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'''The Story which concludes within the LightFinal Duel - Part 4''' is Episode 224th of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime]]''.

{{Episode summary|This episode marks the end of the final Duel between [[Yugi Muto]] and [[Yami Yugi]] to determine the Pharaoh's fate.}} ==Major Events==* Using a "[[Card of Sanctity]]" and "[[Silent Magician LV0]]" combination, Yugi makes both players draw 5 cards and boosts his Magician's power to 3500 [[ATK]]. This enables him to defeat Yami's "[[Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl]]".* Thanks to Yugi's "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]", Yami's final move (resurrecting "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon]]" with "[[Monster Reborn]]") is thwarted. Yugi attacks Yami directly with "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV5]]" to win the Duel. Yami/the Pharaoh's spirit is finally free!*Despite being sad the [[Pharaoh Atem|Pharaoh]] has to leave them forever, [[Yugi Muto]] and his friends wish him the best of luck in the Spirit World. Then, the [[Millennium Items]] fall down a chasm and are sealed forever.*Yugi knows that he and [[Yami Yugi|Yami]] will never truly be apart, and thus is able to cope with his closest friend and partner leaving. And as they say, "''The end of one adventure is the beginning of another''"...  ==Summary==''(NOTE: for steps in the [[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]] and [[Yugi Muto]] Duel please see the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 224#Featured Duel: Pharaoh Atem Yami Yugi vs. Yugi Muto - Part 4|Featured Duel]] section below)''

* During the Duel, Yugi's "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]" Negates negates the return of AtemYami's "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon|Osiris the Sky Dragon]]": the Card card Yugi had placed Faceface-Down down inside the Sarcophagus was exactly the Card Atem card Yami just Activated activated to resurrect OsirisSlifer: "[[Monster Reborn]]".!!: '''[[Mokuba Kaiba]]:''' "''Osiris has... been annihilated...No way! He just defeated Slifer for the second time!''": '''[[Joey Wheeler]]:''' "''... "[[Monster Reborn]]"... For YuugiOf all the cards to put in that box, that's a very important Card... how did Yugi know which one to pick?''": '''[[Tristan Taylor]]:''' "''But, What do you expect? He's the 'King of his own volition, he chose to seal it...Games' dude!''": '''[[Ishizu IshtaerTéa Gardner]]:''' (thinking): "''This is a message He must have had this plan from Yuugi to the other Yuugi... The souls of the Dead ought not to wander in the living world. It it his requiem to beginning! I guess after spending so much time with the Pharaoh, who has to return to the Realm of the Dead... Used with a strong determination, it is Yuugi's key Card.Yugi knew exactly what he would play''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' (thinking): "''Aibou has read This was the greatest Duel of my key Card... Helife, it'sbeen an honor Yugi... overtaken me''" (to Yugi) "''Go on, your move.''": '''[[Duke Devlin]]:''' "''Atem - kun doesnI don't a have a Defensive Monster...get it, what's Yugi waiting for? All he has to do is attack and the Duel's over''": '''[[Ryo Bakura]]:''' "''If [[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician]] were That's just it. Once the match comes to launch a Direct Attack, then... The outcome an end the Pharaoh will be decidedreleased.And we''":'''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' "Yuugi... ll never see him again!''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' (thinking): "''Well then... Come at me! Aibou!It''": '''[[s all right Yugi Muto]]:''' "''[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician]]... launches a Direct Attack on the Playerproceed...!''"

* In his final move of the Duel, Yugi uses "[[Silent Magician]]" to attack Atem Yami directly and wins. Yugi falls to his knees in tears.

[[File:Final-Duel Yugi-crying-Yami-consoling.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] (right) bursts into tears after his victory. [[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi|Yami]] consoles him]]. : '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' "''I've lostCongratulations! Well done.(.. Aibou. Stand up. What would ) Yugi, a winner do by standing champion doesn't belong on his knees. If I were you, I wouldn't show any tearsYou achieved a great victory for us both.''": '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''I-was focusing so hard on playing the game that I'm a cowardforgot what winning this Duel would actually mean...! For me... YouBy defeating you I're always my goalve sent you away... I wanted to become as strong as you..for good.!''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' "''You're not a coward! Don't No, you hold have opened the strongness from never losing door for me! Thanks to anyone? The tenderness of strongness? you my spirit can finally be at rest once again: I'll be back where I learnt that from youbelong.Fate brought the two of us together for a reason, and we fulfilled our destiny.. Aibou! Your courage made you take on We've protected mankind from the Ritual return of Battle! Itthe [[Shadow Game]]s and we's set ve both grown tremendously along the road I must trek uponway.''": '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''My other me...I'm gonna miss you!''": '''[[Yami Yugi]]:''' "''You do realize we'll never truly be apart right?''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYugi Muto]]:''' "''IHuh?!''": '''[[Yami Yugi]]:''' "'m not your 'other The gift of kindness you' anymore... And youve given me and the courage I're no else but ve given you yourself. You're named Mutou Yuugi.will remain with us, and that will forever bind us together.. The only one which exists in this world!''"

: '''[[Tristan Taylor]]:''' "''What the...Hey look!?''": '''[[Joey Wheeler]]:''' "''The eye on What's up with the door is...!Eye?''": '''[[Ishizu Ishtar]]:''' "''The Now that the battle ritual is complete, the Eye of Wdjat that guards the door to the Realm of the Dead Spirit World hasawakened, through and the Ritual of Battle, distinguished the truth of the Pharaoh's soul. The soul Spirit of the Great Pharaoh which has lingered in was trapped within the living world over 3[[Millennium Puzzle]] for 5,000 years, is going to be received upon this instantnow free. (... Pharaoh's soul! Announce the name of the Pharaoh to ) The time has arrived: tell the Eye of Wdjat!your name.''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' "''My I am the son of King [[Aknamkanon]], my name is '''Atem!ATEM'''''"The [[The Eye of Wdjat|Eye of Wdjat]] opens and reveals a door. Atem Yami starts walking towards it.: '''Everyone:''' "''YuugiPharaoh!''": '''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' "''Wait up! YuugiDon't go!'": '''[[Tristan Taylor]]:''' "''Are you really leaving!? AinSo that't s how it fine if ends huh? Nice! You think you don't can just go that up and change everybody'afterlife' thing!s life and then just leave? Please don't go!''"

[[File:Pharaoh-Entering-Spirit-World.jpg|left|thumb|400px|[[Pharaoh Atem]]'s spirit enters the Realm of the Dead Spirit World and is finally laid to rest, rejoining the friends from his past]]: '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''What Tristan means is: we don't wanna say goodbye.''": '''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' "''The other YuugiExactly... No! Atem! Is there a place to return to inside of that light? Pharaoh, I knew know walking through thatdoor means your spirit will finally be free and it's all for the best, but it doesn't seem fair...! I tried mean, I feel like we're all just getting to understand itknow you...! But...! That light will effectively separate In fact you were just beginning to get to know yourself, and now you 're being taken away from us! I know we should be happy for you, won't but it!? I can't see the point of it yet! As a perfect companion, s really hard to do that when you're... suddenly vanishing in front of our eyes, aren't losing your best friend and you!? I just don't get the point of understand why it!has to be that way.'": '''[[Joey Wheeler]]:''' "''AnzuI guess there are some things we're not SUPPOSE to understand. ItJust look at me: I go through half my life not understanding what's fine if you dongoing on. But I know that true friends may be hard to leave, but they't get itre impossible to forget. Because you donAnd even though his stay wasn'tas long as we would have liked, all of the stuff about him will be engraved in your head. The time you spent with that guy... Remember it! You canwe't forget it! That's why... Let's see re lucky we knew him depart..at all. He's departing towards his future!''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' (thinking): "''Everyone..Thank you Joey.!''": '''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' (thinking): "''I won't forgetGoobye Atem... the things about you..and good luck.'": '''[[Joey Wheeler]]:''' "''Yuugi! It's no matter if Hey Pharaoh, I hate to break the terrible news to ya but you're either the 'Pharaohnot going anywhere, ' or 'Atem'!' You're Yuugi! Even if 1,000 years pass, cause everything you'll keep on being ve given us stays right here in our companionhearts!''": '''[[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]:''' "''YeahRight!''": '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''I wonLike we always say: 'IT'S YOUR MOVE't ever forget! The things about you...!''"* Atem steps in, making Yami enters the doorway and his clothes change to those of ancient Egypt[[Pharaoh Atem]]. In On the other side of the portal, are his family, friends, and [[The Sacred Guardians|PriestsSacred Guardians]] (left to right: [[Karim]], [[Shada]], [[Isis]], [[Mana]], [[Shimon Muran|Shimon]], [[Aknadin]], King [[Aknamkanon]], [[Priest Seto]], [[Mahad]]). The doorway closes behind him.: '''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' "''YuugiHe's gone...!'": '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''My other..Well Pharaoh. me..goodbye.''"* Suddenly the ground and walls start to crumble. The Tablet of the Realm of the Dead [[Millennium Stone]] disintegrates and the [[Millennium Items]] fall down a chasm in the ground. As the group runs to safer ground towards the exit, the spirit of [[Shadi]] watches them leave as the walls continue to crumble.

: '''[[Ishizu Ishtar]]:''' "''The Now that the Pharaoh's soul has been greetedreturned to the next world, so the [[Millennium Items]] have fulfilled their been permanently sealed and our duty. The Door of as the Realm of the Dead shall not open twicePharaoh's tombkeepers is finally complete.''": '''[[Tristan Taylor]]:''' "''He's left... That guySo this is the end? Feels weird...''"

: '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''Grandpa! , I'm going!''": '''[[Solomon Muto]]:''' "''Alright! Be be careful!''": '''[[Téa Gardner]]:''' "''YuugiYugi! Good morning!'": '''[[Joey Wheeler]]''' & '''[[Tristan Taylor]]:''' "''HeyGood morning!'": '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' "''Good morning! Everyoneeveryone!''"

: '''[[Yugi Muto]]:''' (voice-over) "''This isn't just the There is something special about a story of about a special Pharaoh, but everyone has his or her own story. It isn't anyone's And this is a story. That's... It's that ends in the History which concludes inside of the Lightlight. And... My own my story has is just barely begun!beginning.''"

==Featured Duel: Pharaoh Atem Yami Yugi vs. Yugi Muto - Part 4==

*Sets a Monstermonster.

===Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi's Turn===*Activates [[spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Thousand Knives]]": it Destroys destroys Yugi's Faceface-Down down "[[Marshmallon]]" without triggering its Special Abilityspecial ability.*Uses "[[Dark Magician]]" to Attack attack & Destroy destroy Yugi's "[[Curse of Dragon]]".

*Sets a Cardcard.

===Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi's Turn===*Activates [[Equip Spell Card]] "[[Dark Spear]]" and Equips to his "[[Dark Magician]]", giving it ''[[Piercing]]'' Effecteffect.*Uses "[[Dark Magician]]" to Attack attack Yugi's "[[Blockman]]",**Yugi Activates activates [[Trap Card]] "[[Soul Shield]]": Yugi Pays pays half his LP ([[Yugi Muto]]: 800 → 400 [[Life Points]]) to Negate negate all [[Battle Damage]] and end the [[Battle Phase]].

*Activates [[spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]": Yugi selects 1 Card card from his [[Deck]] and places it Faceface-Downdown. If Atem Yami later Activates activates a Card card of the same name, Yugi will be able to Negate negate its Effecteffect.*Activates "[[Blockman|Blockman's]]" Special Abilityspecial ability: Yugi Tributes it to [[Special Summon]] a number of "[[Block Token]]s" ([[Rock]]-[[Type]]/[[EARTH]]/[[Level]] 4/[[ATK]] 1000/[[DEF]] 1500) equal to the number of Turns turns "[[Blockman]]" has been Face[[face-Up up]] on his side of the Fieldfield. Since it has been two Turnsturns, Yugi [[Special Summon]]s two "[[Block Token]]s" in [[Defense Position]].*[[Tribute]]s his two "[[Block Token]]s" to Summon "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction]]" (0 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]) and Activates activates its Special Abilityspecial ability: Yugi pays Half half his LP ([[Yugi Muto]]: 400 → 200 [[Life Points]]) to Remove remove all Monsters monsters on the Field field from the Gamegame. Gandora is then Destroyeddestroyed. (Gandora has a slightly different Ability in the TCG/OCGability).**Atem Activates Yami activates [[Trap Card]] "[[Dark Illusion (anime)|Dark Illusion]]": it protects his "[[Dark Magician]]" and allows Yugi to Draw draw one Cardcard*Yugi Sets sets two Cardscards.

===Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi's Turn===*Uses "[[Dark Magician]]" to Attack attack Yugi Directlydirectly.**Yugi Activates activates [[Trap Card]] "[[Magician's Circle]]": it allows both Players players to [[Special Summon]] a [[Spellcaster]]-[[Type]] Monster monster with up to 2000 [[ATK]]" from their [[Main Deck|Deck]]s in [[Attack Position]]. Yugi [[Special Summon]]s "[[Silent Magician LV0]]" (1000 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]); Atem Yami [[Special Summon]]s "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" (2000 [[ATK]] / 1700 [[DEF]]).**Yugi Activates activates [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] "[[Spell Textbook]]": since he is holding no Cards cards he Discards discards none, and then Draws draws 1 Cardcard. Yugi Draws draws "[[Card of Sanctity]]" and immediately Activates activates it thanks to "[[Spell Textbook]]'s" Effecteffect: both Players players [[Draw a card|Drawdraw]] until they have 6 Cards cards in their [[Handhand]].***The Special Ability special ability of Yugi's "[[Silent Magician LV0]]" Activatesactivates: its LV increases by one and its [[ATK]] by 500 for each Card Atem Drawscard Yami draws, and since he just Drew drew 5 it becomes LV5 and gains 5 × 500 = 2500 [[ATK]] ("[[Silent Magician LV0]]" → "[[Silent Magician LV0|Silent Magician LV5]]": 1000 → 3500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).***Atem Activates Yami activates [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] "[[Magicians Unite]]" from his [[Hand]]: "[[Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" combine to become one single Monster monster with 3000 [[ATK]], allowing Atem Yami to survive the [[Battle Damage]]. Both of AtemYami's Monsters monsters are however Destroyed destroyed ([[Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi]]: 700 → 200 [[Life Points]])*Atem Activates Yami activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Monster Reborn]]" to [[Special Summon]] "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon|Osiris the Sky Dragon]]" (X000 → 4000 [[ATK]] / X000 → 4000 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].**Yugi's "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]" Activatesactivates: the Faceface-Down Card down card Yugi selected was "[[Monster Reborn]]". AtemYami's "[[Monster Reborn]]" is therefore Negatednegated.

* Uses Silent Magician to Attack Atem Directly attack Yami directly ([[Yami Yugi|Pharaoh Atem]]: 200 → 0 [[Life Points]]). Yugi wins. ==Trivia==* In the english Dub, when Yugi Muto reveals Monster Reborn, a passage in which Ishizu Ishtar says it's a "message to the pharaoh, that the deads don't belong in this world" has been cut off

{{Decklist|Pharaoh AtemYami Yugi

* [[Slifer the Sky Dragon|Osiris the Sky Dragon]]