Don’t you just love it when duels are played in a way to represent or symbolize other events that took place? O’Brien is forced into a situation where he must make a choice. O’Brien chooses Volcanic Devil just as he chose to save his dad, and sacrifices Volcanic Queen just like he decided to give up his mother. It doesn’t help that Volcanic Queen keeps on screaming because she’s literally engulfed in flames.
You know, I have had a bit of a GX headcanon for a while that when the Darkness confronted Yugi, wherever he was during this time, it took on the shape of Atem and it sorta represented Yugi’s lingering memories of the Pharaoh from all those years ago. Seeing you get to this part in the series reminds me that Darkness made everyone in the world disappear with Seto and Yugi definitely coming in close encounters with the Darkness.
And now I am sad…I like your headcanon. :D
I like that headcanon! It’s like the reverse of that duel Atem had when Yugi was lost to the Orichalcos lol.