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While he was in the [[Knights of Hanoi]]'s control room, Specter later sensed the death of [[Earth (character)|Earth]], the Ignis that had been created from him during the [[Hanoi Project]], and he shed a tear as he felt an emptiness form inside him.<ref name="ep75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|75|ref}}</ref> Though Specter still didn't accept the Ignis, he came to blame Lightning for Earth's death.<ref name="ep86">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|86|ref}}</ref> Specter and Ryoken later spied on Kengo Dojun, an A.I.-hating bounty hunter and hacker known as [[The Shepherd]], and Ryoken noted that he could be a troublesome enemy. That night they discussed finding the Ignis on Ryoken's speedboat, and came to the conclusion that they would need several skilled hackers in order to find the Ignis. They decided to approach Kengo first, and Varis logged in to confront him, though despite Varis defeating The Shepherd in a Duel, he refused to work with them.<ref name="ep78">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|78|ref}}</ref> Specter later detected someone scanning LINK VRAINS, and he and Ryoken determined that it was The Shepherd and that the bounty hunter had struck out on his own. They watched as Shepherd and then Playmaker and his allies entered a portal that Lightning had created, and Ryoken decided to log in and watch the Duel, believing that it was his responsibility to do so. Specter accompanied him, and they logged in atop a building and remained out of sight. Varis noted that he'd warned Shepherd about Lightning's [[Link Spell Card]], and they observed as Shepherd successfully countered "[[Judgment Arrows]]".<ref name="ep79">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|79|ref}}</ref> Specter wondered if Shepherd would win the Duel as he had destroyed "Judgment Arrows", but Varis noted that Lightning had been prepared for its destruction and may have anticipated it, and he was proven right when Lightning returned it to his Deck. Shepherd was able to bring Lightning down to 200 LP, a quantity that Specter noted was low enough for any attack to defeat Lightning. However, Lightning was able to redraw "Judgment Arrows" and defeat Shepherd, erasing his data. Varis noted to Specter that Shepherd had made no mistakes, but had still been defeated.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|80|ref}}</ref> Specter and Varis later detected Earth's data in LINK VRAINS, and they watched as Playmaker Dueled [[George Gore|The Gore]], the Duelist who had captured Earth. Gore Link Summoned one of Earth's monsters, "[[G Golem Crystal Heart]]", and revealed that Earth's data was in his chip, causing Specter to tremble at the sight.<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|81|ref}}</ref> Specter noted that Gore's Dueling had entered unknown territory due to his union with an A.I., and Ryoken noted that Gore would still have to Duel beyond expectations to defeat Playmaker. Playmaker instead defeated Gore, retrieving what was left of Earth's data.<ref name="ep82">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|82|ref}}</ref>