Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 059

{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode

| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh!

| season             = 2

| image name          = Yugioh059.jpg

| image size          =

| english            = Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist - Part 2

| kanji              = 勇気ある賭け　廻れルーレットスパイダー

| romaji              = Yuukiaru kake Maware Ruuretto Supaidaa

| japanese translated = Courageous Stake - The Spinning Roulette Spider

| episode number     = 059

| japanese air date  = June 12, 2001

| english air date    = February 1, 2003

| japanese opening    = [[S H U F F L E]]

| japanese ending    = [[The Afternoon of that Day]]<br /> あの日の午後

| english opening    = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme (English)|Season Two theme]]

| english ending      =  

'''Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist - Part 2''', known as '''Courageous Stake  - The Spinning Roulette Spider''' in the Japanese version, is the fifty-ninth episode of [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]. It aired in Japan on June 12, 2001, and in the US on February 1, 2003.

=Summary=

The duel between Espa Roba and Joey Wheeler continues and things do not look good for Joey because Espa's [[Jinzo]] has 2400 [[ATK]] and prevents Joey from using [[Trap Cards]]. All of Joey's attempts to destroy [[Jinzo]] fail and he is on the brink of giving up. Back in the hospital, Tristan lies to Serenity about the Duel, saying that Joey is winning when in fact, he is not. When a nurse comes in to examine Serenity, Tristan leaves the room and decides to call Tea, who is at the park with Solomon Muto. Tristan returns to Serenity's room, who now knows the real status of the duel. She asked the nurse to look at the laptop and tell her what was going on while Tristan was out. Tristan apologizes for lying to Serenity and the two start cheering for Joey.

Back at the Duel, Espa's [[Jinzo]] and [[Reflect Bounder]] destroy two of Joey's [[Sheep Token]]s, leaving him with just two more before he becomes wide open for a direct attack. Joey doesn't look too good, but Tea and Solomon arrive and tell him that Tristan called from the hospital to say that he and Serenity are watching the duel on the Internet. Tea says they all believe in him, encouraging Joey to fight on. Joey activates [[Roulette Spider]] and with sheer luck, ends up winning the Duel. Everyone cheers, except for Espa, who falls down in defeat. He acts like a sore loser and lashes out in anger at Joey, revealing the earpiece that he was using to communicate with his brothers.  

Just then, the other Roba brothers arrive, saying they are proud of Espa for doing his best and almost winning, even without cheating. Espa stands up and gives his brothers a hug. Later, he hands over his [[Jinzo]] and [[Locator Card]] to Joey, promising he will not cheat again. Joey accepts it, says "Smell you later" to the Roba brothers, and walks off with Tea and Solomon, knowing that he has won his first duel, but there are plenty more challenges ahead of him. However, he knows he will not be alone.

=Featured Duel: Joey Wheeler vs. Espa Roba - Part 2=

<u>'''Espa's turn'''</u><br />

[[Espa Roba|Espa]] [[activate]]s [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Magic Card]] "[[Amplifier]]" then [[equip]]s it to "[[Jinzo]]" to increase its [[ATK]] by 500 ("[[Jinzo]]": 2400 → 2900 [[ATK]]). (NOTE: The real-life effect of [[Amplifier]] allows you to activate any [[Trap Cards]] that you have on the Field. Also if [[Amplifier]] is destroyed, [[Jinzo]] is destroyed as well. It doesn't increase [[Jinzo]]'s [[ATK]] points). "[[Jinzo]]" [[attack]]s then [[destroy]]s [[Alligator's Sword]] ([[Joey Wheeler]]: 2600 → 1200 [[Life Points]]).

<u>'''Joey's turn'''</u><br />

[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Baby Dragon]]" in [[Attack Position]] (1200 [[ATK]] / 700 [[DEF]]) then [[activate]]s [[Time Wizard]]'s [[Card effect|effect]]. Since it is successful, [[Baby Dragon]] transform to "[[Thousand Dragon]]" (2400 [[ATK]] / 2000 [[DEF]]). However, [[Jinzo]] is unaffected by [[Time Wizard]]'s [[Card effect|effect]] (instead of being [[destroy]]ed). "[[Thousand Dragon]]" attacks [[Jinzo]] and gets destroyed ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]: 1200 → 700 [[Life Points]]). [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] [[activate]]s [[Quick-Play Spell Card|Quick-Play Magic Card]] "[[Scapegoat]]" to [[Special Summon]] 4 "[[Sheep Token]]s" in [[Defense Position]] (0 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]).

<u>'''Espa's turn'''</u><br />

"[[Amplifier]]'s [[Card effect|effect]] increases "[[Jinzo]]'s" [[ATK]] by 300 ("[[Jinzo]]" 2900 → 3200 [[ATK]]). "[[Espa Roba|Espa]]" [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Reflect Bounder]]" in [[Attack Position]] (1700 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]). "[[Jinzo]]" [[attack]]s then [[destroy]]s a [[Sheep Token]]. "[[Reflect Bounder]]" [[attack]]s then [[destroy]]s another [[Sheep Token]].

<u>'''Joey's turn'''</u><br />

[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] [[pay]]s half of his [[Life Points]] ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]]: 700 → 350 [[Life Points]]) to [[activate]] [[Normal Spell Card|Magic Card]] "[[Roulette Spider]]" then selects "[[Jinzo]]" since it is the strongest monster Espa has out on the field. Now Roulette Spider randomly chooses a player or monster for Jinzo to attack and whatever is chosen will be attacked by Jinzo. "[[Roulette Spider]]'s" [[Card effect|effect]] forces "[[Jinzo]]" to [[attack]] "[[Reflect Bounder]]". [[Reflect Bounder]]'s [[Card effect|effect]] [[destroy]]s "[[Jinzo]]". [[Espa Roba|Espa]] loses [[Life Points]] equal to their [[ATK]] difference ([[Espa Roba|Espa]]: 1440 → 0 [[Life Points]]). Joey wins. (NOTE: In the real game, if [[Reflect Bounder]] is attacked by another [[Monster Cards|monster]], the opponent would have lost [[Life Points]] equal to the [[ATK]] points of the attacking [[Monster Cards|monster]]. Either way, Joey would have still won).

[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] obtains "[[Jinzo]]" and one [[Locator Card]] from [[Espa Roba|Espa]] as per the Battle City rules.

=Changes to the English Version=

*Rex astonished that Joey won is cut out from the dub.

*When The Roba brothers give each other group hugs, Joey is moved to tears. That scene is cut out from the dub.

==Featured Cards==

|monsters =

* [[Alligator's Sword]]

* [[Baby Dragon]]

* [[Time Wizard]]

* [[Thousand Dragon]]

* [[Scapegoat]]

* [[Roulette Spider]]

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