
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Maximillion Pegasus | Pegasus J. Crawford(ペガサス・ジェイ・クロフォード) | |
Alias |
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Race |
Human | Human | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
24 years old(see below)(born October 8) | 24 years old(see below)(born October 8) | |
Hair |
Silver(looks white) | Silver(looks white) | |
Eyes |
Amber(One is the Millennium Eye) | Amber(One is the Millennium Eye) | |
Height |
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Weight |
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Blood |
Type A | Type A | |
Status |
Owner of Industrial Illusions, creator of Duel Monsters | Owner of Industrial Illusions, creator of Duel Monsters | |
Quote |
"Don't you have a sense of humor?" | "God damn!" | |
Voice |
Darren Dunstan | Jirou J. Takasugi | |
Debut |
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Anime |
Yu-Gi-Oh! | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters |
Were it not for a twist of fate, Pegasus may have lived the normal life of the elite. But first he fell in love with a beautiful young lady named Cecelia [Cyndia]: a woman who inspired him to art, among other things. She was the sun around which whis whole universe spun. But then, just after they had married, Cecelia was struck down by a sudden illness. Totally distraught, his world a shambles, Pegasus began to find a way... ANY way... to bring the love of his life back.
His travels took him to Egypt, where a mysterious young boy named Shadi sensed his troubles. Pegasus, despite the warnings, followed Shadi... only to learn that he had been expected. An artifact was forcefully thrust upon him: the Millennium Eye, one of the seven Millennium Items that seal the dark powers. He survived the ordeal... and caught a glimpse of his beloved Cecelia one more time. This meant he was destined for the Eye, so he was sent on his way.
Back home, Pegasus began to delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding his and the other artifacts. He realizes that he would need other Millennium Items to revive Cecelia in the flesh, but to do that, he needed a means of drawing them out. The ancient shadow games had used cards that represented various creatures and spells, so Pegasus sets about creating the dueling field. Through his company, Industrial Illusions, he recreated those ancient cards and released them to the unsuspecting public in the guise of a new trading card game: Duel Monsters.
But his resources alone were not enough for his plan. He needed the assets from one other company: the Kaiba Corporation. He knew he couldn't swing a merger offer with Seto Kaiba himself: he was too ruthless a businessman. So he decides to work with the Big 5, Kaiba's vice presidents, to acquire the company.
But then, Yugi manages to beat Kaiba in a duel, and Pegasus senses for the first time another Millennium Item: Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. He uses his own powers to draw Yugi's soul into the Shadow Realm. Caught off guard, Pegasus defeats Yugi in a duel and then dares him to take the dueling gauntlet and two Starchips offered and come to his Duelist Kingdom tournament. To ensure his attendance, he demonstrates the dark power of his Millennium Eye: stealing the soul of Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku.
Now the stage was set. With the soul of Yugi's grandfather and Seto Kaiba's precious brother Mokuba hostage, both Yugi and Kaiba are drawn to the Duelist Kingdom. It would be Kaiba that Pegasus would face first, and using both the mind-reading power of the Millennium Eye and his perverted Dueling Deck (a Deck containing seemingly harmless creatures but also laced with the infamous power of Toon World and its twisted beings), he defeats Kaiba, sealing his soul and bringing him one step away from success.
Yugi, however, proved to be his undoing. The second time around, Yugi had a better handle of the Millennium Puzzle, so he could counter the mind-reading power of the Eye by switching between himself and Yami Yugi, the Puzzle protecting the inactive mind from search. He undoes Pegasus' Toon World strategy, forcing Pegasus to take the duel into the Shadow Realm again, where his Illusion monsters could come into play. With his friends' spirit backing him up, he continues the duel even in the Shadow Realm, and together with Yami Yugi is finally able to defeat Pegasus and force him to undo all his work.
But the last straw would not come from Yugi but from Yami Bakura. Weakened as he was from the Shadow Game and his loss to Yugi, the last thing he was expecting was an encounter with the Millennium Ring and the wicked shadow soul trapped within it. Overpowered, his Millennium Eye is thus stolen.
As far as I know, it is never stated exactly how old Pegasus is, but there are clues that should allow us to narrow down a range. Now, Pegasus says that he met Cecelia 14 years ago, and that she died when he was 17. If she died the same year they met, then he would now be 17+14=31 years old. However, if she died the year prior to him relaying this information, then he would now be 17+1=18 years old. Ah, but we also know that he got the Millennium Eye 7 years earlier, so she must have died either before that or really close to that time. So if she died 7 years ago, then he would now be 17+7=24 years old (and would have met her when he was 24-14=10 years old). Therefore, Pegasus must be between 24 and 31 years old.
Now, according to the manga (comic book) version, Pegasus was 24 at the time of Duelist Kingdom, as he stated after he lost to Yugi that Cecelia died 7 years ago when they were both 17, at which point he immediately set out to Egypt and received the Eye. Since that was seven years ago, he would be 17+7=24 years old.
Flag[admin]#22 - Posted by Pegasus on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 5:22am:
[censored] I'm fabulous.
Flag[admin]#21 - Posted by kwoldemonk on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 1:07pm:
noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am busy on his b-day=o
Flag[admin]#20 - Posted by Cyndia on Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at 5:00pm:
i wish I could be Cecelia, I want to stay with Peggy!!
Flag[admin]#19 - Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at 9:10pm:
He's Fabulouuuuuuuuuus! I love him. I wish I could be Cecelia, she's so lucky that Peggy loves her!
Flag[admin]#18 - Posted by Tasha on Monday, December 6th, 2010 at 3:55pm:
~sighs~ Please not that he has a son, an adopted son, named Yakou Tenma. In some translations he is called Pegasus's little brother. He's only in the manga Yu-Gi-Oh R. I think, but add him in here.
Flag[admin]#17 - Posted by Yamasachihiko on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 8:15pm:
@ Bec a certain abridged series that shall remain unnamed..Now Gimme Cookie!
He really Loves Cecelia that is why he wants the power of the millennium items to resurrect her from the grave thats the plan.(YeZ hE S0 G@y oVer 9000) indeed >_>
Flag[admin]#16 - Posted by Radrage on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 6:18pm:
I love him. The whole story behind him with cecelia is so lovely. I think the reason why people may think he is older is probably because of his hair and suit. You dont really imagine a 24 year old who acts and dresses so mature.
Flag[admin]#15 - Posted by Jes on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 6:12pm:
Madalax, he really is 24 years old, just the show really messed up their math there.
Flag[admin]#14 - Posted by Toshirosgirl on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 5:11pm:
tee hee Kari ish his daugther
Flag[admin]#13 - Posted by madalax on Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 2:04am:
wait! if Max is 24-31 then how could he have created duel monsters right after his departure from egypt because grandpa Muto was an excellent duelist 15 years before D.Kingdom ?