Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 196

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 196

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Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Number	196
Season	5
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 5)
Previous	"One Step Ahead - Part 2"
Next	"Sinister Secrets, Part 2"

Final Duel.

• The episode opens right after the conclusion of the Kaiba VS Siegfried Duel: Leon Wilson looks somewhat worried and in glancing towards Siegfried. Jounouchi comments that he's not glad that Kaiba won, but they couldn't let a guy like Siegfried do whatever he wanted to. Honda agrees and adds that he was rather annoying. Yuugi wonders why, if he's a strong Duelist, could only try this method. Yami thinks that Kaiba showed him what kind of Duelist he was through this DUel.

• Kaiba climbs down from the Duel Stage and glances at Yuugi, thinking that the eyesore mouses are gone. Yuugi has to show him an appropriate Duel as the Duel King. Mokuba congratulates him on his spectacular victory. When Isono asks what they should concerning Siegfried, Kaiba merely replies to let him be: he's powerless by now. He walks off laughing, claiming that he's now proven to his rival companies how foolish it is to challenge him.

• Isono makes the announcement of the upcoming Duel while Siegfried inwardly laughs: it'd seem he's gotten some aces up his sleeves and is not as "powerless" as Kaiba deemed him to be by now. He glances at one Card: the one he had on his Hand when Kaiba defeated him: it's a Field Spell Card. Its name and Effects are yet unknown. It'd seem he's relying on this Card for something.

"Blue-Eyes Castle".

• The Duel is going to be held in the balcony of the "Blue-Eyes Castle" and, obviously, emitted worldwide. Mokuba allows for Yuugi's friends to occupy the most privileged spot: the balcony above the place where the Duel is going to happen.

• While Leon Wilson is climbing up the stairs leading to the balcony, he meets up with Siegfried, who's leaning in the open door's frame. He holds out the Field Spell Card and signals for him to come closer. He seems to want to give it to him. Leon seems to hesitate but accepts it nevertheless.

• Curiously enough, a zeppelin rather reminiscent of the "Battle Ship" is the one recording the whole event by circling around the area.

• Somewhere else, Isono's announcement is being emitted through a giant LCD screen in one city. Kujaku Mai happens to be passing by there and stops to look.

• Leon seems to have gotten a strange mood. He looks rather annoyed and angry, which is totally out of place with him. Isono announces that someone is going to make the introduction. The camera focus on the 2nd level balcony and Jounouchi wonders aloud if it's him. Mokuba corrects him: Seto is the one making the announcement from the 3rd level balcony.

• Mokuba and Anzu agree that Kaiba would rather prefer being on Leon's place and challenge Yami again. Kaiba makes another of his rallying speeches and the crowd erupts in ecstasy as the Duel begins.

Leon's True Colors.

• Yami takes an early lead, and Leon goes on saying that he recognize his strongness and how is dream has come to happen.

• Rebecca & co. comment that Leon looks strange today. Kaiba mutters his name aloud, and they turn to look at him. He admits that something's changed on him from when he was taking part in other Duels. He inwardly wonders if it's because he hasn't been "serious" until now. Yuugi notices it, too, and looks concerned over it.

• Elsewhere, the other assistant to Kaiba lets out a cry of shock: he's run a computer analysis of Leon and has found something critical, it'd seem. He runs off, and the screen displays a small box with a name: Leonhart von Schroider!

• Siegfried inwardly chuckles as he heads somewhere. It's obvious by now: he and Leon are brothers! And he's somehow convinced him to be an accomplice to his petty schemes.

• Leon admits that he's fighting Yami as part of his "obligation".

• The secretary runs in and hands Kaiba a printed report: Kaiba is totally unimpressed and now sees what's going on. As if it wasn't enough, Siegfried comes out and announces that it's all part of his "plan". Kaiba calmly admits that he wasn't expecting the "other son" of the Schroider family to infiltrate using a fake name. Siegfried announces his full name: Leonhart von Schroider!

• Siegfried goes on presuming that even though Kaiba has defeated him, he had this ace-in-the-hole ready. He claims that Leonhart will defeat Yami. People will start investing in Schroider Inc. Kaiba is obviously unimpressed and obviously annoyed at how far Siegfried is willing to go just to promote a new gaming system. He doesn't give anything for the Duels.

• When Isono asks if they should interrupt, Siegfried smugly presumes that they can't stop in the middle or else things will worsen. Kaiba laughs at the whole thing: he claims that Yami is the only man in the world who can be called his Rival. He's the only capable of defeating him (if we count the Duelist Kingdom Duel as valid). Kaiba claims that Siegfried's scheme is in vain.

Leonhart's hard life.

• Leonhart explains that he's had to fight very hard to try to discern himself: his mother was always focused upon educating Siegfried to be the successor to the enterprise and would always tell him off. He sought consolation in fairy tales.

• When he discovered the Duel Monsters game, he was fascinated: he wrote a letter to Pegasus to request of him to produce "fairy-tale-themed" Cards, and he gladly complied. Pegasus was always open to new ideas, anyway. He watched Yami over the TV and witnessed his victory against Insector Haga in Duelist Kingdom, Yami's Duel against Kujaku Mai on that tournament's semi-finals and the clash between Osiris and Obelisk in the Battle City Finals.

• He took part in some tournaments using his "Leon Wilson" alias and won. One day, he stumbled upon Siegfried, who actually congratulated him and was amused by how he'd managed to become a good hacker. He told him he needed his Duel skills for the sake of the family.

• Leonhart keeps the Duel up and soon gathers 3 Effect Monsters on his Field.

• Siegfried laughs and looks very confident of Leonhart's victory.

Featured Duel: Leon Wilson vs. Yami Yuugi - Part 1

Leon Wilson's Turn

• (Yami Yuugi's Deck - 35)
• Summons "Forest Wolf" (1800 ATK / 300 DEF) in Attack Position.

Yami Yuugi's Turn

• (Yami Yuugi's Deck - 34)
• Activates Spell Card "Polymerization", fusing "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Berfomet" from his Hand to form "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" (2100 ATK / 1800 DEF) in Attack Position.
• Uses "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" to attack Leon's "Forest Wolf" (Leon: 4000 → 3700 Life Points).

Leon Wilson's Turn

• Summons "Little Red Riding Hood" (800 ATK / 1200 DEF) in Defense Position.

Yami Yuugi's Turn

• (Yami Yuugi's Deck - 33)
• Summons "Obnoxious Celtic Guard" (1400 ATK / 1200 DEF), and uses it to attack & destroy Leon's "Little Red Riding Hood".
  • Upon its Destruction, "Little Red Riding Hood's" Effect allows Leon to Special Summon a Level 4 monster from his Deck. He Special Summons "Forest Hunter" (1200 ATK / 800 DEF) in Attack Position.
    • "Forest Hunter's" Special Ability allows it to Remove Yami's "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" from the Duel.

• At this point, Leon's true colors are revealed as Leonhart von Schroider. Thus, the Duel becomes Leonhart von Schroider vs Yami Yuugi.

Leonhart von Schroider's Turn

• Summons "Iron Hans" (1200 ATK / 800 DEF) in Attack Position, whose Special Ability allows him to Special Summon "Iron Knight" (1700 ATK / 700 DEF) from his Deck in Attack Position.

• • Due to "Iron Knight's" effect, since "Iron Hans" is on the Field, "Iron Knight's" ATK drops by 1000 ("Iron Knight's": 1700 → 700 ATK / 700 DEF).

Duel continues next episode.