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{{nihongo|'''Seto Kaiba'''|海馬 瀬人|Kaiba Seto|lead=yes}} is a [[fictional character]] in the [[manga]] ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' by [[Kazuki Takahashi]]. As the majority [[shareholder]] and CEO of his own multi-national gaming company, Kaiba Corporation, Kaiba is reputed to be Japan's greatest gamer and aims to become the world's greatest player of the American card game, Duel Monsters (Magic & Wizards in the Japanese manga). In all mediums, his arch-rival is the protagonist of the series, [[Yugi Mutou]], who is also a superb game player while Zigfried Von Schroeder is also his arch-rival. He is the modern day reincarnationcounterpart of Atem's cousin son of Aknadin nephew of Aknamkanon and one of the Pharaoh Atem's Six High Priests, "Priest Seto", who appears in the manga's final arc. Kaiba has also appeared in related anime works and feature films. His signature monster is the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
 
Seto Kaiba originates from one of the stories Takahashi heard from a friend involving a selfish card collector. Like the card collector, Kaiba is obsessed with gaming, but Takahashi also gave Kaiba a calmer demeanor when developing his relationship with his rival. He was first voiced by [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] in Japanese, with [[Kenjirō Tsuda]] replacing him in the sequel ''Duel Monsters''. [[Eric Stuart]] voiced him in all of his English appearances.
 
Critical reception to Kaiba has been mixed; forhe beinghas been compared to simplistic anime rivals based on his multiple attempts to defeat Yugi and become the superior Duel Monsters player. While his development in the film ''Dark Side of Dimensions'' was praised for being thea major focus in the narrative, critics still felt Kaiba's was obsessedobsession with Duel Monsters toand focus on his original goal made him come across as a ridiculousone-dimensional extentcharacter. basedNevertheless, onthe hischaracter continuedhas focusbecome onpopular amongst fans of the series, who felt that his originalmotives goalmade him more enjoyable despite lacking substance.
 
==Creation and development==
[[File:Kazuki takahashi.jpg|thumb|left|Manga author Kazuki Takahashi]]
Seto Kaiba originates from stories [[Kazuki Takahashi]]'s stories he wasfriend told by a friendhim. According to theone storyof these stories, there was a real life person who played trading cards butand asked another person to play with them; however, this person was unwilling to play with him because he was not an expert. Displeased withupon hearing about this person, Takahashi decided to use thisthem cardgameas collectorinspiration asfor a manga character, resulting in Kaiba's creation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Megan |date=October 7, 2019 |title=Yu-Gi-Oh Creator Shares Hilarious Inspiration Behind Seto Kaiba's Character |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/yugioh-creator-inspiration-behind-seto-kaiba-anime-manga/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Comic Book}}</ref> In the making of the series, Takahashi wanted to create an appealing creature for his Duel Monster fight with Yugi Mutou. Named the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", he wanted it "to evoke a feeling that would allow readers to conjure up its colors". This later led to the creation of Kisara for the series' final arc where her origins are connected with Kaiba.
Takahashi believes modern society focuses too much on winners and losers. For example, the author believes the regular Yugi and [[Katsuya Jonouchi]] (known as [[Joey Wheeler]] in the English anime) to have more potential as characters because they only focus on enjoying games. He felt Yami Yugi and Kaiba are weaker characters despite the former's heroic traits. As a result, he believes Dark Yugi is at his best when he is being supported by the rest of the cast.<ref name="guidebook">{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=遊☆戯☆王キャラクターズガイドブック―真理の福音 |publisher=Shueisha |year=2002 |isbn=978-4088733630 |language=ja |trans-title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth}}</ref>
 
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According to Takahashi, while Yugi and Kaiba are rivals, they are not close friends. He believes, however, the most important part of their relationship is before Yugi's duel against Marik's alter-ego. Before the game begins, Kaiba passes Yugi a card that could help him in the game. This scene felt like one of the most difficult scenes to write because of the pair's rivalry.<ref name="guidebook" /> According to Takahashi, the feelings of {{nihongo|"Priest Seto"|神官セト|Shinkan Seto}} for Kisara are the basis behind Kaiba's modern-day obsession with the Blue Eyes White Dragon.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] Bunkoban, Volume 20, Appendix</ref> Takahashi views Kaiba as Yugi's archnemesis and thus consider Yugi a highly important character because without him, Kaiba would not have a reason to exist.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! creator |url=http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,388900,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307183458/http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,388900,00.html |archive-date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=October 24, 2020 |magazine=Time}}</ref>
 
According to Takahashi, while Yugi and Kaiba are rivals, they are not close friends. He believes, however, the most important part of their relationship is before Yugi's duel against Marik's alter-ego. Before the game begins, Kaiba passes Yugi a card that could help him in the game. This scene felt like one of the most difficult scenes to write because of the pair's rivalry.<ref name="guidebook" />
In the second Japanese anime adaptation of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' series, Kaiba is voiced by [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]. Tsuda expressed a dislike towards his character as he would not befriend him as according to him "I definitely don't want to become friends with him. I don't think anyone really does," he said while laughing. He also added that if he ever met Kaiba he would say "Glad to see you're doing well" and "I'm always in your care." Nevertheless, he regarded Kaiba as both as a "strong" and "unique" character on his own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2016 |title=Even the Voice of Yu-Gi-Oh's Kaiba Wouldn't Befriend Him |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-09-10/even-the-voice-of-yu-gi-oh-kaiba-wouldnt-befriend-him/.106239 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>
 
The dub refers to him as Priest Seto's reincarnation. In the manga and Japanese sub, Kaiba is instead the counterpart to Priest Seto— not the reincarnation, because Priest Seto is seen in the afterlife. Just as Yugi is not a reincarnation of Atem, but instead is a modern day counterpart. Instead destiny repeats and guides them into certain roles that are similar. Seto Kaiba is seen rejecting destiny, due to the desire to control his own destiny and future. According to Takahashi, the feelings of {{nihongo|"Priest Seto"|神官セト|Shinkan Seto}} for Kisara are the basis behind Kaiba's modern-day obsession with the Blue Eyes White Dragon.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] Bunkoban, Volume 20, Appendix</ref>
English voice actor [[Eric Stuart]] felt he connected to Kaiba. He noted that most fans tend to view him as a villain but he instead views him as a rival as, according to Stuart, Kaiba's role is to strengthen Yugi's skills. However, he noted that for the film ''Dark Side of Dimensions'', Kaiba has changed ever since his introduction due to his obsession with power, thus making Stuart wanted to give him an edge in his personality. Nevertheless, he views Kaiba's characterization consistent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Stuart (Seto Kaiba) Interview - Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb4s-CxQ44 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Youtube}}</ref>
 
According to Takahashi, while Yugi and Kaiba are rivals, they are not close friends. He believes, however, the most important part of their relationship is before Yugi's duel against Marik's alter-ego. Before the game begins, Kaiba passes Yugi a card that could help him in the game. This scene felt like one of the most difficult scenes to write because of the pair's rivalry.<ref name="guidebook" /> According to Takahashi, the feelings of {{nihongo|"Priest Seto"|神官セト|Shinkan Seto}} for Kisara are the basis behind Kaiba's modern-day obsession with the Blue Eyes White Dragon.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] Bunkoban, Volume 20, Appendix</ref> Takahashi views Kaiba as Yugi's archnemesis and thus considerconsiders Yugi a highly important character because, without him, Kaiba would not have a reason to exist.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-Gi-Oh! creator |url=http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,388900,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307183458/http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,388900,00.html |archive-date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=October 24, 2020 |magazine=Time}}</ref>
 
In the second Japanese anime adaptation of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' series, Kaiba is voiced by [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]. Tsuda expressed a dislike towards his character, as he would not befriend him as; according to him "I definitely don't want to become friends with him. I don't think anyone really does," he said while laughing. He also added that if he ever met Kaiba, he would say "Glad to see you're doing well" and "I'm always in your care." Nevertheless, he regarded Kaiba as both as a "strong" and "unique" character on his own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2016 |title=Even the Voice of Yu-Gi-Oh's Kaiba Wouldn't Befriend Him |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-09-10/even-the-voice-of-yu-gi-oh-kaiba-wouldnt-befriend-him/.106239 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>
 
English voice actor [[Eric Stuart]] felt he was connected to Kaiba. He noted that most fans tend to view him as a villain, but he instead views him as a rival as, accordingstating to Stuart,that Kaiba's role is to strengthen Yugi's skills. However, he noted that for the film ''Dark Side of Dimensions'', Kaiba has changed ever since his introduction due to his obsession with power, thusand makingso Stuarthe wanted to give him an edge in his personality. Nevertheless, he views Kaiba's characterization as consistent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Stuart (Seto Kaiba) Interview - Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb4s-CxQ44 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Youtube| date=10 January 2017 }}</ref>
 
==Appearances==
===In the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga===
In his introduction, Kaiba discovers that the grandfather of his classmate, [[Yugi Mutou]], owns the rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, and takes it from him. Dark Yugi emerges from within Yugi's Millennium Puzzle to challenge Kaiba to a Shadow Game to reclaim it. Kaiba is ultimately defeated, suffering Dark Yugi's Penalty Game: {{nihongo|''Experience of Death''|死(し)の体感(たいかん)|Shi no Taikan}}.<ref name="GospelofTruth">''Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Guidebook: The Gospel of Truth.'' [[Kazuki Takahashi]]</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! |publisher=Viz Media |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-59116-081-6 |volume=2 |chapter=9}}</ref> KaibaAfterward, he plots ato take revenge. Heagainst Yugi and acquires the other three Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards in existence through extortion and blackmail and builds "Death T," a "theme park" made up of many deadly games designed to end the lives ofkill Yugi and his friends. He defeats Sugoroku and tears up his Blue-Eyes White Dragon; andhe also subjects him to an artificial Penalty Game that mimicked his own, forcing Yugi to participate in Death-T or else he will kill his grandfatherhim. Yugi once again defeats him and uses the power of his Millennium Puzzle to subject Kaiba to a Penalty Game, leaving him in a coma.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! |publisher=Viz Media |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-59116-324-4 |volume=5 |chapter=39}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! |publisher=Viz Media |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-59116-324-4 |volume=5 |chapter=40}}</ref>
 
Later on, Duel Monsters creator and Millennium Eye wielder [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Maximillion Pegasus|Maximillion Pegasus]] schemes to take control of {{nihongo|Kaiba Corporation|海馬コーポレイション|Kaiba Kōporeishon}} from Seto by conspiring with its board of directors, the Big Five, and abducting his brother Mokuba. After Kaiba wakes upawakens from his coma, he gets windlearns of Pegasus' plans and his kidnapkidnapping of Mokuba, and travels to Duelist Kingdom., Kaibawhere he regains his deck and briefly battles Jonouchi. Kaiba and Yugi later play the game atop the castle parapets., and Kaiba is oncenearly again on the cusp of defeat,defeated until he placesendangers his own life on danger by balancing on the edge of the turret, forcing Yugi into a moral corner. Dark Yugi nearly kills Kaiba, but Yugi forces him to forfeit the game inso fearKaiba ofis killing hisnot opponentkilled. Kaiba goes on to duel Pegasus, but is overcome by the power of his Millennium Eye and is defeated. Pegasus gives Seto Kaiba the ''Mind Card'' Penalty Game, sealing his soul into a card, but; when Dark Yugi defeats Pegasus in a Shadow Game during the final round of the tournament, theboth Kaiba brothersand arehis bothbrother are freed from their Penalty Games.
 
In the Battle City arc, Kaiba is summoned to the Domino City museum by Egyptologist [[Ishizu Ishtar]], Kaibawhere he is shown thean ancient stone tablet that depicts a battle between what appears to be his past self and the Pharaoh. He is interested in her tale of the God Cards – three powerful one-of-a-kind cards that Pegasus had entrusted to her. TwoHowever, however,two wereof alreadythem were stolen by her brother [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]] and his Ghouls organization, and she gives the third – ''God of Obelisk'' – to Kaiba, encouraging him to hold a tournament of his own to lure in Marik and his organization of the gaming underworld, who he views as counterfeiting scum that deserve to be crushed. Seeking to obtain the remaining two God Cards for himself and eliminatingeliminate theMarik organizationand ofhis bootleggersorganization, Kaiba agrees, and begins his "Battle City" competition.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist |publisher=Viz Media |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4215-0150-5 |volume=11 |chapter=152}}</ref> During the tournament, Kaiba teams up with Dark Yugi to rescue Mokuba and Yugi's friends from theMarik's clutches of Marik and his deadly games. Afterward, Yugi, Kaiba and Jonouchi enter the finals, unaware that Marik has made a deal with [[Ryou Bakura|Dark Bakura]], and he, along with Marik and Marik's stepbrother [[Rishid Ishtar|Rishid]], are registered as well. Kaiba trumps Ishizu's prophecy of defeat and claims victory.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist |publisher=Viz Media |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4215-1112-2 |volume=19 |chapter=225}}</ref> Kaiba faces Yugi in the semifinals, and the two unleash their God Cards against the other.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist |publisher=Viz Media |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4215-1115-3 |volume=22 |chapter=256}}</ref> Yugi manages to defeat Kaiba and go on to the final battle against Dark Marik. Kaiba gives Yugi the card ''Fiend Sanctuary'' prior to the duel, and with it, Yugi is able to hold off the attacks of Dark Marik's ''Sun Dragon Ra'' and defeat him in his Shadow Game.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Takahashi, Kazuki |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist |publisher=Viz Media |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4215-1117-7 |volume=24 |chapter=269}}</ref>
 
===AnimeIn the anime arcs===
Shortly after his return from the Duelist Kingdom, the Big Five attempt to appease an outraged Kaiba by revealing that they have finalized his virtual reality game software, and invite him to test it out for himself. However, this wasis anotheractually an attempt to do away witheliminate Kaiba, but Yugi and his friends manage to rescue him. The Big Five log into the virtual world in an attempt to stop them from escaping, but they are defeated in a duel, and their own minds becamebecome trapped in the virtual reality program. Some time later, in the midst of the Battle City tournament, the Big Five's digital consciousnesses are discovered stranded in cyberspace by a mysterious boy named [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Noah Kaiba|Noah]], who recruits them for a revenge campaign against Kaiba. Noah admits to being Gozaburo Kaiba's biological son, and claims his mind exists as a computer program after he was fatally wounded as a child and later digitized. After Noah is defeated, Gozaburo reveals himself asto be alive and inside the Virtual World, and sets a series of orbital missiles to launch and destroy the world. While Kaiba stops Gozaburo, a reformed Noah reprograms one of the satellites to attack the main computer database and helps Yugi and his friends escape.
 
In Season 4 of the anime, Kaiba, along with Jonouchi and Yugi, is one of three duelists chosen to fight the brainwashed [[Atlantis|Atlantean]] King [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Dartz|Dartz]]. During the season, Kaiba meets [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Amelda|Amelda]], an orphan whose brother and parents were killed by KaibaCorp-owned military forces under Gozaburo Kaiba's command although Gozabura is actually Dartz in disguise. Due to his love for his brother, Kaiba becomes sympathetic to Amelda and carries his soul-less body to safety after their duel. Kaiba and Dark Yugi eventually duel Dartz, and although Kaiba loses, Dark Yugi defeats Dartz and Kaiba is restored, taking part in the battle against the Great Leviathan.
 
In the first half of season 5, KaibaCorp's stock prices are at an all-time low as a result of a failed takeover by Dartz, and when Kaiba hosts a tournament to restore the company's reputation, [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried von Schroeder]] (Kaiba's arch rival and enemy) infiltrates it and hacks Kaiba's computer systems. CatchingUpon catching Zigfried, Kaiba dispatches him in a duel. However, Zigfried has his brother [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Leon von Schroeder|Leon]] duel Yugi in the finals. During the duel, Zigfried tricks Leon into activating ''Golden Castle of Stromberg'', releasing a computer virus into Kaiba's system and forcing Leon to attack and, thus forcing his hand. However, Yugi prevails while Kaiba, who anticipatinganticipated such a plan, has already had his computer systems backed up.
 
Seto Kaiba's only appearance in the original manga version of the Millennium World arc is in the last chapter. Although Seto Kaibahe does not take part in the Shadow RPG during the Millennium World arc of the manga, in the anime, [[Ryou Bakura|Dark Bakura]] gives him the Millennium Eye, which begins to show Kaibahim visions and convinces him to fly to Egypt to determine if they are real or not. During the final battle, he is able to hold his ground against Zorc. In the original Japanese anime, Kaiba eventually does acknowledgeacknowledges his past and the events that occurred inwithin the Memory World Shadow RPG.
 
===''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1999 film)===
Seto Kaiba is the main antagonist of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!_ (1999_film1999 film)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' movie]], which was produced by [[Toei Animation]] in 1999. In this film, Kaiba,he learns about [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Shougo Aoyama|Shougo Aoyama]]'s Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and organizes a tournament where strong duelists are invited - and attendance is mandatory. Shougo and Yugi Muto are later chased down and roughed uppursued by Kaiba's henchmen from KaibaCorp, with Kaiba's henchmen overpowering both of them and stealing Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. Now Yugi must enterenters Kaiba's tournament andto show Shougo that one can have both the potential and the power to become a true Duelist. After the game, Kaiba tells Yugi that their battle is not over yet, informingand Yugiinforms thathim he is the only one in the world worth fighting as he leaves the arena. <ref>''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' 1999 film. ''[[Toei Animation]]''</ref>
 
===''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: The Pyramid of Light''===
Kaiba makes an appearanceappears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: The Pyramid of Light]]''. In the wake of his defeat at the Battle City Tournament, Setohe beganbegins to suggest a means of defeating the three Egyptian God Cards that Yugi now holds, in order to defeat him and reclaim his title as world champion. His quest ledleads him to Pegasus, theorizingas he theorized that Pegasushe would not have created the Egyptian God Cards without creating somea means of destroying them. WageringAfter wagering his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons against the card that Pegasus promised him, Kaiba succeededsucceeds in winning their duel, only to find ''two'' cards within Pegasus's deck that could accomplish what he sought. Kaiba challenges Yugi to yet another duel in his Duel Dome, and putputs the first of the two cards into play – the enigmatic "Pyramid of Light," which preventedprevents the Egyptian God Cards from participating in the battle. As the duel proceededproceeds, however, it wasis revealed that Kaiba had been used as a puppet for the ancient Egyptian sorcerer, Anubis, who had placed the Pyramid of Light card in Pegasus's deck. The Pyramid's powers were drainingdrain the lifeforces of Yugi and Kaiba as the duel progressedprogresses, eventually resurrecting Anubis, who dispatcheddispatches Kaiba and tooktakes his place in the duel. With Kaiba's aid, however, Yugi putputs the second mighty card into play – the "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon", which is able to destroy any card in play. The Shining Dragon destroyeddestroys the Pyramid of Light, and later wipedwipes out Anubis.<ref>''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light'' 2004 film. ''[[Studio Gallop]]'', [[4Kids Entertainment]]</ref>
 
=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions'' ===
Kaiba hasappears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]],'' in which he commissionedcommissions an excavation to retrieve the disassembled Millennium Puzzle from the ruins of the Millennium chamber. The item had previously housed the spirit of his longtime rival, Pharaoh Atem, whom he hopes to "return to life" in order to settle their ancient score. The excavation is interrupted by Diva, who faces Kaiba in a game of Duel Monsters and steals two pieces of the recovered Puzzle. He keeps one fragment and gives the other to his younger sister Sera, who passes it on to Yugi Muto, as he is the only one who can reassemble the Puzzle, beinghaving been the host of the Nameless PharaohAtem. Kaiba has a computer that rebuilds the Millennium Puzzle and discovers the last two pieces are missing. He abducts Diva and approaches Yugi, so he can have the two take partpartake in the showcasing of his updated Duel Disk virtual reality technology. He intends to duel both Diva and Yugi, while gambling their pieces of the puzzle. However, Yugi is furious with Diva over what he did to Bakura and insists he duel him instead, which Kaiba agrees to. Yugi defeats Diva, resulting in Bakura's return to reality, and while dueling Kaiba, Yugihe re-completes the Millennium Puzzle, to demonstraterevealing that the spirit of Atem is no longer inside it. Diva becomes corrupted by the incredible evil powers of the Millennium Ring, and duels both Yugi and Kaiba. Kaiba sacrifices himself during the Duel and makes a final plea for Yugi to call forth Atem. Yugi succeeds in doing so, and he and Atem defeat Diva with ease. Atem and the Millennium Puzzle then fade away, and Kaiba and everyone else return to reality. The film concludes with Kaiba using his technology in conjunction with the Quantum Cube to transport his own consciousness to the Afterlifeafterlife and face Atem.<ref>''Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions'' 2016 film. ''[[Studio Gallop]]''</ref>
 
===Appearances in other media===
Though not seen much in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' series. Kaiba is referredmentioned as the one who ownsowner and startedfounder Duel Academy (Duel Academia), andwho named the dormitories personally. He hasalso made several appearances, the first being when he makes a bet on his ownership of the school. Another few times wereappears in flashbacks, once wherewhen Jaden remembers a competition he entered that was held by the KaibaCorp and another when a reporter sneaks into Duel Academy. The Duel Spirit [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX minor characters#Duel Monsters|Kaibaman]] also appears. Kaiba's onlyHe appearancealso inappears personphysically, the first comestime being when he makes a bet on his ownership of the school; he also appears when [[Sartorius (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)|Sartorius]] visits him to request the use of his Kaiba Land amusement park. Kaiba has not made any other appearanceappearances since, though it has been shown that he is the only surviving citizen of [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX minor characters#Trueman|Trueman]]'s invasion in Domino City. The Kaiba Dome is seen often in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''. His company Kaiba Corp is responsible for turning Domino City into New Domino City.
 
Kaiba also appears in some of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! video games]] as an opponent which the player can duel (against or play as), as well as the crossover ''[[Jump Force]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2019 |title=Biscuit, Kaiba, And All Might Punch And Summon Themselves Into Jump Force On May 28 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/biscuit-kaiba-and-all-might-punch-and-summon-themselves-into-jump-force-on-may-28/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Siliconera}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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Critical reception to Kaiba has been mixed. [[DVD Talk]] describes Kaiba as an unlikely ally to Yugi, but saw his defeat in the third story arc as predictable. For the fourth season, the reviewer described Kaiba as one of the last heroes. [[Dan Green (voice actor)|Dan Green]] and [[Eric Stuart]]'s voice talents were praised, though their deliveries were subject ofto negative response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh Classic Complete Series |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/66565/yu-gi-oh-classic-complete-series/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> [[THEM Anime Reviews]] criticized him whileKaiba, comparing him with another stereotypical rival, ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' character [[Vegeta]], as both possess simplistic characterizations due to how much they aretheir obsessedobsession with the leads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! |url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=504 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=The Anime Reviews}}</ref> [[Anime News Network]] described him as a stereotypical manga rival while pointing out histhe actions inhe ordertakes to be the best Duel Monster gamer. Although ''ANN'' mocked the multiple duels between Kaiba and Yugi, ANN praised the balance between their cards as done by Kazuki Takahashi.<ref name="farreview">{{Cite news |date=July 25, 2013 |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Yu-Gi-Oh! |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25}}</ref> Manga News described him as too cold-hearted a character in the manga's initial chapter.; Howeverhowever, the writer noted that he changes in the narrative after being defeated by Yugi and briefly sent into a coma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personnages |url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/report/Yu-Gi-Oh/2 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Manga News}}</ref> Chris Homer from ''The Fandom Post'' praised Kaiba's actions in the final arc as he joins YamiDark Yugi in his fight against Bakura and Zorc in Ancient Egypt while dealing with the life of his predecessor, "Priest Seto".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu Gi Oh: Season 5 UK Anime DVD Review |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/07/10/yu-gi-oh-season-5-uk-anime-dvd-review/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=Fandom Post|date=10 July 2016 }}</ref>
 
The duels between Kaiba's and Yugi's in ''Pyramid of Light'' were made fun of by DVD Talk for soundingbeing asa obvious strategymethod of producingcreating more tradingnew cards to be bought by the audience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Movie |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13157/yu-gi-oh-the-movie/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> While reviewing ''Dark Side of Dimensions'', [[IGN]] praised Yugi's growth alongside his friends' as they interact, making them more mature than in the manga and anime. IGN, however, wrote that although Yugi appears to be the movie's main character, he is overshadowed by Kaiba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YU-GI-OH! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS REVIEW |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/27/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-review |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=IGN|date=27 January 2017 }}</ref> Anime News Network labelled him as "still everyone's favorite egoistic lunatic", as there was no progress in regards to his lack of character arc.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions/.111557 |access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> ''The Fandom Post'' criticized the obsessive relationship between Kaiba and the Pharaoh, which came across as romantic in fanfic-like stories. Green's performance as the holographic Pharaoh was praised andHowever, the regular Yugi's rivalry with Kaiba received a positive response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Dark Side of Dimensions UK Anime DVD Review |date=13 June 2017 |url=https://www.fandompost.com/2017/06/13/yu-gi-oh-the-movie-dark-side-of-dimensions-uk-anime-dvd-review/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=Fandom Post}}</ref> Richard Eisenbeis from ''[[Kotaku]]'' reviewed the movie favorably, finding Kaiba asto be the most important character in the plot, ridiculizingbut hiscriticized Kaiba's personality for his overthetopobsession actionswith Yugi, wanting to face the late YamiDark Yugi as he does not see Yugi Muto as a worthy opponent. Nevertheless, he finds that thanks to Kaiba, the movie is able to deliver a morean interesting narrative, despite finding the new characters lacking in appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisenbeis |first=Richard |date=April 26, 2016 |title=The Original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Crew Returns for One Last Ride |url=https://kotaku.com/the-original-yu-gi-oh-crew-returns-for-one-last-ride-1773030951 |access-date=February 8, 2018 |publisher=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> Anime UK News found Kaiba's actions inconsistent but still praised the deliveries of his Japanese voice actor, [[Kenjiro Tsuda]], which he described as "overdramatic echoing".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Ian |date=May 29, 2017 |title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Review |url=https://animeuknews.net/2017/05/yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions-review/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Anime UK News}}</ref> Though also commented as the film's lead, Atomix found Kaiba's obsession to face YamiDark Yugi exaggerated to the point of being judged as unhealthy, and lamented the narrative did not focus in other prominent members from the cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2017 |title=MOVIE REVIEW – YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS |url=https://atomix.vg/movie-review-yu-gi-oh-the-dark-side-of-dimensions/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Atomix}}</ref> Blu Ray panned Kaiba's characterization for his actions in regards to a rematch with Yami as being repetitive in the franchise due to how many times thisthe scenario was played and how the staff member decided to keep focusing on the card game aspect of the series rather than how older the cast memberhaving hasbeen becomedone insteadbefore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2017 |title=Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Yu-Gi-Oh-The-Dark-Side-of-Dimensions-Blu-ray/178115/#Review |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Blu Ray}}</ref>
 
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