Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 173

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 173

Names
Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	173
Season	4
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 4)
Previous	"Fighting for a Friend - Part 4"
Next	"Grappling with a Guardian - Part 1"

"Fighting for a Friend - Part 5" is the one hundred and seventy-third episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime. It first aired in Japan on October 1, 2003 and in the US on April 16, 2005.

Joey continues his Duel with Mai. Meanwhile, Yami, Téa and Tristan try to locate them. Kaiba is still dealing with the hordes of Orichalcos Soldiers using the combined power of both "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Critias. However, no matter how many he blows up, they instantly regenerate.

Summary

Mai keeps on Dueling Joey. When she's about to inflict a fatal final blow, she suddenly hesitates and stops her attack. Mai can't figure why she is hesitating as she fully knows that Joey will lose his soul when he loses. Joey, having been exhausted by the previous Duel, collapses and declares Mai the winner. His soul is stolen, but not before he can tear off the Orichalcos fragments Mai held.

Dartz is glad to have finally seized the soul of one of the "Chosen Duelists", but notices something is amiss nevertheless.

Free from Dartz's spell, Mai decides to go challenge him directly: she picks "Hermos" and heads over to Paradius Inc. Home Office. Once in there, she's confronted by someone whom she seems to know.

Both "Timaeus" and "Critias" come out and let out a mourning-like lament: they have obviously noticed the fall of their companion. Kaiba notices Critias's behavior and becomes surprised, although he doesn't realize the meaning of it.

Yami, Téa and Tristan finally stumble upon the soulless bodies of Joey and Valon and are shocked.

Featured Duel: Mai Valentine vs. Joey Wheeler - Part 2

Duel continues from previous episode.

Turn 6: Joey

• Joey draws.
• Summons "Swordsman of Landstar" (500 ATK / 1200 DEF) in Defense Position.
• Sets two cards.

Turn 7: Mai

• Mai draws.
• Attacks "Swordsman of Landstar" with one "Cyber Harpie Lady".
• Joey Activates Trap Card "Double Magical Arm Bind", Tributing two "Sheep Tokens" to take control of two of Mai's "Cyber Harpie Ladies". (Two Cyber Harpie Ladies: 2300 → 1800 ATK / 1300 DEF)
• Joey then Activates Trap Card "Vow of Tribe": since monsters with the same name exist on each side of the Field, those monsters can't attack. Because of that, "Cyber Harpie Lady's" attack on "Swordsman of Landstar" is canceled.

Turn 8: Joey

• Joey draws.
• Tributes two "Cyber Harpie Ladys" and "Swordsman of Landstar" to Summon "Gilford the Lightning" (2800 ATK / 1400 DEF) in Attack Position. Its Special Ability activates when it's Tribute Summoned by Tributing 3 monsters, destroying all monsters on Mai's side of the Field.
• Uses "Gilford the Lightning" to attack Mai directly (Mai: 3600 → 800 Life Points).

Turn 9: Mai

• Draws Spell Card "Card of Sanctity" and subsequently activates it to make her and her opponent Draw until both have 6 cards in their Hand (NOTE: The real-life version of the card has a slightly different Effect). The four cards Joey drew were "Gearfried the Iron Knight", "Magical Arm Shield", "Kunai with Chain", and "Knight of Dark Dragons".
• Activates Spell Card "Monster Reborn" to Special Summon "Cyber Harpie Lady" (1800 → 2300 ATK / 1300 DEF) back from her Graveyard in Attack Position.
• Activates Spell Card "Elegant Egotist", Special Summoning two more "Cyber Harpie Ladys" in Attack Position (1800 → 2300 ATK / 1300 DEF)(NOTE: in the real game, "Elegant Egotist" has a slightly different effect).
• Activates Spell Card "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation": Joey's "Gilford the Lightning" and remaining Sheep Token are destroyed and Joey takes Damage equal to the total ATK of his destroyed monsters (Joey: 3600 → 800 Life Points).
• Due to the last effect of "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation", Mai cannot conduct her Battle Phase this turn, so she ends her turn.

Turn 10: Joey

• Joey draws "The Claw of Hermos".
• Activates Spell Card "The Warrior Returning Alive": Joey returns "Blue Flame Swordsman" from his Graveyard to his Hand.
• Normal Summons "Blue Flame Swordsman" (1800 ATK / 1600 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Activates Ritual Spell Card "Dark Dragon Ritual", Tributing "Gearfried the Iron Knight" from his Hand to Ritual Summon "Knight of Dark Dragons" (1900 ATK / 1200 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Activates "Knight of Dark Dragons'" Effect, Tributing it to Special Summon "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" (2400 ATK / 2000 DEF) from his Deck. Due to the secondary effect of "Knight of Dark Dragons", "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" cannot Attack in the same Turn if it was Summoned this way.
• Activates "The Claw of Hermos", fusing it with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" to form "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword": he Equips it to "Blue Flame Swordsman", boosting its ATK by +1000 ("Blue Flame Swordsman": 1800 → 2800 ATK / 1600 DEF).
• Uses "Blue Flame Swordsman" to attack and destroy Mai's first "Cyber Harpie Lady" (Mai: 800 → 300 Life Points).
• Sets two cards ("Kunai with Chain" and "Magical Arm Shield").

Turn 11: Mai

• Draws Spell Card "Harpie's Feather Duster" and subsequently activates it to destroy all of Joey's Spell and Trap Cards: "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword" and Joey's two set cards are destroyed. Since "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword" has been removed from the field, the ATK of "Blue Flame Swordsman" goes back to normal ("Blue Flame Swordsman": 2800 → 1800 ATK / 1600 DEF).
• Activates Spell Card "Spell Reproduction": Mai discards two Spell Cards to add "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation" from her Graveyard to her Hand.
• Activates Spell Card "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation" to destroy all monsters Joey controls and inflict their total ATK to Joey as damage. Before "Blue Flame Swordsman" is destroyed, Joey activates the effect of "Blue Flame Swordsman", transferring all its ATK points to one of Mai's "Cyber Harpie Ladys" ("Cyber Harpie Lady": 2300 → 4100 ATK / 1300 DEF). "Blue Flame Swordsman" is destroyed, but because it had 0 ATK Joey does not lose any Life Points due to "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation's" Effect.
• "Blue Flame Swordsman's" second Special Ability activates: Joey can Special Summon "Flame Swordsman" (1800 ATK / 1600 DEF) in Attack Position (NOTE: in the anime, "Flame Swordsman" is not a Fusion Monster).
• Since "Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation" forbids Mai from conducting her Battle Phase this turn, she ends her turn.

Turn 12: Joey

• Draws a card and subsequently sets it face-down.

Turn 13: Mai

• Draws "Mirror Wall".
• Uses her boosted "Cyber Harpie Lady" to attack Joey's "Flame Swordsman", but Joey activates Quick-Play Spell Card "Skull Dice" to roll a die. He rolls a two, so "Cyber Harpie Lady's" ATK is halved ("Cyber Harpie Lady": 4100 → 2050 ATK / 1300 DEF). "Cyber Harpie Lady" destroys Joey's "Flame Swordsman" (Joey: 800 → 550 Life Points) (NOTE: in the real game, "Skull Dice" is a Trap Card and has a slightly different effect).
• Mai is about to order her second "Cyber Harpie Lady" to attack Joey directly, leading to her victory, but decides not to. However, Joey is unable to continue the Duel as he is too exhausted to continue. Mai wins.

Trivia

• This is the only time a duel fully shown on screen was won by the person who played "The Seal of Orichalcos".

Differences in adaptations

"Vow of Tribe" and "Dark Dragon Ritual" original first artwork in episode 172.

• In the previous episode, "Vow of Tribe" and "Dark Dragon Ritual" was shown with a different artwork. For unknown reasons, these cards' artwork were completely changed. The International anime artwork of "Vow of Tribe" and "Dark Dragon Ritual" show the original first artwork.

• The spikes on "Cyber Harpie Lady" and "Harpie Lady Sisters'" breasts were removed.

• "Skull Dice" was change from a Quick-Play Spell Card to a Trap Card in the International anime.

Featured cards

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

Seto Kaiba
Monster Cards Normal Monsters Blue-Eyes White Dragon Legendary Dragons The Fang of Critias

Yami Yugi
Monster Cards Effect Monsters The Eye of Timaeus