Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 044
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Series | |
| Series | Yu-Gi-Oh! |
| Number | 44 |
| Season | 1 |
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| Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 1) | |
| Previous | "Legendary Heroes, Part 1" |
| Next | "Legendary Heroes, Part 3" |
Legendary Heroes - Part 2 is the 44th episode in the second series of Yu-Gi-Oh!, airing in Japan on February 27, 2001 and in the United States on October 19, 2002.
Contents
Plot Summary
At the coliseum in the Virtual World, the duel between the champion and Joey begins. They are both masked at first, but it isn't long before Joey realizes that the champion is Mai Valentine. He removes his mask, and after discussing the situation, Mai uses Harpie Lady to steal the Niwatori card. The four run off, and the villagers pursue them, but Joey stops them using Trap Hole. They use the monster to cross the desert and find a temple. After crossing the maze and defeating the Gate Guardian, they meet up with Princess Adina, who looks like Mokuba. They are taken to her palace and she explains to the story of the Mythic Dragon. Every year, her kingdom and another town offer one human each in hopes of reviving the dragon. The other town chose Seto for this year's tribute while Adina volunteered for her kingdom.
However, there is a myth that legendary heroes will save the town and destroy the dragon. Yugi and his group are convinced that they are the ones to answer this challenge. To stop the dragon's revival ritual, they must reach a Castle of Dark Illusions high in the sky, and the castle is surrounded by a barrier that no duel monster can pierce. However, a flying machine was used long ago by the heroes that repelled the dragon originally. Just as the four modern heroes get ready to go to the castle, the town is attacked by a herd of Duel Monsters. Adina is kidnapped, but it is revealed that she and Mokuba switched outfits, and it is actually him they took. It is now more vital than ever that they reach the castle soon. Yugi finds the ancient flying machine, but it has long since been corroded and buried. Joey uses Time Wizard to turn the machine's time backwards, restoring the machine and freeing it from the earth. But back in the real world, Tristan and Tea are in a tight spot, doing their best to keep Kemo and his crew from breaking into the room and unplugging their pods.
Featured Duels
Joey Wheeler vs. Mai Valentine
- Mai summons Harpie Lady.
- Joey summons Flame Swordsman and attacks.
- Mai responds by activating Mirror Wall, stopping the attack and halving Flame Swordsman's ATK.
- Mai activates Rose Whip and attacks.
- Joey recognizes her tactics and removes his mask. Recognizing him, Mai cancels her attack.
- After deciding to help her friends, Mai orders Harpie Lady to use Rose Whip to snare the Niwatori card.
- The friends flee the crowd. Joey uses Trap Hole to put a deep pit in the middle of the road outside, blocking pursuit.
Joey Wheeler vs. "Sand Stone"
- Sand Stone rises from the ground.
- Joey summons Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which destroys Sand Stone.
Yugi Muto and Joey Wheeler vs. monsters
- The group enters the Labyrinth Temple.
- A Labyrinth Tank emerges from the wall behind them. The gang runs into the Labyrinth.
- The Labyrinth Tank is joined by two others, cornering the group.
- Yugi plays Magical Hats. One of the tanks destroys a Magical Hat Token.
- The gang is under a Hat Token that has been conjured on the other side of the wall. They evade the three Tanks.
- They meet up with Adina, whose fairy guide (Key Mace) shows the way out.
- The group encounters Gate Guardian.
- Yugi and Joey combine Red-Eyes Black Dragon with Summoned Skull using Polymerization to form Black Skull Dragon.
- Joey equips Black Skull Dragon with Dragon Nails.
- Black Skull Dragon destroys Gate Guardian.
- Yugi and Joey win.
Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, and Mai Valentine vs. monsters
- The castle appears, surrounded by a massive swarm of flying monsters, mostly Whiptail Crows, Morinphens, Mega Thunderballs and Ocubeams.
- Mai summons Dark Witch and defeats a couple of monsters.
- Yugi convinces her to call back her monster. She does, and he activates Dark Hole, intending to destroy all of the monsters.
- His spell is countered and destroyed by a snipe from an Armed Ninja. The ninja then captures "Adina" and retreats.
- Joey summons Axe Raider equipped with Kunai with Chain. The combo allows his monster to attack and destroy the ninja from a distance.
- "Adina" falls and is caught by a Whiptail Crow. All of the enemy monsters retreat.
- From the voice of "Mokuba" behind them, the heroes learn that Mokuba got Adina to trade places with him so that he could be taken to his brother.
Changes to the English Version
- Harpie Ladie's cleavage is censored.
- A close up of Joey's crotch is cut out from the US version.
- Cut from the US version is a whole section where the citizens of Meyari's land hear a proclamation urging them to help defeat the Five God Dragon by searching everywhere for clues on how to revive the airship.
- The words "TO BE CONTINUED" are added at the end of the dub episode.
- When Joey equips Black Skull Dragon with Dragon Nails, he gains 700 attack points and not 600, which is the normal increase given by Dragon Nails. However, it doesn't matter in this situation because with 3200 + 600 = 3800 attack points, Black Skull Dragon beats the 3750 attack points of the Gate Guardian anyway.
