Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 217

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 217

Names
Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	217
Season	5
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 5)
Previous	"The Dark One Cometh - Part 2"
Next	"The Dark One Cometh - Part 4"

Summary

(NOTE: for steps in the Yugi Muto vs. Yami Bakura Duel please see the Featured Duel section below)

Enter the 3 Divine Beasts

• The Pharaoh just retrieved his Millennium Puzzle. His BA is replenished and he is ready to call upon the 3 Divine Beasts to battle Zorc.
  • The Pharaoh Summons Obelisk the Tormentor", "Slifer the Sky Dragon", and "The Winged Dragon of Ra"..
• Meanwhile back at the Dark RPG table:

Yami Yugi "With this, the outcome ain't certain anymore! Bakura!"

Yami Bakura: "Psh! Ye've Summoned the 3 Divine Beasts! Yugi! It'd seem this is the Last Turn! We don't need this table anymore! Obviously, the outcome of this battle will decide the fate of the world! I don't need this body anymore... I'll go back to having my true and original form!"

• Zorc is displayed over the table. *

Yami Yugi: "You lowlife...! Like I suspected: you ARE Zorc...!"

Yami Bakura: (evil laughter) "Yuugi! Let's head over to the battlefield!"

Yami Yugi: "You've asked for it!"

• And with that, Yami Bakura transfers his and Yami Yugi's soul into the Shadow RPG, entering respectively Zorc and the Pharaoh.

Pharaoh: "Great Evil God! I shall defeat you with the power of the 3 Mystical Beasts!"

Zorc Necrophades" "Come at me! You pathetic Gods! Do not think you shall be able to triumph over the Dark Power!"

Complete Obscurity

Pharaoh: "Go! Obelisk the Tormentor! Unleash the anger of the Land into the Evil God!"

• Obelisk rams into Zorc with its right shoulder and pushes it back, making it crash upon one of the outer perimeter walls.

Pharaoh: "Slifer the Sky Dragon! Inflict the judgment of the sky on the Evil God!"

• Slifer shoots its "Summon Lightning Impact" and Zorc roars in pain. *

Pharaoh: "And... Winged Dragon of Ra! Use your light to dispel the Dark of the Evil God!"

• Ra creates a tornado and flies into the obscurity covering the skies. It then shoots a beam of light towards Zorc, hitting him fully.

Pharaoh: "Deliver the final blow! Simultaneous Attack of the 3 Mystical Beasts! God Hand Crusher! Thunder Force! God Phoenix!"

• Two of the attacks force Zorc into the ground while Ra dives towards it.

Pharaoh: "Complete annihilation!"

• Ra turns into "God Phoenix" and rams into Zorc, causing an explosion and a column of fire which pushes the defenders backwards.
  • Kaiba, who hasn't missed anything, looks baffled at the situation.
    • Ra flies out of the tornado, resumes its normal form. The skies begin to clear and the sun comes out. Everyone claims victory, but the Pharaoh keeps on looking serious and is sure that it wasn't enough.

Die Hard Great Evil God.

• As he had predicted, Zorc soon emerges from his crater and shifts the moon, provoking a solar eclipse! The light is gone and Egypt is covered in complete obscurity.
  • The Pharaoh orders his three Gods to attack before the light is gone. However Zorc grabs Ra's right leg and comes out of the hole. Obelisk grabs onto Zorc's right leg and tries to hold it on place as they fly upwards. Zorc begins building up energy, claiming that the Dark in on its hands. A purplish fog surrounds the area and the light is totally obscured.
    • Slifer and Ra try to counter-attack, but Zorc blocks their attacks and claims that his Dark now surpasses the Light. It uses its "Dark Slash" Technique to turn all 3 Gods into stone statues. He partly crushes Obelisk, causing the Pharaoh to lose part of his BA.

Featured Duel: Yugi Muto vs. Yami Bakura - Part 3

Duel continues from previous episode.

Yugi Muto's Turn

• Yugi draws "Silent Magician LV0". (Yugi's Deck 30 → 29)
• "Necro Soldier's" Effect Activates on Yugi's Standby Phase: Bakura can Special Summon another "Necro Soldier" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) from his Deck in Defense Position.
  • The effect of the "Necro Soldier" that was just Summoned immediately Activates on the same Standby Phase: Bakura can Special Summon a third "Necro Soldier" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) from his Deck in Defense Position.
• "Silent Swordsman LV4's" Special Ability Activates on the Standby Phase: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Swordsman LV4" → "Silent Swordsman LV5": 3000 → 3500 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Normal Summons "Silent Magician LV0" (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Attacks Bakura's three "Necro Soldiers" with "Marshmallon", "Silent Magician LV0", and "Silent Swordsman LV5".
  • Bakura activates Continuous Trap Card "Narrow Corridor". Now Yugi can only attack with up to two monsters during each of his respective Battle Phases. Because of this, the Attacks of "Marshmallon" and "Silent Magician LV0" are the only ones that go through. Two of Bakura's "Necro Soldiers" are Destroyed.
  • Due to the effect of "Cursed Twin Dolls", the two "Necro Soldiers" that were destroyed come back to the field as Ghosts.

Yami Bakura's Turn

• Yami Bakura draws "Counterbalance". "Silent Magician LV0's" Special Ability Activates due to Bakura drawing a card: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Magician LV0" → "Silent Magician LV1": 1000 → 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Bakura activates Continuous Spell Card "Counterbalance". Now during each player's End Phase, the turn player must send cards equal to the number of monsters on the field from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard. This includes Bakura's Ghosts!
  • In addition, as Bakura does not have a Graveyard due to the effect of "Cursed Twin Dolls", "Counterbalance's" Effect does not apply to him.
• Normal Summons "Necro Mannequin" (500 ATK / 500 DEF) in Defense Position.
• Activates Continuous Trap Card "Necro Cycle". Now once during either player's turn, Bakura can use this card to Special Summon a "Necro Mannequin" from his Deck.
  • Activates the effect of "Necro Cycle" to Special Summon another "Necro Mannequin" (500 ATK / 500 DEF) in Defense Position.

Yugi Muto's Turn

• Yugi draws. (Yugi's Deck 29 → 28)
• "Silent Swordsman LV5's" Special Ability Activates on Yugi's Standby Phase: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Swordsman LV5" → "Silent Swordsman LV6": 3500 → 4000 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Bakura activates the effect of "Necro Cycle" Special Summoning another "Necro Mannequin" (500 ATK / 500 DEF) in Defense Position.
• Yugi uses "Silent Swordsman LV6" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's "Necro Soldier".
  • Due to "Cursed Twin Dolls's" Effect, "Necro Soldier" is Special Summoned on Bakura's side of the Field as a Ghost.
• Uses "Silent Magician LV1" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's first "Necro Mannequin".
  • Due to "Cursed Twin Dolls's" Effect, "Necro Mannequin" is Special Summoned on Bakura's side of the Field as a Ghost.
• On Yugi's End Phase, the effect of "Counterbalance" activates. Since there are 11 Monsters on the Field, due to Bakura's "Counterbalance", Yugi must send 11 Cards from his Deck to the Graveyard. (Yugi's Deck: 28 → 17)
  • Due to "Cursed Twin Dolls's" Effect, Yugi's Life Points increase by 200 for each Card sent from his Hand/Deck to the Graveyard, i.e. by 11 × 200 = 2200 (Yugi: 1000 → 3200 Life Points).

Yami Bakura's Turn

• Yami Bakura draws "Necro Wall". "Silent Magician LV1's" Special Ability Activates since Yami Bakura drew a card: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Magician LV1" → "Silent Magician LV2": 1500 → 2000 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Normal Summons "Necro Wall" in Defense Position (0 ATK / 0 DEF).
• Yami Bakura Activates the Effect of "Necro Wall": Bakura Special Summons two "Necro Wall Tokens" in Defense Position (0 ATK / 0 DEF for both tokens).

Yugi Muto's Turn

• Yugi draws. (Yugi's Deck 17 → 16)
• "Silent Swordsman LV6's" Special Ability Activates on Yugi's Standby Phase: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Swordsman LV6" → "Silent Swordsman LV7": 4000 → 4500 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Uses "Silent Swordsman LV7" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's first "Necro Wall Token".
  • Since Token Monsters are Removed from the Field when Destroyed, "Necro Wall Token" does not return as a Ghost due to "Cursed Twin Dolls".
• Uses "Silent Magician LV2" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's second "Necro Wall Token".
  • Since Token Monsters are Removed from the Field when Destroyed, "Necro Wall Token" does not return as a Phantom due to "Cursed Twin Dolls".
• Activates Spell Card "Aria from Beyond": Yugi selects one removed from play Spell Card that Bakura used in order to make that card's effect the effect of "Aria from Beyond". He chooses Bakura's "Spirit Sword of Sealing", targeting his own "Silent Swordsman LV7" and Removing it from play. It thus does not count towards "Counterbalance's" Effect.
• On Yugi's End Phase, the effect of "Counterbalance" activates. Since there are 11 Monsters on the Field, due to Bakura's "Counterbalance" Yugi must send 11 Cards from his Deck to the Graveyard. (Yugi's Deck 16 → 5)
  • Due to "Cursed Twin Dolls's" Effect, Yugi's Life Points increase by 200 for each Card sent from his Hand/Deck to the Graveyard, i.e. by 11 × 200 = 2200 (Yugi: 3200 → 5400 Life Points).

Yami Bakura's Turn

• Yami Bakura draws "Necro Jar". "Silent Magician LV2's" Special Ability Activates since Yami Bakura drew a card: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 ATK ("Silent Magician LV2" → "Silent Magician LV3": 2000 → 2500 ATK / 1000 DEF).
• Normal Summons "Necro Jar" (1100 ATK / 800 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Uses "Necro Jar" to Attack Yugi's "Silent Magician LV3". (Due to its effect, "Necro Jar" is unaffected by "Marshmallon Glasses").
  • "Necro Jar" is Destroyed (Bakura: 1600 → 200 Life Points), Activating its Special Ability: Yugi must send 1 Card from his Deck to the Graveyard for every multiple of 300 Life Points Bakura lost in Battle Damage; with 1400 damage inflicted to Bakura, Yugi sends 4 Cards from his Deck to the Graveyard. (Yugi's Deck 5 → 1)
    • Due to "Cursed Twin Dolls's" Effect, Yugi's Life Points increase by 200 for each card sent from his Hand/Deck to the Graveyard, i.e. by 4 × 200 = 800 (Yugi: 5400 → 6200 Life Points).
• Activates "Necro Wall's" Effect and Special Summons another two "Necro Wall Tokens" in Defense Position (0 ATK / 0 DEF for both tokens).

Yugi Muto's Turn

• Draws his last Card during the Draw Phase, which is "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction". (Yugi's Deck 1 → 0)
• Tributes "Marshmallon" and "Silent Magician LV3" to Summon "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" in Attack Position (0 ATK / 0 DEF).
  • Activates the effect of "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" (explained next episode).

Duel concludes next episode.

Mistakes

• In the dub, when Yugi uses "Spirit Sword Of Sealing" to remove "Silent Swordsman LV7" from the field, "Silent Swordsman LV7" is seen being pinned to the wall instead (with 4000 ATK instead of 4500).

Featured monsters

The following monsters appeared in this episode. Monsters in italics debuted here.

Tablet Shrine
Monster Cards Obelisk the Tormentor Slifer the Sky Dragon The Winged Dragon of Ra

Pharaoh
Monster Cards Obelisk the Tormentor Slifer the Sky Dragon The Winged Dragon of Ra

Featured cards

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