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Proof that [[Sturgeons Law|the remaining 10% is worth]] [[Overly Long Gag|putting your HEART IN THE CARDS for]] here.

* ''Comments'':<br />{{[[User|Quanyails]] I}} checked out MyAibou's ''Revival'' and ''Identity'' series as a result of quite a few restrictions on my fandom; no [[Out of Character|OOC]], no [[Alternate Universe]], no [[Yaoi]], and no [[Ass Pull]] pulling Yami back to Yugi. At first, I was skeptical with the story, since it's explained that Yugi fluctuates in personality because he still retains some of Yami's character. I gagged at the slight bouts of romance, but it wasn't bad like other fics. That was fair. The bouts of humor with the story lightened the tone as well as pleasing me. I got more skeptical of the fic, though, with Pegasus's announcement of the 'shadow duelists'. These duelists were special because they conveniently participated shadow duels, unknowingly or otherwise. It looked like an author's selection of characters who would solve the plot threads. I continued.<br />The flow of the story was excellent; each chapter had a revelation which [[Fore Shadowed]] future plot unfoldings. [[Continuity Porn]] was about, especially with the Doma arc. I had a preference for that arc, so I was glad whenever such references appeared. I noted the use of [[Nominal Importance]]. The duels progressed very well--it wasn't a dull explanation but a well-described battle. The first of the two series, ''Revival'', was a fairly well fic.<br />But of course, the second fic, ''Identity'', was even better. So, it turns out, Pegasus's 'shadow duelists' had an explanation for being jarringly fit into those rules. I could not tell if it was a [[Retcon]] or impressively placed revelation. But with more and more discoveries leading up to the climax, that's when things got really [[Mind Screw]]-y. Two parts in particular:<br />Using the Orichalcos for good was the first. The second... I'll let the broken description speak for itself:<br />Joey's dueling against Yugi, but wait, there's two Yugis. And now Yugi's--no, Yami's dueling against Yugi, and--now he's leaving after the Ceremonial Battle and Yugi's asking him to stop. Wait, Yugi was Yugi all along? Then how did Yami--Joey defeats Yugi in the duel, but due to Yugi's last card, Yugi was almost sent to the shadow realm.<br />That was a [[Mind Screwdriver]] done right; despite its confusion, it managed to make sense later on when the team fights against the main antagonist.<br />[[And Now for Something Completely Different]]; MyAibou made a reference to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'':<br /><br />''Kaiba'': Screw your [[Little Kuriboh]], Yugi; I have Blue-Eyes White Dragon.<br /><br />Now, by that time, I was in very much awe on how MyAibou juggled the plethora of characters while keeping their personalities intact. MyAibou replicated Kaiba's [[Deadpan Snarker]] tenancies perfectly, without [[Wimpification|wimpifying]] him. Then again, there was that [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]] earlier on... but I digress.<br />The climax of the story had a very ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''-esque flavor to it, mostly because of [[The Power of Friendship]] coming into play. In fact, each character (except Duke, oddly), played a part in bringing the story to the climax. Even {{spoiler|Bakura}}, who's the [[Big Damn Heroes]]!<br />The fic was audacious, with portraying [[Out of Character Moment|Out Of Character Moments]] with explanations, having [[Het|Heterosexual]] pairings (and one not-so), and [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|Mai Valentine]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (Web Video)|winning multiple duels]].<br />MyAibou is an individual who treated a fanfiction with respect. The fic stayed true to this medium's characters and message, all while creating a genuinely possible [[Continuation]] of the original series. It brought back faith in my fandoms, and proved [[Sturgeons Law|that the good 10% of the fandom]] is definitely worth reading.

* Synopsis from Fanfiction.net: After discovering the 333 ways to get kicked out of Target, Marik drags Bakura into a crazy attempt to embarrass the Pharoah. [[Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (Web Video)|Abridged]] Personalities.

* ''Comments'': Talk about taking nothing and turning it into something! Alright, that may be overhyping a little, but considering how little story there was in the game, this is still an impressive piece of work. Characterization is pretty much spot-on, with the few changes made feeling natural. In fact, the story revives a lot of the [[Five Man Band]] elements from the original series, with everyone getting at least some time in the spotlight instead of Yugi and Joey doing everything. Tristen in particular gets a hell of a character upgrade to more or less a back-up [[The Lancer|Lancer]] to Yugi when Joey isn't around. The story does suffer a few glaring plot holes, such as the battle-system randomly switching from turn-based to real-time after the first few chapters for no explained reason, and that Yugi seems to have vanished from existence (he's still referred to by everyone as Yugi, but it's obvious that it's Yami that's been in control since they entered the game). However, they don't take away from the story as a whole. Other than that, no real flaws to speak of, just an overall good story that most fans of the series could enjoy.

* ''Comments'': Mousou: This is a marvel of a fic though it starts rather weak [[It Gets Better]] starting around chapter 6 and starts to show its potential. Though the plot is mostly unchanged at the start the focus on the non-[[Yu-Gi-Oh]] cast keeps the story somewhat fresh in particular for not ignoring the other half of the crossover with Pokemon actually appearing in the story and affecting the plot while not minimizing the importance of duels and some end up [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|quite epic]]. Characterization is pretty spot-on there's also some well-done [[Character Development]] for all involved, and some added backstory for May to explain her importance to the plot. Perhaps the best thing about this fic is its actual [[Your Mileage May Vary|improvement of canon]] with the spotlight off Yami the [[Wangst]] factor decreases quite nicely and the more [[Contrived Coincidence|outrageous]] or stupid(Mai) back-stories get a heaping helping of [[What the Hell Hero]] / [[The Reason You Suck Speech]] with a side of [[Pull the Thread]] for good measure.