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The Pharaoh's Father:

Pharaoh Akunamukanon

     By the time we're introduced to him in the manga, Akunamukanon is already dead and "Yami" reigns as Pharaoh. We're not told very much about him. First time around, we learn that he's the creator of the Millennium Items and that some 40 (or is it 15?) years ago (AE time), he ended the wars and brought peace to Egypt. I guess we can assume that he's the one Isis was talking about when she said "In desperation, the people turned to the Pharaoh for help".

''In a thundering herd, we feel a lot like cattle''

     As it turns out, however, Akunamukanon had no part in the actual creation of the Items... he just gave the go-ahead, and when I say "no part", I mean "blissfully ignorant".  
It's possible that he had a vague idea that the creation ritual involved dark magic and that it would be unpleasant, but he didn't know about the required human sacrifices. When Mahaado was instated, Akunamukanon demanded answers... and he got them. Finally, after years of ignorance, he learned the truth behind the massacre of Kuru Eruna, (a massacre that he authorized, however indirectly) and was torn by guilt and grief... eventually leading to his illness and death. 

Daddy, why do you look like my mummy? x_x

     Although Yami doesn't remember much about his father, he still feels a deep connection to his father's corpse (@_@) and was aggrieved/angered when his father's tomb was disturbed. He longs to learn more of his father and treasures every fleeting memory he can get, like the memory of his father's face...

I wonder if he realizes that theres a giant wasp on his head?
(Chibi-Yami!!! How Kawaii!)

     He seems to be a pretty good man, truly concerned about the well-being of his country. An interesting little fact is that he seems to be the first to ever summon and control Exodia, the Forbidden One. Whether it's his soul monster or a summoned monster is still unconfirmed, but if Exodia is his soul monster, it would explain why Exodia would only obey the Pharaohs in AE, right?}

     New: According to Emily R. "aku" = opening/dawning, "namu" = hail, "kannon" = Goddess of Mercy, which can be tweaked to mean something like "Hail, the dawning Goddess of Mercy" or something. It's not quite accurate, since she's noted that the Japanese spelling of it only has one "n" in "kanon" but it's an interesting parallel, no? That way it sounds Egyptiany but still makes vague sense in Japanese. ^_^ 


     

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