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        | series             = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
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| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
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| season             = 1
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| season             = 1
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| image name          = YGO Zexal27.png
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| image             = YGO Zexal27.png
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| en_name            = A Team Performance
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| english            = A Team Performance
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| ja_name            = ＷＤＣキックオフ！ 炎のストライカー・国立カケル
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| kanji              = ＷＤＣキックオフ！ 炎のストライカー・国立カケル
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| ruby japanese      = {{Ruby|ＷＤＣ|ワールド・デュエル・カーニバル}}キックオフ！ 炎のストライカー・国立カケル
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| ruby japanese      = {{Ruby|ＷＤＣ|ワールド・デュエル・カーニバル}}キックオフ！ 炎のストライカー・国立カケル
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| romaji_name        = Wārudo Dyueru Kānibaru Kikkuofu! Honō no Sutoraikā Kunitachi Kakeru
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| romaji              = Wārudo Dyueru Kānibaru Kikkuofu! Honō no Sutoraikā Kunitachi Kakeru
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| ja_trans_name      = World Duel Carnival's Kickoff! Blazing Striker, Kakeru Kunitachi
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| japanese translated = WDC Kickoff! The Flame Striker Kakeru
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| number             = 27
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        | episode number     = 27
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| ja_air_date        = October 17, 2011
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| japanese air date  = October 17, 2011
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| en_air_date        = September 1, 2012
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| english air date    = September 1, 2012
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| ja_opening        = BRAVING!
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| japanese opening    = [[BRAVING!]]
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| ja_ending          = Longing Freesia
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| japanese ending    = [[Longing Freesia]]
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| en_theme          = Take a Chance
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| english opening    = [[Take a Chance]]
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| featured_card     =
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| english ending     = [[Take a Chance]]
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| screenwriter      = Tsutomu Kamishiro
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| director          = Yoshinobu Tokumoto
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| storyboard_artist  = Hideki Hosokawa
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| animation_director = [[Nagare Namikaze]]
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"'''A Team Performance'''", known as "'''World Duel Carnival's Kickoff! Blazing Striker, Kakeru Kunitachi'''" in the Japanese version, is the twenty-seventh episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on October 17, 2011, and aired in the United States on September 1, 2012.
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| screenwriter        = Tsutomu Kamishiro
 
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| director            = Yoshinobu Tokumoto
 
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| storyboard artist  = Hideki Hosokawa
 
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| animation director  = Tateru Namikaze
 
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'''A Team Performance''', known as '''"WDC Game Kickoff! The Flame Striker Kakeru"''' in the Japanese version, is the twenty-seventh episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on October 17, 2011, and aired in the United States on September 1, 2012.
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{{episode summary|[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma's]] first opponent in the [[World Duel Carnival]] is the soccer kid, [[Striker Crossit|Striker]]. Striker transforms the surrounding stadium with his [[Stadium of Dreams|Field Spell Card]], as the [[Duel]] kicks off. With his "[[Offside Trap]]", Striker brilliantly seals Yuma's strategies, while his teammate monsters use teamwork to frantically keep beating Yuma up with a combo of offense and defense and with such sheer strength, it seems as if Striker's victory is all but decided...}}
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{{episode summary|[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]]'s first opponent in the [[World Duel Carnival]] is the soccer kid, [[Striker]]. Striker transforms the surrounding stadium with his [[Stadium of Dreams|Field Spell Card]], as the [[Duel]] kicks off. With his "[[Offside Trap]]", Striker brilliantly seals Yuma's strategies, while his teammate monsters use teamwork to frantically keep beating Yuma up with a combo of offense and defense and with such sheer strength, it seems as if Striker's victory is all but decided...}}
 
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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The episode starts with the soccer duelist saying that [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 026|the soccer ball chosen]] [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] for their duel (NOTE: he kicked it at Yuma's face in the previous episode) and kicks the ball up saying he has skills for kicking it. Yuma asks if there are cards on the soccer ball, so he tells him to put up his [[Heart Pieces|Heart Piece]]. Yuma introduces himself and the soccer player says his name is [[Striker]] which [[Caswell]] is surprised that his name is Striker because he heard it before. Yuma and Striker puts on their [[D-Pad|Duel Disks]] and [[D-Gazer|Duel Gazers]] as they start the [[Duel|duel]].
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The soccer Duelist saying that [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 026|the soccer ball chosen]] [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] for their duel and kicks the ball up saying he has skills for kicking it. Yuma asks if there are cards on the soccer ball, so he tells him to put up his [[Heart Piece]]. Yuma introduces himself and the soccer player says his name is [[Striker Crossit|Striker]] which [[Caswell Francis|Caswell]] is surprised that his name is Striker because he heard it before. Yuma and Striker puts on their [[D-Pad]]s and [[Duel Gazer]]s as they start the [[Duel]].
  
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Yuma starts first and [[Set|sets]] [[Gogogo Golem]] in [[Defense Position]]. [[Astral]] explains the effect of Gogogo Golem and says that he thought that Yuma is stupid enough to place him in [[Attack Position]] which angers Yuma. Striker draws and plays the [[Field Spell Card]] [[Stadium of Dreams]] changing the senery to a soccer stadium, everyone's clothing is changed to soccer uniforms (girls wear cheerleader uniforms instead), Caswell and [[Cathy Catherine|Cathy]] are commentaries, and argumental reality cheerleaders appear. Yuma is surprised of the Field Spell, as Stadium of Dreams [[Flip|flips]] all [[Face-down]] Defense mode monsters [[Face-up]]. As Gogogo Golem is flipped Face-up, he is wearing a soccer uniform.  
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[[File:Tori's outfit when Striker uses the effect of "Stadium of Dreams".png|thumb|150px|left|"[[Stadium of Dreams]]" takes effect on not only the Duel, but those watching it.]]
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Yuma starts first and [[Set]]s "[[Gogogo Golem (anime)|Gogogo Golem]]" in [[Defense Position]]. [[Astral]] explains the effect of "Gogogo Golem" and says that he thought that Yuma is stupid enough to place him in [[Attack Position]] which angers Yuma. Striker draws and plays the [[Field Spell Card]]; "[[Stadium of Dreams]]", changing the scenery to a soccer stadium, everyone's clothing is changed to soccer and cheerleader uniforms. Caswell and [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]] are commentators, while AR versions of [[Summer]] and [[Jen]] appear behind Tori (acting as additional cheerleaders). Yuma is surprised of the Field Spell, as "Stadium of Dreams" [[flip]]s all [[face-down]] Defense mode monsters [[face-up]]. As "Gogogo Golem" is flipped Face-up, he is wearing a soccer uniform.  
  
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Next Striker summons [[Wing Captain]] in Attack Mode and attacks Gogogo Golem. Yuma says he has more [[DEF]] points than Wing Captain's [[ATK]] points which Striker activates a [[Spell Card]] called [[Perfect Pass]] which doubles the trouble (doubles the ATK points to 2200) because Gogogo Golem has more DEF points but Yuma says that Gogogo Golem cannot be Destroyed in Battle once per turn if he is in Defense Position but Striker says Perfect Pass negates his ability to be indestructible in battle once which destroys him. A soccer ball aims at Yuma and tries to save it only to fail. Yuma lost [[Life Points]] which he says it's unfair because he isn't supposed to take damage because his monster is defending him but Striker says that Wing Captain does piercing damage and sets a card, Yuma's friends are cheering for Yuma which he is proud of.
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Next Striker summons "[[Wing Captain]]" in Attack Mode and attacks "Gogogo Golem". Yuma says he has more [[DEF]] points than the [[ATK]] points of "Wing Captain" which Striker activates a [[Spell Card]] called "[[Perfect Pass]]" which doubles the trouble (doubles the ATK points to 2200) because "Gogogo Golem" has more DEF points but Yuma says that "Gogogo Golem" cannot be Destroyed in Battle once per turn if he is in Defense Position but Striker says "Perfect Pass" negates his ability to be indestructible in battle once which destroys him. A soccer ball aims at Yuma and tries to save it only to fail. Yuma lost [[LP]] which he says it's unfair because he isn't supposed to take damage because his monster is defending him but Striker says that "Wing Captain" does Piercing damage and Sets a card, Yuma's friends are cheering for Yuma which he is proud of.
  
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Yuma draws [[Gagaga Magician]] and summons him (with his soccer uniform) and attacks, Caswell says that Gagaga Magician has more ATK than Wing Captain who has his ATK back to 1100 but he ends up getting an offside. Astral says he smells a [[Trap Card]] and Yuma says it stinks too because Striker activated [[Offside Trap]] which negates the goal (battle damage) and his monster isn't destroyed and ends his turn much to Yuma's dismay. Astral mas observation #15 which angers Yuma because that observation is insulting to Yuma, then Striker mocks his gamplay and summon [[Top Scorer]]. Astral and Yuma says that's is ought to be illegal because he need to tribute a monster because Top Scorer is a Level 5 monster but Striker says that if the has Stadium of Dreams card in play, he doesn't need to sacrafice anything. He then attacks Gagaga Magician and then attacks directly which now he has 1700LP. He then activates [[Eye Contact]] which lets him add Offside Trap to his hand and set's it.
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Yuma draws "[[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]" and summons him (with his soccer uniform) and attacks, Caswell says that "Gagaga Magician" has more ATK than Wing Captain who has his ATK back to 1100 but he ends up getting an offside. Astral says he smells a [[Trap Card]] and Yuma says it stinks too because Striker activated "[[Offside Trap]]" which negates the goal (battle damage) and his monster isn't destroyed and ends his turn much to Yuma's dismay. Astral has observation #15 which angers Yuma because that observation is an insult to Yuma, then Striker mocks his gameplay and summon "[[Top Scorer]]". Astral and Yuma say that's is ought to be illegal because he need to Tribute a monster because "Top Scorer" is a Level 5 monster but Striker says that if the has "Stadium of Dreams" card in play, he doesn't need to sacrifice anything. He then attacks "Gagaga Magician" and then attacks directly with which he now has 1700 LP. He then activates "[[Eye Contact]]" which lets him add "Offside Trap" to his hand and sets it.
  
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Astral thinks it's seems to be hopeless and Yuma angrily replies "So that's your advise, things are hopeless thanks a ton coach, way to bring my confidence here!" Striker continues to trash talk him but then, his brothers came in which surprises everyone and Caswell says that they play for Heartland United. Cathy asks why are they here and he tells her that he knows Striker because he is related to them and won more championships than any other teams. Yuma then asks why he is in a Duel tournament and he replies that he isn't anything like his father or his brothers. He also says he hates teamwork. Yuma says that dueling is about teamwork and says that his monsters are his teammates and says all of his cards are a team. Astral says he has a plan to win, teamwork.
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Astral thinks it's seems to be hopeless and Yuma angrily replies "So that's your advice, things are hopeless thanks a ton coach, way to bring my confidence here!" Striker continues to trash talk him but then, his brothers came in which surprises everyone and Caswell says that they play for Heartland United. Cathy asks why are they here and he tells her that he knows Striker because he is related to them and won more championships than any other teams. Yuma then asks why he is in a Duel tournament and he replies that he isn't anything like his father or his brothers. He also says he hates teamwork. Yuma says that dueling is about teamwork and says that his monsters are his teammates and says all of his cards are a team. Astral says he has a plan to win, teamwork.
  
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[[File:Dub_8.png|thumb|Yuma playing [[Monster Reborn]].]]
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[[File:ZXx027 Yuma playing Monster Reborn.png|thumb|Yuma playing "[[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]".]]
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Astral tells Yuma to summon [[Zubaba Buster]] but Yuma is angry at him for stealing his line and summons it. Then Astral tells Yuma to play [[Monster Reborn]] which Yuma is mad at again for stealing all of his lines and plays it to revive Gogogo Golem. Striker isn't proud of his moves, then Astral tells Yuma to play [[Cross Attack]] which let's Zubaba Buster attack directly. Zubaba Buster then destroys Wing Captain which decreases his ATK by 800 for using that effect.
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Astral tells Yuma to summon "[[Zubaba Buster (anime)|Zubaba Buster]]" but Yuma is angry at him for stealing his line and summons it. Then Astral tells Yuma to play "[[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]" which Yuma is mad at again for stealing all of his lines and plays it to revive "Gogogo Golem". Striker isn't proud of his moves, then Astral tells Yuma to play "[[Cross Attack (anime)|Cross Attack]]" which allows "Zubaba Buster" attack directly. "Zubaba Buster" then destroys "Wing Captain" which decreases his ATK by 800 for using that effect. Yuma then uses "[[Extra Blast]]" which damages Striker by 500, which evens things up. Yuma then sets a card.
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Yuma then uses [[Extra Blast]] which damages Striker by 500LP which evens things up. Yuma then sets a card.
 
  
 
Striker says that he never believes in teamwork because his thinks his teammates are slackers so he decides to win on his own only to lose which the other team makes fun of him for being a bad player but when his teammates help him, he yells at them for being slackers but his brothers are mad at him and tells him he has no business here. So he quits soccer and start trying to prove them wrong but Yuma tells him he's wrong and tells him he still has some passion for soccer which makes him wonder if he is still into it.
 
Striker says that he never believes in teamwork because his thinks his teammates are slackers so he decides to win on his own only to lose which the other team makes fun of him for being a bad player but when his teammates help him, he yells at them for being slackers but his brothers are mad at him and tells him he has no business here. So he quits soccer and start trying to prove them wrong but Yuma tells him he's wrong and tells him he still has some passion for soccer which makes him wonder if he is still into it.
  
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==Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Striker==
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He draws and summons "[[Defending Sweeper]]" in Attack Position and it level increases by 1 because he has "Stadium of Dreams" on the field and then plays "[[All For One]]". Astral says that he can play that if he has 2 monsters with the same type and level and can [[Special Summon]] a monster from the [[Graveyard]] with the same type. Striker revives "Wing Captain" and he says he also gains a level. Yuma realizes he can [[Xyz Summon]], Striker overlays his 3 Level 5 monsters and builds the Overlay Network to Xyz Summon "[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]" in Attack Mode. Cathy is shocked that "Playmaker" has 2600 ATK points and Caswell says that that's enough to get Yuma disqualified from the [[World Duel Carnival]].[[File:Playstriker summoned.png|thumb|left|"[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]" Summoned.]]
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Striker then attacks "Zubaba Buster" with "Playmaker" but Yuma activates "[[Half Unbreak (anime)|Half Unbreak]]" which cuts the damage in half and saves his monsters from being destroyed. Striker detaches an [[Xyz Material]] to Attack again but this time, he attacks "Gogogo Golem" but Yuma reminds him he can survive 1 attack per turn. He detaches another Xyz Material to attack again which destroys "Gogogo Golem" and detaches his last Xyz Material to attack "Zubaba Buster" but "Half Unbreak" protects him but his LP are now 100. Tori asks if Yuma's okay but Yuma says he's feeling great because he's winning. Striker says that he has 100 LP left but Yuma says that if he believes in his teammates, then he is winning which makes Striker smile.
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Yuma draws and summons "[[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]" (with her cheerleader uniform) but Striker says that she doesn't have enough ATK points to beat Playmaker but realizes that she and "Zubaba Buster" are both Level 3 monsters which means he can Xyz Summon. Yuma overlays "Gagaga Girl" and "Zubaba Buster" to Xyz Summon "[[Muzurhythm the String Djinn (anime)|Muzurhythm the String Djinn]]". He activates "[[Giant Hunter]]" and equips it to "Muzurhythm", which disables Striker's Spell and Trap cards during this turn only. Yuma says that if a monster equipped with "Giant Hunter" attacks another monster, that monster loses half of its ATK if Yuma has lower LP. Yuma attacks "Playmaker" with "Muzurhythm", then detaches an Overlay Unit to double the ATK of "Muzurhythm", destroying "Playmaker". This reduces Striker's LP to 0.
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Everyone is happy that Yuma won, as the Augmented Reality vision disappears, everyone is back to their own clothes and Augmented Reality cheerleaders behind Tori disappear too. Striker learns that he's still into soccer and he also learns about the meaning of teamwork. His brothers are proud that he learned about teamwork and welcomes him back to the team. He agrees and won't forget what he learned. Yuma handshakes Striker and during the handshake, he gave a Heart Piece to him which gives Yuma his second Heart Piece.
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==Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Striker Crossit==
 
<u>'''Turn 1: Yuma'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 1: Yuma'''</u><br />
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[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] [[Set]]s "[[Gogogo Golem]]" (1800/1500).
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[[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] [[Draw a card|draws]] "[[Gogogo Golem (anime)|Gogogo Golem]]" and subsequently [[Set]]s it.
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<u>'''Turn 2: Striker</u><br />
 
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[[Striker]] activates the "[[Stadium of Dreams]]" [[Field Spell Card]], forcing "Gogogo Golem" into [[face-up]] [[Defense Position]] and he [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Wing Captain]]" (1100/1100).  
 
  
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He then [[activate]]s "[[Perfect Pass]]", [[target]]ing "Wing Captain". "Wing Captain" [[attack]]s "Gogogo Golem", with "Killer Pass" doubling the [[ATK]] of "Wing Captain" and [[negate|negating]] the [[effect]] of "Gogogo Golem" as "Wing Captain" has lower [[ATK]] than the [[DEF]] of "Gogogo Golem".  
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[[Striker Crossit|Striker]] draws "[[Stadium of Dreams]]" and subsequently [[activate]]s it, [[flip]]ping "Gogogo Golem" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1800/1500) into [[face-up]] [[Defense Position]] due to the first effect of "Stadium of Dreams". He then [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Wing Captain]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1100/1100) in Attack Position.  
  
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"Gogogo Golem" is [[destroy]]ed and "Wing Captain" inflicts [[piercing]] damage to Yuma as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up (Yuma 4000 → 3300). Striker Sets a card.
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Striker [[activate]]s "[[Perfect Pass]]" to [[target]] "Wing Captain" and [[negate]] the [[card effect|effects]] of any [[Monster Card|monsters]] it [[battle]]s this [[turn]]. "Wing Captain" attacks "Gogogo Golem". Due to the second granted effect of "Perfect Pass", the ATK of "Wing Captain" is doubled ("Wing Captain": 1100 → 2200 ATK). "Wing Captain" then [[destroy]]s "Gogogo Golem" and inflicts [[piercing]] damage to Yuma (as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up on the field) (Yuma: 4000 → 3300 LP). Striker Sets a card. On Striker's End Phase, the effect of "Perfect Pass" expires ("Wing Captain": 2200 → 1100 ATK).
  
 
<u>'''Turn 3: Yuma'''</u><br />
 
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Yuma Normal Summons "[[Gagaga Magician]]" (1500/1000). It attacks and destroys "Wing Captain", but Striker activates his face-down "[[Offside Trap]]", negating the destruction of "Wing Captain" and the [[Battle Damage]] from the attack as Striker has no other cards in his [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].  
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Yuma draws. He then Normal Summons "[[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1500/1000) in Attack Position. "Gagaga Magician" attacks and destroys "Wing Captain". As Striker has no other cards in his [[Spell & Trap Zone]] and "Wing Captain" was destroyed in battle, Striker activates his [[face-down]] "[[Offside Trap]]", to revive "Wing Captain" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1100/1100) in Attack Position, nullify the [[battle damage]] he would take, and end Yuma's turn.
  
 
<u>'''Turn 4: Striker'''</u><br />
 
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Striker Normal Summons "[[Top Scorer]]" (2000/100) without a [[Tribute]] as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up. "Top Scorer" attacks and destroys "Gagaga Magician" (Yuma 3300 → 2800) and "Wing Captain" attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] (Yuma 2800 → 1700). He activates "[[Eye Contact]]", adding "Offside Trap" from his [[Graveyard]] to his [[hand]]. He [[Set]]s "Offside Trap".
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Striker draws "[[Top Scorer]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]5/2000/100) without [[Tribute]] via its own effect as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up. "Top Scorer" attacks and destroys "Gagaga Magician" (Yuma: 3300 → 2800 LP). "Wing Captain" attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] (Yuma: 2800 → 1700 LP). Striker activates "[[Eye Contact]]", letting him [[add a card|add]] "Offside Trap" from his [[Graveyard]] to his [[hand]]. He then [[Set]]s a card ("Offside Trap").
  
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[[File:Play Soccer-1-.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"[[Zubaba Buster]]" on the field.]]
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[[File:Play Soccer-1-.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"[[Zubaba Buster (anime)|Zubaba Buster]]" on the field.]]
 
<u>'''Turn 5: Yuma'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 5: Yuma'''</u><br />
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Yuma Normal Summons "[[Zubaba Buster]]" (1800/600). He then activates "[[Monster Reborn]]", [[Special Summon]]ing "Gogogo Golem" (1800/1500) from his Graveyard in Defense Position. He activates "[[Cross Attack]]" letting "Zubaba Buster" attack directly since both it and "Gogogo Golem" have the same ATK, though "Gogogo Golem" may not attack this [[turn]] (Striker 4000 → 2200).  
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Yuma draws. He then Normal Summons "[[Zubaba Buster (anime)|Zubaba Buster]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/1800/600) in Attack Position. Yuma activates "[[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]" to revive "Gogogo Golem" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/1800/1500) in Defense Position. He then activates "[[Cross Attack (anime)|Cross Attack]]" to target both "Zubaba Buster" and "Gogogo Golem" (as they have the same ATK) and allow "Zubaba Buster" to attack directly this turn though "Gogogo Golem" is forbidden from attacking this turn.
  
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He then activates the effect of "Zubaba Buster", destroying "Wing Captain" as it has the lowest ATK of the monsters on Striker's field and "Zubaba Buster" inflicted Battle Damage, though its own ATK decreases by 800, to 1000 ATK.  
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"Zubaba Buster" attacks directly (Striker: 4000 → 2200 LP). As "Zubaba Buster" inflicted battle damage, Yuma activates its effect to destroy "Wing Captain" (as it has the lowest ATK of the monsters on Striker's field) and reduce the ATK of "Zubaba Buster" by 800 ("Zubaba Buster": 1800 → 1000 ATK). Yuma then activates "[[Extra Blast]]" to inflict 500 [[effect damage|damage]] to Striker as one of his monsters was destroyed via a card effect (Striker: 2200 → 1700 LP). Yuma Sets a card.
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Yuma activates "[[Extra Blast]]", inflicting 500 damage to Striker as 1 of his monsters was destroyed via a card effect (Striker 2200 → 1700). He Sets a card.
 
  
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[[File:Fantasista Dieci|thumb|right|200px|The Summoning of "[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]"]]
 
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<u>'''Turn 6: Striker'''</u><br />
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Striker [[Draw a card|draws]] "[[All for One]]" and Normal Summons "[[Defender Libero]]" (100/2200). Its [[Level]] is increased by 1, to 5 as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up. He activates "All for One". As "Defender Libero" and "Top Scorer" are both Level 5 and have the same [[Type]], he may Special Summon a monster from his Graveyard of the same Type as those two monsters and increase its Level by 1. He Special Summons "Wing Captain" from his Graveyard in [[Attack Position]] with its Level increased to 5.  
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Striker's hand contains "Defending Sweeper". Striker draws "All For One". He then Normal Summons "[[Defending Sweeper]]" ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4/100/2200) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Defending Sweeper", its Level is increased by one as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up ("Defending Sweeper": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 4 → 5). As "Defending Sweeper" and "Top Scorer" are both Level 5 and have the same [[Type]], Striker activates "[[All For One]]" to revive "Wing Captain" in [[Attack Position]] (as it's the same type as "Defending Sweeper" and "Top Scorer") with its Level increased by one ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]4 → 5/1100/1100). Striker [[Xyz Material|overlays]] "Top Scorer", "Defending Sweeper" and "Wing Captain" in order to [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]5/2600/2500, ORU: 3) in Attack Position.  
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He [[Xyz Material|overlays]] his three Level 5 monsters to [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Play Maker]]" (2600/2500) in Attack Position. It attacks "Zubaba Buster", but Yuma activates his face-down "[[Half Unbreak]]", preventing its destruction by battle this turn and halving any Battle Damage from battles involving it (Yuma 1700 → 900).
 
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Striker activates the effect of "Play Maker", [[detach]]ing an [[Xyz Material|Overlay Unit]] to allow it to attack again, though it must target the monster Yuma controls with the highest ATK. It attacks "Gogogo Golem", but its effect prevents its destruction in battle once per turn. Striker activates the effect of "Play Maker" again, detaching another Overlay Unit. "Play Maker" attacks and destroys "Gogogo Golem".  
 
  
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Striker activates the effect of "Play Maker" a third time, detaching the last Overlay Unit. "Play Maker" attacks "Zubaba Buster", with "Half Unbreak" preventing its destruction in battle and halving the Battle Damage (Yuma 900 → 100).
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"Playmaker" attacks "Zubaba Buster", but Yuma activates his face-down "[[Half Unbreak (anime)|Half Unbreak]]", targeting "Zubaba Buster" in order to prevent it from being destroyed by battle this turn and halve any Battle Damage from battles involving it (Yuma: 1700 → 900 LP). Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" to [[detach]] an Overlay Unit ("Playmaker": 3 → 2 ORU) and allow it to attack again, though it must target the monster Yuma controls with the highest ATK. "Playmaker" attacks "Gogogo Golem", but the latter's effect prevents its destruction due to it being in Defense Position. Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" ("Playmaker": 2 → 1 ORU) to let it attack again. "Playmaker" attacks and destroys "Gogogo Golem". Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" a third time ("Playmaker": 1 → 0 ORU) to let it attack once more. "Playmaker" attacks "Zubaba Buster", but "Half Unbreak" prevents its destruction and halves the Battle Damage Yuma takes (Yuma: 900 → 100 LP).
  
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[[File:GagagaGirl-JP-Anime-ZX-NC-Cheerleader.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"[[Gagaga Girl]]" is Summoned.]]
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[[File:GagagaGirl-JP-Anime-ZX-NC-Cheerleader.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"[[Gagaga Girl]]" is Summoned.]]
 
<u>'''Turn 7: Yuma'''</u><br />
 
<u>'''Turn 7: Yuma'''</u><br />
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Yuma Normal Summons "[[Gagaga Girl]]" (1000/800). Yuma overlays his two Level 3 monsters to Xyz Summon "[[Muzurhythm the String Djinn]]" (1500/1000) in Attack Position. Yuma [[equip]]s it with "[[Giant Killing]]", which will prevent Striker from activating [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s until the end of the [[Battle Phase]].  
+
Yuma draws "[[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it ([[File:CG Star.svg|16px]]3/1000/800) in Attack Position. He then overlays "Zubaba Buster" and "Gagaga Girl" in order to Xyz Summon "[[Muzurhythm the String Djinn (anime)|Muzurhythm the String Djinn]]" ([[File:Rank Star.svg|16px]]3/1500/1000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position.  
  
−
"Muzurhythm the String Djinn" attacks "Play Maker", with the effect of "Giant Killing" halving the ATK of the latter monster to 1300 as Yuma's [[Life Points]] are lower than his opponent's.  
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Yuma activates "[[Giant Hunter]]" and equips it to "Muzurhythm". Due to the first effect of "Giant Hunter", Striker is forbidden from activating [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s when "Muzurhythm" attacks until the end of the [[Battle Phase]]. "Muzurhythm" attacks "Playmaker". Due to the second effect of "Giant Hunter", the ATK of "Playmaker" is halved ("Playmaker": 2600 → 1300 ATK) as Yuma's [[LP]] are lower than his opponent's. Yuma activates the effect of "Muzurhythm" to detach an Overlay Unit ("Muzurhythm": 2 → 1 ORU) and double its ATK ("Muzurhythm": 1500 → 3000 ATK) as it is battling an [[Xyz Monster]]. "Muzurhythm" then destroys "Playmaker" (Striker: 1700 → 0 LP).
  
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Yuma detaches an Overlay Unit to activate the effect of "Muzurhythm", doubling its ATK to 3000 as it is battling an [[Xyz Monster]]. "Play Maker" is destroyed (Striker 1700 → 0).
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==Errors==
 +
[[File:Rank on Xyz Monsters centered..png|thumb|left|The [[Rank]] stars are centered.]]
 +
* In the dub, the [[Rank]] stars on "[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]" are shown centered instead of left-aligned.
 +
* When [[Striker]] is defeated, he was knocked back of the net. When it shows the "Win" sign, Striker is shown back on top of his feet.
  
 
==Featured cards==
 
==Featured cards==
 +
{{See also|Card replacements in the dub#Striker Crossit}}
 
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
 
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
  
 
{{Decklist|Yuma Tsukumo
 
{{Decklist|Yuma Tsukumo
 
|effect monsters =  
 
|effect monsters =  
−
* [[Gagaga Girl]]
+
* [[Gagaga Girl (anime)|Gagaga Girl]]
−
* [[Gagaga Magician]]
+
* [[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]
−
* [[Gogogo Golem]]
+
* [[Gogogo Golem (anime)|Gogogo Golem]]
−
* ''[[Zubaba Buster]]''
+
* ''[[Zubaba Buster (anime)|Zubaba Buster]]''
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
−
* ''[[Muzurhythm the String Djinn]]''
+
* ''[[Muzurhythm the String Djinn (anime)|Muzurhythm the String Djinn]]''
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
−
* [[Cross Attack]]
+
* [[Cross Attack (anime)|Cross Attack]]
 
* ''[[Extra Blast]]''
 
* ''[[Extra Blast]]''
 
* ''[[Giant Hunter]]''
 
* ''[[Giant Hunter]]''
−
* [[Monster Reborn]]
+
* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
−
* [[Half Unbreak]]
+
* [[Half Unbreak (anime)|Half Unbreak]]
 
}}
 
}}
−
<br />
+
 
−
{{Decklist|Striker
+
{{Decklist|Striker Crossit
 
|effect monsters =  
 
|effect monsters =  
−
* ''[[Defender Libero]]''
+
* ''[[Defending Sweeper]]''
 
* ''[[Top Scorer]]''
 
* ''[[Top Scorer]]''
 
* ''[[Wing Captain]]''
 
* ''[[Wing Captain]]''
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
−
* ''[[Play Maker]]''
+
* ''[[Playmaker (anime)|Playmaker]]''
 
|spells =  
 
|spells =  
−
* ''[[All for One]]''
+
* ''[[All For One]]''
 
* ''[[Eye Contact]]''
 
* ''[[Eye Contact]]''
 
* ''[[Perfect Pass]]''
 
* ''[[Perfect Pass]]''
−
*''[[Stadium of Dreams]]''
+
* ''[[Stadium of Dreams]]''
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
 
* ''[[Offside Trap]]''
 
* ''[[Offside Trap]]''
 
}}
 
}}
−
<br />
+
 
 
{{Decklist|Striker's soccer ball
 
{{Decklist|Striker's soccer ball
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
−
* [[Mr. Volcano]]
+
* [[Mr. Volcano (anime)|Mr. Volcano]]
 +
* [[Nekogal 2 (anime)|Nekogal #2]]
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
−
* [[Airorca]]
+
* [[Airorca (anime)|Airorca]]
−
* [[Archfiend Empress]]
+
* [[Dark Red Enchanter (anime)|Dark Red Enchanter]]
−
* [[Dark Red Enchanter]]
+
* [[Desrook Archfiend (anime)|Desrook Archfiend]]
−
* [[Desrook Archfiend]]
+
* [[Giant Germ (anime)|Giant Germ]] x3
−
* [[Giant Germ]] x3
+
* [[Marauding Captain (anime)|Marauding Captain]]
−
* [[Marauding Captain]]
+
* [[Mind on Air (anime)|Mind on Air]]
−
* [[Mind on Air]]
+
* [[Nobleman-Eater Bug (anime)|Nobleman-Eater Bug]]
−
* [[Reaper of the Cards]]
+
* [[Reaper of the Cards (anime)|Reaper of the Cards]]
−
* [[Rescue Cat]]
+
* [[Rescue Cat (anime)|Rescue Cat]]
−
* [[Shining Angel]]
+
* [[Shining Angel (anime)|Shining Angel]]
−
* [[Spearfish Soldier]] x2
+
* [[Spearfish Soldier (anime)|Spearfish Soldier]] x2
 +
* [[Terrorking Archfiend (anime)|Terrorking Archfiend]]
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
−
* [[Archfiend's Oath]]
+
* [[Archfiend's Oath (anime)|Archfiend's Oath]]
−
* [[Axe of Despair]] x2
+
* [[Axe of Despair (anime)|Axe of Despair]] x2
−
* [[Burden of the Mighty]]
+
* [[Burden of the Mighty (anime)|Burden of the Mighty]]
−
* [[Dian Keto the Cure Master]]
+
* [[Dian Keto the Cure Master (anime)|Dian Keto the Cure Master]]
−
* [[Machine Duplication]]
+
* [[Falling Down (anime)|Falling Down]]
−
* [[Monster Gate]]
+
* [[Machine Duplication (later anime)|Machine Duplication]]
−
* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]] x2
+
* [[Mystical Space Typhoon (anime)|Mystical Space Typhoon]] x2
−
* [[Nobleman of Crossout]]
+
* [[Nobleman of Crossout (anime)|Nobleman of Crossout]]
−
* [[Recycle]]
+
* [[Recycle (anime)|Recycle]]
−
* [[Rush Recklessly]]
+
* [[Rush Recklessly (anime)|Rush Recklessly]]
−
* [[Salvage]]
+
* [[Salvage (anime)|Salvage]]
−
* [[Soul of Fire]]
+
* [[Soul of Fire (anime)|Soul of Fire]]
−
* [[Stray Lambs]]
+
* [[Stray Lambs (anime)|Stray Lambs]]
−
* [[Swords of Revealing Light]]
+
* [[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]]
−
* [[Terraforming]] x2
+
* [[Xyz Energy (anime)|Xyz Energy]]
−
* [[The Sanctuary in the Sky]]
 
−
* [[Unstable Evolution]]
 
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
−
* [[Beckoning Light]]
+
* [[Call of the Haunted (later anime)|Call of the Haunted]]
−
* [[Dark Bribe]]
+
* [[Dark Shrine Bribery]]
−
* [[Deck Devastation Virus]]
+
* [[Deck Devastation Virus (anime)|Deck Devastation Virus]]
−
* [[Gravity Bind]] x3
+
* [[Goblin Out of the Frying Pan (anime)|Goblin Out of the Frying Pan]]
−
* [[Just Desserts]]
+
* [[Gravity Bind (anime)|Gravity Bind]] x3
−
* [[Respect Play]]
+
* [[Just Desserts (anime)|Just Desserts]]
−
* [[Secret Barrel]]
+
* [[Macro Cosmos (anime)|Macro Cosmos]]
−
* [[Skill Drain]]
+
* [[Respect Play (anime)|Respect Play]]
 +
* [[Secret Barrel (anime)|Secret Barrel]]
 +
* [[Skill Drain (anime)|Skill Drain]]
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Decklist|Flashback
 +
|effect monsters =
 +
* [[Gagaga Magician (anime)|Gagaga Magician]]
 +
* ''[[Stadium of Dreams]]''
 +
|traps =
 +
* ''[[Offside Trap]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  
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! Japanese character name
 
! Japanese character name
 
! Japanese voice actor
 
! Japanese voice actor
 +
! English character name
 +
! English voice actor
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Yuma Tsukumo]]
 
| [[Yuma Tsukumo]]
 
| [[Tasuku Hatanaka]]
 
| [[Tasuku Hatanaka]]
 +
| [[Yuma Tsukumo]]
 +
| [[Eli Jay]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Astral]]
 
| [[Astral]]
 
| [[Miyu Irino]]
 
| [[Miyu Irino]]
 +
| [[Astral]]
 +
| [[Marc Thompson]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Tori Meadows|Kotori Mizuki]]
 
| [[Tori Meadows|Kotori Mizuki]]
 
| [[Mikako Komatsu]]
 
| [[Mikako Komatsu]]
 +
| [[Tori Meadows]]
 +
| [[Eileen Stevens]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Takashi Todoroki|Todoroki chairman]]
+
| [[Takashi Todoroki]]
 
| [[Taishi Murata]]
 
| [[Taishi Murata]]
 +
| [[Caswell Francis]]
 +
| [[Jason Anthony Griffith]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Cathy]]
+
| [[Cathy Katherine|Cathy]]
 
| [[Yu Kobayashi]]
 
| [[Yu Kobayashi]]
 +
| [[Cathy Katherine]]
 +
| [[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Striker]]
+
| [[Kakeru Kunitachi]]
 
| [[Mitsuki Saiga]]
 
| [[Mitsuki Saiga]]
 +
| [[Striker Crossit]]
 +
| Tom Wayland
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Kazu Kunitachi]]
 
| [[Kazu Kunitachi]]
 
| [[Daichi Endo]]
 
| [[Daichi Endo]]
 +
| [[Donovan Crossit]]
 +
| [[Marc Thompson]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hide Kunitachi]]
 
| [[Hide Kunitachi]]
 
| [[Manabu Sakamaki]]
 
| [[Manabu Sakamaki]]
 +
| [[Dempsey Crossit]]
 +
| [[Ted Lewis]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Player
 
| Player
 
| [[Yasuaki Takumi]]
 
| [[Yasuaki Takumi]]
 +
| Player
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Player
 
| Player
 
| [[Kuniko Ishijima]]
 
| [[Kuniko Ishijima]]
 +
| Player
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Cheer girl
 
| Cheer girl
 
| [[Kana Omuro]]
 
| [[Kana Omuro]]
 +
| Cheer girl
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br />
+
 
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episodes/season 1}}
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episodes/season 1}}

Latest revision as of 03:55, 10 January 2024

"A Team Performance"
Screenshot
Names
EnglishA Team Performance
Japanese name
JapaneseＷＤＣキックオフ！ 炎のストライカー・国立カケル
RōmajiWārudo Dyueru Kānibaru Kikkuofu! Honō no Sutoraikā Kunitachi Kakeru
TranslatedWorld Duel Carnival's Kickoff! Blazing Striker, Kakeru Kunitachi
Series
SeriesYu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Number27
Season1
Music
Japanese OP"BRAVING!"
Japanese ED"Longing Freesia"
English OP & ED"Take a Chance"
Staff
Screenplay
Director
Storyboard
Animation director
Air dates
JapaneseOctober 17, 2011
EnglishSeptember 1, 2012
Chronology
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episodes (season 1)
Previous"Let the Duels Begin!"
Next"Heavy Metal"
Cards

"A Team Performance", known as "World Duel Carnival's Kickoff! Blazing Striker, Kakeru Kunitachi" in the Japanese version, is the twenty-seventh episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on October 17, 2011, and aired in the United States on September 1, 2012.

Yuma's first opponent in the World Duel Carnival is the soccer kid, Striker. Striker transforms the surrounding stadium with his Field Spell Card, as the Duel kicks off. With his "Offside Trap", Striker brilliantly seals Yuma's strategies, while his teammate monsters use teamwork to frantically keep beating Yuma up with a combo of offense and defense and with such sheer strength, it seems as if Striker's victory is all but decided...

Summary[edit]

The soccer Duelist saying that the soccer ball chosen Yuma for their duel and kicks the ball up saying he has skills for kicking it. Yuma asks if there are cards on the soccer ball, so he tells him to put up his Heart Piece. Yuma introduces himself and the soccer player says his name is Striker which Caswell is surprised that his name is Striker because he heard it before. Yuma and Striker puts on their D-Pads and Duel Gazers as they start the Duel.

"Stadium of Dreams" takes effect on not only the Duel, but those watching it.

Yuma starts first and Sets "Gogogo Golem" in Defense Position. Astral explains the effect of "Gogogo Golem" and says that he thought that Yuma is stupid enough to place him in Attack Position which angers Yuma. Striker draws and plays the Field Spell Card; "Stadium of Dreams", changing the scenery to a soccer stadium, everyone's clothing is changed to soccer and cheerleader uniforms. Caswell and Cathy are commentators, while AR versions of Summer and Jen appear behind Tori (acting as additional cheerleaders). Yuma is surprised of the Field Spell, as "Stadium of Dreams" flips all face-down Defense mode monsters face-up. As "Gogogo Golem" is flipped Face-up, he is wearing a soccer uniform.

Next Striker summons "Wing Captain" in Attack Mode and attacks "Gogogo Golem". Yuma says he has more DEF points than the ATK points of "Wing Captain" which Striker activates a Spell Card called "Perfect Pass" which doubles the trouble (doubles the ATK points to 2200) because "Gogogo Golem" has more DEF points but Yuma says that "Gogogo Golem" cannot be Destroyed in Battle once per turn if he is in Defense Position but Striker says "Perfect Pass" negates his ability to be indestructible in battle once which destroys him. A soccer ball aims at Yuma and tries to save it only to fail. Yuma lost LP which he says it's unfair because he isn't supposed to take damage because his monster is defending him but Striker says that "Wing Captain" does Piercing damage and Sets a card, Yuma's friends are cheering for Yuma which he is proud of.

Yuma draws "Gagaga Magician" and summons him (with his soccer uniform) and attacks, Caswell says that "Gagaga Magician" has more ATK than Wing Captain who has his ATK back to 1100 but he ends up getting an offside. Astral says he smells a Trap Card and Yuma says it stinks too because Striker activated "Offside Trap" which negates the goal (battle damage) and his monster isn't destroyed and ends his turn much to Yuma's dismay. Astral has observation #15 which angers Yuma because that observation is an insult to Yuma, then Striker mocks his gameplay and summon "Top Scorer". Astral and Yuma say that's is ought to be illegal because he need to Tribute a monster because "Top Scorer" is a Level 5 monster but Striker says that if the has "Stadium of Dreams" card in play, he doesn't need to sacrifice anything. He then attacks "Gagaga Magician" and then attacks directly with which he now has 1700 LP. He then activates "Eye Contact" which lets him add "Offside Trap" to his hand and sets it.

Astral thinks it's seems to be hopeless and Yuma angrily replies "So that's your advice, things are hopeless thanks a ton coach, way to bring my confidence here!" Striker continues to trash talk him but then, his brothers came in which surprises everyone and Caswell says that they play for Heartland United. Cathy asks why are they here and he tells her that he knows Striker because he is related to them and won more championships than any other teams. Yuma then asks why he is in a Duel tournament and he replies that he isn't anything like his father or his brothers. He also says he hates teamwork. Yuma says that dueling is about teamwork and says that his monsters are his teammates and says all of his cards are a team. Astral says he has a plan to win, teamwork.

Yuma playing "Monster Reborn".

Astral tells Yuma to summon "Zubaba Buster" but Yuma is angry at him for stealing his line and summons it. Then Astral tells Yuma to play "Monster Reborn" which Yuma is mad at again for stealing all of his lines and plays it to revive "Gogogo Golem". Striker isn't proud of his moves, then Astral tells Yuma to play "Cross Attack" which allows "Zubaba Buster" attack directly. "Zubaba Buster" then destroys "Wing Captain" which decreases his ATK by 800 for using that effect. Yuma then uses "Extra Blast" which damages Striker by 500, which evens things up. Yuma then sets a card.

Striker says that he never believes in teamwork because his thinks his teammates are slackers so he decides to win on his own only to lose which the other team makes fun of him for being a bad player but when his teammates help him, he yells at them for being slackers but his brothers are mad at him and tells him he has no business here. So he quits soccer and start trying to prove them wrong but Yuma tells him he's wrong and tells him he still has some passion for soccer which makes him wonder if he is still into it.

He draws and summons "Defending Sweeper" in Attack Position and it level increases by 1 because he has "Stadium of Dreams" on the field and then plays "All For One". Astral says that he can play that if he has 2 monsters with the same type and level and can Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard with the same type. Striker revives "Wing Captain" and he says he also gains a level. Yuma realizes he can Xyz Summon, Striker overlays his 3 Level 5 monsters and builds the Overlay Network to Xyz Summon "Playmaker" in Attack Mode. Cathy is shocked that "Playmaker" has 2600 ATK points and Caswell says that that's enough to get Yuma disqualified from the World Duel Carnival.

"Playmaker" Summoned.

Striker then attacks "Zubaba Buster" with "Playmaker" but Yuma activates "Half Unbreak" which cuts the damage in half and saves his monsters from being destroyed. Striker detaches an Xyz Material to Attack again but this time, he attacks "Gogogo Golem" but Yuma reminds him he can survive 1 attack per turn. He detaches another Xyz Material to attack again which destroys "Gogogo Golem" and detaches his last Xyz Material to attack "Zubaba Buster" but "Half Unbreak" protects him but his LP are now 100. Tori asks if Yuma's okay but Yuma says he's feeling great because he's winning. Striker says that he has 100 LP left but Yuma says that if he believes in his teammates, then he is winning which makes Striker smile.

Yuma draws and summons "Gagaga Girl" (with her cheerleader uniform) but Striker says that she doesn't have enough ATK points to beat Playmaker but realizes that she and "Zubaba Buster" are both Level 3 monsters which means he can Xyz Summon. Yuma overlays "Gagaga Girl" and "Zubaba Buster" to Xyz Summon "Muzurhythm the String Djinn". He activates "Giant Hunter" and equips it to "Muzurhythm", which disables Striker's Spell and Trap cards during this turn only. Yuma says that if a monster equipped with "Giant Hunter" attacks another monster, that monster loses half of its ATK if Yuma has lower LP. Yuma attacks "Playmaker" with "Muzurhythm", then detaches an Overlay Unit to double the ATK of "Muzurhythm", destroying "Playmaker". This reduces Striker's LP to 0.

Everyone is happy that Yuma won, as the Augmented Reality vision disappears, everyone is back to their own clothes and Augmented Reality cheerleaders behind Tori disappear too. Striker learns that he's still into soccer and he also learns about the meaning of teamwork. His brothers are proud that he learned about teamwork and welcomes him back to the team. He agrees and won't forget what he learned. Yuma handshakes Striker and during the handshake, he gave a Heart Piece to him which gives Yuma his second Heart Piece.

Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Striker Crossit[edit]

Turn 1: Yuma
Yuma draws "Gogogo Golem" and subsequently Sets it.

Turn 2: Striker
Striker draws "Stadium of Dreams" and subsequently activates it, flipping "Gogogo Golem" (CG Star.svg4/1800/1500) into face-up Defense Position due to the first effect of "Stadium of Dreams". He then Normal Summons "Wing Captain" (CG Star.svg4/1100/1100) in Attack Position.

Striker activates "Perfect Pass" to target "Wing Captain" and negate the effects of any monsters it battles this turn. "Wing Captain" attacks "Gogogo Golem". Due to the second granted effect of "Perfect Pass", the ATK of "Wing Captain" is doubled ("Wing Captain": 1100 → 2200 ATK). "Wing Captain" then destroys "Gogogo Golem" and inflicts piercing damage to Yuma (as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up on the field) (Yuma: 4000 → 3300 LP). Striker Sets a card. On Striker's End Phase, the effect of "Perfect Pass" expires ("Wing Captain": 2200 → 1100 ATK).

Turn 3: Yuma
Yuma draws. He then Normal Summons "Gagaga Magician" (CG Star.svg4/1500/1000) in Attack Position. "Gagaga Magician" attacks and destroys "Wing Captain". As Striker has no other cards in his Spell & Trap Zone and "Wing Captain" was destroyed in battle, Striker activates his face-down "Offside Trap", to revive "Wing Captain" (CG Star.svg4/1100/1100) in Attack Position, nullify the battle damage he would take, and end Yuma's turn.

Turn 4: Striker
Striker draws "Top Scorer" and subsequently Normal Summons it (CG Star.svg5/2000/100) without Tribute via its own effect as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up. "Top Scorer" attacks and destroys "Gagaga Magician" (Yuma: 3300 → 2800 LP). "Wing Captain" attacks directly (Yuma: 2800 → 1700 LP). Striker activates "Eye Contact", letting him add "Offside Trap" from his Graveyard to his hand. He then Sets a card ("Offside Trap").

"Zubaba Buster" on the field.

Turn 5: Yuma
Yuma draws. He then Normal Summons "Zubaba Buster" (CG Star.svg3/1800/600) in Attack Position. Yuma activates "Monster Reborn" to revive "Gogogo Golem" (CG Star.svg4/1800/1500) in Defense Position. He then activates "Cross Attack" to target both "Zubaba Buster" and "Gogogo Golem" (as they have the same ATK) and allow "Zubaba Buster" to attack directly this turn though "Gogogo Golem" is forbidden from attacking this turn.

"Zubaba Buster" attacks directly (Striker: 4000 → 2200 LP). As "Zubaba Buster" inflicted battle damage, Yuma activates its effect to destroy "Wing Captain" (as it has the lowest ATK of the monsters on Striker's field) and reduce the ATK of "Zubaba Buster" by 800 ("Zubaba Buster": 1800 → 1000 ATK). Yuma then activates "Extra Blast" to inflict 500 damage to Striker as one of his monsters was destroyed via a card effect (Striker: 2200 → 1700 LP). Yuma Sets a card.

File:Fantasista Dieci
The Summoning of "Playmaker"

Turn 6: Striker
Striker's hand contains "Defending Sweeper". Striker draws "All For One". He then Normal Summons "Defending Sweeper" (CG Star.svg4/100/2200) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Defending Sweeper", its Level is increased by one as "Stadium of Dreams" is face-up ("Defending Sweeper": CG Star.svg 4 → 5). As "Defending Sweeper" and "Top Scorer" are both Level 5 and have the same Type, Striker activates "All For One" to revive "Wing Captain" in Attack Position (as it's the same type as "Defending Sweeper" and "Top Scorer") with its Level increased by one (CG Star.svg4 → 5/1100/1100). Striker overlays "Top Scorer", "Defending Sweeper" and "Wing Captain" in order to Xyz Summon "Playmaker" (Rank Star.svg5/2600/2500, ORU: 3) in Attack Position.

"Playmaker" attacks "Zubaba Buster", but Yuma activates his face-down "Half Unbreak", targeting "Zubaba Buster" in order to prevent it from being destroyed by battle this turn and halve any Battle Damage from battles involving it (Yuma: 1700 → 900 LP). Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" to detach an Overlay Unit ("Playmaker": 3 → 2 ORU) and allow it to attack again, though it must target the monster Yuma controls with the highest ATK. "Playmaker" attacks "Gogogo Golem", but the latter's effect prevents its destruction due to it being in Defense Position. Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" ("Playmaker": 2 → 1 ORU) to let it attack again. "Playmaker" attacks and destroys "Gogogo Golem". Striker activates the effect of "Playmaker" a third time ("Playmaker": 1 → 0 ORU) to let it attack once more. "Playmaker" attacks "Zubaba Buster", but "Half Unbreak" prevents its destruction and halves the Battle Damage Yuma takes (Yuma: 900 → 100 LP).

"Gagaga Girl" is Summoned.

Turn 7: Yuma
Yuma draws "Gagaga Girl" and subsequently Normal Summons it (CG Star.svg3/1000/800) in Attack Position. He then overlays "Zubaba Buster" and "Gagaga Girl" in order to Xyz Summon "Muzurhythm the String Djinn" (Rank Star.svg3/1500/1000, ORU: 2) in Attack Position.

Yuma activates "Giant Hunter" and equips it to "Muzurhythm". Due to the first effect of "Giant Hunter", Striker is forbidden from activating Spell and Trap Cards when "Muzurhythm" attacks until the end of the Battle Phase. "Muzurhythm" attacks "Playmaker". Due to the second effect of "Giant Hunter", the ATK of "Playmaker" is halved ("Playmaker": 2600 → 1300 ATK) as Yuma's LP are lower than his opponent's. Yuma activates the effect of "Muzurhythm" to detach an Overlay Unit ("Muzurhythm": 2 → 1 ORU) and double its ATK ("Muzurhythm": 1500 → 3000 ATK) as it is battling an Xyz Monster. "Muzurhythm" then destroys "Playmaker" (Striker: 1700 → 0 LP).

Errors[edit]

The Rank stars are centered.
  • In the dub, the Rank stars on "Playmaker" are shown centered instead of left-aligned.
  • When Striker is defeated, he was knocked back of the net. When it shows the "Win" sign, Striker is shown back on top of his feet.

Featured cards[edit]

See also: Card replacements in the dub § Striker Crossit

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

Cast[edit]

Japanese character name Japanese voice actor English character name English voice actor
Yuma Tsukumo Tasuku Hatanaka Yuma Tsukumo Eli Jay
Astral Miyu Irino Astral Marc Thompson
Kotori Mizuki Mikako Komatsu Tori Meadows Eileen Stevens
Takashi Todoroki Taishi Murata Caswell Francis Jason Anthony Griffith
Cathy Yu Kobayashi Cathy Katherine Bella Hudson
Kakeru Kunitachi Mitsuki Saiga Striker Crossit Tom Wayland
Kazu Kunitachi Daichi Endo Donovan Crossit Marc Thompson
Hide Kunitachi Manabu Sakamaki Dempsey Crossit Ted Lewis
Player Yasuaki Takumi Player
Player Kuniko Ishijima Player
Cheer girl Kana Omuro Cheer girl
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