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"'''For Synchro's Sake'''", known as "'''Road of Ruin! A Future Favored by Synchro Summon'''" in the Japanese version, is the one hundred thirty fourth episode of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''.
{{Episode summary|[[Crow Hogan|Crow]] manages to [[Summon]] "[[Black-Winged Dragon (anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]" to aid [[Yusei Fudo|Yusei]] against [[Jakob]]. With thoughts of Crow inside his heart, Yusei Summons "[[Shooting Star Dragon (anime)|Shooting Star Dragon]]", and fights hard against "[[Meklord Emperor Granel (anime)|Meklord Emperor Granel]]". However, Jakob shows him the image of [[New Domino City]] in the future, which has become a desolate wasteland, with tablets of former [[Synchro Monsters]] scattered all over the place. Jakob shows Team 5D's memories of Lester, Primo and Jakob's past during the destruction of [[New Domino City]] by a massive army of [[Meklord Emperors]], claiming that this is the future that results from [[Synchro Summon]]ing. Though he receives a severe shock from it, Yusei, determined to stop the vision from becoming real, continues the [[Duel]].}}
==Summary==
===Present===
[[Crow Hogan|Crow]] has just [[Synchro Summon]]ed "[[Black-Winged Dragon (anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]" and lost to Jakob, who is surprised that someone would sacrifice themself to Summon a Synchro Monster. Crow explains the loss was for the sake of the team. He and his friends aren't selfish like Jakob had thought humans were, Crow says, and they share thoughts and fight as one; That is what they call bonds. Crow exits the circuit, leaving the rest to [[Yusei Fudo|Yusei]].
[[Bruno]] and [[Akiza Izinski|Akiza]] give Yusei some encouragement before he leaves. Yusei nods and asks them to take care of [[Jack Atlas|Jack]] and Crow. With [[Team 5D's]] down to their last duelist, the [[MC (Master of Ceremonies)|MC]] says that the [[World Racing Grand Prix]] final is reaching its climax.
Jakob doesn't know why Crow left Yusei his Synchro Monster. He says that since it's a Synchro Monster it will just become food for "[[Meklord Emperor Granel(anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]" and Yusei will be sent to Hell. [[Lester]] mocks Crow's move, calling it foolish, but [[Primo]] advises Jakob to ignore him and focus on Yusei. He feels Yusei is the real threat, although Lester thinks he's overestimating him.
At Team 5D's station, Akiza asks why Crow Summoned "Black-Winged Dragon". Bruno isn't sure after what happened to "[[Red Nova Dragon (anime)|Red Nova Dragon]]". He worries that if "Black-Winged Dragon" is likewise absorbed by a "[[Meklord Emperor]]", it will all be over.
[[File:5Dx134 Infirmary.jpg|thumb|left|Crow at the infirmary.]]
Jakob begins his turn and both players SPC rises to 5. He plans to feed "Black-Winged Dragon" into "Granel", who already has 15500 [[ATK]]. Bruno worries that if "Granel" inflicts its [[Piercing]] damage, Yusei will lose. "Granel" [[attack]]s "Black-Winged Dragon", but Yusei activates the effect of "[[Wave Wall]]". Since he controls a Synchro Monster, he is able to [[negate]] the attack. Team 5D's get excited. Since "Granel" is five monsters being treated as one, it can only attack once and Yusei is able to negate one attack per turn. Lester says that it's not bad and Primo expected at least that much from Yusei.
Since his "Meklord Emperor" monster didn't destroy the monster it attacked by battle, Jakob activates "[[Attack Cannon]]" [[Tribute|Releasing]] "[[Granel Attack]]" to [[destroy]] "[[Black-Winged Dragon (anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]". Yusei tells Crow that he can rest at ease and activates "[[Shadow Impulse]]", which is another card Crow left on the field for him. He is able to Summon a Synchro Monster from his [[Extra Deck]] with the same [[Level]] and [[Type]] as the Synchro Monster just destroyed, but its ATK becomes 0 and its effects are negated. He chooses "[[Stardust Dragon (anime)|Stardust Dragon]]". Team 5D's cheer and Bruno suspects that Yusei is going to evolve it into "[[Shooting Star Dragon (anime)|Shooting Star Dragon]]".
Jakob says not to get too conceited for surviving the attack, his bonds are to be destroyed by "Granel" anyway. Regardless of how much it struggles, an ant cannot defeat an elephant, he adds. He elaborates that an elephant will not recognize a small existence like an ant passing by and Team New World are the elephants trying to change history, while Team 5D's are just ants who can do nothing but pass by.
Yusei continues the Duel, wondering if Synchro Summoning will really lead to that world. He decides not to believe it, causing Jakob to ask if he is trying to escape fate. Yusei accuses Jakob of lying about Synchro Summoning causing that future. This kind of ignorance is what led to the destruction, Jakob comments, but Yusei is convinced that they can decide the fate of the future themselves.
Yusei begins his turn and both players SPC goes up to 6. Yusei Summons "[[Mono Synchron (anime)|Mono Synchron]]" and uses its effect to change the Level of "Wave Wall" to 1. Yusei tunes "Wave Wall" to "Mono Synchron" and [[Summon chants|chants]] ''"Clustering hopes will open the new speed's horizon. Become the path its light shines upon. Synchro Summon! The power of hope, Synchro Tuner, 'Formula Synchron'."'' as he [[Synchro Summon]]s "[[Formula Synchron (anime)|Formula Synchron]]". He believes that their bonds will open the path to a better future and uses his [[Clear Mind]] as he tunes "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron" and chants ''"Clustering dreams and hopes will open the door onto evolution. Become the path its light shines upon. Accel Synchro! Be born 'Shooting Star Dragon'"'' as he [[Accel Synchro Summon]]s "[[Shooting Star Dragon (anime)|Shooting Star Dragon]]".
Yusei activates the effect of "Shooting Star Dragon". He can check the top 5 cards on his Deck, shuffle it and "Shooting Star Dragon" can attack once for each [[Tuner monster]] among the 5. He absorbs the other [[Signers]]' brithmarks, forming the complete [[Mark of the Dragon]] on his back. The cards Yusei reveals are "[[Drill Synchron (anime)|Drill Synchron]]", "[[Debris Dragon (anime)|Debris Dragon]]", "[[Nitro Synchron (anime)|Nitro Synchron]]", "[[Quickdraw Synchron (anime)|Quickdraw Synchron]]" and "[[Effect Veiler (anime)|Effect Veiler]]", all of which are Tuner monsters, allowing "Shooting Star Dragon" to attack 5 times.
Using its "[[Attack names|Stardust Mirage]]" attack "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Granel Attack 3", but Jakob uses the effect of "[[Granel Guard]]" to redirect the attack to the equipped "[[Red Nova Dragon (anime)|Red Nova Dragon]]". "Red Nova Dragon" has 3500 ATK, while "Shooting Star Dragon" has only 3300, but Yusei uses "[[Synchro Striker Unit]]" to raise it to 4300. Due to the effect of "[[Granel Carrier]]", Jakob is able to prevent "Red Nova Dragon" from being destroyed once. But Jakob still takes damage, so his Life Points are lowered to 11200 and the ATK of "Meklord Emperor Granel" becomes 14700. "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Red Nova Dragon" a second time, destroying it. Both Jakob's Life Points and the ATK of "Granel" are at 10400 now. "Shooting Star Dragon" proceeds to attack "Granel Attack 3", "[[Granel Top]]", dropping Jakob's Life Points to 7900 and 4100 respectively. Finally "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Meklord Emperor Granel Infinity", destroying it along with "Granel Guard" and "Granel Carrier", leaving Jakob with 3900 Life Points.
Yusei Sets 2 cards in his Spell & Trap Card Zone and ends his turn. The effect of "Synchro Strike Unit" causes "Shooting Star Dragon" to lose 800 ATK, lowering it to 3500.
<u>'''Turn 15: Yusei Fudo'''</u><br />
Yusei's hand contains "Wave Wall", "[[Synchro Striker Unit]]", "[[Scrap-Iron Scarecrow (anime)|Scrap-Iron Scarecrow]]", "[[Wild Tornado]]", and "[[Salvagent]]". Yusei draws. During the Standby Phase, the effect of "[[Speed World 2]]" activates (Yusei's SPC: 3 → 4; Jakob's SPC: 3 → 4). He then [[Normal Summon]]s {{Monster|Wave Wall}} in Defense Position and [[Set]]s two cards.
<u>'''Turn 16: Jakob'''</u><br />
Jakob draws. During the Standby Phase, the effect of "[[Speed World 2]]" activates (Yusei's SPC: 4 → 5; Jakob's SPC: 4 → 5). "Meklord Emperor Granel" [[attack]]s "[[Black-Winged Dragon (anime)|Black-Winged Dragon]]". Jakob intends to activate the effect of "[[Granel Attack]]" to equip "Black-Winged Dragon" to "Meklord Emperor Granel" once "Black-Winged Dragon" is destroyed in battle, but Yusei activates the effect of "Wave Wall" to [[negate]] the attack.
Jakob activates his face-down "[[Attack Cannon]]" to send "[[Granel Attack]]" to the [[Graveyard]] and [[destroy]] "Black-Winged Dragon". Yusei then activates his face-down "[[Shadow Impulse]]" to Special Summon {{Monster|Stardust Dragon|pre=in Attack Position with its ATK 0 and its effects negated|atk=ATK-2500}}. Jakob Normal Summons {{Monster|Granel Attack 3}} in Attack Position. He then activates "[[Speed Spell - Silent Burn]]" to inflict 1200 damage to Yusei (300 damage for each monster Jakob controls that didn't attack this turn) (Yusei 4000 → 2800). Jakob Sets a card.
<u>'''Turn 17: Yusei Fudo'''</u><br />
Yusei's hand contains "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow", "Wild Tornado", and "[[Salvagent]]". Yusei draws "[[Mono Synchron (anime)|Mono Synchron]]". During the Standby Phase, the effect of "[[Speed World 2]]" activates (Yusei's SPC: 5 → 6; Jakob's SPC: 5 → 6). Yusei Normal Summons {{Monster|Mono Synchron}} in Attack Position. Yusei then tunes "Wave Wall" with "Mono Synchron" in order to perform a [[Synchro Summon]]. Yusei then activates the effect of "Mono Synchron" to make the Level of "Wave Wall" 1 ("Wave Wall": [[File:CG Star.svg|16px]] 4 → 1). Yusei then tunes his two monsters together in order to Synchro Summon {{Monster|Formula Synchron}} in Attack Position.
Yusei then tunes "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron" in order to [[Accel Synchro Summon]] {{Monster|Shooting Star Dragon}} in Attack Position. Yusei activates the first effect of "Shooting Star Dragon" to reveal [[Excavate|excavate]] the top five cards of his Deck and allow "Shooting Star Dragon" one attack for each Tuner Monster he findsexcavates. Yusei finds excavates "[[Drill Synchron (anime)|Drill Synchron]]", "[[Debris Dragon (anime)|Debris Dragon]]", "[[Nitro Synchron (anime)|Nitro Synchron]]", "[[Quickdraw Synchron (anime)|Quickdraw Synchron]]", and "[[Effect Veiler (anime)|Effect Veiler]]", so "Shooting Star Dragon" can attack five times this turn.
"Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Granel Attack 3", but Jakob uses the effect of "[[Granel Guard]]" to treat {{Monster|Red Nova Dragon|pre=as an Attack Position monster in his Spell & Trap Card Zone}} and redirect the attack to it instead. Yusei activates his face-down "[[Synchro Striker Unit]]", equipping it to "Shooting Star Dragon" and increasing the ATK of "Shooting Star Dragon" by 1000 ("Shooting Star Dragon": 3300 → 4300/2500). Jakob uses the effect of "[[Granel Carrier]]" to prevent "Red Nova Dragon" from being destroyed (Jakob 12000 → 11200) ("Meklord Emperor Granel": 15500 → 14700/0). "Red Nova Dragon" then becomes an Equip Card again.
"Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Granel Attack 3" again, but Jakob uses the effect of "[[Granel Guard]]" to treat {{Monster|Red Nova Dragon|pre=as an Attack Position monster in his Spell & Trap Card Zone}} and redirect the attack to it instead. "Shooting Star Dragon" destroys "Red Nova Dragon" (Jakob 11200 → 10400) ("Meklord Emperor Granel": 14700 → 10400/0).
"Shooting Star Dragon" attacks and destroys "Granel Attack 3" and "[[Granel Top]]" (Jakob 10400 → 7900 → 4100) ("Meklord Emperor Granel": 10400 → 7900 → 4100/0). "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks and destroys "[[Meklord Emperor Granel (anime)|Meklord Emperor Granel]]" (Jakob 4100 → 3900). Since "Meklord Emperor Granel" is no longer on the field, "[[Granel Guard]]" and "[[Granel Carrier]]" are destroyed. Yusei Sets two cards. On Yusei's [[End Phase]], "Shooting Star Dragon" loses 800 ATK due to the last effect of "Synchro Striker Unit" ("Shooting Star Dragon": 4300 → 3500/2500). At this point Jakob, [[Lester]], and [[Primo]] merge together to form [[Aporia]].
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 135#Featured Duels|Continued next episode...]]
