{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episodeepisode | series image = Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | season = 2 | image name = YGO5D133.jpg | image caption en_name = Against All Odds | english = | kanji ja_name = 立ちはだかる巨帝！ 機皇帝グランエル | ruby japanese = | romaji romaji_name = Tachihadakaru Kyotei! Kikōtei Guran'eru | japanese translated ja_trans_name = The Looming Giant KingEmperor! Machine Emperor Grannel | episode number series = 133Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | japanese air date number = October 27, 2010 133 | english air date season = 2 | japanese opening ja_opening = [[Road to Tomorrow ~Going My Way!!~| ja_ending = Future Colors| en_theme = Hyper Drive| animation_director = [[Yuji Kokai]] | japanese ending animation director = [[Future ColorsYuji Kokai]] | english opening ja_air_date = October 27, 2010 | english ending en_air_date = August 27, 2011 | featured card featured_card = Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern Lights(anime) | writer one_point_cards = | director = * Blackwing - Hillen the Tengu-wind (anime)* Urgent Tuning (anime) | animator = * Black-Winged Dragon (anime) | picture supervisor screenwriter = Kenichi Yamashita

[[Episode summary::[[Jack Atlas|Jack]] is defeated when "[[Machine '''Against All Odds'''", known as "'''The Looming Giant Emperor Grannel Infinity|! Machine Emperor Grannel]]" absorbs '''"in the Japanese version, is the one-hundred-and-thirty-third episode of ''[[Red Nova DragonYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]"'' anime. It first aired in Japan on October 27, 2010 and in the United States on August 27, causing its [[ATK]] to become 155002011.

==Summary=={{incomplete}}[[Jack Atlas|Jack]] is defeated when "[[Meklord Emperor Granel (anime)|Meklord Emperor Granel]]" absorbs "[[Red Nova Dragon (anime)|Red Nova Dragon]]", causing its [[ATK]] to become 15500. In the presence of that unbelievable power, [[Team 5D's]] is dominated by a feeling of despair. And entering the battle in the midst of all that is [[Crow Hogan|Crow]].

Crow resolves himself to bet his life on his fight, while he [[Summon]]s the card he prepared for the Anti-[[Synchro MonstersMonster|Synchro]] "[[Machine Meklord Emperor]]" tactics of his opponent, "[[Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern Lights(anime)|Blackwing - Aurora the Northern Lights]]". He combines it with a "[[Steam Token (anime)|Steam Token]]" and "[[Blackwing Armor Master (anime)|Blackwing Armor Master]]" to try to terminate "Granel"; but Jakob reveals that using the effects of "[[Granel Attack (anime)|Granel Attack]]" & "[[Granel Guard (anime)|Granel Guard]]", he can use "Red Nova Dragon" in battle.Crow begins [[stall]]ing while trying to find a strategy against "Granel"; but Crow, not having any way to defeat him, is forced to leave [[Black-Winged Dragon (later anime)|two]] [[Shadow Impulse (anime)|cards]]for Yusei and lose.

==Featured Duel====Jose VS Crow==<u>''Crow's Turn''</u><br />* Crow activates the Hogan has 4000 [[LP]] and 9 [[Speed World 2Counter]]'s effect to destroy , and controls 1 [[Machine Emperor Grannel InfinitySet]] (Crow's SPC:10 → 0), but Jose activates card in his [[Infinity WallSpell & Trap Zone]] negating card effects that destroys cards for one turn.* Crow Normal Summons Jakob has 12000 LP and 9 Speed Counters, and controls "[[Blackwing - Steam the Invisibility CloakMeklord Emperor Granel (anime)|Meklord Emperor Granel]] " (ATK:80015500/12000) and Special Summons , "[[Blackwing - Bora the SpearGranel Top (anime)|Granel Top]] " (ATK:1700500/0) from his hand.* He removes both of his monsters to Special Summons , "[[Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern LightsGranel Attack (anime)|Granel Attack]] " (ATK:1300/0) , "[[Granel Guard (Level:10 → 7anime)* |Granel Guard]]" (500/1000), and "[[Blackwing - Steam the Invisibility CloakGranel Carrier (anime)|Granel Carrier]]'s effect activates when it's removed from field Special Summoning a Steam Token " (ATK:100700/700)* Crow uses (all in [[Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern LightsAttack Position]] to remove , except for "Granel Guard", which is in [[Blackwing Armor MasterDefense Position]] gaining its ATK (ATK:0 → 2500) and effects until his next End Phase.* Crow attacks , as well as "[[Machine Emperor Grannel InfinitySky Core (anime)|Sky Core]] with ", "[[Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern LightsWise Core (anime)|Wise Core]]", but Jose activates "[[Grannel GuardInfinite Prison (anime)|Infinite Prison]] changing the attack target to the absorbed ", "[[Red Nova Dragon (anime)|Red Nova Dragon]] and Crow can't place a counter on it.** Crow's combo was supposed to force Grannel Infinity's ATK to 0 with " ([[Blackwing Armor Masterequip]]ped to "Meklord Emperor Granel"), so he could remove it from play using Steam Token's effect.* He sets two cards and ends 1 Set card in his turn.* Crow's Steam Token destroys itself at the old PhaseSpell & Trap Zones.

<u>''Jose's Turn11: Crow'''</u><br/>* Jose activates [[Crow Hogan|Crow]] draws. During the Standby Phase, the effect of "[[Speed World 2 (anime)|Speed World 2]]" activates (Crow's effect to destroy [[Blackwing - Aurora of the Northern Lights]] (JoseSPC: 9 → 10; Jakob's SPC:11 9 → 110)* Next, Jose attacks directly with . Crow then [[Machine Emperor Grannel Infinityactivate]], but Crow Special Summons s the [[Blackwing - Ghibli the Searing Windeffect]] from his hand and ends up destroyed* Crow activates of "Speed World 2" to remove ten [[Black RevengeSpeed Counter]] to Special Summons two Blackwing Black Crest Tokens s (DEFCrow's SPC:80010 → 0) and activates [[Black Boostdestroy]] "[[Meklord Emperor Granel (anime)|Meklord Emperor Granel]]", but [[Jakob]] drawing two cards* Jose activates his [[Grannel Attackface-down]]'s effect to use the absorbed "[[Red Nova DragonInfinity Wall]] " to attack one of the Blackwing Crest Token with [[Piercingnegate]] effectall card effects that would destroy any cards Jakob controls this turn. (Crow's LP:4000 → 1300)

<u>''Crow'[[Normal Summon]]s Turn''<"[[Blackwing - Steam the Cloaked (anime)|Blackwing - Steam the Cloaked]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/u><br 800/>* 1200) in [[Attack Position]]. As Crow tributes one controls a "[[Blackwing Black Crest Token to Normal ]]" monster, he [[Special Summon ]]s "[[Blackwing - Hiren Bora the Sudden GustSpear (anime)|Blackwing - Bora the Spear]] " (DEF[[File:2300CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1700/800)from his [[hand]] in Attack Position via its own effect.* He sets then [[banish|removes]] his two cards and ends monsters from play in order to Special Summon "[[Blackwing - Aurora the Northern Lights (anime)|Blackwing - Aurora the Northern Lights]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]10/0/0) from his turnhand in Attack Position via its own effect. Due to the effect of "Aurora the Northern Lights, its [[Level]] becomes the combined Levels of the two removed monsters ("Aurora the Northern Lights": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 10 → 7). As "Steam the Cloaked" has [[leaves the field|left the field]], its effect activates, Special Summoning a "[[Steam Token (anime)|Steam Token]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]1/100/100) in Attack Position.

<u>''Jose's Turn''</u><br/>* Jose uses Grannel Attack's Crow then activates the second effect of "Aurora the Northern Lights" to attack remove from play "[[Blackwing - Hiren the Sudden GustArmor Master (anime)|Blackwing Armor Master]] with the absorbed Red Nova Dragon (Crow's LP:1300 → 100).* Jose attacks directly with " from his [[Machine Emperor Grannel InfinityExtra Deck]] in order to treat the ATK and effects of "Aurora the Northern Lights" as the ATK and effects of "Blackwing Armor Master" (Crow's LP"Aurora the Northern Lights":100 ? → 2500/0)* Since it's still the Battle until his next Standby Phase. Crow intends to attack "Meklord Emperor Granel" with "Aurora", which will allow Crow to place a Wedge Counter on "Meklord Emperor Granel" at the end of the Damage Step. Crow Special Summons [[Blackwing - Hiren would then remove the counter to reduce the ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" to 0. This will activate the Sudden Gust]] and [[Blackwing - Ghibli effect of the Searing Wind]] "Steam Token" which will remove "Meklord Emperor Granel" from his Graveyard, play and activates [[Urgent Tuning]] to Synchro Summon [[Black-Winged Dragon]] (DEF:1600)destroying all the parts of "Meklord Emperor Granel".

All <u>'''Turn 12: Jakob'''</u><br />Jakob draws. During the Standby Phase, the effect of "Speed World 2" activates (Crow's remaining SPC: 0 → 1; Jakob's SPC: 10 → 11). Jakob then activates the effect of "Speed World 2" to remove ten Speed Counters (Jakob's SPC: 11 → 1) and destroy "Aurora the Northern Lights". "Meklord Emperor Granel attacks [[direct attack|directly]], but Crow Special Summons "Blackwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/0/1600) from his hand in [[Defense Position]] via its own effect. A [[replay]] occurs and Jakob uses "Meklord Emperor Granel" to attack and destroy "Ghibli". As a [[Winged Beast]]-[[Type]] monster with 1000 or less ATK was destroyed in battle and [[sent]] to the [[Graveyard]], Crow activates his face-down "[[Black Wing Revenge (anime)|Black Wing Revenge]]" to Special Summon two "[[Blackwing - Black Crest Token (anime)|Blackwing - Black Crest Tokens]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]2/0/800 for both) in Defense Position. Crow then activates his face-down "Blackboost" to [[draw a card|draw]] two cards goes to Yuseias he controls at least 2 "Blackwing" monsters.

<u>'''Turn 13: Crow'''</u><br clear=right />Crow draws. During the Standby Phase, the effect of "Speed World 2" activates (Crow's SPC: 1 → 2; Jakob's SPC: 1 → 2). Crow then [[Tribute]]s his "Black Crest Token" in order to Tribute Summon "[[Blackwing - Hillen the Tengu-wind (anime)|Blackwing - Hillen the Tengu-wind]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]5/0/2300) in Defense Position. Crow's hand contains "[[Urgent Tuning (anime)|Urgent Tuning]]" and "[[Shadow Impulse (anime)|Shadow Impulse]]". Crow then Sets two cards.