Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 002

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 002

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Number	2
Season	1
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Screenplay	Shin Yoshida
Director	Kimiharu Muto
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"Catch the Wind! Storm Access" is the second episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime. It first aired in Japan on May 17, 2017.

Yusaku managed to capture the Mysterious Lifeform as he chases after the Knights of Hanoi. In order to defeat them, he logs into the VR Space network, Link VRAINS, as Playmaker. He commenced a Duel, holding the lifeform as a hostage. However, the lifeform predicted that "Yusaku can't win with his deck", and performed a certain action...

Featured Duel: Playmaker vs. Knight of Hanoi

The Duel is done as per the rules of Speed Duel.

Turn 1: Knight of Hanoi
The KoH's hand contains two copies of "Hack Worm", "Cracking Dragon" and "Aircrack Storm". As Playmaker controls no monsters, KoH Special Summons "Hack Worm" (400/0) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. He then Special Summons the second copy of "Hack Worm" (400/0) from his hand in Attack Position the same way. He Tributes both "Hack Worms" to Tribute Summon "Cracking Dragon" (3000/0).

Turn 2: Playmaker
Playmaker's hand contains "Three-Strike Barrier", "Cyberse Beacon", "Effect Cowl" and "Salvegent Driver", while he draws "Cyberse Wizard". Playmaker Sets two cards, then Normal Summons "Cyberse Wizard" (1800/800). As his opponent Normal or Special Summoned exactly 1 monster, KoH activates the effect of "Cracking Dragon", reducing that monster's ATK by 200 times its Level until the end of the turn and inflicting damage equal to that value to the opponent ("Cyberse Wizard": 1800 → 1000, Playmaker: 4000 → 3200 LP). Playmaker activates the effect of "Cyberse Wizard", letting him target an Attack Position monster his opponent controls and change it to Defense Position, but monsters he controls will not be able to attack this turn except to attack the targeted monster. In addition, Cyberse-Type monsters will inflict piercing battle damage this turn. "Cyberse Wizard" attacks "Cracking Dragon" (KoH: 4000 → 3000 LP), but the effect of "Cracking Dragon", prevents its destruction by battle by monsters with a Level lower than its own.

Turn 3: Knight of Hanoi
KoH draws 2 cards ("DDoS Attack" and "Pulse Bomb"). KoH activates "DDoS Attack", targeting "Cracking Dragon" and sending 2 "DDoS Attack" from his deck to the GY to deal damage equal to the Level of "Cracking Dragon" multiplied by the number of "DDoS Attack" sent to the GY by the effect of "DDoS Attack" multiplied by 100. The Level of "Cracking Dragon" is 8, so Playmaker takes 1600 damage (Playmaker: 3200 → 1600 LP).

KoH sets a card ("Pulse Bomb") and changes "Cracking Dragon" from Defense Position to Attack Position. He then equips "Aircrack Storm" to "Cracking Dragon". Now, when "Cracking Dragon" destroys Playmaker's monster by battle, it can make a second attack during that same Battle Phase. "Cracking Dragon" attacks "Cyberse Wizard", but Playmaker activates his face-down "Three-Strike Barrier", as KoH controls three cards ("Cracking Dragon", "Aircrack Storm" and a face-down "Pulse Bomb"), choosing the effect that prevents monsters he controls from being destroyed by battle (Playmaker: 1600 → 400 LP). As "Cyberse Wizard" was not destroyed by battle, "Cracking Dragon" cannot make a second attack, so KoH ends his turn.

At this point, Playmaker obtains "Decode Talker" and adds it to his Extra Deck.

Turn 4: Playmaker
Playmaker draws a card. He then activates the effect of "Cyberse Wizard" to change "Cracking Dragon" to Defense Position and allow all Cyberse monsters Playmaker controls to deal Piercing battle damage. The effect resolves, but KoH then activates his face-down "Pulse Bomb". As KoH controls a Machine monster, since Playmaker controls an Attack Position monster, it is changed to Defense Position, also whenever Playmaker Normal or Special Summons a monster this turn, it is changed to Defense Position. Playmaker Normal Summons "Stack Reviver" (100/600). The effect of "Pulse Bomb" activates, and "Stack Reviver" is changed to Defense Position. KoH activates the effect of "Cracking Dragon", reducing the ATK of "Stack Reviver" by 200 for each of its Levels and inflicting the same amount of ATK lost as damage to Playmaker. The Level of "Stack Reviver" is 2, so the effect of "Cracking Dragon" would have decreased the ATK of "Stack Reviver" by 400 and dealing the same amount to Playmaker as damage, resulting in a loss, however, the original ATK of "Stack Reviver" is 100, so the effect of "Cracking Dragon only deals 100 damage to Playmaker ("Stack Reviver": 100 → 0/600; Playmaker: 400 → 300 LP). Playmaker activates "Effect Cowl", which prevents him from taking effect damage this turn since he controls a Cyberse monster, then activates his face-down "Cyberse Beacon" as he took damage from a card effect to add a Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster from the Deck to his hand. Playmaker adds "Backup Secretary", and, as Playmaker controls a Cyberse monster, subsequently Special Summons it by its own effect in Defense Position.

Playmaker then uses "Cyberse Wizard", "Stack Reviver" and "Backup Secretary" to Link Summon "Decode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/↑↙↘) in the Right Extra Monster Zone. As Link Monsters cannot exist in Defense Position, the effect of "Pulse Bomb" does not activate. The effect of "Stack Reviver" activates. When used as a material for a Link Summon, Playmaker can Special Summon one other Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster that was used as a material for that same Link Summon. Playmaker summons "Cyberse Wizard" at the Bottom-Left Link Point of "Decode Talker". "Decode Talker" gains 500 ATK for each monster it points to. "Decode Talker" points to "Cyberse Wizard" at the Bottom-Left Link Point, and to "Cracking Dragon" at the Top Link Point ("Decode Talker": 2300 → 3300). "Decode Talker" battles "Cracking Dragon". As Link Monsters do not have Levels, the effect of "Cracking Dragon" that prevents it from being destroyed by battle with a monster with a Level lower than or equal to "Cracking Dragon" does not apply, so "Cracking Dragon" is destroyed. Due to the effect of "Cyberse Wizard", Cyberse monsters Playmaker controls can deal piercing battle damage (KoH: 3000 → 0 LP).

Featured cards

The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.

Playmaker (Yusaku Fujiki)
Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Backup Secretary Cyberse Wizard Salvegent Driver Stack Reviver Spell Cards Effect Cowl Trap Cards Cyberse Beacon Three-Strike Barrier Extra Deck Link Monsters Decode Talker