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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series = Yu-Gi-Oh! | season image = 5 | image name = Yugioh194.jpg | image size = | image caption = | english en_name = One Step Ahead - Part 1 | kanji ja_name = 海馬乱入！ グランプリ決勝戦 | romaji romaji_name = Kaiba Rannyū! Guran Puri Kesshōsen | japanese translated ja_trans_name = Kaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final Match | episode series = Yu-Gi-Oh!| number = 194 | japanese air date season = 5| ja_air_date = March 3, 2004 | english air date en_air_date = September 24 2005 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[OVERLAP]] | japanese ending ja_ending = [[EYE'S]] | english opening en_theme = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]Theme | english ending screenwriter = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]Yasuyuki Suzuki

"'''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! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] television seriesanime.

[[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.

[[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".

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" by 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. There is currently one ("Valkyrie Dritte": 1000 → 1100/1600).

"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]].<ref group=Notes name=negateattack>"[[Negate Attack]]" was played as a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] in the Japanese version of this episode. It is a [[Counter Trap Card]] in the [[TCG]]/[[OCG]].</ref> 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).

"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]].

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 name, ATK, and DEF the same as those the original ATK and DEF of "Z-Metal Tank" ("Clone Dragon": ? → 1500/? → 1300).

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).

Seto draws "[[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (900/600) in Defense Position. He then Sets a card.

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]].

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.

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).

Zigfried draws "[[Nibelung's Treasure]]" and subsequently activates it to activate "[[Nibelung's Ring]]" from his Deck to his opponentKaiba's side of the field. , equipping "Nibelung's Ring" then equips onto Kaiba's "XYZ-Dragon Cannon". Now the equipped monster can't attack or , be [[Tribute]]d and all of , change its [[battle position]] or activate any effects are now negatedit has. As Due to the secondary effect of "Nibelung's Treasure" [[resolve]]s, Zigfried draws five cards. He then Tributes "Valkyrie Dritte" in order to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[Fortune Chariot (anime)|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 (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).

*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.

*In the dub, when the card lore of "[[Valkyrie Dritte (anime)|Valkyrie Dritte]] " is switched to defense mode, it shows replaced with the card lore of "[[Valkyrie Zweite (anime)|Valkyrie Zweite]]'s stats". "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 (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.

* [[Battle Ox (anime)|Battle Ox]]

* [[Berserk Gorilla (anime)|Berserk Gorilla]]

* [[X-Head Cannon (anime)|X-Head Cannon]]

* [[Pitch-Dark Dragon (anime)|Pitch-Dark Dragon]]* [[Y-Dragon Head (anime)|Y-Dragon Head]]* [[Z-Metal Tank (anime)|Z-Metal Tank]]

* [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon (anime)|XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]

* ''[[Dimension Fusion (anime)|Dimension Fusion]]''* [[Negate Attack (later DM anime)|Negate Attack]]<ref group=Notes name=negateattack/>* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]* ''[[Soul Absorption (anime)|Soul Absorption]]''

* [[Magical Trick Mirror (anime)|Magical Trick Mirror]]

* ''[[Valkyrie Dritte (anime)|Valkyrie Dritte]]'' x2* [[Valkyrie Erste (anime)|Valkyrie Erste]]* [[Valkyrie Zweite (anime)|Valkyrie Zweite]]

* ''[[Fortune Chariot (anime)|Fortune Chariot]]''

* ''[[Mischief of the Time Goddess (anime)|Mischief of the Time Goddess]]''* [[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]

* [[Ride of the Valkyries (anime)|Ride of the Valkyries]]* ''[[Valkyrie's Embrace (anime)|Valkyrie's Embrace]]''