Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 188

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 188

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Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	188
Season	5
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Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 5)
Previous	"Let the Games Begin! - Part 1"
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The might of the "Ancient Dragon".

• Apdnarg Otum soon reveals the target he was chasing with his combo of Cards: the powerful and mighty "Ancient Dragon", which proves to be a tough opponent, given the Effect of the Field Spell Card "Ancient City".

• Professor Hawkins explains that several Spell Cards and Monster Cards are needed to fulfill the Summoning Conditions of "Ancient Dragon": both he and Solomon searched for them and got stuck: they were missing the "Ancient Key" Spell Card. However, Solomon went and finally managed to acquire it, to the Professor's delight: he's finally able to see the combo finished.

• Eventually, Joey manages a combo to get rid of "Ancient City" and wins the Duel. Apdnarg Otum "unveils" himself, taking Joey aback while the others sigh: it was obvious from the very beginning!

Meanwhile...

• It also shown how Leon Wilson has won over Dr. Richard Goat. The medic collapses and both nurses have to evacuate him in a stretcher, to Leon's surprise.

• Besides, everyone's comic relief duo, Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor make it to Kaiba Land USA, having heard of the KC Grand Prix. They're ready to have their rematches on both Yugi & Joey.

Featured Duel: Joey Wheeler vs. Apdnarg Otum - Part 2=

Duel continues from previous episode.

Joey Wheeler's Turn

• Summons "Goblin Attack Force" (2300 ATK / 0 DEF) and uses it to attack Apdnarg Otum's "Ancient Giant".
  • Apdnarg Otum Activates Continuous Trap Card "Ordeal of a Traveler": he selects a Card from his hand and Joey has to guess whether it's a Spell, Trap, or Monster Card. If Joey guesses wrong, his Attacking Monster is returned to his Hand.
    • He guesses Magic Card, but it's a Monster ("Sinister Serpent"): "Goblin Attack Force" is returned to Joey's Hand.
• Joey Sets a Card.

Apdnarg Otum's Turn

• Uses "Ancient Giant" to Attack Joey directly.
  • Joey Activates Quick-Play Spell Card "Scapegoat", Special Summoning 4 "Sheep Tokens" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) in Defense Position.
  • "Ancient Giant" Attack & Destroys one "Sheep Token".
• Apdnarg Otum activates Continuous Spell Card "Ancient Tome": he replaces a Card from his Hand with the top Card from his Deck.
• Switches his two "Stone Giants" to Defense Position.
  • Due to "Stone Giant's" special effect, Apdnarg Otum loses 500 LP for each Stone Giant" that did not Attack (Apdanrg Otum: 5000 → 4000 Life Points) (NOTE: why he switched the Battle Position of his Monsters choosing to take the Damage will become obvious later in the Duel).

Joey Wheeler's Turn

• Summons "Goblin Attack Force" (2300 ATK / 0 DEF) in Attack Position.

Apdanarg Otum's Turn

• Pays "Ancient Tome's upkeep Cost, Discarding "Sinister Serpent" from his Hand.
• Activates "Sinister Serpent's" Special Ability: he returns it from his Graveyard to his Hand.
• Switches his two "Stone Giants" to Attack Position.
• Activates "Ancient Key's" Special Ability, using it as a Tribute along with his two "Stone Giants" to Activate Continuous Spell Card "Ancient Gate".
• Activates "Ancient City's" Special Effect: he Tributes "Ancient Gate", "Ancient Giant" and "Ancient Tome" to Special Summon "Ancient Dragon" (2800 ATK / 2100 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Uses "Ancient Dragon" to Attack & Destroy Joey's "Goblin Attack Force" (Joey: 2200 → 1700 Life Points).
  • Due to "Ancient Dragon's" Special Effect, all of Joey's Defense Position Monsters are Destroyed (in this case, his 3 "Sheep Tokens").

Joey Wheeler's Turn

• Activates the Spell Card "Roll of Fate": Joey must roll a die and Draw the same number of Cards as the result of the roll, then send that same number of Cards from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard.
  • Joey's "Roll of Fate" roll is a 4, Apdnarg Otum's "Legendary Gambler" roll is a 3: Joey's "Roll of Fate" succeeds. He draws Four Cards and sends the top 4 Cards from his Deck to the Graveyard.
• Activates Spell Card "Landstar Forces", allowing Joey to Special Summon all the "Landstar" Monsters he holds in his Hand: "Brigadier of Landstar" (900 ATK / 1200), "Knight of Landstar" (1000 ATK / 900) and "Grappler of Landstar" (1000 ATK / 500).
• Tributes "Brigadier of Landstar", "Knight of Landstar" and "Grappler of Landstar" to Summon "Gilford the Lightning" (2800 ATK / 1400 DEF): thanks to its Special Effect, it Destroys all Monsters on Apdanarg Otum's Side of the Field.
• Uses "Gilford the Lightning" to Attack Apdanarg Otum directly.
  • Apdanarg's "Ordeal of a Traveler" Activates: Joey guesses Monster (it was the "Sinister Serpent" which returned to Solomon's hand previously) correctly, meaning his Attack succeeds (Apdanarg Otum: 4000 → 1200 Life Points).
• Apdanarg Otum Activates "Ancient City's" second Special Ability, Special Summoning "Ancient Dragon" (2800 ATK / 2100 DEF) from his Graveyard back to the Field.

Apdanarg Otum's Turn

• Uses "Ancient Dragon" to attack Joey's "Gilford the Lightning": both Monsters are Destroyed.
• Activates "Ancient City's" second Special Ability, Special Summoning "Ancient Dragon" (2800 ATK / 2100 DEF) from his Graveyard back to the Field.

Joey Wheeler's Turn

• Activates Spell Card "Pot of Greed" to Draw 2 cards.
• Activates Equip Spell Card "Premature Burial": Joey pays 800 LP (Joey: 1700 → 900 Life Points) to Special Summon "Goblin Attack Force" (2300 ATK / 0 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Activates Spell Card "Giant Trunade", returning all Spell and Trap Cards to their owner's Hands.
  • "Legendary Gambler", "Ordeal of a Traveler", and Ancient City" are returned to Apdanarg Otum's hand.
  • "Premature Burial" is returned to Joey's Hand (and because "Premature Burial" was not 'Destroyed', "Goblin Attack Force" remains on the Field).
• Activates Equip Spell Card "Premature Burial" again: Joey pays 800 LP (Joey: 900 → 100 Life Points) to Special Summon "Gilford the Lightning" (2800 ATK / 1400 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Uses "Gilford the Lightning" to attack Apdnarg Otum's "Ancient Dragon": both Monsters are Destroyed.
• Uses "Goblin Attack Force" to Attack Apdnarg Otum Directly (Apdnarg Otum: 1200 → 0 Life Points). Joey wins.
  • (NOTE: Joey didn't really need to Activate "Premature Burial" to Summon "Goblin Attack Force", for at that point, it was shown that he had "Alligator's Sword" in his Hand and he hadn't Normal Summoned that Turn. Since a Direct Attack by "Alligator's Sword" would have defeated Apdnarg Otum after "Gilford the Lightning" destroyed "Ancient Dragon", that move wasn't critical; Joey possibly did this to show viewers a neat combo, to win the duel with 100 Life Points left (which seems to happen a lot in the anime), as well as using "Goblin Attack Force" for comedic effect).