Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 194

{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode
	| series              = Yu-Gi-Oh!
	| season              = 5
	| image name          = Yugioh194.jpg
	| image size          = 
	| image caption       = 
	| english             = One Step Ahead - Part 1
	| kanji               = 海馬乱入！ グランプリ決勝戦
	| romaji              = 
	| japanese translated = Kaiba's Intrusion! The Grand Prix Final
	| episode number      = 194
	| japanese air date   = March 3, 2004
	| english air date    = September 24 2005
	| japanese opening    = [[OVERLAP]]
	| japanese ending     = [[EYE'S]]
	| english opening     = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]
	| english ending      = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! theme]]
}}

=Major Events=
*[[Leon von Schroeder|Leon Wilson]] and [[Zigfried von Schroeder|Sieg Lloyd]] are set to Duel each other in the [[Grand Championship]] Final, as winners of Blocks A and B.


	{|
	|+ '''''<span style="color:#347C2C;">FINAL Duel'''''
| width="150" align=right | '''	[[Zigfried von Schroeder|Sieg Lloyd]]
| width="30" align=center | '''	vs.
| width="150" align=left| '''	[[Leon von Schroeder|Leon Wilson]]
	|-
	|}


*The Duel is set in Blue-Eyes Dome, the big audience stadium of Kaiba's theme park Kaibaland. The winner will have the honour of playing against [[Yugi Muto]].
*Suddenly, [[Seto Kaiba]] arrives.

:'''[[Seto Kaiba]]:''' "''This is as far as it comes! As the organizer of this tournament, I announce a cancellation! And, also, Leon Wilson is declared automatic winner and will compete against the current King!''"

* The public moans in disappointment and Yugi & co. wonder what's going on. Leon is nevertheless glad that he'll be able to have a Duel with "Yuugi - san".

:'''[[Zigfried von Schroeder|Sieg Lloyd]]:''' "''Would you mind giving us an explanation? Mr. Kaiba.''" 
:'''[[Seto Kaiba]]:''' "''There's no need for explanations. You lowlife are the one who clearly understands what's going on. Sieg Lloy... No! Siegfried von Schroider!''" 

* Kaiba then goes on listing the incidents organized by him and finds it laughable that Siegfried entered the KC Grand Prix with a fake name, him being the Schroider Inc. president, the main European rival of Kaiba Corporation.

* Siegfried calmly exposes that they're being filmed in live, so it's not like Kaiba's announcing that he fears Siegfried's company and thus is kicking him out.

* However, Kaiba tells him that "no one is going to kick you out" and challenges him to try to stand up to him in a Duel, to which Ziegfried quickly agrees. The featured Duel becomes '''Seto Kaiba vs. Siegfried von Schroider'''.

=Notes=
'''"[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]"''':
*During this episode and during his first Turn of the Duel, Siegfried declares an Attack on a defenseless Seto. Seto uses [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] "[[Negate Attack]]" to Negate it, but Siegfried then plays [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]": the Duel seems to skip towards another [[Battle Phase]] for Siegfried, who then Attacks again. (Also, Siegfried names it a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] in the Japanese version although the Card itself is missing its symbol: possibly an animation error.)

*Seto however, counters Zigfried's second Attack by Activating [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] "[[Magical Trick Mirror]]": he selects "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]" in Siegfried's [[Graveyard]] and activates it. It somehow permits Seto to stop Siegfried's current Attack dead in its tracks, and go directly to his next Turn (which [[Phase]] is unclear, at least initially).

*The exact effects of "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]", as well as the subtleties of its application, aren't fully explained:
** Siegfried reads the exact text of the Card: ''"Skip 1 Turn. My Turn to [[Battle Phase]]''".
**It is believed the Card's text should be something along the lines of: "''Immediately end current Turn: its remaining [[Phase]]s, including the [[End Phase]], are Skipped. Go directly to the [[Battle Phase]] of your next Turn''". A full discussion on how this conclusion was reached can be found in the [[Talk:Mischief of the Time Goddess|"Mischief of the Time Goddess" DISCUSSION Page]].

=Featured Duel: Seto Kaiba vs. Siegfried von Schroider - Part 1=

==Seto Kaiba's Turn==
*Summons "[[X-Head Cannon]]" (1800 [[ATK]] / 1500 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].
*Sets two Cards.

==Siegfried von Schroider's Turn #1==
*Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Ride of the Valkyries]]": he can [[Special Summon]] 3 [[Valkyries|Valkyrie]] Monsters from his Hand: one "[[Valkyrie Erste]]" (1600 [[ATK]] / 1800 [[DEF]]), one "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]" (1600 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]), and one "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" (1000 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].
**The first "[[Valkyrie Zwei|Valkyrie Zwei's]]" Special Ability Activates: Seto's "[[X-Head Cannon]]" is Destroyed.
*Siegfried Activates "[[Valkyrie Erste|Valkyrie Erste's]]" Special Ability: he targets "[[X-Head Cannon]]" in Seto's [[Graveyard]] and Removes it from the Game so that his Monster's [[ATK]] becomes equal to that of Seto's Monster ("[[Valkyrie Erste]]": 1600 → 1800 [[ATK]] / 1800 [[DEF]]).
*Thanks to its Special Ability, since a Monster is now Removed from the Duel "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" gains 100 [[ATK]] ("[[Valkyrie Dritte]]": 1000 → 1100 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]).
*Uses his "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]" to Attack Seto Directly.
**Seto Activates [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] "[[Negate Attack]]": it Negates Siegfried's Attack and Ends the [[Battle Phase]]. ("[[Negate Attack]]" is a [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] in the anime.)
*During his [[Main Phase 2]], Siegfried Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]": it allows him to Skip the rest of his current Turn and obtain a second Turn immediately after, going directly to his [[Battle Phase]].

==Siegfried von Schroider's Turn #2 - Battle Phase==
*Uses his "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]" to Attack Seto Directly again.
**Seto Activates [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] "[[Magical Trick Mirror]]": he selects "[[Mischief of the Time Goddess]]" in Siegfried's [[Graveyard]] and Activates it. It permits Seto to Skip the rest of Siegfried's current turn and go directly to the [[Battle Phase]] of his next Turn.

==Seto Kaiba's Turn - Battle Phase==
*Since Seto has no Monsters on the Field, he cannot Attack. He goes directly to his [[Main Phase 2]] (This step is explained by Seto in the original Japanese anime).
*During his [[Main Phase 2]], Summons "[[Z-Metal Tank]]" (1500 [[ATK]] / 1300 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]].
**Activates "[[Clone Dragon|Clone Dragon's]]" Special Aability, [[Special Summon]]ing from his hand (? [[ATK]] / ? [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]]. "[[Clone Dragon]]" becomes an exact duplicate of Seto's "[[Z-Metal Tank]]", with all the same stats as the original Monster ("[[Clone Dragon]]": ? → 1500 [[ATK]] / ? → 1300 [[DEF]]).

==Siegfried von Schroider's Turn==
*Since the end of Siegfried's previous Turn was skipped, the second Effect of "[[Ride of the Valkyries]]" could never activate. Thus, his "[[Valkyrie Erste]]", "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]", and "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" are not returned to his [[Deck]] and are allowed to remain on the Field (NOTE: again, the explanation of this step is exclusively in the original Japanese anime; it is skipped in the English dub).
*Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Valkyrie's Embrace]]": by Switching the [[Battle Position]] of one of his [[Valkyries]], he can Remove a Monster his opponent Controls from the Duel. Zigfried switches his "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" from [[Attack Position|Attack]] to [[Defense Position]], Removing Seto's "[[Z-Metal Tank]]" from the Game.
*Thanks to its Special Ability, since an extra Monster was Removed from the Game "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" gains another 100 [[ATK]] ("[[Valkyrie Dritte]]": 1100 → 1200 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]).
*Uses "[[Valkyrie Erste]]" to Attack & Destroy Seto's "[[Clone Dragon]]".
*Uses "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]" to Attack Seto Directly ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]: 4000 → 2400 [[Life Points]]).

==Seto Kaiba's Turn==
*Summons "[[Pitch-Dark Dragon]]" (900 [[ATK]] / 600 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]].
*Sets a Card.

==Siegfried von Schroider's Turn==
*Switches his "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" to [[Attack Position]], and uses it to Attack & Destroy Seto's "[[Pitch-Dark Dragon]]".
**Since a Monster he controlled was Destroyed, Seto can Activate [[Trap Cards|Trap Card]] "[[Flat Level 4]]": both Players may [[Special Summon]] a [[Level]] 4 Monster from their [[Hand]] or [[Deck]]. Seto [[Special Summon]]s "[[Y-Dragon Head]]" (1500 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]) in [[Defense Position]]; Zigfried [[Special Summon]]s another "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" (1000 → 1200 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]) in [[Attack Position]].

==Seto Kaiba's Turn==
*Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Pot of Greed]]" to Draw 2 Cards.
*Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Dimension Fusion]]": Seto Pays 2000 LP ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]: 2400 → 400 [[Life Points]]) so that both Players may [[Special Summon]] all their Monsters Removed from the Game. Seto [[Special Summon]]s "[[X-Head Cannon]]" (1800 [[ATK]] / 1500 [[DEF]]) and "[[Z-Metal Tank]]" (1500 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]) back to the Field in [[Attack Position]].
**Since no Monsters are "removed from the Duel" now, Sigfried's two "[[Valkyrie Dritte|Valkyrie Drittes]]" lose their power boost ("[[Valkyrie Dritte]]": 1200 → 1000 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]).
*Activates [[Continuous Spell Cards|Continuous Spell Cards]] "[[Soul Absorption]]": whenever a Card is Removed from the Game, Seto's LP will increase by 500 per Card.
*Activates "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon|XYZ-Dragon Cannon's]]" Special Ability: Seto removes his "[[X-Head Cannon]]", "[[Y-Dragon Head|Dragon Head]]", and "[[Z-Metal Tank]]" from the Game to [[Special Summon]] "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" (2800 [[ATK]] / 2600 [[DEF]]) from his [[Fusion Deck]] in [[Attack Position]].
**"[[Soul Absorption|Soul Absorption's]]" Effect Activates: with 3 Cards Removed from the Game, Seto's LP increase by 1500 ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]: 400 → 1900 [[Life Points]]).
**Thanks to its Special Ability, since 3 Monsters are now Removed from the Game Siegfried's two "[[Valkyrie Dritte|Valkyrie Drittes]]" gain 300 [[ATK]] ("[[Valkyrie Dritte]]": 1000 → 1300 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]).
*Uses "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" to Attack & Destroy one of Siegfried's "[[Valkyrie Dritte|Valkyrie Drittes]]" ([[Zigfried von Schroeder|Siegfried]]: 4000 → 2500 [[Life Points]]).

==Siegfried von Schroider's Turn==
*Activates [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] "[[Nibelung's Treasure]]".
**Siegfried Equips [[Equip Spell Cards|Equip Spell Card]] "[[Nibelung's Ring]]" from his [[Deck]] to Seto's "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]". It cannot Attack or be [[Tribute]]d.
***"[[Nibelung's Ring]]" resolves and its Control switches to Seto.
**Thanks to "[[Nibelung's Treasure|Nibelung's Treasure's]]" secondary Effect, Siegfried Draws 5 Cards.
*Tributes "[[Valkyrie Dritte]]" to Summon "[[Fortune Chariot]]" (0 [[ATK]] / 0 [[DEF]]).
*Equips his "[[Fortune Chariot]]" to "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]": now, by cutting its [[ATK]] in half ("[[Valkyrie Zwei]]": 1600 → 800 [[ATK]] / 1600 [[DEF]]) "[[Valkyrie Zwei]]" can Attack Seto directly ([[Seto Kaiba|Seto]]: 1900 → 1100 [[Life Points]]).
*Activates [[Quick-Play Spell Cards|Quick-Play Spell Card]] "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" to Destroy Seto's "[[Soul Absorption]]".
*Sets a Card.

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 195|Duel concludes next episode.]]''

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