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'''YCS Providence 2012 Special: Mai, Joey and Yugi vs. Pegasus and Bakura''' was a [[scripted Duel]] that took place during the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Providence 2012 ]] tournament in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island Providence, Rhode Island] on October 22, 2012. [[Erica Schroeder]], [[Wayne Grayson]], [[Dan Green]], [[Darren Dunstan]], [[Ted Lewis]], [[Greg Abbey]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pollock [Mike Pollock]] reprised their roles as [[Mai Valentine]], [[Joey Wheeler]], [[Yami Yugi]], [[Maximillion Pegasus]], [[Yami Bakura]], [[Tristan Taylor]], and [[Arthur Hawkins]], respectively. Arthur Hawkins narrated the Duel. Several of the characters used cards never before seen in the series. Prior to the exhibition, Dan Green presented a speech, which is absent from the video below. Green's speech can be heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl60bpz264I.

[[Pegasus]] greets the live audience and announces his intent to duel [[Yugi Moto]]. [[Joey Wheeler]] enters and insults Pegasus, also announcing his intent to play. [[Mai Valentine]] appears and challenges Joey herself. [[Ryo BakuraRyou]] speaks up timidly, also wishing to duel. [[Tristan Taylor]] offers to play, but Joey reveals Tristan had neglected to bring his deck. Yugi invites [[Arthur Hawkins]], who declines. Yugi then proposes the five duelists to play as two different teams, in a manner similar to the [[World Racing Grand Prix]]. The match will be played as single duels; after one player is defeated, his or her team member will duel the opponent, who continues to maintain the same cards and [[Life Points]]. Joey quickly takes Yugi as a partner, while Pegasus aligns himself with Bakura. Mai, expressing her wish to duel Pegasus, joins Yugi and Joey. [[Yami Yugi]] speaks out to Yugi, sensing "something sinister is afoot". It is then implied Yami Yugi takes over. It is established Pegasus will start for his team. On the other team, Mai will open, with Joey taking over after she is defeated and Yugi taking over after Joey's loss.

Mai activates "[[Elegant Egotist]]", using its [[anime]] effect to [[Special Summon]] two copies of "Harpie Lady" (1300/1400) from her hand. She [[Tribute]]s one of the Special Summoned "Harpie Ladies" and the Normal Summoned "Harpie Lady" to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[Harpie's Pet Dragon]]", which gains 300 [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] for each "Harpie Lady" Mai controls (2000/2100 2500 → 2300/24002800). Mai [[equip]]s "Harpie Lady" with "[[Cyber Shield]]" (1300/1400 → 1800/1900), allowing her to attack and destroy "Dark Rabbit". "Harpie's Pet Dragon" [[direct attack|attacks directly]]. (Pegasus: 4000 → 1700)

Pegasus activates "[[Dragon Capture Jar]]" from his hand, Special Summoning it as a [[Trap Monster]] in Defense Mode (100/200). Its effect activates, taking "Harpie's Pet Dragon" and laying it underneath "Dragon Capture Jar". "Dragon Capture Jar's" [[DEF]] is increased by "Harpie's Pet Dragon's" [[DEF]], giving it a total of 2600 2700 DEF. (NOTE: In the Duelist Kingdom arc where Traps tended to be activated from the hand, "Dragon Capture Jar" is considered a [[Trap Monster]] with 100 ATK and 200 DEF. Hawkin's commentary states "Dragon Capture Jar" has 2700 DEF after absorbing "Harpie's Pet Dragon's" 2400 DEF, when it should be 2600; this implies Hawkin's commentary is wrong, likely since "Dragon Capture Jar" did have 2700 DEF after it absorbed "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 027 - Champion vs. Creator - Part 2]].) Pegasus then Normal Summons "[[Dragon Piper]]" (200/1800) in Defense Mode.

Pegasus activates "[[Heavy Storm]]", destroying "Mirror Wall". "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" then equips "Dunamas Dunames Dark Witch" (0/0 → 1800/1050), attacking directly afterwards. (Mai: 2950 → 1150)

Joey first activates "[[Pot of Greed]]", then uses "Polymerization" to Fusion Summon "[[Alligator's Sword Dragon]]" (1700/1500) from with the "[[Baby Dragon]]" and "[[Alligator's Sword]]" in his hand. Joey next activates "[[Premature Burial]]", paying 800 Life Points (Joey: 3900 → 3100) and equipping it to "Axe Raider". Joey then uses "[[Giant Trunade]]", attempting to return "Premature Burial" to his hand, as well as Pegasus' "Toon World" and set card to his. Pegasus pays half his Life Points to negate "Giant Trunade" with "[[Solemn Judgment]]". (Pegasus: 1050 → 525) (NOTE: Hawkins' commentary implies "Alligator's Sword Dragon" cannot attack directly with its effect if the opponent controlled a face-up [[Water]] monster, which is in this case "Toon Mermaid".)

Bakura activates "[[Pot of Greed]]", followed by "[[Change of Heart]]". Yugi seemingly negates "Change of Heart" with "[[Mystical Refpanel]]". Bakura Special Summons "[[Dark Necrofear]]" (2200/2800) in Attack Mode by [[Banish]]ing "The Earl of Demise", "Dark Ruler Ha Des", and "Toon Summoned Skull" from his Graveyard. "Dark Necrofear" then attacks "Valkyrion" and is destroyed. (Bakura 2950 → 1650) "Dark Necrofear's" effect activates immediately, giving Bakura control of "Valkyrion". Bakura has "Valkyrion" attack directly, but Yugi survives as he responds with Joey's set card: "[[Nutrient Z]]". (Yugi: 650 → 4650 → 1150) Bakura ends his turn by activating "[[The Dark Door]]".

==Featured Cards (in order of appearance)cards==

{{Decklist|"MaiValentine"

{{Decklist|"Maximillion Pegasus"

* '''[[Cannon Soldier]]'''* [[Dragon Capture Jar]]<ref group=Notes name=dcj>This card is activated from the hand as a [[Trap Monster]] . It had 200 DEF and Hawkin's commentary mentions it has a total gained the DEF of 2700 DEF after absorbing "Harpie's Pet Dragon". This may allude to Duelist Kingdom rules in which Trap Cards were freely played from the hand and monster it absorbed, as per how it worked in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 027 - Champion vs. Creator - Part 2]], "Dragon Capture Jar" had 2700 DEF after adding "Blue-Eyes White Dragon's" 2500. However, in the [[anime]] and [[manga]], "Dragon Capture Jar" had 100 ATK and 200 DEF. Assuming Hawkin's commentary is not wrong and all rules are followed, "Dragon Capture Jar" is used as a 300 DEF monster that can Special Summon itself from the hand in this duel.</ref>

* ''[[Toon MermaidCannon Soldier]]''

* ''[[Toon Cannon SoldierMermaid]]''

* '''[[Heavy StormPot of Greed]]'''* ''[[Snatch Steal]]''

{{Decklist|"JoeyWheeler"

* [[ScapegoatGiant Trunade]]* [[Polymerization]]

* [[Giant TrunadeScapegoat]]

{{Decklist|"YugiMuto"

* [[Summoned Skull]]* [[Silver FangAlpha the Magnet Warrior]]<ref group=Notes name=fusmat>This card is used as Fusion Material for "Valkryion the Magna Warrior".</ref>

* [[Curse Giant Soldier of DragonStone]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card is discarded by the effect of Yugi's "[[Card Destruction]]". </ref>

* [[Giant Soldier of StoneSilver Fang]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card is discarded by the effect of Yugi's "* [[Card DestructionSummoned Skull]]". </ref>

* [[Monster RebornPremature Burial]]

{{Decklist|"BakuraRyou"

===Notes===

* Out of Pegasus' first three scripted Duel appearances, this is the only one where he claims not to have his [[Millennium Eye]].