Judai Yuki OTK (GX Season 4)

#masterduel #yugioh #yugiohgx
after suffering a seasons worth of Trauma and 3 Seasons of having his friends dumping their emotional baggage at him, judai has comeback to Duel Academy and is just not pulling his punches anymore, this is one of the instance where he just goes in for the kill

[@StormerSage]

Alexis: Judai, I set a backrow, let's play safe here. Judai: Alexis, this is 2007, he opened no hand traps!

[@AntiJewluminatiDwarf]

rofl

[@LunaCookie]

@@AntiJewluminatiDwarfThis is what happens when Judai ignored Asuka!

[@EckhardSz]

In deutscher Sprache

[@ravenfal1496]

Jaden out here playing Yu-Gi-Oh like we do irl.

[@riku_iso3770]

This is the most HERO play I saw in the anime

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Nah, good meta players like Alexis exist ( teamwork ) in fact, mexican community usually promote teamwork plays as a way to beat elithism and the concept of _money to win_

[@abrahamwijaya6631]

Me who use hero: you still alive? Okay i activate my reverse hero change and attack you again! (I still have super poly if you still alive)

[@alfredgomez3128]

The Neo Spacian gimmick/support allowed more strategy based plays, his previous Heros relying on specific Spell cards combos.

[@Need_RnR]

🤣🤣🤣 ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ 👌

[@dylanbuchanan6511]

My man Jaden was so apathetic to the tournament he just straight up one shotted his opponent without so much as a cursory glance to his teammate. Chad move even the great Seto Kaiba would be shocked by.

[@C4lmaria]

You know the man means shit when he doesn't even bother to pointlessly mention flare scarab's effect and attack boost. That's a rare occurence in yugioh anime actually

[@MarketableUsername]

Maybe I missed something but when he switched to Rei being his partner I remember him saying he would use all of her cards seemed a little sus to me considering how he treated Asuka.

[@phoenixgemini42]

​@@MarketableUsername it's because he feels guilty towards Alexis for what happened in season 3. He was this way towards all those affected. He didn't have such conflicting feelings with Rei.

[@MarketableUsername]

@@phoenixgemini42 I still always thought it was so unbelievably dense for him to say, I mean it is Judai but still.

[@BlossomPathOnStage15]

​@@MarketableUsername Before they change partners Asuka was upset at Judai for not using or even look at the cards she sets which is something he didn't noticed until she mentioned this to him which is why AFTER they changed partners he start to use the cards his partner set for him. But you can't blame him for not noticing because in season 3 the Judai was so traumatized when he thought everyone died because he brought them with him. So yeah you can understand why he choose to fight alone.

[@th3ra83]

Jaden S1&2: Let's have fun. Jaden S3 Onward: 💀

[@weilamfoo4022]

Jaden in S3 is the reflection of Yugioh players nowadays, who do a 10 minute combo, set up lots of negates, and stop your opponent from playing the game entirely.

[@ihwan1911]

@@weilamfoo4022 there no fun animore, for player and enemy

[@OwO377]

@@ihwan1911 fact. only pure winner.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

This is why i'm happy for him in the movie BBT. It seems he achieved a good balanced mix of both attitudes for YGO though

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

Mass genocide can do stuff to a man *Thanks for everything SANS*

[@captainskullkidd]

I know the end goal for this season was for Jaden to get his love for dueling back, and I’m super glad he did, but man his time of just straight up beating everyone into the dirt was truly a sight to behold.

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Right? I never thought I could ever see a kind hearted, happy go lucky 🍀 guy who enjoys duels, to someone so heartless, cold, violent, and aggressive, and shows NO MERCY whatsoever to his opponents (even though they did nothing to him). 😯! Haō’s influence definitely changed Judai completely. But apparently, that’s character development. And I don’t blame him at all

[@MegasXRL]

@@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256who is hao

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

@@MegasXRL Haō is Judai’s other half. His evil half

[@MegasXRL]

@@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 supreme king right

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

@@MegasXRL same thing. But sure

[@alisterblack4309]

Bro really said "no hard feelings" after HE destroyed THEM

[@alexiscoppola535]

🤣🤣

[@briansilva3344]

basically invented the 'gg' right there.

[@cliffturbo2146]

Gut Game. Get Gut

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Exactly right? He showed them NO mercy whatsoever

[@selassieaspen9940]

​@@cliffturbo2146get game. He went from get your game on! To get game...(GG)

[@TheGreatXeno]

Dude said well, no hard feelings and walked off after destroying this man's whole career 💀

[@cliffturbo2146]

"How could you do this to me? I was this close"😓

[@tiptaphooves]

They're still in school. His career hadn't even STARTED

[@BaoNguyen-ib3gl]

​@@tiptaphoovesyou didn't even understand the joke my son

[@CrazyWerewolf444]

Judai's arc this season was his best and honestly I cannot blame him for being this way. All throughout season 3 he was determined to find and rescue Johan because Johan was the only friend he could truly feel like himself. Johan treated Judai like a person and let Judai be himself. Judai could talk to Johan about anything and it was because he would listen and help him out like a friend would. Not to mention both could see Duel Spirits which added to their friendship more. No hate on Manjoume and the others but season 3 really showed how dependent they were of Judai especially Sho who was acting way to personal about the whole thing. And I also hated how easy it was for them to blame Judai for the whole dying thing when Judai had no control over it. Judai was trying hard to keep himself alive while also keeping the others alive and doing everything in his power to get them out of the other world. Season 3 really showed why Judai was losing his carefree and goofy side which would lead him to discover who he was. And it was through this self discovery that Judai matured and became a stronger and more independent person. All through season 4 he kept his distance to protect his friends and keep them out of the dangers that were making themselves known, specifically Darkness who was making his final move. His duels may have been cold and calculated but it was coming from someone who experienced loss, fear, and intense expectations ever since Professor Cobra's death. While most of the duels were Judai we did see growth duels from the trio: Manjoume, Asuka, and Sho. It was to show them to be independent themselves and grow on their own. This is why I love this season.

[@keyblade303]

Your explanation hits harder than Flare Neos with Piercing. 1,000,000,000/10!

[@nagitokomaeda5977]

in all the cases of danger where they were "dependend" on Judai he was really the only one person who could solve the problem and save the world yet again and it wasn't their fault or something it was just the plot armor that Judai had and no other had. And no one was treating Judai like they were depended on him, they were just friends. The whole thing about which you are talking about was brought up and just appeared out of nowhere literally in that season and all the characters started to act like they suddenly changed because the writters of the show said them to do so. And most of things you mentioned just incorrect like for example, do you really think it's their fault that they were possesed by some evil shit and were blaming Judai for deathes? Honestly that scene one of the most lazy written scene of all GX. They were possesed and Judai was acting like he couldn't understand that despite that being obvious. And when he saved them they just acted like that whole thing just didn't happen except like Judai now was even more depressed because that is what the writers wanted him to be like and it was convenient for them to don't bring this topic up and make things clear for each other of them. Basically his depressive behavior was building up on misunderstandings and plot holes while instead they could just talk things out. I think the last 2 seasons written very poorly

[@ganoninthepit]

​@@nagitokomaeda5977 They absolutely acted dependent on him, even before S3. Sho would constantly hide behind him, they constantly ran to him to deal with their problems. Sho and Kenzan constantly fought over their brother complex that he never asked for. Him having "plot armor" by being a good duelist isn't an excuse in-universe for other characters not stepping up and ever saving themselves. From Jaden's perspective, he's been shown over and over that he has to carry the bulk of the dangers and even personal problems around him. Manjoume was the only one to even step up and give him a proper pep talk after he lost to Edo. They're not good friends. It's not surprising that he gravitated to Johan.

[@selassieaspen9940]

​@@ganoninthepitbro is an idiot with an paragraph, don't bother with him. 😂

[@hikki3523]

​@@ganoninthepitI would Argue Manjoume understands him the best out of all the OG cast. Though he is not really good showing it, and he is still a rival. Thats why he is ALMOST a good friend, he understands but also treats Judai as a lesser person, because complex. I like Manjoume

[@professortrickroom3777]

The best part is that it wasn't just an OTK, it was an OHKO.

[@yugiohfan6679]

fax

[@VixXstazosJOB]

What's that?

[@jacksbrow182]

@@VixXstazosJOBOne-Hit Knock-Out

[@wind64a39]

​@VixXstazosJOB One Turn Kill and One Hit Knock Out, respectively.

[@pn2294]

No, technically Asuka had a turn before his

[@blitzes3177]

Judai is a beast… I’ve only seen the first two seasons of GX so I didn’t know Judai got this good.

[@kiteamakusa]

he becomes savage after s3 since he stopped taking all the emotional baggage of everyone else in the series, he finishes all duels in S4 in like 1 or 2 turns if its a normal player

[@chrisdonovan9872]

Like he said when he came back he is done holding back he is literally willing the perfect 6 cards pure opening hand and top deck or mill like a god in season 4

[@mathias4008]

​@@kiteamakusacan we watch season 4 somewhere?

[@amaterasu1523]

​@@mathias4008 crunchyroll

[@hideaki4300]

​@@mathias4008 9anime has the complete series

[@SkineSky]

Season 4 really gave Jaden that final Character Progression that just made him so cool. Shame all of the supporting cast had to be side lined for it...

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Nah, they were there 'till the end

[@rabootfanboysam5068]

Wait I get that for Season 3 but Season 4 Unironically treated the entire cast really well

[@stefuusane]

@@rabootfanboysam5068 for at best two episodes each character, they’re all no diffed off screen by darkness after all the progress

[@tsunax1400]

​@Raboot Fanboy Sam Did it though? We got some closure with Sho, Asuka and Manjoume but that's it. Kaiser and Edo got shafted just to elevate Sho and Manjoume while Jim was completely written out. Fubuki, Kenzan, Johan and O'brien all had their moments but they didn't have many appearances

[@rabootfanboysam5068]

@@tsunax1400 1. Zane was already a complete character at the duel with Yubel , sure him coming back from death was stupid but him passing on his deck to Sho was literally the best thing they could have written 2. We got to see Atticus's perspective as a pro duelist during those 2 episodes and how much the game meant to him, it was something we should have gotten from start 3. Johan and Obrien got some of the coolest duels in GX during that time and we even got to see O'brien's backstory YEA I agree with you on Jim that sucks , I just presume that might be cuz of Voice actors issues or something , but everyone else genuinely got WAY better treatment than they did in season 3 except Zane

[@ShanaReviews]

this was one of the signs that Jaden was slowly losing sight of his love for dueling and treating it as "I need to get to the point" which ironically was something he initially tried to do when he dueled Zane during S1's finale and Zane told him to knock it off. this is why his duel with Yugi was important outside of "can Jaden beat Yugi"

[@kiteamakusa]

Viper and yubel really did a number on his psyche so much that he just played to win and not to have fun anymore, cant blame the guy since those were high stakes duels that means death if he lost

[@jiroweiler5883]

You Zane Trusdale? Hell Kaiser? The guy that openly said multiple times he only cared for victory?

[@ShanaReviews]

@@jiroweiler5883 rewatch S1 Zane was a more respectable person back then and he knew about having fun, its why he wanted to duel jaden and laughed with him when their duel ended in a draw

[@DeitySkullKid]

Not to mention he's fused with yubel, no telling what THAT does to his psyche

[@SilverNightbane]

It didn't help that all of S3 was deconstructing his whole "have fun while dueling" vs "lives are at stake for EVERY duel", using his friends as literal antes and barely fought him directly. To say he turned out to be kind of a dick early in S4 is putting it mildly... Especially when Sho/Syrus blamed him for their supposed deaths there.

[@hilbertblack]

He spent the last two seasons in a situation where losing a single duel meant literally just straight up dying, how can anyone see dueling as "just for fun" after that? He was conditioned to go in for the OTK or FTK as much as possible out of a necessity to just survive.

[@Redriottt]

Came back from that dimension a beast 💪 😂

[@pythonstinger]

Maybe we should do more life or death duels, we’ll be 100x stronger

[@Rahhelthethird]

Imagine Kaibaman coming back to teach him a lesson again.

[@philithegamer8265]

​@@Rahhelthethird No other YGO series ever does this with exploring the characters' psychology of constantly dealing with life or death situations...

[@PtiYoshismash]

*walks in* *Uses a fusion and buffs it to hell* *OTK into ggs* *Leaves*

[@kingcrispy1012]

Based Jaden

[@hollowroxas4742]

Season 4 Jaden was just built different.

[@danieljuries9473]

​@@hollowroxas4742He really was.

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

All that WHILE THE GX LIGHT MOTIF IS PLAYING?! He truly is based

[@scarlightemperor3410]

The Judai that made me love GX and Heroes. Too bad it was never dubed. No one ever saw it until we looked it up

[@kiteamakusa]

i mean honestly im glad it never got dubbed, theyd ruin judais character arc, i mean Jaden S3 is totally different from Judai S3

[@moatezmoussi9751]

@@kiteamakusa lol literally the best thing about GX is its legendary dub

[@yuwu585]

@@moatezmoussi9751 legendary bad

[@moatezmoussi9751]

@@yuwu585 ok weeb

[@lpfan4491]

​@@kiteamakusa Jaden S3 is peak tho. 😢

[@idunno7427]

I really hope GX gets some kind of recognition for its 20th anniversary. A film maybe, of Judai travelling the world after graduating.

[@kiteamakusa]

I mean BBT is already that tho

[@idunno7427]

@@kiteamakusa Eh, not really. We just see him hanging out in Venice, then going back to Japan with the protagonist squad.

[@LunaCookie]

My OC Yuka is also traveling the world, so she's with Judai.

[@briansilva3344]

I could use a rerelease of GX, plus an 'accurate' English Dub of season 4. I'm sure most of the cast would be on board to return, plus anyone else they could say puberty and cast somebody else.

[@jamesmcdavid1673]

When you've been through so much shit that you have zero chill left.

[@PickyPaige]

Yeah, how can one enjoy the same card game that they used to commit numerous warcrimes with!

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

@@PickyPaigethat’s Judai! Yuya did the SAME EXACT THING. But yet for some damn reason, was not at all affected by what he did. Man’s was still able to smile even by the end of Arc-V 🤦🏼‍♀️. That’s so fukd up. Judai on the other hand………. Yep! Completely cold, ruthless, violent, aggressive, and shows no mercy for anyone anymore

[@abdullahamr9941]

Man I just remembered this combo when I summoned flare neos and powered it up to 9100 atk

[@ganoninthepit]

Is Flare Neos still playable? I've been running Shining Neos Wingman but I haven't really tried using the other Neos fusions in ages.

[@abdullahamr9941]

@@ganoninthepit neos fusions can make you summon them all you don't know when are you going to need them options

[@doctorecho3007]

@@ganoninthepitThree of the Neos fusions are pretty solid, two are situational, and the rest are either bad or a little more difficult to be reliable.

[@DaDualityofMan]

@@ganoninthepit Rainbow Neos and Cosmo Neos can single-handedly win games, and you can use Favorite Contact to summon them

[@theomnigamer9177]

@ninjagamer1997 Yeah but you can’t use Neos Fusion to summon Cosmo Neos. It has to be through Contact Fusion (which no one usually does), Miracle Contact, or like you said Favourite Contact. Which is where Infernal Devicer comes into play or Convert Contact to draw cards. Then you can summon Infernal Rage to get Favourite Contact. It can be jank at times but it’s still fun to pull off and win games like you said. P.S. Convert Contact is possibly one of the most busted archetypal draw cards in the game that doesn’t search. Draw 2, not once per turn, and puts 2 Monsters in the GY. Yes please.

[@hackermanack3393]

Alternate Title: Jaden learns what meta is and OTK/FTK

[@zesnowpea6347]

Man learns meta after losing in a children’s card game

[@ViroVeteruscy]

The No Fun Allowed arc for Judai

[@OwO377]

he gained it after the event of arc 3.

[@sasir2013]

judai>kiwi?

[@jiroweiler5883]

The lets plays IRL Yugioh arc

[@justinesun631]

Seems more to me like, "I better win this ASAP, I have no time for your shit", when it comes to S4 Judai.

[@silencehate1342]

Forgive my rant what I’m about to say, but I’ll admit one thing, I can’t really blame for Jaden’s growth after what happened in Season 3 with the Yubel arc. His dueling in season 4 became most interesting as well most proficient by releasing the restraints of how he duels, especially against the non-important ones. But still, regardless of what Chazz, Alexis, Atticus, Hassleberry, and Syrus said in the other dimension, whether they we’re under some dark influence or whatever, doesn’t make the difference at the slightest. They said for what they said and they can’t take it back, regardless if it was the unbridled truth or not. After all, they’re half to blame for why Jaden was able to release the dormant power of the Supreme King and go on a killing spree to power the Super Polymerization card. And also the reason he change so much in the 4th season, even going so far of almost wanting to leave duel academy thinking that he’s the reason for the past problems. The only ones - the only characters who managed to help Jaden: Jesse, who is a true friend to the guy since not only he could see duel spirits but also helped the latter in the duel with the Yubel possessed Marcel and also saved him from Armityle’s attack and once again in the duel with Fujiwara's when he declares an attack with his Clear Vicious Knight. Jim, although lost the duel, tries to save Jaden, who because possessed by the Supreme King. Axel, who managed to save Jaden by ending in a DRAW and even helped him in the investigation with Darkness Incident. Zane, who although had heart problems, gave it his all against Yubel, giving Jaden the courage needed to confront everything, including his past mistakes. And even Aster, for being involve to rescue Jaden from the Supreme King, even to comfort him in his time of need after being freed, and help them escape from Exodia’s Obliterate. Each one of them risked their lives to help Jaden, but the question becomes such as this: what did his five so-called "friends" ever did for him on a certain episode of GX to return the favor and help him instead of either being kidnapped, brainwashed, whine, over rely, criticize, and/or escalate the problem even further for the latter to come and save the day and them?

[@kiteamakusa]

thats the worst part of GX the main crew was so much of a baggage for Judais mental health that they needed another new crew to be more competent, even at S4 theyre still trying to cling on to Judai but he just aint taking any of it and forced them to grow for themselves instead of relying on him, i dont think Rei, Dino or Manjoume were bad but man Asuka and especially Sho were so bad that they always end up needing to be saved and Sho being a leech to judai was not helping. im so glad they introduced Johan and Co. just to be the newer competent gang

[@danielramsey6141]

@@kiteamakusa and Yet Asuka is a competent Duelist herself. Hell, I think in Season 4 Asuka/Alexis manages to snap back at him and really tell him how he isn’t the person she came to know. Jaden/Judai had forgotten that he use to duel for fun! And he didn’t use to care that his friends use to be weak to some degree! But Alexis/Asuka wasn’t, and neither was Chazz. The fact is, is that he is driven more by his fears, his guilt and trauma over the Supreme King/Yubel incident now that sees Dueling as being a Survival game, tossing away what his original desire was when he came to duel academy.

[@haileyharmon5298]

Thank you! 👏

[@shurahasagawa8469]

Quite notably a lot of people on the Chinese YGO community share the same thought. They often clown on Syrus the most because of his conduct in Season 3

[@ganoninthepit]

@@kiteamakusa Yeah, I never really feel bad for the original group in regards to Jaden. A lot of it is their fault and they were downright awful friends to the guy. Hell, Chazz/Manjoume was healthier for him than them despite being the dickish rival; he actually tried to give him a reality check after he lost to Edo. Sho ain't shit, not even worthy of being a Yugi-bro.

[@marthofaltea1751]

This episode was my favorite bit of Season 4. It was heart breaking in a way watching Judai duel in such mechanical and uncaring way, and the antics of the final duel in the tag tournament warming him back up to his old ways felt nice.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

He also communicates with his duel spirits less than in previous seasons. His isolation and the damage all his life or death situations finally smstart to take a toll on his personality 😢

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

@@TheGreatSalsaMan He communicates with that silly character Yubel

[@dely9999]

Judai against his friends: Pull out a Frecking Crazy OTK on his First turn Judai against Satan: *Takes 20 turns, one Power of Friendship and Bonds inspiration moment and a lot of made out cards to defeat it*

[@Xx8GhostFace8xX]

I like the symbolism behind Jaden using a card called "Gift of the Martyr". Jaden himself is a martyr because over the course of GX, we see him sacrificing his own carefree and fun loving nature for the sake of his principle to win all of these life-or-death duels no matter what in order to protect everyone. He carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, and it shows in him by the start of season 4.

[@philithegamer8265]

Yo, Jaden was a chad in Season 4...

[@DreadBlackJoker]

Also, it was a card that was used by Jaden's professor, that allied with Viper, Mr. Stein. Which also lost his love for dueling.

[@ChaoticTeen16]

To be fair, Flare Neos likely wouldn't have had enough ATK to KO if Benten wasn't tributed, and Benten wouldn't have dealt enough damage if it also attacked. Judai made the smart, efficient play there.

[@selassieaspen9940]

"No need to rush" You forget that he ignored Alexis so he could've definitely had another combo or option instead of sacrifice her monster, he just did it his selfish way which I full heartily approve and didn't bother conversationing. 😂

[@LunaCookie]

Jaden could respect Alexis.

[@PerfectAzrael]

Keep in mind that the monsters in Yugioh are alive like you and me. Like Pokémon for example with how they talk about how they are living thinking creatures worthy of respect, love and care. Jaden not only ignored Alexis, he backstabbed her and Benten just to win instantly. They were going to win no matter what so Jaden didn't need to backstab Alexis and Benten just to end it ASAP. To make things even worse, Jaden before this final season always talk about how he thinks all monsters in the game are super cool and worthy of respect and hates it when his own monsters are either destroyed or insulted so Jaden has changed for the worse here by treating Benten like gutter trash and ignoring Alexis' bond to her cards. Not to mention. Jaden feels no remorse for Benten and Alexis as he casually tosses aside both of them and Jaden feels no remorse and concern either for knocking that guy out cold. It's a friendly duel and Jaden goes in as if it's a battle to the death when it's a friendly game so no point in going all out. Sure. Zane in the previous seasons was super brutal to his opponents but he realized it was wrong and people were not okay with it and then we have Jaden almost doing the same thing by hurting his opponent and not caring about it either a lot like Zane.

[@Monty2289]

Of course he did. He OHKOs through out the entire tournament and for some reasons the writers want us to feel bad for Alexis because she's being ignored and Judai isn't "having fun" even though he's playing the best duel he can. All of these moves would have been A-OK if Judai was just happy but he's not so these plays are "not good"

[@grizzlyv2.076]

Right, lol, like why they acting like he's doing something bad when he's just playing efficiently ​@@Monty2289

[@elementmanexe8389]

The way cyber angel benten looked so confused by being turned into a martyr by force kills me

[@JankyHB]

I love how Season 4 Judai is his Tag Force AI Cranked to Max.

[@anotherjason]

I just read Gift of the Martyr, it really DOES send instead of tribute... Judai out here not letting Asuka play AT ALL.

[@DaDualityofMan]

I feel so bad for her lol

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Nah. She deserved it tbh

[@briansilva3344]

I was going to say Benten would give him 1000 more ATK when tributed, but the sent was a disrespect.

[@Monty2289]

To help his combo bro had Hero card, hero card, hero card, hero card....random ass card designed to show us he just doesn't give a shit and that he literally never played in this deck before now

[@floricel_112]

​@@Monty2289to be fair, not a bad card to have in his deck, seeing how is deck is comprised of many low-medium attack monsters

[@andersonjunior2943]

This here is Judai best turn in all gx seasons.

[@moatezmoussi9751]

nah when he summons magma neos it's stronger

[@TheLuthorri]

He had a stronger turn when he summoned Magma Neos and Shining Flare Wingman against Yugi

[@Tomouryu]

Jaden's "no bullshit" mode. Forget getting your game on. Forget fun. Just straight up cookin' the competition. And "that's game". LOL

[@philithegamer8265]

Best incarnation of Jaden really...

[@rokocvjetanovic]

Prime Hell Kaiser be like: finally a worthy opponent

[@justinesun631]

Hell Kaiser Ryo in S2 (S3 Ryo is a lot more respectful, but still brutal, just not a complete dick compared to S2) would be an interesting foil to S4 Judai, except while he's focused on winning no mater the cost, Judai in S4 just wants to get this over already.

[@julianchrobak-prince1915]

“You alright? …Well, no hard feelings.” Giga-Chad.

[@Star_Bolt]

So this is it. The origin of modern yugioh. Definitely didn’t expect this lol😂😂

[@cn7187]

Where you have to burn your entire hand for a powerful monster and hope your opponent dont have a destruction card lol

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

Playmaker is literally just an alternate reality Judai who *Never* got his love for dueling back.

[@dudono1744]

​@@SabeNo-rh7mbI dunno if playmaker was hyped about dueling as a kid.

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

@@dudono1744 He was, before it was tortured out of him

[@matasa7463]

@@SabeNo-rh7mb But that love is what made Ai the way he is. In a way, Yusaku is now chasing this shadow of himself in the net.

[@darklewd9844]

Judai with his Ligma Male grindset tributing Benten to boost his Flare Neos’s ATK.

[@mahmoud6843]

This was a Jaden that had lost the love of the game, thinking that every duel was now life or death. And to be fair, with everything he’s been through, its not surprising.

[@theseekerofdankness959]

>Ignore woman (based) >Says the bare minimum, only what is important for the game >Destroys the woman's monster card without her consent (based) >OTK the opponent >Leaves

[@selassieaspen9940]

😂

[@ashleylightheart126]

Gods this is so sad. Really shows how badly Jaden was broken down without him realizing it. Season 1 and 2 Jaiden would have been discussing and talking like crazy about what combos he and Alexis could pull instead of trying to win duels as quickly as possible so none of his friends could risk being tortured.

[@kiteamakusa]

I mean its partly their fault thats why judai is flying solo in this season, most of his "friends" are just damsels in distress or clowns like misawa was honestly the best one but he got dropped pretty early on and everyone is just baggage that they actually had to make better friends for judai to be with

[@ashleylightheart126]

@@kiteamakusa Are you... shaming his friends for not being born with god powers and not being able to defend themselves?

[@th3ra83]

​@@ashleylightheart126tbh most of these so called friends was supposedly better or at least equal than Judai. Asuka, Manjoume and Fubuki is literally one of the highest top dog in the school and they are stronger than most of Obelisk Blue Member. Heck even Shou is also an Obelisk Blue Member by this arc. Judai is a Slifer Red. The weakest out of all 3 class. And Judai carried all of them from the start until the end.

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

In all honesty, he *Did* warn them to stay behind as they would only just be endangering themselves. He made it clear that it was already enough that Jesse was in danger. Last thing he needed was them getting in danger too.

[@denkerbosu3551]

​@@ashleylightheart126 I would shame them for forcibly going with him, just to be salty when he starts winning all over the place so they don't risk themselves. It's like "hey, give me a chance to shine too in this live or die situation!" They should be more ashamed of themselves and try to improve rather than take it out on their more competent and caring friend.

[@jig4070]

That 6 card combo was crazy

[@briansilva3344]

remember when Duelists would shuffle their opponent's deck before each duel? Neither does Takahashi lol

[@selassieaspen9940]

​@@briansilva3344 hard to shuffling Jaden bullshit Bubbleman. 😂 literally Bubbleman into pot of greed on every time!

[@discharm210]

I love how that Npc girl said "Hang in there" as if jaden did some fatal attack with hologram

[@firepuppies4086]

In his mind J: Yubel... You didn't activate the actualization ability, right? Right?

[@selassieaspen9940]

He made Neos real lol if Flare Neos attacks it can kill easily 😂

[@LunaCookie]

You mean Jasmine?

[@PerfectAzrael]

People have gotten hurt in the yugioh series before and he did get knocked out cold so yeah. Jaden did some fatal attack.

[@theanonymous5065]

Well, the hologram that can create the real wind for some reasons.

[@IchigoKurosakitheSalvation]

Admittedly, Judai didn't have to be so strong about rescuing Jesse back in season 3 but you could understand why because he was the only one who could really connect with him since they both have a fondness of dueling and could see Spirits. At the same time, his friends (controlled or not) didn't have to give him so much shit. Like, he wasn't the one "sending you to the stars", he had no control over that. But they all acted as if he didn't care. So besides the fact that Judai was worrying about enemies appearing, his change here in s4 makes sense. And honestly, it was a really cool time

[@kiteamakusa]

part of why he was hell bent on getting Johan back was coz hes his equal and johan is actually the only one that can give judai a piece of mind in terms of handling his shit unlike others, by the start of Season 3 everyone basically gave judai so much responsibility that it was insane for a kid, everyone pushed that to him including the teachers, Sho was such a leech as well that it was hard to like him hanging around with Judai around S3, his battle the arena was a lose lose situation as well, if he lose he will die and if he wins he loses his friends, cant really blame him for choosing to fight on when thats all hes been doing from the start

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

You're not mentioning the main issue. Judai blamed himself for Johan getting trapped in that world since the enemy behind it was after Judai specifically in the first place. So, naturally, of course, he's gonna feel like his safety and well-being would be his responsibility in the end. It didn't even have to be Johan. It could've been Any of Judai's close friends and he still would've reacted the same way.

[@denkerbosu3551]

​@@SabeNo-rh7mb this. These Johan gay memes are so tiresome. Dude saw his friend get kidnapped and blames himself. Then his friends force themselves to accompany him to rescue Johan. So fsr, ok, but then Jaden learns how losing a duel can kill you so he rampages through the whole place, not giving his friends a chance to even turn on the duel disk. Reasonable. Then when they get kidnapped and the magic makes their frustrations get stronger, they blame him and he feels like shit as they die because he doesn't win fast enough.

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

@@denkerbosu3551 I know, but most people on the Internet won't look at stuff like that. They hardheaded.

[@LunaCookie]

Well, in my canon for the Dimension World arc, Alexis sacrificed herself instead of Jesse. Before she could depart, she tells Jesse to protect Jaden no matter what. When Duel Academy returned to its home dimension, Jaden finally becomes worried about Alexis. He goes to find her, despite Jesse telling him not to because it's dangerous. Even though Alexis is left trapped and manipulated by Yubel in another dimension, Jesse is still Jaden's true friend.

[@kiyopawn]

Season 4 Judai/Jaden, arguably and easily one of the strongest YuGiOh protags. Bro was just sick of playing casually.

[@STUArlight]

No matter the rival, you should always go with everything

[@JustasimpletononYT]

Jaden just went “No hand traps, or negates?? Easy W~”

[@iRazenrak]

I would sue the school if they ever forced me to duel Season 4 Jaden

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Good luck dueling season 4 Judai. He ain’t gonna show you ANY mercy. Worse, he might even kill you ( just to win) 😈

[@ZexalDSJAsh]

Elemental Heroes players are so proud by this. Never thought I would get to see an OTK outside of the 5Ds manga, or even storyline, in Yugioh media. Didnt even know this existed till a few months ago. Truly, a sight to behold.

[@stanstanminsonfrancisco8645]

laughs in arc-v

[@denkerbosu3551]

Bro, Sartorius had a 0TK in the anime. 8t was to win the rights to a satellite.

[@selassieaspen9940]

​@@stanstanminsonfrancisco8645Where? Lol If anything you see bricks. 😂

[@welon17]

This is why Jaden... Err, Judai is my favorite character of all Yu Gi Oh. His development from happy go lucky kid to absolute badass is great. Just look at all the openings back to back and you see a kid growing up. He didn't start high and mighty like the badass biker or cool pharaoh spirit. He started like a simpleton kid that likes card games and grew his way into badass.

[@PerfectAzrael]

He was a kid but he was always good. Pretty high and mighty to me.

[@BigDaddyRich69]

Its Jaden

[@philithegamer8265]

​@PerfectAzrael Yeah, Jaden has always been a skilled duelist, but he was still taking L's and was acting very immature, especially at the start of the series. His character development was tremendous...

[@Nothers90]

Jaden : no hard feeling Also jaden : *attacking him with highest attack point like he have a internal problem with him*

[@josecuestas7246]

To be honest, i can't blames Jaden for his new behavior and personality during Season 4, because after all the hardships that he dealed during the Dark dimension arc, he had a change of perspective. Particulary regarding his so called friends, because during the events of the Dark dimension arc, when Jesse was kidnapped, Jaden wanted to rescue him, but with the time, his own friends started to stop support him, and instead, they begin to be critizing and chastizing him constantly, leading to that Jaden was by his own. Without count that his idiotic friends ended falling in a trap that leads to their apparent demises, as result of their stubborness to be following Jaden, despite to that he wanted to fight alone this point. Leading to some of the survivors, particulary Syrus, putting the blame on Jaden, despite that they were who ended into this mess for their own choices, not Jaden's. Adding their nerve to expect that Jaden was the same goofy and naive boy that he was prior to the Dark dimension arc, as if they want to act like if anything happened, showing a notable indifference for the grief and concerns of Jaden, to the point of belittle him like a jerk. Being honest, regarding the new mindset of Jaden during the Season 4, besides his apparent intention to distance himself from his friends for their protection, i guess that this experience taught Jaden that he can't count with his friends, as they were only critizing him constantly, than supports him, leaving Jaden clear that he only can count with himself and his own cards, not with his friends, nor their cards.

[@rt95208]

Idk how you got the rip this clean but I'd love to see more of the sub with dub ost. This is awesome

[@lazar94]

Ah, finally someone mentioning the music. I was sitting here like crazy wondering- isn't this dub music, or did I just imagine it, and the original always sounded like that? xD

[@MasterBlader958]

judai is ridiculously strong

[@47shadows76]

Maybe in 2006, he's now the average online duelist in 2023 lol

[@m.a.d.vortex3]

I would like your comment, but I don’t want to ruin the 69

[@trichas4404]

@@m.a.d.vortex3 dont worry, im in for the 70th like

[@m.a.d.vortex3]

@@trichas4404 Then I’ll like the comment lmao

[@jagmbaksvshsh]

@@47shadows76nah protagonists own all

[@roshango125ab]

What I liked about this episode is it was a reminder that there are other students that actually play duel monsters other than the main characters

[@nosfonader8792]

The original EMOTIONAL DAMAGE meme

[@gadrielvanorion9872]

he basically became season 1 zane by this point where its his last year and he is just so good he wins without giving a shit

[@PickyPaige]

A fitting arc for his character!

[@theguythatonlylikesmainpro0816]

Imagine he have Cosmo Neos and Dark Law and the Omi-Heroes in season 4💀

[@weilamfoo4022]

If that's the case, then I guess his final duel with Darkness and Yugi would be a walk in the park and ends within 2 minutes (Cause they all surrendered by the time Dark law hits the field🤣)

[@Potterholic1]

Yugi would still figure out how to win.

[@user-mv8ks8eu9u]

he has dark law in the manga ;)

[@theguythatonlylikesmainpro0816]

@@user-mv8ks8eu9u I know I’m saying if he had them in anime

[@epicnessoflegends]

That would also just make super poly even more busted than it already is and imagine if he also still had the sabotal the philosopher's stone 💀

[@muffinman6048]

Where did you get the raw dub OST? It sounds so clean in this version. Also the timing at 0:59 is so good!

[@ItsPForPea]

Anywhere on the internet really, even on KZbin, you just need to know the name of the OSTs.

[@muffinman6048]

@@ItsPForPea it never got released tho. So there are no track names.

[@ItsPForPea]

@@muffinman6048 Oh whoops, it went completely over my head that this is dubbed OST on top of Japanese footage, sorry!

[@a-void6774]

Alexis was the partner on a school project that just signed their name 😂

[@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686]

This may look bad but do remember that with modern supports he can probably do well over the 4k LP thteshhold without needing to tribute Benten

[@kiteamakusa]

technically its just to highlight that judai is more concerned on finishing fights as fast as possible by himself thats why he tributed benten coz he could have easily done pierced damage then attack directly with benten but he was in such a mindset of, Stronger Faster Harder in the early days of S4 and going fuck all with his "Friends"

[@biggestwanderer8827]

@@kiteamakusa Just thought of YGOTAS BBT End Credits when you said Stronger Faster Harder, even though it’s missing Better and in reverse order.

[@absolutezero8842]

@@kiteamakusa Actually, their opponent's monster can't be destroyed by battle due to equipped with Mist Body, that's why Judai sacrifice Benten for attack boost so he can deal enough piercing damage.

[@Yun-wg9uk]

Miss this series so much, used to watch it every single day during mid school. 🤙

[@stresslee]

Bruhh straight slaughtered them along with his partner

[@LunaCookie]

Source: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Episode 161) Jaden: Draw! Monsta cardo! Yuka (my OC): Wow! That's a reference to Yugi unleashing the power of "berserker soul"!

[@jaydentheslayer2690]

Its sad that this Jaden was the result of the whole ordeal during season 3 which made him changed his view of dueling from for fun to life or death

[@uchia9180]

This shows jadien growth from a kid that loves duels to a guy that just otk people

[@MrRampengu]

Like everyone does

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

Playmaker.

[@selassieaspen9940]

😂 0:08 Jaden looked serious asf, combine this and the video title made me laugh!

[@Lirodes]

1:08 that scream lol 😂

[@28kingofkings]

In a way, Judai/Jaden in season 1 and 2: the Golden and Silver age of superheroes. Judai/Jaden in season 3 and 4 but before the duel with Yugi / Atem: The Bronze and Dark Age of Superheroes. Judai/Jaden after the Duel with Yugi/Atem and the Bonds Beyond Time movie: the Modern Age of Superheroes

[@applegoblinjeans]

I always kind of thought of jadens elemental heros being mostly dc heros and neo-spacian being ultraman. The evil heros are more marvel based. I would like bubble man to have a zebra stripped suit like what batman wore in the silver age.

[@BMi-lf1gk]

And... Looks like a magical cylinder here !

[@PerfectAzrael]

No hard feelings? Jaden, you just knocked that guy out cold as if he was planning on hurting somebody and way to backstab your partner too. Also. How'd you get the dub ost to sound so clean?

[@tonyfinale.]

my man didnt even say GOTCHA 💀💀💀💀

[@maycure1235]

Jaden fights with darkness alone so much that he doesn't care about teammate anymore

[@danieljuries9473]

It was at season 4 where Jaden literally just didn't care anymore. And he was whooping people in duels left,right and centre.

[@reignguard]

It was a crime that season 4 wasn't dubbed

[@ceoofjeanneism6777]

Jaiden Got addicted to one shot kills like Zane

[@gamerookie09]

Jaden was a complete menace in season 4 bro.

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Yeah. After what happened last season, can’t blame Judai for becoming like this

[@gamerookie09]

@@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 Right. Wasn’t until he dueled Yugi is when he gets his passion for Dueling back.

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

@@gamerookie09 exactly. But we can’t blame the guy though. He’s literally been through HELL and back

[@gilgameshkingofheroes2042]

And at this point in time IRL we were one shooting ppl with 16k piercing damage Cyber End Dragon

[@danieljuries9473]

Jaden invented modern Yu-Gi-Oh OTK's.

[@TheAzulmagia]

To be fair, that's pretty much what Zane did every time he was onscreen.

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

And now you all know what inspired the creation of Playmaker.

[@paddykelly2851]

Alexis: "Judai lets play it safe and win this tag duel together" Judai: "Girl did you not watch season 3? I'm out for blood"

[@Rizko_Pranata]

bro went from simple combos like Flame Wingman + Skyscraper in his Freshman year to using OTK combos in his Senior year. 😭

[@Feraligatrfjhgujvgh]

When you grinding in duel links

[@OwO377]

realistic fact.

[@XTheCrystalBeastGuyX]

Judai said "there is no mercy in this dojo, Kobra Kai FTW!"

[@SaucyCharmander]

This was a cool way to show how serious he takes dueling at this point of the show but I do wish they presented it differently because this just makes it seem like asuka wanted a part of the win instead of wanting to enjoy it

[@denkerbosu3551]

Nah, it's a tag duel, so she wanted them to work together for it. Jaden was ignoring the whole point of a tag duel. It was all to re-connect with her now more distant friend.

[@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256]

Judai became so much colder after season 3. This scene right here clearly proves it. The way he dueled was a lot more violent and kinda aggressive, also showing NO mercy whatsoever. Yeah! Haō’s influence is still there for sure 😈. Oh well! Can’t blame him though

[@shinystarmiestudios4179]

Jaden should've thrown everything they said about him in Season 3 back in their faces at the start of Season 4.

[@indumatipngtuber2790]

Damn son, Flare Neos really smited dat redshirt with the might of Saitama and Jaden is super causal about it.

[@bezerah3695]

Bro just started fucking stacking on Flare Neos 😂

[@TheAzulmagia]

Alexis was on Jaden's side, and he still ended her career along with their opponents...

[@さるるんの部屋]

I never realized how they perfectly subbed the dinosaur guy, saurus.

[@toony1232]

Kenzan always says saurus or don, he is obsessed with dinosaurs

[@mario-oc2if]

It took me a minute to realize that was the dub music on the background lol

[@YataLock98]

0:23 am I wrong or for the first time in history, the Japanese version used a remix of the English theme

[@danielleaf2171]

The music was put on top - probably to avoid copyright

[@robohunter35]

Season 4 Judai = Badass

[@philithegamer8265]

Also kind of a dick...

[@Flipcrash]

He aint kicking it in the back of the school yard is he?

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

Not then he wasn't

[@19Ledor]

When you invite a Vietnam veteran to a paintball game.

[@sonicmaster047]

Bro went from Batman Brave and Bold Hero to The Boys Homelander Hero.

[@toony1232]

More like regular Batman

[@ManosAlpha]

The power difference between a veteran and a "school-taught" teenager

[@cydra671]

Zane/Kaiser would be proud

[@ArunaUtd]

1:46 totally not a man doing a woman's voice.

[@OrisX]

Jaden was just like, "I am speedrunning season 4, just show me the world-ending nightmare I have to beat."

[@kiteamakusa]

I mean ngl thats pretty spot on, he was just waiting for the world ending mosnter to make contact with him so he can beat its ass

[@mysteriousk4885]

Judai in S4 was like Eren in S4. Both are suicidal maniac.

[@mysteriousk4885]

Judai in S4 has no regards with human life.

[@timzyt63]

Jaden woke up and chose violence

[@jjack3186]

Judai best protagonist who actually developed as a character and this season was 2nd only to the orichalcos arc (yes ik it’s technically filler but idgaf)

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

It's sad to see some of his former self was there when he asked if they were ok but there was nothing left of him during the duel.

[@philithegamer8265]

Bruh, what happened to Jaden that made him very emo?

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

@@philithegamer8265 Season 3 happened