Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 063

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 063

Names
Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	63
Season	2
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 2)
Previous	"The Master of Magicians, Part 3"
Next	"Playing with a Parasite, Part 2"

Playing with a Parasite, Part 1, known as The Trap of Revenge - Rampage! Paraside in the Japanese version, is the sixty-third episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!. It aired in Japan on July 10, 2001, and in the US on February 15, 2003.

Joey Wheeler is standing around when he is addressed by a kid who wants his autograph. As he signs it, the kid notices his Duel Disk, the symbol of being such a strong and noteworthy Duelist, and asks if he can hold it. Flattered, Joey complies, but not until he stops bragging does he look up and notice that the kid is running away with his disk. He chases him, but the kid is collared by Tristan, who was with Tea and Solomon Moto and noticed the chase. The four of them question the kid, and he confesses he wanted to become a strong Duelist, but all of his cards were stolen. When pressed for a description of the thief, he describes Weevil Underwood, and Joey immediately runs off to find Weevil for a little payback.

Once everyone is gone, the kid smirks and sneaks off to an alley. Weevil is waiting there, and when the kid reports that he did everything as planned, Weevil rewards him with a card. It turns out to not be a rare or valuable card (merely a "Gokibore"), but the kid's protests are cut off by a shot from a slime gun Weevil is carrying. Weevil then walks away smiling.

Still searching, Joey catches sight of Weevil and challenges him. Both of them have two locator cards, and each they wager both of them on the Duel. It becomes clear right away that Weevil hasn't lost his taste for Insect-swarming strategies, but Joey brings out his latest prize, "Jinzo". Unfazed, Weevil uses multiple defensive cards to increase his Life Points, and his score rises to 5700 before Joey breaks the combo. It is only now that Weevil announces that his plan goes beyond his cards so far; a parasite is already waiting to ruin Joey's monsters. After getting out "Larvae Moth" and equipping it with "Cocoon of Evolution", Weevil activates "Reckless Parasite" to Summon "Parasite Paracide" from Joey's Deck, and this is met with disgust and consternation from Joey and the others, as Joey doesn't keep any Insect-Type monsters in his deck. They quickly realize that the kid from earlier put the parasite card in Joey's Deck under Weevil's orders when he briefly took Joey's Duel Disk..

The situation gets worse when Weevil makes it clear that he is plan to Summon an ace monster to surpass the "Great Moth" he Summoned in Duelist Kingdom. He soon follows up his combo with "Insect Barrier" to seal all of Joey's attacks and "Leghul" to inflict Battle Damage to Joey directly whenever he wants. Joey can do nothing but buckle down in preparation, and all too soon, the cocoon opens, and Weevil Summons the "Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth". With nothing but low-level monsters and no ability to attack, Joey is in a tight spot, and Weevil only plans to make it worse.

Featured Duel: Joey Wheeler vs. Weevil Underwood, Part 1

Joey's turn
Joey draws "Swordsman of Landstar" and subsequently Normal Summons it in Attack Position (500 ATK / 1200 DEF). He then Sets 1 card.

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. He then Normal Summons "Flying Kamakiri #1" in Attack Position (1400 ATK / 900 DEF). "Flying Kamakiri #1" attacks "Swordsman of Landstar", ubt Joey activates Magic Card "Shield & Sword" to switch the ATK and DEF of every monster on the field ("Flying Kamakiri #1": 1400 → 900 ATK / 900 → 1400 DEF) ("Swordsman of Landstar": 500 → 1200 ATK / 1200 → 500 DEF). "Swordsman of Landstar" destroys "Flying Kamakiri #1" (Weevil 4000 → 3700 Life Points). Since "Flying Kamakiri #1 was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, its effect allows Weevil to Special Summon 1 WIND monster with 1500 or less ATK from his Deck. Weevil Special Summons "Flying Kamakiri #2" in Attack Position (1500 ATK / 800 DEF). At the End Phase, the effect of "Shield & Sword" wears off, returning the ATK and DEF of "Swordsman of Landstar" back to normal ("Swordsman of Landstar": 1200 → 500 ATK / 500 → 1200 DEF).

Joey's turn
Joey draws "Jinzo". Joey then Tributes "Swordsman of Landstar" to Tribute Summon "Jinzo" in Attack Position (2400 ATK / 1500 DEF). "Jinzo" attacks and destroys "Flying Kamakiri #2" (Weevil: 3700 → 2800 Life Points).

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. He then Sets a monster.

Joey's turn
"Jinzo" attacks and destroys Weevil's Set monster: "Kiseitai" (300 ATK / 800 DEF). Since "Kiseitai" was attacked while it was Set, its effect activates, skipping Damage calculation and equipping itself onto the attacking monster, "Jinzo", as an Equip Magic Card. During each of Joey's Standby Phases, Weevil will gain Life Points equal to half the ATK of the equipped monster.

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. He then Sets a monster.

Joey's turn
Joey draws. During Joey's Standby Phase, Weevil gains Life Points equal to half the ATK of "Jinzo" via the effect of "Kiseitai" (Weevil 2800 → 4000 Life Points). "Jinzo" attacks and destroys Weevil's Set monster: "Skull-Mark Ladybug" (500 ATK / 1500 DEF). Since "Skull-Mark Ladybug" was sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates, increasing Weevil's Life Points by 500 (Weevil 4000 → 4500 Life Points). (NOTE: In the real game, when "Skull-Mark Ladybug" is destroyed, the player gains 1000 Life Points instead.)

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. He then Sets a monster.

Joey's turn
Joey draws. During Joey's Standby Phase, Weevil gains Life Points equal to half the ATK of "Jinzo" via the effect of "Kiseitai". (Weevil 4500 → 5700 Life Points). Joey Normal Summons "Panther Warrior" in Attack Position (2000 ATK / 1600 DEF). He then Tributes "Jinzo" (destroying "Kiseitai" in the process) to allow "Panther Warrior" to attack this turn. "Panther Warrior" attacks and destroys Weevil's Set monster: "Pinch Hopper" (1000 ATK / 1200 DEF). Since "Pinch Hopper" was sent from Weevil's side of the field to the Graveyard, its effect activates, allowing Weevil to Special Summon 1 Insect-Type monster from his hand. Weevil Special Summons "Larvae Moth" in Attack Position (500 ATK / 400 DEF).

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. He then activates "Cocoon of Evolution" (0 ATK / 2000 DEF), equipping it onto "Larvae Moth" and making the ATK and DEF of "Larvae Moth" the same as the ATK and DEF of "Cocoon of Evolution". Next Weevil activates Magic Card "Reckless Parasite" to Special Summon "Parasite Paracide" from Joey's Deck to his side of the field in Defense Position (500 ATK / 300 DEF). Due to the effect of "Reckless Parasite", all monsters Joey controls are treated as Insect-Type, and it also prevents Joey from Tributing any Insect-Type monsters he controls. Joey figures out the kid from earlier must have slipped "Parasite Paracide" into his Deck when he stole his Duel Disk. Weevil Sets 1 card.

Joey's turn
Joey draws. He then Normal Summons "Little-Winguard" in Attack Position (1400 ATK / 1800 DEF). "Little-Winguard" attacks "Cocoon of Evolution", but Weevil activates Continuous Magic Card "Insect Barrier" to prevent Insect-Type monsters that Joey controls from attacking. The attack made by "Little-Winguard" is negated as it's currently an Insect-type monster.

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws "Leghul" and subsequently Normal Summons it in Attack Position (300 ATK / 350 DEF). "Leghul" attacks Joey directly via its effect (Joey 4000 → 3700 Life Points).

Joey's turn
Joey changes "Panther Warrior", "Parasite Paracide", and "Little-Winguard" to Defense Position.

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. "Leghul" attacks Joey directly via its effect (Joey 3700 → 3400 Life Points).

Joey's turn
Joey draws. He then passes.

Weevil's turn
"Leghul" attacks Joey directly via with its effect (Joey 3400 → 3100 Life Points).

Joey's turn
Joey draws "Alligator's Sword" and subsequently Normal Summons it in Defense Position (1500 ATK / 1200 DEF). Joey then Sets 1 card.

Weevil's turn
Weevil draws. During Weevil's Standby Phase, Weevil Tributes "Larvae Moth" to Special Summon "Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth" in Attack Position (3500 ATK / 3000 DEF).

Duel concludes next episode.

Changes to the English Version

• The words "KAIBA CORPORATION" BATTLE CITY" on the laptop is erased from the dub.
• Cut from the US version is a short scene of the parasite bubbling in "Panther Warrior's" head and exploding out its mouth.
• The scene of "Leghul" stabbing Joey's leg with its pincers is obscured in the US version.
• The words "TO BE CONTINUED" are added at the end of the dub episode.

Mistakes

• When "Leghul" appears on Weevil's field, the graphic for its ATK and DEF shows its DEF at 500 in the dubbed version.

• Right after Joey summons "Panther Warrior", he has four cards in his hand. However he drew two cards prior to summoning "Panther Warrior", so he should have had five cards in his hand.

Featured cards

The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.