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{{Infobox | name = Seto Kaiba
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| relatives = Younger brother: [[Mokuba Kaiba]] <br> Adoptive father: [[Gozaburo Kaiba]] <br> Adoptive brother: [[Noah Kaiba]]
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{{nihongo|'''Seto Kaiba'''|海馬 瀬人|Kaiba Seto|lead=yes}} is a
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;
==Creation and development==
[[File:Kazuki takahashi.jpg|thumb|left|Manga author Kazuki Takahashi]]
Seto Kaiba originates from stories [[Kazuki Takahashi]]'s
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>▼
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▲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
▲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
==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.
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
In the Battle City arc, Kaiba is summoned to the Domino City museum by Egyptologist [[Ishizu Ishtar]],
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Shortly after his return from the Duelist Kingdom, the Big Five attempt to appease an outraged Kaiba by revealing
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
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.
===''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1999 film)===
===''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: The Pyramid of Light''===
Kaiba
=== ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions'' ===
Kaiba
===Appearances in other media===
Though not seen much in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' series. Kaiba is
Kaiba also appears in some of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! video games]] as an opponent which the player can duel
==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
The duels between Kaiba's and Yugi
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