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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode
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{{Infobox episode
| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| image             = Yugioh156.jpg
| season              = 4
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| en_name            = Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1
| image name          = Yugioh156.jpg
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| ja_name            = 遊戯vsラフェール 鉄壁のガーディアンデッキ
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| romaji_name        = Yūgi Vāsasu Rafēru Teppeki no Gādian Dekki
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| ja_trans_name      = Yugi vs. Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck
| english            = Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1
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| series            = Yu-Gi-Oh!
| kanji              = 遊戯vsラフェール 鉄壁のガーディアンデッキ
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| number             = 156
| romaji              = Yūgi Vāsasu Rafēru Teppeki no Gādian Dekki
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| season            = 4
| japanese translated = Yugi vs. Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck
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| ja_air_date        = May 20, 2003
| episode number     = 156
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| en_air_date        = November 6, 2004
| japanese air date  = May 20, 2003
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| ja_opening        = WARRIORS
| english air date    = November 6, 2004
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| ja_ending          = These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop
| japanese opening    = [[WARRIORS]]
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| en_theme          = Yu-Gi-Oh! Theme
| japanese ending    = [[These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop]]
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| screenwriter      = Shin Yoshida
| english opening    = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]]
 
| english ending      = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 1 Theme (English)|Season one theme]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
=Summary.=
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"'''Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1'''", known as "'''Yugi vs. Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck'''" in the Japanese version, is the one-hundredth fifty-sixth episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on May 20, 2003 and in the United States on November 6, 2004.
*[[Yami Yugi|Yami]] [[Duel]]s [[Rafael]], 1 of the 3 Swordsmen of [[Doma]]. He seeks to eliminate the [[Pharaoh Atem|Pharaoh]]. He traps him in a sole patch of rock by cutting off the rope bridge and ensuring no-one can come in or out of the Duel Field.
 
* Rafael demonstrates a calm composure and being a good speaker: upon being accused of being 'evil' by Yami, he calmly questions what he understands for 'justice' instead. He claims that History itself decides if the road Doma walks upon is evil or not.  
 
*Rafael reveals a Deck of [[Guardian]] Monsters, which were his sole companions when he was shipwrecked on an island for 3 years as a child, losing his parents, brother, and sister. He signals how some of his Cards are slightly blurry, revealing they got wet time before. He's replaced the backside so as not to be recognizable this way, but it doesn't change the fact that they've supported him.
 
**He always kept his Cards safe, and his current strategy reflects that bond -- he will pay any cost to keep his Monsters out of the Graveyard. He doesn't want to lose anyone else. One day he was shown a vision of a mysterious island and a voice --- Dartz's --- told him that, when he would understand everything, he would be allowed to come to his side.
 
**When he was finally rescued from the island, he found the normal world depressing. That was when he was approached by [[Dartz]] and joined [[Doma]], hoping to find the answer to 'Fate' itself.
 
**One of the Monsters, [[Guardian Eatos]], was his birthday present just before the wreck.
 
*** On a side note, [[Weevil]] and [[Rex]] arrive in the midst of the Duel and look on.
 
*** Also, Yugi's friends realize that he's gone off alone: [[Joey]], [[Tristan]] and [[Duke Devlin]] will go look for him. [[Téa]] and [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]] stay in the trailer to take care of [[Arthur Hawkins|Professor Hawkins]].
 
  
=Featured Duel: Rafael vs. Yami Yugi - Part 1=
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{{episode summary|[[Yami Yugi]] begins his [[Duel]] with [[Rafael]], one of the Three Swordsmen of [[Doma]].}}
  
==Rafael's Turn==
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==Summary==
*Activates [[Continuous Spell Card]] "[[Guardian Treasure]]": Rafael [[Discard]]s 5 Cards and [[Draw a card|Draw]]s 2 Cards. Also while "Guardian Treasure" is face-up, Rafael may Draw 1 extra Card from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] during each of his [[Draw Phase]]s.
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{{Cleanup}}
*[[Set]]s a [[Monster Cards|Monster]].
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{{Incomplete}}
*Sets a Card.
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[[Rafael]] traps [[Yami Yugi]] on the [[wikipedia:butte|butte]] by cutting off the rope bridge that connects it to the surrounding area, thus ensuring no-one can leave or interfere with their [[Duel]]. Denying Yami Yugi's accusations of being "evil", Rafael questions what he understands for "justice" instead. He claims that history itself decides if the road [[Doma]] walks upon is evil or not.  
  
==Yami Yugi's Turn==
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Rafael reveals a Deck of "[[Guardian]]" monsters, which were his sole companions when he was shipwrecked on an island for three years as a child, losing his parents, brother, and sister. He signals how some of his Cards are slightly blurry, revealing they got wet time before. He's replaced the backside so as not to be recognizable this way, but it doesn't change the fact that they've supported him. He always kept his cards safe, and his current strategy reflects that bond; he will pay any cost to keep his monsters out of the Graveyard, as he doesn't want to lose anyone else.
*Draws "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts".
 
*Activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Polymerization]]", sending "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" and "[[Berfomet]]" from his [[Hand]] to the [[Graveyard]] to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" from his [[Extra Deck|Fusion Deck]] in [[Attack Position]] (2100 [[ATK]] / 1800 [[DEF]]).
 
*[[Attack]]s Rafael's [[Face-Down]] Monster with "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]": it's revealed to be "[[Backup Gardna]]" (500 [[ATK]] / 2200 [[DEF]]) who is then flipped into face-up Defense Position. Since the latter monster's DEF is higher than "Chimera's" ATK, the attack fails ([[Yami Yugi|Yami]]: 4000 → 3900 [[Life Points]]).
 
  
==Rafael's Turn==
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One day he was shown a vision of a mysterious island and a voice, [[Dartz]]'s, told him that when he would understand everything, he would be allowed to come to his side. When he was finally rescued from the island, he found the normal world depressing. That was when he was approached by Dartz and joined Doma, hoping to find the answer to "fate" itself.
*Thanks to the [[Effect]] of his "[[Guardian Treasure]]", Draws one extra Card.
 
*Activates [[Equip Spell Card]] "[[Gravity Axe - Grarl]]", equipping it to "Backup Gardna" and increasing the [[ATK]] of "[[Backup Gardna]]" by 500 ("[[Backup Gardna]]": 500 → 1000 [[ATK]] / 2200 [[DEF]]).
 
*Since "[[Gravity Axe - Grarl]]" is on the [[Playing Field|Field]] and since "[[Guardian Grarl]]" is the only Card left in his [[Hand]], Rafael Activates its Effect and [[Special Summon]]s "Grarl" (2500 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]) to the Field from his Hand in [[Attack Position]].
 
*Activates "[[Backup Gardna]]'s" Effect, unequipping its "[[Gravity Axe - Grarl]]" and Equipping it to "[[Guardian Grarl]]" instead ("[[Backup Gardna]]": 1000 → 500 [[ATK]] / 2200 [[DEF]]) ("[[Guardian Grarl]]": 2500 → 3000 [[ATK]] / 1000 [[DEF]]).
 
*Uses "[[Guardian Grarl]]" to attack & [[destroy]] Yami's "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" ([[Yami Yugi|Yami]]: 3900 → 3000 [[Life Points]]).
 
*Upon its destruction, Yami activates "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]'s" effect, choosing to [[Special Summon]] "[[Berfomet]]" back to the field (1400 [[ATK]] / 1800 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].
 
  
==Yami Yugi's Turn==
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One of the Monsters, "[[Guardian Eatos (anime)|Guardian Eatos]]", was his birthday present just before the wreck.
*Draws and Activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Five Star Twilight]]": since "[[Berfomet]]" is a [[Level]] 5 monster, Yami can [[Tribute]] it to [[Special Summon]] the 5 Kuriboh Brothers from his [[Main Deck|Deck]]: "[[Kuriboh]]", "[[Kuriba]]", "[[Kuribi]]", "[[Kuribe]]" and "[[Kuribu]]" in [[Attack Position]] (300 [[ATK]] / 200 [[DEF]]).
 
*[[Banish|Removes]] "[[Kuriboh]]", "[[Kuriba]]", "[[Kuribi]]", "[[Kuribe]]" and "[[Kuribu]]" from play to [[Special Summon]] "[[Kuribabylon]]" (? [[ATK]] / 200 [[DEF]]) from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] in [[Attack Position]].
 
*"[[Kuribabylon]]'s" [[ATK]] is the sum of the [[ATK]] of all 5 Kuriboh Brothers, i.e. 300 × 5 = 1500 ("[[Kuribabylon]]": ? → 1500 [[ATK]] / 200 [[DEF]]).
 
*Activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Pump Up]]", doubling "[[Kuribabylon]]'s" [[ATK]] for 1 [[turn]] ("[[Kuribabylon]]": 1500 → 3000 [[ATK]] / 200 [[DEF]]).
 
*Uses "[[Kuribabylon]]" to Attack Rafael's "[[Guardian Grarl]]".
 
*Rafael Activates [[Spell Card]] "[[Rescuer from the Grave]]" directly from his [[Graveyard]]: he removes from play 5 Cards from his [[Graveyard]] to Negate the Attack and end the [[Battle Phase]].
 
*Activates "[[Kuribabylon]]'s" Effect, Removing it from the play to [[Special Summon]] the 5 Kuriboh Brothers: "[[Kuriboh]]", "[[Kuriba]]", "[[Kuribi]]", "[[Kuribe]]" and "[[Kuribu]]" from the Removed from Play Zone to the field in [[Attack Position]] (300 [[ATK]] / 200 [[DEF]]).
 
  
==Rafael's Turn==
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On a side note, [[Weevil Underwood|Weevil]] and [[Rex Raptor|Rex]] arrive in the midst of the Duel and look on.
*Thanks to the Effect of his "[[Guardian Treasure]]", Draws one extra Card.
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*Sets two Cards("Exchange" and "Self Tribute".
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Also, Yugi's friends realize that he's gone off alone: [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]], [[Tristan Taylor|Tristan]] and [[Duke Devlin]] will go look for him. [[Téa Gardner|Téa]] and [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]] stay in the trailer to take care of [[Arthur Hawkins|Professor Hawkins]].
*Activates his Set [[Continuous Spell Card]] "[[Purity of the Cemetery]]": during each of Yami's [[Standby Phases]], Yami will receive 100 [[Effect Damage|Damage]] for each Monster present in his [[Graveyard]]. If there is a Monster in Rafael's Graveyard, "[[Purity of the Cemetery]]" will be Destroyed.
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*Uses "Grarl" to attack "Kuriboh".
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==Featured Duel: Rafael vs. Yami Yugi - Part 1==
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<u>'''Turn 1: Rafael'''</u><br />
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Rafael [[activate]]s the [[Continuous Spell Card|Continuous Magic Card]] "[[Guardian Treasure]]", [[discard]]ing five cards and [[Draw a card|drawing]] two cards. While "Guardian Treasure" is face-up, Rafael may draw one extra card from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] during each of his [[Draw Phase]]s. Rafael [[Set]]s a [[Monster Cards|monster]] and Sets a card.
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<u>'''Turn 2: Yami Yugi'''</u><br />
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Yami Yugi draws "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]". Yami Yugi activates the [[Spell Card|Magic Card]] "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]", [[send]]ing [[Fusion Material|Fusion Material Monsters]] from his [[hand]] or field to the [[Graveyard]] to [[Fusion Summon]] a [[Fusion Monster]] from his [[Extra Deck|Fusion Deck]]. He fuses "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "[[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]" in his hand in order to Fusion Summon "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" (2100/1800) in [[Attack Position]]. "Chimera" [[attack]]s Rafael's [[face-down]] monster, "[[Backup Gardna (anime)|Backup Gardna]]" (500/2200). The attack fails ([[Yami Yugi]] 4000 → 3900).
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<u>'''Turn 3: Rafael'''</u><br />
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Due to the effect of his "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws two cards during his Draw Phase. Rafael activates the [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Magic Card]] "[[Gravity Axe - Grarl (anime)|Gravity Axe - Grarl]]", equipping it to "Backup Gardna" and increasing the [[ATK]] of "Backup Gardna" by 500 ("Backup Gardna": 500 → 1000/2200). As "Gravity Axe - Grarl" is on the [[field]] and "[[Guardian Grarl (anime)|Guardian Grarl]]" is the only card in Rafael's hand, he [[Special Summon]]s "Guardian Grarl" (2500/1000) from his hand in [[Attack Position]] via its own effect. Rafael activates the effect of "Backup Gardna", selecting a face-up [[Equip Card]] on the field and equipping it to another appropriate target. He selects the "Gravity Axe - Grarl" equipped to "Backup Gardna" and equips it to "Guardian Grarl" ("Backup Gardna": 1000 → 500/2200; "Guardian Grarl": 2500 → 3000/1000). "Guardian Grarl" attacks and [[destroy]]s "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" ([[Yami Yugi]] 3900 → 3000). As "Chimera" was destroyed, Yami Yugi activates its effect, Special Summoning either "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" or "Berfomet" from his Graveyard. He Special Summons "Berfomet" from his Graveyard (1400/1800) in [[Attack Position]].
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<u>'''Turn 4: Yami Yugi'''</u><br />
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Yami Yugi draws "[[Five Star Twilight (anime)|Five Star Twilight]]". Yami Yugi activates the Magic Card "Five Star Twilight", [[Tribute|Tributing]] a [[Level 5 Monster Cards|Level 5 monster]] to Special Summon one "[[Kuriboh (anime)|Kuriboh]]", "[[Kuribah (anime)|Kuribah]]", "[[Kuribee (anime)|Kuribee]]", "[[Kuribeh (anime)|Kuribeh]]" and "[[Kuriboo (anime)|Kuriboo]]" from his hand or Deck. He Tributes "Berfomet" and Special Summons "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" all from his Deck in [[Attack Position]] (300/200 for all). Yami Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribah", [[Banish|removing]] "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" from play to [[Special Summon]] "[[Kuribabylon (anime)|Kuribabylon]]" (?/200) from his hand, Deck or Graveyard. He Special Summons "Kuribabylon" from his Deck in Attack Position. As "Kuribabylon" was Special Summoned by the effect of "Kuribah", its [[ATK]] is equal to the sum of the total ATK the monsters removed from play to Special Summon it ("Kuribabylon": ? → 1500/200). Yami Yugi activates the Magic Card "[[Pump Up]]", doubling the ATK of a monster he controls until the end of the [[turn]]. He chooses ("Kuribabylon": 1500 → 3000/200). "Kuribabylon" attacks "Guardian Grarl", but as Rafael's opponent's monster declared an attack while "[[Rescuer from the Grave]]" was in his [[Graveyard]], Rafael activates its effect, removing five cards in his Graveyard from play to negate the attack and end the [[Battle Phase]]. Yami Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribabylon", removing it from play to Special Summon one "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" that were removed from play. He Special Summons "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" in Attack Position (300/200 for all).
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<u>'''Turn 5: Rafael'''</u><br />
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Due to the effect of his "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws two cards during his Draw Phase. Rafael Sets "[[Exchange (anime)|Exchange]]" and "[[Self Tribute]]". As he has no monsters in his Graveyard, Rafael activates his face-down Continuous Magic Card "[[Purity of the Cemetery]]". During each of Yami Yugi's [[Standby Phases]], Yami Yugi will take 100 [[effect damage|damage]] for each monster in his Graveyard. If there is a monster in Rafael's Graveyard, "Purity of the Cemetery" will be destroyed. "Guardian Grarl" attacks "Kuriboh".
  
 
''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 157|Duel continues next episode.]]''
 
''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 157|Duel continues next episode.]]''
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{{Decklist|Rafael
 
{{Decklist|Rafael
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Backup Gardna]]''
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* ''[[Backup Gardna (anime)|Backup Gardna]]''
* ''[[Guardian Grarl]]''
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* ''[[Guardian Grarl (anime)|Guardian Grarl]]''
 
|magic =
 
|magic =
* [[Exchange]]<ref group=Notes name=set>This card can be seen near the end of this episode.</ref>
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* [[Exchange (anime)|Exchange]]<ref group=Notes name=set>This card can be seen near the end of this episode.</ref>
* ''[[Gravity Axe - Grarl]]''
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* ''[[Gravity Axe - Grarl (anime)|Gravity Axe - Grarl]]''
 
* ''[[Guardian Treasure]]''
 
* ''[[Guardian Treasure]]''
 
* ''[[Purity of the Cemetery]]''
 
* ''[[Purity of the Cemetery]]''
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* ''[[Self Tribute]]''<ref group=Notes name=set />
 
* ''[[Self Tribute]]''<ref group=Notes name=set />
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Decklist|Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
 
{{Decklist|Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]
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* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
* [[Berfomet]]
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* [[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]
* ''[[Kuriba]]''
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* ''[[Kuribah (anime)|Kuribah]]''
* ''[[Kuribabylon]]''
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* ''[[Kuribabylon (anime)|Kuribabylon]]''
* ''[[Kuribe]]''
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* ''[[Kuribee (anime)|Kuribee]]''
* ''[[Kuribi]]''
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* ''[[Kuribeh (anime)|Kuribeh]]''
* [[Kuriboh]]
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* [[Kuriboh (anime)|Kuriboh]]
* ''[[Kuribu]]''
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* ''[[Kuriboo (anime)|Kuriboo]]''
 
|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
* [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]
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* [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]
 
|magic =
 
|magic =
* ''[[Five Star Twilight]]''
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* ''[[Five Star Twilight (anime)|Five Star Twilight]]''
* [[Polymerization]] ''(''[[Polymerization (Fusion)|Alternate version]]'' in the dubs)''
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* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] (Alternate artwork in the dubs)
 
* ''[[Pump Up]]''
 
* ''[[Pump Up]]''
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Decklist|Flashbacks
 
{{Decklist|Flashbacks
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Guardian Eatos]]''
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* ''[[Guardian Eatos (anime)|Guardian Eatos]]''
* ''[[Guardian Grarl]]''
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* ''[[Guardian Grarl (anime)|Guardian Grarl]]''
* ''[[Guardian Kay'est]]''
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* ''[[Guardian Kay'est (anime)|Guardian Kay'est]]''
 
}}
 
}}
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==Differences between adaptions==
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* In the Japanese version, Rafael's parents were either presumed to be dead or confirmed to be dead as he visited their graves. His remaining relatives took his parents' inheritance and threw him out. In the dub, that scene of him visiting their graves were cut and he believed his family had forsaken him- since they were said to have been alive since they acquired lifeboats and never bothered to look for him even after he gained recognition as being a "miracle boy".
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* When Rebecca was doing research in the original, apart from mentioning Rafael's shipwreck, she also mentioned she wasn't the first national Duel Monsters champion of the United States, but Rafael was. In the dub, she only mentioned the shipwreck.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
<references group=Notes />
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<references group="Notes" />
  
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes/season 4}}
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes/season 4}}

Latest revision as of 07:03, 3 March 2024

"Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1"
Screenshot
Names
EnglishFate of the Pharaoh - Part 1
Japanese name
Japanese遊戯vsラフェール 鉄壁のガーディアンデッキ
RōmajiYūgi Vāsasu Rafēru Teppeki no Gādian Dekki
TranslatedYugi vs. Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck
Series
SeriesYu-Gi-Oh!
Number156
Season4
Music
Japanese OP"WARRIORS"
Japanese ED"These Overflowing Feelings Don't Stop"
English OP & ED"Yu-Gi-Oh! Theme"
Staff
Screenplay
Air dates
JapaneseMay 20, 2003
EnglishNovember 6, 2004
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 4)
Previous"The Challenge"
Next"Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 2"

"Fate of the Pharaoh - Part 1", known as "Yugi vs. Rafael - The Impregnable Guardian Deck" in the Japanese version, is the one-hundredth fifty-sixth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. It first aired in Japan on May 20, 2003 and in the United States on November 6, 2004.

Yami Yugi begins his Duel with Rafael, one of the Three Swordsmen of Doma.

Summary[edit]

Rafael traps Yami Yugi on the butte by cutting off the rope bridge that connects it to the surrounding area, thus ensuring no-one can leave or interfere with their Duel. Denying Yami Yugi's accusations of being "evil", Rafael questions what he understands for "justice" instead. He claims that history itself decides if the road Doma walks upon is evil or not.

Rafael reveals a Deck of "Guardian" monsters, which were his sole companions when he was shipwrecked on an island for three years as a child, losing his parents, brother, and sister. He signals how some of his Cards are slightly blurry, revealing they got wet time before. He's replaced the backside so as not to be recognizable this way, but it doesn't change the fact that they've supported him. He always kept his cards safe, and his current strategy reflects that bond; he will pay any cost to keep his monsters out of the Graveyard, as he doesn't want to lose anyone else.

One day he was shown a vision of a mysterious island and a voice, Dartz's, told him that when he would understand everything, he would be allowed to come to his side. When he was finally rescued from the island, he found the normal world depressing. That was when he was approached by Dartz and joined Doma, hoping to find the answer to "fate" itself.

One of the Monsters, "Guardian Eatos", was his birthday present just before the wreck.

On a side note, Weevil and Rex arrive in the midst of the Duel and look on.

Also, Yugi's friends realize that he's gone off alone: Joey, Tristan and Duke Devlin will go look for him. Téa and Rebecca stay in the trailer to take care of Professor Hawkins.

Featured Duel: Rafael vs. Yami Yugi - Part 1[edit]

Turn 1: Rafael
Rafael activates the Continuous Magic Card "Guardian Treasure", discarding five cards and drawing two cards. While "Guardian Treasure" is face-up, Rafael may draw one extra card from his Deck during each of his Draw Phases. Rafael Sets a monster and Sets a card.

Turn 2: Yami Yugi
Yami Yugi draws "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts". Yami Yugi activates the Magic Card "Polymerization", sending Fusion Material Monsters from his hand or field to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster from his Fusion Deck. He fuses "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Berfomet" in his hand in order to Fusion Summon "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" (2100/1800) in Attack Position. "Chimera" attacks Rafael's face-down monster, "Backup Gardna" (500/2200). The attack fails (Yami Yugi 4000 → 3900).

Turn 3: Rafael
Due to the effect of his "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws two cards during his Draw Phase. Rafael activates the Equip Magic Card "Gravity Axe - Grarl", equipping it to "Backup Gardna" and increasing the ATK of "Backup Gardna" by 500 ("Backup Gardna": 500 → 1000/2200). As "Gravity Axe - Grarl" is on the field and "Guardian Grarl" is the only card in Rafael's hand, he Special Summons "Guardian Grarl" (2500/1000) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Rafael activates the effect of "Backup Gardna", selecting a face-up Equip Card on the field and equipping it to another appropriate target. He selects the "Gravity Axe - Grarl" equipped to "Backup Gardna" and equips it to "Guardian Grarl" ("Backup Gardna": 1000 → 500/2200; "Guardian Grarl": 2500 → 3000/1000). "Guardian Grarl" attacks and destroys "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" (Yami Yugi 3900 → 3000). As "Chimera" was destroyed, Yami Yugi activates its effect, Special Summoning either "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" or "Berfomet" from his Graveyard. He Special Summons "Berfomet" from his Graveyard (1400/1800) in Attack Position.

Turn 4: Yami Yugi
Yami Yugi draws "Five Star Twilight". Yami Yugi activates the Magic Card "Five Star Twilight", Tributing a Level 5 monster to Special Summon one "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" from his hand or Deck. He Tributes "Berfomet" and Special Summons "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" all from his Deck in Attack Position (300/200 for all). Yami Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribah", removing "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" from play to Special Summon "Kuribabylon" (?/200) from his hand, Deck or Graveyard. He Special Summons "Kuribabylon" from his Deck in Attack Position. As "Kuribabylon" was Special Summoned by the effect of "Kuribah", its ATK is equal to the sum of the total ATK the monsters removed from play to Special Summon it ("Kuribabylon": ? → 1500/200). Yami Yugi activates the Magic Card "Pump Up", doubling the ATK of a monster he controls until the end of the turn. He chooses ("Kuribabylon": 1500 → 3000/200). "Kuribabylon" attacks "Guardian Grarl", but as Rafael's opponent's monster declared an attack while "Rescuer from the Grave" was in his Graveyard, Rafael activates its effect, removing five cards in his Graveyard from play to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase. Yami Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribabylon", removing it from play to Special Summon one "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" that were removed from play. He Special Summons "Kuriboh", "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh" and "Kuriboo" in Attack Position (300/200 for all).

Turn 5: Rafael
Due to the effect of his "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws two cards during his Draw Phase. Rafael Sets "Exchange" and "Self Tribute". As he has no monsters in his Graveyard, Rafael activates his face-down Continuous Magic Card "Purity of the Cemetery". During each of Yami Yugi's Standby Phases, Yami Yugi will take 100 damage for each monster in his Graveyard. If there is a monster in Rafael's Graveyard, "Purity of the Cemetery" will be destroyed. "Guardian Grarl" attacks "Kuriboh".

Duel continues next episode.

Featured cards[edit]

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

Differences between adaptions[edit]

  • In the Japanese version, Rafael's parents were either presumed to be dead or confirmed to be dead as he visited their graves. His remaining relatives took his parents' inheritance and threw him out. In the dub, that scene of him visiting their graves were cut and he believed his family had forsaken him- since they were said to have been alive since they acquired lifeboats and never bothered to look for him even after he gained recognition as being a "miracle boy".
  • When Rebecca was doing research in the original, apart from mentioning Rafael's shipwreck, she also mentioned she wasn't the first national Duel Monsters champion of the United States, but Rafael was. In the dub, she only mentioned the shipwreck.

Notes[edit]

  1. a b This card can be seen near the end of this episode.
  2. This card can be seen near the end of this episode only in the dub.