Yu-Gi-Oh! GX- Season 1 episode 08- For the Sake of Syrus

[@Strengthnerd5]

Zane Truesdale: The first person in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh so badass that he acknowledges they are playing with holograms.

[@jacobmulligan3832]

When he say that

[@Strengthnerd5]

@@jacobmulligan3832 he didnt say it but its highly implied from the fact that he didnt flinch when he was attacked

[@jacobmulligan3832]

Make sense

[@pendragonxt3674]

A Dragunity deck would easily trounce him if played right.

[@JinxAnarchyEntity]

@@pendragonxt3674 a drag dragunity deck trounces anyone

[@OmegaCKL]

A few episodes earlier: "Not all of the Obelisks are mean. Just Chad." *Obelisks proceed to be extremely rude to everyone*

[@robertostappshadow3266]

I be an outlawed obelisk blue and not listen to some obelisk blues to turn my back on some slifers.

[@weenytoosmol5082]

It’s Chazz not Chad. Chazz is too much of an insecure virgin to be a chad /s

[@youngzoo22]

Racism and segregation at it's finest.

[@gengar464]

Zach New wow a yugioh series show the problems of segregation

[@johnangelle5975]

WeenyTooSmol I won’t even do him the courtesy of getting his name right

[@Thedarksenshi]

The difference between Zane and Kaiba? Very simple. Zane has never actually lost to the protagonist. First victory didn't come from attempted suicide.

[@FireFist5000]

Well Kaiba's father taught him that after Kaiba took the company from his father just simply jumped out the window and committed suicide right in front of him which made Kaiba think that losing means death which is y he did that

[@Ravaloxianthunderbird]

Kite Tenjo from Zexal also didn't lose to the protag :)

[@tamlint9455]

Who is kaiba

[@KhaosFrosty]

Zane did get beaten by Aster, who also beat Jaden. And then Jaden beat Aster in a rematch.

[@zanetruesdale4910]

@Jake Everett Terpening He may not show it very often, but he does love his younger brother more than anything else..... Well... Other than cyber dragon that is.

[@andrewwalker6560]

BRO!! Zane SHATTERED the plot armor! I freaking love it

[@wilFluffball]

no. he played a hidden trap called Negate Plot Armor.

[@ShintaTakama]

The only time the main character got beat so hard the animation quality got 50 times better, especially in black and white.

[@tristanrupa1988]

Actually if u think about it he just had more plot armor

[@averagejosh6699]

Yes, the fact that he topdecked everything he needed is TOTALLY not plot armor

[@mikekimaro7207]

@@averagejosh6699 I can understand the top decking logic but let’s be honest here, Zane’s deck is wayyy better built in general compared to Jaden at this point, Jaden’s deck is full of Vanilla monsters, traps to support those and His fusion spell (plus Pot) Zane not only had his deck built with genuinely good effect monsters for that time but multiple ways to fusion summon plus all those good generic cards at the time like pot of greed Like I said I get the top deck but we also gotta have consider the decks themselves

[@akhilm9851]

Zane not taking damage from holograms Jaden: hey play along man

[@GlitchanBlack]

18:29 Jaden really just watched Mudball Man get absolutely obliterated, looked at Cyber End Dragon's attack and said "Bring it on."

[@mrmunch9787]

that was a sick animation

[@teamfirst303]

Didn't even blink

[@davidlima7775]

Alexis saw jaden lose & ran right back to the alpha

[@brocklin6954]

Alexis such a badie😍

[@nathanforrester1029]

Yeah and I Bet I can beat Zane in a Duel and then Alexis can be my Girlfriend

[@nathanforrester1029]

@Will Powers you wish! I bet I can put you in your place any day!

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

These thots ain’t loyal

[@richardfox3924]

Mgtow

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

There’s being a crappy duelist and then there’s losing to Tristan

[@DavidNwokoye]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vergil5906]

At duelling or a fist fight

[@cenkdark56]

tristan: JUST FUCK OFF ALREADY

[@georgepiedra8791]

@@vergil5906 I wouldn't fist fight him, HIS VOICE GIVES HIM SUPER STRENGTH

[@Daldi564]

@@georgepiedra8791 yeah? Well my hair gives me the power to defy gravity!

[@JyuzouNT]

I wish I had waterproof cards like in the Anime.

[@JyuzouNT]

Lens Anims Wat

[@danielelsupremokrak1146]

Not bad 🤔.

[@MaxWolop]

You could sleeve or double sleeve your cards.

[@tevonboyd93]

Exodia cough*

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

Laminate them?

[@KiffenBeats]

This an interesting point. Maybe everyone hates syrus for his low self confidence but in real life A LOT of people actually think like this! Like they have all the potential but the biggest blockage is yourself

[@Mannyindahouse]

Yeah. Believe me, that's exactly how I felt when I started playing this game.

[@Corvy952]

Syrus is a great character, he really grows throughout the series. Yes he’s insecure, & doesn’t believe in himself, but that’s the starting point of his character. It’s character development

[@rng_kota7216]

gg fam i know what ur talking about

[@zanetruesdale4910]

Exactly. Why do you think everyone hates him? In reality they only hate themselves.

[@JaredittonGaming]

Dang this is deep and true. A great thread tbh and it's kind of how i view myself too. Even yugi (not the pharaoh) was like that on the original. (Before duel monsters)

[@danlogrono8675]

Zane reminds me so much of Kiaba when I was young, I always wanted to see those two battle. Imagine like Cyber dragon vs Blues eyes white dragon

[@will6330]

Cyber End Dragon vs Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!

[@epicpokey02]

Ikr

[@robertarecheiii5171]

Kaiba would win

[@will6330]

@@robertarecheiii5171 Only the Dark side of Dimension Kaiba, Zane's deck is just better than Kaibas.

[@epicpokey02]

Will I don’t know, I think It’s kaiba. He’s only lost to Atem. Besides that, he’s also one of the originals / most powerful characters. I even doubt Zane could even beat Joey. It’s just the way the story was written.

[@DRED-full]

If you vision yourself losing to Tristan, then yea you have TERRIBLE confidence issues! lol

[@pixelpkm]

Bro Tristan is the only person I could beat in the anime ( that’s actually a duelist)

[@patrickhoover8501]

That’s less of a Tristan voice, and more of a yusei voice

[@aaronmay6999]

​@@patrickhoover8501 Well if you lost to Yusei you really shouldn't be surprised.

[@patrickhoover8501]

@@aaronmay6999 very true

[@gx_pro2277]

Yusei didnt exist at this point​@@patrickhoover8501

[@viewmann200]

Apparently Zane wasn’t this much of a dick in the original sub he was still kinda cold but he wasn’t a jerk to Syrus in the beginning at all. He actually did care about him

[@bob-wp2tl]

He cares about him here to.. just not willing to show It as much

[@childishe60]

I think it’s a bit of both ego and tough love. Ego because Zane was the best dualist in the academy, hung around the best dualist (well Alexis), and had to deal with the fact that his brother was the one of the worst dualist. He probably felt that Syrus would bring his name down and be treated like a joke also. Tough love because he wants Syrus to have a backbone as both a dualist and person, so he cast syrus aside and refuse to hold his hand as it’ll only make him even more spoil.

[@CountDVB]

@@childishe60 Ironically enough, Zane's inabiltiy to handle loss would cost him alot and Syrus grew more thanks to Jaden than him.

[@ishmael802]

Zane really doesn’t seem to give af about Syrus. Which is pretty messed up in the dub

[@sentientnpc0]

​@@CountDVBit was due to sartorius' magic that he was afraid of dueling. At that time, sartorius would inbue spells on aster's cards before his duels which would lead to mind manipulation effects on the opponents who lost to aster, jaden couldn't see his cards and zane was afraid of dueling.

[@lamarpray5324]

Zane: I play mystical space typhoon to destroy your face down. Jaden:that was fast.... Zane: not as fast as I’m going to deplete your life points.. Me:😱😱😱😱😨😨😨

[@HFoxy]

Classic Zane.

[@yoloafhyeb3367]

I love Zane and his deck. Too sad lvl 5 cyber dragon is not im duel links

[@danieloleszek4280]

@@yoloafhyeb3367 I happen to have two cards from Zane Truesdale's deck just not the Cyber Dragon its actually the magic cards Different Dimension Capsule and Mystical Space Typhoon

[@swaggalike42]

I read this as it happened and it was so much funnier lmao

[@achrefgaming3377]

@@yoloafhyeb3367 yeah fuck duel links cyber dragon and mirror force should be in the game why to they have to banned them why

[@D.Meanie]

Syrus's brother at 12:41 is like "I don't even know why you guys are act like you are actually hurt"

[@kitby11]

finally someone who knows that they are holograms not real atacks

[@lordheadass1492]

they are becoming self aware

[@vatekanore3756]

It's pretty much the same thing with VR doe,you know it's not real,but you can get spooked anyway.

[@ryhankhanage]

He could at least try to flinch.

[@Gender_Ascender]

For the kayfabe

[@uncleian8118]

Zane voice actor also voices shredder from ninja turtles (2003)

[@DakariKingMykan]

Scott Rayow

[@bobthebuilderman1797]

Whenever I watch tmnt I’ll imagine shredder saying “I have no monsters so I summon cyber dragon”

[@inesatt1313]

@@DakariKingMykan It's Scottie Ray

[@madelinepressly7421]

No wonder he “shredded” all his opponents lol 😅

[@inesatt1313]

@@madelinepressly7421 Pun intended

[@SeithrEsm]

8:18 good thing Zane arrived in time lol Jaden was about to punch Syrus cause he wasn't taking that no more from him.

[@sonicfan2403]

Zane never wanted Sy to drop out, he just wanted to push him out of his fragile state and evolve. By season 4, Syrus has definitely evolved from the beginning as he inherented Zane's dragons.

[@mattbartels]

I still think the big brother of the year award is a long shot for Zane. But compared to the treatment Chazz gets from his own brothers Slade and Jagger, not so.

[@Bastion70]

But he's the reason for his state. Syrus seemed plenty confident facing that bully unless Zane deemed that fake. And Zane gave him Power Bond so he must have been different. We're missing a piece of the puzzle here.

[@clementb6963]

When you want to teach, you are the one who needs to adapt to your audience. What makes him an asshole is that he saw his method had a negative effect, but kept using it. It's actually Jaden who helped Syrus, not Zane at all

[@blueeyeddrago3540]

​@mattbartels I mean he at least sacrificed his victory and his soul to save Syrus. So there's also that.

[@Animestar21]

​@Bastion70 I think he wanted him to not only be confident, but also smarter. The reason he chastised Syrus was he played erroneously by disregarding his opponent's face down

[@auraguard0212]

I love that no one could do basic subtraction, except Zane and Jaden. xD

[@anonnimoose7987]

He's good at math lol

[@frankmiranda707]

Took 2400 points of damage from a direct attack and did not even flinch once. Zane is a badass!

[@luigihoratio5101]

Agreed

[@Mannyindahouse]

Like Jaden said, "Not worryin', not even flinchin', you ARE good!"

[@tatermaniac9319]

Frank Miranda it’s a hologram...

[@canadacaden3266]

If anything, I'm more impressed that he took the attack without closing his eyes or even blinking. It was bright lightning coming directly at him, and he didn't care if he got blinded by it. Hologram or not, that'd still hurt the eyes, at the very least.

[@redviper57]

Akiza did it against her dark signer and those monsters were legit real

[@NeonZaku]

I just realised Syrus had a limiter removal in his hand too, he coulda obliterated Jaden (in the flashbacks)

[@gronnlundfrompaga1775]

wel that is kinda the point of that/this episode to show that he was so lacking in confidance and efected by Zanes words that he did not se himself as worthy of playing that card

[@imjoesan]

@@MaTTer1235 Even playing good since he did mistakes in that duel too

[@amosmaka6030]

2:53!! That voice!! I'm sure that's Tristan's voice...hahaha. Imagine that, being schooled by Tristan...😂.

[@anshwadhawan1495]

In which series Tristan in

[@roybedisgral3681]

the Original and it is tristan

[@reisetyler]

It's also yusei's voice and rapheal from tnmt

[@derpyordersman8134]

WOW THAT IS TRISTEN'S VOICE

[@sarka4727]

Amos Maka tristan can school you though!!! Bet!

[@jarrettwirth4490]

Can’t believe they lost to Tristan in Cryrus’s fantasy😂

[@ConnorCreed3]

Nice to see Tristan went back to school.

[@0westdude]

Ever since watching this episode I've been in love with cyber dragon decks

[@fieldsy35gaming]

Same here built a all around deck with cyber or machine monsters.

[@frankmiranda707]

It was so rare to see Jaden lose for the first time when i first saw this.

[@xLostSunrise]

Jaden: That Zane’s got mad skills! Cyrus: But at least I’ve got the good looks! Both: *laugh hysterically* Cyrus: ....what’s funny about that Me: 😱😱😱😂

[@gonz961]

Exactly

[@riderjustis3009]

YOU RIGHT

[@Solider7]

Zane: I'm telling mom Cyrus: I'm getting the belt.

[@EXEcosmoman20]

gotta like this is where zane gained respect for jaden enough to allow him to duel him during the final year

[@treviswilliams6003]

Yeah and Zane final year duel with Jaden ended in a tie

[@blazingfire365]

Zane - casually draws 3 cyber dragons, mst, ddc, defusion monster reborn and poly. What a perfect hand... Wait a minute. This man had 8 cards in 2 turns without anything other than the standard draw. What a cheater

[@prmr619]

Starting hand for the 2nd player is 6. Zane's starting hand had the time capsule, 2 cyber dragon, mst, defusion, and monster reborn. Zane had a total of 3 turns so he drew 3 cards. Plus the card from the capsule. So 10 cards all together.

[@imjoesan]

He started with 2 cyber dragons

[@cydra671]

@@imjoesan No he didn't you clearly see that on his second turn he drew a card and immediately played it which was Cyber Dragon

[@imjoesan]

@@cydra671 What I meant is that his top deck had 2 cyber dragons, like the rest of his cards don't exist, he add the other by the spell

[@cydra671]

@@imjoesan Maybe Zane suffled after playing Different Dimmension Capsule since he searched his deck and got lucky and pulled the rest of his Cydras

[@skepticskeleton1064]

Syrus had powerbond and limiter removal. He literally could have ended the duel but deliberately choose a worse strategy. Just saying, maybe Zane was right at the time.

[@geoffreyedgson7875]

Being right, is one thing, the measure it overshadows emotions and leave something questioning everything is passed a limit bar. I've been there and only after repeating the mistake, I grasped how and why, and learned. Zane told Syrus answers then left him with a cold--shoulder, or never was an example to follow and show what he intended to.

[@skepticskeleton1064]

@@geoffreyedgson7875 Ultimately in my opinion the truth should be far more important than emotions and the point Zane was trying to make wasn't something he could simply say. Despite the fact that Both Zane and Syrus had the same classes there was a clear difference in dueling. Despite receiving the same education from the same teachers, Syrus still didn't understand. I really think Zane had the right approach even if it was admittedly harsh, Syrus had to learn on his own how to play his cards.

[@williamnguyen8663]

@@geoffreyedgson7875 you’re aware that Zane was wrong in what he did right. Like syrus overcame but he mentions that Zane made him feel inferior and that he didn’t deserve to be alive at times. Zane mentions later on how he was wrong for this and that syrus proved him wrong.

[@animationdude9]

@@skepticskeleton1064 Cyrus never learned because he never had a positive role model until Jaden showed up. Just a emotionless jack ass older brother who was constantly making him feel small and inferior. The only reason why he made that strategic mistake is because of the fact his brother destroyed his confidence instead of working with him to build it up. You forget that he is a damn CHILD with clear anxiety issues that cannot be fixed by giving the coldest shoulder possible

[@skepticskeleton1064]

@@animationdude9 Well I respectfully disagree. I believe Zane was telling him the hard truth that his skills at that time were simply not good enough and he wasn't wrong. Besides Cyrus didn't immediately improve as a duelist once he met Jayden, it took a few years for him to work himself up to obelisk blue. At the end of the Day I believe Zane was trying telling him the honest truth rather than a comforting lie and I believe that's the best approach. Child or not, they need to know where they stand so they can improve and telling them they are better than they are does more harm than good in my opinion.

[@DaveWuzHere]

its weird how they act hurt, but when they gain lifepoints they dont seem to feel better?

[@python1972]

The device on their arm sends shocks into them when they lose lifepoints.

[@sarka4727]

Dave Here i love you for this comment just imagine -- "i activate the quick play spell sebeks blessing to gain lp equal to the damage it dealt you directly" *hears the character moan in delight* aahhh that feels better 😂😂😂😂

[@lamarpray5324]

Well yea that’s like getting shot...just because they remove the bullet and patch you up theirs still going to be a little bit of pain going for you. Lol

[@HFoxy]

So true.

[@blazingfire365]

@@python1972 not the standard ones. One ones that are tampered with which is"illegal" in this world

[@Re-Equalizer]

I believe in a world where kids go to a boarding school to learn about a trading card game and to use said trading cards to play duels against each other, i do not believe, however, that what Zane is holding at 11:04 is a deck of 35 cards. Edit: to the lovely people who responded to my comment and those who might respond in the future, i was specifically referring to the amount of cards Zane was holding at that very moment.

[@jamesphillips2734]

You can have a maximum of 35 as little as 20 so he could in fact be holding his whole deck as I counted 20 cards just from the ones we could see in his hand

[@Re-Equalizer]

35? Really? I thought a deck of cards can only hold up to 40 cards max, the reason i said 35 is because he already pulled out 5 cards on his first turn. And he took out his deck in his first turn to take the card...tho perhaps i should've said 34 cards cause he did draw his first card when the duel started after his initial 5.

[@king9kz627]

Shad0wWatcher u can hold between 20 to 40 cards in ur deck, that a rule

[@Re-Equalizer]

Ah i see. I always thought you needed to have 40 cards in your deck to "qualify".

[@skorgedx7232]

A deck needs at least 40 cards, only in yugioh duel links can you have 20

[@michaelpisciarino5348]

6:40 Harbor at sunset 9:20 DUEL 10:56 Capsule 11:46 Fusion Summon 13:18 16:00 Power Bond 18:26 Cyber End Dragon

[@inchyokk]

Zane the type of guy to beat u with full lifepoints. Jaden did well here

[@onepieceluffy7427]

If I was Jaden I would use defusion on cyber dragon end dragon

[@amity4600]

Zane had defusion so he could've won on his second turn by defusing cyber twin

[@justinjian7077]

@@amity4600 Actually we don't know if it was the last card in his hand at the end of his second turn so there's actually a strong chance that he drew de-fusion on his last turn of the duel. Meaning when he fusion summoned cyber twin dragon, the last card in his hand was actually the third cyber dragon and not de-fusion.

[@stealth9237]

he did

[@captainzoltan7737]

I'm glad they didn't make Jaden win by some asspull

[@silverwolf9396]

Cyrus: "Help me I can't swim" Jaden: "And you were about to raft out into the ocean? That makes sense" Jaden would be great at Cinemasins

[@dante9284]

17:30 I'm struck by how good some of the moments in GX looked, not just by 'Yugioh' series standards, but anime standards overall. The cut in of Cyber End here is ridiculously epic.

[@canadacaden3266]

In my opinion, Cyber End Dragon is one of the coolest looking boss monsters Konami made for the game.

[@ishmael802]

Man, Jaden, Syrus and Chumlee were my favorite trio. The crew of misfits looking out for each other with Banner.

[@cccc-fh7su]

Me too. Hassleberry wasnt the same

[@dislikebot1526]

19:16 "what's funny" I swear every episode has iconic lines.

[@andrewwalker6560]

Zane you're so cool. We needed to see you more on this show

[@585marek]

So the students had to get dropped to the island by a helicopter...but syrus was gonna escape on a wooden raft?!

[@Spartan-343]

And he can't swim. Tony Stark: Not a good plan.

[@jackcarley6655]

Mxrek_sw Yh syrus didn’t have his private helicopter ready to go in time

[@AutoYoung]

Well, Chumley's dad got there on a wooden raft. You act like it's impossible...

[@chibiprussia5574]

@@AutoYoung I thought it was a boat

[@AutoYoung]

@@chibiprussia5574 Why respond to me? Tell that to the OP...

[@amyadams9970]

This always was a bit of an issue I had with Zane. I understand that he told his brother those words as a lesson, as well as saying he isnt good enough. But only said those words because he cared for his brother. While that being said, you watched your brother hop on a shitty plank and was willing to watch him sail off into the ocean knowing he can't swim. Zane was willing to let Syrus die and that never sat right with me.

[@pendragonxt3674]

Agreed.

[@animationdude9]

Agreed. Dude is a piece of shit

[@VanillaMidgetSSBM]

Zane knew Jaden was gonna stop Syrus

[@shadowhunter9835]

​@@VanillaMidgetSSBM I think if Jaden didn't Zane would've stepped in.

[@shinji1264]

If he dies he dies 😂

[@Durgemann]

2 cyber dragons, an MST monster reborn, AND a polymerization? Call me crazy but I don’t think Mr Truesdale over here shuffled his deck.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

This was the first time I ever saw a Yu-Gi-Oh protagonist legitimately lose and it was *awesome!*

[@RTGPrince]

Yugi lost to Raphael obce at season 4 i think...

[@ethancasem8259]

@@RTGPrince yes. That’s true. Waking The Dragons arc.

[@fawkes6352]

Zane was chill. Shame he's got the whole Hell Kaiser thing on the horizon, though...

[@jakandratchet9930]

Fawkes4387 He was really of his rocker in Season 2. He got better by Season 3 though. Hell, Season 3 was where Zane was at his best.

[@adambass5704]

The problem with Hell Kaiser was that there was nothing to keep him in check to cool him down in season 3

[@Galacton_Ultraheart]

18:54 That smile says a lot of words all at once! I think the reason Zane didn't have passion is because he wanted to find a worthy opponent and even though Duel Academy was one of the most elite places ever, even the people there were no match for him. And he respected Jaden for not suffering in defeat and the fact that he put up such a good fight during the duel. Zane wanted to duel him again eventually when he got stronger. And that's what happens at the end of the season.

[@lukedeakin7124]

You know I feel this whole duel was Zane's way of showing Syrus how to duel, try to put that lesson of knowing to not only use a card but play it

[@zaydsnaynay6736]

13:13 “But neither will be here long, in present form.” Love the way he said that as he flips polymerization over😂

[@DothFrmBBL]

Spihk heart bust!? Can you use Bozeman Hotmail Recipient's Roomies Ghnavel Feces to spihk heartbust all all time internet friends for dude who held Bozeman Hotmail Recipient's right shoulder at a Liquor store!?

[@malcolmpaull9324]

"you could at least kinda flinch" Jaden xD

[@TheOmegazerox]

It's almost as if the holographic projections are somewhat physical. I can understand reflexivley reacting to a threatning holograph but it seams like most of these people overreact during an attack. Zane is calm eather way.

[@maltsoymarai2243]

14:52 Jaden summons Jaden Smith in his white batman costume

[@leojason617]

maltsoy marai ahaha army everywhere

[@shade08538]

LMAO

[@nashmangwendeza4770]

maltsoy marai 😂😂

[@champdude17]

Zane was really lucky topdecking his cyberdragons.

[@tristanrupa1988]

That's what u call max plot armor

[@bluecoin3771]

Jaden was a real one for standing up for Syrus.

[@kevinhalo27]

18:35 this scene made this my fav episode just looks so badass

[@LeGiTBeAsT223]

Jaden: Your brother's got mad skills Cyrus: At least I got the looks Jaden/Cyrus: laughing Cyrus: hey whats funny.... LMFAOOO

[@YungL.i.X.]

The way he said it had me weak

[@elnombredelarosa3167]

Jaden: sorry Cy but your brother is more beautiful than Alexis

[@jjester2345]

Fun fact: this is the first of only 3 loses Jaden has throughout the series.

[@The_c984]

Zane Kaibaman Aster Yugi

[@thecrimsonwrath1337]

fernando guillen it's nit confirmed if he lost to yugi

[@danwest8127]

@@thecrimsonwrath1337 if you're referring to the theory that Jaden could have had honest in his hand when Neos attacked slifer, I'm afraid that's been debunked. you see his entire hand the turn he loses, all spells except the only monster is winged kuriboh, and he uses all of the spells prior to slifers summon. if you're referring to another theory, id love to hear it as ive always wished jaden won that duel. i think it's intentional that you see jaden's hand so people wouldn't be able to make the honest theory

[@thecrimsonwrath1337]

Dan West Nah I was saying that he could of have a chance like if he used Neos spiral force

[@allmightyjairo2256]

fernando guillen you forgot axel

[@firemiracle]

8:44 oh my gosh, right when jaden hears syrus cry, it really angered him. This is why i love the relationship between jaden and syrus. Syrus is so attached to jaden because he is like the older brother that he always wanted. Jaden honestly makes a much better brother than zane. At least its also nice that zane did got character development thru the series. I found it sweet of him after he realized in the end of this episode that he is glad that syrus has a great friend like jaden.

[@NAPZ.Entertainment]

I wish there was a episode where Yugi came there and dueled someone.

[@flarerice8801]

The last episode

[@toonyoshi5734]

there is, but it's only in japanese

[@williamernstoff]

Yeah, I never understood why they decided to start running 5ds rather than translate the last series. It wrapped everything up so nicely

[@NAPZ.Entertainment]

@@toonyoshi5734 Yeah I saw but it was basically like a “stopped time” duel.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

@@williamernstoff They did the same thing with 5ds, when they released Zexal.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Transcendent wings forces you to discard 2 cards as a cost, so unless Jaden drew pot of greed he wasn’t gonna win next turn even if Zane hadn’t summoned Cyber end.

[@will6330]

Playing Duel Links whilst watching this :D

[@juska4235]

Dude same, and I keep thinking jaden is just so lucky xD however im more lucky cuz I just made that tomb capsule thing spell and didn't understand what it does

[@MemeNess]

Same 2023

[@Oat_meal_YT]

17:33 is it just me that thinks this is the coolest fusion monster entery? No ok..

[@Onestonedbake]

zane is so cool man. Almost every kid loved the cyber dragons just as much as the heros just because of him

[@Prince_Eva_Huepow]

17:36 Thus continues the trend of 3-headed ace dragons for each series. And then there's Yamadron who none use.

[@chelseafcfanisy]

Oh Alexis, did you expect Jaden to win all his matches and go 1000-0?

[@nightmarerageyt2224]

He got at least 100-1

[@marlom7882]

I mean don’t most MCs do that?

[@Bastion70]

@@marlom7882 In Yugioh no. Atem lost to Raphael.

[@marlom7882]

@@Bastion70 oh yea that’s right

[@rightwingweeb7832]

many years later cyber dragon is really good

[@thegamerator10]

2:53 I'm very disappointed that Tristan (they literally used Tristan's silhouette and voice)'s partner wasn't shown to be Joey.

[@Mannyindahouse]

Wow. Jaden came so close to beating the best duelist in the Academy.

[@ameliakyle7054]

yeah unfortunately Zane top decked that capsule

[@optii.i0194]

Mannyindahouse Zane

[@haquerahman5135]

U guys serious? He let zayn win. Remember he had winged kuribo

[@ameliakyle7054]

Winged Kuribok's effect occurs when he is on the field not from your hand as Kuriboh does.

[@TSEZyph4LYFE]

Haque Rahman He clearly says that he has it but he can't summon it, so he had to wait till his next turn but he clearly lost that turn.

[@JokerKAnimations]

18:03 This whole dialogue fooled me into thinking Jaden could still do something

[@AlejandroGarcia.]

I love how simple and factual this duel was like zane literally was literally more skilled and beat him at everything

[@paladin8052]

Zane uses the heart of the cards well

[@lolclips4380]

zane didnt got damage btw by power bond . idk if u saw it but ojn cyrus match he told him that "power bond makes you damage for fusion summon too . but did i saw zane got damage by it ? no, exactly . cauze plot armor

[@body1090]

@@lolclips4380the effect damage of power bond is dealt during the end phase

[@lolclips4380]

@@body1090 exactly. so he would lost. bec of that effect. and would up end in draw

[@rookiegamer1234]

@@lolclips4380 No, that effect activates during end phase, Zane was at battle phase. so zane won fair and square.

[@thenerdytiger9306]

cyrus: since when does zane give props me: when it's earned

[@SCO23]

Crowler is more petty than Snape.

[@MasterKnightDH]

The good news is, all the high school threats get addressed before the bad guy factions come into active play.

[@Doctor3vil]

The main finally loses lololol😂😂 Cyber Dragon is always OP

[@LordTchernobog]

Jaden loses 1100 LP: Damn! Zane loses 2400 LP: Bruh

[@SchwarzAnthonyBoys18]

Even if Zane look a bit like he's totally different : Kaiba don't respect protagonist but Zane respect Jaden. Cyber end dragon is the most used card from Zane. It's a surprise to see the space comment here.

[@thegrimminal9461]

Kaiba does respect Yugi tho? Multiple times in Battle City he says “You are my only true rival in this tournament”, and things along those lines. Yugi’s the only duelist Kaiba does respect.

[@theepicone9995]

Cyber End Dragon VS Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!!!!!

[@rubengomez5541]

Timesh Seeram plays power bond and limiter removal

[@playerslayer1787]

@@rubengomez5541 there are cards that help blue eyes aswell

[@supremekingd775]

Jaden was willing to stand up to Zane for Cyrus even though it ended with him losing just for Cyrus to become more confident in himself and not be scared of Zane. True friend right there even Jaden took the L with stride and didn’t make up an excuse to why he lost.

[@nathanchamblee4882]

Since Power Bond has doubled his attack points to 8000, and Elemental Hero Mudball Man has 3000 defense points, then that's 5000 points of damage done to Jaden.

[@ahmedmamduh9197]

How old are you?

[@Gender_Ascender]

Gotta love how they're all surprised by Zane destroying Jaden. "I can't believe it, he lost..." Lmao why can't you believe it, Alexis. All the odds were stacked against him again, and nothing was really at stake.

[@magegammer4879]

wait 6:09 syrus is about to die as this island is in the middle of the damn ocean and he leaving on a rift why not just ask to leave the school am sure crawler would love that but nope lets go out on water so deep that battle ships get sent! and he doing it in a raft with no food no water and he cant dang swim!!!!!

[@StardustLive5]

So that's why Jaden challenge Zan a duel. That was totally epic.

[@lord_wyran]

zane: i play a basic cardeveryone: ZOMFG HES SO GOOD.

[@varkolak7779]

Jaden could have won if he summoned Rottweiler on the same turn he summoned Thunder Giant because Thunder Giant was special summoned meaning he can summon another monster like Rottweiler, later after Jaden summons Bubbleman he could used the trap A Hero Emerges to make Zane choose a card and if that card was Winged Kuriboh, Jaden could have used Transcendent Wings to discard Clayman and Polymerization to destroy Cyber End Dragon and win the duel, the problem here is Jaden misplayed his cards

[@SuPeRGrEyFoX25]

Andrew Vlack the problem with that is now he's relying on luck to get the card he needed. I think he played it as perfectly as he could. If he would have held Clayman Polymerization Wing Kuriboh and Transcending Wings the chances would have been low. Actually he really won because Bubblemans ability is really a special summon. He then could have played Wing Kuriboh and set Transcending Wings face down and wiped Cyber End Dragon that way.

[@ruigomez8986]

Zane won fair and square.

[@Mickymicmike]

Let's say he plays Rottweiler normally instead of using A Hero Emerges. 0 cards in hand. Zane attacks Thunder Giant and Rottweiler with Cyber Twin Dragon. Rottweiler's effect activates and he gets Clayman and Polymerization to hand, putting him at 2. He draws Bubbleman, plays it, and draws Transcendent Wings and Winged Kuriboh. 4 cards in hand. There are now 2 possibilities: He ends his turn, Zane attacks with Cyber End Dragon, and Jaden activates A Hero Emerges with 4 cards in hand. Zane has to pick Winged Kuriboh for Jaden to summon it, a 25% chance, and Jaden can use Transcendent Wings to win. Or more likely, Jaden uses Polymerization to summon Mudball Man thinking he can stall the turn he needs to pull off Transcendent Wings since he doesn't know Zane can summon Cyber End Dragon. Zane attacks, Jaden uses A Hero Emerges. This time it's a 50% chance to hit Winged Kuriboh, which is better, but now he doesn't have cards to discard to activate Transcendent Wings since you have to discard 2 cards to use it. Zane destroys Mudball Man regardless of the target from A Hero Emerges and wins the duel. Also to correct the other person: Bubbleman can only be special summoned when it's the only card in your hand. It wasn't since Jaden got back Clayman and Polymerization from Rottweiler being destroyed right before he drew it.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Transcendent wings forces you to discard 2 cards as the cost. 2 cards Jaden didn’t have.

[@doomcloak1297]

Zane won clearly

[@lasers33]

13:49 attack point sound effect when activating a trap card

[@BrianSilva-oc7xg]

18:29 and 17:32 has some awesome visuals! I wonder who drew this last part of the episode!

[@BrandyBrandalia]

Cyrus screaming "noooo!" always annoyed me. It was a meaningless duel lol

[@senister14]

As an Adult you realize how dramatic these kids are.

[@4137Swords]

I mean when Jaden loses a meaningless, no stakes duel against Aster, he literally passes out, his cards go blank, and he has to go on a life-changing experience to find new cards.

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

I love the later episodes of GX But damn I love the slice of life episodes

[@CloaksCosplays]

@2:53 wow, Tristan Taylor hasnt aged a day since the events of Duel Monsters.

[@idongesitusen5764]

The Truesdales: basically the Kaibas if they had character arcs that didn't require plot to develop. Unlike Seto, I actually think Zane wanted to see Syrus grow as a duelist: he was tough on him at first because he knew Sy had the ability to be great, but just lacked the belief in himself to be motivated to reach it. Think we'll get a re-dub and see the fourth season in English, I've heard it's good.

[@Bastion70]

But Syrus seemed to have confidence vs the bully only when he made a mistake which everyone makes did he start having a problem. Syrus also seemed quite young there. Which when your young you dont understand meanings behind words so you only have the words to go on. Besides when Zane is shown to get Cyber End Dragon by Shepard he seems like a much happier kid.

[@21inmanm]

why did they reuse triston at 2:54 like voice outline everything

[@MrModelmaker]

2:53 That's Tristan From The Previous Series!

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

Yoooo I never noticed that! I love the Easter eggs!!

[@alluceoave]

This show was sooooo good hearted. Loved it so much!

[@Jar97ed]

If that winged Kuriboh was a normal one he would’ve won

[@digitaladventurer2142]

Honestly this duel really was more about Zane having a great opening hand while Jaden didn't. Since the duel was so short you know exactly what cards Zane had. After his first draw Cyber Dragon Polymerization Different dimension capsule Mystical space typhon De-Fusion Monster Reborn 2nd draw Cyber Dragon 3rd draw Cyber Dragon he had another cyber dragon in his opening hand he could have just fused for the win with twin dragon. heck if Jaden had De-Fusion in his opening hand he could have won. Destroy with Thunder Giant's effect then direct attack, de-fuse, then attack for game again what you have in your hand really does matter

[@Thedarksenshi]

18:03 How did Chumley expect Jaden to survive that attack? He only had one monster and the difference in attack & defense points as well life points was very clear that Jaden had no chance to play his trump cards

[@antesprlje41]

i mean Kuriboh couldve saved him....

[@aaronsparrow2650]

@@antesprlje41 No it couldn't. Winged Kuriboh needs to be on the field to negate battle damage, Jaden already normal summoned Bubbleman, so he could not have summoned Kuriboh

[@MasterKnightDH]

@@aaronsparrow2650 WK's presence would just have prompted Zane to not use Power Bond then and there. Zane isn't an idiot.

[@gengar464]

Cyber end dragon was one of the first fusion monster I pull I got him before I gotten cyber dragon or any other

[@phrasing7166]

Explaining a strategy before it happens is never a good thing in anime

[@nicholailynch2248]

Jaden had Winged Kuriboh in his hand. If he activated its affect and sent it to the GY all battle damage that turn would have been 0 and Zane would have lost cuz of Power Bond's efffect

[@mohanaravind7656]

Thats Kuriboh's effect. Winged Kuriboh's effect only works when hes destroyed in battle.

[@nightruler666]

@@mohanaravind7656 Thats why OG kuriboh is the best

[@ryanblackston4376]

Zane is amazing

[@LLawliet-tv9ig]

Remember when Cyber End Dragon was the best card in the Cyber Dragon archetype? Now there are like 5 more Cyber Dragon fusion monsters. Cyber End Dragon was the OG though with highest attack even until this day.

[@KhoiNguyen-ef7lu]

Cyber Dragon Infinity is the best Cyber Dragon card and it's an Xyz monster.

[@necrolicious]

did he say "arrange"? you can stack your deck in yugio?

[@crimsonhero3583]

14:34 Damn that background soundtrack is awesome.

[@TheKing24game]

why did zane not take any damage from power bond's side effect?

[@ff3player]

Power Bond damaging effect takes place at the end phase of the turn Jaden Life Points went to 0 during the battle phase thus ending the duel. No end phase no power bond effect damage. For example you have a Lava Golem and your opponent has 2 monsters and less than 1000 LP you can tribute their monsters and summon Lava Golem on your opponent field and then you end your turn and at your opponent's standby phase Lava Golem causes 1000 points of damage and your opponent loses. As Zane said "A good duelist is ready for anything and that means just not knowing how to use their all their cards but knowing how to play them too."

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

He ended the duel during his own turn's battle phase, thus stopping Power Bond from taking full effect.

[@pavelpeev996]

Because he already won at tue battoe phase like that he canceled the side effect of power bond to take damage

[@user-qx3mf9xn2v]

Becaus he won

[@kennywohl1061]

What I'm suprise about chumley knows something other than how to cook grilled cheese