Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 068

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 068

Names
Series
Series	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Number	68
Season	2
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes (season 2)
Previous	"Homecoming Duel, Part 1"
Next	"Dormitory Demolition"

"Homecoming Duel, Part 2", known as "VS Edo (Second Part) - Blazing Flare Neos" in the Japanese version, is the sixty-eighth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. It first aired in Japan on January 18, 2006 and in the US on October 3, 2006.

As Jaden Yuki pits his Neo-Spacians against Aster Phoenix's Destiny Heroes, the battle becomes too close to call. In the end, only a one-on-one battle between "Elemental Hero Flare Neos" and "Destiny Hero - Dogma" can determine the outcome of their Duel.

Summary

The fate of the Slifer Red dorm hangs in the balance as the Duel between Aster Phoenix and Jaden Yuki continues. Jaden notes to himself, he still has a lot to learn about his new Deck as "Elemental Hero Aqua Neos" went back to his Fusion Deck on the End Phase without his knowledge. Aster notes to himself that he only has the cards that his father made for him. Now that he's gone, he now must defeat anyone that gets in his way, but he is confident that he can defeat Jaden again.

The two Duelists continually counter the moves of the other, revealing more and more of their new Decks. Aster soon gets out "Destiny Hero - Dogma". Jaden saves himself from an attack that would end the Duel, but now both players are down to a few amount of Life Points.

Jaden is still confident he can continue, but Aster doesn't believe so, claiming there is no monster in Jaden's Deck that can help him. Jaden states that may have been the case with his old Deck, but it won't be with his new one. He decides to prove so by showing Aster a brand new hero in his Deck.

Jaden then plays "Neo Space", which lets his "Neos" Fusion Monsters remain on the field past the End Phase, and Summons "Elemental Hero Flare Neos". Jaden attacks, but Aster quickly plays "D - Shield" to save himself. Aster then proceeds to switch his "Dogma" into Attack Position and equip it with "Heavy Storm Blade". Aster attacks which surprises everyone, however doing so activates the effect of "Heavy Storm Blade", destroying every Spell and Trap on the field besides "Heavy Storm Blade". This weakens "Flare Neos" and "Dogma" then attacks it. However the attack doesn't go through and soon enough "Heavy Storm Blade" begins to crack(which shocks Aster). Jaden reveals that the set card Aster destroyed with "Heavy Storm Blade" was "Spell Calling" which allowed Jaden to set two face-down cards after it was destroyed. As such the attack backfires on Aster, destroying "Dogma" and winning Jaden the Duel.

Aster is shocked on how Jaden won, as he mentions that Sartorius stated that Aster himself was fated to win, and because of this prediction, Aster believed that destiny has always allowed him to win. However, now he begins to wonder whether Jaden has the power to overcome destiny, and whether Sartorius' intentions are true or not.

Featured Duel

Duel continues from the previous episode.
Turn 6: Jaden

• Draws "Elemental Hero Bubbleman".
• As "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" (800/1200) is the only card in Jaden's hand, it can be Special Summoned to the field.

• With no other cards on the field or in Jaden's hand, the effect of "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" also allows him to draw 2 cards.

• Activates the Normal Spell Card "Pot of Greed", allowing him to draw 2 more cards.
• Equips "Bubbleman" with the Equip Spell Card "Bubble Blaster", giving it 800 extra ATK (1600/1200).
• Summons "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird" (800/600) in Attack Position.
• Due to the effect of "Air Hummingbird", Jaden gains 500 Life Points for each card in Aster's hand, and Aster holds 3 (Jaden: 200 → 700 → 1200 → 1700 LP).
• "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" attacks and destroys "Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious" (Aster: 2300 → 1500 LP).
• "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird" attacks and destroys "Destiny Hero - Doom Lord" (Aster: 1500 → 1300 LP).
• Sets a card.

Turn 7: Aster

• Activates the Field Spell Card "Dark City" (which destroys his own "Mausoleum of the Emperor"): "Destiny Hero" monsters will now gain 1000 additional ATK when they attack a stronger opposing monster.
• Tributes "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" to Summon "Destiny Hero - Double Dude" (1000/1000) in Attack Position.
• "Double Dude" attacks "Bubbleman", with "Dark City" giving "Double Dude" 1000 more ATK (1000 → 2000/1000).

• "Bubble Blaster" is destroyed in place of "Bubbleman" and reduces the Battle Damage to 0.

• Due to its effect, "Double Dude" can attack twice during Aster's Battle Phase. It attacks again and destroys "Air Hummingbird" (Jaden: 1700 → 1500 LP).
• Sets a card.

Turn 8: Jaden

• Activates the Normal Spell Card "Graceful Charity", drawing 3 cards and discarding 2 ("Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab" and "Common Soul").
• Activates the Normal Trap Card "Disgraceful Charity": Both players add, from their Graveyards to their hands, any cards that were discarded this turn. "Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab" and "Common Soul" are added from the Graveyard to Jaden's hand.
• Activates the Continuous Spell Card "Common Soul": Jaden can Special Summon a "Neo-Spacian" monster from his hand by targeting another monster he controls. He targets "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" and Special Summons "Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab" (500/500) in Attack Position.
• "Flare Scarab" gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap that Aster controls, and Aster controls 2 (500 → 900 → 1300/500).
• Due to the secondary effect of "Common Soul", "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" gains ATK equal to "Flare Scarab's" current ATK (800 → 2100/1200).
• "Bubbleman" attacks and destroys "Double Dude" (Aster: 1300 → 200 LP).
• Aster activates the Normal Trap Card "Destiny Signal": Since a monster he controlled was destroyed in battle, he can Special Summon a Level 4 "Destiny Hero" monster from his hand or Deck. He targets "Destiny Hero - Defender" (100/2700) in Defense Position.

Turn 9: Aster

• During the Standby Phase, since "Destiny Hero - Double Dude" was destroyed during the previous turn, its effect Special Summons 2 "Double Dude Tokens" (1000/1000 each) to Aster's side of the field.
• Activates the Quick-Play Spell Card "Mystical Space Typhoon" and destroys "Common Soul". This sends "Flare Scarab" back to Jaden's hand and drops "Bubbleman's" ATK back to its original value (2100 → 800/1200).
• One "Double Dude Token" attacks and destroys "Bubbleman" (Jaden: 1500 → 1300 LP).
• The second "Double Dude Token" attacks Jaden directly (Jaden: 1300 → 300 LP).

Turn 10: Jaden

• During the Standby Phase, Jaden draws an additional card via the effect of "Destiny Hero - Defender".
• Activates the Normal Spell Card "The Shallow Grave": Each player must Special Summon 1 monster from their respective Graveyards in Defense Position.

• Jaden targets "Hero Kid" (300/600), whose effect Special Summons two more "Hero Kids" (300/600 each) in Defense Position.
• Aster targets "Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster" (?/?), which, since it was Special Summoned, destroys his two "Double Dude Tokens" (as they are not "Destiny Hero" monsters) while Special Summoning "Diamond Dude" (1400/1600) and "Captain Tenacious" from his Graveyard (800/800), both in Defense Position. Meanwhile, "Dreadmaster's" original ATK and DEF become equal to the total ATK of all other "Destiny Hero" monsters on the field (? → 2300/? → 2300).

• Summons "Flare Scarab" (500/500), who gains 400 ATK due to Aster's "Dark City" being on the field (500 → 900/500).
• "Flare Scarab" attacks and destroys "Captain Tenacious"..
• "Destiny Hero - Dreadmaster" loses ATK and DEF equal to the ATK of "Captain Tenacious" (2300 → 1500/2300 → 1500).
• Sets 2 cards.

Turn 11: Aster

• Activates the Normal Spell Card "Pot of Greed", drawing 2 cards.
• Tributes "Dreadmaster", "Defender" and "Diamond Dude" to Special Summon "Destiny Hero - Dogma" (3400/2400) in Attack Position.
• "Dogma" attacks "Flare Scarab"
• Jaden activates the Normal Trap Card "Kid Guard", Tributing 1 of his "Hero Kids" to negate the attack and add an "Elemental Hero" monster from his Deck to his hand, targeting "Elemental Hero Neos".
• Sets a card, which gives "Flare Scarab" 400 more ATK (900 → 1300/500).

Turn 12: Jaden

• As "Destiny Hero - Dogma" is still on the field during the Standby Phase, Jaden's Life Points are halved (Jaden: 300 → 150 LP).
• Activates the Field Spell Card "Neo Space", which destroys "Dark City": "Elemental Hero Neos" and any Fusion Monsters who use "Elemental Hero Neos" as a Fusion Material Monster gain 500 ATK, and "Neos" Fusion Monsters are not required to return to the Fusion Deck at the End Phase.
• Tributes his 2 remaining "Hero Kids" to Summon "Elemental Hero Neos" (2500 → 3000/2000).
• Returns "Neos" and "Flare Scarab" from the field to his Deck, Special Summoning "Elemental Hero Flare Neos" (2500 → 3000/2000) in Attack Position.
• "Flare Neos" gains 400 ATK for every Spell and Trap on the field. With 3 Spells/Traps on the field, "Flare Neos" gains 1200 ATK (3000 → 3400 → 3800 → 4200/2000)
• "Flare Neos" attacks "Dogma"
• Aster activates the Normal Trap Card "D - Shield": It equips itself to "Dogma" and switches the equipped monster to Defense Position. In addition, "Dogma" cannot be destroyed in battle while equipped with "D - Shield".

Turn 13: Aster

• Switches "Dogma" to Attack Position.
• Equips "Dogma" with the Equip Spell Card "Heavy Storm Blade": If "Dogma" attacks, all other Spells and Traps will be automatically destroyed.
• Due to the presence of another Spell/Trap, "Flare Neos" gains 400 more ATK (4200 → 4600/2000).
• "Dogma" attacks "Flare Neos", with "Heavy Storm Blade" destroying "D - Shield", "Neo Space", and Jaden's Set card.
• "Flare Neos" loses 1700 ATK (500 ATK since "Neo Space" is no longer on the field, and 1200 ATK due to 3 Spells/Traps no longer on the field) (4600 → 4100 → 3700 → 3300 → 2900/2000).
• However, Jaden's Set card was "Spell Calling", which lets him Set 2 cards from his Deck when it is destroyed while face-down.
• With 2 more Spells/Traps on the field, "Flare Neos" gains 800 ATK (2900 → 3300 → 3700/2000). "Destiny Hero - Dogma" is destroyed (Aster: 200 → 0 LP).
• Jaden wins.

Differences in adaptations

• After the Duel, Jaden shows friends his new Deck. In the dub version, a few artworks of those cards are changed, including:
  • "Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird" to "Archlord Zerato"
  • "Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin" to "Destiny Hero - Blade Master"
  • "Elemental Hero Flare Neos" to Fusion-Type "Elemental Hero Bubbleman"
• In the dub, during the scene when "Destiny Hero - Dogma" explodes, it is shown from Jaden's point of view--a view in which we can see both of the cards that Jaden placed face-down via "Spell Calling." While the card on the right is rather unrecognizable, the card on the left is "Heavy Storm Blade", a card that Jaden neither own nor took from Aster via a card effect in the Duel.

Featured cards

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