{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Episode

        | season             = 3

| image name          = ArcV 121.png

        | kanji              = 最凶の烙印

| ruby japanese      =  

        | romaji              = Saikyō no Rakuin

| japanese translated = The Wicked Brand

        | english             =  

| japanese air date  = September 4, 2016

        | english air date    =  

| japanese opening    = [[LIGHT OF HOPE]]

        | english opening    =  

| japanese ending    = [[Vision (song)|Vision]]

| screenwriter       = Kamishiro Tsutomu

| director           =  

| storyboard artist  =  

| animation director  =  

"'''The Wicked Brand'''" is the one hundred and twenty first episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on September 4th, 2016.

{{episode summary|[[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack]] takes over for [[Gong Strong|Gong]], who has been wounded, and fights with [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]]. The two of them begin a counterattack with a well-coordinated strategy. As the [[Battle Beast]] is driven into a corner, [[Sanders]] grows impatient and suddenly intrudes into the Duel. Jack and Yuya continue to fight while believing in each other, while Sanders and the Battle Beast use raw power to dominate their opponents. What will be the outcome of this Tag Duel?}}

[[Jack Atlas (ARC-V)|Jack]] Sets a card. Jack [[Normal Summon]]s "{{Anime|Red Resonator}}" (600/200). As a "[[Red (archetype)|Red]]" [[Monster Card|monster]] was Normal Summoned, Jack [[Special Summon]]s "{{Anime|Red Warg}}" from his [[hand]] in [[Attack Position]] via its own [[card effect|effect]], but its [[ATK]] is halved and Jack be unable to [[attack]] this [[turn]] ("Red Warg" 1400 → 700). He [[Synchro Material|tunes]] the [[Level]] 6 "Red Warg" with the Level 2 [[Tuner monster]] "Red Resonator" to [[Synchro Summon]] "{{Anime|Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend}}" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. Jack activates the effect of "Scarlight", [[destroy]]ing all other monsters his opponents [[control]] with ATK equal to or less than that of "Scarlight" and inflicting 500 [[effect damage|damage]] for each card. The Battle Beast activates his [[face-down]] "[[Gladiator Beast Medusa Shield]]", which prevents a "[[Gladiator Beast]]" monster from being destroyed by card effects. He targets "{{anime|Gladiator Beast Gyzarus}}". As Jack controls a "Red" monster, he activates his face-down "[[Red Vanish]]", [[negate|negating]] the activation of his opponent's [[Spell Card|Spell]] or [[Trap Card]] and destroying it. The effect of "Scarlight" continues and (BB 2600 → 2100) and the effect of "[[Pollice Verso]]" activates, inflicting 500 damage for each destroyed card (BB 2100 → 1100).  

Jack Sets two cards.

Sanders activates "[[Test Fusion]]", allowing him to [[Fusion Summon]] a "[[Gladiator Beast]]" [[Fusion Monster]] from his [[Extra Deck]], [[ignoring the Summoning conditions]], using monsters from his hand or field. He [[Fusion Material|fuses]] the "[[Test Ape (anime)|Test Ape]]" and "[[Test Tiger (anime)|Test Tiger]]" in his hand to Fusion Summon "[[Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor]]" (2400/3000) in Attack Position. Sanders activates the first effect of "Tamer Editor", allowing him to Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster from any [[Extra Deck]] to its [[owner]]'s field, ignoring the Summoning conditions. He Special Summons the Battle Beast's "[[Gladiator Beast Andabatae]]" (1000/2400) from his [[Extra Deck]] to his side of the field in Attack Position. Since there are two or more face-up "Gladiator Beast" monsters on the field, Sanders activates the second effect of "Tamer Editor", allowing the controller of those monsters to destroy a monster on the field. Sanders tries to destroy "Scarlight", but Jack activates his face-down "[[Red Armor]]", as a "Red" monster is being targeted by a card effect, preventing "Red" monsters from being destroyed by card effects this turn. "Tamer Editor" attacks [[Yuya Sakaki|Yuya]] [[direct attack|directly]]. Yuya finds and activates the [[Action Card]] "[[Evasion]]", negating the attack.

Yuya Normal Summons "[[Performapal Pararhino]]" (500/???). He activates its effect, allowing him to negate an opponent's monster effects. Yuya chooses "Andabatae". Yuya activates the other effect of "Pararhino", which allows him to Special Summon a [[Performapal]] monster from his hand and make the targeted monster's ATK become the ATK of the "Performapal" monster. Yuya Special Summons "{{anime|Performapal Gongato}}" (100/100) in [[Defense Position]] (Andabatae 1000 → 100/2400). "Pararhino" attacks "Andabatae", but "[[Medallion of Gladiator Beast]]" prevents "Andabatae" from being destroyed, but doubles the [[battle damage]] the Battle Beast takes (BB 1100 → 300). As the Battle Beast took battle damage involving a "Gladiator Beast" monster he controls, he activates his face-down "[[Gladiator Beast Assault Fort]]", destroying all non-"Gladiator Beast" cards he controls, making all "Gladiator Beast" Spell/Trap Cards he controls "Gladiator Beast Fort", and placing a "Gladiator Beast" monster from his Deck underneath each "Fort". "Pollice Verso" is destroyed and "Medallion" and "[[Virtus of Gladiator Beast]]" become "Gladiator Beast Forts". The effects of each "Fort" allows him to put a "Gladiator Beast" monster from his Deck underneath them once per turn. He can return those cards to the Deck to inflict 1000 damage. During both players turns, he may also prevent a "Gladiator Beast" monster from being destroyed by card effect or battle.

The Battle Beast activates the effect of "Tamer Editor" to destroy "Tamer Editor" itself.

* {{Anime|Red Warg}}

* {{Anime|Red Resonator}}

* {{Anime|Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend}}

* {{anime|Performapal Gongato}}

* {{anime|Gladiator Beast Augustus}}

* {{anime|Gladiator Beast Laquari}}

* [[Gladiator Beast Andabatae]]

* {{anime|Gladiator Beast Gyzarus}}

* ''[[Gladiator Beast Medusa Shield]]''

* [[Medallion of Gladiator Beast]]

* [[Pollice Verso]]

* [[Virtus of Gladiator Beast]]

* ''{{anime|Test Ape}}''

* ''{{anime|Test Tiger}}''

* ''[[Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor]]''

* [[Cross Over]]

* [[Jungle of Predators - Predator Jungle]]

* [[Idaten the Conqueror Star]]

* [[Starve Venom Fusion Dragon (anime)|Stare Venom Fusion Dragon]]

* [[Cross Over]]

* [[Jungle of Predators - Predator Jungle]]