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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series image = Yu-Gi-Oh! | season = 4 | image name = Yugioh173.jpg | image size = png | image caption = | english en_name = Fighting for a Friend - Part 5 | kanji ja_name = 苦い勝利 | romaji romaji_name = Nigai Shōri | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Bitter Victory | episode series = Yu-Gi-Oh!| number = 173 | japanese air date season = 4| ja_air_date = October 1, 2003 | english air date en_air_date = April 16, 2005 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[WARRIORS]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop]] | english opening en_theme = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]] | english ending screenwriter = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]]Akemi Omode

'''"Fighting for a Friend - Part 5"''' is the one hundred and seventy-third episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' second series anime. It first aired in Japan on October 1, 2003 and in the US on April 16, 2005.

{{episode summary|[[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] continues his Duel with [[Mai Valentine|Mai.]] . Meanwhile, [[Yami Yugi|Yami,]] , [[Téa Gardner|Téa]] , and [[Tristan Taylor|Tristan]] try to locate them. [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] is still dealing with the hordes of [[Orichalcos Soldier]]s using the combined power of both "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and "[[The Fang of Critias|Critias]]". However, no matter how many he blows updestroys, they instantly regenerate.}}

[[Mai Valentine|Mai]] continues to Duel [[Joey Wheeler|Joey.]] . Just as she's about to inflict the final blow and seal Joey's soul away forever, she suddenly hesitates and stops her attack. Mai can't understand at first why she is hesitating, as she thinks winning will mean she has finally stepped out of the shadow of Joey's success and keep him out of her way for good. Joey, exhausted by the previous Duel, collapses and declares Mai the winner. Mai rushes to him, memories of their friendship washing over her, and declares that she will not let his soul be taken. But Joey says its it's too late and, still protecting her, pushes her out of the ever shrinking circle. In the process, his hand catches on Mai's Orichalcos fragment and it gets removed, crumbling as the seal passes over it on its way to claim claims Joey.

Joey's soul is claimed; Mai cradles Joey in her arms, and then starts crying. She truly regrets what she's done. She realizes that blaming Joey for the loneliness she felt was wrong; she acknowledges Joey as not just the only person who ever honestly cared about her, but also as the best friend that she ever had, and how did she repay him for all of his kindness? By leaving him for some madman who promised her power. Now free from Dartz's spell, Mai decides to go challenge him directly, determined to set things right and set Joey free Joey, and make Dartz regret the day he met Mai Valentine. As she leaves, she picks up Joey's "[[The Claw of Hermos|Hermos]]" card from the ground where it fell before hopping on her motorcycle and racing toward Paradius Inc. Home Office. Once inside, she's confronted by a mysterious figure whom she seems to know.

Meanwhile, "[[The Eye of Timaeus|Timaeus]]" materializes from the Pharaoh's card and "[[The Fang of Critias|Critias]]" leaves Kaiba's battle. The duo appear over the city, keening in lament and mourning the fall of their companion. Kaiba is surprised at Critias's behavior, brushing it off as a hologram malfunction and continuing to stubbornly ignore the truth he knows in his heart.

An anxious [[Yami Yugi|Yami,]] , [[Téa Gardner|Téa]] and [[Tristan Taylor|Tristan]] finally stumble upon the site of Joey's duels, only to be stunned when they see [[Valon]]'s and, especially, Joey's soulless bodies sitting propped against the chain-link fence.

''Joey has 3600 [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 172LP|Duel continues from previous episodeLife Points]] remaining and controls three "[[Sheep Token (anime)|Sheep Tokens]]" in Defense Position. Mai has 3600 Life Points remaining and controls two "Cyber Harpies" (2600/1300 for "Cyber Harpie" equipped with "Aero Nail") (2300/1300 for other "Cyber Harpie") and four "Copy Tokens" (2300/1300) in Attack Position and "[[Aero Nail]]''" (equipped to one "Cyber Harpie") and "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]".

Joey draws. He then Normal Summons "[[Swordsman of Landstar (anime)|Swordsman of Landstar]]" (500/1200) in [[Defense Position]] and Sets two cards.

Mai draws. One "[[Cyber Harpie Lady(anime)|Cyber Harpie]]" attacks "Swordsman of Landstar", but Joey Activates activates his face-down "[[Double Magical Arm Bind (anime)|Double Magical Arm Bind]]" to Tribute two "[[Sheep Token]]sTokens" and take control of two of Mai's "[[Cyber Harpie Lady|Cyber Harpie Ladies]]Harpies" (Two Cyber Harpie Ladies: 2300 → 1800/1300). Joey then Activates activates his face-down "[[Vow of Tribe]]", which prevents any monsters that exist on both sides of the Field field from attacking this turn. Because of that, the attack of "Cyber Harpie Lady's" attack on "Swordsman of Landstar" is negated.

Joey draws. He then Tributes his two "[[Cyber Harpie Lady]]sHarpies" and "[[Swordsman of Landstar]]" in order to Tribute Summon "[[Gilford the Lightning (anime)|Gilford the Lightning]]" (2800/1400) in Attack Position. Since "[[Gilford the Lightning]]" was Tribute Summoned by Tributing 3 three monsters, its effect activates, destroying all monsters on Mai's side of the Field. "[[Gilford the Lightning]]" attacks Mai directly ([[Mai Valentine|Mai]] 3600 → 800).

Mai draws "[[Card of Sanctity (anime)|Card of Sanctity]]" and subsequently activates it to make her and her opponent Joey [[Draw a card|Draw]] until both have 6 six cards in their [[Handhand]](Mai draws three cards, while Joey draws four cards). The four cards Joey drew were "[[Gearfried the Iron Knight (anime)|Gearfried the Iron Knight]]", "[[Magical Arm Shield(anime)|Magic Arm Shield]]", "[[Kunai with Chain (anime)|Kunai with Chain]]", and "[[Knight of Dark Dragon (anime)|Knight of Dark DragonsDragon]]". Mai Activates then activates "[[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]" to [[Special Summon]] "[[Cyber Harpie Lady]]" (1800 → 2300/1300) from her [[Graveyard]] in [[Attack Position]].  She then Activates activates "[[Elegant Egotist (anime)|Elegant Egotist]]" to transform "[[Cyber Harpie Lady]]" into the "[[Harpie Lady Sisters (anime)|Harpie Lady Sisters]]" (1800 → 2300/1300) in Attack Position. Mai then Activates activates "[[Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation (anime)|Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation]]" to destroy Joey's "[[Gilford the Lightning]]" and last remaining Sheep Token and inflicting inflict damage to Joey equal to the total ATK of his destroyed monsters ([[Joey]] 3600 → 800), however no Harpie monsters can attack this turn.

Joey draws "[[Claw of Hermos|The Claw of Hermos]]". He then Activates activates "[[The Warrior Returning Alive (anime)|The Warrior Returning Alive]]" to return "[[Blue Flame Swordsman (anime)|Blue Flame Swordsman]]" from his [[Graveyard]] to his Hand. Joey then Normal Summons "Blue Flame Swordsman" (1800/1600) in [[Attack Position]]. He then Activates activates "[[Dark Dragon Ritual (anime)|Dark Dragon Ritual]]" to Tribute "[[Gearfried the Iron Knight]]" from his [[Hand]] and [[Ritual Summon]] "[[Knight of Dark Dragon]]" (1900/1200) in Attack Position.  Joey then Activates activates the effect of "[[Knight of Dark Dragon]]", Tributing it to Tribute the latter and [[Special Summon]] "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon(later anime)|Red-Eyes Black B. Dragon]]" (2400/2000) from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] in Attack Position. Due to the secondary effect of "Knight of Dark DragonsDragon", "Red-Eyes Black B. Dragon" cannot Attack attack in the same Turn that it was Summoned via the effect of "Knight of Dark DragonsDragon".  Joey then activates "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" to fuse it with "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" and form "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]". Joey Equips then equips "[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]" with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword", which increases the [[ATK]] of "Blue Flame Swordsman" by 1000 ("[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]": 1800 → 2800/1600). "[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]" attacks and destroys Mai's first "Harpie Lady Sister" ([[Mai Valentine|Mai]] 800 → 300). Joey then Sets two cards ("[[Kunai with Chain]]" and "[[Magical Magic Arm Shield]]").

Mai draws "[[Harpie's Feather Duster (anime)|Harpie's Feather Duster]]" and subsequently activates it to destroy all of Joey's [[Spell Cards|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s; "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]" and Joey's two set cards are destroyed. Since "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword" has been removed from the field, the ATK of "Blue Flame Swordsman" goes back to normal ("Blue Flame Swordsman": 2800 → 1800/1600). Mai then Activates activates "[[Spell Reproduction (anime)|Spell Reproduction]]" to discard two [[Spell Card]]s and add "[[Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation]]" from her [[Graveyard]] to her Hand.  Mai then Activates activates "[[Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation]]" to destroy all monsters Joey controls and inflict their total ATK to Joey as damage. Before "Blue Flame Swordsman" is destroyed, but Joey activates the first effect of "[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]", transferring to transfer all of its [[ATK]] ("Blue Flame Swordsman": 1800 → 0/1600) to one of Mai's "[[Harpie Lady Sisters]]" ("Harpie Lady SisteerSister": 2300 → 4100/1300)before it's destroyed. "Blue Flame Swordsman" is destroyed, but because it had 0 ATK Joey does not lose any Life Points due to "[[Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation]]'s" Effect.  Since "[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]" was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Joey activates its second effect, to Special Summoning Summon the original "[[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]]" (1800/1600) from his Graveyard in [[Attack Position]] (NOTE: in the anime, "[[Flame Swordsman]]" is not a [[Fusion Monster]]). Since Mai activated "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation", none of her Harpies can attack this turn, so she ends her turn.

Mai draws "[[Mirror Wall (anime)|Mirror Wall]]". The boosted "Harpie Lady Sister" attacks Joey's "[[Flame Swordsman]]", but Joey activates his face-down "[[Skull Dice (anime)|Skull Dice]]" to roll a die. He rolls a two, so and divide the ATK of the boosted "Harpie Lady Sister's" [[ATK]] is halved by the result. Joey gets a two ("[[Cyber 1st Harpie Lady]]Sister": 4100 → 2050/1300). "Harpie Lady Sister" destroys Joey's "[[Flame Swordsman]]" ([[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] 800 → 550). Mai is about to order her second "Harpie Lady Sister" to attack Joey directly, which would lead to her victory, but she decides not toafter being reminded of all that she and Joey have been through. However, Joey is unable to continue the Duel as he is too exhausted to continue. Mai wins. ==Trivia==* This , so he is the only time a duel fully shown on screen was won by the person who played "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]". ==Differences in adaptations==[[File:Joeyhand172.png|thumb|right|150px|"[[Vow of Tribe]]" and "[[Dark Dragon Ritual]]" original first artwork in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 172|episode 172]].]]* In the previous episode, "[[Vow of Tribe]]" and "[[Dark Dragon Ritual]]" was shown with a different artwork. For unknown reasons, these cards' artwork were completely changed. The International [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|anime]] artwork of "Vow of Tribe" and "Dark Dragon Ritual" show the original first artwork. *The spikes on "[[Cyber Harpie Lady]]" and "[[Harpie Lady Sisters]]'" breasts were removed. * "[[Skull Dice]]" was change from a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] forced to a [[Trap Card]] in the International animesurrender.

* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]

* [[Fang of Critias|The Fang of Critias]]

* [[Flame Swordsman (anime)|Flame Swordsman]]<ref group=Notes name=normal>This card was played as a [[Normal Monster]]. It is a [[Fusion Monster]] in the TCG/OCG.</ref>* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (later anime)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]* [[Swordsman of Landstar (anime)|Swordsman of Landstar]]

* [[Blue Flame Swordsman (anime)|Blue Flame Swordsman]]* [[Gearfried the Iron Knight (anime)|Gearfried the Iron Knight]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card was seen in Joey's [[hand]].</ref>* [[Gilford the Lightning (anime)|Gilford the Lightning]]

* ''[[Knight of Dark Dragon (anime)|Knight of Dark Dragon]]''<ref group=Notes name=Knight>This card is known as "[[Paladin of Dark Dragon]]" in the TCG/OCG.</ref>

* [[Claw of Hermos|The Claw of Hermos]]<ref group=Notes name=took>This card belongs to Joey, but it was taken by Mai after the [[Duel]].</ref>

* [[Dark Dragon Ritual (anime)|Dark Dragon Ritual]]* [[Skull Dice (anime)|Skull Dice]]<ref group=Notes name=magic>This card was played as a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]]. It is a [[Trap Card]] in the TCG/OCG.</ref>* [[The Warrior Returning Alive (anime)|The Warrior Returning Alive]]

* [[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]

* ''[[Double Magical Arm Bind (anime)|Double Magical Arm Bind]]''* [[Kunai with Chain (anime)|Kunai with Chain]]<ref group=Notes name=hand/>* [[Magical Arm Shield (anime)|Magical Arm Shield]]<ref group=Notes name=hand/>

* [[Cyber Harpie Lady(anime)|Cyber Harpie]] x2* [[Harpie Lady Sisters (anime)|Harpie Lady Sisters]]

* [[Card of Sanctity (anime)|Card of Sanctity]]* [[Elegant Egotist (anime)|Elegant Egotist]]* [[Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation (anime)|Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation]]* [[Harpie's Feather Duster (anime)|Harpie's Feather Duster]]* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]* [[Spell Reproduction (anime)|Spell Reproduction]]* [[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]

* [[Mirror Wall (anime)|Mirror Wall]]<ref group=Notes name=ran>This Mai drops this card was seen when Mai she ran toward Joey before he became unconscious.</ref>

* [[Psychic Armor Head (anime)|Psychic Armor Head]]* [[The Winged Dragon of Ra (originalanime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]

* [[Lord of the Red (anime)|Lord of the Red]]

* [[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]

* [[The Glory of the King's Hand (anime)|Glory of the King's Hand]]

* [[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|The Eye of Timaeus]]

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