* This card is recurringly used by 's [[effect]] could [[destroy]] one card on the opponent's side of the field while inflicting half of the [[Tribute]]d monster's [[ATK]] to the monster's [[Yugi Mutoowner]]/. If its second effect to inflict damage is activated, the tributed monster's ATK was first increased by 600 to increase the [[Yami Yugieffect damage]]by 300.

* This monster's effect is that it destroys one card on the opponent's side of the field and the owner of the tributed monster take damage equal to half of the monster's ATK. * In the anime, when When this card's effect is activated, the Tributed monster is shown getting onto the catapult on this monster before being launched by this monster. During Duelist Kingdom, this card will usually aim the the Tributed monster at specific targets made by the controller. Starting with the Virtual World Arc, this card will usually aim the Tributed monster at the opponent.

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 015|episode 15]], [[Yami Yugi]] uses this card during his Duel against [[PaniK]]. After summoning this card, Yugi activates this card's effect to increase the ATK of "[[Gaia the Dragon Champion]]" by 600 and Tribute it to fire "Gaia the Dragon Champion" at PaniK's "[[Castle of Dark Illusions]]". This causes Yugi to take damage equal to half the ATK of "Gaia the Dragon Champion", but it also destroys the castle's '"Flotation Ring'. " After Yugi ended ends his turn, the effect of "[[Swords of Revealing Light]]" expired, and that caused the "Castle of Dark Illusions" to fall down and crush PaniK's monsters ("[[Barox]]", "[[Dark Chimera]]", "[[King of Yamimakai]]" and "[[Metal Guardian]]"). "[[Yellow Luster Shield|Chaos Shield]]" then inflicts damage to PaniK equal to the DEF of "Castle of Dark Illusions", winning Yugi the Duel.

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 030|episode 30]], Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against [[Mai Valentine]]. After summoning this card, Yugi activates this card's effect to Tribute Mai's "[[Harpie's Pet Dragon]]" (who which Yugi took [[control ]] of via "[[Brain Control]]"), inflict half the ATK of "Harpie's Pet Dragon" as damage to Mai, and destroy Mai's "[[Mirror Wall]]". Mai was about to attack this card with her "[[Harpie Lady]]" and win the duel butOn his next turn, she chose not to as she assumed Yugi's set card was a trap. This turned out to be a bluff as Yugi then activates "[[Monster Recovery]]" to return this card and his hand to his Deck and draw five new cards.

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 042|episode 42]], [[Yugi Muto]] uses this card during his Duel against [[Rebecca Hawkins]]. After this card is summoned, Yugi activates "[[Brain Control]]" this card's effect to take control of Tribute Rebecca's "[[Millennium Shield]]". (which Yugi then activates this card's effect to Tribute took control of via "Millennium ShieldBrain Control" and inflict half its ATK as damage to Rebecca. ), destroying the "[[Summoned SkullRing of Magnetism]]" then attacks and destroys equipped to "[[Cannon Soldier]]Millennium Shield". Later Rebecca activates "[[Judgment Blaster]]" to destroy this card and "Summoned Skull".

===[[Legendary Heroes]]===* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 045|episode 45]], Yami Yugi uses this card during the Legendary Heroes arc. He uses this card to launch "[[Kuriboh]]" at the "[[Great Moth]]s". Yugi then activates "[[Multiply]]" to turn "Kuriboh" into a swarm. The swarm then hits and self -destructs on the "Great Moths", destroying them.

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 111|episode 111]], the [[Big Five ]] use this card during their Duel against Yami Yugi and [[Joey Wheeler]]. [[Crump]] summons this card with no tributes thanks Due to the effect of "[[A Legendary Ocean]]", this card was treated as [[Level]] 4 in the [[hand]], allowing [[Crump]] to [[Normal Summon]] this card without Tribute. This card then gained gains 200 ATK and DEF from the effect of "A Legendary Ocean" and 200 more ATK from the [[Deck Master ]] Ability of "[[Nightmare Penguin]]". After Joey activates "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]" to destroy "A Legendary Ocean", this card loses the boost it got from "A Legendary Ocean". After [[Johnson ]] takes over for Crump, this card loses the boost it got from the Deck Master Ability of "Nightmare Penguin". In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 112|the next episode]], [[Johnson]] activates this card's effect to Tribute "[[Hysteric Fairy]]" and inflict half of the latter's ATK as damage to Joey (He wanted , intending to eliminate Joey first as he believed that Joey was the weaker Duelist that he was Dueling)opponent first. Joey then summons "[[Rocket Warrior]]" and activates the Deck Master Ability of "[[Flame Swordsman]]" to decrease its "Flame Swordsman's" ATK by 1000 and increase the ATK of "Rocket Warrior" by 1000. "Rocket Warrior" then attacks [[attack]]s and destroys this card. Johnson then activates uses this card's destruction as the [[Activation Requirement]] for "[[Revenge Sacrifice]]" to Tribute "Rocket Warrior" and Special Summon "[[Machine King]]".

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 113|episode 113]], this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he remembers Joey using the Deck Master ability of "Flame Swordsman" to transfer 1000 of its ATK to "Rocket Warrior" which is why , allowing Joey was able to use "[[Silver Dollar]]" on "Flame Swordsman" when it intercepted intercepts the attack "[[Berserk Dragon]]" made on "[[Dark Magician]]".

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 158|episode 158]], Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against [[Rafael]]. He summons [[Tribute Summon]]s this card by Tributing "[[Big Shield Gardna]]". This card then gains 500 ATK due to "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]". Yami Yugi planned to tribute his "[[Kuribabylon]]" for this card's effect, but Rafael activates "[[Limit Tribute]]" to allow both players to tribute only one monster per turn. Rafael then activates "[[Nightmare Binding]]" to prevent "Kuribabylon" from being used as a tribute. Yami Yugi then activates this card's effect to Tribute his "[[Dark Magician]]" and inflict half of the latter monster's ATK as damage to Rafael. On Yami's next turn, he activates this card's effect to Tribute "[[Dark Magician Girl]]" and inflict half of the latter monster's ATK as damage to Rafael, but Rafael activates "[[Shrink]]" to halve the ATK of "Dark Magician Girl". The effect continues, but thanks to Rafaelsubsequently halving "Catapult Turtle's move, he only takes 700 " damage instead of from 1400to 700. This card remained on the field until the Duel was over.** It should be noted that when Yami Yugi was using An important theme of this cardepisode's effect, he used this cardis Yami Yugi's effect just so he could win as he carelessly used reckless usage of this card's effect to carelessly damage Rafael while also disrespecting for the sole purpose of winning. Therefore, Yami Yugi disrespects his monsters by just using them for his own personal gain.

* In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 163|episode 163]], Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Yami Yugi. He summons Tribute Summons this card by Tributing "[[Obnoxious Celtic Guard]]". This card then gains 500 ATK due to "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]". Yami Yugi then remembers Yugi's strategy as the same strategy he used against Rafael. Like Yami Yugi when he Duel Dueled against Rafael, Yugi uses this card's effect just for his own good by using the said effect just to fight. Yugi then Tributes "[[Queen's Knight]]" to activate this card's effect, inflicting damage to Yami Yugi equal to half the total ATK of "Queen's Knight". Yugi then Tributes "Dark Magician Girl" to activate this card's effect inflicting damage to Yami Yugi equal to half of "Dark Magician Girl's" total ATK, but Yami Yugi activates "[[Divine Wind]]" to nullify the damage he would take and inflict damage to Yugi equal to the double the damage Yami Yugi would have taken, winning Yami Yugi the Duel. By doing this, Yami Yugi was able to conquer the darkness in his heart and regain control over his emotions.

* When In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 168 - Opening of Graduation Duel! Neos vs Black Flame Dragon of Horus|episode 168]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 179 - Good-Bye Judai! The Tearful Graduation Ceremony|episode 179]], this card can be seen among others when a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck is shown on display . ==Scripted Duels==* In the non-canon duel [[YCS Providence 2012 Special: Mai, Joey and Yugi vs. Pegasus and Bakura]], Yami Yugi uses this card against [[Pegasus]]. Due to the effect of "[[Cost Down]]", this card is treated as Level 3 in episode 168 and episode 179the hand, allowing Yugi to Normal Summon this card without Tribute. The same turn, he uses "Catapult Turtle's" effect, Tributing his "[[Silver Fang]]" to destroy Pegasus' "[[Toon World]]". Later, after [[Yami Bakura]] takes over for Pegasus, Bakura uses "[[Dark Spirit of the Silent]]" to force "Catapult Turtle" to attack Bakura's "[[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]". As "Dark Spirit of the Silent" forces this card can be seen among othersinto Attack Mode, Yugi takes [[battle damage]] when Bakura attacks and destroys "Catapult Turtle" with "[[Dark Ruler Ha Des]]".