Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 217

{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode
	| series              = Yu-Gi-Oh!
	| season              = 5
	| image name          = Yugioh217.jpg
	| image size          = 
	| image caption       = 
	| english             = The Dark One Cometh - Part 3
	| kanji               = 召喚！ 三幻神
	| romaji              = Shoukan! San Gen Shin
	| japanese translated = Summon! The Three Mystical Beasts
	| episode number      = 217
	| japanese air date   = August 11, 2004
	| english air date    = April 22, 2006
	| japanese opening    = [[OVERLAP]]
	| japanese ending     = [[EYE'S]]
	| english opening     = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]
	| english ending      = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]
}}


=Summary=

''(NOTE: for steps in the [[Yugi Muto]] vs. [[Yami Bakura]] Duel please see the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 217#Featured Duel: Yugi Muto vs. Yami Bakura - Part 3|Featured Duel]] section below)''

===Enter the 3 Divine Beasts===
*The [[Pharaoh Atem|Pharaoh]] just retrieved his [[Millennium Puzzle]]. His BA is replenished and he is ready to call upon the 3 Divine Beasts to battle [[Zorc Necrophades|Zorc]].
**The Pharaoh Summons [[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]", "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon]]", and "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]"..
*Meanwhile back at the [[Shadow RPG|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 Necrophades|Zorc]] and the [[Pharaoh Atem|Pharaoh]].
: '''[[Pharaoh Atem|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 Atem| 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 Atem| 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 Atem| 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 Atem| 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 Atem| 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 Atem| 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 Atem|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=

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 216|Duel continues from previous episode.]]''

==Yugi Muto's Turn==
*"[[Necro Soldier|Necro Soldier's]]" Effect Activates: 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: Bakura can [[Special Summon]] a third "[[Necro Soldier]]" (0 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]) from his [[Deck]] in [[Defense Position]].
*"[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV4's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV4]]" → "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV5]]": 3000 → 3500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Summons "[[Silent Magician LV0]]" (1000 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].
*Attacks Bakura's three "[[Necro Soldier|Necro Soldiers]]" with "[[Marshmallon]]", "[[Silent Magician LV0]]", and "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV5]]".
**Bakura activates [[Continuous Trap Cards|Continuous Trap Card]] "[[Narrow Corridor]]": only the Attacks of "[[Marshmallon]]" and "[[Silent Magician LV0]]" go through. Two of Bakura's "[[Necro Soldier|Necro Soldiers]]" are Destroyed.

==Yami Bakura's Turn==
*"[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV0's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Magician LV0]]" → "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV1]]": 1000 → 1500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Bakura activates [[Continuous Spell Cards|Continuous Spell Card]] "[[Counterbalance]]": during each Player's [[End Phase]], that Player must send a number of Cards from the top of his [[Main Deck|Decks]] to the [[Graveyard]] equal to the number of Monsters on the playing field. This includes Bakura's Ghosts!
**In addition, as Bakura does not have a [[Graveyard]] due to the effect of "[[Cursed Twin Dolls]]", "[[Counterbalance|Counterbalance's]]" Effect does not apply to him.
*Summons "[[Necro Mannequin]]" (500 [[ATK]] / 500 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]].
*Activates [[Continuous Trap Cards|Continuous Trap Card]] "[[Necro Cycle]]": it allows him to [[Special Summon]] another "[[Necro Mannequin]]" (500 [[ATK]] / 500 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]].

==Yugi Muto's Turn==
*"[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV5's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV5]]" → "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV6]]": 3500 → 4000 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Bakura's "[[Necro Cycle]]" allows him to [[Special Summon]] another "[[Necro Mannequin]]" (500 [[ATK]] / 500 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]].
*Yugi uses "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV6]]" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's "[[Necro Soldier]]".
**Due to "[[Cursed Twin Dolls|Cursed Twin Dolls's]]" Effect, "[[Necro Soldier]]" is [[Special Summon]]ed on Bakura's side of the Field as a Ghosts.
*Uses "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV1]]" to Attack & Destroy Bakura's first "[[Necro Mannequin]]".
**Due to "[[Cursed Twin Dolls|Cursed Twin Dolls's]]" Effect, "[[Necro Mannequin]]" is [[Special Summon]]ed on Bakura's side of the Field as a Ghost.
*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 has <span style="color:red;">'''17'''</span> cards left in his Deck.
** Due to "[[Cursed Twin Dolls|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 Muto|Yugi]]: 1000 → 3200 [[Life Points]]).

==Yami Bakura's Turn==
*"[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV1's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV1]]" → "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV2]]": 1500 → 2000 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Summons "[[Necro Wall]]" and Activates its Effect: Bakura [[Special Summon]]s two "[[Necro Wall Token|Necro Wall Tokens]]" in [[Defense Position]].

==Yugi Muto's Turn==
*"[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV6's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV6]]" → "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV7]]": 4000 → 4500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Uses "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|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 LV0|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 Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Aria from Beyond]]": Yugi selects and activates Bakura's "[[Spirit Sword of Sealing]]", targeting his own "[[Silent Swordsman LV0|Silent Swordsman LV7]]" and Removing it from the Duel. It thus does not count towards "[[Counterbalance|Counterbalance's]]" Effect.
*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 has <span style="color:red;">'''5'''</span> Cards left in his Deck.
** Due to "[[Cursed Twin Dolls|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 Muto|Yugi]]: 3200 → 5400 [[Life Points]]).

==Yami Bakura's Turn==
*"[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV2's]]" Special Ability Activates: its LV increases by one and it gains 500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV2]]" → "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV3]]": 2000 → 2500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
*Summons "[[Necro Jar]]" (1100 [[ATK]] / 800 [[DEF]]) and uses it to Attack Yugi's "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV3]]". (Due to "[[Marshmallon Glasses]]", Bakura shouldn't have been able to Attack "[[Silent Magician LV3]]").
**"[[Necro Jar]]" is Destroyed ([[Yami Bakura|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 has <span style="color:red;">'''1'''</span> Card left in his Deck.
*** Due to "[[Cursed Twin Dolls|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 Muto|Yuugi]]: 5400 → 6200 [[Life Points]]).
*Activates "[[Necro Wall|Necro Wall's]]" Effect and [[Special Summon]]s another two "[[Necro Wall Token|Necro Wall Tokens]]" in [[Defense Position]].

==Yugi Muto's Turn==
*Draws his last Card during the [[Draw Phase]].
*Tributes "[[Marshmallon]]" and "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV3]]" to Summon "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction]]" (0 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]).
**Activates "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction|Gandora the Dragon of Destruction's]]" Special Ability (explained next episode).
''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 218|Duel concludes next episode.]]''


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