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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series = Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | season image = 1 | image name = YGO5D016YGO5Ds016.jpg | image size = | image caption = png | english en_name = Battle with the Black Rose | kanji ja_name = 魔女再来、破滅の竜 「ブラック・ローズ・ドラゴン」 | romaji romaji_name = Majosairai, Hametsu no Ryū "Burakku Rōzu Doragon" | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Return of the Witch, The Dragon of Destruction - "Black Rose Dragon" | episode series = Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's| number = 16 | japanese air date season = 1| ja_opening = Kizuna| ja_ending = July 16, 2008START| en_theme = Hyper Drive | english air date screenwriter = December 27, 2008[[Shuichi Koyama]] | japanese opening director = [[KizunaYoshihiro Inoue]] | japanese ending storyboard_artist = [[STARTNoriyoshi Nakamura]] | english opening animation_director = [[Hyper DriveShinichiro Minami]] | english ending prop_designer = [[Hyper DriveYoshihiro Sato]] | featured card ja_air_date = July 16, 2008| en_air_date = December 27, 2008| featured_card = Black Rose Dragon(anime)

"'''Battle with the Black Rose'''", known as "'''Return of the Witch, The Dragon of Destruction "'Black Rose Dragon"<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' " in the Japanese version, is the sixteenth episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on July 16, 2008 and in the United States on December 27, 2008.

{{Episode summary|With the audience on his side, [[Gill Randsborg]] faces [[Akiza Izinski]] and exposes her as the Black Rose.}}

[[Gill Randsborg]] talks with [[Rex Goodwin]] and [[Lazar]]. He is surprised as Lazar informs him that his opponent, Akiza, is a [[Signers|Signer]]. Lazar asks that Randsborg to act as their hound to expose her true identity. Randsborg states that he disdains completely from hounding young maidens. His expression changes after they tell him that she is the Black Rose Witch, who terrorizes the [[Daimon Area]]. Lazar offers him the chance to withdraw, as the duel Duel with be a fight for one's life. Randsborg draws his sword and raises it and pledges , pledging to slay the Witch.

The [[MC (Master of Ceremonies)|MC]] introduces [[Gill Randsborg]], who raises his sword, promising to win the duelDuel. The audience cheers loudly in support of Randsborg. The MC next introduces [[Akiza Izinski]], a mysterious girl whose merits are unknown. The audience begin to mutter amongst themselves. [[Leo]] is sure that he has seen her before, even earlier than her passing the them in the hall. [[Luna]] reacts to Akiza's appearance, saying that her Deck seems to be in pain. A mysterious cloaked figure smiles as he waits for the duel to begin.

Randsborg starts the Duel, announcing that he will give her no mercy. After Akiza Summons "[[Black Rose Dragon (anime)|Black Rose Dragon]]", [[Yusei Fudo|Yusei's]] dragon mark begins to react, while a strong breeze flows around the crowd, who stare in surprise. Randsborg and the audience recognize it as the card used by the Black Rose Witch. [[Greiger]], who watches the duel with Yusei. , tells him that "[[Black Rose Dragon]]" is a creature of ill omen that brings forth ruin and destruction. He also notes that Yusei seems to be familiar with it.

The audience lighten up and continue to cheer for Randsborg as he seemingly gains the upper hand and drops Akiza's [[Life PointsLP]] to 50. But Akiza swiftly wins the next turn after reviving "[[Black Rose Dragon]]".

Randsborg collapses after losing. This frightens the audience, who yell at the witch to leave. The cloaked figure smiles , saying Akiza's battle has just begun.{{-clear}}

==Featured DuelsDuel: Akiza Izinski vs. Gill Randsborg ==<center>'''<big>Gill Randsborg vs. Akiza Izinski</big>'''</center>

<u>'''Turn 1: Randsborg '''</u><br />Randsborg draws "[[Masked Knight LV3 (anime)|Masked Knight LV3]]" and subsequently [[Normal Summon]]s "it (1500/800) in [[Attack Position]]. He then activates the second effect of "Masked Knight LV3]]" and uses its effect, inflicting to inflict 400 [[Effect Damage|damage]] to Akiza(Akiza 4000 → 3600) at the cost of forbidding himself from attacking with "Masked Knight LV3" this turn. Randsborg [[activate]]s then activates "[[Level Up! (anime)|Level Up!]]" upgrading to send "[[Masked Knight LV3" to the [[Graveyard]] and [[Special Summon]]" to "[[Masked Knight LV5 (anime)|Masked Knight LV5]]" (ATK2300/23001300)in Attack Position, [[ignoring the Summoning conditions]]. Randsborg then activates the second effect of "[[Masked Knight LV5|Masked Knight LV5's]]" effect inflicts to inflict 1000 damage to Akiza (Akiza/3600 → 2600 [[Life Points]])at the cost of forbidding himself from attacking with "Masked Knight LV5" this turn. Randsborg [[Set]]s a card ("[[Sakuretsu Armor (anime)|Sakuretsu Armor]]").

<u>'''Turn 2: Akiza [[Summon]]s '''</u><br />Akiza draws "Black Garden". She Normal Summons "[[Wall of Ivy (anime)|Wall of Ivy]]" (300/1200) in [[Defense Position]] (DEF/1200). Next she [[activate]]s Akiza then activates "[[Seed of Deception (anime)|Seed of Deception]]" [[to Special Summon]]ing 1 [[Level]] 2 or lower "[[Copy Plant]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Cards(anime)|monster]] from her [[handCopy Plant]]" (0/0) in Defense Position. She then [[Special Summonactivate]]s the effect of "[[Copy Plant]]" to target "Masked Knight LV5" and [[activate]]s its effect to have make its [[Level]] equal to the Level of "[[Masked Knight LV5|Masked Knight LV5's]]"("Copy Plant": Level 1 → 5). Akiza uses "then [[Synchro Material|tunes]] "Wall of Ivy]]" and with "[[Copy Plant]]" to [[Synchro Summon]] "[[Black Rose Dragon (anime)|Black Rose Dragon]]" (ATK2400/24001800), and uses its in Attack Position. She then activates the first effect of "Black Rose Dragon" to [[destroy]] all cards on the [[Playing Field|field]]. Akiza [[Set]]s a card and [[activate]]s the [[Field Spell Cards|Field Spell Card]] "[[Black Garden]]".

Randsborg activates "Akiza [[The Warrior Returning AliveSet]]" to bring back s a card. She then activates "[[Masked Knight LV3Black Garden (anime)|Black Garden]]" from . Now as long as this card is face-up, any monster that is summoned through something other than the [[Graveyard]]. He then [[Summon]]s it. first effect of "[[Black Garden]]" halves will have its [[ATK]] (ATK/750) halved while "Black Garden" is face-up and [[Special Summon]]s then a "[[Rose Token]]" will be Special Summoned to Akizathe controller's opponent's side of the [[Playing Field|field]]. Due to "[[Masked Knight LV3|Masked Knight LV3's]]" effect, Akiza takes 400 damage (Akiza/2200). Akiza [[activate]]s her [[face-down]] "[[Doppelganger]]" to inflict the same amount of damage to Randsborg (Randsborg/3600). Randsborg [[Set]]s 2 cardsin Attack Position.

Akiza <u>'''Turn 3: Randsborg'''</u><br />Randsborg draws "Martyr Flag". He then activates "[[Mark of the RoseThe Warrior Returning Alive (anime)|The Warrior Returning Alive]]" to take control of add "[[Masked Knight LV3]]" until the [[End Phase]]from his Graveyard to his hand. "[[Masked Knight LV3]]" attacks [[Direct Attack|directly]] (Randsborg/2850). Akiza activates 's hand contains "[[Vengeful Servant]]Martyr Flag". Due to its effect, each time a monster returns to its owner's control, the controller receives damage equal to its [[ATK]]. During her [[End Phase]], "[[Masked Knight LV3Pot of Avarice (anime)|Pot of Avarice]]" returns to Randsborg, inflicting 1500 damage to Randsborg (Randsborg/1350). Randsborg activates his [[face-down]] and "[[Level Change]]" to upgard . Randsborg then Normal Summons "[[Masked Knight LV3]]" to "[[Masked Knight LV5|LV5]]" from his [[Graveyard]](1500 → 750/800) in Attack Position. The first effect of "[[Black Garden]]" halves its ATK (ATK/1150) and [[Special Summon]]s Summons a "[[Rose Token (anime)|Rose Token]]" (800/800) to Akiza's side of the [[Playing Field|field]]in Attack Position.

"[[Masked Knight LV5|Masked Knight LV5's]]" Randsborg activates the second effect is activated, allowing Randsborg to [[Special Summon]] of "[[Masked Knight LV7]]LV3" from his Deck (ATK/2900Akiza 2600 → 2200). Akiza then activates her face-down "[[Black Garden]]" halves its ATK Doppelganger (ATK/1450anime) and [[Special Summon|Doppelganger]]s 1 "[[Rose Token]]" to , which makes Randsborg take the same amount of damage Akizatook (as the damage was from an Effect Monster's side of the field. Randsborg [[equip]]s "[[Masked Knight LV7]]" with "[[Glory Shield]]" and attacks a "[[Rose Token]]" ("[[Rose Token]]s" cannot be [[Destroyed by Battle|destroyed by battle]].effect) (Akiza/1550Randsborg 4000 → 3600). Due to "[[Glory Shield|Glory Shield's]]" effect, Randsborg can destroy 1 "[[DoppelgangerSet]]". s two cards (one of which is "[[Masked Knight LV7Martyr Flag]]" inflicts 1500 damage to Akiza. (Akiza/50.) [[Martyr's Flag]] is set.

<u>'''Turn 4: Akiza activates "[[Black Garden|Black Garden's]]''</u><br />Akiza draws " effect to destroy itself and all [[Plant]]-[[Type]] monsters to Special Summon a monster from her Graveyard equal to the combined ATK Mark of the destroyed monsters Rose (800 + 800 + 800 = 2400anime). Akiza Special Summons "[[Black |Mark of the Rose Dragon]]" and subsequently activates its effectit, removing a Plant-Type monster from her Graveyard equipping it to make "[[Masked Knight LV7|LV3" and taking control of "Masked Knight LV3". Now during each of Akiza's End Phases, control of "Masked Knight LV7LV3" will be switched back to Randsborg, but during each of Akiza's]]Standby Phases, control of "Masked Knight LV3" will be switched to Akiza. "Masked Knight LV3" ATK 0attacks directly (Randsborg 3600 → 2850). Akiza then activates "[[Black Rose DragonVengeful Servant (anime)|Vengeful Servant]]" attacks and equips it to "Masked Knight" LV3". Now each time "[[Masked Knight LV7]]LV3"switches control, the controller receives damage equal to its original ATK. (Randsborg/0)

On Akiza wins's End Phase, "Mark of the Rose" switches control of "Masked Knight LV3" to Randsborg. The effect of "Vengeful Servant" then activates (Randsborg 2850 → 1350). Randsborg then activates his face-down "[[Level Change]]" to send "Masked Knight LV3" to the Graveyard and Special Summon "Masked Knight LV5" (2300 → 1150/1300) from his Graveyard in Attack Position. The first effect of "Black Garden" Special Summons a "Rose Token" (800/800) to Akiza's side of the field in Attack Position. <u>'''Turn 5: Randsborg'''</u><br />Randsborg draws "Glory Shield". On Randsborg's Standby Phase, the first effect of "Masked Knight LV5" activates, allowing Randsborg to send "Masked Knight LV5" to the Graveyard in order to [[Special Summon]] "[[Masked Knight LV7 (anime)|Masked Knight LV7]]" (2900 → 1450/1800) from his Deck in Attack Position. The first effect of "Black Garden" Special Summons a "Rose Token" (800/800) to Akiza's side of the field in Attack Position.  Randsborg activates "[[Glory Shield]]" and equips it to "Masked Knight LV7". "Masked Knight LV7" then attacks a "Rose Token", but the "Rose Token" isn't destroyed as "Rose Tokens" can't be destroyed in battle (Akiza 2200 → 1550). Randsborg then activates the second effect of "Glory Shield" to destroy "Doppelganger". He then activates the effect of "Masked Knight LV7" to inflict 1500 damage to Akiza (Akiza 1550 → 50). Randsborg plans to activate "Martyr Flag" to double his monster's ATK during Akiza's Battle Phase when she attacks it or a "Rose Token" summoned via "Black Garden" with one of her monsters. <u>'''Turn 6: Akiza'''</u><br />Akiza draws "[[Lord Poison (later anime)|Lord Poison]]". She then activates the second effect of "Black Garden" to destroy itself ("Masked Knight LV7": 1450 → 2900/1800) and all Plant-Type monsters on her field in order to Special Summon "Black Rose Dragon" (2400/1800) from her Graveyard in Attack Position (as the combined ATK of the "Rose Tokens" was equal to less than the ATK of "Black Rose Dragon"). Akiza then activates the second effect of "Black Rose Dragon" to remove from play "Wall of Ivy" from her Graveyard and make the ATK of "Masked Knight LV7" 0 until the End Phase ("Masked Knight LV7": 2900 → 0/1800). "Black Rose Dragon" attacks and destroys "Masked Knight LV7" (Randsborg 1350 → 0).

* In the original near the start of the episode, when Akiza walked by Yusei and the others, she said nothing. In the dub she said "Excuse me!" as she walked by. * In the dub, [[Bolt Tanner|Tanner]] says last Halloween he was a knight. This was not mentioned in the Japanese version. * In the dub, [[Gill Randsborg|Sir Randsborg ]] speaks Shakespearean English. He did not do this in the Japanese version. * In the dub, Randsborg mentioned it took him a year to make his suit. He did not mention that in the Japanese version. * The dub episode ends with a shadow version of [[Akiza Izinski|Akiza]]. The Japanese version ends with Jil (Randsborg) fallen to the Black Rose Witch. * At the near end of the episode, a woman screams after she and the rest of the audience found out that Akiza's monsters were real. This was cut from the dub, and the Audience yelling at Akiza to get out was changed to Booing. * After Akiza plays "[[Seed of Deception (anime)|Seed of Deception]]" in one frame her cleavage is uncensored but in the next frame her cleavage is erased.

* In the English version, Randsborg mentioned it took him a year to make his suit==Featured cards==The following cards appeared in this episode. He did not mention that Cards in the Japanese versionitalics debuted here.

{{Decklist|Akiza Izinski|effect monsters =* The dub episode ends with a shadow version [[Lord Poison (later anime)|Lord Poison]]* ''[[Wall of Akiza. The Japanese version ends with Jil Ivy (anime)|Wall of Ivy]]''|tuner monsters =* ''[[Copy Plant (anime)|Copy Plant]]''|synchro monsters =* [[Black Rose Dragon (Randsborganime) fallen to the |Black Rose Witch Dragon]]|spells =* ''[[Black Garden (anime)|Black Garden]]''* ''[[Mark of the Rose(anime)|Mark of the Rose]]''* ''[[Seed of Deception (anime)|Seed of Deception]]''* ''[[Vengeful Servant (anime)|Vengeful Servant]]''|traps =* ''[[Doppelganger (anime).|Doppelganger]]''}}

{{Decklist|Gill Randsborg|effect monsters =* ''[[Masked Knight LV3 (anime)|Masked Knight LV3]]''* ''[[Masked Knight LV5 (anime)|Masked Knight LV5]]''* ''[[Masked Knight LV7 (anime)|Masked Knight LV7]]''|spells =* ''[[Glory Shield]]''* At the near end [[Level Up! (anime)|Level Up!]]* [[Pot of the episode, a woman screams after she and the rest Avarice (anime)|Pot of the audience found out that AkizaAvarice]]* [[The Warrior Returning Alive (anime)|The Warrior Returning Alive]]|traps =* ''s [[Level Change]]''* ''[[Martyr Flag]]''* [[Sakuretsu Armor (anime)|Sakuretsu Armor]]}} {{Decklist|Flashback|synchro monsters were real. This was cut from the English version.=* [[Black Rose Dragon (anime)|Black Rose Dragon]]}}