Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 153

Episode 153 - Return of the Supreme King - Part 1

Episode Summary After freeing Jesse from Yubel's influence, Jaden decides to stop his former misguided friend once and for all. Before he goes to confront Yubel, Jaden is given Jesse's deck (even though he only uses Jesse's "Rainbow Dragon" in the Duel) and the blessings of his remaining friends. While on his way, Jaden finds out that Yubel had been exposed to the Light of Destruction (This is not mentioned in the English dub, but the scene with the Light is still shown), and attempts to free it from the radiance's influence, but to no avail. Syrus later decides to be the eyewitness to this grand confrontation, and thus, he follows Jaden. On his way to the event, Syrus suddenly sees Chazz, who informs him that he and the others are trapped in another alternate dimension. Meanwhile, Jaden and Yubel start their Duel. Yubel starts the duel with her Spell Chronicle card, (which she says will record their future together), but her true intention is to gain Super Polymerization (which she removes from play with her "Chronicle" card) and fuse the 12 Duel Monster Spirit Dimensions into one. She expects Jaden to add the removed Super Polymerization to her hand. Even though he (predictably) doesn't, Jaden quickly falls behind when Yubel summons herself and uses its effect to inflict massive damage to Jaden's Life Points. As the duel progresses, Jaden quickly realizes that any attempts at negotiation with the deranged Yubel prove fruitless and instead he resolves to destroy Yubel, ultimately calling forth his Dark half, The Supreme King. Featured Duels Jaden Yuki vs. Yubel Major Events Yubel's true Deck is revealed during this Duel. Jaden is convinced that only his Supreme King persona can defeat Yubel, because only then, Bastion related, can he become complete. Elemental Hero Prisma makes its debut in this duel. Jaden reveals two of "Rainbow Neos's" special effects. Yubel's Turn Summons "Samsara Lotus" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) in Attack Position and sets a card. Activates "Spell Chronicle". Now she can take 5 cards from her Deck and remove them from play. She chooses "Zero Sprite", "Fiend Rose", "Mystical Space Typhoon", "Grinder Golem", and "Super Polymerization". Also, for every 2 Spell Cards her opponent (Jaden) activates, she can allow him to choose one of the cards she removed from play, and it will return to her hand. (NOTE: In the real game, "Spell Chronicle" requires the player to discard his entire hand, and it only allows the removal of Spells and Traps; also, if "Spell Chronicle" is removed from the field while cards are still removed from play—which never happened during this Duel—the controller takes 500 points of damage per card removed via this effect.) Jaden's Turn Activates "Polymerization", which enables his Elemental Heroes "Avian" and "Burstinatrix" to fuse into "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman" (2100 ATK / 1200 DEF) in Attack Position. However, Jaden had activated a Spell Card—"Polymerization"—while "Spell Chronicle" was still on the field, so it gains its first Chronicle Counter. Attacks and destroys Yubel's "Samsara Lotus" with his "Flame Wingman", but she responds with her face-down card, "Sinister Seeds", which allows her the Special Summon of a "Sinister Seed Token" for every 1000 points of damage she would have received from "Flame Wingman's" attack. 2 Seed Tokens are summoned (0 ATK / 0 DEF each) and the leftover damage (100 Life Points) is dealt to Yubel. (Yubel: 3900 LP) (NOTE: The real "Sinister Seeds" card lets you summon one "Sinister Seed Token" for every 500 points of damage you take when an Attack Position monster you controlled was destroyed in battle, and does not negate the damage.) Jaden sets a card and ends his turn. Yubel's Turn Tributes her "Seed Tokens" to summon "Regenerating Rose" (0 ATK / 1500 DEF) in Attack Position and attacks "Flame Wingman" with it, activating its effect: its ATK becomes the ATK of an Attack-Position monster it battles. Since it is targeting "Flame Wingman", who has 2100 ATK, its ATK also becomes 2100. (NOTE: The real "Regenerating Rose" card does not have this effect.) Jaden realizes that both monsters will be destroyed, but, Yubel explains, "Regenerating Rose" will leave behind 2 "Regenerating Rose Tokens" when it is destroyed, so he counters with "De-Fusion", which splits his "Flame Wingman" back into its Fusion Material Monsters—Elemental Heroes "Avian" (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF) and "Burstinatrix" (1200 ATK / 800 DEF)—who return to the field in Defense Position. Since her "Rose's" effect only activates while the monster it's battling is in Attack Position, its ATK drops back to 0, and Yubel cancels her attack, but with "De-Fusion" having been played, Yubel adds another Chronicle Counter to her "Spell Chronicle". Then she activates the effect of her "Spell Chronicle", removing the 2 Chronicle Counters from the card. Now Jaden must select 1 of the 5 cards she removed from play. That card will be added to her hand. After much debating, Jaden decides that "Super Polymerization" must be the card Yubel really wants in her hand, and decides he can't let her get that card, so he selects "Zero Sprite". Jaden's Turn Summons "Elemental Hero Sparkman" (1600 ATK / 1400 DEF) in Attack Position and equips him with "Spark Blaster", but this gives "Spell Chronicle" a Chronicle Counter. "Spark Blaster" allows the equipped "Sparkman" to switch the position of any face-up monster to its opposite position. After this effect is used 3 times, "Spark Blaster" is destroyed; Jaden uses it to switch Yubel's "Regenerating Rose" to Defense Position. "Sparkman" attacks and destroys Yubel's "Regenerating Rose", but now, 2 "Regenerating Rose Tokens" (1200 ATK / 800 DEF each) are summoned in its place Yubel's Turn Yubel sets a card and then tributes her 2 "Regenerating Rose Tokens" to summon "Yubel" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) in Attack Position. (Notably, unlike most other Duel Monster Spirits who have participated in Duels, the original Yubel does not step onto the field; instead, a clone of herself is summoned.) Yubel attacks Jaden's "Sparkman" with her "Yubel" on the field and activates its effect; it is not destroyed in battle, and Jaden receives the Battle Damage the original Yubel would have taken from the battle (Jaden: 2400 LP) (IMPORTANT: The real "Yubel" card does not have this effect; instead, your opponent must target an Attack-Position "Yubel" you control in battle, and it deals damage equal to the ATK of the attacking monster your opponent controls.) Since "Samsara Lotus" is in her Graveyard, she can activates its effect and summons it back to the field (0 ATK / 0 DEF) in Defense Position. If Yubel does not tribute another monster, her "Yubel" on the field will be destroyed, so she tributes "Samsara Lotus" for "Yubel's" effect. (NOTE: the real "Samsara Lotus" card can only summon itself from your Graveyard if you control no Spells or Traps) Jaden's Turn Switches his "Sparkman" to Defense Position and sets a card Yubel's Turn "Yubel" attacks and targets Jaden's "Sparkman", but since Yubel declared an attack while Jaden was in control of an "Elemental Hero" monster, he can activate his face-down card, "Hero Barrier", which negates an attack only once when activated. However, Yubel activates her own face-down card, "Zero Sprite" (after taunting Jaden that he allowed her to gain that card), which is equipped to her "Yubel". "Zero Sprite" reduces the ATK of the equipped monster to 0 (which is moot, since "Yubel" already has 0 ATK), but now, "Yubel" can attack once again in a row. The first attack was negated, but now, Yubel can launch a second attack on "Sparkman" with her "Yubel" on the field, activating its effect. Since "Sparkman" was in Defense Position, its original DEF is dealt to Jaden as damage (even though "Sparkman" somehow switched to Attack Position) (Jaden: 1000 LP) Since "Samsara Lotus" is still in her Graveyard, she can activate its effect and summons it back to the field (0 ATK / 0 DEF) in Defense Position. Then she tributes it to keep her "Yubel" on the field. Jaden's Turn From this point on, Jaden harnesses the power of his Dark half—The Supreme King. Since his "Neo-Spacian" monsters are all still in his Deck, they total 6, so Jaden can activate "Neo-Space Wave", allowing him to tribute his 3 monsters on the field and summon a number of random "Neo-Spacians" from his Deck, up to the number of tributed monsters. As "Avian", "Burstinatrix", and "Sparkman" disappear from the field, Jaden calls out the names of the Neo-Spacians he plans to summon. "Aqua Dolphin" (600 ATK / 800 DEF) and "Glow Moss" (300 ATK / 900 DEF) are summoned in Attack Position, while "Air Hummingbird" (800 ATK / 600 DEF) is summoned in Defense Position. However, with "Neo-Space Wave" activated, Yubel's "Spell Chronicle" gains its second Chronicle Counter. Activates "NEX", allowing him to tribute a "Neo-Spacian" monster and summon a Level 4 Fusion Monster from his Deck, as long as it shares the same name as the tributed monster. He tributes his "Neo-Spacian Glow Moss" to summon "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss" (500 ATK / 1100 DEF). (However, Yubel's "Spell Chronicle" can only accumulate 2 Chronicle Counters, so it is full at this moment.) (NOTE: The real "Spell Chronicle" would be able to hold more than 2 Chronicle Counters.) Activates his "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird's" effect, increasing his Life Points by 500 for every card in Yubel's hand; she has 3 cards, so his Life Points increase by 1500 (Jaden: 2500 LP). Attacks with "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss" and activates its effect, drawing 1 card. It gains the appropriate effect, depending on the card he draws. He draws and shows "Space Gift" to Yubel. Since he drew a Spell Card with "Twinkle Moss's" effect, it can attack Yubel directly (Yubel: 3400 LP). Activates the "Space Gift" he just drew, allowing him to draw 1 card for every differently named "Neo-Spacian" he controls. He controls 3, so he draws 3 cards, and then sets a card to end his turn. Yubel's Turn With 2 Chronicle Counters on her "Spell Chronicle", Yubel removes them and activates its effect, allowing Jaden to select 1 of the remaining 4 cards she removed from play; he selects "Fiend Rose", which returns to her hand. Attacks "Aqua Dolphin" twice with "Yubel": once normally (Jaden: 1900 LP), and again due to "Zero Sprite's" effect (Jaden: 1300 LP) Once again, "Samsara Lotus" (0 ATK / 0 DEF) summons itself from Yubel's Graveyard during the End Phase of her turn, and she tributes it so that her "Yubel" doppelganger will be able to remain on the field. Jaden's Turn Activates the effect of his "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird" again, regaining 500 Life Points for each card in Yubel's hand; she still holds 3 cards, so he regains another 1500 Life Points (Jaden: 2800 LP) Summons his "Card Ejector" (400 ATK / 400 DEF) and activates its effect, letting him remove the card of his choice in Yubel's Graveyard from play. However, when he declares the name "Samsara Lotus", Yubel counters his strategy with "Zero Hole", which lets her negate the effect of Jaden's "Card Ejector" and destroy it. With his "Card Ejector" destroyed, Jaden activates his face-down card, "N - Signal", which lets him summon a "Neo-Spacian" from his Deck; he chooses "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" (900 ATK / 300 DEF). Attacks "Yubel" with his "Grand Mole", which, when it attacks an opposing monster, will return itself to Jaden's hand and the attack target to the opponent's hand before damage calculation, but Yubel activates her face-down card, "Hate Buster". Since a Fiend-Type monster Yubel controlled was targeted in battle, she can destroy both her "Yubel" on the field and "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" and inflict damage to Jaden equal to the original ATK of his "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" (Jaden: 1900 LP). With her "Yubel" destroyed by another effect besides its own, Yubel can summon its "Terror Incarnate" form (0 ATK / 0 DEF). (NOTE: In the real game, this would not work, as "Yubel's" effect would miss the timing due to "Hate Buster's" final effect) Jaden attacks with "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss" and draws 1 card. He draws and shows "Elemental Hero Prisma" to Yubel. Since he drew a monster due to the effect of "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss", he can end his Battle Phase, and so, he sets a card to end his turn. Yubel's Turn Merges with "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" and attacks "Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin", activating her evolved form's effect; like her original form, it is not destroyed in battle, and instead, Jaden takes all the damage Yubel would have taken from the battle (Jaden: 1300 LP). (IMPORTANT: Like the original "Yubel", the real "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" does not have this effect, but has similar effects to its predecessor.) During her End Phase, "Samsara Lotus" summons itself from Yubel's Graveyard through its own effect. With her original "Yubel" destroyed, she no longer needs a tribute for that card, but she can activate her "Yubel - Terror Incarnate's" effect. By tributing every other monster she controls (besides "Yubel - Terror Incarnate"), monsters Jaden controls are destroyed, up to the number of tributed monsters. As "Samsara Lotus" disappears from the field, she targets "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird". (IMPORTANT: in the real game, "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" destroys all monsters on the field except itself.) Jaden's Turn When he draws "Polymerization", he freezes up, until "Aqua Dolphin" offers to be a tribute and reminds Jaden that he needs to face his inner darkness. On that note, his resolve returns, and he tributes "Aqua Dolphin" for "Elemental Hero Prisma" (1700 ATK / 1100 DEF) in Defense Position. (NOTE: The real "Elemental Hero Prisma" card is Level 4, not Level 5, as shown in the Anime) Attacks with "Twinkle Moss", activating its effect. He draws "Fake Hero", a Spell Card, which means "Twinkle Moss" can attack Yubel directly. (Yubel: 2900 LP) Yubel's Turn Attacks "Prisma" with "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" and activates its effect. Since Prisma is in Defense Position, its original DEF is dealt to Jaden as damage. (Jaden: 200 LP) (However, like "Sparkman", "Prisma" also somehow switches its Battle Position) During her End Phase, "Samsara Lotus" summons itself from Yubel's Graveyard through its own effect, and she tributes it again. This time, "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" uses its effect to destroy Jaden's "Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss", and Yubel sets a card to end her turn. Jaden's Turn Activates "Fake Hero", allowing him to summon an "Elemental Hero" monster from his hand, but it must return to his hand at the end of his turn; he chooses "Elemental Hero Neos" (2500 ATK / 2000 DEF). On this note, Yubel adds a Chronicle Counter to her "Spell Chronicle". Activates the effect of his "Prisma", choosing a Fusion Monster from his Extra Deck and sending 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters from his Deck to the Graveyard. He chooses "Rainbow Neos" from his Extra Deck and sends "Rainbow Dragon" (4000 ATK / 0 DEF) from his Main Deck to the Graveyard. Now, the name of "Elemental Hero Prisma" is treated as "Rainbow Dragon" until the End Phase of Jaden's turn, and as such, he now can use "Polymerization" (which gives Yubel's "Spell Chronicle" its second Chronicle Counter). On this note, "Elemental Hero Neos" and "Rainbow Dragon" fuse to form "Rainbow Neos" (4500 ATK / 3000 DEF). (IMPORTANT: In the real game, you cannot allow "Elemental Hero Prisma" to be treated as "Rainbow Dragon" if you plan to summon "Rainbow Neos"; check Card Rulings for reference.) Activates one of "Rainbow Neos's" 3 effects: By sending the top card of his Deck to the Graveyard (which is revealed to be "Elemental Hero Necroshade"), "Rainbow Neos" can return all cards in Yubel's Graveyard to her Deck. (NOTE: Syrus, who is watching this Duel, informs Ojama Yellow that with "Samsara Lotus" out of Yubel's Graveyard, she cannot use the effect of her "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" to destroy "Rainbow Neos".) Activates "Hidden Armory". This prevents Jaden from summoning a monster this turn, but he can send the next top card on his Deck to his Graveyard and add an Equip Spell Card from his Deck or Graveyard to his hand. The top card on his Deck turns out to be "Necro Gardna", and as it goes to the Graveyard, he adds "Rainbow Veil" to his hand and equips it to "Rainbow Neos". Now, during the Battle Phase only, when "Rainbow Neos" battles an opposing monster, the opposing monster will have its effect(s) negated. Jaden then attacks "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" with "Rainbow Neos". However, Yubel activates her face-down card: "Fiend Rose". When this card activates, it is equipped to a monster Yubel controls. That monster cannot be destroyed in battle, and Yubel takes no Battle Damage from battles involving the equipped monster, but if "Fiend Rose" is removed from the field, the equipped monster will be destroyed. She equips it to "Yubel - Terror Incarnate". With the attack thwarted, Jaden sets a card and ends his turn. Yubel's Turn With 2 Chronicle Counters on her "Spell Chronicle", Yubel removes them and activates its effect, so now, Jaden can choose 1 of the 3 remaining cards Yubel removed from play. That card will be added back to her hand; he selects "Mystical Space Typhoon", which she activates immediately upon acquiring. She uses it to destroy "Rainbow Veil", leaving "Rainbow Neos" powerless to negate the effects of "Yubel - Terror Incarnate". Then she attacks "Rainbow Neos" with "Yubel - Terror Incarnate", but with "Necro Gardna" in Jaden's Graveyard, he can remove it from play, which cancels "Yubel - Terror Incarnate's" attack. With no other monsters under her control, Yubel is forced to end her turn. Jaden's Turn Activates "Fifth Hope" (while "Spell Chronicle" charges itself with another Chronicle Counter). By using "Fifth Hope, he can take 5 Elemental Heroes from his Graveyard, re-shuffle them back into his Deck—he chooses "Avian", "Burstinatrix", "Sparkman", "Prisma", and "Neos"—and in exchange, he can draw 2 new cards. Then, he summons "Elemental Hero Clayman" (800 ATK / 2000 DEF) in Defense Position and activates another of "Rainbow Neos's" effects: By sending 1 monster he controls on the field to the Graveyard, "Rainbow Neos" can return all monsters Yubel controls on the field to her Deck. As "Elemental Hero Clayman" disappears from the field, so does "Yubel - Terror Incarnate". However, with "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" having been removed from the field, Yubel can activate its final effect: Now, she can summon "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" (0 ATK / 0 DEF). (NOTE: It would be impossible to summon "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" this way in the real game; see Card Rulings for reference.) With his strategy to attack directly with "Rainbow Neos" and win the Duel thwarted, Jaden sets a card and ends his turn. Yubel's Turn Merges with "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" and attacks "Rainbow Neos". Like "Yubel" and "Yubel - Terror Incarnate", if the attack goes through, Jaden will take all Battle Damage meant for Yubel. Furthermore, "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" will destroy any monster that battled with it at the end of the Damage Step. However, Jaden activates "Alchemy Cycle", a Counter Trap that can reduce the ATK of one of his monsters to 0, which means he will take no Battle Damage. He targets "Rainbow Neos", so now, it cannot be destroyed in battle or by the effects of "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare", but, during the End Phase, "Rainbow Neos" is removed from play. "Alchemy Cycle" also allows Jaden to draw 1 card from his Deck. (NOTE: The real "Alchemy Cycle" card is not a Counter Trap, and has a slightly different effect.) With her attack thwarted, Yubel sets a card and ends her turn. Jaden's Turn With "Elemental Hero Necroshade" in his Graveyard, Jaden can summon 1 "Elemental Hero" monster without tributes—but only one; he chooses "Neos" (2500 ATK / 2000 DEF), who appears in Attack Position. Then, he sets 2 cards and ends his turn. Yubel's Turn Attacks "Elemental Hero Neos" with "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare", but Jaden activates "Mirage Tube". This card negates an opposing monster's attack. In exchange, Yubel now takes damage equal to the ATK of the monster she targeted in battle. With "Neos's" ATK at 2500, she loses 2500 Life Points (Yubel: 400 LP). (NOTE: The real "Mirage Tube" only inflicts 1000 points of damage to the opponent) After Jaden counters Yubel's attack, he suddenly has a flashback of his past life as the Supreme King. The Duel continues minutes later. With "Mirage Tube" now played, Yubel's "Spell Chronicle" gains its second Chronicle Counter, and she immediately removes the counters and activates its effect, allowing Jaden to select 1 of the remaining 2 cards she removed from play. Yubel mocks Jaden with the fact that he may think there's still a chance for him to win if he picks "Grinder Golem", but to her shock, Jaden chooses "Super Polymerization". Mocking him further as "Super Polymerization" returns to her hand, Yubel activates "Chain Material", which allows her to access her field, hand, Deck, and Graveyard for Fusion Material Monsters. She chooses 12 monsters, each with a consecutive Level from 1 to 12 (representing the 12 dueling dimensions), and they include "Samsara Lotus", "Giant Germ", "Chaos Core", "Phantom of Chaos", "Dark Summoning Beast", "Infernal Incinerator", "Maju Garzett", "Lava Golem", "Infernal Flame Emperor", "Raviel, Lord of Phantasms", "Gate Guardian", and "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare". As those monsters are removed from play, Yubel then activates "Super Polymerization", intending to summon the "Super Fusion God", but Jaden reveals that he had chained "Spiritual Fusion" to "Chain Material", explaining that he can now redirect "Super Polymerization" and choose the Fusion Material Monsters to fuse, and he chooses to fuse himself with Yubel. "Super Polymerization" fuses Jaden's soul with Yubel's, ending the Duel with no final result. Epilogue Despite that there was no real winner in this Duel, Jaden has set Yubel free from the influence of the Light of Destruction. All of Jaden's friends are freed from the alternate dimension, and returned to Duel Academy. Featured Cards