Egyptian Ka vs Yu-Gi-Oh! Ka and Atem’s appearance in DSoD
In Yu-Gi-Oh! Millenium World, we are introduced to the ancient egyptian notion of ka. However, the ygo ka is very different from the Egyptian belief.
In Ancient Egypt, the ka is portrayed as a person’s doppelgänger. [In that sense, Atem could be Yuugi’s ka or Yuugi could be seen as Atem’s ka].
Khnum, creating the pharaoh and his ka as identical twins.
In life, the ka is invisible. It’s an element of a person’s being that was given to him by his father and that he shares with his father and forefathers. The transmission of the ka from parent to child, from creator to creation allows the process of birth. Without a ka you cannot ‘create’.
The one who creates lives through his creation because he transferred his ka into his creation.
In death, the ka is the doppelgänger a person left of himself on earth. Therefore, the ka is the statue/portrait a person left of himself in order to receive offerings.
Even though, it was probably unintended on K. Takahashi’s part, I believe it’s still interesting to understand Yuugi and Atem as sharing the same ka, either because Atem is Yuugi’s ancestor or because Atem ‘made’ Yuugi king of games (or both). Therefore, Atem still lives through Yuugi, allowing his come back in DSoD.
Yuugi’s features, so similar to Atem, could also be explained by Yuugi being Atem’s ka or because he inherited Atem’s ka.
