestly, "marched in with just a lot of hope" matches half of Yu-Gi-Oh! DM's story arcs. He takes challenges head on, with no fear, just his confidence and Yugi's optimistic hope.
Particularly, I think the last time from the end of the series would have been entering the Millennium World. With nothing to go off of besides "hold cards up to rock," there was no idea of what may happen to him, just the hope of finally getting his memories back. Not only was he quite literally thrown into the world of his memories, he was totally alone (from people that he remembered, that is), which it was the first time being as such since Yugi unlocked the puzzle.
However, as I said, he seems to have a habit of marching into a lot of things, and due to the nature of dueling, he often can't devise a proper strategy until during the duel.
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Well, I feel like I still have to mention the obvious. When he literally marched into the dark, sealing his soul in the puzzle with the hopes of also sealing away the evil of the Millennium Items, giving up his life and afterlife.
However; that's really obvious and a bit literal, so I'd always like to think about another instance, or another few. Honestly, "marched in with just a lot of hope" matches half of Yu-Gi-Oh! DM's story arcs. He takes challenges head on, with no fear, just his confidence and Yugi's optimistic hope.
Particularly, I think the last time from the end of the series would have been entering the Millennium World. With nothing to go off of besides "hold cards up to rock," there was no idea of what may happen to him, just the hope of finally getting his memories back. Not only was he quite literally thrown into the world of his memories, he was totally alone (from people that he remembered, that is), which it was the first time being as such since Yugi unlocked the puzzle.
However, as I said, he seems to have a habit of marching into a lot of things, and due to the nature of dueling, he often can't devise a proper strategy until during the duel.