Yami Yugi assumes the identity of the head of the Tudor dynasty, Henry Tudor, while Seto Kaiba represents the head of the Yorkist forces as Christian Rosenkreuz. Some characters simply have the same or similar names as their anime/manga counterparts and aren't based on historical figures for example, the character Bakura isn't based on a historical figure named Bakura. Most of the characters are based on characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga, but given names or roles to portray a historical figure.
