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| - Keith Howard, also known by the nickname Bandit Keith, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. This is the original depiction of Bandit Keith. He was an experienced and successful Duel Monsters player, but had a tendency to cheat and use unsavory means to win. Keith was the former United States Duel Monsters champion and number one ranked Card Professor. He got the nickname Bandit Keith, because of his success in winning big prizes. All of his opponents ceased playing any card games, after losing to him, due to him defeating them so brutally that the sight of a card brings great trauma to them. His reputation slumped after a humiliating defeat to Maximillion J. Pegasus, in a challenge Duel. Afterwards, Keith became immersed in alcohol, drugs and underground gambling, including playing Russian roulette. To get revenge on Pegasus, he snuck his way into the Duelist Kingdom tournament. He cheated throughout the tournament and aided three other participants, hoping to qualify as the four semifinalists. However, after one of them lost to Katsuya Jonouchi, Keith turned on them and took their remaining Star Chips for himself. He lost to Jonouchi, in the semifinals, after which he confronted Pegasus in an attempt to steal the prize. However Pegasus, having seen Keith cheat, subjected him to a Penalty Game, killing him. In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Keith was revived by Yako Tenma, who sought information on Pegasus' death. In the English manga, much of Keith's dialogue is modified to include censored profanity, in part to reflect his ruder pattern of speech from the original Japanese. It also has him refer to Jonouchi, by the nickname, "Joey", which is his name in the English anime.
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