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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series = Yu-Gi-Oh! | season = 3 | image name = Yugioh121.jpg | image size = png | image caption = | english en_name = Burying the Past - Part 2 | kanji ja_name = 脱出！！ | romaji romaji_name = DasshuDasshutsu!! | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Escape!! | episode number = 121 | japanese air date ja_air_date = August 27, 2002 | english air date en_air_date = April 17, 2004 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[WILD DRIVE]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[Paradise]]<br /> 楽園 | english opening en_theme = Yu-Gi-Oh Theme Song | english ending screenwriter = Yu-Gi-Oh Theme SongAtsushi Maekawa

"'''Burying the Past - Part 2''', '''"''' entitled "'''Escape!!"''' in the Japanese version, is the 121st episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] television series. It first aired in Japan on August 27, 2002 and in the United States on April 17, 2004.

{{Episode summary|[[Seto Kaiba]] wins his Duel against [[Gozaburo Kaiba|Gozaburo]] by defeating "[[Exodia Necross (anime)|Exodia Necross]],"—but but now, he, [[Yugi Muto]], and the rest of the group must escape the Virtual World before the missiles descending toward the undersea fortress destroys destroy the main serversand all the minds within.}}

==Summary==With [[Yami Marik]] having destroyed the central computer that powers the [[Virtual World]], [[Noah Kaiba|Noah]], still in possession of [[Mokuba Kaiba|Mokuba]]'s body, attempts to help the gang escape, one by one, but asks [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] directs everyone to find [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] for him before the missiles fire from real exits in the virtual [[KaibaCorpDomino City]] satellitearcade. As With the [[Yugi MutoNoah's Virtual World|Yugivirtual world]] heads through a shortcut portal about to the virtual [[KaibaCorp]] stadiumbe destroyed, [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] continues his [[Duel]] with [[Gozaburo Kaiba|Gozaburo]], who turns into a red monster and tries to possess his stepson when he discovers that his virtual universe is about to be deleted, but escape in [[Seto Kaiba|SetoKaiba's]] convinces body. However, Kaiba persuades him to continue the [[Duel]]Dueling, and the winner will escape, in possession of promising his bodyif Gozaburo wins.<br />

[[Seto KaibaJoey Wheeler|KaibaJoey]] ultimately discovers the weak link in , [[Gozaburo KaibaDuke Devlin|GozaburoDuke]]'s strategy: he is depending on the power of a single monster, like he himself was in his first [[DuelTristan]] with , [[Yugi MutoTéa Gardner|YugiTéa]], so he manages to make a comeback by negating and [[Exodia NecrossSerenity Wheeler|Serenity]]escape to the real world. Tristan wakes up in his real body. At Noah's abilities with "request, [[Soul DemolitionYugi Muto|Yugi]]", stays behind to find Kaiba. Noah gives him a shortcut to Kaiba and then destroying Gozaburo's [[Exodia Necross]] with his signature [[Blue-Eyes White DragonDuel]], winning the Duel.

But thenKaiba wins the Duel, but Gozaburo tries to take his body anyway in his red monster form. Yugi helps Kaiba escape the building and Noah gives them a new exit. As Kaiba and Yugi wake up in their pods in the satellitereal world, Noah, in Mokuba's missiles fire body, climbs back inside a pod and descend toward reenters the Virtual Fortress islandvirtual world. Can [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] Noah gives Mokuba's body back and [[Seto the two say goodbye as Noah sends Mokuba back to the real world. Kaiba|Kaiba]] escape wakes Mokuba and they, with Yugi, rush to board the blimp. In the virtual world, Gozaburo plans to upload his mind to another network, but Noah traps him as the [[Virtual World]] before it's too late?place destructs.

All of the gang escape the fortress in the blimp, although Yugi, Kaiba, and Mokuba barely make it. Noah and Gozaburo are destroyed with the virtual world when the missile hits the fortress; however, Gozaburo makes one last bid to escape in the form of a large flame. He fails to consume the blimp when Kaiba transforms the blimp into a jet so it can escape and disappears with the explosion. Watching the explosion from above, the gang say their farewells to Noah. Kaiba expresses his wish to put the past behind him and continue to [[KaibaCorp Island]] to let the [[Battle City]] finals commence. ==Featured Duel: Seto Kaiba vs. Gozaburo Kaiba - Part 2==

==Gozaburo Kaiba's Turn==*Attacks Seto's "has 1900 [[Vorse RaiderLP]]" with and controls "[[Exodia Necross (anime)|Exodia Necross]]"(2800/0) in [[Attack Position]].*Seto activates Kaiba has 4000 LP and controls "[[Trap CardVorse Raider (anime)|Vorse Raider]] "(1900/1200) in [[Negate AttackDefense Position]]", which stops the attack and ends Gozaburo's as well as 1 [[Set]] card in his [[Battle PhaseSpell & Trap Zone]].

==Seto Kaiba<u>'''s Turn==5: Gozaburo'''</u><br />*Activates "[[Shrink]]", halving Gozaburo draws. "[[Exodia Necross]]'s" [[ATK]] until the [[End Phase]] ("[[anime)|Exodia Necross]]": 2800 → 1400 attacks "[[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]Vorse Raider (anime).*Tributes "[[|Vorse Raider]]" to summon , but Seto activates his face-down "[[Luster Dragon 2Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Luster Dragon ^#2Negate Attack]]" (2400 [[ATK]] / 1400 [[DEF]]) in Attack Position. *Uses "Luster Dragon #2" to negate the attack and end Gozaburo's "[[Exodia Necross]]". ([[Gozaburo Kaiba|Gozaburo]]: 1900 → 900 [[Life Points]]). "[[Exodia Necross]]" is not destroyed thanks to its special ability.*Thanks to its other special ability, "[[Exodia Necross]]" gains another +1000 [[ATK]] for battling with a monster ("[[Exodia Necross]]": 1400 → 2400 ATK / 0 DEF).*The effect of "Shrink" wears off on the End Battle Phase, so "Exodia Necross" regains the ATK it lost from "Shrink" ("Exodia Necross": 2400 → 3800 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]).

==Gozaburo <u>'''Turn 6: Kaiba's Turn==''</u><br />*Attacks & destroys Kaiba draws. He then activates "[[Shrink (anime)|Shrink]]" to halve the ATK of "Exodia Necross" ("Exodia Necross": 2800 → 1400/0). Kaiba then Tributes "Vorse Raider" in order to Tribute Summon "[[Luster Dragon 2(anime)|Luster Dragon #2]]" with (2400/1400) in Attack Position. "Luster Dragon #2" attacks "[[Exodia Necross]]" . Due to the latter's effect, it is not destroyed ([[Seto Gozaburo Kaiba|SetoGozaburo]]1900 → 900). The fifth effect of "Exodia Necross" activates at the end of the Damage Step ("Exodia Necross": 4000 1400 → 2600 [[Life Points]]2400/0). Thanks to its special abilityOn Kaiba's End Phase, the effect of "[[Exodia Necross]]Shrink" gains another +1000 [[ATK]] for battling with a monster expires ("[[Exodia Necross]]": 2400 → 3800 → 4800 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]).

==Seto Kaiba<u>'''s Turn==7: Gozaburo'''</u><br />*Draws and Activates Gozaburo draws. "Exodia Necross" attacks & destroys "Luster Dragon #2" ([[Pot of GreedSeto Kaiba|Seto]]4000 → 2600). The fifth effect of ", drawing two cards.*Sets a monsterExodia Necross" activates ("Ancient LampExodia Necross": 3800 → 4800/0).*Sets a card.

==Gozaburo <u>'''Turn 8: Kaiba's Turn==''</u><br />*Attacks Seto's face-down monster with Kaiba draws "[[Exodia Necross]]". It is revealed to be "[[Ancient LampPot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]"and subsequently activates it, which is destroyed and sent to Seto's [[Graveyard]]drawing two cards. Thanks to its special ability, "[[Exodia Necross]]" gains another +1000 [[ATK]] for battling with He then sets a monster ("[[Exodia Necross]]Ancient Lamp": 4800 → 5800 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]])and sets a card.

==Seto Kaiba<u>'''s Turn==9: Gozaburo'''</u><br />*Draws "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"Gozaburo draws.*Activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Monster Reborn]]Exodia Necross"attacks and destroys Seto's set monster, [[Special Summon]]ing "[[Ancient Lamp]]" (900 [[ATK]] / 1400 [[DEF]]later anime) from his [[Graveyard]] to the field in [[Attack Position]].*Activates "[[|Ancient Lamp]]'s" effect, [[Special Summon]]ing "[[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]" (1800 [[ATK]] 900/ 1000 [[DEF]]1400) in [[Attack Position]].*Activates [[Trap Card]] "[[Soul Demolition]]". Now both players, during their respective turns, can pay 500 Life Points to remove from play one monster from their opponent's Graveyard, but they can only activate the The fifth effect if they have a Fiend-type monster on their field. Seto pays 2500 LP ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]: 2600 → 2100 → 1600 → 1100 → 600 → 100 [[Life Points]]) to remove all five Exodia pieces in Gozaburo's [[Graveyard]] from play, thereby negating of "[[Exodia Necross]]'s" special effects and most importantly, its boosted [[ATK]] activates ("[[Exodia Necross]]": 4800 → 5800 → 1800 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]) (NOTE: In the real game, removing any of the Exodia pieces from its controller's graveyard results in "[[Exodia Necross]]'s" immediate destruction).*Tributes "[[Ancient Lamp]]" and "[[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]" to summon "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" (3000 [[ATK]] / 2500 [[DEF]]) in Attack Position.*Uses "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to attack and destroy Gozaburo's "[[Exodia Necross]]" ([[Gozaburo Kaiba|Gozaburo]]: 900 → 0 [[Life Points]]). Seto wins. (Seto did not need to summon [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] to win as attacking [[Exodia Necross]] with [[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]] and then attacking directly with [[Ancient Lamp]] would also let him win)

==Epilogue==<u>'''Turn 10: Kaiba'''</u><br />*Despite losing the duel, Kaiba draws "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". He then activates "[[Gozaburo KaibaMonster Reborn (anime)|GozaburoMonster Reborn]] " to revive "Ancient Lamp" (900/1400) in his monster form, attempts [[Attack Position]]. Kaiba then activates the effect of "Ancient Lamp" to steal [[Seto KaibaSpecial Summon]] "[[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (anime)|SetoLa Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]" (1800/1000) from his hand in [[Attack Position]]'s body. Fortunately  Kaiba then activates his face-down "[[Yugi MutoSoul Demolition (anime)|YugiSoul Demolition]] arrives in time ". Now both players, during their respective turns, can pay 500 Life Points to save him.*With remove from play one monster from their opponent's Graveyard, but they can only activate the help effect if they have a Fiend-type monster on their side of Noah, Yugi and Seto return to the real worldfield. Noah frees Seto pays 2500 Life Points ([[Mokuba Seto Kaiba|MokubaSeto]]2600 → 2100 → 1600 → 1100 → 600 → 100) in order activate the effect of "Soul Demolition" five times and remove all five Exodia pieces in Gozaburo's body[[Graveyard]] from play, but returns to thereby negating all of the Virtual World to prevent Gozaburo from escapingeffects of "Exodia Necross" ("Exodia Necross": 5800 → 1800/0).*Kaiba Corp's satellite missiles attack then Tributes "Ancient Lamp" and destroy Noah's naval base & central computer network"La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp" in order to Tribute Summon "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. Yugi & his friends escape on Seto"Blue-Eyes White Dragon" attacks and destroys Gozaburo's blimp.*The "Exodia Necross" ([[Battle CityGozaburo Kaiba|Gozaburo]] tournament can resume900 → 0).

*[[Noah]] clinging on to [[Gozaburo]]'s neck is removed from the dub when [[Gozaburo]] is breaking up. 

 *In the original, after Noah clings on Gozaburo's neck, he tells Gozaburo they died long ago. In the dub he says he was going to free Gozaburo's mind and make sure he never hurts anyone again. *Cut from the dub is a very quick scene where buildings are being deleted by the virtual world shutting down.  *At In the original as Gozaburo was being deleted, he yells that he doesn't want to die yet, while in the dub he boasts in panic that Noah can't keep him there. *In the dub, the Big Five's deaths occur (offscreen) in this episode, as they are imprisoned in the virtual world when it is destroyed. In the Japanese version, their deaths occurred [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 113|eight episodes earlier]] because Noah deleted them instead of imprisoning them. *Cut from the end of the episode, cut is a shot of a lily floating on a river and [[Mokuba]] hearing [[Noah]] saying say, 'I am a human, not a machine.' *In the english dub, Noah promised to see Mokuba again when the two were saying goodbye. Yugi believes that Noah has uploaded his mind to a back-up file, and believes he Mokuba agrees with Yugi that Noah will see Noah againbe back. However in In the japanese duboriginal, however, Mokuba merely throws the a lily into the a river, signifying that Noah is truly dead. However after Noah's mind was deleted and the base is being blown up, he is heard saying goodbye to Mokuba (this scene with Mokuba is removed in the dub).

*This Duel is the only one in the [[Noah's Virtual World|Virtual World]] involving no [[Deck Master]]s.*Aside from flashbacks to [[Cecelia Pegasus|Cecelia]], this is the first episode to feature death that is neither resurrected nor censored/replaced with the Shadow Realm (possible exception of [[Yami Bakura]] setting the [[Reaper of the Cards]] on Pegasus's goons). Though Noah's death is censored with speculation that he found a way to survive, Gozaburo's death is left intact. Also of note, [[the Big Five]] are imprisoned in the virtual world at this time and were therefore destroyed along with it (though in the Japanese version, their deaths occurred eight episodes earlier when Noah deleted them instead of imprisoning them).

* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]

* [[Exodia Necross (anime)|Exodia Necross]]* [[Exodia the Forbidden One (anime)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]

* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]* [[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (anime)|La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]* ''[[Luster Dragon 2(anime)|Luster Dragon #2]]''* [[Vorse Raider (anime)|Vorse Raider]]

* [[Ancient Lamp (later anime)|Ancient Lamp]]* [[Spirit Ryu (anime)|Spirit Ryu]]<ref group=Notes name=graveshown>This card is shown in Kaiba's Graveyard when he flips the monsters in his Graveyard face-up.</ref>

* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]* [[Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Negate Attack]]<ref group=Notes name=trapasspell>This card was played as a [[Spell Card|Magic Card]]. It was depicted as a [[Trap Card]] in the English version. It is a Trap Card in the ''TCG''/''OCG''.</ref>* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]* [[Shrink (anime)|Shrink]]

* ''[[Soul Demolition (anime)|Soul Demolition]]''

* [[Lizard Soldier (anime)|Lizard Soldier]]* [[Rock Ogre Grotto 1(anime)|Rock Ogre Grotto #1]]

* [[Command Knight (anime)|Command Knight]]

* [[Skull Knight (anime)|Skull Knight]]

* [[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]

* [[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]]

 ==Notes==<br references group="Notes" />