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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series image = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL | season = 2 | image name = ZEXAL episode 81.png | image caption = [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] having had enough Dueling for one day. | english en_name = The Friendship Games | kanji ja_name = 小鳥がカオスエクシーズ・チェンジ!? 波乱のスポーツデュエル大会 | ruby japanese = | romaji romaji_name = Kotori ga Kaosu Ekushīzu Chenji!? Haran no Supōtsu Dyueru Taikai | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Kotori Chaos Xyz Changes!? The Tumultuous Sports Duel Tournament | episode series = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL| number = 81 | japanese air date season = 2| ja_air_date = November 25, 2012 | english air date en_air_date = October 5, 2013 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[Unbreakable Heart]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[Artist]] | english opening = | english ending = | featured card = | screenwriter = | director en_theme = Halfway to Forever | storyboard artist = | animation director animation_director = [[Kazunori Takahashi]]| screenwriter = Shin Yoshida
}}
"'''The Friendship Games'''", known as "'''Kotori Chaos Xyz Changes!? The Tumultuous Sports Duel Tournament"''' " in the Japanese version, is the eighty-first episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on November 25, 2012and in the United States on October 5, 2013.
{{episode summary|At [[Girag]]'s urging, [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] holds a "[[Sports Duel TournamentFriendship Games]]" to help decide the representative for the [[Super Secret Number Cards Card Investigation Club|Super Secret Number Hunter Investigation Club]]. Unbeknownst to him, Girag has brainwashed [[Tori Meadows|Tori]] and [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]]. Ultimately, Yuma and [[Reginald Kastle|Shark]] are to Duel them, but Shark, who doesn't want to waste his time, leaves at the last minute and is replaced by Girag.}}
==Summary==
[[File:Fight over Number Club mascot.png|thumb|left|The [[Super Secret Number Card Investigation Club|Number Club]] fights over who should be the mascot.]]
Outside [[Heartland Academy]], [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] has just Summoned "[[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]" against a Duelist with "[[Mokey Mokey (anime)|Mokey Mokey]]". [[Vector#As Ray Shadows|Ray]] comes in, saying that there is trouble. He grabs Yuma by the arm and drags him away, cancelling the Duel. "Gagaga Girl" pouts before disappearing. At the [[Super Secret Number Card Investigation Club|Number Club]], Yuma is promptly smacked in the face with a thrown shoe upon entering (Ray himself barely ducking the improvised projectile). Ray describes how he thought it would be a good idea if the club had a mascot (cheerleader in the dub). He initially suggested that [[Tori Meadows|Tori]] be the mascot because of how she had seen the most "Numbers" (also implying that she looks like Yuma's girlfriend, provoking Cathy), but changed his mind in favor of [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]] because Tori does not know how to Duel. This indirectly caused a brawl between both girls. [[Rio Kastle|Rio]] shows up shortly after Ray is done relaying the events that started the argument, and [[Bronk Stone|Bronk]] suggests that Rio be the mascot. Rio challenges Cathy to a Duel, but the latter refuses, since Rio is [[Reginald Kastle|Shark]]'s sister. [[Caswell Francis|Caswell]] comments that the mascot idea wasn't such a good idea after all, while [[Flip Turner|Flip]] disagrees with Bronk's suggestion. Bronk, in turn, gets angry at Flip for that remark, while Yuma warns him not to get involved in the argument. A fight ensues between the Number Club, with Yuma trying to calm everyone down. [[Astral]] appears behind Yuma, watching the argument. [[Girag]], watching the spectacle outside the classroom, decides to use this opportunity to make a move against Yuma.
At Yuma has just summoned "[[Gagaga Girl]]" against a duelist with "[[Mokey Mokey]]"'s house, when [[Rei Shingetsu|Rei]] comes in to take Astral addresses his concern about the argument. Yuma to , who is looking through the Numbers Clubcards in his Deck, brushes it off, saying that close friends getting into arguments isn't a big deal, where as they'll make up the next day. Astral hopes that Yuma is promptly smacked in the face with a thrown shoe upon entering (Rei himself barely ducking correct. The next day at school, Yuma sees Tori avoiding Cathy after walking into the improvised projectile)classroom. Rei describes how he thought it would be a good idea if At the club had hallway, Bronk is eating a mascot girldonut, but stops short after seeing Caswell and indirectly caused Flip, much to Yuma's shock. Yuma comments that his friends are still mad at each other, but sees Rio walking by. He manages to catch up to her, but immediately stops when she asks him if he wanted something in a brawl between threatening tone. [[Tori MeadowsFile:Friendship Games acceptance.png|thumb|right|ToriYuma approve the Friendship Games]] After school, Yuma, still disappointed at the situation at hand, and [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]]Ray walk home. [[Rio Kastle|Rio]] shows Ray offers to Duel Yuma to cheer him up shortly after Rei is done relaying , but the events that started the argument, latter refuses. Girag appears behind Yuma and convinces him to hold [[Bronk StoneFriendship Games|Bronka sports tournament]] suggests that Rio be to help defuse the mascot girlsituation, causing but Yuma must also compete and if he makes it to the argument finals, he must lose to become even more heatedmake everyone else feel better. Yuma and Ray accept, but Yuma becomes suspicious, because he did not know who Girag was before. [[Girag]] decides manages to use cover this opportunity by telling Yuma he is his biggest fan. Yuma and Ray decide to make a move against Yumatell everyone about the Friendship Games.<br/>
==Featured Duels==
===Yuma Tsukumo vs unnamed student===
The full [[Duel]] is not shown. Yuma [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]" (1000/800), while the opponent controls [[control]]s a "[[Mokey Mokey (anime)|Mokey Mokey]]" (300/100). The Duel gets canceled because of [[Rei ShingetsuRay Shadows|ReiRay]].
===Yuma Tsukumo & Reginald "Shark" Kastle vs Flip Turner & Caswell Francis===
This [[Duel]] takes place at the Duel Field, "[[Sky Diving - Sky Drop DuelSkydiving Field]]".
[[Caswell Francis|Caswell]] [[control]]s "[[Crashbug X (anime)|Crashbug X]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/0/2000), [[Flip Turner|Flip]] controls "[[Flipangutan]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/800/1600), Yuma controls "[[Zubaba Knight (anime)|Zubaba Knight]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/1600/900) and [[Reginald Kastle|Shark]] controls "[[Submersible Carrier Aero Shark (anime)|Submersible Carrier Aero Shark]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]3/1900/1000). "Aero Shark" [[attack]]s and [[destroy]]s "Crashbug X" and "Flipangutan".
===Yuma Tsukumo & Reginald "Shark" Kastle vs Rio Kastle & Bronk Stone===
This [[Duel]] takes place at the Duel Field, "[[Beach Volleyball DuelField]]".
[[Rio Kastle|Rio]] controls "[[Blizzard Falcon (anime)|Blizzard Falcon]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1500/1500), [[Bronk Stone|Bronk]] controls "[[Tin Archduke (anime)|Tin Archduke]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]4/2200/20001200) and Shark controls "[[Black Ray Lancer (anime)|Black Ray Lancer]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]3/2100/600). "Black Ray Lancer" attacks and destroys "Tin Archduke".
===Flip Turner & Caswell Francis vs Cathy Katherine & Tori Meadows===
This [[Duel]] takes place on at the Duel Field, "[[Tennis Field]]".
[[Tori Meadows|Tori]] [[control]]s "[[Little Fairy (anime)|Little Fairy]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/800/800) and [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]] controls "[[Cat Girl (anime)|Cat Girl]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1200/1600).
===Rio Kastle & Bronk Stone vs Cathy Katherine & Tori Meadows===
This [[Duel]] takes place on at the Duel Field, "[[Wrestling Field]].
Rio controls "[[Aurora Wing (anime)|Aurora Wing]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1200/1600) and [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]] controls "[[Cat Girl (anime)|Cat Girl]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1200/1600).
===Yuma Tsukumo & Girag vs Cathy Katherine & Tori Meadows===
<u>'''Turn 1: Yuma'''</u><br />
[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] draws. He then [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Stinging Swordsman (anime)|Stinging Swordsman]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]1/300/600) in Attack Position and [[Set]]s a card.
<u>'''Turn 2: Cathy'''</u><br />
[[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]] draws. She then Normal Summons "[[Cat Girl (anime)|Cat Girl]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1200/1600)in Attack Position. "Cat Girl" attacks [[attack]]s and [[destroy]]s "Stinging Swordsman" (Yuma & Girag : 4000 → 3100LP).
<u>'''Turn 3: Girag'''</u><br />
[[Girag]] draws. He then Normal Summons "[[Magic Hand (anime)|Magic Hand]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/800/1600) in Attack Position and [[Set]]s two cards.
<u>'''Turn 4: Tori'''</u><br />
Before Tori conducts her Draw Phase, Girag [[activate]]s his [[face-down]] "[[Magic Spell Search]]". This forces to force Tori to [[add 1 a card|add]] a [[Spell Card]] from her [[Deck]] to her [[hand]] instead of conducting her [[normal draw]]. Then he activates the [[effect]] of "Magic Hand". As a Spell Card was added from Tori's Deck to her hand, Girag can activates the effect of "Magic Hand" to destroy that the added card and inflict 800 damage to his opponent. He then By Yuma's suggestion, Girag activates Yuma's face-down "[[Memory Loss (anime)|Memory Loss]]", negating to negate the effect of his monster "Magic Hand" and changing change it to [[Defense Position]]. Tori Normal Summons "[[Little Fairy (anime)|Little Fairy]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/800/800)in Attack Position. She then activates its effect by to [[send]]ing "[[Icarus Attack (anime)|Icarus Attack]]" from her hand to the [[Graveyard]], increasing and increase its Level by 1("Little Fairy": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 3 → 4). She Tori [[Xyz Material|overlays]] her two Level 4 monsters "Cat Girl" and Little Fairy" in order to [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Fairy Cheer Girl (anime)|Fairy Cheer Girl]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]4/1900/1500, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. She Tori then activates the effect of "Fairy Cheer Girl", to [[detach]]ing an [[Xyz Material|Overlay Unit]] to ("Fairy Cheer Girl": 2 → 1 ORU) and draw 1 a card. Tori activates "[[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force (anime)|Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]", to [[Rank-Up|Ranking Up]] "Fairy Cheer Girl" and performing a via [[Chaos Xyz Evolution]] in order to [[Special Xyz Summon]] "[[CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl (anime)|Chaos Xyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]5/2500/1900, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. "Dark Fairy Cheer Girl" attacks and [[destroy]]s "Magic Hand". She then As it destroyed a monster [[by battle]], Tori activates the effect of "Dark Fairy Cheer Girl", detaching an a Chaos Overlay Unit, ("Dark Fairy Cheer Girl": 2 → 1 ORU) to inflict 500 damage to the opponent for each card in her hand. She Tori has four cards in her hand, so they take 2000 damage (Yuma & Girag : 3100 → 1100LP).
<u>'''Turn 5: Yuma'''</u><br />
Yuma Normal Summons draws "[[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/1000/800) in Attack Position. He then activates "[[Level MeisterLifter (anime)|Level Lifter]]", sending to [[send]] "[[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]" from his hand to the Graveyard to make and change the Level of "Gagaga Girl" equal to that of by the sent monster's Level ("Gagaga MagicianGirl": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 3 → 4). He Yuma then activates "[[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]", Special Summoning to revive "Gagaga Magician" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1500/1000) from his Graveyardin Attack Position. Yuma overlays his two Level 4 monsters "Gagaga Magician" and "Gagaga Girl" in order to Xyz Summon "[[Number 39: Utopia (anime)|Number 39: Utopia]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]4/2500/2000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position. As "Gagaga Girl" was used as an Overlay Unit for an Xyz Summon with another "[[Gagaga]]" monster, Yuma activates its effect activates, reducing to reduce the ATK of "Dark Fairy Cheer Girl" to 0 ("Dark Fairy Cheer Girl": 2500 → 0ATK). He Yuma then activates Girag's face-down "[[Hand Power]]", which allows him to double the ATK of a monster on the field "Utopia" by [[banish]]ing 1 "Magic Hand" (a "[[Hand (archetype)|Hand]]" monster ) from the Graveyard. Yuma banishes "Magic Hand" and doubles the ATK of ("Utopia" (: 2500 → 5000ATK). "Utopia" attacks and [[destroy]]s "Dark Fairy Cheer Girl" (Cathy & Tori : 4000 → 0LP).
==Featured cards==
{{Decklist|Yuma Tsukumo
|effect monsters =
* [[Amarylease (anime)|Amarylease]]<ref group=Notes name="reload">This card was seen when Yuma was rearranging his Deck.</ref>* [[Bacon Saver (anime)|Bacon Saver]]<ref group=Notes name="reload" />* [[Gagaga Clerk (anime)|Gagaga Clerk]]<ref group=Notes name="reload" />* [[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]* [[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]* [[Stinging Swordsman (anime)|Stinging Swordsman]]* [[Zubaba Knight (anime)|Zubaba Knight]]
|xyz monsters =
* [[Number 39: Utopia (anime)|Number 39: Utopia]]
|spells =
* [[Gagagadraw (anime)|Gagagadraw]]<ref group=Notes name="reload" />
* [[Gamusharush]]<ref group=Notes name="reload" />
* ''[[Level MeisterLifter (anime)|Level Lifter]]''* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]
|traps =
* [[Gamushara (anime)|Gamushara]]<ref group=Notes name="reload" />* ''[[Memory Loss (anime)|Memory Loss]]''
}}
{{Decklist|Girag
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Magic Hand (anime)|Magic Hand]]''
|spells =
* [[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force (anime)|Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]
|traps =
* ''[[Hand Power]]''
* ''[[Magic Spell Search]]''
}}
{{Decklist|Tori Meadows
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Little Fairy (anime)|Little Fairy]]''
|xyz monsters =
* ''[[CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl (anime)|CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl]]''* ''[[Fairy Cheer Girl (anime)|Fairy Cheer Girl]]''
|spells =
* [[Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force (anime)|Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force]]
|traps =
* [[Icarus Attack (anime)|Icarus Attack]]}} {{Decklist|Cathy Katherine|effect monsters =* [[Cat Girl (anime)|Cat Girl]]|traps =* Unnamed Trap Card
}}
{{Decklist|Cathy, Flip, Caswell, Bronk, Rio and SharkTurner
|effect monsters =
* [[Aurora WingFlipangutan]] (used by Rio)}} {{Decklist|Caswell Francis|effect monsters =* [[Blizzard FalconCrashbug X (anime)|Crashbug X]] (used by Rio)}} {{Decklist|Bronk Stone|xyz monsters =* [[Cat GirlTin Archduke (anime)|Tin Archduke]] (used by Cathy)}} {{Decklist|Rio Kastle|effect monsters =* [[Crashbug XAurora Wing (anime)|Aurora Wing]] (used by Caswell)* [[FlipangutanBlizzard Falcon (anime)|Blizzard Falcon]] (used by Flip)}} {{Decklist|Shark
|xyz monsters =
* [[Black Ray Lancer (anime)|Black Ray Lancer]] (used by Shark)* [[Submersible Carrier Aero Shark]] (used by anime)|Submersible Carrier Aero Shark)* [[Tin Archduke]] (used by Bronk)|traps =* Unnamed Trap Card (used by Cathy)
}}
|spells =
* ''[[Baseball Field]]''
* ''[[Beach Volleyball DuelField]]''* ''[[Skydiving Field]]''* ''[[Sky Diving - Sky Drop DuelTable Tennis Field]]''* ''Various other unnamed [[Tennis Field]]''* ''[[Wrestling Field]]''* 1 ''[[List of unnamed cards#Hyakunin Isshu Field|unnamed Field Spell Card]]s''
}}
{{Decklist|Other
|normal monsters =
* [[Labyrinth Wall (anime)|Labyrinth Wall]]* [[Mechanicalchaser (anime)|Mechanicalchaser]]* [[Mokey Mokey (anime)|Mokey Mokey]]* [[Spirit of the Harp (anime)|Spirit of the Harp]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Chiron the Mage]]* [[Garuda (anime)|Chiron the Wind SpiritMage]]* [[Gilasaurus (anime)|Gilasaurus]]* [[Morphing Jar (anime)|Morphing Jar]]* [[Mystic Tomato (anime)|Mystic Tomato]]* ''[[Scrap Kong (anime)|Scrap Kong]]''* ''[[The Six Samurai - Nisashi (anime)|The Six Samurai - Nisashi]]''* ''[[The Six Samurai - Yariza (anime)|The Six Samurai - Yariza]]''* [[Unifrog (anime)|Unifrog]]
|xyz monsters =
* [[Evolzar Solda (anime)|Evolzar Solda]]* [[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu (anime)|Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]
|spells =
* [[Burden of the Mighty (anime)|Burden of the Mighty]]* [[Burial from a Different Dimension (later anime)|Burial from a Different Dimension]]* ''[[Instant Fusion (anime)|Instant Fusion]]''* [[Kishido Spirit (anime)|Kishido Spirit]]* [[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]* [[Necrovalley (anime)|Necrovalley]]* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]
|traps =
* ''[[Call of the Grave (anime)|Call of the Grave]]''* [[Judgment of Anubis (later anime)|Judgment of Anubis]]* [[Wall of Revealing Light (anime)|Wall of Revealing Light]]
}}
==Mistakes==
==Notes==