Dark Magician Girl first appears as a character in the Battle City arc when Yugi faces the ex-magician Arkana, whom she defeats by drawing power from both Duelists' Dark Magician cards. One of Yugi's most expressive monsters she also appears in the Duel between Yugi Muto and Bakura Ryou, and is seen crying when she was forced to attack by the effect of Bakura's "Dark Spirit of the Silent"