Yu-Gi-Oh! GX starts out with the lead character, Jaden Yuki, obtaining a card, Winged Kuriboh, from Yugi
Moto, the renowned Duel Monsters champion.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX follows the exploits of Jaden and another female character
named Alexis Rhodes as Jaden goes to a dueling school named Duel Academy. The academy was created by Seto Kaiba on a remote
island, with its dormitories named after the three Egyptian God Cards. In the chain of the Egyptian God Cards, the most elaborate
dorm and the highest of the God Chain, Obelisk Blue, is named after the God Card
Obelisk the Tormentor (See Below), Kaiba's card. Those who earn the highest scores are sent to the Obelisk Blue dorm and wear blue suits to symbolize
their highest ranking. The center dorm and the middle of the God Chain, Ra Yellow, is named after
The Winged Dragon of Ra (See Below),
Marik Ishtar's card. Those who were given regular or average scores are granted yellow suits to symbolize their middle ranking in the
God Chain and are given dorms that are similar to Obelisk Blue's, but with less pleasantries. The lowest quality dorm, Slifer
Red, is named after
Slifer the Sky Dragon (See Below), Yugi's card. Those who failed completely or scored from low to lowest are given red suits to symbolize their
low ranking in the God Chain and are given shoddy dorms. The naming choices reflect Kaiba's grudge against Yugi for losing
to him.
