Was Yugi About To Defeat Rafael? [Fate of the Pharaoh]

[@TGSAnime]

Part 2 Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6bcgniJdp2sptE

[@shinystarmiestudios4179]

So, if I make two changes to card effects, specifically "Hand Control" and The Eye of Timaeus, there is a narrow path to victory Add the following effect: "Fusion Monsters Summoned by this card gains the effect(s) of Fusion Material monsters in the Graveyard" Hand Control would force Rafael to destroy a card to activate Necromancy. He would destroy "Purity of the Cemetery" Turn 10: Yami Yugi Yami Yugi draws "Card of Sanctity". During the Standby Phase, the effect of "Purity of the Cemetery" activates. Since Yami has 6 Monsters in Graveyard ("Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast", "Berfomet", "Kuribabylon", "Dark Magician Girl" and "Big Shield Gardna"), "Purity of the Cemetery" deals 600 Damage to him (Yugi 1200 ? 600). Yami Yugi activates "Card of Sanctity" to make him and Rafael draw until both have 6 Cards in their Hands. Yugi's hand now contains "Hand Control", "Dark Magician", "Sangan", "Magical Hats", "De-Fusion" and "The Seal of Orichalcos" Yami Yugi then activates "Hand Control" and declares "Necromancy". Since Yami Yugi guessed right, Rafael is forced to activate "Necromancy" immediately (Rafael had already guessed which Card he wanted to use, so he simply says: "Use it, Yugi".). Rafael must destroy a Spell/Trap card to activate it. Rafael selects "Purity of the Cemetery". "Big Shield Gardna" (100/2600), "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" (1500/1200), "Berfomet" (1400/1800) and "Kuribabylon" (?/200) are Special Summoned to Yami Yugi's side of the Field in Defense Position. Rafael's hand is shown to contain "Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou", "Kishido Spirit", "Aid to the Doomed", "Rod of the Mind's Eye", "Necromancy", and "Monster Rebirth". Yami Yugi then Tributes "Kuribabylon" and "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" to summon "Dark Magician" (2500/2100) in Attack mode. "Dark Magician" attacks "Guardian Grarl" and is destroyed (Yami Yugi: 600→100). Since "Dark Magician" is in the Graveyard, "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight" gains 300 ATK, since it has "Dark Magician Girl's" effect (2600→2900/1700). Since "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight's" ATK was changed by a Card effect, "Crystal Seal" is Destroyed. "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight" attacks Rafael's "Guardian Grarl". Yami Yugi then activates "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight's" effect to discard "Sangan" and Destroy "Guardian Grarl". Yami Yugi then attacks and destroys "Backup Gardna" with "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight". Yami Yugi then sets “Magical Hats” Turn 11: Rafael Rafael draws. Due to the effect of "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws one extra card. Rafael then activates "Monster Rebirth" to take "Backup Gardna" from his Graveyard and return it to the Deck. Rafael activates "Nightmare Binding" attempting to decrease the ATK of Yami Yugi's "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight" by 800, increase Rafael's Life Points by 800, and forbid Yami Yugi from Tributing "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight". Yami Yugi counters with by discarding "The Seal of Orichalcos" to negate the activation and effect of "Nighmare Binding" and destroy it. Rafael then activates "Swords of Revealing Light" to prevent Yami from attacking for 3 Turns and forcing all of Yami's monster to be face-up while "Swords of Revealing Light" is active. Turn 12: Yami Yugi Due to "Swords of Revealing Light", Yami cannot attack (3 more Turns). Yami Yugi draws "Catapult Turtle". Yami Yugi then activates "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight's" effect to discard “De-Fusion” and Destroy “Guardian Kay’est”. Turn 13: Rafael Rafael draws. Due to the effect of "Guardian Treasure", Rafael draws one extra card. Rafael's hand contains "Wicked Breaking Flamberge - Baou", "Kishido Spirit", "Morale Boost" and "Rod of the Mind's Eye". From here, it’s unclear what Rafael maybe able to do. The honest answer is not much. With no monsters on the field, all Rafael can do is hope he can draw “Backup Gardna”. If he does that, he can Summon it, then play “Celestial Sword - Eatos” and (maybe) win. (Yugi totally uses Magical Hats to buy him enough time and cards to win) If he fails to draw “Backup Gardna”, then all Yami Yugi needs to do is tribute either “Berformer” or “Big Shield Gardna” and Summon “Archfiend of Gilfer”, and once the effect of “Swords of Revealing Light” wears off, Yami Yugi can attack directly with “Archfiend of Gilfer” and “Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight” for game.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Season 4 is not canon to the manga but it is canon to the anime. Dark side of Dimensions made it clear that the anime and manga are two different continuities. And Duel spirits and the DS world would become important plot points for GX and 5D's.

[@kingaxolotl4085]

Hooray

[@darkdragon7210]

@TGSAnime There is a Fanfiction called Solution is Possible! that Focuses on this very Duel please check it out, I think you'd like it.

[@AlexisStreams]

did you know Yugi Could have prevented raphael from giving the seal of oricalcos to Yugi And forced Raphael to use it himself - Had Yugi Set Necromancy Raphael couldn't have activated exchange the turn Raphael drew seal of oricalcos - Yugi draws and sets big shield gardna Raphael still can't use exchange to give The Seal to yugi - yugi draws Card of sanctity draws hand control dark magician sangan defusion magical hats 1 random card at this point Yugi could have forced raphael to activate seal of oricalcos if he set magical hats de-fusion and sangan + 1 other spell or trap card then activated hand control to force raphael to activate Seal of oricalcos but Yugi would have hingsight knowing the card raphael drew wasn't used for 3-4 turns was the seal of oricalcos since there was 2 cards in raphaels hand exchange and seal it was a 50 50 chance yugi guessed correctly

[@nt-fo9pt]

Playing the Seal of Orichalcos was the right call. Risking your best friend's soul is totally worth the chance to save your Elo rank from tanking.

[@sungod9797]

Lol Yugioh Elo ratings would be interesting

[@the05thatasked52]

Bro, the ranking system can be harsh. I think it was worth it

[@onepunch9522]

The hardest choice are made for the strongest mind

[@RYMAN1321]

No it wasn’t, if the seal wasn’t played then nothing would’ve been at stake. Even if Yugi lost. It would’ve just been a regular duel .

[@h1_hru]

​@@RYMAN1321sarcasm?

[@Lucario1121]

You gotta love how Yugi's monsters are litererlly giving him the "we're not mad, we're just disappointed" look to him.

[@silvertherockwreckingoni9785]

Dark Magician: seriously dude? After I Deux ex machina'd my way to save your ass against Arcana, THIS is my thanks?!

[@Flaris]

@@silvertherockwreckingoni9785 I suppose without things being as dramatic Yugi could have just responded with "you are not the first monster to get a ride on Catapult Turtle. Just enjoy the trip."

[@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy]

@@silvertherockwreckingoni9785 as "MY WORTHLESS DARK MAGICIAN GIRL" echos in your mind. . . lmao

[@TheCulturedMan34]

Like a stern father looking down on a shameful son. No turtle cannon can sacrifice you out of that one

[@nicbentulan]

OMG!!!

[@KaoruMzk]

If that was Atem's reaction to a graveyard effect, imagine if he saw a modern meta deck.

[@Rabbitron]

lol

[@flashingstriker1012]

a synchro what

[@CD-Gaming]

"Monsters... stacked... on TOP of each other!? And what in Ra's name kind of word is this 'Ekseez' anyway!? 'S ridiculuous!"

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Atem would had a stroke if he duels against a Shadoll/Burning abyss player

[@CD-Gaming]

@@fernandoguillen5996 I would love to see his reaction to my Red-Eyes Burndown Deck... jus the Extra Deck alone... 3 Fusion, 10 Synchro and 4 Xyz Monsters... (10 points for each one you can guess!)

[@Crowgioh]

Raphael: I use Exchange To Give U The Seal Of Orechalcos Yami Yugi: Ok...Oh Oh want to see my Kaiba Impression Raphael: What do you mean? Yugi proceeds to Rip the Seal like it was the 4th blue Eyes

[@weedleisopcute3626]

*cackles*

[@thevashfan12392]

Wasn't there 5 blue eyes? Or was that early yugioh rumors....

[@shade08538]

@@thevashfan12392 those were rumors

[@thevashfan12392]

@@shade08538 what about pegasus summoning toon blue eyes white dragon. Wouldn't he have to send a blue eyes white dragon to the graveyard to special summon toon blue eyes? Or was that completely skipped. I do remember the pity duel between kaiba and yugi at the gates. Yugi combining an arrow with polymerization and then fusing a zombie mammoth to a blue eyes ultimate dragon. That was a huge F the rules moment.

[@joysmith7768]

@@thevashfan12392 No, Toon Blue-Eyes doesn't need regular Blue-Eyes to be summoned

[@alakazamlover4908]

"its okay Pharaoh, i always wanted to be like the dark magician, but next to you i'm only a Kurbioh...so i'm activating my special ability" "but that means-" "yes, i'm removing myself from the field to prevent any harm from coming to you" "NO YUGI! DONT BE A KURBIOH!" -YGOTAS abridged

[@adamloga3788]

Huh, even while being obviously comedic, that's still...really touching.

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@adamloga3788 especially when you remember Kuriboh effect is to discard it from your hand to negate all battle damage from that attack and winged kuriboh makes so, if destroyed, you wont take any more damage that turn

[@lilusagi4992]

What episode is that?

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@lilusagi4992 i dont remember sadly

[@seandobbins2231]

@@lilusagi4992 episode 71

[@pietrocatalano4285]

"You can't play a card from the Graveyard!" 99% of modern meta decks: Doubt.

[@JunkSync]

Not even meta decks, just 99% of modern decks period.

[@Xehanort107]

also says the guy with Electromagnetic Turtle... WHICH HE PLAYED VS KAIBA IN BATTLE CITY!

[@pietrocatalano4285]

@@Xehanort107 Exactly.

[@cascada5200]

"Graveyard? you mean the Deck zone 2.0."

[@theentity5201]

YOU CANT PLAY A CARD FROM YOUR DECK!

[@WillRennar]

Atem: [refuses to believe he could possibly be evil] Anyone who saw Season 0 or read the early manga: [calls BS on this]

[@EMICIME]

*Fire Labyrinth has entered chat* *Penalty Game has entered chat*

[@Jerome616]

Thoughts exactly. Looks like your going to the shadow realm Jimbo.

[@FireOverLordX]

Pharoahs were arrogant

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@FireOverLordX And Atem's greatest weakness is his ego and pride as shown plenty of other times in the series because even if he can be quite modest, he still is someone who was propped up as a god, and despite his lack of his memories, I chalk it up that it was still the "essence" of who he is as a person, even as a quote-unquote "blank slate".

[@FireOverLordX]

@@BryonYoungblood Exactly, I don't think he was ever evil its just that his morals conflict with Yugi's

[@MirageUchiha]

"Nothing can go wrong... unless someone plays that field spell." Atem: _"nOw I aCtIvAtE, tHe SeAl 🦭 Of OrIcHaLc0$!!!"_

[@stevetom2506]

I like the fact that you an Seal Emoji.

[@MirageUchiha]

@@stevetom2506 🦭 said thanks. 🙏🏾

[@FGj-xj7rd]

Lmao, the seal emoji

[@alonsoarana5307]

"I'm guessing that's not a show on Sea World"

[@kyutora1024]

I mean... At least he has proven to have balls.

[@J3rs3y_G1rl]

What is really sad about this duel is how Yami basically betrayed Yugi and ignored his vow from Season 1 to never go against Yugi's wishes again.

[@adrianawilliams4810]

Yeah , Yugi put so much blind faith in him and really did trust him and look what happened then Yami didn’t even win .

[@shinystarmiestudios4179]

@@adrianawilliams4810 Hence why Yugi activated the Seal right back in their next duel.

[@adrianawilliams4810]

@@shinystarmiestudios4179 Well that was mostly to show how Yami was acting . But J do think a small part of him was like “hahahaha payback b!/(h

[@crowland1129]

That's the point, Yami realized he not only broke their trust but lost Yugi because of his actions

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

But at least it gave him an interesting character development

[@himethisisme]

Ironically if Yugi did scoop, it would prove Rafael wrong - Yugi would show he isn't willling to do evil even if it means losing. That's kind of the opposite of what Rafael was trying to prove. The duel was just because Rafael already knew Atem would do whatever it takes to win. If the Pharaoh actually won the duel, Rafael would still be right. This kinda happens a lot in the anime (whoever wins the duel is, like, the better person or whatever) but I thought it was especially interesting here because the explicit point is that the duel SHOULDN'T matter and Atem does NOT need to win.

[@CadentClock39]

Love how YGO abridged points out how this duel had like, no stakes if Yugi lost without playing the seal. Like, what would Raphael do? Walk over and punch Yugi and take his cards?

[@GiftedContractor]

I always thought that was supposed to be the character flaw, but then the dub went with this "you gave in to anger" bullshit. Like no, Atem just doesn't understand how to duel without stakes. He never came out for duels that weren't for the fate of the world before (yes Kaiba is treated as wrong for getting on Yugi's case for being dramatic, but he kind of has a point, it's just not the one he thinks he's making). Rebecca, for example, was dealt with by Yugi on his own. The only duel I can think of pre-dragons arc, even in filler episodes was the time Atem dueled the guy creeping on Tea and he was pretty clearly in control the whole game so it's not a great representation. Other than that, he's always put the fate of the world on the line for every duel he's been in. He always bet too many Star Chips or Locator Cards to be able to afford to lose, or his soul was on the line, or his opponent was going to get his God Card or his Puzzle. Looking back on it that way, not only does it make Kaibas constant jabs over Yugi being dramatic af actually feel more meaningful and relevant, but it also explains why Atems final test was for him to lose a duel - he has to show he's learned it's ok to lose sometimes and not every duel is life or death. You put that guy in the Rafael duel and of course he's going to play like the fate of the world is on the line and not recognize that it isn't. That's the only way he knows how.

[@silverbolt9439]

Yup even as a kid I always said this no stakes but still plays it anyways.

[@thomasraines1396]

Probably give Yugi the finger as he’s carried away by the helicopter.

[@Ramona122003]

@@GiftedContractor He dueled Joey in both the manga and anime so he can win back his Red Eyes and Atem officially lost. So he has been in a no-stake duel before since he didn't even want to keep the card.

[@EddieB-ready]

@@Ramona122003 the difference being: 1 was his friend, the other was one Atem assumed was a Villain with world destroying goals

[@enzo991_]

LOL thinking about how Yugi could've won the duel with Catapult Turtle is hilarious. Not only could he have won the duel, but he would have also horrified Rafael who refuses to sacrifice any of his monsters. Yugi winning the duel that way AFTER playing the Seal of Orichalcos and sacrificing all his monsters would've proven Rafael wrong on every point he was trying to make XD

[@sleepysaffron]

Wouldn’t it have proven rafael right? His point was that anyone can be evil, and if yugi had done that, he would move on to be under the orichalcos, effectively making him evil

[@snowboundwhale6860]

Not sure how wrong it would prove Rafeal but it would certainly be an example of how willingness to make sacrifices can be instrumental to victory.

[@didack1419]

Kuriboh is always happy after being discarded to the GY, and cards trust Yugi even when he does that because he has Catapult Turtle in his deck, so I don't think there's any problem for sacrificing monsters. Raphael is just a poser

[@Gevaudan1471]

But Yugi would have taken Rafael's soul for no reason. There were no stakes until Yugi played the card. So actually he would have proven Rafael entirely correct: Yugi would have taken a soul just to stroke his ego.

[@thegreatscribbles960]

@@sleepysaffron No because he is fucking dead now. therefore he is wrong

[@dely9999]

Pharoh's monsters are not disgusted with the fact that they were used as ammunition cuz that would happen again and they seems to be okey with that, they are disgusted by seeing its master using the "Seal of Orichalcos"

[@RPTownsend]

23:45 If Atem won this duel with the Seal of Orichalcos, it would have been more compelling, as he would have won with (according to the show) immoral means, proving Rapheal right in this duel, as well as future opportunities to further prove him right after he wins, continuing to use the seal much like how Yuma used Rank-Up Magic: Barians’ Force to win duels despite Astral’s concerns over the card’s origins. Then after Atem goes on a win streak with the Seal, you could’ve had him face Dartz (a master of the Seal of Orichalcos, essentially) early and have him be the one to beat Atem and take Yugi’s soul. It would solidify the impact of relying too much on the Seal, and turn Dartz into a more personal villain, one that has taken from each of his subordinates and from has now taken from us.

[@sidclauwers5945]

OwO

[@aozorahaou2643]

Well damn

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Interesting

[@RPTownsend]

@Tekuani Fair point. I just had an interesting idea that could have happened.

[@1010otep]

yeah but it is asking a lot to have some sort of direct interaction with the season's antagonist before he duels him, so unfortunately that be how it be

[@LightingbladeShen]

Atem looks at Seal: "this is the only move I have left!" Me: Defusion Atem argues with Yugi about only having the seal left me: DEFUSION Anyone who'll undoubtably say that anime Timeas and DMG aren't a fusion monster but just warped Me: if Marek can use Defusion to split himself from Ra (which uses lifepoints and no monsters) then atem is allowed to pull this stunt

[@Gevaudan1471]

The Crystal Prison prevented Magician Knight from being targeted.

[@LightingbladeShen]

@@Gevaudan1471 didnt think about that...

[@roninwarriorsfan]

@@Gevaudan1471 for attacks, nothing says he can't equip cards to dmgtdk

[@marcsseikatsu8164]

Interesting

[@LucianDevine]

Assuming that play is legal, and he can combine DMG with Magical Hats to buy time, how is he eventually defeating Grarl and eventually Eatos without a Seal boosted Kuribabalon and Tameas already used?

[@MechaTamago]

"You can't play a card from the graveyard!" Give it a few years. All the cards will be played from the graveyard

[@GenesicKaiser]

Not even a few years, he had Electromagnetic Turtle last arc.

[@cbbblue8348]

Kalin Kessler:"hAndLesS CoMBo"

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@cbbblue8348 😂😂😂 Yugi would pass out if he saw Kalin's dueling style.

[@rorrim0]

GY

[@Tomy_Lightning]

I literally summon my Dark Magician most of the time from my gy with eternal soul or some other spell or trap

[@_Vengeance_]

Setting a Field Spell face-down in the regular S/T zones wasn't just done by Mako, Yami Bakura also did it with Dark Sanctuary (after he summons Dark Necrofear, he sets Destiny Board and a mystery face-down which had to be Dark Sanctuary. It wasn't The Dark Door because he very clearly uses it from his hand, and it wasn't the 2 Dark Spirit of the Silents because we very clearly see him setting them later. He didn't use any other S/T cards, and yet his "mystery face-down" wasn't on the field anymore, easily confirmed by how much the number of open S/T zones mattered: he eventually has The Dark Door and 4 out of 5 Destiny Board cards)

[@oldchronokeep]

@@jaretco6423 I think that that's only for the Spirit Board messages. Those can be set in the the Monster Zone, but I don't think it applies to all spells and traps.

[@Juuken0m6]

It bothers me so much that in many duels, Yugi doesnt empty the cards in his hand before activating Card of Sanctity

[@makaramuss]

SET THE FUCKING CARD DOWN YES ITS NOT A GOOD THING TO DO IN NORMAL STANDARTS BUT HERE IT MAKES SENSE STOP DEVELOPING BAD HABITS!

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Well sometimes he uses that to bring a monster back from the GY.....

[@EvelynWn]

This duel is so odd. Because it would make so much more sense in the manga, where it's heavily implied the Pharaoh has a severe fear of losing. But not in the anime, where this is never even hinted at. So it makes more sense in the version it doesn't exist in than the one it was made for.

[@chaoscontroller316]

The sad part is this saga never got any Manga counterpart. It's kind of disappointing, as imagine how different the Millenium World arc could've been if the events of Waking the Dragons was made canon and made remembered throughout the finale.

[@Ramona122003]

@@chaoscontroller316 Except in the manga Atem got over his fear of losing when he was facing Mai and he became 'ready to lose'. Battle City highlighted this when he refused to kill Bakura to win despite everything at stake until Yami Bakura returned and assured Bakura's safety, or when he was willing to lose to save Marik from his evil side despite Marik trying to kill him and forced a death between him and Joey. This arc basically ignores all of Atem's development for two seasons.

[@testerwulf3357]

It's very mildly hinted at? More specifically in the final duel with Yugi..It's mildly hinted at that to move on they'd need to do the one thing he's afraid of and has never happened to him before: loosing a duel (in a fair way, he's lost plenty of times in unfair duels); he has to "learn how to loose gracefully" which kinda hints that he can't stand loosing.

[@Ramona122003]

@@testerwulf3357 That is more on the dub where the final test was to see if Atem could lose with grace since winning was easy for him, but even then it wasn't so much about Atem being afraid of a lost, but more about him learning to be humble. In the manga and sub of the anime the final trial was to see if anyone could put an end to Atem's battle legacy and put him to rest. Or 'take his sword'.

[@tomato2517]

Its kinda how Yugi vs Mai in the dub would make more sense in the manga. In the dub Yami struggles because Yugi is wrestling for control over their body because he doesn’t trust Yami after he tried to kill Kaiba In the manga Yami struggles vs Mai because he’s cocky & is entirely thinking about facing Pegasus. I dont like how the manga did though and love how the dub displayed Yugi’s fear of Yami, but the problem is that there isn’t enough of this plot point in the dub because Yami is more morally righteous. Manga Yami with the dub’s plot point about how Yugi is scared of Yami for harming people woulda made more sense.

[@QuangLe-qk3nv]

when the 5 Kuribo was summon. I imagine them as an acapella group singing, "do the LALALA LALA LAAA LA LA LA"

[@1111-e4p]

I’d like to see their second duel, especially since Raphael intentionally throws the game once Dreadscythe is destroyed. Could he have won if he was still trying to win at that point instead of returning to his “my monsters can never be in the graveyard” philosophy?

[@blueeyeswhitevegeta]

@@theentity5201 Who hurt you?

[@royalty843]

@@theentity5201 atem would've joined yugi in leviathan so yugi wouldn't be in any position to beg

[@TeenPerspektiva]

@@theentity5201 Hmm. Interesting idea, too bad Raphael didnt crush Yugi the second time, now did he? Oh thats right, he got his monsters and his morales totally destroyed and that was the end. But sure, keep fantasizing.

[@blueeyeswhitevegeta]

@@theentity5201 Honestly sounds like a skill issue (jk jk jk)

[@osaka_phong]

From the wiki: "Yami Yugi could have won had he used Underworld Circle to bring back King's Knight instead of Big Shield Gardna, then attacked Rafael directly with it once Dreadscythe was destroyed, thus winning the Duel, as Rafael had no cards on the Field that could protect him and only 1200 Life Points left."

[@DuelingNetwork100]

Fun fact: In the TCG, Shrink only halves the original ATK of monsters, so DMG would have 1800 ATK (1000 + 500 + 300) and deal 900 damage. With only 800 LP, Raphael would have lost. It's a good thing the anime/manga never made concepts like "original" ATK, huh?

[@GamingTopTen]

I know for a fact that original attack came into play in Yugioh GX, but yeah the real yugioh made no sense from start to finish.

[@JaimeD.]

Rafael is an interesting character in the anime, regardless of the story arc being non-canon. I would like to see the 2nd Duel between them analyzed too or the final duel of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Season 3 between Jaden Yuki and Yubel.

[@ShadicRothZz1998]

Jaden vs Yubel wasn't the final duel of GX. Jaden vs Yugi was.

[@kingofgameskingodiscontinu4260]

I take it you haven't watched season 4 of GX

[@JaimeD.]

@@ShadicRothZz1998 Sorry, forgot to add the Season 3 part. Thanks.

[@max46019]

@@kingofgameskingodiscontinu4260 there's a season 4

[@legendarylancers7446]

@@max46019 brooo....

[@kimmccarthy7747]

Raphael was aiming specifically for Yugi, so he may have arranged his deck to combat things he knew from past events Yugi had.

[@perrytran9504]

He also had an actual archetype when Yugi was still running a frankenstein deck. Raphael might even give some of the GX characters trouble with his 3k beatstick that he could special summon with ease.

[@moviemaker2011z]

His deck was oddly specific, oh you're attacking my monster? Here's a card that says you can't, oh you're doing a special destruction that negates any spell? Good thing this monster card has an ability to revive said monster you destroyed. Oh you fused two monsters here's a card that locks him in place unless it's atk changes. Oh now you have a card that let's you attack multiple times per turn? Here's a card that says you can't do that now. I get that for plot he had to lose but why the hell was every single card he had so specific and precise on defeating the Pharoah?

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@moviemaker2011z I think Raphael studied the Pharoah's deck in previous tournaments and built his deck specifically to target him.

[@AzureRoxe]

@@RenaldyCalixte And yet he loses the next time they duel.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@AzureRoxe Raphael only lost because he surrendered.

[@StupidWeb]

19:30 considering he doesn't use any of those cards in his second duel with Yugi, I think Rafael put those cards in his deck solely to counter Yugi's deck

[@EddieB-ready]

Which goes along with how Rafael wanted to teach Yami a lesson, that it's ok to lose

[@testerwulf3357]

@@EddieB-ready He wanted to prove that the pharaoh was evil, which worked as Yami Yugi kinda played an evil card that takes souls just so he could win (and he didn't win which caused his best friend to get soul sucked out leaving just him alone in the body); he had to go through an entire thing of fighting Yugi to fight his darkness as banishing Yugi (and betraying his trust) was the proof of his evilness

[@megame5573]

24:14 On top of Yugi using the Seal to fight DOMA, in the card game at that time, only 1 field spell could be active at a time, and the Seal couldn't be destroyed by card effects (or maybe it keeps it's TCG needs to be hit twice to be destroyed) so if Atem played the Seal first, then no one in DOMA could play their copy and Dartz's whole deck strategy is ruined.

[@spearghost225]

No, I think they could. The field spell limitation isn't an effect, but a ruling, so I think they would be able to play their version. It's the inverse distinction that's made for the battle protection of the anime number monsters

[@blazep629]

If we’re adding “using/not using a specific card” to these hypotheticals, what about Jaiden vs Yubel? Hell, reverse the question: could a duelist that duels but loses (Chumley vs Crowler) have won?

[@mystery8820]

Hayato/Chumley played every move the best of his abilities. Chronos/Crowler even contemplated on losing on purpose because he was surprised and proud that someone from the red dorm could pick up his slack after being held back a year. I don’t see any alternative plays in that duel where the outcome may have changed.

[@wolverineisdaman]

Yugi was gonna lose anyway. But if he didn't play the Seal of Orichalcos, then there would literally be no stakes. And since it wasn't a Tournament sanctioned duel, he wouldn't even lose his title

[@TheJaredPunch]

Yami always cared about saving the world, not his title…

[@wolverineisdaman]

@@TheJaredPunch the title's just the cherry on top. But he let his desire to have stakes override his common sense. If he didn't play the Seal, literally nothing would have been lost

[@1111-e4p]

He probably would have won if Raphael hadn’t top-decked a Guardian and its respective equip spell together on three separate occasions. Guy clearly “forgot” to shuffle his deck.

[@wolverineisdaman]

@@1111-e4p Or he pulled an Arkana (cutting the edges). Point is, Plot has gotta plot

[@SaintDragon666]

@@1111-e4p Yugi and every anime character pulls the perfect card everytime. Like bro how many times has kaiba pulled the lord of d combos.

[@silverking4215]

Atem: AHH!!! WHAT'S THIS, You can activate card effects from your hand and graveyard? IMPOSSIBLE!!! Kuriboh and Electromagnetic Turtle: Are we jokes to you?

[@Daedalus8K]

God damn you have such a good concept going here and there are plenty of duels to choose from. Bakura vs Yugi at battle city, Bakura vs Marik, Crowler vs Chumley, Yubel vs Jaden, and many more! Personally, I hope you do them all because I am absolutely here for that! Yugioh has been a dead game to me for a while but watching these videos has really made me nostalgic for the series. Thanks for the videos and I can't wait to see what is to come!!

[@jaetejada2990]

When you realize Yugi did to Dartz what Rafael did to him. Yugi: You can't do that! Rafael: I just did. Dartz: You can't! Yugi: I just did.

[@annedrieck7316]

Pissing contest the arc

[@chaoscontroller316]

The question is: who pissed the highest?

[@moneyman2256]

@@chaoscontroller316 #Therealquestions

[@royalty843]

Atem would've still lost. Being he never met anyone else who loves cards like him.

[@markmagician2471]

Til he meets Jaden and his future lover Yusei. Lol

[@reikosta4861]

Lol agreed xD

[@royalty843]

@@markmagician2471 lol I get that since you're goin GX I'd say Rafael style of play is like Alexis in terms of sacrificing life points to keep the monsters on the field. Rafael had a belief in his cards stronger than atem here.

[@markmagician2471]

@@royalty843 I meant with the heart of the cards

[@BryonYoungblood]

Not to mention Rafael had the clear advantage right out of the gate because Atem underestimated him, since he took 100 battle damage by assuming Rafael's Set Backup Gardna would have 2000 or less DEF for Chimera to plow through, then another 900 when Guardian Grarl sliced Chimera into pieces, as well as how Rafael had ways to protect his monsters while also hurting Atem, especially Purity of the Cemetery, and his desire not to have his monsters go to the Graveyard due to the connection he has with them as well as the ties to his family. What made it worse too is that Atem let his fear of losing get the better of him in this Duel, especially because he thought losing would equal his methods were wrong, and his ego couldn't take it, and neither could his pride. Which is why he played right into Rafael's hands when he willingly used The Seal of Orichalcos just because he thought it was the only way to free Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight from Crystal Seal, when he could have had other options. He just was too blinded by his ego being hurt that he didn't see it.

[@shadowedblight1673]

Bruh, even as a small child i thought "Just don't play the seal and it won't matter if you win or lose dude"

[@darknesswave100]

See that's why this duel was just made to get Atem to screw up. You dont play the seal and you lose hey no big deal but once you play the seal your literal soul is on the line and if it had just been Atem in the duel then bye bye series

[@legendarylancers7446]

I mean no offense but this whole duel was supposed to make the viewer think don't play the card. This duel was meant to show atem character flaw

[@wingedhussar1453]

@@darknesswave100 they should have done it where both play the seal and Yu-Gi is losing bad and now he is forced to use it

[@EMICIME]

My memory as a child was mixed up , and I thought that yugi, original , was taken in the 1st Duel vs that episodic villain . And so driving the cast to save him. This was just...stupid seeing as he didn’t need to activate the seal .

[@wingedhussar1453]

@@EMICIME now u think about it that there was no stakes it's kinda funny but then again it shows the pharaohs dark side tht losing to him is not an option he might have mental problems

[@DsLink1306]

Atem was also just as shocked with Noah's spirit monsters and even accuses Noah of cheating. Can you imagine? Being accused a cheater by the biggest closet cheater in anime.

[@GordieKat]

I always thought that the Orichalcos could have an effect on people. Just having it in his hand whispered to the darkness in his heart, tempting him to play it. It's kind of like a Horcrux.

[@storymaster21]

Actually in the very beginning, Yugi made a misplay that cost him the entire duel. He could have used the spell from his hand to boost gazelles attack when attacking the facedown. Had he done so, he would have been able to prevent Raphael from playing his first equip spell, thus special summoning his monster, thus allowing him to chain the other cards that backed Yugi into the corner. This would have also made gazelle PERMANENTLY 4200 atk, giving Yugi a near impossible front line to ever surpass. This is important because the events of the duel would have proceeded in a similar manner, but would have gone longer, leading to Yugi drawing more cards and having catapult turtle earlier.

[@a.jperez202]

Couple things. Pump up is only until the end phase according to the graphic in the video, so he would just be wasting it on a face down monster without doing any damage. Secondly, he had no reason to suspect rafael had such a high def monster or what his stragety would be later, so its not even misplay.

[@BryonYoungblood]

More like a simple miscalculation, considering Atem felt Chimera's 2100 ATK would be enough to take down what he perceived to be a low DEF monster just because of how Rafael opened the Duel, only to be surprised when he saw Backup Gardna had 2200 DEF.

[@lpfan4491]

Chimera just sucks, that is the issue.

[@theclarkguy]

Good play, although I suspect if Rafael was attacked with a monster that had more than Backup Gardna's DEF, he would activate Rescuer from the Grave in his GY. And unfortunately, I think Pump Up only lasts until the End Phase. This would still be an interesting variation of the duel because if it did play out this way, Raphael would have to flip Backup Gardna face up for him to play the Grarl combo and then there would be nothing stopping Kuribabylon from destroying the 500ATK Backup Gardna

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@lpfan4491 😂😂..wow that's disrespectful. Chimera is a monster Yugi/Atem uses a lot. Has helped him in other duels. But you just say Chimera sucks. That's funny. 😂

[@nhannguyentrong1334]

We will never forget the time when rafael can only say, "Zug-Zug"

[@sockosophie3132]

Please more of these "Was X about to defeat Y?" Videos, even if there are not that much duels to really pick for this format

[@perrytran9504]

Honestly he could do a huge amount of duels this way. The videos are also pretty popular so he'd probably need to implement polls at some point to prioritize the most popular ones.

[@PyrusCreed]

Not to be a backseat duelist, but I'm thinking that Yugi had another play besides the Seal of Orichalcos. He drew Magical Hats with Card of Sanctity, Magical fucking Hats! So, use Hand Control to force Rafael to play Necromancy to get 4 monsters back. Then sac two of them to summon Dark Magician (ideally, he should sacrifice Kuribabylon and Big Shield Gardna) and attack Backup Gardna, destroying it and and by extension, Purity of the Cemetery. End the turn by setting Magical Hats and activate it when Rafeal goes to attack. This puts Rafael in a very difficult position; if he doesn't attack, Yugi has time to recover but does attack he risks destroying a hat covering a monster summoned by Necromancy (a 50% chance). Which when destroyed would cause a face up monster Yugi controls to lose 600 attack points. And with only one valid target, Dark Magician Girl would be free. Now it doesn't guarantee a win or anything, but it does buy time.

[@Aetherionyx5]

Hypothetical situation where Raphael could have possibly won earlier: on the turn he summons Kay'est instead of attacking with Grarl first he attacks with Kay'est he loses 1600 but Big Shield Gardna gets switched to attack then he simply attacks for game since he would have dealt 2400 damage with Grarl and Yami only has 2200 LP left

[@juliuswatcher1157]

Big Shield Gardna is a normal monster in the anime (if it wasn't, several duelist could had defeated him in the past. I think Arkana would be the first in this case).

[@Aetherionyx5]

​@@juliuswatcher1157 Yes in the earlier seasons but by this point it is a effect monster you can see later on when he faces Dartz, Dartz attacks with his Malevolence intending to end Kaiba but he activates Attack Guidance Barrier to redirect the attack to Yami's Big Shield Gardena, who's in defense and once the attack whiffs it gets switched to attack which confirms it has that effect during this season at least.

[@bladersmosh]

I have a good one for you: Was Vector about to defeat Yuma at Sargasso? Vector was about to win twice. The first was when Utopia Ray V equipped with Chimera Clad was repeatedly attacking Masquerade but still losing LP due to Vector’s Over Hundred trap forcing Dark Zexal/Astral to attack again. If he’d reached low enough life, he would essentially killed himself or have Sargasso’s effect destroy him during the end phase. The second time was when Vector had Barian Explosion set and Yuma drew RUM Limited Barian’s Force on his final turn. The trap would destroyed all ‘Barian’ cards is Yuma’s hand and inflicted 1000 damage and since his LP was just 100, Vector should’ve won. However, when Yuma and Astral morphed into ZEXAL II, they cheated… I mean evolved Limited Barian’s Force into its true appearance via Re Contact Universe: RUM Numeron Force. If that kind of shenanigans never happened, Vector would’ve won the duel. What do you think? I think I’ve got the details right to the best I can explain them without dragging out to much. Perhaps while you’re at it, you can predict what the outcomes of Shark vs Durbe and Kite vs Mizeal going on at the same time would go out had they not been interrupted.

[@fudouakio4759]

Yeah, he would have won lol, they had to screw over Vector with actual magic bs but Vector had the best plan in the entire franchise

[@bladersmosh]

@@fudouakio4759 Indeed. His cunning plan involving the V cards he gave while posing as Rei to use as part of not only his deck destruction combo with Vain Betrayal but also deliver the troll move of the century by revealing his real identity and that his friendship was a lie just to gain advantage in their duel. But let’s be honest, Vector did this just to take the piss out of Yuma like the troll prince of card games that he is and watching Vector trolling Yuma was one of not only Zexal’s crowning moments but in all of YGO. Vector still remain my favourite villain of the series. On a side note: outside of V Salamander, the other V cards Yuma got from Vector (V Gnome, B Sylph, V Undine and V Call) have never been used or their effects revealed. I’m hoping in a future set for printing anime cards, we get those cards to support Utopia Ray V like Salamander did. To top it all off, perhaps a Utopia variant that reference Ray V equipped with Salamander or even Chimera Clad like say ‘Salamander Utopia Ray V’ and ‘Chimera Utopia Ray V’ much like Dragonic and Leo Utopia Ray.

[@boomcardgamer7294]

@@bladersmosh actually, among these cards that haven't had their effects revealed, V Call's effect was revealed. It basically searches for a V monster.

[@fudouakio4759]

@@bladersmosh Lol, i just want them to print tons more Umbral Horrors and make it a legit archetype, with those monsters in it (Since they fit the monster theme of the deck)

[@Clyde975]

Yuma would've won regardless

[@Cindy67917]

The fact that I liked the Waking the Dragons arc is because it gave more depth to Yami Yugi's character and actually made me love him even more. But when he played the Seal of Orichalcos, I was in a state of shock after that happened and that moment that he lost the duel to Rafael and Yugi sacrificed himself to save Yami, I was in a state of tears.

[@bassgx1459]

the duel was briliant ngl but Yami already learned it's wrong to choose victory over a person's life after his rematch with Kaiba in Duelist Kingdom. He abandoned that mindset and grew to value life such as when he enraged at Pandora for killing his opponent. So this duel kinda reset his development and start over.

[@BryonYoungblood]

@Zone Heart Well, that was only in the dub. In the original, he basically had to realize the true strength of a Duelist isn't from winning, but being prepared to lose and potentially suffer from it, and realizing how even if he was the one who was scared to lose because of his pride, regardless of the fact Kaiba would die, Yugi was the one who wasn't scared of winning or losing, but of killing someone just for the sake of victory. For the dub, I'd say that *MAYBE* this is, but it also can count as a parallel to that moment in Duelist Kingdom because of the fact Yugi had been able to take control and stop Atem from killing Kaiba, but this time, Atem "won" by preventing Yugi from getting in his way and lost more than just the Duel--- he'd also seen he was like everyone else and had darkness in his heart as well as Yugi protecting him by sacrificing his soul so Atem would be able to carry on.

[@BryonYoungblood]

@Zone Heart I see that as a breaking of it as well

[@pn2294]

Interestingly, Atem’s arrogance and pride was more pronounced in the manga version of Duelist Kingdom. He could’ve defeated Pegasus in his first duel but prolonged it because that wasn’t how he wanted to win. The reason why he stopped doing penalty games after that arc was to reinforce that he wasn’t evil.

[@Ramona122003]

@Melissa D "Or how about when he almost killed Bakura" That isn't true in any version. Yami was never going to attack Bakura and was willing to lose. "Then you’ve got the pyramid of light movie " That movie isn't acknowledged in the original anime. "keeps playing even though he could throw the duel at any time and nothing bad would happen. " Not true since the moment the Pyramid of Light was played it became a Shadow Game and Yami knew this. Which is why he was taking real damage from every attack. He also kept telling Kaiba to stop, not throw the duel, since he's the one who started the Shadow Game. "Basically while it’s not perfect, it honestly makes a lot of sense for dub Atem to play the orichalcos" No it doesn't because he wasn't even willing to send normal Marik to the Shadow Realm to stop Yami Marik from taking over the world. The same Marik who did nothing but terrorized him and his friends to the point that even normal Marik wondered how Atem could be so forgiven.

[@jamieholmes4751]

Your surrender idea would work . As we know from Yugi and Kaiba’s duel with Dartz, Yugi knows how to break the Seal Of Orichalcos What made me laugh was Kaiba’s reaction to the loss “YUGI LOST ????!!!!”

[@carlosmiravete1159]

It was bcuz of joeys big mouth

[@Cindy67917]

And the Abridged Series made it even funnier with Kaiba saying "YUGI LOST A CARD GAME?!".

[@Tsweeney12584]

@@Cindy67917 I don't want to hear it... you're a disgrace to the game, Yugi!

[@carlosmiravete1159]

Yugi gave his championship crown to some nobody?! No one deserves that title but me!!

[@neilyoungboy]

Im just gonna say it: Raphael, Alister and Valon are the best henchmen in the original series.

[@ronankermit]

Even more impressive considering that Raphael remains a compelling secondary antagonist and a legitimate threat despite playing one of the jankiest decks ever.

[@historyking9984]

My guess is setting exchange may make Yugi more cautious thinking there’s more traps and stuff and less likely to attack. Remember back then there’s less spell and trap removal back then

[@KaijinZero]

i'd like to point out that we're technically seeing Yami return to how he was in the earlier chapters of the Yugioh Manga/Season 0, where he was a bit more happy to maim/mind break/kill the chapter's villain. something to point out here.

[@Scyclo]

The event of the duel monsters anime unfortunately retconned that series where as if I recall the series continues with duel monsters after the dark games. In which case if this was canon I would think he would of rather refused to go back to the way he used to be as he was a better person now as opposed to then.

[@adamwu4565]

Another interpretation is that Atem hadn't actually changed that much at all, at least not yet, and it was little Yugi's influence on his mind that softened him in those following seasons, and when the Seal of Orichalcos separated little Yugi from him, he reverted back to his old self. And it was only after losing little Yugi after this duel and having to deal with the consequences of it that Atem got true internalized character growth.

[@NickferZev]

Can you analyze Zane vs Aster in GX? When I recently rewatched it, that duel had more misplays that I thought, and Zane might had a chance to win that duel?

[@619316reymysterio]

I agree despite the change in fusion monsters I feel like zane was playing a little off

[@flashingstriker1012]

I'd like to see Jaden vs aster more

[@danielcain8136]

Yeah instead cyber end dragon he could have used his chimera Tech that he supposedly had in the later episodes but for some reason he never used in the early series

[@619316reymysterio]

@@danielcain8136 I think the reason why he didn't use it was because of how OP it was

[@boomcardgamer7294]

@@danielcain8136 which Chimeratech? I dont really believe Chimeratech Overdragon wouldve defeated Edo, but if Fortress then sure.

[@TheKpa11]

Oh wow I just realized, even though Yugi was the first to get his dragon, KAIBA was the first one to use his in a duel, and this duel was the first time Yugi used his in a duel. Which makes him the last on to use his, Joey got his last, but was the second to use it in a duel.

[@gamerguydoesepix5530]

heres a funny joke: in the abridged series, little yugi says "im just a kuriboh to you, and now im using my effect" when is soul is taken.

[@alster724]

Yami: You can't play a card from your Graveyard. Rafael: Hahaha, look who's talking *flashback of Yami playing Beast of Gilfer from the Graveyard* NOTE: Beast of Gilfer has a unique ability of becoming an equip monster. You can equip one of your opponent's Monsters with this card by banishing it from the Graveyard. The equipped Monster loses 500 ATK points.

[@silverthegrandkaiju]

The fact that the monsters disagreed with yami yugi and were upset at him before he lost makes this duel really meaningful. And i kinda feel like the monsters thought he deserved to lose

[@JT5555]

dark magician girl's heartbroken look is,in turn heartbreaking. though it makes you wonder if monsters have reactions at all because their spirits become part of the hologram or if kaiba is just a dick who decided to give the holograms such realistic AI that they can be emotionally hurt by being sacrificed or the duelist making a morally questionable move. hell,even arkana's dark dark magician got straight up offended by him talking about how his cards are just his meaningless servants.

[@silverthegrandkaiju]

@@JT5555 true,monsters have feelings confirmed

[@MsKeylas]

@@JT5555 spirits are part а the cards. Its just not everyone can see spirits besides hologramms

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Sad Dark Magician Girl is painful to look at. 😭

[@silverthegrandkaiju]

@@heavydonkeykong5190 it is😭

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

"The Waking The Dragons arc is awesome". You have earned my like, good sir.

[@darkknight5541]

I don't care if its filler, its awesome and deserves to be canon!

[@sameash3153]

KZbin doesn't show that I thumbed your comment down but let this comment be my token that I thumbed your comment down. reason: liking filler content

[@LeedleLee457]

@@sameash3153 Filler or not, Leviathan vs The Egyptian Gods was the BEST FIGHT in Yugioh history. All 3 Gods obeying the pharaoh in a unison attack. It was literally the God's greatest moment in the anime.

[@nuttybuddy7928]

@@sameash3153 KZbin doesn't show that I thumbed your comment down but let this comment be my token that I thumbed your comment down. reason: hating filler content

[@sameash3153]

@@nuttybuddy7928 thumbed down

[@reborn756]

These guys had some of the best duels for sure! Man, more people on the english community needs to do analysis like these

[@HaBeFaStro]

I love this… You put so much into perspective at a level that is universally understandable. Not to mention answering a reoccurring question that would be on a lot of YuGiOh fans minds… Could this character have won had the scene played differently… or was defeat inevitable…

[@Sampson_Matt_]

I’m rewatching the series now and ran right to tour page to see if you made a video for this. THANK YOU!!!!

[@thehitcherx18]

This was the first time a cartoon shocked me as a child 😅 Yugi was and always has been one of my favourite protags and the fact that the lose breaks Atem... damn 😅

[@ontoya1]

If Waking the Dragons is filler and not even anime cannon then it's the best filler arc any Shonen anime. Literally

[@elijahberthiaume9547]

Actually, if Yami had swallowed his pride and scooped, he would've proven Raphael wrong - Raphael gave him the Seal on purpose so as to tempt him. Surrendering would've meant resisting that temptation. Basically, Raphael bet that Yami would be too proud not to play that card, and cannonicaly, he was right. By admitting defeat in the duel, he would've won the debate.

[@BloodrealmX]

@Zone Heart Or a really obviously stacked deck...

[@Gg66dolphin]

considering Raphael chopped the bridge down, I doubt he was going to accept a surrender

[@bassgx1459]

This is like a repeat of Kaiba vs Yami in Duelist Kingdom, It was after that duel that Yami grew to value life over winning. Which begs the question: if Yami already experienced a similar stituation and learned from it, why did he still choose victory over a person's life in this duel again?

[@superhydra8873]

What would happen if he had surrendered? What would rafaels reaction be

[@luigihoratio5101]

@@bassgx1459 second time Atem let winning a duel cloud his judgment. Loss of a duel vs lost of your own vessel's soul...... I'd take the former, definitely as since nothing was on the line and it would've made Rafael a complete fool.

[@gamerboyva7755]

“You can’t use a card from your graveyard!!” Bro, Atem would have a HERNIA nowadays

[@Toldoris]

I always thought of this Duel between Rafael and Atem as the low point of the whole Doma Arc. Not because I'm some kind of Yugi Fanboy who can't see him loose but because the plot greatly clashes with both past and future storylines. First there is this whole the Pharao maybe evil or at least fanatically focused on winning thing. We dealt with that Problem in Duelist Kingdom vs Kaiba. Atem went too far with attacking Kaiba. Yugi stopped him, there was a problem with trust Atem and Yugi came to a new agreement with each other, we had character growth etc. It just feels completely out of character that Atem now suddenly goes Renegade in a duel with nothing at stake as long as you don't use the seal. The whole: Maybe the mysterious Pharaoh is kind of evil thing comes far to late in the story. After we have seen him doing so much heroic deeds like even saving his enemy Arcana from a cruel fate there is no way we would believe that he is not a hero. In the Manga the Pharaoh started as a kind of vengeful spirit but in the anime it was far too late to dive into that concept. And finally there is the last duel between yugi and atem. This duel had two goals: to show that yugi has grown and is ready to go his own way and to teach the Pharaoh a final lesson: Humility and dignity in defeat. It showed yugis greatness and growth that he, and he alone was able to defeat the mighty Pharao the king of games who never lost and inhert his crown. With Rafael defeating Atem before the whole meaning of this moment was lost. So while the Doma ark had some good moments this peticular plot line was just terrible!

[@kyuubinaruto17]

You're misremembering on Arcana. Regular Yugi switched places with him and HE rescued Arcana. Atem was just gonna stand there and let it happen.

[@Toldoris]

@@kyuubinaruto17 You are right. I misremembered it.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@Toldoris Raphael won legitimately but it was only after manipulating Atem and preying on his insecurity that he was an evil King. Atem doesn't have his memories and is uncomfortable at a duelist who respects his cards working for an evil man like Dartz. Also Yugi defeated Atem while HE POSSESSED ALL 3 GOD CARDS! Why are you acting like winning a duel against the owner of the God Cards is a small task. Even Kaiba admitted Yugi was the true King of Games after witnessing Yugi defeat Atem's God Cards. There is no way Raphael could win a duel against the 3 Egyptian God Cards.

[@bluej4life183]

I really wanna see a breakdown of Yugi vs Kaiba from the Battle City Finals. That duel is so nuts and amazing. But I feel like that video would take a long time cause it was a hell of a duel

[@intuitivelymagician2076]

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[@ClawWitzer]

This will sound strangely specific, but I have always wanted to see somebody discuss the Jaden and Jinzo duel. Jinzo specifically adds "Thousand-Eyes Idol" to his hand towards the start of the duel, and never uses it. I have always wanted to see some ideas of why he would add a normal monster with 0 stats to his hand.

[@1997gamer]

For Thousand-Eyes Restrict, obviously.

[@juliuswatcher1157]

@@1997gamer Scapegoat plus Metamophorsis is way easier to summon Restrict, synergizes better and was actually meta during the fromat in GX (and yes, Metamorphosis was still legal in anime since Jaden uses it to summon Neo Bubbleman later in the anime). Then again, maybe Jinzo was taking a page from Gx book of "how can summon my fusion mosnters the more ineffective way possible?" that Jaden also reads from since he never plays fusion substitute type cards, with the exception of E.Hero Prisma, that is a Lv5 in the anime.

[@arceusalmighty1276]

I’m loving these duel analyses! Please continue to do more of them.

[@druid_zephyrus]

I love, so much, that you included the rule for setting face down field spell cards. I used to do this just because it was legal and my opponents were always thrown off their game the first time they encountered it. Like calling judges over and everything. Really broke their momentum and I wager that at least 5 duels were won specifically because of future missplays due to the interlude. Gods I miss my Legendary Ocean Deck. Leviathan Daedalus, gravity bind, lvl limit area-b, and the star of the whole thing, Amphibious Bugroth MK-3, to atk their LP directly.

[@CybercietyYT]

"YOU CAN'T PLAY A CARD FROM YOUR GRAVEYARD!" ...Didn't you do the same thing during the Battle City Finals with Electromagnetic Turtle against Kaiba? 💀

[@PhoutianPhill]

9:23 I always felt this is how a lost of specific monsters should act in the card game rather than clog your main deck and possibly hand. I've made customs of a lot of cards and rules to support this kind of play. Examples: Gate Guardian, Valkyria, Red-Eyes Metal..., and even the Toon monsters.

[@timtam2400]

Dark Magician Girl's sad expression really touches you. She told Yugi and Atem about the danger of the Leviathan and Atem said he would help. But then this Duel happens. And you can see she feels betrayed. And Atem's other monsters looking at him in disgrace for his actions. Everyone can blame Kaiba for being full of pride. But even someone like Atem isn't immune to it.

[@legendarylancers7446]

thank you for explaining in a way i couldnt

[@furymonger5395]

I wish she'd touch me alright

[@BloodrealmX]

Too bad none of that makes any sense because that is not at all how spirits work in Yugioh... until GX, which is a direct sequel to this crappy season _because_ of that bad continuity.

[@legendarylancers7446]

@@BloodrealmX explain

[@BloodrealmX]

@@legendarylancers7446 The monster spirits used in the Shadow Games in ancient Egypt that are depicted on the writings which Pegasus based Duel Monsters on were pieces of human souls called Ka that were extracted, stored, and later summoned using the power of the Millennium Items. Some people could also command the Ka of their own soul as well. In the case of Dark Magicial Girl in particular, she was the Ka of a girl named Mana who was the apprentice of High Priest Mahad, who the Dark Magician was based on. She was not, in fact, the ancient guardian of three crystalline dragon statues from Atlantis ten thousand years ago, as that would have been seven thousand years before Mana would be born.

[@TheJaredPunch]

0:50-0:58 Maybe this is why I relate to Yuya from a personal perspective.

[@Clel]

this is one of my favorite series, I'm glad you're keeping it going!!!

[@metalmadness5851]

Rafael, the only antagonist to use the "Heart of the Cards," against him.

[@SSBBPOKEFAN]

You know, this plus the Marik VS Joey video makes me REALLY want a "What If?" Spin-off show. Show what might happen if things went a bit different than before.

[@MidoriNatsume]

Oh yeah that time Yami got depression from a Stall Player.

[@mrnubbones8626]

Lol

[@dudebladeX]

I recall Jaden playing unlike himself in his round 2 against Zane. Was there a way for him to eek out a win instead of ending up with a draw?

[@DTran-je1sn]

Jaden purposely let Zane have the first move, so as not to let him special summon Cyber Dragon. Aside from that, I don't see what could have changed the outcome.

[@JzanderN]

@@DTran-je1sn Jaden played many moves to try to counter Zane's strategy as he knew it from their last duel, trying to outsmart him, except Zane played differently and he walked straight into it. For example, he sacrificed Wildheart to destroy Different Dimension Capsule, believing Zane had put Power Bond in there again (it wasn't), and as a result leaving his field empty of monsters while Zane had three Cyber Dragons. Had he simply played how he usually does, he might have faired better.

[@lpfan4491]

@@JzanderN It's kinda funny how the only time Jaden makes up a strategy ahead of time instead of on the fly, he gets punished for it.

[@oliaustfjor6247]

Yes, if he timed the "Battle fusion" activation correctly, he would have won

[@DTran-je1sn]

@@oliaustfjor6247 You mean, if Jaden played Battle Fusion during the Damage Step instead of the Battle Step??? If so, Zane could have done the same with his Battle Fusion so it makes no difference in the end.

[@playthecard22]

Are we ignoring de-fusion as a way for Yugi to have won? I'd always assumed it was in his hand to highlight that he did, in fact, have other options. You could make the claim that Dark Magician Girl wasn't "fused," but I'd remind you that Marik used it to seperate his life points from Ra, so I think it tracks.

[@floodinmon14]

"You can't play a card from the Grayeyard!" Says the guy who's ass was saved by Electromagnetic Turtle just last Season. Also, Archfiend of Gilfer technically counts in Season 2.

[@Zetact_]

Atem like, "No, I can't believe I might do something evil" forgetting that time he literally blew up a guy over a yakisoba stand.

[@darkknight5541]

That was only in the manga. And if you're going to tell me that they're the same canon, they're not. Death T never happened in the anime, Yami Bakura was first fought in Duelist Kingdom instead of right before it, etc.

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@darkknight5541 so why don't people consider this arc cannon

[@darkknight5541]

@@mohammedyousef4005 Because it doesn't have anything to do with the Egyptian stuff the rest of the series deals with (Millennium Items, origins of duel monsters, etc.). Personally, I think that's bull.

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@darkknight5541 but aren't the Knights realated to Atlantis which was sort of Egyptian

[@darkknight5541]

@@mohammedyousef4005 Its complicated, I guess. Personally, I don't care. I love the season.

[@ShayTheValiant]

I would love to see a Yugioh Trivia episode on the "Darkness" archetype, mostly because I want to see Nightshroud's anime-exclusive cards become real.

[@deemedlight3647]

Try tuning into yu-gi-oh character profiles they go into cards and characters and a lot of stuff

[@redxzone2439]

That entire arc was amazing. I remember making a fake seal of orichalcos card and when my friends would duel and I would play the card, I’d play a clip of the sound from the anime when they played the card.

[@damienkun8786]

You've commented this on another video pertaining the seal of orichalcous lol

[@nosrin1988]

this was one of my favorite duels although I have seen very little of this awesome show. yugi finally lost, and why? from how I see it, the heart of the cards was his only advantage, and his opponent believed in it as well!

[@TyroneTG3]

"it's Anime Only" Me: So that just means the Anime has more content!

[@TheDragonaf1]

14:03 ah yes everyones fav field spell "the seal of Timaeus" - I hear that if you play it, you can draw 3 additional cards from your deck...

[@marcsseikatsu8164]

Lul

[@overlordelektro7940]

I think he means the EYE of Timeas

[@TheDragonaf1]

@@overlordelektro7940 nah. It was very clearly the EYE of Oricalcos...lol

[@TheKpa11]

Think Kaiba vs Yugi on top of Pegasus’s castle is possible? The amount of anime rulings on both sides, combined with some technicalities in TCG effects is a pretty fun back and forth to discuss

[@melffyrabby1009]

It’s allowed as long as there’s no judges online on duelingbook

[@skesplash7223]

I don't technically count wen kaiba n peagasus beat him y kuz in peagusus case it was a timer on the duel n he kidnapped his grandpa n in kaiba case he threatened 2 jump off the edge if Yugi attacked him n besides u would want 2 win a duel legit wit no technalities or nothing u Kno n I'm pretty sure everyone feels the same way so Rafael is the only legit person 2 beat Yugi in my opinion

[@TheKpa11]

@@skesplash7223 But remember when Kaiba played monster reborn? He technically won had the regular effect as it was shown was followed. In the Japanese version, he has dialogue that says “Because he resurrected the head of blue eyes he had to wait a turn to attack”

[@skesplash7223]

@@TheKpa11 that is true

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

the issues with season one duels is that the rules were being developed as it progressed and it was more free flowing kinda like a dungeons and dragons game, hence with that one specifically Kaiba couldn’t attack the turn he reborned one of the heads. In the ghost kaiba duel, ghost kaiba couldn’t attack because he set a card negate attack is worded so vaguely that it seems to only work on magical attacks, which is probably why Kaiba didn’t activate it during the duel on DK with Yugi

[@DJninjablade22]

I wonder what Rafael woulda done if Yugi took the L without playing the seal

[@youngodonkor6595]

Lol

[@DJninjablade22]

@@youngodonkor6595 that would be an awkward conversation with Darts lmao

[@AlexisStreams]

either way by the end of the duel raphael would have looked like a right twat he gave yami yugi the seal of oricalcos and he didn't play it raphael: dartz i gave yugi the seal of oricalcos and he lost............ Dartz: so where's his soul? Raphael: about that he didn't play it Dartz: you gave him the seal of oricalcos and he lost without playing it? Damn he's good Yugi plays seal of oricalcos raphael: yay i captured the pharaohs soul dartz: welcome back i see you were victorious raphael: poggies i won the duel and captured the pharaohs soul dartz: yeaaaaaaaa about that you captured little yugis soul not the pharaohs raphael: NANI????????????

[@theentity5201]

hey pharoh, bad news, i've seen enough of your duels to know that i'm entitled to claim your puzzle when you lose a card game, so into my body your spirit goes as i take you to dartz and we'll exorcise you from your puzzle kicking and screaming, the seal will get right into that room and drag you out, your puzzle is weak to our power. OR rafael makes the pharoh his bitch and uses him to fight all his battles, maybe do some chores, mow the lawn hahaha and all rafeal would have to do is show the phaoroh the seal of orichachos card to scare him into submission, "hey pharoh, your face will be behind the seal just like guirmo, rex, pegasus and wevil if you don't do my lawn, get to it king of games hahahaha" Rafael, marik and panik's new best friend

[@WitheringAurora]

I'd like to imagine Atem was so used to high stakes dueling he deadass forgot there were no stakes.

[@delirous8]

Yugi reminded him remember.

[@lewiswatson7667]

I forgot Raphael mentioned the light and darkness speech this duel lived in my head rent free for years

[@tamade7108]

Yugi: YOU CANT PLAY A CARD FROM YOUR GRAVEYARD!!! Me: oh how little you know yugi, how little you know

[@Leopoldshark]

Beast of Gilfer: bruh

[@SFCAUSTIN1995]

Atem’s weakness was the inability to take a Loss. He always had to win. His greatest lesson was learning to lose.

[@kyuubinaruto17]

I think the main issue is that losing usually had some big stake involved. If he loses Duelist Kingdom his grandfather is never getting his soul back. If he loses to Marik or any of his henchmen it's gonna be fatal. If he loses to Yugi he loses all the bonds he's made since being in darkness 3000 years. The whole thing with Rafael feels a little suspect, because it negated some character development. With Kaiba he was ready to kill to win to protect his grandfather. But when it came to Bakura he wasn't willing to wipe out regular Bakura for a win. Then with Rafael he's back to not being able to accept losing.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

@@kyuubinaruto17 I think with Raphael he saw him as someone that needed to be stopped because his boss Dartz was dangerous. Whereas with Bakura, Yugi had no idea Bakura was working with Marik.

[@Ramona122003]

He learned that last arc, hence why he wasn't willing to kill Bakura and held back against Yami Marik because he was trying to save him. Atem was over this weakness after Yugi kept him from killing Kaiba in Duelist Kingdom.

[@hadrianhexe9603]

@@kyuubinaruto17 Thing is though, Rafael isn't like Regular Bakura. The thing with Yami is, after that situation with Kaiba happened in Duelist Kingdom, he'll try to save you if you show that you have a reason for what you did. Rafael though had already proven himself to be willing to commit mass murder for a frankly shit reason, thus Yami decided he was gonna go all out.

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Mistakes yugi made: Kuribabylon attacking Guardian Grawl for suicide when Back up guardna was right there, Purity of the Cemetary would be destroyed at that moment Using Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight to attack Guardian Grawl (and it's effect) in order to destory it when Back up Guardna was right there (destroying that card by battle would not trigger My Body as a shield, and Purity of the Cemetary woukd be destroyed as a result), Next mistake: not adding stamping destruction to his deck to destory either Purity of the Cemetary or Guardian Ax Grawl, since Dark Magician girl the Dragon Knight counts as a dragon it's legal. (Edit after hearing crystal seal can't be destroyed by card effects, i moved to the next best things)

[@abyssion8]

Wow. I've seen some of your videos because of the algorithm, but this was truly comprehensive and well thought out.

[@miguelheat]

Little kuriboh's yugioh abridged's yami yugi's forced "no... raphael" brought me here 😂

[@godsman00]

Please do Raphael vs Yugi R2, this feels kinda incomplete since the rematch is so intrinsically tied thematically with the first one.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

I love the rematch. I think this arc has some really excellent duels despite the continuity issues with the lore.

[@kristienwhitney-johns5863]

I still love littlekurribo for pointing out that yami was under no obligation to play the card. Man just wanted to win a card game so bad he was willing to kill a man XD Edit: im so glad you mentioned it 🤣🤣🤣

[@aceclover758]

Even when watching it on the air, me and my sister called Yami out Like what would Raphael do if Yami loses? Knock him out? Lol

[@joshuaponder1775]

How about analyzing Ishizu vs. Kaiba? Like would her plan have worked if the millennium rod hadn't changed kaiba's Mind...

[@Riley_Sanford]

Little Kuriboh is the most hilarious dude ever

[@BigPapaShane]

I personally like the idea of Atem winning using the Seal. I think it could be an interesting plotline that gives a little more depth to the main cast since they could now have a more tainted view of him. It could especially be interesting to see if and how Atem mends his relationship with Yugi after blatantly disregarding him and relying on the force they're trying to stop to win.

[@bluemaxwastaken]

"You gotta love that JoJo face". I see you're a man of culture

[@terryliliana]

people: joking about yugi and modern meta grave effects. me who remembers who yugi is: oh he would abuse the hell out of those.

[@rafaelantoniodelossantos800]

And waa the first to do so, with electromagnetic turtle.

[@SigrunAeterna]

Considering this is the Anime where rules are more like guidelines, would De-Fusion theoretically have been able to give him a new Timaeus Card by combining Timaeus with another card of his?

[@Jaycutler709]

Right. I'm so confused with Defusion just didn't work here.

[@alter1578]

Usually, Polymerization combines two or more Monsters and De-Fusion can bring back those Monsters used as materials. The Eye of Timaeus is not a Monster, but a Spell, so De-Fusion would treat this card as the Polymerization of the equation instead of the intended, non-existant second Monster. These Fusions are such an unusual type of Fusion during this arc because they outright TRANSFORM things into a new card, rather than be traditional Fusions.

[@pamonja4301]

Maybe

[@SigrunAeterna]

@@alter1578 Considering that De-Fusion was used on Valkyrion, the Magna Warrior in the tag duel involving Kaiba and Yugi vs the Rare Hunters, I'm sure they could've come up with something to justify it.

[@alter1578]

@@SigrunAeterna The difference is that Valkyrion still had materials to bring out with De-Fusion: All three Magnet Warriors. Timaeus is not a standalone Monster and Timaeus Fusions outright create a card from thin air, so that's my logic.

[@GreenKaizer]

this is a nice analysis of that duel. awesome!

[@TGSAnime]

Hey, thanks!