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{{About|the story arc|the location|Noah's Virtual World}}{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Storyline/Startarc | image name = Yugioh111.jpgpng | image size en_name = Virtual World| ja_name = バーチャル{{Ruby|世|せ}}{{Ruby|界|かい}}| romaji_name = Bācharu Sekai | image caption medium = Anime | english series = Virtual World''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''| start_date = March 12, 2002 | kanji end_date = August 27, 2002 | ruby japanese first = 98: {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|98}}| last = 121: {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|121}} | romanji prev = [[Battle City (part 1)]] | japanese translated next = [[Battle City (part 2)]]

The '''Story 4: Virtual World arc ''' ({{Ruby|Ｓｔｏｒｙ|ストーリー}}４ バーチャル{{Ruby|世|せ}}{{Ruby|界|かい}} ''Sutōrī Shi: Bācharu Sekai'') is a story arc in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' anime]] that starts the third season of the second anime series. It is sometimes referred to as '''The Noah Arc''' or '''Noah's Arc''', by fans and by 4kids Entertainment. In the English dub, this arc and [[Battle City (part 2)|Battle City part 2]] are referred to as '''Enter the Shadow Realm'''. The arc does not appear in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|original manga]]. It is often times referred Originally created in order to allow for more distance between the anime and the manga, the arc bisects the Battle City story arc and serves as a side adventure for the protagonists. Many of the characters introduced in the Battle City arc still appear but play a minimal role. == Appearances =={{Incomplete}}=== Characters ===<div style="The Noah Arc" or -moz-column-count: 3; -webkit-column-count: 3; column-count: 3;-moz-column-width: 12em; -webkit-column-width: 12em; column-width: 12em;">* [[Yugi Muto]]* [[Yami Yugi]]* [[Joey Wheeler]]* [[Tristan Taylor]]* [[Tea Gardner]]* [[Duke Devlin]]* [[Serenity Wheeler]]* [[Noah's Arc" by fans. It is also this arc, along with the Kaiba]]* [[Seto Kaiba]]* [[Mokuba Kaiba]]* [[Gozaburo Kaiba]]* [[Gansley]]* [[Leichter]]* [[Nezbitt]]* [[Crump]]* [[Johnson]]* [[Yami Marik]]* [[Ishizu Ishtar]]* [[Battle City FinalsHobson]], that is subtitled "Enter the * [[Shadow RealmMai Valentine]]" in the dub.</div> === Cards ===

As ==== Monster ===='''Normal'''* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]* [[Alligator's Sword Dragon (anime)|Alligator's Sword]]* [[Celtic Guardian (anime)|Celtic Guardian]]* [[Curse of Dragon (anime)|Curse of Dragon]]* [[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]* [[Dark Rabbit (anime)|Dark Rabbit]]* [[Gaia The Fierce Knight (anime)|Gaia The Fierce Knight]]* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the series relies heavily on King of Mythical Beasts]]* [[Giant Soldier of Stone (anime)|Giant Soldier of Stone]]* [[Harpie Lady (anime)|Harpie Lady]]* [[Left Arm of the knowledge Forbidden One (anime)|Left Arm of the YuForbidden One]]* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]* [[Millennium Shield (anime)|Millennium Shield]]* [[Mystical Elf (anime)|Mystical Elf]]* [[Niwatori (anime)|Niwatori]]* [[Red-GiEyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Oh! Trading Card GameEyes Black Dragon]]* [[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]]* [[Seiyaryu (anime)|Seiyaryu]]* [[Summoned Skull (anime)|Summoned Skull]]* [[Melchid the Four-Face Beast (anime)|Melchid the Four-Face Beast]]* [[Ancient Elf (anime)|Ancient Elf]]* [[Lady of Faith (anime)|Lady of Faith]]* [[Petit Angel (anime)|Petit Angel]]* [[Spirit of the Harp (anime)|Spirit of the Harp]]* [[Winged Dragon, a basic knowledge Guardian of the game and its rules will be needed to understand Fortress (anime)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]* [[Giant Red Seasnake (anime)|Giant Red Seasnake]]* [[Flying Penguin (anime)|Flying Penguin]]* [[Gemini Elf (anime)|Gemini Elf]]* [[Bolt Penguin (anime)|Bolt Penguin]]* [[Gatekeeper (anime)|Gatekeeper]]* [[Firegrass (anime)|Firegrass]]* [[Dark King of the contents Abyss (anime)|Dark King of this articlethe Abyss]]* [[Basic Insect (anime)|Basic Insect]]* [[Key Mace (anime)|Key Mace]]* [[Muse-A (anime)|Muse-A]]* [[Niwatori (anime)|Niwatori]]* [[The Furious Sea King (anime)|The Furious Sea King]]* [[Torike (anime)|Torike]]* [[Dancing Elf (anime)|Dancing Elf]]* [[Doll of Demise (anime)|Doll of Demise]]* [[Headless Knight (anime)|Headless Knight]]* [[Tiny Guardian]]* [[Red Archery Girl (anime)|Red Archery Girl]]* [[Swordsman of Landstar (anime)|Swordsman of Landstar]]* [[Water Omotics (anime)|Water Omotics]]* [[Judge Man (anime)|Judge Man]]* [[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]]* [[Curtain of the Dark Ones (anime)|Curtain of the Dark Ones]]* [[Armaill (anime)|Armaill]]* [[One-Eyed Shield Dragon (anime)|One-Eyed Shield Dragon]]* [[Robotic Knight (anime)|Robotic Knight]]* [[Ancient Tool (anime)|Ancient Tool]]* [[Armored Lizard (anime)|Armored Lizard]]* [[Axe Raider (anime)|Axe Raider]]* [[Cyber Commander (anime)|Cyber Commander]]* [[Mystic Horseman (anime)|Mystic Horseman]]* [[The 13th Grave (anime)|The 13th Grave]]* [[Wingweaver (anime)|Wingweaver]]* [[Launcher Spider (anime)|Launcher Spider]]* [[Sengenjin (anime)|Sengenjin]]* [[Giga-Tech Wolf (anime)|Giga-Tech Wolf]]* [[Ground Attacker Bugroth (anime)|Ground Attacker Bugroth]]* [[Cyber Falcon (anime)|Cyber Falcon]]* [[Oni Tank T-34 (anime)|Oni Tank T-34]]* [[Yaranzo (anime)|Yaranzo]]* [[Dark Assailant (anime)|Dark Assailant]]* [[Amphibian Beast (anime)|Amphibian Beast]]* [[Battle Ox (anime)|Battle Ox]]* [[Flying Elephant (anime)|Flying Elephant]]* [[Giltia the D. Knight (anime)|Giltia the D.Knight]]* [[Horn Imp (anime)|Horn Imp]]* [[Hyozanryu (anime)|Hyozanryu]]* [[Koumori Dragon (anime)|Koumori Dragon]]* [[Masaki the Legendary Swordsman (anime)|Masaki the Legendary Swordsman]]* [[Ryu-Ran (anime)|Ryu-Ran]]* [[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]* [[Stone Statue of the Aztecs (anime)|Stone Statue of the Aztecs]]* [[Vorse Raider (anime)|Vorse Raider]]* [[Blackland Fire Dragon (anime)|Blackland Fire Dragon]]* [[Gyakutenno Megami (anime)|Gyakutenno Megami]]* [[Rogue Doll (anime)|Rogue Doll]]* [[Rude Kaiser (anime)|Rude Kaiser]]* [[Saggi the Dark Clown (anime)|Saggi the Dark Clown]]* [[Silver Fang (anime)|Silver Fang]]* [[Worm Drake (anime)|Worm Drake]]* [[Baby Dragon (anime)|Baby Dragon]]* [[Alpha The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Alpha The Magnet Warrior]]* [[Aeris (anime)|Aeris]]* [[Gradius (anime)|Gradius]]* [[Gamma The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Gamma The Magnet Warrior]]* [[Luster Dragon 2 (anime)|Luster Dragon #2]]* [[La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (anime)|La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp]]'''Effect'''

'''Ritual'''* [[Mythic Dragon (Note: Because this story arc never occurred in anime)|Mythic Dragon]]* [[Black Luster Soldier (anime)|Black Luster Soldier]]* [[Relinquished (anime)|Relinquished]]* [[Mystical Beast Serket (anime)|Mystical Beast Serket]]* [[Shinato, King of a Higher Plane (anime)|Shinato, King of a Higher Plane]]* [[Magician of Black Chaos (anime)|Magician of Black Chaos]]* [[Exodia Necross (anime)|Exodia Necross]]'''Fusion'''* [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]* [[Dragon Master Knight (anime)|Dragon Master Knight]]* [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the manga, this guide is written with Flying Mythical Beast]]* [[Kamionwizard (anime)|Kamionwizard]]* [[Dragoness the dub names as opposed to Wicked Knight (anime)|Dragoness the original Japanese namesWicked Knight]]* [[St. Joan (anime)|St. Joan]]* [[Super Roboyarou (anime)|Super Roboyarou]]* [[Perfect Machine King (anime)|Perfect Machine King]]* [[Alligator's Sword Dragon (anime)|Alligator's Sword Dragon]]* [[Humanoid Worm Drake (anime)|Humanoid Worm Drake]]* [[Dark Flare Knight (anime)|Dark Flare Knight]]* [[Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon (anime)|Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon]]'''Token'''* [[Sheep Token (anime) |Sheep Token]]* [[Spirit Token]]

==Background==Originally created in order to allow for more distance between the anime and the manga, the arc bisects the Battle City story arc and serves as a side adventure for the protagonists. Many of the characters introduced in the Battle City arc, however, appear only in a minimal role. Seto Kaiba is more of the main Protagonist of this series as it is mostly about Kaiba and his past.Magic ====

==Gameplay Mechanics==The large majority of the story arc revolves around a new gameplay element, which is created specifically for this story arc, known as the "[[Deck Master]]". In these duels, each player would select a Deck Master, which begins the game outside of the playing field. Each Deck Master has a [[Deck Master Abilities|unique special ability]], which can be used at any point in the duel as many times as desired. It is to be noted that even Deck Masters which otherwise have no special abilities (such as [[Normal Monsters]]) have a special Deck Master ability. As well, it appears that some Deck Masters retain their normal special abilities in addition to their Deck Master abilities i.e [[Jinzo]]'s ability to negate all Trap cards.====

The Deck Master can also be specially summoned to the field, without any prerequisite such as tributes, fusions (for ==== Non-Physical ====* [[Fusion Monsters]]Dark Magician Knight (anime) or rituals (for [[Ritual Monsters|Dark Magician Knight]]). However if the Deck Master is lost, so is the duel. If the Deck Master is itself tributed or otherwise replaced, the new monster would become the new Deck Master, and the old Deck Master's abilities were lost (in theory, the old Deck Master could be returned by normal means - but without the Deck Master abilities, although this point is not elaborated upon in the story arc). It is not explained how a monster that cannot be specially summoned, or a monster that can only be summoned in a special manner (such as "Fusion only") can be designated as a Deck Master, as no such monster was used as a Deck Master in the story arc.

It is also not known whether a Deck Master card counts as against a duelist's main (or Fusion, if the Deck Master is a Fusion monster) decks, as this concept is not elaborated upon ===Games===Winners are in the animebold.

When a member of {| class="wikitable list-noicon"|-! scope="col" | Game! scope="col" colspan="2" | Players|-| [[Yami Yugiand Gansley's Duel|Duel]]| '''Yami Yugi'''| Gansley|-| [[Chess]]| '''Seto Kaiba'''| Mokuba Kaiba|-| [[Téa Gardner and Crump's Duel|Duel]]| '''Téa Gardner'''| Crump|-| [[Joey Wheeler and Johnson's Duel|Duel]]| '''Joey Wheeler'''| Johnson|-| [[Serenity Wheeler, Duke Devlin, Tristan Taylor, and Nezbitt's group duels in this Virtual WorldDuel|Duel]]| '''Serenity Wheeler''', he/she is given a Tristan Taylor, '''Duke Devlin'''| Nezbitt|-| [[Leitcher and Seto Kaiba's Duel|Duel]]| '''Seto Kaiba'''| Leitcher|-| [[Yami Yugi, Joey Wheeler, and the Big Five's Duel|Duel Disk]] with a completely new deck by their opponent.| '''Yami Yugi''' & '''Joey Wheeler'''| The Big Five|-| [[Seto Kaiba and Noah Kaiba's Duel|Duel]]| Seto Kaiba| '''Noah Kaiba'''|-| [[Seto Kaiba and Noah Kaiba's Duel|Duel]]| '''Yami Yugi'''| Noah Kaiba|-| [[Seto Kaiba and Gozaburo Kaiba's Duel|Duel]]| '''Seto Kaiba'''| Gozaburo Kaiba|}

==PlotGameplay Mechanics==The large majority of the story arc revolves around a new gameplay element, which is created specifically for this story arc, known as the "[[Deck Master]]". In these Duels, each player would select a Deck Master, which begins the game outside of the playing field. Each Deck Master has a [[Deck Master Abilities|unique special ability]], which can be used at any point in the Duel as many times as desired. It is to be noted that even Deck Masters which otherwise have no special abilities (such as [[Normal Monsters]]) have a special Deck Master ability. As well, it appears that some Deck Masters retain their normal special abilities to be used as their Deck Master abilities, such as "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo''Main article: ]]s" ability to negate all Trap cards and [[The Big FiveNightmare Penguin]]'s ATK increase of all WATER-Attribute monsters.

The Deck Master can also be specially Summoned to the field, without any prerequisite such as Tributes, Fusions (for [[Image:Big 5-Gansley.jpg|100pxFusion Monsters]]) or rituals (for [[Image:Big 5-Crump.jpg|100pxRitual Monsters]][[Image:Big 5-Johnson). However if the Deck Master is destroyed, its controller automatically loses the Duel.jpg|100px]][[Image:Big 5If the Deck Master is itself Tributed or otherwise replaced, the new monster would become the new Deck Master, and the old Deck Master's abilities were lost (in theory, the old Deck Master could be returned by normal means -Nesbittbut without the Deck Master abilities, although this point is not elaborated upon in the story arc).jpg|100px]][[Image:Big 5-LechterIt is not explained how a monster that cannot be specially Summoned, or a monster that can only be Summoned in a special manner (such as "Fusion only") can be designated as a Deck Master, as no such monster was used as a Deck Master in the story arc.jpg|100px]]

{| ! Japanese Anime ! English Anime ! It is also not known whether a Deck Master |-| width="150" align=center | Konosuke Oshita| width="150" align=center | [[Gansley]]| width="150" align=center | "[[Deepsea Warrior]]" |-| align=center | Shuzo Otaki| align=center | [[Crump]]| align=center | "[[Nightmare Penguin]]" |-| align=center | Chikuzen Oka| align=center | [[Johnson]]| align=center | "[[Judge Man]]" |-| align=center | Soichiro Ota| align=center | [[Nesbitt]]| align=center | "[[Robotic Knight]]" |-| align=center | Kogoro Daimon| align=center | [[Lector]]| align=center | "[[Jinzo]]" |- |}card counts as against a Duelist's main (or Fusion, if the Deck Master is a Fusion monster) Decks, as this concept is not elaborated upon in the anime.

When a member of Yugi'''''Note''': Since the s group Duels in this Virtual World story arc does not appear in the original manga, the Big Five have no names in that contexthe/she is given a [[Duel Disk]] by their opponent, and they must build a new Deck.''

Aboard Seto Kaiba{| border="1" |- style="background:green; color:#FFFFFF; clear:all"| align="center" | '''Image'''| align="center" | '''English Anime'''| align="center" | '''Japanese Anime'''| align="center" | '''Deck&nbsp;Master'''|-| [[File:gansley.png|150px]]| align="center" | [[Gansley]]| align="center" | 's airship, the eight ''Konosuke Oshita''' | align="center" | [[Battle CityDeepsea Warrior]] Finals duelists prepare to head for Alcatraz (KaibaCorp Island in the English version), the site of the semifinal and final rounds of the Battle City (Yu|-Gi| [[File:crump.png|149px]]| align="center" | [[Crump]]| align="center" | '''Shuzo Otaki''' | align="center" | [[Nightmare Penguin]]|-Oh!) tournament| [[File:Johnson2. However, the trip takes a mysterious wrong turn, and finds itself landing in an undersea fortress png|149px]]| align="center" | [[Johnson]]| align="center" | '''Chikuzen Oka'''| align="center" | [[Judge Man]]|- apparently, a mysterious force is set on revenge against Kaiba| [[File:nezbit. Forcing many of its passengers off the ship, the mysterious force leads them into another room, where they reveal themselves to be the Big 5, five former board members of KaibaCorp, who were assumed to be fired by Kaiba sometime before Battle City tournament for attempting to take his company from underneath himpng|149px]]| align="center" | [[Nezbitt]]| align="center" | '''Soichiro Ota'''| align="center" | [[Robotic Knight]]|-| [[File:lector.png|150px]]| align="center" | [[Leichter]]| align="center" | '''Kogoro Daimon'''| align="center" | [[Jinzo]]|}

The Big 5 seek revenge against Kaiba for firing them, Virtual World arc can be seen as well as Yugi Muto ("Yugi Mutou" in the English manga) for foiling their plans a sequel to take over the company on two different occasions [[Domino City Battles|Legendary Heroes]] arc (by defeating Maximillion Pegasusepisodes 43-Pegasus J. Crawford in the Japanese versions in Duelist Kingdom and the 45) as it features The Big 5's Five God Dragon in Legendary Heroes). To do so, they force their participation in their own looking for revenge within a virtual Duel Monsters tournament, in a reality system similar vein to Kaiba's Legendary Heroes games. There was also an added stipulation: if the one of our protagonists they were to lose, the Big 5 also threatened to take their bodies for themselves and escape into the real worlddefeated in.

It is also noted by ===Entering the virtual realm===Aboard [[Seto Kaiba|Seto Kaiba's]] airship, the eight [[Battle City]] finals Duelists prepare to head for Alcatraz (''KaibaCorp Island'' in the English dub), the site of the Big 5 that semifinal and final rounds of the virtual Battle City tournament would require virtual cards. However, the trip takes a mysterious wrong turn, and thus neither Slifer finds itself landing in an undersea fortress - apparently, a mysterious force is set on revenge against Kaiba. Forcing many of its passengers off the Sky Dragon nor Obelisk ship, the Tormentor could mysterious force leads them into another room, where they reveal themselves to be used the Big 5, who are the five former board members of KaibaCorp, who were fired by Yugi or Kaiba, although players could freely choose their decks before every duelthe Battle City tournament for attempting to take over his company from underneath him.

As the group enter the virtual worldThe Big 5 seek revenge against Kaiba, however, they find themselves separated: as well as [[Yugi in a forest, Téa Gardner Muto]] for foiling their plans to take over the company on two different occasions (Anzu Mazaki in the manga by defeating Maximillion Pegasus and the Japanese versions) Big 5's Mythic Dragon in a canyon, Tristan Taylor (Hiroto Honda''[[Legendary Heroes]]''). To do so, Serenity Wheeler (Shizuka Kawai), and Duke Devlin (Ryuji Otogi) they force their participation in and around a castletheir own virtual Duel Monsters tournament, Joey Wheeler (Katsuya Jonouchi) in a mansion, and Seto and younger brother Mokuba elsewheresimilar vein to Kaiba's ''Legendary Heroes'' games. Each There was also an added stipulation: if one of the separated groups, as it would turn outprotagonists were to lose, will face a different member of the Big 5also threatened to take their bodies for themselves and escape into the real world.

==Fall of It is also noted by the Big 5==that the virtual tournament would require virtual cards, and thus neither "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]" nor "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" could be used by Yugi or Seto Kaiba, although players could freely choose their Decks before every Duel.

{| cellpadding="6" ! Big Five ! Opponent ! Opp. Deck Master ! Defeated by |-| width="125" align=center | Gansley| width="175" align=center | [[As the group enter the virtual world, however, they find themselves separated: Yugi Muto]]| width="175" align=center | [[Kuriboh]]| width="175" align=center | [[Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]] |-| align=center | Crump| align=center | in a forest near a lake, [[Téa Gardner]]| align=center | in a canyon, [[Dark Magician GirlTristan Taylor]]| align=center | [[Dark Magician Girl]] |-| align=center | Johnson| align=center | [[Joey Wheeler]]| align=center | [[Flame Swordsman]]| align=center | [[Flame Swordsman]] |-| align=center | Nesbitt| align=center | , [[Serenity Wheeler]]<br>[[Tristan Taylor]]<br>, and [[Duke Devlin]]| align=center | [[Goddess with the Third Eye]]<br>[[Super Roboyarou]]<br> [[Strike Ninja]]| align=center | [[St. Joan]] |-| align=center | Lector| align=center | [[Seto Kaiba]]| align=center | [[Lord of D.]]| align=center | [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] |-| align=center | The Big Five| align=center | [[Yugi Muto]]<br>in and around a castle, [[Joey Wheeler]]| align=center | [[Dark Magician]]<br>[[Flame Swordsman]]| align=center | [[Dark Magician Knight]] |- |} As it turns outin a mansion, the Big 5 are controlled by and Seto and [[Noah Mokuba Kaiba]], the legitimate son in another forest. Each of Gozaburo Kaiba, and stepbrother to Seto and Mokuba. Noah had died (or, in the English version, had his body "rendered useless") in a traffic accident when he was young, but his mind was preserved in the virtual world. He believes thatseparated groups, as Gozaburo's legitimiate sonit turns out, he is faced a different member of the true legitimate heir to KaibaCorp, and that he, and not Seto, should be the one running the family businessBig 5.

How Noah enlists the help of As it turns out, the Big 5 is unclearare controlled by [[Noah Kaiba]], but it was implied thatthe biological son of [[Gozaburo Kaiba]], as a result of the earlier encounter between them and the main charactersstepbrother to Seto and Mokuba. Noah had died (or, the minds of the Big 5 were similarly preserved in the virtual world (In the English dub, the Big 5 reveal that when the [[Five-Headed Dragon|Mythic Dragon]]—the monster at the end of the had his body "Legendary Heroesrendered useless" arc—was destroyed, so were their bodies) in a traffic accident when he was young, but not their minds). In his mind was preserved in the virtual world. He believes that, as Gozaburo's biological son, each member of he is the Big 5 would use a different monster as their Deckmaster true legitimate heir to KaibaCorp, and their avatarthat he, not Seto, should be the one running the family business.

[[Image: Yugioh101.jpg|thumb|left|"Kuriboh" using "Rainbow Blessing's" effect]]GansleyHow Noah enlists the help of the Big 5 is unclear, but it was implied that, as a businessman with a penchant result of the earlier encounter between them and the main characters, the minds of quoting famous philosophers (the Big 5 were similarly preserved in the original) or business knowhow virtual world (in the English version) would be the first to dueldub, against arguably the strongest of any of the main characters - Yugi. Despite wanting to choose his trusted Big 5 reveal that when [[Dark MagicianMythic Dragon (anime)|Mythic Dragon]]— the monster at the end of the Legendary Heroes arc — was destroyed, [[Kuriboh]] chooses itself as Yugi's Deckmaster. Forced with this choiceso were their bodies, Yugi proceeds to duelbut not their minds). Gansley's strategy to defeat Yugi was simple - by using a supposedly invincible sacrifice and revival combinationIn the virtual world, he could force Yugi's monsters to attack Yugi directly, without fear each member of being harmed. Yet, Yugi is persistent, and eventually has the last laugh - by combining [[Kuriboh]] (who Gansley thought was weak) and [[Rainbow Blessing]], Yugi could set up a play which could allow Big 5 would use a different monster, to bypass Gansley's monsters as their Deck Master and attack Gansley directly, which he does to win the duel, using [[Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]]their personal avatar.

[[ImageFile: Yugioh102Yugioh101.jpgpng|thumb|rightleft|Crump under "Nightmare PenguinKuriboh" using the effect of "Rainbow Blessing" form]]As Yugi proceeds to find [[Gansley]], a way to reunite businessman with his friends, Crump manages to trap Téa Gardner into a duel. Being a competent amateur player penchant of quoting famous philosophers (in the original) or business acumen (in her own rightthe English dub) would be the first to Duel, she chooses a deck against arguably the strongest of any of allthe main characters -female monsters, including Dark Magician Girl as her Deck Master, Yugi. Despite wanting to which Crump scoffs off as an unwise decision, thinking that choose his trusted "[[Dark Magician Girl(anime)|Dark Magician]] would not be effective without her male counterpart (in the English version", this is replaced by remarks suggesting a perversion towards young girls). As an additional catch, whenever either duelist lost "[[Life PointsKuriboh (anime)|Kuriboh]]" chooses itself as Yugi's Deck Master. Forced with this choice, part of their body would be frozenYugi proceeds to Duel. Despite being at Gansley's strategy to defeat Yugi was simple - by using a disadvantage for most supposedly invincible sacrifice-and-revive combination, he could force Yugi's monsters to attack Yugi directly, without fear of being harmed. Yet, Yugi is persistent, and eventually has the match, last laugh - by combining "[[Dark Magician GirlKuriboh (anime)|Kuriboh]] would eventually help Téa by summoning herself to the field " (who Gansley dismissed as "weak") and using her own Deckmaster ability"[[Rainbow Blessing]]", allowing Téa Yugi could set up a play which could allow a monster to draw the Sagebypass Gansley's Stone card. With defenses, and attack Gansley directly, which he does to win the cardDuel, Téa would summon Yugi's using "[[Dark Magician]] Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (thus helping Yugi find Téaanime) and win |Swift Gaia the duelFierce Knight]]".

[[ImageFile: Yugioh104Yugioh102.jpgpng|thumb|leftright|Joey is Crump as "on trialNightmare Penguin"]]With As Yugi and Téa reunited, the focus shifts proceeds to find a way to Johnsonreunite with his friends, who is slated Crump manages to face Joey Wheelertrap Téa Gardner into a Duel. Believing he finally escaped the virtual worldBeing a competent amateur player in her own right, she chooses a Deck of all-female monsters, and eager to get his hands on Marik Ishtar for what he did to Mai Valentine including "[[Dark Magician Girl (Mai Kujakuanime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" as her Deck Master, to which Crump scoffs at, Joey discovers that this was citing it as an elaborate trap set by Johnsonunwise decision, who proceeds to duel him. Johnson manages to get the upper hand thinking that "Dark Magician Girl" would not be effective without her male counterpart (in the duel through English dub, this is replaced by remarks suggesting a combination perversion towards young girls). As an additional catch, whenever either Duelist lost [[Life Points]], part of his Deckmaster ability (which couldtheir body would be frozen, and encased in ice. Despite being at a disadvantage for most of the cost of life pointsmatch, clear "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" eventually helped Téa by Summoning herself to the field of all cards) and the using her own Deck Master ability of controlling , allowing Téa to draw the outcome of Joey"[[Sage's Stone (anime)|Sage's luck-based movesStone]]" card. YetWith that card, just as it seems that JoeyTéa Summoned "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]" from nearby Yugi's luck is about Deck (thus helping Yugi to run out, Noah appears and insists that Johnson forfeit for cheating. Joey, in the spirit of a True Duelist, convinces Noah to let the match continue (knowing Johnson could not cheat againfind Téa), and eventually wins by outwitting Johnson at one of win the mind games he claimed to be an expert atDuel.

[[ImageFile: Yugioh106Yugioh104.jpgpng|thumb|rightleft|Nesbitt in his Joey is "Robotic Knighton trial" form]]Tristan TaylorWith Yugi and Téa reunited, Duke Devlin, and Serenity Wheeler manage the focus shifts to find each other, yet they find themselves faced off against Nesbitt[[Johnson]], who wants is slated to take Serenity's body for his ownface Joey Wheeler. With Tristan Believing he finally escaped the virtual world, and Duke willing eager to get his hands on [[Yami Marik]] for what he did to protect Serenity from harm[[Mai Valentine]], they try to convince Nesbitt Joey discovers that they should take her placethis was an elaborate trap set by Johnson, but he settles on who proceeds to Duel him. Johnson manages to get the upper hand in the Duel through a three-on-one duel. Serenitycombination of his Deck Master ability, despite having never played "Clear the game herselfCourtroom" (which, and knowing little about at the rulescost of 1000 Life Points, is relieved that Tristan and Duke would help her alongcleared the field of all cards), but miscommunication between Tristan and Duke would ultimately cost Tristan his Deckmasteras well as the illicit ability of manipulating the outcome of Joey's luck-based moves. Crestfallen over TristanYet, just as it seems that Joey's sacrificeluck was about to run out, Duke manages to use his dice tricks Noah appears and his signature monster, [[Orgoth insists that Johnson forfeit the Relentless]], to buy some timeDuel for cheating. Convinced by her older brother (who had managed to find her) that sheJoey, too, must fight in the spirit of a True Duelist, Serenity vows convinces Noah to continue playing. Serenity would ultimately deal the final blow in let the matchcontinue, thanks knowing well that Johnson would not be able to her Deckmastercheat again, [[Goddess with and eventually wins by outwitting Johnson at one of the Third Eye]], whose ability allows her mind games he claimed to [[Fusion Summon]] monsters without [[Polymerization]], along with the remnants of Tristan's playing fieldbe an expert at.

[[ImageFile: Yugioh108Yugioh106.jpgpng|thumb|leftright|Lector uses "Jinzo" as his Deck MasterTristan falls to Nezbitt.]]With Nesbitt having won Tristan's bodyTaylor, Nesbitt uses it to kidnap MokubaDuke Devlin, while Yugi and friends seek Serenity Wheeler manage to restore Tristanfind each other, who now resides in the body of a robot monkey (which is actually a brown version of "yet they find themselves faced off against [[Acrobat MonkeyNezbitt]]"), who wants to take Serenity's body for his own. With Tristan and Duke willing to protect Serenity from harm, they try to convince Nezbitt that they should take her place, but he settles on a three-on-one Duel. KaibaSerenity, despite having never played in pursuit of Nesbitta Duel herself, and knowing little about the rules, encounters Leichter (''Daimon'')is relieved that Tristan and Duke would help her along, the last member of the Big 5but miscommunication between Tristan and Duke would ultimately cost Tristan his Deck Master. Eager to put Leichter asideCrestfallen over Tristan's sacrifice, Kaiba tries Duke manages to use his dice tricks and his signature monster, "[[Crush Card VirusOrgoth the Relentless (anime)|Orgoth the Relentless]] ", to buy some time. Convinced by her older brother (''Deck Destruction Virus who had managed to find her) that she, too, must fight in the spirit of Death'' a True Duelist, Serenity vows to continue playing. Serenity would ultimately deal the final blow in the Japanese version) strategy against himmatch, only thanks to fail as he realizes that Leichter's her Deck Master was Jinzo (''Android Psychic Shocker''), which destroys "[[Trap CardGoddess with the Third Eye (anime)|Goddess with the Third Eye]]s. Combined with ", whose ability allowed her to [[Imperial OrderFusion Summon]], a card that rendered magic cards useless, this left Kaiba with only monster cards. Furthermore, Leichter would use Satellite Cannon, a monster that could only be destroyed by eight-star monsters or above, and whose power increased the longer it is in play without "[[Polymerization (but only while attackinganime), in an attempt to ensure his victory. However, Kaiba manages to summon Blue Eyes White Dragon, an eight-star monster, in time, and uses it to destroy [[Satellite Cannon|Polymerization]] and win ", using the duelremnants of Tristan's playing field.

Through [[File: Yugioh108.png|thumb|left|Leichter as "Jinzo" squares off with Seto.]]With Nezbitt having technically won Tristan's body, Nezbitt uses it to kidnap Mokuba, while Yugi and friends seek to restore Tristan, who now resides in the body of a robot monkey (which is actually a brown version of "[[Acrobat Monkey]]"). Kaiba, in pursuit of Nezbitt, encounters [[Leichter]], the last member of the Big 5. Eager to put Leichter aside, Kaiba tries to use his "[[Crush Card Virus (anime)|Crush Card Virus]]" strategy against him, only to fail as he realizes that Leichter's Deck Master was "[[Jinzo (anime)|Jinzo]]", which renders the opponent's [[Trap Card]]s useless. Combined with "[[Imperial Order (anime)|Imperial Order]]", a card that rendered [[Spell Card|Magic Cards]] useless, this left Kaiba with only [[Monster Card]]s. Furthermore, Leichter would use "[[Satellite Cannon (anime)|Satellite Cannon]]", a monster that could only be destroyed by Level 8 monsters or above, and whose power increased the longer it is in play (but only while attacking), in an attempt to ensure his victory. However, Kaiba manages to Summon "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", a Level 8 monster, in time, and uses it to destroy "Satellite Cannon" and win the Duel. Throughout the duelDuel, the viewers learn of how Seto took over KaibaCorp: In the Japanese version, on Seto's birthday, he and Mokuba were given 2% shares in KaibaCorp. In the English animedub, Seto was given ten million dollars, while ; quite how Mokuba acquired 2% of KaibaCorp is unclearnever explained. In the Japanese version, Seto had to return one hundred times the investment within one year, while in the English animedub, he merely had to return ten times the investment. Seto had shown his cruel business tactics when he accomplished his feat in just one day, and with that task completed, he managed to get the Big 5 into transferring their shares of KaibaCorp to Seto, so that both Seto and Gozaburo had 49% of the companyeach. However, Seto had blamed Mokuba for leaking the information out to Gozaburo (when in fact it was Seto himself), making Seto's attempt fruitless. When it seemd seemed that Gozaburo had won, Mokuba then threw a bombshell of his own: he'd never turn his back on his brother, and combined with Seto's 49%, his 2% would be enough to oust Gozaburo from power. It is not completely clear what happened to Gozaburo after this; in both the Japanese and English versions he 'disappears,' while in the manga he commits suicide.

===Fall of the Big 5===[[ImageFile: Yugioh113.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Five-Headed Dragon" arises]]Unaware of this, the Big 5 continue continued to try and take more bodies so that they would not have to share Tristan's, and manage to convince Yugi and Joey into a duel Duel with everyone's bodies on the line, in a winner-take-allduel. In the duelDuring this Duel, the Big 5 (which who started with 8000 Life Points) manage to summon Summon their signature monster, "[[Five-Headed Mythic Dragon(anime)|Five God Mythic Dragon]] ", by tributing Tributing their five Deckmastersrespective Deck Masters. However, yet it is destroyed by "[[Mirage Knight (anime)|Mirage Knight]]", a monster only summoned that was Summoned after the fusion combination of Yugi and Joey were able to fuse "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]] " and "[[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]] " together (whichwere, in turnrespectively, were Yugi's and Joey's DeckmastersDeck Masters), to create "[[Dark Flare Knight (anime)|Dark Flare Knight]] ", who destroyed itself by attacking the "Five God Dragon " and taking no battle damage due to its effect, allowing "Mirage Knight" to be Summoned. The duelDuel, however, did not end, thanks to a trap card known as the [[Trap Card]] "[[A Deal with Dark Ruler (anime)|A Deal with Dark Ruler]]", allowing the Big 5 to summon Summon a new DeckmasterDeck Master, "[[Berserk Dragon (anime)|Berserk Dragon]] " - a monster that gradually weakened the longer it stays stayed on the field. After surviving a round of attacks, Joey, who the Big 5 thought was the weaker link of the two, and was allowed to survive on 300 life pointsLife Points, would setup set up "[[Dark Magician]] " by transforming him to into "[[Dark Magician Knight]] " by using the magic cardMagic Card, "[[Knight's Title]]", allowing him to use his Deckmaster Deck Master's special ability (which , he explains as , would only working work on [[Warrior]]-type [[Type]] monsters) and was able to transfer most of the [[ATK]] of "[[Flame Swordsman's attack strength]]" directly to "Dark Magician Knight", which was enough to destroy "Berserk Dragon " and win the duelDuel.

===Seven Turns of Heaven's Creation===With the Big 5 defeated, Noah banishes the five and takes matters into his own hands. He challenges Setodirectly, fulling fully intending to take his body in order to escape the virtual world , and claim the position that he believed believes he deserveddeserves. Noah tells Seto that he would win in seven turns, with each turn representing each of the seven days of creation (this detail, like all other religious references, was removed from the English versiondub). Despite Noah's choice of "[[Shinato's Ark (Miracle Arkanime) as his Deckmaster (from which "Noah|Shinato's arcArk]]", the affectionate nickname for this story arc, is derived)as his Deck Master, Seto manages to get into a position in which one of his monsters could attack either of Noah's two monsters and win the duelDuel. However, Mokuba suddenly appears to support Noah, effectively stopping Seto from attacking Noah's monsters for fear that Mokuba would be hurt.

[[ImageFile: Yugioh114.jpgpng|thumb|left|Noah's plan is succedingfaces off against Kaiba]]Because of this, Seto had effectively played into Noah's hands: Noah was never in any danger of losing the duelDuel, thanks to another of his DeckmasterDeck Master's abilities that gave him life points Life Points based on the number of discarded monsters. Now with the upper hand, Noah begins to take control of the duelDuel. Meanwhile, Seto attempts to get through to his brainwashed brother , to no avail. With one last hope, Seto summons Summons his "Blue -Eyes White Dragon", which manages to break Mokuba free of Noah's control. Yet, thanks to his DeckmasterDeck Master, Noah's life points Life Points continue to rise. Desperate, Seto uses the "[[Last Turn (anime)|Last Turn trap in order ]]" to force the duel Duel into one final battle phase, winner-take-all[[Battle Phase]]. Seto chooses "Blue -Eyes White Dragon" to attack while Noah uses chooses his DeckmasterDeck Master to defend. Although "Blue -Eyes White Dragon" winsthe battle, the destruction of the Miracle "Shinato's Ark " allowed Noah to summon "[[Shinato, King of a Higher Plane (anime)|Shinato, King of a Higher Plane]]", a more powerful monster that destroys "Blue -EyesWhite Dragon", thus giving allowing Noah to win the victoryDuel. As a token of his victory and his apparent worthiness of the title of head of KaibaCorp, Noah turns Seto and Mokuba to stone.

Yugi, however, is enraged over Noah's actions: had Seto not tributed Twilight Zone Dragon (Tributed "[[Different Dimension Dragon)]]", the duel Duel would have been a draw DRAW, since this dragon cannot be destroyed in battle (in the real game, it cannot this was an error; "Different Dimension Dragon" can only be destroyed by monsters with ''less'' than 1900 ATK or less). Instead, "Blue -Eyes White Dragon" was summoned Summoned so that Seto would save Mokuba (in the English versiondub, this detail was omitted - Yugi is enraged over how Seto had effectively been blackmailed by Noah earlier when he had effectively used Mokuba as a human shield). He challenges Noah to continue the duelDuel, with Yugi taking Seto's place. With the life points Life Points being 7400-400 in favor favour of Noah , and no monsters on SetoKaiba's side of the field (and no cards in his hand), Noah quickly gladly accepts, intending to quickly win , and turn both Yugi and his friends to stone. Should Yugi win, however, he demands that everyone be set free from the virtual world.

[[ImageFile: Yugioh117.jpgpng|thumb|right|Yugi inherits Kaiba's spirit and vows to defeat Noah in his "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" form]]Having to duel Duel against a different kind of duelist Duelist in Yugi, Noah uses his spirit monstersSpirit Monsters, a type of monster that is returned returns to the hand at the end of a the turn (and cannot be Special Summoned), and the "[[Spring of Rebirth (anime)|Spring of Rebirth magic card ]]" Magic Card to attack Yugi and increase his own Life Points in the process. Although Yugi manages to use "[[Cyber Jar (anime)|Cyber Jar]]" to destroy all of Noah's monsters, including "[[Shinato , King of a Higher Plane]]" (which was Seto forced onto Noah to Summon to the field as a result of choosing it in Noah needing a target to declare as a defender for the effect of "[[Last Turn (anime)|Last Turn]]"), Noah uses another Deckmaster Deck Master ability to pull "[[Shinato , King of a Higher Plane]]" back to the sidelines (, but with the caveat that Noah now Noah forfeits the ability to put cannot Summon "Shinato , King of a Higher Plane" back onto to the field), and for the remainder of the duel continuesDuel. Because of his spirit monstersSpirit Monsters, "Spring of Rebirth", and another Deckmaster effectDeck Master ability, Noah's lifepoints Life Points continue to accumulate to the point that Noah simply allowed allows Yugi to directly attack him every turn - an effort that turned largely fruitless as Noah would manage to gain even more life pointsLife Points.

Being confident of himself, Noah offers Yugi a chance to forfeit the duelDuel, but for every turn that Yugi continues to play in which Noah is not defeated, one of Yugi's friends would turn be turned into stone. With time running out, Yugi would wind ends up in a situation where he has 100 life points Life Points to Noah's 10,000, facing againt off against Noah's most powerful spirit monster Spirit Monster (which stayed on the field due to a trap[[Spell Card]]), with nothing on the field and no cards in his hand. Worse is that , all of his friends have been are eventually turned turned to stone. It seemed all but lost for Yugi, when he is reminded that even though all of his friends (Seto and Mokuba included) are turned to stone, they are still there in spirit to cheer him on. With a newfound new-found confidence, Yugi draws the "[[Card of Sanctity]]", allowing Yugi to draw six cards. With these six cards, he revives Seto Kaiba's "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] " and fuses them it with the two "[[Blue -Eyes White Dragon]]" he has drawn to form "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]", and he uses his fifth card, "[[Quick Attack]]", to allow "Blue -Eyes Ultimate Dragon " to attack Noah's monster immediately. He then uses his final card, "[[De-Fusion]]", to split "Blue -Eyes Ultimate Dragon " back to into three "Blue -Eyes White Dragons", and attacks directlywith all three, winning the duelDuel.

===Escape from the Virtual World===[[ImageFile: Yugioh119.jpgpng|thumb|250px|left|Gozaburo Kaiba reveals himself]]With the duel Duel won, Yugi demands that Noah free everyone from the virtual world. However, Noah reveals to everyone that, in the process of entering the virtual world, they were all knocked out and placed in virtual reality pods (not unlike those used by Seto in the Legendary Heroes arc). Everyone is later shocked to find that it was Gozaburo, or at least, a digitized copy thereof, who had attempted to trap everyone in a complicated plan to take over the world by trapping everyone in the virtual world (In in the original Japanese version, Gozaburo was going to use missiles positioned in space to manipulate the world to his will). Desperate to tell the world of Gozaburo's impending atrocity, they are determined more than ever to escape the virtual world. With Noah willing to help Yugi and company despite his untrustworthinessduplicity, they follow him to a large door that was said to be a secret backdoor that Gozaburo had not discovered and closed. However, Noah's true colors are revealed as they trap Yugi and friends within their own recent memories, although all would eventually free themselves from the trap.

Meanwhile, Noah and Mokuba discover a virtual replica of Domino, in which Noah tricks Mokuba in order to escape the virtual world in Mokuba's body. Noah (as Mokuba) then aims a missile-armed satellite in order to destroy the undersea fortress (and thus the virtual world), and proceeds to leave on a helicopter alone. However, once there, he experiences a change of heart due to Mokuba's willingness to forgive Noah (and even help helps convince Seto to find a way to create a new, if somewhat artificial, body for Noah), and proceeds back into the fortress, only to find the satellite controls having been destroyed by [[Yami Marik]]. With only 60 minutes until the fortress is destroyed, Noah begins working on a way to save everyone.

Meanwhile, Seto, being way too smart to fall for their trap, proceeds to the virtual KaibaCorp headquarters, where Gozaburo awaitedwaited. Gozaburo challenges Seto to a duel Duel to see who is more worthy was worthier of running KaibaCorp (akin similar to how Seto had played chess with him as a child). Gozaburo quickly finds a way to discard the five pieces of "Exodia the Forbidden One" (using "[[Painful Choice (anime)|Painful Choice]]") in order to summon Summon "[[Exodia Necross (anime)|Exodia Necross]]", a monster which, as long as its the five parts pieces of "Exodia the Forbidden One" were kept in the graveyard[[Graveyard]], it is immune to virtually every card (The [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One(anime)|Left Leg]], [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One(anime)|Right Leg]], and [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One(anime)|Left Arm]] granted [[Exodia Necross|Necross]] immunities to magic cardsMagic Cards, trap cardsTrap Cards, and monster effects, Monster Effects respectively) and grow grew more powerful with every battle it was involved in ([[Exodia the Forbidden One(anime)|Exodia's Head]] prevented it from being destroyed from a monster attack while the [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One(anime)|Right Arm]] ensured that its ATK increased by 1000 points whenever it engaged in battle).

Although Exodia Necross seemed unstoppable, Seto realizes realized that, like himself with "Blue -Eyes White Dragon " so long ago - ironically before his defeat at the hands of Exodia, Gozaburo is using the power of only one monster, believing that it alone would win the battle for him. By using the "[[Soul Demolition (anime)|Soul Demolition]]" trap cardTrap Card, Seto manages to remove the five parts of Exodia from playfrom Gozaburo's Graveyard, weakening it so that "Blue -Eyes White Dragon " could destroy it and win the duelDuel.

As the countdown to impact reaches eight minutes, Joey, Tristan, Téa, Duke, and Serenity manage to escape the virtual world thanks to Noah's help, but Noah asks Yugi to stay behind to help save Seto. With everyone safely out, Noah then proceeds to put himself back in the VR Virtual Reality pod in order to save Mokuba and trap Gozaburo in the virtual world. Yugi and company make it back to the airship, which escapes just in time to avoid being destroyed by the missile.

The airship proceeds towards the Battle City Finalsfinals, completing the originally-planned trip. Meanwhile, Mokuba mourns for the stepbrother that he only briefly knew. ==Episodes=={| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"|-! scope="col" | Screenshot! scope="col" | Number! scope="col" colspan="2" | Names! scope="col" | Japanese air date! scope="col" | English air date|-{{#ask: [[Episode series::Yu-Gi-Oh!]][[Episode number::>98]][[Episode number::<121]] |?Episode number |?Japanese episode name |?Romaji episode name |?Translated Japanese episode name |?English episode name |?Japanese air date |?English air date |?Screenshot |?Episode series |link=none |format=template |template=EpisodeListing |sort=Episode number}}|}