Was Astral About To Defeat Yuma? [Yugioh ZEXAL Finale]

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

Astral playing cautiously makes perfect sense considering early in the series, Astral was the brains of the duo while Yuma was the wild card.

[@williampinkley1842]

I mean he was the source of their "chaos" a trait astral world beings lack

[@SuperPuzzler]

Absolutely. Astral was always cautious, and only started taking more risks because of his friendship with Yuma. However, he it's not in his nature to go balls-to-the-wall like Yuma, so he'll never be as completely reckless as the kid.

[@philithegamer8265]

No one likes Yugioh Zexal.

[@SuperPuzzler]

@@philithegamer8265 Maybe not the dub, but in Japan it's actually more popular than the original series.

[@IMysticCobaltI]

@@philithegamer8265 I do, the dub is amazing and much better than sub like all of the others imo

[@briandietz9524]

I love how Yuma just has cards with his own picture on them like Hi-Five the Sky and Memories of Courage, it's just like "When did you make these? Who playtested them?"

[@Ramsey276one]

XD LOVED THIS

[@failure4452]

The power of Shining Draw apparently lets you brand yourself and instantly make cards based around your appearance and personality The anime is wild like that

[@TheUltimateCancerCell]

I remember Yusaku using Drastic Draw in his duel against Ai

[@WillHerrmann]

I think the only other person to do that was Seto Kaiba creating "Kaibaman". He didn't even need a Shining Draw; just an obscene amount of money and an ego the size of a planet.

[@yeetyeet1865]

@@WillHerrmann kinda underestimating kaiba's ego here

[@dranzergigs66]

I always loved that Astral misplayed Utopia's effect because throughout the series he was always overly cautious. The best example of this is when Astral dueled Kite inside the key and was too scared to summon Utopia in case kite was ready for it. Astral lost due to a flaw he showed throughout the show and was a core reason he needed someone like Yuma to be his partner.

[@joshuab3918]

I loved that the duel ended with Double or Nothing, which was basically Yuma's signature spell. Instead of relying on a busted anime-only effect for the final move (there are a lot of those in this duel), he used his staple spell that always felt like it belonged in his deck.

[@HungryGuy3]

I loved that bcs it ended the way it started (With yuma anf oppening of door) (And yuuma ignoring safe playing to risk it all with double with nothing he won his first duel in series same way he did his last one

[@jaskaransidhu5120]

It's even better. Cause if you watch human's first ever duel against shark. You'll see that Astral was telling Yuma to not attack with utopia but Yuma did it anyway and then surprised astral with double or nothing. Which was the only time astral early on astral was surprised by yuma's play

[@Practicalinvestments]

I didn’t like it as much as the double or nothing play on don thousand because that really felt full circle and it was such an epic scene when he activated the double or nothing and deleted don thousand,, it just feels a little more cheap when you see that awesome scene, and then 5 episodes later they use it again. I liked it on don thousand a lot better it was just set up better and then to see utopia boot up to 202,000 atk points was the cherry on top

[@DonniedrakoE]

Man I recently rewatched this duel and it still holds up. It doesn’t grant the craziest plays but the symbolism of Yuma literally creating his future is amazing

[@RedDragonForce2]

Same!

[@TheJaredPunch]

Utopic Future is the one Number monster exclusive to Yuma. And a monster that can’t use Number Xyz monsters to summon it.

[@tarikkash4282]

I like how Takahiro Kagami worked on part 1 of the three episode duel! He's such a good artist! Shame he never did Season 5 aside from the 5th opening and ending!

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

@@TheJaredPunch we know that Fing tri-brigate *BIIIIIRB* have been abusing this thing to hell with it's merged form with utopic dragon ( yes I'm talking about Draco future so? ) Talk about great power falling in the wrong hands

[@osblarg]

Zexal 2 really was just so solid, there's not a single bad duel I can think of from it

[@vanguardplays3418]

I love how Astrals entire deck has nothing but spells and trap cards

[@djt08031996]

The same applies for Eliphas. And, except Numeron Wall, for Don Thousand too

[@ptiwari2392]

The anti joey

[@tiduswordplayer]

@@ptiwari2392 more like the anti Gong who has nothing BUT monsters

[@captainwafer7965]

Also, 15 cards was the extra deck limit. He had every Number Xyz monster

[@joshfarmer8408]

I think it would of been cooler if astral had a parallel of yuma deck so yuma is litteral dueling against a more skilled version of himself, similar to the ceremony duel in duel monsters

[@bigfish5544]

I love the fact astral world members don't have monsters in their deck (Astral and eliphas), it truly adds up to the "other world" theme to it. This was such a great duel, zexal is so underrated

[@Deathmare235]

I wish they had monsters imagine their archetypes I really want an archetype with astral cards and another with barian cards including monsters maybe combine the 2

[@djt08031996]

Don Thousand was originally from the Astral World too, and the only monster in his main deck was Numeron Wall. Plus the only Xyz Monsters and if the 3 used that weren't LIGHT are Shunya and Shark Drake

[@m.a.d.vortex3]

I summon Spell Canceler and Jinzo...what now Astral?

[@BartEmbregts]

Astral is like those Yu-Gi-Oh players whose turn just takes an century to finish.

[@kanekikingstorm2113]

You ain’t kidding. I could start and finish college before he gets to his main phase 2

[@oranbluethorn3956]

@@kanekikingstorm2113 Dont worry, the guy still has an extra hour or two of plays to make before the end phase, and then just wait for the end phase effects!

[@kanekikingstorm2113]

@@oranbluethorn3956 just enough time to pay off student loans

[@unbeatable750]

And you're the type to complain that cards actually do things now and people can make boards more than set 1 pass

[@heatsflamesman5353]

@@unbeatable750 fr fr

[@emred4653]

Astral overthinking and stopping the attack is definitely in character and makes sense for him. Also you reacting to gagaga/gogogo is funny

[@davidvasquez08]

Imagine if they made a Gagoga/Gogago monster archetypes

[@Aaaashen]

@@davidvasquez08 they did thr onomat archetype

[@superspies32]

@@davidvasquez08 it is called Onomat archtype, it has some cancerous cards like Gagaga Sister, the one rampage Duel Links for two quarters of 2021

[@j.hawkins8779]

@@davidvasquez08 whats worse than that? *gagodo, the combination of them all*

[@leociresi4292]

Imagine “I play Gagaga Lady GaGa!”😂😂😂😂😂

[@Rypio_39]

Im proud of Yuma He is the only protagonist which started the series as a looser and noob at the game. He had probably the best development not only as a duelist but more important as a character. To see him beating Astral with no number cards shows that he is now ultimately an S-Tier duelist on his own.

[@Deathmare235]

Him, Yugi and Yuya are the 3 best duellists difference is Yuya is best in his new form not the original

[@namesdontmattergaming2756]

He still loses several duels after astral leaves though…

[@jocoolshow]

@@Deathmare235 Yuya's feats are like beating people like Dennis (not that strong), Shun (pretty strong for Arc V standards), and Reiji (one of the best for Arc V standards). He should be at the level of Zarc even if he doesn't have the card per say. Yami Yugi, Judai, Yusei and Yuma all beat people far stronger than the strongest people in Arc V, lore wise at least The only way I can see people saying Yuya is one of the tops is with an irl deck perspective, which doesn't hold up in the anime Yami Marik, Dartz, Yubel, Darkness, Team Ragnarok, Antinomy, Aporia, Zone, Number 96, Don Thousand, Nasch, Astral etc are all people far more dangerous or 'better' than the people Yuya went against

[@caswellweird]

ive never understood why arc-v fans like yuya post junior youth championship. After the writers stop focusing on his anxieties and personal struggles to focus on “oooo scary inner demon scary yuya 😱” he just becomes so annoying. Smile propaganda Yuya is genuinely frustrating to watch because he treats being happy as this catch all that magics any problem away.

[@jacobgiles8425]

I don't know, joey went from a brand new duelist (like yuma) but he became the 3rd greatest dualist of his time, said by pegasus the creator of the game.

[@Ripevenriplier]

give astral the price for the most terrifying 1st turn ever.

[@edwardsuou]

Probably in the history of the Yu gi oh anime yes. When I saw it I was so surprised Yuma managed to survive that many attacks from powerful monsters.

[@oni-Kira]

Imagine if there was mirror force tho ☠️☠️

[@relicdad88]

If yuma wudve jus had imperial order then all that turn wudnt have even happened lol

[@dudono1744]

I dunno, Lawton doing a FTK is scary too

[@oxcare5]

I'd personally give it to Spectre from VRains in his duel against Lightning

[@FlareSherbetNatsu]

The fact that Yuma played the best possible duel he could shows just how underrated Yuma is as a character because in episode 1 he was a TERRIBLE player but his journey throughout shows how far he’s able to grow as a player unlike other characters who didn’t change at all

[@elfireii328]

Agreed! His growth as a duelist and as a character is what makes him my favorite of the protags. (Also i relate to him because i suck at yugioh haha)

[@breakfaith3031]

Jaden actually grew quite a bit throughout his series, not so much as a duelist but as a character he underwent major changes. Season 4 Jaden is drastically different from season 1 Jaden.

[@akuakkk1908]

Yugi (not Atem) grows as duelist In the first place many of MC have background that make it natural they don't grow. Atem is the king of game (not just card game), and the 5d character was a champion if i remember correctly so he's already one of the best duelist around at the start of the anime. I am not sure about jaden though....

[@omrizubary]

@@akuakkk1908 Your talking about Jack not Yusei

[@dabuff1319]

Yeah we actually get to see Yuma learn how to play the game and his a prodigy at the game like the previous protags which is something I personally like.

[@4137Swords]

15:42 Okay I thought Yuma was being dramatic when he did his Shining Draw, but Astral just did 4 dramatic spins in a row before finally drawing 😂

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

Well you do know what they say 🎶Bayblade, bayblade let it rip🎶

[@ryanbelmont2676]

I love this duel because it not only shows how good of a duelist Yuma has become because of Astral, but it gives us and Yuma NumberF0: Utopic Future which also gave us the other Utopic Future monsters. Also, it shows just how much better Astral is than Yuma even though he helped Yuma improve his skills.

[@SuperGamefreak18]

Yeah let's not forget that Astrals biggest mistakes was falling for Yumas bluffs

[@ryanbelmont2676]

@@SuperGamefreak18 yeah I know but that just shows how much astral has learned by being by Yuma's side. He keeps his cautious dueling strategies, but over their adventure, has learned to have fun and take some risks in some duels. It was bluffs that Yuma did that taught astral to have fun, but also to not always be so serious and cautious all of the time like he was in the beginning of Zexal.

[@galaxy-eyesmastercordero7860]

I knowee

[@griffingower1883]

Yeah even though yuma never beat Kite

[@galaxy-eyesmastercordero7860]

@@griffingower1883 lol cause Kite is the best Yuya didn't beat him either

[@bladersmosh]

Sam - “Gagaga is starting to lose all meaning to me now. Please stop.” LOL I wonder why,

[@darkknight5541]

The important thing to remember is that yes, Astral could've won at several points, assuming he has all of the numbers excluding Futures. But this isn't like The Ceremonial Battle, wherein both sides were fighting to win. Astral's first and foremost goal was making sure Yuma enjoyed dueling again.

[@jocoolshow]

Astral was trying to win the Numeron Code to nuke Barian World from existence. Some people say that he was lying, but why would Astral say that to Yuma if he wanted him to enjoy dueling again? If anything, that's just as stressful as the stakes for the Don Thousand and Nasch duels Unless Astral only said he was trying to get Yuma to enjoy the duel again in the English dub

[@darkknight5541]

@@jocoolshow Because he wanted Yuma to duel him at his best, so he lied to get him to hit him with his best shot.

[@jocoolshow]

@@darkknight5541 Then that's contradicting what was said about Astral's goal being getting Yuma to have fun again if he purposefully gave Yuma the same amount of stress as Number 96, Don Thousand, and Nasch who all also wanted to destroy entire realms Are you talking about the English dub version or the original Japanese version? Japanese version made it clear that it was Astral's mission and sworn duty to destroy Barian World, which is the whole reason the Barian War Arc took place. Shark even stated it again in the Nasch vs Yuma duel, and then confirms it again after they beat Nasch. I think Astral even says he's going all out in the Japanese version Summoning 5 Hope/Utopia cards, including Anime Utopia Beyond (read that things anime effect, it's wild) agaisnt someone with no Number cards and no Ace Monster is holding back lol

[@marinethibault5160]

@@jocoolshow Sub watcher here. Honestly, Astral has some inconsistency sometimes (and he's my favorite character, so it's said with 0 hate here). When Eliphas allows them to leave the Astral World, Astral says they'll find their way through the future, as if he didn't want to destroy the Barian World anymore. But the moment he got the code, he almost turned psycho and came back to his arrogant behavior, almost close to corrupted astral from episode 97-98, just not corrupted but perfectly conscious. As we know, Numbers corrupt people and only Yuma and Astral (along with Kaito's special power and Shark, probably cause he's a Barian or because of some protagonist bullshit -affectionate-) can manipulate them without being possessed. But considering the numeron code is revealed when all the numbers are gathered and so surely has the power of all numbers combined, there's a possibility Astral got manipulated by the code at that right moment where he said he'd use it to destroy the barian world. (That's just my theory) Either it's that, or he was acting all along to push Yuma to give his very best in their first and last duel

[@oxcare5]

I personally prefer the manga version of Yuma vs Astral. In thst one, Utopia is on Yuma's side and Astral's reaction is just "Understandable. Let's see what happens." And before the duel, Yuma admits that out of 100 duels, Astral would beat him 99 times, he just needs to make sure this is the one time he wins. Yuma also doesn't pull out any random numbers out of his butt during the duel.

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

This duel was great for so many reasons, but the manga’s version of the duel was just as good if not better. In both scenarios, Yuma is up against impossible odds. In the manga he even said he might be capable of beating Astral only once out of 100 or so duels, but he made sure to make that duel that one victory. And he did so magnificently!

[@Ramsey276one]

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[@AeonKnigh432]

The Anime was written first so they had a chance to revise and improve it

[@lunarSoul0]

I haven't finished the Manga of Zexal yet so that will be interesting. My second and Charles get various yugioh manga. I have the completed 5Ds and Arc 5 the first few of the original and first 2 of Zexal

[@Master00Ra]

The title "True King of Numbers" was greatly represented in the manga.

[@aragaminightmare9527]

@@lunarSoul0 I was surprised with how different 5Ds manga was from the anime, now if only Vrains had a manga

[@NightWolf-hj7qv]

Love how he knows all yugioh stuff and that there are loads of yugioh fans I hope yugioh goes on for many more years

[@DarkSymphony777]

really him and rata are the only big yugitubers who have watched the anime in any significant fashion.

[@IrregularHunterDash]

The reason why I loved this duel was because of how Yuma _OUTPLAYED_ Astral in SO MANY WAYS. It also showed Yuma’s growth through the series from going from someone who didn’t know how to activate a spell card to beating someone who had all 100 numbers (granted he didn’t use all of them), but still.

[@lulukomadori9651]

An great duel, tho man the unfairness of this duel in Legacy of the duelist is crazy - basically astral has all these utopia support while Yuma only has gagaga cowboy and samurai -

[@GoneRampant]

How the hell are you meant to win that, hope Astral bricks for four turns?

[@Gotronk]

@@GoneRampant it's impossible unless you get lucky

[@sasir2013]

@@GoneRampant with magnum shield. It sets gagaga cowboy at 3900, and with it's effect,it can destroy utopic dragon

[@nolchannel4950]

9:35 This is NOT a misplay. Yuma still had cards in his hand. ANY negated attack is a chance for Double-Up Chance to be shotgunned, so using attack negating effects is like playing with a loaded revolver.

[@edwardsuou]

That’s a risk worth taking because double or nothing still wouldn’t beat Astral since he gained enough life points to survive anyway.

[@guestb8389]

@@edwardsuou TBF, Astral does seem like the kind of guy who would preserve 400 Life Points.

[@tiamatt44]

Ah yes, the "super situational could only possibly work in a show" style card effects, great for making big epic moments in a anime duel. Always fun stuff as long as you don't think too hard about how good it'd actually be IRL.

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree XD

[@4137Swords]

5D's was full of those

[@alexmcintyre9012]

Why would anyone think hard about how good specific situation anime card would IRL and by doing so have it ruin their enjoyment of the show?

[@alexmcintyre9012]

Why would anyone think hard about how good specific situation anime card would IRL and by doing so have it ruin their enjoyment of the show?

[@akarilight6331]

@@alexmcintyre9012 Who doesn't think about playing anime cards IRL. If they go off that would be the coolest moment ever. Problem is they don't bc most of them are hyper specific and suck as a result of being anime cards

[@lonekirin905]

I like how Yuma has cards related to his actions, quotes and songs of his season

[@HiRaccoon18]

I like astral didn't put door of destiny in defensive position which is something you can do

[@guestb8389]

@@HiRaccoon18In the sub (not sure about the dub) Astral mentions it has to be summoned in attack position.

[@HiRaccoon18]

@@guestb8389 I guess I didn't hear it or something

[@leociresi4292]

He loves ‘feeling the flow’

[@theermac6024]

The thing that I love the most in this duel is how the 1 card that got Yuma's 1st victory was the one that got him this victory. Double or nothing

[@TheKpa11]

One thing I finally noticed about the “Utopia/Hope” monsters is they’re best used against stronger monsters (Symbolic of Yuma constantly challenging greater challenges) but when used against those that deal in tech abilities they have to waste an overlay unit just to negate those cards’ effects.

[@Zaffr3]

You won't believe how long I been waiting for you to cover this duel. I love this duel to death.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

It's definitely one of the best duels in Zexal, maybe even in the entire series. I remember loving this duel because it showed how much Yuma had grown during the series, and it had some pretty awesome call-backs to previous duels as well. I'd even go as far as to say that I enjoyed it more than Yugi's final duel with Atem in the original series

[@mrryujin1624]

I always loved this duel and Yuma as a character cause the show was kind of about his road to becoming the best rather than proving he was the best unlike most other series and seeing Yuma go from this genuinely bad duellist who others in the show said relied on astral to good enough to actually take a game from him in the end and that's just one of the reasons why Zexal is my favourite of the series

[@tevinhoward4419]

A ceremonial duel in the xyz dimension to prevent barian world from being destroyed while gaining access to the numeron code since the number cards are obtained and the fragments of memories Yuma achieved his goal for a bright future after astral used the numeron code to revive everyone astral world and barian world are joined as one overwriting the past following don thousand's defeat the emperors are free and revived and reborn as humans.

[@PKSparkxxDH]

Your review just made me to watch the last 3 episodes of Zexal to watch this in action. The voice acting & writing is still as atrocious as I remember it being lol BUT the duel was solid enough.

[@TGSAnime]

A solid duel indeed! I actually have never finished Zexal, feel like I need to change that at some point if more of the duels are like this. Glad you enjoyed the video regardless PK 😁

[@Jajuan44]

You shouldn't watch Zexal and the series beyond it in dubs, the subs are much better.

[@AeonKnigh432]

People really do be complaining that a children's show targeted to sell toys to children is written in a way that appeals to children. The show still has a well written plot a characters (mostly), it's just that the voice acting is over the top

[@salebadalo1957]

@@Jajuan44 I don't agree with that first part you said. Zexal and Arc V's dubs were decent for the most part (even if those dubs had some problems). At least their both better then the Vrains dub. Vrains is the one i'd say that the sub was good as a whole out of all the yugioh subs (that's just my opinion. If you disagree with me that's fine, but remember I also have an opinion too). Edit: I don't mean that the Arc V dub is better then the sub, i'm just saying that the dub was alright. As for Zexal, same reason as Arc V for the part about me saying the dub was alright.

[@hapahapahappy]

"The voice acting & writing is still atrocious *in the dub* "

[@kakashilover9231]

Ever since I got back into YU-GI-OH, I've used your channel to help me make decks. I thank you for that

[@Leo98pm]

probs a bad place to take advice from tbh

[@sacredxz_]

@@Leo98pm its not like you’re any better 💀

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

@@sacredxz_ *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!*

[@jasperjavillo686]

I think the Numbers work under a model similar to Schroeder’s Cat, in that all the Numbers are both there and not there when the Extra Deck is not being actively observed, but their presence is made definitive when they are observed. While the Extra Deck box is not being observed and is closed, the only information that can be observed with certainty is the number of cards inside and whether or not some of them are not Numbers. We know this because Yuma does have non-Number Monsters when he duels with Astral and there presence of Numbers is dependent on Astral. However, since we can’t see the contents of the box while it is closed, we can’t know for certain which Numbers are present. The Number Cards are in flux during this time. When the deck box is opened, the Numbers become a definitive state, and the Numbers the duelists specifically wants to use become the Numbers in the box. For example, say Yuma builds his Extra Deck with 9 non-Number Monsters. That leaves 6 vacant spots for Numbers when Astral is dueling with Yuma. Should Yuma enter a duel and decide to access his Extra Deck, those vacant spots would be filled with Numbers that he would want to use, like Utopia and it’s alternate forms.

[@bigfish5544]

That's such a perfect explanation

[@V2ULTRAKill]

Shroedingers utopia

[@g.n.a4871]

Number there and not there

[@draco-killer5968]

6:34 for his 5 remaining xyz monster I’d say Number 96 dark mist Number 69 heraldic quest Hart-hearth dragon Shark drake vice And number 100 numeron dragon I choose them since there were the most iconic xyz number of the anime Dark mist show that we all have a second face Hart-heart and heraldic crest because the two where main boss monster of bad guy Shark drake vice the showdown of Yuma and shark ( for the season 1) And numeron dragon who in a way represent astral memory

[@uratheboi1555]

Holy shit lmao Yuma is so much more athletic then I remember him being. Other then that though this duel really was a great successor to Yugi vs Atem and is absolutely perfect

[@lolaandjoe123]

My guy grew up mountain climbing with his Dad, that's presumably why he had a tan too. Shark and Kite are glad this show didn't have the action spells from Arc V

[@lovetap237]

Yuma physically could beat all the other protags besides yusei in a fight

[@shoyru266]

Really late comment i know, but imagine if Yuma was the one to create action duels or, alternatively, just picture yuma participating in action duels, that would be fun to see.

[@dataroaming7512]

@@shoyru266Dude would be triple back flipping across the arena xD

[@shoyru266]

True, he would though I'm sure he could put on a good athletic show as well XD

[@TheJaredPunch]

One of my favorite duels in the Franchise between Zexal to VRAINS. It’s no Yugi vs Atem, but a great duel in its own right. Definitely better than Yuya and Reiji’s final duel.

[@salebadalo1957]

This is one of my favorite duels from Zexal. It showed Yuma's growth in his dueling skills (the thing I like about Yuma is that he puts some effort into improving his dueling skills. That's why he's my favorite protagonist). Also I just subbed to your channel

[@PhoenixCat]

i love how during the course of the duel the card effects keep getting more and more specific

[@captainchaos5705]

Can't believe you didn't mention arguably one of the biggest misplays imo Yuma could have waited until after summoning cowboy and samurai to activate xyz treasure, and would've drawn two more cards. Now it's tricky to know what they would have been because the next time he drew it was a shining draw and we don't know if that changes the next card *to* the shining draw or if it materializes at the top of your deck. Either way having two extra cards is massive in yugioh Also I just realized either way he would have drawn double or nothing which is *massive* because he could have activated it when utopia negated his attack and I think that would have done enough damage to kill Astral

[@jessejro7408]

Yeah I was thinking that since it's the number of xyz monsters on the field right? At the very least as long as he wasn't planning on blowing up his opponents creatures before using it it'll always be a +5 since who kills their own xyz just to spite a draw

[@analyticofexistance7847]

I thought he had a brick hand and that's why he activated the draw spell.

[@captainchaos5705]

@@analyticofexistance7847 yeah but even in just his hand he had enough to summon those to

[@ventus3610]

@@analyticofexistance7847 the Gagaga Mirage he had set and gagagamancer were enough to summon his 2 xyz monsters so yeah its a misplay here

[@zaney2172]

Astral wanted yuma to have fun again so after he reminded him of that I think he was going to beat yuma if he could

[@dephy11]

That first turn of astral is essentially a master duel turn lmao

[@denniswilliams6519]

One of my fav duels ever. Yuma completely took advantage of Astral knowing his style to a T to bait him beautifully. One of the best plays a protagonist has ever made in the show, Astral could've won but him being overly cautious as a duelist has always been his Achilles heel and Yuma took advantage of that showing his own growth in the process.

[@MrKhho100]

I always love how this series was just Duel Monsters for the future generations. It even ended on the same note.

[@dionysisnance4204]

can we all agree astral summoned 5 XYZ utopia cards like a boss

[@jonathanmpouki1363]

Omg one of my favourite duels thanks for putting in the work of analysing this it probably took awhile I'd imagine I was always bugged by hi five the sky (trap card) now I know.👍

[@lil_paups]

Zexal was the first arc of yugioh I ever watched, when it was on Netflix and my neighbour showed me the show and taught me how to play. Brings back good memories

[@erion0824]

zexal was in netflix??

[@KingBryanr7874]

@@erion0824 I think it got taken down like how did arc v did in my region

[@lil_paups]

@@erion0824 yup! This was years ago though, can’t even remember when

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

@@erion0824 Not anymore, now it's on youtube (the english dub, at least).

[@bearbbb12]

I love these vids; the GX ones have been a lot of fun to watch particularly A fun silly duel to analyze next would be crowler and chumley…”was chumley about to defeat crowler?”

[@WillHerrmann]

Was Pharaoh Abidos the Third about to defeat Jaden? No. No he was not. Not even close.

[@Christian_Kim]

Ever since I got back into Yu-Gi-Oh! with Master Fuel, your videos are so much fun to watch and give me a lot of nostalgia! Keep up the great work and I’m looking forward to your next video! 🥰❤️

[@dudono1744]

Master Fuel lmao, is that turbo dueling? 😂😂😂

[@azurestar-ch1]

@@dudono1744 didn't you know? To Master duel you need the master fuel

[@jacobcrumpton4643]

For the last 5 slots, I'd probably have gone with Chronomaly atlandis, Heraldry crest, Giant Grinder, Dyson Sphere, and crystalzero. Save for force focus, Astral seemed to use numbers that would remind yuma of the fun times they had and of their friendships. With this deck, Astral would have one number from every sub-hundred number user that helped them along the journey: Shark, Kite, Vector/tron, the heraldry brothers, and Rio (who I don't think ever actually used crystalzero, but it was born from her original death so I'm counting it)

[@sirkittens5445]

I'd have to disagree on heraldry crest. It's one of the numbers that's repeatedly shown to be "evil", in that every time it's been used in the show, it was either by Vetrix when he was still evil, or by Vector stealing it from Yuma's extra deck. Plus the fact that it's number 69, which is clearly a reference to the other "evil" number, number 96. And because in the anime Vector said he needed to gather enough hatred from Shark, Kite, and Yuma to play it. Also, Yuma and Astral never actually saw help from Vector, he was always doing it from the sidelines and in the background. I'd say it's more likely he'd add in something like Lion Heart, since Alito loves dueling to the degree that Yuma does.

[@jacobcrumpton4643]

@@sirkittens5445 Fair enough. It's been a while since I saw zexal and actually forgot about Lion heart. I've got to agree with you on this one

[@megamimikyu0720]

@@sirkittens5445 it could just be heraldic king genom-heritage instead. no hatred restriction on that one.

[@blitz4779]

​@@megamimikyu0720 sinnce that card was used by vetrix when he was still evil, i dont think that one would work either

[@blitz4779]

Id keep number 17 as well since thats the first number they got together and the dirst duel yuma and shark had. Then rest I agree on swapping

[@TheLaserTarget]

Great vid, I must say though I missed not having a backstory explanation at the start like all the other duel analysis

[@reval1989]

Man I was hoping for Yuma vs Nasch but this is the 2nd best duel of the series

[@failure4452]

The final Yuma vs Nash is so hype, plus while in the Shark form Nash comes out with the absolute BANGER of a line that is: “Please, back then I carried you so hard I still get back spasms.”

[@ObsessiveReaderLuv]

God I discovered your channel just recently and was sad there was no Zexal analysis and LO AND BEHOLD ask and I shall receive! I love these boys and I love this show! Thanks for the video!

[@JzanderN]

Man this is a great series. I hope TGS doesn't run out of duels soon... though thankfully, after some thought about some duels I'd like to see, I think there's a plentiful amount of DNF duels, close duels, big important duels or even just duels with big misplays to analyse. Speaking of which, I came up with a few too many to want to list in one comment, but I'd like to see a WRGP duel analysed, like Team Unicorn or Team Ragnarok (Unicorn had the whole crash to take into consideration and whether stopping that would have affected anything, while Ragnarok had really close duels that could have changed things if just one outcome was different). I loved that concept of three on three group baton duels, though I understand if analysing three duels in one video is a bit much. Yusei vs Harald would be a good single duel from them to analyse if so, due to Harald making a big misplay that lead to a big debate over whether it was an in-character mess up or him dropping the idiot ball. Also Leo vs Devack. Even though Luna technically came in and finished the duel with Leo's deck, Leo did an outstanding job taking on a dark signer by himself. But I do wonder if he could have beaten Devack by himself or if Devack was holding back because he didn't see Leo as much of a threat. And then there's, like, two or three others, but I don't wan this to be just big a list of duels I want to see.

[@yoshikagek.7031]

This video just got me into this series not yugioh but the breakdowns, keep it up!

[@kirbstagoontheaxolotl]

I'm rewatching Zexal, and I remember watching this duel the first time, I was in awe of how amazing the duel was the first time, and I'm hyped to get to this duel again

[@jaydraws0667]

Shining and Zexal draws wer so dope and yet completely hilarious at the same time. Like, with shining draw, you just draw whatever card you want out of all the cards already in your deck once per duel at any point. Then there's Zexal, whatever card you pull literally is one of a kind and did not exist until 3 seconds ago and does exactly what you need.

[@rayhayes7701]

Yeah this duel in the manga was just as crazy as this. The back and forth was just like this except with different monsters. Instead of Utopic Dragon Astral had Utopic Kaiser.

[@sebwilliams145]

Thank you so much for doing this video

[@babysinclairfan]

The Yuma vs Astral duel was planned from the beginning of Zexal. It's symbolic of Kazuki Takahashi passing the torch to Shin Yoshida. Of course, Takahashi had retired a year or two before the episode aired, but it's still pretty cool.

[@maxoyew2965]

5:36 took me a minute to realized that the cool futuristic background of the shot was just Dyson Sphere’s big ass 😂

[@bladersmosh]

Astral summoning 5 Utopia’s in one turn is one of my favourite moments in YGO. Really want his Rank-Up-Magics to be printed so this particular combo can be done in real life. While we’re at it, let’s throw in Xyz Treasure cause that card is insane (draw 1 card for each Xyz monster in both player’s fields? Yes, please)

[@mesiagamer5217]

You just said the exact reason why xyz treasure isn't printed.

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

@@mesiagamer5217 yeep also free link fodder with just a utopia summoning a zero nuke on summon? That's a BIIIIIG no no for konami( dragonar is fine as is and as close as we're gonna get to that)

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

@@mesiagamer5217 Yeah, if it ever did it would be forbidden on arrival just like Card of Last Will.

[@UmbraBeatss]

If stardust deck can now perform 5-7 synchros in one turn I don't see why they wouldn't allow us to xyz 5 utopias in one turn. I would at least restrict the effects just a bit like maybe they can't direct attack this turn or battle damage dealt is halved

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

For real. Astral's first turn was probably the highlight of the duel, imo.

[@T3DRAGOON]

Thank you for doing these. They are wonderful to watch and just ignore the world for a bit.

[@JaxonHex]

There's more symbolism with that final play, since it mirrors their first dual together against shark.

[@TieflingKumasi]

New drinking game: Take a shot every time you hear “Gagaga”

[@tpspeed]

Heat and heal just seems like a neat card. Nothing crazy strong, just kinda cool

[@superclaman9842]

I don't think I've ever watched any of these videos. I've listened to them like 30 times each however. They are super entertaining to listen to. Great job on all these I hope you keep doin more

[@brandonflores4988]

The ending of this duel always brings a tear to my eye

[@Ahmed-dx7zg]

YUMA played so well with astral's nerves that was his big play

[@leociresi4292]

I felt like the Barian cards were the Zexal version of Seal of Orichalcos

[@venm766]

Astral has all the # Cards but only uses the Utopia cards to show the bond between him and yuuma

[@MountainMemelord]

Force Focus?

[@Barracius]

Fun fact about what you say in 7:21 - this is an actual phenomenon known as semantic satiation. Basically when you repeat the same word or sound frequently enough, it will start to jumble in your brain, stop sounding like actual words, and basically lose all meaning

[@ashleylightheart126]

I honestly love how Yuma end this with double or nothing

[@MountainMemelord]

Just like his first Duel, he wins with Double Or Nothing.

[@kat-lego]

Please do more of these duel analysis videos they're super fun to watch

[@anthonythomas305]

Amazing analysis! This duel was so great and it's so emotional to see two friends (Yuma and Astral) part ways in the finale. Hi Five The Sky, Yuma! Astral! Even though I'm not a manga person, I really loved the anime version of this final duel in Zexal

[@Thundernumel]

This sort of video takes sooo much time to make so let me thank you on the behalf of the ygo community

[@harrywyatt7161]

can we love the fact that Yuma embodied his xyz monster while he attacks with it

[@nintendolife25]

Thank you for another cover on a great duel, TGS! I didn’t know the other opportunities Astral had to turn the duel around. Gotta love anime only cards. XD

[@MACHEW_WingDestiny]

It felt like Yuma had built a anti-Utopia deck specifically made to counter Astral

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

Then what is Utopic Future for?

[@carlanthonydelosangeles7411]

I really love this series and it makes me want to rewatch the anime. Thank you for the wonderful content. ❤

[@patrickdees5256]

I don't care for Zexal all that much (mostly due to the dub), but i have to admit, I did love this duel. Because Astral's goal was never to destroy Berrian world, but to get his best friend's love for dueling back. It honestly reminded me of the final duel between Jaiden and Yugi.

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@kemurinokami5899]

Whats the song name at 19:50

[@gamerboyva7755]

Here’s a game: take a shot every time TGS anime says gagaga or utopia

[@okita_souji_alter]

Imagine how much worse this duel could've gone for Astral if Yuma had Draco Future

[@Roken._.]

Omg yasss!

[@heavenlysusanoo3782]

But but with Draco you still take damage

[@okita_souji_alter]

@@heavenlysusanoo3782 that's not the point draco can negate a monster effect and take control of a the opposing monster permanently.

[@Dawg477]

@@okita_souji_alter Astral would have Utopia Double, Utopia dragonar, Utopia the lightning, probably Utopia Zexal and ect.

[@okita_souji_alter]

@@Dawg477 all of which Yuma could negate with draco. Dont see your point

[@Sonadourge]

I just got done watching Zexal a few days ago and was excited to finally get to watch this video spoiler free. I love the ceremonial duels especially. I'd like to request every duel of Yuma vs Shark. I love the covering of matches when it's the main protagonist facing off against one of their main rivals that they end up fighting again and again because it's also interesting to see how the duels change over time

[@tylerrusnak7736]

I love this duel and the ending 2 seasons of Zexal. Not as good as 5Ds for me but still a great series! Also love these duel vids! They are very rewatchable and really brighten up my day! I really was glad to see this after a rough week.

[@gabedelport4842]

my favorite part of this duel is how after astral summons all the utopias, Yuma says that utopia looks super cool from his side of the field

[@anthonythomas305]

6:36 In my opinion, the 5 remaining Number cards in Astral's Extra Deck would be: Numeron Dragon Abyss Splash Leviathan Dragon Heraldry Crest Heart-earth Dragon

[@g.n.a4871]

2 belong to shark

[@leociresi4292]

Wait didn’t Dartz awaken Great Leviathan?

[@pagananarchist4723]

After the third time you said "gagaga", it started sounding like you were imitating Mr. Krabs' laugh 😆

[@manueljaramillo2520]

This duel gives off so many Yugi vs Atem vibes.

[@elvenatheart982]

Big props for being able to narrate all this. This seems to be the most complex duel I ve witnessed in anime.

[@Daile0303]

Hey man, i would like to know if Sora was about to defeat Kurosaki Shun in their first encounter at the stadium (Arc-V episode 33-34)

[@Littlerena472]

Love the duel analysis series! Can’t wait for the next one! For a suggestion, how about Axel vs Supreme King from GX?

[@zohaibamin4800]

I have a question. Could Jaden's first duel with Chazz end like he said it would? Also make it public please

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

It's a curious question cause he suggest that he would be able to summon Flame Wingman but I believe in the sub versión Misawa says that FW can only be fusión summon like the TCG/OCG card so Jaden couldn't make that play

[@MasterSelkon]

I love these videos, I rewatch them cause there are so much fun!

[@lVicel]

Imagine how awkward it would be if Yuma summoned a Level 3 Monster on his first turn. *Yuma:* I summon my Level 3 Monster and set 3. *Astral:* I set 5 and end my turn. *Yuma:* I attack with my Monster and end my turn. *Astral:* I draw and end my turn. *Yuma:* I attack again with my Monster and end my turn. *Astral:* I draw and end my turn. *Yuma:* . . . You bricked, right? *Astral:* I really need you to summon a level 4 Monster...

[@leociresi4292]

#09 Dyson Sphere is my favorite XYZS Monster!

[@sebwilliams145]

Yes I have wanted this to come out for so long Zexal was my childhood

[@shadowwalker118]

I dont believe Astral misplayed at all. The issue that Astral has always had in the series was that he almost always played not to lose and never really to win. Unlike Yuma who always played to win even if his odds are as good as winning the lottery. Thats why they made a good team, balancing each other out.

[@guardsmenedwin6213]

This series has such absurdly specific cards with absurdly specific effects for absurdly specific situations.

[@icefiredragon94]

As weird as ZeXal went with the whole losing fun thing, with how everyone except Yuma was serious along with the plot...This was a still fun mentor vs partner fight. 3rd favorite of the four I'm aware of.

[@jocoolshow]

Yuma was serious with the plot when he needed to be since like...when Kaito first showed up lmao

[@jaredwaltman9977]

Man this was an awesome episode. Please keep up the good work. If you looking for another duel, I'd recommend Yusi vs Armstrong. Bad deck vs a really bad deck with alot of misplays. Fun to watch though

[@AeonKnigh432]

"I think it makes sense Astral would set a limit on himself" Let me stop you right there: no it doesn't. More specifically, it doesn't make sense he would choose THAT restriction. He probably has all of the numbers, he just chooses not to use them. He uses sentimental cards because he wants to. Just because he only uses them doesn't mean he only can use them.

[@patussus]

But it actually does though. Astral help Yuma remember what he lost during this entire ordeal: Having while dueling. That was his first priority. Winning was second. That's why when he summoned Utopia, Roots he specifically attached shark Drake and Galaxy Eyes prime Photon Dragon. Yuma had to deal with stress and the death of his many friends and comrades. He even admitted in the final Duel versus Shark/Nasch that he lost something because pretty much every duel he has been fighting with his life on the line and not really having fun.

[@Foolish_Hope]

Oohhhooo I've been waiting for this episode and I loved it... Oh God I love ZEXAL!!!