Brutal
Earliest
Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Both words in one sentence
- The earliest clear-cut example is when he chooses to execute the captured searats from the submarine, apparently after having applied some brutal "interogations" on them first.
Source: Fanfic / The Urthblood Saga - In the earliest mangas, Yami was far darker (sometimes to the point of sadistic) than the more benign spirit he'd eventually become, and would inflict brutal "penalty games" on anyone who threatened Yugi or his friends.
Source: Asshole Victim / Anime and Manga
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