{{For|the card|Waking the Dragon}}{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Storyline/Startarc | image name = Yugioh181Doma.jpgpng | image size en_name = Waking the Dragons | image caption ja_name = {{Ruby|闇|やみ}}の{{Ruby|組|そ}}{{Ruby|織|しき}}ドーマ | english romaji_name = Waking Yami no Soshiki Dōma| ja_trans_name = Doma the DragonsDark Organization| medium = Anime| series = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''| start_date = February 18, 2003| end_date = December 17, 2003 | kanji first = 145: {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|145}} | ruby japanese last = 184: {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|184}} | romaji prev = [[Battle City (part 2)]] | japanese translated next = [[Grand Championship (arc)|Grand Championship]]

==Gameplay Mechanics==Unlike the anime-exclusive Virtual World story arc before it, the story arc does not introduce any new gameplay elements - instead it is notably the first time that Fusion monsters were permitted to attack on the turn that they were summoned, a tactic illegal during Battle City. Games remain a 4000-point battle, and monsters are still permitted to be summoned face-up in defense mode.Magic ====

Instead==== Trap ==== === Games ===Winners are in bold.{| class="wikitable list-noicon"|-! scope="col" | Game! scope="col" colspan="2" | Players! scope="col" | Penalty Game|-| [[Yami Yugi and Gurimo's Duel|Duel]]| '''Yami Yugi'''| Gurimo| Orichalcos claims Gurimo's soul|-| [[Seto Kaiba and Alister's first Duel|Duel]]| '''Seto Kaiba'''| '''Alister'''| Since it was a DRAW, the focus is spent on creating new Orichalcos doesn't take a soul|-| Duel| '''Mai Valentine'''| Maximillion Pegasus| Orichalcos claims Pegasus' soul|-| [[Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine's first Doma Duel|Duel]]| Mai Valentine| Joey Wheeler||-| [[Yami Yugi and Rafael's first Duel|Duel]]| Yami Yugi| '''Rafael'''| Yugi makes the Orichalcos claim his soul instead of Yami's|-| [[Joey Wheeler and Rex Raptor's Doma Duel|Duel]]| Rex Raptor| '''Joey Wheeler'''| Orichalcos claims Rex's soul|-| [[Yami Yugi and Weevil Underwood's Doma Duel|Duel]]| Weevil Underwood| '''Yami Yugi'''| Orichalcos claims Weevil's soul|-| [[Yami Yugi and Yugi Muto's Doma Duel|Duel]]| Yugi Muto| '''Yami Yugi'''||-| [[Yami Yugi and the Orichalcos Soldier's Duel|Duel]]| '''Yami Yugi'''| Orichalcos Soldier| |-| [[Rebecca Hawkins, Duke Devlin, and Valon's Duel|Duel]]| '''Valon'''| Rebecca Hawkins & Duke Devlin||-anime| [[Seto Kaiba and Alister's Duel|Duel]]| Alister| '''Seto Kaiba'''| Orichalcos claims Alister's soul|-exclusive| [[Chess]]| Seto Kaiba| Aaron|- cards (particularly Dartz| [[Joey Wheeler and Valon's Duel|Duel]]| '''Joey Wheeler'''| Valon| Orichalcos claims Valon's soul|-| [[Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine's second Doma Duel|Duel]]| Joey Wheeler| '''Mai Valentine'''| Orichalcos claims Joey's soul|-| Duel| '''Rafael'''| Mai Valentine| Orichalcosclaims Mai's soul|-| [[Yami Yugi and Rafael's second Duel|Duel]] cards| Rafael| '''Yami Yugi'''| The Seal loses power since Rafael's heart is purified, leaving Rafael intact|-| [[Yami Yugi, as well as Kaiba and Dartz's Duel|Duel]]| Dartz| '''Yami Yugi ''' & friendsSeto Kaiba| Orichalcos claims Kaiba' s soul, and Dartz feeds himself to the Leviathan|-| [[Legendary DragonsYami Yugi, Joey Wheeler, Seto Kaiba, and the Great Leviathan's battle|Battle]]| The Great Leviathan| '''Yami Yugi''', Joey Wheeler, and Seto Kaiba| The Great Leviathan is defeated, and all the captured souls are freed|} ==Game mechanics==Unlike the anime-exclusive [[Virtual World (arc)|Virtual World]] story arc, the story arc does not introduce any new gameplay elements; instead, it is notably the first time that [[Fusion Monster]]s were permitted to attack on the turn that they were Summoned, which allow their user to was prohibited by the [[Battle City Rules]]. As in the Battle City and Virtual World arcs, both players start a [[Duel]] at 4000 [[Life Points]], and monsters can be [[Normal Summon]]ed in [[face-up]] [[Defense Position]]. Instead, the arc features many new cards, such as the "[[Legendary Dragon]]s" and Dartz's "screw the rules[[Orichalcos]]" in subtle wayscards, which offer new game mechanics.

This page The storyline is based around an organization (named Doma in the Japanese version) which uses a card known as "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" to entrap the English anime names since this arc does not take place souls of people and duel monsters alike, in an effort to revive an ancient dragon monster known as [[The Great Leviathan]]. The beast was the center of the destruction of Atlantean society 10,000 years ago, well before the time of the Egyptians (on which the rest of the mangaseries is based).

The storyline is based around an organization (named Doma in the Japanese version) which uses a card known as "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" to entrap the souls of people and duel monsters alike, in an effort to revive an ancient monster known as [[The Great Leviathan]]. The beast was the center of the destruction of Atlantian society 10,000 years ago, well before the time of the Egyptians (on which the rest of the series is based). In the past, the Great Leviathan was defeated by the three [[Legendary Dragons]]: [[Timaeus]], [[Critias]], and [[Hermos]]. Although not destroyed, the Leviathan was severely weakened, forcing [[Dartz]], King of Atlantis, and his Doma organization to collect souls for 10,000 years. Dartz knew that he would succeed after seeing the power of [[Pharaoh Atem]] in Ancient Egypt some thousands of years later (in the English adaptation, Dartz cites the [[Shadow Realm]] specifically).

The story begins after the end of the [[Battle City]] tournament, with when [[Atem]] wanted to recover his lost memories by using the Egyptian God Cards to activate the chamber of the Nameless Pharaoh King inside the three [[Egyptian GodsMemory World]]. Suddenly, a [[Dartz|Egyptian Gods Cardsdark force]] in freezes the possession [[Tablet of Lost Memories]], sealing it to prevent him from doing so. Outside, [[Yugi MutoDuel Monster Spirits|Duel Monsters]] (romanized have come to "Yugi Mutou" life and began attacking the civilians without warning, even after Kaiba shut down the Dueling system. When the monsters kept appearing, he called Industrial Illusions in the English manga)an attempt to get help. One Later that night, a group of perpetrators break broke into the Kame Game Shop and steal stole the three God Cards from Yugi's grandfather [[Solomon Muto]], who had been given the cards for safekeeping. Giving chase to the thieves, they eventually encounter [[Gurimo]], a mysterious man in a cape. Gurimo is collecting souls for the group, and plans to collect the souls of duelists by defeating them in a duel. To this end, he uses "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" card, a [[Field Spell Card|Field Magic Card]] that could not be dispelled and prevented outside interference, with only the winner of the duel Duel being able to escape and the loser having his soul taken by the Seal. Although Gurimo manages to unleash the power of "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (originalanime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" against its former owner, Yugi eventually wins the duel Duel but ultimately fails to recover the God Cards.

The next night, as the world sees a giant eye in the sky, [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and the [[Pharaoh Atem|Pharaoh]] awaken in the depths of the [[Millennium Puzzle]] where they encounter "[[Kuriboh (character)|Kuriboh]]", urging them to follow a portal hidden inside the puzzle to the world of beasts. There, they are greeted by "[[Dark Magician Girl (character)|Dark Magician Girl]]", who tells then the tale of [[The Great Leviathan]], and urges them to pull a sword from an ice statue. They do so, and unlock the power of '''"[[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|The Eye of Timaeus]]"''', who proceeds to destroy the eye in the sky above the world of beasts. Similarly, Yugi would unleash the same power in the real world, forcing [[The Great Leviathan]] to retreat.

The other two [[Legendary Dragons]] would also be unleashed in a similar manner - '''"[[The Fang of Critias]]"''' was unlocked by [[Seto Kaiba]] in a duelDuel, after kowtowing to a demand allegedly by [[Maximillion Pegasus]] to duel Duel at his Duelist Kingdom as a publicity stunt. There, he discovers that one of the thieves, Amelda ([[Alister]] named for Aleister Crowley, who coined the unicursal hexagram that acts as the symbol of the Orichalcos, in the English version), had led him there, wanting retribution for what KaibaCorp had done against his family. Although "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" was indeed used, the battle was fought to a drawDRAW, allowing both Alister and Kaiba to escape unharmed.

The third [[Legendary Dragons|Legendary Dragon]], '''"[[The Claw of Hermos]]"''', would be unlocked by [[Joey Wheeler]] (Katsuya Jonouchi): when Yugi and his friends receive a video from Pegasus (as it turns out, shortly before he is defeated and his soul sealed), who implores Yugi and his friends to travel to America and retrieve a card holding the key to defeating their then-unknown threat. At Pegasus' Industrial Illusions HQ however, they are locked inside the building, where [[Mai Valentine]] (Mai Kujaku) emerges to battle Joey. During this duelDuel, Yugi & and friends discover that Mai had been wandering the Earth after their [[Battle City]] tournament: ; although she finished in the Top top 8 , she was always overshadowed by Joey, and continually traumatized by her loss to [[Marik Ishtar]] (in which she was physically and emotionally seriously scarred). Determined to become stronger at any cost and never wanting to lose another duel Duel again, Mai eventually wound up with [[Dartz]], eagerly accepting his offer of becoming stronger, not realizing that the power of the [[Orichalcos]] would be her undoing.

The change in Mai's behavior would, as it turns out, be partially due to [[Valon]], the second of Doma's three Swordsmen, who had cared for Mai in her time of need, and wanted her to move on with her life by defeating Joey (effectively also doing his work for her). When Joey appears to have the upper hand in the Duel (thanks to "[[The Claw of Hermos]]"), Valon uses his [[Orichalcos stone Stone]] to break the seal, rendering the match a no-contest and allowing both Mai and Joey's souls to survive.

===Yugi's Sacrificesacrifice=== 

The third swordsman, [[Rafael]], would later challenge Yugi. Rafael claimed that Yugi and his friends are fighting for the wrong cause, and that Rafael was a noble hero out to save the world. He claimed that mankind was inherently evil, and that the Orichalcos exposed the darkness within the souls of mankind - thus the need for them to be sealed by "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]".

However, as Yugi dueledDueled, he finds himself easily outmatched by Rafael's [[Guardians|Guardian Monsters]], which he refused to allow to go to the card graveyardGraveyard. After Rafael plays the [[Spell Card]] "[[Exchange (anime)|Exchange]]", Yugi finds himself with "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" in his hand. Not wanting to lose yet not wanting to play the Seal, the two souls of Yugi would debate over whether to use the card. Blinded by the desire to win at any cost, [[Yami Yugi|Yami]] (in control of Yugi's body during the Duel) ignores Yugi's pleas and plays the Seal in order to power up his monsters. Using the ability of "[[Catapult Turtle (anime)|Catapult Turtle]]", he sacrifices monster after monster to wear away at Rafael's Life Points, even sacrificing his trusted "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" in the process. Yet, Rafael is able to survive and use the situation to his advantage by summoning Summoning "[[Guardian Eatos (anime)|Guardian Eatos]]". Eatos would use the spirits of Yugi's own monsters to defeat Yugi.

As the Seal slowly circles around the fallen Pharaoh, however, Yugi realizes that two souls reside within one body, and allows the seal Seal to take him instead, sacrificing himself so that the Pharaoh would survive. Meanwhile, Weevil and Rex, after seeing the power of the Orichalcos, seek to have the power for themselves.

===Fighting the Darknessdarkness===The Pharaoh, despite the attempts of his friends to cheer him up, became distraught over the loss of his [[YugiMuto|other self]]. Meanwhile, as the Pharaoh and company continue to travel, Weevil and Rex meet Dartz, who grants them the power of the [[Orichalcos]]. In return however, they are told to use their newfound power on the Pharaoh and Joey - a win-win scenario for Dartz in any event.

The two would manage to hijack the train the Pharaoh and company would be riding in - Weevil isolating [[Yami Yugi|Yami]] and [[Téa Gardner]] (Anzu Mazaki), while Rex finding Joey and [[Tristan Taylor]] (Hiroto Honda). Thus, the two Duelist Kingdom rematches were slated to begin, only with much more on the line. While Joey would have little trouble dispatching Rex with the help of his "[[The Claw of Hermos|Claw of Hermos]]", Timaeus would seemingly abandon the Pharaoh, forcing him to win the duel Duel without itbecause of his recent action he did when Dueling against Refael. He would ultimately prevail against Weevil with the help of "[[Breaker the Magical Warrior (anime)|Breaker the Magical Warrior]]", which, along with its ability and "[[Berserker Soul (anime)|Berserker Soul]]", allowed it to attack Weevil repeatedly as long as the Pharaoh drew and discarded monsters - which he did ruthlessly. Téa would implore the Pharaoh to stop - long after he had beaten Weevil - just as Yami was about to discard "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]". Just then, however, the moving train would head off a cliff, although they would survive, having been rescued by a mysterious person.

When the Pharaoh came to, his saviour His savior would be revealed as [[Ironheart#Chris.2C Ironheart and Skye|Ironheart]]. Ironheart would lead the Pharaoh into to the [[Stone Wilderness|Valley of Lost Souls]], where he found the spirit of Yugi. Yugi confronts the Pharaoh, and implores him to face himself through a duelDuel if he is really sorry for his misdeeds in his previous Duel, with both players sharing the same deckDeck. In this duelDuel, Yugi would bring forth "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]", and would use a similar strategy to what the Pharaoh had used against Rafael; sacrificing monsters to win. The Pharaoh would protest against Yugi's strategy not to make the same mistake he did or it will prevent him from saving him and humanity; but, Yugi, under the influence of Orichalcos, only sees him as an evil individual who never cared about everyone but himself and cruelly makes him pay for his own action. However, the Pharaoh ultimately wins the duel Duel after successfully countering Yugi's moves. Despite not wanting to lose Yugi again, the Pharaoh promises to save him.

Just as he was about to leave, however, Dartz, who had been observing the Pharaoh's activities, conjures a spell to bring forth an [[Orichalcos Soldier]]. While fighting Dueling the Orichalcos Soldier, however, the Pharaoh realizes that Timaeus is his only hope of winning, yet he cannot use it as he does not have the card in his deck Deck (after having given it to Ironheart, believing him to be unworthy of the card's power). Ironheart and his family (consisting of grand-daughter [[Ironheart#Chris.2C Ironheart and Skye|Chris]] and pet wolf [[Ironheart#Chris.2C Ironheart and Skye|Skye]]) would sacrifice their lives to deliver the card to Yugi, who uses it successfully to defeat the Orichalcos Soldier. With the darkness within himself defeatedeliminated, the Pharaoh could finally move on, and hope to find and free rescue Yugi, wherever he may be.

===[[Alister|Alister]]'s]] loss to [[The Fang of Critias|Critias]]===

He manages to hijack the plane [[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] and [[Mokuba Kaiba|Mokuba]] were piloting, and seeks a rematch with Seto to end it once and for all. As the duel Duel moves on, Alister recounts his history with the Kaiba Corporation, and notes that whether he wins or loses, the plane will crash, allowing "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" to claim all three lives. Kaiba, willing to protect Mokuba at any cost, would use Critias to prevail. On the last turn of the duelDuel, Aliter Alister gave in so that mokuba Mokuba would not lose his brother as Alister did. In his brief moment of defeat before being claimed by the Orichalcos, Alister sees a bit of his brother in Mokuba, allowing him to stop living in the past and move on with his life.

===[[Valon|Valon]]'s]] loss to [[The Claw of Hermos|Hermos]]===

''[[Valon]]'' was a child delinquent, always getting into fights. When he gets into a fight with a gang of street thugs, they retaliate by burning a local church down, along with a nun who had taken care of him. In revenge, he had killed the street thugs, and as a result, he was sent to prison (this detail was omitted from the English adaptation - there, Valon was framed and imprisoned for numerous street fights a crime that were was orchestrated by [[Dartz]]). He was sent in and out of twelve detention centers, before a warden turns him into to Duel Monsters. There, the warden sets forth a Battle Royale style challenge, where the winner would be set free. Valon would eventually be the winner, having trapped all others within "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]". He is granted release, into the custody of the prison's "sponsor" - [[Dartz]].

Valon, in his viewperspective, saw [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] as the big obstacle in [[Mai Valentine|Mai]]'s life, and vowed to take him down in her honor, while Joey wants to take down Valon, believing that Doma is to blame for turning Mai against him. When their duel Duel inevitably begins, Valon uses his deck Deck of [[Armor Monsters]] - mostly 0 [[ATK]] and mostly 0 [[DEF]] monsters with devastating effects, to literally form a suit of armor around himself, intending to literally beat Joey senseless. Likewise, Joey is forced to defend himself with a suit of armor of his own, formed from his trusted "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]". The two would physically punish each other throughout the match, with Joey coming out in front.

The duel Duel between Valon and Joey would arouse Mai's interest, and Joey would be forced to duel Duel her in order to set the record straight. Joey, tired and physically beaten from the previous duelDuel, is unable to concentrate on the duelDuel, yet manages to deal serious damage to Mai - yet, he manages to reach out to her just as Joey is about to lose. Mai would ultimately not attack Joey (and win the duelDuel), but Joey collapses in exhaustion, allowing "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" to take his soul. Taking the fallen Hermos with her, she proceeds to confront Rafael, the last of the three swordsmen, where it is implied that her soul was also taken.

===[[Rafael|Rafael]]'s]] loss to [[The Eye of Timaeus(anime)|Timaeus]] and [[Claw of Hermos|Hermos]]===

''[[Rafael]]'' came from a well-off family, which was taken from him when they were separated from each other at a young age. He was the sole survivor of a luxury liner disaster, and washed up ashore on a deserted island (the English adaption mentions that his family had survived the shipwreck, but had completely forgotten about Rafael) Rafael would live on the island for three years (according to [[Rebecca Hawkins]]), with his [[Guardians|Guardian cards]] the only thing allowing him to retain his sanity. His attitude in dueling Dueling was simple - as the cards had cared for him during those years, he would try to do the same to his monsters. When he was eventually rescued, he found that the world he lived in had changed. Unwilling to accept the outside world 9 years after the events of his accident before the events of the series, Rafael turned to [[Dartz]]. When Rafael confronts the Pharaoh again, he hands the Pharaoh "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" (which he had picked up from Mai's soul-less body), and promises to defeat the Pharaoh like he did before. This time, however, it is instead Rafael who uses the "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]", to the Pharaoh's horror (up to that point, it seemed that Rafael was not the type of person who would use such a card). Like the Pharaoh before, Rafael would proceed to sacrifice his trusted [[Guardians]], all to power up his deadliest Guardian, "[[Guardian Dreadscythe]]" - a guardian who could be revived simply by discarding a single card. Determined to set Rafael free, and see the errors of his ways, the Pharaoh takes it upon himself to destroy Dreadscythe by any means necessary, and he does so with the combined power of Hermos and "[[Guardian Eatos]]" - Rafael's most trusted Guardian.

With When Rafael seeing confronts the error Pharaoh again, he hands the Pharaoh "[[Claw of his waysHermos]]" (which he had picked up from Mai's soul-less body), and promises to defeat the Pharaoh like he did before. This time, however, it is instead Rafael who uses the "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]", to the Pharaoh's horror (up to that point, it seemed that Rafael was not the type of person who would use such a final magic card ); after [[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|Timaeus]] destroyed Eatos, and like the Pharaoh before, Rafael would proceed to resummon all sacrifice his trusted [[Guardians]], at the cost of the remainder of all to power up his life pointsdeadliest Guardian, "[[Guardian Dreadscythe (anime)|Guardian Dreadscythe]]" - a guardian who could be revived simply by discarding a single card. Though Determined to set Rafael losesfree, and see the errors of his soul is surprisingly not taken since he found ways, the light in Pharaoh takes it upon himselfto destroy Dreadscythe by any means necessary, as souls are taken because of and he does so with the darkness inside combined power of someoneHermos and "[[Guardian Eatos (anime)|Guardian Eatos]]" - Rafael's most trusted Guardian.

===The final battle===[[File:Yugioh179.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Dartz using his magic to trap the souls of Yugi, Joey, Mai, and Pegasus inside his "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knight Tokens]]s"]]

Dartz, however, is more powerful than the three Swordsmen combined - not only is he able to repel the "[[Dragon Master Knight (anime)|Master of Dragon Soldier]]", a fusion of two of Kaiba's and the Pharaoh's most powerful cards, but is able to expand the full power of "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]", by playing its 2nd and 3rd levels: "[[Orichalcos Deuteros]]" and "[[Orichalcos Tritos]]". These would would give Dartz even more life pointsLife Points, making additional attacks fruitless. Furthermore, his array of "[[Mirror Knight Token|Mirror Knights]]" is making the Pharaoh reluctant to attack, as the souls of his fallen friends are trapped inside each one. When Rafael tries to intervene, he unleashes his stored-up rage at Dartz (who at that point revealed that he was the source of Rafael's troubles in life), and "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" (dormant since his earlier duelDuel) takes his soul.

Kaiba, however, sees past Dartz's tricks to throw the Pharaoh off guard, and proceeds to attack. By destroying his monsters, however, Dartz releases an even more powerful monster ("[[Orichalcos Shunoros (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]"), which easily defeats Kaiba and allows the Seal to claim his soul. Desperate for a comeback, Yugi manages to draw the [[blank card ]] that Pegasus gave him - only this time, the card has changed to "[[Legend of Heart (anime)|Legend of Heart]]", allowing the true nature of the Legendary Dragons to be revealed.

In the past, the kingdom of Atlantis was guarded by three knights, which were turned into dragons and sealed away during the battles that eventually destroyed Atlantis. By using the "[[Legend of Heart (anime)|Legend of Heart]]", the three Legendary Dragons revert to their true form, allowing "[[Legendary Knight Timaeus (anime)|Legendary Knight Timaeus]]", "[[Legendary Knight Critias (anime)|Legendary Knight Critias]]", and "[[Legendary Knight Hermos (anime)|Legendary Knight Hermos]]" to be reborn. The three Knights manage to destroy the three levels of "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]", as well as Dartz's "[[Orichalcos Shunoros (anime)|Orichalcos Shunoros]]". YetHowever, Dartz has a last resort up his sleeves - by sacrificing all of his life pointsLife Points, he could summon Summon "[[Divine SerpentGeh]]", which has [[∞|infinite ]] [[ATK]] and [[DEF]], and also allow Dartz to continue to duel Duel as long as it remained on the field. Likewise, Yugi is forced to similarly entrust his own livelihood to his "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]". By combining all three Knights of Atlantis to form the "[[Timaeus the Knight of Destiny (anime)|Timaeus the Knight of Destiny]]", the "Divine Serpent Geh" is destroyed, winning the duel Duel in Yugi's favor.

Although as a result, the souls of [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]], [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]], and [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] are freedliberated from the Orichalcos, Dartz sacrifices his own soul, allowing the Great Leviathan to be rebornrevived and fusing himself with the Great Beast to control it.

[[The Great Leviathan]] has been reborn, thanks to Dartz's own sacrifice. Even the combined forces of the Knights of Atlantis and the most powerful of Yugi's, Kaiba's and Joey's monsters were not enough to stop it - their only hope, as it seems, was to put all their own power into reviving the three Gods of Egypt: "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (originalcharacter)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]", "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (anime)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]", and "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (originalanime)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]". With the three monsters revived with the power of the light of all Dartz's prisoners this greatly reduces [[The Great Leviathan]]'s strength, enough for the three Gods to easily destroy it, freeing all the captive souls in the process.

Yet, [[The Great Leviathan]] would continue to exist, as it was made from the evils evil mind of the mankind. The Pharaoh, wanting to help Dartz be rid of the influence of the Orichalcos, takes it upon himself to personally ensure that the Great Leviathan, and the influence of the Orichalcos, is no more. With it gone Dartz returns to normal, and proceeds happily into the afterlife with Ironheart, Chris, and the rest of his family.

As for the main characters, the Knights of Atlantis and "[[Dark Magician Girl (character)|Dark Magician Girl]]" thank them for their assistance, and return to the world of the beasts. The three Legendary Dragon Cards, as well as "[[Legend of Heart (anime)|Legend of Heart]]", disappear into thin air just as they came, vowing to reappear when the world is in danger again. ==Duels==Bold characters represent the winner.*[[Gurimo]] VS '''[[Yami Yugi]]'''. Yami Yugi has not discovered The Seal yet, and becomes introduced to it in this duel. Despite using [[Obelisk the Tormentor]] & [[The Seal of Orichalcos]], Gurimo loses the duel and his soul.*Off-Screen: '''[[Mai Valentine]]''' VS [[Pegasus]]. Mai, having began using [[The Seal of Orichalcos]], wins the duel and Pegasus's soul is lost.*[[Alister]] VS [[Seto Kaiba]]. Alister first plays as [[Pegasus]] then reveals himself as Alister and activate's [[The Seal of Orichalcos]]; despite Kaiba using [[The Fang of Critias]] and summoning [[Doom Virus Dragon]], the duel is a tie.*[[Mai Valentine]] VS [[Joey Wheeler]]. Mai uses [[Nightmare Tri-Mirror]] as her ace move while Joey uses [[The Claw of Hermos]] for the first time; [[Valon]] interrupts the duel by destroying The Seal.*[[Yami Yugi]] VS '''[[Rafael]]'''. After forcing Yami into a tough corner with his [[Guardian]] army, Raphael [[Exchange|gives Yami]] [[The Seal of Orichalcos]]; this allows Yami to take the upper hand, but using his [[Guardian Eatos]], Raphael succesfully counters and wins. [[Yugi Moto]]'s soul is substituted for Yami's.*[[Rex Raptor]] VS '''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''; Rex, looking for revenge on Wheeler, duels him with an improved deck but loses.*[[Weevil Underwood]] VS '''[[Yami Yugi]]'''; Despite not being able to use [[The Eye of Timaeus]] due to how the darkness in his heart from his duel with Raphael, he, and [[Berserker Soul|violently]], defeats Weevil who points out that Yami's darkness is still inside him. Yami accepts this.*[[Yugi Moto]] VS '''[[Yami Yugi]]'''; In order to purify Yami, Yugi (using [[The Seal of Orichalcos]]) duels him and loses.*'''[[Yami Yugi]]''' VS [[Orichalcos Soldier]]; With his heart purified and [[The Eye of Timaeus]] back on his side, he defeats this soldier of Dartz, using a [[Orichalcos Gigas|powerful Monster]].*[[Rebecca Hawkins]] & [[Duke Devlin]] VS '''[[Valon]]'''; Not even needing to use The Seal Valon manages to defeat (and quickly) his 2 opponents.*[[Alister]] VS '''[[Seto Kaiba]]'''; Alister loses his rematch and soul in his second duel with [[Kaiba]].*[[Valon]] VS '''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''; through a long and intense duel, Joey manages to defeat Valon and destroy his soul.*'''[[Mai Valentine]]''' VS [[Joey Wheeler]]; Joey, exhausted from his duel with Valon, gets more and more weak while Mai's corrupted heart starts to purify at the sight of Joey's pain. Right before Joey surrenders the duel to his exhaustion (losing his soul), Mai forgives him and turns against Dartz.*Off-Screen: [[Mai Valentine]] VS '''[[Raphael]]'''; Mai lost her duel and soul to Raphael following her betrayal to Dartz.*'''[[Yami Yugi]]''' VS [[Raphael]]; Yami manages to defeat Raphael, who doesn't lose his Soul because The Seal of Orihcalcos becomes powerless following the purification of Raphael's heart.*[[Dartz]] VS '''[[Yami Yugi]]''' & [[Seto Kaiba]]; following the defeat and soul-loss of Kaiba, Yami defeats Dartz.

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 ==Featured Duels=={| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:center"|- style="background: #ccf;"! Duel #! Episode(s)! Duelist #1! class="unsortable" | vs! Duelist #2! Winner! LP #1! LP #2! Turns|-|1|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 145|145]]|'''[[Rex Raptor]]<br >+ [[Weevil Underwood]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Gurimo]]'''|[[Gurimo]]|N/A-N/A|N/A|N/A|-|2|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 145|145]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 146|146]]|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Gurimo]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|500|0|11|-|3|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 149|149]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 150|150]]|'''[[Alister]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Seto Kaiba]]'''|[[DRAW]]|0|0|12|-|4|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 151|151]] (flashback)|'''[[Maximillion Pegasus]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|[[Mai Valentine]]|0|4000|N/A|-|5|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 152|152]] (flashback)|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''Unknown Duelist'''|[[Mai Valentine]]|2200|0|N/A|-|6|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 152|152]] (flashback)|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''Unknown Duelist 2'''|[[Mai Valentine]]|N/A|0|N/A|-|7|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 151|151]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 154|154]]|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''|Interrupted|450|200|17|-|8|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 156|156]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 158|158]]|'''[[Rafael]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|[[Rafael]]|100|0|17|-|9|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 160|160]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 162|162]]|'''[[Rex Raptor]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''|[[Joey Wheeler]]|0|300|8|-|10|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 160|160]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 162|162]]|'''[[Weevil Underwood]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|0|500|10|-|11|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 163|163]]|'''[[Yugi Muto]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|0|200|9|-|12|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 164|164]]|'''[[Orichalcos Soldier]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|0|800|14|-|13|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 165|165]]|'''[[Valon]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Duke Devlin]]<br>+ [[Rebecca Hawkins]]'''|[[Valon]]|4000|0-0|7|-|14|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 166|166]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 167|167]]|'''[[Alister]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Seto Kaiba]]'''|[[Seto Kaiba]]|0|100|14|-|15|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 169|169]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 172|172]]|'''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Valon]]'''|[[Joey Wheeler]]|100|0|16|-|16|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 172|172]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 173|173]]|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Joey Wheeler]]'''|[[Mai Valentine]]|300|550 ([[Surrender|Su.]])|13|-|17|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 174|174]] (flashback)|'''[[Mai Valentine]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Rafael]]'''|[[Rafael]]|N/A|N/A|N/A|-|18|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 174|174]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 176|176]]|'''[[Rafael]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Yami Yugi]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|0|10|21|-|19|[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 177|177]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 182|182]]|'''[[Seto Kaiba]]<br>+ [[Yami Yugi]]'''|'''vs.'''|'''[[Dartz]]'''|[[Yami Yugi]]|0-0 ([[Relay Soul (anime)|Relay Soul]])|0 ([[Divine Serpent Geh (anime)|Divine Serpent Geh]] Destroyed)|16|}