Bakura-kun the doll

Bakura-kun the doll was Rachel Jamie-Twigs’ handmade Yami Bakura plush doll given to her as a 14th birthday present.

A day after her birthday while in the park, The doll was snatched off Rachel by her brother, John and a of friend his.

This would traumatise Rachel for the rest of her life, Dinh, Bich, Howard and Edith made it a commitment to get the plush doll back for her.

Her wish would come true during Supernanny’s visit, where Annie, Rachel’s daughter, found the doll in a cardboard box in Samantha and John’s room.

History
The doll took a month to finish from January 31st 2012 to March 2nd, 2012, the reason the Nguyen family chose Yami Bakura to make was because Ryou/Yami Bakura was Rachel’s favorite character from Yu-Gi-Oh!.

On the day of her birthday in 2012 during a party held in high school gymnasium, Dinh kept the plush doll in a bag until the party in the gymnasium.

Dinh, pulled out the doll and handed it to Rachel, who took an adoration to the handmade doll.

When it was taken home, Howard thanked Dinh’s mother for making the stuffed doll.

Unfortunately while Dinh and Rachel were out, John and another friend ambushed them, John knocked his sister to the ground and scolded for ”trying to get her way out from his no Yu-Gi-Oh! for girls rule”, while Dinh ran to them, John’s friend, River, suckerpunched Dinh, causing Rachel to scream.

Rachel never saw her doll again until she was 34 and a mother.

When it was found by Annie, Dinh and Rachel‘s daughter, Rachel almost broke down crying.

After a good wash because it’s “hair” was covered in dust using soap on a small cloth, it was later returned to Rachel, who kept it in her arms.

When it was time for the family to move, Rachel took the doll with her, it resides with the Nguyen family in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

In Toys Coming Alive
Bakura-kun is noted to be patient, he also has a fear of closed spaces.