Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 041
The Wrath of Rebecca is the 41st episode of the second series of Yu-Gi-Oh!. It introduced a new character, Rebecca Hawkins, an eight-year old prodigy girl from America who demands the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Solomon Muto. It aired in the United States on Kids WB! on October 12, 2002.
Episode Summary
In Pegasus' Castle, Yugi and his friends are reunited with Bakura and Mokuba. Croquet gives Yugi the check for the three million dollar prize, then Yugi gives it to Joey. Outside the castle, the gang meet up with Seto, who is grateful to see Mokuba, but warns Yugi they will Duel sooner or later. He then offers everyone a ride home on his helicopter. A few days later, Solomon is released from the hospital. Yugi and his friends take him home, where they find an American girl waiting for them. She introduces herself as Rebecca, an eight-year old prodigy Duelist who is accusing Solomon of stealing her Blue-Eyes White Dragon. She demands it back, but Seto ripped it up in the first episode. Rebecca challenges Solomon to a Duel for it, but since he just got out of the hospital, Yugi (not Yami) takes his place. They duel at the new arena in KaibaLand. During the Duel, Solomon notices Rebecca's deck and strategy is very similar to an old friend of his named Arthur Hawkins. Finally, Rebecca reveals herself to be his granddaughter, but continues to accuse him stealing the Blue-Eyes. Will she defeat Yugi and learn the truth about what happened to her card?
Featured Duel: Rebecca Hawkins vs. Yugi Muto - Part 1
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca Hawkins Normal Summons "Witch of the Black Forest" in Attack Position (1100 ATK / 1200 DEF).
Yugi Muto's Turn
- Yugi Muto Normal Summons "Celtic Guardian" in Attack Position (1400 ATK / 1200 DEF). "Celtic Guardian" attacks then destroys "Witch of the Black Forest" (Rebecca Hawkins: 2000 → 1700 Life Points). "Witch of the Black Forest's" effect allows Rebecca Hawkins to add 1 monster with 1500 or lower DEF from her deck to her hand.
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca Hawkins Normal Summons "Sangan" in Attack Position (1000 ATK / 600 DEF).
Yugi Muto's Turn
- "Celtic Guardian" attacks then destroys "Sangan" (Rebecca: 1700 → 1300 Life Points. "Sangan's" effect allows Rebecca to add 1 monster with 1500 or lower ATK from her deck into her hand.
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca activates Magic Card "Tribute to the Doomed". She discards 1 card from her hand to destroy "Celtic Guardian". She then Sets a monster.
Yugi Muto's Turn
- Yugi Normal Summons "Summoned Skull" in Attack Position (2500 ATK / 1200 DEF). "Summoned Skull" attacks Rebecca's Set monster: "Millennium Shield" (0 ATK / 3000 DEF (Yugi: 2000 → 1500 Life Points.
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca activates Equip Magic Card "Ring of Magnetism" then equips it to "Millennium Shield"; decreasing its DEF by 500 ("Millennium Shield": 3000 → 2500 DEF).
Yugi Muto's Turn
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca Normal Summons "Cannon Soldier" in Attack Position (1400 ATK / 1300 DEF).
Yugi Muto's Turn
- "Summoned Skull" tries to attack "Cannon Soldier", but "Ring of Magnetism's" effect redirects the attack to "Millennium Shield". Rebecca explains that "Ring of Magnetism's effect only allows monster Yugi controls to attack the equipped monster.
Rebecca Hawkins' Turn
- Rebecca Normal Summons "Witch of the Black Forest" in Attack Position then activates "Cannon Soldier's effect. She tributes "Witch of the Black Forest" to inflict 500 points of damage to Yugi's Life Points (Yugi: 1500 → 1000 Life Points). Then, she adds 1 monster with 1500 or lower DEF from her deck to her hand because of Witch of the Black Forest's effect.
