Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 180

{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode
	| series              = Yu-Gi-Oh!
	| season              = 4
	| image name          = Yugioh180.jpg
	| image size          = 
	| image caption       = 
	| english             = A Duel with Dartz - Part 4
	| kanji               = オレイカルコスの三重結界
	| romaji              = Oreikarukosu no Sanjū Kekkai
	| japanese translated = The Three Barriers of Oreichalcos
	| episode number      = 180
	| japanese air date   = November 19, 2003
	| english air date    = May 14, 2005
	| japanese opening    = [[WARRIORS]]
	| japanese ending     = [[These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop]]
	| english opening     = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]]
	| english ending      = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]]
}}

==Summary==
===The "unrivaled" seal===

* [[Dartz]] has just activated a new [[Field Spell Card]]: "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]" Its [[Card effect|effect]] is soon revealed: all [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s which [[target]] his own monsters are [[negate]]d.

* Soon enough, Yami Yugi is obliged to [[Tribute]] his Monster to save Kaiba from a fatal blow. With Yami Yugi's field empty, Dartz then orders the [[Mirror Knight Token]]s to attack directly all at once.

* Unlike before, they do not rebel, but [[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]] manages to convey a message to Yami Yugi before he attacks:

: '''[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]:''' "''Yugi - boy! Can you hear the voice of ''me''?''"
: '''[[Yami Yugi]]:''' "''Pegasus...!''"
: '''[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]:''' "''You must now use the "Nameless Card" I gave to ''you''!''"
: '''[[Yami Yugi]]:''' "''... "Nameless Card"... You mean the card we found [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 154|back then]]...?''"
: '''[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]:''' "''That card itself hides the power to dissolve the seal of the "Legendary Dragons"...!''"
: '''[[Dartz]]:''' "''Mirror Knight Pegasus!''"

* "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]" complies and backs off before striking Yami Yugi. Yami Yugi is left wondering what Pegasus could have possibly meant by "dissolving the seal of the 'Legendary Dragons' while he ponders that he included the "Nameless Card" in question within his [[Main Deck|Deck]]. 

===Kaiba's resolve===

* Kaiba, deciding not to go down in such a place and remembering the announcement he made to [[Alister]], Summons "[[Fang of Critias|The Fang of Critias]]" and combines it with Yami Yugi's unused "[[Mirror Force (anime)|Mirror Force]]". It becomes "[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]". Thanks to its [[Card Effect|effect]], it absorbs its own attack that "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]" reflected back at it, allowing it to be redirected to all of Dartz's monsters.

* 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 Token]]s 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 [[Playing Field|Field]]. Yami Yugi, horrified, calls out to Yugi, who reassures him that this is alright. Pegasus looks at Kaiba and thanks him. "[[Orichalcos Kyutora (anime)|Orichalcos Kyutora]]" Negates all [[Battle Damage]] before it is [[Destroy]]ed. 

* 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 (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]"!

* Its ATK is determined by the sum of [[Battle Damage]] which was [[negate]]d by "Kyutora" and the +500 boost of "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]". Therefore its ATK is... 20,000!

(NOTES: read the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 180#Notes|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 Yugi & 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 [[Destroy]]ed unless "Shunoros" were to be [[Destroy]]ed 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]], "[[Martyr Curse]]" which [[Negate]]s 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 [[Wish of Final Effort]] to transfer his Monster's ATK to Yami Yugi'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 Yugi's friends.

===The end of all things===

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

* Yami Yugi defends himself: he's lost his memories. Dartz merely uses his magic to show Yami a vision of Ancient Egypt: Yami Yugi, as the "Nameless Pharaoh", is inside of a royal palace and facing a strange [[Diabound|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 [[Diabound|creature]] (which seems to have changed) and an [[Thief King Bakura|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 Yugi's soul was revived.

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

==Featured Duel: Yami Yugi & Seto Kaiba vs. Dartz==

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 179|Duel continues from previous episode.]]''

Yami Yugi has 3500 [[LP|Life Points]] remaining and controls "Big Shield Gardna" (100/2600) in Defense Position and two set cards.

Kaiba has 600 Life Points remaining and controls "Different Dimension Dragon" (1400/1500) in Defense Position and two set cards.

Dartz has 15500 Life Points remaining and controls "Orichalcos Kyutora" (1000/500) in Defense Position and four "Mirror Knight Tokens" (0/0) and "Orichalcos Malevolence" (2000/1000) in Attack Position and "Orichalcos Tritos".

<u>'''Turn 21: Dartz'''</u><br />
[[Dartz]] has just [[Activate|activated]] "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]"; it gains all the [[Card effect|effect]]s of [[The Seal of Orichalcos|the previous]] [[Orichalcos Deuteros|layers]], plus a few effects of its own. Dartz activates the first "[[Orichalcos Deuteros]]" effect of "Orichalcos Tritos" ([[Dartz]] 15500 → 18500). Dartz then activates the effect of "[[Orichalcos Malevolence]]" to switch Kaiba's "[[Different Dimension Dragon (anime)|Different Dimension Dragon]]" to [[Attack Position]]. 

"Orichalcos Malevolence" [[attack]]s "Different Dimension Dragon". [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] activates his face-down "[[Shrink (later anime)|Shrink]]" to halve the ATK of "Orichalcos Malevolence" until the End Phase, but Dartz activates the final effect of "Orichalcos Tritos" to negate and destroy "Shrink" (as it targets any of Dartz's monsters).

Yami Yugi activates his face-down "[[Ambush Shield]]" to Tribute "[[Big Shield Gardna (anime)|Big Shield Gardna]]" and increase the ATK of "Different Dimension Dragon" by the DEF of "Big Shield Gardna" ("Different Dimension Dragon": 1400 → 4000/1500). "Different Dimension Dragon" destroys Dartz's "Orichalcos Malevolence", but Dartz receives no [[Battle Damage]] due to the effect of "[[Orichalcos Kyutora (anime)|Orichalcos Kyutora]]". The four "[[Mirror Knight Token]]s" attack [[Yami Yugi]] directly ([[Yami Yugi]] 3500 → 3000 → 2500 → 2000 → 1500).  Dartz then [[Set]]s a Card. On Dartz's End Phase, the effect of "Ambush Shield" expires ("Different Dimension Dragon": 4000 → 1400/1500)

<u>'''Turn 22: Kaiba'''</u><br />
Kaiba draws "[[Fang of Critias|The Fang of Critias]]" and subsequently activates it, to fuse the former with Yami Yugi's Set "[[Mirror Force (anime)|Mirror Force]]" and Special Summon "[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]" (2800/2800) in [[Attack Position]]. 

"Mirror Force Dragon" attacks "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]". The effect of "Mirror Knight Pegasus" activates ("[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]": 500 → 2800/0). Dartz then destroys the Shield Counter on "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]" to prevent his own destruction. The effect of "Mirror Force Dragon" then activates, inflicting Battle Damage equal to the difference between the ATK of "Mirror Force Dragon" and the total ATK of his monsters that had less ATK than "Mirror Force Dragon" at the start of the Damage Step. Due to the effect of "Orichalcos Kyutora", Dartz takes no Battle Damage. After that happens, the last effect of "Mirror Force Dragon" activates, destroying all of Dartz's monsters without applying damage calculation. (At this point, Yami Yugi and Kaiba 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 (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]" in [[Attack Position]] (?/0), "[[Orichalcos Dexia]]" (0 → 500/0) in Attack Position and "[[Orichalcos Aristeros]]" (0 → 500/0) in [[Defense Position]]. The [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] of "Orichalcos Shunoros" are equal to the total amount of [[Damage]] Negated by the effect of "Orichalcos Kyutora" ("Orichalcos Shunoros": ? → 19500 → 20000/0 → 19500) (NOTE: To see how this result is achieved, see Damage Prevention Table in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 180#Notes|NOTES section]] below). 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 [[Playing Field|field]], "Orichalcos Shunoros" cannot be [[Attack]]ed. 

As a monster he controlled was destroyed, Dartz activates his face-down "[[Martyr Curse]]" to force "Mirror Force Dragon" and "Orichalcos Shunoros" to battle. Due to the last effect of "Martyr Curse", Seto cannot activate the effect of "Mirror Force Dragon". "Orichalcos Shunoros" destroys "Mirror Force Dragon" ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] 600 → 0). Since Seto has lost the Duel, his "Different Dimension Dragon" is destroyed. The third effect of "Orichalcos Shunoros" then activates, decreasing its ATK and DEF by the [[ATK]] of the [[Monster Cards|monster]] it just battled ("[[Orichalcos Shunoros]]": 20000 → 17200/19500 → 16700). Before his soul is taken away, Seto activates his face-down "[[Wish of Final Effort]]" to increase Yami Yugi's Life Points by the ATK of "Mirror Force Dragon" ([[Yami Yugi]] 1500 → 4300).

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 181|Duel continues next episode.]]''

==Differences in adaptations==
*[[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] has a completely different flashback of [[Alister]] in the International anime.
*"[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]" being sliced in half by "[[Orichalcos Shunoros (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]" is obscured in the dub.
*When Kaiba destroyed the "Mirror Knight Tokens" in the original, he stated if they were True Duelists, they would have no problem allowing themselves to be destroyed to save the world. In the English dub, with his typical skepticism personality, he simply stated Dartz manipulated the holograms to look like Yugi, Mai, Joey, and Pegasus.
*A shot of Kaiba's souless body being slammed against the barrier created by the Seal and sparking when his body collides as he is thrown by Dartz is removed from the dub.

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

{{Decklist|Seto Kaiba
|effect monsters =
* [[Different Dimension Dragon (anime)|Different Dimension Dragon]]
|fusion monsters =
* ''[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]''
<u>Legendary Dragons</u>
* [[Fang of Critias|The Fang of Critias]]
|magic =
* [[Shrink (later anime)|Shrink]]
|traps =
* ''[[Wish of Final Effort]]''
}}

{{Decklist|Yami Yugi
|effect monsters =
* [[Big Shield Gardna (anime)|Big Shield Gardna]]
|traps =
* ''[[Ambush Shield]]''
* [[Mirror Force (anime)|Mirror Force]]
}}

{{Decklist|Dartz
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Orichalcos Aristeros]]''
* ''[[Orichalcos Dexia]]''
* [[Orichalcos Kyutora (anime)|Orichalcos Kyutora]]
* [[Orichalcos Malevolence]]
* ''[[Orichalcos Shunoros (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]''
|magic =
* [[Orichalcos Deuteros]]
* [[Orichalcos Tritos]]
|traps =
* ''[[Martyr Curse]]''
}}

{{Decklist|Flashbacks
|effect monsters =
* [[Gorlag]] (Dub)
* [[Versago the Destroyer]] (Dub)
|magic =
* [[Legend of Heart (anime)|Legend of Heart]]
}}

{{Decklist|The Past
|monsters =
* [[Diabound]]
* [[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk The Tormentor]]
* [[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer The Sky Dragon]]
}}

== Notes ==
*During episodes [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 177|177]] to 180, "[[Orichalcos Kyutora]]" accumulates a significant amount of [[Battle Damage]] before it is eventually [[Destroy]]ed. 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 <span style="color:red;">'''19500'''</span> is achieved.

	{| cellpadding="2"
	|- style="background: #ccf;"
	! Episode
	! Turn
	! Damage
	! Attacker
	! Att. monster
	! ATK
	! Defender
	! Def. monster
	! ATK or DEF
	|-
| width="50" align=center |	[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 177|177]]
| width="100" align=center |	Yami (2)
| width="100" align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	3500
| width="75" align=center |	[[Yami Yugi]]
| width="200" align=center |	[[Master of Dragon Soldier]] 
| width="75" align=center |	5000
| width="75" align=center |	[[Dartz]]
| width="200" align=center |	[[Orichalcos Gigas]]
| width="75" align=center |	1500
	|-
| align=center |	[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 178|178]]
| align=center |	Dartz (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	3600
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Orichalcos Gigas]]
| align=center |	1400
| align=center |	Yami Yugi
| align=center |	[[Dragon Master Knight|Master of Dragon Soldier]] 
| align=center |	5000
	|-
| align=center |	[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 179|179]]
| align=center |	Dartz (3)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	1200
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Orichalcos Malevolence]]
| align=center |	2000
| align=center |	Yami
| align=center |	[[Big Shield Gardna]]
| align=center |	3200
	|-
| align=center |	180
| align=center |	Dartz (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	2000
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Orichalcos Malevolence]]
| align=center |	2000
| align=center |	[[Seto Kaiba]]
| align=center |	[[Different Dimension Dragon]]
| align=center |	4000
	|-
| align=center |	180
| align=center |	Seto (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	2300
| align=center |	Seto
| align=center |	[[Mirror Force Dragon]]
| align=center |	2800
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Yugi]]
| align=center |	500
	|-
| align=center |	180
| align=center |	Seto (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	2300
| align=center |	Seto
| align=center |	[[Mirror Force Dragon]]
| align=center |	2800
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Joey]]
| align=center |	500
	|-
| align=center |	180
| align=center |	Seto (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	2300
| align=center |	Seto
| align=center |	[[Mirror Force Dragon]]
| align=center |	2800
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Mai]]
| align=center |	500
	|-
| align=center |	180
| align=center |	Seto (1)
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	2300
| align=center |	Seto
| align=center |	[[Mirror Force Dragon]]
| align=center |	2800
| align=center |	Dartz
| align=center |	[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Pegasus]]
| align=center |	500
	|-
| align=center colspan="9" |	<hr>
	|-
| align=center |	
| align=center | '''	TOTAL
| align=center | <span style="color:red;"> '''	19500
| align=center |	
| align=center |	
| align=center |	
| align=center |	
| align=center |	
| align=center |	
	|-
	|}

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