The Pharaoh's Advent!
Sangan dissolved into countless specks of light. Descending within the circle of light created by its release was a majestic Pharaoh.
Clad in lavish gold garments unmistakably styled after ancient Egypt, he held a scepter that seemed to symbolize the Pharaoh's authority. Wearing a golden mask and shrouded in holy light, he appeared sacred and inviolable.
[The Pharaoh's Advent, ATK 2000]
Though both were Pharaohs, this one had nothing to do with Atem, the most famous Pharaoh in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. This card originated from one of the Seven Stars in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX's Sacred Beasts arc, a so-called undefeated god of war who was in truth only invincible because his subordinates had deliberately let him win at cards his entire life.
In Kira's dimension, the Seven Stars faction had long since been brought under his command, and dedicated teams had naturally been established to develop the archetype Decks wielded by the Seven Stars.
The First, Second, and Third Sarcophagus Deck that Pharaoh used in the original anime was rather useless, but Kira personally quite liked this Pharaoh card that had been created afterward.
"And the effect of Sangan, which was Sent to Graveyard when it was released for The Pharaoh's Advent, is also activated," Kira said. "When Sangan is Sent to Graveyard, I can add a Monster with 1500 or less ATK from my Deck to my hand."
There were no Archetype Specific, Level, Attribute, or other restrictions. As long as it had 1500 ATK or less, any Monster could be searched. That was the value of an ancient last word effect; the range of Decks it could be included in was truly quite broad.
"I cannot allow that to go through," Don Thousand's Clone said coldly. "I activate the effect of 'Number 65: Djinn