Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 056

{{Infobox episode
| image              = DM056.png
| en_name            = Yugi vs. The Rare Hunter, Part 1 
| ja_name            = 激闘！ バトルシティ開幕
| romaji_name        = Gekitō! Batoru Shiti Kaimaku
| ja_trans_name      = Fierce Battle! Battle City Begins
| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh!
| number             = 56
| season             = 2
| ja_air_date        = May 22, 2001
| en_air_date        = January 11, 2003
| ja_opening         = S H U F F L E
| ja_ending          = The Afternoon of that Day
| en_theme           = Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme (English)
| screenwriter       = Shin Yoshida
}}

"'''Yugi vs. The Rare Hunter, Part 1'''", known as "'''Fierce Battle! Battle City Begins'''" in the Japanese version, is the fifty-sixth episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2001, and in the United States on January 11, 2003.

==Summary==
[[File:YGO54 - old rivals.jpg|thumb|left|Yugi meets with Duelists from [[Duelist Kingdom]].]]
As [[Seto Kaiba]] announces the start of the [[Battle City]], Yugi and Joey start moving around as everybody else does. Joey then spots the Rare Hunter who took his "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]". Joey then challenges the Rare Hunter to an ante Duel so that he will be able to win it back. The Rare Hunter refuses to Duel him, but wants to Duel Yugi to get his "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]".

Yami Yugi agrees to Duel him on the condition that should he win, the Rare Hunter should hand back Joey's "Red-Eyes Black Dragon". As the Duel starts, Joey tries to tell Yami about the Rare Hunter's strategy, but Yami tells him not to say so, as it would be unfair. (In the dub, the Rare Hunter threatens to tear up the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" if Joey tried to tell Yugi.)

At Kaiba's control center, he watches the Duel taking place. He is informed that Yugi's opponent is one of the Rare Hunters who had hacked themselves into the KaibaCorp mainframe to enlist themselves as participants. Hearing this, Mokuba tries to go and stop the Duel and disqualify him, but Kaiba refrains him from doing so, as he wants the other [[Egyptian God]] Cards from the Rare Hunters.

==Featured Duel: Yami Yugi vs. Rare Hunter, Part 1==

<u>'''Turn 1: Yami Yugi'''</u><br />
[[Yami Yugi]] draws. He then [[Set]]s two cards and [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Beta The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Beta The Magnet Warrior]]" (1700/1600) in [[Attack Position]].

<u>'''Turn 2: Rare Hunter'''</u><br />
The [[Rare Hunter (character)|Rare Hunter]]'s hand contains "[[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]", "Gear Golem the Moving Fortress", "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]", and "Stone Statue of the Aztecs". The Rare Hunter draws "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]" and subsequently activates it to [[Draw a card|draw]] three cards and [[discard]] two cards from his [[hand]]. The Rare Hunter's hand contains (from left to right) "[[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (anime)|Gear Golem the Moving Fortress]]", "[[Stone Statue of the Aztecs (anime)|Stone Statue of the Aztecs]]", and another "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]". 

[[Yami Yugi]] [[activate]]s his face-down "[[Light of Intervention (anime)|Light of Intervention]]". Now both players can't Set monsters and any monsters that would be Set must be Normal Summoned in face-up Defense Position. The Rare Hunter [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Stone Statue of the Aztecs (anime)|Stone Statue of the Aztecs]]" (300/2000) in [[Defense Position]].

<u>'''Turn 3: Yami Yugi'''</u><br />
[[Yami Yugi]] draws. He then [[Tribute]]s "[[Beta The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Beta The Magnet Warrior]]" in order to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]" (1400/1800) in [[Attack Position]]. Since "Berfomet" was Normal Summoned, Yami Yugi activates its effect to add "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] to his [[hand]]. Yami Yugi then activates his face-down "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]" to fuse the "[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]" in his [[hand]] with "[[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]" and [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]" (2100/1800) in [[Attack Position]]. Under [[Battle City Rules]], [[Fusion Monster]]s may not attack in the same turn that they are [[Fusion Summon]]ed. [[Yami Yugi]] [[Set]]s a card.

<u>'''Turn 4: Rare Hunter'''</u><br />
The Rare Hunter draws. He then activates another "[[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]]" to [[Draw a card|draw]] three cards and discard two cards from his [[hand]]. The Rare Hunter's hand contains "[[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]", "[[Exodia the Forbidden One (anime)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]", "[[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (anime)|Gear Golem the Moving Fortress]]", and "[[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]]". The Rare Hunter intends to complete "Exodia" by drawing the final piece of Exodia ("[[Left Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]") on his next Draw Phase. The Rare Hunter [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (anime)|Gear Golem the Moving Fortress]]" (800/2200) in [[Defense Position]].

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 057|Duel continues next episode.]]''

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

{{Decklist|Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
|normal monsters =
* ''[[Beta The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Beta The Magnet Warrior]]''
* ''[[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]''
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]''
|fusion monsters =
* ''[[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]''
|magic =
* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] (''[[Polymerization (Fusion)|Alternate version]] in the dubs'')
|traps =
* ''[[Light of Intervention (anime)|Light of Intervention]]''
}}

{{Decklist|Rare Hunter
|normal monsters =
* ''[[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (anime)|Gear Golem the Moving Fortress]]''
* [[Left Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]
* [[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]
* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
* [[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]
* [[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (anime)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]
* ''[[Stone Statue of the Aztecs (anime)|Stone Statue of the Aztecs]]''
|effect monsters =
* [[Exodia the Forbidden One (anime)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]
|magic =
* [[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]] x2
* [[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]]<ref group="note">This card was seen in the Rare Hunter's [[hand]].</ref>
}}

{{Decklist|Seto Kaiba
|normal monsters =
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
}}

{{Decklist|Rare Hunter's laptop
|normal monsters =
* [[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]
* ''[[Firewing Pegasus (anime)|Firewing Pegasus]]''
* [[Serpent Night Dragon (anime)|Serpent Night Dragon]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Great Moth (anime)|Great Moth]]
|ritual monsters =
* [[Fortress Whale (anime)|Fortress Whale]]
|fusion monsters =
* ''[[Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon (anime)|Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon]]''
|magic =
* [[Call of the Haunted (anime)|Call of the Haunted]]
* [[Harpie's Feather Duster (anime)|Harpie's Feather Duster]]
}}

{{Decklist|Kaiba's monitor
|normal monsters =
* [[Beta The Magnet Warrior (anime)|Beta The Magnet Warrior]]
* [[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (anime)|Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]
* [[Stone Statue of the Aztecs (anime)|Stone Statue of the Aztecs]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Berfomet (anime)|Berfomet]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (anime)|Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast]]
|magic =
* [[Graceful Charity (anime)|Graceful Charity]] x2
* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]] (''[[Polymerization (alternate password)|Alternate version]] in the dubs'')
|traps =
* ''[[Light of Intervention (anime)|Light of Intervention]]''
}}

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Japanese character name
! scope="col" | Japanese voice actor
|-
| [[Yugi Muto]]
| [[Shunsuke Kazama]]
|-
| [[Téa Gardner|Anzu Mazaki]]
| [[Maki Saito]]
|-
| [[Joey Wheeler|Katsuya Jonouchi]]
| [[Hiroki Takahashi]]
|-
| [[Tristan Taylor|Hiroto Honda]]
| [[Hidehiro Kikuchi]]
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|-
| [[Seto Kaiba]]
| [[Kenjiro Tsuda]]
|-
| [[Mokuba Kaiba]]
| [[Junko Takeuchi]]
|-
| [[Mai Valentine|Mai Kujaku]]
| [[Haruhi Terada]]
|-
| [[Solomon Muto|Sugoroku Muto]]
| [[Tadashi Miyazawa]]
|-
| [[Serenity Wheeler|Shizuka]]<!-- surname not shown in the credits -->
| [[Mika Sakenobe]]
|-
| [[Mako Tsunami|Ryota Kajiki]]
| [[Daisuke Namikawa]]
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|-
| [[Weevil Underwood|Insector Haga]]
| [[Urara Takano]]
|-
| [[Rex Raptor|Dinosaur Ryuzaki]]
| [[Kin Fuji]]
|-
| [[Rare Hunter (character)|Rare Hunter]]
| [[Eiji Takemoto]]
|-
| [[Dan|Passerby]]
| [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]]
|-
| [[Generic Duelists (episode 56)|Duelist]]
| [[Takahiro Hirano]]
|-
| [[Generic Duelists (episode 56)|Duelist]]
| [[Makoto Tomita]]
|}

==Differences in adaptations==
* The word "Close" on Grandpa's door is replaced with a red circle and a line through it.
* The word "Almondo" is removed from the coffee shop.
* A sign behind Rex that says "Domino Station" is removed. Also DR is removed from his hat.
* The words "Duel Disk" on Kaiba's blimp is removed from the dub.
* In the dub, like in the previous episode, the duelists' rankings are changed from a level to a number of stars.
* The info of the Rare Hunter (in Japanese) is removed from the dub.
* In the Japanese version, Yami Yugi refused to let Joey tell him the Rare Hunter's strategy, saying he had no right to know. In the English dub, the Rare Hunter threatened to tear up the "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" card if Joey revealed his strategy.
* In the dub, Kaiba's real reason for not letting Mokuba disqualify the Rare Hunter is less about getting an Egyptian God Card and more about watching Yugi get defeated by Exodia, just like how Yugi [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 001|defeated him with it]].

== Errors ==

* During the final scene of the episode, Yugi is shown with three cards in his hand, when he should have had two.

==Notes==
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{{Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes/season 2}}