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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode
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{{Infobox episode
| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| image             = Yugioh episode 79.png
| season              = 2
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| en_name            = Shadow of a Duel
| image name          = Yugioh079.jpg
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| ja_name            = ゴーストデッキvsオカルトデッキ
| image size          =
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| romaji_name        = Gōsuto Dekki Vāsasu Okaruto Dekki
| image caption      =
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| ja_trans_name      = Ghost Deck vs. Occult Deck
| english            = Shadow of a Duel
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| series            = Yu-Gi-Oh!
| kanji              = ゴーストデッキvsオカルトデッキ
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| number             = 79
| romaji              = Goosuto Deeki vs Okaruto Dekki
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| season            = 2
| japanese translated = Ghost Deck vs. Occult Deck
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| ja_air_date        = October 30, 2001
| episode number     = 079
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| en_air_date        = August 16, 2003
| japanese air date  = October 30, 2001
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| ja_opening        = S H U F F L E
| english air date    = August 16, 2003
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| ja_ending          = The Afternoon of that Day
| japanese opening    = [[S H U F F L E]]
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| en_theme          = Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme (English)
| japanese ending    = [[The Afternoon of that Day]]<br /> あの日の午後
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| screenwriter      = Shin Yoshida
| english opening    = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme (English)|Season Two theme]]
 
| english ending      =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
=Summary=
 
<!--Notice to all editors: Do not add multiple links to one article.-->
 
After [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]]'s attempt to defeat [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Yami Yugi|the Pharaoh]] by using his [[Millennium Rod]] to control his friends backfired, he sets his sights on defeating the Pharaoh at the [[Battle City]] Finals. Within [[Ryo Bakura|Bakura]]'s mind, Marik convinces [[Yami Bakura]] to also enter the Battle City Finals.
 
  
Yami Bakura takes over the "good" Bakura's body, steals a [[Duel Disk]] and [[Locator Card]] from a random duelist and heads to a graveyard, following a rumor there are [[Duel]]s being held there.  
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"'''Shadow of a Duel'''", known as "'''Ghost Deck vs. Occult Deck'''" in the Japanese version, is the seventy-ninth episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]]. It first aired in Japan on October 30, 2001, and in the United States on August 16, 2003.
  
He finds [[Bonz]], [[Sid]] and [[Zygor]] dressed in Halloween costumes, terrorizing random duelists in order to obtain Locator Cards without even dueling.
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{{Episode summary|[[Yami Bakura]] and [[Bonz]] Duel in a [[Shadow Game]]. Whoever wins goes to the finals, while the loser goes to Hell (or the the Shadow Realm in the English dub).}}
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==Summary==
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After [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]]'s attempt to defeat [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Yami Yugi|the Pharaoh]] by using his [[Millennium Rod]] to control his friends backfired, he sets his sights on defeating the Pharaoh at the [[Battle City]] Finals. Within [[Bakura Ryou|Bakura]]'s mind, Marik convinces [[Yami Bakura]] to also enter the Battle City Finals.
  
Even though they'd already obtained 5 Locator Cards this way, Yami Bakura is not impressed and challenges Bonz to a duel in the [[Shadow Realm]]. Not knowing any better, Bonz accepts.
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Yami Bakura takes over his vessel, the good Bakura's body, steals a [[Duel Disk]] and [[Locator Card]] from a random duelist and heads to a graveyard, following a rumor there are [[Duel]]s being held there. Because Yami Bakura disliked the deck that the random duelist had and threw the cards back to him, it is unknown how he got his ghostly deck, although stealing it from another random duelist is the main possibility. There is also the possibility that when Yami Bakura and Marik first met and made their deal, Yami Bakura created a deck before injuring himself and kept it in his pocket, since Marik asked him how good his Dueling skills were while making their deal.
  
Meanwhile, Yugi and [[Joey Wheeler]] have both qualified for entry into the Battle City Finals. By putting the Locator Cards on the Duel Disk (5 in the [[Monster Card Zone]]s and the last in the [[Field Spell Card|Field Spell Zone]]) they receive instructions to go to an old stadium which would be the location of the Finals... but is it really?
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He finds [[Bonz]], [[Sid]] and [[Zygor]] dressed in Halloween costumes, terrorizing random duelists in order to obtain Locator Cards without even dueling.
  
=Major Events=
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Even though they'd already obtained five Locator Cards this way, Yami Bakura is not impressed and challenges Bonz to a duel in the [[Shadow Realm]]. Not knowing any better, Bonz accepts. By losing the Duel, Bonz, Sid and Zygor are sent to Hell (banished to the Shadow Realm in the English dub). Yami Bakura obtains his sixth Locator Card, qualifying for the Battle City finals.
*Yami Bakura and Bonz begin a Duel in the [[Shadow Realm]].
 
*Whoever wins goes directly to the Finals and the loser would be trapped in the Shadow Realm for all eternity (or Hell in the original Japanese anime).
 
  
=Featured Duel: Yami Bakura vs. Bonz=
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Meanwhile, Yugi and [[Joey Wheeler]] have both qualified for entry into the Battle City Finals. By putting the Locator Cards on the Duel Disk (5 in the [[Monster Card Zone]]s and the last in the [[Field Spell Zone]]) they receive instructions to go to an unfinished stadium which would be the location of the finals.
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==Yami Bakura's turn==
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==Featured Duel: Yami Bakura vs. Bonz==
* [[Normal Summon|Summons]] "[[Headless Knight]]" in [[Attack Position]] (1450 [[ATK]] / 1700 [[DEF]]).
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<u>'''Turn 1: Yami Bakura'''</u><br />
* [[Set|Sets]] a card.
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Yami Bakura draws "[[Headless Knight (anime)|Headless Knight]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1450/1700) in [[Attack Position]]. He then [[Set]]s a card.
  
==Bonz's turn==
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<u>'''Turn 2: Bonz'''</u><br />
* Summons "[[The Snake Hair]]" in Attack Position (1500 ATK / 1200 DEF).
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Bonz draws "[[The Snake Hair (anime)|The Snake Hair]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1500/1200) in Attack Position. "Snake Hair" [[attack]]s and [[destroy]]s "Headless Knight" (Yami Bakura 4000 → 3950).
* "The Snake Hair" [[attack]]s and [[destroy]]s "Headless Knight" (Yami Bakura: 4000 → 3950 [[Life Points]]).
 
  
==Yami Bakura's turn==
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<u>'''Turn 3: Yami Bakura'''</u><br />
* [[Activate]]s his set [[Normal Spell Card|Magic Card]], "[[The Shallow Grave|Shallow Grave]]", which allows both players to [[Special Summon]] 1 [[Monster Cards|monster]] from each [[Graveyard]] in [[Defense Position]].
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Yami Bakura draws. He then [[activate]]s his face-down "[[The Shallow Grave (anime)|The Shallow Grave]]" to allow both players to [[Special Summon]] a [[Monster Card|monster]] from each [[Graveyard]] in [[Defense Position]]. Yami Bakura Special Summons "Headless Knight" (1450/1700) in Defense Position, but Bonz Special Summons nothing as his Graveyard is currently empty.
* He re-summons "Headless Knight" (1450 ATK / 1700 DEF), but Bonz's Graveyard is currently empty at this time.<ref group=Notes name=Shallorave>In the [[OCG]]/[[TCG]], both players must have at least 1 [[monster]] in their Graveyard if "[[The Shallow Grave]]" is activated.</ref>
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[[File:TheEarlofDemise-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png|right|thumb|[[The Earl of Demise]] is summoned.]] Yami Bakura then [[Tribute]]s "Headless Knight" in order to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[The Earl of Demise (anime)|The Earl of Demise]]" (2000/700) in Attack Position. "The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys "Snake Hair" (Bonz 4000 → 3500).
[[File:TheEarlofDemise-JP-Anime-DM-NC.png|right|thumb|[[The Earl of Demise]] is summoned.]]
 
* [[Tribute|Tributes]] "Headless Knight" to [[summon]] his "[[The Earl of Demise]]" in Attack Position (2000 ATK / 700 DEF).
 
* "The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys Bonz's "Snake Hair" (Bonz: 4000 → 3500 Life Points).
 
  
==Bonz's turn==
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<u>'''Turn 4: Bonz'''</u><br />
* Normal Summons "[[Dragon Zombie]]" in Attack Position (1600 ATK / 0 DEF).
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Bonz draws "[[Dragon Zombie (later anime)|Dragon Zombie]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/0) in Attack Position. He then activates "[[Premature Burial (anime)|Magic Burial]]" to [[Cost|pay]] 800 [[Life Points]] (Bonz 3500 → 2700) and revive "The Snake Hair" (1500/1200) in [[Attack Position]]. Bonz's hand, at this point, contains "[[Armored Zombie (later anime)|Armored Zombie]]", "Polymerization", "Skull Invitation", and "[[Crass Clown (anime)|Crass Clown]]".  
* [[Cost|Pays]] 800 Life Points (Bonz: 3500 → 2700 Life Points) to [[activate]] "[[Premature Burial|Magic Burial]]", which re-summons "Snake Hair" from his Graveyard in [[Attack Position]].
 
* Activates "[[Polymerization (Fusion)|Polymerization]]" to [[Fusion Summon|fuse]] "Dragon Zombie" and "Snake Hair into "[[Great Mammoth of Goldfine]]" (2200 ATK/ 1800 DEF).
 
* Under [[Battle City Rules]], [[Fusion Monsters]] cannot attack on the same turn they are Fusion Summoned.<ref group=Notes name=FusionMnstr>In the [[OCG]]/[[TCG]], the rule of not being able to attack with a Fusion Monster as soon as it's on the [[field]] is not necessary.</ref>
 
* Sets a card.
 
  
==Yami Bakura's turn==
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Bonz then activates "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]" to fuse "Dragon Zombie" with "The Snake Hair" and [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Great Mammoth of Goldfine (anime)|Great Mammoth of Goldfine]]" (2200/1800) in Attack Position. Under [[Battle City Rules]], [[Fusion Monsters]] cannot attack during the same turn they are Fusion Summoned. Bonz Sets a card. He intends to use his set card once "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" attacks and destroys "The Earl of Demise".
* Bonz activates his [[face-down]] card, "[[Skull Invitation]]": Now, whenever a card goes to the Graveyard, the owner of that card will automatically take 300 [[effect damage|damage]] per card.
 
* Yami Bakura activates his Magic Card, "[[Spiritualistic Medium]]", which allows him to [[discard]] his entire [[hand]] in order to increase the ATK of one of his monsters by 500 for every card he just discarded.
 
* With 4 cards discarded, Bakura's "Earl of Demise" gains 2000 ATK ("Earl of Demise's" ATK: 2000 → 4000).
 
* "Skull Invitation's" [[Card effect|effect]] activates, inflicting 1200 damage to Yami Bakura (Yami Bakura: 3950 → 2750 Life Points).
 
* "The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" (Bonz: 2700 → 900 Life Points).
 
* Due to "Skull Invitation's" effect, Bonz also takes 300 points of damage, since his "Mammoth" was sent to the Graveyard (Bonz: 900 → 600 Life Points).
 
  
==Bonz's turn==
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<u>'''Turn 5: Yami Bakura'''</u><br />
* Activates "[[Nightmare's Steelcage]]", which prevents every monster from attacking for 2 of his turns.
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Yami Bakura draws. Bonz activates his face-down "[[Skull Invitation (anime)|Skull Invitation]]". Now whenever a card(s) goes to the Graveyard, the owner of that card(s) will automatically take 300 [[effect damage|damage]] per card. Yami Bakura then activates "[[Spiritualistic Medium]]" to [[discard]] his entire [[hand]] and increase the ATK of "The Earl of Demise" by 500 for each card discarded. There were four discarded ("Earl of Demise": 2000 → 4000/700). The effect of "Skull Invitation" then activates (Yami Bakura 3950 → 2750).  
* Sets a card.
 
  
==Yami Bakura's turn==
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"The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" (Bonz 2700 → 900). The effect of "Skull Invitation" then activates (Bonz 900 → 600). At the End Phase, the effect of "Spiritualistic Medium" expires ("The Earl of Demise": 4000 2000/700).
* Activates "[[Ectoplasmer]]"<ref group=Notes name=Ectoplasmr>This card was played like a [[Field Spell Card]], but the real OCG/TCG card is a [[Continuous Spell Card]].</ref>and |tributes his "Earl of Demise" to inflict damage to Bonz's Life Points equal to half of his monster's [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK]].
 
* Since the original ATK of "The Earl of Demise" is 2000, Bonz takes 1000 damage (Bonz: 600 0 Life Points).
 
* Yami Bakura wins.
 
  
==Epilogue==
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<u>'''Turn 6: Bonz'''</u><br />
* By losing the duel, Bonz, Sid and Zygor are banished to the Shadow Realm.
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Bonz draws "[[Nightmare's Steelcage (anime)|Nightmare's Steelcage]]" and subsequently activates it. Now no monsters can attack for two turns. Bonz then Sets a card.
* Yami Bakura obtains his sixth Locator Card, qualifying for the Battle City Finals.
 
  
==Notes==
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<u>'''Turn 7: Yami Bakura'''</u><br />
<references group=Notes/>
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Yami Bakura draws "[[Ectoplasmer (anime)|Ectoplasmer]]" and subsequently activates it. Now both players, during each of their turns, can choose up to two types of monsters to be converted into ectoplasm, with half of the turn player's Tributed monsters' ATK being inflicted as damage to their opponents. Yami Bakura activates the effect of "Ectoplasmer" and selects "Fiend" for its effect, which causes "The Earl of Demise" to be Tributed (Bonz 600 → 0).
  
=Featured Cards =
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==Featured cards==
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The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
  
 
{{Decklist|Yami Bakura
 
{{Decklist|Yami Bakura
|monsters =
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|normal monsters =
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
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* [[Headless Knight (anime)|Headless Knight]]
* [[Headless Knight]]
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* [[The Earl of Demise (anime)|The Earl of Demise]]
* [[Earl of Demise]]
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|magic =
|spells =
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* [[Ectoplasmer (anime)|Ectoplasmer]]
* [[The Shallow Grave]]
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* ''[[Spiritualistic Medium]]''
* [[Spiritualistic Medium]]
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* ''[[The Shallow Grave (anime)|The Shallow Grave]]''
* [[Ectoplasmer]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Decklist|Bonz
 
{{Decklist|Bonz
|monsters =
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|normal monsters =
<u>Normal Monsters</u>
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* [[Armored Zombie (later anime)|Armored Zombie]]<ref group=Notes name=hand>This card can be seen in Bonz's [[hand]].</ref>
* [[The Snake Hair]]
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* [[Dragon Zombie (later anime)|Dragon Zombie]]
* [[Dragon Zombie]]
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* [[The Snake Hair (anime)|The Snake Hair]]
<u>Fusion Monsters</u>
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|effect monsters =
* [[Great Mammoth of Goldfine]]
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* [[Crass Clown (anime)|Crass Clown]]<ref group=Notes name=hand/>
|spells =
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|fusion monsters =
* [[Premature Burial]]
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* ''[[Great Mammoth of Goldfine (anime)|Great Mammoth of Goldfine]]''
* [[Polymerization]]
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|magic =
* [[Nightmare's Steelcage]]
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* [[Nightmare's Steelcage (anime)|Nightmare's Steelcage]]
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* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] (''[[Polymerization (Fusion)|Alternate version]] in the dubs'')
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* ''[[Premature Burial (anime)|Magic Burial]]''
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
* [[Skull Invitation]]
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* ''[[Skull Invitation (anime)|Skull Invitation]]''
 
}}
 
}}
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==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Japanese character name
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! scope="col" | Japanese voice actor
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|-
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| [[Yugi Muto]]u
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| [[Shunsuke Kazama]]
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|-
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| [[Téa Gardner|Anzu Mazaki]]
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| [[Maki Saito]]
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|-
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| [[Joey Wheeler|Katsuya Jonouchi]]
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| [[Hiroki Takahashi]]
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|-
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| [[Tristan Taylor|Hiroto Honda]]
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| [[Hidehiro Kikuchi]]
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|-
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| [[Seto Kaiba]]
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| [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]
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|-
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| [[Bakura Ryou|Ryo Bakura]]
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| [[Rica Matsumoto]]
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|-
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| [[Mai Valentine|Mai Kujaku]]
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| [[Haruhi Terada]]
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|-
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| [[Solomon Muto|Sugoroku Mutou]]
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| [[Tadashi Miyazawa]]
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|-
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| [[Marik Ishtar|Marik]]<!-- surname not shown in the credits -->
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| [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]]
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|-
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| [[Serenity Wheeler|Shizuka]]<!-- surname not shown in the credits -->
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| [[Mika Sakenobe]]
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|-
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| [[Bonz|Ghost Kotsuzuka]]
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| [[Masami Suzuki]]
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|-
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| [[Zygor|Satake]]
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| [[Norihisa Mori]]
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|-
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| [[Sid|Takiado]]
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| [[Eiji Takemoto]]
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|-
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| Gallery
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| [[Iori Hayashi]]
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|-
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| Gallery
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| [[Yuki Masuda]]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" | Other
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| [[Reiko Fujita]]
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|-
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| [[Mika Ishibashi]]
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|}
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==Differences in adaptations==
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* Cut from the dub are two [[wikipedia:I Spy (Scholastic)|I-Spy]]-esque scenes (the first depicting a space environment with planets and spaceships and the other showcasing things like people, land vehicles and doll) before Bakura speaks with Marik.
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* The blood on Bakura's arm wound is removed from the dub.
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* Cut from the dub is a scene of Yami Bakura ripping the IV needle out of his arm after he knocks out Solomon.
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* "The Earl of Demise" slicing "The Snake Hair" in half is obscured in the dub.
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* In the dub, Bakura identifies the dark creatures in the cemetery as lost souls who were sent to the Shadow Realm. In the original version, they are "death gods" (the Japanese equivalent of the Grim Reaper).
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* The shadows that consume Bonz, Sid and Zygor are made glowy in the dub.
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* Cut from the dub is the last scene in the episode where Yugi and the group are traveling to the location of the finals in Mai's car, and Kaiba flies overhead in his helicopter. The dubbed episode ends with Yami Bakura monologing his plans.
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* In the original broadcast of the episode, after they learn of what their fate will be, Sid tells Bonz "Don't you bloody lose!". Future airings of the episode and the DVD versions change the line to "Don't you dare lose!", as the word bloody is a minor obscenity in the UK.
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==Notes==
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<references group=Notes/>
  
 
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{{Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes/season 2}}

Latest revision as of 20:44, 2 March 2024

"Shadow of a Duel"
Screenshot
Names
EnglishShadow of a Duel
Japanese name
Japaneseゴーストデッキvsオカルトデッキ
RōmajiGōsuto Dekki Vāsasu Okaruto Dekki
TranslatedGhost Deck vs. Occult Deck
Series
SeriesYu-Gi-Oh!
Number79
Season2
Music
Japanese OP"S H U F F L E"
Japanese ED"The Afternoon of that Day"
English OP & ED"Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme"
Staff
Screenplay
Air dates
JapaneseOctober 30, 2001
EnglishAugust 16, 2003
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 2)
Previous"Friends 'Til the End, Part 4"
Next"Lights, Camera, Duel"

"Shadow of a Duel", known as "Ghost Deck vs. Occult Deck" in the Japanese version, is the seventy-ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. It first aired in Japan on October 30, 2001, and in the United States on August 16, 2003.

Yami Bakura and Bonz Duel in a Shadow Game. Whoever wins goes to the finals, while the loser goes to Hell (or the the Shadow Realm in the English dub).

Summary[edit]

After Marik's attempt to defeat Yugi and the Pharaoh by using his Millennium Rod to control his friends backfired, he sets his sights on defeating the Pharaoh at the Battle City Finals. Within Bakura's mind, Marik convinces Yami Bakura to also enter the Battle City Finals.

Yami Bakura takes over his vessel, the good Bakura's body, steals a Duel Disk and Locator Card from a random duelist and heads to a graveyard, following a rumor there are Duels being held there. Because Yami Bakura disliked the deck that the random duelist had and threw the cards back to him, it is unknown how he got his ghostly deck, although stealing it from another random duelist is the main possibility. There is also the possibility that when Yami Bakura and Marik first met and made their deal, Yami Bakura created a deck before injuring himself and kept it in his pocket, since Marik asked him how good his Dueling skills were while making their deal.

He finds Bonz, Sid and Zygor dressed in Halloween costumes, terrorizing random duelists in order to obtain Locator Cards without even dueling.

Even though they'd already obtained five Locator Cards this way, Yami Bakura is not impressed and challenges Bonz to a duel in the Shadow Realm. Not knowing any better, Bonz accepts. By losing the Duel, Bonz, Sid and Zygor are sent to Hell (banished to the Shadow Realm in the English dub). Yami Bakura obtains his sixth Locator Card, qualifying for the Battle City finals.

Meanwhile, Yugi and Joey Wheeler have both qualified for entry into the Battle City Finals. By putting the Locator Cards on the Duel Disk (5 in the Monster Card Zones and the last in the Field Spell Zone) they receive instructions to go to an unfinished stadium which would be the location of the finals.

Featured Duel: Yami Bakura vs. Bonz[edit]

Turn 1: Yami Bakura
Yami Bakura draws "Headless Knight" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1450/1700) in Attack Position. He then Sets a card.

Turn 2: Bonz
Bonz draws "The Snake Hair" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1500/1200) in Attack Position. "Snake Hair" attacks and destroys "Headless Knight" (Yami Bakura 4000 → 3950).

Turn 3: Yami Bakura
Yami Bakura draws. He then activates his face-down "The Shallow Grave" to allow both players to Special Summon a monster from each Graveyard in Defense Position. Yami Bakura Special Summons "Headless Knight" (1450/1700) in Defense Position, but Bonz Special Summons nothing as his Graveyard is currently empty.

The Earl of Demise is summoned.

Yami Bakura then Tributes "Headless Knight" in order to Tribute Summon "The Earl of Demise" (2000/700) in Attack Position. "The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys "Snake Hair" (Bonz 4000 → 3500).

Turn 4: Bonz
Bonz draws "Dragon Zombie" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/0) in Attack Position. He then activates "Magic Burial" to pay 800 Life Points (Bonz 3500 → 2700) and revive "The Snake Hair" (1500/1200) in Attack Position. Bonz's hand, at this point, contains "Armored Zombie", "Polymerization", "Skull Invitation", and "Crass Clown".

Bonz then activates "Polymerization" to fuse "Dragon Zombie" with "The Snake Hair" and Fusion Summon "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" (2200/1800) in Attack Position. Under Battle City Rules, Fusion Monsters cannot attack during the same turn they are Fusion Summoned. Bonz Sets a card. He intends to use his set card once "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" attacks and destroys "The Earl of Demise".

Turn 5: Yami Bakura
Yami Bakura draws. Bonz activates his face-down "Skull Invitation". Now whenever a card(s) goes to the Graveyard, the owner of that card(s) will automatically take 300 damage per card. Yami Bakura then activates "Spiritualistic Medium" to discard his entire hand and increase the ATK of "The Earl of Demise" by 500 for each card discarded. There were four discarded ("Earl of Demise": 2000 → 4000/700). The effect of "Skull Invitation" then activates (Yami Bakura 3950 → 2750).

"The Earl of Demise" attacks and destroys "Great Mammoth of Goldfine" (Bonz 2700 → 900). The effect of "Skull Invitation" then activates (Bonz 900 → 600). At the End Phase, the effect of "Spiritualistic Medium" expires ("The Earl of Demise": 4000 → 2000/700).

Turn 6: Bonz
Bonz draws "Nightmare's Steelcage" and subsequently activates it. Now no monsters can attack for two turns. Bonz then Sets a card.

Turn 7: Yami Bakura
Yami Bakura draws "Ectoplasmer" and subsequently activates it. Now both players, during each of their turns, can choose up to two types of monsters to be converted into ectoplasm, with half of the turn player's Tributed monsters' ATK being inflicted as damage to their opponents. Yami Bakura activates the effect of "Ectoplasmer" and selects "Fiend" for its effect, which causes "The Earl of Demise" to be Tributed (Bonz 600 → 0).

Featured cards[edit]

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

Cast[edit]

Japanese character name Japanese voice actor
Yugi Mutou Shunsuke Kazama
Anzu Mazaki Maki Saito
Katsuya Jonouchi Hiroki Takahashi
Hiroto Honda Hidehiro Kikuchi
Seto Kaiba Kenjiro Tsuda
Ryo Bakura Rica Matsumoto
Mai Kujaku Haruhi Terada
Sugoroku Mutou Tadashi Miyazawa
Marik Tetsuya Iwanaga
Shizuka Mika Sakenobe
Ghost Kotsuzuka Masami Suzuki
Satake Norihisa Mori
Takiado Eiji Takemoto
Gallery Iori Hayashi
Gallery Yuki Masuda
Other Reiko Fujita
Mika Ishibashi

Differences in adaptations[edit]

  • Cut from the dub are two I-Spy-esque scenes (the first depicting a space environment with planets and spaceships and the other showcasing things like people, land vehicles and doll) before Bakura speaks with Marik.
  • The blood on Bakura's arm wound is removed from the dub.
  • Cut from the dub is a scene of Yami Bakura ripping the IV needle out of his arm after he knocks out Solomon.
  • "The Earl of Demise" slicing "The Snake Hair" in half is obscured in the dub.
  • In the dub, Bakura identifies the dark creatures in the cemetery as lost souls who were sent to the Shadow Realm. In the original version, they are "death gods" (the Japanese equivalent of the Grim Reaper).
  • The shadows that consume Bonz, Sid and Zygor are made glowy in the dub.
  • Cut from the dub is the last scene in the episode where Yugi and the group are traveling to the location of the finals in Mai's car, and Kaiba flies overhead in his helicopter. The dubbed episode ends with Yami Bakura monologing his plans.
  • In the original broadcast of the episode, after they learn of what their fate will be, Sid tells Bonz "Don't you bloody lose!". Future airings of the episode and the DVD versions change the line to "Don't you dare lose!", as the word bloody is a minor obscenity in the UK.

Notes[edit]

  1. a b This card can be seen in Bonz's hand.