Champions (Crapsack)

The Champions in the Crapsack (Universe) are saviors destined to fight against and be tested by Gerderen for the fate of the world.

History
Atem set in motion a Shadow Game when he was fighting and losing against Zorc, unknowingly sponsored by Gerderen, so that the world would have a chance to fight for its freedom again, which accidentally locked the world into a millennial cycle of contest, regardless of whether they won or lost. The Champions were the vehicles of the contest and victory or loss.

Historical Champions
None are known, though there should have been four intermediate cycles.

War of the Summoned Champions
Main article: Crapsack: Phase One

Yuugi, Seto, Mokuba, Pegasus, Jounouchi, Ryou, and Malik were summoned from the Prophets (Universe) by Max, Yami, Seth, and Jounouchi. Each Summoned Champion manifested two distinct powers, and represented a religion or philosophy they believed they needed to return to its true roots in this world.

Each champion was tested by Gerderen, along with two of their summoners. If a majority of them had failed their tests, Gerderen would have won the cycle.

Yuugi
Main article: Yuugi (Prophets)

Religion: Shinto.

Powers: Telepathy and Power Amplification

Personality:

Test: Had to choose between saving Bakura, Yami, and Seth.

Outcome: Passed, and won the game.

Seto
Main article: Dark Priest Seto

Philosophy: Humanism

Powers: Command and ice powers.

Personality:

Test: Had to admit that he had failed to protect Mokuba.

Outcome: Failed, and enslaved by Mokuba.

Mokuba
Main article: Dark Priest Mokuba

Religion:

Powers: Persuasiveness and vampiricness

Personality:

Test:

Outcome: Failed, and blessed by sa.

Pegasus
Main article: Pegasus (Crapsack: Phase One)

Philosophy: Magic

Powers: Truesight and magic.

Personality:

Test: Offered the chance to go home.

Outcome: Passed, and given the Cassandra curse.

Jounouchi
Main article: Jounouchi (Prophets)

Religion: Buddhism.

Powers:

Personality:

Test:

Outcome: Failed, and mentally enslaved.

Ryou
Main article: Ryou (Prophets)

Religion: Christianity

Powers: Prophecy and

Personality:

Test: Shown many dark possible futures in an attempt to inspire despair and make him believe them.

Outcome: Passed, and left wandering in the visions.

Malik
Main article: Malik (Prophets)

Religion: Islam

Powers: Soul sight and soul alteration.

Personality:

Test: Kidnapped into Gerderen's World to be tortured for a night and tried to break.

Outcome: Passed, and left traumatized.

War of the Chosen
Main article: Crapsack: Phase Two

Pegasus broken the original shadow game and created the final set of champions, called the Chosen. Yami set a new shadow game, and unwittingly changed the rules so that the Chosen were no longer the prizes, but instead the players whose role was to win the soul of the world once and for all.

The Chosen should all have been born at the same time, but Gerderen orchestrated an attack that killed almost all of the pregnant mothers and unborn Champions. Abel (and his twin) were born early and cemented the game, leaving the other Chosen to be born over the next decade.

Abel, Hyoga, Aoshi, Kenshin, Takuto, Momiji, and Rei.