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He uses a Machine deck, which is later augmented with many rare cards by Marik. His trump cards are Metalzoa, Barrel Dragon, and Slot Machine; while under Marik's control Machine King and rare fiend Zera The Mant are added to his arsenal.
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* [[Adaptational Badass]]: In the manga Joey kicks his ass in a fistfight. In the anime, Keith hands Joey his rear end, and beats up Bonz, Zygor, and Sid all at once. He's even more awesome in the video games; in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction]]'', where he takes over the Rare Hunters/Ghouls after Marik's [[Heel–Face Turn]] and leads them in invading and occupying Domino City. When you duel him as a boss, he even summons the Winged Dragon of Ra against you! {{spoiler|Okay, he summons it stuck in Sphere Mode since he doesn't know the chant to unlock it, but it's the thought that counts.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim]]: In the manga, Pegaus' penalty game kills him. In the anime, Marik turns him into a mindslave. Either way, not very easy to pity.}}
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Blond and the biggest douche in the entire show.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In the anime Marik does this to him at one point.
* [[The Brute]]: And lord, how. He even beats up Yugi, of all people! Contrast to Pegasus, who takes up the role of the [[Squishy Wizard]].
* [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]: Where to start...
* [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]: He walks Bonz through his duel with Joey, so that he can see every card Joey has. He beats up Bonz, Sid, and Zygor and steals their Star Chips after Bonz's defeat, and traps Yugi, Joey, and co. in an underground labyrinth. He steals Joey's entry card to try and avoid their duel. He hides his set of "7 Completed" cards inside his wristbands during their match. And yet he still gets his ass kicked by Joey and unceremoniously expelled from the island by Pegasus when he tries to take the prize money by force.▼
** First off, he brings dozens of different decks to a tournament where the rules specifically state you can only have one. When called out on this, he states he isn't in it at all. (Meaning he was never invited, which makes Keith a trespasser in a tournament he isn't even in.) This is left out of the manga.
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** This continues to when he's under Marik's control in the anime, using a mechanical device concealed in his loose sleeves to gain whatever card he wants when he draws.
* [[Cool Shades]]/[[Sunglasses at Night]]/[[Sinister Shades]]: Keith always wears his shades, and they do a lot to enhance both the sense of menace and assholery that he gives off.
* [[Eagle Land]]: Type 2.
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* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: They're typically hidden by [[Sinister Shades]], but when we do see Keith's eyes they're small, narrow and veiny.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: ''Twice'' in one episode:
** In his duel against Jounouchi, he ended up losing because he played the sword and shield card, causing his and Jounouchi's monsters to have their attack and defense points swapped. But because Joey had a trap card that allowed him to sent his Red-Eyes back one turn, it ended up with Kieth losing the duel.
** After he loses the duel, rather than just walk away, he informs everyone that Joey's entry card was not his own and that Joey should be disqualified. When asked [[Saying Too Much| how he could possibly know this]], Pegasus reveals that Kieth was the one who stole Joey's entry card in the first place. Depending on the version, this leads to Kieth either getting killed or being shot out into the ocean.
* [[Hypocrite]]:
** He regularly stresses that nobody's ever beaten him without cheating (referring, of course, to Pegasus), in spite of... well, being Bandit Keith.
** Also, in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]'' he calls Jonouchi out claiming that Capture Summon (a card that lets the user take an opponent's monster and summon it) is a broken card; even though his Pillager card is an even more broken version of the same effect.
* [[Informed Ability]]: He's known to be the American Champion (or Intercontinental Champion in the dub), making him the fictional equivalent of World Championship Qualifiers like [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-07-13/sean-montague-yu-gi-oh-card-game-us-world-championship-2010 Sean Montague] and [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-07-14/kris-ferber-from-albany-new-york-outduels-more-than-1200-yu-gi-oh-5d-trading-card-game-enthusiasts-to-win-konami-digital-entertainment-inc.s-united-states-2009-national-championship Kris Ferber]. He's never been shown winning on-screen, lost to Jonouchi, and seems to cheat rather frequently, putting his actual skill into question. That said, his actual deck and strategies seem to be very good by Duelist Kingdom's standards, and it's easy to imagine him beating most of the other competitors. He'd also been out of the tournament circuit for years and gone to some dark places, meaning his skills may have degraded.
* [[Jerkass]]: Other characters may be more ''evil'' than Keith, but no one--except maybe Gozaburo Kaiba--is a bigger asshole.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Keith's what happens when the captain of the football team from every teen movie ever made turns twenty-six and decides to play Duel Monsters.
* [[Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales]]: If this guy was supposed to mock Americans, they did a bad job; he's a rather popular villain among fans in the States.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Or at least to distrust.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Towards Pegasus.
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