Yu-Gi-Oh! Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Quick, what's the first name that comes to mind when we ask you to think of a popular trading card game? If it wasn't Magic: The Gathering or Hearthstone, you probably thought of Yu-Gi-Oh!, a trading card game that spawned a number of equally popular manga and animated TV shows that feature many of the cards Yu-Gi-Oh! players have come to know and love since the franchise first debuted in Japan all the way back in 1999. Yu-Gi-Oh! is still supported by a dedicated number of fans who hold, attend, and even compete in massive trading card tournaments in order to see who can tap into the "Heart of the Cards" better than the rest.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Yu-Gi-Oh! Dog

Marron

The Yu-Gi-Oh! card "Outstanding Dog Marron" is perhaps one of the most prominent canine creatures to have ever been featured in the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game as well as in any of the related shows or video games. While many players have wondered what breed Marron was when this card was first printed, this magnificent mongrel has been confirmed to be a canine by Konami (the company who has been publishing Yu-Gi-Oh! cards since the 90's) to be a Poodle with a very fluffy coat that hasn't been trimmed or groomed for a very, very long time.

The reason for that last tidbit of information is quite sad; you see, many Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were inspired by various characters or creatures from real-world cultures. Many cards are based on mythological figures, others are built on characters from literature, and others are based on animals or people from our world. Outstanding Dog Marron fits into that last category due to the fact that this Poodle is based on the now world-famous, eternally loyal Akita known as Hachiko. To make a very long and very heart-wrenching story much shorter, Hachiko was an Akita who was so loyal that he spent the rest of his life waiting for his master to return to him after the latter had mysteriously disappeared.

Hachiko's loyalty and friendliness to other humans who happened to pass by the dog as he waited for his master have served as the basis for a great many canine characters who have been featured in TV shows, video games, books, and various other types of media. What makes Outstanding Dog Marron so unique is the fact their story and Hachiko's story are told via a series of other Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that all feature dogs in some way or another. And in order to understand the entire story, you have to get a hold of all of the cards in the set.

To understand Marron's entire story, you'll need the cards Wandering Dog Marron, Where Arf Thou?, Mad Dog of Darkness, Mecha-Dog Marron, Skull Dog Marron, and the Wightprince. Together, these cards tell Marron's story of looking for his master, becoming angry with himself for not being able find him, letting that anger subside and searching for his master with the calculating precision of a machine, passing away and being reduced to a pile of bones, and ultimately finding a new master in the afterlife.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Inspired Dog Name Considerations

If we're going by the trading card game alone, there are a number of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that are so prolific that folks who don't even play card names know the names of them. The Black Magician, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Winged Kuriboh, and Dark Magician Girl cards are just a few of those cards that have become well known by people who don't even play Yu-Gi-Oh! at all! And of course, the very name "Exodia" has become a shorthand in the trading card community for any deck or strategy that aims to single-mindedly play the game in such a manner as to end a match in one turn by achieving a very specific win condition. Suffice it to say that if you're looking to give your dog a name that carries a lot of clout in the trading card community, then consider naming them after your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! card.

Conversely, the popular anime that was based on the card game featured a number of characters that have also become deeply embedded in anime pop culture; the likes of Yami Yugi, Joey Wheeler, and the impeccable Seto Kaiba are also known by a very large number of people who never even watched any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! shows, let alone played the game.

Male Yu-Gi-Oh! Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Yugi The first name of the Yu-Gi-Oh! show's main character
1	Atem An ancient Egyptian Pharaoh whose soul is within the Millennium Puzzle
1	Yami When Yugi and Atem fuse, they become Yami Yugi
1	Seto The first name of the show's most memetic character
1	Kaiba The last name of Seto and his younger brother
1	Mokuba Seto Kaiba's younger brother
0	Yug A nickname Joey gave to Yugi
0	Muto Yugi's last name
0	Dan Dan Green provided Yugi's now iconic voice in English
0	Joseph The English version of Yugi's best friend's name
0	Joey Joseph's commonly used nickname
0	Wheeler Taken from Joey's last name in English
0	Katsuya Katsuya Jonouchi is Joey's Japanese name
0	Jonouchi The portion of Katsuya's name that inspired the name Joey
0	Wayne Wayne Grayson provided Joey's equally iconic English voice
0	Set An Egyptian God who has a very similar name to Seto's
0	Mokie Kaiba's nickname for Mokuba when they were younger
0	Blue Eyes Taken straight from the Blue Eyes White Dragon itself
0	Magician A nod to all of the Magician cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!
0	Dark Mage A nickname Yu-Gi-Oh! players have given to the Dark Magician
0	Exodia Taken from one of the most infamous characters in Yu-Gi-Oh!
0	Shimon A member of Atem's court
0	Siamun Another name Shimon was known by
0	Muran Siamun's last name
0	Solomon Yugi's grandfather and Shimon's reincarnated form
0	Sol A nickname based on the name Solomon
0	Slifer The Sky Dragon is one of the Egyptian God cards
0	Obelisk The Tormentor is another Egyptian God card
0	Ra While Ra isn't a card, his Winged Dragon is
0	Kazuki Kazuki Takahashi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!

Female Yu-Gi-Oh! Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Ishizu Marik's sister from the first Yu-Gi-Oh! series
0	Shizu Ishizu's name in the French Dub
0	Isis An Egyptian Goddess and Ishizu's namesake
0	Karen Karen Neill voiced over Ishizu/Isis
0	Karren Another way to spell the name Karen
0	Mai Based off of Mai Valentine, a recurring character in the first series
0	Mae Another to spell Mai's first name
0	Magic The game was first called Magic and Wizards
0	Tokyo Where the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! was born
0	Kujaku Taken from Mai's Japanese name in the anime and manga
0	Téa Téa Gardner was a friend of Yugi, Joey, and Tristan's
0	Teah This spelling of Téa's name emphasizes the "ah" sound at the end of her name
0	Anzu Téa's Japanese name is Anzu Mazaki
0	Mazaki Taken from Téa's last name in Japanese
0	Annie A name based on Téa's Japanese name, Anzu
0	Alexis The leading lady of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Generation X!)
0	Wingy Refers to Winged Kuriboh
0	Alexys A very unique way to spell the name Alexis
0	Asuka Alexis' Japanese name is Asuka Tenjoin
0	Tenjoin Taken from Asuka/Alexis' last name
0	Camula A villainous vampire from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
0	Bella Bella Hudson voiced over Camula in English
0	Kanako Kanako Irie was Camula's VO in Japan
0	Camellia Another name very similar to Camula's
0	Cabella A name similar to Camula's that hunters will likely know
0	Tania An Amazon warrior who's actually a tiger
0	Tanya Another way to spell Tania's name
0	Kathleen Kathleen Delaney was Tania's voice actress before Bella Hudson took over
0	Akiza The main female character of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
0	Aki Akiza's name in the Japanese Dub