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==Seto's Turn==
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{{Infobox episode
*Summons [[X-Head Cannon]] (1800/1500)
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| image              = Yugioh194.jpg
*Sets two cards
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| en_name            = One Step Ahead - Part 1
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| ja_name            = 海馬乱入! グランプリ決勝戦
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| romaji_name        = Kaiba Rannyū! Guran Puri Kesshōsen
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| ja_trans_name      = Kaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final Match
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| series            = Yu-Gi-Oh!
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| number            = 194
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| season            = 5
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| ja_air_date        = March 3, 2004
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| en_air_date        = September 24 2005
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| ja_opening        = OVERLAP
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| ja_ending          = EYE'S
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| en_theme          = Yu-Gi-Oh! Theme
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| screenwriter      = Yasuyuki Suzuki
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}}
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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"'''One Step Ahead - Part 1'''", entitled "'''Kaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final'''" in the Japanese version, is the 194th episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] anime.
*Activates [[Ride of The Valkyries]], [[Special Summon]]ing three Valkyrie monsters from his hand
 
*[[Valkyrie Zweite]]'s effect destroys [[X-Head Cannon]], [[Valkyrie Erste]] removed XHC from play and [[Valkyrie Dritte]] gains 100 [[ATK]] for every monster removed from play
 
*Attacks directly
 
*Seto activates [[Negate Attack]]
 
*Zigfried activates [[Mischief of the Time Goddess]] to skip Seto's next turn
 
*Seto activates [[Magical Trick Mirror]] to do the same to Zigfried
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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{{Episode summary|The [[Grand Championship]] is almost at its end, narrowed down to 2 contestants: [[Leon von Schroeder|Leon Wilson]] and [[Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried Lloyd]]—but before their Duel can begin, [[Seto Kaiba]] suddenly intervenes and replaces Leon as Zigfried's opponent.}}
*Summons [[Z-Metal Tank]] (1500/1300) in defense position, which allows him to [[Special Summon]] [[Clone Dragon]]
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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==Major Events==
*Activates [[Valkyrie's Embrace]] and switches [[Valkyrie Dritte]] to defense position, removing [[Z-Metal Tank]] from play and increasing her [[ATK]] to 1200
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*[[Leon von Schroeder]] and [[Zigfried von Schroeder]] (using their pseudonyms, Leon Wilson and Zigfried Lloyd) are set to Duel each other in the [[Grand Championship]] final, as winners of Blocks A and B.
*Attacks [[Clone Dragon]] with [[Valkyrie Erste]]
 
*Attacks directly with [[Valkyrie Zweite]] (Seto 2400)
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
 
*Summons [[Pitch-Dark Dragon]] (900/600) in defense position
 
*Sets a card
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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{|
*Switches [[Valkyrie Dritte]] to attack position
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|+ width="30" text-align: center; span style="color:#347C2C;"| '''''FINAL Duel'''''
*Attacks [[Pitch-Dark Dragon]], which allows Seto to activate [[Flat Level 4]], [[Special Summon]]ing [[Y-Dragon Head]] (1500/1600) in defense position while Zigfried [[Special Summon]]s another [[Valkyrie Dritte]]
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|-
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| width="150" align=right | ''' [[Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried Lloyd]]'''
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| width="30" align=center | ''' vs.'''
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| width="150" align=left  | ''' [[Leon von Schroeder|Leon Wilson]]'''
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|}
  
==Seto's Turn==
 
*Activates [[Pot of Greed]]
 
*Activates [[Dimension Fusion]], paying 2000 LP (Seto 400) to [[Special Summon]] [[X-Head Cannon]] (1800/1500) and [[Z-Metal Tank]] (1500/1600)
 
*Activates [[Soul Absorption]] and removes his three monsters from play to [[Special Summon]] [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]] (2800/2600), increasing his LP by 1500 (Seto 1900)
 
*Attacks one [[Valkyrie Dritte]] (Zigfried 2500)
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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*The Duel is set in Kaiba Dome, the big audience stadium of Kaiba's theme park Kaibaland. The winner will have the honour of playing against [[Yugi Muto]].
*Activates [[Nibelung's Treasure]], drawing five cards and equipping [[Nibelung's Ring]] to [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]], making it unable to attack
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*Suddenly, [[Seto Kaiba]] arrives and declares a "dueling foul": [[Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried]] entered the tournament under a false name (in breach of KC Championship contract rules), and must therefore be disqualified. Seto exposes Zigfried as [[Zigfried von Schroeder]] and immediately orders him to leave.
*Tributes [[Valkyrie Dritte]] to summon [[Fortune Chariot]] (0/0) and equips it to [[Valkyrie Zweite]], allowing her to to attack Seto directly by halving her [[ATK]] (Seto 1100)
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*Zigfried calls Kaiba a coward, saying this is just a "technicality" excuse to prevent him from reaching the Championship crown. However, Kaiba tells him that "no one is going to kick you out" and challenges him to try to stand up to him in a Duel, to which Ziegfried quickly agrees. The featured Duel becomes '''Seto Kaiba vs. Zigfried von Schroeder'''.
*Activates [[Mystical Space Typhoon]] to destroy [[Soul Absorption]]
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*Kaiba already has knowledge of Zigfried unleashing a virus all over KaibaCorp's computer banks, giving him an advantage. To remedy this, Kaiba instead uses his Duel Disk connected to the Duel Stage with a USB cable, ensuring that they both play on fair terms.
*Sets a card
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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==Featured Duel: Seto Kaiba vs. Zigfried von Schroeder==
*Draws two cards, none of which are monsters
 
*Sets a card
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 1: Kaiba'''</u><br />
*Attacks with [[Valkyrie Zweite]]
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[[Seto Kaiba|Seto]] draws "[[X-Head Cannon (anime)|X-Head Cannon]]" and subsequently [[Normal Summon]]s it (1800/1500) in [[Attack Position]]. He then [[Set]]s two cards.
*Seto activates [[Attack Guidance Armor]], redirecting the attack to [[Valkyrie Erste]]
 
*Zigfried activates [[Wotan's Judgment]] to end the [[Battle Phase]]
 
*Activates his three Goddess Spell Cards to remove [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] from play
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 2: Zigfried'''</u><br />
*Draws two cards and discards BEWD to the Graveyard
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[[Zigfried von Schroeder|Zigfried]] draws "[[Ride of the Valkyries (anime)|Ride of the Valkyries]]" and subsequently [[activate]]s it to [[Special Summon]] "[[Valkyrie Erste (anime)|Valkyrie Erste]]" (1600/1800), "[[Valkyrie Zweite (anime)|Valkyrie Zweite]]" (1600/1600) and "[[Valkyrie Dritte (anime)|Valkyrie Dritte]]" (1000/1600) from his hand all in Attack Position. Since "Valkyrie Zweite" was summoned, its [[effect]] activates, [[destroy]]ing "X-Head Cannon".
*Activates [[Monster Reborn]] to [[Special Summon]] BEWD (3000/2500)
 
*Attacks [[Valkyrie Zweite]] (Zigfried 1100)
 
*Zigfried destroys [[Fortune Chariot]] to save his Valkyrie
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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Zigfried then activates the effect of "Valkyrie Erste", [[banish|removing from play]] "X-Head Cannon" from Seto's [[Graveyard]] and increasing the [[ATK]] of "Valkyrie Erste" to the ATK of "X-Head Cannon"  ("Valkyrie Erste": 1600 → 1800/1800). Due to the effect of "Valkyrie Dritte", it gains 100 ATK for each monster that is removed from play ("Valkyrie Dritte": 1000 → 1100/1600).
*Activates his three Goddesses to remove Luster Dragon #2 from play
 
*Activates [[Gryphon's Feather Duster]], destroying his three Goddesses to gain 1500 LP (Zigfried 2600)
 
*Tributes his two monsters to Summon [[Valkyrie Brünnhilde]] (1800/2000) in defense position
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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"Valkyrie Zweite" [[attack]]s [[direct attack|directly]], but Seto activates his face-down "[[Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Negate Attack]]" to [[Negate|negate]] the attack and end the [[Battle Phase]]. Zigfried then activates "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess (anime)|Mischief of the Time Goddess]]"<ref group=Notes name=timegoddess>Zigfried activates "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess (anime)|Mischief of the Time Goddess]]" as if it was a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]], but the card itself as depicted in the anime lacks the Quick-Play Spell Card symbol.</ref> to skip the current turn and proceed directly to his next Battle Phase. The effect of "Valkyrie Erste" expires ("Valkyrie Erste": 1800 → 1600/1800).
*Draws two cards and discards [[Cave Dragon]]
 
*Attacks with BEWD
 
*[[Valkyrie Brünnhilde]] is not destroyed by reducing her [[DEF]] by 1000
 
*Sets a card
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 3: Zigfried'''</u><br />
*Switches Brunnhilde to attack position
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"Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly, but Seto activates his face-down "[[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]]" to activate "Mischief of the Time Goddess" from Zigfried's Graveyard as his card, allowing Seto to skip the current turn and proceed directly to Seto's next Battle Phase. Since the end of Zigfried's turn was never reached, the effect of "Ride of the Valkyries" does not return his "Valkyrie" monsters to his [[Main Deck|Deck]].
*Equips her with [[Enchanted Sword Nothung]], increasing her [[ATK]] by 400 (2200/1000) and removing Blue-Eyes from play
 
*Activates [[Pegasus Wings]], halving Brunnhilde's [[ATK]] and allowing her to attack Seto directly
 
*Seto activates [[Shrink]] to halve her [[ATK]] again (Seto 550)
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 4: Kaiba'''</u><br />
*Draws two cards
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Seto Normal Summons "[[Z-Metal Tank (anime)|Z-Metal Tank]]" (1500/1300) in [[Defense Position]]. Since he Summoned a monster, Seto activates the first effect of "[[Clone Dragon]]" to Special Summon the latter (?/?) from his hand in Defense Position. The second effect of "Clone Dragon" activates, making its ATK and DEF the same as the original ATK and DEF of "Z-Metal Tank" ("Clone Dragon": ? → 1500/? → 1300).
*Activates [[Graceful Charity]], drawing three cards and discarding two
 
*Removes [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] and [[Pitch-Dark Dragon]] in his [[Graveyard]] from play to [[Special Summon]] [[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]] (3000/2500)
 
*Sets a card
 
*Activates [[Emergency Provisions]], tributing his Set card to gain 1000 LP (Seto 1550)
 
*Pays 1000 LP (Seto 550) to activate CED's effect, destroying each card in both player's hands and on the field (Zigfried 1100)
 
  
==Zigfried's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 5: Zigfried'''</u><br />
*Activates [[Pot of Greed]]
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Zigfried draws. He then activates "[[Valkyrie's Embrace (anime)|Valkyrie's Embrace]]" to change his "Valkyrie Dritte" to Defense Position and remove from play "Z-Metal Tank" ("Valkyrie Dritte": 1100 → 1200/1600). "Valkyrie Erste" attacks and destroys "Clone Dragon". "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly (Seto 4000 → 2400).
*Activates [[Magical Alms]], gaining 1000 LP (Zigfried 2100)
 
*Activates [[Final Light]], increasing both players' LP by 500 (Seto 1050) (Zigfried 2600)
 
*Pays 1000 LP (Zigfried 1600) to [[Special Summon]] [[Valkyrie Brünnhilde]] (1800/2000) while Seto [[Special Summon]]s [[Cave Dragon]] (2000/100)
 
*Brunnhilde attacks [[Cave Dragon]] (Seto 950)
 
  
==Seto's Turn==
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<u>'''Turn 6: Kaiba'''</u><br />
*Predicts he'll use four [[Spell Card]]s this turn, increasing both players' LP by 2000 (Zigfried 3600) (Seto 2950)
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Seto draws "[[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (900/600) in Defense Position. He then Sets a card.
*Activates [[Card of Demise]] and [[Soul Release]] to remove CED from play
 
*Activates [[Spell Reproduction]], discarding [[Soul Absorption]] and [[Cost Down]] to return [[Dimension Fusion]] to his hand
 
*Pays 2000 LP to activate it (Seto 950) [[Special Summon]]ing his three [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]s (3000/2500 each), CED (3000/2500) and Luster Dragon #2 (2400/1400)
 
*Brunnhilde's [[ATK]] becomes 3300
 
*Seto attacks with Luster Dragon #2, destroying the Dragon (Seto 50) (3000/2000)
 
*Attacks with CED (2700/1000)
 
*Attacks with one of his BEWDs (2400/0) (Zigfried 3300)
 
*His second BEWD destroys Brunnhilde (Zigfried 3000)
 
*Attacks directly with his third BEWD (Zigfried 0)
 
  
Seto wins
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<u>'''Turn 7: Zigfried'''</u><br />
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Zigfried draws. He then changes his "Valkyrie Dritte" to Attack Position. "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks and destroys "Pitch-Dark Dragon". Since a monster he controlled was destroyed, Seto activates his face-down "[[Flat Lv 4]]" to allow both players to Special Summon one [[Level]] 4 monster from their Decks. Seto Special Summons "[[Y-Dragon Head (anime)|Y-Dragon Head]]" (1500/1600) in Defense Position while Zigfried Special Summons another "Valkyrie Dritte" (1000 → 1200/1600) in [[Attack Position]].
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<u>'''Turn 8: Kaiba'''</u><br />
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Seto draws "[[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]" and subsequently activates it to draw two cards. He then activates "[[Dimension Fusion (anime)|Dimension Fusion]]" to pay 2000 [[Life Points]] (Seto 2400 → 400) and [[Special Summon]] "X-Head Cannon" (1800/1500) and "Z-Metal Tank" (1500/1300) from his Removed from Play Zone in Attack Position (both "Valkyrie Dritte": 1200 → 1000/1600). Seto activates "[[Soul Absorption (anime)|Soul Absorption]]". Now whenever one or more cards is removed from play, Seto will gain 500 Life Points for each of those cards.
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Seto then removes from play his "X-Head Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", and "Z-Metal Tank" to Special Summon "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" (2800/2600) in Attack Position (Seto 400 → 1900) (both "Valkyrie Dritte": 1000 → 1300/1600). "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" attacks and destroys a "Valkyrie Dritte" (Zigfried 4000 → 2500).
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<u>'''Turn 9: Zigfried'''</u><br />
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Zigfried draws "[[Nibelung's Treasure]]" and subsequently activates it to activate "[[Nibelung's Ring]]" from his Deck to Kaiba's side of the field, equipping "Nibelung's Ring" onto Kaiba's "XYZ-Dragon Cannon". Now the equipped monster can't attack, be [[Tribute]]d, change its [[battle position]] or activate any effects it has. Due to the secondary effect of "Nibelung's Treasure", Zigfried draws five cards. He then Tributes "Valkyrie Dritte" in order to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[Fortune Chariot (anime)|Fortune Chariot]]" (0/0) in Attack Position.
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Zigfried then activates the first effect of "Fortune Chariot" to equip it to "Valkyrie Zweite". Zigfried activates the second effect of "Fortune Chariot" to halve the [[ATK]] of the equipped "Valkyrie Zweite" ("Valkyrie Zweite": 1600 → 800/1600) and allow it to attack directly this turn. "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly (Seto 1900 → 1100). Zigfried then activates "[[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]" to destroy "Soul Absorption". Zigfried then Sets a card. On Zigfried's End Phase, the effect of "Fortune Chariot" expires ("Valkyrie Zweite": 800 → 1600/1600).
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''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 195|Duel concludes next episode.]]''
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==Differences in adaptations==
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*Cut from the dub is a sequence of children rushing home and many other people around the world getting together to watch the duel on TV at the beginning of the episode.
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*Cut from the dub are long shots of Kaiba's helicopter flying above the stadium, and the gang wondering what's happening.
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*At the beginning of the duel, Zigfried draws his cards first, then Kaiba draws his cards in the dub. In the original, Kaiba draws his cards first.
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* In the Japanese dub, after [[Mokuba Kaiba|Mokuba]] cheers for his brother, Yugi notices that Zigfried's expression has changed. In the US version he doesn't notice this, and instead he says that Kaiba is still in trouble.
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==Mistakes==
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*In the dub, the card lore of "[[Valkyrie Dritte (anime)|Valkyrie Dritte]]" is replaced with the card lore of "[[Valkyrie Zweite (anime)|Valkyrie Zweite]]". "Valkyrie Dritte" is shown being Level 5 and having 1600 ATK even though she is Level 4 and has only 1000 ATK.
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*In both versions, when Kaiba Summoned "[[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]]" and Set "[[Flat Lv 4]]", he had no cards in his hand anymore, but at the beginning of his next turn he is shown with one card in his hand before he draws "[[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]", draws two more, and then he only has two cards in his hand instead of three, with the formerly added card removed.
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==Featured cards==
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The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
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{{Decklist|Flashbacks
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|normal monsters =
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* [[Battle Ox (anime)|Battle Ox]]
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Berserk Gorilla (anime)|Berserk Gorilla]]
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}}
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{{Decklist|Seto Kaiba
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|normal monsters =
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* [[X-Head Cannon (anime)|X-Head Cannon]]
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|effect monsters =
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* ''[[Clone Dragon]]''
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|union monsters =
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* [[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]]
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* [[Y-Dragon Head (anime)|Y-Dragon Head]]
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* [[Z-Metal Tank (anime)|Z-Metal Tank]]
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|fusion monsters =
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* [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]
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|magic =
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* ''[[Dimension Fusion (anime)|Dimension Fusion]]''
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* [[Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Negate Attack]]
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* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]
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* ''[[Soul Absorption (anime)|Soul Absorption]]''
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|traps =
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* ''[[Flat Lv 4]]''
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* [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]]
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}}
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{{Decklist|Zigfried von Schroeder
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|effect monsters =
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* ''[[Valkyrie Dritte (anime)|Valkyrie Dritte]]'' x2
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* [[Valkyrie Erste (anime)|Valkyrie Erste]]
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* [[Valkyrie Zweite (anime)|Valkyrie Zweite]]
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|union monsters =
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* ''[[Fortune Chariot (anime)|Fortune Chariot]]''
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|magic =
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* ''[[Mischief of the Time Goddess (anime)|Mischief of the Time Goddess]]''
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* [[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]
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* [[Nibelung's Ring]]
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* [[Nibelung's Treasure]]
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* [[Ride of the Valkyries (anime)|Ride of the Valkyries]]
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* ''[[Valkyrie's Embrace (anime)|Valkyrie's Embrace]]''
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}}
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==Notes==
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<references group=Notes />
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{{Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes/season 5}}

Latest revision as of 08:06, 3 March 2024

"One Step Ahead - Part 1"
Screenshot
Names
EnglishOne Step Ahead - Part 1
Japanese name
Japanese海馬乱入! グランプリ決勝戦
RōmajiKaiba Rannyū! Guran Puri Kesshōsen
TranslatedKaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final Match
Series
SeriesYu-Gi-Oh!
Number194
Season5
Music
Japanese OP"OVERLAP"
Japanese ED"EYE'S"
English OP & ED"Yu-Gi-Oh! Theme"
Staff
Screenplay
Air dates
JapaneseMarch 3, 2004
EnglishSeptember 24 2005
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 5)
Previous"A Brawl in a Small Town - Part 2"
Next"One Step Ahead - Part 2"

"One Step Ahead - Part 1", entitled "Kaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final" in the Japanese version, is the 194th episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

The Grand Championship is almost at its end, narrowed down to 2 contestants: Leon Wilson and Zigfried Lloyd—but before their Duel can begin, Seto Kaiba suddenly intervenes and replaces Leon as Zigfried's opponent.

Major Events[edit]


FINAL Duel
Zigfried Lloyd vs. Leon Wilson


  • The Duel is set in Kaiba Dome, the big audience stadium of Kaiba's theme park Kaibaland. The winner will have the honour of playing against Yugi Muto.
  • Suddenly, Seto Kaiba arrives and declares a "dueling foul": Zigfried entered the tournament under a false name (in breach of KC Championship contract rules), and must therefore be disqualified. Seto exposes Zigfried as Zigfried von Schroeder and immediately orders him to leave.
  • Zigfried calls Kaiba a coward, saying this is just a "technicality" excuse to prevent him from reaching the Championship crown. However, Kaiba tells him that "no one is going to kick you out" and challenges him to try to stand up to him in a Duel, to which Ziegfried quickly agrees. The featured Duel becomes Seto Kaiba vs. Zigfried von Schroeder.
  • Kaiba already has knowledge of Zigfried unleashing a virus all over KaibaCorp's computer banks, giving him an advantage. To remedy this, Kaiba instead uses his Duel Disk connected to the Duel Stage with a USB cable, ensuring that they both play on fair terms.

Featured Duel: Seto Kaiba vs. Zigfried von Schroeder[edit]

Turn 1: Kaiba
Seto draws "X-Head Cannon" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1800/1500) in Attack Position. He then Sets two cards.

Turn 2: Zigfried
Zigfried draws "Ride of the Valkyries" and subsequently activates it to Special Summon "Valkyrie Erste" (1600/1800), "Valkyrie Zweite" (1600/1600) and "Valkyrie Dritte" (1000/1600) from his hand all in Attack Position. Since "Valkyrie Zweite" was summoned, its effect activates, destroying "X-Head Cannon".

Zigfried then activates the effect of "Valkyrie Erste", removing from play "X-Head Cannon" from Seto's Graveyard and increasing the ATK of "Valkyrie Erste" to the ATK of "X-Head Cannon" ("Valkyrie Erste": 1600 → 1800/1800). Due to the effect of "Valkyrie Dritte", it gains 100 ATK for each monster that is removed from play ("Valkyrie Dritte": 1000 → 1100/1600).

"Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly, but Seto activates his face-down "Negate Attack" to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase. Zigfried then activates "Mischief of the Time Goddess"[Notes 1] to skip the current turn and proceed directly to his next Battle Phase. The effect of "Valkyrie Erste" expires ("Valkyrie Erste": 1800 → 1600/1800).

Turn 3: Zigfried
"Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly, but Seto activates his face-down "Magical Trick Mirror" to activate "Mischief of the Time Goddess" from Zigfried's Graveyard as his card, allowing Seto to skip the current turn and proceed directly to Seto's next Battle Phase. Since the end of Zigfried's turn was never reached, the effect of "Ride of the Valkyries" does not return his "Valkyrie" monsters to his Deck.

Turn 4: Kaiba
Seto Normal Summons "Z-Metal Tank" (1500/1300) in Defense Position. Since he Summoned a monster, Seto activates the first effect of "Clone Dragon" to Special Summon the latter (?/?) from his hand in Defense Position. The second effect of "Clone Dragon" activates, making its ATK and DEF the same as the original ATK and DEF of "Z-Metal Tank" ("Clone Dragon": ? → 1500/? → 1300).

Turn 5: Zigfried
Zigfried draws. He then activates "Valkyrie's Embrace" to change his "Valkyrie Dritte" to Defense Position and remove from play "Z-Metal Tank" ("Valkyrie Dritte": 1100 → 1200/1600). "Valkyrie Erste" attacks and destroys "Clone Dragon". "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly (Seto 4000 → 2400).

Turn 6: Kaiba
Seto draws "Pitch-Dark Dragon" and subsequently Normal Summons it (900/600) in Defense Position. He then Sets a card.

Turn 7: Zigfried
Zigfried draws. He then changes his "Valkyrie Dritte" to Attack Position. "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks and destroys "Pitch-Dark Dragon". Since a monster he controlled was destroyed, Seto activates his face-down "Flat Lv 4" to allow both players to Special Summon one Level 4 monster from their Decks. Seto Special Summons "Y-Dragon Head" (1500/1600) in Defense Position while Zigfried Special Summons another "Valkyrie Dritte" (1000 → 1200/1600) in Attack Position.

Turn 8: Kaiba
Seto draws "Pot of Greed" and subsequently activates it to draw two cards. He then activates "Dimension Fusion" to pay 2000 Life Points (Seto 2400 → 400) and Special Summon "X-Head Cannon" (1800/1500) and "Z-Metal Tank" (1500/1300) from his Removed from Play Zone in Attack Position (both "Valkyrie Dritte": 1200 → 1000/1600). Seto activates "Soul Absorption". Now whenever one or more cards is removed from play, Seto will gain 500 Life Points for each of those cards.

Seto then removes from play his "X-Head Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", and "Z-Metal Tank" to Special Summon "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" (2800/2600) in Attack Position (Seto 400 → 1900) (both "Valkyrie Dritte": 1000 → 1300/1600). "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" attacks and destroys a "Valkyrie Dritte" (Zigfried 4000 → 2500).

Turn 9: Zigfried
Zigfried draws "Nibelung's Treasure" and subsequently activates it to activate "Nibelung's Ring" from his Deck to Kaiba's side of the field, equipping "Nibelung's Ring" onto Kaiba's "XYZ-Dragon Cannon". Now the equipped monster can't attack, be Tributed, change its battle position or activate any effects it has. Due to the secondary effect of "Nibelung's Treasure", Zigfried draws five cards. He then Tributes "Valkyrie Dritte" in order to Tribute Summon "Fortune Chariot" (0/0) in Attack Position.

Zigfried then activates the first effect of "Fortune Chariot" to equip it to "Valkyrie Zweite". Zigfried activates the second effect of "Fortune Chariot" to halve the ATK of the equipped "Valkyrie Zweite" ("Valkyrie Zweite": 1600 → 800/1600) and allow it to attack directly this turn. "Valkyrie Zweite" attacks directly (Seto 1900 → 1100). Zigfried then activates "Mystical Space Typhoon" to destroy "Soul Absorption". Zigfried then Sets a card. On Zigfried's End Phase, the effect of "Fortune Chariot" expires ("Valkyrie Zweite": 800 → 1600/1600).

Duel concludes next episode.

Differences in adaptations[edit]

  • Cut from the dub is a sequence of children rushing home and many other people around the world getting together to watch the duel on TV at the beginning of the episode.
  • Cut from the dub are long shots of Kaiba's helicopter flying above the stadium, and the gang wondering what's happening.
  • At the beginning of the duel, Zigfried draws his cards first, then Kaiba draws his cards in the dub. In the original, Kaiba draws his cards first.
  • In the Japanese dub, after Mokuba cheers for his brother, Yugi notices that Zigfried's expression has changed. In the US version he doesn't notice this, and instead he says that Kaiba is still in trouble.

Mistakes[edit]

  • In the dub, the card lore of "Valkyrie Dritte" is replaced with the card lore of "Valkyrie Zweite". "Valkyrie Dritte" is shown being Level 5 and having 1600 ATK even though she is Level 4 and has only 1000 ATK.
  • In both versions, when Kaiba Summoned "Pitch-Dark Dragon" and Set "Flat Lv 4", he had no cards in his hand anymore, but at the beginning of his next turn he is shown with one card in his hand before he draws "Pot of Greed", draws two more, and then he only has two cards in his hand instead of three, with the formerly added card removed.

Featured cards[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. Zigfried activates "Mischief of the Time Goddess" as if it was a Quick-Play Spell Card, but the card itself as depicted in the anime lacks the Quick-Play Spell Card symbol.