Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 021

{{Infobox episode
| series             = Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
| season             = 1
| image              = Series021.jpg
| en_name            = The Duel Off, Part 1
| ja_name            = 融合封じ！ 十代ＶＳ三沢（前編）
| romaji_name        = Yūgō Fūji! Jūdai Bāsasu Misawa (Zenpen)
| ja_trans_name      = Sealed Fusion! Judai Versus Misawa (Part 1)
| number             = 21
| ja_air_date        = February 23, 2005
| en_air_date        = November 22, 2005
| ja_opening         = Rising Weather Hallelujah
| ja_ending          = Borderline Battle
| en_theme           = Get Your Game On! (song)
| featured_card      = 
| screenwriter       = Akemi Omode
| animation_director = 
* [[Lee Ok Mi]]
* [[Jung Seung Jun]]
}}

'''"The Duel Off, Part 1"''', known as '''"Sealed Fusion! Judai Versus Misawa (Part 1)"''' in the Japanese version, is the twenty-first episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. it first aired in Japan on February 23, 2005 and in the United States on November 22, 2005.

{{Episode summary|[[Jaden Yuki]] is pitted against [[Bastion Misawa]] in a Duel to determine which of them will represent [[Duel Academy]] in the inter-school match against [[North Academy]]. At the same time, a reporter named [[Gerard]] arrives on the island, and goes undercover to gather information about the [[Abandoned Dorm]].}}

==Summary==
At the docks, a ship is unloading at [[Duel Academy]]. A scuba diver sneaks onto the island from the ship and states he's going to uncover the school's dark secrets. [[Chancellor Sheppard]] is having a staff meeting, in which the teachers attempt to decide who will represent Duel Academy in the inter-school match against [[North Academy]]. [[Vellian Crowler|Dr. Crowler]] insists that there is no reason not to have [[Zane Truesdale]], who also attends the meeting, as their representative just as it was last year. Sheppard reveals that North Academy has chosen a first-year student, so Sheppard wishes to to choose one as well. Zane has no problem with this, and suggests [[Jaden Yuki]] for the position. Crowler does not wish for a [[Slifer Red]] student, especially Jaden, to represent them, and nominates [[Bastion Misawa]]. He suggests that the two Duel to determine who will earn the right to be their representative. The scuba diver has infiltrated the school, and enters a locker room and steals a Slifer Red jacket, intending to use it to blend in with the students. [[Lyman Banner|Professor Banner]] announces the news to Jaden and Bastion during class, and Bastion reveals that he's been building an entirely new Deck specifically to counter Jaden's [[Elemental HERO]]es, and that he's nearly finished.

The scuba diver wanders the halls, perplexed as to why [[Obelisk Blue]] and [[Ra Yellow]] students will not speak with him. Jaden meets with him, and assumes that he was held back a few years, as he appears older than a student should. Jaden drag him back to the Slifer dorm, where he rebuilds his Deck for his Duel with Bastion. He drops a "[[Skyscraper]]" card, and the diver picks it up, remembering his own past, where it appears he used an Elemental Hero Deck of his own, and suffered a loss to [[Seto Kaiba]]. He accidentally lets slip that his name is [[Gerard]] after insisting that Jaden cease calling him "old timer". He then states he doesn't like Dueling, leading them to question why he's at Duel Academy, and he says he doesn't enjoy it because he is not good at it. [[Chumley Huffington]] sympathizes with him, having been held back himself, and states that watching Jaden Duel inspired him to do better. [[Syrus Truesdale]] suggests that Gerard watch Jaden Duel, hoping this will help inspire him to become better himself. Gerard then attempts to get the information he needs out of them, and asks if they know if the rumors about disappearing students have any truth to them. Jaden asks if he means the [[Abandoned Dorm]], which intrigues Gerard, as he hadn't heard of it. This gives him a starting point for his research, and he later ends up outside the Abandoned Dorm, where he meets [[Alexis Rhodes]]. He questions her about the missing students, but she advises him to cease his search. She departs, and he pulls out a camera, and begins to take pictures, stating that if he breaks this story, the money he gets from it could set him up for life.

At the [[Ra Yellow]] dorm, Bastion sits at his computer, still analyzing Jaden's Deck. He determines that he needs to stop Jaden from Summoning "[[Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (anime)|Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]]" and "[[Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (anime)|Elemental HERO Thunder Giant]]", which would mean stopping their respective [[Fusion Material]] Monsters. Racking his brains, he develops a strategy that would neutralize both threats. The next day, the whole school gathers to watch the Duel, and Gerard determines that with them distracted, this is his ideal time to act. He sneaks into the library, and begins attempting to hack into one of the school's computers. At the arena, the Duel begins, with Bastion Summoning "[[Carboneddon (anime)|Carboneddon]]" in [[Defense Position]]. Jaden Summons "[[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (anime)|Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]]", using it to attack and destroy "Carboneddon" before [[Set]]ting a card. Bastion draws, thinking that the card he drew is the one that will lead him to victory. He Summons "[[Oxygeddon]]" and attacks, but Jaden [[negate]]s the attack by activating his [[face-down]] "[[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]". Bastion Sets the card he drew and ends his turn. Jaden Summons "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental HERO Sparkman]]" and [[equip]]s it with "[[Spark Blaster (anime)|Spark Blaster]]", using its effect to switch "Oxygeddon" to Defense Position. He attacks and destroys it with "Burstinatrix", which activates "Oxygeddon's" effect, dealing 800 damage to both players. Jaden attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] with "Sparkman", reducing Bastion to 1600 [[LP]]. This greatly worries Crowler, as he's the one who nominated Bastion for this Duel, and he appears to be losing so early on.

Bastion Summons "[[Hydrogeddon (anime)|Hydrogeddon]]" and destroys "Burstinatrix" with it. Since it destroyed a monster in battle, "Hydrogeddon's" effect activates, letting Bastion Summon a second copy from his [[Main Deck|Deck]]. He then activates "[[Living Fossil (anime)|Living Fossil]]", [[Special Summon]]ing "Oxygeddon" from his [[Graveyard]], though its effect is negated and it's [[ATK]] decreased by 1000. He then plays "[[Bonding - H2O (anime)|Bonding - H2O]]", [[Tribute|Tributing]] his three monsters to Special Summon "[[Water Dragon (anime)|Water Dragon]]". Bastion believes that Summoning such a powerful monster will force Jaden to Summon a [[Fusion Monster]] - and fall right into Bastion's trap. Jaden plays "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]" in an attempt to fuse "Sparkman" with the "[[Elemental Hero Avian (anime)|Elemental HERO Avian]]" and "[[Elemental Hero Bubbleman (anime)|Elemental HERO Bubbleman]]" in his hand to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Elemental Hero Tempest (anime)|Elemental HERO Tempest]]". Bastion activates his face-down "[[Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell (anime)|Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell]]", discarding "[[Double Spell (later anime)|Double Spell]]" in order to negate "Polymerization" and prevent Jaden from playing it again during the current Duel, even if it's a different copy. With this, Bastion has sealed off Jaden's main method of Summoning his Fusion Monsters.

==Featured Duel: Jaden Yuki vs. Bastion Misawa==
{{ambox|text=This Duel uses [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime gameplay|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime gameplay]]. Rules and [[card effect]]s may differ from that of the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''. See the individual card articles for more information.}}

<u>'''Turn 1: Bastion'''</u><br />
Bastion [[Draw a card|draws]] "[[Carboneddon (anime)|Carboneddon]]" and subsequently [[Normal Summon]]s it (800/600) in [[Defense Position]].

<u>'''Turn 2: Jaden'''</u><br />
Jaden draws "[[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (anime)|Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1200/800) in [[Attack Position]]. "Burstinatrix" attacks and [[destroy]]s "Carboneddon". Jaden then [[Set]]s a card.

<u>'''Turn 3: Bastion'''</u><br />
Bastion draws "[[Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell (anime)|Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell]]". He then Normal Summons "[[Oxygeddon (anime)|Oxygeddon]]" (1800/800) in Attack Position. "Oxygeddon" attacks "Burstinatrix", but Jaden [[activate]]s his face-down "[[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]" to [[negate]] the attack as he controls an [[Elemental HERO]]. Bastion Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 4: Jaden'''</u><br />
Jaden draws "[[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental HERO Sparkman]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/1400) in Attack Position. He then activates "[[Spark Blaster (anime)|Spark Blaster]]" and [[equip]]s it onto "Sparkman". Now during each of Jaden's Main Phases, he can switch the battle position of a monster. When this effect is used three times, "Spark Blaster" is destroyed. Jaden then activates the effect of "Spark Blaster" to switch "Oxygeddon" to Defense Position. "Burstinatrix" attacks and destroys "Oxygeddon". Since "Oxygeddon" was destroyed by a [[FIRE]] monster in battle and sent to the [[Graveyard]], its effect activates, inflicting 800 damage to both players (Jaden: 4000 → 3200 LP, Bastion: 4000 → 3200 LP). "Sparkman" attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] (Bastion: 3200 → 1600 LP).

<u>'''Turn 5: Bastion'''</u><br />
Bastion draws "[[Hydrogeddon (anime)|Hydrogeddon]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1600/1000) in Attack Position. "Hydrogeddon" attacks and destroys "Burstinatrix" (Jaden: 3200 → 2800 LP). Since "Hydrogeddon" destroyed a monster by battle and sent it to the Graveyard, its effect activates, allowing Bastion to [[Special Summon]] another "Hydrogeddon" (1600/1000) from his [[Main Deck|Deck]] in Attack Position. 

Bastion then activates "[[Living Fossil (anime)|Living Fossil]]" to Special Summon "Oxygeddon" from the Graveyard (1800/800) in Attack Position and equip it with "Living Fossil". Due to the effect of "Living Fossil", the effects of "Oxygeddon" are negated and it loses 1000 [[ATK]] ("Oxygeddon": 1800 → 800 ATK). Bastion's hand contains "[[Litmus Doom Swordsman]]", "[[Double Spell (later anime)|Double Spell]]" and "[[Bonding - H2O (anime)|Bonding - H2O]]". Bastion then activates "Bonding - H2O" to [[Tribute]] his three monsters and Special Summon "[[Water Dragon (anime)|Water Dragon]]" (2800/2600) from his Deck in Attack Position.

<u>'''Turn 6: Jaden'''</u><br />
Jaden's hand contains "[[Elemental Hero Avian (anime)|Elemental HERO Avian]]", "[[Elemental Hero Bubbleman (anime)|Elemental HERO Bubbleman]]", and "[[Bubble Blaster (anime)|Bubble Blaster]]". Jaden draws "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]" and subsequently activates it to [[Fusion Material|fuse]] "Sparkman", "Avian", and "Bubbleman" to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Elemental Hero Tempest (anime)|Elemental HERO Tempest]]". Bastion, in response, activates his face-down "[[Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell (anime)|Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell]]" to negate the effect of "Polymerization" and destroy it by [[discard]]ing "Double Spell". In addition to this, Jaden is forbidden from activating "Polymerization" again for the remainder of the Duel.

''Duel continues in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Episode 022|the next episode]]''.

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

{{Decklist|Jaden Yuki
|normal monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Avian (anime)|Elemental HERO Avian]]
* [[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (anime)|Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]]
* [[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental HERO Sparkman]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Bubbleman (anime)|Elemental HERO Bubbleman]]
|spells =
* [[Bubble Blaster (anime)|Bubble Blaster]]
* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]
* [[Spark Blaster (anime)|Spark Blaster]]
|traps =
* [[Hero Barrier (anime)|Hero Barrier]]
}}

{{Decklist|Bastion Misawa
|effect monsters =
* ''[[Carboneddon (anime)|Carboneddon]]''
* [[Hydrogeddon (anime)|Hydrogeddon]] x2
* [[Oxygeddon (anime)|Oxygeddon]]
* [[Water Dragon (anime)|Water Dragon]]
|ritual monsters =
* ''[[Litmus Doom Swordsman]]'' x2 <ref group=Notes name=search>This card can be seen when Bastion searches his Deck via the effect of "[[Hydrogeddon (anime)|Hydrogeddon]]".</ref>
|spells =
* [[Bonding - H2O (anime)|Bonding - H20]]
* [[Double Spell (later anime)|Double Spell]]
* ''[[Living Fossil (anime)|Living Fossil]]''
* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]] <ref group=Notes name=search></ref>
|traps =
* ''[[Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell (anime)|Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Seal]]''
}}

{{Decklist|Jaden's cards (while rebuilding his Deck)
|normal monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Avian (anime)|Elemental HERO Avian]]
* [[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (anime)|Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]]
* [[Elemental Hero Clayman (anime)|Elemental HERO Clayman]]
* [[Elemental Hero Sparkman (anime)|Elemental HERO Sparkman]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Dark Catapulter (anime)|Dark Catapulter]]
* [[Elemental Hero Bladedge (anime)|Elemental HERO Bladedge]]
* [[Elemental Hero Bubbleman (anime)|Elemental HERO Bubbleman]]
* [[Wroughtweiler (anime)|Wroughtweiler]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (anime)|Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]]
* [[Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster (anime)|Elemental HERO Rampart Blaster]]
* [[Elemental Hero Tempest (anime)|Elemental HERO Tempest]]
* [[Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (anime)|Elemental HERO Thunder Giant]]
|spells =
* [[Bubble Blaster (anime)|Bubble Blaster]]
* [[Clay Wrap]]
* [[De-Fusion (anime)|De-Fusion]]
* [[Emergency Provisions (later anime)|Emergency Provisions]]
* [[Fusion Gate (anime)|Fusion Gate]]
* [[Kishido Spirit (anime)|Kishido Spirit]]
* [[Mirage of Nightmare (anime)|Mirage of Nightmare]]
* [[Monster Reborn (anime)|Monster Reborn]]
* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]
* [[Pot of Greed (anime)|Pot of Greed]]
* [[Skyscraper (anime)|Skyscraper]]
* [[Spark Blaster (anime)|Spark Blaster]]
* [[The Warrior Returning Alive (anime)|The Warrior Returning Alive]]
}}

{{Decklist|Bastion's database
|fusion monsters =
* [[Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (anime)|Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]]
* [[Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (anime)|Elemental HERO Thunder Giant]]
}}

{{Decklist|Gerard's flashbacks
|normal monsters =
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
|spells =
* [[Skyscraper (anime)|Skyscraper]]
}}

==Mistakes==
* In both versions, when "[[Carboneddon (anime)|Carboneddon]]" is Summoned, [[Bastion Misawa|Bastion]] places it on the [[Duel Disk]] in [[Attack Position]], despite having Summoned it in [[Defense Position]].

* When "[[Oxygeddon (anime)|Oxygeddon]]" is switched to Defense Position by "[[Spark Blaster (anime)|Spark Blaster]]", the read-out still shows its [[DEF]] value as its [[ATK]].

==Notes==
<references group=Notes/>

{{Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episodes/season 1}}