Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Chapter 001

The Next King of Games is the first chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga.

The teacher Mr. Ryuga must defeat 50 students to qualify as a teacher next year at Duel Academy. Syrus Truesdale being the 49th student to lose to him feels there was something suspicious about the Duel.

Featured Duels
 Jaden Yuki vs Ryuga 

First four turns are skipped

It's Jaden's turn. He has "Elemental Hero Wildheart" and "Sparkman". 1 face-down card ("Hero Barrier") in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. Ryuga had 1 monster. "Elemental Hero Wildheart" attacks and destroys Ryuga's monster. (Ryuga: 3250 Life Points)

Ryuga Summons "Don Turtle" and activates "Ultra Evolution Pill", Tributing "Don Turtle" to Special Summon "Cyber Dinosaur". "Cyber Dinosaur" attacks and destroys "Elemental Hero Wildheart". (Jaden: 3000 Life Points) Ryuga Sets 1 card ("Smashing Ground") in the Spell & Trap Card Zone.

Some of Jaden's hand is shown ("Polymerization", "Elemental Hero Woodsman" and "Elemental Hero Ocean") Jaden attempts to activate "Polymerization", but cannot as his the Spell Card system in his Duel Disk is paralyzed, due to the elecromagnetic wave emitted from Ryuga's ring. Jaden switches "Elemental Hero Sparkman" to Defense Position and Summons "Elemental Hero Ocean" in Defense Position.

Ryuga Summons "Hyper Hammerhead" in Attack Position". Next he activates his face-down "Smashing Ground" and destroys "Sparkman". "Hyper Hammerhead" attacks "Ocean", but Jaden plays "Hero Barrier" negating the attack. "Cyber Dinosaur's" effect lets it attack Jaden directly. (Jaden: 500 Life Points)

Jaden draws "Alternate Fusion". He Summons "Elemental Hero Woodsman" in Attack Position and Sets 3 cards. ("Alternate Fusion", "Swamp of the Fallen" and "Shield Strike")

Ryuga attacks "Woodsman" with "Cyber Dinosaur". Jaden activates "Swamp of the Fallen" halving "Cyber Dinosaur's" ATK. Jaden then activates "Alternate Fusion", fusing "Ocean" and "Woodsman" into "Elemental Hero Terra Firma". "Cyber Dinosaur" attacks and is destroyed by "Terra Firma". (Ryuga: 2000 Life Points) Jaden activates "Shield Strike". (Ryuga: 0 Life Points)