Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 180

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 180

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Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	180
Season	4
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 4)
Previous	"A Duel with Dartz - Part 3"
Next	"A Duel with Dartz - Part 5"

The "Unrivaled" Seal.

• Dartz has just Engaged a new Field Spell Card: "Orichalcos Tritos".

• Its Effect soon is revealed: all Trap Cards and Spell Cards which Target his own Monsters are Negated. Yami realizes that it can indeed be named the "Unrivaled" Seal.

• Soon enough, Yami is obliged to Tribute his Monster to save Kaiba from a fatal blow. Dartz then orders the Mirror Knight Tokens to Attack all at once: since they are within the 3rd "Seal of Orichalcos", they cannot rebel anymore.

• They do comply, but Mirror Knight Pegasus manages to convey a message to Yami.

Mirror Knight Pegasus: "Yugi - boy! Can you hear the voice of me?"

Yami: "Pegasus...!"

Mirror Knight Pegasus: "You must now use the "Nameless Card" I gave to you!"

Yami: "... "Nameless Card"... You mean the Card we found back then...?"

Mirror Knight Pegasus: "That Card itself hides the power to dissolve the seal of the "Legendary Dragons"...!"

Dartz: "Mirror Knight Pegasus!"

• "Mirror Knight Pegasus" complies and then backs off. Yami is left wondering what did Pegasus mean by "dissolving the seal of the 'Legendary Dragons' while he ponders that he included the Card in question within his Deck.

Kaiba's resolve.

• Kaiba, deciding not to go down in such a place and remembering the announcement he made to Alister, Summons "The Fang of Critias" and combines it with Yami's unused "Mirror Force". It becomes "Mirror Force Dragon". Thanks to its Effect, it absorbs the Attack he'd just shot at "Mirror Knight Pegasus" and it can redirect it to all of Dartz's Monsters, surprising him.

• Kaiba admits that they, Mokuba and he experienced the 'Dark' of the heart which Dartz speaks about. They've overtaken it and come this far. They have the Light which helps build the future. He then points at the Mirror Knight Tokens and claims that, if they're True Duelist, they won't regret vanishing here.

• Indeed, a shower of rainbow-colored thin energy beams bombards Dartz's Field. Yami, horrified, calls out to Yugi, who reassures him that this is alright. Pegasus looks at Kaiba and thanks him. "Orichalcos Kyutora" Negates all Battle Damage before it is Destroyed.

• However, "Kyutora" starts to shine in a weird manner. Dartz commands for it to display its true form. "Kyutora" blows up and a gigantic Dogu-like Monster emerges in its place!

"A Monster born from your hatred"

• This new Monster is revealed to be the true "evolved form" of "Kyutora": "Orichalcos Shunoros"!

• Its ATK is determined by the sum of Battle Damage which was Negated by "Kyutora" and the +500 boost of "Orichalcos Tritos". Therefore its ATK is... 20,000!

(NOTES: read the NOTES section .)

• Dartz claims that "Shunoros" is a "Monster born from your hatred" and that the ones who have made it grown to this size are Yami & Kaiba.

• If this wasn't enough, the arms of "Shunoros" detach and move forward to form 2 new Monsters: "Orichalcos Dexia" and "Orichalcos Aristeros"!

• Both of them are unable to be Destroyed unless "Shunoros" were to be Destroyed first. However, since "Shunoros" is on the back row, normal Attacks won't reach it. Both arms are, respectively, its "Ultimate Sword" and its "Ultimate Shield".

Kaiba's Defeat.

• Dartz has one more ugly ace under his sleeves: a Trap Card which Negates a Monster's Special Effects.

• By using it, "Shunoros" slices up "Mirror Force Dragon" and Kaiba is defeated but not before he uses a Trap of his own to transfer his Monster's ATK to Yami's LP.

• Kaiba's soul is seized and storms begin appearing all over the world. Dartz makes a strange 'eye' show up and it uses some kind of power to knock out Yami's friends.

The End of All Things.

• Once alone, Dartz tells Yami: he's the reason why he's chosen to destroy the world. All of the reasons lay on the fact that Yami has revived after 3,000 years.

• Yami defends himself: he's lost his memories. Dartz merely uses his magic to show Yami a vision of Ancient Egypt: Yami, as the "Nameless Pharaoh", is inside of a royal palace and facing a strange serpent-like creature. He Summons "Obelisk the Tormentor" and defeats it.

• Dartz narrates: back then, the seal of the Duel Monsters' world was dissolved and people were once again stained by the 'Dark' in their hearts.

• Another nighttime vision shows the same creature (which seems to have changed) and an unidentified rider fleeing from the palace soon to be followed by the Pharaoh, riding a horse, and "Slifer the Sky Dragon".

• Dartz happened to be there, wearing a black tunic and hood. He glanced at the Pharaoh as he rode away. The vision switches to display a trail of destruction left behind. He explains that the ones wielding the 'Dark' fought and destroyed each other.

• Another vision switches to present - day time: Yugi is seen completing the Millennium Puzzle for the first time and Yami's soul was revived.

• Dartz then questions Yami why he had to be resurrected after such a long time. He tells him that there's just one answer: Yami himself, as a repulsing King, will end humanity's history! Humanity's history shall conclude once Yami is sacrificed to the Oreichalcos God, he adds.

Featured Duel: Yami Yugi & Seto Kaiba vs. Dartz

Duel continues from previous episode.

Turn 21: Dartz

• Dartz has just Activated "Orichalcos Tritos". It gains all the Effects of "The Seal of Orichalcos" and "Orichalcos Deuteros", plus a few Effects of its own.
• Activates the "Orichalcos Deuteros" effect of "Orichalcos Tritos", gaining 500 Life Points for each Monster he controls. With 6 Monsters, Dartz gains 3000 Life Points (Dartz 15500 → 18500).
• Activates "Orichalcos Malevolence's" Effect, Switching "Different Dimension Dragon" to Attack Position.
• "Orichalcos Malevolence" Attacks "Different Dimension Dragon", but Seto Activates "Shrink" to halve "Orichalcos Malevolence's" ATK, but Dartz Activates "Orichalcos Tritos's" Effect, negating Seto's "Shrink" Spell Card and destroying it. Yami Activates "Ambush Shield", Tributing "Big Shield Gardna" to increase "Different Dimension Dragon's" ATK by the DEF of "Big Shield Gardna" ("Different Dimension Dragon": 1400 → 4000/1500) until the End Phase. "Different Dimension Dragon" destroys Dartz's "Orichalcos Malevolence", but thanks to "Orichalcos Kyutora's" Effect, Dartz receives no Battle Damage.
• The 4 "Mirror Knight Tokens" attack Yami directly (Yami 3500 → 3000 → 2500 → 2000 → 1500).
• Sets a Card.
• On Dartz's End Phase, the effect of "Ambush Shield" wears off, returning the ATK of "Different Dimension Dragon" back to normal ("Different Dimension Dragon": 4000 → 1400/1500).

Turn 22: Kaiba

• Kaiba draws "The Fang of Critias".
• 4 Turns have passed since "Card of Demise's" Activation: In 1 more turn, Seto must Discard his entire Hand.
• Activates "The Fang of Critias", Fusing it with Yami's Trap Card "Mirror Force" to form "Mirror Force Dragon" (2800/2800) in Attack Position.
• "Mirror Force Dragon" Attacks "Mirror Knight Pegasus".
  • Thanks to its Effect, "Mirror Knight Pegasus" gains ATK equal to the Monster it's Battling ("Mirror Knight Pegasus": 500 → 2800/0).
  • "Mirror Knight Pegasus's" second Effect allows it to Destroy his Mirror Shield to prevent his own destruction.
  • Due to "Mirror Force Dragon's" effect, it is not destroyed by the attack.
  • "Mirror Force Dragon's" Effect activates, inflicting Battle Damage equal to the difference between "Mirror Force Dragon's" ATK and the total ATK of his monsters that had less ATK than "Mirror Force Dragon", but due to "Kyutora's" effect, Dartz takes no Battle Damage. After that happens, the last effect of "Mirror Force Dragon" activates, destroying all of Dartz's monsters.
  • Yami Yugi and Kaiba, at this point, find out that the souls of their friends were released upon being destroyed in Mirror Knight form and are now safe.
  • Since "Orichalcos Kyutora" was destroyed, its final Effect Activates, allowing Dartz to Special Summon "Orichalcos Shunoros" in Attack Position (?/0), "Orichalcos Dexia" (0 → 500/0) in Attack Position and "Orichalcos Aristeros" (0 → 500/0) in Defense Position.

(NOTE: In the anime, "Orichalcos Dexia" and "Orichalcos Aristeros" are shown to be Orichalcos Shunoros's right and left arms respectively, detaching from Orichalcos Shunoros's body).

• "Orichalcos Shunoros's" ATK and DEF are equal to the total amount of Damage Negated by the effect of "Orichalcos Kyutora" ("Orichalcos Shunoros": ? → 19500 → 20000/0 → 19500).

(NOTE #1: To see how this result is achieved, see Damage Prevention Table in the NOTES section below)

(NOTE #2: In the English Dub, how its ATK is calculated is never explained)

• Dartz places "Orichalcos Shunoros" in his Spell & Trap Card Zone (back row) and "Orichalcos Dexia" and "Orichalcos Aristeros" in his Monster Card Zone (front row). This means that as long as "Orichalcos Dexia" and "Orichalcos Aristeros" exist on the field, "Orichalcos Shunoros" cannot be Attacked.
• Dartz Activates "Martyr Curse", forcing "Mirror Force Dragon" and "Orichalcos Shunoros" to battle and negating the effects of Seto's "Mirror Force Dragon" until the end of the Damage Step. "Orichalcos Shunoros" destroys "Mirror Force Dragon" (Seto 600 → 0). Seto loses.
  • Since Seto has lost the Duel, "Different Dimension Dragon" is destroyed.
• "Orichalcos Shunoros's" third Effect Activates, decreasing its ATK and DEF by the ATK of the Monster it just battled i.e. 2800 ("Orichalcos Shunoros": 20000 → 17200/19500 → 16700)

(NOTE: In the English Dub, this effect is never fully explained).

• Before his soul is taken away, Seto Activates "Wish of Final Effort", increasing Yami Yugi's Life Points by the ATK of "Mirror Force Dragon" (Yami 1500 → 4300).

Duel continues next episode.

Differences in adaptations

• Kaiba has a completely different flashback of Alister in the International anime.

Featured cards

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

Seto Kaiba
Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Different Dimension Dragon Magic Cards Shrink Trap Cards Wish of Final Effort Fusion Deck Fusion Monsters Mirror Force Dragon Legendary Dragons The Fang of Critias

The Past
Monster Cards Diabound Obelisk The Tormentor Slifer The Sky Dragon

Notes

• During episodes 177 to 180, "Orichalcos Kyutora" accumulates a significant amount of Battle Damage before it is eventually Destroyed. Its Destruction results into the Special Summon of "Orichalcos Shunoros", whose ATK and DEF is equal to all the Damage prevented by "Orichalcos Kyutora". The table below outlines how the total of 19500 is achieved.

Episode	Turn	Damage	Attacker	Att. monster	ATK	Defender	Def. monster	ATK or DEF
177	Yami (2)	3500	Yami Yugi	Master of Dragon Soldier	5000	Dartz	Orichalcos Gigas	1500
178	Dartz (1)	3600	Dartz	Orichalcos Gigas	1400	Yami Yugi	Master of Dragon Soldier	5000
179	Dartz (3)	1200	Dartz	Orichalcos Malevolence	2000	Yami	Big Shield Gardna	3200
180	Dartz (1)	2000	Dartz	Orichalcos Malevolence	2000	Seto	Different Dimension Dragon	4000
180	Seto (1)	2300	Seto	Mirror Force Dragon	2800	Dartz	Mirror Knight Yugi	500
180	Seto (1)	2300	Seto	Mirror Force Dragon	2800	Dartz	Mirror Knight Joey	500
180	Seto (1)	2300	Seto	Mirror Force Dragon	2800	Dartz	Mirror Knight Mai	500
180	Seto (1)	2300	Seto	Mirror Force Dragon	2800	Dartz	Mirror Knight Pegasus	500
	TOTAL	19500