Theory: Horakhty is Atem's own ka
1. Gods don't seem to exist in the world building of ygo's ancient Egypt in the conventional sense. Siamun explains that there's a hierarchy of kas: regular spirits, demons and gods. They all are shocked that TKB owns a god ka.
2. Obelisk, Slifer and Ra are gods (some chapters were they are confronted in a duel are called god vs god plus other allusions), therefore they are kas. Siamun explains that only one king would be able to wield their power/call them, and that king turns out to be Atem. The three god cards are the key to unseal Atem's memories.
3. Horakhty is called the creator god, but she was never summoned in the original historical events, only in the rpg game against Yamiba. If Horakhty wasn't part of the original memories, would it have been possible for Atem to summon her in order to defeat Zorc? Like the whole god called into the world of memories that she wasn't part of?
4. If Atem had the ability to summon Horakhty why didn't he do it in the first place instead of sealing himself in the puzzle? The only difference between the original events and the rpg is his friends were there. It's possible they gave him the energy he needed to restore ba - assuming the ka theory, kas can't be summoned when the person lacks ba.
5. So, if Horakhty was Atem's own ka, something that's been part of him all along, then she safely existed in the memories as well.
6. Doesn't it feel a bit anti-climatic that even though Atem is the protagonist of this arc and the very most important king of his time, his ka is never revealed or even mentioned at all? When all the priests have kas?
7. Horakhty is the creator god and Atem bears an alternative spelling of the god Atum, famously known for giving birth to everything in existence. He's only able to summon Horakhty when he learns his true name.
For real, I've always wondered what was Atem's actual ka too.
He's only able to summon Horakhty when he learns his true name.
If I remember correctly, it was explained that Atem was able to summon Horakhty only thanks to the friendship bonds Atem forged with Yuugi and co - something he didn't have back then with the priests.
When all the priests have kas.
Wait, those were their actual kas? I thought all the priests's kas aren't their own, but kas essentially stolen from previous criminals. I mean, The Egypt arc begins with a criminal being judged before the Court, with his ka sealed into a stone, which is seemingly not the first time this happens. Idk. Anyway, I love the idea of the gods being Atem's kas!
they do!
priest seto's is called duos
mahad's is the magus (though this isn't its full form) and priestess isis has emanation spiria
when mahad releases his magic (that he was using to contain the power of the millenium ring) in his solo battle against tkb we can see the magus at full strength
im not sure about the wording here, but akhenaden's might be gadius. tkb might be commenting on his choice of stone slab ka or acknowledging it as his personal ka, who knows
this one that looks like curse of dragon card might be karim's, he fuses it with seto's duos and explains they both put their ba in the scales, but it's unclear whether it has to be their own ka
Ohhhh that's pretty cool! thanks for sharing those screenshots! I didn't know they had kas of their own (but then I only really watched the anime; not really the manga.) As for Horakhty, I do love the idea of her being Atem's ka; except it was sealed until Atem forged genuine bonds with others, because, yup, his case was special like that. Nice analysis!
