Initially a heir apparent, he suffered from a car accident that left him in a comatose state. His father then use advanced technology to transfer his consciousness over to the "Virtual World", a virtual reality created specifically for him to wait while he is searching for a suitable body double. However, after Gozaburo adopted Seto and Mokuba, he begins to neglecting Noah. Jealous for being more "loved" by Gozaburo, Noah plotted a revenge against Seto by kidnapping them alongsides other contestants of the Battle City tournament to his Virtual World in order to kill them.